Brother 1900 TROUBLESHOOTING, Remedy, Problem

TROUBLESHOOTING

	Problem		Remedy

1.	The display stays blank after you have	•	Check that the AC adaptor is connected
	turned on the machine.		correctly.
		• If you are using alkaline batteries, check
			that they are correctly inserted.
		•	If the batteries are low, replace them
			with new ones.

2.	The machine does not print or the	•	Check that the tape cassette has been
	printed characters are blurred.		inserted properly.
		•	If the tape cassette is empty, replace it
			with a new one.
		•	Make sure that the tape compartment
			cover has been closed.

3.	The text ﬁles that you stored in the mem-	•	If the batteries are low, replace them
	ory are no longer there.		with new ones.

4.	The printed characters are not formed	•	If you are using alkaline batteries, they
	properly.		may be low. Try using the AC adaptor or
			replace the batteries with new ones.

5.	A blank horizontal line appears through	•	Clean the print head as explained on
	the printed label.		page 10.

6.	Striped tape appears.	•	You have reached the end of the tape.
			Replace the tape cassette with a new
			one.

7.	The machine has “locked up” (i.e., noth-	•	Turn off the machine, and then while
	ing happens when a key is pressed).		holding down c and R, turn the
			holding down c and R, turn the
			machine back on.
			The text and formats in the display and
			all text ﬁles stored in the memory are
			erased.

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Contents

Page INTRODUCTION CONTENTS Page GENERAL DESCRIPTION KEYBOARD & LCD DISPLAY GENERAL PRECAUTIONS BATTERIES To change the batteries: OPTIONAL AC ADAPTOR To connect the optional AC adaptor: TAPE CASSETTE To change the tape cassette: ATTACHING LABELS LAMINATED TAPE NON-LAMINATEDTAPE INSTANT-LETTERINGTAPE (RUB-ONTRANSFERS) IRON-ONTRANSFER TAPE Washing: Drying: Ironing: FABRIC TAPE STAMP TAPE PRINT HEAD & ROLLERS To clean the print head and rollers: POWER KEY CURSOR KEYS LEFT CURSOR KEY RIGHT CURSOR KEY UP CURSOR KEY CODE, ALT & SHIFT KEYS CODE KEY ALT KEY SHIFT KEY SPACE KEY RETURN KEY TAB FUNCTION To set the tab length: To add a tab: To set the tab length to 1”: DELETE KEY LINE OUT FUNCTION CLEAR FUNCTION To delete just the text: TEXT ONLY To clear just the text: TEXT ONLY ACCENT FUNCTION SYMBOL FUNCTION Group Symbol To type in a symbol: To add the symbol “”: AUTO FORMAT FUNCTION STAMP FUNCTION To cut a stamp: S T A M P F O R M A T S m i t h To afﬁx a stamp: Page FONT FUNCTION SIZE & WIDTH FUNCTIONS To change the size setting: To select the 24 point size setting: S I Z E A U T O To change the width setting: STYLE FUNCTION To select the I+SHAD style setting: I+SHAD Style Setting NORMAL BOLD UNDERLINE FUNCTION FRAME FUNCTION TAPE MARGIN FUNCTION HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT FUNCTION MIRROR PRINTING FUNCTION LENGTH FUNCTION To turn the Length function on or off: To select a label length of 5”: AUTO CUT FUNCTION PRINT KEY FEED & CUT FUNCTION NUMBERING FUNCTION To print three labels with numbers 1, 2 and 3: REPEAT PRINTING FUNCTION MEMORY FUNCTIONS STORING TEXT RECALLING TEXT DELETING A FILE Memory delete To store text under ﬁle number 4: S T O R E [ 1 ] S T O R E [ 4 ] To recall the text from ﬁle number 1: R E C A L L [ 4 ] J . S m i t R E C A L L TROUBLESHOOTING ERROR MESSAGE LIST LENGTH Tab LINE MEMORY FILES PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR PRODUCT TO THE STORE SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE SOFTWARE IMPORTANT WARRANTY IMFORMATION ACCESSORIES Page Page INDEX Page ACCESSORY ORDER FORM Price Quantity Total TOTAL