USER’S GUIDE
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LN6001001
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FCC NOTICE
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to t he following two conditions: ( 1)
this device may not cause harmful inte rference, and (2) this device must accept any interference
received,including int erference that may cause undesired operati on.
This equipment has been te sted and found to comply with the limits for a Clas s B digital device, pu rsuant to
Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits ar e designed to pro vide reasonable protect ion against harmful
interference in a resid ential installation. Thi s equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radi o frequency
energy and, if not ins talled and used in acco rdance with the instr uctions, may cause harmfu l interference t o
radio communications. However, ther e is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful inter ference to radio or televis ion reception, which can be
determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interfe rence by
one or more of the following measures:
- Reorient or relocat e the receiving ante nna.
- Increase the separati on between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment t o an outlet on a circuit differe nt from that to which the receiv er is connected .
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
- Changes or modificat ions not expressly a pproved by Brother Indus tries, Ltd. could void the use r’s
authority to ope rate the equipment.
Patent numbers and patent publi cation numbers which are related t o this product are as below:
USP4839742 USP4976558 USP5009530 USP5120147
USP4927278 USP4983058 USP5069557 USP5314256
GENERAL PRECAUTIONS
• Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have
the mark.
• Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P-touch, otherwise the tape cassette
may be damaged.
• Do not attempt to cut the tape while printing or feeding since this will damage the tape.
• Do not clean the machine with alcohol or other orga nic solvents. Only use a soft, dry
cloth.
• Remove the batterie s and disconnect the AC adapter if yo u do not intend to use the
machine for an extended per iod of time.
Note: If power is disconnected for more tha n three minutes, all text shown in the dis-
play and any text files stored in the memory will be lo st. Language and un it
settings will also be cleared.
• Do not put a ny foreign objects i nto or heavy objects on the machine.
• Do not expose the machine to extremely high te mperatures or high humidity. Never
leave it on the dashboard or in the back of your car.
• Avoid using the machine in extremely dust y places. Keep it out of both direct sunlight
and rain.
• Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the mach ine for an extended period of time, oth-
erwise the machine may be stained.
• Do not touch the print head mechanism. If the he ad is touched, clean it immediately
with a soft wipe (e.g. a cotton swab) to avoid permanent damage.
• To avoid injuries, do not touch the cutter' s edge.
• Use only the AC adapter des igned exclusively for this m achine. Use of any oth-
er adapte r may void th e warranty .
SPECIFICATIONS
Dimensions: 4.32" ( W) ✕ 7.84" (D) ✕ 2.2" (H)
(108mm (W) ✕ 196mm (D) ✕ 55mm (H))
Weight: 0.74 lbs. (335g) (without bat teries and tape cassette)
Power supply: Six AAA size alkaline ba tteries or optional AC adap ter
(model AD-30)
Tape cassette: Brother TZ tape
1/4" / 3/8" / 1/2" (width) (6mm, 9mm, 12mm (width))
Cutter unit: TC-5 (rep lacemen t)
POWER SUPPLY & TAPE CASSETTES
a
Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the top end of the machine
and then flip away from the machine.
If a tape cassette is already installed, remove it by pulling it straight up. Also, if batteries are
already installed, remo ve them.
b
-1 Insert the batteries into the battery compartment with the positive end of the bottom
three batteries pointing away from the cutter le ver, and the positive end of the top
three batteries point ing toward the tape cutter lever.
Always replace all six batterie s at the same time using brand new ones.
b
-2 Insert a tape cassette, mak ing sure that it
snaps into place.
• Make sure that the end of the tap e feeds under
the tape guides.
• Be sure to remove the paper tab when inst all-
ing a new tape cassette.
• If the ink ribbon is loose, use your fing er to
wind the toothed wheel in the direct ion of the
arrow on the casse tte.
• Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine.
c
Attach the back cover by inserting the two hooks at the bottom into t he slots on the
machine, then pushing down firmly on the cover until it snaps into place.
After you have installed the tape, feed the tape (see FEEDING) once and the n push in the
tape cutter l ever to cut the t ape.
Optional AC adapter (mode l AD-30)
a
Insert the plug on the adapter cord into the adapter jack on the bottom end of the
machine.
b
Plug the other end of the adapter to the neares t standard electric al outlet.
Cutter unit (replacement)
If the cutter blade becomes blunt after repetitive use and the tape cannot be cut cleanly, re-
place with new cutter unit (stock no. TC-5) by obtaining from an authorized brother dealer.
Tape cutter lever
Tape exit slot
Print head
Cutter unit
KEYBOARD & LCD
The LCD shows one row of 8 characters; howeve r,
the text that you enter can be up to 55 characte rs in length.
Power On/Off
Press a to turn the machine on a nd off.
The machine automati cally turns off if no key is pressed
within 5 minutes.
Print key
Function key
Enter key
Backspace / Cancel
key
Caps key
Space key
LCD indicators
Power key
Cursor key
Num keys/Function shortcuts
Character keys
Accent key
Symbol key
Function
Style
Upper case/Lower case
Cursor
Size
Underline/Frame
GETTING STARTED
a
Start your machine
Supply power by using six AAA batteries or the optional AC adapter,
and then press a.
b
Set the language (En glish/French/German)
Choose a language with b and press e.
Check the display and press e . (To cancel, press d .)
c
Set the unit (mm/inch)
Choose a unit with b and press e.
Check the display and press e . (To cancel, press d .)
NOTE: • You can also display the languages and units by pressing t he cor-
responding Num keys (1-3).
• The available accented characters depend on the language setting.
NOTE:
• T o cancel operations, press d.
• T o delete entries backward, press d.
• T o initialize the settings, turn off the m achine and then while hold-
ing down f and d, press a to turn the machine back on.
Finally, release f and d .
MAKING TEXT
Switching UPPER CASE/LOWER CASE
" j
Upper case Lower case
Making A TWO LINE L ABEL
Move the cursor to where the second line starts a nd press e.
NOTE: Use either 9 mm o r 12 mm wide tape fo r two line label s.
Display Label image
Entering SYMBOLS
" h > B > b > e
NOTE: • You can also display the symbols by pressing h / b .
• To go to the next grou p, press h .
• To skip to a different group, press the corres ponding chara cter key of the group.
• Y ou can also scroll th e symbols in each grou p by pressing the corresponding cha racter
key of the group repeatedly.
Group Symbols Group Symbols
AF
BG
CH
DI
E
ABC
abc
ABC
abc
ABC
DEF
Entering ACCENTED CHARACTERS
" g > E > b > e
NOTE: • You can also display the characters by pressing g / b.
• T o go to the next letter group, press g.
• T o skip to a different letter group, press the corresponding charac-
ter key.
• You can also scroll the characters in each letter group by pressing
the corresponding character key repeatedly.
Letter Accented character s Letter Accented characters
Aa
Cc
Ee
Ii
Nn
Oo
Uu
y
DESIGNING LABELS
Setting FONT (f +1 )
" f > f/ b > e > f/b > e
HELSINKI OKLAHOMA
Setting SIZE (f +2 )
" f > f/ b > e > f/b > e
AUTO automatically adjusts the te xt size according to the tape widt h.
SIZE1 SIZE2 SIZE3
SIZE4 SIZE5
NOTE: • Two line labels are printed in SI ZE1 regardles s of the setti ng.
• Only AUTO, SIZE1 and SIZE2 ca n be used on 1/4” t apes.
Setting STYLE (f +3 )
" f > f/ b > e > f/b > e
NORMAL BOLD OUTLINE SHADOW
ITALIC I+BOLD (ITALIC + BOLD) I+OUTL (ITALIC + OUTLINE)
I+SHADOW (
ITALIC + SHAD OW
) VERTICAL MIRROR
NOTE: • Tw o line texts are p rinted in NORMAL regardless of the setting.
• Use clear tape in M IRROR, so the la bels appear on the other s ide when stuck on glass,
windows or othe r transparen t surfaces.
Setting UNDERLINE/FRAME (f +4 )
" f > f/ b > e > f/b > e
OFF UNDL (Underline) ROUND
BANNER WOODEN VINE
NOTE: No underline or frame is set to texts in VERTICAL style.
Setting TAB (f +5 )
You can make aligned texts by setting tabs.
Example: To set a tab between “abc” a nd “d”
" b > f > f/ b > e
Label image
NOTE: The cursor should be positioned where you set a t ab.
Setting TAB LENGTH (0.0" - 4.0") (f +6 )
" f > f/b > e > b > e
NOTE: You can also se lect the leng th by entering t he length with Num keys.
Setting LA BEL LENGTH
(AUTO/1.6
"
- 11.8
"
)
(f +7 )
" f > f/b > e > b > e
NOTE: • You can also select th e length by enter ing the lengt h with Num keys.
• To r eturn to AUTO, press any alphabet key o r i .
Using AUTO FORMAT (f +8 )
You can choose label length from six formats to create labels for various a p-
plications.
" f > f/b > e > f/b > e
To CLEAR (f +0 )
All text and settings will be cleared.
" f > f/b > e
Ta b
abc d
LCD Application Length LCD Application Length
VCR VHS
VCR VHS 5.5"
FILE T AB
File T ab 2.8"
FD 3.5" 3.5" Floppy Disk 2.7" A UDIO Audio Cassette 3.5"
CD CASE
CD 3. 9" VIDEO 8 VCR 8mm (Video 8 ) 3. 6"
PRINTING
TEXT PREVIEW (f+ c)
You can preview the text before printing.
" f > f/b > e
NOTE: • The LCD shows the whole text an d the label l ength (mm/inch) , then returns to the origin al
text.
• Only the text can be pr eviewed, bu t not the fon t, style , size, unde rline/fr ame or any add i-
tional featur es.
FEEDING (TAPE FEED) (f +i )
" f > f/b > e
PRINTING
" c
NOTE: • To cu t off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on th e upper-right corne r of the machine.
• To p revent damage to t he tape, do not try to cut while the messag e PRINT or FEED is
displayed.
TAPE MARGIN (f+ .)
" f > f/ b > e > f/ b > e
FULL/HALF/NARROW is for leaving equal m argins on both sides of the text.
NOTE: Cut along the pr inted dots (: ) with scissors so the text is ce ntered in the labe l.
FULL HALF NARROW
CHAIN is for printing more than 1 copy of a label w ith minimum margin
<e.g. 1>. You can also create a label containing texts in various styles; print
a text in one style, and before feeding, enter the second text in another style
<e.g. 2>.
NOTE: FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER (see FEEDING/PRINTING). Otherw ise
A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF. Do not try to pull the tape since this may
damage the tape casse tte.
CHAIN
<e.g. 1> <e.g. 2>
Print Option/REPEAT PRINTING (f+ ,)
You can print up to 9 copies of each label.
" f > f/b > e > f/b >
e > f/b > e
NOTE: • W hen the tape margin is se t to CHAIN, FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER
(see FEEDING/PRINTING). Otherwise A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF. Do
not try to pull the tape since this may damage the tape cas sette.
• Whe n the tape margin is set to FULL/HALF/NAR ROW, cut along the pri nted dots (:) with
scissors to separate the lab els.
Print Option/NUMBERING (f+ ,)
You can print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected num-
ber by 1 after each label is printed.
Example: To print copies of a label containin g a serial number (0123, 0124 and 012 5)
" b > f > f/b > e >
f/b > e > f/b
> e
NOTE: • The last number that will be p rinted must be la rger than the n umber selected in the text,
otherwise the message ERROR appears.
• When the tape margin is set to CHAIN, FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER
(see FEEDING/PRINTING). Otherwise A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF. Do
not try to pull the tape since this may damage the tape cas sette.
• Whe n the tape margin is set to FULL/HALF/NAR ROW, cut along the pri nted dots (:) with
scissors to separate the lab els.
1" 1" 1/2" 1/2" 1/6" 1/6"
(feed & cut)
ABC ABC ABC
(feed & cut)
ABC
ABC
DEF
MEMORY (F +9 )
You can store up to 9 frequently used te xt files and recall them to create lab els more
quickly and easily. (Tot al memory size: about 300 characters.)
" f > f/b > e
To STORE;
" f/b > e > b > e
To RECALL;
" f/b > e > b > e
To DELETE;
" f/b > e > b > e
NOTE: • Whe n the memor y is full, de lete one or more files and then store the new file.
• Y ou can also choose a file number by pressing t he correspondin g Num key (1 -9).
FUNCTION SHORTCUTS (F +...)
In addition to the basic ste ps to search fo r a function, PT-1000 pr ovides you wi th function
shortcuts so you can ea sily jump to a frequent ly used function just by p ressing
f and the
shortcut key shown in the table below. To confirm, press
e (or the shor tcut key again) .
NOTE: • PRI NT OP contains two fu nctions, REPEAT PRIN TING and NUMBERING.
• For PREVIEW and FEED, p ress e to previe w/feed after the LCD message ap pears.
Key
LCD messag e
Function
Key
LCD messag e
Function
1
FONT Character f ont
8
A/F Aut o Fo rmat
2
SIZE Cha r acter size
9
MEMOR Y Memor y
3
STYLE Pr int style
0
CLEAR Clear text + style
4
UNDL/FRM Underline/Fr ame
.
MARGIN T ape margin
5
T AB T ab setting
,
PRINT OP Repeat/Numbering
6
T AB LEN T ab length
c
PREVIEW T e xt pre view
7
LENGTH Label length
i
FEED T ape f eed
NOTE: You can also re fer to the chart engraved on the back of the machine.
STORE
RECALL
DELETE
ERROR MESSAGE LIST
TROUBLESHOOTING
ERROR An error occurred.
BA TTER Y The batteries are w eak.
B
A T T E R Y The batteries are empt y .
FULL
The maximum n umber of char acters (55 char acters)
hav e already been entered or the memor y is full.
LONG TXT T he te xt length exceeds t he selected label l ength.
Proble m Solutio n
The display sta ys blank after you
hav e turned on the machine.
• C heck that the batteries are correctly inser ted.
• If the ba tteries are weak, replace them.
• C heck that the adapter is correctly connected.
The machine does not print, or the
printed characters are blurred.
• C heck that the tape cassette has been inserted
correctly .
• If the ta pe cassette is empty , replace it.
• C heck that the character size is appropriate for the
width of the tape that is used.
The printed characters are not
formed properly .
• If the ba tteries are weak, replace them.
Striped tape appears. • The tape cassette is empty . Replace it.
The memory has cleared on it s own. • The batteries may be weak. Replace them.
A blank horizontal line appears
through the printed label.
• T here may be some dust on the print head.
Remove the tape cassette and use a dry cotton
sw ab to gently wipe the print head with an up-and-
down motion.
The machine has “locked up” (i.e.,
nothing happens when a key is
pressed, ev en though the machine is
on).
• T urn off the machine, and then while holding down
f and d, press a to turn the machine back
on. Finally , release
f and d.
Note: The text and f ormats in the display and all
text files stored in the memory are erased.
Also, the language and unit settings will be
cleared.