Brother International PT-9600 Service Manual - Page 9

Printing Mechanism, Tape Cassette

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1.1.4 Printing Mechanism [ 1 ] Print method Thermal transfer onto plastic tapes (laminate tape and non-laminated tape) or special tapes (instant lettering tape, non-laminated thermal film tape, iron-on transfer tape, and porous-stamp tape, and *AV labels tape) (Fixed print head and tape feeding mechanism) * AV labels tape : PT-9600/PT-3600 U.S.A. only [ 2 ] Print speed (max.) 285 dots (20.1 mm) per second [ 3 ] Print head Type Heat generator Size of heating element Thermal print head Consists of 384 heating elements vertically aligned 0.08 mm wide by 0.0705 mm high [ 4 ] Character size (dots) Character size dots Height x Width (Point size) (mm) Character size dots Height x Width (Point size) (mm) 6 22 x 17 (1.54 x 1.19) 22 80 x 61 (5.6 x 4.27) 7 26 x 20 (1.82 x 1.4) 24 88 x 67 (6.16 x 4.69) 8 29 x 22 (2.03 x 1.54) 28 102 x 79 (7.14 x 5.53) 9 33 x 25 (2.31 x 1.75) 32 117 x 89 (8.19 x 6.23) 10 37 x 28 (2.59 x 1.96) 36 131 x 101 (9.17 x 7.07) 11 40 x 31 (2.8 x 2.17) 40 146 x 112 (10.22 x 7.84) 12 44 x 34 (3.08 x 2.38) 48 175 x 135 (12.25 x 9.45) 14 51 x 39 (3.57 x 2.73) 56 204 x 157 (14.28 x 10.99) 16 58 x 45 (4.06 x 3.15) 64 234 x 179 (16.38 x 12.53) 18 66 x 50 (4.62 x 3.5) 72 263 x 201 (18.41 x 14.07) 20 73 x 56 (5.11 x 3.92) 76 277 x 213 (19.39 x 14.91) * Scaling with width settings WIDE 2 NARROW 2/3 NARROWEST 1/2 * The height and width of printed characters will differ depending on characters. The values in the above list apply to character "H" of HELSINKI. * The character size refers to the point size. 1.1.5 Tape Cassette [ 1 ] Cassette Cartridge type [ 2 ] Types of tape cassettes • Laminated tape cassette • Non-laminated tape cassette • Instant lettering tape cassette • Iron-on transfer tape cassette • Stamp tape cassette • Cloth tape cassette • AV (Avery) labels cassette Laminate tape, ink ribbon, and adhesive base tape Non-laminated tape and ink ribbon Instant lettering tape and ink ribbon Iron-on transfer tape and ink ribbon Porous-stamp tape and base paper Cloth tape and ink ribbon AV labels and base paper Note: The tape cassette for Head cleaning is provided. I-3

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1.1.4
Printing Mechanism
[ 1 ]
Print method
Thermal transfer onto plastic tapes (laminate tape
and non-laminated tape) or special tapes (instant
lettering tape, non-laminated thermal film tape,
iron-on transfer tape, and porous-stamp tape, and
*AV labels tape)
(Fixed print head and tape feeding mechanism)
* AV labels tape : PT-9600/PT-3600 U.S.A. only
[ 2 ]
Print speed (max.)
285 dots (20.1 mm) per second
[ 3 ]
Print head
Type
Thermal print head
Heat generator
Consists of 384 heating elements vertically aligned
Size of heating element
0.08 mm wide by 0.0705 mm high
[ 4 ]
Character size (dots)
Character size
(Point size)
dots Height x Width
(mm)
Character size
(Point size)
dots Height x Width
(mm)
6
22 x 17 (1.54 x 1.19)
22
80 x 61 (5.6 x 4.27)
7
26 x 20 (1.82 x 1.4)
24
88 x 67 (6.16 x 4.69)
8
29 x 22 (2.03 x 1.54)
28
102 x 79 (7.14 x 5.53)
9
33 x 25 (2.31 x 1.75)
32
117 x 89 (8.19 x 6.23)
10
37 x 28 (2.59 x 1.96)
36
131 x 101 (9.17 x 7.07)
11
40 x 31 (2.8 x 2.17)
40
146 x 112 (10.22 x 7.84)
12
44 x 34 (3.08 x 2.38)
48
175 x 135 (12.25 x 9.45)
14
51 x 39 (3.57 x 2.73)
56
204 x 157 (14.28 x 10.99)
16
58 x 45 (4.06 x 3.15)
64
234 x 179 (16.38 x 12.53)
18
66 x 50 (4.62 x 3.5)
72
263 x 201 (18.41 x 14.07)
20
73 x 56 (5.11 x 3.92)
76
277 x 213 (19.39 x 14.91)
* Scaling with width settings
WIDE
2
NARROW
2/3
NARROWEST
1/2
1.1.5
Tape Cassette
[ 1 ]
Cassette
Cartridge type
[ 2 ]
Types of tape cassettes
Laminated tape cassette
Laminate tape, ink ribbon, and adhesive base tape
Non-laminated tape cassette
Non-laminated tape and ink ribbon
Instant lettering tape cassette
Instant lettering tape and ink ribbon
Iron-on transfer tape cassette
Iron-on transfer tape and ink ribbon
Stamp tape cassette
Porous-stamp tape and base paper
Cloth tape cassette
Cloth tape and ink ribbon
AV (Avery) labels cassette
AV labels and base paper
Note: The tape cassette for Head cleaning is provided.
* The height and width of printed characters will
differ depending on characters.
The values in the
above list apply to character “H” of HELSINKI.
* The character size refers to the point size.