ELECTRONIC LABELING SYSTEM

PT M95
User’s Guide
English /Español
 Introduction
With your new Brother label maker, you can create a wide
variety of custom, self-adhesive labels. This label maker
uses Brother "M" Series tapes in 0.35" (9mm) and 0.47"
(12mm) widths, available in a variety of colors. Visit
www.brother.com for a complete list of tapes that work with
your label maker.
Read this manual carefully before starting and keep it in a
handy place for future reference.
The contents of this guide and the specifications of this
ELECTRONIC LABELING SYSTEM product are subject to change without notice.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

PT M95 Compliance Notice (For USA Only)
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful

User’s Guide interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates,

uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this
English /Español equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television
reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on,
the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Important
• Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother
Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.
LAJ616001A

Safety Precautions General Precautions

• Depending on the location, material, and environmental conditions,
Warning the label may unpeel or not be able to be removed, the color of the
Follow these guidelines to avoid the risk of fire, burn, label may change or be transferred to other objects. Before
injury, electric shock, damage, overheating, abnormal applying the label, check the environmental condition and the
odors, or smoking. material.
• Do not use the label maker in any way or for any purpose not
• Do not use the label maker in places of high humidity, such as
described in this guide. Doing so may result in accidents or damage
bathrooms.
to the label maker.
• Do not get the label maker wet, such as by handling it with wet
• Use Brother Genuine P-touch M tapes with this label maker. Do not
hands or spilling beverages on to it.
use tapes that do not have the mark.
• Do not disassemble or modify the label maker/batteries.
• Use only a soft, dry cloth to clean the label maker; never use alcohol
• Do not use metallic objects, such as tweezers or a metallic pen,
or other organic solvents.
when changing the batteries.
• Use a soft, dry cotton swab to clean the print head; never directly
• Do not throw the batteries into fire or expose to heat.
touch the print head with your fingers.
• Remove batteries immediately and stop using the label maker if
• Do not put any foreign objects into the tape exit slot to prevent
you notice abnormal odor, heat, discoloration, deformation, or
causing the paper jam.
anything unusual while using or storing it.
• Do not place the label maker or batteries in direct sunlight or rain,
Caution near heaters or other hot appliances, in any location exposed to
extremely high or low temperatures (for example, on the dashboard
Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury, liquid or in the back of your car), high humidity, or dusty locations.
leakage, burns, or heat. • Do not apply excessive pressure to the cutter lever.
• Do not touch the edge of the cutter near the print head. • Do not try to print if the cassette is empty as it will damage the print
• Remove the batteries if you do not intend to use label maker for an head.
extended period of time. • Do not pull the tape while printing or feeding as it will damage the
• Do not use old and new batteries together, mix alkaline batteries tape and label maker.
with other battery types, or set the positive and negative end in the • Any data stored in memory will be lost due to failure to repair the
wrong position. label maker or if the batteries expire.
• Do not drop or hit the label maker. • When power is disconnected for more than three minutes, all
• Do not press on the LCD. text, format settings, and any text files stored in the memory are
• Do not put your fingers inside the label maker while trying to close cleared.
the cassette cover. • Do not use rechargeable AAA batteries.
• A protective clear plastic sticker is placed over the display during
manufacturing and shipping. This sticker should be removed
prior to use.
 Power Supply and Tape Cassette

1 Cassette
cover
2 Cutter’s
Tape guide edge
Print head

Tape cutter lever End of tape

Tape
exit slot

Remove the cassette cover by pressing the Insert a tape cassette, making sure it snaps
above indicated area. into place.
If you already installed a tape cassette, remove it by • Make sure the end of the tape feeds under the tape
pulling it straight up. If you already installed batteries, guides.
remove them as well. • Use Brother Genuine P-touch M tapes with this label
• Make sure the power is turned off when replacing maker.
batteries or tape cassettes. To avoid tape jams:
• Clear the media path before printing.
• Make sure the cutter is sharp. Over time and use, it
may become dull.

3 4
2

Insert four new AAA alkaline batteries Insert the two hooks at the bottom of the
(LR03), making sure their poles point in the cassette cover into the slots on the label
correct directions. maker (1), and then close the cover
• Always replace all four batteries at the same time with securely until it snaps into place (2).
brand new ones. After you have installed the tape, feed the tape (see
• Remove the batteries if you do not use the label “Feeding”) once, and then push in the tape cutter lever
maker for an extended period of time. to cut the tape.
• Do not use rechargeable batteries with the PT-M95.
The Low Battery! message may appear:
• If your batteries are old. They are not depleted, but
printing quality may be reduced until you install new
batteries.
• If the label maker is stored in cold temperatures.
 Keyboard

Cursor key
DECO MODE key Function key
Preview key Cursor key

Print key Power key

Backspace key
Character key

Enter key
Num Lock key
Shift key Shift key
Symbol key Accent key
Caps key Space key

LCD
Width Bold
Size Outline
Shadow
Vertical
Italic
Cursor
Frame
Num Lock Underline
Caps Label Length

127(
The LCD displays one row of 12 characters; however, you can enter up to 80 characters in length.

Initial Settings

1 Turn on your label maker. 3 Set the unit of measurement.

Supply power using four AAA batteries, and then press  The default setting is [inch].

to turn the power on. [Unit]

[inch/mm]
2 Set the language.
The default setting is [English].
• You can also display [Unit] by pressing and .

[Language] 127(
[English/Español/Français/ • The label maker automatically turns off if no keys are
pressed within five minutes.
Italiano/Nederlands/Norsk/Português/ • To cancel operations, press .
• To reset the label maker back to factory settings, see
Svenska/Türkçe/Dansk/Deutsch] “Resetting the label maker”.
• You can also display [Language] by pressing and
at the same time.
 Entering Text and Accented Characters
X Switching Upper Case/Lower Case X Entering Accented Characters
- /

Upper case ( ON) Lower case ( OFF) Accented Characters Accented Characters
A a
C c
D d
X Entering Numbers E e
G g
I i
Num Lock ON Num Lock OFF K k
L l
N n
O o
X Making a Two Line Label R r
1. Enter the text for the first line and press . S s
2. Enter the text for the second line and press . T t
U u
• Do not press after the second line; otherwise the “Line
Limit!” error message will appear on the display. Y y
Z z
Display Label image
• To cancel operations, press .
• The order of accented characters differs by the selected
LCD language.

X To Clear ( + )
By pressing , the letters are deleted one by one.

127(
To delete all text and settings :

+ [Txt&Format]

To delete text only :

+ [Text Only]
 Adding Symbols
X Entering Symbols Pictograph
Example: Entering 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
[Pictograph] A
[A7] B
Display Label image
C
D

• Pictographs are displayed on the LCD with the E

corresponding alphabet and number of the Pictograph table.
F
The following symbols are available:
Basic G
01 . , : ; " ' H
02 @ - & ~ _ \ / I
03 # % ? ! * J
04 + ± = K
05 ( ) [ ] L
06 < > §
• To display the next group, press .
07 • To cancel operations, press .
• Symbols surrounded by a box in the Basic table are
08 ® © ™ available in DECO MODE.

α γ
• You can select the rows of symbols (A to L) in the
09 β Pictograph table by pressing the corresponding
character.
10 δ μ Ω φ Σ 0 1 • Images are only for illustrative purposes.

11 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 X Printing the Pictograph List

0 1 2 3 4 5
12 9 [Print List]
6 7 8 9
13 Label image

14
15
16
17
18
 Designing Labels Adding Deco Mode Patterns
1 Press , use to select a function
This function allows you to create unique labels using built-in
templates. You can select from eight types of templates.
under column [A], and then press . Design Label Image Cooling
(You can also select the function with 1
the shortcut keys listed under column
[C]. ( + to )) 2

2 Use to select a setting listed under

3

column [B], and then press . 4

Design [A] [B] Label image [C] 5

Large*1 6
Size Size +
Small 7 may occur

Normal*1 8

Width Width ×2 + Example: Design 8

×1/2
[Design 8] 
Normal*1
[Auto/1.2"-7.8"
Bold

Outline (30-200mm)]  ABC 

Shadow [Print]

Style Style Italic +

127(
Italic Bold • Some DECO MODE formats may need cooling (indicated
on the above table). If the print head becomes too hot,
Italic Outline your label maker stops printing and automatically starts to
cool down. The cool down time is displayed. When the
Italic Shadow print head is cool, printing automatically continues.
Do not touch the label maker while cooling.
Vertical • You can enter only one line of text in DECO MODE.
• Depending on the selected format, the entire text entered
Off*1 may not be printed.
• You cannot change the formats of the DECO MODE
Underline templates.
• Symbols surrounded by a box in the Basic table are
Round available in DECO MODE. For the Basic table, see
“Adding Symbols”.
Leaf • To clear all the entered text, press and at the
same time. “Clear?” is displayed. Press to clear the
Tile text, or to cancel this operation.
Underline/ Undl/ Star • When you access DECO MODE, your most recently
+
Frame Frame printed DECO MODE text and label length are recalled.
• Press to return to the previous step.
Heart • To exit DECO MODE, press until the display returns
to the text entry screen. You can also exit this mode by
Square
pressing when [Print] is displayed, and selecting
[Quit].
Bubble
• We recommend 0.47" (12mm) wide tape cassettes when
using the DECO MODE feature.
Flower
• The maximum label length is 7.8" (200mm) for DECO
Candy MODE.
• When you select [Auto] for [Label Length], the label
Auto*1/1.2" - The label is printed automatically adjusts to the correct length for printing the
Label + text one time.
Length 12.0" (30mm with the specified
length
- 300mm)*2 length. • Press to return to [Auto] for [Label Length] mode.

*1 Default setting. To return to the default setting, press .

*2 To select the length, enter the length with the Number
Keys ~ . To return to [Auto], press .
 Printing Labels Saving Label Files
X Text Preview X Memory ( + )
You can preview the text before printing. You can save your original labels on to your label maker. Up
to 3 labels can be saved and recalled for printing at a later
time. You can also edit and overwrite the stored label.
• The LCD displays the whole text and the label length
(inch/mm), then returns to the original text. [File]
• You can only preview the text. Style, size, underline,
frame, or any additional features cannot be previewed.
To Save: [Save]
X Feeding (Tape Feed)
+
This function will feed approximately 1" (25mm) of blank To Print: [Print]
tape.
X Printing

To Open: [Open]
• To prevent damage to the tape, do not touch the cutter
lever while the message “Printing ” or “Feeding ” is
displayed.
• To cut off the label, push in the tape cutter lever on the
upper-left corner of the label maker.
• Peel the printed label from the label backing and apply the 127(
label. If you try to store a label when there is already a label
stored to that number, a message “Overwrite?” appears.
X Printing multiple copies ( + )
Press to save your new label. Press to cancel.
You can print up to 9 copies of each label.

[Copies]
Resetting the label maker
  You can reset the label maker when you want to restore it
• You can also select the number of copies by entering with to factory settings, or in the event that the label maker is not
the Number Keys ~ . working correctly.

X Removing the Label Backing

This label maker is equipped with a peeler that allows you
1 Press to turn off the power.
to remove the backing from labels.
1. Insert the label, with the printed surface facing down, 2 While holding down
to turn on the power.
and , press
as far as possible into the built-in peeler.
2. Fold back the label to the right and quickly pull out the
label. The end of the backing is slightly separated
from the label.
3 Release , and then release and
The internal memory is reset, and all text, settings and
.

3. Peel the printed label away from the label backing and stored files are cleared.
apply the printed label.
 Troubleshooting
X Error message
Message Cause/Remedy
The batteries are weak. Replace them with four new AAA alkaline batteries. Do not use old and new batteries together or mix alkaline
Low Battery!
batteries with other battery types.
Full! You have already entered the maximum number of characters allowed (80 characters for regular text, or 50 characters for DECO MODE).
• You tried to print a text file when there is no data stored in the memory.
• You pressed when no text is entered.
No Text! • You pressed when no text is entered.
• You tried to select [Copies] when no text is entered.
• You pressed when no text is entered in the text entry screen of DECO MODE.

Line Limit! You tried to enter a third line by pressing (Maximum printable lines is two).

Invalid! You selected an invalid number for [Label Length].

• The text length exceeds the selected label length.
Text Limit! • The text length exceeds 7.8" (200mm) when you set [Label Length] to [Auto] in DECO MODE.
• If you select the minimum label length (1.2"/30mm), some frame types (Leaf or Star) do not allow you to enter additional text.
If the print head becomes too hot, your label maker stops printing and automatically starts to cool down. The cool down time is displayed.
Cooling XXX
When the print head is cool, printing automatically continues. Do not touch the label maker while cooling.

X What to do when...
Problem Solution
• Check that you installed the batteries correctly with the positive and negative ends in the correct position.
The display stays blank after you have turned on
• If the batteries are weak, replace them with four new AAA alkaline batteries. Do not use old
the label maker. and new batteries together or mix alkaline batteries with other battery types.
• Check that you have inserted the tape cassette correctly.
The label maker does not print, or the printed
• If the tape cassette is empty, replace it.
characters are not formed correctly. • Check that you closed the cassette cover correctly.
• The batteries may be weak. Replace them with four new AAA alkaline batteries. Do not use
old and new batteries together or mix alkaline batteries with other type batteries.
The label maker's settings have cleared on its own.
• When power is disconnected for more than three minutes, all text, format settings, and any
text files stored in the memory are cleared. Language and Unit settings are also cleared.
A blank horizontal line appears through the printed There maybe some dust on the print head. Remove the tape cassette and use a dry cotton
label. swab to gently wipe the print head with an up-and-down motion.
The label maker has “locked up” (that is, nothing happens
See “Resetting the label maker”.
when you press a key, even though the label maker is on.)
• The batteries may be weak. Replace them with four new AAA alkaline batteries. Do not use
The power turns off when you try to print. old and new batteries together or mix alkaline batteries with other battery types.
• Check that you inserted the batteries correctly.
• Remove the M tape from the label maker and ensure the tape feeds under the tape guides.
The tape does not feed correctly or the tape gets
• You used the cutter lever while printing. Do not touch the cutter lever while the message
stuck inside the label maker. “Printing ” or “Feeding ” is displayed.
All text and format settings must be cleared to
Press while holding down , or go into Function mode and select .
create a new label.
To change language setting See “Initial Settings”.

Specifications
Dimensions: Approx. 6.14" × 4.37" × 2.40" Power supply: Four AAA alkaline batteries (LR03)
(W × D × H) (Approx. 156 × 111 × 61mm)
Weight: Approx. 0.6 lb. (Approx. 250 g) Tape cassette: Brother P-touch M tape widths: 0.35" (9mm),
(without batteries and tape cassette) 0.47" (12mm)
See the attached ³Supplies and Accessories Guide´ for more information of tape variation.

Should you encounter any problems with your product, please do not return your product to the store!
After referring to the User’s guide, if you still need assistance, contact Brother Customer Service at:
Voice: 1-877-BROTHER
Web: www.brother-usa.com
Fax: 1-901-379-1210
If you need to locate a service center, please call
1-877-BROTHER or visit www.brother-usa.com