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PT-7500/7600 User's Guide (English)
LW2458001
7500/7600
USER´S GUIDE
USER´S GUIDE
Printed in China
LW2458001
• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch.
� Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference.
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PT75007600uk.book Page i Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Before Using Your P-touch Thank you for purchasing the PT-7500/7600. Your new P-touch is an easy to operate, feature packed labelling system that makes creating professional, high quality labels a breeze. In addition to easy label creation via pre-formatted label layouts, the P-touch editing software features advanced label formatting, block formats, bar codes and auto-numbering functions. Safety precautions To prevent injury and dam
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PT75007600uk.book Page ii Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM WARNING Rechargeable battery pack (for PT-7600 only) Follow these guidelines to avoid fire, heat, damage, and electric shock. Do not use this P-touch with any Do not allow the rechargeable battery pack rechargeable battery pack other than that to get wet. specified. Do not short-circuit the terminals of the To recharge the rechargeable battery pack, rechargeable battery pack or the P-touch insert the rechargeable battery pack into
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PT75007600uk.book Page iii Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM WARNING Batteries (Alkaline/Rechargeable) Follow these guidelines to avoid leakage, or damage to the batteries. Do not use metallic articles, such as If the batteries leak, make sure the fluid does tweezers or a metallic pen, when not come into contact with your eyes, as this exchanging the batteries. may result in loss of eyesight. If contact Do not charge the batteries in high does occur, flush eyes with clean water and temperat
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PT75007600uk.book Page iv Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM CAUTION Tape Cutter Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury and damage of the P-touch. Do not open the tape compartment cover Do not apply excessive pressure to the cutter when operating the cutter unit. unit. AC adapter If you do not intend using the P-touch for an Always hold the plug when disconnecting extended period of time, please disconnect the power cord from the power outlet. the AC adapter from the power outlet an
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PT75007600uk.book Page v Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM General Precautions ● Do not use the P-touch in any way or for any purpose not described in this guide. Doing so may result in accidents or damage to the machine. ● Do not put any foreign objects into the tape exit slot, AC adapter connector, or USB port (for PT-7600 only), etc. ● Do not touch the print head with your fingers. Use a soft wipe (e.g. a cotton swab) when cleaning the print head or the optional print head cleaning casset
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PT75007600uk.book Page vi Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Contents Before Using Your P-touch .............................................................i Safety precautions ..........................................................................................i General Precautions ...................................................................... v 1. Getting Started ..............................................................1 Unpacking Your P-touch ...............................
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PT75007600uk.book Page vii Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Entering an accented character ..................................................................22 Entering a bar code ....................................................................................23 Entering a symbol .......................................................................................25 Formatting the Label ....................................................................28 Specifying a label length .....
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PT75007600uk.book Page viii Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Using P-touch Editor 5.0 ..............................................................54 Starting P-touch Editor ...............................................................................55 Layout window ............................................................................................57 Starting P-touch Editor Help ......................................................................59 Transferring Data To/From a
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PT75007600uk.book Page 1 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Getting Started 1 1 Unpacking Your P-touch Check that the package contains the following before using your P-touch. PT-7600 P-touch Rechargeable battery pack (BA-7000) TZ tape cassette Strap belt CD-ROM User's Guide USB cable AC adapter (AD-18U or AD-18E) (The design of the adapter may differ by country.) 1 Getting Started
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PT75007600uk.book Page 2 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM PT-7500 P-touch Strap belt TZ tape cassette User's Guide AC adapter (AD-18U or AD-18E) (The design of the adapter may differ by country.) 2
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PT75007600uk.book Page 3 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM General Description Top view & bottom view Top view Display Tape cutter button Keyboard AC adapter connector USB port (for PT-7600 only) Back cover Release lever Battery compartment Print head Tape cassette compartment Tape exit slot Bottom view 3 Getting Started
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PT75007600uk.book Page 4 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Keyboard & LCD screen PT-7600 is shown here. 16 234 5 7 E 8 F D CB A 0 G 9 H Q I P J O N K L M 1 Left text alignment (page 33) E Caps mode (page 20) 2 Centre text alignment (page 33) F Insert mode (page 21) 3 Right text alignment (page 33) G Shift mode (page 20) 4 Justified text alignment H Code mode (page 20) (page 33) I Power key (page 12) 5 Bold text style (page 32) J Backspace key 6 Outline text style (page 32) (pages 19 & 22) 7 It
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PT75007600_chap1.fm Page 5 Thursday, July 10, 2008 4:09 PM Back light Press g and f to turn on or turn off the back light. The back light can be used when you wish to see the display more clearly. The default setting is ON. ☞ Power can be saved when the back light is turned off. Power Supply The P-touch can be supplied with two or three power supply options. AC adapter Batteries Rechargeable battery pack* (page 5) (page 6) (page 7) PT-7500 ●● - PT-7600 ●● ● *The rechargeable battery pack is
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PT75007600uk.book Page 6 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Notes on the AC adapter ☞ Only use the AC adapter designed exclusively for this machine. ☞ Disconnect the AC adapter if you do not intend to use this P-touch for an extended period of time. When the power is disconnected, all text shown in the display and stored in the memory will be lost. Batteries Installing the batteries This machine has been designed to allow you to change the batteries quickly and easily. With batteries installe
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PT75007600uk.book Page 7 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM ☞ Make sure that the batteries are inserted so that their poles point in the correct direction. With batteries installed, the P-touch determines the remaining battery charge during printing and feeding. If a low battery charge is detected, the low battery indicator ()) comes on. When this occurs, be sure to replace the batteries. The low battery indicator may not come on in some operating conditions. ☞ Before replacing the batteries,
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PT75007600uk.book Page 8 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Charging the rechargeable battery pack Insert the plug on the AC adapter cord into the connector on the machine and insert the AC adapter plug into a standard electrical outlet. While the rechargeable battery pack is charging, the charging indicator light lights up. Charging time is approx. 3 hours. The charging indicator light turns off when charging is completed. Charging indicator light Replacing the rechargeable battery pack I
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PT75007600uk.book Page 9 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Notes on the rechargeable battery pack ☞ Be sure to use the suggested AC adapter (AD-18U or AD-18E) ☞ Connect the AC adapter directly to the P-touch to use it immediately after purchase or when the rechargeable battery pack’s charge becomes low. ☞ Disconnect power to the P-touch when installing or removing the rechargeable battery pack. ☞ Be sure to charge the rechargeable battery pack before using the P-touch. ☞ The rechargeable batt
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PT75007600uk.book Page 10 Thursday, July 10, 2008 9:39 AM Notes on tape cassettes ☞ Before installing the tape cassette, make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides. ☞ If the tape cassette to be installed has an ink ribbon and the ink ribbon is loose, use your finger to wind the toothed wheel in the direction of the arrow on the cassette until there is no slack in the ribbon. Toothed wheel End of the tape Tape guide ☞ When inserting the tape cassette, make sure that the
