Brother P-TOUCH PT-1500PC - Manual (Page 8)

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For PC-compatible users (Windows ® 98/98SE/Me/2000)
Before labels can be printed on the PT-1500PC, label-designing software and the PT-1500PC printer
driver must be installed. In order to design labels that can be printed on the PT-1500PC, two applications
are available on the enclosed CD-ROM: P-touch Quick Editor and P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1
Before installation
Check that your system configuration meets the following requirements.
Computer: IBM PC or compatible
Operating system: Microsoft
® Windows ® 2000 or pre-installed with Microsoft ® Windows ® 98/98SE/Me
Hard disk free space: At least 20 MB
Available memory: Minimum 32 MB
Monitor: VGA or higher graphics card
USB port
CD-ROM drive
Do not connect the PT-1500PC to the computer before installing the label-designing software,
otherwise it may not be installed correctly. Be sure not to connect the PT-1500PC until you are
instructed to do so.
For installation on Windows ® 2000, administrator privileges are required.
In addition, printing requires power user or administrator privileges.
This software cannot be operated in Users groups.
Installing P-touch Quick Editor
The P-touch Quick Editor software provides quick access to the more simple label-designing features for easy
text input and instant printing of labels. Install the P-touch Quick Editor software on a PC as described below.
1 Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the
computer’s CD-ROM drive. A dialog box
appears, allowing you to select what to install.
To install just the printer driver, click the bottom
button (Driver) on the right side. The first Driver
Setup dialog box appears, informing you that the
PT-1500PC printer driver will be installed.
Continue with the procedure in Installing
the printer driver
on page 9.
To install the P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1 software,
click the top button (P-touch Editor) on the
right side. Then, continue with the procedure
in Installing P-touch Editor Ver. 3.1 on page 8.
If the dialog box does not automatically
appear, double-click “My Computer” on the
desktop, double-click the icon for the CD-
ROM drive containing the CD-ROM, and
then double-click “Setup.exe” to display the
dialog box.
2 Click the left button (P-touch Quick Editor). The
InstallShield ® Wizard for installing the P-touch
Quick Editor software starts up, and then the
Welcome dialog box appears.
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