Windows NT4 driver

This Readme file provides the latest information about the NT 4.0 printer driver.

Please read it thoroughly before using your Printiva colour printer.

Contents

• Compatibility
• Features
• Getting Started
• Known Bugs
• After Installation Issues
• Test Page

Compatibility

This drivers supports the Citizen Printiva 600c, Printiva 700 and Printiva 1700. The driver is provided by Alps and, therefore, shows their product names so you will need to select the correct printer name for your Citizen printer:

Citizen do not provide any support for this particular driver. It is available from this web site for your convenience only.

Printiva 600c owners

If your Printiva 600c has been upgraded to silver enabled you can use the same driver as the Printiva 700. To check whether your Printiva 600c is upgraded follow the guidelines below :

(1) Insert paper into the sheet feeder.

(2) Hold the ready button and switch on the printer.

(3) Keep the ready button held for at least 5 seconds.

(4) Now release the ready button.

(5) Thr ribbon lights should flash alternately, now press the ready button and release.

(6) A maintenance print should now be printed.

(7) Check the ROM version at the top of the page to see it corresponds with ROM version 0410H, which is the silver-enabled printer.

Features

• Halftoning - Halftoning with support for all the image correction controls.
• Color Matching - All new color matching which allows you to match Business Graphics or Photographs.
• Image Enhancements - Adjust the overall strength of the different colors in your final print with this new feature.
• True 32-bit printing architecture - Fully-preemptive multitasking Win32 modules, which means you'll be able to work comfortably doing other things while your printer prints!
• Saved Settings - Name and save your favorite settings so you can easily recall them whenever you want. For example, if you have one group of printer settings ("profile") that you use for graphics and another for printing word processing documents, you can switch from one to another by clicking the appropriate profile name in the Saved Settings dialog.
• Multi-Pass Black - Accent areas of black to make them stand out from the other areas of black.
• Overlay Option - Allows printing in four colors without removing your paper.

Getting Started

The file, PIVA-NT4.EXE is a self-extracting archive. After downloading the file, run it to decompress all of it's contents to a directory of your choice on your hard drive.

To install the NT 4.0 printer driver, run SETUP.EXE installer program. Then, select the printer model, then click "Add Printer" button to install.

Known Problems

(1) If you do not have a parallel port, then you should not be installing the printer locally. The printer should be installed on the server and then share it from the port-less NT workstation.

(2) This version of NT 4.0 driver does not support the copy function.

(8) Ensure once the driver is installed you DO NOT enable Bi-Directional Support.

(5) Please follow the instructions below :-

(ix) Start.

(x) Settings.

(xi) Printers.

(xii) Select ALPS driver by double clicking.

(xiii) Printer.

(xiv) Properties.

(xv) Ports.

(xvi) Uncheck the option - 'Enabled Bi_Directional Support'.

After-Installation Issues

You may want to setup a shortcut for the SDSTATUS driver utility. This area of the driver is activated when a print job is sent to the printer. It is also the easiest way to enter the driver setup. To setup a shortcut follow the instructions below :-

(1) Start.

(2) Settings.

(3) Taskbar.

(4) Start Menu Programs.

(5) Add.

(6) Browse.

(7) Now select the following directory :

(6) C:\WINNT\SYSTEM32\SPOOL\DRIVERS\W32X86

(8) Click on SDSTATUS.

(9) Open.

(10) Next.

(11) Select which menu to add the shortcut.

(12) Name the shortcut 'PRINTIVA SETUP'

(13) Finish

(14) OK

Your shortcut is now setup.

If you have questions, the MicroDry Printing System Help is just a few clicks away. Access the Help tab, and click on Help button.

Test Page

In Windows NT 4.0, you can generate a test page by right-clicking the printer's icon in the Printers folder, then choosing Properties/General/Print Test Page.

Printing Metallics and Colour

Due to the limitations of the Windows NT operating system the driver no longer receives error messages from the printer. This means that basic errors such as paper out and ribbon end have to be interpretted from the Operation Panel lights on the printer.

This becomes evident when printing metallic and colours on the same page.

The printing process for metallic and colour prints metallic colours first so your required metallic cartridges must be installed for the first pass. When the printer completes printing the metallic colours it will reverse feed the paper to the start print position and the printer will error. At this point you will need to change the metallic cartridges for the required colour cartridges. Ensure when you are removing the metallic catridges that you do not fill the empty cartridge lot at this time as a metallic cartridge still held in the head mechanism will be replaced into this slot.

To restart the printer simply close the printers front door.

Now the printer will replace the last remaining metallic cartridge into the cartridge slots on the front door. At this point the printer will error again, when the printer errors follow the procedure above and replace the final metallic cartruidge with your last remaining colour. Upon closing the front door the printer should complete it's print.

Please note although the printing of Metallic and colour is possible with this driver CITIZEN do not support the use of this option.

Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP

Citizen do not provide any drivers for the Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows XP operating systems

However, Alps have there own web site www.alpsusa.com which holds drivers for the Printiva's equivalent models below. These drivers are for all windows versions currently available and have been found to work correctly on the Printiva range.

Citizen do not provide any support for this particular driver. Also, Alps will not provide support for Citizen printers. This web site like is provided for your convenience only.

The information given about about the NT4 version of the driver (also provided by Alps) will be applicable in most circumstances and we suggest you read this information as well to assist you in setting up your printer.