Brother DHPT18R - PC Ready Label Printer, User Manual

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GETTING STARTED
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Feeding Tape
The Feed & Cut function feeds 0.89" (22.5 mm) of blank tape then cuts the tape.
Press the key.
“Feed & Cut?” appears on the display.
Press the key to feed tape.
The message “Feeding Tape... Please Wait” appears while the tape is fed, and
then the tape is cut.
LCD Contrast
You can change the contrast setting of the LCD display to one of five levels (+2, +1, 0,
-1, -2) to make the screen easier to read. The default setting is “0”.
Press the key to display the Tools menu, select
“LCD Contrast” using the or key, and then
press the key.
Select a contrast level using the or key.
The screen contrast changes each time you press the
or key, allowing you to set the most suitable
contrast.
Press the key.
Feeding Tape
• Be sure to feed tape to remove any slack in the tape and ink ribbon after inserting the tape
cassette.
• Do not pull the label coming out of the tape exit slot. Doing so will cause the ink ribbon
to be discharged with the tape.
• Do not block the tape exit slot during printing or when feeding tape. Doing so will cause the
tape to jam.
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Press while “Feed & Cut?” is displayed to cancel tape feeding.
LCD Display
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• Press the key to return to the previous step.
• Pressing the key on the contrast setting screen sets the contrast to the default value
“0”.