Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto PF-2 del fabbricante MicroBoards Technology
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PF-2 PrintFactory Users Manual Microboards Technology L LC Versi on 1.1 www.microb oards.com.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 2.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 3 Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ....................................................................................................... ..................... 4 Chapter 2 Printer Description .........
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 4 Chapter 1 Introduction PF-2 PrintFactory is an aut omated CD-R and DVD-R pr inting solution. PF-2 PrintFactory combines Microboards' patented autoloading system with Hewlett Packard's inkjet printer engine, giving the highest output possible.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 6 Chapter 3 Installation Once your PF-2 PrintFactory system is unpacked and you have verified that ev erything is included, you are ready to install the printer. Installing Ink Cartridges Supported Ink Cartridges The PF-2 PrintFactory uses a color and black ink cartr idge.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 7 3) Press the Power button to turn on the printer. 4) Open the top cover. The pr int cartridge cradle moves to the center of the printer. 5) Raise the cradle latch. 6) If replacing an ink cart ridge, lift the old car tri dge out of the cradle.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 9 4. Place the PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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. 9. The driver files will now be copied to the hard drive.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 11 10. Once installation is comp lete, click on Finish. Windows XP install procedures: 1. Place the PF-2 PrintFactory driver CD into your CD/DVDROM drive. 2. Select the Install from a list or sp ecific location option and click Next.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 12 3. Check the Search removable m edia box and click Next. 4. The Digital Signature screen will appear. Click Continue Anyway at the bottom of the screen. 5. The driver files will now be copied to the hard drive.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 13 6. Once installation is comp lete, click on Finish. 7. The printer is now installed and ready for use. To confirm installation, you can Click on Start, and select Settings and then Printers. 8. You should see the new printer now installed.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 14 Multiple Printers When installing multiple printers, Windows will rec ognize the new printer and install the driver.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory printer.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 16 4. Please read the Software License and Warranty screen and click on I Accept. 5. At the Welcome screen, click Next.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 17 6. To install the software in the default directory, click Next at the Select Destination Directory screen.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 20 • Press Print Test Disc • The Test Disc should now be printed. • If no disc is printed, check the c onnection between th e printer and PC. Align Disc There are factory default numbers for the TOP and LEFT values for your printer.
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Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 22 Place an Alignment CD into the prin ter. Press Print. The disc will be printed. Confirm the num bers that cross the circle.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 24 Printing Discs The next step is to design your CD label. The PF -2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 27 The system will now start printing y our discs. The completed discs are pl aced in the output bin. They can be removed from the output bin at any time. You may wish to make changes to the way a disc is printed, such as resoluti on, color, saturation, etc.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 31 Text and Graphics – Fast Text and Graphics – Normal.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 33 Features Tab The Features tab lets you set the number of copies. This is used only when printing directly to the printer port. Normally you will use the labe l de sign software to select the number of copies.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 35 Print test CD.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 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 PF-2 PrintFactory 40 Low Ink indication : When an ink cartridge is low on ink, the I nk indicator on the front panel will come on.
Microboards Technology PF-2 PrintFactory 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 Pho.
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In una situazione in cui hai già il MicroBoards Technology PF-2, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del MicroBoards Technology PF-2.
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