Software User's Guide
Table Of Contents
- SOFTWARE USER’S GUIDE Label Printer TD-series
- Introduction
- Table of Contents
- 1 Installing and Uninstalling P-touch Editor and P-touch Update Software
- 2 Customizing Labels
- 3 Creating Labels
- 4 How to Use P-touch Editor
- 5 How to use P-touch Transfer Manager & P-touch Library
- Using P-touch Transfer Manager
- Transferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager
- Starting P-touch Transfer Manager
- Transferring templates or other data from the computer to the printer via USB
- Transfer the templates to the printer via network (TD-2120N/2130N/4100N only)
- Backing up templates or other data saved in the printer
- Deleting all the printer data
- Using P-touch Library
- Using P-touch Transfer Manager
- 6 Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express
- Preparing P-touch Transfer Express
- Transferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager
- Saving the label template as a Transfer Package file (.pdz)
- Distributing the Transfer Package file (.pdz) and P-touch Transfer Express to the user
- Transferring the Transfer Package file (.pdz) to Brother printer
- 7 Printing the list of label templates
- 8 Printing labels using P-touch Template
- 9 Updating P-touch Editor (all models) / Updating the Firmware (TD-2020/2120N/2130N only)
- 10 Printing labels distributed to multiple printers
- Appendix
- brother US ENG
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6 Transferring label templates with P-touch Transfer Express 51
Preparing P-touch Transfer Express .......................................................................................................52
Transferring the label template to P-touch Transfer Manager .................................................................52
Saving the label template as a Transfer Package file (.pdz) ...................................................................53
Distributing the Transfer Package file (.pdz) and P-touch Transfer Express to the user.........................55
Transferring the Transfer Package file (.pdz) to Brother printer ..............................................................56
7 Printing the list of label templates 59
8 Printing labels using P-touch Template 60
P-touch Template function.......................................................................................................................60
Preparation ..............................................................................................................................................61
Specifying settings in the P-touch Template Settings tool.................................................................61
Specifying barcode reader settings ...................................................................................................62
Connecting a barcode reader ..................................................................................................................63
Preset template printing...........................................................................................................................64
Barcode printing (copying).......................................................................................................................66
Database-assisted label printing..............................................................................................................68
Numbering function (serialized number) printing .....................................................................................71
For a text label...................................................................................................................................71
For a barcode label............................................................................................................................74
9 Updating P-touch Editor (all models) / Updating the Firmware
(TD-2020/2120N/2130N only) 77
Updating P-touch Editor Software (all models)........................................................................................77
How to update the firmware (TD-2020/2120N/2130N only).....................................................................79
10 Printing labels distributed to multiple printers 82
Distributed printing...................................................................................................................................82
AAppendix 86
General procedure for the P-touch Template function.............................................................................86
List of barcodes for specifying settings....................................................................................................87