Brother PT-9600 Alt mode, New Block function +, To create a new line, For TZ tapes, For AV labels

Alt mode (￿)

Accented characters or special punctuation marks on the right-hand side of the keys can be added to the text using the Alt mode. Enter or exit Alt mode by pressing ￿. The Alt indica- tor on the left side of the display comes on while

￿is held down.

To add an accented character or a special punctuation mark written in color to the text:

1Hold down ￿. The Alt indicator comes on.

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2Press the key for the desired character.

NOTE

To exit Alt mode at any time, release ￿. The Alt indicator goes off.

Return key (￿)

Like on a typewriter or word processor, this machine’s return key (￿) is used to end a line of text and start another one. When you have finished entering one line, press the return key to make a new line and move the cursor to it.

NOTE

A single block of text can only contain a maximum of 16 text lines. If the maximum number of text lines has already been entered when ￿is pressed, the error message “16 LINE LIMIT” will appear.

The number of text lines that can be printed depends on the width of the tape.

				Ch. 3 Functions
For TZ tapes:
				Maximum Number of
		Tape Width		Lines That Can Be
				Printed
		1/4"	(6 mm)	3
		3/8"	(9 mm)	4
		1/2"	(12 mm)	6
		3/4"	(18 mm)	10
		1"	(24 mm)	13
		1 1/2"	(36 mm)	16
		Stamp 3/4" (18 mm)		6
		Stamp 1" (24 mm)		10
For AV labels:
				Maximum Number of
		Label Sizes		Lines That Can Be
				Printed
		AV2067 Address labels:
		3/4" ⋅ 2 5/8" (20 mm ⋅ 67		10
		mm)
	AV1957 Return address labels:
		3/4" ⋅ 2 1/4" (19 mm ⋅ 57		9
		mm)
		AV1789 File folder labels:
		5/8" ⋅ 3 1/2" (17 mm ⋅ 89		8
		mm)

To create a new line:

●Press ￿. The return mark ( ) appears at the end of the line.

New Block function (￿+ ￿)

In order for one section of the text to have a dif- ferent number of lines than other sections of the text or in order to apply a different format to a section of the text (Refer to Block format func- tions on page 53.), a new text block must be created using the New Block function.

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