Working with Rhino6000 and 3M PL300 Label Printers using Rhino Connect Software

While the Dymo Rhino 6000 and the 3M PL300 label printers are technically the same product featuring different logos, the quality of the tech support on their respective websites varies wildly. Below are some tips on working with these printers while connected to a Windows computer.

Creating multi-line cable wrap labels using Rhino-Connect software with a 3M PL300 or Rhino 6000 Cable Labler

Using Rhino-Connect software to make cable labels is great if you have only 1 column of data. However, we often label our cables with multiple lines of text which we type into 2 or 3 columns. By default, when you import data from an external data source (such as an Excel list of cables), the Rhino-Connect software maps each and every cell and line to a new cable label. This means that a single cable label which should have 3 lines of text ends up printing as 3 separate cable labels.


Here's an example of our source data. We want each line of the Excel sheet to be a cable label... like this: Label 1: RM-A-DV9015 VEXT-AR VMON-A IN Label 2: RM-B-DV9015 VEXT-BR VMON-B IN	\|
When you import multi-column external data into Rhino-Connect, the software maps each and every cell to a new label. Certainly not what we want! Label 1: RM-A-DV9015 Label 2: VEXT-AR Label 3: VMON-A IN Label 4: RM-B-DV9015 Label 5: VEXT-BR Label 6: VMON-B IN
The solution to this is to combine your 3 cells in excel into 1 cell which includes a carriage return symbol (which starts a new line within a label). Assuming your columns in Excel are A, B, & C, type this into cell D1: =A1&CHAR(10)&B1&CHAR(10)&C1 in long form, this says "put contents of A1, a carriage return, B1, a carriage return, and C1 here"
Fill this formula down the entire column to populate all the rows (highlight the cells in D and then press CTRL-D). Select all these new labels in column D and copy them (CTRL-C). Make a new excel sheet (CTRL-N) and use Paste-Special to paste the Values into the new sheet. Be aware you must use Paste Values. Save this sheet as tab-delimted text and import it into Rhino-Connect.
Remember that you must close the file in Excel before you import it into Rhino Connect. When you import the file, you will have perfectly formatted multi-line cable wrap labels.

Rhino Label Part Numbers

Old Rhino 6000/5200 Labelers

Rhino Vinyl Label 1” – White Tape, Black Text - 1805430
Rhino Vinyl Label ¾”– White Tape, Black Text - 18445
Rhino Vinyl Label ½”– White Tape, Black Text - 18444
Rhino Vinyl Label 3/8” – White Tape, Black Text - 18443

Rhino Vinyl Label 1” – Black Tape, White Text - 1805432
Rhino Vinyl Label ¾”– Black Tape, White Text - 1805436
Rhino Vinyl Label ½”– Black Tape, White Text - 1805435
Rhino Vinyl Label 3/8” – Black Tape, White Text - 1805437

New Dymo XTL Labelers

Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label 2” – White Tape, Black Text - 1868755 (only works with XTL500 printer)
Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label 1” – White Tape, Black Text - 1868753
Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label ¾”– White Tape, Black Text - 1868752
Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label ½”– White Tape, Black Text - 1868751

Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label 2” – Black Tape, White Text - 1868800 (only works with XTL500 printer)
Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label 1” – Black Tape, White Text - 1868798
Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label ¾”– Black Tape, White Text - 1868797
Dymo XTL All-Purpose Vinyl Label ½”– Black Tape, White Text - 1868796

Dymo XTL Flexible Nylon Cable Wrap Labels, 1" - White Tape, Black Text - 1868808
Dymo XTL Flexible Nylon Cable Wrap Labels, 3/4" - White Tape, Black Text - 1868807
Dymo XTL Flexible Nylon Cable Wrap Labels, 1/2" - White Tape, Black Text - 1868806

Dymo XTL Laminated Wire/Cable Wrap Labels, 1-1/2" Wide x 13/16" Long (quantity 250) - White Tape, Black Text - 1868707 (only works with XTL500 printer)
Dymo XTL Laminated Wire/Cable Wrap Labels, 1-1/2" Wide x 1-9/16" Long (quantity (150) - White Tape, Black Text - 1868708 (only works with XTL500 printer)
Dymo XTL Laminated Wire/Cable Wrap Labels, 13/16" Wide x 13/16" Long (quantity 250) - White Tape, Black Text - 1868704
Dymo XTL Laminated Wire/Cable Wrap Labels, 13/16" Wide x 1-9/16" Long (quantity (150) - White Tape, Black Text - 1868705

Reviewed 11/1/18 - Cox