Display; Printing Mechanism - Brother PT-1800 Service Manual

1.1.3

Display

[ 1 ] Display type
[ 2 ] Number of columns
[ 3 ] Number of indicators
[ 4 ] Character size
[ 5 ] Dot size
[ 6 ] Field-of-view angle adjustment
1.1.4

Printing Mechanism

[ 1 ] Print method
[ 2 ] Print speed
[ 3 ] Print head
Type
Heat generator
Size of heating element
[ 4 ] Character size (dots)
Height
Width
Thermal transfer onto plastic tapes (laminate
tape and non-laminated tape) or special
tapes (instant lettering tape, non-laminated
thermal film tape, iron-on transfer tape, and
porous-stamp tape)
(Fixed print head and tape feeding
mechanism)
10 mm/second (Typical)
Thermal print head
Consists of 128 heating elements vertically
aligned (96 out of them actually used)
0.195 mm (7.7 mils) wide by 0.141 mm (5.6
mils) high
Point size
6
9
12
18
24
36
OFF (Medium)
ON (Wide)
I - 2
Liquid crystal display (LCD)
12 columns x 2 rows
(See Figure 1.1-2.)
19 (See Figure 1.1-2.)
5 dots wide by 7 dots high
0.524 mm (20.6 mils) wide by 0.58
mm (22.8 mils) high
Fixed by a resistor
No. of heating elements to be used
15
21
28
44
56
88