Brother QL · Brother DK-1209
How to print FNSKU labels on a Brother QL-800 (Brother DK-1209)
Set the paper size to 1.142 × 2.441 in (29 × 62 mm) in the Brother QL-800 driver, print at Scale 100% with margins set to None, and print a page that is exactly one Brother DK-1209 label. Stickready turns Amazon’s label PDF into that page in your browser, with the barcode rebuilt for the printer’s dots, opens the print dialog at that size, and remembers your printer’s offset after one test label.
The settings
| Setting | Brother QL-800, Brother DK-1209 |
|---|---|
| Paper size | 1.142 × 2.441 in (29 × 62 mm) · in the driver: “29mm x 62mm” |
| Scale | 100% (Actual size). Never “Fit to page”. |
| Margins | None |
| Orientation | Portrait |
| Headers and footers | Off |
| Media type | Die-cut labels: Brother paper “29mm x 62mm” |
| Print resolution | 300 dpi, direct thermal |
DK-1209 labels are die-cut, 29 × 62 mm (1.1 × 2.4 in): inside Amazon’s 1 × 2 in to 2 × 3 in range. The tape is 29 mm wide, so each label comes out sideways, like Dymo 30336. Stickready makes a portrait page (29 × 62 mm) and turns the artwork 90° to match. The same settings work on the QL-810W and QL-820NWB.
Set up the Brother QL-800 once
- Add the paper size. Install Brother’s QL driver (not the generic one). Pick the paper that matches the roll: “29mm x 62mm” for DK-1209, “62mm” for DK-22205.
- Teach it the label. No calibration step: Brother QL rolls tell the printer their size. Keep the Editor Lite light off (hold the button until it goes out) so the driver can print.
- Make the labels. Drop Seller Central’s label PDF into Stickready (any layout, including the 30-up sheet), pick Brother QL-800 and Brother DK-1209, and press Print. The print dialog opens at exactly that page size, at 100%; Download PDF is there too.
- Print one test label and scan it with your phone. If it’s off by a millimeter, measure the two gaps on Stickready’s test label once and it’s fixed for good.
When it goes wrong
Nothing prints, or the printer ignores the computer
The Editor Lite light is on. Hold the Editor Lite button until the light goes out; while it’s on, the QL behaves like a USB drive and the driver can’t print.
The sides are cut off
The page is bigger than the label. Seller Central’s PDF is a Letter page (or a 2.625 in sheet label), and the printer crops whatever doesn’t fit. Use Stickready’s Print button so the page is exactly one Brother DK-1209 label, print at Scale 100%, and keep the bars inside a 2 mm margin.
Two labels per sticker, or the label is tiny
The print dialog is shrinking a big page to fit, usually “Fit to page” or “Scale to fit”. Set Scale to 100% (Actual size) and choose “29mm x 62mm” as the paper size, not Letter.
It prints sideways
That’s how this roll feeds. The PDF page is portrait (1.142 × 2.441 in (29 × 62 mm)) with the artwork turned 90°, so the label reads correctly once it’s out.
A blank label between every label
The printer thinks the labels are longer than they are: the scale, the margins or the driver’s paper size don’t match. Also check that the paper size in the driver is “29mm x 62mm”, not 4 × 6 in, with Margins None.
Everything is shifted a millimeter or two
Every printer feeds a little differently. Print Stickready’s test label (a frame 2 mm inside each edge), measure the left and top gaps, and Stickready moves all future labels by the difference. Saved for this printer.
The barcode won’t scan
Thin bars smeared by heat, or bars squeezed by scaling. Stickready draws every bar as whole printer dots (300 dpi), so check that Scale is 100%, lower the darkness one step if bars look fat, and scan the test label with a phone before the full run.
More symptoms, printer by printer: print troubleshooting.
Questions
What paper size do I pick for Brother DK-1209 labels on a Brother QL-800?
1.142 × 2.441 in (29 × 62 mm), called “29mm x 62mm” in the driver. Choose it in the print dialog, with Scale 100% and margins None.
Is Brother DK-1209 big enough for Amazon FNSKU labels?
Yes. Amazon accepts item labels from 1 × 2 in up to 2 × 3 in, and Brother DK-1209 (29 × 62 mm) is inside that range.
Do I need special software for the Brother QL-800?
Only its normal driver. Stickready runs in the browser: its Print button opens your system print dialog at the right page size, and you can also download the PDF and print it from any PDF viewer.
Updated November 9, 2026