Brother P-TOUCH PC- Manuals

Precautions I P-TOUCH PC Printer • To avoid injuries^ do not touch the cutter's edges. • Do not touch the printer head. The printer head becomes hot when workings and remains hot for a while after the power has been switched off. • Do not place the printer too close to a source of electromagnetic in...

Connecting the P-TOUCH PC Printer Warning: Before you make any connection, be sure to switch off the power to both the P-TOUCH PC Printer and the computer. 1. Connect the connection cable to the P-TOUCH PC Printer and to the COM connector (IBM) or printer connector (Macintosh) of your computer. Note...

Tape cassettes A laminated tape cassette is supplied with the P-TOUCH PC Printer for temporary use. Other tapes are available in a wide range of background colors, type col­ors, and tape sizes. We encourage you to use this variety of tapes for color­coding and other style-intensive uses. With this i...

Label stick The attached stick enables the label backing of the tape to be removed easily. You can also use it to rub instant lettering tapes. To remove the tape backing 1. Hold the tape in the left hand with the printed surface upside, and the stick in the right hand. 2. Pass the tape halfway throu...

Cleaning the print head and rollers Occasionally, specks of dust or dirt may attach themselves to this machine's print head or rollers. This is particularly likely when using the unit outdoors, or in very dusty environment. When this occurs, the print element obstructed by the dust cannot print, cau...

Troubleshooting Problem Possible causes Remedy The printer does not print. The adaptor cable is not firmly connected. The tape cassette is not properly inserted. The cassette compart­ ment cover is open. Connect the adaptor cable firmly. Insert the tape cassette properly. Close the cover. Zebra tape...

Specifications Hardware Mainunit Operation Display: LED (Power/Error) Switches: Power switch Feed and cut switch Printer Printing system: Thermal copy laminating / thermal transfer Print head: 180 dpi, 128 dots Printing height: 18 mm Print speed: 30 mm/s Power source AC Adaptor 9V 2A Dimensions 82(W...

Software Printing Print type:Print condition: Bit image only Auto tape cut: ON / OFF Left and right margins: small, medium, large, none Buffer *Print buffer (normal): Approximately 30KB (27 cm) **Reception buffer; 512B Transmission Baud rate; 9600 (fixed); data reception at 9600 bps control Busy out...

Interface connector Q 0 0 Type D-SUB9 PIN Pins © CD carrier detection (input) ignored © RXD reception data (input) © TXD transmission data (output) © DTR data terminal ready (output) © GND signal earth ® DSR data set ready (input) ignored © RTS transmission request (output) always on ® CTS transmiss...

Escape sequences Sequence Function Description ESC+J+n Line feed Feeds line by 24 dots; invalid when the print buffer is empty; does not move to the beginning of line.Any value can be used for n. ESC+$+n1 +n2 Absolute position Moves by n1+256xn2=N dots (1/60 inch) from the beginning of the line. 0&l...

Tape width and print area The following illustration shows the relationship between the tape width and the print area. 2mm 3mm 24mm TapeWidth 3mm 18mm 3mm 1mm 12mm 9mm ___ 1_______ 1mm 6mm 2mm 1mm 10.5mm Top Margin Bottom Margin Left Margin Page Length Right Margin The page maximum length is 1 m reg...