MicroBoards Technology GX-300HC GX Disc Printer Alignment, GX Toolbox, For further details on

GX Disc Printer Configuration

Quick Reference Guide

for Windows 2000 & XP

GX Disc Printer Alignment

Your GX Disc Printer has been factory aligned to .1mm precision. The values provided with the GX Disc Printer, located on the back of the unit above 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 GX Disc Printer, 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 Windows Start button.

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 GX Disc Printer.

These settings will change the size of the top and left margins, respectively. Decreasing the values will move the image up or to the left, increasing will adjust down or to the right.

6.	Click the Apply button to save the changes, found on the bottom of the Printing
	Preferences window.
7.	Fine tuning may be required for different brands of media or different printing
	applications to provide full surface coverage. This can be done within the printing
	application to avoid altering these global alignment values set in the Printer
	Properties.

9.Check the printed alignment disc. If the settings are correct, the horizontal and vertical crosshairs will intersect the printed circle at (0,0), as shown to the right. If not, repeat steps 5 through 9, changing the Top and Left Side amounts by those shown on the alignment CD.

Use the guide to the right to help

decide how to adjust the settingsDecrease Top to move the printed image to the

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

8. Open the Microboards GX Printer Toolbox. A shortcut labelled

Microboards GX Toolbox was placed on your PC’s desktop during

the installation process for easy access to the application.

correct position. Follow the instructions to move the image in the direction of each arrow.

For further details on the

Decrease Left

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 GX Series and select Printing

Preferences…

4.On the Paper/Quality tab, select

Photo for the Paper 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.

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.

alignment process, pleaseIncrease Left refer to the section on

Alignment in the GX-2 Disc

Publisher User’s Manual.

Increase Top

GX Toolbox

Aside from the Print Alignment Disc function detailed in the previous section, the Toolbox allows you to print a Test Disc, Clean the ink cartridge. For both of these functions, you must have at least one disc loaded in the input hopper.

Clicking the Test Disc button prints out a pattern that was installed along with the print drivers without using an second application.

Clicking the Clean Disc button prints out a heavy ink-usage pattern to clear any clogged ink nozzles.

In order to guarantee quality results from the GX Disc Printer,

ONLY MICROBOARDS GX-300HC

COLOR INK CARTRIDGE 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 GX Disc Printer will not operate with any other color ink cartridge in place.

The use of refilled ink cartridges will void your warranty!