Brother Printer Management Tool Quick start guide

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Brother Printer Management Tool Quick Start Guide

Version 03

Contents

1. Introduction .................................................................................................. 1

2. Getting Started ............................................................................................. 1

3. Printer Configuration .................................................................................... 2

4. File Manager .............................................................................................. 26

5. Comm and Tool ........................................................................................... 28

6. RTC (Real Time Clock) Setup .................................................................... 29

7. Printer Function .......................................................................................... 30

8. Bitmap Font Manager ................................................................................. 32

9. Users Configuration .................................................................................... 33

10. Alert Configuration .................................................................................. 34

11. Group Configuration ............................................................................... 35

12. Setup Configuration ................................................................................ 36

13. Manual Name Configuration ................................................................... 37

14. Firmware Update .................................................................................... 38

1. Introduction

The Brother Printer Management Tool allows you to:

- Check a printer’s status and settings

- Change printer settings

- Send additional commands to a printer

- Download graphics and fonts

- Create a printer bitmap font

- Download and update firmware

2. Getting Started

The BPM does not support the Bluetooth connection. We recommend connecting your printer to the computer using either the USB or Wi-Fi connection.

1. Double-click the (Brother Printer Management Tool.exe) icon to run the tool.

2. The Settings Page lists both USB-connected pr i nter s an d netw or k-connected printers (belonging to the same subnet as your computer).

Select your language from the Language drop-down list, if necessary.

3. Printer Configuration

The Printer Configuration page is used to modify (Set) and view (Get) printer settings. This page includes the following tabs:

- FBPL

- Advanced

- ZPL

- DPL

- SBPL

- Wi-Fi

- Ethernet

- Bluetooth

- TPH Care

- Information

- RS 232

These correspond to the printer settings most commonly used in the FBPL/EPL2/ZPL/D PL/ SB PL printer languages.

1. Select the printer you want to modify.

2. Click the Printer Configuration button to modify the printer settings.

3. Select the printer setting tab you want.

4. Modify the printer settings by selecting or entering new values, and then click the Set button to apply the new settings.

Note

- Any modified values will be highlighted in yellow.

- If you select more than one printer, only the values shared by the selected printers will be shown.

5. After the printer settings have been modified, click the Get button to view the new printer settings.

Note

Use the Printer drop-down list to view individual printer groups and their settings.

 FBPL & Advanced

FBPL printer language settings

Function Description

Speed Set the print speed. For more information about the available print speed settings,

see the SPEED co mma nd i n FBPL Command Reference. Density Set the print density from 0 to 15. Paper Width Set the media width. Paper Height Set the media height. Media Sensor Set the media sensor type. Gap Set the gap distance between two labels. Gap Offset Set the offset distance of the gap. Post-Print Action Set the post-print action. Cut Piece Set the number of printing labels between each automated cut. Code Page Set the international character set code page. For more information, see the

CODEPAGE command in FBPL Command Reference. Maximum Length Set the maximum length for the sensor detection. If the label length is less than the

default length (10" or 254mm, for example a wristband), set a value larger than the

label length so that the sensor can detect the label correctly.. Reference Set the origin of the printer coordinate system vertically and horizontally: Left: X

(Horizontal) coordinate, Right: Y (Vertical) coordinate. Settings range from 0 dots to

999 dots. The reference point varies depending on the print direct ion.

Function Description

Direction Specify the print direction. For more information, see the DIRECTION command in

FBPL Command Reference.

Offset Fine-tune the media stop location. Settings range from -999 dots to 999 dots. Shift X Shift Y

Fine-tune the print position. Settings range from -999 dots to 999 dots.

Note

To change the unit of measurement to millimeters or inches, go to Control Panel > Clock and Region > Region > Formats > Additional settings... > Measurement System. Select U.S. for “inch” and Metric for “mm”.

Function Description

Gap Inten. Adjust the sensor detection sensitivity. Use this setting when auto calibration does

not work because the thickness of the backing paper and that of the label with backing paper are not of within the sensor's detection range, or there are pre-printed marks or patterns on the label.

Black mark Inten. Adjust the sensor detection sensitivity if the printer cannot detect the black mark

correctly.

Continuous Inten. Adjust the sensor detection sensitivity if the paper is either too thin or too thick.

FIXED

Function Description

Threshold Detection

Country Code Set the country code. Head-up Sensor Enable or disable the print head-up sensor. Reprint After Error Enable or disable the print restart after an error. Ribbon Enable or disable both the ribbon end sensor and the ribbon encoder sensor. Ribbon Sensor Enable or disable the ribbon end sensor. Ribbon Encoder Err. Enable or disable the ribbon encoder sensor.

Set the sensor sensitivity to AUTO or FIXED. AUTO: Fine-tune the paper positioning threshold automatically when feeding paper.

: Fix the paper positioning threshold.

Note

For more information, see the FBPL Command Reference Manual at your model’s Manuals page at

support.brother.com

 ZPL

ZPL printer language settings

Function Description

Darkness Set the print darkness. Print Speed Set the print speed. Tear Off Adjust the tear off position. Print Mode Set the post-print action. Print Width Set the print width. Control Prefix Set the control character. Format Prefix Set the format character. Delimiter Char Set the delimiter character.

Set the action of the media when turning on the print er or closin g the print hea d. Feed: Advance one label.

Media Power Up /

Calibration: Calibrate the sensor levels, determine the length, and feed a label.

Head Close

Length: Determine the length and feed a label. No Motion: The printer will not adjust the media.

Label Top Adjust the print position on the label vertically. Left Position Adjust the print position on the label horizontall y.

Note

The items in the ZPL tab work only with the ZPL printer language.

 DPL

DPL printer language settings

Function Description

Increase or decrease the heat applied by the print head to the media to darken or

Heat

lighten the print contrast.

Print Speed Set the print speed. Label Width Set the maximum limit for the printable width. Present Sensor Enable or disable the present sensor. Cutter Equipped Enable or disable the opt io nal Cutter. Control Codes Change the prefix of the commands interpreted by the printer.

Shift both the horizontal print start position and the label width end point to the

Column Offset

right. Shift the vertical print start position.

Row Offset

Note

The items included in the DPL tab only work with the DPL printer language.

 SBPL

SBPL printer language settings

Function Description

Print Speed Set the print speed. Print Darkness Set the print darkness. Sensor Type Set the sensor type: Black Mark, Gap, or Continuous. Label Gap Set the gap between labels. Horizontal LabelSize Set the horizontal label size. Vertical LabelSize Set the vertical label size. Horizontal Correction Pitch Value Adjust the print start position horizontally. Vertical Correction Pitch Value Adjust the print start position vertically. Label Pitch Offset

Tear Off Offset

Set the offset of the label stop position for each operation.

Cutter Offset Dispenser Offset

Note

The items in the SBPL tab only work with the SBPL printer language.

 RS232

Printer RS232 interface settings

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