Brother PT-9600 Installationsanleitung

Software Installation Guide

Printed in China

LW5743001

• Do not scratch the CD-ROM.
• Do not subject the CD-ROM to extremely high or extremely low temperatures.
• Do not put heavy objects on the CD-ROM or apply force to the CD-ROM.
• The software contained on the CD-ROM is meant for use with your 

purchased machine only.
It may be installed on multiple PCs for use at an office, etc.

Before installation, check that your system configuration meets the following 
requirements.

Introduction

P-touch Editor Makes it easy for anyone to create a wide variety 

of custom labels in complex layouts by using fonts, 
templates, and clip art.

Printer Driver

Lets you transfer label designs and graphics to the connected 
P-touch labeller when using P-touch Editor on your PC.

System Requirements

OS

Windows

®

Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP / Windows Vista

® 

/ 

Windows

®

 7

Macintosh

®

Mac OS

®

 X 10.3.9 - 10.6

Hard disk Windows

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Disk space more than 70 MB

Macintosh

®

Disk space more than 100 MB

Memory

Windows

®

Windows

®

 XP: More than 128 MB

Windows Vista

®

: More than 512 MB

Windows

®

 7: More than 1 GB (32-bit) or 

2 GB (64-bit)

Macintosh

®

Mac OS

® 

X 10.3.9: More than 128 MB

Mac OS

®

 X 10.4.x: More than 256 MB

Mac OS

®

 X 10.5.x: More than 512 MB

Mac OS

®

 X 10.6: More than 1 GB

Monitor

Windows

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SVGA, high colour or higher graphics card

Macintosh

®

More than 256 colours

Others

CD-ROM drive

Microsoft, Windows and Windows Vista are registered trademarks 
of Microsoft Corporation, USA.
Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., 
registered in the United States and other countries.
The names of other software or products used in this document 
are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective 
companies that developed them.

The procedure for installing the software varies depending on the OS of the 

computer. Installation procedure is subject to change without notice.

The printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased 

printer name.

Start the computer and put the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Select the desired language, and click the type of setup you prefer.
Standard:
All features (P-touch Editor and the Printer driver) will be installed 
(default).
Custom:

 

You can specify which features to install. Recommended for advanced 
users.
Display User's Guide:

 

Software User's Guide (PDF) (PDF reader software required).
Adobe Reader Download:

 

Link to the download page for Adobe

®

 Reader

®

 will be displayed.

Read the license agreement carefully. If you agree with the terms and 

conditions of the license agreement, click [Yes] to continue the 

installation.

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Select the Microsoft

®

 Office application(s) you would like to use the 

Add-In functions with, and click [Next].

(The Add-In function will let you create labels directly from your 

Microsoft

®

 Office applications.)

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Select the desired model, and then click [OK].

Follow the on-screen instructions of the driver installation.

• Do not connect the printer to the computer until directed to do so.
• The installation procedure may change depending on the

Operating System on your PC. Windows Vista

®

 is shown here as

an example.

• For details of the software, see the "Software User's Guide" (PDF).
• You can find the "Software User's Guide" (PDF) by clicking [Start] -

[All Programs] - [Brother P-touch] - [Manuals] - [P-touch] - [Software

User's Guide].

XFor Windows

Although a message warning that no 
digital signature was found appears 
soon after driver installation begins, 
it is safe to click [Continue Anyway].

XFor Windows Vista

When the message confirming 
installation of software published 
by Brother appears, click [Install].

For some models this screen may not appear.

When instructed, connect your printer to the computer by using the 

USB cable, and then turn on the printer.

Once the printer is detected, the driver will automatically be installed.

When instructed to register your printer online, select a registration 

method and click [Next]. If you have selected to register the product 

online, your default internet browser will be launched in a new 

window. Follow the instructions to register your printer.

Click [Finish]. The software installation is now complete. Restart your 

computer if you are instructed to do so.

Start the software. Click [Start] - [All Programs] - [Brother P-touch] - 

[P-touch Editor 5.0] to start P-touch Editor 5.0.

The uninstall procedure for P-touch Editor differs depending on the operating 

system being used.

Please read "PT-XXXX" as your printer name in the following steps.

XFor Windows

From [Control Panel], go to [Add or Remove Programs].
The [Add or Remove Programs] dialog box appears.
XFor Windows Vista

From [Control Panel], go to [Programs] and open [Programs and 
Features].
The [Uninstall or change a program] dialog box appears.

Choose "Brother P-touch Editor 5.0", and click [Remove (XP) / 
Uninstall (Windows Vista

®

 / Windows

®

 7)].

Click [OK].
The uninstall operation starts. After the software is removed from your 

computer, the [Maintenance Complete] dialog box appears.
Close the [Add or Remove Programs (XP) / Programs and Features 

(Windows Vista

®

 / Windows

®

 7)] dialog box.

P-touch Editor has been uninstalled.

Turn off the printer.

XFor Windows

Click the "Start" button, go to [Printers and Faxes] window.
XFor Windows Vista

From [Control Panel], go to [Hardware and Sound] and open [Printers].
XFor Windows

Click 

, go to [Devices and Printers].

XFor Windows

• The printer is detected, and then 

the "Found New Hardware Wizard" 

starts up. Select [No, not this time], 

and then click [Next]. In the dialog 

box for selecting the installation 

method, select "Install the software 

automatically (Recommended)", 

and then click [Next].

• Again, a message appears warning 

that no digital signature was found. 

Click [Continue Anyway] to install 

the printer driver. When a message 

appears, indicating that the printer 

has been added, click [OK] to close 

the message.

For some models this screen may not appear.

For details, see Windows

®

 Help.

XFor Windows

Choose "Brother PT-XXXX", and click [File] - [Delete].
XFor Windows Vista

Choose "Brother PT-XXXX", right click on the icon, and then click 

[Delete] (Windows Vista

®

) / [Remove device] (Windows

®

 7).

XFor Windows

Go to [File] - [Server Properties].
XFor Windows Vista

In the [Printers] window, right click and go to [Run as administrator] - 

[Server Properties...].

If the authorization confirmation dialog appears, click [Continue]. If the 

[User Account Control] dialog box appears, enter the password and 

click [OK].
XFor Windows

Choose [Fax] or [Microsoft XPS Document Writer] in the [Devices and 

Printers] window, and then click [Print server properties], which 

appears in the menu bar.
XFor Windows

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose "Brother PT-XXXX". Then, click 

[Remove].
XFor Windows Vista

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose "Brother PT-XXXX". Then, click 

[Remove...].
XFor Windows

Click the [Drivers] tab, and then click [Change Driver Settings].
(If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, 

and then click [OK].)

Choose "Brother PT-XXXX", and then click [Remove...].

XFor Windows

Now, go to step 7.
XFor Windows Vista

Choose [Remove driver and driver package] and click [OK]. 

Follow the on-screen instructions.

Close the [Print Server Properties] window.

The printer driver has been uninstalled.

Detailed instructions to create labels with the software is described in Help.

The printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased 

printer name.

Click [Start] - [All Programs] - [Brother P-touch] - [P-touch Editor 5.0].

In the [New/Open] dialog box, click [Help - How To].

Installing the Software and 

Printer Driver

Uninstalling the Software 

and Printer Driver

How To Use the P-touch 

Editor Help

For Windows

The procedure for installing the software varies depending on the OS of the 
computer. Installation procedure is subject to change without notice.
Please read "PT-XXXX" as your printer name in the following steps. The 
printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased printer 
name.

Below is the example for Mac OS

®

 X 10.5.7.

Start up the Macintosh

®

, and insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Double-click the "PT-Series" (CD-ROM) icon.

Double-click "Brother PT-XXXX Driver.pkg" in the "Mac OS X" folder.
The Driver Installer starts up. Follow the on-screen instructions.

After the installation is completed and the screen shown below is 
displayed, click [Close].
The installation of the printer driver is completed.
Next, install P-touch Editor 5.0.

Double-click "P-touch Editor 5.0 Installer.mpkg".
The P-touch Editor 5.0 Installer starts up.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

When the installation is completed and the message "Click Restart to 
finish installing the software." is displayed, click [Restart].
The Macintosh

®

 is restarted.

The installation of software is completed.

After restarting the Macintosh

®

, connect your printer to the 

Macintosh

®

 by using the USB cable, and then turn on the printer.

XFor Mac OS

Double-click the drive where Mac OS

®

 X is installed, and click 

[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer Setup Utility].

XFor Mac OS

Click Apple menu - [System Preferences], and click [Print & Fax].

• Do not connect the printer to your Macintosh

®

 before P-touch

Editor 5.0 installation has been completed.

• You must be logged on as a user with administrator privileges to

install this software.

• Turn off the printer with the power button and then with the main

power switch.

If you are connecting the printer to the Macintosh

®

 via a USB hub, it 

may not be detected correctly. If so, connect the printer directly to the 
USB port on the Macintosh

®

.

For Macintosh

Installing the Software and 

Printer Driver

XFor Mac OS

Click [Add] and choose USB at the top of the screen.
Choose [PT-XXXX] from the list and click [Add] again to add the 
printer to the [Printer List].

XFor Mac OS

Choose [Brother PT-XXXX] from the list and click [Add] / 

 to add 

the printer to the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax].

When the screen returns to the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax] screen, 
check that the [PT-XXXX / Brother PT-XXXX] is added, and close the 
[Printer List] / [Print & Fax] screen.
Now you can use the printer.

The uninstall procedure for P-touch Editor differs depending on the operating 
system being used.
Please read "PT-XXXX" as your printer name in the following steps.

On the drive where P-touch Editor is installed, double-click the 
"Applications" folder - "P-touch Editor 5.0" folder - "Uninstall P-touch" 
folder - "UninstallPtEditor.command".
The "Terminal" window appears, and the uninstall operation starts.

Click 

 to close the [Terminal] window.

Delete the "P-touch Editor 5.0" folder from the "Applications" folder.

P-touch Editor has been uninstalled.

Turn off the printer.

XFor Mac OS

Double-click the drive where Mac OS

®

 X is installed, and click 

[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer Setup Utility].
The [Printer List] window appears.

XFor Mac OS

Click Apple menu - [System Preferences], and click [Print & Fax].

XFor Mac OS

Choose "PT-XXXX", and click 

.

XFor Mac OS

Choose "Brother PT-XXXX", and click 

.

Close the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax] window.
The printer driver has been uninstalled.

The following is the example for Mac

®

 X 10.4.9. The printer names in the fol-

lowing screens may differ from your printer name.

In the New/Open dialog box, click [Help - How To.] 

To start the P-touch Editor Help, click the Help menu and choose 
[P-touch Editor Help].

• Administrator privileges are required for the uninstall operation.
• In case the [Terminal] window does not appear by double-clicking

the "UninstallPtEditor.command", right click (or press control key

+ click) the "UninstallPtEditor.command". The context menu

appears. Open the [Terminal] window from the context menu.

Before you delete the "P-touch Editor 5.0" folder, please check if any 
necessary files are saved in it.

Uninstalling the Software 

and Printer Driver

How To Use the P-touch 

Editor Help