So how exactly does one print on these disks? It says inkjet compatible. I have an Officejet 6000 printer, but it only takes paper.
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The only printer that prints on these cd's, that don't cost an arm and leg is Epson.I have two. The one I use now is (Model Epson stylus photo RX580.This one prints and scans, and prints photo as good as you can get from any printer I have ever seen.The other one is in my office and only prints. Both are about 7 years old, and have always performed perfectly.A little noisy but I don't hear them because of hearing loss, so that does not bother me. I'll stick with Epson. Ask before you buy. If it will print cd's because all Epson printer don't.hope this helps you.Longplay The only printer that prints on these cd's, that don't cost an arm and leg is Epson.I have two. The one I use now is (Model Epson stylus photo RX580.This one prints and scans, and prints photo as good as you can get from any printer I have ever seen.The other one is in my office and only prints. Both are about 7 years old, and have always performed perfectly.A little noisy but I don't hear them because of hearing loss, so that does not bother me. I'll stick with Epson. Ask before you buy. If it will print cd's because all Epson printer don't.hope this helps... » Read More The only printer that prints on these cd's, that don't cost an arm and leg is Epson.I have two. The one I use now is (Model Epson stylus photo RX580.This one prints and scans, and prints photo as good as you can get from any printer I have ever seen.The other one is in my office and only prints. Both are about 7 years old, and have always performed perfectly.A little noisy but I don't hear them because of hearing loss, so that does not bother me. I'll stick with Epson. Ask before you buy. If it will print cd's because all Epson printer don't.hope this helps you.Longplay « Show Less
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What they are referring to is the ability of a dedicated printer, such as the Epson Artisan 50 or my earlier Epson Stylus Photo R220 to print directly on the disk using a tray or special disk path. I have been using the R220 for over 5 years and will no longer buy any disks that wont allow direct printing. If you have a label you can still apply it to these disks, but many printers are reasonably priced and if you do enough printing it may be worth looking at another printer just for the disks. Beware that as with any inkjet you need to use it on a regular basis to keep the ink flowing....
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I use a Brother J825DW, a multifunction, wireless printer that is relatively cheap right here on Amazon. The quality, even when printing to discs, is exceptionally good. After using this printer at home for a few months, I replaced all the printers at work with the same model. Being able to replace each color ink cartridge individually was a huge, huge plus!
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I use a HP Photosmart C5280 that I purchased because of the print on CD/DVD feature. It also came with software for that purpose. There is a CD tray similar to you CD tray on your PC that accepts your CD/DVD for printing.Simply put your printer has to have that feature.
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You need to have an inkjet printer that is designed to print on CD's and DVD's I have a couple different Epson printers that do a very nice job of printing on them. There is a special tray that holds the DVD and it feed into the paper path in the front the printer pulls it in prints on it and pushed it back out the same way it goes in. You just need to find a printer that will do it. The printer I use most because it is smaller and travels with me to events is an Epson Artisan 50.
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FWIW -- I bought a set for my HP Deskjet F4480. They were seemingly rejected by the printer. They wouldn't work at all. I pitched them and learned a lesson. Now when I print something, I use the smallest font available and I keep it in "black only" unless color is required. Hope that helps
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Thanks for getting back to me. My problem is that the small one is the one that is getting empty, and the big one is still as full as when I first bought the printer. I print mostly documents, but don't know how to force the printer to use the big black cartridge. I am thinking of trying selecting "grayscale" more often, to see if that starts drawing down on the big cartridge. I have previously just selected color printing, even if doing only black and white documents.Again, thanks for answering my cry in the wilderness.Cheers!
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John, unfortunately I have no answers for you. The last print job I attempted to use the Brother for was URGENT and imperative that I have it that evening. After much frustration and approximately 2 dozen sheets of wasted paper I finally gave up, emailed the document to my neighbor and got her to print it. I suggest you buy another printer, HP, Epson or Cannon and have it on hand. I have had all three and got good service from them. The best was the HP. The Brother Printer did not even last long enough to use the print cartridges I purchased when I bought the printer! The Printer went into the trash, ending a constant source of frustration I would not wish on my worst enemy. I have these new ink cartridges setting here to remind me to NEVER EVER consider another Brother Product.
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I bought the previously mentioned disc tray on eBay and followed the on-line instructions for making the printer ready to print discs - removing a small plastic cover, reprogramming the printer ROM so the printer thinks it is European (accomplished by pushing various buttons in sequence), reinstalling the print drivers, and downloading a CD print program for the Canon Europe website. I had no issues, and it does print beautifully, but you need to have inkjet printable discs. There are different trays for different printer models. The iP4500 uses "Tray F." The tray acts as a caddie to hold the CD/DVD while it is being printed.
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Yes. First you have to purchase DVDs or CDs that are printable. Then a printer that will print on these disk. I use an Epson Artisan 835 All in One printer. Design you disk with a program that designs disk cover that has print fonts and designed. You can also use pictures on the cover or even design your own. This is all done on my MAC.
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Carl! I just did it... took out the color cartridge and it printed a B/W image....hey thank YOU it is good to know just for general purposes. BTW it is darn good little printer and if you can find it on sale as I did (40 bucks) also there is a vendor here that sells both cartridges for under 20 bucks including shipping...they wanted 48 bucks at Staples for the dang cartridges themselves for cryin' out loud........:>}
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Your inkjet printer should work. I used an HP deskjet and mine came out great.
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Printing on this disc requires an inkjet printer capable of printing on discs. Assuming that your printer can, I would suggest checking the printer user manual for instructions on how to print on a disc. My printer is an Epson Stylus Photo R280 which is an older printer but works well for me. It has a disc feed mechanism built into the tray area where paper exits after being printed on. Usually there is a separate utility by the printer manufacturer that also must be installed. If you don't have your printer manual, you should be able to search for one on the web. While I was learning, I did some testing on plain printer paper until I got the hang of it - this helped me avoid wasting discs due to bad printing. Hope this helps you get started.
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Yes, I agree with the previous answer. It seems to be paper only. I haven't found any info on it printing directly on a CD or DVD. (unless there is some kind of 3rd party adapter or modification, but I don't know of any). And this probably would void the Epson warranty.
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The printer prints directly on the disk if it is the type that accepts direct printing. You may put a stick-on label on a disk and print to the label if your disk is not made for direct printing. You must carefully follow the printer directions for successful disk printing. Works great when done correctly.
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None of my inks works? My printer says install the appropriate ink tanks. how can i make them work?
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Sorry these don't work with inkjet printers at all. The ink just sits on top of the film. Good Luck!
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Just unpacking mine, believe that one black cartridge is for photo only, i.e. the small one that matches the color ones. Large one lower quality for general text use.Try double checking one of the computer mags on this....LPS my concern is that directions say standard computer paper only in front tray, back tray for quality photo paper. And that 4 x 6 is only photo size that works?????Any input appreciated, I M on hold now, its only unpacked....
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I have a Cannon MG5320 printer that is capable of printing on a disc. No many printers do this.
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They work great in my HP 309 all in one. Very few discards. Burn them before you ink them. It takes a minute for them to dry when they come out, just set them aside if you are batch printing. These are the first printable disks I've ever used and the extra cost for the printable is probably worth it in the long run due to spoilage of the non-printables.
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Yes. That is correct. These are the white inkjet printable versions of the disc ^_^