Set Up A Standalone Prism Printer; Prepare The Prism Printer; Install The Rimage Software And Printer Driver; Install The Rimage Software - Rimage PrismPlus! User Manual

Set Up a Standalone Prism Printer

This section provides the information needed to set up a standalone Prism printer.
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Important!
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Read through all set up instructions before you begin to set up your printer.
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If your Prism printer is part of an autoloader or AutoPrism AutoPrinter system, refer to your product's setup and
installation guide for instructions.

Prepare the Prism Printer

Use the procedure below to prepare the Prism printer for use.
1. Connect the cables.
a. Connect the USB cable from the rear of the Prism printer to a USB port
on the external control center (PC).
b. Connect the power cord to the rear of the printer.
c. Connect the power cord to a suitable electrical outlet.
2. Install the print ribbon, refer to the
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3. Install the Rimage software and Prism printer driver. Refer to the
Update the Printer Driver

Install the Rimage Software and Printer Driver

Use this information if your Prism is a standalone printer or part of an AutoPrism AutoPrinter system.
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Important! If your Prism printer was included with a Rimage autoloader all Rimage software including the printer driver
comes pre-installed on the embedded or external control center (PC).
Before you can operate a standalone Prism printer or an AutoPrism AutoPrinter, install the Rimage software and Prism printer
driver.
Before you install the Rimage software and Prism printer driver, make sure that you have correctly prepared the Prism printer
for its intended use. Refer to the

Install the Rimage Software

1. Insert the Rimage CD Designer Software Suite disc that shipped with the printer into the PC disc drive.
2. Open the file named setup.exe.
3. Follow the prompts to install the software. The CD Designer software is installed.

Install or Update the Printer Driver

You must install the driver for the Prism before you can use the printer with any label editing software. You may also need to
update the driver if the version is outdated.
Information on the latest version of the driver, including features and release date, is available in the release notes at
www.rimage.com/support. From the Support menu select: Printers Series > PrismPlus! > Software, Firmware & Service
Packs tab.
This procedure describes how to install or update the Prism driver for Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000, and
Windows Server 2003.
1. If the CD Designer application is open, close it.
2. If you are using Windows Server 2003, the Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers setting must be
disabled. Follow these steps to disable the setting:
 Note: Skip to step 3 if you are using Windows Vista, Windows XP, or Windows 2000.
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Change the Print Ribbon
section on page 13.
Prepare the Prism Printer section on page 13.
Set Up a Standalone Prism Printer
section on page
Install or
USB Cable Power Cord
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