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Quick guide 

Initial start-up 

and 

driver installation/setup 

Pictor 

Inkjet printer for printing 

on 

polycarbonate (PC) plates

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Device description 

The device in question is an inkjet-based labelling unit. 

The device is designed for use with special inks (do not 

use other types of ink!) and is to be used exclusively to 

print labels on plates made from polycarbonate (PC). 

Labels can be printed using both black and colour ink. 

Technical data 

Power supply: 100 – 240 V AC universal 

Print area: Approx. A4, 4 aluminium base plates (2 x 2) 

Print speed: 30 sec. for 2 / 60 sec. for 4 base plates 

(including processing of print job) 

Interface: USB 

Colours: 7 colours / 7 cartridges + 1 gloss (empty) 

(cartridges are chip-coded; all must 

be installed, incl. empty cartridges) 

Print volume: Approx. 200,000 chars per cartridge 

(if font size set to 24 in ACS software) 

Print resolution: 720 dpi 

Nozzles per colour: 190 

Min. drop size: 1 pl (picolitre) 

Ink: Special solvent ink (eco solvent) 

Dimensions: 53 cm x 53 cm x 26 cm (all approx.) 

Weight: Approx. 30 kg 

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Advantages 

� Labels can be printed at high speed 

� High resolution 

� Outstanding lettering quality 

� Photo quality 

� Simple to use 


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Device description 

Relevant device parts 

(7, 8) 

(2) 

(4) (5) (6) 

(7) 

(8) 

(1) 

(3) 

(1) Magazine cover 

(2) Tray 

(3) Drip tank for ink 

(4) Init key (connection) 

(5) Cleaning key 

(6) Mains power on/off 

(7) Mains power socket 

(8) USB port 


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Scope of delivery 

The following are supplied with the unit: 

1. Mains power cable 

2. USB connection cable 

3. Seven colour cartridges 

Yellow/Magenta/Cyan/Matte Black/Photo Black/Red/Blue 

4. Seven cleaning cartridges 

Yellow/Magenta/Cyan/Matte Black/Photo Black/Red/Blue 

5. One empty gloss cartridge 

Optional accessories: 

GP3/GP4 etc. base plates, aluminium construction 

Two interchangeable plates 

(for more rapid population with label frames) 


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Ensure you complete the following steps for initial 

start-up: 

1. Installing the ink cartridges 

2. Connecting the unit to the PC with a USB cable 

3. Switching on the unit 

4. Initialisation/activating the connection 

5. Driver installation 

6. Driver setup 

7. Adding the device in the ACS software 

8. Inserting the base plates 

9. Cleaning process (if necessary) 

Important! 

Please observe at any rate the notes 

on pages 21 and 22! 


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1. Installing the ink cartridges: Step 1 

Using a pair of scissors, carefully cut open each of the ink 

cartridge pouches and remove the cartridges. 

CAUTION! Do not touch the chip on the front edge with 

your fingers. 


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Pull the yellow foil strip slowly to remove it from the 

cartridge. The cartridge's ventilation hole must be fully 

uncovered. 

CAUTION! Do not leave any foil residues 

covering the cartridge ventilation hole. 

R e m o v e any f o i l r e s i d u e s c a r e f u l l y. 


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Open the cartridge magazine cover. 

Now open the cartridge magazine 

cover guard. 

Remove the protective film. 

Now insert the cartridges 

in the order specified below. 

Then close the cover guard and 

the cover again. 

Installation order: 

Yellow – Magenta – Cyan – Matte Black – Photo Black – Red – Blue – Gloss 

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2. Connecting up the unit 

Connect up the printer to your PC by plugging the USB cable 

supplied into the USB port on the left side of the unit. 

Power connection 

3. Switching on the unit 

USB 

Use the supplied power cord to plug the unit into a mains 

power socket. 

Set the mains power switch to position I (On). 

The power indicator light comes on. 

Power switch 


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4. Initialisation/activating the connection 

Ensure that the tray is pushed into the unit as far as it will go. 

Now press the Init key for approx. 2 seconds. The LED on 

the Init key starts flashing and the tray is extended. 

Init key 

IMPORTANT! 

Do not start to push the tray back until the LED 

has stopped flashing. 

The connection to the PC is now activated and the device 

will be detected by Windows. 

If this is the initial start-up, then the driver can now be 

installed. 

If the driver is installed and the unit is set up, then the printer 

is ready for use. 

CAUTION! 

On each subsequent use of the printer, you must 

establish a connection with the computer by pressing 

the Init key (see above) after the unit is switched on. 


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5. Driver installation (1) 

Drivers are supplied for use with 32-bit and 64-bit versions of 

Windows (German and English). 

Windows XP / Windows Vista / Windows 7 

The driver files for the various versions are supplied as selfextracting 

.EXE files: 

32-bit Windows 64-bit Windows 

epson324617eu.exe (German) 

epson12379.exe (English) 

Installing the corresponding driver 

epson324618eu.exe (German) 

epson12380.exe (English) 

Switch the printer on. Establish a connection (Init key). 

(Cancel the Windows Add Hardware Wizard if it starts!) 

Run the .EXE file for the appropriate driver 

Click on [Setup]. 

The files will be 

extracted and Setup will 

execute. 

Now confirm the printer 

model by clicking [OK]. 


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Confirm the license agreement 

by clicking [Accept]. 

Caution! 

If the connection cannot be 

established (the device is not 

automatically detected), then 

an appropriate error message 

will be displayed. If this 

happens, confirm that the 

device is switched on and that 

the Init key has been pressed. 

Also check the USB cable for 

possible damage. 

At this screen, confirm by 

clicking 

[Continue installation]. 


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The necessary driver 

files will now be 

copied. 

Following this, 

installation is 

complete. 

The unit is displayed in the Windows Printers and Faxes 

(Devices and Printers) list and can now be configured. 


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6. Device setup (1) 

Windows 

Right-click the printer name and then select the command 

Printing preferences…. 


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Windows (recommended settings) 

On the tab page Main, select the 

option Text & Image. 

This is the setting that controls the 

printing of high-quality text and 

graphics. 

Now click the button [Advanced]: 

on this screen, set colour 

management to ICM. Then set ICC 

Profile to Applied by Printer 

Software. 

Other options may of course 

be selected: select any 

settings as necessary to suit 

your requirements. 

The paper size is set to a 

length of 3100 by using 

Custom Paper Size. 


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Settings in the ACS software 

Start the ACS software and choose the command Output Device 

Setup from the Settings menu. 

Select the printer from the Output device list (A) and then 

click [Add]. The device is now added to the 

List of output devices (B). 

Now configure the following settings: 

Rows/Page = 2 

Frames/Row = 2 

Calibration point x = 30.0 (default, adjust as required) 

Calibration point y = -65.0 (default, adjust as required) 

Distance between frames vertical = 138.8 


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8. Inserting the GPx base plates 

If the tray has been extended during initialisation, the base 

plates and material to be printed to can be inserted. 

If the tray has already been retracted, then (following 

correct initialisation) it can be manually extended and 

pushed back in manually at any time. 

The base plates (hard plastic/aluminium) are placed on the 

carriage plate. The label frames are then placed on these 

base plates. Now push the tray back into the unit 

COMPLETELY, i.e. as far as it will go. 

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9. Cleaning process 

If the quality of the printed lettering is poor, then you will 

need to run the printer cleaning process. On initial start-up, 

we also recommend running the cleaning process with 

inserted cartridges, so as to prime the printing system. 

1. Switch the unit on 

2. Initialise the unit 

3. Push the tray back in completely 

4. Press the Cleaning key for approx. 2 seconds 

5. The cleaning process starts 

Cleaning key 

If you need to run the cleaning process several times in 

sequence, then you can use the supplied cleaning 

cartridges when running the cleaning process. This involves 

replacing the individual ink cartridges with the matching 

cleaning cartridges. 

Note, however, that the last cleaning process must always 

be run using the normal ink cartridges, in order to prime the 

print head with ink. 


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Note! 

The EPSON Status Monitor window appears briefly 

during printing. This merely indicates that the print 

job was sent to the printer successfully. 


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Please observe imperatively! 

1. Please make sure that the air vent at each cartridge is 

completely free. If in doubt please check with a pointed 

object! If the vent is not free the ink cannot flow properly. 

It looks as if both 

vents are free. 

The right vent is free. The left vent is still 

covered with foil. 

Here you can really see the difference. 

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Please observe imperatively! 

2. When installing the driver make sure that you install the 

correct driver corresponding to the installed Windows 

version – 32 resp. 64 bit. 

3. Before you start printing make sure that the carrier plate is 

pushed back completely into the device. 

4. You cannot send two or more print jobs successively. This 

would result in a media error. 

5. The notice on the inside of the cartridge flap (yellow label) is 

to be considered as follows: 

If the device should not be used longer than 48 hours, please 

switch off the printer and remove the ink cartridges. Then 

insert the cleaner cartridges instead and leave the equipment 

switched off. Remove the cleaner cartridges BEFORE the 

next use while the device is switched off. After that insert the 

ink cartridges again. Then the printer is ready for use. 

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Material numbers 

86625010 Pictor, Inkjet labelling system 

Ink and cleaner cartridges for Pictor 

86625021 Yellow ink 

86625022 Magenta ink 

86625023 Cyan ink 

86625024 Matte black ink 

86625025 Photo black ink 

86625026 Red ink 

86625027 Blue ink 

86625028 Gloss (empty) 

86625031 Yellow cleaning liquid 

86625032 Magenta cleaning liquid 

86625033 Cyan cleaning liquid 

86625034 Matte black cleaning liquid 

86625035 Photo black cleaning liquid 

86625036 Red cleaning liquid 

86625037 Blue cleaning liquid 

Cleaning liquids are clear fluids. The name of the colour refers 

only to the position in the cartridge depot.

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