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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 1 - COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR ON - DEMAND CD & DVD PRODUCTION Photo - Quality CD/DVD Inkjet Printer OPERATING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 2 - Thank you for purchasing a Verity Systems OptiPrinter PRO OPERATING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL Document Reference No. TP 000 120 (Rev 1.01) Production Standard ZZ 004 821 VERITY SYSTEMS LTD VERITY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 Eastern Road 5441 Merchant Circle, Unit A Aldershot Placerville Hampshire California[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 3 - WARNING To avoid electrical shock hazards, unit covers should only be removed by authorized personnel. © COPYRIGHT This document is the property of Verity Systems and it may not be reproduced, copied or exhibited to a third party without the written permission of Verity Systems. Verity Systems[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 4 - SOFTWARE WARRANTY (LIMITED) If you discover physical defects in the media on which the software is distributed or in the User’s Manual, Verity Systems will replace the media or manual for a period of ninety (90) days after the purchase by the retail customer. You must return the disk or manua[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 5 - TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 INTRODUCTION 7 - 8 1.1 Overview………………………………………………………………. 7 1.2 Features……………………………………………………………….. 7 1.3 Specifications……………………………………… ……?[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 6 - 10.6 Calibration ……………………………………………………………... 23 - 26 Section 11 ERRORS 27 Section 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 28 Appendix A OTHER GRAPHICS SOFTWARE PACKAGES 29 - 32 CorelDRAW & Photoshop………………………………………….. 29 Create a Page[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 7 - SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview Veri ty Systems, world leading developers & manufacturers of optical disc duplication & printing systems, has launched a brand new, drawer mechanism CD/DVD printer: the OptiPrinter PRO. Working in partnership with Hewlett - Packard, the OptiPrinter P[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 8 - Color: 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color printing on premium photo papers with 1200 x 1200 dpi input dpi resolution. Full color spectrum of 16.7 million colors. HP PhotoREt III Color Management System Print Speed: 25% mono coverage @ normal, text quality approx.* 16 seconds per disc 25% mono cove[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 9 - SECTION 3: POWER ON 1. Connect the power cable to the printer and plug into the power supply. 2. Power up the OptiPrinter PRO by pressing the Power Button. (See Fig. 1) 3. The Power Button light will flash for a short period then remain illuminated. SECTION 4: BUTTONS & LIGHTS The Printer B[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 10 - Caution! Always use the Power but ton to turn the printer on and off. Using a power strip, surge protector, or a wall - mounted switch to turn the printer on and off may cause printer failure. 4.5 CD Tray Button Pressing this button will slide the CD tray back and forth into the printer. SECTI[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 11 - 3. Open the printer cover 4. Using your hand, slowly slide the CD tray back into the printer until approximately 1 inch of the CD tray remains protruding from the front of the printer. 5. Fit Part 2 of the adaptor matching the pin o n the adaptor to the hole on the CD tray (Fig 5 & Fig. 6)[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 12 - SECTION 7: INSTALLING THE PRINTER SOFTWARE Note: Your OptiPrinter PRO should not be connected to your PC during the initial software installation. If connected, remove the USB and power cables from the pri nter . There may be variations in the following instructions depending on operating syst[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 13 - Note : If your PC does not recognize the new OptiPrinter PRO hardware when you first connect it to your PC, you should load the print driver via the Add Printer icon on your Printer settings: a. Place the Print Drive CD into your PC’s CD - ROM drive b. On you PC’s desk top, select Start , [...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 14 - Select a label type Use the tabs along the top to create your artwork Fig.12 Fig. 13[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 15 - Canvas: Select a blank canvas or choose from a wide selection of backgrounds incl uded with Discus. Paint: Draw and color your own vector shapes Photo: Import jpeg, gif, tiff or BMP image files Text: Add & manipulate text to your design Note: Full details of how to use Discus can be seen b[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 16 - To ensure that your image is p ositioned correctly, select “Test Print”. A series of black circles will print onto the CD as shown in Fig. 15 You may find that the circles do not print centrally onto the disc as shown in Fig. 16, i n which case you need to adjust the position of the templa[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 17 - SECT ION 10: SETTING PRINTER PREFERENCES You can choose a number of printing options on your OptiPrinter PRO from the Printer Preferences menu. 10.1 Paper/Quality This screen allows you to select the appropriate output quality for your disc. Disc Surface T ype Select the type of surface you wa[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 18 - • Normal: Prints faster than Best and at a higher quality than Fast Normal . • Best: Provides high quality printing • Maximum dpi: Provides the highest quality printing but requires longer to print than Best and requires a large amo unt of disk space. Print Task Quick Sets In addition to[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 19 - 10.2 Basics This tab allows to you: a. Select multiple copies to print in the Copies field. b. Click the Print Preview checkbo x and a preview of your print image will automatically appear on screen each time you print. c. Select Advanced Features and you are presented with the following optio[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 20 - Fig. 19[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 21 - 10.3 Color Saturation: Intensity of printed color Brightness: Lightness or darkness or printed colors Color Tone: War mth or coolness of printed colors Color Space: Defines the range of colors that can be printed. sRGB/sYCC is an appropriate color space for most print jobs. Adobe RGB is an eme[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 22 - 10.4 Services Print a Test Page : Prints a test image onto a CD (ensure you have a disc in the OptiPrinter PRO before selecting this option). Clean the Print Cartridges: Cleans the print cartridges & prints out a test image (Ensure y ou have a disc in the OptiPrinter PRO before selecting t[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 23 - Mask Type: Select the mask that matches the media to which you wish to print on. Choose from the following: Standard CD/DVD (120mm) Busines s Card Rectangle (86x 61mm) Business Card Rectangle (80 x 61mm) Mini CD (80mm) Enable Mask: Click this checkbox to switch the OptiPrinter PRO’s mask on [...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 24 - 10.6 Calibration Your OptiPrinter PRO comes from the factory pre - calibrated to print the image in the center of the CD. However, during the life of the printer it may be necessary to recalibrate it to ensure a perfect image po sition on the CD. This tab allows you to fine - tune the position[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 25 - Follow the on screen instructions. 1. Step 1: Set both offsets to ‘0’. This is the default setting. 2. Step 2: Place a disc onto the CD tray a nd retract the tray into the printer. Click ‘1 st Test Print’. A series of solid black circles will print onto the disc as shown in Fig. 24 on [...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 26 - Example 2 The 2 nd test image prints out of line as shown in Example 2 (the red broken circles are printing too far right on the X - axis and too far down on the Y - axis). To bring the two test prints togethe r you would need to adjust the X - axis by a negative value and the Y - axis by a ne[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 27 - SECTION 11: ERRORS You can identify many common problems using the lights on the printer’s control panel . The Following list highlights common errors and the recommended corrective measures: Print Cancel Button Print Cartridge Status Light Resume Button & Light Power Button light 1. Pri[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 28 - SECTION 12: TECHNICAL SUPPORT You should first attempt to get technical assistance from your de aler or distributor. Verity Systems support personnel can be reached at: VERITY SYSTEMS LTD VERITY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 Eastern Road 5441 Merchant Circle, Unit A Aldershot Placerville Hampshire Californi[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 29 - APPENDIX A: Using other Graphics Softwar e Packages CorelDRAW & Photoshop While Discus offers a quick and easy method for designing CDs, if greater control & more flexibility is what you need, you may wish to use a package such as Photoshop or CorelDRAW to design your discs. Create A P[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 30 - Understanding the Mask Interface The OptiPrinter PRO mask interface, located in the Printer Preferences, looks like this: Using the mask, adjustments can be made to match exactly the size of media you wish to print. Each of the features included on the mask interface is described on the follow[...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 31 - Outer Diameter – Can be used when printing standard 120mm CDs & DVDs and Mini D s Note: The maximum print area for a CD is 120mm in diameter. The mask will not accommodate and the printer will not print beyond this diameter. However, this outer diameter can be reduced to accommodate the [...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 32 - The mask interface displays the hub. Once again the Outer & Inner diameters of the hub can be adjusted to fit your media’s requirements exactly. See Fig. B. Mask Origin: The Calibration tab should be used to align your print image with the CD, h owever, the masks origin can also be used [...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 33 - APPENDIX B: RECOMMENDATIONS Positioning your OptiPrinter PRO ♦ Ensure your OptiPrinter PRO is placed on a flat surface. ♦ Ensure there is sufficient ventilation around your printer. ♦ Avoid places subject to dust, moisture & vib rations. Maintaining your Printer ♦ DO NOT force the [...]

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    OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 - 34 - VERITY SYSTEMS LTD VERITY SYSTEMS, INC. 2 Eastern Road 5441 Merchant Circle, Unit A Aldershot Placerville Hampshire California GU12 4TD 95667 United Kingdom United S tates Tel: +44 (0) 1252 317000 Tel: (530) 626 - 9363 Fax: +44 (0) 1252 316555 Fax: (530) 626 - 9395 Email: sales@veritysystems.c[...]