Brother PT-1500PC manual Removing the label backing, Quitting P-touch Quick Editor, Maintenance

Removing the label backing

The enclosed tape separator enables you to easily remove the backing from labels printed on laminated tape.

1Hold the tape in your left hand, with the printed surface facing up, and hold the stick in your right hand.

2Pass the tape halfway through the long narrow hole in the stick.

GH ABCDEF

3Turn the stick three-quarters of a turn towards you, and then pull the stick away from you as shown in the illustration.

4Peel off the label backing.

ABCDEF

Quitting P-touch Quick Editor

On an IBM PC-compatible computer:

•From the application:

￿Right-click in the label view (or text box), and then click [Exit] in the menu that appears.

•From the taskbar:

￿Right-click on the P-touch Quick Editor icon in the system tray, at the right of the taskbar, and then click [Exit] in the menu that appears.

On a Macintosh computer:

•From the pop-up menu:

￿While holding down the Control key, click in the label view (or text box), and then click [Quit] in the menu that appears.

•From the application menu:

￿Click the [File] menu, and then click the [Quit] command.

Maintenance

Cleaning the print head and roller

A blank horizontal line appearing through the printed label indicates that the print head and roller are dirty. Clean the print head and roller according to the following procedure.

1Turn off the PT-1500PC.

2Open the tape compartment cover.

3 Remove the tape cassette if one is installed. Print head

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