User guide

LabelMark 3 User Guide

4 Getting Started

In LabelMark Plus you may have to change the Files of type: setting in the Open dialog box to list

the old files. If you open a LabelMark 2.x file in LabelMark Plus, the system will change its file

extension.

• You cannot open version 2.x templates in the new version.

• After you save a file created in a previous version of LabelMark in the new version, you can no

longer open it in the old version.

• Run the Part Conversion Utility (Start  Programs  Brady LabelMark 3  Part

Conversion Utility) to import your old custom label parts and custom parts list into the new

application.

Installing Printer Drivers

The LabelMark CD includes Windows® printer drivers for Brady thermal transfer printers. (For dot matrix,

laser and inkjet printers, install the appropriate standard Windows® driver.) You can install one or more of

these drivers on your PC depending on your needs.

Note: The TLS2200® Portable Printer does not require a driver.

Note: To install the Brady TLS PC Link™ driver, do not follow the procedure below. Rather, insert the

LabelMark CD and click Printer Drivers  TLS PC Link.

To install a printer driver:

1. Click Start  Settings  Printers.

2. From the Windows Printer dialog box, select Add Printer.

3. Follow the prompts to install a new printer. When prompted, select Local Printer and Have Disk.

4. Insert the LabelMark CD into the CD drive (usually D:) on your PC.

5. In the Install from Disk box, type in or browse to D:\ (or your designated CD drive) and the path

appropriate for your selected driver:

 D:\Printer Drivers\BP X-Plus II, M-e, MVP (Windows 98, 2000, NT, XP)

 D:\Printer Drivers\BP 1024, 2024, 2034, 1244, 1344, 2461, 3481, 6441 (Windows 98, 2000,

XP)

 D:\Printer Drivers\BP 1024, 2024, 2034, 1244, 1344, 2461, 3481, 6441 (Windows NT)

6. Click OK.

7. Select the port that you will use when connecting the printer to your PC – usually COM Port 1.

8. The Printer Name box displays the names of the printers. Select the printer you want to use; for

example, Brady Printer THT Model 3481.

9. Select Yes if you want to set this printer to be the default printer.

10. Click Finish.

What’s New

LabelMark™ allows you to create labels for a variety of industrial applications. Version 3 has all of the

features found in earlier versions and adds many enhancements:

• Separate Programs – LabelMark now includes two programs: LabelMark and LabelMark Plus.

LabelMark is the standard application for text-only labels – similar to "line mode" in version 2.x.

Editing attributes are set on a line-by-line basis. This is how earlier versions of LabelMark

handled editing. LabelMark Plus includes all the LabelMark features, but also allows you to add