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- Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 1
1750 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. - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 2
, the lab and the home, the quality and performance of the P-touch 1750 makes it an extremely versatile and practical machine. Finally, as you may want to refer to this User's Guide occasionally, we suggest you keep this manual in a convenient place, as you may wish to refer to it occasionally - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 3
2 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS 3 BATTERIES ...4 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTER 5 TAPE CASSETTE 5 ATTACHING LABELS 6 PRINT HEAD & ROLLERS 8 For TAPE MARGIN FUNCTION 23 MIRROR PRINTING FUNCTION 24 PRINT KEY & FEED FUNCTION 25 NUMBERING FUNCTION 25 REPEAT PRINTING FUNCTION 27 MEMORY FUNCTIONS 28 TROUBLESHOOTING - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 4
Getting Started TOP VIEW GENERAL DESCRIPTION Tape cutter lever Tape compartment cover Keyboard BOTTOM VIEW AC adapter connector LCD display Tape exit slot Battery compartment cover 2 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 5
cause staining. • Do not clean the machine with alcohol or other organic solvents. Use a soft, dry cloth only. • Do not put any foreign objects into or anything on the machine. • To avoid injuries, do not touch the cutter's edge. • Use only the AC adapter (model AD-30) designed exclusively for this - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 6
and remove the batteries to prevent them from leaking and damaging the machine. • When the AC adapter is connected, unplugging the adapter from the electrical outlet before unplugging it from the machine can delete all text files in the memory, even if batteries are installed. • Use six AA batteries - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 7
OPTIONAL AC ADAPTER The AC adapter (model AD-30) allows you to use this machine wherever there is an electrical outlet. To connect the optional AC adapter: 1 Insert the plug on the adapter cord into the connector marked DC IN 7.0V on the right side of the machine. 2 Insert the plug on the adapter - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 8
catch on the corner of the metal guide. 5 Close the compartment cover, then turn on the machine if it is off. 6 Hold down f and press g once to advance the tape and remove any slack. 7 Push down on the tape cutter lever to cut off any excess tape. ATTACHING LABELS STICK A stick is enclosed in the - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 9
labels printed on laminated tapes. 1 Hold the tape in your left hand, with the printed surface facing up, and hold the stick in your right hand. 2 Pass the tape label backing. GH ABCDEF ABCDEF FABRIC TAPE Fabric tape tape and cutting off the label using scissors, place the label the label with - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 10
appear through the label text. Therefore, as with a tape recorder, the machine's head may need tape compartment cover, and then try printing again. 5 If dust still remains, repeat steps 3 and 4 using a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl (rubbing) alcohol. If none of the above works, contact your service - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 11
keyboard. If batteries have been installed or the machine has been plugged in using the optional AC adapter, the previous session's information is displayed when the machine is turned on. This feature allows you to stop work on a label, turn off the machine, and return to it later without having to - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 12
RIGHT CURSOR KEY To move the cursor one character to the right: q Press > once. To move the cursor several characters to the right: q Hold down > until the cursor moves to the desired position. To move the cursor to the end of the text line: q Hold down f and press >. CODE & SHIFT KEYS Most - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 13
EXAMPLE To type in "%": 5 q Hold down e and press 5. 5% The Caps mode is similar to holding down e. It allows you to type capital letters continuously. To type in many capital letters: 1 Hold down f and press e. The Caps indicator on the left side of the display lights up. 2 Press the keys of the - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 14
KEY Like on a typewriter or word processor, this machine's return key ( h ) is used to end a line of text and start another one. When you have finished entering one line, press the return key to make a new line and move the cursor to it. A label can only contain a maximum of two text lines - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 15
to choose whether all of the text is erased. The Clear function only deletes the text. The format functions (Size, Style, Underline, Frame, Big size, Tape margin, and Mirror printing) do not return to the default settings, but stay as they are. To delete all of the text: 1 Hold down f and - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 16
EXAMPLE To clear the text: 1 Hold down f and press c. Reynolds Tel:(5 ACCENT FUNCTION The Accent function can also be used to add accented characters to your text. The accented characters are grouped according to the capital or small letter that they are combined with. The following accented - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 17
To type in an accented character: 1 Hold down f and press d. The message "A - U?" appears on the display. 2 Press the key of the letter in the desired accented character. To type a capital letter, hold down e (or hold down f and press e to turn on Caps mode) before pressing the letter key. 3 Press - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 18
The following symbols are available: Group 1 2 3 4 Symbol Ææ TM ® © §2 32 3 4 n5 To type in a symbol: 1 Press d. The message "1-4?" appears on the display. 2 Press a key 1 to 4 to choose the set that contains the desired symbol. 3 Press < or > until the cursor is under the desired - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 19
AUTO. The currently selected size setting is always shown by the indicator above the display. SIZE 1 SIZE 2 SIZE 3 SIZE 4 SIZE 5 Sample When 6 mm tape is installed and SIZE 3, 4 and 5 is set for horizontal printing or SIZE 2, 4 and 5 is set for vertical printing, the "CHR_SIZE:AUTO?" message - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 20
EXAMPLE To select SIZE3: 1 While holding down f, press 1 once, and keep f held down. AUTO 2 While still holding down f, continue pressing 1 until SIZE3 is displayed. 3 Release f. SIZE3 STYLE FUNCTION You can choose from nine different character styles to apply to your text. Characters printed - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 21
EXAMPLE To select the ITALIC+SHADOW style setting: 1 While holding down f, press 2 once, and keep f held down. NORMAL 2 While still holding down f, continue pressing 2 until ITALIC+SHADOW is displayed. ITALIC+SHADOW REFERENCE Style NORMAL OUTLINE BOLD SHADOW ITALIC Sample Style ITALIC + - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 22
f. UNDERLINE FRAME FUNCTION With the Frame function, you can choose from various frames and highlights to design a more decorative or emphasized label. The following Frame settings are available: TEXT, ROUND, WOODEN, POINTING, CANDY The default frame setting is TEXT; however, other settings are - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 23
TEXT ROUND WOODEN Frame sample Frame setting POINT- ING CANDY Frame sample BIG SIZE FUNCTION The Big Size function can be used when 3/4" (18 mm) tape is inserted and one row of text is entered. When printing with the Big Size function turned on, letters entered in lowercase will be printed - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 24
inserted, the message "CHR_SIZE:AUTO?" will display. Press h to print in the AUTO size. To change the Big Size setting: 1 Insert the 3/4" (18 mm) tape cassette and enter one row of text. 2 While holding down f, press 5 once, and keep f held down to display the current setting. 3 While still holding - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 25
margins)) NONE (1/12" (2 mm margins)) NARROW (1/6" (4 mm margins)) HALF (1/2" (12 mm margins)) After printing using the NARROW and HALF tape margin settings, push down on the tape cutter lever to cut off the label, then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (:) to center the text within the - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 26
MIRROR PRINTING FUNCTION With this function, you can print your text so that the characters can be read from the tape side of the tape. If mirror-printed labels are attached to glass or some other clear material, they can be read correctly from the opposite side. When using the Mirror printing - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 27
, you are ready to print. To print a label: q Press a once. The message "PRINTING" is displayed. To feed the tape: q Hold down f and press g once. 1" (25 mm) of tape is fed out. To cut the tape: q Push down on the tape cutter lever. In order to prevent damaging the tape, do not try to cut it while - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 28
labels with numbers 1, 2 and 3: 1 Position the cursor below "1". 2 Hold down f and press A. STUDIO 1 NUMBER:1-9? 1 3 Press 3. NUMBER:1-9? 3 4 Press a (or h ). PRINTING 5 Press in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape, then use scissors to cut along the cutting guide to separate the labels - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 29
to separate the labels. EXAMPLE To print three copies of a label: 1 Hold down f and press S. 2 Press 3. REPEAT:1-9? 1 REPEAT:1-9? 3 3 Press a (or h ). PRINTING 4 Press in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape, then use scissors to cut along the cutting guide to separate the labels. ¢ ¢ ¢ 27 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 30
five minutes of removing the old ones, otherwise any text files stored in the memory will be lost (unless the machine is plugged into an electrical outlet with the AC adapter). STORING TEXT To store a text file: 1 Hold down f and press 8. The message "STORE:1-9?" appears on the display. If 300 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 31
2 Press the key ( 1 to 9 ) of the file number containing the text that you wish to recall. The text stored under the selected file number is shown. To quit the Recall function without recalling text, hold down f and press 9 (or press just c ). 3 Press h. Any text previously entered in the display - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 32
To recall the text from file number 4: 1 Hold down f and press 9. RECALL:1-9? 2 Press 4. 4? John Smith 3 Press h. John Smith To delete the text stored under file number 4: 1 Hold down f and press 0. M.DEL:1-9? 2 Press 4. 4? John Smith 3 Press h. 30 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 33
TROUBLESHOOTING Problem 1. The display stays blank after you have turned on the machine. 2. The machine does not print or label. 6. Striped tape appears. 7. The machine has "locked up" (i.e., nothing happens when a key is pressed, even though the machine is on.) Remedy • Check that the AC adapter - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 34
used. Remedy Limit the number of lines to two. Replace the batteries or use the AC adapter. • Enter text before printing. • Enter some text before starting the function. • more text can be entered. Remove the high-voltage adapter and connect the adapter designed exclusively for this machine. 32 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 35
try to recall or delete a text file from the memory when none are stored. This message appears if you try to print a label or feed the tape when no tape cassette is installed. This message appears if the number that is set to be printed using the Numbering function is less than the - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 36
(12 mm) 3/4" (18 mm) Six AA batteries (AA/SUM-3/AM3/R6/LR6) or optional AC adapter Auto power-off if no key is pressed for 5 minutes 64 dot / 180 dpi 6 9/ × 201.5 × 52 mm) 1.4 lbs (650 g) (without a tape cassette and batteries installed) SOFTWARE Buffer Size: Maximum 60 characters Maximum two - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 37
authorized dealer. Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Brother cannot be held responsible for trouble caused by the use of unauthorized supplies. Do not use tapes that do not have the mark. Stock No. Description QTY/ PACKAGE 3/4" (18mm)-wide laminated tapes TZ-141 Black characters on - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 38
$14.99 $17.99 $15.99 Special tapes Stock No. Description TZ-SE4 TZ-FA3 Black characters on 3/4" (18 mm) security adhesive Blue characters on 1/2" (12 mm) fabric adhesive QTY/ PACKAGE 1 1 PRICE $29.99 $24.99 Options Stock No. Description AD-30 AC adapter TZ-CL4 Print head cleaning cassette - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 39
.com. Please refer to the Accessories listing in your User's Guide for stock no. and price. Stock No. Description Price Quantity Total Subtotal Name: Address: City: State/Zip: Daytime Phone: SEND ORDER FORM TO: Brother International Corp. Attn: Consumer Accessory Div. P.O. Box 341332 Bartlett - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 40
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.com. Please refer to the Accessories listing in your User's Guide for stock no. and price. Stock No. Description Price Quantity Total Subtotal Name: Address: City: State/Zip: Daytime Phone: SEND ORDER FORM TO: Brother International Corp. Attn: Consumer Accessory Div. P.O. Box 341332 Bartlett - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 42
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information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can use the system to send the information to any fax machine, not just the one you are calling from. Please call 1-800-521-2846 and follow the voice prompts to receive faxed instructions on how to - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 44
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GUIA DE INSTRUCCIONES - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 46
brica, el laboratorio, o en casa, la calidad y el rendimiento de la P-touch 1750 la convierten en una máquina muy versátil y práctica. Para terminar, radio/televisión. - Los cambios o modificaciones no aprobadas expresamente por Brother Indus- tries, Ltd. podrán anular la autorización que el usuario - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 47
ÍNDICE PRECAUCIONES GENERALES 2 PILAS ...2 ADAPTADOR DE CA OPCIONAL 3 CASETES DE CINTA 4 COLOCACIÓN DE ETIQUETAS 5 CABEZAL DE IMPRESIÓN Y RODILLOS 6 TECLA DEL CURSOR 7 TECLAS CODE Y SHIFT 7 TECLA DE RETORNO 8 TECLA DE BORRADO (BS 9 FUNCIÓN DE REPOSICIÓN (CLEAR 9 FUNCIÓN DE ACENTOS 10 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 48
PRECAUCIONES GENERALES • Con esta máquina emplee sólo cintas TZ Brother. No emplee cintas que no tengan la marca . • No tire de la cinta que se alimenta desde la P-touch. Podría dañar el casete de cinta. • No utilice la máquina en lugares polvorientos, y manténgala alejada de la luz solar directa y - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 49
Para cambiar las pilas: 1 Extraiga la cubierta del compartimiento de las pilas de la parte posterior de la máquina. 2 Si ya hay pilas instaladas, extráigalas. 3 Inserte seis pilas AA nuevas, asegurándose de que quedan orientadas en la dirección correcta. 4 Coloque la cubierta del compartimiento de - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 50
la cinta para cortar la cinta sobrante. COLOCACIÓN DE ETIQUETAS VARILLA En el lado derecho de la tapa del compartimiento de la cinta de la P-touch hay una varilla. Utilícela para pegar cinta laminada en un objeto. 4 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 51
1 Abra la tapa del compartimiento de la cinta. 2 Empuje la punta de la varilla hacia usted con el dedo. 3 Tome la varilla por la punta y tire de ella hacia arriba para sacarla. CINTA LAMINADA La varilla suministrada permite que, en las cintas laminadas, usted pueda extraer facilmente el papel del - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 52
CABEZAL DE IMPRESIÓN Y RODILLOS De vez en cuando, motas de polvo o suciedad se adhieren al cabezal de impresión y a los rodillos de la máquina. Suele suceder cuando se emplea la unidad en exteriores o en lugares con mucho polvo. Si alguna parte del cabezal de impresión está cubierta de polvo, es - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 53
TECLA DEL CURSOR El visualizador de LCD de esta máquina muestra uno fila de 15 caracteres; sin embargo, el texto que usted cree puede tener hasta 60 caracteres de longitud. Podrá revisar y editar el texto empleando las teclas del cursor para moverlo y que muestre las distintas partes en el - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 54
TECLA SHIFT Para escribir una letra mayúscula o un símbolo impreso en la esquina superior izquierda de la tecla: q Mantenga presionado e y presione la tecla de la letra o símbolo deseado. El modo Caps (mayúsculas) es similar a mantener presionada e. Le permite escribir letras mayúsculas - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 55
TECLA DE BORRADO (BS) La tecla de borrado ( c ) le permite eliminar caracteres situados a la izquierda de la posición actual del cursor. Se diferencia de la tecla del cursor izquierda ( < ) que sólo mueve el cursor sin borrar ningún carácter. La tecla de borrado también puede utilizarse para - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 56
FUNCIÓN DE ACENTOS La función de acentos también podrá utilizarse para añadir caracteres acentuados al texto. Los caracteres acentuados se agrupan de acuerdo con la letra mayúscula o minúscula con la que se combinan. Hay disponibles los siguientes caracteres acentuados: Letras a A c C e E i - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 57
3 Presione < o > hasta que el cursor se coloque debajo del símbolo deseado. 4 Presione h. El símbolo aparecerá en el texto. FUNCIÓN DE TAMAÑO El tamaño de los caracteres puede ajustarse empleando las funciones de tamaño (Size). La tabla siguiente indica los tamaños de caracteres. Tamaño SIZE 1 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 58
Hay disponibles los siguientes ajustes de estilos: NORMAL OUTLINE (perfilado) ITALIC+OUTLINE (cursiva y perfilado) BOLD (negrilla) ITALIC+BOLD (cursiva y negrilla) SHADOW (sombreado) ITALIC+SHADOW (cursiva y sombreado) ITALIC (cursiva) VERTICAL El ajuste de estilo predeterminado es NORMAL. - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 59
FUNCIÓN DE MARCOS Con la función de marcos, podrá seleccionar diversos marcos y funciones destacadas para hacer un diseño más decorativo o una etiqueta con más énfasis. Los ajustes de marcos siguientes están disponibles: TEXT, ROUND, WOODEN, POINTING, CANDY El ajuste inicial de marco es TEXT, - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 60
OFF ON El ajuste inicial es OFF. Cuando ajuste la función de tamaño grande a ON, el indicador de tamaño grande se encenderá en la parte inferior izquierda del visualizador. Si cambia cualquiera de los ajustes de Tamaño, Estilo, Subrayado, o Cuadro después de haber ajustado el tamaño grande, éste - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 61
Para cambiar el ajuste de la cinta: 1 Manteniendo presionada f, pulse una vez 6, y mantenga presionada f para hacer que se visualice la cinta actualmente ajustado. 2 Siguiendo manteniendo presionada f, continúe presionando 6 hasta que se visualice la cinta actualmente ajustado mediante el indicador - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 62
Para cortar la cinta: q Presione la cinta sobre la palanca de la cuchilla. Para evitar daños en la cinta, no trate de cortarla durante la impresión ni el avance. Si presiona demasiado la palanca de la cuchilla, puede romperse. FUNCIÓN DE NUMERACIÓN Esta función podrá utilizarse para imprimir - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 63
FUNCIONES DE LA MEMORIA Usted podrá utilizar la memoria para almacenar sus archivos de texto más frecuentemente utilizados. El texto permanecerá en la memoria, incluso después de haberlo eliminado del visualizador utilizando la función de borrado (manteniendo presionada f y presionando c). Cuando - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 64
Par reescribir un archivo almacenado con otro nuevo: q Presione h para borrar el archivo previamente almacenado y almacenar el nuevo con el número seleccionado. Para retroceder y elegir otro número de archivo sin reescribir el archivo de texto, presione c, y después presione una tecla numérica - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 65
SOLUCIÓN DE PROBLEMAS Problema Remedio 1. El visualizador se queda en blanco des- • Compruebe que el adaptador de CA esté pués de haber conectado la alimenta- correctamente enchufado. ción de la máquina. • Si está empleando pilas, compruebe que estén correctamente insertadas. • Si las pilas - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 66
LISTA DE MENSAJES DE ERROR Mensaje de error Causa Remedio 2 LINE LIMIT! Este mensaje aparece si ya existen cuatro líneas dos presiona h. Límite el número de líneas a dos. BATTERY WEAK! Este mensaje aparece cuando las Reemplace las pilas o emplee el pilas instaladas están gastadas. adaptador - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 67
llamar o borrar un archivo de texto de la memoria cuando realmente no hay ninguno almacenado. Almacene primero un archivo de texto. NO TAPE! Este mensaje aparecerá si intenta imprimir una etiqueta o alimentar cinta cuando haya casete de cinta instalado. Instale un casete de cinta y pruebe - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 68
ESPECIFICACIONES HARDWARE Dispositivo de entrada: LCD: Cinta de impresión: Alimentación: Cabezal de impresión: Dimensiones: Peso: Teclado de 49 teclas 7 × 5 puntos 15 caracteres × 1 línea 11 indicadores Sensible a la presión, base adhesiva, 8 m (26´3") de longitud Cuatro anchos disponibles: 6 mm - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 69
q Accesorios de consumo Adquiera los casetes de cinta en el distribuidor autorizado que le quede más cerca. Emplee sólo cintas Brother TZ con esta máquina. Brother no puede hacerse responsable por los problemas causados por el empleo de accesorios de consumo no autorizados. No emplee cintas que no - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 70
N.º de producto TZ-325 TZ-421 TZ-S221 Descripción Caracteres blancos sobre adhesivo negro Caracteres negros sobre adhesivo rojo Caracteres negros industriales (adhesivo fuerte) sobre adhesivo blanco CANT./ PAQUETE 1 1 1 Cintas laminadas de 6 mm (1/4") TZ-111 Caracteres negros sobre adhesivo - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 71
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