Brother Ql550 Owners Manual

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3Carefully read the license agreement. If 
you agree to the terms and conditions 
of the license agreement, click [Yes] to 
continue installation.
The Customer Information dialog box 
appears.
4Enter your “User Name” and the 
“Company Name”, and then click 
[Next].
The Setup Type dialog box appears. 
						

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5Select the type of setup you prefer. 
Change the default destination folder if 
you wish to place the program files 
elsewhere, and then click [Next].
The following items will be installed.
Typical• P-touch Editor  • P-touch Library  • Fonts
• Help  • Clip Art • Auto Format Templates 
• Layout styles  • Add-Ins  • Manuals  • Drivers
CustomClick [Next] and select the features you 
want to install on the Select Features 
dialog box.
Check on to select and off to unselect the 
items to be installed.
The Add Shortcut dialog box appears.
6Specify where to add shortcuts (for 
easy, one click access) for the Brother 
software, and then click [Next].
The Start Copying Files dialog box 
appears.
• Click [Browse] to select an alternate 
destination folder.
• Select “Custom” to install a particular 
feature. For example, to install the printer 
driver only.
If you do not want a shortcut created for an 
area, clear the check box for that area. 
Clear all check boxes to add no shortcuts. 
						

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7Review the settings to ensure all are 
correct, and then click [Next]. If the 
settings are incorrect, click [Back] to go 
back and correct. 
• The InstallShield Wizard completes 
preparations for installing the software, 
and then the Setup Status dialog box 
appears. 
• After all files necessary to install the P-
touch Editor have been copied and 
registered, the Driver Setup dialog box 
appears. 
8When the Driver Setup dialog box 
instructs you to connect the QL-500/
550, plug the connector on the USB 
cable into the USB port on the back of 
the QL-500/550.
The Driver Setup dialog box does not 
appear if “Driver” is not selected in 
Custom installation. 
						

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9Check that the QL-500/550 is turned on, and then plug 
the connector on the USB cable into the USB port on 
your personal computer.
When the QL-500/550 is recognized, the installer proceeds 
with the driver software installation.
After the printer driver installation is completed, the User Registration dialog box appears.
10Select on option and then click [Next].When “Yes, display the page.” is selected, 
the online user registration web page is 
opened in your web browser.
When “No, do not display the page.” is 
selected, installation continues.
The InstallShield Wizard Complete dialog 
box appears.
11Click [Finish].Installation of the P-touch Editor software 
is now completed.
When connecting the QL-500/550 to a personal computer 
via a USB hub, a proper connection may not be possible due 
to the type of hub used. If this occurs, connect the QL-500/
550 directly to the personal computer.
When using Microsoft® Windows® Me
The error dialog box shown to the right may 
appear during the installation.
If this dialog box appears, click [OK].
installed on.
The software will automatically make the 
appropriate settings, so it is not necessary to 
change these settings.
You may be required to restart your 
personal computer after installation.
Select one of the restart options and click 
[Finish]. 
						

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When using Microsoft Windows 98 SE
1Start your personal computer and insert 
the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
A dialog box appears briefly while the 
InstallShield Wizard prepares for 
installation.
When the preparation is complete, the 
InstallShield Wizard welcome dialog box 
appears.
2Click [Next] to begin installation.The License Agreement dialog box 
appears.
3Carefully read the license agreement. If 
you agree to the terms and conditions 
of the license agreement, click [Yes] to 
continue installation.
The Customer Information dialog box 
appears.
• It may take a short time for the dialog box 
to appear.
• If the dialog box does not appear, 
navigate to the contents of the CD-ROM, 
and then double-click the “Setup.exe” 
icon. 
						

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4Enter your “User Name” and the 
“Company Name”, and then click 
[Next].
The Setup Type dialog box appears.
5Select the type of setup you prefer. 
Change the default destination folder if 
you wish to place the program files 
elsewhere, and then click [Next].
The following items will be installed.
Typical• P-touch Editor  • P-touch Library  • Fonts
•  Help   •  Clip  Art • Auto Format Templates 
• Layout styles  • Add-Ins  • Manuals  • Drivers
CustomClick [Next] and select the features you 
want to install on the Select Features 
dialog box.
Check on to select and off to unselect the 
items to be installed
The Add Shortcut dialog box appears.
• Click [Browse] to select an alternate 
destination folder.
• Select “Custom” to install a particular 
feature. For example, to install the printer 
driver only. 
						

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6Specify where to add shortcuts (for easy, 
one click access) for Brother Software, 
and then click [Next].
The Start Copying Files dialog box appears.
7Review the settings to ensure all are 
correct, and then click [Next]. If the 
settings are incorrect, click [Back] to go 
back and correct.
• The InstallShield Wizard completes 
preparations for installing the software, and 
then the Setup Status dialog box appears. 
• After all files necessary to install the P-
touch Editor have been copied and 
registered, the Driver Setup dialog box 
appears. 
If you do not want a shortcut created for an 
area, clear the check box for that area. 
Clear all check boxes to add no shortcuts.
The Driver Setup dialog box does not 
appear if “Driver” is not selected in 
Custom installation. 
						

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8When the Driver Setup dialog box 
instructs you to connect the QL-500/
550, plug the connector on the USB 
cable into the USB port on the back of 
the QL-500/550.
9Check that the QL-500/550 is turned on, 
and then plug the connector on the USB 
cable into the USB port on your 
personal computer.
The Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box 
appears.
10Click [Next].The next Add New Hardware Wizard 
dialog box appears.
11Click [Next].The next Add New Hardware Wizard dialog 
box appears.
When connecting the QL-500/550 to a 
personal computer via a USB hub, a proper 
connection may not be possible due to the 
type of hub used. If this occurs, connect the 
QL-500/550 directly to the personal 
computer.
The name of the detected hardware shown 
in the dialog box may vary depending on 
your operating environment. 
						

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12Click [Next].The next Add New Hardware Wizard dialog 
box appears.
13Click [Next].The next dialog box appears. The 
remainder of this procedure varies 
depending on the dialog box that appears 
next.
The settings displayed on the screen may 
vary depending on the operating 
environment the software is being 
installed on.
The software will automatically make 
the appropriate settings, so it is not 
necessary to change these settings.
The name of the detected hardware 
shown in the dialog box may vary 
depending on your operating 
environment. 
						

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14Proceed with one of the following.„When the Add New Hardware Wizard 
dialog box appears.
Click [Finish].
The new hardware has been detected. 
Return to step 10.
„When an error dialog box appears.
Refer to Error Recovery on page 28 to 
correct the error.
„When the Add Printer Wizard dialog box 
appears.
Click [Finish].
The new hardware has been detected. Go 
to step 15.
15Click [Finish].The User Registration dialog box appears.