Brother PT-9400 User Manual

USER’S GUIDE

MODEL PT-9400

Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-Touch. Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference.

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+ desired character

Adding a series of capital letters

Adding an accented character

Adding a symbol

Adding a new line

Adding a new block

Adding a barcode

Adding a special character to the barcode

Changing a barcode parameter

Editing text

Zooming in and out

Deleting text

Clearing all of the text and formats

Clearing only the text

Selecting an area of the text

Selecting all of the text

Copying text

Pasting text

Caps

→ Type character

Alt

→ Type character → or to select →

Symbol

a) → or to select

type) symbol number →

Symbol

b) → or to select symbol category → → , , , or

to select symbol number →

New Block

Code

+

New Block

Barcode

→ Type barcode data →

Barcode

New Block New Block

Zoom Image

Back Space

Clear

Code

Symbol

→ → or to select special character →

Format

→ → or to select parameter → → or to select setting →

→

Back Space

+ → or to select

Clear

Back Space

+ → or to select

Clear

Area

→ , , or to select text

All

Area

+

All

Area

→ , , or to select text →

All

SYMBOL NO.

New Block

TEXT & FORMATS

TEXT ONLY

Copy text → , , or to position cursor → → or to select

New Block

→ → or to select (or

New Block

→

New Block

→

New Block

Copy &Paste

OK

→

New Block

Formatting text

New Block

Changing the font

Font

Changing the character size

Changing the character width

Changing the character style

Changing the italic setting

Changing the line effects

Changing the vertical printing setting

Changing the label length

Changing the margins

Changing the horizontal alignment

Changing the pitch

Changing the background

Size

Width

Style

Italic

/

Vert

Format

→ or to select

New Block

Format

→ or to select

Format

→ or to select

Format

→ or to select

Format

a) → or to select

LENGTH

MARGIN →

H.ALI →

PITCH →

→ → or to select (or type) setting →

→

or to select setting →

→

or to select setting →

→

or to select setting →

BACK →

→

or to select design →

New Block

Using a template

Creating a label or stamp from a template

1 Changing the style

of the template

2 Editing the template

text

3 Printing a template

other than one from the

STAMP

Features

Before You Start

Tape exit slot

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

Tape compartment cover

Cover release button

LCD display

Keyboard

Handle

Lettering stick

Power supply connector

4

LCD display

Ch.1 Before You Start

Caps indicator ➩ p. 15

1

Alt indicator ➩ p. 15

2

Template indicator ➩ p. 41

3

Zoom indicator ➩ p. 21

4

Background indicator ➩ p. 40

5

Half cutter indicator ➩ p. 55

6

Font setting ➩ p. 24

7

Tape width indicator ➩ p. 10

8

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Tape length setting ➩ p. 36 Margin setting ➩ p. 37 Cursor ➩ p. 14 Style setting indicator ➩ p. 28 Italic setting indicator ➩ p. 29 Vertical printing indicator ➩ p. 31 Character size setting ➩ p. 25

Before You Start

Menus

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The color of the arrows on the ends of the scroll bar shows whether or not more settings are available. When the arrows are light ( and ), no more settings are available. When the arrows are dark ( and ), more settings can be seen by

pressing or to move 9 or Î up or down. In menus where 9 appears beside a set-

ting or function, pressing con-

New Block

firms the selection. In menus where Î appears beside a

function, pressing displays the menu for the selected function. On the other

hand, pressing confirms all of

New Block

the settings displayed in the menu.

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Ch. 1 Before You Start

Keyboard

Before You Start

3 456 7 8 90 ABCD E

2

S

R

Q

P

Print

Feed

File Templt Format Setup

& Cut

Alt

Caps

Shift

/

$

CodeCancel

C

Size

Font

<>

Symbol

Width

MNO

Copy & Paste key ➩ p. 24

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

(power supply) key ➩ p. 11

Print key ➩ p. 49 Feed & Cut key ➩ p. 49 File key ➩ p. 46 Image function ➩ p. 49 Templt (template) key ➩ p. 41 Format key ➩ p. 36 All function ➩ p. 23 Setup key ➩ p. 57

G

Barcode key ➩ p. 18

H

Zoom key ➩ p. 21

I

Area key ➩ p. 22

J

K

(enter) key ➩ p. 14 & 16

1

Italic

Style

New Block

Shift

Back Space

Clear

Vert

/

Copy &Paste

Barcode

Zoom Image

Area All

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

Q

8

Font key ➩ p. 24

9

Size key ➩ p. 25

0

Width key ➩ p. 27

A

Style key ➩ p. 28

B

Italic key ➩ p. 29

C

D

Vert (vertical) key ➩ p. 31

E

Back Space key ➩ p. 21

F

(frame/shading) key ➩ p. 32

/

(line effects) key ➩ p. 30

/

Clear function ➩ p. 21

6

New Block function ➩ p. 16

Cursor keys ➩ p. 14

L

Symbol key ➩ p. 17

M

Space bar ➩ p. 15

N

Code key ➩ p. 14

O

Cancel key ➩ p. 14

P

Shift key ➩ p. 15

Q

Caps key ➩ p. 15

R

Alt key ➩ p. 15

S

Ch. 2

G

etting

S

tarted

Chapter

2

Getting Started

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Ch. 2 Getting Started

Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the

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mark.

Before installing a tape cassette, be sure that the tape is correctly fed under the tape guides.

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Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P-touch. Doing so may damage the tape cassette.

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Avoid using the machine in extremely dusty places. Keep it out of both direct sunlight and rain.

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Do not expose the machine to extremely high temperatures or humidity.

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Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the machine for an extended period of time. Doing so may

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Getting Started

cause staining. Do not clean the machine with alcohol or other organic solvents. Only use a soft, dry cloth.

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Do not put any foreign objects into or heavy objects on the machine.

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To avoid injuries, do not touch the cutter’s edge.

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Use only the power supply cord designed exclusively for this machine. Use of any other cord

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will void the warranty. When the machine is not being used for a long period of time, disconnect the power supply

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cord. A blank horizontal line appearing in a printed label may indicate that there is dust on the print

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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.

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PRECAUTIONS

8

Ch. 2 Getting Started

Connecting the power supply cord

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This P-touch can be used anywhere a standard electrical outlet is available.

Insert the plug on the end of the power supply cord into the power supply connector on the

1

back of the P-touch. Insert the pronged plug on the other end of the power supply cord into an AC outlet.

2

NOTE

Only use the power supply cord designed exclusively for this machine.

Getting Started

9

Ch. 2 Getting Started

Installing a TZ tape cassette

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A 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.

Press the cover release button, and then lift

1

open the tape compartment cover.

Getting Started

If a tape cassette is already installed and

2

you wish to replace it, remove it by pulling it straight out.

If the ink ribbon is loose in the tape cassette

3

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,

tape feeds under the tape guides

make sure that the end of the

Insert the tape cassette firmly into the com-

4

partment, making sure that the entire back of the cassette touches the bottom of the compartment.

NOTE

When 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

5

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 display.

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Feed

Press once to remove any slack in the

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& Cut

tape and cut off the excess.

Turning on & off the P-touch

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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.

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Getting Started

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Ch. 2 Getting Started

Getting Started

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Ch. 3

F

unctions

Chapter

3

Functions

13

Ch. 3 Functions

Performing basic operations

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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 ( )

To select a function from a menu or an item from a list, or to apply the selected setting, press

New Block

Cancel ( )

To quit a function without applying any changes that you may have made, press .

Functions

Cursor keys

The four cursor keys ( , , , and ) can be used to perform two operations: to move

the cursor, which appears as either a bracket ([) or an underline (_), or to make a selection.

●

Code

New Block

.

Cancel

(right)

To move the cursor one space or character to the right, press once. If the cursor is

at the end of a line when this key is pressed, the cursor moves to the beginning of the next line.

To move the cursor to the end of the current

Code

line of text, hold down and press . To move the cursor to the beginning of the next text block, hold down and

press . To select the item on the right in a list, press

.

(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

●

Code

current line of text, hold down and

press . To move the cursor to the beginning of the

●

current text block, hold down and

Shift

press . If the cursor is already at the beginning of a text block when these keys

are pressed, the cursor moves to the beginning of the previous block.

To select the item on the left in a list, press

●

.

(up)

To move the cursor to the character in the

●

line directly above the cursor’s current position, press once. To move the cursor to the beginning of the

●

Code

entire text, hold down and press . To select the item above in a menu or list,

●

press .

(down)

To move the cursor to the character in the

●

line directly below the cursor’s position, press once.

Shift

To move the cursor to the end of the entire

●

Code

text, hold down and press . To select the item below in a menu or list,

●

press .

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Entering text

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Typing in the text for your labels is the same as typing on a typewriter or a computer. In addition, 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.

Space bar ( )

To add a blank space to the text, press

(space bar).

Shift ( )

To type a capital letter or the symbol printed on the top half of certain keys, like on a typewriter

or a computer, hold down while pressing the key for the character that you wish to

type.

Caps ( )

To type in series of capital letters without holding down ,

on. ing . When

indicator lights up.

NOTE

☞

☞ To type lowercase letters while the

Shift

Caps

Shift

Caps

mode can be turned on or off by press-

Caps

mode must be turned

Caps

mode is on, the

When a number key is pressed, the number— not the symbol above it—is typed in, unless

Shift

is held down.

Caps

mode

, hold down while pressing the

is on

key of the desired character.

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Ch. 3 Functions

Alt

Alt ( )

Accented characters or special punctuation marks can be added to the text in

Alt

mode.

mode can be turned on or off by pressing . When

Alt

mode is on, the

Alt

indicator lights

Alt

up.

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The following table shows the available characters.

Charac-

ter key

A ä á à â ã æ a Ä Á À Â Ã Æ A Cç c Ç C

Dð d Ð D

E ë é è ê ˜e e Ë É È Ê E

I ï í ì î ij i Ï Í Ì Î I Nñ n Ñ N O ö ó ò ô õ ø œ o Ö Ó Ò Ô Õ Ø Œ O

P

U ü ú ù û u Ü Ú Ù Û U

! ! ¡ ? ¿ . , : ; ” – ! ¡ ? ¿ . , : ; ” –

Without

held down, or with

p

p P

Shift Shift

Caps mode off

With held

down, or Caps mode

on

˜

E

P

To add an accented character or a special

punctuation mark to the text:

Press . The

1

Alt

indicator lights up.

Functions

15

Ch. 3 Functions

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New Block

Code

New Block

Press the key for the desired character.

2

NOTE

☞ To display capital letters

Caps

press to turn on

, hold down (or

mode) before press-

Caps

ing a letter key.

☞ To turn off the

acter to the text

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, press (or ) at any time

ëéèêee

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Functions

Press or until the desired accented

3

character or symbol is highlighted.

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New Block

A

Alt

mode turns off.

New Block

New Block New Block

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Press . The selected character is

4

added to the text and

NOTE

To enter a series of characters in

Code

down before pressing . Then, continue 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.

Alt

Shift

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, hold

Enter ( )

To create a new line and move the cursor to the beginning of it, press once you have fin-

ished entering a line of text. .

NOTE

A single block of text can only contain the maximum 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.

Tape widths

1/4” (6 mm) 2 3/8” (9 mm) 3 1/2” (12 mm) 4 3/4” (18 mm) 6

1” (24 mm) 8

1 1/2” (36 mm) 10

New Block ( + )

To change the number of lines in a section of the label, create a new block by holding down

Code

and pressing .

NOTE

A single label can only contain a maximum of

☞

five blocks. If five blocks already exist when

is held down and is pressed, the

error message “MAX 5 BLOCKS” will appear.

☞ To split a text block into two so that the charac-

ter on the right of the cursor is at the beginning of the second block,

middle of the block, and then hold down

and press .

New Block

Maximum number of

lines that can be entered

Code

New Block

position the cursor in the

Code

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Ch. 3 Functions

Symbol ( )

Symbol

In addition to the letters, symbols and numerals on the key tops, there are 475 additional symbols 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:

Symbol

Press .

1

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Press or until

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SYMBOL NO.

either

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moves beside

or the desired category

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name.

NOTE

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

☞ To return to the text without adding a symbol

Symbol

press at any time.

Press .

3

New Block

Select the desired symbol.

4

SYMBOL NO.

If

was selected:

Type in a symbol number (or press

or ) until the desired symbol is displayed. The name of the category con-

taining the selected symbol is shown in the second line at the top of the display.

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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

☞ To select the first symbol in a different category

hold down and press or .

☞ To select the first symbol

,

(space bar) (or hold down and press ).

☞ To select the last symbol

press .

A

.

Shift

, press

Code

, hold down and

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

Code

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Press . The selected symbol is added

5

New Block

to the text.

NOTE

☞ To enter a series of symbols

before pressing . Then, continue add-

Functions

ing characters by selecting them as explained in

steps 2 through 4, and holding down

A

New Block

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Barcode ( )

Barcode

The

Barcode

function allows you to add your

desired barcode to your label. In addition, the

1

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Code

various barcode parameters enable you to create custom barcodes.

1"

NOTE

This section will explain how to enter a barcode

☞

into your text. It is not intended as a comprehensive introduction to the concept of barcoding. For more detailed information, please consult one of the many reference books available.

Since this machine is not specifically designed

☞

for special barcode label-making, some barcode 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 set to ter set to

MARGIN

WIDE

difficult to read.

function (

and the barcode

FORMAT WIDTH

; otherwise, barcodes may be

menu)

parame-

while pressing . Press just after

New Block New Block

selecting the last symbol in the series. Some symbols typed into templates (

☞

function) and backgrounds ( function of the

display as “ ”.

, move the cursor below it, and then

symbol

Zoom

press .

Image

FORMAT

×

To view an enlargement of the

menu) appear on the

Template

BACKGROUND

To create a barcode:

Barcode

Press .

1

NOTE

☞ To change the data or parameters of a barcode

that has already been added to the text

the cursor in the middle of the barcode mark

before pressing .

Barcode

, position

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

☞ To return to the text without adding a barcode

Barcode

press at any time.

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PROTOCOL:CODE39

**

[FORMAT]:PARAMETER [SYMBOL]:SPECIAL CHARACTER

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

To change the barcode parameters:

Format

Press . All or some of the following

2

Format

parameters can be set.

PROTO

WIDTH

UNDER#S

CH.DIG.

(protocol)

(bar width)

(numbers printed below barcode)

(check digit)

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PROTO :CODE39 WIDTH :WIDE UNDER#S:ON CH.DIG.:OFF

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Press or until Î moves beside the

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parameter that you want to change.

Press . The available settings are dis-

4

played.

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[ ]:CONFIRM PROTOCOL

CODE39 I-2/5 EAN13 EAN8 UPC-A UPC-E

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A

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24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm

24mm

18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

Press or until

5

9

moves beside the

desired setting.

NOTE

To select the default setting

, press

(space bar).

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1/4"

CODABAR EAN128 CODE128 ISBN 5 ISBN 2

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Press to confirm the setting and

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return to the Repeat steps 3 through 6 until all parame-

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PARAMETER

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ters are set as you wish.

Press to apply the settings.

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Functions

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

To enter the barcode data:

Type in the barcode data.

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[FORMAT]:PARAMETER [SYMBOL]:SPECIAL CHARACTER

Symbol

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To add special characters to barcodes (only

with protocols EAN128, CODE128, CODE39 or CODABAR):

Press or until the cursor is below

0

Functions

the character on the right of where you want to add the special character.

Press .

A

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A

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36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

To add the barcode to the text:

Press .

D

NOTE

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

To delete a barcode

or the right of the barcode and press . When the message “OK TO CLEAR BARCODE?” appears,

press or until

then press .

deleting the barcode

CANCEL

, and then press ).

, move the cursor to the center

Back Space

Clear

moves beside OK, and

9

To return to the text without

, press (or move 9 beside

Cancel

New Block

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A

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9

Press or until

B

moves beside the

special character that you want to add.

NOTE

Refer to page 80 for tables of the special characters that are available.

Press . The selected special charac-

C

New Block

ter is added to the barcode data.

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Cancel

Editing text

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Zoom ( )

To view text that is too small to be read on the display, the making it easier to edit the text.

be turned on or off by pressing . When the

Zoom

In the label are shown by dark lines and the current line number is shown at the bottom of the display.

NOTE

☞ ☞ To return to WYSIWYG mode

Zoom Image

Zoom

mode must be turned on,

Zoom

mode can

Zoom Image

mode is on, the

Zoom

indicator lights up.

mode, the top, bottom, and left edge of

Use the cursor keys to move around the text.

, press (or

Zoom

).

Image

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Back Space ( )

To remove the character in the text that is to the

left of the cursor’s current position, press

Each time

Back Space

is pressed, one character is

Clear

Back Space

Clear

deleted. If the cursor is at the beginning of a line

or a block when

Back Space

is pressed, the current

Clear

line or block is joined with the previous one.

Clear ( + )

Code

Back Space

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 format settings, or just the text and its text format settings will be erased.

NOTE

The cursor can be located anywhere in the text.

.

Functions

In addition, pressing while typing text into templates (

BACKGROUND

(

Template

Zoom Image

function) and backgrounds

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 “ ”.

NOTE

To return to editing the text

, press any key

×

To erase all of the text and formats:

Hold down and press

1

Code

NOTE

To return to the text without erasing anything

(or move

).

New Block

beside

9

Back Space

.

Clear

CANCEL

and press

, press

21

Ch. 3 Functions

Back

f

New Block

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9

2

Since

MATS

is already beside

, press . All of the text is

erased and all of the format functions are reset to their default settings.

To erase only the text:

Hold down and press

1

NOTE

Functions

To return to the text without erasing anything

Cancel

(or move

).

New Block

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!

TEXT BUFFER?

A

New Block

Code

beside

9

Back-

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TEXT & FORMATS TEXT ONLY CANCEL

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until

1

TEXT ONLY

A

.

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Back Space

Clear

CANCEL

Half

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moves beside

1

1/2"

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18mm

12mm

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9mm

6mm

1/4"

.

, press

and press

1

1/2"

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3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

1/4"

.

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Press . The text is erased and the

2

text format functions are reset to their default settings, but the label format func-

FORMAT

tions (

Area

Area ( )

All

Text formatting with the ent from creating a new block using the

Block

function. With the 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 functions can be used.

1"

The multiple blocks in this label were created using the

New Block

this text contains a single line, the second contains four lines, and the third, two lines.

A

menu) remain unchanged.

Area

function is differ-

Area

function, text

function. The first block of

36mm

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6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

New

22

This is a single-block, single-line label with different parts of the text formatted using the function. After all of the text was typed in, sec-

Area

tion “(123) 456-7890” was selected and given a smaller character size.

Ch. 3 Functions

To select an area of the text:

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is beside the first character that you want to select.

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Press . The first character is highlighted.

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12mm

9mm

6mm

Format the text using the text format func-

4

tions (see pages 24 through 31) or use the

Copy & Paste

function to copy the text and paste it into a different place in the text (see page 24).

NOTE

1

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

☞ To deselect the text

1"

☞ To delete the selected characters,

When the message “OK TO CLEAR AREA?”

appears, press or until

beside OK, and then press .

, press (or ).

Cancel

New Block

Area All

Back Space

press

.

Clear

moves

9

To return

to the text without deleting the selected area,

Cancel

press (or move

then press ).

Code

All (

With the

1

selected so that it can be formatted together,

1/2"

deleted, or copied and pasted in another place

1"

in the text.

3/4"

1/2"

To select all of the text:

3/8"

Hold down and press . All of the

1

1/4"

New Block

Area All

+

)

All

function, all of the text can be

Code

beside

9

CANCEL

Area All

, and

Functions

text is highlighted.

Press , , , or until all of the

3

characters that you want to select are highlighted.

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1/4"

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Format the text using the text format func-

2

tions (see pages 24 through 31) or use the

Copy & Paste

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function to copy the text and paste it into a different place in the text (see page 24).

NOTE

To deselect the text

, press .

Cancel

23

Ch. 3 Functions

Font

Shift

Copy

Copy & Paste ( )

Copy & Paste

The

&Paste

function is useful for copying already entered characters and pasting them into a different section of the text.

Formatting

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A variety of formatting functions are available for making more decorative labels.

To copy and paste text:

Select the text that you wish to copy and

1

paste using either the page 22) or the

Press . The selected characters are cop-

2

ied, but not removed from the text.

Press , , , or until the cursor

3

is positioned where you want to add the copied text.

Press .

4

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OK TO PASTE?

!

OK CANCEL

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Press or until 9 moves beside OK.

5

Press . The text is added at the cur-

6

sor’s location.

Copy &Paste

New Block

AREA

ALL

function (see page 23).

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12mm

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6mm

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The following text formatting functions can be used to change the appearance of characters:

Font, Size, Width, Style, Italic

effects) and

Vert

(vertical). They can be applied

, (line

/

to part or all of the text, either before or after you have entered it.

The label formats, listed in the

FORMAT

menu,

specify the general appearance of the label.

Font ( )

With the 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 tions may be used:

☞ To display the previous setting

☞ To select the default setting (

☞ To return all text formatting functions to their

Font

function, you can change your

setting, the following opera-

Font

and press .

down and press .

default settings

Font

, hold down and press

(space bar).

, hold down

HELSINKI

Code

)

Code

, hold

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press .

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Ch. 3 Functions

To change the font before entering the text:

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different font.

Font

Press until the desired font is selected.

2

The current setting is shown below

FONT

at the top of the display and a sample (A) can be seen to the right of the cursor.

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1"

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18mm

12mm

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9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

To change the font of the text in a selected area:

Hold down and press to select all

1

Code

of the text, or press and use , ,

Area All

, or to select only a part of it.

Font

Press until the text is displayed in the

2

desired font. The current setting is shown

FONT

below

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12mm

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6mm

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1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Size ( )

Size

The character size can be adjusted using the

Size

function. With the

AUTO

setting, the machine compares your text with the width of the installed tape and automatically adjusts the characters to the largest possible size. Refer to page 81 for examples of the

Size

settings. The size of the text at the cursor’s current position is shown at the right end of the second line in the top of the display.

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NOTE

With the

☞

mm), 3/4” (18-mm), 1” (24-mm) or 1 1/2” (36mm)-wide tape installed, the size of text with just one line and not containing lowercase letters or certain symbols is printed slightly larger.

If a very small text size is selected, the text may

☞

not be readable in WYSIWYG mode. When editing such small text, turn on the For more details, refer to page 21.

Since the text sizes that can be printed depends

☞

on the width of the tape, the following table shows the maximum text size that can be used with each tape width.

Tape widths

1/4” (6 mm) 12 3/8” (9 mm) 18 1/2” (12 mm) 24 3/4” (18 mm) 36

1” (24 mm) 60

1 1/2” (36 mm) 72

setting selected and 1/2” (12-

AUTO

Maximum text size

(in points)

Zoom

mode.

Functions

Press . The selected text is displayed

3

New Block

in the desired font.

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New Block

NOTE

While selecting a

setting, the following opera-

Size

tions may be used:

☞ To display the previous setting

and press .

Size

☞ To select the default setting (

Shift

and press .

Size

, hold down

AUTO

☞ To return all text formatting functions to their

default settings

(space bar).

, hold down and press

Code

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press .

Cancel

To change the text size before entering the text:

Functions

Code

, hold down

)

To change the size of the text in a selected area:

Hold down and press to select all

1

Code

of the text, or press and use , ,

Area All

, or to select only a part of it.

Size

Press until the text is displayed in the

2

desired text size. The current setting is shown below

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12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different text size.

Press until the desired text size is

2

Size

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.

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Type in the new text.

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A

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12mm

9mm

6mm

Press . The selected text is displayed

3

in the desired text size.

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

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New Block

Width ( )

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

NOTE

While selecting a ations may be used:

☞ To display the previous setting

and press .

☞ To select the default setting (

down and press .

Width

settings.

setting, the following oper-

Width

, hold down

Width

MEDIUM

Shift

Width

Code

, hold

)

☞ To return all text formatting functions to their

default settings

(space bar).

, hold down and press

Code

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press .

Cancel

To change the width of the text in a selected area:

Hold down and press to select all

1

of the text, or press and use , ,

Code

Area All

, or to select only a part of it.

Width

Press until the text is displayed in the

2

desired width. The current setting is shown

WIDTH

below

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1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

1"

To change the width before entering the text:

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different text width.

Width

Press until the desired width is selected.

2

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.

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12mm

9mm

A

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3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press . The selected text is displayed

3

Functions

in the desired text width.

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Style ( )

Style

You can choose from 7 different text styles to create more personalized labels. Refer to the style samples on page 82. The style of the text at the cursor’s current position is shown by the

Style

indicators at the bottom of the display.

NOTE

While selecting a

setting, the following opera-

Style

tions may be used:

☞ To display the previous setting

and press .

Style

☞ To select the default setting (

Shift

down and press .

, hold down

NORMAL

Style

☞ To return all text formatting functions to their

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default settings

, hold down and press

(space bar).

Functions

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

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To change the text style before entering the text:

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different text style.

Style

Press until the desired style is selected.

2

The current setting is shown below the top of the display and a sample (A) can be seen to the right of the cursor.

A

)

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

STYLE

Code

, hold

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3

To change the style of the text in a selected area:

Hold down and press to select all

1

of the text, or press and use , ,

, or to select only a part of it.

Style

Press until the text is displayed in the

2

desired style. The setting is shown below

STYLE

at the top of the display.

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Press . The selected text is displayed

3

in the desired text style.

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12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

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1/4"

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3/4"

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New Block

Italic ( )

The

Italic

function can be combined with each of the other text format settings to provide an even larger variety of text styles. When 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

setting, the following

Italic

operations may be used:

, hold down

☞ To select the default setting (

Shift

and press .

Italic

OFF

)

☞ To return all text formatting functions to their

default settings

(space bar).

, hold down and press

Code

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press .

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12mm

9mm

A

To change the Italic setting before entering the text:

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12mm

9mm

A

To change the Italic setting for the text in a selected area:

Hold down and press to select all

1

of the text, or press and use , ,

Code

Area All

, or to select only a part of it.

Italic

Press until the text is displayed with the

2

desired shown below

Italic

setting. The current setting is

ITALIC

at the top of the dis-

play.

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Functions

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different

Italic

Press to select either ON or

2

Italic

setting.

current setting is shown below the top of the display and a sample (A) can be seen to the right of the cursor.

OFF

. The

ITALIC

at

Press . The selected text is displayed

3

with the desired

Italic

setting.

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New Block

Line effects ( )

Line effects

The

/

function enables you to under-

line or strike out certain parts of your text.

OFF STRIKE OUT

NOTE

While selecting a operations may be used:

☞ To display the previous setting

and press .

☞ To select the default setting (

Shift

UNDERLINE

Line effects

/

and press

setting, the following

, hold down

OFF

/

.

☞ To return all text formatting functions to their

Functions

default settings

, hold down and press

(space bar).

, hold down

)

Code

To change the Line effects setting for the text in a selected area:

Hold down and press to select all

1

of the text, or press and use , ,

Code

Area All

, or to select only a part of it.

Press until the text is displayed with the

2

desired ting is shown below

/

Line effects

setting. The current set-

LINE EFFECTS

at the

top of the display.

Code

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☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press .

Cancel

To change the Line effects setting before entering the text:

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different

Press until the desired setting is

2

/

Line effects

setting.

selected. The current setting is shown below

LINE EFFECTS

at the top of the display and a sample (A) can be seen to the right of the cursor.

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12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

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Press . The selected text is displayed

3

with the desired

1"

Line effects

setting.

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Vertical ( )

With the

Vert

Vertical

function, you can print your

text vertically along the length of your label.

ONOFF

When the text at the cursor’s current position, the

Vertical

function is turned on for the

Vertical

indicator at the bottom of the display lights up.

NOTE

While selecting a

Vertical

setting, the following

operations may be used:

, hold down

☞ To select the default setting (

Shift

and press .

Vert

OFF

)

☞ To return all text formatting functions to their

default settings

(space bar).

, hold down and press

Code

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press .

Cancel

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1"

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3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

To change the Vertical setting before entering the text:

Press , , , or until the cursor

1

is moved to the point where you want to begin using a different

Vertical

setting.

Vert

Press to select either ON or

2

current setting is shown below

OFF

. The

VERTICAL

at the top of the display and a sample (A) can be seen to the right of the cursor.

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A

Style Italic Vertical

Type in the new text.

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1

1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

To change the Vertical setting for the text in a selected area:

Hold down and press to select all

1

of the text, or press and use , ,

Code

Area All

, or to select only a part of the text.

Vert

Press until the text is displayed with the

2

desired is shown below

Vertical

setting. The current setting

VERTICAL

at the top of the

display.

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setting.

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1/4"

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e

B

s

n

Style Italic Vertical

Press . The selected text is displayed

3

with the desired

Functions

31

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Half

New Block

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:

Press .

1

NOTE

To return to the text without adding a frame or

shading

Press or until 9 moves beside the

2

/

, press at any time.

/

desired setting.

NOTE

☞ To select the first setting in a menu

(space bar).

Functions

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

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Cancel

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, press .

[ ]:CONFIRM FRAME/SHADING

FRAME SHADING

Style Italic Vertical

A

, press

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

Since

4

New Block

Press or until 9 moves beside the

5

is already beside

9

.

ALL

, press

desired frame or shading pattern.

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OFF

Style Italic Vertical

Press . The desired frame or shading

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1

1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

is applied to all of the text.

To apply a frame or shading to selected blocks of text:

Press .

1

NOTE

1

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

To return to the text without adding a frame or

1"

shading

Press or until 9 moves beside the

2

desired setting.

NOTE

☞ To select the first setting in a menu

/

, press at any time.

/

, press

Press .

3

New Block

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ALL BLOCK LINE CHARACTER

Style Italic Vertical

32

(space bar).

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

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1

1/2"

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1"

24mm

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18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

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FRAME SHADING

Style Italic Vertical

Press .

3

4

New Block

Press or until 9 moves beside

BLOCK

.

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Style Italic Vertical

A

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12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm

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12mm

9mm

6mm

Ch. 3 Functions

Press .

5

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press or until the first block that

6

you wish to frame or shade is selected.

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ABC Tr 1 Main

A1

Style Italic Vertical

Press .

7

Press or until all of the blocks that

8

Los Ans

A

you wish to frame or shade are selected.

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ABC Tr

1 Main

A1

Style Italic Vertical

Los Ans

A

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12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Functions

Press .

9

Press or until 9 moves beside the

0

desired frame or shading pattern.

Back-

Half

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OFF

Style Italic Vertical

A

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24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Press . The desired frame or shading

A

New Block

is applied to the selected blocks of text.

NOTE

To delete the frame or shading

, position the cursor

on the left side of the frame/shading that you wish

to delete, and then press . When the mes-

Back Space

Clear

sage “OK TO CLEAR FRAME/SHADING?” appears,

press or until

press .

New Block

Cancel

To keep the frame/shading

(or move 9 beside

).

New Block

moves beside OK and

9

CANCEL

, and then press

To apply a frame or shading to selected lines of text:

Press .

1

NOTE

Functions

To return to the text without adding a frame or

shading

Press or until 9 moves beside the

2

/

, press at any time.

/

desired setting.

NOTE

☞ To select the first setting in a menu

(space bar).

, press

Press .

3

Press or until 9 moves beside

4

LINE

.

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Style Italic Vertical

Press .

5

Press or until the first line that you

6

wish to frame or shade is selected.

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ABC Tr

1 Main

A1

Style Italic Vertical

Los Ans

A

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12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

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FRAME SHADING

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, press .

Cancel

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12mm

9mm

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6mm

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press .

7

Press or until all of the lines that

8

you wish to frame or shade are selected.

Back-

Half

1"

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A1

Style Italic Vertical

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ABC Tr

1 Main Los Ans

A

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24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press .

Back

Half

New Block

9

0

New Block

Press or until 9 moves beside the desired frame or shading pattern.

Back-

Half

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OFF

Style Italic Vertical

Press . The desired frame or shading

A

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1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

is applied to the selected lines of text.

To apply a frame or shading to selected characters in the text:

Press .

1

NOTE

To return to the text without adding a frame or

shading

/

, press at any time.

/

Ch. 3 Functions

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FRAME SHADING

Style Italic Vertical

Press .

3

Press or until 9 moves beside

4

CHARACTER

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.

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A

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12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Functions

Press or until 9 moves beside the

2

desired setting.

NOTE

☞ To select the first setting in a menu

, press

(space bar).

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

Press .

5

Press , , , or until the first

6

character that you wish to frame or apply a shading to is selected.

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ert Becker Transport

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A

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12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

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Ch. 3 Functions

Press .

7

8

New Block

Press , , , or until all of the characters that you wish to frame or apply a

Format ( )

Pressing the taining five label format functions, which can be used to change the label’s general appearance.

Format

key displays a menu con-

shading to are selected.

To change the LENGTH setting:

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Robert Beck

ABC Transp

Style Italic Vertical

Press .

9

0

Functions

New Block

Press or until 9 moves beside the desired frame or shading pattern.

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OFF

Style Italic Vertical

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1/2"

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3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

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12mm

9mm

6mm

1/4"

1

A

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The currently set label length is shown at the left end of the top line in the top of the display.

1"

When the arrow symbol is displayed as “ ”, the label length is set to

AUTO

. When the arrow symbol is displayed as “ ”, the label length is set to a certain value.

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Format

FORMAT

, hold down and press

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Style Italic Vertical

Format

Press .

1

1"

NOTE

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press at any time.

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

Code

1

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

menu to

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press . The desired frame or shading

A

New Block

is applied to the selected characters.

36

(space bar).

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Style Italic Vertical

A

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Half

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24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Ch. 3 Functions

ABC

1" (25 mm)

ABC

1/6" (4 mm) 1/6" (4 mm)

ABC

1/3" (8 mm) 1/3" (8 mm)

]

ABC

1/2" (12 mm) 1/2" (12 mm)

Since Î is already beside

2

LENGTH

, press

.

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AUTO inch

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until the desired setting is

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3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

displayed (or type in the desired length).

NOTE

, press

☞ To select the default setting (

AUTO

)

(space bar).

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

☞ To return to the previous screen with the new

, press (or ).

setting

Press once to confirm the setting

4

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

5

New Block

FORMAT

menu.

1/2"

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.

NONE, NARROW

When

MEDIUM

or selected, some extra tape is fed out so that the left and right margins are equal.

1"

ABC

The current margin setting is shown at the left end of the second line in the top of the display.

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A

is

[WIDE]

[NONE]

[NARROW

[MEDIUM]

1

1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

1/4"

Functions

Format

Press .

1

NOTE

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press at any time.

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

Format

FORMAT

, hold down and press

(space bar).

menu to

Code

37

Ch. 3 Functions

ABC [LEFT]

ABC [CENTER]

ABC [RIGHT]

ABC [JUSTIFY]

2

3

Functions

4

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1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

Press or until Î moves beside

MARGIN

.

Press .

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ABC

Style Italic Vertical

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[NONE] [NARROW]

A

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[WIDE]

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press or until 9 moves beside the desired setting.

To change the H.ALI (horizontal alignment) setting:

You can choose to align the text in your label in one of four ways:

Format

Press .

1

NOTE

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press at any time.

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

Format

FORMAT

, hold down and press

(space bar).

menu to

Code

NOTE

☞ To select the default setting (

[WIDE]

, press (space bar).

)

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

☞ To return to the previous screen with the new

, press (or ).

setting

Press once to confirm the setting

5

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

6

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New Block

FORMAT

menu.

ABC

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Press or until Î moves beside

2

H.ALI

.

A

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12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Ch. 3 Functions

HIHIHI

Press .

3

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ABC [LEFT] ABC [CENTER] ABC [RIGHT] ABC [JUSTIFY]

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until 9 moves beside the

4

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36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

A

6mm

desired setting.

NOTE

☞ To select the default setting ( )

ABC [LEFT]

press (space bar).

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

☞ To return to the previous screen with the new

, press (or ).

setting

Press once to confirm the setting

5

and return to the

New Block

FORMAT

menu.

To change the PITCH setting:

With this function, you can select whether or not each character is given an equal width.

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

HIHIHI

[NORMAL]

,

[FIXED]

Format

Press .

1

NOTE

☞ To return to the text without making any

changes

, press at any time.

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

Format

FORMAT

, hold down and press

(space bar).

Functions

menu to

Code

6

Press again to apply the setting.

New Block

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Press or until Î moves beside

2

PITCH

.

A

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24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

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Ch. 3 Functions

Press .

3

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HIHIHI

[NORMAL]

HIHIHI

[FIXED]

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until 9 moves beside the

4

desired setting.

A

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

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1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS FORMAT

LENGTH:AUTO MARGIN:WIDE H.ALI :LEFT PITCH :NORMAL BACK :OFF

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until Î moves beside

2

BACK

.

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1/2"

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1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

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1/4"

NOTE

☞ To select the default setting (

[NORMAL]

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

Functions

ing any changes

, press (space bar).

)

, press .

Cancel

☞ To return to the previous screen with the new

, press (or ).

setting

Press once to confirm the setting

5

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

6

New Block

FORMAT

menu.

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.

Format

Press .

1

NOTE

☞ To return to the text without making any

Format

changes

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

, press at any time.

FORMAT

Code

, hold down and press

HIHIHI

menu to

Press .

3

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Style Italic Vertical

Press or until 9 moves beside the

4

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1

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

A

6mm

desired setting.

NOTE

, press

☞ To select the default setting (

OFF

)

(space bar).

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

Cancel

☞ To return to the previous screen with the new

, press (or ).

setting

New Block

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

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(space bar).

Ch. 3 Functions

Back

Half

Press once to confirm the setting.

5

SMALL

If

New Block

or

LARGE

was selected, type in

the desired text, change the font by press

Font

until the desired font setting is dis-

played, and then press . The

MAT

menu appears again.

NOTE

Up to 20 characters can be entered. Symbols

☞

New Block

FOR-

(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.

Zoom Image

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

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Cancel

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1

1/2"

36mm 24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

1/4"

ing any changes

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, press .

[ ]:CONFIRM BACKGROUND

TEXT INPUT (FONT:HELSI)

Style Italic Vertical

A

If a pre-made background design was selected, the

Press again to apply the setting. The

6

Background

FORMAT

New Block

indicator lights up.

menu appears again.

Template ( )

Template

The

Templt

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 cassettes. 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:

Press . The

1

Templt

Template

indicator lights

up.

1"

NOTE

If there was text in the display when the

☞

function was started, the message “OK TO

plate

CLEAR TEXT BUFFER?” appears.

To delete the text

●

, press or until

moves beside OK, and then press .

To return to the text without deleting it

●

Cancel

(or move

press ).

New Block

beside

9

CANCEL

☞ To return to the previous screen

New Block

, press

, and then

, press .

Cancel

Tem-

Functions

9

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TEMPLATE NO. ADDRESS

EQUIPMENT PLATE NAMEPLATE

Style Italic Vertical

A

Half

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36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Select the desired template.

2

NOTE

☞ To select the first template

(space bar) (or hold down and press ).

☞ To select the last template

press .

TEMPLATE NO.

If

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.

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Functions

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was selected:

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, press

Code

, hold down and

Half

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Code

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press . The first line of the tem-

3

plate’s text is shown below

EDIT TEXT

the top of the display. For template numbers and samples, refer to the list of templates in the

Appendix

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EDIT TEXT Smith's Rent-A-Bi

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Type in the new text.

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NOTE

Symbols can also be added. Refer to pages 17

☞

and 18 for details.

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☞ To display an enlarged view of the character or

symbol above the cursor

, press . Press any

key to return to editing the text.

Zoom Image

☞ To move the cursor through the line of text

at

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

,

If a category was selected:

Press or until the desired template is displayed. The number and

name of the current template are displayed at the top of the display and the dimensions are shown below it.

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press or .

text,

To display a different line of

☞ To quit using the current template and return to

, press . When the message “OK TO

step 2

CONTINUE TEMPLATE?” appears, press (or move

New Block

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3/4"

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1/4"

1"

5

, press or until 9 moves beside

plate

, and then press .

OK

Press to display the next line of text in the template.

Cancel

beside

9

).

To continue using the current tem-

CANCEL

New Block

, and then press

Cancel

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Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all of the text

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that you wish to use is entered. The

MENU

appears after the last line of text in the tem plate is edited and is pressed.

NOTE

To quit

moves beside

Template

mode

DONE

When the message “OK TO FINISH TEMPLATE?”

appears, press or until

and press .

OK

, press (or move 9 beside

mode

then press ).

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Cancel

New Block

[ ]:CONFIRM MENU

PRINT DONE CONTINUE CHANGE STYLE FILE

Style Italic Vertical

New Block

, press or until

, and then press .

9

To return to

New Block

moves beside

Template

CANCEL

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To change the style of a label or stamp created from a template:

Ch. 3 Functions

Press .

9

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ORIGINAL ITALIC DYNAMIC CUTE FORMAL ELEGANT

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Press or until 9 moves beside the

0

desired setting. Refer to page 89 for samples of these settings.

Press once to confirm the setting

A

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

B

To continue editing the label or stamp:

Press or until 9 moves beside

C

CONTINUE

Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the text is

D

edited as you wish. The again after the last line of text in the tem-

plate is edited and is pressed.

A

STYLE

menu.

.

MENU

New Block

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Functions

Press or until 9 moves beside

7

CHANGE STYLE

Press . The current style setting is

8

New Block

.

displayed.

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

To print a label or stamp created using a template:

Press or until 9 moves beside

E

PRINT

.

Press .

F

NOTE

New Block

Be sure that the correct tape cassette is installed.

When printing a stamp

●

, install a stamp film

cassette.

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.

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Press or until 9 moves beside the

G

desired setting. For a label created using a template other

than one from the

STAMP

category:

To print, select OK. 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

STAMP

the

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-

1

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3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

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

1"

with a STAMP L size.

Press .

H

To store the label or stamp created using a tem-

.

plate:

If a template from the

STAMP

category was

used, the following display appears.

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Press or until 9 moves beside

I

FILE

.

Press .

J

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Press or until 9 moves beside the

New Block

K

Press .

O

Ch. 3 Functions

desired setting, and then press .

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

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If the file has been saved before, select

SAVE

.

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Type in the desired file name.

L

NOTE

A file name can only be up to 10 characters long.

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NEW SAVE AS SAVE

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1"

Press or until 9 moves beside

P

NEW

Press .

Q

Style Italic Vertical

.

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OK TO CLEAR

!

EDITED TEMPLATE?

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OK CLEAR

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until 9 moves beside OK.

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NOTE

To return to the

edited template

CANCEL

, and then press ).

FILE

menu without erasing the

, press (or move

Cancel

New Block

beside

9

Press . The text is saved under the

M

New Block

selected number with the entered file name.

To create another label or stamp using a different template:

Press or until 9 moves beside

N

FILE

.

Press .

S

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Storing and recalling files

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

You can store frequently used text in the memory. These text files remain in the memory, even after all characters are erased from the display with the

When each file is stored, it can be given an file name so that it can be searched for. Up to 100 files or about 3,000 characters can be stored in the memory.

Since a copy of the stored text file is recalled when using the edited or printed without changing the originally stored file. However, the can be used to replace the previously saved file with the new edited one. When a file is no longer needed or more space is necessary, the

DELETE

To save a file that has not been saved before:

Functions

1

2

NOTE

To return to the previous screen without making

any changes

Clear

function (see page 21).

OPEN

function, the text can be

function can be used to delete it.

File

Press .

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NEW SAVE AS SAVE OPEN DELETE

Style Italic Vertical

Since 9 is already beside

New Block

A

.

, press .

Cancel

SAVE

SAVE AS

function

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, press

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INPUT FILE NAME 0:

Robert Beck ABC Transp

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until the file number

3

where you want to store the text is displayed.

NOTE

File numbers that are not displayed already contain a text file.

Type in the desired file name.

4

NOTE

A file name can only be up to 10 characters long.

Press . The text is saved under the

5

1"

selected number with the entered file name.

To save a file that has been saved before:

Press .

1

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[ ]:CONFIRM FILE

NEW SAVE AS SAVE OPEN DELETE

Style Italic Vertical

A

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Press or until 9 moves beside

2

SAVE

.

NOTE

New Block

To return to the previous screen without making

any changes

Press .

3

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, press .

New Block

INPUT FILE NAME Address

Robert Beck ABC Transp

Style Italic Vertical

Edit the file name if you wish.

4

NOTE

Cancel

A

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A file name can only be up to 10 characters long.

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Ch. 3 Functions

Press or until 9 moves beside

2

OPEN

.

NOTE

To return to the previous screen without making

, press .

1"

any changes

Press .

3

NOTE

If there was text in the display before the tion was started, the message “OK TO CLEAR TEXT BUFFER?” appears.

To delete the text

●

moves beside OK, and then press .

To return to the

●

the text in the display

beside

CANCEL

Cancel

, press or until

FILE

menu without deleting

, press (or move

, and then press ).

Cancel

New Block

File

func-

9

Press . The text is saved under the

5

New Block

selected number with the entered file name.

To recall a file that has been saved:

File

Press .

1

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Functions

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Robert Beck ABC Transp

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1"

4

Style Italic Vertical

Select the file that you want to open.

To scan through the saved files, press

or .

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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 open is displayed.

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Press . The selected file appears in

5

New Block

the display.

NOTE

When a file created using a template is opened

opened in

Template

mode.

To delete a file that has been saved:

File

Press .

1

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Functions

Press or until 9 moves beside

2

DELETE

Style Italic Vertical

.

NOTE

To return to the previous screen without making

any changes

Press .

3

, press .

New Block

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A

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12mm

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6mm

36mm

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12mm

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, it is

1

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3/4"

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1/4"

1

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3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Select the file that you want to delete.

4

To scan through the saved files, press

or .

NOTE

To select all of the stored files

press .

New Block

, hold down and

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

New Block

the text that you searched for are found and the first file is displayed. If more than one

1"

file is found, press or until the file that you want to delete is displayed, or hold

down and press to select all of

Code

New Block

the found files.

Press .

5

NOTE

If all of the stored files were selected, the mes-

☞

sage “OK TO CLEAR ALL FILES?” appears. If all of the files found by searching were

☞

selected, the message “OK TO CLEAR ALL SEARCHED FILES?” appears.

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Cancel

A

beside

9

Style Italic Vertical

Press or until 9 moves beside OK.

6

NOTE

To return to the previous screen without deleting

, press (or move

the file

Code

1

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12mm

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6mm

CANCEL

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1"

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,

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and then press ).

Press . The selected file is deleted.

7

New Block

Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Printing

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

Image ( + )

Code

To preview an image of the entire text before it

is printed, hold down and press . All of the text slowly scrolls across the display to the

left. Press (space bar) to stop or continue scrolling the text. Move the text in the

desired direction by pressing and . To quit the

press .

Image

Cancel

Feed & Cut ( )

To feed out 1” (25 mm) of tape and automatically cut it, press . Press this key to feed out

any leftover printed tape after pressing to quit printing.

Print ( )

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 settings can be selected before printing out your label.

Print

Zoom Image

Code

Image

Zoom

function and return to the text,

Feed & Cut

Cancel

Since ¸ is already beside OK, press .

2

New Block

The label is printed out.

NOTE

To quit printing

, press . Be sure to press

Cancel

once before printing the next label.

To print multiple copies of a label:

Print

Press .

1

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Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move 9 beside

2

OPTION

NOTE

To return to the text without making any changes

press at any time.

.

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Functions

,

To print a label using the current print settings:

Press . The message “OK TO PRINT?”

1

Print

appears.

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Press .

3

NOTE

☞ To display the

Code

down and press .

OPTION

menu quickly

Print

, hold

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

(space bar).

Cancel

OPTION

, hold down and press

menu to

Code

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Style Italic Vertical

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COPIES

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, press

.

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Functions

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Letters and numbers increase as shown below:

0 A

1"

a A0

Î Î Î Î

1 B b A1

Î Î Î Î

...9 ...Z ...z ...A9

Î Î Î Î

0

A

a B0

Spaces (shown as underlines “_” in the examples below) can be used to adjust the space between characters or to control the number of digits that are printed:

1_9 _9 _Z

NOTE

1"

☞

Î Î Î

2_0

10

AA

Î Î Î

...9_9

...99 ...ZZ

Î Î Î

__0

_0

_A

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

Î Î Î Î

Î Î Î

... ... ... ...

... ... ...

contains a non-alphanumeric character.

Type in a number (or press or )

5

until the desired number of copies is displayed.

NOTE

To select the default setting

(1), press

(space bar).

Press to confirm the setting and

6

return to the

New Block

OPTION

menu.

To change the NUMBER setting:

NUMBER

The

(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 ascending codes.

Press .

1

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Press or to move 9 beside

New Block

2

OPTION

NOTE

.

To return to the text without making any changes

Print

press at any time.

Press .

3

NOTE

☞ To display the

New Block

OPTION

Code

down and press .

menu quickly

Print

, hold

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

(space bar).

Cancel

OPTION

menu to

Code

, hold down and press

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Ch. 3 Functions

Press , , , or until the first

6

character that you wish to select for the numbering field is selected.

,

Press .

7

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Press or until all of the characters

8

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6mm

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that you wish to select for the numbering field are selected.

NOTE

If a barcode was selected in step 6, this step is

☞

skipped.

1"

within one line of text of a single block. The maximum number of characters in a num-

☞

A numbering field must be located entirely

☞

bering field is five. If you try to choose more than five characters,

☞

the error message “INCORRECT OPERATION FOR NUMBERING FUNCTION” will appear.

Press .

0

Functions

Press or to move Î beside

4

BER

.

Press .

5

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NUM-

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Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Type in a number (or press or )

A

until the desired number of copies is displayed.

NOTE

To select the default setting (

(space bar).

Press to confirm the setting and

B

return to the

New Block

OPTION

menu.

OFF

, press

)

Press .

3

NOTE

☞ To display the

Code

down and press .

OPTION

menu quickly

Print

, hold

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

Cancel

OPTION

, hold down and press

menu to

Code

To print a mirror image of the text:

With the

MIRROR

function, you can print your text in reverse so that it can be read from the adhesive side of the tape.

[OFF]

Functions

[ON]

If these labels are printed on clear tape and affixed to glass or any other clear material, the text can be read correctly from the opposite side.

Print

Press .

1

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(space bar).

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[OFF] [ON]

ABC

A

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Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move Î beside

4

ROR

.

Press .

5

1

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1/4"

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ABC

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move 9 beside

2

OPTION

.

NOTE

To return to the text without making any changes

Print

press at any time.

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,

Press or to move 9 beside the

New Block

6

desired setting.

NOTE

, press

To select the default setting (

ABC

[OFF]

)

(space bar).

Press to confirm the setting and

7

return to the

New Block

OPTION

menu.

To print an inverted image of the text:

INVERT

The

function prints all light areas so that they are dark and all dark areas so that they are light.

NOTE

Some fine details in the printing may be lost when this function is used.

ABC

[OFF]

[ON]

Ch. 3 Functions

Press .

3

NOTE

☞ To display the

Code

down and press .

OPTION

menu quickly

Print

, hold

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

(space bar).

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION

COPIES:1 NUMBER:OFF MIRROR:OFF INVERT:OFF TRANS : FORM ABC

Style Italic Vertical

Cancel

OPTION

, hold down and press

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

A

menu to

Code

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Functions

Print

Press .

1

Back-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

OK TO PRINT?

!

OK OPTION CANCEL

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move 9 beside

2

OPTION

NOTE

.

ground

Cutter

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

A

6mm

To return to the text without making any changes

Print

press at any time.

Press or to move Î beside

4

INVERT

Press .

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

5

1"

Caps Alt Tempalte tZoom

[ ]:CONFIRM INVERT

Press or to move 9 beside the

6

,

desired setting.

NOTE

To select the default setting (

1

.

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

ABC

[OFF]

ABC

[ON]

Style Italic Vertical

A

ABC

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

[OFF]

1

, press

)

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

(space bar).

53

Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Press to confirm the setting and

7

return to the

New Block

OPTION

menu.

To change the shape of the text:

Use the

TRANSFORMATION

function to create interesting text effects by molding the text into different shapes. Refer to page 54 for samples of the shapes that are available.

Print

Press .

1

Back-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

OK TO PRINT?

!

ground

Cutter

OK OPTION CANCEL

Functions

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move 9 beside

2

OPTION

NOTE

To return to the text without making any changes

Print

press at any time.

Press .

3

New Block

A

.

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

Back-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION

COPIES:1 NUMBER:OFF MIRROR:OFF INVERT:OFF TRANS : FORM ABC

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move Î beside

1

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

4

1"

TRANSFORM

Press .

5

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CONFIRM TRANSFORMATION

ABC ABC

Style Italic Vertical

ground

Cutter

1

1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

.

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

1

1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

[OFF]ABC

A

18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

,

Press or to move 9 beside the

6

desired setting.

NOTE

☞ To display the

Code

down and press .

OPTION

menu quickly

Print

, hold

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

(space bar).

54

Cancel

OPTION

, hold down and press

menu to

Code

NOTE

To select the default setting (

ABC

[OFF]

(space bar).

Press to confirm the setting and

7

return to the

OPTION

menu.

, press

)

Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

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-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

0.0" HELSI MARGIN:WIDE AUTO

Style Italic Vertical

The following

CUT

ABC ABC

ABCABC

Print

Press .

1

Caps Alt Template Zoom

OK TO PRINT?

!

OK OPTION CANCEL

Style Italic Vertical

ground

Cutter

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

A

6mm

settings are available:

[BOTH]

(both full and half cuts)

[FULL]

(full cut only)

[HALF]

(half cut only)

[OFF]

(neither full nor half cuts)

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

A

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Press or to move 9 beside

2

OPTION

.

NOTE

To return to the text without making any changes,

Print

press at any time.

Press .

3

NOTE

☞ To display the

Code

down and press .

OPTION

menu quickly

Print

, hold

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

(space bar).

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION

COPIES:1 NUMBER:OFF MIRROR:OFF INVERT:OFF TRANS : FORM ABC

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move Î beside

4

Press .

5

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CONFIRM CUT

ABC

[BOTH]

ABC

[FULL]

Style Italic Vertical

Cancel

OPTION

, hold down and press

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

A

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

ABC

A

menu to

Code

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

CUT

1

1/2"

Functions

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

.

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

55

Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Press or to move 9 beside the

6

desired setting.

NOTE

To select the default setting (

ABC ABC

Press .

3

NOTE

☞ To display the

Code

down and press .

OPTION

menu quickly

Print

, hold

[BOTH]

7

, press (space bar).

)

Press to confirm the setting and return to the

New Block

OPTION

menu.

To use SPLIT printing:

SPLIT

The

function enlarges the text and prints it on 2, 3 or 4 labels, which can be assembled to create extra-large labels.

ABC1

Functions

Cut off the blank space on the bottom of the first label, then put the top and bottom parts together so

that there is no break in the characters.

NOTE

If the labels are printed on transparent tape, they can be put together without being cut.

Print

Press .

1

Back-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

OK TO PRINT?

!

OK OPTION CANCEL

Style Italic Vertical

ground

Cutter

A

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-

ing any changes

, press .

☞ To return all functions in the

their default settings

(space bar).

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS OPTION

COPIES:1 NUMBER:OFF MIRROR:OFF INVERT:OFF TRANS : FORM ABC

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move Î beside

4

Press .

5

Caps Alt Template Zoom

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

[ ]:CONFIRM SPLIT

OFF 2 × 3 × 4 ×

Style Italic Vertical

Cancel

OPTION

, hold down and press

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

A

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

A

menu to

Code

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

SPLIT

1

1/2"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

1"

.

1"

Press or to move 9 beside

2

OPTION

NOTE

.

To return to the text without making any changes

Print

press at any time.

56

Press or to move 9 beside the

6

desired setting.

NOTE

To select the default setting (

,

(space bar).

OFF

, press

)

Ch. 3 Functions

Press to apply the setting and return

7

to the

New Block

OPTION

menu.

Setting display features

● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ●

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

NOTE

To return all functions in the

default settings

Setup

Press .

SETUP

, hold down and press

(space bar).

Back-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

ground

Cutter

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS SETUP

LINE NO.:ON CONTRAST: 0 UNITS :inch LANGUAGE:

ENGLISH

Style Italic Vertical

A

menu to their

Code

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Functions

Since Î is already beside

2

.

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CONFIRM LINE NO.

ON OFF

Style Italic Vertical

A

Back-

ground

LINE NO.

Half

Cutter

, press

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

57

Ch. 3 Functions

New Block

Press or to move 9 beside the set-

3

ting that you wish to select.

NOTE

SETUP

, press

menu.

To select the default setting

(space bar).

Press once to confirm the setting

4

New Block

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

5

New Block

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CONFIRM CONTRAST

+2 +1 0

-1

-2

Style Italic Vertical

A

Back-

ground

Half

Cutter

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

To change the CONTRAST setting:

CONTRAST

The

function enables you to make

the LCD display lighter or darker.

Setup

Press .

1

NOTE

To return all functions in the

Functions

default settings

, hold down and press

(space bar).

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS SETUP

LINE NO.:ON CONTRAST: 0 UNITS :inch LANGUAGE:

ENGLISH

Style Italic Vertical

A

Back-

ground

SETUP

Half

Cutter

Code

menu to their

1

1/2"

36mm 24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

1/4"

Press or to move 9 beside the set-

4

ting that you wish to select.

NOTE

To select the default setting

, press

(space bar).

Press once to confirm the setting

5

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

6

SETUP

menu.

To change the UNITS setting:

This function lets you choose the units used for

1"

displaying measurements.

Setup

Press .

1

NOTE

To return all functions in the

default settings

, hold down and press

(space bar).

SETUP

Code

menu to their

Press or to move Î beside

2

TRAST

.

Press .

3

58

CON-

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS SETUP

LINE NO.:ON CONTRAST: 0 UNITS :inch LANGUAGE:

ENGLISH

Style Italic Vertical

A

Back-

ground

Half

Cutter

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

Half

New Block

Cutter

side

E

Press or to move Î b

2

Press .

3

Back-

Caps Alt Template Zoom

ground

[ ]:CONFIRM UNITS

inch cm

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move 9 beside the set-

4

ting that you wish to select.

NOTE

To select the default setting

(space bar).

Press once to confirm the setting

5

New Block

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

6

New Block

A

SETUP

, press

menu.

UNITS

36mm

24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

Ch. 3 Functions

.

Back-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

[ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS SETUP

LINE NO.:ON

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

CONTRAST: 0 UNITS :inch LANGUAGE:

ENGLISH

Style Italic Vertical

Press or to move Î beside

2

GUAGE

Press .

3

Caps Alt Template Zoom

.

[ ]:CONFIRM LANGUAGE

ENGLISH FRAÇAIS

Style Italic Vertical

ground

Cutter

1

1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

LAN-

Back-

Half

ground

Cutter

1

1/2"

36mm

1"

24mm

3/4"

18mm

12mm

1/2" 3/8"

9mm

6mm

A

1/4"

Functions

To change the LANGUAGE setting:

LANGUAGE

The

function allows you to select whether the menus, settings, and messages will appear in English or French.

Setup

Press .

1

NOTE

To return all functions in the

default settings

, hold down and press

(space bar).

SETUP

Code

menu to their

Press or to move 9 beside the set-

4

ting that you wish to select.

NOTE

SETUP

, press

menu.

To select the default setting

(space bar).

Press once to confirm the setting

5

and return to the

Press again to apply the setting.

6

59

Ch. 3 Functions

Functions

60

Ch. 4

U

sing

L

abels and

Chapter

S

tamps

4

61

Using Label s a nd Sta m ps

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.

Hold the tape in your left hand, with the

1

printed surface facing up, and hold the lettering stick in your right hand.

Pass the tape halfway through the long nar-

2

row hole in the stick. Turn the stick three quarters of a turn

3

towards you and pull the stick away from you as shown below.

Peel off the label backing.

4

GH

ABCDEF

Using Labels and Stamps

ABCDEF

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.

Install a stamp film cassette and enter text

1

into a pre-formatted stamp template. Refer to pages 41 through 45 for more details on using templates.

Print out the stamp stencil and remove its

2

backing paper. Remove the frame from around the stamp

3

holder ink pad, one end at a time, and then remove the protective seal covering the ink

pad.

NOTE

If 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.

62

Ch. 4 Using Labels and Stamps

With the glossy side of the stamp film facing

4

up, align one end of the stamp film with the slit in the side of the stamp holder.

Glossy side

Tape end

Slit

Hold the end of the stamp film in place with

5

your thumb, then pass the stamp film through the guides while pulling it tight.

Fold over

Fit the frame over the stamp film, and then

7

push the frame into place.

Insert the stamp holder straight into the cap.

8

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.

Fold the other end of the stamp film over

6

the other side of the stamp holder and hold it in place with your finger.

Guides

Using Label s a nd Sta m ps

63

Ch. 4 Using Labels and Stamps

Printing an identification label for the stamp holder

Insert a TZ tape cassette into the tape com-

1

partment.

NOTE

Use 1/2” (12-mm)-wide tape to make an identification label for an M-size stamp and use 3/4” (18mm)-wide tape to make a label for an L-size stamp.

Print out the identification label. Refer to

2

page 44 for more details on printing identification labels.

Back-

Half

Caps Alt Template Zoom

OK TO PRINT?

!

ground

Cutter

PRINT STAMP PRINT LABEL CANCEL

A

Using Labels and Stamps

Style Italic Vertical

After the label is cut off, affix it to the end of

3

the holder so that its bottom edge is on the same side of the stamp holder as the raised “brother” logo.

36mm 24mm 18mm

12mm

9mm

6mm

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

After stamping, wait until the ink has com-

1

1/2"

1"

3/4"

1/2" 3/8"

1/4"

☞

pletely dried before touching it in order to prevent smearing.

If 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 transparencies and other ink-impermeable objects.

If 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 try to refill the stamp holder.

64

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

/

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE SOLUTION

ALL FILES ARE USED

BARCODE MUST START & END WITH A, B, C OR D

BUFFER EMPTY

This message appears if there are no

●

empty files available when

SAVE AS (FILE

This message appears if A, B, C or D

●

menu) is selected.

has not been entered at the beginning and end of a barcode with the CODABAR protocol.

This message appears if no text has

●

been typed in when you press

Print

or , when you hold and

NEW

Code

or

Area All

Delete unneeded files to

●

make space for new ones.

Enter A, B, C or D at the

●

beginning and end of the barcode.

Type in some text before

●

trying to perform any of these operations.

BUFFER FULL

CAN’T FIND FILE

CLOSE CASSETTE COVER

CUTTER ERROR TURN POWER OFF, THEN ON AGAIN

EEPROM ERROR TURN POWER OFF, THEN ON AGAIN

HALF CUT ERROR TURN POWER OFF, THEN ON AGAIN

Area

press or , or when you

All

press after selecting

New Block

BLOCK, LINE

FRAME

(

SAVE AS

This message appears if enough text

●

SHADING

or

SAVE (FILE

or

Zoom Image

CHARACTER

or

menus), or

menu).

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 , ,

Style

Size

Width

, , , , or .

This message appears if a file with

●

Italic

the entered file name cannot be found.

This message appears if the tape

●

compartment cover is open. This message appears if the cutter

●

did not operate correctly.

This message appears if there is a

●

problem with the machine’s memory.

This message appears if the half cut-

●

ter did not operate correctly.

Delete some of the text

●

before trying to add any more.

Delete some of the text

●

before trying to change

Font

Vert

the text format.

Search for a different file

●

name.

Close the compartment

●

cover. Turn off the P-touch, and

●

then turn it on again.

Contact your service rep-

●

resentative.

Turn off the P-touch, and

●

then turn it on again.

65

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

Width

ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE 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

Enter barcode data that

●

contains the correct number of digits.

selected barcode protocol.

INCORRECT OPERATION FOR NUMBERING FUNCTION

This message appears if characters

●

in different lines or blocks are selected as a numbering field

NUMBER

(

function on the

OPTION

Adjust the numbering field

●

so that it only contains characters within a single line of a single block.

menu).

INSERT CASSETTE

This message appears if a barcode is

●

selected together with other characters as a numbering field ( function on the

This message appears if more than

●

OPTION

menu).

five characters are selected as the numbering field (

OPTION

on the This message appears if no tape cas-

●

NUMBER

menu).

sette is installed when you try to

NUMBER

function

Select either the barcode

●

or the characters alone as the numbering field.

Limit the numbering field

●

to five characters.

Install a tape cassette and

●

try again.

print text.

LENGTH LIMIT

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 or a

Delete some of the text or

●

reduce the character size before trying to add more

text. frame/shading, causing the text to exceed the 4’ (1.2-meter) limit.

This message appears if you press

●

after changing a label for-

New Block

Font

Vert

FORMAT

Size

mat function on the menu, or press , , ,

Style

, , or , causing the

/

Italic

Delete some of the text

●

before trying to change

the label or text formats.

text to exceed the 4’ (1.2-meter) limit.

Delete some of the text or

This message appears if you try to

●

print using the

NUMBER

(number-

●

reduce the character size. ing) function, causing the text to exceed the 4’ (1.2-meter) limit.

Delete some of the text or

This message appears if you press

●

Back Space

to delete text, causing the

Clear

●

reduce the character size.

text to exceed the 4’ (1.2-meter) limit.

Delete some of the text

This message appears if you try to

●

recall a text file from the memory,

●

before recalling it. causing the text to exceed the 4’ (1.2-meter) limit.

66

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE SOLUTION

LIMIT EXCEEDED SET BETWEEN

4.0-30.0 cm

This message appears if the set label

●

length (

FORMAT

LENGTH

function on the

menu) is not within the

Type in a label length that

●

is within the specified range.

range 4.0 to 30.0 cm.

LIMIT EXCEEDED SET BETWEEN

1.6-11.8 inch

This message appears if the set label

●

length (

FORMAT

LENGTH

function on the

menu) is not within the

Type in a label length that

●

is within the specified range.

range 1.6 to 11.8 inches.

LINE LIMIT

This message appears if you press

●

Back Space

to delete text or press

Clear

to add a new line, causing

New Block

Adjust the number of lines

●

so that the block will not have more than the maximum possible.

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-

Reduce the number of

●

lines or install a wider tape.

tains more lines than the maximum possible for the installed tape.

MAX 5 BARCODES

This message appears if five bar-

●

codes already exist when you press

Barcode

.

Limit the number of bar-

●

codes in the text to five.

MAX 5 BLOCKS

MAX 10 LINES

MAX 30 CHRS

MAX 50 CHRS

This message appears if five blocks

●

already exist when you hold down

Code

and press .

This message appears if ten lines

●

New Block

have already been entered in a block of text when you press

.

New Block

This message appears if you press

●

Back Space

to delete text, causing the

Clear

number of lines in a block to exceed the ten-line limit.

This message appears if more than

●

30 characters are selected when

Copy

you press .

This message appears if you try to

●

&Paste

add more than 50 underlines, frames and shadings.

Limit the number of

●

blocks in the text to five.

Limit the number of lines

●

in the text block to ten or hold down and press

New Block

Code

to create a new

block.

Adjust the number of lines

●

so that the block will not have more than ten lines.

Limit the number of char-

●

acters that will be copied and pasted to 30.

Limit the number of

●

underlines, frames and shadings in the text to 50.

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ERROR MESSAGE LIST

ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE SOLUTION

MEMORY FULL

This message appears if you try to

●

store a message that is too large to fit in the available memory space

Delete an unwanted file to

●

make space for the new

one. (maximum of 3,000 characters).

MIN 4 DIGITS

NO FILES

This message appears if less than

●

the minimum four digits are entered as the barcode data.

This message appears if no files are

●

stored in the memory when you try

Enter a minimum of four

●

digits before pressing

.

New Block

Store a text file before try-

●

ing to recall or delete one. to recall or delete one.

NO PRINTING TEMPLATES ON IRONON OR LETTERING

This message appears if you try to

●

print a template on iron-on or lettering tape.

Install a tape cassette that

●

does not contain iron-on

or lettering tape.

TAPE

RAM PROBLEM

This message appears if there is a

●

problem with the machine’s mem-

Contact your service rep-

●

resentative. ory.

ROM PROBLEM

This message appears if there is a

●

problem with the machine’s mem-

Contact your service rep-

●

resentative. ory.

SET 3/8” TAPE

This message appears if a 3/8” (9-

●

mm)-wide tape cassette is not

Install a 3/8” (9-mm)-wide

●

tape cassette. installed when printing a label created using a template for 3/8” (9mm)-wide tape.

SET 1/2” TAPE

his message appears if a 1/2” (12-

●

mm)-wide tape cassette is not

Install a 1/2” (12-mm)-

●

wide tape cassette. installed when printing a label created using a template for 1/2” (12mm)-wide tape.

SET 3/4” TAPE

This message appears if a 3/4” (18-

●

mm)-wide tape cassette is not

Install a 3/4” (18-mm)-

●

wide tape cassette. installed when printing a label created using a template for 3/4” (18mm)-wide tape.

SET 1” TAPE

This message appears if a 1” (24-

●

mm)-wide tape cassette is not

Install a 1” (24-mm)-wide

●

tape cassette. installed when printing a label created using a template for 1” (24mm)-wide tape.

SET 1 1/2” TAPE

This message appears if a 1 1/2”

●

(36-mm)-wide tape cassette is not

Install a 1 1/2” (36-mm)-

●

wide tape cassette. installed when printing a label created using a template for 1 1/2” (36mm)-wide tape.

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ERROR MESSAGE LIST

Width

ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE SOLUTION

SET STAMP L

This message appears if an L-size

●

stamp film cassette is not installed

Install an L-size stamp film

●

cassette. when printing a stamp created using a template for L-size stamp film.

SET STAMP M

This message appears if an M-size

●

stamp film cassette is not installed

Install an M-size stamp

●

film cassette. when printing a stamp created using a template for M-size stamp film.

SYSTEM ERROR

This message appears if there is a

●

problem with the machine’s soft-

Contact your service rep-

●

resentative. ware.

TAPE END. CHANGE TAPE CASSETTE

This message appears if the end of

●

the tape in the cassette has been

Replace the tape cassette.

●

reached.

TEXT TOO 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.

Delete some of the text,

●

reduce the character

width, or increase the set

label length. This message appears if the text

●

Enter fewer characters.

●

typed into a line in a template

TEMPLATE

(

function) exceeds the

preset length.

UNABLE TO PERFORM 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

Move the cursor or delete

●

the barcode before trying

to add any more text. 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

Font

you press , , , ,

Italic

/

, or .

Size

Vert

Style

Move the cursor or delete

●

the barcode before trying

to change the text format.

69

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem Solution

(1) The display stays blank after you have

turned on the machine, or abnormal characters are displayed.

(2) The text shown in the display cannot be

read.

(3) The machine does not print or the printed

characters are blurred.

(4) The text is printed on striped tape.

Check that the power supply cord is con-

●

nected. Reset the machine by turning it off, and

●

while holding down and , turn-

Code

ing the machine back on.

☞

The text and formats in the display and all text files stored in the memory are erased.

●

Use the

Zoom

mode to zoom in on the

text. Refer to page 21. Check that the tape cassette has been

●

inserted properly. If the tape cassette is empty, replace it

●

with a new one. Make sure that the tape compartment

●

cover has been closed. You have reached the end of the tape in

●

the cassette. Replace it with a new one.

R

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Problem Solution

(5) A blank horizontal line appears through

the text in the printed label.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Turn off the machine.

1

Open the tape compartment cover, then

2

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

3

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

Rollers

Cotton swab

Install a tape cassette, close the tape com-

4

partment cover, and then try printing again. If a blank streak still appears in the printed

5

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

being automatically cut.

Turn off the machine, open the tape com-

●

partment cover, and remove the tape cassette 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.

Cutter

Cotton swab

Metal piece

(Area to be cleaned)

(7) The machine has “locked up” (i.e., noth-

ing happens when a key is pressed).

(8) After turning on the P-touch, the message

“BACKUP MEMORY CLEARED” appears and all of the files in the memory are lost.

Reset the machine by turning it off, and

●

while holding down and , turn-

Code

ing the machine back on.

All text and formats in the display and all

☞

text files stored in the memory will be erased.

The internal backup battery is low. Con-

●

tact your nearest service representative.

R

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MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS

HARDWARE

Power supply: Input AC 120 V 60Hz

(Auto power off if no key is pressed within 30 minutes)

Input device: Keyboard (77 keys)

LCD: 118 × 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) 1 1/2” (36 mm)

Print head: 384 dots (high)/360 dpi (resolution)

MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS

Tape cutter: Auto full cutter

Auto half cutter

Dimensions: 13.19” × 12.28” × 3.98” (335 × 312 × 101 mm)

Weight: 5.51 lbs. (2.5 kg)

SOFTWARE

Character fonts: 10 built-in fonts (Helsinki, Brussels, US, San Diego, Florida, Calgary,

Brunei Bold, Los Angeles, Bermuda Script, and Istanbul)

Character sizes:

Character styles: 9 built-in type styles (Normal, Bold, Outline, Solid, Shadow, Out-

Buffer size: Maximum 4’ (1.2-meter) line of text

Memory size: Approximately 3,000 characters

AUTO

plus 9 point sizes (6, 9, 12, 18, 24, 36, 48, 60, and 72 points)

line+Shadow, Stripe, Italic, and Vertical)

Maximum 10 lines Maximum 5 blocks

73

MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS

74

A

ppendix

75

Appendix

Symbols ➩ p. 17

The following symbols are available.

Category

PUNCTUATION

BRACKETS

ARROWS

UNITS

SPECIAL LETTERS

NUMBERS

Symbol • + ×÷±=\§¶ ¿¡

Number 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14

Symbol @ # &

Number 15 16 17

Symbol [ ] { } < >

Number 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25

Symbol →←↑ ↓

Number 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35

Symbol ° $¥£

Number 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49

Symbol

Number 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61

Symbol

Number 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71

Symbol 1/2 1/3 1/4

ÎÍÏ Ð

1234567890

«»

↔

±

Appendix

GENERAL

76

Number 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85

Symbol

Number 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99

Symbol

Number 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110

Symbol

Number 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124

Symbol

Number 125 126 127 128

-+0123456789

+0123456789

O

★

●♠♥♦♣

±

-

Category

Appendix

WARNING 1

WARNING 2

WARNING 3

Symbol

Number 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142

Symbol

Number 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 151 152 153 154 155 156

Symbol

Number 157 158

Symbol

Number 159 160 161 162 163 164 165 166 167 168 169 170 171 172

Symbol

Number 173 174 175 176 177 178 179 180 181 182 183 184 185 186

Symbol

Number 187 188 189 190 191 192 193 194 195 196 197 198 199 200

Symbol

Number 201 202 203 204 205

Symbol

GUIDANCE

Number 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219

Symbol

Number 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233

Symbol

Number 234 235 236 237 238 239 240 241 242 243 244 245 246

Symbol

Number 247 248 249 250 251 252 253 254 255 256 257 258 259 260

Symbol

Number 261 262 263 264 265 266 267 268 269 270 271 272 273 274

Symbol

Number 275 276 277 278 279 280 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288

Symbol

Number 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297

Appendix

77

Appendix

Category

TRAFFIC SIGN

SIGNS

EVENT

ANIMALS

PLANTS

FOOD&DRINK

Symbol

Number 298 299 300 301 302 303 304

Symbol

Number 305 306 307 308 309 310 311 312 313 314 315 316 317 318

Symbol

Number 319 320 321 322 323 324 325 326 327 328

Symbol

Number 329 330 331 332 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342

Symbol

Number 343 344 345 346 347 348 349 350 351 352

Symbol

Number 353 354 355 356 357 358 359 360 361 362 363 364

Symbol

Number 365 366 367 368

Symbol

Number 369 370 371 372 373 374 375 376 377 378 379 380 381 382

Symbol

Number 383 384 385 386

OFFICE

Appendix

SPORT

Symbol

Number 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 396 397 398 399 400

Symbol

Number 401 402 403 404 405 406 407 408 409 410 411 412 413 414

Symbol

Number 415 416 417 418 419 420

Symbol

Number 421 422 423 424 425 426 427 428 429 430 431 432 433 434

Symbol

Number 435 436

78

Category

Appendix

MEDICAL

TRANSPORTATION

TOOL

ASTRONOMICAL

POINTING

FISH

INSECTS

VIDEO

Symbol

Number 437 438 439 440

Symbol

Number 441 442 443 444

Symbol

Number 445 446 447 448

Symbol

Number 449 450 451 452

Symbol

Number 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460

Symbol

Number 461 462

Symbol

Number 463 464 465 466

Symbol

Number 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475

Appendix

79

Appendix

Special barcode characters ➩ p. 18

The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using protocols EAN128 and CODE128.

Value Character Value Character Value Character

3 # 69 ENQ 87 ETB

4 $ 70 ACK 88 CAN 11 + 71 BEL 89 EM 28 < 72 BS 90 SUB 29 = 73HT91ESC 30 > 74 LF 91 { 32 @ 75 VT 92 FS 59 [ 76 FF 92 | 60 \ 77CR93GS 61 ] 78 SO 93 } 62 ^ 79 SI 94 RS 63 _ 80 DLE 94 ~ 64 NUL 81 DC1 95 US 64 82 DC2 95 DEL 65 SOH 83 DC3 96 FNC3 66 STX 84 DC4 97 FNC2 67 ETX 85 NAK 100 FNC4 68 EOT 86 SYN 102 FNC1

The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using protocols CODE39 or CODABAR.

Value Character

1+

2$

Fonts ➩ p. 24

The following fonts are available.

Appendix

80

Sizes and widths ➩ pp. 25–27

Samples of the available text sizes and widths are shown below.

Appendix

Size

Width

72pt

60pt

48pt

36pt

Wide Medium Narrow

24pt

18pt

12pt

9pt

6pt

Appendix

81

Appendix

Type styles ➩ p. 28

Helsinki

Brussels

US

San Diego

Florida

Calgary

Brunei Bold

Los Angeles

Bermuda Script

Normal Bold Outline Solid Shadow

Outline +

Shadow

Stripe

Istanbul

Appendix

82

Framing and shading patterns ➩ p. 32

The following frame and shading patterns are available.

Frame Shading

Appendix

83

Appendix

Background designs ➩ p. 40

Samples of the available background designs are shown below.

OFF ARABIC

[SMALL]

[LARGE]

FLOORING FLOWER

PLATE GEOMETRI

TILE GRADATION 1

MARBLES GRADATION 2

TARTAN

ETHNIC

Appendix

84

Pre-set templates ➩ p. 41

Samples of the available templates are shown below.

Appendix

No. Category

ADDRESS ADDRESS 1

1

2

3

4

EQUIPMENT EQUIPMENT

5

Template

name

ADDRESS 2

ADDRESS 3

ADDRESS 4

Tape

width

1” (24 mm)

1 1/2” (36 mm)

1” (24 mm)

Label

length

3.1” (8.0 cm)

3.1” (7.8 cm)

4.1” (10.4 cm)

3.4” (8.6 cm)

3.3” (8.4 cm)

Sample

PLATE PLATE

6

NAMEPLATE NAMEPLATE

7

8

9

1

NAMEPLATE 2

NAMEPLATE 3

1 1/2” (36 mm)

3/4” (18 mm)

1 1/2” (36 mm)

3/4” (18 mm)

7.3” (18.6 cm)

3.4” (8.6 cm)

3.9” (9.8 cm)

2.0” (5.2 cm)

Appendix

85

Appendix

No. Category

SHOP SALE

10

11

12

SIGN SIGN

13

FLOPPY FLOPPY 1

14

Template

name

PRICE 1

PRICE 2

Tape

width

1 1/2” (36 mm)

1” (24 mm)

1 1/2” (36 mm)

1” (24 mm)

Label

length

9.7” (24.6 cm)

2.2” (5.7 cm)

4.3” (11.0 cm)

4.5” (11.4 cm)

2.8” (7.0 cm)

Sample

FLOPPY 2

15

16

1” (24 mm)

FLOPPY 3

1 1/2” (36 mm)

2.8” (7.0 cm)

Appendix

86

Appendix

No. Category

VIDEO VHS 1

17

18

19

20

21

AUDIO AUDIO 1

22

23

Template

name

VHS 2

8mm 1

8mm 2

VHSC

AUDIO 2

Tape

width

3/4” (18 mm)

3/8” (9 mm)

1/2” (12 mm)

3/4” (18 mm)

3/8” (9 mm)

Label

length

5.5” (14.0 cm)

2.9” (7.3 cm)

3.6” (9.2 cm)

3.2” (8.1 cm)

3.5” (8.9 cm)

Sample

24

SLIDE SLIDE

25

FILE FILE 1

26

27

AUDIO 3

FILE 2

3/8” (9 mm)

1/2” (12 mm)

1 1/2” (36 mm)

1” (24 mm)

3.5” (8.9 cm)

1.7” (4.2 cm)

7.9” (20.0 cm)

7.5” (19.0 cm)

Appendix

87

Appendix

No. Category

STAMP NORMAL L

28

29

30

31

32

33

Template

name

NORMAL M

FRAMED L

FRAMED M

2LINE L

2LINE/ FRAME L

Tape

width

STAMP L

STAMP M

STAMP L

STAMP M

STAMP L

Label

length

4.4” (11.2 cm)

4.0” (10.2 cm)

4.4” (11.2 cm)

4.0” (10.2 cm)

4.4” (11.2 cm)

Sample

VERTICAL L

34

VERTICAL M

35

STAMP L

STAMP M

4.4” (11.2 cm)

4.0” (10.2 cm)

Appendix

88

Template text styles ➩ p. 43

Samples of the available template text styles are shown below.

CHAR. style Sample Font Style Italic

ORIGINAL

Template default

ITALIC

Template default ON

DYNAMIC

ISTANBUL SOLID OFF

CUTE

FLORIDA OUTLINE OFF

FORMAL

Appendix

ELEGANT

FREE

NATURAL

BRUSSELS NORMAL ON

US NORMAL OFF

BERMUDA SCRIPT

SAN DIEGO NORMAL OFF

OUTLINE

+ SHADOW

OFF

Appendix

89

Appendix

Text transformation styles ➩ p. 54

Samples of the text transformation shapes are shown below.

ABC

A

B

A

B

A

ABC

[OFF]

C

Appendix

90

INDEX

A

Accented characters 15 All function 23 Alt key 15 Area key 22

B

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 & 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

LENGTH 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

E

EAN128 special characters 80 Enter key 14, 16 Error messages 65

F

Feed & Cut 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

I

Image key 49 Indicators

Alt 15

Background 41

Caps 15

Half Cutter 55

Italic 29

Style 28

Template 41

Vertical 31

Zoom 21 INVERT function 53 Italic function 29

91

L

Label length 36 LANGUAGE 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

N

New Block function 16 NUMBER (numbering) function 50

O

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 PROTOCOL menu 19 Punctuation marks 15, 17, 76

R

Recalling

Template text 48

Text 47 Reversing

Print 53

Text 52

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 TEMPLATE menu 41 TRANSFORMATION function 54

U

UNDER#S parameter 19 Underlining 30 UNITS function 58

V

Vertical function 31

W

Width function 27 WIDTH parameter 19 WYSIWYG mode 15

S

Saving

Template text 44 Text 46

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Z

Zoom key 21

ACCESSORIES

Obtain 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 PRICE

1-1/2” (36-mm)-wide laminated tapes

TZ-161 Black characters on clear tape 1 $27.99 TZ-261 Black characters on white tape 1 $27.99 TZ-661 Black characters on yellow tape 1 $27.99

1” (24-mm)-wide laminated tapes

TZ-151 Black characters on clear tape 1 $23.99 TZ-251 Black characters on white tape 1 $23.99 TZ-451 Black characters on red tape 1 $23.99 TZ-651 Black characters on yellow tape 1 $23.99 TZ-252 Red characters on white tape 1 $23.99 TZ-354 Gold characters on black tape 1 $26.99 TZ-355 White characters on black tape 1 $26.99

3/4” (18-mm)-wide laminated tapes

TZ-141 Black characters on clear tape 1 $20.99 TZ-145 White characters on clear tape 1 $20.99 TZ-241 Black characters on white tape 1 $20.99 TZ-242 Red characters on white tape 1 $20.99 TZ-243 Blue characters on white tape 1 $20.99 TZ-344 Gold characters on black tape 1 $24.99 TZ-345 White characters on black tape 1 $23.99 TZ-441 Black characters on red tape 1 $20.99 TZ-541 Black characters on blue tape 1 $20.99 TZ-545 White characters on blue tape 1 $23.99 TZ-641 Black characters on yellow tape 1 $20.99 TZ-741 Black characters on green tape 1 $20.99 TZ-B41 Black characters on fluorescent orange tape 1 $24.99

TZ-M41 Black characters on clear (matte) tape 1 $23.99 TZ-WB41 Black characters on Bugs Bunny tape 1 $23.99 TZ-WT41 Black characters on Taz tape 1 $23.99

TZ-WS41 Black characters on Tweety & Sylvester tape 1 $23.99

1/2” (12-mm)-wide laminated tapes

TZ-131 Black characters on clear tape 1 $16.99 TZ-231 Black characters on white tape 1 $17.99 TZ-232 Red characters on white tape 1 $17.99 TZ-335 White characters on black tape 1 $20.99

3/8” (9-mm)-wide laminated tapes

TZ-121 Black characters on clear tape 1 $14.99 TZ-221 Black characters on white tape 1 $16.99

93

Brother PT-9400 User Manual

Specifications and Main Features

Frequently Asked Questions

User Manual

CONTENTS

QUICK REFERENCE

Features

GENERAL DESCRIPTION

LCD display

Menus

Keyboard

PRECAUTIONS

Connecting the power supply cord

Installing a TZ tape cassette

Turning on & off the P-touch

Performing basic operations

Entering text

Editing text

Formatting

Storing and recalling files

Printing

Setting display features

Laminated tape

Stamp film

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

TROUBLESHOOTING

MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS

Appendix

Symbols ➩ p. 17

Special barcode characters ➩ p. 18

Fonts ➩ p. 24

Sizes and widths ➩ pp. 25–27

Type styles ➩ p. 28

Framing and shading patterns ➩ p. 32

Background designs ➩ p. 40

Pre-set templates ➩ p. 41

Template text styles ➩ p. 43

Text transformation styles ➩ p. 54

INDEX

ACCESSORIES