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6 3 . Click Save . • All of the sample screens in this manual show operation under the English version of Windows XP. Screens appear differently when running the application under another operating system. • Note that the scr een images shown in this manual may dif fer somewhat from those that actua...

7 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 • Installing the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER applic...

8 After using this CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application to create the labels you want, you can connect your printer to your computer and print them. You can also impor t track names from Windows Media TM Player, or Easy CD Creator, or you can impor t CD-Text from a CD (page 26). • Screen shots shown in ...

12 Label Making Overview Label Creation Basics After you install the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application, connect the printer to your computer, and load an ink ribbon cassette into the printer,* you can per form this operation in this section to actually print a label.This section takes you through the...

13 2. Select the “Vertical” or “Horizontal” option, and then click OK . • This star ts up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application and then displays a label template selection menu. • Use the Advanced Settings dialog box (page 61) to control whether or not the printer orientation dialog box appears each...

14 4. Input the text data you want. Move the cursor to the label input boxes, and then type in the disc title, ar tist names, and track names. The text you input appears in the preview image on the screen. Important! The warning message “Printing string is over flow” appears when the text data you i...

15 7. Click . This displays a dialog box for selecting the text layout. Note See page 37 for details about changing the text layout pattern. 8. Click . Selecting a Font 9. Click . This displays a dialog box for making font settings. 10. Confirm that Title tab is selected. Note If a dif ferent tab is...

16 12 . Click the Artist Name tab. 13 . Select 2 for Font Size , and then click OK . This completes input of the label data. Note See page 39 for details about font settings. To print a label Important! • See the separate “Quick Star t Guide” sheet for important informationabout printing conditions....

17 • The dialog box shown below appears on your computer screen whenthe disc tray opens. 1 Shows how the disc should be oriented when placed on the disc tray. Note • You can specify the ver tical/horizontal configuration of your printerusing the Printer Orientation setting on the Print 2 tab of the ...

18 Printing on a disc that already has somethingprinted on it This printer will not print properly over a logo or other printing that is already on a disc. For such a disc, you will need to use the print- er's built-in printing guide to make sur e that printing is per formed inthe correct location. ...

19 To save label data 1 . Click . 2. On the menu that appears, click Save . 3. Check the file name and then click Save . The label data is saved in your W indows My Documents folder. Note See page 33 for details about saving label data. To quit the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application 1 . Click . 2. On ...

20 Label Making with Preset Templates Automated Label Layout A selection of content-specific preset label formats makes label creationas easy as selecting the right format and filling in the blanks. The follow- ing procedure shows how to do this, using the music label template as an example. 1. On t...

22 Using the Assistant Feature The Assistant feature provides you with step-by-step guidance for creating labels and performing other operations. The Assistant scr een does not appear while the Free Text or Free Design label template is displayed. Using the Assistant Screen When you ar e unsure of C...

23 Using the Main W indow The information in this section describes the main window for the musiclabel template. 2 File Button Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to per form the operations described below. When you want to do this: Create a new label (page 20)Open an ex...

25 t Label Preview Image You can use this image to get an idea of what your label will look like, before you actually print it. y Eject Button Opens the disc tray. This button per forms the same operations as the Eject button on the fr ont of the printer. Important! The Eject button is disabled whil...

26 Importing Text Data Impor ting data helps to eliminate the need for inputting text by hand. The following describes the type of text data you can impor t into labels. Music Labels CD-Text data, or track name and other data cr eated by Media Player or Easy CD Creator Data Label or Digital Image La...

27 Important! The CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application suppor ts display of English, Japanese, Kor ean, and Chinese. Note, however, that your system may not be able to display Japanese, Korean and Chinese correctly if it is not configured for the special characters used by these languages. • Title: This...

29 Importing Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label Note Easy CD Cr eator • Easy CD Creator is CD-R and CD-RW writing software. CD/DVDLABEL PRINTER application suppor ts project lists created using Easy CD Creator for incorporation into a music label. This capability is suppor ted for data created u...

31 Importing Data Created with a Previous Version Perform the following steps to impor t data from a file that was created using a previous version CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application, and con-ver t it to CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application version 2.0 for mat. This procedure suppor ts conversion and impo...

32 Useful Text Input Functions Right-clicking the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application main window dis- plays a shor tcut 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. ...

33 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 file name. I...

34 Opening a Label Data File Perform the following steps when you want to open an existing label data file. • See page 31 for information about opening a file created using previousversion CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Open . This displays ...

35 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...

36 Important! With print patterns 8 through q , only one line of text can be printed in each label print area, regardless of the font size (1 × , 2 × , 3 × ) set- ting. To configure print pattern settings 1. Click the panel. This displays a menu for selecting a print pattern. 2. Click the print patt...

37 Configuring Text Layout Settings You can select from a number of dif ferent layouts for the text on your labels. About the Layout Panel This Displays a menu of options . Available Text Layouts The 10 CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER text layouts ar e shown below. Note Layouts 3 4 5 6 , 9 , and 0 allow fewer ...

38 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 ...

39 3. Click the L button in Font . 4. Select the font you want from the list that appears. 5. In the Font Style group, select one or more of the available options ( Double W ide, Italic, Bold ). Note The standard default is all font styles unchecked. Configuring Font Settings Use the procedures in t...

41 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 patter n 6 or pattern 7 (page 36), or a setting that is ...

43 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. Note • See page 44 for information about monochrome conversion ditheringsettings. To save a captured image to your PC’s...

45 2. Select “Pattern” or “Error Dif fusion” and then click OK . The dithering setting you select is reflected in the label preview image on the screen. Difference between Pattern and Error DiffusionDithering With both dithering methods and dark colors ar e printed blacker,while light colors ar e a ...

46 Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout There are two templates for cr eating an original label layout: the Fr ee Text label template and the Fr ee Design label template. For details about mor e basic label creation procedures, see the steps under “Automated Label Layout”. Free Te...

47 Free Text Label Template Main W indow Resizing the Work Area You can resize the work ar ea by dragging its right side, bottom, or lower right cor ner. • Resizing the work area while you are editing text inside of it cancels the editing operation. Free Design Label Template Main W indow 1 Print Pa...

50 Configuring Font Settings (Free Text Template, Free Design Template) This section describes how to configure font settings for text you inputmanually into the work ar ea, or text you impor t. You can select font, font size, font style, and text alignment fr om the toolbar. Font Setting Tools ■ To...

51 Inserting a Label Background Image (Free Text Layout) 1. On the main window, click . 2. Click or , and then select the image you want to inser t. • The image appears in the pr eview image on the main window. • One image can be inser ted per label area. After you inser t an image into print patter...

52 Fields (Free Design Template) This section contains general information about fields. It also explains operations 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 ar ea to hold text or an image. Text goes into text fields, while ima...

53 Inputting Text into a Text Field (Free Design Template) The following describes how to input, edit, and delete text. To input text manually 1. On the main window, click or . This inser ts a text field into the upper label ar ea. 2. Type in the text you want. • For information about text editing, ...

56 Aligning and Resizing Fields (Free Design Template) A selection of useful commands makes it possible to instantly positionfields on a label and to make multiple fields the same size (See page 49). Note You can use the following pr ocedures for both text fields and image fields. ■ What is alignmen...

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

58 Configuring Field Properties (Free Design Template) Clicking the button and then Properties displays a dialog box that you can use to change the pr oper ties of a field. Note The unit of measurement (millimeters, pixels, inches) used on the Field Properties dialog box is the same as that selected...

61 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 or the Print ...

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

65 Phrase Library List The following is a list of the built-in phrase librar y contents. See page 32 and 59 for information about using phrase. P h r a s e Memor y T E L : FA X : P O S T C O D E :E x t e n s i o n : D i r e c t : E - m a i l :h t t p : / / C o n t a c t : M a n a g e r :Te r m : I s...

67 Message Recommended Action Page The label file cannot beimpor ted because it iscorrupted or anunsuppor ted format. The text data cannot beimpor ted because it iscorrupted or anunsuppor ted format. There is still a Disc in theprinter. Remove the Discto quit. Eject could not beper formed because th...

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6 3 . Click Save . • All of the sample screens in this manual show operation under the English version of Windows XP. Screens appear differently when running the application under another operating system. • Note that the scr een images shown in this manual may dif fer somewhat from those that actua...

7 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 • Installing the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER applic...

8 After using this CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application to create the labels you want, you can connect your printer to your computer and print them. You can also impor t track names from Windows Media TM Player, or Easy CD Creator, or you can impor t CD-Text from a CD (page 26). • Screen shots shown in ...

12 Label Making Overview Label Creation Basics After you install the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application, connect the printer to your computer, and load an ink ribbon cassette into the printer,* you can per form this operation in this section to actually print a label.This section takes you through the...

13 2. Select the “Vertical” or “Horizontal” option, and then click OK . • This star ts up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application and then displays a label template selection menu. • Use the Advanced Settings dialog box (page 61) to control whether or not the printer orientation dialog box appears each...

14 4. Input the text data you want. Move the cursor to the label input boxes, and then type in the disc title, ar tist names, and track names. The text you input appears in the preview image on the screen. Important! The warning message “Printing string is over flow” appears when the text data you i...

15 7. Click . This displays a dialog box for selecting the text layout. Note See page 37 for details about changing the text layout pattern. 8. Click . Selecting a Font 9. Click . This displays a dialog box for making font settings. 10. Confirm that Title tab is selected. Note If a dif ferent tab is...

16 12 . Click the Artist Name tab. 13 . Select 2 for Font Size , and then click OK . This completes input of the label data. Note See page 39 for details about font settings. To print a label Important! • See the separate “Quick Star t Guide” sheet for important informationabout printing conditions....

17 • The dialog box shown below appears on your computer screen whenthe disc tray opens. 1 Shows how the disc should be oriented when placed on the disc tray. Note • You can specify the ver tical/horizontal configuration of your printerusing the Printer Orientation setting on the Print 2 tab of the ...

18 Printing on a disc that already has somethingprinted on it This printer will not print properly over a logo or other printing that is already on a disc. For such a disc, you will need to use the print- er's built-in printing guide to make sur e that printing is per formed inthe correct location. ...

19 To save label data 1 . Click . 2. On the menu that appears, click Save . 3. Check the file name and then click Save . The label data is saved in your W indows My Documents folder. Note See page 33 for details about saving label data. To quit the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application 1 . Click . 2. On ...

20 Label Making with Preset Templates Automated Label Layout A selection of content-specific preset label formats makes label creationas easy as selecting the right format and filling in the blanks. The follow- ing procedure shows how to do this, using the music label template as an example. 1. On t...

22 Using the Assistant Feature The Assistant feature provides you with step-by-step guidance for creating labels and performing other operations. The Assistant scr een does not appear while the Free Text or Free Design label template is displayed. Using the Assistant Screen When you ar e unsure of C...

23 Using the Main W indow The information in this section describes the main window for the musiclabel template. 2 File Button Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to per form the operations described below. When you want to do this: Create a new label (page 20)Open an ex...

25 t Label Preview Image You can use this image to get an idea of what your label will look like, before you actually print it. y Eject Button Opens the disc tray. This button per forms the same operations as the Eject button on the fr ont of the printer. Important! The Eject button is disabled whil...

26 Importing Text Data Impor ting data helps to eliminate the need for inputting text by hand. The following describes the type of text data you can impor t into labels. Music Labels CD-Text data, or track name and other data cr eated by Media Player or Easy CD Creator Data Label or Digital Image La...

27 Important! The CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application suppor ts display of English, Japanese, Kor ean, and Chinese. Note, however, that your system may not be able to display Japanese, Korean and Chinese correctly if it is not configured for the special characters used by these languages. • Title: This...

29 Importing Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label Note Easy CD Cr eator • Easy CD Creator is CD-R and CD-RW writing software. CD/DVDLABEL PRINTER application suppor ts project lists created using Easy CD Creator for incorporation into a music label. This capability is suppor ted for data created u...

31 Importing Data Created with a Previous Version Perform the following steps to impor t data from a file that was created using a previous version CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application, and con-ver t it to CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application version 2.0 for mat. This procedure suppor ts conversion and impo...

32 Useful Text Input Functions Right-clicking the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application main window dis- plays a shor tcut 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. ...

33 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 file name. I...

34 Opening a Label Data File Perform the following steps when you want to open an existing label data file. • See page 31 for information about opening a file created using previousversion CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Open . This displays ...

35 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...

36 Important! With print patterns 8 through q , only one line of text can be printed in each label print area, regardless of the font size (1 × , 2 × , 3 × ) set- ting. To configure print pattern settings 1. Click the panel. This displays a menu for selecting a print pattern. 2. Click the print patt...

37 Configuring Text Layout Settings You can select from a number of dif ferent layouts for the text on your labels. About the Layout Panel This Displays a menu of options . Available Text Layouts The 10 CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER text layouts ar e shown below. Note Layouts 3 4 5 6 , 9 , and 0 allow fewer ...

38 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 ...

39 3. Click the L button in Font . 4. Select the font you want from the list that appears. 5. In the Font Style group, select one or more of the available options ( Double W ide, Italic, Bold ). Note The standard default is all font styles unchecked. Configuring Font Settings Use the procedures in t...

41 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 patter n 6 or pattern 7 (page 36), or a setting that is ...

43 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. Note • See page 44 for information about monochrome conversion ditheringsettings. To save a captured image to your PC’s...

45 2. Select “Pattern” or “Error Dif fusion” and then click OK . The dithering setting you select is reflected in the label preview image on the screen. Difference between Pattern and Error DiffusionDithering With both dithering methods and dark colors ar e printed blacker,while light colors ar e a ...

46 Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout There are two templates for cr eating an original label layout: the Fr ee Text label template and the Fr ee Design label template. For details about mor e basic label creation procedures, see the steps under “Automated Label Layout”. Free Te...

47 Free Text Label Template Main W indow Resizing the Work Area You can resize the work ar ea by dragging its right side, bottom, or lower right cor ner. • Resizing the work area while you are editing text inside of it cancels the editing operation. Free Design Label Template Main W indow 1 Print Pa...

50 Configuring Font Settings (Free Text Template, Free Design Template) This section describes how to configure font settings for text you inputmanually into the work ar ea, or text you impor t. You can select font, font size, font style, and text alignment fr om the toolbar. Font Setting Tools ■ To...

51 Inserting a Label Background Image (Free Text Layout) 1. On the main window, click . 2. Click or , and then select the image you want to inser t. • The image appears in the pr eview image on the main window. • One image can be inser ted per label area. After you inser t an image into print patter...

52 Fields (Free Design Template) This section contains general information about fields. It also explains operations 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 ar ea to hold text or an image. Text goes into text fields, while ima...

53 Inputting Text into a Text Field (Free Design Template) The following describes how to input, edit, and delete text. To input text manually 1. On the main window, click or . This inser ts a text field into the upper label ar ea. 2. Type in the text you want. • For information about text editing, ...

56 Aligning and Resizing Fields (Free Design Template) A selection of useful commands makes it possible to instantly positionfields on a label and to make multiple fields the same size (See page 49). Note You can use the following pr ocedures for both text fields and image fields. ■ What is alignmen...

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

58 Configuring Field Properties (Free Design Template) Clicking the button and then Properties displays a dialog box that you can use to change the pr oper ties of a field. Note The unit of measurement (millimeters, pixels, inches) used on the Field Properties dialog box is the same as that selected...

61 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 or the Print ...

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

65 Phrase Library List The following is a list of the built-in phrase librar y contents. See page 32 and 59 for information about using phrase. P h r a s e Memor y T E L : FA X : P O S T C O D E :E x t e n s i o n : D i r e c t : E - m a i l :h t t p : / / C o n t a c t : M a n a g e r :Te r m : I s...

67 Message Recommended Action Page The label file cannot beimpor ted because it iscorrupted or anunsuppor ted format. The text data cannot beimpor ted because it iscorrupted or anunsuppor ted format. There is still a Disc in theprinter. Remove the Discto quit. Eject could not beper formed because th...

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