Printing Documents

(some features require the standard version)

Supported media:

• Pre-defined paper layout
• Custom paper layout
• Plain paper
• CD or DVD (direct printing)
• LightScribe media

Problems related to printing are concerned in the Troubleshooting section.

Printing on Pre-defined and Custom Paper

It is likely that your design will be printed on special label paper. The best result will be achieved if you calibrate the printer and select the paper you will use prior to printing. Since this is very important, both operations can be done from the Print dialog with the help of the Calibration and Select Paper Format buttons.

On how to create a custom paper layout, see Custom Paper Layout.

To print your document:

1. Open the design element you want to print in the editing window (by using the small icons just below the main toolbar) and click the Print button on the toolbar (menu: File/Print).

2. The Print dialog will open showing your design element on the selected paper. If there are several design elements in the project, they will be listed in the left box of the Print dialog.

   To print a design element it must be added to the paper. For this, drag the element from the left box to the paper sheet and drop when the "plus" mark appears.

   To remove a design element from the sheet, drag it outside the element border on the sheet in the preview.

   The program adds suitable design elements onto the paper automatically.

3. Make the necessary settings:

   • Select paper in the Paper drop-down list.
     If you don't see the needed paper in the list, click the Select Paper Format button to open the Paper Selection dialog.
     The paper selected in the Print dialog will be used only in the current print session and will not be saved for the future.
   
   
   • Enable or disable printing of cut lines and dotted marks.
     Adjust the bleed width if needed.
   
   
   • Enable or disable the raster printing mode. Raster printing may solve some printing problems.
   
   
   • Calibrate printer (see Printer Calibration Dialog for details).

4. Click the Next button to open the system print dialog.


5. Make printer settings if needed and click the Print button.

Designing and printing custom elements differs from working with standard elements and is described separately.

ATTENTION! Paper size can be selected from the "Paper Selection" dialog as well as from the system "Page Setup" dialog. The latest selection will be shown in the preview and used for printing.
Normally you should select paper in the "Paper Selection" dialog.
For example, if after selecting Letter-sized Avery paper, you set "6x4 in" paper in "Page Setup", your design will be cut to 6x4 inch size. In this case you should re-select your Avery paper in the "Paper Selection" dialog.

Printing on Plain Paper

1. Open the print dialog (menu: File/Print).


2. Select a plain paper format from the top of the Paper drop-down list.


3. Drag your design element(s) from the left box onto the paper.


4. To continue, click the Next button.

You cannot save the created layout for the future.
To be able to save your layouts or to get more flexibility in editing custom paper, create custom paper layout.

Direct-on-CD Printing

You can print directly on CD/DVD if this feature is supported by your printer (and if Disc Cover supports your printer).

To print on a disc:

1. Open your disc design.


2. Select your printer (CD Tray) in the paper selection dialog for the disc design you want to print.
   For this, open the Inspector window (menu: Window/Inspector/Design Element) and click the Change Paper button on the Design Element tab. Find your printer in the Manufacturer drop-down list.


3. Open the print dialog (menu: File/Print).


4. Change the bleeds width if needed. Do not change paper here, the disc tray is already selected! Click the Next button.


5. When the system print dialog is open, make sure the correct printer is selected.
   Now you should tell the printer you are going to print on a disc.
   
   Epson printers: open the Copies & Pages drop-down list, select Print Settings and set Media Type to CD/DVD.
   For more information refer the User's Manual of your printer.
   
   Canon printers: open the Copies & Pages drop-down list, select Quality & Media and set Media Type to Printable disc.
   For more information refer the User's Manual of your printer.

If you encounter problems with printing directly on a CD or DVD (the printer driver shows a message about an improper media type), select the paper format, recommended by the printer manufacturer. This solves a printing problem with some printers (such as Epson R800).

In this case, follow the steps above. After the 2-nd step open the Page Setup dialog (menu: File/Page Setup) and select A4 (or US Letter) in the Paper Size drop-down list.

LightScribe Label Burning

LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling is an exciting disc labeling technology that lets you to burn CD and DVD labels simply by flipping the discs over and putting them back in the same disc drive that burned your data.

LightScribe technology combines the CD or DVD drive of your computer with specially coated discs and Roxio’s disc-burning software to produce precise, silkscreen-quality, iridescent labels. With LightScribe, your disc is your label. It’s the no-hassle way to create attractive labels for all your music mix CDs, digital video or photo archives, and for any business application.

To use LightScribe, you need:

• A LightScribe-capable CD or DVD recorder.
• LightScribe-capable discs. LightScribe discs are treated with a special coating on the label side that reacts with the laser in your recorder to create the label image.

Making sure you have a LightScribe disc

The LightScribe system requires the use of LightScribe-enabled discs. LightScribe uses control features in the center (hub) of the disc to identify media as LightScribe media. If your system does not seem to recognize the media as LightScribe media, take the following steps:

• Make sure the disc is a LightScribe-enabled disc. LightScribe media will have the LightScribe logo in the inner hub area. There will also be visible control features inside, and adjacent to, the coated label area.
• Make sure the disc is properly oriented in the drive. The label side, which contains a special coating, should be face down in the drive.
• Clean the center area (hub) of the disc. Use a lint-free cloth to wipe the hub area and remove any dirt or smudges that may be covering the control features.
• If these steps do not fix the problem, try another LightScribe disc.

To burn a label on to a disc using LightScribe

Create the label in Disc Cover as you normally would. You can select one of the following design elements:

• LightScribe Title Label: This design element contains is a thin ringed printable area which is ideal for displaying the title and artist (for audio discs) or date (for data discs).
• LightScribe Content Label: This design element style is a thicker ringed area ideal for displaying track names (for audio discs) or files names (for data discs).
• LightScribe Full Label (standard Label/Disc): This label type uses the full disc area and is ideal for text as well as graphics and background images.

Note: Using a style that includes graphics or a lot of text increases the amount of time it takes to burn the label on to the disc. The Title Label and Content Label design elements take a few minutes to burn on to the disc, while a Full Label can take much longer.

1. Insert the disc in the LightScribe-capable recorder with the label side facing down.

2. Select the drop-down File menu and choose Print.

3. The Print dialog box appears.

4. From the Output drop-down list, select LightScribe.

5. From the Device drop-down list, select the LightScribe-capable recorder, if it is not already selected.

6. Select your contrast level.

   LightScribe provides three different contrast levels for you to choose from when labeling your discs. For Printing Preferences, select Best, Normal, or Draft quality.

   The label burn time will increase from Draft to Normal to Best:

   • Best: Provides the sharpest contrast with the longest burn time. Use best level for important business transaction, gifts and personal treasures.
   • Normal: Provides moderate burn time with good contrast. Use normal level for professional labels.
   • Draft: Provides the fastest burn time with lowest contrast. Use draft level for utility labels.

7. Adjust the number of copies you would like to create of this label and select next to begin burning the label to the disc.

The label burn time varies with the amount of information contained on the label, the placement of the information on the label, the contrast level selected, the LightScribe disc used and the drive.

Solutions of LightScribe problems are on the Troubleshooting page.

More information on LightScribe see on its web site:
http://www.lightscribe.com