Primera Technology Optical Disc Printing System manual

012005-510921-(03) Automated Optical Disc Duplication & Printing System AUTOPRINTER TM Automated Optical Disc Printing System © 2004 All rights reserved USER’S MANUAL For Macintosh and PC 510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM 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 BravoPro TM A utoPrinter . The BravoPro is the perfect all-in- one solution for printing professional looking CDs and DVDs. Operation is simple and completely automatic once a job has been started. T o begin using your A utoPrinter , please read this manual carefully .[...]

2 Getting Started B. UNP ACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your Printer , 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 Printer • Gray Plastic Input and Output Bins • P ower Cord • One T[...]

Getting Started 3 C. IDENTIFYING THE P ARTS F r ont Panel and T op This illustration shows the Printer , its Control P anel, Buttons, LED indicator lights , Input and Output Bins and other components. The Robotic Disc T ransporter moves discs from the Input Bin, to the printer , and finally to the Output Bin. The Contr ol P anel contains LED Status[...]

4 Getting Started The Input/Output Bins are situated under the top cover of the Printer . The bins will hold up to 50 discs. The right-side bin is the Input Bin for blank media; the left-side bin is the Output Bin for finished discs. The Front Cover is a durable plastic cover that will protect the Printer from dust and interference. The Ink Cartrid[...]

Getting Started 5 • F ree hard drive space of at least 10 GB. • A vailable USB P ort. If your PC does not have these minimum system requirements, system perfor mance may not be acceptable. E. MAC SY STEM REQUIREMENTS Before getting started, it is important for you to verify that your computer meets the recommended system requirements. Here&apos[...]

6 Getting Started 2. The Robotic Disc T ransporter will pick a disc from the Input Bin. After each disc is placed in the printer , the Robotic Disc T ransporter checks the input stack to "see" if multiple discs were accidentally picked. 3. Printing will now begin. P rint time varies according to which print mode has been selected (section[...]

Hardware and Software Setup 7 Section 2: Hardwar e and Softwar e Setup Set-Up This section will describe the step-by-step process of setting up your Printer . This includes infor mation on how to load the supplies (ink and disc media) necessary to start printing discs. A. INST ALLING THE PC SOFTWARE The Installer Disc has a QuickStart menu that wil[...]

8 Hardware and Software Setup c. Double-click on the A utoPrinterPro 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[...]

Hardware and Software Setup 9 • Open the front cover of the Printer • 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 Input Bin (the bin located on the right-hand side of the Printer) with 50 blank discs and place the bins on th[...]

10 Hardware and Software Setup Step 3: Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Connect the Printer to your PC or Mac with your beige USB 2.0 Cable. If you are using a PC, after a few moments, W indows will tell you it has found new hardware and is looking for software to install it. Select " Install the software automatically " and click Next . Y ou[...]

Hardware and Software Setup 11 Note: When connecting USB to a Mac it may be necessary to Add the printer via the Printer Setup Utility . Step 4: Installing Ink Car tridges • W ith the cover open, 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 f[...]

12 Hardware and Software Setup D. TUT ORIAL: PRINTING DISCS ON A PC The SureThing Disc Labeler software included with your Printer is a great tool for creating professional looking discs. Y ou can use SureThing's Smart Designs to quickly label a disc, or easily import your own design in many popular file formats. The Help file included with th[...]

Hardware and Software Setup 13 3. Click Br owse to look through the many built-in back- grounds included with SureThing, or click Clear if you would like to import your own background or design. Click Next . 4. Check Use Smart Designs to browse through different built-in designs. Deselect this option if you would like to create your own layout. Whe[...]

14 Hardware and Software Setup 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 import your own graphics, click Photos/Clipart to browse for images. Many standard clipart symbols are included with your software. 6. Once you are happy with yo[...]

Printing Discs on a PC 15 Section 3: P rinting Discs on a PC The printer driver allows you to adjust quality , speed and other settings. Both will be described in detail in this section. A. SETTING UP THE PRINTER DRIVER Once the Printer software has been successfully installed, you will want to take a moment to familiarize yourself with the printer[...]

16 Printing Discs on a PC 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[...]

Printing Discs on a PC 17 Business Card Disc - This prints to the 58mm by 86mm rectangular business card CD -r media (Primera P art Number 53340). Hockey Rink Disc - This setting is for the rounded edge or , "Hockey Rink", shaped business card CD-r media (Primera P art Number 53341). Non-printable Outer Mar gin A djust this value to print[...]

18 Printing Discs on a PC Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturer's T uffCoat CD media, this option can be left at its default setting of 100%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD media, you may need to adjust this control in order to optimize the ink [...]

Printing Discs on a PC 19 Center T he Print Image 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 run a simple calibrat[...]

20 Printing Discs on a PC 5. Along the V ertical axis of the printed disc, find the number whose lines touch. F or example, in the above illustration, Enter the number 2 into the V ertical box of the Calibration window and 0 for the Horizontal axis. 6. Select the OK button. Y our images should now be centered when printed on a disc. After your sele[...]

Printing Discs on a PC 21 Change Car tridge(s) Select the Change Cartridge(s) button to install a new ink cartridge or to switch back and forth between previously used cartridges. After the cartridge has been replaced according to the instructions in Section 2, Step 4: Installing Ink Cartridges, select either the New Cartridge Installed button or t[...]

22 Printing Discs on a PC Disc Output Location This can be set either Normal (Left Bin acts as output), or Kiosk (finished discs deposited out the F ront Exit). The default is Normal (Left Bin). B. USING SURETHING The SureThing Disc Labeler software included with your Printer is a great tool for creating professional looking discs. Y ou can use Sur[...]

Printing Discs on a PC 23 3. Click Br owse to look through the many built-in back- grounds included with SureThing, or click Clear if you would like to import your own background or design. Click Next . 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 fin[...]

24 Printing Discs on a PC 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 import your own graphics, click Photos/Clipart to browse for images. Many standard clipart symbols are included with your software. 6. Once you are happy with your de[...]

Printing Discs on a PC 25 C. USING OTHER GRAPHICS PR OGRAMS While SureThing will handle most labeling needs, some people prefer to use other graphic programs. Y our printer driver allows you to print from most any graphics application. The driver will center the image and automatically crop it to the shape of a CD. This means you do not necessarily[...]

26 Printing Discs on a Mac Section 4: P rinting Discs on a Mac A. PRINTED LABEL FORMA T REQUIREMENTS Y our printer driver allows you to create labels in most any graphics application. The driver will center the image and automatically crop it to the shape of a CD. This means you do not necessarily need a template to create a CD in your favorite gra[...]

Printing Discs on a Mac 27 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 be printed. Use it only as a guide to layout your image. B. PRINTING T o print simply follow the nor mal procedure for printing from your graphics applica[...]

28 Printing Discs on a Mac 2. The paper sizes for the Printer refer to the type of disc to which you will be printing. The available sizes are: CD/DVD, Business Card Disc, 80mm CD Hock ey Rink Disc and Digital V inyl Disc. Print Settings Click Print Setup to see the driver window and all of its settings. Click the Copies and P ages button and selec[...]

Printing Discs on a Mac 29 The following is a description of the printer driver settings: • Cartridge to use The Black and Color setting will use both cartridges when printing your image. Color will only use the Color Cartridge, and Black Only will only use the monochrome cartridge for printing. • Kiosk Mode Kiosk Mode will allow you to increas[...]

30 Printing Discs on a Mac • Outer Margin The Outer Margin refers to where the printing will cut off around the outer edge of your disc. The size of the printable surface can var y from one type of media to the next. This allows you to set the outer margin in millimeters allowing you to print all the way to the edge regardless of the type of disc[...]

Printing Discs on a Mac 31 Y ou can also launch the Configuration Utility from the Disc Publisher P ro printer settings in any printing application by clicking File then Print and selecting P rinter Settings . In Printer Settings you will find a button to launch the Configuration Utility . When launched, the following pane appears: Y ou will see bo[...]

32 Printing Discs on a Mac nozzles are not fully clear after a few cleaning prints, it may be necessary to remove the cartridge and actually clean the print head by gently blotting the nozzles with a moist cloth or paper towel and replace it in the Printer . Change Car tridge If you need to change cartridges, it is a good idea to use the Change Car[...]

Printing Discs on a Mac 33 prompted to open the Printer's front cover , rotate the printed disc 180 degrees, reload it into the input, and close the cover . Click OK when ready and the Printer will pick the disc and print another scale of numbers. The disc should look like this: Once the print has finished, you will see the following dialog bo[...]

34 Printing Discs on a Mac Look at the finished alignment disc and pick the numbers that come closest to lining up with one another . F or instance, on the disc shown in this manual, the vertical alignment is 2 and the horizontal alignment is 0. Enter this in the alignment dialog box. If you choose not to print the test print, you will simply see t[...]

Interpreting the Printer ’s Indicator Lights 35 Section 5: Interpr eting the Printer's Indicator Lights The P ower and Busy LED indicator lights located on the top of the Printer can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the Printer . T o accurately interpret what it means when these lights are on, off , or flashing, please refer to [...]

36 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting Section 6: Maintenance and T r oubleshooting The Printer 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 Printer's Robotic Arm shaft or other compo[...]

Maintenance and T r oubleshooting 37 • Release both buttons • T o stop the test, wait until the disc has moved to the Output Bin and press the P ower Button. C. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGES It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if you notice reduced print quality , or if you suspect a cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried o[...]

38 Maintenance and T r oubleshooting F . TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have difficulties in operating your Printer , the procedures in this manual and the SureThing software User's Guide should, in most cases, solve the problem. If you still have difficulty , contact the technical support number listed on the insert included in the supply pack that[...]

T echnical Specifications 39 Section 7: T echnical Specifications Model A uto Printer P ro Printing Method Ink-Jet Printing Resolution 4800 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 Ink-Jet Printable Surface CD -R, CD -RW , DVD-R , DVD RAM, D VD+R , [...]

40 Index Inde x Alignment Calibration ..................................................................32 Cartridge T ype ................................................................................17 Centering T est Print .......................................................................32 Color Matching..................................[...]

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