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510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page iii INDEX Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started ...............................................................................1 A. Choosing a Good Location ................................................................1 B. Unpacking and Inspection.................................................................2 C. Identifying the Parts ...........................................................................3 D. PC System Requirements...................
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10921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 1 TOC INDEX Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for purchasing the BravoProTM AutoPrinter. The BravoPro is the perfect all-in-one solution for printing professional looking CDs and DVDs. Operation is simple and completely automatic once a job has been started. To begin using your AutoPrinter, please read this manual carefully. This Operator's Manual is a complete step-by-step guide to quickly and easily print discs with your new AutoPrinter.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 2 TOC INDEX B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your Printer, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 3 TOC INDEX C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS Front Panel and Top This illustration shows the Printer, its Control Panel, Buttons, LED indicator lights, Input and Output Bins and other components.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 4 INDEX TOC The Input/Output Bins are situated under the top cover of the Printer. The bins will hold up to 50 discs. The right-side bin is the Input Bin for blank media; the left-side bin is the Output Bin for finished discs. The Front Cover is a durable plastic cover that will protect the Printer from dust and interference. The Ink Cartridge Carrier holds both a color ink cartridge (right-side pen) and a monochrome ink cartridge (leftside pen).
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 5 TOC INDEX • Free hard drive space of at least 10 GB. • Available USB Port. If your PC does not 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 recommended system requirements.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 TOC 11:11 AM Page 6 INDEX 2. The Robotic Disc Transporter will pick a disc from the Input Bin. After each disc is placed in the printer, the Robotic Disc Transporter checks the input stack to "see" if multiple discs were accidentally picked. 3. Printing will now begin. Print time varies according to which print mode has been selected (section 3-A). In most cases, print time takes no more than 2 minutes.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 7 INDEX TOC Section 2: Hardware and Software Setup Set-Up This section will describe the step-by-step process of setting up your Printer. This includes information on how to load the supplies (ink and disc media) necessary to start printing discs. A. INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWARE The Installer Disc has a QuickStart menu that will guide you through the process of setting up your duplicator. Please refer to the following for more information on each step: 1.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 8 TOC c. INDEX Double-click on the AutoPrinterPro Installer.mpkg file icon. Follow the on-screen instructions. d. The volume containing the operating system should be selected for installation. Click the Continue button. All components will be installed to their proper locations. e. Once the installation has completed, click Quit. You have successfully installed all the necessary software! Section C below will describe how to connect the Printer to your Mac. C.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 9 INDEX TOC • Open the front cover of the Printer • The Printer will automatically position the cartridge carrier and Robotic Disc Transporter to the center position allowing for easy access to the bins. • Load the Input Bin (the bin located on the right-hand side of the Printer) with 50 blank discs and place the bins on the mounting pegs.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 10 TOC INDEX Step 3: Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Connect the Printer to your PC or Mac with your beige USB 2.0 Cable. If you are using a PC, 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 one shown here stating that the Printer has not passed Windows Logo Testing.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 11 INDEX TOC Note: When connecting USB to a Mac it may be necessary to Add the printer via the Printer Setup Utility. Step 4: Installing Ink Cartridges With the cover open, press the Ink Cartridge Button to move the Ink Cartridge Carrier to the load position and open the ink cartridge covers. • Remove each ink cartridge from its packaging. • Slowly remove the tape covering the cartridge's print head.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 12 TOC INDEX D. TUTORIAL: PRINTING DISCS ON A PC The SureThing Disc Labeler software included with your Printer is a great tool for creating professional looking discs. You can use SureThing's Smart Designs to quickly label a disc, or easily import your own design in many popular file formats. The Help file included with the SureThing software will provide complete instructions on all the features in this package.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 TOC 11:11 AM Page 13 INDEX 3. Click Browse to look through the many built-in backgrounds included with SureThing, or click Clear if you would like to import your own background or design. Click Next. 4. Check Use Smart Designs to browse through different built-in designs. Deselect this option if you would like to create your own layout. When finished, click Next.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:11 AM Page 14 TOC INDEX 5. Click Finish. You should now see your basic layout. Simply double click on text boxes to modify the standard text with your information. If you want to import your own graphics, click Photos/Clipart to browse for images. Many standard clipart symbols are included with your software. 6. Once you are happy with your design, save it as a SureThing Design (*.STD) file format. 7. To Print, go to the file menu. Choose Print.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 15 INDEX TOC Section 3: Printing Discs on a PC The printer driver allows you to adjust quality, speed and other settings. Both will be described in detail in this section. A. SETTING UP THE PRINTER DRIVER Once the Printer software has been successfully installed, you will want to take a moment to familiarize yourself with the printer driver settings for your Printer. These settings affect the print quality of your discs.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM TOC Page 16 INDEX NOTE: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their "Print" and/or "Printer Setup" screens. This means that you don't have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver. These applications will usually give you the same choices and options, but in a slightly altered format.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 17 TOC INDEX Business Card Disc - This prints to the 58mm by 86mm rectangular business card CD-r media (Primera Part Number 53340). Hockey Rink Disc - This setting is for the rounded edge or, "Hockey Rink", shaped business card CD-r media (Primera Part Number 53341). 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.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 18 TOC INDEX Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturer's TuffCoat CD media, this option can be left at its default setting of 100%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD media, you may need to adjust this control in order to optimize the ink saturation for the printable surface of your specific CD media. Click on the up and down arrows to change the ink saturation setting.
1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 19 INDEX TOC 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 use this adjustment if you need to fine-tune this location. If you ever wish to verify your factory-calibrated Vertical and Horizontal calibration settings, you can run a simple calibration procedure to assure that your images will be centered when printed on a CD. To do this, refer to the following steps: 1.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 20 TOC INDEX 5. Along the Vertical axis of the printed disc, find the number whose lines touch. For example, in the above illustration, Enter the number 2 into the Vertical box of the Calibration window and 0 for the Horizontal axis. 6. 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 program and print.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 21 TOC INDEX Change Cartridge(s) Select the Change Cartridge(s) button to install a new ink cartridge or to switch back and forth between previously used cartridges. After the cartridge has been replaced according to the instructions in Section 2, Step 4: Installing Ink Cartridges, select either the New Cartridge Installed button or the Old Cartridge Installed button accordingly. Clean/Purge Select Clean/Purge button to send a simple test pattern to the printer.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM TOC Page 22 INDEX Disc Output Location This can be set either Normal (Left Bin acts as output), or Kiosk (finished discs deposited out the Front Exit). The default is Normal (Left Bin). B. USING SURETHING The SureThing Disc Labeler software included with your Printer is a great tool for creating professional looking discs. You can use SureThing's Smart Designs to quickly label a disc, or easily import your own design in many popular file formats.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 TOC 11:12 AM Page 23 INDEX 3. Click Browse to look through the many built-in backgrounds included with SureThing, or click Clear if you would like to import your own background or design. Click Next. 4. Check Use Smart Designs to browse through different built-in designs. Deselect this option if you would like to create your own layout. When finished, click Next.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM TOC Page 24 INDEX 5. Click Finish. You should now see your basic layout. Simply double click on text boxes to modify the standard text with your information. If you want to import your own graphics, click Photos/Clipart to browse for images. Many standard clipart symbols are included with your software. 6. Once you are happy with your design, save it as a SureThing Design (*.STD) format. 7. To Print, go to the file menu. Choose Print.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 25 INDEX TOC C. USING OTHER GRAPHICS PROGRAMS While SureThing will handle most labeling needs, some people prefer to use other graphic programs. Your printer driver allows you to print from most any graphics application. The driver will center the image and automatically crop it to the shape of a CD. This means you do not necessarily need a template to create a CD in your favorite graphics program. Simply create a custom page size of 120mm (4.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 26 TOC INDEX Section 4: Printing Discs on a Mac A. PRINTED LABEL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS Your printer driver allows you to create labels in most any graphics application. The driver will center the image and automatically crop it to the shape of a CD. This means you do not necessarily need a template to create a CD in your favorite graphics program. Simply create a custom page size of 120mm (4.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM TOC 4. Page 27 INDEX Before you print or save your image in another format, either hide the template layer or delete the template layer. The circular shape and center cut out should not be printed. Use it only as a guide to layout your image. B. PRINTING To print simply follow the normal procedure for printing from your graphics application. Select the Disc Publisher Pro as your printer. Select the number of copies.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM TOC 2. Page 28 INDEX The paper sizes for the Printer refer to the type of disc to which you will be printing. The available sizes are: CD/DVD, Business Card Disc, 80mm CD Hockey Rink Disc and Digital Vinyl Disc. Print Settings Click Print Setup to see the driver window and all of its settings. Click the Copies and Pages button and select Printer Settings option in the drop-down menu to see the full pane and access all the printer driver settings.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 TOC 11:12 AM Page 29 INDEX The following is a description of the printer driver settings: • • • • • • Cartridge to use The Black and Color setting will use both cartridges when printing your image. Color will only use the Color Cartridge, and Black Only will only use the monochrome cartridge for printing.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 30 TOC • • • • INDEX Outer Margin The Outer Margin refers to where the printing will cut off around the outer edge of your disc. The size of the printable surface can vary from one type of media to the next. This allows you to set the outer margin in millimeters allowing you to print all the way to the edge regardless of the type of disc you are using. Config Utility This button launches the Configuration Utility.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM TOC Page 31 INDEX You can also launch the Configuration Utility from the Disc Publisher Pro printer settings in any printing application by clicking File then Print and selecting Printer Settings. In Printer Settings you will find a button to launch the Configuration Utility. When launched, the following pane appears: You will see both the Color and Monochrome Ink Levels are displayed. The Color Ink Level represents the lowest color in your cartridge.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 32 TOC INDEX nozzles are not fully clear after a few cleaning prints, 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 Printer. Change Cartridge If you need to change cartridges, it is a good idea to use the Change Cartridge button in the Configuration Utility. This ensures the most accurate tracking of ink levels.
1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 33 INDEX TOC prompted to open the Printer's front cover, rotate the printed disc 180 degrees, reload it into the input, and close the cover. Click OK when ready and the Printer will pick the disc and print another scale of numbers. The disc should look like this: After printing this image once, rotate this CD so the ARROWS point to the BACK of the printer and print again.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM TOC Page 34 INDEX Look at the finished alignment disc and pick the numbers that come closest to lining up with one another. For instance, on the disc shown in this manual, the vertical alignment is 2 and the horizontal alignment is 0. Enter this in the alignment dialog box. If you choose not to print the test print, you will simply see the alignment dialog box and can enter values to move the image. The unit of measure is roughly 0.1mm.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 35 INDEX TOC Section 5: Interpreting the Printer's Indicator Lights The Power and Busy LED indicator lights located on the top of the Printer can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the Printer.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 36 TOC INDEX Section 6: Maintenance and Troubleshooting The Printer is designed to operate for extended periods of time with very little attention. In fact, no regular maintenance is recommended other than cleaning the outside case. NOTE: Do NOT attempt to oil or grease the Printer's Robotic Arm shaft or other components.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 37 INDEX TOC • • Release both buttons To stop the test, wait until the disc has moved to the Output Bin and press the Power Button. C. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGES It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if you notice reduced print quality, or if you suspect a cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out or clogged. Refer to Section 3 for more information on performing a clean function through the Printer's printer driver. D.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 38 TOC INDEX F. TECHNICAL SUPPORT If you have difficulties in operating your Printer, the procedures in this manual and the SureThing software User's Guide should, in most cases, solve the problem. If you still have difficulty, contact the technical support number listed on the insert included in the supply pack that came with your Printer.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 39 INDEX TOC Section 7: Technical Specifications Model Auto Printer Pro Printing Method Ink-Jet Printing Resolution 4800 x 1200 dpi, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi Ink Types Dual Cartridges: One 3-color (CMY) cartridge, and one Black Monochrome (K) Media Types Ink-Jet Printable Surface CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD RAM, DVD+R, DVD+R. Maximum print width 4.
510921PM.qxd 1/26/2005 11:12 AM Page 40 TOC Index Alignment Calibration..................................................................32 Cartridge Type ................................................................................17 Centering Test Print.......................................................................32 Color Matching.........................................................................17, 29 Connections, Rear Panel .........................................................
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