Brother International PT-3600 Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 59

Alt mode, Return key, New Block function, To add an accented character or a special - labelling machine

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Ch. 3 Functions Alt mode (a) Accented characters or special punctuation marks on the right-hand side of the keys can be added to the text using the Alt mode. Enter or exit Alt mode by pressing a. The Alt indicator on the left side of the display comes on while a is held down. To add an accented character or a special punctuation mark written in color to the text: 1 Hold down a. The Alt indicator comes on. R1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E RRRG H RI RJ NO > LM1:_ AUTO 1.10 HELSINKI A F K QQQQQQQQQQQQ AUTO Length Margin Font Width Size 2 Press the key for the desired character. NOTE To exit Alt mode at any time, release a. The Alt indicator goes off. For TZ tapes: Tape Width 1/4" (6 mm) 3/8" (9 mm) 1/2" (12 mm) 3/4" (18 mm) 1" (24 mm) 1 1/2" (36 mm) Stamp 3/4" (18 mm) Stamp 1" (24 mm) Maximum Number of Lines That Can Be Printed 3 4 6 10 13 16 6 10 For AV labels: Label Sizes AV2067 Address labels: 3/4" × 2 5/8" (20 mm × 67 mm) AV1957 Return address labels: 3/4" × 2 1/4" (19 mm × 57 mm) AV1789 File folder labels: 5/8" × 3 1/2" (17 mm × 89 mm) Maximum Number of Lines That Can Be Printed 10 9 8 Return key (n) Like on a typewriter or word processor, this machine's return key (n) 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. NOTE A single block of text can only contain a maximum of 16 text lines. If the maximum number of text lines has already been entered when n is pressed, the error message "16 LINE LIMIT" will appear. To create a new line: ● Press n. The return mark ( ) appears at the end of the line. New Block function (d + n) In order for one section of the text to have a different number of lines than other sections of the text or in order to apply a different format to a section of the text (Refer to Block format functions on page 53.), a new text block must be created using the New Block function. The number of text lines that can be printed depends on the width of the tape. Functions 47

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Ch. 3 Functions
Functions
Alt mode (
µ
)
Accented characters or special punctuation
marks on the right-hand side of the keys can be
added to the text using the Alt mode. Enter or
exit Alt mode by pressing
µ
. The
Alt
indica-
tor on the left side of the display comes on while
µ
is held down.
To add an accented character or a special
punctuation mark written in color to the
text:
1
Hold down
µ
. The
Alt
indicator comes
on.
2
Press the key for the desired character.
Return key (
¸
)
Like on a typewriter or word processor, this
machine’s return key (
¸
) 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.
The number of text lines that can be printed
depends on the width of the tape.
For TZ tapes:
For AV labels:
To create a new line:
Press
¸
. The return mark (
) appears at
the end of the line.
New Block function (
+
¸
)
In order for one section of the text to have a dif-
ferent number of lines than other sections of the
text or in order to apply a different format to a
section of the text (Refer to
Block format func-
tions
on page 53.), a new text block must be
created using the New Block function.
NOTE
To exit Alt mode at any time
, release
µ
. The
Alt
indicator goes off.
NOTE
A single block of text can only contain a maximum
of 16 text lines. If the maximum number of text
lines has already been entered when
¸
is pressed,
the error message “16 LINE LIMIT” will appear.
Length
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Font
Width
Size
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AUTO
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HELSINKI
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AUTO
<<< P-touch >>>
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:
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Tape Width
Maximum Number of
Lines That Can Be
Printed
1/4"
(6 mm)
3
3/8"
(9 mm)
4
1/2"
(12 mm)
6
3/4"
(18 mm)
10
1"
(24 mm)
13
1 1/2" (36 mm)
16
Stamp 3/4" (18 mm)
6
Stamp 1" (24 mm)
10
Label Sizes
Maximum Number of
Lines That Can Be
Printed
AV2067 Address labels:
3/4"
×
2 5/8" (20 mm
×
67
mm)
10
AV1957 Return address labels:
3/4"
×
2 1/4" (19 mm
×
57
mm)
9
AV1789 File folder labels:
5/8"
×
3 1/2" (17 mm
×
89
mm)
8