Brother VC-500W Manual de usuario
USER'S GUIDE
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1. Before You Use the VC-500W
Before using your printer, read this guide, including all precautions, and keep it in a safe place.
We recommend registering your printer at www.brother.com.au for Australian customers and www.brother.co.nz for New Zealand customers.
2. Important Safety Instructions
WARNING
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injuries.
Follow these guidelines to avoid the risk of re, burns, injury, electric shocks, rupture, overheating, abnormal odours, or smoke.
• Always use the suggested AC adapter for your printer and plug it into a socket with the specified voltage. Failure to do so could result in damage or failure of your
printer.
• Do not use your printer during a thunderstorm.
• Do not use your printer/AC adapter in places of high humidity, such as bathrooms.
• Do not overload the cord.
• Do not place heavy objects on, damage, or modify the cord or plug. Do not forcibly bend or pull the cord. Always hold the AC adapter when disconnecting from the
electrical socket.
• Make sure you fully insert the plug into the electrical socket. Do not use a socket that is loose.
• Do not allow your printer/AC adapter/plug to get wet, for example, by handling them with wet hands or spilling liquids on them.
• Do not disassemble or modify your printer/AC adapter.
• Disconnect the AC adapter immediately and stop using your printer if you notice abnormal odour, heat, discolouration, deformation, or anything unusual while using
or storing it.
CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injuries.
Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury, liquid leakage, burns, or heat.
• When you are not using your printer, store it out of the reach of children. In addition, do not allow children to put your printer parts or labels in their mouths. If any
object has been swallowed, seek medical attention.
• Disconnect the AC adapter if you do not intend to use your printer.
• Do not drop or hit your printer/AC adapter.
• Do not hold or lift your printer by the roll cassette. The roll cassette could come off and your printer could fall and become damaged.
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General Precautions
• Depending on the location, material, and environmental conditions, the label may unpeel or become irremovable, or the colour of the label may change or be
transferred onto other objects. Before applying the label, check the environmental conditions and the material.
• Do not use your printer in any way or for any purpose not described in this guide. Doing so may result in accidents or damage to your printer.
• Use only a soft, lint-free dry cloth to clean your printer; never use alcohol or other organic solvents.
• Do not put any foreign objects into the print output slot or AC adapter port.
• Do not place your printer or AC adapter in direct sunlight or rain, near heaters or other hot appliances, in any location exposed to extremely high or low
temperatures (for example, on the dashboard or in the back of your car), high humidity, or dust. Doing so will damage the print head.
• Do not pull or apply pressure to the roll cassette to avoid damaging your printer.
• The length of the printed label may differ from the displayed label length.
• Do not put the product into your mouth.
• Do not attach labels to food or skin.
• For information about your model's electrical rating, see the label attached to the base of your printer.
• The thermal head may become too hot if you print a large number of labels. The printer will stop, and resume printing once the print head has cooled down.
• To check the specication of this product, see our website: support.brother.com
How to enable/disable Wi-Fi®
To activate Wi-Fi function: Press and hold the Wi-Fi button for 2 seconds when Wi-Fi is Off Mode.
To deactivate Wi-Fi function: Press and hold theWi-Fi button for 2 seconds when Wi-Fi is Wireless Direct Mode.
Trademarks
Mac and AirPrint are trademarks of Apple Inc.
App Store is a service mark of Apple Inc.
Google Play is a trademark of Google Inc.
Wi-Fi®is a registered trademark of Wi-Fi Alliance®.
Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and any other materials are all trademarks or registered
trademarks of those respective companies.
The ZINK Technology and ZINK trademarks are owned by ZINK Holdings LLC. Used under license.
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3. What’s in the Box
1. Roll Cassette (25 mm)
4. User's Guide (This Guide)
2. AC Adapter
5. Cleaning Cassette
3. Micro USB Cable
The Cleaning Cassette is not intended for printing. When inserted, it will start a cleaning cycle. Use if streaks appear, or after
every 20-30 prints for best performance.
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5. Plugging in and Powering on Your Printer
1. Insert the AC adapter connector into the port on the base of your printer.
2. Connect the AC adapter and the cord, and plug it into an electrical socket.
3. Press and hold the power button located on the bottom corner of your printer for 2 seconds and then release it. When the lights
stop ashing, it is ready to print.
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6. Loading the Roll Cassette
1. Unpack the roll cassette and remove the pull-tab in the direction shown by the arrows.
2. Insert the roll cassette into the slot at the back of your printer until it locks into place as shown in the illustration. Your printer
ejects a small piece of paper when each roll cassette is used for the rst time, to complete the loading process.
3. The cassette button's LED stops blinking and remains lit when loading is complete.
Note: Do not try to remove a roll cassette when the LED is blinking or remains lit.
To eject the roll cassette, see P.12.
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7. Wi-Fi Button
Press and hold for 2 seconds to switch between Wireless Direct, Off, and Infrastructure Mode.
1. Wireless Direct Mode (white)
Wireless Direct Mode allows your device to connect directly with your printer. Select the “Brother VC-500W ####” network in the
Wi-Fi setup of your device. (Note: You will not have Internet access in this mode.)
2. Off Mode (unlit)
Wi-Fi turns off.
3. Infrastructure Mode (blue)
Infrastructure Mode allows your printer to print wirelessly through your Wi-Fi network. To start this mode, see the Infrastructure Mode
Conguration in the Manuals section of our website:
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8.
Downloading the Brother Color
Label Editor
9. How to Use P-touch Editor
1. On your mobile device, tap the App Store or Google Play™
icon.
2. In the search box, type "Brother Color Label Editor".
3. Look for the Brother Color Label Editor icon and tap it to
download.
4. After the download is completed, tap the Brother Color
Label Editor icon to open the app and follow the on-screen
instructions.
For Windows
1. To use your printer with your computer via USB or Wi-Fi,
install P-touch Editor and the printer driver. To download and
install software and the driver, visit our website.
install.brother
2. Start P-touch Editor.
For Windows 10: From the Start button, click [P-touch Editor
5.2] under [Brother P-touch], or double-click [P-touch Editor
5.2] on the desktop.
For Windows 8/Windows 8.1: Click [P-touch Editor 5.2] on
the [Apps] screen or double-click [P-touch Editor 5.2] on the
desktop.
For Windows 7:
From the Start button, click [All Programs] -
[Brother P-touch] - [P-touch Editor 5.2], or double-click [P-touch
Editor 5.2] on the desktop.
For Mac
1. To use your printer with your computer via USB or Wi-Fi,
connect and add an AirPrint printer and install P-touch Editor.
To download and install software, visit our website.
support.brother.com
2. Double-click [Macintosh HD] - [Applications], and then
double-click the [P-touch Editor] application icon.
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10. Updating your printer
Please update your printer.
For the Brother Color Label Editor App:
1. Tap [Settings]>[Full Setup] to connect the app and your printer to the same Wi-Fi network.
2. Android: When your app and your printer are connected, tap [Settings]>[Advanced]>[Get Info]>[Check].
iOS: When your app and your printer are connected, tap [Settings]>[Get Info]>[Check].
For Windows / Mac:
To download the rmware manually, visit the Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com.
([Select your region/country.]) - [Downloads] - [Choose your product]
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