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Print with TrueType fonts installed on your 

PC (page 39).

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Support for both text and images (page 41). 

Note that images are printed in monochrome.

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A collection of preset templates lets 

you produce great looking labels with 

minimum effort. 

CW-100 Printer Features 

Summary of Contents for CW-100 - DISC TITLE PRINTER

Page 1: ...COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any loss or corruption of data on discs arising through the use of this product CD R CD RW DVD R etc Be sure to read the Safety Precautions contained in th...

Page 2: ...r its entirety is forbidden without the express permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD You are granted permission to use this software for your own personal use Any and all other use of this software wit...

Page 3: ...g Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label 29 Importing File and Folder Name for a Data Label or Digital Image Label 30 Importing Data Created with a Previous Version 31 Useful Text Input Functions 32 S...

Page 4: ...nto a Label Free Design Template 54 To insert an image into a label 54 To delete an image field 54 Resizing a Field Free Design Template 55 Aligning and Resizing Fields Free Design Template 56 To alig...

Page 5: ...writing utensils or affix a sticker to the disc surfaces Use of a disc that is cracked or deformed or a disc that has adhesive on it is dangerous Never use such a disc Storage Precautions Avoid storin...

Page 6: ...ton 2 On the menu that appears click New Dialog box button operations are indicated as shown below 3 Scope of This Manual This manual does not cover standard Windows operations This manual covers oper...

Page 7: ...operation under the English version of Windows XP Screens appear differently when running the application under another operating system Note that the screen images shown in this manual may differ som...

Page 8: ...or digital image label template Creating an Original Label Layout page 46 This section describes how to layout text and images to create exactly the type of look you want A Free Text label template gi...

Page 9: ...ter and print them You can also import track names from Windows MediaTM Player or Easy CD Creator or you can import CD TEXT from a CD page 26 Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Windows Med...

Page 10: ...rint them on its label You can also type in information manually pages 20 and 30 Digital Image Discs You can import recording dates and image descriptions from your PC and print them on the label You...

Page 11: ...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 ef...

Page 12: ...te 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...

Page 13: ...ion about how to load an ink ribbon cassette Example Music CD label To create a label 1 On your Windows desktop double click the DISC TITLE PRINTER for CW 100 short cut icon Note You can also start up...

Page 14: ...Select the Vertical or Horizontal option and then click OK This starts up the DISC TITLE PRINTER application and then displays a label template selection menu Use the Advanced Settings dialog box page...

Page 15: ...Printing string is overflow appears when the text data you input does not fit inside the print area See Configuring Text Layout Settings page 37 and Configuring Font Settings page 39 for information a...

Page 16: ...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 Title tab is selected Note If...

Page 17: ...end that you print on a disc before you record anything on it Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted 1 Connect the printer to your computer For...

Page 18: ...sc tray with the recording side of the disc facing the tray Press down lightly until you hear the disc click into place When placing the disc onto the tray use your hand to hold the disc tray still Im...

Page 19: ...y in the lower label area position the disc so the upper label area is facing towards you For more information see the separate Printing Precautions Position the disc so the upper label area is facing...

Page 20: ...e 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 You can also quit the application by clicking the button...

Page 21: ...On the main window click 2 On the menu that appears click New This displays a dialog box for selecting the label template 3 Click the label template you want to use You can select from among five lab...

Page 22: ...21 Digital Image Label If you want to create your own original layout select the Free Text or Free Design template See Creating an Original Label Layout on page 46 for more information...

Page 23: ...n changes in accordance with the operation you are performing on the main window you can refer to it whenever you need a bit of advice Displaying the Assistant Screen Selecting the Always start up Ass...

Page 24: ...Music Label on page 29 Data Label or Digital Image Label See the following Importing Data Created with a Previous Version on page 31 To import a folder name on page 30 To import file names on page 30...

Page 25: ...s you have saved appear in this list 8 Printing 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...

Page 26: ...what your label will look like before you actually print it y Eject Button Opens the disc tray This button performs the same operations as the Eject button on the front of the printer Important The E...

Page 27: ...to import on hand What is CD TEXT CD TEXT is text data on a CD that provides the disc title artist names track names and other information You can import such text using the DISC TITLE PRINTER applica...

Page 28: ...data is displayed in the label input boxes and the label preview image Important Depending on the type of disc you are trying to import from you may not be able to import CD TEXT data correctly Import...

Page 29: ...ton 6 On the menu that appears click Import and then Import Media Player Track Data This displays a dialog box for opening a file 7 Select the playlist you created in step 3 and then click Open A dial...

Page 30: ...is not supported 1 Start up Easy CD Creator 2 Place the disc that contains the data you want to import into the CD drive of your computer 3 Use Easy CD Creator to save the project list This saves the...

Page 31: ...n the data label template or digital image label template main win dow move the cursor to the label input box where you want to import the file names and then click 2 Click Import and then Import File...

Page 32: ...s point to Import and then click Import TITLE PRINTER Data Important This displays a dialog box of precautions you need to observe when importing data Carefully read the precautions before you proceed...

Page 33: ...date that is stamped is the one being kept by your PC s clock 8 Phrase Memory Shows a list of preset phrases Clicking a phrase inserts it at the current cursor position 9 Music Displays a list of pre...

Page 34: ...the label data you are editing has already been saved this button name changes to Overwrite Clicking Overwrite replaces the existing data with the version you are editing on your PC screen Save as Th...

Page 35: ...a dialog box for selecting the file you want to open 3 Select the name of the file you want to open and then click Open The data in the file is displayed in the label input box and the label preview...

Page 36: ...ndex File This displays a dialog box for selecting a folder 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...

Page 37: ...in accordance with the print pattern you selected Configuring Layout Settings You can control the appearance of your labels using the printing pat tern and text layout panels and the Font and Image b...

Page 38: ...a Label on page 41 for information about Image 1 and Image 2 To specify this image Select a print pattern that shows this Image 1 Image 2 Image 1 Image 2 Configuring Text Layout Settings You can sele...

Page 39: ...and then click OK This causes the text layout panel and the label preview image to change in accordance with the text layout you selected To configure text layout settings 1 Click the panel This disp...

Page 40: ...pear on the above dialog box depend on the type of label template you are using 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...

Page 41: ...nt 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 setting Font sizes 1 through 3 can be selected for a 6 line label while font siz...

Page 42: ...utton This displays the Image dialog box 2 If you are creating a label that allows input of multiple images tap the tab for the image Image 1 or Image 2 you want to input 3 Click Open Image 4 Select t...

Page 43: ...ture operation press the Esc key or right click your mouse 6 Locate the mouse pointer at one of the corners of the area you want to select for capture Holding down the left mouse button drag the point...

Page 44: ...rmat Controlling the Aspect Ratio of an Image Perform the following steps to specify whether the aspect ratio should be maintained when the image is resized and to specify the position of the image 1...

Page 45: ...g you want under Image Position 3 When all the settings are the way you want click OK The settings you configure are reflected in the preview image on the main window Note To view the actual print ima...

Page 46: ...l preview image on the screen Difference between Pattern and Error Diffusion Dithering With both dithering methods and dark colors are printed blacker while light colors are a lighter shade of gray Co...

Page 47: ...wer label area Free Design Label Template The Free Design Label Template gives you maximum control over the appearance of the label you are creating It lets you input text and images into individual f...

Page 48: ...corner Resizing the work area while you are editing text inside of it cancels the editing operation Free Design Label Template Main Window 1 Print Pattern Panel 2 Toolbar 3 Work Area 6 Print Area 7 Me...

Page 49: ...t Each click of the measurement unit button cycles through the units in the following sequence mm millimeters Pel pixels inch mm 8 Zoom Box Select once of the following options to change the size of t...

Page 50: ...so they are evenly spaced horizontally Center Vertical Centers the selected fields vertically in the print area Horizontal Centers the selected fields horizontally in the print area Send To Front Send...

Page 51: ...nt size selection is reflected in the work area and the preview image If the font size you want is not included in the list select the font size box in the toolbar and type in the size you want To cha...

Page 52: ...mation about print patterns To specify the image orientation 1 On the main window click This displays the Advanced Free Text Settings dialog box 2 Specify the orientation for the images in the upper l...

Page 53: ...Selecting a Field Text Field Click on the boundary of a field to select it You can move or delete a field whose boundary appears as shown below Image Field Click anywhere inside an image field to sele...

Page 54: ...put it into a label See page 31 for information about converting and importing text data created using a previous version of DISC TITLE PRINTER application 1 Using the procedure under Importing Text D...

Page 55: ...to delete 2 Press the Delete key on your computer keyboard This deletes the text field Inserting an Image into a Label Free Design Template Use the procedures in this section to insert an image into...

Page 56: ...dles on the boundary to resize the field Example Simple drag operation Simple Drag Operation Simply dragging a corner handle resizes the field without maintaining its aspect ratio Shift Drag This resi...

Page 57: ...e fields What is alignment The DISC TITLE PRINTER application lets you align multiple fields ver ti cally or horizontally in relation to a reference field that you specify Example To center fields ver...

Page 58: ...ect all of the currently selected fields simply click anywhere outside of the selected fields 2 To make a different field the reference field hold down the Ctrl key as you click the new reference fiel...

Page 59: ...e preview image on the main window 4 Click the Size tab Size and Zoom Factor Inputting a value in one box automatically changes the value in the other box Maintain aspect ratio When this check box is...

Page 60: ...nts into the work area 5 Delete Deletes the selected field 6 Select All Selects all of the fields in the work area 7 Time Stamp Stamps the current date into the work area The date that is stamped is t...

Page 61: ...t is the same size it was when captured or imported e Layout Use the commands on the submenus to align fields and to move them forward and back Note See Aligning and Resizing Fields on page 56 r Dithe...

Page 62: ...this setting to specify whether the disc tray should open auto matically or if you prefer to open it manually when starting a printing operation Print 2 Tab Print Confirmation Use this setting to spe...

Page 63: ...ter into the text box and then click Save To delete a phrase Click the phrase you want to delete so it is highlighted and then click Delete 3 After everything is the way you want click OK To turn disp...

Page 64: ...emplate Important The Text Layout panel page 37 and font button settings cannot be saved for the Free Text layout and Free Design layout Print Pattern Panel and Text Layout Panel Function Select the c...

Page 65: ...To use Help 1 On the main window click the button 2 Click Help 3 Use standard Windows online help procedures to find the informa tion you need You can also obtain assistance by accessing the CASIO Web...

Page 66: ...ended Action Nothing works Printing is not clear Printing is poor quality Printing is too light The software is not installed The USB cable AC adaptor or power cord is not connected Your PC is not tur...

Page 67: ...r and re install this DISC TITLE PRINTER application Installing the application also installs the driver After reinstalling reconnect the USB cable Use a smaller font size or reduce the number of char...

Page 68: ...er model specified by the print settings is correctly connected to the computer After correcting the problem try printing again There is no ink ribbon cassette loaded in the printer Load an ink ribbon...

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