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113006-510984-(02)
(Color Label Printer 400)
User's Manual
© 2006 All rights reserved

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  • Page 1 113006-510984-(02) (Color Label Printer 400) User's Manual © 2006 All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Notices : The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ................1 A. Choosing a Good Location ..............1 B. Unpacking and Inspection..............2 C. Identifying the Parts ................3 D. Computer Specifications ..............4 Section 2: Hardware and Software Setup ...........5 A. Installing the PC Software ..............5 B.
  • Page 4 Interactive Feature in this PDF Document There are interactive features that will allow you to jump to different locations within the document. Each listing in the Table of Contents is interactive. Place the cursor on either the words or the page number. A small hand with a pointing finger icon appears.

  • Page 5: Section 1: Getting Started

    INDEX Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for choosing an LX400 Color Label Printer. The LX400 Printer will print razor-sharp text and barcodes, vibrant colors, and even stunning photo-realistic photographs directly onto rolls of labels, card stock and fan-fold stock.

  • Page 6: Unpacking And Inspection

    INDEX B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your printer, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following items should be included: Printer • •...

  • Page 7: Identifying The Parts

    INDEX C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS This illustration shows the front of the printer with its control buttons and LED indicator lights. Power LED Ink Low LED Label Stock TOF Sensor Bar Top Cover Label Tear Bar Pause Button Load/Feed Button Unload Button The Pause Button pauses the printer AFTER the printing of the current label has finished to allow for loading of label stock...

  • Page 8: Computer Specifications

    INDEX This illustration shows the input ports and power switch found on the rear panel of the printer. Fan-fold Label Slot Power Switch USB Port Power Input Port D. COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS Minimum PC Specifications For optimal printing speed you must have a PC with the following minimum specifications: •...

  • Page 9: Section 2: Hardware And Software Setup

    INDEX Section 2: Hardware and Software Setup 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.

  • Page 10: Connecting Power

    INDEX CONNECTING POWER 1. Locate the power adapter supplied with your printer. 2. Place one end of the adapter cord into the power port on the rear panel of the printer. 3. Plug the power cord of the adapter into an available wall outlet or surge protect- ing power strip.
  • Page 11 INDEX Select "Install the software automatically" and click Next. You may see a notice like the one shown here stating that the Printer has not passed Windows Logo Testing. Click Continue Anyway to continue installing the printer driver for your Publisher.

  • Page 12: Installing Label Stock

    As long as the label stock is paper and can receive ink jet printing and is within the allotted size, it will work in the printer. Primera carries a large variety of paper label stock that has been converted and ready for use with your printer.
  • Page 13 INDEX 3. Remove any shipping tape from your label stock roll to ensure that it can unroll freely, making certain that no adhesive portion is exposed. It is important to note that any exposed adhesive surface can attach itself the inner workings of the print mechanism and cause a media jam.

  • Page 14: Adjusting The Stock Sensor

    INDEX 5. Place the leading edge of the label stock between the throat guide and the side of the printer. Throat Guide 6. Feed the label stock further into the printer until it senses the label and automatically feeds it through the printer. If the printer fails to feed the label stock, press the Feed but- ton on the front panel while continuing to guide the label stock into the printer.
  • Page 15 INDEX Circular Labels If you are using Circular Labels you must adjust the Stock sensor to correspond with the very top of the label where the circles are closest together. If the sensor is too far to the right or the left the printer will still sense the label but the image may be offset downward because the printer will start printing at the wrong position.

  • Page 16: Using Fan-Fold Label Stock

    INDEX To adjust the sensor position use a pen to move the slide bar to the correct postion. G. USING FAN-FOLD LABEL STOCK It is possible to use fan-fold label stock by feeding it through the fan-fold slot in the the back of the printer. Before feeding the fan-fold stock through the back of the printer, lock the stock guide in the out position so the stock guide rollers will not interfere with the label stock.

  • Page 17: Installing The Ink Cartridge

    INDEX INSTALLING THE INK CARTRIDGE Your printer has a built-in ink tracking system. This system is designed to warn you if your ink cartridge is low on ink. This ensures your labels will print properly and that the printer can create large batches of labels unattended and worry-free.

  • Page 18: Aligning The Ink Cartridge

    INDEX 11. Push cartridge cover downward until it snaps in place. 12. Click OK on your screen to indicate the new cartridge is now installed. Once you click OK you will be prompted to align the cartridge. A warning will appear stating that you must have installed label stock that is equal to or larger than 4"...
  • Page 19 INDEX 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.

  • Page 20: Section 3: Printing Using A Pc

    INDEX Section 3: Printing Using a PC USING NICELABEL Your printer ships with a basic version of Niceware's NiceLabel software. This easy-to-use software is designed to allow you to create full color labels with text and barcodes quickly and simply. The following is a tutorial to guide you through creating and printing a sample label.
  • Page 21 INDEX b. Select your printer. This should be the Color Label Printer. Click Finish. 3. Now you will see your label in the Document Window. You can start to design your label using Tools from the Tool Box. First, we will use the Text Tool. a.
  • Page 22 INDEX Now, insert a barcode. a. Click the Barcode Tool Icon from the Toolbox. You will now have a Barcode Cursor that can be positioned anywhere within the Document Window. Position your cursor in the general area where you wish your barcode to print and click to start entering your barcode information.
  • Page 23 INDEX b. 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.
  • Page 24 INDEX 5. Now insert a graphic. Click on the Graphics Tool Icon in the toolbox. You will now see a Graphics Cursor. Drag the cursor to the general area where you wish to place the graphic and click to get an Open dialog box. You will be prompted to browse for graphic files.
  • Page 25 INDEX b. 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"...

  • Page 26: Creating Barcodes In Nicelabel

    INDEX B. CREATING BARCODES IN NICELABEL a. Click the Barcode Tool Icon from the Toolbox. b. You will now have a Barcode Cursor that can be positioned anywhere within the Document Window. Position your cursor in the general area where you wish your barcode to print and click to start entering your barcode information.
  • Page 27 INDEX iii. This contains four tabs, General, Check Digit, Human Readable and Details. iv. The General Tab allows you to choose the appropriate barcode type from the Available barcodes: menu. You can choose one- or two-dimensional barcodes. Note that different barcode types have different requirements - some of them only allow numbers to be encoded, while others only allow upper case characters.
  • Page 28 INDEX When you change the barcode dimension directly from the screen by moving the drag handle, the changed dimension will also appear in this dialog box. Some of the barcode types also allow the definition of Narrow- to-wide bar ratio. It can only be set from the predefined steps in the pull-down menu - 1:2, 1:3 or 2:5.

  • Page 29: Printer Driver Settings (Pc)

    INDEX PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS (PC) Once the printer driver has been successfully installed, you will need to setup the driver with the appropriate print options. Refer to the following steps to change or verify your default printer driver preferences. These settings will apply to all new designs created in NiceLabel or other programs after the preferences were changed.

  • Page 30: Paper Size

    INDEX NOTE on PC Settings: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their "Print" and/or "Printer Setup" screens. Some applications such as NiceLabel save your settings with the label, others use settings only for the current print job just sent to the printer.
  • Page 31 INDEX Color Matching Best for Graphics mode is best used for graphical images where accurate color reproduction is not as essential. Images printed in this mode will look more vibrant because more ink is being used to produce them. However, printing images of people may produce skin tones that have a reddish tint.
  • Page 32 INDEX Clean/Change Cartridge & Check Ink Levels Click this setting to reveal a Properties button. Click Properties and you will see the color ink level as well as buttons allowing you to either clean or change your ink cartridge. If you have printed a label you will see an estimation of prints remaining of the last label.
  • Page 33 INDEX Change Cartridge Click the Change Cartridge button to move the cartridge into position for easy access for replacement. For more information on this see Section 2H. When installing cartridge you will be prompted to align your cartridge as described earlier in this section.
  • Page 34 Cut (using optional cutter). Use this setting only if you have the label cutter attachment (Primera Part # 074263) Enable Bi-di Printing This setting defaults to Yes for fastest printing. When enabled you will be required to perform an alignment print after a new cartridge is installed.

  • Page 35: Tear Off Position

    INDEX Left Margin Offset This will be factory calibrated. If fine tuning is needed, increase this setting to move the image right on the label; decrease this setting to move the image to the left on the label. The unit of measure is 0.1mm.

  • Page 36: Section 4: Printing Using A Macintosh

    INDEX Section 4: Printing Using a Macintosh NOTE: You must set the Printer and Page Setup by clicking on these buttons each time you print. You must perform these steps each time you print even if what you see on the preview screen appears correct. A.
  • Page 37 INDEX 3. The printer settings screen defaults to Copies and Pages. Click the drop down arrow to change the screen to Label Printer Settings. 4. Change your printer settings to the desired quality. Printing Using a Macintosh...
  • Page 38 INDEX Click Print to return to the print preview screen. Now click Page Setup to change the label size set in the printer driver. You must click the Page Setup button every time you print even if the preview screen looks correct. 6.
  • Page 39 INDEX 7. 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.
  • Page 40 INDEX 9. If you have created a custom size you will need to choose it again here by clicking the drop down arrow and choosing the custom size. Click OK. 10. You are now ready to print your label. First, check the orientation.

  • Page 41: Creating Barcodes On A Mac

    INDEX B. CREATING BARCODES ON A MAC You can integrate barcode printing into any application that can print to the printer by using Mac Barcode Maker. Mac Barcode Maker can be purchased from their website at www.barcodeformac.com This application was tested using Adobe Illustrator. Follow the instructions that are included with the application to use it with your program.

  • Page 42: Printer Driver Settings (Mac)

    INDEX PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS (MAC) To find Printer Driver Settings on Mac: 1. Click Print from within any printing application. The following screen will appear: 2. Click the Copies and Pages drop down arrow. Choose Label Printer Settings. Printing Using a Macintosh...
  • Page 43 INDEX Print Quality There are 4 levels of print quality in the driver. The lower the Quality, the faster the print. Quality 1 provides the fastest print available while Quality 4 provides the best photo quality. It is recommended that you experiment with the different levels when designing your label to find a good balance between print quality and print speed.
  • Page 44 INDEX Config. Utility Click on the Config. Utility to access the following screen. A description of each setting on this screen is below. Clean Cartridge If it has been more than 48 hours since your last print or if your print quality has deteriorated with bands or lines it is recommended that you clean the cartridge.
  • Page 45 INDEX Cartridge Alignment Cartridge alignment will align the Color Cartridge for bidirec- tional printing and calibrate the printer to each individual cartridge. You will automatically be prompted to perform this alignment each time you install a new cartridge. To manually align the cartridge, click on Cartridge Alignment to reveal a Properties button.
  • Page 46 INDEX Tear Off Position If Output Mode (described later in this section) is set to Present, the printer will present your labels over the Tear Bar for easy removal. This tear off position is set at the factory. If fine tuning is needed to align the break in your label stock over the Tear Bar, increase this setting to eject the label further;...
  • Page 47 This will occur only if there are no other print jobs in queue. Cut (using optional cutter). Use this setting only if you have the label cutter attachment (Primera Part # 074263) Printing Using a Macintosh...

  • Page 48: Section 5: Troubleshooting

    A. SOLVING REGISTRATION PROBLEMS Image is Vertically Offset The LX400 decides where to start printing by detecting the start of die-cut label, detecting a black mark on the back or detecting a thru-hole that corresponds to the start of the label.
  • Page 49 INDEX 2. Nonstandard / Non-translucent Backing Material. Test the unit with the label sample material that came with the unit. If it prints correctly, your label stock may not be compatible. The label sensor needs to see the difference between a label and a backing material by seeing through the label stock for light variations.
  • Page 50 INDEX Note: Often times a space on the right (printers left) side indicates a margin around the label that is not being accounted for. The printer is factory calibrated for a 2mm margin. A larger margin around the label will cause a right (printers left) side space. Page Size.

  • Page 51: Creating A Full Bleed Print

    INDEX B. CREATING A FULL BLEED PRINT 1. If you are having trouble making the image cover the entire label, first make sure the image is printing at least as big as the label size you have selected. To accomplish this using Nice Label, make the image a few millimeters larger than the label by dragging the image over the edge of the label on all sides.

  • Page 52: Clearing A Label Jam

    INDEX C. CLEARING A LABEL JAM If there is a label jam in the printer mechanism first attempt to remove the jam by opening the cover and removing the jam from the printer feed output area. If the jam can not be located, it is possible to remove a cover over the feed input area.

  • Page 53: Cleaning The Ink Cartridge

    If you still have difficulty, con- tact the technical support number using one of the methods listed below. Source Location Primera Knowledge Base www.primera.com/knowledgebase.html NiceLabel Software Help files Open the software. Click on the Help Menu - Contents Email Support www.primera.com/contact_tech_support.cfm...

  • Page 54: Section 6: Label And Roll Specifications

    INDEX Section 6: Label and Roll Specifications Label Sensing Methods Label Width Liner Width Gap Between Labels Method 1: Label Gap Sensing Distance from edge of Media Method 2: Thru-Hole Sensing Width of Opening Label Height Distance from edge of Media to edge of Label Method 3: Reflective/Black Mark Sensing...
  • Page 55 INDEX Distance from edge of 1.90" (48.3mm) 0.20" (5.1mm) media to edge of thru-hole Reflective/Black Equal to distance 0.10" (2.5mm) Mark Width* between labels Max Outer Diameter (OD) 5.0"(127mm) Inner Core Diameter (ID) see roll specifications below Stock Thickness .006” (152 micron) Distance from edge of Printer driver assumes 2 mm gap.

  • Page 56: Section 7: Technical Specifications

    Minimum System: Pentium® IV computer or better, 512MB RAM, 5GB free hard drive space, USB 1.1/2.0 port Label Design NiceLabel™ SE Primera Edition included. Software: Can also be used with most other popular Windows-based label design software programs Electrical Rating: 12VDC, 5.0A...

  • Page 57: Index

    Index Barcode Wizard..............18, 19, 22 Cartridge Alignment ............14, 27, 41 Cleaning Ink Cartridge ..............49 Connecting Power................6 High Gloss Label Stock ..............2 Human Readable Tab ..............24 Ink Low LED ..................3 Ink Saturation ................27, 39 Inserting Graphics................20 Installing the Ink Cartridge ............13 Installing Label Stock ...............8 Installing the Mac Software.............5 Installing the PC Software ...............5...
  • Page 58 Printed in the United States of America P/N 510984...

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