Brother TD-4000 User Manual

Starting P-touch Editor
10
Customizing LabelsCreating Labels Introduction
This section explains the procedure for starting P-touch Editor. With P-touch Editor, you can create various
kinds of labels.
See the P-touch Editor Help for samples of various kinds of labels and details on creating, printing, and
saving the labels. The following is the example for Windows Vista
®
. Read the printer name in each image as
your purchased machine model name.
To download the latest driver and software, please visit the Brother Solutions Center at:
http://solutions.brother.com
Starting P-touch Editor
1 Click [Start]-[All Programs (Programs)]-
[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 5.0].
When P-touch Editor is launched, the [New/Open] dialog box appears, allowing you to choose whether
you want to create a new label layout or open an existing label.
2 Choose an option in the [New/Open] dialog
box and click .
• You can choose the label printer and media size.
• When you 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 P-touch
Editor Help appears.
The Help files allow you to learn step by step how
to create a label layout.
• The [Check for Updates] button will link to the
default P-touch printer product solutions page.
How to use the P-touch Editor
You can also start P-touch Editor using the
following methods (only if you created the
shortcut during installation):
• Double-click the shortcut icon on the
desktop.
• Click the shortcut icon on the Quick
Launch bar.
To specify how the P-touch Editor works when it starts, click [Tools]-[Options] of the menu bar on
the P-touch Editor to display the [Options] dialog box. In the [General] tab, you can choose the
setting in the [Operations] list box in the [Startup Settings]. Normally, choose [Display New/Open
Dialog Box].

Brother TD-4000 Specifications

General

Print technology	Direct thermal
Vertical printing	Yes
Maximum resolution	300 x 300 DPI
Label type	RD
Network ready	No
Dimensions (WxDxH)	173 x 229 x 158 mm
Standard interfaces	RS-232C
Tape cutting	Automatic
Internal memory	2 MB
Number of fonts	5
Number of styles	9
Built-in barcodes	Codabar (NW-7), EAN13, EAN8, Maxicode, Postnet, QR Code, UPC-A, UPC-E
Power requirements	220-240VAC, 50/60 Hz, 1.8A
Minimum RAM	128 MB
Minimum storage drive space	70 MB
Compatible operating systems	Windows XP/7, Windows Vista
Bundled software	P-touch PT-Editor 5.0, Transfer Manager 2.1, Transfer Express, Library 2.1
Media thickness	0.08 - 0.155/0.170 mm
Maximum label width	102 mm
Maximum label length	3 m
Maximum roll diameter	101.6 mm
Product color	Gray
Operating temperature (T-T)	10 - 35 °C
Operating relative humidity (H-H)	20 - 80 %
Harmonized System (HS) code	84433210

Weight and Dimensions

Depth	229 mm
Width	173 mm
Height	158 mm
Weight	1810 g