Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tapes

The Brother P-Touch 1280S is a monochrome label printer that works on thermal transfer technology of label printing. Since this label printer uses Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tapes instead of toner or ink cartridges, therefore, running costs are reduced.

The Brother P-Touch 1280S offers good quality label prints but with low print resolution. This label printer is quite lightweight and compact. This label printer can print up to 2 lines of printing and offers a variety of styling effects. This label printer has a QWERTY keypad and uses a manual cutter for paper managing. This label printer has a 15 char x 1 line LCD display screen and uses Helsinki fonts.

The Brother P-Touch 1280S has a very small footprint. This label printer is best suited for users who have personal needs as well as for offices. This label printer offers vertical printing, mirror printing and rotate printing and can print up to 9 copies due to multiple copy print feature available.

• Offers good quality label prints
• QWERTY keypad

• Small footprint
• Manual cutter
• Low print resolution

• Brother TZE-135 White on Clear Label Tapes
• Brother TZE-231 Black on White Label Tapes
• Brother TZE-131 Black on Clear Label Tapes
• Brother TZE-221 Black on White Label Tapes
• Brother TZE-121 Black on Clear Label Tapes

Conclusion:
The Brother P-Touch 1280S works on thermal transfer technology of label printing. This label printer is best suited for personal use or for use at small offices. But this label printer has a very small footprint. As this label printer uses Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tapes, therefore running costs are reduced. This label printer has great printing quality and has a QWERTY keypad. But this label printer uses a manual cutter and also has a low printing resolution.

Q. Is this printer fit for office use?
A. Yes, this is a monochrome label printer that prints a versatile selection of labels and works perfectly well for both indoor and outdoor applications like at home, at the office or on the roads. If you use high-quality Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tape, the PT-1280's 180 dpi print resolution allows you for quick and accurate printouts. The Brother P-Touch 1280S is flexible in nature and works on thermal transfer technology of label printing and since uses Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tapes, the running cost is reduced.

Q. What is the average cost per label?
A. The average is around €6.99 for 1 pack and increases accordingly up to €32.95 if the order is placed in 5 pack as a whole. It all depends upon the amount of coverage in your designs.

Q. When I remove the label, will the adhesive leave a residue? How can I remove this?
A. Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tapes can be easily removed using most of the materials such as polyethylene, polypropylene, fluoric resin, silicon-process materials, etc. Unless the labels are subjected to extreme heat, humidity or chemicals, the adhesive will not remain on the item’s surface after you remove it. On some of the materials, portions of adhesive might remain after extended periods. If such situation the adhesive residue can be removed by using Ethanol.

Q. Does this printer has the built-in cutter for cutting the labels?
A. No, you need a manual cutter to cut the labels from Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tapes for paper managing techniques.

Q. What initial setting is required for setting up the printer for printing labels?
A. You need to check the following before printing out the labels

• Start up your machine and supply power by using six AAA batteries or the optional AC adapter, and then press power button
• Set the language in which you want to print the labels. Default language set is English. To change the language press left and right arrow keys to select the language in which you want to print and then press OK and Enter to save the selection.
• At last set the unit in (inch/mm) and press OK to save it.

Note that the machine will automatically get turn off if no key is pressed within 5 minutes. In case you want to cancel the selection press Escape key.

Q. Does the label affect the item to which it is attached?
A. The compatible Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tapes provided on this site are harmless for nearly all objects to which you might attach them.

Q. How can I resolve the problem when ink ribbon got caught in between the tape layers and came out of the machine.
A. This generally happens when you install the tape cassette leaving the ink ribbon loose, or by pulling the printed label out by hand. If the ink ribbon has not been separated from the tape cassette, you can still fix the issue by winding the toothed wheel and reeling the ink ribbon as suggested below.

• Check that you have wind the toothed wheel in the correct direction.
• If the ink ribbon has become separated, you cannot reel the ink ribbon.

If the problem is not resolved, replace the tape cassette with a new one.

Q. Does the underside of the tape cassette completely touches the base of the compartment?
A. If the tape cassette is not installed correctly, the top and base layers of the laminated Brother P-Touch 1280S Label Tape might become misaligned, or the ink ribbon may get caught between the tape layers. When installing the tape cassette you need to make sure that the entire underside of the tape cassette, especially near the tape exit is touching the base of the compartment.