Brother PT-9400 - Manual (Page 48)

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Ch. 3 Functions
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5 Press once to confirm the setting.
If SMALL or LARGE was selected, type in
the desired text, change the font by press
until the desired font setting is dis-
played, and then press . The FOR-
MAT menu appears again.
If a pre-made background design was
selected, the FORMAT menu appears again.
6 Press again to apply the setting. The
Background indicator lights up.
Template ( )
The Template function makes creating a label or
stamp quick and easy. After selecting one of the
various pre-formatted templates, simply change
the text, and then it is ready to be printed. The
many templates available are useful for com-
mon needs
— from addressing envelopes to
identifying floppy disks or audio and video cas-
settes. The tape width and length of each label
printed from a template is preset. Refer to the
samples of the available templates on pages 85
to 88.
After the text is entered, the style of the text can
easily be changed just by selecting one of the 7
available style formats. Refer to page 89 for
samples of the style formats.
To create a label or stamp from a template:
1 Press . The Template indicator lights
up.
NOTE
☞ Up to 20 characters can be entered. Symbols
(see pages 17 and 18) and accented characters
(see page 15) can also be added.
☞ To display an enlarged view of the character or
symbol above the cursor, press . Press any
key to continue editing the text.
☞ To return to the previous screen without keep-
ing any changes, press .
New Block
Font
New Block
Zoom
Image
Cancel
[ ]:CONFIRM
Style Italic Vertical
Caps Alt Template Zoom
Back-
ground
Half
Cutter
36mm
24mm
18mm
12mm
9mm
6mm
1 1/2"
1"
3/4"
1/2"
3/8"
1/4"
A
BACKGROUND
TEXT INPUT
(FONT:HELSI)
New Block
NOTE
☞ If there was text in the display when the Tem-
plate function was started, the message “OK TO
CLEAR TEXT BUFFER?” appears.
● To delete the text, press or until 9
moves beside OK, and then press .
● To return to the text without deleting it, press
(or move 9 beside CANCEL, and then
press ).
☞ To return to the previous screen, press .
Templt
Templt
New Block
Cancel
New Block
Cancel
[ ]:CONFIRM
Style Italic Vertical
Caps Alt Template Zoom
Back-
ground
Half
Cutter
36mm
24mm
18mm
12mm
9mm
6mm
1 1/2"
1"
3/4"
1/2"
3/8"
1/4"
A
TEMPLATE
TEMPLATE NO.
ADDRESS
EQUIPMENT
PLATE
NAMEPLATE