Rimage AutoPrinter User manual

Rimage AutoPrinter™
User Guide

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Corporate Headquarters:
Rimage Corporaon
7725 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55439
USA
800-553-8312 (toll free US)
Service: [phone] (Asia/Pacic,
Mexico/Lan America)
Fax: [phone]
European Headquarters:
Rimage Europe GmbH
Albert-Einstein-Str. 26
63128 Dietzenbach
Germany
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Asia/Pacic Headquarters:
Rimage Japan Co., Ltd.
2F., WIND Bldg.
7-4-8 Roppongi Minato-ku,
Tokyo 106-0032 JAPAN
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

Contents
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Introducon .................................................................................... 1
About this User Guide .............................................................................................. 1
About your Product ................................................................................................. 1
Unpacking and Setup Instrucons ........................................................................... 1
Important Informaon .................................................................... 2
Support Informaon ................................................................................................ 2
Learn More Online ................................................................................................... 2
Technical Support and Product Updates .................................................................. 2
Opcal Disc Recording Soware Disclaimer ............................................................ 2
Safety and Compliance Informaon ........................................................................ 3
Safety Precauons .............................................................................................................. 3
Compliance Informaon ..................................................................................................... 4
Idenfy the Parts of the AutoPrinter................................................ 5
Front View ................................................................................................................ 5
Back View ................................................................................................................. 6
Operator Panel ......................................................................................................... 7
Operate the AutoPrinter.................................................................. 8
Install the Carousel .................................................................................................. 8
Power On and O the AutoPrinter .......................................................................... 8
Load and Unload Discs ............................................................................................. 9
Load the Discs ..................................................................................................................... 9
Unload the Discs ................................................................................................................. 9
Reset the AutoPrinter ......................................................................................................... 9
Set Prinng Preferences ........................................................................................... 9
Maintain the AutoPrinter .............................................................. 10
Install the Ribbons ................................................................................................. 10
Cleaning Method and Schedule ............................................................................. 10

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Introduction
This manual provides the informaon needed to operate and idenfy the
parts of the AutoEverest and AutoPrism III AutoPrinter. To set up your
AutoPrinter and install the CD Designer™ Soware Suite, refer to the set up
and installaon guide included with your product.
For technical informaon, refer to the Rimage AutoPrism IIITM
and AutoEverestTM AutoPrinter Specicaons document found at
www.rimage.com/support. From the Support page select Printers > Product
Name > User Manuals tab.
Important! Your Rimage AutoPrinter™ system may not look exactly like the
model featured in this user guide.
About this User Guide
• While we try to maintain all versions of our manuals and
documentaons, please note that the English version found on our web
site always contains the most up-to-date informaon.
• Unless otherwise indicated, all Windows navigaon statements are
Windows 7 paths. Other Windows operang system navigaon may
dier slightly.
• These notes and symbols are used throughout the manual to help clarify
informaon:
Tip: A Tip suggests alternave methods that may not be obvious and helps
you understand the benets and capabilies of the product.
Important!
• An Important note provides informaon essenal to the compleon of a
task.
• Important supplemental informaon.
• You can disregard informaon in a Tip and sll complete a task, but do
not disregard an Important note.
nCauon: A Cauon indicates that failure to observe this guideline could
result in loss or damage to the equipment, product, soware, or data.
nWarning! A Warning indicates that failure to follow this guideline
could result in bodily injury to personnel operang or maintaining the
equipment.
About your Product
The Rimage AutoPrinter is available with either the Everest printer or the
Prism III printer. For specic informaon about your printer, refer to the
Everest or Prism printer user guide that shipped with your product.
Tip: The term ‘AutoPrinter’ is used throughout this user guide to refer to
both the AutoEverest and the AutoPrism. The terms ‘AutoEverest’ and
‘AutoPrism’ are used only to refer to either product specically.
Unpacking and Setup Instrucons
Unpacking and installaon instrucons are included with the Rimage
AutoPrinter. Refer to the setup and installaon guide included with your
Rimage AutoPrinter.

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Important Information
This secon provides support contact informaon, and cauons and
warnings, for the Rimage AutoPrinter.
Technical Specicaons for this product can be found at
www.rimage.com/support. From the Support page select Printers > Product
Name > User Manuals tab.
Support Contact Informaon
US, Canada, Lan America
Rimage Corporaon
7725 Washington Avenue South
Minneapolis, MN 55439
USA
An: Rimage Services
Email: [email protected]
Telephone:
North America: 800-553-8312
Mexico/Lan America: 952-944-8144
Fax: [phone]
Europe
Rimage Europe GmbH
Albert-Einstein-Str. 26
63128 Dietzenbach
Germany
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Asia/Pacic
Rimage Japan Co., Ltd.
2F., WIND Bldg.
7-4-8 Roppongi Minato-ku,
Tokyo 106-0032 JAPAN
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Contact Rimage Services
Website: www.rimage.com/support
Knowledge Base: hp://rimage.custhelp.com
Log in and select the Ask a Queson tab
When you contact Rimage
Services, please provide:
• System serial number and soware
version
• Funconal and technical
descripon of the problem
• Exact error message received
Copy this informaon from your Rimage product
for future reference.
Note: Make sure you update the Serial Number
here anyme you receive a replacement system.
Serial Number:
Product Name:
Date of Purchase:
Learn More Online
At www.rimage.com/support, you can experience Rimage’s world-class
Support and Services.
From the Support home page:
1. Select your product series.
2. Select your product.
3. Learn more on the product page.
From your product page you can access:
• Informaon about the latest soware
and rmware updates
• Product specicaons
• The latest documents
• Current rmware and driver downloads
Technical Support and Product Updates
Rimage oers a variety of service and support opons for the Prism III
printer including Exchange Services. Please contact your Rimage Value
Added Reseller or Rimage for addional informaon and pricing.
Important! Make sure you register your autoloader so you are eligible for
parts and labor covered for 1 year and priority phone support. Registraon
is available at hp://www.rimage.com/support/warranty-registraon.
Opcal Disc Recording Soware Disclaimer
This Product, Soware, or Documentaon may be designed to assist you
in reproducing material in which you own the copyright or have obtained
permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the copyright
or have permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violang
copyright law and be subject to payment of damages and other remedies. If
you are uncertain about your rights, you should contact your legal advisor. If
you are neither in possession of the copyright nor have authorizaon from
the owner of the copyright, unauthorized copying of copyrighted material
on an opcal disc or any other media violates naonal and internaonal
legislaon and can result in severe penales.

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Important Information
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Safety and Compliance Informaon
This manual and the indicaons on the product allow proper and safe
operaon. The indicaon marks below help protect you and other persons
from injury, and equipment from damage.
Safety Precauons
This manual and the indicaons on the product allow proper and safe
operaon. The indicaon marks below help protect you and other persons
from injury, and equipment from damage.
nWarnings!
• Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than
those specied herein may result in hazardous radiant exposure.
• Do not disassemble or use tools on a Rimage printer. All service procedures
should be performed by a Rimage-authorized technician, or sent in for
Rimage-authorized repair.
• Do not service a Rimage printer with the power cord plugged in the AC
outlet.
• The interior of a Rimage printer contains sharp edges.
• Do not use a Rimage printer if it is overheang or an abnormal smell is
detected. This may result in a re and an electric shock. In case of heang
or abnormal smell, immediately disconnect the cable from the outlet.
Contact your Rimage-authorized dealer for repairs.
• The front bezel of the Rimage Everest™ printer can be opened by hand. Do
not insert your ngers.
• Do not touch the heat roller in a Rimage Everest printer.
nCauons:
• All equipment with AC line voltage, or low DC voltages, such as switches,
power supplies, fuses, fans, non-stepper motors, must be replaced with
Rimage-approved components to maintain the safety approval issued by
UL.
• Use only the supplied AC power cord. For more informaon or to order a
new power cord, contact Rimage Customer Service.
• This product is designed for an oce environment.
• Allow sucient free space for opening the printer tray. Do not touch the
printer tray while it is moving.
• If the side cover on the Rimage Everest printer is opened while power
is supplied, the printer will stop. Do not reach into the printer while it is
operang. Do not aempt to bypass the door interlock.
• The Rimage Everest printer has no power switch. Power is disconnected
completely by unplugging the cable. Rimage recommends installing the
printer in a posion that allows immediate disconnecon of the power
cable. Always hold the plug when disconnecng the cable from the outlet.
• The Rimage Everest printer has a voltage slide switch on the back of the
unit. Before use, make sure that it is set to the correct voltage. Please do
not use any voltage other than 110VAC or 220VAC. This could result in a re
and an electric shock.

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Important Information
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Compliance Informaon
Product AutoPrinter
Model RAS25
Noce for USA NOTE: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device, pursuant to part 15 of
the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protecon against harmful interference when this equipment
is operated in a commercial environment. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if
not installed and used in accordance with the instrucon manual, may cause harmful interference to radio communicaons.
Operaon of this equipment in a residenal area is likely to cause harmful interference, in which case the user will be
required to correct the interference at his own expense.
This product complies with UL 60950-1, 2nd edion.
Noce for Canada This Class A digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003 Issue 4:2004. Cet appareil numerigue de la classe A est
conforme a la norme NMB-003 du Canade.
This product complies with CAN/CSA-C22.2 No. 60950-1-07, 2nd edion.
Noce for Europe This product is in conformity with the EMC Direcve (89/336/EEC) and the Low-Voltage Direcve (73/23/EEC) through
compliance with the following European standards:
IEC 60950:1999, 3rd edion, EN 55022:1998 + A1:2000 + A2:2003, EN 55024:1998 + A1:2001 + A2:2003, EN 61000-3-2:2000
+ A2:2005, EN 61000-3-3:1995 + A1:2001.
The CE mark has been axed in accordance with the CE Marking Direcve 93/68/EEC.
Noce for Japan This is a Class A product based on the standard of the Voluntary Control Council for Interference by Informaon Technology
Equipment (VCCI). If this equipment is used in a domesc environment, radio interference may occur, in which case, the user
may be required to take correcve acon.
Translaon:
この装置は、情報処理装置等電波障害自主規制協議会（ＶＣＣＩ）の基準に基づくクラス
A 情報技術装置です。この装置を家庭環境で使用すると電波妨害を引き起こすことがありま
す。この場合には使用者が適切な対策を講ずるよう要求されることがあります。
Noce for Australia This product complies with AS/NZS CISPR 22: 2006.

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Identify the Parts of the AutoPrinter
This secon idenes the dierent parts of the AutoPrinter. For detailed informaon about the parts of the Everest or Prism printer, refer the printer user guide
that shipped with your product.
Carousel
Li Arm
Everest
Printer
Prism
Printer
Printer
Operator
Buon
Control
Panel
Operator
Panel
Front View
AutoEverest AutoPrism
Operator
Panel
Printer
Operator
Buon
Control
Panel
Carousel
Acve
Li Arm

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Important! The serial cable is used only for updang the rmware. Do not connect the serial cable to the AutoPrinter during normal operaon.
Identify the Parts of the AutoPrinter
Back View
AutoEverest AutoPrism
USB
Cable
Control
Cable
Power
Cord
Power
Cord
AutoPrinter
Power
Switch
AutoPrinter
Power
Switch
Serial
Cable
Port
Serial
Cable
Port
USB
Cable
Control
Cable

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Identify the Parts of the AutoPrinter
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Operator Panel
The operator panel is located on the front of the
AutoPrinter. It includes an operator buon and four
indicator lights. (One light is on the operator buon.)
The control panel allows you to monitor and control the
printer.
The table below idenes the name and funcon of all
parts of the control panel.
Operator Panel Indicators
Image Name Funconality
Carousel
indicator
light
The Carousel indicator light blinks when the AutoPrinter
resumes operaon aer being paused.
Acve
indicator
light
The Acve indicator light illuminates when the control
center (PC) is communicang with the AutoPrinter. The
light blinks one me per second when the system is paused
and four mes per second when the system is waing for
you to reset the bins. Refer to the Reset the AutoPrinter
secon for more informaon.
Power
indicator
light
The Power indicator light illuminates when the AutoPrinter
is powered on.
Operator
Buon
Each me you press the operator buon, the carousel
rotates to the next bin.
Fault
indicator
light
The Fault indicator light is located on the operator buon
and illuminates if an error is detected.