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1. Introduction and Setup 

The following document will provide an overview of the Disc Makers Autograph 7 
printer driver. These settings can be found under the Printer and Faxes control panel. In 
order to access the following menu options right click on the Autograph 7 printer icon 
and left click on Printing Preferences. Right clicking on most topics under Printing 
Preferences will show a 

What’s This?

 dialogue box, which once clicked, will give a 

description of the option. As shown in the example below: 
 

        

 

 
To begin right click on the 

Disc Printer

 icon located under the Printer and Faxes control 

panel. Left click on 

Printing Preferences

. This will open the dialogue boxes in the 

following sections. 
 

 

 
 

1.1 Printer connections and Buttons 

 
The 3 main connections on the Autograph 7 Disc Printer are as follows. 
 

Printer Control:  

Used by the robotics to control the opening and closing of the printer tray. It is a Mini 
din type connection with 6 pins. 
 

Power: 

Only use the supplied power supply. The power supply consists of a power brick and 
power cable. Connect the brick and cable securely together before use before 
connecting to Printer and power outlet.  

 
USB: 

 

The USB cable will be the conduit for data that the printer will use in order to print 
the desired image onto the disc. 

Summary of Contents for Autograph 7

Page 1: ...Autograph 7...

Page 2: ...Basic 4 1 Copies 4 2 Print Preview 4 3 Advanced Features 4 3 1 Ink Volume 4 3 2 Dry Time 4 3 3 Low Memory Mode 5 Color 5 1 Color Options 5 2 Color Attributes 5 3 Color Space 6 Mask Settings 6 1 Mask...

Page 3: ...sc Printer icon located under the Printer and Faxes control panel Left click on Printing Preferences This will open the dialogue boxes in the following sections 1 1 Printer connections and Buttons The...

Page 4: ...iety cartridges These cartridges are needed in order for the printer to function Use of any other cartridge will cause the unit not to operate and possible damage to the unit To install the cartridges...

Page 5: ...erage the driver will use on the printable media Normally a matte finish will be adequate but for more detailed images needing heavier coverage a glossy paper type can be used this may cause the ink t...

Page 6: ...Activating this option will scale any document sent to the printer to 5 x 5 printable area the approximate size of a 120mm disc We recommend to leave this option disabled and to use Discus for proper...

Page 7: ...into the print queue causing errors when used with the Elite systems 4 2 Print Preview This setting should not be changed Changing this option will cause a dialogue box showing the submitted print jo...

Page 8: ...tting unless otherwise instructed Changing this will cause the tray to exit printer at a slower rate allowing longer dry time but slowing the duplication process when attached to an Elite system 4 3 3...

Page 9: ...left or right will adjust print qualities 5 3 Color Space This will define the range of colors that can be printed Once the job is submitted these settings will translate the colors from their current...

Page 10: ...on will clip the image to the proper disc dimensions 6 2 Enable Masking Activating this setting will allow custom print alignment 6 2 1 Standard Area Settings This will refine the printable area dimen...

Page 11: ...iles and FlexWare 7 1 Print Test When performing a print test load a printable disc into the printer by first pressing the tray button on the printer Place a disc on the tray and press the tray button...

Page 12: ...nd follow on the onscreen instructions The following image demonstrates a typical print 7 3 Calibrate Cartridges Using this utility will assure proper printing of images on to the printable media When...

Page 13: ...7 4 Get Ink Levels Shows an easy to read usage chart of ink in the cartridges This number represents average as calculated by the driver dependant on images and settings used...

Page 14: ...lear each job in the queue by clicking each individually and from the Document drop down select Cancel Cancel all jobs iii Once all jobs are cleared power off your printer and then power on using the...

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