Brother PT-2730 Software Installation Guide

PT-

2730

Software Installation Guide

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Features

CD-ROM Precautions

• Do not scratch the CD-ROM.
• Do not subject the CD-ROM to extremely high or extremely low 

temperatures.

• Do not put heavy objects on the CD-ROM or apply force to the CD-ROM.
• The software contained on the CD-ROM is meant for use with your 

purchased machine only.
It may be installed on multiple PCs for use at an office, etc.

Before installation, check that your system configuration meets the following 
requirements.

Introduction

P-touch Editor Makes it easy for anyone to create a wide variety of 

custom labels in complex layouts by using fonts, 
templates, and clip art.

Printer Driver

Lets you transfer label designs and graphics to the 
connected P-touch labeler when using P-touch Editor on 
your PC.

P-touch 
Update 
Software

(Windows

®

only)

Label collections can be downloaded and new label 
designs added to the machine or P-touch Editor.
In addition, the software can be upgraded to the latest 
version.

System Requirements

OS

Windows

®

Microsoft

®

 Windows

®

 XP / Windows Vista

®

/ 

Windows

®

 7

Macintosh

Mac OS X 10.4.11 - 10.6

Hard disk

Windows

®

Disk space or more 70 MB

Macintosh

Disk space or more 100 MB

Memory

Windows

®

Windows

®

 XP: Or more 128 MB

Windows Vista

®

: Or more 512 MB

Windows

®

 7: Or more 1 GB (32-bit) or 2 GB (64-

bit)

Macintosh

Mac OS X 10.4.11: Or more 256 MB
Mac OS X 10.5.x: Or more 512 MB
Mac OS X 10.6: Or more 1 GB

Monitor

Windows

®

SVGA, high color or higher graphics card

Macintosh

Or more 256 colors

Others

CD-ROM drive

Installing P-touch Editor and Printer 

Driver

The procedure for installing the software varies depending on the OS of the 
computer. The installation procedure is subject to change without notice.
The printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased 
printer name.

Start the computer and put the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Select the desired language, and click the type of setup you prefer.

Standard:

All features (P-touch Editor, the Printer driver and P-touch Update 
Sofware) will be installed (default).

Custom:

You can specify which features to install. Recommended for advanced 
users.

Read the license agreement carefully. If you agree with the terms and 
conditions of the license agreement, click [Yes] to continue the 
installation.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Select the Microsoft

®

 Office application(s) you would like to use the 

Add-In functions with, and click [Next].
(The Add-In function will let you create labels directly from your 
Microsoft

®

 Office applications.)

Follow the on-screen instructions.

When instructed, connect your printer to the computer by using the 
USB cable, and then turn on the printer.

Once the printer is detected, the driver will automatically be installed.

When instructed to register your printer online, select a registration 
method and click [Next]. If you have selected to register the product 
online, your default internet browser will be launched in a new 
window. Follow the instructions to register your printer.

Click [Finish]. The software installation is now complete. Restart your 
computer if you are instructed to do so.

Start the software. Click [Start] - [All Programs] - [Brother P-touch] - 
[P-touch Editor 5.0] to start P-touch Editor 5.0.

Microsoft, Windows Vista, Windows Server and Windows are reg-
istered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, in the United States 
and/or other countries.
Apple, Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Inc., reg-
istered in the United States and other countries.
The names of other software or products used in this document 
are trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective compa-
nies that developed them.
Each company whose software title is mentioned in this guide has 
a Software License Agreement specific to its proprietary programs.
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 com-
panies.

• Do not connect the printer to the computer until directed to do

so.

• The installation procedure may change depending on the

Operating System on your PC. Windows Vista

®

 is shown here as

an example.

The uninstall procedure for P-touch Editor differs depending on the operating 
system being used.
Please read “PT-XXXX” as your printer name in the following steps.

Uninstalling P-touch Editor / P-touch 

Update Software

X

For Windows

®

 XP

From [Control Panel], go to [Add or Remove Programs].
The [Add or Remove Programs] dialog box appears.

X

For Windows Vista

® 

/ Windows

®

 7

From [Control Panel], go to [Programs] and open [Programs and Features].
The [Uninstall or change a program] dialog box appears.

Choose “Brother P-touch Editor 5.0”, and click [Remove (XP) / 
Uninstall (Windows Vista

®

 / Windows

®

 7)].

Click [OK].

The uninstall operation starts. After the software is removed from your 
computer, the [Maintenance Complete] dialog box appears.

Close the [Add or Remove Programs (XP) / Programs and Features 
(Windows Vista

®

 / Windows

®

 7)] dialog box.

P-touch Editor / P-touch Update Software has been uninstalled.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

Turn off the printer.

X

For Windows

®

 XP

Click the “Start” button, go to [Printers and Faxes] window.

X

For Windows Vista

®

From [Control Panel], go to [Hardware and Sound] and open [Printers].

X

For Windows

® 

7

Click 

, go to [Devices and Printers].

X

For Windows

®

 XP

Choose “Brother PT-XXXX”, and click [File]-[Delete].

X

For Windows Vista

® 

/ Windows

®

 7

Choose “Brother PT-XXXX”, right click on the icon, and then click 
[Delete] (Windows Vista

®

) / [Remove device] (Windows

®

 7).

X

For Windows

®

 XP

Go to [File]-[Server Properties].

X

For Windows Vista

®

In the [Printers] window, right click and go to [Run as administrator]-
[Server Properties...].
If the authorization confirmation dialog appears, click [Continue]. If the [User 
Account Control] dialog box appears, enter the password and click [OK].

X

For Windows

® 

7

Choose [Fax] or [Microsoft XPS Document Writer] in the [Devices and 
Printers] window, and then click [Print server properties], which appears 
in the menu bar.

X

For Windows

®

 XP

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose “Brother PT-XXXX”. Then, click 
[Remove].

X

For Windows Vista

®

Click the [Drivers] tab and choose “Brother PT-XXXX”. Then, click 
[Remove...].

X

For Windows

® 

7

Click the [Drivers] tab, and then click [Change Driver Settings].
(If a User Account Control message appears, type in the password, 
and then click [OK]).
Choose “Brother PT-XXXX”, and then click [Remove...].

X

For Windows

®

 XP

Now, go to step 7.

X

For Windows Vista

®

/ Windows

® 

7

Choose [Remove driver and driver package] and click [OK]. 
Follow the on-screen instructions.

Close the [Print Server Properties] window.
The printer driver has been uninstalled.

For details, see Windows

®

 Help.

Starting P-touch Editor Help

Detailed instructions to create labels with the software are described in Help.
The printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased 
printer name.

Starting from the start button

Click [Start]-[All Programs]-[Brother P-touch]-[P-touch Editor 5.0].

In the [New/Open] dialog box, click [Help-How To].

Installing the Software and 

Printer Driver

Uninstalling the Software 

and Printer Driver

For Windows

Installing P-touch Editor and Printer 

Driver

The procedure for installing the software varies depending on the OS of the 
computer. The installation procedure is subject to change without notice.
Please read “PT-XXXX” as your printer name in the following steps. The 
printer names in the following screens may differ from your purchased printer 
name.

Below is the example for Mac OS X 10.5.7.

Start up the Macintosh, and insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click the “PT_Series” (CD-ROM) icon.

Double-click “Brother PT-XXXX Driver.pkg” in the “Mac OS X” folder.
The Driver Installer starts up. Follow the on-screen instructions.

After the installation is completed and the screen shown below is 
displayed, click [Close].
The installation of the printer driver is completed.
Next, install P-touch Editor 5.0.

Double-click “P-touch Editor 5.0 Installer.mpkg”.
The P-touch Editor 5.0 Installer starts up.
Follow the on-screen instructions.

When the installation is completed and the message “Click Restart to 
finish installing the software.” is displayed, click [Restart].
The Macintosh is restarted.
The installation of software is completed.

After restarting the Macintosh, connect your printer to the Macintosh 
by using the USB cable, and then turn on the printer.

X

For Mac OS X 10.4.11

Double-click the drive where Mac OS X is installed, and click 
[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer Setup Utility].

X

For Mac OS X 10.5.x - 10.6

Click Apple menu - [System Preferences], and click [Print & Fax].

• Do not connect the printer to your Macintosh before P-touch Editor

5.0 installation has been completed.

• You must be logged on as a user with administrator privileges to

install this software.

• Turn off the printer with the power button and then with the main

power switch.

If you are connecting the printer to the Macintosh via a USB hub, it 
may not be detected correctly. If so, connect the printer directly to the 
USB port on the Macintosh.

For Macintosh

Installing Software and Printer 

Driver

X

For Mac OS X 10.4.11

Click [Add] and choose USB at the top of the screen.
Choose [PT-XXXX] from the list and click [Add] again to add the 
printer to the [Printer List].

X

For Mac OS X 10.5.x - 10.6

Choose [Brother PT-XXXX] from the list and click [Add] / 

 to add 

the printer to the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax].

When the screen returns to the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax] screen, 
check that the [PT-XXXX/Brother PT-XXXX] is added, and close the 
[Printer List] / [Print & Fax] screen.
Now you can use the printer.

The uninstall procedure for P-touch Editor differs depending on the operating 
system being used.
Please read “PT-XXXX” as your printer name in the following steps.

Uninstalling P-touch Editor

On the drive where P-touch Editor is installed, double-click the 
“Applications” folder - “P-touch Editor 5.0” folder - “Uninstall P-touch” 
folder - “UninstallPtEditor.command”.
The “Terminal” window appears, and the uninstall operation starts.

Click 

 to close the [Terminal] window.

Delete the “P-touch Editor 5.0” folder from the “Applications” folder.

P-touch Editor has been uninstalled.

Uninstalling the Printer Driver

Turn off the printer.

X

For Mac OS X 10.4.11

Double-click the drive where Mac OS X is installed, and click 
[Applications] - [Utilities] - [Printer Setup Utility].
The [Printer List] window appears.

X

For Mac OS X 10.5.x - 10.6

Click Apple menu - [System Preferences], and click [Print & Fax].

X

For Mac OS X 10.4.11

Choose “PT-XXXX”, and click 

.

X

For Mac OS X 10.5.x - 10.6

Choose “Brother PT-XXXX”, and click 

.

Close the [Printer List] / [Print & Fax] window.

The printer driver has been uninstalled.

Starting P-touch Editor Help 

The following is the example for Mac OS X 10.4.11. The printer names in the 
following screens may differ from your printer name.

Starting from New/Open dialog box

In the New/Open dialog box, click [Help-How To.] 

Starting from P-touch Editor

To start P-touch Editor Help, click the Help menu and choose [P-touch Editor 
Help].

• Administrator privileges are required for the uninstall operation.

• In case the [Terminal] window does not appear by double-clicking

the “UninstallPtEditor.command”, right click (or press control key
+ click) the “UninstallPtEditor.command”. The context menu
appears. Open the [Terminal] window from the context menu.

Before you delete the “P-touch Editor 5.0” folder, please check if any 
necessary files are saved in it.

Uninstalling the Software 

and Printer Driver

How To Use P-touch Editor 

Help

How To Use P-touch Editor 

Help