Rosetta CERPRINT 3710 User manual
Version 1.5 All Rights Reserved, Rosetta Technologies Corporation
March 2021
CERPRINT 3710
Ceramic Decal Printer
Software Installation Guide
&
User Manual
Version 1.5 All Rights Reserved, Rosetta Technologies Corporation
March 2021
Table of Contents
Welcome!....................................................................................................................................1
Examples of Ceramic Decal Print Files.....................................................................................2
What’s In the Box?.................................................................................................................4
Before You Begin ...................................................................................................................4
Installation for Windows OS via USB......................................................................................... 5
Installation for Windows OS via Network...............................................................................14
Installation for Macintosh OS via Network.............................................................................22
Setting Up the Driver for Printing............................................................................................31
Disabling Duplex Printing.....................................................................................................32
Printing in a Macintosh Environment....................................................................................35
Before You Start Printing..........................................................................................................36
Decal Media Considerations.................................................................................................37
Process Steps: An Overview of the Decal Printing Processes................................................. 38
Lamination Process:.............................................................................................................39
1-Step Paper:.......................................................................................................................48
Decal Transfer, Application & Printing Tips............................................................................. 52
Firing Schedules........................................................................................................................ 54
Warranty and Contact Information......................................................................................... 56
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Welcome!
Thank you for purchasing a Rosetta Technologies
CerPrint 3710 Ceramic Decal Printer.
The CerPrint 3710 is a 34 page-per-minute laser printer
engineered for the successful printing of ceramic decals. The
toner in the cartridge is speciallyformulated to produce deep,
rich black or blue images at nominal firing temperatures (1,150°
to 1,650oFahrenheit.
The printer has been modified to lay down optimal amounts of ceramictoner when used in
combination with CerPrint-approved lamination decal paper.
1. High-fire paper, containing a flux that allows firing at temperatures up to 1,650° F.
2. Plain unfluxed paper, which is used for "in-glaze" firing at temperatures up to 2,400° F.
3. Low-fire paper, containing a flux that allows firing attemperatures as low as 1,100° F.
The Low-fire and High-fire fluxed papers fire to a hard, vitreous, glossy overcoat. The plain
unfluxed paperburns off completely, using glazemelt or re-melt to fuse the decal image.
CerPrint toners are lead-free, food-safe, and permanent when fired to the proper
temperatures, using the recommended food-safe decal media.
In this manual you will find detailed printing instructions and firing schedules. We also
recommendthat you read the included User's Guide on the Ricoh 3710DN CD, as this covers
the installation of the printer, operational specifics, and instructions for loading the drivers
from the CD. We also cover downloading and driver installation from the internet in this
manual.
This CerPrint 3710 printer kit includes a sample pack of 25 sheets of High-fire ceramic decal
donor paper and one pack of 25 sheets of white waterslide paper. The use of thispaper
requires that you purchase a laminator. They are easily obtained from retailers like Amazon.
We recommend the Scotch Akiles Pro Lam 330, as we have tested it and have been satisfied that
it performs well forthis process. Other laminators may work, but we have found the Akiles to
be very solid and reliable over time.
This product was developed by Rosetta Technologies Corporation with all rights reserved.
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Examples of Ceramic Decal Print Files
This page shows sampledecal designs and text blocks printed on the CerPrint 3710.
Pre-firing, your images will look similar to these examples:
After firing to the proper schedule, the printed images finish out with a hard, vitreous, food-
safe deep black or blue finish, like this:
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What’s In the Box?
•One CerPrint 3710 Ceramic Decal Printer
•One Ceramic Decal True Black Toner Cartridge or one True Blue Toner Cartridge
•Sample pack of 25 of high fire decal donor paperand 25 sheets of white waterslide
paper
•CD containing driversand otherprinter information
•Software Installation Guide & User Manual
Note: You will need a laminator. We recommend the Scotch Akiles Pro Lam 330 laminator,
available from online retailers like Amazon.
Before You Begin
IMPORTANT!
Please make sure that you have installed either the Windows SP 3710DN PS (Postscript) driver
or the Macintosh OS X Ricoh SP 3710DN driver by following the instructions in this user
manual. This is critically important, as certain settings can only be used if these drivers are
installed.
Follow the instructions on the bundled CD for unpacking and installing the printer, making sure
to perform thesetwo steps:
1. Open the back door of the printer to access the fuser unit.
You will see two green tabs, one on each end of the fuser.
Remove the styrofoam pieces that are holding them in the
down position and move the levers to the up position. Close
the back of the printer.
2. Before installing the toner cartridge in the CerPrint 3710,
gently shake the cartridge back and forth 5 to 6 times while
holding it horizontally. This redistributes toner that may have
settled after shipping.'
Now you are ready tofollow the driver installation process for
your computer and network environment from these choices:
•Installation for Windows OS via USB
•Installation for Windows OS via Network
•Installation for Macintosh OS X via Network
Note: All modes require a live internet connection from a networked PC.
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Installation for Windows OS via USB
IMPORTANT!
When connecting the CerPrint 3710 to your Windows PC using a USB cable, Microsoft
Windows automatically defaults to install the PCL version of the driver first.This is part of the
printer's "Plug and Play" auto installation process after a USB cable has been connected to a PC
for the first time. However, You will need thePostscript (PS) driver for successful high-quality
decal printing.
Follow these directions to download and install the PS driver from the Windows "Devices and
Printers" Control panel after the auto-install of the PCL version is complete (Steps 1 & 2).
1. Connect the printer via USB to a port on your computer. Turn on the printer.
2. Windows will automatically install the PCL version of the printer driver.
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3. Once the PCL printer driver has finished installing, open Devices and Printers from your PC
Control panel (circled).
4. Under Printers, select and right-click on the RICOH SP 3710DN icon and select Printer
Properties (circled).
5. In the Printer properties window, choose the Advanced tab (circled).
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6. In the Advanced tab, choose New Driver (circled).This screen opens the New Driver Wizard.
7. Click Next on the "Add Printer Driver Wizard" (circled). You are going to download the latest
version of the Postscript driver from the internet.
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8. Using the following link, download the Postscript driver for your version of Windows:
https://bit.ly/31aJxzI
This link will direct you to the Ricoh driver download page for the Ricoh SP 3710DN printer.
9. Under "Your OS," select your version of Windows. In this example Windows 10 is selected.
10. Once your proper OS is selected, scroll down to the Postscript3 Driver and click on the blue
Download button.
11. Once the download is complete, locate the file and run the executable. In this case the file is
named "z88996en.exe" and wasfound in the Downloadsfolder.
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12. Double-click on run the downloaded file:
a. The executable will extract the driver. In this example the default location is the
"C:\temp\z88996en\" folder.
b. Click on Unzip, and then OK.
13. Go back to the "Add Printer Driver Wizard". Click on the Have Disk… button on thePrinter
Driver Wizard (circled).
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14. Click on Browse… (circled).
Note: The "Have Disk…"soft key in Step 13 and the instruction to "Insert the manufacturer's
installation disk" in Steps 14 and 16 are legacy references inside Windows to install
drivers from local media. Most computers no longer offer a CD-ROM drive. These steps
ensure proper downloading of the latest PS3 driver version from the Ricoh website. Once
downloaded,consider the driver installed on your local diskwithoutthe aid of a CD and
proceed as directed.
15. Navigateto the "C:\temp\z88996en\Disk1" folder. Select the RXEPM.INF file press Open
(circled).
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16. Click OK on the "Install From Disk" screen (circled).
17. Select the Ricoh SP 3710DN PS. Click Next (circled).
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18. The PS Driver is installed. Follow the prompts and click Finish (circled) to close the Add
Printer Wizard.
19. Once completed, go to the General tab in the PS3 Printer Properties and click Print Test
Page (circled) to test the PS3 Driver.
If the test page prints successfully, your CerPrint 3710 is now ready for use with the
Windows PS3 Driver.
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Troubleshooting Tip:
If the printer driverdoesnot print the test page, remove the device from the "Devices and
Printers" Control Panel. Select the CerPrint 3710, and right-click Remove device (circled).
Then attempt this installation process again,
ending with the successful printingof a test
page.
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Installation for Windows OS via Network
IMPORTANT!
Follow these directions to download and install the PS driver from a network connection. When
connecting a new CerPrint 3710 to your printer via a network cable, Windows will not install
a driver. A printer must be installed manually, and searched for via Windows’s Add a Printer
function. This function can befound under the Control Panel, Devices and Printers feature.
1. Connect the printer via a network cable to your wired network. Turn on the printer.
2. Press the Windows button on the Keyboard. This should open theWindows Search Bar.
Type "Control Panel", and then click on the Control Panel icon
(circled). This will open the Windows Feature menu.
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3. Click on "View devices and printers" (circled) under Hardware and Sound.
4. Click on Add a printer (circled).
5. The following window will open, asking you to choose a device to add.
Click on RICOH SP 3710DN PCL 6 (circled).
At this point Windows will require the printer driver.
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6. Using the following link, download the Postscript driver for your version of Windows:
https://bit.ly/31aJxzI
This link will direct you to the Ricoh driverdownload page for the Ricoh SP 3710DN printer.
7. Under "Your OS," selectyourversion of Windows.In this example Windows 10 is selected.
8. Once your proper OS is selected, scroll down to the Postscript3 Driver and click on the blue
Download button.
9. Once the download is complete, locate the file and run the executable. In this case the file is
named "z88996en.exe" and wasfound in the Downloadsfolder.
10. Double-click on run the downloaded file:
a. The executable will extract the driver. In this example the default location is the
"C:\temp\z88996en\" folder.
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b. Click on Unzip, and then OK.
11. Go back to the "Add Printer Driver Wizard". Click on the Have Disk… button on thePrinter
Driver Wizard (circled).
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