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Switching Upper Case/Lower Case

>

Entering Numbers

>

Entering Symbols

>

• To go to the next group, press

.

• To cancel operations, press

.

Entering Accented Characters

>

>

/

>

• To cancel operations, press

.

• The order of accented characters differ by the selected LCD language.

Making Two-Line Text

Move the cursor to where the second line will start, and press 

.

Group

Symbols

Group

Symbols

7

1

8

2

9

3

0

1

4

1

1

5

6

Accented Characters

Accented Characters

a

A

c

C

d

D

e

E

g

G

i

I

k

K

l

L

n

N

o

O

r

R

s

S

t

T

u

U

y

Y

z

Z

Upper case (

ON)

Lower case (

OFF)

Caps

F

F

O

 

k

c

o

L

 

m

u

N

N

O

 

k

c

o

L

 

m

u

N

Num

e

g

a

m

l

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b

a

L

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D

Setting [Size]

>

[

Size

]

>

[

Large

]

Setting [Width]

>

[

Width

]

>

[

×

2

]

Setting [Style] 

(Vertical)

>

[

Style

]

>

[

Vertical

]

Setting [Undl/Frm]

(Underline/Frame)

>

[

Undl/Frm

]

>

[

Undl

]

Setting [Length] 

(Label Length)

(Auto / 30 - 300mm)

>

[

Length

]

>

• You can also select the length by entering the length with

~

.

• To return to [Auto], press 

.

Setting [A/F](Auto Format)

You can choose label length from five formats to create labels for various 
applications.

>

[

A/F

]

>

[VCR VHS]

To Clear

Entries will be deleted backwards. By pressing

, you will delete a charac-

ter. (To delete a whole line of text, keep pressing

.)

To Clear All Text and Settings

+

>

>

• This will not affect the clock or language settings.

Text Preview

You can preview the text before printing.

• The LCD shows the whole text and the label length (inch/mm), then returns to the 

original text.

• Only the text can be previewed, not the font, style, size, underline/frame or any 

additional features.

Feeding 

(Tape Feed)

+

• The machine will feed 25 mm of tape, which should be done after installing a new tape 

cassette.

Printing

• To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the upper-left corner of the 

machine.

• To prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut while the message "Print" or 

"Feed" is displayed.

Using Copies

You can print up to 9 copies of each label.

>

[

Copies

]

>

You can also select the number of copies by entering with

~

.

Peel the printed label from the backing and then apply the label.

Removing the Label Backing

This machine is equipped with a peeler that allows you to easily remove the 
backing from labels.

Insert the label, with the printed surface facing down, as far as possible 

into the built-in peeler.

Fold back the label to the right and quickly pull out the label. The end of 

the backing is separated from the label.

Time & Date Function

You can insert the desired time and date into your text at the touch of a button.
Time and Date can be printed in one of the 8 different formats.
You can change the time/date by changing the clock setting.

To add the time and date to your text:

The cursor should be positioned where you wish to insert the time and date.

To select the format of the time and date:

To change the Clock Setting:

Example: Setting the clock to 20th March 2006, 15:30

>

You can also confirm the current setting and continue to the next setting by 
pressing the right cursor key.

Function Shortcuts

In addition to the basic steps to search for a function, PT-80 provides you with 
function shortcuts so you can easily jump to a frequently used function just by 
pressing

and the shortcut key shown in the table below. 

To confirm, press

.

[Large]

[Small]

[Normal]

[

×

[

]

2

×

1/2]

[Normal]

[Bold]

[Outline]

[Shadow]

[Italic]

[I+Bold] (Italic Bold)

[I+Outl](Italic Outline)

[I+Shadow](Italic Shadow) [Vertical]

[Off]

[Undl] (Underline) [Round]

[Candy]

[Callout]

[Banner]

[Wooden]

LCD

Application

Length

m

m

0

4

1

e

n

i

p

s

 

e

tt

e

s

s

a

C

S

H

V

 

R

C

V

m

m

2

4

e

n

i

p

s

 

e

tt

e

s

s

a

C

V

D

i

n

i

M

m

m

9

8

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n

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p

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e

s

a

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tt

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s

a

C

o

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d

u

A

m

m

2

8

b

a

e

li

F

b

a

T

 

e

li

F

m

m

2

4

b

a

T

 

r

e

d

i

v

i

D

r

e

d

i

v

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D

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

Format

Description

Example 

(20th March 2006, 15:30)

6

0

/

3

0

/

0

2

r

a

e

Y

/

h

t

n

o

M

/

e

t

a

D

Y

/

M

/

D

D/M/Y hm

Date/Month/Year time

20/03/06 15:30

6

0

.

3

0

.

0

2

r

a

e

Y

.

h

t

n

o

M

.

e

t

a

D

Y

.

M

.

D

D.M.Y hm

Date.Month.Year time

20.03.06 15:30

0

2

-

3

0

-

6

0

e

t

a

D

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h

t

n

o

M

-

r

a

e

Y

D

-

M

-

Y

Y-M-D hm

Year-Month-Date time

06-03-20 15:30

6

0

/

0

2

/

3

0

r

a

e

Y

/

e

t

a

D

/

h

t

n

o

M

Y

/

D

/

M

M/D/Y hm

Month/Date/Year time

03/20/06 15:30

Setting Date (DD), Month (MM), Year (YY)

>

>

input “20”

input “03”

input “06”

Setting Hour (hh) and Minute (mm)

>

input “15”

input “30”

Key

Function

Key

Function

t

a

m

r

o

F

 

o

t

u

A

e

z

i

S

s

e

i

p

o

C

h

t

d

i

W

e

t

a

D

 

&

 

e

m

i

T

e

l

y

t

S

r

a

e

l

C

 l

l

A

e

m

a

r

F

/

e

n

il

r

e

d

n

U

Label Length

(

+

)

Time/Date

(

+

)

[CREATING LABELS]

MAKING TEXT

DESIGNING LABELS

PRINTING LABELS

USEFUL FUNCTIONS

COMPLETED LABELS

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