How to Load Tape in a PT1010

Brother's P-Touch PT-1010 is a handheld portable printer that creates labels on adhesive laminated indoor/outdoor tape. Eight Helsinki type styles and two type sizes are available for printing on TZ label tape in widths from 3 mm up to 12 mm wide. It has a 12-character LCD screen and a keyboard with separate letter and number keys. The PT-1010 prints two lines of text at a resolution of 180 d.p.i. and a maximum print speed of 10 mm of tape per second. It is powered by 6 "AAA" alkaline batteries and weighs 0.8 pounds.

Instructions

1. Turn off the power on the PT-1010.

2. Turn the unit over and press the grooved tab at the top of the rear cover to open the cover.

3. Remove the used tape cartridge by pulling it straight up and out of the printer.

4. Take up any slack in the ink ribbon inside the new cassette by turning the toothed wheel on the cassette in the direction of the arrow printed on the cassette.

5. Verify that the end of the new tape protrudes from the cassette and is properly threaded through the tape guides.

6. Snap the new cassette in place into the back of the printer, engaging the cassette with the printer's splined drive stem.

7. Close the back cover and make sure it snaps shut.

8. Feed the tape until it emerges from the tape exit slot by pressing the "Function" key and a left or right arrow. Push the tape cutter lever on the upper right corner of the printer to cut the tape.

References

• Brother International Inc: Brother PT-1010 Handheld Label Printer Product Information
• Brother International Inc: Brother PT-1010 Handheld Label Printer Instructions PDF