Primera CX1200 Pre?Die Cut Quick start guide

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Section1:UpdatetheHardware
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Thefollowingitemsareincludedinthisupgradekit:
•InstallationDisc
•ReplacementMPFeederDoorwithintegratedblackmarksensor.
•InstallationInstructions
1.Disconnectthe6‐pinminidincablefromtheMPFeederdoor.
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2.Remove4Phillipsscrewsthatsecurethecircuitboardaccesscover.Besuretokeepthescrewtothe
blackplasticdoorholderstrap.
3.Removetheblackcablefrom
circuitboard.Useaflatscrewdriver
topushbackthecatchsothatthe
connectorcanberemoved.
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CX1200Pre‐DieCutUpgradeInstructions
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4.Pullthecableoutoftheplastichookneartheprinter.
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5.Oncetheblackcableandthe6‐pinminidincablearedisconnected,youcanremovethedoor.Press
thegraybuttonnearthebackoftheprinter.Liftupthebacksideofthedoorfirsttoremoveit.
6.LocatethereplacementMPFeederDoorwithintegratedblackmarksensor.
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7.Remove5Phillipsscrewsthatsecurethecircuitboardaccesscoverandthemetalsensorguard.
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8.Attachthereplacementdoortotheprinter.Connectthefrontsidefirst.
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9.Connectthebacksideofthedoorbypressingthegreybuttonagainandsnappingthepegintothe
correspondingholeontheprinter.Makesuretheblackcableandtheblackplasticdoorholderstrapare
abovethedoorbeforeyouattachitontheprinter.
10.Routetheblackcableasshownandconnectittothecircuitboard.
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11.Replacetheaccesscoverandthemetalsensorguard.Connecttheblackplasticdoorholderstrap.
12.Reconnectthe6‐pinminidincable.
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Section2:UpdatetheSoftware
Updatesoftwarefromthewebsite‐http://www.primeralabel.com/support/cx1000.htmlorinsertthe
installationdiscthatyoureceivedwiththeupgradekit.BrowsetothediscthroughMyComputer.There
arethreeseparateupdatefilesthatshouldberun.
1.Firmware
RuntheCX1200FWUpdater.exetoupdatethefirmware.Thefollowingwindowwillappear.Click
Updatetoupdatethefirmware.
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2.StatusMonitor
RuntheCX1200v1.8.0StatusMonitor.exetoupdatetheStatusMonitor.
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3.PTPrint
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1.RunthePTPrint‐012712.exetoupdatePTPrint.Followthepromptsandchoosethedefaultoptions
exceptfortheitemsmentionedbelow.
2.Youwillbepromptedtoenterthelocationofthelicensefiles.BrowsetoC:\PTPrint.
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3.Choose“No”whenpromptedaboutusingyourexistingconfigurationfile.
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4.Finally,chooseFULLInstallfortheinstallationtype.
5.Thisinstallationwilltakeseveralminutestocomplete.
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Section3:PrintingtoPre‐DieCutStock.
1.ToopenPTPrintgotoStart‐AllPrograms‐PTPrintfolder‐PTPrintorclickthePTPrinticononyour
desktop.
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2.Theprintlayoutwizardwillappear.ClicktheBrowsebuttontofindthelabelyouwanttoprint.The
followingformatsaresupportedviatheprintlayoutwizard:BMP,EPS,JPG,GIF,PCX,PNG,TIFF.
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3.Oncethegraphichasbeenselectedthesize
anddpiwillautomaticallyappearinthefields
below.Thegraphicshouldbe300dpior
greatertoachievethebestquality.Resolutions
above300dpiarenotnecessaryandonlyserve
toincreasethefilesize.Adjustthelabelsizeas
necessary.Bydefault,aspectratiowillbe
maintained.TheDPIwillbeincreasedifyou
decreasethesizeofthelabel.
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4.Makesure“UsingPre‐diecutstock”hasbeen
checked.
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DesignTip!Designyourlabelwiththe.125”bleedincluded.Thiswillincreasethesizeofyourgraphic.
Forexample,ifyouwantyourfinallabeltobe3”x4”,designyourlabeltobe3.125”x4.125”.Addinga
bleedisNOTthesameasincreasingthesizeofyourimage.Typicallyyouwouldaddableedtoanimage
bydoublingthesizeoftheborderaroundtheimageinyourdesignprogram.
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5.IfyouhavepurchasedPrimeraPre‐diecutstock,youwillfindastockstickerattachedtoeveryrollof
pre‐diecutlabelstock.
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6.Matchthevaluesonthestockstickerwiththecorrespondingvaluesinthesetupwizard.
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7.OnceyouhavechosentheimportedgraphicandtheStep&Repeatcolumnsareset,clickOKtoview
thelayout.
8.SavetheFile.GotoFile‐Save.
9.Beforeprintingmakesurethat“UsingPre‐diecutstock”ischeckunderthesettingstabofthestatus
monitor.
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10.ClickFile‐Print.
StockSticker
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Section4:AdjustingPrintOffsets
Usethefollowingtabletodiagnoseprint
offsetproblems.Beforeadjustingany
offsetsmakesureyouhaveenteredthe
correctlabelsize,verticalspacing,and
horizontalspacinginthePTPrintlabel
setupwizard.Offsetscanbeadjustedon
theoptionstabofthestatusmonitor.
Onlyverticaloffsetscanbeadjustedwhile
theprinterisprinting!
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Problem:
ImageisoffsettotheleftorRight.
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Solution:
AdjustVerticalOffset.Measuretheoffsetamount
accountingforthebleed.Adjustinthedirection
indicatedusingtheoffsetadjustmentsonthe
optionstaboftheStatusMonitor.
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Cut(BlackLine)
PrintedImagewith
bleed(GrayArea)
FeedDirection
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Problem:
Imageisoffsettothebackorfront.
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Solution:
AdjustHorizontalOffset.
Measuretheoffsetamount
accountingforthebleed.
Adjustinthedirectionindicated
usingtheoffsetadjustmentson
theoptionstaboftheStatus
Monitor.
Problem:
Imageisoffsetbothfrontorbackandleftorright.
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Solution:
AdjustHorizontalandVerticalOffset.Measurethe
offsetamountaccountingforthebleed.Adjustin
thedirectionindicatedusingtheoffsetadjustments
ontheoptionstaboftheStatusMonitor.
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Problem:
Imageistooshort/narrowortall/wideforthecut.
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TheimagesizemaynotbesetcorrectlyinPTPrint.
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Problem:
Imageslinesupwithcutontherightsideofthe
pagebutgetsgraduallyworseasitmovesleft.
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Solution1:
PrinterStretchCalibrationisrequired.
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Solution2:
ImagesizemaynotbesetcorrectlyinPTPrint.

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