PT-2430PC电子标签打印机用户指南说明书

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LABELING SYSTEMPrinted in ChinaLW5545001ELECTROUSER’S GUIDEWARNINGInternational ENERGY STAR® Compliance Statement

The purpose of the International ENERGY STAR® Program is to

promote the development and popularization of energy-effi cient of-fi ce an ENERGY STAR® Partner, Brother Industries, Ltd. has deter-mined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR® guidelines for

energy effi UCTIONThank you for choosing the PT-2430PC. Your new P-touch labeler uses P-touch Editor Lite software, which is already installed on your labeler.

There is no need to install any software or drivers onto your PC in order to make creative labels. This manual includes important precautionary

information and simple instructions for operating your new P-touch labeler. Be sure to read the instructions before use and use the product in ac-cordance with these instructions. Keep this manual handy for future reference. If new versions of the PT-2430PC software become available, this

manual may not refl ect the updated features. Therefore, you may fi nd that the software and the contents in this guide are PRECAUTIONS• Always use the specifi ed voltage and the included AC adapter (AD-24ES) for this machine to prevent any damage or failure.• Unplug the power cord immediately and stop using the P-touch labeler during an electrical storm. There may be a remote risk of electric shock from lightning.• Do not use the AC adapter in places of high humidity such as bathrooms.• Do not overload the power cord.• Do not place heavy objects on, or damage the power cord or plug. Do not forcibly bend or pull the power cord. When disconnecting the power cord from the power outlet, al-ways hold the plug.• To prevent fi re or electric shock, make sure that the plug is fully inserted to the power outlet. Do not use an outlet that is loose.• Do not get the machine/AC adapter/power plug wet, such as by handling them with wet hands or spilling beverages on to them.• Do not disassemble or modify P-touch labeler/AC adapter/batteries.• Do not use metallic articles, such as tweezers or a metallic pen, when exchanging the batteries.• Do not throw into fi re or heat up the battery.• Disconnect the AC adapter, remove batteries and stop using immediately if you notice any abnormal odor, heat, discoloration, deformation or anything unusual while in use, or

in l Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only)Responsible Party: Brother International Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USATEL: (908) 704-1700declares that the product: Product Name: P-touch Labeler PT-2430PCModel Number: PT-2430PCThis device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful

interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired 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 reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential 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 harmful

interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to cor-rect 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 into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.-

Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.- Changes or modifi cations not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.- The enclosed interface cable should be used in order to ensure compliance with the limits for a Class B digital N• To avoid injuries, do not touch the blade of the cutter unit or any metal parts near the print head.• Remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adapter if you do not intend to use P-touch labeler for an extended period of time.• Do not use old and new batteries together or mix alkaline batteries with other type batteries, or set the positive and negative end in the wrong position. Otherwise, the batter-ies may leak or be damaged.• To prevent damage or breakage, do not drop or hit P-touch labeler/AC adapter.• Use only the USB cable included with the P-touch l Precautions• Depending on the location, material, and environmental conditions, the label may unpeel or become irremovable, the color of the label may change or be transferred to other

objects. Before applying the label, check the environmental condition and the material.• Do not use the P-touch labeler in any way or for any purpose not described in this guide. Doing so may result in accidents or damage the machine.• Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the mark.• Do not clean P-touch labeler with alcohol or other organic solvents. Only use a soft, dry cloth.• Do not touch the print head with your fi ngers anytime to prevent from a burn. Use a soft wipe (e.g. a cotton swab) when cleaning the print head.• Do not put any foreign objects into the tape exit slot or AC adapter connector, etc.• Do not place the P-touch labeler/battery in direct sunlight or rain, near heaters or other hot appliances, in any location exposed to extremely high or low temperatures (e.g. on

the dashboard or in the back of your car), high humidity, or dusty locations.• Do not try to print labels using an empty tape cassette in the P-touch labeler. Doing so will damage the print head.• Do not pull the tape being fed from the P-touch labeler, otherwise the tape cassette or P-touch labeler may be g Ready

Review the names of P-touch labeler & Cut buttonLED lampPowerbuttonInstall a tape e LeverPrint headOpen the cassette

a tape

the cassette

exit slotTape cutterAC adapter (included)

connecterUSB portMode selector

switchThe PT-2430PC has 2 mode selector settings - “EL” and “E”. The mode selector

switch is pre-set at the factory to the EL mode, for use with P-touch Editor Lite. For

E mode, you will need to install P-touch Editor 5.0, a more advanced labeling soft-ware, and the required drivers from the enclosed CD. For details on how to install

the P-touch Editor 5.0, see “Starting P-touch Editor 5.0” that the P-touch labeler is

turned off. Open the cassette cover

as shown by the arrow in the above

illustration while pressing the part

marked "<<".Insert a tape cassette as shown in

the above illustration.• Make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape guides.• If the ink ribbon is loose, use your fi nger to wind the toothed

wheel in the direction of the arrow on the cassette.• Use only Brother tapes with the P-touch labeler.• For initial use of the tape, install the tape. Then, push in the Feed

& Cut button to cut the tape.

• Make sure that the release lever is up when closing the tape cover.

The tape cover cannot be closed if the release lever is pressed down.

Connect the P-touch labeler's power using the included AC adapter (AD-24ES), insert the plug on the adapter cord

into the adapter jack on the bottom end of the

P-touch labeler. Insert the plug into the near-est standard electrical using the P-touch labeler with

batteries, insert six new AA alkaline

batteries (LR6), making sure that

their poles point in the correct direc-tions. Always replace all six batter-ies at the same time using brand

new Power Off FunctionWhen the P-touch labeler is operating on battery power only,

it will turn off automatically if not used for a period of 20 min-utes. The message “Unsafe Removal of Device” may be

displayed depending on the Operating System running on

your PC. Any data being displayed will be saved. When you

turn the labeler back on, click on the Editor Lite icon to re-sume creating your t the USB cable and start P-touch Editor Lite.P-touch Editor Litestarts will take longer

than usual to

start P-touch Editor

Lite when connecting

P-touch labeler to

your computer for the

first time. If the soft-ware does not start

automatically when

you connect the ma-chine, you may

launch it from My

Computer. Start

P-touch Editor Lite by

double-clicking

details on using

P-touch Editor Lite,

see the back of this

t the

USB on the P-touch labeler.

The LED lamp will light P-touch Editor follow-ing screens

may differ

depending on

the Operating

System on

your not turn off the power or remove the labeler while

using P-touch Editor using

Windows Vista®When connecting the device for the fi rst time, perform the

scan and then select the Always do this for software and

games check box on the dialog box displayed when the

scan completes. P-touch Editor Lite will start automatically

the next time you connect the P-touch Open folder to

view fi -click to disconnect the P-touch

labeler Exit P-touch Editor Lite by clicking on the at the top

right. To disconnect the labeler, click the icon in the computer’s

task bar (, , or ). Click Safely remove USB Mass Storage Device.*Microsoft Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States

and other countries.*The name of other software or products used in this document are trademarks or registered trademarks of the

respective companies that developed ng P-touch Editor 5.0 When The device can be safely removed is displayed,

turn off the P-touch labeler and disconnect the USB the mode selector

switch on the back of the

P-touch labeler to the “E”

position before connecting

the USB you would like to use the more advanced software that is available for your P-touch labeler,

you are able to install P-touch Editor 5.0 from the included CD-ROM. This advanced software

will give you greater label making not connect the P-touch labeler to your PC before you begin the P-touch Edi-tor 5.0 installation. For details on how to install P-touch Editor 5.0, see the in-stallation guide in the included LABELECTROELING SYSTEMUSER’S GUIDEProperty ToolbarFunctionDisplays the New screen for creating a new a saved fi le with P-touch Editor the data to your PC, etc, but not to the s a new text box (convenient when creating labels containing

both single and multiple lines of text).Inserts an image onto your fi le: Inserts an image stored on your capture: Inserts the selected area of the PC screen as a

: Inserts one of your PC’s built-in s a ys the menu includes all P-touch Editor Lite zes P-touch Editor P-touch Editor ick to change the font. or .

FunctionClick to specify the font can adjust the font size up or down one level by clicking

Specifi es the font style: Bold Italic UnderlineSpecifi es the alignment of text in a text the width of the tape. Click

inserted tape. to automatically detect the width of the

P-touch Editor LiteCommand ToolbarIconSets the length of the label. Click to automatically adjust the length of the

label to accommodate the entered /cancels the label direction to to set the zoom factor for the Label can also change the zoom factor by clicking or .Click to print normally or to print with options.

Auto Cut: Each label is automatically cut after Printing: Uses the least amount of tape when printing more than one label con-tinuously. The last label printed is not cut. After printing, press Feed & Cut button to cut

the last l Tape: Select when you use a tape which cannot be cut with this cutter blade,

such as Fabric Tape or Strong Adhesive tape Printing: Prints a mirror image of the : Prints multiple copies of a ViewDisplayFunctionDisplayFunctionOther Functions (available on the menu displayed by right-clicking the mouse)MenuUndoRedoInserted text boxes, images, and frames are treated

as objects. Objects are surrounded by handles (indi-cated by eight blue points).

CutCopyPasteMarginsClick Undo to undo the last Redo to redo an undone operation.

Select the text area (or object) that you want to cut or copy and select Cut or Copy. Click in the destination

area and select the length of blank space on both sides of the label (large or small).Click Text box to insert text onto the From File to insert an image stored on your Screen Capture to insert the selected area of the PC Symbol to insert one of your PC’s built-in Frame to insert one of P-touch Editor Lite built-in the object text and click either Horizontal Text or Vertical Text to change the direction of the the number or letter within your text and click Numbering to consecutively advance the number or let-ter on each label. Click to the right of the Print button and click Print Options. Check the Numbering box

and enter the number of labels being printing in the Count fi eld. Click the Print the image and click Change Image to replace the current image with a different objects to 0°, 90°, 180° or 270°.Select one of the objects and click Order, then select Bring to Front, Send to Back, Bring Forward, or

Send Backward to set the order of each object in the either mm (mm) or inches (in) to set the measurement unit setting.

Select P-touch Editor Lite language. Restart the application to apply the new selected “Language”.Select either Display New Value after Printing or Reset to Original Value after Printing to set the number-ing Brother Solutions Center to go to the web site for assistance and About to learn about the P-touch Editor Lite Exit to exit P-touch Editor thisThis label view is displayed when the software is

started. The width of tape currently set is displayed

on the left of label image. When “Auto” is shown on

the right, the length of tape is automatically adjusted

to the length of text.

You can drag the label border to manually change

the length and width of the label. Move the pointer to

the label area’s border. When the blue line appears,

drag to the desired length or Indicates that an object is ionNumberingYou can adjust the size of the P-touch Editor Lite

window. Simply move the pointer over an edge of

the P-touch Editor Lite window and drag to adjust

the size once the pointer changes to an pointer changes to an arrow when moved over

a handle. You can change the size of the object by

ImageRotateOrderGuidelines are sometimes displayed when moving

objects. They are shown when the object is aligned

at the left, right, top, or bottom edge of Printable

area, or in the center. In the illustration to the left, the

guidelines indicate that the object is centered at the

top edge of the can move objects by dragging when the pointer

is a crosshair. For text objects, the pointer only

changes to a crosshair over the border of the sBrother Solutions CenterAboutExitCreating LabelsAdjusting the left and

right margins of your

labelHow to reduce the margin argin SettingSmallABCDABCDWhen margins are set to Large, (default

setting) labels print with approx. 1" margins

on each side of the printed text. Reduce this

margin by changing the setting to Margins from the menu displayed

when you right click the mouse. Change

the setting to the desired text and click the Print Auto Cut is set to ON (default setting) in the

Print Options, the tape will advance and cut

your label to accommodate the small ng a mixed

1-row/2-row label

containing a symbolSelect the tape size and enter the de-sired text.

Insert a few spaces, then click the

the desired text and press the

ENTER key. Enter the desired text on

the second Symbol under . Select the

symbol that you want to enter from the

displayed dialog the Print eshootingProblemSolutionAfter exiting P-touch Editor There are three ways to restart. Perform any of the , how do I restart the

• Turn off the P-touch labeler and then turn it back m while the machine

• Disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable while the labeler is on.• Launch P-touch Editor Lite from My still on?The LED is fl is an error press the Feed & Cut button to clear the error the LED remains fl ashing after performing the above, please contact Brother Customer Service for further assistance.I cannot turn the P-touch Check to see that the batteries are installed correctly, or that the recommended power adapter is securely r on.I cannot exit P-touch Editor Check to see if an error message is displayed, and try to resolve. Please note that the software cannot be exited while labels

being printed.A blank horizontal line ap-Streaks or poor quality characters on printed labels generally indicate that the print head is dirty. Clean the print head using a

pears through the printed cotton swab or optional print head cleaning cassette (TZ-CL4). label is diffi cult to cut.* Do not touch the print head directly with your bare the cutter blade using a cotton swab moistened with alcohol.* Do not touch the cutter blade directry with your bare fi cationsItemDimensionWeightPower supplyUSB port2.6"(W)×7.4"(D)×4.4"(H)1.3lb (without batteries and tape cassette)Included AC adapter (AD-24ES) or six AA alkaline batteries (LR6)USB mini B typeSpecifi cationAccessories (Supplies may differ by distribution)AccessoriesTape cassetteStock r TZ tape (width): 9/64", 1/4", 3/8", 1/2", 3/4", 1"For details, see the included “Supplies and Accessories Guide”.AC AdapterAD-24ESShould you encounter any problems with your product, please do not return your product to the store!After referring to the User’s guide, if you still need assistance, call Brother Customer Service at : Voice:1-877-4-PTOUCH Web: Fax:1-901-379-1210If you need to locate a service center, please call 1-800-284-HELP or visit us at