Rena MACH X (Digital Color Label Printer) - Manual (Page 3)

TABLE OF CONTENTS
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Table of Contents
SECTION 1 – GETTING ACQUAINTED ...................................................................................................... 1
F RONT V IEW .................................................................................................................................................. 1
R EAR V IEW .................................................................................................................................................... 2
P RINT E NGINE V IEW ........................................................................................................................................ 3
I NK T ANK V IEW ............................................................................................................................................... 4
U NWINDER .................................................................................................................................................... 5
W INDER ........................................................................................................................................................ 6
D EFAULT P RINTING M ODES ............................................................................................................................... 7
C ONTROL P ANEL B UTTON F UNCTION IN “R OLL TO R OLL ” M ODE : ............................................................................. 8
C ONTROL P ANEL B UTTON F UNCTION IN “R OLL TO C UT ” OR “F ANFOLD ” M ODE : ......................................................... 9
C ONTROL P ANEL LED I NDICATORS .................................................................................................................... 10
SECTION 2 – INSTALLING THE PRINTER ................................................................................................. 12
T RANSPORT I NSPECTION ................................................................................................................................. 12
T OOLS N EEDED ............................................................................................................................................. 12
C HOOSING THE L OCATION ............................................................................................................................... 13
Work-Table Surface Must be Level ....................................................................................................... 13
O PERATING C ONDITIONS ................................................................................................................................ 13
U NPACKING .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Printer: .................................................................................................................................................. 14
Unwinder & Winder (optional accessories): ......................................................................................... 14
C ONTENTS OF P RINTER P ACKAGING .................................................................................................................. 15
C ONTENTS OF U NWINDER P ACKAGING : ............................................................................................................. 15
C ONTENTS OF W INDER P ACKAGING : ................................................................................................................. 15
R EMOVING THE CARDBOARD S HIPPING I NSERT .................................................................................................... 16
I NSTALL P RINTER /W INDER S PACER P LATE : ......................................................................................................... 17
C ONNECTING THE P RINTER .............................................................................................................................. 18
Plugging in the Printer .......................................................................................................................... 18
Powering the Printer ON and OFF ........................................................................................................ 18
Connecting to the Computer ................................................................................................................. 19
M INIMUM C OMPUTER S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS .................................................................................................. 19
I NSTALLING THE P RINTER S OFTWARE (D RIVER & T OOLBOX ) ................................................................................... 20
C ONNECTING THE P RINTER VIA N ETWORK (E THERNET P ORT ) ................................................................................. 23
I NSTALLING THE I NK T ANKS .............................................................................................................................. 25
Ink Tank Anatomy ................................................................................................................................. 25
I NSTALL THE P RINTHEAD C ARTRIDGE ................................................................................................................. 28
Printhead Cartridge Protective Packaging ............................................................................................ 28
R EMOVING /C LEANING /I NSTALLING THE H EAD M EDIA G UIDE ................................................................................ 35
A TTACHING /A LIGNING THE U NWINDER AND W INDER .......................................................................................... 36
Unwinder .............................................................................................................................................. 36
Winder .................................................................................................................................................. 37
C ONNECTING THE U NWINDER AND W INDER TO THE P RINTER ................................................................................ 38
U NWINDER /W INDER C ONTROLS & F UNCTION .................................................................................................... 39
Unwinder .............................................................................................................................................. 39
Winder .................................................................................................................................................. 40
L OADING L ABELS /M EDIA ................................................................................................................................ 41
Roll to Roll Setup ................................................................................................................................... 41