Brother International PT2400 Users Manual - English and Spanish - Page 99

Length Function

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LENGTH FUNCTION Although the length of the printed label automatically adjusts to fit the length of the entered text, there may be times when you will want to make a label with a specific length. The Length function allows you to set the label length between 1.6 and 11.8 inches (4.0 and 30.0 centimeters). The default length setting is OFF. When the Length function is set to ON, the Length indicator on the right side of the display lights up.  Turning off the machine and turning it on again changes the length setting back to OFF. To turn on or off the Length function: Length 1 While holding down Code , press T once, and keep Code held down to display the current length of the label (the text and both margins) briefly, and then display the current label length setting (ON or OFF). Length 2 While still holding down Code , continue pressing T until the desired label length set- ting is displayed.  The Length indicator lights up when ON is selected. 3 Release Code . If ON was selected, the current label length setting is displayed. 4 Press Home or to select the desired length or use the number keys to enter the End length.  To change the length in 1" (1.0-cm) steps, hold down either Home or , and End then release the key when the desired setting is displayed. Feed&Cut The default setting (4" (10.0 cm)) can be selected by pressing Space . To switch the unit of measurement between inches and centimeters, press M ñ until the measurement is displayed in the desired unit. New Block 5 Press . 95

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LENGTH FUNCTION
Although the length of the printed label automatically adjusts to fit the length of the entered
text, there may be times when you will want to make a label with a specific length. The
Length
function allows you to set the label length between 1.6 and 11.8 inches (4.0 and 30.0 centime-
ters).
The default length setting is
OFF
. When the
Length
function is set to
ON
, the
Length
indicator
on the right side of the display lights up.
Turning off the machine and turning it on again changes the length setting back to
OFF
.
To turn on or off the Length function:
1
While holding down
, press
once, and keep
held down to display the
current length of the label (the text and both margins) briefly, and then display the current
label length setting (
ON
or
OFF
).
2
While still holding down
, continue pressing
until the desired label length set-
ting is displayed.
The
Length
indicator lights up when
ON
is selected.
3
Release
. If
ON
was selected, the current label length setting is displayed.
4
Press
or
to select the desired length or use the number keys to enter the
length.
To change the length in 1” (1.0-cm) steps, hold down either
or
, and
then release the key when the desired setting is displayed.
The default setting (4” (10.0 cm)) can be selected by pressing
.
To switch the unit of measurement between inches and centimeters, press
until the measurement is displayed in the desired unit.
5
Press
.
Code
Code
Length
T
Length
T
Code
Code
Code
Code
Length
T
Length
T
Code
Code
Home
End
Home
End
Space
Feed&Cut
Space
ñ
M
ñ
M
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