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Installation Guide
DIRECTOR EC OFFICE PUBLISHER WITH Prism PLUS PRINTER
INSTALLATION GUIDE
DIRECTOR EC OFFICE PUBLISHER -- PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
• A Pentium® 4 or compatible personal computer @ 2 GHz or faster.
• Windows 2000 Professional (service pack 4.0 or higher) or Windows XP (service pack 1.0a or higher)
• 1GB RAM
• One (1) Hard Disk Controller Adaptec BRAND Ultra 29160
• One (1) 18 GB SCSI 15,000rpm Ultra 160 SCSI Hard Drive (formatted NTSF) as follows:
• One (1) Basic Partition for System (C:)
• Two (2) 9GB NTFS Partitions (D:)(E:) – Temp folder in root on each partition
• One (1) Free PCI slot
• One (1) internal USB port for the Software Identifier Card (DKI-011-0107)
• One (1) PCI Firewire B Card, IEEE-1394B, (supplied by MF DIGITAL)
• One (1) DKI011-0107 (supplied by MF DIGITAL) PC needs a free 3.5” floppy drive power cable for DKI card.
• Two (2) External COM ports (COM1 or COM2). One for Loader and one for Prism PLUS printer.
• Network 10/100Mbs on Board
• Video 1024 x 768
THE DIRECTOR EC SOFTWARE MUST BE INSTALLED in “C:\" DIRECTORY
MF DIGITAL
121 Carolyn Blvd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
001 631 249 9393
www.mfdigital.com
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Installing the Firewire Adapter & Software Identifier Cards
(DKI001-xxxx)
Installing the Firewire Card
The DirectorEC Office Publisher requires
one IEEE-1394B card.
1. Shut down the PC.
2. Turn the PC’s power off.
3. Unplug the PC’s power cord.
4. Remove the PC’s cover as indicated in
5. Locate an empty PCI slot, as seen in
6. Install the firewire adapter card (fig. 2).
You should never attempt to service a unit without ensuring proper anti-static protection. The
use of a grounding strap, or other such grounding device, is advised. In addition, the internal
configuration of your computer may be different from the computer pictured below.
(fig. 1)
the PC’s manual.
(fig.1).
(fig. 2)
Installing the Software Identifier Card (DKI001-0107)
1. If your PC is not OFF, perform the
Windows shutdown now.
2. Turn-off powers switch and unplug
AC power from the wall.
3. If the PC’s cover has been reinstalled, remove it now.
4. Locate an empty slot to mount the
Software Identifier Card (fig. 3).
5. Connect the 3.5” floppy type power
cable.
6. Using 9-pin ribbon, connect the card
to an open internal USB on a PC
motherboard.
(fig. 3)
1 2
3 4
6
5
8
9 10
Vcc
D-
D+
3.5” Power Cable
USB
USB pin assignment.
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Installing the Driver for the Software Identifier Card’s driver
(DKI001-0107)
1. Once the Software Identifier card is
installed and PC is turned ON the
“Found New Hardware Wizard”
window will popup.
2. Insert the Director EC Publisher
software CD in a CD-ROM then
choose the “Install the software
automatically (Recommended)” option
fig. 1)
and click
Next
(
.
3. Click on
windows
Continue Anyway
(fig. 2)
.
4. Driver files will be copied and
installed on a host PC
(fig. 3)
5. Click the
window
Finish
(fig. 4)
button on the final
.
6. Congratulations you have successfully
installed the driver for the Software
Identifier Card..
(fig. 1)
on the next
.
(fig. 2)
(fig. 3) (fig. 4)
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Making the Connection
PC Connection
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Power cable
Printer cable to the printer
Serial cable to the printer
Serial cable to Director EC loader
Firewire cable to
Director EC
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Installing the Director EC Office Publisher Software
Note:
When installing the Director
EC software on Windows XP
system the “ODBC FoxPro”
drivers MUST be installed.
(step # 7)
1. Insert the Director EC Publisher
Note:
software CD.
2. From the CD ROM drive of the
computer, click
3. Click
4. You MUST accept default folder and
5. Confirm Installation and click
6. Installation completed click
7. (
8. Congratulations you have successfully
Next (fig. 1)
Next (fig. 2)
click
(fig. 3)
4).
Before running Director 3.0 on a
Windows XP system the “ODBC
FoxPro” drivers MUST be installed
(step # 7)
installation of the Director EC software
Double click the
located on the Director EC Publisher
software CD.
installed Director EC Office Publisher
software.
.
Windows XP systems ONLY
Director 3.0
.
.
VFPODBC
Next
Close
) After
file
(fig.
(fig. 1)
(fig. 2)
(fig. 3)
(fig. 4)
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Installing the Prism Plus Printer Driver
1. Click Start-> Settings-> Printers
2. Click Add New Printer
3. The “Welcome to the Add Printer
Wizard” window will appear (fig 1).
Click Next.
4. In the “Local or Network Printer”
window, uncheck the “Automatically
detect installed printer” option ,
leaving the “Local printer attached to
computer” option (fig 2) and click
Next..
5. In the “Select a Printer Port” window,
leave the default as LPT1 (fig 3) and
click Next.
6. In the “Install Printer Software”
window, click the “Have Disk” button
(fig. 4). You will be then prompted to
“Install from Disk”, click the
“Browse” button (fig. 5). Browse the
location of the printer driver on a CD
(fig. 6).
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fig 2
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Installing the Prism Plus Printer Driver (cont.)
7. After specifying location of a driver for the
Rimage Prism PLUS printer, the printer
“Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF” will
appear in the “Add Printer Window” (fig.
7). Click Next to continue.
8. In the “Name your Printer” window, leave
the printer as the default name, and select
the printer to be the default printer name
(fig. 8) and click Next.
9. In the “Printer Sharing” window, select
“Do Not Share the Printer” (fig. 9) and
click Next.
10. Choose No for “Print Test Page” (fig. 10)
then click Next.
11. The “Completing the Add Printer Wizard”
window will appear (fig. 11). Click
Finish.
12. Click on Continue Anyway button to
proceed (fig. 12).
13. You have now successfully installed the
printer driver for Prism PLUS printer.
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fig 8
fig 10
fig 9
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Adjusting the Prism Plus Printer Driver Settings
Printing Preferences
To change the printing preferences for the Prism
Plus printer, please do the following:
1. Go to Start-> Settings -> Printers
2. Right-click on the Rimage Perfect Image
Printer PF printer in the Printers Folder
3. Go to Printing Preferences and click the
Advanced button
4. For the Scribe Program to use the printer
effectively, please match the settings of
your printer driver to the example on the
right-side of this page.
5. To save settings, click Apply and OK to
exit.
***NOTE: Any changes made to the printer
driver settings, require a NEW PRN file to be
made. If you change one of the settings, be sure
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Printer Spooling
It is important to disable printer spooling on the
Prism Plus printer. To do so, please follow the
steps below:
1. Go to Start-> Settings -> Printers
2. Right-click on the Rimage Perfect Image
Printer PF printer in the Printers Folder
3. Go to Properties
4. Go to the Advanced Tab
5. For the Scribe Program to use the printer
effectively, please match the settings of
your printer driver to the example on the
right-side of this page.
6. To save settings, Click Apply and OK to
exit.
***NOTE: Any changes made to the printer
driver settings, require a NEW PRN file to be
made. If you change one of the settings, be sure
to create a NEW PRN file.***
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Adjusting the Prism Plus Printer Driver Settings (cont.)
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Device Settings
7. Go to Start-> Settings -> Printers
8. Right-click on the Rimage Perfect Image
Printer PF printer in the Printers Folder
9. Go to Properties
10. Go to the Device Settings Tab
11. For the Scribe Program to use the
printer effectively, please match the
settings of your printer driver to the
example on the right-side of this page.
a. Installed ribbon setting depends
on ribbon used.
12. To save settings, Click Apply and OK to
exit.
***NOTE: Any changes made to the printer
driver settings, require a NEW PRN file to be
made. If you change one of the settings, be
sure to create a NEW PRN file.***
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Selecting system drives and Prism PLUS printer for Director EC
1. Execute the Director EC 3.00
program.
2. When the Director EC software
is executed for the first time it
might prompt the “System
Drives Missing” message. Click
OK to proceed.
3. Next, go to “System Setup” tab
and select system drives “D and
E” Depending on systems
configuration system drive
letters might differ. (fig. 1)
4. Select the Rimage Perfect Image
Printer PF.
5. Make sure the Skip Alignment
Spindle option is checked.
6. Finally, click the Apply button
and restart the Director EC
program.
Rimage Perfect Image
Printer PF
System Setup tab
(fig. 1)
Note:
***Do not select drive C: as
a system drive ***
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Turning OFF Auto RUN on a CD-ROM drive.
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1. Go to “
2. Go to “
3. Type in “
Start
Run
regedit
”.
”
” then click OK
(fig.1)
4. Navigate to “Autorun” registry following the path
MyComputer\HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SYSTEM\CurentControlset\Services\Cdrom
(fig. 2)
5. Set value in “Autorun” registry to zero if different.
(fig. 1)
Autorun value should
be set to zero.
(fig. 2)
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Installing the Director EC Publisher Alignment Utility for aligning the
Drive Tower and Printer
1. Insert the Director EC Office Publisher CD
into the CD-ROM drive of your PC.
2. Click on
Click OK
3. Click
(fig. 2)
4. Click
5. A progress bar will appear (
6. Click
Alignment Utility setup.exe
(fig. 1)
Next
.
Install
Finish
.
button to install complete version
to start installation
to complete installation
fig. 4)
(fig. 3)
.
(fig. 5)
and
(fig. 4)
(fig. 1)
(fig. 2)
(fig. 5)
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Aligning the Drive Tower
1. From your Start Menu Open the SCRIBE E
Alignment Utility (fig. 1). It will be located in
the folder designated when you installed the
alignment utility. Choose the appropriate COM
Port which the Scribe EC Loader is installe
on and Click Start Test.
Follow the instructions by opening the top
2.
CD/DVD drive tray, and Clicking Yes (fig. 2).
The picker arm will hover a disc over the drive
tray, observe the discs position and make the
appropriate adjustments to the drive tower (fig.
3).
Click Yes when you are satisfied with you
3.
adjustment (fig. 4).
4. The picker arm will then place the disc onto
the drive tray. Follow the on screen
instructions and click OK (fig. 5).
5. Once you are satisfied with the drive towe
alignment, tighten the thumb-screws locate
on both sides of the drive tower (fig. 6).
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Aligning the Prism PLUS Printer
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Alert:
1.
2. Follow the onscreen instructions then Clic
3. Click Yes when you are satisfied with you
4. The picker arm will then place a disc onto the
5. Once you are satisfied with the printer’s
Before starting the Alignment Utility,
osition the back end of the inkjet printe
in line with the dotted line on the top o
the drive bay.
From the Start Menu Open the SCRIBE E
Alignment Utility. It will be located in the
folder designated when you installed the
alignment utility. Choose the appropriate COM
Port Number, which the Scribe EC Loader is
connected to then choose the All other printe
types or drive’s bay then Click the Start Tes
button (fig. 1).
Yes button (fig. 2). The picker arm will then
hover a disc over the open printer tray.
Observe disc’s position and make the
appropriate adjustments to the printer (fig. 3).
adjustment (fig. 4).
printer tray. Follow the on screen instructions
then click the OK button (fig. 5).
alignment, tighten the thumbscrews located on
both side of the printer (fig. 6).
(fig. 1)
(fig. 2)
(fig. 5)
(fig. 6)
(fig. 3)
(fig. 4)
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Troubleshooting
1. Director EC program failed to initialize.
a. The Software Identifier Card was not installed.
b. Software Identifier Card’s driver was not installed correctly.
2. Director EC program did not recognize the loader.
a. Check the power cable connection on the back of the Director EC loader.
b. Make sure the power switch on the power supply of the loader is set to the ON position (the I is
pressed in).
c. Make sure the power switch on Director EC loader is turned ON.
d. Check the serial cable (RS232) connection between the Director EC loader and the host PC.
3. Director EC program did not recognize any drives.
a. Press the eject button on the drive to check for power.
b. Check the power cable on the back of the drive bay.
c. Turn the power button on the drive bay. The power button is located on the front of the tower.
d. Check the firewire connection between the drive bay and the host PC.
e. Check if Windows operating system recognized the drives by going to My Computer or Device
Manager. Windows operating system must initialize the drives prior to executing the Director EC
program.
4. Director EC program did not recognize the Rimage Prism PLUS printer.
a. Make sure power to the printer is turned ON.
b. Make sure the Director EC program is set for Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF (page #5).
c. Check the parallel (LPT1) printer cable connection between the printer and the host PC.
d. Check the serial (RS232) printer interface cable connection between the printer and the host PC
(page #5).
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