Brother PT-900 label printer
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1. CD CASE VIDEO 8 VCR 8mm Video 8 To CLEAR All text and settings will be cleared O ERROR MESSAGE LIST The batteries are weak The batteries are empty The maximum number of characters 55 characters have already been entered or the memory is full TROUBLESHOOTING Problem Solution The display stays blank after you e Check that the batteries are correctly inserted have turned on the machine e f the batteries are weak replace them The machine does not print or the e Check that the tape cassette has been inserted printed characters are blurred correctly e f the tape cassette is empty replace it e Check that the character size is appropriate for the width of the tape that is used The printed characters are not e f the batteries are weak replace them formed properly Striped tape appears e The tape cassette is empty Replace it The memory has cleared on its own The batteries may be weak Replace them A blank horizontal line appears e There may be some dust on the print head through the printed label Remove the tape cassette and use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the print head with an up and down motion The print head can be cleaned more easily if the optional print head cleaning cassette TZ CL3 is used ERROR BATTERY BATTERY LONG TXT The machine has locked up i e nothing happens when a key is pressed even though the machine is on Note The text and formats2. in the display and all text files stored in the memory are erased Also the language and unit settings will be cleared Turn off the machine and then while holding down CF and press to turn the machine back on Finally release CFD and
3. A P 900 ed T USER S GUIDE www brother com Printed in China LW0937001 INTRODUCTION With your PT 900 you can create labels for any application Select from the many frames character sizes and styles to design beautiful custom labels In addition the variety of tape cartridges available allows you to print labels with different widths and exciting colours Read this manual carefully before starting and keep the manual in a handy place for future reference SPECIFICATIONS 108 mm W X 196 mm D X 55 mm H 335 g without batteries and tape cassette Six AAA size alkaline batteries LRO3 not included Brother TZ tape 6mm 9mm 12 mm width TC 5 replacement Dimensions Weight Power supply Tape cassette Cutter unit KEYBOARD amp LCD LCD indicators p Size aa A AA ABC Upper case Lower case J Cursor abc F AAA ABC Function __ Style Power key Cursor key Num keys Function shortcuts The LCD shows one row of 8 characters however the text that you enter can be up to 55 characters in length Character keys Power On Off Press to turn on off the machine The machine automatically turns off if no key is pressed within 5 minutes Accent key Symbol key Entering ACCENTED CHARACTERS Letter Accented characters A O gt O gt O gt gt gt D A KE O m Et E Rat Ei Underline Frame Ha GENERAL PRECAUTIONS e Use onl
4. E SHADOW ITALIC I BOLD ITALIC BOLD I OUTL ITALIC OUTLINE J SMITH J SMITH J SMITH 1 SHADOW ITALIC SHADOW VERTICAL MIRROR J SMITH 2 MS FT VeWILH NOTE Two line texts are printed in NORMAL regardless of the setting e Use clear tape in MIRROR so the labels appear on the other side when stuck on glass windows or other transparent surfaces CHAIN is for printing more than 1 copy of a label with minimum margin lt e g 1 gt You can also create a label containing texts in various styles print a text in one style and before feeding enter the second text in another style lt e g 2 gt NOTE FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER see FEEDING PRINTING Otherwise A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF Do not try to pull the tape since this may damage the tape cassette CHAIN lt e g 1 gt ABC ABC ABC feed amp cut Print Option REPEAT PRINTING lt e g 2 gt aac At You can print up to 9 copies of each label feed amp cut O PRINTING NOTE To cutoff the label push in the tape cutter lever on the upper right corner of the machine e To prevent damage to the tape do not try to cut while the message PRINT or FEED is displayed e Be sure to use scissors to cut the fabric tapes The built in cutter cannot completely cut the fabric tapes TAPE MARGIN DO FULL HALF NARROW is for leaving equal margins on both sides of the text NOTE Cut along the printed dots with scissors so
5. REVIEW Tape feed LENGTH Labellength FEED NOTE e PRINT OP contains two functions REPEAT PRINTING and NUMBERING e For PREVIEW and FEED press to preview feed after the LCD message appears NOTE You can also refer to the chart indicated on the back of the machine WX SS Yor 4 SSA va A gt gt gt cS A Print head Tape cutter lever MAKING TEXT Switching UPPER CASE LOWER CASE Upper case Lower case ABC 4 ABC Making TWO LINE TEXT Move the cursor to where the second line starts and press Go NOTE Use either 9 mm or 12 mm wide tape for two line texts Display Label image ABC AEC DEF _ DEF Entering SYMBOLS You can also display the symbols by pressing To go to the next group press To skip to a different group press the corresponding character key of the group You can also scroll the symbols in each group by pressing the corresponding character key of the group repeatedly Setting LABEL LENGTH AUTO 40 300mm 0 NOTE You can also select the length by entering the length with Num keys e To return to AUTO press any alphabet key or Using AUTO FORMAT 0 You can choose label length from six formats to create labels for various applications E 61 D Application Length E o3 D Application Length VCR VHS VCR VHS FILE TAB File Tab FD 3 5 3 5 Floppy Disk AUDIO
6. ding down CF and to turn the machine back on Finally release and press Setting UNDERLINE FRAME PO OFF UNDL Underline ROUND ABC ABC ABC BANNER WOODEN VINE ABC U NOTE No underline or frame is set to texts in VERTICAL style Setting TAB You can make aligned texts by setting tabs O Example To set a tab between abc and d Label image abc d Tab NOTE The cursor should be positioned where you set a tab Setting TAB LENGTH 0 100mm P O NOTE You can also select the length by entering the length with Num keys MEMORY O O You can store up to 9 frequently used text files and recall them to create labels more quickly and easily To STORE Do DOE eoe To RECALL Deo D gt ao To DELETE NOTE When the memory is full delete one or more files and then store the new file e You can also choose a file number by pressing the corresponding Num key 1 9 FUNCTION SHORTCUTS In addition to the basic steps to search for a function PT 900 provides you with function shortcuts so you can easily jump to a frequently used function just by pressing CFD and the shortcut key shown in the table below To confirm press G or the shortcut key again Key LCD message Function Key LCD message Function O FONT o sz MEMORY O STYLE CLEAR Clear text style UNDL FRM Underline Frame coy MARGIN O me _Tabsetting O PRINTOP Repeat Numbering TABLEN Tab length P
7. k no TC 5 by obtaining from an authorized brother dealer e Be sure to use scissors to cut the fabric tapes The built in cutter cannot completely cut the fabric tapes F AAA ABC ABC Print key Q G F j Function key __ 1l O O S Enter key ENES E EE lt CIEE Backspace key OOOO F l l l l l l l l l DODOO TE ge OG TET EE Caps key Lt ee eee Space key DESIGNING LABELS Setting FONT PO HELSINKI OKLAHOMA HELSINKI OKLAHOMA Setting SIZE P AUTO automatically adjusts the text size according to the tape width SIZE1 SIZE2 SIZE3 J SMITH SIZE4 SIZE5 J SMITH J SMITH NOTE Two line texts are printed in SIZE1 regardless of the setting e Only AUTO SIZE1 and SIZE2 can be used on 6mm tapes Setting STYLE CF Q NOTE e You can also display the characters by pressing IQ e To go to the next letter group press e To skip to a different letter group press the corresponding charac ter key e You can also scroll the characters in each letter group by pressing the corresponding character key repeatedly PRINTING TEXT PREVIEW You can preview the text before printing P NOTE The LCD shows the whole text and the label length mm inch then returns to the original text e Only the text can be previewed but not the font style size underline frame or any addi tional features FEEDING TAPE FEED DOO NORMAL BOLD OUTLIN
8. making sure that their poles point in the correct directions Always replace all six batteries at the same time using brand new ones Insert a tape cassette making sure that it snaps into place e Make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides e Be sure to remove the paper tab when installing a new tape cassette e If the ink ribbon is loose use your finger to wind the toothed wheel in the direction of the arrow on the cassette e Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Attach the back cover by inserting the two hooks at the bottom into the slots on the machine then pushing down firmly on the cover until it snaps into place After you have installed the tape feed the tape see FEEDING once and then push in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape GETTING STARTED Start your machine Supply power by using six AAA batteries and then press 2 Set the language English French German l EHG Choose a language with Q__ and press Go Check the display and press Go To cancel press C Set the unit mm inch l mm Choose a unit with C and press 4 m e Check the display and press Go To cancel press C NOTE e You can also display the languages and units by pressing the corresponding Num keys 1 3 NOTE e To cancel operations press e To delete entries backward press e To initialize the settings turn off the machine and then while hol
9. the text is centred in the label FULL HALF NARROW 25mm 25mm 12mm 12mm 4mm 4mm NOTE When the tape margin is set to CHAIN FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER see FEEDING PRINTING Otherwise A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF Do not try to pull the tape since this may damage the tape cassette e When the tape margin is set to FULL HALF NARROW cut along the printed dots with scissors to separate the labels Print Option NUMBERING O0 You can print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected number by 1 after each label is printed Example To print copies of a label containing a serial number 0123 0124 and 0125 OO O Pleo e OL Oeo NOTE The last number that will be printed must be larger than the number selected in the text otherwise the message ERROR appears When the tape margin is set to CHAIN FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER see FEEDING PRINTING Otherwise A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF Do not try to pull the tape since this may damage the tape cassette When the tape margin is set to FULL HALF NARROW cut along the printed dots with scissors to separate the labels POWER SUPPLY amp TAPE CASSETTES 1 Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the top end of the machine If a tape cassette is already installed remove it by pulling it straight up Also if batteries are already installed remove them Insert six new AAA size LRO3 alkaline batteries
10. y Brother TZ tapes with this machine Do not use tapes that do not have the mark e Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P touch otherwise the tape cassette may be damaged e Do not attempt to cut the tape while printing or feeding since this will damage the tape e Do not clean the machine with alcohol or other organic solvents Only use a soft dry cloth e Remove the batteries if you do not intend to use the machine for an extended period of time Note If power is disconnected for more than three minutes all text shown in the display and any text files stored in the memory will be lost Language and unit settings will also be cleared e Do not put any foreign objects into or heavy objects on the machine e Do not expose the machine to extremely high temperatures or high humidity Never leave it on the dashboard or in the back of your car e Avoid using the machine in extremely dusty places Keep it out of both direct sunlight and rain e Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the machine for an extended period of time otherwise the machine may be stained e Do not touch the print head mechanism If the head is touched clean it immediately with a soft wipe e g a cotton swab to avoid permanent damage e To avoid injuries do not touch the cutter s edge e Please contact your Brother dealer for details e Ifthe cutter blade becomes blunt after repetitive use and the tape can not be cut cleanly replace with new cutter unit stoc
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