Installing P-Touch Editor - Brother P-touch 9400 User Manual

Installing P-touch Editor

Installing the P-touch Editor software and printer
driver adds even more illustration and layout
features to the label-making possibilities availa-
ble with the many functions of your P-touch.
NOTE
Since the P-touch Editor software can be used with
both the PT-9400 and the PT-9200PC, the illustra-
tions in the printer screens may not always match
your model.
On an IBM PC-compatible computer:
1 Check that your system configuration meets
the following requirements.
Computer: IBM PC or compatible
Operating system: Microsoft Windows
98 or NT 4.0
Hard disk free space: At least 20 MB
NOTE
A few hundred megabytes of additional free space
may be needed when printing long labels or large
amounts of data.
Monitor: VGA or higher graphics card
Serial port: 9-pin connector jack
CD-ROM drive
2 Connect the PT-9400 to the computer's
serial port and turn both of them on.
3 Insert the P-touch Editor CD-ROM into the
computer's CD-ROM drive. A dialogue box
that allows you to select the language of the
programme appears
NOTE
The installers for the P-touch Editor programme,
printer driver and User's Guide can also be copied
from the CD-ROM onto floppy disks. Refer to the
Readme file for more details.
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4 Select the language of the P-touch Editor
software that you wish to install, and then
click the OK button. A dialogue box which
allows you to select what to install is dis-
played.
5 Click the top button to start up the
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InstallShield Wizard for installing the P-
touch Editor software and the PT-9400
printer driver.
NOTE
To install only the printer driver, click the Printer
driver button, and then skip to step B.
6 Click the Next button to display the User
Information dialogue box.
7 Type your name and company's name into
the appropriate boxes to personalise your
copy of the P-touch Editor software.
8 Click the Next button to enter the informa-
tion. A dialogue box asking for confirmation
on the entered information appears.
9 Click the Yes button to register the entered
information. The Setup Type dialogue box,
which allows you to select the options to be
installed, is displayed.
Ch. 2 Getting Started
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