Installing the Printer Choose a location The iCUBE should be placed on a properly levelled worktable or cabinet which is able to handle the printer’s weight and minimum 61 cm (24 inch) wide. Unpacking and Setup The printer is shipped in a strong cardboard or wooden box. Before opening the box, check that the box is not damaged in any way and was not turned upside down during shipment.
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Connecting the iCUBE Make sure the printer is used with the mains cable suited to the requirements of the electrical system of your country. The internal power supply in the printer is rated 115 to 240VAC, 50/60 Hz. Insert the cable into the printer first. The cable connector should sit in the socket securely.
Wait for the printer to stop processing and the toolbox write out the printer not responding. Switch off the mains switch. CAUTION Whenever powering down the unit NEVER: 1.) Never remove the power cable during the shutdown process! 2.) Never switch off the printer with the Main Power Button when the engine is still running! Printer Buttons Power button /green LED/ When switching on the mains switch the booting starts and the green LED illuminate.
Yellow LED: feed / unfeed Button press will initiate feed or unfeed process depending on the current paper state of the printer. LED flashing: doing work (feeding or unfeeding) LED ON + red LED ON: engine in paperpath related error state, denotes paperjam in 95% of the time ...
To make sure you have a good contact, remove the ink tank and reinsert twice. Picture of inserting the ink cartridges Magenta Yellow Cyan Black Black • Cyan (C), inserted in the top left slot. • Black (K) – two cartridges – inserted in the bottom left and bottom right slots. •...
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Installing the Printhead The printhead is the core of the print engine. As sensitive electromechanical equipment it requires careful and special handling to avoid damage and ensure quality printing. NOTE: The printhead is sensitive to electro-static discharge (ESD). Use ESD protection when handling the printhead.
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Installing the printhead Ensure your printer is switched on and the power button is lit and steady. Open the cover of your printer to reveal the printhead latch with a screw driver (ONLY at first use!) If the printhead latch is not raised, press the Printhead Eject button for three seconds. This will automatically initiate printhead latch opening.
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Remove the printhead cartridge from the foil bag. Remove the orange protective plastic cover from the printhead cartridge. Holding the printhead cartridge by the handle Release the flaps covering the ink ports (1 and 2). Release the clip retaining the cover near the center of the printhead cartridge (3).
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Dispose of the removed strip immediately and do not allow the removed strip to contact the electrical contacts or the printhead nozzles. Raise the printhead latch fully until it is upright so you can insert the printhead into the printer at an angle. When the printhead cartridge is fully inserted into the printer rotate it to a vertical position as shown.
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Close the printhead latch. When the printhead latch is closed, the printer will prime, clean and cap the printhead automatically. This operation will generally take a minute or two, and will be obvious from sounds emanating from the printer. NOTE: The Printer may take up to 12 minutes to set itself up during initial startup. This is normal. The machine will emit a number of chirps, whirrs and other noises as it circulates ink and runs systems.
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Printing Area is dedicated with the green bar. Left edges of Label (Gap) Sensor and Blackmark (Tickmark) Sensor is shown with the blue marks. During printing the operator has to align the actual material to these blue marks otherwise the sensors won’t be able to recognize the media and the printer could run into an error.
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Direct connection to a personal computer The printer is connected to PC directly via USB AB cable and a TCP/IP cable. For the driver installation is adviced to use the USB AB cable. If you want to use the printer over Network you need to use the LAN Cable instead.
Install the printer driver On the user’s PC or laptop, start Memjet's Windows installer: Run WinSetup.exe Seite 14 von 20...
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When asked, select 'USB Printer'. Installation begins: Click “Install Driver” when the Windows Security Window shows up. Seite 15 von 20...
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Wait until the progress bar finishes the installation. When the driver files are copied the Setup shows the Windows below. Connect the Power and USB-Cable and turn the printer on. Wait until the PC detects the printer and the Setup does the final steps. Seite 16 von 20...
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After the Installation you will see the Window below. Disable "Print Test Page" and "Set this printer as the default printer. When it’s finished you will need to Restart your PC or Laptop to make sure that the installation process made all necessary changes! Seite 17 von 20...
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NOTE: When installing the driver on Windows 7, you can skip the Reboot process by clicking on ’Don’t reboot’. The system will prompt you whether the software was installed properly or not. Just select ’Yes’. It is necessary to unselect 'Bidirectional Printing' at printer’s property page otherwise the printer will not print any printjobs! 1.
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3. Click on the Tab “Ports” and disable “Enable bidirectional support”. Seite 19 von 20...
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4. Do not forget to create custom sizes when printing. See example here: Now the Installation is finished. Seite 20 von 20...
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