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Installation precautions
When installing the software on a personal
computer, note the following precautions
according to the operating environment used.
■ Connecting to a USB port
Do not connect the USB interface cable to
the personal computer until the software has
been installed.
If the USB interface cable is connected to a
personal computer before the software is
installed, the following dialog box will
appear. Click [Cancel], and then remove the
USB interface cable.
■ Connecting to a serial port
When connecting the PT-9500PC to a
personal computer using a serial connection,
connect the PT-9500PC to the personal
computer with the serial interface cable
before installing the software.
For details, refer to “Connecting to a personal
computer” (→ P.18).
■ Using Windows
®
NT 4.0/2000 Pro
When installing the software, log on using a
user name with administrator authority.
■ Using Windows
®
XP
When installing the software, log on using a
user name with computer administrator
authority.
Installing using basic setup
To enable the personal computer to use the
PT-9500PC, install P-touch Editor 4.0, to design
labels, and the printer driver software.
Install P-touch Editor, and then install the
printer driver.
1
Start the personal computer, and then
insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive.
→The Brother Setup dialog box
appears.
• It may take a short time until the
Brother Setup dialog box appears.
• If the Brother Setup dialog box does not
appear, double-click the My Computer
icon, and then double-click the P-touch
icon.
Note
● Depending on the operating system
running on the personal computer, it may
be necessary to restart the personal
computer during installation. After
restarting the personal computer, log on
using the same user name and continue
the installation.
● If a network printer is to be installed,
please use the advanced setup function.
● When installing only the printer driver,
refer to “Installing the printer driver only”
(→ P.39).
● The examples of dialog boxes from
Windows
®
XP are used in this guide. The
installation procedures for personal
computers running other operating
systems are basically the same.