Installing the P-touch Editor and
Printer Driver
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
®
X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x
Double-click the drive where Mac OS
®
X is installed, and click
[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer Setup Utility].
XFor Mac OS
®
X 10.5.x - 10.6
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
®
.
XFor Mac OS
®
X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x
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
®
X 10.5.x - 10.6
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.
Uninstalling P-touch Editor
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.
Uninstalling the Printer Driver
Turn off the printer.
XFor Mac OS
®
X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x
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
®
X 10.5.x - 10.6
Click Apple menu - [System Preferences], and click [Print & Fax].
XFor Mac OS
®
X 10.3.9 - 10.4.x
Choose “PT-XXXX”, and click .
XFor Mac OS
®
X 10.5.x - 10.6
Choose “Brother PT-XXXX”, and click .
Close the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax] window.
The printer driver has been uninstalled.
Starting P-touch Editor Help
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.
Start from New/Open dialog box
In the New/Open dialog box, click [Help-How To.]
Start from P-touch Editor
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.
Installing the Software and
Printer Driver
Uninstalling the Software
and Printer Driver
How To Use the P-touch
Editor Help
For Macintosh (P-touch 2700 only)
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