E DISC TITLE PRINTER Application Version 3.03 For Windows® User’s Guide • We recommend that you print on a disc* before you record anything on it. Printing on a disc that already has data recorded on it can cause the data to become corrupted. • Note that CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD. shall not be held liable for any loss or corruption of data on discs arising through the use of this printer. * CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, etc. Please keep this User’s Guide and all information handy for future reference.
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Contents About the Bundled CD-ROM ................................................ 3 Handling Precautions ........................................................ 3 Storage Precautions ......................................................... 3 Using this Manual ................................................................. 4 Button Operations ............................................................. 4 How to use this Manual ........................................................ 5 Features ......
Inserting an Image into a Label (Free Design Template) ................................................... 52 To insert an image into a label ........................................ 52 To delete an image field .................................................. 52 Resizing a Field (Free Design Template) ........................... 53 Aligning and Resizing Fields (Free Design Template) ..... 54 To align fields ..................................................................
Using this Manual This User’s Guide explains operation of the DISC TITLE PRINTER application, which is designed to run under Windows® XP, 2000 Professional, Me, 98SE or 98 (referred to in this manual collectively as “Windows”). Note that this User’s Guide does not contain information about using Windows, and assumes that you are already familiar with the following standard Windows operations. • Mouse operations such as click, double-click, right-click, drag, drag and drop, etc.
How to use this Manual Getting Ready • Installing the Software (See the “CWE60 User’s Guide” sheet.) The sections of this manual are arranged as shown below. Refer to the indicated pages for details. Label Making Overview (page 10) • This section takes you through the basic label creation and printing process, using a music CD label as an example.
Features After using this software to create the labels you want, you can connect your printer to your computer and print then. • Music Discs Labels can include artist names and track titles (page 18). You can also import track names from Windows MediaTM Player, iTunes, or Easy CD Creator, or you can import CDText from a CD (page 23). • Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Windows Media Player for Windows XP.
Important! This software does not include functions for recording to a CD-R, CD-RW or other types of discs. • Data Discs You can import the names of folders and files you plan to store on a disc and print them on its label. You can also type in information manually (pages 18 and 28). Business report.xls Holiday work.xls New employees research data.doc Weekly meeting summary.doc New order.xls Counter error data.
Features • Print with TrueType® fonts installed on your PC (page 37). • Support for both text and images (page 39). Note that images are printed in monochrome. • A collection of preset templates lets you produce great looking labels with minimum effort.
• A Free Text Template allows more control over the appearance and layout of text (Free Text → page 44). • A Free Design Template gives you almost total freedom for laying out text and images to create exactly the look you want (Free Design → page 44).
Label Making Overview Label Creation Basics Now that everything is set up, let’s try creating a label. This section runs through the basics of label making, from layout, to printing, and saving the label in a file. To create a label 1. On your Windows desktop, double-click the DISC TITLE PRINTER short cut icon. Example: Music CD label Note You can also start up the application by clicking the Windows Start button and then All Programs. Next, point to CASIO, and then click DISC TITLE PRINTER.
2. Click . This displays the main window for the music label template. 3. Input the text data you want. Move the cursor to the label input boxes, and then type in the disc title, artist names, and track names. The text you input appears in the preview image on the screen. Label Preview Image Warning message Label Input Boxes Important! You must select a label template before you can perform operations on the main window.
Configuring Template Setting 4. Click 6. Click . 7. Click . 8. Click . . This displays a dialog box for selecting the text layout. Note See page 35 for details about changing the text layout pattern. 5. Click This displays a dialog box for selecting the print pattern. . Note See page 34 for details about print pattern setting.
9. Click . Selecting a Font 12. For Font Size, select 2. 13. Click the Artist Name tab. 10. Click . This displays a dialog box for making font settings. 11. Confirm that Title tab is selected. Note If a different tab is displayed, click Title.
14. Select 2 for Font Size, and then click OK. This completes input of the label data. Note See page 37 for details about font settings. To print a label Important! • See the separate “Printing Precautions” sheet for important information about printing conditions. • This printer supports printing on 12cm diameter discs only. Attempting to print on a CD-R single or on a business card CD-R can cause damage to the printer. • We recommend that you use this product for printing on blank, unrecorded media.
1Insert a thin object* into the hole and slide in the direction indicated by the arrow. • This will cause the print head to release the disc so you can remove it from the printer. 5. Use the positioning guide to position the disc. Positioning guide Printing will appear here. • Adjust the position of the disc so its logo or marking is parallel with the positioning guide and slit. • Note that the printer cannot print in an area of the disc that already has a logo or other markings.
■ Printing Both Label 1 and Label 2 ■ Print Dialog Box After printing of the upper label area (Label 1) is complete, rotate the disc 180 degrees, and then click Start Printing again. • This starts printing of the lower label area (Label 2). 1 Positioning guide When printing in two locations on the same disc, be sure to use the positioning guide to position the disc for the second printing. Adjust the angle of the disc so the second printing is aligned correctly with the first printing.
To save label data 1. Click . 2. On the menu that appears, click Save. 3. Check the file name and then click Save. The label data is saved in your Windows My Documents folder. Note See page 31 for details about saving label data. To quit the DISC TITLE PRINTER application 1. Click . 2. On the menu that appears, click Exit. Note You can also quit the application by clicking the right corner of a main window.
Label Making with Preset Templates 3. Click the label template you want to use. Automated Label Layout A selection of content-specific preset label formats makes label creation as easy as selecting the right format and filling in the blanks. The following procedure shows how to do this, using the music label template as an example. • You can select from among five label templates. Selecting a template displays its main window, which contains the elements for the template you select.
Digital Image Label • If you want to create your own original layout, select the Free Text or Free Design template. See “Creating an Original Label Layout” on page 44 for more information.
Using the Assistant Feature The Assistant feature provides you with step-by-step guidance for creating labels and performing other operations. Clicking the button on the main window displays the Assistant screen. The Assistant screen does not appear while the Free Text or Free Design label template is displayed. When this option is selected, the Assistant screen appears whenever you start up the DISC TITLE PRINTER application.
2 File Button Clicking the button displays a menu of commands that you can use to perform the operations described below. Using the Main Window The information in this section describes the main window for the music label template.
5 Assistant Button Displays an Assistant window in the upper right corner of the main window. This button is displayed on the music, data, and digital image label templates only. 6 Minimize Button Minimizes the main window into the menu bar. 7 Exit Button Quits the DISC TITLE PRINTER application. 8 Print Pattern Panel This panel shows the location and orientation of the printing on the currently selected label. Click this panel when you want to change the location and orientation of the printing.
3. Click Import and then Import CD-Text. Importing Text Data You can import CD-Text data or track and incorporate it into the music label template. CD-Text data or track data can be created using Windows Media Player, iTunes or Easy CD Creator data. In the case of a data label template and digital image label template, you can import file names and folder names. Importing text data eliminates the need to type it in manually.
2 Album Name This is the name of the album as specified in the CD-Text. To change the text displayed for the album name, click the Album Name box and then click the Title (7). w Phrase Memory Phrase Memory lets you select and input preset words and expressions from a menu. 3 Artist Name This is the name of the artist as specified in the CD-Text. To change the text displayed for the artist name, click the Artist Name box and then click the Artist Name (8).
Importing Windows Media Player Data for a Music Label What is Windows Media Player? • Windows Media Player is an application that lets you playback and manage multimedia files that are on your computer or the Internet. DISC TITLE PRINTER application lets you import play lists created using Windows Media Player. This capability is supported for data created using Windows Media Player 7.0 or higher. • Screen shots shown in this manual are based on Windows Media Player for Windows XP. 4.
Note • The actual appearance of the Select Text dialog box that appears when you import using Windows Media Player will depend on what version of Windows Media Player you have installed. • If the artist name is not displayed, you may be able to display it in the tracks box by checking the Artist Name check box. 10. After checking the track names in the label input box, click OK. After import is complete, the data appears in the label input box and the preview image.
6. See step 4 of the procedure on page 23 for information about selecting data for import. Note • The actual appearance of the Select Text dialog box that appears when you import using iTunes will depend on what version of iTunes you have installed. • If the artist name is not displayed, you may be able to display it in the tracks box by checking the Artist Name check box. • See the step 9 of page 25 for importing of the data attached in a punctuation mark. 7.
7. Click Import and then Import Easy CD Creator Project List. This displays a dialog box for opening a file. Importing File and Folder Name for a Data Label or Digital Image Label Use the following procedures to import a folder name and file names for data label or digital image label. To import a folder name and file names 1. On the data label template or digital image label template main window, move the cursor to the label input box where you want to import the file or folder name, and then click .
4. See step 4 of the procedure on page 23 for information about selecting data for import. Note • When importing a folder name, select the folder icon on the left. • When importing a file name, select a file icon on the left. 5. After checking to make sure that the folder name and file name are specified correctly, click OK. After import is complete, the folder name or file name appears in the label input box and the preview image.
6 Insert Inserts a new line above the one that is currently selected in a label input box. Useful Text Input Functions Right-clicking the DISC TITLE PRINTER application main window displays a shortcut menu of commands that come in handy during text input. w e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 q Before text editing r When text has been edited 1 Copy Copies the selected text to the clipboard. 2 Paste Pastes the contents of the clipboard at the current cursor position.
Saving Label Data 1. Click the 3. Click Save As. This displays the Save As dialog box. button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Save. This displays a dialog box for saving label data. • Save: This button appears if this is the first time you are saving the label data. Clicking this button saves the data, assigning the title name as the file name. If the label data you are editing has already been saved, this button name changes to Overwrite.
Opening a Label Data File Perform the following steps when you want to open an existing label data file. 1. Click the button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Open. This displays a dialog box for selecting the file you want to open. 3. Select the name of the file you want to open, and then click Open. The data in the file is displayed in the label input box and the label preview image. Note You can also open a label data file by clicking the File Open icon on the Label Template Menu (page 18).
Creating a Data Index File For a disc that contains so much data that it cannot fit on a label, you can use the following procedure to create a data index file that you can print out on a computer printer. 1. Click the 3. Select the folder for which you want to create a data index, and then click OK. This displays the Save As dialog box. button. 2. On the menu that appears, click Create Data Index File. This displays a dialog box for selecting a folder. 4.
To configure print pattern settings Configuring Layout Settings 1. Click the You can control the appearance of your labels using the printing pattern and text layout panels, and the Font and Image buttons. Any changes you make to a label are immediately reflected in the label preview image. panel. This displays a menu for selecting a print pattern. To configure layout settings The print pattern controls the location and the orientation of the printing on a label.
To modify a preset print pattern Configuring Text Layout Settings 1. On the main window, click You can select from a number of different layouts for the text on your labels. . This displays a dialog box for selecting a print pattern. 2. Click . About the Layout Panel This Displays a menu of options. 1 This displays a dialog box for configuring advanced print pattern settings. 2 Templete Music Label 1 The settings you configure are reflected here. 3.
Available Text Layouts To modify a preset text layout The 5 DISC TITLE PRINTER text layouts are shown below. 1 2 3 4 5 1. On the main window, click 2. Click . . This displays a menu for selecting a text layout. Note Layouts 1, 2, 3 and 4 allow fewer characters per line than the other layouts. To configure text layout settings 1. Click the panel. This displays a menu for selecting a text layout. The settings you configure are reflected here. 3.
3. Click the L button in Font. Configuring Font Settings Use the procedures in this section to control the font, attribute, and size settings of label text. 1. On the main window, click the button. This displays a dialog box for configuring font settings. 4. Select the font you want from the list that appears. 5. In the Font Style group, select one or more of the available options (Double Wide, Italic, Bold). Note The standard default is all font styles unchecked. 2.
6. In the Font Size group, select the font size you want. Important! You can input text for up to six text input areas in a single label. Note that the number of lines you can input is affected by the font size you select. If you specify a 2-line font size for the title font and artist name, when creating a music CD label, for example, you will be able to input only two lines of song title text. L 7. After completing the settings, click OK.
Inserting an Image into a Label 2. Click Open Image. You can use either of following two methods to input an image into a label. • Inputting an image from a file • Capturing a PC screen image Important! • To input an image into a label, you need to select print pattern 6 or pattern 7 (page 34), or a setting that is marked with on the Advanced Print Pattern Settings dialog box (page 35). • Even if you are inserting a color image, it is printed in monochrome in accordance with the “Dithering” settings.
2. Display the screen you want to capture. 3. On the Windows task bar, click DISC TITLE PRINTER. This displays the main window. 5. Click Capture. This minimizes the main window. Note To cancel the capture operation, press the Esc key or right-click your mouse. 6. Locate the mouse pointer at one of the corners of the area you want to select for capture. Holding down the left mouse button, drag the pointer to the corner that is diagonally opposite the one you started from.
7. After making sure the preview shows the image you want, click OK. Controlling the Aspect Ratio of an Image Note that the layout preview image on the main window shows a monochrome version of the image you selected. Perform the following steps to specify whether the aspect ratio should be maintained when the image is resized, and to specify the position of the image. Note See page 42 for information about monochrome conversion dithering settings. 1.
When you want to do this: Do this: About color images... Enlarge or reduce the image to fit the label area while maintaining the ratio between the image’s vertical and horizontal dimensions. Select the Maintain aspect ratio check box. When you insert a color image, it is automatically converted to a monochrome image. The colors of the image are expressed as different shades of gray.
Difference between Pattern and Error Diffusion Dithering With both dithering methods and dark colors are printed blacker, while light colors are a lighter shade of gray. Compared with Pattern dithering, Error Diffusion takes longer, but the printout looks better.
Original Label Making Creating an Original Label Layout There are two templates for creating an original label layout: the Free Text label template and the Free Design label template. For details about more basic label creation procedures, see the steps under “Automated Label Layout”. Free Text Label Template Free Design Label Template • The Free Text label template lets you input text using many of the same techniques available on a word processor application.
Free Text Label Template Main Window Free Design Label Template Main Window 7 Measurement Unit Button 1 Print Pattern Panel 8 Work Area Size Button 2 Toolbar 5 Insert Text Button 1 Print Pattern Panel 2 Toolbar 9 Image Button 4 Image Button 3 Work Area 6 Print Area 3 Work Area 45
Free Design and Free Text Template Main Windows Free Text Template 1 Print Pattern Panel This panel shows the location and orientation of the printing on the currently selected label. Click this panel when you want to change the text layout. 2 Toolbar Contains a selection of useful editing tools. Click a tool to use it. See “Toolbars” on the right for more information. 3 Work Area This is the area where you layout the label.
Free Design Template Resize –By Width Makes all of the selected fields the same height –By Height and/or width. –By Height and Width 1 3 5 See “Free Text Template” for information about 1 and 3. 5 Layout Button Alignment The commands in this submenu align fields on a reference field. –Left Aligns the selected fields on their left sides. –Center Horizontally Aligns the selected fields on their horizontal centers. –Right Aligns the selected fields on their right sides.
Configuring Font Settings (Free Text Template, Free Design Template) This section describes how to configure font settings for text you input manually into the work area, or text you import (page 23). ■ To change font style settings You can use the following procedure to italicize or bold text. 1. Input text into the work area. 2. Highlight the characters whose font style setting you want to change. 3. Click You can select font, font size, font style, and text alignment from the toolbar.
Inserting a Label Background Image (Free Text Template) 1. On the main window, click . 2. Click , and then select the image you want to insert. • The image appears in the preview image on the main window. • One image can be inserted per label area. After you insert an image into print pattern or , you cannot input text. To insert a label background image, choose or . Note • See “Inserting an Image into a Label” on page 39 for information about inserting images.
Fields (Free Design Template) This section contains general information about fields. It also explains operations that are common to both text and image fields. To select a field for inputting or editing text, click anywhere inside the field boundary. A text field is selected for text input and editing when it appears as shown below. Field Types A field is a kind of box you can insert into the work area to hold text or an image. Text goes into text fields, while images go into image fields.
3 Inputting Text into a Text Field (Free Design Template) 1 The following describes how to input, edit, and delete text. To input text manually 1. On the main window, click . This inserts a text field into the upper label area. 2 2. Type in the text you want. To input text imported from a file Use this procedure below to import text from a CD-Text, Windows Media Player, iTunes or Easy CD Creator file, and input it into a label. 1.
To configure font settings for the text in a field 1. Highlight the text whose font settings you want to change. 2. Use the toolbar to configure font, font size, and font style settings. Note See “Toolbars” on page 46 for more information. Inserting an Image into a Label (Free Design Template) Use the procedures in this section to insert an image into a label and to delete a label image. To delete a text field 1. Select the text field you want to delete. 2.
Resizing a Field (Free Design Template) Important! Resizing a text field does not affect the size of the text inside the field. Use the procedures in this section when you want to change the size of a field. J Important! Note that the result obtained when you resize a field depends on whether it is a text field or an image field. 1. Select the field you want to resize so it is enclosed by a gray selection boundary. 2.
Aligning and Resizing Fields (Free Design Template) A selection of useful commands makes it possible to instantly position fields on a label and to make multiple fields the same size (See page 46). ■ To make multiple fields the same size You can resize multiple fields so they are the same size as a reference field that you specify. Example: Resizing fields by height and width Reference field Note You can use the following procedures for both text fields and image fields.
To align fields 2. To make a different field the reference field, hold down the Ctrl key as you 1. Drag the mouse on the label so the fields you want to align or resize are click the new reference field. enclosed in the selection boundary. This is the reference field. L 3. Click the button. This displays a menu. Note See “Toolbars” on page 46. 4. On the menu, select Alignment. 5. On the submenu that appears, select the command you want.
3. Input the values you want. The settings you configure are reflected in the Configuring Field Properties (Free Design Template) preview image on the main window. 4. Click the Size tab. Clicking the button and then Properties displays a dialog box that you can use to change the properties of a field. Note The unit of measurement (millimeters, pixels, inches) used on the Field Properties dialog box is the same as that selected with the ruler unit of measurement button (page 46).
1 Undo Undoes the last operation you performed. Useful Text Input Functions (Free Text Template, Free Design Template) This section describes various useful functions you can access on the shortcut menu that appears when you right-click on the Free Text label template or Free Design label template. Right-clicking the mouse while the cursor is located in the work area displays one of the shortcut menus shown below.
w Return to Original Size (Image Field only) This command change the size of the field so the image within it is the same size it was when captured or imported. e Layout Use the commands on the submenus to align fields and to move them forward and back. Note • See “Toolbars” on page 46. • See “Aligning and Resizing Fields” on page 54. r Dithering (Image Field only) Use the submenu that appears to select either Pattern or Error Diffusion for the dithering method.
Other Operations Registering and Deleting a Phrase Memory Entry Configuring Advanced Settings On the main window or the print dialog box, click . This displays a dialog box for making advanced label creation or print settings. 1. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the button. 2. Click the Phrase Memory tab. To configure advanced print settings 1. On the main window or Print dialog box, click the 2. Click the Print tab.
To configure advanced layout settings Use the following procedure to save the settings of a layout you create, and to control what appears when you click the and . 1. On the main window or print dialog box, click the button. 2. Click the Other tab. Select the check box next to Show advanced print pattern settings only if you want the Advanced Print Pattern Settings (page 35) dialog box to appear when you click the . The Select Print Pattern dialog box appears when this check box is cleared.
Using Help The online help feature lets you access the following type of information. • Information about functions and supplementary information • Software version information • Connection on the CASIO Website To use Help 1. On the main window, click the button. 2. Click Help. 3. Use standard Windows online help procedures to find the information you need. You can also obtain assistance by accessing the CASIO Website.
Phrase Library List Troubleshooting The following is a list of the built-in phrase library contents. See page 30 and 57 for information about using phrase. Consult this troubleshooting guide whenever you start to have problems with the application. If you cannot find the solution of your problem here, check the CW-E60 User’s Guide.
Symptom ● Cannot print. Possible Cause Recommended Action The driver is not installed 1. Click Start, Control correctly. Panel, System, and then Device Manager. 2. Check if CW-E60 Device is displayed under Universal Serial Bus controller. • If you see a question mark (?) or exclamation point (!) next to CW-E60 Device, disconnect the USB cable from your computer, and re-install this DISC TITLE PRINTER application and the USB driver. After re-installing, reconnect the USB cable.
Error Messages Recommended Action Page The label file cannot be imported because it is corrupted or an unsupported format. Message Specify a proper label file format. 23 – 27 The text data cannot be imported because it is corrupted or an unsupported format. Create a new song title list and try again. There is still a Disc in the printer. Remove the Disc to quit. Remove the disc and then quit. The printer is turned off or it is not connected to the computer.
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