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Print with a Preset Template (Using a Barcode Scanner)

Overview

If a frequently used label layout is stored in the printer, identical labels can be printed simply by scanning barcodes.
Example: To simplify printing when the same labels are frequently reused

Steps to Print with a Preset Template

Create data

  1. 1. Start P-touch Editor and create data to print.
  2. 2. Click File - Save as to save the data file with a name.

Transfer templates to the printer

  1. 1. Connect the printer to the PC with a USB cable.
  2. 2. In P-touch Editor, click File - Transfer Template to start Transfer Manager.
  3. 3. Select data from the list and right-click on it to display the menu.
  4. 4. Select Key Assign and select a key number. The number is a template number for printing.
  5. 5. Click Transfer to transfer the template data to the printer.

Read and print barcodes

  1. 1. Connect a barcode scanner to a USB host connector of the printer.
  2. 2. Print the configuration barcode or the "configuration barcode list" in the instruction manual of the barcode scanner.
  3. 3. The "configuration barcode list" in the instruction manual of the scanner includes the "P-touch template command (initialization and setup)" barcode. Scan the barcode with the scanner.
  4. 4. Scan the template selection number (^TSxxx) and the print start command (^FF) to start printing.

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