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ImageMaker Software Suite User's Manual

1. 00 53 image OPTIONS coooccoccnocnononononananncnonanancnnnnannananaas 42 Make disc COPIES csscesecssesestcsreessnnssnnsetesees 40 Managing disc IMage8S ccoconcononconnnnnnanonnnnnnonncnnos 50 A eae even canes See Disc images ISO DOGO formatos 22 Jobs changing job SettidgsS ocoooconnocinnnnonconanancnncnnos 91 viewing ACHIVC ODS iii ad 91 viewing pending jobs eesse 92 viewing uncompleted jobs 90 JOG TOM al ennaa net 22 MyDisc arranging audio tracks eese 10 GAINES NIMS A A tole 17 Checkin disc JOS int ins 16 COPY PrOTEC HON ici 15 creatine disc label semana 11 deleting audio tracks seese 10 deleting file selections ssec 6 9 disc TONAS eiai E EE 22 CSG LOr aS aa ico 12 disc RIZO PON ss 27 PV Dorma iaa icndedo 23 email NOUMCALION wy ivi 19 email notification enabling 0 eee 15 file extensions for audio tracks oe 25 FIP sites for source MlS isissesnascdeamivewiadves 34 50 9660 dise formatie 22 ISO 9660 Level 2 disc format eee 22 Johet die tomas lla 22 143 144 making audio and data discs eee 12 making disc images premastering 18 moving saved disc jobs ooooconcninnnnnnonnnonnnnnnnos 18 Nami dis dios 16 playing audio tracks msn ide 10 removing JOD entres micas 17 Rock Ridge disc format eee eeeeseeseeeeeees 22 saving and restoring disc jobs 17 A A es 5 selecting multiple files uc 7 setting audio pause time between tracks 10 setting pause time b
2. Set dier ciitline b If the Snap to minor grid option in the Options menu is checked then the item will snap into position to the nearest minor grid The minor grid is shown in a lighter color than the major grid The spacing of the minor grid can be changed by clicking on the grid spacing toolbar button In the case of text items the part of the item that will snap to the grid depends on the setting of the Anchor control in the Text Properties dialog for the item Pictures always snap to their upper and left edges Besides moving and resizing items in the layout their properties can be changed Pictures can be placed on top of or behind other pictures or text text can be edited and its properties modified For either item these functions are available through context sensitive menus these are small menus that pop up when right clicking using the right mouse button on the item you want to change The menu shown at the left below is the text editing menu displayed when right clicking on a text item The menu on the right comes up when Move to Front Fit to CD uk ut Copy Copy Text Picture Barcode Deleting Items from a Layout Any unwanted items pictures or text can be removed from a disc layout Select the item to be removed click the right mouse button to bring up the pop up menu and select Cut from this menu to delete the item Saving a Layout When the layout is completed save to use or modify
3. Cancel Help The three types of files default locations may be specified for are 1 Default picture folder Specifies the default folder for picture files graphic images which can be included in a printing layout 2 Default layout folder Specifies the default folder when opening disc printing layouts MyDisc Making Custom Discs 27 28 Enter password 3 Default pre printed graphic file For a disc that has been trained on when the ImageAligner option is used to print pre printed i e silk screened discs this tab specifies the default pre printed graphic file The default entry for each of these items goes in the field to the right The Browse button next to each item may be used to open a file selection dialog to select the folder or file Network Access Tab The settings in this tab control how files on the network are accessed when using MyDisc MyDisc Preferences y x Jobs Display CD Data DVD Data Audio Dise Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline m Local Remote Processing Process files on the production system C Process files on my computer eonseeeseeseesscansossseetonsssccscescesesocusceconsecsveg Log me in on production If you check Log me in and give your Jv isystem use my user ID password file accesses on the production iand password i system will be done using your privileges on Enter password
4. Only the following characters may be used in file and subdirectory names A Z uppercase only 0 9 and the underscore character _ ISO 9660 can not be used if the files being put on disc have so called long filenames for example a report called Sales report Dec 99 doc ISO 9660 Level 2 Creates discs which are readable by computers using Microsoft Windows PCs and by Macintosh Mac computers It allows long names for files and folders Joliet The native disc format for computers using use Microsoft Windows operating system Joliet discs allow long file and folder names UDF Universal Disc Format Bridge Usually associated with DVD ROM discs it can be used to create CD ROMs as well MyDisc Making Custom Discs Each of the preceding disc formats has options in this dialog except for UDF Bridge They are listed in order here ISO 9660 Options Do not put trailing period on file names with no extension If this option is checked no trailing periods will be added to such filenames Normally MyDisc will always place a period in an ISO 9660 filename whether or not the filename has an extension Filenames with no extension will have a trailing period like FILE0001 Allow DOS names If checked this option partially relaxes the ISO 9660 restrictions on file and directory folder names to allow the DOS character set to be used in names DOS filenames are still limited to 8 3 characters in length T
5. Status Completed Quantity Requested 2 Quantity Done Quantity Failed 0 c Delete results file Delete all your results files for completed jobs MyDisc Making Custom Discs Delete results file Cancel Job New disc Clear File selection Restore Job Save Job as encapsulated n Extract embedded pictures Exit Mew disc Clear File selection Save Job h Save Job as encapsulated Extract embedded pictures Exit The job details window shows the following information for each job e The job name in the title bar of the dialog e The current status of the job e How many discs ordered Quantity Requested e How many discs successfully made Quantity Done e How many discs failed or were rejected Quantity Failed Removing Job Entries When job status details are displayed there is an opportunity to remove the job entry from the list generally only done if the job is completed successfully To remove the job status entry click the Delete results file button To retain the job status information click the OK button to close this dialog To delete all job results entries for completed jobs check the item labeled Delete all your results files for completed jobs before closing this dialog Cancelling Queued Jobs A job cannot be cancelled once it has started running A disc making job using MyDisc can only be cancelled while it is in the queue waiting to be started T
6. d Enter your password twice for confirmation click OK to give this information to MyDisc Production Systems Tab This tab is where the list of available disc production systems used by MyDisc is maintained Production system entries can be added edited and deleted here When discs are created choose icons from this list of systems in the Make Disc tab MyDisc Preferences i x Jobs Display CD Data DVD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline Production System Description Directory O IP or FTP Address User Name Edit Delete Dynamic Static Production System List Scan for Production Systems when program starts Only use Production Systems added by this dialog OK Cancel Help The large window shows the static list of production systems this may be blank New entries may be added to the list or existing entries may be edited or deleted by clicking the appropriate buttons below the list window MyDisc Making Custom Discs 29 30 Note Even if the dynamic setting is chosen production systems may be added to the static list shown in the Production Systems tab Any systems in the static list will be added to the list of systems found by scanning when the program starts Production Systems Handling Methods There are two ways by which MyDisc handles production systems located under the heading D
7. GTC Sacramento April 2005 May 2005 Designing Disc Labels 79 80 Notes About Merge Fields Not every merge field needs to be filled in to print a disc If any merge variable is omitted for a disc that is there is no entry for that variable in the merge file before the Print_Disc statement then the previous value of that variable is retained In the example above all discs will have the text Magic CD printed in the title field even though this variable is only defined for the first disc Merge variables start out blank Merge variables can be blanked if desired by putting a blank entry in the merge file For example to blank the customer name field put in the following entry customer name Merged text can be combined into a single line of text To do this put a combine statement in the DISCPRINT layout file done manually by editing the file This statement names two or more merge variables which are to be combined into a single line of text when printed Some Tips for Creating and Using Merge Files Merge files were created primarily to allow discs to be automatically printed from a computer data source such as a database You can create and edit merge files manually however the real power and utility of this feature comes when the merge file is written without manual intervention Contact Microtech for more information on how to create custom applications using merging While merge files were design
8. Leave the Layout Name field blank Click the Edit Layout button to move over to the Layout Editor The disc layout workspace will be blank ready to have text and pictures placed in it Complete instructions on creating a layout start on page 73 After the layout is complete return to the main window and continue working When clicking Start to begin the image making operation the screen asks to save the layout The layout must be saved in order to continue making the image if the request is cancelled the make image dialog returns Click OK in the request dialog this opens a file selection dialog Choose a name for the layout file Either use the folder location already set in the dialog or navigate to another folder where the layout is to be stored Click OK to save the layout The make image operation will proceed To Use an Existing Layout Choose the name of the layout in the Layout Name field Click the arrow next to the field to open up a drop down list of layout names Click on the layout desired to select it the list will close and the name will appear in the field The layout will appear in the Layout Editor window so it can be viewed If no changes are made to the layout no further action on your part is needed Changes to this layout can be made using the Layout Editor When Start is clicked to begin the image making operation the screen asks to save the changed layout The layout must be saved in order to continue ma
9. MyDisc Preferences xj Jobs Display CD Data DvD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline m Type of disc to create 150 9660 Options Additional Operating System Support Do not put trailing period on file names with no extension Allow DOS names Allow more than 8 levels of directories C Unix Rock Ridge 150 9660 a C Apple Apple Extensions goeececenserveonsesevoesesssonsscncceseoees Iso 39660 Level A Option Level 2 names can be 128 characters no directory levels The above does not apply to UDF restriction Apple only works with Level 2 it is ignored for the other cases Joliet Options Joliet I Use long names in the ISO 9660 directory m UDF Bridge C UDF Bridge UDF Bridge is normally used for Windows data DYD s but also works for Windows data CDs Bootable advanced Type of Disc to Create This choice selects the format for data discs created by MyDisc It s important to select the proper format for the disc This depends on the type of computer system the disc will be read on The choices are ISO 9660 Creates discs which can be read by practically any computer system ISO 9660 imposes some rather severe restrictions on file and subdirectory names these names are limited to 8 3 characters 1 to 8 characters for the name followed by a period with an optional 1 to 3 character extension
10. Options M Copy directly from CD e Verify copies when done fo Use image automator dives IV Use Serial Numbers Running A Serialized Disc Production Job After the image has been prepared with SNMASTER it s ready to make serialized discs Set up the production job as you normally would Instructions for running ImageMaker production jobs start on page 40 Before you click the Start button check the Use Serial Numbers checkbox in the Options box as shown to the left Click the Setup button next to it to open the serialization settings dialog shown below Advanced Options i x Text print merge ee Merge file Browse Cancel Disc Email Test write Email when Done Copy protect Email on Error Serialization Sequential numbers Sequential numbers Starting serial number fo Read fram file Read from file Seral number file Browee Starting des number fi Serialization Method For standard serialization as described below check the Sequential numbers item The other serialization method uses pre constructed serial numbers placed in a file and requires customized software to be used For more information you can request a technical document covering custom serialization from Microtech Starting Serial Number Enter the beginning serial number for the batch of discs to be made in this production job The serial number is incremented by 1 for each disc made After setting the options and
11. as well as stand alone disc duplication users on the production system itself Folder Drive Dllmages The location where disc images are stored for disc duplication usage by ImageMaker EZ Since hard disk storage space is limited it is not recommended using this folder to store other disc images these decisions should be made after determining the exact storage requirements of your site There are other folders on the volume Drive D some of which are only for internal usage by the system If needed folders can be added here However the Microtech production system should be treated differently from a standard network file server Keep disc file Network Setup 113 and folder clutter to a minimum to avoid maintenance problems Users are well advised not to create and store their own personal files on the production system Configuring Users to Send Jobs to a Microtech Production System After connecting the Microtech production system to the network the only other configuration needed to let users send it disc production jobs will be on the client user s side With the possible exceptions noted above the host disc production system is ready to use For MyDisc users The MyDisc Enterprise Disc Publishing software uses an automatic discovery process that allows it to find each ImageAutomator installed in the organization No additional setup should be required For custom applications sending jobs to a Microtech prod
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13. gas gauge Three Steps to Making an Image or a Disc Regardless of the type of disc being created there are three steps to follow each with a corresponding tab in MyDisc These tabs are selected by clicking on the tab s label along the top of the window below the menu and toolbar The tabs are 1 Select Files select the files and folders or audio tracks to put on disc design what is to be printed on the disc make a disc from the selected files or tracks 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Selecting Files amp Folders for a Data Disc When choosing to make a data disc MyDisc s file selection tab shown below will be displayed The selector is divided into 4 panes The upper two panes are the source the lower two are destination Select the files to go on the disc using the click and drag method Drag item s from either of the upper panes to the lower left pane The panes are divided to show folders on the left side and the contents of the currently selected folder the right side Items can be dragged from either top pane to either bottom pane Ps MyDisc making a data disc or image from files y Of x Fie Edit Options Window Help 1 Select Files 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Source Pane gt gt C 4My InstallationsklmageM akerMJ Media New Media Disk Images disk1 Folder Contents ce Component Definitions a SizeKB Type lt s File
14. jobs in the system Higher priority jobs run before lower priority jobs There are five possible settings here from Lower to Higher Verify Allows the choice of verifying the image made from the master disc after it is created While verification does take some additional time the master disc must be read a second time after creating the image it insures that the image was made accurately and is therefore a recommended option If image verification after creation is desired check this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Email when Done Selects whether an email message will be sent by the system when this operation reading a disc to a hard drive image is complete The message will be sent to the email address specified in ImageMaker EZ s Preferences settings See page 55 for more information on these settings If email notification after the disc is read is desired check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Email on Error This allows the choice of an email message to be sent by the system in the event of an error during this operation reading a disc to a hard drive image If email notification if an error occurs is desired check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 43 When copying directly disc to disc the Microtech System actually makes a temporary copy of the master disc on its hard drive before making the disc copies This makes the data
15. the network If you don t check this option your job may fail due to insufficient privileges Local Remote Processing Controls where the file processing necessary to create your disc will be done The two choices are e Process files on the production system e Process files on my computer Which choice should be used Processing should be done on the production system The only reason not to do this is to keep your network password for the remote production system from being used In this case however jobs may fail due to insufficient network access privileges see the option below for details Log me in on production system If this option is checked your network access password and privileges will be used when reading your source files This allows you to access all the files you have sufficient privileges for If this item is disabled left unchecked your jobs may fail because of insufficient privileges by the production system itself to access certain files on the network MyDisc Making Custom Discs Note When this item is used the password is encrypted so it will not be visible to others If this item is checked you must also give your password to MyDisc Click the Enter password button The following password entry dialog will open Change Password X Jeremy iz your network account user name M Use my network account name and password on the production system Password Password again
16. writing discs at maximum speed To select the drive speed click on the arrow to the right of this control A drop down list of selections will open choose the speed desired by clicking on it Click anywhere outside of this control list to close it with no changes to the drive speed Priority Sets the priority level for the job about to be submitted The priority determines how soon the job will run when it competes with other jobs in the system Higher priority jobs run before lower priority jobs There are five possible settings here from Lower to Higher Verify Allows the choice of verifying the image made from the master disc after it is created While verification does take some additional time the master disc must be read a second time after creating the image it insures that the image was made accurately and is therefore a recommended option If image verification after creation is desired check this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Email When Done Selects whether an email message will be sent by the system when this operation copying a disc is complete The message will be sent to the email address specified in ImageMaker EZ s Preferences settings See page 55 for more information on these settings For email notification after copies are made check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Test Write This option allows a test write of the disc before actually committing to making disc copies
17. 120 lo have a 2nd printer None on port Other 7 at station 120 fo V Use the parallel port for print data to the Rimage printer Cancel Use the item marked my disc printer is to change the current printer type The and is connected to item must also be set to the correct port depending on the printer e For Rimage Perfect Image thermal transfer printers use COM e For Signature inkjet printers use LPT 1 e For Microtech XpressJet inkjet printer use LPT 1 For Rimage printers we suggest using a parallel or USB cable for transferring the data as well as the serial cable for control If you have either of these cables installed check the box labeled Use the parallel port for print data to the Rim age printer Be sure to click the Update button before closing the configuration utility Printers fA Start CD Color Printer Tu Changing Disc Printer Driver Settings This section explains the software settings available through the device drivers for the disc printers available with a Microtech production system Each printer has its own set of options The settings for both printers are accessed through the Windows Start button at the lower left of the screen Click the button then select Settings from the menu that pops up From the next small menu select Printers This will open a list of available printers Select the printer to be used and change settings To get
18. 2 T Fblat exe 92 Applicatior E AP cal150 exe 232 Applicatior 1 CAMCTL9S DLL 67 Applicatio 6 03 My Installati T dela of CAMLIB32 DLL 244 Applicatio Y b 4 gt Files Folder Files Folder 4 My Disc root diski 4 Drivers E Sy G H screenshots 3 TmpImgs My 53 vim Disc 4 a Contents of Current Items Genoa For Help select Help Topics in the Help menu 57 7 out of 681 7 megabytes To choose where an item will go on the disc e If the dragged item is dropped directly over a folder in either lower pane the dragged item will go into that folder e If the dragged item is dropped outside of any items in either lower pane in the clear space in the pane the dragged item will go into the root of the disc that is at the top level of the disc volume As the disc is built remember to check the gas gauge to see how much space is left on the disc As items are added the gauge extends to the right The disc space used indicator at the lower right shows the amount of disc space used in megabytes Deleting File Selections To remove any selection from the disc being created in either of the two lower panes choose the selection file or folder by clicking on it then either Press the delete key or Click on Cut from the Edit menu When files have been selected for the data disc skip ahead to Designing a label for your Disc on page MyDisc Making
19. EZ provides the Layout Editor as the tool for creating and modifying disc printing layouts This program also test print discs to check layouts and has other features and functions to assist with disc printing This section contains complete instructions on using this utility Using the Layout Editor When the Microtech production system production software is started the Layout Editor automatically opens To use this utility click anywhere on its window if it s behind other windows to bring it to the front of the Windows desktop If the Layout Editor is minimized so it doesn t appear on the desktop click its button on the Windows taskbar at the bottom of the screen to open it The Layout Editor window is shown below EF EZ Layout Editor 3 ioj xj File Edit Options Help aele ajo Off Bl S Als eel e aT TA O a 420 y ooy When starting the disc workspace in the window will be blank As text and pictures are added they ll show up in the window just where they will print on the actual discs The Layout Editor gives a what you see is what you get view of the disc with the exception of the grid and disc outlines shown These layout aids do not print and may be removed from the display if preferred Designing Disc Labels 73 The Layout Editor Toolbar The layout editor toolbar and its buttons are shown here below Load printing layout Load pre printed graphic Toggle pre printed graphic display
20. Hard Drive to DISC ooonocnncnocinucconnnanonncnnnnoncnncnnnnnnonn non nonn cnn nonncnn nro nono 47 Additional Options for Making Disc Copies From an IMage ocoocnocnnoncononanonnnnnnonncnnnnnnonn non nonn cnn ncnncnn non ncnnnnnos 48 Managing Disc Mages ui ao naa EEEa a a iae Ee E 50 Delene Tmades sitial tl iidni 50 Linke Pantune Layouts to linac ES ridad rd il idtidd 51 pea ine COTEXO ia Ges i A E A at cesaemcbeaingttsectnesuamsatecs 52 Advanced System CONTAR a 53 IimaseMaker EZ Pret erences Details ii sa 55 Specifying Disc Production systems nm Preferentes iia is 58 Setting Up a Microtech Production System to use Adobe Acrobat Files scsscssscssssscessessesesesssssseeeees 60 Contisurine mmageMakerto Use dope cro pat Files anadir a tanta a 60 Setting Up Copy Protection for a Microtech Production System cssccscssccssssscsssssssscsssessssssessssseesees 61 Desienino Disc Label sarria isaac io 63 Pinnae DI O ahaa digiaiasanisaceaaearguaiatatoaaceisy eas dasaa ane O T E R 65 Opening the Printer TA AA AAA 65 Printing Dises When Copyine Directly Dise to DIS Curia a 66 Printing Discs When Making Copies from an Image 0 0 cc eeeeseesesseceseeseeseeesecesesessesseeeseceeeaeceeeaeeeeeasenes 67 Linking a Printing Layout When Making a Disc Mage ooconcnoninncnonnnnnnonconnnnncnnonononnnononnnonncnn conc cnn cnn nc nana cronos 68 Managing Printing Lay Outs id A A A Adi 70 Printing Layouts Can Be Linked to Multiple Images oo
21. Job as encapsulated Extract embedded pictures Exit Where Did My Files Go While MyDisc saves all of the selections when a disc is saved as a job it cannot guarantee that all the files and folders or audio tracks you selected will still be there when that job is restored Working on a shared network increases the possibility that files may have been moved renamed or deleted To ensure that all the files selected are still accessible make sure the Job cancellation option in the Job tab under Preferences is not checked See page 19 for more information This stops the disc job if any explicitly selected files are missing This applies only to files explicitly selected in the Select Files tab if a folder containing files is selected MyDisc does not keep track of the contents of that folder The job will be stopped however if the folder itself is missing Moving Saved Disc Jobs A saved disc job can be moved or copied from one computer to another Jobs are saved in files with a jb extension These files can be copied as any other file on a Windows computer however there are limitations When a picture is added to the printing layout for a disc MyDisc inserts the location of the file containing the picture in the layout not the actual picture file itself If a saved disc job is moved or copied make sure that any pictures in the layout can be found One way to ensure this is to only use pictures that are stored on a
22. Remote Management Center Active Jobs PendingJobs CD Drives Disk Info Setup System Status 5 1 For Help press Fl iReader 4 Writers e Information about all installed disc drives on the disc production system is shown here The following items are given for each drive e Drive from 1 to of drives e Drive ID how the drive is identified to the software e Type reader or writer e Bus the number of the SCSI bus the drive is connected to e ID SCSI ID e Whether the drive is currently enabled CD Remote Job Management 94 Number of good discs made Number of bad discs made Number of consecutive failures bad discs made Name of job currently running on drive if any You can get additional information about each drive and also disable or enable a drive by double clicking on the drive s entry in the list The following dialog will appear Drive Information CrivelD 3 1e Firmware Rev 1 06 Drive Type PLEXTOR CD R Pew 247 Good Discs 2 Bad Discs jo Consecutive Failures jo Current Job Automator Error Last Drive Error i Disc manutacturer Mitsui Chemicals Inc Type 6 F and Media Type W Enabled CD Remote Job Management Disk Information Tab All disc directories folders which are used for disc image storage are shown here Normally there will only be one such folder on a standard Microtech disc production system If there are multiple folders they are used i
23. There are at least seven disc options listed here Make sure to select the one that best matches your disc shape and type Print Strobe This controls the length of time that heat is applied to the ribbon to transfer pigment to the disc To increase print head life use the lowest possible setting that maintains the printing intensity quality desired Double Print This option if enabled makes the Perfect Image printer print each image twice resulting in darker prints Printers 121 122 RLE Compression This controls whether or not data sent to the printer is compressed Set it to Yes Detect Media Change This controls whether the sensor which detects when a disc has been taken out of the printer s tray is active or not This option must be set to No for proper operation After making any necessary settings changes click on the Scheduling tab to open it This tab contains an option labeled Print directly to the printer Make sure this option is enabled checked When changes are complete click OK in this dialog to close it and save the settings Click Cancel to close it without changing any settings After changes have been made and the new settings saved print a test disc and visually inspect the results If necessary re open the Document Defaults window and make further changes Printers XpressJet Printers Follow the previous instructions page 118 to open the list of available system printers Select the
24. USING SP RN lesionada 71 using Adobe Acrobat files s e 71 using temporary layouts 71 viewine la yO US ista o isinesala rain driada 86 Printing Discs defining merge fields oooooncnicinnnnncnncnnoncnnnnnoss 79 inserting merge fields 77 o A O or ERTS en Ont 76 77 79 printing serial numbers on discs 00 108 SY SEEM Valid bless 77 Priority setting setting normal priority level 57 Removing images from hard dls ari 50 pre printed graphic from disc printing layout aa 136 Rimage CD printer Opening Printer Way uso 65 Rimage disc printer calibration for IMAGEALIGNER c0 130 changing device driver settings 121 ROCK Ridsetorma bucal a 22 Selecting files MyDisc dragging a selection 8 random selectiON oononoccnncnocnnonconcnnnnnncnnnononnncnnonos 8 Trance selecionados 7 Serialization binary byte orderin uma 107 custom serialization methods s s s 103 custom vs standard serialization 103 K ALONS paia E O 103 printing serial numbers on discs 77 108 running serialized production jobs 108 serial number search string s es 103 105 setting UP Masters fOr 103 SNIMASTER Uli 105 verifying serialized copies 0 0 eee 109 SNMASTER utility for serialization 105 System variables printing discs eee 80 System variables for printing discs listoi variables asno aaa 77 sizing fields with system var
25. closing the dialog click the OK button begin the job by clicking the Start button Disc production will proceed normally with serialization of all discs in the job done automatically Printing Serial Numbers on Discs When you serialize discs you can print each disc s serial number on the disc as part of the print layout Place the system variable Serial_number ina text item in the layout where you want the serial number printed Turn to page 77 for more information When you run the production job each disc will be printed with its own serial number Serialization Options l Verify directly from CD M Use image automator drives M Use Serial Numbers Verifying Serialized Copies You can verify serialized disc copies just as you can any other discs made with ImageMaker You can either verify copies as they are made by checking the Verify copies when done item inthe Options box or you can choose to verify copies in a separate batch operation If you verify serialized copies as a separate operation you must check the Use Serial Numbers option in the Options box before starting the job If you verify as a separate operation you don t need to open the Serialization Settings dialog as described above when setting up to make serialized copies Since serial numbers are simply skipped over during verification all the information needed for this operation is already contained in the ImageMaker image Serializatio
26. folders are shown in Explorer as a list of shared directories Map Network Drive f x Windows can help you connect to a shared network Folder and assign a drive letter to the connection so that you can access the Folder using My Computer Specify the drive letter For the connection and the Folder that you want to connect to Drive fF Folder iMicrotech ia1501Drive D Browse Example serverlshare Connect using a different user name Create a shortcut to a Web Folder or FTP site The illustration above shows how this is done using the Windows NT Explorer Map Network Drive dialog Notice that the machine is named and that it has one mappable entry called Drive D Once this is mapped users will have access to all the folders on this drive The important folders are listed below Where Are Files Stored on the Microtech Production System Before mapping network drives review the list of important folders accessible to users on the production system Folder Drive D Jobs The location CD Remote looks for job order files To start a disc production job the job file and other related files must be written here Configure any systems sending jobs to the Microtech production system for instance MyDisc users to use this folder Folder Drive D Layouts The location where disc printing layouts are stored including any pictures used by those layouts that will be shared by users on the network
27. from the drop down list The layout selected will appear in the Layout Editor for verification Changes can be made to the layout by clicking the Edit Layout to move to the layout editor If changes are made the screen asks if these changes are to be saved The Discs May be Left Unprinted This is not recommended if there is a printer installed on the disc production system To print nothing select the new layout item using the arrow in the Layout Name field This will clear whatever layout is currently in the Layout Editor and no printing will be done after disc copies are made Designing Disc Labels 67 68 generic layout lay z erene avout lat da aaa new layout Arfgn br lay Anhgn brd2 lay Genenc layout lay more layouts Linking a Printing Layout When Making a Disc Image When making an image of a disc a print layout can be linked to that image This means that later when this image is used to make copies that layout will be used to print the surface of these copies If no layout is linked when the image is created the user can print discs surfaces using either an existing layout or by creating a new one If no layout is linked to an image and none is chosen nothing will be printed on the disc surface s If there is a printer installed on the production system not printing discs is not recommended To link a print layout to the image refer to Making Disc Images on page 41 To Create a New Layout
28. open so that the disc is properly positioned under the camera A snapshot of the disc is taken by the camera The Layout Editor analyzes this image comparing it to the trained pre printed graphic From this comparison the layout editor determines how far to rotate the text to be printed in order for it to be lined up with the pre printed graphic Both the camera image acquisition and pattern matching steps take several seconds Before the text is printed it is rotated in memory to match the orientation of the disc in the printer tray After rotation disc printing proceeds normally The actual printing step takes the same amount of time as when ImageAligner is not used ImageAligner 135 136 Using an IMAGEALIGNER Layout with Non Pre Printed Discs After creating a disc printing layout train ImageA ligner to print ona pre printed disc choosing to use that layout to print on blank non pre printed discs Make a new copy of the printing layout and remove the reference to the pre printed graphic PPG file that is used to do image alignment Proceed as follows 1 Ensure that the layout is still loaded Use the pre printed graphic toggle button in the Layout Editor to remove the pre printed graphic display to see the layout Choose Remove pre printed graphic from the File menu to remove the link to the pre printed graphic from the layout 2 Create a new layout by saving the current layout with a different name Select Sa
29. printer labeled XpressJet Printer Right click on the icon or list entry and select Properties from the pop up menu You can choose a number of printing options on your XpressJet Printer from the Printer Preferences menu See the XpressJet printing manual for detailed instructions xi of erity Systems Optiprinter Printing Preferences Setup Features Color Mask Settings Services m Print Quality Quality Wl Best Normal Fast Normal Draft Speed All Discs hp Digital Photography Photo Paper Printing Disc Surface Type PhotoREt Text Quality X 400041200 Optimized dpi v Text Quality Inkjet Quality Photo Quality Factory Settings Cancel Apply Help Print Quality There are four options to choose from Best Normal Fast Normal and Draft Best provides the highest quality printing at the slowest speed As the print speed increases the print quality decreases with Normal Fast Normal and Draft Draft provides draft quality at the fastest printing speed It is common practice to run test samples in Draft mode saving both time and ink Once the desired results are met increase the print quality to the desired setting Disc Surface Type The choice you make here will depend on the image you wish to print If you are simply printing text onto a disc then select Text Quality If you are printing graphics you would probably select Inkjet Quality For ima
30. snapshot on screen After this ImageAligner will align printed text to this position when discs are printed Training on the pre printed graphic is part of the layout creation process start with a previously created layout or train first then create the layout When the layout is saved the trained pre printed graphic will be saved along with the layout s text 2 As discs are printed as part of a production job ImageAligner takes a snapshot of each disc as it is placed in the printer tray Pattern matching routines compare this snapshot to the one trained on from this comparison it computes the amount that the material to be printed must be rotated in order to line up perfectly with the pre printed graphics on the disc sitting in the tray Before the content is printed it is rotated by the ImageAligner software before being sent to the printer ImageAligner 131 Training should only be done when no disc production jobs are being run on a Microtech production system 132 Designing Pre Printed Disc Artwork for ImageAligner Users who print on pre printed discs can design their own discs and have them printed silk screened for use with ImageA ligner This section explains how to design discs that will give the best printing results when using ImageAligner to print text over them as disc copies are being made When designing disc artwork it is important to avoid potential printing problems caused by printing too clo
31. system can process 600 discs unattended If at any point you reload fresh blank media on the system you must click the Reset Spindles button to get the system to start over loading discs from Spindle 3 A CD Remote Management Center File View Options Help Active Jobs Pending Jobs Media Info Drives Disk Info System Status Two different media sets Media Set 51 gt 52 V Enabled Media Type CD Media C DVD Media Media Characteristics Card Media Blank surface Pre Printed surface D Layouts opce Meyer Browse Media Set2 53 gt 54 V Enabled Media Type CD Media C DVD Media Media Characteristics Card Media Blank surface Pre Printed surface D Layouts Continental T Browse For Help press F1 D Jobs Running Blank CDR PP CDR i Reader 6 Writers In the Two Different Media mode you must correctly describe both sets of media loaded on the Xpress The definition boxes are labeled Media Set 1 S1 gt S2 and Media Set 2 S3 gt S4 This indicates which spindle will be used for the processing of each media set The settings within the media definition boxes are the same as for the single media setting However in this mode there is CD Remote Job Management 97 98 no button to reset spindles as all four spindles are dedicated as input and or output CD Remote Management Center Media Set2 53354 Enabled Media Type CD
32. the operation Write Speed Selects the speed the disc writer drive s use to write disc copies If unsure of the speed to use set this control to Max to use the maximum drive speed The drive can also be set to a specific speed slower than the maximum which may be useful if having problems writing discs at maximum speed To select the drive speed click on the arrow to the right of this control A drop down list of selections will open choose the speed desired by clicking on it Click anywhere outside of this control list to close it with no changes to the drive speed Priority Sets the priority level for the job about to be submitted The priority determines how soon the job will run when it competes with other jobs in the system Higher priority jobs run before lower priority jobs There are five possible settings here from Lower to Higher Verify Allows the choice of verifying the image made from the master disc after 1t is created While verification does take some additional time the master disc must be read a second time after creating the image it insures that the image was made accurately and is therefore a recommended option If image verification after creation is desired check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Email When Done Selects whether an email message will be sent by the system when this operation copying a disc is complete The message will be sent to the email address specified in ImageMake
33. though it will simply be a number The serial number is embedded into the data on the disc The end user whoever creates the master disc to be produced must plan where that serial number will go and how it will be formatted and generated Once these decisions have been made there are three parts of the serialization process String Search Before ImageMaker creates the master image for the serialized discs the user must embed a search string in the data which will appear on the final production discs The search string is an arbitrary string of characters which is used to determine where the actual serial numbers will be placed It can go anywhere in the disc the user simply places the search string in one of the files used to create the final disc which will be mastered SNMaster After the search string is placed in the master data and an ImageMaker master image made from the master disc that master image needs to be processed for serial number insertion before the disc production job is run The utility program SNMASTER is used for this task This utility requests information from the operator including the search string and formatting information for the serial numbers It then searches the master image for the search string locates the insertion point for the serial number and writes this information including instructions on how to format the serial number back into the master image dataset Enable Serialization The maste
34. to the printer s settings right click on the printer s icon or list entry Depending on the printer select either Printing Preferences or Properties from the pop up menu Further instructions follow for each printer type below Signature Pro Printer Follow the instructions given above to open the list of available system printers From this list select your printer s right click on the icon or list entry and select Printing Preferences from the pop up menu The Document Defaults Properties dialog will open There are two tabs in this dialog select the Advanced tab by clicking on it You ll see the following choices CD Color Printer IY Advanced Options x ar CO Color Printer IY Advanced Document Settings ala Paper Output AS Paper Size CD socia Copy Count 1 Copy E im Graphic A eee Resolution Normal 600 i Document Options Gonads Ink Cartridge Color pea Color Matching PrimaColor codi Image Controls Default settings 2 oe Dither Mode Optimized For Photos 2 cet Ink Saturation 50 2 ernonrrrness Rotate 150 Degrees Mo a Manual Load Yes a e Calibration Options 2 epee Ink Levels and Cartridge Maintenance H E Clipping Options Cancel There are several items in this tab Only the following settings need to be changed in order to obtain the best print results on your particular blank media Printers 119 120 Resolution This sets the printing resoluti
35. use during troubleshooting only See page 137 for details Closing CD REMOTE To close CD REMOTE choose Exit from the File menu in the CD REMOTE Management Center If there are no active jobs running on the system the process will just close If there are any active jobs running you ll get the following warning dialog Exit CO Remote There are active jobs Stopping while there are active jobs may leave the system n an Unstable state Are you sure you want to do this It is recommended that you let all jobs run to completion before shutting down CD REMOTE However if you understand the potential repercussions and want to shut down this process immediately click on yes CD Remote Job Management Serialization 102 ImageMaker s Serialization ImageMaker lets you serialize each disc copy you make with a unique identifying number or code giving you or your customer a way to track and restrict the usage of a software product or service distributed on disc This section explains how to use the serialization facility A serial number is an identifier either a number or some other string of characters which is placed into the data on a disc to allow that disc to be validated or associated with a certain authorized user or buyer The serial number can be any combination of characters that is each character in the serial number can have any of the 256 possible values of a byte of computer data typically
36. x ISO 9660 w DOS names option DOS ISO 9660 w DOS names option Macintosh ISO 9660 Level 2 Unix Linux Sun etc ISO 9660 Level 2 with Rock Ridge Making a DVD There are two format choices available Unix Linux Sun etc Joliet with Rock Ridge All other systems UDF bridge UDF bridge is the most commonly used format for creating DVDs Occasionally Joliet Rock Ridge is used To choose the disc format open the Preferences dialog choose Preferences from the Options menu Use the CD Data tab for CD formats see page 22 for more details or the DVD Data tab for DVD formats see page 24 for details MyDisc Making Custom Discs Production System Selector Disc Name Field Number of Copies Selector Make Disc Button Job Status Display Making The Disc Once the files and folders or audio tracks have been selected the label to be printed on the disc is created and the correct data disc format is selected go to the last tab and make the disc Click on the Make Disc tab to open it Select the disc production system to make the disc Assign a name to the disc Set the number of discs to make lS a Check on any other disc making jobs which are in progress E MyDisc making a data disc or image from files iol x Job Options Window Help 1 Select Files 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc gt m Production System Summary of this disc f Ei Selected Station 73 0 megabytes 150 9660 Level 2 Di
37. A test write checks to ensure that data flows correctly to the disc writer drive s being used to make the copies without actually burning the discs in those drives This option is recommended in cases when using a new or different blank disc media To test write instead of actually making copies check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Email On Error This allows the choice of an email message to be sent by the system in the event of an error during this operation reading a disc to a hard drive image ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication If email notification if an error occurs is desired check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Copy Protect If copy protection on the disc production has been set up this item may be checked to enable copy protect for the discs about to be made Making Disc Copies From an Image Hard Drive to Disc To make copies from an existing disc image select the image to disc EAS copy operation by clicking the operation button shown here The information fields for this operation will appear as shown below Fill out the fields then click Start to start the copy operation ImageMaker EZ 5 x File Edit Yiew Help Hard Drive to Disc Cancel Disc Name DPT AA Advanced Layout Name y Edit Layout Quantity 1 4 m Disc Information write Speed Max Priority Normal Verify Settings Verity all discs Change ee Gl s
38. Custom Discs Marquee selections are also known as rubberband selections because the box you drag out with the mouse wraps around the selection like a rubberband Selecting Multiple Files and Folders There are two kinds of multiple selections for files and folders 1 Range selections where a contiguous group of folders or files is selected by marking the start and end of the range 2 Random selections where folders or files are selected and added individually To make a range multiple selection There are two ways to make a range selection One is by using the Shift key and clicking the other is by using marquee selection with the mouse only To make a range selection by using the keyboard and clicking 1 Select the first item in the range by clicking on it 2 Move to the last item in the range Scroll down in the pane if necessary Hold down the Shift key then click on the last item to select the entire range To make a range selection by using a marquee selection 1 Start the marquee selection by clicking in the empty space outside of the name of the first file or folder to be selected 2 Drag the marquee selection by moving the mouse with the button held down The marquee box is a dotted line box with its corner marking the start of the selection Drag this selection to cover the range of files to be selected 3 Complete the marquee range selection by letting go of the mouse button after all the items have been se
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40. Hard Drive ImageMaker EZ Sfm xj File Edit View Help Disc to Hard Drive Cancel Disc Name PO Advanced Layout Name fo Edit Layout Read Speed Max y Priority Noma y Verify Settings ro all discs Change _JobName DiscName Status Progress p ImageAutomnator SKELETOR F Status No Writers Readers Free f of 1 Writers Free fo of 0 Jobs Running jo of 0 Space Available 29 8 discs Show Completed Jobs Show All Users When making an image To make an image of a master disc select the image making from a master disc load operation by clicking the operation button shown on the left The only the original disc to be window will change and the information fields for this operation mo etc eae will appear as shown below Fill in the fields described here then drive click Start to begin the image making operation The Disc Name field identifies the disc you re making an image from Type a name identifying the disc into the field marked Disc Name When making copies from this disc later this name will appear in the list of available images It can use any characters that are allowed in Windows file names the following characters can not be used A lt gt This name must not be the name of an existing image The Layout Name field selects a print layout to link to this disc An existing print layout to link to this disc image may be selected a n
41. Media e DYD Media Media Characteristics JS Card Media Blank surface e Pre Printed surface In either mode if the system runs out of input media you will see a button labeled Out of Media Click to Reset button This only appears when the system has completed the last disc from the input spindle for that set of media You must reload the spindle with fresh blank media and click the button to continue operation with that media set CD Remote Job Management Switch To vor Switch To DDR i System Status Tab s CD Remote Management Center 10 x File View Options Help Active Jobs Pending Jobs CD Drives Disk Info Setup System Status System name SKELETOR Press No Writers Enabled Resume Job Media Type CD R Processing Job directory D WJobs Writers enabled Readers enabled Writers free Switch WO Readers free iteh To DYER D OD0 D0 0 s For Help press F1 b 1Jobs No Writers Enable i Reader T Writers 4 The System Status tab shows general information about the disc production system and CD REMOTE It also lets you suspend and restart job processing and lets you switch between CD R and DVD R writers on the disc production system The exact type and amount of information can vary Sometimes there will be more information than will fit in the window as in the illustration above in this case use the scrollbar controls to view the items not visible Suspending jobs The top button
42. Microtech ImageMaker Software Suite User s Manual Microtech Systems Inc 2 Davis Drive Belmont CA 94002 USA Phone 650 596 1900 Fax 650 596 1915 Web microtech com email info microtech com Document 003 0076 04 Revised July 2004 Contents Microtech Sy SECIS paises oy avcsaveveeaveies eoscavas taaveavsea E AER N O AE 1 TAU O AU CEI ON in AAA A AAA AAA AAA A 2 MyDisc Makina Custom Dis n E E 3 MY TD USE ii dao 4 Star Une O ENS 4 Choose the Type or Dicto MaRi raran AA AA As 4 Three Steps to Making an Image ora Distri 5 Selecting Files Folders fora Data DISC 5 Welt Ple Selecuon seriada A E E E A 6 selectine Multiple Piles and Boldt A T E A 7 Delete Pile Selecuons mesrine iee ld d dci 9 Selecting Tracks tor Your Addio DISC iii sasis nes cdestsashiaigcetachataata A E A E A 9 Deleting Audio Track SelecHOMs omenia ane AAE A ORATE 9 Arrange ne Audio A TACKS on IS C aeti E EAA OTOA tt 10 Changing the Pause Between Audio Tracks ssdssviscinsescivisuideapssvsseninsenses N S 10 PVA Ve Aado EK a A ANA A Ade 10 Creatine the Dise Label dolce cd ames 11 Makino Distinto 12 What Format should be used to Make the DISC dat arena eaten nie 12 Nakne The Distr ad Do ON nee err errr nme Tee re 13 Advanced Options tor Make Distintas iaa 15 Name Discuss idas 16 Checkine Wubi OPS AI caer 16 Removine Job Entes rial lib 17 Cancelline Queue los dl RS 17 Saving and Restorino Dise JODS iii 17 Where Did iy Files Ostia E A O TS 18 Movie S
43. Z preferences occocccocccocconncnnnes 55 printer driver setine Suurien 119 setting up users on a network eee 114 COPY Protec Odds 15 setas Upa ra 61 Delenie ima resi 50 Direct disc to disc Copying 44 VS making disc Mage sennnsincicinic nin idas 39 Disabling amp enabling disc drives using CD REMOTE Management Center 94 Disc drives disabling amp enabling CD REMOTE Management Center 94 preloading with blank media 54 Bi E A 12 POD 22 TSO 22000 Level anat 22 A A O Gis 22 ROCK Madres 22 Disc images addin CDTI Ss 52 deletino Mates ula ado E 50 linking printing layout to an image 68 Index li AA E 41 Mana ino made pd laa 92 verifying after making ooonconccnocnncnnonconnnncnnonnos 41 vs direct disc to disc COPYING eee 39 Disc layout editor o renine iaiia 73 Disc type format option MyDisc 22 DVD discs switching between CD and DVD modes 99 Email notification setting up system wide seeren 114 with ImageMaker EZ disc disc ococccocco 46 with ImageMaker EZ disc gt hard disk 43 with ImageMaker EZ hard disk gt disc 49 with ImageMaker EZ Preferences 57 with MyDisc enabling ooconccnocnncnicnconanancnnnnnos 15 with MyDisc Preferences ooooococcnocccocanoccnncnos 19 FTP sites FOP source estab 34 IMAGEALIGNER See Pre printed discs printing on ImageMaker EZ advanced system configurations
44. Zoom Toaale outline displav Outline for card cd Toggle grid spacing eS e Set grid spacing ee Jo EH S see Print disc Insert text Insert picture Cut text or picture Cobv text or picture Paste text or picture What s this helo Creating a New Printing Layout You can use the toolbar To create a disc printing layout arrange text and pictures on the disc Stone Al zad El lo where they are to be printed To insert an item move the pointer etica delas cursor where the item to be on the layout should be placed and click the right alternate mouse button A small menu shown to the left here will pop up Select the type of item you want to insert from the menu When the pointer is moved the position on the disc grid is shown at the lower right corner This is the position where the item will be inserted in the layout When selecting the type of item to insert the corresponding insertion dialog will appear There are three types of items you can insert Text Graphic amp Bar Code Items eee z X Three kinds of text items may be placed in a layout Barcode 1 Single line text items one line of text of any length 2 Text boxes include multiple lines of text within a box A text box is created any time more than one line of text is inserted in the Text Properties dialog Move to a new line by using the lt Enter gt key The text within the box can be aligned to the left center or right of the
45. aad SKELETOR b Status N o Writers Readers Free loft Writers Free O0 Jobs Running fo of 0 Space Available 29 8 discs M Show Completed Jobs TP Show All Users Use the Disc Name field to select the disc image desired to make copies of _ This field shows the name of the image that will be copied to disc Initial Sistem Test no printer IN initial System Test no printer T Click to the right of this field to open a list of available Images a ee eee Click on the name to select it If there are more images than will fit ear in the box use the scroll buttons to move up and down in the list Wert L Notice that images which have a layout linked to them have L after mecd all L Mudizc 1 0 disc l their name in the list Use the Layout Name field to select the printing layout to use when printing discs If a layout is already linked to the disc image selected AE will be displayed in the Layout Name field To use the linked layout do nothing ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 4 48 Other choices are 1 Select another layout by clicking and selecting a layout from the list 2 Create a new layout by clicking Edit Layout and moving to the Layout Editor 3 Print nothing on the discs by selecting New layout from the list of layouts Use the Quantity field to select the number of discs you want to make Type the number directly into this field or use the small up an
46. acteristics Media Characteristics Gard Media Card Media Blank surface Blank surface Pre Printed surface Pre Frinted surface D Layouts Woyce Mever Browse Co Lapoute Continental T Brave For Help press Fl D Jobs Running Blank DVDR 1 Reader 6 writers E The Xpress Production System operates in one of two fundamental modes All media is the same This mode requires that all blank discs loaded on the system are of a single type with identical characteristics such as identical print surface or silk screen if applicable In this mode you may load up to the 600 blank discs on the Xpress system There will be a single media definition box to describe the type of media loaded on the system Two different media sets This mode permits you to load two different media types on the Xpress These can be any combination of media types such as CD R and DVD R In this mode the maximum amount of blank media that can be loaded is 200 of each type of media There are two media definition boxes used to describe the characteristics of each type of media present on the system In this mode the first media type must be loaded on Spindle 1 and as it is processed it will be placed on Spindle 2 The second media type must be loaded onto Spindle 3 and as it is finished it will be placed upon Spindle 4 The Media Definition Box must correctly describe the type of media loaded onto the system The settings include disc type CD vs DVD a
47. an be rotated in small increments by clicking in the control bar moves by 1 or the arrowed buttons at the right and left moves by 1 10 5 Other buttons in the toolbar can be used to adjust the view these include those that toggle the disc outline and grid displays To see the layout more closely use the Zoom check item in the Options menu or the toolbar button 6 When the image is aligned on screen as it should be click OK to save the orientation The following dialog will appear A name is given here to save the pre printed graphic file the image of the disc just trained on Use the dialog to navigate to the folder where the image is to be saved Type a name in the File name field then click Save Save ir layouts e TEST ppg File name TEST ppd Save as type Pre printed GraphicsFiles ppg Cancel ImageAligner 133 134 The disc printing layout must be saved to associate this pre printed graphic image with the layout After it has been saved it will automatically be used to print pre printed discs when discs are made Instructions for printing pre printed discs start below on page 135 A trained pre printed graphic may be saved PPG file for later use fe with a layout Work on the layout may be completed later The pre printed graphic is then loaded by using the pre printed graphic button on the toolbar shown to the left here When the layout is saved that pre printed graphic will then b
48. anging the numbers in the horizontal and vertical offset controls Type new numbers or click the arrows in the direction to move the calibration pattern The offsets are given in tenths of a millimeter Change the offset then print another disc and check it Do this until the circles are centered on the disc Finish the calibration procedure by clicking OK this saves the calibration settings Using ImageAligner to Print Text on Pre Printed Discs IMAGEALIGNER is an optional feature that allows text to be printed on the surface of discs that are already pre printed Using a camera mounted over the printer this facility automatically aligns the text to be printed with the pre printed graphics on the disc The result is a disc that looks as if the text and other graphics were printed together Note Pre printed graphic means anything printed on a disc before it is printed by a Microtech production system In most cases this will be a silkscreen printed graphic It can be anything pictures text even printing which covers the entire disc A blank pre printed disc has this pre printed graphic on it but hasn t yet been printed by the disc production system Printing pre printed discs is a two part process 1 Before a pre printed disc can be printed ImageAligner must be trained on its pre printed graphic This process consists of taking a snapshot of a blank pre printed disc with the camera and then manually aligning this
49. arget disc with a red circle drawn around the edge If the calibration was done correctly this circle will line up almost exactly with the white circle from the target disc If not redo the calibration procedure until it does ImageAligner 129 130 Calibrating the Disc Printer for ImageAligner In order for ImageA ligner to accurately line up printed text on pre printed discs the printer must be correctly aligned This means telling the software exactly where a given point dot will physically print on the surface of a disc When Does Printer Calibration Need to be Done The Perfect Image disc printer is accurately aligned at the factory and will retain this alignment reliably However whenever the printer s print head is changed the alignment needs to be rechecked Follow the procedure below 1 Have a few blank unprinted discs available printer calibration requires printing a test pattern on a disc If the ImageMaker MJ software is active make sure no jobs are running Otherwise open the DiscPrint utility to do the alignment 2 Place a blank disc in the disc printer tray and close the tray With the tray open you ll need to press the blue load button twice once to lock the disc then again to load it From the DiscPrint File menu select Calibrate Printer The following dialog will appear Calibration For Printer Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF E Please put an empty CO into the printer tray and then se
50. ation will proceed To Use an Existing Layout Choose the name of the layout in the Layout Name field Click the arrow next to the field to open up a drop down list of layouts Click on the desired layout the list will close and the name will appear in the field The layout will appear in the Layout Editor window so it can be viewed If no changes are made no further action is necessary Changes to this layout may be made using the Layout Editor When Start is clicked to begin the copy operation the screen asks whether to save the changed layout To save the layout click Yes this will open a file selection dialog where you can select the name for the layout and where it will be saved Save over the original layout or create a new layout by giving a new filename To discard the layout after printing click No The Discs May be Left Unprinted This is not recommended if there is a printer installed on the disc production system To print nothing select the new layout item using the arrow in the Layout Name field This will clear whatever layout is currently in the Layout Editor and no printing will be done after disc copies are made When the copy making operation starts the Layout Editor workspace will be cleared Designing Disc Labels Printing Discs When Making Copies from an Image When making disc copies from an image there are several choices on how to print the surface of those discs If the image has a printi
51. audio disc will have an entry in the summary MyDisc Making Custom Discs 13 Note Audio discs can only be verified in the read drive Job Status Display This area provides a way to check on any disc making jobs currently in progress Each current job is shown with status information See Checking Disc Jobs on page 16 for details To make the disc s click Make Disc A final confirmation dialog which has further options will appear This dialog Submit Job is shown below Submit Job For Making Disc X Job dminia 41137 will be submitted to production system localhost With the following characteristics Disc Type 150 9660 Level 2 Size 1 4 megabytes Quantity 1 Select Drive Type w CD A C DVD R Advanced The first item in this dialog labeled Select Drive Type only appears if the selected disc production system has been set up for making both CD R and DVD R discs This option in MyDisc s Preferences settings is covered on page 26 Otherwise this area of this dialog will be blank If this choice in this dialog box is displayed select the type of disc CD R or DVD R to make There are four other options here and more available under the Advanced button for copy protection and test writing discs The options in this dialog are Priority This setting affects how soon a job will be processed compared to other jobs The higher the number the higher the job priority Change the number by typing
52. aved Disc ODS verneem aana n E N AE 18 Making Disc Images with MyDisc Premastering oooocooonooonoonnnononononanonanonanonncoononononononnonononononenonanonacoononoconoss 18 Setting Preferences fOr MUDIS E A A siagacosaaseaskssdabedavs 19 PP A eee eee 19 Displar AD urrrtl asin iia sc tido rca da id tada 20 CO Data T r a A A A 22 DYDD Ev Seo CA A O E E eyemieseden eee 24 PATO T E E A T N A 25 B A o AIE T EAA IIT T E EE A T PE ET S PEET A T E 26 Perrier Ethel PE see ree N EA N E NAE PATE E A E TET 24 Eso Ps ACA 28 Production systems Taba 29 Production Sy stems Handing Methods sig 25 dias A A Min ties AAA 30 Addine Producton Systems tad AAA E O 30 Adding File Transfer Protocol FTP Production SysStemQS oconconocnncnoonnoncnnnnnnonnnnnnonncnnnonncnn con nonn cnn nonncnncnn conos 32 Contents Sealine FOP POC UCHON Systems srt tit dida 33 HileTranster Protocol ETP Sites la Discursos ll lcd 34 DiseGutline a eaa 35 ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplicar nasi 37 Basic Principles lcd 38 Whats a Disc macetas 38 Usime an Image ys Direct Dise to Dist Copy rasca 39 Using ImageMaker EZ to Make Dise Coples iia a a 40 Making Dise Images ise to Hard Drive lamisotarn nda notaba OTRON 41 Additional Options tor Maine Images tii lt cido 42 Makine Disc Copies Directly Froma Master Disc ennai es 44 Additional Options for Making Copies Directly from Master DiSCS oconconicnnnnnocnnnnnoncnnnnnncnnnnnnonncnnonnnonnonnos 45 Making Disc Copies From an Image
53. ay 3 punk lay File name AE Save Open as read only Anytime one of these dialogs is reached after modifying an existing layout the name of that layout will be pre filled in the File Name field as a suggested name To save over this layout click Save or press Enter To save as a completely new layout give the name for the new file in the File Name field Any other existing layout file can be saved over by clicking on it in the browser window Using Temporary Layouts An alternate solution to this problem is to treat a layout as temporary to be used only for printing the discs at hand and discarded afterward This can apply whether creating a new layout from scratch or loading an existing layout and making changes to it For example a group of people may all use the same standard layout with text and images suited to the organization they work for but each person may want to add specific information to the disc e g their name the date the contents of the disc etc To treat any layout as temporary simply choose not to save it when asked if you want to save your changes Disc production and printing will proceed with the temporary layout and no changes will be made to any existing layouts Printing Discs Using PRN and Adobe Acrobat Files The Microtech production system allows printing directly from both Windows generated printer PRN files and from Adobe Acrobat PDF files Using PRN file
54. ayout if it has been moved somewhere else on the hard disk or network file system If the problem is a missing picture the same applies to the image file containing the picture Troubleshooting Problem Printing problem Printer not responding Solution If the printer becomes non responsive due to some other error condition the first thing to do is to cycle the power on the printer turn the power off wait at least 15 20 seconds and turn it back on and retry the operation Another possible cause for a printer not to respond is that one or more cables have become loose or detached from the printer Check the connections both at the back of the printer and the back of the production system to ensure they are securely plugged in If the printer remains non responsive shut down the Microtech production system entirely including powering down the printer restart the system then retry the operation Contacting Microtech Technical Support If after following the above suggestions the problem persists contact Microtech for help Before doing so it is helpful to be prepared Please have the following information ready 1 Exactly what operation was in progress when the problem occurred 2 What kind of blank media is being used if the problem is disc related 3 What kind of disc is being copied or created 4 Any history of problems Microtech keep s track of the problems you report to us 5 Any other relevant informati
55. being copied may contain any kind of data which can be stored on computer media Microtech s Systems ensure that all of the data from the master is transferred accurately to each disc Making an Image AN 1 i Making Copies CD master AS J CD Master CD R copies C L Copies r Verifying Copies E He CD z y NSS a 20 CD Master CD R copies 010 _ Verifying Copies perin 9 2222 26 Image CD R copies Using an image Direct disc to disc What is a Disc Image In the following instructions the term disc image or just image will be used This is a fundamental part of making copies with a Microtech production system A disc image is a file which resides on the systems hard drive or elsewhere This file contains all of the data contained in a disc plus additional information needed to make exact copies of the original disc A disc image is created by selecting the make image operation in ImageMaker EZ After creating the image as many disc copies as needed can be made When making copies from a disc image the original disc is not needed anymore ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication When copying directly disc to disc the Microtech System actually makes a temporary copy of the master disc on its hard drive before making the disc copies This makes the data transfer more reliable Using an Image vs Direct Disc to Disc Copying Ther
56. box The box around the text is conceptual only it does not print on discs Barcodes can be printed on 3 System variable text items are special text items that a disc surfaces Special l Microtech production system will automatically place text on the optional barcode fonts are P y y Pp required These are disc Several items such as the current date and time can be available from Microtech placed this way System variable text is explained on page 76 Contact your dealer or Pictures are bitmap or vector based digital images that can sales representative for b e placed anywhere on a layout information Barcodes are special text items which encode text letters and numbers as standard machine readable barcode characters Designing Disc Labels A Barcode Tip if any text prints over pictures on the layout experiment with back ground transparency by doing some test prints to determine how the final result will actually look before starting production Inserting Text Items in a Layout Click the insert text toolbar button or right click where the text item is to be placed choose Text from the pop up menu The following dialog will appear Fill in all appropriate items then click OK to insert the text Click Cancel if the text is not wanted Text Properties Style Justification l Bold M ltalics M Transparent J Underlined C Left Center Right Angle Anch
57. can be used to suspend job processing If you click it no new jobs will be accepted by CD REMOTE Any discs currently being processed will finish and then all processing will stop If you suspend new job processing the Suspend Job Processing button will change to Resume Job Process button To restart job processing click this button All queued jobs will be serviced in order Switching between CD R and DVD R writers The second button switches operation between CD R and DVD R writers On systems which have both types of writers installed clicking this button switches between CD mode and DVD mode In either mode only drives writers of that type are enabled This is equivalent to going to the CD Drives tab and manually enabling and disabling drives When you click this button it changes into the opposite button so you can toggle between CD R and DVD R The current mode is shown in the status display under the item Media Type CD Remote Job Management 99 100 All disc drives are automatically enabled whenever CD REMOTE is started so disabling drives as described here is only temporary Drives can be permanently disabled by modifying the configuration file CDRemote cfg Disabling and re enabling disc drives on the production system On the CD Drives tab you can disable disc drives so they won t be used for any disc reading or writing operations then later re enable them This is intended for
58. ch space has been used on the disc The time indicator shows the total play time in minutes seconds Fi MyDisc making an audio disc E loj x File Edit Options Window Help q 1 Select Tracks 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc gt C WINNT Media aR 4 java a Name Size KB Type Source ce E Utopia Restore S Wave So Tracks gt detal Utopia Restore 16 Wave 5o Minidump E Utopia Window 85 Wave 5o Ca msagent Utopia Window ieee Be Source Pane Ca msapps j El Windows Logof 337 Wave 5o Folder Co ntents F C msdownid tmp Windows Logon 475 Wave So Ca mwaws2 HC Offline Web Pages amn re Track Name inse Type b Trac el 1 chimes wav 0 02 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo 2 chord way 0 03 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo 3 ding way 0 02 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo 4 Windows Logon Sound way 0 07 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo a For Hek elect Help Topics in the Help menu 10 24 ale a Disc time indicator Disc Destination Pane disc tracks MyDisc Making Custom Discs Deleting Audio Track Selections To remove any tracks from the disc being created in the lower pane select the track by clicking on it then either 1 press the Delete key or 2 click on Cut from the Edit menu Arranging Audio Tracks on a Disc The order audio tracks are recorded on a disc can be arranged as the tracks are selected The order shown in the bottom pane is the o
59. cify the number and priority of publishing jobs MyDisc has the most complete set of features and widest format support around while still remaining the easiest to use software available ImageMaker EZ is the easiest duplication application available Just browse to a source disc or image file tell ImageMaker EZ how many copies you want to make and you re done CD Remote is the Resource Manager that works behind the scenes to ensure that all jobs and hardware functions perform without a hitch Its easy API allows users to customize their job processes and even create their own custom user interface DiscPrint is our disc label creation application It is included in both MyDisc and ImageMaker EZ but can run alone to create labels that are later used with one of the other products Additionally DiscPrint can be used as a standalone application in order to manually print labels onto one or more discs ImageAligner is Microtech s proprietary hardware option which enables the operator using a digital camera mounted over a disc printer to take a photo of a pre printed or silk screened disc It will then determine where to align additional text or graphics and allow the production system to take it over from there This process is ideal for companies intending to serialize unique discs personalize branded discs and even establish version control for beta testing Thank you for choosing Microtech We are confident you will enjoy your system fo
60. ck on the job entry in the job list Additional information about the job will appear at the top of the window When finished reading the job information the display must be closed to continue using ImageMaker EZ To keep this job status information for later reference click OK Otherwise click Delete Job to remove the job entry and continue To remove all completed jobs from this listing check the item marked Delete All Completed Jobs before clicking this button Disc Read Errors Problem A read error occurs when the reader drive encounters a bad spot on a disc Disc read errors can occur whenever a disc reading operation is being done This includes making disc images making disc copies directly from disc and verifying discs either originals or copies data disc recording techniques audio discs are more likely to encounter errors when being read Solution Check the disc for any sign of physical damage such as scratches Wipe the disc in a linear way with a lint free cloth in order to remove dust or scratches If the disc itself is the problem then the only solution may be to try a different disc if one is available If the disc does not appear to be the problem try reducing the drive read speed and restart the operation See the relevant description of operation options on page 42 It s possible that the disc being read is damaged Troubleshooting Disc Write Errors Problem The most common cause of disc write errors ar
61. cription oo Site name or IP address e g ftp micra com User name Password Password type again Cancel Fill in the fields and click OK to add the new or updated entry to the list Site Description The human readable name that identifies the site which will appear in the list of sites chosen from when selecting files It can be any text chosen MyDisc Making Custom Discs Site Name or IP Address The actual name of the FTP site can either be a standard FTP address e g ft microsoft com or an IP address e g 204 233 87 6 User Name The user name used to log in to the FTP site Password The password needed to log in to the FTP site There are two fields to ensure your password is correct type the password into both of them Disc Outline Tab Contains options for handling non standard physical disc sizes and shapes Since Microtech production systems only handle standard discs this tab is not used MyDisc Making Custom Discs 35 ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication A disc image can also be created by an application such as MyDisc from any collection of files selected by the user to create a custom disc Such discs can contain computer data audio sound data or both 38 Basic Principles One of Microtech s Systems tasks is to make copies of discs using writable or recordable discs CD R and DVD R Each of these copies is the duplicate of a master disc The discs
62. d down arrows to increase or decrease the number When the fields have been filled in click the Start button to start the copy operation The data in the image will be copied to one or more blank discs in the production system s writers Additional Options for Making Disc Copies From an Image There are some additional options available when making disc copies from an image These options can be accessed by clicking the Show Advanced button on screen which makes the options appear below the other fields The new window is shown below To hide this options list after opening click the Hide Advanced button ImageMaker EZ Pie x File Edit View Help Hard Drive to Disc Cancel int Zz 2 2 Advanced Layout Name y Edit Layout Quantity 1 m Disc Information Write Speed Max s Priority Normal v m Verify Settings Verity all discs Change a _JobName DiscName Status Progress p ImageAutomator 7 SKELETOR y Status IN o Writers Readers Free loft Writers Free o0 Jobs Running Do0 Space Available 29 8 dises Show Completed Jobs TP Show All Users ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication Be aware that if the master you re making copies from includes a printing layout the disc s will still be printed even if you choose to test write the disc s To disable printing when making disc copies select o in the layout selector box before you start
63. dialog After adding text or pictures they can be moved and resized on the layout Leave the entire disk label blank and nothing will be printed Refer to page 73 for more details on designing a disc label MyDisc Making Custom Discs I Making Discs 1 Select Files 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc What Format should be used to Make the Disc If you already know the answer to this skip ahead to page 13 Each disc format is a particular flavor of disc on the logical level how data is arranged on disc Since certain computer systems or other appliances which read discs can only read certain formats it s important to use the correct format Making an audio disc There is only one audio DISC format Skip ahead to page 13 to make your disc Making a data disc Several disc formats are available The table below shows the most common computer systems along with the format best suited for that system These guidelines are only general there are many exceptions and special cases If you are not sure what format disc to make check with the person who will be reading the disc to find out what format if any they d prefer An ISO 9660 format can be read by virtually any computer system There are however severe limitations using this format with regard to allowable length and characters for file and folder names FOR THIS COMPUTER SYSTEM UseE THIS DISC FORMAT Windows 95 98 NT 2000 XP Joliet Windows 3
64. dit Layout button See page 73 for more information on creating and using print layouts Use the Quantity field to set the number of disc copies to make Use the control labeled Quantity to select the number of copies to be made Type the number directly in the field or use the small up and down arrows to adjust the quantity When the necessary fields have been filled out click the Start button to begin the copy operation When the system is ready a pop up ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication window gives notice to load the master disc into the disc reader drive On systems that have more than one disc reader drive installed it will state which drive to use Insert the master disc in the Microtech production system The window will mention the disc by name make sure the correct disc is loaded Once the disc is loaded the copy operation will begin The master disc will be read and all its data transferred to blank discs to make the requested number of copies Additional Options for Making Copies Directly from Master Discs Additional options are available when making copies directly from a master disc These options are accessed by clicking the Show Advanced button The options appear below the other fields on screen new window is shown below To hide this option list after opening click the Hide Advanced button o ImageMaker EZ 5 x File Edit Yiew Help Disc to Dise Cancel Disc Name PO Advanced Layou
65. ditional information about each track on the disc including the name of the artist the title of the piece and more This text is in an industry standard format known as CD Text It is a binary file format not a text format so it can not be created with any type of text editor To use this feature create a file in the CD Text format containing the text ImageMaker EZ then reads this file and adds the information to the disc in the correct format The Image Maintenance dialog allows CD Text information to be added to a disc image Once this is done all copies made from that disc image will have the CD Text information included To add CD Text information to a disc image select the disc image in the Image Maintenance dialog Click the Add CD Text button to open a file selection dialog Select the file containing the CD Text information then click Open to add this information to the image file The default file extension in this dialog is bin files of type is set to CD Text files To find files with a different extension type an asterisk and a period followed by the extension in the File name field For instance if the files have an extension of dat type dat into the File name field ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication Advanced System Configuration This section explains all of the configuration items that can be set These items tell the system about the hardware that is installed and also co
66. e are two ways to make copies of discs on a Microtech production system Copying directly disc to disc the simplest way to make copies After loading the master disc in the disc reader copies can be made directly from the disc Making an image of the master disc then making copies from the image Two steps are required in making copies this way In the first step the master disc is read and all its data copied to an image file on the Microtech production system s hard drive In the second step disc copies can be made from that image When should you make an image instead of copying directly disc to disc e When regularly making copies of the same master disc e When the master disc is available for a limited time and copies will be made from it later ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 39 Using ImageMaker EZ to Make Disc Copies The ImageMaker EZ program is the tool used for all disc duplication tasks on a Microtech production system making disc copies mastering original discs and printing discs Everything needed is inside this program which starts automatically when the production system is turned on Its main window is shown below 9 ImageMaker EZ zolz Fie Edit View Help P d Ja EE Ea mk E ageAutomator JobName DiscName Status Progress Im SKELETOR Status No Writers Readers Free fioft Writers Free Doo Jobs Running Doo Space Available 288 disos dl High Performance Disc Dup
67. e associated with it Checking the Training Alignment After training and saving the results test the training to make sure it will work properly when actually printing discs Use the Check Alignment item on the ImageAligner menu to do this Before checking the alignment open the printer tray and rotate the disc being trained on to a new position to give ImageAligner s positioning routines a chance to work Lock the disc in the printer s alignment pins by pushing the printer button Select Check Alignment and wait for the software to grab the image The alignment check view shows the disc in its actual orientation in the printer tray with the text to be printed rotated to align with the pre printed graphic on the disc The following two illustrations show how this works The first picture shows the layout being edited with the pre printed graphic rotated into the correct alignment and a line of text placed on the disc The second picture is the Check Alignment view Notice how the text has been rotated into the correct position with respect to the disc image 87 ImageMaker EZ Layout Editor Demo Layoutlay BEE File Edit Options Help 87 ImageMaker EZ Layout Editor Demo Layoutlay BEE File Edit Options Help as A AR ae a et e P Vote Test text y Y e Ready lx 137 y 328 Z Ready x 137 y 328 L Editing layout with pre printed disc Rotated image showing alignment of printed text ImageAligner Impo
68. e defective or low quality blank media Solution Microtech recommends Mitsui blank CD R and DVD R media for all publishing needs Disc Verify Errors Problem When using the verify option with disc operations the data from which copies are being made either from disc or to disc is compared to the original data The data must match exactly in order to pass the verification test If not either the disc being made or the job will be rejected Verification failures can stem from either disc read errors or disc write errors depending on the operation being done If making an image from disc then the only possible cause will be a read error If making copies directly from disc either a read or write error could cause verification to fail Solution Depends on whether the verification failure was due to a read error or write error If the problem was a read error follow the same suggestions given for disc read errors If it was a write error follow the suggestions given for disc write errors Here s a guide to determining the source of the problem e If the operation was making disc copies from an image then it s likely a disc write error e If the operation was making disc copies directly from a disc it could be either a disc read or disc write error Handle it as a disc read error first retry the operation with a lower disc read speed e If the operation was making a disc image from a disc then a disc read error is l
69. e entry for each Microtech production system in the list on the main ImageMaker EZ screen See page Error Bookmark not defined Each entry is the full pathname of the job folder on the production system the job folder is where job requests are written when submitting production jobs For example main ImageMaker jobs See page 58 Specifying Disc Production Systems in Preferences for more information on setting this item Default Job Directory Specifies which of the entries in the item above Job Directories if any will be used as the default job directory This item is given as a number corresponding to the position of the job directory in the list 1 for the first item 2 for the second item etc To specify no default production system to use enter 0 zero This will force ImageMaker EZ to do a search for an active production system each time the software is started See page 58 Specifying Disc Production Systems in Preferences for more information on setting this item CDRemote Exe Gives the name and location of the CD Remote executable program file For systems that run CD Remote locally the default location of this program is C Icdr MJ CDRemote Exe DiscPrnt Exe This gives the name and location of the executable program file for the disc layout editor The default for this which should not be changed is C Icdr MJ DiscPrnt Exe Log Level Sets the level the amount and type of information for logging o
70. eck to enable this item Enable ImageAligner if installed This item must be checked to use ImageAligner The item may be unchecked to disable the installed ImageAligner Identifying your printer Select the printer to be used in the field labeled My disc printer is called and set the port in the following field accordingly If there is no printer disregard this item IF YOUR PRINTER IS A SELECT THIS TYPE ON THIS PORT Perfect Image black only or color thermal transfer Signature color inkjet CD Color Printer II LPT1 Rimage Printer COMI Identifying your Microtech production system In the field labeled the System Preload drives with new media This option controls whether disc writer drives will be preloaded or not With preloading after a drive has finished making a disc it will automatically be loaded with a blank disc whether or not another disc is to be made on that drive This saves processing time If this option is not set drives will only be loaded with blank discs as needed Caution If the preload drives option is set disc writer drives will have blank media in them when the system is shut down and when it is later restarted If a different type of blank media is used in the next operation the previous type of media will still be loaded in the writer drives ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication ImageMaker EZ Preferences Details The Preferences dialog in the ImageMaker EZ disc production program contain
71. ect it However if the folder itself is missing MyDisc will stop the job if this option is unchecked Options affecting the job status display on the Make Disc tab Show completed jobs If checked this will show jobs that have completed in the job status display If not checked completed jobs will disappear from the display Show all user s jobs If checked jobs from all users on the selected disc production system will be shown If not checked only your jobs will be shown Options affecting the file selector in the Select Files tab Add up amount of space used This option only affects data discs not audio discs This option controls whether MyDisc will keep track of how much space is used on the disc and display it in the Select Files tab Normally this option is checked to show how much space remains on the disc as files are selected If this option is unchecked this process is disabled speeding up the file selection process CAUTION If this is disabled it is possible to add more files than will fit on the disc Show hidden and system files If this option is checked files considered system files and hidden files will appear in the Select Files data discs and Select Tracks audio discs tabs when selecting files If this item is unchecked these files will not be shown MyDisc Making Custom Discs 21 22 CD Data Tab This tab contains options that affect the formatting of CD ROM data discs only
72. ed this disc Master_Name Name of ImageMaker image used S5ystem_Name ID name of ImageMaker system Note that when the item is inserted in the Layout Editor the name of the system variable for instance Date will be displayed on the layout on screen When the disc is printed though that text will be replaced by the actual date text The text printed by system variable items is formatted just like ordinary text To change the font font size and any other characteristics of a system variable text item right click on the item and choose Edit from the small menu that pops up Use the Text Properties dialog to format the text item Note on Date and Time Formatting When using the Date and Time system variables the resulting text is formatted according to the settings of the DateFormat and TimeFormat configuration statements in the jobmgr cfg configuration file The output format can be changed by editing these statements The statements are documented by comments in the configuration file The default date format is MM DD YY and the default time format is HH MM SS Positioning Text Items in a Layout The two basic types of text items single lines and text boxes are each handled differently when it comes to how the text is positioned on the layout Note that system variable text items are treated the same as single line text items as described below Each type works as follows Single line Text Items The text
73. ed to print unique discs within a job you can also use them to create identical discs in a job Simply create entries to print a single disc in the merge file with one Print_Disc statement The data in merge variables are retained allowing the same entry to print all discs in the job Inserting System Variable Text Items System variable text items can be placed in a layout just like ordinary text items A system variable is a placeholder which is replaced by a specific piece of information for example the current date or time at the time the disc is printed When a system variable item is placed in a layout the item is replaced by text generated by the system at print time A system variable is distinguished from normal text items by having a pound sign as a prefix for example Date This tells the system to treat this text item as a variable Type the name of the variable including the in the Text field of the Text Properties dialog Each system variable text item must be completely separate from other text items Only the variable text should appear in the Text field of the Text Properties dialog Designing Disc Labels The table below shows the available system variables and what information is to be inserted in each item VARIABLE DESCRIPTION Date Current date DD MM YY Time Current time in 24 hour format HH MM SS Work_Order Work order from job card Drive_Number Which disc drive made process
74. eled ImageMaker In this folder select and click once on the item SN Master The utility s main dialog will appear as shown here below xl ImageMaker Image metifetest Browse Image File VispleefiT emp lAD emo metlifetest mmd Serialization Search String as erial Search Serial Number Format m Information Ok Serial Number Length fi 0 Offset From Start Of Search String 0 ASCII C Binary Intel Byte Order C Binary Motorola Byte Order Save Quit Below are the steps which need to be done to prepare an image for serialization 1 Select the image using the Browse button to open the file selection dialog This is a standard Windows file selector Only valid ImageMaker image files of both the older CTL and the newer MMD variety are shown in the browser When you ve located the file click OK to open it 2 Enter the serial number search string in the field provided then click the Search button to find the string in the image When the string is found a message indicating this will appear in the Information box 3 Select the serial number formatting options in the Serial Number Format group of controls Serialization 105 106 Serial Number Length This selects the length in bytes of the serial number to be embedded The usable range of lengths depends on the serial number format For serial numbers in ASCII format the longest possible serial number
75. en by the user when submitting their jobs The standard default is no test writing option unchecked Email When Done Default If this item is checked an email message will be sent to the email address given Email On Error Default If this item is checked an email message will be sent to the email address given Email Address Gives the email address to be used for both notifications when jobs are done and notifications of errors during jobs If no email notification required this item can be left blank Save Window Position Controls whether the position and size of the ImageMaker EZ window will be saved after the program is closed Check this item to remember where and how big the window was ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 57 Specifying Disc Production Systems in Preferences This process creates the list of available production systems that appears on the main ImageMaker EZ screen from which the user can select a system to be used There are three related items in Preferences that work together to create the list of production systems 1 Job Directories contains the job folder for each production system 2 Default Job Directory specifies which production system if any will be the default 3 CDRemote EXE points to the executable program file for the CD Remote process The setting for the above items depends upon whether the ImageMaker EZ software will be used with a local or with a remote produc
76. ensure that the same list of systems will always be displayed Adding Production Systems Production systems may be added to the list displayed in the Production Systems tab This is the static list of available systems from which to choose when making a disc in the Make Disc tab The list can also be maintained by editing existing entries and deleting unwanted systems The following section explains the manual addition of a production system to the list It also explains how to add a remote production system that will be accessed via FTP File Transfer Protocol either over the local network or over the Internet MyDisc Making Custom Discs Note that this is different from using FTP sites as sources of files for discs See page 61 for information on this use of FTP To add a new system click Add The following dialog will open Add Edit Production System xi m Production System on Local Network You should be able to get these parameters by selecting Scan Scan Production system name Job folder Browse IP address e g 182 863 294 138 Add FTP production system Cancel The first two fields are required for all production systems Production System Name Can be any text describing the production system within the MyDisc program The name of the production system the commonly used name in the organization or business is put here Job Folder Identifies the file folder where
77. es e Disc Image Files Disc Information Link Layout Add CD T ext Delete Images To use this dialog select the image or multiple images to work with and click the appropriate operation button When finished with this dialog click Done to exit Deleting Images Unnecessary images can be deleted Unused images should be deleted to conserve hard disk space The amount of hard disc space available in number of full discs is given in the status information area on the ImageMaker EZ window One or more images can be selected in the left hand window of the Maintenance dialog using standard Windows multiple file selection techniques use the Control key to make multiple selections or the Shift key for a range selection To look in a different folder or drive click the E button at the top to the right of the Look in field When the images to be deleted are selected click the Delete Images button to remove the images ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication Linking Printing Layouts to Images This function allows a printing layout to be linked to a disc image after the image has been created A printing layout can also be linked to an image at the time the image is created on the hard drive as described on page 51 Select the image to link a layout to using the left hand window as described above under the heading Deleting Images When the image has been selected click the Link Layout button This will open a fi
78. es dialog described above allows preview of a selected audio track Click the Play button to play the track click Stop when finished MyDisc Making Custom Discs Ei Creating the Disc Label 1 Select Files 4 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc Discs made with MyDisc can be printed with text and graphics Use the Create Disc Label to design a label Printing discs is a whole topic unto itself and it s covered in detail under Printing Discs with a Microtech production system on page Here is a brief overview of this tab ai MyDisc making a data disc or image from files l a x File Edit Options Window Help gt lol e Hole ale The gridded area which contains two circles is the workspace where the printing layout for your disc is designed The Disc Layout Editor shows the disc much as it will print the grids and circles are layout guides and do not print The printing toolbar along the left hand side contains various tool buttons The most frequently used tools are the text tool and the picture tool This text tool adds text to the layout Click on the disc workspace where the text is to go and click this button Enter text in the Text Properties dialog make any other changes to settings there and click OK This picture tool adds a picture to the layout Click on the disc workspace where the picture is to go and click this button Select the picture file in the file selection
79. etween tracks 25 MyDisc preferences CISC SIZE OP UO atada 27 diseity pen orna install 22 email notification enabling 15 19 FTP sites for source files 34 Networks mapping network drives eese 112 workstation configuration for MyDisc users dia 114 PDE Miles 6 aa See Adobe Acrobat files Preloading drives with blank media 54 Premastering See MyDisc making disc images Pre printed discs printing on 131 132 135 camera calibration 126 checking training alignment 134 designing pre printed artwork 132 printer calibrada ains 130 showing pre printed graphic s es 135 training on a pre printed disc 0 132 using IMAGEALIGNER layouts with non pre AAA 136 Printer driver settings Perfect Image 121 driver settings Signature 119 operuna printer Varia nt 65 Printing discs background transparency setting 75 create new lay OU isc 74 deleting items from layout s es 85 Dise bay Out EAMON arenie onee 73 Disc Layout Editor toolbar eee 74 S O L S E O 66 exisiino la your RE 66 inserting barcodes rico a a 83 inserte maes arr n A 82 a A anaes eaeaeeceicms 75 linking printing layouts 51 64 68 70 new TAY OU ansias 66 SAVING lay OU iS ciuda ential adatuie 85 showing layout grid sereniseaicariiniveronan 86 Index snap to minor grid mida oli 85 supported graphic file formats 0 0 ee 82 system variable text items eeen 80
80. ew layout may be created or this field may be left blank See page 53 for details on printing To create a new layout or edit an existing layout click the Edit Layout button When the needed fields are filled in click the Start button If a new layout has been created or an existing layout ha been modified or edited as in the step above the layout must be saved in order to proceed with this operation if the save is cancelled this dialog will remain on screen and the operation will not be started ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 4 Insert the master disc into the Microtech production system disc reader drive when instructed to When the system is ready a window will pop up as notification to load the master disc On systems that have more than one disc reader drive installed the drive to use will be declared The window will mention the disc by name ensuring that the correct disc is loaded The disc reader drive will automatically open Click Start before inserting the disc When the disc is loaded the image making job will begin The master disc will be read and all its data transferred to an image on a Microtech production system s hard disk Remove the master disc when the image has been made After the image has been made the reader drive will automatically open Remove the disc from the drive Additional Options for Making Images Additional options are available when making an image from a master disc These optio
81. ext item There are four choices 1 Normal Text will be aligned horizontally 2 Circular Text will be arranged in a circular path around the disc concentric with the center of the disc The beginning and end of the arc formed by the text depend on where the text is placed on the layout 3 90 Degrees The text will be aligned vertically starting at the bottom reading upwards 4 270 Degrees The text will be aligned vertically starting at the top reading downwards Using Merged Text with DISCPRINT Three steps to putting merged text on a Disc printing layout 1 Defining the fields where the merged text will print on the layout A merge field is a variable text item placed on the layout The variable text item s name is preceded by a dollar sign such as title At the time the discs are printed this variable is replaced by the actual merged text 2 Creating merged text The actual text to place on discs in the ImageMaker job comes from a merged text file Typically this information is created by a computer application such as a database or in a text editor The merge file contains the names of the variables you defined in the step above plus the actual text to print in those variables fields 3 Running the disc production job and printing the merged text on discs during processing When including merged text on discs printed with ImageMaker you need to specify the print merge file before you start the
82. f system activity and errors on the Microtech production system The default setting is 4 Higher numbers mean more information gets logged Higher logging levels can also significantly slow down system response time Quantity Default Sets the default number for quantity number of discs to make for all disc making operations in ImageMaker EZ This default is what will appear in the Quantity field when a disc making operation is selected by the user The default is set at 1 ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication Normal Priority Sets the default priority for all ImageMaker EZ operations when the normal priority in the advanced display is selected The default for this setting is 5 Verify Default Sets the default setting for the verify option the Verify checkmark item for all ImageMaker EZ operations If the default is checked here the Verify checkmark on the advanced display will be checked whenever the user selects a new operation The default setting can always be overridden by the user when they submit their jobs The standard default is no verification option unchecked Test Write Default Sets the default setting for the test write option the Test Write checkmark item for all ImageMaker EZ disc making operations If the default is checked here the Test Write checkmark on the advanced display will be checked whenever the user selects a new operation The default setting can always be overridd
83. from it MyDisc Making Custom Discs Setting Preferences for MyDisc MyDisc has many option settings that control important aspects of its behavior The Preferences dialog is divided into several tabs each one containing options related to a specific aspect of MyDisc operation To open the Preferences dialog select Preferences from the Options menu Following is a list of the tabs and the options each contains TAB CONTAINS THESE OPTIONS Jobs Options for job execution email notification etc Display What information is shown on screen CD Data Formats for making data CD ROMs DVD Data Formats for making data DVD ROMs Audio Options pertaining to audio CDs Disc Physical disc types CD vs DVD and data sizes Printing Files Locations of files used in printing discs Network Access Options controlling access to files over network and logins Production Systems Setting up and finding disc production systems FTP Sites Setting up FTP sites as sources for data files Disc Outline Physical disc size and shape types not used on this system Job Tab This tab contains options that affect how disc production jobs each separate order for making one or more discs are handled by MyDisc MyDisc Preferences j x Jobs Display CD Data DYD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline Email Notification Done address rr ES A EN i e g bill micro com E Send email when j
84. ges where only the very best quality will do such as high resolution photos select Photo Quality Printers 123 ImageAligner Calibrating the Camera Alignment for ImageAligner For the ImageAligner option to work properly the image captured by the digital camera must be correctly aligned so the pattern matching routines know where to find the disc image The process of lining up the camera is called calibration and is done in software by DiscPrint AKA the Disc Layout Editor in ImageMaker EZ Initial calibration of ImageAligner is done by the Microtech Technician at the time of installation When Does Camera Calibration Need to be Done ImageAligner needs to be calibrated if the camera has been moved or if the printing on the disc surface is not accurately placed red circle around ImageAligner Camera calibration is best done using the special alignment target disc is supplied with each system equipped with ImageAligner This is a black plastic disc the size of a standard disc with a white circle around the outside edge and white crosshairs in the center There is a small cutout above the crosshairs to clear the clamping pin of the Perfect Image printer It looks like this If you do not have this alignment target disc any ordinary disc may be used The target disc makes this process easier and more accurate Follow these steps to calibrate the ImageAligner camera 1 Put the special calibration target di
85. he characters which can be used in DOS filenames are uppercase alphabetic letters A Z numeric digits 0 9 and the following punctuation I1 GYA amp _ Allows more than eight levels of directories Normally ISO 9660 allows only eight levels of directory folder nesting If checked this option relaxes this restriction to allow directories to be deeper than eight levels Rock Ridge This adds a Rock Ridge directory to the disc for use with computers running the Unix operating system e g PCs running under Linux Sun computers etc When this option is checked more than eight level deep directories are possible ISO 9660 limits directory depth to eight ISO 9660 Level 2 options The Rock Ridge option is the same as described above for ISO 9660 Joliet Options Allow long names in the ISO 9660 directory Some explanation Joliet format discs actually contain two complete separate directories for the files on the disc In addition to the Joliet directory allowing long filenames up to 64 characters there is a second directory Normally this is an ISO 9660 directory with all the restrictions on names noted above If this option is checked an ISO 9660 Level 2 directory is written instead of a regular ISO 9660 directory The Level 2 directory also allows long file and directory folder names When is this option used This option is intended when a disc is to be used both with computer systems which understands Joliet d
86. he job status display area discussed in the preceding section will show where the job is in the queue or if the job has started To cancel a queued job open the job details window by clicking on the job entry in the job status display In the details window click the Cancel button The job will be removed from the job status display list Saving and Restoring Disc Jobs All file track selections and the printing layout for a disc may be saved as a job and later restored to create the same disc All of the file selections file and folders or audio track selections and all of the text and pictures added to print on the label will be saved for future use After the disc has been set up with both file track selections and the printing layout the disc can be saved from any of the three MyDisc tabs To save a disc job select Save Job from the File menu The File menus are different for each of the three tabs but all have the save restore job items Later to re make that same disc select Restore Job from the File menu from any of the three tabs The program will automatically set the correct mode depending upon the saved job After a job is restored changes may be made adding or removing file selections and editing the printing layout Re save the disc job after making the changes either under the same job name or a different name MyDisc Making Custom Discs 17 Make Disc New Disc Restore Job Save Job Save
87. his is NOT recommended Pending Jobs Tab Fi CD Remote Management Center File View Options Help Active Jobs Pending Jobs Media Info Drives Disk Info System Status Job Name DatetTime Priority Operation Quantity Notes mikef1 15748 5 5 0411 57 5 white 1 Blank DVDR no media mikef1 15813 5 5 04 11 58 5 White 4 Blank CDR mikel 15901 5 5 04 11 59 5 write 10 Blank CDR For Help press F1 D Jobs Paused Blank COR PP DVDR 1 Reader E Writers EA This tab shows all pending jobs jobs that have been submitted to CD Remote but not yet started All the same information except for job status is given as on the Active Jobs tab You can double click on any job in this tab to view additional information about the job to change job settings or to cancel the job If you double click on a pending job the following dialog will open CD Remote Job Management x Job Name mikefi 15748 Operation write Disc Name Mike Desktop Backup 5 2 03 1 Priority i lO highest 1 lowest Quantity gt Media Type C CE A fe vie Delete Job Media Features O Pre Printed Gard Media Cancel OF iH To change the job s priority change the number in the Priority field by typing a new number or by using the spinner controls To change the number of discs to make in this job change the number in the Quantity field To cancel the job click Delete Job Drives Tab Z CD
88. iables 78 Test writing COPICS tds 46 47 49 setting test write default eee 57 Uncompleted jobs viewing 90 Verifying copies setting very dela sas 57 verifying serialized copies 0 0 eect 109
89. icrotech Production System Microtech production systems are capable of creating discs either custom premastered discs or duplicates of original discs that cannot be copied This copy protection scheme alters the discs structure in such a way that they can be read and used normally but cannot be copied Copy protection is only available when making custom discs using MyDisc and it only works on data CD ROM type discs not audio CD DA discs To enable this copy protection scheme add or change an entry in the CD Remote configuration file CDremote cfg This is an ASCII text file that can be edited with a plain text editor such as the Notepad utility provided with Windows This file is found in the folder C Icdr MJ on the production system Copy protection works by using the following statement in CDremote cfg ProtectCount lt count gt e To enable copy protection set count to a non zero value 75 is a good choice e To disable copy protection even if users select it when making discs with MyDisc comment out this statement by adding the character before it ProtectCount 75 ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 6l Designing Disc Labels 64 A Microtech production system can print on the surface of disc copies with text and pictures This chapter explains the printing process in detail when using the disc duplication software ImageMaker EZ Common terms used with disc printing are Lay
90. ikely to blame Troubleshooting 139 Disc Handling Problems Problem Disc handling problems are obvious such as discs not being picked up from the input spindle discs not being placed properly on a spindle drive or printer or other physical problems In most cases the problem is that the system is out of alignment The positions where the system is set to pick discs up and drop discs are not where they should be Solution Go through the Microtech production system calibration procedure carefully Resume using the system and watch it carefully to make sure the problem has been corrected Printing Problems Printing problems with a Microtech production system can range from poor printing results to discs that do not get printed at all Due to the nature of the disc printing process this manual can only deal with a limited subset of problems The most likely ones will be covered here for detailed information please refer to the manuals for your specific printer either Signature or Perfect Image Problem Printing problem Blank discs being produced Solution The printer may have run out of ribbon Perfect Image or ink Signature Replace the ribbon or ink cartridge following the manufacturer s procedure in their manual Problem Printing problem error pop up states either the layout or a picture in the layout is missing Solution Either select a different existing layout create a new layout or find the l
91. illustration below all of the images link to the same layout Printing layout Problems arise when the user who created image A decides to improve the layout it is linked to and the layout is modified The next time the user using image B makes discs from that image discs aren t printed correctly because the layout has been modified If a layout is linked to more than one image be aware that any changes to that layout will affect printing for all the images linked to it Recognize the potential for conflicts before they happen and plan accordingly One solution is to create two types of printing layouts one public the other private The agreement must be that no public layouts can be modified without consent between all who use them Any time a layout is changed in any of a number of places in the program the screen asks if changes are to be saved The choice is to either save the layout over the original layout replacing the original layout with the changed layout saving to another layout either a brand new layout or over another existing layout or not saving at all This is done by means of the Save Modified layout dialog Designing Disc Labels testout lay X NetColorSignaturlil lap SAMPLE LA Test lay Testout lay Univerzal Phoenis Stone lay Dini Save Modified DiscPrint Layout Save in E Layouts E o Es 3 John s Forge lay E John s Forges lay E John s qg8 l
92. ing set the offset to zero Serial Number Format This determines how the serial number will be written to the disc data during disc production ASCII The serial number will be written as a string of ASCII numeric digits 0 9 Padding and truncation will occur as described above Serialization For the two binary format options the following binary value shown in hexadecimal is used as an example to illustrate the byte ordering for each format each box is one byte Binary Intel Byte Order The serial number will be written as a binary value Intel byte ordering places the least significant bytes first from left to right The following diagram shows the Intel byte order for each size of serial number using the sample value above 78 56 34 Aa WO N Binary Motorola Byte Order The serial number will be written as a binary value Motorola byte ordering is simply from MSB most significant bit to LSB least significant bit from left to right The following diagram shows the Motorola byte order for each size of serial number using the sample value above 4 34 56 12 After selecting the serial number formatting options click the Save button to write the serialization information to the ImageMaker image file After the file has been updated click Quit to close SNMASTER If you change your mind and don t want to make any changes to the image after all just click Quit Serialization 107 108
93. irectories and those which do not and when the alternate ISO 9660 directory would be too restrictive on filename length and characters Rock Ridge This adds a Rock Ridge directory to the disc for use with computers running under Unix such as PCs running under Linux Sun computers etc MyDisc Making Custom Discs 23 24 DVD Data Tab This tab contains options that affect the formatting of DVD ROM data discs only MyDisc Preferences x Jobs Display CD Data DVD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline m Type of disc to create A A AS Joliet for Windows Joliet Rock Ridge for Unix The two choices here are for the format to use when creating a DVD ROM disc UDF Bridge UDF stands for Universal Disc Format the most widely used format for DVD discs This is the recommended format unless making a DVD that will be read on a Unix computer system Joliet Rock Ridge Select this format if making a DVD that will be read on a Unix computer system one running Linux or a Sun computer MyDisc Making Custom Discs Audio Tab This tab contains options that affect the formatting of audio discs only MyDisc Preferences i xj Jobs Display CD Data DVD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline Pause between tracks seconds Z Audio file extensions for e
94. is 10 digits the highest possible value for a serial number being 4 294 967 295 If the serial number length is too small for the serial number value the number will be truncated excess digits cut off from the left side If the serial number length is longer than the value of the serial number the number will be padded with spaces on the left side ASCII serial numbers have any leading zeros suppressed for example a 4 character long serial number with the value 2 will appear as 6662 where b indicates a space For serial numbers in binary format either Intel or Motorola format the serial number can be from 1 to 4 bytes long The maximum possible value of the serial number depends on the length LENGTH MAXIMUM VALUE 1 255 2 65 535 3 10 777219 4 4 294 967 295 If the serial number length is too small for the serial number value the number will be truncated from the MSB most significant byte side of the number If the serial number length is longer than the value of the serial number the number will be padded with zeros on the MSB side Offset from Start of Search String Enter the distance in characters bytes from the start of the search string to the place where the serial number is to be written In the example given on page 103 the serial number location is offset 9 characters from the start of the search string To place the serial number directly over the search string and overwrite all or part of the search str
95. is positioned wherever it is placed on the layout The Justification setting has no effect on positioning for single line text items The Anchor setting controls the way the text item will snap to the playing field grid if the Snap to minor grid option is enabled The Angle setting controls the item s angular position Single line system variable text items are treated the same as ordinary single line text items Designing Disc Labels 8l 82 Text Barcode h Text Boxes These are multiple line text items The position of the entire item is wherever it is placed on the layout The position of each line of text within the text box is controlled by the setting of the Justification control Left Center or Right For Left justification all text is aligned to the left side of the text box for Center the center of the box and so on The Anchor setting controls how the text item will snap to the grid if the Snap to minor grid option is enabled Inserting Pictures in a Layout Click the insert picture toolbar button or right click where the picture is to be placed choose Picture from the pop up menu The following dialog will appear Select the file containing the picture to be inserted then click OK to insert it Click Cancel instead if the pictures is not wanted KA 21x Look ir WINNT s E e Es Coffee Bean bmp River Sumida bmp FeatherTexture bmp Wy Santa Fe Stucco bmp Gone Fishing bmp Me Soap Bubbles bmp G
96. istrator if unsure of the correct location FTP Address The FTP address used to access the remote production system FTP addresses are given in the form ftp site domain name for example ftp bigcompany com User Name The user name used to log in to the FTP site Password The password needed to log in to the production system via FTP There are two fields to confirm that the password is correct Type the same password into both of them If the production system does not require a password leave both of these fields blank MyDisc Making Custom Discs Scanning for Production Systems MyDisc uses a process called network discovery to search for disc production systems over the network your computer is connected to This same process is also used to transmit status information about production systems and disc making jobs to your computer If the dynamic method of handling production systems described above is chosen MyDisc will scan for production systems each time the program is started A scan in the Production Systems tab may be initiated when you re adding or editing production systems Click the Scan button the computer will scan the network and the following dialog will appear Scan Results Production Systems j l x MyDizc has found the production system shown below Please select the system s you want to use Use the Control key lt Ctrl gt to select more than one Job folder IP of FTP address Sta
97. it in or using the spinner controls Priority values range from 1 to 10 Verify Discs After Writing Check this option if discs are to be verified against the original data Verification compares the original source files with the data written to each disc to make sure it s identical While this does take some time it is necessary to be sure that each disc is a 100 accurate copy of the content you ve selected MyDisc Making Custom Discs Enable email event notification must be on to use these options See Setting Up Email Notification for Microtech System Events on page 116 for more information Otherwise these options will be grayed out and unavailable Send Email When Job is Done If email notification has been set up for the production system check this item to have an email message sent to the specified recipient when the job completes Send Email if Job Fails If email notification has been set up for the production system check this item to have an email message sent to the specified recipient if an error occurs during this job Advanced Options for Making Discs Options under the Advanced button in the Submit Job dialog described above are Advanced Options For Job xj Disc Verify discs after writing The selected production system Copy protect the disc does not do copy protection T Test Write do not actually burn the disc Email Send email when jobis done The selec
98. it later To save a layout select Save from the Layout Editor s File menu In the dialog that appears select the folder to save the layout in and give the layout a name if creating a new layout or select an existing layout file if modifying a previously created layout Opening a Layout to Make Changes After a layout is created and saved it may be opened at a later time and changes made to it or it can be printed Choose Open layout from the Layout Editor s File menu or click on the Open layout file button on the toolbar This will load the layout file along with any pictures in the layout Designing Disc Labels 85 86 B Viewing Disc Printing Layouts with the Layout Editor The Layout Editor shows what a particular disc layout looks like complete with all text and pictures To view a layout use the open layout button on the toolbar or select Open layout from the File menu When a layout is opened all of its components including any pictures and pre printed graphics are loaded The layout displayed in the Layout Editor s workspace is the active layout that will be used to print discs To use a different layout either open a new one or create a new layout When a layout is opened it will be displayed in the Layout Editor s workspace The following choices may be used to control how the layout is displayed Display a Grid Over the Layout By clicking the grid button on the toolbar shown here an alig
99. job files for the production system will be written The name of this folder from your system or network administrator is required Either type in the complete path like BURNER1 Jobs in the example above or use the Browse button to open a file selection dialog to locate the job folder Internet Protocol IP address The IP address of the production system IP addresses consist of four numbers separated by periods like 204 233 87 6 This number may be entered by hand or MyDisc will automatically scan for available production systems by clicking the Scan button MyDisc Making Custom Discs 31 32 Adding File Transfer Protocol FTP Production Systems This dialog may be used to add a production system that will be accessed via FTP either over the local network or over the Internet Click the Add FTP production system button The following dialog will open Add Edit FTP Production System xi Production system name Job folder FTP address e g ftp mio com FO User name Password o Password again Cancel Fill in the following fields then click OK to add the production system Production System Name The name of the system as it will appear in the list of available systems It can be any name you choose Job Folder Give the name of the folder on the network at the location jobs will be submitted This folder must be set up on the production system end as well check with the network or system admin
100. king the image if the request to save is cancelled the make image dialog returns Click OK in the request dialog this opens a file selection dialog Choose a name for the layout file Either save over the original layout or create a new layout by giving a new filename Use the folder location already set in the dialog or navigate to another folder where the layout is to be stored Click OK to save the layout The make image operation will proceed Designing Disc Labels To Not Link any Layout to the Image Ensure that both the Layout Name field and the workspace in the Layout Editor are completely blank If this is done when copies are made from the image no layout will be linked and by default nothing will be printed on the discs The user can still choose to print discs at copy time by choosing an existing layout or creating a new one When the image making operation starts the Layout Editor workspace will be cleared Designing Disc Labels 69 Managing Printing Layouts As more disc images are stored on a Microtech production system and more printing layouts are created managing these layouts becomes important This is especially true in situations where more than one person is using the system This section explains how to maintain printing layouts in an orderly fashion Printing Layouts Can Be Linked to Multiple Images A problem can occur when more than one disc image is linked to the same printing layout In the
101. le selection dialog shown below Select Default Layout _ x Pp m Look in E Layouts ad E ai arrfan_brdl lay arrfgn_brdz lay generic layout lay File name Files of type Layout Files Cancel Open as read only de The dialog will only show ImageMaker printing layout lay files Use this dialog to locate the printing layout to link to the disc image Click Open to link the layout to the image Note This function can be used to link printing layouts to disc images that were created outside of ImageMaker EZ The requirements for this are 1 The image file must be a standard raw disc data file with an mg filename extension 2 The image file must consist of single track data only multiple tracks are not allowed If a printing layout is linked to such an externally created image file an ImageMaker image file with a mmd extension will be created The original img file will be renamed to the same name with a dat extension ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 51 52 Not all disc writers support CD Text Before you use this feature check with your Microtech sales represen tative or customer service to make sure that your system supports this format Add CD Text Adding CD Text to Images ImageMaker EZ allows special annotation text to be added to the disc copies CD text can be created by any of several third party software packages this text gives ad
102. lect Print calibration pattern IF the circles are not exact centered around the CO hub adjust the horizontal and vertical and print again keep doing this until the circles are centered and then select OE En Horizontal offset oll 4 Select any arrow to move pattern ir Vertical offset Print calibration pattern coa Press the Print Calibration pattern button The disc pattern shown r q that direction Units are tenths of men r below will be printed ImageAligner If for some reason the circle around the hub isn t visible try using the outer circle just inside the edge of the disc ImageAligner is an optional feature Contact Microtech or your sales representative for more information ImageAligner only works with the Perfect Image or Primera thermal transfer printers It does not work with the Signature series of inkjet printers If the printed circles don t print dark enough try setting the Perfect Image printer to Double Print See page 139 for details If you do this be sure to return the printer to its normal setting after calibration is done If you have a choice of ink finishes when printing over the entire surface of the disc use a duller rather than a glossier ink This will reduce problems with glare when printing with ImageAligner The circle printed around the hub of the disc must be centered If the circle around the hub is off center move the circles by ch
103. lected When the last item has been selected by either using the Shift key or letting go of the mouse the entire range will be highlighted to show that it s selected MyDisc Making Custom Discs To make a random multiple selection 1 Select the first item by clicking on it 2 Select each subsequent item by holding down the Control key and then clicking on the item to add it to the selection Keep this key held down until all items have been selected Each selected item in the random selection will be highlighted AMLIBSZ ELL 244 Applicatio Thu Feb 12 20 39 34 1998 15 Fri Mar 19 18 58 31 2004 15 Tue Jun 22 12 19 39 2004 558 Application Wed Apr 28 13 56 28 2004 1 Configur Fri Mar 19 19 39 49 2004 1 Registrati Wed Apr 28 15 52 48 2004 1 Registrati Thu May 06 13 16 54 2004 16 Video Clip Wed Oct 13 18 00 26 1999 15 video Clip Wed Oct 13 16 40 52 1999 Fri Mar 19 15 7613 20014 m d U TSC PR RIT CLS Wiel Aa To drag a range or random selection Once a range or random multiple selection has been made click within the selection in order to drag it Click directly on any of the highlighted items then hold down the mouse button to drag the selection When a multiple selection is dragged a ghost outline of the items being dragged will appear see illustration below Y To cancel a range or random selection To change a multiple selection click on any item in
104. led Network When a Microtech production system is started up it should appear on the network Share the Microtech production systems D Drive By default the D drive on the Microtech production system is used to hold images and to submit jobs This drive must be shared in order for jobs to be submitted to the system via the network This may be done using Microtech s MyDisc application or via customer developed applications A batch file has been installed on every Microtech production system to facilitate permanently sharing this drive All that is needed is to log in as an Administrator or ImageMaker operator and to run the batch file C Bat ShareD bat Map a Microtech production system to a network drive on each user s system To send disc production jobs to the production system the user needs to be able to see the system from their workstation a computer on the network This depends on the operating system used on the workstation the general case of computers using various versions of Windows Windows 95 98 NT 2000 is covered here Windows users map network drives through the Windows Explorer utility Though the specifics vary this function is generally accomplished through a Map Network Drive command for Windows NT this command is in the Tools menu Make two selections a drive letter H I etc and a location on a remote Network Setup machine in this case a folder on the system where files are stored These
105. lf from normal text or merge fields DISCPRINT knows to treat this text item as a variable Type the name of the variable including the in the text field of the Text Properties dialog Example The table below shows the available system variables and what information is inserted in the variable VARIABLE DESCRIPTION Date Current date DD MM YY Time Current time in 24 hour format HH MM SS Work_Order Job name if known Otherwise the generated CDRemote work order Drive_Number ID of the drive that processed this disc Master_ Name Name of ImageMaker image used if known System_Name ID name of ImageMaker system Serial_ Number The serial number of the disc being printed Designing Disc Labels 77 78 A Note on Sizing Merge and System Variable Fields When a merge field or a system variable is inserted on a layout as a placeholder for the actual text Plan accordingly for the amount of actual text which may be printed in that field and size the field accordingly The size of the text box surrounding the merge field or system variable will limit the amount of actual printed text which will fit in that box All attributes font size color etc selected in the text dialog will be applied to the merged text or system variable The anchor setting left center right of the text controls how the printed text will be positioned within the text box Designing Disc Labels Creating Merge Files for Disc Prin
106. lication TF Show Completed Jobs TF Show All Users The general sequence follows Select the Operation Click one of the three operation buttons to make a choice E Make a disc image from a master disc Page 41 ES Make disc copies directly from a master disc Page 44 IRE ES Make disc copies from a disc image Page 45 Fill out the necessary information to start the job After selecting the operation a panel of choices will appear with places to fill in the needed information for the operation Select a printing layout to print the disc copies If a printer is installed on the production system disc copies may be printed Either select an existing print layout or design a new one using the Layout Editor A number of options and details are discussed in a separate chapter Disc Layout Make sure there are enough blank discs loaded for your job Load the input spindle s with enough discs to finish the job More discs may be added later if needed ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication Click the Start button to start the selected operation This initiates processing on a Microtech production system While disc production is underway the progress of the job can be monitored with the on screen status display Pick up finished discs The finished discs will be stacked in the output spindle s If a printer is installed and is printing discs they will be readily identified by their labels Making Disc Images Disc to
107. me MyDisc is used some help panels pop up when the program is started These are intended to guide first time users through the disc making process After more experience with the program these help panels can be removed by checking the item marked Do not show this again on each panel Choose the Type of Disc to Make Data discs are fundamentally different from audio discs Below is the dialog box that pops up and shows the choices For DVD discs use the create a data disc Click the button for the type of disc to create then click OK Choose what you want to do Yall e Dala disc trom ties e Audio disc ads C Date disc from disc image Ep OE Cancel The next window shows the file selection tab The file selector used when creating data discs is slightly different from the one used for audio discs MyDisc Making Custom Discs Saving and Restoring Disc Jobs After the disc has been set up by selecting files and folders or audio tracks and the label has been designed to print the disc can be saved as a job Later to make that same disc the job can be restored See page 15 for details There are two ways to reach this screen 1 select Make a data disc at the Disc Type Selection dialog when the program starts or 2 select New Disc from the File menu then selecting Make a data disc Current Source Path Source Pane Folders CD Destination Pane Disc
108. n 109 Network Setup 112 While the network connection on a Microtech production system is generally plug and play it s possible that some network configuration may need to be done changing IP addresses DNS settings domain names etc A qualified network administrator can handle this task A Microtech production system can function in two basic ways one is as a stand alone disc duplication system and the other is as a disc publishing resource that can be used to create custom discs When used in this second function one key requirement is that the Microtech production system must be accessible to any users who want to send jobs to it over a local area network This chapter deals with setting up and using the disc production system Setting Up a Microtech Production System on a Network Before multiple users can employ the production system to send disc publishing jobs to it must be set up on a network The system is network ready as it comes from the factory It is a matter of plugging it into the network The following configuration items must be dealt with before the system can be used on a network To establish a Microtech production system on the network proceed as follows Connect a Microtech production system to the network The production system comes equipped with a 10 100 Mbit Ethernet network controller Plug the network cable into the back of the Microtech production system using the connector labe
109. n the order they appear in the list s CD Remote Management Center i oO File View Options Help Active Jobs Pending Jobs CD Drives Disk Info Setup System Status 8 Directory Disk Jobs Passes MB Reserved MB Available KB Sec 0 1 CA Tmplmgz OC 0 2 D Mmages Dx 0 For Help press F1 D Jobs No Writers Enable 1 Reader T Writers For each folder the following information is shown Directory the full pathname of the folder starting with a drive letter Disk the disk drive which contains the folder jobs how many jobs are currently using this folder MB reserved how much data space in megabytes is reserved for images in this folder which are currently being loaded MB available how much data space in megabytes is available for image storage in this folder KB Sec The speed of the last data copying operation that involved this drive CD Remote Job Management 95 96 Media Tab The Media tab contains one item which concerns the type of media blank discs which are loaded in the production system controlled by CD REMOTE This tab is shown below zF CD Remote Management Center File View Options Help Active Jabs Pending Jobs Media Into Drives Disk Info System Status All media is the same Two different media sets All Media Media Sete 53554 M Enabled Rezet Enabled Media Type Spindles Media Type CD Media ED Media DYD Media Media Char
110. nd the print surface blank vs pre printed CD Remote Job Management Blank surface means that the blank discs loaded in the production system are unprinted and that the ImageAligner capability if it s installed on the production system will not be used Pre Printed surface means that the blank discs loaded in the production system are pre printed and therefore any print jobs sent to this production system will use the ImageAligner capability to align the printing to be done in the production job with that pre printed image If you select the Pre Printed surface choice you ll need to tell the system which pre printed graphic PPG file to use This is the DISCPRINT AKA the Disc Layout Editor pre printed graphic file which was used to train on the image of the pre printed discs You must use the right PPG file for the discs loaded on the system or printing will not work correctly Use the button to open a file selection dialog to select this file In the All media the same mode there is a button to Reset Spindles If you click this button it tells the Xpress to start loading media from Spindle 3 and to place it on Spindle 4 when complete Once Spindle 3 is empty the system will automatically move to loading discs from Spindle 2 placing the finished discs upon Spindle 3 And again when Spindle 2 is empty the system moves to load from Spindle 1 placing finished discs upon Spindle 2 In this manner the
111. network that is shared by all computers MyDisc uses network file references that works from any computer on the network If the picture is stored on a local hard drive then it will most likely not be found when the job is copied to another computer The picture can be re inserted on the destination computer Making Disc Images with MyDisc Premastering MyDisc can be used to make an image of a disc for later use in making copies of that disc This process is called premastering This is different from saving a disc job When an image is made all of the actual contents of the disc the data files or audio tracks are saved into an image file Saving a disc job saves only the names and locations of the data files not their contents This image file can then be used by the ImageMaker EZ disc duplication program to make copies of the disc To make an image of a disc select all the files and folders or audio tracks as if a disc was to be burned from them Select the Make Image from the File menu on the Make Disc tab This opens a file selection dialog for the image file that will be created Locate the disk drive and folder where the image is to be written and give it a name The image will be the size of the disc potentially up to about five gigabytes for a full DVD Click to make the image After an image file has been created the image file may be selected with ImageMaker EZ and any number of disc copies can be made
112. ng layout The layout may be done first and then trained on a pre printed disc or a new layout may be started choose New Layout from the File menu trained then complete the layout For the training process follow these steps 1 Place the blank pre printed disc in the printer tray Open the printer tray by pressing the tray open button on the front of the printer Place the disc in the tray On the Perfect Image printer ensure that the disc is not on top of the disc eripper pins These pins must close down and hold the disc in place while the snapshot is taken ImageAligner Tip You can use the image rotation dialog box as a straightedge to line up against elements in the disc image by moving it around the screen 2 Start the training process Go to the Layout Editor From the ImageAligner menu select and click on Train CD The following dialog will appear Click OK in the dialog to proceed discprnt Ll 1 Please put the CD to train with into the extended printer tray so that it is visible to the camera and select OK cancel 3 The camera will acquire the image of the disc take a snapshot When the image has been captured it will appear on screen with a training dialog on top of the Layout Editor window as shown below 4 Using the sliding control to rotate the image until it appears to be level in the proper orientation on the screen The button can be dragged to rotate the image or it c
113. ng layout linked to it the linked layout can be used Use the layout as is or use it as a template and make changes to the layout to customize for a specific job for instance adding your name the date or other relevant information When a layout is changed the screen asks if those changes are to be saved To retain the original layout do not save changes If changes need to be saved for future reference see the section Managing Printing Layouts on page 70 for details To Create a New Layout An entirely new layout can be created to print the surface of these discs whether or not a layout is already linked to the image If no layout is linked the Layout Editor will have a blank workspace If a layout is linked to the image it will appear in the Layout Editor this can be cleared to create a completely new layout or to modify the existing one Click the Edit Layout button to move to the layout editor Place desired text and pictures Move back to ImageMaker EZ by clicking anywhere in its window When the Start button to start the copy operation is clicked the screen will ask if you want to save the new layout Click Yes to save the new layout or No to discard To Use An Existing Layout Any other existing layout can be selected to print the surface of these discs whether or not a layout is already linked to the image After selecting the disc image to make copies from use the arrow in the Layout Name field to select the layout
114. nment grid will be shown over the disc layout The grid has lines spaced 100 location units or 10 mm apart to help you line up text To remove the grid display click the grid button again Select the Grid Spacing The grid spacing button on the toolbar sets the spacing between lines on the grid Clicking on this button opens the grid spacing dialog Select the spacing values for both the major grid darker lines and minor grid lighter lines The minor grid spacing is given as millimeters between lines while the major grid spacing is given as a number of minor grid lines Set Grid Spacing xX Minor grid spacing mm 10 Major grid spacing every A minor grids Ez Cancel Designing Disc Labels CD Remote Job Management 88 MyDisc user T Using the CD Remote Management Center Jobs orders to make discs can come in from any one of several sources at any time The referee that coordinates all these jobs and makes sure they get taken care of in an orderly fashion is the CD Remote background process CD Remote also has an interactive part a user interface that can be used to view and manage jobs The following section describes this software Network file server gt ON A LY g 4 uni ey TT imum nn Custom application Xpress user amics CD Remote J
115. ns are accessed by clicking the Show Advanced button The options appear below the other fields on screen new window is shown below To hide this options list after already opening click the Hide Advanced button Es ImageMaker EZ loj x File Edit View Help Disc to Hard Drive Cancel Disc Name Advanced Layout Name y Edit Layout Read Speed Max Priority Normal v Verify Settings haz all discs Job Name DiscName Status Progress ImageAutomator SKELETOR e Status No Writers Readers Free 1 of 1 Writers Free jo of 0 Jobs Running jo of 0 Space Available 29 8 discs TF Show Completed Jobs Show All Users Read Speed Select speed of the disc reader drive when reading the master disc If unsure of the speed to use set this control to Max to use the maximum drive speed The drive may be set to a specific speed slower than the maximum which may be useful if having problems reading discs at maximum speed To select the drive speed click on the arrow to the right of this control This will open a drop down list choose the desired speed by clicking on it To close the list with no change click anywhere outside the control 42 ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication Normal Lower 2 Low 1 Normal High 1 Higher 2 Priority Sets the priority level for the job about to be submitted The priority determines how soon the job will run when it competes with other
116. ntrol certain basic functions of the production system See page 55 for configuration options which pertain to the disc production software ImageMaker EZ To open the configuration utility click the Windows Start button located on the lower left corner of the desktop From the menu that pops up work through the submenus to select Programs gt ImageMaker gt Configure ImageMaker The configuration dialog shown below will open E ImageMaker Configuration Utility xj ImageMaker Folder Es cdr M Program Logging Set the log level ta 5 Large numbers log more detailed information Production Options Leave discs with open session Use discs with pre recorded session Allow a masimum TE errors when mastering audio discs Allow a masimum oil5 errors When verfuing audio discs Allow a masxinum offs error when vertying modez forme discs Scan disc TOC at E a Image4utomator The ImageAutomator is a model E Classic x The SESI Id for the writer ts E Detect The first writer ts on bus E Detect TF Preload drives with new media My spress has a 2drive module Ua Bus 7 iat Pest DE Bus E Test Printer Settings and Options 4 Stop all jobs when a printer error occurs 4 Enable Image ligner if installed G0 Card module is installed My Imagedligner camera is a Jla 2 Microtech Puta masimum of jo discs in the queue cup My primary printer 13 Rimage Perfect Image Prin
117. ob Management w Status Bar Uncompleted Jobs Feedback Job Manager Disc Print I Control Opening the CD REMOTE Management Center CD REMOTE includes a handy utility which lets you control and view status for most aspects of its operation This utility is called the CD REMOTE Management Center and it opens when you start the CD REMOTE process If it s not visible on the Widows desktop click its button on the Windows taskbar at the bottom of the screen to open it on screen Its window is shown below f CD Remote Management Center i 5 x File View Options Help Active Jobs Pending Jobs Media Info Drives Disk Info System Status Job Name Priority Operation Completed State Discs Disk DA mikef115748 Write Oof 1 Writing For Help press F1 D Jobs Paused Blank DVDR PP DYDR 1 Reader 16 Writers ds There are 6 tabs here each covering a different aspect of CD REMOTE operation Select the one you want by clicking on its tab shown across the top of the window Each tab is covered in order below First let s look at the general functions of the Management Center The lowest bar on this window is always visible when the window is open and contains a space that will display one of the following messages INITIALIZING RUNNING PAUSE NO WRITERS ENABLED or OUT OF MEDIA These self explanatory messages reflect the status of the entire Microtech production system Showing Au
118. ob is done Failure address Send email if job fails Verify Verify discs after writing Job Submission I Cancel job if explicitly selected files or folders are missing Applies only to data discs not to audio discs I Clear all job selections and settings upon job submission Email Notification This group of options sets MyDisc up to send email when jobs are completed and whenever an error occurs This is useful when discs are being made at a remote site and it is not possible to physically check on the progress of disc jobs MyDisc Making Custom Discs 19 20 Note Audio discs can only be verified in the read drive There are two locations for email addresses one for notification when jobs complete successfully the other when errors A valid email address must be specified such as me mycompany com To enable email notification ensure that the checkmark item next to the email address is checked W Verify Check this item M to have all discs made by MyDisc verified after they are written Verification compares the data written on each disc to the original source data ensuring every byte is identical This procedure takes more processing time however to be assured that every disc is an absolutely accurate copy of your data verification 1s recommended While rare it is possible for a disc without errors to be made that contains inaccurate data Job cancellation do not cancel job if files mis
119. of uncompleted jobs it s not a checkmark item like the other ones described above The Uncompleted Jobs list is shown here JobName DatekTime Priority Operation Requested Done Failed Administ 4061 2 Tereg 14 06 5 Delete Resubmit Delete All Resubmit All x mes METE E Erec Uncompleted jobs are jobs on which production was started but which didn t complete for some reason in other words not all the discs requested for the job were made There are many reasons why this could happen including user cancellation and errors This dialog lets you perform the following actions on uncompleted jobs e Deleting jobs Deleting an uncompleted job will remove the job from the system with no further job execution e Resubmitting jobs Resubmitting an uncompleted job will restart the job and make the number of discs which will complete the order You can use the Delete All and Resubmit ll buttons to delete and resubmit all jobs in this list respectively CD Remote Job Management The CD Remote Management Center Tabs Active Jobs Tab This tab see illustration on page 89 shows all disc production jobs currently active on the system For each job the following information is given e Job name e Disc Name e Job priority higher numbers higher priority e Operation what operation is currently being performed on the system e Number of discs completed e Job status More detail
120. oft e Aula aja e a se 4 Y Camera Center Calibration Position the tip of the cursor arrow over the center of the white crosshairs and click the left mouse button Make sure the red crosshairs are exactly over the center of the white crosshairs Move the cursor and click again if they do not line up When they are lined up select OK Use the cursor keypad keys to nudge the red crossharis vertically and horizontally Cancel Position the tip of the cursor arrow over the center of the white crosshairs and click the left mouse button Make sure the red crosshairs are exactly over the center of the white crosshairs Move the cursor and click again if they do not line up when they are lined up select OK Use the cursor keypad keys to nudge the red crosshairs vertically and horizontally When the pairs of crosshairs are aligned click OK to accept this part of the calibration ImageAligner The dialog for the edge locating step shown below will appear FS Disc Print for layout editing ale o ajo of we aaee w j gt Camera Calibration Align the sides of the dotted line box with the white line around the outside of the alignment target then select OK Cancel x 5 y 417 The black handles located at the center of each side of the dotted line box are used to move the box up down left and right After the calibration is accepted the display will show the calibration t
121. on In addition the technical support staff may need more information from the system such as error log data The staff will explain how to get this information to us Technical support can be contacted at Microtech Systems 2 Davis Drive Belmont CA 94002 650 596 1900 Hours 7 30 a m 5 30 p m PST mailtosupport microtech com http www microtech com Troubleshooting 141 oP DE NCS ai See Adobe Acrobat files PRN files for printing discs 71 Adobe Acrobat files for printing discs 71 setting up to use Acrobat files ee 60 Audio discs arranging audio tracks eseese 10 file extensions for audio tracks 25 Play e TACKS nica 10 setting pause time between tracks 10 25 Calibration camera for IMAGEALIGNER oooocccccocccnnconnononos 126 disc printer for IMAGEALIGNER 06 130 CD REMOTE Management Center ACUVE OBS AD ca a 91 GD Arves tania doasa 93 changing job settings 91 closing CD REMOTE cccocococcoccooconncnnconncnncinncnnoss 100 disabling amp enabling disc drives oooonccnccn 94 disabling amp re enabling disc drives 100 Disk Information tals inline tit 95 Normation ta Diaorniiosdiscoruiscde isis 99 Pendine Jobs tabaco 92 showing auxiliary WINdOWS ooconccnoccocnnoncnncnnoss 89 switching between CD and DVD modes 99 viewing uncompleted jobs cece 90 CD Text adding to images eee 52 Closing CD REMOTE soiin 100 Configuration ImageMaker E
122. on or how many dots per inch will be printed The higher the resolution the finer the dots and the higher the image quality Higher resolution settings take more time to print The available resolutions are Fast 600 Normal 600 Best 600 Presentation 1200 and Super Photo 2400 The numbers are dots per inch Ink Cartridge Ensure that the setting of this item corresponds to the type of ink cartridge installed in the printer Monochrome Black Color or Color Black Color Matching There are three options None Algebraic and PrimaColor Testing may be required to find the setting that best meets expectations Dither Mode This changes the dithering pattern the printer uses If photos are being printed use the setting Optimized for Photos for smoother printing Otherwise use the setting Optimized for Graphics for sharper harder edges Ink Saturation The default setting is 50 on a scale of 0 to 100 Higher numbers increase the quantity of ink used during printing Lower numbers decrease the quantity of ink used When changes are complete click OK in this dialog to close it and save the settings Click Cancel to close it without changing any settings After changes have been made and the new settings saved print a test disc and visually inspect the results If necessary re open the Printing Preferences window and make further changes Printers Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF The optimal print strobe se
123. on imposes rather severe restrictions on the allowable characters in this field Only the following characters are allowed A Z uppercase only 0 9 and the underscore character _ For ISO 9660 Level 2 and Rock Ridge Discs The ISO specifications still apply to this field However the operating systems used on the computers that will read these discs will accept a much larger set of characters Checking MyDisc Jobs When the Make Disc button is clicked a disc production job is started Check the progress of each job by looking in the job status display area on the Make Disc tab Each job gets a name which is the user name the name used to log on to a workstation followed by a unique number For instance if logged on as Fred one job name might be Fred143839 Only your jobs will appear in your job status display Date Time Administ 10624 Completed 7 12 2004 11 1 Administ 00612 Completed 771272004 10 3 Administ 75203 Completed 729 2004 18 12 Administ151902 Completed 72722004 15 57 Administ 40612 Error Uncompleted job Cleaned up at CD Remote startup 7 7 2004 15 18 Administ 34246 Completed 72772004 14 3 Each job gets an entry in the job status display area showing job name name of the disc being made current job status and the time the job was last checked or was completed To see details about a particular job click on the job s entry to open a job details window Job Results For Administ110624 file status f x
124. or Normal Circular 90Degrees 270Degrees C Left Center C Right 3 T H B Cenco Text Type the text to appear in the text item here Text from other Windows NT applications may also be pasted in including non keyboard symbols e g trademark symbols like Size Specify the size of the text in points here Font A list of all fonts available on the Microtech production system will appear here click on the font to select it Color Select the color the text is to appear in here Style Click any check items here to select the style 1 Bold and Italics apply these characteristics to the text in the usual way 2 Transparent background controls how text is printed over bitmap pictures either a background image or a picture When this attribute is chosen whatever is in an underlying picture will show through the text printed over that picture Otherwise a white or non printed area will be printed around the text over the picture Designing Disc Labels 75 at vox Justification This is the horizontal alignment in relation to the entire text selection a box for non circular text Center will center all text within this box Anchor This setting determines which part of the text item left side center or right side will snap to the playing field grid lines when the Snap to minor grid option is enabled in the Options menu Angle This item sets the angular position of the t
125. or the first tab to show how much space is left and gives an alert when a disc is nearly full or has been filled These disc capacities are approximate only Size of Disc Determines the data capacity of the any CDs created Size is given in terms of how much audio data a disc can hold There are three possible sizes available The default choice 74 minutes is the most common 63 minute media is rarer and 80 minute media is becoming more widely used Disc SIZE DATA CAPACITY 63 minutes 550 Mb 74 minutes 650 Mb 80 minutes 700 Mb Size of DVD Selects the data capacity of any DVD discs created The two choices of standard DVD R media 3 95 and 4 7 gigabytes are given in decimal billions of bytes 1 000 000 000 bytes not the power of two gigabytes 1 073 741 824 bytes Printing Files Tab This tab tells MyDisc where to look for certain files used when designing printing layouts and for printing discs It allows default file folders to be specified where MyDisc can expect to find these files Files may be selected from other folders this sets up the place where MyDisc will look first when another folder is not specified MyDisc Preferences i x Jobs Display CD Data DVD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline Default Picture Folder Browse I Default Layout Folder Browse C Sledr Mj 25 Default Pre printed Graphic File Browse
126. out Disc printing is done by creating printing layouts The layout contains all the text and pictures needed to print positioned and sized as designed Linking A printing layout can be linked to an image of a disc either when the image is created from the master disc or later When disc copies are made from an image with a linked layout the layout will automatically be used to print the copies Printing layouts can be used in several ways depending on duplication needs 1 A printing layout can be linked to a specific image when that image is created The layout is automatically used when copies are being made from the image 2 Select an existing printing layout The layout can be used as is or can be used as a template and customized for the particular discs being made for instance by adding your name or the contents of the discs 3 Create a new layout for the discs Save the layout for later use or create a temporary layout for the job at hand and discard it when finished The discs may be left blank This is not recommended as it makes it difficult to identify those discs on the output spindle s Designing Disc Labels Read the section Managing Printing Layouts on page 85 before starting to print multiple discs Printing Discs The next section of this chapter explains how to print the surface of discs created with a Microtech production system Detailed instructions for creating disc printing lay
127. outs following on page 65 Opening the Printer Tray To manually open the printer tray use the tray open button shown below on the two types of printers available with a Microtech production system e For the Perfect Image thermal transfer printers e For the Xpressjet inkjet printer e For the Signature inkjet printers Designing Disc Labels 65 generic layout lay e n new layout Arfgn 6rd lay Anfgn bre lay Generic layout lay more lawouts 66 Printing Discs When Copying Directly Disc to Disc When copying discs directly from a master disc the following choices are available for printing onto the surface of discs Notice that there are no print layouts linked to the disc in this case since there is no hard disk image To Create a New Layout Click the Edit Layout button to move over to the Layout Editor This tool will have a completely blank workspace ready to have text and pictures placed in it Complete instructions on creating and editing layouts start on page 73 After the layout is completed return to the main window and continue working there When Start is clicked to begin the copy operation the screen asks whether to save the changed layout To save the layout click OK this opens a file selection dialog where the name for the layout can be selected and where it will be saved To discard the layout after printing without saving it click Cancel After this the copy making oper
128. picture or barcode select the item by clicking on it in the layout and drag it to the correct position while holding down the mouse selection button When an item is selected it may be moved and or resized To move an item click anywhere in the interior of the object text item or picture the cursor will change to a four headed arrow as shown below To resize an item select the item by clicking on it then click on any of the eight handles around the outside of the object By dragging the handle with the mouse button held down the object can be resized in the direction of the handle The side handles top bottom left amp right resize in that direction only while the corner handles resize the object proportionally in both width and height The object changes size but keeps its same shape Single line text items cannot be resized The text boxes which enclose multiple line text items can be resized the text itself cannot which can affect how the text item will be anchored when Snap to minor grid in the Options menu is enabled the position of text within the text box depending on how the text is justified and the position within the layout See page 81 for more information on how text items are positioned Designing Disc Labels El v Disc coordinates Fit CD for workspace to window Zoom v Show disc outline v Show grid v Show pre printed graphic v Show Status bar Print disc outline Print grid
129. printers Configuring a Printer If printers are changed on your system or a new printer is installed the system needs to know what kind of printer is being used This is done by running the ImageMaker configuration utility From the Windows Start button select Programs ImageMaker gt Configure ImageMaker This will open the configuration utility whose main dialog is shown below E ImageMaker Configuration Utility xi ImageMaker Folder Ic ledr Mj m Program Logging Set the log level to ls Large numbers log more detailed information Production Options Leave discs with open session M Use discs with pre recorded session Allow a maximum off5 errors when mastering audio discs Allow a maximum off5 errors when verifying audio discs Allow a maximum 3 when verifying mode2 form2 discs Zn v Scan disc TOC at Image utomator The ImageAutomator is a model fia Classic z The SESI Id for the writer ts fi Detect The first writer is on bus 2 Detect Preload drives with new media MyXpresshasaZ drive module VoBus 7 Test Printer Settings and Options DG Bus E Test V Stop all jobs when a printer error occurs V Enable ImageAligner if installed M D Card module is installed My Image ligner camera is a la 2 Microtech Put a maximum of lo discs in the queue cup My primary printer is Rimage Perfect Image Print on port COM1 y at station
130. production job This is done by launching ImageMaker selecting the job function on the left choose the advanced button and select the desired merge file The merge file is read during processing and the merged text is printed on each disc in the job Designing Disc Labels Text items There are two kinds of text items you can place in a layout Single line text items one line of text of any length Text boxes include multiple lines of text within a box Create a text box when inserting more than one line of text in the Text Properties dialog Use the enter key to move to a new line The box around the text is conceptual only it doesn t print on discs The text within the box can be aligned to the left center or right of the box Inserting Merge Fields To insert a merge field for printing merged text create a merge field variable name This variable name can consist of any text except these characters and colon Each variable name is preceded by a dollar sign The following are examples of valid merge field variable names Stitle Stradeshow Inserting System Variable Fields System variables can be inserted in a layout as text items A system variable is a placeholder that is replaced by a specific piece of information at the time the disc is printed Defining a system variable field is similar to creating a merge field A system variable has a prefix of a pound sign which distinguishes itse
131. r EZ the CDRemote item must be left blank If local production is ever added this item must be filled in when local production is initiated Selecting the Default Production System The Default Job Directory item selects the default production system that is the system automatically selected each time you start ImageMaker EZ This can be set two ways 1 To select a specific system as the default set this item to the number corresponding to the system s position in the list 1 first 2 second etc For example if you want to select the second system in the list as the default then enter 2 in the Default Job Directory field 2 To make ImageMaker EZ search for the first available production system enter 0 in the Default Job Directory field You can use this feature to locate an available system in an environment when production systems may or may not be available ImageMaker EZ will query each system in the list and will use the first system that responds Both local and remote systems can be in the list The name of the selected machine will appear in the machine selection field on the main ImageMaker EZ screen ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 59 60 Setting Up a Microtech Production System to use Adobe Acrobat Files Discs can be printed on a Microtech production system using Adobe Acrobat PDF files Acrobat is one of the most common interchange file formats in use today allowing users to share doc
132. r EZ s Preferences settings See page 55 for more information on these settings For email notification after copies are made check this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Test Write This option allows a test write of the disc before actually committing to making disc copies A test write checks to ensure that data flows correctly to the disc writer drive s being used to make the copies without actually burning the discs in those drives This option is recommended in cases when using a new or different blank disc media To test write instead of actually making copies check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 49 Email On Error This allows the choice of an email message to be sent by the system in the event of an error during this operation reading a disc to a hard drive image If email notification if an error occurs is desired check W this option Otherwise leave it unchecked Managing Disc Images This section covers the management functions on the Microtech production system that take care of the disc images stored on the system s hard drive These functions include removing images no longer needed linking printing layouts to images and adding CD text to images All of these maintenance functions are reached by selecting Maintenance Disc Images from ImageMaker EZ s Edit menu The maintenance dialog is shown below Image Maintenance J x Look ir pa mag
133. r image is now ready to be used to make serialized copies When it comes time to run the disc production job the operator sets up the job in the usual way Before running the job the operator enables serialization in the dialog box along with an other serialization choices before starting the job When the job is started production proceeds normally with serialization done automatically for each disc in the job If the discs are verified after being written serial numbers are skipped over to avoid false miscompare errors Serialization Limitations of Serialization Only single track ISO 9660 CDs with 2 048 byte sectors can be serialized Standard and Customized Serialization Methods ImageMaker MJ comes with a standard serialization method as part of the software This method writes a numeric sequential serial number e g 1001 1002 1003 to each disc in a production job starting from a given number supplied by the operator ImageMaker allows you to substitute your own serialization method by creating a customized software module a DLL and using it instead of the standard one which comes with the production system This allows serial numbers to be created practically any way you choose including reading pre assigned serial numbers from a file and placing multiple serial numbers on each disc The SNMASTER utility supports multiple serial numbers per disc For more information and technical literature about custom se
134. r many years to come Introduction MyDisc Making Custom Discs MyDisc can also be used to create a disc image a file on hard disk containing the image of the CD or DVD that you can later use to make disc copies This is called premastering and it s covered starting on page 43 One of the most creative uses of a Microtech production system is making custom discs with content data files or audio tracks from any of several sources local hard disk local network as well as remote computers via the Internet The tool used to make custom discs is the MyDisc program included with the disc production system This chapter covers the use of this program MyDisc Creating custom discs with MyDisc consists of the following two tasks e Selecting the files to put on disc e Designing the print layout with the text that will print on the disc Each task has its own on screen tab that contains the tools and fields necessary to complete the task When the files have been selected and the print layout has been designed a third tab where some final choices are made before actually creating your custom discs is used One or more copies of this custom disc can be made Starting MyDisc To start the MyDisc program double click its icon on the Windows desktop shown at the right When the program starts a colorful splash screen will appear followed by a dialog screen asking what type of disc to make Note The first ti
135. rder in which the tracks will appear on the disc The tracks can be rearranged in the lower pane by simply picking up and moving tracks To move a track click and drag it to the desired location Changing the Pause Between Audio Tracks Tracks on an audio disc are separated by pauses small amounts of silence MyDisc automatically places exactly two seconds of silence between tracks The amount of pause between the end of a track and the beginning of the next one can be changed either by double clicking the track in the lower pane or by right clicking using the alternate mouse button on the track This opens the Audio Track Properties dialog box Audio Track Properties x Pause between tracks seconds A00 E Play Stop Cancel Set the desired pause time either by typing the time in directly or by using the spinner control the little arrows to change the time by hundredths of a second Click OK to change the pause time or Cancel to leave the pause time unchanged To eliminate the pause entirely set the time to 0 The pause time for multiple audio tracks can be changed by selecting all of the tracks together using the Shift or Control keys as described on page 9 then right clicking over the selection to open the Audio Track Properties dialog Playing Audio Tracks Your computer needs to have a sound card and speakers or headphones installed in order to use this feature The Audio Track Properti
136. reenstone bmp 2 zapotec bmp Prairie Wind bmp Rhododendron bmp Cancel DA E Files of type All Supported Files bmp jpg emf tf Open as read only ue This is a standard Windows NT file selection dialog The picture file must be in one of following types of picture formats FILE EXTENSION FILE TYPE BMP Windows OS 2 bitmap pictures JPG JPEG Joint Photographic Experts Group pictures WME Windows metafile format vector EMF Enhanced Windows metafile format vector TIF Tagged image file format TIFF t t Only uncompressed TIFF files can be used with the Layout Editor Caution When a picture is inserted into a layout a link to the file containing the picture gets inserted into the printing layout If the file containing the picture is ever moved to a different folder renamed or deleted or if the layout is moved someplace where the picture file is no longer accessible the picture will disappear from Designing Disc Labels Text Picture Printing Barcode requires special optional fonts to be used with the layout editor Ask your sales repre sentative or Microtech customer service for more information the layout To prevent this take care whenever moving printing layouts or any picture files used in printing layouts It is easier to remove the picture than to re insert the picture after moving the files Inserting Barcodes in a Layout When choosing Barcode from the pop
137. rialization contact your sales representative or Microtech Setting Up the Master for Serialization The first step in serialization is deciding how the serial numbers will be embedded in the data on disc This needs to be done both for the sake of the disc producer so they know where to look for serial numbers on their customers discs and for the sake of ImageMaker so it knows where to put the serial numbers on disc and how to format them Serial numbers can go anywhere on a disc their location on the disc is a decision to be made by the programmers putting together the disc product The link between the creator of the disc and ImageMaker is a serial number search string The diagram below shows a small piece of the data on a disc where each square represents one byte character of data In the middle of this data are two shaded areas The first area is the search string the second is the place where the actual serial numbers will be written during disc production Serial number Offset 9 location Search String Serialization 103 104 The search string can be any text printable characters It is Serial in this example You decide what this text will be Since this string will later be used by an ImageMaker utility SNMASTER to locate the place in the image where the actual serial number is to be inserted the designer of the disc must give this search string to whoever will process the master image before seriali
138. rtant Note When using IMaGEALIGNER all disc production jobs being run on a Microtech System must use discs with the same pre printed graphic on them You cannot intermix discs with different pre printed graphics or with no graphic at all on the input spindle s of the production system Displaying the Pre Printed Graphic During Training The display of the pre printed graphic may be turned on and off by using the pre printed display toggle button in the toolbar shown below When this button is depressed the pre printed graphic will show in the Layout Editor workspace Click the button again to remove the pre printed graphic from the display The pre printed eraphic will still be active it will not however be visible ale o Ajo ejk Ml S Alm ame Ml Toggles display of pre printed graphic Printing Pre Printed Discs Using ImageAligner After ImageAligner has been trained using a blank pre printed disc the printing to be done will automatically be aligned to the pre printed graphics on the discs made The layout file contains an internal reference to the pre printed graphic through the PPG file Every time this layout is used to print discs ImageA ligner will activate and orient the text before printing it over the pre printed graphic When pre printed discs are printed A disc is dropped into the open printer tray A command is given to the printer to close the alignment pins on the disc leaving the tray
139. s HC File Groups ka INST3ZL EX_ 294 E42 Media gee ISDEL EX 3_Afplicatior H Default d s _setup dll 1 Applicatio EL New Media _sysi cab 183 Winzip File O Disk sae OD userl cab 45 WinZip File a bs a DATA TAG 1 end Log Mies x Dgatat cab 8 524 WinZip File Y 4 gt 4 gt 5 Disc root Size kB Type Ex diski diski File Folder gt El For Help select Help Topics in the Help menu 9 6 out of 681 7 megabytes ne S pda Disc Space ane Folder Indicator MyDisc Making Custom Discs Current Item To Place an Entire Folder on Your Disc Drag the folder from the upper left pane to the lower pane This brings in the folder and its entire contents including all folders inside To Add a Particular file or Folder from the Currently Selected Folder Click and drag the file or folder from the upper right pane to the lower right pane In the following section the current item refers to whatever item is displayed in the lower right pane This will always be the contents of a folder in the lower left hand pane In the display shown below the folder Sales Letter contents shown in the lower left pane is the current item S i MyDisc making a data disc or image from files oj xj File Edit Options Window Help q 1 Select Files 2 Create Disc Label 3 Make Disc gt a E C Mledr Mj souke J Drivers a Files E 9 Firmware 6 03 IATEST El C3STATE File Folder A ES atatest exe 44 Applicatior H Icdr Mj
140. s about a job job settings and cancel jobs may be displayed by double clicking on a job entry in this tab The following dialog will open Job Information _ x Job Hame miket 15748 Disc Name Stop Job after current Mike Desktop Backup 5 2 0 Passes complete Priority 10 highest 1 lowezst 5 m Stop Job and all unnng passes Operation immediately We ribe Requested Quantity Job Paused a Quantity Completed Quantity Failed qn a Cancel The following aspects of a job may be changed here CD Remote Job Management 91 92 Caution if you stop a job immediately all of the discs currently being made will be useless and must be discarded Stop Job after current passes complete Stop Job and all running passes immediately Priority This is a setting that affects how soon a job will be processed compared to other jobs The higher the number here the higher the job priority Change the number by typing it in or by using the spinner controls Priority values range from 1 to 10 Requested Quantity The number of discs requested for the job may be changed by typing in anew number or by using the spinner controls Stopping a Job Stop Job after current passes complete waits until the current pass batch of discs being made is complete Stops Job and all running passes immediately stops all job processing without waiting for the current pass to complete T
141. s allows output to be taken directly from another application e g an illustration creating program like Adobe Illustrator or Corel Draw and sent to the disc printer to print the surface of disc copies being made on the disc production system A PRN file may be linked to a disc image just the same as a printing layout file Designing Disc Labels 7 72 To Use a PRN file to Print Disc Copies Select the file in the Layout Name field for the appropriate operation Click the small arrow to the right of the field to open the list of available layouts Scroll to the bottom of the list and select the More Layouts item This will open a file selection dialog locate the PRN file then click OK to open it When printing using a PRN file the ImageMaker EZ layout editor window will be blanked out Though the print data will not be displayed it will be sent to the printer To Use Adobe Acrobat Files to Print Disc Copies Acrobat must be installed on the Microtech production system and the system must be configured to use it This is covered in the Appendix on page 60 On a system with Acrobat installed and configured any Acrobat file can be selected using the method given above look for the PDF extension on the filename As with PRN files the ImageMaker EZ layout editor window will be blanked out Though the print data will not be displayed it will be sent to the printer Designing Disc Labels Layout Editor ImageMaker
142. s several configuration items that control certain aspects of system behavior These items are explained in detail here To open this dialog select Preferences from the Edit menu in ImageMaker EZ The dialog shown below will open x Program Behavior Job Directories Ad obs Cancel Default Job Directory i Image Extensions limg leo dvd Log Level E Allow Print Only E Save Window Position e Job Settings Defaults Luaritity Tesh Write Copy Protect Wenficatiorn Type AQL Verfication Settings Yerty all discs Percentage of 5p AQL verify o Discs to Verity Mo verification Stop on Failure E Email Defaults When Done On Error F F Address Items in this dialog are as follows Notes This field is for annotation purposes only Any text can be entered into this is field to document any changes made to these preferences or any other necessary notes Log File Name Note To add a production This gives the complete filename including drive and folder system to the list but the components of the file used to log the Microtech production name of its job folder is not system s activity and errors The default filename is known ask the system or network administrator for assistance C Icdr MJ Logs icdr ez log This filename must not be changed unless you are requested to do so by Microtech technical support ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 55 Job Directories This item contains on
143. sc Contents Summary E Firmware Status Running C Medr Mj ADrivers C My Installations O en Disc Name T est Copies il 4 y Make Image Order Supplies Job Status select below for details JobName Disc Name Status te Time For Help select Help Topics in the Help menu Production System Selector Chooses which production system to use if more than one is available The Status field underneath shows whether the selected system is running Disc Name Field Where a name for the disc is entered This name will appear as the volume name of the disc when the disc is read file name See page 16 for details on choosing a name certain disc formats impose restrictions on the allowable length and characters in disc names Number of Copies Selector Sets how many copies of the current disc will be made The default number is one A different number may be typed in or use the spinner controls up and down arrows to change the number Make Disc This button starts the disc making process using the current settings in this tab Disc Contents Summary Shows a list of the selections made for the disc The first line shows how much data will go on the disc followed by the disc format For data discs the amount is given in megabytes of data for audio discs the total play time of the disc is shown Each selection on the disc file or folder for a data disc or audio track for an
144. sc in the printer tray Open the printer tray and place the disc in the tray Make sure that the printer s center alignment pin fits inside the small circular cut out near the center of the target disc The alignment procedure will pull this alignment pin against the disc to secure it 2 Start the calibration process Start the DiscPrint utility Select ImageAligner gt Special Calibrate Camera The following dialog will appear Camera Calibration WARNING Improper camera calibration may cause Imageligner to fail to align printed test Select Cancel to cancel this operation To calibrate the camera put the special calibration target disc into the open printer tray and select Calibrate with special calibration disc IF you do not have the special calibration target disc put any CO into the open printer tray and select Calibrate with any CD Calibrate with special calibration disc Calibrate with any CD Cancel ImageAligner 127 128 If using the special calibration target disc click Calibrate with special calibration disc Otherwise click Calibrate with any disc When using the target disc there are two steps to the calibration process If using an ordinary disc skip to the second step 1 Locate the exact center of the target disc 2 Locate the outside circle on the target disc The dialog for the center locating step will appear as shown below ES Disc Print for layout editing ala o Jo
145. se Handling robles sii A A E 140 Pauno robles E R 140 Contacting Microtech Technical Support il ii 141 ELE E E AS A E E A 143 Contents Microtech Systems Introduction With over 20 years of experience building Industry leading software and solutions Microtech is proud to present you with our ImageMaker Software Suite Contained herein you will find everything necessary to produce monitor and maintain disc publishing and duplication jobs with a Microtech production system Starting with MyDisc our flagship software users can build jobs prepare eraphics for printing on the discs and specify the number and priority of publishing jobs along with many other functions For straight duplication situations our ImageMaker EZ application makes it a snap to make as many copies of a source image as your system can possibly crank out Our CD Remote resource manager allows programmers to manipulate our API for custom job processes and even create their own user interface With our ImageAligner feature optional we also enable you to produce professional quality looking discs by adding unique text and graphics to discs that have previously been pre printed or silk screened MyDisc is the software that the entire Industry is raving about and our competitors can t compete with Using MyDisc the operator of a Microtech production system can drag and drop audio or data files to create discs design their own professional quality disc prints and spe
146. se to pre printed elements A less critical issue is providing enough clues for ImageAligner to work properly in aligning text ImageAligner Considerations for Pre Printed Disc Designs Cover the entire surface of the disc with color if possible When creating a disc design it s best to have the entire disc printed in a base color then print other colors over it This helps ImageAligner as it reduces the possibility of glare from the reflective disc surface interfering with the pattern recognition process used when aligning and rotating text Another alternative is to start with coated discs which already have a uniform color all over the top surface usually white but other colors are available Provide enough alignment clues ImageAligner needs a certain amount of visual information to be able to determine how far to rotate printed text Almost any kind of graphic element on the disc will serve this purpose there must be elements that are not concentric with the disc Concentric elements are circles on the disc that share their center with the disc The worst case for ImageAligner is a disc with only circular elements on it In this case there is almost no visual information on the disc that would tell ImageAligner which way the disc should be rotated Avoid disc designs of this type Training mageAligner On a Pre Printed Disc Training to print pre printed discs is part of the process of creating a disc printi
147. send outgoing mail for example EmailServer mail globalcorp com EmailSender lt account gt Identifies the mail account which will be used to send messages It must be a valid email address in the form user domain for example EmailSender joe globalcorp com Sends address for all alerts Setting Up Email Event Notification The first type of event notification job completion and any errors during a job is set up either in MyDisc for publishing custom discs or in ImageMaker EZ for duplicating discs e For MyDisc see page 19 for details on setting program preferences for email notification e For ImageMaker EZ see page 114 for details on setting program preferences for email notification These alerts will occur when a particular job ends or an error occurs with that job To enable general system event alerts add another entry to the CDremote cfg file EmailAlertList lt recipient list gt where the recipient list contains a list of all addresses to be notified of such events where the addresses are separated by commas For example EmailAlertList joe xyz com jenny xyz com jasmine xyz com General system events are those such as the system running out of blank discs or the output spindles being full A general system event does not pertain to any specific job Network Setup 115 Printers 118 E Start Microtech provides support for the XpressJet Signature 4 Signature Pro and Prism PR13
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149. side the pane where the selection was made to cancel The item clicked on will be selected as an individual item MyDisc Making Custom Discs There are two ways to reach this screen 1 by selecting Make an audio disc at the Disc Type Selection dialog when the program starts 2 By selecting New disc from the File menu then selecting Make an audio disc Source Pane Folders Disc Gas Gauge Deleting File Selections To remove selection s from the disc being created in either of the two lower panes choose the selection file or folder by clicking on it then either 1 press the delete key or 2 click on Cut from the Edit menu Once the files have been selected for the data disc skip ahead to Designing a Label for Your Disc on page 11 Selecting Tracks for Your Audio Disc After choosing to create an audio disc MyDisc s track selection tab shown below is displayed The selector is divided into three panes The upper two panes are sources while the lower one is a destination pane To create a disc click and drag the desired tracks from the upper right pane to the lower pane The panes are divided to show folders on the left side and the contents tracks of the currently selected folder the right side Only files that are valid audio tracks will be shown in the current folder As tracks are added the disc gas gauge and disc time indicator are updated to show how mu
150. sing This option chooses whether MyDisc will allow a job to proceed if any files selected are missing When files are selected to go on discs it is possible for those files to be missing deleted or otherwise unavailable at the time the discs are actually being made If this item is checked W any job can proceed even if files are missing This may result in discs that are missing files If this option is not checked any missing files will cause the job to be ended automatically with an error To make absolutely sure that all the files selected actually get written to your disc leave this option unchecked Display Tab This tab contains options that affect what is displayed on screen by MyDisc in various places in the program MyDisc Preferences i x Jobs Display co Data DYD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems EIE Sites Disc Outline Job Status Display J Show completed jobs I Show jobs for all users m Disc Space Feedback turn off for faster data not audio file selection m Hidden and System File Selection Show hidden and system files MyDisc Making Custom Discs Note This option only applies to files explicitly selected in the Select Files tab It does not apply to files in folders selected if a folder is selected and a file that was in the folder at the time of selection is missing when the job is run MyDisc won t det
151. t on port COM al station 120 0 I have a 2nd printer Hone z on port Other Y at station 140 Jo MV Use the parallel port for print data to the Rimage printer ea Several of these configuration items have already been discussed The remaining items are explained below Hardware Configuration Leave this item unchecked Program Logging Leave this item at its default setting 5 Note changing this setting is only necessary when diagnosing system problems with the help of Microtech Customer Support ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 53 54 Note If any configuration items are changed UPDATE must be checked before the utility is closed Production Options When mastering split tracks into separate files Leave this item unchecked unless there is a reason for copying each audio track into a separate file Leave discs with open session The last session written on the disc must be closed for the disc to be read By leaving the session open more sessions can be written to the disc later If copying multi session discs check this item Allow a maximum of lt X gt errors when mastering This item controls the maximum number of read errors allowable when mastering audio discs copying discs to hard drive The default setting of this item is 5 The number can be increased to allow problematic audio discs to be copied Printer Settings and Options Stop all jobs when a printer error occurs Ch
152. t Po Edit Layout Quantity 1 Read Speed Max Write Speed Max v Priority Normal v Verify Settings Verity all discs Change peel SKELETOR b Status IN o Writers Readers Free loft Writers Free 00ro Jobs Running oro Space Available 29 8 dises M Show Completed Jobs TP Show All Users Read Speed Selects the speed of the disc reader drive when reading the master disc If unsure of the speed to use set this control to Max to use the maximum drive speed The drive may be set to a specific speed slower than the maximum which may be useful if having problems reading discs at maximum speed To select the drive speed click on the arrow to the right of this control This will open a drop down list choose the desired speed by clicking on it To close the list with no changes click anywhere outside the control ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication 45 Be aware that if you have selected a printing layout for the disc the disc copy will still be printed even if you choose to test write them To disable printing when making disc copies select IENA EE in the layout selector box before you start the operation Write Speed Selects the speed the disc writer drive s use to write disc copies If unsure of the speed to use set this control to Max to use the maximum drive speed The drive can also be set to a specific speed slower than the maximum which may be useful if having problems
153. ted production system F Sendiemail if job fails does not handle email Levels 5 5 Job Priority level 1 lowest 10 highest eal jo gt lE Log level for local premastering Cancel Log Level for Premastering This item should only be changed for troubleshooting purposes Keep it set at its default setting 0 Copy Protect the Disc If copy protection on the disc production system has been setup this item can be checked to enable copy protection for the discs about to be made Test Write If testing on the production system is being done this item can be checked to do a test write on the discs about to be made The discs will not actually be recorded Be sure this item is not checked if you want to burn discs Click OK in this dialog to change any of these settings or Cancel to cancel any changes MyDisc Making Custom Discs 15 Naming the Disc When discs are made with MyDisc the name entered in the Disc Name Field on the Make Disc tab will become the name of the disc This name will appear at some location when the disc is opened on a computer This name can be up to 32 characters long Technically this field is known as the volume identifier or volume ID Usage and restrictions on this name field vary from one computer system to another and depend on the type of disc being made These restrictions must be taken into account when entering text into this field For ISO 9660 Discs The ISO specificati
154. ting When using merge files with ImageMaker MJ jobs where discs are printed the actual text which is printed in the merge fields comes from a merge file Merge files are plain text ASCII files which contain the merge text and the names of the fields where that text prints title Microtech tradeshow name NAB Las Vegas date April 2005 PRINT DISC tradeshow name GTC Sacramento date May 2005 PRINT DISC tradeshow name FOSE Washington DC date February 2005 PRINT _DISC na let JA Y re al i is Disc Layout Merge File The illustration above shows the relationship between a layout with merge fields and a merge file which fills in those fields Notice that the field names preceded with in the layout are the same in the merge file except that the prefix isn t used in the merge file Format of the Merge File An ImageMaker print merge file consists of merge field statements Each statement is in the form field text where field is the name of the merge field the same as the name used in the layout but without the starting and text is the text to be placed in the field When all needed fields have been defined for printing a disc the Print_Disc statement causes that disc to be printed The example above has three Print_Disc statements resulting in the three discs shown here Microtech Microtech Microtech FOSE Washington DC February 2005 NAB Las Vegas
155. tion VAS TATION Orive D obs 19203234 22735139 l gt OF Select all Cancel Select any of the systems which were found to add to the static list of available systems Use the Select all button to select all the systems shown here and add them to the list MyDisc Making Custom Discs 33 34 Note that this is different from accessing remote production systems via FTP See page 59 for information on this use of FTP MyDisc can only use FTP sites as sources for data files not for audio tracks for audio discs File Transfer Protocol FTP Sites Tab This tab is where a list of FTP sites is maintained These may be used as sources of data files A list of FTP sites may be built here Any of those sites may be selected as a data source when selecting files for a disc Any FTP sites in this list will appear in the tree of available volumes shown in the upper left hand pane in the Select Files tab MyDisc Preferences E x Jobs Display CD Data DVD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems FTP Sites Disc Outline Site description Site address or IP address User name Stanford FTP ftp stanford edu anonymous Edit Delete OK Cancel Help The buttons below the list window are used to add edit or delete entries in the list When adding a new entry or editing an existing one the following dialog appears Add Edit FTP site x Site des
156. tion system 1 Local usage is using ImageMaker EZ directly on the production system itself 2 Remote usage is working from a desktop with ImageMaker EZ and a remote production system is selected Xpress or ImageAutomator to process discs For Local Usage To be able to run locally that is to do production on the Microtech production system itself the local machine must be made the first entry in the list of systems in the Job Directories item The job folder for the production system will always be D Jobs This must be the first entry in the Job Directories item Additional remote systems may be entered after this and those remote systems may be selected for use from the main ImageMaker EZ screen For local usage a valid path to the CD Remote executable program file must be entered For the Microtech production system this will be C Icdr MJ CD Remote EXE Finally set the Default Job Directory according to the preference for the default production system to use on program startup Read the following section for more information ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication For Remote Usage If you intend to use ImageMaker EZ only with remote production systems then enter the job folder for each remote system in the list under the Job Directories item as described above Remote systems can be entered in any order Set the Default Job Directory item also as described above If only remote production is used with ImageMake
157. transfer more reliable 44 Making Disc Copies Directly From a Master Disc To make copies directly from a disc select the disc to disc copy operation by clicking the operation button shown on the left The window will change and the information fields for this will be displayed click Start to start the copy operation 9 ImageMaker EZ Oj x File Edit Yiew Help Disc to Disc Cancel Disc Name PO Advanced Layout po Edit Layout Quantity Read Speed Max Write Speed Max Priority Normal Frew Settings Verity all discs Change ios Name DiscName Status Poges f ImageAutomator SKELETOR v Status IN o Writers Readers Free loft Writers Free oto Jobs Running oto Space Available 29 8 discs Show Completed Jobs Show All Users Use the Disc Name field to identify the master disc to be copied Type a name identifying the disc into this field This name is used for tracking purposes only it will appear in the list of active jobs displayed Use the Layout field to select a print layout to use when making the copies To print the disc copies select the layout to be used in the field labeled Layout For a list of available layouts click the arrow to the right of this field a drop down list is opened select the layout by clicking on it If not printing on the discs leave this field blank To create a new layout or edit an existing layout click the E
158. tting depends on the type of media discs being printed Refer to the document titled Recommended Settings by Media Type for the CD Printer for values for this setting This document accompanies the Rimage manual Thermal CD Printer User Guide Perfect Image Printers Follow the previous instructions page 118 to open the list of available system printers Select the printer labeled Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF Right click on the icon or list entry and select Properties from the pop up menu The Properties dialog will open This dialog has several tabs select the one labeled Device Settings by clicking on it 2 x al Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF Properties General Sharing Ports Advanced Security Device Settings z Rimage Perfect Image Printer PF Device Settings Halftone Setup 4 2 Properties Installed Ribbon Monocolor Media Type 120mm Std CD or DYD wjout Top Ring gt Master Print Strobe 475 microseconds Enable Color Sub Strobes Disabled Double Print Mo RLE Compression Yes Detect Media Change Mo Perfect Print Disabled Perfect Print Offset 0 degrees carcel w There are several items in this tab Only the following settings need to be changed in order to obtain the best print results Installed Ribbon Make sure that this setting corresponds to the type of ribbon installed in the printer Monocolor Color Three Panel or Spot Color Two Panel Media Type
159. uction system Since any custom application will submit jobs by placing job order files in the remote machine s job folder ensure that the application puts its job files in the job folder on Microtech production system System Drive D Jobs in UNC notation Setting Up Email Notification for Events A Microtech production system may be set up so that selected users will be notified via email messages when certain events occur with the system There are two types of notification events 1 Job notification when a particular job finishes or when an error occurs with a particular job 2 General system events events affecting all jobs such as running out of blank discs Both events may be sent to the same e mail address or either event may be sent to a different address Or To setup this feature make entries in the CDR configuration file CDremote cfg This is an ASCII text file that can be edited with a plain text editor e g the Notepad utility provided with Windows This file is found in the folder C Icdr MJ on the production system Network Setup Identifying the Email Notification Account To enable email event notification identify the email server and the email account which will be used to send messages Both of these addresses must be valid on the network the production system is attached to Here are the CDremote cfg entries EmailServer lt server gt lt server gt the name of the mail server used to
160. uments and visual data across computer platforms The procedure for printing from Acrobat files is given on page 71 If using Acrobat files to print discs Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed on your system and the system must be correctly configured Acrobat Reader can be obtained for free by downloading it from Adobe s Web site www adobe com The exact URL is not provided here as it may change Adobe s main page will have a link for the download page Once the application is downloaded from Adobe run it by double clicking on the executable file in Windows Explorer to install it on your system Install it in the default location which is C Program Files Adobe Acrobat 4 01 Reader Configuring mageMaker to Use Adobe Acrobat Files Once Acrobat is installed one small change to the ImageMaker EZ configuration file is necessary to make it find the Acrobat viewer software In the jobmgr cfg file place the following statement AcrobatDir C Program Files Adobe Acrobat 4 0 Reader The file jobmgr cfg is found in the folder C ICDR MJ It is a plain text file that can be edited with any simple plain text editor such as the Notepad utility that comes with Windows ImageMaker EZ Disc Duplication After this is set in the CDremote cfg file copy protection must be enabled in the MyDisc Submit Job dialog Advanced tab for each set of discs being made See page 40 for details Setting Up Copy Protection for a M
161. up insertion menu see sidebar note the following dialog will appear Fill in all appropriate items then click OK to insert the barcode Click Cancel if the barcode is not wanted Barcode Properties E Text Font MIgPsanhtt zi cancer Text Type the text to be interpreted as a barcode here Font Select the barcode font to use The list is a complete list of all available barcode fonts not those that are actually installed on the Windows NT system Use the Windows NT Control Panel to check which fonts are installed A Complete Example Below is an example of a layout showing all the available items that may be included 3 EZ Layout Editor loj x Fie Edit Options Help le o ajo fF e S Als ee e Ready lx 359 y 262 Z Designing Disc Labels 83 84 Barcode items should not be resized as this may make them unreadable Note a picture may be distorted by resizing it non proportionally more in one dimension than in the other Note e The picture in this case was in the Enhanced Metafile EMF format one of the new standards for Windows based image files e Note how the system variable text items Date and Time are substituted when the disc is printed e The bottom line of circular text was inserted as a single line text item with the Circular attribute checked in the Text Properties dialog Moving and Resizing Items in a Layout To move any item in a layout text
162. ve from the File menu in the Save As dialog pick a new name for the layout The layout may be put into a different folder Caution do not save the layout under the existing name or the pre printed graphic information will be lost ImageAligner Troubleshooting 138 Note Do not confuse verify errors with read errors verify errors are caused usually by erroneous data being written to a disc copy When this data is compared to the original data it fails the comparison test causing the error to be shown Microtech production systems are carefully designed to deliver reliable disc production service This chapter is a guide to potential problems and suggestions on how to correct them This chapter is organized into sections dealing with specific potential problems Determining If there is a Problem When a job stops because of an error the system requires your attention Such jobs will be flagged in the job list display area of the ImageMaker EZ screen with a status of Error Even when disc write errors occur during a job the job may still run to completion if bad copies are made the system will continue to attempt to make good copies until the requested number of good copies are done In this case the job will be reported as having completed successfully but with a certain number of failed discs which will be on the reject spindle For more information about jobs that fail or any job for that matter cli
163. wing three audio file formats which contain file header information Wave MP3 and AIFF All other audio file formats are considered raw meaning the file contains only uncompressed audio data in PCM format and no header information MyDisc has no way of checking the validity sampling rate etc of raw audio files apart from playing the track using the Audio Track Properties dialog see page 10 Disc Tab This tab contains options that specify the type of discs to be created CD vs DVD and the data characteristics of those discs the data capacity xi Jobs Display CD Data DYD Data Audio Disc Printing Files Network Access Production Systems HIR Sites Disc Outline m Production System Media Types grensensanenos Reccecessoseos Size of CD C 63 minutes 74 minutes C 80 minutes Size of DYD 3 95 gigabytes C 47 gigabytes Production System Media Type This item tells MyDisc which types of disc media CD and DVD are available for use on any disc production systems that can be used to create discs Either or both of these items may be checked Choose the actual type of media for the disc when the job is submitted If both CD R and DVD R media are available check both of these items MyDisc Making Custom Discs MyDisc uses the disc size to gauge how much space is available on a disc when files and folders or tracks are being selected This allows the file select
164. xample way dat wav mp3 pem aiff aif cda Pause Between Tracks seconds This sets the length of pause a period of absolute silence between audio tracks The default setting is two seconds Type in a new value or use the spinner controls little arrows to change the time Audio File Extensions Lists the allowable file extensions for audio track files This list defines the types of files by file extension that MyDisc recognizes as valid audio data files Only the file types that appear in this list will be displayed in the file selector in the Select Tracks tab Enter the file extensions in a list with each item separated by spaces commas or both for example wav mp3 or wav mp3 Any file extension may be added to this item as long as the files using that extension are actually valid audio files Audio files used by MyDisc must meet the following criteria e The sampling rate must be 44 1 kHz e The tracks must be in stereo 2 channels e They must contain 16 bit samples MyDisc Making Custom Discs 26 The following are standard recognized valid audio file types TYPE EXTENSION NOTES Wave WAV Most common type of audio file MP3 MP3 High compression format for portable music devices Internet access etc AIFF AIF AIFF Macintosh audio file interchange format PCM PCM Raw audio data no file header Raw any Raw audio data no file header MyDisc validates the follo
165. xiliary CD REMOTE Windows There are several auxiliary windows associated with CD REMOTE which can be hidden or shown as needed The View menu contains check mark items for all of these windows To view a window allow the window to exist on the Windows desktop check the item to hide make sure the item is unchecked If an item is viewable it can either be open on the desktop or minimized like any other Windows window These windows are generally only for troubleshooting purposes If you experience problems with your system you may be asked to open these windows by Microtech customer service staff during over the phone technical support CD Remote Job Management 89 90 Here are the available windows which can be checked on or off WINDOW FUNCTION Feedback Opens classic CD REMOTE console feedback window Job Manager Viewing status information about disc production jobs Disc Print Viewing and editing disc printing layouts Y IA C ntrol Information and diagnostics for disc handling system Note that the DISCPRINT window will only be visible if this process is running this will be the case when disc production is under way on a system with a printer installed The DISCPRINT window is identical to the Disc Layout Editor used in ImageMaker EZ and very similar to the Create disc label tab in the MyDisc custom disc creation program Viewing Uncompleted Jobs This item in the View menu opens a window showing a list
166. ynamic Static Production System List Scan for Production Systems when Program Starts Under this setting MyDisc will scan for any production systems it can find over the network each time the program is started The systems that are found will be put in the list chosen in the Make Disc tab when making discs If this setting is used the list of production systems displayed in this tab in Preferences will be blank unless any production systems have been manually added using other setting described below Systems may be added manually Only use Production Systems Added by this Dialog Under this setting MyDisc maintains a static list of production systems Manually select which systems are to appear in this list using the controls in this tab No automatic scanning for production systems is done When this setting is used the list of available production systems will appear in this tab These are also the systems that may be chosen from to make a disc in the Make Disc tab In most cases there is little difference between the settings If working ina place where it is possible for disc production systems to come and go to be moved around or taken on and off line the first dynamic setting above may be preferable This will ensure that when MyDisc is used the program will automatically find whatever systems are available If the same set of production systems are always available the second static setting may be used to
167. zation You must make sure that this string will be unique across the entire disc since SNMASTER searches the entire image Likewise the serial number itself can vary in length up to a certain limit The area where the serial numbers are to be inserted can contain any data in the original master disc since these bytes will be overwritten by the actual serial numbers when the production job is run Also notice in the example above that the serial number is offset from the search string by 9 characters The serial number can be any small distance away from the beginning of the search string 1f the offset is set to zero it will overwrite all or part of the search string The offset distance is selected when you run the SNMASTER utility see below To summarize this step the creator of the disc to be produced chooses the location of the serial number in the disc dataset by embedding a search string somewhere in the data in one of the files which makes up the disc product and leaves room for the actual serial numbers to be written to the disc Serialization Using SNMASTER to Prepare Master Images for Serialization After the master disc has been made and an ImageMaker master image has been made from this disc the SNMaster utility prepares the image for production with serial numbers This utility is in the ImageMaker MJ folder To run it click the Windows start button In the list of programs that appears move to the folder lab

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