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MODEL PT-9400
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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CONTENTS QUICK REFERENCE Chapter 1 Before You Start....................................................... 1 EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU CAN MAKE WITH THIS P-TOUCH..................................................................2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION..............................................................4 Features ............................................................................................................... 4 LCD display...........................................................
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Chapter 4 Using Labels and Stamps........................................ 61 Laminated tape ...................................................................................................62 Stamp film...........................................................................................................62 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ............................................................... 65 TROUBLESHOOTING ................................................................ 70 MACHINE SPECIFIC
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QUICK REFERENCE Entering text Adding a space Space bar Adding a capital letter Shift + desired character Adding a series of capi- Caps → Type character tal letters Adding an accented Alt → Type character → or to select → character New Block Adding a symbol Symbol a) → or to select SYMBOL NO. → → or to select (or New Block type) symbol number → New Block Symbol b) → or to select symbol category → → , , , or New Block to select symbol number → New Block Adding a new line Ne
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Formatting text Changing the font Font Changing the character Size size Changing the character Width width Style Changing the character style Changing the italic set- Italic ting Changing the line effects / Vert Changing the vertical printing setting Changing the label Format → or to select LENGTH → → or to select (or type) setting → length New Block Changing the margins Format → or to select MARGIN → → or to select setting → New Block Changing the horizontal Format → or t
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Changing the print or to select PRINT → → or to select OPTION → → New Block New Block options (for a template other than one from the Continue with 6, 7, 8, 9, 0, A or B STAMP category) 4 Printing a template or to select PRINT → → or to select PRINT STAMP → New Block New Block from the STAMP cat- egory Printing an ID label (for or to select PRINT → → or to select PRINT LABEL → New Block a template from the STAMP category) New Block 5 Storing the template or to select
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7 Printing many cop- or to select NUMBER → → , , or to select start of num- ies while increasing selected text bering field → → or to select end of numbering field → → New Block New Block or to select (or type) number → New Block 8 Printing a mirror or to select MIRROR → → or to select ON → New Block image of the text 9 Inverting the printed or to select INVERT → → or to select ON → New Block and unprinted areas 0 Changing the shape or to select TRANSFORM → →
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Ch.1 Before You Start Chapter 1 Before You Start 1 Before You Start
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Before You Start Ch. 1 Before You Start EXAMPLES OF WHAT YOU CAN Quickly create a label for a home video by using the Template function (➩ p. 41). If you wish, you can then change the overall style of the text (➩ p. 43). New Block With the function (➩ p. 16), your labels can contain sections with dif- ferent numbers of lines. In this label, part of the text was formatted using a different Barcode font (➩ p. 25) and a different style (➩ p. 28). In addition, the function makes creating and print
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Ch.1 Before You Start MAKE WITH THIS P-TOUCH With the Area function (➩ p. 22), you can select certain parts of the text and change their font, size and style (➩ p. 25–31). Give your label a different look by adding one of the 13 different background designs (➩ p. 40). The [SMALL] and [LARGE] background settings allow you to create your own background design. Create larger labels by enlarging the text and printing it on two, three or four labels, which can then be put together (➩ p. 56). You can
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Before You Start Ch. 1 Before You Start GENERAL DESCRIPTION Features Cover release button Tape compartment cover Tape exit slot LCD display Keyboard Handle Lettering stick Power supply connector 4
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Ch.1 Before You Start LCD display 1 2 3 4 5 678 Back- Half Caps Alt Template Zoom ground Cutter 36mm 1 1/2" 9 0.0" HELSI 24mm 1" MARGIN:WIDE AUTO 0 18mm 3/4" 12mm 1/2" A 3/8" 9mm 6mm 1/4" A Style Italic Vertical B CD E 1 Caps indicator ➩ p. 15 9 Tape length setting ➩ p. 36 2 Alt indicator ➩ p. 15 0 Margin setting ➩ p. 37 3 Template indicator ➩ p. 41 A Cursor ➩ p. 14 4 Zoom indicator ➩ p. 21 B Style setting indicator ➩ p. 28 5 Background indicator ➩ p. 40 C Italic set
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Before You Start Ch. 1 Before You Start Keyboard 3 456 78 90 ABCD E 1 2 Print F Feed File Templt Format Setup / Font Size Width Style Italic / Vert & Cut Copy $ C Back Space &Paste Clear G Alt Barcode H S Zoom Caps I R Image New Block Shift Shift Shift Area <> Q All J Cancel Code Symbol P K O N M Q L G Copy & Paste key ➩ p. 24 1 (power supply) key ➩ p. 11 2 Print key ➩ p. 49 H Barcode key ➩ p. 18 3 Feed & Cut key ➩ p. 49 I Zoom key ➩ p. 21 4 File key ➩ p. 46 Image function ➩ p. 49 5 Templt (temp
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Ch. 2 Chapter 2 Getting Started 7 Getting Started
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Getting Started Ch. 2 Getting Started PRECAUTIONS ● Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the mark. ● Before installing a tape cassette, be sure that the tape is correctly fed under the tape guides. ● Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P-touch. Doing so may damage the tape cassette. ● Avoid using the machine in extremely dusty places. Keep it out of both direct sunlight and rain. ● Do not expose the machine to extremely high temperatures or humid
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Ch. 2 Getting Started Connecting the power supply cord ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● This P-touch can be used anywhere a standard electrical outlet is available. 1 Insert the plug on the end of the power supply cord into the power supply connector on the back of the P-touch. 2 Insert the pronged plug on the other end of the power supply cord into an AC outlet. NOTE Only use the power supply cord designed exclusively for this machine. 9 Getting Started
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Getting Started Ch. 2 Getting Started 4 Insert the tape cassette firmly into the com- Installing a TZ tape cassette ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● partment, making sure that the entire back of the cassette touches the bottom of the A TZ tape cassette is supplied with this P-touch. compartment. TZ tape cassettes are available for this machine NOTE in a wide variety of colors and sizes, making it When inserting the tape cassette, make sure that the possible to make distinctive color-c
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Ch. 2 Getting Started Turning on & off the P-touch ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● The power supply key ( ) is located in the top right corner of the machine’s keyboard. This P-touch will automatically turn off if no key is pressed or no operation is performed for 30 minutes. In addition, if it has remained plugged in, the previous session’s text is displayed when you turn it on again. ● Press to turn on or turn off the P-touch. 11 Getting Started
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Getting Started Ch. 2 Getting Started 12
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Ch. 3 Chapter 3 Functions 13 Functions
