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Страница 2: ...dential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance 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 d...

Страница 3: ...ridge Button and inserting the cartridge copper end first into the ink cartridge carrier Then push the top of the cartridge back until it snaps into place When the cartridge is in place press the Ink Cartridge Button again to reset the cartridge carrier 4 Press the CD Tray Button and install one of the cardboard CD templates into the CD Tray 5 Run a self test according to the instructions in Secti...

Страница 4: ... set up your printer you must then install all of the appropriate software required for printing The included CD contains all of the necessary software At a minimum you must install the printer driver appropriate for your computer s specific operation system Windows 95 98 Windows NT 2000 or Macintosh Below is a description of the CD contents as well as installation instructions for each software c...

Страница 5: ... OEMSETUP INF Example If you are installing the Windows 95 98 and your CD ROM drive is drive D then you would browse to D Windows and NT Software Windows Driver You would then select the file named CDCLOR3 INF Follow the on screen instructions to complete installation Macintosh Printer Driver 1 Insert the included CD into your computer s CD ROM drive 2 Double click on the CD Color Printer III Inst...

Страница 6: ...le then select the Finish button to complete installation IMPORTANT Once the printer driver software is installed the Image Placement values labeled on your printer s rear panel must be entered into the printer driver s Calibrate window These values have been optimized specifically for your printer and allow images to be centered on a CD when printed ...

Страница 7: ...o your computer system s documentation for instructions on enabling ECP It is almost always found in the CMOS settings which are entered upon power up Interactive Feature in this PDF Document There are 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 numb...

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Страница 9: ...with Macintosh A Connecting the Printer to Your Computer 26 B Installing the Printer Driver 27 C The Chooser 28 D Setting Up the Printer Driver 29 E Printing a CD 34 Section 5 Using the Print Backgrounder for Macintosh A Installing the Backgrounder 36 B Printing with the Backgrounder 36 C The Backgrounder Status Window 37 D Backgrounder Menus 38 E Problems During a Background Print 40 Section 6 In...

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Страница 11: ...ION 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 CD Tray open B UNPACKING AND INSPECTION...

Страница 12: ...rint 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 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 informa...

Страница 13: ...r a USB only Mac Note that the printer s auxiliary port is for factory use only unless otherwise directed For more information on each of the interface ports please refer to Appendix A 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 ...

Страница 14: ...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 media Refer to Section 3 or 4 for further printer driver information Due to the wide variety of printable surface CD media you may find that certain brands of CDs provide higher print quality than others For maximum print quality use CD...

Страница 15: ...he cartridge back until it snaps into place 7 Press and release the Ink Cartridge button again to reset the cartridge carrier 8 Close the printer s front cover NOTE When changing to subsequent new cartridges refer to Section E NOTE A Spare Ink Cartridge Holder is included with your printer This holder provides a convenient place to store an extra ink cartridge and also prevents an opened ink cartr...

Страница 16: ...table side facing upward Handle the CD only along its edges 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 print job Once the CD has been printed the CD Tray will automatically re open so the next blank CD can be loaded if Manual Load is selected i...

Страница 17: ...o the following steps to run a self test 1 If power is ON turn it OFF now The Power light should be OFF Verify that print supplies are installed and that the CD Tray is closed Also disconnect the interface cable from the printer if connected 2 With the printer s front cover shut press and hold the CD Tray button as you turn the printer power ON 3 Continue to hold the CD Tray button down for a few ...

Страница 18: ...Windows NT please refer to the following steps 1 With the CD Tray closed open the printer s front cover by pulling down on its top left corner 2 If installing a new replacement ink cartridge remove the cartridge from its packaging and remove the tape covering the cartridge s printhead DO NOT TOUCH THE COPPER AREA 3 If switching between color and monochrome cartridges simply remove the extra cartri...

Страница 19: ...iver must be installed and that the printer must be connected to your computer see Section 3 in order to complete this step 5 Remove the installed ink cartridge by grasping the top of the cartridge and firmly pulling it straight toward you You will hear the cartridge snap out of position Remove it from the printer 6 Insert the replacement or extra ink cartridge into the cartridge carrier copper en...

Страница 20: ...er you installed a fresh new cartridge or simply switched between a previously used color cartridge and a previously used monochrome cartridge The cartridge carrier will return to its home position See Section 3 D for more information on these buttons 9 Close the printer s front cover NOTE When you choose New Cartridge the ink levels are cleared and the ink level indicator should go back to full c...

Страница 21: ... simply obtain a shielded bi directional parallel cable and refer to the following steps NOTE For faster printing your computer s parallel port mode should be set to ECP If you experience problems with this setting or if your computer s parallel port is not ECP compatible set your computer s parallel port to the standard Printer Port setting Refer to your computer s system documentation for instru...

Страница 22: ...er 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 familiar with Windows and know how it operates If you are not yet familiar with Windows consult the appropriate Microsoft documentation to become familiar with the basics of Windows before proceeding Windows 95 98 or Windows NT 200...

Страница 23: ...ns to complete installation Once installed the CD Color Printer III icon will appear in the Printer s folder IMPORTANT During installation of the Windows 2000 driver you must de select uncheck the check box Automatically detect and install my plug and play printer IMPORTANT Once the printer driver software is installed the Image Placement values labeled on your printer s rear panel must be entered...

Страница 24: ...nt spooler This is especially true if printing from a somewhat slower computer As a result it is highly recomended that you use the 32 Bit Print Spooler when printing from Windows 95 or Windows 98 The 32 Bit Print Spooler is located on the included Printer Software CD and installs just like any other standard Windows application program To install the 32 Bit Print Spooler refer to the following 1 ...

Страница 25: ...s window and click on the Add Remove button To print with the 32 Bit Print Spooler you must select the Fast 32 bit Spooler option from within the printer driver setup window as described in Part D of this section When this option is selected the print spooler will automatically open and close with the start and finish of each print job NOTE You can also manually open the 32 Bit Print Spooler simpl...

Страница 26: ...o send the last job without having to rasterize it again simply open the 32 bit Spooler and click print The Direct to Port Mode option is selected by default In most instances this option allows the spooler to send data to the printer at its optimum speed If however you experience problems when printing with this option selected simply deselect it and try your print job again The Job Queue tab app...

Страница 27: ...rinter setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver These applications will usually give you the same choices and options but in a slightly altered format 3 In Windows 95 98 you must click on one of the four tabs to see the printer setting options each tab contains different printer settings In Windows NT the CD Color Printer Document Settings appear In Windo...

Страница 28: ...ther mode for your image Select Optimize for photos if printing a design primarily composed of photographic images Select Optimize for graphics if mainly printing text lines and graphics Color Matching Click on the Color Matching down arrow and choose the color matching option that s right for you Select None if you are more interested in print speed rather than print color if you have already col...

Страница 29: ...of the selected number of copies onto the same CD When this option is selected you must press the CD Tray button after each new CD blank is loaded This will close the CD Tray and let the printer know that a fresh CD is installed and ready to be printed Write Direct to Port Select this option to provide faster print processing if printing from Windows 95 98 When selected this option allows the prin...

Страница 30: ...the ink cartridge type and ink levels can only be reported when operating under Windows 95 98 or Windows NT 2000 Select the Clean button to send a simple test print pattern to the printer Be sure to have a CD template installed This test print pattern purges the ink cartridge nozzles and lets you know if any one of the Yellow Magenta or Cyan nozzles is clogged If one of these colors does not appea...

Страница 31: ...ues have been optimized specifically for your printer and allow images to be centered on a CD when printed When facing the printer the Vertical adjustment moves the printed image toward the back of the printer if a positive number is entered and toward the front of the printer if a negative number is entered The Horizontal adjustment moves the printed image toward the left hand side if a positive ...

Страница 32: ...ll be centered when printed on a CD To do this refer to the following steps 1 Verify that a cardboard CD template and a color ink cartridge are installed in the printer Also verify that the printer is powered ON and that it is connected to your computer 2 Click on the Test Print button of the Image Placement box within the Calibration window The printer will begin printing the calibration test pri...

Страница 33: ...hem Your images should now be centered when printed on a CD After your selections have been made close out of the printer setup window You are now ready to go to an application program and print All printer driver selections will stay the same until you change them 15 12 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 15 12 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 15 12 9 6 3 0 3 6 9 12 15 Horizontal Calibration Find the number whose lines touch...

Страница 34: ...nd to create The following tips will help you do this If creating a label for a CD set your page size to 4 567 x 4 567 116 x 116mm Although your image will appear square on screen the printer driver will automatically crop your image to the round shape of a CD for printing The driver will also automatically crop out the center 1 6 41mm of your image to accommodate a CD s non printable center hub I...

Страница 35: ...et select Print from the program s File menu 4 The printer driver will then begin to process the image Depending upon the size of the image and the processing speed of your computer processing time can take from several seconds to a few minutes 5 Once processing is complete the printer will begin to print Print time will vary depending on whether you are printing with a color or monochrome cartrid...

Страница 36: ...s data from your computer This port is not AppleTalk compatible To connect the printer to your computer simply obtain a standard serial cable with an 8 pin mini DIN connection on each end and refer to the following steps 1 Connect one end of the serial cable to the printer 2 Connect the other end of the cable to either the Printer or Modem port of your Macintosh NOTE If your Macintosh does not hav...

Страница 37: ...ate documentation to become familiar with the basics before proceeding 1 After starting your Macintosh insert the supplied Printer Software CD into your computer s CD ROM drive and open the Macintosh Software folder 2 Click on the READ ME file s to get the latest information on the driver and the installation process When you are finished reading select Quit from the File menu 3 Double click on th...

Страница 38: ... CD Color Printer III driver you just installed If you do not see the icon go through the installation procedure again making sure the Install driver and prefs option is selected Once you locate the CD Color Printer III icon click on the icon to select it 3 Select either the Modem or Printer Port to indicate to which port the serial interface cable was connected If the Printer port is selected App...

Страница 39: ...hted The Chooser remembers which driver is the current one although it does not display it when opened D 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 To change or verify your printer driver options select Page Setup from the File menu and change the options as follows Media The only avail...

Страница 40: ...ance adjustments This option gives you more natural looking images without actually utilizing any specific color matching software Select PrimaColor to enable color matching profiles written specifically for the CD Color Printer III The PrimaColor by Candela Color Management System automatically adjusts the color of your image according to preconfigured printer profiles and default system profiles...

Страница 41: ...increases it Manual Load Select this option when you are printing multiple copies of a single design or if using an auto loader If you do not select this option when printing multiple copies the printer has no way of knowing whether or not you have loaded a blank CD and will print each of the selected number of copies onto the same CD When this option is selected you must press the CD Tray button ...

Страница 42: ...the Yellow Magenta or Cyan nozzles is clogged If one of these colors does not appear on the test print repeat the 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 r...

Страница 43: ...u will most likely not need to change them again The following diagram illustrates exactly how each of these adjustments affect the printed image If you ever wish to verify your factory recommended 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 this refer to the following steps 1 Verify ...

Страница 44: ...inter driver selections will stay the same until you change them E PRINTING A CD Now that you have hooked up the printer loaded the print supplies and installed the printer driver you are ready to print your first CD Follow these steps to print your first image 1 Go to your favorite graphics application program 2 Open or create the image file you wish to print You will need to create a custom page...

Страница 45: ...age Be sure to delete these circles before printing 3 Once you have created your image and are ready to print select Page Setup or the equivalent from the program s File menu to verify that the printer driver settings are correct for your image Be sure the proper Ink Cartridge options is selected according to the supplies you have installed in the printer Once the driver is set select Print from t...

Страница 46: ...r driver it is most likely not installed To install the Backgrounder simply go through the printer driver installation procedure described in Section 4 B making sure that the Install Background Print Utility option is selected The Backgrounder installs into the Extensions folder of your startup drive Once installed Backgrounder will automatically open and close with the start and finish of each pr...

Страница 47: ...r in which they were sent to the printer Some applications however may put each page of the document into a separate spool file creating a different job in the queue for each page Print jobs are always added to the bottom of the queue When the job currently processing is complete the spool file for that job is deleted from the hard disk and the top most job in the queue is then processed Jobs that...

Страница 48: ...ns this option dims Stop Recording Log Stops logging print history This option dims once print logging stops Get Info Provides additional information about the currently selected print job Click on the processing job or any job in the queue before selecting Get Info Double clicking on a job in the status window is a shortcut for Get Info Quit Exits the Backgrounder Note that you cannot quit while ...

Страница 49: ...ications is improved Jobs menu All commands in the Jobs menu act on the currently selected job Hold Prevents an individual job from being processed Jobs that are on hold are displayed in italic font at the bottom of the queue Placing a job on hold is useful if you wish to create a print job at present yet save its processing until later If Hold is selected on the job currently processing the job i...

Страница 50: ...he background Backgrounder stops processing until it is brought to the front When Backgrounder detects an error it beeps and visually indicates an error condition This error condition is signaled by alternately flashing between the Application menu and the Backgrounder icon A small diamond symbol is also displayed next to the Backgrounder icon within the Application menu Complete and save any work...

Страница 51: ... 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 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 flashing Waiting for a cartridge to be installed altern...

Страница 52: ...Light Printer flashing on solid Has either the wrong cartridge rapidly or no cartridge installed Make sure the proper ink cartridge is installed Turn the printer OFF cancel the job from the computer turn the printer ON and try again after installing proper cartridge ...

Страница 53: ...Tray 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 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 comple...

Страница 54: ... Windows 95 98 Windows NT 2000 and Macintosh Color QuickDraw Data Interfaces Centronics type parallel high speed serial for Macintosh must purchase a USB to Parallel cable for USB only Mac Recommended System Pentium class computer or greater 16MB RAM 100MB Requirements free hard drive space Macintosh PowerPC or greater Control Interface TTL level signals for busy printing tray open close etc avail...

Страница 55: ...rd 8 bit centronics type parallel interface port and a high speed serial interface port These communication ports are the means through which the printer receives data from your computer This section describes the pin assignments and signal specifications for each of these ports as well as for the printer s auxiliary interface port ...

Страница 56: ...h is less than 6 feet in length Pin assignments are as follows Pin Number Signal Name Signal Description 1 HSKo External Clock Output 2V Vout 3 6V Rout 450 2 HSKi Not Connected 3 TxD Not Connected 4 GND Signal ground Connected to logic and chassis ground 5 RxD Receive data inverted Vih 0 2V Vil 0 2V Rin 12K 6 TxD Not Connected 7 GPi Not Connected 8 RxD Receive data Received uninverted at SCC s RxD...

Страница 57: ...s 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 the CD Tray is in and a CD is present 5 Ground 6 Tray In Out A low input moves the CD Tray in if it is out and out if it is in TABLE A 2 Auxiliary Interface Pin Assignments NOTE Pins 1 4 are low if ...

Страница 58: ... Matching 18 30 Dither Mode 18 30 Ink Cartridges 4 18 29 Ink Cartridge Button 2 Ink Saturation 19 31 Interface Port 3 45 46 Manual Load 19 31 Media 18 29 Parallel Port 3 11 45 Print Quality 18 30 Printable CDs 4 Printer Driver 12 27 Power Button 2 Power Light 2 41 Self Test 7 Serial Port 3 26 46 Technical Support 43 32 Bit Print Spooler 14 20 Write Direct to Port 19 ...

Страница 59: ... below PRIMERA is not responsible for warranty service should the PRIMERA label or logo or the rating label or serial number be removed or should the product fail to be properly maintained or fail to function properly as a result of misuse abuse improper installation neglect duty cycle abuse improper shipping damage caused by disasters such as fire flood and lighting improper electrical current so...

Страница 60: ...O USE THE PRIMERA PRODUCT WHETHER RESULTING FROM BREACH OF WARRANTY OR ANY OTHER LEGAL THEORY EVEN IF PRIMERA HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBLITY OF SUCH DAMAGES This Limited Warranty is governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota United States of America and the venue for the resolution of any and all disputes shall be resolved in the county of PRIMERA s principle place of business Any dispute ...

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Страница 62: ...included 53318 Color Ink Cartridge 53319 Monochrome Black Ink Cartridge 53306 Cardboard Printing Templates Package of 50 two sided discs 53307 Custom Jewel Case Inserts These inserts are specially designed to be printed on and fit below the jewel case tray package of 50 53313 Jewel Case Booklets These booklets are specially designed to be printed on and fit inside the jewel case front cover packag...

Страница 63: ...e following are Primera approved media partners To order additional Primera approved CD R media call Primera at 1 800 797 2772 or call our media partners directly at Microboards 1 800 646 8881 Maxell 1 800 377 5887 Mitsui Advanced Media 1 800 682 2377 Ricoh 1 877 742 6479 ...

Страница 64: ...ective coating called Tuff Coat developed by Primera engineers This durable new coating makes discs highly water resistant and eliminates smearing and fading So the colorful designs you make will leave lasting impressions Plus with Tuff Coat Signature s clean white surface means the colors you print will be bright and vibrant Upgrade your image with Signature CD Rs To Order call 1 800 797 2772 Rev...

Страница 65: ...estion please call Primera s Technical Support Group at 763 475 6669 Customer and technical support representatives are available Monday through Friday 8 00 am to 5 00 CST Additional support options are also available free of charge 24 hours per day 365 days per year They are PRIMERA WWW SITE http www primeratechnology com PRIMERA TECH SUPPORT FAX 763 475 6906 ON THE WWW SITE YOU RE ABLE TO DOWNLO...

Страница 66: ...76 Fax 763 475 6677 WWW Home Page http www primeratechnology com E mail sales primeratechnology com Signature and Tuff Coat are trademarks and Primera is a registered trademark of Primera Technology Inc 2000 Primera Technology Inc All rights reserved 510182 000424 ...

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