Brother International PT-3600 Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 67

Ch. 3 Functions NOTE ☞ Since the text sizes that can be printed depends on the width of the tape, the following table shows the maximum text size that can be used with each tape width. The following text sizes do not apply to text with a Text Rotation setting applied. 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) Maximum Text Size (in points) 12 20 28 40 64 76 For AV labels: Label Sizes Maximum Text Size (in points) AV2067 Address labels: 3/4" × 2 5/8" (20 mm × 67 mm) 48 AV1957 Return address labels: 3/4" × 2 1/4" (19 mm × 57 mm) 36 AV1789 File folder labels: 5/8" × 3 1/2" (17 mm × 89 mm) 36 ☞ With the AUTO setting selected and the text in a block consisting of just one line of only uppercase letters (and no accented letters) and written horizontally/vertically without the BERMUDA font, the text is printed slightly larger than the maximum possible for the tape width. ☞ If the 4 point or 5 point text size setting is selected, the text will be printed with the BRUSSELS font setting, regardless of the font setting that is selected. NOTE ☞ To make sure that the entered text will fit within a label with a specific length, select the AUTO Size setting and specify a text block length equal to the desired label length minus the width of the left and right margins. The text will be printed with the largest possible character size. Example: To make a label 4 inches long with a margin of 0.2 inch on both sides, specify a block length of 3.6 inches. 1 Hold down d and press 1. 2 Press j or k to select T. LENGTH, and then press m or g to select AUTO. 3 Press j or k to select T. MARGIN, and then press m or g to specify a width of 0.2". 4 Press n . 5 Hold down d and press 2. 6 Press j or k to select B. LENGTH, and then press m or g to specify a length of 3.6". 7 Press n . Functions 55