Primera Technology CX1200 manual

© 2011 All rights reserved Operator ’ s Guide Introduction 1 Unpack and Assemble 2 Install Sof tware 1 1 Load Label S tock 12 Create a Print File 17 T oner Monitoring & Supply Management 36 Media Recommendations 41 Maintenance and T roubleshooting 44 S pecifications 55[...]

ii CX1200 Color Label Press Notices : The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD 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 inc[...]

Section 1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Section 2. Unpack and Assemble . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 Section 3. Install Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11 Se[...]

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Introduction 1 Thank you for purchasing the CX1200 Color Label Press. The CX1200 is a fast low cost solution for your label printing needs. Here after in the manual the CX1200 Color Label Press will be referred to as the "CX1200". The laser printer portion will be referred to as the "printer". The unwinder and rewinder unit will[...]

2 Unpack and Assemble 1. Remove the packaging material as shown below . The printer portion of the CX1200 will be packaged inside a separate box. Set aside the printer bo x for now . The base unit will be inside a wooden crate. Y ou will need to remove the outer wooden crate using a 1/2” socket wrench or power driver with socket adapters. Remove [...]

Unpack and Assemble 3 2. In order to remove the base unit, you will need to detach the boards on the right and left side of the base using a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screws. Lift the base out of the crate using the nylon lifting handles on either side. Place the base on the Primera CX1200 cart or a similar cart or bench with adequate surf[...]

4 Unpack and Assemble Open all three box es inside the crate. Ensure that the following parts are present: two chucks, 3 mm allen wrench and bottle of Loctite ® taped to the base unit under the unwinder , empty label core, sample label stock, LCD monitor mount, two label guide discs , two power converters, 3 monitor mount screws, gray Ethernet cab[...]

Unpack and Assemble 5 5. T ighten the set screws using the 3mm allen wrench. Once they are tight, attempt to rotate the chuck forward backward while watching the drive shaft. The drive shaft should move with the chuck. If it does not move with the chuck, loosen the set screws slightly and turn the chuck until the set screws are even with the flats.[...]

6 Unpack and Assemble 9. Place the printer on the base. Primera recommends three people to lift the printer on top of the base. T wo people are required to lift the printer and one person to guide the printer onto the mounting pegs. Align the pegs on the base with the holes in the bottom of the printer . Use the locating label to align the right fr[...]

Unpack and Assemble 7 11. Open the front cover . Remove the red toner cartridge stabilization clips. Remove all the print cartridges. a. Pull up slightly on the cartridge handhold. b. Pull the cartridge straight out and use the handle to lift it off the guides. c. Place the cartridges on a clean, flat surface out of direct light. 12. Remove the Ima[...]

8 Unpack and Assemble 13. Before replacing the toner cartridges remove the red plastic protection plate from the bottom of each toner cartridge. Put cartridges back in to the printer . On each cartridge there are pegs that correspond to slide rails inside the printer . Note: Befor e r eplacing each cartridge, shake it side to side and front to back[...]

Unpack and Assemble 9 15. Pull down to open the feeder door on the left side of the printer . When the door is ¼ open pull both latches toward the unwinder to release the latches on both side of the door to open it all the way . 16. Now connect the six pin mini din cable to the connector on the door . The cable will be taped to the back bar of the[...]

10 Unpack and Assemble 17. Remove the packing tape from the rewinder dancer arm and move it into the up (starting) position. Warning : T o prevent serious injury you must bolt the CX1200 to a table or bench. Use the included lag bolts and predrilled holes in the base. 18. Locate the power converters and the printer power cord. Connect power to the [...]

Install Software 11 Three pieces of software will need to be installed in order to print to the CX1200: • The CX1200 Printer Driver . This software allows a networked or local computer to communicate with the CX1200 via the included Ethernet cable or Ether net crossover cable. • PTPrint. This software allows you to import an existing file and a[...]

12 Load Label Stock This section details the general process for installing label stock on the unwinder , and attaching the label stock to the rewinder . 1. Switch on the unwinder , printer and rewinder . 2. Place the label stock roll (max 12" OD) on the unwinder chuck. P ush the stock all the way back until it touches the stop disc. Section 4[...]

Load Label Stock 13 3. The loose stock should fall on the right side of the roll. T urn the tension knob clockwise to secure the roll to the chuck. T urn the knob as as tight as you can! Feed the stock under the dancer arm and through the cutter . 4. Continue feeding the stock into the printer feeder tray . F eed the stock under the green guides an[...]

14 Load Label Stock 5. Place an empty label core on the rewinder chuck. Push the core all the way back until it touches the back label guide disc. 6. Place the outer label guide disc on to the rewinder chuck. Push the guide until it touches the rewinder core. T urn the tension know clockwise to secure the core and the label guide to the chuck. Note[...]

Load Label Stock 15 7. Print your label according to Section 5 of the manual. Note: Depending on when the printer was last used, the fuser will need to heat up or cool down before the printer will print. This can take from 2 seconds to 2 minutes. 8. A ttach the label stock to the rewinder core. A. As the printer is preparing to print, get a piece o[...]

16 Load Label Stock C. Immediately after the label stock is attached, engage the Rewinder by flipping the Rewinder Dancer Arm toward the printer until it touches the paper . Important! T o minimize the slack loop that will be created under the rewinder , it is ver y important that you engage this lever immediately after the label stock is taped to [...]

Create a Print F ile 17 PTPrint is the label lay - out software included with the CX1200 that will allow you to properly format images for the CX1200. With this software and the layout wizard you can easily import a variety of file formats, step and repeat them across a page and print them to the CX1200. 5.1 Array images with PTPrint Wizard 1. T o [...]

18 Create a Print F ile 4. Step and Repeat per page are automatically calculated based on the size set in step 3. Alternately you may increase or decrease the size of the labels to affect the numbers of Rows or Columns per page. 5. A djust the spacing between labels to affect the number of rows and columns or match a specific die size. Y ou may als[...]

Create a Print F ile 19 6. Y ou may adjust the position of the target/eye mark to be in one or more areas depending on the requirements of your cutter . 7. If you are using a fixed die or a rotary die you can set the length here. Rows and columns per page will be automatically adjusted. Important Note: Check Using Fixed Die only if you are using a [...]

20 Create a Print F ile 8. Once you have chosen the imported graphic and the Step & Repeat columns are set click OK to view the lay out. 9. Y ou will notice that the eyemark is automatically placed in the one or more of four locations to correspond with the top or bottom of a label. By default it is .25 x .25 inches square. Y ou may change the [...]

Create a Print F ile 21 11. Print a P roof Print . Click F ile - P rint. Set the number of copies to 1. Important Note! Immediately before you print any job you must print 1 page of that job (Proof Print) to properly track toner usage. See Section 6.4 for more information. 12. Print your job. Click F ile - Print. Set the number of copies to corresp[...]

22 Create a Print F ile 5.2 Manually array images using PTPrint In some cases it may be necessary to manually import images without using the label setup wizard. F or example if you wish to arrange multiple different labels on the same page you will need to follow this procedure. F ollow the steps below: 1. Open PTPrint . Click the Cancel button to[...]

Create a Print F ile 23 6. Repeat steps 2-4 to position each different label that you would like to on the page. T o align labels with one another or create consistent gaps between labels you can use the X and Y values along with the size of the object to calculate the next position of the the image. F or example if the first image is at X = 0.253 [...]

24 Create a Print F ile 9. Print your job. Click F ile - Print. Set the number of copies to correspond with the number of labels you wish to print. Click OK. 5.3 Creating Cut Files in PTPrint (PL T) If you also have an FX1200, there are three methods that can be used to create a cut file. Import Die Line (Recommended). This method involves creating[...]

Create a Print F ile 25 A dobe Illustrator instr uctions: 1. Open the graphic in the source application. In this example A dobe Illustrator is used. 2. If you have not already done so, create the die line. Place the die line on the bottom layer in exact the position you would like the FX1200 to cut. 3. Select the die line. 4. Open the swatches wind[...]

26 Create a Print F ile 7. Rename the swatch FX CUT . 8. Set the Color T ype to "Spot Color ." 9. Set the color to white. This necessary because any part of the imported die line which is not covered by another object will be printed unless you set the color to white. 10. Make sure the fill of the object is set to the FX CUT Swatch and th[...]

Create a Print F ile 27 5.3.2 Die Cut This method allows you to create standard shape cut lines such as circles, squares and rectangles within PTPrint. Use this method when no cut line has been created in the design software or when the source file EPS is not available and you must use flat files such as JPG, BMP or TIFF . Use these instructions to[...]

28 Create a Print F ile 4. Now you can set the various settings that determine where the cut will be. • Set the color of the cut. This is just for viewing purposes. • Set the shape. • Set the size to correspond to the size of the label that you input in the layout wizard. Y ou can make the size slightly smaller if your label includes a bleed [...]

Create a Print F ile 29 5.3.3 Contour Cut This method senses the edge of the printed label and attempts to draw the cut line based on this information. Use this as a last resort when no EPS source file is available and the cut file necessar y is a non standard shape. If you have no EPS source file but you do have access to A dobe Illustrator you sh[...]

30 Create a Print F ile 5. Below is an example of edge sensitivity set too low . Notice how the contour line invades the image on the left side. This is because the image is very light in that area. 6. T o retr y the edge detection simply click Apply again. Note: The object must stay selected for the contour toolbar and the apply button to be visib[...]

Create a Print F ile 31 8. In this case, 252 was the correct number to choose. Now the contour line follows the outer border of the image correctly . 9. T o add a bleed to the image adjust the border value on the counter cut tool bar . Click Apply again. Note: Any time you adjust a value on the tool- bar you will need to click Apply to make the cha[...]

32 Create a Print F ile 10. In rare cases you may want to extend the contour lines inside the image. Check the Inside/Outside box to enable this feature. The threshold screen will appear . Enter the desired value. Click OK. Notice how the contour line traces the "Pinot Noir" letters inside the image. 11. Save the cut file as a .plt file o[...]

Create a Print F ile 33 T ool Options All settings should be set to the settings shown above with the following ex ceptions: Overcut. Increase this value if the cut is not completing. This will usually show itself as a tear at the cut starting point. T railing blade. This affects the path the knife takes to go around corners. Increase the value to [...]

34 Create a Print F ile Columns. The number of columns affects the number of knives that can be used. In order to use multi- ple knifes the number of columns must be divisible by the number of knives. F or example a 4 column cut will allow you to use 1 knife, 2 knives or 4 knives. A 5 column cut will only allow 1 knife to be used. A 6 col- umn cut [...]

Create a Print F ile 35 2. A dd a barcode by clicking the shapes button on the left side tool bar . Click the Barcode button. 3. A barcode toolbar will appear at the top of the screen. Here you can enter your barcode type and the value. Click Apply when you are ready to insert the barcode. 4. A cursor will appear . Place the cursor where you would [...]

36 T oner Monitoring and Supply Management The status monitor will start automatically when you print a label for the first time. Y ou may also start it manually by going to Start - All Programs - PTP rint - Status Monitor . The status monitor can be used for the following tasks. • Monitor T oner Status • Monitor Label Supplies • Estimate Cos[...]

T oner Monitoring and Supply Management 37 4. Click the Quote T ool T ab (fourth tab down with the coin icon). Y our T otal cost per label includ- ing stock will be displayed based on default toner cartridge and stock costs. A djust these values to reflect the actual cost of your toner and label stock. Once you set the stock and toner cost values y[...]

38 T oner Monitoring and Supply Management How do I Print a P roof Print? A proof print is simply a one page print job using the same PTP rint file that you created using the instructions in Section 5. Go to File - Print. Set your number of copies to 1. Click OK. It is not necessary to tape the proof print to the rewinder . The proof print will pri[...]

T oner Monitoring and Supply Management 39 How to use a toner Library 1. Based on the proof print, before your job is sent to the printer the software estimates the amount of toner required from each cartridge to finish the job. It then checks this amount against the cartridges in the printer . If any of the levels are too low to complete the job, [...]

40 T oner Monitoring and Supply Management Print R educed Amount. If you choose to print a reduced amount the CX1200 will print only the amount that it is able to based on the current supply levels. For e xample, if the job calls for 1500 labels but the Cyan T oner cartridge only had enough toner for 1200 labels and the supply roll only had enough [...]

Media R ecommendations 41 Section 7: Media R ecommendations Primera recommends using P rimera brand label stock available from our sales department or our online store. • http://www .primerastore.com/cx1200-label-stock • Sales Phone: 1-800-797-2772 Please search for article 366122 on the Primera Knowledgebase for an updated list of compatible s[...]

42 Media R ecommendations 6. F user Heat tolerance - wrinkling, bubbling, burning, Breaking, Curling 7. W ater T olerance 8. Scratch T olerance 9. Cut quality 10. Lamination Quality Note 1: T est at least 100 feet of continuous material before determining compatibility . Some Plastic stocks will initially appear to be compatible. However over time,[...]

R eplace T one Cartridges 43 Remove the print cartridge(s). a. Pull up slightly on the cartridge handhold. b. Pull the cartridge straight out and use the handle to lift it off the guides. c. Place the cartridges on a clean, flat surface out of direct light. Before replacing the toner cartridges, shake the cartridges side to side and back to front t[...]

44 T roubleshooting and Maintenance 9.1 Matching Pantone Colors Important Note: P ANTONE® to CMYK Bridge documents/files are available on the installation disc in the P antone F older . These documents/files allow you to look up a P antone Color number and find the corresponding CMYK value to use in the file that will be printed on the CX1200. See[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 45 Recommended Design Procedures Before beginning design work on a particular label the designer should have specific printing process in mind. This means that the designer will need to create a separate image file for each print process. F or e xample, you can not use the same image file for the CX1200 that you use[...]

46 Maintenance and T roubleshooting 5. T ype the printers IP address in the address bar . T o find the printers IP address navigate the printer's control panel - Network/P orts - TCP/IP - A ddress. 6. A printer settings page will appear . Go to the Configuration Menu. 7. Click on "Color Samples" 8. Choose "Off CMYK" or &quo[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 47 2. Open the T oner door to disengage the feeder path switch so the paper feeds out the top of the printer . 3. T urn off the printer . 4. A ccess the the diagnostic menu by holding the Right and Bottom ar row buttons on the control panel while switching on the unit. 5. Select the Alignment Menu - Select the Color[...]

48 Maintenance and T roubleshooting 10. T urn the wheel the number of clicks specified in the worksheet in the direction specified in the worksheet. 11. Reprint the Quick T est to verify the values entered have affected the printer alignment. 12. When you are finished, restart the printer and set the default source back to MP F eeder . Press Menu -[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 49 4. The following calibration print will print to the Printer . 5. Measure the lines on the calibration print. Enter the letter below the line which measures closest to 10.00 inches. (Each line differs in length by .01 inch) 6. Click Set. In most cases, perfor ming this calibration once will be sufficient. However[...]

50 Maintenance and T roubleshooting 9.5 Stop/Cut button Press the Stop/Cut button located on top of the cutter if you need to quickly stop a job. Do not use this method for non-emergencies since it will deposit a large amount of toner on the ITU that will be cleaned and placed in the waste toner bin. Repeated use will cause toner build up on the cl[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 51 The printed colors do not match the screen. The colors of the label shown in PTPrint may not match the original design program, other print programs or the printed output of the CX1200. There are no ICC profiles available to make colors shown in PTP rint match the printed output or other programs. The colors show[...]

52 Maintenance and T roubleshooting 9.8 Replacing the Image T ransfer Unit 1. T ur n the printer off . Open the front cover . 2. Remove all the print cartridges. a. Pull up slightly on the cartridge handhold. b. Pull the cartridge straight out and use the handle to lift it off the guides. c. Place the cartridges on a clean, flat surface out of dire[...]

Maintenance and T roubleshooting 53 3. Remove the image transfer unit. a. Raise the lever to unlock the image transfer unit. b. Pull down on the handle. c. Slide the image transfer unit out and place it on a clean, flat surface. Caution: Do not touch the transfer belt. T ouching the belt will damage the image transfer unit. F igure 9-6. F igure 9-7[...]

54 Maintenance and T roubleshooting 4. Insert a new image transfer unit back into the printer . a. Align the guides with the insertion grooves and gently slide the unit in. b. Rotate the handle up, and push gently to lock the unit in place. c. Lower the lever to lock the image transfer unit into place. 5. Close the printer door . 6. T ur n the prin[...]

Specifications 55 Print Speed: 3.25"/second (83mm/second); 16.25 feet/minute (5 meters/minute) Print Method: Color laser Display: 4-line, 160 x 64 pixel, backlit gray -scale display Print P rocessor: 800 / 133 MHz Media W idth: 8.5" (216mm) Print W idth: Up to 8.17" (207mm) Print Length: Up to 1250 feet (381 meters) per 12" (305[...]

56 Specifications Dimensions: W ithout bench: 76"W x 22"H x 22"D (193cmW x 56cmH x 56cmD) W ith bench: 76"W x 50”-56”H x 30"D (193cmW x 127-142cmH x 76cmD) W eight: W ithout bench: Approximately 256 lbs. (116 kg) W ith bench: Approximately 456 lbs. (207 kg) Operating Environment: T emperature: 16 to 32°C (60 to 90°F),[...]

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