Brother QL-720NW User Manual [nl]

User’s Guide

QL-710W/720NW

Be sure to read and understand this guide before using the machine.
We recommend that you keep this guide nearby for future reference.
Not all models are available in all countries.

www.brother.com

ENG
ver.0

Contents

Contents ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1
1 Using The Interface Cable ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 2
2 Uninstalling Software and Printer Driver •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4

Uninstalling the software/User’s Guide (Windows®)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 4
Uninstalling the Printer Driver (Windows
Uninstalling P-touch Editor (Macintosh)••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 6
Uninstalling the Printer Driver (Macintosh) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 7

3 Example Labels •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 8
4 General Procedures••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 9
5 Status Lamp •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 10
6 Mass Storage (QL-720NW only)•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 11
7 iPrint&Label ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 13
8 QL Utility••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14

Overview •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14
Using the QL Utility•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 14

9 Maintenance •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 17
10 Troubleshooting•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 18
11 Main Specifications•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 21

®

) ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• 5

1

2

1 Using The Interface Cable

An RS-232C cable and Network cable are not standard accessories.
Choose the appropriate cable for your interface.

• USB cable

Use the enclosed interface cable.

• RS-232C cable (QL-720NW only)

The pin assignments for serial cables (RS-232C cables) which can be used with this
machine are shown in the table below. You can purchase these cables at an electronics
store. Do not use an interface cable that is longer than 2 metres.

Brother QL side PC side
D-sub female, lock screw #4 - 40 (UNC). (D-Sub9P female)

Signal
Name

DCD 1 1 DCD

RXD 2 2 RXD

TXD 3 3 TXD

DTR 4 4 DTR

GND 5 5 GND

DSR 6 6 DSR

RTS 7 7 RTS

CTS 8 8 CTS

RI 9 9 RI

The RS-232C serial connector part of this equipment is not Limited Power Source.

• Network cable (QL-720NW only)

Use a straight-through Category5 (or greater) twisted-pair cable for 10BASE-T or
100BASE-TX Fast Ethernet Network.

Pin

Number

Pin Assignments

Pin

Number

Signal
Name

Important

For USB connections, the included USB interface cable should be used
to ensure compliance with the limits for EMC (Electromagnetic
compatibility).

For serial and network interfaces, a shielded interface cable should be
used to ensure compliance with the limits for EMC.

Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries,
Ltd. may affect the performance and print quality, and damage may not
be covered under the limited warranty.

• Caution for LAN connections:

Do not connect this machine to a LAN connection which is subject to overvoltages.

• Caution for RS-232C connection:

The RS-232C serial connector part of this equipment is not Limited Power Source.

3

4

nstalling the Software

2 Uninstalling Software and

Printer Driver

This section describes how to uninstall the software and printer driver. In the following
steps, you will see XX-XXXX. Read “XX-XXXX” as your printer name.

Uninstalling the software/User’s Guide (Windows®)

For Windows® XP/Windows Server® 2003

1

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

For Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows Server® 2008

From the [Control Panel], go to [Programs] and open [Programs and Features].
The [Uninstall or change a program] window appears.

For Windows® XP/Windows Server® 2003

2

Choose the software/user’s manual you want to remove, such as P-touch
Editor 5.0, and click [Remove].

For Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows Server® 2008

Choose the software/user’s manual you want to remove, such as P-touch
Editor 5.0, and click [Uninstall].

Click [OK]/[Yes].

3

The uninstall operation starts.

Close the [Add or Remove Programs] (Windows® XP/Windows

4

Server
Windows

Brother P-touch Editor/Brother P-touch Update Software/User’s Guide has been
uninstalled.

®

2003)/[Programs and Features] (Windows Vista®/

®

7/Windows Server® 2008) dialog.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver (Windows®)

Turn off the printer.

1

For Windows® XP

2

From [Control Panel], go to [Printers and Other Hardware], open the [Printers and
Faxes] window.

For Windows Server® 2003

From [Control Panel], open the [Printers and Faxes] window.

For Windows Vista

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

For Windows® 7

Click the , go to [Devices and Printers].

For Windows Server® 2008

From [Control Panel], open [Printers].

For details, see Windows® Help.

For Windows® XP/Windows Server® 2003

3

Choose “Brother XX-XXXX”, and click [File] - [Delete].

For Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows Server® 2008

Choose “Brother XX-XXXX”, right click on the icon, and then click [Delete]
(Windows Vista

®

®

/Windows Server® 2008)/[Remove device] (Windows® 7).

5

For Windows® XP/Windows Server® 2003

4

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

For Windows

Choose [Fax] or [Microsoft XPS Document Writer] in the [Devices and Printers]
window, and then click [Print server properties], from the menu bar.

®

®

7

For Windows Server® 2008

In the [Printers] window, click [Server properties], which appears in the menu bar.

6

For Windows® XP/Windows Server® 2003/Windows Server® 2008

5

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose “Brother XX-XXXX”. Then, click [Remove].

For Windows Vista

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose “Brother XX-XXXX”. Then, click [Remove...].

For Windows

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 XX-XXXX”, and then click [Remove...].

For Windows® XP/Windows Server® 2003

6

Go to step 7.

For Windows Vista®/Windows® 7/Windows Server® 2008

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

Close the [Print Server Properties] window.

7

The Printer Driver has been uninstalled.

®

®

7

Uninstalling P-touch Editor (Macintosh)

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

1

“Applications” folder - “P-touch Editor 5.0” folder - “Uninstall
P-touch” folder - “UninstallPtEditor.command”.

The “Terminal” window appears, and the uninstall operation starts.

• Administrator rights are required for the uninstall operation.

• In case the [Terminal] window does not appear by double-clicking the

“UninstallPtEditor.command”, right click (or press control key + click) the
“UninstallPtEditor.command”. The context menu appears. Open the
[Terminal] window from the context menu.

Click to close the [Terminal] window.

2

Delete the “P-touch Editor 5.0” folder from the “Applications” folder.

3

Before you delete the “P-touch Editor 5.0” folder, please check if any
necessary files are saved in it.

P-touch Editor has been uninstalled.