Back catalogue – Discproducer PP-100
The desktop CD/DVD disc publisher you can rely on is here – Discproducer from Epson. Built with Epson’s advanced robotics and printing technologies, this compact, integrated disc publisher has all the features you need to burn and print up to 100 (per batch) high-quality customised CDs or DVDs on demand.
Features and Benefits
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| The Epson Discproducer (model PP-100) is the only disc publisher in its class that offers individual ink level LED alerts, AcuGrip robotic arm, status readings on all functions and total access from the front of the machine. | |||
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| Wide range of applications Whether you need to burn and print a few CDs or DVDs at a time or up to 100, Epson’s easy-to-use, feature-packed Discproducer is the answer. It’s ideal for a wide range of businesses and organizations including duplication service providers, schools and universities to professional photographers and ad agencies, clinics and practices, kiosk applications and corporate communication centres, software and IT companies. |
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Best–in–class printing The Epson Discproducer features a built-in Epson inkjet printer with Epson’s patented MicroPiezo technology. Using six colours instead of the common four, it delivers the highest print quality available in its class for crisp, clear text and vibrant graphics at up to 1440 x 1440 dpi resolution. And with just one set of high-capacity ink cartridges, you can print over 1,000 discs. In addition, ink level status is shown with an LED readout for each colour to prevent printing without ink. |
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Best–in–class Cost per Disc  Thanks to Epson's individual inks system, the cost of each produced media is low as you only need to replace the colour used and, depending on the print image, you can produce over 1,000 discs from one set of cartridges. And when a cartridge becomes empty, the PP-100 automatically stops printing until it’s replaced to avoid miss-prints. The Epson Discproducer also provides you with more affordable disc duplication and printing. Cost per Disc calculations are based on Epson's Internal Testing with a set of new ink cartridges. For further details please see Disc yields page. Disc yields page....More. |
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Software simple as 1, 2, 3 Epson’s comprehensive Total Disc Maker software lets you quickly compile your data, create labels and configure the production process all in one easy-to-use application. It also includes a program that displays the status of all jobs and devices. The bridge tool (downloadable via the website) allows you to communicate with other applications. |
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Backed by Epson With Epson’s expertise in precision robotics and advanced printing solutions, you can be sure that Discproducer comes with the quality and reliability that Epson is known for. And it is backed with Epson’s leading service programs and one year RTB warranty (free upgrade to On-site warranty (capitial cites only) available on product registration). For further details see Epson Warranty. |
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AcuGrip™ Built to perform |
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Micro Piezo Print Head MicroPiezo® print heads are at the heart of every Epson ink jet printer. These print heads spray ink through microscopic nozzles, or holes on the print head. Each of these nozzles has tiny, piezo electric elements, which vibrate tens of thousands of times per second, allowing the nozzle to fire ink droplets onto the disc at extremely rapid rates. No heat is involved in the printing. This ensures greater accuracy when firing ink droplets precisely onto the disc. And, it gives the printer greater control over ink droplet size. MicroPiezo technology ensures uniform, stable ink droplets with virtually no satellites or misting all of which means you get the high quality results you’d expect from Epson. |
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| Discproducer comes with all the software you need to get the job done. Discproducer’s easy-to-use Total Disc Maker Software includes disc editing, label editing and publishing functions. Simply select your data, design the label, configure the run, click “Publish” and you are done. Best of all, you don’t have to be an expert to use the software. All it takes is a few easy steps. | |||
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1. Select Data Epson’s Disc Editing Software is easy to use. Simply select the media format, then drag, drop, and burn. |
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2. Design the Label Use your own design or start with one of the many pre-defined templates and images provided. Then use the label editing tools to customize the label to your satisfaction. The preview display allows you to check your composition and save your work for easy retrieval in the future. |
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3. Configure Production There are just a few steps before you’re ready to publish. Epson’s software leads you through the process, helping you to set the parameters such as the number of CDs and DVDs to be burned, the burning and print speed, the input/output trays for discs and print resolution. Then simply click “Publish” and your production run is underway. |
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4. Monitor Production Epson’s Total Disc Monitor Software keeps you informed about the status of all the important functions of the Discproducer as well as any current and pending jobs. |
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Unlike other disc publishers, the Epson Discproducer features patented AcuGrip picking technology which ensures that only one disc is placed in the drive or printer even if two are stuck together. The arm has a guide that places it in the center of the disc. Then three independently powered fingers extend to separate the top disc from the remaining discs. Finally the peel off lever (or kicker lever) lifts the top disc for transportation. If more than one disc is lifted, they will be put in the reject stacker or the system will indicate an error has occurred. This technology not only increases the life of the product, but helps protect against the interruption of unattended production runs due to mechanical blockage.
When you build industrial robots, you learn about quality, reliability and precision engineering. And Epson is a world-leader in the design, development and manufacture of such robots as for medical technology and airbag testing. That’s why our other products are so reliable – because they are built on the platform of knowledge and experience gained from the robotics environment. The Epson Discproducer™ is a perfect example. Its compact design, coupled with its dust-proof body and a minimum of moving parts, delivers precision performance, superb reliability and amazingly low running costs.| PRODUCT TYPE | Discproducer | |
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| PUBLISHING SPEED *(Burn & Print) |
CD | 30 discs/hour, Epson-specified CD-R 600 MB data volume, writing speed: Drive max speed: 40 x |
| DVD | 15 discs/hour, Epson recommended DVD-R 3.8 GB data volume, writing speed: Drive max speed: 12 x |
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| Printing Only (CD/DVD) | 60 discs/hour, bidirectional (fast mode) 40 discs/hour, bidirectional (fine mode) |
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| WRITING SPEED | CD | Maximum 40 x |
| DVD-R, DVD+R | Maximum 12 x | |
| DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL | Maximum 8 x | |
| POWER CONSUMPTION | 50 W (Operation), 30 W (Standby) | |
| ELECTRICAL | Rated Voltage | AC100V to AC240V |
| Frequency | 50hz to 60Hz | |
| EXTERNAL DIMENSIONS | 377mm (w) x 465mm (d) x 348mm (h) (Excluding the AC cable & USB cable) | |
| WEIGHT | Approximately 24Kg (Including stackers and ink cartridges, excluding the AC cable and discs) |
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| ENVIRONMENTAL CHARACTERISTICS | Temperature and Relative Humidity | 10° C to 35° C, 20% to 80% (no condensation) |
| STANDARDS | Safety: AS/NZS CISPR 22 Class B | |
| EXPECTED LIFETIMES | Ink Pad Life | Approx. 30,000 printable discs ** |
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| CD/DVD DRIVES | Number of Drives | 2 drives |
| PRINTER MODE | Print Head | Black ink 180 Nozzles, Colour ink 180 Nozzles x 5 |
| Print Direction | Bidirectional or unidirectional | |
| Print Resolution - Hi-Speed | 1440 dpi x 720 dpi (fast mode) | |
| Print Resolution - Hi Resolution | 1440 dpi x 1440 dpi (fine mode) | |
| PRINT AREA | Standard setting for outside diameter | 116 mm |
| Outside diameter setting range | 70-119.4 mm | |
| Standard setting for inside diameter | 45 mm | |
| Inside diameter setting range | 18-50 mm | |
| Guaranteed print area | 45-116 mm | |
| STACKER CAPACITY | Stacker 1,2,3 | 50 discs (It's possible to print 100 discs without stopping by using both stackers 1 and 2.) |
| Stacker 4 | 5 discs | |
| INTERFACE | 1 x USB 2.0 High speed Only | |
| INK CARTRIDGE | Ink Type | Dye ink |
| Colours | Yellow, Magenta, Cyan, Light Cyan, Light Magenta, Black | |
| Yield *** | 1,000 discs or more (diameter 45 - 116 mm, 16.7% color sharing, continuous printing, mode setting: Fine) | |
| Cost per disc | Cost per Disc calculations are based on Epson's Internal testing. For further details please see Disc yields page. | |
| SOFTWARE (WINDOWS) | ||
| Total Disc Maker | Installed on the user's computer to publish discs. | |
| Total Disc Monitor | Displays the status of JOBs and devices. | |
| Total Disc Setup | Installed on user's PC to make settings of PP-100. | |
| TD Bridge system | Incorporation tool to use with other companies' applications, supplied free via the website on product registration. Click here to register. | |
| WRITING DATA EDITING | Supported file format | |
| Data files | Any files | |
| Audio files | WAVE, MP3, WMA | |
| Movie files | MPEG1 | |
| Output support | data CD, audio CD, audio & data CD, Video CD, data DVD, Video DVD | |
| WRITING DATA COPYING | Direct copying | data CD, audio CD, DVD (only single session supported) |
| Image file copying | ISO | |
| LABEL EDITING | Template | Up to 58 templates (EPSON original) |
| Background | Full-filled, gradation, graphic, including EPSON original background files (data size, volume label/title), arch style strings | |
| Printing following items | ||
| Text | strings, automatic inserted strings (published date, created date, counter, number of sheets, number of pages), writing face gearing strings (date size, volume label/title), arch style strings | |
| Graphic | BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, EPSON original graphic files (up to 81), trimming, transmit | |
| Thumbnail | tile, circle, gearing with writing surface | |
| Barcode | JAN8(EAN8) JAN13(EAN13) ITF CODE128 PDF47 QR CODE(Model 2) |
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| Folder list | Create folder list automatically | |
| Diagram | Straight line, rectangle, oval | |
| Export | BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG | |
| PUBLISHING | Publishing modes (number of copies) | |
| Batch mode: | 1- 100 CDs/DVDs, 3 stackers used | |
| Standard mode: | 1- 50 CDs/DVDs, 2 stackers used | |
| External output mode: | 1- 5 CDs/DVDs, 2 stackers & pick-up tray used | |
| Data comparing | Data comparing is selectable (audio CD not supported) | |
| Label type | Epson specified CD/DVD Label CD/DVD Premium Label CD/DVD Label |
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| Number of discs | 1 disc to 100 discs (depend on publishing mode) | |
| STATUS MONITOR | Job monitoring | Job status, Canceling, Pausing, Restarting |
| Device monitoring | Ink remaining, Drive status, Printing status, Stacker status, Media remaining | |
| SOFTWARE (MAC) | ||
| Total Disc Maker | Installed on the user's Mac to publish discs. | |
| Total Disc Utility | Displays the status of JOBs and devices and change the publish settings. | |
| WRITING DATA EDITING | Supported file format | |
| Data files | Any files | |
| Audio files | WAVE, MP3, AIFF, AAC | |
| Movie files | MPEG1 | |
| Output support | data CD, audio CD, data DVD, Video DVD | |
| WRITING DATA COPYING | Direct copying | data CD, audio CD, DVD (only single session supported) |
| Image file copying | ISO 9660 Level2, UDF Ver1.02, Joliet, HFS+ | |
| LABEL EDITING | Printing following items | |
| Text | strings, automatic inserted strings (published date, created date, counter, number of sheets, number of pages), writing face gearing strings (date size, volume label/title) | |
| Graphic | BMP, JPEG, TIFF, PNG, PDF, AI (For PDF and AI files are available only they can be previewed from Finder.) | |
| Barcode | JAN8/EAN8, |
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| Export | Windows bitmap. jpeg, jpeg2000, tiff, png | |
| PUBLISHING | Publishing modes (number of copies) | |
| Standard mode: | 1- 100 | |
| Low volume mode: | 1-20 (Stacker 3 is used in this mode) | |
| Data comparing | Data comparing is selectable (audio CD not supported) | |
| Label type | Epson specified CD/DVD Label CD/DVD Premium Label CD/DVD Label |
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| Number of discs | 1 disc to 100 discs (depend on publishing mode) | |
| STATUS MONITOR (Total Disc Utility) | Job monitoring | Job status, Canceling, Pausing, Restarting |
| Device monitoring | Ink remaining, Drive status, Printing status, Stacker status, Media remaining | |
| REQUIRED SYSTEM | ||
| REQUIRED PC ENVIRONMENT | Operating System | Windows® 7, Vista SP1 or later; Windows® XP SP2 or later, Windows® 2000 SP4 or later , Server 2008 R2, Server 2008 SP2 or later; and Server 2003/2003 R2 SP2 or later (Windows XP and Server 2003/2003 R2 32 bit only) |
| CPU | Intel® Pentium® 4 Processor 1.4GHz or higher (2.0GHz or higher for Server 2008) | |
| Memory | 2Gb or larger (Vista: 1Gb or larger) | |
| HDD | 30 Gb available space or larger, (50Gb available space Windows Server 2008) 7,200 rpm or more | |
| Graphics environment | XGA or more, 65,536 colors or more | |
| Sound environment | A sound device and a supported driver must be installed for music media. | |
| No supported chipset list (ATI) | ATI's Southbridge IXP (SB)460 or earlier chipsets not supported | |
| Interface | Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2.0, Transmission speed: 480 Mbps (High-speed Device) | |
| REQUIRED MAC ENVIRONMENT | Operating System | Mac OS 10.7.3 Lion, Mac OS 10.6.8 Snow Leopard |
| CPU | Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard : Intel Core Duo 1.83GHz or more, Mac OS X 10.7.3 Lion : Intel 64bit CPU | |
| Memory | Mac OS X 10.6.8 Snow Leopard : 1GB or larger, Mac OS X 10.7.3 Lion : 2GB or larger | |
| HDD | 25GB available space or larger, HDD rotation speed: 7,200 rpm or more | |
| Graphics environment | Graphics environment: XGA or more | |
| Interface | Universal Serial Bus Specifications Revision 2.0, Transmission speed: 480 Mbps (High-speed Device) | |
| SUPPORTED MEDIA | ||
| SIZE | Outside diameter | 120 mm ± 0.3 mm |
| Inside diameter | 15 mm + 0.1/-0 mm | |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm + 0.3/-0.1 mm | |
| FORM | Only standard 12 cm (4.7 inch) discs Does not support specially-shaped disks. |
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| TYPE | CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL | |
| SURFACE | Inkjet printable (Note: As for printable glossy discs, only Epson recommended discs are supported) |
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| EPSON RECOMMENDED DISCS | CD-R | CDR80WPPSB-WS (Taiyo Yuden) |
| DVD-R | DVD-R47WPPSB16-WS (Taiyo Yuden) | |
| CONSUMABLES | ||
| PRODUCT | PRODUCT NAME | PRODUCT CODE |
| Ink cartridge cyan | PJIC1(C) | C13S020447 |
| Ink cartridge light cyan | PJIC2(LC) | C13S020448 |
| Ink cartridge light magenta | PJIC3(LM) | C13S020449 |
| Ink cartridge magenta | PJIC4(M) | C13S020450 |
| Ink cartridge yellow | PJIC5(Y) | C13S020451 |
| Ink cartridge black | PJIC6(K) | C13S020452 |
| WARRANTY* | 1 year (free upgrade to on-site on product registration) | |
| * For more information visit Epson Warranty | ||
| REMARKS | ||||||||
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| * Test condition: [ PC Used for testing ] OS: Windows® XP Professional SP2, CPU: Pentium®4 2.4 GHz, Chipset: Intel®, RAM: 1 GB, Free HDD area: 10 GB, I/F: USB 2.0 High speed, Software: Epson Total Disc Maker < Measurement of writing and printing per an hour > Writing mode: fast, Capacity: 600MB (CD), 3.8GB(DVD), Printing mode: fast and full-colored, Result: 32 CDs or 18 DVDs < Measurement of printing per an hour > Printing mode: fast and full-colored, high quality and full-colored, Result: 65 discs (fast) or 50 discs (high quality) Example image of printing data is below. |
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| ** The printer's ink pad is estimated to become saturated and need replacing after about 30,000 discs. Based on printing 2000 discs per month, bi-directional. Actual results will vary based on such factors as images printed, print settings, media type, frequency of use and temperature. | ||||||||
| *** Cartridge yields vary considerably based on images printed, print settings, media type, frequency of use and temperature. For print quality, a variable amount of ink remains in the cartridge after the "replace cartridge" indicator comes on. PP-100 ships with full cartridges and part of the ink from the first cartridges is used for priming the printer. | ||||||||
| When an ink cartridge needs replacing, you cannot continue copying or printing without replacing the relevant cartridge, even if other cartridges don’t need replacing. | ||||||||
| You should leave a cartridge needing replacement installed in the printer until you have obtained a replacement. Doing otherwise may cause ink remaining in the print head nozzles to dry out and affect printer operation. | ||||||||
| To ensure ongoing print quality and trouble-free operation, a variable amount of ink will be present in a cartridge that is low on ink after the “Replace Cartridge” indicator comes on. | ||||||||
| This printer will use a quantity of ink from each cartridge for print-head cleaning and maintenance and will use ink from all cartridges for both black and colour printing. | ||||||||
| All features and specifications described
are subject to change without notice. EPSON is a registered trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation. Discproducer and AcuGrip are trademarks of Seiko Epson Corporation. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries. Pentium is registered trademark of Intel Corporation in the U.S. and other countries. Company and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. |
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