Spot-Color Resin Ribbon - Primera Pictura 310s User Manual

D. Printing a
One Color Image
with a Spot-
Color Resin
Ribbon
with the 4-color print process, the print media will
automatically eject after the black pass has finished
printing.
This section offers an example of how to print a
standard spot color sign which has only one color.
Refer to the following steps to begin printing.
1.
Go to your graphics application program.
2.
Open or create the image you wish to print.
Depending upon your application program, you
may need to change the color of your single color
image to black in order to achieve an entirely solid
color when printed. The reason for this is that if
you were to send a color other than black (blue or
red for example), a gray scale interpretation of that
color could be sent to the printer giving your
output a grainy or ÒditheredÓ quality instead of a
solid, saturated quality.
3.
Select Print Setup or Page Setup from the File
menu of your program.
4.
Select Monochrome Resin from the Ribbon
Type options. 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.
5.
Select Print from the File menu to print your
image.
6.
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.
7.
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.
8.
When these lights begin flashing, you have two
choices: 1. You may press the on-line button to
begin printing with the currently installed ribbon.
ÑorÑ 2. You may open the cover of the printer to
verify that the proper ribbon is installed or to load
another ribbon altogether. In either case, the
printerÕs cover must be closed and you must press
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