Alea Systems, Inc.
Rev.1.13
Pingo-Photo Rep
User manual
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3. Unpacking the CD Printer and Setting Up
Included with the Pingo Photo color CD Printer should be the following items:
* Alea CD that includes the following:
Pingo Photo Manual
CD and Business Card Print Templates
Sure Thing Label Software
Diskus label software
HP Printer Driver Software for PC
* HP Ink Cartridges (one combined color and one black starter cartridge)
(Replacement C6578 for color and C6615 for black)
* Printer Cable
* Power Cord
3.1 Unpacking
1. Carefully remove the unit from its shipping container. Save all packing material.
2. Once the unit is out of the shipping box, remove the protective plastic covers and the tape securing the print
tray, the cover and the print heads.
PACKAGING NOTE: Please save the packaging materials your printer was shipped in. It's very important to use
the same packaging to avoid possible damage during shipment, should you need to move the unit to another
location.
3.2 Printing Environment
CD-R printing is a process involving sophisticated and sensitive equipment that is affected by its environmental
surroundings. To ensure the best results, Alea recommends that you take the following factors into consideration
when choosing a place to operate CD-R printing equipment. By adhering to these guidelines, your print quality
criteria should be achieved.
The site chosen should have the following conditions:
• stable and ample electrical power (unstable power may cause equipment failure)
• adequate air circulation
• a relative humidity from 40%-60%, non-condensing
• ambient temperature from 59ºF to 77ºF (15ºC-25ºC)
• print media should be stored and acclimated for a minimum of 24 hours at 59ºF to 86ºF
(15ºC-30ºC) and 20%-60% RH
• be free of food and drink.
The operator handling the CD-Rs should always do so with clean, lint-free gloves approved for CD handling. Do
not touch either surface with bare hands. Fingerprint oil on the disc will prevent absorption of ink and be visible
on the finished product
4. Understanding the Printer
4.1 Printable area using the Pingo Photo
The Pingo photo is designed to print on ink jet printable CDs carried by the tray. The approximate printable area
must be defined in all applications used with the Pingo Photo. The area is defined within the portrait letter page
settings of the HP page setup dialog box. Any characters or graphics appearing beyond this area should be
blocked out with a printable white mask so they will not be printed. Any real print characters appearing on either
side of the defined area will cause ink to be deposited on the tray. If ink is deposited on the tray, it must be
