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1. Press ENT 307030 TX40 4 7 9 System Info This function is to display the information of the system 7 09 Setup System Info Press ENT HD Duplicator 1 1 ver 0 97G 25 ARS 2022F 2030LF Press ENT SST 39SF040 2006 11 01 ACARD 4 8 Adv Setup Function 8 Adv Setup lets you change the system configuration It includes ReScan Bus Delay Read Error Skip Update Firmware Compare Firmware Quick Erase HDD H W Diagnostic and Load Default as the figure on page 18 shows Hold down ESC for 3 seconds to enter Function 8 4 8 1 ReScan Bus Delay This is for those who want to scan their SATA hard drives on the bus However currently you have to use ACARD SATA converter AEC 7900AH if you intend to scan your SATA hard drive 8 01 Adv Setup ReScan Bus Delay Press ENT There are 1 second 2 seconds to 60 seconds of delay time to choose in scanning Press W to select the time Lengthen the delay time if your hard drive cannot be detected in a second or two ReScan Bus Delay 1Sec 26 ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 8 2 Read Error Skip Now press ESC and W This is to ignore any error that occurs during copying Under normal circumstances when an error occurs during copying a message will appear on the LCD Yet you can use Read Error Skip to neglect the bad sector of a hard drive 8 02 Adv Setup Read Error Skip Press ENT The default is Off Press W to select On Read Error Skip
2. Function 7 Setup lets you change a configuration Once you change it remember to press ENT to save However it is suggested to use defaults for the optimal operation This function includes 9 subfunctions Language DMA Mode HD Size Limit Startup Menu Auto Compare Copy with detect Button Sound Device Info and System Info as the figure on page 17 shows Select function 7 7 Setup 4 7 1 Language This function lets you select a language to show messages on the LCD 7 01 Setup Language Press ENT Currently English is the only choice Language English 21 ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 7 2 DMA Mode DMA means direct memory access This function can quicken the transfer rate by sending the data directly to memory without the process of CPU 7 02 Setup DMA Mode Press ENT The LCD will show the information as follows Use V to select DMA Mode UDMA 4 66MB s 4 7 3 HD Size Limit This function lets you set the copying capacity of a source hard drive 7 03 Setup HD Size Limit Press ENT The default is Maximum HD Size Limit Maximum Maximum take the capacity of the source hard drive as the copying capacity No limit compare a source hard drive with a target one and then take the capacity of the smaller one as the copying capacity See the example below 22 ARS 2022F 2030LF Source 100GB amp target 200GB Source 100GB Source 200GB amp targ
3. 4 3 PreScan Function 3 PreScan is to scan if the source hard drive can be read correctly and to test the reading speed too Select function 3 3 PreScan HD Press ENT to prescan The LCD will show the scanning information as follows Scan 35MB s 0 28 5GB 13 30 When scanning finishes and the source hard drive can be read correctly the LCD will show the result as follows PreScan OK ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 4 ReScan Bus Function 4 ReScan Bus is to scan the hard drives on the bus again Select function 4 4 ReScan BUS Press ENT to rescan The LCD will show the inquiry as follows Re scan BUS Now Yes Press ENT The order of scanning is IDE BUSO IDE BUS Detect Drives IDE BUS 0 Master When scanning finishes the LCD will show the result as follows BUS re scan OK 19 ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 5 Source HD size Function 5 Source HD size is to display the capacity of the source hard drive Select function 5 5 Source HD size Press ENT The LCD will show the information as follows Total 28 5GB 4 6 Select Source Function 6 Select Source is to set a source hard drive on the IDE bus Select function 6 6 Select Source Press ENT The LCD will show the information as follows Use V to select The default is IDEO Src HDD 00 IDEO Master 20 ARS 2022F 2030LF Press ENT to select The LCD will show the result as follows HDD selected 4 7 Setup
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5. EI En Cu re imu Figure 2 7 11 ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 Connect the power supply to all hard drives with Y power cables Figure 2 8 12 ARS 2022F 2030LF Chapter 3 The Buttons amp LCD Now take ARS 2022F to demonstrate It has 4 buttons and an LCD on the panel 1 2 4 77 A HHI y EX 3 5 1 It shows functions and messages 2 It is used to scroll up through functions or menus 3 It is used to scroll down through functions or menus 4 It is used to execute a selected function 5 It is used to cancel a selected function Figure 1 Figure 2 HD Duplicator Initialize SDRAM 1 1 ver 0 97G Figure 3 Figure 4 Detect Drives 1 Copy HD Figure 1 shows the firmware version of ARS 2022F Figure 2 the memory initialization Figure 3 the scanning of the drives and Figure 4 the first function The correct display of the four figures means the normal powering up 13 ARS 2022F 2030LF Chapter 4 Functions There are 8 major functions in ARS 2022F and there are subfunctions in Function 7 and Function 8 as the following figures show 1 Copy HD 2 Compare HD 3 PreScan HD 4 ReScan Bus 5 Source HD size 6 Select Source 7 Setup 8 Adv Setup 14 ARS 2022F 2030LF In Function 7 there are 9 subfunctions 7 01 Language 7 02 DMA Mode 7 03 HD Size Limit 7 04 Startup Menu 7 05 Auto Compare 7 06 Copy with detect 7 07 Button Sound 7 08 Device Info 7 09 System Inf
6. Off 4 8 3 Update Firmware Now press ESC and This is to update firmware to the latest version But you should get the version first 8 03 Adv Setup Update Firmware You can get the newest firmware version from ACARD by e mail or download it directly from the web site http www acard com Then unzip the file but if the file is bin you don t need to unzip Copy the file to a blank disc using some recording software 27 ARS 2022F 2030LF Turn off ARS 2022F and connect a DVD ROM to the white port After turning on place the disc containing the new firmware into DVD ROM and press ENT The system will begin searching the new firmware and show the message on the LCD after it finds it Press ENT to update Searching F W XXX XXXXX 4 8 4 Compare Firmware Now press ESC and W This is to compare the current firmware version and the newly downloaded one to see if the latter is newer 8 04 Adv Setup Compare Firmware 4 8 5 Quick Erase HDD Now press ESC and This is to erase the data of a hard drive quickly 8 05 Adv Setup Quick Erase HDD 28 ARS 2022F 2030LF Press ENT Use V to select a hard drive on the IDE bus Select Target 00 IDEO Master Press ENT Use V to select Yes or No All data will be Lost erase No Use to select Yes After completion the following figure will appear The Selected HD Erase Finished 4 8 6 H W Diagnostic Now
7. press ESC and W This is to test the system 8 06 Adv Setup H W Diagnostic Press ENT to enter the following figure The system will do the button test self test of SDRAM the hardware connection test and flash test All test results will be shown on the LCD It is the easiest way to know if the system can work well LCD Test Start 29 ARS 2022F 2030LF When all tests finish the LCD will show the message as follows Test finished 4 8 7 Load Default Now press ESC and W This is to make all configurations return to defaults 8 07 Adv Setup Load Default Press ENT Use V to confirm Yes or No Load Default Config Yes When default loading finishes the LCD will show the result as follows Load Default OK 30 ARS 2022F 2030LF Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 About LCD After you power up ARS 2022F 2030LF if there is no display on the LCD check if the connection of power cord is firm and the power outlet is normal 5 2 About Error Messages During Copy Compare etc if you press ESC to abort an error message will appear on the LCD That will probably cause ARS 2022F 2030LF to hang up so you have to power on again 5 3 About HDD If a hard drive cannot read confirm if the cable and the power are normal 5 4 About Buttons If you press any of the four buttons on the panel but there is no response it is perhaps that the button cannot function well Inspect if the cables on th
8. 9 4 5 Source HD SIZE indi ced i Deco nn 20 4 6 Select SOUEICO icit cod I nsc 20 wai le ans eus 21 Bel NM Canga gE ted 21 4 7 2 DMA Mod uiuis da ani tad 22 47 3 HD Size Limiit a seen ter esse 22 4 74 SIartup Mens ann is 23 4 7 5 Auto COMP ANC cci ctaecinc deae deae ca coco aae ber ian eta cia ires Tete reed 23 4 7 6 Copy with detect sn asc vere oce S aces utu e 24 4 7 7 Button SOUNA DEE 24 Table of Contents 4 7 8 Device INIO BEE 25 7 9 SVSTEM INTO etd 25 A8 AV SUD ne nu nt is 26 4 8 1 ReScan BUS Delay 88 coiere ente cocus een 26 4 6 2 Head Error SKID EE 27 4 9 3 Update FAE 27 4 8 4 Compare Firmware cssssccssssesseseesseessseesssseneesseneeseeees 28 4 8 5 Quick Erase HDD oai etae ooo ioco cede 28 4 8 6 H W Re ul CT 29 4 6 7 Load Default riras ss sense 30 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 31 Dit EK Eege 31 5 2 About Error Messages 31 DiS ADOULTDD uma dun 31 5 4 About Tt de E 31 5 5 About Firmware Update 31 Technical Support Form 32 ARS 2022F 2030LF Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 Overview ARS 2022F and ARS 2030LF are standalone Copy Controllers supporting hard disk drives The former is a 1 to 1 model while the latter 1 to 3 Simply through the LCD and 4 buttons on the panel you can copy any kinds of files on the hard dirve easily and quickly It is fit for co
9. ARS 2022F 2030LF HDD Copy Controller User s Manual Ver 1 0 Attention It takes over 5 seconds to power on after shutdown otherwise the system may operate abnorrmally TECIINOLO GT Copyright 2007 ACARD Technology Corp Release January 2007 re Copyright and Trademark The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual ACARD and SCSIDE are the trademarks of ACARD Technology Corp This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or tran scribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer of this manual ACARD s ARS 2022F 2030LF HDD Copy Controller is used for copying personal audio and video data Violating Copy Right is a criminal act ACARD s Copy Con troller only supports legal backup operation ACARD Technology Corp is not responsible for the user s illegal actions ACARD WEEE oC TECHNOLOGY WEEE Statement In order to cope with the increasing waste electrical and electronic equipment reduce the use of landfill and incinerator and prevent the harmful matter of waste equipment from entering the environment the European Union EU has set the Directive on Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment
10. Figure 2 1a Figure 2 1b ARS 2022F 2030LF 2 1 2 ARS 2030LF The appearance of ARS 2030LF is as the following two figures show Figure 2 2a Figure 2 2b ARS 2022F 2030LF 2 2 Before Installation In the case of ARS 2022F prepare 2 hard drives One is used as a source hard drive and the other as a target one While in the case of ARS 2030LF prepare 4 hard drives One is used as a source hard drive and the remaining three as target ones The capacity of the target hard drive must be equal to or larger than that of the source one It is recommended to set all hard drives as Master Besides be sure that the wattage of power supply is sufficient 2 3 Installation Steps 2 3 1 ARS 2022F 1 Connect the source HDD to the white IDE port A on 2022F with an IDE cable 2 Connect the target HDD to the black IDE port B on 2022F with an IDE cable 3 Connect the power supply to CN1 1 C on 2022F with a Y power cable Figure 2 3 9 ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 Connect the power supply to all hard drives with Y power cables Figure 2 4 2 3 2 ARS 2030LF 1 Connect the source HDD to IDEO the white port on 2030LF with an IDE cable Figure 2 5a Figure 2 5b ARS 2022F 2030LF 2 Connect the 3 target hard drives to IDE1 IDE2 IDES the black ports on 2030LF with 3 IDE cables separately IDE3 IDE2 IDE1 Figure 2 6 3 Connect the power supply to CN7 on 2030LF with a Y power cable G J d J
11. UE ha stabilito le Direttive sui Residui delle apparecchiature Elettriche ed Elettroniche WEEE chiedendo ai fornitori di raccogliere correttamente riciclare e trattare le apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche residue Le nazioni facenti parte dell Unione Europea hanno gi stabilito il loro sistema gratuito di riciclaggio di questo materiale WEEE prima del 13 agosto 2005 Di conseguenza ACARD responsabile del riciclaggio di tutti i prodotti esportati in Germania Potete restituire il vostro prodotto acquistato da ACARD che deve essere riciclato da un azienda specifica locale Chapter 1 Introduction 5 NW OVeFVIOW sn nscann sonner aE 5 12 E 5 1 3 SDECHICATIONS es un MEE FEM Scu ES DOE LEES 5 1 4 System Requirement 6 Chapter 2 Installation 7 2 1 The Appearance 7 2 1 1 ARS 2022 Fr area eee 7 212 ARS 2030LF ae ee ne 8 2 2 Before Installation 9 2 3 Installation Steps 9 2 3 1 ARS OP Me UM E ce 9 232 ABS22030E P an ae 10 Chapter 3 The Buttons amp LCD 13 Chapter 4 Functions 14 4 1 CODV BD inis iscscicaskt tunt ass 16 42 ACOM e in nome rame 17 4 3 PreScan EE 18 4 4 HeScah BUS uiii an oc seems 1
12. WEEE asking manufacturers to collect recycle and treat waste electrical and electronic equipment properly Member nations already established their free of charge recycle systems of WEEE before August 13 2005 Accordingly ACARD has to be responsible for recycling all products exported to Germany You can return your ACARD product that needs recycling to a local collector WEEE Erkl rung German Mit dem Ziel die steigende Menge elektrischer und elektronischer Altger te zu bew ltigen ohne hierzu unn tig M lldeponien und Verbrennungsanlagen zu belasten und um die Verschmutzung der Umwelt durch freiwerdende Stoffe aus den Altger ten zu vermeiden hat die Europ ische Union EU die Richtlinie ber Elektro und Elektronik Altger te erlassen Die Richtlinie verpflichtet Hersteller elektrische und elektronische Altger te umweltgerecht einzusammeln zu recyceln und zu entsorgen Die Mitgliedsstaaten der EU haben bereits ihre kostenfreien Recyclesysteme konform der WEEE vor dem 13 August 2005 eingerichtet Entsprechend der Richtlinie ist ACARD verantwortlich f r die umweltgerechte Entsorgung aller nach Deutschland exportierten ACARD Produkte Sie k nnen Ihr zu entsorgendes ACARD Produkt zu Ihrer rtlichen Sammelstelle bringen AEEA verklaring Dutch Met het doel de stijgende hoeveelheid afgedankte elektrische en elektronische apparatuur te beheersen zonder hiervoor onnodig stortplaatsen en verbrandingsovens te belasten en om de vervuiling v
13. an het milieu door vrijkomende stoffen uit de afgedankte apparatuur te voorkomen heeft de Europese Unie EU de richtlijn betreffende afgedankte elektrische en elektronische apparatuur besloten Deze richtlijn verplicht fabrikanten afgedankte elektrische en elektronische apparatuur in te zamelen te recyclen en te verwijderen De lidstaten van de EU hebben reeds de kosteloze recyclesystemen volgens de AEEA v r de 13 augustus 2005 ingericht Conform de richtlijn is ACARD verantwoordelijk voor de verwijdering van alle naar Nederland ge xporteerde ACARD producten U kunt uw afgedankt ACARD product naar uw locale inzamelplaats brengen Elektrik ve Elektronik Madde Atiklari Demeci Turkish Elektrik ve electronik madde at klar n n yukselmesiyle basedebilmek arazi doldurma ve cop yakma firini kullan m n azaltmak atik madde zararlar n n cevreye yay lmas n onlemek icin Avrupa Birligi AB ureticilerden elektrik ve elektronik madde at klar n gerektigi gibi toplamalarini geri donusturmelerini ve kimyasal isleme tabi tutmalar n talep etmek icin Elektrik ve Elektronik Madde At klar uzerine bir direktif haz rlad Topluluk uyeleri 13 Agustos 2005 ten once elektrik ve elektronik madde at klar n n ucretsiz geri donusum sistemlerini coktan olusturmuslard Bundan dolay ACARD Almanya ya ihrac ettigi butun urunlerin geri donusumunden sorumludur ACARD urunleri geri donusum gerektirirse yerel toplay c lara geri verebilirsiniz WEEE
14. e control board of ARS 2022F 2030LF are loose 5 5 About Firmware Update If you cannot update the firmware inspect it Perhaps you have downloaded a wrong file Unsuccessful firmware update may cause ARS 2022F 2030LF to fail in booting Under the circumstance return the control board to distributor for repair 31 ARS 2022F 2030LF Technical Support Form Email support acard com http www acard com Model Taas secret FIW Version System Configuration Motherboard BIOS Version EE pM SCSI Adapter a Chipset Display Card ee Other VO Care OO D HDD Configuration HDD Model Capacity Firmware Version Other Problem Discription 32
15. et 100GB Source 100GB 4 7 4 Startup Menu This function lets you select any one of the functions except Setup as the first item appearing on the menu whenever you turn on the copy controller 7 04 Setup Startup Menu Press ENT The default is Copy HD You certainly can select any other function as the first item but remember to press ENT Startup Menu 1 Copy HD 4 7 5 Auto Compare This function is to compare the source hard drive and the target one automatically after copying 7 05 Setup Auto Compare Press ENT The default is Off You can press W to select On Auto Compare Off 23 ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 7 6 Copy with detect This function is to detect if there is a DOM Device on Memory can be used as HDD and supports hot swap on an IDE slot before copying 7 06 Setup Copy with detect Press ENT The default is On You can press W to select Off Copy with detect On 4 7 7 Button Sound This function lets you decide whether to produce the sound of a button when you press it or not 7 07 Setup Button Sound Press ENT The default is On You can press W to select Off Button Sound On 24 ARS 2022F 2030LF 4 7 8 Device Info This function is to display the information of all hard drives connected to ARS 2022F including the model and the firmware version 7 08 Setup Device Info Press ENT 00 IDEO Master HD IBM DLTA
16. mpanies to back up data or for PC assemblers to do legal production Usually if you want to back up data on many hard drives you have to boot the computer and do the job via Ghost or other recording programs It takes time to learn how to use the software and more time to duplicate In view of this ACARD has launched ARS 2022F and ARS 2030LF to simplify the duplication 1 2 Features Standalone IDE to IDE HDD copy controller Independent device without extra hardware or software Supports high speed 1 to 1 2022F 1 to 3 2030LF HDD duplication User friendly interface with LCD showing messages Optional functions for application 1 3 Specifications ACARD SOC Engine 8MB SDRAM memory 2 2022F 4 2030LF independent IDE channels 2 X 16 text mode of LCD 4 membraned buttons on the panel ARS 2022F 2030LF 256K bytes flash memory Supports firmware update from DVD ROM Power Voltage 5VB 5 Current 1 5A Max Environment Operation OC 60 C Nonoperation 20 C 85 C Humidity 15 to 90 Dimension D 145mm W 148mm H 42mm 1 4 System Requirement The requirements are all optional RW upright external case 2 2022F 4 2030LF X 5 25 Bi Power supply of 250W for 2022F E Power supply of 300W and above for 2030LF E ATA133 cable RW Hard drive i HDD tray ARS 2022F 2030LF Chapter 2 Installation 2 1 The Appearance 2 1 1 ARS 2022F The appearance of ARS 2022F is as the following two figures show
17. nsable du recyclage de tous les produits export s vers l Allemagne Vous pouvez mettre au rebut votre quipement ACARD usag dans votre centre local de recyclage Pour plus d informations sur les lieux de mise au rebut des quipements usag s destin s au recyclage veuillez contacter votre mairie votre service de traitement des d chets m nagers ou le magasin o vous avez achet le produit RAEE Spanish Con la finalidad de reducir el incremento de residuos el ctricos y de material electr nico reduciendo el uso de los vertederos e incineradoras y prevenir el preocupante aumento del contacto de estos residuos con el medio ambiente Por este motivo la Uni n Europea ha fijado la Directiva de Residuos de Aparatos El ctricos y Electr nicos RAEE solicitando a los fabricantes la recolecci n reciclaje y tratamiento de ests residuos correctamente Los paises miembros ya han establecido su sistema de reciclaje gratuito de RAEE antes del 13 de Agosto del 2005 Por este motivo ACARD es el responsable del reciclaje de todos los productos exportados a Alemania Usted puede devolver su producto ACARD a un punto de recogida local cuando desee reciclarlo Dichiarazione WEEE Italian Per far fronte all aumento dei residui delle apparecchiature elettriche ed elettroniche ridurre l uso di materiale di riporto e degli inceneritori ed impedire che il materiale nocivo delle apparecchiature residue entri a contatto con l ambiente Unione Europea
18. o ARS 2022F 2030LF In Function 8 there are 6 subfunctions This function is a hidden menu It appears only when you hold down ESC for 3 seconds 8 01 ReScan Bus Delay 8 02 Read Error Skip 8 03 Update Firmware 8 Adv Setup 8 04 Compare Firmware 8 05 Quick Erase HDD 8 06 H W Diagnostic 8 07 Load Default 4 1 Copy HD Function 1 Copy HD is to copy data from a source hard drive to a target one Before copying be sure that the capacity of the target hard drive is equal to or larger than that of the source one Select function 1 1 Copy HD ARS 2022F 2030LF Press ENT to start copying After ARS 2022F detects the hard drive the LCD will show the copying information as follows Copy 28MB s 096 28 5GB 17 10 When copying is in work GB and time will decrease while the percentage of completion will increase The copying speed capacity and time are different from one source hard drive to another When copying comes to an end the LCD will show the results as follows 1 Copy HD OK 01 4 2 Compare Function 2 Compare is to compare the data of the source hard drive and those of the target hard drives Select function 2 2 Compare HD Press ENT to compare The LCD will show the comparison information as follows Comp 17MB s 596 28 5GB 33 30 17 ARS 2022F 2030LF When comparison comes to an end the LCD will show the result as follows Compare OK 1 Fail 0 Diff 0

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