MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC PrintWrite 2 for PC
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Introduction ..................................................................................................................................................... 5
Local Client vs. Remote Client Use .............................................................................................................. 5
Microboards Disc Publishers ........................................................................................................................ 6
Installing PrintWrite 2 ..................................................................................................................................... 7
System Requirements .................................................................................................................................. 7
Windows Component Prerequisites ............................................................................................................. 7
PrintWrite 2 Software Re-Installation ........................................................................................................... 8
Local Client Installation and Configuration ................................................................................................... 8
Windows Vista and Reboot Requirements ............................................................................................... 8
Windows Firewall Exceptions ................................................................................................................... 8
Local Client Hardware Configuration ........................................................................................................ 9
Allowing Remote Client Access ................................................................................................................ 9
Remote Client Installation and Configuration ............................................................................................. 10
PrintWrite 2 and Non-Administrator Users ................................................................................................ 11
Sharing the PrintWrite 2 Working Directories ............................................................................................ 11
PrintWrite 2 and Firewalls ............................................................................................................................ 13
Windows Firewall ....................................................................................................................................... 13
Non-Windows Firewall Applications ........................................................................................................... 14
PrintWrite 2 Menus and Toolbar .................................................................................................................. 15
The Toolbar ................................................................................................................................................ 16
The File Menu ............................................................................................................................................ 16
The Utilities Menu ....................................................................................................................................... 17
View Menu .................................................................................................................................................. 22
Help Menu .................................................................................................................................................. 22
PrintWrite Monitor ......................................................................................................................................... 22
Creating Projects .......................................................................................................................................... 23
Common Project Steps .............................................................................................................................. 23
Selecting the Project Type ...................................................................................................................... 23
Setting the Disc Name ............................................................................................................................ 23
Adding Files to Record ........................................................................................................................... 23
Selecting a Label to Print ........................................................................................................................ 23
Supported Image Formats ...................................................................................................................... 23
Selecting the Number of Discs ............................................................................................................... 24
Job Options ............................................................................................................................................. 24
Submitting a Job ..................................................................................................................................... 25
Copy Disc (Local Client Only) .................................................................................................................... 26
Audio CD .................................................................................................................................................... 26
Data CD, Data DVD, Data BD .................................................................................................................... 27
Video .......................................................................................................................................................... 27
Print Only .................................................................................................................................................... 27
Batch Copy (Local Client Only) .................................................................................................................. 28
Loading Discs for Batch Copy ................................................................................................................ 28
Selecting the Labels to Print ................................................................................................................... 28
Burn Image ................................................................................................................................................. 29
Adding the Disc Image ........................................................................................................................... 29
Using VideoWrite Copy Protection (Local Client Only) .......................................................................... 29
What is VideoWrite? ......................................................................................................................... 29
Create Image (Local Client Only) ............................................................................................................... 30
Defining the Source ................................................................................................................................ 30
Defining the Image Location ................................................................................................................... 31
Erase Disc (Local Client Only) ................................................................................................................... 31
The Job List Drawer ................................................................................................................................... 31
Working with Saved Projects ..................................................................................................................... 32
Using SureThing Merge Fields .................................................................................................................... 33
Connection Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................................... 35
Requirements to Allow Remote Client Connections ................................................................................. 36
Technical Support ......................................................................................................................................... 36