Dymo Costar 400 User manual

Quick Start Guide

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English

Quick Start Guide

Follow thesesteps to install theLabelWriter printer andprintyour firstlabel.

1. Unpacking your LabelWriter Printer

NOTE Do not plug the printer into your computer until asked to do so during the

software installation.

1Unpack your printer andsavethepacking materials.

2Make sure youhaveall theitems shown in Figure 1. (Labels included in the

packagemay vary.)

LabelWriter

Quick Start

Figure 1

Power adapter

LabelWriter printer

CD-ROM

Roll of Address labels

Power cable

Quick Start Guide

USB cable

Roll of

DYMO Stamps labels

Becomefamiliar with theprinter’s majorcomponents. See Figure 2.

LabelWriter Printer Features

Your LabelWriter printer is adirect thermal printer anddoes notuseinkortoner.

Instead, theprinter uses heat from athermal printhead to printon specially

treated labels. Labels are theonly supplies youwill ever need to buy.

Theform-feed button on thefrontof theprinter advances asinglelabel. Thelabel

eject button is used to removelabels from theprinter when changing rolls.

TheLED status lightvisually shows thecurrentstate of theprinter:

•Solid blue - power is on andtheprinter is ready.

•Flashing blue - labels are notloaded properly orlabel spool is empty.

Figure 2

Form-feed

Label feed path

andtear bar

Top

cover

USB

connectorDC power

connector

button andLED

Cable

channelLabel eject

button

Platen

Label roll

Label

spool

release

2. Installing the Software

NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer until instructed to do so during

the software installation.

To install the software on a Windows system

1Insert theLabelWriter CD into your CD-ROM drive. After afew seconds, the

installation screen appears.

If theinstallation screen does notappear:

a. Click Start, then Run on theWindows taskbar. TheRun dialog box

appears.

b. Enter D:\install.exe (where D is theletter assigned to theCD-ROM drive)

andclick OK.

2Click Install andfollow theinstructions in theinstaller.

To install the software on a Mac OS system

1Insert theDYMO LabelWriter CD into theCD-ROM drive.

After afew seconds, theDYMO Label Software Installer

icon appears. See Figure 3.

2Double-click theInstaller icon andfollow theinstructions.

If youdo notsee your printer in theprinter listwhen theinstallation is

complete, refer to theReadMefileforinstructions on how to add theprinter.

DYMO Label

Figure 3

3. Connecting your LabelWriter Printer

NOTE Do not connect the printer to your computer

until instructed to do so during the software

installation.

To connect the power

1Plug thepower cord into thepower adapter.

See Figure 4.

2Plug thepower adapter into thepower connector

on thebottom of theprinter. See Figure 5.

3Plug theother endof thepower cord into a

power outlet.

4Plug theUSB cableinto theUSB port on the

bottom of theprinter. See Figure 5.

5Insert thepower andUSB cables through the

cablechannel andset theprinter down.

NOTE DO NOT CONNECT the other end of the USB cable to

your computer until asked to do so during the software

installation.

6When prompted by thesoftware installer, plug theUSB

cableinto aUSB port.

SwitchingAdapter

SHOCKHAZARD

RISKOFELECTRICSHOCK

DRYLOCATIONUSEONLY.

NON-SERVICEABLEPARTSINSIDE.

FORUSEWITH ITE ONLY.

ENDASTFOR KONTORSMASKINER.

CAUTION

Testedtocomply

withFCCstandards

FORHOMEOR

OFFICEUSE

I.T.E.POWERSUPPLY

ModelNo.:TESA2-2401000

U.S.P/N: 90819

EuropeP/N: 924883

INPUT:100-240V-50/60Hz Max0.64A

OUTPUT:24V---0-1.0A

MADEINCHINA

LISTED

15WM

E198850

ULUL

N10926

Power adapter

Power cord

Figure 4

USB

24VDC

Figure 5

USBPower

Cable

channel

Figure 6

4. Loading Labels

To load a label roll

1Press theform-feed button to eject thelabels that

protected theprinter during shipment.

2Open thetop cover andremoveany packing

material inside thelabel compartment.

3Removethelabel spool from inside thecover.

4Holdthespool spindlein your lefthandandplace the

label roll on thespindleso that thelabels feed from

underneath andtheleftedgeof thelabel roll is flush

againsttheside of thespool. See Figure 7.

5Place thespool guide onto therightside of thespool

andpress theguide tightly againsttheside of the

label roll, leaving no gap between theroll andthespool. See Figure 8.

NOTE The label roll must fit snugly against both sides of the

label spool, with no gaps, to avoid drifting as the labels feed

through the printer.

6Insert thelabel spool into theslotin theprinter cover with

thelabels extending from underneath theroll. See Figure 9.

Figure 7

Spool

spindle

Spool

guide

Figure 8

Figure 9

7Align theleftedgeof thelabel with theleftedgeof the

label feed slotandinsert thelabel into theslot. See

Figure 10.

Theprinter feeds thelabels, stopping at thebeginning

of thefirstlabel. If theprinter does notfeed thelabels,

make sure thefirstlabel is fully inserted andthen press

theform-feed button.

8Closethetop cover.

Youare now ready to printyour firstlabel.

5. Printing your First Label

To print your first label

1Start DYMO Label Software by doing oneof thefollowing:

•ForWindows, click Start, then Programs>DYMO Label>DYMO Label.

•ForMacintosh, double-click in theDYMO Label folder.

Thefirsttimeyouopen theapplication, youare asked to register the

software. Registering thesoftware ensures that youwill beinformed of any

software updates. Youare also asked to enter your defaultreturn address.

2Atthemain window, click once on thelabel andtypesometext.

3Chooseafontandajustification setting from theFormatting toolbar.

4Click to printthelabel.

Figure 10

Figure 11 highlights someof themajorfeatures availablein DYMO Label

Software.

Forcomplete details on using thesoftware, refer to theDYMO Label Software User

Guide, located on theDYMO Label Software CD-ROM, andtheonlineHelp.

Insert text,

addresses, pictures,

rectangles, lines,

barcodes, dates, or

counters.

Insert textyou’ve

copied to the

Clipboard.

Store your favorite

addresses in the

Address Book;

automatically insert

them on your label.

If youalso haveatape

printer, two buttons

allow youto easily

switch between the

Label andTapeEditors.

Verify andcorrect addresses

as youadd them to the

Address Book.

Figure 11

Printing Postage with

DYMO Stamps™

Youcan now printpostagerightfrom your desktop using your LabelWriter 400

Turbo label printer. All youneed is DYMO Stamps™software, your LabelWriter

printer, DYMO Stamps labels, andan Internet connection.

To install DYMO Stamps and print postage

1Sign up foryour USPSaccountwith Endicia. Go to:

www.endicia.com/dymostamps

2Attheendof thesign up process, download andinstall theDYMO Stamps

software.

DYMO Stamps software is availableforboth Windows andMac OSX.

NOTE You must have DYMO Label Software and your LabelWriter printer

installed before installing the DYMO Stamps software.

Thefirsttimeyoustart theDYMO

Stamps software, youare prompted

to enter thepostageaccount

number assigned andthepass

phraseyoucreated during thesign-

up process.

3Enter your accountnumber and

pass phrase, andthen click OK.

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