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Primera Technology LX400 Hardware and Software Setup, A. Installing The Pc Software, Index

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Section 2: Hardware and Software Setup

A. INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWARE

The Installer Disc has a menu that will guide you through the process of setting up your duplicator. Please refer to the following for more information on each step:

1.Place the Installer CD in your CDRom Drive. The Installer application should automatically launch in a few moments. If it does, proceed to Step 2. If it does not automatically launch, follow these steps:

•Double-click the My Computer Icon, then double-click the icon of the appropriate CD drive containing the Software Installer disc.

•Double-click Installer.exe

2.In the Installer Application, click the Standard Install button. The on screen instructions will guide you step-by- step through the installation process.

B.INSTALLING THE MAC SOFTWARE

Please note that your user account must have administrative rights to properly install a new printer. You can check with your system administrator or check with Apple support to confirm whether or not your account has administrative rights.

Install the software as follows:

a.Insert the Installation CD-ROM in your system's CD-ROM drive.

b.Double-click the CD-ROM icon.

c.Double-click on the Color Label Installer.mpkg file icon. Follow the on-screen instructions.

d.The volume containing the operating system should be selected for installation. Click the Continue button. All components will be installed to their proper locations.

e.Once the installation has completed, click Quit.

You have successfully installed all the necessary software! Section C below will describe how to connect the Printer to your Mac.

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Primera Technology LX400 Hardware and Software Setup, A. Installing The Pc Software, B. Installing The Mac Software, Index

Contents

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 LOCATIONB. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION INDEXStarter roll of high gloss label stock 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 PCIf you are using Macintosh Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX 8 Hardware and Software Settings E. INSTALLING LABEL STOCKNote 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 INDEX Hardware and Software SettingsCircular Labels Through Hole LabelsG. USING FAN-FOLD LABEL STOCK 12 Hardware and Software SettingsINDEX If using a PC H. INSTALLING THE INK CARTRIDGEIf 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 A. USING NICELABEL Section 3 Printing Using a PC16 Printing Using a PC Creating a labelINDEX Printing Using a PCINDEX 18 Printing Using a PCPrinting 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 INDEX 20 Printing Using a PCPrinting 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 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 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 INDEX 36 Printing Using a MacintoshC. PRINTING FROM OTHER APPLICATIONS B. CREATING BARCODES ON A MACPrinting Using a Macintosh INDEXD. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS MAC 38 Printing Using a MacintoshINDEX 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 INDEXTroubleshooting 3. Improper Label Gap Distance. See Section 6 for label specificationsINDEX INDEX 46 TroubleshootingB. CREATING A FULL BLEED PRINT TroubleshootingINDEX 48 Troubleshooting D. CLEANING THE PRINTERC. CLEARING A LABEL JAM INDEXF. TECHNICAL SUPPORT E. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGETroubleshooting 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