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Brother P-touch H300 User Manual

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USER'S GUIDE P-touch H300
Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ where you
can get product support and answers to frequently asked
questions (FAQs).
INTRODUCTION
GETTING STARTED
EDITING A LABEL
LABEL PRINTING
USING THE FILE MEMORY
RESETTING & MAINTAINNING
YOUR P-TOUCH
TROUBLESHOOTING
APPENDIX
INDEX

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  • Page 1 USER’S GUIDE P-touch H300 INTRODUCTION Please visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ where you GETTING STARTED can get product support and answers to frequently asked questions (FAQs). EDITING A LABEL LABEL PRINTING USING THE FILE MEMORY RESETTING & MAINTAINNING YOUR P-TOUCH TROUBLESHOOTING...
  • Page 2 The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change without notice. If new versions of the H300 software become available, this manual may not reflect the updated features. Therefore, you may find that the software and the contents in this manual are different.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Power Supply ......................18 Battery (Not Included) ................... 18 AC Adapter AD-E001 (Optional) ................19 Using the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (BA-E001: Optional on the H300) ... 20 Inserting a Tape Cassette ................... 22 Turning Power On/Off ....................23 Feeding Tape ......................23 Feed function .......................
  • Page 4 INTRODUCTION Setting Label Attributes ....................34 Using Auto-Format Layouts ..................38 Using Templates - Example creating an Asset Tag..........38 Using Block Layouts ....................41 Creating a Bar Code Label...................44 Setting Bar Code Parameters and Entering Bar Code Data........44 Editing and Deleting a Bar Code ................46 LABEL PRINTING .................

  • Page 5: Safety Precautions

    Safety Precautions To prevent injury and damage, important notes are explained using various symbols. The symbols and their meanings are as follows: Indicates an imminently hazardous situation which, if the product DANGER is handled without following the warnings and instructions, will result in death or serious injuries.
  • Page 6 INTRODUCTION DANGER Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (Li-ion battery optional with the H300) Carefully observe the following precautions for the rechargeable Li-ion battery (hereafter referred to as “rechargeable battery”), If these precautions are not followed, overheating, leaking, or cracks in the battery may result in an electrical short, explosion, smoke, fire, electric shock, injury to yourself or others, or damage to the product or other property.
  • Page 7 DANGER Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (Li-ion battery optional with the H300) DO NOT directly solder any connections DO NOT leave a drained rechargeable to the rechargeable battery. This could battery in the main unit for a long period cause internal insulation to melt, gas to of time.
  • Page 8 DO NOT use the P-touch with a foreign object in it. If water, a metallic substance, or any other foreign object enters the P-touch, disconnect the AC adapter and remove batteries, and contact Brother customer service. Alkaline batteries/Ni-MH rechargeable batteries Follow these guidelines to avoid liquid leakage, heat, rupture of the battery and cause personal injury.
  • Page 9 WARNING AC Adapter (AC Adapter optional with the H300) Follow these guidelines to avoid fire, damage, electric shock, failure or the risk of injury. Make sure that the plug is fully inserted DO NOT touch the AC adapter or power into the power outlet.
  • Page 10 P-touch for an extended period of time. AC Adapter (AC Adapter optional with the H300) If you do not intend using the P-touch for DO NOT overloading electrical circuit an extended period of time, disconnect the power cord.
  • Page 11 CAUTION P-touch Follow these guidelines to avoid minor personal injury and damage to the P-touch. Store the P-touch on a flat, stable DO NOT use the P-touch in places with surface such as a desk or in a drawer. moisture or high humidity, such as DO NOT leave the P-touch or any tape bathrooms.

  • Page 12: General Precautions

    • Depending on the environmental conditions and the applied settings, some characters or symbols may be difficult to read. • Use Brother TZe tapes with this machine. • DO NOT pull or apply pressure to the tape in the cassette to avoid damaging the printer.

  • Page 13: Symbols Used In This Guide

    • A protective clear plastic sticker is placed over the display during manufacturing and shipping. This sticker should be removed prior to use. • You can also use Heat Shrink Tube in this model. Please check the Brother website (http://www.brother.com/) for further information. You may not be able to use some print frame, label collection, or font settings when using heat shrink tape.

  • Page 14: How To Use The P-Touch

    INTRODUCTION How to use the P-touch Create a label with the P-touch GETTING STARTED • Prepare the P-touch. P. 13 CREATING A LABEL • Entering and Editing text. In addition to entering text, the P-touch has a P. 25 large range of formatting options. •...

  • Page 15: Getting Started

    GETTING STARTED Unpacking Your P-touch Check that the package contains the following before using your P-touch. H300 P-touch Starter Tape Cassette Strap User’s Guide Unpacking Your P-touch...

  • Page 16: General Description

    GETTING STARTED General Description Tape cassette compartment Tape exit slot Cover latch Tape cutter LCD display Tape cutter lever Keyboard Print head Release lever When shipped from the factory, the LCD display is covered with a protective sheet to prevent damage.

  • Page 17: Lcd Display & Keyboard

    LCD Display & Keyboard LCD Display 5. Block Separator Line Indicates the end of a block. 12 13 6. Cursor Characters are entered to the left of the cursor. Indicates the current data input position. 7. Return mark Indicates the end of a line of text. 8.

  • Page 18: Key Names And Functions

    GETTING STARTED Key Names and Functions The default language is “English”. 1. Power 6. Font Turns the P-touch on and off. • Enables character attributes for the label to be set. 2. Print Options • Character attributes can be set for Enables Numbering or Mirror to be each line of the label when the Text selected and printed.
  • Page 19 11. Menu 18. Shift Enables operating preferences Use this key in combination with the (Language, Adjustment, etc.) for the letter and number keys to type P-touch to be set. uppercase letters or the symbols indicated on the number keys. 12. Escape Cancels the current command and 19.

  • Page 20: Power Supply

    Users of Ni-MH rechargeable batteries Always replace all six batteries at the same with fully charged ones. Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ for the latest information about the recommended batteries. Attach the rear cover by inserting the three hooks at the bottom into the slots on the machine, then pushing down firmly until it snaps into place.

  • Page 21: Ac Adapter Ad-E001 (Optional)

    • Only use the official AC adapter, which is designed for your P-touch. Failure to observe this may result in an accident or damage. Brother shall not assume any responsibility for any accident or damage resulting from not using the specified AC adapter.

  • Page 22: Using The Rechargeable Li-Ion Battery (Ba-E001: Optional On The H300)

    GETTING STARTED Using the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery (BA-E001: Optional on the H300) Installing the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Open the rear cover by pressing the cover latch. Cover latch Rear cover Insert the rechargeable Li-ion battery into the battery compartment. Confirm that the hooks on the edge of the rear cover are inserted correctly, and then reattach the cover.
  • Page 23 Stopping Rechargeable Li-ion Battery Charging To stop the Li-ion battery charging, disconnect the AC adapter cord. Tips on Using the Rechargeable Li-ion Battery • Charge the rechargeable Li-ion battery before use. Do not use it before it is charged. • The rechargeable Li-ion battery can be recharged in 5-35°C (41-95°F) environments. If the surrounding temperature is out of this range, the rechargeable Li-ion battery will not charge, and the battery indicator will remain lit.

  • Page 24: Inserting A Tape Cassette

    Inserting a Tape Cassette Tape cassettes of 3.5 mm, 6 mm, 9 mm, 12 mm or 18 mm width can be used in your P-touch. Use Brother tape cassettes with the mark. If the new tape cassette has a cardboard stopper, be sure to remove the stopper before inserting the cassette.

  • Page 25: Turning Power On/Off

    Turning Power On/Off Press the Power key to turn the P-touch on. Press the Power key again to turn the P-touch off. • Your P-touch has a power saving feature which automatically turns itself off (under certain operating conditions) if no key is pressed for a period of time. Refer to the Auto Power-Off Time table below for details. •...

  • Page 26: Backlight

    GETTING STARTED Backlight You can change the backlight setting either to ON or OFF. The display is easier to see with the backlight ON. The default setting is “ON”. Press the Menu key to display the Setup menu, select “Backlight” using the key, and then press the OK or Enter key.

  • Page 27: Editing A Label

    EDITING A LABEL Entering and Editing Text Entering Text from the Keyboard • The keyboard of your P-touch can be used in the same way as a standard computer keyboard. Using Text Reminder Your P-touch can check entered characters against a history of all printed character sequences, and displays a list which you can select from.

  • Page 28: Adding A New Line

    EDITING A LABEL Adding a New Line • To end the current line of text and start a new line, press the Enter key. A return mark appears at the end of the line and the cursor moves to the start of the new line. •...

  • Page 29: Entering Symbols

    Using the key, select “Text Only” to delete all text while retaining the current format settings, or select “Text & Format” to delete all text and format settings. Press the Escape key to return to the text entry screen, without erasing (or clearing) text or format.

  • Page 30: Using Symbol History

    EDITING A LABEL Using Symbol History You can create your personal category of symbols by using the Symbol History. The “History” will appear first when selecting the symbols, to help you locate the desired symbols quickly. Press the Menu key to display the Setup menu, and then select “Symbol History”...
  • Page 31 Symbol List Category Symbols Punctuation Bracket/Arrow Mathematics Currency/Unit (Number) [Number] Sign Electrical Datacom/AV Business Professional Event Vehicle Personal Nature/Earth Entering Symbols...

  • Page 32: Entering Accented Characters

    EDITING A LABEL Category Symbols Pictograph The symbols shown in the table may look slightly different on the machine’s LCD, and when printed. Entering Accented Characters The P-touch can display and print a set of accented characters such as language specific characters.

  • Page 33: Setting Character Attributes

    Accented Character List Character Accented Characters Character Accented Characters Setting Character Attributes Setting Character Attributes by Label Using the Font key, you can select a font and apply size, width, style, line, and alignment attributes. Press the Font key. The current settings are displayed. Select an attribute using the key, and then set a value for that attribute using key.

  • Page 34: Setting Character Attributes By Each Line

    EDITING A LABEL Setting Character Attributes by Each Line When a label consists two or more lines of text, you can set different character attribute values (font, size, width, style, line and alignment) for each line. Move the cursor to the line you wish to change the character attribute by using the key.
  • Page 35 Attribute Value Result Value Result 36 pt 12 pt Size 24 pt 9 pt 18 pt 6 pt x2/3 Width x1/2 I+BLD Normal (Italic Bold) I+OUT (Italic (Bold) Outline) I+SHD (Italic (Outline) Shadow) Style I+SLD (Italic (Shadow) Solid) (Solid) (Vertical) (Italic) (Underline) Line...

  • Page 36: Setting Auto Fit Style

    EDITING A LABEL • The actual printed font size depends on the tape width, number of characters and number of input lines. Once characters reach a minimum size, the selected font will default to a custom font which is based on the Helsinki style.
  • Page 37 • Press the Escape key to return to the previous step. • Press the Space key to set the selected attribute to the default value. • Refer to the Setting Options table for a list of all available settings. Frames Attribute Value Result Value...
  • Page 38 EDITING A LABEL Attribute Value Result Value Result Frame Setting Label Attributes...
  • Page 39 Attribute Value Result Value Result Frame The length of the label can be set within the range 30-300 mm. When Auto is Length selected, the length of the label is automatically adjusted to fit the entered text. Setting Label Attributes...

  • Page 40: Using Auto-Format Layouts

    EDITING A LABEL Using Auto-Format Layouts Using the Auto-Format function you can quickly and easily create labels for a variety of purposes, such as file tabs, equipment labels, name badges, etc. Simply select a layout from the templates or block layouts, enter the text and apply formatting as desired. Symbols and accented characters can also be used in auto-format layouts.
  • Page 41 Enter the text and then press the OK or Enter key. Repeat this for each text field. After all text fields are entered, the print menu is displayed when the OK or Enter key is pressed. Select “Print” using the key and then press the OK or Enter key to display the Copies screen.
  • Page 42 EDITING A LABEL Templates Attribute Value Details Flag 1 (12 x 90 mm) Flag 2 (12 x 90 mm) Cable Wrap (Rotate & repeat) (18 x 39 mm) Faceplate (12 x 70 mm) Binder Spine (18 x 219 mm) Template Name File Folder Tab (12 x 82 mm) Divider Tab...

  • Page 43: Using Block Layouts

    Attribute Value Details Address Label (18 x 70 mm) Name Badge Template Name (18 x 72 mm) CD Case Spine 1 (6 x 113 mm) CD Case Spine 2 (3.5 x 113 mm) Using Block Layouts Press the Auto-Format key to display the Auto-Format screen, and then select “Block Layouts”...
  • Page 44 EDITING A LABEL Press the OK or Enter key. The block layout text entry screen is displayed. Caps mode can be used when entering text. Enter text and then press the OK or Enter key. Repeat for each text field. When you have finished entering text, press the OK or Enter key to display the print menu.
  • Page 45 Block Layouts Attribute Value Details 2LineA 2LineB 3Line 1+2LineA Block layout (18 mm tape) 1+2LineB 1+3Line 1+4Line 1+5Line 2LineA 2LineB Block layout (12 mm tape) 3Line 1+2Line 2LineA Block layout 2LineB (9 mm tape) 1+2Line Block layout 1+2Line (6 mm tape) Using Auto-Format Layouts...

  • Page 46: Creating A Bar Code Label

    EDITING A LABEL Creating a Bar Code Label Using the Bar Code function you can create labels with one dimensional bar codes for use with cash registers, stock control systems or other bar code reader systems, or even asset control tags used in an asset management system. •...

  • Page 47: Special Character List

    Select a character using the key, then press the OK or Enter key to insert the character in the bar code data. Press the OK or Enter key to insert the bar code in the label. The bar code is displayed on the text entry screen. •...

  • Page 48: Editing And Deleting A Bar Code

    EDITING A LABEL CODE128, GS1-128 (UCC/EAN-128) Code Special Character Code Special Character Code Special Character (SPACE) FNC3 FNC2 FNC4 FNC1 Editing and Deleting a Bar Code • To edit bar code parameters and bar code data, position the cursor beneath the bar code mark on the data entry screen and then open the Bar Code Setup screen.

  • Page 49: Label Printing

    LABEL PRINTING Label Preview Using the Preview function you can check the layout of the label before printing. Press the Preview key. An image of the label is displayed on the screen. The length of the label is shown in the lower-right corner of the screen. Press the key to scroll the preview to the left or right.

  • Page 50: Auto-Numbering Labels

    LABEL PRINTING Press the OK or Enter key. “Printing...Copies” is displayed while the labels are being printed. • Press the Escape key to return to the previous step. • The figures shown on the screen during printing indicate the “count / number of copies set”. •...

  • Page 51: Mirror Printing

    • Press the Escape key to return to the previous step. • The figures shown on the screen during printing indicate the “count / number of copies”. • Pressing the Space key when selecting the number of copies resets the value to 1, the default. •...

  • Page 52: Setting Margin

    LABEL PRINTING Setting Margin The tape cutting options allow you to specify how the tape is fed and cut when printing labels. In particular, the “Chain” options greatly reduce the amount of wasted tape by using smaller margins and eliminating blank sections cut between labels. Press the Label key to display the Label menu.

  • Page 53: Adjusting The Label Length

    Setting Description Example • Use this setting when printing several labels *Feed the tape before using the cutter. with minimum margins. • Feed the tape before using the cutter. Otherwise a part of the text may be cut off. Do not try to pull the tape since this may damage 9.5 mm the tape cassette.

  • Page 54: Printing From The Label Collection

    LABEL PRINTING • The backing of some types of tapes may be pre-cut to make it easier to peel the backing. To remove the backing, simply fold the label lengthwise with the text facing inward, to expose the inside edges of the backing.
  • Page 55 Label Collection List Category Label Files Office Signage Communication Attention Retail * Labels are for illustrative purposes only. Printing from the Label Collection...

  • Page 56: Using The File Memory

    USING THE FILE MEMORY You can store up to 50 of your most frequently used labels in the file memory. Each label is stored as a file, allowing you to quickly and easily recall your label when needed again. When the file memory is full, each time you save a file you will need to overwrite one of your stored files. Storing a Label into Memory After entering the text and formatting the label, press the File key to display the File screen.

  • Page 57: Printing A Stored Label File

    Printing a Stored Label File Press the File key to display the File screen. Select “Print” using the key. Press the OK or Enter key. The file number of a stored label is displayed. The label text is also displayed to identify the label. Select a file number using the key, and then press the Print, OK or Enter key to display the Copies screen.

  • Page 58: Resetting & Maintaining Your P-Touch

    RESETTING & MAINTAINING YOUR P-TOUCH Resetting the P-touch You can reset the internal memory of your P-touch when you want to clear all saved label files, or in the event the P-touch is not operating correctly. Resetting the data to factory settings (Label collections stored in Favorites is not reset.) Turn off the machine.

  • Page 59: Maintenance

    Maintenance Your P-touch should be cleaned on a regular basis to maintain its performance and life span. Always remove the batteries and disconnect the AC adapter before cleaning the P-touch. Cleaning the Unit Wipe any dust and marks from the main unit using a soft, dry cloth. Use a slightly dampened cloth on difficult to remove marks.

  • Page 60: Troubleshooting

    All files stored in the internal memory are deleted if the previously are now batteries are weak or the AC adapter was disconnected. empty. The tape jam which Please contact Brother customer service. cannot be cleared easily occurred. What to do when...

  • Page 61: Error Messages

    Error Messages When an error message appears on the display, follow the directions provided below. Message Cause/Remedy Wrong Type An incompatible AC adapter is connected. Use an appropriate AC adapter. Of Adapter Connected! Low Battery! The installed batteries are getting weak. Replace Battery! The installed batteries are about to run out.
  • Page 62 TROUBLESHOOTING Message Cause/Remedy Block Limit! There are already five blocks of text. Limit the number of blocks to five. Max 5 Blocks Length Limit! The length of the label to be printed using the text entered is longer than 1 m. Edit the text so that the length of the label is less than 1 m. Insert An 18 mm tape cassette is not installed when an Auto-Format for 18 mm tape is selected.
  • Page 63 Empty! Insert The cassette tape other than 12 mm/18 mm width or no cassette tape is set when printing Label Collection. 12mm or 18mm Set an appropriate width tape. tape! System Error XX Please contact Brother customer service. Error Messages...

  • Page 64: Appendix

    Other Operating 10-35°C (50-95°F)/20-80% humidity (without temperature/ condensation) humidity Maximum wet bulb temperature: 27°C (80.6°F) *1 Actual character size may be smaller than maximum print height. *2 Visit us at http://solutions.brother.com/ for the latest information about the recommended batteries. Specifications...

  • Page 65: Index

    INDEX AC adapter ........19 Return mark ........15 Accented Character List ....31 Auto power-off time ......23 Size ...........31 Special Character List .......45 Battery ..........18 Specifications ........62 Block Layouts ........43 Style ..........31 Symbol List ........29 Symbols ..........27 Caps mode ........
  • Page 68 Printed in China LAC010001...

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