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1. ABC WIDE 1 25 mm 1 25 mm ABC ABC NONE 1 6 4 mm 1 6 4 mm ABC NARROW 1 3 8 mm 1 8 8 mm ABC SGABCO MEDIUM 1 2 12 mm 1 2 12 mm The current margin setting is shown at the left end of the second line in the top of the display Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 HELS AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 1 Press NOTE t To return to the text without making changes press at any time t To return all functions in the FORMAT menu to their default settings hold down and press _ space bar 37 Ch 3 Functions Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36i 1 1 2 CHANGE SETTINGS li m FORMAT 24mm T LENGTH AUTO ean says E ARGIN WIDE H ALI LEFT 12 1 2 PITCH NORMAL ae BACK m 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Press or until gt moves beside MARGIN 3 Press E Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ni 1 e CONFIRM eee MARGIN 24mm zu 4 y ABC WIDE 18mm 3 4 ABC NONE 12mm 1
2. Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter HIHI 36mm 1 1 2 LINE EFFECTS STRIKE OUT 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Halic Vertical 3 Type in the new text 30 Vertical With the Vertical function you can print your text vertically along the length of your label 12 OFF ON When the Vertical function is turned on for the text at the cursor s current position the Vertical indicator at the bottom of the display lights up NOTE While selecting a Vertical setting the following operations may be used t To select the default setting OFF hold down ui and press t To return all text formatting functions to their default settings hold down and press space bar rz To return to the text without making Cancel changes press Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ni 36mm 1 1 2 K a 0 0 HELS MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 4h 6mm 1 4 AX lt Style Italic To change the Vertical setting before entering the text gt 1 Press K 2 J 2 or E until the cursor is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different Vertical setting Ch 3 Functions 2 Press to select either ON or OFF The current setting i
3. 5 MeT een 5 abides aa 6 Chapter 2 Getting Started 7 PRECAU TIT un i 8 Connecting the power supply cord 9 Installing TZ tape cassette ode mel erat de d 10 Turning amp off the ui oan etta ri eH Rd IR DA did dtu tes 11 Chapter 3 uu u TITEL M Performing basic 14 Entering wu 2 15 Editing TN EP REPRISES NIENTE y batch cab Sy 21 TORIO RARER u leto atate Saga QR Dvd ae aun SD de u as 24 Storing and recalling files dc ode a dual 46 49 Setting display feataresu uu 57 Chapter 4 Using Labels and Stamps 61 L min ted asua asss 62 Stamp fil m tend 62 ERROR MESSAGE LIST sssssssssnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn 65 TROUBLESHOOTING l I l oe a En reves 70 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS nmn 73 76 Special Darcode Chardbters
4. ee 11 MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18 3 4 B 1 R 12mm 1 2 EH 6mm 1 4 AA A A A A Style Halic Vertical In addition pressing while typing text into templates Template function and backgrounds BACKGROUND function of the FORMAT menu displays an enlargement of the character above the cursor This allows you to view sym bols which appear on the display as x NOTE To return to editing the text press any key Ch 3 Functions Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nii ni 36mm 1 1 2 EDIT TEXT x 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 thie s ELT 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical Back Space Back Space To remove the character in the text that is to the left of the cursor s current position press Back Space Each time is pressed one character is deleted If the cursor is at the beginning of a line jack Space line or block is joined with the previous one Clear Once you have printed your text you will need to erase the display so that you can design a new one With the Clear function you can select whether all of the text and all of the for mat settings or just the text and its text format settings will be erased NOTE The cursor can be located anywhere in the text To erase all of the text and formats
5. Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nin nii EX 36mm 1 1 2 INPUT FILE NAME 0 4 24 t A 12mm 1 2 eT BERR RRR RRR 9mm 3 8 BERR RRR RRR 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Halic Vertical If the file has been saved before select SAVE Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter niu niit 36mm 1 1 2 20 FILE NAME Address4 24mm 1 12mm 1 2 Ce BERR RRR RRR RRR 9mm 3 8 EE 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical L in the desired file name NOTE A file name can only be up to 10 characters long M Press The text is saved under the selected number with the entered file name To create another label or stamp using a differ ent template N Press or until v moves beside FILE Ch 3 Functions O Pres Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nin nii rA 36mm 1 1 2 lt CONFIRM IE IB 24mm 1 lA P ral NEW 18mm 3 4 SAVE AS i SAVE 12mm 1 2 1 9mm 3 8 SZ 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical P Press or until v moves beside NEW Q Press Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter niu nii 36mm 1 1 2 TO CLEAR EDITED 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 OK DLE 12 1 2 E FEAR Tm 9mm 3 8
6. ia 80 NE ONES Sot Sum rei hatuk eot tese mri ee eee EIN ERE sata ete rode ayah saa 80 Siz sand widths 81 T pe styles M aaa PPM HD ha R EA 82 Framing and shading patterns es t 3 Background desi ons acis ites us ip dv utile i vbi d aud de poe Va e vm Leu ad dad uda d 84 Presset templates 85 Tempblat sextsiylesiu edd o t Poe er a tan aS u iMate Ete d 89 Text transformation SIV eSu e aaa aaah a 90 IN DEX Gem 91 QUICK REFERENCE Entering text ing a space Space bar Adding a capital letter desired character Adding a series of capi tal letters Type character Adding an accented character Alt lt gt lt Type character or to select Adding a symbol a E or to select SYMBOL NO gt Pa gt B or g J to select or type symbol number gt b 7 5 fe or E to select symbol category gt Suu gt 6 R EJ or to select symbol number gt Adding a new line lt New Block Adding a new block Adding a barcode Code lt ex e Type barcode data Adding a special charac ter to the barcode Symbol T 4 gt or M to select special character gt Changing a barcode parameter Editing text Zooming in and out T gt T gt 2 Iz or to select parameter gt gt
7. P CIE SE Ye YE u O DN L Su power supply key gt p 11 Print key gt p 49 Feed amp Cut key gt p 49 File key gt p 46 Templt template key gt 41 Format key gt p 36 Setup key gt p 57 frame shading key gt 32 Font key gt p 24 Size key gt p 25 Width key gt p 27 Style key p 28 Italic key gt p 29 line effects key gt p 30 Vert vertical key p 31 Back Space key gt p 21 Clear function p 21 G Copy amp Paste key gt p 24 CQ DD O Z 2 Barcode key gt p 18 Zoom key p 21 Image function gt p 49 Area key lt gt p 22 All function gt p 23 lt enter key gt p 14 amp 16 New Block function gt 16 Cursor keys p 14 Symbol key gt p 17 Space bar p 15 Code key gt p 14 Cancel key gt p 14 Shift key gt p 15 Caps key gt p 15 Alt key gt p 15 Chapter 2 Getting Started Ch 2 Getting Started PRECAUTIONS Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Do not use tapes that do not have the mark Before installing a tape cassette be sure that the tape is correctly fed under the tape guides Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P touch Doing so may damage the tape cassette Avoid using the machin
8. 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 6 Press once to remove any slack in the tape and cut off the excess Turning on amp off the P touch The power supply key is located in the top right corner of the machine s keyboard This P touch will automatically turn off if no key is pressed or no operation is performed for 30 minutes In addition if it has remained plugged in the previous session s text is displayed when you turn it on again Press to turn on or turn off the P touch Ch 2 Getting Started 11 Ch 2 Getting Started 12 Chapter 3 Functions Ch 3 Functions Performing basic operations Although most functions can be used just by pressing their keys the following keys may be needed with certain functions Code To use a function printed in yellow on a key hold down while pressing the key for the function that you wish to use Enter Z To select a function from a menu or an item from a list or to apply the selected setting press ess Cancel To quita function without applying any changes that you may have made press E Cursor keys The four cursor keys ail alt E and can be used to perform two operations to move the cursor which appears as either a bracket or an underline orto make a selection right e To move the cursor one space or character to the right press once If the cursor is at th
9. t To return all functions in the OPTION menu to their default settings hold down and press space bar 54 To change the CUT setting The way that labels are cut off after being printed can be selected using the CUT function A full cut completely cuts off the label When a half cut setting is selected the HALF CUTTER indicator lights up and the tape is cut without cutting the label backing This makes it easier to remove the backing paper from the labels Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground 0 0 HELS MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 36mm 1 1 2 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Halic Vertical The following CU T settings are available ABC and half cuts ABC re M ABC ABC rai only ABC ABC nor half cuts 1 Press Print Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36 1 1 2 TO PRINT 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 OK OPTION 12mm 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical Ch 3 Functions 2 Press or to move v beside OPTION NOTE To return to the text without making any changes press at any time 3 Press t To display the OPTION menu quickly hold Code down and press Prin
10. 70 Problem TROUBLESHOOTING Solution 5 A blank horizontal line appears through the text in the printed label Turn off the machine Open the tape compartment cover then remove the tape cassette if one is installed The print head and rollers are located in the tape compartment Print head Use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe up and down along the print head Print head Rollers Use a dry cotton swab to wipe up and down along each roller while rotating them with your finger Print head Install a tape cassette close the tape com partment cover and then try printing again If a blank streak still appears in the printed label repeat steps 2 through 4 using a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl rubbing alcohol If none of the above works contact your service representative 71 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution 6 The tape is not ejected correctly after Turn off the machine open the tape com being automatically cut partment cover and remove the tape cas sette if one is installed Using a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl rubbing alcohol clean off the metal piece in the exit slot to the left of cutter Cotton swab Metal piece Area to be cleaned 7 The machine has locked up i e noth Reset the machine by turning it off and ing happens when a key is pressed while holding down and turn ing
11. CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION 24mm 1 Use the TRAN SFO RMATION function to create COPIES 18mm 3 4 NUMBER OFF interesting text effects by molding the text into MIRROR OFF joni Wes different shapes Refer to page 54 for samples of NVERT OFF TRANS 9mm 3 8 the shapes that are available FORM ABC 6mm 1 4 1 Press Print KAA AAA A A lt Style Italic Vertical Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 7 mt sem d 2 4 Press or to move beside 2mm 1 TRANSFORM OK TO PRINT 18 3 4 YOK 5 Press OPTION 12mm 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 6mm 1 4 1 lt 36mm 1 2 i CONFIRM Style Italic Vertical TRANSFORMATION 24mm 1 v 28c OFF 18mm 3 4 2 Press or to move v beside ui OPTION 6mm 1 4 NOTE A lt Style Italic Vertical To return to the text without making any changes press at any time 6 Press or to move v beside 3 Press desired setting NOTE t To display the OPTION menu quickly hold To select the default setting O FF press down and press Print space bar t To return to the previous screen without keep 7 to confirm the setting an ing any changes press t ib return to the OPTION menu NOTE
12. to select setting gt lt lt New Block New Block Image Deleting text Back Space Clear Clearing all of the text and formats 2 or X to select TEXT amp FORMATS Clearing only the text Back Space 1 gt J or 8 to select TEXT ONLY Selecting an area of the text gt K la P to select text Selecting all of the text Area All Copying text gt T Fd j gt Bl or to select text Pasting text c T m T Copy text EJ ES or E to position cursor gt gt or to select lt gt Formatting text Changing the font Changing the character size Changing the character width Changing the character style Changing the italic set ting Changing the line effects Changing the vertical printing setting Changing the label ing 9 gt eal or to select LENGTH gt or to select or type setting gt New Block er Changing the margins E or to select MARGIN gt to select setting gt horizontal gt gt or to select H ALI gt or to select setting Changing the pitch Formal y to select PITCH to select setting gt the back P y or to select BACK gt gt or to select design gt to select BACK gt gt or to select SMAL
13. MAX 10 LIN ES This message appears if ten lines have already been entered in a block of text when you press e New Block This message appears if you press to delete text causing the number of lines in a block to exceed the ten line limit Limit the number of lines in the text block to ten or hold down and press to create a new block Adjustthe number of lines so that the block will not have more than ten lines MAX 30 CHRS This message appears if more than 30 characters are selected when you press 4 Limit the number of char acters that will be copied and pasted to 30 MAX 50 CHRS This message appears if you try to add more than 50 underlines frames and shadings Limit the number of underlines frames and shadings in the text to 50 67 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE CAU SE SOLUTION MEMORY FULL This message appears if you try to store a message that is too large to fit in the available memory space maximum of 3 000 characters Delete an unwanted file to make space for the new one MIN 4 DIGITS This message appears if less than the minimum four digits are entered as the barcode data Enter a minimum of four digits before pressing lt New Block NO FILES This message appears if no files are stored in the memory when you try to recall or delete one Store a text file before try ing to recall or delete one
14. To return to the text without making any changes 9 space bar press at any time 56 Ch 3 Functions 7 Press to apply the setting and return Setting display features to the OPTION menu eeoeoeoeeoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Setup Pressing displays four functions which let you change the general appearance of text shown on the display To change the LINE NO setting This function allows you to select whether or not the number of the line currently containing the cursor is displayed during Zoom mode The line numbers are not displayed in WYSIWYG mode 1 Press NOTE To return all functions in the SETUP menu to their default settings hold down and press space bar Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter SH 36mm 1 1 2 9 CHANGE SETTINGS T UP 24mm 1 LINE NO ON 18mm 3 4 CONTRAST 0 UNITS inch 12mm 1 2 LANGUAGE e ENGLISH 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 2 Since is already beside LINE NO press Caps Template Zoom ground Cutter x 36mm 1 1 2 3 CONFIRM LINE NO 24mm 1 VA N 18mm 3 4 1 OFF 12mm 1 2 Fog Fog 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 57 Ch 3 Functions
15. mm AAAAAAA A i dn E te default settings hold down and press space bar 2 Press or to move 3 beside CON TRAST 3 Press Caps Template Zoom end eae 36mm 1 1 2 gt CHANGE SETTINGS E SETUP 24mm 1 M LINE NO ON 18mm 3 4 0 UNITS inch 12mm 1 2 LANGUAGE n SZ ENGLISH 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 58 2 Press or to move beside UNITS 3 Press Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter pine 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM UNITS 24mm 1 vinch i mm 3 4 E cm 12 1 2 I 1 9mm 3 8 S nu 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 4 Press or to move V beside the set ting that you wish to select NOTE To select the default setting press _ J space bar 5 Press once to confirm the setting and return to the SETU P menu 6 Press again to apply the setting To change the LANGUAGE setting The LANGUAGE function allows you to select whether the menus settings and messages will appear in English or French 1 Press we NOTE To return all functions in the SETUP menu to their default settings hold down and press space bar Ch 3 Functions Back Half Caps Alt Template
16. t To return to the previous screen without keep ing any changes press 7 Back Caps Halt Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 41 CONFIRM FRAME SHADING FRAME vSHADING E KF A A A A A AA A lt Style Halic Vertical Press Press or until v moves beside 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm BLOCK Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 4 CONFIRM S SHADING f ALL i BLOCK I LINE CHARACTER I lt Style Halic Vertical 6mm 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 8 1 4 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 8 1 4 Ch 3 Functions 5 Press 6 Press or until the first block that you wish to frame or shade is selected Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ni 36mm 1 1 2 e SELECT START POINT 24mm T 18mm 3 4 ABC Tr 1 M a in 12mm 1 2 Los jom 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 7 Press 8 Press or 2 until all of the blocks that you wish to frame or shade are selected Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter niu 36mm 1 1 2 e SELECT END POINT 24mm 1 es 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 9 Press Press or until v moves beside the d
17. Create a table using the Frame Shading function p 32 to put a box around each line of each block in the text Then use the Area func p 22 to format the headings of the table Ch 1 Before You Start GENERAL DESCRIPTION Features Tape compartment cover Cover release button Tape exit slot Keyboard Handle Lettering stick LCD display Ch 1 Before You Start 1 2 3 4 5 6 78 d Caps Alt Template Zopm ground Cutter 9 PENES mm Tm HIHI va al 36mm 1 1 2 O MARGIN WIDE _ AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 A 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 A Style Italic Vertical E 1 Capsindicator p 15 9 Tape length setting gt p 36 2 Altindicator gt p 15 Margin setting p 37 3 Template indicator gt p 41 A Cursor p 14 4 Zoom indicator gt p 21 B Style setting indicator gt p 28 5 Background indicator gt p 40 C Italic setting indicator gt p 29 6 Half cutter indicator gt p 55 D Vertical printing indicator gt 31 7 Fontsetting gt p 24 E Character size setting gt p 25 8 Tape width indicator gt p 10 Menus Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter The color of the arrows on the ends of 1 1 2 the scroll bar shows whether or not more e ERO
18. ite N Number 77 Appendix Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number FOOD amp DRINK Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number 78 Appendix Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number POINTING Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number 79 Appendix Special barcode characters gt 18 The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using protocols EAN128 and CODE128 Character Character Character ENQ ETB ACK CAN BEL EM BS HT ESC LF VT FS FF CR GS 50 5 RS DC1 US DC2 DC3 DC4 The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using protocols CO DE39 or CODABAR Character Fonts gt p 24 The following fonts are available HELSIN
19. ABC O FF Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter HII 36mm 1 1 2 9 CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION 24mm a gt COPIES 1 18mm 3 4 NUMBER OFF MIRROR OFF 12mm 1 2 NVERT OFF TRANS 9mm 3 8 v FORM 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical 1 Press Print ON Press or to move 3 beside INVERT 5 Press R Back Half Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 p OK TO PRINT 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 OPTION 12mm 1 2 CANCEL Bae 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Press or to move v beside OPTION NOTE To return to the text without making any changes press at any time Caps Alt Tempalte Zoom ground Cutter matte 36mm 1 1 2 lt d CONFIRM NVERT 24mm 4 E v ABC OFF 18mm 3 4 Pg ON pee l I 9mm 3 8 S un 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 6 Press or to move v beside the desired setting NOTE To select the default setting 1 space bar O FF press 53 Ch 3 Functions 7 Press to confirm the setting and return to the OPTION menu Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36 1 1 2 To change the shape of the text
20. shown below SIZE at the top of the display t To return all text formatting functions to their Code Back Half default settings hold down and press Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter SIZE nn 36mm 1 1 2 _ J space bar 24pt 24mm 1 To return to the text without making any 18mm 3 4 changes press E 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 To change the text size before entering the AA AAA AA A x text Style Vertical 1 Press 5 E or until the cursor a is moved to he paint where voll want in 3 Press The selected text is displayed begin using a different text size in the desired text size 2 Press until the desired text size is selected The current setting is shown below SIZE at the top of the display and a sample A can be seen to the right of the cursor Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter r gt ni 36mm 1 1 2 SIZE 48pt 24mm 4 18mm 3 4 A 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 2 lt Style Halic Vertical 3 Typein the new text 26 Width 43 The Width function can be used with any of the text sizes to make the size of the characters wider or more narrow Refer to page 81 for examples of the Width settings NOTE While selecting a Width setting the following oper ations may be used t To display the previous setting hold down and press t To select the default sett
21. 18mm 3 4 PRINT STAMP YPRINT LABEL 12mm 1 2 CANCEL Omm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical 44 G Press or until moves beside the desired setting For a label created using a template other than one from the STAMP category To print select O K Refer to page 49 for more details on printing To change the printing options select OPTION Refer to pages 49 through 54 for more details on the printing options For a stamp created using a template from the STAMP category To print out a stamp stencil select PRINT STAMP To print an identification label select PRINT LABEL NOTE Use 1 2 12 mm wide tape to make an identifica tion label for a stamp with a STAMP M size and use 3 4 18 mm wide tape to make a label for a stamp with a STAMP L size H Press To store the label or stamp created using a tem plate Press or until v moves beside FILE J Press Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nn nn 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM FILE 24mm 1 PN 5 NEW 18mm 3 4 SAVE AS 1 SAVE 12mm 1 2 bog l I i 9mm 3 8 S 6mm 1 4 Style Halic Vertical K Press until v moves beside desired setting and then press eee New Block Refer to pages 46 and 46 for more details on saving files If the file has not been saved before select SAVE AS
22. 2 Y OABCO NARROW 28 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 4 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE t To select the default setting lt gt lt gt WID E press space bar To return to the previous screen without keep ing any changes press 7 t To return to the previous screen with the new setting press or 5 Press once to confirm the setting and return to the FORMAT menu 6 Press again to apply the setting 38 To change the H ALI horizontal alignment setting You can choose to align the text in your label in one of four ways ABC DEFGH IJKLM LEFT DEFGH IJKLM lt gt CENTER DEFGH IJKLM gt RIGHT ABC DEFGH IJKLM k ABC JUSTIFY 1 Press 9 NOTE t To return to the text without making changes press at any time t To return all functions in the FORMAT menu to their default settings hold down and press jJ space bar Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 11 27 CHANGE SETTINGS FORMAT 24mm 1 m AUTO 18mm 3 4 ARGIN WIDE H ALI LEFT 12mm 4 2 PITCH NORMAL i 85 hz BACK OFF n J 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Italic Vertical 2 Press or until 3 moves beside H ALI 3
23. FORMAT PARAMETER 18mm 3 4 SYMBOL SPECIAL ice cies CHARACTER 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical To change the barcode parameters 2 Press 4 All or some of the following parameters can be set PROTO protocol WIDTH bar width 5 numbers printed below barcode CH DIG check digit Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36 1 1 2 CHANGE SETTINGS PARAMETER 24mm ui CODE39 18mm 3 4 WIDTH WIDE UNDER S ON 12 1 2 a CH DIG OFF amm dps 6mm 1 4 A lt Style Italic Vertical 3 Press or until moves beside the parameter that you want to change 4 Press 5 The available settings are dis played Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter un 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM T PROTOCOL Mmm 1 18mm 3 4 EAN13 12mm 1 2 EANS UPC A 9mm 38 Y UPC E 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical Ch 3 Functions 5 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE To select the default setting press space bar Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter n 36mm 1 1 2 41 CONFIRM PROTOCOL 24mm 1 v CODABAR n EAN128 CODE128 12mm 1 2 SBN 5 ISBN 2 9mm 3 8
24. lt The text is erased and the text format functions are reset to their default settings but the label format func tions FORMAT menu remain unchanged Area Text formatting with the Area function is differ ent from creating a new block using the New Block function With the Area function text within a line or group of lines can be selected so that its text formats can be changed The selected text can also be deleted or copied and pasted in a different place in the text The following two labels show how these func tions can be used 1 28 famm OUT 2 28 The multiple blocks in this label were created using the New Block function The first block of this text contains a single line the second con tains four lines and the third two lines AXZ CO R P 123 456 7890 This is a single block single line label with dif ferent parts of the text formatted using the Area function After all of the text was typed in sec tion 123 456 7890 was selected and given a smaller character size To select an area of the text 1 Press ir Or E until the cursor is beside the first character that you want to select Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter d 36mm 1 1 2 K 4 5 3 HELS i MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 srt Beckerl Transport 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt S
25. oe Or press EJ ters or certain symbols is printed slightly larger Or to select only a part of it If a very small text size is selected the text may not be readable in WYSIWYG mode When 2 Press until the text is displayed in the editing such small text turn on the Zoom mode desired font The current setting is shown For more details refer to page 21 below FONT atthe top of the display Since the text sizes that can be printed depends on the width of the tape the following table Back Half shows the maximum text size that can be used Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter with each tape width Dou 36mm 1 1 2 FONT z BRUSSELS 24mm 1 Tape widths Maximum text size I in points 18mm 3 4 12 12mm 1 2 18 9mm 3 8 24 6mm 1 4 A lt 36 Style Italic Vertical 60 72 3 Press The selected text is displayed in the desired font 25 Ch 3 Functions To change the size of the text in a selected NOTE area While selecting a Size setting the following opera 1 Hold down and press to select all tions may be used Area lt t To display the previous setting hold down ee me use and press to select only a part of it To select the default setting AUTO hold down 2 Press until the text is displayed in the desired text size The current setting is and press
26. 3 Press or to move v beside set ting that you wish to select Back Half NOTE Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ae 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM To select the default setting press _ J CONTRAST 24mm d space bar 18mm 3 4 v0 mm 102 4 Press once to confirm the setting 1 NEN B ae ki 2 on and return to the SETUP menu ea Tm 5 Press lt again to apply the setting ado ILLE To change th NTRAST setting 4 Press or to move v beside the set The CONTRAST function enables you to make ting that you wish to select the LCD display lighter or darker NOTE 1 Press To select the default setting press space bar To return all functions in the SETUP menu to their default settings hold down and press 5 Press once to confirm the setting and return to the SETUP menu space bar 6 Press lt again to apply the setting Back Half To change the U NITS setting abs Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ia 1 a CHANGE SETTINGS 11172 This function lets you choose the units used for SETUP 24mm 1 displaying measurements LINE NO ON damn Ed CONTRAST 0 T 1 Press 1 UNITS inch 12mm 1 2 LANGUAGE NOTE ENGLISH 9mm 3 8 Ii i To return all functions in the SETUP menu to their
27. LEFT 12mm 1 2 PITCH NORMAL BACK OFF 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Press or until gt moves beside PITCH 39 Ch 3 Functions 3 Press m Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM m P I TCH 24mm T 18mm 3 4 11 NORMAL H T H I 12mm 1 2 F XED 9mm 3 8 mi 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 4 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE To select the default setting HIHIHI NORMAL press _ J space bar t To return to the previous screen without keep Cancel ing any changes press t To return to the previous screen with the new setting press or 5 Press once to confirm the setting and return to the FORMAT menu 6 Press again to apply the setting To change the BACK background setting From the many designs available choose a background for your label You can even create your own backgrounds using text or symbols 1 Press f NOTE t To return to the text without making changes press at any time t To return all functions in the FORMAT menu to their default settings hold down and press jJ space bar 40 Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2
28. ing any changes press idi Back Halt Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter I 36mm 1 1 2 41 CONFIRM zz BACKGROUND Mam t 18mm 3 4 TEXT INPUT FONT HELSI 12mm 1 2 1 1 4 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 gt gt gt gt lt Style Italic Vertical If a pre made background design was selected the FORMAT menu appears again 6 Press again to apply the setting The Background indicator lights up Ch 3 Functions Template The Template function makes creating a label or stamp quick and easy After selecting one of the various pre formatted templates simply change the text and then it is ready to be printed The many templates available are useful for com mon needs from addressing envelopes to identifying floppy disks or audio and video cas settes The tape width and length of each label printed from a template is preset Refer to the samples of the available templates on pages 85 to 88 After the text is entered the style of the text can easily be changed just by selecting one of the 7 available style formats Refer to page 89 for samples of the style formats To create a label or stamp from a template 1 Press 7 The Template indicator lights up NOTE ts there was text in the display when the Tem plate function was started the message TO CLEAR TEXT BU FFER appears To delete the text pre
29. label length Enter fewer characters UNABLE TO PERFO RM THIS OPERATION HERE This message appears if the cursor is located in a barcode mark when you try to paste in text or add a character a space a new line a new block a symbol or an accented character This message appears if the cursor is located in a barcode mark when you press 17 ort Move the cursor or delete the barcode before trying to add any more text Move the cursor or delete the barcode before trying to change the text format 69 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution 1 The display stays blank after you have Check that the power supply cord is con turned on the machine or abnormal char nected acters are displayed Reset the machine by turning it off and while holding down and E turn ing the machine back on The text and formats in the display and all text files stored in the memory are erased 2 The text shown in the display cannot be Use the Zoom mode to zoom in on the read text Refer to page 21 3 The machine does not print or the printed Check that the tape cassette has been characters are blurred inserted properly If the tape cassette is empty replace it with a new one Make sure that the tape compartment cover has been closed 4 The textis printed on striped tape You have reached the end of the tape in the cassette Replace it with a new one
30. 32 Then just before printing use the TRANSFO RMATION function p 54 to change the shape of the text Use the NUMBER numbering function gt p 50 to print several numbered labels at one time with out changing the text for each label You can also invert the printing to make the light parts dark and the dark parts light gt p 53 Ch 1 Before You Start MAKE WITH THIS P TOUCH With the Area function p 22 you can select certain parts of the text and change their font size and style p 25 31 Give your label a different look by adding one of the 13 different background designs p 40 The SMALL and LARGE background settings allow you to create your own background design Create larger labels by enlarging the text and printing it on two three or four labels which can then be put together gt p 56 You can decorate your label using the 475 symbols and pictures avail able with the Symbol function 2 p 17 PLUTO 8 12 2 Studio 1 Paul mm Studio 2 Robert Paul Using clear tape and the MIR ROR function gt p 52 to print in reverse this sign for a glass door can be read from the adhesive side In this example a warning symbol was added Symbol function gt p 17 and the entire text was framed using the Frame Shading function p 32 In addition the label was printed vertically using the Vertical function p 31
31. 4 G emm ue 12mm 1 2 lt Style Italic Vertical 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical To change the text style before entering the text 3 Press lt The selected text is displayed 1 Press s J or until the cursor play i in the desired text style is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different text style 2 Press until the desired style is selected The current setting is shown below STYLE at the top of the display and a sample A can be seen to the right of the cursor 28 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ___ _ ____ _ __ _ _ _____ Italic The Italic function can be combined with each of the other text format settings to provide an even larger variety of text styles W hen the Italic function is turned on for the text at the cursor s current position the Italic indicator at the bot tom of the display lights up NOTE While selecting an Italic setting the following operations may be used t To select the default setting OFF hold down and press t To return all text formatting functions to their default settings hold down and press 1 space bar t To return to the text without making Cancel changes press Ch 3 Functions Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nii TALIC ON lt Style Halic Vertical 3 Type in the new
32. A029 A12 A9 BO gt Spaces shown as underlines _ in the exam ples below can be used to adjust the space between characters or to control the number of digits that are printed 199 203 99 0 gt 9 gt 10 gt 9 0 gt Z2 A 39 77 gt A gt NOTE t Only one numbering field can be selected from any text If you include a non alphanumeric character such as a symbol in the numbering field only the letters and numbers in the numbering field will be increased when the labels are printed or just one label will be printed if the field only contains a non alphanumeric character 1 Press Print Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter dn 36mm 1 1 2 D OK TO PRINT 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 v OK OPTION 12mm 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 Sie ar lt Style Halic Vertical Ch 3 Functions 2 Press or to move v beside 6 Press lk kJ ork until the first OPTION character that you wish to select for the numbering field is selected NOTE To return to the text without making any changes 7 Press press at any time Back Half 3 Press Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter New Block nili 36mm 11 2 e SELECT END POINT NOTE 24mm 4 t To display the OPTION menu quickly hold 18mm 3 4 12 1 2 down and press Print 9mm 3 8 To return to the previous screen without kee
33. ND amm t settings are available When the arrows es VOEE T are light and no more settings EE ERRORI are available When the arrows are dark 1 P mm I FLOORING fa and m more settings can be seen by PLATE 9mm 3 8 Y TILE pressing or to move v or up AA A AAA A x or down Styl Italic Vertical E t 2 H In menus where v appears beside a set Caps Alt Template Zoom ground ie acus ting or function pressing con One SETTINGS firms the selection COPIES 1 gs In menus where appears beside a NUMBER OFE ECCE MIRROR OFF imm 1 2 function pressing displays the menu TRANS OEE omm 3 8 for the selected function On the other M i ii FORM LABE emm an hand pressing confirms all of lt Style Italic Vertical the settings displayed in the menu Ch 1 Before You Start Keyboard g OW gt O A NOU Q BN e 90 Feed Fie Tempt Format T Font Size eye i Back Spade Copy amp Paste ae ani WP I Barcode 1 Shift 9 8 8
34. NO PRINTING TEM PLATES ON IRON ON OR LETTERING TAPE This message appears if you try to print a template on iron on or letter ing tape Install a tape cassette that does not contain iron on or lettering tape RAM PRO BLEM This message appears if there is a problem with the machine s mem ory Contact your service rep resentative ROM PROBLEM This message appears if there is a problem with the machine s mem ory Contact your service rep resentative SET 3 8 TAPE This message appears if a 3 8 9 mm wide tape cassette is not installed when printing a label cre ated using a template for 3 8 9 mm wide tape Install a 3 8 9 mm wide tape cassette SET 1 2 TAPE his message appears if a 1 2 12 mm wide tape cassette is not installed when printing a label cre ated using a template for 1 2 12 mm wide tape Install a 1 2 12 mm wide tape cassette SET 3 4 TAPE This message appears if a 3 4 18 mm wide tape cassette is not installed when printing a label cre ated using a template for 3 4 18 mm wide tape Install a 3 4 18 mm wide tape cassette SET 1 TAPE This message appears if a 1 24 mm wide tape cassette is not installed when printing a label cre ated using a template for 1 24 mm wide tape Install a 1 24 mm wide tape cassette SET 1 1 2 TAPE 68 This message appears if a 1 1 2 36 mm wide tape c
35. Press 5 Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 CONFIRM HORIZONTAL ALIGN 24mm 1 ri LEFT 18mm 3 4 CENTER HN ABC RIGHT 12mm 1 2 Pd ABCD JUSTIFY 9mm 3 8 Vel un 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 4 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE t To select the default setting ABC LEFT press 1 space bar t To return to the previous screen without keep ing any changes press I t To return to the previous screen with the new setting press or 5 once to confirm the setting and return to the FORMAT menu 6 Press again to apply the setting Ch 3 Functions To change the PITCH setting With this function you can select whether or not each character is given an equal width Scanner 300 Printer 600 Fax 399 HIHIHI NO RMAL Scanner 300 Printer 600 Fax 399 HIHIHI FIXED 1 Press gt NOTE To return to the text without making any changes press at any time To return all functions in the FORMAT menu to their default settings hold down and press space bar Back Half Caps Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 91 CHANGE SETTINGS na FORMAT 24mm W LENGTH AUTO im mue ARGIN WIDE
36. U J 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical 6 Press to confirm the setting and return to the PARAMETER menu 7 Repeatsteps3 through 6 until all parame ters are set as you wish 8 Press to apply the settings Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter PROTOCOL CODABAR 24mm 1 FORMAT PARAMETER 18mm 3 2 SYMBOL SPECIAL 36mm 1 1 2 12mm 1 2 CHARACTER 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 19 Ch 3 Functions To enter the barcode data 9 Type in the barcode data Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36 1 1 2 PROTOCOL CODABAR gt 1234560 4 24mm 1 FORMAT PARAMETER 18mm 3 4 SYMBOL SPECIAL n d CHARACTER 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical To add special characters to barcodes only with protocols EAN128 CODE128 CODE39 or CODABAR 0 Press or until the cursor is below the character on the right of where you want to add the special character A Press Em Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ t 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM eemnSPECIAL CHARA Mam 1 lt F rt WSYMBOL 1 18mm 3 4 SYMBOL 2 5 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 SZ 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical B Press or until V moves b
37. Zoom ground Cutter inn 36mm 1 1 2 SELECT NO 14 PUNCTUATION 24mm 1 18 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical If a category was selected Press or until the desired row of symbols is selected and then press or until the desired symbol is highlighted An enlargement of the selected symbol is shown on the right half of the display For the numbers of symbols refer to the list of symbols in the Appendix NOTE t To select the first symbol in a different category hold down and press or E t To select the first symbol press space bar or hold down and press G p t To select the last symbol hold down and press 17 Ch 3 Functions Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36 1 1 2 ASF r 18mm 3 4 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 5 Press The selected symbol is added to the text NOTE Code To enter a series of symbols hold down before pressing Then continue add ing characters by selecting them as explained in steps 2 through 4 and holding down while pressing i Press just after selecting the last symbol in the series Some symbols typed into templates Template function and backgrounds BACKGROUND function of the FO RMAT menu appear on the display as x To view an enlargement of the sym
38. a menu press jJ space bar To return to the previous screen without keep Cancel ing any changes press Back Halt Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter mee 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM F SHADING 24mm 1 Al FRAME 18mm 3 4 vSHADING E 12mm 1 2 l l l l 1 9 3 8 2 i 6mm 1 4 Style Halic Vertical lt 3 Press Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ 36 1 1 2 lt d CONFIRM SHADING 24mm 1 A v N ALL 18mm 3 4 1 BLOCK E LINE 12mm 1 2 CHARACTER Ve 6mm 1 4 AA lt Style Halic Vertical 32 4 Since v is already beside ALL press 5 Press or until v moves beside the desired frame or shading pattern Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM SHADING 24mm 1 OFF 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 Y 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 6 Press The desired frame or shading is applied to all of the text To apply a frame or shading to selected blocks of text 1 Press 4 NOTE To return to the text without adding a frame or shading press at any time 2 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE rz To select the first setting in a menu press jJ space bar
39. and the dimensions are shown below it Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nii m ni 36mm 1 1 2 1 ADDRESS W 1 x Fm Tu 1 24 d 12mm 1 2 BERR RRR RRR CCC 3 8 BERR RRR RRR 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 42 3 Press lt The first line of the tem plate s text is shown below EDIT TEXT at the top of the display For template numbers and samples refer to the list of templates in the Appendix Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter niu niu 36mm 1 1 2 EDIT TEXT ilv Smith s Rent A Bi 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 BERR RRR RRR BERR RRR RRR 9mm 3 8 BERR RRR RRR 5 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Halic Vertical 4 the new text NOTE t Symbols can also be added Refer to pages 17 and 18 for details t To display an enlarged view of the character or symbol above the cursor press Press any key to return to editing the text t To move the cursor through the line of text press or To display a different line of text press or t To quit using the current template and return to step 2 press When the message TO CONTINUE TEMPLATE appears press move v beside CANCEL and then press To continue using the current tem plate press or until moves beside OK an
40. film facing 7 Fit the frame over the stamp film and then up align one end of the stamp film with the push the frame into place slit in the side of the stamp holder Glossy side 5 Hold the end of the stamp film in place with your thumb then pass the stamp film through the guides while pulling it tight 8 Insert the stamp holder straight into the cap NOTE Be sure that the cap correctly covers the stamp in order to prevent ink spills When the stamp is not being used firmly cover it with the cap and always store it standing up with the stamp facing downward Do not leave the stamp laying on its side or leaning Store stamp film holders and stamp film cas settes in a location where they are not exposed to high temperatures high humidity or direct sunlight 6 Fold the other end of the stamp film over the other side of the stamp holder and hold itin place with your finger Guides 63 Ch 4 Using Labels and Stamps Printing an identification label for the stamp holder 1 Insert a TZ tape cassette into the tape com partment NOTE Use 1 2 12 mm wide tape to make an identifica tion label for an M size stamp and use 3 4 18 mm wide tape to make a label for an L size stamp 2 Print out the identification label Refer to page 44 for more details on printing identi fication labels Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter
41. formatting functions are available for making more decorative labels The following text formatting functions can be used to change the appearance of characters Font Size Width Style Italic line effects and Vert vertical They can be applied to part or all of the text either before or after you have entered it The label formats listed in the FO RMAT menu specify the general appearance of the label Font F With the Font function you can change your text s font to one of the many that are available Refer to the font samples on page 80 The font of the text at the cursor s current position is shown at the right end of the top line in the top of the display NOTE While selecting a Font setting the following opera tions may be used t To display the previous setting hold down and press t To select the default setting HELSINKI hold down and press 7 J t To return all text formatting functions to their default settings hold down and press 1 space bar rz To return to the text without making Cancel changes press 7 Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 0 0 CHELSIO MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm T 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Italic Vertical Ch 3 Functions To change the font before entering the text Size 1 Press gt E or unti
42. selected Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nii 36mm 1 1 2 lt d SELECT END POINT 24mm 1 R b B k 18mm 3 4 obert Beck m gt 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical Press Press or until v moves beside the desired frame or shading pattern Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 7 _ 36 1 1 2 lt d CONFIRM SHADING 24mm 1 OFF 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 Y 9mm 3 8 v ur 6mm 1 4 AA lt Style Vertical Press The desired frame or shading is applied to the selected characters Format C Pressing the Format key displays a menu con taining five label format functions which can be used to change the label s general appearance To change the LENGTH setting The currently set label length is shown at the left end of the top line in the top of the display When the arrow symbol is displayed as 3 the label length is set to AU TO When the arrow symbol is displayed as the label length is set to a certain value Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter D 36mm 1 1 2 HELSI MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Italic Vertical 1 Press 7 NOTE rz To return to the text without making changes press at any time To return a
43. the machine back on t All text and formats in the display and all text files stored in the memory will be erased 8 After turning on the P touch the message e internal backup battery is low Con BACKUP MEMORY CLEARED appears tact your nearest service representative and all of the files in the memory are lost 72 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE Power supply InputAC 120 V 60Hz Auto power off if no key is pressed within 30 minutes Input device Keyboard 77 keys LCD 118 x 64 dots 21 indicators with back light Print tape 6 widths available 1 4 6 mm 3 8 9 mm 1 2 12 mm 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm 11 2 36mm Print head 384 dots high 360 dpi resolution Tape cutter Auto full cutter Auto half cutter Dimensions 13 19 x 12 28 x 3 98 335 x 312 x 101 mm W eight 5 51 Ibs 2 5 kg SO FTW ARE Character fonts 10 built in fonts Helsinki Brussels US San Diego Florida Calgary Brunei Bold Los Angeles Bermuda Script and Istanbul Character sizes AUTO plus 9 point sizes 6 9 12 18 24 36 48 60 and 72 points Character styles 9 built in type styles Normal Bold Outline Solid Shadow O ut line Shadow Stripe Italic and Vertical Buffer size Maximum 4 1 2 meter line of text Maximum 10 lines Maximum 5 blocks Memory size Approximately 3 000 characters 73 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS 74 Appendix Appendix Sy
44. was text in the display before the File func Robert Beck tion was started the message OK TO CLEAR TEXT BUFFER appears 9mm 3 8 A B 1 aja To delete the text press or until v A lt Style Italic Vertical moves beside OK and then press To return to the FILE menu without deleting 4 Edit the file name if you wish the text in the display press or move NOTE beside CANCEL and then press A file can only be up 10 characters long 5 Press The text is saved under the selected number with the entered file name abs gt Al anal sancu FOR pa m t To recall a file that has been saved a 60 Address 24mm 1 File 18mm 3 4 1 Press Robert Beck Back Half A B C T rans p 9mm 38 Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter i nu 36mm 1 1 2 un J 6mm 1 4 4 CONFIRM am po me Verical wees I LE 24mm 1 y Q tenn 1 p a SAVE T 4 Selectthe file that you want to open 1 OPEN kt DELETE 9mm 3 8 To scan through the saved files press 1 4 lt OF EJ dd TIPS To search for a specific file type in a part of the name of the desired file and then press IC The files with names containing the text that you searched for are found and the first file is displayed If mo
45. 1 Hold down and press Em NOTE To return to the text without erasing anything press or move v beside CANCEL and press e New Block 21 Ch 3 Functions Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ni 36mm 1 1 2 D OK TO CLEAR TEXT BUFFER 24mm T 18mm 3 4 amp FORMATS TEXT ONLY 12mm 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AA AA lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Since v is already beside TEXT amp FOR MATS press All of the text is erased and all of the format functions are reset to their default settings To erase only the text 1 Hold down and press NOTE To return to the text without erasing anything press or move v beside CANCEL and press eJ New Block Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nun ni 36mm 1 1 2 D OK TO CLEAR TEXT BUFFER 24mm T 18mm 3 4 amp FORMATS TEXT ONLY 12mm 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 1 Press or until v moves beside TEXT ONLY 22 Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter Vids ni 36mm 1 1 2 D OK TO CLEAR TEXT BUFFER 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 TEXT amp FORMATS YTEXT ONLY 12 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 un 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Press
46. 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 x 1 lt Style Halic Vertical 4 Press The selected character is added to the text and Alt mode turns off NOTE To enter a series of characters in Alt mode hold Code down before pressing oJ Then con tinue adding characters by selecting them as explained in steps 2 and 3 and holding down Code while pressing Press just after selecting the last character in the series 16 Enter 7 create new line and move cursor to beginning of it press once you have fin ished entering a line of text NOTE A single block of text can only contain the maxi mum number of lines shown in the table below If the block already contains the maximum number of lines when you press the error message LINE LIMIT will appear Maximum number of lines that can be entered 1 4 2 3 8 1 2 3 4 1 11 2 New Block To change the number of lines in a section of the label create a new block by holding down and pressing NOTE Tape widths ts A single label can only contain a maximum of five blocks If five blocks already exist when Code is held down and is pressed the error message MAX 5 BLO CKS will appear t To splita text block into two so that the charac ter on the right of the cursor is at the beginning of the second b
47. 21 CHANGE SETTINGS ES FORMAT 24mm 1 LENGTH AUTO imm E MARGIN WIDE H ALI LEFT 12mm 1 2 PITCH NORMAL sane aes BACK OFF 6mm 1 4 Style Halic Vertical 2 Press or until gt moves beside BACK 3 Press 5 Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ur 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM BACKGROUND 24mm T P OFF 18mm 3 4 zzzz SMALL LARGE 12mm 1 2 FLOORING PLATE 9mm 3 8 iW TILE 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical 4 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE t To select the default setting OFF _ J space bar To return to the previous screen without keep press Cancel ing any changes press t To return to the previous screen with the new i lt setting press or 5 Press once to confirm the setting If SMALL or LARGE was selected type in the desired text change the font by press until the desired font setting is dis played and then press lt The FOR MAT menu appears again NOTE t Up to 20 characters can be entered Symbols see pages 17 and 18 and accented characters see page 15 can also be added To display an enlarged view of the character or symbol above the cursor press Press any key to continue editing the text To return to the previous screen without keep
48. 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical R Press or until moves beside OK NOTE To return to the FILE menu without erasing the edited template press or move beside CANCEL and then press S Press C 45 Ch 3 Functions Storing and recalling files Back You can store frequently used text in the mem Caps At Template Zoom ground Cunter ory These text files remain in the memory even INPUT FILE NAME 112 after all characters are erased from the display a 0 4 24mm 1 with the Clear function see page 21 18mm 3 4 When each file is stored it can be given an file H b ert B 12mm 1 2 name so that it can be searched for Up to 100 A B C T rans D omm 3 8 files or about 3 000 characters can be stored in 2m uns s the memory AAAAAAA A lt Since a copy of the stored text file is recalled 2d when using the OPEN function the text can be edited or printed without changing the origi nally nail file However the SAVE function 3 Press or until the file number can be used to replace the previously saved file where you want to store the text is dis with the new edited one When a file is no played longer needed or more space is necessary the NOTE DELETE function can be used to delete it File numbers that are not displayed already contain a text file To save a file that has not been saved before 4 Typ
49. E 36mm 1 1 2 OK TO PRINT 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 PRINT STAMP LABELI 12mm 1 2 CANCE omm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 3 After the label is cut off affix it to the end of the holder so that its bottom edge is on the same side of the stamp holder as the raised brother logo Stamping Since the length of time and amount of pressure that the stamp holder should be held down depends on the amount of ink in the holder first practice stamping on a piece of scrap paper You can expect to use a stamp film holder approximately 300 to 500 times although some ink is lost when the stamp film is changed The actual life of the stamp film holder will vary depending on the size and thickness of the char acters whether a shading pattern is used etc NOTE rx After stamping wait until the ink has com pletely dried before touching it in order to pre vent smearing r f the stamp holder is not pressed straight down the stamp may be blurred Do not press the stamp holder down too force fully Do not stamp on wet sticky rough or uneven surfaces Only stamp on paper The ink will not dry on plastic overhead projector transparen cies and other ink impermeable objects f a stamp made with a new stamp film is faint or incomplete even after forcefully pressing down the stamp holder for up to 30 seconds replace the stamp holder with a new one Do not
50. JU RO MODEL PT 9400 USER S GUIDE e Read this User s Guide before you start using your P Touch Keep this User s Guide in a handy place for future reference Orother PREFACE Thank you for purchasing this P touch With your new P touch you can create labels for any purpose Select from a variety of frames fonts and character styles to design beautiful custom labels In addition the many pre formatted templates available make label and stamp making quick and easy Installing the P touch Editor software on your computer will provide you with many more illustration and layout tools to design labels which can then be printed on your P touth You can print professional looking labels in no time The quality and performance of this P touch make it an extremely practical machine to meet all your labelling needs Although this P touch is easy to use we suggest that you read this User s Guide carefully before starting Keep this manual nearby for future reference FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications Howe
51. KI CALGARY BRUSSELS BRUNEI BOLD us LOS ANGELES SAN DIEGO BERMUDA SCRIPT FLORIDA ISTANBUL 80 Appendix Sizes and widths pp 25 27 Samples of the available text sizes and widths are shown below Appendix Type styles gt p 28 Normal Bold Outline Outline Shadow ABC ABC ABG ALA ABC US ABC ABC ABC San Diego ABC ABC Florida ABC ABC NBC Calgary ABC ABC ABC ABC Brunei Bold ABC ABC ABG Los Angeles ABC ABC Bermuda Script AS AZC GEC Istanbul 82 ABC ABC Appendix Framing and shading patterns gt p 32 The following frame and shading patterns are available Frame Shading i _ SEI ABC Appendix Background designs gt p 40 Samples of the available background designs are shown below SMALL FAT TARTAN mamam Emni FLOORING IN F3 GEO METRI GRADATION 1 MARBLES i GRADATION 2 84 Appendix Pre set templates gt p 41 Samples of the available templates are shown below Category Template name Sa
52. L or LARGE gt nm type text gt to select font and ae Using a template Creating a label or stamp from a template 4 gt or to select TEM PLATE NO gt gt g or to select or type template number gt Type line of text and Continue with 1 2 3 4 0 5 b gt or to select template category gt gt B or to select template number gt Type line of text and Continue with 1 2 3 4 or5 1 Changing the style i PE 3 i of the template or to select CHANGE STYLE gt gt gt or to select setting lt lt Editing the template Y lt lt text 9 j or to select CONTINUE Change the text gt Printing a template E lt i other than one from oF to select PRINT B or J to select OK the STAMP category Changing the print i c lt options for a template or to select PRINT new Bio gt g to select O PTION gt gt other than one from the Continue with 6 7 8 9 0 4A orB STAMP category 4 Printing a template lt T i from the STAMP cat or to select PRINT i4 m or to select PRINT STAMP egory Printing an ID label for a template from the or to select PRINT gt gt or E to select PRINT LABEL gt STAMP category lock 5 Storing the template text or 4 to s
53. SELS NORMAL Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC NORMAL B HEC VUO BERMUDA SCRIPT OUTLINE SHADOW Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC SAN DIEGO NORMAL 89 Appendix Text transformation styles gt 54 Samples of the text transformation shapes are shown below E 8 90 A Accented characters 15 All function 23 Alt key 15 Area key 22 BACK background function 40 Back Space key 21 Barcode key 18 Barcode special characters 20 80 Blocks 16 C Cancel key 14 Capital letters 15 Caps key 15 CH DIG parameter 19 Cleaning Print head 71 Rollers 71 Clear key 21 CODABAR special characters 80 Code key 14 CODE128 special characters 80 CODE39 special characters 80 CONTRAST function 58 COPIES function 49 Copy amp Paste key 24 Copying 24 Cursor keys 14 CUT function 55 Cutting tape 49 55 D Default settings BACK background function 40 Font function 24 H ALI horizontal alignment function 39 Italic function 29 LEN GTH function 37 Line effects function 30 MARGIN function 38 PITCH function 40 Size function 26 Style function 28 Vertical function 31 Width function 27 Deleting Display 21 Files 48 Text 21 Display settings 57 Displaying Areas of text 14 Enlargements 21 EAN 128 special characters 80 Enter key 14 16 Error messages 65 F Feed amp Cut
54. TZ tape cassette is supplied with this P touch TZ tape cassettes are available for this machine in a wide variety of colors and sizes making it possible to make distinctive color coded and stylized labels In addition this machine has been designed to allow you to change the tape cassettes quickly and easily 1 10 Press the cover release button and then lift open the tape compartment cover If a tape cassette is already installed and you wish to replace it remove it by pulling it straight out If the ink ribbon is loose in the tape cassette to be installed use your finger to wind the toothed wheel in the direction of the arrow on the cassette until there is no slack in the ribbon Also make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides 4 Insert the tape cassette firmly into the com partment making sure that the entire back of the cassette touches the bottom of the compartment NOTE W hen inserting the tape cassette make sure that the ink ribbon does not catch on the corner of the metal guide Close the compartment cover and press the power supply key to turn on the machine if it is off The width of the cur rently installed tape is shown by the tape width indicator on the right edge of the dis play Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 3 11 2 K A 0 0 s D MARGIN WIDE AUTO 4mm T 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8
55. Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 9 CHANGE SETTINGS SETUP 24mm 4 3 LINE NO ON 18mm 3 4 CONTRAST 0 UNITS inch 42mm 1 2 LANGUAGE Mer ENGLISH 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 2 Press or 1 to move gt beside LAN 5 3 Press Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ n 36mm 1 1 2 e CONF IRI zz LANGUAGE 24mm 1 YENGLISH 982 18 3 4 FRACAIS 12mm 1 2 11 9mm 3 8 SZ un 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical 4 Press or to move v beside the set ting that you wish to select NOTE To select the default setting press space bar 5 Press once to confirm the setting and return to the SETU P menu 6 Press again to apply the setting 59 Ch 3 Functions 60 Chapter 4 Using Labels and Stamps Ch 4 Using Labels and Stamps Laminated tape The backing from labels printed on laminated tapes can easily be removed if a half cut setting was used refer to page 55 However if a half cut setting was not used the backing paper can be removed by using the enclosed lettering stick 1 Hold the tape in your left hand with the printed surface facing up and hold the let tering stick in your right hand 2 Pass the tape halfway through the long nar row hole in the stick 3 Turn the stick three quarters of a turn towards you
56. ading press at any time 2 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE ts To select the first setting in a menu press _ J space bar t To return to the previous screen without keep Cancel ing any changes press w Ch 3 Functions Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 24 nu 36mm 1 1 2 4 CONFIRM _ F SHADING 24mm 1 a FRAME 18mm 3 4 SHADING 12mm 1 2 1 9 3 8 zi m 6mm 1 4 Style Italic Vertical Press Press or until v moves beside CHARACTER Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM SHADING 24mm 1 e ALL 18mm 3 4 BLOCK E LINE 12mm 1 2 log In CHARACTER oa II ni 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical Press Press lt R J or until the first character that you wish to frame or apply a shading to is selected Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter I Lun 36mm 1 1 2 e SELECT START POINT 24mm 1 18 3 4 irt Becker epe Transpor b BE 6mm 1 4 AA A lt Style Italic Vertical 35 Ch 3 Functions 36 Press Press lt R J or until all of the characters that you wish to frame or apply a shading to are
57. and pull the stick away from you as shown below 4 Peel off the label backing 62 Stamp film In addition to labels your P touch can be used to make custom pre inked stamps for various uses optional stamp kit required Simply design your own customized stamps using one of the pre formatted stamp templates and then affixing the printed stamp stencil to a self inking stamp film holder 1 Install a stamp film cassette and enter text into a pre formatted stamp template Refer to pages 41 through 45 for more details on using templates 2 Print out the stamp stencil and remove its backing paper 3 Remove the frame from around the stamp holder ink pad one end at a time and then remove the protective seal covering the ink pad NOTE m f the stamp holder already contains a stamp film hold the stamp over a piece of scrap paper and remove the stamp frame by pulling it off one end at a time Then slowly peel off the stamp film Be careful that the ink does not splatter Keep the stamp film holder out of the reach of children Avoid getting ink in your eyes or mouth If ink gets in your eyes or mouth immediately wash it with fresh water for several minutes and consult a doctor Keep ink off skin clothes and important papers Immediately use soap to wash skin that has come in contact with ink Even washing may not remove all ink Ch 4 Using Labels and Stamps 4 With the glossy side of the stamp
58. ars if a file with the entered file name cannot be found Search for a different file name CLO SE CASSETTE COVER This message appears if the tape compartment cover is open Close the compartment cover CUTTER ERROR TURN POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN This message appears if the cutter did not operate correctly Turn off the P touch and then turn it on again EEPROM ERROR TURN POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN This message appears if there is a problem with the machine s memory Contact your service rep resentative HALF CUT ERROR TURN POWER OFF THEN ON AGAIN This message appears if the half cut ter did not operate correctly Turn off the P touch and then turn it on again 65 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE CAU SE SOLUTION INCORRECT NUMBER OF DIGITS FOR BARCODE TYPE This message appears if the barcode data that is entered contains the incorrect number of digits for the selected barcode protocol Enter barcode data that contains the correct num ber of digits INCORRECT OPERATION FOR NUMBERING FUNCTION This message appears if characters in different lines or blocks are selected as a numbering field NU MBER function on the OPTION menu This message appears if a barcode is selected together with other charac ters as a numbering field NUMBER function on the OPTION menu This message appears if more than five characters are selected as
59. assette is not installed when printing a label cre ated using a template for 1 1 2 36 mm wide tape Install a 1 1 2 36 mm wide tape cassette ERROR MESSAGE CAU SE ERROR MESSAGE LIST SOLUTION SET STAMP L This message appears if an L size stamp film cassette is not installed when printing a stamp created using a template for L size stamp film Install an L size stamp film cassette SET STAMP M This message appears if an M size stamp film cassette is not installed when printing a stamp created using a template for M size stamp film Install an M size stamp film cassette SYSTEM ERROR This message appears if there is a problem with the machine s soft ware Contact your service rep resentative TAPE END CHANGE TAPE CASSETTE This message appears if the end of the tape in the cassette has been reached Replace the tape cassette TEXT TO O HIGH This message appears if the height of the text is larger than the width of the installed tape Reduce the number of lines in the text reduce the size of the characters or install a tape with a greater width TEXT TOO LONG This message appears if the length of the text is longer than the label length that has been set This message appears if the text typed into a line in a template TEMPLATE function exceeds the preset length Delete some of the text reduce the character width or increase the set
60. bol move the cursor below it and then Zoom press 18 Barcode The Barcode function allows you to add your desired barcode to your label In addition the various barcode parameters enable you to cre ate custom barcodes NOTE ts This section will explain how to enter a barcode into your text It is not intended as a compre hensive introduction to the concept of barcod ing For more detailed information please consult one of the many reference books avail able Since this machine is not specifically designed for special barcode label making some bar code readers may not be able to read the labels Barcodes should be printed on white labels with black ink It is recommended that barcodes be printed with the MARGIN function FORMAT menu set to WIDE and the barcode WIDTH parame ter set to WIDE otherwise barcodes may be difficultto read To create a barcode 1 Press p NOTE v To change the data or parameters of a barcode that has already been added to the text position the cursor in the middle of the barcode mark Barcode before pressing t To return to the previous screen without keep Cancel ing any changes press t return to the text without adding a barcode Barcode press atany time Back Halt Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter E 36mm 1 1 2 PROTOCOL CODE39 gt 4 24mm 1
61. ct NUMBER gt J or to select start of TN gt are bering field gt gt to select end of numbering field gt gt ect type number gt or to se Printing a mirror image of the text or to se ect MIRROR gt gt or to select ON gt Inverting the printed and unprinted areas to se ect INVERT gt gt or to selectON gt Changing the shape of the text to se ect TRANSFORM gt or to select setting gt Changing how labels are cut to se ect CUT gt E or to select setting gt Enlarging text and printing iton 2 3 or 4 labels to se ect SPLIT gt or to select setting gt Chapter 1 Before You Start Ch 1 Before You Start EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU CAN Quickly create label for a home video by using the Template function p 41 If you wish you can then change the overall style of the text gt p 43 Robers VOX Birthday 25 A the lake Dee 86 1990 With the New Block function p 16 your labels can contain sections with dif ferent numbers of lines In this label part of the text was formatted using a different font p 25 and a different style gt p 28 In addition the Barcode function makes creating and printing barcodes easy ABC Transport L 1 Main St Los Angeles CA 88888 x12345 Decorate your text using the many frames and shadings p
62. d then press 5 to display the next line of text in the template Ch 3 Functions 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all of the text 9 P gt ress eae that you wish to use is entered The MENU appears after the last line of text in the tem Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter plate is edited and is pressed nii 1 e CONFIRM RR NOTE CHAR 24mm 1 YORIGINAL diti To quit Template mode press or until v TALIC j PU LG 12mm 1 2 moves beside DONE and then press GRE F RMAL omm 3 8 When the message OK TO FINISH TEMPLATE Y ELEGANT ies cus T i A lt or until v moves beside SUIS Laem OK and press eee To return to Template mode press a or move v beside CANCEL and Press or until moves beside the then press desired setting Refer to page 89 for samples of these settings f A Press once to confirm the setting ces Template Zoom ground Cune and return to the STYLE menu CONF IRM 36mm 1 1 2 MENU 24mm 1 B Press again to apply the setting YPRINT DONE n CONTINUE 12mm 1 2 To continue editing the label or stamp CHANGE STYLE p m FILE C Press or until v moves beside 6mm 1 4 AA A A lt CONTINUE Style Italic Vertical D Repeat
63. dditional stamper for Large stamp with black ink 94 Additional stamper for Medium stamp with black ink 1 1 1
64. down and press fel All of the text is highlighted Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter na 36mm 1 1 2 KS HELS MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Format the text using the text format func tions see pages 24 through 31 or use the Copy amp Paste function to copy the text and paste it into a different place in the text see page 24 NOTE To deselect the text press 23 Ch 3 Functions Copy amp Paste 2 The Copy amp Paste function is useful for copying already entered characters and pasting them into a different section of the text To copy and paste text 1 Select the text that you wish to copy and paste using either the AREA function see page 22 or the ALL function see page 23 2 Press 54 The selected characters are cop ied but not removed from the text 3 Press E R E or E until the cursor is positioned where you want to add the copied text 4 Press 85 Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ni y 36mm 1 1 2 p OK TO PASTE 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 CANCEL 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 5 Press or until v moves beside 6 Press The text is added at the cur sor s location 24 Formatting A variety of
65. e bar 49 Ch 3 Functions Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter s 36mm 1 1 2 9 CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION 24mm 17 4 COPIES 1 NUMBER OFF P MIRROR OFF 12mm 1 2 NVERT OFF TRANS 9mm 3 8 FORM ABC 6mm 1 4 A lt Style talic Vertical 4 Since is already beside COPIES press Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nii E 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM COPIES 24mm 1 A 18mm 3 4 12 1 2 1 9mm 3 8 LV 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 5 Type in a number or press or until the desired number of copies is dis played NOTE To select the default setting 1 press 1 space bar 6 Press to confirm the setting and return to the OPTION menu To change the NU MBER setting The NUMBER numbering function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing certain characters letters number or barcode data after each label is printed This type of automatic incrementation is very useful when printing serial number labels production control labels or other labels requiring ascend ing codes 50 Letters and numbers increase as shown below 0 2 l gt 9 gt 0 gt A gt B gt 2 gt A gt a gt b gt 2 gt a 2
66. e end of a line when this key is pressed the cursor moves to the beginning of the next line e Tomovethe cursor to the end of the current line of text hold down and press E e To move the cursor to the beginning of the next text block hold down and press la e Toselectthe item on the right a list press gt fe 14 left To move the cursor one space or character to the left press once If the cursor is at the beginning of a line when this key is pressed the cursor moves to the end of the previous line To move the cursor to the beginning of the current line of text hold down and press To move the cursor to the beginning of the current text block hold down and press If the cursor is already at the beginning of a text block when these keys are pressed the cursor moves to the begin ning of the previous block To select the item on the left in a list press ERA up e To move the cursor to the character in the line directly above the cursor s current posi tion press once e To move the cursor to the beginning of the entire text hold down and press J To select the item above in a menu or list press z down e To move the cursor to the character in the line directly below the cursor s position press once To move the cursor to the end of the entire text hold down and press i select the item below in a menu or list pres
67. e files found by searching were selected the message OK TO CLEAR ALL SEARCH ED FILES appears 3 Press Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter S EARCH FOR 4 Q Address Robert Beck ABC Transp A 48 Style A lt Halic Vertical 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 6mm 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 8 1 4 Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ 36mm 1 1 2 OK TO CLEAR THE FILE 24mm 1 18 3 4 CANCEL 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 6 Press or until v moves beside NOTE To return to the previous screen without deleting the file press or move v beside CANCEL and then press CL 7 Press The selected file is deleted Printing Image F To preview an image of the entire text before it is printed hold down and press x All of the text slowly scrolls across the display to the left Press _ J space bar to stop or con tinue scrolling the text Move the text in the desired direction by pressing and IP To quit the Image function and return to the text press J Feed amp Cut To feed out 1 25 mm of tape and automati cally cut it press Press this key to feed out any leftover printed tape after pressing to quit printing Prin
68. e in extremely dusty places Keep it out of both direct sunlight and rain Do not expose the machine to extremely high temperatures or humidity Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the machine for an extended period of time Doing so may cause staining Do not clean the machine with alcohol or other organic solvents O nly use a soft dry cloth Do not put any foreign objects into or heavy objects on the machine To avoid injuries do not touch the cutter s edge Use only the power supply cord designed exclusively for this machine Use of any other cord will void the warranty When the machine is not being used for a long period of time disconnect the power supply cord A blank horizontal line appearing in a printed label may indicate that there is dust on the print head Clean the print head by gently wiping up and down along the print head with a dry cotton swab For more details see page 71 Never try to disassemble the P touch Ch 2 Getting Started Connecting the power supply cord This P touch can be used anywhere a standard electrical outlet is available 1 Insert the plug on the end of the power supply cord into the power supply connector on back of the P touch 2 Insert the pronged plug on the other end of the power supply cord into an AC outlet NOTE Only use the power supply cord designed exclusively for this machine Ch 2 Getting Started Installing a TZ tape cassette A
69. e in the desired file name 1 NOTE 8 Back A file name can only be up to 10 characters long Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36 1 1 2 e e CONFIRM ete Be Press The text is saved under the poms ILE on ff selected number with the entered file name NEW 18mm 3 4 AS SAVE 12mm 1 2 To save a file that has been saved before OPEN E DELETE 9mm 3 8 Ux II ns Lis 1 Press 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical Backs Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter Mes 36mm 1 1 2 2 Since v is already beside SAVE AS press HAITI Ad purs NEW 18mm 3 4 YSAVE AS I m NOTE OPEN 12mm 1 2 I To return to the previous screen without making DELETE EE 6mm 1 4 any changes press e PLE w Gare Rr T N Style Vertical 2 Press or until v moves beside SAVE 46 Ch 3 Functions 2 Press or until v moves beside NOTE OPEN To return to the previous screen without making NOTE any changes press ig 3 Press I any changes press To return to the previous screen without making Back Half pos Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 4 3 Press ei FII 36 1 1 2 yAddres 5 4 24mm 1 NOTE 18mm 3 4 If there
70. ed area line or strike out certain parts of your text 1 Hold down and press incelectall 1 2 34 56 of the text or press and use E i E Or to select only a part of it UNDERLINE STRIKE OUT rap 2 Press 7 until the text is displayed with the NOTE desired Line effects setting The current set W hile selecting a Line effects setting the following ting is shown below LINE EFFECTS at the operations may be used top of the display t To display the previous setting hold down Yai P Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter and press ORE LINE EFFECTS t To select the default setting OFF hold down UNDERLINE 24mm 1 Shift 18 3 4 and press ii 12mm 1 2 t To return all text formatting functions to their 3 8 default settings hold down and press mi 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Halic Vertical _ J space bar To return to the text without making changes press m 3 Press lt The selected text is displayed with the desi red Line effects setting To change the Line effects setting before enter ing the text Press E eae or a until the cursor is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different Line effects setting 2 Press until the desired setting is selected The current setting is shown below LINE EFFECTS at the top of the dis play and a sample A can be seen to the right of the cursor
71. elect FILE gt gt fk or E to select SAVE AS or SAVE gt T me gt g B to select file file name gt Storing recalling deleting text files Saving a file that has not been saved before p gt or to select SAVE AS gt MS gt B or z to select file number gt Type file name gt Saving a previously saved file gt or to select SAVE gt Edit file name gt Recalling a previously T 1 saved file wr or to select O PEN pa gt B to select file number gt lt New Block T 1 5 to selectO PEN gt Type file name gt gt or to select file gt Deleting a previously saved file SIL or to select DELETE ed gt B J to select file number E or to selectOK b ay or to select DELETE Type file name gt gt or to select file gt Printing text Previewing the label Zoom appearance Feeding and cutting 1 25 mm of tape Printing using the cur e rent print options gt or to select OK gt Changing the print options Print gt J or E to select O PTION Continue with6 7 8 9 0 A or B 6 Printing many cop a ies or to select COPIES gt or to select or type number gt New Block Printing many cop ies while increasing selected text or to sele
72. eside the special character that you want to add NOTE Refer to page 80 for tables of the special characters that are available C Press The selected special charac ter is added to the barcode data 20 To add the barcode to the text D Press NOTE To delete a barcode move the cursor to the center or the right of the barcode and press W hen the message OK TO CLEAR BARCODE appears T or until moves beside OK and then press To return to the text without deleting the barcode press or move beside CANCEL and then press New Block Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter K 3 4 1 HELS MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm d 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical 36mm 1 1 2 Editing text Zoom To view text that is too small to be read on the display the Zoom mode must be turned on making it easier to edit the text Zoom mode can be turned on or off by pressing E When the Zoom mode ison the Zoom indicator lights up In Zoom mode the top bottom and left edge of the label are shown by dark lines and the cur rent line number is shown at the bottom of the display NOTE t Use the cursor keys to move around the text t To return to WYSIWYG mode press or Zoom v Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter
73. esired frame or shading pattern Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ M 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM x SHADING 24mm 1 18 3 4 12mm 1 2 Y 9mm 3 8 vI 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 33 Ch 3 Functions A Press The desired frame or shading 3 Press is applied to the selected blocks of text i 4 Press or until v moves beside NOTE LINE To delete the frame or shading position the cursor on the left side of the frame shading that you wish Back Space Caps Template Zoom ground Cutter to delete and then press When the mes usine dt 4 CONFIRM i TO CLEAR FRAM E SH ADIN G appears me SHADING sige n press or until v moves beside OK and E Broek 18mm 3 4 ui LINE 42mm 1 2 ress To keep the frame shading press P p 9 P CHARACTER s ime or move beside CANCEL and then press 1 4 e A lt Style Halic Vertical To apply a frame or shading to selected lines of i 9 5 Press 1 Press 6 Press or until the first line that you wish to frame or shade is selected NOTE To return to the text without adding a frame or Back Half UIN Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter shading press at any time Ti oe e SELECT START 1 H POINT 24mm 1 2 Press or un
74. ils Kelly s 1st Birthday mo JOE amp ANNS WEDDING 0min NORMAL St Michael s Church 11 6 2000 AUDIO 1 EE Voice of Nature Normal Pasition AUDIO 2 FAVORITE LOVE SONGS Marie AUDIO 3 OLDIES 1960 1970 HAWAII Market Research 1 PUBLIC RELATIONS Div LBI CORP Technical Development Div BUSINESS TRIP 00 87 Appendix Template name Tape width Label length Sample NORMALL STAMP L 44 11 2 FAXED NORMALM STAMP M 40 10 2 cm FAXED FRAMED L STAMP L 44 11 2 FAXED FRAMED M STAMP M 40 10 2 cm FAXED 2LINEL STAMP L 44 11 2 RECEIVED Date 2LIN E FRAMEL STAMPL 44 11 2 cm RECEIVED Date VERTICAL L STAMPL 44 11 2 cm LL C LLI C VERTICAL M STAMPM 4 0 10 2 cm LL C LL O3 Template text styles gt p 43 Samples of the available template text styles are shown below CHAR style Sample Appendix Style ORIGINAL Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC Template default Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC Template default Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC ISTANBUL 3000 Reynolds ABE INTERNATIONAL ING FLORIDA OUTLINE Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC BRU S
75. ing MEDIUM hold down and press t To return all text formatting functions to their default settings hold down and press _ J space bar t To return to the text without making Cancel changes press in To change the width before entering the text 1 Press 2 J J or E until the cursor is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different text width 2 Press until the desired width is selected The current setting is shown below WIDTH at the top of the display and a sample A can be seen to the right of the cursor Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter r gt niu 36mm 1 1 2 WIDTH WIDE 24mm 17 18 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 3 Type in the new text Ch 3 Functions To change the width of the text in a selected area 1 Hold down and press to select all of the text or press and use fel Ci ae or to select only a part of it 2 Press the text is displayed in the desired width The current setting is shown below WIDTH at the top of the display Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ DL 36mm 1 1 2 WIDTH WIDE 24mm 1 18 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AA lt Style Italic Vertical 3 Press The selected text is displayed in the desired text width 27 Ch 3 Functi
76. is on the Caps D DD indicator lights up EEEEEE NOTE Tit ts When a number key is pressed the number N fin N not the symbol above it is typed in unless 0 666606900 60600co is held down t type lowercase letters while Caps mode U ee pegs pee is on hold down while pressing the key of the desired character To add an accented character or a special punctuation mark to the text Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 1 Press E The Alt indicator lights up pu ui 36mm 1 1 2 gt 0 HELS MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 15 Ch 3 Functions 2 Press the key for the desired character NOTE t To display capital letters hold down or press to turn on Caps mode before press ing a letter key t To turn off the Alt mode without adding a char acter to the text press or p atany time Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter niii nii 36mm 1 1 2 e66e 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 e n 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 3 Press or until the desired accented character or symbol is highlighted Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ni niu 36mm 1 4 2 66e 24mm 1 y d
77. key 49 FILE menu 44 46 Font function 24 Format key 36 FORMAT menu 36 Formatting Label 36 Text 24 Frame Shading function 32 FRAME SHADING menu 32 Framing 32 H H ALI horizontal alignment function 38 Image key 49 Indicators Alt 15 Background 41 Caps 15 Half Cutter 55 Italic 29 Style 28 Template 41 Vertical 31 Zoom 21 IN VERT function 53 Italic function 29 91 L Label length 36 LAN GUAGE function 59 LENGTH function 36 Line effects function 30 LINE NO function 57 Lines 16 M MARGIN function 37 MENU menu 43 MIRROR function 52 Multiple copies 49 New Block function 16 NUMBER numbering function 50 0 OPTION menu 50 P PARAMETER menu 19 Pasting 24 Pictures 17 76 PITCH function 39 Previewing 49 Print key 49 Printing Identification labels 44 Stamps 44 Template labels 44 PROTO parameter 19 PROTO COL menu 19 Punctuation marks 15 17 76 R Recalling Template text 48 Text 47 Reversing Print 53 Text 52 S Saving Template text 44 Text 46 92 Selecting Functions 14 Settings 14 Text 22 23 Setup key 57 SETUP menu 57 Shading 32 Shift key 15 Signs 17 76 Size function 25 Space bar 15 SPECIAL CHARA menu 20 SPLIT function 56 Stamp films 62 Storing Template text 44 Text 46 Strike out 30 Style function 28 STYLE menu 43 Styles Character 28 Template 43 Symbol function 17 76 SYMBOL menu 17 T Tapes 62 Template function 41 TEM PLATE menu 41 TRANSFORMATION functio
78. l the cursor The character size can be adjusted using the rtp Size function With the AUTO setting the machine compares your text with the width of the installed tape and automatically adjusts the 2 Press until the desired font is selected characters to the largest possible size Refer to The current setting is shown below FONT at page 81 for examples of the Size settings The the top of the display and a sample A can size of the text at the cursor s current position is be seen to the right of the cursor shown at the right end of the second line in the top of the display is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different font Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter Back Half 36mm 1 1 2 Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter eee 24mm 1 Ky 5 3 TT mj Semm 1 1 2 18mm 3 4 MARGIN WIDE 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 rt Beckerl A ape we ecker ii orm 4 Transport omm 87 6mm 1 4 Style Halic Vertical AAAAAAA A lt Style Italic Vertical 3 in the new text To change the font of the text a selected Note area te With the AUTO setting selected and 1 2 12 Gods A mm 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm or 1 1 2 36 1 Hold down and press to select all mm wide tape installed the size of text with 5 just one line and not containing lowercase let
79. ll functions in the FORMAT menu to their default settings hold down and press space bar Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 11 SETTINGS P FORMAT 24mm 1 LENGTH AUTO 18mm 3 4 1 ARGIN WIDE H ALI LEFT 12mm 1 2 PITCH NORMAL a BACK OFF uL Jj 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Since is already beside LENGTH press xj Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter E n 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM LENGTH 24mm 1 18 3 4 tj AUTO inch emy 9mm 3 8 Y 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 3 Press or until the desired setting is displayed or type in the desired length NOTE ts To select the default setting AUTO press J space bar t To return to the previous screen without keep Cancel ing any changes press t To return to the previous screen with the new i lt setting press or Eb 4 Press once to confirm the setting and return to the FORMAT menu 5 Press again to apply the setting Ch 3 Functions To change the MARGIN setting This function allows you to select the size of the margins on the left and right sides of your text When NONE NARROW or MEDIUM is selected some extra tape is fed out so that the left and right margins are equal
80. lock position the cursor in the middle of the block and then hold down and press Symbol In addition to the letters symbols and numerals on the key tops there are 475 additional sym bols and pictures available with the Symbol function After these symbols or pictures are added to the text they can be deleted like any other character and some can be formatted using certain text format functions see pages 24 through 31 A table of the available symbols can be found on pages 76 through 79 To add a symbol or picture to the text 1 Press uj Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter s6mm 11 2 e CONFIRM SYMBOL 24mm T vSYMBOL NO imm uus PUNCTUATION 12mm 1 2 BRACKETS ARROWS 9mm 3 8 Y UNITS J 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Press or until v moves beside either SYMBOL NO or the desired category name NOTE ts To return to the previous screen without keep ing any changes press m t To return to the text without adding a symbol press at any time 3 Press Ch 3 Functions 4 Select the desired symbol If SYMBOL NO was selected Type in a symbol number or press or ED until the desired symbol is dis played The name of the category con taining the selected symbol is shown in the second line at the top of the display Back Half Caps Alt Template
81. low tape TZ 741 TZ B41 TZ M 41 TZ W B41 TZ WT41 TZ W S41 1 2 12 mm wide laminated tapes ack characters on green tape ack characters on fluorescent orange tape ack characters on clear matte tape ack characters on Bugs Bunny tape ack characters on Taz tape Plelel le lel ele ack characters on Tweety amp Sylvester tape TZ 131 Black characters on clear tape TZ 231 Black characters on white tape TZ 232 Red characters on white tape TZ 335 White characters on black tape 3 8 9 mm wide laminated tapes TZ 121 Black characters on clear tape TZ 221 Black characters on white tape 203 Stock No Description QTY PACKAGE TZ 325 White characters on black tape 1 TZ 421 Black characters on red tape 1 1 4 6 mm wide laminated tapes TZ 111 Black characters on clear tape TZ 211 Black characters on white tape TZ 315 Special tapes Stock No White characters on black tape Description QTY PACKAGE TZ SE4 Black characters on 3 4 18 mm wide security tape 1 TZ FA3 Stamp kit Blue characters on 1 2 12 mm wide fabric tape Description 1 QTY PACKAGE Stamp making kit for Large stamp with black ink 1 Stamp making kit for Medium stamp with black ink A
82. mbols gt p 17 The following symbols are available Category PUNCTUATION Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number Symbol Number 76 Appendix Symbol m N w e Number Symbol 90 4 m gt Number Symbol ul ul Number Symbol gt gt gt gt e a m Number Symbol P D w a Number Symbol gt gt Number Symbol Number Symbol e e N N Number Symbol o e se 095 isb 8 o N N N Number Symbol 24 N w N a Number Symbol z gt gt J N N Number Symbol N a N N a Number Symbol T N N ul N a N N Number Symbol N
83. mple ADDRESS ADDRESS 1 Smith s Rent A Bike 29 Green Road Monterey CA 00000 Tel 012 345 6789 ADDRESS2 200 15th Avenue New York NY 10000 ADDRESS 3 VB Corporation MARKETING DEPT 555 New Heaven Miami FL 33333 Tel 012 345 6789 Fax 012 345 6788 ADDRESS 4 PETER A ROBINS VB Corporation MARKETING DEPT 555 New Heaven Miami FL 33333 Tel 012 345 6789 Fax 012 345 6788 EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT PROPERTY OF SALES amp MARKETING DIV 0312 CONFERENCEROOMH NAMEPLATE NAMEPLATE 1 Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC NAMEPLATE 2 11 2 36 mm or LBI CORP SALES amp MARKETING DEPT Mike Barkley NAMEPLATE 3 MIKE BARKEY MARKETING DEPT ees 85 Appendix Template name Sample SALE W IN T E R S A L E DEC 6 23 50 OFF PRICE 1 LABEL PRINTER 249 PRICE 2 227 249 HIGH VOLTAGE FLO PPY 86 FLOPPY 1 DAILY FAXES 5 9 99 Present J Smith FLOPPY 2 PACKAGE Design Group July 5 2000 FLO PPY 3 PRICE LIST June 27 2000 Category Template name Appendix Sample VIDEO VHS1 CHAMPION S CUP MEN S SINGLES Aug 5 2000 LU CLASSIC PARK A SNOWY DAY Saar Mike s first ski trip ANDARD 120 min
84. n 54 U UN DER S parameter 19 Underlining 30 UNITS function 58 V Vertical function 31 W Width function 27 WIDTH parameter 19 WYSIWYG mode 15 Z Zoom key 21 ACCESSORIES btain tape cassettes from your nearest authorized dealer Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Brother cannot be held responsible for trouble caused by the use of unauthorized supplies Do not use tapes that do not have the mark Stock No Description QTY PACKAGE 1 1 2 36 mm wide TZ 161 B TZ 261 Black characters on white tape TZ 661 B 1 24 mm wide laminated tapes aminated tapes ack characters on clear tape ack characters on yellow tape TZ 151 Black characters on clear tape TZ 251 Black characters on white tape TZ 451 Black characters on red tape TZ 651 Black characters on yellow tape TZ 252 Red characters on white tape TZ 354 Gold characters on black tape TZ 355 White characters on black tape 18 mm wide laminated tapes TZ 141 Black characters on clear tape TZ 145 White characters on clear tape TZ 241 Black characters on white tape TZ 242 Red characters on white tape TZ 243 Blue characters on white tape TZ 344 Gold characters on black tape TZ 345 White characters on black tape TZ 441 Black characters on red tape TZ 541 Black characters on blue tape TZ 545 White characters blue tape TZ 641 Black characters on yel
85. ons Style You can choose from 7 different text styles to create more personalized labels Refer to the cuter style samples on page 82 The style of the text at C 36mm 1 1 2 the cursor s current position is shown by the OUTLINE a Cd Style indicators at the bottom of the display 18mm 3 4 NOTE 12 1 2 W hile selecting a Style setting the following opera 9mm 3 8 tions may be used 6mm 1 4 Code AA A t To display the previous setting hold down se EA Vertical and press J t To select the default setting NORMAL hold 3 in the new text down and press To change the style of the text in a selected t To return all text formatting functions to their area default settings hold down and press 1 Hold down and press to select all U j of the text or press 7 Jand use eae t To return to the text without making to select only a of it changes press _ 2 Press until the text is displayed in the desired style The setting is shown below Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter STYLE at the top of the display duds 36mm 1 1 2 0 0 HELS MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 Back Half Fo Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 18mm 3 4 E 36mm 1 1 2 12mm 1 2 STY OUT LINE 24mm 1 mm 38 18mm 3
86. or reduce the character size Delete some of the text or reduce the character size Delete some of the text before recalling it ERROR MESSAGE CAU SE ERROR MESSAGE LIST SOLUTION LIMIT EXCEEDED SET BETWEEN 4 0 30 0 cm This message appears if the set label length LENGTH function on the FORMAT menu is not within the range 4 0 to 30 0 cm Type in a label length that is within the specified range LIMIT EXCEEDED SET BETWEEN 1 6 11 8 inch This message appears if the set label length LEN GTH function on the FORMAT menu is not within the range 1 6 to 11 8 inches Type in a label length that is within the specified range LINE LIMIT This message appears if you press to delete text or press to add a new line causing the number of lines in a block to exceed the maximum possible for the installed tape This message appears if you try to recall a file or print text which con tains more lines than the maximum possible for the installed tape Adjustthe number of lines so that the block will not have more than the maxi mum possible Reduce the number of lines or install a wider tape MAX 5 BARCODES This message appears if five bar codes already exist when you press Limit the number of bar codes in the text to five MAX 5 BLOCKS This message appears if five blocks already exist when you hold down and press Limit the number of blocks in the text to five
87. p lt ing any changes press Style Italic Vertical t To return all functions in the OPTION menu to their default settings hold down and press 8 Press or until all of the characters that you wish to select for the numbering E j field are selected NOTE t barcode was selected in step 6 this step is Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter skipped w CHANGE SETTINGS 79 112 A numbering field must be located entirely 24mm 1 within one line of text of a single block e Md The maximum number of characters in a num MIRROR OFF 12mm 1 2 bering field is five NVERT OFF TRANS 9mm 3 8 If you try to choose more than five characters PORNT DABE ea su the error message INCORRECT OPERATION AA A lt FOR NUMBERING FUNCTION will appear Style Italic Vertical O Press 4 Press or to move beside NUM Back Half BER Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nd 36mm 1 1 2 5 Press lt CONFIRM mot NUMBE 24mm 1 a 18mm 3 4 Back Half n Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 1 5 12mm 1 2 36 1 1 2 L 9mm 3 8 d SELECT START v POINT 24mm a 6mm 1 4 18mm 3 4 A lt Style I
88. re than one file is found press or until the file that you want to open is displayed 47 Ch 3 Functions 5 Press The selected file appears in the display NOTE When a file created using a template is opened itis Opened in Template mode To delete a file that has been saved 1 Press Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter E 36mm 1 1 2 CONFIRM FILE 24mm 1 A NEW 18mm 3 4 vSAVE AS a SAVE 12mm 1 2 Fg OPEN 9mm 3 8 hz DELETE 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Press or until v moves beside DELETE NOTE To return to the previous screen without making Cancel any changes press 4 Select the file that you want to delete To scan through the saved files press or E NOTE To select all of the stored files hold down and lt press L To search for a specific file type in a part of the name of the desired file and then press The files with names containing the text that you searched for are found and the first file is displayed If more than one file is found press or until the file that you want to delete is displayed or hold down and press to select all of the found files 5 Press t f all of the stored files were selected mes sage OK TO CLEAR ALL FILES appears t f all of th
89. s 2 Ch 3 Functions Alt Accented characters or special punctuation marks can be added to the text in Alt mode Alt mode can be turned on or off by pressing When Alt mode is on the Alt indicator lights up Entering text Typing in the text for your labels is the same as typing on a typewriter or a computer In addi tion the entered text is normally displayed in WYSIWYG what you see is what you get mode which allows you to see exactly how the label would appear if it were printed Spacebar Back Half emplate Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 Sq FL To add a blank space to the text press Mace Wo DE am 1 1 space bar 18mm 4 12mm 1 2 Shift gt O u ff To type a capital letter or the symbol printed on 6mm 1 4 the top half of certain keys like on a typewriter or a computer hold down while press ing the key for the character that you wish to type The following table shows the available charac ters Caps charac Without with held To type in series of capital letters without hold terkey held down or with down or Caps mode Si Caps mode off on ing down EN Caps mode must be turned Caps mode can be turned or off by T ing J When Caps mode
90. s shown below VERTICAL at the top of the display and a sample A can be seen to the right of the cursor Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter a 36 1 1 2 VERTICAL ON 24mm 18 3 4 lt 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 Style Vertical 3 Type in the new text To change the Vertical setting for the text in a selected area 1 Hold down and press to select all of the text or press and use E EL or to select only a part of the text 2 Press until the text is displayed with the desired Vertical setting The current setting is shown below VERTICAL at the top of the display Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter n 36mm 1 1 2 VERTICAL ON 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 3 Press The selected text is displayed with the desired Vertical setting 31 Ch 3 Functions Frame shading You can choose from a variety of frames and shadings for emphasizing certain parts or all of the text in your label Refer to the samples of the frames and shadings on page 83 To apply a frame or shading to all of the text 1 Press 9 NOTE To return to the text without adding a frame or shading press at any time 2 Press or until v moves beside the desired setting NOTE t To select the first setting in
91. ss or until v moves beside OK and then press To return to the text without deleting it press or move v beside CANCEL and then press Cancel t To return to the previous screen press li Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nii niu 21 36mm 1 4 2 e CONFIR TEMPLATE 24mm 1 amp TEMPLATE NO ADDRESS 12mm 1 2 EQUIPMENT 3 T PLATE 9mm NAMEPLATE 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 41 Ch 3 Functions 2 Select the desired template NOTE t To select the first template press space bar or hold down and press E t To select the last template hold down and press i If TEMPLATE NO was selected Type in a template number or press or until the desired template is displayed The name of the selected template is shown in the second line at the top of the display Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter ni nn 36mm 1 1 2 SELECT NO 14 ADDRESS 1 24mm 1 PT PP EEL ii 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical If a category was selected Press or until the desired tem plate is displayed The number and name of the current template are dis played at the top of the display
92. steps 4 and 5 until the text is edited as you wish The MENU appears again after the last line of text in the tem To change the style of a label or stamp created 9 from a template plate is edited and is pressed 7 Press or until v moves beside CHANGE STYLE 8 Press The current style setting is displayed Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nin ninm 36mm 1 4 2 91 CHANGE SETTINGS STYLE 24mm 1 CHAR ORIGINAL dim uus 12 1 2 1 l 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 43 Ch 3 Functions To print a label or stamp created using a tem plate E Press or until v moves beside PRINT F Press NOTE Be sure that the correct tape cassette is installed e When printing a stamp install a stamp film cassette e When printing a label install a label tape cas sette If a template other than one from the STAMP category was used the following display appears Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter HIHI ni 36mm 1 1 2 OK TO PRINT 24mm 4 18mm 3 4 OPTION 12mm 1 2 CANCEL omm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AAAAAAA A lt Style Italic Vertical If a template from the STAMP category was used the following display appears Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter BPR 36mm 1 1 2 OK TO PRINT 24mm 1
93. t To return to the previous screen without keep Cancel ing any changes press t To return all functions in the OPTION menu to their default settings hold down and press space bar Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter uU 36mm 1 1 2 1 CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION 24mm T 1 18mm 3 4 NUMBER OFF MTRROR OFF 12mm 1 2 INVERT OFF TRANS 9mm 3 8 FORM ABC 6 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 4 Press or to move beside CUT 5 Press A Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter uo 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM CUT 24mm 1 iamm 3 4 BOTH 12mm 1 2 Sins Y FULL 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 5S Ch 3 Functions 6 Press or to move v beside the 3 Press desired setting NOTE NOTE t To display the OPTION menu quickly hold down j and press Print To return to the previous screen without keep BO TH press jJ space bar ing any changes press 7 Pr lt to confirm the setting and 9 To return all functions in the OPTION menu to return to the OPTION menu To select the default setting ABC their default settings hold down and press To use SPLIT printing C space bad The SPLIT function enlarges the te
94. t Crn After you have typed in your text and chosen all of the text and label formats that you want to use you can print it out A few additional set tings can be selected before printing out your label To print a label using the current print settings 1 Press Print The message OK TO PRINT appears Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ M 36mm 1 1 2 TO PRINT 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 OPTION 12mm 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical Ch 3 Functions 2 Since is already beside OK press The label is printed out NOTE To quit printing press E Be sure to press once before printing the next label To print multiple copies of a label 1 Press Print Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ 36mm 1 1 2 OK TO PRINT 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 OPTION 12mm 1 2 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 2 Press or to move v beside OPTION NOTE To return to the text without making any changes press at any time 3 Press NOTE t To display the OPTION menu quickly hold Code down and press Print To return to the previous screen without keep Cancel ing any changes press t To return all functions in the OPTION menu to their default settings hold down and press _ spac
95. talic Vertical 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 lt Style Halic Vertical 51 Ch 3 Functions A Type in a number or press or 3 Press lt until the desired number of copies is 915 played NOTE t To display the OPTION menu quickly hold Code down and press Print ts To return to the previous screen without keep NOTE To select the default setting OFF press _ J space bar lt B Press to confirm the setting and t To return all functions in the OPTION menu to Cancel ing any changes press return to the OPTION menu their default settings hold down and press To print a mirror image of the text _ J space bar With the MIRROR function you can print your text in reverse so that it can be read from the adhesive side of the tape Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 1 CHANGE SETTINGS ABC OFF O TION Ee s COPIES 1 18mm 3 4 NUMBER OFF MIRROR OFF 12 1 2 NVERT OFF ON TRANS 9mm 3 8 FORM ABC 6mm 1 4 If these labels are printed on clear tape and p NUR i LS affixed to glass or any other clear material the text can be read correctly from the opposite side 4 Press or to move beside MIR 1 Press Print ROR Back Half 5 Press Caps Alt Template Zoom ground C
96. text 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 1 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 8 1 4 To change the Italic setting for the text in a selected area 1 Hold down and press to select all of the text or press and use ET or to select only a part of it Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter niii 36mm 1 1 2 K a 0 0 HELS MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 6mm 1 4 AAA A lt Style I Italic 2 Press until the text is displayed with the desired Italic setting The current setting is shown below ITALIC at the top of the dis play To change the Italic setting before entering the text 1 Press or E until the cursor is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different Italic setting 2 Press select either ON or OFF The current setting is shown below ITALIC at the top of the display and a sample A can be seen to the right of the cursor Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1 2 TALIC ON 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 9mm 3 8 um 6mm 1 4 A lt Style Halic Vertical 3 Press The selected text is displayed with the desired Italic setting 29 Ch 3 Functions Line effects To change the Line effects setting for the text in The Line effects function enables you to under a select
97. the numbering field NUMBER function on the OPTION menu Adjust the numbering field so that it only contains characters within a single line of a single block Select either the barcode or the characters alone as the numbering field Limit the numbering field to five characters INSERT CASSETTE This message appears if no tape cas sette is installed when you try to print text Install a tape cassette and try again LENGTH LIMIT 66 This message appears if you try to paste in text or add a character a space a new block a symbol an accented character a barcode ora frame shading causing the text to exceed the 4 1 2 meter limit This message appears if you press after changing a label for mat function on the FORMAT menu or press J or causing the text to exceed the 4 1 2 meter limit This message appears if you try to print using the NUMBER number ing function causing the text to exceed the 4 1 2 meter limit This message appears if you press to delete text causing the text to exceed the 4 1 2 meter limit This message appears if you try to recall a text file from the memory causing the text to exceed the 4 1 2 meter limit Delete some of the text or reduce the character size before trying to add more text Delete some of the text before trying to change the label or text formats Delete some of the text
98. til v moves beside the n mm E desired setting ABC Tr 12mm 1 2 NOTE Los An JST To select the first setting in a menu press erm Hae AAAAAAA lt _ J space bar Style Halic Vertical t To return to the previous screen without keep ing any changes press 7 Press 8 Press or until all of the lines that you wish to frame or shade are selected Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter _ 36mm 1 1 2 Back Half 3 CONFIRM Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter FRAME SHADING 24mm 1 m 36mm 1 1 2 e FRAME dumm esas e SELECT END POINT RE 1 vSHADING 2mm 1 12mm 1 2 bog 18mm 3 4 1 9mm 3 8 12mm 1 2 A 6mm 1 4 9mm 3 8 A lt Style Halic Vertical 6mm 1 4 lt Style Italic Vertical 34 9 Press Press or until moves beside the desired frame or shading pattern Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter nu 36mm 1 1 2 e CONFIRM SHADING 24mm 1 OFF 18mm 3 4 12mm 1 2 Y 9mm 3 e un 6mm 1 4 lt Style Vertical A Press The desired frame or shading is applied to the selected lines of text To apply a frame or shading to selected charac ters in the text 1 Press 4 NOTE To return to the text without adding a frame or sh
99. try to refill the stamp holder 64 _ eL ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERRO R MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE CAU SE SOLUTION ALL FILES ARE USED This message appears if there are no empty files available when NEW or SAVE AS FILE menu is selected Delete unneeded files to make space for new ones BARCODE MUST START amp END WITH A B C ORD This message appears if A B C or D has not been entered at the begin ning and end of a barcode with the CO DABAR protocol Enter A B C or D atthe beginning and end of the barcode BU FFER EMPTY This message appears if no text has been typed in when you press or Prnt when you hold and press or when you press after selecting BLOCK LINE or CHARACTER FRAME or SHADING menus or SAVE AS or SAVE FILE menu Type in some text before trying to perform any of these operations BUFFER FULL This message appears if enough text has already been entered to fill the buffer and you try to paste in text or add a character a space a new line a new block a symbol an accented character or a barcode This message appears if enough text has already been entered to fill the buffer and you press 23 ey e or t Delete some of the text before trying to add any more Delete some of the text before trying to change the text format CAN T FIND FILE This message appe
100. tyle Italic Vertical 2 Press The first character is highlighted Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter Ky 5 3 HELS 36mm 1 1 2 MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18 3 4 irt Becke AE Transport J 6mm 1 4 AA A A A A lt Style Halic Vertical 3 Press R amp or E until all of the characters that you want to select are high lighted Back Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter K A 5 3 HELS 36mm 1 1 2 MARGIN WIDE AUTO 24mm 1 18mm 3 4 d rt 12mm 1 2 Transport iios 6mm 1 4 AA A lt Style Italic Vertical Ch 3 Functions 4 Format the text using the text format func tions see pages 24 through 31 or use the Copy amp Paste function to copy the text and paste it into a different place in the text see page 24 NOTE t To deselect the text press or ik t To delete the selected characters press When the message OK TO CLEAR AREA T appears press or until moves beside OK and then press To return New Block to the text without deleting the selected area press or move v beside CANCEL and then press All E With the All function all of the text can be selected so that it can be formatted together deleted or copied and pasted in another place in the text To select all of the text 1 Hold
101. utter 1 PRINT Back OR TG i 24mm 1 Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 5 36mm 1 1 2 18mm 3 4 e CONFIRM MIRROR 24mm 1 OPTION 12mm 1 2 lA OFF 18mm 3 4 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 ABC 1 1 r ll ON 12mm 1 2 A lt 9mm 3 8 Style Vertical Ve n 6mm 1 4 AA lt Style Halic Vertical 2 Press or to move v beside OPTION NOTE To return to the text without making any changes press at any time 52 6 Press or to move v beside the desired setting NOTE To select the default setting O FF press jJ space bar 7 Press to confirm the setting and return to the OPTION menu To print an inverted image of the text The INVERT function prints all light areas so that they are dark and all dark areas so that they are light Ch 3 Functions 3 Press NOTE t To display the OPTION menu quickly hold Code down and press Print To return to the previous screen without keep ing any changes press 7 To return all functions in the OPTION menu to their default settings hold down and press space bar Back Half NOTE Some fine details in the printing may be lost when this function is used ABC
102. ver there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The enclosed interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries Ltd could void the user s authority to operate the equipment This product is covered by one or more of the following patents USP4839742 USP4983058 EP315369 GB2223740 USP4922063 USP5009530 EP322918 USP4927278 USP5069557 EP322919 USP4966476 USP5120147 USP4976558 CONTENTS QUICK REFERENCE Chapter 1 Before You 1 EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU CAN WITH THIS P TOUCH exec ena d a ma oni ar Hn a cel aria 2 G EN ERAL DESCRIPTIO N l cc nr 4 Features ssaterrsaleaaleesupchencadtiantansaaaamsthaahentsaleltauacgeataduaust guste Id 4 LCD display a
103. xt and prints it on 2 3 or 4 labels which can be assembled to create extra large labels Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter eee 36mm 1 1 2 D l som SETTINGS FA y PTION 24mm lt lt 1 COPIES 18mm 3 4 NUMBER OFF MIRROR OFF 12mm 1 2 Cut off the blank space on the bottom of the first TENE label then put the top and bottom parts together so FORM ABC mm 1 4 that there is no break in the characters AAR A A AE A x Style Halic Vertical NOTE If the labels are printed on transparent tape they 4 Pr T r to move gt ide SPLIT can be put together without being cut vdd a pes 1 Press Print 5 Press Back Back Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter umi a nt _ 36mm 1 1 2 CONFIRM 36mm 1 1 2 OK TO PRINT SPLIT 24mm 1 24mm 1 v OFF 18mm 3 4 18mm 3 4 2 x VOK bg 3 x 12mm 1 2 OPTION 12mm 1 2 a 4 x 9 3 8 CANCEL 9mm 3 8 fz 2 n 6mm 1 4 ui Jj edu AAAAAAA A lt AAAAAAA A lt Style Italic Vertical Style Italic Vertical I 6 Press or to move v beside the v 2 or to move beside desired setting OPTION NOTE NOTE To select the default setting OFF press

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