Brother PT-320 User's Guide

USER’S GUIDE• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch.• Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference.1800/1810

6 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTOR The AC adaptor allows you to use this machine wherever there is an electrical outlet. To connect the optional AC adaptor: 1 Ins

7 TAPE CASSETTE A single TZ tape cassette is supplied with this unit. However, since TZ tape cassettes areavailable for this machine in a wide variet

8 ATTACHING LABELS LAMINATED TAPE The enclosed stick enables you to easily remove the backing from labels printed on lami-nated tapes. 1 Hold the tap

9 PRINT HEAD & ROLLERSOccasionally, specks of dust or dirt become attached to the machine’s print head androllers. This is particularly likely wh

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11Learningthe Ropes

12DOOR LABEL EXAMPLEAfter you have inserted the batteries and the enclosed tape cassette as explained in theGetting Started chapter, let’s practice us

13ENTERING THE TEXTSince all of the text will be in capital letters, we will use the Caps mode, which allows usto type capital letters continuously wi

14Type the second word, “ROOM”, to finish the text. Now that we are finished entering capital letters, we can exit Caps mode. Once you have entered th

15PRINTING THE TEXTSeveral format settings are available, however, in this example we will use the default set-tings pre-programmed into the machine a

INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the P-touch 1800/1810!Your new P-touch will allow you to create labels and stamps for any need. Its versatility

16ADDRESS LABEL EXAMPLEWhile making the multi-line address label in this example, we will learn how to createmore decorative labels using the various

17ENTERING THE TEXTLet’s begin by typing in the first row of text, the name “Bill Reynolds”. In a multi-line label, the return key ( ) is used to en

18Now, we can enter the address: 29 South Main St.; Los Angeles, CA 88888. FORMATTING THE TEXTNow the text has been entered as we wish. If it were pri

190 While still holding down, continue pressing until BRUSSELS is dis-played, and then release.To select the ROUND frame setting:A While holding down

20Different format settings can be chosen either before or after the text is entered. The pro-cedure shown above can be used to change the other forma

21With these examples, we have covered many of the basic features of your P-touch so thatyou can begin creating your own customized labels. If you hav

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23For YourInformation

24POWER KEYThe power key ( ) is located in the top right-hand corner of the keyboard. If bat-teries have been installed or the machine has been plug

25CURSOR KEYSThe machine’s LCD display shows two rows of 11 characters; however, the text that youcreate can be up to 99 characters long. You can revi

i CONTENTS Getting Started GENERAL DESCRIPTION... 2GENERAL PRECAU

26UP CURSOR KEYTo move the cursor up to the previous line:● Press once.☞If the cursor is in the first line of text, it will move to the beginning of t

27CODE, ALT & SHIFT KEYSMost characters can be entered simply by pressing their keys. However, to use specialfunctions or to enter capital letters

28ALT KEYTo type in characters printed in color on the right-hand side of the keys:● Hold down and press the key of the desired character written in

29SHIFT KEYTo type in a capital letter or a symbol printed in the top left-hand corner of a key:● Hold down and press the key of the desired letter

30SPACE KEYThe Space key ( ) lets you add blank spaces between characters in your text. It isdifferent from the right cursor key ( ), which just m

31RETURN KEYLike on a typewriter or word processor, this machine’s return key ( ) is used toend a line of text and start another one. When you have

32TAB FUNCTIONThis function allows you to separate sections of a line of text by adding tabs. This enablesyou to create perfectly aligned columns with

33the label shown below will be printedEXAMPLETo set the tab length to 1”:1 Hold down and press once. 2 Press until 1.0 is displayed. 3 Press .To a

34DELETE KEYThe delete key ( ) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor’s currentposition. It differs from the left cursor key (

35LINE OUT FUNCTIONWith the Line Out function, you can easily remove an entire line of text.To delete a line of text:1 Press , , or to position

ii TAPE MARGIN FUNCTION...61HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT FUNCTION...

36CLEAR FUNCTIONWhen clearing the display before entering new text, the Clear function can be used tochoose whether all of the text is erased and all

37To delete just the text:1 Hold down and press .2 Press or until TEXT ONLY is selected (flashing).☞To return to the text without erasing anythin

382 Press until TEXT ONLY isflashing.3 Press .EndAltCapsFrameUnderlineLengthAutoFont 1 Font 2TEXT&FORMATSTEXT ONLYAltCapsFrameUnderlineLengthAuto

39ACCENT FUNCTIONThe Accent function can also be used to add accented characters to your text. Many ofthese characters can also be typed in using the

40EXAMPLETo add the accented character “É”:1 Hold down and press.2 Hold down and press.3 Press until É flashes.4 Press .Accent1: RESUM_a-u/A-U?Al

41SYMBOL FUNCTIONIn addition to the letters, symbols and numerals on the key tops, there are 53 additionalmarks available with the Symbol function.The

42EXAMPLETo add the symbol “ ”:1 Hold down and press.2 Press or until therow containing “ ” appears,then press or until“ ” flashes.3 Press .

43AUTO FORMAT FUNCTIONWith the Auto Format function, you can select from a variety of preset formats perfect foryour specific need. This function auto

443 Press to apply the selected setting.☞The Length indicator lights up if any setting other than DEFAULT is selected.EXAMPLETo select the AUDIO set

45STAMP FUNCTIONThe Stamp function allows you to quickly and easily create your own stamp stencil filmsfor customized stamps. Select this function to

1Getting Started

463 Press .4 Press .5 Push down on the tape cutter lever to cut the stamp stencil film.To affix a stamp:6 Remove the stamp frame from around the stamp

478 Hold the end of the stamp stencil film in place with your thumb, then passthe tape through the guides while pulling it tight.9 Fold the other end

48A Insert the stamp film holder straight into its cap.☞Be sure that the stamp is correctly covered in order to prevent ink spills.

49SIZE & WIDTH FUNCTIONSThe character size can be adjusted using both the Size and Width functions. Since thecharacter size that can be used depen

502436Size setting (in points)Width function OFF Width function ON

51To change the size setting:1 While holding down , press once, and keep held down to dis-play the current size setting.2 While still holding dow

52To turn on or off the Width function:1 While holding down , press once, and keep held down to dis-play the current width setting.2 While still

53STYLE FUNCTIONYou can choose from nine different character styles to apply to your text.☞Characters printed using the smaller sizes may be difficult

542 While still holding down ,continue pressing untilI+SHADOW is displayed.3 Release .I+SHADOWSTYLEAltCapsFrameUnderlineLengthAutoFont 1 Font 2Styl

55REFERENCEFontsettingStyle settingNORMAL BOLD OUTLINEHELSINKIBRUSSELSFontsettingStyle settingSHADOW ITALIC I+BOLDHELSINKIBRUSSELSFontsettingStyle set

2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION TOP VIEWBOTTOM VIEWTape compartmentcoverLCD displayKeyboardTape cutter lever AC adaptorconnectorTape exit slotBattery compartme

56UNDERLINE FUNCTIONYou can emphasize your text by underlining it.The default underline setting is OFF. When the Underline function is set to ON, theU

57FONT FUNCTIONWith the Font function, you can choose one of two fonts for your text.The following font settings are available:HELSINKI and BRUSSELSTh

58REFERENCEREFERENCEFont settingFont sampleDisplay indicatorHELSINKI Font 1BRUSSELS Font 2

59FRAME FUNCTIONWith the Frame function, you can choose from various frames and highlights to design amore decorative or emphasized label.The followin

60REFERENCEREFERENCEFrame settingFrame sampleFrame settingFrame sampleOFFPOINT-INGROUNDNAME-PLATECANDY DOT

61TAPE MARGIN FUNCTIONThe Tape margin function allows you to adjust the size of the margins on the left and rightsides of your text.The default tape m

62EXAMPLETo select the HALF tape margin setting:1 While holding down ,press once, and keep held down.2 While still holding down ,continue pressing

63HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT FUNCTIONYou can choose to align the text in one of three ways. In addition, if the Length functionwas used to set the length of

64MIRROR PRINTING FUNCTIONWith this function, you can print your text so that the characters can be read from thetape side of the tape. If mirror-prin

65LENGTH FUNCTIONAlthough the length of the printed label automatically adjusts to fit the length of theentered text, there may be times when you will

3 KEYBOARD & LCD DISPLAYFrameUnderlineLengthAutoFont 1 Font 2¡¿éú"ÇçÑñ -'üíóáAltFeedTabCapsMirrorFont Size Width Style Underline FrameM

66EXAMPLETo select a label length of 5”:1 While holding down , press once, and keep helddown.2 While still holding down ,continue pressing unt

67PRINT KEY & FEED FUNCTIONAfter you have entered your text and chosen the desired format settings, you are ready toprint. To print a label:● Pres

68NUMBERING FUNCTIONThis function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing a certainnumber in the text by 1 after each label

692 Hold down and press.3 Press .4 Press (or ).5 Press in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape, then use scissors to cut alongthe cutting guide

70REPEAT PRINTING FUNCTIONThis function allows you to print up to 9 copies of the same text. To use the Repeat printing function:1 Hold down and pre

712 Press .3 Press (or ).4 Press down on the tape cutter lever to cut the tape, and then use scissors tocut along the cutting guide to separate th

72MEMORY FUNCTIONSYou can use the memory to store your most frequently used text files. The text remains inthe memory, even after all characters are r

73To overwrite the stored file with the new one:● Press to delete the previously stored file and store the new one under theselected number.☞To go ba

742 Press the key ( to ) of the file number containing the text that you wish todelete. The text stored under the selected file number is shown.☞T

752 Press .3 Press .To delete the text stored under file number 4:1 Hold down and press.2 Press .3 Press .AltCapsFrameUnderlineLengthAutoFont 1 Font

4 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS • Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the mark.• Do not pull on the tape being fed f

76TROUBLESHOOTINGProblem Remedy1. The display stays blank after youhave turned on the machine.• Check that the AC adaptor is con-nected correctly.• If

77ERROR MESSAGE LISTError Message Cause Remedy3 LINELIMIT!• This message appears ifthree lines already existwhen you press .• Limit the number of lin

78CAN’THERE!• This message appears ifthe cursor is at the end ofthe text when you holddown and press.• Move the cursor below anumber before holdingd

79LINELIMIT!• This message appears ifthe number of lines in thetext is greater than themaximum number oflines possible for theinstalled tape.• Reduce

80SYSTEMERROR!• This message appears ifthere is a problem withthe machine’s software.• Contact your service rep-resentative.TABLIMIT!• This message ap

81SPECIFICATIONSHARDWARESOFTWAREInput Device: Keyboard - 51 keysLCD: 7 × 5 dots12 characters × 2 lines17 indicatorsPrint Tape: Pressure-sensitive, Adh

82ACCESSORIES● SuppliesObtain tape cassettes from your nearest authorized dealer. Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Brother cannot be held

83TZ-C31 Black characters on yellow fluorescent adhesiveTZ-D31 Black characters on green fluorescent adhesiveTZ-M31 Black characters on clear (mat) adhe

84Special tapesStamp kit1/2” (12mm) Non-laminated tapesTZ-N231 Black characters on white adhesiveTZ-N232 Red characters on white adhesiveTZ-N233 Blue

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5 BATTERIES This lightweight and portable machine can be used anywhere by installing six (6) AAalkaline batteries . When you change the batteries, a

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