Brother P-Touch PT-55BM Manuel de l'utilisateur

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PT-55

Electronic Labeling System

LN3375001

Printed in China

Impreso en China

Before using the P-touch Labeler, read this instruction leaﬂet, and

then keep it in a handy place for future reference. With this

machine, use only tape cassettes bearing the

logo. For a

TAPE

list of the tape cassettes that can be used with this machine, refer

to Accessories at the bottom of this page.

The stylish and portable PT-55 allows you to quickly and

easily print labels anywhere you go. Simply switch on the

machine, enter the text and print out your label. You can also

choose from various character sizes, styles, and framing/

background patterns, in addition to underlining. You can

also specify the length of the label. The text can be printed

on either one or two lines and can include special symbols

and accented characters. PT-55 uses 1/2" (12 mm) size tape

in a variety of tape colors for creating personalized labels.

FCC NOTICE

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper-

ation is subject to the following two conditions:

(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2)

this device must accept any interference received, includ-

ing interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with

the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of

the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea-

sonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-

dential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and

can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed

and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause

harmful interference to radio communications. However,

there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a

particular installation. If this equipment does cause harm-

ful interference to radio or television reception, which can

be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the

user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one

or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

- Increase the separation between the equipment and

receiver.

- Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different

from that to which the receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techni-

cian for help.

- Changes or modiﬁcations not expressly approved by

Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user's authority to

operate the equipment.

Patent numbers and patent publication numbers which are

related to this product are as below:

USP4839742

USP4927278

USP4976558

USP4983058

USP5009530

USP5069557

USP5120147

USP5314256

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

Numerals indicator

Power key

Function key

Left/right arrow key

Print key

Enter key

Back space key

Character keys

Numeral mode/1 key

Symbol key

Uppercase/lowercase mode key

Space/0 key

Basic operations

• Turning the P-touch labeler on/off

To turn the labeler on or off, press P.

The P-touch labeler conserves battery power by automati-

cally switching itself off if a key is not pressed within ﬁve min-

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

appears in the display. When the batteries are empty, the

machine turns itself off and the display stays blank.

• Selecting the input mode

An indicator on the left side of the display shows the current 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, numerals will be typed in. To switch to the

uppercase or lowercase 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 pressing 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 , l or r , the label cannot be printed, the text cannot be

formatted or a symbol cannot be added.

The symbols shown below are available in the following order:

Key

Lowercase letters

Uppercase letters

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

G H I

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.

Care and precautions

• Clean the machine using only a soft, dry cloth.

• Use only AAA-size (LR03) batteries.

• Do not expose the machine or the tape cassettes to high tem-

peratures, high humidity, or excessive dust.

• If you do not intend to use the

machine for an extended period of

time, remove the batteries.

• Do not touch the tape cutter button

while printing.

• Do not touch the cutter blade.

• Do not block the tape exit slot. (Fig. 1)

Installing/replacing batteries

1) Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the

top end of the machine and pulling off the cover. (Fig. 2)

2) If a tape cassette is already installed, remove it.

For details on removing the tape cassette, refer to Installing/

changing the tape cassette.

3) If batteries are already installed, remove them.

4) Insert four new AAA-size (LR03) batteries as shown below. (Fig. 3)

Be sure that the two batteries on the left side of the P-touch

are inserted with their positive poles pointing toward the bot-

tom end of the machine and that the two batteries on the

right side of the P-touch are inserted with their positive

poles pointing to the top end of the machine.

Always replace all four batteries at the same time using

brand new ones.

5) Insert the tape cassette.

For details on inserting the tape cassette, refer to Installing/

changing the tape cassette.

6) Attach the back cover by inserting the two hooks on the bot-

tom end of the cover into the matching slots on the bottom

end of the machine, then pushing down ﬁrmly on the cover

until it snaps into place.

Back cover

Tapa trasera

Fig. 2

Left side

Lado izquierdo

Fig. 3

• 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 sym-

bol is displayed, pressl or r until the cursor is positioned

under the desired symbol, and then press L. Your text reap-

pears 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:

Chart 1

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

± = §

¿ ij ∼ ( ) [ ] < >

ª º ß µ

° $ £ Fr

♥

• Printing

Numerals

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 pressing 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 dis-

Installing/changing the tape cassette

1) Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the

top end of the machine and pulling off the cover.

2) If a tape cassette is already installed, remove it by pulling it

straight out.

3) Make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape

guides as shown. (Fig. 4)

If you are installing a new tape cassette, be sure to remove

the paper tab.

4) Insert the tape cassette, making sure that it snaps into place.

Make sure that the tape cassette ﬁts properly around the two

guides in the cassette compartment. (Fig. 5)

Fig. 1

5) Attach the back cover by inserting the two hooks on the bot-

tom end of the cover into the matching slots on the bottom

end of the machine, then pushing down ﬁrmly on the cover

until it snaps into place. (Fig. 6)

The amount of tape remaining in the cassette is visible

through the window on the back of the machine.

When green tape is fed out, the tape cassette is empty.

Guides

Guías

Tape guides

Guías de cinta

Fig. 4

Fig. 6

Right side

Lado derecho

played, and then press L. The selected formatting is

applied to the entire text. For more details about each function,

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

SIZE3

• Text style

The following nine text styles are available:

NORM (normal-default)

OUTL (outline)

SHAD (shadow)

ITAL (italic)

IT+B (italic + bold)

IT+S (italic + shadow)

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

cator below b comes on.

• Underlining/framing/shading

The following frame settings are available:

TEXT (default)

UNDL (underline)

BOX2

BOX3

BOX5

BOX6

When UNDL is selected, the indicator belowc comes on. When

a setting other than TEXT or UNDL is selected, the 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 automati-

← → ↑ ↓

cally according to the length of the entered text. If L ON was

selected, the current label length setting in millimeters appears.

Press l or r or use the character keys to enter the desired

length between (1.9" (50 mm) and 11.8" (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

Fig. 9

Cleaning the Thermal print head

When dust accumulates on the print head, blank horizontal lines

appear through the printed label. If this occurs, clean the print

head.

1) Turn off the machine.

2) Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the

top end of the machine and pulling off the cover, and then

remove the tape cassette.

3) Use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the thermal print head

and the rubber pinch roller with an up-and-down motion.

(Fig. 7)

4) Insert the tape cassette, and then attach the back cover by

inserting the two hooks on the bottom end of the cover into

the matching slots on the bottom end of the machine, then

pushing down ﬁrmly on the cover until it snaps into place.

5) Turn on the machine, enter some text, and then press

6) If blank lines still appear in the printed label, repeat steps 1

through 4 using a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl (rubbing)

alcohol.

Thermal print head

Cabezal de impresión térmico

Tape cutter button

Botón cortacinta

Fig. 5

Accessories

The following accessories are available for the PT-55.

Cassettes with 26.2 ft. (8 m) long tape

Black characters on white adhesive

Red characters on white adhesive

Blue characters on white adhesive

Black characters on yellow adhesive

Tapes supplies may differ by country.

CAUTION

•

The following tape cassettes CANNOT be used with the PT-55:

M-531, M-731, M-831, M-931, M-E31, M-521, M-721, M-821, M-921

and M-E21

Function key operations

Press F, press l or r to select one of the following, and

then press L.

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

SIZE

then press L.

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

STYLE

and then press L.

SIZE4 (default)

SIZE5

NORM (normal)

OUTL (outline)

BOLD

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

FRAME

BOLD

and then press L.

TEXT

IT+O (italic + outline)

UNDL (underline)

BOX1

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

VERT

LENGTH

then press L.

L OFF

L ON

BOX1

CLEAR

(All text and formats are cleared.)

Troubleshooting

BOX4

Problem

BOX7

1. The display stays blank after

you have turned on the

machine.

2. The machine does not print,

or the printed characters are

blurred.

3. The printed characters are

not formed properly.

4. The memory has cleared on

its own.

IMPORTANT WARRANTY INFORMATION

Thank you for purchasing this Brother Product. We hope that

you will enjoy using it. We suggest that you keep all packing

and other materials.

SHOULD YOU ENCOUNTER ANY PROBLEMS WITH YOUR PRODUCT,

PLEASE DO NOT RETURN YOUR

PRODUCT TO THE STORE!

After referring to the instruction manual, if you still need

assistance, call Brother's "Help" line at:

Fig. 10

Fig. 11

Rubber pinch roller

Rodillo compresor de caucho

Fig. 7

1/2" (12 mm)

M-231

MK-232

MK-233

MK-631

SHAD (shadow)

IT+B (italic + bold)

ITAL (italic)

IT+S (italic + shadow)

IT+O (italic + outline) VERT (vertical)

BOX2

BOX5

BOX3

BOX6

BOX4

BOX7

Press l, r, or F or use the charac-

ter key to enter the desired label length,

and then press L.

Solution

• Check that the batteries are

correctly inserted.

• The batteries may be weak,

please replace the batteries.

• Check that tape cassette

has been inserted correctly.

• Verify that the tape cassette

is not empty and if so

replace the tape cassette.

• Check that the character

size is appropriate for the

width of the tape that is

used.

• The batteries may be weak,

please replace the batteries.

• The batteries may be weak,

please replace the batteries.

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