Brother VC-500W Color Label Printer User Guide

brother VC-500W Color Label Printer

Before You Use the VC-500W

Before using your printer, read this guide, including all precautions, and keep it in a safe place.
We recommend registering your printer at www.brother.eu.

Important Safety Instructions

WARNING

Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, could result in death or serious injuries.
Follow these guidelines to avoid the risk of fire, burns, injury, electric shocks, rupture, overheating, abnormal odours, or smoke.

  • Always use the suggested AC adapter for your printer and plug it into a socket with the specified voltage. Failure to do so could result in damage or failure of your printer.
  • Do not use your printer during a thunderstorm.
  • Do not use your printer/AC adapter in places of high humidity, such as bathrooms.
  • Do not overload the cord.
  • Do not place heavy objects on, damage, or modify the cord or plug. Do not forcibly bend or pull the cord. Always hold the AC adapter when disconnecting from the electrical socket.
  • Make sure you fully insert the plug into the electrical socket. Do not use a socket that is loose.
  • Do not allow your printer/AC adapter/plug to get wet, for example, by handling them with wet hands or spilling liquids on them.
  • Do not disassemble or modify your printer/AC adapter.
  • Disconnect the AC adapter immediately and stop using your printer if you notice abnormal odour, heat, discolouration, deformation, or anything unusual while using or storing it.

CAUTION
Indicates a potentially hazardous situation, which, if not avoided, may result in minor or moderate injuries.
Follow these guidelines to avoid personal injury, liquid leakage, burns, or heat.

  • When you are not using your printer, store it out of the reach of children. In addition, do not allow children to put your printer parts or labels in their mouths. If any object has been swallowed, seek medical attention.
  • Disconnect the AC adapter if you do not intend to use your printer.
  • Do not drop or hit your printer/AC adapter.

General Precautions

  • Depending on the location, material, and environmental conditions, the label may unpeel or become irremovable, or the colour of the label may change or be transferred onto other objects. Before applying the label, check the environmental conditions and the material.
  • Do not use your printer in any way or for any purpose not described in this guide. Doing so may result in accidents or damage to your printer.
  • Use only a soft, lint-free dry cloth to clean your printer; never use alcohol or other organic solvents.
  • Do not put any foreign objects into the print output slot or AC adapter port.
  • Do not place your printer or AC adapter in direct sunlight or rain, near heaters or other hot appliances, in any location exposed to extremely high or low temperatures (for example, on the dashboard or in the back of your car), high humidity, or dust. Doing so will damage the print head.
  • DO not pull or apply pressure to the cassette to avoid damaging your printer.
  • The length of the printed label may differ from the displayed label length.
  • Do not put the product into your mouth.
  • Do not attach labels to food or skin.

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity (For USA Only)

Responsible Party:    Brother International Corporation 200 Crossing Boulevard Bridgewater, NJ 08807-0911 USA TEL : (908) 704-

declares, that the product
Product Name:      Brother LABEL PRINTER VC-500W
Model Number:    VC-500W

complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications; however, there is no guarantee that interference does not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning off and on the equipment, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

  • Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
  • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
  • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.
  • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
  • This transmitter must not be co-located or operated in conjunction with any other antenna or transmitter.

Important: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by Brother Industries, Ltd. could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

This device complies with Industry Canada’s license-exempt RSSs. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference, including interference that may cause undesired operation of the device.

This equipment complies with FCC/IC radiation exposure limits set forth for an uncontrolled environment and meets the FCC radio frequency (RF) Exposure Guidelines and RSS-102 of the IC radio frequency (RF) Exposure rules. This equipment should be installed and operated keeping the radiator at least 20cm or more away from the person’s body.

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