
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC MX Disc Publisher
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION..............................................................................................................................................................5
WHAT’S INCLUDED ...........................................................................................................................................................5
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ...................................................................................................................................................6
ASSEMBLY AND INSTALLATION...............................................................................................................................6
ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS ................................................................................................................................................6
MX Disc Publisher Assembly........................................................................................................................................6
INSTALLING INK CARTRIDGES AND PRINT HEADS.............................................................................................................7
Supported Ink Cartridges .............................................................................................................................................7
Loading / Replacing Ink Cartridges .............................................................................................................................7
Installing / Replacing Printheads .................................................................................................................................7
LOADING DISCS.................................................................................................................................................................8
FRONT PANEL INDICATORS AND BUTTONS........................................................................................................................8
MX DISC PUBLISHER INSTALLATION ................................................................................................................................9
CONNECTING TO A PC.......................................................................................................................................................9
WINDOWS VISTA HARDWARE INSTALLATION.................................................................................................................10
WINDOWS XP HARDWARE INSTALLATION......................................................................................................................10
PRINTING PREFERENCES..........................................................................................................................................12
PRINT QUALITY TAB .......................................................................................................................................................12
Printing Recommendations.........................................................................................................................................12
COLOR TAB.....................................................................................................................................................................13
Advanced Color Settings.............................................................................................................................................13
DIAMETER SETTINGS TAB ...............................................................................................................................................14
UTILITY TAB ...................................................................................................................................................................14
ABOUT TAB.....................................................................................................................................................................14
THE MICROBOARDS PRINTER TOOLBOX............................................................................................................15
PRINT TEST PAGE............................................................................................................................................................15
ALIGN THE PRINTHEADS..................................................................................................................................................15
CLEAN THE PRINTHEADS.................................................................................................................................................16
Printhead Maintenance ..............................................................................................................................................16
INK LEVEL.......................................................................................................................................................................16
PEN HEALTH ...................................................................................................................................................................17
USING SURETHING DISC LABELER........................................................................................................................17
Creating New Labels ..................................................................................................................................................17
Printing Labels...........................................................................................................................................................17
THE MX DISC PUBLISHER AND ZULU2..................................................................................................................18
ZULU2AND PRINT ONLY MODE......................................................................................................................................19
ZULU2AND PRINT ONLY MODE......................................................................................................................................20
ZULU2ROBOTICS UTILITIES............................................................................................................................................20
Enable Configure Dialog............................................................................................................................................20
Exercise Belts .............................................................................................................................................................20
Unload the Drive ........................................................................................................................................................20
ZULU2TEMPORARY FILES AND VISTA ............................................................................................................................20
SOFTWARE RE-INSTALLATION...............................................................................................................................21
PF PRO SERIES TOOLBOX RE-INSTALLATION..................................................................................................................21
SURETHING LABELER SOFTWARE RE-INSTALLATION .....................................................................................................22
ZULU2SOFTWARE RE-INSTALLATION.............................................................................................................................23
TROUBLESHOOTING...................................................................................................................................................24
PRINTER NOT PRINTING ...................................................................................................................................................24
DISC LOADING ERROR .....................................................................................................................................................24
LOW INK INDICATION ......................................................................................................................................................24
OUT OF INK .....................................................................................................................................................................24
GAPS OR OVERLAP IN INK COVERAGE.............................................................................................................................25
“NO PRINTERS CONNECTED”MESSAGE ..........................................................................................................................25
SUPPORTED FORMATS...............................................................................................................................................25
SPECIFICATIONS..........................................................................................................................................................26
TECHNICAL SUPPORT ................................................................................................................................................26