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Primera Technology LX400 user manual C. Connecting Power, Hardware and Software Settings, Index

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C. CONNECTING POWER

1.Locate the power adapter supplied with your printer.

2.Place one end of the adapter

cord into the power port on

the rear panel of the printer.

3. Plug the power cord of the adapter into an available

wall outlet or surge protect-

ing power strip. Once the power cord is connected, the printer can be switched on and off using the power switch.

D. CONNECTING THE USB CABLE / INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER

Connect the printer to your PC or Mac with your beige USB 2.0 Cable.

If you are using a PC:

If you are using a PC, after a few moments, Windows will tell you it has found new hardware and is looking for software to install it.

6Hardware and Software Settings

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Primera Technology LX400 C. Connecting Power, D. Connecting The Usb Cable / Installing The Printer Driver, Index

Contents

113006-510984-02 Color Label PrinterUsers Manual 2006 All rights reservedPrinting History Section 3 Printing Using a PC Table of ContentsSection 2 Hardware and Software Setup Section 4 Printing Using a MacintoshInteractive Feature in this PDF Document THANK YOU… Section 1 Getting StartedINDEX A. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATIONINDEX B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTIONStarter roll of high gloss label stock INDEX C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTSPower LED Ink Low LED Label Stock TOF Sensor Bar Label Tear BarMinimum Macintosh Specifications D. COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONSMinimum PC Specifications INDEXB. INSTALLING THE MAC SOFTWARE Section 2 Hardware and Software SetupA. INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWARE Hardware and Software Settings6 Hardware and Software Settings C. CONNECTING POWERD. CONNECTING THE USB CABLE / INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER If you are using a PCHardware and Software Settings If you are using MacintoshINDEX Note These instructions and screen captures are for use with OS E. INSTALLING LABEL STOCK8 Hardware and Software Settings INDEXINDEX Hardware and Software SettingsStock Guide Rollers 10 Hardware and Software Settings F. ADJUSTING THE LABEL STOCK TOF TOP OF FORM SENSORINDEX Circular Labels Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX Through Hole Labels12 Hardware and Software Settings G. USING FAN-FOLD LABEL STOCKINDEX If using a Mac H. INSTALLING THE INK CARTRIDGEIf using a PC For Macintosh and PCI. ALIGNING THE INK CARTRIDGE 14 Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX Hardware and Software Settings c. Cut or fold a 8.5 x 11 sheet of paper in half length wise so that it is no wider than 4.25 inches. Pull the the label stock guide all the way out and lock it in place using the instructions in Section 2G. Push the paper into the feed area. Once the printer senses the page it will pull it into place. You must feed the test sheet of paper into the printer after the alignment print has been sent to the printer otherwise it will feed the sheet right through the printer with out printingINDEX 16 Printing Using a PC Section 3 Printing Using a PCA. USING NICELABEL Creating a labelPrinting Using a PC INDEX18 Printing Using a PC INDEXINDEX Printing Using a PCb. The first screen in the Barcode Wizard will allow you to select the type of Barcode you wish to print. You can also enter the data to be used in the barcode. For this we are doing a simple UPC-A barcode. For more information on other types of barcodes, please see Section 3B. Creating Barcodes in NiceLabel 20 Printing Using a PC INDEXINDEX Printing Using a PCb. There are other tools at your disposal to align the object or add shapes. On the right side of the screen you will see alignment tools so you can align the objects on your label in relation to each other. Select objects by clicking on them or clicking and dragging a lasso around multiple objects or by holding down the SHIFT key and clicking on each object individually. You can also center these objects by right clicking on a selected object and choosing Align from the drop- down menu. If you wish to center your object on the label choose the appropriate centering options and check the Align to Label checkbox B. CREATING BARCODES IN NICELABEL 22 Printing Using a PCINDEX INDEX Printing Using a PCAvailable barcode types are listed here 24 Printing Using a PC INDEXPrinting Using a PC C. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS PCTo find Driver Settings INDEXOrientation 26 Printing Using a PCPaper Size Print QualityCartridge Alignment Color MatchingInk Saturation Printing Using a PC28 Printing Using a PC Clean/Change Cartridge & Check Ink LevelsClean/Purge INDEXSensor Type Change CartridgeDetails/Print Counter Printing Using a PC30 Printing Using a PC Output ModeEnable Bi-di Printing OffsetsTear Off Position Left Margin OffsetTop of Form TOF Cut PositionA. PRINTING ON A MAC FROM ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR Section 4 Printing Using a Macintosh32 Printing Using a Macintosh INDEX4. Change your printer settings to the desired quality Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX 6. The paper/label size defaults to 4x4 or whatever was last used 34 Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX INDEX Printing Using a Macintosh7. Click on the drop down arrow to select a predefined label size or create a custom size by clicking Manage Custom Sizes. For this example there is a 4x3 predefined size. If your label is on the list choose it, click OK and move on to step 10. If your label is not on the list click Manage Custom Sizes from the list 36 Printing Using a Macintosh INDEXPrinting Using a Macintosh B. CREATING BARCODES ON A MACC. PRINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS INDEX38 Printing Using a Macintosh D. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS MACINDEX Printing Using a Macintosh Color TypeIntensity INDEX40 Printing Using a Macintosh Config. UtilityClean Cartridge INDEXINDEX Label OffsetsPrinting Using a Macintosh Cartridge AlignmentTear Off Position 42 Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX Cut PositionINDEX Output ModePrinting Using a Macintosh Sensor Type44 Troubleshooting Section 5 TroubleshootingA. SOLVING REGISTRATION PROBLEMS INDEX3. Improper Label Gap Distance. See Section 6 for label specifications TroubleshootingINDEX 46 Troubleshooting INDEXTroubleshooting B. CREATING A FULL BLEED PRINTINDEX C. CLEARING A LABEL JAM D. CLEANING THE PRINTER48 Troubleshooting INDEXTroubleshooting E. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGEF. TECHNICAL SUPPORT INDEX50 Label and Roll Specifications Section 6 Label and Roll SpecificationsINDEX Roll Specifications Label and Roll SpecificationsINDEX 52 Technical Specifications Section 7 Technical SpecificationsINDEX Printer Driver Settings IndexIndex Ink SaturationPrinted in the United States of America P/N