Brother 1280 Making Text, Designing Labels, Printing Labels, Completed Labels, Useful Functions

[CREATING LABELS]

1 MAKING TEXT

Switching Upper Case/Lower Case

Upper case ( ON) Lower case ( OFF)

Making Two Line Text

Move the cursor to where the second line starts and press .

Use either 9 mm or 12 mm wide tape for two line texts.

Display Label image

Entering Symbols

>

2 DESIGNING LABELS

Setting [Size]		( + )
>	[Size] >	[Large]
[Large]	[Medium]	[Small]

Automatically adjusts the Large, Medium and Small text size according to the tape width.

Setting [Width]				(	+	)
>	[Width]	>	[⋅2]
[Normal]	[⋅2]			[⋅1/2]
Setting [Style] (Vertical)				(	+	)
>	[Style]	>	[Vertical]
[Normal]	[Bold]			[Outline]

3 PRINTING LABELS

Text Preview

You can preview the text before printing.

•The LCD shows the whole text and the label length (mm), then returns to the original text.

•Only the text can be previewed, but not the font, style, size, underline/frame or any additional features.

Feeding (Tape Feed)

+

Printing

•	To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the upper-right corner of the
	machine.
•	To prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut while the message "Print" or "Feed"

4 COMPLETED LABELS

Peel the printed label from the backing and apply the label.

USEFUL FUNCTIONS

Favourite Label Memory

You can save frequently used texts in the memory and print directly or open to edit if needed. You can save one text into each key ( ~ ) (Maximum: 3 texts).

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

[Shadow]	[Italic]		[Italic Bold]
[Italic Outl](Italic Outline) [Italic Shadow]			[Vertical]
Setting [Underline/Frame]				( + )
>	[Underline/Frame] >		[Underline]
[Off]	[Underline]	[Round]	[Candy]

is displayed.

Setting [Margin] (Tape Margin) ( + )

> [Margin] > [Full]

[Full]/[Half]/[Narrow] is for leaving equal margins on both sides of the text.

NOTE: Cut along the printed dots (:) with scissors so the text is centered in the label.

FullHalfNarrow

	ABC		: ABC	: ABC
25mm		25mm	12mm 12mm	4mm 4mm

[Chain Print] is for printing more than 1 copy of a label with minimum margin

To Save:

>>

To Print:

To Open:

>>

When the saved text contains more than 8 characters, use to scroll the text.

Entering Accented Characters

>>/ > /

[Callout] [Banner] [Wooden]

Frames will not be printed on 3.5mm tape.

<e.g. 1>. You can also create a label containing texts in various styles; print a text in one style, and before feeding, enter the second text in another style <e.g. 2>.

FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER (see Feeding/Printing). Otherwise A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF. Do not try to pull the

In addition to the basic steps to search for a function, PT-1280 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 con- firm, press .

Accented Characters

A

C

D

E

G

I

K

L

N

O

R

S

T

U

Y

Z

Accented Characters

a

c

d

e

g

i

k

l

n

o

r

s

t

u

y

z

Setting [Tab] ( + )

You can make aligned texts by setting tabs.

Example: To set a tab between "ABC" and "D"

The cursor should be positioned where you set a tab.

> > [Tab]

Display Label image

ABC D

Tab

Setting [Tab Length](Auto / 0 - 100mm) ( + )

> [Tab Length] >

•You can also select the length by entering the length with Num keys.

•To return to [Auto], press .

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

> [Label Length] >

tape since this may damage the tape cassette.

Chain Print
<e.g. 1>	<e.g. 2>

ABC ABC ABC	ABC	ABC
		DEF
(feed & cut)		(feed & cut)
Using [Print Option]		( + )

[Copies]

You can print up to 9 copies of each label.

> [Print Option] > [Copies] >

You can also select the number of copies by entering with Num keys.

[Numbering]

You can print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected number by 1 after each label is printed.

Example: To print copies of a label containing a serial number (0123, 0124 and 0125)

> > [Print Option] >

Key	Function	Key	Function
	[Size]		[Tab Length]
	[Width]		[Label Length]
	[Style]		[Auto Format]
	[Underline/Frame]		[Margin]
	[Tab]		[Print Option]

•To cancel operations, press .

•The order of accented characters depends on the language you selected in the LCD.

To Clear

Entries will be deleted backwards.

All text and settings will be cleared.

+

•You can also select the length by entering the length with Num keys.

•To return to [Auto], press .

Setting [Auto Format] ( + )

You can choose label length from six formats to create labels for various ap- plications.

> [Auto Format] > [VHS Spine]

Application	Length	Application	Length
VHS Spine	140 mm	CD Case Spine	113 mm
MiniDV Spine	42 mm	File Tab	82 mm
Audio Tape	89 mm	Divider Tab	42 mm

[Numbering] >

Select the highest number you wish to be printed when setting the number.

[Mirror]

> [Print Option] > [Mirror] >[Mirror Print?]

Use clear tape in [Mirror], so the labels could be read correctly from the op- posite side when attached on glass, windows or other transparent surfaces.