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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.
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...function, you to radio or television reception, which the receiv- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Your new P-touch will not occur in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to Part 15 of the following measures: - Consult the ...dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for purchasing the P-touch 2400/2410! If this product are designed to worry about urgent tasks that interference will allow you for help. Reorient or relocate...
...function, you to radio or television reception, which the receiv- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. - Your new P-touch will not occur in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to Part 15 of the following measures: - Consult the ...dealer or an experienced radio/television technician for purchasing the P-touch 2400/2410! If this product are designed to worry about urgent tasks that interference will allow you for help. Reorient or relocate...
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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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Use of both direct sunlight and rain. • Do not expose the machine to high temperatures or high humidity. Never leave it out of 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 .... • Do not use tapes that do not have the mark. • Do not pull on the machine. • To avoid injuries, do not touch the cutter's edge. • Use only the AC adaptor (model AD-60) designed exclusively for this machine. Do not use the machine in dusty places...
Use of both direct sunlight and rain. • Do not expose the machine to high temperatures or high humidity. Never leave it out of 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 .... • Do not use tapes that do not have the mark. • Do not pull on the machine. • To avoid injuries, do not touch the cutter's edge. • Use only the AC adaptor (model AD-60) designed exclusively for this machine. Do not use the machine in dusty places...
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... the interface cable into the interface connector on the right side of the P-touch. Only use the interface cable designed exclusively for this machine. 3 On an IBM PC-compatible: Insert the 9-pin plug into the printer (serial) port of your IBM PC-compatible computer or Macintosh. To connect... the P-touch to apply the desired setting. 7 On a Macintosh: Insert the 8-pin plug into the serial (COM) ...
... the interface cable into the interface connector on the right side of the P-touch. Only use the interface cable designed exclusively for this machine. 3 On an IBM PC-compatible: Insert the 9-pin plug into the printer (serial) port of your IBM PC-compatible computer or Macintosh. To connect... the P-touch to apply the desired setting. 7 On a Macintosh: Insert the 8-pin plug into the serial (COM) ...
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... or large amounts of additional free space may be copied from the CDROM onto floppy disks. To install P-touch Editor and the printer driver on both the PT2400/2410 and the computer. 3 Insert the P-touch Editor CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive. The installers 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 Monitor: VGA ...
... or large amounts of additional free space may be copied from the CDROM onto floppy disks. To install P-touch Editor and the printer driver on both the PT2400/2410 and the computer. 3 Insert the P-touch Editor CD-ROM into the computer's CD-ROM drive. The installers 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 Monitor: VGA ...
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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 ... available for reference. 0 Click the Next button to install the User's Guide onto your computer, it will be installed. If you choose to install the P-touch Editor software. 9 In the Option dialog box, select which options will quickly be installed. If you chose Custom, 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 ... available for reference. 0 Click the Next button to install the User's Guide onto your computer, it will be installed. If you choose to install the P-touch Editor software. 9 In the Option dialog box, select which options will quickly be installed. If you chose Custom, click the Next button.
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... Finish button. J In the Change Baud Rate Wizard dialog box that has appeared, click the Finish button to finish setting up the printer driver. L In the Setup Complete dialog box that your system configuration meets the following requirements. 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 Yes, I If the settings are correct, click the Next button ...
... Finish button. J In the Change Baud Rate Wizard dialog box that has appeared, click the Finish button to finish setting up the printer driver. L In the Setup Complete dialog box that your system configuration meets the following requirements. 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 Yes, I If the settings are correct, click the Next button ...
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...) 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 ...
...) 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 ...
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... bar Standard toolbar Title bar Property dock Layout area Print area Draw toolbar Rulers Cursor Object dock Status bar 15 After P-touch Editor is started, the following window is installed. 3 Double-click Ptedit3.exe. With the Start button: 1 Click the Start button in... start up Windows Explorer. 2 Select the drive and directory where P-touch Editor is displayed. With Windows Explorer: 1 Start up P-touch Editor on an IBM PC-compatible computer: By clicking the P-touch Editor icon: • Double-click the P-touch Editor 3 icon in the taskbar to design and print labels for anyone...
... bar Standard toolbar Title bar Property dock Layout area Print area Draw toolbar Rulers Cursor Object dock Status bar 15 After P-touch Editor is started, the following window is installed. 3 Double-click Ptedit3.exe. With the Start button: 1 Click the Start button in... start up Windows Explorer. 2 Select the drive and directory where P-touch Editor is displayed. With Windows Explorer: 1 Start up P-touch Editor on an IBM PC-compatible computer: By clicking the P-touch Editor icon: • Double-click the P-touch Editor 3 icon in the taskbar to design and print labels for anyone...
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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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... edit box. 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the text that you to draw pictures and arrange text using any 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. Now let's see how simple it is entered in the way...
... edit box. 8 Repeat steps 6 and 7 until the text that you to draw pictures and arrange text using any 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. Now let's see how simple it is entered in the way...
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... appears in the Mac software). A dialog box that you wish to add to select the image file appears. 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....gif, .tif, .ico, and .wmf on the PC or PICT, JPEG, TIFF and BMP on the Mac) into your layout. 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...
... appears in the Mac software). A dialog box that you wish to add to select the image file appears. 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....gif, .tif, .ico, and .wmf on the PC or PICT, JPEG, TIFF and BMP on the Mac) into your layout. 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...
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...1 If the User's Guide was not installed onto the computer's hard disk, insert the P-touch Edi- The installer for the Internet Explorer 4.01 browser is installed on a Macintosh computer: 1 Insert the P-touch Editor CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. tor CD-ROM into the drive each time ...Windows Explorer: (a) Start up the User's Guide. To install Internet Explorer 4.01 on the hard disk). (c) Double-click Main.htm in the P-touch Editor 3 group window. To read the P-touch Editor User's Guide on the taskbar to read it is needed to display the Start menu. (b) Select Programs. (c) Select...
...1 If the User's Guide was not installed onto the computer's hard disk, insert the P-touch Edi- The installer for the Internet Explorer 4.01 browser is installed on a Macintosh computer: 1 Insert the P-touch Editor CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. tor CD-ROM into the drive each time ...Windows Explorer: (a) Start up the User's Guide. To install Internet Explorer 4.01 on the hard disk). (c) Double-click Main.htm in the P-touch Editor 3 group window. To read the P-touch Editor User's Guide on the taskbar to read it is needed to display the Start menu. (b) Select Programs. (c) Select...
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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- To read the P-touch Editor User's Guide on the hard disk). 22
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...To change the tape cassettes quickly and easily. However, since TZ tape cassettes are using a new tape cassette provided with this machine in the direction of the arrow on the machine if it is possible to make distinctive color-coded and stylized labels. TAPE CASSETTE A single TZ tape cassette is... 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 end of the tape feeds under the tape guides. If...
...To change the tape cassettes quickly and easily. However, since TZ tape cassettes are using a new tape cassette provided with this machine in the direction of the arrow on the machine if it is possible to make distinctive color-coded and stylized labels. TAPE CASSETTE A single TZ tape cassette is... 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 end of the tape feeds under the tape guides. If...
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... "cursor". The default settings (the selected settings when the power is like a pointer which shows your current position and lets you select characters in your P-touch.
... "cursor". The default settings (the selected settings when the power is like a pointer which shows your current position and lets you select characters in your P-touch.
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ing Home or . STORAGE SHELF LABEL EXAMPLE 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 selected by press- New Block If TEXT&FORMATS was used to describe objects stored on a shelf, contain multiple ...
ing Home or . STORAGE SHELF LABEL EXAMPLE 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 selected by press- New Block If TEXT&FORMATS was used to describe objects stored on a shelf, contain multiple ...
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... of your own customized labels. If you can begin printing the labels. If the A.Cut function is printed. 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 ON, each label is automatically cut off after...
... of your own customized labels. If you can begin printing the labels. If the A.Cut function is printed. 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 ON, each label is automatically cut off after...
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... memory when none are not the same. • Cancel the print job, and then select the same baud rate for both the computer and the P-touch. • This message appears if the • Shorten the text to print. NO FILES! ing to print. • This message appears if the Length ... if the number of lines in the text is longer than 3' 3 1/3" (1 3' 3 1/3" (1 meter) before try to print when the baud rates of the computer and the P-touch are stored. • Store a text file first. 115 Error Message INTERFACE ERROR! meter) when you try to less than text is greater than...
... memory when none are not the same. • Cancel the print job, and then select the same baud rate for both the computer and the P-touch. • This message appears if the • Shorten the text to print. NO FILES! ing to print. • This message appears if the Length ... if the number of lines in the text is longer than 3' 3 1/3" (1 3' 3 1/3" (1 meter) before try to print when the baud rates of the computer and the P-touch are stored. • Store a text file first. 115 Error Message INTERFACE ERROR! meter) when you try to less than text is greater than...