Brother PT-1090 Printing Labels, Initial Settings, Settings Label Designs, Entering Text

PRINTING LABELS

			Display
5			1.		Caps
			2.		Cursor
4
			3.		Size
3			4.		Width
			5.		Style
			6.		Label length
1	6		7.		Underline / Frame
	7
2			Keyboard
				8. DECO MODE
			9.		Print
	8		10.Cursor keys
			11.Back Space/Cancel
21	9		12.Function
20			13.Alphanumeric keyboard
		10	14.Accent
			15.Space
19	11
			16.Symbol
18	12
			17.Caps
			18.Time/Date
			19.Clear
			20.Enter
			21.Power
	13		Display: 12 characters.
			Text buffer: maximum 80 characters.
			Adapter (optional)
			For memory back up it is
17	14		recommended to use the batteries
			together with the optional AC adapter
16	15		“AD-24ES/AD-5000ES”
			(For Australia, New Zealand Only).

INITIAL SETTINGS

1. Start your machine

•Supply power by using the batteries or the optional AC adapter and press .

2. Set the language

[ Language]

[English / Español / Français / Hrvatski / Italiano / Magyar / Nederlands / Norsk / Polski / Português / Română / Slovenski / Slovenský / Suomi / Svenska / Türkçe / Čeština / Dansk / Deutsch]

SETTINGS (LABEL DESIGNS)

Size

[Size] [Large/Medium/Small]

In addition to this setting, the text size automatically adjusts to the tape width. The actual printed size varies with tape width.

Width

[Width]

[Normal/× 2/× 1/2]

Style

[Style] [Normal/Bold/Outline/Shadow/Italic/

I+Bold/I+Outline/I+Shadow/Vertical/]

3. Set the unit of measurement: mm

[Unit] [mm]

4.Set date (DD/MM/YY) and time (hh:mm)

Example: Setting the date and time for 21 November 2009 10:30.

[Time Date] [Clock]

[DD/01/10] Input “21” [21/MM/10] Input “11”

[21/11/YY] Input “09”

[hh:00] Input “10” [10:mm] Input “30”

Underline/Frame

[Undl/Frame] [Underline]

Note:

-8 Frames are available. Refer to table ( ) on the enclosed insertion sheet.

-Frames cannot be printed on 3.5 mm tape.

1	Underline	3	Leaf	5	Star	7	Bubble
2	Round	4	Tile	6	Heart	8	Flower

ENTERING TEXT

Upper/Lower case

Upper/Lower case: Press to switch ON/OFF.

Symbols

-Basic/Pictograph: For entering symbols.

[Basic/Pictograph] [. , : ; " ' •]

•Refer to the symbol table (Basic: /

Pictograph:) on the enclosed insertion sheet.

•The rows of symbols (A to L) in the Pictograph table can be selected by pressing the corresponding character.

•To go to the next group, press (again).

-Print List: For printing all symbols in the pictograph table.

[Print List]

[Print OK?]

Two line text

•Enter the text for the first line and press .

•Enter the text for the second line and press .

Note: Do not press after the second line of text otherwise “Line Limit!” error message will appear.

Note: Use either 9 mm or 12 mm wide tape when printing two lines of text.

Accented characters

•Type a character and press .

•Choose an accented character with or and press . For a list of available characters, refer to table () on the enclosed insertion sheet.

Clear

By pressing , the characters will be deleted one by one.

• To delete current text and settings

[Txt&Format]

• To delete current text only

[Text Only]

PRINTING LABELS

Text preview

[Preview]

Note: Only the text can be previewed, not the size, font or any additional features.

Feed (tape feed)

[Feed]

Print

• Press .

Set margin (tape margin)

[Margin] [Full/Half/Narrow/Chain Prt]

-Full/Half/Narrow: For leaving equal margins on both sides of the text.

	[Full]		[Half]	[Narrow]
	ABC	:	ABC	: ABC
25 mm	25 mm	12 mm 12 mm		4 mm 4 mm

-Chain print: For creating labels containing text in various styles and formats.

1.When the message “OK to Feed?” appears after the label is printed, press .

2.Clear the text, enter the text for the next label, and then press .

3.Repeat steps 1 and 2 for each additional label.

4.When the message “OK to Feed?” appears after the last label is printed, press .

5.After the tape is fed, press the cutter lever to cut off the chain of labels.

[Ok to Feed?]

ABC ABC

DEF

Making Copies

[Copies] [Set 1-9?]

You can print up to 9 copies of the label.

When you want to print the same labels with the narrowest margins, set margin to Narrow.

TIME / DATE

You can add the time and date with one touch on the button. Eight formats are available.

Add Time / Date

[abc_ ] [abc 21/11/09_ ]

Select a format

[Time Date]

[Format] [D/M/Y hm]

The following formats are available.

Format	21 November 2009 15:30
D/M/Y	21/11/09
D/M/Y hm	21/11/09 15:30
D.M.Y	21.11.09
D.M.Y hm	21.11.09 15:30
Y-M-D	09-11-21
Y-M-D hm	09-11-21 15:30
M/D/Y	11/21/09
M/D/Y hm	11/21/09 15:30

Changing the clock setting

• Refer to INITIAL SETTINGS, step 4.

DECO MODE

This function allows you to create unique labels by using built-in templates. For a list of available designs, refer to table () on the enclosed insertion sheet.

Example: (design/format 10)

[Design 10]

[Auto/30 mm-200 mm]

BROTHER [Print/Quit]

•Some designs contain a check mark next to them in the table. If selected, your machine may automatically stop printing if the print head becomes too hot, allowing it to cool down. The cooling time will be displayed. Once the print head is cool, printing will continue automatically.

•Depending on the format you have selected, the entire contents of your text may not be printed.

•The template formats cannot be changed.

•The highlighted symbols on the enclosed insertion sheet are available in DECO MODE.

•To clear all text, press . “Clear?” appears. Press to clear or to cancel.

•When you access DECO MODE, the most recently printed text and label length will be recalled.

•Press to return to the previous step.

•Press to change the “Label Length” setting back to [Auto].

•To exit DECO MODE, press until the display shows the text entry screen. Alternative: select [Quit] in the [Print]/[Quit] selection screen.

Note: Printing DECO MODE designs is only available when using 12 mm wide tape cassettes.

The maximum label length in DECO MODE is 200 mm. When [Auto] is selected, the machine will automatically adjust the length so that the text appears on the label one time.

CABLE LABELLING

To create labels like the one shown below, follow these steps: Input up to 2 lines of text.

[Cable] [Print OK?]

ABC ABC

159 159

Print the label with the Cable function, and wrap around cable. Always use Brother Flexible ID tape when wrapping.

Refer to the manual enclosed with Flexible ID tape about the recommended conditions for use. Label length and margin settings will automatically default to [Auto] when Cable Labelling.

SAVING LABELS

Up to nine labels can be saved and recalled for printing at a later date. It is also possible to edit and overwrite a stored label.

Save

[File]

[Save] [1-9]

Print

[File]

[Print] [1-9]

Open

[File]

[Open] [1-9]

Note: A message “Overwrite?” will appear if you try to store a label when there is already a label stored with that number.

SHORTCUTS

In addition to the basic steps to search for a function, the labeller also provides the user with function shortcuts - making it easy to jump to a frequently used function.

•Press and then the shortcut key.

•Press to confirm.

Shortcut keys and functions

Key	Function	Key	Function
	Language		File
	Size		Cable
	Width		Preview
	Style		Feed
	Undl/Frame		Unit
	Label Length		Time/Date
	Copies		Margin

Contact Information

See the website www.brother.com/