Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product LX810 Primera
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User's Manual © 2007 All rights reserved 112707-510943-(06) 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:25 AM Page i.
ii Notices: T he information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REG ARD TO THIS MA TERIAL, INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P AR TICULAR PURPOSE.
iii T able of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ...............................................................................1 A. Choosing a Good Location ................................................................1 B. Unpacking and Inspection.
iv Inter activ e F eature in this PDF Document There are interactive features that will allow you to jump to dif ferent locations within the document. Each listing in the T able of Content s is interactive. Place the cursor on either the words or the page number .
Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK Y OU… ...for choosing an LX810 Color Label Printer . This printer is the perfect way for you to create customized, full color labels quickly , easily , and with a touch of class.
2 Getting Started B. UNP ACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your printer , inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping.
C. IDENTIFYING THE P ARTS This illustration shows the front of the printer with its control buttons and LED indicator lights. The P ause Button pauses the printer AFTER the printing of the current label has finished to allow for loading of label stock and ink cartridges.
4 Getting Started This illustration shows the input ports and power switch found on the rear panel of the printer . D. MINIMUM PC SPECIFICA TIONS F or optimal printing speed you must have a PC with the following minimum specifications: • P entium IV P rocessor • 512 MB of RAM • 5 GB of F ree Hard Drive Space E.
Getting Started 5 F . APPL YING POWER 1. Locate the power adapter supplied with your printer . 2. Place one end of the adapter cord into the power port on the rear panel of the printer . 3. Plug the power cord of the adapter into an available wall outlet or surge protecting power strip.
6 Getting Started b. Plug in USB Cable i. After a few moments W indows will detect the printer and attempt to install the printer driver . Y ou will be prompted with a dialog box lik e the one shown here: Click “ Continue Anyway ” or " Install Anyway .
Getting Started 7 Mac Installation 1. Insert the Installation CD into your computer . In a few moments the Color Label Printer Icon should appear on your desktop. 2. Double click on the Color Label Printer Icon . 3. T o r un the installation, click on the ColorLabelSeries.
8 Supplies and Driver Settings Section 2: Supplies and Driver Settings A. ABOUT INK CARTRIDGES AND LABEL MA TERIAL ( PIGMENT -BASED VS. D YE-BASED INKS , GLOSS VS.
Supplies and Driver Settings 9 NO TE : If you are printing barcodes on your labels it is recommended that you test your combination of label stock and cartridge to make sure the barcodes can be read accurately prior to committing to a lar ge purchase of supplies.
10 Supplies and Driver Settings The following illustration shows the internal parts you should be familiar with when loading stock into your printer: Installing Label Stock The following steps will guide you through loading label stock in your printer: Make sure power is connected and printer is on.
Supplies and Driver Settings 11 3. Pull the Movable Throat Guide outward to mak e room for the label stock. 4. Remove any shipping tape from your label stock roll to ensure that it can unroll freely , making certain that no adhesive portion is exposed.
12 Supplies and Driver Settings 8. Slide the Movable Throat Guide inward until it almost touches the label stock. There must be slightly more space between the Throat Guides than the width of the label stock. If the label stock is pinched by the guides, poor print quality or even feeding problems could result.
Supplies and Driver Settings 13 over the identifying mark. The Sensor P osition A djust tab has a guide in inches and milimeters that will help you identify where to set the tab to align the sensor over any identifying mark. T o do this, simply measure from the center of the hole or mark to the edge of the label stock.
14 Supplies and Driver Settings C. INST ALLING INK CARTRIDGES Y our printer has a built-in ink tracking system. This system is designed to warn you if your ink cartridges are low on ink. This ensures your labels will print properly and that the printer can create large batches of labels unattended and worr y-free.
Supplies and Driver Settings 15 11. Click OK on your screen to indicate the new cartridge is now installed. Once you click OK you will be prompted to align the cartridge.
16 Supplies and Driver Settings d. Click OK. e. The printer will print the alignment test and scan it into memory . Once the alignment is complete you will see a confirmation dialogue box on your monitor . Click OK . Y ou have successfully installed the ink cartridges.
Supplies and Driver Settings 17 NO TE on PC Settings : Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their "Print" and/or "Printer Setup" screens. This means that you don't have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver .
18 Supplies and Driver Settings T he f ollowing options are present in both the PC and Mac driv er s: Label Size This option is set to Custom as a default. Even though you can click P r operties and k ey in the dimensions of your label, this is best done from your labeling software.
Supplies and Driver Settings 19 Best for Photos mode is best used for photographic images where accurate color reproduction is very essential. Images printed in this mode will look lighter than those printed in Photo mode. Skin tones especially will look more natural in this mode.
20 Supplies and Driver Settings sheet of paper (no wider than 8.25 inches or 209mm) into the print area then click OK to continue. The printer will print an alignment pattern then scan that patter n into memor y auto- matically . Once it has finished you will see a dialog box stating that alignment values have been saved.
Supplies and Driver Settings 21 b. If not, press the Unload button found on the front of the printer simultaneously to reverse the stock out of the print feed mechanism.
22 Supplies and Driver Settings Sensor Type Sensor T ype refers to the method the printer will use to center the print image on your label material. If you are using standard die-cut labels or Through-hole label material where a hole is punched through each label for alignment purposes use the Through-hole/Die- Cut setting.
Using the Printer 23 Section 3: Using the P rinter A. USING NICELABEL Y our printer ships with a basic version of Niceware's NiceLabel software. This easy-to-use software is designed to allow you to create full color labels with text and barcodes quickly and simply .
24 Using the Printer a. Set the dimensions of your label and unit of measure and click Next . b. Select your printer . This should be the Color Label Printer .
Using the Printer 25 3. Now you will see your label in the Document W indow . Y ou can start to design your label using T ools from the T ool Box. F irst, we will use the T e xt T ool.
26 Using the Printer 4. Now , insert a barcode. BarcodeT ool Icon Barcode Cursor a. Click the Barcode T ool Icon from the T oolbox. Y ou will now have a Barcode Cursor that can be positioned anywhere within the Document W indow .
Using the Printer 27 c. Click Define to change the type of Barcode or to mak e changes to the options associated with your particular type of barcode. Y ou will also want to set the Symbol Height and X Expansion F actor . d. Click the Human Readable tab to change the font that prints under your barcode.
28 Using the Printer e. Click OK , then click F inish and your Barcode will be placed on your label with "Edit Handles" to allow you to move and resize your barcode. Graphics T ool Icon Graphics Cursor 5. Now insert a graphic . Click on the Graphics T ool Icon in the toolbox.
Using the Printer 29 a. Click Open and the graphic will be imported with edit handles so you can easily move and resize your graphic. b. There are other tools at your disposal to align the object or add shapes. On the right side of the screen you will see alignment tools so you can align the objects on your label in relation to each other .
30 Using the Printer c. Y ou are now ready to print your label. Click File then Print from the main menu. Choose your number of copies and click OK . Congratulations! Y ou have successfully created and printed your first label. The rest of this section will explain in more detail how to use barcode labels.
Using the Printer 31 ii. Click Define to change the type of Barcode. iii. This contains four tabs, General , Check Digit , Human Readable and Details . iv . The General T ab (shown on page 27) allows you to choose the appropriate barcode type from the A vailable bar codes : menu.
32 Using the Printer A vailable barcode types are listed here: EAN and UPC EAN-8, EAN-8 + 2-digit supplement, EAN-8 + 5-digit supplement, EAN-13, EAN-13 + 2-digit supplement, EAN-13 + 5-digit suppleme.
Using the Printer 33 Base element width (mils) is calculated automatically from the X expansion factor . v . The Check Digit T ab will allow you to include a system automated check digits or enter your own. Check digits can be disabled on some barcodes from this tab as well.
34 Using the Printer C. PRINTING ON A MAC FROM ADOBE ILL USTRA T OR 1. Create your document using the File - New command. Set your W idth and Height to cor respond with the label stock installed in the Printer . 2. Once your document is created and ready to print go to File - P rint.
Using the Printer 35 3. The printer settings screen defaults to Copies and P ages. Click the drop down arrow to change the screen to Label Printer Settings.
36 Using the Printer 5. Click Print to return to the print preview screen. Now click P age Setup to change the label size set in the printer driver . 6.
Using the Printer 37 7. Click on the drop down ar row to select a predefined label size or create a custom size by clicking Manage Custom Sizes . F or this example there is no 5.5 x 4 label predefined so the following step will explain how to create a custom size.
38 Using the Printer 9. If you have created a custom size you will need to choose it again here by clicking the drop down arrow and choosing the custom size. Click OK . 10. Y ou are now ready to print your label. Make sure the number of copies is set.
Using the Printer 39 NO TE: Y ou must set the Printer and P age Setup by clicking on these buttons each time you print. Y ou must perfor m these steps each time you print even if what you see on the preview scr een appears cor rect.
40 T roubleshooting and Maintenance Section 4: T r oubleshooting and Maintenance A. CLEANING THE PRINTER It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if the your labels are printing with horizontal banding or if you suspect an ink cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out or clogged.
T roubleshooting and Maintenance 41 C. BASIC TROUBLESHOO TING Generally , when a malfunction or an abnor mal condition occurs, the "P A USE " LED will keep blinking repeatedly and printing and communication between the host PC and the printer will cease.
42 T roubleshooting and Maintenance D. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have difficulty operating your Color Label Printer , the procedures in this manual should, in most cases, solve the problem. If you still have difficulty , contact Primera's T echnical Support Department.
Label Specifications 43 Section 5 : Label Specifications Important! T est all custom made label stock with the intended printer before or dering large quantities! Primera will only assume r esponsibility for custom label stock order ed from Primera.
44 Label Specifications Max Min Label width 8.25" (210mm) 0.75" (19mm) Liner width 8.375" (212mm) 1.5" (38mm) Label height/length 24" (609.6mm) 0.75" (19mm) Gap between labels 10" (253mm) 0.10 (2.5mm) W idth of thr u-hole 0.
Label Specifications 45 Roll Specifications Label Stock 3 in c h e s 6 in c h e s 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:27 AM Page 45.
46 T echnical Specifications Section 6 : T echnical Specifications Print Method : Inkjet Print R esolutions : 4800 x 1200 dpi, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi Print Speeds : Approximately 2" (51mm) per second for black Approximately 1.
T echnical Specifications 47 Minimum System : P entium® IV computer or better , 512MB RAM, 5GB free hard drive space, USB 1.1/2.0 port Label Design NiceLabel™ ME Primera Edition included. Software : Can also be used with most other popular W indows-based label design software programs Electrical Rating : 12VDC, 3.
48 Auxiliary P ort Specifications Section 7: A uxiliar y P ort Specifications The 6-pin minicircular auxiliary inter face is used for connecting the printer with auxiliary equipment such as a A uto Cutter . Pin assignments are as follows: Uses 5v logic @ 5mA - All signals are active low .
Index 49 Inde x Alignment T ool ...............................................................................29 Applying P ower................................................................................5 A uxiliar y P ort ......................
50 Index Printing ......................................................................................34, 39 Roll Arm ..........................................................................................11 Roll Guide ...........................
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