Instruction manual

U00123174002

Printer controller

CP_Manager

U00123174000 U00123174001 U00123174002

2011 2011 2012

March August May

Seiko I Infotech Inc., 2012 All rights reserved. The contents of this manual may be changed without prior notice.

Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a ColorPainter series ink jet printer. The CP_ManagerTM software controls the ColorPainter series (including display of printer status, setting changes, test printing, and maintenance). Before using the software and printer, carefully read the software instruction manual (this document) and the printer instruction manual. After reading the manuals, carefully store them so they can be accessed when needed. This document gives explanation taking the Color Painter W series as an example. Screenshots layout may vary somewhat for the Color Painter H series but basic operations are the same. Use this document as reference when operating these printers.

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Table of Contents
Chapter 1. Overview of CP_Manager
Basic operations 1-2 System requirements 1-2

Chapter 2. Overview of CP_Manager

Installation procedure 2-2 CP_Manager operation conditions 2-3 Starting CP_Manager 2-3 Display mode 2-4 Screen layout 2-4

Chapter 3. Printer status display area

Printer status display area 3-2

Chapter 4. Printer setting area

Basic mode 4-2 Advanced mode (Media Preset) 4-4 Advanced mode (Heater Settings) 4-5 Advanced mode (Maintenance) 4-6 Advanced mode (Media Adjustment) 4-7 Advanced mode (Mecha Adjustment) 4-8 Advanced mode (Troubleshooting) 4-9 Advanced mode (Head Maintenance) 4-10 Advanced mode (Printer Information) 4-11 Advanced mode (Settings) 4-12

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Overview of CP_Manager

V Basic operations 1-2 V System requirements 1-2

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Chapter 1. Overview of CP_Manager

Basic operations
The CP_Manager can perform the following operations. Display printer status - Printer status - Media information - Amount of ink remaining - Heater information - Ambient temperature - Connected printer information, etc - Media preset - Heater status - Media adjustment - Mechanical adjustment - Nozzle Map settings - Regular maintenance - Other maintenance - Exchange of consumables, etc - Nozzle printing - Adjustable pattern printing - Display the troubleshooting method - Display the instruction manual - Acquire printer log information and store it as a file - Operate the printers panel buttons

Setting changes

Maintenance operations

Test printing Troubleshooting Acquire log information Panel operation

* Only for Color Painter H series.

System requirements
The CP_Manager software is designed to control the ColorPainter series and runs on Microsoft Windows.

Operating System
Windows XP Professional (x86) Windows Vista (x86) Windows 7 (x86) 32-bit/64-bit (runs as a 32-bit application on 64-bit version) 32-bit/64-bit (runs as a 32-bit application on 64-bit version) 32-bit/64-bit (runs as a 32-bit application on 64-bit version)

Software
Microsoft .NET Framework V2. 0 (or higher) Adobe Reader Version 8. 1. 3 (or higher) Windows Printer Driver

Required for Windows XP Professional

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CP_Manager settings

V Installation procedure 2-2 V CP_Manager operation conditions 2-3 V Starting CP_Manager 2-3 V Display mode 2-4 V Screen layout 2-4

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Chapter 2. Overview of CP_Manager

Installation procedure
Warning
- Close all programs before installing the software. - Log in as a user with administrative privileges to install the software and driver softwar. - Make sure to refer to all the instruction manuals included in the Document folder on the CD-ROM.

Install CP_Manager
1-1 Start the setup screen
Insert the accompanying setup CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive of the computer and run CP_Manager_Setup.exe in the CP_Manager folder.

1-2. Start the installer

The Welcome to the CP_Manager Setup Wizard screen appears. Click Next.

1-3. Agree to the software license agreement

The software license agreement screen appears. If you agree to the software license agreement, check I accept the agreement and then click Next.

1-4. Enter user information

The user information input screen appears. Enter the required information and click Next to continue.

1-5. Specify the installation location

The installation destination selection screen appears. Specify an installation destination and click Next to continue. (Note: To change the installation location, click Browse and then select a folder.)

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1-6. Specify the folder to save the data

The saved data folder selection screen appears. Select a folder to save the data and click Next to continue. (Note: To change the location to save data, click Browse and then select a folder.)

1-7.

Specify the program group

The program group creation screen appears. Specify a location to create the program group and click Next to continue. (Note: To create the program group in a different location, click Browse... and then select a folder.)

1-8. Installation preparation complete

The installation preparation is finished. Click Install to start the installation. Wait until the installation finishes.

Important points about starting CP_Manager

- Switch on the power of the printer and allow the printer to start before launching CP_Manager. - If the printer has not yet started or the connection to the printer cannot be found, CP_Manager enters demonstration mode. - The units displayed in CP_Manager match those registered with the printer. Therefore, it is not necessary to set the units in CP_Manager. Note that the settings are only checked when CP_Manager starts. If you change the printer settings, restart CP_Manager.

CP_Manager operation conditions

CP_Manager operations Displaying printer status Changing settings Performing maintenance Testing printing Troubleshooting Acquire log information Panel button operation Always possible Possible only when online (idle mode) Possible only when online (idle mode) Possible only when online (idle mode) Always possible Possible only when online (idle mode) Always possible Printer status

Starting CP_Manager
From the computer desktop, double-click the CP_Manager shortcut icon. Alternatively, click Start, point to All Programs, CP_Manager, and then click CP_Manager.

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Display mode
CP_Manager has 2 switchable display modes. Basic mode Advanced mode The mode usually recommended to users. The mode for the users requiring the advanced operations

Basic mode

Advanced mode

Screen layout
CP_Manager is composed of two areas. (1) Printer status display area (2) Printer setting area Displays continuously the printer status. Used to change printer settings or perform maintenance.

(1)

(2)

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Printer status display area

ID of connected printer Printer status Media information

Description
ID of connected printer Printer Status ID of the currently connected and controlled printer, or the printer nickname Online indicator Off: Offline, Flashing: Paused, On: Online Data indicator Off: No data being received, Flashing: Data being received Error indicator Flashing: Warning, On: Error

Ink information

Ink indicator Off: No ink, Flashing: Ink low, On: Ink available Media indicator Off: No media, Flashing: Roll timeout, On: Media present

Heater status

Media information

Media indicator Roll Upper: Media name Paper Base

Ambient temperature
Ink information Heater status

Middle: Media width Lower: Media remaining Amount remaining for each ink (%) Upper: Set temperature Lower: Current temperature (+ mark indicates current heating operation) Forced heater status indicator Displayed: Forced heater is on Ambient temperature Ambient temperature

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<IP-7900-2x/IP-7700-2x (ink information)>

<IP-7900-2x/IP-7700-2x (panel operation)>

Panel operation switch button Printer panel display

Panel operation switch button Printer panel display

Ink information

Panel operation buttons

Description
<IP-7900-2x/IP-7700-2x (ink information display)> Panel operation switch button Printer panel display Ink information <IP-7900-2x/IP-7700-2x (panel operation)> Panel operation buttons Same buttons as on the printer panel Switches between ink information and panel operation displays in the printer status display area Displays the same content as on the printer panel Remaining amount of each ink (displayed in percentage)

When a nickname is set

Nickname of the connected printer

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Printer setting area

V Basic mode 4-2 V Advanced mode (Media Preset) 4-4 V Advanced mode (Heater Settings) 4-5 V Advanced mode (Maintenance) 4-6 V Advanced mode (Media Adjustment) 4-7 V Advanced mode (Mecha Adjustment) 4-8 V Advanced mode (Troubleshooting) 4-9 V Advanced mode (Head Maintenance) 4-10 V Advanced mode (Printer Information) 4-11 V Advanced mode (Settings) 4-12

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Basic mode
The following operations can be performed. - Regular maintenance - Heater status - Display the instruction manual - Acquire log information <IP-5620/IP-5520>

(1)

(7) (8) (9)

(2)

(3) (5) (6)

(4)

(10)

(1) Display guidance button: (2) Time until next maintenance: (3) Maintenance operation button: (4) Test printing button: (5) Heater on check box: (6) Heater set temperature: (7) Display mode setting: (8) Display instruction manual button: (9) Acquire log information button: (10) Update settings button:

Start the guidance screen. Displays the time until next maintenance. Click to perform various maintenance operations. Click to perform test printing. Select to control the heater. Set the temperature by entering a value or using the up/down buttons. Select from basic and advanced modes. Display the instruction manual. Acquire printer log information and store it as a file. Send the heater settings to the printer.

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The following operations can be performed. - Regular maintenance - Display the instruction manual - Acquire log information - Heater status - Media advance and bidirectional print position adjustment <IP-7900/IP-7700>
(7) (2) (1) (8) (9)

(10) (3) (4)

(5) (6)

(11)

(13) (12)

(1) Display guidance button: (2) Maintenance status: (3) Maintenance operation button: (4) Test printing button: (5) Heater on check box: (6) Heater set temperature: (7) Display mode setting: (8) Acquire log information button: (9) Display instruction manual button: (10) Printer Operations button: (11) Media advance: (12) Bidirectional Adj: (13) Update settings button:

Start the guidance screen. Displays the percentage of the maintenance that has been executed. Click to perform various maintenance operations. Click to perform test printing. Select to control the heater. Set the temperature by entering a value or using the up/down buttons. Select from basic and advanced modes. Acquire printer log information and store it as a file. Display the instruction manual. Display explanations on printer operations. Execute media advance adjustment. Execute bidirectional print position adjustment. Send the heater settings to the printer.

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Advanced mode (Media Preset)

The following operations can be performed. - Set media preset - Write media preset information to a file

(7) (1) (2) (8)

(4)

(3)

(5) (9)

(10) (6)

(1) List box: (2) Text box: (3) Up/down box: (4) Display/input button: (5) Import media preset information button: (6) Export media preset information button: (7) Import all media preset information button: (8) Export all media preset information button: (9) Update settings button: (10) Preset parameters copy button:

Select from the multiple choices. Enter a character string using the keyboard. Enter a value using the keyboard or the up/down buttons. Display a window to enter parameters for each color using an up/down box. Import information from a specified file for the current media preset information. Export the current media preset information to a specified file. Import information from a specified file for all media preset information. Export all media preset information to a specified file. Send all media preset information to the printer and update settings. Copy the parameters of the media preset with the specified number to the current preset parameters.

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Advanced mode (Heater Settings)

The heater settings can be changed.

(2) (1) (3)

(4)

(1) Forced heater operation indicator: (2) Heater on check box: (3) Heater set temperature: (4) Update settings button:

Displayed during forced heater operation. Select to control the heater. Set the temperature by entering a value or using the up/down buttons. Send the heater settings to the printer and update the settings.

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Advanced mode (Maintenance)

The following operations can be performed. - Maintenance operations - Exchange of consumables, etc

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) Time until next maintenance: (2) Maintenance button: (3) Test printing button:

Displays the time until next maintenance. Click to perform various maintenance operations. Click to perform various test printing.

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Advanced mode (Media Adjustment)

Adjustments can be made for each media used.

(1)

(2) (3)

(4)

(5)

(6)

(1) List box: (2) Test printing button: (3) Up/down box: (4) Automatic return correction check box: (5) Display/input button: (6) Update settings button:

Select from the multiple choices. Click to perform various test printing. Enter a value using the keyboard or the up/down buttons. Switch between return automatic and manual. Display a window to enter parameters for each color using an up/down box. Send the feed and return correction values to the printer and update the settings.

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Advanced mode (Mecha Adjustment)

Printer characteristics can be adjusted.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) Test printing button: (2) Up/down box: (3) Update settings button:

Click to perform various test printing. Enter a value using the keyboard or the up/down buttons. Send the head, nozzle, and sensor position correction values to the printer and update the settings.

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Advanced mode (Troubleshooting)

The following operations can be performed. - Display the troubleshooting method - Display the instruction manual

(1)

(2)

(1) Display troubleshooting button: (2) Display instruction manual button:

Display the troubleshooting method. Display the instruction manual.

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Advanced mode (Head Maintenance)

By inputting a nozzle that is generating printer head printing gaps, automatic correction can be performed.

(1)

(2)

(3)

(1) Test printing button: (2) Text box: (3) Update settings button:

Click to perform test printing. Input a value using the keyboard. Send head information to the printer and update settings.

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Advanced mode (Printer Information)

The following operations can be performed. - Display printer information - Display head information - Switch display mode - Acquire log information

(1) (2)

(1) Display mode setting: (2) Acquire log information button:

Select from basic and advanced modes. Acquire printer log information.

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Advanced mode (Settings)

CP_Manager settings can be displayed and changed. - Set CP_Manager language - Set the printer nickname - Display the path of the media information save folder and open the folder - Display the path of the log information save folder and open the folder - Set sounds for the different operations - Display CP_Manager instruction manual

(1) (2) (3) (4)

(5)

(6) (7)

(8)

(9)

(1) CP_Manager language selection list: (2) Printer nickname setting: (3) Save folder path: (4) Open save folder button: (5) Operation sound check box: (6) Operation sound file name: (7) Operation sound play button: (8) Operation sound selection button: (9) CP_Manager instruction manual display button:

Change the language displayed in CP_Manager. Restart CP_Manager to apply the setting. Set a nickname for each printer. Displays the paths of the media information and log information save folders. Open the media information and log information save folders. Set each operation sound to On or Off. Displays the file name of the operation sound set. Play each operation sound set. Select each operation sound. Open the CP_Manager instruction manual.

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