Brother m-PRINT MW-120 Quick start guide

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Software Guide
Guía del software MW-120
Mobile Printer
Impresora móvil
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CONTENTS
1
1 Operating Environment .................................. 2
2 Printing Data From a Computer Running
Windows .......................................................... 4
Installing the software ............................................... 4
Printing .................................................................... 10
Printing from other applications .............................. 11
Uninstalling the software ......................................... 12
3 Printing Data From a Pocket PC .................. 14
Installing the software ............................................. 15
Printing .................................................................... 18
Printing procedures ................................................. 19
Uninstalling the software ......................................... 35
CONTENTS

2
This mobile printer can print data from a computer running
Windows®or a PDA running Pocket PC.
Computer running Windows®
In order to use this printer, make sure that your system con-
figuration meets the following requirements.
PC operating environment
*1 Connecting with the PC running Microsoft®Windows®
OS, USB and Serial interfaces are available.
*2 Connecting by Serial interface, optional serial cable is
necessary.
*3 For use with Microsoft®Windows NT®4.0 SP6, Check
our web site and download the driver.
1 Operating Environment
Processor Pentium 266 MHz or higher recom-
mended
Operating
system*1
Serial interface (RS-232C)*2
Microsoft®Windows®98SE, Me,
NT4.0*3, 2000 Professional or XP
Compliant with USB Ver.1.1
Microsoft®Windows®98SE, Me,
2000 Professional or XP
Available Memory 64 MB or larger recommended
Hard disk free
space Minimum 20 MB
To print data from a computer running Windows
®
→ Refer to page 4.

Operating Environment
3
Pocket PC (PDA running Pocket PC)
In order to use this printer, make sure that your Pocket PC
meets the following requirements.
Pocket PC operating environment
•When installing the software, a computer running Win-
dows®that can connect to the Pocket PC will be
needed.
*1 “Microsoft®Pocket PC 2003” is “Windows Mobile™”
Software 2003 for Pocket PC.
Processor ARM or MIPS
(Not compatible with SH)
Operating system
Microsoft®Pocket PC
Microsoft®
Pocket PC 2002
Microsoft®
Pocket PC 2003*1
Interface Infrared port compliant with IrDA 1.2
•For information on Pocket PCs whose opera-
tion has already been verified, check our Web
site at http://www.brother.com.
To print data from a Pocket PC →Refer to page 14.

4
In order to use this printer to print data from a computer run-
ning Windows®, the software must be installed on the com-
puter.
Installing the software
1 Insert the enclosed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive of the computer running Windows®.
→The installer automatically starts up and the Brother
Mobile Printing Software dialog box appears.
→If the installer does not automatically start up, dou-
ble-click “My Computer”, and then choose the “CD
drive” and double-click the “setup.exe” file.
2 Select the lan-
guage, and then
click the OK button.
→The Brother Mobile
Software screen
appears.
2 Printing Data From a Computer
Running Windows
yDo not connect this printer to the computer
until you are instructed to do so.

Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows
5
3 Click the top button
(Windows).
→A dialog box
appears, allowing
you to select what
to install.
4 Click the button for
the software that you
wish to install.
Here, click the button for
the Spotsnap software.
→The Driver Setup
dialog box appears.
Software packages that are installed
Software Description
Spotsnap
Software
Spotsnap
Operator Software for editing imported data
Snapper
Software for grabbing images, text or
copied data from the PC screen into
Spotsnap Operator
Templates Samples of pre-formatted layouts
Help On-screen operating guide
Printer
Driver
MPrint
MW-120 Software for printing with this printer
Windows button
Spotsnap software

6
5 Follow the instruc-
tions that appear to
finish the installa-
tion.
Next, the printer
driver is installed.
Select USB Cable,
and then click the
OK button.
The installation proce-
dure for the printer
driver differs depending
on the operating sys-
tem being used.
For Windows
®
98SE,
2000 or Me with USB
→Continue with the procedure on
the next page.
For Windows
®
XP with USB → Go directly to the procedure on page 8.

Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows
7
For Windows
®
98 SE, 2000 Professional, or Me
(USB connection)
6 When the message
“Connect Brother
MW-120, and then
turn it on.” appears,
use the enclosed
USB cable to con-
nect this printer to
the computer run-
ning Windows®, and
then turn on the
printer.
→The printer driver is installed.
Enclosed USB cable
→ Continue with “Printing” on page 10.

8
For Windows®XP (USB connection)
6 When the message
“Connect Brother
MW-120, and then
turn it on.” appears,
use the enclosed
USB cable to con-
nect this printer to
the computer run-
ning Windows, and then turn on the printer.
→The Found New Hardware Wizard dialog box
appears.
•If a dialog box allowing you to select a model
appears, make sure that MW-120 is selected,
and then click the Next button.
Enclosed USB cable