Brother TD-4000 TD-4000WJ1 User Manual

Desktop Barcode and Label Printers

The Brother TD-4000 and TD-4100N desktop barcode and label printers represent 
a great value at an affordable price.  They feature a four-inch wide print head, high 
resolution printing, fast throughput, and a built-in auto cutter, all of which make 
these printers an excellent choice for many vertical market applications.  With  
300 dpi resolution and a maximum print speed of 4.3 inches per second, the 
Brother TD-4000 and TD-4100N desktop barcode and label printers are optimized 
for Windows

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 printing, and combine fast, professional output with the ease of use 

and low maintenance requirements of direct thermal printing.  Direct thermal 
printing means no ink, toner, or ribbons to replace.

The powerful Brother P-touch

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 Editor label design software is included with each 

printer to help you design and print customized, on-demand labels for just about any 
application.  You can create labels, receipts, and tags with text, graphics, and over 14 
industry-standard linear and 2D bar codes.  In addition, you can use P-touch Editor 
to connect to and print from a variety of data files, includes text and CSV files, Excel

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spreadsheets, and Microsoft

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 Access

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 and SQL Server

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 databases.  

Two TD models:

 

• TD-4000, with USB and Serial interfaces

 

• TD-4100N, with USB, Serial, and Ethernet interfaces

Both printers measure 6.8" (W) x 9.0" (D) x 6.2" (H), and are perfect for desktops 
and counters where space is at a premium.

Both printers include USB and serial interfaces, while the TD-4100N also includes 
a built-in Ethernet interface.  This gives end users and system integrators the 
flexibility to print from several different platforms and using different data formats:

• USB, serial, and Ethernet interfaces for optimized Windows printing.

• Ethernet, USB and serial interfaces for printing from non-Windows
   applications using ESC/P emulation or direct ASCII data.

• Serial interface, to connect directly to medical instruments, test
   equipment, handheld terminals, postage scales, and other  
   stand-alone devices.

Benefits of Network Printing

The TD-4100N, with its built-in Ethernet interface, allows multiple users to connect 
to and use one shared printer.  This not only saves space, but allows users to print 
labels, receipts, or tags from different locations.  Using a single shared printer also 
means that companies incur a lower initial purchase cost to serve multiple users.  
The included network management tools make it easy to set up, configure, and 
manage Brother TD desktop barcode printers.

All images are for illustrative purposes only.

Manufacturing: 

• Work-in-process 

 

• Finished goods inventory

 

• Prototype packaging

 

• Short-run production 

 

• Quality control

Warehouse: 

• Shelves and bins

 

• Shop floor control

 

• Pallet and case identification

 

• Aisles and racks 

 

• Product identification

Retail:

 

• Returned goods

 

• Item and shelf

 

• Retail pharmacy

 

• Nutrition and Ingredients labels

 

• Markdowns

Post and Parcel:

 

• Shipping and Receiving

 

• Instructions and Warnings

 

• Returned goods

 

• Tracking and Routing

 

• Compliance labeling

Healthcare:

 

• In-house pharmacy 

 

• Patient identification

 

• Laboratory specimens

 

• Pathology/Histology slides

 

• Asset and inventory management

An Easy Integration Solution for  
Software Developers

Brother provides an easy-to-use software development kit for 
integrating the TD-4000 and TD-4100N desktop barcode and label 
printers into most Windows applications.  Using the Brother API, 
applications can pass text, numbers, graphics, and bar code data to 
document templates, and print labels, receipts, and tags  directly to 
the printers.  This simplifies printer integration and frees application 
developers from having to use the Windows API.