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Getting Started 1

Section 1: Getting Started

THANK YOU…

...for choosing the CD/DVD Printer 6. This printer is the perfect

way for you to label all of your custom CDs and DVDs quickly,

easily, and with a touch of class. The CD/DVD Printer 6 lets

you print razor-sharp text, vibrant spot colors, and even

stunning photo-realistic photographs directly onto the surface

of printable discs. Operation is simple, quality is high, and

printed images are durable and highly smudge-resistant. To

begin using the printer, please refer to the remainder of this

manual. This User’s Manual is your complete step-by-step

guide to quickly and easily setting up and printing with your

new CD/DVD 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 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

Disc Tray

open.

B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION

While unpacking your printer, inspect the carton to ensure that

no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all

supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following

items should be included:
• Printer
• PowerAdapter
• Printer Software CD
• CMY Color Ink Cartridge,

Reorder #53321

• Photo Color Ink Cartridge,

Reorder #53324

• Warranty Statement and Registration Card
• This manual and other printed information
Save the carton and packing materials. They will come in

handy when transporting the printer.

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Summary of Contents for Signature Z6

Page 2: ...cordance 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 interference by one or more of the...

Page 3: ...sing the CD DVD 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 Labeler 23 Section 4 Interpreting the Printer Indicator Lights 24 Section 5 Maintaining the Printer 26 A Cleaning the Ink Cartridge Nozzles 26 B Cleaning the Media Tray and Printer Casing 26 C Clearing a Me...

Page 4: ...g finger icon appears Click on the line with the icon and the document will jump to that page If you want to return to the Table of Contents move the icon to the top of the page and click on the arrow marked TOC Navigating throught the Index is similar Place the icon on one of the listings or page numbers click on it and it will move to that page The text relating to the Index listing will appear ...

Page 5: ...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 Disc Tray open B UNPACKING AND INSPECTION W...

Page 6: ...t 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 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 info...

Page 7: ...eparately 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 cord into the power port on the rear panel of the printer 3 Plug the power cord of the adapter into an available wall outlet Once the power cord is connected the printer will automatically turn ON Power Port Auxiliary...

Page 8: ...ou 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 adjust the printer driver settings to accommodate your specific brand of media Refer to Section 3 for further printer driver information Due to the wide variety of inkjet printable surface media you may find that certain brands o...

Page 9: ...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 6 for the Photo color or Black cartridge placing it in the right cartridge carrier position 8 Close the printer s front cover If you leave the door open ambient light can interfere with proper cartridge initialization 9 Press an...

Page 10: ...y 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 touch its printable surface 3 Press and release the Disc Tray button to close the Disc Tray If you wish you may also leave the Disc Tray open and it will automatically close at the start of the print job Once the disc has been prin...

Page 11: ...e 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 down for a few seconds until you hear the self test begin to print E REPLACING OR SWITCHING INK CARTRIDGES Once you begin using your CD DVD Printer 6 on a regular basis you will eventually need to replace an empty ink cartridge...

Page 12: ...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 connected to your computer see Section 3 in order to complete this step If you prefer you may instead press the Ink Cartridge button on the top of the printer 4 Remove the installed ink cartridge by grasping the top of the cartri...

Page 13: ...tched 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 New Cartridge the ink levels are cleared and the ink level counter will go back to full capacity for either color or monochrome The ink levels reflected in the printer driver are an estimate of the ink level in the cartridge The l...

Page 14: ...t 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 improve print quality moisten a cloth with isopropyl alcohol and gently dab the brass colored tip of the cartridge until clean of any dried ink until you get smooth ink flow from all three colors The moisture helps to draw the ink out ...

Page 15: ...propriate Microsoft documentation to become familiar with the basics of Windows before proceeding To install the printer driver into Windows 2000 XP refer to the following 1 Insert the included CD into your computer s CD ROM drive The installer program should launch automatically after a few moments If it does not click Start My Computer then right click on the CD DVD Printer 6 icon and select Aut...

Page 16: ...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 prompted with a dialog box like the one shown here 5 Once installed the CD DVD Printer 6 icon will appear in the Printer s folder ...

Page 17: ...n from within the Printers folder and press the Delete key After installing the new printer driver you will need to re boot if you are using Windows XP B SETTING UP THE PRINTER DRIVER Once the printer driver has been successfully installed you will need to set the driver up with the appropriate print options Refer to the following steps to change or verify your printer driver options 1 Click the S...

Page 18: ...t instead only use your changes for the current image 3 In this window you will see all of the driver options Refer to the remainder of this section for a description of each printer driver option Paper Size The Paper Size option will be set to Disc 120mm for printing onto printable surface CDs DVDs When sizing your images for printing keep in mind that media has the maximum printable area of 119 ...

Page 19: ...s setting defaults to Color Photo which provides the highest quality print utilizing the 6 color printing available in the CD DVD Printer 6 Other options available are Monochrome Black for printing black and white images Color Black for printing process 4 color and Color for utilizing only the CMY color cartridge to print your color images Please note the highest yield per cartridge and fastest pr...

Page 20: ...ag on the slide s box or click on the left and right arrows to change the ink saturation setting Moving the slide s box to the left reduces the overall ink saturation while moving it to the right increases it Print Black using only Black Cartidge When using the Color Black Ink Cartridge Setting the printer will apply full cyan magenta yellow and black ink to create black This makes for a very stro...

Page 21: ...ed properly on the media NOTE Your printer comes from the factory pre calibrated to print the image in the center of the CD You can use this adjustment if you need to fine tune this location If you ever wish to verify your factory calibrated 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...

Page 22: ...cal axis of the printed disc find the number whose lines touch For example in the above illustration the number would be 2 Enter that number into the Vertical box of the Calibration window and 0 would be entered for the Horizontal axis 6 Select the OK button Your images should now be centered when printed on a disc 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 5 4 3 2 1 0 1 2 3 4 5 Horizontal Calibration Find and enter t...

Page 23: ... the CD DVD Printer 6 with Windows 19 Clean Change Cartridges and Check Ink Levels Select the Properties button here to display the current ink levels as well as options for cleaning and changing cartridges ...

Page 24: ... cleaning procedure If nozzles still appear to be clogged remove the cartridge and gently wipe the nozzle area sideways with a clean water dampened cloth 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 Select the Change button to install a fresh new ink cartridge or to switch back and forth between previou...

Page 25: ...e center 38 5mm of your image to accommodate a 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 of a CD will fall in relation to your image simply draw one circle with a 119 7mm diameter and another with a 38 5mm diameter Then center both circles with...

Page 26: ...ialog Window If your application does not have a Print to File option you must change the printing port under the 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 DVD Printer 6 icon from the Printers Folder and select properties 3 Select the ports tab and select the File op...

Page 27: ...ith 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 of the print window f Check the Print to File check box and select OK g Select OK to print h When prompted to provide an Output Filename type in a name that you want to give the PRN file ex test prn M...

Page 28: ...b 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 press the Disc 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 both lights are blinking Waiting for a cartridge to be installed alter...

Page 29: ...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 replaced with a fresh cartridge If you instead press the Disc Tray button to continue then the ink levels will not be cleared and you will not be warned again until a new cartridge is installed Both lights are blinking at the Waiting for yo...

Page 30: ...ray 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 water to wipe off the Media Tray If necessary use these same items to wipe off the outside casing of the printer Always disconnect your printer s power cord before cleaning Resume printer operation only after the printer is c...

Page 31: ... 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 Minimum System Pentium class computer or better 64MB RAM 100MB Requirements free hard drive space Control Interface TTL level signals for busy printing tray open close etc available on rear panel 6 pin mini DIN connector Labe...

Page 32: ...tion A INTRODUCTION The CD DVD Printer 6 is equipped with a standard USB 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 USB port specifications ...

Page 33: ...h 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 CD In Output is high when the Disc Tray is in and a CD is present 5 Ground 6 Tray In Out A low input moves the Disc Tray in if it is out and out if it is in TABLE A 1 Auxiliary Interface Pin Assignments NOTE Pins 1 4 are lo...

Page 34: ...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 4 15 22 Printable CDs 4 Printer Driver 4 8 11 Power Button 2 Power Light 2 Self Test 7 Technical Support 26 ...

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