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Printer driver name Brother PocketJet 3 Brother PocketJet 3B Brother PocketJet 3Plus Brother PocketJet 3PlusB Shorter name PJ3 PJ3 w/BT PJ3Plus PJ3Plus w/BT Model name PJ-522 PJ-562 PJ-523 PJ-563 Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows ... are registered trademarks of such marks by the Bluetooth® SIG, Inc. and any use of Microsoft Corporation in a handy place for your purchasing Brother mobile printer PocketJet PJ-522 / PJ-523 / PJ-562 / PJ-563. We suggest that you for future reference. Thank you keep this User's Guide. The Bluetooth®...
Printer driver name Brother PocketJet 3 Brother PocketJet 3B Brother PocketJet 3Plus Brother PocketJet 3PlusB Shorter name PJ3 PJ3 w/BT PJ3Plus PJ3Plus w/BT Model name PJ-522 PJ-562 PJ-523 PJ-563 Microsoft®, Windows®, and Windows ... are registered trademarks of such marks by the Bluetooth® SIG, Inc. and any use of Microsoft Corporation in a handy place for your purchasing Brother mobile printer PocketJet PJ-522 / PJ-523 / PJ-562 / PJ-563. We suggest that you for future reference. Thank you keep this User's Guide. The Bluetooth®...
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... 5 Printing Solutions 5 Driver Installation 6 CD Install ...6 Manual Install 7 Accessing Advanced Software Features 7 Density Modes 8 2-ply Mode ...8 Form Feed Modes 8 Selecting Media ...9 Cut Sheet Paper 9 Non-Perforated Roll Paper 9 Perforated Roll Paper 10 Windows Advanced Features Using PocketJet 3 Utility (Confi...Turning the Printer OFF 15 Making Prints Lighter or Darker 15 PocketJet Utility (Configuration Utility 16 Controllable Printer Features 16 Installing the PocketJet 3 Utility 16 Using the PocketJet 3 Utility 17 Menu Bar...18 Configuration Options (...
... 5 Printing Solutions 5 Driver Installation 6 CD Install ...6 Manual Install 7 Accessing Advanced Software Features 7 Density Modes 8 2-ply Mode ...8 Form Feed Modes 8 Selecting Media ...9 Cut Sheet Paper 9 Non-Perforated Roll Paper 9 Perforated Roll Paper 10 Windows Advanced Features Using PocketJet 3 Utility (Confi...Turning the Printer OFF 15 Making Prints Lighter or Darker 15 PocketJet Utility (Configuration Utility 16 Controllable Printer Features 16 Installing the PocketJet 3 Utility 16 Using the PocketJet 3 Utility 17 Menu Bar...18 Configuration Options (...
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Browse to communicate with your PocketJet. The supplied CD and the Brother Solutions Center website both list driver version numbers. If the website version is provided with a higher version number), we recommend that can be ... / Vista Page 5 Device types include: • Windows systems For most printer applications, your printer requires driver software to the Brother Solutions Center web site. Drivers that you install the website version. A CD with drivers and installation information is newer (with your computer. Chapter 2 - Using the Printer Printing Solutions...
Browse to communicate with your PocketJet. The supplied CD and the Brother Solutions Center website both list driver version numbers. If the website version is provided with a higher version number), we recommend that can be ... / Vista Page 5 Device types include: • Windows systems For most printer applications, your printer requires driver software to the Brother Solutions Center web site. Drivers that you install the website version. A CD with drivers and installation information is newer (with your computer. Chapter 2 - Using the Printer Printing Solutions...
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...the software. Your Windows operating system will run one until all on the host computer before installing the PocketJet driver and PocketJet Utility if you accidentally do NOT connect your PocketJet printer. Click "Finish" to close the CD or browse the CD to use the manual install procedure... below . Using a Bluetooth Interface - Select the model. 3. Page 6 Be sure to install a Bluetooth driver on -screen instructions to your PC's...
...the software. Your Windows operating system will run one until all on the host computer before installing the PocketJet driver and PocketJet Utility if you accidentally do NOT connect your PocketJet printer. Click "Finish" to close the CD or browse the CD to use the manual install procedure... below . Using a Bluetooth Interface - Select the model. 3. Page 6 Be sure to install a Bluetooth driver on -screen instructions to your PC's...
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...amd64" directory if you will see is what is on -screen instructions. What you have 64-bit Vista. 5. what you get - meaning that every driver can print either ":\\Win2000-XP" or ":\\Vista". 4. For the Printers this will print only the characters contained in 10, 12, 15 cpi and proportional... sizes. Double-click on the CD for more information. The choice is the most common form of usage for the PocketJet. The printer uses bit-mapped graphics as opposed to the printer. Page 7 Browse the CD to manually install a Windows version. View the "Readme...
...amd64" directory if you will see is what is on -screen instructions. What you have 64-bit Vista. 5. what you get - meaning that every driver can print either ":\\Win2000-XP" or ":\\Vista". 4. For the Printers this will print only the characters contained in 10, 12, 15 cpi and proportional... sizes. Double-click on the CD for more information. The choice is the most common form of usage for the PocketJet. The printer uses bit-mapped graphics as opposed to the printer. Page 7 Browse the CD to manually install a Windows version. View the "Readme...
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...Paper Type to have between the final printed line and the end of the application software's Print Setup in Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Professional drivers) 1. When using Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Professional, for a "tear-off" position from the Advanced Features Setup using the "No Feed Mode Extra... a page eject length using the Control Panel method instead of the document. Fixed Page Length 1. Selecting Media Cut Sheet Paper 1. On a PocketJet 3, this mode except to "Roll". Check to be sure to set to a position outside the printer. If the length corresponds to one of...
...Paper Type to have between the final printed line and the end of the application software's Print Setup in Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Professional drivers) 1. When using Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Professional, for a "tear-off" position from the Advanced Features Setup using the "No Feed Mode Extra... a page eject length using the Control Panel method instead of the document. Fixed Page Length 1. Selecting Media Cut Sheet Paper 1. On a PocketJet 3, this mode except to "Roll". Check to be sure to set to a position outside the printer. If the length corresponds to one of...
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...XP / 2000 Professional for EACH page Note: This feature has recently been added to the Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Professional driver. Windows Advanced Features Using PocketJet 3 Utility (Configuration Utility) Auto-On Auto-Off Pre-feed These features can be displayed before EVERY printed page, ...including the first one of Page" mode. 2. If the fixed length desired is smaller when using the PocketJet 3 Utility (Configuration Utility). D. This setting causes a dialog to be accessed through Windows by using perforated paper compared to select...
...XP / 2000 Professional for EACH page Note: This feature has recently been added to the Windows Vista / XP / 2000 Professional driver. Windows Advanced Features Using PocketJet 3 Utility (Configuration Utility) Auto-On Auto-Off Pre-feed These features can be displayed before EVERY printed page, ...including the first one of Page" mode. 2. If the fixed length desired is smaller when using the PocketJet 3 Utility (Configuration Utility). D. This setting causes a dialog to be accessed through Windows by using perforated paper compared to select...
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Via USB Cable CAUTION: Install the driver software before installing the interface cable. 3. Make sure your computer, via USB cable and via Infrared (IrDA). Insert the printer end of the printer. Connect ...-562 and PJ-563, you can connect via the USB cable. 1. See example, Figure 7. Install the printer driver. See page 6. 2. Figure 7. Page 12 Connecting to Your Computer There are two ways to connect your PocketJet to your printer is off before connecting the printer to the computer via a wireless Bluetooth. Connecting the...
Via USB Cable CAUTION: Install the driver software before installing the interface cable. 3. Make sure your computer, via USB cable and via Infrared (IrDA). Insert the printer end of the printer. Connect ...-562 and PJ-563, you can connect via the USB cable. 1. See example, Figure 7. Install the printer driver. See page 6. 2. Figure 7. Page 12 Connecting to Your Computer There are two ways to connect your PocketJet to your printer is off before connecting the printer to the computer via a wireless Bluetooth. Connecting the...
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...prints lighter or darker by using the Print Density Setting in the printer's speed and the number of inactivity. If you are not using the PocketJet 3 Utility. Page 15 The green DATA indicator light blinks to eject the page. Making Prints Lighter or Darker You can be printed. Changing ...the density setting may save a lighter or darker setting using a driver, you have inserted paper into the input slot and the green DATA light stays on page 7. Print one or more pages from your computer.
...prints lighter or darker by using the Print Density Setting in the printer's speed and the number of inactivity. If you are not using the PocketJet 3 Utility. Page 15 The green DATA indicator light blinks to eject the page. Making Prints Lighter or Darker You can be printed. Changing ...the density setting may save a lighter or darker setting using a driver, you have inserted paper into the input slot and the green DATA light stays on page 7. Print one or more pages from your computer.
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... cases relevant only where the host computer will be sending simple text data and it does not have a Brother-supplied driver. To install the PocketJet 3 Utility independently on the CD): Auto- Controllable Printer Features: For Windows systems (for systems with the printers...Code Setting Installing the PocketJet 3 Utility: When using the CD Installation program to complete the installation (See "Driver Installation", page 6). You must follow the onscreen instructions. Page 16 PocketJet Utility (Configuration Utility) The CD supplied with the driver provided on a Windows...
... cases relevant only where the host computer will be sending simple text data and it does not have a Brother-supplied driver. To install the PocketJet 3 Utility independently on the CD): Auto- Controllable Printer Features: For Windows systems (for systems with the printers...Code Setting Installing the PocketJet 3 Utility: When using the CD Installation program to complete the installation (See "Driver Installation", page 6). You must follow the onscreen instructions. Page 16 PocketJet Utility (Configuration Utility) The CD supplied with the driver provided on a Windows...
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...; Assure that the Printer Driver has been installed and is functional. • Connect the supplied USB cable between the printer and host computer, or align the computer and printer Infrared ports. • From the Start Menu, select Programs, select "Brother" and "Brother PocketJet 3" or "PocketJet 3Plus", and then select "PocketJet 3 Utility (or PocketJet 3Plus Utility)". Page 17...
...; Assure that the Printer Driver has been installed and is functional. • Connect the supplied USB cable between the printer and host computer, or align the computer and printer Infrared ports. • From the Start Menu, select Programs, select "Brother" and "Brother PocketJet 3" or "PocketJet 3Plus", and then select "PocketJet 3 Utility (or PocketJet 3Plus Utility)". Page 17...
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... mode, the following options should be sending simple text data to the printer and does not have a Brother-supplied driver available. Paper Size: Page 20 In non-text mode, they will be set by a Windows driver. In most cases relevant only where the host computer will be set automatically by the user. If...
... mode, the following options should be sending simple text data to the printer and does not have a Brother-supplied driver available. Paper Size: Page 20 In non-text mode, they will be set by a Windows driver. In most cases relevant only where the host computer will be set automatically by the user. If...
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Page 38 Tips on your computer or use the Set-Up Utility to adjust lightness and darkness. Use the density adjustment from the driver dialog on Using the Battery Darker prints discharge the battery faster than lighter prints do. See "Accessing Advanced Software Features" on page 7.
Page 38 Tips on your computer or use the Set-Up Utility to adjust lightness and darkness. Use the density adjustment from the driver dialog on Using the Battery Darker prints discharge the battery faster than lighter prints do. See "Accessing Advanced Software Features" on page 7.
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Page 53 Look through the troubleshooting tips in Chapter 2, "Using the Printer". Troubleshooting Overview If you have difficulty getting your printer to work properly, first check to make sure you have done the following tasks correctly (See Chapter 1, "Setting Up the Printer"). • Installing the battery or connecting the printer to an AC outlet • Connecting the printer to your computer Make sure you have installed and selected the proper printer driver as explained in this chapter for help correcting the problem. Chapter 6 -
Page 53 Look through the troubleshooting tips in Chapter 2, "Using the Printer". Troubleshooting Overview If you have difficulty getting your printer to work properly, first check to make sure you have done the following tasks correctly (See Chapter 1, "Setting Up the Printer"). • Installing the battery or connecting the printer to an AC outlet • Connecting the printer to your computer Make sure you have installed and selected the proper printer driver as explained in this chapter for help correcting the problem. Chapter 6 -
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... printer See page 41, "Clearing a Paper Jam". Page 54 If the release cover is , clean it completely. If it is closed and you are using Brother Genuine Thermal paper, the printer may not feed through the printer, but nothing appears on the paper Make sure you are using... Brother Genuine Thermal paper and that you are using the printer driver. Make sure you are loading it properly with the print side away from you are inserting the paper correctly. See...
... printer See page 41, "Clearing a Paper Jam". Page 54 If the release cover is , clean it completely. If it is closed and you are using Brother Genuine Thermal paper, the printer may not feed through the printer, but nothing appears on the paper Make sure you are using... Brother Genuine Thermal paper and that you are using the printer driver. Make sure you are loading it properly with the print side away from you are inserting the paper correctly. See...
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... have any obvious deformities. If it is, make sure you are clean. Also, make sure the print head and platen roller are using Brother Genuine Thermal paper. Call technical support. All pages have a defective or uneven surface coating. See page 15, "Making Prints Lighter or Darker... Call technical support. If cleaning the print head does not correct the problem, the print head may need maintenance. If using the printer driver. See Chapter 4, "Maintaining the Printer". The image has light or white vertical lines Make sure the release cover was not left open ...
... have any obvious deformities. If it is, make sure you are clean. Also, make sure the print head and platen roller are using Brother Genuine Thermal paper. Call technical support. All pages have a defective or uneven surface coating. See page 15, "Making Prints Lighter or Darker... Call technical support. If cleaning the print head does not correct the problem, the print head may need maintenance. If using the printer driver. See Chapter 4, "Maintaining the Printer". The image has light or white vertical lines Make sure the release cover was not left open ...
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...set to make sure the correct margins have been set in the configuration utility and your software application. Adjust the application or printer driver as needed or reduce the print image within your application to print legal-size paper and you are not inserting the paper into the printer..., the image will remain lit green to make sure it is connected firmly and correctly. The print contains random dots Check the printer driver to make sure it is still in the software application. Check the interface cable to indicate that data is set to print the same size...
...set to make sure the correct margins have been set in the configuration utility and your software application. Adjust the application or printer driver as needed or reduce the print image within your application to print legal-size paper and you are not inserting the paper into the printer..., the image will remain lit green to make sure it is connected firmly and correctly. The print contains random dots Check the printer driver to make sure it is still in the software application. Check the interface cable to indicate that data is set to print the same size...
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...;nished a text line with a CR/LF or form feed, and the printer does not know the line is loaded. Check the application and the print driver for the proper page size. Adjust one or the other if necessary. Page 57 Check to be sending data to the printer, but does not... DATA indicator light remains lit or blinking Make sure the Paper Size selection is not inadvertently set to "No Feed Mode." Make sure the printer driver is correct using the main switch may finish the page correctly The application should proceed. If you are inserting in the printer are the...
...;nished a text line with a CR/LF or form feed, and the printer does not know the line is loaded. Check the application and the print driver for the proper page size. Adjust one or the other if necessary. Page 57 Check to be sending data to the printer, but does not... DATA indicator light remains lit or blinking Make sure the Paper Size selection is not inadvertently set to "No Feed Mode." Make sure the printer driver is correct using the main switch may finish the page correctly The application should proceed. If you are inserting in the printer are the...
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...: 24 sec./page or 12.4 mm/sec. (under our standard environment *1) Resolution 203 x 200 dpi 300 x 300 dpi Printable Area Configure with printer driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 8.23 m / 8.5'' x 27 feet) Configure with printer... driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 5.49 m / 8.5'' x 18 feet) Paper Size A4 (210 x 297 mm / 8.27'' x 11.69''), Letter (216 x 279mm / 8.5'' x ...
...: 24 sec./page or 12.4 mm/sec. (under our standard environment *1) Resolution 203 x 200 dpi 300 x 300 dpi Printable Area Configure with printer driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 8.23 m / 8.5'' x 27 feet) Configure with printer... driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 5.49 m / 8.5'' x 18 feet) Paper Size A4 (210 x 297 mm / 8.27'' x 11.69''), Letter (216 x 279mm / 8.5'' x ...
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...: 24 sec./page or 12.4 mm/sec. (under our standard environment *1) Resolution 203 x 200 dpi 300 x 300 dpi Printable Area Configure with printer driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 8.23 m / 8.5'' x 27 feet) Configure with printer... driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 5.49 m / 8.5'' x 18 feet) Paper Size A4 (210 x 297 mm / 8.27'' x 11.69''), Letter (216 x 279mm / 8.5'' x ...
...: 24 sec./page or 12.4 mm/sec. (under our standard environment *1) Resolution 203 x 200 dpi 300 x 300 dpi Printable Area Configure with printer driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 8.23 m / 8.5'' x 27 feet) Configure with printer... driver (min. 105 mm x 25.4 mm / 4.13'' x 1.00'' ~ max. 216 mm x 5.49 m / 8.5'' x 18 feet) Paper Size A4 (210 x 297 mm / 8.27'' x 11.69''), Letter (216 x 279mm / 8.5'' x ...