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- Page 1 012204-510119-(06) CD Color Printer Pro User’s Manual © 2001 All rights reserved.
- Page 2 SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL. OPERATE THE UNIT WITH ONLY THE PROPER ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS AS LABELED ON THE PRINTER AND AC ADAPTER IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Charged by Pictographics is a registered trademark ®...
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Page 3: Read Me First
This procedure should also be done whenever you install a new ink cartridge or if your printer has sat for a few days without printing. If some of the nozzles do not seem... -
Page 4: Software Installation
ECP . SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Once you have set up your printer, you must then install all of the appropriate software required for printing. The included CD contains all of the necessary software. At a minimum, you must install the printer driver appropriate for your computer’s... - Page 5 3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon. This will launch the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next, then click Next again. 4. Click the Have Disk button. 5. Click Browse, select your CD-ROM drive. 6. For Windows Windows 2000/XP , open the Win2000-XP...
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Page 7: Table Of Contents
C. Loading Blank CD Media...6 D. Printing a Self Test ...7 E. Replacing or Switching Ink Cartridges ...8 Section 3: Using the CD Color Printer Pro with Windows A. Connecting the Printer to Your Computer ...11 B. Installing the Printer Driver...12 C. - Page 8 viii...
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Page 9: Section 1: Getting Started
...for choosing the CD Color Printer Pro. This printer is the perfect way for you to label all of your custom CDs quickly, easily, and with a touch of class. The CD Color Printer Pro lets you print razor-sharp text, vibrant spot colors, and even stunning photo-realistic photographs directly onto the surface of printable CDs. -
Page 10: Identifying The Parts
Power Button turns the printer’s power ON and OFF. This button also serves to cancel the current print job if a print error occurs and to reset the printer for the next print job. CD Tray Button opens or closes the CD Tray loading and ejecting CDs. -
Page 11: Applying Power
This illustration shows the input ports found on the rear panel of the printer. Both a parallel and a serial provided. If using the printer with Windows, you will use its Parallel Interface for use with auto loaders and automatic duplicators only, which are sold separately. -
Page 12: Section 2: Ink Cartridges And Printable Cds
B. INSTALLING THE INK CARTRIDGES 1. With the CD Tray closed, open the printer’s front cover by pulling down on its top-left corner. 4 Ink Cartridges and Printable CDs... - Page 13 6. Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place. 7. Repeat steps 2 through 6 for the black cartridge, placing it in the right cartridge carrier position. 8. Close the printer’s front cover. If you leave the door open, ambient light can interfere with proper cartridge initialization.
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Page 14: Loading Blank Cd Media
C. LOADING BLANK CD MEDIA The CD Color Printer Pro is capable of printing onto a variety of CD related media including printable cardboard CD templates. Each of these items is loaded one at a time, before the start of each print job. -
Page 15: Printing Aself Test
D. PRINTING A SELF TEST Now that the printer is set up and print supplies are loaded, a self test should be performed to check for proper operation of the printer. A sample of the self test print is shown below. -
Page 16: Replacing Or Switching Ink Cartridges
E. REPLACING OR SWITCHING INK CARTRIDGES Once you begin using your CD Color Printer Pro on a regular basis, you will eventually need to replace an empty ink cartridge. Please refer to the following steps: 1. With the CD Tray closed, open the printer’s front cover by pulling down on its top-left corner. - Page 17 6. Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place. 7. Close the printer’s front cover. 8. Go back to the printer driver setup window and click on either the New Color Cartridge, New Black Cartridge, or Used Cartridge button to indicate whether you installed a fresh, new cartridge or simply switched between a previously used cartridge.
- Page 18 Power button to clear the color ink levels or press the Ink Cartridge button to clear the black ink levels). NOTE: The ink cartridges you use with your printer may require periodic general maintenance to ensure optimal print quality. If your prints...
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Page 19: Section 3: Using The Cd Color Printer Pro With Windows
Section 3: Using the CD Color Printer Pro with Windows A. CONNECTING THE PRINTER TO YOUR COMPUTER The CD Color Printer Pro is designed to be used with nearly any IBM-PC or compatible running Windows 2000/XP . ® The printer is equipped with a standard 8-bit Centronics-type parallel port. -
Page 20: Installing The Printer Driver
The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receive data. If the light is not on, press the B. INSTALLING THE The CD Color Printer Pro can be used with virtually any Windows application program. This is accomplished by installing in Windows what is called a “printer driver.”... - Page 21 3. Double-click on the Add Printer icon. This will launch the Add Printer Wizard. Click Next, then click Next again. 4. Click the Have Disk button. 5. Click Browse, select your CD-ROM drive. 6. For Windows XP and Windows 2000, open the Win2000-XP folder and select the file named OEMSETUP .INF.
- Page 22 To do this, simply select the printer driver icon from within the Printers folder, and press the Delete key. After installing the new printer driver you will need to re-boot if you are using Windows XP.
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Page 23: Setting Up The Printer Driver
Refer to the following steps to change or verify your printer driver options: 1. Click the Start button, then click Printers and Faxes. Right click on the CD Color Printer PRO Icon and select Printing Preferences. 2. In Windows 98/Me, you will see several tabs from which printer settings can be changed including Media, Device Options, Cartridge, and Calibrate. -
Page 24: Ink Cartridge
NOTE: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their “Print” and/or “Printer Setup” screens. This means that you don’t have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver. -
Page 25: Color Matching
Select PrimaColor to enable color matching profiles written specifically for the CD Color Printer Pro. The PrimaColor by Candela Color Management System automatically adjusts the color of your image according to preconfigured printer profiles and default system profiles. - Page 26 (unless using an autoloader). This will close the CD Tray and let the printer know that a fresh CD is installed and ready to be printed. Black Text With Black Cartridge Only Select this option to print black text using the black cartridge only.
- Page 27 Section 2-E, select either the New Color Cartridge or New Black Cartridge button or the Used Cartridge button accordingly. These selections are necessary for the printer to accurately keep track of ink cartridge ink levels. Using the CD Color Printer Pro with Windows 19...
- Page 28 As a rule, an adjustment of 12 pixels is equivalent to approximately 1 millimeter. For printing on CD’s you should always keep the Clip Outer Circle and Clip Inner Circle checked or enabled. 20 Using the CD Color Printer Pro with Windows...
- Page 29 The Bi-di Calibration Print button will perform a test print to calibrate the bi-directional printing and also the color-to-black offset values. Place a CD in the printer tray before clicking on this button. Your print should look something like this: After the test print completes enter the numbers which match best to complete the calibration.
- Page 30 To do this, refer to the following steps: 1. Verify that a CD tray is installed in the printer. Also, verify that the printer is powered ON and that it is connected to your computer. (Do not use a cardboard CD template for best accuracy).
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Page 31: Printing A Cd
D. PRINTING A CD Now that you have hooked up the printer, loaded the print supplies, and installed the printer driver, you are ready to print your first CD. Follow these steps to print your first image: 1. Go to your favorite graphics application program. Or, install and open the Windows CD creation software included with your printer. -
Page 32: Creating A Print File (*.Prn)
File option in the Print Dialog Window. If your application does not have a Print to File option, you must change the printing port under the printer properties to set it to File rather than a LPT or USB port. This is done as follows: 1. -
Page 33: Creating Prn Files In Surething Cd Labeler
My Documents folder. If not, you may search for it using the Search feature from your Start menu. Please Note: If you wish to print directly from SureThing, you will need to disable Print to File in the Advanced options. Using the CD Color Printer Pro with Windows 25 INDEX... -
Page 34: Section 4: Interpreting The Printer's Indicator Lights
Indicator Lights Power and Busy LED indicator lights the printer can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the printer. To accurately interpret what it means when these lights are on, off, or flashing, please refer to the following:... - Page 35 Cartridge Problem. Either the wrong cartridge or no cartridge is installed. If the proper cartridge is installed, but the error continues, the printer may not be able to properly detect the cartridge. There is a multi-colored barcode label on the bottom of the ink cartridge which the printer uses to identify the cartidge.
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Page 36: Section 5: Maintaining The Printer
B. CLEANING THE CD TRAY AND PRINTER CASING If ink gets on the printer’s CD Tray, it may stain if left on the tray too long. To avoid this, simply wipe off any ink from the CD Tray as soon as you notice it. Use a lint-free cloth slightly moistened with water to wipe off the CD Tray. -
Page 37: Section 6: Technical Specifications
Section 6: Technical Specifications Model: CD Color Printer Pro Print Method: Ink-Jet Printing Resolution: 2400 x 1200 dpi, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi, or 600 x 300 dpi (driver selectable) Print Speed: Depends upon percentage of coverage and print mode... -
Page 38: Appendix A: Interfacing Information
INDEX Appendix A: Interfacing Information A. INTRODUCTION The CD Color Printer Pro is equipped with a standard 8-bit centronics-type parallel interface port. This communication port is the means through which the printer receives data from your computer. Contact technical support if you need more information on the parallel port specifications. -
Page 39: 6-Pin Minicircular Auxiliary Interface
Uses 5v logic @ 5mA Pin Number TABLE A-1: Auxiliary Interface Pin Assignments NOTE: Pins 1-4 are low if the printer is plugged in but the power has been turned off using the printer’s Power Button AUXILIARY INTERFACE Signal Description Busy - Output is high when the printer is busy or moving the CD Tray. -
Page 40: Index
Ink Cartridges ...4, 5 Ink Cartridge Button...2 Ink Saturation ...17 Interface Port ...3 Manual Load...17 Media ...16 Parallel Port...3, 11 Print Quality...16 Printable CDs ...4 Printer Driver ...12 Power Button ...2 Power Light...2, 26 Self Test ...7 Technical Support...28 32 Index... - Page 44 Printed in the United States of America P/N 510119...
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