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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 or 12 mm wide tape for two line texts.
Display
Label image
Entering Symbols
>
Group
Symbols
Group
Symbols
1
7
2
8
3
9
4
10
5
11
6
• 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 depends on the language you selected in the LCD.
To Clear
Entries will be deleted backwards.
All text and settings will be cleared.
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DESIGNING LABELS
Setting [Size]
(
+
>
>
[
Size
]
[
Large
]
[Large]
[Medium]
[Small]
Automatically adjusts the Large, Medium and Small text size according to the
tape width.
Setting [Width]
(
>
>
×2
[
Width
]
[
]
×
×
[Normal]
[
2]
[
1/2]
Setting [Style]
(Vertical)
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>
>
[
]
[
]
Style
Vertical
[Normal]
[Bold]
[Outline]
[Shadow]
[Italic]
[Italic Bold]
[Italic Outl](Italic Outline) [Italic Shadow]
[Vertical]
Setting [Underline/Frame]
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+
>
>
[
]
[
]
Underline/Frame
Underline
[Off]
[Underline]
[Round]
[Candy]
[Callout]
[Banner]
[Wooden]
Frames will not be printed on 3.5mm 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.
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>
[
Tab
]
Display
Label image
ABC
D
Tab
Setting [Tab Length]
(Auto / 0 - 100mm)
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>
>
[
]
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 - 300mm)
(
>
>
[
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
]
[VHS Spine]
Application
Length
Application
Length
VHS Spine
140 mm
CD Case Spine
113 mm
MiniDV Spine
42 mm
File Tab
82 mm
Audio Tape
89 mm
Divider Tab
42 mm
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PRINTING LABELS
Text Preview
)
You can preview the text before printing.
• The LCD shows the whole text and the label length (mm), then returns to the original
text.
• Only the text can be previewed, but not the font, style, size, underline/frame or any
additional features.
Feeding
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)
(Tape Feed)
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Printing
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)
• To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the upper-right corner of the
machine.
• To prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut while the message "Print" or "Feed"
is displayed.
Setting [Margin]
(Tape Margin)
>
>
[Margin]
[Full]
[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
Narrow
)
ABC
:
ABC
25mm
25mm
12mm
12mm
[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 texts in various styles; print
a 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.
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)
Chain Print
<e.g. 1>
<e.g. 2>
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
ABC
DEF
(feed & cut)
Using [Print Option]
[Copies]
You can print up to 9 copies of each label.
>
>
[
]
[
]
Print Option
Copies
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)
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)
>
>
[
Print Option
>
[
]
Numbering
Select the highest number you wish to be printed when setting the number.
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)
[Mirror]
>
>
>
[
Print Option
]
[
Mirror
]
Use clear tape in [Mirror], so the labels could be read correctly from the op-
posite side when attached on glass, windows or other transparent surfaces.
[CREATING LABELS]
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COMPLETED LABELS
Peel the printed label from the backing and apply the label.
USEFUL FUNCTIONS
Favourite Label Memory
You can save frequently used texts in the memory and print directly or open
to edit if needed. You can save one text into each key (
3 texts).
To Save:
>
>
(
+
)
To Print:
To Open:
>
>
:
ABC
When the saved text contains more than 8 characters, use
text.
4mm
4mm
Function Shortcuts
In addition to the basic steps to search for a function, PT-1280 provides you
with function shortcuts so you can easily jump to a frequently used function
just by pressing
and the shortcut key shown in the table below. To con-
firm, press
.
Key
Function
Key
[Size]
[Width]
(feed & cut)
[Style]
(
+
)
[Underline/Frame]
[Tab]
>
>
]
[Mirror Print?]
~
) (Maximum:
to scroll the
(
+
)
Function
[Tab Length]
[Label Length]
[Auto Format]
[Margin]
[Print Option]
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