Printing Using The Computer - Brother PT-P900W Quick Setup Manual

 Battery indicator
(Battery)
(Off)
O
O
(1 times in 4 seconds)
O
(2 times in 4 seconds)
R
R
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 Wi-Fi indicator
(Status) (Power)
(Off)
O
(Off)
O
(Off)
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(Off)
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Printing Using the Computer

Available Applications for Use with Computers
Available
Features
Applications
P-touch Editor Design and print custom
labels with built in drawing
tools, text using different
fonts and styles, imported
graphic images and
barcodes.
Cable Label Create and print labels for
Tool cables, patch panels,
faceplates, electrical
equipment and more.
For more information, see the User's Guide.
Condition
(Power)
Rechargeable battery
power: full
Charging complete
Charging
Rechargeable battery
power: half
Rechargeable battery
power: low
Rechargeable battery error
R
Rechargeable battery
G
power: empty
Condition
(Wi-Fi)
No available WPS access
R
point was found
WPS access point
R
connection error
R
Incorrect security settings
(2 times in 1.8
seconds)
O
WPS access point search
error
(2 times in 1.8
seconds)
Wi-Fi on, not connected
G
Wi-Fi on, connected
G
Wi-Fi: WPS setting mode
G
BT switching complete
G
notification
(PT-P950NW Only)
(Three times)
Computer Connection
® Wi-Fi / USB /
Windows /
Wired Network
Mac
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Windows
Installing the Software and Printer Driver to a Computer
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To print from your Windows computer or Mac, install the printer driver,
P-touch Editor and other applications to your computer.
1.
Visit our website (www.brother.com/inst) and download the installer
for the latest software and manuals.
2.
Double-click the downloaded .exe file and follow the on-screen
instructions to proceed with the installation.
NOTE
To connect the P-touch Label Printer to a computer using a wireless
connection, we recommend the following:
• Configure the wireless network settings while installing the software.
You can change the settings later using the Printer Setting Tool. For
more information, see the User's Guide.
• Install the software on a computer wirelessly connected to your
network and configure the P-touch Label Printer using a USB cable.
• Get the SSID (network name) and password (network key) of the
wireless network in advance.
• If your wireless access point/router supports WPS, you can use
one-push WPS (Wi-Fi Protected Setup) to quickly configure the
wireless network settings.
3.
Close the dialog box when the installation is complete.
Connecting the P-touch Label Printer to a Computer
You can connect the P-touch Label Printer to a Windows
using a USB cable, wireless LAN, or wired LAN. For more information, see
the User's Guide.
 Connecting Using USB
1.
Connect the P-touch Label Printer end of the USB cable to the USB port
on the back of the P-touch Label Printer.
2.
Connect the other end of the USB cable to the USB port on the
computer.
3.
Turn on the P-touch Label Printer.
 Connecting Using Wi-Fi
1.
Turn on the P-touch Label Printer.
2.
Press and hold the (Wi-Fi) button on your P-touch Label Printer for
one second to turn the Wi-Fi function on. The
flashing in green once every three seconds.
• Ad-Hoc Mode
After installing the printer driver and other applications to your
computer, set the Ad-Hoc mode using the Printer Setting Tool
installed on the computer. (See the User's Guide.)
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computer or Mac
(Wi-Fi) indicator starts