Premium quality disc publishing for production environments
This networked and fully automated, single recorder disc publishing system is a highly compact, economical production solution. It creates unique on-demand CD-Rs and DVD-Rs in minutes.
- Designed for nonstop production featuring premium quality system design with high reliability Rimage robotics.
- Large 300 disc input bin provides the ability to schedule and run multiple large jobs overnight in unattended mode
- Everest II delivers automated direct-to-disc printing with durable, indelible photorealistic graphics
Amigo II Product Specifications
OVERVIEW
PRODUCT COMPARISON
ACCESSORIES
SOFTWARE
The Amigo II is a robotics-controlled CD-R or DVD-R publisher with a choice of disc printing technologies. The system records and prints each disc, then stacks the finished discs in one of the output bins for easy unloading. The robotic transporter, which consists of a lift arm and removable carousel, can retrieve and stack up to 300 discs without operator intervention.
The Amigo II offers you a choice of printing technology, Everest III Printer or the PrismPlus! Printer. The Everest II provides photo-realistic printing with the industry's best print durability. The PrismPlus! delivers fast, low cost per disc printing. In addtion, the PrismPlus! offersPerfectPrint - the ability to add precision printing on pre-silk screened discs.With the provided label editor, CD Designer, you can create custom labels in a variety of text and graphics images.
The Rimage Amigo II is a fully automated, networked single drive disc duplication and publishing solution featuring premium quality, high-reliability Rimage robotics. It is designed for non-stop 24/7 production environments. The large 300 disc input bin provides the ability to schedule and run multiple large jobs overnight in unattended mode. The Amigo II can be configured with either a CD or a CD/DVD recorder.
| Product Family | Producer II Family: Amigo II, Protege II, Autostar II | DiscLab Family: DLN5200, DL5200 | Desktop Family: Rimage 2000i |
| Targeted Usage | Back office 24x7 operation Medium to High volume | Front office - Low to medium volume | Front office - Low to medium volume |
| Technical Support | Unlimited 24x7 phone support | Unlimited 24x7 phone support | Limited 8x5 phone support |
| Host PC (contol center | Supplied by Rimage | DLN5200 - built in DL5200 - supplied by VAR or user | Supplied by VAR or user |
| Max # Drives in Single Chassis | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| Enclosure | Enclosed recorders and printer | Enclosed recorders and printer | Not enclosed |
| CD/DVD Combinations | Can combine CD and DVD | CD or DVD only | CD or DVD only |
| Blank Media Capacity | 300 - 4 bin carousel (100/bin) | 50 - 1 bin | 100 - 1 bin |
| Picker | Metal Assembly, Metal Fingers | Plastic Assembly, Plastic Fingers | Plastic Assembly, Plastic Fingers |
| Picker Speed | 2 sec per movement | 4 sec per movement | 4 sec per movement |
| Disc Printing Technology | Everest II or Prism Plus! | Everest II | Rimage 480i inkjet |
| Perfect Print Feature | Silkscreen Overprint - Yes | Silkscreen Overprint - No | Silkscreen Overprint - No |
| Printing Permanence | Everest, indelible Prism, durable | Everest, indelible | Inkjet, susceptible to moisture |
| Print Speed - Black | Everest II, 20 sec Prism, 8 sec | Everest, 20 sec | Rimage 480i, 12 sec |
| Print Speed - Color | Everest II, 60 sec Prism, 8 sec | Everest, 60 sec | Rimage 480i, 40-80 sec |
| Consumable Cost/CD - Black | Everest, 13 cents Prism, 1 cent to 4 cents | Everest, 13 cents | Rimage 480i, 1 cent to 6 cents |
| Consumable Cost/CD - Color | Everest, 33 cents Prism, 25 cents | Everest, 33 cents | Rimage 480i, 6 cents to 30 cents |
| Client Software | QuickDisc, Standalone, Networked | QuickDisc, Standalone, Networked | QuickDisc, Standalone, Networked (optional) |
| Program Interface | APIs and NetPubJ Integration Tools | APIs and NetPubJ Integration Tools | NetPubJ Integration Tools |
| Accessories | Rimage part number |
| Prism Plus | |
| Black Ribbon | 201737-006 |
| Red Ribbon | 202082-002 |
| Blue Ribbon | 203217-001 |
| 3 panel W+R+B | 202506-001 |
| Cleaning Kit | 210555-001 |
| Print Head | 700405-001 |
| Everest II | |
| Black Ribbon | 202946-001 |
| CMY Ribbon | 202944-001 |
| CMY+W Ribbon | 202945-001 |
| Retransfer Ribbon | 202947-001 |
| Extra Ribbon Carriage | 203015-001 |
| Cleaning Kit | 210725-001 |
Each Rimage system includes a full set of software including the Software Developer Kit and the Producer Software Suite or OfficeNet Software Suite.
The Software Development Kit includes all the APIs and information needed for to create custom applications that can control the entire line Rimage Disc Publishers. For more information on software and hardware integration and the Rimage SDK - see the Developer section.
Producer/OfficeNet Software Suites include:
- CD Designer for Disc Label Creation
- QuickDisc for Disc Content Mastering
- Production Server for system control and operation
- System Manager for Production Monitoring and System Administration
- Control Center System Recovery for restoration, if required.
CD Designer:
CD Designer is an easy-to-use application providing the ability to create, import and customize the graphics that will be printed on the CD or DVD surface. CD Designer enables easy adding of background colors, additions of custom text, photos, mail-merge data and even bar codes by clicking and dragging within the simple CD Designer user interface.
- Simple drag-and-drop operation
- Add graphics, text, objects, and photos from almost any source
- Includes examples and templates for fast and easy disc design
- Import from BMP, DCX, DIB, DXF, EPS, IMG, JPG, PCX, PNG, TGA, TIF, WMF, WPG
- Supports mail merge options from external data files
- Supports 22 main types of bar codes including two UPC variants and the four regional codes of the Australian mail system
QuickDisc:
QuickDisc is a straightforward complete application for preparation and assembly of the disc content and disc graphics, job submission, and job status monitoring.
- Prepare and submit discs for recording and printing
- Easy to use drag-and-drop user interface
- Support for multiple media types
- Submit, schedule and monitor jobs, and job status
- Supports ISO 9660 Level 1 (MSDOS, Win 3.x, NT 3.x, Unix), ISO 9660 Level 2 (Win 95/98/200, NT 4.0, Unix), Joliet-Microsoft Format (Win 95/98/2000/NT), UDF 1.5 (DVD, Win 98/2000), Macintosh HFS, Macintosh ISO Extensions
- Read or copy a disc and save the disc image for future submission
- Save single disc jobs, multiple disc jobs, and group multiple jobs for easy resubmission
Production Server:
Production Server enables the full use of system resources via asynchronous control of the recording, printing, robotics, movements, pre-mastering and staging of images.
- Includes a log file to monitor jobs in process, pending jobs, completed jobs, and canceled jobs
- Bulk read feature allows multiple discs to be read automatically and the content saved where designated
- Job streaming allows masters to be interspersed into a blank disc stack for automatic copying
Rimage System Manager:
Rimage System Manager provides access to system level preferences, queuing and priority options and other global system management controls
- Allows control of multiple Rimage disc publishers distributed throughout the network
- Can be run from any location on the network
- Includes full range of system protections, permissions and preferences