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To specify frames around each character

1.Input the text you want to frame.

2.Press FRAME.

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3.Use uand ito move the highlighting to “EACH CHAR- ACTER” and press SET.

4.Use u, i, t and y to move the highlighting to the frame you want to use and press SET.

See page E-30 for a complete list of the EACH CHARAC- TER frames that are available.

5.Press SET to print your text with the selected frame or ESC to abort the print operation without printing any- thing.

Part 10 PRESETS Menu Functions

This part of the manual describes how to use the PRESETS menu to access a variety of different built-in functions that make label creation quicker and easier.

To display the PRESETS menu

1.Press PRESETS.

Note that PRESETS menu functions are normally used when there is no text on the input screen. If there is text on the screen when you press PRESETS, the message “CLEARS INPUT TEXT!” appears on the screen. You can proceed with the operation (and clear the text), or press ESC to abort without clearing anything.

2.Use uand ito move the highlighting to the preset you want to select and then press SET.

LAYOUT

The preset layouts provide a total of 74 label templates that you can use to create attractive labels quickly and easily. Each template is made up of “elements” whose contents you can use as they are or change to something else. You can even store completed labels in memory for instant recall when you need them.

Note that 6mm wide tape cannot be used for printing a preset layout.

To use a preset layout to create a label and print it

1.While the PRESETS menu is on the display, use u and i to move the highlighting to “LAYOUT” and then press SET.

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RECA L L

DE L ETE

2.Use u and i to move the highlighting to “NEW” and then press SET.

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AUD I O

F I L E

MANAGEMENT

ADDRESS

NAME

3.Use u and i to move the highlighting to “VIDEO” and then press SET.

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BETA

Note that you can also recall an existing label and make some modifications to create a new label (page E-21).

4.Use u and i to move the highlighting to “VHS” and then press SET.

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5.Use t and y to move the highlighting to the number of the layout you want to use (1, 2, 3, 4) and then press SET.

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Note that some blocks already contain characters. You can use the characters as they are or replace them with new ones.

6.Input the text you want to include in each element, and then press SET to advance to the next element.

To use a character already in an element without chang- ing it, press SET to advance to the next element. To leave an element blank, press SET without inputting anything.

When you press SET after inputting text for the last ele- ment, the menu shown here appears.

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BOX

D I RECT I ON

M I RROR

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7. Specify box on/off, the print direction (page E-17), and either mirror or normal printing (page E-18).

Use u and i to move the highlighting between items, and t and y to change each setting.

Turning on “BOX” causes the layout to be enclosed in a box when it is printed.

8. After making the settings you want, press SET.

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9.Use u and i to move the highlighting to “PRINT” and then press SET to execute it.

The message “CUT THEN [SET]!” appears on the screen. Operate the tape cut lever to cut off any excess tape.

10. Press SET.

After printing is complete, operate the tape cut lever to cut the tape.

11.Use u and i to move the highlighting to “EXIT” and then press SET.

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EX I T

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12. Press SET to end the operation.

To store a label created using a preset layout

1.Perform steps 1 through 8 under “To use a preset layout to create a label and print it” to create the label.

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