printing cable labels with a pt7600

When labeling cables with an asset id, one normally wants to label both ends, each with a wraparound label that's the same on both sides.  So the asset id appears 4 times in total: 2 on each wraparound.

The Brother pt7600 can do this with a combination of Number and Copies.  Their current equivalents, such as the PT-E550WSP, can not do this.

It's best to just print them in a long strip without any cutting.  Then, at the time of applying, use scissors to cut off the two adjacent pairs of ids to make the two wraparound labels.

 * prepare labeller: insert 9mm black on white tape, power on, ensure barcode PROTOCOL is set to CODE128

 * press Code then Z to enter settings, and select CUT 2 using up and down, and hit return

 * clear text with code, backspace, enter

 * press "Bar Code" (confirm again it says CODE128)

 * enter first id in sequence, for example "wibble1234", press return

 * press Code -> Label Type

 * it says Copies 1.  Press 4.

 * press right arrow and it goes to NUMBER OFF

 * press down for 99, or enter however many you want (we don't expect it to complete, as it will use up the whole cartridge)

 * press return

 * it asks START? and highlights the barcode symbol; press return

 * it says CONFIRM; press return

 * while it's printing, it says COPIES n/m, where m is the total number of barcodes printed, not the number of copies entered earlier.  For example, if we entered Copies 4 and Number 99, then the m shown here is 396.

 * supervise it. When the cartridge runs out, power it off

 * cut and dispose up to final quad printed (assuming cartridge ran out)

 * record final id