MicroBoards Technology DX-1 Disc Publisher Configuration Quick Reference Guide, 820-00152-01

DX-1 Disc Publisher Configuration

Quick Reference Guide

DX-1 Disc Publisher Controller Configuration

NOTE: You must complete the hardware, driver, and software installation prior to configuring the DX-1 Disc Publisher and aligning the printer. Please see the other side of this Guide for the Installation Quick Reference Guide, or refer to the Installation section of the User’s Manual.

The DX-1 Disc Publisher controllers will need to be configured prior to use. When launching Zulu2 for the first time, the Configuration screen will appear.

Comm Port: Select the COM port from the drop-down list that is specified by the PC as the USB Serial Port in the Windows Device Manager (see User’s Manual for more information). Verify the correct port selection by clicking the T button to the right of the port list. The flippers below the input hopper will lift and then drop if the correct port has been selected.

Drive: Select the drive letter from the drop-down list. Verify the correct drive selection by clicking the T button; the drive tray in the DX-1 Disc Publisher should eject and then retract.

Printer: Select MB PrintFactory Series from the drop-down list. Once selected, click the T button to verify that the selection; the belts will run if the correct printer has been selected.

Once the settings are set, place a check in the Don’t show this window again box. This will bypass the controller configuration when Zulu2 is started. To show the configuration screen again when Zulu2 is started, select Utilities from the Zulu2 Robotics menu and place a check in the Enable Configure Dialog box.

Click the OK button to accept the selections and open Zulu2.

For more information on the configuration of the DX-1 Disc Publisher Controller, please refer to the Configuration section of the User’s Manual.

Printer Alignment

Your DX-1 Disc Publisher has been factory aligned to .1mm precision. The values provided with the DX-1 Disc Publisher, located on the back of the unit below the power plug, are the offset values to be used in the Printing Preferences.

To set these values, please follow the steps listed below:

1.Install the DX-1 Disc Publisher, print drivers, SureThing labeling software, and PrassiTech Zulu2 as detailed on the front of this Quick Reference Guide, or in the Installation section of the User’s Manual.

2.Select Printers and Faxes from

the Start button.

In Windows 2000 or Windows XP with the Classic Start Menu layout, you will need to go to the Settings selection, then to the Printers and Faxes from the Start button.

NOTE: IN BOTH WINDOWS 2000

AND WINDOWS XP, THE

ALIGNMENT VALUES MUST BE

ENTERED FROM THE START

BUTTON FOR THE SETTINGS TO BE SET AS THE DEFAULT SETTINGS, NOT FROM WITHIN ANY APPLICATION!!!

3.Right click on the icon for the Microboards Print Factory Series and select

Printing Preferences…

4.On the Setup tab, select Photo for the

Media Type and Best for the Print

Quality.

Photo Best should always be selected when aligning the printer, in order to insure the greatest accuracy during the alignment process. Other settings may not result in the best alignment.

5.Select the Utilities tab. The .1mm Resolution setting must be selected before setting alignment values (see below). Set the Top and Left Side alignment values to match those provided with the DX-1 Disc Publisher.

These settings will change the size of the top and left margins, respectively. A negative value will move the alignment up or to the left, a positive value down or to the right.

6.Click the Apply button, found on the bottom of the Printing Preferences window.

7.Start the Zulu2 application. Select Utilities from

the Robotics menu. The window to the right will be displayed.

Place an alignment disc (provided) in the input hopper and click the Print Alignment Disc button. Remember, the alignment CD should always be printed in Photo Best mode for the highest accuracy.

8.Check the printed alignment disc. If the settings are correct, the horizontal and vertical crosshairs will have the 0 lines on the printed circle, as shown below. If not, repeat steps 5 through 8, changing the Top and Left Side amounts by those shown on the alignment CD.

For further details on the alignment process, please refer to the section on Alignment in the DX-1 Disc Publisher Users Manual.

In order to guarantee quality results from the DX-1 Disc Publisher,

ONLY MICROBOARDS PRF19ML OR PRF38ML COLOR INK CARTRIDGES CAN BE USED!

As is true with all printers, the quality of ink cartridge and the quality of the ink within the cartridge will affect your output. To ensure quality results, the DX-1 Disc Publisher will not operate with any other color ink cartridge in place.

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