Brother P-Touch PT-E500 User Manual

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EDITING A LABEL............................................................................................3
Entering and Editing Text ......................................................................................................3
Entering Text from the Keyboard.....................................................................................3
Adding a New Line...........................................................................................................3
Adding a New Block.........................................................................................................3
Moving the Cursor ...........................................................................................................3
Inserting Text ...................................................................................................................3
Deleting Text....................................................................................................................3
Entering Symbols ..................................................................................................................4
Entering Symbols Using the Symbol Function.................................................................4
Entering the User-defined Character Using the Symbol Function ...................................5
Using Symbol History ......................................................................................................5
Entering Accented Characters ..............................................................................................6
Setting Character Attributes ..................................................................................................7
Setting Character Attributes by Label..............................................................................7
Setting Character Attributes by Each Line.......................................................................7
Setting Auto Fit Style .......................................................................................................8
Setting Frames ......................................................................................................................8
Tape Cutting Options ............................................................................................................9
LABEL PRINTING ..........................................................................................11
Label Preview......................................................................................................................11
Printing a Label ...................................................................................................................11
Printing a Single Page ...................................................................................................12
Printing a Range of Pages.............................................................................................12
Printing Multiple Copies .................................................................................................12
Attaching Labels ..................................................................................................................13
USING THE FILE MEMORY ..........................................................................14
Storing a Label into Memory ...............................................................................................14
Opening a Stored Label File................................................................................................14
Printing a Stored Label File .................................................................................................15
Deleting a Stored Label File ................................................................................................ 15
USING P-TOUCH SOFTWARE......................................................................16
Using P-touch Editor ...........................................................................................................16
Using P-touch Editor (For Windows
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Using P-touch Editor (For Macintosh)............................................................................20
Updating P-touch Editor.................................................................................................22
Using P-touch Transfer Manager (For Windows
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How to Use P-touch Transfer Manager .........................................................................25
Transferring the Label Template to P-touch Transfer Manager.....................................26
Using P-touch Transfer Manager...................................................................................27
Transferring Templates or Other Data from the Computer to the P-touch Labeling
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Backing Up Templates or Other Data Saved in the P-touch Labeling System..............33
Contents
 INTRODUCTION

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