NOTE: This documentation relates to an earlier version of the APM / Lab 50 software.

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Sending orders straight from the kiosk (Print Server):

  1. Press the bottom left corner of the intro screen.
  2. Enter the pass code (default is 1234).
  3. Select the Setup Wizard.

Setup Wizard Printer Configuration Screen

Using Lab 50 installed on a separate computer:

  1. Click on the Settings tab in Lab 50.
  2. Select the Fulfillment option on the left side of the screen to expand it.
  3. Select Print Server.
  4. Press the Setup Wizard button, and the Setup Wizard will launch.

Once you have the Setup Wizard open:

  1. Click on Printer Configuration.
  2. Click on Add Printer.
  3. In the menu at the right, select Windows Printer.
  4. In the Printer Name field, enter “Copal”, or any name you wish to use.
  5. Click the Add button.
  6. Click on the newly created Windows Printer Interface option in the top, left corner to display the options for this interface.

Windows Printer Interface General Settings:

  • Printer Name: Select the Windows printer driver name desired from the drop- down menu.
  • Band Output: This feature sends blocks of lines to be printed to the Windows spooler, which results in faster printing, especially for enlargements. This should only be set to True for large format printers.
  • Rotate Variable Length: This will rotate the image to save on paper usage. This should only be set to true for large format printers.
  • Reprint photo on error: The option should only be set to True when using Mitsubishi printers. The default value is false.
  • Continue Job After Item Failure: If this option is set to True, the APM software will continue printing the
    current job in the event of any unexpected printer error. The default value is false.
  • Debug Mode: If after changing all of the settings the Windows Printer interface does not work, come back into this screen and set this to True. The default value is false.

Border Alignment Settings:

Settings in the Border Alignment section are not typically used unless additional border space is needed on one or more sides. This is due to the fact that border alignment problems are best resolved by manually adjusting the position of the paper roll/ink ribbon inside the printer.

However, if the issue still persists after the manual re-adjustment of the paper roll/ink ribbon, you can specify values in the following fields to adjust the borders. (The default values are 0in).

  • Left Border Adjustment: Adjust the left border by entering positive numbers to shift the border to the right; negative numbers to shift it to the left.
  • Right Border Adjustment: Adjust the right border by entering positive numbers to shift the border to the right; negative numbers to shift it to the left.
  • Top Border Adjustment: Adjust the bottom border by entering positive numbers to shift the border down ; negative numbers to shift it up.
  • Bottom Border Adjustment: Adjust the left border by entering positive numbers to shift the border up; negative numbers to shift it down.

**Note: Images will be moved but not resized. You must use Lucidiom’s length notation, which is either 1000 x inches or 100 x mm. Example: 4000in is 4 inches, 15000mm is 15 cm.

  • Printer DPI can be changed to a higher or lower value depending on the configuration of the printer, but by default it is set to 300.

Windows Printer Interface

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