Brother QL-1050 Wide Format PC Label Printer

Get organized with the PC Label Printer!



The Brother QL-1050 accepts labels up to 4” wide and has a long-life auto cutter making it perfect for creating for large envelopes, shipping labels for packages, visitor badges, customized and cost effective signage. Ideal for regular business users or commercial or industrial applications.  Other key features include up to 66 labels (based on using 4 line standard address label) per minute print speed, up to 300 dpi resolution and accepts label and built-in durable automatic cutter.  The easier, faster way to print labels directly from your PC or MAC!

3 Easy Ways to Make Labels:

1. Easily print large shipping and address labels using label templates
2. Highlight, click and print direct from Word, Excel and Outlook
3. Get creative and design your own labels with the label design software

• Prints on up to 4” label width – Wide variety of uses and perfect for shipping and postage applications
• Prints up to 66 labels per minute – save time waiting for labels
• Resolution up to 300 dpi – high quality prints for logos, graphics and images
• Built-in automatic cutter – Convenient cutting of labels and reduce risk of tears and misaligned labels
• Easy to use drop in tape rolls – no messing about with tapes and rolls
• Powerful but user-friendly software – incorporate fonts, templates, images and graphics from your PC onto your label. Compatible with current Microsoft applications and easy to integrate with MS Word®, Excel®, Outlook® and P-touch® editor address book
• Includes USB cable, label creation software and starter supply of labels – ready to use
• 1 Year Limited Warranty and Replacement Service

Printer Features:

• Fast printing of high quality labels
• Prints up to 66 labels per minute and prints on continuous tape, up to 4" wide, for banners and signage
• Automatic tape cutter - automatically cuts single labels or a strip of labels
• Thermal print technology eliminates toner, ink, and ribbon costs
• Connects easily to PC or Mac via USB port
• Easy to load drop in supplies
• Compact Size - Only 6.7" x 8.7" x 5.8"  (W x D x H)

Software Features:

• Included P-touch Editor Software allows you to create custom layouts which can include:
  • Bar Codes
  • Graphics
  • TrueType Fonts
  • Special Formatting, including frames and tablets
• Integrated Add-ins for popular Microsoft applications - Word, Excel and Outlook - No retyping necessary (see system requirements)
• Built-in general office and commercial templates for quick label creation
• Included P-touch Address Book for creating storing frequently used address information and label designs
• Database connectivity with .xls, .csv, .txt and .mdb file types
• Prints in portrait or landscape mode - also prints text vertically (for binder labeling)
• Auto-size feature reduces or enlarges text to fit on a label
• Zoom feature to preview labels and layouts before printing
• Prints the following bar codes: Code39, Code 128, Codabar, UPC A/E, EAN 8/13/128, Interleaved 2 of 5, Postnet, Laser Bar Code, ISBN2, ISBN5, PDF 417 QR Code, Data Matrix
• Auto Sensor quickly identifies label type for quick label formatting changes
• Repeat (Multi-Copy) printing
• Includes P-touch library and history functions for quick access to frequently used labels and graphics
• Macintosh Support.  Uses P-touch Editor to create and print custom labels

• Housing Color:  Black
• Operation Modes:  PC Connected / Stand Alone (ESC/P or P-touch Template)
• Cutter:  Auto
• Cutter Life:  up to 300,000 (die-cut labels) 150,000 (continuous labels)
• Maximum Print speed (labels per min.):   66
• Display:  3 color LED
• Tape Sizes:  Die Cut and Continuous
• Maximum tape width (inches):  4
• Maximum print width (inches):  3.9
• Maximum label length:  9.8 Feet (USB) 3 feet (Serial)
• Maximum Resolution (dpi):  Up to 300 x 300
• Font Styles:  TrueType dependent for Windows - Internal font sizes: 6 pt., 8 pt., 12 pt.
• Memory:  2 MB
• Memory for transferred data (number):  Yes (99files or 2048kb)
• Symbols for windows ( No. of Clip arts in P-touch Editor):  1,379
• Multiple Copies:  Up to 9,999 copies
• Mirror Printing:  Yes
• Vertical Printing:  Yes
• Rotate Printing: Yes
• Date/Time Stamp:  PC Generated
• Bar-codes types:  Code 39, 1-2/5, UPC-A, UPC-E, EAN 13, EAN 8, CODABAR (NW-7), CODE 128, EAN 128, POSTNET, Laser Bar Code, ISBN-2, ISBN-5, PDF417, QR CODE, Data Matrix
• Microsoft Word Add-in:  Yes
• Microsoft Outlook Add-in:  Yes
• Microsoft Excel Add-in:  Yes
• Database file compatibility:  csv, txt, mdb, xls
• Software:  P-touch Editor 4.2 & P-touch Address Book 1.0 for Windows & P-touch Editor 3.2 for Mac OS

• Brother QL-1050 Wide Format PC Label Printer
• 1 - 4' x 6' Starter Roll
• 1 - 62mm Continuous Paper Tape Roll
• USB cable
• CD-ROM with Software User's Guide, and Trouble Shooting Guide
• Quick Start Guide

• Windows 2000 Professional, XP, Vista
• 512 MB of RAM
• 70MB or more Free Hard Disk Space
• Interface: USB 
• CD-ROM Drive for Installation
• SVGA, high color or higher Graphics Card

• Mac OS 10.1 - 10.4.7 (Power PC), Mac OS 10.4.4 - 10.4.7 (Intel)
• 64 MB of RAM
• 70MB or more Free Hard Disk Space
• Interface: USB 
• CD-ROM Drive for Installation
• SVGA, high color or higher Graphics Card