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Primera CX1200E Operation Manual

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Introduction
Unpack and Assemble
Install Software
Load Label Stock
Create a Print File
Toner Monitoring & Supply Management
Media Recommendations
Maintenance and Troubleshooting
Specifications
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  • Page 1 Introduction Unpack and Assemble Install Software Load Label Stock Create a Print File Toner Monitoring & Supply Management Media Recommendations Maintenance and Troubleshooting Specifications © 2011 All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 CX1200. THE REWINDER MOTOR IS VERY POWERFUL AND THE ROLLER COULD CATCH THE CLOTHING WHILE THE ROLL IS BEING REWOUND. WARNING! TO PREVENT SERIOUS INJURY YOU MUST BOLT THE CX1200E TO A TABLE OR BENCH. USE THE INCLUDED LAG BOLTS AND PREDRILLED HOLES IN THE BASE. WARNING! ALL LABEL STOCK MUST BE QUALIFIED FOR LASER PRINTING.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Index ..............57 CX1200e Color Label Press iii...
  • Page 4 CX1200e Color Label Press...
  • Page 5 CX1200e Color Label Press...

  • Page 6: Section 1. Introduction

    Section 1: Introduction Thank you for purchasing the CX1200e Color Label Press. The CX1200e is a fast low cost solution for your label printing needs. Here after in the manual the CX1200e Color Label Press will be referred to as the "CX1200e". The laser printer portion will be referred to as the "printer". The unwinder and rewinder unit will be referred to as the "base".

  • Page 7: Section 2. Unpack And Assemble

    Section 2: Unpack and Assemble 1. Remove the packaging material as shown below. The printer portion of the CX1200e will be packaged inside a separate box. Set aside the printer box for now. The base unit will be inside a wooden crate. You will need to remove the outer wooden crate using a 1/2” socket wrench or power driver with socket adapters.
  • Page 8 Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws. Lift the base out of the crate using the nylon lifting handles on either side. Place the base on the Primera CX1200e cart or a similar cart or bench with adequate surface area and load specifications. Two people are required to lift the base on to a cart or counter.
  • Page 9 Open all three boxes inside the crate. Ensure that the following parts are present: two chucks, 3 mm allen wrench and bottle of Loctite taped to the base unit under the unwinder, empty label 〉 core, sample label stock, LCD monitor mount, two label guide discs, two power converters, 3 monitor mount screws, gray Ethernet cable, yellow Ethernet cross-over cable, a software disc, this manual and other documentation.
  • Page 10 Tighten the set screws using the 3mm allen wrench. Once they are tight, attempt to rotate the chuck forward backward while watching the drive shaft. The drive shaft should move with the chuck. If it does not move with the chuck, loosen the set screws slightly and turn the chuck until the set screws are even with the flats.
  • Page 11 9. Place the printer on the base. Primera recommends three people to lift the printer on top of the base. Two people are required to lift the printer and one person to guide the printer onto the mounting pegs. Align the pegs on the base with the holes in the bottom of the printer. Use the locating label to align the right front edge of the printer with indicated mark on the label.
  • Page 12 Pull the cartridge straight out and use the handle to lift it off the guides. c. Place the cartridges on a clean, flat surface out of direct light. Figure 2-11. Note: The CX1200e comes with 4 starter cartridges. These cartridges can only be used with this printer! 12.
  • Page 13 13. Before replacing the toner cartridges remove the red plastic protection plate from the bottom of each toner cartridge. Put cartridges back in to the printer. On each cartridge there are pegs that correspond to slide rails inside the printer. Note: Before replacing each cartridge, shake it side to side and front to back to redistribute the toner evenly.
  • Page 14 15. Pull down to open the feeder door on the left side of the printer. When the door is ¼ open pull both latches toward the unwinder to release the latches on both side of the door to open it all the way.
  • Page 15 (starting) position. Figure 2-17. Warning: To prevent serious injury you must bolt the CX1200e to a table or bench. Use the included lag bolts and predrilled holes in the base. 18. Locate the power converters and the printer power cord. Connect power to the printer and switch on the power.

  • Page 16: Section 3. Install Software

    Follow the prompts in the software installer to complete the installation of the software. Note: If you connect your PC to the CX1200e using a yellow crossover cable it may be necessary to disable or modify the settings of your antivirus/firewall program.

  • Page 17: Section 4. Load Label Stock (Includes Attaching Stock To Rewinder)

    Figure 4-2. Note: You must use only 8.5 inch wide label stock in the CX1200e. Failure to use specified label stock will result in damage to your printer and excessive build up of toner and adhesive inside the printer.
  • Page 18 3. The loose stock should fall on the right side of the roll. Turn the tension knob clockwise to secure the roll to the chuck. Turn the knob as as tight as you can! Feed the stock under the dancer arm and through the cutter. Figure 4-3.
  • Page 19 5. Place an empty label core on the rewinder chuck. Push the core all the way back until it touches the back label guide disc. Figure 4-5. 6. Place the outer label guide disc on to the rewinder chuck. Push the guide until it touches the rewinder core.
  • Page 20 7. Print your label according to Section 5 of the manual. Note: Depending on when the printer was last used, the fuser will need to heat up or cool down before the printer will print. This can take from 2 seconds to 2 minutes. 8.
  • Page 21 C. Immediately after the label stock is attached, engage the Rewinder by flipping the Rewinder Dancer Arm toward the printer until it touches the paper. Figure 4-9. Warning! Keep loose fitting clothing such as ties and shirt sleeves away from the rewinder once it has been engaged.

  • Page 22: Section 5. Create A Print File

    PTPrint is the label lay-out software included with the CX1200e that will allow you to properly format images for the CX1200e. With this software and the layout wizard you can easily import a variety of file formats, step and repeat them across a page and print them to the CX1200e.
  • Page 23 4. Step and Repeat per page are automatically calculated based on the size set in step 3. Alternately you may increase or decrease the size of the labels to affect the numbers of Rows or Columns per page. Tip: If you are using XY cutter you may be able to fit more images on the page by rotating the image.
  • Page 24 6. You may adjust the position of the target/eye mark to be in one or more areas depending on the requirements of your cutter. 7. If you are using a fixed die or a rotary die you can set the length here. Rows and columns per page will be automatically adjusted.
  • Page 25 8. Once you have chosen the imported graphic and the Step & Repeat columns are set click OK to view the lay out. 9. You will notice that the eyemark is automatically placed in the one or more of four locations to correspond with the top or bottom of a label.
  • Page 26 〉. information. Printing Over the Network. If your computer is not immediately next to the CX1200e you can still print to it with out fearing that you may not reach the printer in time to attach label stock to the rewinder.

  • Page 27: Manually Array Images Using Ptprint

    5.2 Manually array images using PTPrint In some cases it may be necessary to manually import images without using the label setup wizard. For example if you wish to arrange multiple different labels on the same page you will need to follow this procedure.
  • Page 28 6. Repeat steps 2-4 to position each different label that you would like to on the page. To align labels with one another or create consistent gaps between labels you can use the X and Y values along with the size of the object to calculate the next position of the the image. For example if the first image is at X = 0.253 and Y = 0.0 and you wanted another image placed to the right of it, aligned to the top with 1/8 gap, you would first follow steps 2-3 to rough position the image.

  • Page 29: Creating Cut Files In Ptprint (Plt)

    Print your job. Click File - Print. Set the number of copies to correspond with the number of labels you wish to print. Click OK. Note: The labels shown in parenthesis on the print screen will not be accurate when manually arraying images.
  • Page 30 Adobe Illustrator instructions: 1. Open the graphic in the source application. In this example Adobe Illustrator is used. 2. If you have not already done so, create the die line. Place the die line on the bottom layer in exact the position you would like the FX1200e to cut.
  • Page 31 FX1200e touch screen computer is setup to access. Warning: Always use this same PTPrint file to print to the CX1200e. The cut lines will not print. If you change the layout of the graphics you must recreate the cut file or the cut will not align to the graphics.

  • Page 32: Die Cut

    EPS is not available and you must use flat files such as JPG, BMP or TIFF. Use these instructions to create a die line: 1. Follow the steps in the CX1200e manual to import and array the graphic. 2. Select any object by clicking on one of the labels on the page.
  • Page 33 4. Now you can set the various settings that determine where the cut will be. Set the color of the cut. This is just for viewing purposes. • Set the shape. • Set the size to correspond to the size of the label that you input in the layout wizard. You •...

  • Page 34: Contour Cut

    5.3.3 Contour Cut This method senses the edge of the printed label and attempts to draw the cut line based on this information. Use this as a last resort when no EPS source file is available and the cut file necessary is a non standard shape.
  • Page 35 5. Below is an example of edge sensitivity set too low. Notice how the contour line invades the image on the left side. This is because the image is very light in that area. 6. To retry the edge detection simply click Apply again. Note: The object must stay selected for the contour toolbar and the apply button to be visible.
  • Page 36 8. In this case, 252 was the correct number to choose. Now the contour line follows the outer border of the image correctly. 9. To add a bleed to the image adjust the border value on the counter cut tool bar. Click Apply again.

  • Page 37: Cut Settings

    10. In rare cases you may want to extend the contour lines inside the image. Check the Inside/Outside box to enable this feature. The threshold screen will appear. Enter the desired value. Click OK. Notice how the contour line traces the "Pinot Noir" letters inside the image. 11.

  • Page 38: Label Layout Design Tips

    Tool Options All settings should be set to the settings shown above with the following exceptions: Overcut. Increase this value if the cut is not completing. This will usually show itself as a tear at the cut starting point. Trailing blade. This affects the path the knife takes to go around corners. Increase the value to reduce tearing at sharp corners.

  • Page 39: Using Barcodes

    5.5 Using Barcodes The CX1200e will print barcodes in one of two ways. A. Link to an EPS file with an imbedded barcode. This will print the barcode in pure black if that is the way it has been specified in the image.

  • Page 40: Recommended Image Format For Imported Graphics

    3. A barcode toolbar will appear at the top of the screen. Here you can enter your barcode type and the value. Click Apply when you are ready to insert the barcode. 4. A cursor will appear. Place the cursor where you would like to insert your barcode and click once.

  • Page 41: Toner Monitoring And Supply Management

    Section 6: Toner Monitoring and Supplies Management The status monitor will start automatically when you print a label for the first time. You may also start it manually by going to Start - All Programs - PTPrint - Status Monitor. The status monitor can be used for the following tasks.

  • Page 42: Printing A Proof Print

    4. Click the Quote Tool Tab (fourth tab down with the coin icon). Your Total cost per label includ- ing stock will be displayed based on default toner cartridge and stock costs. Adjust these values to reflect the actual cost of your toner and label stock. Once you set the stock and toner cost values you will not have to change them again unless you make another buy of stock or toner at a different cost.

  • Page 43: Managing Used Toner Cartridges

    How do I Print a Proof Print? A proof print is simply a one page print job using the same PTPrint file that you created using the instructions in Section 5. Go to File - Print. Set your number of copies to 1.

  • Page 44: Enter Supply Roll Length

    How to use a toner Library 1. Based on the proof print, before your job is sent to the printer the software estimates the amount of toner required from each cartridge to finish the job. It then checks this amount against the cartridges in the printer.

  • Page 45: Other Functions Of The Status Monitor

    Print Reduced Amount. If you choose to print a reduced amount the CX1200e will print only the amount that it is able to based on the current supply levels. For example, if the job calls for 1500 labels but the Cyan Toner cartridge only had enough toner for 1200 labels and the supply roll only had enough paper for 900 prints, the software would give you the option to print only 900 labels.

  • Page 46: Media Recommendations

    Millimeters = .0508 - .15 Grams/sq meter = 34 - 116 Paper stock in the above range will feed through the CX1200e printer with out problems. Depending upon operating environment, Polyester stocks in this range will also feed through the printer with out problems.
  • Page 47 Other Warnings Do NOT print on die-cut label materials or on web widths of less than 8.5” (215mm). Labels should always be die-cut as a post process on a separate piece of finishing equipment. Printing on die-cut materials is dangerous. Adhesive bleed can easily ruin the Image Transfer Unit (ITU) and fuser. A label that pre-dispenses inside the unit can cause physical damage to the printer.

  • Page 48: Replace Toner Cartridges

    Section 8: Replace Toner Cartridges Remove the print cartridge(s). a. Pull up slightly on the cartridge handhold. b. Pull the cartridge straight out and use the handle to lift it off the guides. Place the cartridges on a clean, flat surface out of direct light. Figure 8-1.

  • Page 49: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Important Note: PANTONE® to CMYK Bridge documents/files are available on the installation disc in the Pantone Folder. These documents/files allow you to look up a Pantone Color number and find the corresponding CMYK value to use in the file that will be printed on the CX1200e. See below for more explantation.
  • Page 50 This means that the designer will need to create a separate image file for each print process. For example, you can not use the same image file for the CX1200e that you use on a flexo press and expect the colors to print correctly. The designer will need to design a label specifically for the CX1200e.

  • Page 51: Color/Alignment Calibration

    5. Type the printers IP address in the address bar. To find the printers IP address navigate the printer's control panel - Network/Ports - TCP/IP - Address. 6. A printer settings page will appear. Go to the Configuration Menu. 7. Click on "Color Samples" 8.
  • Page 52 2. Open the Toner door to disengage the feeder path switch so the paper feeds out the top of the printer. 3. Turn off the printer. 4. Access the the diagnostic menu by holding the Right and Bottom arrow buttons on the control panel while switching on the unit.

  • Page 53: Cut Alignment/Stretch Factor

    10. Turn the wheel the number of clicks specified in the worksheet in the direction specified in the worksheet. 11. Reprint the Quick Test to verify the values entered have affected the printer alignment. 12. When you are finished, restart the printer and set the default source back to MP Feeder. Press Menu - Select Paper Menu - Select Default Source - Select MP Feeder.
  • Page 54 4. The following calibration print will print to the Printer. Tip: Use a clear acrylic ruler to measure the lines. 5. Measure the lines on the calibration print. Enter the letter below the line which measures closest to 10.00 inches. (Each line differs in length by .01 inch) 6.

  • Page 55: Stop/Cut Button

    A slower network will cause a delayed print. Try connecting directly to PC with crossover • cable or reevaluate cabling from computer to CX1200e. Change the IP address of the printer or look for any IP address conflicts on the network.

  • Page 56: Replacing The Fuser

    The printed colors do not match the screen. The colors of the label shown in PTPrint may not match the original design program, other print programs or the printed output of the CX1200. There are no ICC profiles available to make colors shown in PTPrint match the printed output or other programs.

  • Page 57: Replacing An Image Transfer Unit

    9.8 Replacing the Image Transfer Unit 1. Turn the printer off. Open the front cover. Figure 9-4. 2. Remove all the print cartridges. a. Pull up slightly on the cartridge handhold. b. Pull the cartridge straight out and use the handle to lift it off the guides. Place the cartridges on a clean, flat surface out of direct light.
  • Page 58 3. Remove the image transfer unit. a. Raise the lever to unlock the image transfer unit. Figure 9-6. b. Pull down on the handle. Figure 9-7. Slide the image transfer unit out and place it on a clean, flat surface. Caution: Do not touch the transfer belt.
  • Page 59 5. Close the printer door. 6. Turn the printer on. The printer returns to a Ready state. 9.9 Technical Support. If you have difficulties operating your CX1200e, the following additional resources are available. Primera Knowledge Base www.primera.com/kb • Email Support support@primera.eu •...

  • Page 60: Section 10. Specifications

    15,000 page extra high yield cartridges (Rated according to ISO/IEC 19798 guidelines) Software: PTPrint™ 8.0 Software for Windows®, easy to use graphical user interface, Primera Color System, Pantone® Input System: Input roll maximum diameter: 12" (305mm) Core inside diameter: 3" (76.2mm) Tension control system with automatic paper feed Maximum input roll weight: 45 lbs.
  • Page 61 Dimensions: Without bench: 76"W x 22"H x 22"D (193cmW x 56cmH x 56cmD) With bench: 76"W x 50”-56”H x 30"D (193cmW x 127-142cmH x 76cmD) Weight: Without bench: Approximately 256 lbs. (116 kg) With bench: Approximately 456 lbs. (207 kg) Operating Environment: Temperature: 16 to 32°C (60 to 90°F), Humidity: 8 to 80% Relative Humidity, Altitude: 0 –...

  • Page 62: Index

    Index Barcodes ................34 Bleed .
  • Page 65 P/N 511222 - 093011...

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