Primera Optical Disc Printing System - Manual

2 Getting Started 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.The following items should be included: • Optical Disc Printer • Gray Plastic Inpu...

Getting Started 3 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. The Robotic Disc Transporter moves discs from the Input Bin, to the printer, and finally to the Output Bi...

4 Getting Started 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 Pri...

Getting Started 5 • 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 r...

Hardware and Software Setup 7 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 ...

8 Hardware and Software Setup c. 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...

10 Hardware and Software Setup 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 sof...

Hardware and Software Setup 11 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 cart...

12 Hardware and Software Setup 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 f...

Hardware and Software Setup 13 3. Click Browse to look through the many built-in back- grounds 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...

14 Hardware and Software Setup 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 w...

Printing Discs on a PC 15 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...

Printing Discs on a PC 17 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-printab...

18 Printing Discs on a PC 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 adjus...

Printing Discs on a PC 19 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 calibra...

20 Printing Discs on a PC 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 ce...

Printing Discs on a PC 21 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, sele...

Printing Discs on a PC 25 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 ...

26 Printing Discs on a Mac 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...

Printing Discs on a Mac 27 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. PRINTING To print simply follow the normal pr...

28 Printing Discs on a Mac 2. 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 settin...

Printing Discs on a Mac 29 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. • Ki...

32 Printing Discs on a Mac 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 car...

Interpreting the Printer’s Indicator Lights 35 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. To accurately interpret what it means when these lights are o...

36 Maintenance and Troubleshooting 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 Pri...

Technical Specifications 39 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 Surfac...

40 Index Index Alignment Calibration..................................................................32Cartridge Type ................................................................................17Centering Test Print .......................................................................32Color...