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Brother 2300 Printer User Manual

1. 12 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on yellow adhesive 6 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on clear adhesive 6 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on white adhesive 116 TZ S611 6 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on yellow adhesive Special tapes 12 mm fabric tape blue characters on white fabric Options TZ CL6 Print head cleaning cassette CC9000 Carrying case for PT 3600 PT 9600 BA9000 Rechargeable battery for PT 9600 117 Printed in China LA8772001
2. Oo 9600 3600 e Read this User s Guide before you start using your P touch e Keep this User s Guide in a handy place for future reference PREFACE Thank you for purchasing this P touch With your new P touch you can create labels for any purpose Select from a variety of frames fonts and character styles to design beautiful custom labels In addition the many pre formatted templates available make label making quick and easy You can print professional looking labels in no time The quality and performance of this P touch make it an extremely practical machine to meet all your labelling needs Although this P touch is easy to use we suggest that you read this User s Guide carefully before starting Keep this manual nearby for future reference The P touch will make a noise when it is turned on or while it is printing however this does not indicate a malfunction Declaration of Conformity BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD 1 1 1 Kawagishi Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8562 Japan declare that the Labelling System PT 9600 3600 conforms with the following normative documents EMC EN 55022 1998 Class B EN 55024 1998 EN 61000 3 2 1995 EN 61000 3 3 1995 and follows the provisions of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 89 336 EEC as amended by 91 263 EEC and 92 31 EEC The AC adapter also conforms with EN 60950 and follows the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 73 23 EEC Issued by BROTHER IN
3. AppleTalk 26 In the list on the left click the PT 9600 3600 icon Then select the appropriate printer from the list on the right Oh Close the Chooser window to confirm your settings With Mac OS X v10 1 or v10 2 Turn on the P touch 9600 3600 Double click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it Double click the Utilities folder to open it Oh Double click Print Center to start it up If no printers have been added a message appears allowing you to add to your list of printers Click the Add button PT 9600 PT 9600 Delete Add Printer Click the Add Printer button A list of detected USB printers appears Select PT 9600 3600 from the USB list and then click the Add button The PT 9600 3600 appears in the Printer List Quit Print Center Ch 2 Getting Started Reading the User s Guide eee e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e The P touch Editor User s Guide can be viewed either by inserting the CD ROM into the drive each time you wish to refer to it or by installing it onto your computer so that it is quickly avail able at any time Since the User s Guide is an HTML document a browser is needed to read it On a Computer Running Windows To view the User s Guide from the CD ROM Start up Windows Explorer Select the CD ROM drive Double click the Ptouch folder Double click the Manual folder Double click M
4. Wait until itis automatically added c a Oye F C Add Brother PT 9600 GEES C Delete Brother PT 9600 When the printer can be added the next Driver Setup Es Warning page automatically appears Do not connect or turn on the Brother PT 9600 until you are directed to Make your selection and then click Next Setup will begin lt Back Connect the P touch to the computer using Select either Replace with new Brother PT the enclosed USB interface cable as 9600 3600 or Add Brother PT 9600 described on page 10 and then turn on the 3600 and then click the Next button P touch A dialog box appears indicating that the printer driver has been installed Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 xi Brother PT 9600 was correctly added Click Finish to quit setup 19 Q OD gt Ve LO r fe Se OD o2 Ch 2 Getting Started Click the Finish button If a dialog box appears explaining that the com puter should be restarted select the option for restarting the computer and then click the Finish button With Windows XP A dialog box appears instructing you to connect the P touch to the computer Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 Preparation for setup is finished Install the printer Connect Brother PT 9600 and then turn it on Wait until it is automatically added When the printer can be added the next Driver S
5. Rotate until LAYOUT PREVIEW is dis played i then OR hold down and press NOTE t To scroll the label preview back and forth rotate OR press or t To return to the text at any time press OR hold down and press Length Margin Font Width Size A Cut Auto cut function L cae 6 Each setting of the Auto cut function consists of settings for three different cut methods full cut which is used to completely cut off the label half cut which is used to cut laminated tape without cutting the label backing making it eas ier to remove the backing paper from labels and chain printing where the last copy is not cut off reducing the amount of tape that is wasted Chain printing is an economical function designed to help eliminate wasted tape at the beginning of labels Without chain printing the usual leftover tape from the previous printing session is wasted before the first label in the cur rent session is printed 68 However if an Auto cut setting using chain print ing is selected the last label in the previous ses sion remains in the machine is not fed out so that the next label can be printed without wasting tape When the last label is printed press 7 to feed the chain of labels and cut it When setting 1 2 3 or 4 is selected the Auto cut indicator in the upper right corner of the dis play comes on indicating that the labels will be cut off after the las
6. Specify the correct setting for the installed tape Delete some of the text reduce the character width or increase the set label length Delete some of the text or reduce the character size Type ina value that is within the allowable range Disconnect the adapter and connect the adapter designed exclusively for this machine Select text or a barcode before trying to use the Numbering function TROUBLESHOOTING TROUBLESHOOTING 1 The display stays blank after you have Check that the AC adapter is connected turned on the machine or abnormal char Check that the rechargeable Ni MH bat acters are displayed tery is properly charged PT 9600 only Reset the machine by PT 3600 unplugging the AC adaptor and leaving it unplugged for about one minute then and plugging it in again PT 9600 only pressing the reset button in the battery compartment at the bottom of the machine ts The text and formats in the display will be erased and under certain circumstances the entire contents of the memory will be cleared 2 The machine does not print or the printed Check that the tape cassette has been characters are blurred inserted properly lf the tape cassette is empty replace it with a new one Make sure that the tape compartment cover has been closed 3 The text is printed on striped tape You have reached the end of the tape in the cassette Replace it with a new one
7. 4o Width Size To change the setting for the Frame func tion Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT n hold down cod and press 4 gt a Or 4 as described p on pages 52 to 53 NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several for mat functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until FRAME is displayed and then press OR press or until FRAME is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt 4o ro Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed t Even if a frame setting has already been applied to either a line in the current text block if the Block format or the Global format Frame func tion is being set or a block in the current text if the Global format Frame function is being set all frames will be applied and printed To return the function to its default setting OFF press the space bar To return to the text without changing the for EE Sien OR hold down and press f 3 o Or Ch 3 Functions Press OR press J to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or to select the function and then press or to select the on
8. Insert the flat A connector on the USB cable into the USB port on the computer Insert the square B connector on the USB cable into the USB port on the right side of the P touch Turn on the P touch P touch 9600 Close the compartment cover and then press to turn on the machine if it is off The width of the currently installed tape is shown by the tape width indicator on the left edge of the display lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt 1 AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI AUTO Length Margin Font Width Size A Cut Press once to remove any slack in the tape and cut off the excess 10 After the P touch is connected to a computer using a USB cable the P touch enters Interface mode when data is sent to it from the computer t To exit Interface mode for a USB connection and return to the text press any key t The P touch cannot enter Interface mode for a USB connection while it is printing feeding tape or in Interface mode for an RS 232C con nection PT 9600 only or while a macro is being assigned to a PF key PT 9600 only Length Margin Font Width Size Ch 2 Getting Started Installing the Software amp Printer Driver DG e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e In order to provide even more illustration and layout features to the label making possibilities available with your P touch two applications are available on the enclosed CD ROM P touch Editor 3 2 and P touch Quick Ed
9. are combined with The following table shows the available characters Accented Accented Letter Letter characters characters ES CHE To add an accented character to the text Rotate until ACCENT is displayed and then press OR hold down and press yt The message ACCENT a y A U PRESS THE REQUIRED CHARACTER appears on the display ACCENT a y A U PRESS THE REQUIRED C CHARACTER Length Margin Font Width Size To return to the text at any time press OR hold down and press 3m Rotate OR press the key of the letter in the desired accented character OR press To type an uppercase accented character hold down OR press to enter Caps mode before pressing the letter key AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI A Length Margin Font Width Size gt 4o o Press or to select the desired letter in the accented character and then press or until the desired accented character is displayed enlarged within the frame in the middle of the display Press OR press ZA The accented char W ck acter is added to the text To type in a series of accented characters hold continue adding accented characters by selecting them as explained in step and holding down the series Composite character keys Ml amp l This machine can display and print composite characters which consist of a letter and a dia critical mark The diacritical marks available are AN ee Ee NW Seve
10. 14 Welcome x Welcome to the P touch Quick Editor Setup program f This program will install P touch Quick Editor on your computer itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Nextto continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Carefully read the contents of the Welcome dialog box and then click the Next button to continue The User Information dialog box appears Type your name below You must also type the name of the company you work for Company Brother Co Ltd Bek Go Type the necessary information into the appropriate boxes If the information has already been registered in Windows it will automatically appear and then click the Next button A dialog box appears asking for confirmation of the entered information Registration Confirmation You have provided the following registration information Name M Smith Company Brother Co Ltd Is this registration information correct Click the Yes button to register the entered information Ze Typical Program wil
11. 4 The P touch is not working correctly Reset the P touch by turning it off then while holding down and turning the machine back on t All settings will be reset to their defaults and the entire contents of the memory will be cleared If it necessary to keep the cur rent settings and stored files back them up to the computer using the P touch Backup Manager 89 TROUBLESHOOTING problem 5 The machine has locked up i e noth Reset the machine by ing happens when a key is pressed PT 3600 unplugging the AC adaptor and leaving it unplugged for about one minute then and plugging it in again PT 9600 only pressing the reset button in the battery compartment at the bottom of the machine t All text and formats in the display and all text files stored in the memory will be erased 6 The half cut is either too deep or not deep Follow the procedure on page 81 to adjust enough how deep laminated tape is cut 90 TROUBLESHOOTING 7 A blank horizontal line appears through Turn off the machine and then disconnect the text in the printed label the AC adapter and for the PT 9600 only remove the rechargeable battery Open the tape compartment cover then remove the tape cassette if one is installed The print head and rollers are located in the tape compartment Print head Use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe up and down along the print head Print head Roll
12. Cc jo HELSINKI A Width Size To change the setting for the Text rotation function Select GLOBAL FORMAT or BLOCK FOR MAT OR hold down and press or CJ as described on pages 52 to 53 NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several for mat functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until ROTATE is displayed and then press OR press or until ROTATE is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side 13 13 d ROTATE a OFF AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font ABC HELSINKI A Width Size gt 4o ro Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed oS f appears as a setting the Text rotation function has already been applied to a block in the current text when the Global format func tion is being set Changing the setting will can cel the setting that was previously applied t To return the function to its default setting OFF press the space bar t To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global Bloc lock press Or 3 A If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or to select the function and then press or to select the functions have been set Ch 3 F
13. FORMAT then press OR just press zb Rotate then press OR or to select T MARGIN Rotate Global Select GLOBAL FORMAT then press OR just press zb Rotate then press OR or z to select T LENGTH Rotate OR te Global Select GLOBAL FORMAT then press OR just press cose gt Rotate then press OR or z to select B MARGIN gt Rotate OR 7 or t to select setting Press OR a Changing the block length Printing in reverse mir ror printing Formatting text for a stamp Select GLOBAL FORMAT or BLOCK FORMAT then press OR just press code gt or A Rotate then press OR or to select B LENGTH Rotate OR or k to select setting Press Mirror Rotate to select MIRROR then press OR just press rin gt 5_ gt Rotate OR ta or to select setting Press OR Code Rotating the text Creating a label or stamp from an Auto for mat template Printing an Auto for mat template Editing the Auto for mat template text Changing the style of the Auto format tem plate Quitting the Auto format function Printing text Previewing the label Select GLOBAL FORMAT or BLOCK FORMAT then press OR just 7 or a gt Rotate then press OR or to select ROTATE Rotate OR 7
14. If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or to select the function and then press or to select the desired setting Press only after the necessary functions have been set Line effects function LINE EFFECTS The Line effects function enables you to under line or strike out certain parts of your text 12 34 S6 UNDERLINE STRIKEOUT When any setting other than OFF is selected for the text at the cursor s current position the Line effects indicator at the top of the display comes on lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt Gs i AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font HELSINKI A Width Size gt 4o ro To change the setting for the Line effects function Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT an hold down Global ome cole and press gt a Or 4 as described p on pages 52 to 53 Rotate until LINE EFFECTS is displayed and then press OR press lt or until LINE EFFECTS is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side 58 06 13 LINE EFFECTS G3 OFF AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt Cc Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed os f appears as a sett
15. Width Size Rotate OR press 5 or until the file number containing the text that you wish to print is displayed The file name is shown beside the file number and the text stored under the selected file number is shown in the bottom line NOTE To see other parts of the selected text file press Press the space bar so that Y appears to the right of the file name PRINT gt FILELOO NAMETAG Jv gt R BeckerjABC Tran Length Margin Font Width Size Repeat steps and until Y appears to the right of all files to be printed Files marked with v will be printed Ch 3 Functions NOTE t f multiple files are to be printed follow steps and to mark them with v If only one file is to be printed steps and can be skipped To remove a file from those that are to be printed select the file and then press the space bar to remove the V from the right side of the file name EH The text stored Press OR press under the selected file numbers is printed To print stored Auto format template files Rotate until AUTO FORMAT is dis played and then press OR hold down and press Hold down and press SS The MEM ORY screen appears Rotate OR press or LI until moves beside PRINT 04 04 CLEAR MEMORY YPRINT Length Margin Font Width Size Press OR press Jz The PRINT screen appears in the display with the currently selecte
16. 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 39 Ch 2 Getting Started Q CD gt Ve GA mes Q mi OD Q 40 Chapter 3 Functions Ch 3 Functions Performing basic operations The following keys are necessary for using the many functions Arrow keys The machine s LCD display can show three rows of 19 characters however the text that you create can be up to 1000 characters long You can review and edit your text by using the four arrow keys and to move the cursor so that different parts of the text are shown in the display 4 Home The arrow keys can also be used to select the various functions and settings left arrow key To move the cursor one character to the left Press once If this key is pressed when the cursor is at the begin ning of a line following another line the cursor moves to the end of the previous line To move the cursor several characters to the left Hold down until the cursor moves to the desired position To move the cursor to the beginning of the current line of text Hold down and press z To move the cursor to the beginning of the current text block Hold down and press NOTE If the cursor is already at the beginni
17. adhesive Black characters on yellow adhesive Black characters on green adhesive Black characters on purpul adhesive Black characters on adhesive with a heart design Black characters on adhesive with a fruit design Black characters on adhesive with a marine design 12 mm non laminated tapes TZ N231 TZ N232 TZ N233 TZ N531 Black characters on blue adhesive TZ N631 Black characters on yellow adhesive TZ N731 Black characters on green adhesive TZ NF31 Black characters on purple adhesive 9 mm non laminated tapes TZ N221 Black characters on white adhesive 6 mm laminated tapes TZ N211 Black characters on white adhesive Black characters on white adhesive Red characters on white adhesive Blue characters on white adhesive Strong adhesive tapes Stock No Description TZ S161 36 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on clear adhesive 24 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on clear adhesive 24 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on white adhesive 24 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on yellow adhesive 18 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on clear adhesive 18 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on white adhesive black characters on yellow adhesive Panna ee we eee IL e LU we eee e LI we TZ S641 18 mm strong adhesive tape TZ S131 12 mm strong adhesive tape TZ S231 12 mm strong adhesive tape black characters on white adhesive black characters on clear adhesive
18. below 33 CH sell Bn wo vs GR Ley c E CH poyeys Humay Ch 2 Getting Started To uninstall the printer driver Turn off the P touch 9600 3600 and then disconnect it from the computer Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive A dialog box auto matically appears allowing you to the select the language of the Installer Ki Brother Select Language Select Installer Language ENGLISH If the dialog box does not automatically appear double click My Computer on the desktop and then double click the CD ROM drive containing the CD ROM For Windows XP click My Com puter in the Start menu and then double click the CD ROM drive containing the CD ROM Next double click Setup exe to display the dialog box Select the desired language and then click the OK button Brother Setup j Selectthe components that you wantto install m P touch Editor P touch Editor Ver 3 2 P touch Transfer Manager the printer driver and the manual will be installed m P touch Quick Editor P touch Quick Editor and the printer driver will be installed Click the lower button Driver A Driver Setup dialog box appears allowing you to select whether to replace add or delete the PT 9600 3600 printer driver Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 Brother PT 9600 is currently installed Replace with Brother PT 9600
19. design just about any label that you can image Install the P touch Editor 3 2 software onto a PC as described below Do not connect the P touch to the computer before installing the software otherwise it may not be installed correctly Be sure to connect the P touch only when you are instructed to do so To install the P touch Editor 3 2 software Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive A dialog box auto matically appears allowing you to the select the language of the Installer Ki Brother Select Language q xi Select Installer Language ENGLISH z If the dialog box does not automatically appear double click My Computer on the desktop and then double click the CD ROM drive containing the CD ROM For Windows XP click My Com puter in the Start menu and then double click the CD ROM drive containing the CD ROM Next double click Setup exe to display the dialog box Select the desired language and then click 12 the OK button Select the components that you want to install m P touch Editor P touch Editor Ver 3 2 P touch Transfer Manager the printer om driver and the manual will be installed EY m P touch Quick Editor P touch Quick Editor and the printer driver will be installed Ze Driver The printer driver will be installed PE Cancel Click the upper button P touch Editor The InstallShield Wizard for
20. display 51 CODABAR special characters 99 Code key 43 CODE128 special characters 99 CODE39 special characters 99 Composite character keys 47 Computer connecting to 10 Connecting AC adapter 9 To computer 10 Converting currencies 49 Copies 69 Cover release button 2 Creating New block 45 New line 45 Stamps 64 Currency conversion 49 Currency rates 50 Cursor 42 Custom stamps 37 Customised stamps 64 Cutting tape 68 69 D Default settings Auto cut 69 Auto format 65 Block length 64 Block margin 63 Font 54 Frame 59 Line effects 58 109 Mirror printing 64 Numbering 71 Repeat printing 70 Size 55 Stamp 65 Style 2 57 Style1 57 Tape length 62 Tape margin 62 Text alignment 60 Text rotation 61 Width 56 Delete key 51 Deleting Barcode 49 File from memory 73 Text 51 Text and formats 51 Text lines 51 Description of machine 2 Diacritical marks 47 Dial 2 43 Display clearing 51 Displaying text 42 Drying garments with labels 36 E EAN 128 special characters 99 Editing Text 51 Emphasising 58 Ending line of text 45 Entering Accented characters 45 46 Barcodes 47 Blank space 44 Composite characters 47 Special characters 45 Symbols or pictures 46 Text 44 Uppercase letters 44 Erasing File from memory 73 Text 51 Text and formats 51 Text lines 51 Error messages 83 Euro conversion function 49 Exchange rates 49 50 110 F Fabric tape 37 Feed amp Cut key 69 Font function 54 Format functions Block 53 G
21. either imme diately after the barcode mark III or below the right half of the mark and press OR move the cursor below either half of the barcode mark HI ine and press When the message OK TO CLEAR II Il appears press out deleting the barcode press cance Euro conversion function Shift cos With the easy to use Euro conversion function euros are automatically converted to or from any currency that you select and the two prices are added to your text Simply set up the func tion by selecting which currency you wish to convert and how you want the prices to appears and then you can quickly create labels containing prices in both euros and one other currency PRINTER 120 50 JP 14 809 45 To set up the Euro conversion function Rotate until CONVERSION SETUP is displayed and then press OR hold down and press once The CURRENCY screen appears with the cur rently selected setting To return to the text without changing any settings for the Euro conversion function press OR Ch 3 Functions CURRENCY GS CHF Length Margin Width Size Rotate OR press fe Or t until the set ting for the desired currency is displayed The following currency settings are available CHF Swiss franc DKK Danish krone GBP Brit ish pound NOK Norwegian krone SEK Swedish krona AUD Australian dollar CAD Canadian dollar HKD Hong Kong doll
22. if less e Enter a minimum of four _ than the minimum four digits digits before pressing are entered as the barcode data 16 LINE LIMIT This message appears if 16 lines Limit the number of lines have already been entered in a in a text block to 16 text SC of text when you This message appears if you Adjust the number of lines delete text causing the number so that the block will not of lines in a block to exceed the have more than 16 lines 16 line limit 50 LINE LIMIT This message appears if 50 text Limit the number of text REACHED blocks have already been blocks to 50 entered when you hold down and press BATTERIES WEAK This message appears when the Recharge the battery or PT 9600 only acne a battery has use the AC adapter BUFFER EMPTY This message appears if no text Type in some text before has been typed in when you try trying to perform any of to print or use the Numbering these operations function Repeat printing func tion or Layout preview function BUFFER FULL This message appears if you try Delete some existing text to add a character a space a before trying to add any new line a new block a sym more bol an accented character or a barcode after the maximum number of characters has already been entered CHARGE BATTERIES This message appears when the Recharge the battery or PT 9600 only rechargeable Ni MH battery has use the AC adapter reached a low voltage CLOSE CASSETTE This
23. installing the P touch Editor software starts up and then the Welcome dialog box appears Welcome x Welcome to the P touch Editor Setup program This program will install P touch Editor on your computer Itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Nextto continue with the Setup program WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law E Cancel t To install just the printer driver click the lower button Driver The first Driver Setup dialog box appears allowing you to select whether the P touch will be connected through the USB port or the RS 232C port Continue with the procedure in Installing the USB printer driver on page 16 To install the serial printer driver refer to the Advanced Functions booklet Driver will be installed Selecttype of connection cable r Connection Cable IOIOI Serial cable a Sie Gee ei USB cable i Cancel To install the P touch Quick Editor software click the middle button P touch Quick Editor Continue with the procedure in Installing the P touch Quick Editor software on page
24. message appears if the tape Close the compartment COVER compartment cover is open cover 83 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE CUTTER ERROR DIVIDE BY ZERO ERROR EEPROM ERROR INPUT WHOLE CODE 84 This message appears if the conversion rate entered when setting up the Euro conversion function was 0 This message appears if a checksum error occurred when the P touch was turned on or if the keyword was damaged and failed to initialize This message appears if the set number of digits is not entered in the barcode data CAUSE SOLUTION fe This message appears if the cut message appears if the cut ter did not operate correctly e Turn off the P touch and touch and then turn the P touch on again If the problem cannot be corrected contact your service representative Type in a conversion rate other than 0 Contact your service rep resentative Input the correct number of digits or change the number of digits set in the barcode parameters ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE SOLUTION INTERFACE ERROR This message appears if the Windows wrong port is selected for a USB Under Print to the following connection port in the printer Properties dialog box select PTUSB for the USB connection For Windows 98 and Me ee Iftwo or more of the same P touch model are con nected through their USB ports instead of PTUSB select PTUSB PT 3600 9
25. message appears if you try Delete an unwanted file to to store a text file after the maxi make space for the new mum number of characters has one already been stored in the memory NO FILES This message appears if no files Store a text file before try are stored in the memory when ing to recall delete or you try to recall delete or print print one one OVERFLOW This message appears if the Change the euro conver result of the conversion with the sion setup so that the Euro conversion function result will not exceed 10 exceeds 10 digits digits REPLACE BATTERIES This message appears when the Replace the battery or use PT 9600 only installed Ni MH battery is about the AC adapter to run out or when the battery has reached a high voltage SET 6mm This message appears if a 6 Install a 6 mm wide tape mm wide tape cassette is not cassette installed when printing an Auto format template created for 6 mm wide tape 86 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE A CAUSE SOLUTION Ber gement 9mm SET STAMP M TAPE EMPTY TAPE END we This message appears ifa9 message appears if a 9 e Install a 9 mm wide tape tape mm wide tape cassette is not cassette installed when printing an Auto format template created for 9 mm wide tape This message appears if a 12 Install a 12 mm wide tape mm wide tape cassette is not cassette installed when printing an Auto forma
26. re Bepla Brother PT 9600 C Add Brother PT 9600 C Delete Brother PT 9600 Warning Do not connect or turn on the Brother PT 9600 until you are directed to Make your selection and then click Next Setup will begin lt Back 34 Select Delete Brother PT 9600 3600 and then click the Next button A dialog box appears asking for confirmation to delete all PT 9600 3600 printer drivers Confirmation x E All Brother PT 9600 printers will be deleted OK to delete Click the Yes button A dialog box appears indicating that the printer drivers have been deleted Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 xi Brother PT 9600 was correctly deleted Click Finish to quit setup Click the Finish button If a dialog box appears explaining that the com puter should be restarted select the option for restarting the computer and then click the Finish button On a Macintosh Computer Uninstall the P touch Editor 3 2 software the P touch Quick Editor software or the PT 9600 3600 printer driver from a Macintosh as described below Before deleting the printer driver be sure that the P touch is turned off and disconnected from the computer With a Mac OS before OS X To uninstall the software and printer driver Drag the following to the Trash icon e P touch Editor 3 2 folder to delete the P touch Editor 3 2 software e P touch Quick Editor folder to dele
27. s e INFORMATION R aoe a 001 043 GEES SS Droen ROSE oe nee 2s D Q a lt 97 gt Ke Ke OD 2 gt lt Appendix Category Symbols OTHER SIGNS PO1 P1 2 VIDEO Q01 Q09 EEN RE BR Ga a a EE Gd GARDENING TO1 T14 VEHICLES U01 U13 SE OCCASIONS VO1 V18 ts The use of the CE mark is strictly governed by one or more European Council directives Ensure that any labels you produce which use this mark conform with the relevant directives 98 Appendix Special barcode characters gt p 47 The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using types CODE39 or CODABAR The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using types EAN128 and CODE1 28 a a ees a oe eo a 7 1 BEL EM Fonts gt p 54 The following fonts are available HELSINKI BRUNEI BOLD FLORIDA LETTER GOTHIC ts Letter Gothic L GOTHIC is a fixed pitch font all characters use a fixed amount of space as opposed to all of the other fonts which are proportional characters use different amounts of space 99 2s D Q a lt gt Ke Ke OD gt 2 gt lt Appendix Sizes and widths gt pp 54 amp 55 Samples of some available text sizes and widths are shown below Een WIDE NORMAL NARROW NARROWEST ABC ABC ABC ABC AB C ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC ARC ABCO ABC ABC A
28. sor within the line of text that you wish to delete Hold down and press oe ONCE ne Each time is pressed while is held down one line of text is deleted Clear Clear function code a When clearing the display before entering new text the Clear function can be used to choose whether all of the text is erased and all format ting functions Font Size Width Style1 Style2 Line effects Frame Alignment Text rotation Tape margin Tape length Block margin Block length and Mirror printing are returned to their default settings or whether just the text is erased To erase all of the text and formats Clear Hold down and Dress a To return to the text without erasing anything press OR hold down and press OK TO CLEAR Y Y TEXT amp FORMAT e TEXT ONLY Length Margin Font Width Size 51 Ch 3 Functions Since Y is already beside TEXT amp FORMAT All of the text is erased and all of Block press the formatting functions are reset to their default settings To erase only the text Hold down and press ra To return to the text without erasing anything press OR hold down and press Press or to move V beside TEXT ONLY OK TO CLEAR TEXT amp FORMAT e VTEXT ONLY Width Size Length Margin Font ting functions remain unchanged 52 Formatting A variety of formatting functions are available for making more decorativ
29. tape cassette press to print the text and cut off the label Iron the garment to flatten it before transfer ring the text Place the label on the garment at the loca tion where you wish the text to be trans ferred Set the iron to cotton 150 to 180 C and then press down on the label with the iron for about 15 seconds Allow the iron on transfer to cool for about 60 seconds and then carefully remove the backing paper 36 t White garments made from 100 cotton with a plain smooth surface are best for iron on trans fers You can also make transfers to garments made from 100 linen or cotton polyester blends as long as they have a plain smooth surface The label will not adhere properly to any cloth with a rough surface such as pile or denim or with a waterproof surface Heat sensitive mate rials such as nylon acetate or other similar fibres are also unsuitable as they may be dam aged when pressing with an iron at a high tem perature Do not move the iron while pressing otherwise the label may move out of the desired position Press the iron straight down onto the cloth After the backing tape has been removed the transferred label may appear glossy In addition some white spots may have appeared on the label if it was touched while the backing tape was peeled off These can be removed by iron ing over the label with a piece of cloth placed between the label and the iron Si
30. to step The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears Setup will install Ptouch Quick Editor in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a different folder click Browse and select another folder You can choose notto install P touch Quick Editor by clicking Cancel to exit Setup Destination Folder C Program Files Brother Quick Editor Click the Next button to begin installation To change the location where P touch Quick Editor will be installed click the Browse button and then select the installation folder in the Choose Folder dialog box that appears Then click the OK button After P touch Quick Editor is installed a dialog box appears allowing you to select where shortcuts to P touch Quick Editor will be added Add shortcut 16 Select the desired locations for the short cuts and then click the Next button A dia log box appears allowing you to select whether or not to install the printer driver To install the printer driver click the Yes button The first Driver Setup dialog box appears allowing you to select whether the P touch will be connected through the USB port or the RS 232C port Continue with the procedure in Installing the USB printer driver on page 16 To install the serial printer driver refer to the Advanced Functions booklet If the printer driver is already installed click the No button A d
31. until the desired setting for the printing order of the EEN X XXX XX euro price is displayed mm HK X XXX XX X XXX XX US X XXX XX X XXX XX JP X XXX XX X XXX XX ANY1 X XXX XX X XXX XX ANY2 X XXX XX X XXX XX Length Margin Font Width Size The following settings for printing the euro price are available 1ST The euro price is printed before the price in the other currency 2ND The euro price is printed after the price in the other currency Press OR press A To convert a currency to or from euros and add the two values to the text Hold down and press D once The current Currency conversion setup appears d EURO gt CHF O AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI A Length Margin Font Width Size gt ro Rotate OR press or until the arrow points in the desired conversion direction Type in the value that you wish to convert A number with a maximum of 9 digits excluding the decimal point and limited to 2 decimal digits can be entered Pressing either or 3 inserts the decimal point into the number 50 Fditing text Backspace key a The backspace key EN allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor s current posi tion It differs from the left cursor key z which only moves the cursor without deleting any characters If the cursor is at the beginning of a line or a block when is pressed the current text line
32. 32 TZ 233 TZ 334 TZ 335 TZ 431 TZ 435 TZ 531 TZ 535 TZ 631 TZ 635 TZ 731 TZ 735 TZ 931 TZ A31 TZ B31 TZ C31 TZ D31 TZ E31 Black characters on clear adhesive Red characters on clear adhesive Blue characters on clear adhesive White characters on clear adhesive Black characters on white adhesive Red characters on white adhesive Blue characters on white adhesive Gold characters on black adhesive White characters on black adhesive Black characters on red adhesive White characters on red adhesive Black characters on blue adhesive White characters on blue adhesive Black characters on yellow adhesive White characters on orange adhesive Black characters on green adhesive White characters on green adhesive Black characters on silver adhesive Black characters on grey adhesive Black characters on fluorescent orange adhesive Black characters on fluorescent yellow adhesive Black characters on fluorescent green adhesive Black characters on pink adhesive TZ M31 Black characters on clear mat adhesive TZ M931 Black characters on silver mat adhesive 9 mm laminated tapes TZ 121 Black characters on clear adhesive 14 TZ M21 Black characters on clear mat adhesive 115 18 mm non laminated tapes TZ N241 TZ N242 TZ N243 TZ N541 TZ N641 TZ N741 TZ NF41 TZ PH41 TZ PF41 TZ PM41 Black characters on white adhesive Red characters on white adhesive Blue characters on white adhesive Black characters on blue
33. 600 XXXXXXXXX where XXXXXXXXX is the serial number The serial number is written above the barcode on the silver label attached to the bot tom of the P touch For Windows 2000 and XP te The P touch can be added as a second printer Macintosh In the Chooser select the PT 3600 9600 as the printer This message appears if the Specify correct settings for wrong port is selected for a the BAUDRATE BIT serial RS 232C connection LENGTH PARITY and BUSY interface parame ters Check that the interface cable is correctly con nected LENGTH LIMIT This message appears if you try Delete some of the text to print or use the Layout pre view function when the length of the text is greater than the 1 m limit 85 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE CAUSE SOLUTION LINE LIMIT fe This message appears if you try message appears if you try e Reduce the number of XX LINES MAXIMUM to print or use the Layout pre lines or install a wider view function when the number tape of lines in the text is greater than the maximum possible for the installed tape Since the number of lines possible depends on the width of the tape the message that appears depends on the tape width 16 LINES MAXIMUM on 36 mm tape 13 LINES MAXIMUM on 24 mm tape 10 LINES MAXIMUM on 18 mm tape 6 LINES MAXIMUM on 12 mm tape 4 LINES MAXIMUM on 9 mm tape 3 LINES MAXIMUM on 6 mm tape MEMORY FULL This
34. BC s ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC e ABC ABC ABC ABC m ABC ABC ABC W erie ABC ABC ABC AB p ABG AC ABC e om ABC AC M W Soe SE E E me as Te ele po oe e es srw ABS Ooo re f e c 12 points 11 points forte o e od 100 Appendix SS a ee WIDE NORMAL NARROW NARROWEST I a w e a If the 4 point or 5 point text size setting is selected the text will be printed with the BRUSSELS font setting regardless of the font setting that is selected ts Characters printed using the smaller sizes may be difficult to read if certain style settings are selected Small characters may appear faint when they are printed 101 2s D Q a lt gt Ke Ke OD gt 2 gt lt Appendix Type styles gt pp 56 amp 57 Style1 setting NORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SOLID SHADOW INVERT Style2 setting NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL NORMAL Helsinki ABC ABC asc melu ce e ise sc ape mm e ane ase me mm wes age we BEA meme me we eam mm me e ane aa ABC ABC AC ABC Port Style setting NORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SOLID SHADOW INVERT Style2 setting ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC Helsinki ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC MEB fr ABC ABC ABC ABC ABC WEE ABC ape anc ABC anc ma foo ABE ABC ADC ABC Abc MITE S _ ane Ae Ane Ane Ane ee Sa Ett os ABC ABC 102 Appendix Style1 setting NORMAL BOLD OUTLI
35. Ch 2 Getting Started Uninstalling the Software amp Printer Driver Ge e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e On a Computer Running Win dows Uninstalling the software Uninstall the P touch Editor 3 2 or the P touch Quick Editor software from a PC as described below To uninstall the software Startup Windows 98 98 SE Me 2000 or XP Click the Start button in the taskbar select Settings and then click Control Panel With Windows XP click the Start button in the taskbar and then click Control Panel In the Control Panel window double click Add Remove Programs Add or Remove Programs in Windows XP NOTE The dialog box that appears may differ depending on the operating system being used In the Add Remove Programs Properties dialog box select P touch Editor 3 2 to delete the P touch Editor 3 2 software or P touch Quick Editor to delete the P touch Quick Editor software and then click the Add Remove button Change Remove button in Windows XP A message appears asking if you wish to delete the selected application Click the Yes button to delete the application If you do not wish to delete the application click the No button In the dialog box that appears indicating that the application is deleted click the OK button Uninstalling the printer driver Uninstall the PT 9600 3600 printer driver from a PC as described
36. DUSTRIES LTD P amp H company Development DIV QUICK REFERENCE Entering text Adding a space Entering Exiting Insert mode Adding an uppercase letter Adding a series of uppercase letters enter ing Caps mode Adding a lowercase let ter in Caps mode Adding an accented character Adding a symbol Adding a barcode Adding a special char acter to the barcode Changing a barcode parameter Insert Barcode or 20 desired character Type character or f desired character Type character OR code mm gt Type letter OR BS gt or to select letter gt Rotate OR or to select Press OR a OR or Type letter Rotate to select SYMBOL then press OR just press x gt Rotate OR 7 or t to select category gt Rotate OR or to select symbol gt Rotate to select BARCODE then press OR just press rel Type barcode data Press OR Sc Rotate to select BARCODE then press OR just press ech gt gt fe Or 1 to select special character gt Rotate to select BARCODE then press OR just press es gt z or to select parameter Rotate OR 7 or t to select setting gt Press OR J Block Setting up the Euro con version function Converting euros to from other currencies Editing text Deleting text Deleting one line of text Clearing all of t
37. Double click the P touch Quick Editor folder to open it F P touch Quick Editor O mam m g x Back View Computer Home Quick Editor Installer Read Me rtf OG Double click the P touch Quick Editor Installer icon in the folder that appears The installer starts up and then the Introduction dialog box appears P touch Quick Editor Introduction Introduction InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of P touch a Quick Editor 8 It is strongly recommended that you quit all programs before a continuing with this installation a Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want to change something on a previous screen click the Previous button You may cancel this installation at any time by clicking the Cancel button arar armasar acam S Cancel When the Next button is pressed a message may appear warning that an older version of the soft ware is installed Be sure to uninstall the older ver sion of the software before trying to install the new software For details on uninstalling the software refer to To uninstall the P touch Quick Editor soft ware on page 35 Click the Next button The Choose Alias Folder dialog box appears allowing you to select where an alias to P touch Quick Edi tor will be added P touch Quick Editor Choose Alias Folder Introduction Where would you like to create aliases Choose Alias Folder In the Do
38. ELSINKI Length Margin Font gt fo Width Size Type in the new barcode data or edit the old data 48 To change the barcode parameter settings Press t 01 04 d TYPE CODE 39 Length Margin Font Width Size Press or until the parameter that you want to change is displayed t To select the default setting press the space bar t To return to the barcode data without changing any parameters press OR hold down and press 1 Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed Repeat steps and until all parameters are set as you wish Press OR press ZA To add special characters to barcodes only with types CODE39 CODABAR EAN128 or CODE128 Press or until the cursor is below the character immediately to the right of where you want to add the special character Press Tse 01 02 SYMBOL 1 aS ban Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the special character that you want to add is displayed NOTE Refer to page 99 for tables of the special characters that are available Press OR press A The selected spe cial character is added to the barcode data NOTE To quit the Barcode function without adding a barcode press at any time OR hold down and press ez To add the barcode to the text d Press OR press Zi To delete a barcode move the cursor
39. GOU ERROR MESSAGE LISS WE 83 TROUBLESHOOTING eege geet se ineen E EE E 89 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS eege EEN 93 le TE wzcscccesvenscranessecssssascesssssaccoeseseseeestsatewensaece 95 Ke 96 SPECIAL DAI COGE EE 99 EE ee 99 SIZES EE 100 TICS EE 102 PF VAMING TE 104 PVC SCUICUIDIQUCS eeng 105 Template E EE 108 JKT 2 109 ACCESSORIES ee 113 Chapter 1 Before You Start Ch 1 Before You Start GENERAL DESCRIPTION Top view P touch 9600 Tape compartment cover Recharging indicator LCD display Cover release button u OD V CD S c GA p GA ms AC adapter connector RS 232C port USB port Keyboard P touch 3600 Tape compartment cover LCD display Cover release button AC adapter connector Keyboard Ch 1 Before You Start Bottom view Battery compartment cover PT 9600 only wbd p Las wbd nl S gt lt b Benn Le uj OO aa Handle Tape exit slot LCD display v AAL AAAAMA lt E amp lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt DOG 0 4 HELSINKI A Font Width Size gt Cc O Tape width indicator gt p 10 Mirror printing setting indicator gt p 64 Caps indicator gt p 44 Alt indicator gt p 45 Insert mode indicator gt p 44 Rotate setting indicator gt p 60 Auto cut setting indicator gt p 68 Tape length setting gt p 62 Line effects setting indicator gt p 58 Tape margin setti
40. INE EFFECTS FRAME ALIGN MENT B LENGTH or ROTATE and the desired setting as described on pages 54 to 61 The selected setting will only be applied to the text block that the cursor is positioned in 4 Home Ch 3 Functions NOTE To return to the text without changing the format ting press OR hold down and press Block CA Line format functions code a The Line format functions allow you to empha sise a single line of the text by printing it with a Font Size Width Style1 Style2 Line effects underline strikeout Frame or Text alignment setting that is different from the rest of the text Only the square frame setting 1 can be selected for the Frame function in line formatting For a sample of the frame refer to page 104 Robert Becker ABCImport Export Division II To change the Line format functions Press 2 or to position the cur sor in the line that will be given a different format Rotate until LINE FORMAT is displayed and then press OR hold down and press Select FONT SIZE WIDTH STYLE1 STYLE2 LINE EFFECTS FRAME or ALIGN MENT and the desired setting as described on pages 54 to 60 The selected setting will only be applied to the text line that the cur sor is positioned in 4 Home To return to the text without changing the format ting press OR hold down and press Fa 53 Ch 3 Functions F
41. Mac OS X classic Oh Double click the Mac OS 9 folder to open it Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc 0 N Mac 089 3 items 1 10 GB availabe Only the options with a check mark beside them are installed Select the options that you wish to install and then click the Install button NOTE t n order to print from the P touch 9600 3600 PT 9600 3600 Driver must be selected for installation Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 folder to open it O gt amp P touch Editor 3 2 DIE 3 items 1 10 GB available t f certain options are not installed some P touch Editor functions may not be available P touch Editor 3 2 Installer User s Guide 21 Ch 2 Getting Started When the dialog box appears indicating that the installation is finished click the Quit button Installation is done Click QUIT to leave the installer Click CONTINUE to perform additional installations When the dialog box appears asking if you wish to restart the computer click the Restart button to restart the computer e Please restart your Macintosh before using any of the installed items With Mac OS X v10 1 or v10 2 Q OD gt Ve LO r fe Se OD o2 With the P touch and the Macintosh turned off connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 10 Be sure to leav
42. NE SOLID SHADOW INVERT Style2 setting ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC ITALIC Ase ap ap te a ABC ts The VERTICAL style setting can be combined with all Style1 text styles NORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SOLID SHADOW and INVERT ts The VERTICAL style setting cannot be combined with the ITALIC style setting 2s D Q a lt 103 Appendix Framing and shading patterns gt p 58 The otis frame and shading patterns are available Ee H Ee ABC FEL CBC ZS ZK E xipueddy 104 Appendix Pre set templates gt p 65 Samples of the available templates are shown below Tape Label tee width length P ABC Import Export ADDRESS 1 24 mm 80 mm 29 Main Street Fulton Cambs CB8 67 Template name Tel 012 345 6789 ADDRESS 2 ABC Import Export 24 mm 78 mm EE 29 Main Street Fulton Cambs CB8 67 Robert Becker E ee 24 mm 104 mm ABC Import Export 29 Main Street Fulton Cambs CB8 67 Robert Becker ABC import Export 36 mm 86 mm 29 Main Street Fulton Cambs CB8 67 Tel 012 345 6789 ABC Import Export Geen Simin Division II AMY OSHA 36 mm A STUDIO 3 A samm lio2mm Robert Becker ABC ImportExport ABC Import Export 36 mm 98 mm Division Il Robert Becker ABC Import Export oon WINTER ALE ADDRESS 3 ADDRESS 4 ASSET WALLPLATE NAMEBADGE 1 NAMEBADGE 2 Appendix NAMEBADGE 3 SALE 50 OFF 105 gt 3S 3 amp ka s Temp
43. OK button The selected symbol is added at the left of the text NOTE If a symbol has already been added to the text it will be replaced by the newly selected symbol Changing the background color The background color of the layout can be changed to suit your preference To change the background color Windows Right click in the label view or text box select Background Color in the menu that appears and then click the desired color from the list Macintosh Hold down the Control key and click in the label view or text box select Background Color in the menu that appears and then click the desired color from the list NOTE To select a color other than those listed select User Settings Windows or User Settings Mac intosh from the Background Color sub menu cre ate the desired color in the dialog box that appears and then click the OK button Viewing the text Layouts that are too long to fit in the screen can be scrolled by clicking the Arrange button el to view the left the center then the right side of the layout with each click of the button OZ NOTE If the label view or text box has been moved away from the tool bar it will be docked before scrolling Printing Before printing labels certain print options can be selected To print a label Click the arrow beside the Print button ES to display a drop down menu Click Print Options The Prin
44. OM P touch Editor will become compatible with Access 2000 If P touch Editor 3 2 has not been updated to Access 2000 during instal lation refer to the Readme file located at Ptouch Editor Ac2k on the CD ROM and start up the program Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS lt b To create a new line of text press the key P touch Editor 3 2 can import files other board s Enter key than mdb files such as csv files Files saved NOTE S as csv files with an application such as Microsoft Excel can be used with P touch Editor Refer to the User s Guide supplied on the P touch Editor 3 2 CD ROM for more details t With P touch Editor 3 2 text is always typed in using the insert mode The overwrite mode can not be used to type in text To change the font and text size click the Using a function available with Microsoft appropriate icon in the property dock and then l l select the desired settings from the Properties Access 97 Excel files can be linked to mdb that appear files With this function data changed in Excel is automatically updated with the P touch Editor For details refer to Reading the User s Guide on page 27 Notes on usage Barcodes Keep the following points in mind when using P touch Editor 3 2 to print barcodes Barcodes should be printed on white tape If other colors of tape are used the barcode reader may not be able to read the barcode
45. R press or until the desired setting is displayed os f appears as a setting the Text align ment function has already been applied to either a line in the current text block if the Block format or the Global format function is being set or a block in the current text if the Global format function is being set Changing the setting will cancel the setting that was previ ously applied t To return the function to its default setting LEFT press the space bar t To return to the text without changing the for making RES OR hold down and Blo press P JE Jor 60 Press OR press 42 to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or z to select the function and then press or to select the only after the necessary desired setting Press functions have been set Text rotation function ROTATE Any text block with the Text rotation function applied is rotated 90 counterclockwise By selecting the amp REPEAT setting the text is repeat edly printed for the length of the text block OFF ON amp REPEAT When any setting other than OFF is selected for the text at the cursor s current position the Text rotation indicator at the top of the display comes on lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt o i AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font gt
46. S Length Margin Font Width Size Repeat steps and until Y appears to the right of all files to be printed Files marked with v will be printed If multiple files are to be printed follow steps and to mark them with v If only one file is to be printed steps and can be skipped Press OR press A The MENU screen appears in the display Make sure that Y is beside PRINT and then press OR press A The text stored W Block under the selected file numbers is printed To finish using the Auto format function Rotate OR press or LI until moves beside FINISH 02 04 PRINT P MENUYFINISH E o s CONTINUE Length Margin Font Width Size Press OR press i The screen from the Auto format function displayed before the Memory print function was used reap pears in the display Ch 3 Functions CH Ch 3 Functions 78 Chapter 4 Machine Adjustments oO 2 CD gt 2 c 3 OD Ch 4 Machine Adjustments Machine adjustments Setup functions co 45 Various functions are available for changing the general appearance of how text is shown on the display and for adjusting the operation of the P touch To change the CONTRAST setting The CONTRAST function enables you to make the LCD display lighter or darker Hold down and press 4 NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several Setup functions are bein
47. T LENGTH B MAR GIN B LENGTH or ROTATE and the desired setting as described on pages 54 to 63 The selected setting will be applied to the entire text NOTE To return to the text without changing the format ting press OR hold down and press Global A 1 ei Block format functions code a Formatting with the Block format functions ena bles you to change the appearance of each of the label s text blocks created using the New Block function The following label shows how these functions can be used together Jazz Concert The multiple blocks in this label were created using the New Block function with the first block of this text containing a single line the second containing two lines and the third one line Then different settings were applied to each block separately using the Block format functions Font Size Width Style1 Style2 Line effects underline strikeout Frame Text alignment Text rotation and Block length 10 12 02 NOTE Only the square frame 1 and rounded frame 2 settings can be selected for the Frame function in block formatting For samples of the frames refer to page 104 To change the Block format functions Pressi fe Or t to position the cursor in the block that will be given a different format Rotate until BLOCK FORMAT is dis played and then press OR hold down and press Select FONT SIZE WIDTH STYLE1 STYLE2 L
48. ailable 2808656 K 1 Select which options to install Editor P touch Editor 3 2 software Clip Art Illustrations for the P touch Editor 3 2 Clip Art function Fonts Auto Format Templates Templates for the Auto Format function Help Help files for P touch Editor 3 2 User s Guide HTML User s Guide for P touch Editor 3 2 The User s Guide can also be viewed from the CD ROM 13 Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS lt b Q OD gt Ve LO r fe Se OD o2 Ch 2 Getting Started Transfer Manager PT 9600 only not compatible with the software for the PT 3600 Two applications Transfer Manager which allows you to transfer templates a database linked to a tem plate or image data to the P touch from a computer and Backup Manager which allows you to back up P touch data on a PC and transfer it back to the P touch If the Change button can be clicked while an option is selected sub com ponents can be selected Click the Change button to display the Select Sub components dialog box and then select the sub components that you wish to install by putting a check mark beside them If certain options or sub components are not installed some P touch Editor functions may not be available After selecting the desired sub components click the Continue button 2 Click the Next button to begin installa tion After P touch Editor is installed a dialog box appears al
49. ain htm To view the User s Guide installed on the hard disk Click the Start button in the taskbar to dis play the Start menu Point to Programs Point to P touch Editor 3 2 Click The User s Guide P touch Editor 32 On a Macintosh Computer To view the User s Guide from the CD ROM Double click Main htm in the User s Guide folder within the P touch Editor 3 2 folder on the CD ROM To view the User s Guide installed on the hard disk Double click Main htm in the User s Guide folder within the P touch Editor 3 2 folder installed on the computer Ar Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS fb CH Q OD gt Ve GA mp fe en mp D o3 Ch 2 Getting Started Using P touch Editor 3 2 Ge e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e eee e P touch Editor 3 2 makes it easy for anyone to design and print more complex labels for almost any need imaginable Starting up P touch Editor 3 2 To start up P touch Editor 3 2 On a computer running Windows Click the Start button in the taskbar to dis play the Start menu Point to Programs Point to P touch Editor 3 2 Click P touch Editor 3 2 When P touch Editor is started the following window is displayed bar I e Kan s Title bar wee la sl Menu Standard toolbar touch Editor Layout Te Bile Edt View Inset Format Leyout Window Heip Begs sa Lele Sl TIE f
50. ape the following table shows the maximum text size that can be used with each tape width The following text sizes do not apply to text with a Text rotation setting applied t With the AUTO setting selected and the text in a block consisting of just one line of only upper case letters and no accented letters and written horizontally vertically without the BERMUDA font the text is printed slightly larger than the maximum possible If the 4 point or 5 point text size setting is selected the text will be printed with the BRUS SELS font setting regardless of the font setting that is selected To change the setting for the Size function Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT OR hold down Global Block and press 7 59 OF fa as described on pages 52 to 53 Rotate until SIZE is displayed and then press OR press or until SIZE is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side Ke 02 13 d SIZE G3 AUTO AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font t Width Size AUTO Ch 3 Functions Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed os f appears as a setting the Size function has already been applied to either a line in the current text block if the Block format or the Global format function is being set or a block in the current text
51. ar USD US dollar JPY Japanese yen ANY1 in the format X XXX XX ANY2 in the format X XXX XX Press OR press appears The RATE screen RATE Ins AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt 4 CH Width Size Type in the exchange rate for converting a euro into the desired currency c A number with a maximum of 9 digits exclud ing the decimal point can be entered Pressing either or inserts the decimal point into the number If you make a mistake while typing in the exchange rate press OR press Ell Press OR press JL The SEPARATOR screen appears with the currently selected setting SEPARATOR WwW hold down and press ss Length Margin Font Width Size 49 Ch 3 Functions Rotate OR press or i until the set Press OR ZS The value is converted ting for the desired separator is displayed and values in both currencies are added to the text at the cursor s current position The following separator settings are available slash SPACE J return The currency values are added to the text in the for mats shown below Press OR press 5 The EURO screen earenay Format fare format appears with the currently selected setting X XXX XX SwF X XXX XX DKK DKK X XXX XX X XXX XX X XXX XX X XXX XX Nkr X XXX XX X XXX XX SEK X XXX XX X XXX XX l A X XXX XX X XXX XX Rotate OR press or
52. ardware Wiz ard has finished installing the software for the PT 9600 3600 Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for Brother PT 9600 Click Finish to close the wizard Click the Finish button A Driver Setup dia log box appears indicating that the printer driver has been installed Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 Brother PT 9600 was correctly added In order for the changes to become effective the computer must be restarted No restart later Click Finish to quit setup Select Yes restart immediately click the Finish button to restart the computer and then remove the CD ROM from the com puter On a Macintosh Computer The Mac version of the software is for a Macin tosh with an English operating system If the software is installed on a Macintosh with an operating system in a different language the software may not run properly Before installation Check that your system configuration meets the following requirements Computer Macintosh with Power PC processor Operating system Mac OS 8 6 or later or Mac OS X v10 1 or v10 2 Hard disk free space At least 20 MB 100 MB for a full installation Up to 100 MB of hard disk free space may be needed when printing long labels or large amounts of data Ch 2 Getting Started Memory At least 32 MB QO USB port installed as standard equipme
53. as described on pages 52 to 53 If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or z to select the function and then press or to select the desired setting Press NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several for mat functions are being applied at the same time w only after the necessary functions have been set Rotate until FONT is displayed and then press OR press or until FONT is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side Size function 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 For sam ples of the available Size settings refer to page 100 The size of the text at the cursor s cur rent position is shown in the lower right corner of the display and with the indicator on the right side of the display 01 13 d FONT A D HELSINKI AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font Width Size gt 4o ro lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt Gs 1 AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font Width Size HELSINKI 54 NOTE t Since the text sizes that can be printed depends on the width of the t
54. ase letters can entered simply pressing their keys However like on a typewriter or a computer to enter uppercase letters or the sym bols in the top half of certain keys the Shift key should be pressed 44 NOTE If the P touch is in Caps mode holding down or while pressing a letter key will enter a lower case letter To type a capital letter or a symbol printed on the top half of certain keys e Hold down or and press the key of the desired letter or symbol Caps key cs Caps mode allows you to type uppercase letters continuously without holding down or 207 Enter or exit Caps mode by pressing ce When the P touch is in Caps mode the Caps indicator on the left side of the display comes on t When a number key is pressed while the P touch is in Caps mode the number not the symbol above it is typed in unless st or 3f is held down t To type lowercase letters while the P touch is in Caps mode hold down or while press ing the key of the desired character To type in many uppercase letters Press c The Caps indicator comes on I lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt i AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI A Length Margin Font Width Size gt Cc CH Press the keys for the desired letters or sym bols NOTE To exit Caps mode at any time press ce The Caps indicator goes off Alt mode ar Accented characters or special punctuation marks on the right
55. at list click the desired label for mat t The size of the label layout can also be set by specifying the Length and Width settings or by dragging the edges of the label view until the layout is the desired size Entering text The entire text can quickly be formatted by specifying the font size style and alignment In addition a frame can be drawn around the text To enter text Click the arrow beside the Properties button to display a drop down menu Click Text Settings to display various text format settings The Text Settings can also be displayed by selecting View Properties then clicking Text Settings in the pop up menu displayed by right clicking Win dows or holding down the Control key and click ing Macintosh in the label view Length 1 03 Width 1 ma e In the Text Settings Properties select the desired text formats Click in the label view and then type or import the text Typing in the label view shows the text as it will appear when it is printed However by clicking the Change View button Cl the text is displayed in the text box giving you a clearer view of the entered text Ch 2 Getting Started Importing text Text that has already been typed in another appli cation can easily be imported into the label To import text Select the desired text in the other applica tion Import the text into the label layout either by pre
56. at the same time press or to select the func tion and then press or to select the desired setting Press have been set To change the HALF CUTTER setting This function allows you to adjust how deep a half cut is cut with laminated tape for example if the tape is cut too much or not enough Nor mally it is only necessary to change the setting by one If the half cut is still either too deep or not deep enough change the setting by one again Ch 4 Machine Adjustments NOTE If the tape is still not cut correctly even after this set ting has been continuously adjusted the cutter may be dull Contact your service representative Hold down and press 4 Rotate until HALF CUTTER is displayed and then press OR press or z until HALF CUTTER is displayed 04 05 d HALF CUTTER gt 03 Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate or press or i until the desired setting is displayed t To cut less deep select a lower value To cut deeper select a higher value c Adjust the setting in small steps t To return the function to its default setting 0 press the space bar Press or press J to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several Setup settings at the same time press or to select the func tion and then press 2 or 1 to select the desired setting P
57. bel will be printed if the field only contains a non alphanumeric character t When a barcode is selected as the numbering field only the numbers in the barcode data are increased To print labels using the Numbering func tion Rotate until NUMBER is displayed and then press OR hold down and press JL The message SET START POINT appears SET START POINT D 1 STUDIO 101 AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press RER e until the first character that you wish to include in the numbering field is flashing gt 4 CH 4 Home To quit the Numbering function press hold down and press Si Press OR press ZA The message SET END POINT appears NOTE t f a barcode was selected in step this step is skipped t A numbering field must be located entirely within one line of text of a single block ES A maximum of five characters can be selected for the numbering field SET END POINT C 1 STUDIO 101 AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI A Length Margin Font Width Size gt 4o Press OR press z The NUMBER screen appears NUMBER Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired number of copies NOTE t To select the default setting 1 press the space bar To change the setting in steps of 5 hold down e
58. ch 9600 3600 with a differ ent serial number Select the desired language and then click If Add Brother PT 9600 3600 is selected a the OK button new printer driver is added With a USB con nection on Windows 98 or Me only a port is added without adding it as a new printer Select this option when connecting and using multiple P touch 9600 3600s with the same computer Brother Setup Select the components that you want to install m P touch Editor P touch Editor Ver 3 2 P touch Transfer Manager the printer driver and the manual will be installed P touch Quick Editor ma E P touch Quick Editor and the printer driver will be installed Ze Driver The printer driver will be installed PE Cancel To delete the printer driver follow the proce dure in Uninstalling the printer driver on page 33 Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS lt b With Windows 98 98 SE Me or 2000 Click the lower button Driver A Driver l Setup dialog box appears allowing you to A dialog box appears instructing you to select whether to replace add or delete the connect the P touch to the computer PT 9600 3600 printer driver Driver Soup Brother PT 9600 xl Preparation for setup is finished Install the printer Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 xi Brother PT 9600 is currently installed Connect Brother PT 9600 and then turn it on Replace
59. ck On the Desktop In your home folder Other Don t create aliases ncn esnan uoma N nnen N Cancel Previous Next Ch 2 Getting Started Select the desired location for the alias and then click the Next button A dialog box appears allowing you to check the installa tion P touch Quick Editor Pre Installation Summary A Introduction Please Review the Following Before Continuing Choose Alias Folder Product Name A P touch Quick Editor Pre Installation Summary a Install Folder e P touch Quick Editor in the folder Mac OS X on the isk Macintosh HD ias Folder Desktop in the folder mward on the disk Macintosh HD Disk Space Information for Installation Target Required 2 631 005 bytes Available 1 518 555 136 bytes mm one dE Cancel Previous Check that the installation will be per formed as desired and then click the Install button After P touch Quick Editor is installed a dialog box appears indicating that the installation is finished P touch Quick Editor Install Complete A Introduction Congratulations P touch Quick Editor has been successfully Choose Alias Folder installed to Pre Installation Summary A Installing Click Done to quit the installer Install Complete Click the Done button and then restart the computer Installing the printer driver Mac OS X v10 1 or v10 2 To install the printer drive
60. con Page Properties ei Click this button to hide the Properties a oo LH fie lr p When the P touch 9600 3600 is selected as the printer Entering text NOTE Although the screens shown in the following expla nations are for Windows 98 98 SE and Me the operations for Windows 2000 and XP and Macin tosh are the same unless specifically mentioned Click Al Text button on the draw toolbar Text can be typed in and the pointer changes from K selection pointer to Ii l beam pointer Move the l beam pointer to the position in the layout area where you wish to type in text and then click the left mouse button The cursor flashes in the layout area to indi cate that you can now type in text Ch 2 Getting Started The QR Code protocol can only be used eee SE with English If data in any other language is Sea ab ssa entered the barcode may not be read cor rectly Databases Keep the following points in mind when using the database functions of P touch Editor 3 2 T Se E SS 2 E For general details refer to the User s Guide sup plied on the P touch Editor 3 2 CDROM text The database function of P touch Editor 3 2 01 x az fe ze bn Des Les See BEE Windows version uses database files that D Se at Hele ele Ze cal are compatible with Microsoft Access 97 By upgrading P touch Editor 3 2 using a program available on the CD R
61. correctly Be sure to test the barcode reader to make sure that it can read printed barcodes in the environment where you plan to use them 29 Q OD gt Ve LO r fe Se OD o2 Ch 2 Getting Started Using P touch Quick Editor Ge e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e P touch Quick Editor enables you to design a simple label layout quickly and easily In addi tion to the various functions available through the buttons in the toolbar right clicking Win dows or holding down the Control key and clicking Macintosh in the label view displays a pop up menu containing more commands Starting up P touch Quick Editor To start up P touch Quick Editor On a computer running Windows If a shortcut was added to the StartUp menu P touch Quick Editor automatically starts when the computer is started up If a shortcut was added to the desktop Double click the P touch Quick Editor icon on the desktop Ifa shortcut was added to the Quick Launch toolbar Double click the P touch Quick Editor icon in the Quick Launch toolbar If no shortcuts were added Click the Start button in the taskbar to display the Start menu Point to Programs Click P touch Quick Editor When P touch Quick Editor is started the fol lowing window is displayed Length 1 03 SR Toolbar Label view NOTE P touch Quick Editor can be hidden or displayed by clicking i
62. cribed on page 10 and then turn on the 7 P touch A dialog box appears indicating that the printer driver has been installed CES e To continue click Next Setup will begin Click the Next button A dialog box appears instructing you to connect the P touch to the computer Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 4 x Brother PT 9600 was correctly added N Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 Preparation for setup is finished Install the printer A Connect Brother PT 9600 and then turn it on E Wait until it is automatically added Click Finish to quit setup When the printer can be added the next Driver Setup page automatically appears 17 Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS lt b Q OD gt Ve GA mp fe en mp D o3 Ch 2 Getting Started 18 Connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 10 and then turn on the P touch The first Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Brother PT 9600 If your hardware came with an installation CD QE or floppy disk insert it now What do you want the wizard to do Ol O Install from a list or specific location Advanced Click Next to continue Select Install the software automatically Recommended and then click th
63. d a dialog box appears indicating that the uninstallation is finished Click the Quit button Ch 2 Getting Started To uninstall the printer driver Q Disconnect the USB cable from the USB port on the P touch Double click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it Double click the Utilities folder to open it Double click the Print Center icon to start up Print Center Check that PT 9600 3600 does not appear in the Printer List If it is listed select it and then click the Delete button to delete it Quit Print Center In the Library folder open the Printers folder and then open the Brother folder Drag the following to the Trash icon e PT9600 3600PDE plugin e PT9600 3600PM plugin 35 CH sell Bn wo vs GR Ley c E CH Q OD gt Ve GA mes Q mi OD joe Ch 2 Getting Started Attaching labels Ge e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Laminated tape The backing from labels printed on laminated tapes can easily be removed if an Auto Cut set ting with a half cut 1 3 5 or 7 was used refer to page 68 Non laminated tape Labels printed on non laminated tapes can be folded in half so that the inside edges of the two backing pieces come off the label enabling the backing to easily be peeled off lron on transfer tape lron on transfer tape is used to transfer your text onto garments using an iron Insert an iron on transfer
64. d Auto format tem plates refer to page 73 1 ADDRESS 1 D 24x 80mm Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the name of the desired template is displayed NOTE Press OR press ZA The first field for the selected template is displayed t To select a different field rotate OR press or i until the desired field is displayed t To select a different template press cane rotate OR press or k until v moves beside CANCEL EDITING and then press OR 65 Ch 3 Functions A i vy AUTO FORMAT 04 04 CONTINUE NAME e MENU CHANGE STYLE 8 0 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font Width Size Length Margin Font Width Size To enter text in the template A For each field type in the text and then press OR press A When OR a o Tr is pressed after typing in the text for the last Length Margin Font Width Size field the MENU screen appears in the dis play Rotate OR press or until the name of the desired format style is dis played A sample can be seen on the right side of the display NOTE The default setting ORIGINAL can be selected by pressing the space bar tS H is pressed while the last field is displayed last field is displayed the MENU screen appears To return to the first field while the MENU screen is displayed press co Press OR press J The MENU screen Accented characters pages 46 to 47 sy
65. d file number To quit the Memory print function without printing any text press OR hold down and press Memory PRINT 18mm TZ 00 VIDEO 7 G3 p uFAVORITE SONGS Width Size Length Margin Font 735 Ch 3 Functions Rotate OR press or 1 until the file number containing the text that you wish to print is displayed The file name is shown beside the file number and the text stored under the selected file number is shown in the bottom line t To see other parts of the selected text file press or t Auto format template files of the same tape width are displayed grouped together Press the space bar so that Y appears to the right of the file name PRINT 18mm TZ 00 VIDEO lv GS FAVORITE SONGS Length Margin Font Width Size Repeat steps and until VY appears to the right of all files to be printed Files marked with v will be printed t f multiple files are to be printed follow steps and to mark them with v If only one file is to be printed steps and can be skipped To remove a file from those that are to be printed select the file and then press the space bar to remove the v from the right side of the file name Press OR press A The MENU screen appears in the display Make sure that Y is beside PRINT and then press OR press Gi The text stored under the selected file numbers is printed 76 To change the style of th
66. d the Macintosh turned off connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 10 Be sure to leave the P touch turned off Turn on the Macintosh Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive D P touch DIE ax 2 items 4 1 MB available Gan About 20 MB of available hard disk space is needed to begin installation In order to install all options about 100 MB of available hard disk space is needed If enough hard disk space is available click the Install button For a custom installation Clicking the Custom Install button dis plays a dialog box that allows you to select which options to install HHT HE PE HE RTH RH RH HHH EH H FE P touch itor 3 2 FE HE HE HE PE HE E HE HE TE HE E H HE RTH RTE P touch Editor is an application that gives you a variety of designing possibilities for creating labels and stamps kd P touch Editor 3 2 kd PT 9600 Driver kd Fonts kd Auto Format Templates kd Clip Art Mac 05 9 Mac OS x Installation Start up the installer and then follow the messages that appear Install on System Requirements Computer Macintosh Power Macintosh or iMac Macintosh HD Installation requires 189 5 MB Available on volume 1131 5 MB Operating system Mac OS 8 6 or later Available memory Minimum 32MB Available hard disk space Minimum 20MB This software is only compatible with
67. ds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC 3000 Revacids ABC INTERNATIONAL ING Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC Template default Template default d ISTANBUL SOLID OUTLINE ITALIC NORMAL NORMAL INDEX A AC adapter 9 AC adapter connector 2 Accent function 46 Accented characters 46 47 Accessories 113 Adapter 9 Aligning text 59 Alt indicator 45 Alt key 45 Alt mode 45 Appendix 95 Arrow keys 42 Attaching labels 36 Auto cut function 68 Auto format function 65 B Backing removal 36 Backspace key 51 Barcode function 47 Barcode key 47 Barcode parameters 47 Barcode special characters 48 99 Basic functions 41 Battery compartment PT 9600 2 Blank space 44 Block format functions 53 Block length function 63 Block margin function 63 Blocks 45 C Cancel key 43 Caps indicator 44 Caps key 44 Caps mode 44 Centre alignment 59 Changing Block format 53 Block length 63 Block margins 63 Character size 54 55 Character style 56 57 Character width 55 Font 54 Framing 59 Global format 52 Label length 62 Line effect 58 Line format 53 Margins 61 Text alignment 60 Text in template 67 Text rotation 60 Character size 54 Character styles 56 57 CHECK DIGIT parameter 48 Cleaning Print head 91 Rollers 91 Clear function 51 Clear key 51 Clearing
68. e 112 Fabric 37 Iron on transfer 36 Laminated 36 Non laminated 36 Tape cassette Installing 9 Replacing 9 Tape compartment cover 2 Tape exit slot 2 Tape length function 62 Tape margin function 61 Tapes 113 Template text Editing 67 Entering 66 Printing 66 76 Style 66 76 Text alignment function 59 Text formats 52 Text rotation function 60 Transferring Text to fabric 36 Troubleshooting 89 Turning power on off 9 TYPE parameter 47 Typing text 44 U UNDER parameter 48 Underlining 58 Uppercase letters 44 USB port 10 V Vertical text style 57 W Washing garments with labels 36 Width function 55 WIDTH parameter 47 ACCESSORIES Obtain tape cassettes from your nearest authorised dealer Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Brother cannot be held responsible for trouble caused by the use of unauthorised supplies Do not use tapes that do not have the mark 36 mm laminated tapes Black characters on silver mat adhesive Red characters on white adhesive Black characters on clear mat adhesive Black characters on silver mat adhesive Black characters on white adhesive 113 Stock No Description TZ 655 White characters on orange fluorescent adhesive 18 mm laminated tapes TZ 641 Black characters on yellow adhesive TZ 741 TZ E41 Black characters on green adhesive Black characters on pink adhesive 12 mm laminated tapes TZ 131 TZ 132 TZ 133 TZ 135 TZ 231 TZ 2
69. e Next button A dialog box appears warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Printers has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility i tant with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation Click the Continue Anyway button to con tinue with the installation A Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears indi cating that the Found New Hardware Wiz ard has finished installing the software for the PT 9600 3600 Found New Hardware Wizard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard The wizard has finished installing the software for ech Brother PT 9600 amp Click Finish to close the wizard Finish Click the Finish button Click Finish to quit setup If a Driver Setup dialog box appears indicating that the printer driver has been installed click the Finish button A dialog box appears indicating that the installation is finished Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you
70. e and customised labels The appearance of characters can be changed using the text formatting functions Font Size Width Style1 Style2 Line effects Frame Align ment and Text rotation Most text formats can be applied to a single text line a single text block or all of the text However the Text rotation function can only be applied to single text blocks or the entire text When the text format for a line is changed and text is added to the line the format remains applied until it is changed again The label formatting functions Tape margin Tape length Block margin Block length and Mirror printing specify the general appearance of the label The label formatting functions will be applied to the entire text In addition the Block length function can be applied to single blocks Global format functions U code F With the Global format functions you change the appearance of the entire text by printing it with various settings applied Font Size Width Style1 Style2 Line effects underline strikeout Frame Text alignment or Text rotation In addi tion the appearance of the whole label can be adjusted by changing the Tape margin Tape length Block margin and Block length settings To change the Global format functions Rotate until GLOBAL FORMAT is dis played and then press OR hold down and press Select FONT SIZE WIDTH STYLE1 STYLE2 LINE EFFECTS FRAME ALIGN MENT T MARGIN
71. e previous display without changing the text Some questions asking you to confirm a com mand may appear on the LCD display espe cially when the function that you have chosen will delete or affect files In these cases pressing is like answering no To answer yes press above To quit a function without applying any changes that you may have made Press cancel 43 Ch 3 Functions Entering text Typing in the text for your labels is almost the same as typing on a typewriter or a computer Insert key ez Normally text is entered with the Insert mode in other words the text that you type is inserted into any existing text at the cursor s position How ever by exiting Insert mode the text that you type replaces any existing text at the cursor s position When the P touch is in Insert mode the Ins indi cator on the left side of the display comes on To enter Insert mode Press far The Ins indicator comes on lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt A de AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt 4o ro Width Size To exit Insert mode Press x The Ins indicator goes off Space bar The space bar lets you add blank spaces between characters in your text It is different from the right arrow key which just moves the cursor without adding blank spaces To add a blank space to the text Press the space bar Shift key st or 3 Lowerc
72. e stored Auto for mat template Rotate OR press or LI until wv moves beside CHANGE STYLE 04 04 CONTINUE P MENU CHANGE STYLE Length Margin Font Width Size A CHAR STYLE ITALIC Length Margin Font Width Size d Rotate OR press or 1 until the name of the desired format style is dis played A sample can be seen on the right side of the display The default setting NO CHANGE can be selected by pressing the space bar Press OR press A The MENU screen appears in the display again To print more stored Auto format template files Rotate OR press or until v moves beside CONTINUE 03 04 FINISH P MENUyCONTINUE gt CHANGE STYLE Length Margin Font Width Size Press OR press A The PRINT screen appears in the display with the currently selected file number PRINT gt TZLOO VIDEO GS JFAVORITE SONGS Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 4 until the file number containing the text that you wish to print is displayed The file name is shown beside the file number and the text stored under the selected file number is shown in the bottom line t To see other parts of the selected text file press or J t Auto format template files of the same tape width are displayed grouped together Press the space bar so that V appears to the right of the file name PRINT 18mm TZ 00 VIDEO lv GS JFAVORITE SONG
73. e the P touch turned off Turn on the Macintosh Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive EK ee e mm Back View y P touch vw A Computer Home Favorites Applications E L Mac OS 9 Mac OS X Double click the Mac OS X folder to open it LB Mac OS X L Sc P touch Quick Editor P touch Editor 3 2 Driver Installer Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 folder to open it SI P touch Editor 3 2 K Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 Installer icon in the folder that appears The installer starts up and then the Introduction dialog box appears P touch Editor 3 2 Introduction A Introduction InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of P touch Editor 3 2 It is strongly recommended that you quit all programs before continuing with this installation Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want to change something on a previous screen click the Previous button You may cancel this installation at any time by clicking the Cancel button n meega zen N Cancel When the Next button is pressed a message may appear warning that an older version of the soft ware is installed Be sure to uninstall the older ver sion of the software before trying to install the new software For details on uninstalling the software refer to To uninstall the P touch Editor 3 2 software on page 35 Click the Ne
74. echargeable battery the machine will automat ically turn off if no key is pressed or no opera tion is performed for 5 minutes t Do not unplug the AC adapter if the P touch is plugged in and turned on otherwise the data being edited will be erased Be sure to turn off the P touch before unplugging the AC adapter t f the P touch is connected to a computer through a USB interface cable the P touch will automatically turn off if no key is pressed or no operation is performed for 30 minutes t f the PT 9600 is connected to a computer through a serial RS 232C interface cable or is printing data from the computer it will not automatically turn off t f the P touch is connected to a computer through a USB interface cable and is printing data from the computer the P touch will not automatically turn off Press to turn on or turn off the P touch Ch 2 Getting Started Installing replacing a cassette eee e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e tape Tape cassettes are available for this machine in a wide variety of types colours and sizes ena bling you to make distinctive colour coded and stylised labels In addition this machine has been designed to allow you to change the tape cassette quickly and easily Press the cover release button and then lift open the tape compartment cover P touch 9600 P touch 3600 If a tape cassette is already installed and you wish to replace it rem
75. ection Cable Selectthe components that you wantto install m P touch Editor Serial cable P touch Editor Ver 3 2 P touch Transfer Manager the printer driver and the manual will be installed C USB cable m P touch Quick Editor Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS lt b P touch Quick Editor and the printer driver will be installed I Cancel Driver The printer driver will be installed t To install the P touch Editor 3 2 software click the upper button P touch Editor Continue with the procedure in Installing the P touch Edi Click the middle button P touch Quick Edi tor 3 2 software on page 12 tor The InstallShield Wizard for installing e xl the P touch Quick Editor software starts up Ey e pated eave and then the Welcome dialog box appears Itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup program Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Nextto continue with the Setup program Welcome xi Welcome to the P touch Quick Editor Setup program This program will install Ptouch Quick Editor on your computer WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties itis strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs i d Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any partion before running this Setup pr
76. ed text file Rotate OR 7 Rotate OR JI or 1 to select file number Space bar so V appears Press OR CONTENTS Chapter 1 Before You Start eege ee 1 GENERAL DESCRIP HON eegene 2 TOD VU CV ides iced tees destin E cehtspasac aad tat seetoteat ands eb aeaioen aes tama etees 2 DOM OIL VICW EE 3 EE ai TROY e E 4 CATIV ING COSC EE espace ie acacia teat ERS 5 Chapter 2 GOTH SLAP UGG EE PRECAUTIONS E 8 CONNCCHN GANG AC UAAP eT EE 9 Turnin OL Off TET EE 9 Installing replacing a tape cassette cccccccccccsseeccccccceeeeseeeeeeaaeneeceeesaaeseseeessaaaaeeees 9 Connecting the P touch to a computer oo osoeeeenssnnnnessssennensssseserssssseerssssseeresss 10 Installing the Software amp Printer Driver ooosonneeennssnnnnnsssseenssssernssssseerssssseene Il Readme TNE SETS E 27 USEF TOUN EE 28 E POUCH QUICK E ANOT gerras e E cared dhs E TN EN 30 Uninstalling the Software amp Printer Driver ooeessseenenssnnnnssssenssssseerssssseersss 33 ANAC NINE ADELS igra NO E dv EEE OEE a 36 Assembling SIGINDS eene eege Ee OOE Ee 37 Chapter 3 Functions eesssoossssooessooossssoossosossoososssososssssossssoo E Pe tjorming baste OP CVALIONS ccoxes cad igc ties eiin E Ea E EE EE 42 VEA T A EEN 44 TEU LOA eege 51I EE 22 IEA ENEE EEA P AISE EAE E E E 68 SIOTING and recalling TEE 71 Chapter 4 Machine Adjustment cccccccscssccesccsscesccsscescees 79 deeg Eege
77. els Install the P touch Quick Editor soft ware onto a PC as described below Do not connect the P touch to the computer before installing the software otherwise it may not be installed correctly Be sure to connect the P touch only when you are instructed to do so To install the P touch Quick Editor software Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive A dialog box auto matically appears allowing you to the select the language of the Installer Ki Brother Select Language x Select Installer Language ENGLISH Ch 2 Getting Started If the dialog box does not automatically appear t To install just the printer driver click the lower double click My Computer on the desktop and button Driver The first Driver Setup dialog then double click the CD ROM drive containing box appears allowing you to select whether the the CD ROM For Windows XP click My Com P touch will be connected through the USB port puter in the Start menu and then double click the or the RS 232C port Continue with the proce CD ROM drive containing the CD ROM Next dure in Installing the USB printer driver on double click Setup exe to display the dialog box page 16 To install the serial printer driver refer to the Advanced Functions booklet Select the desired language and then click th e O K b u tto n Driver will be installed Select type of connection cable Brother Setup m Conn
78. emory 71 Number of lines 45 Text size 55 Memory functions 71 Mirror printing function 64 Modes Alt 45 Caps 44 Insert 44 Multiple copies 69 N Navigation dial 2 New Block function 45 New line 45 Non laminated tape 36 Numbering function 70 O Operating systems 11 Overwriting stored files 72 P PARAMETER menu 48 PC operating systems 11 PC connecting to 10 Picture add to text 46 Pictures 96 Power key 9 Precautions 8 Previewing 68 Print head cleaning 91 Print key 69 Printing 69 Auto format template file from memory 75 Multiple copies 69 Text file from memory 74 Problems amp solutions 89 P touch Editor 12 Installing 11 Starting 28 P touch Quick Editor 14 Starting 30 Punctuation marks 45 96 Q Quitting functions 43 R Recalling text file 73 Release button 2 Removing Text 51 Text and formats 51 Text lines 51 Repeat printing function 69 Replacing tape cassette 9 Return key 43 45 Right alignment 59 Roller cleaning 91 Rotating text 60 RS 232C port PT 9600 2 S Saving text file 72 Selecting function or setting 43 Set key 43 Shift key 44 Signs 46 96 Size function 54 Software Installing 11 Starting 28 30 Space bar 44 Special characters Barcode 99 Entering 45 Specifications 93 Stamp function 64 Stamp kits 113 Stamp assembling 37 Striking out 58 Stylel function 56 Style2 function 57 Supplies 113 Symbol function 46 Symbol key 46 Symbols 46 96 System configuration 11 20 T Tap
79. er and then follow the messages that appear Install on i maa keakea E Computer Macintosh Power Macintosh or Macintosh HD iMac Installation requires 7 1 MB Operating system Mac OS 8 6 or later Available on volume 1076 1 MB Available memory Minimum 24MB Available hard disk space Minimum 30MB This software is only compatible with Mac OS X classic Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Select the installation method For a basic installation Clicking the Install button immediately starts installing the most basic options About 20 MB of available hard disk space is needed to begin installation If enough hard disk space is available click the Install button For a custom installation Clicking the Custom Install button dis plays a dialog box that allows you to select which options to install RRR PE HE RT RH HE HE PE RH RRR RH RR P touch Quick Editor HE PE HE PE HE PE HE PE HE HE HE FE HE HE HE HE HE HE E HE EHE FEH F P touch Quick Editor is an application that allows you to create labels quickly and easily kd P touch Quick Editor kd PT 9600 Driver Installation Start up the installer and then follow the messages that appear Install on System Requirements Macintosh HD Computer Macintosh Power Macintosh or iMac Installation requires 71M Operating system Mac OS 8 6 or later Available on volume 1076 1 MB Available memory Minimum 24MB Avai
80. ers 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 partment cover and then try printing again Ifa blank streak still appears in the printed label repeat steps through using a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl rubbing alcohol If none of the above works contact your service representative ts The print head can be cleaned more easily if the optional print head cleaning cassette TZ CL6 is used 91 9 The cutter does not cut correctly 92 TROUBLESHOOTING Problem 8 The tape is not ejected correctly after Turn off the machine open the tape com being automatically cut partment cover and remove the tape cas sette if one is installed Using a cotton swab clean off the metal piece in the exit slot to the left of cutter Cotton swab Metal piece Area to be cleaned Change the HALF CUTTER setting Refer to page 81 The cutter may be dull Contact your serv ice representative MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE Power supply Input device LCD Print tape Print head Tape cutter Dimensions Weight SOFTWARE Character fonts Character sizes Character styles Buffer size Memory size AC adapter 24 V 2 5 A PT 9600 only Rechargeable Ni MH battery Keyboard PT 9600 69 ke
81. ess OR press GR The first field for the selected template appears in the dis play Repeat step until the text is edited as you wish The MENU screen appears again when OR the last field in the template is pressed after editing To finish using the Auto format function Rotate OR press or LI until moves beside FINISH 02 04 PRINT YFINISH CONTINUE MENU E bh Length Margin Font Width Size Press OR press Je The message OK TO FINISH AUTO FORMAT appears in the display Press OR press A Any text displayed before the Auto format function was used reappears in the display Ch 3 Functions NOTE t The template that was last used appears first Selecting this template displays the text that was entered in it at that time An Auto format template that has been stored in the memory can be recalled and used again For details on recalling stored Auto format tem plates refer to page 73 To quit the Auto Format function without using a template hold down and press at any time The half cut can only be used to cut laminated tape 67 Ch 3 Functions Printing Layout preview function Layout E Preview The Layout preview function allows you to get a general overview of the text within the width of the currently installed tape The length of the current label is indicated in the lower left corner of the display To preview the label
82. etup page automatically appears Connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 10 and then turn on the P touch A dialog box appears indicating that the printer driver has been installed The first Found New Hardware Wizard dia log box appears Found New Hardware Wizard Welcome to the Found New Hardware Wizard This wizard helps you install software for Brother PT 9600 If your hardware came with an installation CD lt 6 or floppy disk insert it now Click Next to continue Select Install the software automatically Recommended and then click the Next button A dialog box appears warning that the software has not passed Windows Logo testing Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Printers has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows xP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either immediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now an contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation i 20 Click the Continue Anyway button to con tinue with the installation A Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears indi cating that the Found New H
83. f 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 With the glossy side of the stamp film facing up align one end of the stamp film with the slit in the side of the stamp holder 37 CH sell Bn wo vs GR Ley c E CH Ch 2 Getting Started Glossy side Oe Hold the end of the stamp film in place with your thumb and then pass the stamp film through the guides while pulling it tight Insert the stamp holder straight into the cap Q OD CS gt Ve GA mes Q mi OD joe t Be sure that the cap correctly covers the stamp in order to prevent ink spills t 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 the other side of the stamp holder and hold Attaching the identification label it in place with your finger Insert a TZ tape cassette into the tape com partment Guide
84. g applied at the same time Rotate until CONTRAST is displayed and then press OR press or until CONTRAST is displayed 01 05 d CONTRAST gt 0 Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate or press or i until the desired setting is displayed NOTE To return the function to its default setting 0 press the space bar Press or press J to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several Setup settings at the same time press or to select the func tion and then press or to select the desired setting Press have been set 80 To change the TAPE LENGTH ADJUST setting When printing a label with a specified length Tape length function the length of the printed label may be slightly different This function allows you to adjust the length of the printed label If the tape length cannot be adjusted satisfactorily using this function small adjustments can be made to the tape length using the Tape length function Hold down and press 4 This step may be skipped if settings for several Setup functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until TAPE LENGTH ADJUST is displayed and then press OR press or until TAPE LENGTH ADJUST is dis played 02 05 d TAPE LENGTH ADJUST gt 0 Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate or press or i until the des
85. g files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your to select whether the P touch will be con computer nected with a USB cable or an RS 232C cable select USB cable and then click the OK button A dialog box appears ais informing you that the PT 9600 3600 Ee printer driver will be installed Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 xi S EE GE If a dialog box appears indicating that the installa m GE tion is finished and explaining that the computer SE should be restarted select the option for restarting e the computer click the Finish button to restart the computer and then remove the CD ROM from the computer To continue click Next Setup will begin Click the Next button A dialog box appears instructing you to connect the P With Windows XP touch to the computer In the dialog box that appears allowing you Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 E x E to select whether the P touch will be con reparation or setup is finished EE nected with a USB cable or an RS 232C Jm EE cable select USB cable and then click the OK button A dialog box appears C informing you that the PT 9600 3600 es ee printer driver will be installed Driver Setup Brother PT 9600 The following driver will be set up Brother PT 9600 Warning Connect the P touch to the computer using EE the enclosed USB interface cable as des
86. ging the line effects Changing the frame Changing the text align ment Changing the label mar gins Changing the label length Changing the block margins Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT then Global Bloc press OR just press a elon CJ gt Rotate 6 then press OR or to select SIZE Rotate OR f or 4 to select Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT then Global Block press OR just press E CJ gt Rotate then press OR or to select WIDTH Rotate OR 7 or 1 to Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT then press OR just press al or CJ Rotate then press OR or 3 to select STYLE1 or STYLE2 Rotate OR n or Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT then Global Block press OR just press te eles OF CJ Rotate then press OR or to select LINE EFFECTS Rotate OR or ha Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT then Global Block press OR just press Figen Or ea gt Rotate then press OR or to select FRAME Rotate OR t or 4 to Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT then Global Block press OR just press hl nel Or CJ gt Rotate 6 then press OR or z to select ALIGNMENT gt Rotate IOR 7 or to select setting Press OR Global Select GLOBAL
87. gned exclusively for this machine Use of any other adapter will void the warranty Do not try to disassemble the AC adapter When the machine is not to be used for a long period of time disconnect the AC adapter and for the PT 9600 only remove the rechargeable battery to prevent it from leaking and damaging the machine Use only the Ni MH rechargeable battery designed exclusively for this machine PT 9600 only Never try to disassemble the P touch Use only the enclosed USB interface cable Use of any other USB cable will void the warranty Connecting the AC adapter This P touch can be used anywhere a standard electrical outlet is available Insert the plug on the adapter cord into the AC adapter connector on the right side of the P touch Insert the pronged plug on the other end of the adapter cord into the nearest standard electrical outlet t Only use the AC adapter designed exclusively for this machine t f you do not intend to use this machine for an extended period of time disconnect the AC adapter Turning on off the P touch The power key is located in the upper right corner of the machine s keyboard If the P touch has remained plugged in the previous session s text is displayed when you turn it on again This feature allows you to stop work on a label turn off the machine and return to it later without having to re enter the text If the PT 9600 is being operated from its r
88. hand side of the keys can be added to the text using the Alt mode Enter or exit Alt mode by pressing a When the P touch is in Alt mode the Alt indicator on the left side of the display comes on To add an accented character or a special punctuation mark written in colour to the text Press al The Alt indicator comes on lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt Alt Ins 1 AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font HELSINKI A Width Size gt Cc 4o O To type in a character written in the lower right corner of the key press the key of the desired character To type in a character in the upper right corner of the key hold down or OR press ce to enter Caps mode and press the key of the desired character t f the P touch is in Caps mode holding down Shift Date Time while pressing a letter key will enter a lowercase letter ts To exit Alt mode at any time press m The Alt indicator goes off Return key J Like on a typewriter or word processor this Shift amp Set up machine s return key is used to end a line of text and start another one When you have finished entering one line press the return key to make a new line and move the cursor to it A single block of text can only contain a maximum of 16 text lines If the maximum number of text lines has already been entered when is pressed the error message 16 LINE LIMIT will appear The number of text li
89. he cover attached inside the case at the right helps protect your tape cassettes from dust In addition if the cover is removed and attached to the left side of the carrying case it can be used as a tray for collecting labels that are fed out wbd p Las bs nl S gt lt b Benn Le uj OO aa Tape cassette cover label tray Ch 1 Before You Start Ww OD O OD S c A p Q Chapter 2 Getting Started Ch 2 Getting Started PRECAUTIONS Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Do not use tapes that do not have the mark Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P touch otherwise the tape cassette may be dam aged Avoid using the machine in extremely dusty places Keep it out of both direct sunlight and rain Do not expose the machine to extremely high temperatures or high humidity Never leave it on the dashboard or in the back of your car Do not store tape cassettes where they would be exposed to direct sunlight high humidity or dust Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the machine for an extended period of time otherwise the machine may be stained Q OD gt Ve GA mp pe mal OD Q Do not clean the machine with alcohol or other organic solvents Only use a soft dry cloth Do not put any foreign objects into or heavy objects on the machine To avoid injuries do not touch the cutter s edge Use only the AC adapter desi
90. he text and formats Clearing only the text Formatting text Changing formats for entire text Changing formats for a block of text Changing formats for a line of text Changing the font Rotate to select CONVERSION SETUP then press OR just press code 290 1 3 Rotate OR or to select currency Press code 5 Rotate OR or z to select conversion direction Tine Code Delete Code Code Rotate to select GLOBAL FORMAT then press OR just press fF a Rotate then press OR or to select function Rotate then press OR 7 2 le ler Ol to select text block gt Rotate to select BLOCK FORMAT then press OR just press code ni Rotate then press OR or to select function Rotate then press OR 14 Slee le ee to select text line Rotate S to select LINE FOR MAT then press OR just press CJ Rotate then press OR or z to select function gt Rotate then press OR Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FORMAT or LINE FORMAT then press OR just press Get F or med gt Rotate then press OR or to select FONT gt Rotate OR or to select 4 Home Block Changing the character size Changing the character width Changing the character style Chan
91. hen press OR press or until WIDTH is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side 03 13 d WIDTH D NORMAL AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font A HELSINKI A Width Size gt c 4o ro Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed us f appears as a setting the Width func tion has already been applied to either a line in the current text block if the Block format or the Global format function is being set or a block in the current text if the Global format function is being set Changing the setting will cancel the setting that was previously applied To return the function to its default setting NORMAL press the space bar To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global Block Line press el f el or E OI Press OR press a to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or z to select the function and then press or to select the only after the necessary desired setting Press functions have been set 56 Style1 function STYLE1 With the Style1 function 5 other text styles are available allowing you to create more personal ised labels For samples of the available st
92. ialog box appears explaining that instal lation is finished Select Yes want to restart my computer now click the Finish button to restart the computer and then remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive Setup Complete Setup has finished copying files to your computer Before you can use the program you must restart Windows or your C No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Installing the USB printer driver With Plug and Play new devices connected to the system are detected and their drivers are automatically installed If the P touch 9600 3600 is to be connected through the USB port its driver will be installed with Plug and Play Be sure to read the installation instructions described below before installing the printer driver supplied on the CD ROM NOTE t Do not connect the P touch to the computer until you are instructed to do so otherwise the printer driver may not be installed correctly t The dialog boxes shown in the procedures below are for the installation of the software for the PT 9600 When installing the software for the PT 3600 the dialog boxes may be slightly different from those shown Ch 2 Getting Started To install the USB printer driver Click the Finish button With Windows 98 98 SE Me or 2000 Setup Complete l n the dialog box th at appears al lowi ng you Setup has finished copyin
93. if the Global format function is being set Changing the setting will cancel the setting that was previously applied To return the function to its default setting AUTO press the space bar To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global Block Line Press K f a or E a Press OR press J to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or to select the function and then press or to select the desired setting Press only after the necessary functions have been set Width function WIDTH The Width function can be used with any of the text sizes to make the size of the characters wider or more narrow For samples of the avail able Width settings refer to page 100 The width of the text at the cursor s current position is shown at the bottom of the display lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt i AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font gt Cc jo HELSINKI Width Size To change the setting for the Width func tion Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT OR hold down and press al F or r as described on pages 52 to 53 55 Ch 3 Functions NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several for mat functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until WIDTH is displayed and t
94. ing the Line effects function has already been applied to either a line in the current text block if the Block format or the Global format function is being set or a block in the current text if the Global format function is being set Changing the setting will cancel the setting that was previously applied To return the function to its default setting OFF press the space bar To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global Plock press 7 or Press OR press 25 to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or to select the function and then press or to select the desired setting Press only after the necessary functions have been set Frame function FRAME With the Frame function you can choose from a variety of frames and highlights for emphasising certain parts or all of the text in your label For samples of the available frame settings refer to page 104 When any setting other than OFF is selected for the text at the cursor s current posi tion the Frame indicator at the top of the dis play comes on The lines on the right side of the indicator starting from the top show if the Frame setting is applied to the entire text the block or the line lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt
95. ired setting is displayed t To return the function to its default setting 0 press the space bar t To decrease the label length select a lower value To increase the label length select a higher value Press or press J to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several Setup settings at the same time press or to select the func tion and then press or 1 to select the desired setting Press Block have been set To change the HEAD ADJUSTMENT setting This function allows you to shift the printing up or down within the tape NOTE This function does not adjust printing on 36 mm wide tape Hold down and press 4 NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several Setup functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until HEAD ADJUSTMENT is dis played and then press OR press or until HEAD ADJUSTMENT is dis played 03 05 d HEAD ADJUSTMENT gt 0 Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate or press or i until the desired setting is displayed t To return the function to its default setting 0 press the space bar t To shift the printing down select a lower value To shift the printing up select a higher value Press or press a to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several Setup settings
96. ither fe or and then release the key when the desired setting is displayed Press OR press to begin printing the set number of labels The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed NOTE After printing with the Auto cut function set to 5 6 A Cut 7 or 8 press 3 to feed the tape then cut it Ch 3 Functions Storing and recalling files Memory Memory functions cose You can store frequently used text and Auto for mat template text in the memory These text files and template files remain in the memory even after all characters are erased from the display using the Clear function holding down and pressing Ta When each file is stored it is given a number and can also be given a file name to make recalling it easier Up to 100 files or approxi mately 10 000 characters can be stored in the memory All Global format Block format and Line format functions Font Size Width Style Line effects Frame Alignment and Text rota tion Tape margin Tape length Block margin Block length specified are also saved with the text Since a copy of the stored text file is recalled when the Recall function is used the text can be edited or printed without changing the origi nally stored file However the Store function 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 Memory clea
97. itor With either application the printer driver must also be installed in order to print labels from the P touch On a Computer Running Windows Before installation Check that your system configuration meets the following requirements Computer IBM PC or compatible Operating system Pre installed with Microsoft Windows 98 98 SE Me 2000 Professional or XP t For installation on Windows 2000 administra tor privileges are required In addition printing requires power user or administrator privileges This software cannot be operated in Users groups In addition this software is not compat ible with the Windows 2000 Server operating system With Windows XP printing and installation is only possible from an account with administra tor privileges These operations cannot be per formed from an account with limited privileges Hard disk free space At least 20 MB 100 MB for a full installation Up to 100 MB of hard disk free space may be needed when printing long labels or large amounts of data Memory At least 64 MB Monitor VGA or higher graphics card USB port CD ROM drive 11 Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS fb CH Q OD gt Ve GA mp fe en mp D o3 Ch 2 Getting Started Installing the P touch Editor 3 2 software The P touch Editor 3 2 software includes a vari ety of more complex functions for printing bar codes and images enabling you to
98. l be installed with the most common KE Se options Recommended for most users C Compact Program will be installed with minimum required options C Custom You may choose the options you wantto install Recommended for advanced users m Destination Folder C Program Files brother Ptouch32 Browse lt Back cancel Select the installation method and then click the Next button For a Typical or Compact installation Selecting Typical or Compact then clicking the Next button immediately starts installation Ch 2 Getting Started Typical All of the basic options P touch Editor 3 2 Clip art Auto Format tem plates Help and fonts are installed Compact Only P touch Editor 3 2 is installed Zi P touch Editor Setup P touch Editor For a Custom installation Selecting Custom then clicking the Next button displays a dialog box that allows you to select which options to install Only the options with a check mark beside them will be installed In addition to the basic options listed for a Typical installation the User s Guide can also be installed Select the components you wantto install clear the components you do not want to install Components ditor M Clip Art 2159 K M Fonts 1139K wi Auto Format Templates 1017K v Help 327 K m Description This component contains the Editor files Ghan Space Required 16363 K Space Av
99. lable hard disk space Minimum 30MB This software is only compatible with Mac OS X classic Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc 24 Only the options with a check mark beside them are installed Select the options that you wish to install and then click the Install button In order to print from the P touch 9600 3600 PT 9600 3600 Driver must be selected for installa tion When the dialog box appears indicating that the installation is finished click the Quit button a Installation is done Click QUIT to leave the installer Click CONTINUE to perform additional installations When the dialog box appears asking if you wish to restart the computer click the Restart button to restart the computer A Please restart your Macintosh before using any of the installed items With Mac OS X v10 1 or v10 2 With the P touch and the Macintosh turned off connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 10 Be sure to leave the P touch turned off Turn on the Macintosh Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive P touch BW rv A i Computer Home Favorites Applications A Mac OS 9 Mac OS X Double click the Mac OS X folder to open it 808 I Mac OS X O mm S f Back View i Computer Home RN LG P touch Quick Editor P touch Editor 3 2 Driver Installer e
100. late name E z Tape Label SE width length EN CAMERA PRICE 1 24mm 57 mm C GF SPECIAL 24 mm 110 mm gt C d G DANGER 8 9 0 LU 24 mm 70 mm 10 12 02 ABC Import Export Robert Becker Robert Becker 24 mm 70 mm 10 12 02 Division 36 mm 70 mm Division H 10 12 02 120 mi 18 mm BASKETBALL SE Indianapolis 10 12 02 90 min 10 12 12 10 12 02 Concert Anne amp Robert mm N PRICE 2 SIGN ech Go FLOPPY 1 FLOPPY 2 N N ech EEN EN EN sch VI LI _ 6 FLOPPY 3 N VCR VHS 1 e VCR VHS 2 sech CO VCR 8mm 1 gt Ke Ke OD gt 2 gt lt VCR 8mm 2 Standard RECEPTION 10 12 02 VCR VHSC 18 mm 81 mm 3 3 Appendix Template Tape Label gel name width length SS AUDIO 1 AUDIO 2 AUDIO 3 SLIDE E 29 mm Oldies R Becker Oldies II ae PRESENTATION 200 mm CONFERENCE eee e eee PRESENTATION 2002 eee CONFERENCE e STAMP NORMAL 1 TAMI 115 mm 24mm STAMP NORMAL M TAE 105 mm 18mm STAMP 2LINE L ee 115 mm RECEIVED 24mm Date STAMP VERTICAL M EE 105 mm 18mm FILE 2 3 3 3 3 3 3 2s D Q a lt 107 gt Ke Ke OD gt 2 gt lt Appendix Template text styles gt p 65 Samples of the available template text styles are shown below CHAR style ORIGINAL ITALIC DYNAMIC ARTISTIC FORMAL ELEGANT NATURAL 108 Bill Reynolds ABC INTERNATIONAL INC Bill Reynol
101. lobal 52 Format templates 65 Formatting Entire text 52 Text 52 Text automatically 65 Text blocks 53 Frame function 58 Framing 58 Function dial 43 Functions Accent 46 Auto cut 68 Auto format 65 Barcode 47 Block format 53 Block length 63 Block margin 63 Clear 51 Euro conversion 49 Font 54 Frame 58 Global format 52 Layout preview 68 Line effect 58 Line out 51 Mirror printing 64 New Block 45 Numbering 70 Repeat printing 69 Size 54 Stamp 64 Style 1 56 Style 2 57 Symbol 46 Tape length 62 Tape margin 61 Text alignment 59 Text rotation 60 Width 55 G Global format functions 52 Grip 2 H Handle 2 Hardware specifications 93 Highlighting 58 l Incremental printing 70 Indicators Alt 45 Auto cut 68 Caps 44 Font 54 Frame 58 Ins 44 Line effects 58 Size 54 Style 56 57 Tape length 62 Tape margin 61 Text Alignment 59 Text alignment 59 Text rotation 60 Width 55 Ink stamps 37 Ins indicator 44 Insert key 44 Insert mode 44 Inserting text 44 Installing P touch Editor 11 12 Tape cassette 9 Ironing garments with labels 37 Iron on transfer tape 36 Italic text style 57 J Justify text 59 K Keyboard 2 4 L Label attaching 36 Laminated tape 36 Layout preview function 68 LCD display 2 3 Left alignment 59 Line effects function 58 Line out function 51 Lines of text 45 Lowercase letters 44 M Macintosh operating systems 20 Maximum Memory 71 Number of blocks 45 Number of characters in m
102. lowing you to select whether or not to install the printer driver CE S OK to install the printer driver To install the printer driver click the Yes button The first Driver Setup dialog box appears allowing you to select whether the P touch will be connected through the USB port or the RS 232C port Continue with the procedure in Installing the USB printer driver on page 16 To install the serial printer driver refer to the Advanced Functions booklet NOTE If the printer driver is already installed click the No button When installation of P touch Editor is fin ished a dialog box appears allowing you to upgrade P touch Editor 3 2 so that it will be compatible with Access 2000 x 2 Change to P touch Editor for Access2000 co To upgrade P touch Editor 3 2 for Access 2000 click the Yes button and then follow the instructions that appear If you do not wish to upgrade P touch Editor 3 2 for Access 2000 click the No button If a dialog box appears indicating that the installa tion is finished and explaining that the computer should be restarted select the option for restarting the computer click the Finish button to restart the computer and then remove the CD ROM from the CD ROM drive Installing the P touch Quick Editor software The P touch Quick Editor software provides quick access to the more simple label designing features for easy text input and instant printing of lab
103. ly after the necessary desired setting Press functions have been set Text alignment function ALIGNMENT You can choose to align the text in one of four ways ABC DEFGH IJKLM LEFT ABC DEFGH IJKLM CENTRE ABC DEFGH IJKLM RIGHT ABC DEFGH IJKLM JUSTIFY In addition if the Text rotation function is set to OFF the text will align within the length set with the Block length function If the Text rota tion function is set to any setting other than OFF the text will align within the width of the tape The alignment of the text at the cursor s current position is shown at the top of the dis play i AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt jo Width Size 59 Ch 3 Functions To change the setting for the Text align ment function Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT hold down cole and press gt a Or 4 as described p on pages 52 to 53 NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several for mat functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until ALIGNMENT is displayed and then press OR press or gt until ALIGNMENT is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side gt s Width Size 08 13 d ALIGNMENT LEFT AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font Rotate O
104. mbols appears in the display again page 46 barcodes page 47 time stamps Refer to the Advanced Functions booklet and user defined character images Refer to the Advanced Functions booklet can be entered in the fields An Auto format template can be stored in the memory to be recalled and used at a later time To print a label using the selected tem For details on storing Auto format templates plate refer to page 72 l Rotate OR press or k until moves beside PRINT To store the template with text and a specific char acter style type in the text for each field and then select the style of the text before storing the tem plate To immediately print the label for the selected template press rn Before printing an Auto format template a TZ tape cassette with the specified tape width must be installed 01 04 MENU yPRINT o FINISH Length Margin Font Width Size 01 04 MENU PRINT FINISH To change the style of the text Length Margin Font Width Rotate OR press or LI until v moves beside CHANGE STYLE 66 Press OR press ZS to print the label The message COPIES 1 1 appears in the display while the label is being printed The MENU screen appears in the display again To change the text entered in the template Rotate OR press or LI until moves beside CONTINUE 03 04 FINISH MENU yCONTINUE as CHANGE STYLE Length Margin Font Width Size d Pr
105. must restart Windows or your computer Yes want to restart my computer now No will restart my computer later Remove any disks from their drives and then click Finish to complete setup Select Yes want to restart my computer now or Yes restart immediately if the printer driver was installed separately click the Finish button to restart the computer and then remove the CD ROM from the computer Replacing or adding a USB printer driver To replace or add a USB printer driver Turn off the P touch and then disconnect it from the computer Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive A dialog box auto matically appears allowing you to the select the language of the Installer x Select Installer Language ENGLISH D i Cancel Ch 2 Getting Started NOTE NOTE If the dialog box does not automatically appear double click My Computer on the desktop and then double click the CD ROM drive containing t If Replace with new Brother PT 9600 3600 is selected the previously installed printer driver is deleted and replaced with a new one Select this option when upgrading the printer driver the CD ROM For Windows XP click My Com puter in the Start menu and then double click the CD ROM drive containing the CD ROM Next double click Setup exe to display the dialog box or when running Windows 2000 or XP and changing to a P tou
106. n The Choose Alias Folder dialog box appears allowing you to select where an alias to P touch Editor 3 2 will be added P rouch Editor 32 With a Mac OS before OS X Choose Alias Folder The P touch Quick Editor software provides quick access to the more simple label designing features for easy text input and instant printing of labels Install the P touch Quick Editor soft ware onto a Macintosh as described below A Introduction Where would you like to create aliases S S See Prodig Features inthe Dock With the P touch and the Macintosh turned accu ae off connect the P touch to the computer other Sec using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 10 Be sure to leave the P touch turned off Turn on the Macintosh pans ED FS Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive Don t create aliases 2J poyeys Humay Ch 2 Getting Started P touch DIE Ay 2 items 4 1 MB available P touch Quick Editor Installer P touch Editor 3 2 Read Me Doo KT Double click the P touch Quick Editor Installer icon in the folder that appears The installer starts up FEE HE PE HE PE HE RT RH RRR RE RRR RH RRR ick d P touch Quick Editor EE HE E HE HE PE HE HE FE FE HE HE AE HE HE FE E HE HE FE HEHE F E H P touch Quick Editor is an application that allows you to create labels quickly and easily Installation Start up the install
107. nce the transferred label cannot be removed once it is applied make all transfers with care Washing Garments with transfer labels can be washed over 20 times if the label has been transferred correctly Normal biological and non biological household detergents may be used The label may become discolour if the garment is placed in bleach for an extended length of time Be careful that hard objects such as buckles or buttons do not come into contact with the label during the wash Do not dry clean garments that have had trans fer labels applied Drying Garments with transfer labels may be dried either inside or outside out Do not tumble dry The transfers will come off and may stick to other items of clothing lroning lron garments with transfers using normal tem perature settings Be sure to place a piece of cloth between the iron and the label when you iron over it to pre vent the label from sticking to the iron The labels are non toxic however please main tain the usual precautions such as not placing them in your mouth etc Fabric tape Fabric tape is used to attach a piece of fabric printed with your text onto garments using an iron After printing the text onto fabric tape and cutting off the label using scissors place the label on an ironed garment at the location where you wish to attach it in such a way that the printed text can be read correctly Cover the label with another piece of cloth and
108. ncil film After the stamp stencil film is cut off remove the backing paper from the stamp stencil film and affix it to the ink pad of a stamp film holder Refer to Assembling stamps on page 37 Auto format function code AA The Auto format function makes creating labels and stamps quick and easy After simply select ing one of the various pre formatted templates and typing text into each of its fields the overall style of the label can easily be changed by selecting one of the six available style formats and then the label is ready to be printed Ch 3 Functions The many templates available allow you to cre ate labels and stamps for a variety of needs from addressing envelopes to identifying floppy disks or audio and video cassettes The width and length of each label or stamp printed from a template is preset For samples of the available templates refer to pages 105 through 107 After the text is entered a different style for the text can easily be selected For samples of the available style formats refer to page 108 To select a pre formatted template Rotate until AUTO FORMAT is dis played and then press OR hold down and press t The template that was last used appears first Selecting this template displays the text that was entered in it at that time t An Auto format template that has been stored in the memory can be recalled and used again For details on recalling store
109. nd then release the key when the desired setting is displayed To quit the Repeat printing function press OR hold down and press e Press or press J to begin printing the set number of copies The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed NOTE After d with the Auto cut function set to 5 6 7 or 8 press 3 to feed the tape then cut it Number Numbering function cos The Numbering function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing certain characters letters numbers or barcode data after each label is printed This type of automatic incrementation is very useful when printing serial number labels production con trol labels or other labels requiring ascending codes Letters and numbers increase as shown below o gt 1 gt 2 9 gt 0 F A gt B gt gt gt a gt b gt z gt a AO gt Al s A9 gt BO gt uU n Spaces shown as underlines in the exam ples below can be used to adjust the space between characters or to control the number of digits that are printed Z A gt ZZ gt A gt 9 gt 10 gt 9 gt 0 3 199 20 gt 99 gt 0 gt 70 NOTE t Only one numbering field can be selected from any text t f 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 la
110. nes that can be printed depends on the width of the tape Ch 3 Functions Maximum number of lines that can be printed Tape width To create a new line Press aa The return mark 4 appears at the end of the line New Block function cos J In order for one section of the text to have a dif ferent number of lines than other sections of the text or in order to apply a different format to a section of the text Refer to Block format func tions on page 53 a new text block must be created using the New Block function t A single label can only contain a maximum of fifty text blocks If the max number of lines per label have already been entered 50 and a the error message 50 LINE LIMIT REACHED will appear To split a text block into two position the cur sor under the character that you want to start the next EE and then hold down and To create a new block Hold down and press a The new block mark MJ appears at the end of the block 45 Ch 3 Functions Symbol key 37 In addition to the letters symbols and numerals on the key tops there are over 440 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 formatting functions see pages 54 through 60 A table of the available symbols can be found on page
111. ng gt p 61 Font setting p 54 Character width setting gt p 55 Frame setting gt p 58 Style1 setting indicators gt p 56 Style2 setting indicators p 57 Character size setting gt p 54 SG Si Oo EC Gi Oe eieiei C e Text alignment setting indicators gt p 59 Character size setting indicator gt p 54 Ch 1 Before You Start Keyboard P touch 9600 Mirror Gei C C La Global Block Line ae Line D Number A F Conv SE CHEZ I F LI Eal Je a Gel D I SAS H ele Ae T B ER u OD h V OD S c GA SCH GU ms a P touch 3600 Mirror A Cut Format Global Block Line Repeat Number A F Conv Mem OOO86OSSO00 Keen Q Power key gt p 9 Arrow keys gt p 42 Screen backlight key PT 9600 only gt Refer to the Advanced Functions booklet RS Dee Macro key PT 9600 only Backepace key apn gt Refer to the Advanced Functions booklet PF keys PT 9600 only Interface key PT 9600 only gt Refer to the Advanced Functions booklet gt Refer to the Advanced Functions booklet Space bar p 44 Function dial Set key gt p 43 OO Ch 1 Before You Start Carrying case The carrying case which is included with the PT 9600 and available as an option for the PT 3600 is useful for storing and transporting the P touch and its accessories T
112. ng of a text block when these keys are pressed the cursor moves to the beginning of the previous block 42 right arrow key To move the cursor one character to the right Press once If this key is pressed when the cursor is at the end of a line followed by another line the cursor moves to the beginning of the next line To move the cursor several characters to the right Hold down until the cursor moves to the desired position To move the cursor to the end of the cur rent line of text Hold down and press To move the cursor to the beginning of the next text block e Hold down and press If the cursor is already at the beginning of the last text block when these keys are pressed the cursor moves to the end of the text up arrow key To move the cursor up to the previous line Press once If this key is pressed when the cursor is in the first line of text the cursor moves to the beginning of the line To move the cursor up several lines Hold down until the cursor moves to the desired position To move the cursor to the beginning of the entire text Hold down and press A down arrow key To move the cursor down to the following line Press once NOTE If this key is pressed when the cursor is in the last line of text the cursor moves to the end of the line To move the cursor down several lines Hold down until the cursor moves
113. nt Ve 4 Home D End ori l until the file Rotate OR press number where you wish to store the text is displayed File numbers that are not flashing already contain a text file e Type in the desired file name STORE SS FILEM NAMETAG_ Length Margin Font Width Size STORE gt TZ ADDRESS Length Margin Font Width Size The file name can be up to 8 characters long and can contain letters numbers symbols spaces and accented characters The text is stored Press OR press under the selected file number and the text previously shown in the display reappears If a file is already stored under the selected file number the message OVERWRITE appears in the display and you must decide whether or not to overwrite it delete it from the memory and store the new one To overwrite the stored file with the new one Press to delete the previously stored file and store the new one under the selected number To go back and choose another file number without overwriting the text file press cana and then select a different file number Recalling text and Auto format tem plates To recall a file that has been saved Rotate until MEMORY is displayed and then press OR hold down and press St The MEMORY screen appears An Auto format template that has been stored in the memory can be recalled when you are asked to select a tem
114. nt CD ROM drive Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 Installer icon in the folder that appears The installer starts up FE HE TE HE PE HE HE PE HE RHE RH HHH H H E E i 2 Installing the P touch Editor 3 2 soft ware touch Editor 3 EE TE HE HE E HE AE HE H E H H H H H H RH H P touch Editor is an application that gives u a variety of designing possibilities for creating labels and stamps Installation Start up the installer and then follow the The P touch Editor 3 2 software includes a vari messages that appear System Requirements Computer Macintosh Power Macintosh or iMac Install on LC Macintosh HD ety of more complex functions for printing bar codes and images enabling you to design just about any label that you can image Install the P touch Editor 3 2 software onto a Macintosh as described below Installation requires 189 5 MB Operating system Mac OS 8 6 or later Available on Norde 1131 5 MB Available memory Minimum 32MB Available hard disk space Minimum 20MB This software is only compatible with Mac OS X classic Apple and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Select the installation method To install the P touch Editor 3 2 software For a basic installation Clicking the Install button immediately With a Mac OS before OS X starts installing all options Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS lt b With the P touch an
115. nterclockwise and prints the text horizon tally along the length of the label To change the setting for the Style2 func tion Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT OR hold down Global Block and press 7 39 OF e as described on pages 52 to 53 NOTE This step may be skipped if settings for several for mat functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until STYLE2 is displayed and then press OR press or until STYLE2 is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side 05 13 d STYLE2 G3 NORMAL AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font A Width Size gt eng jo Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed us f appears as a setting the Style2 func tion has already been applied to either a line in the current text block if the Block format or the Global format function is being set or a block in the current text if the Global format function is being set Changing the setting will cancel the setting that was previously applied To return the function to its default setting NORMAL press the space bar To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global Block Line press S p or E a K Ch 3 Functions Press OR press J to apply the setting
116. ogram of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law Click Cancel to quit Setup and then close any programs you have running Click Nextto continue with the Setup program i Cancel WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any portion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and will be EE Carefully read the contents of the Welcome DIE dialog box and then click the Next button to continue The User Information dialog box appears User Information i xi Type your name below You must also type the name of the company you work for Name Company Brother Co Ltd caa cancel 15 poyeys Humay Ch 2 Getting Started Type the necessary information into the appropriate boxes If the information has already been registered in Windows it will automatically appear and then click the Next button A dialog box appears ask ing for confirmation of the entered informa tion You have provided the following registration information Name M Smith Company Brother Co Ltd ls this registration information correct No Click the Yes button to register the entered information NOTE To change the registration information click the No button and then return
117. on is being set Changing the setting will cancel the setting that was previously applied t To return the function to its default setting NORMAL press the space bar t To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global Block Line press gt o Or 4 a Press OR press J to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or z to select the function and then press or to select the functions have been set Style2 function STYLE2 Two more text styles are available with the Style2 function ITALIC and VERTICAL Either of these styles can be combined with each of the text styles available with the Stylel function See Style function STYLE1 on pages 56 For samples of the available style settings refer to page 102 The style indicators at the top of the display show the style of the text at the cursor s current position when any setting other than NORMAAL is selected lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt i AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font HELSINKI A Width Size gt fo Ch 3 Functions The VERTICAL style setting which rotates each character 90 counterclockwise and prints the text vertically along the length of the label is different from the Text rotation function page 60 which rotates each text block 90 cou
118. ont function FONT With the Font function you can change the font of the text to one of the many that are available For samples of the available Font settings refer to page 99 The font of the text at the cursor s current Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed os f appears as a setting the Font function has already been applied to part of the current text either a line in the current block if the Block format or the Global format function is being set or a block in the text if the Global for mat function is being set Changing the setting will cancel the setting that was previously position is shown at the bottom of the display lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt i AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font Width Size gt c 4o ro applied To return the function to its default setting HEL NOTE Letter Gothic L GOTHIC is a fixed pitch font all characters use a fixed amount of space as opposed SINKI press the space bar To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global Block Line press f 3 o Or 4 a Press OR press Je to apply the setting to all of the other fonts which are proportional characters use different amounts of space To change the setting for the Font function Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT OR hold down Global Block and press 7 gt Or 4 a
119. oo wi ele Property dock Layout area Print area Draw toolbar Object dock Status bar tamsesn On a Macintosh computer Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 icon in the P touch Editor 3 2 folder installed on the computer When P touch Editor is started the following window is displayed Rulers Layout area Print area Title bar Menu bar File Edit View Object Foftmat Layout Database Window Help gt Untitled LIDL j SE 1 2 g D 5 g p SC mA Draw toolbar Print toolbar AERAN o E u dr i E E Database toolbar Property dock Object dock eee eae Re Status bar 28 To view the help for the Mac version of P touch Editor 3 2 double click Main htm in the Help folder within the P touch Editor 3 2 folder installed on the computer Displaying the Properties Although the screens shown in the following expla nations are for Windows 98 98 SE and Me the operations for Windows 2000 and XP and Macin tosh are the same unless specifically mentioned The desired Properties can be displayed by clicking the icon in the property dock Page Properties icon G AB Text Properties icon ajo Layout Properties icon ee Database Properties icon replaced with the database toolbar on the Mac version of the soft ware Font Properties icon To display the Properties Click the i
120. or to select setting Press cor Jz Block press Code Rotate to select AUTO FORMAT then press OR just press A Rotate OR f or to select template Press OR Rotate OR a or 1 to select CHANGE STYLE Press OR a gt Rotate OR fa or to select format style gt Press OR i Block Block Rotate to select LAYOUT PREVIEW then press OR just press Layout code D or to scroll A Cut ee how the Rotate to select AUTO CUT then press OR just press Gei abels are cut Rotate OR t Printing using the cur rent print options Feeding and cutting 24 mm of tape Printing many copies Rotate to select REPEAT then press OR just press ea Rotate OR f or to select number OR type number Press OR Printing many copies Rotate to select NUMBER then press OR just press ci 25 while increasing selected text gt it al OFr a to select start of numbering field Press OR Memory Saving a file Rotate to select MEMORY then press OR just press Rotate OR 7 Recalling a previously saved file Ger a previously Rotate to select MEMORY then press OR just press cos a saved file Rotate OR t Printing a previously Rotate to select MEMORY then press OR just press cos faa sav
121. or block is joined with the previous one To remove one character Press Ma or to position the cur sor below the character immediately to the right of the character that you wish to delete Press once NOTE Clear Each time is pressed one character is deleted To delete a sequence of characters Press iz Ma Or to position the cur sor below the character immediately to the right of the character that you wish to delete Hold down until all of the characters that you wish to delete are removed Line Delete key os The Delete key owe allows you to remove the character above the cursor After the character is deleted the remaining text to the right moves one place to the left Each time is pressed one character is deleted To remove one character Press gt Mel or to position the cur sor below the character that you wish to delete Line Press once Ch 3 Functions To delete a sequence of characters Press id OF to position the cur sor below the character that you wish to delete lt Tine Hold down until all of the characters that you wish to delete are removed Line Line out function cose zl With the Line out function you can easily remove an entire line of text To delete a line of text Press dn or lta to position the cur Home
122. ormat function Rotate OR press or k until moves beside CLEAR 03 04 RECALL a CLEAR PRINT Length Margin Font Width Size Press OR press ger The CLEAR screen appears in the deol with the currently selected file number To quit the Memory clear function without erasing any text press OR hold down and press Memory For a text file CLEAR FILELOO NAMETAG BH BeckerJABC Tran E F R Width Size Length Margin Font 3 Ch 3 Functions For an Auto format template file CLEAR 18mm TZ 00 VIDEO J GS p FAVORITE SONGS Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 until the file number containing the text that you wish to delete is displayed The file name is shown beside the file number and the text stored under the selected file number is shown in the bottom line t To see other parts of the selected text file press or t Auto format template files of the same tape width are displayed grouped together Press the space bar so that Y appears to the right of the file name For a text file CLEAR gt FILELOO NAMETAG v gt R BeckerJJABC Tran Length Margin Font Width Size CLEAR gt TZLOO0 VIDEO lv 18mm GS p wFAVORITE SONGS Length Margin Font Width Size 74 Repeat steps and until V appears to the right of all files to be deleted Files marked with v will be deleted t f m
123. ove it by pulling it straight up Ifthe ink ribbon is loose in the tape cassette to be installed use your finger to wind the toothed wheel in the direction of the arrow on the cassette until there is no slack in the ribbon Also make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides NOTE If you are using a new tape cassette provided with a stopper be sure to remove the stopper Ki D a Benn e bs o D E D CH Ch 2 Getting Started Insert the tape cassette firmly into the tape Connecting the P touch to a compartment making sure that the entire back of the cassette touches the bottom of computer the compartment eo e e e e e e e e e e eee e e e e e e This machine is equipped with a USB port allowing you to use a USB cable to connect the inner ribbon does not catch on the corner of the P touch to a computer running Windows or metal guide Mac OS and print labels created using the P touch Editor software When inserting the tape cassette make sure that the P touch 9600 Do not connect the P touch to the computer before installing the P touch Editor software otherwise it may not be installed correctly Follow the installa tion procedure on pages 11 through 27 to install the P touch Editor software and the printer driver and connect the P touch to the computer when you are instructed to do so poyeys Humay To connect a computer to the P touch through the USB port
124. plate in the Auto format function Rotate OR press or k until v moves beside RECALL 02 04 STORE ee YRECALL CLEAR Length Margin Font Width Size Press OR press A The RECALL screen appears in the e with the currently selected file number To quit the Recall function without recalling any text press OR hold down and press fb For a text file RECALL gt FILELOO NAMETAG gt R BeckerJyABC Tran Length Margin Font Width Size RECALL 18mm TZ 00 VIDEO GS MFAVORITE SONGS Width Size Length Margin Font Rotate OR press or 1 until the file number containing the text that you wish to recall is displayed The file name is shown beside the file number and the text stored in the selected file number is shown at the bot tom of the display Ch 3 Functions NOTE t To see other parts of the selected text file press or Auto format template files of the same tape width are displayed grouped together Press OR press KEN Any text previously entered in the De is erased and the text stored under the selected file number is recalled into the display Deleting a file To delete a file that has been saved Rotate until MEMORY is displayed and then press OR hold down and press is The MEMORY screen appears An Auto format template that has been stored in the memory can be deleted by holding down and pressing from the Auto f
125. r With the P touch and the Macintosh turned off connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 10 Be sure to leave the P touch turned off Turn on the Macintosh Insert the enclosed CD ROM into the com puter s CD ROM drive 25 Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS lt b Ch 2 Getting Started P touch ere ie seen PT 9600 Driver m Ri wi A Pre Installation Summary Computer Home Favorites Applications Mac OS 9 Mac OS X Introduction Please Review the Following Before Continuing Pre Iinstallation Summary a Lk Install Folder Mac OS X in the folder P touch on the disk Macintosh HD Product Name PT 9600 Driver Disk Space Information for Installation Target Required 584 230 bytes Available 1 509 376 000 bytes wa year answerer N EE Previous stall Check that the installation will be per formed as desired and then click the Install button After the printer driver is installed a dialog box appears indicating that the e090 _ Mac Os x SE O sn RS installation is finished Double click the Mac OS X folder to open it Back View i Computer Home P touch Quick Editor P touch Editor 3 2 Q OD gt Ve GA mp fe en bs OD o3 PT 9600 Driver Install Complete Introduction Congratulations PT 9600 Driver has been successfully A Pre Iinstallation Summary installed
126. r Desktop in the folder mward on the disk Macintosh HD Disk Space Information for Installation Target Required 58 672 177 bytes Available 1 590 501 376 bytes Cancer Previous insta Check that the installation will be per If certain options such as the Auto Format Tem formed as desired and then click the Install WW plates and the Clip Art are not installed some P button After P touch Editor is installed a D touch Editor functions may not be available dialog box appears indicating that the For a custom installation installation is finished P touch Editor 3 2 Select Custom from the Feature Set list A Se jietall Complete to display the list of options that can be cred a natn 3 2 has been successful selected for installation P Chasse Alag fier A Prealnstallation Summary Click Done to quit the installer Installing P touch Editor 3 2 Install Complete Choose Product Components Introduction Feature Set FR Choose Product Features e Ki P touch Editor 3 2 D WM Fonts US e W Auto Format Templates LG SW Clip Art Description Click the Done button and then restart the computer n enana we S megrgeetenn N Cancel Previous Next Installing the P touch Quick Editor soft Only the options with a check mark ware beside them are installed Select the options that you wish to install and then click the Next butto
127. r function can be used to delete it With the Memory print function either a single file or multiple files stored in the memory can be quickly selected for printing Templates from the Auto format function can also be stored while the template is being selected while text is being entered or while the MENU screen is displayed To store the template with text and a specific character style type in the text for each field and then select the style of the text before storing the template SE Ch 3 Functions Storing text and Auto format templates To save a text file Rotate until MEMORY is displayed and then press OR hold down and press PS The MEMORY screen appears 01 04 MEMORY VYSTORE v RECALL Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or LI until moves beside STORE Press OR press A The STORE screen appears in the display with the currently selected file number The type of file is also indicated FILE for normal text files or TZ for Auto format templates cS f the maximum number of characters has already been stored the error message MEM ORY FULL appears in the display If this occurs an existing text file must be deleted before the new one can be stored t To quit the Store function without storing the text press OR hold down and press Memory s i For a text file Length Margin Font Width Size Width Size Length Margin Fo
128. ral composite characters can be found on the key tops Characters such as and can be entered using Before inputting a com posite character as described below check whether it is already available as a keytop char acter and The following diacritical mark and letter combi nations are available Letters that can be combined P erouAETOU aoao Y Ch 3 Functions To type in a composite character To type in a diacritical mark written in col our on the key press once The Alt indicator comes on To type in a diacritical mark written in the top half of the key hold down lt 2 Press the key or of the desired dia critical mark The diacritical mark is added to the text Press the key of the letter that you wish to combine with the diacritical mark The let ter is combined with the diacritical mark and added to the text If the letter of the key that you pressed cannot be combined with the diacritical mark see the above table only the letter is added to the text Barcode key cos cl The Barcode function which enables barcodes to be printed as part of labels is one of this machine s most advanced features Ml 1234 L 30 mm D5mm t This section will explain how to enter a barcode into your text It is not intended as a compre hensive introduction to the concept of barcod ing For more detailed information please con
129. ress have been set 81 N well c sb E Des Va 2 lt S S CH 2 CD gt 2 c 3 OD Ch 4 Machine Adjustments To change the USB ID SELECTION setting This function allows you to specify a unique identification number for each P touch con nected to a computer in order to print through the USB connection Normally for easy setup of multiple P touch machines connected to a com puter all PT 9600 3600s will be set to 000000001 indicating that the data will be printed on all connected P touch machines at the same time Hold down and press 4 This step may be skipped if settings for several Setup functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until USB ID SELECTION is dis played and then press OR press or until USB ID SELECTION is displayed 05 05 USB ID SELECTION 000000001 Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate or press or i until the desired setting is displayed Press or press a to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several Setup settings at the same time press or to select the func tion and then press or to select the desired have been set 82 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE e eee CAUSE SOLUTION A DIGITS MINIMUM e This message appears if less message appears
130. s NOTE t To return the function to its default setting AUTO press the space bar t To change the setting in 1 0 cm steps hold down either or 3 and then release the key when the desired setting is displayed t To return to the text without changing the for matting Sei OR hold down and Global press or Press OR press a to apply the setting If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or z to select the function and then press or to select the functions have been set Mirror printing function Mirror EES This function prints your label so that the text can be read from the adhesive side of the tape If mirror printed labels are attached to glass or some other transparent material they can be read correctly from the opposite side NOTE When using the Mirror printing function the text should be printed on clear tape ABC ON VBC When ON is selected the Mirror printing indi cator at the top of the display comes on 64 lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt i AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt Cc Width Size To print a mirror image of the text Rotate until MIRROR is displayed and then press OR hold down and SH press Soe MIRROR GS OFF Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the de
131. s Use 12 mm wide tape to make an identification label for an M size stamp and use 18 mm wide tape to make a label for an L size stamp Za Leg D N ee E A A Q Press im to print out the identification label After the label is cut off affix it to the end of the holder so that its bottom edge is on the same side of the stamp holder as the raised Fit the frame over the stamp film and then brother logo push the frame down into place 38 Ch 2 Getting Started 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 practise stamping on a piece of scrap paper CH sell Bn wo vs GR Ley c E CH 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 c After stamping wait until the ink has com pletely dried before touching it in order to pre vent 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 transparen cies and other ink impermeable objects If
132. s OR hold down and press ED Press or press a to apply the setting Mirror Print key Cm After you have typed in your text and chosen all of the desired format settings you are ready to print it To print a label Mirror Press in The message COPIES followed by the number of the label being printed appears NOTE To quit printing at any time press cance Ch 3 Functions 776 pt COPIES DCH 1 1 ee Length Margin Font Width so A Cut Feed amp Cut key 6 Press this key to feed out any leftover printed tape after pressing to quit printing After printing with the Auto cut function set to 5 6 7 or 8 press 3 to feed the tape then cut it To feed out 26 mm of tape and automati cally cut it A Cut Press 7 The message FEED appears Repeat printing function Repeat code Ball This function allows you to print up to 999 cop ies of the same text To print multiple copies of a label Rotate until REPEAT is displayed and then press OR hold down and Repeat press a COPIES WwW Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate or press or i until the desired setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired number of copies 69 Ch 3 Functions NOTE t To select the default setting 1 press the space bar To change the setting in steps of 5 hold down either or a
133. s 96 through 99 To add a symbol or picture to the text Rotate until SYMBOL is displayed and then press OR press ym A row of symbols appears in the display PUNCTUATION gt r 1 gt s AO1 e D L 3 XxX HELSINKI A Width Size AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font gt 4o fo To return to the text at any time press OR press ym IV Rotate OR press or t to select the desired category of symbols and then press or z until the desired symbol is dis played enlarged within the frame in the middle of the display Press OR press added to the text The symbol is NOTE t To type ina series of symbols hold down before pressing OR adding symbols by selecting them as explained in step and holding down while press ing OR selecting the last symbol in the series A symbol can also be selected by typing in the corresponding code indicated in the table of available symbols For example pressing displays the GARDENING category and then pressing displays the third symbol of the GARDENING category 46 Accent function cos il The Accent function can be used to add accented characters to your text Many of these characters can also be found on the keys and typed in using refer to page 45 or they can be entered using the composite character keys refer to page 47 The accented characters are grouped according to the uppercase or lowercase letter that they
134. sage appears if the size of the text is larger than the width of the installed tape PT 9600 only This message appears if the Lines of Text set ting for the ESC P interface mode exceeds the maximum possible for the installed tape This message appears if the length of the text is longer than the label length that has been set with the Tape length func tion This message appears if you try to print a label that is longer than the maximum label length This message appears if you try to print a label that is longer than the maximum label length or is longer than the specified block length This message appears if the length of the text is longer than the width of the tape when the Text rotation function is used This message appears if the value entered while setting the Tape margin Tape length Block margin and Block length function is not within the allow able range This message appears if the specified characters cannot be found in the database This message appears if the val ues for the records to be printed is not within the allowable range if an extremely high voltage or extremely low voltage adapter is being used This message appears This message appears if a time stamp or user defined character image is selected when you try to use the Numbering function ee CAUSE SOLUTION e Reduce the size ofthe characters install a tape with a greater width or select the AUTO text size setting
135. setting is shown in the lower left corner of the display ES If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or z to select the lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt function and then press or to select the 0 4 HELSINKI A only after the necessary Length Margin Font Width Size desired setting Press functions have been set To change the setting for the Tape length function Select GLOBAL FORMAT OR hold down and press a as described on page 52 62 Block margin function B MARGIN The width of the margins between text blocks can be set between 0 0 cm and 30 0 cm The left and right margins for each text block will have a width that is the specified setting If the AUTO setting is selected the block margins will be 0 0 cm if only one text block has been cre ated and 0 3 cm if multiple text blocks have been created To change the setting for the Block margin function Select GLOBAL FORMAT OR hold down and press fF a as described on pages 52 Rotate until B MARGIN is displayed and then press W OR press or until B MARGIN is displayed The current set ting is shown on the left side of the display gt 4o Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in
136. sired setting is displayed t To return the function to its default setting OFF press the space bar t To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Mirror press Se Press OR press Ge to apply the setting Stamp stencil function code S J The Stamp stencil function allows you to quickly and easily create your own stamp sten cil films for chemical etching After inserting a stamp film cassette select this function to adjust the text to a perfect thickness for the pre inked stamp film holders Since the stamp holder is reusable just make a new stamp stencil film and replace the one in the holder To make a stamp Type in the text and then insert a medium 18 mm wide or large 24 mm wide stamp film cassette Hold down and press 5 STAMP MODE G3 OFF WwW Width Size Length Margin Font t fa stamp is created using this function be sure to use the Tape length function to select left and right label margins of 25 mm Rotate OR press or until the desired setting is displayed tS To return the function to its default setting OFF press the space bar To return to the text without changing the set ting for the Stamp function press OR hold down and press 5 _ Press OR press Gi If ON was selected print resolution is automatically adjusted for stamps Mirror Press to cut the text out of the stamp ste
137. sired setting is displayed and then press OR press or until To return to the text without changing the for T LENGTH is displayed The current set E ES Oe hold dow and ting is shown on the left side of the display Global press 8 l 10 13 m Press OR press J to apply the setting Ss ye earn ABC gt Cc 4 CH AUTO 0 4 HELSINKI A Length Margin Font Width Size If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set OR CH th Rotate press or until the tings at the same time press or to select the ee ene 6 p desired setting is displayed or use the function and then press or to select the number keys to type in the desired tape desired setting Press only after the necessary length functions have been set t To return the function to its default setting AUTO press the space bar Tape length function t To change the setting in 1 0 cm steps hold T LENGTH down either or t and then release the key when the desired setting is displayed Although the length of the printed label auto bd D IEN e S matically adjusts to fit the length of the entered To return to the text without changing the for text there may be times when you will want to matting press OR hold down and make a label with a specific length The Tape press bel length function allows you to set the label The current Tape length
138. ssing the designated shortcut keys Windows only or by dragging it from the other application Windows only To specify the shortcut keys used to import text right click in the label view or text box and then click Options in the menu that appears In the Options dialog box that appears select the desired shortcut keys for importing text Using the Text History list The 10 most recently printed texts are automati cally stored for future use To use text from the Text History list play the Text History list Click the desired text NOTE Text selected from the Text History list replaces all text already entered in the layout Adding a symbol A symbol from the various installed symbol fonts can be added at the left side of the label text To add a symbol to the text Windows Right click in the label view or text box select Symbols in the menu that appears and then click Insert Changel The Input Symbol dialog box appears Macintosh Hold down the Control key and click in the label view or text box select Symbol font in the menu that appears and then click Import Change A dialog box displaying symbols appears 31 Lal sell Bn vs GR Ley c LS fb CH poyeys Humay Ch 2 Getting Started Symbol Eont Symbol List In the Symbol Font list select the desired symbol font In the Symbol List view select the desired symbol Click the
139. sult one of the many reference books availa ble Since this machine is not specifically designed for special barcode label making some bar code readers may not be able to read the labels Barcodes should be printed on white labels with black ink The various barcode parameters enable you to create more customised barcodes CODE 39 I 2 5 EAN13 EAN8 TYPE UPC A UPC E CODABAR EAN128 CODE128 WIDTH LARGE MEDIUM SMALL bar width EXTRA SMALL 47 Ch 3 Functions Settings ON OFF Parameter UNDER numbers printed below barcode CHECK DIGIT The default settings are CODE 39 TYPE MEDIUM WIDTH UNDER set to ON and CHECK DIGIT set to OFF t t is recommended that barcodes be printed with the barcode WIDTH parameter set to at least SMALL otherwise barcodes may be diffi cult to read t The CHECK DIGIT parameter is only available with the CODE 39 I 2 5 and CODABAR types To enter the barcode data Rotate until BARCODE is displayed and then press OR hold down and press ei t To change the data or parameters of a barcode that has already been added to the text position the cursor below the right half of the barcode mark IN before rotating to select BAR CODE and pressing OR holding down and pressing zl To quit the Barcode function without adding a barcode press at any time OR hold down and press 1 z PARAMETERt CODE 39 GS pzz AUTO 0 4 H
140. t dialog box appears Select the desired print settings Auto Cut This option allows you to select whether or not to automatically cut off the label after it is printed Mirror Printing This option allows you to print the text in reverse so that it is perfect for attaching to the inside of windows Copies This option allows you to enter the number of copies to be printed Windows Click the OK button to start printing Macintosh Click the Print button The lay out is printed If you want to start printing without changing the print options simply click the Print button L or click the arrow beside the Print button and click Print Hiding displaying P touch Quick Editor Windows only P touch Quick Editor can be hidden by clicking the Hide button Re display P touch Quick Editor by clicking its icon in the system tray at the right of the taskbar Quitting P touch Quick Editor To quit P touch Quick Editor On a computer running Windows Do either of the following Right click the P touch Quick Editor icon in the system tray and then click Exit in the menu that appears Right click in the label view or text box and then click Exit in the menu that appears On a Macintosh computer Do either of the following Click Quit in the File menu Hold down the Control key and click in the label view or text box and then click Quit in the menu that appears
141. t label in the chain is printed lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt i AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font HELSINKI A Width Size gt 4o fo NOTE When setting 5 6 7 or 8 is selected the Auto Cut indicator does not come on 1 l D both full and half cuts no chain printing 2 oea g fe full cuts only no half E cuts and no chain print ing 3 half cuts only no full cuts and no chain print ing ABC ia i aT 4 no full cuts half cuts or chain printing r z o 9 ee full cuts half cuts and chain printing 6 full cuts and chain print ing no half cuts zept 7 En ABE half cuts and chain print ing no full cuts 8 ABC nthe chain printing neither full nor half cuts A Cut t After printing with settings 5 6 7 or 8 press to feed the tape then cut it t This function can also be specified with the P touch Editor 3 2 software To change the setting for the Auto cut function Rotate until AUTO CUT is displayed and then press OR hold down and press 6 Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed The current set ting is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side t To return the function to its default setting 1 press the space bar t To return to the text without changing the set ting for the Auto cut function pres
142. t template created for 12 mm wide tape This message appears if a 18 Install a 18 mm wide tape mm wide tape cassette is not cassette installed when printing an Auto format template created for 18 mm wide tape This message appears if a 24 Install a 24 mm wide tape mm wide tape cassette is not cassette installed when printing an Auto format template created for 24 mm wide tape This message appears if a 36 Install a 36 mm wide tape mm wide tape cassette is not cassette installed when printing an Auto format template created for 36 mm wide tape This message appears if an 24 Install an 24 mm wide mm wide stamp tape cassette is stamp tape cassette not installed when printing an Auto format template created for a STAMP L stamp This message appears if an 18 Install an 18 mm wide mm wide stamp tape cassette is stamp tape cassette not installed when printing an Auto format template created for a STAMP M stamp This message appears if no tape Install a tape cassette and cassette is installed when you try again try to feed the tape print or use the Layout preview function This message appears if the end Replace the tape cassette of the tape in the cassette has been reached 87 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ERROR MESSAGE TEXT TOO HIGH TEXT TOO LONG VALUE OUT OF RANGE CHECK VALUE AND RE ENTER WRONG ADAPTER WRONG CHARACTER 88 fe This message appears if the size mes
143. te the P touch Quick Editor software In the System Folder open the Extensions folder Drag the following to the Trash icon e PT 9600 3600 icon to delete the printer driver e USB PT 9600 3600 Extension icon to delete the printer driver Oh In the System Folder open the Preferences folder Drag the following to the Trash icon e P touch Editor 3 2 Prefs icon for the P touch Editor 3 2 software e P touch Quick Editor Prefs icon for the P touch Quick Editor software e PT 9600 3600 Prefs icon for the printer driver With Mac OS X v10 1 or v10 2 To uninstall the P touch Editor 3 2 software Double click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 folder to open it Double click the Uninstall P touch folder Double click the Uninstall P touch icon in the folder that appears The uninstaller starts up Click the Uninstall button After P touch Editor 3 2 is removed a dialog box appears indicating that the uninstallation is finished Click the Quit button To uninstall the P touch Quick Editor software Double click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it Double click the P touch Quick Editor folder to open it Double click the Uninstall P touch folder Double click the Uninstall P touch icon in the folder that appears The uninstaller starts up Click the Uninstall button After P touch Quick Editor is remove
144. the desired block margin width t To return the function to its default setting AUTO press the space bar t To change the setting in 1 0 cm steps hold down either f or t and then release the key when the desired setting is displayed t To return to the text without changing the for matting press OR hold down and Global press ff Ch 3 Functions If is used to select the settings only one function can be set at a time To apply several format set tings at the same time press or to select the function and then press or to select the functions have been set Block length function B LENGTH Normally the length of each text block auto matically adjusts to fit the length of the entered text However with the Block length function you can set each text block to a length between 0 6 cm and 99 5 cm To change the setting for the Block length function Select GLOBAL FORMAT or BLOCK FOR Global MAT OR hold down and press Block or a as described on page 52 to 53 Rotate until B LENGTH is displayed and then press OR press or until B LENGTH is displayed The current set ting is shown on the left side of the display gt 4 CH Width Size Length Margin Font Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired block length 63 Ch 3 Function
145. to Installing Driver Installer Install Complete Click Done to quit the installer Double click the Driver Installer icon in the folder that appears The installer starts up and then the Introduction dialog box appears PT 9600 Driver Introduction InstallAnywhere will guide you through the installation of Gegen Click the Done button and then restart the It is strongly recommended that you quit all programs before continuing with this installation Click the Next button to proceed to the next screen If you want CO m p ute r ech something on a previous screen click the Previous EE cancel this installation at any time by clicking the Cancel Se ecti n 2 th e PT 9 6 0 0 3 6 0 0 as th e printer pol To select the printer With a Mac OS before OS X When the Next button is pressed a message may appear warning that an older version of the printer driver is installed Be sure to uninstall the older ver Pull down the Apple menu and select sion of the printer driver before trying to install the Chooser to display the Chooser window Turn on the P touch 9600 3600 new driver For details on uninstalling the printer driver refer to To uninstall the printer driver on TE page 35 A E Z Click the Next button A dialog box appears allowing you to check the installa Pire tion ay Active Q Inactive Chooser
146. to the desired position To move the cursor to the end of the entire text Hold down and press Function dial Set key The navigation dial in the upper right corner of the keyboard provides a quick way to access many of the P touch functions and to select from the various settings Refer to the descrip tion of each function for a detailed explanation on how to use the navigation dial To select a function or setting Rotate either clockwise or counterclock wise until the desired function or setting is displayed To return to the text without making a selection Press cancel To apply the selection Press Code key coe To use a function printed in color above or on a key Hold down and press the key for the desired function Ch 3 Functions Return key J The return key can be used to select an item from a list for example when adding a symbol or accented character to the text or to apply a selected setting Some questions asking you to confirm a com mand may appear on the LCD display espe cially when the function that you have chosen will delete or affect files In these cases press IS like answering yes NOTE To answer no press cone Refer to Cancel key below To select an item from a list or to apply the selected setting Press os Cancel key cana The Cancel key can be used to quit most func tions and return to th
147. ts icon in the system tray at the right of the taskbar 30 On a Macintosh computer Double click the P touch Quick Editor icon in the P touch Quick Editor folder installed on the computer When P touch Quick Editor is started the fol lowing window is displayed Length 1 1 in z Width 1 in e Toolbar Label view To view the help for the Mac version of P touch Quick Editor double click Help html in the P touch Quick Editor folder installed on the com puter Specifying a label size Before entering text the label size must be set A selection of preset layout sizes is available for a variety of needs Although the screens shown in the following expla nations are for Windows 98 98 SE and Me the operations for Windows 2000 and XP and Macin tosh are the same unless specifically mentioned To specify the label size Click the arrow beside the Properties button to display a drop down menu Click Tape Settings to display various label format settings NOTE The Tape Settings can also be displayed by select ing View Properties then clicking Tape Settings in the pop up menu displayed by right clicking Windows or holding down the Control key and clicking Macintosh in the label view Length 1 03 Width 1 T A Ele Normal Format Length Auto Auto Margins Minimum DI Width jib v Match With Installed Tape Inthe Form
148. ultiple files are to be deleted follow steps and to mark them with v If only one file is to be deleted steps and can be skipped t To select all files in the memory hold down and press the space bar t To remove a file from those that are to be deleted select the file and then press the space bar to remove the v from the right side of the file name Press OR press A The message OK TO CLEAR appears NOTE If all of the stored files were selected the message CLEAR ALL appears OK TO CLEAR Ins J Length Margin Font Width Size Press OR press A The text stored in the selected file numbers is deleted To go back and select different files to be deleted Press cancel Printing stored text and Auto format templates Multiple stored text or Auto format templates can be printed immediately without first being recalled To print stored text files Rotate until MEMORY is displayed and then press OR hold down and press Pet The MEMORY screen appears Rotate OR press or k until v moves beside PRINT CLEAR MEMORY YPRINT 04 04 Width Size Length Margin Font Press OR press el The PRINT screen appears in the display with the currently selected file number To quit the Memory print function without printing any text press OR hold down and press Memory PRINT gt FILELOO NAMETAG gt R Becker JJABC Tran Length Margin Font
149. unctions Tape margin function T MARGIN The Tape margin function allows you to adjust the size of the margins on the left and right sides of your text The label margins can be set to a width between 0 2 cm and 9 9 cm The current Tape margin setting is shown at the bottom of the display lt lt lt P touch gt gt gt i AUTO HELSINKI Length Margin Font gt j jo Width Size To change the setting for the Tape margin function Select GLOBAL FORMAT OR hold down Global and press page 52 as described on This step may be skipped if settings for several Glo bal Format functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until T MARGIN is displayed and then press OR press or iz until T MARGIN is displayed The current set ting is shown on the left side of the display 09 13 MARGIN gt CH 0 4 HELSINKI Length Margin Font Width Size Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired margin width 61 Ch 3 Functions NOTE NOTE t To return the function to its default setting 0 4 This step may be skipped if settings for several Glo cm press the space bar bal Format functions are being applied at the same To change the setting in 1 0 cm steps hold alli down either or and then release the key Rotate until T LENGTH is displayed when the de
150. use an iron set to a medium high temperature 160 to 180 C to press down firmly for 15 to 30 sec onds For more details refer to the instructions included with the fabric tape cassette Ch 2 Getting Started Assembling stamps eee e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e 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 customised stamps using one of the pre formatted stamp templates and then affix the printed stamp stencil to a self inking stamp film holder Install a stamp film cassette and then for mat the stamp text in either of the following ways a Select a pre formatted stamp template from those available with the Auto for mat function refer to page 65 b Type in text and then set the Stamp func tion to ON refer to page 64 NOTE If an Auto format stamp template is used it is not necessary to set the Stamp function to ON Print out the stamp stencil and remove its backing paper Remove the frame from around the stamp holder ink pad one end at a time and then remove the protective seal covering the ink pad t f the stamp holder already contains a stamp film hold the stamp over a piece of scrap paper and remove the stamp frame by pulling it off one end at a time Then slowly peel off the stamp film Be careful that the ink does not splatter Keep the stamp film holder out o
151. xt button The Choose Product Components dialog box appears P touch Editor 3 2 Choose Product Components A Introduction Feature Set Typical D Choose Product Features a Ki P touch Editor 3 2 D Fonts US T wv Auto Format Templates D W Clip Art Description e gene pen S Cancel Previous ESCH Select the installation method For a typical installation Click the Next button to immediately start installing all options About 20 MB of available hard disk space is needed to begin installation In order to install all options about 100 MB of available hard disk space is needed For a minimal installation Select Minimal from the Feature Set list and then click the Next button to start install ing just the P touch Editor 3 2 application Ch 2 Getting Started Select the desired location for the alias and Fetter then click the Next button A dialog box Ge appears allowing you to check the installation M Choose Product Features P touch Editor 3 2 oe Ki P touch Editor 3 2 A a Fonts US Pre Installation Summary e Auto Format Templates a Clip Art Introduction Please Review the Following Before Continuing Choose Product Features Product Name a 6 P touch Editor 3 2 Choose Alias Folder M Pre installation Summary Install Folder Sos r P touch Editor 3 2 in the folder Mac OS X on the disk Description S Macintosh HD ias Folde
152. yle settings refer to page 102 The style indicators at the top of the display show the style of the text at the cursor s current position when any setting other than NORMAL is selected P touch gt gt gt gt Cc 4 CH 0 4 HELSINKI A Length Margin Font Width Size Each of the text styles available with the Style1 function can be combined with each of the text styles available with the Style2 function See Style2 function STYLE2 on pages 57 To change the setting for the Style1 func tion Select GLOBAL FORMAT BLOCK FOR MAT or LINE FORMAT OR hold down Global Block and press or CJ as described on pages 52 to 53 This step may be skipped if settings for several for mat functions are being applied at the same time Rotate until STYLE1 is displayed and then press OR press or until STYLE1 is displayed The setting for the text at the cursor s current position is shown on the left side of the display and a sample can be seen on the right side 04 13 d STYLE1 D NORMAL AUTO 0 4 Length Margin Font A HELSINKI A Width Size gt 4 CH Rotate OR press or 1 1 until the desired setting is displayed NOTE os f appears as a setting the Stylel func tion has already been applied to either a line in the current text block if the Block format or the Global format function is being set or a block in the current text if the Global format functi
153. ys PT 3600 59 keys 24 x 119 dots Caps Alt and other indicators with screen backlight PT 9600 only 6 widths available 6mm 9mm 12 mm 18mm 24 mm 36 mm 384 dots height 360 dpi resolution Automatic full cut Automatic half cut 237 W x 302 D x 101 H mm 2 kg 10 built in fonts Helsinki Brussels US San Diego Florida Brunei Bold Los Angeles Bermuda Script Istanbul and Letter Gothic AUTO plus 24 point sizes 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 28 32 36 40 48 56 64 72 and 76 points Normal Bold Outline Solid Shadow Invert Italic and Vertical Maximum 1 0 meter line of text Maximum 16 lines Maximum 50 blocks Approximately 10 000 characters 93 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS 94 Appendix xipueddy Appendix Symbols gt p 46 The following symbols are available Category Sym bols PUNCTUATION BRACKET B01 B08 ARROW CO1 C14 gt E amp E UNIT D01 D26 se DP Lid cm nin D SEET LETTER sew e sialeiy s ula o o p p Prefe ts fe ts fee 7 8 fe of i 2 fo NUMBER Rae ESA REINER EA RER RESEARCH PICTOGRAPH G01 G14 ELECTRICAL H01 H18 96 Appendix EY 101 129 15 16 17 18 19 KAEA EE EES 001 J42 v PAAA ARAARA EE EE E EE EC MANDATORY KO1 K19 CS FIRE LO1 L08 mey aoe SIS ES TRANSPORT Ka MO1 M13 d r WA eae eee EMERGENCY NO1 NO6 SS fe

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