Casio CW-100 инструкция обслуживания

For W indows ® User’ s Guide • We recommend that you print on a disc* befor e you recor d anything on it. Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted. • Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any loss or corruption of data on discs arising through the use of this pro[...]

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. • W indows a nd Windows Media are registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries. • Tr ueT ype is a trademark of Apple Computer , Inc. in the United States and[...]

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 CW-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 sur faces. • 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 rec[...]

5 1. 2. Using the Assistant Featur e The DISC TITLE 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 procedur es and precautions us- ing the DISC TITLE PRINTER application’s Help featur e. (See page 64.) Button Operations All operations i[...]

6 3 . Click Save . • All of the sample screens in this manual show operation under the English version of W indows XP . Screens appear d if fe r en t 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 screen.[...]

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 DISC TITLE PRINTER application • For information about installing the D[...]

After using this DISC TITLE 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 W indows Media TM Player , or Easy CD Creator , or you can impor t CD-TEXT from a CD (page 26). • Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Windows Media Player fo[...]

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 i[...]

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. CW-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 DISC TITLE PRINTER application, connect the printer to your computer , and load an ink ribbon cassette into the printer ,* you can per form this operation in this section to actually print a label. This section takes you through the basics of label making, from layout, to printing[...]

13 3. Click . This displays the main window for the music label template. Important! Y ou must select a label template befor e you can per form operations on the main window . 2. Select the “V ertical” or “Horizontal” option, and then click OK . • This star ts up the DISC TITLE PRINTER application and then displays a label template select[...]

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 Size , se[...]

16 12 . Click the Artist Name tab. 13 . Select 2 for Font Size , and then click OK . This completes input of the label data. Note See page 39 for details about font settings. To print a label Important! • See the separate “Printing Pr ecautions” sheet for impor tant information about printing conditions. • Do not try to use this printer to [...]

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). 2[...]

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 To 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. To quit the DISC TITLE PRINTER application 1 . Click . 2. On the menu that appears, click Exit . Note Y ou can a[...]

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 DISC TITLE PRINTER application operations... Foll[...]

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 perfor m the operations described below. • Display online help • Access the CASIO Website • Display version information about the softwa[...]

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 front 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-TEXT data, or track name and other data cr eated by W indows Media Player or Easy CD Creator Data Label or Digital Image Label File names and folder names Y ou can[...]

27 Important! The DISC TITLE PRINTER application suppor ts display of English, Japa- nese, 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 Export Playlist to File... from the File menu, and save data to a playlist file (a file with the file name extension “asx”). W ith Windows Media Player 7.0, it is not necessar y to copy the music. Note See W indows Media Player online help for full details about its opera- tion. 4. Star t up the DIS[...]

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. DISC TITLE 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 cr eated using Easy CD Cr eator 4.0 and 5.0. • All the s[...]

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. To import 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 t[...]

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 DISC TITLE PRINTER application, and conver t it to DISC TITLE PRINTER for CW -100 V er . 4.10 format. This procedure suppor ts conversion and impor t of files whose names end with the ex- tension “.[...]

32 Useful T ext Input Functions Right-clicking the DISC TITLE PRINTER application main window displays 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 selected i[...]

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 DISC TITLE 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 o[...]

35 Creating a Data Index File For a disc that contains so much data that it cannot fit on a label, you can use the following procedure to create a data index file that you can print out on a computer printer . 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Create Data Index File . This displays a dialog box for selecting a folder . 3. Sele[...]

36 Important! With print patterns 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. To configure print pattern settings 1. On the main window , click the panel. This displays a menu for selecting a print pattern. 2. Click the print pattern to which you want to c[...]

37 To modify a preset print pattern 1. On the main window , click . This displays a dialog box for selecting a print pattern. 2. Click . This displays a dialog box for configuring advanced print pattern set- tings. The settings you configure are reflected here. 3. Click the Label 1 and Label 2 down arrow buttons and select the setting you want for [...]

38 To modify a preset 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 .C onfigure 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 layou[...]

39 Configuring Font Settings Use the procedures in this section to control the font, attribute, and size settings of label text. 1. On the main window , click the button. This displays a dialog box for configuring font settings. 2. Select a tab and then make the settings you want. The tabs that appear on the above dialog box depend on the type of l[...]

40 6. In the Font Size group, specify the number of lines and the font size. To 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 title[...]

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! • To 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 W indows taskbar , click DISC TITLE PRINTER for CW -100 . 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 To cancel the capture operation, pr ess the Esc key or right-click yo[...]

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. To save a captured image to your PC’s hard disc 1. While the captured image is sho[...]

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 “Err or Diffusion” and then click OK . The dithering setting you select is reflected in the label preview image on the screen. Difference between Pattern and Err or Diffusion Dithering W ith both dithering methods and dark colors ar e printed blacker , while light colors are a lighter shade of gray. Compared with P[...]

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 resize the work ar ea by dragging its right side, bottom, or lower right cor ner . • Resizing the work area while you are editing text inside of it cancels the editing operation. Free Design Label T emplate Main Window 1 Print Pattern Panel 2 T oolbar 3 W ork Area 6 Print[...]

48 Free Design and Free T ext T emplate Main Windows Free T ext T emplate 1 Print Patter n 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 field[...]

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 ■ To specify the font 1. Input text into the [...]

51 Inserting a Label Background Image (Free T ext T emplate) 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 ar ea. After you inser t an image into print patter n , you cannot input text. T o inser t [...]

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. To 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 pa[...]

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. To configur e font settings for the text in a field 1. Highlight the text w[...]

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 ocedures for both text fields and image fields. ■ What is alignment? The DISC TITLE PRINTER application lets y[...]

57 To 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 boundar y • The reference field is sur rounded by a relatively thick gray boundar y , while other selected fields are surrounded by thin boundaries. NOTE • Y ou can also deselect fields using Shift + cl[...]

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 oper ties of a field. Note The unit of measurement (millimeters, pixels, inches) used on the Field Proper ties dialog box is the same as that selected with the r uler unit of measurement unit 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 more information. w Return to Original Size (Image Field only) This command change the size of the field so th[...]

61 Configuring Advanced Settings On the main window or the print dialog box, click or . This dis- plays a dialog box for making advanced label creation or print settings. To configure advanced print settings 1. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the or button. 2. Click the Print tab or the Print 2 tab. Print T ab Print Density Drag the s[...]

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 Text Input Functions” on pages 32 and 59 for information about using phrase. 1. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the or button. 2. Click the Phrase Memor y tab. To register [...]

63 To 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 Patter n panel and T ext Layout panel. 1. On the main window or print dialog box, click the or button. 2. Click the Other tab. Save Style Clicking the Save button saves the current pr[...]

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 CASIO Website To use Help 1. On the main window , click the button. 2. Click Help . 3. Use standard W indows online help pr ocedures to find th[...]

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. Phrase 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 By: [...]

66 Symptom Possible Cause Recommended Action Symptom Possible Cause Recommended Action ● Printing color is different from what I expected. ● Printing is misaligned. ● Cannot print. The color of the final printout is af fected 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 format. The text data cannot be impor ted because it is corrupted or an unsuppor ted format. There is still a Disc in the printer . Remove the Disc to quit. Eject could not be performed because the printer is turned of f or it is not con[...]

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