Brother P-touch H200 User manual

GETTING STARTED

Power Supply and Ribbon Cassette or Tape Cassette

Open the cassette cover by pressing the

highlighted area at the top end of the machine.

• Make sure you turn the power off when replacing

batteries or ribbon/tape cassettes.

Insert the ribbon or tape cassette, making sure

it locks into place.

•

Make sure the end of the ribbon/tape feeds under the tape

guides.

•

Use Genuine Brother P-touch TZe tapes with this machine.

Print head

Tape cutter leverCassette cover

Tape exit slot

Toothed wheel

Cutter's edge

End of tape

Tape guides

With your new Brother P-touch labelling machine, you can create a wide variety of custom, self-adhesive labels and

ribbons. This machine uses Brother "TZe" tapes from 3.5 mm to 12 mm widths. "TZe" tape cassettes are available

in many colours and sizes. Visit

www.brother.com

for a complete list of tapes that work with your machine.

Read this guide before using this machine. After reading this guide, keep it in a safe place.

English

User’s Guide

H20

Ver. 0

NOTE

When using the optional AC adapter (AD-24ES)

1. Insert adapter cord into the AC adapter socket at the bottom of the machine.

2. Insert the plug into the nearest standard electrical socket.

For the memory backup feature, use either AAA alkaline batteries (LR03) or Ni-MH batteries (HR03)

together when using the AC adapter.

Insert six new AAA alkaline batteries (LR03)

or fully charged Ni-MH batteries (HR03),

making sure their positive and negative ends

point in the correct directions.

Users of alkaline batteries:

Always replace all six batteries at the same time

with brand new ones.

Users of Ni-MH batteries:

Always replace all six batteries at the same time

with fully charged ones.

1Insert the two hooks at the bottom of the

cassette cover into the slots on the

machine.

2Securely close the cassette cover making

sure it locks into place.

AC adapter socket

NOTE

• The LCD displays one row of 15 characters; however, the text you enter can be up to 80 characters in

length.

• Label length displayed on the LCD may differ slightly from the actual printed label length.

LCD

1. Size

2. Font

3. Cursor

4. Shift

5. Caps

6. Underline/Frame

7. Style

8. Label Length

If a specific label length has

been selected, also appears.

1Turn your machine on.

Supply power using six AAA batteries or the optional AC adapter (AD-24ES), and then press to

turn the power on.

2Set the language.

The default setting is [English].

3Set the unit of measurement.

The default setting is [mm].

NOTE

• The machine automatically turns off if no keys are pressed within five minutes.

• To cancel any operation, press .

• After pressing , the machine displays "Accepted" to confirm your settings.

Initial Settings

/ [Language] / [English/Español/Français/Hrvatski/Italiano/

Magyar/Melayu/Nederlands/Norsk/Polski/Português/Portug. (BR)/Română/Slovenski/Slovenský/

Suomi/Svenska/Türkçe/Čeština/Dansk/Deutsch] .

/ [Unit] / [inch/mm] .

NOTE

• To revert to the default setting, select the setting you want and press the Space key.

• Pressing the Preview key displays a generated image of the label, and may differ from the actual label

when printed.

Keyboard

1. Menu key

2. Power key

3. Cursor key: Left (Use with the

Shift key to go to the start of the

text.)

4. Escape key

5. OK key

6. Size key

7. Font key

8. Character keys

9. Shift key

10. Caps key

11. Accent key

12. Tape cutter lever

13. Clear key

14. Print key

15. Preview key

16. Cursor key: Right (Use with the

Shift key to go to the end of the

text.)

17. Style key

18. Frame key

19. Decorative key

20. Backspace key

21. Enter key

22. Symbol key

23. Space key

GETTING STARTED (Continued)

This function allows you to set the brightness of

the LCD. You can select from five levels of

brightness.

The default setting is [0].

• To change the setting back to default, press the

Space key.

BASIC USAGE

Switching Upper-Case/Lower-Case

Press to switch between upper and lower

case text.

Upper-case ( ON) Lower-case ( OFF)

Creating Two-Line Ribbons/Tapes

Move the cursor to where you want to start the

next line and press . Use either 9 or 12 mm

wide tape for two line printing.

NOTE

• The return symbol ( ) appears when you press

the Enter key, indicating you have chosen to input

a second line of text.

Entering Accented Characters

Press to add an accented character.

• See the table of accented characters included in

this guide.

• To cancel an operation, press .

• The order of accented characters depends on

the selected LCD language.

Contrast

[LCD contrast]

[-2/-1/0/+1/+2]

Entering Text

Line 1 Label image

Line 2

Caps

Changing Ribbon/Tape Width

Changing Ribbon/Tape Length

NOTE

• After the ribbon/tape is printed, cut along the

printed dots (:) with scissors so that the label

length matches what is displayed on the LCD.

• If a specific ribbon/tape length has been

selected, also appears on the LCD.

• By pressing the Space key, [Auto] is displayed

for the Ribbon/Tape length.

• To change the setting back to default, press the

Space key.

Deleting Text

NOTE

Preview

You can preview the text before printing.

• Pressing the Preview key displays a generated

image of the ribbon/tape, and may differ from

the actual label when printed.

• When the LCD cannot display all the text at once,

press / to display the hidden text.

• Press / / to leave the preview

mode.

Feeding (Tape Feed)

• This function feeds approximately 25 mm of

blank tape.

Printing

• If you need only one copy of the ribbon/tape,

press without selecting the number of

copies.

• You can print up to nine copies of each

ribbon/tape.

• The number of copies can also be specified by

pressing a number key.

•To cut tape: When printing ends, push the tape

cutter lever after the message "Please cut"

appears.

•To cut ribbon: When printing ends, press

+ to feed the ribbon, and then cut

with scissors.

• To prevent damage to the tape, do not touch the

cutter lever while the message "Please Wait" is

displayed.

• To remove the backing, fold the label lengthwise

with the text facing inwards to expose the inside

edges of the backing. Peel off the backing one

piece at a time and apply.

Entering Text (continued)

/ [Width]

/ [Normal/x 2/x 1/2]

Width Normal

x 2

x 1/2

/ [Label Length]

/ [Auto/30-999 mm]

Press .

• To delete all text and settings or text only,

press / [Text&Format]/

[Text Only]

Printing Ribbons/Tapes

[Copies: ] / / -

BASIC USAGE (Continued)

Using Print Options

[Numbering]

You can print a series of up to nine ribbons/tapes

at a time using auto-numbering. Using this feature

you can automatically increase a selected

number by one after each one is printed. The

numbers of ribbons/tapes you can print at one

time depend on the initial number.

Example: To print copies of a label containing a

serial number (0123, 0124 and 0125)

• Select the highest number you want to be

printed when setting the number.

[Mirror]

Example: Follow the instructions below after

entering "J.SMITH" if you want to

Mirror Print "J.SMITH".

• Use clear tape in [Mirror], so you can read the

labels correctly from the opposite side when

attached on glass, windows or other

transparent surfaces.

Setting Margin ( )

[Full]/[Half]/[Narrow]

For leaving equal margins on both sides of the

text.

[Chain Print]

Use this setting when printing several ribbon/tape

with minimum margins.

1. Enter text.

2. Press , then [Copies: ] appears.

3. Press / or enter a number with

number keys to select the number of copies.

4. Press . Printing starts, and then the

message "Feed OK?" appears.

5. Press to enter more text.

6. Clear the text, enter the text for the next

ribbon/tape, and then press .

7. When the message "Feed OK?" appears after

the last ribbon/tape is printed, press .

8. After the tape is fed, press the cutter lever to

cut off the chain of ribbons/tapes.

Printing Ribbons/Tapes (continued)

Enter numbers / Move the cursor

to the number you want to increment

/ [Numbering]

Enter text/characters +

/ [Mirror] [Mirror Print?]

/ [Margin]

/ [Full/Half/Narrow/Chain Print]

4 mm4 mm

ABC ABC

12 mm 12 mm

ABC

25 mm 25 mm

Full Half Narrow

NOTE

• When you set [Chain Print], feed the ribbon/tape

before using the cutter, otherwise a part of the

text may be cut off.

• When you set [Half] or [Narrow], the displayed

ribbon/tape length is the length from the printed

dots () to the end of the label. Cut along the

printed dots (:) with scissors.

• To print more than one copy of a label with

minimum margins, set the margin to [Narrow].

• Do not pull the tape because this may damage

the tape cassette.

You can save up to 15 labels and recall them

for printing at a later date. A maximum of

80 characters can be saved per file, a maximum

of 1200 characters can be saved in total memory.

You can also edit and overwrite the stored labels.

Save

Print

Open

NOTE

• You can also enter the File menu by pressing

• If you try to store a label when there is already

a label stored to that number, a message

“Overwrite OK?” appears. Press to save

your new label. Press to cancel.

• You must enter some text before using the save

function.

Printing Ribbons/Tapes

(continued)

LCD Printout

Full

Half

Narrow

ABC

67 mm

ABC

41 mm

ABC

25 mm

Saving Ribbon/Tape Files

Enter Text / [File]

/ [Save] /

/ [File]

/ [Print] /

[Copies: ]

//-

/ [File]

/ [Open]

USING TEMPLATES

Use Text templates to repeat text without having

to retype it. You can enter your own text or use the

built-in two-line text samples. Refer to the Text

Samples table in this guide.

Example:

NOTE

• Press to select font, size, and style after

entering your text.

• Press to select a frame after entering your

text.

Use Initial Marks to add personality to your

ribbons/tapes. Refer to the Initial Marks table in

this guide.

Example:

Use Continuous Frame to create upper and lower

borders on ribbons/tapes. Refer to the

Continuous Frame table in this guide.

Example:

Text

[Select Category] /

[Select Layout]

[Input Text 1] (Enter

text) [Set

Length] /[30-999 mm]

[Print] //-

Initial Marks

[Select Category] /[Text]

/[Initial mark] [Select

Design] /

[Input Text] (Enter text)

[Set Length] /[Auto/

30-999 mm] [Print]

//-

Continuous Frame

[Select Category] /[Text]

/[Continuous]

[Select Design] /

[Input Text] (Enter text)

[Set Length] /[Auto/

30-999 mm] [Print]

//-

Use Patterns to add visual texture to your

ribbons/tapes. Please note that you cannot enter

text when using Patterns. Refer to the Patterns

table in this guide.

Example:

NOTE

For Initial Marks and Continuous Frame

• To preview ribbons/tapes, press when

[Print] appears on the LCD.

• If you set the label length to longer than the

default length ([Auto]), the text prints repeatedly

within the length you set. If the text length

exceeds the label length you have set, text may

not print completely.

• The available label length setting changes

depending on the length of your text.

• Press to select a font after entering your

text (for Continuous Frame templates, you can

also select the size and style).

For Patterns

• Press the Space key to return to the default

setting ([100 mm]) for [Set Label Length].

For All Templates

• Templates can be used ONLY with 12 mm tape

cassettes.

• Templates cannot be edited.

• To exit a template and return to the text entry

screen, press when [Print] appears on

the LCD.

• Ribbon/tape files created using templates

cannot be saved.

• When you access templates, your most recent

label created with a template opens

automatically.

• After pressing , [Please Cut] appears on

the LCD for two seconds.

Patterns

[Select Category] /[Pattern]

[Select Design] /

[Set Label Length]

/[30-999 mm] [Print]

//-

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