Use your new Brother P-touch labelling machine to create a wide variety of custom, self-adhesive labels. This P-touch labelling machine uses Brother TZe or HGe tapes. TZe and HGe tape cassettes are available in many colours and sizes. For a complete list of tapes compatible with your P-touch labelling machine, visit us at www.brother.com Please read this guide, and the included Product Safety Guide, before using this P-touch labelling machine.
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• Make sure your Tape Cassette is marked (AD-24ES) instead of using batteries: • Use only Brother TZe or HGe tapes with this machine. 1. Insert the Power Adapter cord into the AC Adapter Socket on the side of the P-touch labelling machine.
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1. Size 5. Cable Wrap 8. Label Length 2. Cursor 6. Cable Flag If a specific label length 3. Shift 7. Faceplate has been selected, also 4. Caps appears. NOTE • The LCD displays one row of 15 characters; however, the text you enter can be up to 80 characters in length.
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Keyboard 1. Menu key 9. Shift key 17. Cable Flag key 2. Power key 10. Caps key 18. Faceplate key 3. Cursor key: Left (Use with the 11. Accent key 19. Serialise key Shift key to go to top of the text.) 12.
Initial Settings Turn on your P-touch labelling machine. Supply power using six AAA batteries or the optional AC Adapter (AD-24ES), and then press to turn on the power. Set the language. The default setting is [English]. [Language] [English/Español/Français/Hrvatski/Italiano/Magyar/Melayu/Nederlands/Norsk/ Polski/Português/Portug. (BR)/Românã/Slovenski/Slovenský/Suomi/Svenska/ Türkçe/Čeština/Dansk/Deutsch] Set the unit of measurement.
6 mm, 9 mm, 12 mm use and the tape cannot be cut cleanly, rotate the cutter board as shown in the illustration *1 Visit support.brother.com for the latest If you still have difficulties, replace with a new information about the recommended cutter unit (stock no.
BASIC USAGE Entering Text Entering Tabs You can enter a maximum of 80 characters and spaces for each text label. [Tab] To cancel any operation, press Switching Upper Case / Lower Case The tab symbol appears when you insert a tab in the text.
Saving Tapes Files Changing Label Length You can save and reuse the text and settings for up to nine different labels. Each tape holds [Label Length] up to 80 characters (including spaces). Assign a number (1-9) to each saved file so you can [Auto / 30-300mm] reuse it, and edit or overwrite stored files as needed.
Text Key Symbols Key Entering Symbols Press to select the settings to enter the text. (Select category) (Select an item) (Select a symbol) • See the Symbols table in this guide. Press to select the settings. • To cancel operation, press •...
Printing Labels Preview Setting Margins [Margin] [Full / Half / Narrow / Chain Print] • Pressing the Preview key displays a preview of the label, and may differ from the actual label when printed. • If the LCD cannot display all the text at once, [Full] / [Half] / [Narrow] press to display the hidden text.
LABEL APPLICATION KEYS Cable Wrap Cable Flag Use this function to create a label Use this function to create that can be wrapped around a label that can be wrapped a cable or wire. around a cable or wire with its ends applied together to form a flag.
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Faceplate Serialise Use this function to create a label that can be Use this function to create multiple labels with used to identify various components, or panels. a number or letter automatically incremented on each label. Using the Faceplate function ensures that each block of text is evenly spaced on a single label.
HELPFUL HINTS Shortcuts CAUTION USING A COMBINATION OF DIFFERENT BATTERIES (SUCH AS ALKALINE WITH Language Space key Ni-MH), MAY RESULT IN AN EXPLOSION. DISPOSE OF USED BATTERIES Undl/Frame ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS. NOTE Label Length • Remove the batteries if you do not intend to use the P-touch labelling machine for an Margin extended period of time.
Troubleshooting Error messages Message Cause / Remedy Message Cause / Remedy The batteries are weak. The Tape Cutter Lever was Battery Cutter If using AAA alkaline batteries, pressed in the middle of the printing Low! Pressed replace them with new ones process.
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What to do when Problem Solution Problem Solution The display • Check that the batteries are The P-touch remains blank correctly installed. See the labelling after you have Installing Power Supply and machine has turned on the Tape Cassette section. “locked up”...