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1 1 USER GUIDE for UniFoilPrinter Version 2.9 March 2014 (UniFoilPrinter PC Tool version , Firmware version 2.13, Hardware version 001)

2 2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ABOUT UNIFOILPRINTER Introduction GETTING STARTED Unpacking In the Box Description of the Printer ) The main table where the printable material is placed ) During the printing process the head move across the main table according to the appropriate location for correct printing as designed ) The head also contains cylindrical parts, which are used to position the foil and foil holders ) The power adapter provides electrical power to the UniFoilPrinter ) USB connecting cable is used to connect the computer with the UniFoilPrinter Installing UniFoilPrinter Lock removal instruction Connecting UniFoilPrinter Installing UniFoilPrinter PC Tool FOIL HANDLING About Unibind Foil Insert Foil Remove Foil UNIFOILPRINTER PC TOOL Introduction Installation Launch Application Creating a new design Object Orientation Parts of Printing Object Print Areas Print Margins Design Toolbar Save Design Inserting Text and Images... 32

3 Selection, Move and Alignment of Elements Rotation of Elements Foil Color Layers Ruler & Guidelines Multiple jobs Design Zooming Open Design Print Design Tools Settings Check for Updates Create New Template Manage Templates Import/ Export templates Service Menu About UniFoilPrinter Uninstallation Uninstallation Using Start Menu Uninstallation Using Control Panel Uninstallation Using Installation Setup FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) TROUBLESHOOTING APPENDICES List of Keyboard Shortcuts Supported template dimensions Type 1a and 1b Built-in Printing Attributes for Materials and Foil Default Template Specifications Factory Set... 59

4 4 TABLE OF FIGURES Figure 1: UniFoilPrinter... 7 Figure 2: UniFoilPrinter Package (Side View)... 8 Figure 3: UniFoilPrinter Package (Top View)... 9 Figure 4: UniFoilPrinter Components Figure 5: Unibind Foil Figure 6: Unibind Foil Inserted in Head of UniFoilPrinter Figure 7: Files Required for Installation Figure 8: Startup screen of Installer Figure 9: Welcome Screen of Installer Figure 10: License Agreement Screen Figure 11: Create Program Shortcuts Screen Figure 12: Screen for Selecting Installation Folder Figure 13: Screen to Confirm Installation Figure 14: Screen to Display Progress during Installation Figure 15: Startup Screen of Driver Installation Wizard Figure 16: Driver Installation Wait Screen Figure 17: Install Driver Confirmation Screen Figure 18: Driver Installation Completion Screen Figure 19: Screen to Show Installation Complete Figure 20: Available Options in All Programs of Start Menu for Launching Application Figure 21: UniFoilPrinter PC Tool Figure 22: New Design Startup Dialog Box for Selection of Template Figure 23: Display for Selection of Appropriate Template & Associated Object Orientation Figure 24: Design Window Based on Selected Template and Object Placement Figure 25: Vertical Spine Orientation (Left) and Horizontal Spine Orientation (Right) Figure 26: Vertical Spine Orientation (Left) and Horizontal Spine Orientation (Right) Figure 27: Design Toolbar Figure 28: Design Toolbar - Functions Figure 29: Design Toolbar - Tools Figure 30: Design Toolbar Foil Color Figure 31: Design Toolbar - Text Editing Figure 32: Design Toolbar - Element Alignment Figure 33: Design Toolbar Group Edit Functions Figure 34: Design Toolbar - Rotation Degree Figure 35: Text box placed in a print area containing the text My Photos Figure 36: Image Thresholding menu Figure 37: Image of palm tree placed inside print area Figure 38: Rulers and Guidelines for Alignment Figure 39: Zoom Slider & Buttons Figure 40: Application Settings Tab in Available Tools Figure 41: Units Setting for Rulers in Tools... 41

5 5 Figure 42: Ruler Display Setting in Tools Figure 43: Snap Setting in Tools Figure 44: Setting in Tools for Automatic Search for Updates Figure 45: Setting in Tools to Enable All UniFoilPrinter Messages Figure 46: Setting in Tools to Customize Printing Parameters Figure 47: Settings for Printing Parameters Figure 48: Setting in Tools for Transportation Figure 49: Tools to Check for Updates Figure 50: Warning Message if Printer Not Connected Figure 51: Warning Message If Not Connected With Server Figure 52: Tools Used to Send Request for Service Figure 53: Warning Message at Start of Creating New Template Figure 54: Screen for Selecting Type of New Template Figure 55: Screen for Inserting Dimensions of New Template Figure 56: Screen for Selecting Material, Softness and Name of New Template Figure 57: Screen for Managing Templates Figure 58: Service Menu in Tools Figure 59: About UniFoilPrinter Figure 60: Built-In Software Help Figure 61: Uninstall Option in Start Menu Figure 62: Uninstall Options in Control Panel Figure 63: Uninstall Option in Software Installation Setup Figure 64: Dimensions of Cover with Window... 57

6 6 1 ABOUT THIS MANUAL This guide deals with the basic know-how required to install and use UniFoilPrinter and its associated UniFoilPrinter PC Tool utility applications. This manual is organized into different sections according to the subject matter in order to facilitate users to get the required information from the relevant sections. Section 2 is a basic introduction about the UniFoilPrinter. The information required to setup and start working is briefly provided in section 3 while section 4 deals with the subject matter related to Unibind foils used for printing. The associate software utility application has been discussed in section 5 followed by a brief analysis in the form of frequently asked questions (FAQs) and troubleshooting techniques in sections 6 and 7 respectively. Finally additional information related to the subject matter has been provided in the form of appendices at the end of this manual.

7 7 2 ABOUT UNIFOILPRINTER 2.1 Introduction UniFoilPrinter is a printer used to print letters and signs on a full flat A3 page of paper,plastic, cardboard. The designs are created using the associated software application provided by Unibind for the subject purpose. Figure 1: UniFoilPrinter

8 8 3 GETTING STARTED 3.1 Unpacking The UniFoilPrinter is packed in a wooden crate as shown in figure 2 and figure 3. Figure 2: UniFoilPrinter Package (Side View)

9 In the Box The box contains the UniFoilPrinter as shown in figure 3 & figure 3, incl. one foil roll and other accessories required for making the UniFoilPrinter functional. Figure 3: UniFoilPrinter Package (Top View) Attention: flat cardboard and foam placed on print bed are usable accessories. Do not throw away!

10 Description of the Printer Figure 4 shows the major components of the UniFoilPrinter. Figure 4: UniFoilPrinter Components 1) The main table where the printable material is placed. 2) During the printing process the head move across the main table according to the appropriate location for correct printing as designed. 3) The head also contains cylindrical parts, which are used to position the foil and foil holders. 4) The power adapter provides electrical power to the UniFoilPrinter. 5) USB connecting cable is used to connect the computer with the UniFoilPrinter.

11 Installing UniFoilPrinter Lock removal instruction Remove the lock before plugging in the UniFoilPrinter. Only use the screwdriver added in the packaging.

12 Connecting UniFoilPrinter Place the UniFoilPrinter on a table. Insert the Unibind foil and empty core at the specified location on the printer head. Connect the USB cable to the UniFoilPrinter and to the computer. Connect the power adapter to an electric supply to power the device Installing UniFoilPrinter PC Tool Section 5.2 in this manual may be referred to go through the steps of installation.

13 13 4 FOIL HANDLING 4.1 About Unibind Foil Unibind foil as shown in figure 5 is used for printing the user created designs on covers. Two foil holders, one containing the foil and an empty one is required at the same time. The foil is unrolled from one holder and rolled over to the other holder during the printing process. Figure 5: Unibind Foil

14 Insert Foil To insert a foil, place both foil holders, as shown in figure 6. Make sure that foil is mounted with clear foil color on top side. Holder L Holder R Figure 6: Unibind Foil Inserted in Head of UniFoilPrinter 4.3 Remove Foil In order to remove foils, the user will have to pull out straight for both foil holders at the same time. Or Cut the foil, remove holder R, with the foil that must be changed. Place the new foil in holder R and reconnect with the holder L.

15 15 5 UNIFOILPRINTER PC TOOL 5.1 Introduction UniFoilPrinter software application named as UniFoilPrinter PC Tool is used as an interface between the user and the associated UniFoilPrinter interface board. This portion of the guide deals with the basic know-how required to install and use UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. The relevant documents may be referred for further information on the subject matter. UniFoilPrinter PC Tool and the associated drivers need to be installed on the client system in order to use the UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. The information and images provided in this manual have been specifically designed as per use in Microsoft Windows 7. These may slightly differ for other versions / types of operating systems.

16 Installation Go to the website: to download the installation package. There will be two files in the installation media as shown in figure 7, which are required to be available for installing UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. Please contact your local distributor if these files are not available in the provided installation source. Figure 7: Files Required for Installation For installing the UniFoilPrinter PC Tool, go to the folder where these two files are located on the given installation media. Start setup.exe to install the software application and the associated drivers and follow the given sequence of steps as explained below: 1. Please wait while the installer is initializing. A screen similar to figure 8 will appear when the installer has completed initialization. Press Next button to continue the steps required for installing the software application. Figure 8: Startup screen of Installer

17 17 2. Press Next button on the welcome screen (shown in figure 9) also. Figure 9: Welcome Screen of Installer 3. A license agreement similar to figure 10 will be shown to the user. Select I Agree from the options below the license agreement and then press Next button to proceed. Figure 10: License Agreement Screen

18 18 4. As shown in figure 11, users will be asked that whether they require the program shortcuts to be created on their desktop and quick launch folders. Select the respective options if required to create the subject shortcuts, and then press the Next button to proceed. Figure 11: Create Program Shortcuts Screen 5. Select the destination folder of the client system as shown in figure 12, where to install the software application. After selecting the path, click on Next button for further working. Figure 12: Screen for Selecting Installation Folder

19 19 6. Review any changes on appearance of figure 13, if required, in the options selected during preceding steps by pressing Back button. After that press Next button to confirm the options and start the install process. Figure 13: Screen to Confirm Installation 7. Please wait while screen similar to figure 14 containing the progress bar to show the completion progress for software installation is displayed. Figure 14: Screen to Display Progress during Installation

20 20 8. The driver installation wizard will appear during the installation process as shown in figure 15. Click on Next button to start driver installation. Figure 15: Startup Screen of Driver Installation Wizard 9. Please wait while screen similar to figure 16, displaying driver installation in process, is being displayed. Figure 16: Driver Installation Wait Screen 10. If the associated driver is not installed on the client system, the screen in figure 17 may appear during the installation. Select Install this driver software anyway to install the driver required for communication between the software application and the associated printer interface board.

21 21 Figure 17: Install Driver Confirmation Screen 11. The screen similar to figure 18 will appear when driver installation is completed. Press Finish button to complete and close the driver installation setup and continue with the main application setup. Figure 18: Driver Installation Completion Screen 12. The screen similar to figure 19 will appear when the software and associated driver installation is completed. Select Launch UniFoilPrinter PC Tool option, if you want to launch the application on closing setup. Press Close button to complete and close the installation setup.

22 22 Figure 19: Screen to Show Installation Complete

23 Launch Application To launch the application after installation, one may go to All Programs in the Start Menu, followed by UniFoilPrinter PC Tool subfolder and finally selecting UniFoilPrinter PC Tool as shown in figure 20. Figure 20: Available Options in All Programs of Start Menu for Launching Application A new application will be launched as shown in the figure 21. Figure 21: UniFoilPrinter PC Tool The program may also be launched through the shortcuts created on user s desktop and/or quick launch folders. These shortcuts will only be available, if were selected for creation as an option during installation.

24 Creating a new design To create a new design, click on the New Design option from the ones provided at the upper portion of the application. A new tab will be opened and a dialog box will appear as shown in figure 22: Figure 22: New Design Startup Dialog Box for Selection of Template Select the template, from the given list, that matches the object to be printed on. Template names are Unibind product names. Make sure that the print object matches the selected template. Failure to do so can cause severe damage to the printer. When a template has been selected, the possible orientations are displayed as shown in figure 23. Place the object opened on the printer in one of the given ways, followed by selection of the same orientation on the screen as well. For more information about object orientation, please see section

25 25 Figure 23: Display for Selection of Appropriate Template & Associated Object Orientation Click on Design Print button to open the new design based on the selected template and associated object orientation. A screen similar to figure 24 will appear for the selected template and object orientation. Figure 24: Design Window Based on Selected Template and Object Placement Now one may design the text and graphics to be printed with the help of available tools provided in the toolbar. Section of this document may be referred for more information regarding the toolbars. Following subsections may be referred for further information:

26 Object Orientation It is important to keep two things in mind about object orientation: The UniFoilPrinter can print in areas of 57 mm due to the foil width. Printing is done from left to right in belts of 57 mm. Design elements have to fit inside these print areas. See more about print areas in section Depending on what elements are desired to insert in the print areas, orientation must be considered. Printing on spine It is important to notice that only when spine is horizontally oriented, it is possible to print on the spine. Figure 25 illustrates the placement of print areas according to what orientation the cover is placed. Figure 25: Vertical Spine Orientation (Left) and Horizontal Spine Orientation (Right) Good to know Elements inside a print area can be rotated at any given degree, but the direction of the print areas is set when object orientation is selected. Vertical spine orientation is most likely to be selected when designing the front and back of a cover. Horizontal spine orientation is to be selected when designing on the spine.

27 27 The orientation is saved within the design. If it is desired to create a design on a cover with more than one orientation, it is necessary to create two individual designs on the same kind of template Parts of Printing Object Cover with spine A cover with a spine should always be placed open on the printer. The side upwards is the side printed on. A cover contains usually three printable parts i.e. front side, back side and spine. Figure 26: Vertical Spine Orientation (Left) and Horizontal Spine Orientation (Right) Exceptions When cover is placed in vertical spine orientation, the spine is unprintable. When a cover part is placed outside the printer table, the part is unprintable e.g. the back side of horizontal spine orientation shown in figure Print Areas Print areas are Black or White windows which are used to add elements in a design. By default a print area is placed on every editable side of an object when design opens. A user may add or remove additional print areas as well as per his requirements. To add a new print area, click on the toolbar button for adding print area. Print areas can be moved up and down to a desired location by clicking on the given print area and dragging it with the mouse as well as alternatively, by use of arrow keys on keyboard. Print

28 28 areas can be aligned to the top, middle or bottom of the object by clicking on the given element alignment buttons in design toolbar described in section Images can be imported to the print areas, and text can be written inside print areas, using the design toolbar described in section Inserted elements can be moved around using the same options as for moving print areas. Only the part of an element placed inside the print area will be displayed and printed Print Margins It is not possible to print edge to edge on print objects. There will be a certain amount of margin that is unprintable. That is to ensure the quality of the print out. These margins are defined by the UniFoilPrinter PC Tool and are unchangeable. UniFoilPrinter PC Tool will not allow elements to be placed on these print margins Design Toolbar The design toolbar, shown in figure 27, may be seen at the top of the design tab subwindow. It provides various functionalities for different purposes. The toolbar groups can be reorganized if desired and relocated into two lines. Figure 27: Design Toolbar Following is a brief description of each option in the toolbar: Group 1: Functions Figure 28: Design Toolbar - Functions

29 29 Print Preview ( ) button is used to see how a design will seem when it will be printed. Save Design ( ) button is used to save the changes /modifications for the design. Save As Design ( ) button is used to save the changed / modified design under a new name Add Print Area ( ) button is used to add a print area at user selected location. Import Image ( ) button is used to import image from file system to be added in the design. Group 2: Tools Figure 29: Design Toolbar - Tools Select Tool ( ) button is used to enable selection and move of design elements and print areas. See section for more information. Text Tool ( ) button is used to create text boxes, as well as enter and edit text inside print areas. See section for more information Rotate Tool ( ) button is used to rotate a selected element. Drag the element to rotate it. See section for more information about rotating elements. Group 3: Foil color Figure 30: Design Toolbar Foil Color

30 30 Foil Color ( ) list contains a list of available Unibind foil colors. Select the foil color intended to use for printing. Multiple colors can be used. See section for more information. Group 4: Text Editing Figure 31: Design Toolbar - Text Editing Font Size ( ) list is used to select the size of the font to be used for different elements of the design. Enter also any given size up to 900. Font Family ( ) list contains a list of fonts that may be used while designing. Font of the selected textboxes will change according to the font selected in the list. Bold ( ) button is used to make the text bold of selected textboxes. Italic ( ) button is used to make the text italic of selected textboxes. Underline ( ) button is used to underline the text of selected textboxes. Align Left ( ) button is used to align the text to the left side of the selected textbox. Align Center ( ) button is used to align the text to the center of the selected textbox. Align Right ( ) button is used to align the text to the right side of the selected textbox. Group 5: Element Alignment Figure 32: Design Toolbar - Element Alignment

31 31 Align Left ( ) button is used to align the left side of the selected elements to same location. Align Center ( ) button is used to align the centers of the selected elements to same location. Align Right ( ) button is used to align the right side of the selected elements to same location. Align Top ( ) button is used to align the top side of the selected elements to same location. Align Middle ( ) button is used to align the middles of the selected elements to same location. Align Bottom ( ) button is used to align the bottom side of the selected elements to same location. If a single element is selected, the alignment buttons will align to the edges and center of the print area. Group 6: Edit Functions Figure 33: Design Toolbar Group Edit Functions Delete ( ) button is used to delete the selected elements. Cut ( ) button is used to cut the selected elements. Copy ( ) button is used to copy the selected elements. Paste ( ) button is used to paste the elements that were cut or copied. The elements will be pasted in the center of the selected print area. If pressing shift key on the keyboard while pasting, the elements will be pasted in place.

32 32 Undo ( ) button is used to undo the recent actions. Group 7: Rotation Degree Figure 34: Design Toolbar - Rotation Degree Rotate ( ) field is used to rotate a selected element to a required angle. By default, the angle of rotation for an element is 0 o Save Design To save a new design, press the Save button in the design toolbar. A dialog box will appear to enter a name of the file to be used for saving the design. The UniFoilPrinter design files will have file extension.upf. The default path for saving any design is a subfolder named UniFoilPrinter Designs located in the My Documents folder. It is recommended that all UniFoilPrinter designs must be saved in either the default folder or within one of its subfolders. To save the changes made to an existing design, press the Save button in the design toolbar, and the changes saved to the existing design has been saved under the same file name. To save an existing design as another file name, hold down Ctrl and Shift keys of the keyboard when clicking Save button and the dialogue box will open to enable entry of another name of the file to be used for saving the design Inserting Text and Images Text and images can be inserted in the displayed print areas. They appear inside dotted lined boxes with handles in every corner. The handles are displayed as hollow squares in every corner. Textboxes and image boxes are in general referred to design elements in this document. Figure 35 and figure 37 are examples on how image and textboxes appear.

33 33 To insert text, the given text tool button in the design toolbar is used. With text tool selected, click on a desired spot inside a print area. A text box will appear. Enter text while text tool is selected. Place cursor in any given location to edit the text. Figure 35: Text box placed in a print area containing the text My Photos. To resize the text box, select the select tool in the design toolbar. When mouse is over the handles, the select tool changes into resize tool. Click on the corner and drag the mouse while keep pressing the mouse button. When the option Text Auto Resize is on. The textbox will automatically resize according to the text size. See Settings Tip: Double click on a textbox with select tool and the tool changes into text tool enabling text editing. To insert images, they must be imported using the import image button in the design toolbar. Select a print area where the image should be inserted. Upon press on the import image button a dialog box will appear to search for image files. Please note that only the following file types are supported by the UniFoilPrinter PC Tool : BMP, GIF, JPG, TIFF and PNG. Select the desired image file and press the Open button. If the image selected is grayscale or color images, an image threshold menu appears like the one shown in figure 36. In this menu are a several options. Invert color, this makes a negative of the image Color Conversion, there is a choose Dithering or Threshold. When dithering is selected the image exists out of dots. This way there is contrast in the image.

34 34 When Threshold is selected the image is black and white, without any contrast. The threshold can be adjusted using the plus and minus buttons. When threshold level is satisfying, the Insert button should be pressed. Figure 36: Image Thresholding menu Cropping make it possible to select only the part of the image that needs to be printed. The image will appear in the selected print area like it is shown in figure 37. Use arrow keys on keyboard or mouse to drag and move the image to the desired location. Figure 37: Image of palm tree placed inside print area. Tip: Drags open the print area to print larger images as 57mm.

35 Selection, Move and Alignment of Elements An element may be selected by clicking on the select tool shown as an arrow in figure 29 and then clicking on the element. To select multiple elements, hold on shift key on the keyboard and then click on each element to be selected while keep pressing the Shift key. An element may be moved by selecting the element using the mouse, and drag it to the desired location, while keep pressing the mouse button. A limit is set to avoid the element to be placed completely outside print areas. This limit lets 70 % of element be placed outside print area. When moving an element outside the print area, only the part inside the print area stays visible and is printed. Elements can also be moved by the use of arrow keys on the keyboard. An element may be aligned to top, middle or bottom side vertically and left, center or right side horizontally within its design area by selecting the element and then clicking on appropriate element alignment button shown in figure 32. Similarly an element may be dragged to specific location by clicking the element with the mouse after selection, and drag it to the required position within its design area, while keep pressing the mouse button. Section of this document may be referred for more information on aligning elements using guidelines. When multiple elements are selected and aligned using the toolbar shown in figure 32, all elements will get aligned with reference to the first selected element. For example if multiple elements are left aligned, then all elements will move except the first selected element in such a way that the left side of all elements will become aligned to the left side of the first selected element Rotation of Elements A user may rotate any element either manually through rotate button shown in figure 29, or automatically to the desired angle by enter the value of required degrees of rotation for the element in rotate field shown in figure 34.

36 36 To rotate an element manually, a user has to select the element and the rotate button from the toolbar shown in figure 29. After that drag the mouse while keep pressing the mouse button till the element gets rotated to the required level. The rotate field in toolbar shown in figure 34 will also show the value of the rotation angle for the selected element. A user may also rotate the element to the desired angle by selecting the element and then entering the value in degrees in the rotation field for the required angular rotation of the element. Tip: while Shift key on the keyboard is pressed on the keyboard, rotate tool works temporarily as select tool. Please note that when multiple elements have been selected, then each element will rotate about its own center, keeping the location of its center constant. Section of this document may be referred for more information on how to select elements Foil Color Layers The UniFoilPrinter supports all Unibind foil colors. Each color is implemented as a layer in UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. By default the foil color selected is Metallic Gold. If another foil color is to be used for printing, it can be selected in the design toolbar. Multiple colors on one object are handled as well. Elements inserted in one foil color layer stays visible when another foil color is selected to be worked in. Only foil color layers that contain elements will be printed. UniFoilPrinter will guide user through changing foil whenever that is needed Ruler & Guidelines The ruler is usually used to align elements on in the design window at specific locations on the object. Two types of rulers can be seen during designing i.e. horizontal ruler and vertical ruler. The horizontal ruler is displayed at the top of the design and is used to align element horizontally. On the other hand, a vertical ruler is displayed at the left side of the design and is used to align elements vertically. The white area of the ruler corresponds to the allowable area where elements

37 37 may be placed, while the inactive gray areas indicate those parts of the object where a user cannot insert any design element. The inactive gray area is either caused by print margins, or if a part of the object is not supported by the printer table. Section and section may be referred for more information about parts of printing and printing margins respectively. By default, rulers are always displayed during designing. But one may show / hide rulers using the settings tab in the available tools. The default selected unit for displaying measurements on the ruler is millimeter (mm). A user may change the units to display measurements on the ruler from the settings tab in the available tools. Section of this document may be referred for more information on how to show / hide rulers and how to change the units for the ruler. Guidelines for alignment are non-printable light blue color lines, as shown in figure 38, that may be used to align elements, corresponding to some specific measurement on the ruler. To place a horizontal guideline, a user will have to click on the top ruler, and drag the pointer line on the design area to the required corresponding position of the vertical rule, while keep pressing the mouse button. Similarly to place a vertical line, a user will have to click on the left ruler, and drag the pointer line on the design area, to the required corresponding position of the top ruler rule, while keep pressing the mouse button. A user may add any number of such guidelines to a design as required. Similarly to move any guideline to some other location, a user may click and drag it to another required location, by keep pressing the mouse button during dragging. Figure 38: Rulers and Guidelines for Alignment

38 Multiple jobs When printing multiple books with different text it is possible to use the multiple jobs function. Step 1, make a textbox and enter your text ( example name ) Step 2, make a.txt or a.csv file. Use multiple lines. Use a new line for each word. Example: Name 1 Name 2 Name 3. Step 3, select the print area to print. Right click, go to tools and click on multiple jobs. Now you can browse for the.txt or.csv file. Select the required file to start printing. Step 4, the print process will start. Replace the book after each print.

39 Design Zooming One may zoom in or zoom out within the design window using either the slider or the associated plus and minus buttons respectively provided at the bottom right side of the application as shown in the following figure 30. Figure 39: Zoom Slider & Buttons Similarly zooming is also possible through a similar toolbar provided above the print preview for the subject purpose.

40 Open Design To reopen a design, click on Open option from the menu items provided at the top of the application window. A dialog box will appear to select the design file to be opened. UniFoilPrinter design files will have file extension.upf. 5.6 Print Design To print any saved design, the subject design must be opened in the application. To print the design, click on the Print button from the menu items provided at the top of the application window. Similarly a new design may also be printed soon after completion of designing by clicking on the Print button without closing the design. Follow the instructions carefully in order to achieve perfect printing results.

41 Tools In addition to designing, multiple tools have also been provided in UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. These additional tools are related to different settings, checking updates, requesting for service, calibrating UniFoilPrinter, creating new templates, managing existing templates etc. A brief overview of these additional tools is provided here for reference Settings The settings tab in the available tools shown in figure 40 deals with customizing the application based on user selected settings. Figure 40: Application Settings Tab in Available Tools Changing Units This setting deals with the units to be used on the ruler when it is displayed during the creation / editing designs. Its default value is millimeter (mm). Figure 41: Units Setting for Rulers in Tools

42 42 Switching display of ruler to On / Off This setting deals with the display of the ruler. A user may set it to on state if the ruler is required to be displayed; otherwise it is set to off state. Its default value is on. Figure 42: Ruler Display Setting in Tools Snapping On / Off This setting deals with enabling or disabling the functionality of snapping. Its default value is on. Figure 43: Snap Setting in Tools Automatic Search for Updates This setting deals with enabling or disabling automatic search for updates. Its default value is on. Figure 44: Setting in Tools for Automatic Search for Updates Enable All Messages This setting is used to enable all UniFoilPrinter messages. The subject messages may become disabled if the user selects the option stating Don t display this message again. By default all messages are enabled. Figure 45: Setting in Tools to Enable All UniFoilPrinter Messages Printing Parameters This setting is used to customize the parameters associated with printing. Figure 46: Setting in Tools to Customize Printing Parameters

43 43 The dialog box similar to the one shown in figure 47 is displayed on clicking the Customize button. This dialog box contains settings for different printing parameters for each type of supported foil. The parameters include torque, burn time and printing speed for both sides of the cover as well as for spine of the cover to be used for printing. Torque value can be from 0 to 240 inclusive. Increasing the torque will cause more pressure on the printing material. When the Torque is to high the printing material can be damaged, to low can cause a incomplete print. Burn time value may be from 300 to 2500 inclusive. The foil needs heat to attach to a material. How higher the burn time how more heat go s to the foil. When the heat is to high the foil will brake and shine no more. To low will result in a incomplete print. Printing speed can be from 5 to 25. The value of printing speed is converted to actual speed in such way that for example a value of 25 will provide a speed of 2.5 cm / second. Motor speed, this setting is to correct the speed for winding up the foil. If the speed is high, the tension will be higher. The default recommended value for this setting depends on the type of cover-material. Section 8.3 may be referred for further details in this regard. Figure 47: Settings for Printing Parameters

44 44 Transportation This setting is used to move the head to preset position suitable for transporting the UniFoilPrinter to a different location. This preset position is safe location, the lock can be mount for transportation. Figure 48: Setting in Tools for Transportation Text Auto Resize When on is selected, the textboxes will automatically resize depending on the content. The font size can be adjusted and the textbox size will modify itself Check for Updates This tool is used to check the availability of new software and firmware updates from the designated server. It may also be used to update firmware or software on user selection by downloading the updates from the server. The associated printing device must be connected with the system before checking for updates as well as before updating firmware. The system must also be connected to the designated server through internet connection / network connection for checking and getting the updates from the server. Figure 49: Tools to Check for Updates

45 45 If the associated printing device is not connected during checking of updates, then a warning message will prompt the user to connect the printer with the system as shown in figure 50. Figure 50: Warning Message if Printer Not Connected Similarly, if the system is offline i.e. not connected to the server, then another warning message will appear asking user to connect with the server as shown in figure 51. Figure 51: Warning Message If Not Connected With Server When Search button is clicked by the user, the application connects with the designated server to check the availability of any new software & firmware updates. The progress bar displays the percentage completion of request for checking updates. The same progress bar also displays percentage completion while updating the firmware or software. A user may click on Update printer firmware to get the updated firmware from the server and install it on the UniFoilPrinter. This button will only become enabled if a new firmware update was found on the server. Similarly, the user may also click on Update UniFoilPrinter PC Tool to update the currently executing version of the UniFoilPrinter software application. This button will only become enabled, if a new software update was found on the server. The current and new versions for firmware and software versions, if available, will be displayed next to the respective buttons used to update them.

46 46 Request for Service If the software or hardware is not functioning, a user may use this tool to send a request for service. A user will be required to fill out all the required details in the given fields of the form shown in figure 52, in order to fulfill the initial requirements for sending a request for service. After filling in all the fields, the request will be sent, when the user clicks on Send button. Please note that the system must be connected with the printer to get its information as well as with the internet in order to send such requests. Figure 52: Tools Used to Send Request for Service Create New Template A user may create new templates based on other objects than Unibind objects. All Unibind objects are implemented as templates with product names in the UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. If a Unibind product is not implemented, a software update might be available. Go to section to read more about updating the UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. New templates must be based on a printable object. The measurements to be taken are described in this section. When Create new template tab is clicked, a warning message will appear as shown in figure 53 reminding the user of the severity if values entered for the object is not correct:

47 47 Figure 53: Warning Message at Start of Creating New Template Only click the Continue button if you are absolutely sure about the values you are about to type in. Faulty to do so can cause severe damage! Select the type of cover for the new template from the given options and then click on Next button. Figure 54: Screen for Selecting Type of New Template Now insert dimensions for the new template in appropriate fields shown in figure 55. The value of the dimensions deals with the height, width, thickness etc. of the object to be used with the new template being created. Dimensions are by default entered in mm or inches according to the selection in settings described in section Enter only exact dimensions of the given print object. If the entered dimensions are not supported by the UniFoilPrinter, appropriate warning messages will appear. If the typed in dimensions are correct, then the desired template is not supported by the UniFoilPrinter, either

48 48 because the dimensions are too large or too small. Appendix section 8.2 may be referred for further information regarding supported template dimension. If a typing error caused the warning message, the value can be corrected. After filling all values, click on Next button to continue. Figure 55: Screen for Inserting Dimensions of New Template In the next screen shown in figure 56, the user will be required to select the material and softness of the object for which the new template is being created. It will also be required to provide a unique name to the new template. Please note that the names of UniFoilPrinter existing templates cannot be used for the new template. Click on Save button to create the new template. Figure 56: Screen for Selecting Material, Softness and Name of New Template

49 49 After successful creation of new template, a message will appear asking user to make a new design based on this newly created template. A user may continue as per his/her wish Manage Templates The user created templates may be managed by the user as required through Manage Templates tab in the tools shown in figure 57. There are two options to manage any user template i.e. a template may be deleted or edited by clicking on option or option respectively on the corresponding template to be managed. Figure 57: Screen for Managing Templates Import/ Export templates With import/ export bottoms is possible to exchange templates. Use export to safe the selected template. Use import to load a template from a location of choice.

50 Service Menu The service menu is used to check the auto status and printer statistics. Figure 58: Service Menu in Tools About UniFoilPrinter This option in the tools is used to check the version numbers of the software application as well as firmware. Figure 59: About UniFoilPrinter

51 51 Getting Help The help option opens a tab containing information more specifically related to the software portion of this user guide. Figure 60: Built-In Software Help

52 Uninstallation UniFoilPrinter PC Tool may be uninstalled by using one of the following ways: Uninstallation Using Start Menu To uninstall the software application, go to All Programs in the Start Menu followed by UniFoilPrinter PC Tool subfolder and select the option Uninstall UniFoilPrinter PC Tool as shown in figure 61. Follow the instruction on the screen to complete the uninstallation process. Figure 61: Uninstall Option in Start Menu Uninstallation Using Control Panel To uninstall the software application, go to the Programs and Features within the control panel to see the list of installed programs. Select UniFoilPrinter PC Tool from the list of installed programs as shown in figure 62. Then either select Uninstall from the menu options displayed above the list of programs or right click on UniFoilPrinter PC Tool & then select Uninstall from the menu to uninstall the software application. Follow the instruction on the screen to complete the uninstall process. Figure 62: Uninstall Options in Control Panel

53 Uninstallation Using Installation Setup Start setup.exe using the installation source media that was used to install the software. Select Remove UniFoilPrinter PC Tool from the given options as shown in figure 63 and then click on Finish button. Follow the instruction on the screen to complete the uninstall process. Figure 63: Uninstall Option in Software Installation Setup

54 54 6 FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQs) Q1. What is UniFoilPrinter PC Tool? Ans. UniFoilPrinter PC Tool is a software application used to prepare different designs based on associated templates followed by communication with the UniFoilPrinter for printing those designs. Section 5 may be referred for further information about UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. Q2. How to install software application for using UniFoilPrinter? Ans. Section 5.2 of this manual may be referred for further details regarding installation of the subject application. Q3. How to install the associated USB communication drivers for using UniFoilPrinter? Ans. Steps 8 to 11 in section 5.2 of this manual may be referred for further details regarding installation of the subject drivers. Q4. How to create a new design in UniFoilPrinter PC Tool? Ans. Section 5.4 of this manual may be referred for details regarding creating a new design based on the templates supported by UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. Q5. What templates are supported in UniFoilPrinter PC Tool? Ans. Appendix section 8.2 of this manual may be referred for further details regarding the templates supported by UniFoilPrinter PC Tool. Q6. How to uninstall software application for using UniFoilPrinter? Ans. Section 5.8 of this manual may be referred for further details regarding uninstallation of the subject application.

55 55 7 TROUBLESHOOTING Issue: UniFoilPrinter is connected with the system but UniFoilPrinter PC Tool application is continuously indicating that it is not found to be connected. How to Resolve: 1. Check whether the required associated drivers are installed for the subject UniFoilPrinter. The drivers are installed during the installation of UniFoilPrinter PC Tool application. If the driver installation has failed, the communication with UniFoilPrinter will not be possible until the subject drivers are installed. 2. The USB communication library file known as winusb.dll is required by the UniFoilPrinter PC Tool application. The subject DLL is usually generated and installed during initial installation of Windows USB driver framework when the associated USB hardware device is connected with the system for the first time. It is usually found in System32 folder on 32-bit operating systems or in SysWOW64 folder on 64-bit operating systems. These folders are usually located at the main windows installation folder. For example if the main windows installation drive is C:, then the path for main windows installation folder will be C:\Windows on some architectures or C:\WINNT on some architectures of the Windows operating system. 3. Check whether any other application is currently connected with the UniFoilPrinter. Only a single instance of any application at a time can get connected with the UniFoilPrinter. Close all other instances of UniFoilPrinter PC Tool application and any other application that might be accessing UniFoilPrinter. Then retry to communicate with UniFoilPrinter through UniFoilPrinter PC Tool application. Issue: Getting error message on selecting a font with missing style during designing. Detailed Description: If a selected style is not available on selection of a particular font during designing, then the user will be indicated about it with an error message and reverted back to the previous font settings where the selected font was compatible with the selected style.

56 56 8 APPENDICES 8.1 List of Keyboard Shortcuts KEYBOARD SHORTCUTS Ctrl + S Ctrl + B Ctrl + I Delete Ctrl + R Ctrl + E Ctrl + L Ctrl + C Ctrl + X Ctrl + V Ctrl + A Ctrl + Z Backspace Enter Plus (+) Minus (-) DESCRIPTION To save currently active UniFoilPrinter design. To make the selected element bold / unbold. To make the selected element italic / unitalic. To delete the selected elements in the active print area. If none selected, then delete the selected print area. To right align the selected elements. To center align the selected elements. To left align the selected elements. To copy the selected design element to the clipboard. To cut the selected design element to the clipboard. To paste the copied / cut design element from the clipboard. To select all design elements on the currently active layer. To undo last actions. To delete the character before the cursor in the selected text box. To add a new line of text. To zoom in a single step (Works only if no element in the design area is selected). To zoom out a single step (Works only if no element in the design area is selected).

57 Supported template dimensions Printer table dimensions: 400 mm x 350 mm Type 1a and 1b a: up to 310 mm c, d: max. printing length 350 mm e: 5 mm 36 mm f: 0.1 mm - max 25 mm g: max. 25 mm f+g: max. 25 mm Figure 64: Dimensions of Cover with Window Page height cannot be larger than 350 mm. Window cannot be wider or larger than the object. Window cannot be placed outside the object.