Brother P-Touch PT-E500 Quick Setup Guide

INTRODUCTION
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Safety Precautions................................................................................................................ 6
General Precautions ........................................................................................................... 14
Symbols Used in this Guide................................................................................................ 15
How to Use the P-touch Labeling System .......................................................................... 16
GETTING STARTED ..................................................................................... 18
Unpacking Your P-touch Labeling System ......................................................................... 18
General Description ............................................................................................................ 19
LCD Display .................................................................................................................. 20
Key Names and Functions............................................................................................ 21
Power Supply...................................................................................................................... 23
AC Adapter.................................................................................................................... 23
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery.......................................................................................... 23
Alkaline/Ni-MH Battery .................................................................................................. 26
Inserting a Tape Cassette................................................................................................... 27
Turning Power On/Off......................................................................................................... 28
Auto Power-Off Time..................................................................................................... 28
Feeding Tape...................................................................................................................... 29
Feed & Cut .................................................................................................................... 29
Feed Only...................................................................................................................... 30
LCD Display ........................................................................................................................ 30
LCD Contrast ................................................................................................................ 30
Backlight........................................................................................................................ 30
Setting Language and Unit ................................................................................................. 31
Language ...................................................................................................................... 31
Unit................................................................................................................................ 31
EDITING A LABEL......................................................................................... 32
Selecting a Labeling Application Type................................................................................ 32
GENERAL ..................................................................................................................... 32
FACEPLATE ................................................................................................................. 32
CABLE WRAP............................................................................................................... 32
CABLE FLAG ................................................................................................................ 33
PATCH PANEL ............................................................................................................. 33
PUNCH-DOWN BLOCK................................................................................................ 34
Heat Shrink Tube .......................................................................................................... 34
Creating a Bar Code Label ................................................................................................. 35
Setting Bar Code Parameters and Entering Bar Code Data ......................................... 35
Editing and Deleting a Bar Code................................................................................... 36
Entering a Serialize Label................................................................................................... 36
Serialize ........................................................................................................................ 36
Advanced Serialize ....................................................................................................... 37
Contents

Brother P-Touch PT-E500 Specifications

General

Color	-
Print technology	Thermal transfer
Maximum resolution	180 x 180 DPI
Maximum print height	18 mm
Maximum printing width	24 mm
Display	LCD
Product color	Black, Orange
Backlight display	Yes
Display number of lines	3 lines
Display number of characters	16
Label type	3.5 / 6/9/12/18/24 mm (Tz), 5.8 / 8.8 / 11.7 / 17.7 / 23.6 mm (HSe)
Number of frames	7
Ethernet LAN	No
USB 2.0 ports quantity	1
Connectivity technology	Wired
Maximum label length	8 m
Tape type	TZe
Tape cutting	Automatic
Number of fonts	14
Number of styles	10
Built-in barcodes	CODABAR (NW-7), Code 128 (A/B/C), Code 39, EAN128, EAN13, EAN8, GS1-128, ITF-25, UPC-A, UPC-E
Battery type	Built-in battery
Mac operating systems supported	Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard
Cables included	USB
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433210

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	250 mm
Width	126 mm
Height	94 mm
Weight	920 g