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application version 2.0

For Windows

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User’s Guide

We recommend 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.

Note that TDK Recording Media Europe S.A. 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 printer manual

before trying to use the printer and this application for the first

time.

LPCW-100

Содержание LPCW-100

Страница 1: ...ed 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 arising through the use of this product CD...

Страница 2: ...s manual in any form either in part or 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 a...

Страница 3: ...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 Sav...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 6: ...tton 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 ope...

Страница 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...

Страница 8: ...label 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 templ...

Страница 9: ...computer 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 Media...

Страница 10: ...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 image descriptions from your PC and print them on the label Yo...

Страница 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 eff...

Страница 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...

Страница 13: ...ation about how to load an ink ribbon cassette Example Music CD label To create a label 1 On your Windows desktop double click the CD DVD LABEL PRINTER LPCW 100 short cut icon Note You can also start...

Страница 14: ...the Advanced Settings dialog box page 61 to control whether or not the printer orientation dialog box appears each time you start up the CD DVD LABEL PRINTER application 3 Click This displays the main...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 17: ...d 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 in...

Страница 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...

Страница 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 Quick Start Guide Position the disc so the upper label area is facing to...

Страница 20: ...See page 33 for details about saving label data To quit the CD DVD LABEL PRINTER application 1 Click 2 On the menu that appears click Exit Note You can also quit the application by clicking the butto...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 23: ...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 Assi...

Страница 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...

Страница 25: ...es 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 th...

Страница 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...

Страница 27: ...ort 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 CD DVD LABEL PRINTER application...

Страница 28: ...boxes click OK The CD Text 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 C...

Страница 29: ...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 dialog b...

Страница 30: ...6 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 th...

Страница 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...

Страница 32: ...ears point to Import and then click Import LABEL PRINTER Data Important This displays a dialog box of precautions you need to observe when importing data Carefully read the precautions before you proc...

Страница 33: ...e 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 pr...

Страница 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...

Страница 35: ...s 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...

Страница 36: ...d create a data index file Note You can open a data index file using standard word processor or spreadsheet software and then print from there Creating a Data Index File For a disc that contains so mu...

Страница 37: ...nce 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 buttons Any...

Страница 38: ...e Location Image Information 1 3 2 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 40: ...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 se...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 43: ...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 pointer t...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 47: ...ferent images for the upper label area and the lower 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 52: ...ation 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 la...

Страница 53: ...Common Text Field and Image Field Operations The following operations are the same for both text fields and image fields To move a field Select the field and then drag it to the location you want Note...

Страница 54: ...to a label See page 31 for information about converting and importing text data created using a previous version of TDK CD DVD LABEL PRINTER appli cation 1 Using the procedure under Importing Text Dat...

Страница 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 57: ...e fields What is alignment The CD DVD LABEL PRINTER application lets you align multiple fields vertically or horizontally in relation to a reference field that you specify Example To center fields ver...

Страница 58: ...deselect all of the currently selected fields simply click anywhere outside of the selected fields L L L L L Thin boundary 2 To make a different field the reference field hold down the Ctrl key as you...

Страница 59: ...nt area from the upper left corner of the work area Changing the values in the box causes the print area to move to the new location 3 Input the values you want The settings you configure are reflecte...

Страница 60: ...last operation you performed 2 Cut Cuts the currently selected field from the label and places it onto the clipboard 3 Copy Copies the currently selected field and places it onto the clipboard 4 Past...

Страница 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...

Страница 62: ...s 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 specify...

Страница 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...

Страница 64: ...plate 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 che...

Страница 65: ...te 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 TDK We...

Страница 66: ...ommended 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...

Страница 67: ...and re install this CD DVD LABEL 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...

Страница 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...

Страница 69: ...TDK Recording Media Europe S A Z I Bommelscheuer P O Box 120 L 4902 Bascharage Grand Duchy of Luxembourg MO0306 A...

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