Section 3: Label/Container Settings

3.1 Operating Basics

The AP550e has two common modes: Label Application Mode and Setup Mode. In the Label Application Mode, either the current label count or the current memory location is displayed. By default, the current label count is displayed. This allows you to keep track of the number of labels applied. To reset the label count to zero, press and hold the Recall/Reset button for two seconds. Similarly, press and hold the + or – buttons for two seconds to increase or decrease the label count.

The AP550e has ten different memory locations to store various label/container settings. During use, the unit must operate in one of ten available memory locations (0-9). The default memory location is “0”, but different memory locations can be used to store different settings for various label/container combinations. This allows you to quickly switch between common jobs.

To display the current memory location, press the Mode button. “F #” will be shown, where “#” is the location number. With the current memory location displayed, you can press the Recall/Reset button to index to any of the other nine memory locations. Press and hold the Recall/Reset button for two seconds to clear all the settings for the memory location currently displayed. Press the Mode button to return the display to the current label count, otherwise, after four seconds of inactivity the display will automatically revert back to the current label count.

To access the Setup Mode, first index to the desired memory location as described above. With the memory location still displayed, press and hold the Mode button for two seconds. The various settings will now be presented in the order shown in the following table. Press the Recall/Reset button to index through the settings. For some of the settings, the +/- buttons will change the values. Pressing the Mode button at any time will store the existing setup values and return the unit to the Label Application Mode. See the descriptions on the following pages for more details on each setting.

Note 1: Any changes made in Setup Mode will only apply to the current memory location. The settings in all other memory locations will remain unchanged.

Note 2: See Appendix B for a flowchart of the control panel menu.

To access the Setup Mode:

Below is a chart describing the label/container settings.

With label count displayed, press "Mode" once.

Hold "Mode" for 2 seconds.