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2 Getting Started

C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS

This illustration shows the extended CD Tray and all of the
control buttons and LED indicator lights found on the printer.

The

Power Button

turns the printerÕs power ON and OFF.

This button also serves to cancel the current print job if a print
error occurs and to reset the printer for the next print job.

The

CD Tray Button

opens or closes the CD Tray for

loading and ejecting CDÕs.

The

Ink Cartridge Button

positions the Cartridge Carrier for

easy ink cartridge replacement.

The

Power Light

indicates that power is ON. The

Busy

Light

indicates that the printer is printing, processing, or is in

some way busy. Both of these lights can also indicate several
other printer conditions. For complete information on these
lights, please refer to Section 6.

Front Cover

Power Button

Power Light

Busy Light

CD Tray Button

Ink Cartridge Button

CD Tray

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Summary of Contents for CD Color Printer II

Page 2: ...t 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 interfer...

Page 3: ... with Macintosh A Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 27 B Installing the Printer Driver 28 C The Chooser 29 D Setting Up the Printer Driver 30 E Printing a CD 35 Section 5 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh A Installing the Backgrounder 37 B Printing with the Backgrounder 37 C The Backgrounder Status Window 38 D Backgrounder Menus 39 E Problems During a Background Print 41 Section 6 I...

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Page 5: ...N 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 air ducts or in a place subject to direct sun light excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock Allow for adequate clearance in front of the printer to accommodate the length of the unit with its CD Tray open B UNPACKING AND INSPECTION W...

Page 6: ...rint job The CD Tray Button opens or closes the CD Tray for loading and ejecting CDÕs The Ink Cartridge Button positions the Cartridge Carrier for easy ink cartridge replacement The Power Light indicates that power is ON The Busy Light indicates that the printer is printing processing or is in some way busy Both of these lights can also indicate several other printer conditions For complete inform...

Page 7: ...t the printerÕs auxiliary port is for factory use only unless otherwise directed For more information on each of the interface ports please refer to Appendix A D APPLYING POWER 1 Locate the power cord supplied with your printer 2 Place one end of the cord into the power port on the rear panel of the printer 3 Place the other end of the power cord into an available wall outlet Once the power cord i...

Page 8: ... Since different brands of CDÕs have different printable coatings however you may need to adjust the printer driver settings to accommodate your specific brand of CD media Refer to Section 3 or 4 for further printer driver information Due to the wide variety of printable surface CD media you may find that certain brands of CDÕs provide higher print quality than others For maximum print quality use...

Page 9: ... carrier copper end first 6 Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place 7 Press and release the Ink Cartridge button again to reset the cartridge carrier 8 Close the printerÕs front cover NOTE A Spare Ink Cartridge Holder is included with your printer This holder provides a convenient place to store an extra ink cartridge and also prevents an opened ink cartridge from drying out To use this ...

Page 10: ... CD Tray is fully extended place the blank CD onto the tray with the printable side facing upward Handle the CD only along its edges and DO NOT touch its printable surface 3 Press and release the CD Tray button to close the CD Tray If you wish you may also leave the CD Tray open and it will automatically close at the start of the print job Once the CD has been printed the CD Tray will automaticall...

Page 11: ...ine and back of the jewel case To load either refer to the following 1 With the printerÕs front cover shut press and release the CD Tray button 2 Once the CD Tray is fully extended place the blank jewel case media into the CD TrayÕs securing clips as shown below Be sure to read the instructions printed on the media for a description of which tear off sections of the media to remove before and or a...

Page 12: ...e loaded the CD media you must also select the appropriate Media option from within the printer driver setup window Please refer to Section 3 or 4 for more information on selecting printer driver settings D PRINTING A SELF TEST Now that the printer is set up and print supplies are loaded a self test should be performed to check for proper operation of the printer A sample of the self test print is...

Page 13: ...m Windows 95 98 please refer to the following steps 1 With the CD Tray closed open the printerÕs front cover by pulling down on its top left corner 2 If installing a new replacement ink cartridge remove the cartridge from its packaging and remove the tape covering the cartridgeÕs printhead DO NOT TOUCH THE COPPER AREA 3 If switching between color and monochrome cartridges simply remove the extra c...

Page 14: ...river must be installed and that the printer must be connected to your computer see Section 3 in order to complete this step 5 Remove the installed ink cartridge by grasping the top of the cartridge and firmly pulling it straight toward you You will hear the cartridge snap out of position Remove it from the printer 6 Insert the replacement or extra ink cartridge into the cartridge carrier copper e...

Page 15: ...w Cartridge Installed or the Old Cartridge Installed button to indicate whether you installed a fresh new cartridge or simply switched between a previously used color cartridge and a previously used monochrome cartridge The cartridge carrier will return to its home position See Section 3 D for more information on these buttons 9 Close the printerÕs front cover ...

Page 16: ...uter To connect the printer to your computer simply obtain a shielded bi directional parallel cable and refer to the following steps NOTE For faster printing your computerÕs parallel port mode should be set to ECP If you experience problems with this setting or if your computerÕs parallel port is not ECP compatible set your computerÕs parallel port to the standard ÒPrinter PortÓ setting Refer to y...

Page 17: ...nter all the information needed for printing Use the following steps to install the printer driver NOTE This section of the OperatorÕs Manual assumes that you are already familiar with 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 Windows 95 98 or Windows NT T...

Page 18: ...ndows and NT Software Windows Driver You would then select the file named CDCOLOR2 INF Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation Once installed the ÒCD Color Printer IIÓ icon will appear in the PrinterÕs folder IMPORTANT Once the printer driver software is installed the Image Placement values labeled on your printerÕs rear panel must be entered into the printer driverÕs Calibrate ...

Page 19: ...pooler This is especially true if printing from a somewhat slower computer As a result it is highly recomended that you use the 32 Bit Print Spooler when printing from Windows 95 or Windows 98 The 32 Bit Print Spooler is located on the included Printer Software CD and installs just like any other standard Windows application program To install the 32 Bit Print Spooler refer to the following 1 Inse...

Page 20: ...ve Programs Properties window and click on the Add Remove button To print with the 32 Bit Print Spooler you must select the Fast 32 bit Spooler option from within the printer driver setup window as described in Part D of this section When this option is selected the print spooler will automatically open and close with the start and finish of each print job NOTE You can also manually open the 32 Bi...

Page 21: ...mply select the Print button from the spoolerÕs Current Job tab The Direct to Port Mode option is selected by default In most instances this option allows the spooler to send data to the printer at its optimum speed If however you experience problems when printing with this option selected simply deselect it and try your print job again The Job Queue tab appears only when a print job is being sent...

Page 22: ...emainder of this section for a description of each printer driver option Media Click on the Media down arrow A list of media selections appears Select the CD option if printing onto printable CDÕs Select Booklet if printing onto a jewel case booklet Select Insert if printing onto a jewel case insert When sizing your images for printing keep in mind that each type of CD media has the following maxi...

Page 23: ...le color matching profiles written specifically for the CD Color Printer The PrimaColor by Candela Color Management System automatically adjusts the color of your image according to preconfigured printer profiles and default system profiles This results in a very precise color match compliant with ICC standards Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image When printi...

Page 24: ...ereby increasing overall print speed When the print job is finished your system resources will again be devoted to the normal function of your on screen applications Depending upon the brand of your computer you may or may not wish to 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 opt...

Page 25: ...ed This test print pattern purges the ink cartridge nozzles and lets you know if any one of the Yellow Magenta or Cyan nozzles is clogged If one of these colors does not appear on the test print clean the copper end of the cartridge with an alcohol pad and repeat the cleaning procedure If after several cleanings a color still does not appear on the test print the cartridge may be damaged or empty ...

Page 26: ... centered on a CD when printed When facing the printer the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the printer if a positive number is entered and away from the printer if a negative number is entered The Horizontal adjustment moves the printed image toward the left hand side if a positive number is entered and toward the right hand side if a negative number is entered The Center Size a...

Page 27: ... be centered when printed on a CD To do this refer to the following steps 1 Verify that a cardboard CD template and a color ink cartridge are installed in the printer Also verify that the printer is powered ON and that it is connected to your computer 2 Click on the Test Print button of the Image Placement box within the Calibration window The printer will begin printing the calibration test print...

Page 28: ... fast way to print it can sometimes make your CD image appear uneven around the edges To remedy this the following procedure can be done to optimize Draft quality printing 1 Verify that a cardboard CD template and an ink cartridge are installed in the printer Also verify that the printer is powered ON and that it is connected to your computer 2 From the printer driver setup window select the Ink C...

Page 29: ...r install and open the Windows CD creation software included with your printer 2 Open or create the image file you wish to print If using a program other than the included Windows CD creation software you will need to create a custom page or canvas 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 30: ... you have installed in the printer Once the driver is set select Print from the programÕs File menu 4 The 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 5 Once processing is complete the printer will begin to print Print time will vary depending on whet...

Page 31: ... with 8MB of RAM or higher is recommended The printer driver is accelerated for use with a PowerPC The printer is equipped with a high speed serial port This port is the means through which the printer receives data from your computer This port is not AppleTalkª compatible To connect the printer to your computer simply obtain a standard serial cable with an 8 pin mini DIN connection on each end an...

Page 32: ...te documentation to become familiar with the basics before proceeding 1 After starting your Macintosh insert the supplied Printer Software CD into your computerÕs CD ROM drive and open the Macintosh Software folder 2 Click on the READ ME file s to get the latest information on the driver and the installation process When you are finished reading select Quit from the File menu 3 Double click on the...

Page 33: ... to select the CD Color Printer II driver 1 Select Chooser from the Apple menu 2 The Chooser displays an icon for all the printer drivers installed in the System Folder Among these you should see the icon for the CD Color Printer II driver you just installed If you do not see the icon go through the installation procedure again making sure the Install driver and prefs option is selected Once you l...

Page 34: ...h the appropriate print options To change or verify your printer driver options select Page Setup from the File menu and change the options as follows Media Click on the Media down arrow A list of media selections appears Select the CD option if printing onto printable CDÕs Select Booklet if printing onto a jewel case booklet Select Insert if printing onto a jewel case insert When sizing your imag...

Page 35: ...adjustments This option gives you more natural looking images without actually utilizing any specific color matching software Select PrimaColor to enable color matching profiles written specifically for the CD Color Printer The PrimaColor by Candela Color Management System automatically adjusts the color of your image according to preconfigured printer profiles and default system profiles This res...

Page 36: ... you do not select this option when printing multiple copies the printer has no way of knowing whether or not you have loaded a blank CD and will print each of the selected number of copies onto the same CD When this option is selected you must press the CD Tray button after each new CD blank is loaded This will close the CD Tray and let the printer know that a fresh CD is installed and ready to b...

Page 37: ...s and lets you know if any one of the Yellow Magenta or Cyan nozzles is clogged If one of these colors does not appear on the test print clean the copper end of the cartridge with an alcohol pad and repeat the cleaning procedure If after several cleanings a color still does not appear on the test print the cartridge may be damaged or empty and may need to be replaced Calibrate Select this button t...

Page 38: ...wing diagram illustrates exactly how each of these adjustments affect the printed image If you ever wish to verify your factory recommended Vertical and Horizontal calibration settings you can run a simple calibration procedure to assure that your images will be centered when printed on a CD To do this refer to the following steps 1 Verify that a cardboard CD template and a color ink cartridge are...

Page 39: ...ou change them E PRINTING A CD Now that you have hooked up the printer loaded the print supplies and installed the printer driver you are ready to print you first CD label Follow these steps to print your first image 1 Go to your favorite graphics application program 2 Open or create the image file you wish to print You will need to create a custom page or canvas size in your program according to ...

Page 40: ...5mm If creating a label for a jewel case Insert set your page size to 4 57Ó x 5 9Ó 116 x 150mm 3 Once you have created your image and are ready to print select Page Setup or the equivalent from the programÕs File menu to verify that the printer driver settings are correct for your image Be sure the proper Media and Ink Cartridge options are selected according to the supplies you have installed in ...

Page 41: ...r driver it is most likely not installed To install the Backgrounder simply go through the printer driver installation procedure described in Section 4 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 each pr...

Page 42: ...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 43: ...this option dims Stop Recording Log 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 j...

Page 44: ...cations is improved Jobs menu All commands 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 ...

Page 45: ...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 46: ...media or has a print media jam If media loading is required simply load media into the CD Tray according to Section 2 C and press the CD Tray button to resume printing If print media is jammed clear the media from the printer and turn the printer OFF and ON to reset for the next print job blinking on solid Is not receiving print data properly Turn the printer OFF and ON to reset and cancel print j...

Page 47: ...ean the cartridge nozzles B CLEANING THE CD TRAY AND PRINTER CASING If ink gets on the printerÕs CD Tray it may stain if left on the tray too long To avoid this simply wipe off any ink from the CD Tray as soon as you notice it Use a lint free cloth slightly moistened with isopropyl alcohol to wipe off the CD Tray If necessary use these same items to wipe off the outside casing of the printer Alway...

Page 48: ...or Printer the procedures in this manual should in most cases solve the problem If you still have difficulty contact the technical support number listed on the insert in this manual Technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday 7 30 AM to 5 30 PM Central Standard Time ...

Page 49: ...or C M Y Black Monochrome K Media Printable surface CD RÕs cardboard CD templates jewel case booklets and inserts System Requirements Recommended 486 66 MHz or Pentiumª 8MB RAM 100MB free hard drive space or Macintosh 68040 processor or PowerPC 8MB RAM 100MB free hard drive space Dimensions 10 5 W x 7 5 H x 10 5 D 266mmW x 190mmH x 266mmD Weight 8 5lbs 3 9 kg Temperature Operating 10 C to 43 C Sto...

Page 50: ...e printer receives data from your computer This section describes the pin assignments and signal specifications for each of these ports as well as for the printerÕs auxiliary interface port B CENTRONICS TYPE PARALLEL INTERFACE The Centronics type parallel interface is the most widely used printer interface due to its simplicity speed and standardization throughout the computer industry The printer...

Page 51: ...h is less than 6 feet in length Pin assignments are as follows Pin Number Signal Name Signal Description 1 HSKo External Clock Output 2V Vout 3 6V Rout 450 2 HSKi Not Connected 3 TxD Not Connected 4 GND Signal ground Connected to logic and chassis ground 5 RxD Receive data inverted Vih 0 2V Vil 0 2V Rin 12K 6 TxD Not Connected 7 GPi Not Connected 8 RxD Receive data Received uninverted at SCCÕs RxD...

Page 52: ... 5v logic 5mA Pin Number Signal Description 1 Busy Output is high when the printer is busy or moving the CD Tray 2 Tray Out Output is high when the CD Tray is fully ejected 3 Tray In Output is high when the CD Tray is fully inserted 4 CD In Output is high when the CD Tray is in and a CD is present 5 Ground 6 Tray In Out A low input moves the CD Tray in if it is out and out if it is in TABLE A 3 Au...

Page 53: ...k Cartridges 4 18 30 Ink Cartridge Button 2 Ink Saturation 19 32 Insert 7 Interface Port 3 46 47 Jewel Case Booklet 7 Jewel Case Insert 7 Manual Load 20 32 Media 18 30 Orientation 21 32 Parallel Port 3 12 46 Print Quality 18 31 Printable CD s 4 Printer Driver 13 28 Power Button 2 Power Light 2 42 Rotate 180 19 Self Test 8 Serial Port 3 27 47 Technical Support 44 32 Bit Print Spooler 15 20 Write Di...

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