Set Up a Standalone Prism Printer
This section provides the information needed to set up a standalone Prism printer.
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Important!
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Read through all set up instructions before you begin to set up your printer.
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If your Prism printer is part of an autoloader or AutoPrism AutoPrinter system, refer to your autoloader's setup and
installation guide for instructions.
Prepare the Prism Printer
Use the procedure below to prepare the Prism printer for use.
1.
Connect the
cables.
a.
Connect the
USB cable from the rear of the Prism printer to a USB port
on the external control center (PC).
b.
Connect the
power cord to the rear of the printer.
c.
Connect the
power cord to a suitable electrical outlet.
2.
Install the
print ribbon, refer to the
page 19.
3.
Install the
Rimage software and Prism printer driver. Refer to the
Update the Printer Driver
Install the Rimage Software and Printer Driver
Use this information if your Prism is a standalone printer or part of an AutoPrism AutoPrinter system.
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Important!
If your Prism printer was included with a Rimage autoloader all Rimage software including the printer driver
comes pre-installed on the embedded or external control center (PC).
Before you can operate a standalone Prism printer or an AutoPrism AutoPrinter, install the Rimage software and Prism printer
driver.
Before you install the Rimage software and Prism printer driver, make sure that you have correctly prepared the Prism printer
for its intended use. Refer to the
Install the Rimage Software
1.
Insert the
Rimage CD Designer Software Suite disc that shipped with the printer into the PC disc drive.
2.
Open the file named
setup.exe.
3.
Follow the
prompts to install the software. The CD Designer software is installed.
Install or Update the Printer Driver
You must install the driver for the Prism before you can use the printer with any label editing software. You may also need to
update the driver if the version is outdated.
Information on the latest version of the driver, including features and release date, is available in the release notes at
www.rimage.com/support.html. Navigate: Printers > Support - Prism > Downloads tab.
This procedure describes how to install or update the Prism driver for Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Server 2003.
CD Designer application is open, close it.
1.
If the
2.
If you are using Windows Server 2003, the
disabled. Follow these steps to disable the setting:
Note:
Skip to step 3 if you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP.
a.
Navigate:
Start > Run. The Run window opens.
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Set Up a Standalone Prism Printer or AutoPrism AutoPrinter
Change the Print Ribbon
procedure on page 9.
Prepare the Prism Printer
procedure on page 9.
Disallow installation of printers using kernel-mode drivers setting must be
procedure on
Install or
USB Cable
Power Cord
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