Brother PT-55BM Benutzeranleitung

®

Electronic Labeling System

®

LN3375001
Printed in China
Impreso en China

Before using the P-touch Labeler, read this instruction leaflet, and 
then keep it in a handy place for future reference. With this 

machine, use only tape cassettes bearing the

 logo. For a 

list of the tape cassettes that can be used with this machine, refer 
to Accessories at the bottom of this page.

• Clean the machine using only a soft, dry cloth.
• Use only AAA-size (LR03) batteries.
• Do not expose the machine or the tape cassettes to high tem-

peratures, high humidity, or excessive dust.

• If you do not intend to use the 

machine for an extended period of 
time, remove the batteries.

• Do not touch the tape cutter button 

while printing.

• Do not touch the cutter blade.
•

Do not block the tape exit slot. (Fig. 1)

1) Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the 

top end of the machine and pulling off the cover. (Fig. 2)

2) If a tape cassette is already installed, remove it.

3) If batteries are already installed, remove them.
4) Insert four new AAA-size (LR03) batteries as shown below. (Fig. 3)

5) Insert the tape cassette.

6) Attach the back cover by inserting the two hooks on the bot-

tom end of the cover into the matching slots on the bottom 
end of the machine, then pushing down firmly on the cover 
until it snaps into place.

1) Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the 

top end of the machine and pulling off the cover.

2) If a tape cassette is already installed, remove it by pulling it 

straight out.

3) Make sure that the end of the tape feeds under the tape 

guides as shown. (Fig. 4)
If you are installing a new tape cassette, be sure to remove 
the paper tab.

4) Insert the tape cassette, making sure that it snaps into place.

5) Attach the back cover by inserting the two hooks on the bot-

tom end of the cover into the matching slots on the bottom 
end of the machine, then pushing down firmly on the cover 
until it snaps into place. (Fig. 6)
The amount of tape remaining in the cassette is visible 
through the window on the back of the machine.
When green tape is fed out, the tape cassette is empty. 

When dust accumulates on the print head, blank horizontal lines 
appear through the printed label. If this occurs, clean the print 
head.
1) Turn off the machine.
2) Remove the back cover by pressing in the rough area at the 

top end of the machine and pulling off the cover, and then 
remove the tape cassette.

3) Use a dry cotton swab to gently wipe the thermal print head 

and the rubber pinch roller with an up-and-down motion. 
(Fig. 7)

4) Insert the tape cassette, and then attach the back cover by 

inserting the two hooks on the bottom end of the cover into 
the matching slots on the bottom end of the machine, then 
pushing down firmly on the cover until it snaps into place.

5) Turn on the machine, enter some text, and then press 

R

.

6) If blank lines still appear in the printed label, repeat steps 1 

through 4 using a cotton swab dipped in isopropyl (rubbing) 
alcohol.

The following accessories are available for the PT-55.

Tapes supplies may differ by country.

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This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Oper-
ation is subject to the following two conditions: 
(1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) 
this device must accept any interference received, includ-
ing interference that may cause undesired operation.

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This equipment has been tested and found to comply with 
the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of 
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide rea-
sonable protection against harmful interference in a resi-
dential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and 
can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed 
and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause 
harmful interference to radio communications. However, 
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a 
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harm-
ful interference to radio or television reception, which can 
be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the 
user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one 
or more of the following measures:

- Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and 

receiver.

- Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different 

from that to which the  receiver is connected.

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV techni-

cian for help.

- Changes or modifications not expressly approved by 

Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to 
operate the equipment.

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Patent numbers and patent publication numbers which are 
related to this product are as below:

Back cover
Tapa trasera

Right side
Lado derecho

Left side
Lado izquierdo

Tape guides
Guías de cinta

Guides
Guías

Tape cutter button
Botón cortacinta

Black characters on white adhesive
Red characters on white adhesive
Blue characters on white adhesive
Black characters on yellow adhesive

M-231
MK-232
MK-233
MK-631

Thermal print head

Cabezal de impresión térmico

Rubber pinch roller
Rodillo compresor de caucho

To turn the labeler on or off, press 

P.

An indicator on the left side of the display shows the current input 

mode. If there is no indicator, lowercase letters can be typed in 

when a character key is pressed. If the indicator appears beside 
a, uppercase letters can be typed in, and if the indicator 
appears beside 

n, numerals will be typed in. To switch to the 

uppercase or lowercase input modes, press 

A until the 

desired input mode is indicated. To enter the numerals input 

mode, press 

1 once. When the P-touch is turned on, the input 

mode is automatically reset to uppercase letters.

To enter lowercase and uppercase letters, continue pressing the 

key for the desired letter until the letter is displayed, and then 

press 

L, l or r. To enter numerals, press the key for the 

desired number.

L

l

r

The symbols shown below are available in the following order:

To add a space to your text, make sure that the indicator does not 

appear beside 

n (numerals), and then press 0.

To end the first line of text and start the second, press 

L. The 

marker 

 appears to the left of the cursor. Two-line text is always 

printed with the SIZE1 text size and the NORM (normal) style.
To change a message back to a single line, delete the marker 

. 

(For details on deleting the marker, refer to Deleting a character.)

You can move the cursor (_) to view or edit parts of the text to the 

left or right of the 6 characters shown in the display.

To move the cursor to the left, press 

l; to move the cursor to the 

right, press 

r. Move the cursor several characters in a row by 

holding down the key for the desired direction.

To delete a character, press 

C. The character to the left of the 

cursor is deleted. To continue deleting characters, hold down 

C 

until all of the desired characters are deleted. To delete a character 

in the middle of the text, move the cursor below the character to 

the right of the one to be deleted before pressing 

C.

To clear the current text and selected formats, press 

F, 

press 

l or r until "CLEAR" is displayed, and then press 

L. All text is erased, and the text size, style, underline/frame 
and label length return to their default settings, and the input 

mode is reset to uppercase letters.

To enter a symbol, press 

@. The first row of symbols appears. 

Continue pressing 

@ until the row containing the desired sym-

bol is displayed, press

l or r until the cursor is positioned 

under the desired symbol, and then press 

L. Your text reap-

pears in the display with the selected symbol added to it.

To return to the current text without adding a symbol, press 

C.

The symbols shown below are available in the following order:

To print out the entered text, press 

R. The message "PRINT" 

appears while printing.
Do not press the tape cutter button while printing, as this will 
cause the tape to jam.

Cut off the label that is fed from the tape exit slot by pressing in 
the tape cutter button.

To format the text by changing the text size or style, adding 

underlining/framing/shading or specifying the label length, 

press 

F, press l

 

or 

r until the desired function (SIZE, 

STYLE, FRAME or LENGTH) is displayed, and then press 

L. Next, press l, r, or F until the desired setting is dis-

played, and then press 

L. The selected formatting is 

applied to the entire text. For more details about each function, 

refer to the appropriate section below.

To return to the current text without changing the formatting, 

press 

C.

The following five text sizes are available:

The following nine text styles are available:

When a text style other than NORM (normal) is selected, the indi-
cator below

 

b comes on.

The following frame settings are available:

When UNDL is selected, the indicator below

c comes on. When 

a setting other than TEXT or UNDL is selected, the indicator 
below

 

dcomes on. The underlining/framing/shading is not 

printed if the VERT (vertical) style is selected.

If L OFF was selected, the length of the label will adjust automati-

cally according to the length of the entered text. If L ON was 

selected, the current label length setting in millimeters appears. 

Press 

l

 

or 

r or use the character keys to enter the desired 

length between (1.9" (50 mm) and 11.8" (300 mm)) and then press 

L. When L ON is selected, the indicator below scomes on.

The PT-55 is equipped with a peeler that allows you to easily 
remove the backing from labels. (Fig. 8)
1) Insert the label, with the printed surface facing down, as far 

as possible into the built-in peeler. (Fig. 9)

2) Fold back the label to the right 180˚. (Fig. 10)
3) Quickly pull the label out to the right. The end of the backing 

is separated from the label. (Fig. 11)

Press 

F, press l or r to select one of the following, and 

then press 

L.

Press 

l, r, or F to select a text size, and 

then press 

L.

Press 

l, r, or F to select one of the following, 

and then press 

L.

NORM (normal)

SHAD (shadow)

IT+B (italic + bold)

OUTL (outline)

ITAL (italic)

IT+S (italic + shadow)

IT+O (italic + outline) VERT (vertical)

Press 

l, r, or F to select one of the following, 

and then press 

L.

UNDL (underline)

LENGTH  Press 

l, r, or F to select one of the following, and 

then press 

L.

Press 

l, r, or F or use the charac-

ter key to enter the desired label length, 

and then press 

L.

(All text and formats are cleared.)

1

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2

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2

3

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D E F Ë É È Ê

3

4

g h

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ï

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G H

I

Ï

Í

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4

5

j

k

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J K L

5

6

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P Q R S

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9

w x

y

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W X Y Z

9

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Space

Space

0

Tape exit slot

Built-in label-backing peeler

Underline indicator

Frame indicator

Style indicator

Label length indicator

Tape cutter button

Display

Uppercase indicator

Power key

Numerals indicator

Left/right arrow key

Function key

Enter key

Print key

Character keys

Back space key

Uppercase/lowercase mode key

Numeral mode/1 key

Space/0 key

Symbol key

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SIZE4 (default)

NORM (normal-default)

SHAD (shadow)

IT+B (italic + bold)

OUTL (outline)

ITAL (italic)

IT+S (italic + shadow)

IT+O (italic + outline)

TEXT (default)

UNDL (underline)

1. The display stays blank after 

you have turned on the 
machine.

• Check that the batteries are 

correctly inserted.

• The batteries may be weak, 

please replace the batteries.

2. The machine does not print, 

or the printed characters are 
blurred.

• Check that tape cassette 

has been inserted correctly.

• Verify that the tape cassette 

is not empty and if so 
replace the tape cassette.

• Check that the character 

size is appropriate for the 
width of the tape that is 
used.

3. The printed characters are 

not formed properly.

• The batteries may be weak, 

please replace the batteries.

4. The memory has cleared on 

its own.

• The batteries may be weak, 

please replace the batteries.

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