Brother P-touch PT-3600, User Manual

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Ch. 3 Functions
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Feed & Cut key (
f
)
Press this key to feed out any leftover printed
tape after pressing
e
to quit printing.
To feed out 1" (26 mm) of tape and auto-
matically cut it:
● Press
f
. The message “FEED” appears.
Repeat Printing function
(
d
+
4
)
This function allows you to print up to 999 cop-
ies of the same text.
To print multiple copies of a label:
1 Hold down
d
and press
4
.
2 Press
m
or
g
until the desired setting is
displayed, or use the number keys to type in
the desired number of copies.
3 Press
n
to begin printing the set number
of copies. The number of each copy is dis-
played while it is being printed.
Numbering function (
d
+
5
)
The Numbering function can be used to print
many copies of the same text while increasing
certain characters (letters, numbers or barcode
data) after each label is printed. This type of
automatic incrementation is very useful when
printing serial number labels, production con-
trol labels or other labels requiring ascending
codes.
Letters and numbers increase as shown below:
0
Î
1
Î
...9
Î
0
Î
...
A
Î
B
Î
...Z
Î
A
Î
...
a
Î
b
Î
...z
Î
a
Î
...
A0
Î
A1
Î
...A9
Î
B0
Î
...
Spaces (shown as underlines “_” in the exam-
ples below) can be used to adjust the space
between characters or to control the number of
digits that are printed:
_Z
Î
AA
Î
...ZZ
Î
_A
Î
...
_9
Î
10
Î
...99
Î
_0
Î
...
1_9
Î
2_0
Î
...9_9
Î
__0
Î
...
NOTE
To quit printing at any time , press
e
.
NOTE
☞
Only TZ tape can be fed out and cut using this
function. If an AV label cassette is installed when
d
is held down and
f
is pressed, the error
message “CAN’T FEED AV LABELS” appears.
☞
After printing with the Auto Cut function set to 5 ,
6 , 7 or 8 , press
f
to feed the tape, then cut it.
Length Margin Font Width Size
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F K Q Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
R
R
R
R
R
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J
1.3 1.10 HELSINKI A AUTO
COPIES
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L
M
NO
Length Margin Font Width Size
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E F K Q Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
R
R
R
R
R
G
H
I
J
1.3 1.10 HELSINKI A AUTO
COPIES
1
L
M
L
M
NOTE
☞
To select the default setting ( 1 ) , press the space bar.
☞
To change the setting in steps of 5 , hold down
either
m
or
g
, and then release the key when
the desired setting is displayed.
☞
To quit the Repeat Printing function , press
e
(OR hold down
d
and press
4
).
NOTE
After printing with the Auto Cut function set to 5 , 6 ,
7 or 8 , press
f
to feed the tape, then cut it.