Service Bureaus, Education and Photography Markets To Benefit From Custom Disc Duplication On Demand
LONG BEACH, CA, October 17, 2007 – Epson, a leading manufacturer of advanced inkjet printing, precision imaging and robotics technology, today announced the release of Discproducer, a compact, integrated desktop disc duplication solution designed for businesses that need to create professional quality CDs or DVDs on demand.
Discproducer enables the creation of individualized disc content, label content or both, at quantities of one to one-hundred discs per job. Using Discproducer, educators, disc publishing service bureaus and professional photographers can burn and print up to 100 copies of the same disc or unique discs, making it an ideal and flexible solution for low-volume disc publishing where high quality customized labeling is required.
Equipped with Epson’s patented AcuGrip™ robotic technology, Discproducer’s robotic arm greatly minimizes the double-disc feeding problem, and moves discs from station to station to prevent damage from sliding media. Discproducer also features a built-in, six color inkjet printer that delivers industry-leading print quality. Developed with Epson’s patented MicroPiezo® inkjet technology, the printer provides precise control of ink droplets and size, delivering labels with superior color, text and vibrant graphics. One set of Discproducer’s ink cartridges can create over 1,000 discs, making it easier to operate than other disc publishers in its class. In addition, each cartridge includes a low-ink sensor and LED to ensure that operators have adequate ink to complete a full run.
“Businesses that need to produce custom promotional, educational or archival materials on CDs and DVDs gain an economical solution with Discproducer,” said Bud Weist, vice president of sales and marketing, Epson System Device Group. “Discproducer was developed for high-quality performance in a desktop environment. Other desktop disc publishing solutions can’t deliver the same combination of features, superior print quality and overall reliability.”
The Epson Discproducer benefits businesses such as duplication service bureaus that want to profit from serving the growing media production market; educators that need to duplicate course materials for students and faculty; and photographers who duplicate individual photo discs for clients.
Product Features
• Total Disc Maker software enables data formatting, label editing and control of the production process in one easy-to-use application.
• Discproducer’s AcuGrip mechanism helps ensure that the robotic arm reliably grabs only one CD or DVD disc – even if media is stuck together.
• Discproducer generates up to 30 CDs or up to 13 DVDs per hour, speeding jobs to completion.
• Epson specifies Taiyo-Yuden Watershield media for high-quality, smudge-proof and water-resistant label printing.
• One-year limited warranty.
Epson Discproducer PP-100 Specs:
ITEM #:
DUP040-10036
CD PUBLISHING SPEED (BURN AND PRINT):
40 discs/hour, 600 MB data volume
DVD PUBLISHING SPEED (BURN AND PRINT):
15 discs/hour, 3.8 GB data volume
INPUT CAPACITY:
100 discs
PUBLISHING MODES
(NUMBER OF COPIES):
External Output: 1 - 5, 2 stackers & pick-up tray used Standard Mode: 1 - 50, 2 stackers used (autom.) Batch Mode: 1 - 100, 3 stackers used
PRINT SPECIFICATIONS:
Print speed: Speed mode up to 60 discs/hour, bidrectional
Quality mode up to 40 discs/hour, bidirectional Print head: Black ink, Color ink x 5 colors Print direction: Bidirectional or uni-directional Print resolution: High-speed 1440 dpi x 720 dpi (Fast mode)
High-resolution 1440 dpi x 1440 dpi (Fine mode)
INK CARTRIDGE:
Ink type: Dye ink Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Light cyan, Light magenta, Black Capacity: 1000 discs or more ( 45 - 116 mm, 16,7 % colour sharing, continuous printing, mode setting: Fine)
CD/DVD DRIVES:
2 Drives
CD: Maximum 40x DVD-R
DVD: Maximum 12x DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R
DL: Maximum 8x
SUPPORTED MEDIA:
Form: Supports common 12 cm (4.7 inch) discs Does not support specially-shaped discs Type: CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL Surface: Inkjet Printable Discs (high quality or glossy)
SOFTWARE:
Total Disc Maker: Job and label creation software Total Disc Monitor: Displays the status of jobs and devices such as ink status Total Disc Setup: Controls settings of the Discproducer
MINIMUM SPECS:
OS: Windows Vista, Windows XP SP2 or later, Home/Professional, Windows 2000 SP4 or later, Professional CPU: Pentium 4, 1.4 GHz or higher, Memory: 1 Gbytes or larger HDD: 80 Gbytes or larger, 7200 rpm or more USB 2.0 (High-speed) USB port: This product cannot be used in USB port of the PC equipped with some ATI's chipset as follows: ATI's Southbridge IXP (SB)460 or earlier
Individual published performance results may vary depending on processing capacity of PC
COMPATIBILITY:
PC only
INK COST:
18¢ per disc
INTERFACE:
USB 2.0 (High Speed)
ELECTRICAL:
Rated voltage: AC 100 V to AC 240, Frequency: 50 Hz to 60 Hz
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