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Page 1: Users Manual
Print Factory Users Manual Microboards Technology LLC Version 1.3 www.microboards.com... - Page 2 Microboards Technology Print Factory...
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Color Tab ... 34 Utility Tab... 34 Print test CD ... 35 Print Alignment CD... 36 Clean Cartridge... 37 Ink Level... 38 Chapter 6 Solve a Problem ... 39 Chapter 7 Product Specifications... 40 Chapter 8 Contact Information ... 41 Print Factory... -
Page 4: Chapter 1 Introduction
Flexibility and Speed for Any Application While Print Factory was designed to fill a need in the high-volume arena, it also has the ability to print at 4800 x 1200 dpi on both DVD and CD media. With the included design software, users can enjoy its benefits whether making a few discs or a few hundred.Print Factory is... -
Page 5: Chapter 2 Printer Description
4) Power Button and Light – The Power button turns the printer on and off. It may take a few seconds for the printer to turn on after you press the Power button. The green light next to the Power button flashes when the printer is processing. -
Page 6: Chapter 3 Installation
Microboards Technology Chapter 3 Installation Once your Print Factory system is unpacked and you have verified that everything is included, you are ready to install the printer. Installing Ink Cartridges Supported Ink Cartridges HP standard ink cartridges are supported. The Color Ink is cartridge HP 78, both Large (38 ml) and regular (19 ml) sizes. -
Page 7: Installing Disc Guide And Output Bin
USB Port Confirm the PC is turned off. Plug the small end of the USB cable into the back of the printer. Install the larger end of the USB cable into an available USB port on the PC. Confirm that both ends are securely in place. -
Page 8: Installing The Printer Driver
Windows XP will find the new hardware at boot up and step you through the installation process. 1. Once you have the printer connected to your PC, as described above, in the Connecting to a Computer USB Port or Parallel Port, turn on the power to the printer and then to your computer. - Page 9 Microboards Technology Print Factory 4. Place the Print Factory driver CD into your CD/DVDROM drive. 5. Select the Search for a suitable driver for my device option and click Next. 6. Check the CD-ROM drives box and click Next.
- Page 10 Microboards Technology Print Factory 7. The install file will be found on the CDROM drive. Click Next. 8. The Digital Signature screen will appear. Click Yes at the bottom of the screen. 9. The driver files will now be copied to the hard drive.
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Page 11: Windows Xp Install Procedures
Microboards Technology 10. Once installation is complete, click on Finish. Windows XP install procedures: 11. Place the Print Factory driver CD into your CD/DVDROM drive. 12. Select the Install from a list or specific location option and click Next. Print Factory... - Page 12 Microboards Technology Print Factory 13. Check the Search removable media box and click Next. 14. The Digital Signature screen will appear. Click Continue Anyway at the bottom of the screen. 15. The driver files will now be copied to the hard drive.
- Page 13 Print Factory 16. Once installation is complete, click on Finish. 17. The printer is now installed and ready for use. To confirm installation, you can Click on Start, and select Settings and then Printers. 18. You should see the new printer now installed.
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Page 14: Multiple Printers
Before using the newly installed printer, you must first go into the printer preferences and set the values for that printer in Windows. To do this, right click on the MB PrintFactory Series (Copy 1) and select Printer Preferences. Go to the utility tab. Change the TOP or LEFT value from zero to some other number and then back to zero again. -
Page 15: Installing Surething Cd Labeler Software
Microboards Technology The Apply button should now be active. Click the Apply button. The additional printer is now ready for use. Installing Surething CD Labeler Software Surething Labeler software is an easy to use application, designed to work with the Microboards Print Factory printer. - Page 16 Microboards Technology Print Factory 4. Please read the Software License and Warranty screen and click on I Accept. 5. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
- Page 17 If you wish to use a different directory, select it now and then click Next. 7. At the Add to Desktop / Start Menu screen uncheck the boxes for Add to Desktop and/or Add to Start Menu, if you do not want this option. Click Next. Print Factory...
- Page 18 Microboards Technology Print Factory 8. Click Start at the Ready to Install screen. 9. The software will now be installed. 10. Click Finish to complete the installation. At this screen, you also have the option to register online.
- Page 19 Microboards Technology Print Factory 11. The system must be restarted for the software to run correctly. If you can restart your system now, click on OK. Otherwise click on Cancel and restart your system later on. Remember, your system must be restarted in order for the software to work correctly.
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Page 20: Chapter 4 Using The Printer
Microboards Technology Chapter 4 Using the Printer The first step in using your Print Factory is to confirm the printer is communicating correctly with the computer and the information printed on the discs will be aligned properly. Alignment Print Test Disc To confirm the computer is communicating with the printer, print a Test Disc. -
Page 21: Align Disc
There are factory default numbers for the TOP and LEFT values for your printer. These can be found on a label, under the printer cover. You may need to adjust the values, depending on the images you are printing. To run the alignment utility, please follow these steps:... - Page 22 Microboards Technology Print Factory Place an Alignment CD into the printer. Press Print. The disc will be printed. Confirm the numbers that cross the circle.
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Page 23: Loading Discs
Loading Discs The next step is to load your Print Factory with discs. The system will accept CD or DVD 12 cm inkjet printable discs. If the disc does not have an inkjet printable surface, the ink will not adhere to the surface of the disc. -
Page 24: Printing Discs
Microboards Technology Printing Discs The next step is to design your CD label. The Print Factory comes with Surething CD Labeler software. However, you can use any design software that is made to work with CD and DVD discs. The following is an example of designing and printing a label with Surething. - Page 25 Microboards Technology Print Factory At the SmartDesign screen, you can select one of three default layouts. If you wish to start with a blank layout, uncheck the User SmartDesigns box. After making your selection, click Next. Click Finish.
- Page 26 Microboards Technology Print Factory You can now design your label, adding text, graphics, backgrounds, etc. For complete details on the options and operation of Surething software, please refer to the Help topics. Once your label is designed, click on File and select Print .
- Page 27 Press the Options button and the Printer Properties will appear. The other way is to go to click on Start, go to Settings and select Printers. Right click on the printer and select Printer Preferences. For a complete description of the Printer Preferences, go to Chapter 5.
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Page 28: Printing On Verbatim Vinyl Cd-R Discs
Utility Menu. Please follow these steps: 1) Double click on Printers in the control panel. 2) Right click on the Microboards PrintFactory printer and select Printing Preferences. 3) Click on the Utility tab. Print Factory... - Page 29 6) Click on the Apply box. 7) Click OK. 8) The printer is now ready for use with the Verbatim Vinyl CD-R discs. 9) When you want to go back to printing on standard CD-R discs, you will need to change the inner and outer diameters back to the default values.
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Page 30: Chapter 5 Printer Properties
If you do not have this black ink cartridge installed, we recommend using Photo Mode. Printing Recommendations Text and Graphics mode is used for printing mainly text information and small graphics. Here are some examples for images in Fast, Normal and Best Modes: Print Factory... - Page 31 Microboards Technology Print Factory Text and Graphics – Fast Text and Graphics – Normal...
- Page 32 Microboards Technology Print Factory Text and Graphics – Best Photo Mode will be used when printing on the entire disc. Here is an example: Photo – Normal, Best and 4800x1200 Modes...
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Page 33: Features Tab
Microboards Technology Print Factory Features Tab The Features tab lets you set the number of copies. Advanced Features allows you to adjust the amount of ink placed on the disc and adjust the dry time of the disc. -
Page 34: Color Tab
Microboards Technology Print Factory Color Tab Print in Grayscale – This allows you print in grayscale only. The High Quality setting will print the disc using the Color ink cartridge. The Black Only selection will use the Black ink cartridge only. -
Page 35: Print Test Cd
Microboards Technology Print Factory Print test CD... -
Page 36: Print Alignment Cd
(TOP) and horizontal (LEFT) in the Utility tab, and click Apply. NOTE: If alignment is required in the future, after using the printer for some time, make sure and click on the Factory Defaults button, to reset the alignment numbers, before running the Align Disc... -
Page 37: Clean Cartridge
Microboards Technology Print Factory Clean Cartridge If your image looks like this example, it may be necessary to clean the ink cartridges. Click on the Clean button. The printer will clean the cartridges and print out the following image:... -
Page 38: Ink Level
This button will give an estimate of how much ink is left in the color and black cartridges. Please note that the printer assumes that when a cartridge is replaced, it is replaced with a new, full cartridge. If a... -
Page 39: Chapter 6 Solve A Problem
Start, going to Settings and selecting Printers. Confirm the printer is listed and is active. If the icon is not active, make sure the Use Printer Offline is not selected. Also check to make sure the correct printer port is selected. -
Page 40: Low Ink Indication
HP 51645a Photo Mode Only Media Types: Printable-surface 120mm CD-R or DVD-R Label Editing Software: Surething™ First Edition Software for Windows included Maximum Print Width: 4.72” (120mm) Power Supply: Auto Detect AC Power: 90VAC – 240VAC, 47Hz – 63Hz Warranty: One Year Print Factory... -
Page 41: Chapter 8 Contact Information
Supported Operating Systems: Windows 2000, Windows XP System requirements: Pentium 233 MHz, 128 MB RAM, 40 MB hard disk space Chapter 8 Contact Information For technical questions or support issues, please contact Microboards Technology technical support at PH: 952-556-1639, FAX: 952-556-1628, by email at support@microboards.com or on the web at http://www.microboards.com.
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