Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CD Color Printer II Primera
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990223-510198-(02) U ser Õ s Manual © 1998 All rights reserved. CD Color Printer II 510198 Fargo/CD Color PrtrII 2/26/99 12:36 PM Page i.
Notices: The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD T O THIS MA TERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE.
T able of Contents Section 1: Getting Started A. Choosing a Good Location ...............................................................................1 B. Unpacking and Inspection ....................................................................
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Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for choosing the CD Color Printer II. This printer is the perfect way for you to label all of your custom CDÕs quickly , easily , and with a touch of class.
2 Getting Started C. IDENTIFYING THE P ARTS This illustration shows the extended CD T ray and all of the control buttons and LED indicator lights found on the printer .
Getting Started 3 This illustration shows the input ports found on the rear panel of the printer . Both a parallel and a serial interface port are provided. If using the printer with W indows, you will use its Parallel Interface Port. If using the printer with an Apple ¨ Macintosh, you will use its Serial Interface Port.
4 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s Section 2: Ink Cartridges and Printable CD’ s A. ABOUT INK CARTRIDGES AND PRINT ABLE CD’S For full-color printing, a 3-color ink cartridge is available. This cartridge contains the three pr ocess-color inks of yellow , magenta, and cyan, which combine to produce up to 16.
Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s 5 2. Remove the ink cartridge from its packaging. 3. Remove the tape covering the cartridgeÕs printhead. DO NOT TOUCH THE COPPER AREA! 4. Press and r elease the Ink Cartridge button to move the carrier to the load position.
6 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s C. LOADING BLANK CD MEDIA The CD Color Printer is capable of printing onto a variety of CD related media including printable CDÕs, car dboard CD templates, and jewel case booklets and inserts. Each of these items is loaded one at a time, before the start of each print job.
Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s 7 Loading a Blank Jewel Case Booklet or Insert Blank CD jewel case booklets and inserts are available for creating custom jewel case labels. The jewel case booklet is what slips into the top lid of the jewel case. The jewel case insert is what is enclosed along the spine and back of the jewel case.
8 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s 3. Press and r elease the CD T ray button to close the CD T ray . If you wish, you may also leave the CD T ray open and it will automatically close at the start of the print job. Once printing is complete, the CD T ray will automatically re-open.
Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s 9 E. REPLACING OR SWITCHING INK CARTRIDGES Once you begin using your CD Color Printer on a regular basis, you will eventually need to replace an empty ink cartridge or switch between color and monochrome cartridges.
10 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s 4. From within the printer driver setup window , click on the Cartridge button and then on the Change button to move the carrier to the load position. Note that the printer driver must be installed and that the printer must be connected to your computer (see Section 3) in order to complete this step.
Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕ s 11 7. Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place. 8. Go back to the printer driver setup window and click on either the New Cartridge Installed or the Old Ca.
12 Using the CD Color Printer with W indows Section 3: Using the CD Color Printer with W indows A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The CD Color Printer is designed to be used with nearly any IBM-PC ¨ or compatible running W indows 3.1x, W indows NT , or W indows 95/98.
Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 13 The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receive data. If the light is not on, press the Power button. B. INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The CD Color Printer can be used with virtually any W indows application program.
14 Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon. This will launch the Add Printer W izard. Click Next , then click Next again. 4. Click the Have Disk button. 5. Click Browse , select your CD-ROM drive, and open the folder named W indows and NT Software .
Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 15 C. INST ALLING THE 32-BIT PRINT SPOOLER FOR WINDOWS 95/98 Y our CD Color Printer ships with a print utility program called the 32-Bit Print Spooler . This print spooler is for use only with W indows 95 or W indows 98.
16 Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 5. Click Next , then click on the Browse button. 6. Select your CD-ROM drive, open the folder named W indows and NT Software , then open the folder named 32 Bit Print Spooler . 7. Double-click on the Setup.exe file, then select the Finish button to complete installation.
Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 17 The Current Job tab tells you the name and size of the file printing, the progr ess of the overall print job, as well as the total number of copies left to print. It also provides buttons which allow you to pause or cancel the print job at any time during the printing process.
18 Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 2. In W indows 95/98, click on the Details tab of the Properties window and select the Setup button. In W indows NT , click on the Advanced tab of the Document Settings window .
Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 19 Dither Mode Select this option to choose the appropriate dither mode for your image. Select Optimize for photos if printing a design primarily composed of photographic images. Select Optimize for graphics if mainly printing text, lines, and graphics.
20 Using the CD Color Printer with W indows Manual Load Select this option when you are printing multiple copies of a single design or if using an auto-loader .
Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 21 Orientation Select either Portrait or Landscape accor ding to the orientation of your jewel case booklet/insert design. An icon illustrating each orientation helps your remember the dif fer ence between the two.
22 Using the CD Color Printer with W indows Calibrate Select this button to display options for fine-tuning the position of your printed image and the size of a CDÕs non-printable center . This button also allows you to calibrate the offset for bi- directional printing in the Draft Print Quality Mode.
Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 23 HINT : Notice the direction the V ertical and Horizontal adjustment arrows point within the Calibration window ar e r epresentative of the direction the printed image moves on the CD.
24 Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 4. When the second run of the print is compete, you should have a test print that looks like the following: 5. Along the V ertical axis of the printed CD template, find the number whose lines touch. For example, in the above illustration, the number would be -6.
Using the CD Color Printer with W indows 25 4. After printing is completed, find the line that is the straightest, and enter the number next to this line in the Offset box. 5. Select the OK button. The number you enter ed will stay the same until you change it.
¥ If creating a label for a jewel case Booklet, set your page size to 4.63Ó x 4.67Ó (1 17.7 x 1 18.5mm). ¥ If creating a label for a jewel case Insert, set your page size to 4.
Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 27 Section 4: Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The CD Color Printer is designed to be used with any Apple Macintosh supporting Color QuickDrawª and running system software 7.
28 Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receive data. If the light is not on, press the Power button. B. INST ALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The CD Color Printer can be used with virtually any Macintosh application program.
Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 29 appropriate files will automatically install onto your computer . An alert box will then display indicating that installation is complete. 5. Click on OK to exit the installer . Driver installation is now complete.
30 Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 4. Select either On or Of f to enable or disable the printer Õs Background Printing function. When enabled, this function allows you to work in the foregr ound of your application program while printing in the backgr ound.
Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 31 Print Quality Select the appropriate print quality option for your image. Keep in mind that Draft pr ovides the lowest quality but fastest print, and that Photo pr ovides the highest quality but slowest print.
32 Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturer Õs T uffCoat CD media, this option should be left at its default setting of 100%.
Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 33 Cartridge Select this button to display options for changing or cleaning an ink cartridge. Select the Change button to move the printer Õs ink cartridge carrier to the load position in order to change ink cartridges.
When facing the printer , the V ertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the printer if a positive number is entered and away fr om the printer if a negative number is entered.
4. When the second run of the print is compete, you should have a test print that looks like the following: 5. Along the V ertical axis of the printed CD template, find the number whose lines touch. For example, in the above illustration, the number would be -6.
¥ If creating a label for a CD, set your page size to 4.56Ó x 4.56Ó (1 16 x 1 16mm). Although your image will appear square on scr een, the printer driver will automatically crop your image to the r ound shape of a CD for printing. The driver will also automatically crop out the center 1.
Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 37 Section 5: Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh The printer driver for Macintosh provides a backgr ound print utility called the Print Backgrounder . This print utility is turned on or off thr ough the Chooser .
38 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh your print jobs. Backgrounder pr ocesses all print jobs in the order in which they wer e sent to the printer .
Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 39 D. BACKGROUNDER MENUS File menu Open Status W indow and Close Status W indow: Opens and closes the Backgrounder status window .
40 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh lower left-hand corner of the window indicates that Backgrounder has stopped. Y ou cannot quit from Backgrounder while it is pr ocessing a job. Stop Processing must first be selected to cancel the processing job and stop Backgrounder .
Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 41 E. PROBLEMS DURING A BACKGROUND PRINT Errors that ar e detected during a background print must be reported. The Backgr ounder , however , cannot simply present a dialog box as soon as the error occurs, since the dialog could obscure work that is being done in the for eground.
42 Interpreting the Printer Õ s Indicator Lights Section 6: Interpreting the Printer ’ s Indicator Lights The Power and Busy LED indicator lights located on the top of the printer can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the printer .
Maintaining the Printer 43 Section 7: Maintaining the Printer The CD Color Printer is designed to requir e very little maintenance. Nevertheless, there ar e a few procedur es you can perform on a regular basis or as needed to ensur e your printer Õs best performance.
44 Maintaining the Printer D. TECHNICAL SUPPOR T If you have difficulty operating your CD Color Printer , the procedur es in this manual should, in most cases, solve the problem. If you still have dif ficulty , contact the technical support number listed on the insert in this manual.
T echnical Specifications 45 Section 8: T echnical Specifications Print Method: Thermal Ink-Jet Print Resolution: Normal: 300 x 300 dpi Highest Quality: 600 x 300 dpi Print Speed: Depends upon coverag.
46 Interfacing Information 14 25 13 PIN 1 36 18 PIN 1 19 WIRE DIAGRAM DB36P DB25P 11 22 33 44 55 66 77 88 99 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 32 15 31 16 36 17 THROUGH 3019 THROUGH 25 SHELL SHELL T ABLE A-1: Parallel Interface Pin Assignments Appendix A: Interfacing Information A.
Interfacing Information 47 C. MINI 8-PIN SERIAL INTERF ACE The mini 8-pin serial interface connector is the standard interface used by Macintosh. The printer Õs serial port mates with a standard computer to printer serial cable. For best results, always use a high-quality serial cable which is less than 6 feet in length.
48 Interfacing Information D. 6-PIN MINICIRCULAR AUXILIAR Y INTERF ACE The 6-pin minicircular auxiliary interface is used for connecting the printer with auxiliary equipment such as a CD transporter/ auto-loader .
Index 49 Index Algebraic .....................................................................................19, 31 Auxiliary Port ...............................................................................3, 48 Backgrounder .....................
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