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CUTTER TARGET

Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual

CUTTER TARGET

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This message will be displayed if the cutter targets on your page (shown below) can not be read by your cutter. This happens when the paper is not feeding centered through the press. If the paper is biased to one side as it travels through the paper path, the cutter targets may print off of the page, or too far onto the page. The Center example below illustrates how the cutter targets should appear when the paper is feeding properly.

Cutter

Targets

			Center		Biased to the right
	BiasedBiasedtoto thethe leftleft
			Center		Biased to the right

To bias the paper, adjust the 3-position Bias Lever on the back of the Media Input Assembly. If the paper is biased to the left, move the lever one click to the right. If the paper is biased to the right, move the lever one click to the left.

The printer does not even begin to print.

Symptoms: Nothing happens or an error message comes up in the Windows application program.

Make sure that the power cord is plugged in securely on both ends and that the printer is turned ON. Confirm power is applied. The Control Panel Display must read PRINTER TEADY CUTTER READY.

Make certain that the printer cable is securely connected and properly installed. An error message in the software application telling you that the printer is not responding is usually due to a missing or defective interface cable.

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Contents

Digital label and decal press Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual NoticesTrademark Acknowledgements Printing HistoryFor Users in the United States For Users in CanadaDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Table of Contents Section 2 Safety Precautions Section 3 Getting StartedSection 5 Connecting the Press Section 6 Installing and Setting Up the Printer Driver for WindowsSection 7 Installing and Using the PressPrint Software for Windows Section 8 MaintenanceSection 9 Troubleshooting Section 10 Technical Specifications Appendix A Interfacing InformationIntroduction Thank YouA. HOW YOUR PRESS WORKS Thermal TransferB. SPECIAL FEATURES Dye-SublimationDigital Printing and Cutting… Simultaneously Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSafety Precautions WARNINGSSection 2 Safety Precautions Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSection 2 Safety Precautions Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSection 2 Safety Precautions Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSection 2 Safety Precautions Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSection 2 Safety Precautions Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualGetting Started A. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATIONB. ABOUT MOISTURE CONDENSATION Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualC. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION D. IDENTIFYING THE PARTSDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Control Panel LCD DisplayDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Table 3.1. Normal Display MessagesCancel Menu/+Retry/ Enter Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualCutting Pressure Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualE. REMOVING THE RIBBON CARTRIDGE AND BLADE HOLDER Media Input Assembly Interface CablePower Switch Power Input PortEXTREMELY CAREFUL WHEN HANDLING THIS BLADE THE CUTTER BLADE IS RAZOR-SHARP AND CAN EASILY CUT YOU. BEF. INSTALLING THE BLADE HOLDER Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualG. INSTALLING THE MEDIA INPUT ASSEMBLY Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualH. INSTALLING THE MEDIA OUTPUT ASSEMBLY Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualI. APPLYING POWER 1. Locate the power cord supplied with your pressDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 3 Getting StartedRibbon and Print Media A. INTRODUCTIONB. ABOUT RIBBONS Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualC. 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 E. ABOUT PRINT MEDIA Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual#200-Series Polyester Label and Decal Stock #300-Series Vinyl Label and Decal StockF. LOADING THE PRINT MEDIA ROLL INTO THE PRESS Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual2. Open the Media Input Assembly Cover 4. Close the Media Input Assembly coverMedia Input Assembly Cover Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 5. 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 informationDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Print Pressure BracketSecuring Lever Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 10. Once the bracket is disconnected and unlatched, gently lift it from the printerDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 12. Guide the paper over the Platen and under the Pinch Roller as shown. Make certain the paper is centered on the platen rollerDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital 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 LeversG. PAPER AND RIBBON DESCRIPTIONS FOR THE CONTROL PANEL LCD DISPLAY Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualRibbons PaperDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Section 4 Ribbon and Print MediaConnecting the Press A. RUNNING THE SELF TESTDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Self Test ExampleB. CONNECTING THE USB-TO-PARALLEL INTERFACE CABLE Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSection 5 Connecting the Press Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual4. Select CD-ROM Drive and click Next 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 press Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualSection 5 Connecting the Press Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualInstalling and Setting Up the Printer Driver for Windows A. INSTALLING THE WINDOWS PRINTER DRIVERDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon10. The Install From Disk message will appear. Click OK to continue Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualB. SETTING UP THE WINDOWS 98/ ME PRINTER DRIVER Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Paper SizeRibbon Type Color MatchingDither Mode Disable OverlayDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual IntensityDisable Target & Cut Cut Only Disable PrintDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Write Direct to PortSection 6 Installing and Setting Up the Printer Driver for Windows Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualInstalling and Using the PressPrint Software for Windows B. INSTALLING PRESSPRINTA. ABOUT PRESSPRINT Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualC. USING PRESSPRINT Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 5. Select6. 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 is Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual8. With both the cut line and the image selected, click on the Layout menu and select Array. The Array Setup window appears Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualD. PRINTING TO YOUR PRESS Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual4. 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 press Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualE. HELPFUL PRESSPRINT HINTS Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualImporting Files Importing Macintosh FilesDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Importing Vector vs. Bitmap FilesShow Bitmaps Outlines / Show Reduced Bitmaps Purge UndoDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Aligning ObjectsCreating A Die Cut Selecting ObjectsDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Anti-AliasingPrinting Multiple Pages of the Same Label F. CREATING SERIALIZED LABELS Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual4. With both the cut line and the label selected, choose Badges from the Layout menu. The Badge Setup window appears Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual7. 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 appears Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualG. PRINTING MULTIPLE SPOT COLOR LABELS Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualThe 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 exercise Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual4. 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 printed Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 6. 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 mediaMaintenance B. CLEANING THE PRINT HEADA. SUPPLIES REQUIRED Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualC. 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 Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 4. Remove the aluminum Blade HolderDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 5. Unscrew and remove the top of the Blade HolderSection 8 Maintenance Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualTroubleshooting Section 9 TroubleshootingDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Digital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 2. Open the printer coverDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 5. Replace the ribbon and paper1. Cancel the print job from Windows Spooler or PressPrint Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual 7. Resend your job from Press Print1. Cancel the job Windows Spooler or Press Print Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualCUTTER TARGET ERROR Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualCutter Targets CenterDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual The print job rasterizes, but the press doesnt printThe LED light on the Control Panel is flashing erratically Symptoms Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualMy prints have blotches or spots in them My dye-sublimation prints look jaggy or pixelatedDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual The cut line is not centered on the printed objectDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual „ The cutter is cutting too deeply or is not cutting deeply enoughSection 9 Troubleshooting Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualTechnical Specifications Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Printer DriverAppendix A B. CENTRONICS-TYPE PARALLEL INTERFACEDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual A. INTRODUCTIONDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Pin assignments are as followsTABLE A-1 Parallel Interface Pin Assignments Appendix AIndex Display errorsMedia output assembly Digital Label Press 3 User’s ManualPrinter cleaning kit Section 9 TroubleshootingDigital Label Press 3 User’s Manual Print pressure bracketPrinted in the United States of America P/N