If the software settings match, a reliable and good printer

I have the Brother QL-570 picked me because I was building the way a small mail order business and occasionally want one or the other in the office or label also household. In addition to the wide range of diverse labels convinced myself the label "Suitable for Internet brand" in advertising. In principle, this goes well with an ordinary printer, cutting from the A4 sheet but annoying after a short time.

Said and done. The delivery came Amazon usual very quickly. The insertion of the roll of paper and connect it to the computer (connect after the software installation!) Is quick and easy, the unit is well made.

After a 30-minute orgy of installation CD (loading the device driver, various software tools for the design of some labels, Internet updates for programs just been installed and other templates), I first designed a label for our mailbox.

The Designing Your Own labels is quite intuitive and afloat, who has ever tinkered or similar greeting cards, here comes along well. There are several templates for various occasions, depending on the purpose adaptable or not.

The print quality can safely be described as "good" experience for. As for lightfastness I can not name. Because it is a thermal transfer method, the whole device is very low maintenance in any case.

The next step was to print out an Internet brand.

Oha, the first brand came out very quickly, but with a fairly high paper consumption, the device interface, albeit automatically, very late on. This makes a good impression at business documents.

Test and try After two hours, I have the necessary for the printing of Internet brand settings found (on Windows) and written together below. In Paketmarken is simply proceed analogously, ie to determine the appropriate label size and to experiment a little with the print settings.

Actually I think the QL-570 for a good device for home use and home office. The Software Installation and general documentation but are in need of improvement, and just belong to the user with the product experience!

For the software-related quirks I subtract a star. Truly commendable is the integrated in the unit power supply nowadays. No black Klotz dangling at his desk, but simply a black cable, which goes directly to the outlet from the device.

Below is the - in my opinion - optimal settings for the Internet brand:

- Even if you buy the stamp on Internetmarke.de must in product selection (standard letter, compact letter, etc.) at the end of the page select the paper size (!). Here, then, "Brother DK-22205 continuous label 62mm". This endless label is supplied with.

- Thus, the stamp is first produced in a reasonable pdf format.

- In the PDF viewer (. Eg Adobe Reader or PDF-XChange Viewer) in the Print dialog go (Ctrl + P). Here can not be scaled or set any margin settings.

- In the properties of the printer (Brother QL-570) you go on and assigns bandwidth than 62 mm; "Def label format." as length of 35.0 mm and allows the tape feed at 3.0mm.

- Important: Now on "Save" and enter a name for this profile or format, such as "Internet brand".. Then click OK.

- Final: Back in the print dialog you have to necessarily choose the just created format "Internet brand" and click OK.

Now the print preview and should fit the label to come out with the least possible waste of paper.

I Wish You Success!