Primera Technology 510212 manual Introduction, HOW Your Press Works

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Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual

Introduction

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Thank You...

...for choosing the Digital Label and Decal Press. This press has been designed to provide you with stunning, custom cut, high-quality color output on durable adhesive-backed paper, vinyl, polyester, and even heat transfer material. It offers many features which allow you to simultaneously print and cut professional- quality labels, decals, signs, photos, and much more - quickly and easily!

A. HOW YOUR PRESS WORKS

This Digital Label and Decal Press utilizes two different, yet closely related printing technologies to achieve its remarkable output - thermal transfer and dye-sublimation.

Thermal Transfer

Thermal transfer is a process which uses a resin-based ribbon roll as a carrier for transferring color to the print media (see Section 4 for more information on these ribbons and the appropriate print media for each). Such ribbons are available in single spot colors or in a paneled form which includes each of the yellow, magenta, and cyan process colors on the same ribbon roll. By providing each of the process colors, paneled ribbons allow you to conveniently produce full-color images automatically, from a single ribbon.

As the ribbon and print media pass simultaneously beneath the press's print head, thousands of thermal elements within the print head melt the colored inks, thus transferring thousands of tiny colored dots from the ribbon onto the print media. If using a paneled ribbon, the print media automatically makes a separate pass for each colored panel on the ribbon. By combining different colored dots from each ribbon panel in different combinations (this process is called "dithering"), the press is able to print up to 16.7 million colors.

Section 1: Introduction

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Contents Digital label and decal press Trademark Acknowledgements For Users in the United States Table of Contents Index Introduction HOW Your Press WorksSpecial Features Dye-SublimationSafety Precautions Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Getting Started Choosing a Good LocationAbout Moisture Condensation Unpacking and Inspection Identifying the PartsControl Panel LCD Display Cancel Cutting Pressure Removing the Ribbon Cartridge and Blade Holder Installing the Blade Holder Installing the Media Input Assembly Installing the Media Output Assembly Applying Power Ribbon and Print Media IntroductionAbout Ribbons Loading Ribbon Into the Ribbon Cartridge Placing the Ribbon Cartridge Into the Printer About Print Media Loading the Print Media Roll Into the Press Open the Media Input Assembly Cover Cover Release Button Print Pressure Bracket Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual ??? Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Ribbons Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Connecting the Press Running the Self TestSelf Test Example Connecting the USB-TO-PARALLEL Interface Cable Select CD-ROM Drive and click Next Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Installing and Setting Up the Printer Driver For Windows Installing the Windows Printer DriverDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Setting UP the Windows 98/ ME Printer Driver Paper Size Dither Mode Write Direct to Port Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Installing and Using the PressPrint Software for Windows Installing PressprintAbout Pressprint Using Pressprint Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Printing to Your Press Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Helpful Pressprint Hints Importing Vector vs. Bitmap Files Aligning Objects Anti-Aliasing Creating Serialized Labels Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Printing Multiple Spot Color Labels Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Maintenance Cleaning the Print HeadSupplies Required Cleaning the Presss Case Cleaning the Inside of the PressCleaning the Platen Roller Clearing a Ribbon JAM Clearing a Minor Print Media JAMClearing a Major Print Media JAM Replacing the Cutter BladeBlade Holder Cutter Arm Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Troubleshooting Printer Ribbon JAM Wrong Ribbon Ribbon Type Paper Core Rotation Error Ribbon Sensor Error Cutter Paper Loading Error Cutter Targets Center Biased to the right Print job rasterizes, but the press doesnt print Symptoms Cut line is not centered on the printed object Areas of my prints are scrambled or look like bar codes Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Technical Specifications Printing SpeedEMC Appendix a CENTRONICS-TYPE Parallel InterfaceDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Index Print pressure bracket 26, 29 Printer cleaning kit 65, 66