PRINTER DRIVER GUIDE

(For Windows CP-K60DW series)

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Refer to the following web site to check the latest version of the printer driver.
http://www.MitsubishiElectric.co.jp/vcp/support/driver_en.html

System requirements
Computer
:Computer equipped with Pentium class CPU or more
Main storage memory :512 Mbytes or more
Hard disk
:Empty capacity 512 Mbytes or more
USB cable
:Be sure to use a cable 2m or shorter.
* Use the printer driver in an environment that your operating system works properly.
Driver folder
CPS60X
CPS60V

Supported operating system

Microsoft Windows XP (32-bit)
Windows Vista (32-bit)
Windows 7 (32-bit)
CPS60V_x64
Windows Vista (64-bit)
Windows 7 (64-bit)
* CP-K60DW series printer supports USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) interface. As USB 2.0 is fully upwardcompatible with USB 1.1, CP-K60DW series printer can be used with a personal computer that
supports USB 1.1 interface.
To use CP-K60DW series printer based on USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB), connect with a personal
computer that supports USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB). For USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) compatibility of your
personal computer, contact the manufacturer of the personal computer.
*

When you use Windows 7, install the printer driver first, and then connect the printer to the personal
computer.

You can not use different version of the driver at the same time.
When the driver has been already installed, uninstall it and then install this driver.

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Installation
1.Windows XP
1.1.Installing the USB port
1) Start Microsoft Windows XP operating system.
2) Logon as an Administrator or Administrator group members.
3) Connect a USB cable between the computer and the printer before starting the installation.
4) Turn on the printer.
5) A USB Printing Support will be installed automatically.
6) Found New Hardware Wizard appears. (Fig.1)
1.2.Installing the driver
1) Select No, not this time on Found New Hardware Wizard and click Next button. (Fig.1)
2) Select Install from a list of specific location (Advanced) on Found New Hardware Wizard and click
Next button. (Fig.2)

<Fig.1>
<Fig.2>
3) Select Include this location in the search, specify the folder of the printer driver, and then click Next
button. (Fig.3)
4) Click Continue Anyway button. (Fig.4)

<Fig.3>
5) Click Finish button. (Fig.5)

<Fig.4>

<Fig.5>
6) Carry out Test print from the printer property to check the printer setting.

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2.Windows Vista
2.1.Installing the USB port
1) Start Windows Vista operating system.
2) Logon as an Administrator or Administrator group members.
3) Connect a USB cable between the computer and the printer before starting the installation.
4) Turn on the printer.
5) A USB Printing Support will be installed automatically.
6) Click Locate and install driver software button on Found New Hardware Wizard. (Fig.6)

<Fig.6>
2.2.Installing the driver
1) Click Continue button on User Account Control dialog.
2) Select I dont have the disc. Show me other options. (Fig.7)
3) Select Browse my computer for driver software. (Fig.8)

<Fig.7>

<Fig.8>

4) Click Browse, display Browse For Folder dialog, select the folder of the printer driver, and then
click Next button. (Fig.9)
5) Select Install this driver software anyway. (Fig.10)

<Fig.9>

<Fig.10>

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6) Click Close button. (Fig.11)

<Fig.11>

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3.Windows 7
3.1. Installing the driver
* Install the printer driver for Windows 7 before you connect the printer to your PC.
1) Start Windows 7 operating system.
2) Logon as an Administrator or Administrator group members.
3) Click Start button and select Devices and Printers from Start Menu. (Fig.12)
4) In Devices and Printers window, while any of the icon listed under Printers and Faxes is selected,
click Print server properties. (Fig.13)

<Fig.12>

<Fig.13>

5) Open Drivers tab of Print Server Properties, and click Add button. (Fig.14)
6) Click Next button on Welcome to the Add Printer Driver Wizard (Fig.15)

<Fig.14>

<Fig.15>

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7) Make sure that x86 (when you use the 32-bit driver) or x64 (when you use the 64-bit driver) has a
tick mark, then click Next button. (Fig.16)
8) Click Have Disk to browse and select the folder where the printer driver is stored. (Fig.17)

<Fig.16>

<Fig.17>

9) Click Next button. (Fig.18)

10) Click Finish button. (Fig.19)

<Fig.18>

<Fig.19>

11) Select Install this driver software anyway. (Fig.20)

Wait for a while until Add Printer Driver Wizard window (Fig.19) automatically closes, showing that
the driver installation is completed.

<Fig.20>

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12) The installed printer driver will be displayed in Drivers tab on Print Server Properties.
Click Close button. (Fig.21)

<Fig.21>
3.2.Installing the USB port
1) Now, power on the printer and connect it to your personal computer with USB cable.
2) The driver software will be automatically installed. Click the balloon to check the installation status.
(Fig.22)

<Fig.22>
3) Click Close button to finish the installation. (Fig.23)

<Fig.23>

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Uninstallation
Operate the following procedures to uninstall the printer driver.
When uninstalling the printer driver, confirm that the printer driver is not used from the application or the
print job does not remain in the spooler.
When you use the printer in Windows Vista or Windows 7, confirm that the printer is not set as default printer.
When you uninstall and then reinstall the printer driver in Windows Vista or Windows 7, restart the computer
after the reinstallation is completed.
Windows XP
1) Start up RemS60.exe in the printer driver folder.
2) After confirming that MITSUBISHI CP-K60DW-S is listed in the list box, press the Uninstall button.
3) When uninstallation is completed, a message of Uninstallation was completed. Is a computer rebooted? is displayed.
When you reboot the computer immediately, click the Yes button. When you reboot it later, click the
No button. Make sure to reboot the computer.
Windows Vista
1) Click Start and open Control Panel.
2) Select Printers.
3) Right-click the printer icon in Printers folder and select Delete.
4) Click Yes on printer delete acknowledge dialog.
5) Right-click in Printers folder and select Run as Administrator.
Click Server Properties then Printer Server Properties window is displayed.
6) Open Drivers tab on Printer Server Properties dialog and select a driver to be uninstalled from the
tab. Then, click Remove button.
7) Select Remove driver and driver package. in Remove Driver And Package dialog and click OK
button.
8) Click Yes button on Printer Server Properties dialog.
9) If Driver package information collected. is displayed in Remove Driver Package dialog, click
Delete button.
10)Click OK button when Driver package deleted is displayed in Remove Driver Package dialog.
11) Restart the personal computer.
Windows 7
1) Click Start button and select Devices and Printers from Start Menu.
2) Right-click the printer icon to be removed and select Remove device.
3) Click Yes button in the Remove Device confirmation dialog.
4) While selecting any of the icon under Printers and Faxes category in the Devices and Printers
window, select Printer server properties at the top of the window.
5) Open Drivers tab of Printer Server Properties and click Change Driver Settings button.
6) The similar window that doesnt have Change Driver Settings button at the bottom left is displayed.
Select the printer driver to be removed and click Remove button.
7) Select Remove driver and driver package. in Remove Driver And Package dialog and click OK
button.
8) Click Yes button in Printer Server Properties confirmation dialog.
9) Click Delete button when Driver package information collected is displayed in Remove Driver
Package dialog.
10)Click OK button when Driver package deleted is displayed in Remove Driver Package dialog.
11)Disconnect the USB cable from the PC.
12) Restart the personal computer.

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Function explanation
1. Paper dialog

<Fig.24 The dialog of Paper (Windows XP)>

1) Paper Size
The size of paper is selected.
The number of print pixels for each paper size is shown in the table.
Paper size
Print dots
9x13 (3.5x5)
1076 x 1568
10x15 (4x6)
1218 x 1864
13x18 (5x7)
1568 x 2128
15x20 (6x8)
1864 x 2422
15x15 (6x6)
1820 x 1864
9x13x2 Type1 (3.5x5x2)
1568 x 2190
10x15x2 Type1 (4x6x2)
1864 x 2454
5x15x2 Type1 (2x6x2)
1218 x 1864
5x15x2 Type2 (2x6x2)
609 x 1864
15x20 (6x8) border
1536 x 2126
The print pixels vary depending on the setting of Paper Size.
2) Print pixels
The number of pixels to print in each paper size is displayed.
3) Print size
The print size is displayed.
4) Orientation
The direction of paper is set.
5) Copies
The printer prints the number of printouts which is shown in dialog. (Range : 1 - 360)
*When multiple copies are printed, the print sequence is sorted by pages as listed below.
(example) The print result of 2 copies of 3 pages: 1p 1p 2p 2p 3p 3p
Some application handles multiple copies differently where the sequence is sorted by incremental
page number such as 1p 2p 3p 1p 2p 3p.
6) Scaling
Enlargement scale is set. (Range : 25-400%)

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7) Remain
The remaining amount of the ink ribbon in the connected printer is displayed in a bar.
When a printer is not connected or information from the printer can not be read, this bar is displayed in gray.
The number of remaining amount is displayed only as a guide.
When the 13x18 (5x7) paper is used, the remaining amount calculated as using the 9x13 (3.5x5) paper
is displayed. When the 15x20 (6x8) paper or the 15x20 (6x8) border paper is used, the remaining
amount calculated as using the 10x15 (4x6) paper is displayed. For example, the remaining amount
reduces by 2 for a print of 13x18 (5x7) or 15x20 (6x8) or 15x20 (6x8) border paper size.
8) About...
Displays the version information of this driver.
2. Option setting dialog

<Fig.25 Option setting dialog (Windows XP)>

1) Sharpness
none / -3 / -2 / -1 / 0 / 1 / 2 / 3
Level of outline correction is changed.
none
:Not perform the outline correction.
-3 to 3 :The value is smaller, the outline becomes softer.
The value is larger, the outline becomes sharper.
2) Print Speed
Printing speed is set.
Fine
: Printing is performed at the standard speed. (Standard quality picture)
UltraFine : Printing is performed at the speed slower than the Fine speed. (High quality picture)
3) Print finish
Matte finish is set.
Note: Matte is only recommended for an even number of 9x13 and 10x15 prints.
*Printing an uneven number of prints may lead to lower number of prints produced per ink ribbon kit.
4) Color correction
The tone of light colors can be changed.
R
:-200 - +200
As the value is smaller, the red tone is weakened.
As the value is larger, the red tone is intensified.
G
:-200 - +200
As the value is smaller, the green tone is weakened.
As the value is larger, the green tone is intensified.
B
:-200 - +200
As the value is smaller, the blue tone is weakened.
As the value is larger, the blue tone is intensified.

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5) Color matching
Color matching is carried out according to the ICC profile set in the Color control tab.
When the ICC profile is not set in the Color control tab, set the Color matching to OFF because
the color matching is not carried out in this case.
For ICC profile, see 2. Making the ICC profile in the Operating directions for customers purpose.
6) Color conversion
none / Table1
none
:Color conversion is not performed.
Table1 :Color conversion is performed.
When the color matching is set to ON, color conversion is not available.
7) Defaults
All the settings in Option dialog are reset to the defaults.
3. Color adjustment

<Fig. 26 Color adjustment dialog (Windows XP)>

3.1.Color Adjust dialog
1) Adjust
Tick the box for the color adjustment.
2) Gamma
Adjusted value (-5 - +5)
When you want to increase the density of the middle tones, decrease the value of Gamma of the
color adjustment dialog.
Same check box
ON:R,G and B are same value, OFF:R,G and B are individually adjusted.
(Output data)
255
White Larger

Smaller

0
Black

255(Input data)
White
Gamma

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3) Brightness
Adjusted value (-128-+128)
When you want the brightness of the print picture to be dark, the value of Brightness of the color
adjustment dialog must be decreased.
Same check box
ON:R,G and B are same value, OFF:R,G and B are individually adjusted.
(Output data)
255
White Larger

Smaller

0
Black
Brightness

255(Input data)
White

4) Contrast
Adjusted value (-128-+128)
When you want the contrast of the print picture to be strong, the value of Contrast of the color adjustment dialog must be increased.
Same check box
ON:R,G and B are same value, OFF:R,G and B are individually adjusted.
(Output data)
255
Larger
White

Smaller

0
Black

255(Input data)
White
Contrast

5) Fine adjust
The more minute color adjustments are carried out by the Gamma adjustment tone curve.
6) Defaults
All adjustable values in Color Adjust dialog become 0.
7) Load...
The color adjustment setting file is loaded.
8) Save...
The color adjustment setting is saved.

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3.2. Fine Adjust dialog

<Fig.27 Fine Adjust dialog (Windows XP)>

1) Adjust
Tick the box for the color adjustment.
2) Each color adjustment
ON: Each RGB color is individually adjusted.
OFF: The same adjustment of each RGB color carries out.
3) Selecting the color to be adjusted
When adjusting color individually, select the color to be adjusted.
4) I/O value display
The input (gradation value before adjustment) and output (gradation value after adjustment) of the
adjustment point are displayed.
5) Defaults
All the tone curves become a linear straight line of the range (0, 0) - (255, 255).

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4. Error indication
No.
Error dialog message
1 Printer is not connected.

3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20

Button
Operation
OK
Click OK button.
After connecting the printer (Turn on the
printer./ Connect the I/F cable), printing
starts automatically.
The printer does not respond. Turn the printer Off and then On OK
When clicking OK button, the dialog disagain, and try again.
appears and the print job is deleted. After
turning the power off and turning it back
on, start printing process again.
Something is wrong with the printer.(XXXXXX)
Cancel When the error is resolved, the dialog disTurn the printer Off and then On again, and try again.
appears and printing starts automatically.
Mechanical Error(XXXXXX).
When Cancel button is clicked, printing
Set paper again.
is canceled. All the jobs in the printer are
Mechanical Error(XXXXXX).
cancelled and printing is cancelled.
Turn the printer Off and then On again, and try again.
* Numeric characters are indicated in
Printing unit is opened.
(XXXXXX).
Printing unit is opened while printing.
Ink ribbon and paper type do not match.
Ink ribbon is not correctly installed.
Ink ribbon end.
Paper empty.
The ink ribbon is not standard.
The printer was turned off while printing.
Turn on a printer.
Paper jam(XXXXXX).
Set paper again.
Paper size of printer driver and ink ribbon type do not match.
Ink ribbon empty.
Exchange ink ribbons.
Paper end.
It is not equipped with the paper strip bin.
Ink ribbon error. (XXXXXX)
Set paper again.
Ink ribbon error. (XXXXXX)
Set paper and ink ribbon again.

* When no error message is displayed on the monitor and printing is not carried out, check the indicators
on the front of the printer.
* When an error occurs in the printer, printing starts automatically by resolving the error.
* When the error number 19 is displayed, the ink ribbon may be used up. In such a case, replace the ink
ribbon.
For the details of the indicators on the printer, see the operation manual of CP-K60DW series printer.
The error may not be displayed in the case of system configurations other than that shown below.
Interface
USB

Operating system
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7

Setting
Set Enable bidirectional support for
printer properties.

* In Windows XP/Vista/7, the print job is not deleted if the printer is not turned on or the I/F cable is not
connected. By turning on the printer or connecting the I/F cable, the data will be transferred again.

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Notes
1) Secure of Hard disk for spool file
Secure the capacity of Hard disk for spool file enough for the printer operation and the number of
printing sheets.
The printing cannot be correctly carried out when the capacity is running short.
The drive for spool file is the same drive as the drive of Windows system usually.
2) Operation of the printer
Refer to the operation manual of the printer.
Do not turn off the power switch during data transfer or print.
If you turn off the power switch, restarting of a computer may be needed.
(When deletion of a printing data cannot be performed, restarting of a computer is required.)
3) Applicability of color adjustment
The color adjustment is applied to the entire printing range including the background.
4) About Print directly to the printer
With some applications, if Print directly to the printer is selected, objects may not be printed correctly.
In that case, select Spool print documents ... by the details page of printer property sheet.
5) About connection of a computer and a printer
Do not disconnect the interface cable during data transfer.
If a USB cable is disconnected, wait 1 minute or more after disconnecting the cable to connect it again.
If the cable is connected without leaving an enough interval, the printer driver may not work correctly.
6) System requirements for USB interface
Use a personal computer with Windows XP, Windows Vista, or Windows 7 pre-installed, and make sure
that its USB operation is guaranteed by the manufacturer.
CP-K60DW series printer supports USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) interface. As USB 2.0 is fully upwardcompatible with USB 1.1, CP-K60DW series printer can be used with a personal computer that supports
USB 1.1 interface.
To use CP-K60DW series printer based on USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB), connect with a personal computer
that supports USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB). For USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) compatibility of your personal
computer, contact the manufacturer of the personal computer.
7) Connection of USB cable
When you take out and insert a USB cable after installation of a printer driver, wait 10 seconds or more
after extracting a cable.
If the cable is reinserted without leaving an interval, the printer may not operate normally.
8) Print job
Do not delete the print job in the spooler during data transfer. When deleting it, do not start printing until
the printer becomes to the initial status.
9) Number of prints
With some applications, the number of prints set by the printer driver does not work. Set the number of
prints from the print dialog box of the application.
10)Remainings
Remainings on the Paper tab shows the remainings of the ink ribbon by a bar, by reading information
from the printer when the Paper tab is displayed. The correct information may not be acquired during
printing.
11)Connection with more than one printer
When multiple CP-K60DW series printers are connected to one personal computer, the Add New
Hardware Wizard will be displayed and installation of the printer drivers will be carried out repeatedly
for each connected printers. The same number of printer drivers as that of connected printers are
installed.
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12)Errors during printing

When an error occurs during printing, it may not be displayed on the monitor. To resume printing, check
the indicator on the front of the printer and take the countermeasure. For the indication by the indicator
of the printer and the countermeasures, see the operation manual of CP-K60DW series printer.
13)Setting of the color matching
Even if the color matching is set to ON by the printer driver, color matching may not be available with
some applications.
With some applications, color matching is effective even if it is set to OFF.
14)When you print and Parameters value is invalid. is displayed, perform the following operations.
a) Select Device Manager from Hardware tab of System Properties.
b) Select Scan for hardware changes.
15) When you use Windows Vista, printing may not be performed properly if you reboot the personal computer or wake it up from the suspend mode with the print jobs stored in the print spooler. In this case,
delete the print job(s) in the spooler dialog and print again.
16) When you use Windows 7, install the printer driver first, and then connect the printer to the personal
computer.
17) When the printer is in standby status, the printer driver may not be installed correctly. Install the printer
driver while the printer is activated. Check the printer status by the indicator on the front of the printer.
For the indication by the indicator of the printer, see the operation manual of CP-K60DW series printer.
18) You can set the number of printouts from 1 to 360 in the Paper dialog, however, the maximum number
of printouts per one paper roll varies depending on the paper size.
19) Uninstallation and reinstallation of the printer driver
When you use the printer in Windows Vista or Windows 7, confirm that the printer is not set as default
printer and then uninstall the printer driver.
When you uninstall and then reinstall the printer driver in Windows Vista or Windows 7, restart the computer after the reinstallation is completed.
20) When UltraFine is selected in Print Speed
The UltraFine is only available on printers with the appropriate firmware.
Printers without appropriate firmware will ignore the UltraFine setting.
21) When the 15x15 is selected for the paper size
The 15x15 is only available on printers with the appropriate firmware.
Printers without appropriate firmware will show an error of size mismatch (See 4.Error indication No.15),
if 15x15 is selected.
22) When the 5x15x2 (2x6x2) (Type1 or Type2) is selected for the paper size
Printers with the appropriate firmware will support 5x15x2 (2x6x2) multi-cut function Type1 or Type2.
Without the appropriate firmware, the printer will print a 4x6 size even paper size 5x15x2 (2x6x2) is
selected. The paper cut position may shift depending on the printer.

Operating directions for customers purpose

1. When you want to adjust the color of the print image.
(Note that the effects are invalid on the display even if you make following setting.)
1) When you want the density of entire print picture to be thick (dark), decrease the value of Brightness
of the color adjustment dialog.
2) When the print picture is out of focus (the contrast is weak), increase the value of Contrast of the
color adjustment dialog.
The contrast becomes stronger.

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3) When you want to change the color of printout.

Change the value of Brightness of the color adjustment dialog.
Increase Red
:Increase the R value of the color adjustment dialog.
Increase Green
:Increase the G value of the color adjustment dialog.
Increase Blue
:Increase the B value of the color adjustment dialog.
4) When you want to adjust Gamma of the printout.
By moving the graph of the Fine Adjust dialog with a mouse, the density of the entire image can be
adjusted to the arbitrary Gamma curve.
The density becomes high (dark) when you decrease the output value compared with the input value.
The density becomes low (bright) when you increase the output value compared with the input value.
2. Making the ICC profile
Refer to the following when you make a suitable ICC profile for the system to be used and apply it to the
printer driver.
1) Set the printer driver as follows when you print the basic color chart for making ICC profile using the
printer.
Delete the ICC profile, if any, set on the Color control tab of the printer property.
Set the Color matching on the option tab of the printer driver to OFF.
Set the Color conversion on the option tab of the printer driver to none.
Set the Gamma on the option tab of the printer driver to a desired setting.
2) Add the new ICC profile using the Color control tab of the printer property.
3. To adjust the gray balance in the low gray levels, use Color correction on the option tab.
To weaken the Yellow tone
:Increase the B value.
To weaken the Magenta tone :Increase the G value.
To weaken the Cyan tone
:Increase the R value.
To weaken the Red tone
:Decrease the R value.
To weaken the Green tone
:Decrease the G value.
To weaken the Blue tone
:Decrease the B value.
4. When 9x13x2 Type 1 or 10x15x2 Type 1 is selected in Paper size
Lay out the image 1 and image 2 as following and print them.
x

z y

Image 2

Image 1

Y
x
y
z

Print dots
9x13x2 Type 1 10x15x2 Type 1
2190
2454
1568
1864
1076
1218
1114
1236

5. When 5x15x2 Type 1 is selected in Paper size

Lay out the image 1 and image 2 as following and print them.
x
Print dots
Y
1218
y
Image 2
x
1864
Y
y
609
y
Image 1

6. When 5x15x2 Type 2 is selected in Paper size

When multiple images are selected in Picture and Fax Viewer, etc., the images are printed in 5x15 (2x6)
size.
When the number of pages or copies is odd, the last print of 5x15 (2x6) size paper is output as a blank
page. Depending on the application software, a blank page may be set every other page.
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Occasionally, this software does not operate normally depending on operating environment.
Moreover, Mitsubishi Electric Co. will not assume any responsibility for damage (including, but not limited
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