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Version 4.1.0.7

Aug 2014

Ribbon Print Handbook

Plus / TT printers

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Page 1: ...1 Version 4 1 0 7 Aug 2014 Ribbon Print Handbook Plus TT printers ...

Page 2: ...lling the software 9 Activating your software 10 Medal Print 12 Designing panel Rulers Units 13 Ribbon Width Length 14 Zoom 14 New Ribbon New Medal Print 15 Design Templates 16 Software Updates Manual Download 16 Text Box 17 Merge Text 18 Images 19 Clipart 20 Maintain Aspect Fit to Box 21 Rotate Image 22 Flip Image Transparent Images 23 ...

Page 3: ...projects for use at a later date and speedy design We aim to continually improve the package so please feel free to offer sug gestions The following guide will help you setup your system and allow you to start printing personalised ribbon Nudge Image 23 Skew Curve Text 24 Moving Resizing Objects 25 Object Alignment 26 Borders 27 Medal Rim 28 Export to PDF Print Preview 29 Narrow Multi print Adapte...

Page 4: ...ease check that you have received the following Ribbon Print Printer USB Cable External ribbon holder Power Supply User Manual Narrow width ribbon adaptor Foil ribbon and head cleaning pen CD with Ribbon Print software ...

Page 5: ... port on your comput er Please ensure that all of the connecting cables are pushed in firmly and securely as far as they will go Attach the power pack to the printer turning on both the mains and printer A green light should be lit on the power pack Two green lights on the front of the printer should now be solidly illuminated ...

Page 6: ...e in ner cardboard core with the notches on the left hand side plastic cog To se cure push the foil firmly towards the left and then insert the right hand side In the same way insert the take up core in the top spool Find the start of the foil leader pull this out from underneath the print head bringing it up over and attach it to the take up core using the sticky strip keeping it as straight as p...

Page 7: ...ld hear two clicks With the head down wind the upper cog to take up the ten sion If you have any small creases use your thumb to gently smooth these out Once you start printing it may take a couple of short prints to get perfect tension To remove a foil follow the instructions in reverse remov ing the take up core 1st The Plus and TT printers are designed to take foils up to 92m lengths we supply ...

Page 8: ...r thumbs push back the white levers on either side of the print head Lift the head to ex pose the underneath spool Feed the ribbon underneath the print head through the two white plastic guides Adjust the right hand guide to hold the ribbon securely in place The left hand guide is fixed Make sure the ribbon is straight on the front roller and firmly press down with both thumbs to lock the printer ...

Page 9: ...click the ribbonprint V4 file Fol low the prompts to run the instal lation process Click next at each of the installation steps There is no need to in stall or setup any win dows drivers Ribbon Print s V4 1 software communicates directly with the printer allowing for a simpler experience and giving a greater lev el of control of the printer Windows may attempt to install a driver when you first co...

Page 10: ...ut en tering a password The trial version has a 10 second delay to print that is not present in the activated version The software permits up to 3 licenced installs A separate activation will be created for each installation If you uninstall the software from a machine you can reinstall it on the same machine without it counting to your 3 machine limit The computer must be connected to the interne...

Page 11: ...the box Now drag a Clipart image from the lower screen into the design space You can adjust the size just like you did with Text You are now ready to print click the Print Tab Make sure the printer selected is the Argox CP 3140 then select a heat setting of 12 and select 1 copy then click Print The printer green light will start flashing but may take a couple of seconds to start printing If you ha...

Page 12: ... and software that Ribbon Print uses 100 plates per minute Transparent Mirror or Holographic Disc or Plate 5 different colours Medal Print uses the same principles as printing on Ribbon There are a couple of rules that are different 1 Only use a Medal Print transfer foil with Medal Print labels 2 When you change label retrain the printer to the label by holding the feed button while turning the pr...

Page 13: ...lipart con tain the functions and images that help create the project Rulers Vertical and horizontal rulers located on the side of the Design Panel allow you to fine tune the placement of your design Units Use the Unit dropdown to change the ruler units between Metric and Im perial ...

Page 14: ...djust ribbon length in the toolbar by either selecting the up down arrows or entering the desired length Alternatively drag the length Indicator red dotted line across the Design Panel The ribbon length can be set to any val ue between 0cm and 99 99cm Zoom Drag the slider to the right to zoom in and to the left to zoom out Minimising the toolbars Click the arrow on the far right of the ribbon tool...

Page 15: ...aterial The Designer now shows a medal print template In the image to the right the red circle represents the size of the medal print label Opening a Saved Project CTRL O The software will prompt the user to find the existing Ribbon Project that they want to open Note that the default folder displayed in the open dialog will be the users My Ribbon Projects folder V4 software can open any design fi...

Page 16: ... after it has been closed press the display clipart window button Reset Clipart Window sets the design and clipart windows to their default settings Manuals Click on the manuals to download the latest manual Check for Updates From time to time we release new versions of the software clicking check for updates will download the latest version of the software Important version 4 1 0 5 of the softwar...

Page 17: ...ft of any of the Text Im age Merge Text or Object toolbars An existing text box can be edited by double clicking or right clicking the text box and selecting edit text properties To create multiple lines of text create additional rows by pressing enter after each line of text Select left centre or right to align the rows of text within the text box Text alignment is only selectable when multi ple ...

Page 18: ...ew row for each name With each print the text will resize dependent on the length of the name For example Jim Jones will print in a larger font than Elizabeth Montgomery Before entering names into the merge text box run a test with text in only the first row Otherwise you will print for every line of text Ensure the list of names has been checked for spelling mistakes Names can be copied from any ...

Page 19: ...e original is displayed on the left the Import Preview dis plays what the image will look like once imported Adjust the three sliders to produce the best black and white image Invert the image by selecting the Invert Image box For images that you will use more than once import the image into the MyClipart folder instead this will save the image for future projects Imported images should be at leas...

Page 20: ...software comes with a large range of standard clipart installed The Import function converts and adds images to your My Clipart folder Click on New Folder to add sub folders the my Clipart folder The images are saved by default to My Documents My Ribbon Clipart NB Do not copy an image directly into the clipart folder via your desktop as this may produce poor printing results or slow the software C...

Page 21: ...s changes Ctrl Z Undoes the last action Ctrl R Reapplies the last action Maintain Aspect Fit to Box Select Fit to Box to allow the object to stretch in any direction or Maintain aspect to preserve the object s default proportions Maintain Aspect is selected by default ...

Page 22: ...x Selecting the right position moves the item to the right end of the object box Rotate Rotate an object by increasing or decreasing the rotation angle using the up down arrows Alternatively rotate 90 degrees by clicking the rotate clock wise or anti clockwise buttons Pressing the and will rotate an object 15 degrees holding the Ctrl as well will rotate 5 de grees ...

Page 23: ... transparent any objects layered behind the transparent image will become visible in both the design window and the printed design Nudge The nudge function allows you to fine tune object positions 0 2mm per click in the same way as us ing the keyboard s W S A Z keys or the 2 4 6 8 numeric keys Shift nudge micro nudge 0 1 mm Alt nudge macro nudge 1mm ...

Page 24: ...g a point on the circles edge Alternative click the arrow buttons to rotate the skew by 45 degree The 3rd button resets the text to hori zontal Curve Use the slider to curve the text either up or down Curve text is only active with a sin gle row of text Text Font Select a font type and style in the font pane The fonts shown are those cur rently installed on your computer You can add additional fon...

Page 25: ...ving the cursor over an edge or corner of the text box until you have a double headed arrow Click and drag to increase or de crease the object size Objects maintain their aspect by default When you click on Fit to Box dragging an edge or corner will stretch the object in that direction Increased font size is achieved by resizing the text box Group Objects Drag a box around several objects to group...

Page 26: ... the align ment function required Design Panel Position Align an object within the Design Panel by selecting an alignment option this is only for single objects Object Order Move overlapped objects forwards and backwards using the control box This option can be used in conjunction with the transparent function to allow overlapping images to print ...

Page 27: ...rs The border tab allows you to add a border around your design 1 Select which border s you wish to add 2 Adjust the offset gap from the edge of the design 3 Determine the border width 4 Select the border style ...

Page 28: ...l 2 Rotate the text to your requirements 3 The Outer Circle Diameter sets how close to the edge of the label the text will be printed 4 The Inner Circle Diameter sets how far from the edge of the label the text will start Use this function to increase the size of the text 5 Adjust the letter spacing to open the gap between each letter ...

Page 29: ...nt Preview and press OK on any printer selected The design to be printed is shown inside the red box Do not use the Print button to send your design to the ribbon printer Printing from Print Preview is only for printing the image to a standard A4 printer Print When you are ready to print click the Print button Any settings you change will be remembered for the next print even if you close the prog...

Page 30: ...th sever al narrow and multi adaptors Using an adapter 1 Create your design as normal selecting the appropriate ribbon width 2 Install the adapter and load the ribbon s 3 Select the adapter you are using in the dropdown 4 In the adapter configuration select enable print for each groove that has been loaded with a ribbon 5 Press Print your design will be replicated on each of the ribbon 6 If the pr...

Page 31: ...e There are 3 multi adapters for plus tt printers they are suitable for 10mm 15mm and 25mm respec tively Open the white ribbon guides to the widest posi tion and insert the multi adapter close the ribbon guides until the multi adapter is held firmly in place The ribbon adapter configuration allows the fine tuning of the placement of multiple ribbons The default offset and width settings will usual...

Page 32: ... Text option this will multiply the total project For example if you entered 10 different names in the Merge Text box and then selected 10 copies it will print 100 designs Gap after Design This is the gap after a design and before the next design starts printing min imum 0cm Offset The offset function allows the printed design to be fine tuned with the loca tion of the ribbon Increasing the X offs...

Page 33: ... the design is larger than the print area Sash Feed Applies to Pro Printers only Cancel Cancels the Print and Print settings and returns to the design panel Pausing the print To pause a print while printing press the feed button for a second and then release NB Avoid switching the printer off during printing as this may damage the printer ...

Page 34: ...n vary slight Ribbon Type Foil Colour Temperature Polyester Matt Gold 12 Matt Silver Solid Colours Black 12 14 Pink 10 12 White 10 16 Metallic Silver Gold 10 15 Metallic Red Blue 14 17 Elan Matt Gold 14 Matt Silver Solid Colours White 14 16 Pink 10 14 Metallics 14 16 Black 12 16 Double Faced Satin All Matt Colours 12 16 Metallics 14 16 Crystal Label Solid Colours White w r Gold 12 15 Medal Print M...

Page 35: ... print system Polyester Elan A high quality Single Faced Satin and Double Faced Satin The Density of Ribbon impacts the quality of print as such please only use ribbon print ribbon to ensure a consistent high quality of print Acetate Organza and Grosgrain ribbon will not print in this type of printer Other Media Types The Ribbon Print system can also print a range of labels Medal Print de signed b...

Page 36: ...er operates in will affect the print quality A comfortable room temperature will give the best print alt hough the printer can technically operate between 4C 38C Low tempera tures in particular will generate patchy results high temperatures can make the foil stickier Turn your machine off when not in use Turn off your machine when not in use to increase the lifetime of your print head ...

Page 37: ...t the print head is locked down on both sides Ribbon Foil caught in the roller Suggested solutions Reduce print temperature Clean the print head Clean front roller Apply tension to finished ribbon by hand or with the re winder Foil and ribbon sticking together or to the head The heat setting is too high Refer to the heat setting guide for an appropri ate setting Ribbon comes out but the foil is no...

Page 38: ...inter is printing but design is garbled Ensure correct printer is selected Reset the printer hold the feed button until both lights go out Connect with a USB to USB cable USB Parallel cable is only for the TT printer The design prints on the left hand side but not in the middle Suggested Solutions Ensure you have selected Plus or TT printer Always print your design using the print button not throu...

Page 39: ...n the printer turn on the printer while holding the feed button re lease the button when the printer starts to feed There are fine vertical lines in the print Clean the print head Align foils to ensure no creases Fine vertical lines persist after cleaning head and aligning foils Contact ribbonprint your print head may be damaged Ribbon is fraying Ensure cutting knife scissors are sharp Ribbon Prin...

Page 40: ...aligning front sensor Place a small piece of dark tape over the rear sensor located under the white rollers Foil and Ribbon come out but no image Ensure the design is completely within design box Check foil is not installed back to front Ensure the heat setting is high enough Borders are not printing partially printing on ribbon Measure the width of your ribbon adjust the ribbon width accordingly ...

Page 41: ...are turned on Two steady green light should be visible on the printer Lights are flashing but the issue has been fixed Reset the printer press and hold the feed button until both lights go out Ready light is not lit Reset the printer press and hold the feed button until both lights go out The ready light does not come back on after issue fixed and printer reset The firmware is damaged Repeatedly t...

Page 42: ... The software can be downloaded from our homepage www ribbonprint com sometime an antivirus program will not allow the rib bon print software to be downloaded Disable your antivirus software in or der to download the software Software will not update past version 4 1 0 4 Version 4 1 0 5 had several major enhancements and needs to be download ed from the ribbonprint website Install the file once do...

Page 43: ... manufacturing faults or defects This warranty does not include any damage to the printer caused by miss use Printer consumables are not covered under warranty i e Print Head Phone 9am to 5pm UK time 44 0 203 397 4117 Email sales ribbonprint com Website www ribbonprint com ...

Page 44: ...l G Align object to bottom Ctrl F Flip Object Horizontal Move object above other objects Move object behind other objects Maintain Aspect Fit to Box File Commands Ctrl P Print Window x2 Print design Ctrl N New Ribbon Ctrl M New Medal Print Ctrl O Open Saved Project Ctrl S Save Project Text Commands Ctrl B Bold Font Ctrl I Italic Font Ctrl U Underline L Left justify paragraph text R Right justifiy ...

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