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Installation precautions

When installing the software on a personal 
computer, note the following precautions 
according to the operating environment used.

■

Connecting to a USB port

Do not connect the USB interface cable to 
the personal computer until the software has 
been installed.
If the USB interface cable is connected to a 
personal computer before the software is 
installed, the following dialog box will 
appear. Click [Cancel], and then remove the 
USB interface cable.

■

Connecting to a serial port

When connecting the PT-9500PC to a 
personal computer using a serial connection, 
connect the PT-9500PC to the personal 
computer with the serial interface cable 
before installing the software.
For details, refer to “Connecting to a personal 
computer” (

→

 P.18).

■

Using Windows

®

 NT 4.0/2000 Pro

When installing the software, log on using a 
user name with administrator authority.

■

Using Windows

®

 XP

When installing the software, log on using a 
user name with computer administrator 
authority.

Installing using basic setup

To enable the personal computer to use the 
PT-9500PC, install P-touch Editor 4.0, to design 
labels, and the printer driver software.
Install P-touch Editor, and then install the 
printer driver.

1

Start the personal computer, and then 
insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM 
drive.

→

The Brother Setup dialog box 
appears.

• It may take a short time until the 

Brother Setup dialog box appears.

• If the Brother Setup dialog box does not 

appear, double-click the My Computer 
icon, and then double-click the P-touch 
icon.

Note

●

Depending on the operating system 
running on the personal computer, it may 
be necessary to restart the personal 
computer during installation. After 
restarting the personal computer, log on 
using the same user name and continue 
the installation.

●

If a network printer is to be installed, 
please use the advanced setup function.

●

When installing only the printer driver, 
refer to “Installing the printer driver only” 
(

→

 P.39).

●

The examples of dialog boxes from 
Windows

®

 XP are used in this guide. The 

installation procedures for personal 
computers running other operating 
systems are basically the same.