Brother QL-500, QL-550, QL-650TD Specifications

Product Specifications

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

Product Specifications

Operating Environment

*1 It is necessary to install the OS into the PCs which are recommended by Microsoft®.

*2 The RS-232C interface is required when printing with ESC/P commands.

*3 Required available space when installing the software with all of the options.

Specifications

Items Specifications

Brother QL-500/550 Brother QL-650TD

Display LED lamp (green)

LED lamp (green)

LCD (16 digits × 2 rows (5 × 7 dot/

character))

Printing

Printing method Direct thermal printing via thermal head

Printing speed Max. 90 mm/sec, Max. 50 labels/min.

(address label)

Max. 90 mm/sec, Max. 56 labels/min.

(address label)

Print head 300 dpi/720 dot

Maximum

Printing Width 59 mm

Minimum

printing length 25.4 mm

Buttons

ON/OFF button ( )

FEED button

CUT button (Brother QL-550 only)

ON/OFF button ( )

FEED button, CUT button

PRINT button, MENU button

CANCEL button, OK button

UP button ( ), DOWN button( )

Interface USB port USB, Serial (RS-232C)

Power source 120VAC 60Hz 0.8A 120VAC 60Hz 1.7A

Dimensions 146 (W) × 196 (D) × 152 (H) mm 146 (W) × 196 (D) × 152 (H) mm

Weight Approx. 2.8 lb (1.3 kg) (Without DK

Rolls)

Approx. 2.8 lb (1.3 kg) (Without DK

Rolls)

Cutter Automatic cutter (Brother QL-550)

Manual cutter (Brother QL-500) Automatic cutter

Items Specifications

Brother QL-500/550 Brother QL-650TD

OS Windows®Windows® 98 SE/Me/2000 Professional/XP *1

Macintosh

®Mac OS® X 10.1 ~ 10.3.9

Interface

Windows®USB port (USB Spec. 1.1 or 2.0

protocol)

USB port (USB Spec. 1.1 or 2.0

protocol)

Serial (RS-232C) *2

Macintosh

®USB port (USB Spec. 1.1 or 2.0

protocol)

USB port (USB Spec. 1.1 or 2.0

protocol)

Hard

Drive

Windows®Over 70 MB of available space *3

Macintosh

®Over 100 MB of available space *3

Memory Windows®Windows® 98 SE/Me: More than 64 MB

Windows® 2000 Professional/XP: More than 128 MB

Macintosh

®More than 64 MB

Monitor Windows®SVGA, high color or higher graphics card

Macintosh

®More than 256 colors

Other CD-ROM drive

Operating Temperature 50°F to 95°F (10°C to 35°C)

Operating Humidity 20% to 80% (without condensation)

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