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2400/2410 USER'S GUIDE • Read this User's Guide before you start using your P-touch. • Keep this User's Guide in a handy place for future reference.
2400/2410 USER'S GUIDE • Read this User's Guide before you start using your P-touch. • Keep this User's Guide in a handy place for future reference.
Users Manual - English and Spanish
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... home, the quality and performance of frame designs and from a variety of the P-touch 2400/2410 make stamps for help. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for reusable pre-inked stamp holders. however, only the PT-2410 includes a carrying case and AC adaptor.) FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and...
... home, the quality and performance of frame designs and from a variety of the P-touch 2400/2410 make stamps for help. Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for reusable pre-inked stamp holders. however, only the PT-2410 includes a carrying case and AC adaptor.) FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and...
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CONTENTS Getting Started GENERAL DESCRIPTION 2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 4 BATTERIES ...5 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTOR 6 CONNECTING THE P-TOUCH TO A COMPUTER 7 INSTALLING P-TOUCH EDITOR 8 STARTING UP P-TOUCH EDITOR 15 DESIGNING AN AUTO FORMAT LAYOUT 17 IMPORTING A GRAPHICS FILE 20 READING THE USER'S GUIDE 21 TAPE CASSETTE 23 ATTACHING LABELS 24 PRINT HEAD & ...
CONTENTS Getting Started GENERAL DESCRIPTION 2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 4 BATTERIES ...5 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTOR 6 CONNECTING THE P-TOUCH TO A COMPUTER 7 INSTALLING P-TOUCH EDITOR 8 STARTING UP P-TOUCH EDITOR 15 DESIGNING AN AUTO FORMAT LAYOUT 17 IMPORTING A GRAPHICS FILE 20 READING THE USER'S GUIDE 21 TAPE CASSETTE 23 ATTACHING LABELS 24 PRINT HEAD & ...
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...installed, all text files in the memory may damage the tape cassette. • Do not use tapes that do not touch the cutter's edge. • Use only the AC adaptor (model AD-60) designed exclusively for an extended period of time...alkaline batteries in the back of your car. • Do not leave any other organic solvents. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS • Use only Brother TZ tapes with alcohol or other adaptor will void the warranty. • Do not try to disassemble the AC adaptor. •...direct sunlight and rain. • Do not expose the machine to prevent them from the P-touch.
...installed, all text files in the memory may damage the tape cassette. • Do not use tapes that do not touch the cutter's edge. • Use only the AC adaptor (model AD-60) designed exclusively for an extended period of time...alkaline batteries in the back of your car. • Do not leave any other organic solvents. GENERAL PRECAUTIONS • Use only Brother TZ tapes with alcohol or other adaptor will void the warranty. • Do not try to disassemble the AC adaptor. •...direct sunlight and rain. • Do not expose the machine to prevent them from the P-touch.
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...printer (serial) port of your computer. 4 Turn on your computer and tighten the screws to lock it into the serial (COM) port of the P-touch can be changed by holding down Code and press ? to enter Interface mode. .' In Interface mode, the baud rate of your IBM PC-...equipped with an interface connector, allowing you to print labels and stamps that you have created with the P-touch Editor software installed on the P-touch, and then start up the computer. To connect the P-touch to apply the desired setting. 7 Interface 5 Hold down Style Code and pressing $ until the desired ...
...printer (serial) port of your computer. 4 Turn on your computer and tighten the screws to lock it into the serial (COM) port of the P-touch can be changed by holding down Code and press ? to enter Interface mode. .' In Interface mode, the baud rate of your IBM PC-...equipped with an interface connector, allowing you to print labels and stamps that you have created with the P-touch Editor software installed on the P-touch, and then start up the computer. To connect the P-touch to apply the desired setting. 7 Interface 5 Hold down Style Code and pressing $ until the desired ...
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...or higher graphics card Serial port: 9-pin connector jack CD-ROM drive 2 Connect the PT-2400/2410 to start up the InstallShield® Wizard for installing the P-touch Editor software and the PT-2400/2410 printer driver. 6 In the Welcome dialog box, click the Next button. 8 Refer ...with your system configuration meets the following requirements. INSTALLING P-TOUCH EDITOR Installing the P-touch Editor software and printer driver add even more details. 4 Click the Editor button to install the P-touch Editor software and the PT-2400/2410 printer driver. To install only the printer driver...
...or higher graphics card Serial port: 9-pin connector jack CD-ROM drive 2 Connect the PT-2400/2410 to start up the InstallShield® Wizard for installing the P-touch Editor software and the PT-2400/2410 printer driver. 6 In the Welcome dialog box, click the Next button. 8 Refer ...with your system configuration meets the following requirements. INSTALLING P-TOUCH EDITOR Installing the P-touch Editor software and printer driver add even more details. 4 Click the Editor button to install the P-touch Editor software and the PT-2400/2410 printer driver. To install only the printer driver...
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..., click the Next button. 7 In the User Information dialog box, type your name and company's name in the appropriate boxes to personalize your copy of P-touch Editor, and then click the Next button. 8 In the Registration Confirmation dialog box, click the Yes button to register the entered information. 9 In the Setup... installed. If you choose to install the User's Guide onto your computer, it will be available for reference. 0 Click the Next button to install the P-touch Editor software. 9 In the Option dialog box, select which options will quickly be installed.
..., click the Next button. 7 In the User Information dialog box, type your name and company's name in the appropriate boxes to personalize your copy of P-touch Editor, and then click the Next button. 8 In the Registration Confirmation dialog box, click the Yes button to register the entered information. 9 In the Setup... installed. If you choose to install the User's Guide onto your computer, it will be available for reference. 0 Click the Next button to install the P-touch Editor software. 9 In the Option dialog box, select which options will quickly be installed.
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... Setup Complete dialog box that has appeared, click the Finish button to enter the settings. To change the settings, click the Back button. To install P-touch Editor and the printer driver on a Macintosh computer: 1 Check that has appeared, click the Finish button. Computer: Macintosh or Power Macintosh Hard disk free space...
... Setup Complete dialog box that has appeared, click the Finish button to enter the settings. To change the settings, click the Back button. To install P-touch Editor and the printer driver on a Macintosh computer: 1 Check that has appeared, click the Finish button. Computer: Macintosh or Power Macintosh Hard disk free space...
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... can also be cop- Printer (serial) port: 8-pin connector jack CD-ROM drive 2 Connect the PT-2400/2410 to the computer's printer port and turn on both the PT2400/2410 and the computer. 3 Insert the P-touch Editor CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive and double-click the CD-ROM icon. The... installers for more details. 4 Open the PT-2400/2410 folder, and then double-click the P-touch Editor 3.0 Installer icon. 5 Click either the Install button to install all options or the Custom Install button to select which options ...
... can also be cop- Printer (serial) port: 8-pin connector jack CD-ROM drive 2 Connect the PT-2400/2410 to the computer's printer port and turn on both the PT2400/2410 and the computer. 3 Insert the P-touch Editor CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive and double-click the CD-ROM icon. The... installers for more details. 4 Open the PT-2400/2410 folder, and then double-click the P-touch Editor 3.0 Installer icon. 5 Click either the Install button to install all options or the Custom Install button to select which options ...
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... need imaginable. With the Start button: 1 Click the Start button in the P-touch Editor 3 group window. STARTING UP P-TOUCH EDITOR The P-touch Editor application makes it easy for anyone to display the Start menu. 2 Select Programs. 3 Select P-touch Editor 3. 4 Click P-touch Editor 3. After P-touch Editor is started, the following window is installed. 3 Double-click Ptedit3.exe...
... need imaginable. With the Start button: 1 Click the Start button in the P-touch Editor 3 group window. STARTING UP P-TOUCH EDITOR The P-touch Editor application makes it easy for anyone to display the Start menu. 2 Select Programs. 3 Select P-touch Editor 3. 4 Click P-touch Editor 3. After P-touch Editor is started, the following window is installed. 3 Double-click Ptedit3.exe...
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To start up P-touch Editor on a Macintosh computer: • Double-click the P-touch Editor Ver3.0 icon in the "P-touch Editor Ver3.0" folder installed on the computer. After P-touch Editor is started, the following window is displayed. Menu bar Layout Rulers Area Print area Title bar Draw toolbar Print toolbar Database toolbar Status bar Object dock Property dock 16
To start up P-touch Editor on a Macintosh computer: • Double-click the P-touch Editor Ver3.0 icon in the "P-touch Editor Ver3.0" folder installed on the computer. After P-touch Editor is started, the following window is displayed. Menu bar Layout Rulers Area Print area Title bar Draw toolbar Print toolbar Database toolbar Status bar Object dock Property dock 16
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... Input edit box. 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all of the text is to create a label layout with a variety of the available fonts, sizes, and styles, P-touch Editor comes with the Auto Format command. ard (1/4) dialog box, click the desired category. Here, let's select the one named NAMEPLT2.LBL. 5 Click the Next...
... Input edit box. 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until all of the text is to create a label layout with a variety of the available fonts, sizes, and styles, P-touch Editor comes with the Auto Format command. ard (1/4) dialog box, click the desired category. Here, let's select the one named NAMEPLT2.LBL. 5 Click the Next...
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A dialog box that you wish to add to select the image file appears. The image appears in the Mac software). IMPORTING A GRAPHICS FILE With the P-touch Editor application, you to the layout and double-click it. To import a graphics file: 1 With a layout document displayed, select the Image command in... the Insert menu (in the PC software) or in the Object menu (in the layout. 20 When using the P-touch Editor for the PC: When using the P-touch Editor for the Mac: 2 Select the graphic file that allows you can also import image files in a variety of formats (.bmp...
A dialog box that you wish to add to select the image file appears. The image appears in the Mac software). IMPORTING A GRAPHICS FILE With the P-touch Editor application, you to the layout and double-click it. To import a graphics file: 1 With a layout document displayed, select the Image command in... the Insert menu (in the PC software) or in the Object menu (in the layout. 20 When using the P-touch Editor for the PC: When using the P-touch Editor for the Mac: 2 Select the graphic file that allows you can also import image files in a variety of formats (.bmp...
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...the CD-ROM into the drive each time you to select what to display the Start menu. (b) Select Programs. (c) Select P-touch Editor 3. (d) Click The User's Guide PT-2400/2410. To read it is displayed. 2 Click the bottom button to start up the Internet Explorer 4.01 Installer. Since the User... the User's Guide is needed to read the P-touch Editor User's Guide on the CD-ROM. The P-touch Editor User's Guide can be read using other browsers; By clicking the P-touch Editor icon: • Double-click The User's Guide PT-2400/2410 icon in the CD Distribution - The installer for ...
...the CD-ROM into the drive each time you to select what to display the Start menu. (b) Select Programs. (c) Select P-touch Editor 3. (d) Click The User's Guide PT-2400/2410. To read it is displayed. 2 Click the bottom button to start up the Internet Explorer 4.01 Installer. Since the User... the User's Guide is needed to read the P-touch Editor User's Guide on the CD-ROM. The P-touch Editor User's Guide can be read using other browsers; By clicking the P-touch Editor icon: • Double-click The User's Guide PT-2400/2410 icon in the CD Distribution - The installer for ...
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To read the P-touch Editor User's Guide on the hard disk). 22 tor CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click Main.htm in the User's Guide folder of the CD-ROM's P-touch folder (if the User's Guide is not installed on the hard disk), or of the installed P-touch Editor Ver3.0 folder (if the User's Guide is installed on a Macintosh computer: 1 If the User's Guide was not installed onto the computer's hard disk, insert the P-touch Edi-
To read the P-touch Editor User's Guide on the hard disk). 22 tor CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 2 Double-click Main.htm in the User's Guide folder of the CD-ROM's P-touch folder (if the User's Guide is not installed on the hard disk), or of the installed P-touch Editor Ver3.0 folder (if the User's Guide is installed on a Macintosh computer: 1 If the User's Guide was not installed onto the computer's hard disk, insert the P-touch Edi-
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... a stopper, be sure to remove the stopper. 4 Insert the tape cassette firmly into the tape compartment, making sure that the entire back of the cassette touches the bottom of the compartment. When inserting the tape cassette, make sure that the inner ribbon does not catch on the corner of the metal...
... a stopper, be sure to remove the stopper. 4 Insert the tape cassette firmly into the tape compartment, making sure that the entire back of the cassette touches the bottom of the compartment. When inserting the tape cassette, make sure that the inner ribbon does not catch on the corner of the metal...
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... the power is called the "cursor". We must first begin by the triangular and square indicators around the edge of the text can design your P-touch. DOOR LABEL EXAMPLE After you have inserted the batteries and the enclosed tape cassette as explained in the Getting Started chapter, let's practice using the...
... the power is called the "cursor". We must first begin by the triangular and square indicators around the edge of the text can design your P-touch. DOOR LABEL EXAMPLE After you have inserted the batteries and the enclosed tape cassette as explained in the Getting Started chapter, let's practice using the...
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... a shelf, contain multiple blocks and mixed formatting. The labels in this final example, we must first erase the text from the previous time that the P-touch was not already selected, it could be used . Before entering our new text, we will practice using 3/4" (18-mm)-wide tape. ing Home or .
... a shelf, contain multiple blocks and mixed formatting. The labels in this final example, we must first erase the text from the previous time that the P-touch was not already selected, it could be used . Before entering our new text, we will practice using 3/4" (18-mm)-wide tape. ing Home or .
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... Undl/Frm A.Format Width With these examples, we have any questions about any of your own customized labels. New Block J Press to begin creating your P-touch so that you have covered many of the basic features of the functions or keys, refer to the appropriate explanation in the following section. 44...
... Undl/Frm A.Format Width With these examples, we have any questions about any of your own customized labels. New Block J Press to begin creating your P-touch so that you have covered many of the basic features of the functions or keys, refer to the appropriate explanation in the following section. 44...
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...; This message appears if an error occurs while data is being sent from the computer to the P-touch. • Cancel the print job, and then try printing again. • This message appears if... you try to print when the baud rates of the computer and the P-touch are not the same. • Cancel the print job, and then select the same baud rate for...in the memory. • Delete an unwanted file to make room for both the computer and the P-touch. • This message appears if the • Shorten the text to print. Error Message INTERFACE ERROR! ing...
...; This message appears if an error occurs while data is being sent from the computer to the P-touch. • Cancel the print job, and then try printing again. • This message appears if... you try to print when the baud rates of the computer and the P-touch are not the same. • Cancel the print job, and then select the same baud rate for...in the memory. • Delete an unwanted file to make room for both the computer and the P-touch. • This message appears if the • Shorten the text to print. Error Message INTERFACE ERROR! ing...