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Machine adjustments, Appendix – Brother PT-2470 User Manual

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Inputting Label Data .................................................................... 17

Entering and editing text ............................................................................. 17
Entering an accented character .................................................................. 19
Entering a bar code .................................................................................... 20
Entering a symbol ....................................................................................... 22

Formatting the Label .................................................................... 25

Specifying a label length ............................................................................. 25
Specifying a margin size ............................................................................. 25
Framing the text .......................................................................................... 26
Specifying the character size ...................................................................... 27
Specifying the character width ................................................................... 28
Specifying the character style ..................................................................... 29
Using the pre-formatted Auto Format templates ........................................ 30

Printing Labels ............................................................................. 31

Previewing the label layout ........................................................................ 31
Feeding tape ............................................................................................... 32
Printing a label ........................................................................................... 32
Using special printing functions ................................................................. 32

Storing and Recalling Files ........................................................... 36

Storing label text ......................................................................................... 36
Recalling text that has been stored ............................................................. 37
Deleting text that has been stored ............................................................... 37

4. Machine Adjustments ..................................................39

Selecting how tape is fed and cut ................................................................ 39
Adjusting the display contrast ..................................................................... 39
Using the Auto Reduction function ............................................................. 40
Calibrating the label length ........................................................................ 40
Updating the PERSONAL symbol category .............................................. 41
Changing the units of measure ................................................................... 41
Displaying version information .................................................................. 41

Cleaning ...................................................................................... 42

Cleaning the print head, rollers and tape cutter ........................................ 42

5. Appendix .....................................................................44

Resetting the P-touch ................................................................... 44
Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 44
Error Message List ........................................................................ 46

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