Brother Pocketjet 6 Instruction Manual

Setting Up the Printer
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1 Charging the Rechargeable 
Li-ion Battery1
The rechargeable Li-ion battery can be 
charged while it is inserted in the printer and 
also while it is removed from the printer.
Perform the following procedure to charge 
the rechargeable Li-ion battery.
Note
• Charge the rechargeable Li-ion battery 
immediately after purchase using the 
following procedure.
• Up to 180 minutes is needed to fully 
charge a rechargeable Li-ion battery. 
About 300 pages can be printed when 
using a...

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Tips on Using the 
Rechargeable Li-ion Battery1
„Charge the rechargeable Li-ion battery 
immediately after purchase. Do not use it 
before it is charged.
„Darker prints discharge the rechargeable 
Li-ion battery faster than lighter prints. 
Adjust the print density setting in the 
printer driver’s dialog box (see Setting 
Printer Driver Options on page 21) or in 
PJ-600 Series Utility (see Print Density 
on page 34).
„Unlike the rechargeable Ni-MH battery, 
battery refreshing and trickle...

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Rechargeable Battery Overview1
The characteristics of the two types of rechargeable batteries that can be used with the printer are 
described in the following table.
Ni-MH batteryLi-ion battery
Battery mounting Internal External
Print while charging Yes Yes
Trickle charge battery Yes No
Battery charger location Inside Printer Inside Battery
Approximate charge time 120 min 180 min
Approximate number of pages/charge 70 pages 300 pages
Refresh battery feature Yes No
Charge...

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Installing and 
Uninstalling the Driver
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Install the Printer Driver1
Note
• Please do not connect the printer to your 
computer via the USB cable until you have 
installed the printer driver. If you 
accidentally do so, cancel the “New 
Hardware Wizard”, disconnect the printer, 
and install the driver as described below.
• To use the Bluetooth interface 
(PJ-662/663 only), install a Bluetooth 
driver on the computer before installing 
the printer driver and PJ-600 Series Utility.
 
For...

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Uninstall the Printer Driver1
For Windows® Users1
„Windows® XP
aTurn off the printer.
b[start] - [Control Panel] - [Printers 
and Other Hardware] - [Printers 
and Faxes].
cChoose [Brother PJ-XXX], and click 
[File] - [Delete] or right click on the 
icon and then click [Delete].
dGo to [File] - [Server Properties]. 
The [Print Server Properties] 
window displayed.
eClick the [Drivers] tab and choose 
[Brother PJ-XXX]. Then, click 
[Remove].
fClose the [Print Server Properties]...

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For Mac OS® Users1
aTurn off the printer.
bMac OS® X 10.4.11:
Double-click the drive where Mac OS
® X 
is installed, and double-click 
[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer 
Setup Utility]. The [Printer List] 
window displayed.
Mac OS
® X 10.5.x - 10.6:
Click in order of Apple menu - [System 
Preferences...], and click [Print & Fax].
cMac OS® X 10.4.11:
Choose [PJ-XXX], and click [Delete].
Mac OS
® X 10.5.x - 10.6:
Choose [Brother PJ-XXX], and click [-].
dClose the [Printer List] (10.4.11)...

Setting Up the Printer
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1 Bluetooth Connection 
(PJ-662/663 Only)1
Note
Follow the recommendations of the 
manufacturer of your Bluetooth-equipped 
computer or Bluetooth adapter and install 
any necessary hardware and software.
 
For Windows® Users1
aUse your Bluetooth device management 
software to discover the printer and 
configure the printer connection.
Note
If the software prompts you to enter a 
Bluetooth passkey (PIN code), enter the 
passkey assigned to the printer. The 
printers passkey is...

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dMac OS® X 10.4.11:
Select [Passkey Options...] in the 
[Bluetooth Device Set Up] screen, 
select [Use a specific passkey], 
and then click [OK].
Note
The printer’s passkey (PIN code) is the 
last four digits of the printer’s serial 
number by default.
 
eMac OS® X 10.4.11:
Select the desired printer from the list 
in the [Bluetooth Device Set Up] 
screen and click [Continue].
fMac OS® X 10.4.11:
Click [Continue] in the [Bluetooth 
Device Set Up] screen, enter the 
passkey (PIN code) next to...

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cSelect [RS-232] in the [Port type] 
(10.4.11) / [Protocol] (10.5.x-10.6) 
pull-down menu, select [SPP 
Printing] in the [Device service] 
(10.4.11) / [Service] (10.5.x-10.6) 
pull-down menu, and then click 
[Apply].
 
„Add Bluetooth Printer
aStart the Bluetooth Printer Setup 
program. Double-click [Macintosh 
HD] - [Library] - [Printers] - 
[Brother] - [PocketJet Utilities] - 
[Bluetooth Printer Setup.app].
bSelect the port name specified in 
stepc of Serial Port Setup 
on...

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• To connect to a portable terminal using a 
IrDA or Bluetooth connection, refer to the 
documentation included with the portable 
terminal.