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  • Page 1 020608-510991-(02) Network Disc Duplication & Printing System © 2008 All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 Notices : The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started...1 A. Choosing a Good Location ...1 B. Unpacking and Inspection...2 C. Identifying the Parts ...3 Section 2: Hardware and Software Set-Up ...6 A. Hardware Setup ...6 Step 1: Applying Power ...6 Step 2: Installing Ink Cartridges ...6 Step 3: Loading Media ...7 Step 4: Connecting the Ethernet Cable ...8 B.
  • Page 4 Interactive Feature in this PDF Document There are interactive features that will allow you to jump to different locations within the document. Each listing in the Table of Contents is interactive. Place the cursor on either the words or the page number. A small hand with a pointing finger icon appears.

  • Page 5: Section 1: Getting Started

    Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for purchasing the Bravo the perfect all-in-one solution for producing professional looking CD, DVD, and Blu-ray (if equipped) discs in a networked environment. A wide variety of disc formats are supported, including audio CDs, DVD video, data discs and more.

  • Page 6: Unpacking And Inspection

    B. UNPACKING AND INSPECTION The following items are inside the box: Bravo XRn Network Publisher • 2 Gray Plastic Input and Output Bins (Located inside • cardboard insert) Power Cord • • One Three-Color (CMY) Ink Cartridge • One Monochrome Black Ink Cartridge •...

  • Page 7: Identifying The Parts

    C. IDENTIFYING THE PARTS This illustration shows the XRn and its components. Robotic Disc Transporter Cover Lock Front Cover Left Bin Black Cartridge Color Cartridge Output Bin CD/DVD Recorders The Robotic Disc Transporter moves discs from the left or right Bin, to a CD/DVD Recorder, to the printer, and finally to the Output Bin.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    INDEX The Output bin is located on the front of the unit. The output bin hold up to 50 discs. The Front Cover is a durable plastic cover that will protect the unit from dust and interference. The Cover Lock allows you to lock the unit to prevent access to the blank discs and cartridges.
  • Page 9 INDEX The Power Input Port connects to the included power cable. The internal power supply is a switching 100V~240V power supply. The Power Switch shuts off all power to the unit. The Ethernet Port connects with the cable included to your network.

  • Page 10: Section 2: Hardware And Software Setup

    Section 2: Hardware and Software Setup Setup This section will describe the step-by-step process of setting up your unit. This includes information on how to load the supplies (ink and disc media) necessary to start producing discs. A. HARDWARE SETUP Step 1: Applying Power •...

  • Page 11: Step 3: Loading Media

    • Insert the ink cartridges into the carrier, copper end first and snap the cartridge cover in place. Insert the color in the left holder, monochrome black in the right cartridge holder. • Close and lock the unit’s front cover. Note: The unit will not function unless the front cover is closed and locked! Both LED lights inside the cover will be lit when the cover is locked and closed.

  • Page 12: Step 4: Connecting The Ethernet Cable

    • The Printer will automatically position the cartridge carrier and Robotic Disc Transporter to the center position allowing for easy access to the bins. • Load the right and left bins with CDs, DVDs, DVD-DL or a combination. (Each bin can hold only one type of media) Note the type of media that you are loading in each bin.

  • Page 13: Install The Ptpublisher Client Software

    B. INSTALL THE PTPUBLISHER CLIENT SOFTWARE Place the Installer CD in the client computer's CD/DVD Drive. The Installer application will automatically launch in a few moments. Click Install Client to begin the installation. By default, any computer with the PTPublisher Client software will be allowed to send jobs to the XRn.
  • Page 14 To disable the Guest account follow this procedure: 1. From any computer that can access the XRn, open a remote desktop connection. Go to Start - All Programs - Remote Desktop Connection. Note: You may also hook up a monitor and keyboard to the XRn to gain access.

  • Page 15: Section 3: Sending Jobs To The Xrn

    Section 3: Sending Jobs to the XRn A. TUTORIAL: COPY A CD OR DVD Copy CD or Copy DVD can be used to copy any CD or DVD master. This project reads the master disc from your computer's drive to the hard drive of the XRn computer. The master is stored in the Global Image format (*.gi) in a temporary location on the XRn.
  • Page 16 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.
  • Page 17 INDEX Locations. Click on the Locations tab to display favorite locations such as Desktop, My Documents or My Computer. Browse. Click on the Browse tab to display files in tree view on the left side of the screen. Open and close folders by clicking the + or - next to each folder.
  • Page 18 INDEX Choose the 120mm DiscTemplate from the window that appears. Using the buttons on the left navigation window, you may add your own background, choose a pre-made back- ground, choose from several text effects or insert a picture. Click the down arrow on the button to view all options.
  • Page 19 5. You can edit the print settings for this file by changing the settings that appear. Several preset media types that correspond with the media availabe at our webstore are available from the Media drop down box. When you select a media type from this box the and Inner Diameter are automatically adjusted to fit that media.

  • Page 20: Using Ptpublisher

    When the job starts the Status window will appear. Here you can view the status of the printer, the robot, and the drive. You can also view a log of all activity or cancel the job while its in progress. B.

  • Page 21: Status Bar

    Robot Status Panel This panel displays a picture of currently connected robot. The current status is also displayed. Important errors such as low ink will be displayed here. Click "more status" to view status regarding the printer, recorder drive, currently running jobs and job history log.

  • Page 22: Creating A Print Label Using Surething

    6. Project Detail Window This screen changes depending on the selected panel option. It can display project steps such as Adding data and Adding a print file. It can also display robot status. Finally, the support center is displayed here any time you click on the help icon. Navigate through the project steps by clicking the next arrow at the bottom right.
  • Page 23 1. Open the SureThing program. Choose the 120mm DiscTemplate from the window that appears. 2. Open the background panel by click the arrow on the back- ground button. Add your own background to the label by choosing Select Backgound. 3A. Browse to the location of your background image.

  • Page 24: Using Other Graphics Programs

    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.
  • Page 25 3. On the Summary screen you will notice an Archive Job check box. Check the Archive Job box. Three text fields will appear below the check box. Fill them out with the information requested. 4. Click Go to start the job. Once the Go button has been pressed the data is sent to the XRn.
  • Page 26 5. Once the data has been completely transferred to the XRn the archive job screen will be displayed. 6. Choose the name of the job that you submitted and click Go again. Note: Archiving Jobs on the XRn takes up hard drive space. Only archive jobs that you perform regularly.
  • Page 27 3. The archive job screen will be displayed. Choose the name of the job that you submitted, set the number of copies and click Go. From the LCD Control Panel Choose Archived Job from the main menu. Browse the available jobs using the >...

  • Page 28: Section 4: Administrator Utility And Advanced Functions

    Section 4: Administrator Utility and Advanced Functions A. ADMINISTRATOR UTILITY Install the administrator utility only for users who will need to change XRn system settings such as adding/ removing authorized users, deleting archived jobs and designation users to be notified of system errors/warnings.
  • Page 29 Users Manage which users can send jobs to the XRn. There are three methods of user administration. You can choose the one that fits your situation best. The first method is set by default. 1. Allow All Users to Submit Jobs - Any users with PTPublisher installed can submit jobs to the XRn (default).
  • Page 30 Notifications It is recommend that one or more persons are designated as XRn custodian who is responsible for refilling bins, changing cartridges, and generally making sure that the system is ready for jobs. To help with this responsibility you can create a list of users to notify of system errors or warnings.
  • Page 31 INDEX If a job calls for media that has not been designated in the admin utility, the user will be prompted of this fact but will be allowed to send the job anyway. The XRn will then pick from the default bin as specified in this window. Below are a few scenarios that may provide some clarification: Scenario One: The left bin is designated as DVD and the right bin is designated as CD.
  • Page 32 Logging View and sort logs for all jobs submitted to the XRn. Archived Jobs View job details or delete jobs that have been archived by users. Using the slide bar at the bottom of the screen you can also adjust the amount spaced reserved for non-archived jobs. This conversely affects space available for archived jobs so that any remaining space can be used for archived jobs.

  • Page 33: Advanced Printer Driver Settings

    B. ADVANCED PRINTER DRIVER SETTINGS The most popular driver settings such as diameter and outer margin can be modified through the PTPublisher client software. The rest of the settings can be accessed in the following manner. Remote Desktop Instructions In order to access the printer driver you will need to connect to the XRn via remote desktop.

  • Page 34: Paper Size

    Click on the Disc Publisher XR icon with the right mouse button and select Printing Preferences. Paper Size This setting is automatically set to CD/DVD from the PTPublisher client software and should not be set on the XRn. Resolution This setting can be set from the PTPublisher client software and should not be set on the XRn.

  • Page 35: Color Matching

    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.

  • Page 36: Centering Test Print

    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.

  • Page 37: Enable Ink Low Warning

    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.
  • Page 38 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.

  • Page 39: Disc Output Location

    Disc Output Location Do not change this setting! It should be left in the Kiosk mode setting. 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.

  • Page 40: Lcd Control Panel Operation

    C. LCD CONTROL PANEL OPERATION Using the LCD Control Panel you can change the cartridge(s), run archived jobs, access utilities, restart the system or view errors and warnings. Below is a description of the basic operation and a description of the menus. Press Press Press...
  • Page 41 Main Menu The Main Menu allows access to all of the functions of the LCD Control Panel. Press the > Archived Jobs Install Cartridges Tools Shutdown / Re-start Archived Jobs The Archived Jobs function allows access to any of the archived jobs stored on the unit.
  • Page 42 Install Cartridges This function allows you to change the color, black or both cartridges. See Section 2 - Step 2 for the complete cartridge change procedure. Once the cartridges has been installed you must tell the XRn which cartridge was installed by selecting it using the LCD Control Panel.
  • Page 43 Cancelling Jobs When Jobs are running you may cancel them from the LCD Control Panel. The Busy status screen is displayed when jobs are in progress. Press the to access the cancel jobs sub-menu. Jobs Remaining: 1 Discs Remaining: 2 Ink: C=100% B=100% Press for Menu...

  • Page 44: Important Notes

    Important notes: • The LCD goes into power save mode after 90 minutes of non-use. This means the screen becomes very dim. Simply press any button to return the brightness level to normal. • The LCD screen will automatically revert to the Idle or Busy Status screen after 30 seconds of non-use.

  • Page 45: Section 5: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Section 5: Maintenance and Troubleshooting LCD ERROR MESSAGES There are several error messages or warnings that will appear on the LCD Display. Below is a descriptions of each and their possible solutions. Input Empty. The left or right bin is out of discs. Add the discs specified in the control panel.

  • Page 46: Cleaning The Xrn

    CLEANING THE XRN Use a clean, lint-free rag with a small amount of ammonia window cleaner to clean the XRn's outside case and trays. This type of cleaner is very effective on inks that may accumulate on the printer tray. Stronger cleaning solutions are NOT recommended because they may damage the paint and plastic materials from which the parts are manufactured.

  • Page 47: Cleaning The Ink Cartridges

    CLEANING THE INK CARTRIDGES It may be necessary to clean the ink cartridge nozzles if you notice reduced print quality, or if you suspect an cartridge nozzle has become slightly dried out or clogged. If you are having print quality problems, follow the steps below: 1.

  • Page 48: Section 6: Technical Specifications

    Section 6: Technical Specifications Model Printing Method Processor Memory Hard Drive Printing Resolution Ink Types Media Types Maximum print width Disc Capacity Interface Operating Tempature Power Requirement Weight Dimensions Certifications Safety Warranty Technical Specifications Bravo XRn Network Publisher Ink-Jet Celeron D 2.93 GHz 250 GB SATA 4800 x 1200 dpi, 2400 x 1200 dpi, 1200 x 1200 dpi, 600 x 600 dpi...

  • Page 49: Index

    Index Administrator...9, 10 Alignment Calibration...30, 35 Archived Job ...20, 22, 28, 37 Bin selection ...8, 26, 27, 41 BMP ...12, 13, 20 Cancelling Jobs...39 Cartridge Type ...30 Centering Test Print...32 Change Robot ...17 Cleaning the Ink Cartridges ...43 Cleaning the XRn...42 Color Matching...31 Create a Label ...13 Description of XRn ...24...
  • Page 50 Printed in the United States of America P/N 510991...

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