Primera Disc Publisher SE Review

Primera Technology, Inc. Bravo SE detail information

Posted by	Herbert
Posted on	20/01/07 22:56
Manufacturer	Primera Technology, Inc.
Product	Primera Technology, Inc. Bravo SE
Description	Bravo SE is Primera's newest "all-in-one" disc publishing system.

Software Installation and Run Through

Creating a Disc

Printing Quality

Summary and Conclusion

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Installation

Printer Installation

Now let us have a look into the installation of the Printer itself. First it is said that this is a totally unspectacular procedure, when looking into the users manual or into the Quick Start guide we will find a very detailed and easy to understand description of the necessary tasks.

After inserting the Primera product CD, this is the first screen which appears. Here we can choose what we like to do. Besides Language selection we can choose if we like to proceed with a standard installation, contact Primera or if we prefer to perform a user defined installation. Since we are very new to this type of hardware, we select a standard installation in English.

The next window, basically tells us that this installer will guide us through the installation procedure.

Primera wants to make the installation of the unit as easy as possible. Step 1 of the installation procedure is shown in the picture above and by reading the descriptions for each step, we will find out that the installation of the unit is a very simple task, possible to do for everyone.

Step 2 tells us to load 20 blank discs into the disc holder of the unit.

Step 3 basically tells us how to connect the Primera Disc Publisher SE to our PC via the USB 2.0 cable. The installer also tells us that we will get a message that the software has not passed the Windows logo test and how we have to continue when this message appears. Once more a very good advice for every novice and low-level PC user.

Once the unit is detected from the system, the Windows “Add Hardware” dialog opens.

In the next window, we can choose how we want to install the unit. We select the automatic installation option.

The next window shows the, in step 3 mentioned message, that the software hasn’t passed the Windows Logo test. We select “continue installation”.

The Hardware installation is now finished and we continue with step 4 of the Disc Publisher SE installation.

Step 4 and Step 5 gives us detailed instructions on how to insert the ink cartridge into the printer unit.

Next, the installer will automatically align the cartridge. To perform this task, the Disc Publisher will automatically print and scan a pattern onto an empty disc.

The Disc Publisher SE installation process is now complete. If we like to change the settings for the printer we only need to browse Printers and Faxes in our Windows Control Panel and choose the printer device.

Let us now continue with the installation of the Software…

Features

Software Installation and Run Through

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Reactions on this item

Posted by Steve (guest) on Wednesday 13 June 2007 14:09

I have owned my Bravo II for nearly 2 years and it has been nothing but a pain. I have sent it back once as it only manages to print a few cd's before the print fades and looks totally rubbish. I have replaced the print cartridges many times and when it was sent away they cleaned the print heads and this stops the problem for maybe 20 prints, then its back to the same poor printing. I spend my days changing print settings and running cleaning jobs for every cd I do. This product really is not worth all the hassle that goes with it. I have never had a problem with is crashing windows or rejecting discs it is purely the printer that sucks for me. A real waste of money.

Posted by Jeff (guest) on Tuesday 25 September 2007 06:26

I have owned my for about 1yr now and have the same issues. Its a POS. Before it I owned a Bravo II with nothing but issues. I spent more time trying to run a batch of 20 cds than it would of taken to do by hand....

Posted by goodasiay (guest) on Tuesday 09 October 2007 10:08

hi catalog cdprint

Posted by Anthony (guest) on Friday 12 October 2007 16:14

We've had one at work for about 3 months now and it has been amazing. Not one coaster and the discs look awesome. However like the review said, it is designed for businesses. Being a inkjet it will smudge unless you use Primera's special dvd or cds which are twice the cost of other inkjet printable media. But it looks AMAZING on their media and for a company the few extra bucks isn't that much, plus we got the unit for $500 off.
The ink seems to last pretty good, most of the time I just print one decent sized logo and some text and I have printed probably a hundred discs and I still have 85% ink left.

Overall a very good unit. Works fast and well, the included software is easy to use and relatively full featured.

Posted by JamesL (guest) on Friday 30 May 2008 06:59

If anyone is interested, there is a group dedicated to hacking these machines, including using cheaper cartridges. They also help with issues.
http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/BravoHacking/

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