Primera 63104, 63101 User manual
AUTOPRINTER
Automated Optical Disc
Automated Optical Disc
Duplication & Printing System
Duplication & Printing System
110209-510963
USER’S MANUAL
For Macintosh and PC
© 2009 All rights reserved
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Edition 1.5, #110209, Copyright 2009, All rights reserved.
FCC Compliance Statement: This device complies with part 15 of the FCC rules. Operation is
subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
For Users in the United States: This product is intended to be supplied by a UL listed Direct Plug-
In Power Supply marked "Class 2"or a UL listed ITE Power Supply marked "LPS" with output rated
12VDC, 4.5A or higher. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class A digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. In a domestic environment this product
may cause radio interference, in which case the user may be required to take adequate measures. This
equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However,
there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does
cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the
equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the
following measures:
• Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
Use of shielded cables is required to comply with the Class A limits of Part 15 of the FCC Rules. You
are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void
your authority to operate and/or obtain warranty service for this equipment.
For Users in Canada: This digital apparatus does not exceed the Class A limits for radio noise for
digital apparatus set out on the Radio Interference Regulations of the Canadian Department of
Communications. Le present appareil numerique n'emet pas de bruits radioelectriques depassant les
limites applicables aux appareils numeriques de la class A prescrites dans le Reglement sur le
brouillage radioelectrique edicte par le ministere des Communications du Canada.
CAUTION!
TO PREVENT FIRE OR SHOCK HAZARD, DO NOT EXPOSE THE UNIT TO RAIN OR
MOISTURE. TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT REMOVE EXTERIOR
PANELS. NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED
SERVICE PERSONNEL. OPERATE THE UNIT WITH ONLY THE PROPER ELECTRICAL
SPECIFICATIONS AS LABELED ON THE PRINTER AND AC ADAPTER.
CAUTION!
THIS PRODUCT CONTAINS A LASER DIODE OF A HIGHER CLASS THAN 1. TO ENSURE
CONTINUED SAFETY, DO NOT REMOVE ANY COVERS OR ATTEMPT TO GAIN ACCESS TO
THE INSIDE OF THIS PRODUCT. REFER ALL SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL. THE
FOLLOWING LABEL APPEARS INSIDE YOUR UNIT:
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1
CAUTION!
USE OF CONTROLS OR ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER
THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RADIATION.
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Table of Contents
Section 1: Getting Started......................................................................................1
A. Note on Model Differences .....................................................................1
B. Choosing a Good Location......................................................................2
C. Unpacking and Inspection.......................................................................2
D. Identifying the Parts.................................................................................3
E. PC System Requirements.........................................................................5
F. Mac System Requirements ......................................................................5
G. Overview of Operation ............................................................................5
Section 2: Hardware and Software Set-Up ........................................................7
A. Installing the PC Software.......................................................................7
B. Installing the Mac Software.....................................................................7
C. Hardware Setup ........................................................................................8
Step 1: Applying Power ...........................................................................8
Step 2: Loading Media .............................................................................8
Step 3: Connecting the USB Cable........................................................10
Step 4: Installing the Ink Cartridge ......................................................12
Step 5: Aligning the Cartridge ..............................................................13
Section 3: Creating Discs .....................................................................................14
A. Tutorial: Copy a Disc
B. Using PTPublisher ..................................................................................17
B1. Project Types.....................................................................................17
B2. Steps to Any Project ........................................................................19
Step 1: Add Data..............................................................................19
Step 2: Add Print .............................................................................20
Step 3: Start Project
B3. Publisher Status ...............................................................................24
B4. Backup Project
B5. Rip Audio
B6. PTProtect
C. Creating a Print Label Using SureThing (PC) ....................................30
D. Creating a Print Label Using Disc Cover (Mac).................................31
E. Advanced Printer Driver Functions (PC) ............................................35
F. Advanced Printer Driver Settings (Mac).............................................41
G. Using Other Graphics Programs .........................................................47
Section 4: Maintenance and Troubleshooting.................................................48
A. Interpreting the Publisher’s Indicator Lights.....................................48
B. Cleaning the Publisher...........................................................................48
C. Performing a Robotic Self-Test ..............................................................49
D. Cleaning the Ink Cartridges ..................................................................49
E. Technical Support....................................................................................50
Section 5: Technical Specifications....................................................................51
Index ........................................................................................................................52
(PRINT ONLY FOR AUTOPRINTER USERS)......14
(Summary - Settings).......................................21
(PC Disc Publisher Only).........................................25
(PC Disc Publisher Only).................................................28
(PC Disc Publisher Only)
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Section 1: Getting Started
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THANK YOU…
...for purchasing the Bravo®Disc Publisher SE. Bravo is the
perfect all-in-one solution for producing professional looking
CD-R and DVD-R discs. A wide variety of disc formats are
supported, including audio CDs, Video Cds, data discs and
more. Operation is simple and completely automatic once a
job has been started.
To begin using your Disc Publisher, please read this manual
carefully. This Operator's Manual is a complete step-by-step
guide to quickly and easily create discs with your new Disc
Publisher.
A separate Help file is provided with your Publisher that
explains the operation of the Software. On a PC this is
accessible via the software's help menu and the ? icon. On a
Mac this accessible in the Disc Publisher folder in the
applications directory.
NOTE ON TERMS AND CONVENTIONS:
From this point forward, the following terms and conventions
will apply:
The Bravo Disc Publisher SE will be abbreviated simply as the
Publisher.
Optical discs, which can include many different types of discs
including CD-Rs, CD-RWs, DVD+/-Rs and more are all
referred to as CDs or discs. Please note that in order to copy
and record DVDs, you will need to have purchased the DVD
version of the Publisher.
A. NOTE ON MODEL DIFFERENCES
The Bravo SE comes in three different models which are:
• Bravo SE AutoPrinter (No Drives) Print Only - See Section
3A, C and D.
• Bravo SE Disc Publisher (DVD Drive) Burns and Prints
CD, DVDs and DVD-DL.
• Bravo SE Blu (BDR Drive)Burns and Prints CD, DVD,
DVD-DL, BDR and BDR-DL.
Getting Started 1
These instructions are written to apply to all models. For exam-
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ple there are no special instructions for burning Blu-ray discs if
you have a Blu-ray model. The software simply recognizes that
you have Blu-ray capable drives and adds the BDR media type
to the list of available media to burn.
B. CHOOSING A GOOD LOCATION
• Place the Publisher in a location with adequate air
circulation to prevent internal heat build up. You will
need at least 15.25" (38.73 cm) of over-head space to fully
open the cover.
• Do not place the Publisher near heat sources such as
radiators or air ducts, or in a place subject to direct
sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration or shock.
C. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION
While unpacking your Publisher, inspect the carton to ensure
that no damage has occurred during shipping. Make sure that
all supplied accessories are included with your unit.
The following items should be included:
• Disc Publisher
• Power Cord and Converter
• One Three-Color (CMY) Ink Cartridge
• Installation Disc
• USB 2.0 Interface
Cable (Beige)
• Warranty Card
• This Operator's
Manual, Quick
Start Guide and
Other Printed
Information.
Save the carton and
packing materials.
They will come in
handy later if you
ever need to
transport the
Publisher and/or
any of its parts and
accessories.
2 Getting Started
D. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS
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Front Panel and Top
This illustration shows the Publisher and its components.
Power/Ink
Button
CD/DVD
Recorder
Drive
Cover
Ink Cartridge
Carrier
Recorder Tray
Button
Extendable
Output Bin
The Robotic Disc Transporter moves discs from the Input Bin,
to a CD/DVD Recorder, to the printer, and finally to the
Output Bin.
The CD/DVD Recorder is automatically loaded and unloaded
by the Publisher's Robotic Disc Transporter.
The Recorder Tray Button manually opens or closes the
Recorder Tray. In normal operation, the in/out movement of
the Recorder Tray is controlled automatically and this button is
not used.
Robotic Arm
Input Bin
Getting Started 3
With the cover closed, the Power/Ink Button turns the
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Publisher's power OFF if pressed and held for five seconds.
Press it quickly to turn power back on. When already powered
on quickly pressing the power button will open and close the
printer tray.
When the front cover is opened, the Power/Ink Button is
used to position the Cartridge Carrier for easy ink cartridge
replacement.
The Input/Output Bins are situated under the top cover of the
Publisher. The right-side bin is the Input Bin for blank media.
The bin will hold up to 20 discs.
The Output bin is located in front of the recorder drive. You
can access the output bin by opening the front cover or by
pulling the bin out. The bin can be ejected at any time while
the Publisher is operating. It is recommended that you close
drawer for multiple disc operation. Leave the drawer open
only for single disc dispensing.
The Front Cover is a durable plastic cover that will protect the
Publisher from dust and interference.
The Ink Cartridge Carrier holds the color ink cartridge.
Rear Panel
This illustration shows the input ports found on the rear panel
of the Publisher:
Power Input PortUSB 2.0 Port
The USB 2.0 Port is connected to an open USB 2.0 port on your
PC with the USB 2.0 cable, included with your Publisher.
The Power Input Port connects to the included power cable.
The power supply is a switching 100V~240V power supply.
4 Getting Started
E. PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
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Before getting started, it is important for you to verify that
your PC meets the minimum system requirements.
• Celeron processor or better running Windows XP, Vista or 7.
• 512 MB or greater RAM
• Free hard drive space of at least 10 GB.
• Available USB 2.0 Port. (This looks the same as a USB 1.0
port. Make sure you have a USB 2.0 port for optimal
performance)
If your PC does not have these minimum system requirements,
system performance may not be acceptable.
F. MAC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
Before getting started, it is important for you to verify that
your computer meets the recommended system requirements.
• G5 or Intel CPU running OS X version 10.5 or higher
• 512 MB RAM
• Free hard drive space of at least 10 GB
• Available USB 2.0 Port
• Do not connect the Publisher to any USB hubs or the USB
port on your keyboard. It should be connected directly to
an onboard USB 2.0 port.
If your computer does not have at least these minimum system
requirements, system performance may not be acceptable.
G. OVERVIEW OF OPERATION
Your new Publisher is an automated, precision device intended
for continuous-duty publishing of discs. The following is a
description of the complete process of duplicating and printing
a CD/DVD job on your Publisher:
1. Up to 20 blank discs may be loaded at one time into the
Input Bin.
2. The Publisher's integrated Robotic Disc Transporter will
first check your recorder drive for a disc by attempting
to"pick" from the recorder. Then, the Robotic Disc
Transporter will pick a disc from the Input Bin.
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3. The Recorder Tray opens automatically and the Robotic
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Disc Transporter places a disc into the recorder. After the
disc is placed in the recorder, the Robotic Disc Transporter
checks the input stack to "see" if two discs were picked.
4. The Recorder Tray then automatically shuts. If a disc does
not record properly (meaning that all or part of that disc is
not recordable), the Robotic Disc Transporter picks it out of
the CD Tray and sends it to the Output Bin.
5. The Recorder is now writing to the disc. If you were to
fully record a CD with data, audio, video or music (650
MB), recording time is about 3 ½ minutes each. A full DVD
records in about 7-15 minutes depending on the speed of
the media to which you are recording. Most jobs don't fill
the entire disc, so recording time is usually less than this.
After recording, the Recorder Tray opens automatically.
The Robotic Disc Transporter will lift the disc out of the
Recorder Tray. The Recorder Tray will close, and the
Printer Tray will open. The Robotic Disc Transporter will
lower the disc into the Printer Tray, and the Printer Tray
will then automatically close.
6. If publishing more than one disc, the Robotic Disc
Transporter will load the Recorder Drive with a blank disc
from the Input Bin to start recording the next round.
7. Once recording has started on the next round, printing will
start with the recorded disc from the previous round. This
simultaneous printing and recording greatly increases the
throughput of your Publisher.
8. Print time varies according to which print mode has been
selected (Section 3-A). In most cases, print time takes no
more than 2 minutes. After printing the first disc, the
Publisher's Printer Disc Tray opens automatically. The
Robotic Disc Transporter moves the finished disc to the
Output Bin.
9. The Robotic Disc Transporter will now load the second
recorded disc into the Printer Tray for printing.
10. The process starts over and repeats until all blank discs are
gone or the number you have specified via software are
copied and printed.
6 Getting Started
Section 2: Hardware and Software
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Setup
Setup
This section will describe the step-by-step process of setting up
your Publisher. This includes information on how to load the
supplies (ink and disc media) necessary to start producing
discs.
A. INSTALLING THE PC SOFTWARE
The Installer Disc has a menu that will guide you through
the process of setting up your Publisher. Please refer to the
following for more information on each step:
1. Place the Optical Disc Publisher Installer CD in your
CDRom Drive. The Installer application should automatically launch in a few moments. If it does, proceed to Step 2.
If it does not automatically launch, follow these steps:
• Double-click the My Computer Icon, then double-click
the icon of the appropriate CD drive containing the
Software Installer disc.
• Double-click Setup.exe
2. Follow the on screen instructions. They will guide you
step-by-step through the installation process.
B. INSTALLING THE MAC SOFTWARE
The Installer Disc will guide you through the process of setting
up your Publisher. Please refer to the following for more
information on each step: Install the software as follows:
a. Insert the Installation CD-ROM in your system's CD-ROM
drive.
b. Double-click the CD-ROM icon.
c. Double-click on the Disc Publisher SE Installer.pkg file
icon. Follow the on-screen instructions.
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C. HARDWARE SETUP
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Step 1: Applying Power
Important! Remove all packing materials from the inside of
the Publisher before continuing with the following steps.
• Locate the power cord supplied with your Publisher.
• Plug the adapter into a surge protected outlet, and plug the
power plug into the power port on the rear panel of the
Publisher.
Step 2: Loading Media (Discs)
NOTE: Your Publisher can print directly onto virtually any brand of inkjet
printable-surface CD/DVD media. However, different brands of discs
have different printable coatings. Because of this, you may need to
adjust the printer driver settings to accommodate your specific
brand of CD/DVD media. Refer to Section 3E and 3F for further
printer driver information.
Due to the wide variety of printable-surface CD/DVD media,
you may find that certain brands of discs provide higher print
quality than others. For maximum print quality, use CD/DVD
media authorized by Primera.
8 Hardware and Software Setup
Refer to the following steps when loading discs in to the
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Publisher:
• Open the front cover of the Publisher
• The Publisher will automatically position the cartridge
carrier and Robotic Disc Transporter to allow for easy
access to the bin.
• Load the Input Bin (the bin located on the right-hand side
of the Publisher) with 20 blank discs.
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Step 3: Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable
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Connect the Publisher to your PC or Mac with your beige
USB 2.0 Cable. If you are using a PC, after a few moments,
Windows will tell you it has found new hardware and is
looking for software to install it.
Select "Install the software automatically" and click Next.
You may see a notice like the one shown here stating that the
Printer has not passed Windows Logo Testing (XP) or Windows
can't verify the publisher (Vista). Click Continue Anyway or
Install this driver software anyway to continue installing the
printer driver for your Publisher.
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Windows XP Message Windows Vista/7 Message
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If you are using a Mac:
Connect the Publisher to your PC with your beige USB 2.0
Cable.
The printer driver will automatically install. To verify the
driver installed or reinstall go to the Mac System Preferences
(Apple - System Preferences). Click the Print and Fax Icon.
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The driver will appear as shown below. To manually add the
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driver click the + button.
Step 4: Installing the Ink Car tridge
• With the cover open, press the Power/Ink Button to move
the Ink Cartridge Carrier to the load position.
• Open the cartridge cover by pressing down on the tab.
• Remove the ink cartridge from its packaging.
• Slowly remove the tape covering the cartridge's
print head.
DO NOT TOUCH THE COPPER AREA!
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• Insert the ink cartridge into the carrier, copper
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end first and snap the cartridge cover in place.
• Close the Publisher's front cover.
Step 5: Aligning the Cartridge
If you are using a PC the Installer will prompt you to align
the cartridge.
If you are using a Mac you will be prompted to align the
cartridge before you print for the first time.
Note: An alignment print is required every time you install a new
cartridge. The software will always prompt you to align the
cartridges. Make sure there is an unprinted disc in the bin for
this alignment.
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Section 3: Creating Discs
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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 (PRINT ONLY FOR
AUTOPRINTER USERS)
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.
Note for AutoPrinter Users: Start at step 4 after choosing Print Only
from the project starter window.
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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