Troubleshooting; Monitoring The P-Touch Status - Brother P-touch PT-1500PC Quick Reference

4 Use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe up and
down along the print head and roller.
Caution: Be careful not to touch the cutter near the
print head and roller while cleaning them.
In addition, do not try to clean the
print head immediately after printing,
otherwise you may be burned.
5 Insert the tape cassette, and then close the
tape compartment cover.
* Cleaning can easily be done using the
optional print head cleaning cassette
(TZ-CL4).

Monitoring the P-touch Status

You can determine the status of the PT-1500PC from the status indicator.
Status Indicator
Lights up
Flashes a few times
Flashes quickly
Flashes, staying off
longer that it is on
Flashes slowly
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Troubleshooting

• The P-touch is operating normally and is in stand-by.
• The P-touch is receiving data from the computer correctly.
• The cassette is not installed. → Install a cassette.
• A transmission error occurred. → Press the power/feed key to turn
the PT-1500PC off, then on again.
• The tape cutter button was pressed while printing → Try printing again.
• An EEPROM error occurred. → Contact your service representative.
• The print head is cooling down. → Wait until printing continues.
Roller
(area to be cleaned)
Print head
(area to be cleaned)
Cause→Remedy
Cotton swab
Cotton swab