Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit Print Factory du fabricant MicroBoards Technology
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Print Factory Users Manual Microboards Technology L LC Versi on 1.3 www.microb oards.com.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 2.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ............................................................................................................................ 4 Chapter 2 Printer Description ..............
Microboards Technology Print Factory 4 Chapter 1 Introduction Print Factory is an automated CD-R and DVD-R printing solution. Print Factory combines Microboards' patented autoload ing system with Hewlett Packard's inkjet printer engine, giving the highest output possible.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 5 Chapter 2 Printer Description Front Panel Indicators and Buttons 1) Cancel Button – Pressing the Cancel button cancels the cur rent print job.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 6 Chapter 3 Installation Once your Print Factory system is unpacked and you ha ve verified that everyt hing is included, you are ready to install the printer. Installing Ink Cartridges Supported Ink Cartridges HP standard ink cartridges are supported.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 7 8) Push the print cartridge firmly into the crad le. 9) Secure the cradle latch. Installing Disc Guide and Output Bin • To install the output bin, lift the front end of the printer. • Align the two holes in the output bin with the rubber feet on the front of the printer.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 8 Installing the Printer Driver USB Port and Parallel Port The install procedure is the same for both the Parallel and USB port connections. W indows 2000 and Windows XP will find the new hardware at boot up and step you through the ins tallation process.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 9 4. Place the Print Factory driver CD into your CD/DVDROM drive. 5. Select the Search for a suitable driver for m y device option and click Next.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 10 7. The install file will be found on the CDROM drive. Click Next. 8. The Digital Signature screen will appear. Click Yes at the bottom of the screen.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 11 10. Once installation is comp lete, click on Finish. Windows XP install procedures: 11. Place the Print Factory driver CD in to your CD/DVDROM drive. 12. Select the Install from a list or sp ecific location option and click Next.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 12 13. Check the Search remo vable m edia box and click Next. 14. The Digital Signature screen will appear. Click Continue Anyway at the bottom of the screen. 15. The driver files will now be copied to the hard drive.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 13 16. Once installation is comp lete, click on Finish. 17. The printer is now installed and ready for use. To confirm installation, you can Click on Start, and select Settings and then Printers. 18. You should see the new printer now installed.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 14 Multiple Printers When installing multiple printers, Windows will rec ognize the new printer and install the driver. Windows 2000 does this automatically. W indow s XP may ask for the driver CD again. Once the printer is installed, you will see the addi tional printer labeled MB PrintFactory Series (Copy 1).
Microboards Technology Print Factory 15 The Apply button should now be active. Click the Apply button. The additional printer is now ready for use. Installing Surething CD Labeler Software Surething Labeler software is an easy to use appl ication, designed to work with the Microboards Print Factory printer.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 16 4. Please read the Software License and Warranty screen and click on I Accept. 5. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 17 6. To install the software in the default directory, click Next at the Select Destination Directory screen. If you wish to use a different di rectory, select it now and then click Next.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 18 8. Click Start at the Ready to Install screen. 9. The software will now be installed. 10. Click Finish to complete the installation.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 19 11. The system must be restarted for the software to run correctly. If you can restart your system now, click on OK. Otherwise click on Cancel and restart your system later on. Remember, your system must be restarted in orde r for the software to work correctly.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 20 Chapter 4 Using the Printer The first step in using your Print Factory is to c onfirm the printer is communicating corre ctly with the computer and the information printed on the discs will be alig ned properly.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 21 Align Disc There are factory default numbers for the TOP and LEFT values for your printer. These can be found on a label, under the printer cove r. You may need to adjust the values, depending on the im ages you are printing.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 22 Place an Alignment CD into the prin ter. Press Print. The disc will be printed. Confirm the num b ers that cross the circle.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 23 If the circle does not cross the ci rcle at the zero’s, enter the vert ical and h orizontal numbers in the Utility Tab.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 24 Printing Discs The next step is to design your CD label. Th e Print Factory comes with Surething CD Labeler software. However, you can use any design software that is made to work with CD and DVD discs. The following is an example of designi ng and printing a label with Surething.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 25 At the SmartDesign screen, you can select one of thr ee default layouts. If you wish to start with a blank layout, uncheck the User SmartDesigns box.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 26 You can now design your label, addi ng text, graphics, backgrounds, etc. For complete details on the options and operation of Surething soft ware, please refer to the Help topics. Once your label is designed, click on File and select Print .
Microboards Technology Print Factory 27 Select number of copies you wi sh to print and press OK. The system will now start printing y our discs. The completed discs are pl aced in the output bin.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 28 Printing on Verbatim Vinyl CD-R discs ** Before printing a Verbatim Vinyl CD-R discs, you must first change the i nner and outer diam eters of the printable area, in the Utility Menu. Please follow these steps: 1) Double click on Printers in the control panel.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 29 4) Change the Outer diameter to 70 and the inner di ameter to 38. If you have the resolution set to .1mm, the outer diam eter will be 700 and the inner diam eter will be 380. 5) Uncheck the Print on hub checkbox.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 30 Chapter 5 Printer Properties Setup Tab Print Quality Best Normal Fast Print Modes Text and Graphics Photo Remember that when printing in Text and Gra phics mode, the HP C8842A, Versatile Black Ink cartridge is highly recomme nded.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 31 Text and Graphics – Fast Text and Graphics – Normal.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 32 Text and Graphics – Best Photo Mode will be used when printing on the entir e disc. Here is an example: Photo – Normal, Best and 4800x1200 Modes.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 33 Features Tab The Features tab lets you set the number of copies. Advanced Features allows you to adjust the amount of ink placed on the disc and adjust the dry time of the disc.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 34 Color Tab Print in Grayscale – This allows you print in gra y scale only. The High Quality setting will print the disc using the Color ink cartridge. The Black Only selection will use the Bl ack ink cartr idge only.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 35 Print test CD.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 36 Print Alignment CD Place an alignment CD into the printer a nd click on the Print Alignment CD button Click Print Once the disc is printed, check where the circle is lo cated on the horizontal and ve rtica l lines.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 37 Clean Cartridge If your image looks like this exam ple, it may be n ecessary to clean the ink cartridges. Click on the Clean button.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 38 If one cleaning does not fix the issue, repeat the pr ocess. If after m ultiple cleanings, the problem still exists, it may be a defective ink cartridge. Try another cartridge and print again. Ink Level This button will give an estimate of how m uch ink is left in the color and black cartridges.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 39 Chapter 6 Solve a Problem Printer not printing : Confirm the printer is plugged into a power source and is turned on. The ON/OFF switch is located at the back of the unit, above the power cable connector. Confirm the green light is lit on the three button front pane l.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 40 Low Ink indication : When an ink cartridge is low on ink, the I nk indicator on the front panel will come on. Once you notice poor ink quality or a missing colo r in your prints, replace the ink cartridge.
Microboards Technology Print Factory 41 Print Technology : HP Thermal Inkjet Print Quality, Black: 600 x 600 dpi, with HP PhotoREt III Print Quality, Color: 4800 x 1200 optim ized dpi, with HP PhotoRE.
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