User`s manual

Preparing Your Printer for Printing Software Preparations for Printing
Sprinter User's Manual 8-25
There are three ways of initiating the print proceudre:
• Manually
• By clicking L
OAD in the CONTROL PANEL dialog box and then
clicking P
RINT in the MAIN SCREEN.
• By clicking P
RINT in the MAIN SCREEN.
If you initiate the print procedure manaully, use the C
ONTROL dialog box to
specify the printer’s mechanical settings, such as the Piston and Motor
status.
In order to print, the H
EAD PISTONS must be in the UP position so that the
P
RESSING ROLLERS should press the SUBSTRATE and RIBBON against the
P
RINT HEAD. The SUBSTRATE PISTON must be down.
Clicking OK will close the C
ONTROL dialog box and save the settings.
The following procedures have been set out in the order that they appear
in the C
ONTROL dialog box.
The Substrate and Ribbon parameters as well as the Gray Level Setting,
must be defined before you give the Print command.
The S
UBSTRATE SENSOR and PRESSURE SENSOR statuses are displayed at the
top of the C
ONTROL dialog box. They are set in the CONFIGURATION dialog
box.
Raising and lowering a specific piston
! To raise or lower a Color Piston:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click the DOWN button of the relevant color.
to raise the piston and click it again to lower it.
For a specific color status, see the relevant table in the Around the
Windows chapter.
! To raise or lower all the Color Pistons simultaneously:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click the ALL (1-4) UP button to raise all the
color pistons and click the Down button to lower them all.
For the A
LL (1-4) color piston status, see the relevant table in the
Around the Windows chapter.
! To raise or lower the Substrate Piston:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click the DOWN button of the Substrate. to
raise the piston and click it again to lower it.
For a specific color status, see the relevant table in the Around the
Windows chapter.
Running or stopping a specific motor
! To run or stop a Color Motor:
• In the C
ONTROL dialog box, click the RUN button of the relevant motor to
run it and click the same button to stop it.
For a specific color status, see the relevant table in the Around the
Windows chapter.