Orion User Guide - Getting Started.pdf

Introduction 9 Introduction Description The Orion Graphical Package allows the user to easily connect to Squid Ink manufacturing printers and create industrial inkjet me ssage files using a powerful graphical user interface. Orion is a 32 -bit Wind...

Introduction 9 Introduction Description The Orion Graphical Package allows the user to easily connect to Squid Ink manufacturing printers and create industrial inkjet me ssage files using a powerful graphical user interface. Orion is a 32 -bit Windows application that executes on any host computer running the following operating systems: Windows XP Service Pack 3, Windows Server 2003 Service Pack 2, Windows Vista Service P ack 1 or later, Windows Server 2008 (not supported on Server Core Role), Windows 7, Windows Server 2008 R2 (not supported on Server Core Role), Windows 7 Service Pack 1, Windows Server 2008 R2 SP1, Windows 8, Windows 8.1. System Requirements Operating Sy stem: Windows ® XP Service Pack 3 (SP3) or later Processor: Pentium ® II, 1 GHz (or higher) Memory: 512 MB Hard Disk Space: 50 MB (512 MB if Microsoft .NET Framework 4 and Adobe Acrobat ® Reader are also installed) Video: 4 MB, Windows ® XP compatible SVGA Res olution: 800 x 600 Color Depth: 16 -Bit recommended Ethernet Port: IEEE 802.3 10BASE -T, 10 Mbps minimum, RJ -45 Firewall: Orion needs access to the printer though Port 21 for FTP connections, Port 4000 for TCP/IP connections and Port 46810 for multicast comm unications. Privileges: Must have Administrat or privileges to install. Non -administrators may run the applications if the appropriate privileges are applied to the folder where the applications are installed (when ins talled under \Program Files ). For exa mple: " Right -click the \Orion folder and select Properties. " Select the Security tab*. " Select the user group you want to modify (usually Users ). " Allow Modify and Write privileges and click the OK button. The modified group will now be able to run the Orion software without any problems. * If the Security tab is not visible, open an Explorer window and select Tools à Folder Options, select the View tab, scroll down to the bottom of the list and uncheck the Use simple file sharing  option, then click OK  button. 10 Introduction If your system does not meet these requirements, the softwa re may not operate as expected. You should can cel the installation and re -run on a system that meets these requirements. Basic Concepts Messages created using the Orion !" Software package can be transported to printers four ways: Through a local area network: Direct connection from a desktop devi ce: Saving to a USB device and physically moving to the printer: Through a WiFi connection: A note about prin t stations and printers Orion !" Software is easy and simple to use. A print station is created and printers are assigned to the print st ation. Print stations are not printers. A print station is where printing will occur. Printers are then assigned to print stations. Understand how print stations are created and how printers are connected. Introduction 11 The Good News You probably won t need to read much of this manual. After you have developed a good understanding of print st ations and printer connections t he Orion !" Graphical Software Package is very intuitive and easy to use. A description of most functions and tools can usually be seen by letting t he mouse pointer hover over an icon in the Orion message editor. The Getting Started  section of this manual will provide brief instructions for quickly creating and printing messages. With a little practice and experience an operator can become comf ortabl e using the Orion !" Message creation Software. 12 Getting Started Getting Started Installation To Install the Orion !" Graphical Software Package : Go to www.squidink.com . Hover over the Product  tab and f rom the drop down m enu click on Orion. Mouse c lick on the highlighted link to download the Orion setup package Squid Ink Orion Setup .exe  file. Run the downloaded Squid Ink Orion Setup .exe  on the desired computer and follow the screen prompts to complete installation . Orion License Model Orion License Model includes a Software License to enable Orion to send messages to multiple printers at a time and a Feature License to enable/disable Orion to connect to special printer types (PRO2, AutoPilot2) called Special Print er Support . Software License Basically, there re 3 levels of Software License for Orion product: Tier 1  Printer License (Free) Includes Operator Mode  functionality for customers using their own Windows !" tablet. This software is included in the Squi d Ink Tablet kit. Tier 2  Unlimited Printer License s and Message Design Tier 2 Includes Tier 1 and allows for connection to an unlimited number of printers. Tier 3  Required for Database Server and Auto Data Server Functions Tier 3 has all Tier 1 and 2 message creation and editing functions and also includes the Database Server and Auto Data Server options . Getting Started 13 Activation From the File  drop down menu click the Orion Activation &  button located at the bottom of the menu. The Orion Acti vation window will open. There is a license number located on the DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS  card that came with your CoPilot, SoloPilot or Jetline Printing System. ############## #### License Number 14 Getting Started The Orion !" Software is shipped with a free license for one pri nter. If a higher level of license was purchased follow the instructions for activating the multiple printer license. For additional printers beyond the free license, enter the License Number from the DOWNLOAD INSTRUCTIONS card in the License Number:  box and click the Activate License  button. You will then be able to connect to more than one printer. Getting Started 15 Adding a Print Station The Print Station is the surface and production location where printing will occur. Keep in mind that the Print Station is not a printer. Printers are added to print stations after a print station has been created . Note: If there are no exi sting print stations the Print Station Wizard/New Print Station dialogue box will automatically open when Orion !" is launched. To add a print station, click the Add a Print Station  icon from the top menu bar. The Print Station  dialog box will open. In the print station dialog box you can: · Give the print station a unique name. · Specify the substrate type. · Define the product dimensions. · Specify the surface(s) to be printed on. In this example we will name our print station Practice 1 . We will be printing on a General Box . To keep this example simple we will retain the default dimensions and print on the front surface only. Select OK  to save the print station. The print station now appears in the Print Station  list on the left of the screen as Practice 1 . 16 Getting Started Adding a Printer Now we are going t o add a printer to print at our Print Station (Practice 1). In the Pri nt Stations list, select Front , then click the Add Printer/Printhead  icon from the top ribbon menu bar. The Add Printer/Printhead  dialog box will open. This is a new installation so there are no existing printers listed. Orion can find all onl ine printers in the LAN scope automatically. To search for a printer click the Automatically Locate Printer &  button . Note: When you first run Automatically Locate Printer &  Windows Security might pop up an alert for you to allow Orion access Wi ndows firewall. You should choose Allow access  here. Or you can t locate any printer. Getting Started 17 The Orion !" Software Package will then begin a search of all printers connected to the Local Area Network. A list of all available located printers will be displayed. Check the printer you wish to use and click OK . A dialog box will open asking if you want to continue to retrieve the printer s configuration data. Select Yes  to continue. 18 Getting Started The selected printer will now appear in the Print Stations  list under Practice 1 . A CoPilot printer has now been defined to print the front surface at Practice1  print station. To select an additional printer open the Add Printer/Printhead  dialog box again and select an additional print er to add to the print station. A CoPilot and a Jetline printer have now been defined to p rint the front surface at Practice 1  print station. Reminder! A print station is not a printer. It is a location where printing will occur. Printers are a dded to print stations. Getting Started 19 Configuring an Assigned Printer To configure a printer that has been assigned to a print station , make sure Print Stations  list is displayed. If not, from the View  tab click Print Station Explorer  button . A list of print sta tions and assigned printers will be displayed at the left side . In the print station explorer right click on the printer to be configured. From the drop down menu select Configure Printer &  20 Getting Started A printer configuration window will be o pened in Orion workspace titled with the printer name and serial number. In the window can be found several tabs and options for setting the printer properties. Click on the Print Configuration  tab in the Printer Configuration window . T he Print Configu ration  page for the selected printer will open. Here you can make changes to the printer. 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In the Allowed programs a nd features  list, find Squid Ink Orion System  and click to highlight it and click Change Settings . Then the list will be enabled for edit. Make sure all the check boxes in the Orion line are checked. Click OK  to close the dialog. Getting Started 23 Creating a Mess age Message creation using the Orion Software Package is very simple. Select New  from the drop down File Menu. The New Message  dialog box will open. Here we can name the message file. Input the message na me then click OK . The Message creatio n screen will appear in Orion workspace . Here is where elements are placed in the message. 24 Getting Started Placing Elements in a Message Place a Text Element in the Jetline Printhead The message creation screen will display printheads for all the printers defined for the current print station. In the following example there is one printhead displayed for the connected Jetline printer and two printheads displayed for the connected CoPilot. Use the mouse to click in the Jetline Head #1 printing area where you w ish to place an element. The printhead will be highlighted indicating it s currently selected . Notice in the above example the Jetline printhead is highlighted. Getting Started 25 To place an element into the message select the Insert  tab on the top menu ribbon for a dis play of available elements. Click the type of element to be placed in the message. You can also right click the mouse on the substrate (printing surface) and a drop down list of available elements will appear on the screen. For example to create a text element, right click the mouse on the printing area and select Create Text  Here  from the drop down context menu. Or click the Text  icon from the Insert  tab. 26 Getting Started The Text properties menu will display on the screen. Here the text elem ent can be edited . All the associated attributes connected with the selected text element can be changed. For example: to print SQUID INK Manufacturing  on two lines using DOD7X5 Regular font left justified the properties menu would look like this: Text Properties Menu To print two lines of text as in the above example, in the text string box use the Control + Enter to wrap to the second line or click the New Line  button. Another Element To place a Time element in the Jetline printhead right cl ick the mouse on the printing area and select Create Time Here  from the drop down context menu. Or select the Time  icon from the Insert  tab. Getting Started 27 Time Element Properties Menu The Time element has been added to the message. 28 Getting Started Placing Elemen ts in the CoPilot Printheads To place an element in a CoPilo t Printhead click on the CoPilot Head #1 area on the message creation screen. The CoPilot printhead will be selected and highlighted. With the Co Pilot Head #1 highlighted, select the Insert  tab on the top ribbon menu for a display of available elements. Click the type of element to be placed in the message. You can also right click the mouse on the substrate (printing surface) for CoPilot Head #1 and a drop down list of available elemen ts will appear on the screen. Getting Started 29 Create a text element and t he Text properties display will open for you to change text attributes . In the above example we have placed two lines of Arial Black text, 64 jets in height. Remember to wrap text i nto two lines press the Ctrl + Enter  keys to wrap text to a second line. Place a barcode in the message With CoPilot printhead #1 highlighted in the message creation screen, click the Barcode  icon from the insert ribbon tab . Or Right click in th e CoPilot Head #1 printing area and select Barcode from the drop down context menu. The Barcode Properties ribbon will display. 30 Getting Started Here we have created a QR -Code for the Squid Ink Manufacturing web site on CoPilot Head #1. Here we have enter ed another text string www.squidink.com  on H ead #1. Notice that the properties ribbon for the selected element is displayed . Getting Started 31 Place an Element on CoPilot Printhead #2 Select and highlight CoPilot Printhead #2 in the message creation screen. We are going to add a graphic from an existing image file to CoPilot Head #2 in the message. With CoPilot Head #2 highlighted, select the Insert  tab on the top menu ribbon for a display of available elements. Or You can also right click the mouse on the substrate (printing surface) for CoPilot Head #2 and a drop down list of available elements will appear on the screen. 32 Getting Started Click the Image File  icon from the Insert  ribbon. You can also right click in the CoPilot Head #2 print area and select Create Graphic Here  > From Image File &  from the drop menu. A navigation window will open and you can navigate to the location where the image resides. In this case to keep things simple I have selected a COPILOT logo stored on drive (C:) in a CoPilot  directory I created. Select Open  to retrieve the graphic. Getting Started 33 The graphic will be placed in CoPilot Head #2 in the message. You can click and drag the graphic to a new position or resize it. There are some native graphic tool s l ike line, rectangle and a built in graphics gallery in Orion !" that can be used directly. Click on corresponding tool icon or select an existing graphic from the drop down gallery list in Graphic Element  ribbon group while the desired printhead is selecte d. Here I have placed a n ellipse, a rectangle and an arrow logo in the CoPilot Head #2 print area. 34 Getting Started Printing the Message To print the current message, select the Send to Printer  icon in the Message tab. The message will be sent to correspond ing printer(s) ready to print. You can select the Export to USB Disk  to save the message on a removable USB disk . The USB disk can then b e physically moved . When plugged into USB port of a corresponding printer, the message can be loaded into the pr inter ready to select and print .