Part 1 - DISC Mode

Disc Printing Terms

The following defines a few disc printing terms that are used in this part of the manual.

■Print Surface

This is the side of the disc that the printer will print on. Some discs may have manufacturer logos or other information pre-printed on this side.

DISC Mode

Creating Disc Label Data

The following are the general steps when preparing data for disc labeling. After inputting the required data, you can then use it to print directly onto the disc, or for output on a tape that you can affix to the disc case.

Getting Ready•Connect the AC adaptor or load batteries (page 7 of the Startup Guide).•Load an ink ribbon cassette (page 11 of the Startup Guide).

•If you plan to print a disc case label, load a tape cartridge (page 13 of the Startup Guide).

■Print Data

This is the text, illustrations,and all other items that the printer will print onto the print surface of the disc.

General Flow for Creating a Disc LabelSelect the DISC Mode (page 9).

To edit the label data you were

SPEECH Print data

CONTEST

Print surface

■Print Areas

1. To create a new label from scratch, select NEW on the initial screen (page 9).

2. Select the print pattern you want to use (page 9).

3. Select the format you want to use (page 10).

To edit an existing label, select

STORED DATA (page 54).

working on the last time you were using the printer, select LAST DATA (page 10 of the Startup Guide).

These are the areas on the disc where the printer prints. The printer can print in two print areas: an upper print area and a lower printer area.

Upper print area (AREA A)

Lower print area

 

 

 

 

Height: 16mm (5/8")

(AREA B)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Width: 74mm (2 15/16")

4. Input the text you want (page 41).5. Select the text attributes you want.

•Specify the font (page 50), select the style (page 52), and specify the text alignment (page 14).

Print the label (page 20 of the Startup Guide) and store it in memory (page 54), if you want.

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