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Section 3: Creating Discs

There are two main components to creating discs, printing and burning. For PC, SureThing CD Labler is used to design the image to print on the disc. For Mac, Disc Cover is used to design the image to print on disc. For Mac and PC,

PTPublisher controls the recording and allows you to select the image to be printed to your discs.

A. TUTORIAL: COPY A DISC

Note: PTPublisher functions virtually the same on both Mac and PC.

Every effort was made to make them look and function the same.

However, due the unique benefits and limitations of both operating systems there are subtle differences. Where important, those differences will be highlighted. In general, these instructions will apply to both the Mac and PC editions.

There are three basic steps to any project. 1. Add Data 2. Add a Print File. 3. Set the number of copies and adjust options

(Summary). The instructions below explain how to do the most common project - A Copy Project.

A Copy Project can be used to copy any CD, DVD, DVD-DL or Blu-ray master. This job type reads the master disc from the

Disc Publisher drive to the hard drive of your computer.

The master is stored in the Global Image format (*.gi) in a temporary location on your computer. PTPublisher uses this temporary file to make all subsequent copies that are requested. The master disc is read only once to create the initial temporary file.

Recommended for: All CD, DVD or Blu-ray content or disc types (Audio CD, Data CD, Software Install Disc, Video CD,

DVD Video, Blu-ray Video: CDR, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM,

DVD+DL, DVD-DL, BDR, BDR-DL, etc.). This is best used for single runs where you will not need to make additional copies of the master disc a later time.

This project requires a master disc. If you do not have one use another project type. (See Section 3B)

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1. Select Copy Project from the Starter Window or the New

Project Panel on the left side of the screen. Step one of the

Copy Disc wizard will be displayed.

2. You will be prompted to place the disc you would like to copy into the drive inside the Disc Publisher. The tray door will open automatically. Place the disc in the drive and click OK.

3. The Publisher will close the drive and read the contents of the disc. It will display disc type (CD/DVD) and show the size of the disc in Megabytes. Verify this information is correct and click the next arrow to continue.

4. Select the print label file by clicking the select a label button. When you have selected print label file, click the next arrow. There are several ways to select a print file.

See the explainations below for more information.

For any job type you choose you will be prompted to select a label file to print. You may select an existing label, create a label or choose to print nothing. Simply click the next arrow to print nothing on the disc. Otherwise follow the steps below.

4A. Select a Label

1. Click the browse button to open a browse window to choose your print file.

2. Double Click on the file to add it to your project. You may add any BMP, JPG, TIFF, SureThing (PC) or Disc

Cover (Mac) file. SureThing or Disc Cover files are automatically formated correctly. All other file types should be 4.72" x 4.72" square. For best print quality the image resolution should be at least 300 dpi.

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4B. Create a Label

1. Click the Create a Label button to open the SureThing

CD Labler or Disc Cover program. These programs will allow you create a label.

2. Follow the instructions in Section 3 D or E to create a label using Sure Thing or Disc Cover.

3. Once you have designed the label, save it and close the program. A message will appear asking if you would like to use the label file you just created in your current project. Click Yes to use it in your project. Once you choose your label a preview will be displayed.

5. After selecting your label to print it is important to check the Printer Settings. These settings are dependent upon the specific discs you are using. Each disc (media) brand or type has a different sized non printable outer margin or inner diameter. It also has a different printable surface.

For Primera TuffCoat branded discs simply choose your media from the drop down list, the settings will be adjusted accordingly.

Inner Diameter and Outer Margin (Printable Area).

If you have other media, you may need to measure the unprintable outer margin and the inner diameter with a clear millimeter ruler to find the correct size to input here.

For the outer margin, measure from the edge of the disc to the beginning of the white printable surface.

For the inner diameter measure from one side of the unprintable hub to the other. The unprintable inner diameter will almost always be larger than the center hole of the discs (15mm).

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Print Quality . All Primera media is automatically defaulted to the best print quality. Other media may also accept the best quality setting. However, with some media you may have to print at a lower print quality to eliminate smudging and bleeding. Some lower quality media can not hold all of the ink that is printed at the highest quality settings.

Click the next arrow.

6. The third and final step of any project is the summary screen. On this screen you can review the data and print selected for the project , set the number of copies, adjust burn options and name the job. Click the Options button to access burn speed and other options. If you do not adjust the project options, optimal settings will automatically be selected for you.

Click the "Go" button to start the job.

B. USING PTPUBLISHER

PTPublisher allows you to record and print CDs, DVDs, and

BDRs (Blu-ray) using a variety of project types described below. When the software is opened these projects will be available from the main starter menu. At any point you can access these project by clicking the project in the New Projects area on the left.

B.1 Project Types

Note: “Print Only” Project is the only project available for AutoPrinters.

Copy Project

A Copy Project can be used to copy any CD, DVD, DVD-DL or

Blu-ray master. This job type reads the master disc from the

Disc Publisher drive to the hard drive of your computer.

The master is stored in the Global Image format (*.gi) in a temporary location on your computer. PTPublisher uses this temporary file to make all subsequent copies that are requested. The master disc is read only once to create the initial temporary file.

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Recommended for: All CD, DVD or Blu-ray content or disc types (Audio CD, Data CD, Software Install Disc, Video CD,

DVD Video, Blu-ray Video: CDR, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM,

DVD+DL, DVD-DL, BDR, BDR-DL, etc.). This is best used for single runs where you will not need to make additional copies of the master disc a later time.

The project requires a master disc. If you do not have one use another project type.

Data Project

A data disc project allows you to create a data disc on a CD,

DVD or BDR using files on your hard drive. You can replicate the file structure on your hard drive or you can create your own customized file structure.

Recommended for: Use the data disc job to create software installation discs, or data discs containing image files, presentation files, PDFs, documents, MP3s or any other file type. Data discs can generally ONLY be read by computers.

Audio Project

This project allows you to create an audio CD using WAV, MP3,

AIFF or WMA files. Note: this procedure is not for copying already created and mastered original audio CDs. If you have already created a master audio CD in another application or this application and you would like to make additional copies, please use the Copy project.

Recommended for: Creating Audio CDs

Video Project

This project involves extracting the Audio_TS and Video_TS folders from the master DVD or directing your DVD authoring software to output into Audio_TS and Video_TS folders instead of burning a master disc. For Blu-ray Video, this method involves extracting the Blu-ray folders from the master DVD or directing your Blu-ray authoring software to output into Bluray folders instead of burning a master disc. Note: The

PTPublisher software was not meant for authoring DVDs or

Blu-ray. You must use another software to burn a master DVD first. Make sure that disc plays and the menus work on all systems. You may also copy a master DVD using Copy Project or Image Project. However, the video project is the recommended method.

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Recommend for: This method is especially useful if you are having compatibility problems with the formatting created by the DVD/Blu-ray authoring software or with the media type of the master disc. This method removes some potentially complicating variables from the DVD/Blu-ray Video creation process. This method eliminates the need for a master disc.

Error or incompatibilities can be introduced into your master by the drive burning the master, the disc the master is burned on or the software burning the master. Instead masters can be stored on a large hard drive. This allows you to burn additional copies at any time with out locating the master. If a backup strategy is employed, hard drive storage is more reliable over the long term since it is not susceptible to scratching like a master disc.

Image Project

The Image Project allows you to copy any CD, DVD, or BDR master. You can use an existing image or create an image and then use it in the project. The master disc is read from the specified drive to the hard drive of your computer. The master is stored in the Global Image format (*.gi) in a user specified location on your computer. PTPublisher uses this file to make all subsequent copies that are requested. The master disc is read only once to create the initial file.

Recommended for: All CD, DVD or Blu-ray content or disc types (Audio CD, Data CD, Software Install Disc, Video CD,

DVD Video, Blu-ray Video: CDR, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-ROM,

DVD+DL, DVD-DL, BDR, BDR-DL, etc.). This is best used for jobs that are repeated on a regular basis where you will need to make additional copies of the master disc at a later time.

This project type stores the master on your hard drive. This saves the time it takes to read in the master and reduces the possibility of defects being introduced into the master disc.

B.2 Steps to any Project.

Step 1: Add Data

Depending on your job type this step will be different. You may choose your master, choose data on your hard drive, choose tracks to your audio CD, choose your disc image or

DVD or BDR video folders.

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On most job types a volume label can also be created at this step. This is the label that will appear when this disc is inserted into a computer drive.

When you have selected the data you would like to burn click the next button.

Step 2: Add Print

If you want something printed on your disc, this is where you choose an existing label or create it. Follow these steps.

To Select an exiting label:

1. Click the browse button to open a browse window or drag and drop files to the print file box or click the drop down arrow to choose previously used labels.

2. Choose any supported file types of JPG, BMP, TIFF,

SureThing (PC) Disc Cover (Mac). Files should be

4.72"(120mm) square. For best print quality the image resolution should be at least 300 dpi. Non-conforming files will be stretched or increased in size to fill the full size of the disc.

3. Once the print file is selected a preview will be displayed.

4. At this point you may choose to move on to the next step by clicking the next arrow. However, there are print quality and print area settings that you may want to adjust.

5. Several preset media types that correspond with the media available at our webstore can be selected the Media drop down box. When you select a media type from this box the

Print Quality, Outer Margin and Inner Diameter are automatically adjusted to fit that media.

6. To manually set these settings simply edit them. The media type will automatically change to Custom. You can save your adjusted settings by typing the name of the profile and clicking Save. This name and the associated settings will now be available to choose in the media drop down box.

Below is a description of each of the available settings.

• Quality. There are several choices here that correspond to the speed of the print and the saturation of the image.

Higher quality = slower print speed and more vibrant and crisp prints.

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• Outer Margin . Disc from other manufacturers vary widely regarding how far the printable surface extends to the edge of the disc. Measure the distance from the edge of the disc to the start of the white printable area. This will be between

0 and 2 mm in increments of .1mm.

• Inner Diameter . Discs from other manufactures vary widely regarding how for the printable surface extends to the inside of the disc. Measure the distance from one side of the inner unprintable center hub to the other. This will be between 15 mm and 50 mm displayed in increments of

.1mm.

To Create a new label:

1. Click the Create Label button.

2. The label design application SureThing (PC) or Disc Cover

(Mac) will open.

Design your label using the included backgrounds and clipart. You may also add your own image. Add text and any other design features.

3. Save your label by going to the File menu - Save as.

4. Close SureThing or Disc Cover.

5. You will be asked if you would like to use the label you just created in your current project. Click Yes.

6. You may now choose to adjust print settings as described above.

Step 3: Start Project (Summary - Settings)

In this step you can verify data and print information and set the number of copies. Optionally you may choose to edit burn settings. However, the default settings are optimized to give you the best quality burn. Simply click “Go” to start the job.

A summary of all the options on this step is listed below.

Project Summary

This areas displays information about the data you have chosen, a thumbnail and file name of the print file you have chosen and picture and description of the Disc Publisher

Robot you have chosen. If any of this information is incorrect, use the back arrow at the bottom of the screen to go back to appropriate window to correct it.

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• Change Robot . This is only available with multiple robots connected. Click it to change the robot to which this project will be sent.

• Drives. With an Xi2 connected you can choose to burn to both drives or the top or bottom drive only.

• Protect Video with PTProtect (PC Only). This is only available in the DVD Video and ISO image Project with purchase of PTProtect USB dongle. See the PTProtect section for more information.

• Save Project . On a Mac, at the top of the summary window you can type the name of your job and then click save to save it anywhere on your computer. For PC, you can save a project at any time by opening the file menu and choosing

Save Project.

A project file is a small file that holds the locations of files to be burned, the location of the print file to be printed, and any specific project settings such as burn speed and number of copies. Note: A saved project file does not include the data to be burned or the print file to be printed.

If these files are moved or deleted, the project file will need to be edited to reflect these changes.

• Schedule Project . Click this button to schedule this job to run daily weekly or monthy at a specific time. For more information on this topic see Section 3B.5.

Project Options

For any job type you can click on the Options button for additional options for that job. Below is a description of all

Project Options. Not all options are available for all Project

Types. If the options are not available for the chosen project type, they will be hidden. If you would like these settings to be the default for all projects of this type click "Save as Defaults".

• Recording Speed . Set the recording speed with this option.

The fastest recording speed is determined by the lowest maximum speed of the blank media or the drive. For example: The "fastest" speed in a 20x max drive with 16x max media would burn at 16x. In many cases a slower speed should be selected to achieve the least number of rejected discs.

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• Recording Type .

Track-at-Once. This is the default. For track at once, the laser is turned off after each track, which produces a two-second gap. The track-at-once feature, enables songs and data to be written at different intervals. The lead-in sectors that are written at the beginning of each session contain the location where additional data can be placed on the disc.

Disc-at-Once. If this option is checked, the lead-in, all the tracks and lead-out are written in same action. The laser is kept on for the entire session.

• Closed-Finalized/Open . A closed disc means no additional data can be added. If the disc is left open additional data can be added in another session.

• File System . The file system is the method by which the files and folder are arranged on the burned disc. Joliet is best for most CD burning applications. UDF 1.02 is best for

DVD burning. UDF 2.6 is used for Blu-ray. The recording engine can also add a bridge which effectively adds another file system to the disc. UDF1.02 with a Joliet bridge is the default.

Most of the differences between file system types relate to file name length and character restrictions and folder level depth. ISO is the most restrictive and oldest and UDF is the least restrictive newest file type. The complete list of specifications for each is several hundred pages. Macs and

PCs can read both types.

If you would like to make your burned disc compatible with very old operating systems or other less popular operating systems use the ISO system.

• Test Record . If this option is checked the recorder tests a disc for record ability before burning. The drive laser is set to read power and the entire surface is scanned for errors.

This takes the same amount of time as recording. (DVD+R media can not be tested) This options can not be used in combination with normal recording or verify.

• Verify . If this option is checked, it compares the copy with the master bit for bit. If it finds a discrepancy it rejects the disc. Verify is an extremely high quality standard. If the disc is audio or video, the discs may still be playable and

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This operation may be useful to verify software installation discs where it is extremely important to have accurate copies of all installation files. Checking this option will double the time it takes to record each disc.

• Set Time and Date to Mastering Time . If this option is checked, all files on the disc will automatically be set to the current time and date.

B.3 Robot Options / Bin Selection

Double click on the bin icons at the bottom of the screen to access these settings.

Here you can designate the type of media in the left and right bins and finished bin location.

Kiosk Mode. By default, PTPublisher assumes that discs are loaded into only the right bin. It picks from the right bin and places completed discs in the left bin. Check Kiosk Mode to make the robot pick blank media from both the right and left bins. Finished media will be placed in Kiosk bin. Kiosk Mode still requires the same type of media in both the right and left bins. See Section 2D for instructions on setting up the Kiosk bin.

Bin Selection. Enable Bin Selection to use different types of media in the left and right bins. Check the box and set the media type to one of the available options. Once Bin Selection is enabled the contents of the bin will be reflected next to the bin icons. To take advantage of this feature choose a specific type of media on step one of data project. Other project types will automatically select the correct type of media. When you queue multiple projects with different media types the robot will now choose from the left or right bin depending on what media type is selected in the project and set for the bin. All finished discs will be placed in the kiosk bin.

Note: PTPublisher has no way to verify if the actual discs loaded into the bin are CDs, DVDs, DVD-DL or BDR. It is up to the user to make sure the designated media is actually in the bin.

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B.4 Publisher Status

The status window is automatically displayed when a job starts. You may also access it at any time by clicking the More

Status link under the picture and description of the robot connected. Publisher Status is only available if the Publisher is connected.

• If no errors are present, the green check button will be displayed with a Ready indication to the left.

• If errors are present a red exclamation button will be displayed with the error explained to the right. At times the entire error will not be visible. Click More Status to view the complete error.

The Status page displays Drive Status, Printer/Robot Arm

Status, and Project Status.

Drive Status shows the current status of the drive during a job.

The recording progress is displayed on the progress bar along with the total size of the burn and the current amount burned.

Printer/Robot Status shows the current status of the printer if it is printing or the robot if it is moving discs.

The Project Status area of the Publisher Status window shows the current status of the job such as what disc number is printing and burning of the total number of disc to produce.

From here you may also view a detailed log of the current job, view a log of previous jobs and abort currently running jobs.

To abort a currently running job, click the about button. The publisher will finish its current robotic command and then stop the job.

Queue Project . To queue another project to run after the current one is finished simply setup the project as you normally would. When you get to the third step of the project setup wizard, if a project is currently running a

Queue button will appear instead of a Go button. Click it to queue the job.

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B.5 Backup Project . (PC Disc Publishers Only)

To create a new backup project you must setup a data project and then schedule it. Follow these steps:

1. Choose Data Project from the project starter window.

2. Add the files or folders that you would like to backup.

Typically there will be more data to back up than will fit on any one CD, DVD etc. If that happens you will receive a warning message and the data bar at the bottom of the screen will turn red.

To resolve this issue you may choose to span the data over several CDs or DVDs or change the media to a different type with more data capacity.

If you choose to check the span disc box you do not need to change media type. A Span Report button will appear which will tell you how the data will be distributed over the chosen media type.

Regardless of the media type selected for back up projects it is recommended that span discs be checked to accommodate future backups of the same files/folders which may be larger.

Important Note: It is not possible to span a single large file over multiple discs.

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Using the media drop down list, you may also choose to change the media type to one with more capacity. The data bar will change from red to green.

Note: Changing the media type only changes the media that the software expects. It is up to the user to make sure the selected media is actually in the bin.

3. Once you have selected the data click the next arrow to add a print file. There is a print template that has been designed for backup projects. It is recommended that this template be used. Check the "Use Print Template" box.

Title and description fields will appear below it. Fill out these fields with information pertaining to the backup project. Date, time and the number of discs in the backup set will automatically be printed on the disc. Click the refresh button to view your changes in the preview.

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4. Click the next button to display a summary of the project.

Click Schedule Project to convert this data project into a backup project. You will be prompted to save your project.

Do not move projects once you have saved them. Always choose only one copy even if your project will be spanned across multiple discs.

Once the project has been saved the Schedule window will appear. Set the frequency of the backup and the time of day.

Click Schedule.

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The Scheduled Projects window will appear. Check the box next to the backup project you would like to run. Click Run

Now to run it for the first time now. Otherwise, the backup project will proceed at the scheduled time.

You must keep the PTPublisher software open, the Disc

Publisher turned on and the discs loaded for the automatic scheduled backup to occur. If you would rather not do this you may also check None on the Schedule window to run the backup project when you choose. This will add the backup project to the Scheduled Projects list and allow you to run it when ever you click the Run Now button.

You can access the Scheduled Projects list at any time by choosing Advanced Project from the project starter window. Choose Backup Project from the sub menu.

Here you can view all scheduled projects, edit the project or change the frequency or time of the automatic backup.

Note: All backup runs are full backups. PTPublisher does not do incremental or differential backups by searching for new or changed data.

B.6 Rip Audio CD (PC Disc Publishers Only)

This project allows you to rip music to your hard drive in MP3 or other formats using iTunes

® or

Windows Media Player .

1. To rip an Audio CD to your iTunes database or Windows

Media Player database choose Advanced Projects - Rip

Project.

2. Choose whether to rip to iTunes or Media Player.

3. Load the Audio CD in the right bin of the Disc Publisher.

4. Click Go to start ripping CDs. Follow any onscreen prompts regarding settings that must be set before you being.

Note: The actual ripping process is completed by iTunes or Media Player.

Please set all settings regarding the rip format (mp3, wav, wma, etc.), rip location, rip quality (kpbs), etc. in Media Player or iTunes.

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B.7 PTProtect (PC Disc Publishers Only - Requires sep arate purchase of USB dongle)

PTProtect allows you copy-protect any DVD Video and mass produce protected discs using the PTPublisher software and a

Primera Disc Publisher.

You can protect an existing Master DVD by first converting it to an ISO image using PTPublisher or you can protect a DVD that is stored on your hard drive as VIDEO_TS and AUDIO_TS folders. Instructions for each of the two methods are found in the instructions with the PTProtect dongle or in the

PTPublisher software help file.

To protect DVDs you must first insert the PTProtect USB

Dongle (100, 250, 500, 1000 or 5000 protections) into a USB port on the same computer that the Disc Publisher is connected to.

Once you insert the dongle it will appear in My Computer as the next available drive letter with a Volume Label as

"PTProtect.”

When PTPublisher is launched the PTProtect option will be enabled. The number of protections enabled will be visible on the Summary screen (Step 3) of the DVD Video Project or

Image Project.

Note: You will receive 3 free protections before the dongle is connected.

After the free protections are used the PTProtect option is still visible but not selectable.

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C. CREATING A PRINT LABEL USING SURETHING (PC)

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.

The Help section included with the software will provide complete instructions on all the features in this package. (Go to the Help Menu - Choose Contents) The following is a tutorial on creating a basic disc design:

1. Open the SureThing program. Choose the 120mm

DiscTemplate from the window that appears.

2. Open the background panel by clicking the arrow on the background button. Add your own background to the label by choosing Select Backgound.

3A. Browse to the location of your background image. To avoid skewed or blurry printing make sure your image is 120mm square and of sufficient resolution. We recommend 300 dpi.

3B. Instead of your own background, you can also choose from several included SureThing backgrounds. To choose one of these images click the SureThing Background button in the Browse window that appears when you click Select

Background. Also, you can easily toggle through the backgrounds by using the toggle bar below the label.

Backgrounds are controlled by the far left toggle button.

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4A. Open the text panel by clicking the arrow on the text button.

Add text by selecting one of the options below. To create text that follows the curve of the disc choose Add Circular Text.

4B. You may also choose from several SureThing smart designs. These design templates automatically position your text and use certain text effects to give your label a professional look. You can easily toggle through smart designs by using the middle toggle button on the toggle bar below the label.

5. Finally, Open the picture panel by clicking the arrow on the

Pictures/Clipart button. Add any logos, graphics or symbols to the label. These graphics will appear on top of the background image.

You can size them appropriately by dragging the corner of the selected graphic.

6. When you have completed design work save your label by choosing Save Project in the Actions panel.

D. CREATING A PRINT LABEL USING DISC CO VER (MAC)

The Disc Cover Disc Labeler software included with your

Publisher is a great tool for creating professional looking discs on a Mac. You can use Disc Cover's backgrounds and clipart to quickly label a disc, or easily import your own design in many popular file formats.

The Help section included with the software will provide complete instructions on all the features in this package.

(Go to the Help Menu - Disc Cover PE Help) The following is an overview of the basic components of the software:

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1. Open the software by clicking the Create Label button on the Add Print File step of PTPublisher. There is no way to open Disc Cover PE outside of the PTPublisher software.

2. To add a background from Disc Cover, click the the Gallery button on the top tool bar. On the image above, the Gallery button is the highlighted center color wheel button on the left side of the top tool bar.

3. Choose Backgrounds from the drop down box. Click the design that you would like as your background. Use the scroll bar to view all of the designs.

4. You may also select an image or design from your hard drive as long as it is a supported file type such as tiff, jpg, bmp or pdf. Go to the Insert Menu - Select Image - Choose

From File…

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5. Once your image or background has been selected you can add text or other design elements using the buttons on the tool bar or the Inspector. Below is a short description of each of the important buttons.

Gallery Clipart Selection Zoom Font

Import Text Circular Text Color Inspector

• Import - Import song titles from iTunes or pictures for a collage from iPhoto

• Gallery - Choose a Disc Cover backgrounds or several backgrounds to make a collage. Create your own backgrounds and add them to the Gallery.

• Clipart - Choose from a wide selection of categorized clipart. After selecting this button, click the dropdown that appears to see all categories.

• Selection - Resize or move text, images or shapes with this tool.

• Text - Create a standard text box.

• Circular Text - Create circular text that follows the contour of the outside or inside of your disc.

• Zoom - Zoom out or in.

• Color - Change the color of the selected object with this tool.

• Font - Change the font of the selected text or circular text object with this tool.

• Inspector - Click this button to open or close the

Inspector window. The inspector window includes advanced options that allow you to change the properties of your template, change size or position of the objects, add effects, edit transparency, change text properties and align objects. See the next step for more information.

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6. Once you have several objects on screen you may choose to use the Inspector tool to edit advanced object properties.

Select the objects you would like to edit and then click on one of the six buttons on the top of the inspector. Four are shown below. See the description of each understand what options are available on each.

• Design Element - Switch to a new template, edit the current template, create your own.

• Geometry - Precisely move, resize or rotate selected objects.

• Fill and Shadow - Add shadow, change thickness or color of geometric objects.

• Image - Add transparency or a gradient to images, clipart or backgrounds.

• Text - Change line spacing, character spacing, fonts, size, or justifications of any selected text object.

• Alignment - Align or distribute multiple text objects.

7. Many other options such as changing the order of objects,

(send to front, send to back) and exporting in other file formats are available from the Disc Cover menus.

8. Finally, save the design by going to the file menu - save as.

Quit Disc Cover by choosing Quit from the Disc Cover PE menu. PTPublisher will ask you if you would like to use the design you just saved in your project. Choose Yes.

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E. ADVANCED PRINTER DRIVER FUNCTIONS (PC)

Once the Publisher software has been successfully installed, you will want to take a moment to familiarize yourself with the printer driver settings for your Publisher. These settings affect the print quality of your discs. The default settings of the

Publisher printer driver will fit most printing needs. Please refer to the following steps to change or verify your printer driver options:

1. For XP Professional click the Start button, then click on

Printers and Faxes. For Windows Vista click the Windows button and choose Printers. For Windows 7 click the

Windows button and choose Devices and Printers.

Click on the Disc Publisher XR icon with the right mouse button and select Printing Preferences.

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. Some applications do not save your printer driver option changes, but instead only use your changes for the current image.

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Paper Size

The paper size option will be set to CD for printing onto printable surface CDs and DVDs.

Resolution

Select the appropriate print quality option for your image.

Keep in mind that Normal 600 provides the lowest quality but fastest print, and that Ultra Photo 4800 provides the highest quality but slowest print. You may wish to experiment with these options to see which one is best for your particular CD media and print quality requirements.

Cartridge Type

The Print Black with Black Cartridge setting will print discs using both the color and black cartridges. This saves color ink by using just the black cartridge for the black areas of your design. When using this setting, be sure to perform the

Alignment Calibration print described later in this section.

Please note that the Calibration Alignment will need to be done after installing a new cartridge as alignment may vary from one cartridge to the next. Select Color to print using only the color cartridge. The Monochrome Black setting prints using the Monochrome Black cartridge only.

Color Matching

Click on the Color Matching down arrow and choose the color matching option that's right for you. Select None if you are more interested in print speed rather than color accuracy, if you have already color corrected your image for printing, or if you are using some other third party color matching software.

Select Algebraic if you would like the printer driver to make very simple color balance adjustments based on an RGB color model. This option gives you more natural looking images without actually utilizing any specific color matching software.

Select PrimaColor to enable color-matching profiles written specifically for the Publisher by Candela Color Management

System. This setting automatically adjusts the color of your image according to predetermined printer profiles and default system profiles. This results in a very precise color match when attempting to print photographic images.

Select Z-Color to use a factory set color match scheme that is calibrated toward images that have photographic qualities.

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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 50%.

When printing onto other brands of printable CD media, you may need to adjust this control in order to optimize the ink saturation for the printable surface of your specific CD media.

Click on the up and down arrows to change the ink saturation setting. Lower numbers reduce the overall ink saturation, while higher numbers increase it. Please note that higher ink saturation results in higher ink usage. This will reduce the amount of discs produced per cartridge.

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. For Primera TuffCoat TM media use 230 for the inner diameter.

Centering Test Print

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 calibration settings, you can run a simple calibration procedure to assure that your images will be centered when printed on a CD. To do this, refer to the following steps:

1. Verify that a disc and a color ink cartridge are installed in the Publisher. It is important to use the same disc you normally use for your publishing because different brands of discs may vary slightly in size. Also, verify that the

Publisher is powered ON and that it is connected to your computer.

2. Click on the Centering Properties Test Print button. The printer will begin printing the calibration test print.

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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. When the second run of the print is compete, you should have a test print that looks something like the following:

NOTE:

After printing this image once, rotate this CD so the ARROWS point to the BACK of the printer and print again.

BACK

3

2

1

0

5

4

-1

-3

-4

-2

-5

5

4

3

2

1

0

-1

-2

-3

-4

-5

BACK umber) (must be the SAME n whose lines tough

Find and enter the number tical Calibration Ver umber)

5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 4 -5

(must be the SAME n whose lines tough

Find and enter the number ontal Calibration Horiz

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

5. Along the Vertical axis of the printed disc, find the number whose lines touch. For example, in the above illustration, the number would be 2. Enter that number into the

Vertical box of the Calibration window and 0 would be entered for the Horizontal axis.

6. Select the OK button. Your images should now be centered when printed on a disc.

After your selections have been made, close out of the printer setup window. You are now ready to go to an application program and print. All printer driver selections will stay the same until you change them.

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Enable Ink Low Warning

This setting lets you enable or disable the warning from the printer to tell you when the ink cartridges are getting low.

Ink Levels and Cartridge Maintenance

Select this button to display the current ink levels as well as options for cleaning and changing cartridges.

Select Clean button to send a simple test pattern to the printer.

Be sure to have a disc in the Bravo's input bin and the front cover closed. The test pattern, shown below, purges ink through nozzles of your ink cartridge to clear any blockages.

The test pattern will show if the nozzles require any further cleaning.

Clogged Head

Clogged Head

Clean Head

Clean Head

Functioning Property

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If the Yellow, Magenta, Cyan or Black diagonal lines printed on the disc show breaks, repeat the cleaning procedure. If nozzles still appear to be clogged, remove the cartridge and gently wipe the nozzle area sideways with a clean water-dampened cloth. If after several cleanings a color still does not appear on the test print, the cartridge may be damaged or empty and may need to be replaced.

Select the Change button to install a fresh, new ink cartridge or to switch back and forth between previously used cartridges.

After the cartridge has been replaced according to the instructions on page 10, Step 3: Installing Ink Cartridges, select either the New Cartridge Installed button or the Old

Cartridge Installed button accordingly. These selections are necessary for the printer to accurately keep track of ink cartridge ink levels.

Select the Details button for information on the drivers, firmware, alignment and number of discs printed with your Publisher.

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). Note that this will only have an effect when doing printing only − this will have no affect when recording and printing through PTPublisher. In PTPublisher select Options from the Tools menu, then find the Options tab, now check the Kiosk Mode box.

Enable Bi-di Printing

When enabled the Bravo will print bi-directional for faster printing. The default is uni-directional printing. When you enable bi-directional printing, you should perform the

Alignment Calibration described later in this section. Please note that the calibration is stored on your computer, so if you move to a new computer you must repeat the calibration.

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Alignment Calibration

The Alignment Calibration allows you you create a test print that will provide you with values to configure your printer for

Bi-Di- Printing and to align the color and black cartridges for

Color+Black printing. If Bi-Di Printing is enabled, or if you use

Color+Black as a cartridge type in the driver settings, it is important to perform this calibration every time you change a

cartridge. To print, click the Alignment Calibration Properties button then click Yes.. The print will look like this:

A

B

0 2 4

0

1

2

3

6

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

8 10 12 14

C

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

D

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

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F. ADVANCED PRINTER DRIVER FUNCTIONS (MAC)

Access the advanced printer driver setting from any printing program on the Mac. Go to file - print. Select Publisher Settings from the copies and pages drop down menu. Click Save as

Defaults when you are finished.

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.

Note: If using the Black and Color Setting, be sure to perform the

Cartridge Alignment found in the Configuration Utility.

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Kiosk Mode

Kiosk Mode will allow you to increase the capacity of your

Bravo from 25 to 50 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. An optional Kiosk Kit is available from your Primera reseller that contains a custom output bin to catch the finished discs as they leave the Bravo.

This setting will be overridden by the Kiosk Mode setting in

Discribe's Robot Write or Job Details Pane.

Print Quality

There are four options for image quality. Keep in mind that

Normal 600 provides the fastest print at lower quality while

Ultra Photo 4800 delivers the best quality at a slower print speed.

PrimaColor™

Click on this Check box to enable PrimaColor color matching.

The PrimaColor profiles were written specifically for the Bravo to give a precise color match when attempting to print photographic images. If you are using a third-party color management system, disable

PrimaColor.

Intensity

The Intensity setting will control the amount of ink saturation on the disc. When printing onto the Primera ToughCoat discs,

50% 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. Please note that higher ink saturation could result in discs not drying instantly. Also, higher intensity will result in higher ink usage causing a lower yield of discs per cartridge.

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Inner Diameter

The inner diameter refers to the size of the non-printed center on your disc. The size of the center hub can vary from one type of media to the next. This allows you to set the inner diameter in millimeters allowing you to print all the way to the center hub regardless of the type of disc you are using. For the discs that Primera sells, use the following guide for Inner Diameter:

− 23 mm for Primera's Tuff-Coat CDR

− 24.9 mm for the Hockey Rink Disc, Business

Card Disc and 80mm CD

Outer Margin

The Outer Margin refers to where the printing will cut off around the outer edge of your disc. The size of the printable surface can vary from one type of media to the next. This allows you to set the outer margin in millimeters allowing you to print all the way to the edge regardless of the type of disc you are using.

Enable Low Ink Warning

The Low Ink Warning basically keeps you from printing discs if one ore more of the colors in your ink cartridge are running out. Your Bravo monitors the amount of ink used when printing and will stop printing if one or more of your colors is within 10% of being empty, and the LEDs on the top will flash in unison. If you press the Cartridge button on the top of the

Bravo it will continue to print, but you will want to closely monitor the discs that print. If discoloration occurs, you are most likely out of one or more colors and will want to change cartridges.

Save As Default

The Save As Default button will save the current settings as the system-wide defaults.

Restore Defaults

The Restore Defaults button will restore the driver settings to the factory defaults.

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Config Utility

This button launches the Configuration Utility which is explained in detail in the pages that follow.

You will see both the Color and Monochrome Ink Levels are displayed. The Color Ink Level represents the lowest color in your cartridge. For instance, if your cartridge has 80% cyan

50% yellow and 65% magenta ink remaining, the level reported would be 50%. You will also see the following buttons:

Clean Cartridge

Cartridges that sit idle in the Bravo 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 bravo to pick a disc and place in into the printer tray. The Bravo 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. In the pattern you will see some diagonal lines which should be continuous; breaks in those lines indicate a clogged nozzle. Please note that it may require more than one cleaning to fully clear all nozzles. If the 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 wiping the nozzles with a moist cloth or paper towel and replace it in the Bravo. If this fails, the cartridge may be empty and in need of replacement.

Change Cartridge

If you need to change cartridges, it is a good idea to use the

Change Cartridge button in the Configuration Utility. This ensures the most accurate tracking of ink levels. To change a cartridge, click the Change Cartridge button. The cartridge holder will move to the center of the Bravo to make it easier to install the cartridges. Lift the top cover and install the cartridges and described in section 2-C of this manual. You will be prompted to let the system know whether or not you are installing a new or used color or monochrome cartridge.

Once installed, click the OK button and the system will update your cartridge levels.

Note: It is recommended that you perform and Alignment Calibration

Print after installing a new cartridge.

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Alignment Calibration Print

Clicking this button will print a test disc that will provide a scale by which to calibrate the Color Ink Cartridge to the

Monochrome Ink Cartridge. This is crucial when selecting the

Black and Color Ink Cartridge setting in the Printer Driver.

Make certain you have discs and ink installed in your Bravo prior to pressing this button. Once pressed, the Bravo will load a disc and print the following pattern:

A

2

3

0

1

6

7

4

5

10

11

8

9

12

13

14

15

B

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14

Follow the on-screen instructions and enter the numbers as indicated. For instance, in the example shown, you would choose a value of 10 for the A setting and 6 for the B setting.

It is highly recommended that you perform this calibration whenever you change cartridges if using the Black and Color ink cartridge setting in the printer driver.

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 . Make sure the Bravo has discs and ink cartridges installed, and it is connected and ready to receive a print job, and then click the Yes button. The Bravo will pick a disc and print a scale of numbers on it. You will be prompted

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TOC to open the Bravo's front cover, rotate the printed disc 180 degrees, reload it into the input, and close the cover. Click OK when ready and the Bravo will pick the disc and print another scale of numbers. The disc should look like this:

INDEX

BACK

NOTE:

After printing this image once, rotate this CD so the ARROWS point to the BACK of the printer.

-2

-3

-4

1

0

-1

-5

5

4

3

2

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-1

-2

1

0

5

4

3

2

-3

-4

-5

BACK

Vertical Calibration

Find the number whose lines touch

Find the number whose lines touch

Horizontal Calibration

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5

-5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 -5

-4

Horizontal Calibration

Find the number whose lines touch whose lines touch

Find the number

BACK tical Calibration Ver

1

2

0

3

4

5

-1

-3

-2

2

3

1

4

0

5

-2

-1

-4

-3

-5 inter.

BACK

WS point once, rotate this CD so

After printing this image

NOTE: the ARRO to the BACK of the pr

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 -3. Enter this in the alignment dialog box.

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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.

The unit of measure is roughly 0.1mm. Making the Horizontal

Calibration number smaller or more negative will move the image slightly to the left. Making the Horizontal Calibration a larger value, or more positive will move the image to the right.

If the Vertical Calibration number is made smaller, or more negative the image will move slightly up. If the Vertical

Calibration is set to a larger value, or more positive value, the image will move down on the disc.

G. USING OTHER GRAPHICS PROGRAMS

While SureThing or Disc Cover will handle most labeling needs, other graphics programs can be used to design labels and print only directly to the Publisher.

When printing and burning through the PTPublisher software your Publisher will support the following additional stardard label image file formats: BMP, TIF, JPG, GIF, PNG and PRN.

These formats can be exported from most original graphics formats such as Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.

When creating images in other graphics programs we recommend creating a 4.72 x 4.72 square image that has a

300 dpi resolution.

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