Brother LN9049001 specifications Making Text, Designing Labels, Printing Labels, Useful Functions

[CREATING LABELS]

1 MAKING TEXT

Switching Upper Case/Lower Case

>

Upper case ( ON) Lower case ( OFF)

Caps

Entering Numbers

>

Num Lock ON Num Lock OFF

Num

Entering Symbols

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2 DESIGNING LABELS

Setting [Size]			(	+	)
>	[Size]	>	[Large]
[Large]	[Small]
Setting [Width]			(	+	)
>	[Width]	>	[⋅2]
[Normal]	[⋅2]		[⋅1/2]
Setting [Style] (Vertical)			(	+	)
>	[Style]	>	[Vertical]
[Normal]	[Bold]		[Outline]
[Shadow]	[Italic]		[I+Bold] (Italic Bold)

3 PRINTING LABELS

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)

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•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

USEFUL FUNCTIONS

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:

Time/Date

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

To select the format of the time and date:

Format	Description	Example
		(20th March 2006, 15:30)
D/M/Y	Date/Month/Year	20/03/06
D/M/Y hm	Date/Month/Year time	20/03/06 15:30
D.M.Y	Date.Month.Year	20.03.06
D.M.Y hm	Date.Month.Year time	20.03.06 15:30

Group Symbols

1

2

3

4

5

6

•To go to the next group, press .

•To cancel operations, press .

Group Symbols

7

8

9

10

11

[I+Outl](Italic Outline) [I+Shadow](Italic Shadow) [Vertical]
Setting [Undl/Frm]
(Underline/Frame)			( + )
>	[Undl/Frm]	>	[Undl]
[Off]	[Undl] (Underline)	[Round]	[Candy]
[Callout]	[Banner]	[Wooden]

"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 ~ .

COMPLETED LABELS

Y-M-D	Year-Month-Date	06-03-20
Y-M-D hm	Year-Month-Date time	06-03-20 15:30
M/D/Y	Month/Date/Year	03/20/06
M/D/Y hm	Month/Date/Year time	03/20/06 15:30

To change the Clock Setting:

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

		>
Setting Date (DD), Month (MM), Year (YY)
>		>
input “20”	input “03”	input “06”

Entering Accented Characters

>> / >

Setting [Length]
(Label Length)(Auto / 30 - 300mm)	( + )

Setting Hour (hh) and Minute (mm)
>
input “15”	input “30”

Accented Characters

A

C

D

E

G

I

K

L

N

O

R

S

T

U

Y

Z

Accented Characters

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> [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]
LCD		Application	Length
VCR VHS	Cassette spine		140mm
MiniDV	Cassette spine		42mm
Audio	Cassette case spine		89mm
File Tab	File tab		82mm
Divider	Divider Tab		42mm

To Clear

Entries will be deleted backwards. By pressing , you will delete a charac-

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.

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 .

Key	Function	Key	Function
	Size		Auto Format
	Width		Copies
	Style		Time & Date
	Underline/Frame		All Clear
	Label Length

•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 .

Display Label image

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.