MicroBoards Technology GX Disc Printer Manuel utilisateur

Quick Reference Guide

for Windows 7, Vista, and XP

PleasevisitourTechnicalSupportwebsiteatwww.microboards.com/support

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!

GX Disc Printer Installation:

1. UnpacktheGXDiscPrinterandplaceitintheselectedworkspace. Thisspace

should have enough vertical space to allow for easy loading of media into the

inputhopper.

2. InserttheGXDiscPrinterInstallationdiskintotheCD/DVDROMdriveonyour

computer. Theinstaller should open automatically.

If the installer does not automatically open, click the Start button and select

RunfromtheStart menu. Click the Browse buttonandgototheCD/DVDdrive,

highlight Setup.exe, click the Open button, then click OK.

Please follow all directions on each window before clicking the Next button.

GX Disc Printer Installation

3. Youwillfirstbeguidedthrough thehardwaresetup. Please follow all directions

on each window before clicking the Next button.

During the Installation process, you may see windows appear that refer to

the drivers not being verified by the operating system. Should any of these

windowsappear,click the option to install the driver software.

If you do not install the driver software, your hardware

willnotrun successfully!

4. Afterthephysicalhardware setup is complete, you will be instructed to connect

the GX Disc Printer to the computer. Once this occurs, Windows will find your

newhardwareandrunthroughthe driver installation process.

Youmayseeanindicationthatahardwaredevicewasnotcompletelyinstalled.

This is not unusual; the hardware installation will complete after the PC is

rebooted. Continuethroughthe Installertothe last window.

5. Rebooting your PC is required before attempting to run your GX Disc

Printer! Click the Finish button to do so.

Do NOT connect your GX Disc Printer to your computer

until you are told to do so!!

COLOR INK CARTRIDGE 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 GX Disc

Printer will not operate with any other color ink cartridge in place.

The use of refilled ink cartridges will void your warranty!

ONLY MICROBOARDS GX-300HC

In order to guarantee quality results from the GX Disc Printer,

Printernotresponding 1. Turnonpower to Printer (frontpanel). Firmlypress

thepowerbuttonandwaitseveralsecondsfor the

printerpowerLED to come on

2. Ink cartridge must be installed before turning on

theGXDisc Printer.

3. IftheLEDon the power button is blinking Red with

a cartridge installed, you may not have the ink

cartridgeinstalledcorrectly. TurntheGX off,remove

thecartridge and reseat. Turn power back on.

Hardwarenotinstallingon

PC 1. TurnonpowertoGXDiscPrinter(back panel)

2. ReseatUSBconnection

3. InstallationCDin drive?

Installation Troubleshooting Guide:

The Microboards Printer Toolbox Installation

The Microboards Toolbox is installed silently during the GX Disc Printer

installation. Thisapplicationis used for general maintenance functions.

After the installation completes, theToolbox 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 below.

TheToolboxwillalsoautomatically start upafter

rebootingthePC.

Installation of the GX Disc Printer is complete. The printer will need

to be aligned prior to printing disks. Please see the other side of this

guide or refer to the User’s Manual for information on the alignment

process.

Quick Reference Guide

for Windows 7, Vista, and XP

Rev 10.03.26 PleasevisitourTechnicalSupportwebsiteatwww.microboards.com/support

GX Disc Printer Alignment

Your GX Disc Printer has been factory aligned to .1mm

precision. The values provided with the GX Disc Printer,

locatedontheback of the unit above the power plug, are the

offsetvaluesto be used in the Printing Preferences.

To set these values, please follow the steps listed below:

1. Access the Printing Preferences for the Microboards G Series. How this is

done will depend on the Operating System and the currently selected Start

Menulayout.

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, Classic Start Menu layout: Youwillneedtogoto the Settings

selection, then to the Printers and Faxes from the Start button.

Windows XP, Start Menu layout: Select Printers and Faxes from the

Windows Start button.

2. Right click on the icon for the Microboards G Series and select Printing

Preferences…

3. On the Print Quality tab, select Photo for the Paper Type and Best for the

Print Quality.

Photo Best should always 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. Select the Alignment tab. The .1mm Resolution setting must be selected

beforesetting alignment values(seebelow). Set theTop andLeftSide alignment

valuestothoserequiredforimagealignment.

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.

5. ClicktheApply button to save the changes, found on the bottomofthePrinting

Preferenceswindow.

6. StarttheSureThingapplication. Select a pre-designed full-coverageSureThing

disc image.

Place an blank disc in the input hopper and print the disc. Remember, Photo

Bestmode should always be used whenaligning the printer for thehighest

accuracy.

7. Checkthe printed disc. Ifthesettingsare correct, the image shouldbecentered

on the disc. If not, repeat steps 4 through 7,changing the Top and Left Side

amounts, using the graphic guide to the right of the alignment settings as a

referencetohowthevaluesshouldbechanged.

8. Fine tuning may be required for different brands and can be done within the

printing application to avoid altering these global alignment values set in the

PrinterProperties.

For further details on the alignment process, please refer to the

section on Alignment in the GX Disc Printer User’s Manual.

GX Disc Printer Configuration

COLOR INK CARTRIDGE 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 GX Disc

Printer will not operate with any other color ink cartridge in place.

The use of refilled ink cartridges will void your warranty!

ONLY MICROBOARDS GX-300HC

In order to guarantee quality results from the GX Disc Printer,

G Series Toolbox

Double-click the icon for the Microboards Toolbox that was placed on your PC’s

desktopduringtheinstallationprocess. The Test and Clean disc functions require

blankmedia be loaded before the buttons are clicked.

Clicking the Test Disc

button prints out a test

pattern to verify the

printerisfunctioning.

TheExercise Belt utility

shouldbe runif theprinter

has been idle for an

extendedperiod of time,

and can be run multiple

times if necessary. The

belts will run at high

speedfor a periodoftime

to recondition the belts.

It is not necessary to

load any media for this

utility.

Clicking the Clean Disc

buttonprintsoutaheavy

ink-usagepattern toclear

anycloggedinknozzles.

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!

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