How do I set tape margins and what features are they?

  1. Press the Label key.
     
  2. Select "Cut Option" using the Up or Down arrow key, and then set the value by using the Left or Right arrow key.
     
  3. Press the OK or Enter key to apply the settings.
    * New settings are NOT applied if you do not press the OK or Enter key. 
     

Large Margin

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  • Automatically cuts the tape after each label is printed, leaving a margin of 24.5 mm / 0.96" on each end.

 

Small Margin

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  • Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape before printing the first label and then cuts the tape after each label is printed, leaving a 2 mm / 0.08" margin at both ends of each label.

 

Chain

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  • Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape before printing the first label and then cuts the tape after each label is printed, leaving a 2 mm / 0.08" margin at both ends of each label.
  • Once the last label is printed, the tape is not fed and cut. Press the Feed & Cut key to feed and cut the tape.

 

No Cut

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  • Select this setting when printing multiple copies of a label and you do not want the labels cut after each label is printed, or when using Fabric Iron-On Tapes or other special tapes that cannot be cut by the tape cutter of the P-touch labeller.
  • Once the label is printed, the tape is not fed and cut. Press the Feed & Cut key to feed and cut the tape.
    When using special tapes that cannot be cut by the tape cutter of the P-touch labeller, remove the tape cassette from the P-touch labeller and use scissors to cut the tape.

 

Special tape

 

  • When multiple copies are printed one time:
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    When a label is printed two times:
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    1. 1st print
    2. 2nd print

  • Select this setting when using special tape.
  • When using Fabric Iron-On Tapes, select "No Cut" for Cut Options before printing. After printing, remove the tape cassette from the P-touch labeller and use scissors to cut the tape.

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