Brother 1260 manual Size, Style, Underline/Frame, Mirror Printing, Tape Margin, Printing & Cutting

SIZE

The characters in the text can be set to one of five different sizes in addition to AUTO, which automatically adjusts the characters to the largest possible size according to the width of the installed tape. The currently selected size setting is shown by the indicators at the top of the display. In addition, all of the indicators light up when the AUTO setting is selected.

SIZE1 (A: standard size)	SIZE2 (A: double width)		SIZE3 (A: double height)
SIZE4 (A: double width & double height)		SIZE5 (A: 4⋅ width & double height)

Note:

•If there are two lines of text, they are printed with the SIZE1 setting applied, regardless of the selected size setting.

•To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1	Turn the	dial until SIZE is displayed, and then press the dial (or			). The
	current size setting appears in the display.
2	Turn the	dial (or press	and	) until the desired size setting is displayed.
3	Press the	dial (or	) to apply the selected size setting to the text.

STYLE

You can also use one of nine different print styles for the characters in your label. If a setting other than NORMAL is selected, the Style indicator at the bottom of the display lights up.

NORMAL	OUTLINE	BOLD
SHADOW	ITALIC	I+OUTL (italic + outline)
I+BOLD (italic + bold)	I+SHADOW (italic + shadow)	VERTICAL

Note:

•If there are two lines of text, they are printed in the NORMAL style, regardless of the selected style setting.

•To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1	Turn the	dial until STYLE is displayed, and then press the dial (or			). The
	current style setting appears in the display.
2	Turn the	dial (or press	and	) until the desired style setting is displayed.
3	Press the	dial (or	) to apply the selected style setting to the text.

UNDERLINE/FRAME

This option allows you to emphasize or decorate your entire text by framing or underlining

it. If any setting other than OFF is selected, the		ABC / ABC indicator at the bottom of the
display lights up.
OFF (no underline or frame)	ROUND	BANNER
WOODEN	VINE	UNDL (underline)

Note:

•The underline or frame is not printed if the VERTICAL style setting is used.

•To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1	Turn the	dial until UNDL/FRM is displayed, and then press the dial (or			).
	The current underline/frame setting appears in the display.
2	Turn the	dial (or press	and	) until the desired underline/frame setting is
	displayed.
3	Press the	dial (or	) to apply the selected underline/frame setting to the text.

MIRROR PRINTING

This function prints your label so that the text can be read from the adhesive side of the tape. If mirror-printed labels are attached to glass or some other transparent material, they can be read correctly from the opposite side.

Note:

•With this function, the text must be printed on transparent tape.

•To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1	Turn the	dial until MIRROR is displayed, and then press the dial (or			). The
	current mirror printing setting appears in the display.
2	Turn the	dial (or press	and	) until the desired mirror printing setting is
	displayed.
3	Press the	dial (or	) to apply the selected mirror printing setting to the text.

TAPE MARGIN

This function can be used to leave equal margins of 4 mm (#), 12 mm (##) or 24 mm (###) on both sides of the text. Using the tape margin setting, multiple formats can be printed, one after the other without feeding the tape, onto a single label.

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press						.
1	Turn the	dial until TAPE is displayed, and then press the dial (or			). The
	current tape margin setting appears in the display.
2	Turn the	dial (or press	and	) until the desired tape margin setting is
	displayed.
3	Press the	dial (or	) to apply the selected tape margin setting to the text.

Note:

•After printing with the tape margin setting (-), hold down and press once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it, otherwise

some of the printed characters may be cut off.

•After printing with the # or ## tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and centre the text within the label.

PRINTING & CUTTING

After you have entered the text and chosen the desired format settings, you are ready to print the label.

●To print the label, press . The message “PRINT” is displayed while the label is being printed, and the label comes out of the tape exit slot at the top end of the

machine.

●To feed out 25 mm of tape (for example, after printing using the tape margin setting),

hold down and press once. The message “FEED” is displayed while the tape is fed out.

●To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever in the top-right corner of the machine.

Note:

•In order to prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut it while the message “PRINT” or “FEED” is displayed.

•After printing with the # or ## tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and centre the text within the label.

REPEAT PRINTING

This function allows you to print up to nine copies of the same label.
Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press						.
1	Turn the	dial until REPEAT is displayed, and then press the dial (or				). The
	message “1-9?” appears in the display.
2	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until the number of labels that you want to
	print appears on the right side of the display.
	OR
	Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the number of labels that you want to print.
3	Press the	dial (or	or	) to print the labels.
	Note:

•After printing with the tape margin setting, hold down and press once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.

•After printing with the #, ## or ### tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and separate the labels.

NUMBERING

This function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected number by 1 after each label is printed, for example, when printing labels containing a serial number (for example, 0123, 0124, and 0125).

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Position the cursor below the number that you wish to increase.

2	Turn the	dial until NUMBER is displayed, and then press the dial (or				). The
	message “1-9?” appears in the display.
3	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until the last number that you want to print
	appears on the right side of the display.
	OR
	Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the last number that you want to print.
	Note: The last number that will be printed must be larger than the number selected
	in the text, otherwise the message “ERROR” will appear when you try to print.
4	Press the	dial (or	or	) to print the labels.
	Note:

•After printing with the tape margin setting, hold down and press once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.

•After printing with the #, ## or ### tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and separate the labels.

FLAGGING

This function allows you to wrap labels around cable or wire with the ends stuck together to form a flag.

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press					.
1	Turn the	dial until REPEAT is displayed, and then press the dial (or press			).
	The message “1-9” appears in the display.
2	Turn the	dial (or press	and	) until the number “2” appears on the right of
	the display.

OR

Press “2” on the pad.

3 Press the dial (or or ) to print the labels. Note: You can adjust the diameter of the flag.

•To make the flag diameter shorter:

Refer to “TAPE MARGIN” in this User’s Guide and select [#] or [##] to have smaller margins.

•To make the flag diameter longer:

Refer to “TAPE MARGIN” in this User’s Guide and select [###] to have bigger margins.

OR

Add even space before and after of the character string.

The larger the space becomes, the longer the flag diameter is made.

MEMORY

You can use the memory to store your most frequently used text. The text file remains in the memory, even after all characters are removed from the display by holding down

and pressing . Later, the text can easily be reused by recalling it from the memory.

The machine’s memory can store up to 300 characters, which can be divided into as many as nine text files. The maximum capacity for a single text file is 55 characters.

STORING TEXT

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1	Turn the	dial until MEMORY is displayed, and then press the dial (or press				).
2	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until STORE is displayed, and then press
	the dial (or		). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.
3	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until the file number where you want to

store the text is displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number where you want to store the text.

4 Press the dial (or ) to store the text. The text previously shown in the display

reappears.
Note:
•	If the file number you selected already contains text, the message “ERROR”
	appears. Press the dial (or	), and then select a different file number.
•	If nine text files are already stored, the message “ERROR” appears. Press the

dial (or ), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to store the current text.

• If 300 characters are already stored, the message “FULL” appears. Press the

dial (or ), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to store the current text.

RECALLING TEXT

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1	Turn the	dial until MEMORY is displayed, and then press the dial (or press				).
2	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until RECALL is displayed, and then press
	the dial (or		). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.
3	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until the text file that you want to recall is

displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number of the text that you want to recall.

4 Press the dial (or ) to clear the display and recall the selected text.

DELETING A TEXT FILE

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1	Turn the	dial until MEMORY is displayed, and then press the dial (or press				).
2	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until DELETE is displayed, and then press
	the dial (or		). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.
3	Turn the	dial (or press		and	) until the text file that you want to delete is

displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number of the text that you want to delete.

4 Press the dial (or ) to delete the selected text file.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem				Solution
The display stays blank	•	Check that the batteries are correctly inserted.
after you have turned on	•	If the batteries are weak, replace them.
the machine.	•	Check that the AC adapter is correctly connected.
When the label is	•	Refer to "TAPE MARGIN" in this User’s Guide and select
printed out, there is too		[#] (4mm) to have smaller margins for your label.
much margin (space) on
both sides of the text.
The machine does not	•	Check that the tape cassette has been inserted correctly.
print, or the printed	•	If the tape cassette is empty, replace it.
characters are not	•	Check the tape compartment cover is properly closed.
formed properly.
All settings and the	•	The batteries may be weak. Replace them.
memory have cleared	•	When power is disconnected for more than three
on its own.		minutes, all text & formats in the display and any text files
		stored in the memory will be lost.
A blank horizontal line	•	There may be some dust on the print head. Remove the
appears through the		tape cassette and use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe
printed label.		the print head with an up-and-down motion.
	•	The print head can be cleaned more easily if the
		optional print head cleaning cassette (TZ-CL3) is used.
The machine has	•	Turn off the machine, and then while holding down
"locked up" (i.e., nothing		and	, press	to turn the machine back on.
happens when a key is
		Finally, release		and	.
pressed, even though
the machine is on.)	• Note: The text and formats in the display and the stored
			texts are erased.
The power turns off	•	The batteries may be weak. Replace them.
when you try to print.	•	Check that the batteries are correctly inserted.
The tape does not feed	•	Check that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides.
properly or the tape gets	•	The cutter lever is used while printing. Do not touch the
stuck inside the machine.		cutter lever during printing.
Striped tape appears	•	The tape casette is empty. Replace it.

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

ERROR	An error occurred.
BATTERY	The batteries are weak. Replace them with new ones.
B A T T E R Y	The installed batteries are about to run out.
FULL	The maximum number of characters (55 characters) have already
	been entered or the memory is full.

SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard:	41 keys and 1 dial
Print speed:	10 mm/sec.
Character size:	Standard size
	Double width
	Double height
	Double width & double height
	4⋅ width & double height
Character font:	HELSINKI
Print tape:	Pressure-sensitive adhesive-based (TZ tape only)
	8 meters long
	Three widths available:
	12 mm
	9 mm
	6 mm
LCD:	7 ⋅ 5 dots	1 line ⋅ 8 characters
Power supply:	Six AAA size alkaline batteries (LR03) or optional AC adapter
	(7V, 1.2A)
	Auto-power off
Dimensions:	154 mm (W) ⋅ 129 mm (D) ⋅ 64 mm (H)
Weight:	400 g (without batteries and tape cassette)
Buffer size:	55 characters
Memory size:	300 characters maximum, 9 text files