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Brother VC-500W User Manual

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  • Page 1 USER'S GUIDE...

  • Page 2: Important Safety Instructions

    1. Before You Use the VC-500W Before using your printer, read this guide, including all precautions, and keep it in a safe place. We recommend registering your printer at www.brother.com.au for Australian customers and www.brother.co.nz for New Zealand customers. 2. Important Safety Instructions WARNING Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injuries.

  • Page 3: General Precautions

    ® ® Any trade names and product names of companies appearing on Brother products, related documents and any other materials are all trademarks or registered trademarks of those respective companies. The ZINK Technology and ZINK trademarks are owned by ZINK Holdings LLC. Used under license.

  • Page 4: What's In The Box

    3. What’s in the Box 1. Roll Cassette (25 mm) 2. AC Adapter 3. Micro USB Cable 4. User's Guide (This Guide) 5. Cleaning Cassette The Cleaning Cassette is not intended for printing. When inserted, it will start a cleaning cycle. Use if streaks appear, or after every 20-30 prints for best performance.

  • Page 5: Using Your Printer

    4. Using Your Printer 1. Wi-Fi Button →P.8 2. Cassette Button →P.12 3. Swipe-to-Cut Panel →P.11 4. Power Button →P.6 5. Print Output Slot 6. AC Adapter Port 7. Micro USB Port...
  • Page 6 5. Plugging in and Powering on Your Printer 1. Insert the AC adapter connector into the port on the base of your printer. 2. Connect the AC adapter and the cord, and plug it into an electrical socket. 3. Press and hold the power button located on the bottom corner of your printer for 2 seconds and then release it. When the lights stop flashing, it is ready to print.
  • Page 7 6. Loading the Roll Cassette 1. Unpack the roll cassette and remove the pull-tab in the direction shown by the arrows. 2. Insert the roll cassette into the slot at the back of your printer until it locks into place as shown in the illustration. Your printer ejects a small piece of paper when each roll cassette is used for the first time, to complete the loading process.
  • Page 8 1. Wireless Direct Mode (white) Wireless Direct Mode allows your device to connect directly with your printer. Select the “Brother VC-500W ####” network in the Wi-Fi setup of your device. (Note: You will not have Internet access in this mode.) 2.

  • Page 9: How To Use P-Touch Editor

    P-touch Editor and the printer driver. To download and 2. In the search box, type "Brother Color Label Editor". install software and the driver, visit our website. 3. Look for the Brother Color Label Editor icon and tap it to install.brother download.

  • Page 10: Updating Your Printer

    2. Android: When your app and your printer are connected, tap [Settings]>[Advanced]>[Get Info]>[Check]. iOS: When your app and your printer are connected, tap [Settings]>[Get Info]>[Check]. For Windows / Mac: To download the firmware manually, visit the Brother Solutions Center at support.brother.com. ([Select your region/country.]) - [Downloads] - [Choose your product]...

  • Page 11: Cut Mode

    Manual Full Cut: Requires you to cut each printed design 2. Swipe your finger across the panel to cut the print. manually (see P.11). Auto Full Cut: Each printed design is cut automatically. Note: Auto Full Cut can be used for the Brother Color Label Editor only.
  • Page 12 13. Ejecting the Roll Cassette Press and hold the cassette button for 2 seconds. When the cassette button's LED is off you can safely remove your roll cassette. To remove the roll cassette, lift it up slightly and away from your printer. Note: Do not try to remove a roll cassette when the LED is blinking or remains lit.

  • Page 13: Led Indications

    14. LED indications 1. White: connected directly/Unlit: no connection/Blue: connected via wireless router. 2. Unlit: unlocked or no roll cassette detected/Flashing white: loading or unloading/White: locked and ready to print. 3. Blinking left to right: Print is completed.

  • Page 14: For Australia Only

    For Australia Only: Support – For technical support of your Brother Product other than what you can resolve through the User’s Guide, please visit our website or Solutions website (see below) to find an answer to FAQs/Troubleshooting, locating Drivers & Software.
  • Page 15 For New Zealand Only: For technical support for your Brother Product please refer to this user guide and the FAQ’s available on our Brother Solutions website, support.brother.com. Drivers, software, user guides and technical references are all available on our Brother Solutions website.
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