Entering Numbers; Entering Symbols; Entering Accented Characters- Page 2

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Switching Upper Case/Lower Case

>

Entering Numbers

>

Entering Symbols

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• To go to the next group, press

.

• To cancel operations, press

.

Entering Accented Characters

>

>

/

>

• To cancel operations, press

.

• The order of accented characters differ by the selected LCD language.

Making Two-Line Text

Move the cursor to where the second line will start, and press 

.

Group

Symbols

Group

Symbols

1

7

2

8

3

9

4

10

5

11

6

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)

Caps

Num Lock ON

Num Lock OFF

Num

Display

Label image

Setting [Size]

>

[

Size

]

>

[

Large

]

Setting [Width]

>

[

Width

]

>

[

×

2

]

Setting [Style] 

(Vertical)

>

[

Style

]

>

[

Vertical

]

Setting [Undl/Frm]

(Underline/Frame)

>

[

Undl/Frm

]

>

[

Undl

]

Setting [Length] 

(Label Length)

(Auto / 30 - 300mm)

>

[

Length

]

>

• You can also select the length by entering the length with

~

.

• To return to [Auto], press 

.

Setting [A/F](Auto Format)

You can choose label length from five formats to create labels for various 
applications.

>

[

A/F

]

>

[VCR VHS]

To Clear

Entries will be deleted backwards. By pressing

, you will delete a charac-

ter. (To delete a whole line of text, keep pressing

.)

To Clear All Text and Settings

+

>

>

• This will not affect the clock or language settings.

Text Preview

You can preview the text before printing.

• The LCD shows the whole text and the label length (inch/mm), then returns to the 

original text.

• Only the text can be previewed, not the font, style, size, underline/frame or any 

additional features.

Feeding 

(Tape Feed)

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• The machine will feed 25 mm of tape, which should be done after installing a new tape 

cassette.

Printing

• To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the upper-left corner of the 

machine.

• To prevent damage to the tape, do not try to cut while the message "Print" or 

"Feed" is displayed.

Using Copies

You can print up to 9 copies of each label.

>

[

Copies

]

>

You can also select the number of copies by entering with

~

.

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

Removing the Label Backing

This machine is equipped with a peeler that allows you to easily remove the 
backing from labels.

Insert the label, with the printed surface facing down, as far as possible 
into the built-in peeler.

Fold back the label to the right and quickly pull out the label. The end of 
the backing is separated from the label.

Time & Date Function

You can insert the desired time and date into your text at the touch of a button.
Time and Date can be printed in one of the 8 different formats.
You can change the time/date by changing the clock setting.

To add the time and date to your text:

The cursor should be positioned where you wish to insert the time and date.

To select the format of the time and date:

To change the Clock Setting:

Example: Setting the clock to 20th March 2006, 15:30

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You can also confirm the current setting and continue to the next setting by 
pressing the right cursor key.

Function Shortcuts

In addition to the basic steps to search for a function, PT-80 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 confirm, press

.

[Large]

[Small]

[Normal]

[

×

2]

[

×

1/2]

[Normal]

[Bold]

[Outline]

[Shadow]

[Italic]

[I+Bold] (Italic Bold)

[I+Outl](Italic Outline)

[I+Shadow](Italic Shadow) [Vertical]

[Off]

[Undl] (Underline) [Round]

[Candy]

[Callout]

[Banner]

[Wooden]

LCD

Application

Length

VCR VHS

Cassette spine

140mm

MiniDV

Cassette spine

42mm

Audio

Cassette case spine

89mm

File Tab

File tab

82mm

Divider

Divider Tab

42mm

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

(

+

)

Format

Description

Example 

(20th March 2006, 15:30)

D/M/Y

Date/Month/Year

20/03/06

D/M/Y hm

Date/Month/Year time

20/03/06 15:30

D.M.Y

Date.Month.Year

20.03.06

D.M.Y hm

Date.Month.Year time

20.03.06 15:30

Y-M-D

Year-Month-Date

06-03-20

Y-M-D hm

Year-Month-Date time

06-03-20 15:30

M/D/Y

Month/Date/Year

03/20/06

M/D/Y hm

Month/Date/Year time

03/20/06 15:30

Setting Date (DD), Month (MM), Year (YY)

>

>

input “20”

input “03”

input “06”

Setting Hour (hh) and Minute (mm)

>

input “15”

input “30”

Key

Function

Key

Function

Size

Auto Format

Width

Copies

Style

Time & Date

Underline/Frame

All Clear

Label Length

(

+

)

Time/Date

(

+

)

[CREATING LABELS]

MAKING TEXT

DESIGNING LABELS

PRINTING LABELS

USEFUL FUNCTIONS

COMPLETED LABELS