Table of 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..........................................................................................................................

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

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

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2-2. Left..........................................................................................................................................................................

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2-3. Right .......................................................................................................................................................................

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

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2-5. Under the Platen....................................................................................................................................................

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2-6. Control Panel.........................................................................................................................................................

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2-6-1. Indication Lamps............................................................................................................................................

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2-6-2. Display............................................................................................................................................................

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2-6-3. 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 ..................................................................................................................

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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. Opening the installed manuals .....................................................................................................................

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3-3-5. Opening the Useful Tools..............................................................................................................................

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3-3-6. Installation of PC for Windows Vista / Windows 7 (32 bit / 64 bit)...............................................................

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

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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. Language.......................................................................................................................................................

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

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4. Printing Directly fromApplications................................................................................................................................

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

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4-2. Setting theApplications’ Print Condition...............................................................................................................

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4-2-1. Common Notice forAllApplications .............................................................................................................

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4-2-2. Settings for CorelDRAW ...............................................................................................................................

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4-2-3. Settings for Adobe Photoshop......................................................................................................................

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4-2-4. Settings for Adobe Illustrator .........................................................................................................................

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4-2-5. Settings forAdobe Photoshop Elements.....................................................................................................

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4-2-6. Setting Paint Shop Pro Print Condition ........................................................................................................

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4-2-7. Printing From OtherApplications..................................................................................................................

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4-3. Setting the Printer Driver Condition......................................................................................................................

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4-3-1. Entering the Job Comment...........................................................................................................................

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4-3-2. Selecting the Platen Size ..............................................................................................................................

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