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Brother QL-500, QL-550, QL-650TD Controlling with the ESC/P Commands

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IntroductionCreating Labels (For Windows)Creating Labels (For Macintosh)Appendix

Fonts and several bar codes are embedded within this printer. You can send commands to print embedded

characters and bar codes.

Available Commands

Commands available are P-touch proprietary commands based on ESC/P.

For details, refer to the "Command Reference" included in the CD-ROM.

([CD Drive]:\Doc\Technical)

Serial Cables

The pin assignments for the serial cables (RS-232C cables) which can be used with this printer are shown in

the table below. You can purchase the cables at an electronics store. Do not use cables exceeding 3 meters

in length.

Brother QL-650TD side PC side

(D-sub female, lock screw #4-40 inch screw) (D-Sub9P female)

Controlling with the ESC/P Commands

•It is not possible to connect RS-232C cable and USB cable to the printer at the same time and use it.

Connect only one cable which is used to communicate with the printer.

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

Descriptions in this section apply only to the functions provided by the

Brother QL-650TD.

Brother QL-650TD Only

Signal

Name

Pin

Number Pin Assignments Pin

Number

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

Contents

Main Contents BROTHER QL-500/550/650TD Software User's Guide Introduction About This Manual Manual Structure Setup & Operation Guide Software User's Guide (this manual) Creating Labels (For Windows) Label Creation Overview 3 Printing directly Printing using the PC Starting P-touch Editor 1 [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 4.2]. How to Use P-touch Editor Layout window Creating an Address Label 1 2 3 Printing a Label 1 be printed to [1] and click . 2 button (Brother QL-550/650TD) or the Cut lever (Brother QL-500) of the printer. Page Creating Different Types of Labels Using the P-touch Editor Help Opening the Help files 1 2 P-touch Editor Help window Page Creating Labels Efficiently Using the Label List Opening the Label List 1 Switching the Label List view Page Layout Styles 2 3 Page Page Page Printing labels from the Label List 1 2 3 Using external database files 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Page Creating Labels with Other Applications Add-In settings 2 [Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Tools]- [P-touch Editor 4.2 Add-Ins Utility]. Microsoft Word 1 select the text you want to print. 2 Toolbar in the Add-In Preview window How to add the Microsoft Word text to a label list Microsoft Excel Creating labels using Microsoft Excel 1 2 3 How to add the Microsoft Excel text to a label list Microsoft Outlook Creating labels using the Contacts data in Microsoft Outlook 1 and select the Contact information you want to include. 2 How to add the Microsoft Outlook text to a label list When importing data from the Contacts window: When importing other than Contact information: Starting the P-touch Address Book 2 How to Use the P-touch Address Book Layout window Creating a New Contact 1 2 New Contact form toolbar Contact form Importing the Contact Data Importing the contact data in CSV format 1 2 3 Page Printing the Label 1 2 button (Brother QL-550/650TD) or the Cut lever (Brother QL-500) of the printer. Print Options and label cutting How to Use the P-touch Transfer Manager (Brother QL-650TD Only) For the Brother QL-650TD only 4 5 6 LCD display on the Brother QL-650TD Transferring a Message 2 3 5 6 Backing Up the Data in the Main Unit 2 3 How to Use the P-touch Backup Manager (Brother QL-650TD Only) For the Brother QL-650TD Page Creating Labels (For Macintosh) Overview 3 Using the P-touch Editor Layout Window Draw Toolbar Print Toolbar Database Toolbar Layout Window Property Dock Page Printing the Label 1 2 3 Printing Options Tape Settings Halftone/Color P-touch Editor Page Users Guide (HTML Manual) Window Appendix Using this printer as a Shared Printer Using the PS-9000 Print Server (sold separately) Sharing the printer Available Commands Controlling with the ESC/P Commands Descriptions in this section apply only to the functions provided by the Brother QL-650TD. Brother QL-650TD Only Installing the Printer Driver 1 2 click [File]-[Printing Preferences]. Printing Directly from Other Applications 4 Page Uninstalling the Software Page Page 1 2 3 4 5 Using with Mac OS X Classic (Mac OS 8.6 ~ 9.2) Page 12 13 14 15 16 17 Page Product Specifications Operating Environment Specifications