Brother P-touch One User's Guide

2600/2610• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch.• Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference.• Antes de usar s

3 ● To avoid injuries, do not touch the cutter’s edge. ● Use only Brother TZ tapes or Brother/Avery AV labels with this machine to avoid damage. Do n

93After you have entered your text and chosen the desired format settings, you are ready to print. TZ-Tape☞ If the TZ Cut function is set to ON, TZ la

94To feed and cut off 1” (24 mm) of TZ tape:● Hold down c and press r once. 1” (24 mm) of tape is fed out and cut off.This function can be used to pri

956 Press e or h until the desired number of copies is displayed, or use the number keysto type in the number.7 Press p (or _).TZ-TapeThe set number o

965 Press p (or _ ).If TZ tape is being printed on:If AV labels are being printed on:In the following example, CUT MENU is set toEACH LABEL. 6 Press p

97This function allows you to print up to 99 copies of the same text. To use the Repeat printing function:1 Hold down c and press I. The message “COPI

98EXAMPLETo print three copies of a label:1Hold down c and press I.2 Press 3.3 Press p (or _ ).If TZ tape is being printed on:If AV labels are being p

99You can use the memory to store your most frequently used text files, TZ tape layouts or AVlabel layouts. The text remains in the memory, along with

100☞ To quit the Store function without storing the text, hold down c and press 7(or press just * ).TZ tape and AV label layouts of the Auto Format fu

101RECALLING TEXTTo recall a stored text file:1 Hold down c and press 8. The message “RECALL” appears on the display with thefile number and beginning

102DELETING A FILETo delete a stored text file:1 Hold down c and press 9. The message “CLEAR” appears on the display with thefile number and beginning

42 If batteries are already installed, remove them.3Insert eight new AA alkaline batteries, making sure that their poles point in the correct directio

103PRINTING MEMORY TEXTText files and auto format layout files stored in the memory can easily be printed withoutrecalling each file one by one.To pri

1049 Press _.0 Press e or h to select the desired character style.☞ The default setting (NO CHANGE) can be selected by pressing r.A Press _. “MENU” ap

1054 Press r.5 Press _.To print AV label layouts stored under file numbers 0 and 3:1 Press i.2 Hold down c and press 0.3 Since this is one of the files

1065 Press r.6 Press _.7 Press _. 3:B. ReynADDRESS 1PRINTMENU 2/ 2COPIES 1/ 2COPIES

107Problem Remedy1. The display stays blank after you haveturned on the machine.• Check that the AC adapter is connectedcorrectly.• If you are using a

108Error Message Cause Remedy1 BARCODEPER BLOCK!This message appears if a barcode has already been added to the block when you try to use the Barcode

109CAN’T HERE!This message appears if the cursor isat the end of the text when you hold down c and press O.Move the cursor below anumber before holdin

110INTERFACEERROR!This message appears if the wrong port is selected.WindowsUnder “Print to the following port” in the printer Properties dialog box,

111NOFILES!This message appears if you try to recall or delete a text file from the memory when none are stored.Store a text file first.NOTAPE!This messa

112After referring to this User’s Guide, if you still need assistance, refer to the Brother Contactinformation in this guide.SET ADDRESTAPE!This messa

5TZ tape cassettes are available for this machine in a wide variety of types, colors and sizes,enabling you to make distinctive color-coded labels and

113HARDWAREInput Device: Keyboard - 57 keysLCD: 10 characters × 2 lines20 indicators (including Alt and Caps)Print Tape: Pressure-sensitive, Adhesive-

114SOFTWAREIMPORTANT WARRANTY IMFORMATIONThank you for purchasing this product.We hope that you will enjoy using it. We suggest you keep all original

115● SuppliesThe following supplies and accessories are available for your P-touch and can be purchasedfrom an authorized Brother dealer or directly f

116Special TapesStock No. DescriptionQty/PackagePrice**TZ-WB41 Black characters on Bugs Bunny adhesive 1 $23.99TZ-WT41 Black characters on Taz adhesiv

117Stamp KitOptionsAV Label Cassettes** Prices and availability of accessories subject to change without notice.Stock No. DescriptionQty/PackagePrice*

118INDEXAAC adapter... 4Accented characters... 55Addingspaces ...

119PPower ... 43Preset formatting ... 59Print head ...

120PT-2600/2610 CONTACT INFORMATION (For USA Only)Service Center LocationsIf you need a local service center, please call 1-800-284-HELP (4357)to loca

P-TOUCH ACCESSORY ORDER FORM (For USA Only)Dear Customer:This order form is provided for your convenience should your retailer not stock the item(s)ne

PT-2600/2610 CONTACT INFORMATION (For USA Only)Service Center LocationsIf you need a local service center, please call 1-800-284-HELP (4357)to locate

6This machine is equipped with a USB port, allowing you to connect the P-touch to your IBM PC-compat-ible or Macintosh computer, and print labels and

P-TOUCH ACCESSORY ORDER FORM (For USA Only)Dear Customer:This order form is provided for your convenience should your retailer not stock the item(s)ne

7In order to provide even more illustration and layout features to the label-making possibilitiesavailable with your P-touch 2600/2610, two applicatio

81 Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the com-puter’s CD-ROM drive. A dialog box auto-matically appears, allowing you to selectwhat to install.☞If the di

93 Carefully read the contents of the Welcomedialog box, and then click the Next button tocontinue. The User Information dialog boxappears.4 Type the

10•For a Custom installationSelecting “Custom”, then clicking the Nextbutton displays a dialog box that allows youto select which options to install.

11☞ If the printer driver is already installed,click the No button. A dialog boxappears explaining that installation isfinished. Select “Yes, I want to

12☞ To install just the printer driver, clickthe lower button (Driver). The firstDriver Setup dialog box appears,informing you that the PT-2600/2610pri

INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing the P-touch 2600/2610!Your new P-touch will allow you to create labels and stamps for any need. Its versatility e

136 Click the Next button to begin installation.☞ To change the location where P-touchQuick Editor will be installed, click theBrowse button, and then

141 In the dialog box that appears, informing youthat the PT-2600/2610 printer driver will beinstalled, click the Next button. A dialog boxappears, in

152 Connect the P-touch 2600/2610 to the com-puter using the enclosed USB interface cableas described on page 6, and then turn on theP-touch 2600/2610

166 Click the Finish button. A dialog boxappears, indicating that the installation is fin-ished.7 Select “Yes, I want to restart my computernow.” (or

17☞ If “Replace with new Brother PT-2600/2610” is selected, the previously installedprinter driver is deleted, and replaced with a new one. Select thi

186 Connect the P-touch 2600/2610 to the com-puter using the enclosed USB interface cableas described on page 6, and then turn on theP-touch 2600/2610

19On a Macintosh ComputerThe Mac version of the software is for a Macintosh with an English operating system. If thesoftware is installed on a Macinto

205 Double-click the P-touch Editor 3.2 folderto open it.6 Double-click the P-touch Editor 3.2Installer icon in the folder that appears.The installer

219 When the dialog box appears, asking ifyou wish to restart the computer, click theRestart button to restart the computer.1 With the P-touch 2600/26

227 Click the Next button. The Choose ProductComponents dialog box appears.8 Select the installation method.•For a typical installationClick the Next

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239 Select the desired location for the alias,and then click the Next button. A dialogbox appears, allowing you to check theinstallation.0 Check that

244 Double-click the Mac OS 9 folder to openit.5 Double-click the P-touch Quick EditorInstaller icon in the folder that appears.The installer starts u

251 With the P-touch 2600/2610 and the Macintosh turned off, connect the P-touch to thecomputer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on

267 Click the Next button. The Choose AliasFolder dialog box appears, allowing you toselect where an alias to P-touch Quick Edi-tor will be added.8 Se

273 Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the com-puter’s CD-ROM drive.4 Double-click the Mac OS X folder to openit.5 Double-click the Driver Installer icon

287 Check that the installation will be per-formed as desired, and then click theInstall button. After P-touch Quick Editor isinstalled, a dialog box

295 Click the Add Printer button. A list ofdetected USB printers appears.6 Select “PT-2600/2610” from the USB list,and then click the Add button. The

30P-touch Editor 3.2 makes it easy for anyone to design and print more complex labels foralmost any need imaginable.STARTING UP P-TOUCH EDITOR 3.2• Wi

31● Double-click the P-touch Editor 3.2 icon in the P-touch Editor 3.2 folder installed on the computer.When P-touch Editor is started, the following

32Click an icon to display its Properties.• Page Properties ENTERING TEXT☞ Although the screens shown in the following explanations are for Windows® 9

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335 To create a new line of text, press the keyboard’s Enter key.☞ With P-touch Editor 3.2, text is always typed in using the insert mode. The over-wr

34STARTING UP P-TOUCH QUICK EDITOR• If a shortcut was added to the StartUp menu:● P-touch Quick Editor automatically starts when the computer is start

35SPECIFYING A LABEL SIZEBefore entering text, the label size must be set. A selection of preset layout sizes is availablefor a variety of needs.☞ Alt

36IMPORTING TEXTText that has already been typed in another application can easily be imported into the label.1 Select the desired text in the other a

37VIEWING THE TEXTLayouts that are too long to fit in the screen can be scrolled by clicking the Arrange button to view the left, the center, then the

38On an IBM PC-Compatible ComputerUNINSTALLING THE SOFTWAREUninstall the P-touch Editor 3.2 or the P-touch Quick Editor software from a PC as describe

393 Click the lower button (Driver). A DriverSetup dialog box appears, allowing you toselect whether to replace, add or delete thePT-2600/2610 printer

405 Drag the following to the Trash icon.•P-touch Editor 3.2 Prefs icon (for the P-touch Editor 3.2 software)•P-touch Quick Editor Prefs icon (for the

41LAMINATED TAPEThe enclosed stick enables you to easily remove the backing from labels printed on laminated tapes.1Hold the tape in your left hand, w

42Occasionally, specks of dust or dirt become attached to the machine’s print head and rollers.This is particularly likely when you are using the unit

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43The Power key ( o ) is located in the lower-right corner of the keyboard. If batteries have beeninstalled or the machine has been plugged in using t

44RIGHT CURSOR KEYTo move the cursor one character to the right:● Press w once.☞ If this key is pressed when the cursor is at the end of a line follow

45CODE KEYTo use a function printed above a key:● Hold down c and press the key immediately below the desired function.EXAMPLEALT KEYTo type in charac

46SHIFT KEYTo type in an uppercase letter or a symbol printed in the top left-hand corner of a key:● Hold down s and press the key of the desired lett

47The Space key ( r ) lets you add blank spaces between characters in your text. It is differ-ent from the right cursor key ( w ), which just moves th

48TZ-TapeAV-LabelThe return key can also be used to select an item from a list (e.g., add a symbol or accentedcharacter to the text) or to apply a sel

49In order for one section of the text to have a different number of lines than the rest of the textor in order to apply a different format to a secti

50This function allows you to separate sections of a line of text by adding tabs. This enables youto create perfectly aligned columns without having t

51The label shown below will be printed.EXAMPLETo set the tab length to 1”:1Hold down c and press W once. 2 Press h until 1.0 is displayed. 3 Press _.

52The Delete (backspace) key ( * ) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor’scurrent position. It differs from the left cursor key (

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532 Hold down c and press P once.☞ Each time Pis pressed while c is held down, one line of text is deleted.EXAMPLEWhen clearing the display before ent

54EXAMPLETo delete just the text:1 Hold down c and press *.2 Press e or h until TEXT ONLY is selected (flashing).☞ To return to the text without erasi

55EXAMPLEThe Accent function can also be used to add accented characters to your text. Many of thesecharacters can also be typed in using the Symbol f

56To type in an accented character:1Hold down c and press A. The message “ACCENT a – u / A – U?” appears on the display.2 Press the key of the letter

57EXAMPLEIn addition to the letters, symbols and numerals on the key tops, there are 67 additional marksavailable with the Symbol function.The followi

58To type in a symbol:1 Hold down c and press a. A row of symbols appears in the display.2 Press e or h to display different rows of symbols and press

59The Auto Format function keys make creating labels quick and easy. After simply selecting one of the various pre-formatted layouts and typing text

607 Press e or h to select the desired character style.☞ The default setting (ORIGINAL) can be selected by pressing r.8 Press _. “MENU” appears in the

61 2 Press e or h until layout 35 (FILE SHORT)is displayed.3 Press _.4 Type in “August Sales Report”, and then press_. To change the character style o

62 To print the label:9Make sure that PRINT is displayed, and then press_.To create an address label using a layout for AV labels:1Press i.2 Press e

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63 6 Type in “Los Angeles, CA 88888”, and then press_. To change the character style of the label:7Press e or h until CHNGE STL? is displayed.8 Press

64No. Layout nameTape width ×label length Layout fields1 VCR VHS-13/4" × 5.5"(18 mm × 140 mm)11 SYMBOL? 44 DURATION?22 TITLE? 55 REC.MODE?33

6518ADDRESS1" × 2.0"(24 mm × 52 mm)11 NAME? 33 ADDRESS2?22 ADDRESS1? 44 ADDRESS3?193/4" × 2.0"(18 mm × 52 mm)20EQUIPMENT1" ×

6639 miniDV13/8" × 1.7"(9 mm × 43 mm)11 TITLE? 33 DATE?22 SUBTITLE? 44 REC.MODE?40 miniDV21/2" × 2.1"(12 mm × 55 mm)11 TITLE? 34 R

671 VCR VHS-12 VCR VHS-2 3 VCR 8mm-14 VCR 8mm-2 5 VCR VHSC-16 VCR VHSC-2 7 AUDIO-18 AUDIO-2 9 AUDIO-210 AUDIO-3 11 AUDIO-312 DAT-1 13 DAT-214 MINI DIS

6820 EQUIPMENT 21 EQUIPMENT22 SLIDE 23 PRICE 24 PRICE25 SALE PRICE 26 SALE PRICE27 ORGANIZ. L 28 ORGANIZ. S29 FILE LONG30 FILE LONG31 FILE LONGV32 FIL

6937 3.5”FLOPPY 38 3.5”FLOPPY39 miniDV1 40 miniDV241 FREE FORM1 42 FREE FORM143 FREE FORM1 44 FREE FORM145 FREE FORM2 46 FREE FORM247 FREE FORM2 48 FR

707 ADDRES7 1 RETURN12 RETURN2 3 RETURN34 RETURN4 1 FILING12 FILING2 3 FILING34 FILING4CHAR.STYLE settingSample Font setting Style settingORIGINALLayo

71The Stamp function allows you to quickly and easily create your own stamp stencil films forcustomized stamps. After inserting a stamp film cassette,

72EXAMPLETo cut a stamp:1Enter the text and insert a stamp film cassette in the tape compartment.2 Hold down c and press U.3 Press _.4 Press p to engr

1 TOP VIEWBOTTOM VIEWGetting StartedGENERAL DESCRIPTIONTape compartmentcoverLCD displayKeyboardAC adapterconnectorUSB portTape exit slotBattery compa

737 Hold the end of the stamp stencil film in placewith your thumb, and then pass the tape throughthe guides while pulling it tight.8 Fold the other e

74The Local format function allows you to emphasize a block of the text by printing it with afont, size, width, style, underline or frame setting that

75With the Font function, you can choose one of eight fonts for your text.The following font settings are available:The default font setting is FONT 1

76The character size can be adjusted using both the Size and Width functions. Since the charac-ter size that can be used depends on the width of the t

77TZ-Tape☞ With the AUTO setting selected and a 1″ (24 mm)-, 3/4″ (18 mm)- or 1/2″ (12 mm)-wideTZ tape cassette installed, text consisting of just one

78EXAMPLETo change the width setting:1 Press n once to display the current width setting.2Continue pressing n until the desired width setting is displ

79You can choose from eleven different character styles to apply to your text (including verticalprinting).☞ Characters printed using the smaller size

80REFERENCEREFERENCEFontSettingStyle SettingNORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SOLID SHADOW ITALICFONT 1FONT 2FONT 3FONT 4FONT 5FONT 6FONT 7FONT 8FontSettingStyle Se

81You can emphasize your text by underlining it or striking it out.The default underline setting is OFF. When the Underline function is set to any set

82With the Frame function, you can choose from various frames and highlights to design a moredecorative or emphasized label.The default setting is OFF

2 KEYBOARD & LCD DISPLAYPower keyCursor keysDelete keyReturn key

83REFERENCEREFERENCE2 While still holding down c, continue pressing6 until the candy frame is displayed.3 Release c.

84The Tape margin function allows you to adjust the size of the margins on the left and rightsides of your text.The default tape margin setting is FUL

85You can choose to align the text in one of three ways. In addition, if the Length function wasused to set the length of the label, the text will ali

86EXAMPLEThis function prints your label so that the text can be read from the adhesive side of the tape. Ifmirror-printed labels are attached to glas

87EXAMPLEAlthough the length of the printed label automatically adjusts to fit the length of the enteredtext, there may be times when you will want to

885 Press _.EXAMPLEThe Barcode function, which enables barcodes to be printed as a part of label, is one of thismachine’s most advanced features.☞ Thi

89Four different parameters enable you to create custom barcodes.PARAMETER SETTINGSPROTOCOL CODE 39, I-2/5, EAN13, EAN8,UPC-A, UPC-E, CODE128WIDTH (ba

90The following special characters can only be entered when using protocol CODE128.A Press _ to add the selected special character to the barcode data

91To add the barcode to your text:B Press _.EXAMPLETo add a barcode to the label:1Hold down c and press Y once.2 Press e.3 Press f or w until the CH.D

92The TZ Cut function allows you to set whether or not the machine will automatically cut eachTZ label after it is printed. Turn on the TZ Cut functio