Casio LPCW-100 manual

a pplication v ersion 2 .0 For W indows ® User’ s Guide • W e recommend that you print on a disc* befor e you record anything on it. Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted. • Note that TDK Recording Media Europe S.A. shall not be held liable for any loss or corruption of data on discs a[...]

1 Important! The copyright of this User’s Guide and all rights r elated to the software shall rever t to CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. • Microsoft, Windows, W indows Media and W indows NT ar e registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. • Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporat[...]

2 Contents About the Bundled CD-ROM and CD-R ............................. 4 Scope of T his Manual ..................................................... 5 Button Operations .......................................................... 5 How to use this Manual ................................................. 7 LPCW-10 0 Printer Featur es .............[...]

3 Configuring Font Settings (Free T ext T emplate, Free Design T emplate) ................ 5 0 Inserting a Label Backgr ound Image (Free T ext Layout) ...................................................... 51 Fields (Free Design T emplate) ....................................... 52 Field T ypes ......................................................[...]

4 About the Bundled CD-ROM and CD-R Handling Precautions • Handle the disc to avoid finger smudges, dir t, scratches, etc. on either of its surfaces. • Should the disc become dir ty , use an eyeglass cleaning cloth or some other soft dr y cloth to wipe it lightly fr om the center of the disc outwar ds towards its edge. Never use phonograph reco[...]

5 1. 2. Using the Assistant Featur e The CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application has an Assistant feature that guides you step-by-step thr ough cer tain operations. (See page 22.) Help Y ou can access infor mation about pr ocedures and pr ecautions us- ing the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application ’ s Help feature. (See page 64 .) Button Operations All opera[...]

6 3 . Click Save . • All of the sample screens in this manual show operation under the English version of W i n d ow s XP . S creens appear d i f f er e nt ly when running the application under another operating system. • Note that the screen images shown in this manual may dif fer somewhat from those that actually appear on your computer scree[...]

7 How to use this Manual • This section takes you through the basic label creation and printing process, using a music CD label as an example. The sections of this manual are arranged as shown below. Refer to the indicated pages for details. Getting Ready • Installing the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application • For information about installing the[...]

8 After using this CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application to create the labels you want, you can connect your printer to your computer and print them. Y ou can also impor t track names from Windows Media TM Player , or Easy CD Creator , or you can impor t CD-T ext from a CD (page 26). • Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Media Player for Wi[...]

9 This printer and its software do not include functions for recording to a CD-R, CD-RW or other types of discs. • Data Discs You can import the names of folders and files you plan to store on a disc and print them on its label. You can also type in information manually (pages 20 and 30). • Digital Image Discs You can import recording dates and[...]

10 • Print with TrueType ® fonts installed on your PC (page 39). • Support for both text and images (page 41). Note that images are printed in monochrome. • A collection of preset templates lets you produce great looking labels with minimum effort. LPCW-100 Printer Features[...]

11 • A Free Text Template allows more control over the appearance and layout of text (Free Text → page 46). • A Free Design template gives you almost total freedom for laying out text and images to create exactly the look you want (Free Design → page 46).[...]

12 Label Making Overview Label Creation Basics After you install the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application, connect the printer to your computer , and load an ink ribbon cassette into the printer ,* you can perfor m this operation in this section to actually print a label. This section takes you through the basics of label making, from layout, to printi[...]

13 2. Select the “ V er tical ” or “ Horizontal ” option, and then click OK . • This star ts up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application and then displays a label template selection menu. • Use the Advanced Settings dialog box (page 61 ) to control whether or not the printer orientation dialog box appears each time you star t up the CD/DVD [...]

14 4. Input the text data you want. Move the cursor to the label input boxes, and then type in the disc title, ar tist names, and track names. The text you input appears in the preview image on the screen. Important! The warning message “ Printing string is over flow ” appears when the text data you input does not fit inside the print area. See[...]

15 7. Click . This displays a dialog box for selecting the text layout. Note See page 37 for details about changing the text layout pattern. 8. Click . Selecting a Font 9. Click . This displays a dialog box for making font settings. 10. Confirm that T itle tab is selected. Note If a different tab is displayed, click T itle . 11 . For Font Si z e , [...]

16 12 . Click the Artist Name tab. 13 . Select 2 for Font S i ze , and then click OK . This completes input of the label data. Note See page 39 for details about font settings. T o print a label Important! • See the separate “ Quick Star t Guide ” sheet for impor tant infor mation about printing conditions. • Do not tr y to use this printer[...]

17 • The dialog box shown below appears on your computer screen when the disc tray opens. 1 Shows how the disc should be oriented when placed on the disc tray. Note • Y ou can specify the ver tical/horizontal configuration of your printer using the Printer Orientation setting on the Print 2 tab of the Ad- vanced Settings dialog box (page 61 ). [...]

18 Printing on a disc that already has something printed on it This printer will not print properly over a logo or other printing that is already on a disc. For such a disc, you will need to use the print- er's built-in printing guide to make sur e that printing is per formed in the correct location. 1 Pull the printing guide from the printer [...]

19 T o save label data 1 . Click . 2. On the menu that appears, click Save . 3. Check the file name and then click Save . The label data is saved in your W indows My Documents folder . Note See page 33 for details about saving label data. T o quit the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application 1 . Click . 2. On the menu that appears, click Exit . Note Y ou c[...]

20 Label Making with Preset T emplates Automated Label Layout A selection of content-specific preset label formats makes label creation as easy as selecting the right format and filling in the blanks. The follow- ing procedure shows how to do this, using the music label template as an example. 1. On the main window , click . 2. On the menu that app[...]

21 Digital Image Label • If you want to create your own original layout, select the Fr ee T ext or Free Design template. See “ Creating an Original Label Layout ” on page 46 for more information.[...]

22 Using the Assistant Feature The Assistant feature provides you with step-by-step guidance for creating labels and per forming other operations. The Assistant scr een does not appear while the Free T ext or Free Design label template is displayed. Using the Assistant Screen When you ar e unsure of CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application opera- tions... [...]

23 Using the Main W indow The information in this section describes the main window for the music label template. 2 File Button Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to per form the operations described below. When you want to do this: Create a new label (page 20 ) Open an existing label data Save label data you are curre[...]

24 3 Advanced Settings Button Displays a dialog box for more advanced printing and phrase settings (page 61 ). 4 Help Button Displays help. Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to per form the operations described below. • Display online help • Access the TDK Website • Display version information about the software[...]

25 t Label Preview Image Y ou can use this image to get an idea of what your label will look like, before you actually print it. y Eject Button Opens the disc tray . This button per forms the same operations as the Eject button on the fr ont of the printer . Important! The Eject button is disabled while a printing operation is in progress.[...]

26 Importing T ext Data Impor ting data helps to eliminate the need for inputting text by hand. The following describes the type of text data you can impor t into labels. Music Labels CD-T ext data, or track name and other data cr eated by Media Player or Easy CD Creator Data Label or Digital Image Label File names and folder names Y ou can also im[...]

27 Important! The CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application suppor ts display of English, Japanese, Korean, and Chinese. Note, however , that your system may not be able to display Japanese, Korean and Chinese correctly if it is not configured for the special characters used by these languages. • Title: This is the title of the disc. • Ar tist Name: Thi[...]

28 3. After impor ting the track list, select Expor t Playlist to File... fr om the File menu, and save data to a playlist file ( a file with the file name extension “ asx ” ). With Media Player 7.0, it is not necessar y to copy the music. Note See Media Player online help for full details about its operation. 4. Star t up the CD/DVD LABEL PRIN[...]

29 Importing Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label Note Easy CD Creator • Easy CD Creator is CD-R and CD-RW writing software. CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application suppor ts pr oject lists created using Easy CD Creator for incorporation into a music label. This capability is suppor ted for data created using Easy CD Cr eator 4.0 and 5.0. • All the [...]

30 Importing File and Folder Name for a Data Label or Digital Image Label Use the following pr ocedures to impor t a folder name and file names for data label or digital image label. T o impor t a folder name 1. On the data label template or digital image label template main win- dow , move the cursor to the label input box wher e you want to impor[...]

31 Importing Data Created with a Previous V ersion Perform the following steps to impor t data from a file that was cr eated using a previous version CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application, and con- ver t it to CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application version 2.0 for mat. This procedure suppor ts conversion and impor t of files whose names end with the extension[...]

32 Useful T ext Input Functions Right-clicking the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application main window dis- plays a shor tcut menu of commands that come in handy during text input. 1 Copy Copies the selected text to the clipboard. 2 Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position. 3 Move Up Moves the line that is currently select[...]

33 Saving Label Data 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Save . This displays a dialog box for saving label data. • Save: This button appears if this is the first time you are saving the label data. Clicking this button saves the data, assigning the title name as the file name. If the label data you are editing has already bee[...]

34 Opening a Label Data File Perform the following steps when you want to open an existing label data file. • See page 31 for information about opening a file created using previous version CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Open . This displays a dialog box for selecting the file you want to[...]

35 3. Select the folder for which you want to create a data index, and then click OK . This displays the Save As dialog box. 4. Specify the folder in Save in and type a file name in to File name . Y ou can specify either CSV or TXT as the file type. 5. Click Save to save the data and create a data index file. Note Y ou can open a data index file us[...]

36 Important! With print patter ns 8 through q , only one line of text can be printed in each label print area, regardless of the font size (1 × , 2 × , 3 × ) set- ting. T o configure print pattern settings 1. Click the panel. This displays a menu for selecting a print pattern. 2. Click the print pattern to which you want to change. This causes [...]

37 Configuring T ext Layout Settings Y ou can select from a number of dif ferent layouts for the text on your labels. About the Layout Panel This Displays a menu of options . Available T ext Layouts The 10 CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER text layouts ar e shown below . Note Layouts 3 4 5 6 , 9 , and 0 allow fewer characters per line than the other layouts. 1 [...]

38 T o modify a pr eset text layout 1. On the main window , click . 2. Click . This displays a menu for selecting a text layout. The settings you configure are reflected here. 3 . Configure the settings you want for each item, and then click OK . This causes the text layout panel and the label preview image to change in accordance with the text lay[...]

39 3. Click the L button in Font . 4. Select the font you want from the list that appears. 5. In the Font Style group, select one or more of the available options ( Double W ide, Italic, Bold ). Note The standard default is all font styles unchecked. Configuring Font Settings Use the procedures in this section to control the font, attribute, and si[...]

40 6. In the Font Size group, specify the number of lines and the font size. T o do this: Select this number of line option: Print 6 lines per label 6 lines: Print 9 lines per label 9 lines: • The number of lines you can print per label also depends on the font size. If you have 6 lines specified and specify a 2 × (2-line) font size for the titl[...]

41 Inserting an Image into a Label Y ou can use either of following two methods to input an image into a label. • Inputting an image from a file • Capturing a PC screen image Important! • T o input an image into a label, you need to select print patter n 6 or pattern 7 (page 36), or a setting that is marked with on the Advanced Print Patter n[...]

42 2. Display the screen you want to capture. 3. On the Windows task bar , click CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER . This displays the main window . 4. On the main window , click the button. This displays the Image dialog box. 5. Click Capture . This minimizes the main window . Note T o cancel the capture operation, pr ess the Esc key or right-click your mouse.[...]

43 7. After making sure the preview shows the image you want, click OK . Note that the layout preview image on the main window shows a monochrome version of the image you selected. Note • See page 44 for information about monochrome conversion dithering settings. T o save a captur ed image to your PC ’ s hard disc 1. While the captured image is[...]

44 Maintain Aspect Ratio On Maintain Aspect Ratio Of f Note that the Image Position settings appear dimmed and are not available when the Maintain aspect ratio check box is cleared. 2. While an image is displayed in the preview area of the Image Set- tings dialog box, select the setting you want under Image Position. 3. When all the settings are th[...]

45 2. Select “Pattern” or “Error Dif fusion” and then click OK . The dithering setting you select is reflected in the label preview image on the screen. Differ ence between Pattern and Error Diffusion Dithering With both dithering methods and dark colors ar e printed blacker , while light colors ar e a lighter shade of gray . Compared with [...]

46 Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout There are two templates for cr eating an original label layout: the Fr ee T ext label template and the Fr ee Design label template. For details about mor e basic label creation procedures, see the steps under “Automated Label Layout”. Free T ext Label T emplate • The Free T ext label [...]

47 Free T ext Label T emplate Main W indow Resizing the W ork Area Y ou can r esize the work ar ea by dragging its right side, bottom, or lower right corner . • Resizing the work area while you are editing text inside of it cancels the editing operation. Free Design Label T emplate Main W indow 1 Print Pattern Panel 2 T oolbar 3 W ork Area 6 Prin[...]

48 Free Design and Free T ext T emplate Main W indows Free T ext T emplate 1 Print Pattern Panel This panel shows the location and orientation of the printing on the currently selected label. Click this panel when you want to change the text layout. 2 T oolbar Contains a selection of useful editing tools. Click a tool to use it. See “T oolbars”[...]

49 5 Image Button Click this button to input an image or to select a background image (page 51 ). 6 Print Button Prints the label (page 16). Free Design T emplate See “ Free T ext T emplate ” for infor mation about 1 and 3 . 5 Layout Button Alignment The commands in this submenu align fields on a reference field. – Left Aligns the selected fi[...]

50 Configuring Font Settings (Free T ext T emplate, Free Design T emplate) This section describes how to configure font settings for text you input manually into the work ar ea, or text you impor t. Y ou can select font, font size, font style, and text alignment fr om the toolbar . Font Setting T ools ■ T o specify the font 1. Input text into the[...]

51 Inserting a Label Background Image (Free T ext Layout) 1. On the main window , click . 2. Click or , and then select the image you want to inser t. • The image appears in the pr eview image on the main window. • One image can be inser ted per label area. After you inser t an image into print patter n , you cannot input text. T o inser t a la[...]

52 Fields (Free Design T emplate) This section contains general information about fields. It also explains operations that are common to both text and image fields. Field T ypes A field is a kind of box you can inser t into the work ar ea to hold text or an image. T ext goes into text fields, while images go into image fields. Selecting a single fi[...]

53 Inputting T ext into a T ext Field (Free Design T empla te) The following describes how to input, edit, and delete text. T o input text manually 1. On the main window , click or . This inser ts a text field into the upper label ar ea. 2. T ype in the text you want. • For information about text editing, see “Configuring Font Settings ” on p[...]

54 2. Click Batch or Separate . • The text you input here appears in the work area and the label preview image. Note • When you impor t file names and folder names, click OK . • When you impor t file names and folder names, each name is in- ser ted into its own field. T o configur e font settings for the text in a field 1. Highlight the text [...]

55 Resizing a Field (Free Design T emplate) Use the procedures in this section when you want to change the size of a field. Important! Note that the result obtained when you resize a field depends on whether it is a text field or an image field. 1. Select the field you want to resize so it is enclosed by a gray selection boundar y . 2. Use one of t[...]

56 Aligning and Resizing Fields (Free Design T emplate) A selection of useful commands makes it possible to instantly position fields on a label and to make multiple fields the same size (See page 49). Note Y ou can use the following pr ocedur es for both text fields and image fields. ■ What is alignment? The CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application lets[...]

57 T o align fields 1. Drag the mouse on the label so the fields you want to align or resize are enclosed in the selection boundar y . Selection boundary • The reference field is surrounded by a r elatively thick gray boundar y , while other selected fields are surrounded by thin boundaries. NOTE • Y ou can also select and deselect fields using[...]

58 Configuring Field Properties (Free Design T emplate) Clicking the button and then Properties displays a dialog box that you can use to change the pr operties of a field. Note The unit of measurement (millimeters, pixels, inches) used on the Field Properties dialog box is the same as that selected with the r uler unit of measurement un it button [...]

59 Useful T ext Input Functions (Free T ext T emplate, Free Design T emplate) This section describes various useful functions you can access on the shor tcut menu that appears when you right-click on the Fr ee T ext label template or Free Design label template. Right-clicking the mouse while the cursor is located in the work area displays one of th[...]

60 q User Shows a list of preset phrases registered by you. Clicking a phrase inser ts it at the cur rent cursor position. See page 62 for information about registering preset phrases. Note See the “ Phrase Librar y List ” on page 65 for mor e information. w Return to Original Size (Image Field only) This command change the size of the field so[...]

61 Configuring Advanced Settings On the main window or the print dialog box, click . This displays a dialog box for making advanced label creation or print settings. T o configur e advanced print settings 1. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the button. 2. Click the Print tab or the Print 2 tab. Print T ab Print Density Drag the slider [...]

62 Registering and Deleting a Phrase Memory Entry Y ou can register fr equently used ter ms and phrases for instant r ecall whenever you need them. See “ Useful T ext Input Functions ” on pages 32 and 59 for information about using phrase. 1. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the button. 2. Click the Phrase Memor y tab. T o register[...]

63 T o configure advanced layout settings Use the following procedure to save the settings of a layout you create, and to control what appears when you click the Print Pattern panel and T ext Layout panel. 1. On the main window or print dialog box, click the button. 2. Click the Other tab. Save Style Clicking the Save button saves the current print[...]

64 Using Help The online help feature lets you access the following type of information. • Information about functions and supplementar y information • Software version information • Connection on the TDK Website T o use Help 1. On the main window , click the button. 2. Click Help . 3. Use standard Windows online help pr ocedures to find the [...]

65 Phrase Library List The following is a list of the built-in phrase librar y contents. See page 32 and 59 for information about using phrase. Ph r as e Memor y TEL: F AX: POST CODE: Extension: Direct: E-mail: http:// Contact: Manager: Te r m : Issue Date: Music Big Hit Hit Album Best Of Omnibus My Favorites Digital Image Date Recorded: Recorded B[...]

66 Symptom Possible Cause Recommended Action Symptom Possible Cause Recommended Action ● Printing color is differ ent from what I expected. ● Printing is misaligned. ● Cannot print. The color of the final printout is affected by both the color of the ink ribbon and the color of the disc you are printing on. Improper alignment of the disc in t[...]

67 Message Recommended Action Page The label file cannot be impor ted because it is corrupted or an unsuppor ted for mat. The text data cannot be impor ted because it is corrupted or an unsuppor ted for mat. There is still a Disc in the printer . Remove the Disc to quit. Eject could not be per formed because the printer is tur ned off or it is not [...]

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