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    7500/7600 Printed in China L W2458001 USER´S GUIDE 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. PT -7500/7600 User's Guide (English) L W2458001 ...

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    i Before Using Your P-tou ch Thank yo u for pu rchasing the PT-75 00/760 0. Your new P-to uch is an easy to ope rate, feature packe d labellin g system that mak es creating professional, hig h quality lab els a bree ze. In ad dition t o easy label c reation via pre-forma tted la bel layou ts, the P -touch e diting software features ad vanced label ...

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    ii WARNING Rechar geable battery pac k (for PT-7600 only ) Follow th ese guidelines to avoid fire, heat, damage , and electric shock. Do n ot use this P-tou ch wi th any recharge able batte ry pack ot her than that specif ied. To recharge th e rechargeable ba ttery pack , insert t he rechargea ble bat t ery pack in to th e P-touch, and the n use AD ...

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    iii Batte ries (Alkalin e/Rechargeab le) Follow th ese guidelines to avoid leakage, or damage to the batte ries. Do n ot use metall ic arti cles, suc h as tweezers or a metallic pen, when exchanging the bat teries. Do not ch arge the batteries in hi gh temper ature lo cati ons. Do no t throw into f ire, heat up , or disass emble the battery. If bat ...

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    iv CAUT ION Tape Cutter Follow th ese guidelines to avoid personal injur y and damage of the P-touc h. Do not open the tape compartment cover when operati ng the cutte r unit. Do not apply exces sive pressure t o the cutte r unit. AC adap ter If you do not i ntend using t he P-touch for an extended period of tim e, please disco nnect the AC adapte ...

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    v General Precautions ● Do not use the P-tou ch in any wa y or for any pu rpose no t describe d in this guide. Doing so may result in ac cident s or damage to the machine. ● Do not p ut any for e ign objects in to the t ape exit slot, AC ad apter conn ector, or USB port (for PT -7 600 onl y), etc. ● Do not touc h the print hea d with your fin ...

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    vi Contents Before Usin g Your P-touc h ................ ............. .................... ............ i Safety p recautions .......... ............... ........... .............. ........ .......... ............... ....... i General Pre cautions ............. ............. .................... ................... ..... v 1. Getting Started ...... ...

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    vii Entering an accented ch aracter ........ .................. .............. ....... ........... ........ 22 Entering a bar code ........... ....... ........... ............... ........... .............. ........... .... 23 Entering a symb ol .......... ............... ........... .............. ........... ............... ........... 25 Formatti ...

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    viii Using P-tou ch Editor 5 .0 .............. ................... .................... ......... 54 Startin g P-to uch Editor .......... .............. ........... ............... .......... ............... .... 55 Layout win d ow ........ ........... ............... .......... ............... ........... .............. ........ 57 Startin g P-tou ...

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    1 Getting Starte d 1 1 Getti ng Start ed Unpacking Your P-touc h Check that t he package cont ains the foll owing before usin g your P-touch . PT-76 00 P-touch Rechargeable battery pack (B A-7000) TZ tape ca sset te Stra p belt CD-R OM User's Guide USB cable A C a dapter (AD-18U or A D-18E) (The desig n of the ada pter may diff er by country.) ...

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    2 PT-75 00 P-touc h S trap belt TZ tape casse tte User's Guide A C a dapter (AD-18U or A D-18E) (The desig n of the ada pter may diff er by country.) PT75007600uk.book Page 2 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM ...

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    3 Getting Starte d General Description Top view & bottom view Tape cutter button USB port (for PT-7600 only) Keyboard AC adapter connector Display Back cover Release lever Print head Tape exit slot Tape cassette compartment Battery compartment Top vi ew Bottom view PT75007600uk.book Page 3 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM ...

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    4 Keyboard & LCD scr een 1 Left text alignmen t (page 33) 2 Centre text al ignment (page 33) 3 Right text alignment (page 33) 4 Justified text align ment (page 33) 5 Bold text st yle (page 32) 6 Outline text style (page 32) 7 Italic text style (page 32) 8 Fram e (pag e 29 ) 9 Low ba tte ry indi cato r (pag e 7) 0 Block num ber (pa ge 21) A Labe ...

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    5 Getting Started Back light Press g and f to turn on or turn off the back li ght. The back light can be used when you wish to see the display more cl early. The defa ult setting is ON. Power Supply The P-touch can be supplied with two or three power supply options. *The recharge able battery pack is a consumable product. Ther e is no guarantee aga ...

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    6 Notes on th e AC adapter ☞ Only use the AC adapter designed e xclusivel y for thi s machine. ☞ Disconnect th e AC adapter if you do n ot intend to use this P-touch f o r an e xtended peri od of tim e. When th e power is discon nected, a ll text show n in the di splay and stored in the memory will be lost. Batteries Installing the batteries Th ...

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    7 Getting Starte d ☞ Make sure that the b atteri es are inserted so that their poles po int in t he correct d ire ction. With batterie s installed, the P-touch de termines t he remaini ng battery charge dur ing printing and feeding. If a low battery c harge is de tected, t he low bat tery indi cator ( ) ) comes on. When this occurs , be sure to r ...

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    8 Charging t he recharg eable batt ery pack Insert the pl ug on the AC adapter co rd into the connect or on the machi ne and insert the AC adapter pl ug into a standa rd electrical out let. While the recharg eable battery pack is char ging, the charging indi cator li ght lig hts up. Charg ing time is approx. 3 hours. Th e charging indi cator ligh t ...

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    9 Getting Starte d Notes on t he recharg eable battery pack ☞ Be su re to use the sugg ested AC ad apter ( AD-18U o r AD-18 E) ☞ Connect the AC ad a pter d irectly to the P-tou c h to u se it immedi ately afte r purchase or when the rech argeab le batter y pack’s ch arge beco mes low . ☞ Discon nect powe r to the P -tou ch wh en i nstal lin ...

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    10 Notes on tap e cassett es ☞ Before insta lling the ta pe cassett e, make sure tha t the end of the tap e feeds under th e tape guid es. ☞ If the ta pe casset te to be ins tall ed has a n ink ribbon and the ink ri bbon is loo se, use your fing er to wind th e toothed w heel in th e directi on of the arr ow on the ca ssette un til ther e is no ...

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    11 Getting Starte d Flexible ID Tape ☞ For ap plicati ons t hat r equire more flex ible labe ls, such as aroun d shar p bends an d cylindrical objects, we recommend usi ng Flexibl e ID Tape. ☞ Lab els made wi th Flexib le ID Tape are not desi gned for use as elect rical insu lation. ☞ When wr apping la bels arou nd cylind rical obj ect s, the ...

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    12 Turning the P-touch On/O ff Press o to turn on or turn off the P-touch. If the P -touch is powered by the AC adaptor or b atteries, th e previou s session’s text is displa yed when the P-touch is turned on agai n. This feat ure allows you t o stop work on a label, tu rn off th e machine, an d return to it later without h aving to re-en ter the ...

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    13 Label T ype Modes 2 2 Label Type Modes Selecting a Label Typ e Mode Pressing a allows you to s elect one of the two regu lar modes for d esigning and printing your own cu stom labels, or any o f the six spe cial modes a vailable for p rinting labe ls pre- formatted fo r identifying patch p anels, cables , connectors and other com ponents. 1 Pres ...

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    14 After selec ting the Label Ty pe mode NORMAL or VERTICAL , the l abel tex t can be entered, fo rmatted, printed and cut as usual. With the Normal Label Ty pe mo de, the entered text is printed horiz ontally alo ng the label. With the Vertical Label Type mo de, the ente red text is printed vertic ally al ong the label. Rotate and Rotate & Rep ...

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    15 Label T ype Modes Flag Mode Labe ls printe d using this Label Ty pe mode can be wrap ped around ca ble or wire with the ends stuck toge ther to form a flag. W ith the FLAG Label Type mo de, eac h block of text is pri nted at bo th ends of sepa rate labels. The leng th of th e unprinte d part of this labe l is equal to the circum ference of the c ...

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    16 Port and Panel1 Modes Labels print ed using t hese La bel Type mod es can be us ed to ident ify vario us comp onents or panels . With the Port Label Type m ode, each block o f the text is printed on a separate la bel, mak ing these labels useful for identifying di fferent componen ts or ports that are not equally spaced . With t he Panel1 Label ...

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    17 Label T ype Modes ● BL. LEN. ( blo ck lengt h): * For the PORT Label Typ e mode : 20.0 t o 200.0 mm Default: 30.0 mm * For the PANEL1 Lab el Ty pe m ode: 6.0 to 20 0.0 mm Default: 30.0 mm ● FRAME : * For the PORT Label Typ e mode: OFF , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 Default: OF F * For the PANEL1 Lab el Ty pe m ode: OFF , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 D ...

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    18 ● BLOCK : 1 to 50 block s Default: 1 LENGTH: 6.0 to 200.0 mm Default: 17.5mm MULTIPLE: x1 to x9 Default: 1 ● FRAME : OFF , 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 Default: OF F ● PRINT : IN ORDER, REVERSE Default: IN ORDER ● ROTATE : OFF, ON Default: OF F ☞ The num ber of bl ocks ca n be speci fied or c hanged o nly with t he BLOCK parameter ...

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    19 3 3 Basic Functions Basic Functions Performing Basic Ope rations Choosing funct ions, parameter s, settings and gr oups ● If “ WX ” appears, press l to select the previous item or r to se lect the ne xt item. ● If “ S T ” appears, p ress u to select t he previo us item or d to selec t the next item. Choosing the default setti ng ● ...

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    20 Inputting Label Data Entering and editing t ext Enteri ng character s ● To type a lowercase l etter, a nu mber, a comm a or a period , simply p ress the key for that character. ● To type an uppe rcase letter, pre ss h to enter Sh ift mode, and the n press t he applicable l e tter. ● To type u ppercase lette rs conti nuously, pre ss g , the ...

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    21 Basic Functions Adding a new line of text ● To end the current line of text and st art a new one, pre ss n . “ ” appears at the end of the line . Adding a new text block ● To create a new t ext block so that on e section of the text can have a differen t number of lines t han another, pres s g , then n . “ ” appears at t he end of th ...

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    22 Deleting te xt ● To remove characters to the left of the cu rsor’s current position, press b until all of the characters tha t you wish to delete a re remove d. ● To delete a ll of the text: 1 Press g , the n b . 2 Press u or d to select eith er TEXT ONLY (to erase just th e text) or TEXT&FORMAT (to erase all of the te xt and retu rn a ...

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    23 Basic Functions 4 For each additional accented character, repeat steps 2 and 3 . 5 Press n . Entering a bar code The Bar Code function allows bar codes to be printe d as pa rt of labe ls. In addition, t he various bar code para meters enable you to create more custo mized bar codes. ☞ To type in an uppe rcase acce nted charac ter, pres s h (or ...

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    24 Setting bar code parameters 1 Press g , then c . 2 Press l or r until the pa rameter tha t you wish to change is displa yed. 3 Press u or d until the d esired setti ng is displ a yed. 4 Repeat steps 2 and 3 until all parameters a re set as you wish. 5 Press n . Entering bar code da ta 1 Press c . 2 Type i n the new bar co de data or ed it the ol ...

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    25 Basic Functions The following special characters can only be added to bar codes crea ted using protoc ols EAN128 an d CODE128 . Entering a symbol There are 164 symb ols and picture s availabl e with the Symbol function. 1 Press s . The last cate gory used is displ ayed. 2 Press u or d to sele ct the desired categ ory. 3 Press l or r until the de ...

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    26 • To ad d a single sym bol or the last one in a seri es, skip to step 6 . • To add a seri es of symbols t o the text, press g , the n n . 5 For each a dditional symbol, repe at steps 2 th rough 4 . 6 Press n . The following sy mbols are availab le. ☞ A symb ol can als o be sele cted by typ ing in the co rrespo nding co de from th e table b ...

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    27 Basic Functions 01 2 1 2 00 01 02 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 00 01 02 03 04 05 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 40 41 42 34 35 36 37 38 39 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 00 01 02 03 04 05 NUMBER PICTOGRAPH PROHIBITION W ARNING ELECTRICAL / ELECTRONIC Category Symbols H I J K L 03 04 05 06 0 ...

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    28 Formatting the Label Specifying a label l ength The len gth of the label can be specified as follows. 1 Press g , then A . 2 Press l or r until LENGTH is disp layed. 3 Press u or d until th e de sired labe l lengt h is displaye d (or use th e numbe r keys to t ype in the desir ed sett ing). 4 Press n . Specifying a margin size The size of the ma ...

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    29 Basic Functions Framing the text 1 Press g , then B . 2 Press u or d until the d esired fr ame setting is displayed. 3 Press n . The selec ted setting is applie d to the entire text. The following frame styles are availabl e. Frame Setting Sa mple Frame Setting Sample 18 29 31 0 41 1 51 2 61 3 71 4 PT75007600uk.book Page 29 Thursday, July 10, 20 ...

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    30 Specifying the chara cter size The character size can be specified for al l text in the label or onl y for the text in the line that the cursor is in. Formatting the Global character size of all text 1 Press t . 2 Press l or r until G. SIZE is displayed. 3 Press u or d until the de sired char acter size se tting is di splayed. 4 Press n . The se ...

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    31 Basic Functions Specifying the chara cter width Formatting the Global width of all text 1 Press t . 2 Press l or r until G. WIDTH is displaye d. 3 Press u or d until the d esired ch aracter width setting i s displa yed. 4 Press n . The selec ted setting is applie d to the entire text. Formatting the width of a line 1 Move the cursor to th e line ...

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    32 Specifying the chara cter style For mat ting th e Glob al ch aracte r st yle of a ll te xt 1 Press t . 2 Press l or r until G. STYLE is disp layed. 3 Press u or d until the de sired char acter style se tting is di splayed. 4 Press n . The selec ted setting is applie d to the entire text. Formatting the characte r style of a line 1 Move the cu rs ...

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    33 Basic Functions Specifyin g the alig nment for all lines in t he text 1 Press t . 2 Press l or r until ALIGN is disp layed. 3 Press u or d until the d esired setti ng is displ a yed. 4 Press n . The selec ted setting is applie d to the entire text. The follo wing alignm ent settings are a vailable. Using the pr e-formatted Auto Format t emplates ...

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    34 1 Press g , then the n umber key where th e template th at you w ish t o use is assig ned. 2 Press n . The fi rst field for the select ed template is displaye d. 3 Press u or d to dis play each field , and then type in the text. 4 • To print a single copy, press p . • To p rint m ulti ple copies, sev eral co pies wh ile inc reasin g cer tain ...

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    35 Basic Functions Feeding tape ● To feed o ut 23 m m of ta pe, pre ss f . The m essage “FE ED” is d isplayed. Printing a label ● To print out a label, pr ess p . The message “WORKING”, then “COPIE S” followed by the number of t h e lab e l bein g printed is displa yed. Using special printing functions Various special printing funct ...

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    36 Printing multipl e copies with incremental c haracters The Num b erin g function can be used to pr int seve ral copie s of the same text whi le incrementin g the values of cert ain characters (let ters, numbers or bar code data ) after each label is printe d. This ty pe of au tomatic increment ation is v ery usefu l whe n printin g seria l numbe ...

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    37 Basic Functions Printing a range of text blocks The Block Pri nting functi on enables yo u to select the ran ge of text b locks to print. 1 Press g , then a . 2 Press l or r until the first n umber in th e range displaye d below BLOCK NO. is fl ashing. 3 Press u or d until the d esired blo ck number is displaye d (or use th e numbe r keys to t y ...

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    38 4 Press r so that the se cond numbe r in the ra nge dis played bel ow BLOCK NO. is flas hing. 5 Press u or d until the de sired blo ck number is displayed (o r use the number k eys to type in the d esired setting). 6 Press n (or p ). CONFIRM appea rs in the Pri nt Op tion m enu. 7 Press n (or p ) to b egin p rinting t he specified number of labe ...

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    39 Basic Functions Combining special printing functions Many of the special pri nting func tions can be combine d, depe nding on various conditi ons, such as whi c h La bel Ty pe mode is select ed or whether a templ ate is being u sed. For exampl e, by com bining the op erations for the Re peat Pr inting functi on and the Nu mbering fun ction to pr ...

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    40 Recalling text that has been stored 1 Press m . 2 Press u or d until RECALL is displa yed. 3 Press n . 4 Press u or d until the f ile number conta ining t he text th at you wish to recall is displayed. 5 Press n . Any text previous ly entered in the disp lay is erased and the text stored u nder the selected file n u mber is re called into the di ...

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    41 Basic Functions 6 Press n . The message “O K TO CLEAR?” (or “CLEAR ALL?” if all files were selected ) appears. 7 Press n . The tex t stored in t he selected fil es is deleted . ☞ If you d o not wish to delete th e select e d text file(s) , press b instea d of n in step 7 . ☞ To view other par ts of the se lected te xt file, press l o ...

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    42 4 4 Machin e Adjust ments Various fun ctions are availabl e for cha nging an d adjusti ng the op eration of the P-to uch. Selecting how tape is fed and cut The Cut functio n enables y ou to spec ify how th e tape i s fed out after it is printed . The settings of the Cu t function consist of combina tions of two differe nt cut methods: cut-pause ...

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    43 Machine Adjustments 1 Press g , then Z . 2 Press l or r until CONTRAST is displayed. 3 Press u or d until the de sired setti ng is displ ayed, and then pre ss n . Using the Aut o Reduction f unction With the Auto Re duction fu nction , you ca n select wh ether the text wid th ( TEXT WIDTH ) or the text size ( TEXT SIZE ) will b e reduced if text ...

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    44 Updating the PERSONAL symbol category You can sp ecify whet her s ymbo ls conti nue to be added t o the PERS ONAL symbol cat egory (with the older sym bols deleted ) when the categ ory bec omes full ( ON ) or symb ols are no longer adde d after t he PERS ONAL symb ol catego ry becomes full ( OFF ). (The defau lt setting is ON .) 1 Press g , then ...

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    45 Machine Adjustments Cleaning Occasiona lly, certa in parts o f the P-touch ma y need to be cleaned. Dust or dirt may become at tached to t he P-touch’s p rint head a nd rollers, pa rticularly wh en the unit is used ou tdoors or in a very dus ty envi ronment. With us e, the tape cu tter ma y become covere d with ad hesive, m aking it d ifficult ...

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    46 Notes on c leaning the pr int head & ro llers ☞ If a blan k horizonta l streak a ppears through the label text, cle a n the machine’s p r int head. ☞ The print hea d can be c leaned more ea sily if the option al print h ead cleani ng cassette (TZ-CL 4) is use d. Notes on c leaning the t ape cutter ☞ If the tape cannot be cut co rrect ...

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    47 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) 5 5 Using P-touch With a Computer (for PT-7600 only) This P-to uch is e quipped with a USB port, allowin g you to co nnect it to a co mputer runn ing Micros oft ® Windows ® . Th e enclos ed C D-R OM co ntains P-t ouch E ditor 5 .0, which i s installed to gether with the pr inter driver and P-t ...

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    48 CD-ROM Precautions ● Do not scra tch the CD-ROM . ● Do not subject the CD-ROM to extremely high or extrem ely low temperature s. ● Do not put heav y objects on th e CD-ROM or apply force to the CD-ROM . ● The soft ware containe d on the CD- ROM is meant for use with your pu rchased machin e only. It may be installed on multiple PCs for u ...

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    49 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) Installing P- touch Editor 5.0 1 Start your P C makin g sure to lo g on a s a user with Admin istrator privileges. 2 Insert the CD-ROM in to the CD-ROM drive. The P-touch Setup S creen will appe ar. 3 Select the desi red lang uage, a nd double click the type of setup you pr efer. Standard: All f ...

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    50 Installing the Printe r driver The insta llation pro c edure fo r the printer driv er differs depending on the o perating system bein g used. - For Windows ® 20 00 Profes sion al (p age 50) - For Windows ® XP (p age 51) - For Win dows Vista ® (page 52) For Window s ® 2000 Profes sional 1 Although a message warn ing that n o dig ital signa tu ...

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    51 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) 3 The printe r is detect ed, and t hen a message appe ars again, warning that no digi tal signature was fo und. Click [Yes] to in s tall the printe r driver. 4 You will be promp ted to r e gister your P- touch online, c lic k [Yes] an d then click [Next ]. If you ha ve select ed to regi ster the ...

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    52 3 The print er is detected, and then the “Fou nd New Hardware Wizard ” starts up. Select [No, not th is time], and th e n click [Ne xt]. In the dialo g box for sele cting the in stallation method, sel ect “Install the software automati cally (Recomm ended)” , and t hen click [Nex t]. 4 Again, a mess age appe ars warning that no digital s ...

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    53 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) 3 The printe r is detect ed, and t hen the driver is insta lled. 4 You will be promp ted to r e gister your P- touch online, c lic k [Yes] an d then click [Next ]. If you ha ve select ed to regi ster the pr oduct y our defau lt intern et brows er will be laun ched in a new window. 5 Click [Fin i ...

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    54 Using P-touch Editor 5. 0 P-tou ch Edi tor 5.0 ma kes it eas y for anyo ne to design and pr int mo re comp lex labe ls, for almost any n eed imagina ble. See th e P-touch Editor Hel p for sampl es of vari ous kind s of labels an d deta ils on creating , printin g, and savin g the la bels. T h e follo wing is the example for Windows Vista ® . No ...

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    55 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) ☞ If the num ber or order of fiel ds in a datab ase are ch anged an d only the da tabase (*.csv file) is transfer red to up date it, t h e datab a se may not link correctly wit h the t e mplate. In addition, th e first line of d ata in th e transferr e d fi le must be re c ognized b y the P- t ...

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    56 • Whe n you choos e [New], choo se either vertical writ ing style or horizon tal writing style. • Whe n you choos e [Select by Use], you can cho ose by labe l applica tions. • Whe n you choos e [Help-Ho w To], the P-tou ch Editor Hel p appears. The Help fi les allow you to l e arn step by step ho w to create a label layo ut. • Whe n you ...

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    57 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) Layout window Expres s Mode This mo de prov ides easy label creation wi th text and imag es. The layo ut window co nsists of t he follo wing sect ions: 1 Menu ba r Comman ds are cate gorized un der each menu (File , Edit, Vi ew, and Inser t, etc.) by func tion. 2 Comman d bar The command bar con ...

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    58 Professiona l Mode This mode provid es full-sca le label creation for creating the temp lates. The layo ut window co nsists of t he follo wing sect ions: 1 Menu ba r Comman ds are cate gorized un der each menu (File , Edit, Vi ew, and Inser t, etc.) by func tion. 2 Stan dard to olbar A group of frequen tly used comman ds (New Layout, Open, Save, ...

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    59 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) Snap Mode With thi s mode, you can c apture the screen, pr int it as imag e , and save it for future use. To start Sn ap mode, follo w the steps below. 1 When yo u click [Snap Mode ], the Sna p mode descripti on di alog box a ppears . Click [OK]. 2 Snap mo de appears. Starting P-touch Editor Hel ...

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    60 2 In the [ New/Open] di alog, cl ick [Help- How To]. Starting from P -touch Editor Clic k Help menu and ch oose P-t ouch Ed itor Help. Star ting fr om Sna p mode Right clic k the m ouse and c hoose P-to uch Ed itor Help. Express Mode Professional Mode PT75007600uk.book Page 60 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM ...

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    61 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) Printing the Help description The inf ormation g iven in P -touch Edito r Help can be printed. Us e your normal prin ter to print th e P-touch Ed itor Help in formation. 1 In th e [Conte nts] tab, choose any t opic yo u want to pr int. 2 Clic k on the To olbar. 3 Choo se the rang e of topi cs to ...

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    62 How to use P-touch Transf er Manager & P-tou ch Library P-to uch Tra nsfe r Man ager: Th e PT-7600 can transfer t emplates created in P-touch Editor. Also , you can save the Label temp lates data from P-touch onto th e computer as a back up. P-to uch Li brary : This appl ic ati on allows yo u to manage P-t ouch label templates and other data ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 73

    63 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) Layout window 1 Menu Commands are categori zed into eac h menu (Fi le, Edit, View, Tool, and Help) by functio n. 2 Tool bar There are icon s for frequently us ed commands. Cli ck on one to acce ss that command. 3 Selectin g the p rinter mod el (Only fo r P-touc h Transfer Manage r) Select the p ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 74

    64 Explanations of the Icons Transferri ng label templates from t he PC 1 Select th e P-touch to transfer da ta to. 2 Right click the [Configu rations] fold er, then select [New] and create a new folder. Here, as an examp le, we create the folder “Transfer”. Icon Button name Function Tran sfer (Only for P-touch Tran sfer Mana ger) Transfers the ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 75

    65 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) 3 Drag the transfer d ata to th e folder y ou created . Drag the transfer d ata from All c ontents, Layouts or anot her folder under Filter. When transf erring m ultipl e sets of data, you can move a ll the transfer d ata to th e folder you c reated. 4 Key Assign numbers are automatically assign ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 76

    66 6 Click [OK]. The data in the fol d er sele cted in the folder view is transferred to the P-touch. Adding a user -defined char acter image to the text If a user-defined chara cter image (a bitmap ch aracter not usual ly available on the P-touch ) is assigned t o a PF key, th at character c an be added to any label th at you crea te on the P-to u ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 77

    67 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) Using a template not linked to a database Using a template n ot linked to a database is th e same as u sing any of the preset Auto Format tem plates. Fo r details on using Auto Format tem plates, re fer to Using the pre- formatted Au to Format templates on page 33. Using a temp late linked to a ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 78

    68 Using downloaded database data Eith er an *.mdb da tabase, created with P -touch Edi tor 5.0 , or a databa se converte d to a *.csv file can be transferred to the P-touch. The database da ta can b e used ei ther with a templat e or ad ded to a label c reat ed on th e P-to uch withou t using a temp late. Adding database data to a label 1 Move the ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 79

    69 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) Using database data in a Label Type mode This fun ction ena bles yo u to sele ct the ra nge o f database fi e lds to print. 1 Press a , and then select the La bel Type mode as de scribed in cha pter 2. 2 Press g , then a . The message “CLEAR TEXT & PRINT DATABASE?” appe ars. 3 Press n . ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 80

    70 Searc hing the database While sele cting a database record to be used i n a t emplate or while selecting a database record whose da ta is to be added to a l abel, the datab ase can be searche d for records containin g specific charac ters or records with a speci fic number. To sear ch the datab ase for a recor d contain ing specific characters: ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 81

    71 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) 2 Select th e P-touch to back up from , then clic k . The back up confirm ation messag e is displaye d. 3 Click [OK]. A new f older with a name conta ining the current da te is crea ted inside the P-to uch folder, an d all the P-touc h’s data is transferred to that new folder. Deleting all th ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 82

    72 Starting up the P-touch Librar y You can start up the P-tou ch Library an d edit an d print la bels. 1 Click the [S tart] button, then choose [All programs (Programs)] - [Brother P- touch ] - [P-touc h Tools] - [P-touch Librar y 2.1]. The P-to uch Library s tarts up. Opening and editing data 1 Choo se the data you want to edit , then clic k . Th ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 83

    73 Using P -touch With a Com puter (for PT-7600 only) 2 Check the i tems to be used as search conditions and set the search items. The search item s that can be set are as follow s. 3 Click [Search Results]. The search is started and the search results are d ispla yed. Setti ngs Details Mult iple Par ameter s This sets the method fo r combining mu ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 84

    74 6 6 Appendix Resetting the P-touch You can reset the internal memory of your P-to uch when you want to cle ar all saved label file s, or in t he event th e P-touch is not wo rking pro perly. 1 Turn off the machine a nd then wh ile holdi ng down g and R , press o to turn the mach ine back on. 2 Release g and R . The P-to uch tur ns on with the in ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 85

    75 Appendi x The labe l is not printed after p ressing p . Has text been entere d? A labe l will not be printe d if ther e is no text enter ed. Is the tape c assette installe d correctly , and is there enou gh tape rema ining? Check tha t the tape casset te is installe d correctly , and that th ere is enough tape rem aining. Is the end of the tape ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 86

    76 Error Message List Labe l files saved previou sly are now empty. Have th e batterie s and AC ada pter been disc onnected? All file s stor ed in the inte rnal memory are los t if the batt eries and AC adapter are disco nnected for longer than two minutes. Is there eno ugh power remaini ng in the batter ies? All data stor ed in the int ernal memor ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 87

    77 Appendi x BUFF ER EMPTY! • T his messag e appears if no text h as been typed in when you try to print or Previ ew function. • Type i n so me te xt befo re trying t o perform any of these operat ions. BUFFER FULL! • This message appears if you try to add a charac ter, a space, a n ew line, a new block, a s ymbol, an a ccented character or a ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 88

    78 IMAGE CHARACTER SIZE ER ROR! • This mes sag e appe ars if a wide user-defi ned charact er image is enter ed when t he Vertical Label Type m ode is s elected. • Ch ange the Label Type mode or use a tall user- defined charac ter i mage. INPUT ABCD AT BEGIN & END ! • This message appears if a letter b etween A and D has not been en tered ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 89

    79 Appendi x SET 24m m! • This mes sag e appe ars if a 24-mm -wide tape ca ssette is not instal led when printing an A uto F ormat templa te created for 2 4-mm-wide tape. • In stall a 24-m m-wid e tape cass ette. SET 18m m! • This mes sag e appe ars if a 18-mm -wide tape ca ssette is not instal led when printing an A uto F ormat templa te cre ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 90

    80 VALU E OUT OF RANG E! • Thi s message appears if the value entere d while setting the Margin , Length , and Block Length function is not within th e allowable ra nge. • This mes sage a ppear s if th e specifie d chara cters cannot be found in the database. • This mes sage a ppear s if th e values for the blocks, records or fiel ds to be pr ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 91

    81 Appendi x Machine Specification s Mai n Unit Item Specific ation Input D evice Keyboard (56 key) Display LCD 16 charact ers x 2 lines (13 2 dot x 48 dot) * Line indica tor and 15 ch aract ers = 16 chara cters LCD Con trast 5 levels (+2, + 1 , 0, -1, -2) Back ligh t Yes Printi ng Print method Therm al printer Print head 128 dot / 180 dpi Print he ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 92

    82 Memor y Memor y siz e Maximum 2 000 charact ers Other Fe atures Frame 15 fr ame patt erns Auto-F orma t Templat es: 10 PC In terface (for P T-7600 onl y) Yes (Transfer Only) Tran sfer Function (for P T-7600 onl y) Download Templates and Ima ge Chara cters (Max.10 ) Download Da tabase x1 Label Type Normal, Vertical, R otate, Rotate & Repe at, ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 93

    83 Appendi x Operati ng Envir onment: Wind ows ® (for PT-7600 onl y) Accessories ● Supplies Obtain tape cassette s from your neares t authorised dealer. Use only Brother TZ ta pes with this ma chine. Brothe r canno t be held re s pon- sible for any proble ms caused by the use of unau thorised suppli es . Do not use tape s that do n ot have the m ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 94

    84 TZ-655 White characters on orange ta pe TZ-751 Black char acter s on green tape TZ-755 White charac ters on green tape TZ-951 Black characters on silv er tape TZ-M9 51 Blac k chara cters on silver (ma tt) tape TZ-B51 Black charac ters on fluorescent or ange tape TZ-C51 Black charac ters on fluorescen t yellow tape TZ-D51 Black charac ters on flu ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 95

    85 Appendi x Non-laminated tapes (length: 8 m) TZ-D31 Black charac ters on fluore scent green tape (length: 5 m) TZ-M31 Black cha racter s on clear (matt ) tape 9 mm TZ-12 1 Black character s on clear tape TZ-122 Red characte rs on clear tape TZ-123 Blue char acters on cle ar tape TZ-221 Black characters on white tape TZ-222 Red characters on white ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 96

    86 Strong adhesive tape s (length: 8 m) Lamina ted tape s with stro nger adh esive, ide al for ro ugh surfa ces or harsh en vironmen ts. Flexible ID tapes (lengt h: 8 m) Flexible lami nated tapes idea l for labelling ne twork cables, el ectrical wires, etc. Stock N o. Descripti on 24 mm TZ-S15 1 Black char acter s on clear tape TZ-S251 Bla ck chara ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 97

    87 Appendi x Security tape (length: 8 m) This tape leav es a checkered pattern when remove d. Fabric tape (length: 3 m) These fabric label s can be affixed to o ther fabr ics by usi ng an iro n. Print h ead cleaning cassette Cassette tape for clea ning the prin t head of your P -touch. 9 mm TZ-FX121 Black charac ters on clear tape TZ-FX221 Black ch ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 98

    88 Index A AC adapter .................... ................. . 5 Accent fun ction .................. ........... 22 alignmen t ...................... ................ 33 arrow key s .......... ................ . 4, 19, 20 Auto Forma t function .... ................ 33 Auto Red uction fun c tion ............... 4 3 B backspac e key ............... . ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 99

    89 I indicat ors ...................... .................. 4 block n u mber ................. ............. 4 bold tex t style ............ .................. 4 Caps ............... ...................... ....... 4 centre text alig nment ............ ....... 4 Code .............. ................ ............. 4 frame .............. ............... ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 100

    90 problem s ....................... ................ 74 P-tou ch Editor installing.............. ........... ........... 47 starting ................ ................. ..... 54 templa te .............. ........... ........... 66 R recalli ng .................. ...................... 40 Repeat Printing fu nction ................ 3 5 return k ey ... ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 101

    Federal Communicatio ns Commission (FCC) Decla ration of Conformity (For USA Only) Responsible Party : Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corpora te Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA TEL : (908) 704-1 700 declares that the product Product Name : Brother P-touch Electronic Labeling System Model Number : PT-7600 This device complie ...

  • Brother 7600 - page 102

    7500/7600 Printed in China L W2458001 B USER´S GUIDE 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. PT -7500/7600 User's Guide (English) L W2458001 A ...

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