PowerPro II
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CopyPro PowerPro II
Printer Operation
Once the PowerPro II is properly connected to the host computer, printer ribbon installed,
and the printer driver and CD Painter software are installed on the host computer, the
printer is ready for use.
CD Printing Sequence Overview
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Connect printer power cord
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Connect printer to computer parallel port
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Computer must have PowerPro printer Driver and CD Label software installed
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The printer driver should be set to Black and White if black ribbon is used or Color if
color ribbon is used. Printer driver should show strobe set to 25 (see chart on
following page.
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Power ON printer
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Load CD into printer tray (press TRAY button to open printer tray)
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Create a CD label using the CD Labeling software
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Save the Label file
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Print the label
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If print is too light or too dark, try adjusting printer driver's print strobe setting and
print another disc from label software program
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The CD label is now stored in the printer re-print buffer, press PRINT button on
printer's control panel allows printing additional copies of this label.
Power ON and OFF information
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If the power cord is not already connected, make sure the power switch is off before
connecting the power cord.
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If the power cord is connected, then turn the power switch ON to power up the
PowerPro II. The PowerPro II CD Printer will flash Status LEDs and advance ribbon.
If Black ribbon is detected status LEDs will flash twice, if color ribbon detected the
LEDs flash four times. When power on process is complete printer will show Ready
LED. If an error, such as no ribbon is detected printer will flash status LED with
error code. See error code listing in the appendix for more details.
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To shutdown the PowerPro II, make sure no print jobs are executing, and turn the
power switch OFF. Always shutdown the PowerPro II with the power switch, and
avoid disconnecting the power cord with the power ON.
Printer Ribbon Installation
The thermal transfer ribbons used by the PowerPro II must be installed correctly for
proper label printing. See the Maintenance section for ribbon installation instructions.
