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General description

Tape exit slot

Built-in label-backing peeler

Underline indicator

Frame indicator

Style indicator

Label length indicator

Tape cutter button

Display

Uppercase indicator

Power key

Numerals indicator

Left/right arrow key

Function key

Enter key

Print key

Character keys

Back space key

Space/0 key

Numeral mode/1 key

Uppercase/lowercase mode key

Symbol key

Basic operations

• Turning on/off the P-touch

To turn the P-touch on or off, press P.

The P-touch conserves battery power by automatically

switching itself off if no key is pressed within ﬁve min-

utes.When the batteries are low, the message "BATT"

appears in the display. When the batteries are empty,

the P-touch turns itself off and the display stays blank.

• Selecting the input mode

An indicator on the left side of the display shows the cur-

rent input mode. If there is no indicator, lowercase letters

can be typed in when a character key is pressed. If the

indicator appears beside a, uppercase letters can be

typed in, and if the indicator appears beside n, numer-

als will be typed in. To switch to the uppercase or lower-

case input modes, press A until the desired input mode

is indicated. To enter the numerals input mode, press 1

once. When the P-touch is turned on, the input mode is

automatically reset to uppercase letters.

• Entering characters

To enter lowercase and uppercase letters, continue press-

ing the key for the desired letter until the letter is displayed,

and then press L, l or r. To enter numerals, press

the key for the desired number.

If the input of a letter is not ﬁnalized, for example by

pressing L,lor r, the label cannot be printed, the

text cannot be formatted or a symbol cannot be added.

The characters shown below are available with the various

keys and input modes:

Lowercase letters

Uppercase letters

Key

(indicator beside a

a )

(no indicator)

beside n

a b c ä á à â ã å æ ç A B C Ä Á À Â Ã Å Æ Ç

d e f ë é è ê

D E F Ë É È Ê

g h i

G H I Ï Í Ì Î

j k l

J K L

m n o ñ ö ó ò ô õ ø œ M N O Ñ Ö Ó Ò Ô Õ Ø Œ

p q r s

P Q R S

t u v ü ú ù û

T U V Ü Ú Ù Û

w x y z ÿ

W X Y Z

Space

• Entering a space

To add a space to your text, make sure that the indicator does

not appear beside n (numerals), and then press 0.

• Adding a second line of text

To end the ﬁrst line of text and start the second, press L.

The marker

appears to the left of the cursor. Two-line

text is always printed with the SIZE1 text size and the

NORM (normal) style.

To change a message back to a single line, delete the

marker

. (For details on deleting the marker, refer to

Deleting a character.)

• Moving the cursor

You can move the cursor (_) to view or edit parts of the text to

the left or right of the 6 characters shown in the display.

To move the cursor to the left, press l; to move the cursor

to the right, press r. Move the cursor several characters

in a row by holding down the key for the desired direction.

• Deleting a character

To delete a character, press C. The character to the left

of the cursor is deleted. To continue deleting characters,

hold down C until all of the desired characters are

deleted. To delete a character in the middle of the text,

move the cursor below the character to the right of the one

to be deleted before pressing C.

• Clearing all text and formats

To clear the current text and selected formats, press F,

press l or r until "CLEAR" is displayed, and then press

L. All text is erased, and the text size, style, underline/frame

and label length return to their default settings, and the input

mode is reset to uppercase letters.

• Entering a symbol

To enter a symbol, press @. The ﬁrst row of symbols

appears. Continue pressing @ until the row containing

the desired symbol is displayed, pressl or r until the

cursor is positioned under the desired symbol, and then

press L. Your text reappears in the display with the

selected symbol added to it.

To return to the current text without adding a symbol, press C.

The symbols shown below are available in the following order:

Numerals

– _ / \ : ; . , ' " ! ? @ & # ∗ % • + × ÷ ± = §

(indicator

n )

← → ↑ ↓

( ) [ ] < >

ß µ

♥

$ £ Fr

• Printing

To print out the entered text, press R. The message

"PRINT" appears while printing.

Do not press the tape cutter button while printing, as

this will cause the tape to jam.

• Cutting off labels

Cut off the label that is fed from the tape exit slot by press-

ing in the tape cutter button.

Formatting the text

To format the text by changing the text size or style, adding

underlining/framing/shading or specifying the label length,

press F, press l or r until the desired function (SIZE,

STYLE, FRAME or LENGTH) is displayed, and then press

L. Next, press l, r, or F until the desired setting is

displayed, and then press L. The selected formatting is

applied to the entire text. For more details about each func-

tion, refer to the appropriate section below.

To return to the current text without changing the formatting,

press C.

• Text size

The following ﬁve text sizes are available:

SIZE1

SIZE2

• Text style

The following nine text styles are available:

NORM (normal-default)

SHAD (shadow)

IT+B (italic + bold)

When a text style other than NORM (normal) is selected,

the indicator below b comes on.

• Underlining/framing/shading

The following frame settings are available:

TEXT (default)

BOX2

BOX5

When UNDL is selected, the indicator belowc comes on.

When a setting other than TEXT or UNDL is selected, the

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indicator below dcomes on. The underlining/framing/

shading is not printed if the VERT (vertical) style is selected.

• Label length

If L OFF was selected, the length of the label will adjust

automatically according to the length of the entered

text. If L ON was selected, the current label length set-

ting in millimetres appears. Press l or r or use the

character keys to enter the desired length between 50

and 300 mm, and then press L. When L ON is

selected, the indicator below scomes on.

Removing the label

backing

The PT-55 is equipped with a peeler that allows you to

easily remove the backing from labels. (Fig. 8)

1) Insert the label, with the printed surface facing down,

as far as possible into the built-in peeler. (Fig. 9)

2) Fold back the label to the right 180˚. (Fig. 10)

3) Quickly pull the label out to the right. The end of the

backing is separated from the label. (Fig. 11)

Fig. 8

SIZE4 (default)

SIZE3

SIZE5

Function key operations

Press F, press l or r to select one of the follow-

ing, and then press L.

OUTL (outline)

BOLD

SIZE

ITAL (italic)

IT+O (italic + outline)

STYLE

IT+S (italic + shadow)

VERT

UNDL (underline)

BOX1

FRAME

BOX3

BOX4

BOX7

BOX6

LENGTH

CLEAR

Fig. 11

Fig. 9

Fig. 10

Press l, r, or F to select a text size,

and then press L.

Press l, r, or F to select one of the

following, and then press L.

NORM (normal)

SHAD (shadow)

IT+B (italic + bold)

OUTL (outline)

ITAL (italic)

IT+S (italic + shadow)

BOLD

IT+O (italic + outline)

VERT (vertical)

Press l, r, or F to select one of the

following, and then press L.

TEXT

BOX2

BOX5

UNDL (underline) BOX3

BOX6

BOX1

BOX4

BOX7

Press l, r, or F to select one of the

following, and then press L.

L OFF

Press l, r, or F or use the

L ON

character key to enter the desired

label length, and then press L.

(All text is erased, and the text size, style, under-

line/frame and label length return to their default

settings, and the input mode is reset to upper-

case letters.)