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Troubleshooting

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D. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGE

It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if you
notice reduced print quality, or if you suspect an cartridge 
nozzle has become slightly dried-out or clogged.  If you are 
having print quality problems, follow the steps below:

1.  Remove the print cartridge.

2.  Moisten a lint-free cloth with water.

3.  Hold the cloth against the nozzles for three seconds. 

This will “wick” some additional
ink onto the damp cloth.

4.  Wipe in one direction only.

5.  Repeat the process.

E. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

If you have difficulties in operating your Printer, the procedures
in this manual and the software User's Guide should, in most
cases, solve the problem. If you still have difficulty, contact the
technical support number using one of the methods listed
below.

Source

Location

Primera Knowledge Base

www.primera.com/knowledgebase.html

NiceLabel Software Help files

Open the software. Click on the Help 
Menu - Contents

Email Support

[email protected]

Chat Support

www.primera.com/knowledgebase.html

Phone Support

+49 (0)611 92777-0 (Mon - Thu 9 a.m. - 5 p.m, 
Fri 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. CET)

Summary of Contents for PX450e

Page 1: ...ne version of this manual can be found at http primera eu europe manuals html 2011 All rights reserved 151211 511250 02 Color Printer 450 after registering your product See www primerawarranty com for...

Page 2: ...l 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 enco...

Page 3: ...lling Media 7 D Installing the Ink Cartridge 10 E Aligning the Ink Cartridge 11 Section 3 Using the Integrated Cutter 12 Section 4 Printer Settings 14 A PC Printer Driver Settings 14 Section 5 Advance...

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Page 5: ...r on a flat surface 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 dir...

Page 6: ...t all supplied accessories are included with your unit The following items should be included Printer Power Adapter Separate Power Cord USB Cable Software Installer CD Color Ink Cartridge Starter roll...

Page 7: ...The Ink Button moves the print carriage to the center of the printer so you can easily change the cartridge The Load Feed Button is pressed in order to load media or form feed the paper stock through...

Page 8: ...ear panel of the printer D COMPUTER SPECIFICATIONS Minimum PC Specifications For optimal printing speed you must have a PC with the following minimum specifications Pentium IV processor 512 MB of RAM...

Page 9: ...into an available wall outlet or surge protecting power strip Once the Power Cord is connected the printer can be switched on and off using the Power Switch B CONNECTING THE USB CABLE INSTALLING THE P...

Page 10: ...ct Install the software automatically and click Next You may see a notice like the one shown here stating that the Printer has not passed Windows Logo Testing Click Continue Anyway to continue install...

Page 11: ...se with your printer 1 Open the Top Cover 2 Pull the spring loaded Media Guide out far enough to fit the roll of media Important Note Using die cut label stock is not recommended 3 Remove any shipping...

Page 12: ...roll to move freely 5 Place the leading edge of the media between the Throat Guide and the side of the printer 6 Feed the media further into the printer until it senses the media and automatically fee...

Page 13: ...sensor to the left edge of the media Adjust the sensor to be roughly centered on the media The media sensor is used to automatically detect when a label is fed into the printer and to stop the printe...

Page 14: ...fer When you encounter a low ink condition the Ink LED will flash and a low ink warning message will automatically print The Ink Cartridge is changed as follows 1 Open the Top Cover of the printer 2 P...

Page 15: ...stock by pressing the Unload Button The printer will reverse the media so that it can be removed from the printer b Now send the alignment via the printer preferences area It is important that you se...

Page 16: ...ve adhesive build up To Find Driver Settings Click the Start button choose Printers and Faxes Right click on the Color Label 450 icon and select Printing Preferences from the drop down menu Adjust the...

Page 17: ...o eject the stock less before the cut The unit of measure is is 0 1mm Note Every one hundred cuts the cutter will cut twice one cut one cycle to clean the blades Note If you are using Primera wristban...

Page 18: ...the following steps to change or verify your default printer driver preferences To Find Driver Settings Click the Start button choose Printers and Faxes Right click on the Color Label 450 icon and se...

Page 19: ...rint Quality There are four levels of print quality in the driver The lower the quality the faster the print Quality 1 provides the fastest print available while Quality 4 provides the best quality It...

Page 20: ...k is not drying fast enough or bleeding you can decrease the Ink Saturation to lessen the amount of ink that is applied to the media Cartridge Alignment Cartridge alignment will align the Color Ink Ca...

Page 21: ...ows Note You will be prompted to load media of 4 x 4 101 6 mm x 101 6mm or larger into the printer If you have stock of this size or larger simply click OK If not see Section 2I for instructions on lo...

Page 22: ...lts Sensor Type Sensor Type refers to the method the printer will use to detect the print starting position for each image If you are using standard die cut labels or Through hole label material where...

Page 23: ...presents and cuts the printed image after every print Use for standard one off printing default setting Enable Bi di Printing This setting defaults to Yes for fastest printing When enabled you will b...

Page 24: ...Decrease this value to move the image up the media The unit of measure is 0 1mm Click the Test button to send a test print to the printer that will help you adjust the TOF and Left Margin Offset The p...

Page 25: ...For Windows Vista C ProgramData PTI Drivers Color Label 450 pt_lp450 ini Many of these settings will increase or decrease the time it takes to print the media Explanations of each are included within...

Page 26: ...cartridge setting is set to Color only or Black only 2 USE AT YOUR OWN RISK BYPASSING ALIGNMENT MAY NOT PROVIDE OPTI MUM PRINT QUALITY for best print quality you should align after changing cartridge...

Page 27: ...e 3 POR maintenance 4 Single wipe only no spits 5 Install maintenance You can specify that extra maintenance be done at the beginning of each print with this setting This can be utilized if the prints...

Page 28: ...ault ForwardSpeed 55 PrintSpeed 55 ReverseSpeed 55 POS Applications Send an Ink Low Print automatically when the ink is low The print will be sent after every regular print until the ink is not low an...

Page 29: ...e media sensor to improperly detect the start of a label 1 TOF Offset TOF stands for Top of Form and this setting allows you to fine tune the alignment of your printing on your paper stock This will b...

Page 30: ...he driver is larger than the actual paper stock ink will be printed on the gaps and the sensor will start looking for a gap too late This can cause label skipping or inconsistent print starting points...

Page 31: ...argin around the media will cause a right printer s left side space Page Size Often the page size is not large enough for the media If this is the case you may see white space on the right printer s l...

Page 32: ...s on the sides To prevent future jams use rubbing alcohol to remove any adhesive left in the printer feed area C CLEANING THE PRINTER If any ink has gotten onto the printer casing itself the case of t...

Page 33: ...the damp cloth 4 Wipe in one direction only 5 Repeat the process E TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have difficulties in operating your Printer the procedures in this manual and the software User s Guide sho...

Page 34: ...h 4 25 108mm 0 75 19mm Liner Media width 4 25 108mm 1 25 4mm Label height length 24 609 6mm 0 75 19mm Gap between labels 0 75 19mm 0 10 2 5mm Width of thru hole 0 5 12 7mm 0 375 9 5mm opening Label Wi...

Page 35: ...idth 4 Masking tape or equivalent may be used to secure label stock to outside of roll 2 5 Media Roll Max Min Distance from edge of 1 90 48 3mm 0 20 5 1mm media to edge of thru hole Reflective Black E...

Page 36: ...of graphics being printed patent pending Indicator Lights Power Ink Controls Ink Load Feed Unload Operating Systems Windows XP 2000 Vista Data Interface USB 1 1 USB 2 0 Minimum System Pentium IV compu...

Page 37: ...n 16 Installing Media 7 Installing the Ink Cartridge 10 Installing the Printer Driver 5 Left Margin Offset 20 26 31 Load Feed Button 3 Media Sensor Bar 3 Media Specifications 30 Offsets 19 Orientation...

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