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Brother P-Touch QL-1050 Driver Manual

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QL-1050 Linux Printer Driver Manual
Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company
Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Brother Industries, Ltd.
QL-1050
Linux Printer Driver
Manual
Mar 12, 2007
Version 1.1
Brother Industries, Ltd., Printing & Solutions Company, ES Development Dept.

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  • Page 1 QL-1050 Linux Printer Driver Manual Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company Copyright (c) 2006-2007 Brother Industries, Ltd. QL-1050 Linux Printer Driver Manual Mar 12, 2007 Version 1.1 Brother Industries, Ltd., Printing & Solutions Company, ES Development Dept.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    File configuration for Linux driver for QL-1050 ...18 D.1. Installer file configuration...18 D.2. Driver file configuration...18 Appendix E Network settings where Linux was used...20 Appendix F Others ...25 F.1. Retrieving print error information...25 F.2. MFC-compatible Linux drivers...25 Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company...

  • Page 3: Overview

    1.2. System requirements Driver Port Computer Linux distribution Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 1 QL-1050 USB port (USB 1.1 or later) Serial port (RS-232C) IBM-compatible PC (CPU architecture: x86) RPM or DEB (Refer to section 1.3 for details.)

  • Page 4: Verified Operating Environments

    Debian GNU/Linux 3.1r1(sarge) Notes However, the information provided here does not imply a guarantee that the same results will be － achieved in your operating environment. In addition, we do not guarantee the information provided here. Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 2...

  • Page 5: Installation (Rpm And Debian)

    -i --force-all ql1050lpr-1.0.0-1.i386.deb ・ For Fedora Core (RPM) users: rpm -ihv --nodeps ql1050lpr-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm (If a Brother LPR driver is already installed, an error will occur. To overwrite it, specify the “--force" option.) [4] Install the CUPS wrapper driver. ・ For Debian users: When values are displayed in millimeters dpkg -i --force-all ql1050cupswrapper-1.0.0-1.debian.i386.deb...
  • Page 6 (If a proxy server is being used, make sure that the proxy server is not used as the local server.) [6] Click Printers, and then check that the name of the installed printer appears. If it does not Manage appear, click Printer, and then complete the installation according to the instructions that appear.
  • Page 7 “Location” and “Description” boxes, and then click the From the following two options, select the device being used, and then click the Brother USB Printer(Ptouch QL-1050): Select this option when a USB interface is used. Brother Serial Port: Select this option when a serial interface is used.
  • Page 8 Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 6 [10] Select “Brother”, and then click the button. Continue [11] Select the name of the model being used (Brother QL-1050 CUPS v1.1(en)), and then click the Continue button. [12] This completes the installation. Click Printers, and then check that the printer was added.
  • Page 9 Products. If CUPS was provided by the Linux or Apple distribution, direct all questions concerning CUPS to the vendor. We do not provide CUPS support. Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 7 to specify the various other settings. to confirm the successful installation if a test page is printed.

  • Page 10: Precautions When Specifying Linux Distribution Settings

    Precautions when specifying Linux distribution settings 2.2.1. Compatibility with distributions (Fedora Core 5/GNOME, etc.) that include SELinux This printer driver is not compatible with SELinux. If an error occurs and printing is not possible, disable SELinux. To disable SELinux From “Desktop” in the menu, select “System”, then “Security Level”.

  • Page 11: Creating Labels Using An Application

    Click the [Properties] button, and then select “62mm×100mm” as the paper size in the Properties dialog box for the printer. Start printing to confirm the successful operation if the data is printed with the specified layout. Figure 1: Print dialog box Brother Industries, Ltd.

  • Page 12: Appendix A Printer Properties

    QL-1050 Linux Printer Driver Manual Appendix A Printer properties The printer properties available in the CUPS Web administrator page (http://localhost:631) are described below. ・ Auto Tape Cut Automatically cuts each label that is printed. The default is “ON”. ・ Brightness A setting within a range of 20% of the current value can be selected.
  • Page 13 The default is “1” (cut each label). ・ Media Size The available tape widths (12 to 102 mm roll or die-cut tape) are listed. The default is “29mm×90mm”. Specifying split printing Units: mm Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 11 Units: inch...

  • Page 14: Appendix B Adding Media (Label Formats)

    [-h <paper_height_(mm)>]: [-d <label_format_name>]: Example: A new label format for 62-mm continuous length tape for the QL-1050 printer will be added. The operation must be performed by using Root permissions. To add a label format: Specify the label format name as “format6262”, the media width as “62 (mm)”, and the media length as “62 (mm)”.

  • Page 15: Appendix C Templates For Openoffice.org Writer And Calc

    C.1. Templates for OpenOffice.org Writer and Calc When printing to the QL-1050 printer from OpenOffice.org, settings must be specified for the paper size and margins of the layout. Templates with the landscape and portrait orientations have been provided. The templates are shown below.

  • Page 16: Page Size

    Label Size 12mm 12mm 1/2” 29mm 29mm 1-1/7" 62mm 62mm 2-3/7" 102mm 102mm 4” Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 14 Page size 6 Length offset ２ ３ →C.2.4 12.02 mm 8.97 mm 142 dots 106 dots →C.2.4 28.96ｍｍ 25.91 mm...
  • Page 17 DC15 102mm x 51mm 4” x 2” DC16 102mm x 152mm 4” x 6” Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 15 4 Print area length 6 Length offset 8 Length offset of masked area 10 Length of masked area １ ２...
  • Page 18 ７ ８ 21.17mm 21.08mm *Margins of 3 mm (1.5 mm × 2) horizontally and 3 mm (1.5 mm × 2) vertically are added to a diameter of 16 mm. Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 16 １ ２ ３ 23.03mm 23.03mm 19.99mm...
  • Page 19 C.2.4. Maximum and minimum lengths The maximum and minimum lengths are defined below. Tape Type Continuous length tape Die-cut labels Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 17 Maximum Margin Setting mm setting: 127 mm Inch setting: 5” 1500 dots Minimum Length...

  • Page 20: Appendix D File Configuration For Linux Driver For Ql-1050

    Name LPR driver CUPS wrapper driver D.2. Driver file configuration For RPM Name Function LPR driver Driver CUPS Wrapper CUPS Wrapper (1) /usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/cupswrapper/brcupsconfpt1 Related files Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 18 Units File Name ql1050lpr-1.0.0-1.i386.rpm ql1050cupswrapper-1.0.0-1.redhat.i386.rpm inch ql1050cupswrapperinch-1.0.0-1.redhat.i386.rpm Units File Name ql1050lpr-1.0.0-1.i386.deb...
  • Page 21 QL-1050 Linux Printer Driver Manual For Debian Name Function LPR driver Driver CUPS Wrapper CUPS Wrapper (1) /usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/cupswrapper/brcupsconfpt1 Related files Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 19 (1) /usr/bin/brpapertoollpr_ql1050 (2) /usr/bin/brprintconfpt1_ql1050 (3) /usr/bin/brps2ps_ql1050 (4) /usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/inf/brPrintListpt1 (5) /usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/inf/brql1050func (6) /usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/inf/brql1050init (7) /usr/local/Brother/PTouch/ql1050/inf/brql1050rc...

  • Page 22: Appendix E Network Settings Where Linux Was Used

    (in order to access CUPS for Server [Linux] from the client computer) /etc/cups/cupsd.conf <location /> Order Deny,Allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 20 ③Server PC (Linux: Fedora Core 5) IP Address: 192.168.0.4 ④Print Server (PS-9000) IP Address: 192.168.0.193...
  • Page 23 QL-1050 Linux Printer Driver Manual Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 21 Allow From 192.168.0.5/255.255.255.0 Allow From 192.168.0.10/255.255.255.0 </Location> <location /admin> ## Restrict access to local domain Order Deny,Allow Deny From All Allow From 127.0.0.1 Allow From 192.168.0.5/255.255.255.0 Allow From 192.168.0.10/255.255.255.0 #Encryption Required </Location>...
  • Page 24 When adding a printer (QL-1050) from the procedure 1 CUPS window, select: Device: Brother QL-1050) = USB Make: Brother Model: Brother QL-1050 CUPS v1.1 (en) Setting When adding a printer (QL-1050) from the procedure 2 CUPS window, select: Device: Brother...
  • Page 25 QL-1050 Linux Printer Driver Manual Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 23 [1] Start printer installation. [2] Start the Add Printer Wizard. [3] Select "Network printer”.
  • Page 26 1 settings, such as: •IP address (ex. 192.168.0.193) •Subnet mask (ex. 255.255.255.0) •Gateway (ex. 192.168.0.1) Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 24 [6] The installation of the printer is finished. At Client [Linux] specify network When adding a printer (QL-1050) from the CUPS...

  • Page 27: Appendix F Others

    MFC-compatible Linux driver, which is based on a configuration combining the LPR driver and the CUPS wrapper driver. For details, refer to the pages at the following links. Links: http://solutions.brother.co.jp/linux/index.html http://solutions.brother.com/linux/en_us/index.html Brother Industries, Ltd. P&S Company 25...

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