Brother P-touch PT-3600, User Manual

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Ch. 3 Functions
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Alt mode (
a
)
Accented characters or special punctuation
marks on the right-hand side of the keys can be
added to the text using the Alt mode. Enter or
exit Alt mode by pressing
a
. The Alt indica-
tor on the left side of the display comes on while
a
is held down.
To add an accented character or a special
punctuation mark written in color to the
text:
1 Hold down
a
. The Alt indicator comes
on.
2 Press the key for the desired character.
Return key (
n
)
Like on a typewriter or word processor, this
machine’s return key (
n
) 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.
The number of text lines that can be printed
depends on the width of the tape.
For TZ tapes:
For AV labels:
To create a new line:
● Press
n
. The return mark ( ) appears at
the end of the line.
New Block function (
d
+
n
)
In order for one section of the text to have a dif-
ferent number of lines than other sections of the
text or in order to apply a different format to a
section of the text (Refer to
Block format func-
tions on page 53.), a new text block must be
created using the New Block function.
NOTE
To exit Alt mode at any time , release
a
. The Alt
indicator goes off.
NOTE
A single block of text can only contain a maximum
of 16 text lines. If the maximum number of text
lines has already been entered when
n
is pressed,
the error message “16 LINE LIMIT” will appear.
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Tape Width
Maximum Number of
Lines That Can Be
Printed
1/4" (6 mm) 3
3/8" (9 mm) 4
1/2" (12 mm) 6
3/4" (18 mm) 10
1" (24 mm) 13
1 1/2" (36 mm) 16
Stamp 3/4" (18 mm) 6
Stamp 1" (24 mm) 10
Label Sizes
Maximum Number of
Lines That Can Be
Printed
AV2067 Address labels:
3/4"
×
2 5/8" (20 mm
×
67
mm)
10
AV1957 Return address labels:
3/4"
×
2 1/4" (19 mm
×
57
mm)
9
AV1789 File folder labels:
5/8"
×
3 1/2" (17 mm
×
89
mm)
8