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Responsible Party:
declares that the product:
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Model Number:
complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference
that may cause undesired operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC
Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance
with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that
interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to
correct the interference by one or more of the following measures.
To correct interference
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
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• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
The enclosed interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital device.
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Brother International Corp.
100 Somerset Corporate Blvd.
Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911
USA
TEL: (908) 704-1700
Brother Stamp Creation System
“Stampcreator Pro”
SC-2000
General Precautions
• Be sure the machine is always placed on a level, stable surface.
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Keep the machine and its accessories out of direct sunlight and extremely dusty places. Dust and dirt can cause distortion to the stamp image.
• Do not expose the machine, or any of its accessories, to extreme temperatures or high humidity.
• Do not try to disassemble the machine or any of its accessories.
• When connecting and disconnecting the cables, always be sure to grab the connectors, not the cords.
• Store the draft sheets, ID labels, and cleaning sheets in their packages.
• Do not use folded or damaged draft sheets, ID labels, or cleaning sheets.
• Do not look directly at the flash from the xenon lamp unit.
• Be careful that the CD ROM is not scratched.
• Do not put heavy objects on the CD ROM.
• Do not touch the printed draft sheet before creating a stamp.
• Do not remove the clear protective film before engraving a stamp.
• Do not reuse the ink pad as ink will have permeated the pad surface.
• Do not stand the stamp upside down immediately after it is assembled.
• Do not place the stamp on its side immediately after it is assembled.
• Do not touch the print heads.
Do not use cleaning devices other than the print head cleaning pen and cleaning sheets supplied with the
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Stampcreator Pro.
• Only lift the machine by grabbing the specified areas.
• Make sure that the power requirements specified for this machine are met.
Do not touch the machine’s internal parts since they can become extremely hot after the machine has been used for a long
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period of time.
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To prevent dust from entering the machine, do not leave the machine for a long period of time with the ink ribbon
compartment cover or stamp compartment cover open or the xenon lamp unit or draft sheet magazine tray uninstalled.
• Do not touch any of the machine’s internal sensors.
• Microsoft® and Microsoft Windows® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the US and other countries.
All other software and product names mentioned are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.
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Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
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SET UP
Unpacking
SC-2000
Draft sheet magazine tray slot
ID label slot
Ink ribbon
compartment cover
Mode and Set buttons
LCD
Stamp compartment
cover
Exit slot
Xenon lamp unit
STARTER KIT
Power supply cord (for connecting the SC-2000 to the AC outlet)
150 draft sheets (for printing the
data in order to engrave the stamp)
Draft sheet magazine tray (for
feeding in the draft sheets)
Xenon lamp unit
release button
Power switch
5 ID label sheets (for printing
a label that can be attached to
each stamp for identification)
size 1438 ( × 2)
size 1850 ( × 2)
size 2770 ( × 1)
Print head cleaning pen (for
cleaning the print head)
MAINTENANCE KIT
Stamp correction pen (for
correcting the engraved stamp)
CONNECTING YOUR COMPUTER
CD-ROM containing the computer software and their manuals
9 cleaning sheets (for
cleaning the rollers)
Interface cables (for connecting
the SC-2000 to the computer)
Precautions:
• Be careful that the CD-ROM
is not scratched.
Parallel interface cable (for the
parallel port of a computer running
Windows
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98/98SE/Me/NT4.0/
2000 Professional/XP Professional/
XP Home Edition)
• Do not subject the CD-ROM
to extremely high or
extremely low temperatures.
Serial interface cable (for the serial
port of a computer running
Windows
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98/98SE/Me/NT4.0/
2000 Professional/XP Professional/
XP Home Edition)
• Do not put heavy objects on
the CD-ROM.
Brother Co., Ltd. and its suppliers possess all rights and copyrights to this software (including, but not limited to, the
programming, images, clip art, templates, and text incorporated into the software), the text in the enclosed manuals, and
duplicates of the software. This software, either in part or in whole, may not be duplicated, modified, reverse-engineered, disassembled or decompiled without permission.
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SET UP
Machine Mode Operations
The Stampcreator Pro has different modes for performing different operations.
Follow the operations described below to select the desired mode.
Initializing the machine
• Turn the machine off, then on again to initialize it. The message “INITIALIZE” appears in the LCD.
• When data has been cleared, the message “READY” appears in the LCD.
Removing the draft sheet and clearing data
• Press the Mode button once until “RESET” appears in the LCD.
• Press the Set button (see page 44).
Periodic machine cleaning
• Press the Mode button twice until “CLEAN” appears in the LCD, and then insert a cleaning sheet.
• Press the Set button (see page 48).
Resetting the xenon lamp counter
• Reset the counter only after the xenon lamp unit has been replaced with a new one.
• Press the Mode button four times until “RESET COUNTER” appears in the LCD, and then install a new xenon
lamp unit.
• Press the Set button (see page 49).
Baud rate
The baud rate of the machine must match the baud rate of the Stamp Editor software. A larger number will give you faster
data transmission.
System Requirements
Computer requirements
Check that your system meets the following requirements.
• IBM PC or compatible 486DX or faster (Pentium® 100 MHz recommended)
• Microsoft Windows
• Available hard-disk space: Minimum 70 MB
• Available memory: Minimum 64 MB
• VGA or higher graphic card
• Port: COM port (9-pin RS-232C serial port that supports 57,600 bps)
Parallel port (25-pin parallel port (LPT port))
• CD ROM drive
• Pointing device
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98, 98SE, Me, NT 4.0, 2000 Professional, XP Professional, or XP Home Edition
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SET UP
Connecting the Interface and Power
Supply Cables
After connecting the interface and power supply cables to the SC-2000, it can be used to create stamps from any layout that
you design in the Stampcreator P-touch Editor software or Stampcreator Express software installed on your computer.
1 Be sure both the SC-2000 and the computer are turned off.
2 Attach the appropriate interface cable connector to the computer port.
☞ NOTE: After connecting the 9- or 25-pin connector, be sure to tighten the screws to
lock it into place.
3 Connect the other end of the interface cable to the interface jack on the back of the SC-2000.
☞ NOTE: After connecting the interface cable to the 36-pin connector jack on the
SC-2000, be sure to squeeze the wire clips against the connector until they lock
into place.
4 Insert one end of the power supply cord into the power supply jack on the SC-2000 and the other end of the cord into
an AC outlet.
25-pin connector
9-pin connector
25-pin connector
Power switch
Power supply jack
Back:
8-pin connector
36-pin connector jack
8-pin connector jack
36-pin connector
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SET UP
Installing the Software
Stampcreator P-touch Editor and printer driver
Before stamps can be engraved on the SC-2000, the stamp-editing tool Stampcreator P-touch Editor software or Stampcreator
Express software and the SC-2000 printer driver must be installed.
Follow the procedure described below to install the stamp-editing tool Stampcreator P-touch Editor software onto the
computer.
☞ NOTE: You must have administrator privileges in order to install the Stampcreator
P-touch Editor software and change the baud rate on a computer running
Windows NT 4.0, 2000 or XP.
1 Connect the SC-2000 to the computer’s serial or parallel port, and then turn on only the computer.
2 Insert the Stampcreator P-touch Editor Version 4.0 CD-ROM into the
computer’s CD-ROM drive. A dialog box appears, allowing you to select which components to install. Click the Stampcreator P-touch Editor
button.
The InstallShield
software starts up. When the Welcome dialog box appears, click the
Next button to continue.
If the dialog box does not automatically appear, double-click “My Computer” on the desktop, double-click the icon for the CD-ROM drive containing the CD-ROM, and then double-click “Setup” to display the dialog box.
3 When the License Agreement dialog box appears, please read the li-
cense agreement carefully.
If you accept all terms of the preceding license agreement, click the Yes
button to continue.
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Wizard for installing the Stampcreator P-touch Editor
4 In the Customer Information dialog box, type the necessary information
into the appropriate boxes, and then click the Next button.
If the information has already been registered in Windows
pear in the appropriate boxes.
5 In the Choose Destination Location dialog box, if it is OK to install the
Stampcreator P-touch Editor software into the folder shown in the “Des-
tination Folder” box, click the Next button.
6 In the Setup Type dialog box, select the installation method, and then
click the Next button.
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SET UP
7 In the Add shortcut dialog box, specify where to add shortcuts for
Stampcreator
8 If you are satisfied with the settings that appear in the Start Copying Files
dialog box, click the Next button to begin copying files.
9 When the Install Driver dialog box appears, select “Yes, install the printer
driver.”, and then click the Next button.
☞ NOTE: To install the printer driver, click the Driver
0 A Driver Setup dialog box appears, allowing you to select whether to
install or uninstall the printer driver. Check that “Brother SC-2000” is
selected for installation, select “Install”, and then click the Next button.
P-touch Editor, and then click the Next button.
button in the dialog box that allows you to
select which components to install.
A Select “Serial port (COM)” if the SC-2000 is connected to a serial port or
select “Parallel port (LPT)” if the SC-2000 is connected to a parallel port,
and then click the Next button.
For a serial port connection, continue with step 12.
For a parallel port connection, skip to step 24.
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For a serial port connection:
B For Windows
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NT4.0/2000 Professional/XP Professional/XP Home Edition users:
If a P-touch (PTCOM) port is not installed, add one by clicking the Add
button to display the Port Name dialog box.
If a P-touch (PTCOM) port is already installed, click the Next button and
continue with step 13.
From the list of PTCOM ports in the Port Name dialog box, select the
port where the SC-2000 is connected (“PTCOM1:” if the SC-2000 is
connected to the COM1 port, or “PTCOM2:” if the SC-2000 is connected to the COM2 port), and then click the OK button to return to the
dialog box.
Then, click the Next button in the dialog box.
C A dialog box appears, allowing you to select the PTCOM port where
the SC-2000 is connected. Select “PTCOM1:” if the SC-2000 is connected to the COM1 port, “PTCOM2:” if the SC-2000 is connected to
the COM2 port, or “LPT1:” if the SC-2000 is connected to the LPT1 port,
and then click the Next button. (On Windows
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NT 4.0/2000 Profes-
sional/XP Professional/XP Home Edition, select the port added in step
12.)
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D In the dialog box that appears, allowing you to confirm how the installa-
tion will be carried out, check that the installation will be carried out as
desired, and then click the Next button.
E A dialog box showing that the printer driver has been installed appears.
To check the connection between the SC-2000 and the computer, select
“Start up the Change Baud Rate Wizard”, ONLY THEN turn on the
SC-2000, and then click the Next button.
F The Change Baud Rate Wizard starts up. When asked to select the port
where the SC-2000 is connected, select the same port selected in step
13, and then click the Next button.
G Select the desired baud rate, and then click the Next button.
Normally “57600 bps” is selected; however, your computer may not be
able to support a baud rate of 57,600 bps. If this is the case, refer to your
computer's instruction manual and select the maximum possible baud
rate.
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SET UP
H When the “Are the following settings OK?” dialog box appears, check
that the baud rate will be changed as desired, and then click the Next
button.
To change the setting, click the Back button, and make the necessary
changes.
I Using the buttons on the SC-2000, change its baud rate to the baud rate
selected in step 17.
Then, click the Next button in the “PC settings were changed.” dialog
box. A test transmission is sent to check that the settings of both the
computer and the SC-2000 are the same.
☞ NOTE: The default baud rate of the SC-2000 is
57,600 bps. If the baud rate of the COM port
is changed, be sure to follow the procedure
described below to change the baud rate of
the SC-2000.
(a) Press the Mode button on the SC-2000 four times until “BAUD RATE”
appears, and then press the Set button.
(b) The currently selected baud rate appears. Press the Mode button
until the baud rate selected with the Change Baud Rate Wizard appears.
(c) Press the Set button.
J When the “The settings are changed.” dialog box appears, showing that
the baud rate has been set as specified, click the Finish button.
K When the “Driver setup is completed” dialog box appears, click the
Finish button to exit Driver Setup.
L After the Setup Status window appears, the InstallShield Wizard Com-
plete dialog box appears.
M Remove the CD-ROM from the computer.
In the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box select “Yes, I want to
restart my computer now.” and then click the Finish button to complete
the setup and to restart the computer.
This completes the installation of the Stampcreator P-touch Editor software and the printer driver for a serial port connection.
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For a parallel port connection:
N Select “Parallel port (LPT)”, and then click the Next button.
O A dialog box appears, allowing you to select the LPT port where the SC-
2000 is connected. Usually “LPT1” is the appropriate port. Then, click
the Next button.
P In the dialog box that appears, allowing you to confirm how the installa-
tion will be carried out, check the installation will be carried out as
desired, and then click the Next button.
Q For Windows
After checking the files during the installation procedure, when the Software Installation dialog box appears, click the Continue Anyway button.
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XP users only
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For Windows® 2000 users only
After checking the files during the installation procedure, when the Digital Signature Not Found dialog box appears, click the Yes button.
R A dialog box shows that the installation has been completed. Click the
Next button.
S When the “Driver setup is completed.” dialog box appears, click the
Finish button to exit Driver Setup.
T After the Setup Status window appears, the InstallShield Wizard Com-
plete dialog box appears.
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SET UP
For Windows® 98/98SE/Me/NT4.0 users
U Remove the CD-ROM from the computer.
In the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box select “Yes, I want to
restart my computer now.” and then click the Finish button to complete
the setup and to restart the computer.
After the computer is restarted and the Desktop screen appears, then
turn on the SC-2000.
This completes the installation of the Stampcreator P-touch Editor software and the printer driver for a parallel connection.
*Whenever you turn on the SC-2000, turn on the computer first and
wait for the Desktop to appear.
When the New Hardware Wizard starts up, click the Cancel button.
For Windows® 2000 users
U Turn on the SC-2000.
V Remove the CD-ROM from the computer.
In the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box select “Yes, I want to
restart my computer now.” and then click the Finish button to complete
the setup and to restart the computer.
W After the computer has restarted, when the Digital Signature Not Found
dialog box appears, click the Yes button.
This completes the installation of the Stampcreator P-touch Editor software
and the printer driver for a parallel connection.
For Windows® XP users
U Remove the CD-ROM from the computer.
In the InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog box select “Yes, I want to
restart my computer now.” and then click the Finish button to complete
the setup and to restart the computer.
V After the computer has restarted, turn on the SC-2000.
W The Found New Hardware Wizard starts up.
When asked if Windows can connect to Windows Update to search for
software, select “No, not this time”, and then click the Next button.
If the Wizard does not start up automatically, please restart the
computer with the SC-2000 turned on. This should start up the Wizard.
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X In the next dialog box, select “Install the software automatically (Rec-
ommended)”, and then click the Next button.
☞ NOTE: Please ignore the message “If your hardware
came with an installation CD or floppy disk,
insert it now.” Please do not insert the
Stampcreator P-touch Editor CD-ROM
again.
If you do not remove the CD-ROM from the computer prior to restarting
it, a dialog box asking you to select the best match for your hardware
from the list will appear.
Please click the Cancel button. Remove the CD-ROM, then restart the
computer with the SC-2000 turned on.
Then continue from Step 33.
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Y When the Hardware Installation dialog box appears, click the Continue
Anyway button.
Z Click the Finish button to exit the Found New Hardware Wizard.
This completes the installation of the Stampcreator P-touch Editor
software and the printer driver for a parallel connection.
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SET UP
Stampcreator Express
The Stampcreator Express software is a simple stamp-editing tool that is very easy to operate. Simply select a style (template), and then change the text as you wish.
Follow the procedure described below to install the Stampcreator Express software onto the computer.
☞ NOTE: You must have administrator privileges in
order to install the Stampcreator Express
software on a computer running Windows
NT 4.0, 2000 or XP.
1 Insert the Stampcreator P-touch Editor Version 4.0 CD-ROM into the
computer’s CD-ROM drive. A dialog box appears, allowing you to select which components to install. Click the Stampcreator Express button.
If the dialog box does not automatically appear, double-click “My Computer” on the desktop, double-click the icon for the CD-ROM drive containing the CD-ROM, and then double-click “Setup” to display the dialog box.
2 When the Welcome dialog box appears, click the Next button to con-
tinue.
3 In the User Information dialog box, type the necessary information into
the appropriate boxes, and then click the Next button.
If the information has already been registered in Windows
pear in the appropriate boxes.
4 When the Registration Confirmation dialog box appears, if the registra-
tion information is correct, click the Yes button to register the entered
information.
5 In the Choose Destination Location dialog box, if it is OK to install the
Stampcreator Express software into the folder shown in the “Destination
Folder” box, click the Next button.
The installation of the Stampcreator Express software starts.
To install the software into a different folder, click the Browse button,
and then select the folder.
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6 When the Question dialog box appears, if this is your first time to install
the SC-2000 printer driver, click the Yes button to continue.
For details on installing the SC-2000 printer driver, refer to steps 10
through 39 in the section “Installing the Stampcreator P-touch Editor
software and the SC-2000 printer driver” of this STORE OPERATIONS
MANUAL.
If you have installed the SC-2000 printer driver when you installed the
Stampcreator P-touch Editor software, you do not need to install it at this
point. Click the No button to skip this operation.
For this procedure, suppose that the SC-2000 printer driver has already
been installed and click the No button.
7 Remove the CD-ROM from the computer, select “Yes, I want to restart
my computer now.”, and then click the Finish button to complete the
setup and to restart the computer.
This completes the installation of the Stampcreator Express software.
SET UP
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SET UP
First Steps
After you have designed a stamp layout using the Stampcreator P-touch Editor software or Stampcreator Express software,
you can engrave it into a stamp.
Installing the ink ribbon cassette
1 Press the ink ribbon compartment cover button to open the cover.
☞ NOTE: Open and close the ink ribbon compartment
cover by pressing only on the position
specified.
2 If the ink ribbon in the cassette is loose, turn it over and use your finger
to wind the toothed wheel on the large knob on the right side until there
is no slack in the ribbon.
3 Insert the knobs on the left end of the cassette into the slots on the left
side of the compartment, and then push down on the right end of the
cassette so that the knobs on the right side slide into the slots on the right
side of the compartment.
4 Slowly close the ink ribbon compartment cover so that it locks into place.
☞ NOTE: Be careful not to pinch your fingers with the
compartment cover while closing it.
Replacing a used ink ribbon cassette
1 Remove the empty cassette by pulling it straight up.
2 Follow the instructions described above to insert the new ink ribbon
cassette.
☞ NOTE: One ink ribbon cassette will yield
approximately150 stamps and ID labels. The
message “CHECK RIBBON” will appear on
the Stampcreator Pro’s LCD when the
cartridge is empty. To order more ink ribbon
cassettes, see page 59.
Ink ribbon
cassette
Slots
Ink ribbon compartment
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Loading draft sheets and installing the draft sheet magazine tray
1 Slide the magazine tray out from its outer case.
2 Lift up the magazine tray lid.
3 Place the draft sheets (with the words “DRAFT SHEET” facing up) into
the magazine tray so that the corners of the sheets fit under the tabs in
the front corners of the tray.
☞ NOTE: No more than 50 draft sheets should be
loaded into the magazine tray.
Be sure that there is no dust, fingerprints,
etc. on the draft sheets.
Do not use a draft sheet that has been
folded.
Be sure that a cleaning sheet is not
accidentally inserted together with the draft
sheets.
Cleaning sheets are to be used to clean the
inside of the machine (see page 48). Be sure
to separate the cleaning sheets from the
draft sheets.
4 Close the magazine tray lid.
5 Slide the magazine tray back into its outer case.
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3
1
6 Fully insert the magazine tray straight into the draft sheet magazine tray
slot.
☞ NOTE: Be careful not to pinch your fingers while
inserting the magazine tray.
Draft sheet magazine tray
Draft sheet magazine
tray slot
To remove the draft sheet magazine tray,
grab its outer case, and then pull out the
entire magazine tray.
After installing the ink ribbon cassette and the magazine tray loaded with draft sheets, you can use the Stampcreator Ptouch Editor software or Stampcreator Express software to create any layout containing graphics and text, and then engrave
it into a stamp.
Checking the baud rate (For serial connection only)
Before engraving a stamp, make sure that the baud rate of the SC-2000 is the same as the baud rate selected using the
Change Baud Rate Wizard.
1 Press the Mode button on the SC-2000 until “BAUD RATE” appears on its LCD, and then press the Set button. The
current baud rate is shown in the LCD.
2 Press the Mode button until the desired baud rate is displayed, and then press the Set button. The message “READY”
appears in the LCD.
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DESIGINING A STAMP
Overview
There are two stamp-editing tools: Stampcreator P-touch Editor and Stampcreator Express. Use the Stampcreator P-touch
Editor software to create a stamp design with a wide variety of functions. The Stampcreator Express software is a simple
stamp-editing tool. Simply select a style (template), and then change the text.
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