Teac AP-150, Operational Manual

Page 1: ...TEAC AP 150 CD DVD Disc Publishing System Operational Manual Revision A 0...

Page 2: ...on number before shipping unit s to TEAC Information required for R A request should include your name and or company name telephone number TEAC model version and serial number s Return Authorization...

Page 3: ...thers to modify adapt translate reverse engineer decompile or disassemble the Software If you violate any part of this agreement your right to use this Software terminates automatically and you must t...

Page 4: ...vy use may require consumable items such as Recorders and Print Engines to be serviced within the warranty period Examples of heavy use are More than 12 000 discs burned per recorder More than 25 000...

Page 5: ...ized service facility postage or freight prepaid TEAC shall at its option take one of the following two courses of action for any Products which TEAC determines are defective in materials or workmansh...

Page 6: ...and your location Your warranty will be voided if original TEAC packaging is not used Within the first 30 days of warranty if to a US Lower 48 Address TEAC will cover the cost of shipping to the TEAC...

Page 7: ...4 7 6 Label Designer 1 4 7 7 User Settings 1 4 7 8 Administration 1 4 8 Creating a New Job 1 4 8 1 Job Reference 1 4 8 2 Quantity 1 4 8 3 Media 1 4 8 4 Disc Image 1 4 8 4 1 Local Image 1 4 8 4 2 Syst...

Page 8: ...stem 1 4 13 2 Sending an Disc Image to the System 1 4 13 3 Sending a Print Image to the System 1 4 13 4 Sending a Print Template to the System 1 4 13 5 Renaming an Image 1 4 13 6 Deleting an Image 1 4...

Page 9: ...Mode 4 5 Thresholds 4 6 Images Backup 4 6 1 Running Backup 4 6 2 Running Restore 4 7 E Mail Server 4 7 1 Authentication 4 7 2 Copy All E Mails 4 7 3 Console E Mail 4 8 Network 4 8 1 DHCP 4 8 2 System...

Page 10: ...7 1 Setup Menu 7 2 Job Options 7 2 1 Burn Discs 7 2 2 Compare Master 7 2 3 Compare Copy 7 2 4 Audit Copy 7 2 5 Ask Quantity 7 2 6 Async Copying 7 2 7 Check Blank Size 7 2 8 Master Drive 7 2 9 Printer...

Page 11: ...irmware Utilities 8 5 2 1 Load System F W 8 5 2 2 Load F W XMODEM 8 5 2 3 Load F W From USB 8 5 2 4 Load Drive F W 8 5 2 5 Load Loader F W 8 5 3 Loader Utilities 8 6 System Information 8 6 1 PCA Info...

Page 12: ...admin and the default password is also admin However if your System administrator has changed this login or has created individual user login password settings your System administrator will provide...

Page 13: ...obs you still have the option of viewing just your own jobs by selecting to View Job Queue in User Settings This may be desirable when there are many jobs on the System and you are looking down a long...

Page 14: ...ail notifications for low media and low ink levels Once output hoppers reach almost full they will turn red to indicate they are almost full and will soon need attention The output hoppers will displa...

Page 15: ...hich is the settings for the current user see User Settings for more information When this menu item is selected the System Setup window will open See the Administrator Guide section for more informat...

Page 16: ...way of doing this manually It is also available in a limited form from within the Create New Job dialog box to allow you to select images already located on the System s internal storage as part of a...

Page 17: ...all the required options e g the disc image print image quantity etc click the Start button to start the job 1 4 8 1 Job Reference The job reference is for user convenience only It is not used by the...

Page 18: ...r the file If you have designated a shortcut directory to your image files See User Settings Shortcuts the File Open dialog box will automatically open in that directory If you have not set the shortc...

Page 19: ...ton to add a new folder in your new master 1 4 8 4 3 5 Disc Space Used Bar This graphical indicator will build left to right in green showing the approximate size of your data in comparison to the tot...

Page 20: ...n dialog box will allow you to browse for the PRN file If you selected a shortcut directory as part of the System Setup then the File Open dialog box will open in your shortcut directory otherwise it...

Page 21: ...ew Job dialog will automatically select the saved file and change your selection to Local Template remember the file was now saved as a template file 1 4 8 5 6 About Template Files Template files offe...

Page 22: ...Copy check box is not selected Once a Copy job has been created the Copy flag cannot be removed 1 4 9 2 Compare If you want the System to compare the data on a copied disc against a master data disc...

Page 23: ...n create a busy network If you are on a slow or unreliable connection or if the network the System is connected to is extremely busy Fast Start is not recommended If you find that image transfers are...

Page 24: ...d on your job This will also be sent even if this error occurs before your job has started to warn you that your job is being delayed because the System is out of media 7 Low Printer Supplies Sent whe...

Page 25: ...ompts Enclosing any text between two characters automatically creates a user defined form field and whenever the template is used in a job the user is automatically prompted for data to fill For examp...

Page 26: ...job would generate the following prompt for the user Entering the text shown in the User Text boxes right would produce the ote how the data entered in the Label Field Entry dialog has been merged wit...

Page 27: ...ot possible to append additional print file data to this bundle later For more information on creating and editing labels using the TrueNet Label Designer n to regular Mail Merge functions disc labels...

Page 28: ...g the TrueNet Label Designer see the Label Designer section Editing jobs is possible not only for jobs that are queued but also for jobs that even for jobs that have completed increasing the queue the...

Page 29: ...t of the queue select Highest as the priority level This will put it into the very next available drive even in the middle of a running job 1 4 12 3 Enable Compare Audit The Compare and Audit function...

Page 30: ...u to choose the file you wish to send to the System Select the file and click the Open button If the file is an ISO you will be asked to select the intended media type CD DVD BD After selecting the me...

Page 31: ...the new name any combination of letters numbers or spaces up to 14 characters and click OK 1 4 13 6 Deleting an Image To delete an image select it and click the Delete button Note that images that are...

Page 32: ...images as required then click OK to save To delete a disc and print image from the Set click on the disc print image to select it then click on the Delete button Move Up Move Down To move a disc with...

Page 33: ...elect New Job from the left menu on the main TrueNet screen then Disc Set as the source of the Disc Image The Disc Sets dialog box will appear and allow the selection of the required Set On the Create...

Page 34: ...on the outside of the disc To the right is the main text and graphics import tool bar Along the top is a toolbar that includes File Open Save buttons together with a font selector color selector and o...

Page 35: ...y may cause out memory errors and or slow the rendering process Text and graphics can then be added to create cust the System as part of a job or as a label template available for other users Clicking...

Page 36: ...you can add text and or graphics to further customize Creating a Print Image PRN elect the Print Icon Next select the printer model and print options then click the Print button Select a location whe...

Page 37: ...text that you have already committed to the design select the Edit Pointer then select the text box you wish to alter Adjusting the Template Dimensions media printer combinations the default template...

Page 38: ...ly need to change the artwork file To save a design as a template use File Save As or the corresponding Save As button and then choose a location and name for the file TrueNet will automatically save...

Page 39: ...aying Rulers To aid with lining up multiple components it is possible to display a pair of rulers one at the top and one to the left of the design To enable this option select Show Rulers from the Opt...

Page 40: ...e the language and if enabled by the administrator to choose whether to view the entire job queue or just their own jobs In addition the Defaults button allows the user to set Shortcut directories als...

Page 41: ...is very busy and has a lot of other users jobs queued in the Home Page 3 5 Defaults Click on the Defaults button to launch the Default Directories dialog box TrueNet will allow the user to configure s...

Page 42: ...emplate within the Create New Job dialog box the file browser will open to the directory folder chosen here 3 5 3 PRN Images PRN files are binary print data image files that are intended for a specifi...

Page 43: ...r and placed in the recorders and or printer as required by the jobs and then placed in an Output hopper Once an In Out hopper becomes empty the function changes from Input to an Output hopper and is...

Page 44: ...and Restore utility allowing all the Disc Images Print Image and Disc Sets to be backed up to other network storage and later restored if required Backups can be made to any storage device that you h...

Page 45: ...he system click the browse button to select the directory where the backup exists Once the source path is chosen click the Restore button to begin restoring images Note that the Restore program will n...

Page 46: ...DHCP mode these will usually be set automatically In addition to users receiving e mail notifications about their own jobs there is a Copy ALL E Mails to address that will receive copies of all e mail...

Page 47: ...ing power on 4 8 1 DHCP DHCP is useful for obtaining initial network settings such as DNS and Gateway but if your DHCP server does not issue the same IP address to the System every time you may find y...

Page 48: ...n 500 000 lines and so would be difficult to navigate in its entirety For this reason the log is displayed in sections containing approximately 500 lines each Use the navigation arrows below the log t...

Page 49: ...alibrated monitor Brightness range is 50 to 50 X Y offsets should normally be left at 0 unless instructed otherwise by TEAC support 4 15 PIP Product Improvement Program Please help us to improve this...

Page 50: ...tional users configured in order to operate Smaller installations may have only one operator or may wish to configure all users as equal administrators but other installations may choose to restrict t...

Page 51: ...me by this user up to 99 up to 99 jobs can be queued by this user This number is configured on a user by user basis 4 16 10 Max Quantity per Job Quota If required the administrator may wish to restric...

Page 52: ...l users using the Save button 4 16 18 Delete User To delete a user select the user in the list box and click on the Delete User button Alternatively right click on the user and choose Delete User from...

Page 53: ...essage If you want to use graphics within your Label Templates then we recommend that you follow these simple steps 5 1 Windows Vista XP From the Start menu choose Control Panel If your Control Panel...

Page 54: ...t match exactly Xmx150m Xms128m Note that if there is more than one Java version installed as in the screen shot above enter this text against all versions if you are not sure which version is running...

Page 55: ...ialog and users that require heavy graphics usage are recommended to use TrueView to run the system instead of a browser From the Finder window choose Applications Utilities Java then run Java Prefere...

Page 56: ...emory may cause unpredictable results and if you are experiencing difficulties we recommend trying the large memory model If you find that you need more memory than can be provided through your browse...

Page 57: ...ou will need to delete other non running jobs to make room Network Status OFFLINE The System is Offline not in Network Mode or is unreachable Check the System for power and return it to Network Mode L...

Page 58: ...Loader Status PRINTER SUPPLIES OUT The printer Ink FlashJet 2 supplies are exhausted and need to be refilled Loader Status ACTIVATE CARTRIDGE A new cartridge has been inserted in to the print engine a...

Page 59: ...Loader Status ERROR The System robot has encountered an unrecoverable error Check the LCD Touchpad for more information...

Page 60: ...d a second time and the new read compared with the first If the data are not the same a BAD MASTER error will be displayed NOTE This feature is disabled for any Audio or Video tracks on the CD This is...

Page 61: ...press the ENTER key to save the settings 7 2 9 Printer This selects the printer type Cycle through the options until the one specific to your printer type is displayed Only used for Parallel and not f...

Page 62: ...case of power failure because the System will resume jobs where it left off when the power failed Setting Network Active to No means that the System will not automatically enter Network Mode on power...

Page 63: ...e time and date may need to be adjusted from time to time or if the System autoloader is delivered to a different time zone from the TEAC factory 7 4 1 Set Time Enter the time in 24 hour clock format...

Page 64: ...The system will request a default password This is a password that is fixed within every machine and cannot be changed The default password is YES ENTER YES ENTER YES ENTER The reason for a default pa...

Page 65: ...f this series of messages is not displayed or different messages are displayed see the Error Messages section of this manual 8 2 Keyboard A USB keyboard may be connected to the rear of the System auto...

Page 66: ...wn until prompted to do something else While a menu is being displayed the STOP key escape on a USB keyboard backs up 1 level higher in the menu structure 8 3 LCD Display The LCD display is used eithe...

Page 67: ...es a temporary storage buffer for the discs and print files you will be using 8 5 1 1 Show HD Free Space Display the currently available hard drive space If disc images have been erased more space may...

Page 68: ...ate the software that is used by the CD R or recorders from time to time This could be for bug fixes new features or format support or to optimize the recording quality on new media as it becomes avai...

Page 69: ...ersion While it is possible to use different writer types and different firmware revisions TEAC recommends using the same writer type and the latest approved writer firmware 8 6 3 Hard Drive Info This...

Page 70: ...d When the master read is complete the tray will open and the autoloader will remove the disc from the tray and place it into the Accept Hopper The autoloader will then return to the Input hopper take...

Page 71: ...tracks cannot be verified This is not a limitation of the System Autoloader equipment but a limitation of the formats...

Page 72: ...dows XP Vista Windows XP 64 bit Windows Vista 64 bit Apple Macintosh Mac OS 10 4 or later Universal App and Linux Intel 32 64 bit 9 3 Installing TrueView To install TrueView run the installer applicat...

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