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1. ribbon print Version 4 1 0 11 Mar 2015 Ribbon Print Handbook Express printers 1 Ribbon Print Handbook TOU SV SCC coe tesces tere creccavecete se R 4 Setting Up Your Printer cceccseccssccsscesecesccescceseeeeeaes 5 inserting a FOU ccsi nicks jee dasecoriniecaianavedawarenatesdedasceavarioastenatelss 6 Inserting the Media ccsscccssecccessceceeseeeeeeceeseecesaeaees 8 Installing the software ccccccsseccceseecceeseeeeeeceeeeeeeseeaess 9 Activating your software ccccccesecccesseeeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 10 Medal PEME sieren E A E E 12 Designing panel Rulers amp Units ccccccsseceeeeeeeeeees 13 Ribbon Width amp Length cc ceccccsssecceseeeeeeceseeeeeeeees 14 7A ELE Aa PEE EEE E E 14 New Ribbon New Medal Print 15 DESIGN Templates nniusrnrruninnn aa 16 Software Updates amp Manual Download eeeseeeeeesee 16 TEXT BOX ws sess sistecsssatiseadvecesossissase E EN REC Ei ican 17 WICKS TOX oracion ronan aED 18 MIE a a E A A aac 19 CE o E E ree tee 20 Maintain Aspect Fit to BOX ccccccccececcceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 21 Rotate Image s2 cacassarenvaaienanasacaseadas meameevesacevesamebensdetees 22 Flip Image Transparent IMAeS ccccccccccccssseeeeeeeeeees 23 Ndoc Tinde Onari R E ee 23 Skew amp Curve Text c cccccsccccscscsccscecscscasecscscasesecscasans 24 Line amp Letter Spacing ccscccsscccseccssecessecseccesseeseeeeuss 24 Mov2. Transparent A Ay Ribbon Print v4 1 Arial RTA J Flip Horizontal gt As A B I BiU ZA WA gym Flip Background Skew Curve Text F Nudge Zoom Ribbon E Print V4 1 Vertical and horizontal rulers located on the side of the Design Panel allow you to fine tune the j placement of your design Units 90 80 70 60 50 40 30 20 Use the Unit dropdown to change the ruler units between Metric and Im perial 13 Ribbon Width me Home Text Image Merge Text Object Ribbe Adjust ribbon width in the toolbar t E Copy Undo I Ay MergeText Paste Redo by either selecting the up down T image C Delete arrows or by entering the desired New Clipboard Scaling Method amp Pos width The width can be set to any Ribbon Width mm _45 RibbonLength cm 20 00 value between 5mm and 100mm in Imm increments or 0 19 inch and 3 94 inches Ribbon Length Adjust ribbon length in the toolbar by either selecting the up down arrows or entering the desired length Alternatively drag the length Indicator red dotted line across the Design Panel The ribbon length can be set to any val ue between Ocm and 99 99cm Zoom Drag the slider to the right to zoom in and to the left to zoom out Zoom Minimising the toolbars Click the arrow on the far right of the ribbon tool bar to minimise and maximise the tool bar 14 Home Toolbar New Ribbon Ctrl
3. 3 licenced installs A separate activation will be created for each installation If you uninstall the software from a machine you can reinstall it on the same machine without it counting to your 3 machine limit The computer must be connected to the internet for the activation pro cess to work Please contact ribbonprint if you have upgraded your PC and require a limit increase 10 Test Print From the HOME Tab menu select New Ribbon Set the dimensions of your project Type in the width of the Ribbon you in stalled earlier and select a length 10cm is a good start Now Click the TEXT Tab and click Text type a short message and click Ok Click on the Corners to adjust the size of the box Now drag a Clipart image from the lower screen into the design space You can adjust the size just like you did with Text You are now ready to print click the Print Tab Make sure the printer selected is the Argox CP 3140 then select a heat setting of 12 and select 1 copy then click Print The printer green light will start flashing but may take a couple of seconds to start printing If you have any issues printing please check through the instructions again and read the hints and tips section 11 Medal Print The Medal Print system allows you to create personalised labels with your ribbon printer The labels can be used for a wide range of applications Rosette Centres Medallions Trop
4. N Please enter select the width and length of the Ribbon you will be using in this project note that you can change both at a later time Click New Ribbon to start a new ribbon design select the ne appropriate width and lengths SEEEN of your project Ribbon Length 20 00 cm New Medal Print Project Ctrl M Select New Medal to start a new 40 Medal Print project Select the template that matches your material 20 J The Designer now shows a medal print 10 WAOE TTT template In the image to the right the red circle represents the size of the 1 3 3 4 5 medal print label Opening a Saved Project CTRL 0 The software will prompt the user to find the existing Ribbon Project that they want to open Note that the default folder displayed in the open dialog will be the users My Ribbon Projects folder V4 software can open any design file saved from V4 V1 and V2 However V3 files are not supported 15 Opening Templates The master templates include example ribbon and medal print designs The templates are a quick way to create your design while also giving in Spiration for the different effects available Saving a Project CTRL S Saving a project works the same as any office program We recommend sav ing your projects in the My Documents My Ribbon Projects folder Display Reset Clipart Window To reactivate the clipart window after it has been closed press the di
5. Saved Project Save Project O OIO et et et 2 pa N Z U Left justify Ctrl G Right justify bottom Centre justify Ctrl F Flip Object Horizontal Function Commands Move object above Ol aljlrialallo ct ctr ct E D e Ctrl C Copy other objects Ctrl V Paste Move object behind Del Delete other objects Ctrl Z Undo Maintain Aspect Fit to Box O et a A A M ok O
6. The Inner Circle Diameter sets how far from the edge of the label the text will start Use this function to increase the size of the text 5 Adjust the letter spacing to open the gap between each letter There are 2 medal rim text boxes 1 Text in the 1st text box will be right way up when it is located at the top of the circle 2 Conversely text in the 2nd text box will be right way up when it is lo cated at the bottom of the circle New Clipboard lext I Medal Template 25mm Transparent Disc 28 Print Toolbar Ja Export to PDF Port USB Porti q Print Preview Printer Argox CP 3140 Y Print Speed 4ips Export to PDF Select Export to PDF to save a copy of your design as a PDF The PDF will show the same image as the print preview The file can be emailed to customers for their approval before starting a print job Print Preview Select Print Preview and press OK on any printer selected The design to be printed is shown inside the red box Do not use the Print button to send your design to the ribbon printer Printing from Print Preview is only for printing the image to a standard A4 printer Print When you are ready to print click the Print button Any settings you change will be remembered for the next print even if you close the program Port Select the appropriate USB port Usually USB 1 29 Printer Shows the Printer model connected only adjust this if you have mult
7. black and white Yi n i int a preview of the black and white image in the above ou can see button to import the image 19 when you have adjusted the sliders click the OK Imported images will be saved in the My Ribbon Clipart folder Please do not save your images directly in the clipart folder as this has the potential to corrupt the software and cause you problems Clip art The software s Clipart can be accessed using the Clipart window Drag and drop an image from the clipart windows to use in the design panel The software comes with a large range of standard clipart installed The Import function converts and adds images to your My Clipart folder Click on New Folder to add sub folders the my Clipart folder The images are saved by default to My Documents My Ribbon Clipart NB Do not copy an image directly into the clipart folder via your desktop as this may produce poor printing results or slow the software Copy Paste The copy paste commands allow you to quickly duplicate an item Ctrl C Copies a selected object Ctrl V Paste the object top left of design panel 20 Undo Redo The redo undo commands allow you to undo your ts Undo I Redo previous changes Ctrl Z Undoes the last action Ctrl R Reapplies the last action Maintain Aspect Fit to Box Select Fit to Box to allow the object to stretch in any direction or Maintain as
8. firmly press down with both thumbs to lock the printer head in place 8 Installing the software The Ribbon Print software has been designed especially for ribbon printing and supports all Windows operating systems from XP up to and including Windows 8 Insert the software CD it should InstallAware Wizard start automatically If necessary open the CD folder and double The InstallAware Wizard is verifying the contents f of this setup package This may take a moment Click the ribbonprint V4 file Fol low the prompts to run the instal lation process The latest version is always avail able at www ribbonprint com Click next at each of the Ribbon Print v4 InstallAware Wizard installation steps Welcome to the InstallAware Wizard for Ribbon Print v4 Setup This wizard wil install Ribbon Print v4 on your computer There is no need to in stall or setup any win dows drivers Ribbon Print s V4 1 software communicates directly It is strongly recommended that you exit all Windows programs before running this Setup Program Tl hon pri nt Click Cancel to quit Setup and close any programs you have running Click Next to continue with the Setup program i WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and with the printer allowing international treaties Unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this program or any fo ra si mM ple r expe rie nce por
9. abels that can be printed at high speed 100 per minute while Crystal Label and Iron On material can be used to create labels to any size 36 FAQS Cleaning Clean your print head and front roller weekly with a Ribbon Print cleaning pen to deliver the best results Optimal Room Temperature The temperature of the room that the printer operates in will affect the print quality A comfortable room temperature will give the best print alt hough the printer can technically operate between 4C amp 38C Low tempera tures in particular will generate patchy results high temperatures can make the foil stickier Turn your machine off when not in use Turn off your machine when not in use to increase the lifetime of your print head Difficulty Printing Please visit the FAQS amp DOWNLOADS section of the ribbon print website for a full list of potential print problems and their solutions 37 Contact Us Phone 9am to 5pm UK time 44 0 203 397 4117 Warranty Ribbon Print offers a 12 month Warranty covering manufacturing faults or defects This warranty does not include any damage to the printer caused by miss use Printer consumables are not covered under warranty i e Print Head 38 NOTES Move Commands y File Commands Ctrl M New Medal Print Object Commands lt gt Rotate 15 degrees Text Commands talic Font Underline Align object to ribbon print Ctrl O Open
10. bbon you are printing The ribbon adapter configuration allows Adapter No Adapter z an the fine tuning of the placement of multiple ribbons The default offset and width settings will usually print perfectly However if required the settings can be fine tuned The offset is the gap between ribbons while the groove width reflects the width of ribbon slots in the multi adapter The 1st offset adjusts the location of the left most Select Ribbon Adapter ribbon the 2nd offset adjusts the location of the Ribbon Adapter Properties 2nd ribbon from the left Printer Argax CP 3140 while the last offset adjusts M the location of the right most ribbon Ct EE C0ovo WAAR am Agat Offset mm 20 Groove Width mm Enable Print v Offset mm _20 Groove Width mm v When making adjustments Otat E sini al Enable Pint A always start from the left Offset mm 20 Groove Width mm G most ribbon Offset mm 20 Groove Width mm x Offset mm 20 t Groove Width mm v Offset mm s n Groove Width mm v Reset to Default Properties NB Always ensure the eye of the front sensor is always located underneath a ribbon Heat Setting Set the appropriate heat setting for your ribbon foil combination If the print is incomplete or faint increase the heat setting However if the heat setting is too high the foil will stick to the ribbon Energy Setting Print Densit Applies to Pro P
11. cog to take up the tension If you have any small creases use your thumb to gently smooth these out Once you start printing it may take a cou ple of short prints to get perfect tension To remove a foil follow the instructions in reverse removing the take up core 1 The Express printer is designed to take foils up to 300m lengths available from Ribbon Print NB 1 2 core adaptors are available as an optional accessory The 1 2 core adaptors allow the use of foils from Plus or TT printers with the Express Print er Inserting a ribbon media Video instructions www ribbonprint com and click the video icon Slide the ribbon onto the ribbon spool and slot it into the grooves at the back of the machine Align the ribbon to the centre of the spool Move the shields in from either side until they touch the ribbon NB Use the same process for installing the ribbon in the external ribbon hold er With your thumb push the green lever on the right side of the print head Lift the head to ex pose the underneath spool Feed the ribbon underneath the white rollers and the print head through the two green guides in the base Adjust the right hand guide to hold the ribbon securely in place The left hand guide moves with the right hand guide Important Always ensure the eye of the front sliding sensor is under neath the ribbon Make sure the ribbon is straight on the front roller and
12. design window and the printed design Background BER The nudge function allows you to fine tune object positions 0 2mm per click in the same way as us ing the keyboard s W S A amp Z keys or the 2 4 6 8 numeric Keys Shift nudge micro nudge 0 1 mm amp Alt nudge macro nudge 1mm e gt eg Nudge 23 Text Toolbar In additional to the common design functions the text toolbar contains the following text related functions Skew The skew function allows text to be angled in any direction a Select the desired angle by se Skew lecting a point on the circles edge Alternative click the arrow buttons to rotate the skew by 45 degree The 3rd button resets the text to horizontal For best results use a monospace font for skewed and vertical text P F Curve A Use the slider to curve the text either up or down Curve text is A only active with a single row of Cane text Text amp Font Select a font type and style in the font pane The fonts shown are those cur rently installed on your computer There is no limit to the amount of fonts you can use Simply download and install any true type font file Line amp Letter Spacing Line spacing sets the gap between multiple rows of text in a text box Letter spacing set the kerning or space between letters in a text box 24 Object toolbar In addition to the common design functions the obj
13. ect toolbar allows ob jects to be arranged on the design window Moving Objects Objects can be moved around the design panel by either dragging with the mouse the nudge buttons or using the number pad 18 42 amp 4 gt 6 RKR7 AI N3 amp K 1 alternatively NW Z lt A gt S can be used on a laptop without a number pad NB Please ensure you press the NUMLOCK as the movement functions are linked to the number keys not the arrow keys Resizing Objects Resize an object by moving the cursor over an edge or corner of the text box until you have a double headed arrow Click and drag to increase or de crease the object size Objects maintain their aspect by default When you click on Fit to Box dragging an edge or corner will stretch the object in that direction Increased font size is achieved by resizing the text box Group Objects Drag a box around several objects to group them once grouped all objects can be moved together by dragging with the mouse or using the nudge buttons Clicking on an object while holding Ctrl will add it to the group clicking on a grouped item with Ctrl will remove it from the group The select all command will select every item in the design panel 25 Aligning Grouped Objects Select a group of objects Hover over the S Align Lefts Iff Align Tops object that you want to align the remaining amp Align Centres 4H Align Middles objects to and right click Select the align S Ali
14. er dragging an image from the Clipart window into the Design Panel or clicking Image on the far left of any of the Text Image Merge Text or Object toolbars Clicking image brings up the import image window This will convert your picture into black and white for use with the software The original is displayed on the left the Import Preview dis plays what the image will look like once imported e Adjust the three sliders to produce the best black and white image e Invert the image by selecting the Invert Image box For images that you will use more than once import the image into the MyClipart folder instead this will save the image for future projects Imported images should be at least 300 dpi to achieve best quality results Most image types are support ed with the exception of vector files Corel Draw and Adobe ll lustrator oy ribbon print Use the Red Green and Blue sliders to set the threshold colour us ou can see a preview of the black and white image in the above button to import the image p ribbon print sA ribbon print 255 255 255 C Invert Image ed when converting the image to black and white when you have u have adjusted the sliders click the OK ribbon print 255 255 255 v Invert Image Use the Red Green and Blue sliders to set the threshold colour used when converting the image to
15. for Ribbon setting up your printer Remove any packaging ay material from the printer A Connect the USB lead to ji o the printer and to a spare y Q USB port on your com power EE puter Please ensure that Switch N all of the connecting ca p o P 3 i Cee Baa bles are pushed in firmly Power con K ES d f er gt ae ac ar seere y as far as a ey will go Power y 6 p D l i E S ef Media j T a Attach the power pack to the ff printer turning on both the C mains and printer A green Foil Pick Up light should be lit on the power pack Two green lights on the front of the printer should now be solidly illumi Media nated Head Release Inserting a foil Video instructions www ribbonprint com With your thumb push back the green release latch Lift the head to expose the spool underneath Separate the spare take up core from the foil core so the foil can now unwind Insert the a core adaptor inside each core from left to right Pushing on the cardboard core Pickup not the foil roll Load the transfer foil left edge first into the lower spool the foil will click in when secured Unwind the foil underneath the print head bringing it up and over and attaching the take up core in the same way 6 Click down the printer head securely ensuring that both sides lock down With the head down wind the green upper
16. gn Rights afl Align Bottoms ment function required Design Panel Position Align an object within the Design Panel by SD Align Left Jt Align Top selecting an alignment option this is only cP Align Centre 4 Align Middle for single objects Align Right 4 Align Bottom Object Order Move overlapped objects forwards and backwards using the control box This option can be used in conjunction ae i Select All nae Send to Back with the transparent function to allow __ B Bring to Front G4 Send Backward overlapping images to print Pe j h Bring Forward 26 Borders The border tab allows you to add a border around your design 1 Select which border s you wish to add 2 Adjust the offset gap from the edge of the design 3 Determine the border width 4 Select the border style Ribbon Border Print 7 BottomBorder V LeftBorder RightBorder Solid Line Offset _1 0 Offset 0 0 Offset 0 0 lt Width _1 0 Width _0 0 Width _0 0 Border Settings Style Ka G G Ribbon Print 4 1 E 27 ddp Medal Rim For circular templates you can add text to the rim of the design Outer Circle Diameter 100 Rotation 0 lt Inner Circle Diameter 80 Letter Spacing 100 1 Enter the text you want to show on the rim of the medal 2 Rotate the text to your requirements 3 The Outer Circle Diameter sets how close to the edge of the label the text will be printed 4
17. hy Plinths Wedding Favours e Glassware Sealing Presents The medal print system is very easy to use it can create up to 100 labels per minute Labels material Clear e Metallised Silver or Gold Gloss Colour There are currently 12 different label shapes see the website for the full list Medal Print Foils are available in 5 colours Black Metallic Gold Metallic Sil ver Metallic Blue amp Metallic Red Medal print differs to ribbon printing is a couple of ways 1 Only use a Medal Print transfer foil with Medal Print labels 2 When you change label retrain the printer to the label by holding the feed button while turning the printer on until the label feeds starts 3 Use the X amp Y offset commands to centre the label 4 Set zoom to 100 For more advice about Medal Print or for help with printing fell free to con tact ribbon print 12 Design Panel The Design Panel is where projects are created the toolbars and clipart con tain the functions and images that help create the project Rulers Ribbon Printv4 x a Home Text Image Merge Text Object Ribbon Border Print Ay Text E Copy Maintair Oo Sb Rotate Clockwise My MergeText f Paste Redo Fitto Box O O Rotate Anti Clockwise gt Image 5 Delete YOO Rotation Angle _0 New Clipboard Scaling Method amp Position Rotation Ribbon Width mm _45 Ribbon Length cm 20 00 Units Metric P e A 2 Flip Vertical i
18. individual printer the room temperature the transfer foil type batch and age and ribbon type and batch The guide below suggests an appropriate temperature for each combina tion of foil and ribbon We recommend you test each ribbon when you load it as even our supplies can vary slightly Media Foil Heat Speed Ribbon Metallic Silver Gold 7or 15 4IPS Ribbon Waterproof Metallic LIPS Medal Print Medal Print Metallic LIPS Medal Print Medal Print Black 9 LIPS Ribbon Resin Metallic 18 LIPS 12 12 18 i 18 35 Temperature Settings The starting temperature of 12 is the equivalent to 36 degrees centigrade and by increasing the temperature on your software by one i e from 12 to 13 the temperature of the printer head is raised by 4 degrees centigrade each time Ribbon Types Supported Ribbon Print stocks 3 makes of ribbon that have been designed to work with the Ribbon Print system Polyester Slit edged ribbon Elan SFS A premium woven edged Single Faced Satin designed by Ribbon Print ELAN DFS A premium woven edge Double Faced Satin designed by Ribbon Print The Density of Ribbon impacts the quality of print as such please only use ribbon print ribbon to ensure a consistent high quality of print Acetate Organza and Grosgrain ribbon will not print in this type of printer Other Media Types The Ribbon Print system can also print a range of labels Medal Print de signed by Ribbon Print are pre cut l
19. ing amp Resizing Objects ccceeecccesseceeeseeeeeseeeeenees 25 Object Alignments rins 26 BOOGIE saatton teeneut ceoeass accor 27 Medal RIN cgon E 28 Export to PDF Print Preview ssrrrrrrrrrrereeeesen 29 Narrow amp Multi print Adapters sesssseesseessseessseessrerese 30 ELLES Enni A E E E E E T 33 Temper t re Guide snisiecriomininenn 35 FAS e E E E E 37 Contacts Us amp Warranty Details ccccescceesseeeeeeeeeees 38 SMOLE E V enone eee oe eee ee 40 The Ribbon Print System Thank you for purchasing a Ribbon Print system Please read this guide to get the most out of your Ribbon Print system Ribbon Print software has been designed to perform in the same way as many other graphics packages allowing you to import your frequently used images save projects for use at a later date and speedy design We aim to continually improve the package so please feel free to offer sug gestions The following guide will help you setup your system and allow you to start printing personalised ribbon Your System Please check that you have received the following Ribbon Print Printer USB Cable External ribbon holder Power Supply User Manual Narrow width ribbon adaptor Foil ribbon and head cleaning pen e CD with Ribbon Print software Printer amp _ a P S Power Supply USB Media Hangere ee Media Shields a ae Power Cord Adaptors 1 ID Core
20. iple printers connected Speed For most printing use full speed 4 IPS sometimes slowing down the print may improve the print quality of metallic foils Adapter Adapter No Adapter The Express Printer is available with sev t Configure Adapters eral narrow and multi adaptors Using an adapter 1 Create your design as normal selecting the appropriate ribbon width 2 Install the adapter and load the ribbon s 3 Select the adapter you are using in the dropdown 4 In the adapter configuration select enable print for each groove that has been loaded with a ribbon 5 Press Print your design will be replicated on each of the ribbon 6 If the print is not aligned adjust the adapter settings to get perfect alignment Video instructions for narrow ribbon adapter www ribbonprint com and click the video icon 30 Multi adaptor printing Multi adapters allow printing multiple ribbons at the same time There are 11 adapters for the express printer narrow adap tor 2 x7mm 2x 10mm amp 1x 15mm 8 x 7mm 6 x 10mm 6 x 12mm 5x 15mm 4 x 20mm 4x 22mm 3 x 25mm 2 x 38mm 2 x 45mm and 2 x 48mm Open the green ribbon guides to the widest position and insert the multi adapter close the ribbon guides until the multi adapter is held firmly in place When using the narrow adaptor there are 3 narrow ribbon adaptors that can be selected Select the narrow adaptor that matches the width of the ri
21. pect to preserve the object s default proportions Maintain Aspect is selected by default 40 im l 2 i il 3 Maintain Aspect 30 Lia ne Seg aa g it tO BOX 20 i l d P 1 2 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Wooo FL P 14 eg a i ial Fit to Box 20 Ribbon Print 4 14 t 21 Scaling Position The scaling position is used to align an item inside it s object box Selecting the left position moves the item to the left end of the object box a a e o e mm Bre I m ee e jii G a box E L fi eae See Rotate Rotate an object by increasing or decreasing the rotation angle using the up amp down arrows Alternatively rotate 90 degrees by clicking the rotate clock wise or anti clockwise buttons Sh Rotate Clockwise Pressing the lt and gt will rotate an object 15 42 Rotate Anti Clockwise degrees holding the Ctrl as well will rotate 5 de Rotation Angle _0 Brees Rotation 22 lt Flip lt q Flip Vertical Ah Flip Horizontal Invert or Reverse an object with the Flip function Flip Flip Flip Flip Horizontal Default Vertical Horizontal amp Vertical Transparent a Transparent The transparent function allows objects to be A overlapped When an object is made transparent any objects layered behind the transparent image will become visible in both the
22. rent 0 Degrees Skew Convex Concave eee Post Scaled Position Merge Text To create a new merge text box click Merge Text on the far left of any of the Text Image Merge Text or Object toolbars The Merge text function works simi lar to a mail merge A list of names Text add one item of text per line to merge is combined with a ribbon project Bob Jane Kelly Smith so that each print of the project will Angela Huli print a design with a different name jak Arial Type or copy paste a list of names C Bold C taic Bold talic C Underine into the text panel with a new row Background Rotation None X C Transparent 0 for each name Post Scaled Position With each print the text will resize dependent on the length of the name For example Jim Jones will print in a larger font than Elizabeth Montgomery Before entering names into the merge text box run a test with text in only the first row Otherwise you will print for every line of text Ensure the list of names has been checked for spelling mistakes Names can be copied from any email soreadsheet or word document The Merge Text functions work in the same way as the standard text func tions with the exception of the Skew Curve and Maintain Aspect functions Merge text items can be split over multiple lines by adding the character between text 18 Image Images can be added to the design panel by eith
23. rinters only Number of Copies Select the number prints required from 1 to 9999 NB When using the Merge Text option this will multiply the total project For example if you entered 10 different names in the Merge Text box and then selected 10 copies it will print 100 designs Gap after Design This is the gap after a design and before the next design starts printing minimum Ocm Offset The offset function allows the printed design to be fine tuned with the location of the ribbon Increasing the X offset will move the design to the right reducing it ill move the design to the left The Y offset adjusts where a medal print design will start Increasing the Y offset move the design closer to the top of the label 33 Information Includes the length of the project this is the total job length including any gaps between copies Also includes warnings if the design is larger than the print area Sash Feed Applies to Pro Printers only Cancel Cancels the Print and Print settings and returns to the design panel Pausing the print To pause a print while printing press the feed button for a second and then release NB Avoid switching the printer off during printing as this may damage the printer Printer Reset If the printer becomes unresponsive you can reset the printer by holding the feed button until both lights go out 34 Temperature Guide Each print is affected by the
24. splay clipart window button Reset Clipart Window sets the design and clipart windows to their default settings Manuals Click on the manuals to download the latest manual Check for Updates From time to time we release new versions of the software clicking check for updates will download the latest version of the software Important versions 4 1 0 5 amp 4 1 10 of the software were major up dates The update software button will not update to these versions you need to download and install the latest version of the software from www ribbonprint com 16 Common Design Functions The Text Image Merge Text and Object toolbars are used create and ad just your design Commonly used functions are repeated on each of the toolbars Text To create a new text box click Text on the far left of any of the Text Im age Merge Text or Object toolbars An existing text box can be edited by double clicking or right clicking the text box and selecting edit text properties To create multiple lines of text create additional rows by pressing enter after each line of text Select left centre or right to align the rows of text within the text box Text alignment only selectable when multi ple rows of text have been created Text Ribbon Print Centre None Scaling Maintain Aspect 17 C Italic C Bold talic C Underine Background Rotation Right C Transpa
25. tion of it may result in severe civil and criminal penalties and wil be prosecuted to the maximum extent possible under law and giving a greater lev el of control of the print er Activating your software Upon opening the soft Register Ribbon Print v4 Ware th e user wi be You have 3 day s trial left before you must register in order to continue using the software p rom pte d to a cti vate If would like to purchase the software please contact Ribbon Print You can now also buy the software online see our website for purchasing information the software Click Ribbon Print Ltd 7 Floor 1 3 Retrieve Password t Gaba Bie London H W1U 6TY and enter your email Tae address Within Sem i Web http Awww ribbonprint com minutes you will receive Email sales ribbonprint com your password from If you have puchased the software then please activate the software using online activation sales ribbonprint com Please enter your Ribbon Print Member account username and password then click Activate note you need to be connected to the internet to activate online If this is a trial version i la you will be able to run Password Retrieve Password the software for the next 7 days without en l Continue Tra tering a password The trial version has a 10 second delay to print that is not present in the activated version The software permits up to
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