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About This Manual Read this manual to unpack, set up, and use the ColorSpan
“Gator” digital color printers.
◆ Chapter 1, Getting Started, shows you how to unpack and
assemble the printer, and introduces you to its main fea-
tures.
◆ Chapter 2, Using the Control Panel, shows you how to use
the control panel to specify printer options.
◆ Chapter 3, Ink and Media, shows you how to install ink and
media.
◆ Chapter 4, Calibrating the Printer, shows you how to cali-
brate the printer for optimal print quality.
◆ Chapter 5, Maintaining the Printer, explains scheduled
maintenance, how to recover clogged printheads, how to
prepare the printer for extended power-down (such as for
shipping or storage), and more.
◆ Chapter 6, Print Server Setup, shows you how to specify
ColorSpan print server options.
◆ Chapter 7, Printer Driver Setup, shows you how to control
output options from the client workstation via the Color-
Span printer driver software.
◆ Appendix A, Technical Specifications, lists the printer’s
technical specifications.
◆ Appendix B, Troubleshooting, shows you how to trouble-
shoot common printing problems and interpret Action and
Warning messages.
For further information, refer to the following ColorSpan
documentation:
◆ Quick Start Guide — START HERE to set up and install a brand
new ColorMark print server, and connect and configure
printers to it.
◆ Site Preparation Guide — explains how to prepare your site for
the printer’s arrival and installation.
◆ ColorSpan Print Server Documentation — the System Control
User Guide and Printing Tools User Guides shows you how to
print and RIP files through the ColorSpan print server. If the
printer is connected to a non-ColorSpan print server (RIP),
refer to the documentation that accompanies the server.
◆ Release Notes and Update Notes — late-breaking information,
update descriptions, and update instructions.
◆ ColorSpan web site — http://www.colorspan.com.
