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FOILFAST

P-21x

FOIL PRINTER

U S E R ’ S M A N U A L

Summary of Contents for P-21x

Page 1: ...FOILFAST P 21x FOIL PRINTER USER S MANUAL...

Page 2: ...FOILFAST Windows 17 Comp Covers 17 Clear Covers 21 Foilfast Title Sheets 25 VI B PRINTING WITH FOILFAST Mac OSX 34 Comp Covers 34 Clear Covers 38 Foilfast Title Sheets 42 VII ABOUT PRINTING PROPERTIES...

Page 3: ...ioned surfaces This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This pr...

Page 4: ...A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or water D If the product does not operate normally when the...

Page 5: ...er placed directly in front of you The printer and your supplies should be within easy reach avoid excessive stretching The printer may be used in either a standing or seated position If you are stand...

Page 6: ...ly The printer works with virutally all PC and Mac design programs A Paper Feed Guide B Paper Support C Paper Stop D Paper Feed E Front Cover Release Button F Front Cover G Output Tray A B C D E F G F...

Page 7: ...INTER USER S MANUAL L4079 Rev B INTRODUCTION Cont II A Marking Sticker B Cartridge Holder Plate C Carriage D Print Head E Release Lever A B C D E F I G U R E 2 A USB port B Parallel Port C Power Cord...

Page 8: ...erial that is to the left of the carriage Figure 6 2 Press down on the blue paper release lever located to the right of the carriage Remove the tape from the metal frame that holds the small white foa...

Page 9: ...Foil Cartridges 1 Remove the cardboard insert from the cartridge Figure 9 2 Insert a pencil into the side marked B Turn the pencil slowly to take up any slack in the foil Figure 10 3 Open the front co...

Page 10: ...rinter and plug into a wall outlet Figure 15 F Ready To Go Turn the power switch on by pressing the power switch Figure 16 Now the machine is ready to install the printing software TIP Power to the pr...

Page 11: ...10 FASTBACK P 21 FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL L4079 Rev B...

Page 12: ...nstallation software Figure 18 3 Click Browse and locate your software or insert you installation CD into the computer When you have located the folder that contains the installation software the OK b...

Page 13: ...software to your computer Figure 22 7 The Hardware Wizard will notify you when it has finished installing the printer software Figure 23 Click Finish Your printer is now ready to use If for any reason...

Page 14: ...he disk image file FoilfastP21 dmg This will install an image disk on your desktop 2 Open the image disk and double click on the file titled FoilfastP21 pkg Figure 25 The Introduction dialog box appea...

Page 15: ...that you want the printer software installed on For best results always install the printer on the same drive as your System The chosen drive appears with a green arrow Click Continue The Easy Install...

Page 16: ...appears Figure 34 NOTE The default location for the the Printer Setup Utility in OSX is the Utilities folder in Applications 2 Click the Add button The list of available printers appears Figure 35 3...

Page 17: ...int a document in multiple colors The colors you use are automatically assigned to the closest color space this includes spot colors such as Pantone colors You can use up to seven colors on Comp Cover...

Page 18: ...chosen 1 Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 35 2 In the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast printer and click Properties The Properties dialog box appears...

Page 19: ...og box appears Figure 40 Verify that Foilfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Media Type box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers printing in single color Gold foil the d...

Page 20: ...olors under Select Cartridge s Figure 42 5 Click OK The Print dialog box appears Figure 41 6 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of...

Page 21: ...he Print Mode 6 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under Select Cartridge s Figure 46 5 Click OK The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 45 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Fi...

Page 22: ...r Name selection menu choose the Foilfast printer and click Properties The Properties dialog box appears Figure 48 Verify that Foilfast ClearCover is selected in the Media Type box and that Single Ink...

Page 23: ...ed in the Media Type box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings should need no adjustment Note that when ClearCover is...

Page 24: ...he Foil Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before proceeding 3 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode 4 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under Select Cartridge s Fig...

Page 25: ...e that when ClearCover is chosen Undercoat is automatically checked Do not uncheck this selection when printing on Clear Cover Make sure that the Foil Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast prin...

Page 26: ...lor printing is chosen 1 Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 59 2 In the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast printer and click Properties The Properties di...

Page 27: ...s Figure 63 4 Click Preferences The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 64 Verify that Foilfast Title Sheet Comp is selected in the Media Type box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mo...

Page 28: ...cted in the Media Type box 3 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode 4 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under Select Cartridge s Figure 66 5 Click OK The Print dialog box appears Figur...

Page 29: ...rs Figure 70 Verify that Foilfast Title Sheet Comp is selected in the Media Type box 5 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode 6 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under Select Cartridge...

Page 30: ...Figure 71 2 In the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast printer and click Properties The Properties dialog box appears Figure 72 Verify that Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is selected in the M...

Page 31: ...box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings should need no adjustment Note that when Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is chose...

Page 32: ...dge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before proceeding 3 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode 4 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under Select Cartridge s Figure 78 5 Click OK The...

Page 33: ...ed Make sure that the Foil Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before proceeding If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Sel...

Page 34: ...FASTBACK P 21 FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL L4079 Rev B 33 F I G U R E 82 PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows VI A...

Page 35: ...rams For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 83 2 Click Printer A warning appears Figure 84 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue T...

Page 36: ...on appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 88 Because Single Ink was chosen as the Print Mode the various colors appear as buttons and only one color can be selected at a time 7 Load paper into...

Page 37: ...re 91 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and releas...

Page 38: ...as many of the cartridge colors as you wish NOTE To avoid error messages be sure that the colros you have chosen match the available cartridges in the Foilfast printer 7 Load paper into the paper feed...

Page 39: ...a print dialog box will apear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 95 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the...

Page 40: ...up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 100 Because Single Ink was chosen as the...

Page 41: ...ears Figure 103 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type...

Page 42: ...t as many of the cartridge colors as you wish NOTE To avoid error messages be sure that the colros you have chosen match the available cartridges in the Foilfast printer 7 Load paper into the paper fe...

Page 43: ...dobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 107 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 108 3 Check the box labeled Don t Sh...

Page 44: ...ease the mouse button The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 112 Because Single Ink was chosen as the Print Mode the various colors appear as buttons and on...

Page 45: ...dialog box appears Figure 115 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and...

Page 46: ...18 Because Multiple Inks was chosen you may now select as many of the cartridge colors as you wish NOTE To avoid error messages be sure that the colros you have chosen match the available cartridges i...

Page 47: ...ms For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 119 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 120 3 Check the box labe...

Page 48: ...to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 124 Because Single Ink was chosen as the Print Mode the various col...

Page 49: ...g box appears Figure 127 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Me...

Page 50: ...30 Because Multiple Inks was chosen you may now select as many of the cartridge colors as you wish NOTE To avoid error messages be sure that the colros you have chosen match the available cartridges i...

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Page 52: ...print in one or more colors whether you want to use the Foil Primer for an undercoat which material you wish to print on and more The Print Properites window has five sections Media Type Paper Size Or...

Page 53: ...ilfast Title Sheets For more information on Foilfast Title Sheets see The Fastback Hardcover Guide Manual P N L5648 IMPORTANT When printing Foilfast Title sheets it is very important that the narrow r...

Page 54: ...tons to set the orientation to either Portrait or Landscape Flip Horizontal Turning on this option prints an image flipped horizontally the mirror image of the document as it displays on your screen Y...

Page 55: ...ndercoat off Double Pass Printing When using sheets with a rough texture you may want to check Double Pass Printing to increase the density of the foil When Double Pass Printing is checked the printer...

Page 56: ...2 Choose the language you prefer for installation Click Next The End User License Agreement dialog box appears Figure 136 Please read the agreement carefully 3 Click to check the box labeled I accept...

Page 57: ...heck the button labeled Yes The default is No 9 Click Next The Ready to Start Copying dialog box appears Figure 140 10 Click Finish After the installation has finished a dialog announcing that the ins...

Page 58: ...strip press the power button on the printer Problems Solution Printing is light distorted or has gaps Stop the printing and reinstall all the cartridges Take up any slack in the foils If a particular...

Page 59: ...the cable is broken or disconnected 1 The gauge in the Print dialog box does not progress 2 The Out of Sheets message appears repeatedly Replace the cable with a new one Are you using a printer select...

Page 60: ...as many applications as possible and try again Handling color images requires a lot of memory for the application and for the data Sometimes there is insufficient memory left for printing Make sure yo...

Page 61: ...ves The sheet feeder can hold up to 10 composition covers 1 Clear Cover or 1 Foilfast Title Sheet Composition covers should be between 16 18 5 points thick 0016 00185 inches Clear covers should be bet...

Page 62: ...60 Hz 6 5 amps EU 230 VAC 50 Hz 3 amps Japan 100 VAC 50 Hz 6 amps Recommended Operating Temperature and Humidity 15 to 35 degrees C 59 to 95 degrees F Humidity Range 5 to 80 RH noncondensing Maximum W...

Page 63: ...f and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or locate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and...

Page 64: ...trademarks of their respective holders As an ENERGY STAR Partner Powis Parker Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency Warranty The information conta...

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