Installation & Operation. P/N Edition 1 April ColorCoder V4 Color Label Printer

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1 Installation & Operation P/N Edition 1 April 1999 ColorCoder V4 Color Label Printer

2 Chapter 1 1. Introduction 1.1 Contents 1. Introduction 1.1 Contents FCC Notice (U.S.A.) DOC Notice (Canada) VDE Notice (Germany) Intermec ColorCoder V Bubble Jet Technology Main Parts Unpacking 2.1 Unpacking the Printer Verifying the Contents Installation Requirements 3.1 Storage and Installation Locations Moving the Printer Mains Connection Precautions Ink Cartridges Installation 4.1 Assembling the Printer Ink Cartridge Loading Connecting the Printheads Power Connection Control Panel Cleaning at Installation Turning Printer On in User Mode Paper Roll Loading Selecting Paper Type Test Print Test Print Evaluation Print Position Alignment Stop Position Alignment Saving the Settings Connection to a PC Windows Driver Installation Printing 5.1 Preparations Before Printing Starting Up the Printer Windows Driver Print Setup Printing using the Windows Driver Printing from Memory Cards Label Cutter Routine Maintenance 6.1 Ink Cartridge Replacement Paper Roll Replacement Printhead Cleaning Cleaning (A) Procedure Cleaning (B) Procedure Automatic Cleaning External Cleaning Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Edition 1, April 1999 Part No Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 1

3 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Contents, cont'd. 7. Troubleshooting 7.1 Paper Jams Error Messages Specifications 8.1 Printer Labels with Gaps Labels with Black Marks Tags with Detection Holes Tags with Black Marks Tags with No TOF Detection Advanced Paper Settings 9.1 General Information Paper Type Setup Setting Top of Form Setting Paper Width and Length Setting Label Gap Setting the Mark/Hole Width Setting Partition Interval and Number of Partition Sheets Setting Margins Advanced Printer Settings 10.1 Interface Setting Print Mode Start-Up Option Output Option Display Mode Reset Setup to Default 11.1 Resetting the Setup Default Settings Control Menu Diagrams 12.1 Main Menu Maintenance Menu, Part Maintenance Menu, Part Maintenance Menu, Part Appendices A.1 Precautions to Observe with Windows A.2 Shipping Preparations Information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of Intermec Printer AB. Copyright Intermec Printer AB, All rights reserved. Published in Sweden. Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Aptex Inc. Centronics is a registered trademark of Centronics Data Computer Corp. ColorCoder and Collux are trademarks of Intermec Technologies Corp. Microsoft is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 2

4 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.2 FCC Notice (U.S.A.) 1.3 DOC Notice (Canada) WARNING This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions manual, may cause interference to radio communications. It has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A computing device pursuant to Subpart J of Part 15 of FCC Rules, which are designed to provide reasonable protection against such interference when operated in a commercial environment. Operation of this equipment in a residential area is likely to cause interference in which case the user at his own expense will be required to take whatever measures may be required to correct the interference. Canadian Dept. of Communication REGULATIONS COMPLIANCE (DOC-A) This digital apparatus does not exceed the class A limits for radio noise emissions from a digital apparatus as set out in the radio interference regulations of the Canadian Department of Communication. Ministère des Communications du Canada CONFORMITE DE REGLEMENTS (DOC-A) Le présent appareil numérique n émet pas de bruits radio-électriques dépassant les limites applicables aux appareils numériques de classe A prescrites dans le règlement sur brouillage radioélectrique édicté par le Ministère des Communications du Canada. 1.4 VDE Notice (Germany) ALLGEMEINE VORSCHRIFT Reparaturen oder sonstige Eingriffe, die sich nicht auf normale Bedienung der Maschine beziehen, dürfen ausschließlich nur von einem ausgebildeten, zuständigen Fachmann vorgenommen werden. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 3

5 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.5 Intermec ColorCoder V4 The Intermec ColorCoder V4 is a second generation version of the Intermec ColorCoder 901, which initiated a revolution in 4-colour label printing. The Bubble Jet printing technology lets you produce brilliant colour graphics on labels, tickets and tags. All four colours are printed in one single pass through the printer. And it's very fast. Production speed means an incredible 150 mm per second (6 in.). Full colour, full speed! The Intermec ColorCoder V4 offers superior image contrast, sharp text and bar codes. Think of the advantage of printing your labels inhouse, just the quantity you need, just when you need them, and with minimum lead time! The Intermec ColorCoder V4 prints as many labels as you need, ten or ten thousand. It is both easier and more economical than the traditional way of getting your pre-printed labels from a printing office, especially for low-volume runs. With the Intermec ColorCoder V4 you can forget about printing services like text composing, reproduction, films and plates. Besides, you do not need to bother about stocking all the different sorts of labels. So this means economy, it saves your time, and it saves your money. The Intermec ColorCoder V4 offers opportunities to print 4-colour text, images and bar codes in many kinds of business, for example with label converters/print shops (low-volume runs), manufacturing (product marking labels), transportation (addressing/shipping labels), retail (product/price marking labels), and theatres and sports grounds (entrance tickets). The Intermec ColorCoder V4 comes with a printer driver for Microsoft Windows 95 and These drivers makes it possible to produce printouts from most personal computer programs. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 4

6 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.6 Bubble Jet Technology The Bubble Jet technology used in Intermec ColorCoder V4 is based upon the simple and natural phenomenon that when a liquid is heated little bubbles are formed. An electric pulse creates a temperature elevation (up to C). Every elevation of temperature forms a tiny bubble that, in its turn, increases the pressure and squirts out a well defined amount of ink. After that, the pressure is reduced and vacuum is formed attracting new ink and the process starts all over again. There are four printheads, one for each CMYK colour (cyan, magenta, yellow and black). Each printhead and its connected circuitry has capacity to handle thousands of pulses each second. As the paper moves past the printheads, a multitude of well-defined ink droplets are pressed out through the nozzles at an extremely high speed. Nozzle Ink Heating Element Ink is warmed up Heating element creates bubbles Ink is vaporized Bubble expands Steam is condensed and bubble contracts Ink droplet is shot out when bubble disappears The Bubble Jet method offers very high image resolution: 360 dpi (dots per inch). The combination of high speed and high quality printing makes the Bubble Jet technology unique compared to other ink jet printing methods. The printheads in ColorCoder V4 have 1,360 extremely small nozzles each. In fact, every nozzle is thinner than a hair. Inside there is a heating element and electrodes, and it is manufactured the same way as integrated circuits (IC). Compare with traditional ink jet methods, where every nozzle has an electromechanical pump that shoots ink through the nozzle. The Bubble Jet printhead weighs only one tenth of that of a conventional ink jet. Besides, it has no moving parts. Thus, the Bubble Jet method is silent, reliable and accurate, and offers high quality four-colour printing at a reasonable cost. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 5

7 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.7 Main Parts The following part names are used in the descriptions contained in this manual. Front of Main Unit Printhead Station (PHS) Unit Control Panel Roll Cover Front Cover Power Switch Roll Unit Operation Panel Display Panel Pause Key READY READY DATA PAUSE ON LINE ERROR MENU Menu Key Cursor Right Key STOP FEED Stop Key On Line Key Feed Key Cursor Left Key ENTER Enter Key Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 6

8 Chapter 1 Introduction 1.7 Main Parts, cont'd. Printer Interior Front Cover PHS Unit Fixing Screw Paper Guide (inner) Paper Guide (front) Paper Arm Memory Card Slot Collux Ink Cartridges Roll Retainer (front) Take-up Shaft Roll Retainer (inner) Fixing Screw Back of Printer Sub Cover Parallel Connector Connector for optional units Power Cord Connector Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 7

9 Chapter 2 2. Unpacking 2.1 Unpacking the Printer Remove the printer from the shipping container according to the following procedure. 1. Release the clips from four places on the shipping container as shown below, and remove the shipping container's upper box only. Note! Save packing material, clips, pads etc. in case you need to transport the printer later (see Appendix A.2). Replacement packing material can also be provided by your local Intermec distributor. 2. After removing the upper pallet, the printer and the cartridges will be accessible as shown below. Upper Pallet Printer (in aluminum shrink pack) 3. The following components are packed in the upper pallet. Collux Ink Cartridges (2 x 100 ml) Power Cords (2) Printer Driver Kit Manuals Head Shading Data Software Package Clear Ink Cleaning Sheets Cleaning Sticks Collux Ink Cartridges (2 x 100 ml) Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 8

10 Chapter 2 Unpacking 2.2 Verifying the Contents After unpacking contents of the box, verify that the following items are present. Printer Main Unit Four Collux Ink Cartridges Software Package CD-ROM Two Power Cords 2 Windows Driver Floppy Disks Manuals 1 Head Shading Data Floppy Disk Cleaning Sticks Clear Ink Cleaning Sheets Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 9

11 Chapter 3 3. Installation Requirements 3.1 Storage and Installation Locations Keep the following in mind when selecting the site of installation: There must be a power outlet V AC exclusively dedicated to the printer. Faulty operation may result if the printer is placed near devices that produce strong magnetic fields, such as radios, televisions, speakers, etc. In addition, the printer may interfere with electromagnetic signal reception if used near a television, radio, and the like. The temperature must be +15 C to +30 C (+59 F to + 86 F) and the humidity between 10 and 80% RH. In particular, avoid areas near water faucets, water boilers, humidifiers and refrigerators. Avoid excessively dusty areas, or areas where there is exposure to large amounts of salt, such as areas exposed to sea breezes. Do not expose to corrosive gases. The room should be well ventilated. Avoid areas subject to extreme variations in temperature, such as areas exposed to direct sunlight or adjacent to air conditioning equipment. Do not store the printer in areas subject to sudden rises in temperature, such as car interiors. The floor must be flat, level and free from excessive vibrations. The desk, table, or the like, should be level, flat, and stout enough to support the weight of the printer (29 kgs/64 lbs) and paper supply. The space must be large enough to allow at least 10 cm (4") of free space in all directions around the printer. If the printer is moved from a place of low temperature or humidity to a place of high temperature or humidity for installation, dew condensation may occur. In such cases, let the printer adapt to the new environment for at least 2 hours before starting the installation. 3.2 Moving the Printer Please refer to Appendix A.2 for important instructions how to prepare and pack the printer before transporting it outside the premises or in a manner that will expose it to vibration. Subjecting an improperly packed printer to vibration, shock, etc. may result in damage. Use the original packing material, or order a replacement set of packing material from your local Intermec distributor. Observe the following precautions when moving the printer within the premises to prevent damage or ink leakage: Open the sub cover at back of the printer (see chapter 1.7) and raise the green lever to put the printer in transport mode. While moving the printer, two persons should carry it by grasping the baseplate of the printer main unit. Do not hold onto the roll unit. Do not tilt the printer. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 10

12 Chapter 3 Installation Requirements 3.3 Mains Connection Operating specifications for the printer are as follows. Use only with a power supply that meets these specifications. Power supply voltage: VAC Power supply frequency: 50/60 Hz Power consumption: 300 W max. (during printing) Do not share the AC outlet used for the printer with other devices. Electrical noise from air conditioners, copiers, fluorescent lights, etc., plugged into the same outlet as the printer may cause faulty operation. In order to insure that the power cord can be removed quickly from the outlet, keep area around the outlet clear of objects which would block access. Always grasp the plug, not the cord, when unplugging the power cord from the outlet. Use of the printer with heavy objects resting on the power cord or with the power cord severely bent will damage the cord and is extremely hazardous, as it may result in machine failure, fire, or electric shock. Make sure that the printer has stopped printing before turning it off. Unplugging the power cord from the outlet while the printer is turned on may result in damage to the printer. Always wait at least four (4) seconds after turning the printer off before turning it back on again. Turning the printer back on too quickly may result in faulty operation. In the event of smoke emissions, a burning smell or other unusual odour, abnormal noise coming from the printer, or any other sign of abnormal operation during use, immediately turn printer power off, unplug the power cord from the electrical outlet, and notify your printer dealer. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 11

13 Chapter 3 Installation Requirements 3.4 Precautions Observe the following precautions when using the printer. In addition, do not use the printer in any way other than described in the User's Manual. Do not spill water or other liquids on the printer. Do not place the printer in the vicinity of water faucets or in damp places to avoid risks of electric shock. Do not drop or strike the printer. Exercise caution around the label cutter; striking it with your face or hands will result in injury. Do not disassemble or modify the printer. Do not use alcohol, paint thinner, etc., around the printer (fire hazard!). Use a soft dry cloth to clean the printer exterior. Do not insert fingers under ink cartridge protective covers or force covers open. Do not let fingers come in contact with the area around the printhead. Do not let fingers come in contact with drive unit or sensors in order to avoid injury. Do not affix the labels, which are printed by this printer, to foods such as fruits, vegetables, etc. If the labels should unavoidably be affixed to them, be sure to affix the labels on wrapping materials. Do not unplug the power cord while the printer is turned on. For continuous printing of the images having highly dense characters, the printer may drop in printing speed for best printing quality, this is not a an error. 3.5 Ink Cartridges Keep ink cartridges in a place away from the reach of children. Do not disassemble the cartridges. Dispose of empty ink cartridges in accordance with local laws and regulations. Do not drop or shake the ink cartridges. Ink cartridges must not be refilled. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 12

14 Chapter 4 4. Installation 4.1 Assembling the Printer After removing the printer from the shipping container, install the printer according to the following procedure. The only tool required is a M4 Phillips screwdriver. 1. Remove the printer from its aluminum shrink pack, and place the printer on a level surface. Remove the tape attached to exterior of the main unit. IMPORTANT! It is most important that the installation procedure is carried out exactly as described in this chapter. If not, the printer will not work and is subject to the risk of severe damage! 2. Open the printer cover, and open the Print Head Station (PHS) unit by lifting the handle. Note! Save packing material, clips, pads etc. in case you need to transport the printer later (see Appendix A.2). Replacement packing material can also be provided by your local Intermec distributor. 3. Remove the pad under the PHS unit (with tag), but leave the paper towels. Paper Towels (Do NOT remove!) Remove Pad Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 13

15 Chapter 4 Installation 4.1 Assembling the Printer, cont'd. 4. Gently close the PHS unit, and close the front cover. 5. Remove the tape from the shipping cover at the back of the main unit. Remove the sub cover while depressing the clip, and push the green lever down. After confirming the position of the green lever, reattach the sub cover. Important! If the green lever is not depressed as described in paragraph 5, the ink may spout of the tube station. 6. Remove the two M4 screws that hold the PHS cover and remove the PHS cover. 7. Remove the pad (w tag), which is taped inside the PHS unit. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 14

16 Chapter 4 Installation 4.2 Ink Cartridge Loading The printer requires Collux ink cartridges in four colours. Load ink cartridges according to the following procedure prior to using the printer for the first time. 1. Open the front cover and remove the shipping pads. Note! Save shipping pads in case you need to transport the printer later (see Appendix A.2). 2. Carefully load each colour ink cartridge in the following order from left to right: Y (yellow), M (magenta), C (cyan) and K (black). An ink cartridge inserted in the wrong location will not load properly. Be sure to insert the cartridges completely. The cartridges should slip in quite easily, or they are not inserted correctly. CAUTION Use only Collux ink cartridges. Use of other brands of ink will invalidate the warranty. Do not attempt to refill cartridges. Sharp parts underneath ink cartridge protective covers are hazardous. Do not insert fingers under protective covers or force covers open. Notify the printer dealer immediately if covers ever become broken. Store the cartridges in a place out of direct sunlight. Use the cartridges within a year. Before using, store the cartridges in a bag. The ink contains Diethylene Glycol and is harmful if swallowed. Keep out of the reach of children! Y M C K 3. Verify that all the cartridges have been loaded, and close the front cover. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 15

17 Chapter 4 Installation 4.3 Connecting the Printheads 1. Open the white plastic cover in the PHS unit and remove the transportation connectors. Save the connectors for later use. Caution! The transportation connectors may contain a small amount of ink. Note! Savecaps in case you need to transport the printer later (see Appendix A.2). 2. Remove the polyethylene bag, the tag, and the rubber caps from the head connectors. Insert the head connectors into the tube station and connect. Caution! If the metal plate of the head connector is caught under the head connector cover, ink will leak out of the tube station. Wrong OK Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 16

18 Chapter 4 Installation 4.3 Connecting the Printheads, cont'd. 3. After completing connections for all head connectors, close the tube release lever (i.e. the white plastic cover). Pass the tube of each head connector under the tube retaining pin, as shown in the figure below. Tube Retaining Pin Caution! Make sure that each head connector is passed under the tube retaining pin. This is to prevent the PHS cover from touching the tubes and possibly bending them. 4. Re-attach the cover over the PHS unit. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 17

19 Chapter 4 Installation 4.4 Power Connection Connect the printer to a power outlet and turn the printer on according to the following procedure. 1. Attach the power cord to the power connector, located in the back of the main unit. 2. Plug the power cord, that is attached to the main unit of the printer, into an AC outlet. 3. While pressing both the <Pause> and <On Line> keys, turn the power switch ON. Keep pressing those keys until the buzzer beeps. About 10 seconds later, the message 01 OFFLINE appears on the display panel. READY DATA ERROR PAUSE ON LINE MENU STOP FEED Note! By pressing the <Pause> and <On Line> keys during power up, you will enter a special Service Man Mode. The operator should only enter this mode to perform installation cleaning (see chapter 4.6). All other facilities in the Service Man Mode are intended for trained service personnel only. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 18

20 Chapter 4 Installation 4.5 Control Panel The printer can be controlled by means of a panel on the front. In addition to a 16 character LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) display panel, there are various keys and indicator lamps, some of which you will need to use to complete the installation: READY READY DATA PAUSE ON LINE ERROR MENU STOP FEED 5 ENTER Display Panel Prompts the operator and shows menus, settings, errors and other messages. 2. Data Lamp Lights during data access. 3. Ready Lamp Flashes during warming up and is lit when power is on and printer is ready. 4. Pause Key Holds printing or resumes held printing. 5. Stop Key Cancels printing. 6. On Line Key Switches the printer between on line/off line. When on line is selected, a lamp in the key lights. 7. Feed Key Feeds out paper, e.g. after a completed print job. Can only be used when the printer is off line: - Feed key only: A single copy is fed out each time the key is pressed. - Feed + Cursor Left keys: The paper is continuously fed out as long the keys are pressed. - Feed + Cursor Right keys: The paper is continuously pulled back as long the keys are pressed. 8. Cursor Left Key Displays previous menu at current menu level. 9. Enter Key Selects the displayed menu option. 10. Cursor Right Key Displays next menu at current menu level. 11. Menu Key Displays menu when printer is off-line. Also moves menu back one step. 12. Error Lamp Lights when an error occurs. Refer to chapter 12 for complete control menu diagrams. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 19

21 Chapter 4 Installation 4.6 Cleaning at Installation Note! By pressing the <Pause> and <On Line> keys during power up, you will enter a special Service Man Mode. The operator should only enter this mode for installation cleaning as described in this chapter. All other facilities in the Service Man Mode are intended for trained service personnel only. Note! If the keys are operated incorrectly, press the <On Line> key to return the display to OFF LINE and start the procedure from the beginning again. (Pressing the <On Line> key once in the Service Man Mode or twice in the User Mode returns the display to OFF LINE ). Conduct cleaning according to the following procedure in the Service Man Mode at the time of installation. 1. Continuing from chapter 4.4, the display panel shows: 01 OFF LINE 2. Press the <Menu> key. Maintenance Mode 3. Press the <Enter> key. SETUP CLEANING 4. Press the <Enter> key again. TUBE CONNECT OK? 5. Check again that the printhead tubes have been connected, see chapter 4.3. Press the <Enter> key again. 6. After the cleaning process is started, the following message is displayed for about 4 minutes. NOW CLEANING 7. When cleaning is completed, this message appears: SETUP CLEANING 8. About 1 minute after the completion of the setup cleaning process, the operation sound stops. Then turn OFF the power switch. 9. Open the front cover and PHS unit and remove the taped paper towels. Close the PHS unit and front cover and install the PHS cover. Paper Towel Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 20

22 Chapter 4 Installation 4.7 Turning Printer On in User Mode Start up the printer in the User Mode, i.e. the mode where you print your labels, as decribed below. 1. Turn on the power to the printer by pressing the power switch on the printer's front (see chapter 1.7). 2. An auto-cleaning process is started, then the following message appears on the display panel: WARMING UP 3. After approximately 2 minutes, the cleaning process is completed and a new message appears on the display panel: READY 4. The printer is now ready for normal operation. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 21

23 Chapter 4 Installation 4.8 Paper Roll Loading Load a Collux paper 1 roll according to the following procedure. Caution: Be sure to use Collux paper rolls. For test printing, use paper mm (4 3 inches) or larger Press the <On Line> key. The display panel shows the message OFF LINE. Lift the roll cover straight up and remove it. 2. Untighten the front roll retainer fixing screw and remove the roll retainer. Roll Retainer (front) Fixing Screw 3. Place a label roll on the take-up shaft so the core of the roll positively seats on the inner roll retainer. 1 /. Throughout this manual, the word Paper is used as a generic term for labels, tags, tickets, and strip of different kinds and materials. 2 /. At delivery, the printer is preset for labels with gaps x 76.2 mm, see chapter Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 22

24 Chapter 4 Installation 4.8 Paper Roll Loading, cont'd. 4. Put back the front roll retainer on the take-up shaft as close to the paper roll as possible. Align the fixing screw with the grooves on the take up shaft and tighten the fixing screw. Fixing Screw Groove 5. Untighten the fixing screw on the front paper guide and pull out the guide as far as it goes. Fixing Screw 6. Pull out the paper, pass it over the paper arm, and thread it between the front and inner paper guides. Rewind the paper to take up all excessive slack, that could interfere with the roll cover. Paper Arm Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 23

25 Chapter 4 Installation 4.8 Paper Roll Loading, cont'd. 7. Adjust the front paper guide to fit the paper width and tighten the fixing screw. You can see the paper edge through the window in the paper guide. Position the guide so the paper edge becomes aligned with the mark on the guide. Important! If the paper guide is pressed too strongly against the paper, the paper will not be fed properly. Be sure to align the paper edge with the mark. Fixing Screw Paper Edge Mark Fixing Screw CAUTION: Do not feed any paper through the printer before the complete installation and cleaning procedure has been completed and the paper towels under the PHS unit have been removed, see end of chapter 4.7. Use only Collux labels and tags. Use of other brands may result in smeared and faint printing, negatively affecting the print quality. Be sure to properly reattach the paper roll supply unit cover. Using the printer with the cover unattached will allow dirt, dust etc. to negatively affect the printer. Do not attempt to print any document wider than the paper rolls. Documents excessively high in print density may cause ink-spread images and inversely affect ink fixing. Try to use up paper as quickly as possible. To store paper rolls, keep them in the original packing and store in a location away from direct sunlight in order to avoid discoloration of the paper. 8. After the paper comes in contact with the inner paper guide, press the <Feed> key while simultaneously holding the paper end against the inner roller. About 10 mm (.4 ) of paper is fed into the PHS unit. If the paper is not fed, check that the paper end is in contact with the roller. Repeat the above process if necessary. Do not keep the <Feed> key pressed for more than 2 seconds or a piece of white paper will come out at the time of printing. FEED Roller 9. Put back the roll cover. If the paper is not properly loaded, Paper setting error is displayed at the time of test printing. If so, load the paper properly and try again. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 24

26 Chapter 4 Installation 4.9 Selecting Paper Type To allow the printer to detect the start of each label or tag and place the print image correctly, you must define which type of paper will be used. The printer is preset for 5 different types of labels or tags, which can be selected by means of the control panel. By default, the paper types are set as follows: Top of Form (TOF) specifies what kind of detection is used to detect the front edge of the label or tag, e.g. a black marker or a gap between labels. TYPE1 A:102x76 Top of Form: Width: Length: Label gap: Labels with gaps (precut adhesive labels on backing paper) 102 mm 76 mm 3 mm Default Setting TYPE2 C:102x76 Top of Form: Width: Length: Mark width: Tags with black marks (non-adhesive paper with black marks on the back side) 102 mm 76 mm 4 mm TYPE3 A:102x203 Top of Form: Labels with gaps (precut adhesive labels on backing paper) Width: 102 mm Length: 203 mm Label gap: 3 mm TYPE4 C:102x203 Top of Form: Tags with black marks (non-adhesive paper with black marks on the back side) Width: 102 mm Length: 203 mm Mark width: 4 mm TYPE5 A:102x127 Top of Form: Labels with gaps (precut adhesive labels on backing paper) Width: 102 mm Length: 127 mm Label gap: 6 mm Select the paper type that matches your labels or tags, as described on next page. If none of the preset options matches your requirements, you can reset the values of each paper type at will as described in chapter 9 Advanced Paper Settings. Note that if paper Type1 A:102x76 matches your labels, you can skip the procedure described in this chapter altogether, as this paper type is selected by default. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 25

27 Chapter 4 Installation 4.9 Selecting Paper Type, cont'd. 1. Continuing from chapter 4.8, the display panel shows: OFF LINE 3. Press the <Menu> key. PAPER TYPE 4. Press the <Enter> key. *TYPE1 A:102x Paper Type 1 5 are displayed in an endless loop where the presently selected option is indicated by a leading asterisk (star). Press the <Cursor right> key repeatedly to display the desired paper type. Then press the <Enter> key to select it. PAPER TYPE 6. Press the <Menu> key. The following menu is displayed. OFF LINE 7. Proceed according to chapter 4.10 Test Print. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 26

28 Chapter 4 Installation 4.10 Test Print For printing the entire test patterns, labels with gaps with a width of mm (4") and a length of 76.2 mm (3") are recommended (default setup). Before other types or sizes of paper can be used, the printer's setup must be changed, see chapter 4.9. Test Print Procedure Obviously, the printer is carefully tested before delivery and should be ready to operate without any further adjustments. If you want to get going quickly, proceed at chapter 4.15 and return to chapters if any printout deficiencies are detected. 1. Continuing from chapter 4.9, the display panel shows: OFF LINE 2. Press the <Menu> key. PAPER TYPE 3. Press the <Cursor right> key four (4) times until this menu is displayed: MAINTENANCE 4. Press the <Enter> key. TEST PRINT 5. Press the <Enter> key. NOZ.ADJ.PATTERN 6. Press the <Enter> key. EXPANDING DATA NOW CLEANING 7. When the cleaning is completed, the printer start printing the first type of test label. PRINTING 8. Three identical labels will be printed. This type of test labels show the Nozzle Adjustment Patterns and are used for adjusting the alignment of the nozzles, see chapter 4.12 for further information. Always use the last labels in the series for evaluation. When the printing is completed, this message appears: Example of the nozzle adjustment pattern label. TEST PRINT 9. Press the <Enter> key. NOZ.ADJ.PATTERN Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 27

29 Chapter 4 Installation 4.10 Test Print, cont d. 10. Press the <Cursor right> key to bypass this option. NOZ.CHK.PATTERN 11. Press the <Enter> key. EXPANDING DATA NOW CLEANING 12. Wait for 1 2 minutes, the the printing starts. PRINTING Nozzle check test label # The printer will produce two different test labels. One shows printouts of the fonts installed in the printer, while the other label is used to check if any nozzle is out of order. When the printing is completed, the display shows: TEST PRINT 14. Press the <Menu> key twice until the display shows: OFF LINE Nozzle check test label # After the test printing operation is completed... evaluate the test labels (see chapter 4.11), adjust the position of the vertical and horizontal registers (see chapter 4.12), and adjust the stop position (see chapter 4.13). Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 28

30 Chapter 4 Installation 4.11 Test Print Evaluation Test labels are designed for a 4 3 inch ( mm) paper, which may cause a part of the document not to be printed on the paper below 4 3 inches in size. It is recommended that paper equal to, or larger than 4 3 inches be used. Inspect the last of the three identical test labels ordered using the Noz. Adj.Pattern menu, as described in chapter The reason for using the last one is that there may be small differences between the labels, when the printer starts feeding the paper. The label looks like the example below (in the printed manual the labels are reproduced in black & white). Vertical Register Pattern Horizontal Register Pattern Misalignment Check Patterns Vertical Register Pattern The vertical register pattern helps detecting misalignment between colours in the direction along the paper web. Imagine printing a line across the paper web in all four colours. Since the four printheads (one for each colour) are fitted evenly spaced along the feed direction (see illustration in chapter 4.12), the paper feed and the printing must be coordinated so the ink is ejected from each printhead at the exact moment when the position of the line passes the printhead in question. Any misalignment would result in two or more lines in different colours next to each other. Adjustment is performed by means of menus in the printer's control panel as described in chapter 4.12 Print Position Alignment. When adjusting the vertical position, always start by aligning the black colour (K) with the label, so the black rectangle fits inside the label (T K gap). Black (K) will then serve as a reference for the other colours. If necessary, go back and print more test labels until the T K gap is OK. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 29

31 Chapter 4 Installation 4.11 Test Print Evaluation, cont'd. Next, compare each colour with black. The vertical register contains 2 3 sets of horizontal lines, where black is compared with cyan (K C gap), cyan with magenta (C M gap), and magenta with yellow (M Y gap). There are two sets for each colour gap and you can use either one at will Start by comparing black (K) and cyan (C) patterns, e.g.: + 6 Black (K) Cyan (C) Lines Aligned In this example, cyan is slightly offset in relation to black, and the black and cyan lines are best aligned at position -4. This means that there is a negative 4 dot misalignment, that needs to be adjusted. Do not bother with misaligments of one dot or less, since such small errors will hardly be possible to detect on the printed label. When adjusting the K C gap (see chapter 4.12), you should subtract 4 from the value initially displayed on the display panel. E.g. if the K C gap value 6 is displayed, change the value to 2. When the vertical register looks like this on the test label, the vertical position is OK and you can go on and adjust next colour gap Lines Aligned at ± 0 Adjustment OK - 6 Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 30

32 Chapter 4 Installation 4.11 Test Print Evaluation, cont'd. Horizontal Register Position The horizontal register is used in a similar way to the vertical register. In this case, the shifting of the print image to the nozzles is controlled. There are 16 extra nozzles, which allows the print image for each colour to be moved sideways across the feed direction. Start by checking the black (K) colour and compare it with all other colours. If there is a general misalignment between black and all the other colours, you could adjust black, but by doing so, you will decrease the adjustment range for the other colours. The normal adjustment range is -8 to + 7 dots, but since cyan, magenta and yellow all are aligned in relation to black, adjustment of black will affect the range for the others. Once the horizontal position for black is adjusted or accepted, determine the required adjustment for each of the other colours cyan (C), magenta (M) and yellow (Y) in relation to black, and adjust as described in chapter K-C = OK K M = -6 K Y = +5 The lines across the test label and the boxes at the bottom of the test label are used to compare the alignment between any combination of two-colours and help detecting any misalignment. Missing Jets Individual nozzles may occasionally become clogged by ink or foreign matter. Normally, the frequent auto-cleaning (see chapter 6.6) should prevent this, but after a having been out of use for some time, the printer may need extra cleaning. Such cases are easily detected on the second of the two Noz.Chk Pattern test labels, see chapter 4.10, where missing jets are indicated by white lines along the paper feed direction in the area of the respective colour. If missing jets are detected, perform a Cleaning (B) session as described in chapter 6.5. If the problem persists, contact your local Intermec distributor for assistance. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 31

33 Chapter 4 Installation 4.12 Print Position Alignment Use the following procedure to correct vertical and horizontal print position misalignment for all colours. Possible misalignment can easily be detected and measured by means of test labels, as described in chapters 4.10 and Caution: The printer has been adjusted at the time of shipment to insure optimum printing. Before changing vertical register positions or horizontal register positions, print out test print pattern, and make changes only if the test print indicates a print position misalignment. Turning the printer off without first saving the settings will cause settings to be deleted, see chapter Vertical Register Position Alignment Align vertical register position to correct print position misalignment along the print direction. Ink is jetted on the printer as shown below. Black (T-K gap) serves as the reference for the detected position. The value set here may be either positive or negative and are measured relative to the top edge of the allowed print area. The T-K gap can be set to any value between +99 and -99 dots, whereas the K-C, C-M, and M-Y gaps must be within the range of -8 to +7 dots. Y M C K T Top of form M-Y C-M K-C T-K Horizontal Register Position Alignment Align horizontal register position to correct print position misalignment in the direction perpendicular to the print direction. The values set here may either be positive or negative and are measured relative to the left edge of the allowed print area. The allowed range is from -8 to +7 dots. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 32

34 Chapter 4 Installation 4.12 Print Position Alignment, cont'd. 1. Continuing from chapter 4.10, the display panel shows:. OFF LINE 2. Press the <Menu> key. PAPER TYPE 3. Press the <Cursor right> key four (4) times until this menu appears: MAINTENANCE 4. Press the <Enter> key. TEST PRINT 5. Press the <Cursor right> key twice (2). POSITION ADJ. 6. Press the <Enter> key. V-NOZZLE ADJ. 7. Press the <Enter> key again. T-K GAP ADJ. T-K = Top-Black K-C = Black-Cyan C-M = Cyan-Magenta M-Y = Magenta-Yellow 8. Four different gaps can be adjusted: T-K gap: Just press the <Enter> key. K-C gap: Press <Cursor right> key once, then <Enter>. C-M gap: Press <Cursor right> key twice, then <Enter>. M-Y gap: Press <Cursor right> key three time, then <Enter>. One of the following four menus will be displayed. T-K GAP = 00 K-C GAP = 0 C-M GAP = 0 M-Y GAP = 0 9. Press the <Cursor right> key. A cursor appears in the menu, e.g. M-Y GAP =_0 Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 33

35 Chapter 4 Installation 4.12 Print Position Alignment, cont'd. 10. Use the <Menu> key to increment a digit or switch to positive value and the <Enter> key to decrement a digit or switch to negative value. Use the <Cursor left> and <Cursor right> keys to move the cursor between the different positions. 11. After setting the correct value, press the <Cursor right> key while the cursor is below the last digit. The cursor disappears from the display panel. Press the <Enter> key to set the selected vertical register position. 12. Press the <Menu> key, and the display panel shows. V-NOZZLE ADJ. 13. Press the <Cursor right> key. H-NOZZLE ADJ. K = Black C = Cyan M = Magenta Y = Yellow 14. Four different nozzles can be adjusted: K nozzle: Just press the <Enter> key. C nozzle: Press <Cursor right> key once, then <Enter>. M nozzle: Press <Cursor right> key twice, then <Enter>. Y nozzle: Press <Cursor right> key three time, then <Enter>. One of the following four menus will be displayed. K NOZZLE POS.= 0 C NOZZLE POS.= 0 M NOZZLE POS.= 0 Y NOZZLE POS.= Press the <Cursor right> key. A cursor appears in the menu. Y NOZZLE POS.=_0 16. Use the <Menu> key to increment a digit or switch to positive value and the <Enter> key to decrement a digit or switch to negative value. Use the <Cursor left> and <Cursor right> keys to move the cursor between the different positions. 17. After setting the correct value, press the <Cursor right> key, while the cursor is below the last digit. The cursor disappears from the display panel. Press the <Enter> key to set the selected horizontal register position. 18. After having set all vertical and horizontal register positions, press the <Menu> key repeatedly until the display panel shows: OFF LINE 19. Proceed at chapter Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 34

36 Chapter 4 Installation 4.13 Stop Position Alignment Note: If an optional automatic cutter is fitted, this function is replaced by the Cutter Pos. Adj function, see the ColorCoder 901/V4 Cutter Installation Instructions (Part No or later). This adjustment is used to control the amount of paper feed after printing so as to align the gaps between labels or perforation between tags with the edge of the manual cutter. Adjustable range is -3 to +3 mm. Caution: Turning the printer off without first saving the settings will cause settings to be deleted, see chapter Make sure that the cutting position is at the centre between two labels or tags on the delivered paper. 2. If the cutting position is not at the centre between two labels, adjust the stop position. 3. Continuing from chapter 4.12, the display panel shows this message. OFF LINE 4. Press the <Menu> key. PAPER TYPE 5. Press the <Cursor right> key four (4) times until this menu appears on the display panel. MAINTENANCE 6. Press the <Enter> key. TEST PRINT 7. Press the <Cursor right> key twice (2). POSITION ADJ. 8. Press the <Enter> key. V-NOZZLE ADJ. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 35

37 Chapter 4 Installation 4.13 Stop Position Alignment, cont'd. 9. Press the <Cursor right> key twice (2). STOP POS. ADJ. 10. Press the <Enter> key. STOP POS. = Press the <Cursor right> key. A cursor appears in the menu. STOP POS. =_ Use the <Menu> key to increment a digit or to switch to positive value and the <Enter> key to decrement a digit or to switch to negative value. Use the <Cursor left> and <Cursor right> keys to move the cursor between the different positions. Adjust the stop position in the range of -3.0 to +3.0 mm in the printing direction. The sign - means the direction in which the paper moves backward from the present position, and the sign + stands for the direction in which the paper moves forward. 13. Set all the digits, and press the <Cursor right> key with the cursor at the first digit. The cursor disappears from the display panel. Pressing the <Enter> key will set the stop position. V-NOZZLE ADJ. 14. Carry out the test printing once again, and cut the paper with the label cutter to confirm that the cutting position is at the centre between two labels of the delivered paper. If the stop position should not fall in the range of -3 to +3 mm, the label cutter can be manually adjusted, see next page. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 36

38 Chapter 4 Installation 4.13 Stop Position Alignment, cont'd. 15. Loosen the two screws shown in the figure and adjust the cutter manually. Tighten the screws. If necessary, make further adjustments by means of the control panel. 16. When the stop alignment is set, press the <Menu> key repeatedly until this message is shown on the display panel. OFF LINE 17. Proceed at chapter Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 37

39 Chapter 4 Installation 4.14 Saving the Settings Use the following procedure to save the settings in the printer's memory. Caution: Turning the printer off without first saving the settings will cause them to be deleted. 1. Continuing from chapter 4.13, the display panel shows. OFF LINE 2. Press the <Menu> key. PAPER TYPE 3. Press the <Cursor left> key once. NVRAM 4. Press the <Enter> key. NVRAM SAVE 5. Press the <Enter> key. NVRAM 6. Setting data is saved in the printer's memory. The printer can now be switched off, if so desired, by pressing the power switch. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 38

40 Chapter 4 Installation 4.15 Connection to a PC When connecting the printer to PC-type personal computers, be sure to connect as described below. Caution: When connecting the printer to a personal computer, be aware that there may be restrictions with respect to computer model, equipment versions and operating environments that affect the connection procedure. For more information about the printer driver for Microsoft Windows, see chapter Make sure that both the printer and the computer are turned off. 2. Connect the printer to the parallel port of the PC using a suitable parallel communication cable which ends in a 36-pin male Centronics connector on the printer side. 3. Turn on the printer and computer. Note: The ColorCoder V4 uses a parallel interface compatible with the unidirectional Centronics standard. In the Windows 95 environment, place the parallel port into the unidirectional Centronics mode when setting the parallel interface. Selecting the bidrectional Centronics mode can cause troubles. Setting varies with PC-models, see the documentation supplied with your host PC. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 39

41 Chapter 4 Installation 4.16 Windows Driver Installation This chapter explains how to install and use the Microsoft Windows Printer Driver for the Intermec ColorCoder V4 found on two of the three 3.5" floppy disks supplied with the printer. The driver is designed to make it easy to use the Intermec ColorCoder V4 on personal computers running Windows and you can use it to print attractive colour labels from any Windows-compatible application. The Printer Driver supports Windows 3.1x and Windows 95. All descriptions in this guide refer to the Windows Version 95 user interface. Contents of the Driver Kit The package for your Intermec ColorCoder V4 includes two 3.5- inch floppy disks that contain the following files, which with one exception will be installed in the directory C:\Windows\System\. Disk #1 win95\bjrn201j.drv Driver for Windows 95 bjrn201j.drv Driver for Windows 3.1 bjrn201f.dll 24-bit driver library bjrn201p.dll 3-bit driver library bjrn201c.dll Colour-correction library bjrn201j.hlp Driver help file crd_user.ini Paper setup file for card printer rol_user.ini Paper setup file for label printer ccmsmip.dll ColorGear library ucs16.dll ColorGear library hs_table Head Shading table oemsetup.inf Install information file for Windows 3.1 bj95.inf Install information file for Windows 95 readme.txt Disk #2 Colour Gear Profile System Requirements Observe the following system requirements to use the printer driver kit. Hardware System: A personal computer having an Intel 80386/80486 CPU or higher, and running MS-Windows 3.1and WINDOWS 95. Printer: BJ Colour Label Printer Interface: Centronics Software Windows: MS-Windows 3.1 and WINDOWS 95 The driver will not work with Microsoft Windows, Version 3.0x. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 40

42 Chapter 4 Installation 4.16 Windows Driver Installation, cont d. Before you can print to the ColorCoder V4, the printer driver must be installed in Windows. Install the printer driver by referring to the manuals that came with Windows, or by following the procedure below. Installation procedure (Windows 95) 1. Turn on the personal computer and start Windows Click on the start button and then Printers under Settings. 3. Click on the Add Printer icon twice and start the Printer Wizard. 4. Click on the Next button. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 41

43 Chapter 4 Installation 4.16 Windows Driver Installation, cont d. 5. Select Local printer and click on the Next button. When using a BJ color label printer connected with other personal computer on the network, select Network printer on the above screen. 6. Click on the Have Disk button. 7. Set the Printer Driver/Utility for Windows: disk 1 to the floppy disk drive (drive A) and click on OK. When setting a disk to a floppy disk drive other than the drive A, enter the name of the drive (e.g. B:\ ) to [Copy manufacturer's files from]. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 42

44 Chapter 4 Installation 4.16 Windows Driver Installation, cont d. 8. Check that BJ LABEL/CARD PRINTER is highlighted and click on the Next button. 9. Check that LPT1: Printer Port is highlighted in the list of Available ports and click on the Next button. 10. Select Yes and click on the Finish button. To the question Do you want your Windows-based programs to use this printer as the default printer?, select Yes. Else, headshading will not be used. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 43

45 Chapter 4 Installation 4.16 Windows Driver Installation, cont d. 11. Installation of the printer driver is started. A message prompting to replace the floppy disk is displayed during the installation process. Then set the Printer Driver/ Utility for Windows: disk 2 and click on [OK]. 12. Upon completion of installation of the printer driver, BJ LABEL/CARD PRINTER icon is displayed for the Printers folder. Now the installation of the printer driver has been completed. Take out the floppy disk. After completion of the printer driver installation, copy the head shading data (see next page). Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 44

46 Chapter 4 Installation 4.16 Windows Driver Installation, cont d. Installation of HS data (Windows 95) After completion of the printer driver installation, the attached head shading data should be copied to the personal computer. The head shading data is used to compensate the properties of each BJ line head and print beautiful uniform images. Head shading data exclusively used for the BubbleJet line head installed to your ColorCoder V4 printer is supplied in the same packaging as the printer. The file name of the head shading data is the 5 smaller digits of the serial No. of the ColorCoder V4 printer, which is also indicated on the label of the floppy disk. When multiple ColorCoder V4 printers are used, check the file name of the corresponding head shading data and then follow the procedure below. 1. Set the Head shading data to the floppy disk drive (drive A). 2. Click on My Computer on the desk top twice. My Computer folder is displayed. 3. Click on the floppy disk icon 3.5 inch FD (A:\) twice. A:\ folder is displayed. Icon of head shading data Serial No. of the corresponding printer is the file name. When setting to a floppy disk drive other than the drive A, click on the icon of that drive (e.g. 3.5 inch FD (B:\) ) twice. 4. HS_DATA folder in the folder in which the Windows is installed is displayed. Click on the C:\ icon of the My computer folder and click on the Windows folder and HS_DATA folder twice in this order. Windows has been usually installed to C:\ WINDOWS folder. If it is installed to other drive or folder, display that folder. Above screen shows a case where Windows is installed to the C:\Windows folder. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 45

47 Chapter 4 Installation 4.16 Windows Driver Installation, cont d. 5. Copy the head shading data. Drag the head shading data icon from the A:\ folder to HS_DATA folder. 6. Now copying the head shading data has been completed. Take out the floppy disk. When using multiple ColorCoder V4 printers by switching between them, copy the head shading data attached to each printer to the HS_DATA folder. At the time of printing, a dialog box to select the head shading data is displayed. When one ColorCoder V4 printer is used by multiple personal computers, copy the head shading data to each personal computer. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 46

48 Chapter 5 5. Printing 5.1 Preparations Before Printing Before starting to print your first colour label using the ColorCoder V4 with the Windows printer driver, you should have installed the printer according to chapter 4, i.e... assembled the printer, removed the pad under the PHS cover, loaded the four Collux ink cartridges, connected the printheads, connected the printer to a power supply, started the printer in the Service Man Mode, performed an installation cleaning, started the printer in the User Mode, loaded a roll of Collux labels, tags, or strip, selected a paper type that matches the loaded paper stock, printed a series of test labels, evaluated the test labels and, if necessary, adjusted the vertical and horizontal register positions, adjusted the stop position, saved the settings in the printer's memory, connected the ColorCoder V4 to the parallel port of your PC, and installed the Windows printer driver in your PC. You will also need to start up a suitable application program in Windows. You can use almost any kind of program, but obviously dedicated label editing programs and standard programs for creating layouts or illustrations with full colour support are best suited for producing labels. We recommend the ColorCoder V4 Label Software application program delivered on a CD-ROM with the printer. This program also makes it possible to include variable data fields on your labels. The interface between the application program and the ColorCoder V4 driver may differ from case to case in regard of page setup and printing facilities, just as you will notice when you use e.g. a laser printer. In chapter 5.3, the features of the Windows printer driver are described in detail. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 47

49 Chapter 5 Printing 5.2 Starting Up the Printer Start up the ColorCoder V4 like this: 1. Turn on the power by pressing the switch button on the front. 2. Wait while the Ready lamp blinks and the display panel shows this message: WARMING UP 3. When the printer is warmed up, the On Line lamp 1 will be lit and the display panel shows: READY Note that when this message appears, you can use the printer even if the sound of the motors still is heard. 4. If the display panel shows the message OFF LINE, press the <Off line> key, and the message should change to READY. The printer will only print when the display panel shows READY. While a print image is transmitted from the PC to the printer, the Data lamp will blink and the display panel shows successively all or some of the following messages: RECEIVING DATA EXPANDING DATA NOW CLEANING PRINTING 1 /. The printer can alternatively be set to start up in Off Line Mode, see diagrams in chapter 12 If an error occurs during printing, an error message will appear on the display panel. For explanations of the various error messages and advice on corrective actions, refer to chapter 7 Troubleshooting. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 48

50 Chapter 5 Printing 5.3 Windows Driver Print Setup The printer driver allows the user to select from a variety of print settings. 1. Double-click on the printer icon within Control Panel. 2. Select the driver BJ LABEL CARD PRINTER on LPT1: under Installed Printers within Printer Setup dialogue box 3. Click the Setup button. A dialogue box will be displayed. In the BJ Label/Card Printer box, you can perform the following settings: Choose one of 20 predefined custom sizes using the Custom Size scroll box, Specify the number of copies to be printed in a range from 1 to 65,535. This value overrides any similar setting via the control panel (Print Pages Set menu). Note that the number of labels should be specified as 1 (one) in the application program, where the label is designed. Select orientation (Portrait or Landscape). The arrows indicate the paper feed direction. Accept the displayed settings by clicking the OK button, or return to the original settings by click the Cancel button. 4. In the BJ Label/Card Printer box, you can also access the following dialogue boxes by click the corresponding button: Option... Select Media type, monochrome or colour printing, highspeed or fine output mode, and enable/disable headshading. Colour setup... Select colour correction and matching method, set the colour balance, set the gamma coefficient, and set the density. Basic printer setup... Always select label printer, see chapter In this box, you can also print a test label. User setup... Specify any of the 20 custom sizes in regard of paper (top-ofform) type, paper size, margins, and scaling. Help Get on-line help using the standard Windows Help facility. Version information... Read the version number of the installed Windows Driver. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 49

51 Chapter 5 Printing 5.3 Windows Driver Print Setup, cont d. 5. In the BJ Label/Card Printer box, you can choose between 20 predefined custom label sizes. The paper size and setup name for the selected custom size is displayed in the box to facilitate selecting the right one. If you want to change the setup for one of the 20 predefined custom sizes, select it in the Custom Size scroll box and click the User setup... button. If not, proceed at paragraph 9. Important! Setting the printed size of the labels or tags correctly prevents accidental printing outside the paper, which would necessitate extensive cleaning. 6. In the User setup box, enter the desired settings and click on the OK button. The following values and options can be used: - Name Displays the name of the present setting. Immediately after installation, the name of a commonly used paper size is set as default in the Label Printer. Change the names if necessary. The user can enter a name consisting of up to 20 characters. Names consisting only of spaces or prefixed/affixed with a space are not valid. The same name cannot be used for two different settings. - Unit Sets either mm or inch units for Paper Size and Paper Margin. - Media Type Select the type of paper in the scroll box. Your choice affects how the top-of-form is detected. - Mark/hole length Set the length in the unit of millimeters. The input range varies with paper types. Label/gap: 2 mm 10 mm Label/marker, tag/marker, tag/hole: 2 mm 9 mm If an invalid value is entered and the [OK] button is pressed, the value changes automatically to the closest proper value. - Paper Size Allowed values: Paper Width: 50.8 mm (2.00") mm (4.00") Paper Length: 38.1 mm (1.50") mm (16.00") Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 50

52 Chapter 5 Printing 5.3 Windows Driver Print Setup, cont d. - Paper margin (minimum values) Label/Gap & Label/Marker: Up: 2.5 mm (0.10") Bottom: 2.0 mm (0.08") Left: 3.4 mm (0.13") Right: 3.7 mm (0.15") Tag/Marker & Tag/Hole: Up: [(Set value of mark/hole length)/2] mm Bottom: [(Set value of mark/hole length)/2] mm Left: 3.4 mm (0.13") Right: 3.4 mm (0.13") - Scaling Percentage: Range 50 to 200%. Default: 100%. - Scaling Switch Toggles scaling On and Off. - Printer paper size Multiplies the set paper width and length by the percentage set in the Scaling box. 7. Review the various settings and make the desired changes. Then click the OK button. If you have made changes in the settings, a dialogue box appears: 8. Click the OK button to acknowledge and return to the BJ Label/Card Printer dialogue box. 9. In the BJ Label/Card Printer dialogue box, click the Option... button. A new dialogue box is displayed: In this box, you can change the following global settings, which apply to all custom sizes. The Option dialogue box is available from all applications: Paper type Select matt coat paper (default) or glossy paper according to the type of Collux paper used. Colour Select colour printing (default) or monochrome printing. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 51

53 Chapter 5 Printing 5.3 Windows Driver Print Setup, cont d. Output mode Select mode according to the contents of the document to be printed. - None mode selected (default): This mode performs processing suited to printing originals with a mixture of characters, illustrations and photographic images. - High-speed mode: Printing is performed by reproducing a reduced number of intermediate gradations. In the monochrome mode, images are printed in only one gradation of black and white. - Fine mode: This mode performs processing suited to printing originals with natural images, e.g. photographs. Although printing takes more time, gradation differences become less noticeable because the printer uses a pattern to maximize the reproduction of intermediate gradations and performs processing to smudge boundaries. Shading output This function performs printing while correcting the unevenness of the head condition. Printing is possible only when correction data is stored in the customer s HD. When there are two pieces of shading data for your HD, a shading selection screen is displayed at the time of printing. Select the shading data of the serial No. of the printer to be used. Shading output can not be used with Monochrome colour and/ or High-speed mode. By default, Shading output is ON. 10. After having reviewed and, if necessary changed the settings, return to the BJ Label/Card Printer box by clicking the OK or Cancel button, or go on to Colour setup. 11. The Colour setup box can be accessed from the BJ Label/ Card Printer and Option boxes by clicking the Colour setup... button: Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 52

54 Chapter 5 Printing 5.3 Windows Driver Print Setup, cont d. All settings in this box, except density, will be dimmed if monochrome printing is selected in the Option box. In the Colour setup dialogue box, you can... Accept settings or setting changes and return to the previous dialogue box by clicking the OK button. Cancel any made setting changes and return to the previous dialogue box by clicking the Cancel button. Display Help or Version information dialogue boxes by clicking the corresponding button. Return all entered colour settings to their respective default values by clicking the Default button. The following settings can be accepted or changed: Colour Correction Used to select one of three colour correction method. This choice decides which options will be available in Matching setup scroll boxes. Matching Matching method making images coincide as much as possible with images read by the scanner or displayed on the monitor. This option is not available when High-speed mode is selected in the Option box. One of the following matching methods can be selected: Priority on colour (default) Suited to printing natural images (e.g., photographs) Minimum colour difference Suited to printing specified colours only (e.g., logos) Priority on brightness Suited to printing computer graphics One of the following monitor settings can be selected: <BJ L&C gamma 1.5 Monitor> (default) <BJ L&C gamma 1.8 Monitor> <BJ L&C gamma 2.1 Monitor> Adjustments are made to reproduce optimum colours on the printer. Of the above settings, choose the one best suited to the gamma value of the monitor in use. One of the following monitor settings can be selected: <Canon IX-4025 Scanner> <Canon CanoScan 300 Scanner> The above are settings optimized for the characteristics of Canon-brand scanners. Choose the settings to achieve colour matching between scanned originals and printed images. When either of the above two settings is specified, it is recommended that Minimum colour difference be selected as the matching method. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 53

55 Chapter 5 Printing 5.3 Windows Driver Print Setup, cont d. Standard This function performs colour conversion to make a balanced use of printer characteristics. It is particularly suited for reproduction of flesh colours. In the standard mode, the print speed is lower than with Colour correction = None, but acceptable reproduction is possible regardless of types of print images. None No colour correction. This function is suited for printing basic colours, such as CMYK and RGB in solid patters (pure colours). Colour balance Four slide controls allows the density of each colour of CMYK to be adjusted independently in a range from -50 to +50 where low values indicate light colours and high values indicate dark colours. Gamma coefficient This option is only available if the Colour correction method has been set to Standard or None. When printed colour differs from the colour of the image displayed on the monitor, gamma correction is carried out in order to make printed colour agree better with displayed colour. The gamma coefficient can be selected from among the values 1.0, 1.4, 1.8, and 2.2; the higher the gamma coefficient, the darker the printed colour. Density This function adjusts the print density. As colour balance is maintained, density affects the overall darkness of the printed image. The adjustable range is from -50 (lightest) to +50 (darkest). 12. The Version Information box contains the version number of the installed Windows printer driver and can be accessed by means of the Version information... button in the BJ Label/ Card Printer box and in the Colour setup box, for example: Click the OK button to return to previous dialogue box. Note: Refer to Appendix A.1 for informations on precautions to observe when using Windows. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 54

56 Chapter 5 Printing 5.4 Printing using the Windows Driver The following restrictions may apply to features of the graphics interface (GDI) of Microsoft Windows, when you use the printer drive and print with ColorCoder V4. Colour inconsistency may result during printing of complex data. If colour inconsistency is severe, the Windows Print Manager can be used to improve printing. On some computers, cancellation of a print job created with the printer driver may result in abnormal print during a subsequent print job. After cancelling a print job, please reset the printer from the printer's control panel before proceeding with printing. When printing with the printer driver, the following settings should be set via the printer's control panel: - Partition interval, see chapter Number of partition sheets, see chapter To start printing, select the Print... option in the File menu. The dialogue box, that will be displayed differs in appearance depending on application. Below is an example in Windows 95 where the BJ Label/Card Printer (ColorCoder V4) has been selected as default printer: 2. Use this box to order the printing like with any other type of printer with one important exception: Always specify the Copies value to 1 in this box. Use the printer driver setup box to set the desired number of copies (see chapter 5.3), se #3 on next page. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 55

57 Chapter 5 Printing 5.4 Printing using the Windows Driver, cont'd. 3. If you want to set the number of copies, or if you need to make any changes regarding orientation, paper type, media type, output mode, shading output, or colour matching, click the Setup... button. Use this dialogue box as described in chapter If you need to make any changes regarding media type, output mode, shading output, or colour matching, click the Options... button. Use this dialogue box as described in chapter If you need to make any changes regarding colour matching, click the Colour setup... button. Use this dialogue box as described in chapter 5.3. Intermec ColorCoder V4 Installation & Operation Ed. 1 56