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Software Guide
MW-100
Guía del software
Mobile Printer
Impresora móvil
l Before using this printer, be sure to read this User’s Guide.
l We suggest that you keep this manual in a handy place for future
reference.
l Antes de usar esta impresora, asegúrese de leer esta “Guía del
usuario”.
l Aconsejamos mantener este manual a mano para futuras consultas.
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® ® ! Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other coun- tries. ! Portion of graphics filter software are based in part on the work of Group 42,Inc. ! Portion of graphics filter software are based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG group. ! VS-FlexGrid Pro Copyright(C) 1999 VideoSoft Corporation. ! All other software and product names mentioned are trade- marks or registered trademarks of their respective compa- nies. ! Print
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CONTENTS CONTENTS CONTENTS ........................................................... 1 Operating Environment ...................................... 2 Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows 4 Installing the software ............................................... 4 Printing ...................................................................... 9 Printing from other applications .............................. 10 Uninstalling the software ......................................... 11 Printi
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1 Operating Environment This mobile printer can print data from a computer running ® Windows or a Pocket PC (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 Pentium 266 MHz or higher recom- Processor mended ® ® Microsoft Windows 98, 98 SE, Me, Operating system 2000 Professional or XP Interface Compliant with USB Ver. 1.1 Available Memory 64 MB or more recom
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Operating Environment • When installing the software, a computer running Win- ® dows that can connect to the Pocket PC will be needed. To print data from a Pocket PC → Refer to page 13. • For information on Pocket PCs whose opera- tion has already been verified, check our Web site at http://www.brother.com. 3
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2 Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows 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 ! Do not connect this printer to the computer until you are instructed to do so. 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
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Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows SpotSnap software 3 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 Opera- Software for editing imported data tor Software for grabbing images, text or cop- Snapper ied data from the PC screen into Spot- Snap Operator Templates Samples of pre-formatted layouts Help On-screen o
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® For Windows 98, 98SE, 2000 Professional or XP 5 When the message “Connect Brother MW-100, 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. Enclosed USB cable → The printer driver is installed. → Continue with “Printing” on page 9. 6
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Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows ® For Windows Me 5 Connect the MW-100 to the computer, and then turn it on. Enclosed USB cable → Through Plug and Play, the printer is detected and the Add New Hardware Wizard dialog box appears. 6 Although Automatic search for a better driver (Recom- mended) is selected as a default, select Specify the loca- tion of the driver (Advanced), and then click the Next button. 7
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7 Make sure that Search for the best driver for your device. (Recom- mended). is selected, select the Specify a location check box, and then click the Browse button. → The Browse for Folder dialog box appears. 8 In the Browse for Folder dialog box, specify the path “CD-ROM_drive:\Windows\Spot- snap\Driver\MW100\WinME”, and then click the OK button. → The file is found. 9 Click the Next button. 10 When the dialog box allowing you to select a port appears, select “PTUSB:”, and then c
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Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows Printing This printer can be used to print in two different ways. DIRECTLY FROM PC SCREEN DIRECTLY FROM WINDOWS SOFTWARE PACKAGES Printing from other applications, such as Printing from SpotSnap word-processing or spreadsheet appli- Operator cations Take a snapshot Create the data in the Import text or an image application Copy text or an image (Snapper) Check the text or image, and then edit it. (SpotSnap Operator) Print Select the MW-100 as P
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Printing Data From a Computer Running Windows Uninstalling the software If this printer will no longer be used on the computer, the SpotSnap software and the printer driver can be uninstalled. Uninstalling (removing) the SpotSnap software ® The procedure for Windows 98 will be described as an example. 1 Click the Start button, select Settings, click Control Panel, and then double-click in Control Panel. → The Add/Remove Programs Properties dialog box appears. 2 Select Spotsnap Software, and
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Uninstalling (removing) the printer driver 1 Click the Start button, select Settings, and then click Printers. → The Printers dialog box appears. 2Right-click . → A pop-up menu appears. 3 Select Delete. → The printer driver is deleted. • In order to use this printer from a computer, the software must be installed again. 12
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Printing Data From a Pocket PC 3 Printing Data From a Pocket PC In order to use this printer to print data from a Pocket PC ® (PDA running Pocket PC), a computer running Windows must be used to install the software onto the Pocket PC. ® • For details on ActiveSync and on connecting the Pocket ® PC to a computer running Windows , refer to the instruc- tion manual for the Pocket PC. """" Installing the software onto a Pocket PC Enclosed CD-ROM Computer running ® Windows Pocket PC """" Printing M
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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, double- click “My Computer”, and then double-click . 2 Click the second Pocket PC button button (Pocket PC). → The PocketPC Setup dialog box appears. 3 Click the button for installing the Brother mobile printing soft- ware. → A dial
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Printing Data From a Pocket PC 4 Click the button for the operating sys- tem that you are using. → The InstallShield Wizard starts. 5 Click either the Yes or No button. Follow the instructions that appear to finish the installation. Next button 15
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"""" Software packages that are installed Setup Method Software Description Standard Compact Common mod- Basic components of the ! ! ules software Prints memos saved with Note Print ! Notes Prints schedules saved Schedule Print ! with Schedule Prints tasks and appoint- Task Print ! ments saved with Tasks Prints names, addresses Contact Print and telephone numbers ! ! saved with Contact Prints images and text Clipboard Print ! moved to the Clipboard Prints the currently dis- Screen played s
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Printing Data From a Pocket PC Printing This printer has eight different printing functions. 1 Check that , , , , , , and appear in the Programs folder. • The positions of the icons that appear may dif- fer on your Pocket PC. """" Refer to the pages indicated below for more details on the corresponding printing function. Note Print → page 18 Schedule Print → page 24 Task Print → page 27 Contact Print → page 28 Clipboard Print → page 29 Screen Capture Print → page 30 Image File Print → page
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Printing procedures First, we will describe the procedure for using the Note Print. This procedure contains the basic steps for printing. Note Print Memos saved with Notes can be printed. 1 Tap the Start button, tap Programs, and then tap . → A list of memos appears in the Note Print screen. Folder list 2 Tap the memo that you wish to print. Only one memo can be selected. → The selected memo is high- lighted. • To display the memos in each previously cate- gorized folder, tap the folder list
