Brother P-Touch QL-570 User's Manual
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1. D O Custom3 Custom New Contact form toolbar The following commands are categorized in the menu con Buttonname _ ae B Allows you to insert an image for a contact from a file or a camera currently connected to the computer The following file types are supported e Bitmap bmp dib e JPEG file jpg jpeg e TIFF file uncompressed tif r GIF file gif e Icon ico e Windows Meta File wmf emf Image adjustment is not allowed Appendix e PNG file png Save and Close Saves the contact and closes the New Contact dialog box 2 mA form Used to enter each item such as name address phone number company information and E mail address for the new contact 3 When you finish entering the data click to store 20 P Creating a New Contact P touch Library This application allows you to manage P touch label templates and other data on the computer You can print a label from the P touch Library using the machine gt Starting up the P touch Library You can start up the P touch Library and edit and print labels 1 Click the Start button then choose All programs Programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Library 2 1 The P touch Library starts up Opening and editing data 1 Choose the data you want to edit then click Wed Open The application associated with the data is opened and you can edit2. 20 20 Brightness oE lal 20 20 Contrast 0 lt r r ok caca ay e Option Tab You can set Auto cut with number of labels between cuts Mirror Printing Cut at end and Unit in this tab a F The cutting options will vary according to the m model 4 Close the Printers window 27 P Setting the Printer Driver Creating Labels Introduction Appendix gt Printing from Other Applications We will use Microsoft Word as an example Click and amp The Print dialog box appears 2 Choose Brother QL 570 You can change the settings of the Printer Driver from the Properties dialog box which appears by CLICKING ets 3 click and close the Print dialog box Print es Printer Name wre Brother QL 570 Properties Status Idle Find Printer Type Brother QL 570 Where LPT1 Print to file Comment Manual duplex Page range Copies All Number of copies 1 Current page Selection m mi Pages L L V Collate Type page numbers and or page ranges separated by commas counting from the start of the document or the section For example type 1 3 5 12 or pisi pis2 pis3 p8s3 Print what Document e Zoom Print All pages in range Pages per sheet 1 page Scale to paper size No Scaling apone Ca 4 Click Page Layout and a mark on the right bottom of the Page
3. P touch Editor has been uninstalled Uninstalling the Printer Driver 1 Turn off the Brother QL 570 2 Double click the drive where Mac OS X is installed and double click Applications Utilities Printer Setup Utility The Printer List dialog box appears 3 Choose QL 570 and click Delete e080 Printer List Delete ne ma RO gt a Ow X Make Default Add Delete Utility ColorSync Show Info Name Status Kind st ti ii 4 Close the Printer List dialog box The printer driver has been uninstalled 31 P For Mac Creating Labels Introduction Appendix LED lamp on the QL 570 indicates the current operating condition Not lighting Power is OFF O Green lamp is lighting ca Power is ON Orange lamp is lighting 6 The roll cover is opening Close the roll cover properly Orange lamp is flashing Cooling O GO O Waiting for temperature of print head to lower Indicates one of the following errors Red lamp is flashing e Label sensor error End of DK Roll or label jam e Incorrect DK Roll installed e Transmission error 1 v Sahl 32 For Mac Creating Labels Introduction Appendix Maintenance of the machine must be done as needed However some environments require that maintenance must be done more frequently e g in dusty conditions gt Print head maintenance The DK Roll thermal recording paper type used with the machine is designed to
4. E Professional Mode This mode provides full scale label creation from creating the templates The layout window consists of the following sections Introduction B I U By imo AETA i ae it il l i v Sheet 1 Date Title Body Code_ Memo1 Memo2_ Memo3_ Memo4 Memo5_ Memo6 _ 2 Q Q 2 D D O Snap Express Professional Brother QL 570 v 10 v amp Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu File Edit View and Insert etc by function Standard toolbar A group of frequently used commands New Layout Open Save Print etc are provided in this toolbar Property pallet The property pallet contains the Print Paper Text Layout and property boxes Click on the left side of each pallet to show hide the box Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc Appendix Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects Database window Displays a database Side bar Selecting the tab you can easily insert and format text barcodes frames tables figures sort the objects etc FA e The View menu allows you to show hide the toolbars pallet and windows 1 See the P touch Editor Help for details 8 P Starting P touch Editor ESnap Mode With this mode you can capture the screen print it as image and save it for future use To start the s
5. 2 D D O Appendix Microsoft Word With the Add In function you can directly copy the text in Microsoft Word to a label layout Gh If Microsoft Outlook is running and Microsoft Word is chosen as the standard editor you won t a be able to use the Add In function in Microsoft Word Exit Microsoft Outlook and restart Microsoft Word Introduction Creating labels using Microsoft Word P 1 Open a Microsoft Word document and select the text you want included in the label from your word document LBI Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Blvd Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 2 Q Q D D O Sass 2 On the Microsoft Word ribbon standard toolbar click FA For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List see How to add the Microsoft Word text to a Label List described below How to add Microsoft Word text to the Label list shown in the database Window For first time use the message Record data in the Label List is displayed If you click Yes new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference Appendix Date of creation Date field The first line Title f
6. orother QL 5 0 Label Printer DA DA Ci ac About This GUIdE ae see ate cts ne censtecn snra nsa ENCEN EErEE T EEE EE EES IE NA SENEE ENSERES ESS 3 an e IE R EE EEE EE N 3 oyMBOL Used INTIS IGS sossisssisiierires ine orEiar xs deed A S EEEN E n ERE EEN ENEE nh 3 Label Creation Overview s nsensnnenrsnnnnrnnsrrsrrrrrrrrnrerrsrrrrrnrrnrerrerrnrrnirnrerrerrnrrnrenrenrerrerrni 4 From Label Creation to Printing atest eater beseech crtenaccenedtndarteaandasttes sasuieseeeekpantanedeneuctees 4 How to use the P touch Editor for Windows cccccescseceesescecercecersecerseceeceneavereateneacen 6 Starting PUI EI ecto ct ces rencotacienca tents pectic Eri reae e EER EE EEEa 6 Start P touch Editor Help cccceccesescecescesceceecesceceececceceececceceeceesareatesvaresserstesteneateres 10 Creating Labels with Other Applications cccceccececeeeceeeseeteeeeeeeaeeeeeeteeeeneeeseteeees 12 How to Use the P touch Address BOOK cccccccsesecsesessesessesersereeserceseesetensatertarereerereerenss 18 Starting the P touch Address BOOK c ccceccccesscsessesesseceecerceveccsceccssececertacersateevaeervacen 18 Creating a New Contact cece ececicecentectin pee pace det escee tit reepmaatosacics seeder sscmaneunbviaeecescagenones 20 How to Use P touch EIDE p gee ee eee meee ere eee ee eee eee ee 21 Starting up the P touch Library c ccccccccecscceseeceseecesseceececceveccecercrsucecevecerv
7. Help How To the P touch Editor Help appears The Help files allow you to learn step by step how to create a label layout e When you choose Check for Updates with a computer connected to the Internet you will be taken to the Brother Solutions Center Use this Brother Solutions Center to check for the latest software downloads and FAQs 6 P Starting P touch Editor Layout window MExpress Mode This mode provides easy label creation with texts and images l c The layout window consists of the following sections O O 1 S 2 4 E vole al i P Tasco Free Size Label List la gt o0 amp y i eo Date Title Body Code Memo1 Memo2 Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo6 _ gt Horizontal Text an Vertical Text T O Snap Express Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu File Edit View and Insert etc by function Command bar The command bar contains the New Open Paper Text Frame Image etc z Cc Draw Edit toolbar 2 Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc lt Property bar You can easily insert and format text image etc Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects Database window Displays a database e The View menu allows you to show hide the toolbars Property pallet and windows e See the P touch Editor Help for details 7 P Starting P touch Editor
8. ab i O Appendix The Brother QL 570 label printer hereafter referred to as the machine enables you to quickly and easily print custom labels created with the label software P touch Editor gt About This Guide This guide PDF is included on the CD ROM Dear O D O _ In this guide when the mouse pointer changes to alg you can just click to jump to the corresponding pages For the basic functions of Adobe Reader see the Adobe Reader Help files Manual Structure The following guides are provided to help you use the machine correctly and understand all features Make sure to read and understand them before using the machine Setup amp Operation Guide e Read the Setup and Operations Guide before reading this User s Guide e The guide includes information you should read before using the machine such as general precautions for use installation and setting up of the main unit and how to create e Also included is information describing how to install the accompanying software to connect the machine to Creating Labels a computer User s Guide this guide This guide describes how to create labels using the P touch Editor software that has been installed on a computer connected to the machine e If you use a Windows this guide can be viewed from the P touch Setup application when it is run a from the CD ROM After installing this guide on the compute
9. Exit the P touch Add In load the 2nd label roll type reactivate the P touch Add in choose Select Layout and then verify the layout e Is Microsoft Outlook started up e Is Microsoft Word chosen for the editor usually used for Microsoft Outlook Due to limitation of the program the Add In of Microsoft Word is unable to use with above settings Quit Microsoft Outlook and restart Microsoft Word e Is the DK Roll installed properly e Is the link lever removed Set the link lever properly e Set the link lever properly 35 P Potential types of problems Introduction Creating Labels Appendix
10. List described on the page 17 Ras O D 3 In Label Layout make adjustments to the EEE i j i Edit Print Select Click on each of the fields in the Fields box and press lt lt Add to add the fields to your label l n e ee l n e ce S a n Cc l Cc Use spaces and Enter where needed to separate the fields When frished press Edit Print to edit and print your label l FA Label Layout enables you to change the ia T 0 a ull Name way your text is displayed printed lt lt add Midde Name Last Name When you choose any listed item in the 1o F i e l d s box a n d cl i ck lt lt Add a n ew fi e l d is Label Preview Text Imported Into the Code Field of the Label List ZIP Postal Code E added to the Label Layout box JV Fill Up Lines That Contain No Data Y n enter line f mm o1 a z te gt PaE z eed i ae ae i Save this import format Cancel and characters for each cell and print them on a label You can also remove fields in this screen by highlighting the field and pressing the delete key on your keyboard FA e For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List see How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List described on the page 17 e lf you want to include the data into the Code field of the Label List choose Text Imported Into the Code Field of the Label List in the Brother P touch Import Setup dialog box 16 Creating L
11. Setup The Page Setup dialog box appears 5 Click the Paper tab and choose the paper size that you want to print You can also choose the Label Format that you have added in gt Page 26 Set page margins in the Margins tab as well 6 Click Page Setup Margins Paper Layout Paper size Width 2 447 Height 6 02 Paper source First page 2 3 7 Other pages Default tray Normal j Normal Default tray Normal Normal Preview Print Options Lo core _ The size of the Microsoft Word window is adjusted to the paper size that you have just chosen Edit the document as needed 7 Click The specified labels are printed 28 Printing from Other Applications Introduction Creating Labels E O Z Q Q Q lt This section describes how to uninstall the software and printer driver gt For Windows Uninstalling P touch Editor Introduction 1 From Control Panel go to Programs and open Uninstall a program The Uninstall or change a program dialog appears 2 Choose Brother P touch Editor 5 0 and i O A gt Control Panel Programs Programs and Features x 4 Search Click The Programs and Features dialog box appears pea ar programs onli Windows Marketplace d software Tasks o Uninstall or change a program To uninstall a program select it from the
12. clean the print head automatically When the DK Roll passes the print head during printing and label feeding the print head is cleaned gt Roller maintenance Clean the roller using the cleaning sheet Separately available The machine contains only one cleaning sheet To purchase additional cleaning sheets refer to gt Accessories in page 20 of Setup amp Operation Guide as needed a When doing maintenance on the roller be sure to use the cleaning sheet exclusive for this machine only If using other cleaning sheet the surface of roller may be scratched or it may cause a malfunction 7 Turn the Brother QL 570 off 2 Hold the DK Roll compartment cover at the front of the Brother QL 570 and firmly lift up to open the cover 3 Pull up the roll release lever and remove the DK Roll e Make sure that the spool arms are inserted firmly in the spool guides on the left and right e Insert the spool with the DK Roll located on the right hand side of the Brother QL 570 33 Print head maintenance Introduction Creating Labels Appendix 4 Remove the backing paper 2 and insert the edge 1 of cleaning sheet into the printing unit until the area pointed with arrow in the diagram below e Insert the sheet without removing the 1 part of sheet 1 eCheck that the printing surface of cleaning sheet is upward 5 Close the DK Roll compartment cover and press the ON OFF button to turn the Br
13. list and then click Uninstall Change or Repair Organize 23 Views View purchase digital locker kn send A192007 7 2 2007 Turn Windows features on or off Creating Labels 3 C l i C k m Confirm Uninstall T h e u n i n sta O pe rati O n sta rts Afte r th e S oftwa re Do you want to completely remove the selected application and all of its features and printer driver are removed from your p y Cancel computer the Maintenance Complete dialog box appears 4 Close the Programs and Features dialog P touch Editor has been uninstalled O Q Q Q lt FA The P touch Address Book and Software User s Guide PDF can also be uninstalled by following the same procedure 29 amp For Windows Uninstalling the Printer Driver 1 Turn off the Brother QL 570 2 From Control Panel go to Hardware and Sound and open Printers GH For details see Windows Help 3 Choose Brother QL 570 and click oose Brother and clic a a Delete this printer s m N inter ge oee Whats printing Ral Select printing preferences ta Delete this printer gt gt 2 tis T R R E E E T D tikes E Documents Pohe nar we a E Pictures Gray E Ready ie Music 7 Microsoft XPS D ocumen t 7 Send To OneNote 2007 Jy Recently Changed Sf aa Reach BR Searches a d Public 4 Close the Printers window The printer driver has b
14. use the P touch Address Book Do Not Display This Dialogue Again 18 P Starting the P touch Address Book Layout window The layout window consists of the following eight sections P touch Address Book 38mmx90mm Business Pou 5 E ui 7 Address Book Forward ma BIB2 aesa 7 gt P touch Address Book 12 mm Continuous Length Paper Fin 29 mm Continuous Length Paper Fifin 62 mm Continuous Length Paper Fifin CD DYD Label File Folder Label Hanging File Folder Label Large Address Label Large Address 01 Large Address 02 Large Address 03 M anager e akaita GLOBAL TRAVELING CO Large Address 05 Large Address 06 260 Fifth Avenue Room 990 Large Address 07 Large Address 08 New York N Y 1 001 0 Large Address 09 1 L Return Address Label 9 Shipping Label FA Small Address ahel All Introduction Coe ee t ua panes GLOBAL TRAVELING CO Ez Fifth Avenue Room 990 New York TE 1001 o USA 212 111 2222 212 111 3333 Becker ABC Import Export 29 Main St Los Angeles CA 88888 USA NY Ke 09 Walter Freeman 4555 Cumberland Pkwy Anytown USA 95093 USA 2 14 0b hes For Help press F1 Menu bar Commands are categorized under each menu File Edit View and Insert etc by function Standard toolbar A group of frequently used commands such as New Contact Edit Contact Find Print
15. with Other Applications This section describes the procedure for creating labels from contacts efficiently using the P touch Address Book The P touch Address Book is valid for Windows only The following is the example for Windows xp except for step 1 gt Starting the P touch Address Book c O O To O C _ om 1 Click Start All Programs Programs Brother P touch P touch Address Book 1 1 a You can also start the P touch Address Book using the following methods Only if you Created the shortcut during installation e Double click the shortcut icon on the F desktop Y e Click the shortcut icon on the Quick e Launch bar When the P touch Address Book is launched the Startup dialog box appears letting you make settings to create new contacts import CSV format data or Outlook contacts and so on 2 In the Startup dialog box specify how eee the P touch Address Book works and click e When Create a New Contact is chosen the B iiaii SEY layout window appears reg Import Contacts from Outlook e When Import Contacts from a CSV File or Import Contacts from Outlook is chosen you Open Help can import contacts in other formats bite Heolulions brother com Appendix e Click to open the P touch Address Book Help files The P touch Address Book Help offers detailed Cancel information on available features and explains how to
16. Appendix 11 Start P touch Editor Help gt Creating Labels with Other Applications When installing the software if you choose the Add In function a P touch icon will be automatically added onto the Microsoft Word Excel and Outlook toolbar Only if Microsoft Word Excel Outlook are already installed on your computer The Add In function is valid for Windows only In each application by choosing the text you want to print and clicking on the P touch icon you can create and print labels quickly and easily Depending on the setting the character string that is downloaded by using Add In function will be registered to Label List Label List is a database for exclusively P touch Editor To display Label List click File Database Label List FA e The Add In function supports the following applications Microsoft Word 2000 2002 2003 2007 Microsoft Excel 2000 2002 2003 2007 and Microsoft Outlook 2000 2002 2003 2007 After the Add In function is installed into Microsoft Word Microsoft Office Security Options Excel or Outlook the Security Options dialog box may cecmity alert Macro appear when starting these applications depending on the Macro Ea application s security settings If this dialog box appears cabs taal sts select Trust all documants from this publisher and click a E OK For details on security settings see the Help files for ee ee ee the application een
17. DK Roll installed correctly If not remove the DK Rolls and reinstall e Is there enough roll remaining Check that there is enough roll remaining e Is the DK Roll compartment cover open Check that the DK Roll compartment cover is closed e Is print error or transmission error occurred Turn off the Brother QL 570 and on again If the problem is still occurred contact Brother Customer Service e Is the power cord plugged correctly Check that the power cord is plugged If plugged correctly try plugging it to another electrical outlet If the power button still does not light up contact Brother Customer Service e Is the print head or roller dirty While the print head generally remains clean under normal use lint or dirt from the roller may become stuck on the printer head If this occurs clean the roller see Roller maintenance in page 33 e Is the correct port chosen Check that the correct port is chosen from the Print to the following port list in the Printer Properties dialog box e Is the QL 570 in cooling mode the LED lamp is flashing in orange Wait until the LED lamp stops flashing and then try printing again e Is there dirt or lint on the roller preventing it from rolling freely Use a Cleaning Sheet to clean the roller For details see Roller maintenance in page 33 e ls new label roll installed before activating the P touch Add In The P touch function is added to your standard Microsoft toolbar
18. abels with Other Applications How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List F4 For first time use the message Record data in the Label List is displayed If you click Yes new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference a O io O O O L _ Date of creation Date field The first line in the text that is specified in the Label oe Title field Layout All li including the first line in text ified in th ines including the first line in text specified in the Body field Label Layout Content of cell specified in Text Imported Into the l l Code field code Field of the Label List Date Tile Body Code Memo Memo2 Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo6 V O ate Mr Walter Freeman Te Anytown Norfolk 100 Somerset Ave 100 Somerset Ave 2 D2 7 19 2007 John Adams Atown Ravfolk di United KingdomJohn AdamsJohn Adams T E York North Yorkshire5 Westminster Road5 Westminster Road O O3 7 18 2007 Andy York North Yorkshire YO30 SLY AndyAndy If you clicked No when the message Record data in the Label List is displayed but want to register go to Tools Options and check Automatically Record Data Imported With Add in Appendix 17 P Creating Labels
19. al Text A2 sample csv Command bar The command bar contains the New Open Paper Text Frame Image etc Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc Appendix Inspector You can easily insert and format text image etc Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects Database window Displays a database e The View menu allows you to show hide the toolbars and windows e See the P touch Editor Help for details 24 P Starting the P touch Editor ESnap Mode With this mode you can capture the screen print it as image and save it for future use To start the snap mode follow the steps below C O 1 When you click Snap Mode the Description of Snap mode description of the snap mode dialog The following functions can be used in Snap mode i G appears Click ES Screen Capture function Drag and Drop function Print Text function a i P F4 If you put a checkmark on the Do Not Display EejFlower preemia This Dialog Again you can go to the snap Eeg B mode directly from next time e P a A 2083 iv Ce Click the P touch icon to return to the layout window Do Not Display This Dialog Again SE 2 The snap mode appears PAS bron or input See the P touch Editor Help for details 2 Q Q at D prar D O gt Start P touch Editor Help This sec
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21. e Add In function you can directly copy the text in Microsoft Outlook to a label layout ltems you can import are Contacts Calendar items Deleted Items Drafts Inbox Journal Notes text in the a Notes dialog box is not available Outbox Sent Items and Tasks windows O Creating labels using the Contacts data in Microsoft Outlook f T Open Microsoft Outlook Contacts and highlight the contact information you a Mr gmneee oee OoOo n Blan contact tems E 123 want to include m one ee F4 In Microsoft Outlook you can include not Pr o ooo a only the Contact data but also the text in a paul Walter Freeman Outlook Data Files k message as you can do in Microsoft Word ANE 90 z Dear Mr Brother Message HTML ee x a ca rmat Text mae ae age Ziel 9 Paste A 22 Attach Attach Business Calendar Signature Follow g SPelting File Item Card Up x ic Text Names Include Options Proofing Please send catalog to address below Mr Walter Freeman 48 Cumberland Way Anyway UK XX5 4YY Thanks Walter W ab Q I pra ab pae 2 On the Microsoft Outlook standard toolbar click For details on how to automatically add the text to the Label List see How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label
22. een uninstalled gt For Mac Uninstalling P touch Editor 1 On 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 Uninstall P touch Editor Terminal window appears and then uninstall operation starts sewer eee erar Help E 1 OS X 10 4 7 Goan E osx 103 9 FA Administrator rights is required for the aa a _ N KS ll OS X 10 ove to Tras uninstall operation Ty von Duplate E VI Maintena Create Archive of UninstallPtEditor command SE Baiting ij PY user F E r Applications FA In case Memipa nao doesn t appear by double clicking the UninstallPtEditor command ee anng Raider Acre right click or control key click the UninstallPtEditor command the context menu appears Open with the terminal window from the context menu 30 For Mac Creating Labels Introduction Appendix 2 Click fz e009 Completed Command Last login Fri Jul 7 20 46 21 on console Z Welcome to Darwin PHCPMAC81 Power Mac G4 user Applications P touch Editor 3 2 Uninstall P t ouch Uninstal LPtEditor command exi Logout Process completed 3 Delete Applications P touch Editor 5 0 folder 1 Before you delete the P touch Editor 5 0 folder please check if any necessary files are saved in it
23. etc are provided in this toolbar Text toolbar Used to adjust text attributes such as font size and alignment for text formatting Appendix Layout style selection view Displays layout styles stored in the folder Layout work area This area is used to display or edit a layout that uses the layout style in the layout style selection view Contact list combo box Displays the contact list that is currently specified You can choose from Personal Business Other 1 Other2 and Other3 Index tab You can search within the field in Record View Click Tools Sort to open the Sort dialog box and specify the field to be searched using Key1 Record View The Contact data is displayed in each field The data can also be edited added to deleted or modified 19 P Starting the P touch Address Book gt Creating a New Contact This section explains how to create a new contact 4 Click File New Contact Or click The New Contact dialog box appears Introduction 2 Enter data for each item New Contact Contact a a gt ail Previous New Contact Delete Contact Image Save and Close First Name Middle Name Last Name Suffix Company Department Office Job Title Address Street City Phone Number County o O OS Phone P Post Code PO Mobile FO Country Po E mail URL Others Custom Custom 2 Q Q at D
24. her P touch P touch Editor 5 0 Brother Pueh You can also start P touch Editor using the following methods only if you created the shortcut during installation e Double click the shortcut icon on the 3 desktop G e Click the shortcut icon on the Quick L Launch bar T When P touch Editor is launched the New Open dialog box appears allowing you to choose whether you want to create a new label layout or open an existing label To specify how the P touch Editor works when it starts click Tools Options to display the Options dialog box In the General tab you can choose the setting in the Operations list box in the Startup Settings Normally choose Display Startup Dialog Box 2 Choose an option in the New Open dialog OSS z box and click ox mi E Open ES Openfie FQ ViewHistory e You can choose the label printer and media size demise i aie New Selectby Use e When you choose Open File the Open dialog l x A O box appears You can choose and open the file you ab have created and stored previously A e When you choose View History the History ii dialog appears You can choose from recently created labels Check for Updates e When you choose New choose either vertical ee writing style or horizontal writing style oa e When you choose Select by Use you can choose by label applications e When you choose
25. i ea e For Microsoft Word 2003 etc check the Always trust i macros from this source checkbox and click on Enable Heip protect me from urknonn content recommended Macros e E ee ee cancel For details or installation information see the P touch Editor Help Registering and canceling the Add In function Before running this program close the Word Excel and Outlook programs 7 Click Start All Programs Programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Editor 5 0 Add Ins Utility The Brother P touch Add In Settings dialog box appears 2 Click on the checkboxes for the Microsoft Hf Brother P touch Add In Settings application where you would like the Microsoft Word Add Ins P touch Editor add in function button to be add Apply installed pose Now for each Microsoft application you must jue a a l M Add Apply select which version of the label creation software Eanes d you would like to open when the P touch Editor RETRY EE a button on the tool bar is clicked SSeS Sear ee e Express Mode Starts Express Mode e Professional Mode Starts Professional mode e Print Immediately Prints the label Microsoft Outlook Add Ins Apply Espesshlode kai ke Display the Import Setup dialog box Caution Add and remove Add Ins after quitting the corresponding application caned 12 P Creating Labels with Other Applications Introduction 2 Q Q
26. ield All lines including the first line Body field Detected ZIP Postal code Code field Example of label list data being stored in the database window in P touch editor screen i Date Title Body Code Memo1 Mema2 Memo3 Memo Memo5 Memo6 Mr Waiter Freeman ABC Transporting Corporation 55092 ri roy FiA Ary fe Mipeees 7 19 2007 Mr Walter Freeman 4555 Comhedand PKWY Anytown USA 95093 If you click No in the message Record data in the Label List is displayed and want to register go to Tools Options and check Automatically Record Data Imported With Add In in the Label List tab 13 P Creating Labels with Other Applications Microsoft Excel With the Add In function you can directly copy text in Microsoft Excel to a label layout Creating labels using Microsoft Excel Introduction 1 Opena Microsoft Excel worksheet and Qa ans eiman select the cells of text you want included in i the label from your Excel spreadsheet 45 Cumberland Way Anyutown USA 95093 Miss Kathy Williams t Mr R Becker Bimingham West Midlands B11 1RS 2 On the Microsoft Excel standard toolbar click The Brother P touch Import Setup dialog box appears 2 0b Ke S pra ab pae Brother P touch Import Setup XS 3 In Label Layout make adjustments to the m m Select Click on each of the field
27. lp Q O i 2 Choose Brother QL 570 and click i D O esr A gt Control Panel Hardware and Sound Printers v 4 Search P B Se l ect p ri nti n g p refe ren ces g z Adda printer 3 See what s printing Select printing preferences Delete this printer gt gt 2 Th e B r oth er Q L 570 p ri nti n g p refe rence s Favorite Links 3 _ eE IE Documents 1 Pictures Ready y dialog box appears pue am Qos IB Searches d Public 3 Choose each item and click LJ Sac a z e Paper Tab flav x 3172 z This tab is used to set the Format and Width K U een Min 0 12 Max 5 00 4 gt 0 12 ss gt f E O Z Q Q Q lt Portrait fi I Collate I Reverse Order Give prionty to print speed Give priorty to print quality tf 300x 300 dpi 300x 600 dpi Label format definitions Default You can change the Label Format or create a new Label Format from the Label Format definitions dialog box which appears by clicking _Labelfomat definitions Set the format name Name and size Width Length and Feed and click 26 P Setting the Printer Driver e Graphics Tab You can set Halftone Brightness and SoC Contrast in this tab Paper Graphics Opin Supper Halftone Binary wee Feces onlonar ay Eror Diffusion For general labels containing images
28. lp menu and choose P touch Editor Help P touch Editor Layoutl File Edit View Iset Format Tools Layout Window Help A M NE E ES oma omet E fms e iee BIUS gt a EA Print a Ait ae wm amp gt 25 t Arr AA BIU m3 ml recom Free Size o ie a gt lej Cle EL 5 Memo6 i levtieetistouteoetisrtiatin Appendix gt 5 venkonto ldorbnrelidual p i e Date Title Body Code 102 Memo Memo1 Mem 3 Memo4 Memo a i iE Imi Express Express Mode Professional Mode 10 P Start P touch Editor Help Printing the Help description The information given in P touch Editor Help can be printed Use your normal printer to print the P touch Editor Help information Introduction 1 In the Contents tab choose any topic you want to print 2 Click on the Toolbar 3 Choose the range of topics to be printed Print Topics I Pa and cl ick oss You can print the selected topic or all the topics in the selected heading What would you like to do Print the selected topic Print the selected heading and all subtopics 4 Specify the Printer item and click C3 10 0b Q pra ab pae 1 Choose a normal printer that supports general paper sizes such as Letter
29. n be checked in the Search Results folder view e You can register the data in the P touch Library by dragging and dropping to the All contents folder or its list view To have label templates created with P touch Editor automatically registered in the P touch Library use the following method 1 From the P touch Editor menu choose Tools Options 2 In the Options dialog box General tab click Registration Settings 3 Choose the timing for registering label templates created with P touch Editor then click OK 22 Searching labels This section gives an overview of P touch Editor See the P touch Editor Help for details Introduction gt Starting the P touch Editor 1 Double click the Applications and then P touch Editor 5 0 rr S See e moon 5 Users gt W Preview 3 Read Me rtf F If an Alias has been created double click the i k T 1 oae e te oc 2 Utilities ca 1 of 6 selected 21 88 GB available Alias TextEdit The Layout Window is displayed W Q Q at D prar D O Appendix 23 Starting the P touch Editor Layout Window E Standard Mode This mode provides easy label creation with texts and images The layout window consists of the following sections 908 Untitled4 Ibx a O J Hj Ss 0 Inspector Snap Mode E Direction 2 Q Q at D D O Horizontal Text O Vertic
30. nap mode follow the steps below a O 1 When you click Snap Mode the description of the snap mode dialog The following functions can be used in Snap mode appears Click _ Screen Capture Drag and Drop Print Text function lectromic mi lo O wer Labelin System _ f P B t If you put a checkmark on the Do Not Display T This Dialog Again you can go to the snap i os mode directly from next time A al dcb C Click the P touch icon to return to the layout window Do Not Display This Dialog Again Ca cores _ 2 The snap mode appears See the P touch Editor Help for details N lt b ae 14 a prar 14 oO Appendix 9O Starting P touch Editor gt Start P touch Editor Help This section explains how to start P touch Editor Help for Windows The following is the example for Windows Vista E Start from Start button Introduction 1 To start P touch Editor Help click the Start button on the task bar point to All Programs or Programs Click Brother P touch and P touch Editor 5 0 Baap e 4 Back 2 In the New Open dialog click Help How To E Open G Openfie FQ Viewnistoy I Create a New Layout New Select by Use A Creating Labels Horizontal Text Tl Do Not Display This Dialog Box at Startup ok _ coa E Start from P touch Editor Click He
31. other QL 570 on 6 Press the Feed button for more than one second The roller spins by 4 10 cm The adhesive face of cleaning sheet removes the stain or dust on the roller FA e If not pressing the Feed button for more than one second the roller spins only 1 3 8 mm e Dispose the cleaning sheet after use gt Label outlet maintenance When the glue is attached on the label outlet and the machine jam a label pull out the power plug from the outlet and clean it up with cloth dipped into ethanol or isopropyl alcohol Label outlet 34 P Label outlet maintenance Creating Labels Introduction Appendix If the problems occur while using this machine the following may help you to solve the problems gt Potential types of problems e The QL 570 does not print or a printing error is received e The power button does not light up e The printed label contains streaks or poor quality characters or the label is not fed correctly e A data transmission error appears on the personal computer e Labels are jammed in the cutter or are not ejected correctly after printing e Layout style is not updated when Add in is still activated and a new label roll is installed e The icon of P touch Add In is not displayed on Microsoft Word e The DK Roll compartment cover does not close e Link lever is removed e Is the USB cable loose Check that the USB cable is connected correctly e Is the
32. p Operation Guide gt Setup amp Operation Guide 4 From Label Creation to Printing 3 Create and print the label a Oo E Using P touch Editor 2 Enter the text Express Mode N ap ra rs z Print z Enter the text Standard Mode F Windows 5 Professional Mode if f Professional Mode Bi annaia sal K pwi foe te wajo ie y i le fi sh 1D Lee em fm gt Ene the text Edit the jabel Windows Mac Snap Mode gt The result may differ GRRE orero return to the layout window I Do Not Display This Dialog Again O Q Q Q lt Ca ma e Screen capture e Print text e Drag and drop Using an application from another publisher Windows only Microsoft Word Excel Outlook Add In functions e Import the text Using P touch Address Book Windows only Enter Import the text i Edit the label 5 gt From Label Creation to Printing This section explains the procedure for starting P touch Editor With P touch Editor you can create various kinds of labels See the P touch Editor Help for samples of various kinds of labels and details on creating printing and saving the labels The following is the example for Windows Vista gt Starting P touch Editor a O 5 O m O O L _ 7 Click Start All Programs Programs pesses Brot
33. r you can also view it from the Start menu e f you use a Mac see the PDF files in the Manuals folder on the CD ROM gt Symbols Used in this Guide The symbols used throughout this guide are as follows Appendix This symbol shows information or directions that should be followed Ignoring them may result in injury damage or failed operations This symbol shows information or directions that can help you better understand and use the machine T more efficiently 3 About This Guide Introduction This section describes the general procedure for creating labels using the machine For details on step by step instructions see Help files gt From Label Creation to Printing 1 Choose the type of label you want to create There is a variety to choose from Label examples Michael smith LEI Corporation ase The coccinea bd Mr Walter Freeman 4555 Cumberland Pkwy Dallas TX 95053 2 Q Q O at D D O New York A pWNINVat fe Appendix 2 Prepare the appropriate DK Roll for the label you want to create The machine is supplied with one or more sample rolls Other rolls can be purchased separately Choose the appropriate DK Roll for the type Install the DK Roll of label you will create Michael Smith LBI Corporation 100 Somerset Corporate Blvd P LBI Bridgewater NJ 08807 0911 Mr Walter Freeman 4555 Cumberland Pkwy Dallas TX 95053 gt Setup am
34. s new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference a O io O O O L G Date of creation Date field The first line in the text that is specified in the Label ie Title field Layout All li including the first line in text ified in th ines including the first line in text specified in the Body field Label Layout Content of cell specified in Text Imported Into the l Code field Date Title Body Code Memo 1 Memo2 Memo3 Memo4 Memo5 Memo6 D a gt Mr Walter Freeman 45 Cumberland Way dee ee ae oe Mr Walter Freeman a cg tg ee Miss Kathy Williams 4 Chessel Avenue 4 Chessel Avenue i2 7 19 2007 Miss Kathy Williams 4 Chesse Avenue Boumemouth Dorset BH5 Miss Kathy Williams Boumemouth Dorset BH5 1L 1L p 14 Mr R Becker 11 East Main St 11 East Main St O3 7 19 2007 Mr R Becker 11 East Main St Bimingham West Midlands Mr R Becker Bimingham West Midlands B11 1RS B11 1RS If you clicked No when the message Record data in the Label List is displayed but want to register go to Tools Options and check Automatically Record Data Imported With Add in Appendix 15 P Creating Labels with Other Applications Microsoft Outlook With th
35. s in the Fields box and press lt lt Add to add the fields to your label line feed in the cells and click e anal aoa euntoponarstancnasl Label Layout Fields a Mr Walter Freeman A Mr Walter Freeman F4 Label Layout enables you to change the EA Cine id resend i gt a a cl lt lt Add way your text is displayed printed Clear All When you choose any listed item in the Label Peon E aa i 401 Gumberi d Cre t Save Format for Importing Fields box and click o ad 5 a new field IS i V Fill Up Lines That Contain No Data Text Imported Into the Code Field of the Label List added to the Label Layout box Wee E Edit Print Cancel You can enter spaces line feeds commas and characters for each cell and print them on a label You can also remove fields in this screen by highlighting the field and pressing the delete key on your keyboard e For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List see How to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List described on the page 15 e lf you want to include the data into the Code field of the Label List choose Text Imported Into the Code Field of the Label List in the Brother P touch Import Setup dialog box 14 P Creating Labels with Other Applications Appendix How to add text from Microsoft Excel to a Label List For first time use the message Record data in the Label List is displayed If you click Ye
36. the data F The application that starts up depends on the data For example for a P touch template P touch Editor starts up Printing labels 1 Choose the label templates you want to print then click a Print The label is printed by the connected printer 21 P Starting up the P touch Library Introduction Creating Labels Appendix gt Searching labels You can search label templates registered in the P touch Library poe File Edit View Tool Help click A Search The Search dialog box is displayed Introduction 2 Check the items to be used as search conditions and set the search items The search items that can be set are as follows This sets the method for combining multiple search items If you choose AND files Multiple Parameters are searched for that satisfy all the conditions If you choose OR files are searched for that satisfy any one of the conditions 3 Click Search Results a The search is started and the search results are 7 displayed 2 Q Q at D D O Name Size Date Location From To Brother USA 48inch E Sample Labels 19801226 BROTHER INTL CORP Appendix A e The search results ca
37. tion explains how to start P touch Editor Help for Mac The following is the example for Mac os X 10 4 9 E Start from New Open dialog In the New Open dialog click Help How To _ E Select Printer E open Open File amp View History QL 570_BRPTUSB fia E Media Size sees New Select by Use 2 3 7 B A am a o QO Q Horizontal Text Vertical Text lt Check for Updates _ Do Not Display This Dialog Box at Startup E Start from P touch Editor To start the P touch Editor Help click Help and choose P touch Editor Help eee Untitled1 Oo ti i So u HAOS Va BH _New Open Paper Text Frame _ Image Favorites Layout Print Save Inspect Snap M d RA G 88 98 b X 5 Ble WIS Om P touch Editor 5 0 for Mac 25 P Start P touch Editor Help C Oo gt O 2 i You can use this machine to print directly from most Windows applications by installing the printer driver Q Because the paper size for this machine is different from other regular printers you may not be able to print even after installing the driver and application software unless the application software allows the correct label size to be set Setting the Printer Driver 1 From Control Panel go to Hardware and Internet and open Printers v For details see Windows He
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