Brother P-touch 2470 User Manual page 9

Inputting Label Data .................................................................... 17
Entering and editing text .............................................................................17
Entering an accented character ..................................................................19
Entering a bar code ....................................................................................20
Entering a symbol ....................................................................................... 22
Formatting the Label .................................................................... 25
Specifying a label length .............................................................................25
Specifying a margin size .............................................................................25
Framing the text ..........................................................................................26
Specifying the character size ......................................................................27
Specifying the character width ................................................................... 28
Specifying the character style ..................................................................... 29
Using the pre-formatted Auto Format templates ........................................ 30
Printing Labels ............................................................................. 31
Previewing the label layout ........................................................................31
Feeding tape ...............................................................................................32
Printing a label ........................................................................................... 32
Using special printing functions ................................................................. 32
Storing and Recalling Files ........................................................... 36
Storing label text ......................................................................................... 36
Recalling text that has been stored .............................................................37
Deleting text that has been stored ...............................................................37
4. Machine Adjustments ..................................................39
Selecting how tape is fed and cut ................................................................39
Adjusting the display contrast ..................................................................... 39
Using the Auto Reduction function .............................................................40
Calibrating the label length ........................................................................40
Updating the PERSONAL symbol category ..............................................41
Changing the units of measure ................................................................... 41
Displaying version information ..................................................................41
Cleaning ...................................................................................... 42
Cleaning the print head, rollers and tape cutter ........................................ 42
5. Appendix .....................................................................44
Resetting the P-touch ................................................................... 44
Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 44
Error Message List ........................................................................ 46
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