Q. How do I print labels with higher quality using Brother P-Touch 550 Label Tapes?
A. The Brother P-Touch 550 Label Writer can print labels with fast speed or with high quality. Speed priority mode is set as default setting and should be the setting used in most cases. There are two methods by which you can print high quality of labels:
Method 1:
- Click ‘Print’ from File Menu on P-Touch Editor.
- Click ‘Properties’ in the Print dialog box.
- Change the ‘Quality’ setting to ‘Give priority to print quality’.
This change will return to the default value the next time you start P-touch Editor.
Method 2:
- Open ‘Printers / Printers and Faxes’ folder of Windows.
- Right click the printer driver for the printer.
- Select the ‘Printing Preferences’ menu. ‘Brother P-Touch 550 Printing Preferences’ dialog box will be displayed.
- Change the ‘Quality’ setting to ‘Give priority to print quality’.
Q. The Brother P-Touch 550 Label Tape is entangled in the machine or the top and base layers of the laminated tape are misaligned. What should I do?
A. If the tape is not installed correctly, the following may be the possible reasons of this:
- The tape is entangled in the machine
- The tape becomes stuck in the cassette
- Text is printed on the upper part of the label
- The top and base layers of the tape become misaligned
To avoid this, make sure that the underside of the tape cassette is completely touching the base of the compartment when installing the tape cassette. Also, make sure that the end of the Brother P-Touch 550 Label Tape is fed through the tape guides.
Q. The labels often jams, when I print a large number of labels using the QL-550 paper guide. How can I avoid this?
A. To avoid paper jams while printing a large number of labels using the QL-550 paper guide, remove the paper guide when printing more than 10 labels continuously and cutting each label automatically.
Q. When I try to print a label, it comes out blank. What can be done in this case?
A. This issue may occur when ‘Presets’ is set to anything saved for other printers than the QL-550 printer in the print dialog box. If so, please change it back to ‘Standard’ when using the printer.
Q. How do I type an uppercase letter?
A. To type an uppercase letter, enter the shift mode by pressing the ‘Shift’ key and type the letter. To type uppercase letters continuously, turn the caps mode ON by pressing the ‘Caps’ key. To exit the caps mode, press the ‘Caps’ key to turn Caps mode off. The Caps indicator will disappear.
Q. How do I install or change the Brother P-Touch 550 Label Tapes?
A. To install a new label tape, simply follow the given steps:
- Press the ON or OFF button to turn the printer off.
- Hold the Brother P-Touch 550 Label Tapes Roll compartment cover at the sides near the front of the printer and firmly lift up to open the cover.
- Place the spool into the spool guides in the Roll compartment.
- Lift up the label lever and then thread the end of the Roll into the slot immediately before the cutter.
- Lower the label lever and then close the Brother P-Touch 550 Label Tapes Roll compartment cover.
Q. My machine has suddenly stopped printing. How can I resolve this issue?
A. Turning the power ON or OFF while the print monitor screen is displayed may cause the printer driver to go off-line. This might make the print outs impossible. To resolve this issue, follow the below mentioned instructions:
- Open the ‘Printers / Printers and Faxes’ folder of Windows and check if your printer driver is shown as off-line.
- If it is off-line, close the print monitor screen and turn your printer power ON or OFF a few times.
- If this procedure is unable to make the printer driver go online and then restart the computer.