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Casio LPCW-100 Application User Manual

Casio LPCW-100 Application User Manual

Cd/dvd label printer application version 2.0 for windows
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  • Page 1: For Windows

    * CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, etc. Be sure to read the Safety Precautions contained in printer manual before trying to use the printer and this application for the first time.

  • Page 2: Read This First

    Windows 98, 98SE, Me, 2000 Professional, or XP. This CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application is designed for use with the TDK LPCW-100 Printer. It does not support printing with the LPCW-50 printer. The application may not be able to run correctly on certain system hardware and software configurations.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    About the Bundled CD-ROM and CD-R ... 4 Scope of This Manual ... 5 Button Operations ... 5 How to use this Manual ... 7 LPCW-100 Printer Features ... 8 Label Making Overview Label Creation Basics ... 12 To create a label ... 12 To print a label ...
  • Page 4 Configuring Font Settings (Free Text Template, Free Design Template) ... 50 Inserting a Label Background Image (Free Text Layout) ... 51 Fields (Free Design Template) ... 52 Field Types ... 52 Common Text Field and Image Field Operations ... 52 Inputting Text into a Text Field (Free Design Template) ...

  • Page 5: About The Bundled Cd-Rom And Cd-R

    About the Bundled CD-ROM and CD-R Handling Precautions Handle the disc to avoid finger smudges, dir t, scratches, etc. on either of its surfaces. Should the disc become dir ty, use an eyeglass cleaning cloth or some other soft dry cloth to wipe it lightly from the center of the disc outwards towards its edge.

  • Page 6: Scope Of This Manual

    This manual does not cover standard Windows operations. This manual covers operating procedures for the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application only. It does not include any detailed information about standard Windows operations like the following. Clicking, double-clicking, right-clicking, dragging, dropping, and other...
  • Page 7 .Click Save. All of the sample screens in this manual show operation under the English version of Windows XP. Screens appear differently when running the application under another operating system. Note that the screen images shown in this manual may differ somewhat from those that actually appear on your computer screen.

  • Page 8: How To Use This Manual

    Getting Ready Installing the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application For information about installing the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application and connecting the printer to your computer, see the printer User's Guide. Troubleshooting Guide (page 65) Check this section whenever you run into problems.

  • Page 9: Lpcw-100 Printer Features

    LPCW-100 Printer Features After using this CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application to create the labels you want, you can connect your printer to your computer and print them. Music Discs Labels can include artist names and track titles (page 20). You can also import track names from...
  • Page 10 Important! This printer and its software do not include functions for recording to a CD-R, CD-RW or other types of discs. Data Discs You can import the names of folders and files you plan to store on a disc and print them on its label.
  • Page 11 LPCW-100 Printer Features ® Print with TrueType fonts installed on your PC (page 39). Support for both text and images (page 41). Note that images are printed in monochrome. A collection of preset templates lets you produce great looking labels with...
  • Page 12 A Free Text Template allows more control over the appearance and layout of text (Free Text page 46). A Free Design template gives you almost total freedom for laying out text and images to create exactly the look you want (Free Design page 46).

  • Page 13: Label Making Overview

    You can also start up the application by clicking the Windows Start button and then All Programs. Next, point to TDK, and then click CD DVD LABEL PRINTER LPCW-100. Note that the location of the application may be different on your computer, depending on what you specified when you installed it.
  • Page 14 This starts up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application and then displays a label template selection menu. Use the Advanced Settings dialog box (page 61) to control whether or not the printer orientation dialog box appears each time you start up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. Click This displays the main window for the music label template.
  • Page 15 Input the text data you want. Move the cursor to the label input boxes, and then type in the disc title, artist names, and track names. The text you input appears in the preview image on the screen. Warning message Important! The warning message “Printing string is overflow”...

  • Page 16: Selecting A Font

    Click This displays a dialog box for selecting the text layout. Note See page 37 for details about changing the text layout pattern. Click Selecting a Font Click This displays a dialog box for making font settings. Confirm that Title tab is selected. Note If a different tab is displayed, click Title.

  • Page 17: To Print A Label

    See the separate “Quick Start Guide” sheet for important information about printing conditions. Do not try to use this printer to print on a mini CD-R or a CD-R business card. Doing so can damage the printer. Use the printer to print on 12cm discs only.
  • Page 18 Make sure that the disc is facing properly. If the recording side of the disc is facing away from the tray, the printer will print on the recording side, which will make it impossible to record data onto the disc.
  • Page 19 Printing on a disc that already has something printed on it This printer will not print properly over a logo or other printing that is already on a disc. For such a disc, you will need to use the print- er's built-in printing guide to make sure that printing is performed in the correct location.

  • Page 20: To Save Label Data

    Check the file name and then click Save. The label data is saved in your Windows My Documents folder. Note See page 33 for details about saving label data. To quit the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application . Click On the menu that appears, click Exit. Note You can also quit the application by clicking the upper right corner of a main window.

  • Page 21: Label Making With Preset Templates

    Label Making with Preset Templates Automated Label Layout A selection of content-specific preset label formats makes label creation as easy as selecting the right format and filling in the blanks. The follow- ing procedure shows how to do this, using the music label template as an example.
  • Page 22 Digital Image Label If you want to create your own original layout, select the Free Text or Free Design template. See “Creating an Original Label Layout” on page 46 for more information.

  • Page 23: Using The Assistant Feature

    Displaying the Assistant Screen Selecting the “Always start up Assistant” checkbox causes Assistant to start up automatically whenever you start up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. If you do not have the checkbox selected, you need to click icon on the main screen to display Assistant information for the operation you are currently performing.

  • Page 24: Using The Main Window

    Using the Main Window The information in this section describes the main window for the music label template. 1 Label Format Indicator The icon that appears here indicates the type of label template that is currently displayed in the main window. Music Label Free Text Label Data Label...
  • Page 25 Output a list of file names on a printer (page 35) Quit the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application Click a file name to display the corresponding label data. Note that only the last five files you have saved appear in this list.
  • Page 26 Eject Button Opens the disc tray. This button performs the same operations as the Eject button on the front of the printer. Important! The Eject button is disabled while a printing operation is in progress.

  • Page 27: Importing Text Data

    File names and folder names You can also import text data you created using a previous version of TDK CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER applicationand conver t it to LPCW-100 format. Important! • You will not be able to import CD-Text if your CD drive does not suppor t CD-Text reading.

  • Page 28: Importing Media Player Data For A Music Label

    Media Player is an application that lets you playback and manage multimedia files that are on your computer or the Internet. CD/ DVD LABEL PRINTER application lets you impor t play lists created using Media Player. This capability is supported for data created using Media Player 7.0 or higher.
  • Page 29 With Media Player 7.0, it is not necessar y to copy the music. Note See Media Player online help for full details about its operation. Start up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. On the music label main window, click the On the menu that appears, click Import and then Import Media Player Track Data.

  • Page 30: Importing Easy Cd Creator Data For A Music Label

    Easy CD Creator Easy CD Creator is CD-R and CD-RW writing software. CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application suppor ts project lists created using Easy CD Creator for incorporation into a music label. This capability is supported for data created using Easy CD Creator 4.0 and 5.0.

  • Page 31: Importing File And Folder Name For A Data Label Or Digital Image Label

    Importing File and Folder Name for a Data Label or Digital Image Label Use the following procedures to import a folder name and file names for data label or digital image label. To import a folder name On the data label template or digital image label template main win- dow, move the cursor to the label input box where you want to import the folder name, and then click Click Import and then Import Folder Name.

  • Page 32: Importing Data Created With A Previous Version

    Perform the following steps to import data from a file that was created using a previous version CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application, and con- vert it to CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application version 2.0 for mat. This procedure supports conversion and import of files whose names end with the extension “.ctp”...

  • Page 33: Useful Text Input Functions

    Useful Text Input Functions Right-clicking the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application main window dis- plays a shortcut menu of commands that come in handy during text input. Before text editing When text has been edited 1 Copy Copies the selected text to the clipboard.

  • Page 34: Saving Label Data

    Saving Label Data Click the button. On the menu that appears, click Save. This displays a dialog box for saving label data. Save: This button appears if this is the first time you are saving the label data. Clicking this button saves the data, assigning the title name as the file name.

  • Page 35: Opening A Label Data File

    Perform the following steps when you want to open an existing label data file. See page 31 for information about opening a file created using previous version CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. Click the button. On the menu that appears, click Open.

  • Page 36: Creating A Data Index File

    Creating a Data Index File For a disc that contains so much data that it cannot fit on a label, you can use the following procedure to create a data index file that you can print out on a computer printer. Click the button.

  • Page 37: Configuring Layout Settings

    For text input For image input Available Print Patterns The 11 CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER print patterns are shown below. Text areas Image area Important! With print patterns 8 through q, only one line of text can be printed in each label print area, regardless of the font size (1 , 2 , 3 ) set- ting.

  • Page 38: Configuring Text Layout Settings

    Location Digital Image Label Image Information Available Text Layouts The 10 CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER text layouts are shown below. Note Layouts 3 4 5 6, 9, and 0 allow fewer characters per line than the other layouts. Meaning Centered in the label area.
  • Page 39 To configure text layout settings Click the panel. This displays a menu for selecting a text layout. Click the text layout to which you want to change. This causes the text layout panel and the label preview image to change in accordance with the text layout you selected.

  • Page 40: Configuring Font Settings

    Configuring Font Settings Use the procedures in this section to control the font, attribute, and size settings of label text. On the main window, click the button. This displays a dialog box for configuring font settings. Select a tab and then make the settings you want. The tabs that appear on the above dialog box depend on the type of label template you are using.
  • Page 41 In the Font Size group, specify the number of lines and the font size. To do this: Select this number of line option: Print 6 lines per label 6 lines: Print 9 lines per label 9 lines: The number of lines you can print per label also depends on the font size.

  • Page 42: Inserting An Image Into A Label

    Inserting an Image into a Label You can use either of following two methods to input an image into a label. Inputting an image from a file Capturing a PC screen image Important! To input an image into a label, you need to select print patter n 6 or pattern 7 (page 36), or a setting that is marked with Advanced Print Pattern Settings dialog box (page 37).
  • Page 43 Display the screen you want to capture. On the Windows task bar, click CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER. This displays the main window. On the main window, click the button. This displays the Image dialog box. Click Capture. This minimizes the main window.

  • Page 44: Controlling The Aspect Ratio Of An Image

    After making sure the preview shows the image you want, click OK. Note that the layout preview image on the main window shows a monochrome version of the image you selected. Note See page 44 for information about monochrome conversion dithering settings.

  • Page 45: About Color Images

    Maintain Aspect Ratio On Maintain Aspect Ratio Off Note that the Image Position settings appear dimmed and are not available when the Maintain aspect ratio check box is cleared. While an image is displayed in the preview area of the Image Set- tings dialog box, select the setting you want under Image Position.
  • Page 46 Select “Pattern” or “Error Diffusion” and then click OK. The dithering setting you select is reflected in the label preview image on the screen. Difference between Pattern and Error Diffusion Dithering With both dithering methods and dark colors are printed blacker, while light colors are a lighter shade of gray.

  • Page 47: Original Label Making

    Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout There are two templates for creating an original label layout: the Free Text label template and the Free Design label template. For details about more basic label creation procedures, see the steps under “Automated Label Layout”. Free Text Label Template The Free Text label template lets you input text using many of the same techniques available on a word processor application.

  • Page 48: Free Text Label Template Main Window

    Free Text Label Template Main Window 1 Print Pattern Panel 3 Work Area Resizing the Work Area You can resize the work area by dragging its right side, bottom, or lower right corner. Resizing the work area while you are editing text inside of it cancels the editing operation.

  • Page 49: Free Design And Free Text Template Main Windows

    Free Design and Free Text Template Main Windows Free Text Template 1 Print Pattern Panel This panel shows the location and orientation of the printing on the currently selected label. Click this panel when you want to change the text layout. 2 Toolbar Contains a selection of useful editing tools.
  • Page 50 5 Image Button Click this button to input an image or to select a background image (page 51). 6 Print Button Prints the label (page 16). Free Design Template See “Free Text Template” for information about 1 and 3. 5 Layout Button Alignment The commands in this submenu align fields on a reference field.

  • Page 51: Configuring Font Settings (Free Text Template, Free Design Template)

    Configuring Font Settings (Free Text Template, Free Design Template) This section describes how to configure font settings for text you input manually into the work area, or text you import. You can select font, font size, font style, and text alignment fr om the toolbar.

  • Page 52: Inserting A Label Background Image (Free Text Layout)

    Inserting a Label Background Image (Free Text Layout) On the main window, click Click , and then select the image you want to inser t. The image appears in the preview image on the main window. One image can be inser ted per label area. After you insert an image into print pattern text.

  • Page 53: Fields (Free Design Template)

    Fields (Free Design Template) This section contains general information about fields. It also explains operations that are common to both text and image fields. Field Types A field is a kind of box you can inser t into the work area to hold text or an image.

  • Page 54: Inputting Text Into A Text Field (Free Design Template)

    Easy CD Creator file, and input it into a label. See page 31 for information about converting and importing text data created using a previous version of TDK CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER appli- cation. Using the procedure under “Importing Text Data”on page 26, import the text from a file.

  • Page 55: To Configure Font Settings For The Text In A Field

    Click Batch or Separate. The text you input here appears in the work area and the label preview image. Note When you import file names and folder names, click OK. When you import file names and folder names, each name is in- serted into its own field.

  • Page 56: Resizing A Field (Free Design Template)

    Resizing a Field (Free Design Template) Use the procedures in this section when you want to change the size of a field. Important! Note that the result obtained when you resize a field depends on whether it is a text field or an image field. Select the field you want to resize so it is enclosed by a gray selection boundary.

  • Page 57: Aligning And Resizing Fields (Free Design Template)

    You can use the following procedures for both text fields and image fields. I What is alignment? The CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application lets you align multiple fields vertically or horizontally in relation to a reference field that you specify. Example: To center fields vertically...

  • Page 58: To Align Fields

    To align fields Drag the mouse on the label so the fields you want to align or resize are enclosed in the selection boundar y. Thin boundary Selection boundary The reference field is surrounded by a relatively thick gray boundary, while other selected fields are surrounded by thin boundaries.

  • Page 59: Configuring Field Properties (Free Design Template)

    Configuring Field Properties (Free Design Template) Clicking the button and then Properties displays a dialog box that you can use to change the properties of a field. Note The unit of measurement (millimeters, pixels, inches) used on the Field Properties dialog box is the same as that selected with the ruler unit of measurement unit button (Page 48).

  • Page 60: Useful Text Input Functions (Free Text Template, Free Design Template)

    Useful Text Input Functions (Free Text Template, Free Design Template) This section describes various useful functions you can access on the shortcut menu that appears when you right-click on the Free Text label template or Free Design label template. Right-clicking the mouse while the cursor is located in the work area displays one of the shortcut menus shown below.
  • Page 61 q User Shows a list of preset phrases registered by you. Clicking a phrase inserts it at the current cursor position. See page 62 for information about registering preset phrases. Note See the “Phrase Library List” on page 65 for more information. w Return to Original Size (Image Field only) This command change the size of the field so the image within it is the same size it was when captured or imported.

  • Page 62: Other Operations

    Printer Orientation button. Use these settings to specify the printer orientation, and to specify whether or not the printer orientation confirmation message should appear whenever the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application is star ted After everything is the way you want, click OK.

  • Page 63: Registering And Deleting A Phrase Memory Entry

    Registering and Deleting a Phrase Memory Entry You can register frequently used terms and phrases for instant recall whenever you need them. See “Useful Text Input Functions” on pages 32 and 59 for information about using phrase. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the Click the Phrase Memory tab.

  • Page 64: To Configure Advanced Layout Settings

    To configure advanced layout settings Use the following procedure to save the settings of a layout you create, and to control what appears when you click the Print Pattern panel and Text Layout panel. On the main window or print dialog box, click the Click the Other tab.

  • Page 65: Using Help

    Using Help The online help feature lets you access the following type of information. Information about functions and supplementar y information Software version information Connection on the TDK Website To use Help On the main window, click the button. Click Help. Use standard Windows online help procedures to find the informa- tion you need.

  • Page 66: Phrase Library List

    My Favorites Troubleshooting Check the contents of this troubleshooting guide whenever you experi- ence operational problems with this CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER applica- tion. If you can’t find the information you need here, check the printer User’s Guide. Symptom Possible Cause G Nothing works.
  • Page 67 If you see a question mark (?) or exclamation point (!) next to [CW100 Device], disconnect the USB cable from your *See the printer User’s Guide. computer, and re-install this CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application. Installing the application also installs the driver. After reinstalling, reconnect the USB cable.

  • Page 68: Error Messages

    Eject could not be Make sure the printer is performed because the connected correctly to printer is turned off or it your PC. is not connected to the Make sure the printer is computer. Correct the connected correctly to a problem and then try power source.
  • Page 69 TDK Recording Media Europe S.A. Z.I. Bommelscheuer P.O. Box 120 L-4902 Bascharage Grand Duchy of Luxembourg MO0306-A...

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