User`s manual

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Table of
Contents
Section 1: Introduction
A. How Your Color Sign Printer Works .........1
B. Special Features ............................................2
Section 2: Safety Precautions .........................3
Section 3: Getting Started
A. Choosing a Good Location ..........................8
B. About Moisture Condensation ...................8
C. Unpacking and Inspection ..........................8
D. Identifying the Parts .....................................9
E. Removing the Ribbon Cartridge ..............10
Section 4: Ribbons and Print Media
A. Introduction..................................................12
B. About Ribbons ............................................12
C. Loading Ribbon into the
Ribbon Cartridge ........................................14
D. Placing the Ribbon Cartridge
into the Printer ............................................15
E. About Print Media.......................................16
F. Specialty Supplies and Applications .......17
G. Loading Print Media into the
Supply Tray .................................................18
H. Inserting the Media Tray Assembly
into the Printer.............................................20
I. Important Print Media Information..........21
Section 5: Powering Up the Printer
A. Applying Power .........................................23
B. Running the Self Test .................................24
Section 6: Using the Color Sign Printer
with an IBM-PC or Compatible
A. Connecting the Color Sign Printer to
Your PC ........................................................26
B. Installing the Windows GDI Printer
Driver Software............................................27
C. Installing the 32-Bit Print Spooler
for Windows 95 ...........................................30
D Configuring Your ComputerÕs
Parallel Port..................................................32
E. Setting Up the Windows GDI Printer
Driver ...........................................................35
Section 7: Using the Color Sign Printer
with a Macintosh
A. Connecting the Color Sign Printer to
your Macintosh ...........................................41
B. Installing the Color QuickDraw
Printer Driver Software .............................42
C. Choosing the QuickDraw
Printer Driver ..............................................44
D. Setting Up the QuickDraw
Printer Driver ..............................................45