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Brother P-Touch 2300 User Manual

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USER'S GUIDE
GUÍA DE USUARIO
• Read this User's Guide before you start using your P-touch.
• Keep this User's Guide in a handy place for future reference.
• Antes de usar su equipo por primera vez, lea cuidadosamente esta Guía de Usuario.
• Guarde esta Guía de Usuario para futuras referencias.

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  • Page 1 2300/2310 USER’S GUIDE GUÍA DE USUARIO • Read this User’s Guide before you start using your P-touch. • Keep this User’s Guide in a handy place for future reference. • Antes de usar su equipo por primera vez, lea cuidadosamente esta Guía de Usuario. •...
  • Page 2 CONTENTS Getting Started GENERAL DESCRIPTION ................... 1 GENERAL PRECAUTIONS .................. 2 BATTERIES ......................3 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTOR ................. 4 TAPE CASSETTE ....................5 CONNECTING THE P-TOUCH TO A COMPUTER ..........6 INSTALLING P-TOUCH EDITOR ............... 7 STARTING P-TOUCH EDITOR ................. 20 ATTACHING LABELS ..................
  • Page 3 MIRROR PRINTING FUNCTION ..............53 LENGTH FUNCTION ..................54 AUTO CUT FUNCTION ................... 56 PRINT KEY ....................... 57 FEED & CUT FUNCTION ................. 57 NUMBERING FUNCTION ................58 REPEAT PRINTING FUNCTION ............... 59 MEMORY FUNCTIONS ..................61 TROUBLESHOOTING ..................65 ERROR MESSAGE LIST ..................
  • Page 5 Getting Started GENERAL DESCRIPTION TOP VIEW Tape compartment cover AC adaptor connector USB port LCD display Keyboard BOTTOM VIEW Tape exit slot Battery compartment cover...
  • Page 6 Return key Power key GENERAL PRECAUTIONS Use only Brother TZ tapes with this machine. Do not use tapes that do not have the mark. Do not pull on the tape being fed from the P-touch. This may damage the tape cassette.
  • Page 7 Do not expose the machine to high temperatures or high humidity. Never leave it on the dashboard or in the back of your car. Do not leave any rubber or vinyl on the machine for an extended period of time. Doing so may cause staining.
  • Page 8 OPTIONAL AC ADAPTOR The AC adaptor (model AD-60) allows you to use this machine wherever there is an electrical outlet. To connect the optional AC adaptor: 1 Insert the plug on the adaptor cord into the connector marked DC IN 9.5V on the right side of the machine.
  • Page 9 TAPE CASSETTE A single TZ tape cassette is supplied with this unit. However, since TZ tape cassettes are avail- able for this machine in a wide variety of colors and sizes, it is possible to make distinctive color-coded and stylized labels. In addition, this machine has been designed to allow you to change the tape cassettes quickly and easily.
  • Page 10 CONNECTING THE P-TOUCH TO A COMPUTER This machine is equipped with a USB port, allowing you to connect the P-touch to your IBM PC-compatible or Macintosh computer, and print labels and stamps created using the P-touch Editor software. The P-touch Editor software and the printer driver must be installed before the P-touch is connected to the computer or turned on.
  • Page 11 INSTALLING P-TOUCH EDITOR The P-touch Editor software adds even more illustration and layout features to the label-mak- ing possibilities available with your PT-2300/2310. Do not connect the PT-2300/2310 to the computer before installing the P-touch Editor software, otherwise it may not be installed correctly. Be sure not to connect the PT- 2300/2310 until you are instructed to do so.
  • Page 12 3 Click the top button (P-touch Editor). The ® InstallShield Wizard for installing the P-touch Editor software starts up, and then the Welcome dialog box appears. To install just the printer driver, click the lower button (Printer driver). The first Driver Setup dialog box appears, informing you that the PT-2300/2310 printer driver will be installed.
  • Page 13 6 Click the Yes button to register the entered information. The Setup Type dialog box appears. To change the information, click the No button, and then return to step 5. 7 Select the installation method, and then click the Next button. •...
  • Page 14 Plug-and-Play. Be sure to read the installation instructions described below before installing the file supplied on the CD-ROM. Do not connect the P-touch 2300/2310 to the computer until you are instructed to do so, otherwise the PT-2300/2310 printer driver may not be installed correctly.
  • Page 15 ® With Windows 98/98SE/ME/2000: 1 Click the Next button. A dialog box appears, instructing you to connect the PT-2300/2310 to the computer. 2 Connect the PT-2300/2310 to the computer using a USB interface cable as described on page 6, and then turn on the PT-2300/2310. A dialog box appears, showing that the printer driver has been installed.
  • Page 16 Next button. 2 After the dialog box appears, instructing you to connect the P-touch 2300/2310 and turn it on, connect the P-touch 2300/2310 to the computer using the enclosed USB interface cable as described on page 6, and then turn on the P-touch 2300/2310.
  • Page 17 5 In the Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box that appears, indicating that installation of the PT-2300/2310 and the Found New Hardware Wizard are finished, click the Fin- ish button. 6 In the dialog box that appears, indicating that installation is finished, select “Yes, restart immediately.”, and then click the Finish but- ton.
  • Page 18 Windows 2000/XP and changing to a PT-2300/ 2310 with a different serial number. If “Add Brother PT-2300/2310” is selected, a new printer driver is added. With a ® USB connection on Windows 98/Me, only a port is added without adding it as a new printer.
  • Page 19 Connect the PT-2300/2310 to the computer using a USB interface cable as described on page 6, and then turn on the PT-2300/2310. A dialog box appears, showing that the printer driver has been installed. Select “Yes, restart immediately.”, and then click the Finish button to restart the com- puter.
  • Page 20 Finish button. The computer is restarted. Remove the CD-ROM from the computer. If “Delete Brother PT-2300/2310” was selected: A dialog box appears, asking for confirmation to delete all PT-2300/2310 printer drivers. Click the Yes button. A dialog box appears, show- ing that the printer drivers have been deleted.

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