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Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual

My prints have blotches or spots in them.

Symptoms: Small spots appear randomly on the print with no ink or different colors of ink.

Most likely due to dust inside the printer. Review the procedures in Section 8-D for cleaning the inside of the printer.

This can also be caused by dust accumulation on the ribbon. The print media will almost never have dust as it is on a roll. Always store print supplies in the original packaging or in some other suitable dust-free environment.

Check that you have properly loaded print media and a print ribbon according to the instructions in Section 4.

Check that you have loaded compatible print supplies according to the descriptions given in Section 4. Remember, only supplies within the same #200 or #300-Series can be used with one another.

If you are using too much heat or not enough heat to properly transfer ink, you may have problems with print quality. Adjust the Intensity control in Press's printer driver up or down as needed.

My dye-sublimation prints look jaggy or pixelated.

Symptoms: Prints do not look smooth or continuous, but rather grainy and unclear.

For best photo-realistic output, you should always use high-resolution 24 bit images. If scanning an image, always scan the image at a 24-bit color setting, at the same size at which you will be printing, and at 300 dpi. If you stretch or "blow up" a small or low resolution image, you will always get a pixelated or grainy effect when printing.

Try selecting the Fine Anti-Aliasing option from the Preferences tab of PressPrint's Print window.

This option should be selected only for dye-sublimation prints and causes printed images to appear more smoothly around the edges.

The cutter is not functioning as it normally does, and/or the quality of the cut line has degraded.

Symptoms:

The cut line is rough or jagged as if the media were being ripped instead of sliced. If the cut line has sharp, pointed corners, some of these corners start to lift up as they are cut.

Excess cutting pressure is required for print media which originally required far less pressure.

Print media which normally cuts fine, starts to stall the cutter as cut pressure is increased.

This is most likely due to a dull cutter blade. Check and/or replace the cutter blade according to Section 8-K.

Section 9: Troubleshooting

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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 About Moisture Condensation Getting StartedChoosing a Good Location 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 About Ribbons Ribbon and Print MediaIntroduction 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 About Pressprint Installing and Using the PressPrint Software for WindowsInstalling 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 Supplies Required MaintenanceCleaning the Print Head 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