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- Page 1 AP-1301 Operator’s Guide...
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Page 2: Copyright Notice
Other trademarks referred to are the property of their respective trademark or registered trademark holders. Warranty MediaFORM, Inc. USA warrants to the original purchaser that the equipment that you have purchased is free from defects in materials and workmanship, for a period of time as follows: Autoloader Electronics & Mechanical Parts... -
Page 3: Table Of Contents
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Table of Contents COPYRIGHT NOTICE ............................. 1 ABOUT MEDIAFORM DUPLICATION SYSTEMS..................... 4 FORM ................4 HAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR EDIA PRINTING YSTEM ABOUT THIS MANUAL ............................4 NT 4.0..........................4 WORD ABOUT INDOWS GETTING STARTED .............................. - Page 4 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 COMMENTS ............................... 28 ..........................28 SAVE AND SUBMIT JOB STATUS SCREEN..............................30 ................................30 UEUE ..............................31 UEUE CREEN ................................. 32 UNNING ..............................32 OMPLETED Page 3...
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Page 5: About Mediaform Duplication Systems
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 About MediaFORM Duplication Systems Thank you for purchasing MediaFORM’s AP-1301 i/t automated CD Printing system. MediaFORM manufactures a wide variety of CD duplication equipment, including a variety of manual and fully automatic CD duplicators and printers. We hope you will consider us for all of your duplication needs. -
Page 6: Getting Started
• Three spindles. These serve as the containers to hold both printed and unprinted CD-Rs • This manual • Printer: The AP-1301t includes the MediaFORM Spectrum2 CD Printer (Thermal Printing), while the AP-1301i includes the Primera Signature III and IV CD-R Printer (Ink jet) •... -
Page 7: Setup
What you will need You will need the following • MediaFORM AP-1301 base unit • MediaFORM Spectrum2 CD Printer (Requires the MediaFORM AP- 1301t PDS docking station) or Primera Signature III or IV printer (AP- 1301i). • Parallel printer cable (included with printer) •... -
Page 8: Attaching A Monitor
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Attaching a Monitor Place the monitor on either side of the AP-1301. Connect the male DB-15 (15-pin) connector of the monitor cable to the female DB15 connector on the AP-1301 base unit. Connect the monitor’s power cable to the AC wall jack. -
Page 9: Attaching The Keyboard
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Attaching the Keyboard Connect the keyboard to the large DIN located on the back of the AP-1301 base unit. Attaching the Network Cable If you wish to connect the AP-1301 to your network, connect a suitable patch cord to the RJ-45 network port on the back of the AP-1301 base unit. -
Page 10: Attaching The Printer Cable
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Attaching the Printer Cable Connect the printer cable included with your printer to the female DB-25 connector on the back of the AP-1301 base unit. Connect the other end to the port on the back of the printer. Use only IEEE-1284 compatible printer cables. -
Page 11: The Best Place To Put Your System
If you are considering using such a device, the minimum system recommended is 400VA. Repairs should only be attempted by authorized, factory-trained technicians. MediaFORM reserves the right to void the warranty if unauthorized service is performed. Page 10... -
Page 12: Orientation To The Different Parts - Ap-1301I
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Orientation to the Different Parts - AP-1301i Front View Rear View Page 11... -
Page 13: Orientation To The Different Parts - Ap-1301T
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Orientation to the Different Parts – AP-1301t Front View (front bracket) Rear View (rear bracket) Page 12... -
Page 14: Removing Packing Restraints
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Removing Packing Restraints The AP-1301 ships with a picker mechanism restraint, to ensure that the unit is not damaged in transit. This restraint must be removed before operation or power-on. If you have not already done so, remove the restraint before turning the unit on. Save the styrene restraint, in the event that you need to transport the unit. -
Page 15: Spindle Designations
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Spindle Designations The AP-1301 uses three spindles. Spindle 1 is dual purpose, and is used for both input and output. Spindle 2 is for output only. Spindle 3, like spindle 1, is also dual purpose and is used for both input and output. -
Page 16: System Startup
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 System Startup Locate the switch on your SVGA monitor and turn it to the on position. Next, locate the printer power switch (refer to separate printer documentation if you need help). Next, we must verify that the voltage selector switch is set correctly on each module;... -
Page 17: Aligning The Printer
• Make sure you power on the unit using the switch seen below, which is located on the back of the AP 1301. • The AP-1301 is Windows NT based and may take a couple of minutes to start up. - Page 18 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Be sure to close all applications, especially the CD-3703 application itself, as it will conflict with the Printer Alignment Utility. Locate the “Printer Alignment” ICON depicted to the left, on the desktop. Double-click on it to Printer Alignmen launch the Printer Alignment Utility.
- Page 19 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 • Follow the on-screen instruction and then click on Yes. If you click on No, the process will be aborted. You will be asked: • Once the printer’s tray is fully extended, click on Yes to continue or No to abort the process.
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Page 20: Startup The Ap-1301 Software
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Startup the AP-1301 Software When the system restarts, logon as you did before. After logging on, click the AP-1301 ICON to bring up the main AP-1301 application. The Job tab will be displayed: Page 19... -
Page 21: Operation
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Operation If you have not already done so, be sure that you have read the section entitled “Getting Started”. This section walks you through the preliminary setup of the unit, which must be accomplished prior to operation. -
Page 22: The Label Designer Tab
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 The Label Designer Tab To start designing your CD, click on the Label Designer tab. Here is where we have the ability to customize your CD’s appearance with text and graphic images. The Label Designer tab supports a variety of graphic image formats, as well as any installed Windows True Type font. -
Page 23: The Label Designer Menu Bar
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 The Label Designer Menu Bar As we look at the AP-1301’s Label Designer, we see the top horizontal toolbar, containing New, Open, Save, Delete, and Help (Please take note that HELP was not implemented for this revision) The menu button functions are as follows: Clicking on the new button will clear the screen, and allow you to start on a new label design. - Page 24 “Select Font” tool, and then the “Type Text” tool. Allows you to import a graphic image file. It is best to use images optimized for the current printer. With the MediaFORM Spectrum, 300 DPI pictures of no more than 4.5” work best. For the Primera, 600 DPI (or 1200, but little improvement will be seen) pictures of no more than 4.5”...
- Page 25 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 images by clicking on one of the corner handles of the graphic, and dragging it to increase or decrease its size. • To change the attributes of a text element, simply double-click on it. To change the text fill in the box, or to change the font, click on the Select Font button displayed.
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Page 26: The Job Tab
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 The Job Tab Once you have designed your CD, the Job Tab is your next stop. It is through this tab of the AP-1301 application that all print jobs are submitted. A print job can be thought of simply as a work order. -
Page 27: Creating A Print Job
Print should always be left selected. If disabled, the unit will not print. This checkbox is for service use only. ALIGN • “Align” may be used with units that have the MediaFORM USA’s SmartAlign optical disc alignment option installed. This option allows Page 26... -
Page 28: Label File
PRINT-TO-FILE. This allows other applications to create printable files. These files must be created with the appropriate printer, either the Primera or the MediaFORM Spectrum, set as the default printer. These files are essentially captured printer dump files. PRN files, once created, are not editable. -
Page 29: Quantity
AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 • By default, the LABELS folder will open. Click on and highlight the desired file you are selecting. • Click on the “open” button, and the highlighted label file will be selected. QUANTITY •... - Page 30 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 The above three buttons will also be found on the Job Tab. “Open” and “Save” have the same functionality as the buttons on the horizontal tool bar, appearing at the top left of the Job Tab. The buttons function as follows: Open Job •...
- Page 31 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Status Screen The Status Tab allows you to monitor the progress of jobs. As you view the Status tab, you will notice 3 panes. Each of these panes shows the different “states” of a job. The top pane shows you which jobs are pending, the second pane shows which job is running, and the third and bottom most pane shows which jobs have been completed or have failed.
- Page 32 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Total • This field shows the total number of CDs that are requested, per job. Requested • This field displays the time the job was submitted to the CD-3703 Eclipse Job Queue Screen Here you see how a job appears when it is in the Job Queue pane: Note: In this example, you see a job waiting to be processed.
- Page 33 AP-1301 i/t Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Running Jobs Running Jobs Within the pane, there are 6 fields: JobID • This is the JOBID of the active job. Total • Represents the desired number of discs to print. Good • Represents the number of discs successfully completed.