Series Operator’s Guide Rev.: 081307.1
Rev. 081307.1 Page 9 Starting Up • If equipped, switch on the power to the printer – With PicoJet let print cartridges park. • Switch the Scr
Rev. 081307.1 Page 10 Installing the Scribe Software YOU LIKELY CAN SKIP THIS STEP Your Scribe 910x came pre-loaded with the software a
Rev. 081307.1 Page 11 • Click NEXT to continue • If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select “I accept…” then click NEXT to
Rev. 081307.1 Page 12 • Click NEXT to continue, or CHANGE to install to a location other than the default. • Click INSTALL to continue.
Rev. 081307.1 Page 13 • Please wait while the Scribe software is copied to your hard drive. • Installation is complete. Click FINISH.
Rev. 081307.1 Page 14 Quick Start, Making Copies Starting the Scribe Application To start the Scribe application the steps are as follows: •
Rev. 081307.1 Page 15 • Select “Copy and/or verify” and then click NEXT. You will now be prompted: Enter the desired number of copies in the
Rev. 081307.1 Page 16 Click on browse and locate the PRN, STD, or PDF file to be used. Enter the desire number of copies and optionally select “
Rev. 081307.1 Page 17 The Scribe Application The Scribe is a state-of-the-art CD / DVD duplicating system. It is designed to create, duplicate
Rev. 081307.1 Page 18 • Click on the “Settings” TAB now: • Click on and three new TABs will be revealed: • You may toggle between the
Rev. 081307.1 Page 1 Copyright Notice Copyright ©2003-2007 by MF DIGITAL. All rights reserved. This manual and the accompanying illustrations m
Rev. 081307.1 Page 19 Scribe Application Layout The Scribe application is organized into either two or five cards, depending on if Advance Autho
Rev. 081307.1 Page 20 The Settings tab is divided into four areas: Version Information, Default folders, Printer, and Communication Ports. The
Rev. 081307.1 Page 21 Application Temp Folder • To choose an application temp folder, click the Browse button to the right of the Application
Rev. 081307.1 Page 22 draw blank CD-R media. Likewise, when a job requiring DVD blanks is submitted, the Scribe will know to which spindle conta
Rev. 081307.1 Page 23 Data image editor The first step in constructing a CD or DVD is to create an image file. Image files may be made by read
Rev. 081307.1 Page 24 Image Toolbar Horizontally along the top of the screen is an area which contains ten buttons, from left to right the butto
Rev. 081307.1 Page 25 Selecting CD Capacity Along the bottom of the lower panes is a series of radio button options that are used to select the
Rev. 081307.1 Page 26 • Click the desired file or folder in the bottom left or right pane and drag the item to the recycle bin in the lower rig
Rev. 081307.1 Page 27 Saving The Current Disc Image File Once a data disc image has been created, it must be saved before it can be used by the
Rev. 081307.1 Page 28 The CD IMAGE PROPERTIES dialog box contains a series of radio buttons as well as a number of information boxes. • Click
Rev. 081307.1 Page 2 Table of Contents ABOUT MF DIGITAL ...
Rev. 081307.1 Page 29 To create a physical disc image file: • Click the Create CD Image button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: CD
Rev. 081307.1 Page 30 Audio Image Editor The Scribe creates industry standard audio (Red Book) CDs from scratch that can be played on any home,
Rev. 081307.1 Page 31 Audio Image Editor Toolbar Horizontally along the top of the screen is an area which contains ten buttons, from left to ri
Rev. 081307.1 Page 32 Adding Tracks • As depicted below, drag one or more WAV / MP3 files onto the text "The end" as it appears in th
Rev. 081307.1 Page 33 Changing A UPC Code The UNIFORM PRODUCT CODE (UPC) is an optional 13-digit descriptor that can be written into an audio CD
Rev. 081307.1 Page 34 To change an ISRC code: • Right click the desired audio track in the lower left pane, and select Edit. The screen will
Rev. 081307.1 Page 35 Inserting, Editing And Removing Silence When assembling an audio CD disc image the Scribe application does not insert sile
Rev. 081307.1 Page 36 Inserting, Editing And Removing Subindexes Subindexes are markers used by CD audio players to locate specific points insid
Rev. 081307.1 Page 37 • Select Delete or • Drag the subindex over the trashcan in the bottom right of the Audio tab and release the mouse but
Rev. 081307.1 Page 38 • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the physical image file. • Enter the name for the physical imag
Rev. 081307.1 Page 3 LOADING AN EXISTING SCRIPT FILE ...
Rev. 081307.1 Page 39 Job Manager Tab A job is any production run whether it be reading-in a master (archive), copying an existing disc, copyin
Rev. 081307.1 Page 40 The Production Process During production the blank discs will be loaded one at a time from the input spindle into the reco
Rev. 081307.1 Page 41 The Creating new job ‘New Job’ wizard offers six options. Type of Jobs: Archive only (Read-in) This option allows you to
Rev. 081307.1 Page 42 Archive only – reading in a master disc An Archive job allows you to read-in an existing master to create a disc image fil
Rev. 081307.1 Page 43 4. The “Job parameters” will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority. 5. Click “Finish
Rev. 081307.1 Page 44 Copy and / or Verify This allows you to start copying or verifying from an image file, or a new master disc. 1. Select
Rev. 081307.1 Page 45 Test When checked the CDs in the submitted job will not be recorded. Speed The recording speed pull-down allows you to s
Rev. 081307.1 Page 46 Relay mode job Relay mode allows you to make multiple copies of multiple masters. Simply load the unit with the desired nu
Rev. 081307.1 Page 47 Add as many PRN files as masters loaded and in the same order (fig. 4). If needed, you can move files up and down
Rev. 081307.1 Page 48 Print only job Print only job allows you print discs without first duplicating them. 1. On the Job Manager TAB, click th
Rev. 081307.1 Page 4 ORDERING PREMIUM UTILITIES...
Rev. 081307.1 Page 49 Multi-disc Archive – reading in several masters at a time Similar to an archive job, used to read-in an existing master di
Rev. 081307.1 Page 50 select the desired destination folder, if other than the default, then enter the desire filename and click the ‘Save’ butt
Rev. 081307.1 Page 51 Data Import – Ripping data CDs or DVDs While the Archive, or multi-disc Archive job options allow you read in a CD or DVD
Rev. 081307.1 Page 52 use this method, or… Option 2 – Customized ‘Customized’ allows you to choose the sub-folder name of each disc in the batc
Rev. 081307.1 Page 53 Log Files The Scribe maintains two log files; JOB.LOG and JOB.LOG.CSV. These files are written to the folder defined on t
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Rev. 081307.1 Page 55 Network Client Software The Scribe comes with 100-base-T Ethernet. Gigabit Ethernet is also available at a slight premium
Rev. 081307.1 Page 56 • Again using Windows Explorer. browse to the location where you would like to place the client software, right click and
Rev. 081307.1 Page 57 displayed (fig. 2) • Left click on the appropriate Scribe. This list displays computers by their network name. Then click
Rev. 081307.1 Page 58 Appendix A: Creating .PRN Files (Prism Plus) Printer Driver setup Before you create your first print label, you must first
Rev. 081307.1 Page 5 About MF DIGITAL Thank you for purchasing MF Digital’s autoloading duplication and printing system. MF DIGITAL manufactures
Rev. 081307.1 Page 59 Next, we will create a “.prn” file by printing the document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. You wil
Rev. 081307.1 Page 60 Appendix B: Creating .PRN Files (PicoJet) If you have not already read the manual that accompanied your PicoJet printer, n
Rev. 081307.1 Page 61 Making a .PRN label file • Select the MF Digital PicoJet 600 and click “Finish”. • Design your CD / DVD label.
Rev. 081307.1 Page 62 • If you plan to edit this file later, it is best to save it now. Click on FILE-SAVE Enter a filename to save your lab
Rev. 081307.1 Page 63 • Click on OK and then you will be returned to the “print” main dialog box. Click “OK” again and the “Print-to-File” dial
Rev. 081307.1 Page 64 Appendix C: Creating & Using Adobe Acrobat PDF Files It may be more convenient for you to use Adobe Acrobat .PDF files
Rev. 081307.1 Page 65 you. You can then add the graphic onto this layer.(Yellow Square) as per Fig. C. (Note: For our purposes, this is NOT a t
Rev. 081307.1 Page 66 Appendix D How to setup SureThing CD Labeler to Merge with a CSV document. Your Scribe Series software now allows you t
Rev. 081307.1 Page 67 Note: Up to now, you could print this label and it would remain constant for each disc you planned to print. But we w
Rev. 081307.1 Page 68 Using Excel: This example shows how to create a CSV using Microsoft Excel. The screenshot has been blown up to make view
Rev. 081307.1 Page 6 Installing The Scribe Carefully remove the Scribe duplication system from the shipping container. Inspect the contents and
Rev. 081307.1 Page 69 Step 3: Now that we have our CSV file all set, lets Merge it with our STD File. In SureThing, click the Insert Menu, and
Rev. 081307.1 Page 70 You’ll notice the window in the center of Insert Field Dialog has now changed. It now contains the name of Field 1. Thi
Rev. 081307.1 Page 71 Step 5: From the File Menu, choose Save, choose a location, give the STD a filename, and click Save. Using Headers in
Rev. 081307.1 Page 72 Shown in the example to the right, the first line contains a field name, entitle Names. In this example, please note the
Rev. 081307.1 Page 73 In this example, when you insert a field, you can see the field name “Names” has appeared in the Insert Field Dialog Box
Rev. 081307.1 Page 74 NOTE: If you are using this method, make sure your STD and CSV are not linked. If so, you must clear the link which ca
Rev. 081307.1 Page 75 Appendix E: Premium Utilities The “Premium utilities” tab is the launch pad for MF Digital’s Scribe add-on applications.
Rev. 081307.1 Page 76 • Precisely control your preference of file names and directory naming based on ID3 tags. Back-up Platinum for MF Digita
Rev. 081307.1 Page 7 Packing Materials Please retain the original box and packaging in the event that the unit requires future servicing. This w
Rev. 081307.1 Page 8 Removing Packing Restraints The Scribe ships with a picker arm restraint to reduce the possibility of damage in transit. Th
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