Casio CW-50 - Disc Title Printer Color Thermal Transfer- Manuals

4 Caution Keep heavy objects off. Never place a heavy object on top of the product. Doing so cancause the object to lose balance and fall, creating the risk ofpersonal injury. Location Avoid the locations listed below for the product. Such locationscreate the risk of fire and electric shock. • Areas...

6 Unpacking the Printer Make sure that all of the items shown below are present as you unpack theprinter. If anything is missing, contact your original retailer. CW-50 DISC TITLE PRINTER DISC TITLE PRINTER Application CD-ROM Power cord AC adaptor AD-2105S USB cable (1.8 meters) (5.9 feet) Ink ribbon...

7 About the Bundled CD-ROM and CD-R Handling Precautions • Handle the disc to avoid finger smudges, dirt, scratches, etc. on either of itssurfaces. • Should the disc become dirty, use an eyeglass cleaning cloth or some othersoft dry cloth to wipe it lightly from the center of the disc outwards towar...

8 Button Operations All operations in this manual are performed using the mouse. • Command operations are indicated as shown below. 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click New . • Dialog box button operations are indicated as shown below. 3. Click Save . • All of the sample screens i...

9 How to use this Manual • This section takes you through the basic label creation and printing process, using a music CD label as an example. The sections of this manual are arranged as shown below. Refer to the indicated pages for details. Getting Ready • Unpacking (page 6) • Installing the Softwa...

10 Your CW-50 Printer lets you quickly and easily print labels on a CD-R, CD-RW, and other types of discs. You can also import track names from Windows Media TM Player, or Easy CD Creator, or you can import CD-Text from a CD (page 36). • Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Media Player fo...

11 This printer and its software do not include functions for recording to a CD-R, CD-RW or other types of discs. • Data Discs You can import the names of folders and files you plan to store on a disc and print them on its label. You can also type in information manually (pages 31 and 40). • Digital...

14 General Guide Front Back Front cover O p e n t h i s c o v e r t oload or remove the inkribbon cassette. Indicator lamp • Lights when the printer is connectedcorrectly to a PC. • Flashes when printing is in progress. Print head Disc tray Eject button Press to open the disc tray. Carriage Disc pos...

15 Using the DISC TITLE PRINTER Application This section describes the computer system required to run the DISC TITLEPRINTER application. Your Computer and Minimum System Requirements PC The following shows an example of a computer that meets the minimumrequirements to run the application. Check to ...

16 Installing the DISC TITLE PRINTER Application This section describes the steps you need to perform to install the DISC TITLEPRINTER application. Important! • Be sure to install the DISC TITLE PRINTER application before you connectthe printer to your PC. (See page 19.) Connecting before you instal...

18 To uninstall the application 1. Click the Windows Start button, and then click Control Panel . 2. Click the Add or Remove Programs icon. This causes the Add or Remove Programs dialog box to appear. 3. In the list of installed software, click DISC TITLE PRINTER to select it. 4. Click the Change/Re...

19 Connecting to a Power Source and a PC Use the power cord and AC adaptor that come bundled with the printer toconnect to a power source. Use the bundled USB cable to connect to a PC. Important! Perform the following procedures only after you have installed the DISC TITLEPRINTER application on your...

20 To disconnect from a power source and a PC 1. Unplug the USB cable from the PC and printer. 2. Unplug the power cord from the wall outlet, and then unplug the AC adaptor from the printer. 1 2 1 2 Important! Never disconnect the AC adaptor, power cord, or USB cable while a printoperation is in pro...

21 Loading and Removing the Ink Ribbon Cassette You must load an ink ribbon cassette into the printer in order to print. Important! • Note that you will not be able to open the disc tray and load the ink ribboncassette unless the power cord/AC adaptor and USB cable are bothconnected to the printer. ...

24 Replacing the Front Cover If the front cover accidentally becomes detached from the printer, usethe following procedure to replace it. 1. Connect the power cord, AC adaptor, and USB cable to the printer,and connect the USB cable to your PC. Note See page 19 for more information about making conne...

25 Label Making Overview Label Creation Basics Now that everything is set up, let’s try creating a label.This section runs through the basics of label making, from layout, to printing,and saving the label in a file. Example: Music CD label To create a label 1. On your Windows desktop, double-click t...

27 Configuring Template Setting 4. Click . This displays a dialog box for selecting the print pattern. Note See page 45 for details about print pattern setting. 5. Click . 6. Click . This displays a dialog box for selecting the text layout. Note See page 47 for details about changing the text layout...

28 Selecting a Font 8. Click . This displays a dialog box for making font settings. 9. Confirm that Title tab is selected. Note If a different tab is displayed, click Title . 10. For Size , select 2 . 11 . Click the Artist Name tab. 12 . Select 2 for Size , and then click OK . This completes input o...

29 2. In accordance with the instructions on the screen, place the disc onto the tray. When placing the disc on the tray, take special care that it is oriented cor-rectly to allow proper positioning of the label printing. Important! • Check to make sure that there is no dirt, dust, or other foreign ...

31 Label Making with Preset Templates Automated Label Layout A selection of content-specific preset label formats makes label creation aseasy as selecting the right format and filling in the blanks. The following proce-dure shows how to do this, using the music label template as an example. 1. On th...

33 Using the Assistant Feature The Assistant feature provides you with step-by-step guidance for creating labels and performing other operations. Clicking the button on the main window displays the Assistant screen. The Assistant screen does not appear while the Free Text or Free Design label templa...

34 Using the Main Window The information in this section describes the main window for the music labeltemplate. 2 File Button Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to perform the operations described below. 3 Advanced Settings Button Displays a dialog box for more advanced...

36 Importing Text Data You can import CD-Text data or track and incorporate it into the music labeltemplate. CD-Text data or track data can be created using Medial Player orEasy CD Creator data.In the case of a data label template and digital image label template, you canimport file names and folder...

37 4. After checking the track names in the label input 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 notbe able to import CD-Text data correctly. Importing Media P...

39 Importing Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label Note Easy CD Creator • Easy CD creator is CD-R and CD-RW writing software. DISC TITLEPRINTER application suppor ts project lists created using Easy CDCreator for incorporation into a music label. This capability is supportedfor data created using E...

40 8. After checking the song titles in the label input boxes, click OK . The data you import appears in the label import boxes and the preview image. Importing File and Folder Name for a Data Label orDigital Image Label Use the following procedures to import a folder name and file names for datalab...

41 To import file names 1. On the data label template or digital image label template main window, 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 Name. This displays a dialog box for selecting files. 3. Select the...

42 Useful Text Input Functions Right-clicking the DISC TITLE PRINTER application main window displays ashortcut menu of commands that come in handy during text input. 1 Copy Copies the selected text to the clipboard. 2 Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position. 3 Move...

43 Saving Label Data 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Save . This displays a dialog box for saving label data. • Save: This button appears if this is the first time you are saving the label data. Clicking this button saves the data, assigning the title name as the filename. If...

45 3. Select the folder for which you want to create a data index, and then click OK . This displays the Save As dialog box. 4. Specify the folder in Save in and type a file name in to File name . You can specify either CSV or TXT as the file type. 5. Click Save to save the data and create a data in...

47 Configuring Text Layout Settings You can select from a number of different layouts for the text on your labels. About the Layout Panel This Displays a menu of options. Available Text Layouts The 10 DISC TITLE PRINTER text layouts are shown below. Note Layouts 3 4 5 6 , 9 , and 0 allow fewer chara...

48 To modify a preset text layout 1. On the main window, click . 2. Click . This displays a menu for selecting a text layout. The settings you configure are reflected here. 3. Configure the settings you want for each item, and then click OK . This causes the text layout panel and the label preview i...

50 Inserting an Image into a Label You can use either of following two methods to input an image into a label. • Inputting an image from a file • Capturing a PC screen image Important! • To input an image into a label, you need to select print pattern 6 or pattern 7 (page 45), or a setting that is m...

52 7. After making sure the preview shows the image you want, click OK . Note that the layout preview image on the main window shows a monochrome version of the image you selected. Notes • See page 53 for information about monochrome conversion ditheringsettings. To save a captured image to your PC’...

53 Maintain Aspect Ratio On Maintain Aspect Ratio Off Note that the Image Position settings appear dimmed and are not available when the Maintain aspect ratio check box is cleared. 2. While an image is displayed in the preview area of the Image Settings dialog box, select the setting you want under ...

54 Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout There are two templates for creating an original label layout: the Free Text label template and the Free Design label template. For details about more basic labelcreation procedures, see the steps under “Automated Label Layout”. Free Text La...

59 Inserting a Label Background Image (Free TextLayout) 1. On the main window, click . 2. Click , and then select the image you want to insert. • The image appears in the preview image on the main window. • One image can be inser ted per label area.After you inser t an image into print pattern , you...

60 Fields (Free Design Templete) This section contains general information about fields. It also explains opera-tions that are common to both text and image fields. Field Types A field is a kind of box you can inser t into the work area to hold text or animage. Text goes into text fields, while imag...

62 To configure font settings for the text in a field 1. Highlight the text whose font settings you want to change. 2. Use the toolbar to configure font, font size, and font style settings. Note See “ Toolbars ” on page 56 for more information. To delete a text field 1. Select the text field you wan...

63 Resizing a Field (Free Design Template) Use the procedures in this section when you want to change the size of a field. Important! Note that the result obtained when you resize a field depends on whether it isa text field or an image field. 1. Select the field you want to resize so it is enclosed...

64 To align fields 1. Drag the mouse on the label so the fields you want to align or resize are enclosed in the selection boundary. Selection boundary • The reference field is surrounded by a relatively thick gray boundary, whileother selected fields are surrounded by thin boundaries. NOTE • You can...

65 Configuring Field Properties (Free Design Tem-plate) Clicking the button and then Properties displays a dialog box that you can use to change the properties of a field. Note The unit of measurement (millimeters, pixels, inches) used on the Field Prop- erties dialog box is the same as that selecte...

67 Printing a Label Perform the steps below to print label data on the printer. Important! • See the separate “Printing Precautions” sheet for important informationabout printing conditions. • This printer supports printing on 12cm diameter discs only. Attemptingto print on a CD-R single or on a bus...

69 When printing in both the upper label area (LABEL 1) andlower label area (LABEL 2)... 7. Rotate the disc 180 degrees and place it back onto the tray. 8. Repeat steps 3 and 4 to position the disc. Note See “Positioning the Disc on the Tray” for more information. 9. Click Start Printing . This star...

70 Configuring Advanced Settings On the main window or the print dialog box, click . This displays a dialog box for making advanced label creation or print settings. To configure advanced print settings 1. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the button. 2. Click the Print tab. Print Densit...

71 To configure advanced layout settings Use the following procedure to save the settings of a layout you create, and tocontrol what appears when you click the Print Pattern panel and Text Layout panel. 1. On the main window or print dialog box, click the button. 2. Click the Other tab. Save Style C...

72 Using Help The online help feature lets you access the following type of information. • Information about functions and supplementary information • Software version information • Connection on the CASIO Website To use Help 1. On the main window, click the button. 2. Click Help . 3. Use standard W...

73 Caring for the Printer A dirty print head can make it impossible to obtain good printing results. Performthe following steps to clean the print head when it becomes dirty. Important! • Use only a cotton swab or some other soft material to clean the print head. • Note that you will not be able to ...

74 Phrase Library List The following is a list of the built-in phrase library contents. See page 42 and66 for information about using phrase. Phrase Memory TEL:FAX:POST CODE:Extension:Direct:E-mail:http://Contact:Manager:Term:Issue Date: Music Big HitHit AlbumBest OfOmnibusMy Favorites Digital Image...

76 Message Recommended Action Page T h e l a b e l f i l e c a n n o t b ei m p o r t e d b e c a u s e i t i scorrupted or an unsuppor tedformat. T h e t ex t d a t a c a n n o t b ei m p o r t e d b e c a u s e i t i scorrupted or an unsuppor tedformat. There is still a Disc in theprinter. Remove ...

77 Specifications Printing Resolution: 200dpiApproximate Speed: 9.0mm per second (black ink ribbon) 5.1mm per second (silver, red, blue, or green inkribbon) Print System : Thermal transferPrint Width : Approximately 16mm Print Length : Approximately 74mm Actual printing speed depends on printing env...