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refer to the following steps:
A.  Connect the square shaped side of the USB cable to 

the printer. 

B.  Connect the rectangular shaped side of USB cable to

an available USB port on your computer. 

C.  The printer must have its Power light illuminated to

receive data. If the light is not on, press the Power
button.

4.  Once the printer has been turned on and connected to the

PC, after a few moments Windows should detect and
attempt to install the printer.  Click 

Next

, you will be

Summary of Contents for OptiEC Pro 6

Page 1: ...052404 510901 02 OptiEC Pro Printer 6 User s Manual 2001 2004 All rights reserved OptiEC Pro Printer 6...

Page 2: ...dance 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 ca...

Page 3: ...g the OptiEC Pro Printer 6 with Windows 11 A Installing the Printer 11 B Setting Up the Printer Driver 13 C Printing a Disc 21 D Creating a Print File prn 22 E Creating PRN Files in SureThing CD Label...

Page 4: ...i i v v...

Page 5: ...Pro Printer 6 A CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATION Place the printer in a location with adequate air circulation to prevent internal heat build up Do not place the printer near heat sources such as radiators or...

Page 6: ...the next print job The Disc Tray Button opens or closes the Disc Tray for loading and ejecting discs The Ink Cartridge Button positions the Cartridge Carrier for easy ink cartridge replacement The Po...

Page 7: ...ich are sold separately For more information on the interface ports please refer to Appendix B D APPLYING POWER 1 Locate the power adapter supplied with your printer 2 Place one end of the adapter cor...

Page 8: ...of these ink cartridges you can print directly onto virtually any brand of inkjet printable surface media Since different brands of discs have different printable coatings however you may need to adj...

Page 9: ...carrier to the load position 5 Insert the CMY color ink cartridge into the left cartridge carrier position copper end first 6 Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place 7 Repeat steps 2 through...

Page 10: ...press and release the Disc Tray button 2 Once the Disc Tray is fully extended place the blank disc onto the tray with the printable side facing upward Handle the disc only along its edges and DO NOT...

Page 11: ...plies are installed and close the printer s Disc Tray 2 With the printer s front cover shut press and hold the Disc Tray button as you turn the printer power ON 3 Continue to hold the Disc Tray button...

Page 12: ...ter driver setup window click on the Cartridge button and then on the Change button to move the carrier to the load position Note that the printer driver must be installed and that the printer must be...

Page 13: ...sh new cartridge or simply switched between a previously used cartridge The cartridge carrier will return to its home position See Section 3 for more information on these buttons NOTE When you choose...

Page 14: ...ser s Manual Please note that it may take more than one cleaning to unclog the tiny nozzles that make up the ink cartridge s print head If the cleaning process as described in the manual does not impr...

Page 15: ...Windows and know how it operates If you are not yet familiar with Windows consult the appropriate Microsoft documentation to become familiar with the basics of Windows before proceeding To install the...

Page 16: ...SB cable to the printer B Connect the rectangular shaped side of USB cable to an available USB port on your computer C The printer must have its Power light illuminated to receive data If the light is...

Page 17: ...tall my plug and play printer NOTE Before installing updated printer driver versions always delete the existing printer driver version from your system To do this simply select the printer driver icon...

Page 18: ...each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver These applications will usually give you the same choices and options but in a slightly altered format Most applications do not...

Page 19: ...ormal 600 provides the lowest quality but fastest print and that Ultra Photo 4800 provides the highest quality but slowest print You may wish to experiment with these options to see which one is best...

Page 20: ...cturer s TuffCoat CD media this option can be left at its default setting of 50 When printing onto other brands of printable CD media you may need to adjust this control in order to optimize the ink s...

Page 21: ...lines will have a number associated with it Enter the number for the straightest line for for A B C and D in the space provided in the software Centering the Print Image contains options to allow you...

Page 22: ...d repeat step 2 using the same disc 4 When the second run of the print is compete you should have a test print that looks something like the following 5 Along the Vertical axis of the printed disc fin...

Page 23: ...Us si in ng g t th he e O Op pt ti iE EC C P Pr ro o P Pr ri in nt te er r 6 6 w wi it th h W Wi in nd do ow ws s 1 19 9 6 Select the OK button Your images should now be centered when printed on a dis...

Page 24: ...t pattern shown below purges ink through nozzles of your ink cartridge to clear any blockages The test pattern will show if the nozzles require any further cleaning If the Yellow Magenta Cyan Light Ma...

Page 25: ...size in your program according to the type of label you intend to create The following tips will help you do this If creating a label for a CD set your page size to 119 7mm x 119 7mm Although your ima...

Page 26: ...N If you are using the OptiEC Pro Printer 6 with a duplication system it may be necessary to print your image to a PRN file on your hard drive This is also useful for a print job that doesn t change a...

Page 27: ...this location It does not matter where you save the file to but you will want to name the file with the PRN file extension or it may not work properly E CREATING PRN FILES IN SURETHING CD LABELER Pri...

Page 28: ...linking slowly Has received a print job and is waiting for you to load CD media or has a print media jam If media loading is required simply load media into the Disc Tray according to Section 2 C and...

Page 29: ...now see Section printer has paused 2 B or 2 E or you can press the Disc Tray button to continue printing Note If you do replace the cartridge now then the ink levels will be cleared It assumes you re...

Page 30: ...the printer s Media Tray it may stain if left on the tray too long To avoid this simply wipe off any ink from the Media Tray as soon as you notice it Use a lint free cloth slightly moistened with wat...

Page 31: ...intable surface 120mm CD R or DVD R also supports 58mm x 86mm printable surface business card CDs with optional adapter kit sold separately Printer Drivers Windows 2000 XP Data Interfaces USB only PCs...

Page 32: ...A Interfacing Information A INTRODUCTION The OptiEC Pro Printer 6 is equipped with a standard USB port This communication port is the means through which the printer receives data from your computer C...

Page 33: ...on 1 Busy Output is high when the printer is busy or moving the Disc Tray 2 Tray Out Output is high when the Disc Tray is fully ejected 3 Tray In Output is high when the Disc Tray is fully inserted 4...

Page 34: ...stalling 4 Reorder Numbers 1 Replacing 7 CDs 4 Color Matching 15 Disc Tray 1 2 Disc Tray Button 2 Ink Cartridges 4 Ink Cartridge Button 2 Ink Saturation 16 Interface Port 3 Media 4 6 14 Print Quality...

Page 35: ...Printed in the United States of America P N 510901...

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