Primera Technology II manual

USER’S MANUAL For Macintosh and PC © 2006 All rights reserved. 082206-510873-(08) Automated Optical Disc Duplication & Printing System DISC PUBLISHER TM Automated Optical Disc Duplication & Printing System 510873.qxd 8/21/2006 10:06 PM Page i[...]

ii Notices : The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO W ARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REG ARD TO THIS MA TERIAL, INCL UDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED W ARRANTIES OF MERCHANT ABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A P ARTICULAR PURPOSE. No liability is assumed for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential [...]

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

iv Inter activ e F eature in this PDF Document There are interactive features that will allow you to jump to different locations within the document. Each listing in the T able of Contents is interactive. Place the cursor on either the words or the page number . A small hand with a pointing finger icon appears. Click on the line with the icon and t[...]

Getting Started 1 Section 1: Getting Started THANK Y OU… ...for purchasing the Bravo TM Disc Publisher . Bravo is the perfect all-in- one solution for producing professional looking CD -R and DVD-R discs. A wide variety of disc for mats are supported, including audio CDs, V ideo CDs, data discs and more. Operation is simple and completely automat[...]

B. UNP ACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your Publisher , inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following items should be included: • Optical Disc Publisher • Gray Plastic Input and Output Bins • Switching P ower Supply with P ower[...]

The Robotic Disc T ransporter moves discs from the Input Bin, to a CD/DVD Recorder , to the printer , and finally to the Output Bin. The CD/D VD Recorder is automatically loaded and unloaded by the Publisher ’s Robotic Disc T ransporter . The Recorder T ray Button manually opens or closes the Recorder T ray . In normal operation, the in/out movem[...]

Rear P anel This illustration shows the input ports found on the rear panel of the Publisher: The USB 2.0 Interface is connected to an open USB 2.0 port on your PC with the USB 2.0 cable, included with your Publisher . The P ower Input P ort connects to the included 100V~240V 12V switching power supply . D. PC SY STEM REQUIREMENTS Before getting st[...]

• F ree hard drive space of at least 2 GB (up to 6 GB for DVD) • A vailable USB 2.0 P ort • Do not connect the Bravo to any USB hubs or the USB port on your keyboard. It should be connected directly to an on- board USB 2.0 port. If your computer does not have at least these minimum system requirements, system perfor mance may not be acceptabl[...]

4. The Recorder T ray then automatically shuts. Robotic Disc T ransporter will automatically check the Input Bin to make certain that only one disc was picked. Through software control, you can perfor m a test on each disc before recording. If a disc does not pass (meaning that all or part of that disc is not recordable), the Robotic Disc T ranspor[...]

8. Print time varies according to which print mode has been selected (section 3-A). In most cases, print time tak es no more than 2 minutes. After printing the first disc, the Publisher's P rinter Disc T ray opens automatically . The Robotic Disc T ransporter moves the finished disc to the Output Bin. 9. The process starts over and repeats unt[...]

8 Hardware and Software Set-Up Section 2: Hardwar e and Softwar e Set-Up This section will describe the step-by-step process of setting up your Publisher . This includes information on how to load the supplies (ink and disc media) necessary to start producing discs. A. INST ALLING THE PC SOFTWARE The Installer Disc has a QuickStart menu that will g[...]

Hardware and Software Set-Up 9 c. Double-click on the Disc Publisher Installer .mpkg file icon. F ollow the on-screen instr uctions. d. The volume containing the operating system should be selected for installation. Click the Continue button. All components will be installed to their proper locations. e. Once the installation has completed, click Q[...]

10 Hardware and Software Set-Up Refer to the following steps when loading discs in to the Publisher: • Open the front cover of the Publisher • The Publisher will automatically position the cartridge carrier and Robotic Disc T ransporter to the center position allowing for easy access to the bins. • Load the Input Bin (the bin located on the r[...]

Hardware and Software Set-Up 11 Step 3: Installing Ink Cartridges • Press the Ink Cartridge Button to move the Ink Cartridge Carrier to the load position and open the ink cartridge covers • Remove each ink cartridge from its packaging • Slowly remove the tape covering the cartridge's print head, being careful to avoid damaging the barcod[...]

12 Hardware and Software Set-Up If you are using W indows, after a few moments a found new hardware wizard will appear . Select "Install the software automatically" and click Next . Make sure that you have your installation disc in a drive on your computer . Y ou may see a notice lik e the one shown below stating that the device has not p[...]

1. Open the Printer Setup Utility located in the Applications - Utilities folder . 2. Click Ad d . Select the Disc Publisher II from the list of available printers. Click Ad d again. Hardware and Software Set-Up 13 510873PM.qxd 4/3/2006 4:56 PM Page 13 TO C INDEX[...]

14 Creating Discs on a PC Section 3: Cr eating Discs on a PC There are two main components to creating discs, printing and burning. SureThing CD Labeler is used to design the printing on your discs. PrimoD VD 2.1 controls the recording and allows you to select the image to be printed to your discs. Both applications will be described in detail in t[...]

Creating Discs on a PC 15 NO TE: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their "Print" and/or "Printer Setup" screens. This means that you don't have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver . These applications wi[...]

16 Creating Discs on a PC Select PrimaColor to enable color -matching profiles written specifically for the Publisher by Candela Color Management System. This setting automatically adjusts the color of your image according to predetermined printer profiles and default system profiles. This results in a very precise color match when attempting to pr[...]

Creating Discs on a PC 17 normally use for your publishing because different brands of discs may vary slightly in size. Also, verify that the Publisher is powered ON and that it is connected to your computer . 2. Click on the Centering Properties T est Print button. The printer will begin printing the calibration test print. 3. When the print is co[...]

18 Creating Discs on a PC Enable Ink Low W ar ning This setting lets you enable or disable the warning from the printer to tell you when the ink cartridges are getting low . Ink Le vels and Car tridge Maintenance Select this button to display the current ink levels as well as options for cleaning and changing cartridges. Select Clean button to send[...]

Creating Discs on a PC 19 If the Y ellow , Magenta, Cyan or Black diagonal lines printed on the disc show breaks, repeat the cleaning procedure. If nozzles still appear to be clogged, remove the cartridge and gently wipe the nozzle area sideways with a clean water -dampened cloth. If after several cleanings a color still does not appear on the test[...]

20 Creating Discs on a PC 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 Alignment Calibration described later in this section. Please note that the calibration is stored on your computer , so if you[...]

Creating Discs on a PC 21 1. Click New ... 2. Select Disc Publisher / A utoPrinter under Label Products and click Next . 3. Click Browse to look through the many built-in backgrounds included with SureThing, or click Clear if you would like to import your own background or design. Click Next . 510873PM.qxd 4/3/2006 4:56 PM Page 21 TO C INDEX[...]

22 Creating Discs on a PC 4. Check Use Smart Designs to browse through different built-in designs. Deselect this option if you would like to create your own layout. When finished, click Next . 5. Click Finish . Y ou should now see your basic layout. Simply double click on text bo xes to modify the standard text with your information. If you want to[...]

Creating Discs on a PC 23 Y our P ublisher will support two types of print files in PrimoD VD 2.1: • *.STD - SureThing CD Labeler • *.PRN - Print files created through the P ublisher Printer Driver *.STD files As described earlier , these are files created in SureThing CD Labeler . This is the recommended file type for printing as it offers the[...]

24 Creating Discs on a PC Operating Screens T o keep things simple, there is really only one main operating screen you'll need to know about in order to run the PrimoD VD Software. It is called the Application W indow and it looks like this: Under this window there are several adjustable-size windows that indicate what you've set-up and w[...]

Creating Discs on a PC 25 • Job Status W indow . As each Job P anel is formed, an entr y is made in the Job Status W indow at the lower left side of the main Application W indow . When jobs are started, this list displays the status of each job, including the number of discs copied and the number remaining. This window may be hidden by clicking o[...]

26 Creating Discs on a PC After your job(s) have been set up, each one may be started by clicking on the red "Record" button at the top of the Job Setup P anel. Here's what the Job Setup P anel looks like: While jobs are running, they may be paused or stopped by clicking on the appropriate buttons on the Job Setup P anel. The P ause [...]

Creating Discs on a PC 27 collect the discs. This optional bin hangs off of the edge of a table and attaches just under the front lip of the Bravo. This kit is available through your reseller . Kiosk mode is enabled as follows: 1. In PrimoD VD 2.1 click Robotics then Options from the main menu. 2. In the Options dialog box, check the option labeled[...]

28 Creating Discs on a PC Primo Global Image format (*.gi) in a temporary location on your computer . Primo uses this temporary file to make all subsequent copies that are requested. The master disc is read only once to create the initial temporary GI file. Disc to Disc copy is Recommended for all CD or DVD types (A udio CD, Data CD, Software Insta[...]

Creating Discs on a PC 29 Step 6 - Check the box ne xt to "Make a temporary image on hard drive and copy from there". This is recommended for all hardware configurations. F ailure to check this box may cause a high number of rejected discs. Step 7 - Click on the red Record button Note: It is possible to use the drive in the duplicator for[...]

30 Creating Discs on a Mac Section 4: Cr eating Discs on a Mac There are two main components to duplicating disc, printing and recording. Y ou can use any graphics application to design your label for printing. Discribe 5.2 will allow you to master the data and automate the recording and printing of your discs. This section will describe both of th[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 31 3. Place your image or design your graphics on the new layer . Use the template as a guide for image and graphics placement. 4. Before you print or save your image in another format, either hide the template layer or delete the template layer . The circular shape and center cut out should not beprinted. Use it only as a gu[...]

32 Creating Discs on a Mac 2. Click the A udio CD button. Y ou will now see the A udio Job P ane. 3. A dd your audio tracks by dragging AIFF , MP3, W A V , Sound Designer II (SDII) files or tracks to the window . Y ou can drag one or multiple files to the window in any combination. Files that are in MP3, W A V and SDII file format will need to be c[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 33 Note: AIFF F iles will need to be in a specific for mat in order for Discribe to accept them. Please be sure that your har d disk has enough space for the converted files and that the files adhere to the following guidelines: • Stereo • 16 Bit • 4431 KHz Tip: SDII, MP3 and W A V files will be converted into this for [...]

34 Creating Discs on a Mac 5. Y ou may preview audio tracks by selecting the desired track and clicking the Play button. If you are satisfied with the content of your audio project, you are ready to write the disc. If you are still in the Discribe A udio Picker window then click the OK button to return to the main interface. Click the Bur n button [...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 35 a. Kiosk Mode will allow you to increase the capacity of your Bravo from 25 to 50 discs by dispensing finished discs out the front of the unit instead of dropping them to the output bin. This allows you to place blank discs in both the input and output bins doubling your capacity . An optional Kiosk Kit is available from y[...]

36 Creating Discs on a Mac e. Print Settings will launch the P rinter Driver settings when clicked. These settings are described in detail in section 4-E of this manual. f . Set Print disc before recording/ Record disc before printing. Record disc before printing is recommended for most jobs to avoid printing on discs that do not burn properly . Pr[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 37 C.2 Data 1. Double click the Discribe Icon to launch the program. Y ou will see a splash screen followed by Discribe's Quick Start Menu. 2. Click the Data CD button. Y ou will now see the Data Job P ane. Discribe defaults to a Mac HFS format, if you want the disc to be read on a W indows for mat PC, you will need to s[...]

38 Creating Discs on a Mac A dd your files and folders by dragging them to the window . Y ou can drag one or multiple files to the window in any combination. 3. Click the Data… button to view all the files that have been added to your current project. Y ou can add files by clicking the A dd... button and navigating to the desired data. 4. Click t[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 39 to the output bin. This allows you to place blank discs in both the input and output bins doubling your capacity . An optional Kiosk Kit is available from your Primera reseller that contains a custom output bin to catch the finished discs as they leave the Bravo. b. Click the Print Image on Discs button to enable printing.[...]

40 Creating Discs on a Mac Also set the option to select a paper size as described in Section 4-E of this manual. e. Print Settings will launch the P rinter Driver settings when clicked. These settings are described in detail in Section 4-E of this manual. f . Set Print disc before recording/Record disc before printing . Record disc before printing[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 41 1. Double click the Discribe Icon to launch the program. Y ou will see a splash screen followed by Discribe's Quick Start Menu. 2. Click the Copy a CD/D VD button. 3. Place your master disc in your Bravo's drive 4. Select the drive in your Bravo as the source drive. (Skip to Step 7 to copy a disc with out making [...]

42 Creating Discs on a Mac Primera reseller that contains a custom output bin to catch the finished discs as they leave the Bravo. b. Click the Print Image on Discs button to enable printing. This will enable other buttons in this pane. c. Press the Choose Image button to select an image to print. This will allow you to select any file type Apple&a[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 43 e. Print Settings will launch the P rinter Driver settings when clicked. These settings are described in detail in Section 4-E of this manual. f . Set Print disc before recording/Record disc before printing. Record disc before printing is recommended for most jobs to avoid printing on discs that do not burn properly . Prin[...]

44 Creating Discs on a Mac copies of each of the five discs, load two blanks followed by the original, then two more blanks followed by the next original and so forth. NO TE: If you plan to use Kiosk mode, you could load blanks and originals in both bins, doubling the amount of discs you can copy . 5. Click Choose Image . Blanks Originals 510873PM.[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 45 This will launch the Streaming Print Center where you can queue the individual images for printing. Click Design Image if you wish to design labels in Discus. If you already have the images you wish to print, drag them into the queue area or click Ad d . The order of the image files in the queue will need to match the orde[...]

46 Creating Discs on a Mac 3. Y ou will be prompted to save the job. Click Save . 4. Name your job. Click Save . 5. Once you have saved your job, you will see the Job Details P ane. 510873PM.qxd 4/3/2006 4:57 PM Page 46 TO C INDEX[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 47 6. If you would like to print an image on the disc, check the Print Image on Discs bo x to enable printing. This will enable other buttons in this pane. • Press the Choose Image button to select an image to print. • Click the P age Setup button and set Format F or to Disc Publisher . Set paper size to CD/DVD. • Print[...]

48 Creating Discs on a Mac 8. Return to Discribes’ main menu by clicking on the Discribe pane, bringing it to the foreground. Repeat the steps above for each individual job to be queued. 9. Once all the jobs have been queued, review the job queue settings window before starting the jobs. The job name, print file and number of copies are displayed[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 49 E. PRINTER OPTIONS The following section will examine the printer driver settings that affect the print quality of your discs. While the default settings will fit most printing needs, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with these settings to optimize your print quality . The printer driver settings are contained in [...]

50 Creating Discs on a Mac Print Settings Click Print Setup to see the driver window and all of its settings. Y ou will want click the Copies and P ages button and select Publisher Settings option in the drop-down menu to see the full pane and access all the printer driver settings. The following is a description of the printer driver settings: •[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 51 • Kiosk Mode Kiosk Mode will allow you to increase the capacity of your Bravo from 25 to 50 discs by dispensing finished discs out the front of the unit instead of dropping them to the output bin. This allows you to place blank discs in both the input and output bins doubling your capacity . An optional Kiosk Kit is avai[...]

52 Creating Discs on a Mac are using. F or the discs that Primera sells, use the following guide for Inner Diameter: − 38.3 mm for Primera's T uff-Coat CDR − 24.9 mm for the Hockey Rink Disc, Business Card Disc and 80mm CD • Outer Margin The Outer Margin refers to where the printing will cut off around the outer edge of your disc. The si[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 53 F . CONFIGURA TION UTILITY The Configuration Utility is a program that installs with your Bravo software. This utility allows you to monitor ink levels, maintain and calibrate ink cartridges and align printing on the disc. The Configuration Utility can be launched from the Print Center in OSX by doing the following: 1. Cli[...]

54 Creating Discs on a Mac Y ou will see both the Color and Monochrome Ink Levels are displayed. The Color Ink Level represents the lowest color in your cartridge. F or instance, if your cartridge has 80% cyan 50% yellow and 65% magenta ink remaining, the level reported would be 50%. Y ou will also see the following buttons: Clean Car tridge Cartri[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 55 Alignment Calibration Print Clicking this button will print a test disc that will provide a scale by which to calibrate the Color Ink Cartridge to the Monochrome Ink Cartridge. This is crucial when selecting the Black and Color Ink Cartridge setting in the Printer Driver as described in Section 4-E of this manual. Make cer[...]

56 Creating Discs on a Mac If you do not know the direction and distance to move the image in order to center it on your disc, you can opt to print the centering test print . Make sure the Bravo has discs and ink cartridges installed, and it is connected and ready to receive a print job, and then click the Ye s button. The Bravo will pick a disc an[...]

Creating Disc on a Mac 57 Once the print has finished, you will see the following dialog box: Look at the finished alignment disc and pick the numbers that come closest to lining up with one another . For instance, on the disc shown in this manual, the vertical alignment is 2 and the horizontal alignment is -3. Enter this in the alignment dialog bo[...]

58 Interpreting the Publisher’s Indicator Lights Section 5: Interpr eting the P ublisher's Indicator Lights The P ower and Busy LED indicator lights located on the top of the Publisher can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the Publisher . T o accurately interpret what it means when these lights are on, off , or flashing, please r[...]

Maintenance and T r oubleshooting 59 Section 6: Maintenance and T r oubleshooting The Publisher is designed to operate for e xtended periods of time with very little attention. In fact, no regular maintenance is recommended other than cleaning the outside case. NO TE: Do NOT attempt to oil or grease the P ublisher's Robotic Arm shaf t or other[...]

60 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting C. PC SOFTWARE TEST This will confirm that the hardware, software and your PC are all communicating properly with each other properly . F ollow the procedures listed on the following pages. 1. Launch the software from your W indows Desktop or program menu. The main Application W indow will appear . Select the Pu[...]

Maintenance and T r oubleshooting 61 5. Click OK to get back to the main screen. 6. Click on Robotics again. 7. Select Manual Movements . 8. Load at least 4-5 discs into the Input Bin. 9. Click on Start T est . The robotic ar m will move through its entire sequence automatically . If you specified more than one disc, it will continue until the numb[...]

62 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting E. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGES 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 [...]

T echnical Specifications 63 Section 7: T echnical Specifications Model Optical Disc Publisher Configurations CD -R Publisher DVD-R Publisher Printing Method Ink-Jet Printing R esolution 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 Monochrome (K) Media T ypes[...]

64 T echnical Specifications W eight 18 lbs. (8.2kg) Dimensions 17.8"W x 7.25"H x 16"D (455mmW x 184mmH x406mmD) Certifications Emissions: FCC Class B, CE Safety UL, UL- C, CE W ar ranty One year retur n-to -depot 510873PM.qxd 4/3/2006 4:57 PM Page 64 TO C INDEX[...]

Index 65 Inde x A ctivity Log.........................................................................................24, 25 Algebraic....................................................................................................15 Alignment Calibration ......................................................................15, 20 Application W [...]

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