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30 Interfacing Information

Appendix A: Interfacing Information

A. INTRODUCTION

The CD Color Printer Pro is equipped with a standard 8-bit

centronics-type

parallel interface port

. This communication

port is the means through which the printer receives data from

your computer. Contact technical support if you need more

information on the parallel port specifications.

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Summary of Contents for CD Color Printer Pro

Page 1: ...012204 510119 06 User s Manual 2001 All rights reserved CD Color Printer Pro...

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: ...nd black ink cartridges by pressing the Ink Cartridge Button The color cartridge must be installed in the left position and the black cartridge must be installed in the right position Insert the cartr...

Page 4: ...rs are set to ECP Your computer s manual will have information on changing the parallel port mode if you need to switch it to ECP SOFTWARE INSTALLATION Once you have set up your printer you must then...

Page 5: ...n This will launch the Add Printer Wizard Click Next then click Next again 4 Click the Have Disk button 5 Click Browse select your CD ROM drive 6 For Windows Windows 2000 XP open the Win2000 XP folder...

Page 6: ...interactive features that will allow you to jump to different locations within the document Each listing in the Table of Contents is interactive Place the cursor on either the words or the page number...

Page 7: ...Pro with Windows A Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 11 B Installing the Printer Driver 12 C Setting Up the Printer Driver 15 D Printing a CD 23 E Creating a Print File prn 24 F Creating PRN Fil...

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Page 9: ...n 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 mec...

Page 10: ...int job The CD Tray Button opens or closes the CD Tray for loading and ejecting CDs The Ink Cartridge Button positions the Cartridge Carrier for easy ink cartridge replacement The Power Light indicate...

Page 11: ...aders and automatic duplicators only which are sold separately For more information on each of the interface ports please refer to Appendix A D APPLYING POWER 1 Locate the power adapter supplied with...

Page 12: ...and of printable surface CD media Since different brands of CDs have different printable coatings however you may need to adjust the printer driver settings to accommodate your specific brand of CD me...

Page 13: ...the load position 5 Insert the 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 6 for the bla...

Page 14: ...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...

Page 15: ...s shown below Refer to the following steps to run a self test 1 If power is ON turn it OFF now using the Power button The Power light should be OFF Verify that print supplies are installed and that th...

Page 16: ...rtridge slowly remove the tape covering the cartridge s printhead being careful to avoid damaging or removing the barcode label on the underside of the cartridge DO NOT TOUCH THE COPPER AREA 3 From wi...

Page 17: ...to the cartridge carrier copper end first 6 Push the cartridge back until it snaps into place 7 Close the printer s front cover 8 Go back to the printer driver setup window and click on either the New...

Page 18: ...to its home position you must then press the Power button to clear the color ink levels or press the Ink Cartridge button to clear the black ink levels NOTE The ink cartridges you use with your printe...

Page 19: ...following steps NOTE It is highly recommended you use a fully shielded IEEE 1284 compliant parallel cable under 10 feet in length For faster printing your computer s parallel port mode should be set t...

Page 20: ...re which gives the printer all the information needed for printing Use the following steps to install the printer driver NOTE This section of the Operator s Manual assumes that you are already familia...

Page 21: ...on screen instructions to complete installation 7 When installing on Windows 2000 or XP you will be prompted with a dialog box like the one shown here Color CD Printers do not have a Microsoft digita...

Page 22: ...ect uncheck the check box Automatically detect and install my plug and play printer NOTE Before installing updated printer driver versions always delete the existing printer driver version from your s...

Page 23: ...he following steps to change or verify your printer driver options 1 Click the Start button then click Printers and Faxes Right click on the CD Color Printer PRO Icon and select Printing Preferences 2...

Page 24: ...nto printable surface CDs DVDs and cardboard template CDs When sizing your images for printing keep in mind that CD media has the following maximum printable area 4 567 round 116mm In the drop down Me...

Page 25: ...dards Note that the color of the CD surface can affect the outcome of the colors and PrimaColor is optimized for white TuffCoat CD s Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the print...

Page 26: ...ing and changing a cartridge Select the Clean button to send a simple test print pattern to the printer Be sure to have a CD or CD template installed This test print pattern purges the ink cartridge n...

Page 27: ...ne Select the Change button to install a fresh new ink cartridge or to switch back and forth between a previously used cartridge After the cartridge has been replaced according to the instructions in...

Page 28: ...calibration The following gives a complete description of each of the Calibration options The Center Size adjustment enlarges the non printable center if a positive number is entered and reduces its s...

Page 29: ...st to complete the calibration The Enable bi di printing check box enables bi directional printing for the fastest throughput When checked enabled it is important to perform a Bi di Calibration every...

Page 30: ...sing the same CD 4 When the second run of the print is compete you should have a test print that looks like the following 5 Along the Vertical axis of the printed CD template find the number whose lin...

Page 31: ...CD s non printable center hub more or less if you change the center size in the Calibration tab If you would like to better visualize where the round outside edge and the round non printable center o...

Page 32: ...printer properties to set it to File rather than a LPT or USB port This is done as follows 1 Click the Start button point to Settings and select Printers 2 Right click the CD Color Printer icon from t...

Page 33: ...with automated duplication a Open up SureThing CD Labeler b Create or Open up an already created file c Go to File on the menu bar d Select Print e Select the Advanced button at the bottom left corner...

Page 34: ...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 CD Tray according to Section 2 C and press the CD Tray button to resume pri...

Page 35: ...B or 2 E or you can press the CD Tray button to continue printing Note If you do replace the cartridge now then the ink levels will be cleared It assumes you replaced with a fresh cartridge If you in...

Page 36: ...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 water to wipe off the CD Tray I...

Page 37: ...r C M Y and black monochrome K Color Matching PrimaColorTM color matching software included Media Types Printable surface 120mm CD R or DVD R also supports 58mm x 86mm printable surface business card...

Page 38: ...CD Color Printer Pro is equipped with a standard 8 bit centronics type parallel interface port This communication port is the means through which the printer receives data from your computer Contact t...

Page 39: ...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...

Page 40: ...CD Tray 2 CD Tray Button 2 Color Matching 17 Dither Mode 16 Ink Cartridges 4 5 Ink Cartridge Button 2 Ink Saturation 17 Interface Port 3 Manual Load 17 Media 16 Parallel Port 3 11 Print Quality 16 Pr...

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