Copytrax DaVinci pro 6 photo Specifications

Version 1.0 18/03/2008 First Release JW

Version 1.1 27/03/2008 Updated JW

Version 1.2 21/07/2009 Updated JW

Version 1.3 21/07/2010 Updated JR




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DaVinci Pro 6-6 CD printer.

Contents.

Unpacking.

Preparing the ink Tanks.

Fitting the air filters

Ink filling

Setting up.

Space to work.

Connecting the cables.

Fitting the input guide.

Fitting the output support.

Connection and software installation(windows).

Connection.

Installing the printer driver.

Connection and software installation(Macintosh).

Connection.

Installing the printer driver.

Printer installation.

Control panel functions.

Installing the ink System.

Discus setup

Discus installation.

Discus Quick start

Quick start.

Discus Image Import

Importing an image into Discus.

Printing Quick Start

Quick print setup.

Printer settings (Advanced).

Changing the printer settings for

CD printing.

Setting the print area.

Optimizing print quality.

Printing software & template.

Image software.

Printing CDs.

Positioning the CD tray.

Loading the tray with Cds.

Adjusting the fit of the CD.

Printing.


Unpacking.

Printer

Input guide Output support

CD tray Bulk ink system (CISS)*

Already fitted

Packing checklist

USB cable

Mains cable

User manual

Printer driver

Image software**

Reset Utility

1.

Unpacking.

Prepare a clean area of desk space to unpack the printer parts.

Check that all of the parts shown are included in the box.

Note.

*Ink system design may vary from picture.

**Free bundled image software may vary, depending on stock at time of order/shipping.

Do not discard the box but store it safely in case the printer should ever need to be returned for any reason.


Preparing the ink tanks.

1

3 4

5

2

1.

Fitting the air filters.

When the printer is packed at the factory the ink tanks will have stoppers in the air vents to stop any ink leaking in transit. The procedure below explains how to fit the air filters to the vents enabling clean ink flow for trouble free printing. Once the air filters are installed you might need to do 2-3 print head cleans to get the ink flowing at its best.

Remove the top tray & its contents.

Carefully lift the printer from its box leaving the two foam ends on the printer. Place on a table with easy access all around. Remove both foam ends being especially carful with the ink tank end so as not to pull or damage any pipes.

Locate the small bag containing 6 clear filters.

Lift the ink tank assembly from its tray & place upright on the bench.

Remove the coloured rear transport stoppers being careful not to spill ink.

Gently press the clear filters into the recess from which the stopper was fitted.

CAUTION! PRESSING THE FILTER IN TOO

HARD WILL CRACK THE INK TANK.

Once all the clear filters are fitted you can place the ink tank assembly back into its tray.

THE INK SYSTEM IS READY FOR USE.

2.

Ink Filling

You will need:

Copytrax CD printer refill ink (dye based).

Protective gloves & goggles.

Remove the top from the refill bottle(1) & fit the supplied nozzle(2).

Cut the top of the nozzle off with a sharp knife(3) to allow the ink to flow.

Refilling can be done with the ink tank in its tray.

Pull the front coloured stopper from its hole(4) & carefully refill with Copytrax CD printer ink(5). Refit the stopper before use.

ALWAYS KEEP THE INK TANKS UPRIGHT.

WARNING..ONLY USE COPYTRAX CD PRINTER

INK IN THIS PRINTER. DAMAGE CAUSED BY

NON-COPYTRAX APPROVED INK WILL NOT BE

COVERED UNDER WARRANTY .


Setting up.

1

Output support

Mains

USB

Input guide

2

1.

Space to work.

Prepare an area of desk space to set up the printer. A space of 135cm wide x 62 cm deep is required.

The desk should be stable and level, in a place free from dust, humidity, movement, vibrations and away from direct sunlight.

Place the printer in the centre of the desk space with the control end of the printer nearest the front of the desk.

When using the printer you will be working from the side of the printer and not from the front as desktop printers are conventionally used.

2.

Connecting the cables.

Move the input guide aside. Do not connect the mains cable to the mains supply at this point, but plug it into the rear of the printer.

Plug the USB cable into the rear of the printer.

Locating holes

3

Pins under input guide

3.

Fitting the input guide.

Locate the 2 pins on the underside of the input guide into the location holes on the metalwork on the rear of the printer.

Ensure that the input guide is sitting level on the desk top and that the cables pass through the opening in the side of the input guide and are not trapped underneath it.

input guide

Location holes

4

4.

Fitting the output support.

Locate the 2 pins on the end of the output support & fit them into the 2 location holes in the front of the printer body.

Ensure that the support sits level on the desktop and nothing is trapped underneath it.

Output support

Pins


Connection and software installation .(Windows)

1.

Connection .

Connect the USB cable to your PC .

Connect the mains plug to the mains supply.

If the printer comes on when you plug in the mains cable turn it OFF by pressing the on/off button.

2. Installing the printer driver.

After connecting the printer and PC you need to install the printer driver from the CD-ROM.

ON/OFF

A. Make sure that printer is off, then turn on your computer. Turn off any virus protection software and cancel any set-up wizard or the

‘New hardware found’ window if it has opened.

B. Insert the printer software CD. If the

Installer dialog box does not appear click on

‘my computer’, click on the CD rom icon, then click ‘open’. Then double-click on

Autorun.exe.

C. Click ‘Install Printer Driver’. Then click on the relevant driver for your Windows

Operating System. It will be a 32-bit or 64-bit system. If you are unsure consult the properties within ‘My Computer’.

D. Select ‘Setup’.

E. Select ‘OK’.

F. Follow the onscreen instructions to complete the installation.

G. The Stylus pro 1400 printer will automatically be installed in your windows printer list & assigned a unique USB port.

The printer is now installed.


Connection and software installation .(Macintosh)

ON/OFF

1.

Connection .

Connect the USB cable to your mac.

Connect the mains plug to the mains supply.

If the printer comes on when you plug in the mains cable turn it OFF by pressing the on/off button.

2. Installing the printer driver.

After connecting the printer and mac you need to install the printer driver from the CD-

ROM.

A. Make sure the printer is off, then turn on your Macintosh. Turn off any virus protection software.

B. Insert the printer software CD. The driver is located in the following folder:

Autoplay/MAC. Open the file within this folder to begin the installation. Follow the onscreen instructions.

The following installation example may not be relevant to all MAC users.

C. If the Install Printer Driver/Utility folder appears in the Epson folder, open it and double click on the installer icon.

D. At the initial screen, click ‘Easy Install’.

Then the installer dialogue box appears.

E. The installer will show what items are to be installed, then click ‘install’.

F. Installation will start. A progress bar will show the status of installation.

G. When a message appears to inform you that the software was successfully installed, click ‘Quit’.


Connection and software installation continued .(Macintosh)

3.

Printer Installation .

Once the driver installation is complete the printer connection window will appear.

Turn on the printer by pressing the power button on the front of the printer.

Click ‘Next’.

The next window gives you instructions on how to add a printer to the printer list. The printer list should be open on the desktop.

Click ‘Add’. This will open the printer browser window.

From the printer browser window select

‘Stylus Photo 1400’

Click ‘Add’

The printer list window will now show the

Stylus Photo 1400.

Click ‘Next’ & the installer window will appear.

Click ‘Install’

In the Applications software install window, uncheck the first three boxes & click ‘Install’

On the final window click ‘Exit’.

Your printer is now installed.


Control panel functions.

On/Off button

A. Used to turn the printer on and off.

B. Used to clear the printers memory if pressed twice while the printer is on.

Printer status indicator light.

A. On solid when the printer is on but inactive.

B. Flashing GREEN when the printer is active.

The CISS is ALREADY INSTALLED in your DaVInci pro 6-6 Printer.

Installing the Ink System (CISS) .

(If not already installed)

Controls.

The control panel on the front corner of the printer has three buttons and three indicator lights.

Feed/ink status indicator light.

A. On solid RED when the printer is ready for the CD tray, or paper tray, to be pushed in.

(After spooling the image).

B. On solid RED if the printer is jammed during printing.

C. Feeds in the CD tray or paper tray.

D. Ejects the CD tray or paper tray.

Feed/Clean button.

A. Flashing RED when either of the ink cartridges is low.

B. On solid when either of the ink cartridges are empty.

C. Flashing slow when the print head is in the cartridge change position and the black cartridge requires changing.

D. Flashing fast when the print head is in the cartridge change position and the colour cartridge requires changing.

E. Cleans the print head when pressed for 3 seconds with the Feed/ink status light off and the CD tray out.

Moves the print head to the cartridge change position when an ink cartridge is empty.

Installing the Ink System.

(If not already installed)

1. Lift the printer cover and press the On/Off button. Wait for the green light on the On/Off button to go solid.

2. Press & release the ink button on the control panel. The print head will move across to the far side & back, stopping inside the access hole. The green light will be blinking.

3. Gently position the CISS cartridges in the head assembly, press down gently & evenly until all the cartridges are down & locked.

4. Close the cartridge top cover.

5. Route the ink pipes through the clamps fitted in the printer. See picture.

6. Press & release the ink button.

7. The head will now move back and the printer pump will charge the print head.

8. Once the green light is solid your printer is ready to print.


Discus Setup.

1.

Discus Installation

Windows.

.

Insert the printer software CD. (If the installer dialog box does not appear click on

‘my computer’, click on the CD rom icon, then click ‘open’. Then double-click on autorun.exe).

Select ‘Install Discus Label Software’.

Quicktime is required to run Discus label software. It is included should you need it.

Select ‘Install Quicktime’ before installing

Discus.

MAC.

Discus label software (and Quicktime if required) is located in the following location on the software CD:

Autoplay/Programs/Discus v4.22 LE.

When Discus is run for the first time It will prompt for a serial number. This number is made up of three sets of three digits. This number can be found on the CD face. Enter the serial number to continue.

Click choose layout to select the first template.

In the ‘Choose a kind’ menu, select CD/DVD

& in the ‘Choose a Layout’ menu select

Copytrax Da Vinci pro 6-6. You will see a thumbnail image of the 6 disc tray on the right.

Click OK.

You can now see the Print window showing the layout of the 6 disc’s. Each disc can be made Print or Non Print by double clicking on the tick box in the centre of each disc.

At the bottom left you will see the adjustable sliders for the outside & inside diameters of the print mask. The four arrows allow for fine adjustment of the whole template printing position as due to manufacturing tolerances, each printer will differ slightly so some adjustment may be needed. These settings will be held for future printing & can be adjusted at any time.


Discus Quick Start.

1.

Quick Start .

Open Discus & select the Copytrax Da Vinci pro 6-6 template.

Click on the ‘Canvas’ Tab top left of the window.

To choose a background from the default supplied images, click the ‘Show all’ button bottom left.

Scroll through the pages & select the desired image.

You will now see the selected image in the disc area of the main screen.

Text, Symbols etc can be added by selecting the tabs to finish the design.

Click the ‘Print’ tab to show the layout of the discs on the 6 disc tray.

You are now ready to print.


Discus Image Import.

1.

Importing an Image into Discus .

Open Discus print software & select the

Copytrax Da Vinci pro 6-6 template.

Click on the ‘Photo’ tab top left.

Click the ‘Add’ button to bring up the ‘Open’ dialogue box.

Supported image formats are: BMP, GIF, JPG,

PCT, PNG.

Select your image & click ‘Open’.

Your image will now be displayed in the printable area. Resize if needed & drag the image into place.

Click the ‘Print’ tab to show the 6 disc tray layout. You are now ready to print..


Printing Quick Start.

1.

Quick Print Setup .

This section is a Quick guide to demonstrate the printing process from the supplied

Discus’s software.

Your design should already be created in

Discus, when you are ready to print click the

Print button.

In the Print window select the Stylus Photo

1400 printer.

Click ‘Preferences’. A Printing Preferences window will open.

In the ‘Printing Preferences’ window select:

Quality Option = Photo

Paper Options:

Source = Sheet

Type = Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet

Size = A3+ 329mm x 483mm

Print Options = PhotoEnhance

Orientation = Portrait

Click OK.


Printer settings (Advanced).

1.

Changing the printer settings for CD printing .

In the control panel select the printers folder.

Select the Epson stylus photo 1400 and right click and select rename. In the rename window type ‘DaVinci pro 6-6’ and click OK.

Select the DaVinci pro 6-6 and right click and select printing preference

2.

Setting the print area

The print area has to be set to correspond with the size of the CD tray. This is done by setting the custom paper size.

In the paper size box select User Defined.

In the User Defined paper size window type

‘6 Disc CD Tray’ in the paper size name box.

In the paper width box type 3000

In the paper height box type 4200

Select the unit size as 0.01cm

Click save to save the custom paper size.

Click OK to finish.


Printer settings continued.

3.

Optimizing print quality.

In the DaVinci pro 6-6 properties window

‘6 Disc CD Tray’ will now show in the paper size selection box.

Click the ‘Advanced’ button in the bottom right corner.

The Advanced properties window now opens.

In the main window set the Paper & Quality

Options as follows:

Paper source = Sheet (NOT CD/DVD)

Paper Type = Epson Photo Quality Ink Jet paper

Print Quality = Photo

Paper Size = 6 Disc CD Tray

DO NOT SELECT CD/DVD AS PAPER SOURCE

Set Color Management to PhotoEnhance.

Set Orientation to Portrait.

Check High Speed tick box.

Click Save Settings

In the Custom Settings Name box type ‘Photo

CD/DVD’ or a name of your choice. This can be done as many times as you like to build up a list of Custom combinations for your printable media.

Click save.

Your Custom settings are now in place & will be set as default when printing.

If all the settings are correct click on apply and then OK.

Your printer is now set up for printing CDs and will default to these settings automatically.

Note; If the page setup in the graphics application does not match the page size

300x420mm then the paper size will default to A4 and will require re-selecting when printing.


Printing Software & Template.

0

61.4mm

Discus

TOP

Template dimensions

1. Image software.

Discus is a high quality dedicated software package for printing CDs and Jewel case inserts etc. It is supplied with your printer.

It is very easy to use and we offer telephone support should you need it.

It is also possible to create images and print

CDs using other graphics programmes. For example; Corel Draw, Photo shop, Quark

Express, Illustrator, etc.

If you regularly use a graphics programme we recommend that you continue using it and make a template to the dimensions given.

The dimensions are shown for a CD printing template, the dimensions will however, need to be fine tuned to accurately fit the output from your printer.

191.4mm

321.4mm

420mm

0

89.5mm

225.5mm

300mm

118mm dia

38mm dia


Printing CDs.

1

Fingers

Silver Strip

2

1

2

4

CD Tray

3

1.

Positioning the CD tray.

Place the empty CD tray onto the input guide.

The silver strip on the tray is positioned towards the printer and the cutouts for the

CDs to the top of the tray.

The tray fits between the 6 nylon guide blocks and should run freely between them.

2.

Loading the tray with CDs.

CDs are loaded into the tray after it has been positioned on the input guide.

The CD tray holds 6 CDs, all 6 CDs must be loaded before attempting to print. If only 1

CD is required the remaining positions must still be filled.

Load the CDs, one at a time, by pushing them against the two fingers in the tray cutout (1) and then pushing the opposite side of the CD down into the cutout (2). Finally, firmly push down all the CD edge into the cutout.

3.

Adjusting the fit of the CD.

The fingers lightly clamp the CD during printing, preventing movement and rotation caused by printer vibration. If the fingers do not touch the CDs, they can be twisted slightly until they do by removing the CD and inserting a screwdriver into the slit behind the finger and twisting slightly.

Take care not to bend the finger up above the tray surface as it may rub against the print head during printing.

4.

Printing.

The print image must be spooled to the printer before pushing in the tray.

When the print image is received by the printer it will make certain movements and noises and prepare to print.

Wait until the feed button red light on the control panel is lit.

Press the feed button on the control panel whilst pushing firmly against the middle of the rear edge of the CD tray. The printer will draw in the CD tray. Stop pushing the CD tray when your finger reaches the edge of the cutout in the input guide.

The printer will now print the CDs.


Error Indications.

Tray Feed

Ink Status/Clean

Power

If you experience a problem with your printer refer to the table below to identify and resolve the issue. In most cases this will be sufficient to regain full operation. If you are not able to resolve the issue with the help on this page please contact your supplier quoting the LED sequence on the keypad and the status monitor message from your PC/MAC.

Tray Feed

OFF

OFF

ON

ON

FLASH

OFF

Ink Status

OFF

OFF

OFF

ON

FLASH

ON

Power

ON

FLASH

FLASH

OFF

OFF

FLASH

Indication

Printer idle and ready to print

Processing data

Ready to print

Fatal error

N/A

Solution

N/A

Insert disc tray and press tray feed button to start printing

Clean encoder and check for obstructions inside printer

Maintenance request

PC status monitor will show as fig 1.

Reset the waste counter using the reset utility program supplied on the CD-ROM*

Ink out error Reset CISS. Refer to quick start leaflet for full instructions

*Reset utility program located on software CD-ROM. Follow onscreen instructions to reset the waste counter inside your printer.

Windows

Insert CD, run autoplay and select ‘Run Reset Utility’

MAC

Utility located in

Autoplay/Programs/Reset Utility folder on CD fig 1. status monitor showing maintenance request.


Warranty & Support.

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Waste electrical products should not be thrown away with household waste. Please recycle where facilities exist or call us and we can arrange collection (UK only) and disposal.

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Copytrax is the registered trademark of Copytrax Technologies UK Ltd.

Brand names and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies.

LIMITED LIABILITY PRODUCT WARRANTY

The Davinci Pro 6-6 is warrantied for 12 months from the date of purchase from Copytrax.

Print heads & ink systems are limited to 3 months warranty. All warranties are limited to manufacturing defects only. Fair wear & tear or misuse of the printer or components are not covered by the warranty.

Warranty on products purchased from an authorised Copytrax distributer are covered by the distributor

& not by Copytrax direct. Copytrax will work with the distributor to resolve any issues quickly.

Copytrax warranty is a return to base(Cambridge, UK). All returns must be assigned an RMA number before returning to Copytrax. No on-site service is provided by Copytrax.

You must return the product to Copytrax or an authorised Copytrax dealer within the warranty period accompanied by proof of purchase.

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