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For Your Information,

you will find detailed explanations of all the machine’s

features. Each topic is given its own page, making this reference section easy
to use.

Operational examples of most features can also be found in the

Learning the

Ropes

practice sessions. If you are a first time P-Touch user, we suggest that

you work through these exercises before starting to make labels on your own.

This

For Your Information

section provides supplementary information. When

you have a question about a particular point, locate that topic in the “finding
Your Way” contents list and turn to the page indicated.

Summary of Contents for P-Touch 580C

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Page 2: ...d can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the use...

Page 3: ...G 15 CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD AND ROLLERS 16 LEARNING THE ROPES INTRODUCTION 18 DOOR SIGN EXAMPLE 19 EQUIPMENT LABEL EXAMPLE 24 ADDRESS LABEL EXAMPLE 34 STOREGE SHELF LABEL EXAMPLE 38 FOR YOUR INFORMATION INTRODUCTION 46 FINDING YOUR WAY 47 POWER BUTTON 48 CURSORS 49 SHIFT ALT CAPS 50 CODE KEY 51 SYMBOLS 52 COMPOSITE CHARACTERS 54 RETURN 55 NEW BLOCK 57 SEQUENTIAL NUMBERING 58 CANCEL 60 CURSOR MOVE...

Page 4: ... PRINTING 87 FRAMING 93 TAPE FEED 94 VERTICAL PRINTING 95 MIRROR PRINTING 96 HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT 97 VERTICAL ALIGNMENT 98 LENGTH 99 DISPLAY UNITS 100 COLORED FRAMES SHADING 101 COLORED CHARACTERS 103 STORING RECALLING DELETING 105 NORMAL MULTIPLE SPLIT PRINTING 109 MARKING STAMPS 111 BAR CODING 113 ERROR MESSAGE LIST 118 TROUBLEAHOOTING 125 MACHINE SPECIFICATIONS 126 FEATURES 127 INDEX 128 ACCESS...

Page 5: ...familiar with the machine s operations FOR YOUR INFORMATION This handy reference section contains detailed explanations of all the machine s features The Quick Reference Guide contains all the information you need to immediately begin using this machine to make simple labels Please read the brief Before You Start section for more details on the setup and care of the machine If this is your first t...

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Page 12: ... not put any foreign objects onto or into the machine h To avoid injuries do not touch the cutter s edge h When inserting new batteries be sure to do so within five minutes of removing the old ones otherwise all messages will be lost unless the machine is plugged into an AC outlet with the AC adaptor h Use only the AC adaptor model AD 30 designed exclusively for this machine Use of any other adapt...

Page 13: ...place all six at the same time Be sure to insert the new batteries within five minutes of removing the old ones otherwise the message in the working area and any messages stored in the memory will be lost unless the machine is plugged into an AC outlet with the AC adaptor If alkaline batteries are not used large fonts and bar codes cannot be printed ...

Page 14: ...standard electrical outlet Only use the AC adaptor designed exclusively for this machine Remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adaptor if you do not intend to use your machine for an extended period of time When the power is disconnected all messages in the working area and the mem ory will be lost It is recommended that you use the AC adaptor when printing large fonts and bar codes on 3 4 18...

Page 15: ...l plug on the connection cable into the jack marked INTERFACE on the right of the P Touch 580C 3 Insert the large plug into the COM port of your IBM computer Use the plug that is compatible with the COM port on your computer and leave the other plug unconnected 4 Turn on the P Touch 580C then start up the computer Hold down the CODE key and press the INTERFACE key on the P Touch 580C to enter Inte...

Page 16: ...3 Remove the stopper from a new tape cassette and if the ink ribbon in the cassette is loose use your finger to wind the toothed wheel in the direction of the arrow on the tape cassette until the ribbon is taut If you are using an old tape cassette be sure the ribbon is taut before inserting it into the unit 4 Insert the tape cassette firmly into the compartment making sure that the entire back of...

Page 17: ...cassette 4 Take the adhesive tape off the end of the label tape and pull out about 1 2 12 mm of label tape If you are using an old tape cassette be sure that the tape is sent through the cassette and the end of the tape goes under the tape guides 5 Insert both the ink and tape cassettes firmly into the compartment When inserting the cassettes make sure that the ribbon does not catch on the corner ...

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Page 19: ...rters of a turn towards you pull the stick away from you as shown below INSERT LETTERING TAPE RUB ON TRANSFERS Insert lettering tapes act as rub on character transfers After creating a message position the label on a sheet of paper Then by simply rubbing the instant lettering tape s non printed side with the enclosed stick or one available on the market you can transfer the tape s contents directl...

Page 20: ...eaned from time to time TO CLEAN THE PRINT HEAD 1 Turn off the machine 2 Open the tape compartment cover and remove the tape cassette 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 fing...

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Page 22: ... you are a first time user we suggest that you work through there exercises to become acquainted with the various features of this machine Since they do not require much time they can be done in four separate practice sessions or all at once The Learning the Ropes examples consist of the following parts To best use this training section simply follow the flow of the practice sessions Read the back...

Page 23: ...s case the cursor can be moved to view hidden parts of the text If a character key or the cursor key is pressed when the cursor is one the right end of the display the text scrolls to the left one character at a time and the cursor stays at the right side of the display If the left cursor key is pressed when the cursor is on the left side of the display the whole text scrolls to the right leaving ...

Page 24: ...al Formatting sections of For Your Information This machine is also equipped with an Auto format function which allows you to enter text and symbols into preset label templates With the Auto format mode you can enter text into common formats so labels can be create easily and printed quickly Now let s begin entering the text for our first label To do so we must first input a capital M As on a type...

Page 25: ...planations of text editing methods see pages 63 to 65 Now let s revise this label using the BACKSPACE key to delete the lowercase letters in our message and use the Caps mode which allows us to enter a string of capital letters without holding down the SHIFT key to enter uppercase chara cters which are mode appropriate for a door sign ...

Page 26: ... Finally suppose we would like to add a no smoking symbol just one of many available on this machine to our door sign A detailed explanations of symbol entry can be found in the Symbols section on page 52 ...

Page 27: ...NCEL key at any time to return to text entry mode from Symbol mode Since our message is finished we can now print it Though several print set tings are available we will use the default settings preprogrammed into the machine ...

Page 28: ...is practice session we will make a multi line equipment instruction label Let s assume we want to make an instruction label for an office photocopier First we will enter four lines of text containing both uppercase and lowercase letters then edit it into a three line label If you have any questions about basic inputting please review the previous example Door Sign or see pages 50 to 55 of For Your...

Page 29: ... our multi line message we will be using the RETURN key to end one line and start the next This key operates like the Return on a typewriter by ending the current line and moving the cursor to the next line ...

Page 30: ...ire message For detailed explanations of the global format settings see pages 93 to 103 of For Your Information Any time you wish to return to text entry mode from Format mode without changing any of the settings simply press the CANCEL key A detailed ex planation of the CANCEL key can be found on page 60 of For Your Information ...

Page 31: ...27 Now let s edit the message changing it from four to three lines and adjusting some of the text ...

Page 32: ...yle of text font F2 Bru ssels framed and horizontally centered Therefore we must change the format Different format settings can be chosen either before or after the text is entered The procedure shown above can be used to edit the font size width style framing or shading and color print settings or text already entered With this procedure the AREA and cursor keys are used to select the text then ...

Page 33: ...29 Since we wish to put a frame around the entire label and center the text we will use the FORMAT key to enter these global format settings ...

Page 34: ...s take a look at how to store text files for future use and how to recall them when desired Detailed explanations of the machine s memory can be found in the Storing Recalling Deleting section on pages 105 to 108 ...

Page 35: ...have not saved the information in the machine s memory it will be lost Since we have saved it we can clear the working area without losing our work Now even though it is no longer displayed on the LCD we can recall our copier instruction text file and print it ...

Page 36: ...eed to print three copies of the same text A detailed explanation of the repeat printing function can be found in the Printing Special printing section on pages 109 to 110 The TAUSE setting in Special print mode can be used to set whether or not the Machine will pause while printing copies of labels so the tape can be cut ...

Page 37: ...ssels would be printed If the cut pause setting is turned off the three copies would be printed continu ously If the cut pause setting and been turned on the machine would pause between the three copies so the tape could be cut Since this would use quite a lot of tape for an example we can now press the CANCEL key to escape from Special print mode and return to our text ...

Page 38: ... entered characters may not seem to align properly in the LCD display they will line up correctly on the printed label In this quick practice session we will make a multi line address label with local formatting The local formatting will be used to emphasize a certain portion of the message ...

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Page 40: ...ttings we can now highlight a certain portion of our text by putting it in italics and underlining it A detailed explanation of local formatting can be found on pages 79 to 92 and in the Local Formatting section on pages 75 to 76 ...

Page 41: ...37 Now let s assume we wish to print one copy of this label to attach to a package ...

Page 42: ...final example we will make a storage shelf label This label would be used to describe the parts stored on a shelf WYSIWYG text entry mode is very convenient when making complex multi block labels since it allows you to see the label as it will appear after it is printed Each time the number of lines changes a new block of text must be created Therefore the text for our label must be entered in thr...

Page 43: ...uch as bar coding and numbering Now we will enter the storage shelf label text We now want to change from a one line to a four line block In this case we will not use a regular return instead we will use the NEW BLOCK key A detailed explanation of multi block labeling can be found in the New Block section of For Your Information ...

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Page 45: ...lanation of bar coding can be found on pages 113 to 115 However this explanation covers only the basics of this machine s bar coding function and is not intended as a comprehensive introduction to bar coding If we wished to use a different protocol or change any of the default bar code settings we would press the FORMAT key However since we will use the default settings for this example we can imm...

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Page 47: ...function This feature is particularly useful for serial numbers and other codes which require sequential numbering In this example let s assume that we would like to increase the 1 in our parts code while the bar code information remains the same ...

Page 48: ...9 Congratulations This completes the fourth and final practice session in Learning the Ropes We hope that these exercises which cover most of this machine s features have been both informative and enjoyable If you wish you can now go back and repeat any of these exercises practice on your own or begin making your own labels If you have questions about any of the operations please turn to the For Y...

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Page 50: ...tures can also be found in the Learning the Ropes practice sessions If you are a first time P Touch user we suggest that you work through these exercises before starting to make labels on your own This For Your Information section provides supplementary information When you have a question about a particular point locate that topic in the finding Your Way contents list and turn to the page indicat...

Page 51: ... MOVEMENT 62 EDITING Backspace 63 Line Out 64 Clear 65 DISPLAYING Zoom Mode 66 Label Length 67 Contrast 68 FORMATTING Auto Formats 69 Local Formatting 75 Global Formatting 77 PAGE Text Formats Font 79 Size Width 81 Style Italic 83 Underlining Framing 86 Multi Color Printing 87 Label Formats Framing 93 Tape Feed 94 Vertical Printing 95 Mirror Printing 96 Horizontal Alignment 97 Vertical Alignment 9...

Page 52: ...ithout having to re enter the message When the AC adaptor is plugged into the machine unplugging the adap tor from the AC outlet can delete the contents of the memory even if bat teries are installed If six AA alkaline batteries have been installed or if the machine is plugged into an AC outlet using the AC adaptor all data in the machine s memory will be retained When changing the batteries be su...

Page 53: ...r operations are explained in the Cursor Movement section While the text cursor is used to mark or select points in text messages another type of cursor allows you to choose characters and various settings When a setting is highlighted that setting is currently active For example if the box setting is highlighted below the framing setting FRAME in Format mode the characters are framed with a recta...

Page 54: ... When this mode is on the CAPS indicator at the top the LCD dis play comes on Using the SHIFT key in Caps mode will produce lowercase letters TITLE fonts will only produce uppercase letters In Caps mode uppercase letters can be typed simply by pressing the character keys i e pressing the SHIFT key is not necessary However when number keys are pressed numbers not the symbols above them appear Holdi...

Page 55: ...While the SHIFT CAPS and ALT keys allow you to select various characters and symbols the CODE key allows you to choose various functions Functions written in green can be selected by pressing the CODE key ...

Page 56: ...key and press the SYMBOL key to enter Symbol mode 2 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the symbol you wish to enter appears on the display 3 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the symbol is highlighted 4 Press the RETURN key to enter the symbol into your message To enter a sequence of symbols select a symbol then hold down the CODE key and press the RETURN key Continue selecting symbols in this way and press ...

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Page 58: ...ical Mark Letters which can be used A E I O U a e I o u A E I O U a e I o u A E I O U a e I o u ˆ A E I O U a e I o u TO INPUT A COMPOSITE CHARACTER 1 Enter the diacritical mark needed for the composite character 2 Type the letter you wish to combine with it The diacritical mark and the letter will alternately appear on the display If the letter cannot be combined with the diacritical mark see the...

Page 59: ...key when you have finished entering one line and wish to start the next The cursor moves to the next line on the LCD display Press the RETURN key The maximum number of the text lines in a single block is five If the cursor is located on the fifth line and you press the RETURN key an error message will appear Since a block can only contain one text line when a TITLE font is used an error message wi...

Page 60: ...RUTURN key is pressed that symbol will be entered into your text message In addition after creating a text format pressing RETURN key applies the currently displayed settings to the current label TO ANSWER YES Prompt questions sometimes appear on the LCD display especially when the function that you have chosen will delete or affect files In these cases pressing the RETURN key is like answering po...

Page 61: ...ntering this type of text message the NEW BLOCK key must be used After typing the first block of text hold down the CODE key and press the NEW BLOCK key The cursor will appear at the beginning of the first line in the next block The maximum number of blocks in a single label is five If the cursor is located in the fifth block when the CODE key is hold down and the NEW BLOCK key is pressed an error...

Page 62: ...nsist of a single bar code no additional chara cters can be included in that numbering field A numbering field must be located entirely within one line of text of a single block If you try to include text from two different lines or two different blocks in the numbering field an error message will appear on the display 4 Press the RETURN key The NUMBER setting screen will be displayed 5 Press the ...

Page 63: ... è A è è a è è b è è z è è a è è Spaces shown as _ in the table below can be used to control the number of digits printed 0 0 è è 1 è è 9è è 0 è è _0 _0 è è _1 è è 99è è _9 è è A0 A0 è è A1 è è A9è è B0 è è Spaces between letters in the numbering field simply adjust the space between them on the printed labels ...

Page 64: ...ation mode but decide you want to return to text entry or editing you can press the CANCEL key Press the FORMAT key to enter Format Hold down the CODE key and press mode the SPECIAL PRINT key to enter Spe cial print mode ê ê To escape from Format mode without To escape from Special print mode changing any settings press the CAN without printing press the CANCEL CEL key key ê ê You will return to t...

Page 65: ...h to perform will delete or affect files In these cases pressing the CANCEL key is like answering negatively To answer yes press the RETURN key If no press the CANCEL key If yes press the RETURN key When an error message is displayed pressing the CANCEL key allows you to return to what you were doing previously ...

Page 66: ...neral pressing this key moves the cursor one space or char acter to the right If the cursor is positioned at the end of a line when this key is pressed the cursor moves to the beginning of the next line Holding down the CODE key and pressing this key moves the cursor just before the first character of the next text block Holding down the SHIFT key and pressing this key moves the cur sor to the end...

Page 67: ...he 3 key which simply moves the cursor without changing the message The BACKSPACE key however removes the character preceding the cursor TO DELETE A CHARACTER 1 Using the cursor movement keys position the cursor immediately to the right of the character you want to delete 2 Press the BACKSPACE key ...

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Page 69: ...t formats to their default settings In other words the current text files is completely emptied You can then begin entering an entirely new text message TO CLEAR A TEXT FILE 1 Hold down the CODE key and press the CLEAR key 2 Press the RETURN key The cursor can be located anywhere in the message ...

Page 70: ... can be used to move the cursor so different parts of the message can be seen TO ENTER ZOOM MODE 1 Press the ZOOM key and the display zooms in to enlarge the message 2 Press the ZOOM key again and the display zooms out to show the message as it will appear when it is printed 3 Press the ZOOM key one more time or the CANCEL key to return the display to the text entry screen ...

Page 71: ...nches or centimeters depending on the UNIT setting For more information on changing the units that are displayed see Display Unit on page 100 TO ENTER LABEL LENGTH MODE Hold down the CODE key and press the LABEL LENGTH key The length of the label is displayed briefly ...

Page 72: ... mode can be entered from text entry mode or Auto format mode TO CHANGE THE CONTRAST 1 Hold down the CODE key and press the CONTRAST key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys to adjust the contrast 3 Press the RETURN key Press the SPACE key to reset the contrast to its default setting ...

Page 73: ...g the preset formats TO PRINT A LABEL USING AUTO FORMAT MODE 1 Press the AUTO FORMATS key If text has already been entered in the display a confirmation message appears Press the RETURN key to delete the text 2 Press the 5 and 6 keys until your desired layout is displayed and press the RETURN key 3 Enter the label contents and press the RETURN key 4 Press the PRINT key to print the label ...

Page 74: ...DE ƒ SUB TITLE DATE B VCR 8mm 1 3 8 9 mm SYMBOL DATE TITLE REC MODE ƒ SUB TITLE C VCR 8mm 2 1 2 12 mm SYMBOL DURATION TITLE REC MODE ƒ SUB TITLE DATE D VCR VHSC 1 1 2 12 mm TITLE SUB TITLE E VCR VHSC 2 3 4 18 mm SYMBOL DURATION TITLE REC MODE ƒ SUB TITLE DATE F AUDIO 1 1 4 6 mm SYMBOL ƒ SUB TITLE TITLE G AUDIO 2 3 8 9 mm 1 2 12 mm SYMBOL ƒ SUB TITLE TITLE H AUDIO 3 3 8 9 mm 1 2 12 mm SYMBOL TITLE ...

Page 75: ... mm TITLE ƒ NAME SUB TITLE NUMBER M SLIDE 1 2 12 mm TITLE ƒ SUB TITLE DATE N PRICE 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm NAME PRICE O SALE PRICE 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm NAME ƒ NEW PRICE OLD PRICE P FILE LONG 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm TITLE Q FILE LONGV 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm TITLE R FILE SHORT 3 8 9 mm 1 2 12 mm 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm TITLE S FLOPPY 3 5 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm TITLE ƒ NAME SUB TITLE T FLOPPY 5 3 4 18 mm 1 24 mm TITLE ƒ NAME SUB T...

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Page 79: ...you wish to assign a local format 2 Press the AREA key The first character will be highlighted 3 Use the cursor keys to highlight all characters to which you wish to assign a local format Select all of the characters in the message to change the format of the entire text 4 Press the local format key located below the LCD display for the format to be set until the text appears on the display in the...

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Page 81: ...nd 6 keys until the desired setting is displayed 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all settings are as you wish 5 Press the RETURN key This new format is applied to your entire text file and the LCD display returns to text entry mode Press the FORMAT key or CANCEL key at any time to leave Format mode and return to text entry mode without making any changes Press the SPACE key to return the highlighted ...

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Page 83: ... WITH A DIFFERENT FONT 1 Insert the cursor where you wish to begin using a new font 2 Press the FONT key until the sample character is displayed in the font you wish to use and your desired font is shown by the indicators above the LCD display 3 Enter the text to which the chosen font is no be applied TO APPLY A FONT TO A SELECTED AREA 1 Press the AREA key then use the cursor keys to select the te...

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Page 85: ...possible character size is automatically chosen The default size is AUTO and the default width is medium The following chart shows the character size that can be used with the tape widths listed Tape width Size pt 1 24 mm 6 10 13 19 26 38 3 4 18 mm 6 10 13 19 26 38 1 2 12 mm 6 10 13 19 3 8 9 mm 6 10 13 19 1 4 6 mm 6 10 13 When the Split printing parameter in Special print mode is turned on the mes...

Page 86: ...the text to which you want to apply a new character size or width 2 Press the SIZE key until the text is displayed in the character size you wish to use and press the WIDTH key until the text is displayed in the desired width 3 Press the RETURN key to apply the chosen size or width to the selected test ...

Page 87: ...Press the STYLE key until the sample character is displayed in the style you wish to use and your desired character style is shown by the indicators below the LCD display 3 Enter the text to which the chosen style is to be applied TO APPLY A STYLE ITALIC TO A SELECTED AREA 1 Press the AREA key then use the cursor keys to select the text to which you want to apply a new character style 2 Press the ...

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Page 90: ...o underline frame shading TO ENTER TEXT WITH UNDERLINING FRAMING 1 Insert the cursor where you wish to begin using a new frame 2 Press the UNDL FRM key until the sample character is displayed with the frame you wish to use 3 Enter the text to which the chosen frame is to be applied TO APPLY UNDERLINING FRAMIING TO A SELECTED AREA 1 Press the AREA key then use the cursor keys to select the text to ...

Page 91: ...o be applied TO APPLY COLOR SETTINGS TO A SELECTED AREA 1 Decide the color of each part of your label and the order in which the colors will be printed Before printing the label be sure to use the FORMAT key to select the color of the frame or shading For more information refer to page 101 The part of the character that is left blank can also be printed using one the three ink colors Refer to page...

Page 92: ... check that the first ink cassette is installed then close the cover and press the RETURN key The message WORKING briefly flashes then COPIES COLOR1 appears while the characters assigned the first ink color are printed When printing finishes the message REMOVE INK RIBBON will be displayed 4 Open the compartment cover then remove the first ink cassette and press the RETURN key The message REWINDING...

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Page 97: ...ed box or the shading pattern can be applied locally using the AREA and cursor keys to select the text then pressing the UNDL FRM key until the highlight you wish to use is displayed TO SELECT THE FRAMING STYLE 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press 4 and 3 keys until the framing setting FRAME is highlighted 3 Press 5 and 6 keys until the frame you wish to use is displayed The default setting OFF can be s...

Page 98: ...r code If instant rub on lettering tape is installed this setting will be ignored and the message will be printed with full margins The tape feed setting can only be applied to the entire label It cannot be applied to just part of the text TO SELECT A MARGIN WIDTH 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the tape feed setting FEED is highlighted 3 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the marg...

Page 99: ... applied to the entire label It cannot be applied to just part of the text TO SET THE VERTICAL PRINTING FUNCTION 1 Press the FORMET key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the vertical printing setting VERT is highlighted 3 Press the 5 and6 keys until the setting you wish to use is displayed The default setting OFF can be selected by pressing the SPACE key 4 Press the RETURN key ...

Page 100: ...printing setting to make a label Mirror printing can only be applied to the entire label It cannot be applied to just part of the text TO SET THE MIRROR PRINTING FUNCTION 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the mirror printing setting MIRROR is highlighted 3 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the setting you wish to use is displayed The default setting OFF can be selected by pressing t...

Page 101: ... has been set multi block message are assigned the JUSTIFY setting and spaces between the blocks are adjusted so that the text spreads out evenly the tape TO SELECT A HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the horizontal alignment setting H ALI is high lighted 3 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the setting you wish to use is displayed The default setting LEFT can be...

Page 102: ... label It cannot be applied to just part of the text TO SELECT A VERTICAL ALIGNMENT 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the vertical alignment setting V ALI is highlighted 3 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the setting you wish to use is displayed The default setting BOTTOM can be selected by pressing the SPACE key 4 Press the RETURN key ...

Page 103: ...the entire label It cannot be applied to just part of the text When a setting other then AUTO is selected for the label length the message TOO LONG is displayed if the text will not fit within the specified length TO SELECT A TAPE LENGTH 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the tape length setting LENGTH is highlighted 3 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the setting you wish to use is ...

Page 104: ...d It is not avail able in local formatting TO SELECT THE UNITS OF THE MEASUREMENTS 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the display units setting UNIT is highlighted 3 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the setting you wish to use is displayed The default setting inch can be selected by pressing the SPACE key 4 Press the RETURN key ...

Page 105: ...ing this function are the same set tings used in multi color printing and with the C CHAR function The C FRAME setting can only be applied to the entire label It cannot be applied to just part of the text If a frame or shading has not been added to the label this setting is ignored during printing TO SET THE COLORED FRAME SHADING FUNCTION 1 Press the FORMAT key 2 Press the 4 and 3 keys until the c...

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Page 107: ...en The color print settings assigned using this function are the same set tings used in multi color printing and with the C FRAME function The C CHAR setting can only be applied to the entire label It cannot be applied to just part of the text If only the normal and hold character styles are used in the label this setting is ignored during printing TO SET THE COLORED CHARACTER FUNCTION 1 Press the...

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Page 109: ...replace the working area text with the stored file or to join them When a file is no longer needed you can erase it from the memory using the M DEL function This function can also be used to make space in the memory when it is full TO STORE A TEXT FILE IN THE MEMORY 1 Hold down the CODE key and press the STORE key 2 Press the 5 and 6 keys to choose a number between 0 and 99 3 Press the RETURN key ...

Page 110: ...lled file 4 Press the 5 and 6 keys until OFF is displayed in the JOIN selection area 5 Press the RETURN key The stored text file is recalled and overwrites the message in the working area If you choose to join the file and the working area text the recalled file will be inserted in a new block at the cursor s position in the working area Press the CANCEL key or the CODE and RECALL keys at any time...

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Page 112: ...e files in the memory If you then decide not to delete all of the files in the memory hold down the CODE key and press the CLEAR key 3 Press the RETURN key The message OK TO DELETE or CLEAR ALL will be displayed 4 To confirm press the RETURN key again The selected file or files are deleted Press the CANSEL key or the CODE and M DEL keys at any time to leave Memory delete mode without deleting the ...

Page 113: ...rameter determines whether the label will be split lengthwise and printed as two labels These three special print parameters cannot be used with the multi color print function TO PRINT A LABEL Press the PRINT key The text is printed once If the PRINT key is pressed in Auto format mode when the installed tape cassette is not the correct size for the label being printed a mes sage will appear to ins...

Page 114: ...f the highlighted parameter can be selected by pressing the SPACE key or all special print settings can be returned to their default settings by holding down the CODE key and pressing the SPACE key 4 Repeat step 2 and 3 until your desired settings are displayed 5 Press the RETURN key The labels are printed using the print parameter that have been set ...

Page 115: ...mp cassette then close the cover 2 Hold down the CODE key and press the STAMP key The message STAMP FORMAT is displayed 3 Press the RETURN key to enter Stamp mode The text is centered within the preset message area and the tape length and margins are automatically adjusted 4 Press the RETURN key Your text is cut from the installed stamp tape 5 Push down on the tape cutter lever remove the backing ...

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Page 117: ...lank characters on white adhesive when making labels containing bar code In Bar code mode six different parameters can be set allowing you to create custom bar code PAREMETER SETTINGS Protocols PROTO ______________ CODE 39 1 2 5 EAN13 EAN8 UPC A UPC E CODABAR EAN 128 CODE 128 ISBN5 ISBN2 LASER B Bar code width WIDTH __________ MEDIUM SMALL LARGE Numbers printed below bar code UNDER _______________...

Page 118: ...ess the 5 and 6 keys until the desired setting is displayed 6 Repeat steps 4 and 5 until the settings are as you wish 7 Press the RETURN key 8 Hold down the CODE key and press the SYMBOL key then press the 5 and 6 keys until the appropriate symbol is displayed The following symbols can only be entered when using protocols EAN 128 or CODE 128 VALUE CHARACTER VALUE CHARACTER VALUE CHARACTER 3 71 BEL...

Page 119: ...CHARACTER 1 2 9 When you have finished press the RETURN key TO DESIGNATE A BAR CODE AS A NUMBERING FIELD 1 Position the cursor immediately before the bar code mark which you wish to select as the numbering field 2 Hold down the CODE key and press the SEQ NUMBERING key 3 Press the 5 and 6 keys until the desired NUMBER setting appears 4 Press the RETURN key The set number of labels are printed ...

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Page 122: ...TURN key or if you try to join a text file recalled from the memory to the current message causing the block to exceed the five line limit This message appears if the cursor is positioned at the beginning of a block when you press the BACKSPASE key to join two blocks resulting in a block containing a total of more then five lines Limit the number of lines in the current block to five and press the...

Page 123: ...is message appears if you try to enter a character a diac ritical mark return new block or space when the working area buffer is already full This message appears if a text format font size width style underling and framing or color key is pressed when the working area buffer is already full This message appears if the RETURN key is pressed in Symbol or Bar code mode when the working area buffer i...

Page 124: ...ge appears if a character symbol return or new block is entered while the cursor is located in a bar code field This message appears if the cursor is located in a bar code field and a text format font size width style underlining and framing or color key is pressed This message appears if a text file is recalled and joined to the current massage while the cursor is located in a bar code field Move...

Page 125: ...ned or framed FIXED SIZE This message appears if the RETURN key is pressed when a TITLE font is selected This message appears if a 1 4 6 mm or 3 8 9 mm wide tape is installed when text is entered using a TITLE font This message appears if the character size is changed when a TITLE font is selected Change the font Insert a tape cassette that is wide enough for TITLE font text to be printed on it Si...

Page 126: ...PS keys then try INVAL CHRS Numbering fields must be located within a single line This message appears if characters in different lines are selected as the numbering field Numbering field cannot contain both characters and a bar code This message appears if a bar code is selected together with other characters as a numbering field Adjust the numbering field so that it contains characters located w...

Page 127: ...fore recalling the file or joining the working area text and the file Press the CANCEL key and delete some of the text before entering a frame or other gro bal format setting LINE LIMIT This message appears if the number of lines in the text is greater then the maximum number of lines possible for the installed tape Reduce the number of lines or install a tape of greater width MEMORY FULL This mac...

Page 128: ...e machine s read only memory Contact your service reper sentative SYSTEM ERROR This message appears if there is a problem with the machine s software Contact your service reper sentative TOO HIGH This message appears if the size of the text is larger then the width of the installed tape Reduce the size of the char acters or install a tape of gra ater width TOO LONG This message appears if the widt...

Page 129: ...assette is empty replace it with a new one Make sure that the tape cassette cover has been closed 3 The printed characters are not formed properly If you are using alkaline batteries they may be low Try using the AC adaptor 4 Striped tape appears You have reached the end of the tape Replace it with a new tape 5 In multi color print mode the tape cannot be fed after the machine s power supply was s...

Page 130: ...ine is not used for 10 minutes during Interface mode Print head 128 dot 180 dpi Dimensions 8 1 2 x 8 1 2 x 2 2 3 215 x 215 x 68 mm Weight 2 lbs 3 oz 1 kg SOFTWARE Character size 6 sizes 6 10 13 19 26 and 38 points AUTO All are available in NARROW MEDIUM and WIDE Character fonts 8 built in typefaces Buffer size Single line 1 m Multi line Multi block Memory size 3 400 characters Number of characters...

Page 131: ...rinting up to 5 lines Multi block printing up to 5 blocks 6 sizes 14 styles Text and label framing Text underlining Vertical printing Mirror printing Horizontal vertical alignment adjustment Adjustable tape feed Label length setting Repeat printing Split printing Numbering function Bar code generation Zooming in and out ...

Page 132: ...haracter styles 83 Character widths 81 Check digit 113 Cleaning Machine s surface 8 Print head and rollers 16 CLEAR key 65 CODABAR symbols 115 CODE 39 symbols 115 CODE key 51 CODE 128 symbols 114 Color printing 87 Colored characters 103 Colored frames shading 101 Combination character styles 83 Composite characters 54 Computer connection 11 CONTRAST key 68 COPIES setting 109 Creating Bar codes 113...

Page 133: ... 58 Indicator AUTO FORMATS 69 C2 and C3 88 CAPS 50 Fonts 79 Italic 83 Style 83 TITLE 79 ZOOM 66 Instant lettering tape 15 Interface connection 11 Italic character style 83 J Joining recalled text 106 Justifying text 97 K Keyboard 6 Key top symbols 50 L Label backing removal 15 Label length Displaying 67 Selecting 99 Label templates 69 LCD display 6 Left alignment 97 LINE OUT key 64 Local formattin...

Page 134: ...lics 83 Label length 99 Margin width 94 Mirror printing 96 Numbering field 58 Print settings 109 Shading color 101 Tape feed 94 Underlining 86 Units 100 Vertical alignment 98 Vertical printing 95 SEQ NUMBERING key 58 Shading 86 93 Multi color 101 Shadow character style 83 SHIFT key 50 Size 81 SPACE key 20 Special printing 32 109 Stamps 111 Storing labels 30 105 Striped character style 83 Striped t...

Page 135: ...0 Uppercase letters 20 V Vertical alignment 98 Vertical printing 95 Viewing Final layout 66 Label length 67 W Width 81 Working area text Joining 106 Overwriting with recalled text 106 WYSIWYG mode 19 Z ZOOM key 66 ...

Page 136: ...aminated tapes TZ 141 Black characters on clear adhesive 1 20 95 TZ 241 Black characters on white adhesive 1 20 95 TZ 242 Red characters on white adhesive 1 20 95 TZ 243 Blue characters on white adhesive 1 20 95 TZ 344 Gold characters on black adhesive 1 24 95 TZ 345 White characters on black adhesive 1 23 95 TZ 441 Black characters on red adhesive 1 20 95 TZ 541 Black characters on blue adhesive ...

Page 137: ... adhesive 1 16 95 1 4 laminated tapes TZ 111 Black characters on clear adhesive 1 12 95 TZ 211 Black characters on white adhesive 1 14 95 TZ 315 White characters on black adhesive 1 17 95 Multi color printing cassettes TZ T240 White tape 1 19 95 TZ R041 Black ink ribbon 1 12 95 TZ R042 Red ink ribbon 1 12 95 TZ R043 Blue ink ribbon 1 12 95 OPTIONS Stock No Description QTY PACKAGE PRICE AD 30 AC ad...

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Page 141: ... puede radi ador energía de radiofrecuencia y si no se instala de acuerdo con las instrucciones puede causar interferencias perjudiciales en las radiocomunicaciones Sin embargo no se garantiza que no ocurrirán interferencias en una instalación en particular Si este equipo causa interferencias perjudiciales en la recepción de radio o televisión lo cual puede determinarse conectando y desconectando ...

Page 142: ...TICO 15 JUEGO TIPOGRÁFICO 16 TAMAÑO ANCHURA 17 ESTILO CURSIVA 18 SUBRAYADO ENCUADRE 19 IMPRESIÓN DE COLORES MÚLTIPLES 20 ENCUADRE 22 AVANCE DE CINTA 23 IMPRESIÓN VERTICAL 24 IMPRESIÓN DE ESPEJO 24 ALINEACIÓN HORIZONTAL 25 ALINEACIÓN VERTICAL 25 LONGITUD 26 UNIDADES DE VISUALIZACIÓN 26 ENCUADRES SOMBREADOS COLOREADOS 27 CARACTERES COLOREADOS 28 ALMACENAMIENTO INVOCACIÓN BORRADO DE LA MEMORIA 29 IMP...

Page 143: ... objeto extraño en la máquina Para evitar daños personales no toque el borde del cortador Cuando inserte pileas nuevas cerciórese de hacerlo antes de cinco minutos de haber extraído las viejas ya que de lo contrario todos los mensajes se perderían a menos que la máquina esté enchufada en un tomacorriente de Ca con el adaptador CA Utilice el adaptador de CA MODELO AD 30 diseñado exclusivamente para...

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Page 145: ... conexión en la toma marcada con la palabra INTERFACE del lado derecho del P Touch 580C 3 Inserte la clavija grande en el acceso COM de su orrdenador IBM Emplee la clavija que sea compatible con el acceso COM de su ordenador y deje la otra clavija desconectada 4 Conecte la alimentación del P Touch 580C y luego ponga en funcionamiento el ordenador Mantenga pulsada la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla INT...

Page 146: ...nuevo y si la cinta está floja emplee un dedo para bobinarla en la dirección de la flecha que hay en el cartucho de cinta hasta que quede tensada Si emplea una cinta que ha empleado antes asegúrese de que la cinta esté tensada antes de insertarla en la unidad Si emplea una cinta usada asegúrese de que la cinta esté tensa antes de insertarla en la máquina 4 Inserte firmemente el cassette de cinta e...

Page 147: ...inta 4 Saque la cinta adhesiva del extremo de la cinta de etiquetas y extraiga aproxima damente 12 mm 1 2 de cinta de etiquetas Si emplea una cinta usada asegú rese de que la cinta se suministre a través del cassette y que el final de la cinta quede debajo de las guías de la cinta 5 Inserte los cassettes de tinta y de cinta firmemente en el compartimiento Cuando inserte los cassette asegúrese de q...

Page 148: ...da poca cinta en el cassette tire un poco de la cinta y póngala en la ranura con los dedos 3 Use el dedo para guiar el extremo de la cinta por la ranura y en torno a la caja del cassette 4 Deslice la cinta por debajo de las guías de cinta Asegúrese de que la cinta pasa por debajo de la cinta de guía en el borde de la caja del cassette 5 Tome el extremo de la cinta y gire el rodillo de la cinta hac...

Page 149: ...e que haya que limpiar el cabezal de la máquina de vez en cuando PARA LIMPIAR EL CABEZAL DE IMPRESIÓN 1 Desconecte la alimentación de la máquina 2 Abra la tapa del compartimiento del cassette y extraiga el cassette de cinta El cabezal de impresión y los rodillos están situados en el compartimiento del cassette 3 Cabezal de impresión Frote el cabezal de impresión suavemente con un palillo de algodó...

Page 150: ...do el indicador CAPS de la parte superior del visualizador de cristal líquido La utilización de la tecla SHIFT en el modo CAPS producirá letras minúsculas Los juegos tipográficos de TITLE solamente producirán letras minúsculas En el modo CAPS las letras mayúsculas podrán escribirse simple mente pulsando las teclas de los catacteres es decir no será nece sario presionar la tecla SHIFT Sin embargo c...

Page 151: ...y pulse la tecla SYMBOL para entrar en el modo SYMBOL 2 Pulse las teclas 5 y 6 hasta que en el visualizador aparezca el símbolo deseado 3 Pulse las teclas 4 y 3 hasta que el símbolo se resalte 4 Para introducir el símbolo en su mensaje pulse la tecla RETURN Para introducir continuamente muchos símbolos seleccione cada símbolo y después manteniendo presionada la tecla CODE pulse la tecla RETURN Des...

Page 152: ...eberá encontrarse enteramente dentro de una línea de texto de un solo bloque Si intenta incluir texto de dos líneas o de dos bloques diferentes en el campo de numeración en el visualizador apare cerá un mensaje de error 4 Pulse la tecla RETURN Se visualizará la pantalla de ajuste NUMBER 5 Pulse las teclas 5 y 6 hasta que aparezca el ajuste deseado Por ejemplo si desea contar de 10 a 15 ajuste NUMB...

Page 153: ...e presionada la tecla CODE y pulsa esta tecla el cursor se moverá hasta antes del primer carácter del siguiente bloque de texto Si mantiene presionada la tecla SHIFT y pulsa esta tecla el cursor se moverá hasta el final de la línea actual del texto Al pulsa esta tecla el cursor se moverá hasta antes del carácter situado dire ctamente encima de su posición actual de la línea anterior Si mantiene pr...

Page 154: ...se eliminarán todos los símbolos de la línea borrada PARA BORRAR UNA LÍNEA DE TEXTO 1 Utilizando las teclas de movimiento del cursor coloque el cursor en la línea que desee borrar 2 Mantenga presionada la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla LINE OUT BORRADO TOTAL La tecla CLEAR le permitirá eliminar todo el texto y los símbolos del visualizador y devolver los formatos del texto a sus ajustes iniciales En ...

Page 155: ...xto pulse una vez más la tecla ZOOM o pulse la tecla CANCEL Este modo visualizará brevemente la longitud de la etiqueta en pulgadas o centímetros dependiendo del ajuste de la función UNIT PARA ENTRAR EN EL MODO DE LONGITUD DE ETIQUETA Mantenga presinoda la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla LABEL LENGTH La longitud de la etiqueta se visualizará brevemente Este modo se utiliza para ajustar el contraste de...

Page 156: ...roduzca el contenido de la etiqueta y pulse la tecla RETURN 4 Para imprimir la etiqueta pulse la tecla PRINT En la tabla siguiente se indican introducciones para plantillas que le permitirán selecc ionar fácilmente la composición preajustada apropiada Plantillas de etiquetas VCR VHS 3 4 18 mm VCR 8mm 1 3 8 9 mm VCR 8mm 2 1 2 12 mm VCR VHSC 1 1 2 12 mm VCR VHSC 2 3 4 18 mm AUDIO 1 1 4 6 mm AUDIO 2 ...

Page 157: ...asta que se visualice el carácter de ejemplo del juego tipográfico que desee utilizar y tal juego tipográfico se mostrará con los indica dores situados sobre el visualizador de cristal líquido 3 Introduzca el texto al que desee aplicar el juego tipográfico que haya elegido PARA APLICAR UN JUEGO TIPOGRÁFICO AL ÁREA SELECCIONADA 1 Presione la tecla AREA y después utilice las teclas del cursor para s...

Page 158: ...es AUTO y la anchura por defecto es mediana Cuando esté activado el parámetro de impresión dividida en el modo de impresión especial el mensaje se imprimirá con caracteres de tamaño mayor PARA INTRODUCIR TEXTO CON TAMAÑO ANCHURA DIFERENTE 1 Inserte el cursor donde desee comenzar a utilizar un nuevo tamaño o anchura de caracteres 2 Presione la tecla SIZE hasta que se visualice el carácter de ejempl...

Page 159: ...ácter de ejemplo del estilo de caracteres que desee utilizar y tal estilo de caracteres se mostrará con los indicadores situados debajo del visualizador de cristal líquido 3 Introduzca el texto al que desee aplicar el estilo que haya elegido PARA APLICAR UN ESTILO CURSIVA AL ÁREA SELECCIONADA 1 Presione la tecla AREA y después utilice las teclas del cursor para seleccionar el texto al que desee ap...

Page 160: ...ON SUBRAYADO ENCUADRE 1 Inserte el cursor donde desee comenzar a utilizar un nuevo encuadre 2 Presione la tecla UNDL FRM hasta que se visualice el carácter de ejemplo con el encuadre desee utilizar 3 Introduzca el texto al que desee aplicar el encuadre que haya elegido PARA APLICAR SUBRAYADO ENCUADRE AL ÁREA SELECCIONADA 1 Presione la tecla AREA y después utilice las tecla del cursor para seleccio...

Page 161: ...onado PARA APLICAR AJUSTES DE COLOR A UN ÁREA SELECCIONADA 1 Decida el color de cada parte de la etiqueta y el orden en el que deban imprimirse los colores Antes de imprimir la etiqueta asegúrese de emplear la tecla FORMAT para seleccionar el color del encuadre o sombreado Consulte la página 27 para ver la información partinente Las partes en blanco de los caracteres podrán imprimirse usando uno d...

Page 162: ...RN El mensaje WORKING parpadeará brevemente y apare cerá COPIES COLOR1 mientras se imprimen los caracteres a los que se haya asig nado la tinta del primer color Cuando termine la impresión se visualizará el mensaje REMOVE INK RIBBON 11 Abra la cubierta del compartimiento y extraiga el cassette de la primera tinta y presione la tecla RETURN Aparecerá el mensaje REWINDING THE TAPE mientras se rebo b...

Page 163: ... o de sombreado puede aplicarse localmente utilizando las teclas AREA y las del cursor para seleccionar el texto y después pulsando la tecla UNDL FRM hasta que se visualice el resalte que desee utilizar PARA SELECCIONAR EL ESTILO DE ENCUADRE 1 Pulse la tecla FORMAT 2 Pulse las teclas 4 y 3 hasta que se realce el ajuste de encuadre FRAME 3 Pulse las teclas 5 y 6 hasta que se visualice el encuadre q...

Page 164: ...uyan códigos de barras Si ha instalado cinta instantánea ad hesión por frotado este ajuste se ignorará y el mensaje se imprimirá con los márgenes completos El ajuste de avance de la cinta sólo podrá aplicarse a tota la etiqueta No puede aplicarse sólo a parte del texto PARA SELECCIONAR UNA ANCHURA DE MARGEN 1 Pulse la tecla FORMAT 2 Pulse las teclas 4 y 3 hasta que se realce el ajuste de avance de...

Page 165: ...tecla SPACE 4 Pulse la tecla RETURN Su mensaje podrá imprimirse como si estuviese viéndose a través de un espejo Cuando tales etiquetas impresas en cinta transparente se peguen en un cristal como escaparates podrán leerse correctamente desde el lado opuesto Para hacer una etiqueta utilice la impresión de espejo con cinta clara La impresión vertical solamente podrá aplicarse a toda la etiqueta No p...

Page 166: ...y 3 hasta que se realce el ajuste de alineación horizontal H ALI 3 Pulse las teclas 5 y 6 hasta que se visualice el ajuste que desee utilizar El ajuste por defecto LEFT podrá seleccionarse pulsando la tecla SPACE 4 Pulse la tecla RETURN Los bloques de su mensaje podrán alinearse verticalmente en cualquiera de las ters formas siguientes BOTTOM Inferior CENTER Centro TOP Superior La alineación verti...

Page 167: ...ada se visualizará el mensaje TOO LONG PARA SELECCIONAR UNA LONGITUD DE CINTA 1 Pules la tecla FORMAT 2 Pulse las teclas 4 y 3 hasta que se realce el ajuste de longitud de cinta LENGTH 3 Pulse las teclas 5 y 6 hasta que se visualice el ajuste que desee utilizar Al pulsar una vez estas teclas la longitud aumentará 0 1 0 1 cm Si mantiene presionadas estas teclas la longitud aumentará en pasos de 1 1...

Page 168: ...inpresión de colores múltiples y con la función C CHAR El ajuste de C FRAME sólo podrá aplicarse a toda la etiqueta No pldrá ap licarse sólo a parte del texto Si no se ha añadido un encuadre o sombreado a la etuqueta este ajuste se ignorará durante la impresión PARA AJUSTAR LA FUNCIÓN DE ENCUADRE SOMBREADO COLOREADO 1 Pules la tecla FORMAT 2 Pulse las teclas 4 y 3 hasta que se realce el ajuste de ...

Page 169: ...ta función son los mismos ajustes usados en la inpresión de colores múltiples y con la función C FRAME El ajuste de C CHAR sólo podrá aplicarse a toda la etiqueta No pldrá ap licarse sólo a parte del texto Si en esta etiqueta sólo se usan estilos de ca racters normales y de negrilla este ajuste se ignorará durante la impresión PARA AJUSTAR LA FUNCIÓN DE CARACTER COLOREADO 1 Presione la tecla FORMA...

Page 170: ...endrá que elegir entre reemplazar tal te xto por el del archivo almacenado o enlazar los dos Cuando ya no necesite un archivo podrá borrarlo de memoria utilizando la función M DEL Esta función también podrá utilizarse para hacer espacio en la memoria cuando ésta se haya llenado PARA ALMACENAR UN ARCHIVO DE TEXTO EN LA MEMORIA 1 Mantenga presionada la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla STORE 2 Pulse las t...

Page 171: ...r el modo RECALL sin realizar ninguna acción pulse la tecla CANSEL o las teclas CODE y RECALL mismo tiempo PARA BORRAR UN ARCHIVO DE LA MEMORIA 1 Mantenga presionada la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla M DEL 2 Pulse las teclas 4 y 3 hasta que se visualice el archivo que desee borrar Mantenga presionada la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla SPACE para seleccionar todos los archivos de la memoria Si después dec...

Page 172: ...metro determina si la etiqueta se divide a lo largo y se imp rime como dos etiquetas Estos tres parámetros especiales de impresión no pueden usarse con la función de impresión en colores múltiples PARA IMPRIMAR UNA ETIQUETA Pulse la tecla PRINT El texto se imprimirá una vez Si pulsa la tecla PRINT en el modo AUTO FORMAT y el cassette de cinta instal ado no sea del tamaño correcto para la etiqueta ...

Page 173: ...o presionada la tecla CODE y pulsando la tecla SPACE 4 Repita los pasos 2 y 3 hasta que se visualicen los ajustes deseados 5 Pulse la tecla RETURN Las etiquetas se imprimirán utilizando los parámetros de impresión que haya ajustado Si el parámetro SPLIT está ajustado a ON las etiquetas como las mostradas arriba se imprimirán Para colocarlas juntas de forma que no se dividan los caracteres co rte e...

Page 174: ...s ette de sello y cierre la cubierta 2 Mantenga presionada la tecla CODE y presione la tecla STAMP Se visualizará el mensaje STAMP FORMAT 3 Presione la tecla RETURN para introducir el modo de sello El texto se centrará dentro del área de mensaje preajustada y la longitud y márgenes de la cinta se ajustarán automáticamente 4 Presione la tecla PRINT El texto se cortará de la cinta de sello instalada...

Page 175: ...cteres negros en cinta adhesiva blanca En el modo BAR CODE podrá ajustar seis parámetros diferentes lo que le permitirá crear códigos de barras personales PARÁMETRO AJUSTES PROTOCOL Protocolo ___________________ CODE 39 1 2 5 EAN 13 EAN8 UPC A UPC E CODABAR EAN128 CODE 128 ISBN5 ISBN2 LASERB WIDTH Anchura de código de barras ______________ MEDIUM SMALL LARGE UNDER S Números impresos debajo del cód...

Page 176: ...teclas 5 y 6 hasta que se visualice el ajuste deseado 6 Repita los pasos 4 y 5 hasta que haya cambiado todos los ajustes deseados 7 Pulse la tecla RETURN 8 Mantenga presionada la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla SYMBOL después presione las teclas 5 y 6 hasta que aparezca el símbolo apropiado Los símbolos solam ente podrán introducirse utilizando los protocolos EAN 128 y CODE 128 VALOR CARÁCTER VALOR CA...

Page 177: ...pulse la tecla RETURN PARA DESIGNAR UN CÓDIGO DE BARRAS COMO CAMPO DE NUMERACIÓN 1 Coloque el cursor inmediatamente antes de la marca de código de barras que desee seleccionar como campo de numeración 2 Mantenga presionada la tecla CODE y pulse la tecla SEQ NUMBERING 3 Pulse las teclas 5 y 6 hasta que aparezca el ajuste NUMBER 4 Pulse la tecla RETURN Se imprimirá el número especificado de etiqueta...

Page 178: ...ya existen cinco líneas y pulsa la tecla RETURN o si intenta enlazar un archivo de texto invocado de la memoria en el me nsaje actual haciendo que el blo que sobrepase el límite de cinco líneas Este mensaje aparecerá si el cursor está al comienzo de un bloque cuando pulse la tecla BACKSPACE para enlazar dos bloques y resulta bloque que contiene un total de más de cinco líneas Limite el número de l...

Page 179: ...intenta introdu cir una marca diacrítica un re torno un bloque nuevo o un es pacio cuando la memoria del área de trabajo esté llena Este mensaje aparecerá si se presiona una tecla de formato de texto juego tipográfico anchura de tamaño estilo subrayado y encuadre o color cuando el área de la memoria intermedia de tra bajo ya esté llena Este mensaje aparecerá si pulsa la tecla RETURN en el modo de ...

Page 180: ...APE EDGE Este mensaje aparecerá si no puede detectarse el fin de la cinta Saque algo de exceso de cinta y sostenga el extremo de la cinta mientras gira el rollo de la cinta para tensarla en el cassette Alinee el extremo de la cinta con el borde del cassette y entonces pruebe usar otra vez la función de impresión en colores múltiples Pre sione las teclas CODE y 6 para saltar los colores y vol ver a...

Page 181: ...nsaje aparecerá si pulsa la tecla RETURN cuando haya seleccionado un juego tipográfico TITLE Este mensaje aparecerá si hay una cinta de 6 mm o de 9 mm de anchura cuando se introduce texto utilizando un juego tipográfico TITLE Este mensaje aparecerá si cambia el tamaño cuando haya seleccion ado un juego tipográfico TITLE Cambie el juego tipográfico Inserte un cassette de cinta con anchura suficient...

Page 182: ...VAL CHRS Los campos de numeración de berán encontrarse dentro de una sola línea Este mensaje aparec erá si se seleccionan caracteres de líneas diferentes como campo de numeración Los campos de numeración no pueden contener caracteres y un código de barras Este mensaje aparecerá si sele cciona un código de barras junto con otros caracteeeres como ca mpo de numeración Ajuste el campo de numera ción ...

Page 183: ...l archivo o de enla zar el texto del área de tra bajo y el archivo pulse la tecla CANCEL y borre algo del texto antes de introducir un símbolo o un ajuste de encuadre u otro de formato global LINE LIMIT Este mensaje aparecerá si el número de líneas del texto es superior al númeto máximo pos ible de líneas para la cinta insta lada Reduzca el número de líneas o instale una cinta de mayor anchura MEM...

Page 184: ...e moria de lectura solamente de la máquina Póngase en contacto con el representante de servicio SYSTEM ERROR Este mensaje aparecerá cuando haya algún problema con el soft ware de la máquina Póngase en contacto con el representante de servicio TOO HIGH Este mensaje aparecerá si el ta maño del texto es mayor que lo que permite la anchura de la cinta instalada Reduzca el tamaño de los caracteres o in...

Page 185: ...al de impresión 128 puntos 180 dpi Dimensiones 25 mm An x 215 mm Prf x 68 mm Al 8 4 An x 8 4 Prf x 2 7 Al Peso 1 0 kg 2 2 lb Equipo opcional Adaptador de CA MODELO AD 30 SOFTWARE Tamaño de los caracteres 6 tamaños seleccionnables 6 10 13 19 26 y 38 puntos Automático Todos disponibles en Estre cho Medio y Ancho Juegos de caracteres 8 tipos de caracteres incorporados Tamaño de la memoria Intermedia ...

Page 186: ...cinta adhesiva negra 1 26 95 TZ B51 Caracteres negros en cinta adhesiva ana Ranjada fluorescente 1 28 95 Cintas laminadas de 3 4 18 mm TZ 141 Caracteres negros en cinta adhesiva trans parente 1 20 95 TZ 241 Caracteres negros en cinta adhesiva blanca 1 20 95 TZ 242 Caracteres rojos en cinta adhesiva blanca 1 20 95 TZ 243 Caracteres azules en cinta adhesiva blanca 1 20 95 TZ 344 Caracteres dorados e...

Page 187: ...iva blanca 1 16 95 TZ 325 Caracteres blancos en cinta adhesiva negra 1 18 98 TZ 421 Caracteres negros en cinta adhesiva roja 1 16 95 Cintas laminadas de 1 4 6 mm TZ 111 Caracteres negros en cinta adhesiva trans parente 1 12 95 TZ 211 Caracteres negros en cinta adhesiva blanca 1 14 95 TZ 315 Caracteres blancos en cinta adhesiva negra 1 17 95 Cassettes de impresión en colores múltiples TZ T240 Cinta...

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