User manual BROTHER PT-1100

[. . . ] GENERAL PRECAUTIONS Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the mark. Tapes are available in three different widths: 1/4" (6 mm), 3/8" (9 mm) and 1/2" (12 mm). Do not pull the tape since this may damage the tape cassettes. [. . . ] Insert the plug into the nearest standard electrical outlet. DISPLAY This machine's LCD shows one row of 8 characters; however, the text that you enter can be up to 55 characters in length. The 8-character display is like a window which moves across the text. The message "A-I?" appears in the display. Press the key for the letter of the group containing the symbol that you wish to add, and until the cursor is positioned under the desired symbol. and then press to add the symbol to the text. Press OVERVIEW 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345 Tape cutter lever Display Backspace key Return key Back cover Function key SIZE The characters in the text can be set to one of five different sizes in addition to AUTO, which automatically adjusts the characters to the largest possible size according to the width of the installed tape. The currently selected size setting is shown by the indicators at the top of the display. All of the size indicators light up when the AUTO setting is selected. SIZE3 (A: double height) SIZE1 (A: standard size) SIZE2 (A: double width) CURSOR MOVEMENT You can view and edit different parts of the text by moving the cursor backward and forward. q To move the cursor one character at a time, press or . . FCC NOTICE Caps key q q Num key On/Off key Print head To move the cursor to the beginning of the text, hold down To move the cursor to the end of the text, hold down SIZE4 (A: double width & double height) SIZE5 (A: 4 width & double height) and press BACKSPACE KEY Batteries Note: If there are two lines of text, they are printed with the SIZE1 setting applied, regardless of the selected size setting. To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press . and until SIZE is displayed, and then press (or ). The This key can be used to remove characters from your text, clear all of the text or cancel the current function and return to the text input mode. q q To delete the character to the left of the cursor or to cancel a function, press To clear all of the text that is currently entered, hold down and press . . current size setting appears in the display. Press Press and (or until the desired size setting is displayed. ) to apply the selected size setting to the text. Tape cassette Tape exit slot STYLE You can also use one of nine different print styles for the characters in your label. If a setting other than NORMAL is selected, the Style indicator at the bottom of the display lights up. NORMAL OUTLINE BOLD PRINTING & CUTTING After you have entered the text and chosen the desired format settings, you are ready to print the label. The message "PRINT" is displayed while the label is To print the label, press being printed, and the label comes out of the tape exit slot at the top end of the machine. To feed out 1 1/24" (25 mm) of tape (for example, after printing using the "" tape and press once. The message "FEED" is margin setting), hold down displayed while the tape is fed out. [. . . ] Press and until the last number that you want to print appears on the right side of the display. OR Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the last number that you want to print. Note: The last number that will be printed must be larger than the number selected in the text, otherwise the message "ERROR" will appear when you try to print. Press Note: After printing with the "" tape margin setting, hold down and press once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it. [. . . ]