THE EPSON DISCPRODUCER PP-100

THE EPSON DISCPRODUCER PP-100

Watch the Epson DiscProducer PP-100
Product Demo

Download product brochure here for minimum system
requirements and specs.

You know the situation. You simply want to burn and print a few CD's/DVD's - and suddenly half the day's gone. It shouldn't be this way. And it doesn't have to be - the fully automatic Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 can do it for you at the touch of a button. Whether you want just one disc, or one hundred, you'll find it delivers reliable data burning and photo-realistic printing - quickly, efficiently and extremely cost-effectively.

For many companies, the need to burn and print CD's and DVD's, either individually or in batches, is becoming increasingly important. Whether you're an agency, a public organization or an independent duplication service, you'll find the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 will save time, add flexibility, enhance security and reduce process costs.

Epson's innovative Discproducer™ PP-100 makes disc duplication and printing easier than ever. It can print directly onto CD's and DVD's using our 6 color printing technology achieving stunning photo-quality images on standard and glossy media. It's clever enough to be left unattended whilst handling up to 100 copies in a single batch. And with the reliability and affordability you'd expect from Epson, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 allows you to achieve the best results time after time after time.

Ideal for a wide range of applications:

Duplication service
The Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 is the perfect tool for maximizing margins in the rapidly growing media production market. Whether you want to use it for an individual disc or a batch job, its high reliability, superb print quality and cost-effectiveness make it the ideal system for service providers.

Clinics and practices
The switch from analogue X-ray or CT film to digital imaging offers new possibilities for cutting process costs and improving patient service. In areas such as radiology, cardiology, ultrasound and CT imaging, the medical community can supply a better service to its patients through the use of digital data.

Corporations
Increasingly, sectors such as marketing, sales, product development and customer service need to burn multimedia documents onto CD/DVD. But manual burning and labeling of CD/DVDs - especially short runs - carries a significant labor overhead. Automating the procedure using the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 saves considerable time and money, while ensuring that confidential data stays in-house.

Advertising and photo agencies
The CD/DVD medium plays a dual role within advertising and photo agencies. Not only is it an efficient means of delivering digital content to customers, but creative labeling can be a powerful promotional tool, too. The Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 uses 6-color Micro Piezo™ inkjet printing to give agencies a valuable opportunity to showcase their design skills through high-impact labeling.

The Public Sector
By automating the burning/printing process, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 offers organizations within the public sector a valuable way of reducing costs, streamlining processes and enhancing the quality and efficiency of public services.

High-end print technology and robotics
The quality of any system is a function of the technology inside it. As the only manufacturer in the world that designs, develops and markets both inkjet printers and industrial precision robots, Epson offers the perfect blend of expertise and experience to set new standards in price-performance with products such as the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100.

As well as the stand-alone version of the product, Epson is developing a network compatible version of the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100, featuring additional security functions. It will be available in 2008.

Schools and universities
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 the ability to duplicate up to 30 CDs per hour and more than 10,000 per year, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 is ideally suited to the demands of the educational sector.

Software and IT companies
Any software or IT company that regularly produces customer-specific CD/DVD batches will want to know about the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100. Whether it's software updates, service packs, multimedia product presentations or data archiving, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 will make an important contribution to the reduction of labor and process costs.

Pre-press services
Companies working in the field of digital pre-press will find the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 invaluable for quickly and conveniently burning work onto visual storage media. With the amazing photo-quality performance of the 6-color Micro Piezo™ inkjet printer, they can also demonstrate their own creative and quality standards.

Many data types
Working with the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 is as easy as working with an ordinary office printer. Whatever volume of data you need to burn - and whatever type, from music and photos to videos and multimedia presentations - you'll find perfect results at your fingertips.

Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 at a glance:
Reliability	With a solid and dust-proof body, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 offers a long lifespan, superb reliability, intuitive operation and high economy, with an incredible print capacity of over 1,000 prints per set of ink cartridges.
Print quality	The best print technology in its class! Using 6-color Micro Piezo™ Technology, coupled with watershield media from world-leader, Taiyo Yuden Co., the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 delivers vibrant, life-like and razor-sharp prints that are both smudgeproof and water-resistant. Media from other manufacturers are also supported.
Cost-effectiveness	Because the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 uses a separate cartridge for each color, you only need to change the cartridges that are near empty. The product also features patented AcuGrip™ robotics to ensure precision handling of CD's/DVD's and eliminate the possibility of damage. The result is an surprisingly low total cost of ownership.
Convenience	The Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 is as easy to use as an ordinary office printer. It is the only system in its class that offers the ergonomic advantages of total front-operation and status reporting.
Capacity	The Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 has the ability to duplicate up to 100 CD's/DVD's in a single cycle, and a production capability - depending on data type and volume - of up to 30 units per hour. As a small-run system, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 will reliably deliver high-quality results, year after year.
Reputation for excellence	The Epson brand is associated across the world with quality and innovation, and the company's reputation for quality and support is second to none.
1. Ink level status LED 2. Six separate ink cartridges 3. Three media trays for runs of up to 100 4. Robotic arm The Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 is the only product of its type that shows ink status for each individual color using LED.

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.


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 to save valuable space.
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™ PP-100 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™ PP-100 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™ PP-100 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™ PP-100, 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.

If you're looking for top class, reliable, high-performance inkjet printing for your CDs/DVDs, plus an amazingly low cost of ownership - you've just found it!
Protecting against printing without ink Unlike other systems in its class, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 shows ink level status, using an LED for each individual color. This can be important, as it allows the printing process to be manually or automatically interrupted in the case of a near-empty cartridge. A situation where the system is printing without ink can cause damage and waste.
	The ink cartridge for each color can be easily changed in just a few seconds.
Micro Piezo™ printing with six colors There are many advanced features which make the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 unique in its class - and one of these is its patented Micro Piezo™ ink system. Using six - instead of the usual four - colors, it delivers the level of photorealistic image quality often associated with digital art printing. And that's not all. Epson's Micro Piezo™ technology also protects against striation and ink bleed, and allows ultra-fine color graduation plus razor-sharp text - even in small font sizes.
	Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 (above): Photo-realistic color gradients, smudge-proof, water-resistant, no ink bleed, razor-sharp text - even in 4 point!
Cost-effective and flexible With the ability to produce over 1,000 discs, depending on the print image, from each set of cartridges, the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 delivers an attractively low cost per page. What's more, you have total flexibility in your choice of consumables, too - you can choose whether you use the specified consumables (Epson ink + WaterShield™ media), or buy your cartridges and media individually.
	Competitor A (above): irregular and impure colour gradients, ink bleed

	Competitor B (above): irregular and impure colour gradients, striation, unclear text

Working with the Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 is as easy as working with an ordinary office printer. Simply compile your data, compose an image, configure the run, click OK, and it's done. You're free to get on with other things.
Step 1: Compile data
The Epson Discproducer's software (Disc Editing view) works like standard programs for burning data on digital storage media. After indicating whether you're burning music, videos or data to the disc, you simply load the data and save it to an easily created folder. It's quick and it's simple, so you don't need to be an expert - it can be done by novices and technophobes.
Step 2: Composing the print image
Composing your own CD/DVD image is easy, using the Epson Discproducer's software (Label Editing view). You can either let your creativity run wild, or use one of the many pre-defined templates and images provided. The integral preview display let's you check your composition, and - when you're happy - you can save your work for easy retrieval in the future.
Step 3: Configuring production
These are the last few simple steps before pressing Go. The Epson Discproducer's software (Publishing view) leads you through the process, helping you to set parameters such as the number of CDs or DVDs to be burned, the burning and print speed, the in/out trays for discs, and print resolution. Then simply press Publish - and your production run is on its way.
Monitoring system reliability The Epson Discproducer's Monitoring Software keeps you informed about all important parameters, such as tray status and pending jobs. This helps you choose whether to let your production run continue unattended, and protects you against any unexpected interruptions - especially useful when you're working against a tight deadline.

Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 comes with everything you need to get started. See “What’s in the Box” below as well as all the specifications, including system requirements.

What's in the Box?

•	Epson Discproducer disc publisher
•	One set of six Epson high capacity ink cartridges
•	One package of five Taiyo Yuden WaterShield CDs
•	CD-ROM containing application software, printer driver and User’s Guide
•	Set-up Guide
•	USB cable
•	AC power cord

Epson Discproducer™ PP-100 Specifications



	Publishing Speed (burn and print)	CD	Up to 30 discs/hour, Epson specified CD-R 600 MB data volume, writing speed: Drive max speed 40x

		DVD	Up to 15 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

	(number of copies)	Standard mode	1–50, 2 stackers used (autom.)

		Batch mode	1–100, 3 stackers used (autom.)


	Print Specifications	Print speed	Speed mode up to 60 discs/hour, bidirectional Quality mode up to 40 discs/hour, bidirectional

		Print head	Black ink 180 nozzles, color ink 180 nozzles x 5 colors

		Print direction	Bidirectional or uni-directional

		Print resolution	Speed mode 1440 x 720 dpi Quality mode 1440 x 1440 dpi


		Ink pad life*	Approximately 30,000 discs


	Ink Cartridge	Ink type	Dye ink

		Colors	Cyan, magenta, yellow, light cyan, light magenta, black

		Yield**	1000 discs or more 45–116mm, 16.7% color sharing, continuous printing, mode setting: quality


	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

		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

		Form	Supports common 4.7 inch (12cm) discs Does not support specially-shaped discs

		Type	CD-R, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+R DL

		Surface	Inkjet printable


	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)

		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


	Warranty	1 year limited warranty

* The printer's ink pad is estimated to become saturated and need replacing after about 30,000 discs. Based on printing 2,000 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. Discproducer ships with full cartridges and part of the ink from the first cartridges is used for priming the printer.

Brand new! Includes a 1 Year factory direct warranty! Detailed support, technical and printing questions will be referred to the manufacturer's support site. WE CANNOT ACCEPT RETURNS OF THIS PRINTER, FOR ANY REASON.

Shipping within the continental USA only (via UPS only). Most orders ship the same or next business day. No orders outside the USA. May require verbal and/or written confirmation.