Brother International PT-2730VP Users Manual - English - Page 64

LABEL PRINTING Tape Cutting Options The tape cutting options allow you to specify how the tape is fed and cut when printing labels. In particular, the "Chain" and "No Cut" options greatly reduce the amount of wasted tape by using smaller margins and eliminating blank sections cut between labels. 1 Press the Label key to display the Label menu. 2 Select "Cut Option" using the or key, and then set the value by using the or key. 3 Press the OK or Enter key to apply the settings. New settings are NOT applied if you do not press the OK or Enter key. • Press the Escape key to return to the previous step. • Refer to the Tape Cutting table for a list of all available settings. zTape Cuttingz Setting Description Example Large Margin Automatically cuts the tape after each label is ABC ABC printed, leaving a margin of 0.94" (24 mm) on each end. 0.94" 0.94" (24 mm) (24 mm) Small Margin Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape before printing the first label and then cuts the tape after each label is printed, leaving a 0.16" (4 mm) margin at each end of each label. 0.92" (23 mm) ABC ABC 0.16" 0.16" (4 mm) (4 mm) Chain • Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape before printing the first label and then cuts the tape after each label is printed, leaving a 0.16" (4 mm) margin at each end of each label. • Once the last label is printed, the tape is not fed and cut. 0.92" (23 mm) ABC ABC 0.16" 0.16" (4 mm) (4 mm) 57 Tape Cutting Options