Brother P-Touch 2480 User Manual page 5

Specifying the character size ......................................................................25
Specifying the character width ...................................................................26
Specifying the character style .....................................................................27
Using the pre-formatted Auto Format templates ........................................29
Printing Labels ............................................................................. 30
Previewing the label layout ........................................................................30
Feeding tape ...............................................................................................30
Printing a label ...........................................................................................30
Using special printing functions .................................................................31
Storing and Recalling Files ........................................................... 35
Storing label text .........................................................................................35
Recalling text that has been stored .............................................................36
Deleting text that has been stored ...............................................................36
4. Machine Adjustments ..................................................37
Selecting how tape is fed and cut ................................................................37
Adjusting the display contrast .....................................................................37
Setting the Auto Reduction function ............................................................38
Calibrating the label length ........................................................................38
Specifying if the PERSONAL symbol category is continually updated .....39
Displaying version information ..................................................................39
5. Using P-touch With a Computer .................................40
Installing the Software & Printer Driver ...................................... 41
Before installation .......................................................................................41
Installing the P-touch Editor 3.2 software ..................................................42
Installing the USB printer driver ................................................................43
Reading the User's Guide ............................................................ 45
Using P-touch Editor 3.2 .............................................................. 46
Starting up P-touch Editor 3.2 ....................................................................47
Displaying the Properties ...........................................................................47
Entering text ................................................................................................48
Notes on usage ............................................................................................48
Transferring Data To/From a Computer ...................................... 49
Entering Transfer mode ..............................................................................49
Downloading data to the P-touch ...............................................................50
Adding a user-defined character image to the text .....................................51
Using template data ....................................................................................51
Using downloaded database data ...............................................................53
Backing up/restoring P-touch data .............................................................56
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