Brother QL-710W manual

User's Guide Be sure to read and underst and this gu ide before using the machine. W e recomme nd that you keep this guide nearby f or future reference . Not all mode ls are available in all countries. www.broth er.com US ENG ver .0 QL-710W/72 0NW[...]

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2 RS-232C cable and Network cable are not s t andard accessor ies. Prep are the app ropriat e cabl e for you r int erface. • USB cabl e Use the enclose d interface cable. • RS-232C cable (QL-720NW) The pin a ssig nments f or the serial cables (RS-232C ca bles) w hich ca n be u sed wi th thi s machine are sh own in th e tabl e belo w. You ca n p[...]

3 Import ant For USB int erface, t he inc luded USB int erface cabl e shoul d be use d to ensure compli ance wi th the l imit s for EMC ( Electromagneti c compatib ilit y). For serial and networ k interface s, a shielded interface cabl e should be used to ensure complianc e with the limit s for EMC. Changes or modi ficatio ns not expressly approved[...]

4 nstalling the Sof tware This sect ion des cribes ho w to uninst all th e softw are a nd printer driver . In t he foll owing steps, y ou will see XX-XXXX. Rea d "XX-XXXX" as your printer na me. 1 For Windows ® XP/Windows Serv er ® 2003 From [Contro l Panel], g o to [Add or Remove Programs]. The [Add or Remo ve Program s] dia log appea [...]

5 2 For Windows ® XP From [Contro l Panel], g o to [Printers and Oth er Hardware ], open [Prin ters an d Faxe s] wind ow . For Windows Server ® 2003 From [Contro l Panel ], open [Printers an d Faxe s] wind ow . For Windows V ista ® From [Contro l Panel ], go to [H ardware and Sou nd] and op en [Print ers]. For Windows ® 7 Click the , go to [Dev[...]

6 6 For Windows ® XP/Windows Serv er ® 2003 Go to ste p 7. For Windows V ista ® /Wind ows ® 7/Windows Ser ver ® 2008 Choose [Remov e driver a nd driv er p ackage] , and th en cl ick [OK]. 7 Close the [Print Ser ver Proper ties] wi ndow . The Printer D rive r has b een unins ta lled. 1 On the dri ve where P-touch Edi tor is inst alled, double-c[...]

7 Here are the sa mple lab els th at you can cr eate wit h Brothe r QL-71 0W/720 NW . There i s a varie ty of l abels to choos e from. G o to Pag e 22 for more info rmation . Choose the type of label you want to create. 3 V ariety of the Labels[...]

8 This sec tion des cribes th e gene ral proc edure for creatin g label s.  Connect to the PC/Mac Remove th e labe ls from th e labe l outpu t slot when th e labe ls are pil ed up. This prevents a paper j am.  Use the machi ne without con necting t o the PC (Windows ® only) 1 Create the label da t a. Enter text d irectl y using P-touch Edit [...]

9  Definition of S t atus Lamp S tatus lamp on the Brother QL printer indicat es the current oper ating condition. Lamp Condition Not lit Power is OFF. Green lamp is lit Power is ON. Green lamp is flashing Receiving data from the PC. Transferring data. Creating Printer Set-up Information data. Orange lamp is lit The roll cover is opened. Close t[...]

10  Descripti on The mass stora ge feat ure all ows yo u to exec ute co mman ds by se nding dat a from a compute r or othe r devic e to th e prin ter via USB. Fi les that h ave b een co pied to th e printer 's mass s torage area are process ed when you pr ess th e Wi-Fi but ton. This fea tur e is us efu l in t he fo llow in g situ ati ons .[...]

11 • When the printer is turn ed off, mass s torage m ode i s deactiv ated a nd any fi les i n the mas s storage area a re dele ted. • This fea ture su pports ".b in" an d ".bl f" file s. Do no t use othe r file formats w ith this feature. • Do not create folders i n the mas s stor age area. If a fold er is crea ted, fil e[...]

12 The Brother™ iPrint&La bel ap plicat ion allo ws you to prin t direct ly to yo ur Brother QL label pri nter from your Appl e iPhon e, iPad , and i Pod touc h or And roid™ s martphone . The Brother™ iPrin t&Label applic ation can be downloa ded free-o f-charge from iT unes or the Android Marke t. Simp ly searc h for "B rother i[...]

13 The QL U tilit y is a co mpute r program that allows you to chang e the p rinter's default settin gs. Normally when us ing a c omputer p rogram to prin t a docum ent, pri nt setting s are specifi ed in th e prin ter driv er's dia log box a nd then the da ta i s sent to the pri nter . This utility c an be used t o adju st set tings that[...]

14  S t arting t he QL Uti lity (Maci ntosh)  How t o Us e th e Q L Ut ilit y Power on when plugged i n Determines whethe r or not the prin ter turns o n automati cally w hen the p ower cord is conn ected. Av ailable s etting s: [OFF] , [ON] Auto power-off time setting Determi nes the am ount of time tha t p asses be fore the printe r turns o[...]

15 Printer Information Output Settings Determi nes whi ch inform ation is printed when printing t he pr inter's settin gs. Avail able s etting s: (QL -710W) [All] , [Us age Log] , [Printer Settings] (QL-720NW) [All] , [Usa ge Log] , [Printer Settings] , [Pri nt er Transfe r D ata] Command Mo de (QL-7 20NW onl y) Sets t he pri nte r's comm[...]

16 Referenc e Maint enance o f the m achin e can be p erfor med as re quired . Howe ver , some environm ent s requ ire that main tenance b e perform ed more frequen tly (e.g . in dusty conditio ns) .  Print hea d maintenance The DK Roll (thermal rec ording paper type) used with the machine is designed to clean the print head automatic ally . Whe[...]

17 Referenc e If the pr oblems occur while u sing t his mac hine, th e foll owing m ay help you to solv e the proble ms.  Potential types of problems Problem So lution The Brother QL printer does no t print, or a printing error is received. • Is the cable loose ? Check that the cable is connected securely. • Is the DK Roll installed correctl[...]

18 The printed bar code cannot be read. • Set the label vertical to the print head as shown below. • Some types of s canner are not able to read the b ar code. Try using another scanner. • We recommend print ing the Bar code with Print Quality options set to "Give priority to print quality". Windows ® XP: To change the Print Qualit[...]

19 When printing via the USB cable, the printer repeatedly pauses and then continues printing. • Is the printer set for sequent ial printing? If so, set print mode to buf fered printing. Windows ® XP: Open printer propert ies from [Cont rol Panel] - [Printers and Faxes] and click [Printing Preferences. ..] button in the [O ther] tab . Choose the[...]

20 Referenc e  Product specifi cations *1 D epend s on t he media (tap e/labe l) used. Items QL -710W QL-720NW Display Wi-Fi lamp (green), Status lam p (green, orange, red) Print Printing method Direct thermal pr inting via thermal head Speed of printing *1 Max. 5.9" (150 mm) /sec, Max. 93 labels/min. (Standard Address Labels) (When connect[...]

21  Operating e nvironment *1 The com puter s hould me et Mic rosof t ® 's reco mmen dati ons f or th e OS in stall ed. *2 Require d availa ble s pace w hen inst alling t he sof tware with all of the opt ions. *3 The RS-2 32C inte rface is re quired w hen printi ng with ESC/P com mands. Items QL -710W QL-720NW OS Windows ®*1 Windows ® XP[...]

22 Brother recommends the use of genuine Brother ac cessories with the Brother QL printer . The use of other products may ef fect the prin t quality or may damage the Brother QL printer . Availability and price of ac cessories subject to change without n otice. For the latest informa- tion of accessories and supplies: http://www .brothermall.com Ac[...]