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Caption bar, Caps mode, Alt key – Dymo RHINO 4200 User Manual

Page 9: Escape key, Navigation keys, Backspace key, Clear key, Cutter button, Hot keys, Working with labels

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Caption Bar

The caption bar shows the current label type. For some
label types, additional information, such as size or
barcode type, is also shown.

CAPS Mode

The

key toggles capitalization on and off. When

CAPS mode is turned on, the CAPS indicator is shown on
the display and all letters that you enter are capitalized.
The default setting is CAPS mode on. When CAPS mode
is off, all letters entered appear in lowercase.

To toggle CAPS mode on and off

 Press .

ALT Key

The

key is used to select the function or symbol

printed above a key. For example, when you press

,

the number 9 appears in the display; however, if you
press

and then

, an asterisk (*) appears in the

display.

Escape Key

The

key cancels an action or exits from a menu

without making a selection.

Navigation Keys

The navigation keys operate as follows:

Backspace Key

The

key deletes the character to the left of the cursor.

Clear Key

The

key clears all current text and format settings,

returning the display to the General label type.

Cutter Button

The

button cuts the label. When printing multiple

labels, the printer pauses after printing each label so that
you can cut the label. You can turn this feature off, so that
multiple labels will print continuously. See Pausing
Between Labels on page 15.

Hot Keys

A number of Hot Keys are available for creating
specific types of labels, adding barcodes, and
formatting text. These Hot Keys are described in detail
later in this User Guide.

Working with Labels

You can create a single label or a group of labels. A group
of labels can be created manually by adding labels to the
current label or automatically using serialization. See
Creating a Series of Labels on page 12 for information
about using serialization.

Creating a Label

The printer remembers the last label that you were
working on when the power was turned off. You need to
clear that label text and formatting before you create a
new label.

To create a new label

1

If necessary, press

to clear the previous label and

formatting from the display.

2

Enter some text using the keypad.

3

Format the text size and style.

See Formatting a Label on page 9.

4

Optionally, save the label to the library.

See Saving Labels on page 13.

Adding a Label

You can insert a label before or after the current label.

To add a label

1

Press .

2

Select one of the following:

• Left to add a label to the left of the

cursor position.

• Right to add a label to the right of the

cursor position.

3

Press .

A new blank label is inserted in the display to the left

or right of the current label.

You can move from label to label by pressing

and

.

Keys

Function

Moves one character to the left in the display.
Returns to the previous menu (you can also use

).

+

Moves one cell to the left in a multi-cell label.
Moves one label to the left in the display.

Moves one character to the right in the display.
Moves to the next menu level (you can also use

).

+

Moves one cell to the right in a multi-cell label.
Moves one label to the right in the display.

Moves up in a list of items.

Moves down in a list of items.

Selects a menu item.

Label type

Barcode type