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<big><big>'''Brother PT-E550WSP Label Printer'''</big></big>
<big><big>'''Brother PT-E550WSP Label Printer'''</big></big>

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== Introduction ==
== Introduction ==
[[File:E550WSP.jpg|250px|thumb|Brother PT-E550WSP Label Printer]]
[[File:E550WSP.jpg|250px|thumb|Brother PT-E550WSP Label Printer]]


A thermal label printer, capable of printing onto a range of tapes in sizes up to 24mm wide, and heatshrink tubing for labelling cables.
A thermal label printer, capable of printing onto a range of tapes in sizes from 3.5mm up to 24mm wide, and heatshrink tubing for labelling cables. There are limited supplies of label tape available in a box on the electronics shelves but if you need something specific or plan on using a lot of tape you will need to bring your own. Please only charge it using the supplied charger, it uses a non-standard type of charger (12V center-negative) and will be damaged if a standard charger is used!


There are limited supplies of label tape available with the machine. If you need something specific or plan on using a lot of tape you will need to bring your own tape. The machine uses the Brother TZe format cartridges. A list of available tapes can be found [https://www.brother.co.uk/supplies/p-touch/tapes/tze on Brother's website.]
The machine uses the Brother TZe format cartridges. A list of available tapes can be found [https://www.brother.co.uk/supplies/p-touch/tapes/tze on Brother's website.]


The user manual for the PT-E550WSP can be found [[media:Pte550w_ukeng_usr_03.pdf|here.]]
The user manual for the PT-E550WSP can be found [[media:Pte550w_ukeng_usr_03.pdf|here.]]
There is also a manual for using the label printer via it's wifi network interface [[media:Pte550w_eng_net_0|here.]]
There is also a manual for using the label printer via it's wifi network interface [[media:Pte550w_eng_net_0.pdf|here]] and the correct software is installed on [[Tools/workstations|Design Station 2.]]


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=== Maintainers ===
=== Maintainers ===
These are the people who look after and repair the Brother label printer, they're the ones to contact if there's any problems with them
These are the people who look after and repair the Brother label printer, they're the ones to contact if there are any problems with it
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Latest revision as of 15:51, 9 November 2023

Brother PT-E550WSP Label Printer

Introduction[edit]

Brother PT-E550WSP Label Printer

A thermal label printer, capable of printing onto a range of tapes in sizes from 3.5mm up to 24mm wide, and heatshrink tubing for labelling cables. There are limited supplies of label tape available in a box on the electronics shelves but if you need something specific or plan on using a lot of tape you will need to bring your own. Please only charge it using the supplied charger, it uses a non-standard type of charger (12V center-negative) and will be damaged if a standard charger is used!

The machine uses the Brother TZe format cartridges. A list of available tapes can be found on Brother's website.

The user manual for the PT-E550WSP can be found here. There is also a manual for using the label printer via it's wifi network interface here and the correct software is installed on Design Station 2.

Current Status[edit]

Date Status Comment
24th September 2020 Functional

Planned Upgrades[edit]

Parts and upgrades that are planned/Budgeted/Purchased for the Brother label printer in the near future


Tool Caretakers[edit]

Maintainers[edit]

These are the people who look after and repair the Brother label printer, they're the ones to contact if there are any problems with it

Name Notes

Recent Changes[edit]

If you make any non-trivial changes to the Brother label printer or perform maintenance please note it here, delete records older than 1 yr