Primera CX1200 Pre?Die Cut Quick start guide

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Section1:UpdatetheHardware

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Thefollowingitemsareincludedinthisupgradekit:

•InstallationDisc

•ReplacementMPFeederDoorwithintegratedblackmarksensor.

•InstallationInstructions

1.Disconnectthe6‐pinminidincablefromtheMPFeederdoor.

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2.Remove4Phillipsscrewsthatsecurethecircuitboardaccesscover.Besuretokeepthescrewtothe

blackplasticdoorholderstrap.

3.Removetheblackcablefrom

circuitboard.Useaflatscrewdriver

topushbackthecatchsothatthe

connectorcanberemoved.

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CX1200Pre‐DieCutUpgradeInstructions

511321‐021412

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4.Pullthecableoutoftheplastichookneartheprinter.

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5.Oncetheblackcableandthe6‐pinminidincablearedisconnected,youcanremovethedoor.Press

thegraybuttonnearthebackoftheprinter.Liftupthebacksideofthedoorfirsttoremoveit.

6.LocatethereplacementMPFeederDoorwithintegratedblackmarksensor.

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7.Remove5Phillipsscrewsthatsecurethecircuitboardaccesscoverandthemetalsensorguard.

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8.Attachthereplacementdoortotheprinter.Connectthefrontsidefirst.

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9.Connectthebacksideofthedoorbypressingthegreybuttonagainandsnappingthepegintothe

correspondingholeontheprinter.Makesuretheblackcableandtheblackplasticdoorholderstrapare

abovethedoorbeforeyouattachitontheprinter.

10.Routetheblackcableasshownandconnectittothecircuitboard.

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11.Replacetheaccesscoverandthemetalsensorguard.Connecttheblackplasticdoorholderstrap.

12.Reconnectthe6‐pinminidincable.

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Section2:UpdatetheSoftware

Updatesoftwarefromthewebsite‐http://www.primeralabel.com/support/cx1000.htmlorinsertthe

installationdiscthatyoureceivedwiththeupgradekit.BrowsetothediscthroughMyComputer.There

arethreeseparateupdatefilesthatshouldberun.

1.Firmware

RuntheCX1200FWUpdater.exetoupdatethefirmware.Thefollowingwindowwillappear.Click

Updatetoupdatethefirmware.

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2.StatusMonitor

RuntheCX1200v1.8.0StatusMonitor.exetoupdatetheStatusMonitor.

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3.PTPrint

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1.RunthePTPrint‐012712.exetoupdatePTPrint.Followthepromptsandchoosethedefaultoptions

exceptfortheitemsmentionedbelow.

2.Youwillbepromptedtoenterthelocationofthelicensefiles.BrowsetoC:\PTPrint.

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3.Choose“No”whenpromptedaboutusingyourexistingconfigurationfile.

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4.Finally,chooseFULLInstallfortheinstallationtype.

5.Thisinstallationwilltakeseveralminutestocomplete.

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Section3:PrintingtoPre‐DieCutStock.

1.ToopenPTPrintgotoStart‐AllPrograms‐PTPrintfolder‐PTPrintorclickthePTPrinticononyour

desktop.

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2.Theprintlayoutwizardwillappear.ClicktheBrowsebuttontofindthelabelyouwanttoprint.The

followingformatsaresupportedviatheprintlayoutwizard:BMP,EPS,JPG,GIF,PCX,PNG,TIFF.

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3.Oncethegraphichasbeenselectedthesize

anddpiwillautomaticallyappearinthefields

below.Thegraphicshouldbe300dpior

greatertoachievethebestquality.Resolutions

above300dpiarenotnecessaryandonlyserve

toincreasethefilesize.Adjustthelabelsizeas

necessary.Bydefault,aspectratiowillbe

maintained.TheDPIwillbeincreasedifyou

decreasethesizeofthelabel.

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4.Makesure“UsingPre‐diecutstock”hasbeen

checked.

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DesignTip!Designyourlabelwiththe.125”bleedincluded.Thiswillincreasethesizeofyourgraphic.

Forexample,ifyouwantyourfinallabeltobe3”x4”,designyourlabeltobe3.125”x4.125”.Addinga

bleedisNOTthesameasincreasingthesizeofyourimage.Typicallyyouwouldaddableedtoanimage

bydoublingthesizeoftheborderaroundtheimageinyourdesignprogram.

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NoBleedWithBleed

CutPosition

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5.IfyouhavepurchasedPrimeraPre‐diecutstock,youwillfindastockstickerattachedtoeveryrollof

pre‐diecutlabelstock.

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6.Matchthevaluesonthestockstickerwiththecorrespondingvaluesinthesetupwizard.

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7.OnceyouhavechosentheimportedgraphicandtheStep&Repeatcolumnsareset,clickOKtoview

thelayout.

8.SavetheFile.GotoFile‐Save.

9.Beforeprintingmakesurethat“UsingPre‐diecutstock”ischeckunderthesettingstabofthestatus

monitor.

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10.ClickFile‐Print.

StockSticker

SetupWizard

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Section4:AdjustingPrintOffsets

Usethefollowingtabletodiagnoseprint

offsetproblems.Beforeadjustingany

offsetsmakesureyouhaveenteredthe

correctlabelsize,verticalspacing,and

horizontalspacinginthePTPrintlabel

setupwizard.Offsetscanbeadjustedon

theoptionstabofthestatusmonitor.

Onlyverticaloffsetscanbeadjustedwhile

theprinterisprinting!

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Problem:

ImageisoffsettotheleftorRight.

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Solution:

AdjustVerticalOffset.Measuretheoffsetamount

accountingforthebleed.Adjustinthedirection

indicatedusingtheoffsetadjustmentsonthe

optionstaboftheStatusMonitor.

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Cut(BlackLine)

PrintedImagewith

bleed(GrayArea)

FeedDirection

FrontofPrinter

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Problem:

Imageisoffsettothebackorfront.

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Solution:

AdjustHorizontalOffset.

Measuretheoffsetamount

accountingforthebleed.

Adjustinthedirectionindicated

usingtheoffsetadjustmentson

theoptionstaboftheStatus

Monitor.

Problem:

Imageisoffsetbothfrontorbackandleftorright.

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Solution:

AdjustHorizontalandVerticalOffset.Measurethe

offsetamountaccountingforthebleed.Adjustin

thedirectionindicatedusingtheoffsetadjustments

ontheoptionstaboftheStatusMonitor.

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Problem:

Imageistooshort/narrowortall/wideforthecut.

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Solution:

TheimagesizemaynotbesetcorrectlyinPTPrint.

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Problem:

Imageslinesupwithcutontherightsideofthe

pagebutgetsgraduallyworseasitmovesleft.

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Solution1:

PrinterStretchCalibrationisrequired.

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Solution2:

ImagesizemaynotbesetcorrectlyinPTPrint.

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