Brother P-Touch QL500BW Label Tapes

The Brother P-Touch QL500BW is a very fast and versatile label printer that can efficiently print directly from PC. This label printer can print address and shipping labels, banners and signage with ease and is also good at printing on both die-cut peel-off labels and continuous length tape.

The Brother P-Touch QL500BW can print at a speed of 50 labels per minute and is compact and easy to use. The machine facilitates easy peeling of labels without much efforts. The built-in cutter could cut the labels accurately. This label printer supports barcode printing also. Software and drivers are available for Windows 7 and 8. The printer has no paper jams and no wastage of labels is there.

The Brother P-Touch QL500BW supports a wide range of media types. This label printer is compact and easy to use and can be operated easily without much effort. This printer does not require ink or toner cartridges as it uses Brother P-Touch QL500BW Label Tapes.

• Great printing speed
• Compact and easy to use
• Supports barcode printing
• Easy to peel labels

• Not compatible with many operating systems
• Less connectivity options

• Brother DK11202 White Labels
• Brother DK11201 White Labels
• Brother DK11209 Black on White Labels
• Brother DK11208 Black on White Labels
• Brother DK22205 Black on White Continuous Paper Tape

Conclusion:
The Brother P-Touch QL500BW is a monochrome printer and is great for office as well as personal use. This printer is good at printing labels and various other media types. There is no wastage of labels and also it facilitates easy peeling of labels without much effort. Softwares and drivers are also available and it is very easy to use. It supports barcode printing and has a great printing speed. But the problem with this printer is that it cannot support many operating systems and has less connectivity options.

Q. How do I adjust the Brother P-Touch QL500BW Label Tape margin?
A. To adjust the tape margin, follow the given steps:

1. Hold the ‘Code’ key.
2. While holding the ‘Code’ key, press the ‘Tape’ (E) key. The current margin settings will be on the display.
3. Each time the ‘Tape’ (E) key is pressed, the margin settings are changed, from one setting to another. You can select ‘NONE’ for 1/6' inch margin, ‘NARROW’ for 5/16' inch margin, ‘HALF’ for 1/2' inch margin and ‘FULL’ for 1' inch margin.
4. Release the ‘Code’ key when the desired margin setting is set or adjusted.

Q. Does the Brother P-Touch QL500BW label printer supports USB 3.0 connectivity?
A. Although the printer is less costly and is user friendly, but it does not support USB 3.0 connectivity.

Q. How do I print vertically?
A. To print vertically, click on ‘Format’ and select ‘Text’. On the ‘Text Tab’, select the Text Orientation that shows the text vertically on the label and click Ok. Click 'A' Text Tool and click on the label. Enter the text and it will appear on the label in the selected orientation.

Q. Do the Brother P-Touch QL500BW Label Tapes have great adhesive properties?
A. Yes these label tapes have great adhesive properties. They stuck very well and would not come off. They have adhesive just like the adhesive used by the MVA for car tag stickers.

Q. How do I create a label containing a bar code?
A. To create a label containing a bar code, follow the given steps:

1. Click ‘Insert’. Select ‘Barcode’ from the dropdown.
2. The ‘Bar Code Properties’ dialogue box appears.
3. Select a protocol and choose settings from the ‘Protocol’ tab and the ‘Setup’ tab.
4. Click the ‘Input’ tab. Type the barcode data in the ‘Data’ edit box, and click ‘OK’.
5. The bar code will be inserted on the label.
6. Adjust the margin, alignment and other properties that you want to. The label is ready for printing.

Q. The Brother P-Touch QL500BW Label Tape width cannot be selected. Only standard paper sizes can be selected. What should I do to resolve this?
A. If your Brother P-Touch QL500BW Label Tape cannot be selected, make sure that the printer driver for the printer is installed. To resolve this, be sure to download and install both P-touch Editor and the printer driver, as they are separate files when downloaded from the website.

Secondly, the printer may not be the default printer for P-touch Editor. For this, In P-touch Editor, click on ‘File’ and select ‘Printer / Page Setup’ to display the Printer Setup dialog box. Check that your printer is selected. If not, select it and click the ‘Save Current Selection’ button. Also, if your printer is listed under ‘Other Printer’, the printer driver has not been installed correctly. In this case, you need to install the driver again.

Q. When I try to run the P-touch Library, a warning message ‘A compatible printer cannot be found’ appears. What should I do?
A. This issue may occur when any printer driver that supports ‘P-touch Transfer Manager’ has not been installed. Install the latest version of P-Touch Editor to stop facing this issue. You can take more help from Brother.

Q. The message "The tape cassette installed in the machine does not match the type selected in the application." is displayed. What should I do?
A. This error message appears when the Brother P-Touch QL500BW Label Tape size of the installed in the machine is different from the one selected in P-touch Editor. Two probable solutions to this are:

1. Install the correct tape cassette into the machine after checking the tape width selected in P-touch Editor. Click on ‘Right Arrow’ button.
2. Click on the button next to ‘Right Arrow’ button, to cancel the print job. Try printing again by selecting the tape width in P-touch Editor so that it matches the one installed in the machine.