Primera Technology LX800 manual

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ii Notices: T he information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REG ARD TO THIS MA TERIAL, INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO , THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. No liability is assumed for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential[...]

iii T able of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ...............................................................................1 A. Choosing a Good Location ................................................................1 B. Unpacking and Inspection.................................................................2 C. Identifying the P arts .....[...]

iv Inter activ e F eature in this PDF Document There are interactive features that will allow you to jump to different locations within the document. Each listing in the T able of Contents is interactive. Place the cursor on either the words or the page number . A small hand with a pointing finger icon appears. Click on the line with the icon and t[...]

Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK Y OU… ...for choosing an LX800 Color Label Printer . This printer is the perfect way for you to create customized, full color labels quickly , easily , and with a touch of class. The LX800 Printer will print razor -sharp te xt and barcodes, vibrant colors, and even stunning photo -realistic photo[...]

2 Getting Started B. UNP ACKING 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 • P ower A dapter • Separate P ower Cord • Software Installer CD • Co[...]

C. IDENTIFYING THE P ARTS This illustration shows the front of the printer with its control buttons and LED indicator lights. The P ause Button pauses the printer AFTER the printing of the current label has finished to allow for loading of label stock and ink cartridges. The P ause LED is lit when the printer is paused. Press the P ause Button to r[...]

4 Getting Started This illustration shows the input ports and power switch found on the rear panel of the printer . D. MINIMUM PC SPECIFICA TIONS F or optimal printing speed you must have a PC with the following minimum specifications: • P entium IV Processor • 512 MB of RAM • 5 GB of F ree Hard Drive Space E. MINIMUM MAC SPECIFICA TIONS Befo[...]

Getting Started 5 F . APPL YING 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 or surge protecting power strip. Once the power cord is connected, the printer can be switched [...]

6 Getting Started b. Plug in USB Cable i. After a few moments W indows will detect the printer and attempt to install the printer driver . Y ou will be prompted with a dialog box lik e the one shown here: Click “ Continue Anyway ”. ii. Once installed the "Color Label Printer" icon will appear in the printers folder . 3. Once the print[...]

Getting Started 7 Mac Installation 1. Insert the Installation CD into your computer . In a few moments the Color Label Printer Icon should appear on your desktop. 2. Double click on the Color Label Printer Icon. 3. T o r un the installation, click on the ColorLabelSeries.pkg file. 4. F ollow the on screen instructions to install the software. 5. Ap[...]

8 Supplies and Driver Settings Section 2: Supplies and Driver Settings A. ABOUT INK CARTRIDGES AND LABEL MA TERIAL (PIGMENT -BASED VS. D YE-BASED INKS, GLOSS VS. PLAIN P APER) F or full-color printing, a 3-color ink cartridge is available. This cartridge contains the three process-color inks of yellow , magenta, and cyan, which combine to produce u[...]

Supplies and Driver Settings 9 NO TE : All the stock listed on Primera's supply order sheet is semi-gloss or gloss and is meant for use with the Dye-Based Black Ink. Y ou can use other stock if you like. If using plain paper stock, you will most likely have success with the Pigment-Based Black Ink. It is recommended that you test your stock an[...]

10 Supplies and Driver Settings Installing Label Stock The following steps will guide you through loading label stock in your printer: Make sure power is connected and printer is on. 1. Open the T op Cover . 2. Lower the Roll Guide and pull it outward to make room for your label stock. 3. Pull the Movable Throat Guide outward to mak e room for the [...]

Supplies and Driver Settings 11 7. Place the leading edge of label stock under the "label stock" symbols on the Throat Guides. The label stock should be placed far enough into the throat of the printer to correctly position the Movable Throat Guide but not yet into the printer itself . The label stock should be biased against the Fix ed T[...]

12 Supplies and Driver Settings over the identifying mark. The Sensor P osition Adjust tab has a guide in inches and milimeters that will help you identify where to set the tab to align the sensor over any identifying mark. T o do this, simply measure from the cen- ter of the hole or mark to the edge of the label stock. F or instance, if you have a[...]

Supplies and Driver Settings 13 C. INST ALLING INK CARTRIDGES Y our printer has a built-in ink tracking system. This system is designed to warn you if your ink cartridges are low on ink. This ensures your labels will print properly and that the printer can create large batches of labels unattended and worr y-free. In order to make this system work [...]

14 Supplies and Driver Settings 11. Click OK on your screen to indicate the new cartridge is now installed. Once you click OK you will be prompted to align the cartridge. The printer will automatically align the cartridge for you as follows: a. F or Alignment you will need to have installed label stock that is equal to or larger than 4" x 4&qu[...]

Supplies and Driver Settings 15 e. The printer will print the alignment test and scan it into memory . Once the alignment is complete you will see a confirmation dialogue box on your monitor . Click OK . Y ou have successfully installed the ink cartridges. D. PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS Once the printer driver has been successfully installed, you will [...]

16 Supplies and Driver Settings NO TE on PC Settings : Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their "Print" and/or "Printer Setup" screens. This means that you don't have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver .[...]

Supplies and Driver Settings 17 T he follo wing options are present in both the PC and Mac driv er s: Label Size This option is set to Custom as a default. Even though you can click Properties and k ey in the dimensions of your label, this is best done from your labeling software. It is recommended that the Label Size setting is left to "Custo[...]

18 Supplies and Driver Settings Best for Photos mode is best used for photographic images where accurate color reproduction is very essential. Images printed in this mode will look lighter than those printed in Photo mode. Skin tones especially will look more natural in this mode. NO TE: Exact color matching of the printed labels to the screen may [...]

Supplies and Driver Settings 19 sheet of paper (no wider than 8.25 inches or 209mm) into the print area then click OK to continue. The printer will print an alignment pattern then scan that patter n into memor y auto- matically . Once it has finished you will see a dialog box stating that alignment values have been saved. Clean/Change Car tridges &[...]

20 Supplies and Driver Settings Once the sensor "sees" the paper it will automatically feed it into position and will begin to print. c. The printer will print a purge pattern where swaths of each color are printed to clean the jets of the cartridge. A series of diagonal lines are printed in each color of both cartridges. By examining thi[...]

Supplies and Driver Settings 21 T OF Offset TOF stands for T op o f F or m and this setting allows you to fine tune the alignment of your printing on your label stock. This will be factory calibrated. If fine tuning is needed, increase this setting to move the image down on the label. The unit of measure is 0.1mm. T ear Of f Of fset If Rewinder Mod[...]

22 Using the Printer Section 3: Using the P rinter A. USING NICELABEL Y our printer ships with a basic version of Niceware's NiceLabel software. This easy-to-use software is designed to allow you to create full color labels with text and barcodes quickly and simply . The following is a tutorial to guide you through creating and printing a samp[...]

Using the Printer 23 a. Set the dimensions of your label and unit of measure and click Next . b. Select your printer . This should be the Color Label Printer . Click Finish . 510910.qxd 9/26/2005 2:32 PM Page 23 TO C INDEX[...]

24 Using the Printer 3. Now you will see your label in the Document W indow . Y ou can start to design your label using T ools from the T ool Box. First, we will use the T e xt T ool. T ext T ool Icon T ext Cursor a. Click the T ext T ool Icon in your T oolbox, then move the text cursor over the Document W indow and click in the location where you [...]

Using the Printer 25 4. Now , insert a barcode. BarcodeT ool Icon Barcode Cursor a. Click the Barcode T ool Icon from the T oolbox. Y ou will now have a Barcode Cursor that can be positioned anywhere within the Document W indow . P osition your cursor in the general area where you wish your barcode to print and click to start entering your barcode [...]

26 Using the Printer c. Click Define to change the type of Barcode or to make changes to the options associated with your particular type of barcode. Y ou will also want to set the Symbol Height and X Expansion Factor d. Click the Human Readable tab to change the font that prints under your barcode 510910.qxd 9/26/2005 2:32 PM Page 26 TO C INDEX[...]

Using the Printer 27 e. Click OK , then click Finish and your Barcode will be placed on your label with "Edit Handles" to allow you to move and resize your barcode. Graphics T ool Icon Graphics Cursor 5. Now insert a graphic . Click on the Graphics T ool Icon in the toolbox. Y ou will now see a Graphics Cursor . Drag the cursor to the gen[...]

28 Using the Printer a. Click Open and the graphic will be imported with edit handles so you can easily move and resize your graphic. b. There are other tools at your disposal to align the object or add shapes. On the right side of the screen you will see alignment tools so you can align the objects on your label in relation to each other . Select [...]

Using the Printer 29 c. Y ou are now ready to print your label. Click File then Print from the main menu. Choose your number of copies and click OK . Congratulations! Y ou have successfully created and printed your first label. The rest of this section will explain in more detail how to use barcode labels. Also, you can find more tips and hints by [...]

30 Using the Printer ii. Click Define to change the type of Barcode. iii. This contains four tabs, General , Check Digit , Human Readable and Details . iv . The General T ab (shown on page 27) allows you to choose the appropriate barcode type from the A vailable bar codes : menu. Y ou can choose one- or two -dimensional barcodes. Note that differen[...]

Using the Printer 31 A vailable barcode types are listed here: EAN and UPC EAN-8, EAN-8 + 2-digit supplement, EAN-8 + 5-digit supplement, EAN-13, EAN-13 + 2-digit supplement, EAN-13 + 5-digit supplement, EAN-14, DUN-14, UPC Case Code, UPC-A, UPC-A + 2-digit supplement, UPC-A + 5-digit supplement, UPC -E, UPC-E + 2-digit supplement, UPC-E + 5-digit [...]

32 Using the Printer vi. The Human Readable T ab allows you to manipulate the human readable text printed with your barcode. Here you can disable Human Readable, select position (above or below the barcode), include a check digit, and choose your font type and scaling. vii. The Details T ab allows you to set some further details of the barcode pres[...]

Using the Printer 33 C. PRINTING ON A MAC FR OM ADOBE ILL USTRA T OR 1. Create your document using the File - New command. Set your W idth and Height to correspond with the label stock installed in the Printer . 2. Once your document is created and ready to print go to File - P rint. The following screen will appear . Before doing anything else, cl[...]

34 Using the Printer 3. The printer settings screen defaults to Copies and P ages. Click the drop down arrow to change the screen to Label Printer Settings. 4. Change your printer settings to the desired quality . 510910.qxd 9/26/2005 2:33 PM Page 34 TO C INDEX[...]

Using the Printer 35 5. Click Print to return to the print preview screen. Now click P age Setup to change the label size set in the printer driver . 6. The paper/label size defaults to 4x6 or whatever was last used. 510910.qxd 9/26/2005 2:33 PM Page 35 TO C INDEX[...]

36 Using the Printer 7. Click on the drop down arrow to select a predefined label size or create a custom size by clicking Manage Custom Sizes. F or this e xample there is no 5.5 x 4 label predefined so the following step will explain how to create a custom size. 8. T o create a custom size click the + below the list of custom sizes already created[...]

Using the Printer 37 9. If you have created a custom size you will need to choose it again here by clicking the drop down arrow and choosing the custom size. Click OK. 10. Y ou are now ready to print your label. Make sure the number of copies is set. Also, check the orientation. The label shown on the preview screen is how your label will print. Ma[...]

38 Using the Printer NO TE: Y ou must set the Printer and P age Setup by clicking on these buttons each time you print. Y ou must perfor m these steps each time you print even if what you see on the preview scr een appears correct. D. CREA TING BARCODES ON A MA C Y ou can integrate barcode printing into any application that can print to the printer[...]

T r oubleshooting and Maintenance 39 Section 4: T r oubleshooting and Maintenance A. CLEANING THE PRINTER It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if the your labels are printing with horizontal banding or if you suspect an ink cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out or clogged. Refer to the cleaning procedure explained within [...]

40 T r oubleshooting and Maintenance P ossible Problems Indicator Solutions Remarks Out of label F ast flashing • Install new label Refer to section 2-B stock "P A USE" LED · stock/media for proper installation of label stock Out of ink Steady lit "LOW INK" • Replace ink · Refer to section 2-C and "P A USE" LED c[...]

Label Specifications 41 Media Width Distance from edge of Media Label Height Gap Between Labels Width of Opening Label Width Through- hole (Optional) S tripe Wid th S tripe Length Black S tripe Section 5 : Label Specifications Max Min Label width 8.25" (210mm) 0.75" (19mm) Media width 8.5" (215mm) 1.5" (38mm) Label height/length[...]

42 T echnical Specifications Section 6 : T echnical Specifications Print Method : Inkjet Print R esolutions : 4800 x 1200 dpi, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi Print Speeds : Approximately 2" (51mm) per second for black Approximately 1.5" (38mm) per second for color + black Approximately 10" per second feed rate Ink Cartridges : #53335[...]

T echnical Specifications 43 Label Design NiceLabel™ ME Primera Edition included. Software : Can also be used with most other popular W indows-based label design software programs Electrical Rating : 12VDC, 3.0A P ower Requirements : 100-240V A C, 50/60 Hz, 60 watts Certifications : UL, UL- C, CE, FCC Class B W eight : 29 lbs. (13.2 Kg) Dimension[...]

44 Index Inde x Alignment T ool ...............................................................................28 Applying P ower................................................................................5 A vailable Bar code T ypes in NiceLabel ......................................31 Barcode W izard ..........................................[...]

Index 45 Sensor P osition Adjustment ........................................................11 Sensor T ype .....................................................................................20 Rewinder Mode ..............................................................................2 0 T ear Off Offset ........................................[...]

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