User manual BROTHER PT-9400

[. . . ] MODEL PT-9400 USER'S GUIDE Read this User's Guide before you start using your P-Touch. 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. [. . . ] 3 Functions 3 Press . BackAlt Template Zoom ground Half Cutter 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm To change the PITCH setting: With this function, you can select whether or not each character is given an equal width. 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" 1/4" Caps [ ]:CONFIRM HORIZONTAL ALIGN ABC [LEFT] ABC [CENTER] ABC [RIGHT] ABC [JUSTIFY] A Style Italic Vertical HIHIHI [NORMAL] or 4 Press desired setting. NOTE until moves beside the To select the default setting ( press (space bar). ABC [LEFT]), 1 Press NOTE Format HIHIHI [FIXED] Functions To return to the previous screen without keepCancel . ing any changes, press . To return to the text without making any changes, press Format To return to the previous screen with the new setting, press New Block at any time. Code (or ). To return all functions in the FORMAT menu to their default settings, hold down (space bar). and press once to confirm the setting 5 Press and return to the FORMAT menu. New Block 6 Press New Block again to apply the setting. Caps BackAlt Template Zoom ground Half Cutter 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm [ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS FORMAT LENGTH:AUTO MARGIN:WIDE H. ALI :LEFT PITCH :NORMAL BACK :OFF A Style Italic Vertical 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" 1/4" 2 Press PITCH. or until moves beside 39 Ch. 3 Functions 3 Press Caps . BackAlt Template Zoom ground Half Cutter 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm Caps BackAlt Template Zoom ground Half Cutter 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm [ ]:CONFIRM PITCH 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" 1/4" HIHIHI [NORMAL] [FIXED] A Style Italic Vertical HIHIHI [ ]:CHANGE SETTINGS FORMAT LENGTH:AUTO MARGIN:WIDE H. ALI :LEFT PITCH :NORMAL BACK :OFF A Style Italic Vertical 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" 1/4" or 4 Press desired setting. NOTE until moves beside the 2 Press BACK. 3 Press . or until moves beside To select the default setting ( [NORMAL]), press Functions HIHIHI Caps BackAlt Template Zoom ground Half Cutter 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm (space bar). To return to the previous screen without keepCancel [ ]:CONFIRM BACKGROUND OFF [SMALL] [LARGE] FLOORING PLATE TILE A Style Italic Vertical 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" 1/4" ing any changes, press . To return to the previous screen with the new setting, press New Block (or ). once to confirm the setting 5 Press and return to the FORMAT menu. New Block 6 Press New Block again to apply the setting. or 4 Press desired setting. NOTE until moves beside the To change the BACK (background) setting: From the many designs available, choose a background for your label. You can even create your own backgrounds using text or symbols. 1 Press NOTE Format To select the default setting (OFF), press (space bar). . To return to the previous screen without keepCancel ing any changes, press Format . To return to the text without making any changes, press at any time. Code To return to the previous screen with the new setting, press New Block To return all functions in the FORMAT menu to their default settings, hold down (space bar). 3 Functions 5 Press once to confirm the setting. Template ( Templt ) New Block If SMALL or LARGE was selected, type in the desired text, change the font by press until the desired font setting is disFont played, and then press MAT menu appears again. NOTE New Block . The FOR- Up to 20 characters can be entered. Symbols (see pages 17 and 18) and accented characters (see page 15) can also be added. The Template function makes creating a label or stamp quick and easy. After selecting one of the various pre-formatted templates, simply change the text, and then it is ready to be printed. The many templates available are useful for common needs--from addressing envelopes to identifying floppy disks or audio and video cassettes. The tape width and length of each label printed from a template is preset. Refer to the samples of the available templates on pages 85 to 88. After the text is entered, the style of the text can easily be changed just by selecting one of the 7 available style formats. Refer to page 89 for samples of the style formats. To create a label or stamp from a template: 1 Press up. Templt To display an enlarged view of the character or symbol above the cursor, press key to continue editing the text. Cancel Zoom Image . Press any To return to the previous screen without keeping any changes, press BackAlt Template Zoom ground . Half Cutter 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm . The Template indicator lights Functions Caps [ ]:CONFIRM BACKGROUND TEXT INPUT (FONT:HELSI) 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" NOTE If there was text in the display when the Template function was started, the message "OK TO CLEAR TEXT BUFFER?" appears. q To delete the text, press or until New Block 1/4" A Style Italic Vertical moves beside OK, and then press . q To return to the text without deleting it, press Cancel If a pre-made background design was selected, the FORMAT menu appears again. 6 Press New Block (or move beside CANCEL, and then New Block press ). Cancel again to apply the setting. The Background indicator lights up. To return to the previous screen, press . Caps BackAlt Template Zoom ground Half Cutter 36mm 24mm 18mm 12mm 9mm 6mm [ ]:CONFIRM TEMPLATE TEMPLATE NO. ADDRESS EQUIPMENT PLATE NAMEPLATE A Style Italic Vertical 1 1/2" 1" 3/4" 1/2" 3/8" 1/4" 41 Ch. 3 Functions 2 Select the desired template. NOTE To select the first template, press (space bar) (or hold down Code and press Code ). [. . . ] 18 The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using protocols EAN128 and CODE128. Value 3 4 11 28 29 30 32 59 60 61 62 63 64 64 65 66 67 68 SOH STX ETX EOT Character # $ + < = > @ [ \ ] ^ _ NUL Value 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 Character ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN Value 87 88 89 90 91 91 92 92 93 93 94 94 95 95 96 97 100 102 Character ETB CAN EM SUB ESC { FS | GS } RS ~ US DEL FNC3 FNC2 FNC4 FNC1 The following special characters can only be added to barcodes created using protocols CODE39 or CODABAR. Value 1 2 Character + $ Fonts p. 24 The following fonts are available. Appendix 80 Appendix Sizes and widths pp. 2527 Samples of the available text sizes and widths are shown below. Width Size Wide Medium Narrow 72pt 60pt 48pt 36pt 24pt 18pt 9pt 6pt 81 Appendix 12pt Appendix Type styles p. 28 Normal Helsinki Bold Outline Solid Shadow Outline + Shadow Stripe Brussels US San Diego Florida Calgary Brunei Bold Los Angeles Bermuda Script Istanbul Appendix 82 Appendix Framing and shading patterns p. [. . . ]