Casio KL-8100- User Manual

• From here, continue with the steps under ”Other Installation Steps Under Windows 95/98 and Windows 3.1” on page E-7. To install the application under Windows 3.1 When installing this application, it is not necessary to create a group or register an icon. 1. Start up Windows 3.1 and insert the disk...

Note • Sample layouts can be found in the directory named [layout]. Starting Up the Application 1. Double-click the icon. • This causes the messages ”No configuration file. Make configuration settings.” to appear. • You can also use the following procedure to start up the application. (1) Click the ...

General Guide The following provides a quick reference for all the commands, functions, and operations that are available with the application. ■ Menu Bar The menu bar provides a number of pull-down menus. File Menu [New] Opens a new layout window. [Open...] Opens an existing layout window. [Close] ...

Window Menu [Cascade] Stacks open layout windows. [Tile] Displays all layout windows by adjusting their size so they all fit on the display. [Arrange Icons] Lines up layout windows that have been iconized to the lower part of the display. [Close All] Closes all currently open layout windows. [1 Layo...

Background graphic Print Note • Display of the toolbar can be toggled on and off using the [View] menu’s [Toolbar] command. • Moving the mouse pointer to a toolbar icon and holding down the mouse button displays a short explanation of the icon in the Status Bar. To clear the explanation, move the po...

Keyboard Operations The following are operations that can be performed from the computer’s keyboard. The ” ↑€¬ ♦€∅ ” in the table indicates the keyboard’s arrow keys. 2. File Operations Creating a New Layout 1. On the [File] menu, click [New]. • You can also open a new layout by clicking the button....

Notes • You can change the settings of the layout window using either of the two following procedures. • Selecting [Edit Layout...] from the [Edit] menu • Clicking the applicable Toolbar tool • The window size box can be used to change the size of the window. See ”Zoom” on page E-32. Important! • An...

Save As... Use the following procedure when you want to save the displayed layout under a new name. 1. On the [File] menu, click [Save As...]. • You can also display this dialog box by clicking the icon. 2. Input the name you want to assign to the layout (file) in the [File name] text box. • You can...

• You can also display this dialog box by clicking the icon. 2. Input the text you want. • You can input up to 255 characters. • Clicking the [Library...] button opens a [Text Library] dialog box from which you can select preset text strings. See ”Saving Text to a Library” on page E-18 for details o...

• You can also display this dialog box clicking the icon. 3. Make any changes in the [Font], [Font Style], and [Size] settings that you want. • You can set the font size within a range of 1 to 200 points. • Note that the [Size] setting may not be available with certain display drivers. 4. After chec...

3. Make any changes in the [Font], [Font Style], and [Size] settings that you want. • You can set the font size within a range of 1 to 200 points. • Note that the [Size] setting may not be available with certain display drivers. 4. After checking to make sure that all the settings are as you want, c...

CASIO QV Digital Camera file format for NORMAL Mode (320 ∞ 240 dots) and FINE Mode (640 ∞ 480 dots) image data. TIFF (.tif) • Bitmap versions of images are shown in the dialog box for selecting images. • Installing this application also installs a folder named ”library,” which contains 18 metafiles ...

• Either input values into the text boxes or uses the up and down arrows to change the value. 4. Click [OK]. 5. Use the procedures under ”Editing Graphic Data” on page E-21 for drawing. Converting Graphic Data to Monochrome Data The KL-8100 prints all data using a single color (monochrome). Use the ...

Paint : Fills in a bounded area. Eraser : Erases. 2. Specify the line thickness. • Click on the down button on the right of the line thickness box, and then click the line thickness setting you want to use. 3. Specify the fill pattern. • Click on the down button on the right of the fill pattern box,...

Ellipse : • Draws an ellipse where the pointer is dragged. • Holding down [Shift] produces a circle. Polygon : • Each click specifies a new corner of the polygon. • Double-click to stop drawing. • To close the polygon, double-click near the first point. Notes • Normally a tool is deselected after yo...

3. Insert the background graphic you want to use. • To insert a background graphic, use the same procedures as those described under ”Inputting Graphic Data” on page E-18. Rotate 90 degrees: Rotates the image 90 degrees. Width, Height: Specify the width and height of each background graphic image. E...

3. Input the file name under which you want to save the graphic data. • You can assign a file name up to eight characters long (excluding the extension). 4. After checking to make sure that all the settings are as you want, click [OK] to save the graphic data. • You can close the dialog box without ...

• See ”Merge Printing” on page E-35. Preparing Merge Data The following procedure is explained using the same example presented on page E-27. Displaying the Merge Data Dialog Box 1. On the [Edit] menu, click [Create Merge Data]. Naming Fields Up to 99 fields can be registered, as long as the total n...

Creating Merge Data Fields The following procedure is explained using the same example presented on page E-27. It assumes that you have already named the fields (page E-27) and input the applicable record data (page E-28). 1. On the [Edit] menu, point to [Add Field] and then click [Add Text Field] t...

• To change to another record, use the up and down arrows. 3. Click [Merge]. 4. Click [OK]. • Performing the print operation at this time prints only the currently display record. See ”Printing” on page E-34 for details. Exchanging Merge Data With Another Application You can export merge data from t...

11. Click [OK]. • If data does not appear normal on the display, try the following. (1) Save the data using CSV format. See ”Saving Merge Data for Export to Another Application” on page E-30 for details. (2) Import the CSV data. See ”Importing .TXT, .DAT, CSV, or .ASC Data” on page E-30 for details....

6. Adjust the fields so they are inside the print area border indicated by the dotted line. 7. Save the layout (page E-15). 4. Printing and Other Information Connecting the KL-8100 to a PC Connect one end of the cable to your PC’s RS-232C port D-sub (9-pin) and the other end to the KL-8100 (Remove t...

Printing • This application does not support printing on 6mm wide tape. • Make sure the KL-8100 is connected correctly to your computer. • Check to make sure that none of the text or graphics in your layout fall outside the print area, which is indicated by a dotted line on the layout window. Also, ...

Error Messages Invalid Number of prints. • Check settings related to enlarged printing on multiple pieces of tape. This error occurs when the [From] value specified in the [Print Setup] dialog box is greater than the [To] value. This error also appears when you specify printing on more than one piec...

2. Layout the tape. 3. Print the tape. • After the three pieces of tape are printed, assemble them to produce the 54mm wide layout shown in the example above. Out of Memory when Importing a Bitmap or Other Graphic File, or when Printing Graphics The message ”Not enough memory!” may appear when impor...

Swap Memory Frequent accessing of swap memory can cause problems when you try to send print data from your computer to the EZ-LABEL PRINTER. If this happens, turn off the swap memory setting. For details on how to do this, see the documentation that comes with your computer and the documentation for...