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PTBurn
TM
030705-510869-(03)
Network Software
TM
DISC PUBLISHER
PTBurn
™
Network
Software
© 2005 All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 PTBurn 030705-510869-(03) Network Software DISC PUBLISHER PTBurn ™ Network Software © 2005 All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 Trademark Acknowledgments: Windows® is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners. Bravo™ and PTBurn™ are trademarks of Primera Technology, Inc. Printing History 510869-030705...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section 1: Introduction........1 A.

  • Page 5: Section 1: Introduction

    PTBurn Client licenses are available from Primera Technology. The PTBurn Client is a simple, wizard-like interface that allows a user to easily and quickly create several different types of recording jobs. PTBurn Client also provides real-time status to the user allowing them instant access to the status of the jobs that are being processed.

  • Page 6: Note On Terms And Conventions

    Available IEEE 1394 FireWire® port (Bravo Only) • Available USB 1.1/2.0 port (2.0 is required for BravoPro and Bravo II) • Free hard drive space of at least 40 GB for CD jobs; if using DVD, at least 80 GB of space is recommended •...

  • Page 7: System Requirements (Ptburn Client)

    SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS (PTBURN • 750 MHz Pentium III/IV CPU or better • Windows 2000 or XP Professional • 512 MB SDRAM Free hard drive space of at least 10 GB or better • 10/100 Ethernet Connection • INDEX CLIENT): Introduction 3...

  • Page 8: Section 2: Installation Of Ptburn Server

    Section 2: Installation of PTBurn Server This software is installed in two components, PTBurn Server and PTBurn Client. PTBurn Server is the server software for the Publisher and should be installed on the host PC connected to your Publisher. You will need to install PTBurn Server prior to installing PTBurn Client.
  • Page 9 d. After a moment, the installer should automatically launch. If not, right-click the Start button, then select Explore from the pop-up menu, then double-click on the icon for the CD-ROM drive containing your PTBurn Installer CD. From the Installer, Click the Install PTBurn™ Server button.

  • Page 10: Running The Ptburn Server For The First Time

    INDEX You will now be prompted to reboot your system. Click the Restart button to reboot your computer. You MUST reboot prior to launching the PTBurn Server Application. B. RUNNING PTBURN SERVER FOR THE FIRST TIME Launch PTBurn Server by clicking Start> Programs> PTBurn Server.
  • Page 11 INDEX After clicking OK, you will see the following alert the first time PTBurn Server is launched: Until you call to activate the PTBurn Server, you will only have 1 of the allowed 5 Clients available. Activating the additional clients is covered in Section 3 - B. Administration. Click OK to open the PTBurn Server Main Application Window.

  • Page 12: Section 3: Setting Up The Ptburn Server

    Section 3: Setting up the PTBurn Server This section will guide you through the PTBurn Server software and it configuration. A. PTBURN SERVER'S MAIN APPLICATION WINDOW Launch PTBurn Server by clicking Start> Programs> PTBurn Server. If you see an Available Client Alert, click OK to open the software.

  • Page 13: Ptburn Server Settings

    Press the Open Log button to open the record of all events. This log is very useful in spotting any recording errors and also allows you to track jobs that have been sent to the server. B. PTBURN SERVER SETTINGS From the Main Application Window, click the Settings button to open the Settings Window.

  • Page 14: Robotics Settings

    INDEX The PTBurn Settings Window can be broken down into three groups, Robotics, Administration and Job Handling. These sections are discussed below. B.1. Robotics Settings The Robotics Settings are controls that allow the Administrator test the robotics of the Publisher and to configure how discs will be delivered.
  • Page 15 An optional Kiosk Kit containing an output bin for the front reject area of the Publisher is available from Primera. Print "Reject" will cause rejected discs to be printed with the word "Reject"...
  • Page 16 Start Test button. This will cause the Publisher to load discs, one at a time, from the input bin into the recorder, then to the printer, and finally to the output. Click Exit to return to the Options/Services window.

  • Page 17: Administration Settings

    INDEX B.2. Administration Settings Administration Settings will allow the Administrator to choose the shared folder for job queuing and administrate the clients allowed to submit jobs to the server. Administrator Settings Click the Admin Utilities to access and administer licenses and clients for the PTBurn Server Software.
  • Page 18 License Key unlock the users. Additional users can be added in the same manner. Once you have received the License Key from a Primera Technology Supply Sales Representative, click the Enter License Key button and enter the key in the area provided.
  • Page 19 INDEX Once you have unlocked the users, you can administer which users will have access to the server. In the Administrator Utilities Window, you will see Available Clients listed on the left, and Clients In Use listed on the right. As mentioned earlier, the Clients in use will be automatically assigned in a first-come-first-serve basis as jobs from these clients are submitted to the Server.

  • Page 20: Job Handling Settings

    INDEX In the Admin Notifications window you will see a check box to allow you to enable or disable the Admin Notifications and you will see a drop down list allowing you to select the workstation that will receive these messages. B.3.
  • Page 21 INDEX How long information is available to Clients will allow the administrator to decide how long status on completed jobs will be displayed in the PTBurn Client Get Status (see section 5F Using PTBurn Client's 'Get Status' Window) Window. How many rejects in a row are tolerated before giving up allows the Administrator to decide how many back-two-back recording failures will be tolerated before the Server aborts the job and goes to the next request in the queue.
  • Page 22 INDEX Browse to a drive with ample space and either highlight the desired folder, or click Make New Folder to create a folder. Click OK once you have highlighted the new Shared Folder. Once you have clicked OK, the selected folder will automatically be made.

  • Page 23: Section 4: Installation And Setup Of The Ptburn Client Software

    Section 4: Installation and Setup of the PTBurn Client Software Now that the PTBurn Server Software has been installed and configured, we will look at the installation and use of the PTBurn Client Software. INSTALLING THE PTBURN CLIENT The Client is installed as follows: 1.
  • Page 24 Click Next > to continue. Follow the on-screen instructions. Once the Client has installed, you will see this window: Click Close to go back to the installer. 5. The Client has installed, now you will be asked to install the printing software. You will now see the following window: Click Next>...

  • Page 25: Running Ptburn Client For The First Time

    6. Once SureThing has fully installed, you may be asked to reboot your computer, the installer will ask you to click Finish. Your PTBurn Client has been successfully installed. Before you can start using the Client, please refer to the next section, "B.
  • Page 26 INDEX Once the Client has found all available PTBurn Servers on the network, they will be displayed with the Server Status. Select an available Server and click Select. 22 Installation and Setup of the PTBurn Client Software...

  • Page 27: Section 5: Using Ptburn Client To Submit A Job

    INDEX Section 5: Using PTBurn Client to Submit a Job Once the Client has been installed and configured to an available server, you can start using PTBurn Client to send disc jobs to the server. The following pages will guide you through sending each type of job available through the PTBurn Client Software.

  • Page 28: Sending A Data Job

    Select the desired Job Type. The job types are as follows: Data Job: This is a standard Data Job where files or folders on your PC (or the network) are selected, a disc label is created, and the job is submitted to the PTBurn Server. Audio Job: The Audio Job will allow the user to select one or more MP3 or WAV file(s) a disc label is created, and the job is...
  • Page 29 2. This will open the File Selection window. You will be asked to select the files you wish to record. The File Selection Window looks like this: Data Area 3. In the Data Job Window you can simply drag and drop files into the data area.
  • Page 30 As you add files and folders, you will see the size of the resulting disc at the bottom of the Size of Recorded Disc Files and folders can also be removed from this window by right clicking in the Data Area and selecting the remove options available in the drop-down menu.
  • Page 31 Print File Window contains three options for printing: Design a SureThing Label • • Browse for save SureThing Files, BMPs, or JPGs • Insert Custom Text into a standard template Click the SureThing button a new disc design in SureThing CD Labeler. See Section 6: Using SureThing CD Labeler for more information on this software.
  • Page 32 Center a 120mm transparent circle on the document to see the outer diameter of the disc. If using Primera's TuffCoat discs, center a 38mm transparent circle on the inner diameter of the document to show the inner diameter area of the disc. Note that the center size of discs may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.

  • Page 33: Creating An Audio Job

    You can also select the Priority of the job. Priority is represented by a number between 0 and 5, 0 being the highest priority. The server will queue disc jobs first by priority, then by the order they were submitted. Select the number of copies of this disc you would like to produce.
  • Page 34 INDEX 2. This will open the File Selection Window. Select files by dragging and dropping them into the file area. Files can also be cut and pasted into this area, or added by right clicking in the file area and selecting Add Files. After the files are added to the File Selection Window, you can rearrange the order of tracks by selecting a track and pressing the Move Track Up or Move Track Down...
  • Page 35 3. Once you are satisfied with the contents of your Audio Disc, press Next. You will now be asked to add a to your job. The Print File Window contains three options for printing: Design a SureThing Label • Browse for save SureThing Files, BMPs, or JPGs •...
  • Page 36 Center a 120mm transparent circle on the document to see the outer diameter of the disc. If using Primera's TuffCoat discs, center a 38mm transparent circle on the inner diameter of the document to show the inner diameter area of the disc. Note that the center size of discs may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
  • Page 37 • Create your image using the circles as a guide. When finished, remove the circles from the guide and export the image at 300 dpi as a JPG or BMP . If you do not want to use a SureThing Design or Image file, but only wish to print a simple line of text on the disc, enter the text in the Custom Text Window.

  • Page 38: Creating An Image Job

    Select the number of copies of this disc you would like to produce. If this is a job you will need to run again in the future, click the Save button to save this job as a *.PJB file. Saved jobs can be reopened in the PTBurn Job Type Window (the first window when starting a new job).
  • Page 39 This will launch the File Selection Window. Click Browse to select your ISO or GI disc image file. Once you have selected the Disc Image File, click Next. 2. You will now be asked to add a The Print File Window contains three options for printing: •...
  • Page 40 Center a 120mm transparent circle on the document to see the outer diameter of the disc. If using Primera's TuffCoat discs, center a 38mm transparent circle on the inner diameter of the document to show the inner diameter area of the disc. Note that the center size of discs may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
  • Page 41 INDEX If you do not want to use a SureThing Design or Image file, but only wish to print a simple line of text on the disc, enter the text in the Custom Text Window. There is a standard template that PTBurn Server will use for your image and will insert the custom text in to the template for you.

  • Page 42: Creating Aprint Only Job

    Click Burn. Your job will be submitted. You can monitor the status of jobs in the Get Status Window described later in this section. E. CREATING A PRINT ONLY JOB The Print Only Job allows the user to select a SureThing Design or a Graphic and print several copies of that design onto discs with out recording.
  • Page 43 2. This will launch the select the image you wish to print on your discs. The Print File Window contains three options for printing: • Design a SureThing Label • Browse for save SureThing Files, BMPs, or JPGs • Insert Custom Text into a standard template Click the SureThing button create a new disc design in SureThing CD Labeler.
  • Page 44 Center a 120mm transparent circle on the document to see the outer diameter of the disc. If using Primera's TuffCoat discs, center a 38mm transparent circle on the inner diameter of the document to show the inner diameter area of the disc. Note that the center size of discs may vary from manufacturer to manufacturer.
  • Page 45 INDEX If you do not want to use a SureThing Design or Image file, but only wish to print a simple line of text on the disc, enter the text in the Custom Text Window. There is a standard template that PTBurn Server will use for your image and will insert the custom text in to the template for you.

  • Page 46: Opening A Saved Job

    Click Print. Your job will be submitted You can monitor the status of jobs in the Get Status Window described later in this section. OPENING A SAVED JOB This feature allows you to open jobs you've previously created with the PTBurn Client Application. Simply click Open Job from PTBurn Client's Job Type Window.
  • Page 47 Click the Get Status button PTBurn Client you can check status of the server and queued jobs. The Get Status Window is shown below: Server Information Queue Information The Get Status Window can be broken down into three areas, Server Information, Job Queue and Job Information. The Server Information area of the Get Status window shows you the name of the server, the status of the server and drive space available in the Shared Job Folder.
  • Page 48 INDEX Once the servers have been found, you will see a list of the available servers on the network. Simply highlight the desired server and click the Select button. The Job Queue area displays all the jobs that have been submitted to the server.

  • Page 49: Advanced Job Options

    INDEX H. ADVANCED JOB OPTIONS At any point in creating Data, Audio or Image Jobs, you can access Advanced Job Options by clicking the Set Options button. The Advances Options Window will allow the client to set certain options for recording the job. You will see a Set Server button.
  • Page 50 INDEX This powerful feature allows users to automate the unique labeling of discs. Serial numbers, dates, text fields and even images can be merged into standard SureThing Designs making each disc label truly custom. If you are selecting a SureThing File when making a job, and this checkbox is enabled, you will be prompted to provide a Merge File with the following message:...
  • Page 51 INDEX Verify Disc tells PTBurn Server to check the disc bit for bit to make certain an accurate burn was made. This option is only available on Data Jobs. Data Image options are only available when creating a Data Disc. These options are described below: Set Now sets the 'Created On' date of the files on the disc to the...

  • Page 52: Section 6: Using Surething Cd Labeler

    Section 6: Using SureThing CD Labeler This section will detail the SureThing is an easy-to-use CD Labeling application that allows users to create professional looking discs with out having to know anything about graphic design. This section will provide some basic information on how to use this software. More information is available in SureThing's Online Help by pressing F1 on your keyboard or clicking Help then Contents in the SureThing Main Application Window.
  • Page 53 3. SureThing will allow you to create 120mm discs as well as some custom sizes that are supported by the Publisher. Select the 120mm size for most of your standard disc designs. Click Next>. You will be prompted to select a Background.
  • Page 54 5. You will now be prompted to select a Smart Design. These are "canned" layouts. Click through the 18 pre-designed layouts, or disable the Use Smart Design check box if you wish to design the disc your own layout. Click Next>. 6.
  • Page 55 INDEX If you would like to insert a graphic or photo, click the Photos/Clipart tool on the left side of the screen. Select Use Picture Tool from the drop down menu, and click in the image area. You will see a Browse winbdow allowing you to browse for your image file.
  • Page 56 INDEX Check the Set Transparency checkbox and set the RGB value of the color you want to eliminate. In this case it is black, which has a RGB value of 0,0,0. Click Ok. Once you are satisfied with your design, save it and close SureThing.

  • Page 57: Using Merge Fields

    INDEX B. USING MERGE FIELDS SureThing's Merge Field features allow you to create a print file containing merge data. This allows you to import a text field from a database file. Before placing merge fields in your document, you will need to insert your data source, or merge file.
  • Page 58 INDEX Once you have set the Merge Field you can import your merge fields. Click Insert then Insert Merge Field from the main menu. Simply double click on the field from your database that you would like to import into your print file.

  • Page 59: Section 7: Troubleshooting And Technical Support

    Section 7: Troubleshooting and Technical Support The PTBurn Software is designed to be easy to use and reliable. However, should you run into any problems, this section should provide some assistance in getting your system up and running. A. PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS The following is a list of possible problems with suggested solutions.
  • Page 60 Make sure the folder is shared and User Limit is set to Maximum Allowed. Click the Permissions button. Make sure access is granted to everyone and that full control is granted to the users. • The PTBurn Client submits jobs by writing a file with the extension JRQ into the shared job folder the job request.

  • Page 61: Reinstalling Ptburn Server

    Make sure there are enough client licenses. The PTBurn • Software will allow 5 clients. Additional licenses are available by calling Primera Technology's Supply Sales department at 1-800-797-2772. Make sure there is ample hard drive space on the server. •...

  • Page 62: Reinstalling Ptburn Client

    Click the Install PTBurn Server icon. d. You will then be prompted to Repair or Remove the PTBurn Server. Choose Remove and click Finish. Reboot the workstation and reinstall the PTBurn Server per the instructions provided in Section 2 of this manual. C.

  • Page 63: Technical Support

    This manual and the Users Manual should help in resolving most issues. However if you still need assistance, we are here to help. Primera Technology's Technical Support Department is available from 8:00 AM to 6:00 PM, CST from Monday to Friday.

  • Page 64: Index

    Index Adding a New License ....... 14 Adding Client Licenses....... . . 1 Administrating Clients .
  • Page 68 Printed in the United States of America P/N 510869...

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