Brother PTD210 - Inserting Tapes, Setting Margins, Split Backing, Mirror Print, CHain Print & more!

This Brother PTD210 Label Printer Video includes: What size TZe labels your machine takes, how to get tze tape for it on the PtouchDirect website, how to insert the label tape + the importance of spinning the dial. What's up with Print preview? You'll learn about feeding tape, label printing - copies of print, how to cut the TZ tape. These TZe tapes have SPLIT PEAL BACKING, numbered printing feature, mirror print, SETTING MARGINS, chain print, a personal tip to save label tape, how to save files on the machine and how to edit those saved files. Then lastly how to print labels form saved files!
The Brother PT-D210 can use any of the tapes found here:
www.ptouchdirect.com/ptouch/p...
Here's a great TZe Tape Size/Color Guide:
www.ptouchdirect.com/ptouch/b...
Here's our Compatible LMe Tape Size/Color Guide with even more colors:
www.ptouchdirect.com/ptouch/c...

[@w_i_k_i_d]

Great video and nice way of explaining everything. I am still mad at the Narrow label still wasting about an inch of tape for no reason on the left side of the label. Wish I could reduce the margins on both sides, to save tape even more.

[@labelmaker]

Thanks for watching!

[@jay1070]

It's actually a real problem. After doing some test labels and finding the least expensive generic refills on amazon, you're still paying between .30-.50 cents per tiny label. It's just not worth the cost.

[@1212haro]

Noticed that right away. Won’t buy the machine because of it!

[@pulseimages]

Thank you so much! This has been very helpful.

[@Digmen1]

Great video thanks! I just bought one of the se 2 weesks ago. I love keeping things tidy, and my blue felt pen writing is not very good.

[@salc9593]

Thank you for posting this Tutorial, it was very helpful. I would like to know IF there is a way to Center the two lines of text example. I would like the Resistor centered over the value 2.20 ohm. Thank you for your help with this question.

[@jlequipmentconstructionser2524]

Hi 👋Thank so much for sharing this video. I'm looking into one of these but I wanted to know if I can reduce the left & right margins to cut down on the waste paper that the label produces?

[@huntrrams]

Thanks for this tutorial! For those saying it’s a bit too fast, you can slow down the video: On mobile: tapping the three dots on the top right and choose “Playback Speed”. On computer, tap the ⚙️ icon on the bottom right and choose playback speed.

[@labelmaker]

Thank you!

[@ronnimartin7033]

Love this product!! Thank you so much for this tutorial!! Am using it even better now!!

[@labelmaker]

Thank you and label on!!

[@ronnimartin7033]

@@labelmaker I sure will!!

[@lauriedodd427]

Setting Margins: Starts near 5:30! Best tip!😀

[@Digmen1]

How long do the labels last on your items? Do they still look good after say 5 years? How easy will they be to peel off? (paper laser printer labels are very hard to peel off and leave a lot of the label and glue. I wonder how these labels will perform over a few years.

[@francisbatungbacal1414]

Can you pls post a video showing how to peel off labels efficiently? Thanks and have a happy new year.

[@ronnimartin7033]

She shows it in the video. Go back over it.

[@BreindelW]

Thank you! This video helped me get mine working again

[@yj6118]

I tried two different tapes and both bunched up :( Not sure what I'm doing wrong - I definitely spun the tape counter-clockwise plenty before putting it in? Please help!

[@derrickpigatt5195]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 🎉

[@smittyone66]

good day how can I print vertically with the PTD210? Thanks

[@KhelvaRuiz-RodriguezRE]

I have this one and the tape is not winding, not printing. Is there a video about this issue and how to solve it?

[@Rhoide]

Can you use ribbon as well as tape?

[@kiikat]

Thank you!

[@ud4034]

Hi, I’m trying to make labels for cables but this label maker keeps leaving longer margins on the outer edge and the font is too close to the center line that wraps around the cable. Any advice on how to center the font or increase the margins only on the inside of the text between the center fold line?

[@labelmaker]

To my knowledge there isn't a way to adjust margins on just one half of the label, but I do have a few suggestions. Start by checking your text alignment. I would avoid align center and consider doing either right or left to help avoid text in the middle. Another option would be to use the tab feature either before, after, or between words on the label to help avoid text on that middle fold! If the margins are too long on the outer edge, I would adjust them to a smaller size - but keep in mind you'll need them for a flag label + it has to pass that internal cutter blade. It sounds like a left alignment of your text with a tab or two following the text might do the trick! :)

[@markkoons7488]

Tighten the spool? I couldn't see any difference rotating CW or CCW no matter how many turns I gave it. The first printing was a bunched up mess so I pulled out about a foot until the label material itself tore. Then I hit about 20 characters, cut it off, and tried to separate the stuck together layers. That done, I saw that I had a "negative" print, white letters on a black background. Have I somehow selected that style of printing or is that a result of messed up tape tensioning?

[@Zsoccer100]

Did you figure it out

[@markkoons7488]

@@Zsoccer100 Yes, after starting another roll of material.

[@ac.7724]

@@markkoons7488 A new cartridge? This is happening to me also.

[@extrico]

I don't even own this product and I followed along just fine. The pacing is good imo.

[@illutubeu]

Maybe because it wasn't pertinent to you, that's why you didn't have issues following

[@extrico]

@@illutubeu But it was; I was planning to buy it at the time. I own it now and the video taught me what I needed to know.

[@kathydavis3659]

It would be great if you could also mention millimetres when discussed margins because mine is automatically set in metric.

[@nyckingq8542]

Why are my labels coming out black with white letters

[@Pamelakaygorman]

Can a PT-D200 do diagonally?

[@kaisarantonn7225]

Hello, i tried to print using sampe 12mm Tze tape and the letters are small as if print using 2 row, how to print that big letter? I mean just print 1 row but big like how you demonstrate it. I already use the large font size but no use

[@brennamarin93]

Press "label" , click the right arrow until you get to size. It can be small, medium or large.

[@foridjalom6388]

Great..,,,can i chose narrowed tape and,,can i print on different languages,, can i adjust font type and sizes..?

[@labelmaker]

Yes you can!

[@djflik]

How to remove the wasted inch of unused label at the start of the labels????

[@haileyc.425]

how do you change the letter color? I have clear labels but the font is colored white instead of black

[@labelmaker]

You cannot change the color on the printer - the color is controlled by the tape you purchase. Checkout our tape guide at: www.ptouchdirect.com/ptouch/brother-tze-p-touch-tape-guide.html

[@Dogger1230]

How do you get rid of the two dots that mark the line to cut at??? It’s such a waste of label tape! I don’t need to cut at the two dots every time I print something.

[@labelmaker]

There will always be some excess tape because it has to clear from the printhead to the cutter.

[@jerryhonstein7184]

How do I print in “Super-small” font? It oftentimes, it simply appears when I print.

[@ileanalavender2893]

Is there a way you can make the screen easier to see????

[@roshanrox9285]

hello can you guide me how to do "CONT HALF CUT" in "casio KL7400 Label IT" model , it will very helpful . for example performing half cut for "HELLO HELLO HELLO " half cut after every hello word.

[@NoOne-sc1ox]

Is there clear tape tho

[@ac.7724]

My labels are coming out with three layers;. Clear, white, and dark. If I manage to separate the layers when they come out, they end up being. White letters with black background 😕. I think I am putting the print cartridge in wrong? May have to send back and get something simpler.

[@labelmaker]

That's really strange, it sounds like you have a defective tape and I'd recommend returning it where you purchased it.

[@NimlothEnnue]

This happened to me with the sample tze tape that came with the machine. How do I fix it? Or are you saying you provided us with faulty tape?

[@frankdecanio7863]

I can't erase my last input. It' stuck there.

[@bettystandiford5631]

How do I remove the tape dispenser?

[@labelmaker]

You just open the bottom cover and pull the tape cassette straight out to replace.

[@lindascheurich7646]

My labelMaker has a dark bar all the way across and you can’t see your letters. Is that supposed to be there?

[@labelmaker]

That does not sound right to me...fresh batteries?

[@thunderbirdone8126]

What is the Margin? Is it between each letter or between words or on the end of each word? Even the instructions do not define what a margin a tab or any other function is.

[@123hurst3]

Can't see what is on the screen.

[@mikesbikes1575]

She does talk too fast, and you can't see the display.

[@froggy_plays4474]

Mine won’t turn on

[@markkoons7488]

I've got to watch this again. You go fast because you know the subject. I'll need to replay at 3/4 x so your words sink in. Too bad you poorly exposed the LCD. Mostly I had to imagine what you were seeing.

[@virginiacazares9883]

I feel your pain...I was going to ask for some of what she is having...than after some thought...I better not lol

[@swampsyren]

You can choose your playback speed on KZbin, slowdown or speed it up. That way the poster doesn’t have an hour long video and you can speed it up and watch it in half the time, or otherwise slow it down.

[@QueenRita9]

I am making my own backer from my job

[@pawpawpawpaw9056]

can't see the labeler screen

[@jjga2010]

It would be nice if we could actually see something other than a blank LCD screen on the Brother label maker. I thought my PTD210 was defective but I see that your device’s LCD screen is equally unreadable. Definitely a defect in this model.

[@hollihankins5681]

How to stop having my words surrounded by a symbol suggesting someone’s talking??

[@QueenRita9]

It will be name fitting room operator

[@beemo9]

Ah, just twist the spool a little - I thought you had to completely rotate it a couple times. The instructions were vague

[@markkoons7488]

So, I guess I need to throw out the sample cartridge since each label comes out of the machine with a hard-to-separate black film stuck to the face of the label, right? I realize you're trying to make a business of selling this stuff online but this whole afternoon is turning into a classic example of why people stick with the local stationers who can show them how in a couple of minutes. Would that I had. Grrr.

[@baby1971baby1971]

I’ve been wanting to get a label printer for my small business for the longest time and finally pulled the trigger. I’m glad I did ! This machine is great kzbin.infoUgkxw55tQTywUAAOsbrlwxONZULry77sFF1Q and the blue/green color matches the rest of the accents in my office. My favorite part is how small the footprint is. It’s less than 1/4 the size of my regular printer.Set up was fairly easy. Seller will email you a link with video instructions Which I found to be more helpful than the written instructions. I use a Mac and had no issues. They even included an adaptor for USB to USB-c which is great because I’m always losing mine! I had a few issues getting the labels to print properly and wasted quite a few sheets. You need to play around with the settings to get everything adjusted just right. If you have the wrong settings, it’ll crop off the edges or feed through blank labels. These aren’t issues with the machine though, just user error.

[@labelmaker]

That's great - you can just about label anything!! :)

[@t.s8113]

Please slow down, us seniors need a little time to follow instructions. Thanks.

[@Shazzkid]

Just pause the video whenever you need to catch up.

[@agentsmith8568]

Pause and rewind ⏪

[@Ladythyme]

Yes….this is a tutorial…she is suppose to be teaching…. Not speed speaking….pause function or not….horrible

[@Ladythyme]

@@Shazzkid that’s not the point…you can backtrack a dozen times and still not understand her

[@nerskr6539]

💀💀💀bruh

[@cottage5038]

Yes, slow down!

[@NYCBrat]

Please Re-Make this video. As you can see by all the comments, it would go a long way toward customer satisfaction. You are well acquainted with unit. We are not. (PT-D400) please speak the directions slowly so we can follow along, in real time. Illuminate your device (screen without glare) so we can see what you’re doing, the buttons you’re pushing, etc. Again, slowly. And lastly, please respond to customer Q’s as there will invariably be some issues not covered. We would ALL appreciate this. Thank you in advance.

[@Jumbaride]

You can slow down the speed of the video.

[@kamranpouladi8703]

PLEASE , hoe can i change the number size i mean the biggest size ?

[@clairemichalowski9206]

the speaker

[@heatherdavis1]

Need help

[@roxanningraffia877]

Tried using your method to save tape using margin key. Had set on narrow, it printed with 2 1/4” on right side of my word and 3” on the left. Plus, it won’t delete the letter W no matter how many times I hit the BS key. I’ve started and stopped this video so many times because instructions are given so fast. Speaking slower might help listeners. I’m wasting too much tape. If this is the case, I’ll return this product.

[@labelmaker]

I'm sorry you're having trouble with the printer, there will always be some extra tape as it has to clear from the printhead to the cutter.

[@roxanningraffia877]

I should waste 5 inches of tape though. It had 2 1/2 after the word and 3 inches before. Tales are too expensive to waste 5 inches per word.

[@JoeSmith-zg4fq]

great narrative but slow down a bit on the keystrokes. The view of the display was terrible. Question - how would you do lables that you want to wrap around wires, how do you get all the blank space you need to make the lable the best lenght without wasting tape?

[@adl216]

Need to improve the margin problem, one inch waste per label printed is not acceptable, 10-20 % of the label goes to the trash

[@luisamaro655]

Bought it yesterday, such a waste of time. You should have a easy to understand, step by step tutorial so everybody can use the equipment and have a easy to see display. Very poor equipment I,m returning it and buy the Dymo which is much more user friendly

[@christinelee6477]

instructions on how to insert tape aren't detailed enough

[@giutubospatubo1546]

Amazing waste of tape with those margins. 20 to 30% wasted. Good business for Brother.

[@taiworeuben9685]

Why are you going so damn fast? And why can't we see your display? You are just talking and pressing buttons. I don't know what you are doing! I can't figure out how to use this stupid machine. Such BS.

[@bethgutzwiller5374]

Finally, someone said it like it is. Thank you.

[@shmang1485]

1/6th of an an inch isn't one 16th. Can't see label maker screen. Brother label makers waste tape on purpose so you have to buy more tape. I will stick with my Brady.

[@labelmaker]

Brother offers many more benefits and all label makers have some extra tape as they have to clear from the printhead to cutter blade.

[@EricaNernie]

Horrible product and not user-friendly. The screen is not backlit and very hard to see. Uses too much tape and very hard to figure out how to shorten the tape length. I would return it and buy the Dymo but it would be too much trouble and cost. Unless you want to spend days figuring out the manual instructions, just buy the Dymo or another simpler label maker. This one is a waste of money for the average, infrequent user.

[@Texwell2013]

The rapid speech pattern plus the poor acoustics and lighting in the room make this really difficult to understand. The product is not user friendly or intuitive so a comprehensible video would be helpful.

[@labelmaker]

Thank you for your feedback Earlene - we'll try to get better as we make more videos.

[@squareegg5681]

Instructions is too fast and poor visuals

[@surfermana1]

Not very professional. The window on the unit is blocked with glare for starters. You go way too fast and don't cover a lot of basic steps.

[@bneumann5606]

You talk way too fast

[@neophytosjuliana]

It is kind of you to fill us in with so much interesting information, but have you ever thought that in other continents they might not be able to grasp what you are saying because you talk too fast????

[@Ladythyme]

And I thought Spanish people talked fast 😮 🙄

[@neophytosjuliana]

Please talk slowly thank you

[@ravensonyese4385]

Y’all know there is such this a pause and rewind 🙃 stop being so uptight

[@valiciaf]

You talk too fast!

[@sheilawalker4512]

You're TOOOOO FAST!

[@orchidflower360]

LCD is too dark to show up on this video. Laughable.

[@labelmaker]

Thank you for the feedback - its a work in progress. Enjoy your day :)

[@robertc9684]

Unbelievable do you not review what you just recorded your hands move around a lot and areas that they shouldn't be in making you think you had hit those button you talk way too fast you're out of order that seems like you don't review what you're filming

[@hameedmalik3694]

this lady talks so fast and says half the words that are very difficult to understand what she is murmuring. They should find someone else.

[@labelmaker]

Thank you for the kind words.

[@jeffpettit100]

The written instructions are awful. This video is awful. I wasted my money on this label maker.