Printing Using A Computer (P-Touch Editor Lite For Ql-810W Only) - Brother QL-810W Quick Setup Manual

11. Printing Using a Computer (P-touch Editor Lite for QL-810W only)

1
Turn on the printer, then press and hold down the Editor Lite Button until the green Editor Lite
LED lights up.
Editor Lite Button
NOTE
QL-810W: Editor Lite is set as the default mode.
2
Connect the USB cable to your computer.
NOTE
If you are connecting the printer via a USB hub, it may not be detected correctly. Unplug the USB cable and
make sure the printer is on.
3
After the USB cable is connected, a dialog box appears on the computer screen.
(The following screens may differ depending on your operating system, but the operating
procedures are same.)
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Windows Vista
Click P-touch Editor Lite.
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Windows 7 / 8 / 8.1 / 10
Click Open folder to view files.
Editor Lite LED
Double-click PTLITE10.
11. Printing Using a Computer
(P-touch Editor Lite for QL-810W only) (cont)
NOTE
• If you do not see the dialog box, it may be hidden behind an open software program window. Minimise all
windows to show the dialog box.
• It will take longer than usual to start P-touch Editor Lite when connecting the printer to your computer for
the first time. If the software does not start automatically when you connect the printer, you may launch it
from [My Computer]. Start P-touch Editor Lite by double-clicking PTLITE10.EXE.
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 When using Windows Vista
When connecting the device for the first time, perform the scan and then select the [Always do this for
software and games] check box on the dialog box displayed when the scan completes. P-touch Editor Lite
will start automatically the next time you connect the QL-810W.
4
P-touch Editor Lite starts.
IMPORTANT
Do not turn off the power or disconnect the printer while using P-touch Editor Lite.
 When using Macintosh
P-touch Editor Lite is not available for Macintosh. The [QL-810W] icon is displayed when the printer
is connected to a Mac in the Editor Lite mode. Open [QL-810W] from the desktop, and then execute
[Start Here Mac]. If P-touch Editor 5.1 and the driver are not installed, a message advising to install is
displayed. Install them, and use P-touch Editor 5.1.