Windows 7/8 Windows 7/8 Instlltion Guide Swgrss SG400/SG800 v20150521
Contents Virtuoso SG400/SG800 Initil Setup...2 Browser Instlltion...3 Internet Connection Speeds...3 CS Print nd Color Mnger Downlod... 4 CS Print nd Color Mnger Instlltion... 6 SG400/SG800 Printer Driver Instlltion...7 Product Registrtion...13 Access CretiveStudio... 17 Wrning Prior to softwre instlltion, completely instll your printer nd ll of its options following instructions in the User s Guide. Perform the hrdwre instlltion through the initil ink fill, ut power off the printer prior to connecting it to the computer vi USB nd instlling the softwre. Do not connect the printer to computer vi USB or power it on until directed to do so during the instlltion of softwre. Connecting the printer to the computer vi USB prior to eing instructed to do so my cuse the printer to not e utomticlly recognized resulting in communiction filure with the CretiveStudio Print nd Color Mnger. To void ny errors, you must restrt your computer fter the instlltion of the CretiveStudio Print nd Color Mnger. pge 2
The following instructions descrie how to instll CS Print nd Color Mnger for use with the Swgrss Virtuoso HD Product Decorting System. Swgrss CretiveStudio hs two components: 1. CS Print nd Color Mnger 2. CretiveStudio Online Designer CretiveStudio is comptile with most widely-ville internet rowsers. However, Swgrss strongly recommends using Google Chrome. CretiveStudio Online Designer is uilt using the ltest HTML5 technology nd mny other rowsers do not fully support HTML5. Before eginning the instlltion process, ensure tht you re using the ltest version of Google Chrome rowser. Click here to downlod Google Chrome. To confirm tht you re using the ltest version of Chrome, click the Chrome menu on the rowser toolr nd select Aout Google Chrome. The pge should indicte tht your rowser is up to dte. For more informtion out Google Chrome, click here. Notice - Desktop Applictions The CS Print nd Color Mnger uses print files from CretiveStudio Online Designer, nd cnnot e used to print jos from other pplictions, including Adoe Photoshop nd CorelDRAW. If you need to work with desktop printing pplictions, use the Swgrss PowerDriver-v4 workflow. Tips - Internet Connection Speed Visit www.speedtest.net to check your connection speed. Designs with photos or simple vector grphics render quickly, even on the minimum recommended internet connection speeds. However, designs with numerous elements or complex vector imges my render slowly on slower internet connections. Connection Speed Downlod Uplod Glol Averge (wired) 22 mps 10 mps Glol Averge (wireless) 12 mps 5 mps Recommended 10 mps or higher 5 mps or higher Minimum 5 mps 2 mps pge 3
Notice Screenshots in this document reflect those seen using Google Chrome we rowser with Windows 7 OS. Your screens my differ depending on the OS nd rowser used. 1. Access the Swgrss wesite t www.swgrssink.com. Click on Get Support in the nvigtion r. Follow the Product Support Wizrd to select your ink (), printer (), operting system (c), nd color correction type (d). See Figure 1. Then click Go (e). c d e Figure 1 2. Click on the Color Mngement Downlods utton. See Figure 2. Figure 2 pge 4
3. Click the ox for the Windows Instlltion. See Figure 3. Figure 3 Note Your firewll or virus protection softwre my present wrnings t nytime during the downlod nd instlltion process. Mke the selections necessry to continue. 4. The file will egin downloding into the Downlods folder on your computer. When complete, click on the downlod messge t the ottom of the screen to open the instller. See Figure 4. Figure 4 Tips To see recent downlods in Chrome, use CTRL+J. pge 5
5. Click Agree to ccept the license greement nd proceed with the instlltion. See Figure 5. Figure 5 6. Select which components to instll. Along with the CS Print nd Color Mngement Appliction, you cn lso choose to instll your SG400 or SG800 printer driver, if you hve not done so lredy. Then click Instll. See Figure 6. Figure 6 pge 6
7. If you gree with the terms select I ccept the greement () nd click Next (). See Figure 7. Figure 7 8. Select Add new printer () nd click Next (). See Figure 8. Figure 8 pge 7
9. Select how the printer is connected to your computer () nd click Next (). See Figure 9. For this exmple we will select Connect USB cle. Figure 9 Tips Use the Networking Guide to connect the printer to network (LAN). 10. Ensure your printer is powered off nd the USB cord is unplugged from the computer nd click Next to continue. See Figure 10. Figure 10 pge 8
11. Once the files re finished copying, power the printer on, plug the USB cle into the computer, which will egin to uto detect the port. See Figure 11. Figure 11 12. In the following screen you re sked to customize the Sttus Monitor. See Figure 12. Adjust the settings ccording to your preferences nd click Next to continue. Figure 12 pge 9
13. Click Next to continue. See Figure 13. Figure 13 14. If you hve options instlled on the printer, select the ones tht re pplicle. Click OK to continue. See Figure 14. Figure 14 pge 10
15. Select No, restrt lter (). Click Finish () to continue instlltion. See Figure 15. Figure 15 16. After the softwre instlltion is complete, click Finish. See Figure 16. Figure 16 pge 11
17. Restrt your computer to complete the instlltion. After reooting, the CS icon will pper in your Windows tsk r. Right-click to ring up the menu options. See Figure 17. Figure 17 18. If you do not see the CS icon in your tskr, or need to restrt the ppliction, click on the Strt menu nd type CS Print nd Color Mnger into the serch r (), nd click to open the progrm (). See Figure 18. Figure 18 Note CS Print nd Color Mnger must e running in the ckground in order to print imges sent from CretiveStudio Online Designer. pge 12
19. During product instlltion, you will e sked to register the product. Select your Product () nd click Otin Code () to ccess the registrtion portl. See Figure 19. Figure 19 20. Sign in using your Swgrss user informtion. See Figure 20. c Figure 20 pge 13
21. Updte your profile informtion () if necessry nd click Sve () to continue. See Figure 21. Figure 21 22. The following messge will confirm when you hve updted your informtion successfully. See Figure 22. Figure 22 pge 14
23. Click on New Registrtion. See Figure 23. Figure 23 24. Complete the product registrtion form () nd click Sve (). See Figure 24. Figure 24 pge 15
25. You will receive registrtion code nd confirmtion of your registrtion. See Figure 25. Figure 25 26. Select your Product (), enter the Registrtion Code into the Registrtion Code ox () nd click Apply (c). See Figure 26. Figure 26 c pge 16
27. You will receive the following confirmtion once you ve successfully registered your product. See Figure 27. Figure 27 Notice - Account Activtion It is necessry to Strt nd then Register CS Print nd Color Mnger in order to gin ccess to the CretiveStudio Online Designer. Within two usiness dys of registering CS Print nd Color Mnger, you will receive n emil notifying you tht your CretiveStudio Online Designer ccount hs een ctivted. Tips If you do not receive n emil notifiction of your ccess to CretiveStudio Online Designer within two usiness dys, contct us here. Access CretiveStudio 28. After you receive n emil notifying you tht your CretiveStudio Online Designer ccount hs een ctivted. you cn ccess CretiveStudio Online Designer in two wys: 1. Right-click on the CS icon () in your Windows tskr nd click CretiveStudio (). See Figure 28. Figure 28 pge 17
2. Log in to CretiveStudio y clicking the Login link on the Swgrss wesite. See Figure 29. Figure 29 29. Enter your e-mil Address () nd Pssword (). Click Log on (c) to ccess CretiveStudio. See Figure 30. c Figure 30 30. Hover over Resource Center () nd click CretiveStudio (). see Figure 31. Figure 31 pge 18
31. Click on Lunch CretiveStudio Online Designer. See Figure 32. Figure 32 32. You re now redy to use the CretiveStudio Online Designer. See Figure 33. To lern how to use CretiveStudio Online Designer to crete your own custom rtwork, review the instructions here. Figure 33 The instlltion of the CS Print nd Color Mnger is complete. For complete instructions on using the ppliction, refer to the CS Print nd Color Mnger User s Guide. For the ltest informtion nd updtes on ny product, refer to our wesite: www.swgrssink.com pge 19
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