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Color Label Printer
Users Manual
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Printing History
Section 4 Printing Using a Macintosh
Table of Contents
Section 2 Hardware and Software Setup
Section 3 Printing Using a PC
Interactive Feature in this PDF Document
A. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATION
Section 1 Getting Started
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THANK YOU…
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B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
Starter roll of high gloss label stock
Label Tear Bar
C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS
Power LED Ink Low LED Label Stock TOF Sensor Bar
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D. COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS
Minimum PC Specifications
Minimum Macintosh Specifications
Hardware and Software Settings
Section 2 Hardware and Software Setup
A. INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWARE
B. INSTALLING THE MAC SOFTWARE
If you are using a PC
C. CONNECTING POWER
D. CONNECTING THE USB CABLE / INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER
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Hardware and Software Settings
If you are using Macintosh
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E. INSTALLING LABEL STOCK
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Note These instructions and screen captures are for use with OS
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Hardware and Software Settings
Stock Guide Rollers
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F. ADJUSTING THE LABEL STOCK TOF TOP OF FORM SENSOR
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Through Hole Labels
Hardware and Software Settings
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Circular Labels
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G. USING FAN-FOLD LABEL STOCK
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For Macintosh and PC
H. INSTALLING THE INK CARTRIDGE
If using a PC
If using a Mac
I. ALIGNING THE INK CARTRIDGE
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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 printing
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Creating a label
Section 3 Printing Using a PC
A. USING NICELABEL
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b. 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
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b. 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
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Available barcode types are listed here
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C. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS PC
To find Driver Settings
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Print Quality
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Paper Size
Orientation
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Color Matching
Ink Saturation
Cartridge Alignment
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Clean/Change Cartridge & Check Ink Levels
Clean/Purge
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Change Cartridge
Details/Print Counter
Sensor Type
Offsets
Output Mode
Enable Bi-di Printing
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Cut Position
Left Margin Offset
Top of Form TOF
Tear Off Position
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Section 4 Printing Using a Macintosh
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A. PRINTING ON A MAC FROM ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR
4. Change your printer settings to the desired quality
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6. The paper/label size defaults to 4x4 or whatever was last used
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7. 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
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B. CREATING BARCODES ON A MAC
C. PRINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS
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D. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS MAC
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Color Type
Intensity
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Config. Utility
Clean Cartridge
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Cartridge Alignment
Label Offsets
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Cut Position
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Tear Off Position
Sensor Type
Output Mode
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Section 5 Troubleshooting
A. SOLVING REGISTRATION PROBLEMS
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3. Improper Label Gap Distance. See Section 6 for label specifications
Troubleshooting
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Troubleshooting
B. CREATING A FULL BLEED PRINT
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D. CLEANING THE PRINTER
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C. CLEARING A LABEL JAM
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E. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGE
F. TECHNICAL SUPPORT
Troubleshooting
50 Label and Roll Specifications
Section 6 Label and Roll Specifications
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Roll Specifications
Label and Roll Specifications
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Section 7 Technical Specifications
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Ink Saturation
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Printer Driver Settings
Printed in the United States of America P/N