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XFeatures

XCD-ROM Precautions

• Do not scratch the CD-ROM.

• Do not subject the CD-ROM to extremely high or extremely low temperatures.

• Do not put heavy objects on the CD-ROM or apply force to the CD-ROM.

• The software contained on the CD-ROM is meant for use with your purchased

machine only. It may be installed on multiple PCs for use at an office, etc.

• Do not connect the USB cable to your PC until the software has been

installed and you are instructed to connect.

XOperating environment

Before installation, check that your system configuration meets the following

requirements.

P-touch Editor Makes it easy for anyone to create a wide variety of custom labels in

complex layouts by using fonts, templates, and clip art.

Printer Driver Lets you print labels from the connected P-touch labeller when using

P-touch Editor on your PC.

P-touch Address Book

(Windows®Only)

The P-touch Address Book is a software program for creating a computer

based address book and printing durable pre-sized labels. With this easy-

to-use software, address labels and visitor name badges can quickly be

created. Data from other applications (CSV files or Microsoft Outlook

contact data) can also be imported. A predefined set of label layout styles

are available. Additionally users may create their own layouts.

(P-touch Address Book is not supported in some languages.)

Operating

System (OS)

Windows®*1 Windows®XP/Windows Vista®/Windows®7

Macintosh®Mac OS®X 10.3.9 - 10.6

Hard Disk Windows®*1 Disk space 70 MB or more*2

Macintosh®Disk space 100 MB or more*2

Interface Windows®*1 RS-232C*3*4,

USB port (USB Spec. 1.1 or 2.0 protocol)

Macintosh®USB port (USB Spec. 1.1 or 2.0 protocol)

other CD-ROM drive

*1 The computer should meet the Microsoft®recommendations for the OS

*2 Required available space when installing the software with all of the options.

*3 The RS-232C interface is required when printing with ESC/P commands.

*4 QL-650TD/QL-1050 only

•Microsoft, Windows Vista, Windows Server and Windows are either registered

trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corp. in the United States and/or other countries.

•Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the United

States and other countries.

•The names of other software or products used in this document are trademarks or

registered trademarks of the respective companies that developed them.

Introduction

System Requirements

The printer names in the following screens may differ from your printer name.

The procedure for installing them varies depending on the OS of the computer.

Install procedure is subject to change without notice.

This section explains how to install the P-touch Editor 5.0, P-touch Address Book 1.1,

Printer Driver, and Software User's Guide as a whole.

The following is the example for Windows Vista®.

(P-touch Address Book is not supported in some languages.)

1Start the computer and put the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

2Click "Standard Installation".

Installation items:

Standard Installation

P-touch Editor 5.0, P-touch Address

Book 1.1, Printer Driver, and Software

User's Guide (PDF)

Custom Installation

P-touch Editor 5.0, P-touch Address

Book 1.1, Printer Driver and Software

User's Guide (PDF) can all be installed

separately.

Display User's Guide

The Software User's Guide (PDF)

Adobe Reader Download

Link to the download page for Adobe®Reader®will be displayed.

3Read the licence agreement and click [Yes] if you agree with the terms and

conditions.

4Follow the on-screen instructions.

5Put a check mark in the box next to the Add-In

programs you want to install, and click [Next].

Do not connect the printer to the computer until directed to do so.

If it does not start up automatically, open the files on the CD-ROM and double

click on "Setup.exe".

Make sure that all Microsoft® Office applications are

closed.

For details of the Add-in, see the "Software User's Guide

(PDF)".

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6Select the desired model, and then click [OK].

Follow the on-screen instructions of the

driver installation.

7When instructed, connect the

printer to finish the printer driver

installation.

• For USB installation, it is important you

do not connect the printer to the

computer until directed to do so.

• Before connecting the USB interface

cable, remove the caution label affixed

to the USB port of the machine.

8Select a registration method and click [Next].

• If you choose "Yes, display the page", you will go to the online user registration

page before finishing the installation. (recommended)

• If you choose "No, do not display the page", you will continue the installation.

9Click [Finish].

The software installation is now complete.

10 Start the software.

• Click [Start] - [All Programs] - [Brother P-touch] - [P-touch Editor 5.0] to start

P-touch Editor.

• Click [Start] - [All Programs] - [Brother P-touch] - [P-touch Address Book 1.1] to

start P-touch Address Book.

When you are asked to restart the computer, choose "Restart" and click [Finish].

•For details of software, see Î"Software User's Guide (PDF)".

•You can find the Software User's Guide (PDF) by clicking [Start] - [All Programs] -

[Brother P-touch] - [Manuals] - [QL-Series] - [Software User's Guide].

Connect to QL USB

port.

Connect to personal

computer USB port.

This section describes how to uninstall the software and printer driver. In the following

steps, you will see QL-XXX. Read "XXX" as your printer name.

XUninstalling The P-touch Editor

1•For Windows®XP

From [Control Panel], go to [Add or Remove Programs].

The [Add or Remove Programs] dialog box appears.

•For Windows Vista®/Windows®7

From [Control Panel], go to [Programs] and open [Programs and Features].

The [Uninstall or change a program] dialog box appears.

2Choose "Brother P-touch Editor 5.0", and click [Remove (XP)/Uninstall

(Windows Vista®/Windows®7)].

3Click [OK].

The uninstall operation starts. After the software is removed from your computer,

the [Maintenance Complete] dialog box appears.

4Close the [Add or Remove Programs (XP)/Programs and Features

(Windows Vista®/Windows®7)] dialog box.

P-touch Editor has been uninstalled.

XUninstalling The Printer Driver

1Turn off the Brother QL-XXX.

2•For Windows®XP

Click the "Start" button, go to [Printers and Faxes] window.

•For Windows Vista®

From [Control Panel], go to [Hardware and Sound] and open [Printers].

•For For Windows®7

Click , go to [Devices and Printers].

3•For Windows®XP

Choose "Brother QL-XXX", and click [File] - [Delete].

•For Windows Vista®/Windows®7

Choose "Brother QL-XXX", right click on the icon, and then click [Delete]

(Windows Vista®)/[Remove device] (Windows®7).

The P-touch Address Book, and Software User's Guide (PDF) can also be uninstalled by

following the same procedure.

For details, see Windows®Help.

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4•For Windows®XP

Go to [File] - [Server Properties].

•For Windows Vista®

In the [Printers] window, right click and go to [Run as administrator] - [Server

Properties...].

If the authorization confirmation dialog box appears, click [Continue]. If the

[User Account Control] dialog box appears, enter the password and click [OK].

•For Windows®7

Choose [Fax] or [Microsoft XPS Document Writer] in the [Devices and Printers]

window, and then click [Print server properties], which appears in the menu bar.

5•For Windows®XP

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose "Brother QL-XXX". Then, click [Remove].

•For Windows Vista®

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose "Brother QL-XXX". Then, click [Remove...].

•For Windows®7

Click the [Drivers] tab, and then click [Change Driver Settings].

(If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, and then

click [OK]).

Choose "Brother QL-XXX", and then click [Remove...].

6•For Windows®XP

Now, go to step 7.

•For Windows Vista®/Windows®7

Choose [Remove driver and driver package] and click [OK].

Follow the on-screen instructions.

7Close the [Print Server Properties] window.

The Printer Driver has been uninstalled.

Start P-touch Editor Help

The following is the example for Windows Vista®. The printer names in the following

screens may differ from your printer name.

Start from Start ( ) button

To start P-touch Editor Help, click the Start ( )

button on the task bar, point to [All Programs]. Click

[Brother P-touch] and [P-touch Editor 5.0 Help].

Start from New/Open dialog

When you start the P-touch Editor 5.0 and the New/

Open dialog box appears, click "Help - How To."

Start from P-touch Editor

Click the Help menu and choose P-touch Editor Help.

Start from Snap mode

Right click the mouse and choose P-touch Editor Help.

If you click "Check for update" in the square shown on

the right, you can check if there is an update available

for P-touch Editor from the web site.

How to use the P-touch Editor Help (for Windows

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This section explains how to install P-touch Editor 5.0, Fonts, Auto Format Templates,

Clip Art, and the printer driver. After the driver is installed the driver configuration is

explained.

Below is the example for Mac OS®X 10.5.7. In the following steps, you will see QL-XXX.

Read "XXX" as your printer name.

1Start up your Macintosh®, and insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive.

Double click the "QL_Series" (CD-ROM) icon.

2Click [Mac OS X] folder and double click [QL-XXX Driver.pkg].

Follow the on-screen instructions.

3After the installation is completed and the

screen shown right is displayed, click

[Close].

The installation of the printer driver is

completed.

Next, install P-touch Editor 5.0.

4Double click [P-touch Editor 5.0 Installer.mpkg] in [Mac OS X] folder.

The P-touch Editor 5.0 Installer starts up. Follow the on-screen instructions.

5When the installation is completed and the

message "Click Restart to finish installing

the software." is displayed, click [Restart].

The Macintosh®is restarted.

The installation of software is completed.

•Until the driver installation is completed, do not connect the machine to your Macintosh®.

Make sure the USB cable is not connected until you are instructed to connect it.

•You must be logged on as a user with administrator privileges to install this software.

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6After restarting the computer,

connect the USB cable to the

machine.

7Connect the USB cable to the USB

port of your Macintosh®.

Then press the ON/OFF button ( ) on the machine to switch it on.

8•For Mac OS®X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x

Double click the drive where Mac OS®X is installed, and click in order of

[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer Setup Utility].

•For Mac OS®X 10.5.x - 10.6

Click in order of [Apple menu] - [System Preferences], and click [Print & Fax].

9•For Mac OS®X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x

Click [Add] and choose USB at the top of the screen.

Choose "QL-XXX" from the list and click [Add] again to add the printer to the

[Printer List].

•For Mac OS®X 10.5.x - 10.6

Choose "Brother QL-XXX" from the list and click [Add] / to add the printer to

the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax].

10 When the screen returns to [Printer List] /

[Print & Fax] screen, check that "QL-XXX" is

added, and close the [Printer List] / [Print &

Fax] screen.

Now you can use the machine.

Remove the caution label from the USB port

at the back of the machine, and insert the

USB cable.

If you are connecting the machine to your Macintosh® via a USB hub, it may not

be detected correctly. If so, connect the machine directly to the USB port on

your Macintosh®.

For details on software, see the P-touch Editor Help.

Connect to QL

USB port.

Connect to personal

computer USB port.

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This section describes how to uninstall the software and printer driver. In the following

steps, you will see QL-XXX. Read "XXX" as your printer name.

XUninstalling P-touch Editor

1On the drive where P-touch Editor is installed, double-click the

[Applications] folder - [P-touch Editor 5.0] folder - [Uninstall P-touch] folder

- [UninstallPtEditor.command].

The [Terminal] window appears, and the uninstall operation starts.

2Click to close the [Terminal] window.

3Delete the [P-touch Editor 5.0] folder from the [Applications] folder.

P-touch Editor has been uninstalled.

XUninstalling the Printer Driver

1Turn off the printer.

2•For Mac OS®X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x

Double-click the drive where Mac OS®X is installed, and double-click

[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer Setup Utility].

The [Printer List] dialog box appears.

•For Mac OS®X 10.5.x - 10.6

Click in order of [Apple menu] - [System Preferences], and click [Print & Fax].

3•For Mac OS®X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x

Choose "QL-XXX", and click .

•For Mac OS®X 10.5.x - 10.6

Choose "QL-XXX", and click .

4Close the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax] dialog box.

The printer driver has been uninstalled.

Administrator privileges are required for the uninstall operation.

In case [Terminal] window doesn't appear by double-clicking the

[UninstallPtEditor.command], right click (or control key + click) the

[UninstallPtEditor.command], the context menu appears. Open with the [Terminal] window

from the context menu.

Before you delete the [P-touch Editor 5.0] folder, please check if any necessary files are

saved in it.

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Otros manuales para P-Touch QL-500

Este manual sirve para los siguientes modelos

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Brother PT-P910BT Manual de usuario

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Brother P-Touch PT-2730 Manual de lista de piezas

Brother

Brother P-TOUCH CUBE PT-P300BT Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-Touch PT-1230PC Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother Martha Stewart PT-1760 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-touch RL-700S Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-touch E500 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother PT1090 - P-Touch - Labelmaker Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-touch PT-2030 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother PT-E300 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother PT1090 - P-Touch - Labelmaker Guía del usuario

Brother

Brother QL-1050 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother PT-8 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-touch H500 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother TD-4000 Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-touch Embellish Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-Touch 2420PC Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother PT-P950NW Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother RJ-3230B Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother PT-1830C - Labeling System With full-length TZ Laminated... Instrucciones de montaje

Brother

Brother PT 1900 - P-Touch Electronic Labeling System Instrucciones de montaje

Brother

Brother QL 570 - P-Touch B/W Direct Thermal Printer Manual de usuario

Brother

Brother P-Touch 1800 Manual de usuario

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U-Line BROTHER H-8754 Manual de usuario

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Tharo Systems H-435+ Manual de usuario

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Godex RT700 SERIES Manual de usuario

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ID Technology 252 Manual de usuario

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Labelmate MC-11 Manual de usuario

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CAB XD4M/300 Manual de usuario

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Avery Dennison Pathfinder 6057 Manual de servicio

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TSC PEX1000 Series Manual de usuario

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Adkins Label Master Manual de usuario

Epson

Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Manual de usuario

Primera

Primera 510212 Manual de usuario

Brady

Brady BradyPrinter S3100 Manual de usuario

DuraLabel

DuraLabel LabPRO Manual de usuario

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Novexx Solutions XLP 604 Manual de usuario

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Epson LabelWorks LW-400 Manual de usuario

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Dymo LabelManager 420P Manual de usuario

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