Primera Technology SE user manual Printed Label Format Requirements

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C. PRINTED LABEL FORMAT REQUIREMENTS

Your printer driver allows you to create labels in most any graphics application. The driver will center the image and automatically crop it to the shape of a CD. This means you do not necessarily need a template to create a CD in your favorite graphics program. Simply create a custom page size of 120mm (4.72 inches) square and center your image in that area and the driver will do the rest. The center sizes listed in Section D should guide you in creating your disc. Because the driver crops the image to the shape of a CD, you do not want to make your design round. You will find it is best to "over bleed" your design by filling the whole 120mm area with your image. This ensures the outer and inner diameters will print perfectly round on your disc.

Label Format Requirements:

4.72 x 4.72 (120mm) Square Image.

No Circular Images

To Print and burn simultaneously through the Discribe program the image will need to be in one of the following supported file formats:

JPEGs, TIFFs, PICTs, PDFs, GIFs, BMP, JPEG 2000, MacPaint, Photoshop, PNG, QuickTime Images, SGI, TGA, and more.

In order to help you design your label, included on the installation disc are templates in eps format. These templates will help you get started designing your label.

To use the template follow these steps:

1.Open the template in Photoshop or Illustrator.

2.Create a new layer for your image or graphics. (Make sure the template layer is on top of the image layer)

3.Place your image or design your graphics on the new layer. Use the template as a guide for image and graphics placement.

4.Before you print or save your image in another format, either hide the template layer or delete the template layer. The circular shape and center cut out should not be printed. Use it only as a guide to layout your image.

36Creating Discs on a Mac

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Contents For Macintosh and PC Printing History Table of Contents Interactive Feature Thank YOU… Getting StartedChoosing a Good Location Unpacking and Inspection Identifying the Parts Front Panel and TopRear Panel PC System Requirements Overview of Operation TOC Index Hardware and Software Setup SetupInstalling the PC Software Installing the MAC SoftwareApplying Power Hardware SetupLoading Media Discs TOC Index Connecting the USB 2.0 Cable Select Install the software automatically and click NextTOC Index Installing the Ink Cartridge Aligning the CartridgeCreating Discs on a PC Tutorial Copy a CD or DVDTOC Index TOC Index TOC Index TOC Index Using Ptpublisher Open Project PanelNew Project Panel Current Projects PanelStatus Bar Robot Status PanelProject Detail Window Creating a Print Label Using Surething Advanced Printer Driver Functions TOC Index Paper Size Non-printable Outer MarginPrint Quality Disc Surface QualityInk Saturation Calibration OptionsInner Diameter Inner Diameter Non-Printed DiameterCenter The Print Image BackClean/Purge Clean/Change Cartridge & Check Ink LevelsChange Cartridge Using Other Graphics Programs Enable Bi-di PrintingDetails Creating Discs on a Mac TOC Index TOC Index Using Discribe Starting a ProjectUtilities and other Menus Saving ProjectsQueue Projects Robot Write Window Printed Label Format Requirements Advanced Printer Driver Functions Color Matching Inner Diameter Restore Defaults Clean Cartridge Alignment Calibration PrintImage Alignment Calibrate Last Disc Interpreting the PUBLISHER’S Indicator Lights Maintenace TroubleshootingCleaning the Publisher Cleaning the INK Cartridge Performing a Robotic SELF-TESTTechnical Support Technical Specifications Printing ResolutionIndex Inner Diameter