Brother P-Touch 1250 Label Tapes

Brother P-Touch 1250 is a handheld device integrated with thermal transfer printing technology. The device is designed for both office as well as home environment keeping all the basic label printing necessities in mind.

As it's a handheld device, it is portable and lightweight. The measurements of the printer are as follows: 6.1inch (width) × 5.1inch (depth) × 2.5inch (height). The weight of the printer is 0.88lbs. The printer resembles a typewriter keyboard with 39 Qwerty style keys. It runs with 2 line printing that gives a display resolution of 1 line × 8 characters and maximum printing resolution of 180 dpi. It supports repeated printing up to 9 copies with a speed of 23.6 inch in a minute. The downside of the printer is that it does not offer automatic feeding.

Next, the versatile side of the printer reveals that it supports wide range of styles and effects like bold, underline, frame, vertical, italic(bold, outline, mirror and shadow), normal, outline and shadow. This offers you to create custom labels in different ways. Lastly, the label printer shows it's compatibility only with Brother P-Touch 1250 Label Tapes that are TZ laminated type. It is compatible with PC and is recommended as a good office machine.

• Handheld printing
• Supports wide variety in styles and effects
• Easy to use Qwerty keypad
• Good resolution

• Manual feeding
• Wide range of media type not supported
• Fits with only Brother P-Touch 1250 Label Tapes that are TZE laminated type

• Brother TZE135 White on Clear Labelling Tape
• Brother TZE 231 Black on White Labelling Tape
• Brother TZE 131 Black on Clear Labelling Tape
• Brother TZE 221 Black on White Labelling Tape
• Brother TZE 121 Black on Clear Labelling Tape

Conclusion:
The Brother P-Touch 1250 printer offers different style options which makes label customisation interesting and fun. Provides good printing speed and portability at good price. So it's a wise option for those who would like to carry their printer wherever required.

Q. What is a TZe tape? Are Brother P-touch 1250 label tapes TZe tapes or TZ tapes? Is there any difference?
A. There is no such difference between the TZE tapes and the TZ tapes except the packaging. The old TZ tapes are now referred as TZE tapes as they are newly packed with eco-friendly material that uses 80% less plastic than before. The plastic waste of the cassette has been reduced by 13% and at least 5% recycled material is used in the manufacture of the packaging. The ‘E’ in the TZE tape symbolises the word 'environmental'.

Our website offers the new environmental friendly TZE tapes that features easy peel split backs that allows the user to apply without any difficulty. Furthermore, the laminated TZE tapes are highly durable and can withstand hot and cold environments making it perfect both for outdoors and indoors application. Plus, the laminated TZE tapes are resistant to abrasions, water and grease. All the Brother P-touch 1250 Label tapes offered by our website are the TZE tapes.

Q. I am not able to load the tape cassette properly. Could you please guide me with the tape cassette installation?
A. Sure. Before moving further ensure that you are loading the tape cassette in the right direction. If that doesn't work out the problem might be between the tape feed roller and the print head hitting each other inside the printer. So, to resolve the same open the rear cover and check whether the tape feed roller and printhead are touching each other or not. There should be a 3.1 mm gap in between for the ink ribbon of the cassette to work through otherwise the cassette cannot be installed. Push the roller aside from the printhead and then install the tape cassette properly.

Q. How many types of Brother P-touch 1250 TZE label tapes are available?
A. The Brother P-touch 1250 label types of TZE type are:

• Standard Laminated TZE tape
• Fluorescent Laminated TZE tape
• Extra strength adhesive Laminated TZE tape
• Flexible ID laminated TZE tape
• Matt Laminated TZE tape
• Non laminated TZE tape
• Fabric tape

Q. The label comes out with blank horizontal line printed over. How should I resolve this issue?
A. Most likely the blank horizontal lines appear due to dust or dirt accumulated on the print head. Hence you need to take out the tape cassette and clean the print head forward to backward with a dry cotton swab. Still if you come across the same problem please soak the cotton swab in isopropyl alcohol (also known as the rubbing alcohol) and clean the print head again.

Q. Can I use the Brother P-touch 1250 label tapes listed on your website with my old Brother P-touch 1180 model?
A. Certainly. Without any doubt you can use the Brother P-touch 1250 TZE label tapes with you PT 1180 model. These tapes are compatible with wide variety of Brother labelmakers.

Q. What is mirror printing? What are its uses?
A. Mirror printing provides the flexibility to read the printed text from both the sides. This function can be used only on transparent tapes. When applied to glass, plastic or any other transparent material you can read the text from the opposite side.

Q. Is it safe to use an AC adapter which does not belong to the Brother P-touch 1250 printer?
A. To be clear, Brother does not recommend using an AC adapter which is not made for your printer as it may void the warranty of your printer. Most of the times it does not cause any damage on using other AC adapter but it is better to be on safer side. You can try using other label maker’s AC adaptor at your own risk. If still you are not satisfied please contact your Brother dealer for more clarification.