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4.
Select Print Setup or Page Setup from the File
menu of your program.
5.
Select Processed 4 Color Resin from the Ribbon
Type option to print with the printerÕs 4-color print
process or Processed 3 Color Resin to print with
the 3-color print process. The introduction at the
beginning of this section explains the difference
between the two. While in the Print Setup window,
also check that all of the other appropriate printer
driver options are selected. Once all appropriate
options are selected, exit the setup window.
6.
Select Print from the File menu of your
program to print your image.
7.
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 several seconds
to several minutes for printing to begin. Generally,
photos and complex graphics take longer to raster
than images composed primarily of text or simple
graphics.
8.
Once rasterization is complete, a sheet of print
media will feed into the printer and out onto the
Media Tray Cover, then it will retract back into the
printer and pause. When the printer pauses, the
cancel and on-line LED lights will begin alternately
flashing, signaling that the printer is ready to print.
9.
Press the on-line button to begin printing with
the yellow ribbon. When the yellow pass has
finished printing, the vinyl will again retract back
into the printer and then pause. Once the sheet is
fully retracted, the cancel and on-line LED lights
will begin alternately flashing. At this time, open
the printerÕs cover, remove the yellow ribbon, load
the magenta ribbon, and close the cover. Do not
open the cover of the printer before the cancel and
on-line lights begin flashing or after they have
stopped! This will cancel your print job. While
printing, you can only open the printerÕs cover or
change ribbons when the cancel and on-line lights
are alternately flashing.
10.
Once the magenta ribbon is installed and the
printer cover is closed, press the on-line button to
begin printing the magenta pass.
11.
Repeat this cycle for the remaining ribbon
colors. Remember, the ribbon order for printing
process color signage is Yellow, Magenta, Cyan,
and Black. If printing with the 3-color print
process, the print media will automatically eject
after the cyan pass has finished printing. If printing