Primera CD Color Printer II - Manual

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

Getting Started 3 This illustration shows the input ports found on the rear panelof the printer. Both a parallel and a serial interface port areprovided. If using the printer with Windows, you will use itsParallel Interface Port. If using the printer with an Apple ¨ Macintosh, you will use its Seria...

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

Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕs 5 2. Remove the ink cartridge from its packaging. 3. Remove the tape covering the cartridgeÕs 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 CDÕs C. LOADING BLANK CD MEDIA The CD Color Printer is capable of printing onto a variety ofCD related media including printable CDÕs, cardboard CDtemplates, and jewel case booklets and inserts. Each of theseitems is loaded one at a time, before the start of each print...

Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕs 7 Loading a Blank Jewel Case Booklet or Insert Blank CD jewel case booklets and inserts are available forcreating custom jewel case labels. The jewel case booklet iswhat slips into the top lid of the jewel case. The jewel caseinsert is what is enclosed along the spi...

8 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕs 3. Press and release the CD Tray button to close the CD Tray. If you wish, you may also leave the CD Tray openand it will automatically close at the start of the print job.Once printing is complete, the CD Tray will automaticallyre-open. In order for the printer t...

Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕs 9 E. REPLACING OR SWITCHING INK CARTRIDGES Once you begin using your CD Color Printer on a regularbasis, you will eventually need to replace an empty inkcartridge or switch between color and monochrome cartridges. To do this from a Macintosh, Windows 3.1x, or Window...

10 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕs 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 drivermust be installed and that the printer must be connected toyour computer (see Section...

Ink Cartridges and Printable CDÕs 11 7. Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place. 8. Go back to the printer driver setup window and click oneither the New Cartridge Installed or the Old Cartridge Installed button to indicate whether you installed a fresh, new cartridge or simply switched be...

12 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows Section 3: Using the CD Color Printer with Windows A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The CD Color Printer is designed to be used with nearly anyIBM-PC ¨ or compatible running Windows 3.1x, Windows NT, or Windows 95/98. For best performance, a minim...

Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 13 The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receivedata. If the light is not on, press the Power button. B. INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The CD Color Printer can be used with virtually any Windowsapplication program. This is accomplished by instal...

14 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 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, and open the folder named Windows and NT Software . 6. For Windo...

Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 15 C. INSTALLING THE 32-BIT PRINT SPOOLER FOR WINDOWS 95/98 Your CD Color Printer ships with a print utility program calledthe 32-Bit Print Spooler. This print spooler is for use only withWindows 95 or Windows 98. Once installed, the print spooleris able to pr...

16 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 5. Click Next , then click on the Browse button. 6. Select your CD-ROM drive, open the folder named Windows and NT Software , then open the folder named 32 Bit Print Spooler . 7. Double-click on the Setup.exe file, then select the Finish button to complete ...

Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 17 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 ofcopies left to print. It also provides buttons which allow you topause or cancel the print job at any time during the ...

18 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 2. In Windows 95/98, click on the Details tab of the Properties window and select the Setup button. In Windows NT, click on the Advanced tab of the Document Settings window. NOTE: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driveroptions from t...

Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 19 Dither Mode Select this option to choose the appropriate dither mode foryour image. Select Optimize for photos if printing a design primarily composed of photographic images. Select Optimize for graphics if mainly printing text, lines, and graphics. Color M...

20 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows Manual Load Select this option when you are printing multiple copies of asingle design or if using an auto-loader. If you do not selectthis option when printing multiple copies, the printer has noway of knowing whether or not you have loaded a blank CDand w...

Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 21 Orientation Select either Portrait or Landscape according to the orientation of your jewel case booklet/insert design. An icon illustratingeach orientation helps your remember the difference betweenthe two. This option does not apply when printing onto a CD...

22 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows Calibrate Select this button to display options for fine-tuning the positionof your printed image and the size of a CDÕs non-printablecenter. This button also allows you to calibrate the offset for bi-directional printing in the Draft Print Quality Mode. Th...

Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 23 HINT: Notice the direction the Vertical and Horizontal adjustment arrows point within the Calibration window are representative ofthe direction the printed image moves on the CD. If you ever wish to verify your factory-recommended Verticaland Horizontal cal...

24 Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 4. When the second run of the print is compete, you shouldhave a test print that looks like the following: 5. Along the Vertical axis of the printed CD template, find thenumber whose lines touch. For example, in the aboveillustration, the number would be -6...

Using the CD Color Printer with Windows 25 4. After printing is completed, find the line that is thestraightest, and enter the number next to this line in the Offset box. 5. Select the OK button. The number you entered will stay the same until you change it. Printing should now be optimizedfor Draft...

¥ If creating a label for a jewel case Booklet, set your page size to 4.63Ó x 4.67Ó (117.7 x 118.5mm). ¥ If creating a label for a jewel case Insert, set your page size to 4.57Ó x 5.9Ó (116 x 150mm). 3. Once you have created your image and are ready to print, select Print Setup (or the equivalent) f...

Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 27 Section 4: Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The CD Color Printer is designed to be used with any AppleMacintosh supporting Color QuickDrawª and running systemsoftware 7.0 or higher. For best performance,...

28 Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receivedata. If the light is not on, press the Power button. B. INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The CD Color Printer can be used with virtually any Macintoshapplication program. This is accomplished by in...

Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 29 appropriate files will automatically install onto yourcomputer. An alert box will then display indicating thatinstallation is complete. 5. Click on OK to exit the installer. Driver installation is now complete. C. THE CHOOSER The Chooser is a Desk Accesso...

30 Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 4. Select either On or Off to enable or disable the printer Õs Background Printing function. When enabled, this functionallows you to work in the foreground of your applicationprogram while printing in the background. Please refer toSection 5 for more inf...

Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 31 Print Quality Select the appropriate print quality option for your image. Keepin mind that Draft provides the lowest quality but fastest print, and that Photo provides the highest quality but slowest print. You may wish to experiment with these options to...

32 Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image.When printing onto the printer manufacturer Õs TuffCoat CDmedia, this option should be left at its default setting of 100%.When printing onto other brands of printable CD media, y...

Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 33 Cartridge Select this button to display options for changing or cleaning anink cartridge. Select the Change button to move the printer Õs ink cartridge carrier to the load position in order to change ink cartridges.Note that pressing the printer Õs Ink Ca...

When facing the printer, the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the printer if a positive number isentered and away from the printer if a negative number isentered. The Horizontal adjustment moves the printed image toward the left-hand side if a positive number is entered andtoward t...

4. When the second run of the print is compete, you shouldhave a test print that looks like the following: 5. Along the Vertical axis of the printed CD template, find thenumber whose lines touch. For example, in the aboveillustration, the number would be -6. Enter that numberinto the Vertical box of...

¥ If creating a label for a CD, set your page size to 4.56Ó x 4.56Ó (116 x 116mm). Although your image willappear square on screen, the printer driver willautomatically crop your image to the round shape of aCD for printing. The driver will also automaticallycrop out the center 1.6Ó (41mm) of your i...

Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 37 Section 5: Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh The printer driver for Macintosh provides a background printutility called the Print Backgrounder. This print utility is turnedon or off through the Chooser. When the Backgrounder isturned on, it allo...

38 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh your print jobs. Backgrounder processes all print jobs in theorder in which they were sent to the printer. C. THE BACKGROUNDER STATUS WINDOW The Backgrounder status window gives you detailedinformation about the status of the print job currentlyprocessin...

Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 39 D. BACKGROUNDER MENUS File menu Open Status Window and Close Status Window: Opens and closes the Backgrounder status window. The Backgroundercontinues to work if the status window is closed. Log Files: The Backgrounder has the ability to create and maint...

40 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh lower left-hand corner of the window indicates thatBackgrounder 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...

Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh 41 E. PROBLEMS DURING A BACKGROUND PRINT Errors that are detected during a background print must bereported. The Backgrounder, however, cannot simply present adialog box as soon as the error occurs, since the dialog couldobscure work that is being done in t...

42 Interpreting the Printer Õs Indicator Lights Section 6: Interpreting the Printer ’sIndicator 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 theprinter. To accurately interpret what it means when these lightsare on...

Maintaining the Printer 43 Section 7: Maintaining the Printer The CD Color Printer is designed to require very littlemaintenance. Nevertheless, there are a few procedures you canperform on a regular basis or as needed to ensure yourprinter Õs best performance. A. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGE NOZZLES I...

44 Maintaining the Printer D. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have difficulty operating your CD Color Printer, theprocedures in this manual should, in most cases, solve theproblem. If you still have difficulty, contact the technicalsupport number listed on the insert in this manual. Technicalsupport repres...

Technical Specifications 45 Section 8: Technical Specifications Print Method: Thermal Ink-Jet Print Resolution: Normal: 300 x 300 dpiHighest Quality: 600 x 300 dpi Print Speed: Depends upon coverage and print quality mode; from one to four minutes per full-color CD with 100%coverage, less than 30 se...

46 Interfacing Information 14 25 13 PIN 1 36 18 PIN 1 19 WIRE DIAGRAM DB36P DB25P 1 1 2 2 3 3 4 4 5 5 6 6 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 10 11 11 12 12 13 13 14 14 32 15 31 16 36 17 THROUGH 3019 THROUGH 25 SHELL SHELL TABLE A-1: Parallel Interface Pin Assignments Appendix A: Interfacing Information A. INTRODUCTION ...

Interfacing Information 47 C. MINI 8-PIN SERIAL INTERFACE The mini 8-pin serial interface connector is the standardinterface used by Macintosh. The printer Õs serial port mateswith a standard computer to printer serial cable. For bestresults, always use a high-quality serial cable which is less than...

48 Interfacing Information D. 6-PIN MINICIRCULAR AUXILIARY INTERFACE The 6-pin minicircular auxiliary interface is used for connectingthe 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 - ...

Index 49 Index Algebraic .....................................................................................19, 31Auxiliary Port ...............................................................................3, 48Backgrounder ...........................................................................

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