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MAKING TEXT
Switching Upper Case/Lower Case
Upper case (
ON)
Lower case (
OFF)
Making Two Line Text
Move the cursor to where the second line starts and press
Use either 9 mm, 12 mm, or 18 mm wide tape for two line text.
Display
Label image
Entering Symbols
>
Group
Symbols
Group
Symbols
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
12
• To go to the next group, press
.
• To cancel operations, press
.
Entering Accented Characters
>
>
>
/
/
Accented Characters
Accented Characters
A
a
C
c
D
d
E
e
G
g
I
i
K
k
L
l
N
n
O
o
R
r
S
s
T
t
U
u
Y
y
Z
z
• To cancel operations, press
.
• The order of accented characters differ by the selected LCD language.
To Clear
By pressing the Backspace Key, the letters will be deleted one by one.
All text and settings will be cleared.
+
2
2
DESIGNING LABELS
Setting [Size]
>
>
[
]
[
]
Size
Large
[Large]
[Medium]
[Small]
Automatically adjusts the text size according to the tape width.
Select MAX to print with maximum text size when using 18 mm (3/4") tape, all
texts are in upper case, the Style setting is [Normal], and the Underline/Frame
setting is [Off].
.
Setting [Width]
>
>
×2
[
]
[
]
Width
×
[Normal]
[
2]
Setting [Style]
(Vertical)
>
>
[
]
[
Style
Vertical
[Normal]
[Bold]
[Shadow]
[Italic]
[Italic Outl](Italic Outline) [Italic Shadow]
Setting [Underline/Frame]
>
>
[
Underline/Frame
]
[Off]
[Underline]
[Round]
[Candy]
[Banner]
[Wooden]
[Vine]
[Hand]
Frames cannot be printed on 3.5 mm tape.
Setting [Tab]
You can make aligned texts by setting tabs.
Example: To set a tab between "ABC" and "D"
The cursor should be positioned where you set a tab.
>
>
[
Tab
Display
Label image
• You can also set a tab by using the Tab Key on the keyboard.
Setting [Tab Length]
(Auto / 0-100 mm)
>
>
[
]
Tab Length
• You can also select the length by entering the length with Num keys.
• To return to [Auto], press
.
Setting [Label Length]
(Auto / 30-300 mm)
>
>
[
Label Length
]
• You can also select the length by entering the length with Num keys.
• To return to [Auto], press
.
Setting [Auto Format]
You can choose label length from six formats to create labels for various ap-
plications.
>
>
[
]
Auto Format
Application
Length
Application
VHS Spine
140 mm
CD Case Spine
MiniDV Spine
42 mm
File Tab
Audio Tape
89 mm
Divider Tab
3
3
PRINTING LABELS
Text Preview
(
+
)
You can preview the text before printing.
[MAX]
• The LCD shows the whole text and the label length (inch/mm), then returns to the
original text.
• Only the text can be previewed, not the font, style, size, underline/frame or any
additional features.
Printing
(
+
)
• To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the upper-left corner of the
machine.
• To prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut while the message "Print" or "Feed"
×
[
1/2]
is displayed.
• Be sure to use scissors to cut the fabric tapes. The built-in cutter cannot completely
cut the fabric tapes.
Feeding
(
+
)
(Tape Feed)
]
+
[Outline]
• The machine will feed 25mm of tape, which may be needed when installing a new tape
cassette or when using the [Chain Print] feature.
Setting [Margin]
[Italic Bold]
>
[Margin]
[Vertical]
[Full]/[Half]/[Narrow] is for leaving equal margins on both sides of the text.
NOTE: Cut along the printed dots (:) with scissors so the text is centered in the label.
(
+
)
Full
Half
ABC
[
Underline
]
25mm
25mm
[Callout]
[Chain Print] is for printing more than 1 copy of a label with minimum margin
<e.g. 1>. You can also create a label containing text in various styles; print a
[Flower]
text in one style, and before feeding, enter the second text in another style
<e.g. 2>.
FEED THE TAPE BEFORE USING THE CUTTER (see Feeding/Printing).
Otherwise A PART OF THE TEXT MAY BE CUT OFF. Do not try to pull the
tape since this may damage the tape cassette.
(
+
)
Chain Print
<e.g. 1>
ABC
ABC
ABC
(feed & cut)
]
Using [Print Option]
ABC
D
[Copies]
Tab
You can print up to 9 copies of each label.
>
[
Print Option
(
+
)
You can also select the number of copies by entering with Num keys.
[Numbering]
You can print many copies of the same text while increasing a selected
(
+
)
number by 1 after each label is printed.
Example: To print copies of a label containing a serial number (0123, 0124 and 0125)
[
Numbering
]
(
+
)
Select the highest number you wish to be printed when setting the number.
[Mirror]
>
[
Print Option
[VHS Spine]
Length
Use clear tape in [Mirror], so the labels can be read correctly from the oppo-
113 mm
site side when attached on glass, windows or other transparent surfaces.
82 mm
42 mm
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4
Peel the printed label from backing and apply the label.
USEFUL FUNCTIONS
Memory
You can save and print your favourite label in seconds at the touch of a but-
ton. There are five Favourite Keys (
bels.
To Save:
To Print:
(Tape Margin)
(
+
)
>
[Full]
To Open:
When the saved text contains more than 8 characters, use
Narrow
through the text.
:
ABC
:
ABC
Function Shortcuts
4mm
4mm
12mm
12mm
In addition to the basic steps to search for a function, the PT-1830 provides
you with function shortcuts so you can easily jump to a frequently used func-
tion just by pressing
confirm, press
Key
<e.g. 2>
ABC
ABC
DEF
(feed & cut)
(
+
)
>
>
]
[
]
Copies
>
>
>
[
]
Print Option
>
>
>
]
[
]
Mirror
[Mirror Print?]
[CREATING LABELS]
COMPLETED LABELS
(Favourite keys)
~
) to store your five favourite la-
>
>
>
>
to scroll
(
+
and the shortcut key shown in the table below. To
.
Function
Key
Function
[Size]
[Tab Length]
[Width]
[Label Length]
[Style]
[Auto Format]
[Underline/Frame]
[Margin]
[Tab]
[Print Option]
)
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