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510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 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.
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10951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 1 TOC INDEX Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for purchasing the Bravo XRPTM Disc Publisher. Bravo is the perfect all-in-one solution for producing professional looking CD-R and DVD-R discs. A wide variety of disc formats are supported, including audio CDs, Video Cds, data discs and more. Operation is simple and completely automatic once a job has been started. To begin using your Disc Publisher, please read this manual carefully.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 2 TOC INDEX B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION While unpacking your Publisher, inspect the carton to ensure that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that all supplied accessories are included with your unit. The following items should be included: • Optical Disc Publisher • Gray Plastic Input and Output Bins • Power Cord • One Three-Color (CMY) Ink Cartridge • One Monochrome Black Ink Cartridge • QuickStart Installer Disc • USB 2.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 3 INDEX TOC C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS Front Panel and Top This illustration shows the Publisher, its Control Panel, Buttons, LED indicator lights, Input and Output Bins and other components.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM TOC Page 4 INDEX The Control Panel contains LED Status Lights and Buttons to control the Publisher. The LED Status Lights indicate that Power is ON. They also blink in certain patterns to indicate an error or other condition of the Publisher. See Section 5 for a full explanation of the LED Status Light conditions. The Power Button turns the Publisher's power OFF if pressed and held for five seconds. Press it quickly to turn power back on.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 5 TOC INDEX The USB 2.0 Port is connected to an open USB 2.0 port on your PC with the USB 2.0 cable, included with your Publisher. The Power Input Port connects to the included power cable. The internal power supply is a switching 100V~240V power supply. The Power Switch shuts off all power to the Publisher. D. PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Before getting started, it is important for you to verify that your PC meets the minimum system requirements.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 6 TOC INDEX F. OVERVIEW OF OPERATION Your new Publisher is an automated, precision device intended for continuous-duty publishing of discs. The following is a description of the complete process of duplicating and printing a CD/DVD job on your Publisher: 1. Up to 50 blank discs may be loaded at one time into the Input Bin. 2.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 10:49 AM Page 7 INDEX 6. If publishing more than two discs, the Robotic Disc Transporter will load the Recording Drives with blank discs from the Input Bin to start recording the next round. It will then move the second recorded disc from the Output Bin to the Input Bin so that the printed disc can be placed in the Output Bin when finished. 7. Once recording has started on the next round, printing will start with the recorded disc from the previous round.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 8 TOC INDEX Section 2: Hardware and Software Setup Setup This section will describe the step-by-step process of setting up your Publisher. This includes information on how to load the supplies (ink and disc media) necessary to start producing 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 9 TOC c. INDEX Double-click on the Disc Publisher XRP 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 10 TOC INDEX Refer to the following steps when loading discs in to the Publisher: • Open the front cover of the Publisher • The Publisher 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 Publisher) with 50 blank discs and place the bins on the mounting pegs.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 11 INDEX TOC Step 3: Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Connect the Publisher 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 12 TOC INDEX When connecting USB to a Mac it may be necessary to Add the printer via the Printer Setup Utility. 1. Open the Printer Setup Utility located in the Applications Utilities folder. 2. Click Add. Select the Disc Publisher XRP from the list of available printers. Click Add again.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 13 INDEX TOC 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. DO NOT TOUCH THE COPPER AREA! • Insert the ink cartridges into the carrier, copper end first and snap the cartridge cover in place.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 14 TOC INDEX A. Launch PrimoDVD 2.1 Primo DVD 2.1 can be launched from your Start menu. The following screen will appear: Clicking the Open/Close button will help you identify the drive installed in your Publisher. Select the appropriate drives from the list and click OK. B. Once PrimoDVD is opened, choose the job type from the Primo Starter screen. (For information on each job type and its specific use click Get Help.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM TOC Page 15 INDEX C. Once you choose a job type, on the right side of the screen you will see a SureThing button. Click on it. This will launch the SureThing software. The SureThing Disc Labeler software included with your Publisher 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 16 TOC 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. 5. Click Finish. You should now see your basic layout.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 10:49 AM Page 17 INDEX 6. Once you are happy with your design, save it as a SureThing Design (*.STD) file format. 7. Close SureThing. The label will automatically be associated with your current job in PrimoDVD. C. Now that you have designed the label to be printed on your disc, it is time to select the information you wish to write to your disc. Depending on which job type you have selected you can add Data, Audio, Global Images, or setup up a disc to disc copy.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 18 TOC INDEX E. TUTORIAL: PUBLISHING DISCS ON A MAC 1. Double click the Discribe Icon to launch the program. You will see a splash screen followed by Discribe's Quick Start Menu. 2. Click the Copy a CD/DVD button. 3. Place your master disc in the Publisher Drive. 4. Select the drive (top or bottom) that contains your master as the source drive. 5.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 6. 10:49 AM Page 19 INDEX The drive selection screen will appear. Click on the Open and close button next to the drives to determine the top and bottom drives. Click the drop down arrows to change the drive in each slot. Note: Once the recorders have been selected, they do not need to be selected again even when using other job types. 7.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM Page 20 TOC INDEX 10. YOU MUST CLICK Page Setup and set Format For to Disc Publisher XRP! Also set the option to select a paper size to correspond with the type of disc you are using. 11. Print Settings will launch the Printer Driver settings when clicked. These settings are described in detail in Section 4-E of this manual. 12. Select the Number of discs requested for this job. 13.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 10:49 AM Page 21 INDEX Section 3: Creating Discs on a PC There are two main components to creating discs, printing and burning. SureThing CD Labeler is used to design the printing on your discs. PrimoDVD 2.1 controls the recording and allows you to select the image to be printed to your discs. Both applications will be described in detail in this section. A.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:49 AM TOC Page 22 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 23 TOC INDEX 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. The lower you set this value the farther to the outer edge of the CD you will print. Please note that with most media the printable surface does not extend all the way to the edge of the disc. Because of this you will not normally set this value to zero.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 24 INDEX Monochrome Black is for images that have large black areas or black text. This will ensure that no color ink is being used. In some cases printing JPG files using Color + Black for an image that is all black will still cause some color ink to be used. Monochrome Black is not recommended for gray scale images such as a black and white picture. The ink spits of a black cartridge are not as small as the color cartridge.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 25 INDEX TOC Calibration Options Click on the plus to reveal the following four Calibration options. Inner Diameter This value changes the size of the non-printed center. Larger numbers cause the non-printed center to be larger and smaller numbers make the non-printed center smaller. This number is incremented by 0.1mm so a change of 10 for inner diameter changes the diameter by 1mm. Inner Diameter Non-Printed Diameter 220 0.865" (22.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 26 INDEX TOC 2. Click on the Center the Print Image and then the Properties button. The printer will begin printing the calibration test print. 3. When the print is complete, rotate disc 180º and put the disc back in the input bin and repeat step 2 using the same disc. 4.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 27 TOC INDEX Clean/Change Cartridges & Check Ink Levels Select this button to display the current ink levels as well as options for cleaning and changing cartridges. 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 28 INDEX Details Select the Details button for information on the drivers, firmware, alignment and number of discs printed with your Publisher. Click Reset Factory Default to set all print centering and cartridge alignment settings back to factory defaults. 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).
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 10:50 AM Page 29 INDEX 2. Select 120mm Disc under Label Products and click Next. 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 30 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) format. 7. Close SureThing CD Labeler.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 31 INDEX TOC Your Publisher will support two types of print files in PrimoDVD 2.1: -*.STD - SureThing CD Labeler - *.PRN - Print files created through the Publisher Printer Driver *.STD files As described earlier, these are files created in SureThing CD Labeler. This is the recommended file type for printing as it offers the most flexibility. .PRN files These are files created from virtually any Windows graphics application.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 32 INDEX Operating Screens To keep things simple, there is really only one main operating screen you'll need to know about in order to run the PrimoDVD Software.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 33 INDEX the necessary information to run that job, including source file name, number of copies to make, etc. In addition, the Job Panels report status information during the running of the job. • Job Status Window. As each Job Panel is formed, an entry is made in the Job Status Window at the lower left side of the main Application Window.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 34 INDEX TOC Please note that if Verify is not enabled, Primo will still reject discs that record improperly. The Verify feature simply double checks the record job to compare that the copy and master contain the same information. After your job(s) have been set up, each one may be started by clicking on the red "Record" button at the top of the Job Setup Panel.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 35 INDEX TOC E. USING KIOSK MODE Kiosk Mode allows you to use both of Publisher's Bins as input, doubling your disc capacity from 50 discs to 100 discs. In this mode, the finished discs will be deposited out through the front "reject area" of the Publisher. In Kiosk mode all discs would be ejected in this manner. Rejects can be identified in the stack because they will not be printed in the same manner as successfully recorded discs.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 36 INDEX Step 1 - Select File - New Job - Disc-to-Disc Copy or Select Disc to Disc Copy from the Primo Starter Window. A copy job setup panel will be created in the job setup window. Step 2 - Select the drive you will use for the reader: right-click on the desired drive (listed in the drive status window) and choose Select/Deselect as Reader from the menu. A bluish green arrow pointing to the right indicates a selected reader drive for a job.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 37 INDEX TOC Step 6 - Check the box next to "Make a temporary image on hard drive and copy from there". This is recommended for all hardware configurations. Failure to check this box may cause a high number of rejected discs. Step 7 - Click on the red Record button Step 1 Step 7 Steps 2 & 3 Step 4 Step 5 Step 6 Note: It is possible to use the drive in the duplicator for the Recorder drive and the reader/source drive.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 38 TOC INDEX Section 4: Creating Discs on a Mac There are two main components to duplicating disc, printing and recording. You can use any graphics application to design your label for printing. Discribe 5.3 will allow you to master the data and automate the recording and printing of your discs. This section will describe both of these applications in detail. A.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 39 INDEX 3. Place your image or design your graphics on the new layer. Use the template as a guide for image and graphics placement. 4. 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 40 INDEX 2. Click the Audio CD button. You will now see the Audio Job Pane. 3. Add your audio tracks by dragging AIFF, MP3, WAV, Sound Designer II (SDII) files or tracks to the window. You can drag one or multiple files to the window in any combination. Files that are in MP3, WAV and SDII file format will need to be converted into a file format that Discribe can use to write to CD.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 10:50 AM Page 41 INDEX Note: AIFF Files will need to be in a specific format in order for Discribe to accept them.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 42 INDEX 5. You may preview audio tracks by selecting the desired track and clicking the Play button. If you are satisfied with the content of your audio project, you are ready to write the disc. If you are still in the Discribe Audio Picker window then click the OK button to return to the main interface. Verify that the correct CD-RW Recorder is selected, if it's not, select it from the Recorder pop-up menu, and then click the Robot Write ... button. 6.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 7. 10:50 AM Page 43 INDEX The Robot Write Options window contains selections to help you control the printing of the image, number of discs, recording options and more.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 44 INDEX Kiosk Mode will allow you to increase the capacity of your Publisher from 50 to 100 discs by dispensing finished discs out the front of the unit instead of dropping them to the output bin. This allows you to place blank discs in both the input and output bins doubling your capacity. b. Click the Print Image on Discs button to enable printing. This will enable other buttons in this pane. c. Press the Choose Image button to select an image to print.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC e. 10:50 AM Page 45 INDEX Print Settings will launch the Printer Driver settings when clicked. These settings are described in detail in Section 4-E of this manual. Set Print disc before recording/ Record disc before printing. Record disc before printing is recommended for most jobs to avoid printing on discs that do not burn properly.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 46 INDEX C.2 Data 1. Double click the Discribe Icon to launch the program. You will see a splash screen followed by Discribe's Quick Start Menu. 2. Click the Data CD button. You will now see the Data Job Pane. Discribe defaults to a Mac HFS format, if you want the disc to be read on a Windows format PC, you will need to select ISO/9660 as your job type from the drop-down list.
0951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 47 TOC INDEX Add your files and folders by dragging them to the window. You can drag one or multiple files to the window in any combination. 3. Click the Data… button to view all the files that have been added to your current project. You can add files by clicking the Add... button and navigating to the desired data. 4. Click the Burn ... button. 5. The drive selection screen will appear.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM INDEX TOC 6. Page 48 The Robot Write Options window contains selections to help you control the printing of the image, number of discs, recording options and more. Set these options as follows: a. Kiosk Mode will allow you to increase the capacity of your Publisher from 50 to 100 discs by dispensing finished discs out the front of the unit instead of dropping them to the output bin.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 10:50 AM Page 49 INDEX b. Click the Print Image on Discs button to enable printing. This will enable other buttons in this pane. c. Press the Choose Image button to select an image to print. This will allow you to select any file type Apple's Preview supports including JPEG, TIFF, PICT, PDF, GIF, BMP and more. d. YOU MUST CLICK Page Setup and set Format For to Disc Publisher XRP! Also set the option to select a paper size to correspond with the type of disc you are using.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 50 TOC INDEX Print Settings will launch the Printer Driver settings when clicked. These settings are described in detail in Section 4-E of this manual. f. Set Print disc before recording/Record disc before printing. Record disc before printing is recommended for most jobs to avoid printing on discs that do not burn properly.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 51 TOC INDEX copies of each of the five discs, load two blanks followed by the original, then two more blanks followed by the next original and so forth. Originals Blanks NOTE: If you plan to use Kiosk mode, you could load blanks and originals in both bins, doubling the amount of discs you can copy. 5. Click Choose Image. This will launch the Streaming Print Center where you can queue the individual images for printing.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC 6. Page 52 INDEX Once you are satisfied with your settings click Start to begin copying your discs. The publisher will load your discs one at a time into the drive, making a temporary image of originals and burning that image onto subsequent blanks until a new original disc is loaded into the recorder. This continues until all loaded discs have been used. D. QUEUEING JOBS Discribe features the ability to queue several jobs for production.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 53 TOC INDEX 3. You will be prompted to save the job. Click Save. 4. Name your job. Click Save. 5. Once you have saved your job, you will see the Job Details Pane.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC 6. 7. Page 54 INDEX If you would like to print an image on the disc, check the Print Image on Discs box to enable printing. This will enable other buttons in this pane. • Press the Choose Image button to select an image to print. • Click the Page Setup button and set Format For to Disc Publisher XRP. Set paper size to CD/DVD. • Print Settings will launch the Printer Driver settings when clicked. • Set the number of discs you would like to copy.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 55 INDEX TOC 8. Return to Discribes’ main menu by clicking on the Discribe pane, bringing it to the foreground. Repeat the steps above for each individual job to be queued. 9. Once all the jobs have been queued, review the job queue settings window before starting the jobs. The job name, print file and number of copies are displayed. 10. Click edit to edit the number of copies or print file assoicated with any job.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 56 INDEX E. PRINTER OPTIONS The following section will examine the printer driver settings that affect the print quality of your discs. While the default settings will fit most printing needs, it is a good idea to familiarize yourself with these settings to optimize your print quality. The printer driver settings are contained in two areas, Page Setup and Print Setup. You can access the driver settings as follows: 1.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC 2. Page 57 INDEX The paper sizes for the Publisher refer to the type of disc to which you will be printing. The available sizes are: CD/DVD, Business Card Disc, 80mm CD and Hockey Rink Disc. Print Settings Click Print Setup to see the driver window and all of its settings. Click the Copies and Pages button and select Publisher Settings option in the drop-down menu to see the full pane and access all the printer driver settings.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM TOC Page 58 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC • • • • • • 10:50 AM Page 59 INDEX Intensity The Intensity setting will control the amount of ink saturation on the disc. When printing onto the Primera ToughCoat discs, 96% is usually sufficient. When printing on to other brands of media, or if you would like to print darker colors, you may wish to increase the Intensity setting. Inner Diameter The inner diameter refers to the size of the non-printed center on your disc.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:50 AM Page 60 TOC INDEX F. CONFIGURATION UTILITY The Configuration Utility is a program that installs with your Publisher software. This utility allows you to monitor ink levels, maintain and calibrate ink cartridges and align printing on the disc. The Configuration Utility can be launched from the Print Center in OSX by doing the following: 1. Click the Finder 2. Click the Applications Icon 3. Scroll to Print Center (Printer Setup Utility in OS X v. 10.3) 4.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 61 TOC INDEX Clean Cartridge Cartridges that sit idle in the Publisher for a period of time may start to experience some drying of ink in the tiny nozzles that make up the print head. Clicking the Clean Cartridge button will cause the Publisher to pick a disc and place in into the printer tray. The Publisher will then print a simple pattern that will flush ink through the nozzles. The test pattern will also show you if any nozzles are clogged.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 62 INDEX TOC Image Alignment The Image Alignment button will allow you to nudge the image up, down, left, or right on your disc. To center the image, click the Image Alignment button. You will be prompted with a choice to print a test print or simply enter values to nudge the image alignment on the disc. If you do not know the direction and distance to move the image in order to center it on your disc, you can opt to print the centering test print.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 TOC 10:51 AM Page 63 INDEX Once the print has finished, you will see the following dialog box: 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.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 64 INDEX TOC Section 5: Interpreting the Publisher's Indicator Lights The Power and Busy LED indicator lights located inside the front cover of the Publisher can tell you a lot about what is happening inside the Publisher. Please refer to the following: Ink Cartridge LED Power LED Publisher off on solid Cover is open.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 65 INDEX TOC Section 6: Maintenance and Troubleshooting The Publisher 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 Publisher's Robotic Arm shaft or other components.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 66 TOC • • • • INDEX With the Publisher turned on, press the Cartridge Button While holding the Cartridge Button, press the Power Button until the robotics start to move. Release both buttons To stop the test, wait until the disc has moved to the Output Bin and press the Power Button. C. PC SOFTWARE TEST This will confirm that the hardware, software and your PC are all communicating properly with each other properly.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 67 INDEX TOC 5. Click OK to get back to the main screen. 6. Click on Robotics again. 7. Select Manual Movements. 8. Load at least 4-5 discs into the Input Bin. 9. Click on Start Test. The robotic arm will move through its entire sequence automatically. If you specified more than one disc, it will continue until the number you specified is completed or it runs out of discs. D.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 68 INDEX TOC E. CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGES It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if you notice reduced print quality, or if you suspect an cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out or clogged. If you are having print quality problems, follow the steps below: 1. Remove the print cartridges. 2. Moisten a lint-free cloth with water. 3. Hold the cloth against the nozzles for three seconds.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 69 INDEX TOC Continue to hold the Cartridge Button for five seconds. After several more seconds, the robotics will undock and the arm will lower. Power will shut off automatically once the robotics are in transport position. If you have the cardboard spacer that was shipped with the unit, replace the spacer inside the unit and close the cover.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 70 INDEX TOC Section 7: Technical Specifications Model Optical Disc Publisher XRP Configurations CD-R Publisher DVD+/-R Publisher Printing Method Ink-Jet Printing Resolution 4800 x 1200 dpi, 2400 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, Dual Layer DVD+R. Maximum print width 4.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 71 INDEX TOC Weight 43 lbs. (19.5 kg) Dimensions 17"W x 10.8"H x 16.
510951new.qxd 5/8/2006 10:51 AM Page 72 TOC Index Activity Log ..............................................................................32, 33 Alignment Calibration..................................................................61 Application Window.........................................................32, 33, 66 CD Tray ..............................................................................................6 Centering Test Print...........................................................
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