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®USER’S GUIDE• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch.• Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference.210 E

6 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTER The AC adapter allows you to use this machine wherever there is an electrical outlet. To connect the optional AC adapter: 1 Ins

7 TAPE CASSETTE A single TZ tape cassette is supplied with this unit. However, since TZ tape cassettesare available for this machine in a wide variet

8 ATTACHING LABELS LAMINATED TAPE The enclosed stick enables you to easily remove the backing from labels printed onlaminated tapes. 1 Hold the tape

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

10Press the iron straight down onto the cloth. Do not move the iron while press-ing, otherwise the label may move out of the desired position.After th

11The transfer labels are non-toxic, however, please maintain the usual precautions,such as not placing them in your mouth, etc.Do not store iron-on t

12PRINT HEAD & ROLLERSOccasionally, specks of dust or dirt become attached to the machine’s print head androllers. This is particularly likely whe

13CARRYING CASEThe enclosed hard case is designed to protect your P-touch and its accessories whileyou store or carry them. Therefore, keep them in th

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15For yourinformation

INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing the P-touch 210E!Your new P-touch will allow you to create labels for any application. Its extreme versa-tility

16POWER KEYThe power key ( ) is located in the top right-hand corner of the keyboard. If bat-teries have been installed or the machine has been plugg

17CODE & CAPS KEYSMost characters can be entered simply by pressing their keys. However, to use specialfunctions or to enter uppercase letters, ac

18CAPS KEYTo type uppercase letters continuously:1 To enter Caps mode, press until the Caps indicator ( ) on the left sideof the display lights up

19CURSOR KEYSThe machine’s LCD display shows two rows of 11 characters; however, the text thatyou create can be up to 99 characters long. You can revi

20UP CURSOR KEYTo move the cursor up to the previous line:● Press once.To move the cursor up several lines:● Hold down until the cursor moves to the

21SPACE KEYThe space key lets you add blank spaces between characters in your text. It is differentfrom the right cursor key ( ), which just moves the

22RETURN KEYLike on a typewriter or word processor, this machine’s return key ( ) is used to enda line of text and start another one. When you have fin

23To add a new line:1 Press , , or to position the cursor below the character imme-diately to the right of the one that you wish to end the line

24To apply a selected item:● Press once.EXAMPLETo add “ ” to your text:● Hold down and press . Press “D”.● Use cursor right to move to “ ”.● Pre

25DELETE KEYThe delete key ( ) allows you to remove characters to the left of the cursor’s currentposition. It differs from the left cursor key ( ), w

*NOTE*• Please read this notice carefully before startingTo insert a new tape cartridge Cutting TapeAC Adapter connection· REMOVE THE PAPER STOPPER· U

26To quit a function without changing your text:● Press to return to your text.EXAMPLE1 Press once. To delete “-678”:2 Hold down until “-678” are

27CLEAR FUNCTIONThe Clear function is used to remove all characters from the display so that you canbegin entering new text. Although all of the text

28COMPOSITE CHARACTER KEYSWhen writing in other languages, composite characters, which consist of a letter and adiacritical mark, are often used. This

29EXAMPLETo add the composite character “ë”:1 Hold down and press .2 Press .CapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABC1: No¨_ABCDEFGHIJKLCodeYCapsAA

30ACCENT FUNCTIONThe Accent function can also be used to add accented characters to your text. Theaccented characters are grouped according to the upp

314 Press . The accented character is added to the text.☞To type in a sequence of accented characters, hold down beforepressing . Continue adding

32To add the accented character “É”:1 Hold down and press .2 Hold down and press .3 Press until “É” flashes.4 Press .CapsAABCA A A AALengthAuto

33SYMBOL FUNCTIONIn addition to the letters, symbols and numerals on the key tops, there are 50 addi-tional characters available with the Symbol funct

34EXAMPLETo add the symbol “ ”:1 Hold down and press .2 Press .3 Press until “ ” flashes.4 Press .CapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABCSELECT

35CURRENCY CONVERSION FUNCTIONBy simply setting up the Currency conversion function once, you can quickly and easilyconvert one currency into another,

CONTENTS Getting started GENERAL DESCRIPTION ... 2KEYBOARD & LCD DISPLAY ...

36To set up the first currency:1 Hold down and press . “1ST CURRENCY” is displayed.☞To quit the Currency conversion function without changing any pa

374 Press (or ). “LAYOUT” is displayed.5 Press or until the desired currency layout is displayed.☞The first layout displayed is the default layou

386 Press (or ) until the next parameter (either “D.POINT” or “DIVIDER”)is displayed.(A) If “_ _ _ XXX.XX _ _ _” was selected, “D.POINT” is displaye

398 Press (or ). The message “NEXT?” is displayed.9 Press or to select either “YES” (to continue the setup) or “NO” (to exitthe setup).☞In order

40D Repeat steps 5 through 9 until all parameters for the second currency are set asyou wish.E Press .☞If “YES” was selected, “PRINT SETUP” is display

41K With “SEPARATOR” displayed, press or until the desired symbol forseparating the currencies is displayed.☞The following separator settings are

42USING THE CURRENCY CONVERSION FUNCTIONTo convert currencies:1 Press . The two setup currencies are displayed.2 Type in the value that you wish to c

43EXAMPLE To set up the Currency conversion function to convert between euros and deutsche-mark:☞This example will work exactly as described only if n

445 Since “.” is already selected, press (or ).6 Since “,” is already selected, press (or ).7 Since “YES” is already selected, press.8 Press (or ).Ca

459 Press or until “DEM” isselected.0 Press (or ).A Since the default layout for the deutsche-mark is already selected, press (or) twice.B Pres

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46C Press (or ).D Press or until “SPACE” isselected.E Press (or ).CapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABC , DIVIDERMemoryCapsAABCA A A AALeng

47 F Since “YES” is already selected, press.G Press (or ).HSince both the first and second cur-rencies are already set to “Y”, press (or ).CapsAABCA

48 I Since “/” is already selected, press (or ).J Press .CapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABCSETUPEXITMemoryCapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWide

49EXAMPLE To make a price tag using the Currency conversion function to convert from deutsche-mark to euros:1 Type “PRINTER”, then press .2 Press .3

50 6 Keep held down and continue pressing until “ROUND” is displayed.7 Press .AABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABCCapsROUNDFRAMECode9 ABCPrintMi

51LENGTH FUNCTIONAlthough the length of the printed label automatically adjusts to fit the length of theentered text, there may be times when you will

52EXAMPLETo select a label length of 10.2 cm:1 Hold down and press once.2 Keep held down and continuepressing until “ON” is displayed.3 Releas

53SIZE & WIDE FUNCTIONSThe character size can be adjusted using both the Size and Wide functions. All charac-ters in the text will be printed in t

54To change the Size setting:1 Hold down and press once. The currently selected Size settingappears in the display.☞The indicators above the displ

55To change the Wide setting:1 Hold down and press once. The currently selected Wide settingappears in the display.2 Keep held down and continue

2 GENERAL DESCRIPTION TOP VIEWBOTTOM VIEWTape release leverPrint headTape exit slotBatterycompartmentTape compartment AC adapter connectorBack cover

56STYLE FUNCTIONYou can choose to apply one of nine different character styles to create a more decora-tive label.The following Style settings are ava

57To change the Style setting:1 Hold down and press once. The currently selected Style settingappears in the display.2 Keep held down and contin

58UNDERLINE FUNCTIONYou can underline your entire text in order to emphasise it.The following Underline settings are available:OFF ONThe default Under

592 Keep held down and continuepressing until the ON setting is dis-played.3 Release .CapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABCONUNDERLINECode7AB

60 FRAME FUNCTION With the Frame function, you can choose from various frames and highlights for deco-rating your label.The following Frame settings

61EXAMPLETo select the NAMEPLATE Frame setting:1 Hold down and press once.2 Keep held down and continuepressing until the NAMEPLATEFrame setting

62TAPE FEED FUNCTIONThe Tape feed function allows you to adjust the size of the blank spaces on the left andright sides of your text. In addition, the

63To change the Tape feed setting:1 Hold down and press once. The currently selected Tape feed settingappears in the display.2 Keep held down an

644 Press .5 Hold down and press .6 Type in “Manager”.7 Hold down and press once.8 Keep held down and continuepressing until the 13 Size sett

650 Press .A Hold down and press .B Press in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape.PrintMirrorPrintCapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoA A AAAWideABCABCCapsA

3 KEYBOARD & LCD DISPLAYZ C B M .V2 4 6 8 0CodeCapsNW R I PY3Wide Clear1Size95Style7ABCETape?AccentQLengthSymbolOU%TH.AliDÅ!ŒA LØJF()’,:CG ABCXS

66HORIZONTAL ALIGNMENT FUNCTIONYou can choose to align the characters in the text in one of three ways. In addition, ifthe Length function was used to

67EXAMPLETo select the RIGHT Horizontal alignment setting:1 Hold down and press once.2 Keep held down and continuepressing until the RIGHT Horiz

68MIRROR PRINTING FUNCTIONWith this function, you can print your text so that the characters can be read from theadhesive side of the tape. If mirror-

69BAR CODE FUNCTIONThe Bar code function, which enables bar codes to be printed as part of labels, is oneof this machine’s most advanced features.☞Thi

70To change the bar code parameter settings:3 Press .☞To return to the bar code data display without changing any parametersettings, press .4 Press

71To delete the bar code from your text:1 Press , , or until the cursor is positioned either below theright bar code mark or immediately to the

725 Press .6 Press , , , , then.7 Press .CapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABC ✱_✱ CODE 39MemoryCapsAABCA A A AALengthAutoAAA AAWideABCABC ✱12345

73PRINT KEY & FEED FUNCTIONAfter you have entered your text and chosen the desired format settings, you are readyto print the label. To print a la

74NUMBERING FUNCTIONThis function can be used to print many copies of the same text while increasing a cer-tain number in the text by 1 after each lab

752 Hold down and press .3 Press .4 Press (or ).5 Press in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape, then use scissors to cut along the printeddot

4 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS • Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not havethe mark.• Do not pull on the tape being fed f

76REPEAT PRINTING FUNCTIONThis function allows you to print up to 9 copies of the same text. To use the Repeat printing function:1 Hold down and pre

772 Press .3 Press (or ).4 Press in the tape cutter lever to cut the tape, then use scissors to cut along the printeddots to separate the labels.C

78MEMORY FUNCTIONSYou can use the memory to store your most frequently used text files. The text remainsin the memory, even after all characters are re

79To overwrite the stored file with the new one:● Press to delete the previously stored file and store the new one under theselected number.☞To go bac

803 Press . The message “CLEAR SELECT 1–9?” appears on the display.4 Press the number key ( to ) of the file number containing the text thatyou wi

813 Press .To recall the text from file number 4:1 Hold down and press .2 Press until “RECALL” flashes on thedisplay.3 Press .4 Press .5 Press .

82To delete the text stored under file number 8:1 Hold down and press .2 Press until “CLEAR” flashes on thedisplay.3 Press .4 Press .5 Press .Scre

83TROUBLESHOOTINGProblem Remedy1. The display stays blank after you have turned on the machine.• Check that the AC adapter is con-nected correctly.Ens

84ERROR MESSAGE LISTErrorMessageCause Remedy1 BARLIMIT!• This message appears if a bar code already exists when you hold down and press .• Limit the

85BUFFERFULL!• This message appears if you try to enter a character, symbol, bar code, return or space after 99 characters have already been entered.•

5 BATTERIES This lightweight and portable machine can be used anywhere by installing six (6) AA(AM3, LR6, SUM-3, R6) batteries. Alkaline batteries a

86NOFILES!• This message appears if you try to recall or delete a text file from the memory when none are stored.• Store a text file first.NOTHERE!• This

87REPLACEBATTERIES!• This message appears if the installed alka-line batteries are about to run out.• Replace the batteries or use the AC adapter.ROMP

88SPECIFICATIONSHARDWARESOFTWAREInput device: Keyboard with 52 keysLCD: 7 × 5 dots12 characters 2 line17 indicatorsPrint tape: Pressure-sensitive, adh

89ACCESSORIES● SuppliesObtain tape cassettes and AC adapters from your nearest authorised dealer. Brothercannot be held responsible for trouble caused

90TZ-B31 Black characters on fluorescent orange adhesiveTZ-C31 Black characters on fluorescent yellow adhesiveTZ-D31 Black characters on fluorescent gree

91STAMP TAPES12 mm non-laminated tapes TZ-N231 Black characters on white adhesive TZ-N232 Red characters on white adhesiveTZ-N233 Blue characters on

Quick guideTo set up the Currency conversion function:1Hold down and press .2 With "1ST CURRENCY" displayed, press (or ).3 Press or