COMPLETE SOLUTIONS FOR ON-DEMAND CD & DVD PRODUCTION OptiPRINTER Photo-Quality CD/DVD Inkjet Printer OPERATING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Thank you for purchasing a MF Digital OptiPrinter OPERATING & MAINTENANCE MANUAL Document Reference No. TP 000 022 (Rev 1.03) Production Standard ZZ 004 805 MF Digital 121 Carolyn Blvd. E. Farmingdale NY 11735 U.S.A. Tel: (631) 249-9393 Fax: (631) 249-9273 Email: info@mfdigital.com www.mfdigital.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer WARNING To avoid electrical shock hazards, unit covers should only be removed by authorized personnel. © COPYRIGHT This document is the property of MF Digital and it may not be reproduced, copied exhibited to a third party without the written permission of MF Digital. or MF Digital reserves the right to amend or modify the specifications and design criteria applying to these products.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer SOFTWARE WARRANTY (LIMITED) If you discover physical defects in the media on which the software is distributed or in the User’s Manual, MF Digital will replace the media or manual for a period of ninety (90) days after the purchase by the retail customer. You must return the disk or manual to MF Digital or an authorized MF Digital dealer within the warranty period accompanied by proof of purchase.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer TABLE OF CONTENTS Section 1 INTRODUCTION 1.1 1.2 1.3 7-8 Overview………………………………………………………………. 7 Features……………………………………………………………….. 7 Specifications………………………………………………………… 7-8 Section 2 BOX CONTENTS 8 Section 3 9 CONNECTING YOUR OPTIPRINTER Section 4 BUTTONS & LIGHTS 9-10 4.1 Cancel Button………………………………………………………… 9 4.2 Print Cartridge Status Light……………………………………… 9 4.3 Resume Button & Light…………………………………………… 4.4 Power Button & light………………………………………………… 9-10 4.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer 10.4 Mask Settings………………………………………………………… 21-22 10.5 Services……………………………………………………………….. 23 Section 11 ERRORS 24 Section 12 TECHNICAL SUPPORT 25 Appendix A OTHER GRAPHICS SOFTWARE PACKAGES 26-32 CorelDRAW & Photoshop………………………………………….. 26 Create a Page………………………………………………………… 26 Introducing the Mask……………………………………………….. 26-28 Understanding the Mask Interface……………………………….. 28-32 Mask Type…………………………………………………………….. 29 Enable Mask…………………………………………………….……..
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer SECTION 1: INTRODUCTION 1.1 Overview MF Digital, world leading developers & manufacturers of optical disc duplication & printing systems, has launched a brand new, drawer mechanism CD/DVD printer: the OptiPrinter™.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Maximum Resolution: Black: 600 x 600 dpi Color: 4800 x 1200 optimized dpi color printing on premium photo papers with 1200 x 1200 dpi input dpi resolution. Full color spectrum of 16.7 million colors. HP PhotoREt III Color Management System Print Speed: 25% mono coverage @ normal, text quality approx.* 16-19 seconds per disc 100% full color coverage @ normal. inkjet quality approx.* 60 seconds per disc 100% full color coverage @ best, inkjet quality approx.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer SECTION 3: CONNECTING YOUR OPTIPRINTER 1. 2. 3. 4. Connect the USB cable port on the computer and on the printer. Connect the power cable to the printer and plug into the power supply. Power up the OptiPrinter by pressing the Power Button (see Fig. 1) The Power Button light and the Resume Button light will be illuminated (see Fig .1) Note: When you power up your OptiPrinter, the CD tray will either eject automatically or remain inside the printer.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Caution! Always use the Power button to turn the printer on & off. Using a power strip, surge protector, or a wall-mounted switch to turn the printer on & off may cause printer failure. 4.5 CD Tray Button Pressing this button will slide the CD tray back and forth into the printer. SECTION 5: INSERTING A CD INTO THE PRINTER 5.1 Standard 120mm CDs & DVDs With your OptiPrinter switched on, press the CD Tray Button on the front, left of the printer (see Fig.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer SECTION 6: INSERTING/CHANGING THE PRINT CARTRIDGES 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. Press the Power Button to turn on the printer Before installing or changing a print cartridge, you MUST insert a CD into the OptiPrinter. Press the CD Tray Button, place a CD onto the tray and press the CD Tray Button again. The tray will slide back into the printer.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Fig. 5 Note: The message, which appears above, is merely precautionary from Windows and it is not necessary to stop the installation. Note: If your PC does not recognize the new OptiPrinter hardware when you first connect it to your PC, you should load the print driver via the Add Printer icon on your Printer settings: a. Place the Print Drive CD into your PC’s CD-ROM drive b. On you PC’s desktop, select Start, Settings and Printers c.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer 5. 6. 7. Click Open and the file “ENU_Release” will appear in the “Copy Files from” window as shown above. Click OK and the Print Driver will begin loading. Once complete, click Finish. The print driver has now been loaded and your OptiPrinter is ready for use.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Select a label type Fig.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Use the tabs along the top to create your artwork Fig. 8 Canvas: Select a blank canvas or choose from a wide selection of backgrounds included with Discus. Paint: Draw and color 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.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Once your artwork is complete, select the “Print” tab Diameter Adjusters Nudge Keys Fig. 9a Choose the “MF Digital OptiPrinter” from the Select template menu Next, select Setup…. Choose the MF Digital OptiPrinter from the drop-down list of printers and ensure the Paper Size is set to A4 (210 x 297mm), 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.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Fig. 9b A series of black circles will print onto the CD as shown in Fig. 10. Fig. 10 Fig. 11 You may find that the circles do not print centrally onto the disc as shown in Fig. 11 on the previous page, in which case you need to adjust the position of the template in Discus. Use the nudge keys (as shown in Fig. 9a on the previous page) to move your template back & forth and up & down until your test prints centrally onto your disc.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Note: DO NOT select multiple copies when printing directly to your OptiPrinter from you PC. Number of copies should always be “1” Fig.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer SECTION 10: SETTING PRINTER PREFERENCES You can choose a number of printing options on your OptiPrinter from the Printer Preferences menu. 10.1 Set-Up Fig. 13 Print Quality There are 4 options to choose from: Best, Normal, Fast Normal and Draft. Best provides the best quality printing at the slowest speed. The print speed increases and the print quality lessens with Normal, Fast Normal and Draft. Draft provides draft quality at the fastest printing speed.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Conventional Printing PhotoREt Printing Fig. 14 10.2 Features Fig. 15 Click the “Enable HP” preview and when you select print, a print preview will be displayed automatically each time you print. If you select the “Advanced Features” button, you are given the following options: Ink Volume: Select this feature to lessen or increase the amount of ink used to print a document.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer 10.3 Color Fig. 16 Print in Grayscale: Saturation: Brightness: Color Tone: Print in shades of gray Intensity of printed color Lightness or darkness or printed colors Warmth or coolness of printed colors 10.4 Mask Settings The OptiPrinter’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.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Fig. 17 Mask Type: Enable Mask: Standard Area Setting: Hub Area Setting: Mask Origin: Parameter Unit: Select the mask that matches the media to which you wish to print on. Choose from the following: Standard CD/DVD (120mm) Business Card Rectangle (86x 61mm) Business Card Rectangle (80 x 61mm) Mini CD (80mm) Click this checkbox to switch the OptiPrinter’s mask on or off. IMPORTANT. If you are using Discus software, you MUST switch off the mask.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer 10.5 Services Fig. 18 Print a Test Page: Prints a test image onto a CD (ensure you have a disc in the OptiPrinter before selecting this option). Clean the Print Cartridges: Cleans the print cartridges & prints out a test image (Ensure you have a disc in the OptiPrinter before selecting this option). Estimate Ink Levels: Estimates the amount of ink left in each cartridge.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer SECTION 11: ERRORS You can identify many common problems using the lights on the printer’s control panel. The Following list highlights common errors and the recommended corrective measures: Cancel Button Print Cartridge Status Light Resume Button & Light Power Button light 1.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer SECTION 12: TECHNICAL SUPPORT You should first attempt to get technical assistance from your dealer or distributor. MF Digital support personnel can be reached at: MF Digital 121 Carolyn Blvd. E. Farmingdale NY 11735 U.S.A. Tel: (631) 249-9393 Ext. 310 E-mail: support@mfdigital.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer APPENDIX A: Using other Graphics Software Packages CorelDRAW & Photoshop While Discus offers a quick and easy method for designing CDs, if greater control & more flexibility is what you need, you may wish to use a package such as Photoshop or CorelDRAW to design your discs. Create A Page Like conventional inkjet printers, the OptiPrinter has been programmed with a standard paper size (see Fig. B on next page).
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer If you have created a 124 mm x 124 mm page, the OptiPrinter mask (whether it be for a standard 120mm CD, a rectangular CD business card or a mini disc) will sit, by default, centrally on this page as shown in the following example. The center point of the mask will sit exactly 62 mm from the X & Y axis. X-axis Fig.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer As you can see from Fig. A, the OptiPrinter mask covers a maximum area of 122mm x122mm. It is therefore important to note that any image you produce to print on the OptiPrinter should be no greater than 122mm x 122mm or your image will print outside the mask and onto the CD tray itself. See examples below in Fig. D.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Mask Type: The OptiPrinter has pre-determined masks for the following types of media: 120mm CDs & DVDs 86 x 61mm Rectangular CD Business Cards 86 x 61mm Rectangular CD Business Cards 80mm Mini CDs 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. E on the previous page). Enable Mask: Ensure this box is checked. Standard Area Settings: This feature allows you to adjust the print area of the mask.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Corner Height: Corner Width: To adjust the corner height of the mask for CD business cards 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. G. Hub Fig. G Fig. H The mask interface displays the hub. Once again the Outer & Inner diameters of the hub can be adjusted to fit your media’s requirements exactly. See Fig. E, pg 24.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Mask Origin X=1 Y=1 1mm Fig. K There may be circumstances in which you need to adjust the position of the mask in relation to the printer (i.e., different print area tolerances between different makes of media may require tiny adjustments). If this is the case, you can do so by changing the dimensions of the mask origin. As you will see from the above diagram (Fig. K), the maximum distance you can move the mask is 1mm in any direction.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer Parameter Unit = x1mm Fig.M Parameter Unit = x0.1mm Templates: To help you position your images correctly in either CorelDRAW 11 or Photoshop7, templates are included on the CD enclosed. These templates should be used as guides as to where to position your graphics in relation to the media you wish to print.
OptiPrinter CD/DVD Inkjet Printer APPENDIX B: RECOMMENDATIONS Positioning your OptiPrinter ♦ Ensure your OptiPrinter is placed on a flat surface. ♦ Ensure there is sufficient ventilation around your printer. ♦ Avoid places subject to dust, moisture & vibrations. Maintaining your Printer ♦ DO NOT force the print cartridge cradle – always follow the correct procedures for changing ink cartridge (see section 5).
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