Brother P-Touch 2450DX User Manual Download

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CONTENTS

Getting Started

GENERAL DESCRIPTION .................................................................................... 1

GENERAL PRECAUTIONS................................................................................... 2

BATTERIES .......................................................................................................... 3

AC ADAPTER ...................................................................................................... 4

TAPE CASSETTE .................................................................................................. 5

CONNECTING THE P-TOUCH TO A COMPUTER ............................................. 6

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE & PRINTER DRIVER ............................................ 7

READING THE USER’S GUIDE.......................................................................... 32

USING P-TOUCH EDITOR 3.2 ......................................................................... 33

USING P-TOUCH QUICK EDITOR ................................................................... 36

UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE & PRINTER DRIVER..................................... 40

ATTACHING LABELS ........................................................................................ 44

PRINT HEAD & ROLLERS.................................................................................. 48

For Your Information

POWER KEY...................................................................................................... 49

CURSOR KEYS .................................................................................................. 49

NAVIGATION DIAL .......................................................................................... 51

CODE, ALT & SHIFT KEYS ................................................................................ 51

SPACE KEY ........................................................................................................ 54

RETURN KEY..................................................................................................... 54

NEW BLOCK FUNCTION ................................................................................. 55

TAB FUNCTION ............................................................................................... 56

DELETE KEY ...................................................................................................... 58

LINE OUT FUNCTION...................................................................................... 58

CLEAR FUNCTION ........................................................................................... 59

COMPOSITE CHARACTER KEYS....................................................................... 62

ACCENT FUNCTION ........................................................................................ 63

SYMBOL FUNCTION........................................................................................ 64

AUTO FORMAT FUNCTION ............................................................................ 66

LOCAL FORMAT FUNCTION ........................................................................... 74

FONT FUNCTION ............................................................................................ 75

PT-2450-1.book Page I Friday, June 27, 2003 6:27 PM

Summary of Contents for P-Touch 2450DX

Page 1: ...2450DX Read this User s Guide before you start using your P touch Keep this User s Guide in a handy place for future reference USER S GUIDE www p touch com ...

Page 2: ...es it an extremely practical machine Finally as you may want to refer to this User s Guide occasionally we suggest that you keep it in a handy place Use only the adapter designed exclusively for this machine See GENERAL PRECAUTIONS on page 2 Declaration of Conformity We BROTHER INDUSTRIES LTD 1 1 1 Kawagishi Mizuho ku Nagoya 467 8562 Japan declare that the Labelling System PT 2450DX conforms with ...

Page 3: ...6 UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE PRINTER DRIVER 40 ATTACHING LABELS 44 PRINT HEAD ROLLERS 48 For Your Information POWER KEY 49 CURSOR KEYS 49 NAVIGATION DIAL 51 CODE ALT SHIFT KEYS 51 SPACE KEY 54 RETURN KEY 54 NEW BLOCK FUNCTION 55 TAB FUNCTION 56 DELETE KEY 58 LINE OUT FUNCTION 58 CLEAR FUNCTION 59 COMPOSITE CHARACTER KEYS 62 ACCENT FUNCTION 63 SYMBOL FUNCTION 64 AUTO FORMAT FUNCTION 66 LOCAL FORMAT ...

Page 4: ...NTING FUNCTION 86 LENGTH FUNCTION 88 BAR CODE FUNCTION 89 AUTO CUT FUNCTION 92 PRINT KEY 93 FEED CUT FUNCTION 94 NUMBERING FUNCTION 94 REPEAT PRINTING FUNCTION 97 CURRENCY CONVERSION FUNCTION 98 MEMORY FUNCTIONS 101 TROUBLESHOOTING 105 ERROR MESSAGE LIST 106 SPECIFICATIONS 110 ACCESSORIES 111 INDEX 115 PT 2450 1 book Page II Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 5: ...IEW Getting Started GENERAL DESCRIPTION Tape compartment cover LCD display Keyboard AC adapter connector Navigation dial USB port Tape exit slot Battery compartment cover PT 2450 1 book Page 1 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 6: ...ave the mark Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P touch This may damage the tape cassette Do not use the machine in dusty places and keep it out of both direct sunlight and rain Power key Return key Cursor keys Delete key GENERAL PRECAUTIONS PT 2450 1 book Page 2 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 7: ...mended that you use the USB cable supplied with the P touch Should another USB cable need to be used ensure it is of high quality construction This portable machine can be used anywhere by installing eight 8 AA alkaline batteries When you change the batteries always replace all eight at the same time To change the batteries 1 Remove the battery compartment cover on the back of the machine 2 If bat...

Page 8: ...nect the AC adapter if you do not intend to use this machine for an extended period of time When the power is disconnected all text shown in the display and stored in the memory will be lost When the AC adapter is connected unplugging the adapter from the electrical out let before unplugging it from the machine can delete all text files in the memory even if batteries are installed It is recommend...

Page 9: ...oose 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 Also make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides If you are using a new tape cassette provided with a stopper be sure to remove the stopper 4 Insert the tape cassette firmly into the tape compartment making sure that the entire back of the cassette t...

Page 10: ...connect the P touch to the computer 1 Insert the flat connector on the USB cable into the USB port on the computer 2 Insert the square connector on the USB cable into the USB port on the right side of the P touch 3 Turn on the P touch When making a USB connection through a hub a proper connection may not be possible due to the type of hub used If printing is not possible with a hub connec tion try...

Page 11: ...m With Windows XP printing and installation is only possible from an account with administrator privileges These operations cannot be performed from an account with limited privileges Hard disk free space At least 20 MB 100 MB for a full installation Up to 100 MB of hard disk free space may be needed when printing long labels or large amounts of data Memory At least 64 MB Monitor VGA or higher gra...

Page 12: ...lick the upper button P touch Editor The InstallShield Wizard for installing the P touch Editor software starts up and then the Welcome dialog box appears To install the P touch Quick Editor soft ware click the second button from the top P touch Quick Editor Continue with the procedure in INSTALLING THE P TOUCH QUICK EDITOR SOFTWARE on page 11 To install just the printer driver click the lower but...

Page 13: ...already been registered in Windows it will automatically appear and then click Next 6 A dialog box appears asking for confirma tion of the entered information Click Yes to register the entered informa tion To change the registration information click No and then return to step 4 7 The Setup Type dialog box appears Select the installation method and then click Next PT 2450 1 book Page 9 Friday June...

Page 14: ...tor P touch Editor 3 2 software Clip Art Illustrations for the P touch Edi tor 3 2 Clip Art function Fonts Original bonus fonts Auto Format Templates Templates for the Auto Format function Help Help files for P touch Editor 3 2 User s Guide HTML User s Guide for P touch Editor 3 2 The User s Guide can also be viewed from the CD ROM If Change can be clicked while an option is selected sub component...

Page 15: ...uch Editor 3 2 for Access 2000 click Yes and then follow the instructions that appear If you do not wish to upgrade P touch Editor 3 2 for Access 2000 click No If a dialog box appears indicating that the installation is finished and explaining that the computer should be restarted select the option for restarting the computer click Finish to restart the computer and then remove the CD ROM from the...

Page 16: ...x 3 Click the middle button P touch Quick Edi tor The InstallShield Wizard for installing the P touch Quick Editor software starts up and then the Welcome dialog box appears To install the P touch Editor 3 2 soft ware click the upper button P touch Editor Continue with the procedure in INSTALLING THE P TOUCH EDITOR 3 2 SOFTWARE on page 7 To install just the printer driver click the lower button Dr...

Page 17: ...log box appears asking for confirma tion of the entered information Click Yes to register the entered informa tion To change the registration information click No and then return to step 4 7 The Choose Destination Location dialog box appears Click Next to begin installation To change the location where P touch Quick Editor will be installed click Browse and then select the installa tion folder in ...

Page 18: ...ll the printer driver click Yes The first Driver Setup dialog box appears informing you that the PT 2450DX printer driver will be installed Continue with the procedure in INSTALLING THE USB PRINTER DRIVER on page 15 If the printer driver is already installed click No A dialog box appears explaining that installation is finished Select Yes I want to restart my com puter now click Finish to restart ...

Page 19: ...nect the P touch to the computer until you are instructed to do so other wise the printer driver may not be installed correctly 1 A dialog box appears informing you that the PT 2450DX printer driver will be installed 2 Click Next A dialog box appears instruct ing you to connect the P touch to the com puter 3 Connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on...

Page 20: ...s and that Continue Any way should be pressed if a warning message appears Click OK 1 A dialog box appears informing you that the PT 2450DX printer driver will be installed Click Next 2 A dialog box appears instructing you to con nect the P touch to the computer Connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 6 and then turn on the P touch 3 The firs...

Page 21: ...he software for the PT 2450DX Click Finish If a Driver Setup dialog box appears indicating that the printer driver has been installed click Finish 6 A dialog box appears indicating that the installation is finished Select Yes I want to restart my computer now or Yes restart immediately if the printer driver was installed separately click Finish to restart the computer and then remove the CD ROM fr...

Page 22: ... and then double click the CD ROM drive containing the CD ROM Next double click Setup exe to dis play the dialog box 3 Select the desired language and then click OK 4 Click the lower button Driver Windows XP only A message appears informing you that the printer driver has passed Brother s own com patibility tests and that Continue Any way should be pressed if a warning message appears Click OK 5 A...

Page 23: ...e in UNINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER on page 40 6 A dialog box appears instructing you to con nect the P touch to the computer Connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 6 and then turn on the P touch 7 A dialog box appears indicating that the printer driver has been installed Click Finish If a dialog box appears explaining that the computer sho...

Page 24: ...go testing Click Continue Anyway to continue with the installation 9 A Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears indicating that the Found New Hardware Wizard has finished installing the software for the PT 2450DX Click Finish 0 A Driver Setup dialog box appears indicat ing that the printer driver has been installed Select Yes restart immediately click Fin ish to restart the computer and then r...

Page 25: ... At least 32 MB USB port installed as standard equipment CD ROM drive INSTALLING THE P TOUCH EDITOR 3 2 SOFTWARE The P touch Editor 3 2 software includes a variety of more complex functions for printing bar codes and images enabling you to design just about any label you can imagine Install the P touch Editor 3 2 software onto a Macintosh as described below 1 With the P touch and the Macintosh tur...

Page 26: ...k Install For a custom installation Clicking Custom Install displays a dialog box that allows you to select which options to install Only the options with a check mark beside them will be installed Select the options that you wish to install and then click Install In order to print from the P touch 2450DX PT 2450DX Driver must be selected for installation If certain options are not installed some ...

Page 27: ...der to open it 6 Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 Installer icon in the folder that appears 7 The installer starts up and then the Introduc tion dialog box appears Click Next When Next is pressed a message may appear warning that an older ver sion of the software is installed Be sure to uninstall the older version of the software before trying to install the new software For details on uninstal...

Page 28: ...or 3 2 application If certain options such as the Auto For mat Templates and the Clip Art are not installed some P touch Editor func tions may not be available For a custom installation Select Custom from the Feature Set list to display the list of options that can be selected for installation Only the options with a check mark beside them will be installed Select the options that you wish to inst...

Page 29: ...quick access to the more simple label designing features for easy text input and instant printing of labels Install the P touch Quick Editor soft ware onto a Macintosh as described below 1 With the P touch and the Macintosh turned off connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 6 Be sure to leave the P touch turned off 2 Turn on the Macintosh 3 I...

Page 30: ...them will be installed Select the options that you wish to install and then click Install In order to print from the P touch 2450DX PT 2450DX Driver must be selected for installation 7 When the dialog box appears indicating that the installation is finished click Quit 8 When the dialog box appears asking if you wish to restart the computer click Restart to restart the computer 1 With the P touch a...

Page 31: ... and then the Introduc tion dialog box appears Click Next When Next is pressed a message may appear warning that an older ver sion of the software is installed Be sure to uninstall the older version of the software before trying to install the new software For details on uninstall ing the software refer to To uninstall the P touch Quick Editor software on page 43 PT 2450 1 book Page 27 Friday June...

Page 32: ... 0 After P touch Quick Editor is installed a dia log box appears indicating that the installa tion is finished Click Done and then restart the computer INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER MAC OS X 10 1 TO 10 2 4 1 With the P touch and the Macintosh turned off connect the P touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 6 Be sure to leave the P touch turned off 2 Turn o...

Page 33: ...6 The installer starts up and then a dialog box appears stating that the administrator pass word is required in order to install software Click 7 The Authenticate dialog box appears Type the administrator name and password into the appropriate boxes and then click OK PT 2450 1 book Page 29 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 34: ...ears allowing you to select the volume where the printer driver will be installed If Disagree is clicked the installation will be cancelled B Select the desired volume and then click Continue A dialog box appears describing how the printer driver will be installed C Click Install A message appears explain ing that the computer must be restarted after the printer driver is installed D Click Continu...

Page 35: ... Double click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it 3 Double click the Utilities folder to open it 4 Double click Print Center to start it up If no printers have been added a mes sage appears allowing you to add to your list of printers Click Add 5 Click Add Printer A list of detected USB printers appears 6 Select PT 2450DX from the USB list and then click Add The PT 2450DX appear...

Page 36: ... click the Manual folder 5 Double click Main htm To view the User s Guide installed on the hard disk 1 Click Start in the taskbar to display the Start menu 2 Point to Programs 3 Point to P touch Editor 3 2 4 Click The User s Guide P touch Editor 3 2 On a Macintosh Computer To view the User s Guide from the CD ROM Double click Main htm in the User s Guide folder within the P touch Editor 3 2 folder...

Page 37: ...Double click the P touch Editor 3 2 icon in the P touch Editor 3 2 folder installed on the computer When P touch Editor is started the following window is displayed On a computer running Windows On a Macintosh computer USING P TOUCH EDITOR 3 2 Menu bar Property dock Layout area Print area Draw toolbar Status bar Title bar Rulers Cursor Standard toolbar Object dock Menu bar Draw toolbar Print toolb...

Page 38: ...ws 98 98 SE and Me the operations for Windows 2000 and XP and Macintosh are the same unless specifically mentioned 1 Click Text button on the draw toolbar Text can be typed in and the pointer changes from selection pointer to I beam pointer 2 Move the I beam pointer to the position in the layout area where you wish to type in text and then click the left mouse button The cursor flashes in the layo...

Page 39: ...ay not be read correctly Databases Keep the following points in mind when using the database functions of P touch Editor 3 2 For general details refer to the User s Guide supplied on the P touch Editor 3 2 CDROM The database function of P touch Editor 3 2 Windows version uses database files that are compatible with Microsoft Access 97 By upgrading P touch Editor 3 2 using a pro gram available on t...

Page 40: ...Editor icon in the Quick Launch toolbar If no shortcuts were added 1 Click Start in the taskbar to display the Start menu 2 Point to Programs 3 Click P touch Quick Editor When P touch Quick Editor is started the following window is displayed P touch Quick Editor can be hidden or displayed by clicking its icon in the system tray at the right of the taskbar Double click the P touch Quick Editor icon...

Page 41: ... be formatted by specifying the font size style and alignment In addition a frame can be drawn around the text 1 Click the arrow beside the Properties button to display a drop down menu 2 Click Text Settings to display various text format settings The Text Settings can also be displayed by selecting View Properties then clicking Text Settings in the pop up menu displayed by right clicking Windows ...

Page 42: ...text box select Symbols in the menu that appears and then click Insert Change A dialog box display ing symbols appears 2 In the Symbol Font list select the desired symbol font 3 In the Symbol List view select the desired symbol 4 Click OK The selected symbol is added at the left of the text If a symbol has already been added to the text it will be replaced by the newly selected symbol CHANGING THE...

Page 43: ... the number of copies to be printed 4 Windows Click OK to start printing Macintosh Click the Print button The layout is printed If you want to start printing without changing the print options simply click the Print button or click the arrow beside the Print button and click Print HIDING DISPLAYING P TOUCH QUICK EDITOR WINDOWS ONLY P touch Quick Editor can be hidden by clicking the Hide button Re ...

Page 44: ...essage appears asking if you wish to delete the selected application Click Yes to delete the application If you do not wish to delete the application click No 6 In the dialog box that appears indicating that the application is deleted click OK UNINSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER Uninstall the PT 2450DX printer driver from a PC as described below 1 Turn off the P touch 2450DX and then disconnect it fro...

Page 45: ...allowing you to select whether to replace add or delete the PT 2450DX printer driver Select Delete Brother PT 2450DX and then click Next 6 A dialog box appears asking for confirma tion to delete all PT 2450DX printer drivers Click the Yes 7 A dialog box appears indicating that the printer drivers have been deleted Click Finish If a dialog box appears explaining that the computer should be restarte...

Page 46: ... printer driver 4 In the System Folder open the Preferences folder 5 Drag the following to the Trash icon P touch Editor 3 2 Prefs icon for the P touch Editor 3 2 software P touch Quick Editor Prefs icon for the P touch Quick Editor software PT 2450DX Prefs icon for the printer driver To uninstall the P touch Editor 3 2 software 1 Double click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it...

Page 47: ...shed 6 Click Quit To uninstall the printer driver 1 Disconnect the USB cable from the USB port on the P touch 2 Double click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it 3 Double click the Utilities folder to open it 4 Double click the Print Center icon to start up Print Center 5 Check that PT 2450DX does not appear in the Printer List If it is listed select it and then click Delete to d...

Page 48: ...hrough the long narrow hole in the stick 3 Turn the stick three quarters of a turn towards you and pull the stick away from you as shown below 4 Peel off the label backing NON LAMINATED TAPE Labels printed on non laminated tapes can be folded in half so that the inside edges of the two backing pieces come off the label enabling the backing to easily be peeled off ATTACHING LABELS GH ABCDEF ABCDEF ...

Page 49: ...atten it before transferring the text 3 Place the label on the garment at the location where you wish the text to be transferred 4 Set the iron to cotton 150 to 180 C and then press down on the label with the iron for about 15 seconds 5 Allow the iron on transfer to cool for about 60 seconds and then carefully remove the backing paper White garments made from 100 cotton with a plain smooth surface...

Page 50: ...used The label may become discoloured if the garment is placed in bleach for an extended length of time Be careful that hard objects such as buckles or buttons do not come into contact with the label during the wash Do not dry clean garments which have had transfer labels applied Drying Garments with transfer labels may be dried either inside or outside out Do not tumble dry The transfers will com...

Page 51: ...abel on an ironed garment at the location where you wish to attach it in such a way that the printed text can be read correctly Cover the label with another piece of cloth and use an iron set to a medium high temperature 160 to 180 C to press down firmly for 10 to 15 seconds For more details refer to the instructions included with the fabric tape cassette PT 2450 1 book Page 47 Friday June 27 2003...

Page 52: ...the machine 2 Open the tape compartment cover then remove the tape cassette if one is installed The print head and rollers are located in the tape compartment 3 Print head Use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the print head with an up and down motion Rollers Use a dry cotton swab to wipe each roller with an up and down motion while rotating them with your finger 4 Install a tape cassette close the...

Page 53: ...l memory The machine s LCD display shows two rows of 9 characters however the text that you create can be up to 255 characters long You can review and edit your text by using the cursor keys to move the cursor so that different parts are shown in the display LEFT CURSOR KEY To move the cursor one character to the left Press f once If the cursor is at the beginning of a line when this key is presse...

Page 54: ...essed the cursor moves to the end of the text UP CURSOR KEY To move the cursor up to the previous line Press h once If the cursor is in the first line of text it will move to the beginning of the line To move the cursor up several lines Hold down h until the cursor moves to the desired position To move the cursor to the beginning of the entire text Hold down c and press h DOWN CURSOR KEY To move t...

Page 55: ...press To apply the selection Press If a function was selected the current setting is displayed If a setting was selected it is applied to the text Most characters can be entered simply by pressing their keys However to use special func tions or to enter uppercase letters accented characters and some symbols the following spe cial keys are necessary CODE KEY To use a function printed above a key Ho...

Page 56: ... in colour in the upper right corner of the key hold down s and press the key of the desired character 3 To exit Alt mode press a again The Alt indicator goes off EXAMPLE SHIFT KEY To type in a uppercase letter or a symbol printed in the top left hand corner of a key Hold down s and press the key of the desired letter or symbol To type in 1 Press a once The Alt indicator comes on 2 Hold down s and...

Page 57: ...rs 1 Hold down c and press a The Caps indicator on the left side of the display comes on 2 Press the keys of the desired letters or symbols 3 To exit Caps mode hold down c and press a The Caps indicator goes off To type in Hold down s and press 5 1 5 _ Caps Alt 1 5 _ Caps Alt 1 _ Caps Alt PT 2450 1 book Page 53 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 58: ...achine s return key r is used to end a line of text and start another one When you have finished entering one line press the return key to make a new line and move the cursor to it A single block can only contain a maximum of seven text lines If you press r when seven lines already exist the error message 7 LINE LIMIT will appear To add a space Press _ SPACE KEY 1 J _ Caps Alt 1 J _ Caps Alt RETUR...

Page 59: ...he number of lines in a section of the text changes a new block must be created A single label can only contain a maximum of five blocks If five text blocks already exist when c is held down and r is pressed the error message 5 BLOCK LIMIT appears If the cursor is positioned in the middle of a text block when c is held down and r is pressed the block splits into two and the character to the right ...

Page 60: ...n no more than 50 tabs If 50 tabs have already been added to the text when Q is pressed the error message TAB LIMIT appears To set the tab length 1 Rotate until 09 21 TAB LENGTH is displayed and then press OR hold down c and press W once The current tab length is displayed 2 Rotate OR press h or e until the desired length is displayed or use the number keys to type in the length 3 Press OR press r...

Page 61: ...llowing text is typed in the label shown below will be printed EXAMPLE To set the tab length to 2 0 cm 1 Rotate until 09 21 TAB LENGTH is dis played and then press OR hold down c and press W once 2 Rotate OR press e until 2 0cm is dis played 3 Press OR press r To add a tab to the text Hold down c and press Q once 2 J K L M N O P Q R S T U 1 A B C D E F G H I Margin Tab 3 0 cm Tab 3 0 cm Margin 5 O...

Page 62: ... delete one character 1 Press f w h or e to position the cursor below the character immediately to the right of the character that you wish to delete 2 Press once To delete a sequence of characters 1 Press f w h or e to position the cursor below the character immediately to the right of the last character that you wish to delete 2 Hold down until all of the characters that you wish to delete are d...

Page 63: ... length Mirror printing and Length are returned to their default settings or whether just the text is erased To delete all of the text and return all formats to their default settings 1 Hold down c and press 2 Rotate OR press h or e until TXT FORMAT is selected flashing To return to the text without erasing anything press 3 Press OR press r To delete 012 345 6789 Hold down c and press 0 once 2 3 4...

Page 64: ...rasing anything press 3 Press OR press r To clear the text and formats 1 Hold down c and press 2 Rotate OR press h until TXT FOR MAT is flashing 3 Press OR press r 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ 1 G a r d e n Caps Alt T E X T O N L Y T X T F O R M A T Caps Alt T E X T O N L Y T X T F O R M A T Caps Alt 1 _ Caps Alt PT 2450 1 book Page 60 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 65: ... 2 Rotate OR press e until TEXT ONLY is flashing 3 Press OR press r 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 _ 1 G a r d e n Caps Alt T E X T O N L Y T X T F O R M A T Caps Alt T E X T O N L Y T X T F O R M A T Caps Alt 1 _ Caps Alt PT 2450 1 book Page 61 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 66: ... To type in a diacritical mark written in the top half of the key hold down s 2 Press the key or of the desired diacritical mark The diacritical mark is added to the text 3 Press the key of the letter that you wish to combine with the diacritical mark The letter is combined with the diacritical mark and added to the text If the letter of the key that you pressed cannot be combined with the diacrit...

Page 67: ...haracter 1 Rotate until 20 21 ACCENT is displayed and then press OR hold down c and press Z The message ACCENT a u A U appears on the display 2 Rotate OR press the key of the letter in the desired accented character and then press f or w until the desired accented character appears enlarged within the frame in the middle of the display 2 Press E Letters Accented characters Letters Accented charact...

Page 68: ...pressing OR r Press just OR r after selecting the last character in the series EXAMPLE In addition to the letters symbols and numerals on the key tops there are 56 additional marks available with the Symbol function To add the accented character É 1 Rotate until 20 21 ACCENT is displayed and then press OR hold down c and press Z 2 Rotate OR hold down s and press E and then press w until É appears ...

Page 69: ...sired symbol appears enlarged within the frame in the middle of the display 3 Press OR press r The symbol is added to the text To type in a series of symbols hold down c before pressing OR r Then continue adding symbols by selecting them as explained in step 2 and holding down c while pressing OR r Press just OR r after selecting the last symbol in the series EXAMPLE Group Symbol 1 2 i β µ 3 Fr ƒ ...

Page 70: ...out The default setting VCR VHS 1 can be selected by pressing _ The number of the layout that was last used appears underlined Selecting this lay out displays the text that was entered in it at that time 3 Press OR press r The first field for the selected layout is displayed To enter text in the layout 4 For each field type in the text and then press OR press r When OR r is pressed after typing in...

Page 71: ... using the Auto format function D Rotate OR press h or e until FINISH appears below MENU E Press OR press r The message EXIT AUTO FORMAT appears in the display F Press OR press r Any text displayed before the Auto format function was used reappears in the display The text entered in the selected layout is stored and is available if the same layout is selected the next time that the Auto format fun...

Page 72: ... press r 7 Rotate OR press h or e until ELE GANT is displayed 8 Press OR press r To print the label 9 Press OR press r P R I N T M E N U Caps Alt C H N G E S T L M E N U Caps Alt O R I G I N A L C H A R S T Y L E Caps Alt E L E G A N T C H A R S T Y L E Caps Alt P R I N T M E N U Caps Alt 1 1 C O P I E S Caps Alt PT 2450 1 book Page 68 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 73: ...B TITLE 22 TITLE 8 AUDIO 2 12 mm 89 mm 9 9 mm 89 mm 10 AUDIO 3 12 mm 89 mm 11 SYMBOL 22 TITLE 11 9 mm 89 mm 12 DAT 1 6 mm 56 mm 11 TITLE 22 SUB TITLE 13 DAT 2 9 mm 85 mm 11 SYMBOL 33 SUB TITLE 22 TITLE 14 MINI DISK1 6 mm 59 mm 11 TITLE 22 SUB TITLE 15 MINI DISK2 24 mm 52 mm 11 TITLE 33 DURATION 22 SUB TITLE 44 DATE 16 NAME PLATE 24 mm 76 mm 11 NAME 22 COMPANY 17 18 mm 76 mm 18 ADDRESS 24 mm 80 mm ...

Page 74: ... TITLE 38 18 mm 69 mm 39 miniDV1 9 mm 43 mm 11 TITLE 33 DATE 22 SUB TITLE 44 REC MODE 40 miniDV2 12 mm 55 mm 11 TITLE 44 REC MODE 22 SUB TITLE 55 DATE 33 DURATION 41 FREE FORM1 24 mm 11 1 LINE 22 2 LINE 42 FREE FORM1 18 mm 11 1 LINE 22 2 LINE 43 FREE FORM1 12 mm 11 1 LINE 22 2 LINE 44 FREE FORM1 9 mm 11 1 LINE 22 2 LINE 45 FREE FORM2 24 mm 11 1 LINE 22 2 LINE 46 FREE FORM2 18 mm 11 1 LINE 22 2 LIN...

Page 75: ...0 AUDIO 3 11 AUDIO 3 12 DAT 1 13 DAT 2 14 MINI DISK1 15 MINI DISK2 16 NAME PLATE 17 NAME PLATE 18 ADDRESS 19 ADDRESS 20 EQUIPMENT 21 EQUIPMENT 22 SLIDE 23 PRICE 24 PRICE 25 SALE PRICE 26 SALE PRICE PT 2450 1 book Page 71 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 76: ...29 FILE LONG 30 FILE LONG 31 FILE LONGV 32 FILE LONGV 33 FILE SHORT 34 FILE SHORT 35 FILE SHORT 36 FILE SHORT 37 DISK3 5 38 DISK3 5 39 miniDV1 40 miniDV2 41 FREE FORM1 42 FREE FORM1 PT 2450 1 book Page 72 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 77: ...E FORM2 48 FREE FORM2 CHAR STYLE setting Sample Font setting Style setting ORIGINAL Layout default ITALIC Layout default ITALIC DYNAMIC FONT 8 SOLID ARTISTIC FONT 4 OUTLINE FORMAL FONT 2 ITALIC ELEGANT FONT 3 NORMAL PT 2450 1 book Page 73 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 78: ...derline or frame setting as described on pages 75 to 83 The selected setting will only be applied to the text block containing the cursor Only the square and round frame settings can be selected for local formatting Only one setting at a time can be applied to the text block To apply several local format settings repeat the above procedure for each setting EXAMPLE NATURAL FONT 6 NORMAL To select t...

Page 79: ...red font setting is displayed and then press to apply it to the text OR 1 While holding down c press 1 once and keep c held down to display the current font setting 2 While still holding down c continue pressing 1 until the desired font setting is displayed 3 Release c to apply the selected font setting to the text 4 Press rotate until I SHAD is dis played 5 Press HELSINKI BRUSSELS US FLORIDA BELG...

Page 80: ...g is always shown by the indicators above the display In addition when a width setting other than MEDIUM is selected the Width indicator comes on To select the FONT 2 font setting 1 While holding down c press 1 once and keep c held down 2 While still holding down c continue pressing 1 until FONT 2 is displayed 3 Release c Tape widths Sizes in points 6 mm 6 9 12 9 mm 6 9 12 18 12 mm 6 9 12 18 24 18...

Page 81: ...nce and keep c held down to display the current size setting 2 While still holding down c continue pressing 2 until the desired size setting is displayed 3 Release c to apply the selected size setting to the text The current size setting is shown by the size indicators at the top of the display If the selected character size is too large for the installed tape cassette the message CHR SIZE AUTO ap...

Page 82: ...etting 2 Rotate until the desired width setting is displayed and then press to apply it to the text OR 1 While holding down c press 3 once and keep c held down to display the current width setting 2 While still holding down c continue pressing 3 until the desired width setting is dis played 3 Release c to apply the selected width setting to the text The Width indicator comes on when a setting othe...

Page 83: ...s section for samples of the available settings To change the style setting 1 Rotate until 04 21 STYLE or 04 06 STYLE for local formatting is displayed and then press to display the current style setting 2 Rotate until the desired style setting is displayed and then press to apply it to the text OR 1 While holding down c press 4 once and keep c held down to display the current style setting 2 Whil...

Page 84: ... the I SHAD style setting 1 While holding down c press 4 once and keep c held down 2 While still holding down c continue pressing 4 until I SHAD is displayed 3 Release c Font setting Style setting NORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SOLID SHADOW ITALIC FONT 1 FONT 2 FONT 3 FONT 4 FONT 5 FONT 6 N O R M A L S T Y L E Caps Alt I S H A D S T Y L E Caps Alt PT 2450 1 book Page 80 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 85: ...ting Style setting I BOLD I OUTL I SOLID I SHAD VERT FONT 1 FONT 2 FONT 3 FONT 4 FONT 5 FONT 6 FONT 7 FONT 8 Font setting Style setting NORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SOLID SHADOW ITALIC PT 2450 1 book Page 81 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 86: ...apply it to the text OR 1 While holding down c press 5 once and keep c held down to display the current underline setting 2 While still holding down c continue pressing 5 until the desired underline set ting is displayed 3 Release c to apply the selected underline setting to the text The ABC indicator comes on when a setting other than OFF is selected EXAMPLE UNDL ON1 UNDL ON2 To select the ON1 un...

Page 87: ...nt frame setting 2 Rotate until the desired frame setting is displayed and then press to apply it to the text OR 1 While holding down c press 6 once and keep c held down to display the current frame setting 2 While still holding down c continue pressing 6 until the desired frame setting is displayed 3 Release c to apply the selected frame setting to the text The ABC indicator comes on when a setti...

Page 88: ... starts The extra tape is cut off if the Auto cut function is set to ON so that the left and right margins are equal To change the tape margin setting 1 Rotate until 10 21 TAPE is displayed and then press to display the current tape margin setting 2 Rotate until the desired tape margin setting is displayed and then press to apply it to the entire text OR FULL 24 mm margins NARROW 8 mm margins NONE...

Page 89: ...unction was used to set the length of the label the text will align within the label according to the selected horizontal alignment setting The default horizontal alignment setting is LEFT however two other settings are also availa ble To select the HALF tape margin setting 1 While holding down c press E once and keep c held down 2 While still holding down c continue press ing E until HALF is disp...

Page 90: ...ly the selected horizontal alignment setting to the entire text EXAMPLE With this function you can print your text so that the characters can be read from the tape side of the tape If mirror printed labels are attached to glass or some other clear material they can be read correctly from the opposite side When using the Mirror printing function the text should be printed on clear tape To select th...

Page 91: ...eep c held down to display the current mirror printing setting 2 While still holding down c continue pressing p until the desired mirror printing setting is displayed 3 Release c to apply the selected mirror printing setting to the entire text EXAMPLE ON To select the ON mirror printing setting 1 While holding down c press p once and keep c held down 2 While still holding down c continue press ing...

Page 92: ... both margins briefly then display the current label length setting ON or OFF 2 Rotate OR while still holding down c continue pressing T until the desired label length setting is displayed The Length indicator comes on when ON is selected 3 Press OR release c If ON was selected the current label length setting is dis played 4 Rotate OR press h or e until the desired length is displayed or use the ...

Page 93: ...labels Print bar codes with black ink on a white background Four different parameters enable you to create custom bar codes PARAMETER SETTINGS TYPE CODE 39 I 2 5 EAN13 EAN8 UPC A UPC E CODABAR EAN128 CODE128 WIDTH bar code width LARGE SMALL UNDER characters printed below bar code ON OFF CH DIG check digit OFF ON The default settings are TYPE CODE 39 WIDTH set to LARGE UNDER set to ON and CH DIG se...

Page 94: ...OCK appears To quit the Bar code function without making any changes hold down c and press U 2 Type in the new bar code data or edit the old data To change the bar code parameter settings 3 Press h To return to the bar code data without changing any parameter settings press 4 Press f or w until the parameter that you wish to change appears 5 Rotate OR press h or e until the desired setting is disp...

Page 95: ...cial character Value Special character 3 69 ENQ 87 ETB 4 70 ACK 88 CAN 11 71 BEL 89 EM 28 72 BS 90 SUB 29 73 HT 91 ESC 30 74 LF 91 32 75 VT 92 FS 59 76 FF 92 60 77 CR 93 GS 61 78 SO 93 62 79 SI 94 RS 63 _ 80 DLE 94 64 NUL 81 DC1 95 US 64 82 DC2 95 DEL 65 SOH 83 DC3 96 FNC3 66 STX 84 DC4 97 FNC2 67 ETX 85 NAK 100 FNC4 68 EOT 86 SYN 102 FNC1 To add a bar code to the label 1 Hold down c and press U o...

Page 96: ...cut function After printing a label with the Auto cut function set to OFF hold down c and press _ once to feed the tape then cut it 2 Press h 3 Press f or w until the CH DIG parameter is displayed 4 Press h or e until ON is displayed 5 Press r 6 Press 1 2 3 then 4 7 Press r T Y P E Caps Alt C O D E 3 9 C H D I G Caps Alt O F F C H D I G Caps Alt O N C O D E 3 9 Caps Alt _ _ C O D E 3 9 Caps Alt 1 ...

Page 97: ...uto cut setting EXAMPLE After you have entered your text and chosen the desired format settings you are ready to print If the Auto cut function is set to ON the label will automatically be cut off after it is printed To print a label Press p once The message COPIES followed by the number of the label being printed is displayed To turn on the Auto cut function 1 While holding down c press X once an...

Page 98: ...ls requiring ascending codes Letters and numbers increase as shown below 0 1 9 0 A B Z A a b z a A0 A1 A9 B0 Spaces shown as underlines _ in the examples below can be used to adjust the spacing between characters or to control the number of digits that are printed _9 10 99 _0 _Z AA ZZ _A 1_9 2_0 9_9 __0 Only one numbering field can be selected from any text If you include a non alphanumeric charac...

Page 99: ...h or e until all of the characters that you wish to select for the number field are flashing A bar code cannot be selected in addition to other characters 5 Press OR press r The message NUMBER appears in the display 6 Rotate OR press h or e until the desired number of copies is displayed or use the number keys to type in the number 7 Press OR press p or r to begin printing the labels The number of...

Page 100: ... OR press r 4 Rotate OR press h until 3 is displayed 5 Press OR press p or r Caps Alt 1 S T U D I O 1 E N D Caps Alt 1 N U M B E R Caps Alt 3 N U M B E R 1 3 C O P I E S Caps Alt Caps Alt 2 3 C O P I E S Caps Alt 3 3 C O P I E S PT 2450 1 book Page 96 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 101: ... copies is displayed or use the number keys to type in the number 3 Press OR press p or r to begin printing the labels The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed If the Auto cut function is set to ON each label is automatically cut off after it is printed EXAMPLE To print three copies of a label 1 Rotate until 15 21 REPEAT is displayed and then press OR hold down c and press I ...

Page 102: ...ency To set up the Currency conversion function 1 Rotate until 21 21 CONV SETUP is displayed and then press OR hold down c and press once The message CURRENCY appears with the currently selected setting To return to the text without changing any settings for the Currency conversion function hold down c and press 2 Rotate OR press h or e until the setting for the desired currency is displayed 3 Pre...

Page 103: ... 6 The message EURO appears Rotate OR press h or e until the desired setting for the printing order of the euro price is displayed The following settings for printing the euro price are available 1ST The euro price is printed before the price in the other currency 2ND The euro price is printed after the price in the other currency 7 Press OR press r To convert a currency to or from euros and add t...

Page 104: ...he formats shown below Currency Format Euro format CHF X XXX XX SwF X XXX XX DKK DKK X XXX XX X XXX XX GBP X XXX XX X XXX XX NOK Nkr X XXX XX X XXX XX SEK SEK X XXX XX X XXX XX AUD A X XXX XX X XXX XX CAD CA X XXX XX X XXX XX HKD HK X XXX XX X XXX XX USD US X XXX XX X XXX XX ANY1 X XXX XX X XXX XX ANY2 X XXX XX X XXX XX PT 2450 1 book Page 100 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 105: ...hen press Then rotate until STORE is displayed and then press OR Hold down c and press 7 The message STORE appears in the display with the currently selected file number If 2500 characters have already been stored the error message MEMORY FULL appears in the display If this occurs an existing text file must be deleted before the new one can be stored To quit the Store function without storing the ...

Page 106: ...text stored under other file numbers rotate OR press h or e 3 Press OR press r Any text previously entered in the display is erased and the text stored under the selected file number is recalled into the display DELETING A FILE To delete a text file 1 Do either of the following Rotate until 08 21 MEMORY is displayed and then press Then rotate until CLEAR is displayed and then press OR Hold down c ...

Page 107: ...xt file press 4 Press OR press r to delete the text file that was selected EXAMPLE To store text under file number 4 1 Hold down c and press 7 2 Rotate OR press h or e until file number 4 is displayed 3 Press r To recall the text from file number 1 1 Hold down c and press 8 Caps Alt S T O R E 0 Caps Alt S T O R E 4 Caps Alt 1 J S m i t h _ Caps Alt R E C A L L 4 J S m i t PT 2450 1 book Page 103 F...

Page 108: ...n c and press 9 2 Rotate OR press h or e until file number 4 is displayed 3 Press r 4 Press r Caps Alt R E C A L L 1 B i l l R e Caps Alt 1 _ i l l R e y n B Caps Alt C L E A R 1 B i l l R e Caps Alt C L E A R 4 J S m i t Caps Alt O K T O C L E A R Caps Alt 1 _ i l l R e y n B PT 2450 1 book Page 104 Friday June 27 2003 6 27 PM ...

Page 109: ...are no longer there If the batteries are low replace them with new ones 4 The printed characters are not formed properly If you are using alkaline batteries they may be low Try using the AC adapter or replace the batteries with new ones 5 A blank horizontal line appears through the printed label Clean the print head as explained on page 48 6 Striped tape appears You have reached the end of the tap...

Page 110: ...nstalled alkaline batteries become weak Replace the batteries or use the AC adapter BUFFER EMPTY This message appears if you hold down c and press T but no text has been entered in the dis play Enter some text before starting the function This message appears if you try to print or store a text file in the memory but no text has been entered in the display Enter text before printing or storing BUF...

Page 111: ... message appears if a letter between A and D has not been entered or a letter other than those between A and D has been entered at the beginning and end of the bar code data when the CODABAR type is selected Enter a letter between A and D at the beginning and end of the bar code data INPUT WHOLE CODE This message appears if the set number of digits is not entered in the bar code data Input the cor...

Page 112: ...500 characters have already been stored in the memory Delete an unwanted file to make room for the new one NO FILES This message appears if you try to recall or delete a text file from the memory when none are stored Store a text file first OVERFLOW This message appears if the calcu lated Euro conversion result exceeds 10 digits Enter a smaller value REPLACE BATTERIES This message appears if the i...

Page 113: ...s if 50 tabs have already been added to the text when you press Q Limit the number of tabs in the text to 50 TAPE EMPTY This message appears if you try to print a label or feed the tape when no tape cassette is installed Install a tape cassette and try again TEXT TOO HIGH This message appears if the size of the text is larger than the width of the installed tape when the Length func tion is used R...

Page 114: ...utes Print Head 128 dot 180 dpi Dimensions 194 mm W 242 mm D 65 5 mm H Weight 900 g without a tape cassette and batteries installed Buffer Size Maximum 255 characters Maximum seven lines Maximum five blocks Memory Size Approx 2500 characters Character Size Seven sizes 6 9 12 18 24 36 and 48 points 62 point uppercase let ters only on 24 mm wide tape All are available in narrow medium and wide width...

Page 115: ...TZ D51 Black characters on fluorescent green adhesive TZ 951 Black characters on silver adhesive TZ M951 Black characters on silver mat adhesive TZ 152 Red characters on clear adhesive TZ 252 Red characters on white adhesive TZ 153 Blue characters on clear adhesive TZ 253 Blue characters on white adhesive TZ 354 Gold characters on black adhesive TZ 155 White characters on clear adhesive TZ 355 Whi...

Page 116: ... on orange adhesive TZ 731 Black characters on green adhesive TZ 735 White characters on green adhesive TZ 931 Black characters on silver adhesive TZ M931 Black characters on silver mat adhesive TZ A31 Black characters on grey adhesive TZ B31 Black characters on fluorescent orange adhesive TZ C31 Black characters on fluorescent yellow adhesive TZ D31 Black characters on fluorescent green adhesive ...

Page 117: ...Z N741 Black characters on green adhesive TZ NF41 Black characters on purple adhesive TZ PH41 Black characters on adhesive with a heart design TZ PF41 Black characters on adhesive with a fruit design TZ PM41 Black characters on adhesive with a marine design TZ N841 Black characters on gold adhesive 12 mm wide non laminated tapes TZ N231 Black characters on white adhesive TZ N232 Red characters on ...

Page 118: ...trong adhesive tape black characters on yellow adhesive Stock No Description TZ CL4 Print head cleaning cassette TZ IY41 18 mm iron on transfer tape TZ SE4 18 mm security tape TZ FA3 12 mm fabric tape TZ FX251 24 mm flexible ID tape black characters on white adhesive TZ FX241 18 mm flexible ID tape black characters on white adhesive TZ FX231 12 mm flexible ID tape black characters on white adhesiv...

Page 119: ... accented characters 52 63 composite characters 62 spaces 54 symbols 52 64 tabs 56 uppercase letters 53 error messages 106 F fabric tape 47 Feed Cut function 94 fonts 75 formatting 66 functions 51 I incrementing 94 instant lettering tape 45 iron on transfers 45 K keyboard 2 L laminated tape 44 Length function 88 M Macintosh operating systems 21 memory 101 mirror printing 86 multiple copies 97 N na...

Page 120: ... Editor Mac 21 P touch Editor PC 7 P touch Quick Editor Mac 25 P touch Quick Editor PC 11 USB printer driver Mac 28 USB printer driver PC 15 spaces 54 specifications 110 storing 101 style 79 symbols 64 System configuration Macintosh 21 Windows 7 T tab length 56 tabs 56 tape cassette 5 tape length 88 text alignment 85 size 76 style 79 underlining 82 width 76 text lines 54 troubleshooting 105 U unde...

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