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vi 6. Select your CD-ROM drive, open the folder named Win95-98 folder , then open the folder named 32 Bit Print Spooler . 7. Double-click on the Setup.exe file then select the Finish button to complete installation. IMPORTANT! Once the printer driver software is installed, the Image Placement values...

vii Please Note The Spare Ink Cartridge Holder provides a convenient place to store an extra ink cartridge and also prevents an opened ink cartridge from drying out. To use this holder, simply set it next to the printer. The Spare Ink Cartridge Holder must always remain in an upright or vertical pos...

ix Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started A. Choosing a Good Location...............................................................................1 B. Unpacking and Inspection ...............................................................................1 C. Identifying the Parts .............

Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for choosing the CD Color Printer III. This printer is the perfect way for you to label all of your custom CDs quickly, easily, and with a touch of class. The CD Color Printer III lets you print razor-sharp text, vibrant spot colors, and eve...

2 Getting Started C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS This illustration shows the extended CD Tray and all of the control buttons and LED indicator lights found on the printer. The Power Button turns the printer ’s power ON and OFF. This button also serves to cancel the current print job if a print error occur...

Getting Started 3 This illustration shows the input ports found on the rear panel of the printer. Both a parallel and a serial interface port are provided. If using the printer with Windows, you will use its Parallel Interface Port . If using the printer with an Apple ® Macintosh, you will use its S...

4 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs Section 2: Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs A. ABOUT INK CARTRIDGES AND PRINTABLE CDS For full-color printing, a 3-color ink cartridge is available. This cartridge contains the three process-color inks of yellow, magenta, and cyan, which combine to produce up to 16...

Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs 5 2. Remove the ink cartridge from its packaging. 3. Remove the tape covering the cartridge’s printhead. DO NOT TOUCH THE COPPER AREA! 4. Press and release the Ink Cartridge button to move the carrier to the load position. 5. Insert the ink cartridge into the cartrid...

6 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs C. LOADING BLANK CD MEDIA The CD Color Printer III is capable of printing onto a variety of CD related media including printable CDs and DVDs, and cardboard CD templates. Each of these items is loaded one at a time, before the start of each print job. Loading a Bla...

Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs 7 D. PRINTING A SELF TEST Now that the printer is set up and print supplies are loaded, a self test should be performed to check for proper operation of the printer. A sample of the self test print is shown below. Refer to the following steps to run a self test:1. If...

8 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs E. REPLACING OR SWITCHING INK CARTRIDGES Once you begin using your CD Color Printer III on a regular basis, you will eventually need to replace an empty ink cartridge or switch between color and monochrome cartridges. To do this from a Macintosh use the same steps ...

Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs 9 4. From within the printer driver setup window, click on the Cartridge button and then on the Change button to move the carrier to the load position. Note that the printer driver must be installed and that the printer must be connected to your computer (see Section...

10 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs 7. Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place. 8. Go back to the printer driver setup window and click on either the New Cartridge Installed or the Old Cartridge Installed button to indicate whether you installed a fresh, new cartridge or simply switched be...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 11 Section 3: Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The CD Color Printer III is designed to be used with nearly any IBM-PC ® or compatible running Windows NT/2000, or Windows 95/98.The printer is equipped wi...

12 Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receive data. If the light is not on, press the Power button. B. INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The CD Color Printer III can be used with virtually any Windows application program. This is accomplished...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 13 3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon. This will launch the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next , then click Next again. 4. Click the Have Disk button. 5. Click Browse , select your CD-ROM drive. 6. For Windows 95/98, open the Win 95 & 98 Driver folder...

14 Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows C. INSTALLING THE 32-BIT PRINT SPOOLER FOR WINDOWS 95/98 Your CD Color Printer III ships with a print utility program called the 32-Bit Print Spooler. This print spooler is for use only with Windows 95 or Windows 98. Once installed, the print spooler is...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 15 5. Click Next , then click on the Browse button. 6. Select your CD-ROM drive, then open the folder named 32 Bit Print Spooler . 7. Double-click on the Setup.exe file, then select the Finish button to complete installation. When installed, the 32-Bit Pri...

16 Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows The Current Job tab tells you the name and size of the file printing, the progress of the overall print job, as well as the total number of copies left to print. It also provides buttons which allow you to pause or cancel the print job at any time durin...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 17 2. In Windows 95/98, you will see several tabs from which printer settings can be changed including Media , Device Options , Cartridge , and Calibrate . In Windows NT, click on the Advanced tab of the Document Settings window. In Windows 2000 click on t...

18 Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows Media The media option will be set to CD for printing onto printable surface CDs, DVDs, and cardboard template CDs. When sizing your images for printing, keep in mind that each type of CD media has the following maximum printable areas: CD 4.567” round ...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 19 Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturer ’s TuffCoat CD media, this option can be left at its default setting of 50%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD media, ...

20 Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows Use 32-bit Spooler Select this option for consistently faster print processing under Windows 95/98. This option is only selectable if operating under Windows 95/98 and if the included 32-Bit Print Spooler software has been installed. When selected, this...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 21 Section 2-E, select either the New Cartridge Installed button or the Old Cartridge Installed button accordingly. These selections are necessary for the printer to accurately keep track of ink cartridge ink levels. NOTE: The ink type shown will be whatev...

22 Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows HINT: Notice the direction the Vertical and Horizontal adjustment arrows point within the Calibration window are representative of the direction the printed image moves on the CD. If you ever wish to verify your factory-recommended Vertical and Horizont...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 23 4. When the second run of the print is compete, you should have a test print that looks like the following: 5. Along the Vertical axis of the printed CD template, find the number whose lines touch. For example, in the above illustration, the number woul...

24 Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows E. PRINTING A CD Now that you have hooked up the printer, loaded the print supplies, and installed the printer driver, you are ready to print your first CD. Follow these steps to print your first image:1. Go to your favorite graphics application program...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Windows 25 3. Once you have created your image and are ready to print, select Print Setup (or the equivalent) from the program’s File menu to verify that the printer driver settings are correct for your image. Be sure the proper Ink Cartridge options is selected a...

26 Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh Section 4: Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The CD Color Printer III is designed to be used with any Apple Macintosh supporting Color QuickDraw™ and running system software 7.0 or higher. For bes...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh 27 The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receive data. If the light is not on, press the Power button. B. INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The CD Color Printer III can be used with virtually any Macintosh application program. This is accompli...

28 Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh appropriate files will automatically install onto your computer. An alert box will then display indicating that installation is complete. 5. Click on OK to exit the installer. Driver installation is now complete. C. THE CHOOSER The Chooser is a Desk A...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh 29 4. Select either On or Off to enable or disable the printer ’s Background Printing function. When enabled, this function allows you to work in the foreground of your application program while printing in the background. Please refer to Section 5 for m...

30 Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh Print Quality Select the appropriate print quality option for your image. Keep in mind that Fast 600 provides the lowest quality but fastest print, and that Photo 1200 provides the highest quality but slowest print. You may wish to experiment with the...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh 31 Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturer ’s TuffCoat CD media, this option can be left at its default setting of 50%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD media...

32 Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh Cartridge Select this button to display options for changing or cleaning an ink cartridge. Select the Change button to move the printer ’s ink cartridge carrier to the load position in order to change ink cartridges. Note that pressing the printer ’s ...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh 33 When facing the printer, the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the back of the printer if a positive number is entered and toward the front of the printer if a negative number is entered. The Horizontal adjustment moves the printed im...

34 Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh 4. When the second run of the print is compete, you should have a test print that looks like the following: 5. Along the Vertical axis of the printed CD template, find the number whose lines touch. For example, in the above illustration, the number wo...

Using the CD Color Printer III with Macintosh 35 • If creating a label for a CD, set your page size to 4.567” x 4.567” (116 x 116mm). Although your image will appear square on screen, the printer driver will automatically crop your image to the round shape of a CD for printing. The driver will also ...

36 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh Section 5: Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh The printer driver for Macintosh provides a background print utility called the Print Backgrounder. This print utility is turned on or off through the Chooser. When the Backgrounder is turned on, it a...

Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 37 your print jobs. Backgrounder processes all print jobs in the order in which they were sent to the printer. C. THE BACKGROUNDER STATUS WINDOW The Backgrounder status window gives you detailed information about the status of the print job currently proces...

38 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh D. BACKGROUNDER MENUS File menu Open Status Window and Close Status Window: Opens and closes the Backgrounder status window. The Backgrounder continues to work if the status window is closed. Log Files: The Backgrounder has the ability to create and main...

Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 39 lower left-hand corner of the window indicates that Backgrounder has stopped.You cannot quit from Backgrounder while it is processing a job. Stop Processing must first be selected to cancel the processing job and stop Backgrounder. When Backgrounder stop...

40 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh E. PROBLEMS DURING A BACKGROUND PRINT Errors that are detected during a background print must be reported. The Backgrounder, however, cannot simply present a dialog box as soon as the error occurs, since the dialog could obscure work that is being done i...

Interpreting the Printer’s Indicator Lights 41 Section 6: Interpreting the Printer ’s Indicator Lights The Power and Busy LED indicator lights located on the top of the printer can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the printer. To accurately interpret what it means when these lights are ...

42 Interpreting the Printer’s Indicator Lights Power Light Busy Light Printer flashing on solid Has either the wrong cartridge rapidly or no cartridge installed. Make sure the proper ink cartridge is installed: Turn the printer OFF, cancel the job from the computer, turn the printer ON, and try agai...

Maintaining the Printer 43 Section 7: Maintaining the Printer The CD Color Printer III is designed to require very little maintenance. Nevertheless, there are a few procedures you can perform on a regular basis or as needed to ensure your printer ’s best performance. A. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGE NO...

44 Technical Specifications Section 8: Technical Specifications Model: CD Color Printer III Print Method: Ink-Jet Printing Resolution: 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi, or 600 x 300 dpi, driver selectable Print Speed: Depends upon percentage of coverage and print mode selected. About 134 seconds for 1...

Interfacing Information 45 Appendix A: Interfacing Information A. INTRODUCTION The CD Color Printer III is equipped with both a standard 8-bit centronics-type parallel interface port and a high-speed serial interface port. These communication ports are the means through which the printer receives da...

46 Interfacing Information B. MINI 8-PIN SERIAL INTERFACE The mini 8-pin serial interface connector is the standard interface used by Macintosh. The printer ’s serial port mates with a standard computer to printer serial cable. For best results, always use a high-quality serial cable which is less t...

Interfacing Information 47 C. 6-PIN MINICIRCULAR AUXILIARY INTERFACE The 6-pin minicircular auxiliary interface is used for connecting the printer with auxiliary equipment such as a CD transporter/ auto-loader.Pin assignments are as follows: Uses 5v logic @ 5mA Pin Number Signal Description 1 Busy -...

48 Index Index Algebraic .....................................................................................18, 30Auxiliary Port ...............................................................................3, 47Backgrounder ...........................................................................

Warranty 49 CD-R Color Printer Limited Warranty A. WHAT IS COVERED Primera Technology, Inc. (“Primera”) warrants to the original purchaser that the product enclosed with this Limited Warranty statement and used in the country of purchase will conform to the manufacturer ’s specifications and be free...

Need Supplies? See your local dealer or call Primera at 763-475-6676 or Fax 763-475-6677 or order direct from our www site:www.primerastore.com 53315 Blank Tuff-Coat™ CD-Rs, White 50-disc spindle, no jewel cases included 53325 Blank Tuff-Coat CD-Rs, Silver 50-disc spindle, no jewel cases included 53...

Signature III Prints Onto Virtually Any Printable-Surface CD-R Media The following are Primera-approved media partners . . . To order additional Primera-approved CD-Rmedia, call Primera at 1-800-797-2772, or call our media partners directly at: Microboards: 1-800-646-8881Maxell: 1-800-377-5887Mitsui...

F or the ultimate in CD-R durability and quality chooseSignature media. Unlike most printable-surface CD-Rs that take ten minutes or more to dry, Signature CD-Rs dryimmediately, saving you time. And other CD-Rs are notwater-resistant no matter how long they dry. But SignatureCD-Rs feature a unique p...

NEED TECHNICAL SUPPORT? WE’RE GLAD TO HELP! I f you find that you need some help in operating your newPrimera printer, the instructions in the User’s Manual should in many cases solve the problem. If you still have difficulty orcan’t find the right answer to your question, please call Primera’sTechn...

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