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Software User's Guide

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Page 1: ...n and shall not be responsible for any damages including consequential caused by reliance on the materials presented including but not limited to typographical and other errors relating to the publications The screen images in this guide can be differed depending on your OS or printer If new versions of the TD 4000 4100N software become available this manual may not reflect the updated features Th...

Page 2: ... use P touch Transfer Manager P touch Library 26 Starting up P touch Transfer Manager 26 Transferring label templates from the PC to the printer via USB 27 Transfer the templates to the printer via network 29 Backing up label templates 30 Deleting label templates in the printer 31 Starting up P touch Library 32 Searching labels 33 Transferring label templates with P touch Transfer Express 34 1 Pre...

Page 3: ...ovided to help you use the machine correctly and understand all features Make sure to read and understand them before using the machine User s Guide Read the User s Guide before reading this Software User s Guide The guide includes information you should read before using the machine such as general precautions for use installation and setting up of the main unit Also included is information descr...

Page 4: ... this guide are as follows The latest command tool can be downloaded from the following website http solutions brother com Select your region country Choose your product Downloads This symbol shows information or directions that should be followed Ignoring them may result in injury damage or failed operations This symbol shows information or directions that can help you better understand and use t...

Page 5: ...o Hardware and Sound and open Printers For Windows 2000 XP From Control Panel go to Printers 2000 Printers and Faxes XP 2 For Windows Vista Choose Brother XX XXXX and click Select printing preferences The Brother XX XXXX printing preferences dialog box appears XX XXXX is your model name For Windows 2000 XP Choose Brother XX XXXX and click File Printing Preferences The Printer Properties dialog box...

Page 6: ...lete Deletes the selected paper format A deleted paper format cannot be restored Import Paper Size List Reads the text file TD 4000 bst40ed txt TD 4100N bst41ned txt containing the paper format settings and uses it to replace the contents of the Currently Registered Paper Sizes list Export Paper Size List Exports the settings for the paper formats in the Currently Registered Paper Sizes list to a ...

Page 7: ...label is being used select Continuous length tape check box For details on the Continuous length tape setting see Setting the Printer Driver on page 16 5 Enter the settings for the paper to be used and then click Add A new paper format is created 6 Click Exit When the Printing Preference dialog box is displayed again the added paper format will appear in the Paper Size list of the printer driver I...

Page 8: ...ormats bundled with the installer If the printer driver has not been installed on the recipient s computer the paper formats that can be distributed are bundled with the installer for the printer driver 1 At the sender s computer specify the paper format settings and then click Export Paper Size List For details see Add new paper format on page 5 The following files are created TD 4000 BST40ed txt...

Page 9: ...s on step by step instructions see Help files From label creation to printing 1 Decide the type of label you want to create Here are some label design examples to show what is possible 2 Prepare the appropriate RD Roll for the label you want to create Label creation overview Label examples Choose the appropriate RD Roll for the type of label you will create Install the RD Roll ÎUser s Guide ...

Page 10: ...choose Open File the Open dialog box appears You can choose and open the file you have created and stored previously When you choose View History the History dialog appears You can choose from recently created labels When you choose New choose either vertical writing style or horizontal writing style When you choose Select by Use you can choose by label applications When you choose Help How To the...

Page 11: ...ommand bar The command bar contains the New Open Paper Text Frame Image etc Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc Property bar You can easily insert and format text image etc Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects Database window Displays a connected database Mode Switch Switch the Editor s modes The View menu allows...

Page 12: ...e Print Paper Text and Layout property boxes Click on the left side of each pallet to show hide the property box Draw Edit toolbar Provides tools for choosing an object entering text drawing graphics etc Layout window The layout window is used to display and edit objects Database window Displays a connected database Mode Switch Switch the Editor s modes Side bar By selecting the tab you can easily...

Page 13: ... 1 When you click Snap of the mode switch Snap mode description dialog box appears Click 2 Snap mode appears If you put a checkmark in Do Not Display This Dialog Again you can go to Snap mode directly the next time without displaying the dialog box You can also start Snap mode from Start All Programs Programs Brother P touch P touch Editor 5 0 Snap mode See the P touch Editor Help for details ...

Page 14: ... Help click the Start button on the task bar point to All Programs or Programs Click Brother P touch and P touch Editor 5 0 Help Start from New Open dialog When you start the P touch Editor 5 0 and the New Open dialog box appears click Help How To Start from P touch Editor Click Help menu and choose P touch Editor Help Right click the mouse and choose P touch Editor Help Press F1 key to access P t...

Page 15: ...uch Editor Help can be printed Use your normal printer to print the P touch Editor Help information 1 In the Contents tab choose any topic you want to print 2 Click on the Toolbar 3 Choose the range of topics to be printed and click 4 Specify the Printer and click Choose a normal printer that supports general paper sizes such as Letter ...

Page 16: ...r Windows Vista Choose Brother XX XXXX and click Select printing preferences The Brother XX XXXX printing preferences dialog box appears For Windows 2000 XP Choose Brother XX XXXX and click File Printing Preferences The Printer Properties dialog box appears 3 Choose each item and click Basic Tab The paper size can be selected If the size of paper to be used is not listed in the Paper Size list a n...

Page 17: ...or Halftone Brightness and Contrast can be specified from this tab When using a fixed size with continuous length tape click Settings to display a dialog box and then specify the necessary settings Other Tab Settings for Unit and Start printing can be specified from this tab 4 Close the Printers window ...

Page 18: ...XX XXXX You can change the settings of the Printer Driver from the Properties dialog box which appears by clicking 3 Click to close the Print dialog box 4 When you click Page Layout the ribbon appears Then click to the right of Page Setup The Page Setup dialog box appears 5 Click the Paper tab and choose the paper size that you want to print You can also choose the Label Format that you have added...

Page 19: ...etails or installation information see the P touch Editor Help Registering and canceling the Add In function The following is the example for Windows Vista 1 Click Start All Programs Programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Editor 5 0 Add Ins Utility The Brother P touch Add In Settings dialog box appears The Add In function supports the following applications Microsoft Word 2000 2002 2003 20...

Page 20: ...ation where you would like the P touch Editor add in function button to be installed Now for each Microsoft application you must select which version of the label creation software you would like to open when the P touch Editor button on the tool bar is clicked Express Mode Starts Express Mode Professional Mode Starts Professional mode Print Immediately Prints the label ...

Page 21: ...check Automatically Record Data Imported With Add In in the Label List tab If Microsoft Outlook is running and Microsoft Word is chosen as the standard editor you won t be able to use the Add In function in Microsoft Word Exit Microsoft Outlook and restart Microsoft Word For details on how to automatically add the text to a Label List see How to add the Microsoft Word text to a Label List describe...

Page 22: ...the line feed in the cells and click 3 Label Layout enables you to change the way your text is displayed printed When you choose any listed item in the Fields box and click a new field is added to the Label Layout box You can enter spaces line feeds commas and characters for each cell and print them on a label You can also remove fields in this screen by highlighting the field and pressing the del...

Page 23: ... Label List is displayed If you click Yes new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference The text Added field Date of creation Date field The first line in the text that is specified in the ...

Page 24: ...ude not only the Contact data but also the text in a message as you can do in Microsoft Word For details on how to automatically add the text to the Label List see How to add text from Microsoft Outlook to a Label List on page 25 Label Layout enables you to change the way your text is displayed printed When you choose any listed item in the Fields box and click a new field is added to the Label La...

Page 25: ...e Label List is displayed If you click Yes new records are automatically created in the Label List and the text is added to each field shown below from next time you register the text Each time you add new information into your label list it also records the following information for your reference The text Added field Date of creation Date field The first line in the text that is specified in the...

Page 26: ...ansfer Manager 1 Click the Start button then choose All programs Programs Brother P touch P touch Tools P touch Transfer Manager 2 1 P touch Transfer Manager starts up Layout window Menu Commands are categorized into each menu File Edit View Tool and Help by function Toolbar There are icons for frequently used commands Click on one to access that command Selecting the printer model Only for P touc...

Page 27: ...data on your PC to the printer when connecting USB interface cable Backup Only for P touch Transfer Manager Backs up the data you have transferred to the Brother printer using the P touch Transfer Manager Open Edits the selected data Print Only for P touch Library Prints the selected label template with the printer Search Searches the data managed with the P touch Library Display Style Changes the...

Page 28: ...ransfer then click The transfer confirmation message is displayed 6 Click OK The data in the folder selected with the folder view is transferred to the printer Key Assign is necessary for transfer of data other than message texts If you change the Key Assign number used for data already transferred to the printer main unit it is overwritten You can check the Key Assign number used for data already...

Page 29: ...ding on the model 1 Create the template you want to transfer with P touch Editor 5 0 then choose File Transfer Template menu to register 2 Click to save the registered template in blf format 3 Start BRAdmin Professional or Web BRAdmin 4 Choose Load Firmware function of the BRAdmin Professional or Web BRAdmin Do not turn off the power when transferring templates A B Choose the printer and click on ...

Page 30: ...ent data transferred to the printer is displayed 2 Select the printer to back up from then click The backup confirmation message is displayed 3 Click OK New folder with a name containing the date is created under printer folder and all the printer s data is transferred to that new folder The default password is access Valid only when connecting USB cable Backed up data cannot be edited on the PC F...

Page 31: ...ble and switch On the printer power The printer model name is displayed in the folder view 2 Right click the printer then select All Delete The confirmation message is displayed 3 Click OK All data in the printer is erased Do not turn off the power when deleting templates To delete a specific label template select the label template to be deleted and then click File Delete ...

Page 32: ...h P touch Tools P touch Library 2 1 The P touch Library starts up Opening and editing data 1 Choose the data you want to edit then click The application associated with the data is opened and you can edit the data Printing labels 1 Choose the label templates you want to print then click The label is printed by the connected printer The application that starts up depends on the data For example for...

Page 33: ...ched for those that satisfy all the conditions If you choose OR files are searched for those that satisfy any one of the conditions Name Inputs the data name to search for Type Chooses the data type to search for Size Sets the data size to search for Date Sets the date and time at which the data to search for was last modified You can register the data in the P touch Library by dragging and droppi...

Page 34: ...D 4000 4100N 1 The latest P touch Transfer Express can be downloaded from the following website http solutions brother com Select your region country Choose your product Downloads 2 Download Transfer Express to any location on the computer The Transfer Express folder is created Transferring label templates with P touch Transfer Express If the template is to be transferred as a new one be sure to s...

Page 35: ...ransfer Manager automatically starts up 3 Saving the label template as a Transfer Package file pdz In order to create a file in a format that can be used by P touch Transfer Express save the label template as a Transfer Package file pdz 1 In the folder view select Configurations The label template can also be transferred to P touch Transfer Manager by clicking Start All programs Brother P touch P ...

Page 36: ...selected 3 Click File Save Transfer File 4 Type in the name and then click Save The label template is saved as a Transfer Package file pdz If Save Transfer File was clicked while either Configurations or a created folder is selected all label templates in the folder are saved as the Transfer Package file pdz Multiple label templates can be combined into a single Transfer Package file pdz ...

Page 37: ...he Transfer Package file pdz to the folder Transfer Express 2 Distribute all files in the folder Transfer Express to the user If the user already has P touch Transfer Express downloaded it is not necessary for the administrator to send Transfer Express folder to the user In this case the user can simply move the distributed Transfer Package file to the folder Transfer Express and then double click...

Page 38: ... TD 4000 4100N 1 Turn on the TD 4000 4100N 2 Using a USB cable connect the TD 4000 4100N to the computer 3 Double click PtTrExp exe which was received from the administrator 4 When there is a single Transfer Package file pdz within the folder containing PtTrExp exe Click Transfer Transfer of the Transfer Package file begins When there are either multiple or no Transfer Package files pdz within the...

Page 39: ...100N 39 Customizing Labels Creating Labels Introduction Select the Transfer Package file to be transferred and then click Open Click Transfer Click Yes Transfer of the Transfer Package file begins 5 Click OK Transfer of the Transfer Package file is completed ...

Page 40: ...ing Labels Introduction A list of the templates stored on the TD 4000 4100N can be printed 1 Install a roll of labels with a width of 2 50 8mm or more 2 Hold down the FEED button The list of label templates is printed Printing the list of label templates No more than 99 files will be listed ...

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