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Primera Technology LX400 B. Creating Barcodes On A Mac, C. Printing From Other Applications

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B. CREATING BARCODES ON A MAC

You can integrate barcode printing into any application that can print to the printer by using Mac Barcode Maker. Mac Barcode Maker can be purchased from their website at www.barcodeformac.com

This application was tested using Adobe Illustrator. Follow the instructions that are included with the application to use it with your program. Their website does offer a fully functional trial version which integrates an "EVAL" stamp into all of the barcodes it produces. Buying the application will cause the "EVAL" stamp to be removed.

Other barcode integration software is available but was not tested for compatibility with the printer.

C. PRINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS

Because the printer installs as a standard Macintosh printer driver, it will print from virtually any Macintosh OS 10.x application. First, go the the File Menu. Choose Page Setup. Set Format For to Color Label 400. Set the Paper Size to the equivalent of your label stock size. If your label size is not on the predefined list, create a custom size using the instruction in section 4A steps 7-9. Click OK.

Now click File - Print. Select the number of copies. Click OK and your printer will print your labels.

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Primera Technology LX400 user manual B. Creating Barcodes On A Mac, C. Printing From Other Applications, Index

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Users Manual Color Label Printer113006-510984-02 2006 All rights reservedPrinting History Section 2 Hardware and Software Setup Table of ContentsSection 3 Printing Using a PC Section 4 Printing Using a MacintoshInteractive Feature in this PDF Document INDEX Section 1 Getting StartedTHANK YOU… A. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATIONStarter roll of high gloss label stock B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTIONINDEX Power LED Ink Low LED Label Stock TOF Sensor Bar C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTSINDEX Label Tear BarMinimum PC Specifications D. COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONSMinimum Macintosh Specifications INDEXA. INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWARE Section 2 Hardware and Software SetupB. INSTALLING THE MAC SOFTWARE Hardware and Software SettingsD. CONNECTING THE USB CABLE / INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER C. CONNECTING POWER6 Hardware and Software Settings If you are using a PCINDEX If you are using MacintoshHardware and Software Settings 8 Hardware and Software Settings E. INSTALLING LABEL STOCKNote These instructions and screen captures are for use with OS INDEXStock Guide Rollers Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX INDEX F. ADJUSTING THE LABEL STOCK TOF TOP OF FORM SENSOR10 Hardware and Software Settings INDEX Hardware and Software SettingsCircular Labels Through Hole LabelsINDEX G. USING FAN-FOLD LABEL STOCK12 Hardware and Software Settings If using a PC H. INSTALLING THE INK CARTRIDGEIf using a Mac For Macintosh and PCINDEX 14 Hardware and Software SettingsI. ALIGNING THE INK CARTRIDGE INDEX 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 printingHardware and Software Settings A. USING NICELABEL Section 3 Printing Using a PC16 Printing Using a PC Creating a labelINDEX Printing Using a PCINDEX 18 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 Printing Using a PCINDEX INDEX 20 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 Printing Using a PCINDEX INDEX 22 Printing Using a PCB. CREATING BARCODES IN NICELABEL Available barcode types are listed here Printing Using a PCINDEX INDEX 24 Printing Using a PCTo find Driver Settings C. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS PCPrinting Using a PC INDEXPaper Size 26 Printing Using a PCOrientation Print QualityInk Saturation Color MatchingCartridge Alignment Printing Using a PCClean/Purge Clean/Change Cartridge & Check Ink Levels28 Printing Using a PC INDEXDetails/Print Counter Change CartridgeSensor Type Printing Using a PCEnable Bi-di Printing Output Mode30 Printing Using a PC OffsetsTop of Form TOF Left Margin OffsetTear Off Position Cut Position32 Printing Using a Macintosh Section 4 Printing Using a MacintoshA. PRINTING ON A MAC FROM ADOBE ILLUSTRATOR INDEXINDEX Printing Using a Macintosh4. Change your printer settings to the desired quality INDEX 34 Printing Using a Macintosh6. The paper/label size defaults to 4x4 or whatever was last used 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 Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX INDEX 36 Printing Using a MacintoshC. PRINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS B. CREATING BARCODES ON A MACPrinting Using a Macintosh INDEXINDEX D. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS MAC38 Printing Using a Macintosh Intensity Color TypePrinting Using a Macintosh INDEXClean Cartridge Config. Utility40 Printing Using a Macintosh INDEXPrinting Using a Macintosh Label OffsetsINDEX Cartridge AlignmentINDEX 42 Printing Using a MacintoshTear Off Position Cut PositionPrinting Using a Macintosh Output ModeINDEX Sensor TypeA. SOLVING REGISTRATION PROBLEMS Section 5 Troubleshooting44 Troubleshooting INDEXINDEX Troubleshooting3. Improper Label Gap Distance. See Section 6 for label specifications INDEX 46 TroubleshootingINDEX B. CREATING A FULL BLEED PRINTTroubleshooting 48 Troubleshooting D. CLEANING THE PRINTERC. CLEARING A LABEL JAM INDEXF. TECHNICAL SUPPORT E. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGETroubleshooting INDEXINDEX Section 6 Label and Roll Specifications50 Label and Roll Specifications INDEX Label and Roll SpecificationsRoll Specifications INDEX Section 7 Technical Specifications52 Technical Specifications Index IndexPrinter Driver Settings Ink SaturationPrinted in the United States of America P/N