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Primera Technology LX400 user manual Printing Using a PC, Index

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5.Now insert a graphic. Click on the Graphics Tool Icon in the toolbox. You will now see a Graphics Cursor. Drag the cursor to the general area where you wish to place the graphic and click to get an Open dialog box. You will be prompted to browse for graphic files. NiceLabel will accept bitmap graphics formatted as BMP, JPG, TIF, WMF, PNG and many more.

a.Click Open and the graphic will be imported with edit handles so you can easily move and resize your graphic.

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Primera Technology LX400 user manual Printing Using a PC, Index

Contents

Color Label Printer Users Manual113006-510984-02 2006 All rights reservedPrinting History Table of Contents Section 2 Hardware and Software SetupSection 3 Printing Using a PC Section 4 Printing Using a MacintoshInteractive Feature in this PDF Document Section 1 Getting Started INDEXTHANK YOU… A. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATIONB. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION INDEXStarter roll of high gloss label stock C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS Power LED Ink Low LED Label Stock TOF Sensor BarINDEX Label Tear BarD. COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS Minimum PC SpecificationsMinimum Macintosh Specifications INDEXSection 2 Hardware and Software Setup A. INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWAREB. INSTALLING THE MAC SOFTWARE Hardware and Software SettingsC. CONNECTING POWER D. CONNECTING THE USB CABLE / INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER6 Hardware and Software Settings If you are using a PCIf you are using Macintosh Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX E. INSTALLING LABEL STOCK 8 Hardware and Software SettingsNote These instructions and screen captures are for use with OS INDEXHardware and Software Settings INDEXStock Guide Rollers F. ADJUSTING THE LABEL STOCK TOF TOP OF FORM SENSOR 10 Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX Hardware and Software Settings INDEXCircular Labels Through Hole LabelsG. USING FAN-FOLD LABEL STOCK 12 Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX H. INSTALLING THE INK CARTRIDGE If using a PCIf using a Mac For Macintosh and PC14 Hardware and Software Settings I. ALIGNING THE INK CARTRIDGEINDEX 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 Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX Section 3 Printing Using a PC A. USING NICELABEL16 Printing Using a PC Creating a labelPrinting Using a PC INDEX18 Printing Using a PC INDEXPrinting Using a PC INDEXb. 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 INDEXPrinting Using a PC INDEXb. 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 22 Printing Using a PC B. CREATING BARCODES IN NICELABELINDEX Printing Using a PC INDEXAvailable barcode types are listed here 24 Printing Using a PC INDEXC. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS PC To find Driver SettingsPrinting Using a PC INDEX26 Printing Using a PC Paper SizeOrientation Print QualityColor Matching Ink SaturationCartridge Alignment Printing Using a PCClean/Change Cartridge & Check Ink Levels Clean/Purge28 Printing Using a PC INDEXChange Cartridge Details/Print CounterSensor Type Printing Using a PCOutput Mode Enable Bi-di Printing30 Printing Using a PC OffsetsLeft Margin Offset Top of Form TOFTear Off Position Cut PositionSection 4 Printing Using a Macintosh 32 Printing Using a MacintoshA. PRINTING ON A MAC FROM ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR INDEXPrinting Using a Macintosh 4. Change your printer settings to the desired qualityINDEX 34 Printing Using a Macintosh 6. The paper/label size defaults to 4x4 or whatever was last usedINDEX Printing Using a Macintosh INDEX7. 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 INDEXB. CREATING BARCODES ON A MAC C. PRINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONSPrinting Using a Macintosh INDEXD. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS MAC 38 Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX Color Type IntensityPrinting Using a Macintosh INDEXConfig. Utility Clean Cartridge40 Printing Using a Macintosh INDEXLabel Offsets Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX Cartridge Alignment42 Printing Using a Macintosh INDEXTear Off Position Cut PositionOutput Mode Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX Sensor TypeSection 5 Troubleshooting A. SOLVING REGISTRATION PROBLEMS44 Troubleshooting INDEXTroubleshooting 3. Improper Label Gap Distance. See Section 6 for label specificationsINDEX 46 Troubleshooting INDEXB. CREATING A FULL BLEED PRINT TroubleshootingINDEX D. CLEANING THE PRINTER 48 TroubleshootingC. CLEARING A LABEL JAM INDEXE. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGE F. TECHNICAL SUPPORTTroubleshooting INDEXSection 6 Label and Roll Specifications 50 Label and Roll SpecificationsINDEX Label and Roll Specifications Roll SpecificationsINDEX Section 7 Technical Specifications 52 Technical SpecificationsINDEX Index IndexPrinter Driver Settings Ink SaturationPrinted in the United States of America P/N