Brother PT-2450 Guide de l'utilisateur

2450DX• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch.• Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference.USER’S GUIDEwww.p-to

6This machine is equipped with a USB port, allowing you to connect the P-touch to your IBMPC-compatible or Macintosh computer, and to print labels cr

96 2 Rotate + (OR press w ) until “1” is flash-ing, and then press + (OR press r ). 3 Press + (OR press r ). 4 Rotate + (OR press h ) unt

97This function allows you to print up to 99 copies of the same text. To use the Repeat printing function: 1 Rotate + until 15/21 REPEAT is disp

98With the easy-to-use Currency conversion function, euros are automatically converted to orfrom any currency that you select, and the two prices a

99 ☞ The following currency settings are available: CHF (Swiss franc), DKK (Danish krone), GBP (British pound), NOK (Norwegiankrone), SEK (S

100 4 Press r . The value is converted and values in both currencies are added to the text atthe cursor’s current position. ☞ The currency values ar

101You can use the memory to store your most frequently used text files. The text remains in thememory, along with its formatting, even after all cha

102 RECALLING TEXT To recall a text file: 1 Do either of the following:• Rotate + until 08/21 MEMORY is displayed, and then press + . Then, ro

103 ☞ To see other parts of the selected text file, press f or w .To display the text stored under other file numbers, rotate + (OR press h or

104 2 Rotate + (OR press h or e ) until filenumber 1 is displayed. 3 Press r . To delete the text stored under file number 4: 1 Hold down c

105 ProblemRemedy 1. The display stays blank after you haveturned on the machine.• Check that the AC adapter is connectedcorrectly.• If you are using

7In order to provide even more illustration and layout features to the label-making possibilitiesavailable with your P-touch, two applications are av

106 Error MessageCause Remedy1 BAR CODEPER BLOCK! This message appears if a bar code has already been added to the block when you try to use the Bar

107 COOLINGDOWN This message appears when the print head is used extensively (for exam-ple, when printing multiple copies of a large amount of text).

108 LENGTHLIMIT! • This message appears if the text is longer than 1 metre when you try to print.• Shorten the text to less than 1 metre before tryin

109 SET 18mm! This message appears if an 18-mm-wide tape cassette is not installed when an Auto Format layout for an 18-mm-wide tape is selected.In

110 HARDWARESOFTWARE Input Device: Keyboard - 51 keys LCD: 10 characters × 2 lines (semi-graphical)20 indicators (including Alt and Caps ) Print

111 ● Supplies Obtain tape cassettes from your nearest authorised dealer. Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Brother cannot be held respon

112TZ-441 Black characters on red adhesiveTZ-541 Black characters on blue adhesiveTZ-641 Black characters on yellow adhesiveTZ-741 Black characters o

113TZ-721 Black characters on green adhesiveTZ-A25 Black characters on grey adhesiveTZ-M21 Black characters on clear (mat) adhesive6-mm-wide laminate

114Strong adhesive tapesSpecial tapes Stock No.Description TZ-S24118 mm strong adhesive tape (black characters on white adhesive)TZ-S231 12 mm strong

115 INDEX A AC adapter... 4accented characters ... 63addingnew lines...

8 2 A dialog box automatically appears, allowingyou to select the language of the Installer.Select the desired language, and then click“OK”. ☞ If the

116printer driverinstalling (Mac)... 28installing (PC) ... 15replacing or adding (P

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9 4 Carefully read the contents of the “Wel-come” dialog box, and then click “Next” tocontinue. The “User Information” dialog boxappears. 5 Type the

10 •For a Typical or Compact installation Selecting “Typical” or “Compact”, thenclicking “Next” immediately starts installa-tion. Typical: All of t

11 8 After P-touch Editor is installed, a dialog boxappears, allowing you to select whether ornot to install the printer driver.To install the printe

12 2 A dialog box automatically appears, allowingyou to select the language of the Installer.Select the desired language, and then click“OK”. ☞ If th

13 4 Carefully read the contents of the “Wel-come” dialog box, and then click “Next” tocontinue. The “User Information” dialog boxappears. 5 Type the

14 8 After P-touch Quick Editor is installed, a dia-log box appears, allowing you to selectwhere shortcuts to P-touch Quick Editor willbe added.Selec

15 INSTALLING THE USB PRINTER DRIVER With Plug-and-Play, new devices connected to the system are detected, and their drivers areautomatically install

INTRODUCTIONThank you for purchasing the P-touch 2450DX!Your new P-touch will allow you to create labels for any need. Its versatility enables you tod

16 4 Click “Finish”. ☞ If a dialog box appears, indicating thatthe installation is finished and explain-ing that the computer should berestarted, sele

17 4 A dialog box appears, warning that the soft-ware has not passed Windows ® Logo testing.Click “Continue Anyway” to continue withthe installation

18 REPLACING OR ADDING A USB PRINTER DRIVER 1 Turn off the P-touch, and then disconnect it from the computer. 2 Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the c

19 ☞ If “Replace with new Brother PT-2450DX.” is selected, the previously installedprinter driver is deleted, and replaced with a new one. Select thi

20 7 A dialog box appears, indicating that theprinter driver has been installed. The first“Found New Hardware Wizard” dialog boxappears.Select “Insta

21 On a Macintosh Computer The Mac version of the software is for a Macintosh with an English operating system. If thesoftware is installed on a Maci

22 6 Double-click the P-touch Editor 3.2 Installericon in the folder that appears. The installerstarts up. 7 Select the installation method. •For a b

23 1 With the P-touch and the Macintosh turned off, connect the P-touch to the computerusing the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 6.

24 8 The “Choose Product Components” dialogbox appears.Select the installation method. •For a typical installation Click “Next” to immediately start

25 0 A dialog box appears, allowing you to checkthe installation.Check that the installation will be performedas desired, and then click “Install”. A

I CONTENTS Getting Started GENERAL DESCRIPTION ...1GENERAL PRECAUT

26 5 Double-click the P-touch Quick EditorInstaller icon in the folder that appears. Theinstaller starts up. 6 Select the installation method. •For a

27 4 Double-click the Mac OS X folder to open it. 5 Double-click the P-touch Quick Editor folderto open it. 6 Double-click the P-touch Quick EditorIn

28 8 The “Choose Alias Folder” dialog boxappears, allowing you to select where analias to P-touch Quick Editor will be added.Select the desired locat

29 4 Double-click the Mac OS X folder to open it. 5 Double-click the Driver Installer icon in thefolder that appears. 6 The installer starts up, and

30 8 The Introduction dialog box appears.Click “Continue”. A dialog box describingthe system requirements appears. 9 After checking that your compute

31 SELECTING THE PT-2450DX AS THE PRINTER 1 Turn on the P-touch 2450DX. 2 Pull down the Apple menu and select“Chooser” to display the Chooser window.

32The P-touch Editor User’s Guide can be viewed either by inserting the CD-ROM into the driveeach time you wish to refer to it or by installing it on

33P-touch Editor 3.2 makes it easy for anyone to design and print more complex labels foralmost any need imaginable. STARTING UP P-TOUCH EDITOR 3.2 1

34 ☞ To view the help for the Mac version of P-touch Editor 3.2, double-click “Main.htm” inthe Help folder within the P-touch Editor 3.2 folder insta

35 3 Use the computer keyboard to type in thetext. 4 To create a new line of text, press the key-board’s Enter key. ☞ With P-touch Editor 3.2, text i

II SIZE & WIDTH FUNCTIONS...76STYLE FUNCTION ...

36P-touch Quick Editor enables you to design a simple label layout quickly and easily. In addi-tion to the various functions available through the bu

37 SPECIFYING A LABEL SIZE Before entering text, the label size must be set. A selection of preset layout sizes is availablefor a variety of needs. ☞

38 ☞ (Windows ® only) To specify the shortcut keys used to import text, right-click in thelabel view (or text box), and then click [Options] in the

39 VIEWING THE TEXT Layouts that are too long to fit in the screen can be scrolled by clicking the Arrange button() to view the left, the center, the

40 On a Computer Running Windows ®UNINSTALLING THE SOFTWARE Uninstall the P-touch Editor 3.2 or the P-touch Quick Editor software from a PC as descri

41 3 Select the desired language, and then click“OK”. 4 Click the lower button (Driver). ☞ Windows ® XP only: A messageappears, informing you that

42 On a Macintosh Computer Uninstall the P-touch Editor 3.2 software, the P-touch Quick Editor software or the PT-2450DXprinter driver from a Macinto

43 To uninstall the P-touch Quick Editor software: 1 Double-click the Applications folder on the Macintosh HD to open it. 2 Double-click the P-touch

44 LAMINATED TAPE The enclosed stick enables you to easily remove the backing from labels printed on laminatedtapes. 1 Hold the tape in your left han

45 INSTANT-LETTERING TAPE (RUB-ON TRANSFERS) Instant-lettering tape is used to transfer your text onto paper. After printing the text ontoinstant-let

1 TOP VIEWBOTTOM VIEWGetting StartedGENERAL DESCRIPTIONTape compartmentcoverLCD displayKeyboardAC adapterconnectorNavigation dialUSB portTape exit sl

46 Do not move the iron while pressing, otherwise the label may move out of the desiredposition. Press the iron straight down onto the cloth.After th

47 FABRIC TAPE Fabric tape is used to attach a piece of fabric printed with your text onto garments using aniron. After printing the text onto fabric

48Occasionally, specks of dust or dirt become attached to the machine’s print head and rollers.This is particularly likely when you are using the uni

49The power key ( o ) is located in the lower-right corner of the keyboard. If batteries have beeninstalled or the machine has been plugged in usin

50 RIGHT CURSOR KEY To move the cursor one character to the right: ● Press w once. ☞ If the cursor is at the end of a line when this key is pressed

51The navigation dial in the upper-right corner of the keyboard provides a quick way to accessmany of the P-touch functions and to select from the va

52 ALT KEY To type in characters printed in colour on the right-hand side of the keys: 1 Press a once to enter Alt mode. The Alt indicator on t

53EXAMPLE The Caps mode is similar to holding down s . It allows you to type uppercase letters contin-uously. To type in many uppercase letters: 1

54The Space key ( _ ) lets you add blank spaces between characters in your text. It is differ-ent from the right cursor key ( w ), which just m

55The return key can also be used to select an item from a list (e.g., add a symbol or accentedcharacter to the text) or to apply a selected setting.

2 KEYBOARD & LCD DISPLAY ● Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the mark. ● Do not pull on the tape be

56EXAMPLE This function allows you to separate sections of a line of text by adding tabs. This enables youto create perfectly aligned columns without

57 To add a tab to the text: ● Hold down c and press Q once. The tab mark ( ) appears in the text to indi-cate the position of the tab. ☞ If the

58The delete key ( * ) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor’s current posi-tion. It differs from the left cursor key ( f ),

59 2 Hold down c and press 0 once. ☞ Each time 0 is pressed while c is held down, one line of text is deleted.EXAMPLE When clearing the displ

60EXAMPLE To delete just the text: 1 Hold down c and press * . 2 Rotate + (OR press h or e ) until TEXT ONLY is selected (flashing). ☞ To r

61EXAMPLE To clear just the text: 1 Hold down c and press * . 2 Rotate + (OR press e ) until TEXT ONLY isflashing. 3 Press + (OR press r )

62This machine can display and print composite characters, which consist of a letter and a dia-critical mark. The diacritical marks available are ˆ,

63The Accent function can also be used to add accented characters to your text. Many of thesecharacters can also be found on the keys and typed in

64 ☞ To type an uppercase letter, hold down s (OR hold down c and press a to turn on Caps mode) before pressing the letter key. 3 Press + (O

65The following symbols are available: ☞ The use of the CE mark is strictly governed by one or more European Council directives.Ensure that any labe

3 ● Do not expose the machine to high temperatures or high humidity. Never leave it on the dashboard or in the back of your car. ● Do not leave any r

66The Auto format function makes creating labels quick and easy. After simply selecting one ofthe various pre-formatted layouts and typing text int

67 To print a label using the selected layout: 9 Rotate + (OR press h or e ) until PRINT appears below MENU . 0 Press + (OR press r ) to p

68 4 Type in “2001 Sales Report”, and then press + (OR press r ). To change the character style of the label: 5 Rotate + (OR press h or e ) u

69REFERENCEREFERENCE No.Layout nameTape width × label length Layout fields 1VCR VHS-1 18 mm × 140 mm 11 SYMBOL? 44 DURATION? 22 TITLE? 55 R

70 1 VCR VHS-12 VCR VHS-2 3 VCR 8mm-14 VCR 8mm-2 5 VCR VHSC-1 27ORGANISER1 24 mm × 82 mm 11 NAME? 44 ADDRESS2? 22 COMPANY? 55 ADD.3/TEL 33

71 6 VCR VHSC-2 7 AUDIO-18 AUDIO-2 9 AUDIO-210 AUDIO-3 11 AUDIO-312 DAT-1 13 DAT-214 MINI DISK1 15 MINI DISK216 NAME PLATE 17 NAME PLATE18 ADDRESS 19

72 27 ORGANISER1 28 ORGANISER229 FILE LONG30 FILE LONG31 FILE LONGV32 FILE LONGV33 FILE SHORT 34 FILE SHORT35 FILE SHORT 36 FILE SHORT37 DISK3.5” 38

73 43 FREE FORM1 44 FREE FORM145 FREE FORM2 46 FREE FORM247 FREE FORM2 48 FREE FORM2 CHAR.STYLE settingSample Font setting Style setting ORIGINAL Lay

74The Local format function allows you to emphasise a block of the text by printing it with afont, size, width, style, underline or frame setting t

75With the Font function, you can choose one of eight fonts for your text.The following font settings are available:The default font setting is FO

4The AC adapter (model H/H1) allows you to use this machine wherever there is an electricaloutlet. To connect the AC adapter: 1 Insert the plug on th

76EXAMPLE The character size can be adjusted using both the Size and Width functions. Since the charac-ter size that can be used depends on the w

77With the AUTO size setting, the machine compares your text with the width of the installedtape and automatically adjusts the characters to the la

78 With the AUTO setting selected and 12-mm-, 18-mm- or 24-mm-wide tape installed,text consisting of just one line of only uppercase letters (and n

79EXAMPLE You can choose from eleven different character styles to apply to your text. ☞ Characters printed using the smaller sizes may be difficult t

80 3 Release c to apply the selected style setting to the text. ☞ The current style setting is shown by the style indicator at the bottom of the di

81 FONT 7FONT 8 FontsettingStyle setting I+BOLDI+OUTL I+SOLID I+SHADVERTFONT 1FONT 2FONT 3FONT 4FONT 5FONT 6FONT 7FONT 8 FontsettingStyle setting NOR

82You can emphasise your text by underlining it or striking it out.The default underline setting is OFF . When the Underline function is set to an

83With the Frame function, you can choose from various frames and highlights to design a moredecorative or emphasised label.The default setting is

84REFERENCEREFERENCE The Tape margin function allows you to adjust the size of the margins on the left and rightsides of your text.The default tape

85 1 While holding down c , press E once, and keep c held down to display thecurrent tape margin setting. 2 While still holding down c , contin

5A single TZ tape cassette is supplied with this unit. However, since TZ tape cassettes are avail-able for this machine in a wide variety of colours

86 To change the horizontal alignment setting: 1 Rotate + until 11/21 ALIGNMENT is displayed, and then press + to display thecurrent horizontal

87The default mirror printing setting is OFF . To turn on or off the mirror printing setting: 1 Rotate + until 17/21 MIRROR is displayed, and th

88Although the length of the printed label automatically adjusts to fit the length of the enteredtext, there may be times when you will want to make

89The Bar code function, which enables bar codes to be printed as part of labels, is one of thismachine’s most advanced features. ☞ This section wi

90 ☞ It is recommended that bar codes be printed with the Tape margin function set to FULL and the bar code WIDTH parameter set to LARGE ; othe

91 The following special characters can only be entered when entering bar code types EAN 128 or CODE 128 . A Press + (OR press r ) to add the se

92The Auto cut function allows you to set whether or not the machine will automatically cut offeach label after it is printed. Turn on the Auto cu

93 1 Rotate + until 18/21 AUTO CUT is displayed, and then press + to display the cur-rent auto cut setting. 2 Rotate + until the desired auto

94EXAMPLE The Feed & Cut function is used to feed out 24 mm of tape and automatically cut it off, forexample after printing with the Auto cut

95 To use the Numbering function: 1 Rotate + until 16/21 NUMBER is displayed, and then press + (OR hold down c and press O once). The messag