MicroBoards Technology PF-3 - Manual

Quick Reference Guide
for Windows Vista, XP, or 2000
Please visit our Technical Support website at www.microboards.net
820-00229-01
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!
PF-3 Print Factory Installation:
1. Unpack the PF-3 Print Factory and place it in the selected workspace. This
space should have enough vertical space to allow for easy loading of media into
the input hopper and have enough room behind the PF-3 Print Factory to allow
the unloading of rejected discs.
2. Insert the PF-3 Print Factory Installation disk into the CD/DVD ROM drive on
your computer. The installer should open automatically.
If the installer does not automatically open, click the Start button and select
Run from the Start menu. Click the Browse button and go to the CD/DVD drive,
highlight
Setup.exe , click the Open button, then click OK.
Please follow all directions on each window before clicking the Next button.
3. You will first be guided through the hardware setup. Do not click the Next
button until you have completed each step.
PF-3 Print Factory Installation
4. After the physical hardware setup is complete, you will be instructed to connect
the PF-3 Print Factory to the computer. Once this occurs, Windows will find
your new hardware and run through the driver installation process.
5. Windows Vista: Drivers for Vista are pre-installed when the CX-1 Installer is
run. By pre-installing the drivers, your PC will install the hardware without
intervention once the USB connection is made.
Windows XP : Do not allow the
Search the Internet option to attempt
to find the drivers for you. Select
the option to Install from a list or
specific location and click Next.
Check the Search Removable Media
box and click Next.
Windows 2000 : Select the option
to Search for a suitable driver, and
click Next. Check the CD-ROM
Drives Box and click Next. Click
the Next button again when you are
notified that the driver has been
found.
6. If the Microsoft Digital Signature screen appears, click the Yes or Continue
Anyway button at the bottom of the screen.
7. Once the drivers for this component have been installed, you will be prompted to
install the ink cartridges. Click the Next button when complete.
8. Click the Finish button when complete.
Installation of SureThing CD Labeler will occur next.
9. SureThing CD Labeler Installation
A. Read the Software License and Warranty information and click the I Accept
button to continue the installation of SureThing.
B. Click the Next button at the Welcome screen.
C. To install to the default
directory, click Next on the
Select Destination Directory
screen. If you wish to install to
a different location, select that
location before clicking Next.
D. Select the option to add a
desktop shortcut and the
location in which the Start Menu
shortcut will be created, or make
no changes to select the default locations. Click Next when the locations
are suitable.
E. Click Start on the next screen to install the application.
Do NOT connect your PF-3 Print Factory to your
computer until you are prompted to do so by the PF-3
Print Factory Installer
F. Click Finish once the installation is complete. You will also have the
opportunity to register the software on-line.
10. The Microboards Printer Toolbox Installation
The Microboards Toolbox is installed silently during the PF-3 installation. This
application is used to monitor the PF-3 Print Factory and for general maintenance
functions.
After the installation completes, the Toolbox 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.
The Toolbox will also automatically start up after rebooting the PC.
The Installation disc can be used to just re-install the Toolbox, if necessary.
Place the CD in your PC’s CD/DVD ROM drive and select the option to reinstall.
You will have the option of reinstalling SureThing, the Toolbox, or both at once.
For more information on configuration options, please see the PF-3
Print Factory Configuration Quick Reference Guide on the other side
of this page, or refer to the appropriate sections of the User’s Manual.
INK CARTRIDGES 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 PF-3
Print Factory will not operate with any other ink cartridges in place.
The use of refilled ink cartridges will void your warranty!
ONLY V102C and V101B
In order to guarantee quality results from the PF-3 Print Factory,
Printer not responding 1. Ink cartridge installed correctly?
2. Turn on power to Printer (front and rear panels).
Hardware not installing on
PC 1. Turn on power to PF-3 Print Factory (back panel)
2. Reseat USB connection
3. Installation CD in drive?
Installation Troubleshooting Guide: