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MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ..............................................................................................................................................5 WHAT IS VIDEOWRITE?.................................................................................................................................................5 GX-2 DISC PUBLISHER ..............................................................................................................
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Introduction Microboards PrintWrite software is designed to be the disc publishing solution for use with any of the Microboards Disc Publisher models. Whether you are publishing only a few discs a day on a GX Disc Publisher or thousands on an MX Disc Publisher, PrintWrite is the publishing software designed by Microboards specifically for your disc publishing equipment.
Installing PrintWrite PrintWrite is installed as part of the Microboards Disc Publisher installation. Installation of both PrintWrite and the Disc Publisher should be performed by a user with full administrative rights. Under some scenarios, a non-administrative user can install PrintWrite, but there may be access issues for other users on the PC. Launching PrintWrite Double-click the desktop icon that was created during installation of the software.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite PrintWrite and Non-Administrator Users You can configure the PC to allow non-administrator users to run PrintWrite on your PC. To perform these steps, you will need to be logged on to your computer as an administrator. Sharing the PrintWrite Working Directories For non-administrator users to run PrintWrite, the 2 working directories for the application must be shared.
To share with specific users only, select the user name from the list and click Add. If you want to add multiple users, you will have to select each user individually. All users added will by default have only Reader access to the directory. To change the access level, click the Permission Level entry for the user you just added, and select Co-owner. Click the Share button to complete the process for sharing the C:\MBSDK Data directory.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Creating Projects Simply click the button for the type of project you want to create. You will be guided step-by-step through the process of building your project. Common Project Steps While the steps in building each project may differ from project type to project type, there are many steps that are the same from project to project. Those steps are detailed here, with references back to this section when describing the steps for each specific project type.
Selecting a Label to Print Except for Batch Copy, all projects with a print option will have you select the SureThing label to print in the same manner. The label will be previewed once selected. There are a number of ways in which you can select the label that you will be printing onto your discs. Browse You can click the browse button to locate your label file. Create New Label button You can click the Create New Label button to open SureThing, allowing you to create your label after starting the project.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Project Navigation Controls The Back, Next, and Start controls are common to all project types, and appear in the bottom right corner of the project tabs. These controls allow you to navigate through the project steps, and submit the project when you are ready to do so. Back Next Start The Start button is only available on the Edit/Submit tab.
Copy Disc The Copy Disc project is used to duplicate directly from a master disc in a drive on your PC. The master disc must be in your drive before the project can be submitted. Click the Copy Disc button to begin. Master Selection Source Drive Use the Source Drive list to select the drive in which you have your master disc from the list of available drives. The information about the master below the drive list will appear once a drive has been chosen.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite For the Disc Copy project, you will be able to change the Source Drive, and Temporary Disc Image setting. You will also have access to the print file browse, Create New Label, Edit Label, and Clear Label buttons, with the same functionality as on the Label to Print tab. You can also drag-anddrop a SureThing label file into the preview, or copy and paste from Windows Explorer to change the print label.
For the Audio CD project, you will be able to Add files, Remove files, and change the order of the files using the Move buttons. You will also have access to the print file browse, Create New Label, Edit Label, and Clear Label buttons, with the same functionality as on the Label to Print tab. You can also drag-and-drop a SureThing label file into the preview, or copy and paste from Windows Explorer to change the print label.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Edit Project If there is something that needs to be changed in the project, you can use the Back button to move backwards through the project setup. You can also click the Edit Project button to make any necessary changes without leaving the Edit/Submit Project tab. For the Data Disc project, you will be able to Add files, Remove files, and change the order of the files using the Move buttons.
Edit Project If there is something that needs to be changed in the project, you can use the Back button to move backwards through the project setup. You can also click the Edit Project button to make any necessary changes without leaving the Edit/Submit Project tab. For the Video project, you will be able to Add or Remove files, with a limit of a single VIDEO_TS directory for a Video DVD.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Click the Batch Copy button to begin. Loading Discs for Batch Copy Load the first master into the input hopper, then the number of blank discs you require. Load the second master next, then place as many blanks as is necessary on top of the second master, and so on. It is recommended that you load the first master and blanks, then select the correct print label for that master before loading the next set of master and blanks.
No Label Clicking the No Label button will cause PrintWrite to not print anything for the selected master. In the example shown on page 18, copies of Master 3 will not be printed. Edit/Submit Project This tab provides you with a review of the project you have created. It will show a list of the selected labels in the order in which they will be printed. Highlight an entry in the list to preview that label file. You can choose to Verify the copies against the master image before the disc is printed.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Edit/Submit Project This tab provides you with a review of the project you have created. It will show the Disc Image file you have selected and preview of the selected label. The Volume Name can be entered at this point. Enter the Number of Copies you wish to make and choose to Verify each copy before it is accepted for printing.
The Protection information will be displayed, showing the name of the protected file (the word ‘Protected’ will be added to the name), the file size, progress of the protection process, and the Start Protection button. Click the Start Protection button to create the protected file. The progress bar will show you how far along the protection process has come. You can cancel the protection process by clicking the Cancel Protection button.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite An image created as one type cannot be burned to other media formats; you cannot burn a CD image to DVD, for instance. Defining the Image Location Regardless of the source of your disc image, the structure of the image will be the same. The main image file (with the .di extension) and any associated files will be saved in a directory with the same name as that which was entered.
Creating Projects: Advanced Method For advanced users, projects can also be created without stepping through the tabs. To do so, simply click the Edit/Submit Project tab rather than selecting the project type on the Start a New Project tab. This will create a blank project. Job Type must be selected before file selections can be made or a print label can be chosen. Use the Job Type list to choose the type of project you are building.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Write Speed (Applies to Audio CD, Data Disc, Video Disc and Burn Image projects) Available options are Maximum, Medium, and Slow. The exact burn speeds of each will depend on the drive model and type of media used for the project. Test, Simulate Burn (Applies to CD, Data Disc, Video Disc, and Burn Image* projects) Use this option if you want to test the functionality without burning to a disc. Some media, such as DVD+R cannot be simulated to.
Job List The Job List tab provides you with the status of any project that has been submitted, as well as a list of completed projects. Jobs Pending List The jobs are listed in the order in which they were submitted. Any job beginning with Untitled was submitted without being saved; saved jobs will show as the name of the job file. The pending jobs will be processed in the order in which they appear in the list, with the exception of jobs on hold.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Jobs Completed The completed jobs are listed in the order in which they were completed. If you were running a saved project, the name of that project will appear in the list, along with the Job ID, status of Completed, and the number of discs processed. If there were any rejected discs during a project, that number will also appear. You can clear the list by right-clicking in the Jobs Completed list and selecting Clear Completed Jobs.
View Log File Select this menu option to view a record of the actions taken by PrintWrite. Much of the information contained in the log file relates to the technical operation of the software; the log file is useful should you need to contact Microboards Technical Support for assistance. Email Log File This menu option will create an e-mail that is sent directly to Microboards Technical Support. You will be asked to enter your e-mail address and a description of the problem you are seeing.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite Toggle Publisher Online/Offline This menu option allows you to change the disc publisher state. If the publisher is offline, you will be able to change the state to online. Run System Diagnostics Running the System Diagnostics will effectively take the Disc Publisher offline and restart it, including the initialization stage. This would be performed only if there is a need to verify that the printer, drive, and robotics are all responding correctly.
Print Spool Utilities These process will may affect the Windows Print Spooler service, which is used by the operating system to monitor and process all of the printers on your PC. You should not use this option unless all other printers connected to your PC are idle. These three items are all performed automatically if you select the Clear Print Spooler for this Printer menu item. Selecting the Stop Print Spooler menu item will shut down the Windows Print Spooler service.
MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC Use the browse to select your .csv merge data file. All merge fields on the label must be from the same merge field data file. If the first row of data contains the field names, place a check in the Use first record for field names box. It is recommended that you always include the field names as the first record in your .csv file. This will allow you to more easily identify the field you are adding to your label.
Technical Support For technical questions or support issues, contact Microboards Technology technical support: United States PH: 952-556-1639 FAX: 952-556-1628 support@microboards.com www.microboards.com Europe PH: +44 (0) 845 230 7800 www.microboards.co.uk Please also have the model of Disc Publisher you are using with PrintWrite. 30 Japan PH: 03-3561-2266 www.microboards.co.
