Brother 9600 manual

• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch. • Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference. USER’S GUIDE USER’S GUIDE USER’S GUIDE 9600/3600 9600/3600[...]

PREFACE Thank you for purcha sing this P-touch! With your new P- touch, you can c reate labels for any purpose. Sele ct from a variety of frames, fonts and charac ter styles to de sign beautifu l custom labe ls. In addition, the many pre-fo rmatted templa tes avail able m ake labe l-ma king q uick an d easy. You ca n print pr ofessional- looking la[...]

QUIC K REFERENCE Entering text Adding a space Space ba r Entering /Exiting Insert mode i Adding an upper case letter h or t + de sired ch aracte r Adding a series of upperca se letters (ente r- ing Caps mod e) c → Type chara cter Adding a lowerc ase let - ter in Caps mode h or t + desire d charact er Adding an acc ented character a → Ty pe ch a[...]

Settin g up the Eu ro con- version func tion Rotate r to select CONV ERSION SETUP , then press r (OR just press d + h ) → Rotate r (OR m or g ) to sele ct currency → Press r (OR n ) → Type in ex change r ate → Pr ess r (OR n ) → Rotate r (OR m or g ) to select separa tor → Press r (OR n ) → Rotate r (OR m or g ) to select prin ting or[...]

Changin g the chara cter size Select GLOBAL FO RMAT , BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT , then pres s r (OR just press d + 1 , 2 or 3 ) → Rotate r , th en press r (OR j or k ) to select SIZE → Rotate r (OR m or g ) to select setting → Pre ss r (OR n ) Changin g the chara cter width Select GLOBAL FO RMAT , BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT , then pres s r[...]

Changin g the b lock length Select GLOBAL FO RMAT or BLOCK FORMAT , then press r ( OR just press d + 1 or 2 ) → Rotate r , then press r (OR j or k ) to select B. LEN GTH → Rotate r (OR m or g ) to select sett ing → Pres s r (OR n ) Printing in reverse (mir - ror prin ting) Rotate r to select MIRROR , then pres s r (OR just press d + p ) → R[...]

Changin g how the labels are cut Rotate r to sel ect AUTO CUT , the n pres s r (OR just press d + f ) → Rotate r (OR m or g ) to select sett ing → Press r (OR n ) Printing u sing the cur- rent prin t options p Feedi ng and cutti ng 24 mm of tape f Printing m any copies Rotate r to select REPEAT , then press r (OR just pre ss d + 4 ) → Rotate [...]

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i CONTENTS Chapter 1 Before You Start ......... ...... .......... ......... ...... ......... ..... 1 GEN ERAL DESC RIPTIO N ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ ....... ....... ...... 2 Top view .............................................................................................................. 2 Bottom view ....................[...]

ii Chapt er 4 Machine Adjustments ......... ...... .......... ......... ......... 79 Machine adjustments .........................................................................................80 ERROR M ESSA GE LIS T ......... ....... ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... ........ .. 83 TROU BLESH OOTING ..... ........ ....... ....... ....... [...]

1 Ch.1 Before You Start Bef or e Y ou Sta rt Chapter 1 B efore Y ou S tart[...]

2 Ch. 1 B efore You Start Bef or e Y ou S tart GENERAL DESCRIPTION Top view Cover release button Tape compartme nt cover LCD display Keyboard AC adapt er connector Navigation dial USB port RS-232C port P-touch 960 0: P-touch 360 0: Cover relea se button Tape compar tment cover LCD display Keyboard AC adapter connector Navigation dial USB port Recha[...]

3 Ch.1 Before You Start Bef or e Y ou Sta rt Bottom view LCD dis play 1 Tape width indicator ➩ p. 10 0 Mirror printing setting indicator ➩ p. 64 2 Caps ind icator ➩ p. 44 A Rotate settin g indicator ➩ p. 60 3 Alt ind icator ➩ p. 45 B Auto cut setting indic ator ➩ p. 68 4 Insert mode indicator ➩ p. 44 C Tape leng th setting ➩ p. 62 5[...]

4 Ch. 1 B efore You Start Bef or e Y ou S tart Keyboa rd 1 Power k ey ➩ p. 9 6 Arrow ke ys ➩ p. 42 2 Screen backlight k ey (PT-96 00 only) ➩ Refer to the Advanc ed Functio ns booklet. 7 Return key ➩ p. 43 3 Macro ke y (PT-9600 o nly) ➩ Refer to the Advanc ed Functio ns booklet. 8 Backsp ace key ➩ p. 51 4 PF keys (P T-9600 o nly) ➩ Ref[...]

5 Ch.1 Before You Start Bef or e Y ou Sta rt Carrying case The ca rrying c ase, which is includ ed with the PT-9600 and av ailable as an op tion for the PT-360 0, is usefu l for storin g and trans porting the P-touch a nd its acc essories. The cover at tached insi de the case at the right h elps protect your tape c assettes from dust. In addition, [...]

6 Ch. 1 B efore You Start Bef or e Y ou S tart[...]

7 Ch. 2 Getti ng Star ted Chapter 2 G etting S tarted[...]

8 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started PRECAUTIONS ● Use only B rother TZ ta pes with this machine. Do no t use tapes t hat do not have the mark. ● Do not pull on the tape being fe d from the P-tou ch, otherw ise the tape cass ette may be dam- aged. ● Avoid us ing the machin e in extreme ly dusty plac es. Keep it ou t of both dire ct sunlig[...]

9 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Connecting the AC adapter This P -touc h can be us ed anyw here a stan dard electrical outlet is av ailable. 1 Insert the plu g on the a dapter cord i nto the AC adapt er c onnector on the right side of the P-touch . 2 [...]

10 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 4 Inser t the tape cass ette firmly into t he tape compar tment, makin g sure t hat the e ntire back of the cassette touc hes the bott om of the compart ment. . 5 Close th e compart ment co ver, and t hen pres s o to t urn on the machine, if it is off. The wi dth of the currentl y installed ta pe is shown b[...]

11 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted After the P -touch is conne cted to a c omputer using a USB ca ble, t he P-to uch ent ers Inter f ace mode w hen data is se nt to it fro m the computer . Installing the Software & ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Printer Driver In order to p r[...]

12 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started Installing t he P-tou ch Editor 3.2 software The P-touch Edito r 3.2 software include s a vari- ety of more comple x functions for printin g bar- codes a nd images, enabling you to de sign just about any label tha t you can image. Ins tall the P-touch Ed itor 3.2 softw are onto a P C as describe d below. To[...]

13 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 5 Type th e necessa ry informa tion int o the approp riate boxes (If th e informa tion has already been regis tered in Wi ndows ® , it will automati cally app ear.), and th en click th e Next bu tton. A dialog box appears , asking for conf irmat ion of t he enter ed infor mation . 6 Click t he Yes b utto[...]

14 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started Tran sfer Ma nager : (PT-9600 only -not compatibl e with the software for the PT-3600) T wo application s: Transfe r Manager (which allows you to trans fer templates, a datab ase linked to a tem- plate or image data to the P-touch from a comp uter) an d Backup Manager (which allo ws you to back up P-touch d[...]

15 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 2 Select the desir ed language, and then click the OK button . 3 Click the midd le button (P-tou ch Quick Ed i- tor). The InstallS hield ® Wiza rd for i nstalling the P-touch Qu ick Editor so ftware starts up, and t hen th e Welcom e dial og box a ppea rs. 4 Carefully r ead the conte nts of the Welc ome [...]

16 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 5 Type the n ecessary info rmation into th e appropr iate boxes (If the info rmation has alre ady been regis tered in Wi ndows ® , it will auto matically appear.), and then click the Next button . A dialo g box appea rs, as k- ing for c onf irm ati on o f th e en ter ed i nfor ma- tion. 6 Click th e Yes bu[...]

17 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted To install the USB printer driver 1 In th e dial og box t hat app ears, allowi ng you to select w hether th e P-touch will be con - nect ed with a US B cable or an RS-232C cable, select “ USB cable ” , and th en click the OK but ton. A dialo g box ap pears, informing you that the PT-9600/3 600 printer[...]

18 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 3 Conne ct the P-touc h to the comp uter usin g the encl osed USB i nterfac e cable as describ ed on page 10, and then tu rn on the P-touc h. The firs t Found New Hardware Wiza rd dial og box appe ars. 4 Select “ Install the so ftware auto matically (Rec ommende d) ” , and then c lick the Nex t butto n.[...]

19 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 3 Select the desir ed language, and then click the OK button . 4 Click the lower bu tton (Driver). A Driv er Setu p dial og box ap pears , allowi ng you t o sele ct wheth er to repl ace, ad d or dele te the PT-9600/3 600 printer driver. 5 Select either “ Repla ce with new Bro ther PT- 9600/3600. ” or [...]

20 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 8 Click the Finish button . 6 A dialo g bo x app ears, i nstr ucting you t o conne ct the P-touch to the compu ter. 7 Conne ct the P-touc h to the comp uter usin g the encl osed USB i nterfac e cable as describ ed on page 10, and then tu rn on the P-touc h. A dialo g box appe ars, ind icating that th e prin[...]

21 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted Memory: At least 32 M B USB port (installed as standard equ ipment) CD-ROM drive Installing t he P-to uch Edito r 3.2 soft - ware The P -touch Edit or 3.2 sof tware inc ludes a vari- ety of more comple x functions for printi ng bar- codes and image s, e nablin g you to d esign just about any la bel t hat [...]

22 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 8 When the di alog bo x appears , indic ati ng that the installation is finished , click the Quit button. 9 When the dialog bo x appear s, askin g if you wish to restar t the computer , cli ck the Restart bu tton to resta rt the comput er. 1 With the P- touch and the Macintos h turned off, conne ct the P-to[...]

23 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted ● For a custom i nstal lation Select “ Custo m ” from the F eature Set lis t to displa y the list o f options th at can be selected for installatio n. Only the op tio ns with a check mark besid e them ar e instal led. Se lect the options that you wish to ins tall, and then click the Next button. The[...]

24 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 4 Doub le-click the Mac O S 9 fo lder to open it. 5 Double-c lick t he P-touch Quick Ed itor Installe r icon in the folder that appears. Th e installe r starts up. 6 Select t he installati on method. ● For a ba sic in stall ation Clicking t he Install butto n immedia tely starts ins talling the m ost basi[...]

25 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 5 Double-cl ick the P-touc h Quick Editor folder to open it. 6 Double-cl ick the P-touc h Quick Editor Installer ico n in the folder that ap pears. The installer sta rts up, and th en the Introd uction dialog bo x appear s. 7 Click the N ext button. The Choose Alia s Folder di alog box a ppears, allow ing[...]

26 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 4 Double-c lick t he Mac OS X fol der to open it. 5 Double -click the Dr iver Installer icon in th e folder that appears. Th e installer starts up, and the n the Intr oduction d ialog box appears . 6 Click th e Next button. A di alog box appears , all owing you to ch eck th e inst alla- tion. 7 Check t hat [...]

27 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 3 In the lis t on the le ft, click th e PT-9600/ 3600 ico n. Then, se lect the appropria te printer from t he list on the right. 4 Clos e the Ch ooser win dow to co nfirm your settings. 1 Turn on th e P-touch 9 600/3600. 2 Double-cl ick the App lications fol der on the Macintosh HD to open it. 3 Double-cl[...]

28 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Using P-touch Editor 3.2 P-to uch Edi tor 3.2 make s it easy for an yone to design and print mo re complex l abels for almo st any ne ed imagi nable. Starting up P-touch Edito r 3.2 To start up P- touch Edit or 3.2: [...]

29 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 3 Use the compu ter keyboard to type in the text. 4 To create a new line of text, pre ss the key - board ’ s Enter key. Notes on usage Barcodes Keep the followin g points in mind when usin g P-touch E ditor 3.2 to print barcod es. ● Barcodes sh ould be printe d on white tap e. If other colors of tape [...]

30 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Using P-touch Quick Editor P-touch Quick Editor e nables you to design a simple la bel layout quic kly and easi ly. In addi - tion to the v arious funct ions available through the buttons in the toolbar , right-click[...]

31 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 3 In the Format lis t, click the desired labe l for- mat. Entering text The en tire text can qui ckly be format ted by specifying the font, size, style a nd alignmen t. In addition, a frame c an be dra wn around the text . To enter text: 1 Click the arro w beside the Prop erties button ( ) to displa y a d[...]

32 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 2 In the Sym bol Font list, select the de sired symbol font. 3 In th e Symb ol Lis t view, sele ct the de sire d symbol . 4 Click the OK bu tton. The select ed symbol is added at the left of the text. Changing the background col or The bac kground color of the layout can be chan ged to suit y our p refer en[...]

33 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted Quitting P-t ouch Quick Editor To quit P-touch Quick Editor: Do either of the follow ing: ● Right-click the P-touch Quick Edit or icon in the system tray, and t hen click [Exi t] in the menu th at appe ars. ● Right-click in the label view (o r text box), and then click [ Exit] in the menu th at appear[...]

34 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started To uninstall the printer dri ver: 1 Turn off th e P-touch 9600 /3600, and the n discon nect it fr om the comp uter. 2 Inser t the enclos ed CD-ROM in to the com- pute r ’ s CD-RO M drive. A dialog box auto- matically appears, a llowing y ou to the select th e language of the Inst aller. 3 Select the des i[...]

35 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted 3 Drag the foll owing to the Trash icon : • PT-9600 /3600 icon (to delete the p rinter driver ) • USB PT- 9600/3600 Extension ic on (to delete the printer dri ver) 4 In the Syste m Folder, ope n the Prefer ences folder. 5 Drag the foll owing to the Trash icon . • P-touc h Editor 3.2 Pre fs icon (for[...]

36 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Attaching labels Laminated tape The back ing from la bels printe d on laminate d tapes can easi ly be removed if an A uto Cut set- ting with a half cut ( 1 , 3 , 5 or 7 ) was us ed (refer to page 68) . Non-laminated [...]

37 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted Ironing Iron garm ents with trans fers using norm al tem- perature s ettings. Be sure to p lace a pie ce of clot h betw een the iron and the la bel when you iron ov er it to pre- vent the la bel from sti cking to the ir on. The labe ls are non- toxic, howeve r, please main - tain the usual precaution s, s[...]

38 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started 5 Hold th e end of the stamp film in place w ith your thumb, an d then pa ss the s tamp film through th e guides w hile pulling it tight. 6 Fold the oth er en d of t he st amp fil m over the oth er side of the stamp holder an d hold it in pla ce with your finger. 7 Fit the frame over the stamp film, a nd th[...]

39 Ch. 2 Getting St arted Getti ng Star ted Stamping Since the length of time an d amount of pre ssure that the stamp ho lder should be held dow n depends on the amount o f ink in t he hol der, first practise stamping on a piece of scrap paper. You ca n expect t o use a st amp film ho lder approxima tely 300 to 500 ti mes, althoug h some ink is los[...]

40 Ch. 2 Getting Start ed Getting Started[...]

41 Ch. 3 Funct ions Chapter 3 F unctions[...]

42 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Performing basic operations The f ollowing keys a re nec essary f or usin g the many fun ctions. Arrow keys The machi ne ’ s LCD dis play can sho w three rows of 19 charact ers; howeve r, the te xt that you cre ate can be up to 10[...]

43 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions g (down arro w key) To move the cursor down to t he following line: ● Press g once. To move the cursor down several lines: ● Hold dow n g until t he cursor mo ves to the desired pos ition. To move the cursor to the end of the entire text: ● Hold down d and press g . Function dial/Se t key ( r ) The nav igation di[...]

44 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Ente ring tex t Typing i n the text for you r labels is almost the same as ty ping on a typewriter or a com puter. Insert key ( i ) Normally, tex t is entered wit h the Insert mode, in other words, the text that you type is ins erte[...]

45 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions Alt mode ( a ) Acce nted chara cters or sp ecial punctuati on marks on the right -hand side of the keys can be added t o the text u sing the Alt mode. Enter o r exit Alt m ode by pres sing a . When the P- touch is in Alt mod e, the Alt indicator on the left side of the disp lay comes on. To add an acc ented cha racter [...]

46 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions Symbol key ( s ) In addition to the letter s, symbols an d numera ls on t he key tops , ther e are over 440 ad ditio nal symbo ls an d pictu res a vailab le with the Sy mbol function. Afte r these symbols or pictur es are added to the text, the y can be deleted like an y other ch aracter , and some ca n be formatte d u[...]

47 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions 3 Press m or g to select the desired le tter in the a ccente d charac ter, and then pr ess j or k until the des ired accented c haracter is d isplaye d enla rged w ithin th e fram e in the middle of the displa y. 4 Press r (OR pre ss n ). T he ac cent ed cha r- acter is adde d to the tex t. Composite char acter keys ( [...]

48 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions The default s ettings are CODE 39 TYPE , MEDIUM WIDTH , UNDER# set to ON , and CHECK DIGIT set to OFF . To enter the barcode data: 1 Rotate r unt il BA RCODE is displaye d, and then pre ss r (OR hold do wn d an d pres s i ). 2 Type in the new barcod e data or edit the old da ta. To change the barcode parameter settings[...]

49 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions To add the barcode to the text : B Press r (OR press n ). Euro conversion f unction ( d + h ) With t he easy -to- use Eu ro conv ersion func tion , euros ar e automatic ally conv erted to o r from any cu rren cy that you se lect, and the t wo pr ices are ad ded to yo ur text. Simply set u p the fu nc- tion by selecting[...]

50 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 6 Rotate r (OR pr ess m or g ) until the set- ting for the desir ed separato r is display ed. 7 Pres s r (OR press n ). The EUR O screen appears with th e curren tly sele cted se tting. 8 Rotate r (O R press m or g ) until the desired setting for th e printing order of the euro pric e is disp layed . 9 Pres s r (OR pre[...]

51 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Editing text Backspace key ( b ) The back spac e key ( b ) allows yo u to remove characters to the left o f the curs or ’ s current posi- tion. It diffe rs from the left cur sor key ( j ), which onl y moves the cu rsor withou t de[...]

52 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 2 Since ! ! ! ! is alre ady bes ide TEXT&FORMAT , pres s n . All of the t ext is erased and all of the format ting functions a re reset to their defaul t settings. To erase only the tex t: 1 Hold down d and press b . 2 Pres s m or g to mov e ! ! ! ! besi de TEXT ONLY . 3 Pres s n . The text is e rased, but the form[...]

53 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions Block form at functions ( d + 2 ) Formatting w ith the Block format function s ena- bles you to ch ange the a ppea rance of each o f the lab el ’ s text blocks , created u sing the Ne w Block func tion. The fo llowing labe l shows how these func tions can be used togethe r. The multiple blocks in this label were crea[...]

54 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions Font function (FONT) With the Font fun ction, you can change the font of the text to o ne of the man y that are available. For samples of the available Font settings, refer to page 99. The fon t of the text at the cursor ’ s current position is show n at the bottom o f the display . To change t he setting for th e Fo[...]

55 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions To change the setti ng for the Size functi on: 1 Sele ct GLOBAL FORMAT , BLOCK FOR- MAT or LINE FORM AT (OR hold down d and pres s 1 , 2 or 3 ) as described on pages 52 to 53. 2 Rotate r un til SIZE is disp layed, and then press r (O R press j or k until SIZ E is displayed). The se tting for th e text at the cursor ’[...]

56 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 2 Rotate r until WIDTH is displayed, a nd then pre ss r (OR press j or k until WID TH is displaye d). The setti ng for th e text at t he curso r ’ s curre nt position is shown on the le ft sid e of the di splay an d a sampl e can be s een on the rig ht side. 3 Rotate r (O R press m or g ) until the desir ed setting i[...]

57 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions 4 Press r (OR press n ) to apply the se tting. Style2 function (STY LE2) Two mor e text styles are a vailable with the Style2 fun ction: ITAL IC and VERTI CAL . E ither of these styles can be combin ed wi th each of the text s tyles ava ilab le with th e Style 1 functio n. (See Style1 function (S TYLE1) on pag es 56.) [...]

58 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 4 Pres s r (OR press n ) to appl y the settin g. Line effects function (LINE EFFECTS) The Line effe cts funct ion enables y ou to under- line or str ike out certain parts of your text. When any se tting other than OFF is selected fo r the text at the cu rsor ’ s current positio n, the Line effects in dicator at t he [...]

59 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions To change the se tting for the Fr ame func- tion: 1 Sele ct GLOBAL FORMAT , BLOCK FOR- MAT or LINE FORM AT (OR hold down d and pres s 1 , 2 or 3 ) as described on pages 52 to 53. 2 Rotate r until FRAME is displayed, and then press r (OR press j or k until FRAM E is displ ayed). The settin g for the text at t he cu rsor[...]

60 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions To change the setting f or the Te xt align- ment function: 1 Select GLOBAL FORM AT , BLO CK FOR- MAT or LINE FORM AT (OR hold down d and pres s 1 , 2 or 3 ) as descri bed on page s 52 t o 53. 2 Rotate r until ALIG NMENT is displa yed, and th en pres s r (OR press j or k u ntil ALIGNMEN T is displ ayed). The setting for[...]

61 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions 2 Rotate r un til RO TATE is displayed, a nd then press r (OR press j or k until ROTATE is displayed ). The settin g for the text at the cu rsor ’ s current position is shown on the le ft side of the displa y and a sample can be s een on th e right sid e. 3 Rotate r (OR press m or g ) u ntil the desired se tting is d[...]

62 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 4 Pres s r (OR press n ) to appl y the settin g. Tape length function (T. LENGTH) Although the length of t he printed labe l auto- matically adju sts to fit the length of th e entered text, th ere may be times when you will w ant to make a label wi th a specific length. The Tape length function al lows you to set the l[...]

63 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions Block margin function (B. MARGIN) The wi dth of th e margi ns be tween text bloc ks can be set be tween 0.0 cm and 30.0 cm. Th e left and rig ht margins for each text bloc k will have a wid th that is th e speci fied set ting. If t he AUTO setting is selected, the bl ock margins w ill be 0. 0 cm if only one te xt bl oc[...]

64 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 4 Pres s r (OR press n ) to appl y the settin g. Mirro r printing function ( d + p ) This func tion prints y our label s o that the te xt can be rea d from the ad hesive sid e of the tape. If mirror-p rinted labels are a ttached to glas s or some oth er transpa rent mater ial, they ca n be read corr ectly from the op p[...]

65 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions 2 Hold down d and press S . 3 Rotate r (OR press m or g ) u ntil the desired se tting is d isplayed. 4 Press r (OR pr ess n ). If ON was selected, prin t resoluti on is automatical ly adjuste d for stamps. 5 Press p to cut th e text o ut of the stamp stencil fil m. 6 After the stamp st encil film is cut off, remove the[...]

66 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions To e nter t ext i n the templa te: 4 For each fie ld, type in the text, and the n pres s r (OR press n ). When r (OR n ) is press ed after ty ping in t he text for t he last field, the MENU scree n appe ars in the di s- play. To change the styl e of the text: 5 Rotate r (OR pre ss m or g ) until ! ! ! ! move s besi de [...]

67 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions 0 Press r (OR pre ss n ) to print the l abel. The mess age “ COPIE S 1/ 1 ” ap pears in the display wh ile the lab el is being printed. Th e MENU scre en appe ars in th e displa y again . To change th e text entered in the te mplate: A Rotate r (OR press m or g ) u ntil ! ! ! ! moves besi de CONTINUE . B Press r (O[...]

68 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Printing Layout preview function ( d + 9 ) The L ayout previe w function all ows you to get a genera l overvi ew of the text within t he width of the current ly installed tape . The length of the current la bel is indic ated in th e[...]

69 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions To change the setting for the Auto cut function: 1 Rotate r until AUTO CU T is displa yed, and th en pre ss r ( OR hold down d and press f ). 2 Rotate r (OR press m or g ) u ntil the desired se tting is d isplayed. T he current set- ting is shown o n the left sid e of the display and a s ample can be se en on the righ [...]

70 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 3 Pres s r (or pr ess n ) to begin p rinting the set nu mber of copies. The number of each copy i s displayed w hile it is b eing printed. Number ing fun ction ( d + 5 ) The Num bering func tion can b e used to pr int many c opies of the same te xt whil e inc reasin g certa in charac ters (letters, nu mbers or ba rcode[...]

71 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions 4 Press r (OR pre ss n ). The NUMBER screen appear s. 5 Rotate r (OR press m or g ) u ntil the desired se tting is display ed, or use the number k eys to type in t he des ired numbe r of copies . 6 Press r (O R press n ) to begin printin g the set n umber of la bels. The number of each cop y is displa yed while i t is [...]

72 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions Storing text and Auto format templates To s ave a te xt file: 1 Rotate r until MEMORY is displ ayed, and then pre ss r (OR hold do wn d an d pres s 8 ). T he MEMORY screen app ears. 2 Rotate r (OR pre ss m or g ) until ! ! ! ! move s besi de STORE . 3 Pres s r (OR pre ss n ). The ST ORE s creen appears in the d isplay [...]

73 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions Recalling text and A uto format tem- plates To recall a fi le that has been saved: 1 Rotate r until MEMORY is disp layed, and then press r (OR hold down d and press 8 ). The MEMORY s creen appears . 2 Rotate r (OR press m or g ) u ntil ! ! ! ! moves besi de RECALL . 3 Press r (O R press n ). The RECALL scre en appears [...]

74 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions For an Au to format te mplate file: 4 Rotate r (OR press m or g ) until the file numb er contain ing the text that you w ish to delete is displayed. T he file name is shown beside the file nu mber and t he text sto red under the selected f ile number is sho wn in the b ot tom li ne. 5 Press t he sp ace bar s o tha t ! [...]

75 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions 3 Press r (OR press n ). T he PRINT sc reen appears in the display with the current ly selected fi le number. 4 Rotate r (OR pres s m or g ) until the file number c ontaining the text tha t you wis h to print is d isplayed. T he file name i s shown beside the fil e number, a nd the text sto red under the se lected file[...]

76 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions 5 Rotate r (OR press m or g ) until the file numb er contain ing the text that you w ish to print is displayed . The file na me is show n beside the file number , and the text sto red under the selected f ile number is sho wn in the b ot tom li ne. 6 Press t he sp ace bar s o tha t ! ap pears t o the right of th e file[...]

77 Ch. 3 Functions Funct ions F Rotate r (OR pres s m or g ) until the file number c ontaining the text tha t you wis h to print is d isplayed. T he file name i s shown beside the fil e number, a nd the text sto red under the se lected file number is shown in the bottom line. G Press the space bar so th at ! appear s to the right of the file name. [...]

78 Ch. 3 Functions Func tions[...]

79 Ch. 4 Machine Adjust ments Chapter 4 Machine Adjustments[...]

80 Ch. 4 Machine A djustments Mac hin e Ad jus tme nts ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Machine adjust ments Setup functions ( d + A ) Various functio ns are av ailabl e for chan ging the general appear ance of how text is s hown on th e display and for adjusting th e operation of the P-t ouc h[...]

81 Ch. 4 Machine Adjustments Machine Adjust ments To change the HEAD ADJUSTMENT setting: This funct ion allows yo u to shift the prin ting up or down w ithin the t ape. 1 Hold down d and press A . 2 Rotate r until HEAD ADJU STMENT is dis- play ed, an d then pr ess r (OR press j or k until HE AD ADJ USTMEN T is di s- play ed). 3 Rotate r (or pr ess [...]

82 Ch. 4 Machine A djustments Mac hin e Ad jus tme nts To change the USB ID SELECTION set ting: This func tion allows you to sp ecify a uniqu e identific ation number fo r each P-to uch con- nected to a computer in order to pr int through the USB connection. Normally, for e asy setup of multiple P-tou ch machine s connected to a com - puter, all P [...]

83 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR ME SSAGE CAUSE SOLUTION 4 DIGITS MINIMUM! ● This message app ears if less than the minimum fo ur digits are en tered as th e barc ode data. ● Enter a minimum of four digits b efore press ing n . 16 LINE LI MIT! ● This messag e appe ars if 16 l ines have alread y be en enter ed in a text blo ck of[...]

84 ERROR MESSAGE LIST CUTTER ERROR! ● This me ssage appears if th e cut- ter did not operate cor rectly. ● Turn of f the P-touc h, and then turn the P-tou ch on again. ● If the pr oblem can not be correct ed, cont act yo ur service re presentative. DIVIDE BY ZERO ERROR! ● This mes sage app ears if the conver sion rat e ent ered wh en settin[...]

85 ERROR MESSAGE LIST INTERFAC E ERROR! ● This message ap pears i f the wrong port is selected for a USB connectio n. Windows Under “ Print to the follow ing port ” in the prin ter Properties dialog box , select “ PTUSB : ” for the USB c onnection. For W indows 98 a nd Me: ☞ If two or more of the same P-touch model are con- nected throu[...]

86 ERROR MESSAGE LIST LINE LIMI T! XX LINES MAXIMUM ● This mes sage appea rs if you try to print or use the Layout pre- view f uncti on whe n the numbe r of lines in the text is g reater than the m aximum pos sible fo r the insta lled tape. (Si nce the number of lines poss ible depend s on the wid th of the tape, th e message t hat appears depend[...]

87 ERROR MESSAGE LIST SET 9mm! ● Thi s mes sage appe ars if a 9- mm-wide tape cass ette is not installe d when printing an Auto format templa te created for 9 - mm-wide tape. ● Install a 9-mm-wide tape cassette . SET 12mm ! ● This mess age a ppears if a 1 2- mm-wide tape cass ette is not installe d when printing an Auto format templa te creat[...]

88 ERROR MESSAGE LIST TEXT TOO HIGH! ● This message appe ars if th e size of the te xt is larger th an the width of the installe d tape. ● (PT-960 0 only) Thi s message appea rs if the Li nes of Te xt set- ting for the ESC/P inte rface mode ex ceed s the ma ximum possible for the inst alled tape. ● Reduce th e size o f the characte rs, instal[...]

89 TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING Pro blem Sol ution (1) The dis play stays blank after you have turned on the mach ine, or abnormal char- acters ar e displayed. ● Check t hat the AC adapter is connect ed. ● Check t hat the recharg eable Ni-MH bat- tery is p roperly char ged. (PT-96 00 only) ● Reset the m achine by: - (PT-360 0) unplugging t[...]

90 TROUBLESHOOTING (5) The m achine has “ locked up ” (i.e., not h- ing hap pens when a key is pres sed). ● Reset the m achine by: - (PT-360 0) unpluggin g the AC adaptor, and leav ing it unplugg ed for abou t one minute, t hen and p lugging it in agai n - (PT- 9600 only) pressing t he reset b utton in the ba ttery compartment at the botto m [...]

91 TROUBLESHOOTING (7) A blank horizontal lin e appear s through the text in t he printed label. 1 Turn off th e machine, a nd then d isconnect the AC adap ter and (for the PT-9 600 only) remove th e recharg eable batt ery. 2 Open the tape compa rtment cover, then remove the tape cas sette if one is in stalled. The print head and rollers ar e locat[...]

92 TROUBLESHOOTING (8) The tape is not ejecte d correctly after being autom atically cut. ● Turn of f the mach ine, open t he tape com - partme nt cover, and r emove the ta pe cas- sette if one is insta lled. ● Using a cotto n swab , clean off th e met al piece in th e exit slot t o the left of c utter. (9) The cutte r does not cut correctly . [...]

93 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS MACHINE SPE CIFICATIO NS HARDWARE SOFTWARE Power s upply: AC adapte r 24 V, 2.5 A (PT- 9600 only : Rech argea ble N i-MH bat tery) Input de vice: Keyboard (PT-9600: 69 keys; PT -3600: 59 ke ys) LCD: 24 × 119 dots + Caps, Alt an d other indic ators (with screen bac klight — PT-9 600 only) Print tape : 6 widths available:[...]

94 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS[...]

95 Appendi x A ppendix[...]

96 App endix Appen dix Symbol s ➩ p. 46 The follow ing symbol s are availab le. Cate gory Symbo ls PUNCTUATION (A01-A18) • + ×÷ ±= §¶  ¿¡ 1 2 34 5 6789 10 11 12 13 14 @# & 15 16 17 18 BRACK ET (B01-B08) []{} < > «» 1 2 34 5 678 ARROW (C01-C14) →← ↑ ↓ 1 2 34 5 6789 10 11 12 13 14 UNIT (D01-D26) ° $ ¥ £ 1 [...]

97 Appendix Appendi x PROHIBITIO N (I01-I29) 1 2 34 5 6789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 WARNIN G (J01-J42) 1 2 34 5 6789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 MANDATORY (K01-K19) 1 2 34 5 6789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 FIRE (L01-L08) 1 2 34 5 678 TRANSPO[...]

98 App endix Appen dix ☞ The us e of the CE mark is strictly gov erned by one or more E uropean C ouncil direct ives. Ensu re that an y labels you p roduce whic h use this ma rk conform with the rele vant directive s. OTHER SIGNS (P01-P12) 1 2 34 5 6789 10 11 12 VIDEO (Q01-Q09) 1 2 34 5 6789 OFFICE (R01-R44) 1 2 34 5 6789 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 [...]

99 Appendix Appendi x Special bar code characters ➩ p. 47 The following spe cial c haracters can only be ad ded to bar codes c reated us ing types CO DE39 or CODABAR . The f ollowi ng sp ecial charact ers can on ly be added to b arcodes crea ted u sing types EAN128 and CODE12 8 . Fonts ➩ p. 54 The fol lowing font s are av ailable . ☞ Letter G[...]

100 App endix Appen dix Sizes and widths ➩ pp. 54 & 55 Sample s of some available text sizes and widths are sh own below. Width Size WIDE NORMAL NA RROW NARROWE ST 76 points 72 points 64 points 56 points 48 points 40 points 36 points 32 points 28 points 24 points 22 points 20 points 18 points 16 points 14 points 12 points 11 points 10 points [...]

101 Appendix Appendi x ☞ If the 4 poi nt o r 5 point te xt size setting is se lected, the tex t will be printed with the BRUSSEL S font setting , regardless of the fon t setting tha t is selecte d. ☞ Character s printed using th e smaller siz es may be diffic ult to read if certa in style setting s are sele cted. Small chara cters may appe ar f[...]

102 App endix Appen dix Type styles ➩ pp. 56 & 57 Style1 setting NORMAL BOLD OUTL INE SOLID SHADOW INVER T Style2 setting NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NO RMAL Helsinki Brussels US San Diego Florida Brunei Bo ld Los Angeles Bermuda Script Istanbul Letter Gothic Style1 setting NORMAL BOLD OUTL INE SOLID SHADOW INVER T Style2 setting ITA L[...]

103 Appendix Appendi x ☞ The VE RTICAL styl e sett ing c an be co mbined with al l Style1 text style s ( NORMAL , BOLD , OUTLINE , SOLID , SH ADOW and INVER T ). ☞ The VER TICAL st yle setting cannot be com bined wi th the ITALIC styl e set ting. Bermuda Script Istanbul Letter Gothic Style1 setting NORM AL BOLD OUTL INE SOLID SHADOW IN VERT Sty[...]

104 App endix Appen dix Framing and s hading patterns ➩ p. 58 The f ollowing fram e and shad ing pa tterns ar e avai lable. Set- ting Sample Set- ting Sample Set- ting Sample 11 1 2 1 21 2 2 2 31 3 2 3 41 4 2 4 51 5 2 5 61 6 2 6 71 7 2 7 81 8 2 8 91 9 2 9 10 20 30[...]

105 Appendix Appendi x Pre-set templates ➩ p. 65 Samples o f the availabl e templates are shown b elow. No. Template name Tape width Label leng th Sample 1 ADDRES S-1 24 mm 80 mm 2 ADDRES S-2 24 mm 78 mm 3 ADDRES S-3 24 mm 10 4 mm 4 ADDRES S-4 36 mm 86 mm 5 ASSE T 24 mm 84 mm 6 WALLPLATE 36 mm 186 mm 7 NAMEBADGE -1 24 mm 102 mm 8 NAMEBADGE -2 36 [...]

106 App endix Appen dix 11 PRICE-1 24 mm 57 mm 12 PRICE-2 24 mm 110 mm 13 SIGN 36 mm 114 mm 14 FLOPPY-1 24 mm 70 mm 15 FLOPPY-2 24 mm 70 mm 16 FLOPPY-3 36 mm 70 mm 17 VCR VHS-1 18 mm 140 mm 18 VCR VHS-2 18 mm 140 mm 19 VCR 8m m-1 9 mm 73 mm 20 VCR 8m m-2 12 mm 92 mm 21 VC R VHSC 18 mm 81 mm No. Te mpla te name Tape width Labe l length Sample[...]

107 Appendix Appendi x 22 AUDIO-1 9 mm 89 mm 23 AUDIO-2 9 mm 89 mm 24 AUDIO-3 9 mm 89 mm 25 SLIDE 12 mm 42 mm 26 FILE-1 36 mm 20 0 mm 27 FILE-2 24 mm 19 0 mm 28 STAMP NORMAL -L STAMP L (24mm) 11 5 mm 29 STAMP NORMAL -M STAMP M (18mm) 10 5 mm 30 STAM P 2LINE-L STA MP L (24mm) 11 5 mm 31 STAM P VERTICA L-M STAMP M (18mm) 10 5 mm No. Template name Tap[...]

108 App endix Appen dix Template text styles ➩ p. 65 Samples of the available template t ext styles ar e shown b elow. CHAR. sty le Sample F ont Style ORIG INAL Template defaul t ITALIC Template default ITALIC DYNAMIC ISTANBUL SO LID ARTIS TIC FLORID A OUTLINE FORMAL BRUSSE LS ITALIC ELEGAN T US NORMAL NATURAL SAN DIEGO NORMAL[...]

109 A AC adap ter 9 AC adap ter conn ector 2 Accent fu nction 46 Acce nted char acte rs 46 , 47 Acce ssor ies 11 3 Adapt er 9 Aligning te xt 59 Alt indic ator 45 Alt ke y 45 Alt mode 45 Appendi x 95 Arrow key s 42 Attaching labels 36 Auto cut function 68 Auto for mat function 6 5 B Backin g remova l 36 Backspa ce k ey 5 1 Barcod e function 47 Barco[...]

110 Mirror print ing 64 Numb ering 7 1 Repe at pr int ing 70 Size 55 Stamp 65 Styl e 2 57 Styl e1 57 Tape leng th 62 Tape mar gin 62 Text al ignm ent 60 Text rota tion 61 Widt h 56 Delete key 51 Deleting Barcode 49 File from m emory 73 Text 51 Text an d format s 51 Text li nes 5 1 Descrip tion of machine 2 Diacritica l marks 47 Dial 2, 43 Displa y [...]

111 H Handle 2 Hardwar e specificati ons 93 Highlightin g 58 I Incremen tal printing 70 Indicato rs Alt 45 Auto cut 68 Caps 44 Font 54 Frame 58 Ins 44 Line effe cts 58 Size 54 Style 56, 57 Tape leng th 62 Tape m argin 61 Text Align ment 59 Text ali gnment 59 Text rota tion 60 Width 55 Ink stam ps 37 Ins indic ator 44 Inser t key 44 Inse rt m ode 44[...]

112 Start ing 30 Punct uation marks 45, 96 Q Quitting fu nctions 43 R Recalling tex t file 73 Releas e butto n 2 Removing Text 51 Text an d format s 51 Text li nes 5 1 Repeat printing function 69 Replacing t ape cassette 9 Return ke y 43, 45 Right alignme nt 59 Roller c leaning 91 Rotating tex t 60 RS-232C port (PT-96 00) 2 S Saving text file 72 Se[...]

113 ACCESSORIES Obtain ta pe cassettes fr om your ne arest authorised dealer. Use onl y Brother TZ ta pes with thi s machine. B rother can not be held r esponsibl e for trouble c aused by the u se of unauth orised supplie s. Do not u se tapes that do not have the mark. Stock No. Description 36 mm l aminated tapes TZ-161 Black chara cters on clear a[...]

114 TZ-655 White characters on orange fluoresc ent adhesive TZ-755 White chara cters on green adhesive 18 mm laminated tapes TZ-141 Blac k characters on clear a dhesive TZ-241 Blac k characters on white adhesive TZ-242 Red chara cters on white adhesi ve TZ-243 Blue characters on white adhesive TZ-344 Gold char acters on black adhesive TZ-145 White [...]

115 TZ-122 Red chara cters on clear a dhesive TZ-123 Blue character s on clear adhesive TZ-221 Black chara cters on white adhesive TZ-222 Red chara cters on white adhe sive TZ-223 Blue character s on white adhesive TZ-324 Gold characters on black adhesi ve TZ-325 White chara cters on black adhesive TZ-421 Black charact ers on red adhesive TZ-521 Bl[...]

116 Strong adhesiv e tapes 18 mm non- laminated tapes TZ- N241 Blac k ch aracte rs o n w hite adhe sive TZ-N242 R ed c haracters on white adhesive TZ-N243 Blue characters on white adhesive TZ-N541 B lack chara cters on blue adhesive TZ-N6 41 Black chara cter s on yell ow ad hesiv e TZ-N741 Black characte rs on green adhesive TZ-NF41 Black chara cte[...]

117 Special tape s Options TZ-S611 6 mm strong adhesive ta pe (black characters on yellow adhe sive) Stock No. Description SK-151 Medium stamp stencil tape SK-141 Large stamp stencil tape TZ-IY41 18 mm iron-on transfer tape (blac k characters) TZ-SE4 18 mm security tape (black charac ters on white adhesive) TZ-FA4 18 mm fabric t ape (blue ch aracte[...]

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