Epson PP-100III, PP-50II, PP-100AP User's Manual

User’s Guide

M00114200EN

Copyright and Trademarks

No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Seiko Epson Corporation. No patent liability is assumed with respect to the use of the information contained herein. While every precaution has been taken in the preparation of this book, Seiko Epson Corporation assumes no responsibility for errors or omissions. Neither is any liability assumed for damages resulting from the use of the information contained herein.

Neither Seiko Epson Corporation nor its affiliates shall be liable to the purchaser of this product or third parties for damages, losses, costs, or expenses incurred by purchaser or third parties as a result of: accident, misuse, or abuse of this product or unauthorized modifications, repairs, or alterations to this product, or (excluding the U.S.) failure to strictly comply with Seiko Epson Corporation’s operating and maintenance instructions.

Seiko Epson Corporation shall not be liable against any damages or problems arising from the use of any options or any consumable products other than those designated as Original Epson Products or Epson Approved Products by Seiko Epson Corporation.

EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Exceed Your Vision is a registered trademark or trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners and used for identification purpose only.

Microsoft, Windows, and Windows Server are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

General Notice: Other product names used herein are for identification purposes only and may be trademarks of their respective owners. Epson disclaims any and all rights in those marks.

NOTICE: The contents of this manual are subject to change without notice.

Important Notice and Safety Instructions

Important Note . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Important Safety Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Setting up the Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Choosing a Place for the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Using the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10

Handling Ink Cartridges. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Notice for CD/DVD/BD Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Concerning Incidental Loss Arising out of Use of this Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

About Usage Limitation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12

Chapter 1 Using Your Software

System Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Using the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14

Screens and Procedures in This Guide . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16

Setting a Working Folder and Log. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Adding the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18

Setting for Notification of Job Completion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .19

Overview of Applications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

EPSON Total Disc Maker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

EPSON Total Disc Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

EPSON Total Disc Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20

Using EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Starting EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Getting Information through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21

Overview of Printer Driver . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

Accessing the Printer Driver. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22

Getting Information through Online Help . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23

Uninstalling Software. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24

Chapter 2 Publishing Discs

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Turning Power On/off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25

Contents 3

Overview of Publish Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26

Drive Settings (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .28

Printer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Notice for Disc Writing and Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .29

Error Discs (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Precautions for Duplicating Discs (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Printing on Discs with a Commercially Available Software Package . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Notice for Barcode Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32

Standard Mode (For PP-100III/PP-100AP). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34

Accessing EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37

Registering Data (Only for PP-100III). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40

Making the Stacker Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .43

Publishing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .45

Standard Mode (For PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .47

Accessing EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Registering Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .49

Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .52

Making the Stacker Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .55

Publishing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .57

External Output Mode (For PP-100III/PP-100AP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .59

Accessing EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .63

Registering Data (Only for PP-100III). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63

Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .66

Making the Stacker Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .69

Publishing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .71

Low-Volume Mode (For PP-50II). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .73

Accessing EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .76

Registering Data. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .77

Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .79

Making the Stacker Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .82

Publishing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .84

Batch Mode (For PP-100III/PP-100AP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .86

Accessing EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .90

Registering Data (Only for PP-100III). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91

Creating Labels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .93

Making the Stacker Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .96

Contents 4

Publishing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .98

Read Back Mode (For PP-100III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Accessing EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Setting Read Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103

Making the Stacker Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Publishing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Read Back Mode (For PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

Accessing EPSON Total Disc Maker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Setting Read Back . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112

Setting the Publish Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115

Publishing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117

Taking Out Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

For PP-100III/PP-100AP . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

For PP-50II. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

Pausing Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121

Resuming Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122

Canceling Publishing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123

Priority Publishing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124

Chapter 3 Replacing Ink Cartridges

Checking the Ink Cartridge Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Precautions on Ink Cartridge Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126

Replacing an Ink Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128

Chapter 4 Maintaining Your Product

Checking the Print Head Nozzles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Using the Nozzle Check Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131

Cleaning the Print Head . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Using the Head Cleaning Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133

Using the Product Buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134

Aligning the Print Head. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Using the Print Head Alignment Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136

Correcting the Printing Position. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Using the Correcting the Printing Position Utility . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137

Cleaning Your Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Cleaning the Exterior of the Product. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Cleaning the Interior of the Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138

Cleaning the Filter (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139

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Getting Maintenance Information. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141

Replacing the Maintenance Box (Only for PP-100III/PP-100AP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142

Replacing the Drive (Only for PP-100III). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143

Transporting Your Product . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144

Chapter 5 Troubleshooting

Diagnosing the Problem. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

Error Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146

EPSON Total Disc Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Checking Product Status. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Using EPSON Total Disc Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154

Disc or the Disc Tray Does Not Feed Correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Disc Does Not Feed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156

Multiple Disc Feeds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Disc Jams. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157

Writing/Reading Problem (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Cannot Write to/Read from the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160

Print Quality Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161

Horizontal Banding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Vertical Misalignment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Banding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162

Incorrect or Missing Colors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Blurry or Smeared Printout. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163

Miscellaneous Printout Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Incorrect or Garbled Characters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Incorrect Margins . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Printout Has a Slight Slant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Printed Side is Smeared or Scuffed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164

Printing is too Slow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

Ink Adheres to the Recording Surface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165

The Product Does Not Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

All Lights Are Off. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Lights Came On and then Went Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Only the Power Light is On. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

The Ink Light is Flashing or is On after you Replace the Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166

Software Cannot be Installed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Disc Cannot be Published . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

Disc Information Cannot be Read (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167

The Product is not Recognized (Only for PP-100III) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Maintenance Box Nearly Full Message is Displayed by the Software

(Only for PP-100III/PP-100AP) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

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Ink Pad Nearly Full Message is Displayed by the Software (Only for PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168

Appendix A Where To Get Help

Contacting Customer Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Before Contacting Epson. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169

Help for Users in the United States and Canada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Help for Users in the Europe (EMEA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Help for Users in Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170

Help for Users in Southeast Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171

Appendix B Product Information

Product Parts and Control Panel Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Front Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173

Rear Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174

Interior parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177

Control Panel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180

Consumables and Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182

Technical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183

Ink Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187

Job Processing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188

Number of Products that can be Connected to One Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189

Write Speed (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Mechanical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190

Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Environmental. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191

Lifetime . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192

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Important Notice and Safety Instructions

Important Note

You may use the software to operate the EPSON products. You may use the EPSON

PP-100III/PP-50II to copy materials onto media, including but not limited to CDs, DVDs, and BDs.

You agree to respect the rights of copyright owners. EPSON shall have no liability for, and you

shall hold EPSON harmless from, any copyright infringement by you or your employees,

representatives, or agents.

Important Safety Instructions

Read all the instructions in this section before using the product. Also, be sure to follow all

warnings and instructions marked on the product.

Setting up the Product

Observe the following when setting up the product:

❏ Do not block or cover the vents and openings in the product.

❏ Use only the type of power source indicated on the product’s label.

❏ Use only the power cord that comes with the product. Use of another cord may result in fire

or electric shock.

❏ The product’s power cord is for use with this product only. Use with other equipment may

result in fire or electric shock.

❏ Be sure the AC power cord meets the relevant local safety standard.

❏ For safety reasons, make sure to ground the power cord.

❏ Avoid using outlets on the same circuit as photocopiers or air control systems that regularly

switch on and off.

❏ Avoid electrical outlets controlled by wall switches or automatic timers.

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❏ Keep the entire computer system away from potential sources of electromagnetic

interference, such as loudspeakers or the base units of cordless telephones.

❏ Do not use a damaged or frayed power cord.

❏ If you use an extension cord with the product, make sure that the total ampere rating of the

devices plugged into the extension cord does not exceed the cord’s ampere rating. Also, make sure that the total ampere rating of all devices plugged into the wall outlet does not exceed the wall outlet’s ampere rating.

❏ Do not attempt to service the product yourself.

❏ Unplug the product and refer servicing to qualified service personnel under the following

conditions: The power cord or plug is damaged; liquid has entered the product; the product has been dropped or the casing is damaged; the product does not operate normally or exhibits a distinct change in performance.

❏ If you plan to use the product in Germany, the building installation must be protected by a

10 or 16 amp circuit breaker to provide adequate short-circuit protection and over-current protection for the product.

❏ When connecting the product to a computer or other device with a cable, ensure the correct

orientation of the connectors. Each connector has only one correct orientation. Inserting a connector in the wrong orientation may damage both devices connected by the cable.

❏ If damage occurs to the plug, replace the cord set or consult a qualified electrician. If there

are fuses in the plug, make sure you replace them with fuses of the correct size and rating.

❏ Do not put any heavy object or load on the product. Excessive loads can cause a malfunction.

However, for the PP-100III and PP-100AP, it is possible to place one unit of this product on top of another. In such a case, make sure the tops and bottoms are oriented the same, and the exterior of the units are aligned. At the same time, take sufficient care to prevent a unit from dropping or falling. Also, do not place more than one unit on top of another.

❏ Only for the PP-100III: Be sure to install the specified ones when you replace drives of the

product.

❏ Only for the PP-50II: Commercially available replacement drives do not function on this

product.

Choosing a Place for the Product

Observe the following when choosing a place for the product:

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❏ Place the product on a flat, stable surface that extends beyond the base of the product in all

directions. If you place the product by the wall, leave more than 10 cm (3.94") between the back of the product and the wall. The product will not operate properly if it is tilted at an angle.

❏ Leave enough space in front of the product for the disc cover to be fully opened.

❏ Avoid places subject to rapid changes in temperature and humidity. Also, keep the product

away from direct sunlight, strong light, or heat sources.

❏ Avoid places subject to dust, shocks, vibrations, or cigarette smoke.

❏ Leave enough room around the product to allow for sufficient ventilation.

❏ Place the product near a wall outlet where the plug can be easily unplugged.

Using the Product

Observe the following when using the product:

❏ Do not insert objects in the product.

❏ Take care not to spill liquid on the product.

❏ Do not use aerosol products that contain flammable gases inside or around this product.

Doing so may cause fire.

❏ Always turn the product off using the P power button. When this button is pressed, the

power light flashes. Do not unplug the product or turn off the power to the outlet until the

power light stops flashing.

❏ Leave the ink cartridges installed. Removing the cartridges can dry out the print head and

may prevent the product from printing.

❏ Be careful not to trap your fingers when closing the disc cover.

❏ The product uses galvanized sheet metal, and this may cause rusting at the edges; however,

this does not cause any harm to the function of the product.

❏ Do not place any drink or liquid on the product as penetration by liquid inside the product

will cause a malfunction.

❏ The product cannot be used as a shared printer using the Windows sharing setting.

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Handling Ink Cartridges

Observe the following when handling the ink cartridges:

❏ Keep ink cartridges out of the reach of children. Do not allow children to drink from or handle

the cartridges.

❏ Do not shake ink cartridges; this can cause leakage.

❏ Be careful when you handle used ink cartridges, as there may be some ink remaining around

the ink supply port. If ink gets on your skin, wash the area thoroughly with soap and water. If ink gets into your eyes, flush them immediately with water. If discomfort or vision problems remain after a thorough flushing, see a doctor immediately.

❏ Do not remove or tear the label on the cartridge; this can cause leakage.

❏ Install the ink cartridge immediately after you remove it from its package. If you leave a

cartridge unpacked for a long time before using it, normal printing may not be possible.

❏ Use the ink cartridge before the expiration date printed on its package.

❏ Do not dismantle ink cartridges or try to refill them. This could damage the print head.

❏ After bringing an ink cartridge inside from a cold storage site, allow it to warm up at room

temperature for at least three hours before using it.

❏ Store ink cartridges in a cool, dark place.

❏ Do not touch the green IC chip on the side of the cartridge. Doing so may prevent normal

operation and printing.

❏ The IC chip on this ink cartridge retains a variety of cartridge-related information, such as the

ink cartridge status, so that the cartridge may be removed and reinserted freely. However, each time the cartridge is inserted, some ink is consumed because the product automatically performs a reliability check.

❏ Do not place ink cartridges with the ink supply area facing down. This may result in ink

leakage. Also, dirt attached to the ink supply area may result in the product not functioning properly.

Notice for CD/DVD/BD Discs

Before using the product, an operation check should be conducted to ensure the unit’s

functionality. Also, back up the data on the CD/DVD/BD, if needed. Data may be damaged or lost

in the following cases:

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-Influence of static or electrical noise

-Incorrect usage

-Malfunction or repair

-Damage due to natural disaster

Epson does not hold any responsibility for lost or damaged data, due to causes not limited to

those listed above, even the product is in its warranty period.

Concerning Incidental Loss Arising out of Use of this Product

Should the expected results from this product, including bundled software, not be obtained, we

cannot compensate for incidental loss arising from that fact, such as expenses required for use of

this product and lost earnings that would have been gained through the use of this product.

About Usage Limitation

❏ When this product is used for applications requiring high reliability / safety, such as

transportation devices related to aviation, rail, marine, automotive, etc.; disaster prevention devices; various safety devices, etc.; or functional / precision devices, etc., you should use this product only after giving consideration to including fail-safes and redundancies into your design to maintain safety and total system reliability. Because this product was not intended for use in applications requiring extremely high reliability / safety, such as aerospace equipment, main communication equipment, nuclear power control equipment, or medical equipment related to direct medical care, etc., please make your own judgment on this product’s suitability after a full evaluation.

❏ When copying a CD, DVD, or BD, you must meet the conditions that the work recorded on

the discs does not have a copyright, that you have a copyright for the work, that you have received permission from the author, or that copying of the work onto the discs is legally approved. Copying of a CD, DVD, or BD without meeting these conditions is illegal and should not be done.

❏ This product is for business use and not for household use.

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes

Warnings, Cautions, and Notes in this User's Guide as indicated below have the following

meanings.

Warnings

must be followed carefully to avoid bodily injury.

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Cautions

must be observed to avoid damage to your equipment.

Notes

contain important information and useful tips on the operation of the product.

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Chapter 1

Using Your Software

System Requirements

Using the Product

Windows requirements

To use this product, you must have any of the following Windows operating systems installed.

Operating system Windows 10 (32 bit/64 bit)

Home/Pro/Enterprise Windows 8.1 (32 bit/64 bit) Windows 8.1 Pro (32 bit/64 bit) Windows 8 (32 bit/64 bit) Windows 8 Pro (32 bit/64 bit) Windows 7 (32 bit/64 bit, SP1 or later)

Home Premium/Professional/Enterprise/Ultimate Windows XP (32 bit, SP3 or later)

Home Edition/Professional Windows Server 2019

Standard/Essentials Windows Server 2016

Standard/Essentials Windows Server 2012 R2 (64 bit)

Standard/Essentials Windows Server 2012 (64 bit)

Standard/Essentials Windows Server 2008 R2 (64 bit, SP1 or later)

Standard/Enterprise Windows Server 2008 (32 bit/64 bit, SP2 or later)

Standard/Enterprise

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CPU Windows 10

Windows 8.1 Windows 8 Windows 7 Windows XP

PP-100III/PP-50II: Core DuoT2700/Core2Duo E6300 or more (or compatible processor)

PP-100AP: Intel Pentium 4 (or compatible processor) 1.4 GHz or faster processor

Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008

Memory Windows 10 64 bit

Windows 8.1 64 bit Windows 8 64 bit Windows 7 64 bit Windows Server 2019 Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012 Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008

Windows 10 32 bit Windows 8.1 32 bit Windows 8 32 bit Windows 7 32 bit

Windows XP PP-100III/PP-50II: 1 GB or more

HDD available space

Windows 10 64 bit Windows 8.1 64 bit Windows 8 64 bit Windows 7 64 bit

PP-100III/PP-50II: Core DuoT2700/Core2Duo E6300 or more (or compatible processor)

PP-100AP: Intel Pentium 4 (or compatible processor) 2.0 GHz or faster processor

2 GB or more

1 GB or more

PP-100AP: 512 MB or more

PP-100III/PP-50II: 100 GB or more PP-100AP: 30 GB or more

Windows 10 32 bit Windows 8.1 32 bit Windows 8 32 bit

PP-100III/PP-50II: 100 GB or more PP-100AP: 26 GB or more

Windows 7 32 bit

Windows XP PP-100III/PP-50II: 100 GB or more

PP-100AP: 10 GB or more

Windows Server 2019

170 GB or more

Windows Server 2016 Windows Server 2012 R2 Windows Server 2012

Windows Server 2008 R2 Windows Server 2008

PP-100III/PP-50II: 100 GB or more PP-100AP: 50 GB or more

HDD rotation speed 7200 rpm or faster

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Interface PP-100III: USB 2.0 or USB 3.0

PP-50II/PP-100AP: USB 2.0

❏ Compatible with USB 2.0 or USB 3.0 standard ❏ Ensure Hi-Speed USB or Super-Speed USB

performance

Display XGA (1024 x 768 pixels) or higher

65,536 colors or more

Other Windows Media Player 6.4 or higher must be installed.

Only for the PP-100III/PP-50II: Creating music CDs requires a sound device with an appropriate driver installed.

Note:

❏ ATI South Bridge chip set IPX460 or earlier is incompatible with the PP-100III.

❏ Intel 5 Series chip set or earlier is incompatible with this product.

❏ Refer to the URLs listed on pages “Help for Users in the United States and Canada” on page 170

and “Help for Users in the Europe (EMEA)” on page 170 for chip sets that are not supported.

❏ The product may not function properly where third party writing software is installed, anti-virus

software is installed, or another USB device is connected.

❏ You cannot use the product with remote desk top function or virtual environment.

❏ Only for the PP-100III/PP-50II:

❏ If your file system is FAT, you may not write to a DVD/BD.

❏ Use a CD/DVD drive that supports commands and operations compatible with MMC 4.0 or

higher and can read subchannel data as a source drive for copying.

❏ Use a BD drive that supports commands and operations compatible with MMC 5.0 or higher

and can read subchannel data as a source drive for copying.

❏ Only for the PP-100III: Use USB 3.0 standard compatible interface to ensure Super-Speed USB

performance.

Screens and Procedures in This Guide

Depending on your model or environment, the screen shots used in this guide may differ from the actual screens displayed. However, you can still use the same procedures described in this guide.

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Setting a Working Folder and Log

After the software installation, create a Working Folder on the hard disk for the disc publishing operation. You can also set for log files. Log files are useful for service and support of the product.

Note:

These settings are reflected for all the CD/DVD/BD publishers registered (except for the PP-100N).

1. Select Start ( ) - All Programs - EPSON Total Disc Maker - EPSON Total Disc Setup.

The EPSON Total Disc Setup will start.

2. Select Common Setting for Publishing from the Tool menu.

The Common Setting for Publishing screen will appear.

3. Click Browse to select a folder to create a Working Folder.

Note:

Select a drive with sufficient free space. For information on the necessary HDD space, see the following section. & See “System Requirements” on page 14.

4. Check the checkbox for Save publication log if you want to save the usage history of the product.

Note:

When the log files saved in the computer exceed 200MB, the older ones will be deleted (starting with the oldest one) to make room for new ones.

5. Click OK.

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Adding the Product

Use the EPSON Total Disc Setup to add the product (CD/DVD/BD publisher) to the computer.

Note:

The product must be added when the connection point (port) is set manually. However, the product does not need to be added when the connection point (port) is set automatically.

1. Make sure that the product is connected to the computer via the USB cable and that the product is turned on.

2. Select Start ( ) - All Programs - EPSON Total Disc Maker - EPSON Total Disc Setup.

The EPSON Total Disc Setup will start.

3. Click Add.

4. Select Local CD/DVD/BD publisher, and then click Next.

5. Select the product to be added from CD/DVD/BD Publisher List, then click Next.

6. Enter any name and click OK.

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Setting for Notification of Job Completion

You can make settings to display a message on the screen that notifies you that a job (or jobs) is finished. For the PP-100III and PP-100AP, you can also set a beep to notify you that the input stacker is empty.

Note:

This setting is reflected for all the CD/DVD/BD publishers registered.

1. Select Start ( ) - All Programs - EPSON Total Disc Maker - EPSON Total Disc Setup.

The EPSON Total Disc Setup will start.

2. Select Common Setting for Publishing from the Tool menu.

The Common Setting for Publishing screen will appear.

3. Click Notification Settings tab.

The Notification Settings screen will appear.

4. PP-100III/PP-100AP: Select either one or both of the options for Notification Method. PP-50II: Check Display message box for Notification Method.

5. Select either one of the options for Notification when a job is finished.

6. Click OK.

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Overview of Applications

The EPSON Total Disc Maker software included with the product allows you to create disc labels and publish discs. For the PP-100III and PP-50II, it also allows you to write/copy discs or read data from discs.

EPSON Total Disc Maker

EPSON Total Disc Maker lets you write or copy discs and print disc labels. You can also read data from discs and store it in a HDD. The process used for these actions is called "Publish" in the EPSON Total Disc Maker program.

Note:

You can write/copy discs or read data from discs only with the PP-100III and PP-50II.

EPSON Total Disc Monitor

EPSON Total Disc Monitor is a utility that monitors the product and gives you information about its current status. Using EPSON Total Disc Monitor, you can also pause/cancel jobs or change the order of jobs to be processed.

EPSON Total Disc Setup

EPSON Total Disc Setup is a utility that allows you to register the product to the computer and to make basic settings for publishing discs, such as settings for publishing mode and stackers, as well as settings for drives for the PP-100III and PP-50II.

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Using EPSON Total Disc Maker

Use EPSON Total Disc Maker to do the following:

❏ Creating and editing disc labels.

❏ Only for the PP-100III/PP-50II: Writing data to BDs, data to DVDs, video to DVDs, data to CDs,

music to CDs, music and data to CDs, or video to CDs, copying CD/DVDs/BDs, or reading back data in CDs/DVDs/BDs.

Starting EPSON Total Disc Maker

Click Start ( ), point to All Programs, click EPSON Total Disc Maker, and then click EPSON Total Disc Maker.

Getting Information through Online Help

You can access online help for EPSON Total Disc Maker from the software or from the Windows Start menu.

In window of EPSON Total Disc Maker, EPSON Total Disc Monitor, or EPSON Total Disc Setup, click the button to display online help for each utility.

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Overview of Printer Driver

The printer driver lets you choose from a wide variety of settings to get the best printing results.

Accessing the Printer Driver

You can access the printer driver from EPSON Total Disc Maker, EPSON Total Disc Setup, most Windows-based applications, and the Windows Start menu.

If displayed from EPSON Total Disc Maker

The settings are only reflected in EPSON Total Disc Maker. The settings are lost when you exit EPSON Total Disc Maker.

If displayed from EPSON Total Disc Setup or the Start menu

The information you set is saved as the printer driver settings, and after this, it is reflected in the printer settings for EPSON Total Disc Maker and all other applications.

Refer to the following sections to access the printer driver.

From EPSON Total Disc Maker

1. Click Start ( ), point to All Programs, click EPSON Total Disc Maker, and then click EPSON Total Disc Maker.

2. Select Print Settings from Tool menu.

From EPSON Total Disc Setup

1. Click Start ( ), point to All Programs, click EPSON Total Disc Maker, and then click EPSON Total Disc Setup.

2. Select CD/DVD/BD Publisher, and then click Properties.

From Windows applications

1. Click Print or Print Setup in the File menu.

2. In the window that appears, click Printer, Setup, Options, Preferences, or Properties. (Depending on your application, you may need to click one or a combination of these buttons.)

From the Start menu

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1. Click Start (), Control Panel, then Devices and Printers.

2. Right-click EPSON PP-XXXPRN, then click Printing Preferences in the menu.

"XXX" indicates the following depending on your model.

❏ For PP-100III: 100

❏ For PP-50II: 50

❏ For PP-100AP: 100AP

Getting Information through Online Help

You can access online help for items in the printer driver from your application or from the Windows Start menu. & See “Accessing the Printer Driver” on page 22.

In the printer driver window, try one of the following procedures.

❏ Right-click the item, then select Help.

❏ Click Help.

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Uninstalling Software

You can uninstall the software by following the steps below.

Note:

❏ You may be asked for an administrator password or confirmation when uninstalling the

software. When asked for a password, enter the password to proceed with the operation.

❏ In Windows XP, log onto Windows as a user with administrator privileges (belonging to the

administrator group) to uninstall the software.

❏ When installing the software, various Microsoft components may be installed. Some of them may

not be uninstalled when uninstalling the software.

1. Close all applications.

2. Click Start ( ), and then select Control Panel.

3. Click Uninstall a program.

4. Choose EPSON Total Disc Maker, and then click Uninstall.

Note:

If you cannot perform the uninstallation due to any problem, uninstall the software by double-clicking setup.exe in Discproducer Utility & Documents Disc.

5. When the confirmation message appears, click Yes.

6. Follow the on-screen instructions.

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Chapter 2

Publishing Discs

Introduction

This section guides you through the procedures for creating, printing, and reading discs.

Note:

For information on discs, see the following section. & See “Discs” on page 183.

Turning Power On/off

This section describes how to turn on/off power.

Turning power on

1. Connect the power cable.

2. Press P Power button until the power light flashes.

Power light flashes in green, then stays on.

Turning power off

Press the P Power button. The Power light will flash in green then turn off; then power is turned off.

Caution:

❏ Fan will operate after turning power off, but it will automatically stop after 15 minutes.

❏ If the product is operating, wait for 10 seconds after operation is stopped, then turn off

power.

❏ The product may not be recognized by the computer when the power is turned back on

while fan is operating. In this case, disconnect the USB cable and connect it again.

Note:

Only for the PP-100III/PP-50II: If turning off the product while power on the PC is on, follow the procedure below. If the product is turned off without following the procedure, data in the PC maybe damaged.

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1. If Total Disc Maker, Total Disc Monitor, or Total Disc Setup is running, close the software.

2. Double click "Safely Remove Hardware" on the task tray.

3. Select a drive on the product and select Stop.

Overview of Publish Modes

Writing data to discs, printing labels that you created/edited, and reading data from discs are called “Publish” in EPSON Total Disc Maker.

Standard Mode (for PP-100III/PP-100AP)

This mode uses stacker 1 as the input stacker, and stacker 2, 3, or 4 as the output stacker.

When stacker 2 or 3 is selected as the output stacker, up to 50 discs can be created at once. Also, if you refill discs in the input stacker and take out published discs from the output stacker at the same time, up to 1000 discs can be published in a single job.

If stacker 4 is selected as the output stacker, discs can be removed without stopping the product while running a job.

& See “Standard Mode (For PP-100III/PP-100AP)” on page 34.

Standard Mode (for PP-50II)

This mode uses stacker 1 as the input stacker, and stacker 2 or 3 as the output stacker.

When stacker 2 is selected as the output stacker, up to 50 discs can be created at once. Also, if you refill discs in the input stacker and take out published discs from the output stacker at the same time, up to 1000 discs can be published in a single job.

& See “Standard Mode (For PP-50II)” on page 47.

External Output Mode (for PP-100III/PP-100AP)

This mode uses stacker 1 and 2 as the input stackers, and stacker 3 or 4 as the output stacker.

Different types of discs (CD, DVD, or BD) can be loaded into each of the 2 stackers and can create different types of discs. This is ideal for creating small batches of discs at once.

If the same type of discs are loaded into stacker 1 and 2 and Auto is selected for the input stacker setting, up to 100 discs can be continuously published by taking out published discs without refilling discs.

Up to 1000 discs can be continuously published in a single job by refilling discs and taking out published discs.

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If stacker 4 is selected as the output stacker, discs can be removed without stopping the product while running a job.

Note:

This mode does not use stacker 3 if you select stacker 4 as the output stacker.

& See “External Output Mode (For PP-100III/PP-100AP)” on page 59.

Low-Volume Mode (for PP-50II)

This mode uses stacker 1 and 2 as the input stackers, and stacker 3 as the output stacker.

Different types of discs (CD, DVD, or BD) can be loaded into each of the 2 stackers and can create different types of discs. This is ideal for creating small batches of discs at once.

Up to 1000 discs can be continuously published in a single job by refilling discs and taking out published discs.

& See “Low-Volume Mode (For PP-50II)” on page 73.

Batch Mode (for PP-100III/PP-100AP)

This mode uses stacker 1 and 2 as the input stackers, and stacker 2 and 3 as the output stackers.

You can create up to 100 discs at once without refilling and taking out discs while publishing. Up to 1000 discs can be continuously published in a single job by refilling discs and taking out published discs. To use this mode, you need to place stacker 3 into the product.

& See “Batch Mode (For PP-100III/PP-100AP)” on page 86.

Read Back Mode (for PP-100III/PP-50II)

This mode uses stacker 1 as the input stacker, and stacker 2 as the output stacker.

Data in up to 50 discs in stacker 1 can be read at once. You can store the data in your local/network HDD as files or a disc image file.

& See “Read Back Mode (For PP-100III)” on page 100 or “Read Back Mode (For PP-50II)” on page

110.

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Drive Settings (Only for PP-100III/PP-50II)

Drive to be used (Only for PP-100III)

Select Drive to Use from the following.

Use Both

Use both drive 1 and 2 to write/read data. Jobs will be efficiently processed by using 2 drives. If trouble occurrs on either drive and it cannot write data, other drive will be used automatically.

Use Drive 1 Only

Use only drive 1.

Use Drive 2 Only

Use only drive 2.

Number of write retries (except for Read Back mode)

Select 0 to 9 for the Number of write retries.

The Number of write retries is a setting to retry writing if a write error occurs.

Setting the Number of write retries will enable the job to continue without pausing if a write error occurs.

No. of read back errors allowed (only for Read Back mode)

Select 0 to 9 for the No. of read back errors allowed.

Setting the No. of read back errors allowed will enable jobs to continue without pausing until the set number of read back errors continuously occur. When a read back error occurs, the disc will be ejected as an error disc and reading the next disc will be processed.

Continue publishing regardless of the occurrence of read back errors (only for Read Back mode)

If you check this checkbox, no matter how many times a read back error occurs, the jobs will continue without pausing. When a read back error occurs, disc will be ejected as an error disc and reading the next disc will be processed.

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Printer Settings

Printer name

Select Printer Name.

Note:

When changing the printer name, do not use Unicode characters. The device will not be recognized correctly.

Failure error mark (only for PP-100III/PP-50II)

If you check this checkbox, an error mark will be printed on any disc with a write error. This is useful to identify the disc which encountered the write error.

Note:

The error mark will not be printed in the following cases.

❏ The job was canceled

❏ An incorrect disc type was found in the stacker

❏ Fatal error

❏ Not enough ink was left to print the error mark

Notice for Disc Writing and Printing

❏ Store the stacker out of direct sunlight. A warped or damaged stacker may stop the product

from operating normally.

❏ Use only discs labeled as suitable for printing, for example “Printable on the label surface” or

“Printable with ink jet printers.”

❏ For more details on handling discs and for guidelines for writing data to discs, refer to your

CD/DVD/BD documentation.

❏ When using the product for the first time after storing it for a long time or after an error,

missing dots or ink stains may appear and print quality may be reduced. If publishing a large number of discs, check print quality by publishing one disc in advance. If any dots are missing, run head cleaning.

❏ Printing on rib area may result in ink sticking, disc sticking, or color loss.

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❏ Try to test print on a spare disc, and check the printed surface after waiting for one full day,

especially before printing a large number of discs.

❏ After printing the first copy, check the print quality to see if any dots are missing.

❏ Before using or touching the printed surface of your discs, make sure they are completely dry

and keep them out of direct sunlight.

❏ If the printed surface is sticky even after it has dried, do the following.

1. Change label type.

2. Change color saturation level.

3. Change the disc.

❏ Moisture on the printable surface may cause smearing.

❏ If you print on the matte label type of Epson specified CDs, set Label Type to CD/DVD Label.

❏ If you print on the matte label type of Epson specified DVDs, set Label Type to CD/DVD

Premium Label.

❏ When using Epson specified discs, only [1] can be selected for Print Mode setting.

❏ Reprinting on the same disc may not improve the print quality.

❏ Be sure to clean the inside of the stacker before using it if there is any dirt.

❏ Please check disc before printing, as the size of the receptor may vary.

❏ Ink may not bond if printed outside the receptor.

❏ If the product is operating, wait for 10 seconds after the operation is finished, and then turn

the power off.

❏ The quality of the blank disc determines print and write/read quality. It is recommended to

use only the specified disc type.

❏ Do not use a cracked, warped, or deformed disc because it may break in pieces inside the

product and cause malfunction or injury.

❏ A disc may become unreadable or unwritable if it has a small scratch or dirt; therefore, please

handle it with care.

❏ Hold disc by the edge, and do not touch either surface.

❏ The completed job display of EPSON Total Disc Monitor shows the number of successes,

number of failures, and number of discs printed.

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