Brother 1290 Printer User Manual
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1. Printed in China introduction With your PT 1290 you can create labels for any application Select from the many frames character sizes widths and styles to design beautiful custom labels In addition the variety of tape cartridges available allows you to print labels with different widths and exciting colours Read this manual carefully before starting and keep the manual in a handy place for future reference EC Declaration of Conformity Manufacturer Brother Industries Ltd 15 1 Naeshiro cho Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8561 Japan Plant Zhuhai Brother Industries Co Ltd 254 Gangchang Road Gongbei Zhuhai City S E Z Guang Dong CHINA Herewith declare that Products description P touch Model number PT 1290 is in conformity with provisions of the Electromagnetic Compatibility Directive 2004 108 EC and we declare compliance with the following standards Harmonized standards applied EMC EN55022 2006 A1 2007 Class B EN55024 1998 A1 2001 A2 2003 EN61000 3 2 2006 EN61000 3 3 1995 A1 2001 A2 2005 The optional AC adapter AD 24ES also conforms with EN60950 1 2001 A11 2004 and follows the provisions of the Low Voltage Directive 2006 95 EC Year in which CE marking was first affixed 2009 Issued by Brother Industries Ltd Safety Precautions A Warning Follow these guidelines to avoid fire burn injury electric shock rupture heat abnormal odour and smoking Alw2. not try to print if the cassette is empty it will damage the print head Do not pull the tape while printing or feeding it will damage the tape and machine Any data stored in memory will be lost due to failure or repair of the P touch or if the battery expires and no adapter is connected When power is disconnected for more than three minutes all texts settings and any text files stored in the memory will be cleared Quality Management Dept LW3860001 3 Print head Tape cutter lever Cassette cover Open the cassette cover by pressing the indicated area at the back of the machine If a tape cassette is already installed remove it by pulling it straight up Also if batteries are already installed remove them Make sure that the power is turned off when replacing batteries or tape cassettes Insert six new AAA alkaline batteries LRO3 making sure that their poles point in the correct directions Always replace all six batteries at the same time using brand new ones of the same type CALCD Display amp Keyboard 1 5 ar ry m 6 2 A ABCIATS 3 mB _ 7 4 L 8 J Miil a ers 3 M 24 14 1 1 SS bother gt Error mes
3. stored in the memory No Text is pressed when no text is entered Feeding tape after printing when Chain print OK to Feed is selected Refer to Setting Margin e You tried to enter a 3rd line by pressing Line Limit d You tried to print a 2 line text with 3 5mm or 6mm tape installed If the print head becomes too hot your machine will stop printing and automatically start to cool down The cool down time will be displayed Once the print head is cool printing will automatically continue Do not touch the P touch while cooling Cooling Insert 12mm 12mm tape is required for DECO MODE You tried to print a label with no cassette 1 No Cassette jnistali d Cutter Error The tape cutter lever was used while printing Tape guide Insert a tape cassette making sure that it snaps into place Make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides Ifthe ink ribbon is loose use your finger to wind the toothed wheel in the direction of the arrow on the cassette Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Securely close the cassette cover making sure that it snaps into place After you have installed the tape press 4 to feed the tape once and then push in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape NOTE When using optional AC adapter AD 24ES 1 Insert the small plug on the adapter cord into the AC adapter socket on
4. you to create unique labels by using some built in templates Refer to the DECO MODE format table C on the enclosed insertion sheet Example Design 10 gM Bill Anderson ABC Company Inc 4a Y 8 gt O Design 10 E gt Lobel Length gt O Auto 30 200mm cl gt Text 1 gt Bill Anderson o gt Text 2 gt ABC Company Inc E gt Print OK i NOTE The formats marked in column C of the insertion sheet s DECO format table can require cooling If the print head becomes too hot your machine will automatically stop printing and begin to cool down Once the print head has cooled printing will automatically continue Do not touch the P touch while cooling If you select a format that is one line Design 1 Design 9 only enter the text once Printing and formatting of entered text may depend on the template style you have selected The format of DECO MODE templates cannot be changed The highlighted symbols in the table of symbols A on the enclosed insertion sheet are available in DECO MODE To clear all text press and al then Clear appears Press i to clear Press amp to cancel When you access DECO MODE your most recently printed DECO MODE text and label length will be recalled Press amp to return to the previous step To exit DECO MODE press amp until the display shows the text entry scr
5. acking and apply the label gt Using Print Options Copies You can print up to 9 copies of each label To print more than 1 copy of a label with minimum margin set the margin to Narrow and select Copies for Print Options function CN gt O Print Options i gt Copies cl gt O Set 1 97 3 a e You can also select the number of copies by entering it with the Number keys Numbering You can print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected number by 1 after each label is printed Example To print copies of a label containing a serial number 0123 0124 and 0125 O Set 3 9 5 o Select the highest number you wish to be printed when setting the number Mirror cw gt Print Options cl 5 Mron G gt Mirror Prin G HTIM L Use clear tape with Mirror so the labels can be read correctly from the opposite side when attached on glass windows or other transparent surfaces Resetting the P touch You can reset the P touch when you want to initialize the settings or in the event the P touch is not working properly 1 Turn off the P touch and then while holding down L and R press to turn the P touch back on 2 Release and R The P touch turns on with the internal memory reset NOTE All text settings and stored files are cleared D O MOD This function allows
6. age Bohemia Bohemia Helsinki gt Switching Upper Case Lower Case CN Ada Upper case A lt a ON Lower case A lt a OFF ABCDE abcde Ada Ada gt Entering Two Lines of Text Move the cursor to where the second line starts and press ia Use either 9mm or 12mm wide tape for two line text Display Label image aT ABC ABC DEF _ DEE gt Entering Symbols gt Choose a symbol with O and press cl Refer to the table of symbols A on the enclosed insertion sheet for a list of available symbols To go to the next group press 4 To cancel operations press 6 gt Entering Accented Characters CN m DememOrd Refer to the table of accented characters B on the enclosed insertion sheet for a list of available accented characters To cancel operations press The order of accented characters differs by the selected LCD language gt To Clear By pressing re the letters will be deleted one by one CN a To delete all text and settings CN gt Text amp Format c To delete text only CN E gt Text Only 5 Designing Labels 1 Press F use O to select a function under column A and then press Cd The function can also be selected with the shortcut keys listed under column C L to g 2 Use O to select a setting listed under
7. ays use the specified voltage and the suggested AC adapter AD 24ES for this machine to prevent any damage or failure Unplug the adapter cord immediately and stop using the P touch during an electrical storm Donotuse the machine AC adapter in places of high humidity such as bathrooms Do not overload the adapter cord Do not place heavy objects on or damage the adapter cord or plug Do not forcibly bend or pull the adapter cord When disconnecting the adapter cord from the power outlet always hold the plug Make sure that the plug is fully inserted in the power outlet Do not use an outlet that is loose Do not swallow the cutter stopper Do not get the machine AC adapter adapter plug wet such as by handling them with wet hands or spilling liquids on to them Do not disassemble or modify the P touch AC adapter batteries Do not use metallic objects such as tweezers or a metallic pen when changing the batteries Do not throw the batteries into fire or expose to heat Disconnect the AC adapter remove batteries immediately and stop using the machine if you notice abnormal odour heat discolouration deformation or anything unusual while using or storing it A Caution Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury battery leakage burn and heat Do not touch the cutter blade or any metal parts near the print head Remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adapter if you do not intend to
8. column B and then press g Design A B Label image c Large J SMITH Size Size Medium J SMITH Li Small J SMITH Normal J SMITH Width Width x2 J SMITH x 1 2 JSMITH Normal 1 J SMITH Bold J SMITH Outline Shadow J SMITH Style Style Italic J SMITH Italic Bold Italic Outl Italic Outline Italic Shadow J SMITH Vertical 7 OB FLT om ABC Underline ABC a Leaf Underline Frame 2 Underline Frame Tile Star ABC yx Heart wW ABC y Mpal Square ABCE or sJABC Tab Tab The cursor should be positioned where you set a tab 5 Tab length Tab Length Auto 1 0 100mm The tab is set with the specified length 6 Label length Label Length Auto 1 30 300mm The label is printed with the specified length 7 amp orf VHS Spine 140mm MiniDV Spine 42mm Auto format Auto Format Audio Tape 89mm CD Case Spine 113mm File Tab 82mm Divider Tab 42mm 1 These are the default settings To return to the default setting press 2 Frames can not be printed on 3 5mm tapes 3 You can also select the length by entering the length with the number keys To turn to Auto press Printing Labels gt Text Preview You can preview the text befo
9. een DECO MODE feature is only available when using 12mm wide tape cassettes The maximum label length is 200mm for DECO MODE When Auto is selected for Label Length the label will automatically adjust to the correct size for printing the text one time Press to return to the Auto setting for Label Length mode Saving Label Files gt Memory 0 You can save your original labels on to your machine Up to nine labels can be saved and recalled for printing at a later date You can also edit and overwrite the stored label ONY Fee 2 oO rial Save gt Oe E To Print gt O Print i gt O ele P touch E To Open gt Open 5 gt sie P touch E NOTE If you try to store a label when there is already a label stored to that number the message Overwrite will To Save gt appear Press E to save your new label Press to cancel Specifications Dimensions 159 x 157 x 61 7mm WxDxH Weight 485 g without batteries and tape cassette Six AAA alkaline batteries LRO3 Optional AC adapter AD 24ES Brother TZ tape width 3 5mm 6mm 9mm 12mm Accessories Tape Cassettes See the included Tape Catalog AC Adapter AD 24ES Cutter Unit TC 5 replacement If the cutter blade becomes blunt after repetitive use and the tape cannot be cut cleanly replace with a new cutter uni
10. exts settings and any text on their own files stored in the memory will be cleared A blank horizontal There maybe some dust on the print head line appears Remove the tape cassette and use a dry through the printed cotton swab to gently wipe the print head label with an up and down motion 3 Set the unit of measurement The default setting is mm CN gt Unit i gt mm inch i NOTE The machine automatically turns off if no keys are pressed within five minutes To cancel operations press Problem Solution The machine has locked up i e nothing happens when a key is pressed even though the machine is on Refer to Resetting the P touch The power turns off The batteries may be weak Replace them when you try to Check that the batteries are correctly print inserted Check that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides The tape cutter lever was used while printing Do not touch the cutter lever during printing The tape does not feed properly or the tape gets stuck inside the machine How can delete all text and format Press and select settings to create a ext amp Format new label y 1 How can change the language setting Refer to Initial Settings Entering Tet gt Setting Font 9 Helsinki or so Bohemia a ae Label image Helsinki Label im
11. re printing CN o The LCD shows the whole text and the label length mm inch then returns to the original text Only the text can be previewed not the font style size underline frame or any additional features gt Feeding Tape Feed gt Setting Margin 21 CN magn E gt Full Half Narrow Chain Print a Full Half Narrow For leaving equal margins on both sides of the text Full Half Narrow ABC ABC ABC 25mm 25mm fem in 4mm 4mm Chain Print For creating a label containing text in various styles 1 Enter text 2 Press then OK to Feed appears 3 Press 9 to enter more text Press cl to feed and print Chain Print ABE ABC DEF feed amp cut NOTE When Half or Narrow is set feed the tape before using the cutter otherwise a part of the text may be cut off Also cut along the printed dots with scissors so the text is centered in the label To print more than 1 copy of a label with minimum margin set the margin to Narrow and select Copies in the Print Options menu Do nottry to pull the tape since this may damage the tape cassette gt Printing EN e To prevent damage to the tape do not touch the cutter lever while the message Print or Feed is displayed To cut off the label push in the tape cutter lever on the upper right corner of the machine e Peel the printed label from b
12. sage 1 Size 15 Caps key 2 Font 16 Cursor key Use with 3 Cursor Shift key to go to start 4 Caps end of the text 5 Width 17 OK key 6 Style 18 Print Feed key 7 Underline Frame 19 Preview key 8 Label Length 20 DECO MODE key 9 Escape key 21 Backspace key 10 Power key 22 Enter key 11 Function key 23 Accent key 12 Font keys 24 Symbol key 13 Character keys 25 Space key 14 Shift key NOTE p The LCD shows one row of 15 characters however the text that you enter can be up to 80 characters in length Message Cause Remedy The maximum number of characters 80 Full characters for DECO MODE 50 characters have already been entered The text length exceeds the selected label length Auto Format setting length and DECO MODE setting length Text Too Long You tried to select Copies Numbering Mirror or Text Preview when no text is entered Printing on 3 5mm tape with invalid Frame No Frame OK setting ON Select E to print with no Frame amp to cancel Message Cause Remedy Battery Weak The batteries are weak Replace them with new ones Check Battery The installed batteries are running low There is no text above the cursor when you selected Numbering Invalid Invalid character is selected for Numbering Invalid number is selected for Tab Length or Label Length You tried to print a text file when there is no data
13. t stock no TC 5 from an authorized Brother reseller Power supply Tape cassette A CAUTION Do not touch the cutter blade directly with your fingers Do not swallow the cutter stopper Contact Information Contact may differ by country See the Web http www brother eu
14. the top end of the machine 2 Insert the power plug into the nearest standard electrical outlet For memory back up we recommend using AAA alkaline batteries LRO3 together when using the AC adapter initial Seti 1 Start your machine Supply power by using six AAA alkaline batteries LRO3 or the optional AC adapter and then press 2 Set the language The default setting is English CN gt QIP Language gt English Espafol Frangais Hrvatski Italiano Magyar Nederlands Norsk Polski Portugu s Romana Slovenski Slovensky Suomi Svenska Tirkce Cesky Dansk Deutsch i gt What to do when Problem Solution Check that the batteries are correctly The display stays inserted blank after turning If the batteries are weak replace them on the machine Check that the optional AD 24ES adapter is correctly connected When the label is printed out there is See Setting Margin and select Half or too much margin Narrow to have smaller margins for your space on both label sides of the text The machine does not print or the printed characters are not formed e Check that the tape cassette has been inserted correctly If the tape cassette is empty replace it Check the cassette cover is properly closed properly The settings and es batteries a be part aii ail texts have cleared en power is isconnectet for more than 3 three minutes all t
15. use the P touch for an extended period of time Do not use old and new batteries together or mix alkaline batteries with other type batteries or set the positive and negative end in the wrong position Do not drop or hit the P touch AC adapter Do not press hard on the LCD display Make sure you do not trap your fingers when closing the cassette cover General Precautions Depending on the location material and environmental conditions the label may unpeel or become irremovable the colour of the label may change or be transferred to other objects Before applying the label check the environmental condition and the material Donotuse the P touch in any way or for any purpose not described in this guide Doing so may result in accidents or damage to the machine Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Do not use tapes that do not have the mark Only use a soft dry cloth to clean the machine never use alcohol or other organic solvents Use a cotton swab to clean the print head never touch the print head Do not put any foreign objects into the tape exit slot or AC adapter connector etc Do not place the P touch battery adapter in direct sunlight or rain near heaters or other hot appliances in any location exposed to extremely high or low temperatures e g on the dashboard or in the back of your car high humidity or dusty locations Do not apply excessive pressure to the cutter lever Do
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