Brother PT-E500 - Manual (Page 10)

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Tape Cutting Options
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T
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A LABEL
The tape cutting options allow you to specify how the tape is fed and cut when printing labels.
In particular, the "Chain" and "No Cut" options greatly reduce the amount of wasted tape by
using smaller margins and eliminating blank sections cut between labels.
Press the Menu key.
Select "Cut Option" using the or key, and then press the OK or Enter key.
Set the value by using the or key, and then press the OK or Enter key to apply the
settings.
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Tape Cutting Options
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New settings are NOT applied if you do not press the OK or Enter key.
• Press the Esc key to return to the previous step.
• Refer to the Tape Cutting Options table for a list of all available settings.
Setting Description Example
Large
Margin
Automatically cuts the tape after each label is
printed, leaving a margin of 0.96" (24.5 mm) on
each end.
This setting can be selected only when GENERAL
is selected.
Small
Margin
Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape before
printing the first label and then cuts the tape after
each label is printed, leaving a 0.08" (2 mm) margin
at both ends of each label.
Chain
• Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape before
printing the first label and then cuts the tape after
each label is printed, leaving a 0.08" (2 mm)
margin at both ends of each label.
• Once the last label is printed, the tape is not fed
and cut. Press the Feed & Cut key to feed and cut
the tape.
ABC ABC
0.96”
(24.5mm)
0.96”
(24.5mm)
ABC ABC
0.08”
(2mm)
0.96”
(24.5mm)
0.08”
(2mm)
ABC ABC
0.08”
(2mm)
0.96”
(24.5mm)
0.08”
(2mm)