Primera Technology Network Disc Duplication & Printing System manual

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T able of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ......................................................................................1 A. Choosing a Good Location ......................................................................1 B. Unpacking and Inspection.......................................................................2 C. Identifying t[...]

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Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK Y OU… ...for purchasing the Bravo XRn Network Publisher . XRn is the perfect all-in- one solution for producing professional looking CD, DVD, and Blu-ray (if equipped) discs in a network ed environment. A wide variety of disc formats are supported, including audio CDs, DVD video, data discs and m[...]

2 Getting Started B. UNP ACKING AND INSPECTION The following items are inside the box: • Bravo XRn Network Publisher • 2 Gray Plastic Input and Output Bins (Located inside cardboard insert) • P ower Cord • One Three-Color (CMY) Ink Cartridge • One Monochrome Black Ink Cartridge • Client Installation Disc • 7' Ethernet Cable • W[...]

Getting Started 3 C. IDENTIFYING THE P ARTS This illustration shows the XRn and its components. The Robotic Disc T ransporter moves discs from the left or right Bin, to a CD/DVD Recorder , to the printer , and finally to the Output Bin. The CD/DVD R ecorder is automatically loaded and unloaded by the units's Robotic Disc T ransporter . The Rec[...]

4 Getting Started The Output bin is located on the front of the unit. The output bin hold up to 50 discs. The Front Cover is a durable plastic cover that will protect the unit from dust and interference. The Cover Lock allows you to lock the unit to prevent access to the blank discs and cartridges. The Ink Cartridge Car rier holds the color and bla[...]

Getting Started 5 The P ower Input P ort connects to the included power cable. The internal power supply is a switching 100V~240V power supply . The P ower Switch shuts off all power to the unit. The Ether net P ort connects with the cable included to your network. Please Note: The equipment's Ethernet connection is intended for indoor connect[...]

6 Hardware and Software Setup Section 2: Hardwar e and Softwar e Setup Setup This section will describe the step-by-step process of setting up your unit. This includes information on how to load the supplies (ink and disc media) necessary to start producing discs. A. HARDWARE SETUP Step 1: Appl ying P ow er • Locate the power cord supplied with t[...]

Hardware and Software Setup 7 • Insert the ink cartridges into the carrier , copper end first and snap the cartridge cover in place. Insert the color in the left holder , monochrome black in the right cartridge holder . • Close and lock the unit’s front cover . Note: The unit will not function unless the front cover is closed and locked! Both[...]

8 Hardware and Software Setup • The Printer will automatically position the cartridge carrier and Robotic Disc T ransporter to the center position allowing for easy access to the bins. • Load the right and left bins with CDs, DVDs, D VD -DL or a combination. (Each bin can hold only one type of media) Note the type of media that you are loading [...]

Hardware and Software Setup 9 B. INST ALL THE PTPUBLISHER CLIENT SOFTWARE Place the Installer CD in the client computer's CD/DVD Drive. The Installer application will automatically launch in a few moments. Click Install Client to begin the installation. By default, any computer with the PTPublisher Client software will be allowed to send jobs [...]

10 Hardware and Software Setup T o disable the Guest account follow this procedure: 1. F rom any computer that can access the XRn, open a remote desktop connection. Go to Start - All Programs - Remote Desktop Connection. Note: Y ou may also hook up a monitor and k eyboard to the XRn to gain access. If this is the case, skip to step 4. 2. In the win[...]

Sending Jobs to the XRn 11 Section 3: Sending Jobs to the XRn A. TUT ORIAL: COPY A CD OR DVD Copy CD or Copy DVD can be used to copy any CD or DVD master . This project reads the master disc from your computer's drive to the hard drive of the XRn computer . The master is stored in the Global Image format (*.gi) in a temporary location on the X[...]

12 Sending Jobs to the XRn 4. Select the print label file by clicking the select a label button. When you have selected print label file, click the next arrow . There are several ways to select a print file. See the explainations below for more information. F or any job type you choose you will be prompted to select a label file to print. Y ou may [...]

Sending Jobs to the XRn 13 Locations. Click on the Locations tab to display favorite locations such as Desktop, My Documents or My Computer . Browse. Click on the Browse tab to display files in tree view on the left side of the screen. Open and close folders by clicking the + or - next to each folder . Click on the folder to view the contents on th[...]

14 Sending Jobs to the XRn Choose the 120mm DiscT emplate from the window that appears. Using the buttons on the left navigation window , you may add your own background, choose a pre-made back- ground, choose from several text effects or insert a picture. Click the down arrow on the button to view all options. Once you have designed the label go t[...]

Sending Jobs to the XRn 15 5. Y ou can edit the print settings for this file by changing the settings that appear . Several preset media types that correspond with the media availabe at our webstore are available from the Media drop down box. When you select a media type from this box the P rint Quality , Outer Margin and Inner Diameter are automat[...]

16 Sending Jobs to the XRn When the job starts the Status window will appear . Here you can view the status of the printer , the robot, and the drive. Y ou can also view a log of all activity or cancel the job while its in progress. B. USING PTPUBLISHER The PTPublisher program is divided into six areas. Refer to the following for a description of e[...]

Sending Jobs to the XRn 17 4. R obot Status P anel This panel displays a picture of currently connected robot. The current status is also displayed. Important er rors such as low ink will be displayed here. Click " more status " to view status regarding the printer , recorder drive, cur rently r unning jobs and job history log. Y ou may a[...]

18 Sending Jobs to the XRn 6. Project Detail W indow This screen changes depending on the selected panel option. It can display project steps such as A dding data and A dding a print file. It can also display robot status. Finally , the support center is displayed here any time you click on the help icon. Navigate through the project steps by click[...]

Sending Jobs to the XRn 19 1. Open the SureThing program. Choose the 120mm DiscT emplate from the window that appears. 2. Open the background panel by click the arrow on the back- ground button. A dd your own background to the label by choosing Select Backgound. 3A. Browse to the location of your background image. T o avoid skewed or blurry printin[...]

20 Sending Jobs to the XRn 4B. Y ou may also choose from several SureThing smart designs. These design templates automatically position your text and use certain te xt effects to give your label a professional look. Y ou can easily toggle through smart designs by using the middle toggle button on the toggle bar below the label. 5. Finally , Open th[...]

Sending Jobs to the XRn 21 3. On the Summary screen you will notice an Archive Job check box. Check the Archive Job bo x. Three text fields will appear below the check box. F ill them out with the information requested. 4. Click Go to start the job. Once the Go button has been pressed the data is sent to the XRn. This process can take a few moments[...]

22 Sending Jobs to the XRn 5. Once the data has been completely transferred to the XRn the archive job screen will be displayed. 6. Choose the name of the job that you submitted and click Go again. Note: Archiving Jobs on the XRn takes up hard drive space. Only archive jobs that you perform regularly . Accessing an Archiv ed J ob . T o access and s[...]

Sending Jobs to the XRn 23 3. The archive job screen will be displayed. Choose the name of the job that you submitted, set the number of copies and click Go . F r om the LCD Contr ol P anel Choose Archived Job from the main menu. Browse the available jobs using the buttons. Select the job with the . Choose the number of copies using the . By defaul[...]

24 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Section 4: A dministrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions A. ADMINISTRA TOR UTILITY Install the administrator utility only for users who will need to change XRn system settings such as adding/ removing authorized users, bin/ media designation , viewing system logs, deleting archived jobs and design[...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 25 Users Manage which users can send jobs to the XRn. There are three methods of user administration. Y ou can choose the one that fits your situation best. The first method is set by default. 1. Allow All Users to Submit Jobs - Any users with PTPublisher installed can submit jobs to the XRn (default).[...]

26 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Notifications It is recommend that one or more persons are designated as XRn custodian who is responsible for refilling bins, changing cartridges, and generally making sure that the system is ready for jobs. T o help with this responsibility you can create a list of users to notify of system errors [...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 27 If a job calls for media that has not been designated in the admin utility , the user will be prompted of this fact but will be allowed to send the job anyway . The XRn will then pick from the default bin as specified in this window . Below are a few scenarios that may provide some clarification: Sc[...]

28 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Logging V iew and sort logs for all jobs submitted to the XRn. Archiv ed J obs V iew job details or delete jobs that have been archived by users. Using the slide bar at the bottom of the screen you can also adjust the amount spaced reserved for non-archived jobs. This conversely affects space availa[...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 29 B. ADV ANCED PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS The most popular driver settings such as print quality , inner diameter and outer margin can be modified through the PTPublisher client software. The rest of the settings can be accessed in the following manner . R emote Desktop Instr uctions In order to access t[...]

30 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Click on the Disc Publisher XR icon with the right mouse button and select Printing P r efer ences . Paper Size This setting is automatically set to CD/DVD from the PTPublisher client software and should not be set on the XRn. Resolution This setting can be set from the PTPublisher client software a[...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 31 Color Matc hing Click on the Color Matching down arrow and choose the color matching option that's right for you. Select None if you are more interested in print speed rather than color accuracy , if you have already color corrected your image for printing, or if you are using some other third [...]

32 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Centering T est Print NO TE: Y our printer comes from the factor y pre-calibrated to print the image in the center of the CD. Y ou can use this adjustment if you need to fine-tune this location. If you ever wish to verify your factory-calibrated V ertical and Horizontal calibration settings, you can[...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 33 5. Along the V ertical axis of the printed disc, find the number whose lines touch. F or example, in the above illustration, the number would be 2. Enter that number into the V ertical box of the Calibration window and 0 would be entered for the Horizontal axis. 6. Select the OK button. Y our images[...]

34 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Select Clean button to send a simple test patter n to the printer . Be sure to have a disc in the Bravo's input bin and the front cover closed. The test pattern, shown below , purges ink through nozzles of your ink cartridge to clear any blockages. The test pattern will show if the nozzles requ[...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 35 Disc Output Location Do not change this setting! It should be left in the Kiosk mode setting. Enable Bi-di Printing When enabled the Bravo will print bi-directional for faster printing. The default is uni-directional printing. When you enable bi-directional printing, you should perfor m the Alignmen[...]

36 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions C. LCD CONTROL P ANEL OPERA TION Using the LCD Control P anel you can change the cartridge(s), run archived jobs, access utilities, restart the system or view errors and war nings. Below is a description of the basic operation and a description of the menus. Press to browse through the menus. Press [...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 37 Main Menu The Main Menu allows access to all of the functions of the LCD Control P anel. Press the to select the function. Archived Jobs The Archived Jobs function allows access to any of the archived jobs stored on the unit. If no jobs are stored this screen will be empty . Browse the available job[...]

38 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Install Cartridges This function allows you to change the color , black or both cartridges. See Section 2 - Step 2 for the complete cartridge change procedure. Once the cartridges has been installed you must tell the XRn which cartridge was installed by selecting it using the LCD Control P anel. Cho[...]

Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions 39 Cancelling Jobs When Jobs are running you may cancel them from the LCD Control P anel. The Busy status screen is displayed when jobs are in progress. Press the to access the cancel jobs sub-menu. Use the to move the cursor down to "Cancel Jobs". Press the to select. A list of jobs currentl[...]

40 Administrator Utility and A dvanced F unctions Impor tant notes: • The LCD goes into power save mode after 90 minutes of non-use. This means the screen becomes very dim. Simply press any button to return the brightness level to nor mal. • The LCD screen will automatically revert to the Idle or Busy Status screen after 30 seconds of non-use. [...]

Maintenance and T r oubleshooting 41 Section 5: Maintenance and T r oubleshooting A. LCD ERR OR MESSAGES There are several error messages or war nings that will appear on the LCD Display . Below is a descriptions of each and their possible solutions. Input Empty . The left or right bin is out of discs. A dd the discs specified in the control panel.[...]

42 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting B. CLEANING THE XRN Use a clean, lint-free rag with a small amount of ammonia window cleaner to clean the XRn's outside case and trays. This type of cleaner is very effective on inks that may accumulate on the printer tray . Stronger cleaning solutions are NOT recommended because they may damage the paint a[...]

Maintenance and T r oubleshooting 43 D. CLEANING THE INK CAR TRIDGES It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if you notice reduced print quality , or if you suspect an cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out or clogged. If you are having print quality problems, follow the steps below: 1. Remove the print cartridges. 2. Moisten[...]

44 T echnical Specifications Section 6: T echnical Specifications Model Bravo XRn Network Publisher Printing Method Ink-Jet Processor Celeron D 2.93 GHz Memory 1GB Hard Drive 250 GB S A T A Printing Resolution 4800 x 1200 dpi, 2400 x 1200 dpi, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi Ink T ypes Dual Cartridges: One 3-color (CMY) cartridge, and one Black Mono[...]

Index 45 Inde x A dministrator ..............................................................................9, 10 Alignment Calibration ............................................................30, 35 Archived Job .................................................................20, 22, 28, 37 Bin selection .......................................[...]

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