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PT-7500/7600

USER´S GUIDE
GUÍA DE USUARIO

• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch labeler.
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Summary of Contents for PT 7600 - P-touch EDGE 7600 B/W Thermal Transfer Printer

Page 1: ...ndy place for future reference Lea este manual de instrucciones antes de emplear la etiquetadora P touch Guarde esta guía de usuario para futuras referencias ELECTRONIC LABELING SYSTEM If you encounter any problems with your product visit our Web site http solutions brother com Si tiene algún problema con su producto visite nuestro sitio web http solutions brother com ...

Page 2: ...enerates 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 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 of...

Page 3: ...tions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a resid...

Page 4: ...irst What is NOT covered This warranty does not cover 1 Physical damage to this Product 2 Damage caused by improper installation improper or abnormal use misuse neglect or accident including but not limited to transporting this Product without the proper preparation and or packaging 3 Damage caused by another device or software used with this Product including but not limited to damage resulting f...

Page 5: ...he Authorized Service Center will provide you with a replacement Machine after receiving one from Brother If you are dealing directly with Brother Brother will send to you a replacement Machine with the understanding that you will after receipt of the replacement Machine supply the required proof of purchase information together with the Machine that Brother agreed to replace You are then expected...

Page 6: ...G IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE ARE HEREBY DISCLAIMED This Limited Warranty is the only warranty that Brother is giving for this Product It is the final expression and the exclusive and only statement of Brother s obligations to you It replaces all other agreements and understandings that you may have with Brother or its representatives This warranty gi...

Page 7: ...roof of purchase bill of sale in case your Product requires service Model __________________________________________________ Serial ___________________________________________________ Date of purchase ____________________________________________ Store where purchased _______________________________________ Location of store ___________________________________________ Important We recommend that yo...

Page 8: ...ng functions Safety precautions To prevent injury and damage important notes are explained using various symbols The symbols and their meanings are as follows The symbols used in this manual are as follows WARNING Tells you what to do to avoid the risk of injury CAUTION Tells you about procedures you must follow to prevent damage to the P touch labeler Action NOT allowed DO NOT disassemble the pro...

Page 9: ...argeable battery pack in any way Take care to prevent damage to the rechargeable battery pack or the P touch labeler with the rechargeable battery pack installed Do not disassemble or alter the rechargeable battery pack or the P touch labeler with the rechargeable battery pack installed Do not use a damaged or deformed rechargeable battery pack Do not use in a corrosive environment for example exp...

Page 10: ...low the P touch labeler to get wet in any way Do not touch any metal parts near the print head The print head becomes very hot during use and remains very hot immediately after use Do not touch it directly with your hands Do not use the P touch labeler with a foreign object in it If water metallic substance or any foreign object enters the P touch labeler disconnect the AC adapter and remove batte...

Page 11: ...touch labeler for an extended period of time please remove the battery to avoid battery leakage or loss of charge P touch labeler Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury and damage of the P touch labeler Place the P touch labeler on a flat stable surface such as a desk Do not leave the P touch labeler within reach of children with the back cover open Do not place any heavy objects on top ...

Page 12: ...acters or symbols may be difficult to read Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Do not use tapes that do not have the mark Do not pull or apply pressure to the tape in the cassette Otherwise the tape cassette or P touch labeler may be damaged Make sure that the release lever is up when closing the back cover The back cover cannot be closed if the release lever is pressed down Do not try to ...

Page 13: ...attery pack for PT 7600 only 7 Tape Cassettes 9 Installing a tape cassette 9 Turning the P touch Labeler On Off 12 Changing the Language 12 2 Label Type Modes 13 Selecting a Label Type Mode 13 Normal and Vertical Modes 13 Rotate and Rotate Repeat Modes 14 Flag Mode 15 Port and Panel1 Modes 16 Panel2 Mode 17 3 Basic Functions 19 Performing Basic Operations 19 Choosing functions parameters settings ...

Page 14: ...ring and Recalling Files 39 Storing label text 39 Recalling text that has been stored 40 Deleting text that has been stored 40 4 Machine Adjustments 42 Selecting how tape is fed and cut 42 Adjusting the display contrast 43 Using the Auto Reduction function 43 Calibrating the label length 43 Specifying if the PERSONAL symbol category is continually updated 44 Changing the units of measure 44 Displa...

Page 15: ...er 62 Transferring label templates from the PC 64 Adding a user defined character image to the text 66 Using template data 66 Using downloaded database data 68 Backing up label templates 70 Starting up the P touch Library 72 Searching labels 72 6 Appendix 74 Resetting the P touch Labeler 74 Troubleshooting 74 Error Message List 76 Machine Specifications 81 Main Unit 81 Operating Environment Window...

Page 16: ...eler Check that the package contains the following before using your P touch labeler PT 7600 P touch labeler Rechargeable battery pack BA 7000 TZ tape cassette Strap belt CD ROM User s Guide USB cable AC adapter AD 18 The design of the adapter may differ by country ...

Page 17: ...2 PT 7500 P touch labeler Strap belt TZ tape cassette User s Guide AC adapter AD 18 The design of the adapter may differ by country ...

Page 18: ...cription Top view bottom view Tape cutter button USB port for PT 7600 only Keyboard AC adapter connector Display Back cover Release lever Print head Tape exit slot Tape cassette compartment Battery compartment Top view Bottom view ...

Page 19: ...page 13 B Width setting page 31 C Size setting pages 30 31 D Length setting page 28 E Caps mode page 20 F Insert mode page 21 G Shift mode page 20 H Code mode page 20 I Charging indicator light page 8 PT 7600 J Power key page 12 K Backspace key pages 19 22 L Arrow keys page 19 M Return key pages 19 21 N Global format key page 30 O PF keys page 33 PT 7600 Auto Format keys page 33 PT 7500 P Feed key...

Page 20: ...ed to your needs For details on each power supply refer to the following AC Adapter Connecting the AC adapter When printing a large number of labels or labels that contain a large amount of text it may be useful to connect the P touch labeler to a standard electrical outlet using the AC adapter Power can be saved when the back light is turned off When the back light is turned off the back light wi...

Page 21: ...ires six AA size LR6 batteries Rechargeable AA size Ni MH batteries can be used instead of the six alkaline batteries The AA size Ni MH batteries cannot be recharged by leaving them in the P touch labeler with the AC adapter connected Instead recharge these rechargeable batteries by using a battery charger designed specifically for the type or rechargeable batteries used For more details on the re...

Page 22: ...ones within two minutes of removing the old ones otherwise the text shown in the display and any text stored in the memory will be lost If you do not intend to use this P touch labeler for an extended period of time remove the batteries When the power is disconnected all text shown in the display and stored in the memory will be lost Rechargeable battery pack for PT 7600 only The machine has a rec...

Page 23: ...hen charging is completed Replacing the rechargeable battery pack Replace the rechargeable battery pack when the P touch labeler can only be used for a short time even after recharging A fully charged battery pack will continually print one full tape cassette at 77 F While the replacement period varies depending on the conditions of use the rechargeable battery pack will generally need to be repla...

Page 24: ...eler The rechargeable battery pack may not be charged sufficiently when the power supply is less than the rated voltage Be sure to charge the new rechargeable battery pack for 3 hours after replacement Be sure to dispose of the expired rechargeable battery pack as directed by local regulations for the disposal of nickel metal hydride batteries Tape Cassettes Installing a tape cassette This machine...

Page 25: ...assette and installing the back cover press f once to remove any slack in the tape and then press the tape cutter button to cut off the excess tape Always cut off the tape before removing it from the machine If the tape is pulled on before being cut off the tape cassette may be damaged Extra Strength Adhesive Tape For textured rough or slipping surface we recommend using Extra Strength Adhesive Ta...

Page 26: ...n wrapping labels around cylindrical objects the diameter of the object should be at least 1 8 3 mm otherwise the label should be wrapped as a flag and the FLAG Label Type mode should be used In addition the overlapping ends of the label or the label flag should be at least 3 16 5 mm The label may peel off cylindrical objects if the object is bent after the label is affixed Diameter 1 8 3 mm Diame...

Page 27: ...r the text Regardless of whether the P touch labeler is being operated from battery or the AC adapter the machine will automatically turn off if no key is pressed or no operation is performed for 5 minutes Changing the Language The language of the menus settings and messages can be changed by selecting ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ITALIANO DANSK SVENSKA NORSK or SUOMI The ...

Page 28: ...ctions If ROTATE ROT REP PORT PANEL1 PANEL2 or FLAG was selected continue with the following steps 4 Press l or r until the desired parameter is displayed 5 Press u or d until the desired setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired setting 6 Press n to apply the selected settings 7 Type the text for each label in a separate text block 8 Print the labels To print a single cop...

Page 29: ...at it can easily be read from any angle After selecting the ROTATE or ROT REP Label Type mode specify the length of each label and a frame style if desired BLK LEN block length 0 80 to 8 00 20 0 to 200 0 mm Default 1 20 30 0 mm FRAME OFF Default OFF A single block of text can contain a maximum of 7 text lines and with the ROT REP Label Type mode only the text lines that fit within the label are pr...

Page 30: ...e style if desired and whether or not to rotate the text FLAG flag diameter 0 00 to 4 00 0 0 to 100 0 mm Default 0 25 7 0 mm FLAG LEN flag length 0 40 to 8 00 10 0 to 200 0 mm Default 1 20 30 0 mm FRAME OFF Default OFF ROTATE OFF ON Default OFF A single block of text can contain a maximum of 7 text lines For labels to be attached to cables and wires we recommend using Flexible ID Tape To wrap Flex...

Page 31: ...useful for a row of equally spaced switches fuses or connectors on a patch panel In addition the text blocks can be printed in the order that they were typed in or in the opposite order After selecting the PORT or PANEL1 Label Type mode specify the length of each text block or label and select a frame style if desired For the PANEL1 Label Type mode select whether the text blocks are printed in the...

Page 32: ...tion the text blocks can be printed in the order that they were typed in or in the opposite order or the text can be printed rotated 90 For these types of labels we recommend using Extra Strength Adhesive Tape The PRINT parameter is only available with the PANEL1 Label Type mode By using the Numbering function with the PANEL1 Label Type mode a single label containing multiple blocks of ascending c...

Page 33: ...ecified or changed only with the BLOCK parameter Text blocks cannot be added or deleted in any other way If the number of blocks specified in the PANEL2 Label Type mode is less than the number of text blocks that have already been entered entered text blocks are deleted If the specified number of blocks is greater than the number of entered text blocks text blocks are added For these types of labe...

Page 34: ...f S T appears press u to select the previous item or d to select the next item Choosing the default setting To select the default setting of a function or parameter press e Confirming a choice To select an item from a list to apply a selected setting or to answer yes press n Cancelling a choice To quit a function and return to the previous display without changing the text or to answer no press b ...

Page 35: ...ew and edit the text or you can select the various functions and settings To move the cursor left right up or down press l r u or d To move the cursor to the beginning of the current line of text press g then l To move the cursor to the end of the current line of text press g then r To move the cursor to the beginning of the entered text press g then u To move the cursor to the end of the entered ...

Page 36: ...current position instead of inserting it press i to exit Insert mode The number of text lines that can be printed depends on the width of the tape The line number on the display indicates the line number of the text block A single label can only contain a maximum of fifty text blocks The number of the block that the cursor is in is indicated at the bottom of the display All text blocks have the sa...

Page 37: ...er There are various accented characters available with the Accent function The following accented characters are available 1 Press g then s The message ACCENT a z A Z appears 2 Press the key corresponding with the desired accented character repeatedly until the correct character is displayed 3 Add the accented character s to the text To add a single accented character or the last one in a series ...

Page 38: ...y Since this machine is not specifically designed for special bar code label making some bar code readers may not be able to read the labels Bar code readers may not be able to read bar codes printed with certain ink colors on certain label tape colors For best results print bar code labels using black on white tape Parameter Settings PROTOCOL CODE 39 I 2 5 EAN13 EAN8 UPC A UPC E CODABAR EAN128 CO...

Page 39: ...haracters to the bar code data only with protocols CODE39 CODABAR EAN128 or CODE128 position the cursor below the character immediately to the right of where you wish to add the special character and then press s Press u or d until the desired control character is displayed and then press n to add the character to the data Refer to the tables below for a list of the special characters that are ava...

Page 40: ...e desired symbol is selected 4 Add the symbol s to the text Symbol Character Symbol Character Symbol Character 0 SPACE 10 20 1 11 21 2 12 22 3 13 23 4 14 24 5 15 25 6 16 26 7 17 27 8 18 9 19 Symbol Control Character Symbol Control Character Symbol Control Character 28 NUL 42 CR 56 ESC 29 43 SO 57 30 SOH 44 SI 58 FS 31 STX 45 DLE 59 32 ETX 46 DC1 60 GS 33 EOT 47 DC2 61 34 ENQ 48 DC3 62 RS 35 ACK 49...

Page 41: ... example typing A02 then pressing n adds to the text Some symbols are printed in color on the keypad To use a symbol on a key press g to enter Code mode and then press the key for the symbol INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERS G 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 00 01 02 03 04 05 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 00 01 02 03...

Page 42: ...0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 40 41 42 34 35 36 37 38 39 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 00 01 02 03 04 05 NUMBER PICTOGRAPH PROHIBITION WARNING ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC Category Symbols H I J K L 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 00 01 02 AUDIO VISUAL N 1 2 1 3 1 4 COMMUNICATIONS M ...

Page 43: ... MARGIN is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired margin setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired margin setting 4 Press n Once the PERSONAL symbol category becomes full newly selected symbols will overwrite older ones unless the Symbol Save function is set to OFF Refer to Specifying if the PERSONAL symbol category is continually updated on page 44 00 01 02 03 Categor...

Page 44: ...g then B 2 Press u or d until the desired frame setting is displayed 3 Press n The selected setting is applied to the entire text The following frame styles are available Frame Setting Sample Frame Setting Sample 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 7 14 ...

Page 45: ...plied to the text line that the cursor is positioned in With the default character size setting AUTO the largest possible text size is automatically selected depending on the width of the installed tape and the number of lines in the text Since the text sizes that can be printed depends on the width of the tape the following table shows the maximum text size that can be used with each tape width W...

Page 46: ...the width of a line 1 Move the cursor to the line of text whose character width you wish to change 2 Press g then E 3 Press l or r until WIDTH is displayed 4 Press u or d until the desired character width setting is displayed 5 Press n The selected setting is only applied to the text line that the cursor is positioned in The following width sizes are available for each text size as shown Width Siz...

Page 47: ...character style of a line 1 Move the cursor to the line of text whose character style you wish to change 2 Press g then D 3 Press u or d until the desired character style setting is displayed 4 Press n The selected setting is only applied to the text line that the cursor is positioned in The following text styles are available 6 points Style Setting Sample Style Setting Sample NORMAL ITALIC BOLD I...

Page 48: ...nts of boxes and file folders to labeling equipment and making name badges and ID tags After simply selecting one of the ten label templates type text into each of its fields and then the label is ready to be printed The following label templates are available LEFT CENTER RIGHT JUSTIFY Key Template Name Tape Width Label Length Template Fields Sample 1 BIN BOX 3 4 2 80 18 mm 70 mm 1 SYMBOL 2 TEXT1 ...

Page 49: ...nt preview press g then p The length of the current label is indicated in the lower left corner of the display 7 SIGN 1 4 05 24 mm 102 mm 1 SYMBOL 2 TEXT1 3 TEXT2 8 BADGE 3 4 4 05 18 mm 102 mm 1 NAME 2 COMPANY 9 FILING 1 2 3 55 12 mm 89 mm 1 TITLE 2 SUBTITLE 0 IC CHIP 3 8 1 05 9 mm 26 mm 1 TEXT1 2 TEXT2 TZ tapes have not been tested for electrostatic discharge Accented characters page 22 symbols p...

Page 50: ...rinting function allows you to print up to 99 copies of the same text 1 Press g then a 2 Press l or r until COPIES is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired number of copies is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired setting 4 Press n or p START appears in the Print Option menu 5 Press n or p to begin printing the specified number of copies The number of each copy is displayed ...

Page 51: ... first character that you wish to include in the numbering field is flashing 6 Press n The message END appears 7 Press u d l or r until the last character that you wish to include in the numbering field is flashing 8 Press n START appears in the Print Option menu 9 Press n or p to begin printing the specified number of labels The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed If the Cu...

Page 52: ... A0Î A1 Î A9Î B0 Î Spaces shown as underlines _ in the examples below can be used to adjust the space between characters or to control the number of digits that are printed _Z Î AA Î ZZÎ AA Î _9 Î 10 Î 99Î 00 Î 1_9Î 2_0 Î 9_9Î0_0 Î Only one numbering field can be selected from any text A numbering field must be located entirely within one line of text of a single block A maximum of five characters...

Page 53: ...aterial they can be read correctly from the opposite side 1 Press g then a 2 Press l or r until MIRROR is displayed 3 Press u or d until ON is displayed 4 Press n or p START appears in the Print Option menu 5 Press n or p to begin printing the specified number of labels The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed To specify settings for additional Print Option functions instead ...

Page 54: ...called so that it can be edited and quickly printed When each text file is stored it is given a number to make recalling it easier Up to 10 text files or approximately 2 000 characters can be stored in the memory Since a copy of the stored text file is recalled when the Recall function is used the text can be edited or printed without changing the originally stored file When a file is no longer ne...

Page 55: ...le skip to step 6 To select multiple files press e The current file number is highlighted Continue selecting text files by repeating step 4 then pressing e until all files that you wish to delete are selected To delete all files press g then e If the maximum number of characters has already been stored the error message MEMORY FULL appears in the display If this occurs an existing text file must b...

Page 56: ...red in the selected files is deleted If you do not wish to delete the selected text file s press b instead of n in step 7 To view other parts of the selected text file press l or r To remove a text file from those that are to be deleted display the text file and then press e so that the file number is no longer highlighted ...

Page 57: ... from the previous printing session is cut before the first label in the current session is printed However if a setting using chain printing is selected the last label in the previous session remains in the machine is not fed out so that the next label can be printed without wasting tape When the last label is printed press f to feed the chain of labels and then press the tape cutter button to cu...

Page 58: ...ified label length The default setting is TEXT SIZE 1 Press g then Z 2 Press l or r until AUTO REDUCTION is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired setting is displayed and then press n Calibrating the label length If the length of the printed label does not correspond to the length specified with the Length function the printed label length can be recalibrated with the Length Adjust function b...

Page 59: ... l or r until SYMBOL SAVE is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired setting is displayed and then press n Changing the units of measure The units used for displaying measurements can be set to millimeters mm or inches inch The default setting is inch 1 Press g then Z 2 Press l or r until UNITS is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired setting is displayed and then press n Displaying versio...

Page 60: ...rollers and tape cutter Before cleaning the print head rollers and tape cutter press o to turn off the P touch labeler and then remove the battery and disconnect the AC adapter When power is disconnected for more than two minutes all text and format settings will be cleared Any text files stored in the memory will also be cleared WARNING Do not touch the print head directly with your bare hands Th...

Page 61: ...treak appears through the label text clean the machine s print head The print head can be cleaned more easily if the optional print head cleaning cassette TZ CL4 is used Notes on cleaning the tape cutter If the tape cannot be cut correctly clean the tape cutter blades ...

Page 62: ...laborate label templates and create databases Once these label templates and databases have been created they can be downloaded to the P touch labeler where they can be used to print labels The P touch Editor software and the printer driver must be installed before the P touch labeler is connected to the computer or turned on Only use the enclosed USB interface cable to connect the P touch labeler...

Page 63: ...ore installation check that your system configuration meets the following requirements Installing the P touch Editor 5 0 and Printer driver Operating system Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Memory Windows XP More than 128 MB Windows Vista More than 512 MB Windows 7 More than 1 GB 32 bit or 2 GB 64 bit Hard disk free space 70MB or more Interface USB Port USB Specification 1 1 or 2 0 pro...

Page 64: ...ation 5 Type in the User Name and Company Name if needed and then click Next 6 Confirm the destination to install the software and then click Next 7 Check on off which shortcuts you wish to add and then click Next 8 Review the settings and then click Next To change the settings click Back to go back to the appropriate window s and correct 9 The selected features will be installed automatically The...

Page 65: ...ng that no digital signature was found appears soon after driver installation begins click Continue Anyway 2 When prompted connect your P touch labeler to the PC by using a USB cable and then hold down g and press o to turn on the P touch labeler in Transfer mode Read the contents of the Before installing the printer driver dialog box and then check Yes confirmed and click OK Connect to P touch la...

Page 66: ...rs indicating that the printer has been added click OK to close the message 5 You will be prompted to register your P touch labeler online click Yes and then click Next If you have selected to register the product your default internet browser will be launched in a new window 6 Click Finish to complete the installation Restart your PC if you are instructed to do so For Windows Vista Windows 7 1 Wh...

Page 67: ...d or Remove Programs The Add or Remove Programs window appears For Windows Vista Windows 7 From the Control Panel go to Programs and open Programs and Features The Uninstall or change a program window appears 2 For Windows XP Choose Brother P touch Editor 5 0 and click Remove For Windows Vista Windows 7 Choose Brother P touch Editor 5 0 and click Uninstall When the User Account Control dialog box ...

Page 68: ...For Windows Vista Windows 7 Choose Brother PT XXXX or right click on the icon and then click Delete Windows Vista Remove device Windows 7 4 For Windows XP Go to File Server Properties The Print Server Properties window appears For Windows Vista In the Printers window right click and select Run as administrator Server Properties If the authorization confirmation dialog appears click Continue If the...

Page 69: ...ls The following is the example for Windows Vista Notes on creating templates Since some P touch Editor 5 0 functions are not available with the P touch labeler machine keep the following points in mind when using P touch Editor 5 0 to create templates Since only the Helsinki font is available on the P touch labeler machine the font used to print the text may be different from the font selected fo...

Page 70: ...objects using the At Printing setting on P touch Editor will not be printed The printed label may differ from the image that appears in the Preview area of Transfer Manager If the number or order of fields in a database are changed and only the database csv file is transferred to update it the database may not link correctly with the template In addition the first line of data in the transferred f...

Page 71: ...oose Select by Use you can choose by label applications When you click Help How To the P touch Editor Help appears The Help files allow you to learn step by step how to create a label layout When you choose Check for Updates with a computer connected to the Internet you will be taken to the Brother Solutions Center http solutions brother com Use the Brother Solutions Center to check for the latest...

Page 72: ...tc by function 2Command bar The command bar contains the New Open Paper Text Frame Image etc 3Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc 4Property bar You can easily insert and format text images etc 5Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects 6Database window Displays a connected database The View menu allows you to show hid...

Page 73: ...are provided in this toolbar 3Property palette The property palette contains the Print Paper Text and Layout property boxes Click on the left side of each palette to show hide the box 4Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc 5Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects 6Database window Displays a connected database 7Side ba...

Page 74: ... how to start P touch Editor Help for Windows The following is the example for Windows Vista Starting from Start button 1 Click Start All Programs or Programs Brother P touch P touch Editor 5 0 The View menu allows you to show hide the toolbars palettes and windows See the P touch Editor Help for details If you put a checkmark in Do Not Display This Dialog Again you can go to Snap Mode directly fr...

Page 75: ...w Open dialog click Help How To Starting from P touch Editor Click Help menu and choose P touch Editor Help Starting from Snap Mode Right click the mouse and choose P touch Editor Help Express Mode Professional Mode ...

Page 76: ...d from the computer and assigned to a PF key on the P touch labeler Entering Transfer mode Hold down g and press o to turn on the P touch labeler in Transfer mode Choose a normal printer that supports general paper sizes such as A4 or Letter To exit Transfer mode press o to turn off the P touch labeler Be sure not to turn off the P touch labeler while data is being sent to it otherwise the data wi...

Page 77: ...is application allows you to manage P touch labeler label templates and other data on the computer Starting up P touch Transfer Manager 1 Click the Start button then choose All programs Programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Transfer Manager 2 1 P touch Transfer Manager starts up Although the PT 7600 can be connected to the computer through a USB connection label layouts created in P touch...

Page 78: ... Only for P touch Transfer Manager Select the printer model to send data to When you select a printer only the data that can be sent to the selected printer is displayed in the list view 4Folder view Displays a list of folders When you select any folder the data in the folder selected is displayed in the list view on the right 5List view The data in the selected folder is displayed 6Preview The la...

Page 79: ... Manager Transfers the label templates and other data on your PC to the P touch labeler when connecting USB interface cable Backup Only for P touch Transfer Manager Backs up the data you have transferred to the P touch labeler using the P touch Transfer Manager Open Edits the selected data Search Searches the data managed with the P touch Library Display Style Changes the file display format Make ...

Page 80: ...ta name in the list view then select the Key Assign number 5 Select the data or folder you want to transfer then click The transfer confirmation message is displayed Key Assign is necessary for transfer of data other than message texts If you change the Key Assign number used for data which has already been transferred to the P touch labeler the data will be overwritten You can check the Key Assig...

Page 81: ... directly typing text in When a database Excel file Access file mdb file created with P touch Editor 5 0 or csv file is transferred to the P touch labeler data from the selected records can be added to multiple linked templates also transferred to the P touch labeler or to any new label created from the P touch labeler keyboard In addition you can use the P touch labeler keyboard to search the dat...

Page 82: ...cord to be printed in the template 3 Press u or d to highlight the desired record and then press n 4 To edit any text in the record press u or d to display the text and then type in the new text 5 Press p To select a range of database records to be printed in the template 3 Press u or d to highlight a record and then press n 4 Press g then a The message CLEAR TEXT PRINT DATABASE appears 5 Press n ...

Page 83: ...ions available for cutting the tape refer to Selecting how tape is fed and cut on page 42 To search for a specific record while the database data is displayed in step 2 above refer to Searching the database on page 70 To view other fields in the record selected in step 3 press l or r When editing data as described in step 4 of the procedure for printing a single database record the database remain...

Page 84: ...een typed in you will be asked to choose either TEXT PRINT or DATA PRINT when g then a is pressed At this time select DATA PRINT If TEXT PRINT is selected the special printing functions for printing multiple copies of labels refer to page 35 printing multiple copies with incremental characters refer to page 36 printing a range of text blocks refer to page 37 or printing the label text as a mirror ...

Page 85: ... is displayed 2 Press u or d until the desired record number is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired number 3 Press n The record with the specified record number appears Backing up label templates This transfers label templates and other data in the P touch labeler to the PC 1 Connect the P touch labeler to the PC with the USB cable and hold down g and press o to turn on the P t...

Page 86: ...ated inside the P touch labeler folder and all the P touch labeler s data is transferred to that new folder Deleting all the P touch labeler data 1 Connect the PC and the P touch labeler by cable and turn on the machine s power The P touch labeler model name is displayed in the folder view 2 Right click the P touch labeler then select All Delete The confirmation message is displayed 3 Click OK All...

Page 87: ... touch Library starts up Opening and editing data 1 Choose the data you want to edit then click The application associated with the data is opened and you can edit the data Searching labels You can search label templates registered in the P touch Library 1 Click The Search dialog box is displayed The application that starts up depends on the data For example for a P touch labeler template P touch ...

Page 88: ...Name Inputs the data name to search for Type Chooses the data type to search for Size Sets the data size to search for Date Sets the date and time at which the data to search for was last modified The search results can be checked in the Search Results folder view You can register the data in the P touch Library by dragging and dropping to the All contents folder or its list view To have label tem...

Page 89: ...ot respond properly Refer to Resetting the P touch Labeler above and reset the internal memory to the initial settings If resetting the P touch labeler does not solve the problem disconnect the AC adapter and remove the battery for more than 10 minutes The display remains blank after turning on the power Is the AC adapter connected correctly Check that the AC adapter designed exclusively for your ...

Page 90: ... The label is not printed correctly Is the tape cassette installed correctly When installing a cassette press firmly until it clicks into place Is the print head clean If not clean the print head using a cotton swab or optional print head cleaning cassette TZ CL4 Is the rechargeable battery pack charged sufficiently If the battery indicator comes on charge the rechargeable battery pack The ink rib...

Page 91: ... the Numbering function when multiple blocks of text have been entered with the PANEL1 Label Type mode selected Cancel the Numbering function Limit the number of text blocks to 1 7 LINE LIMIT This message appears if 7 lines have already been entered in a text block when you press n Limit the number of lines in a text block to 7 This message appears if you delete causing the number of lines in a bl...

Page 92: ...OF DIGITS ENTERED This message appears if less than the minimum one digit are entered as the bar code data Enter a minimum of one digit before pressing n This message appears if the required number of digits are not entered in the bar code data Input the correct number of digits or change the bar code protocol CHECK BATTERIES This message appears if a combination of new and used batteries a combin...

Page 93: ...as pressed or the tape was being fed Release the tape cutter button If p was pressed press f to feed out any printed tape If the problem cannot be corrected contact your service representative IMAGE CHARACTER SIZE ERROR This message appears if a wide user defined character image is entered when the Vertical Label Type mode is selected Change the Label Type mode or use a tall user defined character...

Page 94: ...a 1 4 6 mm wide tape cassette is not installed when printing an Auto Format template created for 1 4 6 mm wide tape Install a 1 4 6 mm wide tape cassette INSERT 6mm TAPE INSERT TAPE CASSETTE This message appears if no tape cassette is installed when you try to feed the tape print or use the Preview function Install a tape cassette and try again LENGTH LIMIT This message appears if you try to print...

Page 95: ...O HIGH XX BLOCK This message appears if the size of the text is larger than the width of the installed tape Reduce the size of the characters install a tape with a greater width or select the AUTO text size setting TEXT TOO LONG This message appears if the length of the text is longer than the label length that has been set with the Length function Press A and then select a longer label length TEX...

Page 96: ...al printer Print head 128 dot 180 dpi Print height 0 71 18 1 mm max when using 1 24 mm tape Print speed 0 39 10 mm sec Tape cassette Standard TZ tape cassette 1 4 3 8 1 2 3 4 1 6 9 12 18 24 mm widths Tape cutter Manual No of lines 1 24 mm tape 1 7 lines 3 4 18 mm tape 1 5 lines 1 2 12 mm tape 1 3 lines 3 8 9 mm tape 1 2 lines 1 4 6 mm tape 1 2 lines Print direction Horizontal Vertical Continuous p...

Page 97: ...Memory size Maximum 2000 characters Other Features Frame 15 frame patterns Auto Format Templates 10 PC Interface for PT 7600 only Yes Transfer Only Transfer Function for PT 7600 only Download Templates and Image Characters Max 10 Download Database x1 Label Type Normal Vertical Rotate Rotate Repeat Port Panel1 Panel2 Flag Power Supply Power supply AC adapter AD 18 Six AA size alkaline batteries LR6...

Page 98: ...on OS Microsoft Windows XP Windows Vista Windows 7 Memory Windows XP More than 128 MB Windows Vista More than 512 MB Windows 7 More than 1 GB 32 bit or 2 GB 64 bit Hard disk 70MB or more required Monitor SVGA High color graphics support or higher Interface USB Port USB specification 1 1 or 2 0 protocol Other CD ROM drive for installation Item Specification ...

Page 99: ...19 default setting 19 cleaning print head 45 rollers 45 tape cutter 45 Clear function 22 Code indicator 4 confirming 19 Contrast function 43 copies 35 cursor 20 Cut function 42 cut pause 42 D database record range 67 databases 67 68 Label Type mode 69 searching 70 default setting 19 deleting memory files 40 text 22 display 4 contrast 43 E error messages 76 Extra Strength Adhesive Tape 10 F Feed ke...

Page 100: ... databases 69 Label Type setting indicator 4 LCD screen 4 left text alignment 33 indicator 4 length adjustment 43 Length function 28 length indicator 4 local formatting character size 30 character style 32 character width 31 low battery indicator 4 lowercase letters 20 M Margin function 28 Memory key 39 mirror printing 38 N New Block function 21 Normal mode 13 Numbering function 36 numbers 20 O ou...

Page 101: ...default setting 19 Setup key 42 Shift indicator 4 Shift mode 20 size 30 indicator 4 Space key 19 20 storing 39 style 32 Symbol key 25 T tape cutter 45 templates Auto Format 33 P touch Editor 66 text alignment 33 size 30 size adjustment 43 style 32 width 31 width adjustment 43 Transfer mode 61 troubleshooting 74 U uppercase letters 20 user defined character image 66 V version 44 Vertical mode 13 W ...

Page 102: ...he form to 1 800 947 1445 For purchasing accessories on the Internet http www brothermall com To order by mail or pay by check please complete the accessory order form and mail it along with payment to Brother International Corporation Attn Consumer Accessory Division P O Box 341332 Bartlett TN 38133 1332 For product information and downloading the latest drivers http www brother usa com For purch...

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