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Primera Bravo Pro User Manual

Automated optical disc duplication & printing system
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010907-510914-(06)
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AUTOPRINTER
Automated Optical Disc
Automated Optical Disc
Duplication & Printing System
Duplication & Printing System
© 2007 All rights reserved

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  • Page 1 010907-510914-(06) AUTOPRINTER Automated Optical Disc Automated Optical Disc Duplication & Printing System Duplication & Printing System © 2007 All rights reserved...
  • Page 2 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.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Step 4: Installing Ink Cartridges ...14 D. Tutorial: Publishing Discs on a PC ...15 Section 3: Creating Discs on a PC...18 A. Setting up the Publisher's Printer Driver ...18 B. Creating a Print Label Using SureThing ...26 C. Using Other Graphics Programs ...28 D.
  • 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 BravoPro 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.

  • Page 6: Unpacking And Inspection

    B. 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: • Optical Disc Publisher •...

  • Page 7: Identifying The Parts

    Recorder Tray Button 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.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel

    Cartridge Carrier for easy ink cartridge replacement. When the front cover is closed, pressing the Ink Cartridge button will open or close the Printer Tray. Input/Output Bins Publisher. The bins will hold up to 50 discs. The right-side bin is the Input Bin for blank media;...

  • Page 9: Pc System Requirements

    Power Input The internal power supply is a switching 100V~240V power supply. The Power Switch shuts off all power to the Publisher. PC SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Before getting started, it is important for you to verify that your PC meets the minimum system requirements. Here's what you need in order to successfully copy discs at 8x or above with the PrimoDVD 2.1 software: •...

  • Page 10: Overview Of Operation

    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 50 blank discs may be loaded at one time into the Input Bin.
  • Page 11 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. The Robotic Disc Transporter will now pick the second disc from the top Recorder Tray and temporarily place in the Output Bin.
  • Page 12 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.

  • Page 13: Section 2: Hardware And Software Setup

    CD-ROM in a safe place. Please note that your user account must have administrative rights to properly install a new printer. You can check with your system administrator or check with Apple support to confirm whether or not your account has administrative rights.

  • Page 14: Hardware Setup

    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 3A and 4E for further printer driver information.
  • Page 15 Open the front cover of the Publisher • • The Publisher will automatically position the cartridge carrier and Robotic Disc Transporter to the center position allowing for easy access to the bins. Load the Input Bin (the bin located on the right-hand side •...

  • Page 16: Step 3: Connecting The Usb Cable/Installing The Driver

    INDEX Step 3: Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Connect the Publisher to your PC or Mac with your beige USB 2.0 Cable. If you are using a PC: 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.
  • Page 17 If you are using a Macintosh: When connecting USB to a Mac it may be necessary to Add the printer via the Printer Setup Utility. 1. Open the Printer Setup Utility located in the Applications - Utilities folder. Hardware and Software Setup...

  • Page 18: Step 4: Installing Ink Cartridges

    2. Click Add. Select the Disc Publisher Pro from the list of available printers. Click Add again. Step 4: Installing Ink Cartridges • With the cover open, press the Ink Cartridge Button to move the Ink Cartridge Carrier to the load position and open the ink cartridge covers.

  • Page 19: Tutorial: Publishing Discs On A Pc

    INDEX D. TUTORIAL: PUBLISHING DISCS ON A PC This section explains how to create a basic data disc with your Publisher. More detailed information on the applications that are used to operate your Publisher is available in Section 3. Information on publishing discs on a Mac can be found in Section 4.
  • Page 20 C. Once you choose a job type, on the right side of the screen you will see a SureThing button. Click on it. This will launch the SureThing software. The SureThing Disc Labeler software included with your Publisher is a great tool for creating professional looking discs. You can use SureThing's Smart Designs to quickly label a disc, or easily import your own design in many popular file formats.
  • Page 21 C4. You may also use the smart design toggle bar below the disc template to scroll through pre-made design templates. C5. Once you are happy with your design, save it as a SureThing Design (*.STD) file format. C6. Close SureThing. The label will automatically be associated with your current job in PrimoDVD.

  • Page 22: Section 3: Creating Discs On A Pc

    The default settings of the Publisher printer driver will fit most printing needs. Please refer to the following steps to change or verify your printer driver options: 1. Click the Start button. For Windows 2000 point to Settings and click on Printers.

  • Page 23: Paper Size

    NOTE: Most applications allow you to change these same printer driver options from their "Print" and/or "Printer Setup" screens. This means that you don't have to go back to the main printer setup window each time you want to change a setting or option in the printer driver.

  • Page 24: Print Quality

    Color Only is default setting and is best for most images. With this setting the printer only uses the color cartridge to produce all colors including gray scale black and white images. Monochrome Black is for images that have large black areas or black text.

  • Page 25: Color Matching

    Ink Saturation This option controls the ink saturation of the printed image. When printing onto the printer manufacturer's TuffCoat CD media, this option can be left at its default setting of 100%. When printing onto other brands of printable CD media, you may need to adjust this control in order to optimize the ink saturation for the printable surface of your specific CD media.

  • Page 26: Cartridge Alignment

    Cartridge Alignment The Cartridge Alignment prints a test print and then automati- cally scans the print to configure your printer for bidirectional printing and to align the color and black cartridges for Color+Black printing. It is important to perform this calibration every time you change a cartridge.
  • Page 27 After your selections have been made, close out of the printer setup window. You are now ready to go to an application program and print. All printer driver selections will stay the same until you change them.
  • Page 28 Clean/Purge Select Clean/Purge button to send a simple test pattern to the printer. Be sure to have a disc in the Publisher'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.

  • Page 29: Disc Output Location

    INDEX Details Select the Details button for information on the drivers, firmware, alignment and number of discs printed with your Publisher. Click Reset Factory Default to set all print centering and cartridge alignment settings back to factory defaults. Disc Output Location This can be set either Normal (Left Bin acts as output), or Kiosk (finished discs deposited out the Front Exit).

  • Page 30: Creating A Print Label Using Surething

    B. CREATING A PRINT LABEL USING SURETHING The SureThing Disc Labeler software included with your Publisher is a great tool for creating professional looking discs. You can use SureThing's Smart Designs to quickly label a disc, or easily import your own design in many popular file formats. The Help section included with the software will provide complete instructions on all the features in this package.
  • Page 31 3B. Instead of your own background, you can also choose from several included Surething backgrounds. To choose one of these images click the SureThing Background button in the Browse window that appears when you click Select Background. Also, you can easily toggle through the back- grounds by using the toggle bar below the label.

  • Page 32: Using Other Graphics Programs

    Windows Control Panel, Printers where you will be able to select File from your list of available printer ports. This will enable the driver to print to a PRN file from any application.
  • Page 33 Operating Screens To keep things simple, there is really only one main operating screen you'll need to know about in order to run the PrimoDVD Software. It is called the it looks like this: Drive Status Window Job Set-up Window Job Status Window Under this window there are several adjustable-size windows...
  • Page 34 the necessary information to run that job, including source file name, number of copies to make, etc. In addition, the Job Panels report status information during the running of the job. • Job Status is made in the Job Status Window at the lower left side of the main Application list displays the status of each job, including the number of...
  • Page 35 INDEX Please note that if Verify is not enabled, Primo will still reject discs that record improperly. The Verify feature simply double checks the record job to compare that the copy and master contain the same information. After your job(s) have been set up, each one may be started by clicking on the red "Record"...

  • Page 36: Using Kiosk Mode

    E. USING KIOSK MODE Kiosk Mode allows you to use both of Publisher's Bins as input, doubling your disc capacity from 50 discs to 100 discs. In this mode, the finished discs will be deposited out through the front "reject area" of the Publisher. In Kiosk mode all discs would be ejected in this manner.

  • Page 37: Copying A Cd Or Dvd

    Kiosk mode is enabled as follows: 1. In PrimoDVD 2.1 click Robotics then Options from the main menu. In the Options dialog box, check the option labeled Enable Kiosk Mode. If you would like the Publisher to physically print the word "Reject"...
  • Page 38 INDEX your computer. Primo uses this temporary file to make all subsequent copies that are requested. The master disc is read only once to create the initial temporary GI file. Disc to Disc copy is Recommended for all CD or DVD types (Audio CD, Data CD, Software Install Disc, Video CD, DVD, DVD-ROM, etc.).
  • Page 39 Step 5 - Check the print box if you want to print a label on the disk. Type the full path and name of your image file into the box, or click on the Browse button to open a standard Windows Open dialog to locate the file.

  • Page 40: Section 4: Creating Discs On A Mac

    Section 4: Creating Discs on a Mac A. TUTORIAL: COPY A CD OR DVD 1. Double click the Discribe Icon to launch the program. You will see a splash screen followed by Discribe's Quick Start Menu. 2. Click the Copy a CD/DVD button. Place your master disc in the Publisher Drive.
  • Page 41 4. Select the drive that contains your master as the source drive. 5. Click the Burn… button. At this point, if you are using a BravoPro or XRP for the first time on this computer, you will be prompted, "You must choose a robot and a recorder to write a disc."...
  • Page 42 Also set the option to select a paper size to correspond with the type of disc you are using. 10. Print Settings will launch the Printer Driver settings when clicked. These settings are described in detail in Section 4-D of this manual.

  • Page 43: Using Discribe 5.3

    B. USING DISCRIBE 5.3 B.1 Starting a Project The initial Discribe starter window provides 3 project types: Audio CD, Data CD and Copy CD / DVD. Choose one. Many more projects are available once the data picker window is open. Once you are in one of the main three project types you may choose any of the other available project types by clicking the drop down box at the top of the screen and selecting one of the projects.
  • Page 44 Universal Disk Format (UDF). Use this project type to create a data DVD for a Mac and a PC. DVD Video/Audio. This project type can be used to create DVD videos from properly formatted Video_TS and Audio_TS folders on your hard drive. Note: Video_TS and Audio_TS folders must first be created by a DVD authoring program.
  • Page 45 INDEX B.4 Queue Projects To queue a project choose the Queue Job button at the bottom of the Data Picker window instead of the Burn button. If you have not yet saved your project, you will be prompted to do so at this time. The Robot Write Window described in section 4B.5 will be displayed.
  • Page 46 B.5 Robot Write Window For any project Use the Robot Write Window to choose the print file, change print quality settings and choose the number of copies in a project. Print settings are explained in more detail in section 4D. Other settings on this screen can usually be left at their default values.
  • Page 47 An optional Kiosk Kit is available from your Primera reseller that contains a custom output bin to catch the finished discs as they leave the Bravo.

  • Page 48: Printed Label Format Requirements

    C. PRINTED LABEL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS Your printer driver allows you to create labels in most any graphics application. The driver will center the image and automatically crop it to the shape of a CD. This means you do not necessarily need a template to create a CD in your favorite graphics program.

  • Page 49: Printing Only

    To print simply follow the normal procedure for printing from your graphics application. Select the Disc Publisher Pro as your printer. Select the number of copies. The Publisher will pick and print as many copies as you select. E. PRINTER OPTIONS The following section will examine the printer driver settings that affect the print quality of your discs.
  • Page 50 The following is a description of the printer driver settings: • Cartridge to use The Black and Color setting will use both cartridges when printing your image. Color will only use the Color Cartridge, and Black Only will only use the monochrome cartridge for printing.
  • Page 51 For the discs that Primera sells, use the following guide for Inner Diameter: − 23 mm for Primera's Tuff-Coat media −...

  • Page 52: Configuration Utility

    1. Click the Finder 2. Click the Applications Icon 3. Open the Utilities folder. 4. Locate the Printer Setup Utility (Printer Center in OS 10.2). 5. Highlight the Disc Publisher Pro and click the Utility (Configure in OS X v. 10.2) Icon...

  • Page 53: Clean Cartridge

    Clicking the Clean Cartridge button will cause the Publisher to pick a disc and place in into the printer tray. The Publisher will then print a simple pattern that will flush ink through the nozzles. The test pattern will also show you if any nozzles are clogged.
  • Page 54 After printing this image tough lines once, rotate this CD number enter so the ARROWS point Calibration to the BACK of the printer and print again. 5 4 3 2 1 0 -1 -2 -3 4 -5 number) SAME number Calibration INDEX...
  • Page 55 INDEX Once the print has finished, you will see the following dialog box: Look at the finished alignment disc and pick the numbers that come closest to lining up with one another. For instance, on the disc shown in this manual, the vertical alignment is 2 and the horizontal alignment is 0.

  • Page 56: Section 5: Interpreting The Publisher's Indicator Lights

    You will see this pattern when the Publisher is first turned on. Wait until the lights stop blinking before opening software or starting jobs. The printer tray or ink cartridge carrier has stalled. Press the Ink button to retry the operation. The Publisher has a cartridge problem.

  • Page 57: Section 6: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Publisher'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 58: Pc Software Test

    C. PC SOFTWARE TEST This will confirm that the hardware, software and your PC are all communicating properly with each other properly. Follow the procedures listed on the following pages. 1. Launch the software from your Windows Desktop or program menu. The main appear.

  • Page 59: Mac Software Test

    7. Select Manual Movements. Load at least 4-5 discs into the Input Bin. Click on Start Test. The robotic arm will move through its entire sequence automatically. If you specified more than one disc, it will continue until the number you specified is completed or it runs out of discs.

  • Page 60: Cleaning The Ink Cartridges

    If a disc should become jammed inside the printing area of the Publisher, with the lid closed press the Cartridge Button. This will eject the Printer Tray. Then open the lid. The Cartridge Carrier will move to the center position automatically. WAIT...

  • Page 61: Technical Support

    INDEX Continue to hold the Cartridge Button for five seconds. After several more seconds, the robotics will undock and the arm will lower. Power will shut off automatically once the robotics are in transport position. If you have the cardboard spacer that was shipped with the unit, replace the spacer inside the unit and close the cover.

  • Page 62: Section 7: Technical Specifications

    Section 7: Technical Model Configurations Printing Method Printing Resolution Ink Types Media Types Maximum print width Minimum PC System Minimum MAC System G4 PowerPC 700MHz or higher Disc Capacity Recordable Formats Operating Systems Interface Power Requirement Weight Technical Specifications Specifications Optical Disc Publisher Pro CD-R Publisher DVD+/-R Publisher...
  • Page 63 Dimensions EMC Certifications Safety Warranty 17.8"W x 11"H x 17.6"D (452.12mmW x 279.4mmH x 447.4mmD) FCC Class B, CE UL, UL-C, CE One year return-to-depot Technical Specifications INDEX...

  • Page 64: Index

    LED Status Lights ...4 Output Bin...4 Overview of Operation...6 Paper Size ...19 Power Input...5 PrimoDVD Software ...1, 28, 29 Print Files...28 Printer Driver Software ...28 PRN Files ...28 Reject Area ...4, 7, 31 Resolution...20 Specifications...58 STD File ...28 System Requirements ...5 Technical Support ...57...
  • Page 65 Printed in the United States of America P/N 510914...

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