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Introduction |
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The Tiger printer driver provides user access
to setting options on the ViewPlus embosser from a local or networked
computer. Open the Tiger printer driver properties by going to
Start/Settings/Printer and Faxes. The Legacy mode property tab is only
accessible if the embossing printer is connected locally via the USB port. |
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Tiger Tab in Printer Properties |
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Illustration of Tiger tab
- How
To Print
- By checking Emboss, the Viewplus
Emprint™ will create embossed output.
- By checking Ink, the Viewplus
Emprint™ will create inked output.
Note: By checking both Emboss and Ink (default), the embossing printer will create both embossed and inked output.
- In 2 in 1mode, the embossing printer will generate
embossed output from every odd page and inked
output from every even page of the document. This is useful if
editing is done on either the embossed page or the printed page.
There would be two pages in the document.
- Emboss Standard Texts if checked standard text fonts
will be printed in ink and embossed as text. The default is for
this to be unchecked. The standard text fonts will be printed in
ink only.
- Printer Preview This checkbox (default is unchecked) toggles the embossing printer
preview option. If printer preview is selected the printer driver will
provide
the user with a previewing dialog prior to the execution of the print
job.
- Image - Contrast and brightness settings
for embossed output.
- Contrast: The default setting is 0.
The range is from -100 to 100. Increasing the contrast increases the
dot height difference of two colors that have intensities that are nearly the
same. Increasing the contrast makes the light colors lighter and makes the
dark colors darker.
- Brightness: The default setting is 0.
The range is from -100 to 100. Increasing the brightness is useful
if you want to increase the intensity of all the colors. This is
useful if the lines in the drawing are thin and light.
- Media
thickness -
Select the type of paper you want to use. The choices are:
- Braille paper (Default 1) - This is the default
setting.
- Light Braille Paper (Default
2)
- Copy Paper (Default 3)
- Card Stock (Default 4)
- Plastic Sheet (Default 5)
- Premium Copy (Default 6)
- Transparency (Default 7)
- Custom - Custom types may be added
(use the Add button). Assign a name and set the low punch force
(1-20); default is 11, and the high punch force (7-30); default is
25. Custom pages may be removed. Or you can “View” the punch
forces for the selected media. You
can view a default media, but you cannot change the name, the high dot
value or low dot value.
Illustration of Media Type Punch Forces
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Media Surface
- Plain paper
- Photo paper, glossy
- Other Photo paper
- Premium plus Inkjet transparancy film
- Other transparency film
- Brochure & flyer, glossy
- Brochure & flyer, matte finish
If any
changes are made in the Tiger printer driver settings, you must click on the apply
button. If the embossing printer acknowledges the changes, it will beep once.
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Legacy |
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Illustration of Legacy Setting Tab
This mode
allows access to the legacy braille embosser emulator settings.
- Paper size - Standard pages sizes or custom
page sizes may be selected.
- Margins - Set the margins to 0 if you are
using a program which sets its own margins.
- Extra space between lines - The default spacing is .05
inches. It increases in .05 increments up to .25 inches.
- Characters per line - When margins or page size is
changed, this number also changes.
- Lines per page - When margins or page size is
changed, this number also changes.
- Text/graphics mode - You can choose either text or
graphics.
- Dots per character - Choose between 6 or 8.
- Automatic text wrapping - When checked the text is
wrapped to the next line. If it is not checked, it is possible to lose characters from long lines.
- Download custom braille table - The ViewPlus Emprint™ can
hold up to 8 custom defined braille tables. Clicking on this button
opens a Load Table window and a user-defined braille character set from
ASCII value 0 to 255 can be downloaded to the ViewPlus Emprint™. The
braille character sets are typically stored in braille conversion table
files (*.BCT). This file format is editable in Notepad and allows the
user to create user definable conversion tables. Go to the www.viewplus.com/support for additional
information about this mode.
Illustration of Load Braille Table Tab |
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Service Tab |
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The service tab provides several servicing
functions for your Emprint™.
- Pen Calibration - Performs a calibration of
the black and color ink cartridge. This procedure needs
at least two sheets of plain paper in the input tray.
- Print Test Page - Prints a test page to
exercise the embossing printers ink and embossing mechanism. This procedure needs at
least one sheet of plain paper in the input tray.
- Ink/Emboss Alignment Calibration - The function should be
used if the ink image does not line up with the emboss output. After the
test page has been printed, an input dialog box opens.
The print out shows an array of
boxes marked with numbers. Please enter the number of the
box that best matches the ink and emboss output.
- Emboss Head Calibration - This prints the alignment
page for the embossing head. In order to produce perfect dots on the
special Tiger platen, the embossing head needs to be aligned with the
grooves. This procedure prints out a 10 by 10 pattern of dots of which one dot
looks perfectly aligned. After the test page has been printed, an input
dialog box opens. The user is
prompted to enter the number of the best vertical line and horizontal line
of the dot. The rows and columns are numbered from the left to right and
top to bottom, respectively, starting with 1.
- Emboss Skew
Calibration -
This prints the skew calibration pattern. The pattern is 10 vertical lines
of which one is a perfect aligned line. Please count the number of lines
from left to right starting with 1. The user is prompted to enter the best
line number.
- Ink Cartridge Levels - This dialog box shows the status
of the ink cartridges. It shows how much of ink is left in the cartridges
(in percent).
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