Primera Technology CD Color Printer II manual Offset box, Printing a CD

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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 entered will stay the same until you change it. Printing should now be optimized for Draft quality. Note that it is recommended you repeat this procedure every time a new or different ink cartridge is inserted whenever you are printing in Draft quality.

After your selections have been made, close out of the printer setup window. You are now ready to go to an application program and print. All printer driver selections will stay the same until you change them.

E. PRINTING A CD

Now that you have hooked up the printer, loaded the print supplies, and installed the printer driver, you are ready to print you first CD label. Follow these steps to print your first image:

1.Go to your favorite graphics application program. Or, install and open the Windows CD creation software included with your printer.

2.Open or create the image file you wish to print. If using a program other than the included Windows CD creation software, you will need to create a custom page or canvas size in your program according to the type of label you intend to create. The following tips will help you do this:

¥If creating a label for a CD, set your page size to 4.56Ó x 4.56Ó (116 x 116mm). Although your image will appear square on screen, the printer driver will automatically crop your image to the round 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-printable center hub. If you would like to better visualize where the round outside edge and the round non-printable center of a CD will fall in relation to your image, simply draw one circle with a 4.56Ó (116mm) diameter and another with a

1.6Ó (41mm) diameter. Then, center both circles within your active page or canvas area. These circles will serve as a guide while designing your image. Be sure to delete these circles before printing.

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Contents CD Color Printer Printing History Table of Contents Page Thank YOU… Getting StartedChoosing a Good Location Unpacking and InspectionIdentifying the Parts Applying Power About INK Cartridges and Printable CD’S Installing AN INK CartridgeInk Cartridges and Printable CD’s Do not Touch the Copper Area Loading a Blank CD Loading Blank CD MediaLoading a Blank Jewel Case Booklet or Insert Printing a Self Test Copper Area Replacing or Switching INK CartridgesInk Cartridges and Printable CDÕs Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕs Connecting the Printer to Your Computer Using the CD Color Printer with WindowsWindows 95/98 or Windows NT Installing the Printer DriverUsing the CD Color Printer with Windows Installing the 32-BIT Print Spooler for Windows 95/98 Bit Print Spooler Setting UP the Printer Driver Print Quality MediaInk Cartridge Color Matching Dither ModeInk Saturation RotateFast 32-bit Spooler Manual LoadWrite Direct to Port Cartridge OrientationCalibrate Printer 15 -12 -9 -6 Printing a CD Offset boxUsing the CD Color Printer with Windows Using the CD Color Printer With Macintosh CD Color Printer II Installer Chooser CD Color Printer High PrimaColor Print Quality Enlarge/reduce Cartridge Printer 12-15 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 LightsCleaning the CD Tray and Printer Casing Cleaning the INK Cartridge NozzlesMaintaining the Printer Clearing a CD Media JAMTechnical Support 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 Page