Stanley Black & Decker ST-1150 Style, Underline/Frame, Mirror Printing, Tape Margin, Numbering

STYLE

You can also use one of nine different print styles for the characters in your label. If a setting other than NORMAL is selected, the Style indicator at the bottom of the display lights up.

NORMAL	OUTLINE	BOLD
SHADOW	ITALIC	I+OUTL (italic + outline)
I+BOLD (italic + bold)	I+SHADOW (italic + shadow)	VERTICAL

Note:

•If there are two lines of text, they are printed in the NORMAL style, regardless of the selected style setting.

•To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until STYLE is displayed, and then press (or ). The current style setting appears in the display.

3Press and until the desired style setting is displayed.

4Press (or ) to apply the selected style setting to the text.

UNDERLINE/FRAME

This option allows you to emphasize or decorate your entire text by framing or underlining it. If any setting other than OFF is selected, the Undl/Frm indicator at the bottom of the display lights up.

OFF (no underline or frame)	ROUND	WOODEN
POINTING	CANDY	UNDL (underline)

Note:

•The underline or frame is not printed if the VERTICAL style setting is used.

•To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until UNDL/FRM is displayed, and then press (or ). The current underline/frame setting appears in the display.

3Press and until the desired underline/frame setting is displayed.

4Press (or ) to apply the selected underline/frame setting to the text.

MIRROR PRINTING

This function prints your label so that the text can be read from the adhesive side of the tape. If mirror-printed labels are attached to glass or some other transparent material, they can be read correctly from the opposite side.

Note:

•With this function, the text must be printed on transparent tape.

•To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until MIRROR is displayed, and then press (or ). The current mirror printing setting appears in the display.

3Press and until the desired mirror printing setting is displayed.

4Press (or ) to apply the selected mirror printing setting to the text.

TAPE MARGIN

This function can be used to leave equal margins of 1/6” (4 mm (#)), 1/2” (12 mm (##)) or 1” (24 mm (###)) on both sides of the text. Using the “–” tape margin setting, multiple formats can be printed, one after the other without feeding the tape, onto a single label.

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until MARGIN is displayed, and then press (or ). The current tape margin setting appears in the display.

3Press and until the desired tape margin setting is displayed.

4Press (or ) to apply the selected tape margin setting to the text.

Note:

•After printing with the “–” tape margin setting, hold down and press once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it,

otherwise some of the printed characters may be cut off.

•After printing with the # or ## tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and center the text within the label.

PRINTING & CUTTING

After you have entered the text and chosen the desired format settings, you are ready to print the label.

●To print the label, press . The message “PRINT” is displayed while the label is being printed, and the label comes out of the tape exit slot at the top end of the

machine.

●To feed out 1 1/24” (25 mm) of tape (for example, after printing using the “–” tape

margin setting), hold down and press once. The message “FEED” is displayed while the tape is fed out.

●To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever in the top-right corner of the machine.

Note:

•In order to prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut it while the messages “PRINT” or “FEED” are displayed.

•After printing with the # or ## tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and center the text within the label.

REPEAT PRINTING

This function allows you to print up to nine copies of the same label.

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until REPEAT is displayed, and then press (or ). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.

3Press and until the number of labels that you want to print appears on the right side of the display.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the number of labels that you want to print.

4Press (or or ) to print the labels.

Note:

•After printing with the “–” tape margin setting, hold down and press once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.

•After printing with the #, ## or ### tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and separate the labels.

NUMBERING

This function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected number by 1 after each label is printed, for example, when printing labels containing a serial number (for example, 0123, 0124, and 0125).

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Position the cursor below the number that you wish to increase.

2Press .

3Press and until NUMBER is displayed, and then press (or ). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4Press and until the last number that you want to print appears on the right side of the display.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the last number that you want to print.

Note: The last number that will be printed must be larger than the number selected in the text, otherwise the message “ERROR” will appear when you try to print.

5Press (or or ) to print the labels.

Note:

•After printing with the “–” tape margin setting, hold down and press once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.

•After printing with the #, ## or ### tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) and separate the labels.

MEMORY

You can use the memory to store your most frequently used text. The text file remains in the memory, even after all characters are removed from the display by holding down

and pressing . Later, the text can easily be reused by recalling it from the memory. The machine’s memory can store up to 300 characters, which can be divided into as many as nine text files. The maximum capacity for a single text file is 55 characters.

STORING TEXT

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until MEMORY is displayed, and then press (or ).

3Press and until STORE is displayed, and then press (or ). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4Press and until the file number where you want to store the text is displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number where you want to store the text.

5Press (or ) to store the text. The text previously shown in the display reappears.

Note:

•If the file number you selected already contains text, the message “ERROR”

appears. Press (or ), and then select a different file number.

•If nine text files are already stored, the message “ERROR” appears. Press

(or ), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to store the current text.

•If 300 characters are already stored, the message “FULL” appears. Press

(or ), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to store the current text.

RECALLING TEXT

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until MEMORY is displayed, and then press (or ).

3Press and until RECALL is displayed, and then press (or ). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4Press and until the text file that you want to recall is displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number of the text that you want to recall.

5Press (or ) to clear the display and recall the selected text.

DELETING A TEXT FILE

Note: To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press .

1Press .

2Press and until MEMORY is displayed, and then press (or ).

3Press and until DELETE is displayed, and then press (or ). The message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4Press and until the text file that you want to delete is displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number of the text that you want to delete.

5Press (or ) to delete the selected text file.

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

ERROR	An error occurred.
BATTERY	The batteries are weak.
B A T T E R Y	The batteries are dead.
FULL	The maximum number of characters (55 characters) have already
	been entered or the memory is full.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Problem		Solution
1. The display stays blank after you have	• Check that the batteries are correctly
	inserted.
turned on the machine.
	• If the batteries are weak, replace them.
	• Check that the adapter is correctly
	connected.
2. The machine does not print, or the	• Check that the tape cassette has been
	inserted correctly.
printed characters are blurred.
	• If the tape cassette is empty, replace it.
	• Check that the character size is
	appropriate for the width of the tape that
	is used.
3. The printed characters are not formed	• If the batteries are weak, replace them.
properly.
4. Striped tape appears.	• The tape cassette is empty. Replace it.
5. The memory has cleared on its own.	• The batteries may be weak. Replace
	them.
6. A blank horizontal line appears through	• There may be some dust on the print
	head. Remove the tape cassette and use
the printed label.
	a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the print
	head with an up-and-down motion. Try
	printing again, and if dust still remains,
	dip the cotton swab in isopropyl (rubbing)
	alcohol and gently wipe the print head
	again.
7. The machine has “locked up” (i.e., nothing	• Turn off the machine, and then while
happens when a key is pressed, even	holding down	and	, press
though the machine is on).	to turn the machine back on.
	Finally, release	and	.
	Note: The text and formats in the
	display and all text files stored in
	the memory are erased.

SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard:	42 keys
Print speed:	10 mm/sec.
Character size:	Standard size
	Double width
	Double height
	Double width & double height
	4× width & double height
Character font:	HELSINKI
Print tape:	Pressure-sensitive adhesive-based (STZ or TZ)
	Three widths available:
	1/2” (12 mm)
	3/8” (9 mm)
	1/4” (6 mm)
LCD:	7 × 5 dots	1 line × 8 characters
Power supply:	Six AAA size alkaline batteries (LR03) or optional AC adapter
	(7V, 1.2A)
	Auto-power off
Dimensions:	6 1/16” (154 mm) (W) × 5 5/64” (129 mm) (D) × 2 1/2” (64 mm) (H)
Weight:	0.9 lbs. (400 g) (without batteries and tape cassette)
Buffer size:	55 characters
Memory size:	300 characters maximum, 9 text files

IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION

Thank you for purchasing this Stanley Product. We hope that you will enjoy using it. We suggest that you keep all packing and other materials.

SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR PRODUCT,

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR

PRODUCT TO THE STORE!

After referring to the instruction manual, if you still need assistance, call Brother Customer Service at:

Voice: 1-877-478-6824

Fax: 1-901-379-1210

If you need a local service center, please call 1-800-284-HELP to locate the authorized service center closest to you.

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