Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Mural 8 du fabricant Epson
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Untitled Document Novelty 8 ™, Mural 8 ™, and Novelty Pro 8 ™ User's Manual (rev. 4.29.04) © CTP Imaging Solutions 2004 Press Ctrl-P to print this manual Click here to register your produc.
Untitled Document Custom Templates - Using a Custom Template Display Settings - Configuring Edge Fades Editing Your Font Colors Fonts - Accessing your System Fonts Image Adjustments Importing an Image.
Untitled Document New Features and Enhancements Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 include a host of new features and improvements: 1- Expanded product base- over 150 supported products (Novelty 8 .
Untitled Document Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 software allows you to quickly and easily create designs ready for transfer through 4 basic steps: 1- Selecting a Product 2- Importing an Image .
Untitled Document Additional setup notes- Configuring your system for optimal performance Virtual Memory- You may want to increase the Windows Virtual Memory settings to approximately 1 GB. This will provide more system stability when working with large image files.
Untitled Document 2. Turn Off the Color Profile button In the Options screen of Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8. Click here for instructions . Windows Color Profiles (ICC) users- 1. Install the color profile. 2. Under the Color Management tab of your EPSON printer driver click Add and select the new profile.
Untitled Document 3. Turn On the Color Profile button In the Options screen of Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8. Click here for instructions. Software Installation Insert your Novelty 8, Mural 8, or Novelty Pro 8 CD into your CD-ROM drive and installation will begin automatically.
Untitled Document When the activation screen appears, call your distributor to receive an “activation key” ( required for printing ). Type in the activation key. The OK button will become enabled . Click OK to activate the software. The software has now been set to full use mode.
Untitled Document Selecting a Product Select a specific product by clicking on the desired product name from the product list. When moving your mouse cursor over a product name, the product name will highlight and a product photo will appear. file:///C|/Program%20Files/CTP,%20Inc/Novelty%20Pro%208%20Demo/V8Manual.
Untitled Document Creating a custom product If the product you desire is not listed, click the CUSTOM button. Enter the Width and Height of the image you would like to print ( to the nearest thousandth of an inch ). Select the desired Substrate and Shape .
Untitled Document The selected template's name will appear in the Template File box. Click the Save Product button to save all of the product specifications and template for future use.
Untitled Document Height values match that of your custom template's outer dimensions. 5. The upperl eft corner pixel and lower left corner pixel color specify the invisible color. In the example below the upper left corner pixel and lower left corner pixel are black ( figure A.
Untitled Document Select Tile Murals from the main screen. Select the tile size you wish to create your mural from. The window below will appear. Choose your mural width and height ( in number of tiles ) by clicking the down arrows next to Choose Mural Width and Choose Mural Height .
Untitled Document custom tile size. Click on Custom Murals from the main screen. The Select a Custom Mural window will appear. Input your custom tile's printable width and height . Select the appropriate Substrate and click OK . file:///C|/Program%20Files/CTP,%20Inc/Novelty%20Pro%208%20Demo/V8Manual.
Untitled Document You are now ready to select the overall width and hieght of your mural. The following screen will appear. Click the down arrows next to Choose Mural Width and Choose Mural Height and select how many tiles wide and how many tiles tall you would like your mural.
Untitled Document Supported File Types Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 support the following common Windows file types: TPMultiImage displays and stores PCD, DXF, BMP, CMS, GIF, ICO, JPG, PCX, all TIFFs, PNG, SCM, and WMF (PCD, DXF and WMF are read only) to/from a file.
Untitled Document Click on the Scan Image button to launch your scanner's software. When scanning is complete, the image will appear on screen as seen below. Click "Next" to proceed. file:///C|/Program%20Files/CTP,%20Inc/Novelty%20Pro%208%20Demo/V8Manual.
Untitled Document Using Saved Images To use a previously saved image, click the Saved Images button located on the left side of the screen. The Open an image file dialogue box will appear. All saved images are stored in the Saved Images folder located in the software's program folder .
Untitled Document Saving Images Any image which is imported into the Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 program may be saved for later use. To save an image, click the Save Image button located on the right side of the screen. The Save Image dialogue box will appear.
Untitled Document happen: 1- The image must be cropped or "trimmed" to match the shape of the product, or 2- The image size must be adjusted (not cropped) so as to fit within the shape of the product being designed. Method 1 produces the best results as the images will "fill up" the product best.
Untitled Document This warning allows you to reimport the image at a higher resolution thereby preventing printing errors. Cropping an Image for Murals (Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 only) When cropping for a mural, the mural grout lines will appear over your image indicating the default mural layout .
Untitled Document Arrows- Move the image within the template. Enlarge/Reduce Image- Adjust the image size within the template. Rotate Image- Rotates the image in 90 degree increments clockwise. Rotate Border- Rotates the Template or Border in 90 degree increments counterclockwise.
Untitled Document Print Preview for Murals (Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 only) When creating a mural, the Print Preview screen will display how your finished mural will appear. Click Next to continue. file:///C|/Program%20Files/CTP,%20Inc/Novelty%20Pro%208%20Demo/V8Manual.
Untitled Document Printing Preparation for Murals (Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 only) When creating a mural, the following screen will assign identifying labels to each of your mural's tiles. Printing Murals (Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 only) To print any of the tiles in your mural, you must first select the tiles you wish to print.
Untitled Document Current Printer At the top left corner of the Print Preview screen, your currently selected printer is displayed. Click the Print button to print the image as it appears on screen. Selecting a Printer The Select Printer button allows you to change your default printer as well as change paper sizes and printer settings.
Untitled Document Edge Fades Click the Edge Fade button to add a "fade to white" border around the edge of the image. Re-clicking the Edge Fade button will increase the amount of edge fading. Click Undo Edge Fade at the bottom of the screen to restore your image back to its original state.
Untitled Document Clicking the Add Text button will bring you to the Add Text screens. Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 include a range of fonts and text features which will allow you to add multiple lines of text or paragraphs, change font colors, use popular phrases, implement curved text, and more.
Untitled Document Normal Text Features Click on any of the following text options to edit the appearance of your text. Text Size- Click the Up or Down arrows to adjust the size of your text. Text Style- Click the Up or Down arrows to scroll through the list of fonts included with Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8.
Untitled Document Alignment- Left, Center, or Right align your paragraphs. Line Spacing- Control the spacing between multiple lines in a paragraph. Angle- Click the Up or Down arrows to adjust the angle of your text. Curve- Click the Up or Down arrows to implement a curve in your text.
Untitled Document Click on the image name you would like to add and click Open . The image will appear on your layout. The added image can be sized using the Enlarge and Reduce image buttons. Click and drag the image to position it as desired. When finished adjusting your added image, click Next to return to the Print Preview screen.
Untitled Document Image Adjustments Click the Adjust Image button to control various image attributes such as brightness, contrast, color balance, and sharpness. Brightness- Click the Up or Down arrows to increase or decrease the brightness of your image.
Untitled Document Images per Sheet - If your product is small enough, multiple images can be laid out on a sheet. Either type in the number of desired images or use the up and down arrows to change the number of Images per Sheet .
Untitled Document Horizontal Margin - The Horizontal Margin controls the amount of space on the left side of the print. This can be adjusted to the nearest thousandth of an inch. Vertical Margin - The Vertical Margin controls the amount of space on the top side of the print.
Untitled Document You first must import and save each image design separately. Then, from the Print Options screen, simply right- click on one of the images you would like to replace. The Open Image File dialogue box will appear. Select the desired saved image and click Open .
Untitled Document Product Information At the top of the Options screen is the Novelty 8, Mural 8, and Novelty Pro 8 Product Information Window. The following information is displayed here: 1- Software Version #. Displays the current software version number.
Untitled Document 2- Total Scanned Prints. This represents the total number of scanned image prints since the installation of the program. 3- Total Library Prints. This represents the total number of image library prints since the installation of the program.
Untitled Document To select a scanner which is connected to your computer, click on the desired scanner and click the Select button. Refer to the chart below for proper selection of your Epson scanner's TWAIN drivers.
Untitled Document The colors on the finished product are coming out wrong (Powerdriver Pro users). Your printer's color profile is not being used. 1. Install the latest version of Powerdriver Pro for you printer and operating system. 2. Select Powerdriver Pro as your default printer driver.
Untitled Document 1. Windows Operating System type 2. Novelty 8, Mural 8, or Novelty Pro 8 Software version # 3. Printer type and Software version # 4. Scanner type 5. Dye sublimation ink type Contacting CTP Technical Support Hours: 8am - 5pm Monday - Friday MST Phone: 303-619-0071 Fax: 303-485-8032 E-mail: dan@noveltycentral.
Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Epson Mural 8 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Epson Mural 8 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Epson Mural 8, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Epson Mural 8 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Epson Mural 8, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Epson Mural 8.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Epson Mural 8. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Epson Mural 8 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
