Brother International PT18R Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 28

Feeding Tape, LCD Display, LCD Contrast

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GETTING STARTED Feeding Tape The Feed & Cut function feeds 0.89" (22.5 mm) of blank tape then cuts the tape. • Be sure to feed tape to remove any slack in the tape and ink ribbon after inserting the tape cassette. • Do not pull the label coming out of the tape exit slot. Doing so will cause the ink ribbon to be discharged with the tape. • Do not block the tape exit slot during printing or when feeding tape. Doing so will cause the tape to jam. 1 Press the key. "Feed & Cut?" appears on the display. 2 Press the key to feed tape. The message "Feeding Tape... Please Wait" appears while the tape is fed, and then the tape is cut. Press while "Feed & Cut?" is displayed to cancel tape feeding. LCD Display LCD Contrast You can change the contrast setting of the LCD display to one of five levels (+2, +1, 0, -1, -2) to make the screen easier to read. The default setting is "0". 1 Press the key to display the Tools menu, select "LCD Contrast" using the or key, and then press the key. 2 Select a contrast level using the or key. The screen contrast changes each time you press the or key, allowing you to set the most suitable contrast. 3 Press the key. • Press the key to return to the previous step. • Pressing the key on the contrast setting screen sets the contrast to the default value "0". 22 Feeding Tape

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GETTING STARTED
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Feeding Tape
The Feed & Cut function feeds 0.89" (22.5 mm) of blank tape then cuts the tape.
Press the
key.
“Feed & Cut?” appears on the display.
Press the
key to feed tape.
The message “Feeding Tape... Please Wait” appears while the tape is fed, and
then the tape is cut.
LCD Contrast
You can change the contrast setting of the LCD display to one of five levels (+2, +1, 0,
-1, -2) to make the screen easier to read. The default setting is “0”.
Press the
key to display the Tools menu, select
“LCD Contrast” using the
or
key, and then
press the
key.
Select a contrast level using the
or
key.
The screen contrast changes each time you press the
or
key, allowing you to set the most suitable
contrast.
Press the
key.
Feeding Tape
•
Be sure to feed tape to remove any slack in the tape and ink ribbon after inserting the tape
cassette.
•
Do not pull the label coming out of the tape exit slot. Doing so will cause the ink ribbon
to be discharged with the tape.
•
Do not block the tape exit slot during printing or when feeding tape. Doing so will cause the
tape to jam.
1
2
Press
while “Feed & Cut?” is displayed to cancel tape feeding.
LCD Display
1
2
3
•
Press the
key to return to the previous step.
•
Pressing the
key on the contrast setting screen sets the contrast to the default value
“0”.