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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
...4 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTER 5 TAPE CASSETTE 5 ATTACHING LABELS 6 PRINT HEAD & ROLLERS 8 For Your Information POWER KEY...9 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
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 machine. Use of any other - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 6
necessary to keep the text files stored in the memory, disconnect the AC adapter, 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 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 7
the power is disconnected, all text shown in the display and stored in the memory will be lost. It is recommended that you use the AC adapter when printing large fonts on 3/4″ (18-mm)-wide tape since this operation can quickly drain the batteries. TAPE CASSETTE A single TZ tape cassette is supplied - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 8
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 right side of the tape compartment cover of the P-touch. Use this stick when pasting laminated tape to an object. 1 Open the tape compartment cover. 2 Pull the tip of - 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
with dust, a blank horizontal streak may appear through the label text. Therefore, as with a tape recorder, the machine's head may need to be cleaned service representative. Print head Print head Rollers Cotton swab Cleaning can also be done by using the optional print head cleaning cassette (TZ - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 11
power key ( b ) is located in the top right-hand corner of the 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 - 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 to make a new line and move the cursor to it. A label can only contain a maximum of two text lines. If you press h when error message "2 LINE LIMIT!" will appear. Maximum number of lines that can be printed 1 2 Tape widths 1/4" (6 mm) 3/8" (9 mm), 1/2" (12 mm), 3/4" (18 mm) The return - 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
it while printing or feed- ing. Pushing down on the tape cutter lever too far may break it. EXAMPLE To make a label using the NONE tape margin setting: 1 Press a once. PRINTING 2 Hold down f and press g once. 3 Push down on the tape cutter lever. NUMBERING FUNCTION This function can be used to print - 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
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 characters have already been - 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 the printed 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 is connected - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 34
LINE LIMIT! BATTERY WEAK! BUFFER EMPTY! BUFFER FULL! CHANGE ADAPTER Cause This message appears if two lines already exist when you 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. - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 35
ERROR! INVAL. CHRS! LINE LIMIT! MEMORY FULL! NO FILES! NO TAPE! TOO SMALL! Cause This message appears if the tape cutter lever is pressed down while a label is being printed. This message appears if the cursor is not below a number when you hold down f and press A. This message appears if the - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 36
SPECIFICATIONS HARDWARE Input Device: LCD: Print Tape: Power Supply: Print Head: Dimensions: Weight: Keyboard - 49 keys 7 × 5 AC adapter Auto power-off if no key is pressed for 5 minutes 64 dot / 180 dpi 6 9/10" (W) × 7 9/10" (D) × 2" (H) (176 × 201.5 × 52 mm) 1.4 lbs (650 g) (without a tape - 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
(6mm)-wide laminated tapes TZ-111 TZ-211 TZ-315 TZ-S211 Black 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 - 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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P.O. Box 341332 Bartlett, TN 38184-1332 Fax-Back System Brother Customer Service has installed an easy to use Fax-Back System so you can get instant answers to common technical questions and product information for all Brother products. This system is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You - 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 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 50
hay disponibles una amplia gama de casetes de cinta TZ de distintos colores y tamaños, es posible el compartimiento de la cinta asegurándose de que toda la parte posterior del casete está en contacto con la inferior del 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
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 posible que aparezca una franja horizontal blanca por el utilizando el casete de limpieza de cabezales de impresión opcional (TZ-CL4). 6 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 53
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 visualizador. TECLA DEL CURSOR IZQUIERDA Para mover el cursor un carácter hacia la izquierda: q Presione < una vez. Para mover 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
cursor izquierda ( < ) que sólo mueve el cursor sin borrar ningún carácter. La tecla de borrado también puede utilizarse para abandonar la mayor parte de funciones y volver a la visualización anterior sin cambiar el texto. Es posible que aparezcan en el visualizador de LCD algunas preguntas para que - 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
(sombreado) ITALIC+SHADOW (cursiva y sombreado) ITALIC (cursiva) VERTICAL El ajuste de estilo predeterminado es NORMAL. El indicador de estilo de la parte inferior derecha del visualizador mostrará el ajuste de estilo actual cuando seleccione un estilo que no sea NORMAL. Consulte el apartado de - 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
aparece si se está Extraiga el adaptador de alta ten- empleando un adaptador de alta sión y conecte el adaptador de tensión. 9,0V CA 1,2 A. CUTTER ERROR! Este mensaje aparecerá si presiona la palanca del cortador de cinta mientras esté imprimiéndose una etiqueta. Suelte la palanca del cortador - 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
) sobre adhesivo blanco 1 PRECIO $18.99 $16.99 $17.99 $12.99 $14.99 $17.99 $15.99 Cintas especiales N.º de producto Descripción TZ-SE4 TZ-FA3 Caracteres negros sobre cinta de seguridad de 18 mm (3/4") Caracteres azulese sobre cinta de tela de 12 mm (1/2") CANT./ PAQUETE 1 PRECIO $29.99 - Brother International PT-1750 | Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 71
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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.
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