CW-K85E

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In addition to CW-K85 operating precautions, these instructions also include information about installing the software that comes bundled with the CW-K85 and how to connect it to your computer. For information about using the CW-K85 and the bundled software, see printed documentation and the documentation on the CD-ROM that come with the CW-K85.

Before using the CW-K85, see the safety precautions in the CW-K85 User’s Guide.Keep these instructions in a safe place for future reference.

•CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any loss or claims by you or any other person or entity that may arise through the use of this product.

•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.

•The contents of the manual are subject to change without notice.

•Due to the time required for printing on paper, contents of the manual may be outdated by the version of software supplied to you.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.

•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.

•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.

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Unpacking

Check to make sure all of the following items are included.

 

CW-K85 Printer

Application CD-ROM

Power cord*

 

DISC TITLE PRINTER

 

 

SOFTWARE

 

AC adaptor*

Ink ribbon cassette

Positioning guide

USB cable

Before using the CW-K85 for the first time...
CW-K85 Printer

You can use the CW-K85 to print directly onto discs.

■Using the CW-K85 in a standalone configuration

The following standalone operations do not require installation of software or connection to a computer.

•Take the CW-K85 along anywhere for easy on-the-spot label printing.

•Print directly onto discs.

■Using the CW-K85 connected to a computer

The following operations require installation of software and a printer driver on your computer, and connection of the CW-K85 to the computer.

•Layout labels as you view the results on your computer screen, and then print on the CW-K85.

•Print directly onto discs.

Getting Ready

Perform the following preparatory steps before using the CW-K85.

Initialize CW-K85 memory.

See “Initializing Printer Memory” of the User's Guide.

Load an ink ribbon cassette.

See “Loading and Removing an Ink

Ribbon Cassette” of the User's Guide.

Preparation is complete!

•For information about producing a test print, see “Label Printing Basics” in the User’s Guide.

•Regardless of whether you are using the CW-K85 in a standalone configuration or connected to a computer, you need to layout a label before you can print it.

•The procedure in the next section is to view the applicable user documentation for the type of label you want to layout and print.

User Documentation

The CW-K85 comes with the two types of user documentation described below.

■Printed Documentation

1CW-K85 User’s Guide

■PDF File Documentation (CD-ROM)

2DISC TITLE PRINTER Application User’s Guide

The following table shows which documentation you need to check for each type of printing operation.

When you want to do this:

See this user documentation:

 

 

 

•

Print a disc label without connecting to a computer

1

 

 

 

•

Connect to a computer and print a disc label

1, 2

 

 

 

•All of the remaining procedures of this manual assume that the CW-K85 is connected to your computer. See the User’s Guide for information about using the CW-K85 in a standalone configuration.

*Certain models may not include an AC adaptor and power cord. Such models come with eight AA-size alkaline batteries.