Primera CD Color Printer III, User Manual

Page 1: ...000424 510171 05 User s Manual 2000 All rights reserved CD Color Printer III All manuals and user guides at all guides com a l l g u i d e s c o m...

Page 2: ...s equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there...

Page 3: ...ng the cartridge copper end first into the ink cartridge carrier Then push the top of the cartridge back until it snaps into place When the cartridge is in place press the Ink Cartridge Button again t...

Page 4: ...must then install all of the appropriate software required for printing The included CD contains all of the necessary software At a minimum you must install the printer driver appropriate for your co...

Page 5: ...you are installing the Windows 95 98 and your CD ROM drive is drive D then you would browse to D Windows and NT Software Windows Driver You would then select the file named CDCLOR3 INF Follow the on...

Page 6: ...complete installation IMPORTANT Once the printer driver software is installed the Image Placement values labeled on your printer s rear panel must be entered into the printer driver s Calibrate window...

Page 7: ...documentation for instructions on enabling ECP It is almost always found in the CMOS settings which are entered upon power up Interactive Feature in this PDF Document There are interactive features t...

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Page 9: ...ing the Printer to Your Computer 26 B Installing the Printer Driver 27 C The Chooser 28 D Setting Up the Printer Driver 29 E Printing a CD 34 Section 5 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh A Ins...

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Page 11: ...with adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat build up Do not place the printer near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sun light excessive dust mecha...

Page 12: ...ton opens or closes the CD Tray for loading and ejecting CDs The Ink Cartridge Button positions the Cartridge Carrier for easy ink cartridge replacement The Power Light indicates that power is ON The...

Page 13: ...at the printer s auxiliary port is for factory use only unless otherwise directed For more information on each of the interface ports please refer to Appendix A D APPLYING POWER 1 Locate the power ada...

Page 14: ...f CDs have different printable coatings however you may need to adjust the printer driver settings to accommodate your specific brand of CD media Refer to Section 3 or 4 for further printer driver inf...

Page 15: ...it snaps into place 7 Press and release the Ink Cartridge button again to reset the cartridge carrier 8 Close the printer s front cover NOTE When changing to subsequent new cartridges refer to Section...

Page 16: ...CD only along its edges and DO NOT touch its printable surface 3 Press and release the CD Tray button to close the CD Tray If you wish you may also leave the CD Tray open and it will automatically clo...

Page 17: ...run a self test 1 If power is ON turn it OFF now The Power light should be OFF Verify that print supplies are installed and that the CD Tray is closed Also disconnect the interface cable from the pri...

Page 18: ...to the following steps 1 With the CD Tray closed open the printer s front cover by pulling down on its top left corner 2 If installing a new replacement ink cartridge remove the cartridge from its pac...

Page 19: ...nd that the printer must be connected to your computer see Section 3 in order to complete this step 5 Remove the installed ink cartridge by grasping the top of the cartridge and firmly pulling it stra...

Page 20: ...new cartridge or simply switched between a previously used color cartridge and a previously used monochrome cartridge The cartridge carrier will return to its home position See Section 3 D for more i...

Page 21: ...onal parallel cable and refer to the following steps NOTE For faster printing your computer s parallel port mode should be set to ECP If you experience problems with this setting or if your computer s...

Page 22: ...eeded for printing Use the following steps to install the printer driver NOTE This section of the Operator s Manual assumes that you are already familiar with Windows and know how it operates If you a...

Page 23: ...ion Once installed the CD Color Printer III icon will appear in the Printer s folder IMPORTANT During installation of the Windows 2000 driver you must de select uncheck the check box Automatically det...

Page 24: ...ially true if printing from a somewhat slower computer As a result it is highly recomended that you use the 32 Bit Print Spooler when printing from Windows 95 or Windows 98 The 32 Bit Print Spooler is...

Page 25: ...e Add Remove button To print with the 32 Bit Print Spooler you must select the Fast 32 bit Spooler option from within the printer driver setup window as described in Part D of this section When this o...

Page 26: ...o rasterize it again simply open the 32 bit Spooler and click print The Direct to Port Mode option is selected by default In most instances this option allows the spooler to send data to the printer a...

Page 27: ...time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver These applications will usually give you the same choices and options but in a slightly altered format 3 In Windows 95 98 you must cl...

Page 28: ...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 Matching Click on the Color Mat...

Page 29: ...f copies onto the same CD When this option is selected you must press the CD Tray button after each new CD blank is loaded This will close the CD Tray and let the printer know that a fresh CD is insta...

Page 30: ...nd ink levels can only be reported when operating under Windows 95 98 or Windows NT 2000 Select the Clean button to send a simple test print pattern to the printer Be sure to have a CD template instal...

Page 31: ...for your printer and allow images to be centered on a CD when printed When facing the printer the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the back of the printer if a positive number is en...

Page 32: ...ted on a CD To do this refer to the following steps 1 Verify that a cardboard CD template and a color ink cartridge are installed in the printer Also verify that the printer is powered ON and that it...

Page 33: ...ow be centered when printed on a CD After your selections have been made close out of the printer setup window You are now ready to go to an application program and print All printer driver selections...

Page 34: ...ng tips will help you do this 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 y...

Page 35: ...program s File menu 4 The printer driver will then begin to process the image Depending upon the size of the image and the processing speed of your computer processing time can take from several seco...

Page 36: ...is not AppleTalk compatible To connect the printer to your computer simply obtain a standard serial cable with an 8 pin mini DIN connection on each end and refer to the following steps 1 Connect one e...

Page 37: ...ome familiar with the basics before proceeding 1 After starting your Macintosh insert the supplied Printer Software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive and open the Macintosh Software folder 2 Click...

Page 38: ...iver you just installed If you do not see the icon go through the installation procedure again making sure the Install driver and prefs option is selected Once you locate the CD Color Printer III icon...

Page 39: ...rs which driver is the current one although it does not display it when opened D SETTING UP THE PRINTER DRIVER Once the printer driver has been successfully installed you will need to set the driver u...

Page 40: ...tion gives you more natural looking images without actually utilizing any specific color matching software Select PrimaColor to enable color matching profiles written specifically for the CD Color Pri...

Page 41: ...option when you are printing multiple copies of a single design or if using an auto loader If you do not select this option when printing multiple copies the printer has no way of knowing whether or...

Page 42: ...an nozzles is clogged If one of these colors does not appear on the test print repeat the cleaning procedure If nozzles still appear to be clogged remove the cartridge and gently wipe the nozzle area...

Page 43: ...eed to change them again The following diagram illustrates exactly how each of these adjustments affect the printed image If you ever wish to verify your factory recommended Vertical and Horizontal ca...

Page 44: ...will stay the same until you change them 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...

Page 45: ...ese circles before printing 3 Once you have created your image and are ready to print select Page Setup or the equivalent from the program s File menu to verify that the printer driver settings are co...

Page 46: ...lled To install the Backgrounder simply go through the printer driver installation procedure described in Section 4 B making sure that the Install Background Print Utility option is selected The Backg...

Page 47: ...t to the printer Some applications however may put each page of the document into a separate spool file creating a different job in the queue for each page Print jobs are always added to the bottom of...

Page 48: ...Recording Log Stops logging print history This option dims once print logging stops Get Info Provides additional information about the currently selected print job Click on the processing job or any...

Page 49: ...s menu All commands in the Jobs menu act on the currently selected job Hold Prevents an individual job from being processed Jobs that are on hold are displayed in italic font at the bottom of the queu...

Page 50: ...er stops processing until it is brought to the front When Backgrounder detects an error it beeps and visually indicates an error condition This error condition is signaled by alternately flashing betw...

Page 51: ...CD media or has a print media jam If media loading is required simply load media into the CD Tray according to Section 2 C and press the CD Tray button to resume printing If print media is jammed clea...

Page 52: ...n 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 t...

Page 53: ...t on the tray too long To avoid this simply wipe off any ink from the CD Tray as soon as you notice it Use a lint free cloth slightly moistened with water to wipe off the CD Tray If necessary use thes...

Page 54: ...T 2000 and Macintosh Color QuickDraw Data Interfaces Centronics type parallel high speed serial for Macintosh must purchase a USB to Parallel cable for USB only Mac Recommended System Pentium class co...

Page 55: ...parallel interface port and a high speed serial interface port These communication ports are the means through which the printer receives data from your computer This section describes the pin assign...

Page 56: ...assignments are as follows Pin Number Signal Name Signal Description 1 HSKo External Clock Output 2V Vout 3 6V Rout 450 2 HSKi Not Connected 3 TxD Not Connected 4 GND Signal ground Connected to logic...

Page 57: ...is busy or moving the CD Tray 2 Tray Out Output is high when the CD Tray is fully ejected 3 Tray In Output is high when the CD Tray is fully inserted 4 CD In Output is high when the CD Tray is in and...

Page 58: ...ode 18 30 Ink Cartridges 4 18 29 Ink Cartridge Button 2 Ink Saturation 19 31 Interface Port 3 45 46 Manual Load 19 31 Media 18 29 Parallel Port 3 11 45 Print Quality 18 30 Printable CDs 4 Printer Driv...

Page 59: ...sponsible for warranty service should the PRIMERA label or logo or the rating label or serial number be removed or should the product fail to be properly maintained or fail to function properly as a r...

Page 60: ...T WHETHER RESULTING FROM BREACH OF WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY EVEN IF PRIMERA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES This Limited Warranty is governed by the laws of the State of M...

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Page 62: ...Cartridge 53319 Monochrome Black Ink Cartridge 53306 Cardboard Printing Templates Package of 50 two sided discs 53307 Custom Jewel Case Inserts These inserts are specially designed to be printed on a...

Page 63: ...approved media partners To order additional Primera approved CD R media call Primera at 1 800 797 2772 or call our media partners directly at Microboards 1 800 646 8881 Maxell 1 800 377 5887 Mitsui Ad...

Page 64: ...ff Coat developed by Primera engineers This durable new coating makes discs highly water resistant and eliminates smearing and fading So the colorful designs you make will leave lasting impressions Pl...

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