Printing Directly on a Disc
You can print directly to a CD/DVD if this feature is supported by your printer (and if Disc Cover
supports your printer).
To print to a CD/DVD:
- Open your disc design.
- Select your printer (CD Tray) in the paper selection dialog.
For this, use the menu: File > Design Element > Change > Design Element from Layout,
or the Change Element pop-up menu on the Design Element tab of the Inspector.
- Open the Print dialog (menu: File > Print).
- Change the bleeds width if needed. Do not change paper here, the disc tray is already selected!
Click the Next button.
- When the system print dialog is open, make sure the correct printer is selected.
Now you should tell the printer you are going to print on a disc.
Epson printers: open the Copies & Pages drop-down list (or Layout on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard), select Print Settings and set Media Type to CD/DVD.
For more information refer to the User's Manual of your printer.
Canon printers: open the Copies & Pages drop-down list (or Layout on Mac OS 10.5 Leopard), select Quality & Media and set Media Type to Printable disc.
For more information refer to the User's Manual of your printer.
- Click Print.
If you encounter problems with printing directly on a CD or DVD (the printer driver shows a message about an improper media type), select the paper format recommended by the printer manufacturer.
This solves a printing problem with some printers (such as Epson R800).
In this case, follow the steps above. After the 2nd step open the Page Setup dialog (menu: File > Page Setup) and select A4 (manual feed) in the Paper Size drop-down list.
Sometimes, updating the printer driver solves the problem.
HP printers may require selecting CD/DVD in the File > Page Setup dialog.