Primera Technology FX400 manual

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2 Table of Contents 1. S o f t w a r e I n s t a l l a n d S t a n d S e t u p 3 2. Install Foil or Laminate 7 3. Design, Print and Imprint a. D e s i g n t h e L X L a b e l 1 1 b. D e s i g n t h e F o i l L a b e l 1 1 c. Design a Laminate Label 12 d. P r i n t w i t h P T F o i l S o f t w a r e 1 2 4. A d j u s t i n g o f f s e t s 1 5 5. F o[...]

3 Introduction: Thank you for purchasing the FX400 metallic foil and laminate thermal printer. You can use your FX400 with a Primera LX400, LX 800 or LX810 printer. Using your LX printer and the FX400 you can first print a fu ll color label and print gold or silver borders, accents, and text or laminate the label to protect against water and fading[...]

4 Choose “No, not this time” and then click next. Next, select "Install the software automatically" and follow the wizard to complete the installation. You will be prompted that the software has not passed Windows Logo Testing. You must click Continue Anyway to finish the installation. B. Setup the Stand: The stand is designed to easi[...]

5 2. Attach the stand pieces together using the included screws. Do not tighten the screws. The stand may need adjustment on ce the printers are in place. The LX printer stand (larger stand) should be on the left side. 3. Place the LX printer on the larger stand. There are two sets of indents in the top of the stand which correspond to the rubber f[...]

6 5. Place the FX400 onto th e smaller stand. There are also four indents on the FX400 stand that correspond to the rubber feet on the FX400. 6. Connect power and USB to the FX400 using the included power cord and converter. 7. Your printers are now ready for printing.[...]

7 Section 2: Install Foil or Laminate Install only Primera approved media. Other media may have thermal properties that may not be compatible with the FX400. Follow these instructions to install the media. 1. Push down on the ribbon access window to release the lock. Lift the window to access the ribbon area. 2. The FX400 comes with two rewind/su p[...]

8 3. The media will come with two cores. One will have the media supply (foil or laminate) and the other will be an empty core . Insert one of the spindles into the empty core. This will be the rewind core. 4. Insert the remaining spindle into the media supply core. Note the position of the loose end of the media in the diagram belo w. It should be[...]

9 6. Place the media supply core on the back set of hubs. The fl ange on the spindle should be on the right side of the printer. First, insert th e left side of the core onto the spring-loaded hub. Then, place the right side of the core on the hub. 7. Open the top cover of the printer. Re lease the cover lock by pulling forward on the cover release[...]

10 8. Pull the loose end of the media from the su pply core over the pr int head. Feed it back toward the rewind core. Attach the loose end on the media to the rewind core using tape or the adhesive strip on the rewind core. Note: Make sure the media is flat against th e print head with no folds or wrinkles.[...]

11 Section 3: Design, Print and Imprint A. Design the LX Label Design your LX label according to the instructions that come with you printer. Keep in mind there are variations in the placement of the foil. Foil can be printed over the top of areas that have already been printed on with the LX printe r. In other words, there is no need to leave a wh[...]

12 Using Photoshop ® or Illustrator ® you can design both aspects of the label in separate layers. This way you can easily a lign the LX inkjet portion with the FX foil portion. To create your output file for use in PTFoil (Section 4D) simply hide each layer and export the file as a BMP, JPG or TIF. An example of both the LX label and the FX labe[...]

13 2. Set the Printer (LX810 or LX400). 3. Choose the LX Label. 4. Set the size of the label. 5. Choose the FX400 Foil Printer Label. 6. Print the header to be fed into the foil printer by clicking the button on the screen. This allows the FX400 enough label stock to start printi ng without getting ahead of the LX printer and causing tension on the[...]

14 7. Feed the header into the FX400 Printer. Note: Make sure at least one label is sticking out of the front. Failure to do this could cause feeding/alignment issues when sending the print job.[...]

15 8. Once the label stock is fed into the prin ter, the printer needs to be calibrated. Press the button on the top of the FX400 to calibrate it. 9. Step 6 in the PTFoil application allows you the opportunity to print one test label to see if the Foil Label file is aligned prop erly. Unless you have already printed this label before, it is highly [...]

16 Section 4: Adjusting Offsets If the foil border or graphic is not aligned properly on yo ur LX label, you can adjust the placement by following this procedure. Note: It is also possible the FX image itself is offset within the page size of the actual file. If this is the case, it is be st to adjust the file. This way you will not permanently cha[...]

17 3. Choose Advanced Options. Use the graphic below as a guide:[...]

18 Section 5: Foil/Laminate Only 1. Attach the external paper roll mount to the bottom of the printer. 2. Install the roll of label stock onto the roll mount. Note: Skip Steps 1 and 2 if you have fan-fold labels that are not on a roll. Use steps 3-6 to foil only to these labels. 3. Open the top cover of the printer. See Section 2.7 Install Media fo[...]

19 4. Close the top cover of the printer making sure at least one label is sticking out of the front. Failure to do this could caus e feeding/alignment issu es when sending the print job. 5. Design your label using any design softwa re. Keep in mind th e page size of the design should be the same as the dimensio ns of the label stock you are intend[...]

20 Section 6: Specifications Imprint Method: Thermal transfer Imprint Resolution: 300 dpi (12 dots/mm) Print Speed: 2” (50.8mm) per second Imprint Width: .75” (19mm) to 4.125” (104mm) Data Interface: USB 1.1 or 2.0 Electrical: DC output: 24 VDC @ 3.75A, AC input: 100-240 VAC, 50/60 Hz Software (included): PTFoil by Primera Operating Systems: [...]