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Brother P-touch GL-H105 User Manual
BASIC USAGE
Entering Text
Switching Upper Case/Lower Case
Upper case (
ON)
Lower case (
OFF)
Making Two Lines of Text
To make two lines of text, do one of following:
a) Enter the text for the first line and then press
second line.
b) Move the cursor to where the second line starts and press
.
Use either 9mm or 12mm wide tape for two line text.
LCD display
Label image
NOTE
Do not press
after the second line; otherwise the "Line Limit!"
error message will appear.
To Clear
By pressing
, the letters will be deleted one by one.
To delete all text and settings :
/
[Text&Format]
To delete text only :
/
[Text Only]
Printing Labels
Preview
You can preview the text before printing.
/
[Preview]
Only the text can be previewed, not the size, font or any
additional features.
Feeding (Tape Feed)
/
[Feed]
Printing
[Copies: 1]
/
/
-
• If you need only 1 copy of the label, press
selecting the number of copies.
• The number of copies can also be specified by pressing a
number key.
• To prevent damage to the tape, do not touch the cutter lever
while the message "Printing..." or "Feeding..." is displayed.
• To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the upper-
right corner of the P-touch.
• Peel the printed label from the backing and apply the label.
• You can print up to 9 copies of each label.
Setting Margin
/
[Margin]
/
[Full/Half/Narrow/Chain Print]
[Full]/[Half]/[Narrow]
For leaving equal margins on both sides of the text.
Full
Half
Narrow
ABC
ABC
25 mm
25 mm
4 mm
12 mm
12 mm
[Chain Print]
For creating a label containing text in various styles.
1.
Enter text.
2.
Press
, then [Copies: ] appears.
3.
Press
/
or enter number with number keys to
select the number of copies.
4.
Press
. Printing will start, and then the message
"OK to Feed?" appears.
5.
Press
to enter more text.
6.
Clear the text, enter the text for the next label, and then
press
.
7.
When the message "OK to Feed?" appears after the last
label is printed, press
.
8.
After the tape is fed, press the cutter lever to cut off the
chain of labels.
NOTE
• When [Half] or [Narrow] is set, the displayed label length is the
length from the printed dots ( ) to the end of the label.
LCD display
Label image
ABC
Full
67 mm
ABC
Half
41 mm
ABC
Narrow
25 mm
• To print more than 1 copy of a label with minimum margin, set
the margin to [Narrow].
• When [Chain Print] is set, feed the tape before using the cutter
otherwise a part of the text may be cut off. Also, cut along the
printed dots ( ) with scissors so the text is centred in the label.
*Feed the tape before using the cutter.
• Do not pull the tape since this may damage the tape cassette.
Entering Accented Characters
-
/
A
a
C
D
c
E
e
G
I
g
K
L
k
N
R
n
for the
O
o
S
T
s
U
u
Y
Z
y
• To cancel the current operation, press
• The order of accented characters differs depending on the
selected LCD language.
Changing Label Length
/
[Label Length]
/
[Auto/30-300 mm]
NOTE
• After the label is printed, cut along the printed dots (:) with
scissors so that the label length matches the P-touch setting.
• If a specific label length has been selected,
the LCD.
Saving Label Files
You can save up to 9 labels and recall them for printing at a later
date. A maximum of 80 characters can be saved per file. You can
also edit and overwrite the stored label.
Print
/
[File]
/
[Copies: ]
/
-
Save
/
[File]
/
without
Open
/
[File]
/
NOTE
If you try to store a label when there is already a label stored to that
number, a message "Overwrite?" will appear. Press
your new label. Press
to cancel.
Accessories
Tape Cassettes:
See the included "Tape catalog".
Cutter Unit:
TC-4 (replacement)
If the cutter blade becomes blunt after repetitive use and the tape
cannot be cut cleanly, replace with a new cutter unit (stock no. TC-4)
ABC
obtained from an authorised Brother reseller.
4 mm
Replacing the Cutter Unit
1.
Pull out the two sections of the cutter unit (green) in the
direction of the arrows shown in the illustration.
2.
Install a new cutter unit. Push it in until it snaps into place.
Do not touch the cutter blade directly with your fingers.
Resetting the P-touch
You can reset the P-touch when you want to initialise the settings,
or in the event the P-touch is not working properly.
1
Turn off the P-touch, hold down
then press
to turn the P-touch back on.
2
Release
and
.
The P-touch turns on with the internal memory reset.
NOTE
All text, settings and stored files are cleared.
USING TEMPLATES
Auto Designs
The P-touch comes installed with preset label designs. You can
easily create labels using these designs.
/
Example:
[★Category★]
d
[★Input text★] Rusty's Food
i
Congrats
l
r
People
t
Pets
z
Kitchen
.
Business
If [Surprise!] is selected, a frame, style and graphics are selected randomly.
NOTE
• Depending on the format you have selected, the entire contents of your text may
not be printed. For example, if you selected a fixed Label Length and the text is too
long, the "Text Limit!" error message will appear. (Only for DECO MODE function)
• The template designs cannot be edited.
• Only the highlighted symbols in "Symbol Key" can be used in DECO MODE.
• To clear all text, press
also appears in
to cancel.
• When you access DECO MODE or Auto Designs, your most recently printed
DECO MODE or Auto Designs text and label length will be recalled.
• Press
to return to the previous step.
Frame Key
Press
to select the frame design.
/
2
/
[Print]
3
NOTE
Frames cannot be printed on 3.5mm tape.
/
[Save]
USEFUL FUNCTION KEYS
/
[Open]
Text Keys
1
Press
to save
settings to enter the text.
or
or
2
Press
/
Size
Style
Width
+
Short Cut Keys
and
and
Width
Label Length
Margin
File
Cable
Deco mode
Preview
Feed
Unit
Language
This function allows you to create unique labels by using built-in templates.
Example:
/
[Pets]
[Design X] (X:1-12)
[Print]
[Label Length]
Sports
1
Fashion
2
Flower
3
Space
4
5
Surprise!
6
• To exit DECO MODE or Auto Designs and return to the text input screen, press
• The DECO MODE features are only available when using 12mm tape cassettes.
• The maximum label length is 200mm for the DECO MODE.
• When [Surprise!] is selected in Auto Designs, label length will not be displayed in
the text input screen.
, and "Clear?" appears. Press
to clear. Press
• When [Auto] is selected for "Label Length", the label will automatically adjust to the
correct length for the text.
• Press
This function allows you to create labels with 2
lines of text which can be wrapped around
cables. Always use Brother Flexible ID tape to
print these labels.
Select a frame
Refer to the insertion sheet supplied with the
Flexible ID tape for recommended usage
4
7
conditions.
5
8
6
9
[Input text] ABC
[Print OK?]
With the Cable Label function, [Auto] is automatically selected for
the label length and [Full] for the margins.
/
/
+
Press
or
or
+
to select the
To enter Basic symbols :
+
/
Select an item
to select the settings.
Large
Medium
Small
Normal
Bold
Outline
Shadow
Italic
I+Bold
I+Outline
I+Shadow
Vertical
Only the highlighted symbols can be used in DECO MODE.
Normal
To enter Pictograph symbols :
× 2
× 1/2
The selected symbol is displayed as "A1" in the text input screen.
For example, a car
To print all pictographs :
Press
DECO MODE
/
[Deco mode]
[Input Text] ABCDEF
/
[Auto/30-200mm]
[Print]
7
8
9
10
11
12
/
to select [Cancel], and then press
when [Print] is displayed.
to return to the [Auto] setting for "Label Length" mode.
Cable Label
ABC
ABC
159
159
159
/
[Cable]
[Copies: 1]
/
/
-
NOTE
Symbol Key
to select various symbols.
/
[Basic]
/
Choose a symbol
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
/
[Pictograph]
/
Select category
/
Choose a symbol
is displayed as
in the screen.
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
/
[Print List]
[Print OK?]
NOTE
to return to the previous step.
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