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990223-510198-(02)
CD Color Printer II
UserÕs Manual
© 1998 All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 990223-510198-(02) CD Color Printer II UserÕs Manual © 1998 All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 THE UNIT ONLY ON 100-120 VAC, 50/60 HZ. FOR PRINTERS THAT HAVE BEEN SHIPPED OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA, OPERATE THE UNIT ONLY ON 220-250 VAC, 50/60 HZ. USE PRINTER ONLY WITH THE POWER SUPPLY LABELED FOR USE WITH THE CD COLOR PRINTER.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    C. Loading Blank CD Media...6 D. Printing a Self Test...8 E. Replacing or Switching Ink Cartridges ...9 Section 3: Using the CD Color Printer with Windows A. Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ...12 B. Installing the Printer Driver...13 C. Installing the 32-Bit Spooler for Windows 95/98 ...15 D.

  • Page 5: Section 1: Getting Started

    Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for choosing the CD Color Printer II. This printer is the perfect way for you to label all of your custom CDÕs quickly, easily, and with a touch of class. The CD Color Printer lets you...

  • Page 6: Identifying The Parts

    Power Button turns the printerÕs power ON and OFF. This button also serves to cancel the current print job if a print error occurs and to reset the printer for the next print job. CD Tray Button opens or closes the CD Tray for loading and ejecting CDÕs.

  • Page 7: Applying Power

    This illustration shows the input ports found on the rear panel of the printer. Both a parallel and a serial interface port are provided. If using the printer with Windows, you will use its Parallel Interface Port. If using the printer with an Apple Macintosh, you will use its Serial Interface Port.

  • Page 8: Section 2: Ink Cartridges And Printable Cd's

    CD media. Since different brands of CDÕs 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 information.
  • Page 9 Close the printerÕs front cover. NOTE: A Spare Ink Cartridge Holder is included with your printer. This holder provides a convenient place to store an extra ink cartridge and also prevents an opened ink cartridge from drying out. To use this holder, simply insert an Ink Cartridge into the holder, copper-end first, until it snaps into place.

  • Page 10: Loading Blank Cd Media

    C. LOADING BLANK CD MEDIA The CD Color Printer is capable of printing onto a variety of CD related media including printable CDÕs, cardboard CD templates, and jewel case booklets and inserts. Each of these items is loaded one at a time, before the start of each print job.
  • Page 11 To load either, refer to the following: 1. With the printerÕs front cover shut, press and release the CD Tray button. 2. Once the CD Tray is fully extended, place the blank jewel case media into the CD TrayÕs securing clips as shown...

  • Page 12: Printing A Self Test

    D. PRINTING A SELF TEST Now that the printer is set up and print supplies are loaded, a self test should be performed to check for proper operation of the printer. A sample of the self test print is shown below. Refer to the following steps to run a self test: 1.

  • Page 13: Replacing Or Switching Ink Cartridges

    E. REPLACING OR SWITCHING INK CARTRIDGES Once you begin using your CD Color Printer on a regular basis, you will eventually need to replace an empty ink cartridge or switch between color and monochrome cartridges. To do this from a Macintosh, Windows 3.1x, or Windows NT, use the same steps described in Part B of this section.
  • Page 14 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 driver must be installed and that the printer must be connected to your computer (see Section 3) in order to complete this step.
  • Page 15 7. Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place. 8. Go back to the printer driver setup window and click on either the New Cartridge Installed or the Old Cartridge Installed button to indicate whether you installed a fresh,...

  • Page 16: Section 3: 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 any IBM-PC or compatible running Windows 3.1x, Windows NT, ¨ or Windows 95/98. For best performance, a minimum of a 486/66 computer with 8MB of RAM or higher is recommended.

  • Page 17: Installing The Printer Driver

    If the light is not on, press the B. INSTALLING THE PRINTER DRIVER The CD Color Printer can be used with virtually any Windows application program. This is accomplished by installing in Windows what is called a Òprinter driver.Ó The printer driver is simply software which gives the printer all the information needed for printing.
  • Page 18 Calibrate window (see page 22). These values have been optimized specifically for your printer and allow images to be centered on a CD when printed. NOTE: Before installing updated printer driver versions, always delete the existing printer driver version from your system.

  • Page 19: Installing The 32-Bit Spooler For Windows 95/98

    32-Bit Print Spooler. This print spooler is for use only with Windows 95 or Windows 98. Once installed, the print spooler is able to process your print jobs and send them to the printer at consistently faster speeds than if sending print jobs through the Windows system print spooler.
  • Page 20 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 option is selected, the print spooler will automatically open and close with the start and finish of each print job.

  • Page 21: Setting Up The Printer Driver

    Click the Start button, point to Settings, and select Printers. Then, click on the CD Color Printer II icon with the right mouse button and select Properties if using Windows 95/98 or Document Defaults if using Windows NT.
  • Page 22 NOTE: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their ÒPrintÓ and/or ÒPrinter SetupÓ screens. This means that you donÕt have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver.
  • Page 23 Select Algebraic if you would like the printer driver to make very simple color balance adjustments based on an RGB color model. This option gives you more natural looking images without actually utilizing any specific color matching software.
  • Page 24 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 installed and ready to be printed.
  • Page 25 Windows 95/98. Select the Clean button to send a simple test print pattern to the printer. Be sure to have a CD template installed. This test print pattern purges the ink cartridge nozzles and lets you know if any one of the Yellow, Magenta, or Cyan nozzles is clogged.
  • Page 26 When facing the printer, the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the printer if a positive number is entered and away from the printer if a negative number is entered. The Horizontal adjustment moves the printed image toward the left-hand side if a positive number is entered and toward the right-hand side if a negative number is entered.
  • Page 27 CD. To do this, refer to the following steps: 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 is connected to your computer.
  • Page 28 Draft Print Quality option selected. When printing in Draft quality, the printer will print on both the left and right cartridge movements. Although this is a very fast way to print, it can sometimes make your CD image appear uneven around the edges.

  • Page 29: Printing A Cd

    Draft quality. 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.
  • Page 30 Be sure the proper Media and Ink Cartridge options are selected according to the supplies you have installed in the printer. Once the driver is set, select Print from the programÕs File menu. The printer driver will then begin to process the image.

  • Page 31: Section 4: Using The Cd Color Printer With Macintosh

    1. Connect one end of the serial cable to the printer. 2. Connect the other end of the cable to either the Printer or Modem port of your Macintosh. Using the CD Color Printer with Macintosh 27...

  • Page 32: Installing The Printer Driver

    When you are finished reading, select Quit from the File menu. 3. Double-click on the CD Color Printer II Installer icon. 4. When the Installer window appears, select the options you would like the installer program to install. In most instances, the default selections will suffice.

  • Page 33: The Chooser

    C. THE CHOOSER The Chooser is a Desk Accessory in the Apple menu. Before you can use the printer, you need to select the CD Color Printer II driver using the Chooser. This instructs your Macintosh to send print jobs to the CD Color Printer II instead of to some other printer you may already have connected to your system.

  • Page 34: Setting Up The Printer Driver

    Select either On or Off to enable or disable the printerÕs Background Printing function. When enabled, this function allows you to work in the foreground of your application program while printing in the background. Please refer to Section 5 for more information on background printing.
  • Page 35 Select Algebraic if you would like the printer driver to make very simple color balance adjustments. This option gives you more natural looking images without actually utilizing any specific color matching software.
  • Page 36 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 installed and ready to be printed.
  • Page 37 Select the Clean button to send a simple test print pattern to the printer. Be sure to have a CD template installed. This test print pattern purges the ink cartridge nozzles and lets you know if any one of the Yellow, Magenta, or Cyan nozzles is clogged.
  • Page 38 When facing the printer, the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the printer if a positive number is entered and away from the printer if a negative number is entered. The Horizontal adjustment moves the printed image toward the left-hand side if a positive number is entered and toward the right-hand side if a negative number is entered.

  • Page 39: Printing A Cd

    CD. After your selections have been made, select the OK button to save your printer driver selections and to exit the Page Setup window. You are now ready to go to an application program and print.
  • Page 40 Be sure the proper Media and Ink Cartridge options are selected according to the supplies you have installed in the printer. Once the driver is set, select Print from the programÕs File menu. 4. The printer driver will then begin to process the image.

  • Page 41: Section 5: Using The Print Backgrounder For Macintosh

    This option is NOT selected by default, so if you did not select the Backgrounder option when installing the printer driver, it is most likely not installed. 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.

  • Page 42: The Backgrounder Status Window

    Backgrounder and no job is currently being processed. The list of queued jobs displays below the current job in the order in which they were sent 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.

  • Page 43: Backgrounder Menus

    D. BACKGROUNDER MENUS File menu Open Status Window and Close Status Window: Opens and closes the Backgrounder status window. The Backgrounder continues to work if the status window is closed. Log Files: The Backgrounder has the ability to create and maintain a sequential history file, or Log file, of Backgrounder print jobs.
  • Page 44 If Hold is selected on the job currently processing, the job is canceled before it is placed on hold. Canceling the current job can take some time, since the printer software may be performing a lengthy task that cannot be interrupted.

  • Page 45: Problems During A Background Print

    E. PROBLEMS DURING A BACKGROUND PRINT Errors that are detected during a background print must be reported. The Backgrounder, however, cannot simply present a dialog box as soon as the error occurs, since the dialog could obscure work that is being done in the foreground. Error dialogs appear immediately, however, if the Backgrounder is in the foreground when the error is detected.

  • Page 46: Section 6: Interpreting The Printer Indicator Lights

    Indicator 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 the printer. To accurately interpret what it means when these lights are on, off, or flashing, please refer to the following:...

  • Page 47: Section 7: Maintaining The Printer

    B. CLEANING THE CD TRAY AND PRINTER CASING If ink gets on the printerÕs CD Tray, it may stain if left 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 isopropyl alcohol to wipe off the CD Tray.

  • Page 48: Technical Support

    D. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have difficulty operating your CD Color Printer, the procedures in this manual should, in most cases, solve the problem. If you still have difficulty, contact the technical support number listed on the insert in this manual. Technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday, 7:30 AM to 5:30 PM Central Standard Time.

  • Page 49: Section 8: Technical Specifications

    Section 8: Technical Specifications Print Method: Print Resolution: Print Speed: Colors: Printer Driver: Interface: Ink Cartridges: Media: System Requirements: Recommended: Dimensions: Weight: Temperature: Operating: Storage: Humidity: Operating: Storage: Supply Voltage: Safety: Safety Approvals: EMC: EMC Approvals: Warranty: Thermal Ink-Jet Normal: 300 x 300 dpi Highest Quality: 600 x 300 dpi Depends upon coverage and print quality mode;...

  • Page 50: Appendix A: Interfacing Information

    These communication ports are the means through which the printer receives data from your computer. This section describes the pin assignments and signal specifications for each of these ports as well as for the printerÕs auxiliary interface port. B. CENTRONICS-TYPE PARALLEL INTERFACE...

  • Page 51: Mini 8-Pin Serial Interface

    The mini 8-pin serial interface connector is the standard interface used by Macintosh. The printerÕs serial port mates with a standard computer to printer serial cable. For best results, always use a high-quality serial cable which is less than 6 feet in length.

  • Page 52: 6-Pin Minicircular Auxiliary Interface

    D. 6-PIN MINICIRCULAR AUXILIARY INTERFACE The 6-pin minicircular auxiliary interface is used for connecting the printer with auxiliary equipment such as a CD transporter/ auto-loader. Pin assignments are as follows: Uses 5v logic @ 5mA Pin Number TABLE A-3: Auxiliary Interface Pin Assignments...

  • Page 53: Index

    Manual Load ...20, 32 Media ...18, 30 Orientation...21, 32 Parallel Port ...3, 12, 46 Print Quality...18, 31 Printable CD’s ...4 Printer Driver ...13, 28 Power Button...2 Power Light ...2, 42 Rotate 180 ...19 Self Test ...8 Serial Port ...3, 27, 47 Technical Support...44...
  • Page 56 Printed in the United States of America P/N 510198...

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