FARGO electronic CD Color Printer manual Ink Saturation, Rotate, Manual Load, Write Direct to Port

Ink Saturation

This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturerÕs TuffCoat CD-R media, this option should be left at its default setting of 100%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD-R media, you may need to adjust this control in order to optimize the ink saturation for the printable surface of your specific CD-R media. Click and drag on the slideÕs box, or click on the left and right arrows to change the ink saturation setting. Moving the slideÕs box to the left reduces the overall ink saturation, while moving it to the right increases it.

Rotate 180

Select this option to rotate your printed image 180¡. Although this option is not relevant when printing onto a CD-R, it does provide greater flexibility when printing onto a jewel case booklet or insert.

Manual Load

Select this option when you are printing multiple copies of a single design or if using an auto-loader. If you do not select this option when printing multiple copies, the printer has no way of knowing whether or not you have loaded a blank CD-R and will print each of the selected number of copies onto the same CD. When this option is selected, you must press the CD Tray button after each new CD-R blank is loaded. This will close the CD Tray and let the printer know that a fresh CD-R is installed and ready to be printed.

Write Direct to Port

Select this option to provide faster print processing when printing from Windows 3.1x. When selected, this option allows the printer driver to bypass the Windows 3.1x print manager and to send all print data directly to the printer. This option devotes all of your system resources to the current print job, thereby increasing overall print speed. When the print job is finished, your system resources will again be devoted to the normal function of your on-screen applications.

Depending upon the brand of your computer, you may or may not wish to select this option when printing. For most computers, selecting this option will enhance the rasterizing

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