After
installation and setup are completed, changing your default settings to
settings that will be used the most often will save time in the future.
To set the default settings on
your printer, enter the printer properties page for your Elite or Premier
embosser with InkConnect through Start>Printers and Faxes on Windows XP or Start>Control Panel> Printers on Windows Vista, right
click on your Elite or Premier and choose 'Printer Properties'.
To select the paper size you
will most commonly use, click the 'Printing Preferences...' button on the General
tab. On the Layout tab of the Printing Preferences page, click the 'Advanced...'
button. You will now be able to select the paper size you will usually use from
a drop down list. Please note that if you later wish to use a paper size larger
than what you have chosen on this page, you will need to adjust this setting before
printing.
Now you need to set your Tiger
printing preferences. Please read the descriptions below to help you make your
selections. The default settings on the Tiger tab will be appropriate for most
users most of the time. When you are finished making your selections, be sure
to click the OK button to save your settings.
Shows Tiger Tab
Duplex - From
this drop down you may choose to print single-sided or double-sided
(interpoint).
Insert an empty page to the front/back of a graphics page
- If this option is checked, a blank page will be inserted so that
graphics print on a separate page. This prevents graphics within a text
document from having braille or other graphics printed on the back
side, potentially distorting the image.
Inverse Landscape -
If inverse landscape is checked, multiple pages of a spreadsheet will be printed so the information is continuous.
Emboss - When this option is checked, the printer will create embossed output.
Ink - When this options is checked, the printer will create inked output.
Note: When both Emboss and Ink are checked (default), the printer will create both embossed and inked output.
2 in 1 - When this option is checked, the printer will generate
embossed output from every odd page and inked
output from every even page of the document. This is useful if
editing is done on either the embossed page or the printed page.
One Pass Print Ink and Two Pass Print Ink - When the duplex option is set to double-sided (interpoint) and the ink option is checked, the one pass print ink and two pass print ink options become available. Selecting one pass print ink will print the ink corresponding to both the front and back sides of each page on the front of the page, and the braille and all the ink will be printed in one pass of the paper through the printer. Selecting two pass print ink will print the braille for both sides and the ink for the front sides of the pages in one pass, then require the paper to be flipped over and reinserted into the printer to print the ink on the back sides of the pages. An extra sheet of blank paper at the end of the embossed pages is required when using the two pass print ink option.
Ink Quality - From this drop down you may select draft, normal or best ink quality. Draft print quality uses half the amount of ink as normal print quality, while best print quality uses twice as much ink as normal print quality.
Braille Dot Quality - From this drop down you may select standard, better or best braille dot quality. The standard setting will print standard Tiger braille dots, the better setting will print more rounded braille dots and the best setting will print more conventionally sized and rounded braille dots.
Braille Dot Height -
This
combo box allows you to choose high, normal or low braille dots. This can
be useful if you are having difficulty reading the dots due to them being
too high or too low.
Media Type -
This
allows you to select the type of media you are printing on to load pre-set
punch force values that optimize printing on that media. You may view the
values for pre-set media types, or you can add your own if you are
printing on a special type of media.
Invert Colors - This
might be used for special effects for images that would emboss better with the
light colors embossed as dark and the dark colors embossed as light
colors.
Contrast - The
default setting is 0. The range is from
-100 to 100. Increasing the contrast increases the dot height difference of two colors that have intensities
that are nearly the same. By increasing
the contrast, light colors get lighter and dark colors get darker.
Brightness - The
default setting is 0. The range is from
-100 to 100. Increasing the brightness would
be useful if you want to increase the intensity of all the colors. This would be useful if the lines in the
drawing are thin and light.
Apply Chessboard Pattern - If this option is
checked, solid color areas of graphics will be printed with every other
dot removed, creating a chessboard pattern. This option is often
helpful for large, dark graphics where the embossing might be likely to
wrinkle the paper.
Thin Line Intensity - If lines on the graphics are too thin to
emboss correctly, slide the indicator to the right.
Collate - When
the collate box is checked and multiple copies of a document are desired, one
complete document will be embossed at a time. If the collate box is left unchecked multiple copies of each page will
be embossed.
Preview - If this option is checked, a preview of the document will be shown in Tiger Viewer or Tiger Designer instead of printing.
Reset to Default - This button restores all options on the Tiger tab to the factory default values.
The Tiger tab also displays important information about your printer. On the Tiger tab you can find the printer driver version number. If you are locally connected to your printer and it is turned on, you can also find the serial number for your Elite or Premier and its firmware version number, as well as the serial number and firmware version number for your InkConnect.
B.
Legacy Printer Defaults
Now that you have set your Windows printer defaults, you
should also set your legacy printer defaults. These are adjustable from the
Legacy Settings tab of the printer properties window. Below is a description of
the options on the Legacy Settings tab.
Shows Legacy Settings Tab
Paper size -
Standard page sizes or custom page sizes may be selected.
Margins - Set
the margins to 0 if you are using a program which sets its own
margins.
Line Settings
Automatic text
wrapping - When this option is checked, the text is wrapped to the next
line. If it is not checked, it is possible if the line is too long
to lose characters.
Extra space
between lines - The default spacing is 0.05 inches with 0.00 extra space between lines. It
increases in 0.05 increments up to 0.25 inches.
Media Type -
This
allows you to select the type of media you are printing on to load pre-set
punch force values that optimize printing on that media. You may view the
values for pre-set media types, or you can add your own if you are
printing on a special type of media.
Media Source - This allows you to select the source of the media. The default is 'Tractor'.
Text/graphics mode - Choose either text or graphics.
Dots per character -
Choose between 6 or 8.
Download custom
braille table - A user defined braille character set from ASCII
value 32 to 127 can be downloaded to the ViewPlus Elite or Premier. The braille
character sets are typically stored in braille conversion table files
(*.BCT). This file format is editable in Notepad and allows the user to
create user definable conversion tables. Go to the ViewPlus
Support Page for additional information about this mode.
Braille dot height -
This
combo box allows you to choose high, normal or low braille dots. This can
be useful if you are having difficulty reading the dots due to them being
too high or too low.
Duplex mode - When this option is checked, documents will be printed double-sided (interpoint).
C.
Service Settings
The service tab provides several servicing
functions for your ViewPlus Tiger Elite or Premier embosser and InkConnect. Most users will not need to use anything but the ink servicing functions (accessed through the Ink Skew Alignment, Ink-Emboss Alignment, Cartridge Spacing Calibration and Check Ink Cartridge Level buttons) on this tab. Please do
not adjust any other settings on this page unless directed to do so by
ViewPlus Support. Adjusting embosser settings without the assistance of a trained ViewPlus technician may result in permanent damage to the embosser.
Print Head Alignment - This prints the alignment
page for the embossing head. Select which embossing head to align by choosing the button under the "Top" or "Bottom" section.
The "Top" settings are used for the front of the page, which is the top
side of the paper as it comes out of the embosser. The "Bottom"
settings are used for the back side of the page, which is the bottom
side of the paper as it comes out of the embosser. In order to produce
perfect dots on the special Tiger platen, the embossing head needs to
be aligned with the grooves. This procedure prints out a 20 by 24
pattern of dots of which one dot looks perfectly aligned. After the
test page has been printed, select the best aligned row and column and
enter their values in the "Vertical" and "Horizontal" boxes,
respectively. The columns and rows are numbered from the left to right
and top to bottom, respectively, starting with 1.
Emboss Skew
Calibration - This prints the
skew calibration pattern. Select which embossing head to set the print
skew for by choosing the button under the "Top" or "Bottom"
section. The "Top" settings are used for the front of the page, which
is the top side of the paper as it comes out of the embosser. The
"Bottom" settings are used for the back side of the page, which is the
bottom side of the paper as it comes out of the embosser. The pattern is 40 dots
of which one is perfectly aligned with the dots above and below it in line. Count the number of dots
from top to bottom starting with 1. Enter the best dot number.
Interpoint Calibration -
This button allows the user to adjust the
horizontal placement of interpoint (the placement of dots horizontally on the
back side of the page with respect to the placement of dots on the front of the
page). The calibration pattern is 11 cells of four dots on the front side and
11 cells of one dot on the back side. The dots on the back side have varying
horizontal alignment with respect to the dots on the front. With the four-dot
cells facing up, find the cell with the best interpoint alignment and count the
cells, from left to right starting with 1, to determine its number. Enter this
number in the Figure box.
Ink Skew Alignment - This prints the ink skew alignment pattern, which allows the user to line up the ink printing from one pass of the print head to the next. The pattern is a numbered set of vertical ink lines, one of which is a perfectly straight line. Enter the number of the perfectly straight line into the Ink Skew field.
Ink-Emboss Alignment - This prints the ink/emboss alignment page, which allows the user to change the horizontal and vertical placement of the ink with respect to the embossing. The pattern is two numbered sets of 11 embossed rectangles with 11 ink rectangles overlapping them; one set of rectangles is for the horizontal placement and the other is for vertical placement. To set the horizontal placement, locate the embossed rectangle in the "Horizontal" set that is perfectly horizontally aligned with the corresponding ink rectangle and enter its number into the Horizontal field. To set the vertical placement, locate the embossed rectangle in the "Vertical" set that is perfectly vertically aligned with the corresponding ink rectangle and enter its number into the Vertical field.
Cartridge Spacing Calibration - This prints the ink cartridge spacing calibration pattern, which allows the user to line up the printing from the two ink cartridges so that there is no overlap or empty space between them in the center of the page. The pattern is two columns of inked rectangles and a column of numbers from -10 to 10. Select the number of the row in the pattern in which the ink rectangles neither overlap nor have white space between them and enter it into the Cartridge Spacing field.
Ethernet - This button opens a new dialog displaying the Ethernet information being used for the printer, including its IP address.
Print Test Page - This button will print a test page from the printer.
Check Ink Cartridge Level - This button will display the current estimated fill status of the ink cartridges in the InkConnect. NOTE: The next time a print job is sent after changing one or both ink cartridges, a dialog or dialogs will appear asking if cartridge 1 and/or 2 has been replaced. Make sure to confirm that the cartridge(s) were replaced or the ink cartridge fill status will not be reset. If no print jobs will be sent right away but it is desired to reset the ink fill status immediately, check the ink cartridge level to receive the dialog(s) asking if the cartridge(s) have been changed.
Check Emboss Usage - This button displays how much of the total printing done by the
printer has been done on each print carriage and allows the user to change
which carriage is the primary carriage (which carriage prints
single-sided print
jobs and graphics). Users who frequently print single-sided documents
and
graphics can extend the life of their printers by changing the primary
carriage
periodically, which helps even out the wear on the carriages. NOTE: When ink print from an InkConnect is desired on a document, Carriage 1
must be designated as the primary carriage for correct print results.
Carriage 2 may still be used as the primary carriage when printing
emboss-only documents with an InkConnect attached.
Printer Status - At the
bottom of the Service tab is a printer status box, which gives
information about what the printer is currently doing. If you are
receiving an error tone from the printer, check the printer status box
for more information about the error.
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