General description
Tape exit slot | |
Underline indicator | Frame indicator |
Style indicator | Label length indicator |
Tape cutter button | Display |
Uppercase indicator | Power key |
Numerals indicator | Left/right arrow key |
Function key | Enter key |
Print key | Character keys |
Back space key | Space/0 key |
Numeral mode/1 key | Uppercase/lowercase mode key |
Symbol key |
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Basic operations
• Turning on/off the P-touch
To turn the P-touch on or off, press P.
The
• Selecting the input mode
An indicator on the left side of the display shows the current input mode. If there is no indicator, lowercase letters can be typed in when a character key is pressed. If the indicator appears beside a, uppercase letters can be typed in, and if the indicator appears beside n, numerals will be typed in. To switch to the uppercase or lower- case input modes, press Auntil the desired input mode is indicated. To enter the numerals input mode, press 1 once. When the
• Entering characters
To enter lowercase and uppercase letters, continue pressing the key for the desired letter until the letter is displayed, and then press L, lor r. To enter numerals, press the key for the desired number.
If the input of a letter is not finalized, for example by pressing L,lor r, the label cannot be printed, the text cannot be formatted or a symbol cannot be added.
The characters shown below are available with the various keys and input modes:
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2 | a b c ä á à â ã å æ ç | A B C Ä Á À Â Ã Å Æ Ç | 2 | ||
3 | d e f ë é è ê | D E F Ë É È Ê | 3 | ||
4 | g h i ï í ì î | G H I Ï Í Ì Î | 4 | ||
5 | j k l |
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6 | m n o ñ ö ó ò ô õ ø œ | M N O Ñ Ö Ó Ò Ô Õ Ø Œ | 6 | ||
7 | p q r s | P Q R S | 7 | ||
8 | t u v ü ú ù û | T U V Ü Ú Ù Û | 8 | ||
9 | w x y z ÿ | W X Y Z | 9 | ||
0 | Space |
| Space | 0 | |
• Entering a space
To add a space to your text, make sure that the indicator does not appear beside n(numerals), and then press 0.
• Adding a second line of text
To end the first line of text and start the second, press L.
The marker 
appears to the left of the cursor.
NORM (normal) style.
To change a message back to a single line, delete the marker 
. (For details on deleting the marker, refer to Deleting a character.)
• Moving the cursor
You can move the cursor (_) to view or edit parts of the text to the left or right of the 6 characters shown in the display.
To move the cursor to the left, press l; to move the cursor to the right, press r. Move the cursor several characters in a row by holding down the key for the desired direction.
• Deleting a character
To delete a character, press C. The character to the left of the cursor is deleted. To continue deleting characters, hold down Cuntil all of the desired characters are deleted. To delete a character in the middle of the text, move the cursor below the character to the right of the one to be deleted before pressing C.
• Clearing all text and formats
To clear the current text and selected formats, press F, press lor runtil "CLEAR" is displayed, and then press L. All text is erased, and the text size, style, underline/frame and label length return to their default settings, and the input mode is reset to uppercase letters.
• Entering a symbol
To enter a symbol, press @. The first row of symbols appears. Continue pressing @until the row containing the desired symbol is displayed, presslor runtil the cursor is positioned under the desired symbol, and then press L. Your text reappears in the display with the selected symbol added to it.
To return to the current text without adding a symbol, press C.
The symbols shown below are available in the following order:
– _ / \ : ; . , ' " ! ? @ & # ∗ % • + ⋅ ⎟ ± = § |
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• Printing
To print out the entered text, press R. The message "PRINT" appears while printing.
Do not press the tape cutter button while printing, as this will cause the tape to jam.
• Cutting off labels
Cut off the label that is fed from the tape exit slot by pressing in the tape cutter button.
Formatting the text
To format the text by changing the text size or style, adding underlining/framing/shading or specifying the label length, press F, press lor runtil the desired function (SIZE, STYLE, FRAME or LENGTH) is displayed, and then press L. Next, press l, r, or Funtil the desired setting is displayed, and then press L. The selected formatting is applied to the entire text. For more details about each func- tion, refer to the appropriate section below.
To return to the current text without changing the formatting, press C.
• Text size
The following five text sizes are available:
SIZE1 SIZE2 SIZE3 SIZE4 (default) SIZE5
• Text style
The following nine text styles are available:
NORM | OUTL (outline) | BOLD |
SHAD (shadow) | ITAL (italic) | IT+O (italic + outline) |
IT+B (italic + bold) | IT+S (italic + shadow) | VERT |
When a text style other than NORM (normal) is selected, the indicator below bcomes on.
• Underlining/framing/shading
The following frame settings are available:
TEXT (default) | UNDL (underline) | BOX1 |
BOX2 | BOX3 | BOX4 |
BOX5 | BOX6 | BOX7 |
When UNDL is selected, the indicator belowccomes on. When a setting other than TEXT or UNDL is selected, the indicator below dcomes on. The underlining/framing/ shading is not printed if the VERT (vertical) style is selected.
• Label length
If L OFF was selected, the length of the label will adjust automatically according to the length of the entered text. If L ON was selected, the current label length setting in millimetres appears. Press lor ror use the character keys to enter the desired length between 50 and 300 mm, and then press L. When L ON is selected, the indicator below scomes on.
Removing the label backing
The PT-55 is equipped with a peeler that allows you to
easily remove the backing from labels. (Fig. 8)
1)Insert the label, with the printed surface facing down, as far as possible into the
2)Fold back the label to the right 180˚. (Fig. 10)
3)Quickly pull the label out to the right. The end of the backing is separated from the label. (Fig. 11)
Fig. 8 | Fig. 9 | Fig. 10 | Fig. 11 |
Function key operations
Press F, press lor rto select one of the follow- ing, and then press L.
SIZE Press l, r, or Fto select a text size,
and then press L.
STYLE Press l, r, or Fto select one of the
following, and then press L.
NORM (normal) | SHAD (shadow) |
IT+B (italic + bold) | OUTL (outline) |
ITAL (italic) | IT+S (italic + shadow) |
BOLD | IT+O (italic + outline) |
VERT (vertical) |
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FRAME Press l, r, or Fto select one of the
following, and then press L.
TEXT | BOX2 | BOX5 |
UNDL (underline) | BOX3 | BOX6 |
BOX1 | BOX4 | BOX7 |
LENGTH Press l, r, or Fto select one of the
following, and then press L.
L OFF
L ON Press l, r, or For use the character key to enter the desired label length, and then press L.
CLEAR (All text is erased, and the text size, style, under- line/frame and label length return to their default settings, and the input mode is reset to upper- case letters.)