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Teac P-55 Instruction Manual

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P-55
DISC LABEL PRINTER
INSTRUCTION MANUAL
REV : K
*This manual applies to [Model P-55-110/111/120/121]

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  • Page 1 P-55 DISC LABEL PRINTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL REV : K *This manual applies to [Model P-55-110/111/120/121]...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents SECTION 1 : Introduction...5 SECTION 2 : Unpacking and Inspection ...6 SECTION 3 : Identifying the Parts ...7 SECTION 4 : Choosing Adequate Location...9 SECTION 5 : Installing/Removing Shipping Protection Materials...11 SECTION 6 : Setting the Parallel Interface Mode on the PC...12 SECTION 7 : Installing the Label Editor ...13 SECTION 8 : Connections...15 SECTION 9 : Control Panel Features...17...
  • Page 3 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1) Read these instructions. 2) Keep these instructions. 3) Heed all warnings. 4) Follow all instructions. 5) Do not use this apparatus near water. 6) Clean only with dry cloth. 7) Do not block any ventilation openings. Install in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
  • Page 4 IMPORTANT SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS CAUTION [Shut-off Timing After Printing] If you turn off the printer within 10 seconds after print operation is completed, the thermal head may not be moved back in place. With the thermal head not in place, you cannot remove the ribbon cartridges from the printer. If you try too hard to remove them with such a condition, the printer may be damaged.

  • Page 5: Section 1 :Introduction

    Thank you for purchasing the TEAC P-55. The P-55 is a label printer suited to printing a high quality of label on a moderate amount of CD or DVD. This manual provides information on installing the P-55, connecting it to your PC, loading ribbons, etc.

  • Page 6: Section 2 :Unpacking And Inspection

    SECTION 2 :Unpacking and Inspection The packing-case contains the following items, as well as the P-55 itself. Please make certain that all the items are present. If anything is missing or damaged, contact your dealer. "Before Getting Started" Ribbon set...

  • Page 7: Section 3 : Identifying The Parts

    SECTION 3 : Identifying the Parts Exhaust Fan (on the right side) This is an air outlet for dropping the temperature inside the unit. Do not let foreign objects get in through this opening, or the results may be damage to the unit and could hazardous to the operator.
  • Page 8 SECTION 3 : Identifying the Parts STATUS AUX Connector (optional) This connector allows connection of the P-55 to an external device for the combined use with the robotics system. *Please contact us before use. (See SECTION 20 : Contact Information.)

  • Page 9: Section 4 : Choosing Adequate Location

    SECTION 4 : Choosing Adequate Location - The P-55 is a precision machine. Be careful not to drop or subject the unit to severe impact (it weighs more than 22 kg). - The P-55 has been shipped with some internal parts fixed in place with special materials to prevent the unit from being damaged during transportation.
  • Page 10 Do not put your fingers or sleeves close to the tray sliding in or out. They can be got in, possibly causing injuries. CAUTION Never switch on power to the P-55 without removing shipping protection materials. Otherwise, failures may result.

  • Page 11: Section 5 : Installing/Removing Shipping Protection Materials

    NOTE The P-55 is a precision machine. Be careful not to drop or subject the unit to severe impact (it weighs more than 22 kg). This product internally reaches a high temperature when in use. Before installing the shipping materials in the unit, leave it turned off for a while (1 hour) to cool it off completely.

  • Page 12: Section 6 : Setting The Parallel Interface Mode On The Pc

    SECTION 6 : Setting the Parallel Interface Mode on the PC To use the P-55, you need to set a parallel port on your computer to ECP mode. *ECP mode (Extended Capabilities Port) You can make the setting on the BIOS setup screen. For the setup details, refer to your computer’s...

  • Page 13: Section 7 : Installing The Label Editor

    SECTION 7 : Installing the Label Editor To reinstall the Disc Label Editor, first you must follow the instructions in [15. Removing Label CAUTION Editor and Printer Driver] before following the instructions in this section. Insert the supplied Utility Software CD-ROM into your PC's DVD/CD-ROM drive and an installation wizard will automatically start.
  • Page 14 The window Disc Label Editor Setup Complete comes Place a check beside Yes, I want to restart my computer now, remove the CD-ROM from the DVD/CD-ROM drive and click Finish. The P-55 is now ready to be used after once restarted.

  • Page 15: Section 8 : Connections

    Making sure that the shipping protection materials (3 cushions and one heat roller fixing bar) have been removed, plug the end of the power-supply cable into a wall outlet. CAUTION Never switch on power to the P-55 without removing 3 cushions and the heat roller fixing bar, or failures may result. SECTION 8 : Connections U.S.A.
  • Page 16 Press the power switch on the rear panel of the P-55 to turn it on. The LCD display on the front control panel will change as follows: I n i t i a l R A M T E A C P - 5 5 R e v X X .

  • Page 17: Section 9 : Control Panel Features

    For how to set up a medium on the tray, refer to SECTION 13 : Loading Print Media. When the disc tray slides out and you press the ENTER button, the tray slides in and the P-55 switches back into the Ready mode. 6 Interface: displays the port selected: USB or parallel port. (preset to USB) ENTER button: initiates a function selected with the SELECT button.
  • Page 18 SECTION 9 : Control Panel Features Selecting USB / Parallel Port 1. Make sure the LCD on the control panel displays Ready. R e a d y 2. Press the SELECT button to set the mode to 6 Interface. I n t e r f a c e U S B 3.
  • Page 19 C o o l *As the printhead exceeds a certain temperature, the P-55 stops print-related operations indicating the above message. The P-55 is automatically return to operation as the printhead goes down to the right temperature. When a print medium is loaded, a circle ( ) is displayed in the upper right corner of the LCD display.

  • Page 20: Section 10 : Installing The Printer Driver

    SECTION 10 : Installing the Printer Driver If both the PC and P-55 are on before installing the driver, turn off the PC first and then the P-55, Then, turn on the P-55 first and then the PC again. The window Found New Hardware Wizard appears on the screen.
  • Page 21 Allows the P-55 to create PRN files (*Note1) when the P-55 is offline or not connected to your Windows computer. You need to specify the ribbon type you want to use in Printing Preferences as the P-55 does not communicate directly with your PC for the information.

  • Page 22: Section 11 : Error Messages Explained

    SECTION 11 : Error Messages Explained When an error develops, the ERROR lamp on the control panel lights up and the LCD shows an error message. Error Message ERROR The side door is open. Door Open ERROR No ink ribbon cartridge is No INK Cartridge loaded.
  • Page 23 (*2) and try printing again. Create print data (*2) using the latest printer driver. You need to resend setdata to your P-55. To do so, contact our service. (For the contact details, see SECTION 20 : Contact Information.)
  • Page 24 SECTION 11 : Error Messages Explained Supplementary explanation. Note 1 When "No INK Ribbon" or "No TFR Ribbon" is displayed and you find the corresponding ribbon is fully consumed, be sure to change it. (Attention: Do not close the side door without changing a fully consumed ribbon, or a tape that holds the ribbon shaft and the ribbon itself in place would be peeled off and thus the ribbon might get stuck in the mechanism, likely causing the printer to go out of order.) Note 2...
  • Page 25 SECTION 11 : Error Messages Explained NOTE Note 5 The COLOR and PHOTO ribbon shafts are of different colors so that the printer can identify the two ink ribbons. The PHOTO ink ribbon has a white shaft and the shaft flange may get dirty depending on the environment.

  • Page 26: Section 12 : Loading Ribbons

    D o o r R e a d y O p e n (If you leave the P-55 alone for 20 seconds or so, the side door will automatically lock again and the display will get back to "Ready".) WARNING If you are going to complete the following steps with the P-55 turned on, never touch anywhere indicated by the hazardous heat warning label.

  • Page 27: Loading Ink Ribbon

    SECTION 12 : Loading Ribbons 2. Loading Ink Ribbon Ink Ribbon Cartridge 1) Flip up the lock lever that holds the Ink ribbon cartridge in place. 2) Take out the ink ribbon cartridge by Pulling it toward you. 3) Take the ink ribbon out from the package And remove all the pads from the ribbon as Shown on the left.
  • Page 28 In a similar way, put the supply shaft into the ink ribbon cartridge. Turn the take-up shaft clockwise to take up ribbon slack. Mount the ink ribbon cartridge in the P-55 itself. When mounting the ribbon cartridge, push it directly and slowly. If you try to force it in slantwise, there is a chance that the ribbon might be broken.
  • Page 29 SECTION 12 : Loading Ribbons 3. Loading Re-transfer Ribbon Re-transfer Ribbon Cartridge Flip up the lock lever that holds the re-transfer ribbon cartridge in place. Take out the re-transfer ribbon cartridge by pulling it toward you 3) Take the transfer ribbon out from the package and remove all the pads from the ribbon as shown on the left.
  • Page 30 Turn the take-up shaft clockwise to take up ribbon slack. Mount the re-transfer ribbon cartridge in the P-55 itself. When mounting the ribbon cartridge, push it directly and slowly. If you try to force it in slantwise, there is a chance that the ribbon might broken.
  • Page 31 If you try to forcibly close the side door, there is a chance that the side door might be damaged. - Caution in ribbon replacement: It is imperative to take out the cartridge from the P-55. If you try to force the ribbon replacement with the cartridge mounted, there is a chance that the ribbon or components involved might be damaged.
  • Page 32 (The remaining ribbon amount shown on the LCD is not absolute but just a rough "barometer".) *The P-55 displays the remaining ink level for the ink ribbon as “INK FF%” if no single print operation is performed after the P-55 is turned on.

  • Page 33: Section 13 : Loading Print Media

    SECTION 13 : Loading Print Media NOTES - The P-55 supports a standard medium (12-cm diameter) only. Mini media (8-cm diameter) and odd-shaped media are not supported. - With the P-55 you need to use the TEAC-specified media exclusively. Use of commercially available media for inkjet printers might inevitably result in poor quality output.

  • Page 34: Section 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started

    1. Getting Label Print Job Started Load a medium on the P-55 printer. (To do this, refer to SECTION 13 : Loading Print Media.) In Windows, point to Start and select Disc Label Editor. Then, in the File menu of the Disc Label Editor, click Open.
  • Page 35 Icc profile Allows you to select a profile from the drop-down list. *With COLOR ribbon installed in the P-55, you can select either of the following modes. Default : Sharpens the edges and quality of the image for printing. Color-2 : Softens the whole image for printing.
  • Page 36 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started 4)-6 Color Balance Click the Color Balance tab in the properties to open the setting dialog and fine-adjust the density of each CMY(K) for data to be printed. For PHOTO and COLOR ribbons, you can increase or decrease the density of each CMY by up to 25%.
  • Page 37 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started Enter the number of copies you want to print into the Number of copies box. Enter the outside and inside diameters into the Outside and Inside diameter boxes to define the print area. (The outside diameter defaults to 120mm and the inside diameter to 21mm.) Click OK and the printing process starts.
  • Page 38 11 :Error Messages Explained.) If a PRN file created using an old version of P-55 driver (P-55 Utility Software Ver.1.0.17 or below) is sent to the printer, the message "ERROR IMG Type too Old" appears on the display. (See SECTION 11 :Error Messages Explained.)
  • Page 39 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started 2. Correcting for displacement and hue shift between colors With the P-55 you can correct for displacement of boundaries and hue shift between colors. These corrections are made by first printing test patterns and then reading and entering necessary corrective values from the printed patterns.
  • Page 40 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started Place a print medium into the P-55 and click Print next to Positioning pattern on the Maintenance tab. The P-55 starts printing the first test pattern. The first test pattern is printed as shown on the left.
  • Page 41 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started NOTE - The upper and lower test patterns relative to the center hole are the same, and so are the left and right test patterns. - The upper and lower scales relate to vertical adjustment and the left and right scales relate to horizontal adjustment.
  • Page 42 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started 2) Correcting for hue shift between colors Cyan Yellow Magenta 1) Place a new medium on the tray and click Print next to "CMYK pattern." 2) After the test pattern has been printed, take out the medium from the tray, and determine which pair of black and colored lines is aligned (or which pair of lines has the slightest...
  • Page 43 1) Place a medium on the tray and click Print next to Aspect ratio on the Maintenance tab. 2) The P-55 starts printing the first test pattern. The first test pattern is printed as shown on the left. 3) Take out the medium from the disc tray. Then, with...
  • Page 44 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started 5) After the second test pattern has been printed, take out the medium from the disc tray. 6) Find out the longest line that is aligned with, or is least displaced with respect to, a scale mark.
  • Page 45 SECTION 14 : Getting Label Print Job Started 3. Beware When you successively print on multiple media an image in which linear elements are dominant and they run horizontally relative to the direction in which the disc tray slides out (Figure 1), there are occasions where the print head retains these linear image elements after completing the print session and, when you start the next print session using an another image, this residual image also is output.

  • Page 46: Section 15 : Removing Disc Label Editor And Printer Driver

    For Windows 2000 users, Point to Start, Settings and then Printers. Right-click the icon for “TEAC P-55 Disc Label Printer” and select Delete from the menu that appears on the screen. The message “Are you sure you want to delete the printer ‘TEAC P-55 Disc Label Printer’?”...
  • Page 47 For Windows XP users, Select File and then Server Properties. For Windows 2000 users, Select File and then Server Properties. Select the tab Drivers from Print Server Properties. Then, select “TEAC P-55 Disc Label Printer” from Installed printer drivers and click Remove.
  • Page 48 SECTION 15 : Removing Disc Label Editor and Printer Driver The warning message “Deleting this printer driver will remove it from the system. Are you sure you want to delete TEAC P-55 Disc Label Printer?” appears on the screen. Click Yes.
  • Page 49 SECTION 15 : Removing Disc Label Editor and Printer Driver Point to Start and then Control Panel. For Windows XP users, Select Add or Remove Programs. For Windows 2000 users, Select Add/Remove Programs. Select Disc Label Editor from Currently installed programs. Click Change/Remove.
  • Page 50 SECTION 15 : Removing Disc Label Editor and Printer Driver Select Remove and click Next >. The confirmation file deletion dialog appears on the screen. Click If the message “Shared File Detected” appears during the file deletion process, always click Yes. The window appears on the screen.
  • Page 51 ■ Uninstalling the P-55 related information To remove the P-55 related information completely from your computer, you need to use our removal tool. Insert the attached P-55 UTILITY SOFTWARE CD-ROM into a DVD/CD-ROM drive of your computer and then execute “RemoveP55inf.exe.”...

  • Page 52: Section 16 : Maintenance

    It is important for you to clean the following parts in order to maintain print quality: (1) Platen roller (at ink ribbon replacement time) (2) Head (at ink ribbon replacement time) (3) Ink cartridge guide roller and guide plate (at ribbon replacement time) (4) Cooling fan filter (every half year) To clean the platen roller and thermal head, use our cleaning kit (sold separately).
  • Page 53 4. Cleaning the cooling fan filter (every half year) CAUTION Before you attempt to clean the filter, it is imperative to shut down the P-55, wait for the cooling fan to stop and unplug the power cord. (To drop the temperature inside the unit, the fan continues to rotate for about 10 to 20 minutes after switching off the power.)

  • Page 54: Section 17 : Shipping

    When you need to ship the P-55, first replace the shipping materials in reverse order of removal by referring to SECTION 5 : Installing/Removing Shipping Protection Materials. Thereafter, pack the printer by referring to the illustration below. NOTE Shipping the P-55 without shipping protection materials replaced in place might result in damage to internal parts.

  • Page 55: Section 18 : Specifications

    PHOTO ink ribbon (CMY): 500 discs/ribbon (Re-transfer PHOTO ribbon: 500 discs/ribbon) COLOR ink ribbon (CMY): 500 discs/ribbon Single ink ribbon (black): 2000 discs/ribbon (Re-transfer COLOR ribbon: 500 discs/ribbon) TEAC-specified thermal printable discs 12-cm CD (1890* 1890 pixels) One (1) image TEAC-exclusive format Tray Driving USB 2.0 compliant (Hi-Speed Support) 1 port...
  • Page 56 SECTION 18 : Specifications 3) External Dimensions...

  • Page 57: Section 19 : Options

    ■ Ink Ribbon Photo Ribbon Set (including ink ribbon and re-transfer ribbon, one each) COLOR Ribbon Set (including ink ribbon and re-transfer ribbon, one each) Single Ribbon (Black) (1 pc.) * Single ink ribbon cartridge additionally required COLOR Re-transfer Ribbon Set (including 2 re-transfer ribbons) ■...

  • Page 58: Section 20 : Contact Information

    SECTION 20 : Contact Information ■ Product Information TEAC America, Inc. 7733 Telegraph Rd. Montebello, CA. 90640.USA URL: http://www.teac.com/DSPD/ e-mail: webmaster@teac.com TEAC Europe GmbH DSPD Bahnstrasse 12, D-65205 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany Phone: +49 (0) 611 7158 658 Fax: +49 (0) 611 7158 666 e-mail: info@teac-roboflex.de...

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