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1. PrintServer Overview PrintServer is an application similar to a print spooler in appearance and functionality The PrintServer software communicates with autoloader equipment and printers through a USB 2 0 port on the PC PrintServer software receives count and print files from all clients throughout a network saves them into a special job spool folder and moves the jobs to the autoloader equipment for processing The PrintServer forwards job execution status and progress to the client on a periodic basis Administrators can examine the job queue much as they would a standard print spooler Jobs are moved automatically to the autoloader equipment for processing 2 Pantera Print Server DER File Job Submission Queued Jobs EngPrinter Bix E AE 613 Bix User ID helen ID Status Image SI 00001 Pending bigBen pmm SO CARLOLAPTOP 00002 Pending MyProject pra E mi A Cyan IX Magenta ellos Black SO_CARLOLAPTOP 00003 Pending Bigboy pri Status Printer 2 Ox 0 L Cyan Magenta ellos Status Offline Printer 3 Ox ox T Cyan Magenta Yellows EJ Cancel Job Process Jobs Pause Jobs Statue Offline 2 Connected To Pantera using Autoloader D On COMIS C Normal Mode ee The above figure shows an example of the main screen of PrintServer In this example there are 3 jobs in the queue and one printer called EngPrinter is available The status and ink levels of the printer are shown at th2. PrintServer Operator s Manual Rev X4 1351 East Black Street e Rock Hill SC 29730 Tel 803 980 4141 e Fax 803 980 4145 e www allprosolutions com COPYRIGHT Copyright 2000 2010 All Pro Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of All Pro Solutions Inc PRIVACY ILLEGAL COPYING The ZEUS Series printers are designed to help you easily reproduce material for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner to make copies Unless you own the copyright or have permission from the copyright owner to make copies you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of fines damages and or other remedies All Pro Solutions Inc accepts no responsibility for the use or misuse of this equipment for illegal purposes If you are uncertain about your rights contact your legal advisor WARRANTY All Pro Solutions Inc hereinafter All Pro Solutions warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal and proper usage for the period stated in your Warranty Card All Pro Solutions shall not be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential damages arising from the use or inability t
3. media sticks together and 2 or more discs can be loaded even if the picker it s designed to grab just one The 2 shafts used by the Picker to travel up and down should be oiled from time to time use the multipurpose oil provided Operating Environment Your APS System should be used in a climate controlled environment free of dirt dust excess humidity excessive heat or electro magnetic interference Your APS System should be placed on a sturdy level surface away from sources of vibration and excessive lighting Allow at least four 4 inches of clearance around the sides and back of the system for ventilation Mounting the Printer Place your printers with their own plate mounted on the bottom on the adapter Do not tighten the screws until the printer alignment is made Proceed with Connecting Power When alignment is OK please tighten in the same time front left and front right thumbscrews Repeat this operation for rear left and rear right thumbscrews Connecting power Plug one power cable into the autoloader and another one into each printer Plug each power cable into the proper power source and connect all the other cables as shown below Input Output EnduraJet Printer 1 Bins l Printer 2 Autoloader Power Cable USB Printer Cable Cables Printer Power Cables Before powering on your system please ensure the picker is in the top position 2 Overview Before you start using this system
4. please read the following to ensure proper operation Temperature Warning If the system was stored in a location where the temperature dropped below 32 F 0 C within the past 24 hours leave the autoloader in a warm room with temperatures at least 65 F 19 C for four hours prior to powering it on for the first time Failure to do so may cause irreparable harm and prevent the autoloader from functioning Disc Static and Sticky Media Issues The most common problems when using an autoloader are the disc static and sticky media issues These static charge problems cause multiple discs to stick together resulting in improper operation and more severely can shock the robotic arm while loading a disc that causes the system freeze Even though the autoloader has a sticky media separator function to prevent the sticky media but you should still follow these steps to prevent sticky media from disrupting your operation and protect your system from disc static charge This issue is most commonly seen when you buy a 100 pack of blank discs and insert them into the autoloader without any treatment If you have experienced this kind of problem please do the following to remove the adhesive static between the discs Separate the blank discs before you place them into the autoloader s bins and align them Separating them will greatly reduce the static between discs See pictures below If this doesn t achieve the desired outcome use an air dus
5. All pending jobs from the queue are cleared but will be picked up next time a connection is made 12 Submitting Print Job s To submit print jobs follow the steps below 1 Click the Job Submission menu item to open the submission dialog JOB SUBMISSION Image Job ID 00001 n a Qty s gt Submit Job 2 Click the Browse button and select a PRN file lcolors pen L 7 Els ap A ici pr My Recent Elptest_4 prn Documents El ptest E prm ion Blotest_C pro F Blestcolor pro Desktop ki opem My Documents My Computer _MyNetwork Files of type Pm files pm v cancel 3 Provide a Job ID The Job ID serves as unique identification for your job Every time the Job Submission dialog is open an automatic Job ID is assigned but it can be changed to anything more meaningful if desired as shown below JOB SUBMISSION Image Graphic pm Job ID MyLabel Oty 1 4 Submit Job 4 Enter the desired number of prints You may use the up and down arrow keys on the right of the quantity box or enter the number directly in the box 5 Click the Submit Job button Canceling a Job In order to cancel job s follow the steps below Note If you cancel a job that is already in progress the media being printed will be finished before the job is terminated 1 Select the job to be canceled from the Queued Jobs list To select multiple jobs at a tim
6. Printer Driver twice into your PC Install Discus Labeling Software Framework 3 5 and PrintServer Software into your PC Alignment To align the system connect the autoloader to the PC using the USB Network cable Turn on the printer first then turn on the autoloader Double click Print Server to run the application Once the Print Server application has opened follow the following 1 Go to Tools gt Port Exerciser A PCM Diagnostic Options 2 You will get the following window click connect at the bottom Port Exerciser ES Autoloader Printer Exerciser Open Tray Close Tray Calibrate Insert Accept Get Reject Browse Read Status 2 Connect E Disconhect 3 The Printer Server Connection window will now open and will detect available stations If it remains empty click the scan button at the bottom of the screen If your Print Station does not have a name it will display 4 Change the Autoloader drop down box to C 5 Select the Available printers to be used in duplication and click the Add button 6 Click the connect button Print Server Connection a Station Selection Operational Selection Hame Serial Humber Fort Max Printers PCM 1056 COMA 2 Normal this mode is used for normal printing operations An autoloader and at least one printer are required l E Autoloader an Printer Selection Available Printers Selected Printer s Ham
7. e Hame All Pro Endurajet Copy 1 ia Add gt gt All Pro Endurajet 7 You will need to name your Print Station before continuing Type in the name of the Print Station and click apply Station Naming Enter New Station Name PS 8 The Port Exerciser will now be connected to your Print Station To view how much estimated ink is left select one of the printers and click Read Status Port Exerciser EX 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Autoloader amp Printer Exerciser Open Tray Opens the printer tray Close Tray Jp Closes the printer tray Moves the autoloader arm to is dutoloader home position Picks a dsc from the inps spindia nt A sand places A on the printer tray Cyan Magenta Yel sk Accept Status ready Get Tray Closed Disc in tray Rea Picks a disc from the printer tray Picks a deso from the printer tray and places iton the output spindle Selects a PRN liis Prer s the selected PRE tie Reads the status of the selected tes tr AIC updates tte printers infonmatton bakes connection with the D Connect gt Disconnect TT sutoloader equipment Make sure you have media in the input bin then select one of the printers and click Open Tray Once the tray has ejected Click on calibrate to make sure the arm is at it s home position Click Insert to have the arm grab the disc and place it on the tray Dependin
8. e right of the screen Descriptions of the Queued Jobs list and the Printer Status box are provided in the following sections Queued Jobs List Queued Jobs User ID Job ID Status LJ bp Made Image User ID is the unique identification name of a client The User ID is provided by the client requesting the job The User ID can contain up to 25 alphanumeric characters e Job ID the Job ID is the job name provided by the client requesting the job A client can submit more than one job and jobs are differentiated by the Job ID The Job ID can contain up to 25 alphanumeric characters e Status provides a brief description of the job status Status is changed by the PrintServer application as Jobs are processed e Qty the number of prints to be made The quantity is provided by the client requesting the job e Made shows the number of prints completed e g 6 of 10 e Image the name of the print image file to be used for the job The image is provided by the client requesting the job Printer Status Box The printer status box provides the printer name ink levels and status information about a printer The name of the printer is shown in a light colored frame at the top of the Printer Status Box Below the printer s name the different ink levels are shown The printer s Status is shown at the bottom EngPrinter 61 El 09 TEL Cyan Magenta Yellow Black Status ready PrintServer supports up to 3 printers at a time a
9. e hold down the CTRL key on the keyboard and select the first job Then while still holding down the CTRL key select the second third etc job Queued Jobs User IO Status Image SO _CARLOLAPTOP Printing colors pri SO _CARLOLAPTOP Pending ptest_ pr SO CARLOLAPTOP Pending ptest Born 50 CARLOLAPTOP Pending ptest Cpr 2 Click the Cancel Job button The selected jobs will be canceled and removed from the Queued Jobs list 14 Process and Pause Jobs Options The process and pause jobs options control the flow of queued jobs Queued Jobs User ID Job ID Status Image SO CARLOLAPTOP 00005 Printing colors pra SO CARLOLAPTORP 00006 Pending Graphicl prn SO CARLOLAPTORP 00007 Pending ptest_ E pre e Process Jobs when this option is selected jobs in the Server queue are allowed to be processed e Paused Jobs when this option is selected the current job in process will be completed and remaining jobs in the Queue are not allowed to be processed License Key Manager The License Key Manager allows viewing adding and removing license keys To open the License Key Manager Dialog click on File gt License Key menu item Print Server E Connect y Job Explorer fiji Exit Print Server amp License Key Manager Serial Few Descrphon PCM 1050 SEYOOO7A Adds a second printer Installed keys are shown in a list with three columns 15 e Serial the serial number of the PCM controller t
10. ends on your model configuration EnduraJet printers Three Power cords 1 for autoloader and 1 for each printer Printer USB Cables CD Disc containing the PrintServer Software Operator s Manual and Framework 3 5 CD Disc containing Discus Labeling software CD Disc containing EnduraJet printer driver 5 64 hex head key Allen wrench and a bottle with oil to maintain shafts functionality Warranty card VVVVVVV VV NOTE lf your system is damaged during shipment please contact the freight carrier first and then contact your distributor or All Pro Solutions You have to save your shipping materials so that if the need arises you can return your system for service Sending a system to All Pro Solutions without the original packaging will void the warranty This packaging was designed specifically for shipping your system Other packaging may not be as suitable If you have already disposed of your packaging materials you can receive a new set from All Pro Solutions for a fee Manufacturer Recommendations Place your system on a flat steady surface in a climate controlled environment with regular office light no bright light to reflect into the system s sensor free of dirt dust excess humidity excessive heat or electro magnetic interference Please fan the media before placing it into the Input Hopper and align it Media has to slide easy on top of each other Do not use un expensive media because it can generate problems
11. g how it placed it you may need to adjust the printer either forwards backwards left or right Manually remove the disc and click Insert again Repeat the adjustment until it is placing the disc correctly on the tray Once it is placing it correctly on the tray leave the disc on the tray and click Close Tray Click Open Tray and Click Accept this simulates how it will actually pick the disc off the tray Make sure the arm can Insert and Accept the disc off the tray Once finished with this printer tighten the screws at the same time one on the left and one on the right side to insure the printer doesn t move Tighten the second set of screws and start aligning the other printer Once done click Disconnect and click the Red close button at the upper right of the screen PrintStation Overview PrintStation is a hardware software solution that works with an autoloader printers and a PC to provide disc on demand printing The PrintStation consists of e An autoloader station with up to three USB printers and USB connection to a PC e PrintServer software that runs standalone on a PC o Issues print jobs directly to the PrintStation o Controls communications between networked clients and the PrintStation e PrintServer utilities o Diagnostic utility for use by the OEM during factory test and calibration o Exerciser to aid installation setup and preventive maintenance This manual describes operation of the PrintServer software
12. hat has a license key assigned e Key the license key name assigned to the PCM controller e Description summary of the functionality that the specific license key enables For example in the figure shown above there are two keys installed SKYOOO7A and SKYOOO8A that apply to the PCM controller with serial number PCM 1050 Adding a License Key 1 Click the Add button 2 Select the desired license key SKY provided by your vendor and then click the open button Look in 1050 Y ope My Recent Documents Desktop SA E TA My Documenta My Computer File name SKYOOO7A_L1050 sky v My Network Files of type SKY files sky v Removing License Key 1 Select a license key to remove from the installed keys list Serial Ley Descaplioni 1005 a Second printer 2 Click the Remove button
13. his mode discs loaded to printers are not actually printed This mode tests the overall functionality and interaction of the autoloader printer and requested jobs Demo this mode is used to test that software runs properly under the installed platform Requested print jobs are simulated without using the autoloader or printers When demo mode is selected the station and autoloader selections are grayed out 11 Select Printer s 1 Select the printer s used by the autoloader equipment Click on the name of desired printer from the Available Printers list and then click the Add button to move to the Selected Printer s list To remove a printer from the Selected Printers list click the name of the printer and then the Remove button Gan Printer Selection Available Printers Selected Printer s Mame Mame TEAC P 650 24x TEAC P S5 E Printer All Pro Endurajet E Remove lt lt Open Tray Close Tray 2 Finally click the Connect button to establish communication with the autoloader station Once the connection is established the connection dialog is closed and PrintServer starts receiving and processing jobs The Scan button refreshes the list of available autoloader stations shown under the Station Selection group Disconnecting PrintServer from Printing Equipment To terminate the connection with the autoloader equipment and printers click the File gt Disconnect menu item
14. nd each has its own Printer Status Box Connecting PrintServer to Printing Equipment In order to start processing print jobs the PrintServer application must establish connection with the autoloader equipment and printer s Each autoloader and connected printers is referred to as a Station To establish a connection to a station follow the steps below 1 Before running the PrintServer application connect the USB cable from the autoloader to an available USB 2 0 port of your computer 2 Start the PrintServer application by clicking the icon created in your desktop 9 3 Click on File gt Connect menu item to open the connection dialog It may take a few seconds for the PrintServer connection dialog to show Print Server 4 The PrintServer connection dialog consists of three main groups to select the station desired and finally establish connection with the station amp Print Server Connection F Station Selechon a eth ics yh Operational Selection Sesial Number Pot Max Printers PCM 1050 1 Mode Normal se Normal this mode is used for nomal printing operations n autoloader and E least one pentar is required Autoloader D h Gad Printer Selection Available Printers Selected Printers Mame Mar TEAC P 55C 2 Es Add TEAC P 55 E Printer Al Fro Endurajet Open Tray Close Tray 10 Select Station Since multiple autoloader stations can be connected to one com
15. o use this product or documentation In particular All Pro Solutions shall not have liability for any hardware used with this product including the costs of repairing replacing or recovering such hardware DAMAGE This shipment was packaged and delivered to the carrier with the utmost care to ensure safe delivery of goods If your ZEUS system is damaged during shipment please contact the freight carrier first then contact your distributor or All Pro Solutions INCOMPLETE ORDERS Check the shipment against the shipping papers thoroughly and immediately to ensure receivership of a full shipment Do not discard packing materials or cases Check out all possibilities before reporting a shortage or incomplete order SAVE PACKAGING You have to save your packaging materials so that if the need arises you can return your system for service sending a system to All Pro Solutions without the original packaging will void the warranty This packaging was designed specifically for shipping your system Other packaging may not be as suitable IF YOUR SYSTEM REQUIRES SUPPORT If your system requires servicing you should first contact the place of purchase and request support or contact All Pro Solutions as follows Phone 803 980 4141 Email techsupport allprosolutions com Before shipping any item to All Pro Solutions first obtain a RMA Return Material Authorization Number from All Pro Solutions support This number must be placed on the outside
16. of the product packaging where it can be easily found otherwise the item will be refused and returned at the sender s expense Contents GEettino starteGi it o li din ili e eli i a eilio eil bilie ie i ea 1 Manutacturer Recommend ATION ud lidia l Operan Environmental l MOUSE PA o e da sl 2 Connec CUNO VV sai 2 VST aus iaa 3 A a a dae itee ee eae eee 3 Dis Staucsand SuckyMedia Issies role lele ra 3 PV CaP TAC SMe US SUG aiar 3 The Robot Plato a a O 4 Operational adas 5 alo A A E a li A 5 o A Sa A E A cas Ses ase ame eae A E A eee ence 5 Print staton OV CLV CW ons lola lele 8 PESO RO 8 A O A II II II A II II T 9 a A aa eil 9 Connecting PrintServer to Printing EquIipment i 9 Disconnecting PrintServer from Printing Equipment i 12 submittino Prat TOS ar daa 13 Cancela J OW RR 14 Process and Paise JODS OPHION S aaa 15 Ds E oN I T aa aar T T Orr etre E TOOT 15 Getting started The removal of this product should be undertaken by at least 2 people because of its size and weight Please ensure safe manual handling procedures are followed Carefully remove your system from it s shipping box and verify that all parts are present If there are missing or damaged parts contact A Pro Solutions APS or an authorized distributor immediately to correct any miss packed or missing parts You should find the following packaged with your system Autoloader AU9 up to 900 disc capacity dep
17. puter PrintServer identifies each station by a name provided by user a serial number and a USB Serial COMM port number A list of all stations found connected to your computer is shown Station Selection Mame Se al Number For Max Printers So PEM 1050 CORTE RAI Autoloader E v 1 Select a desired station to work with by clicking on its name or serial number A dashed name as shown above means that no name has been assigned to the station and PrintServer will ask you to enter a name at the time of connection See step X 2 Selectthe model of the autoloader being used C Select Operating Mode Select the operational mode desired PrintServer has four different operational modes normal manual test and demo Operational Selection Hode Normal we Normal this mode is used for normal printing operations An autoloader and at least one printer is required Normal this mode is used for normal printing operations with an autoloader and at least one printer Manual this mode is used without an autoloader and the operator must manually load and unload discs from the printers In this mode printer trays are opened and closed automatically The operator is notified when to load or unload media Use this mode if your equipment does not have a mechanical arm or your autoloader is out of service and you need to print When manual mode is selected the autoloader selection is grayed out Test in t
18. ter canned air to blow air around the circular edge of the blank discs This process reduces the static between the discs up to 90 The amount of air to use depends on factors specific to your environment Disc Placement Issue Another common problem when using an autoloader is the placement of media into the bins Placing the media into the bins properly can avoid possible picking errors when operating the autoloader Even though the autoloader is designed with certain tolerance adjustments to prevent mishandling by the picking arm failures may still arise if the bins are not loaded correctly All media loaded into the bins should be flat and not slanted at an angle to ensure the picking arm can securely grab the disc Be sure not to load too many discs into the bins as well as this may cause errors in placement and loading The figure below shows the proper and incorrect disc placements when loading media into the bins Wrong Uneven Discs Correct The Robotic Platform The robotic arm picks blank discs from Input Bin 1 first and places the successful copies into the Output Bin Once Input Bin 1 is empty it picks blank discs from Input Bin 2 and places the successful copies into Input Bin 1 which becomes Output Bin 2 It then picks from Input Bin 3 and places into Input Bin 2 which becomes Output Bin 3 and so on Reject discs are placed on to the deck below the drive trays Operation Software Installation Install
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