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OptiPrinter PRO CD/DVD Inkjet Printer

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COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR ON-DEMAND CD & DVD PRODUCTION

Photo-Quality CD/DVD Inkjet Printer

OPERATING & MAINTENANCE

MANUAL

Summary of Contents for OptiPrinter PRO

Page 1: ...OptiPrinter PRO CD DVD Inkjet Printer ZZ 004 821 1 COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR ON DEMAND CD DVD PRODUCTION Photo Quality CD DVD Inkjet Printer OPERATING MAINTENANCE MANUAL ...

Page 2: ...19 Rev 1 01 Production Standard ZZ 004 821 VERITY SYSTEMS LTD VERITY SYSTEMS INC 2 Eastern Road 5441 Merchant Circle Unit A Aldershot Placerville Hampshire California GU12 4TD 95667 United Kingdom United States Tel 44 0 1252 317000 Tel 530 626 9363 Fax 44 0 1252 316555 Fax 530 626 9395 Email sales veritysystems com Email ussales veritysystems com www veritysystems com ...

Page 3: ...emoved by authorized personnel COPYRIGHT This document is the property of Verity Systems and it may not be reproduced copied or exhibited to a third party without the written permission of Verity Systems Verity Systems reserves the right to amend or modify the specifications and design criteria applying to these products ...

Page 4: ...QUALITY AND PERFORMANCE VERITY SYSTEMS SHALL IN NO EVENT BE LIABLE FOR DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL CONTINGENT OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES RESULTING FROM ANY DEFECT IN THE SOFTWARE OR ITS DOCUMENTATION INCLUDING DAMAGES FROM LOSS OFDATA EVEN IF VERITY SYSTEMS OR AN AUTHORIZED VERITY SYSTEMS DEALER HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES YOU AGREE THAT VERITY SYSTEMS LIABILITY ARISIN...

Page 5: ...ton light 9 4 5 CD Tray Button 10 Section 5 INSERTING A CD INTO THE OPTIPRINTER PRO 10 5 1 Inserting a Standard CD DVD 10 5 2 Inserting a CD Business Card Mini Disc 10 11 Section 6 INSERTING CHANGING PRINT CARTRIDGES 11 Section 7 INSTALLING PRINTER SOFTWARE 12 13 Section 8 INSTALLING DISCUS Graphics Software 13 Section 9 USING DISCUS PRINTING A CD 13 16 Section 10 SETTING PRINTER PREFERENCES 17 25...

Page 6: ...OFTWARE PACKAGES 28 34 CorelDRAW Photoshop 28 Create a Page 28 Introducing the Mask 28 Understanding the Mask Interface 29 31 Mask Type 29 Enable Mask 29 Standard Area Settings 29 30 Hub Area Settings 30 Mask Origin 31 Parameter Unit 31 Templates 31 Appendix B Recommendations 32 Standard Terms Conditions 33 36 ...

Page 7: ...ality CD DVD inkjet printer Desk top printer Combine with autoloader Direct to surface colour inkjet printing Laser sharp printing Perfect clean crisp graphics High speed printing 4800 dpi resolution with 16 7 million colours Uses standard off the shelf standard HP print cartridges Hewlett Packard inkjet Technology Ultra small ink drops about 32 per dot 1 3 Specifications Minimum System Requiremen...

Page 8: ...ping carton and verify that all parts are present If there are missing or damaged parts contact Verity Systems or an authorized distributor immediately You should find the following Ø Verity Systems OptiPrinter PRO Ø Power Cable Ø USB Cable Ø Quick Start Guide Ø CD including Printer Driver User Manual Test Image Templates Ø 2 Blank Printable CDs Ø One Black One Colour Cartridge Ø Discus Graphics S...

Page 9: ... the printer s top cover is open 4 3 Resume Button Light This light will flash when an action is required such as loading a CD or clearing a CD jam When the action is completed press the Resume Button to continue printing The OptiPrinter Pro also has a multiple print capability If a multiple print command is sent from a PC the first CD is printed as normal Then when the CD tray is ejected the resu...

Page 10: ...of the tray as shown below in Fig 2 When you send your image to printer the CD Tray will tray slide back into the printer and printing will commence 5 2 CD Business Cards Mini Discs option The OptiPrinter PRO will also print directly onto inkjet printable CD Business Cards rectangular and saddle hockey rink and Mini Discs via the special adaptors Fig 3 which can be purchased separately see your de...

Page 11: ...ray slides back into the printer Part 2 of the adaptor closes against the discs and holds it securely in place for printing SECTION 6 INSERTING CHANGING THE PRINT CARTRIDGES 1 Press the Power Button to turn on the printer 2 Open the top cover 3 Lift the print cartridge latch to the open position Fig 7 4 Slide the print cartridge out of the cradle Fig 8 5 Remove the plastic tape from the print cart...

Page 12: ...the back of the OptiPrinter Pro and plug into the power supply Switch on the printer 7 If the Digital Signature Not Found message box appears again select Yes to continue installation In Windows XP select Continue Anyway 8 The Found New Hardware box will appear on screen which will search for the driver In Windows XP select No not at this time and click Next 9 At the next box select Install the so...

Page 13: ...ear You will be asked if you wish to continue installation select Yes In Windows XP select Continue Anyway SECTION 8 INSTALLING DISCUS Graphics Software Insert the Discus CD into your CD ROM and follow the on screen instructions SECTION 9 USING DISCUS SOFTWARE Note Before using Discus you need to disable the OptiPrinter PRO s built in mask a On your desktop click Start Settings and then open your ...

Page 14: ...lank canvas or choose from a wide selection of backgrounds included with Discus Paint Draw and colour your own vector shapes Photo Import jpeg gif tiff or BMP image files Text Add manipulate text to your design Note Full details of how to use Discus can be seen by clicking the Help Button on the Discus interface Fig 13 ...

Page 15: ... Source is set at Upper Tray and that Orientation is set at Portrait Note It is important that these settings are adhered to when printing with the OptiPrinter PRO To ensure that your image is positioned correctly select Test Print A series of black circles will print onto the CD as shown in Fig 15 You may find that the circles do not print centrally onto the disc as shown in Fig 16 in which case ...

Page 16: ...re now ready to print the artwork you created Place a blank CD into the CD tray On the print tab select Print Ensure that the OptiPrinter PRO has been selected from the Print Properties and select Print again Your OptiPrinter PRO will begin to print your disc Note The printing surface on printable discs sometimes differs from manufacturer to manufacturer Use the Diameter Adjuster see Fig 14 on pre...

Page 17: ...uality The choice you make here will depend on the image you wish to print If you are printing basic text select Text Quality If printing basic graphics select White Inkjet For images where only the very best will do such as high resolution photos select Premium Inkjet or Premium Matt or Glossy Print Quality There are 6 options to choose from FastDraft Prints at the fastest speed while using the l...

Page 18: ...ET Photo Quality Glossy PhotoRET Best Inkjet PhotoRET Normal Inkjet 600x600 dpi Normal Text 300x300 dpi Fast Text 300x300 dpi Selecting a setting will automatically select the most suitable disc surface and print quality for the job in hand Example If you select Premium Photo Quality Matt 4800x1200 dpi the Disc Surface Type is automatically set to Premium Matt whilst the Print Quality Type is auto...

Page 19: ...ect Advanced Features and you are presented with the following options Fig 19 Ink Volume Select this feature to lessen or increase the amount of ink used to print a document Dry time Select this feature to increase the time the printer holds a document After printing if ink on your printed document smears Low Memory Mode Select this option to allow the draft to be printed if your computer does not...

Page 20: ...ss or darkness or printed colours Colour Tone Warmth or coolness of printed colours Colour Space Defines the range of colours that can be printed sRGB sYCC is an appropriate colour space for most print jobs Adobe RGB is an emerging colour space that offers more colours than sRGB sYCC but which only works for images Fig 20 ...

Page 21: ...s option Display Ink Levels Estimates the amount of ink left in each cartridge Displays only when printing 10 5 Mask Settings The OptiPrinter PRO s built in mask determines the printable area for your image and prevents your image from being printed outside the printable area of the CD media you are using or onto the CD tray of the printer itself This mask should be used when printing discs using ...

Page 22: ...you are using Discus software you MUST switch off the mask Standard Area Setting Adjust the printable area of your design Hub Area Setting To print on the central hub of a CD check this box and adjust dimensions accordingly Mask Origin To alter the origin of the mask when printing through a graphics package other than Discus Parameter Unit Select the size of unit you wish to make changes with I e ...

Page 23: ...necessary to recalibrate it to ensure a perfect image position on the CD This tab allows you to fine tune the position of the printed image with the CD Note In order to set the calibration the OptiPrinter Pro must be attached to your PC via the USB cable Calibration will not work if the printer is connected via the parallel port Click the Set Print Position button the Calibration Screen appears Se...

Page 24: ... in Fig 24 on the previous page 4 If the printer is in calibration the 2nd Test Print should sit directly on top of the 1st If this is not the case the Offsets need to be adjusted 5 Adjust the Offset Example 1 The 2nd test image prints out of line as shown in Example 1 the red broken circles are printing perfectly on the X Axis but too far down on the Y Axis To bring the two test prints together y...

Page 25: ...der Step 1 on the Calibration screen select the negative check box next to the X axis and the Y axis and enter a value in each between 1 and 5 6 Once you have entered a value repeat Steps 2 3 and 4 until both Test prints align Some trial an error will be required in order to get the alignment exactly right 7 When you have completed the calibration hit the Exit button the numbers you have entered a...

Page 26: ... ink If this is the case the printer cartridge light will stop flashing once the top cover is opened or the printer is printing The problem is not related to the ink volume if the light continues to flash when the top cover is opened 2 Power Light is Flashing The printer is preparing to print The light stops flashing when the printer has received all data 3 All Lights are flashing The printer may ...

Page 27: ...ems support personnel can be reached at VERITY SYSTEMS LTD VERITY SYSTEMS INC 2 Eastern Road 5441 Merchant Circle Unit A Aldershot Placerville Hampshire California GU12 4TD 95667 United Kingdom United States Tel 44 0 1252 796901 Tel 530 626 9363 Fax 44 0 1252 316555 Fax 530 626 9395 Email uksupport veritysystems com Email ussupport veritysystems com Open GMT Time Open PST Time ...

Page 28: ...oftware to create an image to print on the OptiPrinter PRO we recommend you start by creating a page 120 mm x 120 mm in your design software Introducing the Mask Unlike other CD DVD printers on the market the OptiPrinter PRO boasts a unique and easy to use mask which makes the accurate printing of CDs from graphics software packages such as CorelDRAW Photoshop easier than ever before The OptiPrint...

Page 29: ...ia Standard CDs DVDs 120mm Business Card Round 63mm i e Saddle Hockey Business Card Round 61mm i e Saddle Hockey Business Card Round 58mm i e Saddle Hockey Business Card Rectangular 58mm Business Card Rectangular 63mm Mini CDs 80mm Select the media you wish to print from the drop down list and a picture of that mask will appear on the interface see Fig B Enable Mask Ensure this box is checked Stan...

Page 30: ...t To adjust the height of the mask for CD business cards Width To adjust the width of the mask for CD business cards Corner Height To adjust the corner height of the mask for CD business cards Corner Width To adjust the corner width of the mask for CD business cards Hub Area Settings To print on the hub of your chosen media first check the Printing on Hub checkbox as shown in Fig D The mask interf...

Page 31: ...e made to align the mask perfectly Parameter Unit As mentioned above the parameter unit can be changed from x1 mm to x 0 1 mm movements allowing you to adjust your mask by tiny increments at a time so that a perfect mask can be achieved Changing this setting to x 0 1mm will result in all measurements on the Mask interface being shown as tenths of a millimetre as shown in Fig H Templates To help yo...

Page 32: ...anging ink cartridge see section 5 DO NOT manually force the CD tray into the printer From time to time the CD tray of the OptiPrinter PRO may collect deposits of ink where an image has printed directly onto the CD tray To clean the tray simply wipe with a moist cloth DO NOT put your hand or any other object inside the printer while it is printing DO NOT spill liquid onto the printer Getting the M...

Page 33: ...tems Verity Systems reserves the right to deliver all or any as soon as they are available at Verity Systems premises and the Purchaser shall honour all statements presented in respect of such deliveries in accordance with the Settlement Terms Notification to the Purchaser by Verity Systems that the goods are available for delivery to an independent carrier or to the Purchaser or his agent shall c...

Page 34: ...e Purchaser acknowledges that he is in possession of the goods solely as bailee for Verity Systems as shall as bailee insure and keep the same insured in the name of Verity Systems in their full reinstatement value in some reputable insurance office and indemnify Verity Systems for any uninsured loss thereof For the purpose of recovering the goods Verity Systems may enter any premises where the go...

Page 35: ...s for any particular purpose of the goods are hereby expressly excluded and Verity Systems shall not except as set out above be under any liability whatsoever in respect of defects in goods delivered or for any injury damage or loss resulting from such defects from any cause whatsoever 13 LEGAL CONSTRUCTION except where otherwise stipulated in writing the relations arrangements and agreements betw...

Page 36: ... Verity Systems to do so No waiver or delay in exercise by Verity Systems of its right under this clause shall be deemed to imply acceptance of the default or any subsequent default If the Purchaser shall become bankrupt go into liquidation have a Receiving Order made against him or carry on his business under a Receiver Verity Systems shall have the liberty without prejudice to any further remedi...

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