Brother P-touch MW-145BT User manual

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©Copyright 2011 BROTHER INDUSTRIES, LTD.
Model Name: MW-145BT/MW-260/PJ-623/PJ-663
Created by: Brother Industries, Ltd.
P-touch Template Manual

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Machine Model: MW-145BT/MW-260/PJ-623/PJ-663
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Contents
Introduction 4
What is P-touch Template? 4
How to use P-touch Template 5
P-touch Template Settings Tool User’s Guide 6
P-touch Template Limitations 11
Precautions 19
Appendix: Specifications 22

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Introduction
This material provides the necessary information for directly controlling the transferred
templates in MW-145BT/MW-260/PJ-623/PJ-663.
This information is provided assuming that the user has full understanding of the operating
system being used and basic mastery of programming in a developer's environment.
We accept no responsibility for any problems caused by programs that you develop using
the information provided in this material, affecting software, data or hardware, including the
MW-145BT/MW-260/PJ-623/PJ-663, and any problems resulting directly or indirectly from
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unfavorable towards our company.
What is P-touch Template?
P-touch Template is the tool to transfer the ASCII
text & binary data from a terminal unit to
transferred template in the printer. Such
transferred data is inserted into text object or
barcode object in a template.
It helps the user develop the printing system which connects directly from the terminal
unit. The types of terminal unit are as below.
Smartphone
Handy terminal etc.
Notes:
*P-touch Template is not compatible with some terminal units.
*Terminal unit should have an interface to transfer the data.
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(Text) from the terminal
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through your PC,
in accordance with the
terminal unit.
2. Design the template
by P-touch Editor, and
transfer it to printer.

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How to use P-touch Template
1. Printer setting
Set up the initial printer setting by P-touch Template settings
tool, in accordance with the environment of host system
or the terminal unit, which MW-145BT/MW-260/PJ-623/PJ-663
connect to.
(Please refer to HP-touch Template Settings Tool User’s Guide in page 6.)
The printer driver must first be installed via a USB connection.
2. Design the template
Design the transferred template by P-touch Editor
(Please refer to P-touch Template Limitations in page 11.)
3. Transfer the templates
Transfer the templates to the printer by
P-touch transfer manager.
(Please refer to MW-Series/PockeJet Software User’s Guide.)
4. Program by P-touch template commands
If any special commands are required to control
the printer, change the terminal program in accordance
with the P-touch Template Command Reference.
(Please refer to P-touch Template Command Reference.)
5. Connect the printer with the terminal unit and print
slips etc.
Transfer the data such as ASCII text from the terminal unit
to templates in the printer, and print the slips etc.
*Printer image in the screen
may differ depending on
your product model.

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P-touch Template Settings Tool User’s Guide
(5) Print start command text string setting
(1) Command mode setting
(2) Template number setting
(3) Delimiter setting
(4) Print start trigger setting
(6) Print start data amount setting
(7) Character code set setting
(8) International character setting
(9) Prefix character setting
(10) Non-printed character setting
Applies settings for (1) through (12) to the printer.
Returns (1) through (12) to their default settings.
Closes the tool.
(11) Line return character setting
(12) Number of copies setting
*Printer image in the screen may differ depending on your product model.

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(1) Command mode setting
· P-touch Template mode
To use P-touch Template, select the P-touch Template mode.
· ESC/P mode
· Raster mode
(2) Template number setting
Specify the template number selected as the default when the printer is turned on.
However if any number of template not be transferred to the printer, then it cannot be
specified such number of template.
(3) Delimiter setting
A delimiter is the symbol used to indicate when to move to the next object in the data
that is being sent. Between1 to 20 characters can be specified.
(4) Print start trigger setting
Select one of the following three options for the print start trigger.
· Command Character
(Printing starts when the command character specified in (5) is received.)
· Data Insertion into All the Objects
(Printing starts when the delimiter for the last object is received.)
· Received Data Size
(Printing starts when the number of characters specified in (6) is received. However,
delimiters are not counted in the number of characters.)
(5) Print start command text string setting
Specify 1 to 20 characters.
(6) Print start data amount setting
The amount of data that must be received before printing can begin can be set between
1 and 999.

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(7) Character code set setting
Select one of the following three character codes. For character code tables, refer to the
character code tables in the P-touch Template Command.
· Windows1252
· Windows1250
· Brother standard
(8) International character setting
Select one of the following as the character set of the country.
· USA
· France
· Germany
· Britain
· Denmark
· Sweden
· Italy
· Spain
· Japan
· Norway
· Denmark II
· Spain II
· Latin America
· Korea
· Legal
The following 12 codes are switched depending on the country selected from those
mentioned above.
23h 24h 40h 5Bh 5Ch 5Dh 5Eh 60h 7Bh 7Ch 7Dh 7Eh
For the characters that are switched, refer to the international character set table in the
P-touch Template Command.
(9) Prefix character setting
Change the prefix character code. Specify as a one-character character code.
The prefix character is the code for the first character that identifies commands that can
be used in P-touch Template mode.

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(10) Non-printed character setting
The characters specified here are not printed when data is received. Specify 1 to 20
characters.
(11) Line return character setting
The line return code is used when feeding data to indicate that the following data should
be moved to the next line in a text object. One of the following four line return codes can
be selected, or 1 to 20 characters can be specified as the line return code.
1. ^CR
2. \0D\0A
3. \0A
4. \0D
(12) Number of copies setting
Specify the number of copies. A number between 1 and 99 can be specified.
Others
· ini file
After the [Set] button (in the main dialog box or the Communications Settings dialog box) is
clicked, the settings are saved when the dialog box is closed.
(MW-145BT)
C:\Documents and Settings\(user_account_name)\Application Data\Brother
\Printer Settings\Pts3532.ini
(MW-260)
C:\Documents and Settings\(user_account_name)\Application Data\Brother
\Printer Settings\Pts3432.ini
(PJ-623)
C:\Documents and Settings\(user_account_name)\Application Data\Brother
\Printer Settings\pts3236.ini
(PJ-663)
C:\Documents and Settings\(user_account_name)\Application Data\Brother
\Printer Settings\pts3436.ini

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·Typing text into text boxes (3), (5), (9) and (10)
Characters that can be entered as text can be typed in, and control codes can be entered
as ASCII codes (00 to FF) with \ in front of them.
Example: PRINT: [PRINT]
TAB control code: [\09]
Return control code: [\0D]
\: [\\]