Brother P-touch 2600, User Manual

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Four different parameters enable you to create custom barcodes.
PARAMETER SETTINGS
PROTOCOL CODE 39, I-2/5, EAN13, EAN8,
UPC-A, UPC-E, CODE128
WIDTH (barcode width) LARGE, SMALL
UNDER#S (characters printed below barcode) ON, OFF
CH.DIG. (check digit) OFF, ON
The default settings are CODE 39 PROTOCOL , LARGE WIDTH , UNDER#S set to ON , and
CH.DIG. set to OFF .
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It is recommended that barcodes be printed with the Tape margin function set to FULL
and the barcode WIDTH parameter set to LARGE ; otherwise, the barcodes may be diffi-
cult to read.
To use the Barcode function:
1 Hold down
c
and press
Y
once.
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To change the data or parameters of a barcode that has already been created, posi-
tion the cursor below the right half of the barcode mark ( ) before holding down
c
and pressing
Y
.
A block can only contain one barcode. If a barcode has already been entered in the
block when
c
is held down and
Y
is pressed, the error message “1 BARCODE
PER BLOCK!” appears.
To quit the Barcode function without making any changes, hold down
c
and
press
Y
.
2 Type in the new barcode data or edit the old data.
To change the barcode parameter settings:
3 Press
e
.
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To return to the barcode data without changing any parameter settings, press
*
.
4 Press
f
or
w
until the parameter that you wish to change appears.
5 Press
e
or
h
until the desired setting is displayed.
6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until all parameters are set as you wish.
7 Press
_
.
To add a special character to the barcode data:
8 Press
f
or
w
until the cursor is below the character immediately to the right of where
you wish to add the special character.
9 Hold down
c
and press
a
.
0 Press
e
or
h
until the desired special character is displayed.
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The following special characters can only be entered when using protocol CODE 39 .