You’ll know the printer is on by the blue light glowing from the front center of the printer. Once the printer is plugged into the computer and on, move to the next step. Place the spool into the printer and feed the labels into the mechanism. Place the sample thermal paper roll in the printer, with the label side facing down, onto the spool. Remove the printer and its accessories from the box.
Suppose you’ve just received your printer and haven’t set it up yet.
#THERMAL PRINTER FOR MAC SERIES#
The high-end category of DYMO printers are specialized, like the Rhino and XTL series, and serve a specific purpose.įor the sake of this tutorial, we’ll focus on the LabelWriter series of printers, as that is the most common Dymo product line used by e-commerce businesses. This method is not unlike how most cash register receipts are printed at grocery and big-box stores worldwide. Instead, the device uses an electrified ribbon or bar that gets incredibly hot and burns the paper to form the print. The thermal paper does not run when it gets wet and doesn’t require ink to print. The mid-range sees thermal printers like the LabelWriter series are made for mailing and shipping. Their entry-level tape-based printers like the LetraTag or LabelManager are great handheld devices for labeling objects, folders, storage containers, or other things around the house or office.
One of the more ubiquitous brands, DYMO is a company that makes label printers for customers, home-office, and commercial customers. Specifically, let’s talk about using DYMO printers on a Mac. While not a question I see all the time, it comes up enough that I feel like it’s worth talking about and writing down a definitive how-to.