ELECTRONIC LABELING SYSTEM
Follow these guidelines to avoid the risk of fire, burns, injury,
rupture, overheating, abn ormal odor or smoke.
• Do not use the P-touch labeler in places of hig h humidity such as bathrooms.
• Do not allow the P-touch labeler/batteries t o get wet, for ex ample, by handling them
with wet hands or spilling beverages on to the m.
• Since loss of eyesight may result when leaked fluid from batteries gets into your eyes,
immediately rinse your eyes with a large a mount of clean water, and then seek
medical attention.
• Do not disassemble or modify the P-touch l abeler/batteries.
• Do not allow a metal object to contact both the plus and minus ends of a battery.
• Do not use sharp objects, such as tweezers or a metallic pen, to change the batteries.
• Do not throw the batteries into fire or expose to heat.
• Remove batteries immediately and stop using the P-touch labeler if you notice
abnormal odor, heat, discoloration, deformation or a nyth ing un usua l w hile usi ng o r
storing it.
• Do not use a damaged or leaking battery as th e fluid may get on your hands.
• Do not use a deformed or leaking battery or one whose label is dam aged. There is a
possibility of generating heat.
Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury, liquid
leakage, burns or heat.
• When the P-touch labeler is not being used, s tore it out of the reach of children. In
addition, do not allow children to put the P-touc h labeler parts or labels in their
mouths. If any object has been swallowed, se ek medical attention.
• Do not touch metal parts around the print head immediately after printing.
• Do not touch the cutter blade.
• If leaked fluid from batteries gets on your skin or clothes, immediately rinse them with
clean water.
• Remove the batteries if you do not intend to us e the P-touch labeler.
• Do not use a battery other than that specified. D o not use combinations of old and
new batteries or combinations of different typ es, different charging levels, different
manufacturers or different models. Do not in sert a battery with its plus and minus
ends reversed.
• Do not drop or hit the P-touch labeler.
• Do not press on the LCD display.
• Do not put your fing er inside the P-touch lab eler when you clos e the cassette cover.
• Before using Ni-MH rechargeable batteries , carefully read the instructions for the
batteries and battery charger, and be sure to us e them correctly.
• When using Ni-MH rechargeable batteries , charge the batteries with a specializ ed
battery charger before using the batteries.
• Depending on the location, material, and envir onmental conditions, the label may
unpeel or become irremovable, the color of t he label may change or be transferred
to other objects. Before applying the label, chec k the environmental conditions and
the material.
• Do not use the P-touch labeler in any way or for any purpose not described in this
guide. Doing so may result in accidents or d amage the P-touch labeler.
• Use only Brother TZe tapes with the P-touch labeler. Do not use tapes that do not
have the mark.
• Only use a soft, dry cloth to clean the labeler; never use alcohol or other organic
solvents.
• Use a soft wipe to clean the print head; never touch the print head.
• Do not put any foreign objects into the tape exit slot or battery compartment, etc.
• Do not place the P-touch labeler/batteries in d irect sunlight or rain, near heaters or
other hot appliances, in any location expos ed to extremely high or low temp eratures
(e.g., on the dashboard or in the back of your ca r) or high humidity, or in dusty
locations.
• Do not apply excessive pressure to the cutter lever.
• Do not try to print if the cassette is empty; it w ill damage the print head.
• Do not pull the tape while printing or feeding; it will damage the tape and the P-touch
labeler.
• Any data stored in memory will be lost due to failure or repair of the P-touch labeler,
or if the battery expires.
• The P-touch labeler is not equipped with a cha rging feature for rechargeable
batteries.
• The length of the printed label may differ from the displayed label length.
• A protective clear plastic s ticker is placed over the dis play during manufacturing and
shipping. This sticker should be removed pr ior to use.
• When power is disconnected for more than thre e minutes, all text, format settings and
any text files stored in the memory will be c leared.
Safety Precautions
Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
could result in serious injuries.
Indicates a potentially hazardous
situation which, if not avoided,
may result in minor or moderate
injuries.
General Precautions
CAUTION
FCC NOTI CE
This device complies with Part 15 of the FC C Rules. Operation is subject to
the following two conditions: (1) this device m ay not cause harmful
interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received,
including interference that may cause undesir ed operation.
This equipment has been tested and found to c omply with the limits for a Class
B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection again st harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio com munications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particu lar
installation. If this equipment does cause harm ful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference b y one or more
of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving anten na.
• Increase the separation between the equip ment and receiver.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced ra dio/TV technician for help.
Important
• Changes or modifications not expressl y approved by Brother Industries,
Ltd. could void the user’s authority to ope rate the equipment.
Power Supply and Tape Cassette
Open the cassette cover by pres sing the
above indicate d area at the top end of the
machine.
If a tape cassette is already installed, remove it by
pulling it st raight up. Also, if batteri es are alread y
installed, remove th em.
• Make sure that the power is tu rned off when
replacing batter ies or tape cassett es.
Insert six new AAA alka line batteries
(LR03) or fully cha rged Ni-MH batteries
(HR03), making sure that their poles
point in the cor rect directions.
Users of alkaline batteries:
Always replace all six ba tteries at the
same time with brand new ones.
Users of Ni-MH batteries:
Always replace all six ba tteries at the
same time with fully charged ones.
NOTE
Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ for the latest
informatio n about the recom mended batteri es.
Insert a tape cassette, making sure that
it snaps into place.
• Make sure tha t the end of t he tape feeds under
the tape guides.
• Use only Brother TZe tapes with this machine.
Securely close the cassette cover, making
sure that it snaps into place.
1
Tape cutter
lever
Cassette
cover
3
Toothed
wheel
Cutter’s
edge
End of tape
Tape
exit slot
Tape guide
NOTE
• The LCD shows one row of 12 char acters; however, the text that
you enter can be up to 80 characters in length.
• While selecting the settings, pre ss the Space key to go ba ck to
the default item.
LCD Display & Keyboard
18
19
5
6
7
20
9
1
2
3
4
21
22
12
11
10
14 23
13
24
25
16
17
15
8
1. Size
2. Cursor
3. Caps
4. Underline/Frame
5. Width
6. Style
7. Label Length
If a specific label length has been
selected, also appears.
8. Guidance (left, right)
9. Power key
10. Cursor key : Righ t
11. Cursor key : Left
12. B ackspace key
13. S ize key
14. S tyle key
15. C haracter keys
16. C aps key
17. S ymbol key
18. Me nu key
19. C lear key
20. P rint key
21. E nter key
22. A uto Designs key
23. F rame key
24. A ccent key
25. S pace key
• The print preview is a ge nerated image of the l abel, and may
differ from the actual lab el when printed.
• Label length shown on LCD may slightly differ from the actual
label length when prin ted.
1 Start your mach ine.
Supply power by using six AAA batteries, and then press
.
2 Set the language.
3 Set the unit of meas urement.
The default setting is [inch].
NOTE
• The machine automatically tur ns off if no keys are pressed within
five minutes.
• To cancel any op eration, press .
Initial Settings
/ [Language] /
[English/Español/Français/Hrvatski/Italian o/Magyar/
Nederlands/Nor sk/Polski/Português/P ortug. (BR)/
Română /Slovenski/Sl ovenský/Suomi/Svenska/Türkçe/
Čeština/Dansk/Deutsch] .
/ [Unit]
/ [inch/mm] .
Troubleshooting
X Error message X What to do when ...
Message Cause/ Remedy
Low Battery!
The batteries ar e weak.
If using AAA alkaline batteries: Repla ce them with new
ones.
If using Ni-M H batteries: Charge them f ully.
Battery Dead
The instal led batteries are running lo w.
Invalid!
An invalid number was entered as the label length.
(This is not displayed in Auto De signs function.)
No Text!
• Y ou tried to print a text file when th ere is no da ta
stored in the memo ry.
• is pressed when no text is entered.
• You tr ied to sele ct Text Preview or Cable Label when
no text is entere d.
• was presse d when no te xt was enter ed while
using the DECO MODE or Auto Designs function.
Line Limit!
• Y ou tried to enter a 3r d line by pres sing .
• Y ou tried to print or preview two lines o f text while
0.13" (3.5mm) or 0.23" (6 mm) tape is inst alled. Install
tape of a larg er size.
No Cassette!
You tried to print a label wh en there is no c assette
installe d.
Cutter Error
The tape cutter lever was used during the print ing
process.
Text Full!
The maximum number o f characters (80 charac ters*)
have alread y been enter ed.
*50 characters - for Auto Desi gns function and DECO
MODE
Text Limit!
With the DECO MODE function:
Since the nu mber of enter ed characters exceeds the
label lengt h, reduce the t ext.
All other fu nctions:
Since the nu mber of enter ed characters exceeds the
label lengt h, reduce the t ext, or select [A uto] as the
label length.
No Frame OK?
Printing on 0.13" (3.5m m) tape with invalid Frame
setting ON. (Select t o print with no Frame,
to cancel.)
OK to Feed?
Feeding tape af ter printing when [Chain P rint] is
selected. Refer to “Se tting Margin”.
Insert 0.47"
Only 0.47"( 12mm) tapes are a vailable fo r use with
DECO MODE function.
Wrong Tape!
Use a tape cassette with the mark.
Message Cause/Remedy
Problem Solution
The display stays blank
after you have turn ed on
the machine.
• C h eck that the batteries a re correctly
inserted.
• I f th e batteries a re weak, replace the m.
When the label is printed
out, the marg in(space) is
too large on both sides of
the text.
• S ee “Setting Margin” i n this users g uide
and select [Half] or [ Narrow] to have
smaller margins for your label.
The machine d oes not
print, or the pr inted
characters are not forme d
properly.
• C h eck that the tape cassette has been
inserted correctly.
• I f th e tape cassette is empty, replace it.
• C h eck the cassette cover is properly
closed.
The setting has cleared
on its own.
• T h e batteries ma y be weak. Replace
them.
• W h en power is disconnected for mo re
than three min utes, all text & forma ts in
the display will be lost. Langu age and Unit
settings will also be cleared.
A blank horizont al line
appears throug h the
printed label .
• T h ere maybe some dust on th e print
head. Remove the tap e cassette and use
a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the print
head with an up-and-dow n motion.
The machine has “locked
up” (i.e., nothing happens
when a key is pressed,
even though the m achine
is on.)
• R ef er to “Res etting the P-to uch”.
The power turns off when
you try to print.
• T he batteries may b e weak. Replace
them.
• C he ck that the ba tteries are corre ctly
inserted.
The tape do es not fe ed
properly or the ta pe gets
stuck inside the machin e.
• C he ck that the en d of the tap e feeds
under the ta pe guides.
• The cutter lever is used whil e printi ng. Do
not touch the cu tter lever dur ing printing.
All text and format
settings need to b e
cleared to create a new
label.
• Press and select [Text&Format] .
The LCD is set to an
incorrect lang uage.
• Refer to “Initial Sett ings”.
Problem Solution
BASIC USAGE
X Switching Upper Case/Lowe r Case
Upper case ( ON) L ower case ( OFF)
X Making Two Lin es of Text
To make two lines of text, do one of following:
a)
Enter the text for the firs t line and then press for the
second line.
b)
Move the cursor to w here the second line starts and pr ess
.
Use either 0.35" (9mm) or 0.47" (12mm) wid e tape for two line text.
NOTE
Do not press after the second line; otherwise the “Line Limit! ”
error message will appear.
X To Clear
By pressing , the letters will be delete d one by one.
To delete all text and settings :
To delete text only :
X Entering Ac cented Charac ters
• To cancel the current o peration, press .
• The order of accented characters d iffers dependin g on the
selected LCD lang uage.
X Changing La bel Length
NOTE
• After the label is printe d, cut along the printed do ts (:) with
scissors so that the label length ma tches the machine setting.
• If a specific label length h as been selected, also appears in
the LCD.
X Preview
You can preview the text before prin ting.
Only the text can be p reviewed, not the size, font or any
additional featu res.
X Feeding (Tap e Feed)
X Print ing
• If you need only 1 copy o f the label, pre ss without
selecting the numb er of copies.
• The number of co pies can also be specifi ed by pressing a
number key.
• To prevent damage to the tape, do not touch the cutte r lever
while the message "Print ing..." or "Feeding..." is displayed .
• To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the upper-
right corner of the ma chine.
• Peel the prin ted label from the backing and a pply the label.
• You can prin t up to 9 copi es of each la bel.
X Setting Margin
[Full]/[Half]/[Narrow]
For leaving equ al margins on both sides of the text.
[Chain Print]
For creating a la bel containing text in various st yles.
1. Enter te xt.
2. Press , then [Copies: ] appears.
3. Press / or ente r number with number keys to
select the number of co pies.
4. Press . Printing will start, and the n the message "OK
to Feed?" appears.
5. Press to enter more text.
6. Clear th e text, enter the text fo r the next label, and then
press .
7. When the message "OK to Feed?" a ppears after the last
label is printed, p ress .
8. After th e tape is fed, press the cutter leve r to cut off the
chain of labels.
NOTE
• When [Half] or [Narrow] is set, the disp layed label l ength is the
length from the printe d dots ( ) to the end of the label.
• To print more than 1 copy of a label with m inimum margin, set
the margin to [Narrow].
• When [Chain Prin t] is set, feed the tape befo re using the cutter
otherwise a part of th e text may be cut off. Also, cut a long the
printed dots ( ) with scissors so the text is cente red in the label.
*Feed the tape be fore using the cutter.
• Do not pull t he tape since this m ay damage the tape ca ssette.
You can save up to 9 labels and recall the m for printing at a la ter
date. A maximum of 80 characters can be saved p er file, a
maximum total of 72 0 characters for t he total memory. You can
also edit and o verwrite the stor ed label.
X Print
X Save
X Open
NOTE
If you try to store a label when there is already a label stored to that
number, a me ssage “Overwr ite?” will appear. Press to save
your new label. Press to cancel.
If the cutter blade be comes dull after repeti tive use and the tape c annot
be cut cleanly, repl ace with a new cutter (stock no. TC -4). You may
obtain this item from an authorized Brother re seller.
X Replacing the Cutter Unit
1. Pull out th e two sections of the cutte r unit (green) in the
direction of the a rrows shown in the illustrat ion.
2. Install a new cutter unit. Push it in until it snaps into place.
You can reset the P-to uch labeler whe n you want to initialize the
settings, or in the e vent the P-touch labeler is not working pr operly.
1
Turn off the P-touch labeler , hold down an d
and then press to turn the P-touch ba ck on.
2 Release and .
The P-touch labeler turns on with the internal memory reset.
NOTE
All text, settings and stored files are cleared.
Entering Text
LCD display Label image
/ [Text&Format]
/ [Text Only]
- / /
Aa
CD c d
Ee
GI g i
KL k l
NR n r
Oo
ST s t
Uu
YZ y z
/ [Label Length]
/ [Auto/1 .2"-1 2.0" (30- 300 mm) ]
Printing Labels
/ [Preview]
/ [Feed]
[Copies: 1] / / -
/ [Margi n]
/ [Full/Half/Narrow/Chain Print]
LCD display Label imag e
Full
Half
Narrow
1"
0.16" 0.16"
1"
ABC ABC
0.47" 0.47"
(4 mm)
(25 mm)
(12 mm)
ABC
2.7"
(67 mm)
ABC
1.6"
(41 mm)
ABC
1"
(25 mm)
ABC
Saving Label Files
/ [File] / [Print]
/
[Copies: ] / -
/ [ F i l e ] / [ S a v e ]
/
/ [File] / [Open]
/
Accessories
Tape Casset tes: See the i ncluded “Supplie s and
Accessories Guide”.
Cutter Unit: TC-4 (replace ment)
Do not touch th e cutter blade di rectly with your fing ers.
Resetting the P-touch
Declaration of Conformi ty
(Europe/Turkey only)
We, BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD
15-1, Naeshiro-cho, Mizuho-ku,
Nagoya, 467-8561, Japan
declare that this product is in compliance with the essential
requirements and other relevant provision s of Directives
2004/108/EC.
The Declaration of Conformity (DoC) is on our Web site.
Please go to http://sol utions.brother.c om -> choose regio n
(eg. Europe) -> choose country -> choose your model ->
choose “Manuals”-> choose Declaration of Confor mity
(*Select Language when required).
USING TEMPLATES
The designed l abels shown below are preset in th e machine.
Using these templates, you can create deco rative labels e asily by
inputting text.
Example:
If [Surprise!] is s elected, a frame , style and pictographs are selected ran domly.
This function allows you to create unique labels by using built-in templates.
Example:
NOTE
• Depending on the format you have selected, the en tire contents of your text may
not be printed. For example, if you selected a fixed Label Length and the text is too
long, the "Text Limit!" error message will appear. (Only for DECO MODE functio n)
• The template designs cannot be edited.
• Only the highlighted symbols in “Symbol Key” can be used in DECO MODE.
• To clear all text, press , and “Clear?” appears. Press to clear. Press
to cancel.
• When you access DECO MODE or Auto Des igns, your most recently printed
DECO MODE or Auto Designs text and label l ength will be recalled.
• Press to return to the previous step.
• To exit DECO MODE or Auto Designs and return to the text input screen, press
/ to select [Cancel], and then press when [Print] is displayed.
• The DECO MODE features are only availa ble when using 0.47" (12mm) tape
cassettes.
• The maximum label length is 7.8" (200mm ) for the DECO MODE.
• When [Surprise!] is selected in the Auto Desi gns function, label length will not be
displayed in the text input screen.
• When [Auto] is selected for “Label Length”, th e label will automatically adjust to the
correct length for the text.
• Press to return to the [Auto ] setting for “Label Length” mode.
Press to select the frame desi gn.
NOTE
Frames cannot be printed on 0 .13" (3.5mm) ta pe.
NOTE
With the Cable Label func tion, [Auto] is automatically selected for
the label length and [Full] for the margins.
USEFUL FUNCTION KEYS
1 Press or or + to select the
settings to enter the text .
2 Press / to select the settings.
Press to select various symbols.
To enter Basic symb ols :
Only the highlighted symb ols can be used in DECO MODE.
To enter Pictograph symbols :
The selected sym bol is displayed as "A1" in the text input scr een.
For example, a car is disp layed as in the screen.
To print all pi ctographs :
NOTE
Press to return to the previous step.
Auto Designs
[★Category ★] / [Pets]
[★Input text★ ] Ru sty's Food [Print]
Congrats Sports
People Fashion
Pets Flower
Kitchen Space
Business Su rprise!
DECO MODE
/ [Deco mode]
[Desig n X] (X :1-12)
[Input Text] ABCDEF
[Label Lengt h] / [Aut o/1.2"- 7.8"(30 -200mm)]
[Print]
17
28
39
41 0
51 1
61 2
Frame Key
/ Select a frame
2
47
58
369
Cable Label
This function allows you to create cable labels
as below with 2 lines of text wrapping aro und
cable. We recommend using Brother Flexible
ID tape when wrapping.
Refer to the insertion sheet inclu ded with
Flexible ID tape about the recommende d
conditions for use.
[Input text] ABC 159 / [Cable]
[Print OK?] [Copies: 1] / / -
ABC
159
ABC
159
Text Keys / / +
or or + / Select an item
Size
Large
Medium
Small
Style
Normal
Bold
Outline
Shadow
Italic
I+Bold
I+Outline
I+Shadow
Vertical
Width
+
Normal
× 2
× 1/2
Short Cut Keys
Width
Label Length
Margin
File
Cable
Deco mode
Preview
Feed
Unit
Language
Symbol Key
/ [Basic ] / Choose a symbol
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
/ [Pictograph] / Select category
/ Choo se a symbol
123456789
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
/ [Print List] [Print OK?]
With your PT-H 100, you can crea te labels for multi ple
applications. Se lect from the many fr ames, character sizes a nd
styles to design beautiful custom labels. In addition, the variety
of tape cassette available allow s you to prin t labels with different
widths and exciting col ors.
Read this manual carefully before you begin and keep the
manual in a h andy place for future reference.
Print ed in C hina
LAA204001
English
Español
User’s Guide
*
1
Visit us at http://solutions.b rother.com/ for the latest
information abo ut the recommen ded batteries.
Specifications
Dimensions:
(W x D x H)
Approx. 4.4" × 8.2 " × 2.4"
(Approx.110(W ) × 208(D) × 59(H)mm)
Weight: Approx. 0.9 lb. (A pprox. 390 g)
(without batter ies and tape ca ssette)
Power supply: Six AAA alkaline batteries (LR03)
Six AAA Ni-MH batte ries (HR03)*
1
Tape cass ette: Broth er TZe tape (width)
0.13" (3.5mm), 0.23" (6mm),
0.35" (9mm), 0.47" (12mm )
Should you encounter any pro blems with your product,
please do not return your product to the st ore!
After referring to the User's guide , if you still need
assistance, call Brot her Customer Service at:
Voice: 1-877-BROTHER
Web: www.brother-usa.com
Fax: 1-901-379-1210
If you need to locate a service center, please call
1-877-BROTHER or visit us at www.brother-usa.com