Making Two Line Text; Entering Symbols; Entering Accented Characters- Page 2

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Switching Upper Case/Lower Case

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.

Entering Symbols

>

• To go to the next group, press

.

• To cancel operations, press

.

Entering Accented Characters

>

>

/

>

/

• 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.

+

Group

Symbols

Group

Symbols

1

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2

8

3

9

4

10

5

11

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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

Upper case (

ON)

Lower case (

OFF)

Display

Label image

Setting [Size]

>

[

Size

]

>

[

Large

]

Automatically adjusts the Large, Medium and Small text size according to the 
tape width.

Setting [Width]

>

[

Width

]

>

[

×

2

]

Setting [Style] 

(Vertical)

>

[

Style

]

>

[

Vertical

]

Setting [Underline/Frame]

>

[

Underline/Frame

]

>

[

Underline

]

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.

>

>

[

Tab

]

Setting [Tab Length]

(Auto / 0 - 100mm)

>

[

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]

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 

(Tape Feed)

+

Printing

• 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.

[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.

Using [Print Option]

[Copies]

You can print up to 9 copies of each label.

>

[

Print Option

]

>

[

Copies

]

>

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.

[Mirror]

>

[

Print Option

]

>

[

Mirror

]

>

[Mirror Print?]

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.

Peel the printed label from the backing and apply the label.

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 (

~

) (Maximum: 

3 texts).

To Save:

>

>

To Print:

To Open:

>

>

When the saved text contains more than 8 characters, use

to scroll the 

text.

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

.

[Large]

[Medium]

[Small]

[Normal]

[

×

2]

[

×

1/2]

[Normal]

[Bold]

[Outline]

[Shadow]

[Italic]

[Italic Bold]

[Italic Outl](Italic Outline) [Italic Shadow]

[Vertical]

[Off]

[Underline]

[Round]

[Candy]

[Callout]

[Banner]

[Wooden]

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

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

Display

Label image

ABC

D

Tab

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

25mm

12mm

12mm

4mm

4mm

25mm

ABC

ABC

:

ABC

:

Full

Half

Narrow

ABC     ABC     ABC

ABC

ABC
DEF

<e.g. 1>

<e.g. 2>

(feed & cut)

(feed & cut)

Chain Print

(

+

)

Key

Function

Key

Function

[Size]

[Tab Length]

[Width]

[Label Length]

[Style]

[Auto Format]

[Underline/Frame]

[Margin]

[Tab]

[Print Option]

(

+

)

[CREATING LABELS]

MAKING TEXT

DESIGNING LABELS

PRINTING LABELS

COMPLETED LABELS

USEFUL FUNCTIONS