The Epson Print CD software included with the printer allows you to create CD/DVD labels. After you create the label file, you can print directly on 12-cm and 8-cm CDs/DVDs.
Use only CD/DVD labelled as suitable for printing, for example “Printable on the label surface” or “Printable with ink jet printers”.
Print only on a circular CD/DVD.
For more details on handling CD/DVD and guidelines for writing data to a CD/DVD, refer to your CD/DVD documentation.
A lower level of color saturation is used to ensure print quality when printing on a CD/DVD, as opposed to Epson special paper.
Do not print on the CD/DVD before writing your data to it. If you do, fingerprints, dirt, or scratches on the surface may cause errors while writing data.
Try to test print on a spare CD/DVD and check the printed surface after waiting for one full day, especially before printing a large amount of CD/DVDs.
Before using or touching the printed surface of your CD/DVDs, make sure you dry them completely and out of direct sunlight.
Depending on the CD/DVD type, smearing may occur depending on the level of color saturation.
Moisture on the printable surface may cause smearing.
If the CD/DVD tray or the internal transparent compartment are accidentally printed on, immediately wipe off the ink.
Reprinting on the same CD/DVD may not improve the print quality.
If you print on a CD/DVD using an application which does not support CD/DVD printing, stains may form on the CD/DVD tray, CD, DVD or the inside of the printer.
If you select CD/DVD Premium Surface as the Media Type setting in the printer driver and use a high quality CD/DVD, you can create high quality CD/DVD labels.
Be sure to let CDs and DVDs dry completely before using them or touching the printed surface. CDs and DVDs printed using CD/DVD Premium Surface as the Media Type setting take longer to dry than those printed using CD/DVD as the Media Type setting. Allow CDs and DVDs printed using the CD/DVD Premium Surface setting to dry for 24 hours.
If the printed surface is sticky even after it has dried, the color saturation level may be too high. In that case, lower the level of the color saturation in Epson Print CD.
If the print position is misaligned, adjust it using Epson Print CD.
If the ink smears, adjust the color saturation using Epson Print CD.
You can set the printable area of a CD/DVD using Epson Print CD. Set the printable area to fit the printable area of the CD/DVD that you are printing on. When you make settings, note that improper settings may stain the CD/DVD tray, CD, or DVD.
The printable area of a CD/DVD is illustrated as follows.
Note:
If you are printing in the following areas of the disc, the disc or the CD/DVD tray may get stained with ink.
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Inner hub area
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18 to 42 mm
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Outer periphery area
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117 to 120 mm (12-cm CD/DVD), 77 to 80 mm (8-cm CD/DVD)
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Refer to the section below for details on positioning a CD/DVD.
Refer to the following section for details on starting Epson Print CD.
Epson Print CD lets you print images on CD/DVD. The following instructions explain how to print on a CD/DVD using Epson Print CD.
You can make more complex settings using the printer driver.
You can make more complex settings using the printer driver.
When you print on a CD/DVD with a commercially available software package that supports CD/DVD printing, you have to make the following settings.
* Needs to be specified depending on the software.
** The name varies depending on the software.