Heat-Shrink Tube Labels

The heat-shrink tube label is one of several cable management specific labels.

The following table should help in choosing the correct label width for your application.

Heat-shrink tube size Minimum cable diameter Maximum cable diameter Minimum AWG Maximum AWG
1/4”/6 mm 0.05”/1.24 mm 0.14”/3.50 mm 16 7
1/2”/12 mm 0.12”/3.00 mm 0.28”/7.20 mm 8 1
1”/24 mm 0.22”/5.5 mm 0.57”/14.50 mm 3 4/0+
2”/54 mm 0.46”/11.50 mm 1.27”/32.3 mm 3 4/0+
2 1/8”/54 mm 0.46”/11.50 mm 1.27”/32.3 mm 3 4/0+

One text box is automatically added to the label. You can add additional text boxes, images, shapes, or barcodes.

Formatting only applies to the currently selected object.

Use Serialize to automatically create a series of labels.

Heat shrink tube labels can be printed on any type of XTL continuous or pre-sized Heat-Shrink Tube labels.

The label properties you can set are:

Orientation

Landscape (Default)

Portrait

  • Changing the label orientation removes any content on the label, creating a new blank label
Label length

Minimum: 1 1/4" (31.75 mm)

  • This property is only available when using continuous label cartridges. You cannot change the label length if a pre-sized label is selected.

Show label outline

When selected, an outline is added around the outside of the label content.

Default is no label outline.

Match leader and trailer length

When selected, an equal amount of blank space is added at the beginning and end of the label. (Default)

When not selected, blank space is added only at the beginning of the label.

  • This property is only available when using continuous label cartridges.

To create a heat-shrink tube label

  1. Click , and then click Heat-Shrink Tube.
  2. Under Orientation, select one of the following:
    • Landscape
    • Portrait
  3. Under Label length, select or enter the length for your label.
  4. Under Layout, select any of the following:
    • Show label outline - to display the outline of the label in the edit area.
    • Match leader and trailer length - to make the trailer and leader length the same.

  5. Add data to the label. See Entering Data.

See Also

Using Serialization

Importing Data

Setting Default Label Properties

Saving Labels

Printing Labels

 

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