Brother P-touch PT-D400 User Manual

INTRODUCTION
1
Contents
Safety Precautions................................................................................................. 3
General Precautions .............................................................................................. 5
GETTING STARTED.................................................................6
Unpacking Your P-touch labeler ............................................................................ 6
LCD Display & Keyboard ....................................................................................... 6
Power Supply and Tape cassette .......................................................................... 7
Turning Power On/Off ............................................................................................ 9
Feeding Tape......................................................................................................... 9
Setting LCD Display............................................................................................... 9
LCD Contrast.................................................................................................. 9
Setting Unit and Language .................................................................................... 9
Unit ................................................................................................................. 9
Language........................................................................................................ 9
EDITING A LABEL ..................................................................10
Entering and Editing Text .................................................................................... 10
Adding a New Line ....................................................................................... 10
Deleting Text ................................................................................................ 10
Inserting a Tab.............................................................................................. 10
Entering Symbols................................................................................................. 10
Entering Symbols Using the Symbol Function ............................................. 10
Setting Symbol History ................................................................................. 11
Entering Accented Characters............................................................................. 12
Setting Character Attributes ([Font]/[Size]/[Width]/[Style]/[Line]/[Align]) .............. 13
Setting Character Attributes by Label...........................................................13
Setting Character Attributes by Each Line.................................................... 13
Setting Auto Fit Style .................................................................................... 15
Setting Frames .................................................................................................... 15
Setting Label Attributes ([Length]/[Margin]/[Tab Length]) ....................................17
Creating a Bar Code Label .................................................................................. 17
Setting Bar Code Parameters and Entering Bar Code Data ........................ 17
Editing and Deleting a Bar Code .................................................................. 19

Brother P-touch PT-D400 Specifications

General

Model	PT-D400
Series	P-touch
Device Category	Label Maker
Print Method	Thermal transfer
Print Resolution	180 dpi
Tape Sizes	3.5mm, 6mm, 9mm, 12mm, 18mm
Tape Type	TZe
Keyboard Type	QWERTY
Display	LCD
Cutter Type	Manual
Maximum Tape Width	0.70" (18 mm)
Label Width	Up to 18mm
Display Size	2 lines, 15 characters
Power Source	AC Adapter or Battery
AC Adapter Model	AD-24
Styles	Normal, Outline, Shadow, Italic, Bold, Bold Italic
Fonts	6 fonts
Weight	1.1 kg (without batteries)