Brother International PT-9600 Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 61

Barcode key, To add an accented character to the text - lettering machine

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Functions Ch. 3 Functions To add an accented character to the text: 1 Hold down d and press s. The message "ACCENT a-u/A-U? PRESS THE REQUIRED CHARACTER" appears on the display. Barcode key (d + i) The Barcode function, which enables barcodes to be printed as part of labels, is one of this machine's most advanced features. RRRRG H 1 2NOLMAPCR3CE4ESNS5T6T7HE8 9 ABCDE a-u/A-U? REQUIRED RI RJ CHARACTER AUTO 1.10 HELSINKI A F K QQQQQQQQQQQQ AUTO Length Margin Font Width Size NOTE To return to the text at any time, press e (OR hold down d and press s). 2 Press the key of the letter in the desired accented character (OR press n ). NOTE To type an uppercase accented character, hold down h (OR press c to enter Caps mode) before pressing the letter key. à RRRRG H 1 2NLMO RI 3 4 a 5 6 7 8 9 A B C D E á ä â F K a1 QQQQQQQQQQQQ RJ AUTO 1.10 HELSINKI A AUTO Length Margin Font Width Size 3 Press m or g to select the desired letter in the accented character, and then press j or k until the desired accented character is displayed enlarged within the frame in the middle of the display. 4 Press n. The accented character is added to the text. NOTE To type in a series of accented characters, hold down d before pressing n. Then, continue adding accented characters by selecting them as explained in step 2, and holding down d while pressing n. Press just n after selecting the last accented character in the series. NOTE ☞ This section will explain how to enter a barcode into your text. It is not intended as a comprehensive introduction to the concept of barcoding. For more detailed information, please consult one of the many reference books available. ☞ Since this machine is not specifically designed for special barcode label-making, some barcode readers may not be able to read the labels. ☞ Barcodes should be printed on white labels with black ink. The various barcode parameters enable you to create more customized barcodes. Parameter PROTOCOL WIDTH (bar width) UNDER# (numbers printed below barcode) CHECK DIGIT Settings CODE 39, I-2/5, EAN13, EAN8, UPC-A, UPC-E, CODABAR, EAN128, CODE128 LARGE, MEDIUM, SMALL, EXTRA SMALL ON, OFF OFF, ON The default settings are CODE 39 PROTOCOL, MEDIUM WIDTH, UNDER# set to ON, and CHECK DIGIT set to OFF. NOTE ☞ It is recommended that barcodes be printed with the barcode WIDTH parameter set to at least SMALL, otherwise barcodes may be difficult to read. ☞ The CHECK DIGIT parameter is only available with the CODE 39 and I-2/5 types. 49

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Ch. 3 Functions
Functions
To add an accented character to the text:
1
Hold down
and press
·
. The mes-
sage
“ACCENT
a-u/A-U?
PRESS
THE
REQUIRED CHARACTER” appears on the
display.
2
Press the key of the letter in the desired
accented character (OR press
¸
).
3
Press
¹
or
º
to select the desired letter in
the accented character, and then press
»
or
¼
until the desired accented character
is displayed enlarged within the frame in
the middle of the display.
4
Press
¸
. The accented character is added
to the text.
Barcode key (
+
±
)
The Barcode function, which enables barcodes
to be printed as part of labels, is one of this
machine’s most advanced features.
The various barcode parameters enable you to
create more customized barcodes.
The default settings are
CODE 39 PROTOCOL
,
MEDIUM WIDTH
,
UNDER#
set to
ON
, and
CHECK DIGIT
set to
OFF
.
NOTE
To return to the text at any time
, press
Ì
(OR
hold down
and press
·
).
NOTE
To type an uppercase accented character
, hold
down
²
(OR press
´
to enter Caps mode)
before pressing the letter key.
NOTE
To type in a series of accented characters
, hold
down
before pressing
¸
. Then, continue
adding accented characters by selecting them as
explained in step
2
, and holding down
while
pressing
¸
. Press just
¸
after selecting the last
accented character in the series.
Length
Margin
Font
Width
Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
K
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
R
R
R
R
R
G
H
I
J
AUTO
1.10
HELSINKI
A
AUTO
ACCENT
a-u/A-U?
PRESS THE REQUIRED
CHARACTER
Length
Margin
Font
Width
Size
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
A
B
C
D
E
F
K
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
Q
R
R
R
R
R
R
G
H
I
J
AUTO
1.10
HELSINKI
A
AUTO
a
a1
à
á
ä
â
NO
L
M
NOTE
This section will explain how to enter a barcode
into your text. It is not intended as a compre-
hensive introduction to the concept of barcod-
ing. For more detailed information, please
consult one of the many reference books avail-
able.
Since this machine is not specifically designed
for special barcode label-making, some bar-
code readers may not be able to read the labels.
Barcodes should be printed on white labels
with black ink.
Parameter
Settings
PROTOCOL
CODE 39
,
I-2/5
,
EAN13
,
EAN8
,
UPC-A
,
UPC-E
,
CODABAR
,
EAN128
,
CODE128
WIDTH
(bar width)
LARGE
,
MEDIUM
,
SMALL
,
EXTRA SMALL
UNDER#
(numbers printed
below barcode)
ON
,
OFF
CHECK DIGIT
OFF
,
ON
NOTE
It is recommended that barcodes be printed
with the barcode
WIDTH
parameter set to at
least
SMALL
, otherwise barcodes may be diffi-
cult to read.
The
CHECK DIGIT
parameter is only available
with the
CODE 39
and
I-2/5
types.