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2. Using the DISC TITLE PRINTER Application This section describes the computer system required to run the DISC TITLE PRINTER application Important For information about connecting the printer to your computer see the section titled Connecting to a Computer in the CW 75 User s Guide Your Computer and Minimum System Requirements PC The following shows an example of a computer that meets the minimum requirements to run the application Check to make sure that your computer has a similar configuration Hard a Computer With a display adaptor O that supports at least 256 colors CD drive Color display Capable of displaying at least 256 colors Keyboard ol OO USB port The locations of the various ports may be different on your computer 10 Minimum System Requirements OS Microsoft Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional or XP PC IBM PC AT with the following specifications e Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional or XP pre installed e Pentium 266MHz or higher CPU or CPU recommended for running the OS you are using e USB port Memory 64MB minimum 128MB minimum recommended Hard disk At least 40MB available for installation of this application at least 60MB available for running the application Display Color display 256 colors minimum Full Color recommended compatible with Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional or XP and capable of being connected to you
3. Button Operations All operations in this manual are performed using the mouse Command operations are indicated as shown below Pi Open f 2 Import gt Create Data Index File Exit Documents gt 1 Click the O button 2 On the menu that appears click New e Dialog box button operations are indicated as shown below Saving the editing New Label01 ctw Save As Skip Cancel 3 3 Click Save e All of the sample screens in this manual show operation under Windows XP Screens will be different when running the application under another operating system e Note that the screen images shown in this manual may differ somewhat from those that actually appear on your computer screen How to use this Manual Getting Ready e Installing the Software page 11 music CD label as an example 4 Label Making with Preset Templates Automated Label Layout page 21 e This section describes how to create labels quickly and easily using preset templates e You can select a music label data label or digital image label template e For information about connecting the printer to your computer see the CW 75 User s Guide Troubleshooting Guide page 63 e Check this section whenever you run into problems e Here you will find details about online help and error messages Printing page 18 Other Operations page 60 Label Making Overview page 14 e This sectio
4. Files of type All the files v Cancel Select the names of the files you want to import and then click OK The file names you import appear in the label input box and the preview image Note e You can select a range of file names by clicking the name at one end of the range to select it and then holding down your PC keyboarad s Shift key as you Click the name at the other end of the range e You can select multiple file names that are not next to each other by holding down your PC keyboard s Ctrl key as you click them e Note that even when there are multiple file names selected only one file name appears in the Title Useful Text Input Functions Right clicking the DISC TITLE PRINTER application main window displays a shortcut menu of commands that come in handy during text input 3 TT Copy D UndofU 2 Paste aal Cuti T _ 3 Move Up a gili aste P Move Down E Delete D Delete Insert Select All 4 o ce Time Stamp D Time Stamp Phrase Memory gt Phrase Memory gt Music Music gt Digital Image gt Digital Image gt User gt a User gt Before text editing When text has been edited D Copy Copies the selected text to the clipboard Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position Move Up Moves the line that is currently selected in a label input box one line up Move Down Moves the line that is currently selected
5. Drive Selection Audio CD E X Cancel 26 3 Set the disc whose data you want to read into the CD drive of your computer confirm that the correct drive name is displayed in Drive Selection and then click the Start Import button Select Text Language Title Clicked Singles Best 13 Artist Name Dotanello Tracks Selectthe tracks you want to import Select All Tracks Deselect All Tracks A M 01 Earth M 02 Sun M 03 Purple M 04 BLUE M 05 Sky M 06 Rans v 07 Happy M 08 Us M 09 Dream M 10 You v e Language If the disc whose CD Text data you are importing has more than one language versions you will be able to select from up to eight different languages The selection is dimmed if the disc supports only one language Important The DISC TITLE PRINTER application supports display of English Japanese Korean and Chinese Note however that your system may not be able to display Japanese Korean and Chinese correctly if it is not configured for the special characters used by these languages Title This is the title of the disc Artist Name This is the name of the artist Tracks These are the titles of the songs on the disc Select All Tracks Click here to select all of the track names Deselect All Tracks Click here to deselect all of the selected track names If you do not want a particular song title to be imported into the label input boxes uncheck it 4 Af
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7. the location printing is positioned correctly and Disc is oriented correctly insert the Disc into the printer Cancel S pal 4 In accordance with the instructions on the screen place the disc onto the tray Set the disc onto the tray so it is inside of these raised guides When placing the disc on the tray take special care that it is oriented cor rectly to allow proper positioning of the label printing Important Check to make sure that there is no dirt dust or other foreign matter on the disc tray or the disc Dirt or dust can scratch the recording surface of the disc and make it impossible to record data onto the disc Make sure the label side of the disc is facing up So you can see it and the recording side is facing down towards the tray Placing the disc onto the tray upside down will result in printing on the recording side of the disc which will make the disc unrecordable Printing will be performed inside the area indicated by the guidelines on the disc tray If the disc already has a logo or other marking on it position it So printing will be performed in a blank area of the disc Guidelines 2 Printing is performed here Note See the section titled Printing a Label in the CW 75 User s Guide for more information about positioning the disc on the tray 5 Close the disc tray Press the disc tray with your hand until it clicks 6 Click Start printing e T
8. Cancel Note Depending on how your PC is configured the above screen may not appear automatically If this screen does not appear on your computer click the Windows Start button and then select Run On the dialog box that appears type in E Setup SETUP EXE and then click OK 2 Select the language of the version you want to install and then click OK DISC TITLE PRINTER Ver 3 0 Setup Felcome to the InstallShield Fizard for DISC TITLE PRINTER The Instal lShieldR Wizard will install DISC TITLE PRINTER on your computer To continue click Next i Cancel 3 Click Next This causes the Preceding License Agreement to appear DISC TITLE PRINTER Ver 3 0 Setup Preceding License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement Important This product is intended for printing on blank unrecorded CD R or ther media only y LTD makes no guarantees that printing will not damage data already recorded on the media ncluding but not limited to guarantees concerning recorded media CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD assumes no legal responsibility for consequential or collateral damage incurred while using this product Do you accept all the terms of the Preceding License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install DISC TITLE PRINTER you must accept this agreement lt Back Important Be sure to read all of the term
9. Font Font Settings Title Artist Name Tracks Font Arial hd Anal IV Bold 4 Select the font you want from the list that appears 5 Inthe Font Style group select one or more of the available options Double Wide Italic Bold Note The standard default is all font styles unchecked 6 In the Font Size group select the font size you want Important You can input text for up to six text input areas in a single label Note that the number of lines you can input is affected by the font size you select If you specify a 2 line font size for the title font and artist name when creating a music CD label for example you will be able to input only two lines of song title text Far Away Peter Willis 1 Happy to see you 2 By your side 3 Before noon 4 Rains of August Far Away Peter Willis 1 Happy to see you 2 By your side Important e With print patterns through page 35 only one line of text can be printed in each label print area regardless of the font size 1x 2x 3x setting e With print patterns and page 35 selecting certain font sizes can cause text on the upper part of the label preview image to shift to the lower part or text on the lower part of the image to shift to the upper part After completing the settings click OK The settings you configure are reflected in the preview image on the main window 39 Inserting an Image into a Label You
10. YA 2 6 2 Spring has come you re here Hi 4 A 3 g 4 z Z Z 4 4 7 2 2 7 z YA 2 z 2 A f 4 A 5 2 2 KA MA Meee INI III WIRI A Aligning and Resizing Fields Free Design Template A selection of useful commands makes it possible to instantly position fields on a label and to make multiple fields the same size See page 47 Note You can use the following procedures for both text fields and image fields E What is alignment The DISC TITLE PRINTER application lets you align multiple fields vertically or horizontally in relation to a reference field that you specify Example To center fields vertically Reference field 4 Pa anaha La E To make multiple fields the same size You can resize multiple fields so they are the same size as a reference field that you specify Example Resizing fields by height and width 55 To align fields 1 Drag the mouse on the label so the fields you want to align or resize are enclosed in the selection boundary Happy oF Thin boundary Selection boundary e The reference field is surrounded by a relatively thick gray boundary while other selected fields are surrounded by thin boundaries Note e You can also select and deselect fields using Shift click e To deselect all of the currently selected fields simply click anywhere outside of the selected fields 56 2 To make a different field the reference field hold down the C
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12. and to if you want the Advanced Print Pattern Settings page 35 dialog box to control what appears when you click the A and appear when you click the The Select Print Pattern dialog box appears when this check box is cleared Select the check box next to Show advanced text layout settings only if 2 Click the Oth b you want the Advanced Text Layout Settings dialog box page 37 to HACR WE SG Elan appear when you click the The Select Text Layout dialog box pagang appears when this check box is cleared 1 On the main window or print dialog box click the button Print Phrase Memory Other 3 After everything is the way you want click OK Save Style Saves the current style settings print pattern text layout and font and makes them the initial defaults whenever a new label is created You can save different defaults for each label template Save Print Pattern Panel and Text Layout Panel Function Show advanced print pattern settings only Show advanced text layout settings only Save Style Clicking the Save button saves the current print pattern text layout and font settings and makes the initial default settings e The settings you save will be applied the next time you create a label using the same template e You can save one setup per label template Important The Text Layout panel page 37 and font button settings page 38 cannot be saved for the Free Text layout and Free Des
13. in a label input box one line down Delete Deletes the line or text string selected in a label input box Insert Inserts a new line above the one that is currently selected in a label input box D Time Stamp Stamps the current date into the label input box The date that is stamped is the one being kept by your PC s clock Phrase Memory Shows a list of preset phrases Clicking a phrase inserts it at the current cursor position Music Displays a list of preset phrases you can input into a music label template label input box Clicking a phrase inserts it at the current cursor position Digital Image Displays a list of preset phrases you can input into a digital image label template label input box Clicking a phrase inserts it at the current cursor position User Shows a list of preset phrases registered by you Clicking a phrase inserts it at the current cursor position See page 60 for information about registering preset phrases 4 Undo Undoes the last operation Cut Cuts selected text and places it onto the clipboard Select All Selects all the text in a line 31 3 Click Save As Saving Label Data This displays the Save As dialog box 1 Click the button savei O My Documents SCY EB Amy Music i 7 g Emy Pictures 2 On the menu that appears click Save a This displays a dialog box for saving label data Saving the editing Far Away ctw File name Far Away Sav
14. may be outdated by the version of software supplied to you Because of this the software and the contents of the displays it produces may be different from those described in this manual or some items described in this manual may no longer be available e The DISC TITLE PRINTER application is an application designed to run under Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional or XP e The application may not be able to run correctly on certain system i e Microsoft Windows Windows Media and Windows NT are registered hardware and software configurations trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and See page 10 for information about minimum computer system other countries requirements ee mn adi e Pentium is a registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the United States e Macintosh Mac OS and TrueType are registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc in the United States and other countries e Easy CD Creator is a trademark of Roxio Inc in the United States e Other company and product names used herein may also be company and product names of others Copyright 2003 CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD All rights reserved e Be sure to read this manual carefully before attempting to use the product for the first time Contents About the Bundled CD ROM and CD R csssecessseseeeeeees 3 Handling Precautions sisecnncosliilecancectialides ececitisidetancocts 3 Storage Precautions Tasari kaag
15. 002 12 31 2002 Daddy and Bobby 7 25 2002 7 31 2002 Mommy and Bobby 8 16 2002 8 16 2002 In the Water 8 30 2002 8 30 2002 At camp 9 15 2002 9 15 2002 The moonlight night and Bobby Bobby s Childhood 7 25 2002 7 25 2002 Wake 9730 2002 9 30 2002 At the par 12 31 2002 1231 2002 Daday ar and Bobby Tas Tia 72002 Mommy and Bobby 200 15 2002 971 2002 The moonlight night and Bobby e Print with TrueType fonts installed on your PC page 38 e Support for both text and images page 40 Note that images are printed in monochrome e Acollection of preset templates lets you produce great looking labels with minimum effort SIMPLY THE BEST 2001 to 2002 rainbow toi et moi 1 over the ocean 2 blue earth 3 cause you re here 4 shining dream 5 a glorious day Holy Night SIMPLY THE BEST 2001 to 2002 e A Free Text Template allows more control over the appearance and layout of text Free Text gt page 45 e A Free Design Template gives you almost total freedom for laying out text and images to create exactly the look you want Free Design gt page 45 Happy Birthday Nancy and Betty Party with Family Big Birthday Cake Many Presents amp f SAA eid p O Vacation Summer iy 7 27 2002 d 8 31 2002 Sports News Digest WORLD 2002 Songs X MY Favorite 1 Little girl a ak 2 Southern Island kd E 3 By your side 4 T
16. 17 To print a label Important e See the separate Printing Precautions sheet for important information about printing conditions This printer supports printing on 12cm diameter discs only Attempting to print on a CD R single or on a business card CD R can cause damage to the printer e We recommend that you use this product for printing on blank unrecorded media Printing on media that already had data recorded on it may cause the data to become corrupted For full details about printing see the CW 75 User s Guide 1 Connect the printer to your computer e See the section titled Connecting to a Computer in the CW 75 User s Guide for more information 2 On the printer press COMPUTER LINK e This causes the message READY TO TRANSFER DATA to appear on the printer display 3 Click Q e Carefully pull out the disc tray to the position shown in the illustration Important Make sure there is nothing in front of the printer to interfere with movement of the disc tray 18 e Note that the disc tray will not open automatically if you have Manually open disc tray before printing selected under Auto Disc Tray Operation Setting on the Print tab of the Advanced Settings dialog box In this case click on the print dialog box or press the printer s button to open the disc tray This displays a dialog box for printing DISC TITLE PRINTER Printing Prepare to print Label 1 Taking care that
17. DISC TITLE PRINTER Application Version 3 01 For Windows User s Guide e We recommend that you print on a disc before you record anything on it Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted e Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any loss or corruption of data on discs arising through the use of this printer CD R CD RW DVD R etc Be sure to read the Safety Precautions contained in the CW 75 User s Guide before trying to use the printer or this application for the first time and always keep this manual on hand for future reference CASIO Important Read This First CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD shall not be held liable for any loss or The copyright of this User s Guide and all rights related to the software shall claims by you or any other person or entity that may arise through the use revert to CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD of this product on ene Reproduction of this manual in any form either in part or its entirety is forbidden without the express permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD You are granted permission to use this software for your own personal use Any and all other use of this software without the express permission of CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD is forbidden under international copyright laws e The contents of the manual are subject to change without notice e Due to the time required for printing on paper contents of the manual
18. E PRINTER Assistant Decide on the label format Decide the data input method Perform the import operation Decide on the print pattern Decide on the text layout Select a font Check your settings DISC TITLE PRINTER Welcome to the Assistant Assistant provides you with guidance through the steps required to print a Disc label The printing procedure consists ofthe following steps Decide on the label format Decide the data input method Perform the import operation Decide on the print pattern Decide on the text layout Select a font Check your settings Follow the instructions that Assistant displays The next step appears automatically when you finish the current step Ifthe procedure you are performing requires multiple pages click the Next MA Always start up Assistant Close When this option is selected the Assistant screen appears whenever you start up the DISC TITLE PRINTER application Using the Assistant Screen When you are unsure of DISC TITLE PRINTER application operations Follow the instructions on the Assistant screen for quick and easy labels Even after you are accustomed to making labels Since the Assistant screen changes in accordance with the operation you are performing on the main window you can refer to it whenever you need a bit of advice 23 Using the Main Window The information in this section describes the main window for the music label templa
19. Eject Button Opens the disc tray This button performs the same operations as the button on the front of the printer Important The Eject button is disabled while a printing operation is in progress 29 Importing Text Data You can import CD Text data or track and incorporate it into the music label template CD Text data or track data can be created using Media Player or Easy CD Creator data In the case of a data label template and digital image label template you can import file names and folder names Importing text data eliminates the need to type it in manually Important You will not be able to import CD Text if your CD drive does not support CD Text reading Importing CD Text Data for a Music Label Before getting started be sure you have the disc whose CD Text data you want to import on hand What is CD Text CD Text is text data on a CD that provides the disc title artist names track names and other information You can import such text using the DISC TITLE PRINTER application and incorporate it into music labels Note that some CDs may not contain CD Text data 1 On the music label template main window click the B button 2 Click Import and then Import CD Text This displays a dialog box for selecting the drive where the CD that contains the text is located Import CD Text Imports CD Text data Insertthe CD whose data you want to import into the CD drive and then click Start Import
20. Position C En tt Tee Ep Cc i Dithering Pattern v Maintain aspect ratio Open Image Save V Maintain aspect ratio When you want to do this Dothis Enlarge or reduce the image to fit Select the Maintain aspect ratio the label area while maintaining check box the ratio between the image s vertical and horizontal dimensions Enlarge or reduce the image to fit Clear the Maintain aspect ratio the label area without maintaining check box the ratio between the image s vertical and horizontal dimensions 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 2 While an image is displayed in the preview area of the Image Settings dialog box select the setting you want under Image Position 3 When all the settings are the way you want click OK e The settings you configure are reflected in the preview image on the main window Note To view the actual print image click About color images When you insert a color image it is automatically converted to a monochrome image The colors of the image are expressed as different shades of gray 1 While the image you inserted is displayed in the layout preview image click the W button in Dithering Image Settings Image FileName Gshock bmp gt Es Tough wuh bh ho waid te DL Peary Tough Em
21. Provider Modif Copy from CD Media Library gt Radio Tuner Copyto CD or Device Skin Chooser 41 Earth 3 Purple 5 Sky 7 Happy 9 Dream 11 Me 13 Over 15 Lullaby Far Away Peter Willis 1 Happy to see you 2 By your side 3 Before noon 4 Rains of August The Golden Years Dotanello 2 Sun 4 BLUE 6 Rains 8 Us 10 You 12 Girl 14 August 16 See you Important This software does not include functions for recording to a CD R CD RW or other types of discs e Data Discs You can import the names of folders and files you plan to store on a disc and print them on ro e a a its label You can also type in information manually pages 21 and 30 Domestic business situation Operation flow Organization chart Business report New employees research data New order Operation list Answer Admin Business trip report Turnover improvement Holiday work Weekly meeting summary Counter error data Profile data Domest busine Dperation tow ganz sinnss raport New eni dan teh data Now order Opera ation i UAn Eisai n Business Gip report improvernent Hahday work Wea seki mentang summary e Digital Image Discs You can import recording dates and image descriptions from your PC and print them on Bobby s Childhood ae 7 25 2002 7 25 2002 Welcome home the label You can also type in information 9 30 2002 9 30 2002 At the park manually pages 21 and 30 12 31 2
22. able AC adaptor power input data does not print Cannot import CD Text Cannot create a data index file line Too many lines The music CD you are trying to import from does not have any CD Text on it Your CD drive does not support reading of CD Text The specified drive or media where you are trying to save the data is write protected or full reduce the number of characters per line Use a smaller font size or reduce the number of lines Type text manually into the label input boxes or find a Website on the Internet that contains the data you want to include on the label copy it and then paste it into the label input boxes Remove the write protection or delete data you no longer need to make room from the data index file Other options include switching to a different drive or different media Error Messages The label file cannot be imported because it is corrupted or an unsupported format The text data cannot be imported because it is corrupted or an unsupported format There is still a Disc in the printer Remove the Disc to quit Eject could not be performed because the printer is turned off or it is not connected to the computer Correct the problem and then try ejecting again The printer is turned off or it is not connected to the computer See the CW 75 User s Guide Specify a proper label file format 26 29 Create a new song title l
23. and the lower label area Free Text and Free Design Common Characteristics e The following characteristics are common to both the Free Text label template and the Free Design label template e CD Text Media Player and Easy CD Creator track name data as well as file names and folder names can be imported into labels e Font and font size settings are configured using toolbar buttons e The Text Layout panel appears dimmed which means it is not available Free Design Label Template Toi et Mol Ft Summer Concert Tour 2002 couge you re hare DISC TITLE PRINTER x e The Free Design Label Template gives you maximum control over the appearance of the label you are creating e t lets you input text and images into individual fields which you can then place in label areas as you like e You can have a total of 40 fields in the upper and lower label areas Free Text Label Template Main Window 46 cae Print Pattern Panel NO 3 Work Area Free Design Label Template Main Window Measurement Unit Button Work Area Size a Print Pattern Insert Text ae ss Panel Button Bone Eau Aria mm Y D Jam ba PO WC et oO BOOT OW oe TT a q5 Print Area Work Area Free Design and Free Text Template Main Windows Free Text Template Print Pattern Panel This panel shows the location and orientation of the printing on the curren
24. ari Nat Dia Ebi Image Position Dithering Pattern v Pattern Maintain Enor Diffusion Maintain aspect ratio Open Image Capture Save Cancel 2 Select Pattern or Error Diffusion and then click OK The dithering setting you select is reflected in the label preview image on the screen 43 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 Compared with Pattern dithering I Error Diffusion takes longer but the printout looks better Pattern Error Diffusion 44 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 Tol at Mol Summer Concert Tour 2002 Cause you re bears NE ri DAH E FANE A Toi et Moi Summer Concert Tour 2002 Cause you re here e The Free Text label template lets you input text using many of the same techniques available on a word processor application You can specify the font font size and other settings on a text string level Images can be inserted as the background of a label page 50 and you can even insert different images for the upper label area
25. ator 5 0 Important e Only project lists created for a music CD can be opened with DISC TITLE PRINTER application e Import of project file created by adding an audio file to a track from a computer hard disk is not imported 1 Start up Easy CD Creator 2 Place the disc that contains the data you want to import into the CD drive of your computer 3 Use Easy CD Creator to save the project list This saves the project list Note See Easy CD Creator user documentation and online help for details about its operation 4 Start up DISC TITLE PRINTER application 5 On the music label template main window click 0 6 On menu that appears click Import and then Import Easy CD Creator Project List This displays a dialog box for opening a file Look in a My Documents B My Music B My Pictures File name Files of type CD Creator list cl5 cl4 X Cancel T Select the project list you create in step 3 and then click Open A dialog box for selecting the specific text you want to import appears after all the text is imported Select Text EET Singles Best 13 Artist Name Dotanello Tracks Selectthe tracks you want to import Select All Tracks Deselect All Tracks lt I N w lt lt olololols a wy an f a Ei T D lt lt I x oO ra Y 4 Q lt I 8 After checking the song titles in the label input boxes click OK The data you im
26. bmenu that appears to input it Digital Image Displays digital image phrases and expressions Select the phrase you want from the submenu that appears to input it User Shows a list of preset phrases registered by you Clicking a phrase inserts it at the current cursor position See page 60 for information about registering preset phrases Note See the Phrase Library List on page 63 for more information 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 Layout Use the commands on the submenus to align fields and to move them forward and back Note e See Toolbars on page 47 e See Aligning and Resizing Fields on page 55 Dithering Image Field only Use the submenu that appears to select either Pattern or Error Diffusion for the dithering method Properties Displays a dialog box that shows the properties of the selected field You can also configure position and size settings on the properties dialog box Note See Configuring Field Properties on page 57 for more information 59 Other Operations 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 31 and 58 for On the main window or the print dialog box click This displays a dialog info
27. can use either of following two methods to input an image into a label e Inputting an image from a file e Capturing a PC screen image Important e To input an image into a label you need to select print pattern or pattern page 35 or a setting that is marked with gge on the Advanced Print Pattern Settings dialog box page 36 e Even if you are inserting a color image it is printed in monochrome in accordance with the Dithering settings See page 44 for more information e To view the actual print image click To input an image from a file 1 On the main window click the button This displays the Image dialog box Image Settings Image File Name Image Position Dithering LETE Open Image Capture Save Maintain aspect ratio V Maintain aspect ratio 40 2 Click Open Image Look in My Documents a e E Amy Music Emy Pictures IN Gshock_fall2001 File name Files of type Image File bmp jpa v Cancel 3 Select the file name of the BMP or JPEG image you want to input and then click Open This displays the selected image in color in the center of the Image Settings dialog box preview area 4 After making sure the preview shows the image you want click OK Note that the layout preview image on the main window shows the image you selected in monochrome Note See page 43 for information about monochrome conversion dithering settings Cap
28. cenecss 26 Importing CD Text Data for a Music Label 26 Importing Media Player Data for a Music Label 27 Importing Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label 29 Importing File and Folder Name for a Data Label or Digital Image Label 30 Useful Text Input FUNCTIONS cccectesseeeeeeneeeeeeeneeeseeeeees 31 saving Label Data saasta aa gansa ki ia a aa din a aa A aa aaa 32 Opening a Label Data File ccseseeeeseeseeeeeeeseeeeeeeneenens 33 Creating a Data Index File ccssssseceeeeseeeeeeeseeeseneneenens 34 Configuring Layout Settings ccsssseeesseseesseenseeeeeeneeeees 35 To configure layout settings ceccceceeeeseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 35 Configuring Text Layout Settings ccceeceseeeeeeeeeeeees 36 Configuring Font Settings ccccccsesseesseeseeeseeseeeseeeneenees 38 Inserting an Image into a Label ccsccceeseseeeeneeeeeneeeeenes 40 To input an image from afile eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeaes 40 Capturing a PC Screen Image ceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees 40 Controlling the Aspect Ratio of an Imag 0 42 About color images eaaa unen tan ieionaitanadanenee 43 Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout ccesssseeeeeees 45 Free Text Label Template Main Window 0608 46 Free Design Label Template Main Window
29. ct sunlight e When you are not using a disc store it in its original case e Avoid storing a disc so its label comes in direct contact with the surface of a vinyl case bag etc Warning Never play a CD ROM disc on any device that is not specifically designed to play back CD ROM discs Audio output at a high volume setting creates the risk of damaged hearing and damage to audio speakers ee Using this Manual This User s Guide explains operation of the DISC TITLE PRINTER application which is designed to run under Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional or XP referred to in this manual collectively as Windows Note that this User s Guide does not contain information about using Windows and assumes that you are already familiar with the following standard Windows operations e Mouse operations such as click double click right click drag drag and drop etc e Menu operations using the mouse e Text input using the keyboard e Standard Windows window operations If you are not already familiar with these and other basic Windows operations see the user documentation that came with your PC or Windows package Using the Assistant Feature The DISC TITLE PRINTER application has an Assistant feature that guides you step by step through certain operations See page 23 Help You can access information about procedures and precautions using the DISC TITLE PRINTER application s Help feature See page 62
30. e For fine movement of a field use your keyboard arrow keys Each press of an arrow key moves the selected field one dot E To delete a field Select the field and then press the Delete key 51 Inputting Text into a Text Field Free Design Template The following describes how to input edit and delete text To input text manually 1 On the main window click ZS This inserts a text field into the upper label area mm 01 1 2 3 TIE AN GN ANAN ANAN GAN AN LAN MANGN ANAN a ae ae ee a aaa a ake sa ee ma Na KAANANIRA Ni NI I II NI NIH ge mo ASD mma Gi _ A Aveo A aaa G 6 eee a I KE BS ata IIN NINI COLOLLPPLPEPELELELPL LLL LS Mat akan lt a a O EEEE er ee aaa eaaa aaa ae aa aaa a aa aa 2 Type in the text you want To input text imported from a file Use this procedure below to import text from a CD Text Media Player or Easy CD Creator file and input it into a label 1 Using the procedure under Importing Text Data on page 26 import the text from a file A dialog box for selecting the specific text you want to import appears after all the text is imported Select Text Language Remaining Items J 40 Title M Clicked Singles Best 13 Artist Name v Dotanello Tracks Selectthe tracks you wantto import Select All Tracks Deselect All Tracks 01 Earth 03 Purple HAJA ee KUA KAKU KUA KUKU Separate Cance Indica
31. e area of the layout size Image Settings Image File Name m Image Position gt C m cu cg C B r Dithering Patm Open Image Maintain aspect ratio IV Maintain aspect ratio Save OK Cancel A color image of the selected area appears in the Image Settings dialog box preview area 41 T 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 43 for information about monochrome conversion dithering settings To save a captured image to your PC s hard disc 1 While the captured image is shown on the Image Settings dialog box click Save Save in My Documents ss f e Er my Music E My Pictures File name Save as type Bitmap bmp v Cancel 2 Specify the folder in Save in and type a file name into File name 3 Click Save DISC TITLE PRINTER Image was saved 4 Click OK Captured images are always saved in BMP format 42 Controlling the Aspect Ratio of an Image Perform the following steps to specify whether the aspect ratio should be maintained when the image is resized and to specify the position of the image 1 While an image is displayed in the preview area of the Image Settings dialog box select the Maintain aspect ratio setting you want Image Settings Image File Name Image
32. e as type DISC TITLE PRINTER File ctw v Cancel Save As Cancel 4 Specify the folder in Save in and type a file name into File name e Save This button appears if this is the first time you are saving the label data 5 Click Save to save the data Clicking this button saves the data assigning the title name as the file name If the label data you are editing has already been saved this button name changes to Overwrite Clicking Overwrite replaces the existing data with the version you are editing on your PC screen e Save As This displays a dialog box for saving the label data under a different file name e Cancel This closes the dialog box without saving anything 32 Opening a Label Data File Perform the following steps when you want to open an existing label data file 1 Click the 0 button 2 On the menu that appears click Open This displays a dialog box for selecting the file you want to open Look in a My Documents c E A My Music fE My Pictures Far Away from here IE New Label01 Toi et Moi File name Files of type DISC TITLE PRINTER File ctw ctp v Cancel 3 Select the name of the file you want to open and then click Open The data in the file is displayed in the label input box and the label preview image Note You can also open a label data file by clicking the File Open icon on the Label Template Menu page 21 33 Creating a Data Ind
33. ese tools to select the font font size etc Show Background Button On the Free Text label template main window this button displays the selected background image Editing Tools Use these tools to cut copy and paste text and fields and to undo editing operations Background Image Settings Button On the Free Text label template main window this button displays a dialog box for configuring background image settings 47 Free Design Template 48 See Free Text Template for information about and Layout Button Alignment The commands in this submenu align fields on a reference field Left Center Horizontally Right Top Center Vertically Bottom Uniform Spacing Vertical Horizontal Center Vertical Horizontal Send To Front To Back Forward Back Aligns the selected fields on their left sides Aligns the selected fields on their horizontal centers Aligns the selected fields on their right sides Aligns the selected fields on their tops Aligns the selected fields on their vertical centers Aligns the selected fields on their bottoms Arranges three or more fields so they are evenly spaced vertically Arranges three or more fields so they are evenly spaced horizontally Centers the selected fields vertically in the print area Centers the selected fields horizontally in the print area Sends the selected field to the fro
34. et label formats makes label creation as easy as selecting the right format and filling in the blanks The following proce dure shows how to do this using the music label template as an example 1 On the main window click 0 2 Onthe menu that appears click New This displays a dialog bok for selecting the label template Label Template Menu Click the icon for the type of data you plan to print on the Disc Data Digital Image Label Label Select one of these preset templates for easy label creation Select one of these templates to create an original layout page 45 3 Click the label template you want to use e You can select from among five label templates Selecting a template displays its main window which contains the elements for the template you select e Input the text you want 5 Music Label D Contents 21 Digital Image Label __ Date Location mage information SSS SOS e f you want to create your own original layout select the Free Text or Free Design template See Creating an Original Label Layout on page 45 for more information 22 Using the Assistant Feature The Assistant feature provides you with step by step guidance for creating labels and performing other operations Clicking the button on the main window displays the Assistant screen The Assistant screen does not appear while the Free Text or Free Design label template is displayed DISC TITL
35. eview image To configure layout settings The print pattern controls the location and the orientation of the printing on a label For text input Indicates text and image orientation For image input g Available Print Patterns The 11 DISC TITLE PRINTER print patterns are shown below ECEN O NA f Eit Image area Important With print patterns through only one line of text can be printed in each label print area regardless of the font size 1x 2x 3x setting Advanced Print Pattern Settings Click Select to modify the upper and j lower label areas settings of the currently selected preset print pattem 5 e Le ct N f 2 Click the print pattern to which you want to change This causes the print pattern panel and the label preview image to change in accordance with the print pattern you selected 35 To modify a preset print pattern 1 On the main window click 2 This displays a dialog box for selecting a print pattern 2 Click Select This displays a dialog box for configuring advanced print pattern settings Advanced Print Pattern Settings Label 1 ET Normal Lahel 2 Zrt Normal Cancel The settings you configure are reflected here 3 Click the Label 1 and Label 2 down arrow buttons and select the setting you want for each of the label areas and then click OK This causes the print pattern panel and the label prev
36. ex 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 1 Click the 0 button 2 On the menu that appears click Create Data Index File This displays a dialog box for selecting a folder Select Folder Specify a folder where the data index File should be created 4 Desktop w B My Documents SEP EM Computer 3 34 Floppy AN See Local Disk C See Local Disk D i Audio CD E DYD CD RW Drive F 5 Shared Documents 5 STER s Documents E Wd My Network Places Cancel 34 3 Select the folder for which you want to create a data index and then click OK This displays the Save As dialog box Save in My Documents f e E Amy Music GE My Pictures File name Save as type CSV File csv v Cancel 4 Specify the folder in Save in and type a file name in to File name You can specify either CSV or TXT as the file type 5 Click Save to save the data and create a data index file Note You can open a data index file using standard word processor or spreadsheet software and then print from there Configuring Layout Settings You can control the appearance of your labels using the printing pattern and text layout panels and the Font and Image buttons Any changes you make to a label are immediately reflected in the label pr
37. ext To insert a label background image choose 17 or a Note e See Inserting an Image into a Label on page 40 for information about inserting images e See Configuring Lauout Settings on page 35 for information about print patterns To specify the image orientation 1 On the main window click i This displays the Advanced Free Text Settings dialog box Advanced Free Text Settings Background Insert Background Inserts a label background image Images configured using Image Settings can be used as backgrounds for the upper label area and lower label area Label 1 mat Image 1 Normal M Label 2 N 2 Image 2 Normal 2 Specify the orientation for the images in the upper label area and the lower label area and then click OK To turn off display of background images 1 On the main window click Bh This turns off display of the background images Clicking display of the background image back on Note e Text overlaid on a background image can become distorted when printed Because of this we recommend that you lay out your label so the text is not overlaid on an image e Clicking displays an enlarged preview image which comes in handy when layout label elements again turns 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 bo
38. his starts the print operation e The disc tray opens automatically after printing is complete Carefully pull out the tray and remove the disc Important Never pull the battery case from the printer while a print operation is in progress Never disconnect the AC adaptor power cord or USB cable while a print operation is in progress Doing so creates the risk of malfunction If the low battery message appears when you start a print operation it is best to replace printer batteries or to power the printer using Its optionally available AC adaptor Though you will be able to print on low battery power if you click Yes in response to the low battery message doing so creates the risk of printing suddenly stopping part way through if battery power gets too low 19 E Print Dialog Box RINTER Printing re to print Label 1 Taking care that the lo ation printing is positioned correctly isc is oriented correctly insert the Disc into tte printer These images shows how the disc needs to be positioned when placed on the disc tray in accordance with the currently selected print pat tern I I I I I I f i I Click this button to start printing i i I I I I I d i Click this button when you want to skip printing of the upper label area Label 1 and print the lower label area Label 2 Click this button to cancel printing This is the eject button Click it to open
39. iew image to change in accordance with the settings you configured p m T ee ee ee ee ee ee ee ee i When you specify an image for Label 1 or Label 2 you can specify insertion of Image 1 or Image 2 See Inserting an Image into a Label on i page 40 for information about Image 1 and Image 2 i To specify this image Select a print pattern that shows this i Image 1 Orit i Image 2 AR d I Image 1 Image 2 mgit Graf i i 36 Configuring Text Layout Settings You can select from a number of different layouts for the text on your labels About the Layout Panel This Displays a menu of options TITLE ARTIST Templete Item Meaning Music Label Title Centered in the label area Artist Name Data Label Dorine aa Digital Image Label Image Label Music Label Tracks sid Indicates the following Data Label e Text alignment left center right Date e Item per line Digital Image Label Location 1 or 2 Image e Numbered Non numbered Information lines Available Text Layouts The 10 DISC TITLE PRINTER text layouts are shown below 2 6 IH D Note Layouts and allow fewer characters per line than the other layouts To configure text layout settings IND B I IHN D 3 1 I4 D E er 2 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 wi
40. ifferent folder click Browse and select another folder Dest ination Folder C Program Files CASIO DISC TITLE PRINTER Browse i Cancel 12 6 Check the installation location and then click Next e This starts installation e A screen appears to let you know when the installation is complete e f you want to change the installation location click Browse Note The InstallShield Wizard Complete screen may not appear in some cases If you can see the DISC TITLE PRINTER icon on your computer s desktop it means that the application is installed properly DISC TITLE PRINTER Ver 3 0 Setup InstallShield Fizard Complete Setup has finished installing DISC TITLE PRINTER on your computer T Click Finish A DISC TITLE PRINTER shortcut icon should be on your Windows desktop DISC TITLE PRINTER To uninstall the application 1 Click the Windows Start button and then click Control Panel 2 Double click the Add or Remove Programs icon This causes the Add or Remove Programs dialog box to appear 3 In the list of installed software click DISC TITLE PRINTER to select it F Add or Remove Programs 5i Currently installed programs Sort by Name Change or DISC TITLE PRINTER Size 5 59MB emove Programs Used frequently Last Used On 4 1 2003 To change this program or remove it from your computer click Change Remove Change Remove Add New Programs Add Remove Windows Components List of insta
41. ign layout 61 Using Help The online help feature lets you access the following type of information e Information about functions and supplementary information e Software version information e Connection on the CASIO Website To use Help 1 On the main window click the Oo button 2 Click Help Help Topics DISC TITLE PRINTER Ver 3 Help Contents Index Find Click a topic and then click Display Or click another tab such as Index DISC TITLE PRINTER Ver 3 DISC TITLE PRINTER Functions gt Music Data and Digital Image Label Templates gt Free Text 2 Free Design Template Using DISC TITLE PRINTER Menu buttons Function buttons Print Cancel 3 Use standard Windows online help procedures to find the information you need 62 i You can also obtain assistance by accessing the CASIO Website i While your computer is connected to the Internet click 2 and then i click CASIO Website This will take you to the CASIO Website where you will find the latest news and other information about CASIO or USB peripheral products Phrase Library List Troubleshooting The following is a list of the built in phrase library contents See page 31 and Consult this troubleshooting guide whenever you start to have problems with 58 for information about using phrase the application If you cannot find the solution of your problem here check the CW 75 User s Guide FAX Recorded By Nothing w
42. ist and try again Remove the disc and then quit Make sure the printer is connected correctly to your PC Make sure the printer is connected correctly to a power source Make sure the printer is connected correctly to your PC Make sure the printer is connected correctly to a power source The printer is turned off or it is not connected to the computer Check to make sure that the printer model specified by the print settings is correctly connected to the computer After correcting the problem try printing again There is no ink ribbon cassette loaded in the printer Load an ink ribbon cassette and then try printing again The ink ribbon cassette is empty Replace the ink ribbon cassette and then try again There is not enough ink ribbon cassette for the next printing Replace the ink ribbon cassette after you finish the current printing There is no Disc loaded in the printer Load a Disc and then try printing again Printer batteries are low Continue printing Make sure the printer is connected correctly to your PC Make sure the printer is connected correctly to a power source Turn on the printer and press COMPUTER LINK to establish a link Correctly load an ink ribbon cassette into the printer and try printing again Replace the ink ribbon cassette Replace the ink ribbon cassette before performing the next printing Make sure that a disc is correctly set on the tray
43. lecting the specific text you want to import appears after With Media Player 7 0 it is not necessary to copy the music all the text on the CD is read Note Note See Media Player online help for full details about its operation In some cases you may not be able to import artist name data from a playlist file created using Media Player on a computer running WindowsXP Select Text 5 On the music label main window click the 0 button Language On the menu that appears click Import and then Import Media Player Title Track Data Clicked Singles Best13 This displays a dialog box for opening a file Artist Name Dotanello Tracks Selectthe tracks you want to import Select All Tracks Deselect All Tracks 7 Look in E My Documents gt gt ck E E My Music IE My Pictures v 07 Happy V 09 Dream Files of type Media player list L asa war mau wuk Cancel 8 After checking the song titles in the label input boxes click OK The data you import appears in the label import boxes and the preview image Importing Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label Note Easy CD Creator e Easy CD Creator is CD R and CD RW writing software DISC TITLE PRINTER application supports 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 e All the screen shots shown in this manual are from Easy CD Cre
44. lled software 4 Click the Change Remove button Note Some files may cause a separate confirmation dialog box to appear before they can be deleted If you are unsure about where you should keep a file select No DISC TITLE PRINTER A This will remove DISC TITLE PRINTER from your computer Do you wish to proceed 5 Click Yes DISC TITLE PRINTER DISC TITLE PRINTER has been successfully uninstalled From you machine 6 Click OK This deletes the DISC TITLE PRINTER application 13 Label Making Overview Label Creation Basics Now that everything is set up let s try creating a label This section runs through the basics of label making from layout to printing and saving the label in a file Example Music CD label Far Away Peter Willis 1 Happy to see you 2 By your side 3 Before noon 4 Rains of August 14 To create a label 1 On your Windows desktop double click the DISC TITLE PRINTER short cut icon Ak DISC TITLE PRINTER Note You can also start up the application by clicking the Windows Start button and then All Programs Next point to CASIO and then click DISC TITLE PRINTER Note that the location of the application may be different on your computer depending on what you specified when you installed it After DISC TITLE PRINTER application starts up a label template selec tion menu appears Label Template Menu Click the icon for the type of data you pla
45. n takes you through the basic label creation and printing process using a Printing and Other Operations This section explains how to print a completed label e Simply place the disc onto the tray as instructed by the message that appears on the screen This section provides details about other settings The sections of this manual are arranged as shown below Refer to the indicated pages for details Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout page 45 e This section describes how to layout text and images to create exactly the type of look you want e A Free Text label template gives you wide ranging control over text you input into a label e A Free Design label template provides you with maximum freedom when creating your label design After using this software to create the labels you want you can connect your printer to your computer and print then e Music Discs Labels can include artist names and track titles page 21 You can also import track names from Windows Media Player or Easy CD Creator or you can import CD Text from a CD page 26 e Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Media Player for Windows XP Windows Media Player DER File View Play Tools Help Cee gm E Unknown Album 6 11 2002 6 26 Se ma Unknown Artist Unknown Album 6 11 2002 6 Copy Music Get Names Album Details Now Playing Media Guide Composer Genre Style Data
46. n to print on the Disc Digital Image Label File Open 2 Click This displays the main window for the music label template Label Preview Image Label Input Boxes Important You must select a label template before you can perform operations on the main window 3 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 _f Far Away from h j Pater willis m f Far Away from here O Peter willis f f Printing string is overflow irang Sa S Happy to see youl By your side Before noon Rains of August Warning message Important The warning message Printing string is overflow appears when the text data you input does not fit inside the print area See Configuring Text Layout Settings page 36 and Configuring Font Settings page 38 for information about adjustments you can make to help the text fit 15 Configuring Template Setting 4 Click This displays a dialog box for selecting the print pattern Select Print Pattern Advanced Print Pattern Settings Click Select to modify the upper and lower label nareas settings of the currently selected preset print pattem Note See page 35 for details about print pattern setting 5 Click o Far Away from h Peter Willis Printing s
47. nline help e Access the CASIO Website e Display version information about the software Assistant Button Displays an Assistant window in the upper right corner of the main window This button is displayed on the music data and digital image label templates only Minimize Button Minimizes the main window into the menu bar Exit Button 2 Quits the DISC TITLE PRINTER application Print Pattern Panel L This panel shows the location and orientation of the printing on the currently selected label Click this panel when you want to change the location and orientation of the printing Text Layout Panel This panel shows the currently selected text layout Click this panel when you want to change the text layout Image Button Displays a dialog box for selecting graphic images page 40 4 Font Button Displays a dialog box for selecting the font type attributes and size a Magnifying Glass Button 3 Displays a dialog box with an enlarged preview image 3 Label Input Boxes These boxes are for inputting label text either manually or by importing it The text you input immediately appears in the preview image on the screen The type of label input boxes that appear on the main window depend on the type of label template Print Button O Click to start a print operation Label Preview Image You can use this image to get an idea of what your label will look like before you actually print it
48. nput Functions Free Text Template Free Design Template 58 Other Operations Configuring Advanced Settings cccccsssseessesseeseeenseeees 60 To configure advanced print settings ceeceeeeeeeees 60 Registering and Deleting a Phrase Memory Entry 60 To configure advanced layout settings cccccseeeeeeees 61 SING ICID aaa saa anak a a e aa a aa aga aaa aa ka 62 WO MIS OSTA SN sasa anga ian aga aaa aa a na paga aaa ak na gae a aa aaa ag aa 62 Phrase Library LISUS sasa aaa aaa ENE ana aa NEK Naga NE A aaa EEN NANA 63 Troubleshooting sisanne been una UN NN N ENENG ENAKE niniin NENGA 63 Error Messages sasasi a na aaa a aa aaa aaa daa ajan aaa GA 65 About the Bundled CD ROM and CD R Handling Precautions e Handle the disc to avoid finger smudges dirt scratches etc on either of its surfaces e Should the disc become dirty 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 Never use phonograph record cleaner or any other cleaning agent e Never write on either of the disc s surfaces with a pen or pencil or other sharp writing utensils or affix a sticker to the disc surfaces e Use of a disc that is cracked or deformed or a disc that has adhesive on it is dangerous Never use such a disc Storage Precautions e Avoid storing discs in areas subjected to high temperature high humidity or dire
49. nt of all the fields Sends the selected field to the back of all the fields Sends the selected field one level forward Sends the selected field one level back Resize By Width By Height Makes all of the selected fields the same height and or width By Height and Width Other Maximize Enlarges the field so it fills the print area Center Moves the field to the center of the print area Maintain Aspect Ratio and Center Maximizes the field while maintaining its aspect ratio and centers it in the print area Important Certain fonts and font size settings can cause poor printing results 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 page 26 You can select font font size font style and text alignment from the toolbar Font Setting Tools a 2 E E To specify the font 1 Input text into the work area 2 Highlight the characters whose font setting you want to edit 3 On the toolbar click the down arrow button and then select the font you want from the list that appears e Your font selection is reflected in the work area and the preview image E To specify the font size 1 Input text into the work area 2 Highlight the characters whose font size you want to specify 3 On the toolbar click the down arrow button and then select the font
50. orks The software is not Disconnect the USB cable POST CODE Recorded At installed and re install the software Extension Image Quality Setting Installing the software also Direct High installs the driver After re E mail Normal installing connect the USB http Economy cable again Contact Printing is not Improper print density Adjust the print density Manager clear page 60 Ter Printing is poor Issue Date quality Printing is too light Music Big Hit Hit Aloum Best Of Omnibus My Favorites 63 Possible Cause Recommended Action The last part of Too many characters per Use a smaller font size or Possible Cause Recommended Action 6 Cannot print The driver is not installed 1 Click Start Control correctly The printer is not turned on or there is no connection between the printer and computer Printer battery power is low Panel System and then Device Manager 2 Check if CW75 Device is displayed under Universal serial bus controller If you see a question mark or exclamation point next to CW75 Device disconnect the USB cable from your computer and re install this DISC TITLE PRINTER application and the USB driver After re installing reconnect the USB cable Turn on the printer and press COMPUTER LINK to establish a link Check to see if the lower battery message is on the printer display If it is replace the batteries or switch to optionally avail
51. port appears in the label import boxes and the preview image 29 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 1 On the data label template or digital image label template main window move the cursor to the label input box where you want to import the folder name and then click 2 Click Import and then Import Folder Name This displays a dialog box for selecting a folder Select Folder Names Imports the names of folders Select the Folder names you want to import 23 Desktop B My Documents My Computer HE 31 Floppy A 4 See Local Disk C See Local Disk Di gy Audio CD E 4 DVD CD RW Drive F H Shared Documents H ST6R s Documents My Network Places Cancel 3 Select the folder name you want to import and then click OK The folder name you import appears in the label input box and the preview image 30 To import file names 1 On the data label template or digital image label template main window move the cursor to the label input box where you want to import the file names and then click 0 Click Import and then Import File Name This displays a dialog box for selecting files Select File Names Look in My Documents ss a e Es Amy Music Emy Pictures E Far Away from here ctw File name
52. r computer Resolution 800 x 600 or higher Pointing device Mouse or other equivalent device compatible with Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional or XP Keyboard CD drive e The application may not run correctly on certain system hardware and software configurations e Operation under Windows 3 1 95 and NT on a Macintosh and under Mac OS is not supported e Operation of this application is not guaranteed on a computer upgraded to Windows 98 98SE Me 2000 Professional or XP Installing the DISC TITLE PRINTER Application This section describes the steps you need to perform to install the DISC TITLE PRINTER application Important e Be sure to install the DISC TITLE PRINTER application before you connect the printer to your PC See the CW 75 User s Guide Connecting before you install the application can result in improper operation e Make sure you quit all other applications running on your PC before starting installation Installing while other applications are running can result in incorrect installation e The examples in this manual show installation from a CD drive named drive E To install the application 1 Start up Windows and place the DISC TITLE PRINTER Application CD ROM into your computer s CD drive e The installer should start up automatically and display the screen shown below Choose Setup Language EX Select the language for this installation from the choices below
53. rk area it is resized to fit while maintaining the relationship between its horizontal and vertical dimensions aspect ratio To delete an image field 1 Select the image field you want to delete 2 Press the Delete key on your computer keyboard This deletes the image field 53 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 1 Select the field you want to resize so it is enclosed by a gray selection boundary 2 Use one of the techniques described below to drag one of the four corner handles on the boundary to resize the field Example Simple drag operation e Simple Drag Operation Simply dragging a corner handle resizes the field without maintaining its aspect ratio Shift Drag This resizes the field while maintaining its aspect ratio The field is enlarged or reduced with the corner that is diagonally opposite from the One you are dragging fixed Shift Ctrl Drag This also resizes the field while maintaining its aspect ratio The field is enlarged and reduced with its center fixed 54 Important Resizing a text field does not affect the size of the text inside the field WALABA WEPPPPPELPPPPE IME PITEPEEEI IEEE a 2 51 2 2 WA Lause youre nere cause A A 4 7 z 2 2 p 4 A z
54. rmation about using phrase box for making advanced label creation or print settings Configuring Advanced Settings 1 On the main window or Print dialog box click the button a a i 2 Click the Phrase Memory tab To configure advanced print settings 1 On the main window or Print dialog box click the button Advanced Settings 2 Click the Print tab Print Phrase Memory Other Create Delete Phrase Advanced Settings Print Phrase Memory Other New Print Density Lighter Darker 1 2 3 4 5 Auto Disc Tray Operation Setting Automatically open Disc tray before printing C Manually open Disc tray before printing To register a new phrase Type the phrase you want to register into the text box and then click Save To delete a phrase Print Density Click the phrase you want to delete so it is highlighted and then click Shift the slider left or right to adjust print density when printing is too dark Delete or too light f 3 After everything is the way you want click OK Auto Disc Tray Operation Setting Use this setting to control whether the printer unit s disc tray should be opened automatically or manually before printing is started 3 After everything is the way you want click OK 60 To configure advanced layout settings Select the check box next to Show advanced print pattern settings only Use the following procedure to save the settings of a layout you create
55. s and conditions of the Preceding License Agreement 11 4 If you agree to be bound by the agreement click Yes This causes the Software End User License Agreement to appear DISC TITLE PRINTER Ver 3 0 Setup Software End User License Agreement Please read the following license agreement carefully Press the PAGE DOWN key to see the rest of the agreement Software End User License Agreement BE SURE TO READ THIS SOFTWARE END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT BEFORE TRYING TO USE THE SOFTWARE CONTAINED ON THIS CD ROM SOFTWARE CASIO COMPUTER CO LTD CASIO GRANTS YOU THE RIGHT TO USE THIS SOFTWARE ONLY IF YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT THE SOFTWARE IS LICENSED AND NOT SOLD TO YOU BY CASIO AND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSES ALLOWED UNDER THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT v Do you accept all the terms of the Software End User License Agreement If you choose No the setup will close To install DISC TITLE PRINTER you must accept this agreement lt Back Yi No Important Be sure to read all of the terms and conditions of the Software End User License agreement 5 If you agree to be bound by the agreement click Yes DISC TITLE PRINTER Ver 3 0 Setup Choose Destination Location Select folder where Setup will install files Setup will install DISC TITLE PRINTER in the following folder To install to this folder click Next To install to a d
56. size you want from the list that appears e Your font size selection is reflected in the work area and the preview image e lf the font size you want is not included in the list select the font size box in the toolbar and type in the size you want E To change font style settings You can use the following procedure to italicize or bold text 1 Input text into the work area 2 Highlight the characters whose font style setting you want to change 3 Click B to make the selected text bold or 7 to make the text italic e Your font style setting is reflected in the work area and the preview image e Selecting bold text and clicking B or italicized text and clicking Z removes the corresponding style and returns the text to normal E To change the alignment of text You can align text so it is left aligned centered or right aligned 1 Input text into the work area 2 Locate the cursor inside the text whose alignment you want to change 3 Click to left align the text to center the text or 3 to right align the text e The alignment you specify is reflected in the work area and the preview image 49 Inserting a Label Background Image Free Text Template 1 On the main window click 2 Click E and then select the image you want to insert e The image appears in the preview image on the main window e One image can be inserted per label area After you insert an image into print pattern E you cannot input t
57. te 00 Osc TI te P wnre Label Format Indicator The icon that appears here indicates the type of label template that is currently displayed in the main window Music Label 45 Free Text Label Data Label 5 Free Design Label Digital Image Label File Button Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to perform the operations described below Select this When you want to do this Create a new label page 21 Open an existing label data Save label data you are currently working on Import CD Text Media Player Easy CD Creator data for a music label or file names and folder names for a data or digital image label Import All import data sources CD Text Media Player track data Easy CD Creator project list folder name file name are included on the Import menu of the Free Text template and Free Design template Output a list of file names on a printer page 34 Create Data Index File Quit the DISC TITLE PRINTER application Exit Click a file name to display the corresponding label data Note that only the last five files you have saved appear in this list Advanced Settings Button Displays a dialog box for more advanced printing and phrase settings page 60 Help Button 2 Displays help Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to perform the operations described below e Display o
58. ter checking the track names in the label input boxes click OK The CD Text data is displayed in the label input boxes and the label preview image Important Depending on the type of disc you are trying to import from you may not be able to import CD Text data correctly Importing Media Player Data for a Music Label What is Media Player e Media Player is an application that lets you playback and manage multimedia files that are on your computer or the Internet DISC TITLE PRINTER application lets you import play lists created using Media Player This capability is supported for data created using Media Player 7 0 or higher e Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Media Player for Windows XP Screen contents and operational procedures may be slightly different for other supported Windows versions 1 Start up Media Player Windows Media Player File View Play Tools Help A D Unknown Album 6 11 2002 6 26 Unknown Artist Now Piatt Track 1 Media Guide Copy from CD Media Library Radio Tuner Copyto CD Total Time 1 02 22 2 Place the disc that contains the play list data you want to import into the CD drive of your computer 27 4 Start up the DISC TITLE PRINTER application After importing the track list select Export Playlist to File from the File 7 Select the playlist you created in step 3 and then click Open menu and save data to a playlist file A dialog box for se
59. tes the number of fields that can still be inserted A label can contain up to 40 fields total The Separate and Batch buttons appear dimmed and unavailable when there are 40 fields in a label Batch Imports all selected items into a single field Separate Using this option imports only the titles artist names and track names whose check boxes are selected into individual fields 2 Click Batch or Separate e The text you input here appears in the work area and the label preview image Note e When you import file names and folder names click OK e When you import file names and folder names each name is inserted into its own field To configure font settings for the text in a field 1 Highlight the text whose font settings you want to change 2 Use the toolbar to configure font font size and font style settings Note See Toolbars on page 47 for more information To delete a text field 1 Select the text field you want to delete 2 Press the Delete key on your computer keyboard This deletes the text field Inserting an Image into a Label Free Design Template Use the procedures in this section to insert an image into a label and to delete a label image To insert an image into a label 1 On the main window click E configure settings for the image you want to insert and then click OK e This inserts the image in the center of the print area e f the selected image is larger than the wo
60. th the text layout you selected Advanced Text Layout Settings Click Select to modify the title artist and track name boxes of the currently selected preset print pattem To modify a preset text layout 1 On the main window click 2 Click 186 This displays a menu for selecting a text layout Advanced Text Layout Settings 7 Preview Title center gt Artist Name Center Tracks Align Lett bl One item per line Cancel The settings you configure are reflected here 3 Configure the settings you want for each item and then click OK This causes the text layout panel and the label preview image to change in accordance with the text layout you selected 37 Configuring Font Settings Use the procedures in this section to control the font attribute and size settings of label text 1 On the main window click the button This displays a dialog box for configuring font settings Font Settings Title Artist Name Tracks Font EE Font Style Font Size Double Wide 4 x Italic IV Bold Cancel 2 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 When you are using this type of template These tabs are Music Label Title Artist Name Tracks Data Label Title Contents Digital Image Label Title Date Location Image Information 38 3 Click the W button in
61. the disk tray i This is advanced settings button Click it to configure printer preset phrase and other settings E Printing Both Label 1 and Label 2 After printing of the upper label area Label 1 is complete rotate the i disc 180 degrees on the tray and then click Print again e This starts printing of the lower label area Label 2 e The disc tray will open part way after printing of the lower label area is i complete Carefully pull the disc tray out the rest of the way and remove the disc e See the section titled Printing a Label in the CW 75 User s Guide for l more information about positioning the disc on the tray b eee ee ee ee ee maa 20 To save label data 1 click O 2 On the menu that appears click Save Saving the editing Far Away from here ctw Save As Cancel 3 Check the file name and then click Save The label data is saved in your Windows My Documents folder Note See page 32 for details about saving label data To quit the DISC TITLE PRINTER application 1 Click 2 On the menu that appears click Exit Note You can also quit the application by clicking the ES button in the upper right corner of a main window Important You cannot quit the application while a print operation is in progress Wait until printing is finished before you quit Label Making with Preset Templates Automated Label Layout A selection of content specific pres
62. tly selected label Click this panel when you want to change the text layout Toolbar Contains a selection of useful editing tools Click a tool to use it See Toolbars on the right for more information Work Area This is the area where you layout the label Image Button Click to insert an image or a background image Free Design Template See Free Text Template for information about and Insert Text Button Click to insert a text field Print Area Indicates the area within the work area that is actually printed You can move the print area by dragging it Any text or images that are outside of the print area are not printed Measurement Unit Button Shows the currently selected measurement unit Each click of the measurement unit button cycles through the units in the following sequence mm millimeters Pel pixels gt inch gt mm Work Area Size Button Clicking these buttons changes the size of the work area as described below ONE Clicking this button displays the top label area only in the work area ALL Clicking this button expands the work area so it displays both top label area and the bottom label area Image Button Click to insert a image field Toolbars The following describes the tools that are available in the toolbars on the Free Text and Free Design label template main windows Free Text Template Po a ee 5 ARES D Font Settings Use th
63. tring is overflow 16 ARTIST I A 3 0 l2 B IH D gt Advanced Text Layout Settings Click Select to modify the title artist and track name boxes of the currently selected preset print pattem Select Note See page 36 for details about changing the text layout pattern TITLE T Click ART Far Away from h Peter Willis Printing string is overflow Selecting a Font 8 Click E This displays a dialog box for making font settings Font Settings Title Artist Name Tracks Font a Font Stile r Font Size Double Wide T Italic IV Bold 9 Confirm that Title tab is selected Note If a different tab is displayed click Title 10 For Font Size select 2 Font Settings Title Artist Name Tracks Font Arial Font Style r Font Size Double Wide F Italic IV Bold 11 Click the Artist Name tab Font Settings Title Artist Name Tracks Font a gt Font Stile r Font Size Double Wide T Italic V Bold 12 Select 2 for Font Size and then click OK This completes input of the label data Note See page 38 for details about font settings Far Away from here Peter willis 4 Happy te aana inners Lana oi Nagan Far Away from here Artist Name Peter willis Tracks Happy to see youl By your side Before noon Rains of August
64. trl key as you click the new reference field B one Blan yy J E Sianida Padanan nn nn a tN Tai abi TK 7 YA 1 KEELEN bree This is the reference field 3 Click the button This displays a menu Note See Toolbars on page 47 4 On the menu select Alignment Q1 On the submenu that appears select the command you want The selected fields are aligned in accordance with the command you select Borsa y siluman kama Bun nanam ni pann 4 ieee The above shows the result of Alignment Center Vertically 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 button page 47 To reposition and resize a field 1 Select the field you want to reposition On the main window click Note If multiple fields are selected only the reference field the one with the gray selection boundary can be repositioned 2 On the menu that appears click Properties This displays the Field Properties dialog box Field Properties Position Size Print Area Location Left 1 24 gt j mm Top 1 24 j mm Print Area Location These values indicate the relative location of the print area from the
65. turing a PC Screen Image Perform the following steps to capture a screen image and insert it into a label 1 On the main window click the button This minimizes the main window en 17 start We DISC TITLE PRINTER 2 Display the screen you want to capture 3 On the Windows task bar click DISC TITLE PRINTER This displays the main window DISC TITLE PRINTER 4 On the main window click the button This displays the Image dialog box Image Settings Image File Name m Image Position T fF 5 ii e j C 6 Dithering 7 Open image Maintain aspect ratio Capture Save V Maintain aspect ratio 5 Click Capture This minimizes the main window Note To cancel the capture operation press the Esc key or right click your mouse 6 Locate the mouse pointer at one of the corners of the area you want to select for capture Holding down the left mouse button drag the pointer to the corner that is diagonally opposite the one you started from E Pocket PC RUGGED or Palm Pilot Click here G Shock Toughest watch in the world Baby G Pretty Tough Smart Sey Classic Style Marine Gear Over the top style in an under F the water watch Because in the extremes of nature time isntall you need to know Forester This draws a selection Guidelines also appear that correspond boundary around the area to th
66. upper left corner of the work area Changing the values in the box causes the print area Cancel to move to the new location 3 Input the values you want The settings you configure are reflected in the preview image on the main window 4 Click the Size tab Field Properties Position Size Size and Zoom Factor Height 4 23 a mm 100 00 Width 123 28 mm 100 00 Maintain aspect ratio Dimensions Height 4 23 mm Width 23 28 mm Size and Zoom Factor Inputting a value in one box automatically changes the value in the other box Maintain aspect ratio When this check box is selected the field is resized while maintaining the relative ratio between its vertical and horizontal dimensions When this checkbox is cleared a field can be resized by changing the horizontal or vertical dimension only Dimensions These are the dimensions of the image when it was originally captured or imported from a file 5 Input the values you want and then click OK The settings you configure are reflected in the preview image on the main window 57 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 sho
67. wn below When a field is not selected Undot Lt CubtT Paste P Delete D Select All When a field is selected Free Text Template Free Design template When a text field is selected Undof CutiT _ Copy C __ Paste P O __ Delete D __ Select Alli Open IME O Change Again R Time Stamp i O Phrase Memory gt Music gt _ ___ Digital Image ba User b D 58 Copy c O D Free Design Template When an image field is selected UndofL CutiT CopyiC __ Paste P _ DeleteiD Return to Original Size D Select All Layout 3 Dithering b Properties i S Undo Undoes the last operation you performed Cut Cuts the currently selected field from the label and places it onto the clipboard Copy Copies the currently selected field and places it onto the clipboard Paste Inserts the clipboard contents into the work area Delete Deletes the selected field Select All Selects all of the fields in the work area D Time Stamp Stamps the current date into the work area The date that is stamped is the one being kept by your PC s clock Phrase Memory Phrase Memory lets you select and input preset words and expressions from a menu Music Displays music phrases and expressions Select the phrase you want from the su
68. x you can insert into the work area to hold text or an image Text goes into text fields while images go into image fields Selecting a single field causes it to be enclosed with a gray selection boundary Selection boundaries do not appear on printouts Text Field Image Field ARCEMIS Ven ei wks ein wha Gi em ajah eae tie Selmer a esl Set ws alien ma 0 ajari ai al ay in na Ta ey abana aime aja sei O E Selecting a Field Text Field Click on the boundary of a field to select it You can move or delete a field whose boundary appears as shown below aj fa jo a fae a aka ia aba aa alian raa a aia a A th Oo KANG te ey ON Cree The shape of the mouse pointer changes when it is located near a field boundary If the text field has a white background and the cursor flashing inside it for text input and editing click the boundary of the field again To select a field for inputting or editing text click anywhere inside the field boundary A text field is selected for text input and editing when it appears as shown below WIIOALI OTT kab kk kh KAM y Far Image Field Click anywhere inside an image field to select it An image field that has a light gray boundary around it can be moved or deleted Common Text Field and Image Field Operations The following operations are the same for both text fields and image fields E To move a field Select the field and then drag it to the location you want Not

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