Led Indications - Brother QL-1100 Quick Setup Manual

6. LED Indications

The indicators light and flash to indicate the Label Printer's status.
Status LED
Not lit
Steady green light
Flashing green light
Steady orange light
Flashing orange light
Steady red light
Flashing red light
* Rapidly = at 0.3 second intervals.
NOTE
See the Troubleshooting section in this guide for tips on how to fix errors.
7. Use the Label Printer with a Computer (P-touch Editor)
Install Printer Drivers and Software on a Computer
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To print from your Windows
Software for Windows
Printer Driver, P-touch Editor, P-touch Address Book, P-touch Update Software, and Printer Setting Tool
Software for Mac
Printer Driver, P-touch Editor, P-touch Update Software, and Printer Setting Tool
IMPORTANT IMPORTANT
When printing with P-touch Editor, press and hold the P-touch Editor Lite Button until the green Editor Lite LED turns Off.
1.
Visit our website (install.brother) and download the Software/Documentation Installer for the latest drivers, software, and manuals.
2.
Double-click the downloaded EXE file (for Windows
proceed with the installation.
3.
Close the dialog box when the installation is complete.
Condition
Power is Off
The Label Printer is in one of the following modes:
• Idle mode
• Initializing mode
• Feeding mode
• Printing mode
• Cutting mode
The Label Printer is doing one of the following:
• Receiving data
• Canceling the print job
One of the following is occurring:
• The DK Roll Compartment Cover is open. Close the DK Roll Compartment Cover correctly.
• Resetting mode is on.
• The Cutter ( ) Button was pressed while resetting.
For more information on resetting the Label Printer, see the User's Guide.
• Label Printer is in System off mode
If the orange light flashes at 0.5 second intervals, the Label Printer is in Cooling mode
The Label Printer is in Boot mode
Contact Brother Customer Service.
If the red light flashes at one second intervals, one of the following errors has occurred:
• Roll end error
• No media error
• Wrong media error
• Feed error
• Cover open error
• Transferred data error
• Memory full error
If the red light is off for one second, flashes twice rapidly*, and goes off again, then one of the
following errors has occurred:
• Cutter error
• USB host power supply excessive voltage error
• USB host unsupported device connection error
If the red light flashes at a rate of one second off, rapidly* on, rapidly off, rapidly on, rapidly off,
rapidly on, then a USB host hub connection error has occurred.
If the red light flashes rapidly*, there is a system error.
When you press a button other than the Power ( ) Button, the flash pattern changes according
to the cause of the error. Contact Brother Customer Service.
computer or Mac, install the Printer Drivers, P-touch Editor, and other label-printing applications on your computer.
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) or DMG file (for Mac), and follow the on-screen instructions to