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When you begin To print your creation, you'll need to be in the Media function. When you first go to the media function you are asked to customize based on for the media you are planning to use. Check which labels or other media you plan to use, and click OK. Note also that any new media supported since product release can be updated here; media definitions are automatically downloaded. To customize the media list at any time, choose Edit Media List... from the Media pop-up menu. Calibration Most printers require calibration in order to print your labels dead-center:
DiscLabel maintains calibration settings for each printer. The default mark calibration is at 20mm from the top and 20mm from the left. A perfect printer will print the mark at exactly those distances. Note that the mark is always printed uncalibrated whatever measurements you enter. Only the labels and the label outlines are printed using the calibrated distances you provide. Printing
Note: If you are not a registered user, DEMO: DiscLabel.com will be stamped on your labels. This is so that you can create printed labels even with the demo version. We strongly encourage you to purchase DiscLabel.
When you drag a design onto a slot on the media, you can hold down the option key to drag the design to all of the identical slots. This can save a lot of time when you have a page of 30 core labels that you want to print all the same. If you have only a CD defined in your design, but no core, you will find that you can still drag the design to a core label slot. In this instance, only the center part of the CD will be imaged onto the page so that you can match up a combination of core and non-full-coverage CD labels. On some printer models, you can print directly on CDs with a coated surface. DiscLabel supports many popular printers with this functionality. If your printer can do this, to print direct-to-disc you first need to select Epson R-Series, or your printer model in the Media: pop-up menu. If your printer model isn't there then you can try a close match (for example, most of the Epson R-series printers work with the same media choice. For Canon printers, look at the letter on the CD tray and select Canon CD Tray <LETTER> Page Setup as the media type. When a direct-to-disc media choice is made, two additional fields appear at the bottom of the Media controls: Printable Diameter and Hole Diameter. You can use these controls to match printing precisely to the printable CD you are using. You need to do this because some manufacturers coat CDs further to the edge or center than others. Without the adjustment, DiscLabel might miss printing all the way to the edge, leaving an unprinted white circle around your design. Alternatively, DiscLabel could end up printing ink on the plastic portion of the CD, which is messy, and has to be wiped off. To match the CD you are printing to:
To print direct-to-disc your printer will need additional settings. Some or all of these may apply: Epson
Note: If the CD/DVD media choices are lined through in the Print Settings part of the print dialog it means that the printer driver does not match the machine architecure you are running on. Eg you have an Intel-based computer but only a Power PC printer driver. You can set in Get Info in Finder for the DiscLabel application to run in Rosetta to get printing to work in this case, but it would be better to install a new printer driver that is a Universal binary. Canon
Bleed DiscLabel prints a 2mm bleed beyond the label perforation in all directions to cope with inconsistencies in setup accuracy and varying label types. You can change the bleed from DiscLabel's Preferences:
DiscLabel normally prints by sending high-level graphics commands to the printer driver, and the printer driver ultimately does the rendering required to print your label. Depending on the printer driver this can mean that gradients, shadows, and some transparency settings do not match what is shown on-screen. If you check the Rasterize Printing checkbox in DiscLabel's Paper Preferences, then DiscLabel itself will do all the image rendering. When you print, complete images, similar to printing photographs, are sent to the printer instead. The result will match the screen image very closely. Problem-Solving Printing In the Media function the display only changes based on the choice of media. In order to print the different elements of your design you must select one of the media that will accommodate them, and then drag your design (which must contain a matching design element) onto the media.
In the Media function choose a Jewel case paper type, such as Fellowes/NEATO A4 Jewel Case Tray Liners, to print your tray insert. In order to print the cover you must choose the appropriate cover stock for the kind of cover you're printing. If you're using Fellowes/NEATO labels, you will need to use the CD Jewel Case Booklet design element to make your design and print to Fellowes/NEATO A4 Jewel Case Booklet labels.
Drag your design from the list on the left to the open slots on the media, and you should see appear it for printing. Note you will only be able to drag a design to a label region if the design has a compatible design element defined. If it doesn't, go back to Edit, choose ViewAll Design Elements, then choose the associated design element, and edit it to create what you want. After that you will be able to drag the design into matching slot in the media. Printing to Plain Paper
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