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Set Up a Standalone Prism Printer or AutoPrism AutoPrinter
Set Up a Standalone Prism Printer
This section provides the information needed to set up a standalone Prism printer.
Important!
-
Read through all set up instructions before you begin to set up your printer.
•
If your Prism printer is part of an autoloader or AutoPrism AutoPrinter system, refer to your autoloader’s setup and
•
installation guide for instructions.
Prepare the Prism Printer
Use the procedure below to prepare the Prism printer for use.
Connect the
1.
cables
.
Connect the
a.
USB cable
from the rear of the Prism printer to a USB port
on the external control center (PC).
Connect the
b.
power cord
to the rear of the printer.
Connect the
c.
power cord
to a suitable electrical outlet.
Install the
2.
print ribbon
, refer to the
Change the Print Ribbon
procedure on
page 19.
Install the
3.
Rimage software
and Prism
printer driver
. Refer to the
Install or
Update the Printer Driver
procedure on page 9.
Install the Rimage Software and Printer Driver
Use this information if your Prism is a standalone printer or part of an AutoPrism AutoPrinter system.
Important!
-
If your Prism printer was included with a Rimage autoloader all Rimage software including the printer driver
comes pre-installed on the embedded or external control center (PC).
Before you can operate a standalone Prism printer or an AutoPrism AutoPrinter, install the Rimage software and Prism printer
driver.
Before you install the Rimage software and Prism printer driver, make sure that you have correctly prepared the Prism printer
for its intended use. Refer to the
Prepare the Prism Printer
procedure on page 9.
Install the Rimage Software
Insert the
1.
Rimage CD Designer Software Suite disc
that shipped with the printer into the PC disc drive.
Open the file named
2.
setup.exe
.
Follow the
3.
prompts
to install the software. The CD Designer software is installed.
Install or Update the Printer Driver
You must install the driver for the Prism before you can use the printer with any label editing software. You may also need to
update the driver if the version is outdated.
Information on the latest version of the driver, including features and release date, is available in the release notes at
www.rimage.com/support.htm
l
.
Navigate:
Printers > Support - Prism > Downloads tab.
This procedure describes how to install or update the Prism
driver for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
If the
1.
CD Designer application
is open, close it.
If you are using Windows Server 2003, the
2.
Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers
setting must be
disabled. Follow these steps to disable the setting:
Note:
Skip to step 3 if you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
Navigate:
a.
Start > Run. The
Run
window opens.
USB Cable
Power Cord
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