Brother M-PRINT MW-260 Quick start guide

Before using this printer, be sure to read this User's Guide.

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Software Guide

MW-260

Mobile Printer

Microsoft

, Windows

, Windows Mobile

and Windows

Vista

are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in

the United States and other countries.

The formal name for Pocket PC 2003 is Windows Mobile

2003 Software for PocketPC.

!The Bluetooth®word mark and logos are owned by the

Bluetooth®SIG, Inc. and any use of such marks by Brother

Industries, Ltd. under license.

!Portion of graphics filter software are based in part on the

work of Group 42,Inc.

!Portion of graphics filter software are based in part on the

work of the Independent JPEG group.

All other software and product names mentioned are trade-

marks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

Contents

1 Operating Environment .................................. 2

2 Communication using Bluetooth

technology ....................................................... 4

3 Printing Data from a Computer Running

Windows .......................................................... 6

Installing the software ............................................... 6

Printing .................................................................... 14

Starting up P-touch Editor ....................................... 15

Using P-touch Editor 4.2 ......................................... 16

P-touch Editor 4.2 window structure and section

functions ................................................................. 17

Database window ................................................... 19

Printing from other applications .............................. 20

Uninstalling the software ......................................... 21

4 Printing Data From a Pocket PC .................. 22

Installing the software ............................................. 23

Printing .................................................................... 26

Printing procedures ................................................. 27

Uninstalling the software ......................................... 42

5 Changing Printer Settings ............................ 43

Changing the settings ............................................. 43

Contents

This mobile printer can print data from a computer running

Windows®, a Pocket PC (PDA running Pocket PC) or Win-

dows MobileTM.

Computer running Windows®

In order to use this printer, make sure that your system con-

figuration meets the following requirements.

"PC operating environment

•A processor and memory greater than that recom-

mended for each operating system is required.

1 Operating Environment

Processor Pentium 266 MHz or higher recom-

mended

Operating system Microsoft®Windows®2000 Professional

Windows® XP/Windows VistaTM

Interface

Compliant with USB Ver.2.0(Full speed)

Compliant with Bluetooth ver.1.1

serial port profile supports as standard*1

Available Memory 64 MB or more recommended

Hard disk free

space Minimum 70 MB

*1 For information on computers running Win-

dows®and Bluetooth adapters whose opera-

tion have already been verified, check our Web

site at http://www.brother.com.

To print data from a computer running Windows

→

Refer to page 6.

Operating Environment

Pocket PC (PDA running Pocket PC)

In order to use this printer, make sure that your Pocket PC

meets the following requirements.

"Pocket PC operating environment

•When installing the software, a computer running Win-

dows®that can connect to the Pocket PC will be

needed.

Processor ARM

Operating system

Microsoft®Pocket PC 2003

Microsoft®Pocket PC 2003 SE

Microsoft®Windows Mobile®5.0

Interface

Compliant with USB Ver.2.0(Full speed)

Compliant with Bluetooth ver.1.1

serial port profile supports as standard*1

Compliant with IrDA ver.1.3

*1 For information on Pocket PCs whose opera-

tion has already been verified, check our Web

site at http://www.brother.com.

To print data from a Pocket PC →Refer to page 22.

In order for this printer to communicate using Bluetooth tech-

nology with the computer running Windows®or the Pocket

PC, various Bluetooth settings must be specified.

Set the interface

switch to “Bluetooth”.

→The status indicator

light will be blue.

Run the Bluetooth connection software on the

computer running Windows®or PDA.

Use the Bluetooth connection software to

search for Bluetooth devices.

→“MW-260xxxx” is detected. “xxxx” is a last 4 digit of

its serial number.

2 Communication using Blue-

tooth technology

•The following instructions show you the basic

procedures for make a Bluetooth communica-

tion. For details, refer to the instruction manual

for your Bluetooth device.

Bluetooth

communication ON

Communication using Bluetooth technology

Select this printer from the list of devices.

→The screen to enter the “PIN code” (or “Pass key”)

appears only the first time that the computer running

Windows®or PDA is connected to the printer.

Enter the “PIN code” (or “Pass key” at the time

of shipment, the PIN code is set to the last four

digits of the serial number of the printer) and

click/tap the Enter button.

→“Connected device Yes” appears on the Device

information screen.

Use the Bluetooth connection software to

select the serial port as the method for con-

necting to this printer.

•Depending on the Bluetooth device, you may

be requested to enter the PIN code with sub-

sequent connections.

•Note the COM port number when it appears

(The COM port number may be required

when printing depending on the type of the

computer or the pocket PC).

In order to use this printer to print data from a computer run-

ning Windows®, the software must be installed on the com-

puter.

Installing the software

Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM

drive of the computer running Windows®.

→The installer automatically starts up and the Brother

Select Language dialog box appears.

→If the installer does not automatically start up, dou-

ble-click “My Computer”, and then choose the “CD

drive” and double-click the “setup.exe” file.

Select the language.

→The language is

changed.

3 Printing Data from a Computer

Running Windows

•Do not connect this printer to the computer

until you are instructed to do so.

Printing Data from a Computer Running Windows

Click the top button

(PC(Windows) soft-

ware).

→A dialog box

appears, allowing

you to select what

to install.

Click the button for

the software that

you wish to install.

Here, click the button for

the Standard Installa-

tion.

→Installation of

Standard Installa-

tion begins.

"Software packages that are installed

With the standard installation, P-touch Editor 4.2, then the

printer drivers will be installed. Continue with the installation

according to the instructions that appear on the screen.

Software Description

P-touch Editor 4.2

P-touch Library 2.0

P-touch Transfer Manager 2.0

P-touch Printer Setting

P-touch Editor 4.2 Add-Ins Utility

Printer driver Printer driver (and driver utility)

PC(Windows) software button

Standard Installation

Follow the instructions that appear to finish the

installation.

Next, the printer driver is installed.

The installation proce-

dure for the printer

driver differs depending

on the operating sys-

tem being used.

Select “USB” or “Blue-

tooth communication”

and then click the OK

button.

For Windows

2000 Pro-

fessional with USB

→Go directly to the procedure on

page 9.

For Windows®XP with

USB →Go directly to the procedure on

page 10.

For Windows Vista with

USB →Go directly to the procedure on

page 11.

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