Connecting the p-touch to a computer – Brother PT-2410 User Manual
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CONNECTING THE P-TOUCH TO A COMPUTER
This machine is equipped with an interface connector, allowing you to print labels and stamps
that you have created with the P-touch Editor software installed on your IBM PC-compatible
computer or Macintosh.
To connect the P-touch to the computer:
1
Turn off both the P-touch and the computer.
2
Insert the small plug on the interface cable into the interface connector on the right side of
the P-touch.
☞
Only use the interface cable designed exclusively for this machine.
3
On an IBM PC-compatible: Insert the 9-pin plug into the serial (COM) port of your com-
puter and tighten the screws to lock it into place.
On a Macintosh: Insert the 8-pin plug into the printer (serial) port of your computer.
4
Turn on the P-touch, and then start up the computer.
5
Hold down
and press
to enter
Interface
mode.
☞
In
Interface
mode, the baud rate of the P-touch can be changed by holding down
and pressing
until the desired setting appears (
57600 bps
,
115200 bps
,
or
9600 bps
). Release the keys to apply the desired setting.
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Style
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Style
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