User’s Guide
LPCW-50
application version For Windows
Read This First
Power cord, AC adaptor, USB cable
Safety Precautions
Examples of graphic markings
Smoke, abnormal odor, overheating, and other abnormalities
Dropping and rough treatment
Plastic bag precaution
Do not disassemble or modify the product
Water and foreign objects
High temperature precaution
Connection precaution
Keep heavy objects off
Location
Operating Precautions
Label Making with Preset Templates
Contents
Label Making Overview
Printing and Other Operations
Original Label Making
Common Text Field and Image Field Operations
Storage Precautions
Handling Precautions
About the Bundled CD-ROM and CD-R
Unpacking the Printer
Button Operations
Using this Manual
3.Click Save
Troubleshooting Guide page
How to use this Manual
Label Making with Preset Templates
Getting Ready
LPCW-50 Printer Features
Music Discs
Digital Image Discs
Data Discs
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Business report.xls Holiday work.xls New employees research data.doc
Print with TrueType fonts installed on your PC page
LPCW-50 Printer Features
over the appearance and layout of text Free Text → page
A Free Text Template allows more control
create exactly the look you want Free Design → page
Front
General Guide
Back
Your Computer and Minimum System Requirements PC
Using the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER Application
Minimum System Requirements
To install the application
Installing the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER Application
This starts installation
6. Check the installation location, and then click Next
A screen appears to let you know when the installation is complete
4. If you agree to be bound by the agreement, click Yes
To uninstall the application
To connect to a power source and a PC
Connecting to a Power Source and a PC
To disconnect from a power source and a PC
To load the Ink ribbon cassette into the printer
Loading and Removing the Ink Ribbon Cassette
Before using the printer for the first time
Check to make sure that there is no slack in the ink ribbon
To replace the ink ribbon cassette
Replacing the Front Cover
Storing a Partially Used Ink Ribbon Cassette
Number of Prints Per Ink Ribbon Cassette
Label Making Overview
Label Creation Basics
To create a label
2. Click This displays the main window for the music label template
See page 47 for details about print pattern setting 5. Click
Configuring Template Setting
4. Click This displays a dialog box for selecting the print pattern
6. Click This displays a dialog box for selecting the text layout
8. Click This displays a dialog box for making font settings
Selecting a Font
See page 50 for details about font settings
9. Confirm that Title tab is selected
To print a label
To quit the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application
To save label data
Automated Label Layout
Label Making with Preset Templates
Digital Image Label
Using the Assistant Screen
Using the Assistant Feature
Using the Main Window
6 Minimize Button Minimizes the main window into the menu bar
5 Assistant Button
7 Exit Button Quits the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application
8 Printing Pattern Panel
Importing CD-Text Data for a Music Label
Importing Text Data
What is Media Player?
Importing Media Player Data for a Music Label
See Media Player online help for full details about its operation
With Media Player 7.0, it is not necessary to copy the music. Note
4. Start up the CD/DVD LABEL PRINTER application
5. On the music label main window, click the button
Importing Easy CD Creator Data for a Music Label
To import file names
To import a folder name
Useful Text Input Functions
Saving Label Data
Opening a Label Data File
Creating a Data Index File
To configure layout settings
Configuring Layout Settings
To configure print pattern settings
Available Print Patterns
To modify a preset print pattern
Configuring Text Layout Settings
About the Layout Panel
Available Text Layouts
To configure text layout settings
To modify a preset text layout
Configuring Font Settings
Page
Capturing a PC Screen Image
Inserting an Image into a Label
To input an image from a file
5. Click Capture This minimizes the main window
2. Display the screen you want to capture
This draws a selection
Guidelines also appear that corre
To save a captured image to your PC’s hard disc
Controlling the Aspect Ratio of an Image
About color images
Difference between Pattern and Error Diffusion Dithering
Creating an Original Label Layout
Free Text and Free Design Common Characteristics
Original Label Making
Free Design Label Template Main Window
Free Text Label Template Main Window
Toolbars
Free Design and Free Text Template Main Windows
Aligns the selected fields on their right sides
Aligns the selected fields on their horizontal
To change font style settings
Configuring Font Settings Free Text Template, Free Design Template
To specify the font
To specify the font size
To specify the image orientation
Inserting a Label Background Image Free Text Layout
To turn off display of background images
Field Types
Fields Free Design Templete
Common Text Field and Image Field Operations
Selecting a Field
To input text manually
Inputting Text into a Text Field Free Design Templete
To input text imported from a file
Inserting an Image into a Label Free Design Templete
To configure font settings for the text in a field
To delete a text field
To insert an image into a label
Resizing a Field Free Design Template
Aligning and Resizing Fields Free Design Template
What is alignment?
To make multiple fields the same size
To align fields
To reposition and resize a field
Configuring Field Properties Free Design Template
When a field is not selected
Useful Text Input Functions Free Text Template, Free Design Template
When a field is selected
Free Design Template
q User
See “Configuring Field Properties” on page 69 for more information
See the “Phrase Library List” on page 80 for more information
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Printing and Other Operations
Printing a Label
To print a label
Place the position- ing guide here
and lower label area LABEL
When printing in both the upper label area LABEL
Positioning the Disc on the Tray
To configure advanced print settings
Configuring Advanced Settings
Registering and Deleting a Phrase Memory Entry
To configure advanced layout settings
To use Help
Using Help
Caring for the Printer
Cleaning the Printer Exterior
Phrase Library List
Troubleshooting
If the disc tray does not open when you are trying
support reading of CD
Your CD drive does not
Text
Error Messages
Specifications
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