Button Functions. Brother TD-2120N, TD-2020/2020A, TD-2130N

Chapter 2

Button Functions

(Power) button functions

Turn the printer on

Turn the printer off

Operation

While the printer is turned off, press the (Power) button. The

POWER indicator turns on.

While the printer is turned on, press and hold the (Power) button until the POWER indicator turns off. (If the [ Auto Power Off ] function is specified in [ Device settings ] of the “ Printer Setting Tool ”, the printer will turn off automatically after the specified period of inactivity.)

(Feed) button functions

Feed the paper

Establish a wireless LAN connection (WPS)

(TD-2120N/2130N only)

Switch the Bluetooth connection

(TD-2120N/2130N only)

Operation

When the paper type is set to [ Die-cut Label ] or [ Media With Marks ]:

Press the (Feed) button to automatically feed the paper to the print position.

When the paper type is set to [ Continuous Length Tape ]:

Press the (Feed) button to feed the paper about 1" (25.4 mm).

The default setting is [ Continuous Length Tape ].

Use [ Paper Size Setup ] of the “ Printer Setting Tool ” to register the paper size information with the printer. For details, see

Registering

Paper Size Information With the Printer on page 9.

With the wireless LAN connection enabled, press and hold (5 seconds) this button to easily establish a wireless LAN connection and install the printer driver. However, your WLAN access point/router

must support Wi-Fi Protected Setup (WPS). For details, see One-Push

Configuration Using WPS on page 100.

With the wireless LAN connection disabled, press and hold (5 seconds) this button to switch between enabling and disabling the

Bluetooth connection. For details, see Connecting the Computer and

Printer by Bluetooth on page 105.

(Print) button functions Operation

Perform the specified operation With the printer idle, press this button to perform the operation specified in [ Device settings ] of the “ Printer Setting Tool ” . For details, see

Print Key Function on page 36.

Print the printer setup information Make sure that a roll is installed, and then hold down (at least 1 second) the (Print) button to begin printing the printer setup

information. For details, see Printing the Printer Setup Information on page 19.

Execute a file stored in the mass storage area

With the printer in mass storage mode, press this button to execute a command file stored in the mass storage area.

Resetting the incrementing field Hold down the (Print) button for at least 5 seconds, until the

POWER and STATUS indicators blink 3 times in orange.

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Printing

Functions using multiple buttons

Start up the printer in mass storage mode

Operation

While holding down the (Print) button, press and hold the (Power) button to start up the printer in mass storage mode. For details, see

Mass Storage Functions on page 48.

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