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Printing Discs on a PC

B. ADVANCED PRINTER DRIVER FUNCTIONS

Once the Publisher software has been successfully installed,

you will want to take a moment to familiarize yourself with the

printer driver settings for your Publisher. These settings affect

the print quality of your discs. The default settings of the

Publisher printer driver will fit most printing needs. Please

refer to the following steps to change or verify your default

printer driver options. Changing these settings will affect the

print quality of a disc printed from any application including

SureThing.
1. Click the 

Start

button. For Windows 2000 point to 

Settings

and click on 

Printers

. For XP Professional click on 

Printers

and Faxes

. For XP Home click on 

Control Panel

, then click

on 

Printers and Other Hardware

, then click on 

Printers

and Faxes

.

Click on the 

Disc Publisher SE

icon with the right mouse

button and select 

Printing Preferences

.

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Summary of Contents for AutoPrinter SE

Page 1: ...080906 510967 02 USER S MANUAL For Macintosh and PC Automated Optical Disc Duplication Printing System AUTOPRINTER TM Automated Optical Disc Printing System 2006 All rights reserved...

Page 2: ...l not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is enco...

Page 3: ...stalling the Ink Cartridge 11 Step 5 Aligning the Cartridge 11 Section 3 Printing Discs on a PC 12 A Creating a Print Label Using SureThing 12 B Advanced Printer Driver Functions 14 C Using Other Grap...

Page 4: ...ith the icon and the document will jump to that page If you want to return to the Table of Contents move the icon to the top of the page and click on the arrow marked TOC Navigating through the Index...

Page 5: ...conventions will apply The Bravo AutoPrinter SE will be abbreviated simply as the Publisher Optical discs which can include many different types of discs including CD Rs CD RWs DVD Rs and more are al...

Page 6: ...your unit The following items should be included AutoPrinter Power Cord and Converter One Three Color CMY Ink Cartridge Installation Disc USB 2 0 Interface Cable Beige Warranty Card This Operator s M...

Page 7: ...to the printer and finally to the Output Bin With the cover closed the Power Ink Button turns the Publisher s power OFF if pressed and held for five seconds Press it quickly to turn power back on When...

Page 8: ...y time while the Publisher is operating It is recommended that you close drawer for multiple disc operation Leave the drawer open only for single disc dispensing The Front Cover is a durable plastic c...

Page 9: ...ot have these minimum system requirements system performance may not be acceptable E MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Before getting started it is important for you to verify that your computer meets the recom...

Page 10: ...utomatically launch follow these steps Double click the My Computer Icon then double click the icon of the appropriate CD drive containing the Software Installer disc Double click Installer exe 2 In t...

Page 11: ...d supplied with your Publisher Plug the adapter into a surge protected outlet and plug the power plug into the power port on the rear panel of the Publisher Step 2 Loading Media Discs NOTE Your Publis...

Page 12: ...to the Publisher Open the front cover of the Publisher The Publisher will automatically position the cartridge carrier and Robotic Disc Transporter to allow for easy access to the bin Load the Input...

Page 13: ...after a few moments Windows will tell you it has found new hardware and is looking for software to install it Select Install the software automatically and click Next You may see a notice like the on...

Page 14: ...to a Mac it may be necessary to Add the printer via the Printer Setup Utility 1 Open the Printer Setup Utility located in the Applications Utilities folder 2 Click Add Select the Disc Publisher XRP f...

Page 15: ...R AREA Insert the ink cartridge into the carrier copper end first and snap the cartridge cover in place Close the Publisher s front cover Step 5 Aligning the Cartridge If you are using a PC the Instal...

Page 16: ...n in many popular file formats The Help section included with the software will provide complete instructions on all the features in this package Go to the Help Menu Choose Contents The following is a...

Page 17: ...mplates automatically position your text and use certain text effects to give your label a professional look You can easily toggle through smart designs by using the middle toggle button on the toggle...

Page 18: ...nting needs Please refer to the following steps to change or verify your default printer driver options Changing these settings will affect the print quality of a disc printed from any application inc...

Page 19: ...rd adapter kit Non printable Outer Margin Adjust this value to print all the way to the outer edge of a CD This is useful if you are printing full coverage images The lower you set this value the fart...

Page 20: ...n Photo mode Skin tones especially will look more natural in this mode NOTE Exact color matching of the printed discs to the screen may never be possible since there are factors that affect this out o...

Page 21: ...be prompted to do so before your first print from the new cartridge Center The Print Image NOTE Your printer comes from the factory pre calibrated to print the image in the center of the CD You can u...

Page 22: ...Select the OK button Your images should now be centered when printed on a disc After your selections have been made close out of the printer setup window You are now ready to go to an application prog...

Page 23: ...cartridges Clean Purge Select Clean Purge button to send a simple test pattern to the printer Be sure to have a disc in the Publisher s input bin and the front cover closed The test pattern purges in...

Page 24: ...programs can be used if you prefer TO PRINT FROM ANY PROGRAM simply go to the file menu of that program set the number of copies and click OK or Print The Publisher will take care of the rest When cre...

Page 25: ...isted in Section D should guide you in creating your disc Because the driver crops the image to the shape of a CD you do not want to make your design round You will find it is best to over bleed your...

Page 26: ...nt 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 setting...

Page 27: ...stest print at lower quality while Best delivers the best quality at a slower print speed Disc Surface Quality This setting also affects the Quality of the printed image by altering the color matching...

Page 28: ...er brands of media or if you would like to print darker colors you may wish to increase the Intensity setting Inner Diameter The inner diameter refers to the size of the non printed center on your dis...

Page 29: ...figuration Utility can be launched from the Print Center in OSX by doing the following 1 Click the Finder 2 Click the Applications Icon 3 Scroll to Print Center Printer Setup Utility in OS X v 10 3 or...

Page 30: ...rints 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 Publisher See Section 5 B Cha...

Page 31: ...e a print job and then click the Yes button The Publisher will pick a disc and print a scale of numbers on it You will be prompted to open the Publisher s front cover rotate the printed disc 180 degre...

Page 32: ...orizontal Calibration number smaller or more negative will move the image slightly to the left Making the Horizontal Calibration a larger value or more positive will move the image to the right If the...

Page 33: ...c error or a picking problem However these conditions are always paired with a error message on screen B CLEANING THE PUBLISHER NOTE Do NOT attempt to oil or grease the Publisher s Robotic Arm shaft o...

Page 34: ...Bin Open the cover Press and hold the power button for five seconds The test will start To stop the test close the cover and press the power button D CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGE It may be necessary to...

Page 35: ...er listed on the insert included in the supply pack that came with your Publisher Source Location Primera Knowledge Base www primera com knowledgebase html Primo DVD Software Help files Open the softw...

Page 36: ...MHz or higher 256MB RAM minimum 512 MB recommended available PCI slot one free USB 2 0 port Minimum MAC System G4 PowerPC 700MHz or higher running Mac OS Version 10 2 or higher 256MB RAM minimum 2GB f...

Page 37: ...Matching 16 23 Connections Rear Panel 4 Identifying the Parts 3 Ink Levels and Cartridge Maintenance 19 Ink Saturation 16 Input Bin 4 Inner Diameter 17 24 Output Bin 4 Paper Size 15 Power Ink Button...

Page 38: ...Printed in the United States of America P N 510967...

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