Brother PT-2470, User Manual

Page 1: ...s User s Guide before you start using your P touch Keep this User s Guide in a handy place for future reference 2470 USER S GUIDE USER S GUIDE If you encounter any problems with your product visit our Web site http solutions brother com ...

Page 2: ...cluding consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publication Trademarks The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries Ltd 2010 Brother Industries Ltd Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft C...

Page 3: ...To prevent injury and damage important notes are explained using various symbols The symbols and their meanings are as follows The symbols used in this manual are as follows WARNING Tells you what to do to avoid the risk of injury CAUTION Tells you about procedures you must follow to prevent damage to the P touch Action NOT allowed DO NOT disassemble the product DO NOT splash the product with or i...

Page 4: ...achine during an electrical storm There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning Do not touch the AC adapter or power plug with wet hands Do not use the AC adapter in places of high humidity such as bathrooms Do not use a damaged power cord Do not overload the power outlet Do not place heavy objects on damage or modify the power cord or plug Do not forcibly bend or pull the power cord...

Page 5: ... touch to get wet in any way Do not touch any metal parts near the print head The print head becomes very hot during use and remains very hot immediately after use Do not touch it directly with your hands Do not use the P touch with a foreign object in it If water metallic substance or any foreign object enters the P touch disconnect the AC adapter and remove battery and contact the retail outlet ...

Page 6: ...n extended period of time please remove the battery to avoid battery leakage or loss of charge P touch Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury and damage of the P touch Place the P touch on a flat stable surface such as a desk Do not leave the P touch within reach of children with the back cover open Do not place any heavy objects on top of the P touch Do not press on the LCD screen Tape ...

Page 7: ...nge 10 C to 35 C Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the machine for an extended period of time otherwise the machine may be stained Depending on the environmental conditions and the applied settings some characters or symbols may be difficult to read Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine Do not use tapes that do not have the mark Do not pull or apply pressure to the tape in the cassette Oth...

Page 8: ...talling a tape cassette 6 Turning the P touch On Off 9 Changing the Language 9 2 Label Type Modes 10 Selecting a Label Type Mode 10 Normal and Vertical Modes 10 Rotate and Rotate Repeat Modes 11 Flag Mode 12 Port and Panel1 Modes 13 Panel2 Mode 14 3 Basic Functions 16 Performing Basic Operations 16 Choosing functions parameters settings and groups 16 Choosing the default setting 16 Confirming a ch...

Page 9: ...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...

Page 10: ...viii Machine Specifications 51 Main Unit 51 Accessories 52 Index 53 PT2470uk book Page viii Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 11: ...ted 1 1 Getting Started Unpacking Your P touch Check that the package contains the following before using your P touch PT 2470 P touch User s Guide TZ tape cassette PT2470uk book Page 1 Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 12: ...ttom view Tape cutter button Keyboard AC adapter connector Display Back cover Release lever Print head Tape exit slot Tape cassette compartment Battery compartment Top view Bottom view PT2470uk book Page 2 Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 13: ...er page 18 A Label Type setting page 10 B Width setting page 28 C Size setting pages 27 28 D Length setting page 25 E Caps mode page 17 F Insert mode page 18 G Shift mode page 17 H Code mode page 17 I Power key page 9 J Backspace key pages 16 19 K Arrow keys page 16 L Return key pages 16 18 M Global format key page 27 N Auto Format keys page 30 O Feed key page 32 P Print key page 32 Q Label Type p...

Page 14: ...st suited to your needs For details on each power supply refer to the following description below AC Adapter Connecting the AC adapter When printing a large number of labels or labels that contain a large amount of text it may be useful to connect the P touch to a standard electrical outlet using the AC adapter Power can be saved when the back light is turned off AC adapter page 4 Batteries page 5...

Page 15: ...ouch requires six AA size batteries LR6 Do not use any of the following otherwise battery leakage or damage may occur Manganese batteries A combination of new and used batteries A combination of batteries of different types alkaline and Ni MH different manufacturers or different models Make sure that the batteries are inserted so that their poles point in the correct direction With batteries insta...

Page 16: ...ouch for an extended period of time remove the batteries When the power is disconnected all text shown in the display and stored in the memory will be lost Tape Cassettes Installing a tape cassette This machine has been designed to allow you to change the tape cassettes quickly and easily TZ tape cassettes are available for this machine in a wide variety of types colours and sizes enabling you to ...

Page 17: ...stalling a tape cassette press f once to remove any slack in the tape and then press the tape cutter button to cut off the excess tape Always cut off the tape before removing it from the machine If the tape is pulled on before being cut off the tape cassette may be damaged Strong Adhesive Tape For textured rough or slipping surface we recommend using Strong Adhesive Tape Although the instruction s...

Page 18: ...around cylindrical objects the diameter of the object should be at least 3 mm otherwise the label should be wrapped as a flag and the FLAG Label Type mode should be used In addition the overlapping ends of the label or the label flag should be at least 5 mm The label may peel off cylindrical objects if the object is bent after the label is affixed Diameter 3 mm Diameter 3 mm Overlap 5 mm Overlap 5...

Page 19: ...er the P touch is being operated from battery or the AC adapter the machine will automatically turn off if no key is pressed or no operation is performed for 5 minutes Changing the Language The language of the menus settings and messages can be changed by selecting ENGLISH FRANÇAIS ESPAÑOL PORTUGUÊS DEUTSCH NEDERLANDS ITALIANO DANSK SVENSKA NORSK or SUOMI The default setting is ENGLISH 1 Press g t...

Page 20: ... PANEL2 or FLAG was selected continue with the following steps 4 Press l or r until the desired parameter is displayed 5 Press u or d until the desired setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired setting 6 Press n to apply the selected settings 7 Type the text for each label in a separate text block 8 Print the labels To print a single copy of each label press p To print mul...

Page 21: ... it can easily be read from any angle After selecting the ROTATE or R REP Label Type mode specify the length of each label and a frame style if desired BL LEN block length 20 0 to 200 0 mm Default 30 0 mm FRAME OFF Default OFF A single block of text can contain a maximum of 7 text lines and with the R REP Label Type mode only the text lines that fit within the label are printed For labels to be at...

Page 22: ...esired and whether or not to rotate the text FLAG flag diameter 0 0 to 100 0 mm Default 7 0 mm FLAG LEN flag length 10 0 to 200 0 mm Default 30 0 mm FRAME OFF Default OFF ROTATE OFF ON Default OFF A single block of text can contain a maximum of 7 text lines For labels to be attached to cables and wires we recommend using Flexible ID Tape To wrap Flexible ID Tape around cylindrical objects use the ...

Page 23: ...qually spaced switches fuses or connectors on a patch panel In addition the text blocks can be printed in the order that they were typed in or in the opposite order After selecting the PORT or PANEL1 Label Type mode specify the length of each text block or label and select a frame style if desired For the PANEL1 Label Type mode select whether the text blocks are printed in the order that they were...

Page 24: ... the order that they were typed in or in the opposite order or the text can be printed rotated 90 For these types of labels we recommend using Strong Adhesive Tape The PRINT parameter is only available with the PANEL1 Label Type mode By using the Numbering function with the PANEL1 Label Type mode a single label containing multiple blocks of ascending characters can easily be created for example to...

Page 25: ...nly with the BLOCK parameter Text blocks cannot be added or deleted in any other way If the number of blocks specified in the PANEL2 Label Type mode is less than the number of text blocks that have already been entered entered text blocks are deleted If the specified number of blocks is greater than the number of entered text blocks text blocks are added For these types of labels we recommend usin...

Page 26: ...e previous item or d to select the next item Choosing the default setting To select the default setting of a function or parameter press e Confirming a choice To select an item from a list to apply a selected setting or to answer yes press n Cancelling a choice To quit a function and return to the previous display without changing the text or to answer no press b PT2470uk book Page 16 Friday Augus...

Page 27: ...xt or you can select the various functions and settings To move the cursor left right up or down press l r u or d To move the cursor to the beginning of the current line of text press g then l To move the cursor to the end of the current line of text press g then r To move the cursor to the beginning of the entered text press g then u To move the cursor to the end of the entered text press g then ...

Page 28: ...of inserting it press i to exit Insert mode The number of text lines that can be printed depends on the width of the tape The line number on the display indicates the line number of the text block A single label can only contain a maximum of fifty text blocks The number of the block that the cursor is in is indicated at the bottom of the display All text blocks have the same formatting features Wh...

Page 29: ...us accented characters available with the Accent function The following accented characters are available 1 Press g then s The message ACCENT a z A Z appears 2 Press the key corresponding with the desired accented character repeatedly until the correct character is displayed 3 Add the accented character s to the text To add a single accented character or the last one in a series skip to step 5 To ...

Page 30: ...cally designed for special bar code label making some bar code readers may not be able to read the labels Bar code readers may not be able to read bar codes printed with certain ink colours on certain label tape colours For best results print bar code labels using black on white tape Parameter Settings PROTOCOL CODE 39 I 2 5 EAN13 EAN8 UPC A UPC E CODABAR EAN128 CODE128 WIDTH bar width SMALL MEDIU...

Page 31: ...ar code data only with protocols CODE39 CODABAR EAN128 or CODE128 position the cursor below the character immediately to the right of where you wish to add the special character and then press s Press u or d until the desired control character is displayed and then press n to add the character to the data Refer to the tables below for a list of the special characters that are available To change t...

Page 32: ... the symbol s to the text Symbol Character Symbol Character Symbol Character 0 SPACE 10 20 1 11 21 2 12 22 3 13 23 4 14 24 5 15 25 6 16 26 7 17 27 8 18 9 19 Symbol Control Character Symbol Control Character Symbol Control Character 28 NUL 42 CR 56 ESC 29 43 SO 57 30 SOH 44 SI 58 FS 31 STX 45 DLE 59 32 ETX 46 DC1 60 GS 33 EOT 47 DC2 61 34 ENQ 48 DC3 62 RS 35 ACK 49 DC4 63 36 BEL 50 NAK 64 US 37 BS ...

Page 33: ... in the corresponding code from the table below For example typing A02 then pressing n adds to the text INTERNATIONAL CHARACTERS G 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 00 01 02 03 04 05 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 Category Symbols PUNCTUATION BUSINESS MATHEMATICS BRA...

Page 34: ... 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 40 41 42 34 35 36 37 38 39 00 01 02 03 04 05 06 00 01 02 03 04 05 NUMBER PICTOGRAPH PROHIBITION WARNING ELECTRICAL ELECTRONIC Category Symbols H I J K L 03 04 05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 00 01 02 AUDIO VISUAL N 1 2 1 3 1 4 COMMUNICATIONS M PT2470uk book Page 24 Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 35: ...ress l or r until MARGIN is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired margin setting is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired margin setting 4 Press n Once the PERSONAL symbol category becomes full newly selected symbols will overwrite older ones unless the Symbol Save function is set to OFF Refer to Updating the PERSONAL symbol category on page 41 00 01 02 03 Category Symbols O...

Page 36: ...desired frame setting is displayed 3 Press n The selected setting is applied to the entire text The following frame styles are available Frame Setting Sample Frame Setting Sample 1 8 2 9 3 10 4 11 5 12 6 13 7 14 PT2470uk book Page 26 Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 37: ...The selected setting is only applied to the text line that the cursor is positioned in With the default character size setting AUTO the largest possible text size is automatically selected depending on the width of the installed tape and the number of lines in the text Since the text sizes that can be printed depends on the width of the tape the following table shows the maximum text size that can...

Page 38: ...rsor to the line of text whose character width you wish to change 2 Press g then E 3 Press l or r until WIDTH is displayed 4 Press u or d until the desired character width setting is displayed 5 Press n The selected setting is only applied to the text line that the cursor is positioned in The following width sizes are available for each text size as shown Width Size NORMAL NARROW THIN WIDE 48 poin...

Page 39: ...f a line 1 Move the cursor to the line of text whose character style you wish to change 2 Press g then D 3 Press u or d until the desired character style setting is displayed 4 Press n The selected setting is only applied to the text line that the cursor is positioned in The following text styles are available 6 points Style Setting Sample Style Setting Sample NORMAL ITALIC BOLD I BOLD italic bold...

Page 40: ...es and file folders to labelling equipment and making name badges and ID tags After simply selecting one of the ten label templates type text into each of its fields and then the label is ready to be printed The following label templates are available LEFT CENTRE RIGHT JUSTIFY Key Template Name Tape Width Label Length Template Fields Sample 1 BIN BOX 18 mm 69 mm 1 SYMBOL 2 TEXT1 3 TEXT2 4 BAR CODE...

Page 41: ...f the text To use the print preview press g then p The length of the current label is indicated in the lower left corner of the display 7 SIGN 24 mm 101 mm 1 SYMBOL 2 TEXT1 3 TEXT2 8 N BADGE 18 mm 101 mm 1 NAME 2 COMPANY 9 FILING 12 mm 88 mm 1 TITLE 2 SUB TITLE 0 IC CHIP 9 mm 25 mm 1 TEXT1 2 TEXT2 Accented characters page 19 symbols page 22 and bar codes page 20 can be entered in the template fiel...

Page 42: ...int up to 99 copies of the same text 1 Press g then a 2 Press l or r until COPIES is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired number of copies is displayed or use the number keys to type in the desired setting 4 Press n or p CONFIRM appears in the Print Option menu 5 Press n or p to begin printing the specified number of copies The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed Press...

Page 43: ...at you wish to include in the numbering field is flashing 6 Press n The message END appears 7 Press u d l or r until the last character that you wish to include in the numbering field is flashing 8 Press n CONFIRM appears in the Print Option menu 9 Press n or p to begin printing the specified number of labels The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed If the Cut function is set...

Page 44: ... underlines _ in the examples below can be used to adjust the space between characters or to control the number of digits that are printed _Z Î AA Î ZZÎ AA Î _9 Î 10 Î 99Î 00 Î 1_9Î 2_0 Î 9_9Î0_0 Î Only one numbering field can be selected from any text A numbering field must be located entirely within one line of text of a single block A maximum of five characters can be selected for the numbering...

Page 45: ...e read correctly from the opposite side 1 Press g then a 2 Press l or r until MIRROR is displayed 3 Press u or d until ON is displayed 4 Press n or p CONFIRM appears in the Print Option menu 5 Press n or p to begin printing the specified number of labels The number of each copy is displayed while it is being printed To specify settings for additional Print Option functions instead of continuing wi...

Page 46: ...d quickly printed When each text file is stored it is given a number to make recalling it easier Up to 10 text files or approximately 2 000 characters can be stored in the memory Since a copy of the stored text file is recalled when the Recall function is used the text can be edited or printed without changing the originally stored file When a file is no longer needed or more space is necessary th...

Page 47: ...To select multiple files press e The current file number is highlighted Continue selecting text files by repeating step 4 then pressing e until all files that you wish to delete are selected To delete all files press g then e If the maximum number of characters has already been stored the error message MEMORY FULL appears in the display If this occurs an existing text file must be deleted before t...

Page 48: ...ed If you do not wish to delete the selected text file s press b instead of n in step 7 To view other parts of the selected text file press l or r To remove a text file from those that are to be deleted display the text file and then press e so that the file number is no longer highlighted PT2470uk book Page 38 Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 49: ...st label in the previous session remains in the machine is not fed out so that the next label can be printed without wasting tape When the last label is printed press f to feed the chain of labels and then press the tape cutter button to cut it The following settings are available The default setting is 1 1 Press g then Z 2 Press l or r until CUT is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired setti...

Page 50: ...nted label does not correspond to the length specified with the Length function the printed label length can be recalibrated with the Length Adjust function by selecting a setting between 5 and 5 The default setting is 0 1 Press g then Z 2 Press l or r until LENGTH ADJUST is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired setting is displayed and then press n If TEXT SIZE is selected and more text is a...

Page 51: ... and then press n Changing the units of measure The units used for displaying measurements can be set to millimeters mm or inches inch The default setting is mm 1 Press g then Z 2 Press l or r until UNITS is displayed 3 Press u or d until the desired setting is displayed and then press n Displaying version information This function can be used to display the version information for the P touch sof...

Page 52: ... cut the tape Cleaning the print head rollers and tape cutter Before cleaning the print head rollers and tape cutter press o to turn off the P touch and then remove the battery and disconnect the AC adapter WARNING Do not touch the print head directly with your bare hands The print head may be hot Do not touch the cutter blade directly with your bare hands Dry cotton swab Print head Dry cotton swa...

Page 53: ...rough the label text clean the machine s print head The print head can be cleaned more easily if the optional print head cleaning cassette TZ CL4 is used Notes on cleaning the tape cutter If the tape cannot be cut correctly clean the tape cutter blades PT2470uk book Page 43 Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 54: ...ll also be cleared Problem Cause Solution The screen locks or the P touch does not respond properly Refer to Resetting the P touch on page 44 and reset the internal memory to the initial settings If resetting the P touch does not solve the problem disconnect the AC adapter and remove the battery for more than 10 minutes The display remains blank after turning on the power Is the AC adapter connect...

Page 55: ...lect the desired language for the LCD messages The label is not printed correctly Is the tape cassette installed correctly When installing a cassette press firmly until it clicks into place Is the print head clean If not clean the print head using a cotton swab or optional print head cleaning cassette TZ CL4 The ink ribbon is separated from the ink roller Is the ink ribbon in the tape cassette loo...

Page 56: ...ncel the Numbering function Limit the number of text blocks to 1 CHECK OF DIGITS ENTERED This message appears if less than the minimum one digit are entered as the bar code data Enter a minimum of one digit before pressing n This message appears if the required number of digits are not entered in the bar code data Input the correct number of digits or change the bar code protocol 50 LINE LIMIT REA...

Page 57: ...H manufacturers or models have been installed Replace the batteries with six new AA batteries of the same type CHECK SETTING IN LABEL TYPE MODE This message appears if you try to change the settings for the Length function or Frame function after a Label Type mode with a preset label length or frame has already been selected Select a different Label Type mode CUTTER ERROR This message appears if t...

Page 58: ...IMIT 3 LINES MAXIMUM On 9 mm and 6 mm tape LINE LIMIT 2 LINES MAXIMUM This message appears if you try to print or use the Preview function when the number of lines in the text is greater than the maximum possible for the installed tape Reduce the number of lines or install a wider tape MEMORY FULL This message appears if you try to store a text file after approximately 2000 characters have already...

Page 59: ... for 6 mm wide tape Install a 6 mm wide tape cassette INSERT TAPE CASSETTE This message appears if no tape cassette is installed when you try to feed the tape print or use the Preview function Install a tape cassette and try again TEXT TOO HIGH XX BLOCK This message appears if the size of the text is larger than the width of the installed tape Reduce the size of the characters install a tape with ...

Page 60: ... pressing p Reduce the width of the bar code OK TO REDUCE THE BLOCK NO The message appears if you select the PANEL2 Label Type mode and when the number of the desired blocks is less than that of the text mode the number is reduced Press n to reduce Press b to set the same or the more numbers of the blocks BLOCK NO CHANGE CLEAR TEXT The message appears when changing from a different Label Type mode...

Page 61: ... No of lines 24 mm tape 1 7 lines 18 mm tape 1 5 lines 12 mm tape 1 3 lines 9 mm tape 1 2 lines 6 mm tape 1 2 lines Print direction Horizontal Vertical Continuous printing 1 99 labels Numbering printing 1 99 labels Print preview Yes Characters Internal character set Total of 373 characters 62 alphanumeric 164 sym bols 147 accented characters Text buffer Maximum 512 characters Fonts Helsinki Charac...

Page 62: ...size Maximum 2000 characters Other Features Frame 15 frame patterns Auto Format Templates 10 Label Type Normal Vertical Rotate Rotate Repeat Port Panel1 Panel2 Flag Power Supply Power supply AC adapter AD 18ES Six AA size alkaline batteries LR6 Auto Power off 5 minutes Size Dimensions 134 mm W x 235 mm D x 78 mm H Weight 635 g without tape cassette and battery Other Operating tempera ture humidity...

Page 63: ...6 default setting 16 cleaning print head 42 rollers 42 tape cutter 42 Clear function 19 Code indicator 3 confirming 16 Contrast function 39 copies 32 cursor 17 Cut function 39 cut pause 39 D default setting 16 deleting memory files 37 text 19 display 3 contrast 39 E error messages 46 F Feed key 3 32 Flag mode 12 flexible ID tape 8 Format key 27 28 29 formatting 27 28 29 Frame function 26 frame ind...

Page 64: ... Length function 25 length indicator 3 local formatting character size 27 character style 29 character width 28 low battery indicator 3 lowercase letters 17 M Margin function 25 Memory key 36 mirror printing 35 N New Block function 18 Normal mode 10 Numbering function 33 numbers 17 O outline text style 29 indicator 3 P Panel1 mode 13 Panel2 mode 14 PERSONAL symbol category 25 setup 41 PF keys 3 Po...

Page 65: ...6 17 storing 36 Strong Adhesive Tape 7 style 29 Symbol key 22 T tape cutter 42 templates Auto Format 30 text alignment 30 size 27 size adjustment 40 style 29 width 28 width adjustment 40 troubleshooting 44 U uppercase letters 17 V version 41 Vertical mode 10 W width 28 indicator 3 PT2470uk book Page 55 Friday August 20 2010 3 14 PM ...

Page 66: ...s User s Guide before you start using your P touch Keep this User s Guide in a handy place for future reference 2470 USER S GUIDE USER S GUIDE If you encounter any problems with your product visit our Web site http solutions brother com ...