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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:

  1. Open your disc design.

  2. 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.

  3. Open the Print dialog (menu: File > Print).

  4. Change the bleeds width if needed. Do not change paper here, the disc tray is already selected!
    Click the Next button.

  5. 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.

  6. 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.