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Using T ext Blocks
In the example label sho wn below , “Promotion Plan” and “Retail Pac kage Sample
Data” are independent units called “text b locks, ” or simply “bloc ks. ” Y ou can
divided your tape label te xt into blocks and then apply the f ollowing settings on
a block-b y-block basis .
• Number of text lines (page E-12)
• T ext alignment (page E-19)
• Character pitch (page E-19)
Block 1 Block 2
• T wo lines (page E-12)
Example
T o layout “Promotion Plan” and “Retail P ackage Sample Data” as separate blocks
within the same tape label
1. Input the te xt f or the first block.
• Here we will input “Promotion Plan”.
2. Press FUNC and then
.
• This inputs a “b lock mark, ” which makes the te xt to the left of a bloc k.
Pr o tmi oon P l a n
B
• • • •• •••••••••••
Block mark
Block marks appear on the display
only . They are not printed on the tape.
3. Input the te xt f or the next first bloc k.
• Here we will input “Retail P ackage”.
Pr o tmi oon P l a
Re t ial P caakg e
n
••
B
•
T o delete a block mark, mo ve the cursor to the
B
symbol, and then press DEL.
Note that you cannot delete a b loc k mark by pressing the BS key .
• Y ou can have up to three b locks inside of a single tape label lay out.
• Y ou can also divide text you ha ve already input into bloc ks. Simply mov e the
cursor to the location where you want to input a b lock mark, and then press
FUNC
.
• Block marks cannot be input when FIX is selected for T APE LENGTH. See
“CLRS T APE LNGTH SET/ESC” (page E-27) in “Error Messages/Displa y
Messages” f or more information.
The block mark is located here .
(Nothing is printed at block mark locations.)
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tape size
Pa r t 5
Character Size, T e xt Effects and Character Styles
This part of the manual explains how to set the size of char acters.
It also tells you how to assign te xt effects lik e underlining, shading, and box
printing, and how to select character styles like normal, bold, and outline.
• If a sentence is divided into multiple bloc ks, you will be able to select either
“ONE BLOCK” or “ALL BLOCKS” for the application of Character Size , T e xt
Effects, and Char acter Styles settings.
OE B L O C K
BL O C K S
N
L L
A
Character Size
There are two methods you can use to set the char acter size: A UTO and
MANUAL. With A UT O, character siz e is set automatically in accordance with
the tape size you are using and the number of lines y ou are printing. MANUAL
lets you set the character siz e manually .
The follo wing table shows ho w AUT O decides which character size to use .
Number of lines/tape size
The follo wing table shows the 24 characters siz es that are availab le with MANUAL
size setting.
Character size changes are applied to printed text only . The size of the displayed
text does not change.
Important!
• The character size setting is applied to all of the characters within the b lock.
Y ou cannot make multiple specifications f or specific characters.
• The maximum character size y ou can print depends on the size of the tape
you hav e loaded in the Label Printer and the number of lines of text y ou are
printing. If the character size you specify is g reater than the maximum
characters size limit, the Label Printer automatically adjust your te xt vertically
to fit as shown in the tables belo w . The message “T OO MANY LINES!” appears
on the display when the character siz e has been adjusted.
Character Size Indicator
Actual Size
(V ertical × Horizontal mm)
1 × 4 3mm × 12mm
1 × 5 3mm × 15mm
1 × 6 3mm × 18mm
2 × 1 6mm × 3mm
2 × 2 6mm × 6mm
2 × 3 6mm × 9mm
2 × 4 6mm × 12mm
2 × 5 6mm × 15mm
2 × 6 6mm × 18mm
3 × 1 9mm × 3mm
3 × 2 9mm × 6mm
3 × 3 9mm × 9mm
3 × 4 9mm × 12mm
3 × 5 9mm × 15mm
3 × 6 9mm × 18mm
4 × 1 12mm × 3mm
4 × 2 12mm × 6mm
4 × 3 12mm × 9mm
4 × 4 12mm × 12mm
4 × 5 12mm × 15mm
4 × 6 12mm × 18mm
6mm 9mm 12mm 18mm
1 line 1 × 12 × 23 × 34 × 4
2 lines — — 1 × 11 × 1
Character Size Indicator
Actual Size
(V ertical × Horizontal mm)
1 × 1 3mm × 3mm
1 × 2 3mm × 6mm
1 × 3 3mm × 9mm
number
of lines
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T o delete c haracters using the DEL key
Example: T o change the word “commmputer” to “computer”.
1. Use c and v to move the cursor under the first (f ar left) “m”.
2. Press DEL twice to delete the two m’ s at the cursor’ s position, shifting “mputer”
to the left as you do .
3. Press FUNC and then v to jump bac k to the end of the characters for more
input.
Clearing the Display
Use the following procedure to clear all input te xt from the displa y .
T o c lear the display
Press FUNC and then DEL (CLS).
At this time the message “CLEAR? SET/ESC” appears on the display to confirm
that you want to clear the displa y . Press SET to clear or ESC to abort the operation
without clearing anything.
T ext Editing
Y ou can use the following procedures to edit te xt on the display .
T o insert new character s
Example: T o change the text “ABCDEF” to “ABCXYZDEF”.
1. With the original te xt on the display , move the cursor under the letter “D”.
2. Input the ne w characters (XYZ).
• Inputting the new characters causes them to be inserted at the cursor position.
The existing char acters are opened up to make room for the ne w characters.
T o c hange existing characters to different ones
Example: T o change the text “ABCDEF” to “XYZDEF”.
1. With the original te xt on the display , use either the BS key or DEL k ey to
delete the characters to be changed (ABC).
2. Input the ne w characters (XYZ).
P art 4 Deleting and Inserting Characters
This section describes everything you need to know about deleting and editing
characters you ha ve already input.
Moving the Cur sor
Use the cursor keys to mo ve the cursor around the displa y and position it for
deleting and editing characters.
T o mo ve the cursor
• Press c to move the cursor to the left, and v to mo ve the cursor to the right.
• Press x to move the cursor to the up , and z to mov e the cursor to the down.
• Press FUNC and then c to make the cursor jump to the beginning (f ar left) of
the characters on the display .
• Press FUNC and then v to mak e the cursor jump to the end (far right) of the
characters on the display .
• Holding down the c, v, x or z cursor k ey mov es the cursor at high speed.
Deleting Individual Characters
Y ou can delete individual characters with either the BS ke y or the DEL key . The
only difference between the oper ation of these two ke ys is the location of the
cursor .
T o delete c haracters using the BS key
Example: T o change the word “CASSSIO” to “CASIO”.
1. Use c and v to move the cursor under “I”.
2. Press BS twice to delete the two S’ s to the left of the cursor, shifting “IO” to
the left as you do .
3. Press FUNC and then v to jump bac k to the end of the characters for more
input.
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Horizontal
1 2 3 456
11 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
21 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
31 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
41 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
V ertical
Horizontal
1 2 3 456
11 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
22 × 12 × 22 × 32 × 42 × 52 × 6
33 × 13 × 23 × 33 × 43 × 53 × 6
4
*
4 × 14 × 24 × 34 × 44 × 54 × 6
V ertical
Horizontal
1 2 3 456
11 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
21 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
31 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
41 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
V ertical
6mm (1 line)
9mm (1 line)
12mm (1 line)
Horizontal
1 2 3 456
11 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
21 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
31 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
41 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
V ertical
Horizontal
1 2 3 456
11 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
22 × 12 × 22 × 32 × 42 × 52 × 6
32 × 12 × 22 × 32 × 42 × 52 × 6
42 × 12 × 22 × 32 × 42 × 52 × 6
V ertical
Horizontal
1 2 3 456
11 × 11 × 21 × 31 × 41 × 51 × 6
22 × 12 × 22 × 32 × 42 × 52 × 6
33 × 13 × 23 × 33 × 43 × 53 × 6
43 × 13 × 23 × 33 × 43 × 53 × 6
V ertical
12mm (2 lines)
18mm (1 line)
*
At this size, certain text eff ects can cause closely spaced lines of text to o verlap.
18mm (2 lines)
Important!
• Whenev er a horizontal size of 1 is being used, the lines of certain character
styles can become broken.
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