CX-1 Disc Publisher Installation
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1. XP Print Image Alignment Your CX 1 Disc Publisher has been factory aligned to 1mm precision Fine tuning may be required depending on the media brand and printable surface type you are using to provide full surface coverage 1 Access the Printing Preferences for the Microboards PF3 How this is done will depend on the Operating System and the currently selected Start Menu layout Windows 7 Select Devices and Printers from the Start button Windows Vista Select the Control Panel from the Start button Once the Control Panel opens select Printer from the Hardware and Sound section Windows XP Start Menu layout Select Printers and Faxes from the Windows Start button Windows XP Classic Start Menu layout You will need to go to the Settings selection then to the Printers and Faxes from the Start button NOTE THE ALIGNMENT VALUES MUST BE ENTERED THROUGH THE PRINTERS AND FAXES WINDOW FOR THE SETTINGS TO BE USED IN PRINTWRITE NOT FROM WITHIN THE APPLICATION 2 Right click on the icon for the Microboards PF3 and select Printing Preferences 3 On the Print Quality tab select Photo for the Print Mode and Best or Max DPI for the Print Quality Photo Best or Max DPI should a ways be selected when aligning the printer in order to insure the greatest accuracy during the alignment process Other settings may not result in the best alignment 4 Selectthe Alignmenttab The 1mm Resolution setting must be selected before se2. users to run PrintWrite you will not need to perform the following steps Please visit our Technical Support website at www microboards com support Sharing the PrintWrite Working Directories If PrintWrite is to be run by users logged in as Standard or other Non Administrative user types the main PrintWrite application directory will need to be shared to allow those users access to the necessary files and directories The main application directory will be the same as the directory specified during the PrintWrite installation The default installation directory is C Program Files Microboards PrintWrite if you Changed the location you must share the directory you selected You will need to specify that you are allowing users to modify the contents of the PrintWrite directory You will also need to share the C MBSDK Data directory in the same way The location of this directory cannot be changed during the installation This directory will not appear until the first time PrintWrite is launched Windows Firewall You may need to add two applications PrintWrite exe and ServerManager exe to the Windows Firewall Exceptions list depending on your PC s Windows Firewall settings If Windows Firewall is on and you do not add them to the exceptions list non administrative users will be blocked from running PrintWrite Installation Troubleshooting Guide 1 You do not have Administrator privileges on your PC Log in as an administrator be
3. Technology I For a more in depth look at the installation process please refer to the Installation Section of the User s Manual Be sure your computer meets the Minimum System Requirements as stated in the User s Manual and that you have read these instructions and the Manual prior to contacting Microboards Technical Support with installation or configuration questions Do NOT connect your CX 1 Disc Publisher to your computer until you are prompted to do so by the CX 1 Disc Publisher Installer CX 1 Disc Publisher Installation You should not attempt to install the CX 1 Disc Publisher unless you are logged on to your PC with administrative rights The hardware and much of the software installation will occur without intervention 1 Unpack the CX 1 Disc Publisher and place it in the selected workspace This space should have enough vertical space to allow for easy loading of media into the input hopper and have enough room behind the CX 1 Disc Publisher to allow the unloading of rejected discs 2 Insertthe CX 1 Disc Publisher Installation disk into the CD DVD ROM drive on your computer The installer should open automatically If the installer does not automatically open click the Start button and select Run from the Start menu Click the Browse button and go to the CD DVD drive highlight MBInstall exe click the Open button then click OK Prerequisite Windows components may need to be installed before the Di
4. fore installing 2 Turnon power to CX 1 Disc Publisher back panel 3 Reseat USB connection Hardware not installing on PC Printer not responding 4 Installation CD in drive 1 Ink cartridge installed correctly 2 Turnon power to Printer front and rear panels In order to guarantee quality results from the CX 1 Disc Publisher ONLY V102C and V101B INK CARTRIDGES CAN BE USED As is true with all printers the quality of ink cartridge and the quality of the ink within the cartridge will affect your output To ensure quality results the CX 1 Disc Publisher will not operate with any other ink cartridges in place The use of refilled ink cartridges will void your warranty 820 00228 01 Technology Print Image Diameter Settings The Microboards CX 1 Disc Publisher includes the ability to mask the print image diameters to ensure that your media is not being printed outside of the printable surface While SureThing Disc Labeling software creates circular templates 120mm in diameter other applications may not limit the design to the correct size The default Inner Diameter setting is 360 36mm If you are using a print template with an inner hub of less than 36mm you must change the Inner Diameter setting to match that of the template for the image to print correctly To change the Diameter settings please follow these steps 1 Access the Printing Preferences for the Microboards PF3 How this is done will depe
5. nd on the Operating System and the currently selected Start Menu layout Windows 7 Select Devices and Printers from the Start button Windows Vista Select the Control Panel from the Start button Once the Control Panel opens select Printer from the Hardware and Sound section Windows XP Start Menu layout Select Printers and Faxes from the Windows Start button Windows XP Classic Start Menu layout You will need to go to the Settings selection then to the Printers and Faxes from the Start button 2 Click the Diameter Settings tab 3 The Outer Diameter setting will define where the masking clips the outer edge of the print image In the example shown below the image will print to the default diameter of 118mm the Parameter Unit is set to 0 1mm The Inner Diameter setting will define how far towards the center of the disc the image will print This setting will need to be changed when printing to hub printable media The default of 36mm diameter of unprinted area is shown Microboards PF3 Printing Preference Color Advanced Diameter Settings Ink x Alignment Print Quality About Mask Type Standard CD DVD 120mm Standard Area Settings Outer Diameter 1180 Inner Diameter 360 Parameter Unit D ximm x0 1mm Co Ceres Ca 4 Click the Apply button to save the changes MICROBOARDS CX 1 Disc Publisher Configuration Quick Reference Guide for Windows 7 Vista and
6. on e Automatic Margin Calibration e Test Print e Belt Exerciser e Low Ink warnings For more information on the Toolbox please refer to the User s Manual Be sure your computer meets the Minimum System Requirements as stated in the User s Manual and that you have read these instructions and the Manual prior to contacting Microboards Technical Support with installation or configuration questions In order to guarantee quality results from the CX 1 Disc Publisher ONLY V102C and V101B INK CARTRIDGES CAN BE USED As is true with all printers the quality of ink cartridge and the quality of the ink within the cartridge will affect your output To ensure quality results the CX 1 Disc Publisher will not operate with any other ink cartridges in place The use of refilled ink cartridges will void your warranty
7. sc Publisher can be installed If any prerequisites are not present they will be installed at this point You will not be able to install your Disc Publisher without installing the prerequisite components You will need to reboot the PC after the prerequisites are installed The Disc Publisher installer will launch automatically after rebooting 5 Microboards Disc Publisher Installer MICROBOARDS Disc Publishers echnology Please Select your Disc Publisher for Installation x Rev 10 03 11 MICROBOARDS CX 1 Disc Publisher Installation Quick Reference Guide for Windows 7 Vista and XP Select Microboards CX 1 Disc Publisher from the list then click the Install Microboards CX 1 Disc Publisher button that appears 3 You will first be guided through the hardware setup Please follow all directions on each window before clicking the Next button 4 After the physical hardware setup is complete you will be instructed to connect the CX 1 Disc Publisher to the computer Once this occurs Windows will find your new hardware and run through the driver installation process 5 Once all of the drivers have been installed click the Next button and you will be prompted to install the ink cartridges Click the Next button when complete 6 Click the Finish button when complete If the hardware is still being installed at this point you will be asked to wait until that process is complete 7 Disc Publishing Software In
8. stallation A Click the Finish button to begin the PrintWrite Disc Publishing software installation process PrintWrite is not supported on Windows 2000 8 Rebooting your PC is required before attempting to run your CX 1 Disc Publisher Click the Finish button to do so The Microboards Printer Toolbox Installation The Microboards Toolbox is installed silently during the CX 1 installation This application is used for general maintenance functions After the installation completes the Toolbox will start up You will see an icon appear in the tool tray in the lower right corner of your Windows desktop To access the Toolbox double click the icon circled to the right a27AM 3 11 2010 ha o The Toolbox will also automatically start up after rebooting the PC Please see the other side of this Guide or the User s Manual for more information on the Toolbox For more information on configuration options please see the CX 1 Disc Publisher Configuration Quick Reference Guide on the other side of this page or refer to the appropriate sections of the User s Manual Windows Configurations for Non Administrative Users To allow users who are logged on to your PC without administrative privileges to use PrintWrite a few final steps must be taken You will need to be logged in as an administrator to perform these steps If you only have users with administrative rights on your PC or do not intend to allow non administrative
9. tting alignment values see below Set the Top and Left Side alignment values to those required for image alignment Alignment Top jo Left side po Resolution These settings will change the size of the top and left margins respectively Decreasing the values will move the image up or to the left increasing will adjust down or to the right ee ee eet 5 Click the Apply button to save the changes found on the bottom of the Printing Preferences window 6 Verify the alignment by printing a full disc image on the media Repeat these steps if further alignment adjustments are required For further details on the alignment process please refer to the section on Alignment in the CX 1 Disc Publisher User s Manual Please visit our Technical Support website at www microboards com support Printer Toolbox FA Microboards Toolbox The Printer Toolbox contains several utility functions for the CX 1 Disc Publisher The toolbox will open automatically after installation of the CX 1 and each time the PC boots up Itcan also be run by double clicking the PF3 Toolbox icon in the tool tray ox The functions of the Toolbox include PF3 services MICROBOARDS Technology Select Printer Microboards PFS r Pen Calibration Automatic Margin Calibration Test Print Cleaning re 8 22 AM adel 3 11 2010 Regular Clean Heavy Clean e Printhead Cleaning Utilities e Pen Calibrati
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