User manual BROTHER PT-1170

[. . . ] The Brother TZ tapes used with this machine are available in a variety of colors and three tape widths (1/4" (6 mm), 3/8" (9 mm) and 1/2" (12 mm)). 1 Press in on the rough area at the top end of the machine and fold open the back cover. 2 If a tape cassette is already installed, remove it by pulling it straight up. 3 If the ink ribbon in the other tape cassette is loose, 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. [. . . ] 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. 1 2 3 Press . 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. Press OVERVIEW Tape cutter lever Display Backspace key Return key Back cover Function key 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345 CURSOR MOVEMENT You can view and edit different parts of the text by moving the cursor backward and forward. 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) FCC NOTICE Caps key q q Num key On/Off key Print head To move the cursor one character at a time, press or . . SIZE4 (A: double width & double height) SIZE5 (A: 4 width & double height) To move the cursor to the beginning of the text, hold down To move the cursor to the end of the text, hold down q and press 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 1 2 3 4 Press Press . The . BACKSPACE KEY Batteries 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 . ) 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. To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever in the top-right corner of the machine. Note: In order to prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut it while the messages "PRINT" or "FEED" are displayed. After printing with the # or ## tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and center the text within the label. STORING TEXT Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 1 2 3 4 Press Press Press . and and until MEMORY is displayed, and then press until STORE is displayed, and then press (or (or ). A blank horizontal line appears through the printed label. REPEAT PRINTING This function allows you to print up to nine copies of the same label. [. . . ] Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 1 2 3 4 Press Press . The . MEMORY You can use the memory to store your most frequently used text. The text file remains in the memory, even after all characters are removed from the display by holding down and pressing . IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION Thank you for purchasing this Brother Product. [. . . ]