Brother PT-2730 - Manual (Page 64)

LABEL PRINTING
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Tape Cutting Options
The tape cutting options allow you to specify how the tape is fed and cut when printing
labels. In particular, the “Chain” and “No Cut” options greatly reduce the amount of
wasted tape by using smaller margins and eliminating blank sections cut between
labels.
Press the Label key to display the Label menu.
Select "Cut Option" using the or key, and then set the value by using the
or
key.
Press the OK or Enter key to apply the settings.
z
Tape Cutting
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Tape Cutting Options
1
2
3
New settings are NOT applied if you do not press the OK or Enter key.
• Press the Escape key to return to the previous step.
• Refer to the Tape Cutting table for a list of all available settings.
Setting Description Example
Large
Margin
Automatically cuts the tape after each label is
printed, leaving a margin of 0.94" (24 mm) on
each end.
Small
Margin
Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape
before printing the first label and then cuts the
tape after each label is printed, leaving a 0.16"
(4 mm) margin at each end of each label.
Chain
• Automatically cuts a piece of blank tape
before printing the first label and then cuts
the tape after each label is printed, leaving
a 0.16" (4 mm) margin at each end of each
label.
• Once the last label is printed, the tape is not
fed and cut.
ABC ABC
0.94"
(24 mm)
0.94"
(24 mm)
ABC ABC
0.16"
(4 mm)
0.16"
(4 mm)
0.92" (23 mm)
ABC ABC
0.16"
(4 mm)
0.16"
(4 mm)
0.92" (23 mm)