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Manual Primera CD Color Printer II

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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 ...

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    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. No liability is assumed for errors contained her ein or for incidental damages in connectio ...

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

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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. The CD Color Printer lets you print razor-sharp text, vibrant spot colors, and even stunning photo-realistic photographs dir ectly ...

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    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 . The Power Button turns the printer Õs power ON and OFF . This button also serves to cancel the current print job if a print error occurs and to r eset the printer for the next prin ...

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    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. Note that the printer Õs ...

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    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 16.7 million printable colors. A monoch ...

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    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. 5 Insert the ink cartridge into the cartridge carrier , copper- end first. 6. Push the ca ...

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    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. Loading a Blank CD 1. W ith the print ...

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    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. T o load eithe ...

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    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. In order for the printer to print pr operly , CD media must be in ...

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    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. T o do this from a Macintosh, W indows 3.1x, or W indows NT , use the same steps described in Part ...

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    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. 5. Remove ...

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    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 Cartridge Installed button to indicate whether you installed a fresh, new cartridge or simply switched between a previously used color cartridge and a p ...

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    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. For best performance, a minimum of a 486/66 computer with 8MB of RAM or ...

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    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. This is accomplished by installing in W indows what is called a Òprinter d ...

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    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 . 6. For W indows 95/98, open the W indows Driver folder and ...

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    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. Once installed, the print spooler is able to process your print jobs and send them to th ...

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    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. When installed, the 32-Bit Print S ...

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    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. The Settings tab tells you t ...

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    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 . NOTE: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their ÒPrintÓ and/or ÒPrinter SetupÓ scr ...

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    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. Color Matching Click on the Color Matching down arrow a ...

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    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 . If you do not select this option when printing multiple copies, the printer has no way of knowing whether or not you have loaded a blank CD and will print each of the selected number of cop ...

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    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. This option does not apply when printing onto a CD. Cartridge Select this button to display th ...

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    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. The following gives a complete description of ...

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    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. If you ever wish to verify your factory-recommended V ertical and Horizontal calibration settings, you can run a simple ca ...

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    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. Enter that number into the V ertical box of ...

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    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. Printing should now be optimized for Draft quality . Note that it is recommended you r e ...

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    ¥ 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 4.57Ó x 5.9Ó (1 16 x 150mm). 3. Once you have created your image and ar e r eady to print, select Print Setup (or the equivalent) fr om the programÕs File menu to verify ...

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    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 7.0 or higher . For best performance, a Macintosh with a 68040 processor and 8MB of ...

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    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. This is accomplished by installing what is called a Òprinter driver .Ó ...

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    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. C. THE CHOOSER The Chooser is a Desk Accessory in the Apple menu. Befor e you can use the ...

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    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. Please refer to Section 5 for more information on backgr ound printing. The next ...

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    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. Y ou may wish to experiment with these options to see which one is best for your particular CD ...

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    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%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD media, you may need to adjust this control in or der ...

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    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. Note that pressing the printer Õs Ink Cartridge button serves this same purpose. See S ...

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    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. The Horizontal adjustment moves the printed image toward the left-hand side if a positive number is enter ed and toward the right-hand side if a negative number is ...

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    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. Enter that number into the V ertical box of the Calibration window . Repeat this same s ...

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    ¥ 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 1.6Ó (41mm) of your image to accommodate a CDÕs non-printa ...

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    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 . When the Backgrounder is turned on, it allows you to conveniently continue working in ...

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    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 . C. THE BACKGROUNDER ST A TUS WINDOW The Backgrounder status window gives you detailed information about the status of the print job currently processing and about each print job waiting in the ...

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    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 . The Backgrounder continues to work if the status window is closed. Log Files: The Backgrounder has the ability to cr eate and maintain a sequential history file, or Log file, o ...

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    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 . When Backgrounder stops, the menu changes to Continue Processing. Wh ...

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    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. Err or dialogs appear immed ...

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    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 . T o accurately interpret what it means when these lights are on, of f, or flashing, please refer to the ...

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    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. A. CLEANING THE INK CAR TRIDGE NOZZLES It may be necessary to clean the ink cartr ...

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    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 support repr esentatives are available Monday thr ough ...

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    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 coverage and print quality mode; from one to four minutes per full-color CD with 100% coverage, less than 30 seconds for monochrome black (15% coverage) Colo ...

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    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. INTRODUCTION The CD Color Printer is equipped with both a standard 8-bi ...

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    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. Pin assignments are as fol ...

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    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 . Pin assignments are as follows: Uses 5v logic @ 5mA Pin Number Signal Description 1 Busy - Output is high when the printer is busy or mo ...

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    Index 49 Index Algebraic .....................................................................................19, 31 Auxiliary Port ...............................................................................3, 48 Backgrounder ...................................................................................37 Booklet .......................... ...

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    Printed in the United States of America P/N 510198 510198 Fargo/CD Color PrtrII 2/26/99 12:36 PM Page 52 ...

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