TurboPrint supports printing on CD / DVD printable media for most printers that offer this functionality. We recommend the application “LibreOffice Draw” to create the CD / DVD layout – or the image editor “GIMP” if you want to print a photo on a CD / DVD.
Setting up the page layout for CD / DVD printing
Open the page layout dialog (“Format” → “Page...”) and enter 14cm as page width and height, then set all page margins to 1cm (left / right / top / bottom) so that a printable area of 12x12cm remains.
If you are printing from GIMP, simply choose the page size “CD / DVD”.
Making test prints to determine the correct print position
We recommend to print crosslines onto an old CD. Thus you can determine if any adjustments to the print position or the inner / outer margins are necessary.
Adjusting the CD layout in TurboPrint's pagesize editor
You can adjust the inner and outer margins and the print position for CD / DVD printing in TurboPrint Control Center, button “Sizes” – see chapter “ 9. Custom page size editor”.
Design a CD label with LibreOffice Draw
Now you can design your CD, e.g. add an image (“Insert” -> “Picture” -> “From file...”) or text (Toolbar -> Text Tool). The center hole and the outer margin will automatically be “masked out” when printing.
Print settings
Make sure that the following print settings are correct in the LibreOffice print dialog:
Page size – choose “CD / DVD”
Media type – from the print dialog, open “Properties” -> “Device” and set “Media Type” to “CD printable”
Print quality – a high print quality is recommended. If the printout has visible grain or banding even in the highest print quality mode, you should check if the print head is working properly by printing a “Nozzle test page” from TurboPrint control center, function “Toolbox” (see chapter “7.3 Nozzle Check”).