Label Type Modes; Selecting a Label Type Mode; Normal and Vertical Modes- Page 18

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Label Type Modes

Selecting a Label Type Mode

Pressing 

a

 allows you to select one of the two regular modes for designing and printing 

your own custom labels, or any of the five special modes available for printing labels pre-
formatted for identifying patch panels, cables, connectors and other components.

1

Press 

a

.

2

Press 

u

 or 

d

 (or continue pressing 

a

) until the desired mode is 

displayed. (For details on each Label Type mode, refer to the sections below.)

3

Press 

n

 to apply the selected Label Type mode.

• If 

NORMAL

 or 

VERTICAL

 was selected, continue entering the label text as 

described in chapter 3, 

Basic Functions

.

• If 

ROTATE

, 

ROT-REP

, 

PORT

, 

PANEL

, or 

FLAG

 was selected, continue 

with the following steps.

4

Press 

l

 or 

r

 until the desired parameter is displayed.

5

Press 

u

 or 

d

 until the desired setting is displayed (or use the number keys 

to type in the desired setting).

6

Press 

n

 to apply the selected settings.

7

Type the text for each label in a separate text block.

8

Print the labels.
• To print a single copy of each label, press 

p

.

• To print multiple copies or several copies while increasing certain characters, or to 

print using any other special printing function, press 

g

, then 

a

 and choose 

your options. (For details, refer to 

Using special printing functions

 on page 32.)

Normal and Vertical Modes

Labels printed using the 

Normal

 and 

Vertical

 Label Type 

modes can be formatted and printed to fit any need.

ABCDE

NORMAL

VERTICAL

A B C D E