Chapter 1
About the LabelWriter Printer
Congratulations on purchasing a DYMO LabelWriter label printer. Your LabelWriter printer will give you years of reliable label printing. We encourage you to take a few minutes to review how to use and care for your printer.
This manual provides information about the following printer models:
• LabelWriter 450
• LabelWriter 450 Turbo
• LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo
• LabelWriter 450 Duo
• LabelWriter 4XL
• LabelWriter SE450
For complete information about programming and using the LabelWriter SE450 printer, refer to the
LabelWriter SE450 Technical Reference Guide, available from the Developers Program page on the
DYMO Web site (www.dymo.com).
LabelWriter Printer Features
Your LabelWriter printer is a direct thermal printer and does not use ink or toner. Instead, the printer uses heat from a thermal print head to print on specially treated, heat-sensitive labels. Labels are the only supplies you will ever need to buy.
Become familiar with the major components of the printer.
Top cover
Label spool
Label release
Label feed path and tear bar
Label roll
USB connector
Label guide
Reverse label button
Form-feed button and status light
Cable channel
LabelWriter 450
LabelWriter 450 Turbo
S/N 00000-0000000
DC power connector
Serial number
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Top cover
Label roll
Label spool
Label release
Label feed path and tear bar
Top cover
Label spool
Label release
Form-feed button and status light
Top cover
Label spool
Label release
Serial number
USB connector
Label guide
Reverse label button
Form-feed button and status light
S/N 00000-0000000
LabelWriter 450 Twin Turbo
Cable channels
DC power connector
Label roll
Label guide
Reverse label button
Label feed path and tear bar
DC power connector
Label exit slot
Open label cassette tray
LabelWriter 450 Duo
USB connector
Label roll
USB connector
Reverse label button
Label feed path and tear bar
Form-feed button and status light
LabelWriter 4XL
Serial number
S/N 00000-0000000
Cable channel
DC power connector
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System Requirements
Top cover
Label spool
Label roll
Serial connector
USB connector
Cable channel
USB 10101
S/N 00000-0000000
24VDC
DC power connector
Label release
Serial number
Form-feed button and status light
Label feed path and tear bar
LabelWriter SE450
The form-feed button on the front of the printer advances a single label. The reverse label button is used to remove labels from the printer when changing rolls. The LabelWriter SE450 printer does not include a reverse label button.
The status light visually shows the current state of the printer. Refer to "Status Light" on page 19
for a complete description of the status light.
System Requirements
The LabelWriter printer requires a USB 1.1 or USB 2.0 connection and one of the following:
• Windows ® XP 32-bit
• Windows Vista ®
• Windows ® 7
• Mac OS ® v10.4 or later
To use the LabelWriter SE450 printer with a serial connection, an RS-232 serial port is required.
Printing Labels
Your LabelWriter printer was shipped with DYMO Label v.8 software to make designing and printing labels easy. You can also print labels directly from the desktop with QuickPrint, and from
Microsoft Word, Excel, and Outlookwith DYMO Label Add-ins that are installed when you install
DYMO Label v.8 software. See the DYMO Label v.8 online Help or Software User Guide for more information on using these features.
Developer and SDK Information
DYMO provides various types of information designed to help developers create products that work with the LabelWriter printers and DYMO Label software. Below are some notes for those interested in developing products that work with LabelWriter printers.
• Keep in mind that LabelWriter printers use standard printer drivers. Therefore, printing to a
LabelWriter printer is no different than printing to a laser or inkjet printer, except that the pages are smaller.
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• In cases where you want to automate printing and take advantage of the label printing power built into DYMO Label software, a Software Developer’s Kit (SDK) is included in your
LabelWriter CD. The SDK provides COM and .NET interfaces. For more information, visit the Developer Program page on the DYMO web site. www.dymo.com
.
You can check the Developer’s forum on the DYMO Web site at www.dymo.com for the latest news. Also, you can join the Developer’s mailing list to obtain developer-specific news and announcements.
For complete information about connecting the LabelWriter SE450 printer to the host computer or other device, and for information about programming and using the LabelWriter SE450 printer, refer to the LabelWriter SE450 Technical Reference Guide, available from the Developers Program page on the DYMO Web site (www.dymo.com).
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