Brother PT-E500 - Manual (Page 31)

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Feed Only
This function will advance the tape approximately 0.96" (24.5mm) resulting in a blank label
sticking out of the tape cassette. This action is recommended when using Fabric tapes, which
should be cut using scissors.
Press the Feed & Cut key.
"Feed & Cut?" will appear on the LCD display.
Using the or key to select the "Feed Only", and then press either OK or Enter key.
The message "Feeding Tape... Please Wait" appears while the tape is fed.
LCD Contrast
You can change the contrast setting of the LCD display to one of five levels (+2, +1, 0, -1,
-2) to make the screen easier to read. The default setting is "0".
Press the Menu key, select "Adjustment" using the or key, and then press the OK
or Enter key.
Select "LCD Contrast" using the or key, and then set the value using the or
key.
Press the OK or Enter key.
Backlight
You can change the backlight setting either to on or off.
The display is easier to see with the backlight on. The default setting is on.
Press the Menu key, and then select "Advanced" using the or key. Press OK or
Enter key.
Select "Backlight" using the or key, and press the OK or Enter key.
Select "On" or "Off" using the or key, and press the OK or Enter key.
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To exit or cancel this function press Esc.
LCD Display
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• Press the Esc key to return to the previous step.
• Pressing the Space key on the contrast setting screen sets the contrast to the default value "0".
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• Power can be saved when the backlight is turned off.
• The backlight will automatically turn off after 10 seconds of inactivity, press any key to re-
enable it. During printing, the backlight is disabled. The backlight turns on during data
transmissions.