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When you realise that Epson also designs and manufactures precision robots – products used in a wide range of demanding applications it’s no surprise that the company’s reputation for reliability is unsurpassed in the industry.
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Three trays of 50 discs each allow
fully automatic production runs up to 100.
An additional drawer allows the removal
of individual discs. This makes problems due to
unreadable discs easy to resolve.
PP-100 systems can be stacked
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The Epson quality hallmark
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
Individual or batch production
If you need to burn and print an individual disc, no problem – you can have it at the touch of a button. And if you want to print batches? Again, it’s simple – the Epson Discproducer™ has three trays for 50 discs, allowing up to 100 discs to be produced in one work cycle. It also has an additional drawer for up to 5 discs, so individual CD/DVD blanks can be conveniently removed without having to open the housing.
Compact all-in-one design
With a housing that’s less than 40 cm wide, the Epson Discproducer™ is one of the smallest systems in its class. In fact, it’s the only system in its segment that offers the ergonomic advantages of being operated totally from the front. Its flat housing means you can stack two systems to save space, and – if required – the top can also be used as a handy storage surface, ideal for media and print cartridges.
Patented AcuGrip™ robotic arm
Specially designed for the Epson Discproducer™, the AcuGrip™ mechanism ensures that the robotic arm reliably grabs only one CD/DVD blank - even if they’re stuck together. This increases the life of the product and helps protect against the interruption of unsupervised production runs due to mechanical blockage.  |
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| Discproducer Specifications |
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| Discproducer comes with everything you need to get started. See “What’s in the Box” below as well as all the specifications including system requirements. |
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| What's in the Box? |
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Epson Discproducer disc publisher |
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One set of six Epson high capacity ink cartridges |
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One package of five Taiyo Yuden WaterShield CDs |
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CD-ROM containing application software, printer driver and User’s Guide |
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Set-up Guide |
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USB cable |
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AC power cord |
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Publishing Speed
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CD |
Up to 30 discs/hour, Epson specified CD-R
600 MB data volume, writing speed: Drive max speed 40x |
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DVD |
Up to 13 discs/hour, Epson specified DVD-R
3.8 GB data volume, writing speed: Drive max speed 12x |
| Publishing Modes |
External output |
1–5, 2 stackers & pick-up tray used |
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Standard mode |
1–50, 2 stackers used (autom.) |
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Batch mode |
1–100, 3 stackers used |
| Print Specifications |
Print speed |
Up to 45 discs/hour, bidirectional (fast mode)
Up to 30 discs/hour, bidirectional (fine mode) |
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Print head |
Black ink 180 nozzles, color ink 180 nozzles x 5 colors |
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Print direction |
Bidirectional or uni-directional |
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Print resolution |
High-speed 1440 x 720 dpi (fast mode)
High-resolution 1440 x 1440 dpi (fine mode) |
| Ink Cartridge |
Ink type |
Dye ink |
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Colours |
Cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta, black |
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Yield* |
1000 discs or more 45–116mm, 16.7% color sharing, continuous printing, mode setting: fine |
| Print Area |
Standard setting for outside diameter: 116mm
Outside diameter setting range: 70–119.4mm
Standard setting for inside diameter: 45mm
Inside diameter setting range: 18–50mm
Guaranteed print area: 45–116mm |
| CD/DVD Drives |
CD/DVD drives |
2 drives |
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Writing speed |
CD: maximum 40x
DVD-R, DVD+R: maximum 12x
DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL: maximum 8x |
| Supported Media |
Size |
Outside diameter: 120mm ± 0.3mm
Inside diameter: 15mm +0.1/-0mm
Thickness: 1.2mm + 0.3/-0,1mm |
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Form |
Supports common 4.7 inch (12cm) discs
Does not support specially-shaped discs |
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Type |
CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL |
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Surface |
Printable (high quality or glossy)
Only Epson specified glossy discs are supported |
| External Dimensions |
Width 14.84 inches (377mm), Depth 18.30 inches (465mm), Height 13.70 inches 348mm) excluding AC and USB cables |
| Weight |
Approximately 52.9 lbs (24Kg), including stackers and ink cartridges, excluding AC cable and discs |
| Software |
Total Disc Maker — Installed to user’s PC to publish discs
Total Disc Monitor — Displays status of jobs and devices
Total Disc Setup — Installed to user’s PC to make settings of Discproducer PP-100
TD Bridge System — Incorporation tool to use with other companies’ applications
Adjustment Tool for PP-100 |
| System Requirements |
OS: Windows XP Home/Professional SP2 or later
Windows 2000 Professional SP4 or later
CPU: Pentium 4, 1.4 GHz or higher, Memory: 512 Mbytes or larger, HDD capacity: 10 Gbytes or larger, 7200 rpm or more
Graphic environment: XGA or more, 65536 colors or more
Sound environment: a sound device and a supported driver must be installed for music media |
| Interface |
USB 2.0 (High-speed) |
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USB port: This product cannot be used in a USB port of a PC equipped with some ATI chipsets as follows: ATI’s Southbridge IXP (SB)460 or earlier |
| Expected Lifetimes** |
Ink pad life |
Approximately 30,000 discs |
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Burner life |
Approximately 16,000 to 40,000 discs |
| Warranty |
1 year limited warranty |
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| *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. Discproducer ships with full cartridges and part of the ink from the first cartridges is used for priming the printer. |
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** The printer’s ink pad is expected to become saturated and need replacing after about 30,000 discs. Burner life is combined life for the two burners, with low estimate based on burning DVDs only, high estimate based on burning CDs only. Expected lifetimes are only estimates. Actual results will vary based on such factors as images printed, print settings, media type, frequency of use, temperature and mix of CDs vs. DVDs burned.
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Market Solutions
The Epson desktop disc publisher is the ideal solution for a wide range of applications. Whether you need one CD/DVD or 100, you’ll find it delivers reliable data burning and photo-realistic printing quickly, efficiently and economically. Listed are just some of the markets that will benefit from using Epson’s on-demand disc publishing solutions. |
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| Service Bureaus |
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The Epson Discproducer is the perfect tool for maximizing margins in the rapidly growing media production market. Whether you use it for an individual disc or a batch job, its high reliability, superb print quality and cost-effectiveness makes it the ideal system for service providers. |
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| Education |
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As the importance of multimedia educational content increases, in both schools and universities, the need for fast and cost-effective CD/DVD duplication also increases. With its ease of use and the ability to publish up to 30 discs per hour, Epson Discproducer meets the growing demands of the educational sector. |
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| Videography/Photography |
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CDs and DVDs play a dual role for the videography and photography markets. Not only are they an efficient means of delivering digital content to customers, but creative labeling can make them a powerful marketing tool as well. The Epson Discproducer uses 6-color MicroPiezo® inkjet printing to print high quality, high impact graphics and text on all your CDs and DVDs. |
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The trend from analog X-ray or CT film to digital imaging offers new possibilities for cutting process costs and improving patient services. In areas such as radiology, cardiology, ultrasound and CT imaging, the medical community can quickly and easily provide other professionals CDs/DVDs of medical test results and images with Epson Discproducer.
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Technology
Epson is known worldwide for its advanced technology and the high reliability of its products including the quality of its robotics and printers. The Discproducer is no exception. Its compact design, dust-resistant body, minimum number of moving parts, outstanding print quality and patented AcuGrip™ technology, delivers superb reliability and output. |
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| AcuGrip Technology Ensures Single Feed of Media |
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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. |
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| MicroPiezo Technology is Core to Epson Print Quality |
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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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Software
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 three easy steps. |
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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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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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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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| Introduction to the PP-100 |
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Acugrip Disc Transport |
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Total Disc Maker Application Software |
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Total Disc Monitor Application |
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Full specification |
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full specification
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