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STYLE

You can also use one of nine different print styles for the characters in your label. If a
setting other than 

NORMAL 

is selected, the 

Style 

indicator at the bottom of the display

lights up.

NORMAL

OUTLINE

BOLD

SHADOW

ITALIC

I+OUTL

 (italic + outline)

I+BOLD

 (italic + bold)

I+SHADOW

 (italic + shadow)

VERTICAL

Note:

• If there are two lines of text, they are printed in the 

NORMAL 

style, regardless of

the selected style setting.

• To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

STYLE 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

). The

current style setting appears in the display.

3

Press 

 and 

 until the desired style setting is displayed.

4

Press 

 (or 

) to apply the selected style setting to the text.

UNDERLINE/FRAME

This option allows you to emphasize or decorate your entire text by framing or underlining
it. If any setting other than 

OFF 

is selected, the 

Undl/Frm

 indicator at the bottom of the

display lights up.

OFF 

(no underline or frame)

ROUND

WOODEN

POINTING

CANDY

UNDL 

(underline)

Note:

• The underline or frame is not printed if the 

VERTICAL 

style setting is used.

• To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

UNDL/FRM 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

).

The current underline/frame setting appears in the display.

3

Press 

 and 

 until the desired underline/frame setting is displayed.

4

Press 

 (or 

) to apply the selected underline/frame setting to the text.

MIRROR PRINTING

This function prints your label so that the text can be read from the adhesive side of the
tape. If mirror-printed labels are attached to glass or some other transparent material,
they can be read correctly from the opposite side.

Note:

• With this function, the text must be printed on transparent tape.

• To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

MIRROR 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

). The

current mirror printing setting appears in the display.

3

Press 

 and 

 until the desired mirror printing setting is displayed.

4

Press 

 (or 

) to apply the selected mirror printing setting to the text.

TAPE MARGIN

This function can be used to leave equal margins of 4 mm (

#

), 12 mm (

##

) or 24 mm

(

###

) on both sides of the text. Using the “–” tape margin setting, multiple formats can be

printed, one after the other without feeding the tape, onto a single label.

Note:

To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

MARGIN 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

). The

current tape margin setting appears in the display.

3

Press 

 and 

 until the desired tape margin setting is displayed.

4

Press 

 (or 

) to apply the selected tape margin setting to the text.

Note:

• After printing with the “–” tape margin setting, hold down 

 and press 

once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it,
otherwise some of the printed characters may be cut off.

• After printing with the 

#

 or 

##

 tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever

to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (

:

) and

centre the text within the label.

PRINTING & CUTTING

After you have entered the text and chosen the desired format settings, you are ready to
print the label.

●

To print the label, press 

. The message “PRINT” is displayed while the label is

being printed, and the label comes out of the tape exit slot at the top end of the
machine.

●

To feed out 25 mm of tape (for example, after printing using the “–” tape margin

setting), hold down 

 and press 

 once. The message “FEED” is displayed

while the tape is fed out.

●

To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever in the top-right corner of the
machine.

Note:

• In order to prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut it while the messages

“PRINT” or “FEED” are displayed.

• After printing with the 

#

 or 

##

 tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter lever

to cut off the label, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (

:

) and

center the text within the label.

REPEAT PRINTING

This function allows you to print up to nine copies of the same label.

Note:

To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

REPEAT 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

). The

message “1-9?” appears in the display.

3

Press 

 and 

 until the number of labels that you want to print appears on the

right side of the display.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the number of labels that you want to print.

4

Press 

 (or 

 or 

) to print the labels.

Note:

• After printing with the “–” tape margin setting, hold down 

 and press 

once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.

• After printing with the 

#

, 

##

 or 

###

 tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter

lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (

:

)

and separate the labels.

NUMBERING

This function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing a
selected number by 1 after each label is printed, for example, when printing labels
containing a serial number (for example, 0123, 0124, and 0125).

Note:

To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Position the cursor below the number that you wish to increase.

2

Press 

.

3

Press 

 and 

 until 

NUMBER 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

).

The message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4

Press 

 and 

 until the last number that you want to print appears on the right

side of the display.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the last number that you want to print.

Note:

The last number that will be printed must be larger than the number selected
in the text, otherwise the message “ERROR” will appear when you try to print.

5

Press 

 (or 

 or 

) to print the labels.

Note:

• After printing with the “–” tape margin setting, hold down 

 and press 

once to feed the tape before pushing in the tape cutter lever to cut it.

• After printing with the 

#

, 

##

 or 

###

 tape margin setting, push in the tape cutter

lever to cut off the tape, and then use scissors to cut along the printed dots (

:

)

and separate the labels.

MEMORY

You can use the memory to store your most frequently used text. The text file remains in
the memory, even after all characters are removed from the display by holding down 

and pressing 

. Later, the text can easily be reused by recalling it from the memory.

The machine’s memory can store up to 300 characters, which can be divided into as
many as nine text files. The maximum capacity for a single text file is 55 characters.

STORING TEXT

Note:

To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

MEMORY 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

).

3

Press 

 and 

 until 

STORE 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

). The

message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4

Press 

 and 

 until the file number where you want to store the text is

displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number where you want to store the
text.

5

Press 

 (or 

) to store the text. The text previously shown in the display

reappears.

Note:

• If the file number you selected already contains text, the message “ERROR”

appears. Press 

 (or 

), and then select a different file number.

• If nine text files are already stored, the message “ERROR” appears. Press

  (or 

), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to

store the current text.

• If 300 characters are already stored, the message “FULL” appears. Press

 (or 

), and then delete one of the stored text files before trying to

store the current text.

RECALLING TEXT

Note:

To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

MEMORY 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

).

3

Press 

 and 

 until 

RECALL 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

). The

message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4

Press 

 and 

 until the text file that you want to recall is displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number of the text that you want to
recall.

5

Press 

 (or 

) to clear the display and recall the selected text.

DELETING A TEXT FILE

Note:

To quit the following procedure at any time without making any changes, press 

.

1

Press 

.

2

Press 

 and 

 until 

MEMORY 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

).

3

Press 

 and 

 until 

DELETE 

is displayed, and then press 

 (or 

). The

message “1-9?” appears in the display.

4

Press 

 and 

 until the text file that you want to delete is displayed.

OR

Press the key (1-9) corresponding to the file number of the text that you want to
delete.

5

Press 

 (or 

) to delete the selected text file.

ERROR MESSAGE LIST

SPECIFICATIONS

Keyboard:

42 keys

Print speed:

10 mm/sec.

Character size:

Standard size
Double width
Double height
Double width & double height
4

× 

width & double height

Character font:

HELSINKI

Print tape:

Pressure-sensitive adhesive-based (TZ tape only)
Three widths available:
12 mm
9 mm
6 mm

LCD:

7 

× 

5 dots              1 line 

× 

8 characters

Power supply:

Six AAA size alkaline batteries (LR03) or optional AC adapter
(7V, 1.2A) [Adaptor for PT-1100 only]
Auto-power off

Dimensions:

154 mm (W) 

× 

129 mm (D) 

× 

60 mm (H)

Weight:

400 g (without batteries and tape cassette)

Buffer size:

55 characters

Memory size:

300 characters maximum, 9 text files

TROUBLESHOOTING

ERROR

An error occurred.

BATTERY

The batteries are weak.

B A T T E R Y

The batteries are empty.

FULL

The maximum number of characters (55 characters) have already

been entered or the memory is full.

Problem

1. The display stays blank after you have

turned on the machine.

2. The machine does not print, or the

printed characters are blurred.

3. The printed characters are not formed

properly.

4. Striped tape appears.

5. The memory has cleared on its own.

6. A blank horizontal line appears through

the printed label.

7. The machine has “locked up” (i.e., nothing

happens when a key is pressed, even

though the machine is on).

Solution

• Check that the batteries are correctly

inserted.

• If the batteries are weak, replace them.
• Check that the adapter is correctly

connected.

• Check that the tape cassette has been

inserted correctly.

• If the tape cassette is empty, replace it.
• Check that the character size is

appropriate for the width of the tape that
is used.

• If the batteries are weak, replace them.

• The tape cassette is empty. Replace it.

• The batteries may be weak. Replace

them.

• There may be some dust on the print

head. Remove the tape cassette and use
a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the print
head with an up-and-down motion. Try
printing again, and if dust still remains,
dip the cotton swab in isopropyl (rubbing)
alcohol and gently wipe the print head
again.

• Turn off the machine, and then while

holding down 

 and 

, press

 to turn the machine back on.

Finally, release 

 and 

.

Note:

The text and formats in the
display and all text files stored in
the memory are erased.