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Insert Information into a Template Transferred to the Printer and Print It (Merge Printing)
- For more information on the barcodes scanned using various settings, see Related Information.
- If a barcode has a different protocol than the barcode template already registered with the printer, you may be unable to create or print the barcode.
- Depending on the barcode scanner model, some barcode symbols and protocols may not be supported by this printer.
- Use P-touch Transfer Manager to transfer a template or label layout from the computer to the printer.For more detailed information, see Related Information.
- NOTE
- It is important to design a template to meet the barcode symbology or protocol requirements, especially for the label size and barcode position in the label to fit the maximum number and type of characters being inserted from the barcode scanner. A barcode in the template cannot be created or scanned if the barcode with the inserted data does not fit entirely within the label printable image area.
- When you transfer data to the Configurations folder in P-touch Transfer Manager, select the folder containing the data you want to transfer.You can add a custom folder under Configurations, and drag-and-drop a transferred template into the custom folder to manage different sets of templates.
When a template is transferred to the Configurations folder in P-touch Transfer Manager, the Key Assign number is automatically assigned.
You can specify a Key Assign number between 1 and 10 for any templates downloaded into the printer.
- Select the transferred template, and then click Transfer to download the template to the Key Assign number in the printer.
- Scan the following barcode:
- P-touch template command (Initialize + begin specifying settings)
- From the following barcode list, scan each barcode to send a command or setting to the printer:
- Basic settings
Auto cut on (Cut every one label) + Cut at end on
Auto cut on (Cut every two labels) + Cut at end on
Auto cut off + Cut at end on
Auto cut off + Cut at end off
Number of copies
- Settings can be made with multiple commands.
- If no settings have been made by scanning the barcode commands, a template is printed using the P-touch Template settings. The default P-touch Template settings are to print a single copy with Auto Cut turned on.
For more information on P-touch Template Settings, see the P-touch Template Manual/Command Reference (English only). You can download the latest version from the Brother support website at support.brother.com/manuals.
- Specify the number of copies you want.
- Scan the following barcode:
Number of copies
- Scan the following barcodes to specify a three-digit number:
Example:
Specify numbers by scanning the following barcodes: when printing 7 sheets; [0][0][7], when printing 15 sheets; [0][1][5]
- For entering numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
00
To change the setting for the number of copies, repeat these steps. - Scan the following barcode:
- Select template
- Scan the following barcodes with the same number (three digits) as the Key Assign number used for the downloaded template to be printed:
Example:
Specify numbers by scanning the following barcodes: when printing number 7; [0][0][7], when printing number 15; [0][1][5]
- For entering numbers
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
0
00
The downloaded template is selected after the three digit numbers have been scanned.
You can use P-touch Editor to create and print a label with a single barcode.Example:
- Scan a barcode containing the data you want inserted into the barcode object in the selected downloaded template.
Example:
- Scan the following barcode to send the command to start printing:
- Begin printing
The barcode in the printed template contains the data from the barcode scanned.Example:
