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Section 6: Installing and Setting Up the Printer Driver for Windows

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Primera Technology 510212 Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual, Installing and Setting Up the Printer Driver for Windows

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Digital label and decal press Printing History Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualNotices Trademark AcknowledgementsFor Users in the United States For Users in CanadaDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 6 Installing and Setting Up the Printer Driver for Windows Table of ContentsSection 2 Safety Precautions Section 3 Getting Started Section 5 Connecting the PressAppendix A Interfacing Information Section 7 Installing and Using the PressPrint Software for WindowsSection 8 Maintenance Section 9 Troubleshooting Section 10 Technical SpecificationsThermal Transfer IntroductionThank You A. HOW YOUR PRESS WORKSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual B. SPECIAL FEATURESDye-Sublimation Digital Printing and Cutting… SimultaneouslyWARNINGS Safety PrecautionsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 2 Safety PrecautionsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Getting StartedA. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATION B. ABOUT MOISTURE CONDENSATIONC. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION D. IDENTIFYING THE PARTSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Table 3.1. Normal Display Messages Control PanelLCD Display Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual CancelMenu/+ Retry/ EnterDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Cutting PressurePower Input Port E. REMOVING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE AND BLADE HOLDERMedia Input Assembly Interface Cable Power SwitchDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual EXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN HANDLING THIS BLADETHE CUTTER BLADE IS RAZOR-SHARP AND CAN EASILY CUT YOU. BE F. INSTALLING THE BLADE HOLDERDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual G. INSTALLING THE MEDIA INPUT ASSEMBLYDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual H. INSTALLING THE MEDIA OUTPUT ASSEMBLYSection 3 Getting Started I. APPLYING POWER1. Locate the power cord supplied with your press Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Ribbon and Print MediaA. INTRODUCTION B. ABOUT RIBBONSC. LOADING RIBBON INTO THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSupply Take-Up D. PLACING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE INTO THE PRINTER Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSupply End Take-Up End #300-Series Vinyl Label and Decal Stock E. ABOUT PRINT MEDIADigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual #200-Series Polyester Label and Decal StockDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual F. LOADING THE PRINT MEDIA ROLL INTO THE PRESSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 2. Open the Media Input Assembly Cover4. Close the Media Input Assembly cover Media Input Assembly Cover5. Pull the Media Roll Release back into the up position This will lock the media roll into place as well as engage the sensor that reads the rolls identification information Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Print Pressure BracketSecuring Lever 10. Once the bracket is disconnected and unlatched, gently lift it from the printer Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual12. Guide the paper over the Platen and under the Pinch Roller as shown. Make certain the paper is centered on the platen roller Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 15. Once the Print Pressure Bracket is in the proper position, firmly push each Securing Lever all the way down until each is in its locked position. Some force is required to latch these Securing Levers Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualPaper G. PAPER AND RIBBON DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE CONTROL PANEL LCD DISPLAYDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual RibbonsSection 4 Ribbon and Print Media Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualConnecting the Press A. RUNNING THE SELF TESTDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Self Test Example Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual B. CONNECTING THE USB-TO-PARALLEL INTERFACE CABLESection 5 Connecting the Press Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual4. Select CD-ROM Drive and click Next Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 5. Click Finish. Once the driver for your USB cable is installed, connect the other end of the cable to the parallel interface port located on behind the pressDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 5 Connecting the PressInstalling and Setting Up the Printer Driver for Windows A. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVERDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 10. The Install From Disk message will appear. Click OK to continueDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual B. SETTING UP THE WINDOWS 98/ ME PRINTER DRIVERColor Matching Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualPaper Size Ribbon TypeIntensity Dither ModeDisable Overlay Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualWrite Direct to Port Disable Target & CutCut Only Disable Print Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 6 Installing and Setting Up the Printer Driver for WindowsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Installing and Using the PressPrint Software for WindowsB. INSTALLING PRESSPRINT A. ABOUT PRESSPRINTDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual C. USING PRESSPRINT5. Select Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 6. Select OK to begin contouring your image. You may see the following dialog box appear when attempting to contour cut bitmap files. This slide bar sets the sensitivity of the filter. If your sensitivity is high i.e. 255 your cut line may appear jagged as the filter picks up noise around the outside of an image. This is common in lower resolution files as well as JPEGs. If the sensitivity is too low i.e. 100 the cut line may not follow the image and could overlap light colored areas. A good general setting isDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 8. With both the cut line and the image selected, click on the Layout menu and select Array. The Array Setup window appearsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual D. PRINTING TO YOUR PRESSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 4. Once all appropriate printer settings have been chosen, select OK to close the setup window. Select OK from the Printing window to send your print job to the pressImporting Macintosh Files E. HELPFUL PRESSPRINT HINTSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Importing FilesPurge Undo Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualImporting Vector vs. Bitmap Files Show Bitmaps Outlines / Show Reduced BitmapsSelecting Objects Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualAligning Objects Creating A Die CutDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Anti-AliasingPrinting Multiple Pages of the Same Label Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual F. CREATING SERIALIZED LABELSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 4. With both the cut line and the label selected, choose Badges from the Layout menu. The Badge Setup window appearsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 7. Once you have highlighted the text you wish to serialize and/or selected the replacement data file, click on the OK button of the Badge Setup window. The Text Substitution window appearsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual G. PRINTING MULTIPLE SPOT COLOR LABELSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual The following is an example of how to print a multiple spot color job. You may want to actually complete this exercise as a self-tutorial. If you do not have the ribbon colors specified in this exercise, simply substitute any other spot color combination. Note that both single and multiple pages of multiple spot color labels can be printed in this fashion. If you have not yet read through Parts D, E, and F of this section, please do so before attempting to complete this exerciseDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 4. Select the appropriate Printer Setup options Ribbon Type, etc.. Then, select the option Hold Media after Print Dont Eject. This will keep the media from cutting the page before all the colors have been printed6. Click on OK to print. PressPrint will send only the RED squares to be printed. During printing, a message will display on screen telling you to wait until printing is complete before loading the next ribbon color and reloading the print media Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual MaintenanceB. CLEANING THE PRINT HEAD A. SUPPLIES REQUIREDC. CLEANING THE PRESSS CASE D. CLEANING THE INSIDE OF THE PRESSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual E. CLEANING THE PLATEN ROLLER Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualPlatten Roller F. CLEARING A RIBBON JAM G. CLEARING A MINOR PRINT MEDIA JAMDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual H. CLEARING A MAJOR PRINT MEDIA JAM I. REPLACING THE CUTTER BLADEDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 4. Remove the aluminum Blade Holder Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual5. Unscrew and remove the top of the Blade Holder Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 8 MaintenanceTroubleshooting Section 9 TroubleshootingDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 2. Open the printer cover Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual5. Replace the ribbon and paper Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 1. Cancel the print job from Windows Spooler or PressPrint7. Resend your job from Press Print Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 1. Cancel the job Windows Spooler or Press PrintCenter CUTTER TARGET ERRORDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Cutter TargetsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual The print job rasterizes, but the press doesnt printThe LED light on the Control Panel is flashing erratically My dye-sublimation prints look jaggy or pixelated SymptomsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual My prints have blotches or spots in themThe cut line is not centered on the printed object Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual„ The cutter is cutting too deeply or is not cutting deeply enough Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 9 TroubleshootingDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Technical SpecificationsPrinter Driver Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualA. INTRODUCTION Appendix AB. CENTRONICS-TYPE PARALLEL INTERFACE Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualAppendix A Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualPin assignments are as follows TABLE A-1 Parallel Interface Pin AssignmentsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual IndexDisplay errors Media output assemblyPrint pressure bracket Printer cleaning kitSection 9 Troubleshooting Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualPrinted in the United States of America P/N