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• Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch.

• Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference.

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USER´S GUIDE

If you encounter any problems with your product, visit our Web site:

http://solutions.brother.com/

Compilation and Publication Notice

Under the supervision of Brother Industries Ltd., this manual has been compiled and

published, covering the latest product’s descriptions and specifications.

The contents of this manual and the specifications of this product are subject to change

without notice.

Brother reserves the right to make changes without notice in the specifications and

materials contained herein and shall not be responsible for any damages (including

consequential) caused by reliance on the materials presented, including but not limited

to typographical and other errors relating to the publication.

Trademarks

The Brother logo is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

Brother is a registered trademark of Brother Industries, Ltd.

●Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks of Microsoft

Corporation in the United States and other countries.

●The names of other software or products used in this document are trademarks or

registered trademarks of the respective companies that developed them.

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Before Using Your P-touch

Thank you for purchasing the PT-2470.

Your new P-touch is an easy to operate, feature packed labelling system that makes

creating professional, high quality labels a breeze. In addition to easy label creation via

pre-formatted label layouts, the P-touch editing software features advanced label

formatting, block formats, bar codes and auto-numbering functions.

Safety precautions

To prevent injury and damage, important notes are explained using various symbols.

The symbols and their meanings are as follows:

The symbols used in this manual are as follows:

WARNING Tells you what to do to avoid the risk of injury.

CAUTION Tells you about procedures you must follow to prevent damage to the P-touch.

Action NOT allowed. DO NOT disassemble the product.

DO NOT splash the product with or

immerse the product in water. DO NOT touch this part of the product.

Mandatory action Unplugging

Safety alert Alerts to the possibility of electrical

shock

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WARNING

AC adapter

Follow these guidelines to avoid fire, damage, electric shock, or failure.

Use only the AC adapter (AD-18ES)

designed exclusively for your P-touch.

Failure to observe this may result in an

accident or damage. Brother shall not

assume any responsibility for any accident

or damage resulting from not using the

specified AC adapter.

Unplug the power cord immediately and

stop using the machine during an electrical

storm. There may be a remote risk of

electric shock from lightning.

Do not touch the AC adapter or power plug

with wet hands.

Do not use the AC adapter in places of high

humidity such as bathrooms.

Do not use a damaged power cord.

Do not overload the power outlet.

Do not place heavy objects on, damage or

modify the power cord or plug. Do not

forcibly bend or pull the power cord.

Do not drop, hit or otherwise damage the

AC adapter.

Make sure that the plug is fully inserted in

the power outlet. Do not use an outlet that is

loose.

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Batteries (Alkaline)

Follow these guidelines to avoid leakage, or damage to the batteries.

Do not use metallic articles, such as

tweezers or a metallic pen, when

exchanging the batteries.

Do not charge the batteries in high

temperature locations.

Do not throw into fire, heat up, or

disassemble the battery.

If battery fluid comes into contact with skin

or clothes, wash the affected areas

thoroughly with clean water. Battery fluid is

harmful to skin.

If the batteries leak, make sure the fluid does

not come into contact with your eyes, as this

may result in loss of eyesight. If contact

does occur, flush eyes with clean water and

seek medical attention urgently.

If the batteries begin to emit an odour,

overheat, discolour, deform, or any other

change occurs during use, charging, or

storage, remove the batteries immediately

and discontinue use.

P-touch

Follow these guidelines to avoid fire, damage, electric shock, and choking.

Do not allow the P-touch to get wet in any

way.

Do not touch any metal parts near the print

head. The print head becomes very hot during

use and remains very hot immediately after

use. Do not touch it directly with your hands.

Do not use the P-touch with a foreign object in

it. If water, metallic substance or any foreign

object enters the P-touch, disconnect the AC

adapter and remove battery, and contact the

retail outlet where the P-touch was purchased

or your local authorized service centre.

Do not disassemble the P-touch. For

inspection, adjustment, and repair of the P-

touch, contact the retail outlet where the P-

touch was purchased or your local

authorized service centre.

Plastic bags are used in the packaging of

your machine. To avoid danger of

suffocation, keep these bags away from

babies and children.

Disconnect the AC adapter and remove

battery immediately and stop using when

you notice abnormal odour, heat,

discolouration, deformation or anything

unusual while using or storing it.

To prevent damage, do not drop or hit the

machine.

Do not touch the blade of the cutter unit.

WARNING

Print head

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CAUTION

Tape Cutter

Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury and damage of the P-touch.

Do not open the tape compartment cover

when operating the cutter unit.

Do not apply excessive pressure to the cutter

unit.

AC adapter

If you do not intend using the P-touch for an

extended period of time, please disconnect

the AC adapter from the power outlet and

the P-touch to avoid battery leakage or loss

of charge.

Always hold the plug when disconnecting

the power cord from the power outlet.

Batteries

Follow these guidelines to avoid liquid leakage, heat or rupture of the batteries.

Do not use old and new batteries together.

Do not mix alkaline batteries with other type

batteries.

Do not let the batteries get wet.

Check that the batteries are correctly

inserted.

If you do not intend using the P-touch for an

extended period of time, please remove the

battery to avoid battery leakage or loss of

charge.

P-touch

Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury and damage of the P-touch.

Place the P-touch on a flat, stable surface

such as a desk.

Do not leave the P-touch within reach of

children with the back cover open.

Do not place any heavy objects on top of the

P-touch. Do not press on the LCD screen.

Tape

Depending on the location, material, and environmental conditions, the label may unpeel or

become irremovable, the colour of the label may change or be transferred to other objects.

Before applying the label, check the environmental condition and the material.

Memory

Any data stored in memory will be lost due to failure or repair of the P-touch, or when the

batteries expires and the power is disconnected.

When power is disconnected for more than two minutes, all text and format settings will be

cleared. Any text files stored in the memory will also be cleared.

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General Precautions

●Do not use the P-touch in any way or for any purpose not described in this guide.

Doing so may result in accidents or damage to the machine.

●Do not put any foreign objects into the tape exit slot, AC adapter connector, etc.

●Do not touch the print head with your fingers. Use a soft wipe (e.g. a cotton swab)

when cleaning the print head or the optional print head cleaning cassette (TZ-CL4)

when cleaning the print head.

●Do not clean the machine with alcohol or other organic solvents. Only use a soft,

dry cloth.

●Do not place the P-touch/battery in direct sunlight or rain, near heaters or other hot

appliances, in any location exposed to extremely high or low temperatures (e.g. on

the dashboard or in the back of your car), high humidity, or dusty locations.

Standard operating temperature range: 10°C to 35°C.

●Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the machine for an extended period of time,

otherwise the machine may be stained.

●Depending on the environmental conditions and the applied settings, some

characters or symbols may be difficult to read.

●Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the

mark.

●Do not pull or apply pressure to the tape in the cassette. Otherwise the tape cassette

or P-touch may be damaged.

●Make sure that the release lever is up when closing the back cover. The back cover

cannot be closed if the release lever is pressed down.

●Do not try to print labels using an empty tape cassette or without a tape cassette set

in the P-touch. Doing so will damage the print head.

●Do not attempt to cut tape while printing or feeding since this will damage the tape.

●We strongly recommend that you read this User's Guide carefully before using

your P-touch, and then keep it nearby for future reference.

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Contents

Before Using Your P-touch .............................................................i

Safety precautions ..........................................................................................i

General Precautions ...................................................................... v

Contents ....................................................................................... vi

1. Getting Started ..............................................................1

Unpacking Your P-touch ............................................................... 1

General Description ...................................................................... 2

Top view & bottom view ...............................................................................2

Keyboard & LCD screen ..............................................................................3

Back light ...................................................................................................... 4

Power Supply .................................................................................4

AC Adapter ...................................................................................................4

Batteries ........................................................................................................ 5

Tape Cassettes ...............................................................................6

Installing a tape cassette ............................................................................... 6

Turning the P-touch On/Off .......................................................... 9

Changing the Language .................................................................. 9

2. Label Type Modes ........................................................10

Selecting a Label Type Mode ....................................................... 10

Normal and Vertical Modes ......................................................... 10

Rotate and Rotate & Repeat Modes ............................................. 11

Flag Mode .................................................................................... 12

Port and Panel1 Modes ................................................................ 13

Panel2 Mode ................................................................................ 14

3. Basic Functions ............................................................16

Performing Basic Operations ....................................................... 16

Choosing functions, parameters, settings and groups ................................16

Choosing the default setting .......................................................................16

Confirming a choice ....................................................................................16

Cancelling a choice .................................................................................... 16

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Inputting Label Data .................................................................... 17

Entering and editing text ............................................................................. 17

Entering an accented character ..................................................................19

Entering a bar code .................................................................................... 20

Entering a symbol ....................................................................................... 22

Formatting the Label .................................................................... 25

Specifying a label length ............................................................................. 25

Specifying a margin size ............................................................................. 25

Framing the text .......................................................................................... 26

Specifying the character size ...................................................................... 27

Specifying the character width ...................................................................28

Specifying the character style ..................................................................... 29

Using the pre-formatted Auto Format templates ........................................ 30

Printing Labels .............................................................................31

Previewing the label layout ........................................................................ 31

Feeding tape ............................................................................................... 32

Printing a label ........................................................................................... 32

Using special printing functions ................................................................. 32

Storing and Recalling Files ...........................................................36

Storing label text ......................................................................................... 36

Recalling text that has been stored .............................................................37

Deleting text that has been stored ...............................................................37

4. Machine Adjustments ..................................................39

Selecting how tape is fed and cut ................................................................ 39

Adjusting the display contrast ..................................................................... 39

Using the Auto Reduction function ............................................................. 40

Calibrating the label length ........................................................................ 40

Updating the PERSONAL symbol category ..............................................41

Changing the units of measure ...................................................................41

Displaying version information .................................................................. 41

Cleaning ...................................................................................... 42

Cleaning the print head, rollers and tape cutter ........................................ 42

5. Appendix .....................................................................44

Resetting the P-touch ................................................................... 44

Troubleshooting ........................................................................... 44

Error Message List ........................................................................ 46

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Machine Specifications ................................................................ 51

Main Unit .................................................................................................... 51

Accessories .................................................................................. 52

Index ........................................................................................... 53

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