1. 1. Open Word

  2. 2. Open Blank Document

  3. 3. Go to  :  Layout

  4. 4. Select : Orientation

     Select  “ Landscape “

  1. 5. Now Select  Size

  2. 6.     Select : more paper sizes

  3. 7.     It should say Custom Size

  4. 8.  First Select : Continous Roll

  5. 9.  Insert the size for this plate   

Under Width use 2.55”  -  this is the length of the plate

note: since the pro plate material is .20 thickness

it is necessary to subtract  .20 from the length desired

A 2 3/4” plate or 2.75 should be entered as 2.55”

A 3” plate or 3.00 should be entered as 2.80” This will

insure that when printing the distance is correct for

cutting the plates.

Under height use .63 (5/8”) -   this is the height of the plate

Width insert 2.55”  -  this is the length of the plate

Height insert  .63   -  this is the height of the plate

Select OK

Note: printer must be turned on

and connected

Now use the Control P function

The following window will appear (Fig. 1) 

Select : Under Width enter the length of plate 2.65”

Enter Height  .63”  Then select Continous Roll

Under “Graphics”  select  “None”

Select   “Monochrome”

Under  Stock   select : “Thermal Transfer”

“Continous”  and “None”

Check “Use Current Printer Settings”

Under “Options”  select  2.00 in/sec

To start set the Darkness to  “4”

This is the heat setting - if the ribbon

breaks the setting is too high. It is best to

start at  4 then increase if needed for print

quality. Use either 4 or 5 for the default

setting (Devices & Printers)

Select “OK”  Fig. 6 -  On the Print screen  you can select the number of plates you want to print. When first starting its best to print one plate as to make sure all the settings are correct. After the plate or plates print advance the material

by pressing the green light button.


NOTE:  All the “Printer Property” settings should be made when you set up

the printer driver in your “devices and printers “. Then you will only have to

set the plate size (Fig 3) and the darkness setting (Fig 6) if necessary.

Windows Compatibility:

-Windows XP SP@ or higher, and all editions

of Vista, Wndows 7, Windows 8 and 8.1 and

Windows 10

-Windows Server 2003,2008,2008 R2, 2012

2012 R2, and 2016

-32-bit and 64-bit (x64) editions

Note:    For the printer default setting use the

size that is your most common plate size

NOTE:  FOR PROPER OPERATION IF USING WINDOWS 10

              ON YOUR PC ALL THE LATEST UPDATES MUST BE

              DOWNLOADED AND INSTALLED