Dymo DiscPainter Manuale utente

CD/DVD Printer

User Guide

No part of this document or the software may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any

means or translated into another language without the prior written consent of Sanford, L.P.

Trademarks

DYMO and DiscPainter are registered trademarks of Sanford, L.P. All other trademarks are the

property of their respective holders.

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Contents

Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Printer Overview and Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Mac OS System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Windows System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1

Your Printer at a Glance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

About Discus for DYMO Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

Important Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

For More Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Working with Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

About Printable CDs/DVDs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5

Loading Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Caring for Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Printing from Mac OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Controlling Printer Features. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

Controlling Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Controlling Ink Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

Controlling Disc Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11

Printing Multiple Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13

Printing to the DiscPainter Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Using Sample Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

General Printing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14

Printing From Windows. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

About the DiscPainter Status Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17

Controlling Print Options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18

Controlling Print Quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19

Controlling Ink Density . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Controlling Disc Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20

Restoring Default Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Printing Multiple Copies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Printing to the DiscPainter Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Using Sample Files. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22

General Printing Instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23

Caring for Your Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Handling Inkjet Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Using Printer Services. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25

Checking the Ink Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26

Cleaning the Inkjet Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Purchasing New Inkjet Cartridges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27

Replacing the Inkjet Cartridge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Cleaning the Printer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Repacking the Printer for Travel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Printing Over a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Printing to a Shared Printer from Mac OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Sharing a Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adding a Shared Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Printing to a Shared Printer from Windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Sharing a Printer on a Network . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

Installing a Network Printer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Frequently Asked Questions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Installation Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Windows Installation Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Mac OS Installation Problems. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Printing Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Error Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Printer Status Lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Ink Level Appears Empty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printing is Too Light or Dark . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Smudges Appear Outside of Design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Ink Pools on Disc. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Printing a Self-Test . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

Opening the Front Cover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44

Printer Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Physical Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Power Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Disc Service, Duty Cycle, and Warranty Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Environmental Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

Declaration of Conformity. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Waste from Electric & Electronic Equipment (WEEE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Limited Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48

Index . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

Chapter 1

Introduction

This chapter introduces the DYMO DiscPainter printer and covers the following topics:

•Printer overview and features

•System requirements

•DiscPainter printer at a glance

•Important notes for printing on discs

•Road map for finding more information

Printer Overview and Features

The DiscPainter CD/DVD printer is a color inkjet printer that prints high-quality graphics, text, and

images directly onto inkjet-printable CDs and DVDs with ease and accuracy. Set up is quick and

easy, and can be accomplished in just a few minutes. Regardless of your content (music, video, or

data), you can print attractive, professional-looking text and graphics on discs without using

clumsy adhesive labels.

Below are some of the printer’s most important features:

•Prints clear, attractive designs onto the printable side of CDs and DVDs

•

Prints high-resolution, color text and images using RadialPrint

™

Technology (up to 1200 dpi)

•Prints on 120 mm and 80 mm inkjet-printable discs

•Supports full-coverage (hub-printable) discs

•Includes Discus for DYMO software so that you can create your own custom designs

System Requirements

The DiscPainter printer system requirements are as follows:

Mac OS System Requirements

•Mac OS®v10.3/10.4

•512 MB RAM

•USB port (USB 2.0 certified high-speed device works with USB 1.1)

•700 MB hard disk space

Windows System Requirements

•Windows®XP and Vista

•512 MB RAM

•USB port (USB 2.0 certified high-speed device works with USB 1.1)

•700 MB hard disk space

Introduction

Your Printer at a Glance

These drawings show the front and back of the printer. The numbers in the illustrations correspond

to the printer part names listed below the figure.

About Discus for DYMO Software

Included with your new printer is Discus for DYMO software. Discus for DYMO software is a

powerful application that allows you to create professional looking CD/DVD designs with a

minimum amount of effort. In addition to printing disc designs on the DiscPainter printer, you can

design and print jewel case covers and inserts, and other types of projects on a standard inkjet

printer. Refer to the Discus for DYMO Online Help for complete information.

You can also print to the DiscPainter printer from other design applications, such as Adobe®

Photoshop®or Illustrator®. See "Printing to the DiscPainter Printer" on page 21.

Important Notes

Below are some things to keep in mind when printing.

•Use only inkjet-printable discs. These usually have a white printing surface. Inkjet-printable

discs are available from your local office supply retailer or online at www.dymo.com.

1 Front cover

2Disctray

3 Power status (see "Printer Status Lights" on page 43 for information)

4 Top cover

5 Ink status (see "Printer Status Lights" on page 43 for information)

6 Front cover release levers (see "Opening the Front Cover" on page 44 for information)

7 USB connection

8 Power connector

23 4

For More Information

•Only use DYMO-branded inkjet cartridges.

•Do not open the top cover or front cover during printing.

•After printing, wait for the ink to dry completely before touching the disc to avoid smearing

the ink and handle the discs only by the edges.

For More Information

The table below provides a road map to all the DiscPainter-related instructional information.

Information Location/How to Access

Quick Start Guide Included in product package.

DiscPainter Printer

User Guide

Provides complete instructions for using the printer.

Mac OS: Located in the DiscPainter application folder or the Help menu in the

Discus for DYMO software.

Windows: Accessed from the Start menu on the Windows desktop or the Help

menu in the Discus for DYMO software.

Discus for DYMO

Online Help

Provides complete information about the Discus for DYMO software.

Mac OS: Accessed from the Help menu in the Discus for DYMO software.

Windows: Accessed from the Start menu on the Windows desktop or the Help

menu in the Discus for DYMO software.

DiscPainter Web site Use a Web browser to go to: www.dymo.com/discpainter

Complete information about DiscPainter, including the most recent versions of

the software and this User Guide, are available on the DiscPainter Web site.

Introduction

Chapter 2

Working with Discs

This chapter describes how the DiscPainter printer works with inkjet-printable discs.

About Printable CDs/DVDs

Inkjet-printable CDs and DVDs are available in two basic sizes (diameters): Standard size (120

mm) and Mini size (80 mm).

Inkjet-printable discs can be hub-printable (also called full face or full coverage) or non hub-

printable. Hub-printable discs allow you to print close to the inner edge of the center hole, while

non hub-printable discs have a larger unprintable area at the center of the disc.

Note The printer does not support printing on business card discs.

Inkjet-printable discs are available with a variety of surface finishes, which are described below.

Note Different disc finishes require different ink densities (the amount of ink deposited by the

printer) in order to optimize print quality. You can adjust the ink density for the various types of

disc finishes. See "Controlling Ink Density" on page 10 (Mac OS) or page 20 (Windows) for

information.

Disc Surface Finish Characteristics

Matte Dull, flat, non-glossy

Glossy Lustrous, shiny

Silver or Color Reflective, mirror-like. Red, blue, green and other colors are also available.

Water-resistant/

Water-proof

Resistant to smearing and color bleeding from contact with liquids.

Non hub-printable disc

Hub-printable disc

Hub

Working with Discs

Drying Time

Drying times will vary based on the disc type and ink density used. Most discs should dry within

seconds; however, depending on ink density, some discs may require much longer to dry. In

general, do not touch the printed surface until you are sure it is dry and only handle the disc by

holding the edge.

Note The printer is designed to print only on inkjet-printable discs. If you print onto discs that are

not inkjet-printable, the ink will not dry correctly and may pool. Not using inkjet-printable discs

may damage your printer.

Designs containing large amounts of black color may be damp after printing. To avoid this, reduce

the amount of black in the design.

Loading Discs

Keep the following important points in mind when loading discs into the printer:

•Never remove a disc during printing (while it is spinning). Always wait for the disc to stop

spinning. The ink status light will blink yellow, which indicates that the disc is finished

printing.

•Avoid touching the bottom part of the disc. Always handle the disc by its outer edge. You can

also support the disc by inserting a finger through its center hole.

•Always use an inkjet-printable disc.

•Before printing, make sure the disc size and other characteristics (finish, hub printable/non-hub

printable, and so on) match the settings defined for the printer. See "Controlling Print Quality"

on page 19 for information on controlling the printer.

•Make sure you insert the disc with the printable surface facing up. The printable surface is

typically white, but can also be silver, red, blue, green, or other colors, depending on the disc’s

finish. See "About Printable CDs/DVDs" on page 5 for information.

To load a disc into the printer

1Carefully raise the front cover to its upright position.

The ink status light on top of the printer blinks yellow.

2If another disc is already on the disc tray, remove the disc, touching the disc only on the outer

edges.

3Place the blank disc onto the center spindle in the disc tray with the printable side up.

4Carefully lower the front cover.

The Ink LED stops blinking. This indicates that you are ready to print on the disc.

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