User manual BROTHER PT-1180

[. . . ] GENERAL PRECAUTIONS To avoid injures, do not touch the cutter's edge. Tapes are available in three different widths: 1/4" (6 mm), 3/8" (9 mm) and 1/2" (12 mm). Do not attempt to cut the tape while printing or feeding since this will damage the tape. Remove the batteries if you do not intend to use the machine for an extended period of time. [. . . ] When this mode is on, the Caps indicator in the topleft corner of the display comes on. To exit Caps mode, press until the Caps indicator goes off. Display Backspace key Function key Return key SYMBOLS In addition to the letters, symbols, and numerals on and above the keys, there are 72 symbols available with the Symbol function. These symbols are divided into 9 groups, corresponding to the letters A through I. Group Symbols $ 4 Back cover Caps key NUM KEY By pressing to enter Num mode, you can add numbers to your text by simply pressing the corresponding keys. When this mode is on, the Num indicator in the bottomleft corner of the display comes on. To exit Num mode, press until the Num indicator goes off. A B C D E TM ; [ + 2 3 Num key On/Off key # % ] 2 # = 3 Print head DISPLAY This machine's LCD shows one row of 8 characters; however, the text that you enter can be up to 55 characters including spaces. The 8-character display is like a window which moves across the text. F G H I FCC NOTICE Batteries Tape cassette Tape exit slot _ ~ 1 2 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. and then press Press to add the symbol to the text. 1234567890123456789012345678901234567890123456789012345 3 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. SIZE1 (A: standard size) SIZE2 (A: double width) SIZE3 (A: double height) TAPE MARGIN This function can be used to leave equal margins of 1/6" (4 mm (#)), 1/2" (12 mm (##)) or 1" (24 mm (###)) on both sides of the text. Using the "" tape margin setting, multiple formats can be printed with margin (8 mm), one after the other without feeding the tape, onto a single label. Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press . 1 Press 2 3 and until MARGIN is displayed, and then press Press The current tape margin setting appears in the display. 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, otherwise some of the printed characters may be cut off. 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. (or ). 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 . Later, the text can easily be reused by recalling it from the memory. TROUBLESHOOTING Problem 1. The message "PRINT" is displayed while the label is being printed, and the label comes out of the tape exit slot at the top end of the machine. G 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. [. . . ] and and until MEMORY is displayed, and then press until DELETE is displayed, and then press (or (or ). The . LCD: Power supply: Six AAA size alkaline batteries (LR03) Auto-power off 6 1/16" (154 mm) (W) 5 5/64" (129 mm) (D) 2 1/2" (64 mm) (H) 0. 9 lbs. (400 g) (without batteries and tape cassette) 55 characters including spaces 300 characters including spaces maximum, 9 text files Dimensions: Weight: Buffer size: Memory size: Note: The underline or frame is not printed if the VERTICAL style setting is used. 1 2 3 4 To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press . [. . . ]