Kodak PROFESSIONAL 1400 User Manual [it]

Kodak 1400 Printer Setup Tips

Below are some tips that may make the job of setting up your new Kodak 1400 printer easier.

Printer Setup
Ribbon Installation:

The ribbon is held in a ribbon carrier, which makes inserting and removing the ribbon from the
printer easier. Place the ribbon carrier on a flat surface with the handle to the right side. You
will notice that the left side of the carrier has large holes, while the right side has a V-shaped slot
with a hole beneath it.

Remove the ribbon spools from the protective wrapper and insert the spools into the carrier. The
spool with the ribbon on it is the supply spool and goes to the rear of the carrier. The other spool
(takeup) goes to the front of the carrier.

Be certain to fully seat the ribbon spools into the carrier, paying particular attention to the right
side. If you look at the right side of the carrier, the ribbon spool “axle” should be in the round
hole beneath the V-shaped slot.

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Paper Installation:

Place the paper tray on a flat surface and remove the paper tray dust cover. With the tray empty,
press down on the paper platten (hinged black plastic piece on the bottom near the back of the
tray) until it “locks” in the down position, and adjust the green paper end stop to the appropriate
position for the paper size that you have. Remove the paper from the package and insert
“emulsion” side up (Kodak logo side down). Be careful not to touch the paper within the
printable area, or you’ll see fingerprints on your prints. There is approximately 1 inch of
unprinted area at both ends of the paper, so it is safe to touch the paper in that area when loading
the paper.

Making a Printer Test Print (Optional)

To make a printer test print, press and hold the Cancel button while powering on the printer.
Hold the button for approximately 10 seconds after turning on the printer and release. When the
printer has finished initializing, the Media and Error lights will alternately flash green.
Momentarily press the Cancel button to initiate the test print. Making a test print will verify that
the printer is operational as well as informing you of the firmware version that is currently
installed in the printer. After the test print is complete, power cycle the printer to put it back into
“normal” print mode.

Driver Installation

To ensure that you have the latest version of the printer driver, download the software from the
Kodak web site and use that instead of the version that comes on the CD with the printer. Install
the printer driver before connecting the printer to the computer. Once the driver has been
installed, connect the printer to the computer. The computer should recognize that the printer
has been connected and complete the driver installation.

Once the driver has been installed, open the Printers & Faxes folder (Windows), right click on
the Kodak 1400 printer icon, and select Printing Preferences. Set the paper size and ribbon type
(glossy or matte) to correspond with what you are using.

If at any time after installation, you get unexplained printer errors when attempting to print, do
the following. Disconnect the printer from the computer and delete the printer queue (printer
icon) from the Printers & Faxes folder. After the icon is deleted, reconnect the printer and
Windows will re-establish the printer queue (add the icon back in). This likely will solve your
problem.

Calibration Utility Installation (optional)

To ensure that you have the latest version of the Calibration Utility software, download the
software from the Kodak web site and use that instead of the version that comes on the CD with
the printer. The Calibration Utility software allows you to calibrate the printer, either with a
densitometer (preferred) or visually. The visual calibration allows you to correct any unwanted
color cast that may be present.

You can operate the Calibration Utility in either of two modes: EasyCal or Normal. EasyCal is a
wizard-based version of the Visual Gray Balance calibration. It walks you through the process
of making a calibration test print consisting of 49 numbered “clusters”, where each cluster
consists of a four-step grayscale. Each of the 49 clusters has a slightly different color balance.
Choose the cluster number that looks most neutral (gray) and enter it into the program when
prompted.

An alternate way of calibrating the printer visually, is to print a grayscale image from the
application you use for printing. Below is a step-by-step procedure for doing this:

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