Brother LW6091001 zAuto Power-Off Timez, Turning Power On/Off

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z GETTING STARTED

Turning Power On/Off

Insert the tape cassette into the tape

compartment, with the end of the tape

facing the machine's tape exit slot, and

press firmly until you hear a click.

Close the tape compartment cover.

Press the

Power

key to turn the P-touch

on.

Press the

Power

key again to turn the P-touch off.

zAuto Power-Off Timez

When inserting the tape cassette,

make sure that the tape and ink

ribbon do not catch on the print head.

Tape exit slot

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Make sure that the release lever is up when closing the

tape compartment cover. The tape compartment cover

cannot be closed if the release lever is pressed down.

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• Be sure to feed tape to remove any slack in the tape and ink ribbon after inserting the tape

cassette, by holding down the

Shift

key and pressing the

Preview

key.

• Do not pull the label coming out of the tape exit slot. Doing so will cause the ink ribbon

to be discharged with the tape.

• Store tape cassettes in a cool dark location, away from direct sunlight and high temperature,

high humidity, or dusty locations. Use the tape cassette as quickly as possible after opening

the sealed package.

Turning Power On/Off

• Your P-touch has a power saving function that automatically turns itself off if no key is

pressed within a certain time under certain operating conditions. Refer to the Auto Power-Off

Time table below for details.

• If the batteries are installed or the P-touch is connected to an electrical outlet by the AC

adapter, the previous session’s information is displayed when the power is turned on.

P-touch only Connected to PC

With AC adapter

8 hours 8 hours

With battery

5 minutes No operation for 1 hour after

connection to USB.

Contents

Main USERS GUIDE INTRODUCTION Page Page Contents GETTING STARTED............................................................................. 11 EDITING A LABEL.................................................................................23 LABEL PRINTING................................................................................. 53 USING THE FILE MEMORY................................................................. 69 MAINTAINING YOUR P-TOUCH...........................................................71 TROUBLESHOOTING...........................................................................73 4 I LABEL PRINTING How to use the P-touch 5 GETTING STARTED CREATING A LABEL LABEL PRINTING Safety Precautions Battery AC adapter Tape Cutter Battery Follow these guidelines to avoid liquid leakage, heat or battery rupture. AC adapter Tape Cutter Follow these guidelines to avoid minor personal injury and damage to the printer. P-touch Follow these guidelines to avoid minor personal injury and damage to the P-touch. General Precautions Page GETTING STARTED Unpacking Your P-touch GETTING STARTED General Description LCD Display LCD Display & Keyboard Key Names and Functions Page Battery Power Supply AC Adapter Inserting a Tape Cassette zAuto Power-Off Timez Turning Power On/Off Feed & Cut Feed Only Feeding Tape LCD Contrast Display Mode LCD Display Back Light Language Unit Setting Language and Unit EDITING A LABEL Entering Text from the Keyboard Using Text Reminder Deleting Text Reminder Memory Entering and Editing Text Adding a New Line Adding a New Block Moving the Cursor Inserting Text Inserting a Tab Deleting Text Deleting one character at a time Deleting all text at once Entering Symbols Using the Symbol Function Entering Symbols Using Symbol Update Function zSymbol Listz zAccented Character Listz Entering Accented Characters Setting Character Attributes by Label Setting Character Attributes by Each Line Setting Character Attributes zSetting Optionsz Page Page Setting Auto Fit Style Setting Label Attributes zFramesz Page Using Templates - Example creating an Asset Tag Using Auto-Format Layouts Page zTemplatesz Page Using Block Layouts zBlock Layoutsz Page Using Time & Date Function Clock Setting Time & Date Format Setting zTime & Date Format Optionsz Time Stamp Setting [Timing] zTime Stamp : Timing Optionsz [Time Stamp Format] zTime Stamp : Format Optionsz [Forward] zTime Stamp : Forward Optionsz Creating a Bar Code Label Setting Bar Code Parameters zBar Code Settingsz Entering Bar Code Data zSpecial Character Listz Editing and Deleting a Bar Code LABEL PRINTING Label Preview Printing a Label Printing a Single Copy Printing Multiple Copies Auto-numbering Labels Mirror Printing Tape Cutting Options zTape Cuttingz Adjusting the Label Length Attaching Labels Printing a label from the Label Collection Stored in the Machine Printing from the Label Collection zLabel Collection Listz Page Page Downloading a Label Collection Category to your P-touch Downloading a new Label Collection Category (Windows only) Page Page Downloading a New Label Collection Category to P-touch Editor / Updating P-touch Editor Software Page USING THE FILE MEMORY Storing a Label into Memory Opening a Stored Label File Printing a Stored Label File Deleting a Stored Label File MAINTAINING YOUR P-TOUCH Resetting data to factory settings (Downloaded data is not reset.) Resetting data to factory settings (Downloaded data is reset.) Cleaning the Unit Resetting the P-touch Cleaning the Print Head Cleaning the Tape Cutter TROUBLESHOOTING What to do when... Page Error Messages Page Page APPENDIX Main Unit Specifications INDEX