CONTENTS

 

1. Read This First ..............................................................................................................................................................

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1-1. Precautions............................................................................................................................................................

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1-2. Unpacking Your Printer .........................................................................................................................................

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1-3. Required Condition................................................................................................................................................

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1-3-1. Environment...................................................................................................................................................

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1-3-2. Electrical Requirements.................................................................................................................................

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1-3-3. Software Information......................................................................................................................................

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1-3-4. Other Requirements......................................................................................................................................

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1-3-5. Consumable Requirements and Options....................................................................................................

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2. Identifying Your Printer’s Parts......................................................................................................................................

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2-1. Front .......................................................................................................................................................................

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2-2. Right .......................................................................................................................................................................

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2-3. Rear........................................................................................................................................................................

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2-4. Inside of the Front Cover.......................................................................................................................................

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2-5. Upper part of the Maintenance Unit.....................................................................................................................

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2-6. Under the Platen....................................................................................................................................................

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2-7. Control Panel.........................................................................................................................................................

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2-7-1. Display............................................................................................................................................................

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2-7-2. Menu List........................................................................................................................................................

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3. Getting Started...............................................................................................................................................................

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3-1. Placing Your Printer...............................................................................................................................................

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3-2. Turning On/Off Your Printer...................................................................................................................................

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3-2-1. Turning On Your Printer.................................................................................................................................

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3-2-2. Turning Off Your Printer.................................................................................................................................

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3-3. Preparing Your PC.................................................................................................................................................

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3-3-1. When you already have GT-541/GT-782 ....................................................................................................

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3-3-2. PC preparation: For Windows XP (32 bit)....................................................................................................

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3-3-3. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows XP......................................................................................

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3-3-4. Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit)...............................................................

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3-3-5. Connection with USB 2.0 Cable: for Windows Vista / Windows 7.............................................................

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3-3-6. Opening the installed manuals .....................................................................................................................

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3-3-7. Opening the Useful Tools..............................................................................................................................

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3-3-8. How to use Firmware Update Tools.............................................................................................................

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3-4. Setting Up Your Printer..........................................................................................................................................

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3-4-1. Adjusting the Display Contrast......................................................................................................................

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3-4-2. Adjusting the Speaker Volume......................................................................................................................

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3-4-3. Temperature...................................................................................................................................................

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3-4-4. Language.......................................................................................................................................................

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4. Printing Directly from Applications................................................................................................................................

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4-1. Basic Printing Procedure ......................................................................................................................................

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5. Maintenance..................................................................................................................................................................

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5-1. Replacing Consumables ......................................................................................................................................

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5-1-1. Replacing the Ink Cartridge...........................................................................................................................

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5-1-2. Replacing the Wiper Cleaner and Cleaning the Caps / Wipers.................................................................

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5-1-3. Replacing Flushing Plate Sponge and Flushing Plate Felt.........................................................................

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5-1-4. Replacing the Fan Filter ................................................................................................................................

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5-1-5. Replacing the Roller Felts .............................................................................................................................

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5-1-6. Cleaning the inside of the printer and restart................................................................................................

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5-1-7. Cleaning the Encoder Strip ...........................................................................................................................

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GT-3 Series