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1. 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 96 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 97 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 98 Select Follfast ClearCover from the Type IS pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button 38 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING CLEAR COVERS WITH VI B THE FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX Prima The Print Mode information appears in the Print dialog eer 8 box Figure 97 Verify that Single Ink is selected in the Miral ro ia 33 AA Mode is menu Psir Moda Sia r Note that when Follfast ClearCover is chosen E Undercoat is automatically checked Do not uncheck this selection when printing on Clear Cover Also make sure that the Foil Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before printing FIGURE 99 6 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button Mens The Cartridge Selection information appears in t
2. In Media Type you choose which material you are using to print There are six choices available Foilfast Comp Cover HIGH Foilfast Comp Cover LOW Foilfast Coated Paper Cover Foilfast ClearCover Foilfast Title Sheet Suede Foilfast Title Sheet Comp l Foilfast Comp Cover HIGH Used with the Foilfast Comp Covers available from Powis This is the default setting FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 5 VI ABOUT PRINTING PROPERTIES 2 Foilfast Comp Cover LOW Used with the Foilfast Comp Covers available from Powis This is setting is not normally used and is intended for use when problems occur using the standard HIGH setting 3 Foilfast Coated Paper Cover Used with Coated Paper Cover materials If you intend to print on coated paper materials that are sold by a vendor other than Powis make sure that you test the materials before proceeding G 132 FIGURE 4 Foilfast ClearCover Used with Powis Clear Cover This setting requires an l undercoat of Foil Primer to achieve optimal results User Defined Media Type 5 Foilfast Title Sheet Suede Based Media Type Foilfast Camp Cover HIGH Used with Powis Suede Foilfast Title Sheets This setting requires an undercoat of Foil Primer to achieve optimal Mew FTS Settings results For more information on Foilfast Title Sheets see Photobook Title Sheets Comp The Fastback Hardcover Guide Manual PN 15648 Media
3. PRINTING CLEAR COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows A SINGLE COLOR PRINTING IMPORTANT he printing procedures for Adobe programs Illustrator InDesign etc are slightly different from the printing procedures for non Adobe programs Because of the common use of Adobe Illustrator with the Foilfast both sets of procedures are given here NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified color when single color printing is chosen l Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 47 2 In the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast printer and click Properties The Properties dialog box appears Figure 48 Venify that Foilfast ClearCover is selected in the Media Type box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings should need no adjustment Note that when Follfast ClearCover is chosen Undercoat is automatically checked Do not uncheck this selection when printing on Clear Cover Make sure that the Foil Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before pro
4. i contact Powis Tech Support Hn Iri i i E i ir LA TE Cal A ALT EN mmm FIGURE 34 eot A Default Browser IP Primos acxz kgd 25d kanjuul k ske POF 70 paito be udin inkjet 2306 IDOIDEDCE 104 bp business inpet 2600 IDOOTEESIDHTETI he color Larerjet 555 DAR IA bo color Laneriet 435 470411 bo Laserjet 4200 0000 1E681F 1001 Mame Fallazt FZ Dx Location MAC JMORTON Print Using Powis Parker Failfast P21x m Mare Printers FIGURE 35 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 5 V ABOUT FOIL PRINTING The Foilfast printer is designed to work with virtually any graphics program that you might use on a Mac or a PC The printer automatically interprets the colors used in your artwork and converts them to one of the seven available colors of foil Medium grays are interpreted as silver and light grays are interpreted as white Foilfast foil cartridges are available in seven colors red green blue silver gold white and black You may load up to seven colors into the Foilfast printer at the same time or you may load just a single color Additionally there is a Foil Primer cartridge The Foil Primer cartridge is used to print on surfaces that normally would not accept the foil such as Clear Cover and Suede Follfast Title sheets Single Ink one foil color This print mode allows you to print a document in monochrome using one cartridge It does not matter
5. Docgment mi Peri ll pa n rangs Ld Under Dale Pait Printing Ll vei Solera Caere 7 old fad 7 Back 7 Silvis Fed Cw Asifa Cl Gisa Fa Bias Fil Fonfast OC 7 FIGURE 70 FIGURE 71 Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode Foiltast Title Sheet Suede y FF User Defined Paper Size Letter 8 5 x11 in y User Defined Reduce or Enlarge 100 4 Orientation Portrait C Landscape Flip Horizontal V v Upside Down Copies Number of copies h E Single Ink v Undercoat Double Pass Printing Overlay Select Cartridge s GoldFoil C Black C Silver Foil C White C Red Foil C Green Foil Blue Foil Show Status FOIL ast PRINTER About Restore Defaults FIGURE 72 PRINTING FOILFASTO TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows E SINGLE COLOR PRINTING Suede FTS IMPORTANT The printing procedures for Adobe programs Illustrator InDesign etc are slightly different from the printing procedures for non Adobe programs Because of the common use of Adobe Illustrator with the Foilfast both sets of procedures are given here NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwo
6. Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings should need no adjustment If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Select Cartridge s For more information on the choices in this dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII 3 Click OK The Print dialog box appears Figure 59 4 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Properties dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties GEI 5 Load paper into the paper feed Media T Print Mod i n NOTE FastbackTitle sheets should be loaded one at a time Foilfast Title Sheet Comp 7 Single Ink Si to avoid jamming User Defined Undercoat Double Pass Printing ra Click Prin t Paper Size Overlay Lette 83 11 z C Select Cartridge s User Defined Gold Foil Black C Silver Foil C White Reduce or Enlarge 100 4 C RedFoil E C Green Foil entation Blue Foil ue Foi Portrait C Landscape Show Status Flip Horizontal G V Upside Down 4 FOIL ast Copies PRINTER Number of copies m h E About Restore Defaults FIGURE 60 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 25 PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows B
7. Unplug this product from its power source before cleaning Do not use liquid or aerosol cleaners Use a damp cloth for cleaning 4 Do not use this product near water 5 Do not place this product on an unstable cart stand or table The product may fall causing serious damage to the product 6 Slots and openings on the cabinet are provided for ventilation To ensure reliable operation of the product and to protect it from overheating do not block or cover these openings The openings should never be blocked by placing the product on a bed sofa rug or other cushioned surfaces This product should never be placed near or over a radiator or heat register This product should not be placed in a built in installation unless proper ventilation is provided 7 This product should be operated from the type of power source indicated on the marking label of the AC adaptor If you are not sure of the type of power available consult your dealer or local power company 8 Do not allow anything to rest on the power cord Do not locate this product where the cord will be walked on 9 lf an extension cord is used with this product make sure that the total of the ampere ratings on the products plugged into the extension cord do not exceed the extension cord ampere rating Also make sure that the total of all products plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed 5 amperes 10 Never push objects of any kind into this product through cabinet
8. pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button The Print Mode information appears in the Print dialog box Figure 84 Verify that Single Ink is selected in the Mode is menu 34 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI B THE FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX Prova 6 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu aiFast Fi la B again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release Vardar the mouse button siini Rude The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print suse ini dialog box appears Figure 88 Because Single Ink was T Jd rc Bd Double Pass Printing chosen as the Print Mode the various colors appear as Crearlay buttons and only one color can be selected at a time 7 Load paper into the paper feed 87 FIGURE NOTE If you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time UU to avoid jamming Standard a O 8 Click Print f Gold Fail E Sabe Fe Black For more information on the available printing choices S Med Fod Crean Fos see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Coma ter FIGURE 88 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 35 Prii Baa t it ee Frais imit
9. A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 128 Select Follfast Title Sheet Suede from the Type is pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button The Print Mode information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 129 Choose Multiple Inks in the Mode is menu 6 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button 48 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E Mna CA u tam Pair Made Mainple Inki SF Undereoat Dase Pass Prirrirq Gari FIGURE 129 0e Fasas Flla 8 dari Select C rtimdrjei ti S cola Fasl Saver Foil ned row Gmin Fadl FIGURE 130 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 130 Because Multiple Inks was chosen you may now select as many of the cartridge colors as you wish NOTE lo avoid error messages be sure that the colors you have chosen match the available cartridges in the Foilfast printer 7 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Fastback itle sheets should be load
10. Pd Ls M di Tysa Faillart Come Cover EM Adnoed E ne Pre renales Cancel Pim FIGURE 86 PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI B THE FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX A SINGLE COLOR PRINTING NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified color when single color printing is chosen l Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 83 2 Click Printer A warning appears Figure 84 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 85 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 86 Verify that Follfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Type is
11. Rev E 29 PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows F SINGLE COLOR PRINTING Suede FTS Adobe NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 73 2 Choose the Foilfast Printer in Printer selection menu and click Setup FIGURE 73 A warning appears asking if you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 74 3 Click Continue Aree T Fre Pm Patr Fein PEs The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 75 4 Click Preferences RA d sbs jius raige The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 76 Verify that v A The Pork ol dialog bao bs provided bir the apecating sme Tore at a oan hare ping ot Follfast Title Sheet Suede is selected in the Media Type box Fick Bee Maa and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp erT covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings ll oan TT should need no adjustment Hea a Note that when Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is chosen im he ca Undercoat is automatically checked Make sure that the Foil Fu i Page i i A takti Primer cartridge is loaded into th
12. file titled FoilfastP2 pke Figure 25 The Introduction dialog box appears Figure 26 3 Click Continue The Read Me dialog box appears Figure 27 You may print or FIGURE 26 o M save this information as a text file by clicking the appropriate buttons m mill Pret Pibe adiit Eeri importan ieformation 4 Click Continue That prre e a AAA TA Pe area t jt at pits AiO rj ot The Software License Agreement dialog box appears i eei a AE PE EEE A AE pe mp tj e de m Figure 28 You may print the agreement by clicking the Print button or save it as a text file by clicking the Save button 5 Click Continue FIGURE 27 uw qu BE UA GG DISTER HIL PCT A T GE TS EYLER TERR LR RICE E FUIS RECSPER FER Lis semi AE EET ARE OR TE REESE Mint asp AL THE STE ee PP ERI UST COP TA SERVII UN a ETEBIR REX EU saure cR Vh Mes A EE PEE a DERE Lee a KULUD 4E AIR WIE HEECFEROS NH PRESSE ee Ri A RL wid LEIGE Po ee Bb AORTA ARE ES THE TERANE amp STHCUOSDEEHISS ir TIRES sr RET A DA SECRET ee VERAS Bie TELLE RISET THE AER h ERE EE S Pe a TEE LESE E EN ix sik amp pO d ESSE TETIER PS 1815 tm KE BN hup RE WIN WEXKH OR ATU TIL AMI YN ELTE UVSETISBETHESVAERS SEEEN NES EHE TE MSS MEE ETLAT TET Cu Te bs THIS AAA AA E08 AR ENS FE KOTTA ABE Se CP TAE AY TEI TER SEINTLTM A bemir k teres Het h RhE er ee tE IMAGING me tae Goli Comm FIGURE 28 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PR
13. is chosen iaa E M Undercoat is automatically checked Make sure that the Foil E Upsice Down r FOIL f Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before T proceeding i E a iria JESSE TE 3 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode Lene Ji wp 4 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under FIGURE 76 Select Cartridge s Figure 78 2 CII ON The Print dialog box appears Figure 77 CREE 6 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing n ir Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required PR i 7 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 8 Click Print For more information on the choices in the Properties dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode TE Multiple inks a User Defined VV Undercoat Double Pass Printing Paper Size F Overlay Letter 85 11 in 7 Select Cartridge s User Defined I Gold Foil Black v Silver Foil White Reduce or Enlarge 100 4 M Red Foil Orientation Green Foil v Blue Foil Portrait Landscape Show Status Flip Horizontal V v Upside Down 4 FOIL ast Copies PRINTER Number of copies h Bl About Restore Defaults FIGURE 78
14. may be used in either a standing or seated position If you are standing make sure that the work surface height that the printer is on does not require you to bend over in a way that would strain your back or arms e If you are seated adjust the height of your chair to your table so your body is naturally aligned and make sure you have adequate legroom Stay relaxed and relatively upright Don t force yourself into an uncomfortable position e Do not bend your wrists unnaturally during use e Don t stay in one position for too long Try changing hands and varying your posture e Take breaks Frequent short breaks are probably better than a few long ones Many factors go into creating a comfortable workspace including proper placement and adjustment of furniture and equipment A thorough work site analysis by a qualified expert is important in order to reduce the risk of repetitive motion injuries If you experience pain throbbing aching tingling stiffness a burning sensation swelling numbness or weakness in your wrists hands arms or legs see your physician immediately DO NOT IGNORE THESE WARNING SIGNS Even if symptoms occur when you are not using the printer they can be associated with painful and sometimes permanently disabling injuries or disorders of the nerves muscles tendons or other parts of the body These symptoms could mean that you are developing a repetitive stress injury that requires prompt medical attention Fo
15. one or more of the following measures e Reorient or locate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We Powis Parker Incorporated 775 Heinz Avenue Berkeley CA 94710 U S A 800 321 2463 declare under our sole responsibility that the product Foilfast P 21x Printer complies with Part 15 of FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following two conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation e Binder does not contain any user serviceable parts Return unit to an authorized Powis Parker representative for repair or service POWIS PARKER PART NUMBERS FOR YOUR REFERENCE 62 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev D COPYRIGHT INFORMATION Copyright 2007 by Powis Parker Inc This guide may not be copied wholly or in part without prior written permission from Powis Parker Inc Regardless of the contents of this guide Powis Parker Inc will not bear the responsibility for negative effects incurred as a result of the operation of this equipment The contents of this guide are subject to change without prior notificati
16. that the software nates was successfully installed Figure 32 8 Click Close eine 36 You may now drag the disk image to the Trash to eliminate tt This finishes the software installation now you must use Printer Setup Utility to add the Foilfast printer to your computer s ml i Pai FREE mi Bur mall sa iO available printer list EX us vs Baia ihe Chas fetal im parte a eee eewial aten uf rut ri ace me hi m lkis dad C TL Saree Eee pia an iin o mil adlata T par FIGURE 3l Atiende Installer requires hat you type your password Cancel OK A FIGURE 32 14 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IV Mac OSX Continued TOTT TTT B PRINTER SETUP UTILITY The soltera was upressTulby installed Fu mu perm ipit ir bb i p a ipi l Locate the Apple Printer Setup Utility and double click on it wert Figure 33 The Available Printer List appears Figure 34 NOTE he default location for the Printer Setup Utility in OSX is the Utilities folder in Applications 2 Click the Add button The list of available printers appears Figure 35 FIGURE 32 3 Locate the Foilfast printer on the list and click Add Your printer is now ready to use If for any reason your installation was not successful remove all components of the Foilfast software from your computer and try again See Troubleshooting for more information or
17. 3 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Figure 62 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 8 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 9 Click Print FIGURE 63 26 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows printing Preferences Pa fe C MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Comp FTS kilo l Choose Print from File menu Macia Type Falas Tile Sheet Comp pam The main Print dialog box appears Figure 65 WawDarad O CUa Dal Fais Printing 2 In the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast LIU vate printer and click Properties Letter B5 x11 m we t Select Caesdonil Doida nid fed C Misc The Print Properties dialog box appears Figure 66 Venify that asco Ei Pit Khe Foilfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Media Type box CHA ap 3 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode Prost O Landecape E Show Stn ur r 4 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under FOIL 4 E Select Cartridge s Figure 66 Coni J ruirnTEA O L5 CCT 7 71778 5 Click OK comet M The Print dialog box appears Figure 65 FIGURE 64 6 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Prefer
18. Again Return to Print Dialog FIGURE 120 Sindari 5 ag ug iMedia Tyo Failfant Tonle Sheet Suede al FIGURE 122 PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX A SINGLE COLOR PRINTING FTS Suede NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified color when single color printing is chosen l Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 19 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 20 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 121 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appea
19. FAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E SPECIFICATIONS Power Requirements USA 115 VAC 60 Hz 0 65 amps EU 230 VAC 50 Hz 0 3 amps Japan 100 VAC 50 Hz 0 7 amps Recommended Operating Temperature and Humidity 5 to 35 degrees C 59 to 95 degrees F Humidity Range 5 to 8076 RH noncondensing Maximum Weight 12 lbs 5 4 kg Dimensions 182 x 75 H x 11 8 D 46 2cm W x l9cm H x 30cm D Average P rinting Time 5 Minutes FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 6 XI FCC NOTICE e Modifications made to the product unless expressly approved by Powis Parker could void the user s authority to operate the equipment Note This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instruction may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try and correct the interference by
20. FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 3l PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows H MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Suede FTS Adobe Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 79 2 Click Setup A dialog box will appear asking If you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 80 3 Click Continue The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 81 FIGURE Y 4 Click Preferences The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 82 Verify that Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is selected in the Media Type box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp TT bo aod ppe 5 covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings Po should need no adjustment Note that when Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is chosen Undercoat is automatically checked Make sure that the Foil Adobe N ustralos A lakk mae taht aito pari m varemini teil nate diel vatur va imd Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before beri thos Agan proceeding If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Select Cartridge s For up more information on the choices in this dialog box see About tra Printing Properties C hapter VII ME BS Page 5 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode FIGURE 80 6 Click on the buttons next to th
21. INTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 3 INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IV Mac OSX Continued TTT A dialog box appears asking you to verify that you agree with Parmesan cni d auem m pe qua Puri ees dai Emi erm ll chs ha apnea the terms of the Software License Agreement Figure 29 A If you do not agree with the terms of the Software License E teres Agreement click Disagree and exit the installation program MET TARE AAA A n PAL AT i mi um imd AAA cii Eid sed fusi Bill Otherwise C lick Agree niu Fh aha rS TEE TEN b e C rid ce on Res E ROCHE WT e ii ERES 7 REG A ee Ji Vb Hs subi ras Pd A 1 SEHR Es kE IJILIL OI BM IL NE MI EIE AT UI ML ABA PTS SA YPLIERS e ESPET TAN TRE A dialog box showing the hard drives that are available for HTA ETTI A ATA installation Figu re 30 Rr O es II a a LPS Dimi sii E Ds A S LR RICHIE AAN ee i Te sio diis ers qb rari db AA FE coco das mo amp de om em rs cm cwm aueh testis cb Rd E aie Cm 6 Click on the drive that you want the printer software installed on For best results always install the printer on the FIGURE 29 same drive as your System The chosen drive appears with a green arrow Click Continue dle vetoes when vp nel ot Pet Purus The Easy Install dialog box appears Figure 31 Click Install weak AN LAT A The software will take a few minutes to install After it is finished installing a dialog box will open to indicate
22. Landscapes Shoe Stata Cited T Upside Down 4 4 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under FOIL 4 f i Select Cartridge s Figure 42 i PRINTER 5 Click OK The Print dialog box appears Figure 41 6 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 7 Load paper into the paper feed d Pon Parier Foil uat 971 if ins C oad ee NOTE f you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten TIT ir to sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback 7 Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming DOT O Cumt page 8 Click Print rex g Hostal ou spun robo dee ee For more information on the choices in the Properties dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode Foiltast Comp Cover HIGH Multiple Inks e User Defined Undercoat Double Pass Printing Paper Size Overlay Letter 83 11 in gt C Select Cartridge s User Defined iv Gold Foil Black Iv Silver Foil white Reduce or Enlarge 100 4 v RedFoil Green Foil Iv Blue Foil Portrait C Landscape Show Status Drientation Flip Horizontal Upside Down FOIL asi Copies PRINTER Number of copies h E About Restore Default
23. List 5 Foilfast Title Sheet Comp Used with Powis Comp Foilfast Title Sheets For more information on Foilfast Title Sheets see The Fastback save as Hardcover Guide Manual PN L5648 IMPORTANT When printing Foilfast Title sheets it is very important that the narrow release strip on the back of m ure 33 the Foilfast Title Sheet is on the left Figure 32 6 User Defined Click this button to save your individual settings This is useful if you plan to use a certain confguration on a regular basis lo save your settings click the User Defined button in the Media Type section The User Defined Document Type dialog box is displayed Figure 33 Type the setting name of your choice in the Save as field then click the Save button Up to ten document types can be saved To delete a document type click the document type name you want to delete in the list then click the Delete button B Paper Size In Paper Size you choose the size of your paper or cover material There are six standrad paper sizes listed e letter 8 5 x ll in e Legal 8 5 x 4 in e Half Letter 5 5 x 8 5 in e A4 210 x 297 mm e Ab 48 x 210 mm e B5 182 x 257 mm 52 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E VI ABOUT PRINTING PROPERTIES e User Defined To open the User Defined Paper Size dialog box select the User Defined option from the Paper Size menu In this dialog you can create your custom s
24. ME SETUP A What s Included Inside the Box remove tape Fastback P2 1x Printer Printer output tray Accessory box which contains Users manual Printer Installation CD Sample covers Power cord If any of the preceding items are damaged or missing contact your dealer immediately FIGURE 4 B Setting Up Printer Please remove the tape three locations from the printer cover before going to the next step Figure 4 Carefully open the front cover of the printer Figure 5 l Remove the cardboard carriage packing material that is to the left of the carriage Figure 6 2 Press down on the blue paper release lever located to the right of the carriage Remove the tape from the metal frame that holds the small white foam carriage packing material in place and remove the ES foam piece Figure 6 3 Remove the tape located on the left side of the carriage by gently grasping the tape and pulling slightly toward the left and forward at the same time Figure 7 Close the front cover after removing the carriage packing material Place the printer on the output tray Figure 8 Tray may be pushed out of the way under the printer when the printer is not in use FIGURE 6 FIGURE 7 FIGURE 8 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 7 8 cardboard insert FIGURE 9 FIGURE FIGURE 10 FIRST TIME SET UP Cont C Connecting USB Cables Make sure th
25. P21x Port LPT1 Please press lt Finish gt to continue FIGURE 140 em INSTALLATION SUCCESSFUL Exit to Windows The Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Printer Driver has been successfully installed Click on Document Defaults gt to configure the Printer Driver Re EE FIGURE 14 56 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E IX TROUBLESHOOTING Problems Solution Cartridge is stuck in the carriage Turn off the power 2 Open the front cover and remove all cartridges on the cartridge holder plates 3 Close the front cover and turn on the power The carriage will reset Problems Solution Power does not come on Is the power cord disconnected 2 Make sure the power cord is plugged into an outlet as well as connected to the printer After checking the power cord push the power button to turn on the printer s the printer plugged into an extension block or power strip 3 After turning on the extension block or power strip press the power button on the printer Problems Solution Printing is light distorted or has gaps Stop the printing and reinstall all the cartridges lake up any slack in the foils If a particular cartridge repeatedly causes problems try a different cartridge Clean the head by following the directions in this guide for cleaning the printer and head The platen often gets dirty at the same t
26. Powis Fastback Foilfast P 21x Printer Instruction Manual N Provided By M MUBin ding When Image Matters Information for Your Reference Serial Number Purchase Date Dealer Name CONTENTS I SAFETY amp COMFORT 2 HI INTRODUCTION L L 5 I FIRST TIME SET UP 7 IV INSTALLING SOFTWARE AGO na earns PERCY P Gere POR EUR eae eS Hee Vor a ee ee lee re eee 3 v ABOUT FOIL PRINTING l6 VI A PRINTING WITH FOILFAST Windows COMO COVES kaia er aia bio d poke Rex ard d e 7 AW ts asu uo E 2 Foilfast Title Sheets 0 o o 00 be 25 VI B PRINTING WITH FOILFAST Mac OSX 54 COTM 01 000010 24 4 3pe T a re MA a eaa 38 POIs Tite 6466 22 eua aad a eeu md adu come 2 Vil ABOUT PRINTING PROPERTIES 5 Viil INSTALLING SOFTWARE Alt 55 IX TROUBLESHOOTING 57 x SPECIFICATIONS 6 XI FCC NOTICE 62 XII WARRANTY sss 63 Dealer Phone FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E SAFETY amp COMFORT Please read through this manual before setting up and using your printer AN Read all of these instructions and save them for future reference 2 Follow all warnings and instructions marked on the product 3
27. R SOFTWARE Windows Alternative Installation 7 Under Printer Name you can change the name of your printer as you wish Available PlatForms Windows 2000 XP 2003 8 If you wish to use the Foilfast printer as your default printer not recommended check the button labeled Yes The default is No 9 Click Next Do you want to share this printer on the network C Yes The Ready to Start Copying dialog box appears Figure 140 No 10 Click Finish After the installation has finished a dialog announcing that the installation FIGURE 138 was successful should appear Figure 141 IO Click Exit to Windows Printer Installation Your printer is now ready to use If for any reason your installation was E T not successful remove all components of the Foilfast software from your this is not correct please choose the appropriate one below computer and try again using a different Port See Troubleshooting for sem more information or contact Powis Tech Support Add Wetwork Part You can type a name For this printer or you can use the name supplied below When vou hawe Finished click lt Next Printer Mame Powis Parker FoilFast P 1x Do vou want your Windows based programs to use this printer as the default printer C Yes Mo FIGURE 139 Ready to Start Copying Setup is now ready to copy the files For the Printer Driver Printer Powis Parker Foilfast
28. S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 59 60 IX TROUBLESHOOTING Problems Solution Paper is not feeding correctly or not ejecting correctly from the sheet feeder The cover material you are using may not be copmatible with the Foilfast printer A curled sheet will cause sheet jams The sheet should be curled the opposite way to flatten it out before it is used Sheets with folded or cut corners can cause problems if the sheet does not activate the position sensor and sheet length sensor properly Set the feed guide so that there is approximately 0 02 between it and the sheets themselves The sheet feeder can hold up to 10 composition covers Clear Cover or Foilfast Title Sheet Composition covers should be between 6 18 5 points thick 0157 0180 inches Clear covers should be between 6 5 7 5 points thick 0065 0075 inches Covers that fall outside the bounds of these thickness ranges may work in the Foilfast printer but Powis Parker does not recommend using them Covers that fall substantially beyond these thickness ranges may damage the printer s feeding mechanism and may void your warranty Make sure nothing is on the output tray as this can cause sheet jams Sheets must fanned at least once before they are loaded into the sheet feeder If not sheets may stick to one another and cause multiple sheets to feed into the printer at one time or other forms of misfeeding FASTBACK P 21x FOIL
29. SINGLE COLOR PRINTING Comp FTS Adobe NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black l Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 61 2 Choose the Foilfast Printer in Printer selection menu and click Setup GUE 8j A warning appears asking if you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 62 3 Click Continue TT M te Arm Parv Poti hn m The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 63 4 Click Preferences Adobe Musiratoy The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 64 Verify that i a Te Por fet deg bas pde rr Follfast Title Sheet Comp is selected in the Media Type box Dat bar please set al prr options tram he Pre dalog bos and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp Coni fium Agan covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings J should need no adjustment If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under crore Select Cartridge s For more information on the choices in this o o dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII ri Bn Page Damia wem i 5 Click OK FIGURE 62 The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 6
30. Verify that Follfast ClearCover is selected in the Media Type box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings should need no adjustment nere Tn Fe Poe Pare Pa FT E Note that when Foilfast ClearCover is chosen Undercoat is automatically checked Do not uncheck this selection when printing on Clear Cover Make sure that the Foil Primer RE ue cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before proceeding cyst To enue Had yo can uns the Pull print capabilities of Bust ato plesss met a print actions from She Print dialog bar 5 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode Figure 58 pm 6 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under om A 3 3 Select Cartridge s LINE eye 5 Click Okay Bl a l Crap The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 55 Casdm ii A i 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Figure 53 7 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 8 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be FP sales HP 5550 loaded one at a time to avoid jamming master cfi Document ir wee asi Cr e AAA ag Nb GA 9 Click Print IPod nne For more information on the choices in the Properties dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Fr
31. WITH VI B THE FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX Prim The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box Mna CA appears Figure 106 Because Multiple Inks was chosen you may now select as many of the cartridge colors as you wish Fini Made Maimple inka NOTE lo avoid error messages be sure that the colors you have TUE chosen match the available cartridges in the Foilfast printer Dase Pass Prirrirq 7 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE If you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 8 Click Print A For more information on the available printing choices see About Printing Properties C hapter VII dari elect Cartidigei ti S cola Fasl Saver Foil Sf aed ros Gmin Fadl FIGURE 106 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 4 kri Si ast Carien Fera Basil aid Mi FIGURE 107 The Print Setup dialog tox i provided by the operating amp ystem Ta ener Hh yuu Can uie Tu Tull print d agahibtics id l lusrrator please sec all prim opor iren che Prime dialog k u Don t Show Again Return to Print Dialog FIGURE 108 nd sem Media Tyee FIGURE 110 PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX A SINGLE COLOR PRINTING FTS Comp NOTE Whe
32. aid TE Loud Hopped to Fd A i LEA mnt i Prii Levers Vink amp Ferskir Langen UP Dog Pot ed an _ Pak dm Fuga Citi eee ETE dicm Pant Lass p FIGURE 89 The Print Setup dialog tox i provided by the operating amp ysterm Ta ener hee quu Can uie The Tull print Tii lini ed l lusrraror please sec all prim apreaaa irem che hea Don t Show Again Return to Print Haleg FIGURE 90 Prima Printer FaiFasi Fils Preis Mimar Dipti d Pipes 3 Cmi f OW Comite tua Bn gt Citi page _ eet NE L im bol eiri magn armen anion paga cuaeges 1624 gi ks fern ia ga L 1 48 FIGURE 9l inher PalPast Fl la Preis Mindig m FIGURE 92 PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI B THE FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX B MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 89 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 90 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 91 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several c
33. al Print FIGURE 57 24 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows puse TAI A SINGLE COLOR PRINTING Comp FTS IMPORTANT The printing procedures for Adobe programs Illustrator InDesign etc are slightly different from the printing procedures for non Adobe programs Because of the saj common use of Adobe Illustrator with the Foilfast both sets of Orig procedures are given here Leia BS T m vL ade Condoni 100 EEG a na NOT E When printing in single color mode the colors that E Sis Fed appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print miestnu 10 Sip Era 2 Fin Fol in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your xc E E Bs Fe artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork C Fip Horizontai a will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than ena Follj ast one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified A EKINTEE color when single color printing is chosen nawasa TE aban Resa Cor _ tera me FIGURE 58 Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 59 2 In the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast printer and click Properties A The Properties dialog box appears Figure 60 Verify that E Foilfast Title Sheet Comp is selected in the Media Type box and that
34. at the power to your computer is completely turned off If the computer is running quit all running applications shut down the system and turn off the power 2 The Type B plug END the smaller square plug is inserted into the USB socket at the rear of the printer 3 The Type A plug the flat rectangular plug is inserted into the USB socket on the computer Figure 8 NOTE he placement of the USB port varies from computer to computer Please check your original computer manual to verify the location of the USB plug on your computer D Installing Foil Cartridges Remove the cardboard insert from the cartridge Figure 9 2 Insert a pencil into the side marked B Turn the pencil slowly to take up any slack in the foil Figure 10 3 Open the front cover of the printer Figure 11 4 Insert the cartridges e Hold the cartridge so that the side with the letter B faces upward and the B is on the upper right of the cartridge Hold the center of the cartridge with your thumb and index finger Figure 12 Insert the left end of the cartridge while pushing the left side latch of the cartridge holder slightly to the left with the cartridge Figure 13 Push down the right side of the cartridge Make sure that the cartridge is securely locked into the holder and that there is no slack in the foil Figure 14 Put the second cartridge on top of the cartridge already installed Gently push down the center
35. ation on the choices in this dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Adobe Ilugtratav Opry LLIT a ap kun cad 5 Click OK resa Page Caen crm The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 39 eise 20 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Figure 37 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 8 Load paper into the paper feed Select Partes a erineda Find acer sales HP SEEN NOTE If you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten qu M M Wein deme sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 9 Click Print FIGURE 39 18 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows qoem 3 C MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 41 Cl Lire O Datis Fais Printing 2 n the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast Li Pad printer and click Properties Letter B5 11 m I t Select Comida matta 1 5 nid Fed C Black The Print Properties dialog box appears Figure 42 Venify that C Siva Fol OW ups i maseni Pr Omara Follfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Media Type box Dp O Gien Fed C Bk Fed 3 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode Penal Co
36. ceeding If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Select Cartridge s For more information on the choices in this dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII 3 Click OK The Print dialog box appears Figure 47 4 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Properties dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 5 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Clear Cover should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 6 Click Print FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 2l 22 d a s a A a a ra E E ar FN PRINTING CLEAR COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows B SINGLE COLOR PRINTING Adobe NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black Choose Print from File menu Yu nl t ai al m ni 4 uu Ed The main Print dialog box appears Figure 49 2 Choose the Foilfast Printer in Printer selection menu and click Setup FIGURE 49 A warning appears asking if you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 50 3 Click Continue Briem c The Print Setup dialog box ap
37. ck Continue 67 The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 69 FIGURE 4 Click Preferences l The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 70 Verify that Arie E 7 7 TE P Foilfast Title Sheet Comp is selected in the Media Type box 5 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode 6 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under EIE eur d Select Cartridge s Figure 70 Bust abcr plesss met all print actions from the Print dialog bar bert thom Again 5 Click OK The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 69 E 6 Click Print Peeler Wei a etn Lent oui The Print dialog box appears Figure 67 Fu i Page Cea 7 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing FIGURE 68 Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 8 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 9 Click Print For more information on the choices in the Properties dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII FIGURE 69 28 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E Printing Preferences TA Mada Type Pad bd e Feu Tee Gheal Cop Multiple leds n 7 Liar Dahnad Leia BS u1 m tl Uam Deed Reduce tetris 100 pag rwr ibn Petri Landscape 7 Eip Henson r peda Down LE E Ester TT y i separa by comas Pat acia 18 2 Prid gai
38. dge When you select Single Ink mode all selectable cartridges are shown with radio buttons in the Select Cartridge s area The default cartridge selection is Gold Foll e Multiple Ink multiple foil colors FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 53 VI ABOUT PRINTING PROPERTIES This print mode allows a document to be printed in multi color using any selected cartridges When you select Multiple Ink mode all selectable cartridges are shown with checkboxes in the Select Cartridge s area You must select at least and no more than 7 colors The default cartridge is Gold Foll e Undercoat The primer cartridge will be used for printing when Undercoat is checked The primer cartridge is required for printing on Clear Covers and it may improve the print quality on other print media The default setting is Undercoat off e Double Pass Printing When using sheets with a rough texture you may want to check Double Pass Printing to increase the density of the foil When Double Pass Printing is checked the printer prints each line twice This check box is grayed out when Foilfast ClearCovers is selected In the Default setting the Double Pass printing checkbox is not checked NOTE Double Pass printing doubles the foil consumption rate e Overlay This option allows two consecutive pages of a document to be printed on the same sheet e Show Status Show Status checks the Foilfast for installed cartrid
39. e Foilfast printer before proceeding FIGURE 74 Co If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Select Cartridge s For more information on the choices in this dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII 5 Click OK The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 72 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Figure 70 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 8 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 9 Click Print FIGURE 75 30 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows printing Preferences el G MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Suede FTS ATTEN Choose Print from File menu Mada Type Fola Tile Shea Suede P Serge ich The main Print dialog box appears Figure 77 Tr KA Datis Fais Printing 2 Inthe Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast Li Pad printer and click Properties Leas 85x 1 m E Solera Cami aes isini nid fed C Misc The Print Properties dialog box appears Figure 78 Venify that ike NH Pit ur Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is selected in the Media Type box pias esu i Note that when Foilfast Title Sheet Suede
40. e desired colors under Select Cartridge s Figure 82 2 Ele O The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 81 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Figure 79 7 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 8 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 9 Glek Print FIGURE 8l 32 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows A Printing Preferances 7 iia Fed Fed Foal Gisan Fes Hia Fd E Peeri 2 Shoe Satur 7 Fip Henzenkal V Fs Upside Down ni FIGURE 82 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 33 Bes Ae Durin Pour ball aid Fal um iis oo Fo A ui IA meni Pree Levers Veuibis remake Layers EL EP Dey Pars ei i Vat in Pagan Citi eee ETE p Hargi Ades Feu Laren Deus FIGURE 83 The Print Setup dialog tox i provided by the operating system Ta ener hee quu Can uie The Tull print Tii lini ed l lusrraror please sec all prim opion iren cha Prime dialog hea Don t Show Again FIGURE 84 11 pagas Tam L im Fine iiid eiri magn armen anion paga cuaeges 1624 gi ks fern ia ga L 1 48 FIGURE 85 FniFast
41. e from the Powis website 5e J emm http www powis com software 2 Click on Install from a list of specific location and click Next FIGURE 17 found New Hardware Wizard The Hardware Wizard will ask you to locate your installation Please choose your search and installation options SS t software Figure 18 Search for the best diver in these locations 3 Click Browse and locate your software or insert you Use the check boxes below to limit or expand the default search which includes local paths and removable media The best driver found will be installed i n stal ati on C D i nto th e com p ute r Wh en yo u h ave ocated Search removable media floppy CD ROM Include this location in the search C Documents and Settings morton Desktop winde y button will become available If you are not in a folder or O Dont search will choose the driver to install subdirectory that contains the installation software the OK Choose this option to select the device driver from a list Windows does not guarantee that the driver you choose will be the best match for your hardware b utton Wl rem al n grayed Out Fi gu re 9 the folder that contains the installation software the OK 4 Click OK FIGURE 18 The Hardware Wizard will now show the location of the software in the window labeled Include this location in the F search Make sure that the box above thi
42. e terms click Exit Otherwise click Next The second Printer Installation dialog box appears Figure 137 FIGURE 135 4 Choose the appropriate printer Click Next The Available Platforms dialog box appears Figure 138 Make sure that the appropriate software platform is chosen N Windows 2000 XP 2003 Under Do you want to share this SOFTWARE PRODUCT LICENCE moy 3 J Cem Se eae printer click the button labeled No TO USE THE SOFTWARE ON THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT 5 C k N ext AGREEMENT THIS AGREEMENT CONTAINS TERMS AND CONDITIONS THAT LIMIT THE WARRANTIES AND REMEDIES PROVIDED BY AND EXCLUDE THE LIABILITY OF SIL AND OR ITS SUPPLIERS IN RESPECT OF THE SOFTWARE ume see The third Printer Installation dialog box appears Figure 139 INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE INTO OR ONTO ANY COMPUTER SERVER OR CONTROLLER YOU WILL BE DEEMED TO HAVE UNCONDITIONALLY ACCEPTED v IV 1 accept the terms of the above License Agreement 6 I s The software will find the port that it determines is the most suitable choice for you computer If you want to switch ports click the arrow to the right of the chosen FIGURE 136 port and other available ports will appear Printer Installation Please select the printer model that you will be using Model Powis Parker Foilfast P21x M FIGURE 137 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 55 VIII INSTALLING PRINTE
43. ed one at a time to avoid jamming 8 Click Print For more information on the available printing choices see About Printing Properties C hapter VII 49 50 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E VI ABOUT PRINTING PROPERTIES Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode Foilast Title Sheet Comp E Multiple Inks e x User Defined Undercoat Double Pass Printing Paper Size FT Overlay Letter 8 54 11 in a Select Cartridges User Defined IM Gold Foil Black v Silver Foil white Reduce or Enlarge 100 El ES M Red Fail Orientation Green Foil iw Blue Foil ie Portrait O Landscape Show Status Flip Horizontal y v Upside Down LA FO IL 4st Copies PRINTER Mumber of copies B About Restore Defaults FIGURE 131 The Printing Properties window that appears after you have chosen either Properties from the Print Window in most programs or Preferences from the Print Setup window in Adobe programs InDesign Illustrator is the primary console for printing configuration with your Foilfast printer Here is where you wil choose whether you want to print in one or more colors whether you want to use the Foil Primer for an undercoat which material you wish to print on and more The Print Properites window has five sections e Media Type e Paper Size e Orientation e Copies e Print Mode A Media Type
44. ences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 7 Load paper into the paper feed pi Prairie Foll aet 271 a Fr porter NOTE Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time ai to avoid jamming Hr i 8 Click Print Hr For more information on the choices in the Properties dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode Foiltast Title Sheet Comp y Z Multiple Inks y e User Defined Undercoat Double Pass Printing Paper Size Overlay Letter 85x11in a Select Cartridge s User Defined v Gold Foil Black IV Silver Foil White Reduce or Enlarge 100 4 v RedFoil Orientation Green Foil MV Blue Foil Portrait C Landscape Show Status Flip Horizontal V v Upside Down 4 FOIL ast Copies PRINTER Number of copies h E About Restore Defaults FIGURE 66 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E a PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI A WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Windows D MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Comp FTS Adobe Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 67 2 Choose the Foilfast Printer in Printer selection menu and click Setup A dialog box will appear asking If you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 68 3 Cli
45. ges and how much foil is left in each cartridge F About Clicking the About button displays the versions numbers for the Foilfast software and its components G Restore Defaults Click Restrore Defaults to set the Foilfast software back to its factory settings 54 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE Windows Alternative Installation To access the printer installation software insert the Software Installation CD in your CD drive and open the folder titled Windows or download the software from the Powis website http www powis com software Fie Edt Ver frumba Toob t Q O 7 IMPORTANT All previously installed Foilfast software must be removed before installing new Foilfast software Please make sure that you have uninstalled all old Foilfast software before continuing Double click on the file titled Setup exe Figure 134 FIGURE hee The Printer Driver Installation screen appears Figure 135 NOTE If you did not receive a disk with your printer you can obtain the software from the Powis website at http www powis com software 2 Choose the language you prefer for installation Click Next The End User License Agreement dialog box appears Figure 136 Please read the agreement carefully 3 Click to check the box labeled accept the terms of the above License Agreement If you do not agree to the licens
46. he Print Enna dialog box appears Figure 100 Because Single Ink was chosen as the Print Mode the various colors appear as buttons and only one color can be selected at a time NOTE lo avoid error messages be sure that the colors you have chosen match the available cartridges in the Foilfast printer FIGURE 100 7 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE If you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 8 Click Print For more information on the available printing choices see About Printing Properties C hapter VII FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 39 Prii Baa t it ee Frais imit aid TE Loud Hopped to Fd A i LEA mnt i Prii Levers Vink amp Ferskir Langen UP Dog Pot ed an _ Pak dm Fuga Citi eee ETE dicm Pant Lass p FIGURE The Print Setup dialog tox i provided by the operating amp ysterm Ta ener hee quu Can uie The Tull print Tii lini ed l lusrraror please sec all prim apreaaa irem che hea Don t Show Again Return to Print alag FIGURE Prisa Printer FoiFasi Fils 1 Prieta Mandard El Dipti i Fees E a Emme SM Cond Mae Ba Kl pages _ eke NE L im bol eiri magn armen anion paga cuaeges 1624 gi ks fern ia ga L 1 48 101 102 FIGURE Pintar PalPast Fl La Preis M
47. he Print dialog box does not progress 2 The Out of Sheets message appears repeatedly Replace the cable with a new one Are you using a printer selection switch or a printer buffer With bi directional interfaces operation is sometimes unreliable when using printer switching boxes or printer buffers If you are using a printer selection switching box or printer buffer use one way communication Do not use a cable that is longer than you need The signals become more unstable as the cable gets longer Use the correct cartridges The Foilfast printer will only accept Foilfast premium foil cartridges Insert cartridges in the holders with the B side up When the foil in a cartridge has been spent black and silver stripes will be visible on the ribbon Install a new cartridge After replacing the cartridge printing will continue from where it left off Do you have enough hard disk space The Foilfast requires work space on the hard disk when it prints Keep enough free disk space to ensure that you can print without problems FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E IX TROUBLESHOOTING Problems Solution Printing is not working or is extremely slow Make sure there is enough space on your hard disk The working space is released once printing is finished Some applications have color printing enable disable settings Some applications do not support color printing Read the man
48. hoices Scroll down to Media Type and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 92 Verify that Follfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Type is pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button The Print Mode information appears in the Print dialog box Figure 93 Choose Multiple Inks in the Mode is menu 6 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button 36 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI B THE FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX Prim The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box Mna CA appears Figure 94 Because Multiple Inks was chosen you may now Sundari select as many of the cartridge colors as you wish Fini Made Moitigie inka NOTE lo avoid error messages be sure that the colors you have m chosen match the available cartridges in the Foilfast printer Desie Pags Priming Carias 7 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE If you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 8 Click Print A For more information on the available printing choices see About Printing Pr
49. ialog box Figure I Verify that Single Ink is selected in the Mode is menu 42 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX 6 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 12 Because Single Ink was Undercaa Double Fans Printing chosen as the Print Mode the various colors appear as Gerin buttons and only one color can be selected at a time 7 Load paper into the paper feed 111 PEE NOTE Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming armu OS 8 Click Print For more information on the avallable printing choices see About Printing Properties C hapter VII select Cartidgert FA Gobi Fail Saver Fail Band Pod Gren Fool FIGURE 112 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 43 Prii Baa t it ee Frais imit aid TE Loud Hopped to Fd A i LEA mnt i Prii Levers Vink amp Ferskir Langen UP Dog Pot ed an _ Pak dm Fuga Citi eee ETE dicm Pant Lass p FIGURE 113 The Print Setup dialog box is provided by the operating system Ta ener hee quu Can uie The Tull prnl capable lustros please sec all prim apreaaa irem che hea D
50. ime as the head so it is recommended to clean the platen after cleaning the head Clean the platen by following the directions in this guide If anything is stuck to the platen remove it being careful not to damage the platen The platen often gets dirty at the same time as the head so it is recommended to clean the platen as well as the head If cleaning the head and the platen does not work contact the Fastback dealer from whom you purchased the printer FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 57 58 IX TROUBLESHOOTING Problems Solution Printer does not print or stops while printing Before printing make sure the printer is turned on Make sure that the front cover is closed properly Press the ready insert button and make sure that the ready light comes on After connecting the cable make sure nothing is putting pressure on the cable and tighten the fastening screws and clamps to secure the cable Remove the sheet If the sheet is caught in the rollers open the front cover push down on the release lever and gently remove the sheet Recheck the printer settings in the application NOTE To use the parallel port for P21x printing you will have to set the printer port to LPT and not use the PPI LPTI port Install the printer driver from the Installation Disc When one of the followings occurs it is possible that the cable is broken or disconnected The gauge in t
51. indig q FIGURE 103 104 PRINTING CLEAR COVERS WITH VI B THE FOILFASTO PRINTER Mac OSX B MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 101 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 102 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 103 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 104 Select Follfast ClearCover from the Type is pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button The Print Mode information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 105 Choose Multiple Inks in the Mode is menu 6 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button 40 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING CLEAR COVERS
52. inter Name selection menu choose the Foilfast SUCRE gt Single Ink E e printer and click Properties User Defined Undercoat Double Pass Printing The Properties dialog box appears Figure 36 verify that kaia mo Foilfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Media Type box Letter 8511 in 21 C Select cartidgets and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp Gold Foil C Black User Defined b dil i ser Defined a eT covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings Silver Foil White 100 4 iz TE a Reduce orEntage JOS Red Foi should need no adjustment If you are printing in a color other ee C Green Foil Selah em than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Portrait C Landscape Show Status i Poco y E Select Cartridge s For more information on the choices in this A T Upside Down FOIL fast dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Copies PRINTER 3 Click OK Number of copies E About Restore Defaults The Print dialog box appears Figure 35 4 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Properties dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required FIGURE 36 5 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE If you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback T
53. itle sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 6 Click Print FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E LA PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows B SINGLE COLOR PRINTING Adobe NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 37 2 Choose the Foilfast Printer in Printer selection menu and click Setup FIGURE 37 A warning appears asking if you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 38 3 Click Continue The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 39 hne PIINEEEEEMEMEMEMEEEMEKRE EhENN T OO ey a 4 Click Preferences e The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 40 Verify that Foilfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Media Type box nd that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Com sre Tormey ot roe ur e prt cp ot wean in single kad am de pil Hust ator pedes set ad print actions fram the Pring dialog bax Ioh Bum Aqu should need no adjustment If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Select Cartridge s For more inform
54. ize Enter the width and length and type the name of your custom size Then click Save to save the settings Up to ten settings can be saved lo delete a setting click the saved name in the list then click the Delete button e Reduce or Enlarge Scaling can be set between 25 to 400 This control is grayed out when you select User Defined including user defined names for paper size The default setting is 0076 C Orientation Orientation determines the direction of the image as it prints on the cover and whether it is right or reverse reading Portrait Landscape Click one of the radio buttons to set the orientation to either Portrait or Landscape Flip Horizontal Turning on this option prints an image flipped horizontally the mirror image of the document as it displays on your screen You may want to use this feature when printing in black or white on Clear Covers Upside Down check box Check this box to rotate the image 180 when printing Make sure this box in checked whenever you are printing with Foilfast Title Sheets D Copies You may enter the numbers of copies you wish to print here optional This feature is also available in the main Print Window E Print Mode This section is where you decide which and how many colors you wish to print e Single Ink one foil color The Single Ink print mode allows a document to be printed in one specific color using any selected foil color cartri
55. mmediately or in the future Microsoft strongly recommends that you stop this installation now and contact the hardware vendor for software that has passed Windows Logo testing Continue Anyway STOP Installation FIGURE 2l l ound Mer Ha raro Wirard FIGURE 122 fom Hrg HI 1E IE Wirard Completing the Found New Hardware Wizard La 0 ba retar ta Pea to Posa Pdo Fall 71a a Freh o lion e rel mh FIGURE 23 12 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE iv Mac OSX FallfapeP21 Installing the Foilfast P21x on the Mac is a two part process First you must install the printer software and then use the w Printer Setup Utility to add the Foilfast to the System s available printer list ar XEBMacHD f ceram To access the printer installation software insert the Software Installation CD in your CD drive and open the folder titled OSX or download the software from the Powis website FIGURE 25 http www powis com software A INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE gs eia Poet Pisas Dahlan Grover VATICAN TIN SONA CITRUS HUE Double click on the the disk image file FoilfastP2 dmg ot mi Feb Porra Paese Mar us Sa ee Fastau PEE pio prae Ta Bis This will install an image disk on your desktop T as oe a poe adf horae T MADE eed Seed yw Cry Sere eer Pe KT ere ey ey ard a WENT AE DM ol pr pug ee pra Open the image disk and double click on the
56. n printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified color when single color printing is chosen l Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 107 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 108 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 109 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media Type and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure O Verify that Follfast Title Sheet Comp is selected in the Type is pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button The Print Mode information appears in the Print d
57. nt FIGURE w 5l FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING CLEAR COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows printing Preferences E C MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Choose Print from File menu pem The main Print dialog box appears Figure 53 ie Lined i s Paid 2 Inthe Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast LO v lv printer and click Properties Leia S ET m vL sae Canonis matsi nid fed C Misc The Print Properties dialog box appears Figure 54 Venify that aja E Pit iim Foilfast ClearCover is selected in the Media Type box Murus epit E Note that when Foilfast ClearCover is chosen Undercoat Pea C Landscape Shoots Shoe k l CT ip Hesrortal is automatically checked Do not uncheck this selection when Upside Down 4 FOIL f printing on Clear Cover Make sure that the Foil Primer waT cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before proceeding 1 Abu ResaeDead nena EA 3 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode m mms 4 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under FIGURE 52 Select Cartridge s Figure 54 5 Click OK The Print dialog box appears Figure 53 ASS Leaps 6 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing on dams AA Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required Inr n 7 Load paper into the paper feed Egi rre NOTE If yo
58. of the cartridge FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E I FIRST TIME SET UP Cont E Connect Power Cord Attach the power cord to the printer and plug into a wall outlet Figure 15 F Ready To Go Turn the power switch on by pressing the power switch Figure 16 Now the machine is ready to install the printing software TIP Power to the printer is completely cut off only when the cord is unplugged Place the printer where you can easily unplug it from the power source Also pull the plug and not the cord when unplugging the printer FIGURE 14 FIGURE 15 FIGURE EN mw e FARSSEEFBTNM FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S NOLENS NI 2e When Image Matters 10 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IV Windows Found Mew Harcware Wizard IMPORTANT All previously installed Foilfast software Welcome to the Found New must be removed before installing new Foilfast software Hardware Wizard hus razand his you install saiae for mE POS Facts software before continuing Please make sure that you have uninstalled all old Foilfast 2 W paisa kaka wi an Dalla DO Turn printer on Figure 16 a vem Choppy hak ament al erre The Found New Hardware Wizard screen appears Figure 7 tt do you eant ha ead In do ETTE NOTE f you did not receive a disk with your printer you Odit ensibus can obtain the softwar
59. on MS DOS Microsoft Windows XP and the Windows logo are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation Apple Macintosh iMac iBook are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Other brand or product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective holders As an ENERGY STAR Partner Powis Parker Inc has determined that this product meets the ENERGY STAR guidelines for energy efficiency WARRANTY The information contained in this document is subject to change without notice PPI makes no warranty of any kind with respect to this information PPI specifically disclaims the implied warranty of merchantability and fitness for a particular purpose PPI shall not be liable for any direct indirect incidental consequential or other damage alleged in connection with the furnishing or use of this information NOTICE Changes are periodically made to this document Revisions changes any technical inaccuracies and typographical errors will be corrected in any subsequent editions POWIS PARKER INC 5 Heinz Avenue Berkeley CA 94710 Telephone 800 321 2463 or 510 848 2463 FAX 510 848 2462 WWW POWIS COM Printed in USA FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 63 64 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E
60. on t Show Again Return to Print alag FIGURE 114 Printer Paast P i E n Preis Mimar Dipti d Fii 3 Cei f OW Comite Fes Ba KL pape _ eet NE L im eiri magn armen anion paga cuaeges 1624 gi ks fern ia ga L 1 48 FIGURE 115 FIGURE 116 PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX B MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING FTS Comp Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 3 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 14 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 115 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the pop up menu circled in red A scroll box appears with several choices Scroll down to Media lype and release the mouse button The Media Type information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 116 Verify that Follfast Title Sheet Comp is selected in the Type is pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button The Print Mode information appears in the Print dialog box Figure 117 Ch
61. oose Multiple Inks in the Mode is menu 6 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button 44 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E Prnter RR tam Print Made Malnpir inks Tu d rc Bad Obe Pasg rimira Garia ka Fast Pria 8 leo Carli wiji S cola Fasl S pus Foil L Saver Feil mach Sf aed ros Gmin Fadl FIGURE 118 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print dialog box appears Figure 118 Because Multiple Inks was chosen you may now select as many of the cartridge colors as you wish NOTE lo avoid error messages be sure that the colors you have chosen match the available cartridges in the Foilfast printer 7 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Fastback itle sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 8 Click Print For more information on the available printing choices see About Printing Properties C hapter VII 45 kri Si ast Carien Fera Basil aid Mi FIGURE 119 The Print Setup dialog tox i provided by the operating amp ystem Ta ener Hh yuu Can uie Tu Tull print d agahibtics id l lusrrator please sec all prim opor iren che Prime dialog k u Don t Show
62. operties C hapter VII leo Carli wiji S cola Fasl S pus Foil paver Feil gach S aed Fo _ Where Gmin Fadl FIGURE 94 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E y kri Si ast Carien Fera Basil aid Mi FIGURE 95 The Print Setup dialog box is provided by the operating system Ta ener Hh yuu Can uie Tu Tull print d agahibtics id l lusrrator please sec all prim opor iren che Prime dialog k u Don t Show Again Return to Print Dialog FIGURE 96 inher Iaifast F21s Pret Mirdard FIGURE 97 Palast P2ls Viirdiri iMedia Tyo Fifan Charat FIGURE 98 PRINTING CLEAR COVERS WITH VI B THE FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX A SINGLE COLOR PRINTING NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified color when single color printing is chosen l Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 95
63. ox see About Printing Properties C hapter VII FIGURE 45 20 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Made Foiltast Comp Cover HIGH v Multiple Inks y User Defined Undercoat Double Pass Printing Paper Size Overlay Letter 85xllin y Select Carttidge s User Defined V Gold Foil Black T v Silver Foil White Reduce or Enlarge 4 iw Red Foil Orientation Green Foil s V Blue Foil Portrait Landscape Show Status Flip Horizontal Upside Down FOIL ast Copies PRINTER Number of copies liz About Restore Defaults FIGURE 46 Pl r o separa by commas Pat acia 18 2 Prid prats Docgment i Peri ll pa n range Ld Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode Foilfast ClearCover Single Ink v e User Defined Iv Undercoat T Double Pass Printing Paper Size Pisis Letter 85xllin y Select Cartridges User Defined Gold Foil Black C Silver Foil C White Reduce or Enlarge 100 C RedFoil C Green Foil C Blue Foil Portrait C Landscape Show Status Orientation Flip Horizontal Upside Down X FOIL asi Copies PRINTER Number of copies E About Restore Defaults FIGURE 48
64. pears Figure 51 Pee Pow Pata PF et 4 Click Preferences SPI sse nostrates The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 52 Verify that Mi CI ECT Foilfast ClearCover is selected in the Media Type box and aye To ensure Bhat you can uns the full prn capabilities of Diets ato pleats set al print options from the Print dalog bos that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers bor Shoes Apan printing in single color Gold foil the default settings should need no adjustment Note that when ClearCover is chosen Undercoat is Cang tiger iran z automatically checked Do not uncheck this selection when MENDE printing on Clear Cover Make sure that the Foil Primer Commie Vm Po cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before proceeding FIGURE 50 If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Select Cartridge s For more information on the choices in this dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII 5 Click OK The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 51 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Figure 46 7 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 8 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 9 Click Pri
65. r more detailed information consult your doctor 4 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E ll INTRODUCTION Congratulations on the purchase of your new Fastback Foilfast P 21x printer As with all our products this Foilfast printer was carefully assembled and tested prior to packing You will find it fast and easy to use The Follfast printer lets you print up to seven colors of foil at one time all registered accurately The printer works with virutally all PC and Mac design programs LL E FIGURE Paper Feed Guide Paper Support Paper Stop Paper Feed Front Cover Release Button Front Cover Output Tray Ommooun0p The illustrations on the next two pages will help familiarize you with the Foilfast printer and its components Please look them over carefully before proceeding AN TIP For best results use Comp Covers and Clear Covers for tape bound documents and Foilfast Title sheets for Fastback Hardcover books These materials will produce the optimal results with your Foilfast printer FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 5 Ty a y SA to d SN cx AGA 3 lt e FIGURE 2 A Marking Sticker B Cartridge Holder Plate C Carriage D Print Head E Release Lever FIGURE 3 A USB port B Parallel Port C Power Cord Socket 6 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E Il FIRST TI
66. rk in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified color when single color printing is chosen l Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 71 2 In the Printer Name selection menu choose the Foilfast printer and click Properties The Properties dialog box appears Figure 2 Verify that Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is selected in the Media Type box and that Single Ink is chosen in the Print Mode For Comp covers printing in single color Gold foil the default settings should need no adjustment Note that when Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is chosen Undercoat is automatically checked Make sure that the Foil Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer before proceeding If you are printing in a color other than Gold Click on the button next to the desired color under Select Cartridge s For more information on the choices in this dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII 3 Click OK The Print dialog box appears Figure 71 4 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Properties dialog box Adjust the number of copies as required 5 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE Clear Cover should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 6 Click Print FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952
67. rs Figure 122 Select Follfast Title Sheet Suede from the Type is pop up menu 5 Click and hold on the third pop up menu again Scroll down to Print Mode and release the mouse button The Print Mode information appears in the Print dialog box Figure 123 Verify that Multiple Inks is selected in the Mode Is menu 46 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING FOILFAST TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX Note that when Foilfast Title Sheet Suede is chosen Pewas Fila 8 Undercoat is automatically checked Make sure that the ENT Foil Primer cartridge is loaded into the Foilfast printer Fini Made before printing decla ini 6 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu again Scroll down to Select Cartridges and release the mouse button The Cartridge Selection information appears in the Print FIGURE 123 dialog box appears Figure 124 Because Single Ink was chosen as the Print Mode the various colors appear as buttons and only one color can be selected at a time E NOTE lo avoid error messages be sure that the colors oe you have chosen match the available cartridges in the x Foilfast printer Gokg Poisil gt Sheet Foil Red Fos wh 7 Load paper into the paper feed Gren Fool NOTE Fastback itle sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming FIGURE 124 8 Click Print For more informa
68. s FIGURE 42 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 19 PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows D MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Adobe l Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 43 2 Choose the Foilfast Printer in Printer selection menu and click Setup A dialog box will appear asking if you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 44 3 Click Continue The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 45 FIGURE 43 m i 4 Click Preferences The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 46 Verify that Foilfast Comp Cover HIGH is selected in the Media Type box 5 Select Multiple Colors in the Print Mode 6 Click on the buttons next to the desired colors under Select Cartridge s Figure 46 5 Click OK The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 45 6 Click Print The Print dialog box appears Figure 43 a 7 Verify that the paper size matches the setting in the Printing tes Sc Preferences dialog box Adjust the number of copies as NUM required FIGURE 44 8 Load paper into the paper feed NOTE If you are using Comp cover you may load up to ten sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 9 Glick Print For more information on the choices in the Properties dialog b
69. s medical attention on occupational injuries has identified common seemingly harmless activities as potential causes of a wide range of problems collectively known as Repetitive Stress Injuries or Cumulative Trauma Disorders It is now recognized that any repetitive motion may contribute to these health problems Depending on how it is used the prolonged or repetitive use of almost any machine might have a potential for discomfort or injury As a user of this printer you might also be at risk The most commonly accepted causes of this type of disorder are repeated forceful actions usually in an awkward position or posture without sufficient rest to allow the body to recover These repetitive actions may cause nerves tendons ligaments and other soft body parts to become irritated and inflamed By paying attention to the way you perform your work and do other activities you can identify the behaviors that could put you at risk The precautions outlined below are examples you can take to help reduce the likelihood of developing these problems and work more comfortably with your new printer Keep in mind however that these are only suggestions Comfort is personal and only you may be able to judge what works best for you e You may find that your body will be most comfortable and relaxed with the printer placed directly in front of you The printer and your supplies should be within easy reach avoid excessive stretching e The printer
70. s selection is checked Browse For Folder Figure 18 Select Ehe folder that contains drivers For your hardware 5 Click Next My Computer The program searches for the new software Figure 20 a My Network Places E 3 Windows 6 At this point a screen warning that that the software you om are about to install has not passed Windows Logo testing 3 FRA Figure 21 If this window appears click Continue Anyway 5 SPA i USA To view any subfolders click a plus sign above FIGURE 19 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE IV Windows Continued Found Pew Hardware Wizard The Hardware Wizard should now install the software to your computer Figure 22 7 The Hardware Wizard will notify you when it has finished installing the printer software Figure 23 Click Finish Your printer is now ready to use If for any reason your installation was not successful remove all components of the Foilfast software from your computer and try again See Troubleshooting for more information or contact Powis Tech Support Hardware Installation The software you are installing for this hardware Printers has not passed Windows Logo testing to verify its compatibility with Windows XP Tell me why this testing is important Continuing your installation of this software may impair or destabilize the correct operation of your system either i
71. slots as they may touch dangerous voltage points or short out parts that could result in a risk of fire or electric shock Never spill liquid of any kind on the product 2 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E SAFETY amp COMFORT continued Except as explained elsewhere in this guide do not attempt to service this product yourself Opening and removing those covers that are marked Do Not Remove may expose you to dangerous voltage points or other risks Refer all servicing on those compartments to service personnel 2 Unplug this product from its power source and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following conditions A When the power cord or plug is damaged or frayed B If liquid has been spilled into the product C If the product has been exposed to rain or water D If the product does not operate normally when the operating instructions are followed Adjust only those controls that are mentioned in the operating instructions since improper adjustment of other controls may result in damage and will often require extensive work by a qualified technician to restore the product to normal operation E Ifthe product has been dropped or the cabinet has been damaged FE If the product exhibits a distinct change in performance indicating a need for service FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 3 SAFETY amp COMFORT continued In recent year
72. ting Chapter x for more information Undercoat can also be assigned when you are using a single color of foil Some of the presets in the Properties window are preassigned for Undercoat Printing NOTE If you are using the Foil Primer cartridge to apply and undercoat to the sheet you are printing you can only use six colors at a time 16 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E PRINTING COMP COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows A SINGLE COLOR PRINTING D Pea Parker Fase Pts Lie IMPORTANT he printing procedures for Adobe programs EM ces i Peal Peri Illustrator InDesign etc are slightly different from the 4 printing procedures for non Adobe programs Because of the n common use of Adobe Illustrator with the Foilfast both sets of Omi pem procedures are given here Sad ra r gi else ds VA NOTE When printing in single color mode the colors that appear in you artwork do not matter All artwork will print in the chosen foil color If for instance you have created your artwork in black but you choose red foil to print all artwork will appear in red instead of black If you have used more than one color in your artwork all colors will print in the specified color when single color printing is chosen Choose Print from File menu Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode 2 The main Print dialog box appears Figure 35 In the Pr
73. tion on the available printing choices see About Printing Properties C hapter VII FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 47 Prii Baa t it ee Frais imit aid TE Loud Hopped to Fd A i LEA mnt i Prii Levers Vink amp Ferskir Langen UP Dog Pot ed an _ Pak dm Fuga Citi eee ETE dicm Pant Lass p FIGURE 125 The Print Setup dialog tox i provided by the operating amp ysterm Ta ener hee quu Can uie The Tull print Tii lini ed l lusrraror please sec all prim apreaaa irem che hea Don t Show Again Return to Print alag FIGURE 126 Printer FadFast Fila Freirii fern Mo L 1i FIGURE 127 Pintar PalPast Fl La Preis Mindig FIGURE 128 PRINTING FOILFASTO TITLE SHEETS VI B WITH FOILFAST PRINTER Mac OSX B MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING FTS Suede Choose Print from File menu NOTE If you are using an Adobe program Illustrator InDesign etc a print dialog box will appear that is unique to the Adobe programs For non Adobe programs go directly to step 4 The Adobe Print dialog box appears Figure 125 2 Click Printer button at the bottom of the Print window A warning appears Figure 26 3 Check the box labeled Don t Show Again and click Continue The Print dialog box appears Figure 127 NOTE The appearance of this dialog box may vary 4 Click and hold on the Print Properties pop up menu circled in red
74. u are using Comp cover you may load up to ten al a sheets at a time in the paper feed Clear Cover and Fastback Title sheets should be loaded one at a time to avoid jamming 8 Click Print For more information on the choices in the Properties dialog box see About Printing Properties C hapter VII Powis Parker Foilfast P21x Properties Print Settings Media Type Print Mode Foilfast ClearCover Multiple Inks v a User Defined Iv Undercoat Double Pass Printing Paper Size Overlay Letter 85 11 in 7 Select Cartridge s User Defined Iv Gold Foil Black v Silver Foil White Reduce or Enlarge 100 4 lv Red Foil Orientation Green Foil v Blue Foil Portrait Landscape Show Status Flip Horizontal Upside Down FOIL ast Copies PRINTER Number of copies h E About Restore Defaults FIGURE 54 FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER S MANUAL 204952 Rev E 23 PRINTING CLEAR COVERS WITH VI A THE FOILFAST PRINTER Windows D MULTIPLE COLOR PRINTING Adobe l Choose Print from File menu The main Print dialog box appears Figure 55 2 Click Setup A dialog box will appear asking if you want to continue or return to the Print dialog box Figure 56 3 Click Continue The Print Setup dialog box appears Figure 57 4 Click Preferences FIGURE D55 The Print Preferences dialog box appears Figure 58
75. ual for the application and check the color settings When very little memory is available for print processing printing may take a long time or fail Close as many applications as possible and try again Handling color images requires a lot of memory for the application and for the data Sometimes there is insufficient memory left for printing Make sure your computer has enough memory to print the size of images you are using General protection fault errors can occur when there is insufficient memory for color printing or when part of the hard disk has become corrupted After decreasing the size of the print data or scanning the hard disk try printing again The time required for printing can increase dramatically if the free space on the disk drive is extremely fragmented Clean up your files and defragment the disk by periodically running a utility like DEFRAG which comes with Windows Problems Solution Printer makes strange noises when the power is turned on and the error lights blink Has the carriage packing material been removed Refer to Chapter Ill of this guide for detailed unpacking instructions Has the packing tape on the case been removed Refer to Chapter III of this guide for detailed unpacking instructions Cork pieces Has a cartridge become dislodged from a cartridge holder Open the front cover and make sure the cartridges are correctly installed FASTBACK P 21x FOILFAST PRINTER USER
76. which color or colors you use in your artwork all colors will print in the chosen color TIP If you are printing in gold foil only you do not need to make your art yellow Create your artwork in black This will make it easier to read and adjust Multiple Inks 2 or more colors This print mode allows you to print a document in multiple colors The colors you use are automatically assigned to the closest color space this includes spot colors such as Pantone colors You can use up to seven colors on Comp Cover and six colors on Clear Cover To print with the white foil you must have some light tone assigned to an object If an object is assigned 0 value in all colors it will not print with any of the foils whereas a 1 value in any color will print as white We recommend using 176 576 black for white values and 50 black for silver values 10076 black will print with black foil TIP Avoid colors that have no foil cartridge equivalent such as purple or orange hese may not print in the color you desire Undercoat Foil Primer The Undercoat feature of the Foilfast printer is designed to let you print on surfaces that normally would not accept the foil such as Clear Cover and Suede Foilfast Title sheets Undercoat uses the Foil Primer cartridge Unlike the other foil cartridge the Foil Primer is listed in the multiple inks menu but is chosen by checking the Undercoat button in the Properties dialog box see Foilfast prin

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