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    User's Manual © 2007 All rights reserved 112707-510943-(06) 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:25 AM Page i ...

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    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 ARTICULAR PURPOSE. No liability is assumed for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential ...

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    iii T able of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ...............................................................................1 A. Choosing a Good Location ................................................................1 B. Unpacking and Inspection.................................................................2 C. Identifying the P arts ..... ...

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    iv Inter activ e F eature in this PDF Document There are interactive features that will allow you to jump to different locations within the document. Each listing in the T able of Contents is interactive. Place the cursor on either the words or the page number . A small hand with a pointing finger icon appears. Click on the line with the icon and t ...

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    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. The LX810 Printer will print razor -sharp te xt and barcodes, vibrant colors, and even stunning photo -realistic photo ...

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    2 Getting Started B. UNP ACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your printer , inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following items should be included: • Printer • P ower A dapter • Separate P ower Cord • Software Installer CD • Co ...

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    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. The P ause LED is lit when the printer is paused. Press the P ause Button to r ...

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    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 Processor • 512 MB of RAM • 5 GB of F ree Hard Drive Space E. MINIMUM MAC SPECIFICA TIONS Befo ...

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    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. Once the power cord is connected, the printer can be switched ...

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    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 ." ii. Once installed the "Color Label Printer" icon will appear in the pri ...

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    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.pkg file. 4. F ollow the on screen instructions to install the software. 5. A ...

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    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. PLAIN P APER) Label Material: Primera’s T uffCoat High Gloss and Semi- Gloss label materials have been specifically designed to be highly absorbent to allow water -based inkjet inks to ...

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    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. B. INST ALLING LABEL STOCK Y our printer will utilize a wide variety of paper label st ...

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    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. 1. Open the T op Cover . 2. Lower the Roll Guide ...

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    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. It is important to note that any exposed adhesive surface can attach itself the the inner working ...

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    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. 9. F eed the label stock further into ...

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    Supplies and Driver Settings 13 over the identifying mark. The Sensor P osition Adjust 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. F or instance, if you have a 1 ...

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    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. In order to make this system work ...

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    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. The printer will automatically align the cartridge for you as follows: a. F or Alignment you will need to have installed label stock that is equal to or larger than 4" x 4&qu ...

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    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. D. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Once the printer driver has been successfully install ...

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    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 . ...

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    18 Supplies and Driver Settings T he follo wing 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 Pr operties and key in the dimensions of your label, this is best done from your labeling software. It is recommended that the Label Size setting is left to "Custo ...

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    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. NO TE: Exact color matching of the printed labels to the screen may ...

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    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. Clean/Change Car tridges & ...

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    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. Load a sheet of paper , not to ex ceed 8.25 inches or 209 millimeters in width, into the feed mechanism by pulling the Throat Guide all the way out to make room for the paper then ...

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    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. Use Reflective for black ...

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    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 . The following is a tutorial to guide you through creating and printing a samp ...

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    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 . Click Finish . 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:26 AM Page 24 TO C INDEX ...

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    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. First, we will use the T ext T ool. T ext T ool Icon T ext Cursor a. Click the T ext T ool Icon in your T oolbox, then move the text cursor over the Document W indow and click in the location where you w ...

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    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 . P osition your cursor in the general area where you wish your barcode to print and click to start entering your barcode ...

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    Using the Printer 27 c. Click Define to change the type of Barcode or to make changes to the options associated with your particular type of barcode. Y ou will also want to set the Symbol Height and X Expansion Factor . d. Click the Human Readable tab to change the font that prints under your barcode. 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:26 AM Page 27 TO C IND ...

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    28 Using the Printer e. Click OK , then click Finish 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. Y ou will now see a Graphics Cursor . Drag the cursor to the gen ...

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    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 . Select ...

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    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. Also, you can find more tips and hints by ...

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    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. Y ou can choose one- or two -dimensional barcodes. Note that differen ...

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    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 supplement, EAN-14, DUN-14, UPC Case Code, UPC-A, UPC-A + 2-digit supplement, UPC-A + 5-digit supplement, UPC -E, UPC-E + 2-digit supplement, UPC-E + 5-digit ...

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    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. vi. The Human Readable T ab allows you to manipulate the human readable te ...

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    34 Using the Printer C. PRINTING ON A MAC FROM ADOBE ILL USTRA TOR 1. Create your document using the File - New command. Set your W idth and Height to correspond with the label stock installed in the Printer . 2. Once your document is created and ready to print go to File - P rint. The following screen will appear . Before doing anything else, clic ...

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    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. 4. Change your printer settings to the desired quality . 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:26 AM Page 35 TO C INDEX ...

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    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. The paper/label size defaults to 4x6 or whatever was last used. 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:27 AM Page 36 TO C INDEX ...

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    Using the Printer 37 7. Click on the drop down arrow to select a predefined label size or create a custom size by clicking Manage Custom Sizes . F or this e xample there is no 5.5 x 4 label predefined so the following step will explain how to create a custom size. 8. T o create a custom size click the + below the list of custom sizes already create ...

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    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. Also, check the orientation. The label shown on the preview screen is how your label will print. M ...

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    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 correct. D. CREA TING BARCODES ON A MA C Y ou can integrate barcode printing into any application that can print to the printer ...

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    40 T r oubleshooting 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. Refer to the cleaning procedure explained within ...

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    T r oubleshooting 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. After the problems have been solved, press P A USE to clear the error and continue p ...

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    42 T r oubleshooting 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. Y ou can reach tech support by phone, fax, email or mail at the following: ...

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    Label Specifications 43 Section 5 : Label Specifications Important! T est all custom made label stock with the intended printer before or dering lar ge quantities! Primera will only assume responsibility for custom label stock order ed from Primera. Label Wid t h L in e r Wid t h Dis ta n ce fr o m e dg e o f M e di a to e dg e o f Label Wid t h o ...

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    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 thru-hole 0.5" (12.65mm) 0.25" (6.325mm) opening Distance from edge of 2.25" (57mm) 0.20& ...

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    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 TO C INDEX ...

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    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 1.5" (38mm) per second for color + black Approximately 10" per second feed rate Ink Cartridges : #53376 ...

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    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, 3.0A P ower Requirements : 100-240 ...

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    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 . Pin Number Signal Description 2 Cut signal - Output - Cut no ...

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    Index 49 Inde x Alignment T ool ...............................................................................29 Applying P ower................................................................................5 A uxiliary P ort ..................................................................................48 A vailable Bar code T ypes in NiceLab ...

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    50 Index Printing ......................................................................................34, 39 Roll Arm ..........................................................................................11 Roll Guide .................................................................................10, 11 Sensor P osition Adjustment .......... ...

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    Printed in the United States of America P/N 510943 510943.qxd 11/27/2007 11:27 AM Page 52 ...

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