LabelWriter 310

CONTENT:
A. Sharing the LabelWriter 310/320/30Turbo via a Silex print server.
B. Sharing the LabelWriter 330Turbo via a HP 175x Ethernet USB print server.

A. Sharing the LabelWriter 310/320/330Turbo via a Silex print server.
DYMO LabelWriters can also be shared via a Silex print server.
Important: Only model 93029 (310), 93031 (320) and 93033 (330 Turbo) are compatible with these Silex print servers.

A detailed step by step guide has been provided by Silex.
This step by step guide is written by Silex and not by DYMO.
DYMO provides this info purely as informational.
To obtain a copy of this guide, contact the DYMO Helpdesk.

For further info or support on this matter, contact:
Silex technology europe GmbH
Mollsfeld 5
40670 Meerbusch - Germany
Email: grueten@silexeurope.de
Web: http://www.silexeurope.de
Tel: +49 (0)2159-815037
Mobile: +49 (0)173-5757279
Fax: +49 (0)2159-815036

B. Sharing the LabelWriter 330Turbo via a HP 175x Ethernet USB print server.
Remarks:

1. Currently, only the DYMO EL Turbo USB and DYMO LabelWriter 330 Turbo are know to work only with HP 175x Ethernet USB print server.
   DYMO has no knowledge about successfully connecting the LabelWriter 310 or 320 to this print server.
   To connect successfully:
   • Any DYMO EL Turbo with serial number before 17-0064317 will need the flash upgrade 'flash EL Turbo.exe'
   • Any DYMO LabelWriter 330Turbo with serial number starting with 90793 will need the flash upgrade 'flash 90793v0E.exe'
   • Any DYMO LabelWriter 330Turbo with serial number starting with 90884 does not need a flash upgrade.
     All other models should be shared using Microsoft’s printer and file sharing utilities.
2. Only the DYMO LabelWriter Software version 6.0 is compatible with the HP 175x Ethernet USB print server.

Procedure:
Below is a procedure to connect the LabelWriter to this HP print server.
This procedure has been tested successfully with Microsoft Win98 and Win2000 clients and requires the use of Windows TCP/IP.
There is no reason to expect any problem using Windows XP.
Windows 95 or Windows NT are not supported.
There is no requirement for use of any Microsoft server support.
This procedure works fine in NetWare only networks.


There are four general steps in doing this installation:
1. Creating the printer port using the HP Print Server install software
2. Creating the printer with DYMO software.
3. Installing the DYMO application software
4. Connecting the printer to the printer port at the printer page.

Note: Setting up the printer port software on a server and copying the DYMO CD to the network also can eliminate some steps below.

Installing the DYMO LabelWriter Software

1. Start the DYMO Label Software installation
2. Press Next on the Welcome screen
3. Enter the destination for the DYMO Label Software files and press Next
4. Select Install Database Connectivity Add-in and click Next
5. Select Serial (COM) Port as the printer’s connection type
6. When the message appears to install the driver, click OK (make sure no other DYMO LabelWriter is connected to your PC)
7. A message appears saying that the LabelWriter is not found, click Cancel
8. Click Yes on the following message to select the printer and the port manually.
9. Select your DYMO LabelWriter from the list and continue
10. Click OK
11. Click Finish

At this point, make sure the LabelWriter is connected to the printserver and the printserver to the network.

Install the DYMO LabelWriter through the print server installation

1. Start the installation program of the HP jetdirect 175x
2. Click Install
3. Select Wired and click Next
4. Click Next
5. Select Specify a printer by address
6. Select IP address and enter the print server's IP address
7. Click Next
8. Select Configure your own network settings
9. Click Next
10. Select a communication mode for the DYMO LabelWriter and specify the required settings
11. Click Next
12. Choose Select a driver from a list of drivers this PC knows about
13. Select Show only currently installed drivers and select your DYMO LabelWriter
14. Instead of DYMO00... rename it to DYMO LabelWriter on print server
15. Click Next
16. Click Next
17. Verify the printer information and click Install
18. Click Finish
19. Exit all installation programs
20. In the printers folders, delete all DYMO drivers, except the one named 'DYMO LabelWriter on print server'

MORE INFORMATION
How to perform a Flash upgrade?

1. Download the flash upgrade file 'flash EL Turbo.exe' or 'flash 90793v0E.exe'
2. Run through the Wise Installation Wizard by double clicking on this file.
3. Once installed, on the Windows taskbar click Start, point to Programs, point to DYMO Flash Apps and click the Flash upgrade file.
4. Follow the on screen instructions.

Please keep in mind before doing this that you must have an available COM port.


To verify the version of firmware in the printer

Connect the LabelWriter to a free serial port
Start hyperterminal.
Press CTRL & LEFT BRACKET
Press SHIFT & V.
This will display the version number.

Important: 1. To successfully install the DYMO LabelWriter, the accompanying software and the necessary drivers, you will need to have sufficient access rights (e.g. administrator rights) on this network. Since each network configuration is unique we advise you to check this with the network administrator prior to installing the software.
2. DYMO LabelWriter 310 and 320 cannot be shared over a Windows 95 network. They are both USB printers and Windows 95 does not support USB.

A. Connecting the LabelWriter

1. Connect the LabelWriter to the PC on a free COM port and make sure the power is turned on.
2. Complete the installation procedure for the software.
Note:
- The software will also install and detect the LabelWriter.
- The LabelWriter will be installed locally, on your PC only.


B. Configuring the LabelWriter as a network printer

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Control Panel.
2. The Control Panel window is displayed.
3. Double-click the Network icon.
The Network dialog box is displayed.
4. On the Configuration tab, click the File and Print Sharing button.
The File and Print Sharing dialog box is displayed.
5. Select the I want to be able to allow others to print to my printer(s) check box and click OK.
The system is updated with the necessary files.
6. Restart your computer.
7. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers window is displayed.
8. Right-click the LabelWriter icon and select Sharing... in the shortcut menu.
The Properties dialog box is displayed.
9. Click the Sharing tab and select Shared as.
Click Add to add the persons you want give access to your LabelWriter printer. When the names have been selected, click Full Access -> and click OK.
10. Click Apply, then click OK.
The LabelWriter printer is now shared as a network printer.


C. How to print from other PC's to the LabelWriter

Important:
If the DYMO LabelWriter Software will also be installed on this PC, you should click Cancel when the Program will now install the Printer Drivers pop-up window appears during the installation of the software.

To print to a shared LabelWriter, you should add the LabelWriter printer driver as follows:
1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers window is displayed.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
The Add Printer Wizard is started.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Network printer and click Next.
5. Enter the Network path or queue name or browse to destination path, then click Next.
Click the Have Disk button.
The Install From Disk dialog box is displayed.
Insert the CD-ROM with the DYMO LabelWriter Software in your CD-ROM drive, then click the Browse button and go to the drivers directory and select the appropriate driver for you language.
Click OK, then click OK again.
Select the appropriate printer (e.g. EL 60) and click Next.
Click Finish.
The printer is installed and a printer icon is added to the Printers window.

Tip:
To see if the installation was successful,
Right-click the LabelWriter icon and select Properties... in the shortcut menu.
On the General tab, click Print Test Page.

SUMMARY
A. Connecting the LabelWriter
B. Configuring the LabelWriter as a network printer
C. How to print from another PC to the LabelWriter


DETAILED INFORMATION
Important: to successfully install the DYMO LabelWriter, the accompanying software and the necessary drivers, you will need to have sufficient access rights (e.g. administrator rights) on this network. Since each network configuration is unique we advise you to check this with the network administrator prior to installing the software.


A. Connecting the LabelWriter

1. Connect the LabelWriter to the PC on a free COM port and make sure the power is turned on.
2. Complete the installation procedure for the software.
The software will also install and detect the LabelWriter.
The LabelWriter will be installed locally, on your PC only.

B. Configuring the LabelWriter as a network printer

To configure the LabelWriter as a network printer

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers dialog box is displayed.
2. Right-click on the LabelWriter icon and click on Sharing.
The File and Print Sharing dialog box is displayed.
3. Select the Shared check box and fill in a name in the Share Name box.
4. Click the Security Tab and click Permissions.
5. Click Add to add the persons you want give access to your LabelWriter printer. When the names have been selected, click Add and click OK.
6. Click OK.
The LabelWriter printer is now shared as a network printer.

C. How to print from other PC's to the LabelWriter

Important:
If the DYMO LabelWriter Software will also be installed on this PC, you should click Cancel when the Program will now install the Printer Drivers pop-up window appears during the installation of the software.
To print to a shared LabelWriter, you should add the LabelWriter printer driver as follows:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers window is displayed.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
The Add Printer Wizard is started.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Network printer and click Next.
5. Enter the Network path or queue name or browse to destination path, then click OK and click Next.
6. Click Finish.
The printer is installed and a printer icon is added to the Printers window.

Tip:
To see if the installation was successful,

1. Right-click the LabelWriter icon and select Properties... in the shortcut menu.
2. On the General tab, click Print Test Page.

SUMMARY
A. Connecting the LabelWriter
B. Configuring the LabelWriter as a network printer
C. How to print from another PC to the LabelWriter


DETAILED INFORMATION
Important: to successfully install the DYMO LabelWriter, the accompanying software and the necessary drivers, you will need to have sufficient access rights (e.g. administrator rights) on this network. Since each network configuration is unique we advise you to check this with the network administrator prior to installing the software.


A. Connecting the LabelWriter

1. Connect the LabelWriter to the PC on a free COM port and make sure the power is turned on.
2. Complete the installation procedure for the software.
The software will also install and detect the LabelWriter.
The LabelWriter will be installed locally, on your PC only.

B. Configuring the LabelWriter as a network printer

To configure the LabelWriter as a network printer

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers dialog box is displayed.
2. Right-click on the LabelWriter icon and click on Sharing.
The Properties dialog box is displayed.
3. Select the Shared as check box and fill in a name in the Share Name box.
4. Click the Security Tab.
5. Click Add to add the persons you want give access to your LabelWriter printer. When the names have been selected, click Add and click OK.
6. Click OK.
The LabelWriter printer is now shared as a network printer.

C. How to print from other PC's to the LabelWriter

Important:
If the DYMO LabelWriter Software will also be installed on this PC, you should click Cancel when the Program will now install the Printer Drivers pop-up window appears during the installation of the software.
To print to a shared LabelWriter, you should add the LabelWriter printer driver as follows:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers window is displayed.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
The Add Printer Wizard is started.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Network printer and click Next.
5. Enter the Network path or queue name or browse to destination path, then click OK and click Next.
6. Click Finish.
The printer is installed and a printer icon is added to the Printers window.

Tip:
To see if the installation was successful,

1. Right-click the LabelWriter icon and select Properties... in the shortcut menu.
2. On the General tab, click Print Test Page.

Summary: A. Connecting the LabelWriter
B. Configuring the LabelWriter as a network printer
C. How to print from another PC to the LabelWriter
D. General tips on sharing the labelWriter as a network printer.
Detailed Information:
Important: to successfully install the DYMO LabelWriter, the accompanying software and the necessary drivers, you will need to have sufficient access rights (e.g. administrator rights) on this network. Since each network configuration is unique we advise you to check this with the network administrator prior to installing the software.
A. Connecting the LabelWriter

1. Connect the LabelWriter to the PC on a free COM or USB port and make sure the power is turned on.
2. Complete the installation procedure for the software.
   The software will also install and detect the LabelWriter.
   The LabelWriter will be installed locally, on your PC only.

B. Configuring the LabelWriter as a network printer

To configure the LabelWriter as a network printer

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then click Printers and Faxes.
2. The Printers dialog box is displayed.
3. Right-click on the LabelWriter icon and click on Sharing.
4. The Properties dialog box is displayed.
5. Select the Share this printer check box and fill in a name in the Share Name box.
6. Click OK.
   The LabelWriter printer is now shared as a network printer.

C. How to print from other PC's to the LabelWriter

Important:
If the DYMO LabelWriter Software will also be installed on this PC, you should click Cancel when the Program will now install the Printer Drivers pop-up window appears during the installation of the software.
To print to a shared LabelWriter, you should add the LabelWriter printer driver as follows:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, then click Printers and Faxes.
   The Printers window is displayed.
2. Double-click the Add Printer icon.
   The Add Printer Wizard is started.
3. Click Next.
4. Select Network printer and click Next.
5. Select Connect to this printer (or browse to ...) and click Next.
6. Enter the Network path or queue name or browse to destination path, then click OK, click Yes and click Next.
7. Click Finish.
   The printer is installed and a printer icon is added to the Printers window.

Tip:
To see if the installation was successful,

1. Right-click the LabelWriter icon and select Properties... in the shortcut menu.
2. On the General tab, click Print Test Page.

SUMMARY
A. Setting up the printer
B. Capturing the printer
C. Using Rprinter

A. Setting up the printer

Using PCONSOLE:
To define the file server

1. From the Available Options menu, select Change Current File Server, and then press <ENTER>.
2. Select the correct file server, then press <ENTER>.

To define the print queue

1. From the Available Options menu, select Print Queue Information, and then press <ENTER>.
2. Select a queue
or
To create a new queue, press <INSERT> (for a new queue), enter the queue name and then press <ENTER>.
3. Press <ESC>.

To define the print server

1. From the Available Options menu, select Print Server Information, and then press <ENTER>.
2. Select the correct print server, then press <ENTER>.
3. Select Print Server Configuration, then press <ENTER>.
4. Select Printer Configuration, then press <ENTER>.
5. Select Not Installed, then press <ENTER>.
6. (Name: ) Press <ENTER>, type the name of the printer, then press <ENTER> again.
7. (Type: ) Press <ENTER>, select a port (if you are using rprinter, use remote parallel or serial), then press <ENTER> again.
8. Double-check the following settings:
for the LabelWriter EL40, EL60, XL and XL+ printers: XON/XOFF must be selected
for the LabelWriter EL Turbo, and XL Turbo printers: HARDWARE must be selected
9. Press <ESC>.
10. (Save Changes?) Select Yes, then press <ENTER>.
11. Press <ESC>.
12. Select Queues Service by Printer, then press <ENTER>.
13. Select the defined printer.
14. Press <INSERT>.
15. Select a queue, then press <ENTER>.
16. Set Leave Priority to 1, then press <ENTER>.
17. Press <ESC> until (Exit PConsole?), select Yes, then press <ENTER>.

Important:
Do not forget to conclude the procedure as follows:
From the Print Server's keyboard:
Unload pserver
Load pserver


B. Capturing the printer

You must capture the printer port and redirect the output to the network in order to use the print queue that you have set up in section A.You can do this either in Windows or from the DOS prompt by entering .

To capture the printer from the DOS prompt

Type capture /s=PRINTSERVER /q=QUEUENAME /l=X nb nff nt
whereby

• PRINTERSERVER is the name if your print server
• QUEUENAME is the name of the queue serviced by the printer
• X is the port that you specify jobs to be sent to (not a physical port)
• nb is No Banner
• nff is No Form Feeds
• nt is No Tabs

C. Using Rprinter

You may decide to connect the printer to a workstation instead of a print server. Novell allows you to do this with a utility called Rprinter. The use of Rprinter with the LabelWriter will be similar to that with a document printer.

Two important notes with regard to the setup of Rprinter are:

• You must use version 3.75 or later of Rprinter
• You must use the forced polled mode switch with the Rprinter command
  (i.e. RPRINTER -P)

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Note: If you are sharing your LabelWriter on a Mac network you need to be running OS 10.1 or higher on all the computers (both local and remote).
Below are the steps you need to take in order to make your LabelWriter a shared device on your Mac network. These steps must be preformed on both the local and remote computer(s).

1. Go to Apple > System Preferences > Sharing
2. Turn Personal File Sharing On
3. Turn Printer Sharing On
4. Close System Preferences
5. Go to Applications > Utilities > Printer Center
6. Open the Printer Center and your LabelWriter should be there

Note: If you can see the printer but you can not print to it then there may be an issue with the type of network that you have set up. Certain DNS configurations may prevent this issue from occuring.
To resolve this issue follow the below steps:

1. Go to Apple > Location > Network Preferences
2. In the Search Domain window type local
3. Click Apply Now

To install the printer as a USB shared device locally

1. Click Apple Menu, point to Control Panels and click USB Printer Sharing.
   The USB printer Sharing window is displayed.
2. On the tabpage Start/Stop, click the Start button.
   The USB Printer Sharing option is now on.
3. On the tabpage My Printers select the DYMO LabelWriter to be networked.
4. Close USB Printer Sharing.
   Sharing is now complete on the host system.

To install the USB shared LabelWriter on a remote client system(s)

1. Click Apple Menu, point to Control Panels and click USB Printer Sharing.
   The USB printer Sharing window is displayed.
2. On the tabpage Start/Stop, click the Start button.
   The USB Printer Sharing option is now on.
3. On the tabpage Network Printers click the Add button.
   The Select Shared Printer window is displayed.
4. Select Local Network and highlight the DYMO LabelWriter to be networked.
   Note:
   • Shared device may come up under different network name depending on configuration.
   • The DYMO LabelWriter will be identified by the printers' internal ID number, e.g. DYMO010
5. Click the Choose button.
   This will add the LabelWriter under the Network Printers window.
6. Close USB Printer Sharing.
7. Click Apple Menu and click Chooser.
   The Chooser window is displayed.
8. Select the DYMO LabelWriter extension by clicking the LabelWriter icon on the left and clicking the name on the right.
9. Close the Chooser.
   Sharing is now complete on the remote system.

Note: If printing from the remote computer to the LabelWriter at the host site is not possible, it might be necessary to turn File Sharing on. To turn File Sharing on

1. Click Apple Menu, point to Control Panels and click File Sharing
   The File Sharing window is displayed.
2. On the tabpage Start/Stop, click the Start button.
   The File Sharing option is now on.
3. Select the option Enable File Sharing clients to connect over TCP/IP.
4. Close the File Sharing window.
   Printing from the remote computer should now be possible.

Sharing a serial connected LabelWriter

Even though the LabelWriters are neither AppleTalk nor EtherTalk compatible, there is a way to share them on a network. PortShare Pro by Stalker Software is a software solution enabling the use of devices attached to serial communication ports on other computers connected to a network. It can also allow other people to use the devices connected to a Macintosh.

Users only have to select the printer from their Chooser as they normally would, and that is it. Printing takes only a few seconds longer than it would if the printer were connected directly to their computer. There is no need to buy extra hardware and the software can be run on System 7.1 and higher.

Requirements to use PortShare Pro:

• Apple Macintosh Plus or a later model
• System version 7.0 or later
• AppleTalk network
• EtherNet

More Information: Stalker's pricing is based on the number of users that will be running the software. This license gives an unlimited number of shared ports, so multiple LabelWriters can be shared, as well as modems and other serial devices, while only purchasing one copy of the program.

Stalker Software can be reached at: http://www.stalker.com or e-mail at sales@stalk

ANSWER
DYMO Label Software includes a database add-in that enables you to print information from a variety of
databases onto labels. Once you install the add-in, you can quickly print address, shipping, file folder, and
other labels from the data in your database.

This example uses an Excell database, named 'Stock' that contains productnames, numbers and prices.
But it can be used as a guideline to print from other databases or using other data.

This is how the Excell file 'Stock' looks like:

Product name	Product number	Product price
Apples	546985632587	100
Newspaper	896589632547	123
Wine	223365889647	562
. . .	. . .	. . .

To print information from the database to the LabelWriter

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Programs, then click DYMO Label.
The program is started.
2. On the File menu, click New Label.
The New Label dialog box is displayed.
3. Select the label that is loaded in the LabelWriter (e.g. EU-Large Address Labels (99012) and click OK.
The selected label is displayed.
4. On the Edit menu, click View Design Toolbar.
The Design Toolbar is displayed.
5. On the Design Toolbar, click the Add Text to Label icon and click on the label.
A text field is placed on the label.
This text field can now be resized and placed at the correct position.
6. Double-click the text field.
The Text Settings dialog box is displayed.
7. Check the option Function as Variable Text Object and click OK.
8. Right-click the text field.
The Object Properties dialog box is displayed.
9. Type Name of Product in the Reference Name field and click OK.
10. On the Design Toolbar, click the Add Text to Label icon and click on the label.
A text field is placed on the label.
This text field can now be resized and placed at the correct position.
11. Double-click the text field.
The Text Settings dialog box is displayed.
12. Check the option Function as Variable Text Object and click OK.
13. Right-click the text field.
The Object Properties dialog box is displayed.
14. Type Price of Product in the Reference Name field and click OK.
15. On the Design Toolbar, click the Barcode icon and click on the label.
A barcode is placed on the label.
16. Double-click the barcode field.
The Barcode Settings dialog box is displayed.

Select the required type of barcode and click OK
. The label is now ready for use.
It can be saved as LabelWriter template for later use.
(continued in part 2).

ANSWER
17. On the Add-ins menu, click Merge Print From Database. The Open Database dialog box is displayed.
18. In the Files of Type drop-down list select the appropriate file type. In this example, we choose Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls).
19. Browse to the file that contains your data, e.g. Stock.xls and click Open.
20. Select the sheet that contains the data, most probably Sheet1$ and click OK.
21. In the Show field, select Field names.
The column headers of the Excel sheet are name displayed.
22. In the Available fields drop down list, select Name of product.
In the left column, click Product name and click the button with arrow pointing to the right.
The words Product name are displayed in right column.
23. In the Available fields drop down list, select BARCODE. In the left column, click Product number and click the button with arrow pointing to the right.
The words Product number are displayed in right column.
24. In the Available fields drop down list, select Price of product.
In the left column, click Product price and click the button with arrow pointing to the right.
The words Product price are displayed in right column.
25. Click Continue.
The Select record dialog box is displayed.
26. Select the records that need to be printed.
27. To print the selected records to the LabelWriter, click OK.

Set the DYMO LabelWriter as default printer

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers page is displayed.
2. Right-click the DYMO LabelWriter icon and click Set as default.

To Print from Corel WordPerfect to the LabelWriter

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Programs, then click Corel WordPerfect.
The program is started.
2. On the File menu, click Page Setup...
The Page Setup dialog box is displayed.
3. Click the Size tab and click New
The New Page Size dialog box is displayed.
Choose the correct label size out of the dropdown list in the Paper size option.
4. Enter any name in the Name field for your label.
5. In the Size field, choose the label that is loaded in the LabelWriter.
6. For labels printed in landscape orientation, select Rotated as Font Orientation.
For labels printed in portrait orientation, select Normal as Font Orientation.
7. Click OK.
Your label is added to the list.
8. Click the Page Margins tab and set following margins to zero: top, bottom, left and right.
9. Click OK
The label is displayed on the worksheet .

Data can now be entered on the labels and the labels can be printed to the LabelWriter.

Set the DYMO LabelWriter as default printer (these steps only need to be followed on Mac OS 8.6 up through 9)

1. On the Mac's taskbar, click the Apple button, then click Chooser.
2. The Printers page is displayed. 
3. Click the DYMO LabelWriter icon and select the correct connection type (Serial, uConnect, USB).

To Print from FileMaker Pro to the LabelWriter on a Macintosh

1. Launch FileMaker Pro
2. Select the option Create a new file using a template
3. Select a template
4. Click OK > the Create a copy named window will appear.
Type in a file name of your choosing and click Save > the new template window will appear.
5. Go to File > Page Setup > in the Format for drop down select your LabelWriter (this step is only necessary when you are using OS X) > in the Page Size drop down select the label that you are using > then select Orientation and click OK.
6. Click the New button and enter your data.
7. Go to View > Layout Mode
8. Go to Layouts > New Layout/Report > the New Layout/Report window will appear. In the Select layout type menu select Labels and click Next

9. Select Use custom measurements:
In the Labels across the page field, enter 1
Enter the Height and Width of the label that you wish to use. The maximum usable Height and Width are mentioned on this screen
Select the Fixed page margins option and zero out all margins

10. Click Next and the New Layout/Report window will appear
11. Beneath the Specify Label Contents box select the Available fields you wish to have on your label and click the Add Field button or double click on the file name

Note: You will need to put spaces in between the fields and carriage returns at the end of each line as you desire

12. Click Next
13. Select the View in Preview mode option and click Finish
Note: If a header and/or a footer appear on the label, go to View/Layout Mode and highlight and delete the header/footer

14. Go to File > Print and click OK
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Set the DYMO LabelWriter as default printer

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Settings, then click Printers.
The Printers page is displayed.
2. Right-click the DYMO LabelWriter icon and click Set as default.

To Print from Word to the LabelWriter

1. On the Windows taskbar, click the Start button, point to Programs, then click Microsoft Word.
The program is started.
2. On the File menu, click Page Setup...
The Page Setup dialog box is displayed.
3. Click the Paper Size tab and choose either Landscape or Portrait in the Orientation option
Choose the correct label size out of the dropdown list in the Paper size option.
4. Click the Margins tab and set following margins to zero: top, bottom, left and right.
5. Click OK
6. Click Fix
7. Click OK
The labelsizes are indicated on the worksheet .

Data can now be entered on the labels and the labels can be printed to the LabelWriter.

Launch AppleWorks

Go to File > Page Setup

At the Format for option select the LabelWriter printer

At the Paper Size option select the template (30256 shipping)

Set Orientation to Landscape > click OK

The label template will appear and you will be able to enter the data

Go to File > Print the default settings are at Copies & Pages

Save the label template

• Note: the newly created template was saved under the name Test1

Attempt to print a single label

• Launch FileMaker Pro
• Select the option Create a new file using a template
• Select a template
• Click OK > the Create a copy named window will appear type in a file name of your choosing and click Save > the new template window will appear
• Go to File > Page Setup > In the Format for select your LabelWriter > in the Page Size drop down select the label that you are using > then select Orientation and click OK
• Click the New button and enter your data
• Go to View > Layout Mode
• Go to Layouts > New Layout Report > the New Layout/Report window will appear in the Select layout type menu select Labels and click Next
• Select either Use label Measurement for or Use custom measurements:
  • Note: If you choose Use label Measurements for you will have the option of selecting the preloaded templates
    • 30256 - Shipping
    • 30325 - VHS Spine
    • 30326 - VHS Top
    • 30277 - File Folder
  • Note: For all other templates you will need to select Use custom measurements
    • In the Labels across the page enter 1
    • Enter the Height and width of the label that you wish to use
    • Select the Fixed page margins option and zero out all margins
• Click Next and the New Layout/Report window will appear
• Beneath the Specify Label Contents box select the Available fields you wish to have on your label and click the Add Field button or double click on the file name
  • Note: You will need to put spaces in between the fields and carriage returns at the end of each line as you desire
• Click Next
• Select the View in Preview mode option and click Finish
  • Note: If a header and/or a footer appear on the label highlight and delete
• Go to File > Print and click OK

Set the DYMO LabelWriter as default printer in the Print Center

Open Print Center, select the DYMO LabelWriter and choose Make Default from the Printers menu.
(The name of the default printer is displayed in bold in the Print Center List)

To Print from Word to the LabelWriter

1.  Start the program Microsoft Word
2. On the File menu, click Page Setup...
   The Page Setup dialog box is displayed and contains five items: Settings - Format for - Paper Size, Orientation and Scale
3. Out of the Settings dropdown list select Page Attributes
4. Out of the Format for dropdown list, change ‘All Printers’ and select the DYMO LabelWriter printer
5. Out of the Paper size dropdown list, choose the correct label size
   Choose the preferred 'Orientation' and 'Scale'

To adjust the margins

1. Out of the Settings dropdown list select Microsoft Word
2. Click on the Margins... button
   The Document window is displayed
3. Set following margins to zero: top, bottom, left and right
4. Click OK
   The following message appears:
   "One or more margins are set outside the printable area of the page. Choose the Fix button to increase the appropriate margins."
5. Click Fix
6. Click OK

The label size is indicated on the worksheet.

Data can now be entered on the labels and the labels can be printed to the LabelWriter.

To use the Outlook Add-In, make sure the Add-In for Microsoft Outlook box is checked when installing DYMO Label Software. 

Note: If you install the Outlook program after you install DYMO Label Software, you need to reinstall DYMO Label Software to use the Outlook Add-In.

When reinstalling the DYMO LabelWriter Software, all of the supplied templates are also reinstalled. If you have made any changes to the supplied templates and not saved the changes with a new file name, copy the changed templates to another location before reinstalling the software. When the installation is complete, copy the templates back into the Labels folder.

To enable the Outlook 97 Add-In:

1. Click the Options command from the Tools menu in Microsoft Outlook 97. 
   The Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the General tab.
3. Click the Add-In Manager button.
4. Check the DYMO LabelWriter item in the Add-In manager list.
   Hint: it might be necessary to scroll down the list to display this item. If DYMO LabelWriter does not appear, click the Install button and then select from the list of files. 
5. Click OK.
6. Click OK in each of the opened dialog boxes.
7. Exit from the Outlook 97 program and then restart it.

The Outlook 97 Add-In automatically adds a LabelWriter button to each of the Outlook 97 toolbars and adds the DYMO LabelWriter command to all the Tools menus. 
To print labels, click the DYMO LabelWriter button. The Outlook 97 Add-In works in the Contacts section of Outlook 97.

The Outlook Add-In is normally installed at the same time that DYMO Label Software is installed. If it
is already installed, a small LabelWriter button will appear in the main toolbar of Microsoft Outlook. If the Microsoft Outlook option was not selected, the DYMO Label Software will need to be reinstalled, making sure that the Add-In for Microsoft Outlook box is checked. 
None of your existing files will be changed. 
If the LabelWriter button does not appear in the Outlook toolbar automatically, the Outlook Add-In in Outlook 98/2000/XP, must be enabled manually.

Enabling the Outlook 98/2000/XP Add-In

1. Click the Options command from the Tools menu in Outlook. 
   The Options dialog box appears.
2. Click the Other tab.
3. Click the Advanced Options button. 
   The Advanced Options dialog box appears.
4. Click the Add-In Manager button.
5. Check the DYMO LabelWriter item in the Add-In Manager list.
   Hint: it might be necessary to scroll down the list to display this item. If DYMO LabelWriter does not appear, click the Install button and then select from the list of files. 
6. Click OK.
7. Click OK in each of the opened dialog boxes
8. Exit from Outlook and then restart the program.

The Outlook Add-In automatically adds a LabelWriter button to the Outlook 98, 2000, or XP toolbar and adds the DYMO LabelWriter command to the Tools menu. 
Click the DYMO LabelWriter button to print labels. 
The Outlook Add-In works in the Contacts section of Outlook 98, 2000, and XP.

The DYMO LabelWriter Software v6.0 for Windows comes with only an Add-in for Word and Outlook.
However, the software has some features to allow easy printing from other Windows applications as well.

To use these features

1. Start the DYMO LabelWriter Software v6.0 (DLS).
2. On the DLS menu bar, click Edit and click Preferences
   The Preferences dialog box is displayed.
3. Click the tab page Functional Settings.
4. Select these options:
5. - Paste Button Automatically Prints
6. - Minimize To System Tray
7. - Enable Quick Print from System Tray
8. Click OK.
9. Minimize DLS
   DLS is minimized and a LabelWriter icon is displayed in the system tray (bottom-left of the screen, next to the watch).

It is now possible to copy text from e.g. Excel, Wordpad, Outlook Express, ... .
Double-clicking the icon will result in a label being printed containing the copied text.

Note:

1. To start DLS automatically minimized to the system tray, also select the option Start Program in System Tray on the Functional Settings tab.
2. To restore DLS to its default (maximized) settings, rigth-click the LabelWriter icon in the system tray and select Restore.
   Unselect the options on the Functional Settings tab.
   Click OK

Of course the LabelWriters are not designed as photo printers and have some limitations:

• the LabelWriters 310/320/330 Turbo are limited to 300 dpi.
• the LabelWriters EL40/60/Turbo are limited to to 203 dpi.
• LabelWriters cannot print grey tones, but rather immitate grey tones by dithering.

As a consequence of these limitations, a LabelWriter cannot give the same print result as e.g. an inkjet or a laserprinter.

Next to that, the quality also depends on the quality of the used picture/photo.
A few hints of changes to pictures that could improve the print quality:

• reduce the pixels of the used photos into 300 pixels per inch.
• convert the pictures into grey values.
• use a bitmap (.bmp) format

No, DYMO LabelWriter Software was not designed to be AppleScriptable.
More Information:
AppleScript is an English-like language used to write script files which can control the actions of the computer and the applications which run on it.
For more information: http://www.apple.com/applescript/

Following list gives an overview of the complete European sized DYMO label range and its possibilities to be used with Seiko LabelPrinters.

Ordering number	Label	Use with Seiko ?
99010	Standard Address	all printers
99011	Standard Address yellow, green, pink, blue	all printers
99012	Large Address	only types Pro and 220
99013	Large Address transparent	only types Pro and 220
99014	Shipping	only types Pro and 220
99015	Diskette	only types Pro and 220
99016	Video Spine	only types Pro and 220
99017	Suspension File	No
99018	Lever Arch File - Small	No
99019	Lever Arch File - Large	No

ANSWER
The printer driver used for the LabelWriter is a MS Windows driver. Therefore, if the used third-party software is complient to MS Windows, allows to choose the LabelWriter as printer, allows to change the Page Setup, recognizes labelsizes, etc, printing to the LabelWriter should be possible.
If this software does not run in a Windows environment (e.g. UNIX, Linux, DOS, ...) please refer to the LabelWriter technical manual.

However, we recommend to print data from another application using either:

• Quick Print for single labels
  or
• Smart Paste for multiple labels

A. Quick Print
DYMO Label Software provides an option that allows you to automatically insert text from the clipboard into a label and then print the label with just a couple of mouse clicks (this option is referred to as Quick Print). You use the Quick Print option when you minimize the program to the system tray (called the notification area in Windows XP). You can choose to minimize the program when you first start the program or when you click the minimize button.
To select the Quick Print option

1. Choose Preferences from the Editmenu and click the Functional Settings tab.
   The Functional Settings tab on the Preferences dialog box appears.
2. Select the Minimize to System Tray check box and the Enable Quick Print from System Traycheck box.  
3. Click OKto close the Preferences dialog box.

To quickly print labels while using another program

1. Make sure the Enable Quick Print from System Tray option and the Minimize to System Tray or Start Program in System Tray options are selected in the Preferences dialog box. See the above steps for information.
2. Minimize DYMO Label Software to the system tray.
3. Start the desired program (such as Microsoft Word) and then copy the text you want to print.
4. Right-click the DYMO icon and choose the Paste & Printcommand from the pop-up menu.
   TIP:You can also double-click the DYMO icon in the system tray to paste and print the label.

DYMO Label Software pastes the text from the clipboard into the current label and then prints the label.
You can use this technique from any application that allows you to copy information to the clipboard. You can use it to copy part numbers for barcode labels, file listings for diskette labels, and more.

B. Smart Paste
1. Copy the data to be printed
2. Start the DYMO LabelWriter Software
2.  Open the label you wish to use.
3.  Select Smart Paste from the Edit menu.
A dialog box appears telling you how many labels will be printed.
5.  Click OK.
The labels begin printing

MORE INFORMATION
1. When you use Smart Paste to print multiple labels, the labels will be formatted using the font, size, and style currently selected for the label.


2. When pasting rows of text from a spreadsheet program using Smart Paste, each row is treated as a separate label and each cell in the row is treated as a separate line on the label.

For example, the rows in the following spreadsheet:

DYMO CORP	Label Street 1	Stamford
Esselte	Downingstreet	Strijpen

will print two three-line labels: one for DYMO and one for Esselte.

DYMO CORP Label Street 1 Stamford

Esselte Downingstreet Strijpen

LabelWriter printers require specially treated thermal labels that are not compatible with any other printing technology. Even with Thermal Direct labels, they must be compatible with DYMO/Costar Printers and have been stored properly.

DYMO is not planning on providing LabelWriter drivers for the Pocket PC /Windows CE Platform.

However, the industry leader in this area is Field Software (www.fieldsoftware.com), and they have developed drivers that support the LabelWriter.
For more information or support, please contact Field Software directly.

Website: www.fieldsoftware.com
Technical Support: For technical questions, including installation, operation and usage of any of our products, please send full details to: techsupport@fieldsoftware.com
Sales Inquiries: sales@fieldsoftware.com
Other Inquiries: info@fieldsoftware.com
Snail mail:
FieldSoftware Products
2681 Crystal Springs Road
Camino, CA. 95709
Fax: (978) 246-7708
Alt Fax: (530) 644-2566

Yes, it can.
The DYMO Address Book may be located anywhere on a network.
Anyone with read/write permission to the Address Book, can access it from DYMO Label Software. Important note: The Address Book cannot be shared simultaneously among multiple users, regardless of access rights. It is one at a time.

If it is necessary for multiple users to be able to access the same list of addresses data, each user will need to have a local copy of the data that only they access.

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
The DYMO Label properties are set to 'Run this program in compatibility for:'

Solution:

1. On the desktop, right-click the DYMO Label icon and click Properties.
   The DYMO Label properties dialog box is displayed.
2. Click the tab page Compatibility.
3. Unselect the option Run this program in compatibility mode for:
4. Click OK.

Problem Details:

The user does not have enough access privileges for installing the DLS 6.0.

However, it was reported to us that on some Mac systems, users had Admin level permissions but yet still were not able to install the driver files for the LabelWriter.

What happened in those cases was that the installer will proceed as normal as it copies all of the application files to the hard drive but when it reaches the section of the installer that copies the driver files to the "Printers" folder, an error message is displayed saying that the user does not have the correct permissions. The following is a workaround for this issue:

1) Open the "Library" folder in the Mac hard disk and locate the "Printers" folder.
2) Click once on the "Printers" folder and do a Show Info (command + I).
3) Click to expand the "Ownership & Permissions" section
4) Click the lock to unlock the section.
5) Change the owner of folder to be the same login name as the person trying to install the DLS software.
6) Click the "Apply to enclosed items" button.
7) Click the lock back to lock the section and then close the Info window.

Perhaps the following tech document from the apple site, containing a similar problem, could help?
www.apple.com

Possible cause:
This problem is related to the international settings. The language of the DYMO Label Software has to be the same as the language in the international settings.

Solution:

1. Make sure DYMO Label Software is closed.
2. To open the international settings, open the system preferences ( icon 'apple' in the toolbar) and click on the icon 'International'. In the tab 'Language' a language list is displayed.
3. If the Macintosh is running an OS in an English language, British English has to be the first language in the list.
If the Macintosh is running an OS not in an English language, the second language in the list should be the same as the language of DYMO Label Software. If not, just drag the language to the first or second place of the list. E.g.
- If a English DYMO Label Software has been installed onto an English OS, British English has to be the first language in the list.
- If a English DYMO Label Software has been installed onto a Norwegian OS, British English has to be the second language in the list.
4. Delete the file 'com.dymo.DYMOlabel.plist. This file is located in the folder /users//Library/Preferences

When reopening DYMO Label Software, the error message is no longer displayed.

Important notes:

* In all cases, the language can also be placed in first place, but the OS language will also change then.
* When an English DYMO Label Software has been installed, the language has to be 'British English' and not 'English' or 'U.S. English'! If British English is not available in the list, it has to be added.

To add it to the list:

1. Click the button "Edit" next to the language list
2. Select "British English" and press ok.
The language is now at the bottom of the language list.
3. Depending on the above described situations, drag "British English" to the first or second place of the language list and close the international settings.

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)

1. The LabelWriter is not selected in DLS.
   
   Solution:
   
   On the DLS menu bar, click File, point to Change Printer and select your LabelWriter.
   
   
   
2. The selected label is only for use with the LabelWriter 320 or 330 Turbo, e.g.
   - CD/DVD Labels (14681)
   - Shipping (99014)
   - Diskette (99015)
   - Video Top / Video Spine (99016)
   - Lever Arch File - Large (99019)
   - Multi Purpose (11354)
   
   Solution:
   
   Select a label compatible for your LabelWriter.

PROBLEM DETAILS
The installation cannot find one or more of these files:
UNIRES.dll.
UNIDRV.dll
UNIDRVUI.dll

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
This problem might occur on systems running Windows XP, without Service pack installed

Solution 1:

Upgrade Windows XP to service pack

Solution 2:

The files unidrv.dll, unires.dll and unidrvui.dll are located in this folder: C:\\Windows\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab\.
Make a new folder and copy the files into that folder.
When the installation asks for the file unidrv.dll, unires.dll and unidrvui.dll, browse and point to this new folder.

To locate and copy the files

1. On the Windows taskbar, right-click Start and click Explore.
   Windows Explorer is started.
2. Click once the directory c:\
   The directory is high-lighted.
3. On the menu bar, click File, point to New and click Folder.
4. Name the new folder, e.g. DLSinstallation
5. Browse to the directory C:\\Windows\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab\ and click the file unirdrv.dll
   The file is high-lighted.
6. On the menu bar, click Edit and click Copy.
7. Browse to the newly created directory, e.g. C:\DLSinstallation and click this directory.
   The directory is high-lighted.
8. On the menu bar, click Edit and click Paste.
   The file is copied into the correct directory.

Repeat the steps for the files unires.dll and unidrvui.dll

This problem is most likely to occur on Windows XP Home editions on NTFS partition and where the current user has restricted rights. Solution:

1. Log on, using the user's login.
2. Make sure the user has been given local administrator rights.
3. Install the software and Word Add-in.
4. Start the DYMO LabelWriter Software and print a label.
5. Start Microsoft Word and print a label using the Word Add-in.
   If necessary, log off and set the user's rights back to the regular rights.

The user will now have write access to the DYMO Label directory because he is the creator/owner of the folders and files.

Cause:

The printer setup utility is not in the same folder as the 'DYMO Label Software' folder.


Solution:

1. Locate the "Printer Setup Utility". By default this can be found in the folder Applications\Utility.
If not, search this file.
2. Make a copy of it.
3. Place the copy with the same name as the original file, i.e. "Printer Setup Utility", in the folder where also the 'DYMO Label Software' folder is located.
By default, this is in the Applications folder (one level up). If not, search for this folder.
The printer setup utility is now in the same folder as the 'DYMO Label Software' folder.
Printing should now

PROBLEM DETAILS
The installation cannot find one or more of these files:
UNIRES.dll.
UNIDRV.dll
UNIDRVUI.dll

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
This problem might occur on systems running Windows XP, without Service pack installed

Solution 1:

Upgrade Windows XP to service pack

Solution 2:

The files unidrv.dll, unires.dll and unidrvui.dll are located in this folder: C:\\Windows\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab\.
Make a new folder and copy the files into that folder.
When the installation asks for the file unidrv.dll, unires.dll and unidrvui.dll, browse and point to this new folder.

To locate and copy the files

1. On the Windows taskbar, right-click Start and click Explore.
   Windows Explorer is started.
2. Click once the directory c:\
   The directory is high-lighted.
3. On the menu bar, click File, point to New and click Folder.
4. Name the new folder, e.g. DLSinstallation
5. Browse to the directory C:\\Windows\Driver Cache\i386\driver.cab\ and click the file unirdrv.dll
   The file is high-lighted.
6. On the menu bar, click Edit and click Copy.
7. Browse to the newly created directory, e.g. C:\DLSinstallation and click this directory.
   The directory is high-lighted.
8. On the menu bar, click Edit and click Paste.
   The file is copied into the correct directory.

Repeat the steps for the files unires.dll and unidrvui.dll

Solution:

1. Delete the file infcache.1
   This file is located in C:\Windows\inf\
2. Restart Windows XP
3. Reconnect the LabelWriter to the PC and install the driver.

If the problem persists:

1. Uninstall the LabelWriter, using LWRemove.exe
2. Delete the file infcache.1
   This file is located in C:\Windows\inf\infcache.1
3. Restart Windows XP
4. Reconnect the LabelWriter to the PC and install the driver.

If the problem still persists, replace the usbprint.inf file in WINDOWS\INF with the one from the Windows XP CDROM

Steps:

1. Uninstall the LabelWriter, using LWRemove.exe
2. Move usbprint.inf, usbprint.pnf and infcache.1 out of the WINDOWS\INF directory (to the desktop)
3. Create a directory C:\Test
4. Copy the file usbprint.in_ from the Windows XP CDROM to C:\Test
5. Open a DOS prompt in the Test directory and execute the command "expand usbprint.in_ usbprint.inf
6. copy usbprint.inf to WINDOWS\INF
7. Reconnect the LabelWriter and install the driver.

More information:

Cause:

The printer setup utility is not in the same folder as the 'DYMO Label Software' folder.


Solution:

1. Locate the "Printer Setup Utility". By default this can be found in the folder Applications\Utility.
If not, search this file.
2. Make a copy of it.
3. Place the copy with the same name as the original file, i.e. "Printer Setup Utility", in the folder where also the 'DYMO Label Software' folder is located.
By default, this is in the Applications folder (one level up). If not, search for this folder.
The printer setup utility is now in the same folder as the 'DYMO Label Software' folder.
Printing should now be possible.

Possible cause:
The installation cannot find the correct location of the file UNIDRV.dll

Solution:

For Windows 2000:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Search and click For files or folders.
   The Search Results window is displayed.
2. In the Search for Files or Folders named box, type UNIDRV.DLL and click Search now.
   The search results are displayed.
3. Type in file paths, one by one, into the browser box of the error message until one of them is accepted.
   One of these files is most probably the correct one to use:
   C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386\sp2.cab
   C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386\sp1.cab
   C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386\driver.cab

For Windows XP:

1. On the Windows taskbar, click Start and click Search.
   The Search Results window is displayed.
2. Click All Files and Folders.
3. Click More Advanced options.
4. Select Search system folders and select Search subfolders
5. In the All or part of the file name box, type UNIDRV.DLL and click Search.
   The search results are displayed.
6. Type in file paths, one by one, into the browser box of the error message until one of them is accepted.
   One of these files is most probably the correct one to use:
   C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386\sp2.cab
   C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386\sp1.cab
   C:\WINDOWS\Servicepackfiles\i386\dri

Solution:

However, if empty lines are needed, it is advised to use a text field, rather than an address field.
Text fields can contain empty lines.

To insert a text field on a label
1. Click the Designer button in the left toolbar in DLS.
2. An extra toolbar is displayed.
3. Click the Ab button.
4. A text field is added to the label design.
5. Text can now be entered in the field.
6. To make the text field function as an address field,double-click the text field and select 'Function as variable text object'.

Problem Details:

The new software does not delete any preexisting address list data. It creates a new folder called Address Books while leaving intact, the old folder called List Files. Both of these folders are found in the DYMO Label Folder by default.

Solution:

Open Windows Explorer and locate your list files (xxx.dal where xxx stands for the file name) in the old folder. Most probably these files are located in C:\Program Files\Dymo Label\List Files\

Copy these files to the new location: Most probably these files are located in C:\Program Files\DYMO Label v6\Address Books\

The Address file(s) is now listed in DLS 6.

Problem Details:

From within the DYMO LabelWriter software, click Printer and point to Change printer. The LabelWriter is not listed.
Or an error message is displayed stating that the printer is not installed.

Possible Cause(s):

The naming convention requirement for the LabelWriter has been changed with the DYMO LabelWriter Software (DLS 6.x).

Solution:

When using DYMO Label Software (DLS) 6.x the printer name as listed in the Printers folder must contain the word LabelWriter in order to be seen by the DLS. When using an older version of DYMO Label Software (DLS) the printer name as listed in the Printers folder must contain the word DYMO in order to be seen by the DLS.

Note: When running both version of DLS the print name must include both DYMO and LabelWriter in order to be seen.

The installed version of OS X is too low and should be upgraded.

Solution:

Make sure that the latest version of the Mac OS X that's available for your computer is installed.
To check this, open System Preferences and click "Software Update".
If any version of Mac OS X 10.1 is running, update the OS to 10.1.5.
If any version of Mac OS X 10.2 (Jaguar) is running, update the OS to 10.2.4. or later.

Solution:

The values that are being incorrectly displayed, have to be transformed in text values.

Example:

EXCEL
An Excel file with this data is used for this example:

Product Price

Books 1,03

Maps 1,00

Cartoons no stock

When trying to print from the DYMO LabelWriter Software, the value Price is displayed for:
Books as 1,03, Maps as 1 and for Cartoons nothing is displayed.

Add next to column Price a new column
The column header is Pricetext.
In the cell next to 1,03 add this formula: =TEXT(B2;"0,00").
This formula converts a value to text in the specified number format.
Copy this formula to all required cells.
The Excel file now looks like this:

Product Price Pricetext

Books 1,0 1,03

Maps 1,00 1,00

Cartoons no stock no stock

When trying to print from the DYMO LabelWriter Software, the value Pricetext is displayed for:
Books as 1,03, Maps as 1,00 and for Cartoons no stock is displayed.

ACCESS
An Access file with this table (data) is used for this example:

Person Weight

John 95,74

Maria 57,50

Peter 78,00

The data type of the 'Person' field is "Text" and the data type of the 'Weight' field is "Number (Double)"

When trying to print from the DYMO LabelWriter Software, the value Weight is displayed for:
John as 95,74, Maria as 57,5 and for Peter as 78.

To solve this problem, create a query in Access. This query is based on your table and consists of the 'Person' field and a calculated field 'WeightText'. The expression for 'WeightText' is:

WeightText: Format$([Weight];"0.00")

This 'Format$' function converts a numeric value to a text value with two digits after the decimal separator.
When running the query it looks like this:

Person WeightText

John 95,74

Maria 57,50

Peter 78,00

When now trying to print from the DYMO LabelWriter Software with the query selected as data source, the value WeightText is displayed for:
John as 95,74, Maria as 57,50 and for Peter as 78,00.

IMPORTANT: To succesfully upgrade the firmware, it is important that the LabelWriter is connected to the PC during the execution of these 2 steps.

Step 1: Install and run the file LW310_320_firmware_upgrade_90916_D.exe' to upgrade the firmware to the latest version.

To install and run this file:

1. Double-click the file LW310_320_firmware_upgrade_90916_D.exe'
The installation is started.

2. Click Next

3. Click Next

4. Click Next

5. Click Next

6. Click Finish The installation is completed.

7. On the Windows taskbar, click Start, point to Programs, point to DYMO Flash Apps and click Dymo Usb Upgrade v2.00 The program is started

8. Follow the instructions until the message:"DYMO LabelWriter Programmed Successfully!" is displayed.

9. Close the program

10. Restart the program and check the firmware version of the LabelWriter. The version is displayed on the left side of the Dymo Usb Upgrade v2.00 screen. The version should be 04 or 0G.

Step 2: (Re)install DYMO LabelWriter Software version 4.3x

It is absolutely necessary to (re)install DLS 4.3x or higher and the latest printer driver because this resets a switch in the LabelWriter's firmware.
If not the firmware upgrade will not become effective and the problem will persist!

1. Download the file 'DYMO driver uninstaller.exe' from the DYMO website or locate the file 'LWRemove.exe' from the installation CD-ROM.

2. Run one of these files. This will remove the DYMO printer driver.

3. Make sure the LabelWriter is connected and install DLS 4.3x After the installation, the version of the DYMO LabelWriter printer driver should be v1.3. LW310_320_firmware_upgrade_90916_D.exe

Possible Cause(s):

1. Some USB controllers work better than others in specific system environments. Accordingly, the USB controller driver might need to be updated to ensure optimal performance.

Solution:

This is done by running a patch that can be downloaded from the manufacturer's website.

To find out which USB controller your computer uses:

1. On the desktop, right click the My Computer icon and select Properties. The Properties dialog box is displayed

2. Select the Device Manager tab.

3. Click the plus sign (+) next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers.

4. The controller your computer uses is listed here. Common USB controllers include Intel, Viatech, ALI and SIS.

Usefull links:
For Intel patches: www.intel.com For Viatech patches: www.viaarena.com (download and install the Hyperion 4 in 1 drivers and the USB Filter patch)
Alternatively, visit www.usbman

2. If the problem persists, the computers version of the BIOS is outdated and needs to be upgraded.

Solution:

Contact the computer vendor and request the latest BIOS version.

3. If the problem still persists, DYMO recommends to connect the LabelWriter via a USB/PCI card.

Solution:

Insert and install a USB/PCI card in the computer.
More info on USB/PCI card can be found at http://www.usbman.com/Guides/usb_2 pci cards.htm

Problem Details:

Either the DYMO or the HP printer will work perfectly when connected individually, however when both are connected to an Imac running OS 10.2.5, the Print Center quits when trying to print.

Possible Cause: This is due to some directory permissions that could interfere with printing. The problem appears when print jobs are spooled and do not actually print.

HP is aware of the problem and created a patch to correct it. As stated on the HP web site:

This patch corrects some directory permissions that could interfere with printing. The problem appears when print jobs are spooled and do not actually print (stuck in Print Center)

Go to the HP web site, download and install this patch 2.0-2.0e for OS X. Once the latest drivers are installed both printers can print when connected at the same time.

Note: You may still have to manually install the DYMO LabelWriter printer.

1. Make sure that you are running the latest version of the Mac OS that's available for your computer.

2. Search and delete following files on the system: 'dls5wordaddin' 'dls5wordaddin preferences'

3. MS Office X Service Pack 1 has to be installed on the system in order for this to work. If not installed, use the link below to update the program for free from Microsoft. www.microsoft.com
4. An essential part of the installation for the Add-in to work under Microsoft Office X Service Pack 1 is 'Visual Basic for Applications'. In order to install this: 1. Start the Microsoft Office X Installer. 2. Select Custom Install 3. Under Office Tools, select the option Visual Basic for Applications. 4. Finish the installation and reinstall DLS 6.0 and the Word Add-in.

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
The DYMO Label properties are set to 'Run this program in compatibility for:'

Solution:

1. On the desktop, right-click the DYMO Label icon and click Properties.
   The DYMO Label properties dialog box is displayed.
2. Click the tab page Compatibility.
3. Unselect the option Run this program in compatibility mode for:
4. Click OK.

Solution: Upgrade the LabelWriter's firmware to the latest version.

Problem Details:
Start the Merge Print From Database wizard.
From the Open Database dialog box, click the Files of Type drop down list.
There are no or almost no options listed.
The options Microsoft Access Driver (*.mdb), Microsoft Text Driver (*.txt; *,csv), Microsoft Excel Driver (*.xls), Microsoft dBase Driver (*.dbf), ... are not listed. Possible Cause(s):
Unfortunately, DYMO is unable to solve this problem since this is a Microsoft problem.

More information can be found on the Microsoft website:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=http://support.microsoft.com:80/support/kb/articles/Q271/9/08.ASP&NoWebC

PROBLEM DETAIL(S)
With a LabelWriter (model 90884 Trinity 2, 91029, 91031 or 93033) connected to a Mac running OS 8.6 and 9.x, when starting the computer the LabelWriter's led goes off.
Pressing the feed button turns on the led, but the driver is still not visible in the chooser.

POSSIBLE CAUSE(S)
OS 8.6 and 9.x requires DLS 5.03.
However, this software did not include drivers for these latest LabelWriters.

Solution:

A. If the English version of DLS is acceptable:
1. Uninstall DLS 5.03 Euro version
2. Download and install DLS 5.05 US version (http://download.dymo.com/media/Software/DLS505Mac.hqx)
3. Open the chooser and select your LabelWriter printer.

or

B. If the English version of DLS is not acceptable:
1. First install DLS 5.03 euro version.
2. Open the 'System Folder' and go to the 'Extensions' folder
3. Delete the 'LabelWriter 300 Series' file.
4. Unpack the US driver file (LabelWriter300Series.hqx) and move that file to the 'Extensions' folder.
5. Open the chooser and select your LabelWriter printer.

Answer:
Out of the box, the DYMO LabelWriters will not work with Rendezvous.

To use the Label Writer (Trinity II series) with Rendezvous, an Apple Airport Extreme base station is needed.
Other non-Apple third party devices which claim to be support Rendezvous may also work.
However, DYMO has not tested these and therefore does not support them.

Solution:
Rendezvous uses industry standard IP protocols to allow devices to automatically find each other without the need to enter IP addresses or configure DNS servers. Rendezvous is basically the friendly term for a protocol called ZeroConf.

The whole idea behind a Rendezvous-ready device is that you could connect it to your wired/wireless network and the device would automatically configure itself (ip address, dns, etc) and let every other computer/device on the network know what it’s functions are (printer, etc). So the idea is, one can connect a Rendezvous enabled HP network printer to the network, it would configure itself automatically, and from any Mac OS 10.2x or later computer, you’d be able to add it/install it as a Rendezvous printer and print to it across the network without knowing things like the IP address of the printer and so on.
You can also have Rendezvous-ready/enabled applications…Safari, iTunes, iChat, etc are all Rendezvous ready. There aren’t a whole lot of manufacturers supporting Rendezvous yet…but companies like HP, Canon, Brother, Xerox, Epson are supporting it on some level.

Any manufacturer wishing to offer Rendezvous support through its hardware can integrate Apple's development software within its devices; significantly, the software is available not only for Mac and Windows but also for Linux.

LabelWriters are thermal printers.
Other known examples of thermal printers are fax machines.

Thermal printing means that the printhead 'burns' the text into the paper.
As a consequence, the LabelWriters can only print black.
The advantage is that no ink is needed.

The LabelWriter does not use a font to generate a barcode.
Depending on the entered number, the program calculates the dot placement for the barcode.