Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tapes

Brother P-Touch QL550, a portable label printing machine, has been designed to suit label printing needs of businesses that require labels to be printed in bulk. It uses direct thermal printing method to produce multiple labels of professional quality.

The print speed of this machine facilitates printing of up to 50 labels per minute in quick succession. It accepts label widths of up to 2.4" wide and prints up to 10 lines per label. It prints on wide white and yellow heat-resistant film tapes continuously and meets high professional standards especially when used with Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tapes.

What gives the Brother P-Touch QL550 an edge is its ability to print directly from PC with Microsoft Word, Excel or Access. A special label design software included with the machine broadens its scope and efficiency of printing customised labels. This label printing machine features up to 300 dpi resolution and even has a built-in automatic cutter. The process of printing labels for cost-effective and quick results is further optimised with use of Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tapes.

• Prints directly from PC with Microsoft Word, Excel or Access
• Prints superior quality label in
• Continuous label printing
• Fast printing speed- prints up to 50 labels per minute
• Inbuilt automatic cutter
• Cost-effective

• Only PC connected operation mode
• Maximum print width (2.3 inches) could have been greater
• Not as handy as handheld label printing machines

• Brother TZE-135 White on Clear Labeling Tape
• Brother TZE-231 Black on White Labeling Tape
• Brother TZE-131 Black on Clear Labeling Tape
• Brother TZE-221 Black on White Labeling Tape
• Brother TZE-121 Black on Clear Labeling Tape

Conclusion
The Brother P-Touch QL550 scores high as its printing capacity is voluminous, which enables it to meet heavy-duty printing needs of offices that need to print labels speedily. Its ability to print directly from PC enhances comfort and experience one needs to print labels for a variety of purposes. It performs exceptionally well when combined with Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tapes. At the same time, the makers can consider upgrading the machine so as to enable it to print labels from other devices like smartphones and tablets.

Q. My label is getting printed like mirror image. What can I do to avoid this?
A. To avoid mirror printing, simply click on ‘File’. Then click on ‘Print’. A window will appear. Uncheck the ‘Mirror Printing’ option.

Q. What network protocol does Brother P-Touch QL550 printer support?
A. TCP/IP protocol is supported by the printer. This is the standard protocol of Microsoft Windows.

Q The machine does not print and the LED lamp flashes when I print using a built-in driver. What can be done?
A. When you are using Windows ‘built-in’ driver, the Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tape width installed in the printer cannot be detected correctly. If the tape width is not the same as the one selected in P-touch Editor, the printer will not print. In this case, follow these steps:

• Before you start printing the labels please make sure that the Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tape cassette is installed correctly and the tape size inside the printer matches the one selected in P-touch Editor.
• Use the printer driver for Windows instead of the ‘built-in’ driver so that the printer works correctly.

Q. When I try to use the database function, an application error occurs. What can be done in this case?
A. This problem arises when the database module, which is used by P-touch Editor, may be damaged or the version of the database engine currently installed may be old. To solve this problem, please download and install the latest versions of Microsoft Data Access Components and Microsoft Jet 4.0 database engine from Microsoft download center.

Q. I get an error saying ‘The roll of labels or tape inside the machine does not match the one selected in the application’. What can be done?
A. This error message appears when the Brother P-Touch QL550 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. Check the tape size selected in P-touch Editor and install the correct Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tape into the machine. Click on ‘Right Arrow’ button.
2. Click on the button next to ‘Right Arrow’ button, to cancel the print job. Select the Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tape size in P-touch Editor so that it matches the one installed in the machine and then try printing again.

Q. The message ‘Error message received, Total number of pages exceeds 500.’ is displayed. What should I do?
A. The Brother P-Touch QL550 printer can print up to 500 labels per job at the maximum. While printing with the copying or numbering function, set the print number to less than 500 sheets. And while printing from database or excel, this error message occurs when trying to print more than 500 records at a time. After this, click the the ‘OK’ button to close the error message and then select ‘Record range’ to limit the range to less than 500 records.

Q. Some parts of the label are not printed, even though it is shown correctly on-screen. Why?
A. To resolve this problem, check if the setting of ‘Output Directly to Printer Driver’ in the Print dialog box is ON. Some specific computers are unable to achieve the correct printouts when this setting is OFF. If you keep this setting OFF and use the Database Function or numbering print function to print a large number of labels, there may be a long delay before printing starts. For normal use, keep this option ticked.

Q. The Brother P-Touch QL550 Label Tape width cannot be selected. Only standard paper sizes can be selected. Why so?
A. This problem can occur due to two reasons. First is the printer driver is not correctly 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. If your printer is listed under ‘Other Printer’, the printer driver has not been installed correctly. So, install the driver again.