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970627-510489-(04)

UserÕs Manual

© 1997 by FARGO Electronics, Incorporated

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Page 1: ...970627 510489 04 UserÕs Manual 1997 by FARGO Electronics Incorporated ...

Page 2: ...f not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the inte...

Page 3: ...oFUN to Your Computer 17 B Installing the FotoFUN Printer Driver 18 C The Chooser 19 D Setting Up the FotoFUN Printer Driver 21 E Printing a Photo 23 Section 6 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh A Installing the Backgrounder 25 B Printing with the Backgrounder 25 C The Backgrounder Status Window 26 D Backgrounder Menus 27 E Problems During a Background Print 29 Section 7 Interpreting the F...

Page 4: ...al Color Photo Printer A CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATION Place FotoFUN in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat build up Do not place printer in a location where the ventilation slots located on the rear of the unit could become blocked Do not place printer near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts or in a place subject to direct sun light excessive dust mechanical vibr...

Page 5: ...led The clear button clears all print errors as indicated by its flashing LED indicator light see Section 7 for further LED information This illustration shows the printerÕs Ventilation Slots its Power Input Port and its Interface Port The printer ships with either a parallel or a serial interface port If using FotoFUN for Windowsª a Parallel Interface Port is provided If using FotoFUN for Apple M...

Page 6: ...not print with the clear overlay panel is if you plan to transfer the printed image to a mug see Section 4 or 5 for instructions on enabling or disabling the clear overlay print function FotoFUN ribbon comes prepackaged with FARGOÕs special photo paper in what is called a Print Film Kit This kit consists of a 36 print ribbon and 36 sheets of photo paper A 36 print Postcard Film Kit and a 36 print ...

Page 7: ...Hint the ribbon drive hub on the right hand side of the printer is spring loaded Use the end of the ribbon core to push in this ribbon drive hub as ribbon is inserted 4 Place the take up end of the ribbon in between the front ribbon drive hubs When installed properly ribbon will feed from underneath the supply end of the ribbon roll up and over the top of the take up end Supply Take up Ribbon driv...

Page 8: ... rollers and insert the paper IMPORTANT Do not touch the printable side of the paper Oil or dirt from your hands can impair print quality Handle blank photo paper by grasping only the very top or bottom of the sheet Also do not attempt to insert FotoFUN paper postcards or label paper into a laser printer This media is sensitive to extreme heat and could damage a laser printer 3 Insert paper into t...

Page 9: ... any doubts about the plug configuration or the voltage DO NOT ATTEMPT TO USE THE PRINTER Contact the printer reseller or FARGO for information on the correct power supply configuration 1 Plug the power cord into the power cord port of the power supply 2 Place the DC power plug end of the power supply into the printerÕs Power Input Port 3 Place the AC power plug end of the power supply cord into a...

Page 10: ...bbon is installed 2 With the printerÕs cover closed press and hold the clear button 3 While holding the clear button down press and release the on off button Continue to hold the clear button down until the self test activates 4 You should then hear the printerÕs feed rollers begin to turn Once these rollers begin to turn release the clear button and insert a sheet of photo paper with the glossy p...

Page 11: ...means through which FotoFUN receives data from your computer To connect FotoFUN to your computer simply obtain a standard computer to printer parallel cable and refer to the following steps NOTE You may experience printing problems if your computer s parallel port mode is set to ECP For best results set your computer s parallel port to the standard Printer Port setting Refer to your computer s sys...

Page 12: ...imply a diskette with software on it which gives FotoFUN all the information needed for printing Use the following steps to install the FotoFUN printer driver Keep in mind that the original FotoFUN printer driver packaged with the printer must be installed before installing any other printer driver versions or upgrades IMPORTANT You must keep the original printer driver diskette which shipped with...

Page 13: ...When prompted do not have Windows print a test print since you most likely performed a printer self test in Section 3 When driver installation is complete the ÒFARGO FotoFUN Ó printer icon will appear in the Printers folder 5 Once installed there are a few options you should select which will help optimize your system for printing To do this click on the ÒFARGO FotoFUN Ó icon with the right ...

Page 14: ... Control Panel 2 From the Control Panel select Printers 3 Select Use Print Manager from the bottom left of the Printers window 4 Select the Add button 5 Highlight the Install Unlisted or Updated Printer option from List of Printers 6 Select the Install button 7 Insert the supplied Printer Driver diskette into your computerÕs disk drive If you insert the diskette in a drive other than the A drive d...

Page 15: ...ptions 1 If using Windows 95 go back to the Printers folder see step 2 on page 10 Then click on the FARGO FotoFUN icon with the right mouse button and select Properties The Properties window will appear If using Windows 3 1x go back to the Control Panel and the Printers group see steps 1 and 2 on page 11 2 In Windows 95 click on the Details tab of the Properties window and select the Setup button ...

Page 16: ...e left hand side of the sheet and 1 2Ó on the right hand side If you have a 4Ó x 6Ó image and you wish to print it at the maximum 4Ó x 6Ó size select the Borderless paper size option If you wish to have a 2Ó 5mm border placed around your image select the Border paper size option In order to achieve a 2Ó border this option reduces the maximum printable area from 4Ó x 6Ó to 3 6Ó x 5 6Ó 91 x 142mm Cl...

Page 17: ...profiles and default system profiles This results in a very precise color match compliant with ICC standards Since the default system profiles provided are generic the colors of some monitors may still vary slightly from your output As a solution raw printer profiles are provided in case you would like to combine your custom monitor profiles with the printer profiles Intensity This option controls...

Page 18: ...select this option when printing For most computers selecting this option will enhance the rasterizing and printing process In this case the Write Direct to Port option should be selected For some computers however this option may not be supported by the particular brand of PC and should not be selected Orientation Select either Portrait or Landscape Selecting Portrait causes the image to print in...

Page 19: ...rogramÕs File menu to verify that the printer driver settings are correct for your image Once the driver is set select Print from the programÕs File menu 5 The FotoFUN printer driver will then begin to process the image Depending upon the size of the image and the processing speed of your computer processing time can take from several seconds to a few minutes 6 Once processing is complete you will...

Page 20: ...ated for use with a PowerMac FotoFUN cannot be used with the Macintosh Plus SE or Classic since these models do not support Color QuickDraw The printer is equipped with a high speed serial port This port is the means through which FotoFUN receives data from your computer This port is not AppleTalkª compatible To connect FotoFUN to your computer simply obtain a standard serial cable with an 8 pin m...

Page 21: ...FotoFUN printer driver packaged with the printer must be installed before installing any other printer driver versions or upgrades IMPORTANT You must keep the original printer driver diskette which shipped with your printer This printer driver diskette includes special print information which is unique to your specific printer and may be called for when updating printer drivers Do not lose this di...

Page 22: ...tallation is now complete C THE CHOOSER The Chooser is a Desk Accessory in the Apple menu Before you can use FotoFUN you need to select the FotoFUN printer driver using the Chooser This instructs your Macintosh to send print jobs to FotoFUN instead of to some other printer you may already have connected to your system Refer to the following steps to select the FotoFUN printer driver 1 Select Choos...

Page 23: ...cted 4 If you chose to install the Background Print Utility during the installation procedure select either On or Off to enable or disable FotoFUN Õs Background Printing function When enabled this function allows you to work in the foreground of your application program while printing in the background Please refer to Section 6 for more information on background printing The next time you open the...

Page 24: ...and 1 2Ó 30mm at the bottom When printing in landscape orientation this non printable margin shifts to 5Ó on the left hand side of the sheet and 1 2Ó on the right hand side If you have a 4Ó x 6Ó image and you wish to print it at the maximum 4Ó x 6Ó size select the Borderless paper size option If you wish to have a 2Ó 5mm border placed around your image select the Border paper size option In order ...

Page 25: ...ided are generic the colors of some monitors may still vary slightly from your output As a solution raw printer profiles are provided in case you would like to combine your custom monitor profiles with the printer profiles Select ColorSync to perform a ColorSync match on the image to be printed This option enables ColorSyncª 2 0 to color correct your image according to preset printer profiles and ...

Page 26: ...this option only when printing images for mug transfers Intensity This option controls the lightness and darkness of a printed image Click on the left and right arrows or click and drag on the slideÕs adjustment box to change the amount of heat used in the printing process After your selections have been made select the OK button to save your printer driver selections and to exit the Page Setup wi...

Page 27: ...e menu and click on OK 5 The FotoFUN printer driver will then begin to process the image Depending upon the size of the image and the processing speed of your computer processing time can take from several seconds to a few minutes 6 Once processing is complete you will hear the printerÕs feed rollers begin to turn At this time insert a sheet of FotoFUN paper into the printer with the glossy print ...

Page 28: ...inter driver it is most likely not installed To install the Backgrounder simply go through the printer driver installation procedure described in Section 5 B making sure that the Install Background Print Utility option is selected The Backgrounder installs into the Extensions folder of your startup drive Once installed Backgrounder will automatically open and close with the start and finish of eac...

Page 29: ...in which they were sent to the printer Some applications however may put each page of the document into a separate spool file creating a different job in the queue for each page Print jobs are always added to the bottom of the queue When the job currently processing is complete the spool file for that job is deleted from the hard disk and the top most job in the queue is then processed Jobs that a...

Page 30: ... Stops logging print history This option dims once print logging stops Get Info Provides additional information about the currently selected print job Click on the processing job or any job in the queue before selecting Get Info Double clicking on a job in the status window is a shortcut for Get Info Quit Exits the Backgrounder Note that you cannot quit while a job is being processed see Stop Proc...

Page 31: ...nds in the Jobs menu act on the currently selected job Hold Prevents an individual job from being processed Jobs that are Òon holdÓ are displayed in italic font at the bottom of the queue Placing a job on hold is useful if you wish to create a print job at present yet save its processing until later If Hold is selected on the job currently processing the job is canceled before it is placed on hold...

Page 32: ...he background Backgrounder stops processing until it is brought to the front When Backgrounder detects an error it beeps and visually indicates an error condition This error condition is signaled by alternately flashing between the Application menu and the Backgrounder icon A small diamond symbol is also displayed next to the Backgrounder icon within the Application menu Complete and save any work...

Page 33: ... When the light is not illuminated the printer power is off Press the on off button to turn the printer power on or off B THE clear LED INDICATOR LIGHT The clear light can indicate several printer conditions These conditions are as follows 1 When the illuminated clear light is SOLID the printer is ready to receive a print job 2 When the clear light is FLASHING QUICKLY it is indicating a mechanical...

Page 34: ...CATOR LIGHTS When both the illuminated on off and clear lights are SOLID the printer is connected properly and ready to print When both lights are FLASHING SIMULTANEOUSLY FotoFUN is indicating that it is too hot to print In order to accurately regulate print quality FotoFUN will not print if the printhead gets too hot If the printhead was allowed to overheat your printed image would darken and the...

Page 35: ...ngth of the print where ink was not transferred Refer to the following steps to clean the printhead 1 Disconnect your printerÕs power 2 Open the printerÕs cover by pressing the Cover Release Button 3 Use a soft lint free cloth slightly moistened with isopropyl alcohol to wipe dust or any other particles off the surface of the printhead Do not allow alcohol to drip into printer 4 Once the printhead...

Page 36: ...es from this roller helps your printer to feed and print more consistently Refer to the following steps to clean this roller 1 Leave the power on and open the printerÕs cover by pressing the Cover Release Button 2 Remove the ribbon 3 Use a soft lint free cloth slightly moistened with isopropyl alcohol to wipe dust or any other particles off the surface of the roller Use the on off and clear button...

Page 37: ...e available Monday through Friday 7 00 AM to 6 00 PM Central Standard Time Technical support is free of charge for your first call and for those calls made within the first 30 days following that first call To contact a technical support representative call 612 941 0050 You may also leave a message 24 hours a day if you would like to have a representative call you back the next business day If tec...

Page 38: ...ons 9 5ÓW x 4 25ÓH x 7 5ÓD 241mmW x 108mmH x 191mmD Weight 7lbs 3 2 kg Temperature Operating 5 C to 35 C Storage 20 C to 55 C 5 C to 35 C guaranteed for Photo Ribbon 5 C to 45 C for up to one month is normally acceptable but not guaranteed Humidity Operating 20 to 80 RH non condensation Storage 0 to 95 RH non condensation 15 to 85 for Ink Ribbon Supply Voltage Engine requires 20 VDC at 4 5 Amps Su...

Page 39: ... 8 17 Mirror Image 14 23 on off Button 2 on off LED Indicator Light 30 Orientation 14 22 Overlay 14 22 Paper Size 13 21 Parallel Port 2 8 Photo Paper 3 5 Photo Ribbon 3 Postcards 3 5 Power Input Port 2 PowerMac 17 Power Supply 6 Print Backgrounder 25 Printer Driver 9 18 Printhead 32 Ribbon Type 14 22 Self Test 7 Serial Port 2 17 Windows 8 Technical Support 34 Index 36 ...

Page 40: ...FARGO Electronics Incorporated Printed in The United States of America Eden Prairie Minnesota U S A P N 510489 ...

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