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Setting up Smooth Print

[1] On a Windows PC, prepare a template file and a media settings file to use with Smooth Print.

[How to create a template file]

* Supported fonts: Atlanta, Belgium, Bermuda Script, Brussels, Brussels Condensed, Connecticut, Germany, Helsinki, Helsinki Narrow, Istanbul, Letter Gothic, PT Utah Condensed, San Diego, US, Utah

* Before printing in black and red on the QL-820NWBc or QL-820NWB, use P-touch Editor to create a template file for black and red label printing.

* The following parameters in P-touch Editor are not supported.
Numbering function, Database connection, OLE object.

a. Start P-touch Editor to create a layout LBX file.

Example of creating an LBX file


b. Type the name for each piece of text or barcode you add to the layout in the Object name field.

Example of creating an LBX file


c. In the P-touch Editor menu, click File > Save As and select "Template (*.lbx)" as the file type.


[How to create a media settings file (BIN file)]

* A media settings file must be created for each model, except for the models in the TD-4T and TJ series.

a. Open the Printer Setting Tool and launch the Paper Size Setup Tool.
b. Click New... to enter your label size and click Add to register a custom paper size.
c. Click Options and select Save in Command File....

Custom Paper Settings Tool


[2] Save the template file and the media settings file to an HTTP server or a mobile device.

[3] Prepare a web app or a mobile app, then embed the URL scheme in that app so it can connect to Smooth Print.