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USER’SMANUAL

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Notices: The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. No liability is assumed for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material. This document contains proprietary information that is protected by copyright. All rights are reserved. No part of this document may be photocopied, reproduced, or translated into another language without prior written consent.

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Printing History

Edition 1.0, #511402, Copyright 2015, All rights reserved.

FCC Compliance Statement: This device complies with part 15 of the 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.

For Users in the United States: This product is intended to be supplied by a UL listed Direct Plug-In Power Supply marked "Class 2"or a UL listed ITE Power Supply marked "LPS" with output rated 7.5VDC, 4.5A or higher. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. In a domestic environment this product may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, 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 to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna. • Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver. • Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is

connected. • Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

Use of shielded cables is required to comply with the Class A limits of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate and/or obtain warranty service for this equipment. For Users in Canada: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for digital apparatus set out on the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of Communications. Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la class A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada.

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TableofContents

Section1:Overview.....................................................................................................................................5

1A.IndentifyingtheParts........................................................................................................................6

1B.SoftwareOverview............................................................................................................................8

1C.SoftwareUpdatesandVersionInfo.................................................................................................10

1D.RemoteSupport..............................................................................................................................10

1E.LanguageSettings............................................................................................................................13

Section2:ChangeCartridge.......................................................................................................................14

Section3:StowCartridgeforTravel..........................................................................................................17

Section4:LoadPaper................................................................................................................................20

Section5:Print(PC)...................................................................................................................................22

5A.PrintfromPrimeraTrioApplication.................................................................................................22

5B.PrintfromOtherApplications..........................................................................................................23

5C.PrinterSettings(Calibrate,Clean,Change&Stow).........................................................................24

5D.PrintingPreferences(PrintQualityandSpeed)...............................................................................26

5E.PrintBorderlessPhoto.....................................................................................................................29

Section6:Print(Mac)................................................................................................................................31

6A.PrintfromanyApplication(Mac)....................................................................................................31

6B.CartridgeMaintenance....................................................................................................................33

6C.PrintingPreferences(PrintQualityandSpeed)...............................................................................34

6D.PrintBorderlessPhoto.....................................................................................................................35

Section7:Scan(PC)....................................................................................................................................37

7A.Scanadocument,photo,receipt,etc..............................................................................................37

7B.ScannerSettings...............................................................................................................................39

7C.ManageScannerPresets..................................................................................................................40

7D.EditingaScanbeforeSaving............................................................................................................45

7E.ScanningaMulti-PageDocument....................................................................................................46

7F.CleanandCalibratetheScanner......................................................................................................48

Section8:Scan(Mac).................................................................................................................................50

8A.Scanadocument,photo,receipt,etc.(Mac)...................................................................................50

8B.Scanner–CopierSettings(Mac)......................................................................................................52

8D.ScanningaMulti-PageDocument...................................................................................................55

8F.CleanandCalibratetheScanner......................................................................................................56

Section9:Copy(PCorMac).......................................................................................................................58

9A.Copyadocument,photo,receipt,etc.............................................................................................58

9B.CopySettings(PC)............................................................................................................................61

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Section10:BatteryInstallationandUse....................................................................................................64

Section11:Maintenance,TroubleshootingandTechSupport..................................................................68

11A.ReplacingtheCover.......................................................................................................................68

11B.CleaningtheInkCartridge.............................................................................................................71

11C.TechnicalSupport..........................................................................................................................72

11D.Troubleshooting............................................................................................................................73

Section12:Specifications..........................................................................................................................75

Index..........................................................................................................................................................77

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Section1:Overview

ThankyouforpurchasingaPrimeraTrioPortableAll-in-OnePrinter.TobeginusingyourPrimeraTrio,pleasereadthismanualcarefully.YourPrimeraTrioincludesthefollowingitems.

OptionalAccessories(notincluded)

InternationalPlugadapters

MicroUSBCablePrimeraTrio

Auto-switchingpoweradapter(usualnotneededbecausethePrimeraTriochargesthe battery whenconnectedtothePCviaUSBcable)

ColorCartridgewithGarageforstorage(31020)ScannerCalibrationCard

BlackCartridge(31021)

Lithium-IonBattery

ColorCartridgeHighYield(53376)BlackCartridgeHighYield(53377)

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1A.IndentifyingtheParts

PaperTrayExtension

Cartridge

CartridgeCarriageLatch

CartridgeCarriage

PowerButton-Whileprinting,presstocanceltheprintjob.

BatteryCompartment(Seesection8)

RetryButton-Pressoncetomovecartridgetochangeorstowposition.

ReplaceableCover

AdjustablePaperGuide

Scanner

PaperRelease

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PowerPort

MicroUSBPort

Toprintboardingpasses,documentswithbarcodesor4x6photos,feedmediahere.

RearView

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1B.SoftwareOverview

PrinterStatus(Errorsaredisplayedhere)

ScanPreview(Lastscanneddocumentwillappearhere)

Settings

Information(PrinterandSoftwareandUpdates)

Print(PrintsthecurrentlyselectedScaninthescanpreview)

Copy(StartsaCopy)

Scan(StartsaScan)

BatteryChargeIndicator(AppearsonlyifBatteryisinstalledandprinterisusingbatterypower)

ACPowerIndicator(AppearsifACpowerplugisconnected)

InkLevelIndicator(ClicktoopenCartridgeSettings)

PCSoftware

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PrinterStatus(Errorsaredisplayedhere)

ChangeorStow(Viewatutorialonhowtochangeorstowthecartridge)

About(PrinterandSoftwareandUpdates)

Scanner-Copier(StartsaScanorCopy)

BatteryChargeIndicator(AppearsonlyifBatteryisinstalledandprinterisusingbatterypower)

InkLevelIndicator(ClicktoopenCartridgeSettings)

MacSoftware

AlignorClean(AlignorCleantheCartridge.)

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1C.SoftwareUpdatesandVersionInfo

Youcanaccessprinterdriver,firmwareandsoftwareversioninformationbyclickingontheInfoIconinthePCsoftwareortheAboutbuttonintheMacsoftware.

Click“Checkforupdates”toconnecttotheinternetandcheckforanynewsoftware,driverorfirmwareupdates.Ifupdatesareavailableyouwillbepromptedtoinstallthem.Followthestepstoinstallnewsoftware.

Thesoftwareautomaticallychecksforupdatesdaily.OnaPC,youcanchangethefrequencyofthechecksbyclickingonthesettingsiconandthen“GeneralSettings.”OnbothPCandMacyoumayalsocheckforbetaversions.Checktheboxtoenablethisfeature.

1D.RemoteSupport

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YoucanaccessremotesupportbyclickingontheInfoIconinthePCsoftwareortheAboutbuttonintheMacsoftware.ThiswillallowaPrimeraTriosupportrepresentativetoconnecttoyourcomputertohelpsolveaproblem.

Click“Checkforupdates”toconnecttotheinternetandcheckforanynewsoftware,driverorfirmwareupdates.Ifupdatesareavailableyouwillbepromptedtoinstallthem.Followthestepstoinstallnewsoftware.

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OnceyouclickonRemoteSupport,aseparateremotesupportclientwillrun.Yourcomputermaywarnyouthataprogramisattemptingtostart.Pleaseproceedthroughthewarning.

GivethePrimeraTrioSupportRepresentativetheIDandPassworddisplayedtoallowthemaccesstoyourcomputer

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1E.LanguageSettings

ToaccesslanguagesettingsonaPCclickonthegeariconatthetopofthePrimeraTrioapplication.GotoGeneralSettings.

LanguageandUnits.SettheLanguagebychoosingitfromthedropdownmenu.Youmayalsosettheunitsofmeasurehere.

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Section2:ChangeCartridge1.PresstheRetrybutton.

2.Thecartridgewillmoveintothechangepositionontheleftsideoftheprinter.

STOP!Thecartridgemustbeonthefarleftsideoftheprinterbeforecontinuing.Failuretoheedthiswarningwillresultindamagetotheprinter.

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3.Lifttheprintcarriagelatchallthewayopen.Thecartridgewillmoveforwardslightlyoncethelatchisopenedalltheway.

4.Removethecartridgebyliftingstraightup.

CartridgeCarriageLatch

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5.Locateanewcartridgeandremoveitfromitspackaging.Besuretoremovethetapecoveringtheprintheadnozzlesafteryouremovethecartridgefromthecartridgegarage.

6.Insertthenewcartridge

7.Closethecartridgecarriagelatch.Youwillhearaclickwhenthelatchiscompletelyclosed.

Click!

CartridgeCarriageLatch

Removetape

Note:Ifthelatchdoesnotcloseeasilypushdownlightlyonthecartridgefirst.

CartridgeGarage

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Section3:StowCartridgeforTravelWarning!Beforeclosingthecoveryoumuststowthecartridge(turnitsideways)sothatyoucanclosethecover.

1.Pressthepowerbutton.

2.Thecarriagewillmovethecartridgeintothestowpositionontheleftsideoftheprinter.

STOP!Thecartridgemustbeonthefarleftsideoftheprinterbeforecontinuing.Failuretoheedthiswarningwillresultindamagetotheprinter.

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3.LifttheCartridgeCarriageLatchintothestowposition.Inthestowpositionthecartridgecarriagelatchisjustbehindthebackedgeofthecartridgeasshownbelow.Youwillseethecartridgemoveforwardslightlywhenthelatchisinthecorrectposition.

4.Graspthecartridgecarriagelatch,whileinthestowposition,andturnthecarriagetotheside.Thecarriagelatchwillfitintothecorrespondingnotchinthebaseoftheprinter.

Note:Thestowpositionistheonlypositionwherethecarriageisallowedtoturneasily.Ifthecarriagedoesnotturneaslilyitisnotintherightposition.

Notch

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5.YoumaynowfolddownthePaperTrayExtensionandclosethecover.

6.Finally,topowerofftheprinter,unplugtheUSBandpowercable(ifconnected).

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Section4:LoadPaperUptotensheetsofpapercanbeloadedintothesheetfeederontheprinter.

1.ToloadstandardletterorA4paper,firstmakesuretheAdjustablePaperGuideismovedtothefarleft.

2.AddthepapersothatitistightagainsttherightFixedPaperGuide.

AdjustablePaperGuide

FixedPaperGuide

10xSheets

ImportantNote:Donotpushthepaperintotheprinter!Thepapershouldsetinthetraywithoutanyextraforce.Ifforceisrequiredtoinsertthepaperyoumayhavetoomanysheets.Multiplesheetswillfeedthroughtheprinteriftoomanysheetsareinsertedorpaperispushedintotheprinter.

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3.MovetheAdjustablePaperGuidetightupagainsttheedgeofthepaper.

4.Oncetheguideissetforstandardpaper,youwillnotneedtomoveitagaineachtimeyouloadpaper.Simplyloadthepaperasdescribedaboveandpushitpastthepaperstopontheguideasshownbelow.

AdjustablePaperGuide

PaperStop

Note:Pushthepaperpastthestopeachtimeyouloadpaper.Thepaperstoppreventsthepaperfromfallingforwardintheprinter.

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Section5:Print(PC)YoucanprintfromanyapplicationoryoucanprintpreviouslyscanneditemsfromthePrimeraTriosoftware.

5A.PrintfromPrimeraTrioApplication1.Toprintapreviouslyscanneditem,chooseitfromthepreviewdropdownmenu.

2.ClickthePrintbutton

3.ThePrimeraTriowillnowprinttheimageshowninthepreviewusingdefaultprintersettings.Printersettingscanbechangedusingtheinstructionsinsection5C.

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5B.PrintfromOtherApplicationsYoumayalsoprintfromanyapplicationincludingAdobeReader,MSWord,MSExcel,MSPowerPoint,andwebbrowserssuchasChrome,Firefox,orInternetExplorer.

1.FindthefilemenuandchooseprintorholddowntheCTRLkey+P.Aprintdialogwindowwillappear.

2.Setthenumberofcopies.Uptotensheetscanbeplacedinthesheetfeeder.Youmayprintmorecopiesbutyouwillreceiveaprompttorefillthesheetfeederifyouprintmorethantencopies.

3.(Optional)Youcanadjustprinterqualitysettingsorpagesizebyclickingthe“Properties”button.Seesection5Cformoreinformationonprintingpreferences.YoumayalsoaccesstheprintingpreferencesviathePrimeraTrioApplication.Thesamesettingsareavailableinbothlocations.

4.Whenyouarereadytoprintclickthe“Print”or“OK”button.TheTrioApplicationwillopenandthe“PrintinginProgress”messagewillappear.

AdobeReaderMSWord

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5C.PrinterSettings(Calibrate,Clean,Change&Stow)ToaccessprintersettingsclickonthegeariconatthetopofthePrimeraTrioapplication.

ThePrinterSettingswindowwillopen.Clickthebackbuttontogoback.

Showprintsettingbeforeprinting.Checkthisboxtomaketheprintingpreferenceswindowappearbeforeprinting.Mostprogramsalreadyallowthisfunctionality.ThisisonlynecessaryifyouwouldliketoprintdirectlyfromthePrimeraTrioApplicationandyouwouldliketoprintmultiplecopies.

Fittoprintablearea/Keeporiginalsize.Setthissettingto“Keeporiginalsize”unlessyouareprintingafullsize(8.5”x11”)documentthathasamarginlessthan¼inch(6.35mm).Ifthisisthecase,select“Fittoprintablearea.”

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CartridgeSettings.ClicktheCartridgeSettingsbuttontoopenanewwindowwhichdisplaysthecurrentcartridgelevelandothercartridgerelatedfunctions.

• OrderInk.LinkstothePrimeraTrioStore• Change.Opensanimatedinstructionsexplaininghowtochangecartridges.• Stow.Opensanimatedinstructionsexplaininghowtostowcartridgesfortravel.• Clean.Printsacleaningpatterntowhichcanhelpunclogcartridgesordeterminewhich

colornozzlesareclogged.• Align.Clickthisbuttontoperformamanualalignmentprint.Dothistofixqualityproblems.

Alignmentsareautomaticallyruneverytimeanewcartridgeisinstalled.Thesoftwarewillpromptyoutorunanalignmentifitisnecessary.AlignmentrequiresaletterorA4sizepieceofpaper.Theprinterwillprintseveralblocksofcoloronthepage.Itmaymovethepaperforwardandbackwardduringthisprocedure.AredLEDlightwillilluminatethepageasthesensorscansforthepositionandqualityoftheboxesbeingprinted.Thepaperwillfeedoutoftheprintercompletewhenthescaniscomplete.

• PrintingPreferences.LinkstotheWindowsPrimeraTrioPrintingPreferencesdescribedinsection5D.

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5D.PrintingPreferences(PrintQualityandSpeed)PrintingPreferencescanbesettoimprovethequalityorspeedoftheprint,adjustpapersize,saturation,colormatchingandotherfunctions.Theprintingpreferencescanbeaccessedfrommultiplelocations.Nomatterwhichwayyouaccesstheprintingpreferencestheywillallhavethesameeffects.

ToaccessinWindows7gototheStartMenu.ChooseDevicesandPrintersfromtherightsideofthemenu.RightclickonPrimeraTriofromthelistofavailableprinters.ChoosePrintingPreferencesfromthemenu.

ToaccessinWindows8searchfor“Printers”fromtheMetroTilescreen.ChooseDevicesandPrintersfromthesearchresults.RightclickonPrimeraTriofromthelistofavailableprinters.ChoosePrintingPreferencesfromthemenu.

ToaccessfromanyWindowsprogramcapableofprinting,gotofile–printorclickthePrintbutton.Aprintdialogwillopen.BeforeclickingOKtoprint,clickontheproperties,preferences,orsettingsbutton.Thenameofthisbuttonwillvaryfromprogramtoprogram.

ToaccessfromthePrimeraTriosoftwareclickonthegeariconatthetopofthePrimeraTrioapplication.

ThePrinterSettingswindowwillopen.

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Nomatterhowyouaccessit,thesamePrimeraTrioPrintingPreferencesScreenwillopen.Thevariousavailablesettingsaredescribedbelow.

• PaperSize.Changethissettingtomatchthepapersizeinstalledintheprinter.ManystandardsizesareavailableincludingLetter,Legal,4x6,Envelope#10,A4,A5,A6,andHagaki.Setthissettingto“Custom”toprintonanysizepagelessthan8.5incheswideand24incheshigh.

• Orientation.ChangetheorientationtoPortraitorLandscape.• PrintQuality.PrintQualitycanbeadjustedtoimproveordecreasequalityorchangethe

printspeed.DraftQualityisthefastestprintspeedwithlowestquality.PhotoQualityisthehighestqualitywiththeslowestprintspeed.

• ColorMatching.ColormatchingcanbeadjustedtoachievethebestmatchforPhotos,GraphicsorDocuments.Dependingonwhatyouareprinting,thebestsettingmaybeonethatdoesnotnecessarilymatchthetypeyouareprinting.

• InkSaturation.Inksaturationcontrolstheamountofinkplacedonthepaper.Ifyounoticeinkbleedingoutfromtheedgesoftextorgraphicsyoumaydecreaseinksaturationtofixthisproblem.Theproperamountofinknecessarytogetthebestprintisdeterminedbytheamountofinktheprintmediacanaccept.

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• CartridgeAlignment.YoucanperformthesamecartridgealignmentherethatisavailablefromthePrimeraTrioSoftware.Dothistofixqualityproblems.Alignmentsareautomaticallyruneverytimeanewcartridgeisinstalled.Thesoftwarewillpromptyoutorunanalignmentifitisnecessary.AlignmentrequiresaletterorA4sizepieceofpaper.Theprinterwillprintseveralblocksofcoloronthepage.Itmaymovethepaperforwardandbackwardduringthisprocedure.AredLEDlightwillilluminatethepageasthesensorscansforthepositionandqualityoftheboxesbeingprinted.Thepaperwillfeedoutoftheprintercompletewhenthescaniscomplete.

• CleanCartridge&CheckInk…Youcancheckinklevelsandcleanthecartridgefromthisscreen.ThisisthesamecleanprintavailableinthePrimeraTriosoftwarewhichprintsacleaningpatternwhichcanhelpunclogcartridgesordeterminewhichcolornozzlesareclogged.

• EnableBi-diPrinting.Whenthissettingissetto“Yes”theprinterwillprintwhenthecartridgemovesinbothdirections.Thisisafasterprintingmethod.Whenthissettingissetto“No”theprinterwillprintinonlyonedirection.

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5E.PrintBorderlessPhotoYoumayprinta4x6inchborderlessfullcoveragephotobyfeedingPrimeraphotopaperthroughthebackoftheprinter.Followtheseinstructions.

1.Loadthephotopaperbetweenreferencelinesonthebackoftheprinter.

ReferenceLines

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2.Pushthepaperuntilyoufeelsomeresistancefromtheinternalpaperrollers.PressandholdtheRetrybuttonuntilthepaperstartstofeedforward.

Tip!Youmayputsomepressureonthebackedgeofthepaperuntilyoufeelthepaperbegintofeed.

3.Onceloaded,thepaperwillpartiallycoverbotharrows.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutcenteringthepaperexactlyorliningitupwiththereferencelines.Aslongasthepaperiscompletelybetweenbothreferencelinestheprinterwillautomaticallysensethepapersizeandpositionandadjusttheprintaccordingly.

4.Openyourfileinanyprogram.GotoFile-Print.SelectthePrimeraTrioastheprinter.

5.Setthepagesizeto4x6(4x6inches).

6.Click“OK”toPrint.

Press&HoldRetryButton

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Section6:Print(Mac)

6A.PrintfromanyApplication(Mac)YoumayprintfromanyapplicationincludingPreviewandwebbrowserssuchasSafari,ChromeandFirefox.

1.Findthefilemenuandchooseprint.Aprintdialogwindowwillappear.

2.Setthenumberofcopies.Uptotensheetscanbeplacedinthesheetfeeder.Youmayprintmorecopiesbutyouwillreceiveaprompttorefillthesheetfeederifyouprintmorethantencopies.

Preview

Safari

PrinterQualitySettings

PrinterQualitySettings

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3.(Optional)YoucanadjustprinterqualitysettingsbyclickingtheDropDownMenu–PrinterFeatures.Seesection6Cformoreinformationonprintingpreferences.

4.Whenyouarereadytoprintclickthe“Print”or“OK”button.

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6B.CartridgeMaintenanceCartridgeMaintenanceandothercartridgerelatedfunctionscanbeaccessedfromthemainTrioapplication.Afterthedriverhasbeeninstalledtherewillbeanaliasonyourdesktop.

• Change.Opensanimatedinstructionsexplaininghowtochangecartridges.• Stow.Opensanimatedinstructionsexplaininghowtostowcartridgesfortravel.• Clean.Printsacleaningpatterntowhichcanhelpunclogcartridgesordeterminewhich

colornozzlesareclogged.• Align.Clickthisbuttontoperformamanualalignmentprint.Dothistofixqualityproblems.

Alignmentsareautomaticallyruneverytimeanewcartridgeisinstalled.Thesoftwarewillpromptyoutorunanalignmentifitisnecessary.AlignmentrequiresaletterorA4sizepieceofpaper.Theprinterwillprintseveralblocksofcoloronthepage.Itmaymovethepaperforwardandbackwardduringthisprocedure.AredLEDlightwillilluminatethepageasthesensorscansforthepositionandqualityoftheboxesbeingprinted.Thepaperwillfeedoutoftheprintercompletewhenthescaniscomplete.

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6C.PrintingPreferences(PrintQualityandSpeed)PrintingPreferencescanbesettoimprovethequalityorspeedoftheprint,adjustpapersize,saturation,colormatchingandotherfunctions.Theprintingpreferencescanbeaccessedfromanyprogramcapableofprinting,gotofile–printorclickthePrintbutton.Aprintdialogwillopen.ClickonthedropdownmenuandselectPrinterFeaturestoaccessPrimeraTriospecificsettings.

• PaperSize.Changethissettingtomatchthepapersizeinstalledintheprinter.ManystandardsizesareavailableincludingLetter,Legal,4x6,Envelope#10,A4,A5,A6,andHagaki.Setthissettingto“Custom”toprintonanysizepagelessthan8.5incheswideand24incheshigh.

• Orientation.ChangetheorientationtoPortraitorLandscape.• PrintQuality.PrintQualitycanbeadjustedtoimproveordecreasequalityorchangethe

printspeed.DraftQualityisthefastestprintspeedwithlowestquality.PhotoQualityisthehighestqualitywiththeslowestprintspeed.

• ColorMatching.ColormatchingcanbeadjustedtoachievethebestmatchforPhotos,GraphicsorDocuments.Dependingonwhatyouareprinting,thebestsettingmaybeonethatdoesnotnecessarilymatchthetypeyouareprinting.

• InkSaturation.Inksaturationcontrolstheamountofinkplacedonthepaper.Ifyounoticeinkbleedingoutfromtheedgesoftextorgraphicsyoumaydecreaseinksaturationtofixthisproblem.Theproperamountofinknecessarytogetthebestprintisdeterminedbytheamountofinktheprintmediacanaccept.

• Bi-directionalPrinting.Whenthissettingissetto“Yes”theprinterwillprintwhenthecartridgemovesinbothdirections.Thisisafasterprintingmethod.Whenthissettingissetto“No”theprinterwillprintinonlyonedirection.

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6D.PrintBorderlessPhotoYoumayprinta4x6inchborderlessfullcoveragephotobyfeedingPrimeraphotopaperthroughthebackoftheprinter.Followtheseinstructions.

1.Loadthephotopaperbetweenreferencelinesonthebackoftheprinter.

ReferenceLines

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2.Pushthepaperuntilyoufeelsomeresistancefromtheinternalpaperrollers.PressandholdtheRetrybuttonuntilthepaperstartstofeedforward.

Tip!Youmayputsomepressureonthebackedgeofthepaperuntilyoufeelthepaperbegintofeed.

3.Onceloaded,thepaperwillpartiallycoverbotharrows.Youdon’thavetoworryaboutcenteringthepaperexactlyorliningitupwiththereferencelines.Aslongasthepaperiscompletelybetweenbothreferencelinestheprinterwillautomaticallysensethepapersizeandpositionandadjusttheprintaccordingly.

4.Openyourfileinanyprogram.GotoFile-Print.SelectthePrimeraTrioastheprinter.

5.Setthepagesizeto4x6(4x6inches).

6.Click“OK”toPrint.

Press&HoldRetryButton

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Section7:Scan(PC)

7A.Scanadocument,photo,receipt,etc.Youmayscananydocument,photo,receipt,orbusinesscardthatcanfitinsidethe8.5inchscannerslot.Forsmallerdocumentsyoumaycropthemtosizeafterthescanorsetapredeterminedscansizetospeedupthescanprocess.Followtheseinstructions.

1.Pressthepowerbuttonontheprintertoturniton.

2.OpenthePrimeraTrioSoftware.ClickontheScanbutton.

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3.Insertthedocumenttobescannedwiththeinformationyouwantscannedfacingaway.Theedgeofthedocumentshouldbetouchingtherightsideofscannerslot.Thetopofthedocumentorphotoshouldbeinsertedfirst.

4.Thescannerwillautomaticallybeginscanningthedocument.

5.Whenthescaniscompletethefolderlocationwillautomaticallyopenwiththescanneddocumenthighlighted.ThedefaultlocationinWindowsforscanneddocumentsisPictures–TrioScans.

Tip!Youmayalsostartascanatanypointbyinsertingthedocumenttobescanned.Thescannerwillautomaticallyscanatthedefaultsettings.YoudonotneedtopresstheScanbuttoninthesoftware.

Note:Tochangeanyscannersettingsseethenextsection.Youcanchangethefollowing:

• Qualitysettings• Scanneddocumentslocation• Filetypeofscanneddocument• Toggletheappearanceofthe

edit/cropwindowafterscanning• Toggletheappearanceofthesettings

windowbeforescanning

TopofDocumentFirst

PaperEdgeTouchHere

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7B.ScannerSettingsToaccessscannersettingsclickonthegeariconatthetopofthePrimeraTrioapplication.

TheScannerSettingswindowwillopen.Clickthebackbuttontogoback.

• ManageScannerPresets.Thisopensanewwindowwhichallowsyoutochangethedefaultscannersettingsorcreateandsavepresets.Apresetcouldbeacombinationofallthescannersettingsthatyoupreferforscanningaspecifictypeofimageordocument.

• Showscanpresetsbeforeeveryscan.WhencheckedthiswilldisplaythescannerpresetseverytimeyoupresstheScanbutton.Thiswillgiveyoutheopportunitytochangesettingsbeforeeveryscan.

• Showadvancedscandialogaftereveryscan.Whencheckedthiswilldisplaytheeditingwindowaftereachscan.Thiswillallowyoutocrop,rotateandnamethescanfilebeforeitissaved.

• Calibrate.ClickCalibratetorunascannercalibration.Youwillneedthescannercalibrationcard.

• CleanScanner.Clicktocleanthescannerifink,adhesiveorothermatterhasbecomelodgedinthescannerslot.Youwillneedscannercleaningsheetswhichareavailableonlineoratmostofficesupplystores.

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7C.ManageScannerPresets

Presets.APresetisagroupofsettingsthataresavedtogetherunderonename.Allsettingsinthiswindowwillsavewiththepresetnamecurrentlydisplayed.Thepresetnamecanbechangedbysimplyhighlightingthetextandtypinganewname.The“Default”namecanalsobechanged.Youmaycreatemultiplepresetsbyclickingthe“New”button.Anewnameof“Preset2”willbecreated.Again,youmaychangethisnamebysimplytypinganewname.OnceasecondPresetiscreatedyouwillhavetheoptiontosetthatpresetasthedefault.Checktheboxnextto“UsethispresetasdefaultwhentheScanbuttonispressed.”

FileType.Youmaychooseanyofthefiletypesbelowasthefiletypeforyourscannedimage.Sometypesarebetterthanothersforvariousapplications.

• PDF–Choosethisformatifyouwouldliketoscanamulti-pagedocumentoranytextbaseddocument.Thefilesizeisverysmallformostdocuments.ItisnotpossibletocroporrotateaPDFdocumentafterithasbeenscanned.However,youcanstilleditPDFsinanyeditingsoftwarecapableofeditingaPDF.

• JPG–Thisisacompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforphotographicimagesandtext.Thefilesizeisverysmall.

• PNG–Thisisacompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforgraphicalimagesandtext.Thefilesizeisverysmall.

• TIF-Thisisanuncompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforphotographs.Thefilesizeisverylarge.

• GIF-Thisisacompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforgraphicalimagesandtext.Thefilesizeisverysmall.

• BMP-Thisisanuncompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforgraphicalimagesandtext.Thefilesizeisverylarge.

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ScanColorMode.YoumaychooseColor,GreyorBlackandWhite.Coloristhedefaultsettingandrecommendedunlessyouwouldliketoreducethefilesizeofyourscannedimage/document.UseGreytocreateagrayscaleimagethatusesmultipleshadesofgrey.UseBlackandWhitetoincreasethecontrastofadocument.

Resolution.HigherResolutionwillincreasequalityandincreasethetimeittakestoscananimage.Lowerresolutionwilldecreasethequalityanddecreasethetimeittakestoscananimage.

Resolution Speed(8.5x11) Use75 32.5 DraftDocument100 33.5 DraftDocument150 35.5 Document200 36.5 DocumentwithPhotos300 38.3 MinimumPhotoQuality600 1:54 MaximumPhotoQuality

*AllscansaredoneinColorMode.BlackandWhiteandGraywillbeslightlyslower.

ScanAreaSize.Setthescanareatomatchtheareaofthedocumentorphotoyouwouldliketoscan.Ifyouwanttoscanathighresolutionyoucangreatlyreduceyourscanningtimeifyoushrinkyourscanareatoscanonlytheareathatyouneed.Thisfeatureisalsousefulifyouarescanningthesamesizereceiptorphotooverandoveragain.

Thereareseveralpresetsizesaccessibleusingthedropdownmenuatthetopofthewindow.Selectoneorsetacustomsize.

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Tochangethescansizetoacustomsizedragtheredmarkerstothedesiredpositionordirectlytypeposition.Theblacksquareistheanchorpointthatcorrespondstothefirstscannedrightsideofthescannedimage.Youmayscananyareainsidethemaximumscanarea.Itdoesnotneedtostartwiththeanchorpoint.

AnchorPoint

8.5x11InchPage

4x6InchPage ScanAreaFreeofAnchorPoint

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ColorSettings.ClicktheColorSettingsribbontoadjustcontrast,brightnessandcoloreffects.

Brightness/Contrast.Enternegativeorpositivevaluebetween-100and100orusethesliderbar.

ColorMode:

• None.Nocoloreffectsmodewillbeused.• Perceptual.Createsarealisticcoloreffect.• Saturation.Createsasaturatedcoloreffect.• RelativeColorimetric.(Default)Createsabalancedcoloreffect.• AbsoluteColorimetric.Createsawarmercoloreffect.

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ScanSaveSettings.Thesesettingscontroltheactionofthesoftwareafterascanhasbeencompleted.

LaunchExplorerafterscaniscompleted.AWindowsExplorerwindowwillopenafterthescaniscompletewiththealreadysavedfilehighlighted.Thiswillallowyoutoeasilymoveafiletoanewlocationafterithasbeenscanned.Forexample,ifyouarescanningreceiptsyoumaywanttofileeachreceiptinadifferentfolderlocationdependingonthetypeofreceipt.

ShowSavedialogafterscaniscompleted.AWindowsExplorersavedialogwindowwillappearafterthescanwhichwillallowyoutochangethelocationandfilenameofthescannedimage.Thiswillonlyappearifyouhaveuncheckedthe“Showadvancedscandialogaftereveryscan”boxonthemainscannersettingswindow.

FilenamePrefixes.Youcanchangetheprefixthatwillautomaticallybeaddedtothefilenameofthescannedimage.Anyprefixthatiscreatedcanalwaysbechangedifyouhavechecked“ShowSavedialogafterscancompleted”or“Showadvancedscandialogaftereveryscan.”Anexampleofthefilenamewhichwillbecreatedisalsoshowninthiswindow.

• BaseName.YoumaychangetheprefixnametoanynameoranamethatcorrespondstoaPresetname.Forexample,youmayhaveaPresetcreatedforphotos.InthiscaseyoumayalsowanttochangetheBaseNametoPhotos.Everytimeyouscanaphotousingthephotopreset,thePhotoprefixwillbeused.Aftertheprefixanumberwillautomaticallybeadded.

• Digits.SetthenumberofdigitsthatwillbeusedtodisplaythenumberaftertheBaseName.

• Date-TimeName.SelectthisoptionifyouwantaDateandTimeStampusedasyourfilenameinsteadoftheBaseName.

DefaultSaveLocation.Clickbrowsetoestablishthedefaultsavelocationforscanneditems.

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7D.EditingaScanbeforeSavingIfyouchoose“Showadvancedscandialogaftereveryscan”theeditingwindowwilldisplayaftereachscan.Thiswillallowyoutocrop,rotateandnamethescanfilebeforeitissaved.

Rotate.Torotatetheimageclickeithertherightorleftrotationbuttons.

Crop.Tocrop,usethemarqueeselectortodrawaboxaroundtheareayouwouldliketocrop.Tostartdrawingthebox,pressandholdtheleftmousebutton.Continuetoholdtheleftmousebuttonandmovethemousetodrawthebox.Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththelocationofthebox,letgooftheleftmousebutton.Ifyouwanttotryagainsimplyrepeattheprocess.Youmayalsoclickanddragtheredarrowstocroptheimage.Onceyouarereadytocroppressthe“Crop”button.

Save.Tosavetheimagefirstbrowsetothelocationyouwouldliketosaveit.Thedefaultlocationisdisplayedabovethesavenamebox.Next,typeanameintheboxandclick“Save”.

MarqueeSelector

Clickanddragtheselectorarrows

CropButton

CropArea

RotateButtons

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7E.ScanningaMulti-PageDocument1.Toscanamulti-pagedocumentyoumustsetthescanfiletypetoPDFinscannersettings.ToaccessscannersettingsclickonthegeariconatthetopofthePrimeraTrioapplication.

2.TheScannerSettingswindowwillopen.

3.Clickonthe“ManageScannerPresets”button.SelectPDF(PortableDocumentFormat).

4.Closethe“ManageScannerPresets”windowbyclickingtheXandthenClickthe“back”buttontogobacktothemainwindow.

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5.Scanadocumentaccordingtotheinstructionsinsection6A.Afterthefirstpagehasbeenscannedthefollowingquestionwillappear.“Doyouhavemorepagesinthisdocumenttoscan?”Click“Yes”toaddanotherpage.

6.Loadthepagewhenprompted.Afterthepagehasscannedyouwillbepromptedwiththesamequestion.Continuetoclick“Yes”aftereachsuccessivescanuntiltherearenomorepagestoscaninyourdocument.Finally,click“No”.Amulti-pagePDFwillbesavedtoyourdefaultlocation.

Note:ItisnotpossibletocroporrotateaPDFdocumentusingthePrimeraTriosoftware.

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7F.CleanandCalibratetheScannerAcalibrationsheetcomeswiththeprinter.Cleaningpapercanbepurchasedatanyofficestore.

WhentoClean?

WhentoCalibrate?

1.Tocleanorcalibratethescanneropenscannersettings.ToaccessscannersettingsclickonthegeariconatthetopofthePrimeraTrioapplication.

2.TheScannerSettingswindowwillopen.ClickonCalibrateorCleanScanner.Youwillbepromptedtoinsertthecleaningpaperorcalibrationsheet.

Cleanthescannerifyounoticerepeatedverticallinesinyourscanthatdonotgoawayfromonescantothenext.

Calibrateifyourscannedtextorimagesareoffsetorblurry.

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3a.Insertthecalibrationsheetasshown.Makesurethearrowsarefacingtowardyou.Thesheetmaymovebackwardandforwardseveraltimesduringthecalibration.

3b.Insertthecleaningsheetasshown.Youwillonlyneedtouseahalfsheet.Itdoesnotmatterwhichdirectionyouinsertthecleaningsheet.

Whencompleteyouwillreceiveamessagethattheprocedurewassuccessful.

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Section8:Scan(Mac)

8A.Scanadocument,photo,receipt,etc.(Mac)Youmayscananydocument,photo,receipt,orbusinesscardthatcanfitinsidethe8.5inchscannerslot.Forsmallerdocumentsyoumaycropthemtosizeafterthescanorsetapredeterminedscansizetospeedupthescanprocess.Followtheseinstructions.

1.Pressthepowerbuttonontheprintertoturniton.

2.OpenthePrimeraTrioSoftware.ClickontheScanner-CopierbuttonandthentheScanbutton.

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3.Insertthedocumenttobescannedwiththeinformationyouwantscannedfacingaway.Theedgeofthedocumentshouldbetouchingtherightsideofscannerslot.Thetopofthedocumentorphotoshouldbeinsertedfirst.

4.Thescannerwillautomaticallybeginscanningthedocument.

5.Whenthescaniscompletethefolderlocationwillautomaticallyopenwiththescanneddocumenthighlighted.ThedefaultlocationinforscanneddocumentsisPictures–PrimeraTrio.

Tip!Youmayalsostartascanatanypointbyinsertingthedocumenttobescanned.Thescannerwillautomaticallyscanatthedefaultsettings.YoudonotneedtopresstheScanbuttoninthesoftware.

Note:Tochangeanyscannersettingsseethenextsection.Youcanchangethefollowing:

• Qualitysettings• Scanneddocumentslocation• Filetypeofscanneddocument

TopofDocumentFirst

PaperEdgeTouchHere

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8B.Scanner–CopierSettings(Mac)ScanorCopysettingsareavailableonthemainscreenoftheTrioapplication

ScanAreaSize.Setthescanareatomatchtheareaofthedocumentorphotoyouwouldliketoscan.Ifyouwanttoscanathighresolutionyoucangreatlyreduceyourscanningtimeifyoushrinkyourscanareatoscanonlytheareathatyouneed.Thisfeatureisalsousefulifyouarescanningthesamesizereceiptorphotooverandoveragain.Thereareseveralpresetsizesaccessibleusingthedropdownmenuatthetopofthewindow.Selectoneorsetacustomsize.

Ifyouselectacustomsizeyouwillbepromptedtoenterthecustomsizeassoonasyoubeginascan.Thescanwillstartinthecornerindicatedbelow.

FileType.Youmaychooseanyofthefiletypesbelowasthefiletypeforyourscannedimage.Sometypesarebetterthanothersforvariousapplications.

• PDF–Choosethisformatifyouwouldliketoscanamulti-pagedocumentoranytextbaseddocument.Thefilesizeisverysmallformostdocuments.ItisnotpossibletocroporrotateaPDFdocumentafterithasbeenscanned.However,youcanstilleditPDFsinanyeditingsoftwarecapableofeditingaPDF.

• JPG–Thisisacompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforphotographicimagesandtext.Thefilesizeisverysmall.

• PNG–Thisisacompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforgraphicalimagesandtext.Thefilesizeisverysmall.

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• TIF-Thisisanuncompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforphotographs.Thefilesizeisverylarge.

• BMP-Thisisanuncompressedformatthatisagoodchoiceforgraphicalimagesandtext.Thefilesizeisverylarge.

ScanColorMode.YoumaychooseColor,GreyorBlackandWhite.Coloristhedefaultsettingandrecommendedunlessyouwouldliketoreducethefilesizeofyourscannedimage/document.UseGreytocreateagrayscaleimagethatusesmultipleshadesofgrey.UseBlackandWhitetoincreasethecontrastofadocument.

Resolution.HigherResolutionwillincreasequalityandincreasethetimeittakestoscananimage.Lowerresolutionwilldecreasethequalityanddecreasethetimeittakestoscananimage.

Resolution Use75 DraftDocument100 DraftDocument150 Document200 DocumentwithPhotos300 MinimumPhotoQuality600 MaximumPhotoQuality

*AllscansaredoneinColorMode.BlackandWhiteandGraywillbeslightlyslower.

ScanSettings(PresstheScanSettingsButtontoaccessthesesettings.)

Ifyouselectacustomsizeyouwillbepromptedtoenterthecustomsizeassoonasyoubeginascan.Thescanwillstartinthecornerindicatedbelow.

• AutoScanifpaperisinsertedinscanner.Ifthisischeckedthereisnoneedtopressthescanbutton.Yourscanwillbeginwithdefaultsettingsselected.

• AutoCopyifpaperisinsertedinscanner.Ifthisischeckedthereisnoneedtopressthecopybutton.Yourcopywillbeginwithdefaultsettingsselected.

• Outputfiletime/datebased.SelectthisoptionifyouwantaDateandTimeStampusedasyourfilename

• ShowfileinFinderafterscanning.Awindowwillopenafterthescaniscompletewiththealreadysavedfilehighlighted.Thiswillallowyoutoeasilymoveafiletoanewlocationafterithasbeenscanned.Forexample,ifyouarescanningreceiptsyoumaywanttofileeachreceiptinadifferentfolderlocationdependingonthetypeofreceipt.

• CustomBlack&Whitethreshold.Adjustthisvaluetoremoveartifactswhenscanningtextonlydocuments.Checkingtheboxwillrevealthecurrentvalue.

• Calibrate.ClickCalibratetorunascannercalibration.Youwillneedthescannercalibrationcardwhichcamewiththeprinter.SeeSection8F.

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ScannerDriverSettings.(ClickonScannerDriverSettingstoaccessadditionalsettings.)

• ICCProfile.ClickBrowsetochangetheICCprofileusedforthescan.• RenderingIntent:

o None.Nocoloreffectsmodewillbeused.o Perceptual.Createsarealisticcoloreffect.o Saturation.Createsasaturatedcoloreffect.o RelativeColorimetric.(Default)Createsabalancedcoloreffect.o AbsoluteColorimetric.Createsawarmercoloreffect.

• Launchapplicationonevent.CheckthisboxtolaunchtheTrioapplicationwhenaprintissenttotheprinterorascanisdetected.

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8D.ScanningaMulti-PageDocument1.Toscanamulti-pagedocumentyoumustsetthescanfiletypetoPDFonscanner-copiersettingsscreen.

2.Scanadocumentaccordingtotheinstructionsinsection8A.Afterthefirstpagehasbeenscannedthefollowingmessagewillappear.Toscanagain,insertthenextpageandpress“Yes”.Click“Yes”toaddanotherpage.

3.Loadthepagewhenprompted.Afterthepagehasscannedyouwillbepromptedwiththesamemessage.Continuetoclick“Yes”aftereachsuccessivescanuntiltherearenomorepagestoscaninyourdocument.Finally,click“No”.Amulti-pagePDFwillbesavedtoyourdefaultlocation.

Note:ItisnotpossibletocroporrotateaPDFdocumentusingthePrimeraTriosoftware.

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8F.CleanandCalibratetheScannerAcalibrationsheetcomeswiththeprinter.Cleaningpapercanbepurchasedatanyofficestore.

WhentoClean?

WhentoCalibrate?

1.Tocalibratethescanneropenscannersettingsonthescanner-copiertab.ClicktheCalibrateScannerbutton.

2.Insertthecalibrationsheetasshown.Makesurethearrowsarefacingtowardyou.Thesheetmaymovebackwardandforwardseveraltimesduringthecalibration.

Cleanthescannerifyounoticerepeatedverticallinesinyourscanthatdonotgoawayfromonescantothenext.

Calibrateifyourscannedtextorimagesareoffsetorblurry.

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3.TocleanthescannersimplyInsertthecleaningsheetasshown.ThePrimeraTriowillautomatically“scan”thesheetandcleanyourscanner.Youwillonlyneedtouseahalfsheet.Itdoesnotmatterwhichdirectionyouinsertthecleaningsheet.

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Section9:Copy(PCorMac)

9A.Copyadocument,photo,receipt,etc.Youmaycopyanydocument,photo,receipt,orbusinesscardthatcanfitinsidethe8.5inchscannerslot.Forsmallerdocumentsyoumaycropthemtosizeafterthescanorsetapredeterminedscansizetospeedupthescanprocess.Followtheseinstructions.

1.PressthePowerButtonontheprintertoturniton.

2.OpenthePrimeraTrioSoftware.ClickontheCopybutton.

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3.AddpaperasdescribedinSection4ofthismanual.

4.Insertthedocumenttobecopiedwiththeinformationyouwantcopiedfacingaway.Theedgeofthedocumentshouldbetouchingtherightsideofthescannerslot.Thetopofthedocumentorphotoshouldbeinsertedfirst.

5.Thescannerwillautomaticallybeginscanningthedocument.

TopofDocumentFirst

PaperEdgeTouchHere

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6.Unlessyouhavechecked“ShowAdvancedCopyDialog”intheCopySettingstheprintingwillautomaticallystartassoonasthescanhascompleted.Seesection7BformoreinformationontheAdvancedCopyDialog.

ImportantNote:TheprinterwillprintthecopyusingthedefaultprintersettingsfoundinPrinterSettings–PrintingPreferences.Seesection5Cformoreinformation.

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9B.CopySettings(PC)ThissectionappliesonlytothePCsoftware.ThecopysettingsfortheMacsoftwarearethesameasthescannersettings.SeeSection8.

ToaccesscopysettingsonaPCclickonthegeariconatthetopofthePrimeraTrioapplication.

ClickontheCopySettingsribbon.TheCopySettingswindowwillopen.ClicktheBackbuttontogobacktothemainwindow.

ScanColorMode.YoumaychooseColororGray.Coloristhedefaultsettingandrecommendedunlessyouwouldliketoreducethefilesizeofyourscannedimage/document.UseGraytocreateagrayscaleimagethatusesmultipleshadesofgrey.

Resolution.HigherResolutionwillincreasequalityandincreasethetimeittakestoscananimage.Lowerresolutionwilldecreasethequalityanddecreasethetimeittakestoscananimage.

Brightness/Contrast.Enternegativeorpositivevaluebetween-100and100orusethesliderbar.

TemporaryScanfilelocation.ClickBrowsetochangethetemporarylocationwherethescanfilewillbelocated.

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ColorMode:

• None.Nocoloreffectsmodewillbeused.• Perceptual.Createsarealisticcoloreffect.• Saturation.Createsasaturatedcoloreffect.• RelativeColorimetric.(Default)Createsabalancedcoloreffect.• AbsoluteColorimetric.Createsawarmercoloreffect.

ShowAdvancedCopyDialog.Ifthisoptionischeckedtheadvancededitingwindowwillbedisplaybeforetheprintingstarts.Thiswillallowyoutocrop,rotateandnamethescanfilebeforeitisprinted.

Rotate.Torotatetheimageclickeithertherightorleftrotationbuttons.

Crop.Tocrop,usethemarqueeselectortodrawaboxaroundtheareayouwouldliketocrop.Tostartdrawingthebox,pressandholdtheleftmousebutton.Continuetoholdtheleftmousebuttonandmovethemousetodrawthebox.Whenyouaresatisfiedwiththelocationofthebox,letgooftheleftmousebutton.Ifyouwanttotryagainsimplyrepeattheprocess.Youmayalsoclickanddragtheredarrowstocroptheimage.Onceyouarereadytoprintpressthe“Copy”button.

MarqueeSelector

Clickanddragtheselectorarrows

CropButton

CropArea

RotateButtons

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ScanAreaSize.Clickedittosetthescanareatomatchtheareaofthedocumentorphotoyouwouldliketoscan.Ifyouwanttoscanatahighresolutionyoucangreatlyreduceyourscanningtimeifyoushrinkyourscanareatoscanonlytheareathatyouneed.Thisfeatureisalsousefulifyouarescanningthesamesizereceiptorphotooverandoveragain.

Tochangethesize,dragtheredmarkerstothedesiredpositionordirectlytypeposition.Theblacksquareistheanchorpointthatcorrespondstothefirstscannedrightsideofthescannedimage.Youmayscananyareainsidethemaximumscanarea.Itdoesnotneedtostartwiththeanchorpoint.

AnchorPoint

8.5x11InchPage

4x6InchPage ScanAreaFreeofAnchorPoint

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Section10:BatteryInstallationandUse

Thelithium-ionbatterycanbeinstalledtoprintorscanwithouttheACpoweradapterconnected.OnceinstalledthebatteryisautomaticallyusedanytimetheACpowercableisdisconnected.UsuallytheoptionalACpowercableisnotneeded,asthePrimeraTriochargesthebatteryeverytimewhenconnectedtothePCviaUSBcable.

InstallationInstructions

1. Findthebattery:

2. DisconnectACpowerandUSB.

3. LocatetheBatteryCoverreleaselatchontherightsidenearthepaperinfeedarea.

ThebatteryautomaticallychargesanytimetheprinterisconnectedtoACpowerorconnectedtoapoweredUSBcable.

ChargeTimeACPower=1hour45minutesChargeTimeUSB(PrinterOff)=10hours30minutes

ChargingtheBattery

UseonlyPrimeraBatteryPart#31033

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4. Pinchandpullthereleaselatchandpulluponthecover.

5. Locatethebatterycompartmentandthebatterycable.

6. Insertthebatteryintothecompartmentasshownwithconnectorfacingupandtotheright.

BatteryCompartment BatteryCable

Connector

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7. ConnecttheBatteryCabletotheConnector.Makesurethecableisroutedinsidethecorrectnotch.

8. ReplacetheCover.

ImportantNotes:

1. Thebatterywillbepartiallychargedwhenyoureceiveit.ItisrecommendedthatyouchargethebatteryusingtheACadapterfor1hourand45minutesorwiththeUSBcablefor10hoursbeforeusingitthefirsttime.

2. ThebatteryisprotectedagainstoverchargingsoyoucanleavepowerorUSBconnectedevenafteritisfullycharged.

3. Whenthebatteryisinstalled,ifbothUSBcableandACPoweraredisconnectedtheprinterwillautomaticallyshutoffcompletelytoconservebatterypower.

Cableshouldberoutedinsidethisnotch.

Tip!Ifyouarehavingtroubleconnectingthecable,tryconnectingitbeforeinstallingthebattery.

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4. ThePrimeraTriowillautomaticallypowerofforgotosleepaccordingtothefollowing:

WhenusingBatteryonly:WhenpluggedintoaUSBcable,after30minutesofnoactivitythePrimeraTriowilldothefollowing:

a. Ifbatterypercentageremainingisgreaterthan50%,theprintergoesintoSleepMode(onlytheLEDshutsoff).WhileinthismodethebatteryisslowlychargingaslongastheUSBisstillconnected.Ifaprintissenttotheprinter,itwillwakeupandstartprinting.

b. Ifbatterypercentageremainingislessthan50%,theprintershutsdowncompletely.Thisistopreventcompletelydrainingyourbattery.

WhenusingACpower:Whenpluggedintothepoweradapter,thePrimeraTriogoesintosleepmodeafter30minutesofnoactivitybutnevershutsdowncompletely.ThebatterywillchargeinthisstateveryquicklyifitisinstalledandtheUSBisconnected.

BatteryWarnings:

1. ThePrimeraTriolithium-ionbatterycannotbetransportedincheckedbaggageoncommercialairlineflights.Thebatterymustbecarriedwithyouintotheairplanecabin.Inthecabin,theflightcrewcanbettermonitorconditions,andhaveaccesstothebatteriesordeviceifaproblemdoesoccur.

2. Ifyouwouldliketostoretheprinterinyourcheckedbaggage,youmayremovethebatteryfromtheprinterbeforeitisplacedinyourcheckedbaggage.Takethebatterywithyouontotheairplane.Thebatterycontainsallthenecessaryinformationandmarkingsthatairport/airlinepersonnelmayrequire.

3. UseonlythebatterydesignedspecificallyforthePrimeraTrio.4. Whendiscardingabattery,contactyourlocalwastedisposalproviderregardinglocal

restrictionsonthedisposalorrecyclingofbatteries.Thoughthelithium-ionrechargeablebatteryismercury-free,itmightrequirerecyclingorproperdisposalatend-of-life.

5. Thebatterymightexplodeifincorrectlyreplacedordisposedofinfire.6. Donotshort-circuitthebattery.7. Toavoidriskoffire,burns,ordamagetothebattery,donotallowametalobjecttotouch

thebatterycontacts.8. Donotdisassemblethebattery.Thebatteryhasnoserviceablepartsinside.9. Handleadamagedorleakingbatterywithextremecare.Ifyoucomeincontactwiththe

electrolyte,washtheexposedareawithsoapandwater.Ifitcontactstheeye,flushtheeyewithwaterfor15minutesandseekmedicalattention.

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Section11:Maintenance,TroubleshootingandTechSupport11A.ReplacingtheCoverTheTrioCovercanbereplacedwithavarietyofcolors.It’seasilyremovedandreplaced.Followtheinstructionsbelow:

1.Openthecoverandremovethepaper.2.Pulloutontheedgeofthecovernearthehingeuntilthepinpullsoutofnotch.

Pin

Notch

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3.Gentlyliftthecoverupandthenmoveittotherighttoreleasetheotherpin.

4.Locatethereplacementcover.Fittherightsidepinintothenotchandlowertheleftsidedown.

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5. Snaptheleftsidepinintothenotch.

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11B.CleaningtheInkCartridge

Itmaybenecessarytocleantheinkcartridgenozzlesifyounoticereducedprintquality,orifyoususpectancartridgenozzlehasbecomeslightlydriedoutorclogged.Ifyouarehavingprintqualityproblems,followthestepsbelow:

1. Removetheprintcartridge.

2. Moistenalint-freeclothwithwater.

3. Holdtheclothagainstthenozzlesforthreeseconds.Thiswill"wick"someadditionalinkontothedampcloth.

4. Wipeinthedirectionshown.

5. Repeattheprocess.

Note:Evennewcartridgesmayneedcleaning.Ifthecartridgeisolderthan90days,evenifitissealedinitspackaging,thenozzlescanbegintodryout.

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11C.TechnicalSupportIfyouneedhelpcontacttechnicalsupportviaoneofthemethodslistedbelow.

Source Location

TrioKnowledgeBase primeratrio.eu/support

Email support@primera.eu

Phone PhoneSupport+4961192777-0(Mon–Thu9a.m.–5p.m.CET,Fri9a.m.–15p.m.CET)

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11D.Troubleshooting

Linesappearinthescan.Thisusuallyindicatesasmallpieceofdustordirtwascaughtinthescannerduringthescan.Trythescanagain.Itusuallygoesawaybecausethedirtordustwasonthephotoordocumentitselfandfallsoffbetweenscans.IfitconsistentlyappearsinthesameplaceyoumayneedtoperformaScannercleaningprocedure.

ExtraCartridgesaredryingout.Whenswitchingbetweenthecolorandblackcartridgesbesuretoputthecartridgewhichisnotcurrentlyintheprinterinsidethecartridgegaragewhichcamewiththecartridge.

PrinterStopsPrinting.

1. CheckforapaperJam.ClearthepaperjamandpresstheRetry(leftside)buttontoresumeprinting.

2. Lookforflashinglights.Iftheretrybuttonisflashingpressittoretrytheprint.3. Resettheprinter.Pressthepowerbuttontopowerofftheprinter.Pressitagainpowerit

backon.Printingwillresumeiftheprintjobisstillinthequeue.

ReplacingtheInkSaturationPads,nozzlewiperandcappingstation.Theinksaturationpad,nozzlewiperandcappingstation(maintenancesled)canallbereplacedsimultaneously.Withthecartridgeintheparkedposition,pushthesledoutofpositionusingtheholeonthebottomoftheprinter.Itmaybenecessarytousethebackofpenorpenciltopushthesledout.Theleftsideofthesledwillliftoutoftheprinterfirst.Youcanthenunhooktherightside.Installthenewsledbypushingtherightsideintotheprinterfirstandthensnappingintheleftside.ContactTechSupporttoorderreplacementInkSaturationPads.

ClearingPaperJams.Ifpaperbecomesjammedintheprinterpressthepaperreleasebuttonandpullthepaperthroughtheprinter.

PaperReleaseButton

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InterpretingIndicatorLights.

PowerButton:

SteadyOn Normalpoweredonmode.FlashingslightlyOff NormalPoweredonandbusymode.FlashingslightlyOn 2minutewarningforturningoffwithbatterypower.SteadyOff PrinterisOffifusingbatteryorinSleepmodeifpluggedin.

Retry(!)Button:

FlashingON/OFF Indicatestheprinteriswaitingforyourinput.Checkforanyonscreenerrormessages.Performtheindicatedactionandthenpresstheretrybuttontoresumeortryagain.

Off Normalmode.

Multiplesheetsarefeeding.Whenloadingtheprinterwithpaper,donotpushthepaperintotheprinter!Thepapershouldsetinthetraywithoutanyextraforce.Ifforceisrequiretoinsertthepaperyoumayhavetoomanysheets.Multiplesheetswillfeedthroughtheprinteriftoomanysheetsareinsertedorpaperispushedintotheprinter.

Scanneddocumentsarefeedingcrooked.Makesureyouarefeedingthedocumentsintothescannersotherightedgeisjusttouchingtherightsideofthescannerslot.Smallerdocumentsandreceiptsaremoresusceptibletocrookedfeeding.Itmaybenecessarytoholdyourfingeragainsttheleftsideofthereceipt/documenttoensurethatitfeedsstraightthroughthescanner.

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Section12:Specifications

All-IN-ONE FUNCTIONS Print, Scan, Copy

PRINT SPEED1 (draft, letter): 3.1 ppm black, 2.4 ppm color

ISO Speeds: Up to 2.4 ppm black, 1.7 ppm color

PRINT RESOLUTION Up to 4800 x 1200 dpi

DUPLEX PRINT OPTIONS Manual

PRINT TECHNOLOGY Thermal Inkjet

INK TYPES Dye-based color and black

BORDERLESS PRINTING Yes; up to 4 x 6-in, A6, up to 5-in wide

COPY SPEED ISO Speeds: Up to 1.7 ppm black, up to 1.1 ppm color

COPY RESOLUTION Up to 600 x 600 dpi color and black

SCAN FILE FORMAT BITMAP (.bmp), JPEG (.jpg), PDF (.pdf), PNG (.png), TIFF (.tif), GIF (.gif)

SCAN SPEED Up to 1.4 ppm (300 dpi, b&w); Up to 1.6 ppm (300 dpi, color)

SCAN RESOLUTION Hardware: Up to 600 x 600 dpi

Optical: Up to 600 dpi

SCAN SIZE MAXIMUM Up to 8.5 x 14-in (216 x 356 mm)

BIT DEPTH/GRAYSCALE LEVELS

24-bit/256

STANDARD CONNECTIVITY USB 1.1 (USB 2.0/3.0 compatible)

MEDIA SIZES SUPPORTED Letter, legal, A4, A5, A6, 4” x 6” photo, U.S. #10 envelope, Hagaki, custom

SCANNER CAPACITY One (sheet, receipt, business card, etc.)

PAPER HANDLING Up to 10 sheets input tray. Input slot on the back for feeding one sheet and printing onto

light cardstocks, envelopes, and photo paper

CUSTOM MEDIA SIZES 3 x 3-in to 8.5 x 14-in (76.2 x 101.6 to 215.90 x 355.6 mm)

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Windows®)

Windows Vista™, 7, 8, 8.1, 10 with latest service packs

Intel® Celeron® processor or faster (or equivalent)

2GB RAM

1GB hard drive space

USB 1.1 or higher

MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (Mac®)

OS X v10.7 or higher

2 GB RAM

1 GM hard drive space

USB 1.1 or higher

PRODUCT DIMENSIONS W x D x H: 11.4 x 6.5 x 1.8-in

(290 x 165 x 46 mm)

PRODUCT WEIGHT With no battery: 2.6 lbs. (1.2 kg)

With battery: 2.8 lbs. (1.3 kg)

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POWER Power supply type: external universal power adapter

Input voltage: 100 to 240 VAC

Output voltage: 7.5 VDC @ 3.2A

WARRANTY One-year parts and labor including one year of phone, chat and email support

EXTENDED WARRANTIES Two-year NBD exchange with Level 2 Tech Support

Three-year NBD exchange with Level 2 Tech Support

WHAT'S IN THE BOX Primera Trio Printer, Primera 31020 color ink cartridge, Lithium-ion battery, 3-foot

micro-USB to USB cable, and scanner calibration sheet, quick reference guide

PRIMERA SERVICES AND SUPPORT

One year of phone, chat and email support

ACCESSORIES Snap-on cover in silver matte, clear-coated, white, blue, or pink (black is standard)

AC adapter with power cord and plug adapters for EU, AP, UK

12v vehicle adapter

Vehicle mounting kit: includes black painted metal bracket, mounting screws and 12v

vehicle power adapter cable and plug

Laptop bag

Neoprene zippered sleeve with pocket

Extended warranty

4 x 6-in photo paper

REPLACEMENT INK CARTRIDGES

Primera 53335 High-Yield Color Cartridge (580 pages, draft), (260 pages, ISO)2

Primera 53336 High-Yield Black Cartridge (495 pages, draft), (185 pages, ISO)2

Primera 31020 Standard Yield Color Cartridge (175 pages, draft), (70 pages, ISO)2

Primera 31021 Standard Yield Black Cartridge (360 pages, draft), (135 pages, ISO)2

1 Either after first page or first set of ISO test pages using ISO/IEC 24734. 2Replacement cartridge yields are based on ISO/IEC 24711 tests in default mode printing

continuously.

Specifications subject to change

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IndexAdobeReader,23AlignCartridge,25,33anchorpoint(ScanPage),42BatteryWarnings,67BMP(Scanfiletype),40,53CalibrateScanner,39,53cappingstation,73CartridgeAlignment,28CartridgeSettings,25Chargetime(Battery),64Checkforupdates,10,11CleanScanner,39ColorMatching.,27,34crooked,74Crop,62CroptheScan,45EnableBi-diPrinting,28,34Fittoprintablearea/Keeporiginalsize,24GIF(Scanfiletype),40InkSaturation,27,34InkSaturationPads,73JPG(Scanfiletype),40,52LaunchExplorerafterscaniscompleted,44Linesappearinthescan,73ManageScannerPresets,39MSWord,23,31nozzlewipe,73OrderInk,25Orientation,27,34PaperJams(Clearing),73PaperSize,27,34PDF(Scanfiletype),40,52PNG(Scanfiletype),40,52powerbutton,14powerofftheprinter,19PrintQuality,27,34

Rotate,62RotatetheScan,45ScanAreaSize,41,52,63ScanColorMode,41,53ScanFilenamePrefixes,44ScanSaveSettings,44,53ScannerBrightness/Contrast,43ScannerColorMode,43,54ScannerColorSettings,42ScannerDefaultSaveLocation,44ScannerFileType,40,52ScannerPresets,40ScannerResolution,41,53Showprintsettingbeforeprinting,24ShowSavedialogafterscaniscompleted,44Showscanpresetsbeforeeveryscan,39stowposition,17TIF(Scanfiletype),40,53