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Prism Printer User Guide 110635-000, Revision C

Bitmap Resolution The Prism Printer can print at 300x600 DPI (dots per inch). It is important to remember this when you create your CD label. The re

Operator Parts The figure below shows the basic parts that you will use when operating the Prism printer. Control Panel As shown below, the Control

Unit Attention Button The Unit Attention button opens and closes the drawer that holds the CDs. There is a yellow LED in the center of this button. L

Rear Panel As shown below, the rear panel contains the cable connections and the power switch. 13

Chapter 2 Installation This chapter describes: • Unpacking and re-packing the CD printer • Setting up the CD printer • Installing the print ribbo

Re-packing the Printer The following drawing shows how the printer is packaged. If you need to send the CD printer back to Rimage, repack the printer

Setup and Cabling Consider the following when setting up the Standalone CD printer: • Place the printer on a solid, flat, level surface close to your

Installing a Print Ribbon If ribbons are stored in an environment much different from that of the CD printer, allow plenty of time for them to become

6. Slide the ribbon with cardboard core onto the Supply roller, as shown in the figure below. Note that the cardboard core has two notches that align

16. Place the Take-up roller in the printer correctly and press down firmly until the Take-up roller pops into place. 17. Press the Unit Attention b

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Chapter 3 Operation This chapter describes how to: • Start the CD printer • Position a CD disc in the CD printer • Setting Up for Multicolor/Two-C

4. With no disc on the Prism printer drawer, press the Prism’s Unit Attention button to open or close the drawer and hold it for about 5 seconds. Yo

Caution Serious printhead damage may result from printing on a misplaced CD. Press the Unit Attention button anytime to abort printing if the CD is

8. Select Media Type setting and select the type of media you are using. This example shows the standard CD-R media – 120mm. 9. Select Master Print

The Enable Color Sub-Strobes option can be enabled to individually change the each color strobe. This may require multiple printings on CDs to adjus

12. Disable Perfect Print option. This option is only used for Rimage’s AutoPrinter. 13. Select Halftone Setup to make changes that affect color inte

The Enable Color Sub-Strobes option can be enabled to individually change the each color strobe. This may require multiple printings on CDs to tune c

4. Select the Document Properties button. These changes will stay with the document. 5. Select the Page Setup tab located at the upper portion of the

9. Disable Mask Unprintable Regions if printing on 120mm CD-Rs. If you are using the business card CD-Rs, or the 80mm mini CD-R, and you have the op

6. Select RLE Compression so there is a check mark in the box. This speeds up the data transfer to the printer and does not affect the print quality

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12. Select the Paper tab located at the top of the dialog box. 13. At the Media choice window, select Regular. 14. Select OK to save changes. 15. If

Enabling Color in CD Designer with Windows ’95/98 1. If using CD Designer, open the label in CD designer. 2. Select Print from the File menu. 3. Mak

7. Select the Color button. Windows ’95/98 Graphics Options 8. At the dialog box that displays, select Print in color with image color matching on

Controlling Print Intensity with Windows ’95/98 Print Drivers The Intensity Bar controls the darkness of graphics printed on a label (only in Windows

Setting up for DVD Discs Some DVD discs have stacking rings on both sides of the disc located near the inner portion of the disc. Since the CD Printe

12. Select Media Type and select DVD with Stacking Ring if there is a stacking ring on both sides as shown here. If the DVD disc does not have a doubl

6. In the Print dialog box of CD Designer label editor program, enter the amount of copies needed. 7. Select OK. 8. After printing the first CD, qui

results in some graphic applications. This is a function of the printer driver and not a limitation of the Rimage Prism Printer. Note: Use a matt

5. Select the Device Options tab for Windows 9X, or Device Settings tab for Windows NT/2000. 6. Change the Print Strobe settings to the match the Medi

8. If using a monocolor ribbon and the printed disc has voids, or is missing dots, set the printer driver to Double Print. The Double Print setting

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Document Properties 1. From the label program, select Print. 2. Select the Document Properties button. All document properties stay with the documen

6. Select OK. 7. Save your label file to save the changes with the label. Win NT Halftone Settings Only the Rimage Windows NT Print Driver provides h

Creating Professional Labels There are common concepts and practices that the label designer should follow when designing a color label. Color Labels

Printable Area of a CD The following figure shows the printable areas on a standard CD disc. There may be other printing limitations caused by non-uni

Centering the Label There are two ways to center the label. If the printer has a microparallel cable connection, and you have the Rimage serial cable,

8. Push the Unit Attention button to close the drawer and start the cleaning cycle. When the cleaning cycle is complete, the drawer opens. Repeat

6. Wait for the alcohol to dry on the printhead, then replace the ribbon and the cover. See “Installing a Print Ribbon” page 17, if needed. 7. Powe

Chapter 4 Troubleshooting This chapter describes: • How to clear jammed discs • Status and error messages • Solutions to problems • Possible pri

Status Messages Status messages that might appear while operating the CD printer are described in this section. The printer stops when an error occur

Error Codes The Missing CD LED flashes the number of times listed in the “Error” column when an error occurs. Problems and their solutions are also g

Table Of Contents Chapter 1 ... 7 Overview..

Error Problem Solution 15 Printhead Integrity Check Replace the printhead. The printhead is checked every time the drawer is opened without a disc p

Solutions to Problems The following table describes how to solve problems that may occur while printing. For problems with print quality, see “Possib

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Possible Print Problems Match the problem you are having with one of the examples shown on the next two pages. Use the reference number or letter to l

Halftone Patterns These examples show how the Halftone Pattern setting affects the print. The 6X6 pattern appears course while the 4X4 pattern is muc

Good Printed Disc Notice the inner and outer edges of the print. The original picture is square but an overlay template was used to provide sharp edge

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Print Solutions Pages 53 – 54 show examples of print that have problems. Each problem has a reference number that you can match to this table for def

Diagnostics The CD Printer has built-in diagnostics that enable a technician to run tests that: Advance multicolor ribbon to print yellow 19 • Positi

Diagnostic Procedure The following steps describe how to select the diagnostic tests. 1. Press and hold the Unit Attention button for eight seconds w

Clearing Jams...47 Abort Print

Appendix A Thermal Color Printing FAQs 1. Can the color printer use monocolor ribbons? Yes. Change the ribbon, open the print driver, and change th

Another method is to change the Gamma setting if using Windows NT. See page 41. If using Windows ’98, see page 33. 8. Can I print a 16 million-color

Appendix B Specifications This Appendix defines the: • Printer Specifications • Printer Interface Specifications • Printer Ribbon Specifications

Printer Specifications 20 pounds (9.1 kg) Interface Micro Centronics Parallel, Serial, or USB 1.0 The following specifications apply to the Prism Ser

Shipping Printer Dimensions Caution Do not expose thermal ribbons to direct sunlight or moisture. Physical Properties 15” H x 11” W x 21” D 26 pou

Appendix C Installing the CD Printer Drivers This Appendix describes how to install the Print Driver for: • Windows 95/98 • Windows NT • Windows

18. Select CD Printer as the default printer. 19. Select No to the test page question, and then select Finish. 20. If a message displays asking for t

Installing the CD Printer Driver for Windows NT 4.0 You must install the Windows NT printer driver before any software can print to a CD printer in th

22. To enable double printing, which prints the image a second time (at 90% of the print density printed the first time), select Double Print. Doubl

5. If you have an earlier version of the Rimage print driver, delete before continuing. 6. Double-click the Add Printer icon. 7. If the computer is

Chapter 1 Overview This chapter: • Introduces you to the CD printer • Ribbon types and ribbon consumption • Supplied Software and Print Driver • C

22. Right-click the Printer icon and select Properties to display the Rimage Perfect Image CD Printer Properties dialog box. 23. Select the Device Set

27. Enable RLE Compression. RLE Compression evens out printing speeds and improves print file download. 28. The Enable Detect Media Change option is

29. Select the Advanced tab. 30. Select Print Directly to the Printer if printing with a printer mounted in the Rimage transporter. Standalone printe

Index Device Settings, WinNT, 22 Diagnostics, 58 Digital Signature not found, 69 Dithering, 9 3 dithering, what is it?, 60 Document Properties, ’98,

J Jagged edges, 57 jagged edges, solution, 61 Printer Driver, Intro, 8 Printer Software CD Designer, 8 Printer Drivers, 8 Jams, clearing, 47 L Lacquer

Printer Dimensions, 64 stacking ring, 21 stacking ring. DVD, 35 Standalone, Printer, 7 Starting the printer, 20 Status Message, 48 Strobe setting, Win

Ribbon Types and Consumption A single color ribbon, such as a black ribbon, consumes only the total linear amount of text or graphics that is printed.

Prism Printer Color Basics The Prism Printer, like most color printers, create colors based on the C(yan) M(agenta) Y(ellow) color model (shown at the