Brother PT-H500 User Manual

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EDITING A LABEL

Creating a Bar Code Label

Setting Bar Code Parameters and Entering Bar Code Data

Press the Bar Code key.

Select an attribute using the or key, and then set a value for that attribute using
the

key.

Press the OK or Enter key to apply the settings.

Type in the bar code data.
Special characters can be entered in the bar code when

using the CODE39, CODE128, CODABAR or GS1-128
protocols. When not using special characters, go to step
7.

Press the Symbol key.

A list of characters available for the current protocol is displayed.

Select a character using the

or key, then press the

OK or Enter key to insert the character in the bar code data.

Press the OK or Enter key to insert the bar code in the label.

The bar code is displayed on the text entry screen.

Up to five bar codes can be entered on a label.

Characters may not appear below the bar code even when "On" is selected for

"Under#", depending on the tape width being used, the number of lines entered,

or the current character style settings.

New settings are NOT applied if you do not press the OK or Enter key.

• The "C.Digit" (Check Digit) attribute is only available for the CODE39, I-2/5 and

CODABAR protocols.

• Press the Esc key to return to the previous step.

• Press the Space key to set the selected attribute to the default value.

• Refer to the Bar Code Settings table for a list of all available settings.