LabelPoint ® 350

User Guide

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DYMO LabelPoint 350 User Guide
Power Connector Label Exit
USB Connector

Cutter

LCD Display

Power Print/Incremental
Symbols 1, 2..N
Print
Language Symbols
Preview
Insert Preview/Insert
Language
Fixed Length/Style
Font Navigation/OK
Align/Box Underline
Memory/Settings Cancel
Numeric Keys
Backspace/
Clear
Enter
Alpha Keys

CAPS
Tab
Currency

Space Bar
Shift

Figure 1 DYMO LabelPoint 350 Professional Labelmaker

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About Your New Labelmaker 2. Insert the batteries following the polarity markings
(+ and –).
With your new DYMO LabelPoint™ 350 labelmaker, you
3. Replace the battery compartment cover.
can create a wide variety of high-quality, self-adhesive
labels. You can choose to print your labels in many ! Remove the batteries if the labelmaker will not
different sizes and styles. The labelmaker uses DYMO be used for a long period of time.
D1 label cassettes in widths of 6 mm (1/4”), 9 mm
(3/8”), 12 mm (1/2”), or 19 mm (3/4”). Label cassettes Using the Battery Pack
are also available in a wide range of colors. An optional, rechargeable battery pack can be used to
Visit www.dymo.com for information on obtaining power the labelmaker. The battery pack can be
labels and accessories for your labelmaker. purchased through your local DYMO reseller.
The labelmaker must be connected to external power
Warranty Registration through the AC adapter to charge the battery pack.
Please complete the warranty registration card and When the battery pack is completely discharged, allow
return it to the appropriate Customer Support address four to five hours to fully charge the battery.
within seven days. Visit www.dymo.com for details.
! When connected to external power, the battery
Getting Started charging indicator may continue to display even
though the battery pack is fully charged.
Follow these instructions to print your first label.
To use the battery pack
Connecting the Power 1. Open the battery compartment door.
The labelmaker is powered by standard batteries, an 2. Insert the battery pack. See Figure 2.
optional, rechargeable battery pack, or an AC power
adapter. To save power, the labelmaker will
automatically turn off after two minutes of inactivity.
Inserting the Batteries
The labelmaker uses six AA alkaline batteries. Figure 2
To insert the batteries
3. To charge the battery pack, connect the AC adapter
1. Remove the battery compartment cover. See Figure 1. as described in the next section.
Connecting the Power Adapter
An optional AC power adapter can also be used to
power the labelmaker. Connecting the AC adapter to
the labelmaker disconnects the batteries as a power
source.
Figure 1

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To connect the power adapter Remove
cardboard insert
1. Plug the power adapter into the power connector
on the top, left side of the labelmaker.
Select label
2. Plug the other end of the power adapter into a cassette size
power outlet.
! Make sure the labelmaker power is turned off
before you disconnect the power adapter from the
main power source. Otherwise, your most recent
memory settings will be lost.
Figure 4
Inserting the Label Cassette 2. Set the cassette switch for the size of the label
Your labelmaker comes with one label cassette. Visit cassette that you are inserting. See Figure 4.
www.dymo.com for information about purchasing A notch in the cassette fits over the switch when the
additional label cassettes. cassette is in the correct position.
To insert the label cassette 3. Make sure the label and ribbon are taut across the
1. Press and release the label cassette cover to open mouth of the cassette and that the label passes
the label compartment. See Figure 3. between the guideposts. If necessary, turn the spool
clockwise to tighten the ribbon.
4. Insert the cassette with the label and ribbon
positioned between the print head and pinch roller.
See Figure 5.

CLICK!

Figure 3

! The first time you use the labelmaker, remove

the protective cardboard insert from between the print
head and pinch roller. See Figure 4.
Figure 5
5. Press firmly until cassette clicks into place.
6. Close the label cassette cover and press A to turn
on the power.
Settings
You can select the language and corresponding units
of measure you want the labelmaker to use.

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Selecting a Language Power
You can select from a number of different language The A button turns the power on and off. After two
options. By default, the language is set to English. minutes of no activity, the power is switched off
To select a language automatically. The last label created is remembered
1. Press .
Language and displayed when the power is turned back on. The
2. Use the arrow keys to select the language you want previously selected style settings are also restored.
and press . LCD Display
Selecting Units of Measure The labelmaker’s LCD display shows a row of 16
You can choose to show measurements in inches or characters. However, you can enter up to 99 characters
millimeters. By default, the units of measure are set to and spaces.
inches. The display is similar to a window that scrolls across
To set the units of measure the text. (See Figure 6.) The number of characters
actually displayed can vary due to proportional
1. Press .
spacing.
2. Use the arrow keys to select Set Units and press
. The quick brown
brownfox
foxjumps
jum over the lazy dog.
3. Select inches or millimeters and press . Figure 6
Printing Your First Label In addition, feature indicators appear on the display to
You are now ready to print your first label. let you know when a feature is selected. See Figure 7.
Font Style Scroll Bar
To print a label
1. Enter text to create a simple label.
2. Press G.
3. Use the cutter lever to cut the label.
Congratulations! You have printed your first label.
Continue reading to learn more about the options
CAPS mode

Align/Justify
Fixed Length

Box/Underline
Mixed Formats
# of Copies
Multiple Lines

available for creating labels.

Getting to Know the Labelmaker Figure 7

The following sections describe each feature in detail.
Become familiar with the location of the feature and
function keys on your labelmaker. See Figure 1 on the
inside front cover.

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CAPS Mode Navigation Keys
The key toggles capitalization on and off. When You can review and edit your label using the left and
CAPS mode is turned on, the CAPS mode indicator is right arrows on the Navigation key. You can navigate
shown on the display and all letters that you enter will through menu selections using the up and down arrow
be capitalized. The default setting is CAPS mode on. keys, and then press to make a selection.
When CAPS mode is off, all letters entered appear in
lower case. Connecting to Your Computer
Shift Key Your labelmaker can be used as a standalone label
printer or you can print labels from your computer
The key, when used in combination with an using DYMO Label Software. Your labelmaker connects
alphabet key, changes the case of the selected letter. to your computer using the USB connection located on
When used in combination with number keys or the top of the labelmaker. See Figure 8.
function keys, the key selects the alternate
function shown on the key. For example, when you
press , the character to the left of the cursor is
deleted; however, when you press +
together, the entire label text and formatting is
deleted and the display is ready for you to type a new
label.
Space Bar Figure 8
The key inserts one or more blank spaces Refer to the LabelPoint 350 Quick Start Card for
in your text. installation instructions and the DYMO Label Software
User Guide for information about designing and
Backspace printing labels.
The key removes the character to the left of the
cursor. Pressing + clears all label text and Formatting Your Label
formatting. You can choose from a number of formatting options
Cancel to enhance the appearance of your labels.
The key allows you to exit from a menu without ! The labelmaker remembers the last selection
making a selection or to cancel an action. made so that each time you enter one of the feature
menus described in this section, you are positioned at
the last item selected from that menu.

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Changing the Font Size Adding Font Styles
Seven font sizes are available for your labels: You can choose from thirteen different font styles to
Arial Narrow apply to your text. See Figure 9.

Arial Normal Normal

Arial Wide BIG Vertical

Italic
Times New Roman
Bold
When you select a font, that font applies to all Outline
characters on a label. If you want to use more than one
Shadow
font, you must insert format breaks. See Using Mixed
Formats on page 7 for more information. 3D
To set the font Italic + Bold
1. Press the X key. Italic + Outline
2. Move to the desired font and then press . Italic + 3D
Using Mixed Formats Italic + Shadow
You can apply different fonts and format styles to the Strike-through
text on a label by inserting format breaks to divide the
Mirror
label into blocks or sections of text. You can add two
format breaks allowing you to apply three separate Figure 9
formats per label. When you select a style, that style applies to all
characters on a label. If you want to use more than one
Alignment, underline, box styles, and
style, you must insert format breaks. See Using Mixed
background patterns cannot be mixed on a label.
Formats for more information. However, when you
These styles are common to the entire label.
use mirror or vertical style, that style applies to the
To add a format break whole label.
1. Enter and format text for the first section.
Styles can be used with all alphanumeric characters
2. Press Preview
Insert. and symbols. See Using Symbols and Special
3. Select Insert Format Break and press . A new Characters on page 8 for more information on
section character is displayed at the end of the printing symbols.
first section, but will not print on the label.
To set the font style
4. Continue entering and formatting text for the next
1. Press the key.
section of the label.
2. Use the arrow keys to move to the desired style and
then press .

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Adding Box and Background Styles Creating Multiple-Line Labels
You can further highlight your text by choosing a box, The number of lines you can print on a label depends
underline, or background style. on the size label you are using:
DYMO Normal • Maximum of five lines on 19 mm (3/4") labels
DYMO Underline • Maximum of three lines on 9 mm (3/8") and 12 mm
Square Box (1/2") labels
DYMO
• Maximum of one line on 6 mm (1/4") labels
DYMO Pointed Box To create a multiple-line label
Rounded Box
1. Type the text for the first line, and press . A new
DYMO line character is displayed at the end of the first
DYMO Crocodile Box line, but will not print on the label.
2. Type the text for the second line.
DYMO Scroll Box
The display shows the line on which you are currently
DYMO 3D Box entering text. The example below indicates that the
second line is the current line on the label.
DYMO Dots

Wood Grain
Use the arrow keys to move between lines.
Bricks
Using Tabs
Checkers You can add tabs to a label to align text on multi-line
Parquet labels. Tabs are left justified and the default spacing is
50 mm (2.0”).
Diamonds To change the tab spacing
Weave 1. Press .
2. Select Set Tab Length and press .
Figure 10 3. Use the up and down arrow keys to increase or
A label can be underlined or enclosed in a box or decrease the tab setting, and then press .
background, but not both together. To insert a tab
To set the box style 1. Enter your text.
1. Press the > key. 2. Press the key and continue entering text.
2. Select a frame style and then press .
On multi-line labels, all lines are underlined. In box Using Symbols and
style mode, all the lines are enclosed in one box style. Special Characters
Symbols and other special characters can be added to
your labels.
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Adding Symbols To add a symbol
The labelmaker supports the extended symbol set as 1. Press Symbols. The first row of symbols shown in the
shown in Figure 11. table appears in the display.
2. Use the arrow keys to move to the desired symbol.
The left and right arrows move horizontally along a
row of symbols. The up and down arrow keys scroll
vertically through the rows of symbols.
To quickly see a row of symbols, you can press the
letter corresponding to the row you want.
3. When you locate the desired symbol, press to
add the symbol to your label text.
Adding International Characters
The labelmaker supports the extended Latin character
set using RACE technology. Similar to using a mobile
phone keypad, if you type a letter multiple times
within a very short time, you will scroll through
variations on that letter.
For example, if French is selected as the language and
you repeatedly press the letter a, you will see a à â æ
and so on through all the variations available. The
character variations and the order in which the
variations appear depend on the language you have
selected to use.
Currency Symbols
The currency key also uses RACE to scroll through
a number of currency symbols:
$£€¢¥
The order these symbols appear depends on the
language you have selected.

Printing Options
You can print multiple copies of a label at one time,
print serialized labels, print fixed-length labels, review
Figure 11 label text and format, and adjust the printing contrast.

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Printing Multiple Copies You can specify a fixed length for a label in 2 mm (0.1”)
increments between 40 mm (1.5”) and 400 mm
You can print up to 16 copies of a label at one time.
(15.0”). The preset fixed length is 100 mm (4.0”). Any
When printing multiple copies, a dotted cut-line is
change you make to the fixed-length setting remains
printed between each label.
in effect until you change it.
To print multiple copies of the label
To set the label length
1. Press and then select Set # Copies.
1. Press + .
2. Press the up arrow key to increase the number of
copies to print. 2. Select ON to turn on Fixed Length.
3. Press the down arrow key to begin decreasing the 3. Press the up arrow to increase the length.
number of copies from 16. 4. Press the down arrow to decrease the length.
4. Press . 5. Press to set the fixed length.
5. Press G to begin printing. 6. After you print the label, repeat step 1 and turn
When printing is finished, the number of copies to Fixed Length OFF; otherwise, all your subsequent
print returns to the default value of 1. labels will print with this fixed length.

Serializing Your Labels Printing Barcode Labels

The labelmaker can print barcodes in six standard
You can print a series of labels with the last number
formats: UPC A, UPC E, EAN8, EAN13, CODE-39, and
incremented by one number. The number of labels
CODE-128. You can only print a barcode on 19 mm (3/
serialized depends upon the number of copies you
4”) labels; and you can only print one barcode per
selected to print. Only the last series of numbers that
label.
follows any letter, space, or punctuation will be
serialized. For example, abc123 will print as abc123, The barcode prints horizontally along the label with
abc124, abc125; and 123-998 will print as 123-998, the text in small print underneath the barcode. You
123-999, 123-1000, and so on. can optionally add text before and after the barcode.
Or, you can add text above or below the barcode by
To serialize your labels
creating a two-line label. See Creating Multi-Line
1. Enter the text for your label.
Labels on page 6.
2. Select the number of labels to print as described in
Printing Multiple Copies on page 10. Four of the standard barcodes require a fixed number
of characters to generate the barcode: EAN-8, EAN-13,
3. Select + G.
UPC-A, and UPC-E. CODE-39 and CODE-128 barcodes
Printing a Fixed-Length Label allow a variable number of characters to be entered.
Normally, the length of the label is determined by the To create a barcode
length of the text entered. However, you may wish to 1. Press .
make a label for a specific purpose that is a fixed 2. Select Set Barcode and press .
length regardless of the length of the text. 3. Use the arrow keys to select the barcode type, and
press .

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 One or more question marks appear between the To align the text
barcode symbols ( ). 1. Press + >.
???????0 2. Select the desired alignment using the arrows keys
and press .
You may see a 0 in the far right position for some
3. Press to turn off the alignment setting.
barcode types. This is a check digit and will be
replaced with a number when the barcode data is Adjusting the Print Contrast
entered. You can adjust the print contrast to fine tune the print
4. Enter the data for the barcode, replacing the quality of your label.
question marks, and press when finished.
To set the contrast
5. Enter the text you wish to appear before the
1. Press .
barcode on the label. (Optional)
2. Select Print Contrast and press .
6. Press .
Preview
Insert
3. Select a contrast setting and press .
7. Use the arrow keys to select Insert Barcode, and
press . Using Labelmaker Memory
8. Enter any text you wish to appear after the barcode.
(Optional) The labelmaker has a powerful memory feature that
9. Press G. stores text and formatting as follows:
• Automatically stores the last fifteen labels printed.
Previewing Your Label • Allows you to store the text of up to ten labels you
You can preview the text or format of your label prior use frequently.
to printing. A two-line label is previewed as a single- • Allows you to name and store up to ten commonly
line label. used label formats.
To preview your label Storing Label Text
1. Press + .
Preview
Insert
The labelmaker automatically keeps the last fifteen
2. Select Text or Format.
labels printed in a text buffer. In addition, you can
If you select Text, the text of the label scrolls across store up to ten specific labels you use frequently.
the display. If you select Format, the format selected
To store the current label text
displays briefly.
1. Press + .
Aligning the Text 2. Select Save and then Label.
When you print a fixed length label you can choose to The first of ten memory fields is displayed.
align the text at the left, center, or right side of the 3. Use the arrow keys to move through the fields. You
label. For multi-line labels, all lines of text are aligned can store new text in any of the memory locations,
left, center, and right relative to each other. however, if you select a location that is filled, the
previous label text will be overwritten.

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4. Select a memory location and press . Caring for Your Labelmaker
Your label text is saved and you are returned to the
label. Your labelmaker is designed to give you long and
trouble-free service, while requiring very little
Storing Formats maintenance.
In addition to label text, you can store up to ten specific Clean your labelmaker from time to time to keep it
label formats you use frequently. This feature stores working properly. Clean the cutter blade each time you
only the formatting information not the label text. replace the label cassette.
To store the current format To clean the cutter blade
1. Press + . 1. Remove the label cassette.
2. Select Save and then Format. 2. Press and hold down the cutter lever to expose the
The first of ten memory fields is displayed. cutter blade.
3. Use the arrow keys to move through the fields. You 3. Use a cotton ball and alcohol to clean both sides of
can store a new format in any of the memory the blade.
locations, however, if you select a location that is 4. Release the cutter lever.
filled, the previously stored format will be
! You can also follow this procedure if the cutter
overwritten. blade becomes lodged in the forward position and will
4. Select a field and press . The word Name? not move.
appears in the field.
To clean the print head
5. Enter a name for the format and press . The ♦ Clean the print head using the cleaning tool located
label format is saved and you are returned to the inside the label compartment lid.
label.
Recalling Stored Labels
and Formats
You can easily recall labels and formats stored in
memory to use at a later time.
To recall labels or formats
1. Press + .
2. Select Recall and then Label, Format, or Last
Printed.
The first memory location is displayed similar to
storing a label or format.
3. Select a label or format to recall and press .

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Troubleshooting
Review the following possible solutions if you encounter a problem while using your labelmaker.
Problem/Error Message Solution
No display • Ensure the labelmaker is turned on.
• Replace discharged batteries.
Poor Print Quality • Replace discharged batteries or attach power adapter.
• Ensure label cassette is installed properly.
• Clean the print head.
• Replace the label cassette.
Poor Cutter Performance Clean the cutter blade. See Caring for Your Labelmaker.
Printing No action required.
Message disappears when printing is finished.
Too many characters
Exceeded maximum number of characters in buffer. Delete some or all of the buffer text.
Too many lines
Exceeded maximum number of lines allowed. Select another format.
Insert Label Cassette
Label cassette missing or empty. Insert a new label cassette
Battery low
Batteries almost discharged. Replace batteries or connect AC power adapter.
Label Jam • Remove jammed label and replace label cassette.
Motor is stalled due to label jam. • Clean cutter blade.
Too many pages
Exceeded maximum number of format breaks allowed. Change label layout.
Page not empty Delete all content on the page.
Label size too small Change label size or press Cancel to exit Box/Background
menu.
Set Following this message, a fixed-length value is displayed
Fixed-length label selected and the length necessary to print which indicates the minimum label length necessary to fit the
the label exceeds the selected length. text. Do one of the following:
• Adjust the fixed-length label setting appropriately, or
• Select a narrower font size.

If you still need assistance, contact DYMO Customer Support. Refer to Contacting Customer Support at the back of
this User Guide to locate the contact number for your country.

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This product is CE marked in accordance with the EMC directive and the low voltage directive and is designed to conform with the
following international standards:
US FCC Class B Compatibility
Safety - EN 60950, IEC 950, UL 1950
EMC Compatibility EN 61000 3-2/3 ; EN 61000 4-2/3/4/5/6/8/11; ENV 50204;
EU Immunity - EN 55024 & addendums A1, A2 Electromagnetic Compatibility (EMC) - Information Technology equipment, Immunity Characteristics
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