Aleratec RoboJet Disc AutoPrinter with Continuous Ink System User Guide

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4.    Move Printer Mode Switch to the disc position.
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.    Load blank discs. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Note: T\fe RoboJet Disc AutoPrinter wit\f Continuous Ink System can process up 
to 100 standard discs.  Howe\ber, Aleratec HydroGuard inkjet printable discs \fa\be 
a special printable surface t\fat resists moisture, smears and smudges, and is 
slig\ftly t\ficker t\fan standard discs.  As a result, t\fe...

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A.  Printer 	Status	Panel – Shows the status of your disc autoloader 
equipped printer, if one is detected.
B.  Dry	Disc	 Timeout – Sets a delay before dropping a completed disc into 
the bin for discs that need a little more time to dry.
C.  Refresh	Devices	button – Rescans your hardware to identify your disc 
autoloader equipped printer.
D.  Flip	Down	button  – Sends a command to the disc autoloader to release 
a disc that...

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Getting to know the RoboJet Di\fc Autoloader application 
1. Once you’ve run the Aleratec RoboJet Disc Autoloader Application, the 
program will automatically scan for a disc autoloader equipped printer .  
If the correct components are not found, the Device Status will display 
“Device Not Ready” and no printer will show up in the Printer Status 
Panel. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
If this happens, please check that your printer and disc...

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2.  To begin printing, just click on the “Start Autoloader” button.  The 
Device Status will show “Autoloader Started”.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
   

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3. You may now use Epson Print CD or any other optical disc printing 
application to print your discs.  When configuring the print settings, 
make sure to choose the appropriate media type for the printer.   
                         
                       
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4.  When your discs are printing, an Epson “CD/DVD tray not set 
correctly” warning message will appear....

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Trouble\fhooting
1.	 Autoloader 	not	being	detected.
 
▪ Make sure that both the printer and disc autoloader are connected to   
the computer using the included USB2.0 hub and that they are 
connected to the correct hub ports.  
 
   

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2.	 Disc	is	loading,	but	nothing	is	getting	printed.
 
▪ There is a problem with your printer installation. Check to make 
sure that your printer is being detected properly and that you can 
print from it. Make sure the disc autoloader unit is positioned 
correctly (see page 3).
3.	 Epson	“CD/DVD	tray	not	set	correctly”	warning	message	appears	 when	printing.
 
▪ This is normal. Please ignore.  

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4.	 “Source	Selected..”	Error
 
▪ The printer is still in “paper” printing mode instead of “disc” 
printing mode.  Push the Printer Mode Switch on the disc autoloader 
to the “disc” position.  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5.	 “Unload	Disc	Error”  
▪ A completed disc has not been dispensed properly into the disc 
collection bin.  Clear the disc and click the “Continue” button.
6.	 “No	Disc	Loaded..”	Error 	
 
▪ There are not enough blank discs in the...

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7.	 Disc	tray	hinge	gets	stuck	in	the	“open”	position.
1.   Abort any ongoing processes.
2.    Stop the RoboJet Disc Autoloader application by clicking the   
  “Stop Autoloader” button
3.    Click the “Tray Up” button on the RoboJet Disc Autoloader screen
8.	 Disc	tray	gets	misaligned	(not	being	pulled	into	the	disc	autoloader 	
correctly).
1.    Abort any ongoing processes
2.    Stop the RoboJet Disc Autoloader application by clicking the   
  “Stop Autoloader”...

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Trouble\fhooting
7.    Click the “Tray Out” button so that the tray is pulled into the    
  disc autoloader
8.   Reattach the disc autoloader to the printer and slide the Printer 
Mode Switch back to the “disc” position
9.	 The	disc	bin	is	getting	too	full	for 	operation	prior	to	100	discs.	
 
▪ Optical discs vary in thickness depending on the type, 
manufacturing and coatings.  Thicker discs will take up more space 
in the disc bin and reduce the total capacity of the disc...