LabelTac 4

Getting Started?

If you're new to your LabelTac® printer, please refer to our Getting Started Tutorial that goes over setting up your printer, installing drivers and printing your first label. You may also review our LabelTac® 4 Unboxing Tutorial for a step-by-step tutorial on setting up your LabelTac® 4

Loading Print Ribbon

LabelTac® 4 Ribbon Loading Tutorial Video

  1. Open cover by pulling both green cover release tabs straight towards you, then lift up on the ribbon access cover to open.
  2. Remove outer plastic bag from the ribbon, and unstick the white ribbon ‘leader’ or ‘tail’ from the roll. (For new rolls)
  3. With the ribbon leader hanging from behind/under the roll, insert the ribbon right-side first onto the ribbon supply hub.
  4. Insert the left side of the ribbon onto the other hub and rotate the ribbon until you feel the notches on the cardboard core lock into the hub spokes.
  5. Insert an empty cardboard core into the ribbon rewind hub, then take the hanging ribbon up and over the print head and stick the ribbon to the core with scotch tape or the leader adhesive.
  6. With your finger, turn the green ribbon rewind gear until the leader is wound around the core, and the ribbon is exposed and fully covers the print head.
  7. Close the ribbon access cover, push the green cover support to the left to disengage and close the top cover gently.

Loading Label Supply

LabelTac® 4 Loading Label Supply Tutorial Video

  1. Open cover by pulling both green cover release tabs straight towards you.
  2. Separate the green media holders so they are wider than the roll of material you are loading. (If media holders are locked, unlock them by clicking up the lock switch on the left holder)
  3. Place the supply roll in between the holders, close them onto the core, and lock the holders into place by clicking down on the lock switch on the left media holder.
  4. Using the green guide adjustment wheel, adjust the media guides wider than the width of the material, feed the material through the guides, and then re-adjust the guides so they fit up against the material while still allowing free movement.
  5. Feed the material through the cutter and out the mouth of the printer. Push the green cover support to the left to disengage and close the top cover gently

Adjusting Print Mode (Continuous, Die-Cut, Black Mark)

  1. Navigate to your Start Menu
  2. Select Devices and Printers (if you don't see this option, type "Printers" into the Start Menu's searchbar)
  3. Right-click on your LabelTac® printer, then select Printing Preferences
  4. In the pop-up that appears, select the Stock tab
  5. Adjust the Type as needed (if using Die-Cuts please select Labels with Gaps, if using Black-Mark select Labels with Marks)
  6. Select Apply and then OK to save these changes

Adjusting Printer Settings (Darkness, Print Speed)

  1. Navigate to your Start Menu
  2. Select Devices and Printers
  3. Right-click on your LabelTac® printer, then select Printing Preferences
  4. In the pop-up that appears, select the Options tab
  5. Adjust the Print Speed and Darkness as necessary
  6. To save these changes, select Apply and then OK - These will be your new Default Settings

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