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EDITING A LABEL

36

Creating a Barcode Label

CODE128, GS1-128 (UCC / EAN-128)

Editing and Deleting a Barcode

To edit barcode parameters and barcode data, position the cursor to the

left of the barcode mark on the data entry screen and then open the
Barcode Setup screen by pressing (

), selecting [Bar Code] using

or , and then pressing (

) or (

).

To delete a barcode from a label, position the cursor to the right of the
barcode mark on the data entry screen and press (

).

Special Character

(SPACE)

NUL

SOH

STX

ETX

EOT

ENQ

ACK

BEL

BS

HT

LF

VT

FF

CR

SO

SI

DLE

DC1

DC2

DC3

DC4

NAK

SYN

ETB

CAN

EM

SUB

ESC

FS

GS

RS

US

DEL

FNC3

FNC2

FNC4

FNC1

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Summary of Contents for P-Touch D600

Page 1: ... you start using your P touch Keep this User s Guide in a handy place for future reference Please visit us at http support brother com where you can get product support and answers to frequently asked questions FAQs www brother com ...

Page 2: ...ce pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and 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...

Page 3: ...ted documents and any other materials are all trademarks or registered trademarks of those respective companies BROTHER is either a trademark or a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd For Australia Only Support For technical support of your Brother Product other than what you can resolve through the User s Guide Please visit our Web Site or support Web Site see below to find an answer to...

Page 4: ...y 12 How to use the P touch 12 Create a label with the P touch 12 Create a label by connecting your labeller to a PC 13 Setting Input Mode 15 Label View Mode 15 Print Preview Mode 15 EDITING A LABEL 16 Entering and Editing Text 16 Entering Text from the Keyboard 16 Adding a New Line 16 Adding a New Block 16 Deleting Text 16 Inserting a Tab 17 Using Text Reminder 17 Deleting Text Reminder Memory 18...

Page 5: ...ls 41 Printing Labels 41 Single and Multiple Copy Printing 41 Numbering Printing 42 Mirror Printing 42 Setting Tape Cutting Options 42 Large Margin Small Margin Chain No Cut Special tape 42 Adjusting the Label Length 44 Printing from the Label Collection 44 Printing a label from the label collection stored in the P touch 44 Downloading a new Label Collection Category 45 USING THE FILE MEMORY 46 Sa...

Page 6: ...n the display 52 APPENDIX 53 Specifications 53 System Requirements 54 General Description Tape cassette compartment cover Tape viewer LCD display Tape exit slot Print head Keyboard Tape cassette compartment Tape cutter Release lever Battery compartment cover USB port AC adapter socket Battery compartment ...

Page 7: ...Do not use the P touch AC adapter in places of high humidity such as bathrooms Do not place heavy objects on or damage the power cord or plug Do not forcibly bend or pull the power cord Always hold the AC adapter when disconnecting from the power outlet Make sure that the plug is fully inserted to the power outlet Do not use an outlet that is loose Do not allow the P touch AC adapter power plug ba...

Page 8: ...e burns or heat If leaked fluid from batteries gets on your skin or clothes immediately rinse them with clean water Remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adapter if you do not intend to use the P touch Do not use a battery other than that specified Do not use combinations of old and new batteries or combinations of different types different charging levels different manufacturers or different...

Page 9: ... damage the print head Do not pull the tape while printing or feeding it will damage the tape and the P touch It is recommended 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 Any data saved in memory will be lost due to failure or repair of the P touch or if the battery expires The P touch is not equipped with...

Page 10: ... LCD Display Keyboard Carton Contents P touch Starter Tape Cassette AC adapter USB Cable User s Guide 8 1 13 11 9 8 7 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 12 10 Print Preview Mode Label View Mode 16 17 18 19 2021 29 28 27 26 25 22 23 24 15 14 33 32 31 30 The default language is English ...

Page 11: ...he current line While selecting the settings press to go back to the default item Unless otherwise mentioned press to cancel any operation Press to return to the home screen Label length shown on LCD may slightly differ from the actual label length when printed 1 Caps mode 2 7 Style guidance 8 Tape width x Label length 9 Block number 10 Line number 11 Cursor 12 Return mark 13 Zoom 14 Power 15 Home...

Page 12: ...ommend using AA alkaline batteries LR6 or Ni MH batteries HR6 together when using the AC adapter To safeguard and backup the P touch s memory when the AC adapter is unplugged it is recommended to have AA alkaline batteries LR6 or Ni MH batteries HR6 installed in the P touch When power is disconnected for more than two minutes all text and format settings will be cleared Any text files saved in the...

Page 13: ...he tape cassette compartment cover check to ensure the release lever is in the up position If not lift the lever and then close the cover Turning Power On Off Press to turn the P touch on Press again to turn the P touch off NOTE Your P touch has a power saving function that automatically turns itself off if no key is pressed within a certain time under certain operating conditions Refer to Specifi...

Page 14: ...enables you to display a more accurate preview of the label that you are creating The default setting is On NOTE Depending on the tape cassette you are using the P touch cannot detect the colour of the tape cassette In this case the label image on the LCD screen is displayed as black text on a white background Feeding Tape Feed Cut To feed and cut the tape press the following keys Î Settings Î or ...

Page 15: ...ch GETTING STARTED CREATING A LABEL NOTE In addition to entering text the P touch has a large range of formatting options Examples of labels you can create using the P touch LABEL PRINTING Î Feed Only Î or Preparing the P touch P 7 Entering and Editing text Entering Accented Characters Entering Symbols Using Auto Format Layouts P 16 P 18 P 23 P 25 Printing a label Setting Tape Cutting Options Prin...

Page 16: ...es it easy for anyone to create a wide variety of custom labels in complex layouts by using fonts templates and clip art Printer Driver Lets you print labels from the connected P touch when using P touch Editor on your computer P touch Update Software Label collections can be downloaded and new label designs added to the P touch In addition the software can be upgraded to the latest version P touc...

Page 17: ...ther com You can find following information Software downloads Manuals Documents Frequently Asked Questions Troubleshooting Useful tips on using printer Consumable information Latest OS compatibility information The contents of this website are subject to change without notice Connect the P touch to your computer with the included USB cable Launch the P touch Editor Software Enter the label text u...

Page 18: ...can press to change the magnification of the LCD screen This enables you to switch to a magnification that is comfortable for creating labels Print Preview Mode The character attributes and frames etc that you set are not reflected on the LCD screen while creating a label You can check what the label will look like using the preview function Refer to Previewing Labels on page 41 Example Î Settings...

Page 19: ...t can be entered for the tape you are using Too Many Lines is displayed When Input Mode is set to Print Preview if you press and seven lines already exist Too Many Lines is displayed Press or any other key to clear the error message Adding a New Block To create a new block of text lines to the right of your current text press and The cursor moves to the start of the new block NOTE A maximum of 5 b...

Page 20: ...then or again Using Text Reminder When a character is entered the P touch remembers character sequences beginning with the character entered from a history of all printed character sequences to date and displays a list of options from which to select The default setting is On Example Î Text Format Î or Î Tab Length Î or Î 0 100 mm Î or Î to return to the text entry screen Enter B Î Î The P touch d...

Page 21: ...ing Accented Characters Accented Character List Î Settings Î or Î Text Reminder Î or Î Clear Memory Î or Î The message Clear All Text Reminder Memory appears Î or Î Settings Î or Î Text Reminder Î or Î ON OFF Î or Î On Off Î or Enter the character Î Î Select accented character Î or Character Accented Characters Character Accented Characters a n A N c o C O d r D R e s E S g t G T i u I U ...

Page 22: ... press or When you change the setting on this screen by using or pressing or and then pressing to go back to the text entry screen the same change will be applied to all lines of the label When Size is set to Auto the actual printed font size depends on the tape width number of characters and number of input lines Once characters reach a minimum size the selected font will default to a custom font...

Page 23: ...pe width This font size is larger than the largest font size available in the font settings for each tape width Setting Options Attribute Value Result Attribute Value Result Font Helsinki Font Belgium Brussels Atlanta US Adams Los Angeles Brunei San Diego Sofia Florida Germany Calgary Letter Gothic Size Auto When Auto is selected the text is automatically adjusted to print in the largest size avai...

Page 24: ...idth is selected the text width will be reduced to the size of x1 2 setting Setting Frames Width x 1 Width x 1 2 x 3 2 x 2 3 x 2 Style Normal Style Italic Bold Bold Italic Outline Outline Italic Shadow Shadow Italic Solid Solid Vertical Italic Vertical Bold Line Off Line Strikeout Underline Align Left Align Right Center Justify Attribute Value Result Attribute Value Result Î Settings Î or Î Auto F...

Page 25: ...e number Frames Frames 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 ...

Page 26: ...ry Up to 30 recently used symbols are added to History The default setting is On Symbol List 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 Frames Î Select Category Î or Î Choose a symbol Î or Î Settings Î or Î Symbol History Î or Î On Off Î or Category Symbols Punctuation Bracket Arrow Mathematics Currency Unit Number Number Sign Electrical ...

Page 27: ...cted the length of the label is automatically adjusted based on the amount of text entered Cut Option Refer to Setting Tape Cutting Options on page 42 Tab Length Refer to To change tab length on page 17 Datacom AV Business Professional Event Vehicle Personal Nature Earth Pictograph Category Symbols Î Select an attribute Î or Î Set a value for that attribute Î or Î to return to the text entry scree...

Page 28: ...x Select Save to store the label to the file memory For the file memory refer to USING THE FILE MEMORY on page 46 x Select Menu to change the font or style settings x Select Preview to preview the label before printing Press to change the magnification of the LCD screen x Select Print Options to set the print settings For details refer to Numbering Printing on page 42 or Mirror Printing on page 42...

Page 29: ... and insert a tape cassette of the correct width If the number of characters entered exceeds the limit Text Too Long is displayed when or is pressed Press or any other key to clear the error message and edit the text using fewer characters Templates Category Value Details Asset Management Asset Tag 1 24 mm x 70 mm Asset Tag 2 18 mm x 70 mm Bin Box 1 24 mm x 76 mm Bin Box 2 18 mm x 76 mm Equipment ...

Page 30: ...net Label 2 18 mm x 111 mm Cabinet Label 3 24 mm x 126 mm Cabinet Label 4 24 mm x 160 mm Signage Signage 1 24 mm x 126 mm Signage 2 24 mm x 66 mm File Binder Spine 1 24 mm x 219 mm Binder Spine 2 18 mm x 219 mm File Folder Tab 12 mm x 82 mm Divider Tab 12 mm x 42 mm Category Value Details ...

Page 31: ...24 mm x 70 mm Address Label 2 18 mm x 70 mm Name Badge 1 24 mm x 72 mm Name Badge 2 18 mm x 72 mm Name Badge 3 18 mm x 72 mm Media SD Card Label 12 mm x 25 mm USB Flash Memory 9 mm x 25 mm CD Case Spine 1 6 mm x 113 mm CD Case Spine 2 3 5 mm x 113 mm Category Value Details ...

Page 32: ...le memory refer to USING THE FILE MEMORY on page 46 x Select Menu to change the font align or frame settings Cable Labeling Flag 1 12 mm x 90 mm Flag 2 12 mm x 90 mm Cable Wrap 1 24 mm x 39 mm Cable Wrap 2 18 mm x 39 mm Faceplate VRT 12 mm x 70 mm Category Value Details Î Auto Format Î or Î Block Layouts Î or Î Select a tape width Î or Î Select a block layout Î or Î Enter the text Î or Î Repeat fo...

Page 33: ... Numbering Printing on page 42 or Mirror Printing on page 42 x If the width of the current tape cassette does not match the set width for the selected layout an error message is displayed when you try to print the label Press or any other key to clear the error message and insert a tape cassette of the correct width Block Layouts Attribute Value Details 24mm 2LineA 2LineB 3Line 1 2LineA 1 2LineB 1...

Page 34: ...31 Using Auto Format Layouts EDITING A LABEL 18mm 2LineA 2LineB 3Line 1 2LineA 1 2LineB 1 3Line 1 4Line 1 5Line 12mm 2LineA 2LineB 3Line 1 2Line Attribute Value Details ...

Page 35: ... to store the label to the file memory For the file memory refer to USING THE FILE MEMORY on page 46 x Select Menu to change the font align or frame settings x Select Preview to preview the label before printing Press to change the magnification of the LCD screen x Select Print Options to set the print settings For details refer to Numbering Printing on page 42 or Mirror Printing on page 42 9mm 2L...

Page 36: ...For Windows You can transfer labels created with P touch Editor to the P touch for printing To print the labels transferred from the P touch Editor press the following keys NOTE Transferred Labels can be selected when a label created with the P touch Editor has been transferred to the P touch For details on the Transfer Manager visit our website at http support brother com Î Auto Format Î or Î Tra...

Page 37: ...henever possible Some barcode readers may not be able to read barcode labels created using the Small setting Continuously printing a large number of labels with barcodes can overheat the print head which may affect printing quality Setting Barcode Parameters and Entering Barcode Data NOTE Symbols are only available for the CODE39 CODE128 CODABAR or GS1 128 protocols When not using symbols after ty...

Page 38: ...BAR Attribute Value Protocol CODE39 CODE128 EAN 8 EAN 13 GS1 128 UCC EAN 128 UPC A UPC E I 2 5 ITF CODABAR Width Small Large Under characters printed below barcode On Off C Digit check digit Off On only available for the CODE39 I 2 5 and CODABAR protocols Special Character Special Character SPACE ...

Page 39: ...he data entry screen and then open the Barcode Setup screen by pressing selecting Bar Code using or and then pressing or To delete a barcode from a label position the cursor to the right of the barcode mark on the data entry screen and press Special Character SPACE NUL SOH STX ETX EOT ENQ ACK BEL BS HT LF VT FF CR SO SI DLE DC1 DC2 DC3 DC4 NAK SYN ETB CAN EM SUB ESC FS GS RS US DEL FNC3 FNC2 FNC4 ...

Page 40: ...batteries HR6 Time Date Format Setting You can select from various formats of the time and date to add to your label Also the indication of time can be selected between analog and digital style Time Date Format Options Î Settings Î or Î Set Clock Î or Î Set the year to the current figure Î Move to the next parameter Î Set the parameter to the current figure Î After all the parameters are set or to...

Page 41: ...to Fixed Î or to apply the settings Attribute Value Description Timing Auto Press select Time Stamp by using or and then press or the current date time a future date time or a past date time when Forward is set and a clock icon will be inserted where the cursor is positioned on the text input screen When you press or to print the latest date time will be printed on the label where the date time an...

Page 42: ...nt date and time when using the Time Date function NOTE You can also set the date and time by typing in the desired numbers Î Settings Î or Î Time Stamp Setting Î or Î Format Î Select the value for the setting Î or to apply the settings Attribute Value Description Format Date Date only will be printed on the label Date Time The date and time will be printed on the label Time Time only will be prin...

Page 43: ...y screen and then open the time stamp setting screen by pressing selecting Time Stamp by using or and then pressing or To delete a time stamp from a label position the cursor to the right of the clock icon on the text entry screen and press Attribute Value Description Forward On The time date will be increased or decreased according to the value selected in the Forward setting Off Current time dat...

Page 44: ...ile the message Printing Copies or Feeding Tape Please Wait is displayed Do not pull the label coming out of the tape exit slot Doing so will cause the ink ribbon to be discharged with the tape making the tape no longer usable Do not block the tape exit slot during printing or when feeding tape Doing so will cause the tape to jam Single and Multiple Copy Printing NOTE If you need only 1 copy of th...

Page 45: ...Î Number Î or Î Select start point Î or Î Select end point Î or Î Select the number of labels to be printed Î or Î Mirror Î or Î or Î Cut Option Î or Î Large Margin Small Margin Chain No Cut Special tape Î or to apply the settings Setting Description Example Large Margin Automatically cuts the tape after each label is printed leaving a margin of 24 5 mm on each end Small Margin Automatically cuts ...

Page 46: ... of the P touch Once the label is printed the tape is not fed and cut x Press and to feed and cut the tape x When using the special tapes that cannot be cut by the tape cutter of the P touch remove the tape cassette from the P touch and use scissors to cut the tape Special tape Select this setting when using special tape When using Fabric Tapes or Heat Shrink Tube select Special tape for Cut Optio...

Page 47: ...rom the Label Collection Printing a label from the label collection stored in the P touch NOTE Only 12 mm 18 mm or 24 mm tape can be used for Label Collection The tape colour will not be displayed when using the Label Collection Feature Î Settings Î or Î Adjust Length Î or Î 3 3 Î or Î Label Collection Î or Î Select a category Î or Î Select a label Î or Î Language Î or Î Select the desired languag...

Page 48: ...ng a new Label Collection Category Using the P touch Update Software additional label collection categories can be downloaded to your labeller To download the new label collection categories please visit the Brother Solutions Center at http support brother com Category Label Files Office signage Communication Attention Retail ...

Page 49: ... the message Discard changes and open saved label appears you have entered text on the text entry screen Press or to clear the entered text and open the saved label Press to cancel opening a saved label and return to the previous screen Delete NOTE To delete a saved label from the file select screen select a label using or and then press Type text and format label Î Î Save Î or Î Select a file Î o...

Page 50: ...MORY Marking Saved files can be divided into eight categories by using eight colours for management The colour set for a file is displayed on the left side of the file name on the file selection screen Î File Î or Î Select a file Î or Î Marking Î or Î Select a marking Î or ...

Page 51: ...ou reset the P touch Language and unit settings will also be cleared You are asked to set the default language at the end of the resetting procedure For details refer to Setting Language and Unit on page 11 Î Settings Î or Î Reset Î or Î Select the resetting method Î or Î A confirmation message appears Î or Value Details Reset All Settings Downloaded labels and transferred labels are NOT cleared T...

Page 52: ... labels are not reset Turn off the P touch Press and hold down and While holding down and press once and then release and NOTE Release before releasing the other keys Maintenance NOTE Always remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adapter before cleaning the P touch Cleaning the Unit Wipe any dust and marks from the main unit using a soft dry cloth Use a slightly dampened cloth on difficult to ...

Page 53: ...e adhesive can build up on the cutter blade after repeated use taking the edge off the blade which may result in the tape jamming in the cutter NOTE Do not touch the print head directly with your bare hands Refer to the instructions provided with the print head cleaning cassette for directions on how to use it NOTE About once every year wipe the cutter blade using a cotton swab moistened with Isop...

Page 54: ...tion and thread the tape through the tape exit slot If the tape is jammed remove the tape cassette and then pull out the jammed tape and cut it Check that the end of the tape passes through the tape guide before reinstalling the tape cassette The label is not printed correctly Remove the tape cassette and reinstall it pressing it firmly until it clicks into place If the print head is dirty clean i...

Page 55: ...r 3 Select Version information using or and then press or Problem Solution Message Cause Remedy Check of digits entered The number of digits entered in the barcode data does not match the number of digits set in the barcode parameters Enter the correct number of digits Cutter Malfunction The tape cutter has been closed when you tried to print or feed tape Turn the P touch off and then on again bef...

Page 56: ... Tape cassette Standard TZe tape cassette 3 5 mm 6 mm 9 mm 12 mm 18 mm 24 mm widths No of lines 24 mm tape 1 7 lines 18 mm tape 1 5 lines 12 mm tape 1 3 lines 9 mm tape 1 2 lines 6 mm tape 1 2 lines 3 5 mm tape 1 line Memory buffer size Maximum 2 800 characters File storage Maximum 99 files Auto Power off Battery 5 min 3 AC adapter 8 hours Operation temperature humidity 10 C 35 C 20 80 humidity wi...

Page 57: ...0 8 x 10 9 x Hard disk Windows Disk space 70 MB or more Macintosh Disk space 500 MB or more Memory Windows Windows Vista 512 MB or more Windows 7 1 GB or more 32 bit or 2 GB or more 64 bit Windows 8 Windows 8 1 1 GB or more 32 bit or 2 GB or more 64 bit Macintosh OS X v10 7 5 2 GB or more OS X v10 8 x 2 GB or more OS X v10 9 x 2 GB or more Monitor Windows SVGA high colour or higher graphics card M...

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