FARGO electronic CD Color Printer manual Ink Saturation, Rotate, Manual Load, Write Direct to Port

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Ink Saturation

This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturerÕs TuffCoat CD-R media, this option should be left at its default setting of 100%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD-R media, you may need to adjust this control in order to optimize the ink saturation for the printable surface of your specific CD-R media. Click and drag on the slideÕs box, or click on the left and right arrows to change the ink saturation setting. Moving the slideÕs box to the left reduces the overall ink saturation, while moving it to the right increases it.

Rotate 180

Select this option to rotate your printed image 180¡. Although this option is not relevant when printing onto a CD-R, it does provide greater flexibility when printing onto a jewel case booklet or insert.

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-R and will print each of the selected number of copies onto the same CD. When this option is selected, you must press the CD Tray button after each new CD-R blank is loaded. This will close the CD Tray and let the printer know that a fresh CD-R is installed and ready to be printed.

Write Direct to Port

Select this option to provide faster print processing when printing from Windows 3.1x. When selected, this option allows the printer driver to bypass the Windows 3.1x print manager and to send all print data directly to the printer. This option devotes all of your system resources to the current print job, thereby increasing overall print speed. When the print job is finished, your system resources will again be devoted to the normal function of your on-screen applications.

Depending upon the brand of your computer, you may or may not wish to select this option when printing. For most computers, selecting this option will enhance the rasterizing

20 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows

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Contents CD Color Printer Trademark Acknowledgments Table of Contents Unpacking and Inspection Getting StartedThank YOU… Choosing a Good LocationIdentifying the Parts Applying Power About INK Cartridges and Printable CD-R’S Installing AN INK CartridgeInk Cartridges and Printable CD-R’s Do not Touch the Copper Area Loading a Blank CD-R Loading Blank CD-R MediaLoading a Blank Jewel Case Booklet or Insert Printing a Self Test Copper Area Replacing or Switching INK CartridgesInk Cartridges and Printable CD-R’s Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Using the CD Color Printer with WindowsWindows 95/Windows NT Installing the Printer DriverWindows Installing the 32-BIT Print Spooler for Windows Panel Setting UP the Printer Driver Media Color Matching Dither ModeInk Cartridge Print QualityWrite Direct to Port Ink SaturationRotate Manual LoadCartridge Fast 32-bit SpoolerOrientation Using the CD Color Printer with Windows Calibrate 15 -12 -9 -6 Printing a CD-R Using the CD Color Printer with Windows Using the CD Color Printer With Macintosh Installing the Printer Driver Chooser Setting UP the Printer Driver Ink Cartridge Enlarge/reduce Cartridge Printer Printing a CD-R Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh Printing with the Backgrounder Using the Print Backgrounder for MacintoshInstalling the Backgrounder Backgrounder Status Window File menu Admin menuBackgrounder Menus Jobs menu Problems During a Background Print Power Light Busy Light Printer Interpreting the Printer’s Indicator LightsMaintaining the Printer Cleaning the INK Cartridge NozzlesTechnical Support Cleaning the CD Tray and Printer CasingClearing a CD Media JAM Print Speed Technical SpecificationsCENTRONICS-TYPE Parallel Interface Appendix a Interfacing InformationIntroduction Mini 8-PIN Serial Interface Pin Number Signal Name Signal DescriptionPIN Minicircular Auxiliary Interface Pin Number Signal DescriptionIndex