Printing A Process Color Image With A Paneled Ribbon - Primera Pictura 310s User Manual

B. Printing a
Process Color
Image with a
Paneled Ribbon
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The on-line LED is flashing quickly.
This indicates that you may be out of print
media or print ribbon. Replace media as
required. This can also indicate that print media
is not properly feeding. If, for any reason, the
printer is unable to feed media or advance the
ribbon after several seconds of trying, it will time
out and the on-line light will flash. Correct the
problem and press the on-line button to
continue printing. If you experience a severe
media jam, you may need to cancel and restart
your print job. See the troubleshooting tip, ÒThe
on-line LED light is flashing rapidly,Ó in Section
11-A for additional information on this
condition.
The on-line LED is flashing (or pulsing)
slowly.
This indicates a data transmission error. See the
troubleshooting tip, ÒThe on-line LED light is
flashing (pulsing) slowly,Ó in Section 11-A for
additional information on this condition.
To print a process color image using the 3-color
resin ribbon or any of the wax thermal or dye-
sublimation ribbons, refer to the following steps.
1.
Go to your graphics application program.
2.
Open or create the image file you wish to print.
For best results, use 24-bit color, 300 dpi (or higher)
images. If your design includes photos or bitmap
images, print at an image size of approximately
100%. Over-enlarging such an image or printing
lower dpi images will cause your printed image to
appear jaggy or pixelized when printed. Also,
always prepare and save color images in an RGB
color mode, not CMYK, when using the Color Sign
PrinterÕs standard printer driver. The Color Sign
PrinterÕs printer driver software must be given
RGB images in order to print colors accurately.
3.
After you have opened or created an image,
select Printer Setup or Page Setup from the
applicationÕs File menu and verify that the
appropriate printer driver options are selected. Be
sure to select the appropriate Paper Size and
Ribbon Type option (see Section 6-E or 7-D). Once
the driver is set, select Print from the File menu to
print your image.
4.
The Color Sign PrinterÕs RIP (raster image
processing) begins. Depending upon the
complexity of the image and the processing speed
of your computer, it will take from just a few