Brother PT-3600, PT-9600 manual Installing the P-touch Editor 3.2 software

Getting Started

Ch. 2 Getting Started

Installing the P-touch Editor 3.2 software

The P-touch Editor 3.2 software includes a variety of more complex functions for printing barcodes and images, enabling you to design just about any label that you can image. Install the P-touch Editor 3.2 software onto a PC as described below.

NOTE

Do not connect the P-touch to the computer before installing the software, otherwise it may not be installed correctly. Be sure to connect the P-touch only when you are instructed to do so.

To install the P-touch Editor 3.2 software

1Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the computer’s CD-ROM drive. A dialog box automatically appears, allowing you to select what to install.

NOTE

If the dialog box does not automatically appear, double-click “My Computer” on the desktop, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive containing

the CD-ROM. (For Windows® XP, click “My Com- puter” in the Start menu, and then double-click the CD-ROM drive containing the CD-ROM.) Next, double-click “Setup.exe” to display the dialog box.

2Click the upper button (P-touch Editor). The InstallShield® Wizard for installing the P-touch Editor software starts up, and then the Welcome dialog box appears.

NOTE

☞To install just the printer driver, click the lower button (Driver). (With Windows® XP, a message appears, informing you that the printer driver has passed compatibility tests and that the Continue Anyway button should be clicked if a warning message appears. Click the OK button.)

The first Driver Setup dialog box appears, allowing you to select whether the P-touch will be connected through the USB port or the RS- 232C port. Continue with the procedure in Installing the USB printer driver on page 17. (To install the serial printer driver, refer to the Advanced Functions booklet.)

☞To install the P-touch Quick Editor software, click the second button from the top (P-touch Quick Editor). Continue with the procedure in Installing the P-touch Quick Editor software on page 12.

To install the P-touch AV Editor software, click the third button from the top (P-touch AV Edi- tor). Continue with the procedure in Installing the P-touch AV Editor software on page 15

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