Getting Started

Ch. 2 Getting Started

2Click the Next button. A dialog box appears, instructing you to connect the P-touch to the computer.

3Connect the P-touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 9, and then turn on the P-touch. The first Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears.

4Select “Install the software automatically (Recommended)”, and then click the Next button. A dialog box appears, warning that the software has not passed Windows® Logo testing.

5Click the Continue Anyway button to con- tinue with the installation. A Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears, indi- cating that the Found New Hardware Wiz- ard has finished installing the software for the PT-9600/3600.

6Click the Finish button.

NOTE

If a Driver Setup dialog box appears, indicating that the printer driver has been installed, click the Finish button.

A dialog box appears, indicating that the installation is finished.

7Select “Yes, I want to restart my computer now.” (or “Yes, restart immediately” if the printer driver was installed separately), click the Finish button to restart the computer, and then remove the CD-ROM from the computer.

Replacing or adding a USB printer driver

To replace or add a USB printer driver

1Turn off the P-touch, and then disconnect it from the computer.

2Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the com- puter’s CD-ROM drive. A dialog box auto- matically appears, allowing you to select what to install.

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Brother PT-3600, PT-9600 manual Replacing or adding a USB printer driver, To replace or add a USB printer driver

PT-9600, PT-3600 specifications

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