Getting Started

Ch. 2 Getting Started

7Click the Finish button.

NOTE

If a dialog box appears, explaining that the com- puter should be restarted, select the option for restarting the computer, and then click the Finish button.

With Windows® XP:

5A dialog box appears, instructing you to connect the P-touch to the computer.

6Connect the P-touch to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 9, and then turn on the P-touch. A dialog box appears, indicating that the printer driver has been installed. The first Found New Hardware Wizard dia- log box appears.

7Select “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.

8Click 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.

9Click the Finish button. A Driver Setup dia- log box appears, indicating that the printer driver has been installed.

0Select “Yes, restart immediately”, click the Finish button to restart the computer, and then remove the CD-ROM from the com- puter.

On a Macintosh Computer

The Mac version of the software is for a Macin- tosh with an English operating system. If the software is installed on a Macintosh with an operating system in a different language, the software may not run properly.

Before installation

Check that your system configuration meets the following requirements.

Computer: Macintosh with Power PC processor

Operating system: Mac OS 8.6 to 9.X or OS X 10.1 to 10.2.3

Hard disk free space: At least 20 MB (100 MB

for a full installation)

NOTE

Up to 100 MB of hard disk free space may be needed when printing long labels or large amounts of data.

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PT-9600, PT-3600 specifications

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