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1. a Pisadrur an oue ce Wo ra sa wae wean te ee BESET OLEATE LeeLee RRA rar Vv T AAAA vmm m my DAL For Optical Disc Duplicator Version 3 40 2007 All rights reserved TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE PAGE WCCO roaster ca ek tate acetate eee ae eee cl sa 1 Before you statt es ele At ee na 1 LED Front Patel ei pmi rete ete LT 3 Tutorial Guide I Make Disc To Disc Copies es evs II Make copies from the Hard Drive For Duplicator a HDD installed my Senses n E ee Ti III Select the Duplication Speedo Cat ieee seca 19 IV Select the Master Reading Source 2 V Load Master Disc onto the Hard Drive 23 VI Rename Existing Hard Drive Image Name 27 VII Delete Existing Image Permanently 29 VII Change the SETUP settings sss 30 IX Audio CD Editing 31 X Introduction to Account Management Feature 38 XI Introduction to Duplication Mode 42 XII Using AUTOCOPY tirisin eestist AS Start Up Guide Setup USB 2 0 device IEEE 1394 Firewire s 47 Menu Overview Je COPY C 48 Die MEST 48 3j COMPARES e iure eet ioc tet tren 48 AS SEBS ECO BY ee Leni tcs 48 5 COPY COMPARE 2 22 22 2002200 200 eeeceee eee eeeeee
2. 12 10 Counter This option will allow you to enable disable the Counter feature by turning this feature ON or OFF This feature will notify you how many discs have been copied and how many discs are left to go 12 11 DVD R High Compatibility Mode This feature will allow you to enable disable the DVD R High Compatibility Mode feature by turning this feature ON or OFF The purpose of this feature is to increase the compatibility of DVD R media with a broader range of DVD Video players This process will increase the amount of time required to duplicate your disc s 12 12 ISRC This option will allow you to enable disable copying ISRC code of the Audio CD ISRC is the serial of the audio tracks that uniquely identifies the song in that audio track This ISRC code is commonly found in commercial Audio CD and rarely seen on the home made Audio CDs By enabling this feature the duplication performance will be lowered 12 13 Disable Drives This feature allows you to disable certain drives trays when those drives trays are producing high failure rates or not functioning properly 12 14 USB Connection Firewire Connection Optional This feature will allow you to turn on off the USB Firewire port on the back of your duplicator This option will allow a Writer on the duplicator to be controlled by a PC This feature will only be visible if supported USB Firewire Connections were installed Please note that system will be restarted when th
3. button to move the cursor position and once you finished move the cursor to OK and press For example if I want to rename the image FUN to FUN2 Then do the following Move the cursor to the forth position by pressing until you reached desired location Enter HDD Image Name FUNx OK i Press DOWN button consecutively until 2 is displayed ii Now we have renamed the image name FUN to FUN2 So we can press consecutively until the cursor is moved to OK iii Then press once to submit your name selection Once you ve done above you shall see the following Partition FUN2 Renamed Then you will be directed back to Hard Drive Setup Menu Hard Drive Setup 3 Rename Partition NOTES 28 Tutorial Guide VII Delete Existing Hard Drive Partition Permanently If for some reason you would like to delete your existing hard drive partition permanently you can do the following 1 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 10 Hard Drive Setup i 2 Press to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you shall see the following Hard Drive Setup Select Partition 3 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen Hard Drive Setup 4 Delete Partition 4 Press Q to enter Delete Partition Menu and you shall see the following Choose Partition FUN J
4. which is the number 10 To enter the number you need to use UP or DOWN button to select the number for each digit and use or Q button to move the cursor position right or left once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press QI For example if I want to specify a counter value of 21 twenty one The 4 digit value would be 0021 To input the desired quantity please do the following Make sure the cursor is located at the first position Specify Counter X OK i Press DOWN button consecutively until 0 is displayed ii Press Q button once to move the cursor to the next position iii Press DOWN button consecutively until 0 is displayed iv Press button once to move the cursor to the next position v Press DOWN button consecutively until 2 is displayed vi Press button once to move the cursor to the next position vii Press DOWN button consecutively until 1 is displayed viii Now 0021 is displayed press once and the cursor moved to OR ix Then press once to submit your counter value Now you shall see the following screen Preparing Waiting for Master OR Preparing Waiting for Blanks o0 If either one of the ABOVE 2 screens are displayed for more than 2 Nate minutes please check your Master Disc or Blank Discs for quality d Please allow 5 10 seconds for the duplic
5. Disadvantage Requires a master disc for each and every run Could be harmful for the master disc Maximum DVD duplication speed is typically limited under 8x Requires the master disc to be in excellent condition for error free duplication Load and Copy This mode instructs the duplicator to load your master disc into the built in hard drive partition called Reserved and make the requested quantity of copies directly from the hard drive The content will remain stored in the Reserved partition available for future duplications of the same project until you perform this function again with a new master or manually rename or delete the content from Hard Drive Setup Once a new master is used for Load and Copy the Reserved partition will be overridden or one will be created if it didn t exist Advantage Faster duplication in a long run Un Restricted DVD Duplication speed supported by the duplication blank media Stable duplication Reliable duplication Disadvantage The loading time may have an impact on overall duplication time for small duplication jobs The master disc will be loaded to the reserve partition in the Hard Drive temporarily until a new master is loaded and overrides the previous image In comparing this duplication mode with the traditional Duplication from Hard Drive process it offers the user more simplicity By selecting the Load and Copy mode via one simp
6. button to enter into Source Selection Menu You shall see the following Drive Port 2 0 Pioneer DVD ROM DVD I26 j 3 Select Desired Master Reading Device You can press UP or DOWN button to select the desired Master Reading Source Then you can press to submit your Source Selection 4 Once your selection has been changed successfully you shall see the following screen for 2 seconds Drive Port 2 0 Selected g Then you will be directed back to the main menu DUPLICATOR 1 00 8 Select Source l 22 Tutorial Guide V Load Master Disc onto the Hard Drive In order to copy from the Hard Drive you are required to load your master disc onto a hard drive partition The number of partitions the hard drive can hold is determined by the capacity of your hard drive and the size of the partitions you created For example if you have an 80GB Hard Drive with a system capacity of 74GB You can load 74 CDs or 19 DVDs given a 4GB average capacity There are many factors that could contribute to the capacity difference between the advertised capacity and the actual capacity 1 Hard Drive Manufactures use conversion rate of IGB 1 Billion Bytes or 1000 3 Bytes However most Operating Systems including our Duplication System use standard conversion rate of 1GB 1 074 Billion Bytes or 1024 3 Bytes Therefore for an advertised 80GB Hard Drive 80 Billion Bytes the Duplication System capacity is actua
7. After that your computer will recognize a number of external devices depend on the machine you purchased You need to reboot your duplicator every time you want to turn on off the USB 2 0 Firewire Device s Warning If there is NOT a switch next to the USB Firewire Port I 2 ONDN HW Turn your computer off if it is running Using the standard USB 2 0 Firewire cable to connect your computer to the corresponding port on the back on the duplicator Turn on your computer Go to 12 Setup Go to submenu USB Connection or Firewire Connection Press UP or DOWN key to set it to ON Press QQ Ent key to submit your selection The duplicator will restart and your computer should detect an external writer Every PC related product has compatibility issues Even though the USB 2 0 Firewire connection s have been thoroughly tested before the unit was shipped out of the factory there s still a slight chance that your PC Mac computer is not compatible with the system s USB 2 0 Firewire connection If that happens please contact your PC Mac manufacture for possible configuration changes to make it work or try it on another PC Mac computer 47 Menu Overview 1 COPY This menu will guide you to make CD DVD BD HD DVD copies Before you enter this menu to copy please make sure you have selected the correct Master Reading Source For more information please refer to Tutorial Guide I Make D
8. and then press to confirm A symbol will appear on the left of Track 3 like following Total 3 Trk l4m 35s Track 3 4m 47s 14 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see Track 4 on the 2nd line and then press to confirm A symbol will appear on the left of Track 4 like following Total 4 Trk COm Ols Track 4 5m eos 15 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see Track 5 on the 2nd line and then press to confirm A symbol will appear on the left of Track 5 like following Total 5 Trk 24m e9s Track 5 4m 27s 16 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see following Total 5 Trk 24m 29s Are you done i 17 Press Once you submit your selection you shall see the following Audio Editing 3 4m 47s 18 Once the loading process to the hard drive is complete you shall see following screen Total 5 Trk 24m e9s Finish Editing gt i 36 19 Since we have finished selecting all of our tracks please press button to continue to finalize You shall see the following screen Total 5 Trk 24m 29s Confirm to Finalize 20 Press button again to confirm the finalization and you shall see the following screen Processing to Disc 10 21 When the whole process completes your mixed copy will be ejected and you shall see the following Job Completed Pr
9. 12 4CD Writing Mode This setting will allow you to select which mode you would like to duplicate a CD There are two different modes Disc at Once and Track at Once Unless you understand completely what they mean we strongly suggest you to set it as Disc at Once 12 5 Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed Audio CD s and Video CD s do not have internal error checking capability so duplicating at too high a speed may cause frequent errors This setting will allow you to adjust the maximum duplication speed for Audio and Video CD 12 6 Buzzer This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to hear a beep when you press a button or when a task has been completed 12 7 Startup Menu This setting will allow you to choose which menu you would like to see first when you turn on the duplicator 12 8 Screen Saver This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to enable the Screen Saver feature or not By enabling this feature a screen saver will be displayed when your duplicator has been idle for a long period of time 12 9 Duplication Mode To simplify Hard Drive loading and copying process for anyone we introduced a new feature called Load and Copy in addition to On the Fly under the new category Duplication Mode This feature reduces the Duplication from Hard Drive process to a single step For more information please refer to Tutorial Guide XI Introduction to Duplication Mode
10. 3 Otherwise press button to bring you back to main menu DUPLICATOR 1 00 le Setup i 30 Tutorial Guide IX Audio CD Editing This process will guide you to perform the Audio Track Selection feature This process will help you combine audio tracks from various CDs into a single customized audio CD In order for the duplicator to do all those things you need a temporary storage location to hold your songs before the duplicator can make it an audio CD The following are the choices you will have Hard Drive if a Hard Drive is Installed By choosing Hard Drive as the temporary storage location you will be instructed to load all of your favorite songs into the Hard Drive and after you have selected all of your favorite songs you will be instructed to copy them onto a blank 80 min CD R media Blank CD R media By choosing Blank CD R as the temporary storage location you will be instructed to copy all of your favorite songs into the blank CD R you ve inserted and after you have finished you will be instructed to finalize the CD R disc When you turn on your duplicator after it has booted up you should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready DUPLICATOR 1 00 COPY 1 Going to the Edit Audio Track menu Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 IL dit Audio Tracks i 2 If your duplicator does not have a Hard Drive installed plea
11. IO Hard Drive Setup T b Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 I COPY i 4 Start the Copy Process a Now please insert your blank discs into the writer trays make sure the Reader Tray is empty and press Q button to enter COPY menu You will be asked to choose which hard drive partition to copy from Choose Partition FUN DVD 4000MB b Choose the desired partition to copy from and press button to submit your selection Then you shall see the following Counter Selection Menu Counter No Counter i c The Counter Selection Menu will let you to choose how many copies you want to make for your project This Counter Selection feature will allow the duplicator to count the number of copies you ve made and prompt you when the desired number of copies has been made You can select No Counter if you prefer to copy continuously with no interruption It will still count the number of copies but it will not notify you when to stop To select the No Counter simply press button when you see the screen above Then skip below and continue on to step d 14 Or you can select Specify Counter between 1 to 9999 by pressing the UP or DOWN navigation button to the below screen Counter Specify Counter Then please press QI button to submit You shall see the screen below Specify Counter O OK To specify the number of cop
12. adjust and press 7 button to submit your selection BD HD DVD Speed Options ONLY available for BD HD DVD Duplication Systems 4 Select Desired Duplication Speed Once you have submitted the duplication speed type you shall see the following DVD to DVD Speed 7 You can press UP or DOWN button to select the desired speed and then press to submit your speed selection 5 Once your selection has been changed successfully you shall see the following screen for 2 seconds DVD to DVD Speed Adjusted to 4x l Then you will be directed back to the main menu DUPLICATOR 1 00 7 Select Burn Speed i 20 Tutorial Guide IV Select the Master Reading Source When you try to make a copy you need to specify where the master disc is Is it in the Reader tray Or is it an Image inside the Hard Drive This tutorial will show you how to change the Master Reading Source to satisfy your needs Basically there are 3 scenarios that require you to select the Master Reading Source Disc to Disc copy Copy from Ist Tray This is the case when you would normally make copies on the fly You need to set the Reader as your Master Reading Source Hard Drive to Disc copy if Hard Drive installed If you want to make copies from your Hard Drive Image you need to select the source as Hard Drive There and four benefits to copy from Hard Drive i Performance Duplicating form the Hard Drive wil
13. is still busy on a task Give it sometime and press it again If it still doesn t work turn off the machine and then restart the machine after a minute 4 Copy completed but the copies are not readable executable v Use compare feature to check the copied disc v Based on our experience the quality of your media plays a big role on this part Try to use high quality media to prevent such problems V Please use another DVD CD player ROM to test the copied media Sometimes your DVD CD Player ROM may not be compatible with recordable DVD CD disc 5 The failure rate is high V Lower the write speed and try again Please refer to Tutorial III Select the Duplication Speed Y Quality of blank disc may be poor Y Quality of your master disc may be poor 6 Do I need to upgrade my duplicator s firmware v Unless your system is getting unstable we strongly suggest not upgrading your duplicator s firmware Please contact our Tech Support if your system is getting unstable 54 7 Cannot boot up or fails to upgrade firmware Y Contact our Tech Support 8 Can I load data directly from my computer to my duplicator s Hard Drive v No your duplicator s Hard Drive has a unique file system that computers will not recognize Thus you can t perform any read write operations to the Hard Drive from your computer 9 Why some writers won t copy Y If those writers are connected with USB 2 0 Firewire IEEE 1394 con
14. or numbers Note User password will consist of 4 numbers Press button to enter into this menu and press button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection 4 Delete User Manage Accounts 4 Delete User This menu allows you to delete the existing user account During this process you will be asked to select the existing account to be removed 40 User Admin is the administrative account you can NOT delete this Note account Press button to enter into this menu and press button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection 5 Password on Bootup Manage Accounts 5 Password on Bootup This menu allows you to enable disable account management upon boot up During this process you will be asked to select ON or OFF enable disable Press button to enter into this menu and press Q button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection NOTES 41 Tutorial Guide XI Introduction to Duplication Mode 42 In order to achieve 8x or higher DVD duplication performance there are 3 factors that need to be certified as 8x or higher speed 1 Master Disc Reading Speed 2 Computer Controlling Speed 3 Recorder Writing Speed The recordable DVD media must be certified 8x or higher in order to have 8x or higher recorder writing speed If any or all of the above 3 factors fail to meet the 8x or up higher
15. support DVD format 213 DVD RAM eno The system does NOT support DVD RAM format supported Blu Ray is not supported The system does NOT support Blu Ray There is not enough hard drive space to create a Not enough HDD A te new partition Please delete some existing non space m important partition to free up more spaces 231 Redundant Nama The Partition Name you ve entered has already been used Please choose a different partition name Unable to format the built in hard drive It is likely Format Failed the hard drive is bad Contact Tech Support for Replacement The partition data is corrupted Normally either the Partition Corrupted Hard Drive is bad or the hard drive had being used by another system Please re format the hard drive Incorrect Password has been entered Please Winhg Resswardl confirm the password and try again After 3 attempts of entering an incorrect password Login Failed the unit will lock Please confirm the password and restart the system to try again An error occurred during the recording process of Copy Audio Error a particular track Mostly due to bad blank media Please try with different blank The Master disc is not an Audio CD Only Audio CD in NotAudio cD s will be able to Edit Audio Tracks The Audio Tracks you ve selected is more than the Over Blank Disc blank media can hold Please remove some tracks Capacity in order to proceed The system couldn t find the Updat
16. terminate your project and go back to the main menu If you ve specified a counter value for your project and your project is completed you shall see the following screen el Disc Copied Press OK to Finish If you see above message you can press to go back to main menu 17 If you enabled the counter and the number of discs you have inserted is more than what you requested you will receive a message regarding Note you have inserted more discs than what you need You can continue to copy or you can eject the extras If you happen to have any failed discs bad copy the failed disc s will not be ejected automatically You need to manually eject them and throw Note them away if they are write once recordable disc s NOTES 18 Tutorial Guide III Select the Duplication Speed This process will allow you to adjust the duplication speed subject to your various needs By default the duplication speed will be set to the optimal speed However under some circumstances you might want to lower down the duplication speed Those circumstances are as follows Poor Blank Media Quality When your media quality is not good lowering down the duplication speed is necessary to make good copies Poor Master Disc Quality If your master disc condition is not good lowering down the duplication speed will reduce the failure rates greatly Duplication Quality Overall the lower the speed the hi
17. the information for devices built inside your duplicator That information includes but limited to manufacture model number etc 13 5 Load Default This function will reset all of the options back to manufacture s default You can perform this function if your duplicator is acting abnormal You need to perform Shutdown and restart the system in order for this to take effect 13 6 Update Firmware This function will update the software of your duplicator To update you need to insert manufacture Certified Update CD into the Reader and select this function by pressing button We strongly suggest you to not upgrade your duplicator s firmware unless your duplicator is getting unstable 13 7 Save 14 15 16 This function will save all the settings you ve modified since last time the system is booted Account Management This feature allows you the administrator to have the power to 1 Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of this duplicator View existing user account lists Edit existing user account information including name and password Delete existing user account s Enable Disable this feature For more information please refer to Tutorial Guide X Introduction to Account Management Feature nA 4 UC b2 AUTOCOPY This function will allow the system to operate under the AutoCopy mode for ease of operation For more information on the AutoCopy featur
18. your master disc as FUN Then do the following Edit Partition Name x OK Make sure the cursor is located at the first position iii vl vi vi g Press DOWN button consecutively until F is displayed Press button once to move the cursor to the next position Press DOWN button consecutively until U is displayed Press button once to move the cursor to the next position Press DOWN button consecutively until N is displayed Press button once to move the cursor to the next position i Now we have the name FUN displayed and then press Q consecutively until the cursor is moved to OK ii Then press once to submit your name selection Now you shall see the following confirmation screen Load Partition FUN OK 25 h Press button to confirm Once your master disc has been recognized The loading progress indicator will be displayed and you shall see the following Loading FUN 4000MB IlO 423 MB 4000MB indicates the total capacity of your master disc 423MB indicates the current MB from the master disc that has been loaded FUN indicates the name of the partition the data is being loaded onto 10 indicates the current percentage of the master disc that has been loaded i Once your master disc has been loaded completely you shall see the followin
19. DVD 4000MB i 5 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired partition and then press to submit your selection and you shall see the following Delete Partition FUN DVD OK 6 Press to confirm and you shall see the following for 2 seconds Partition FUN Deleted 1 7 Then you will be directed back to Hard Drive Setup Menu Hard Drive Setup 4 Delete Partition 29 Tutorial Guide VIII Change the SETUP settings Most of the internal settings and information is stored inside the SETUP menu To explore and modify them is simple Below is an example to modify the Auto Start setting Please note that the default setup is set for optimal performance of the duplicator it is unnecessary to change if you are satisfied with the outcome 1 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR I OO le Setup i 2 Press Q to enter Setup Menu and you shall see the following Setup Language i 3 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen Setup 2 Auto Start 1 4 Press to enter Auto Start Setting Menu and you shall see the following Auto Start Auto i 5 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to modify the setting to Full and then press to submit your selection and you shall see the following Setup 2 Auto Start 6 If you would like to modify more settings then please go back to step
20. Guide XII Using AUTOCOPY The AutoCopy function allows you to copy from Disc to Disc automatically without pressing any keys It is the simplest way to make CD DVD copies The following tutorial will show you how to use this feature 1 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 I5 AutoCopy 2 Press to enter the AutoCopy Mode and you shall see the following AUTOCOPY Waiting for Master i 3 Now insert your Master Disc into the top Reader Tray and your Blank Discs into corresponding Writer Trays Be sure to close the trays after you load the discs into them You can automatically close all trays by press the when the screen shows Waiting for Blanks 4 Please allow 5 10 seconds for the duplicator to detect your Master Disc and Blank Discs After your Master Disc and Blank Discs have been recognized then you shall see the following screen Processing Please Wait 5 After 2 or 3 seconds of processing time the following Copy Progress Screen will appear Copying 4OI PMB O l2 48IMB 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master disc 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication in terms of MB 12 indicates the current progress of the duplication 0 indicates that you have made 0 copies so far 45 It is normal to see the progress indicator stays at 0 10 and 100 for approxim
21. O l2 48IMB 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master disc 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication in terms of MB 12 indicates the current progress of the duplication indicates that you have made 0 copies so far It is normal to see the progress indicator stays at 0 10 and 100 for approximately 30 seconds for CD duplication and up to 1 minute for Note DVD duplication That is caused by the initializing and finalizing stage Once the duplication run is completed the successful copies will be ejected and you shall see the following screen PASS 7 FAIL OC Waiting for Blanks 7 PASS 7 indicates that you ve just made 7 successful copies FAIL 0 indicates that you have no failure in this run 7 indicates that you ve successfully copied 7 copies so far Next refill more blank media to continue making more copies or you can press to terminate your project and go back to the main menu If you ve specified a counter value for your project and your project is completed you shall see the following screen 2 Disc Copied Press OK to Finish If you see above message you can press to go back to main menu Note Note If you enabled the counter and the number of discs you have inserted is more than what you requested you will receive a message regarding you have inserted more discs than what you need You can continue to c
22. OWN arrow button to select Hard Drive Then press button 4 Insert CDI into the 1st Drive and a blank to 2nd Drive 5 Wait until the following screen appears Total O Trk Om OOs Trackl 4m O3s 6 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see Track 2 on the 2nd line and then press Qi to confirm A symbol will appear on the left of Track 2 like following Total Trk 4m 49s Track 2 4m 49s 7 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see Track 4 on the 2nd line and then press to confirm A symbol will appear on the left of Track 4 like following Total 2 Trk 9m 47s Track 4 4m 58s 8 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see following Total 2 Trk 9m 47s Are you done 9 Press Once you submit your selection you shall see the following Audio Editing S 4m 58s 10 Once the loading process is complete you shall see the following screen Total 2 Trk 9m 47s Finish diting gt 35 11 Since you have not done with your selections yet you need to press DOWN button once and you shall see following Total 2 Trk 9m 47s Insert Next Master 12 Press button to continue and insert CD2 into the reader tray When CD2 is inserted wait until the following screen appears Total 2 Trk 9m 47s Track 4m O3s 13 Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see Track 3 on the 2nd line
23. ately 30 seconds for CD duplication and up to 1 minute Note for DVD duplication That is caused by the initializing and finalizing stage 6 Once the duplication run is completed the successful copies will be ejected and you shall see the following screen PASS 7 FAIL OC 7 Waiting for Blanks PASS 7 indicates that you ve just made 7 successful copies FAIL 0 indicates that you have no failure in this run 7 indicates that you ve successfully copied 7 copies so far Next refill your Blank Discs to continue making more copies If you wish to copy a new Master Disc you will need to remove the old master and load the new master discs prior to loading any new blank discs into the writer trays If you have a failed disc s bad copy the failed disc s will not be ejected automatically You need to manually eject the disc s and Note discard it if it s a write once recordable disc s NOTES 46 Setup Guide I Setup USB 2 0 Firewire device s This only applies if you have USB 2 0 or Firewire connections installed AU rn Re QN tA If there s a switch next to the USB Firewire Port Turn your duplicator off if it is running Turn your computer off if it is running Set the USB2 0 Firewire switch to ON at the back of your duplicator Using the standard USB 2 0 Firewire cable to connect your computer and your duplicator Turn on your duplicator Turn on your computer T
24. ator to detect your Master Disc and Blank Discs as well After your Master Disc and Blank Discs have been recognized then you shall see the following screen Preparing 7 Disc Detected Go The 7 indicates there are 7 discs recognized by the writer tray Actual quantity may be different depending on your machine By default the Auto Start setting is set to Auto For example if your duplicator has detected 3 blank discs and didn t detect any Note additional blank discs within 30 seconds then the duplication will start automatically Once the number of blank discs you inserted matches the number of discs detected on the screen Then press if you are not using Auto Note Start or wish to speed up the process to confirm and the following Processing screen will appear Processing Please Wait If the number of blank discs you inserted doesn t match the number of discs detected on the screen please give 10 15 seconds for the Note duplicator to recognize all of your blank discs e After 2 or 3 seconds of processing time the following Copy Progress Screen will appear Counter Specified Copuing 40i2MB O el l2 A8IMB 4012MP indicates the capacity of the master disc 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication in terms of MB o indicates the current progress of the duplication ye a project size No Counter Copying 40l2MB
25. certification under any circumstances you will encounter bottleneck symptoms which will delay your duplication time and reduce your duplication quality When making duplications directly from the master disc to the blank disc you often cannot maintain true 8x speed throughout the duplication process Unfortunately due to physical recordable DVD limitations most DVD master discs can not be read at 8x or higher speeds continuously Often the reader will fall behind the burners and the whole process will have to slow down In order to avoid this issue first load the master disc into the hard drive and make all duplications through the hard drive To duplicate form the Hard Drive you need to load your DVD master disc into a Hard Drive partition Once loaded make copies from the Hard Drive partition as you would from the master disc This process can be a little complicated and requires certain knowledge of the duplicator in order to operate To simplify this process for anyone we introduced a new feature called Load and Copy under the new category Duplication Mode This feature reduces the Duplication from Hard Drive process to a single step There are two features under Duplication modes On the Fly This mode instructs the duplicator to copy directly from the master disc The duplicator performs simultaneous read and write operations without any delays Advantage Ideal for small quantity quick duplication
26. disc s recognized by the system No Targets Please make sure the blanks disc s is properly placed in the recording tray s Burner Mixed or The writers carry different model version They Firmware Version are required to be identical for proper duplication Mixed Contact our Tech Support for detail The master disc is a different format than the blank disc s The format between the master disc and blank must be the same Targets amp Master Not Compatible Targets Not Blank The blank media you ve inserted are not blank Check your blank media s quality The size of your master disc and the copied disc Targets amp Master Size doesn t match This error usually occurs during the Mismatch Compare process Double check the master and the copied disc The blank discs you ve placed are not identical Targets M Code Mixed Please make sure they have the same brand and speed to ensure proper duplication The media you are trying to erase are not RW Targets sre notRW media ONLY RW media is able to be erased discs Master Disc is CSS Your Master Disc is Copy Protected You can not Protected copy this type of disc The Blank media you are using are not being l Dad Discs recognized by the Writers The blank media you ve inserted does not support TEST function You need to use either CD R or DVD R RW media to perform TEST function This format can not be tested 57 DVD is not supported The system does NOT
27. e please refer to Tutorial Guide XII Using AUTOCOPY Shutdown This function will make sure it is safe to turn off your duplicator Once you see Ready to Power OFF message then you can safely turn off the machine via Power Switch Turning off your duplicator without perform this function will increase the risk of damaging your duplicator NOTES 53 Trouble Shooting 1 No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on Y Check the connection of power cable and the environment of power outlet is normal vV Make sure the power voltage matches the voltage of your power outlet Y If the duplicator was stored in a location where the temperature dropped below 32 F 0 C within the past 24 hours leave the duplicator in a warm room with temperatures at least 65 F 19 C for 4 hours prior to powering it on 2 READER cannot read disc V Check the format of the master CD DVD or the master CD DVD itself for damage v Your master disc may be copy protected Normally most of the DVD and some of the CD you have purchase from stores have been copy protected V Use the Writers to read your master disc by selecting one of writers as the Master Reading Source Please refer to Tutorial IV Select the Master Reading Source if it works make a copy of your master disc and treat the copy as the new master Then set the Master Reading Source back to the READER and try again 3 Buttons do not function V Maybe it
28. e Setup Menu and you shall see the following Hard Drive Setup Select Partition i c Now load your master disc on to the Hard Drive To do so use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen Hard Drive Setup 2 Load Partition d Press Q to enter Load Partition Menu and you shall see the following Load Partition 4 74 Load gt New Partition i The 4 indicates the number of GB you ve already used on the Hard Drive The 74 indicates the total capacity of your hard drive in term of GB 24 e Now you have a choice to load your master disc into a new empty partition or overwrite one of the existing partitions if any exists by inputting modifying the name you desire or you can simply choose Auto Generate to have the system automatically generate a partition name for you Afterwards simply press the UP or DOWN arrow button to find your desired selection and press Q to submit your selection You will see the following unless you have chosen Auto Generate then please skip to Step h dit Partition Name OK f Now you can name the partition you are about to load into the Hard Drive To enter the name you need to use UP or DOWN button to select the character and use or button to move the cursor position and once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press For example if I want to name the partition of
29. e file to perform 260 No update file the System Firmware Update Contact Tech Support for assistance 261 Wrong update file The update file you are trying to update is not compatible for your system This is a system error during the System Firmware 262 UnknownNash model Update Please contact Tech Support for assistance 263 User Abort The system has acknowledged the Abort command 58
30. eliable high performance high speed standalone manual tower duplicator With its professional industrial design and simple beginner user interface it will make your duplicating experience easier than ever LLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLICLPIL EIE Before you start Before you start using this duplicator please read the following to ensure proper operation 1 Important Notice The type of duplicator you purchase will determine the type of discs you are able to copy For example if you purchased a CD only duplicator then you will only be able to copy onto recordable CD formats If you purchased a DVD duplicator then you can copy on to recordable DVD and CD formats If you purchased a Blu Ray and or HD DVD duplicator then you can copy onto recordable Blu Ray and or HD DVD DVD and CD formats If you have a Blu Ray and or HD DVD capable duplicator the term Blu Ray and or HD DVD can be substituted for CD or DVD within the text of this user manual 2 Duplicator Limitations The duplicator will not copy any CD DVD or Blu Ray and or HD DVD disc that have Copy Protection encoded inside Typically the movies you purchase or rent from the store will contain copy protection In addition to the copy protection limitation the duplicator cannot copy across formats This means that you cannot copy a DVD master onto a recordable CD In addition you cannot copy the same formats if the discs have different maximum capaci
31. es 48 6 VERIFY sees cen etel Se erage 49 7 SELECT B RN SPBBD ete 49 8 SELECT SOURCE eicere hate e 49 97 ERASE tenute ed mu DULL Sec 49 e am 5 i a J H lt 0 una o c a TABLE OF CONTENT TITLE PAGE Menu Overview 11 EDIT AUDIO TRACK 49 12 SETUP 12 1 Language eee 49 12 2 AU Star iain ede eee 50 12 3 Read Error Skip 50 12 4 CD Writing Mode 50 12 5 Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed 22 20 50 12 6 Buzzer 22 22 50 12 7 Startup Menu 00 2 2 cee cece ceeceeeeeeeceeeeneeeeeees 50 12 8 Screen Saver 22 c2 cceeceeesceeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeseeeeees 51 12 9 Duplication Mode 22 22 220 22 222 22 cee cence cece 51 12 10 Counter 51 12 11 DVD R High Compatibility Mode 5 12 12 ISRQ aiu eee eene 51 12 13 Disable Drives 252525212 2 212 55512 121114 51 12 14 USB Connection Firewire Connection 51 13 Utility 13 1 Disc Info 52 13 2 Presta seeiis icies eeen eaea 52 13 3 System Info eerte 52 13 4 Device Info etiseri iiis sasis 52 13 5 Load Defa lt i iiisreieie ienai a 52 13 6 Update Firmware eee 52 IE Li e N 53 14 Account Management 53 15 AUTOCOPY cece eee 53 16 Shutdown 2220 220 22220cceceeccceeeeeceeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeseees 53 Trouble Shooting 2 22 2 22 22 cee eee cece 54 Welcome Our duplicator is a r
32. ess OK to Finish Then you will be directed back to the main menu DUPLICATOR 1 00 Il Edit Audio Tracks NOTES 37 Tutorial Guide X Introduction to Account Management Feature This feature allows you the administrator to have the power to 1 Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of this duplicator 2 View existing user account lists 3 Edit existing user account information including name and password 4 Delete existing user account s 5 Enable Disable this feature This feature is disabled by default Prior to activating the account management feature the duplicator recognizes all users as the only activated user defined as the administrator The pre defined password for this function is 0000 By adding additional users each individual user will have his her own settings and have access to hard drive partitions he she loaded to the hard drive No one else will have the permission other than the Administrator For example if USER1 logged in and loaded a master disc to the hard drive partition Partition A if USER2 logs in USER2 will not have access to any partition loaded by USER1 which includes partition A To take advantage of this feature follow the below instructions 1 Change the Administrator password Please refer to Feature Overview 3 Edit User Info below for more information 2 Create a User Name and Password for every authorized person on this du
33. f any dust on the surface of the duplicator Do not try to use the Air Duster to clean the duplicator A while the reader writer trays are open In doing so you may inadvertently blow dust into the recording device and Warning damage the recording device 6 Proper Shutdown To avoid possible system failures you need to shutdown the duplicator properly To shutdown the duplicator you need to press button to 16 Shutdown and follow instructions on the screen to shutdown the duplicator properly Turning off your duplicator without performing this function will increase the risk of damaging your duplicator LCD Front Panel The below image is for reference only Your key assignment and appearance may differ 0009 e o Ss lt D u rt uU xo o m o O m O o o 9 Copy Test Speed Source Up Menu Option Scroll Up Down Menu Option Scroll Down Forward Enter OK Execute the function Backward Escape go back to the previous function Shortcut to make a copy Shortcut to make simulation of copying process Shortcut to change the duplication speed Shortcut to change your master reading source Tutorial Guide I Make Disc to Disc Copies This process will copy your master disc into several blank discs simultaneously However due to its simultaneous nature a good conditioned master disc and lower recording speed is necessary for high s
34. g Load Partition OK Press OK to Continue Then you can press Q button to go back to the Hard drive Setup Menu NOTES Tutorial Guide VI Rename Existing Hard Drive Partition Name When you load your master disc to a hard drive partition you are asked to give it a name However if you don t like the name you entered before you can rename it at anytime afterwards including the Reserved Partition To rename your existing hard drive partition name please do the following 1 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 10 Hard Drive Setup 1 2 Press to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you shall see the following Hard Drive Setup Select Partition 3 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen Hard Drive Setup 3 Rename Partition i 4 Press Q to enter Rename Partition Menu and you shall see the following Choose Partition FUN J DVD 4000MB i 5 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired partition and then press to submit your selection and you shall see the following confirmation screen Rename Partition FUN DVD OK 1 6 Press Q once again to confirm it and you shall see the following Rename Partition FUN OK 1 27 7 Now you can rename the partition you ve just selected To enter the name you need to use UP or DOWN button to select the character and use or
35. gher the quality of your duplicates If you have time it is a good choice to lower down the speed to produce the best quality duplicates When you turn on your duplicator after it has booted up you should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready DUPLICATOR 1 00 I COPY 1 Navigate to Speed Selection Menu Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 7 Select Burn Speed 1 2 Enter Speed Selection Menu Then you can press button to enter into Speed Selection Menu You shall see the following Select Burn Speed DVD to DVD 19 3 Select Duplication Speed Type There are different types of recording speed HDD CD to CD Copying to CD R RW Media from Pre loaded CD Partition or Original CD Media HDD DVD to DVD Copying to DVD R Media from Pre loaded DVD Partition or Original DVD Media HDD DVD DL to DVD DL Copying to Double Dual Layer Recordable DVD Media from Pre loaded DVD DL Partition or Original Double Dual Layer DVD Media HDD BD to BD Copying to BD R RE Media from Pre loaded BD Partition or Original Blu Ray Media HDD HD DVD to HD DVD Copying to HD DVD Recordable Media from Pre loaded HD DVD Partition or Original HD DVD Media Depending on what type of duplication and your duplicator restrictions you need to select the correct type in order to take effect To select the recording speed types you need to press UP or DOWN button to
36. ies for your project you need to enter input a 4 digit number If you are planning to specify a number that is less than 4 digits please fill the leading spaces with 0 s any leading 0 will be skipped An example of that 4 digit number could be 0234 Two hundred and thirty four or 0010 ten Remember the beginning 0 s are skipped therefore 0010 means 10 which is the number 10 To enter the number you need to use UP or DOWN button to select the number for each digit and use or button to move the cursor position right or left once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press For example if I want to specify a counter value of 21 twenty one The 4 digit value would be 0021 To input the desired quantity please do the following Make sure the cursor is located at the first position Specify Counter X OK i Press DOWN button consecutively until 0 is displayed ii Press button once to move the cursor to the next position iii Press DOWN button consecutively until 0 is displayed iv Press button once to move the cursor to the next position v Press DOWN button consecutively until 2 is displayed vi Press button once to move the cursor to the next position vii Press DOWN button consecutively until 1 is displayed viii Now we have 0021 displayed and then press once and the cur
37. is setting is changed 51 13 Utility 52 13 1 Disc Info If you are uncertain about the type of blank recordable media you are using the duplicator is equipped with the disc info function to help identify and notify you of the disc information encoded within This function Disc Info can be found in the Utility menu This feature will identify your blank recordable Media s format capacity manufacture ID as well as the Media s certified writing speed This feature only applies to media in the recording trays Note 13 2 Prescan Approximately 5096 of failures reported by our duplicator are caused by errors in the master disc which our Reader couldn t overcome When this kind of failure occurs it tends to waste all of your blank recordable medias To help detect flaws in the master disc prior to performing the duplicating process we introduce the Prescan feature This feature will scan and detect any bad sectors existing in the master disc It is recommended to perform this feature before starting the duplication task for all master discs By doing so you can prevent wasting the blank media if there is an error in the master disc 13 3 System Info By entering this menu you will be able to see the many specification of your duplicator such as the firmware version CPU type RAM capacity You can check the specifications by pressing UP or DOWN button 13 4 Device Info By entering this menu you will be able to see
38. isc to Disc Copies or Tutorial Guide II Make Hard Drive HDD to Disc Copies 2 TEST This menu will guide you to make simulation of copying process During this simulation process all write once recordable discs such as DVD R CD R will be reusable The purpose of performing such simulation is to ensure error free duplication Due to the physical limitation of DVD R RW amp BD R RE A recordable format you can not perform this procedure if your a recordable discs are DVD R RW amp BD R RE recordable format If Warning s you do so you will encounter failure messages If you are using CD RW DVD RW discs as your blanks media during the simulation all of the content inside those discs will be Warning reased permanently 3 COMPARE This menu will guide you to perform a bit by bit comparison between the Master Reading Source and all the copied discs inside the writer tray The purpose to perform this compare operation is to ensure all of your copies have the exactly same information as your Master Reading Source 4 TEST COPY This menu will guide you to perform the simulation of copying process and if everything has passed during the simulation a real copying process will be performed If there s an error encountered during the simulation an error message will be displayed and the copying process will not be initiated 5 COPY COMPARE This menu will guide you to make copies for you and after the copy process has been fi
39. ke to run press UP or DOWN arrow button until your desired mode is displayed and press Q button to confirm b Then you will see the Counter Selection Menu like the following Counter No Counter c The Counter Selection Menu will let you choose how many copies you want to make for your project This Counter Selection feature will allow the duplicator to count the number of copies you ve made and prompt you when the desired number of copies has been made You can select No Counter if you prefer to copy continuously with no interruption It will still count the number of copies but it will not notify you when to stop To select the No Counter simply press button when you see the screen above Then skip below and continue on to step d Or you can select Specify Counter between to 9999 by pressing the UP or DOWN navigation button to the below screen Counter Specify Counter Then please press button to submit You shall see the screen below Specify Counter O OK To specify the number of copies for your project you need to enter input a 4 digit number If you are planning to specify a number that is less than 4 digits please fill the leading spaces with 0 s any leading 0 will be skipped An example of that 4 digit number could be 0234 Two hundred and thirty four or 0010 ten Remember the beginning 0 s are skipped therefore 0010 means 10
40. l View User i There are five menus in the Manage Accounts 1 View User Manage Accounts l View User i This menu allows you to view current existing user accounts o0 User Admin is the administrative account It will always be there Note Press button to enter into this menu and press button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection 39 2 Create User Manage Accounts 2 Create User This menu allows you to create additional user accounts Each user has their own settings and hard drive partitions During this process you will be prompted to enter a new user name and user password for a new account User name can consists of maximum 8 alphanumeric letters or numbers Note User password will consist of 4 numbers Press button to enter into this menu and press button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection 3 Edit User Info Manage Accounts 3 Edit User Info This menu allows you to change the existing user account s name and password During this process you will be asked to select the existing account and then you will be prompted to enter the new user name and new user password for this account User Admin is the administrative account you can NOT change the user name for this account but you will be able to change the password Note for this account User name consists of maximum 8 alphanumeric letters
41. l be able to boost the DVD duplication speed to 8x or above ii Stability Duplicating from Hard Drive will stabilize the duplication process compared to the Disc to Disc duplicating m iii Durability Hard Drive is a much better storage device than DVD recordable discs First of all DVD recordable discs are composed of chemical materials tend to degrade over a period of time while Hard Drives are made of magnetic disks which will last over 100 years Secondly DVD recordable discs are often exposed and can very easily be scratched on its surface while Hard Drives are covered with metal and mounted inside the duplicator iv Convenience With your master discs stored inside the Hard Drive you can have access to each one easily There is no need to carry your master discs they are all stored inside the duplicator Disc to Disc copy Copy from 2nd Tray This is the case when your master disc is full of scratches You would need to use the Writer Tray as your Master Reading Source to make a copy and use the new copy as your new master to make more copies 21 When you turn on your duplicator after it has booted up you should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready DUPLICATOR 1 00 I COPY 1 1 Navigate to Source Selection Menu Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 8 Select Source i 2 Enter Source Selection Menu Then you can press
42. le touch all the necessary tasks will be automated for you and loaded on to the Reserved partition You can rename the data on the Reserved partition and place it in a standard partition if you wish to keep it This must be done prior to loading a new master through Load and Copy By default the duplication mode is set to Auto This will prompt you to choose between one of the duplication modes when you enter any of the following functions Copy Test Test Copy and Copy Compare 43 44 However if you prefer not to be prompted each time you can always go to 12 Setup and select sub menu 9 and manually reset it To do so please follow the below steps When you turn on the duplicator you shall see following DUPLICATOR 1 00 I Copy Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively until you see following DUPLICATOR 1 00 le Setup Press button once You shall see following Setup l Language Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively until you see following Setup 9 Duplication Mode Press button once You shall see following Duplication Mode Auto Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively to select your desired mode Duplication Mode Load and Copy Press button once to submit your selection You shall see following Setup 9 Duplication Mode Press Button once to go back to the main menu Tutorial
43. lly 74 5 Billion Bytes 74 5GB 2 In addition we round off all fractions of a GB to the lower whole number That means for a hard drive that has a 74 5GB system capacity we only recognize and utilize 74GB The following steps will show you how to load your master disc into the installed Hard Drive as a partition and copy the stored partition onto blank discs This process is recommended for mass volume production To load your master disc onto a hard drive partition please do the following 1 Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to the Hard Drive It is very important to make sure the Master Reading Source is set for the Hard Drive in order to avoid unnecessary error messages To check the Master Reading Source please do the following a Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 8 Select Source 23 b Press Q to enter Select Source Menu and you shall see the following Hard Drive Port O WDC WD400 B 75CPFO Make sure it is located at Hard Drive If not then you need to press UP or DOWN navigation button to search for it c Press to submit your selection After your selection has been submitted you will see the following DUPLICATOR 1 00 8 Select Source 2 Load your master disc onto the Hard Drive a Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 O Hard Drive Setup b Press to enter Hard Driv
44. more songs you need to press DOWN arrow button until you see the following screen Total 6 Trk 26m 17s Insert Next Master 33 Then press button to continue After that your old master disc will be ejected and you can insert another audio CD into the Reading Tray Please go back and follow the instruction on Step 3 If you choose to finalize it you need to press the DOWN arrow button until you see the following screen Total 6 Trk 26m 17s Finish diting gt 1 Then press button to continue You will see following confirmation screen Total 6 Trk 26m 17s Confirm to Finalize i Press button again to confirm the finalization it will then perform disc finalizing process During the process you shall see following progress indicator Processing to Disc 10 OR Finalizing Please Wait 1 When the whole process completes your mixed copy will be ejected and you shall see the following Job Completed Press OK to Finish i Then you will be directed back to the main menu DUPLICATOR 1 00 lI Edit Audio Tracks i Example of Editing Audio Tracks to Hard Drive For Duplicators with Hard Drive Installed We need to create a new Audio CD from 2 different Discs 34 CDI song 2 and song 4 CD2 song 3 song 4 and song 5 1 Go to function 11 Edit Audio Track DUPLICATOR 1 00 l Edit Audio Tracks 2 Press button 3 Use UP or D
45. nections please make sure the USB 2 0 Firewire connections is off and restart your duplicator Y Reset back to default Troubleshoot 10 V Contact our tech support 10 How do I reset my duplicator back to default I Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 I3 Utility i II Press Q to enter Utility Menu and you shall see the following Utilitu l Disc Info III Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen Utilitu 5 Load Default 55 IV Press to enter Load Default Menu and you shall see the following Load Default Press OK to continue V Press to confirm and you system will be loaded back to default Once the operation is complete you will see the following Utilitu 5 Load Default VI You need to perform Shutdown and restart the system in order for this to take effect NOTES 56 Error Code Typically the system will show an error message and error code if a problem occurs Please reference the below diagram for a description of the error codes and the recommend solution CEA Error Message Recommendation Blank Disc is in the Source Tray Make sure the Master Disc Empty source is properly selected and double check the master disc The Master Disc is not recognized by the Source Bad Master Tray Please eject and reload the master disc or double check the master disc for quality There is no blank
46. nished it will perform an additional comparison process automatically to ensure data correctness 48 6 VERIFY This menu will guide you to perform Disc Readalibility Check This operation will check the readiblity of your mater discs and the copied discs The purpose to perform this verify operation is to ensure all of your copies are readable 7 SELECT BURN SPEED This menu will guide you to adjust the duplication speed on various duplication modes For more information please refer to Tutorial Guide III Select the Duplication Speed 8 SELECT SOURCE This menu will guide you to set the Master Reading Source For more information please refer to Tutorial IV Select the Master Reading Source 9 ERASE This menu will guide you to erase your rewriteable discs in the WRITER Tray There are two options to erase your rewriteable discs Full Erase It will erase the entire disc which will make it impossible to be recovered Quick Erase It will erase the index of the rewritable disc not the data section 10 HARD DRVE SETUP This menu will guide you to perform various Hard Drive related operations such as Loading Renaming or Deleting your images For more information please refer to Tutorial Guide V VI VII 11 EDIT AUDIO TRACK This menu will guide you to perform Audio Tracking Selection feature This feature will help you combine audio tracks from various CDs into a single customize audio CD For more informati
47. o load to a new partition The capacity of the created partition will be the same as the size of your master disc rounded up to the next Gigabyte The number of partitions the hard drive can hold is determined by the capacity of your hard drive and the size of the partitions you created For example if you have an 80GB Hard Drive with a system capacity of 74GB You can load 74 CDs or 19 DVDs given a 4GB average capacity There are many factors that could contribute to the capacity difference between y pacity 10 1 the advertised capacity and the actual capacity Hard Drive Manufactures use conversion rate of 1GB 1 Billion Bytes or 1000 3 Bytes However most Operating Systems including our Duplication System use standard conversion rate of 1GB 1 074 Billion Bytes or 1024 3 Bytes Therefore for an advertised 80GB Hard Drive 80 Billion Bytes the Duplication System capacity is actually 74 5 Billion Bytes 74 5GB 2 In addition we round off all fractions of a GB to the lower whole number That means for a hard drive that has a 74 5GB system capacity we only recognize and utilize 74GB The following steps will show you how to load your master disc into the installed Hard Drive as a partition and copy the stored partition onto blank discs This process is recommended for mass volume production How to make copies from the Hard Drive When you turn on your duplicator after it has booted up you should see the following
48. on please refer to Tutorial Guide IX Audio CD Editing 12 SETUP 12 1 Language This setting will allow you to choose which language you prefer to navigate this duplicator Current supported languages are Spanish English etc 12 2 Auto Start This setting will allow you to choose Auto Full or Off 49 When it is Full This feature will allow the duplicator to copy automatically once your master disc and all of the writer trays of the duplicator are fulfilled with recordable media When it is Off the copy process requires you to press button to confirm the duplication When it is Auto if your duplicator has detected 3 blank discs on a 4 target or higher duplicator for example and didn t detect any additional blank discs for 30 seconds then the duplication will be started automatically However in order for this feature to take effect you need to be inside the operation menu such as COPY TEST TEST COPY COPY COMPARE etc 12 3 Read Error Skip Normally when the duplicator encountered a reading error while reading your master disc all the duplication will be aborted and all the recordable media will be ruined However if you believe that your master disc has a small insignificant error due to physical damages you can enable the setting to allow the duplicator to skip any read error it has encountered This function will not fix the error it will only skip it to make the rest of the data readable
49. opy or you can eject the extras If you happen to have any failed discs bad copy the failed disc s will not be ejected automatically You need to manually eject them and throw them away if they are write once recordable disc s NOTES Tutorial Guide II Make Hard Drive HDD to Disc Copies For Duplicator w HDD installed Copying from the Hard Drive is the best way to make copies Overall there are 4 benefits to copying from the Hard Drive i m ii Performance Duplicating from the Hard Drive will be able to boost the DVD duplication speed to 8x or above Stability Duplicating from Hard Drive will stabilize the duplication process compared to the Disc to Disc duplicating Durability Hard Drive is a much better storage device than DVD recordable discs First of all DVD recordable discs are composed of chemical materials tend to degrade over a period of time while Hard Drives are made of magnetic disks which will last over 100 years Secondly DVD recordable discs are often exposed and can very easily be scratched on its surface while Hard Drives are covered with metal and mounted inside the duplicator iv Convenience With your master discs stored inside the Hard Drive you can have access to each one easily There is no need to carry your master discs they are all stored inside the duplicator If your duplicator has a Hard Drive installed a partition will be created whenever you begin t
50. or to the next position iii Press DOWN button consecutively until U is displayed iv Press button once to move the cursor to the next position v Press DOWN button consecutively until N is displayed vi Press button once to move the cursor to the next position vii Now we have the name FUN displayed and then press consecutively until the cursor is moved to OK viii Then press once to submit your name selection g Now you shall see the following confirmation screen Load Partition FUN OK h Press button to confirm Once your master disc has been recognized The loading progress indicator will be displayed and you shall see the following Loading 4OOOMB FUN 10 423MB 4000MB indicates the total capacity of your master disc 423MB indicates the current MB from the master disc that has been loaded FUN indicates the name of the partition the data is being loaded onto 10 indicates the current _ percentage of the master disc that has been loaded 13 i Once your master disc has been loaded completely you shall see the following Load Partition OK Press OK to Continue Then you can press button to go back to the Hard Drive Setup Menu 3 Go back to COPY Menu a Press QU button to go back to the main menu You shall see the following DUPLICATOR 1 00
51. plicator Please refer to Feature Overview 2 Create User below for more information 3 Enable the Account Management feature by turning ON the Password on Boot UP setting Please refer to Feature Overview 5 Password on Bootup below for more information This duplicator comes with standard license which allows you to create up to 32 users However if you desire to create more than 32 users Note please contact us regarding our special 64 user license pack Account Management Feature Overview To access the account management feature you need to perform the following tasks 38 When you turn on the duplicator you shall see following DUPLICATOR 1 00 l Copy Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively until you see following DUPLICATOR 1 00 14 Manage Accounts i Press button once You will be asked for the Administrator s Password nter Admin s PWD XXXX OK 1 By default the Administrator s Password is 0000 To enter that press UP or DOWN button to select the first digit of your password and press button to submit the current digit and you will be guided to select the next digit Repeat above steps until you ve selected all digits of your password After you have entered the password you need to press button on OK to submit your password Once your password is validated you will be guided to the main Manage Accounts screen like below Manage Accounts
52. s Screen will appear Counter Specified Copying H40I2MB O el l2 A48IMB 4012MP indicates the capacity of the master disc 48 1MB indicates the current MB from the master disc that has been copied indicates the current progress of the duplication es you have a project size and you have made 0 H indicates you are copying from a No Counter Copying H4OI2 MB O le 48IMB 2MB indicates the capacity of the master disc 481MB indicates the current MB from the master disc that has been copied 12 indicates the current progress of the duplication 0 indicates that you have made 0 copies so far H indicates you are copying from a Hard Drive Image Hard Drive Image It is normal to see the progress indicator stays at 0 10 and 100 for approximately 30 seconds for CD duplication and up to 1 minute Note for DVD duplication That is caused by the initializing and finalizing stages Once the duplication run is completed the good copies will be ejected and you shall see the following screen PASS 7 FAIL OC Waiting for Blanks 7 PASS 7 indicates that you ve just made 7 successful copies FAIL 0 indicates that you have no failure in this run 7 indicates that you ve successfully copied 7 copies so far Next refill more blank media to continue making more copies or you can press to
53. se skip to Step 3 However if your duplicator does have a Hard Drive installed you will see the following Edit Track To Blank CD 31 At this point you can press UP or DOWN arrow button to select how you want to mix your audio tracks Below are your options Hard Drive if a Hard Drive is Installed By choosing Hard Drive as the temporary storage location you will be instructed to load all of your favorite songs into the Hard Drive and after you have selected all of your favorite songs you will be instructed to copy them onto a blank 80 min CD R media Blank CD R media By choosing Blank CD R as the temporary storage location you will be instructed to copy all of your favorite songs into the blank CD R you ve inserted and after you have finished you will be instructed to finalize the CD R disc 3 Once you made your selection you shall see the following Preparing Waiting for Master OR Preparing Waiting for a Blank When you see above please insert an audio CD that contains your favorite track s in the Master Reading Tray and a blank CD R media into one of Writer Trays If either one of the ABOVE 2 screens is shown for more than 2 minutes please check your Master Disc or Blank Discs for quality Please allow 5 10 seconds for the duplicator to detect your Master Disc and Blank Discs as well After your Master Disc and Blank Discs have been recognized then you shall see the follo
54. signifying your duplicator is ready DUPLICATOR 1 00 I COPY 1 1 Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to the Hard Drive It is very important to make sure the Master Reading Source is set to the Hard Drive in order to avoid unnecessary error messages To check the Master Reading Source please do the following a Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 8 Select Source i b Press to enter Select Source Menu and you shall see the following Hard Drive Port O WDC WD400 B 75CPFO 1 Make sure it is located at Hard Drive If not then you need to press UP or DOWN navigation button to search for it c Press to submit your selection After your selection has been submitted you will see the following DUPLICATOR 1 00 8 Select Source i 2 Load your master disc onto the Hard Drive If you have already loaded your master disc onto the Hard Drive then you can skip step 2 and go to step 3 11 12 a Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 IO Hard Drive Setup b Press to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you shall see the following Hard Drive Setup I Select Partition c Now load your master disc on to the Hard Drive To do so use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen Hard Drive Setup 2 Load Partition d Press to enter Load Partition Men
55. sor is now moved to OK ix Then press Q once to submit your counter value 15 Now you shall see following screen Preparing Waiting for Blanks If the ABOVE screen is displayed for more than 2 minutes please check your Blank Discs for quality Note d Please allow 5 10 seconds for the duplicator to detect your Hard Drive partition and Blank Discs as well After your Hard Drive partition and Blank Discs have been recognized then you shall see the following screen Preparing 7 Disc Detected Go Em The 7 indicates there are 7 discs that were recognized by the recording tray Actual quantity may be different depend on your machine By default the Auto Start setting is set to Auto For example if your duplicator has detected 3 blank discs and didn t detect any Note additional blank discs for 30 seconds then the duplication will be started automatically Once the number of blank discs you inserted matches the number of discs detected on the screen Then press Q if you are not using Auto Note Start or wish to speed up the process to confirm and the following Processing screen will appear Processing Please Wait If the number of blank discs you inserted doesn t match the number of discs detected on the screen please give 10 15 seconds for the Note duplicator to recognize all of your blank discs e After 2 or 3 seconds of processing time the following Copy Progres
56. ty limitations This means that you cannot copy a single layer DVD or Blu Ray and or HD DVD disc onto a double dual layer DVD or Blu Ray and or HD DVD disc or vice versa The recordable blanks must be the same format and maximum capacity as the master disc you intend to duplicate 3 Temperature Warning If the duplicator was stored in a location where the temperature dropped below 32 F 0 C within the past 24 hours please leave the duplicator in a warm room with temperatures at least 65 F 19 C for 4 hours prior to powering it on for the first time Failure to do so may cause irreparable harm and prevent the duplicator from functioning 4 External Connection Warning If you have an external connection installed in your duplicator you will see the USB Firewire sticker s on your writer front drive panel s In order to operate the duplicator solely as a standalone unit no connection to the computer you have to make sure all of the USB Firewire connection s are off If by any chance the USB Firewire connection s are on please refer to Setup Guide Setup USB 2 0 Firewire device s 5 Maintenance It is very important to operate and keep the duplicator in a dust free clean environment since dust is the number killer for CD DVD recording devices Failure to do so may severely damage your duplicator We strongly suggest you place an Air Cleaner next to the duplicator and constantly use the Air Duster Can Air to clear of
57. u and you shall see the following Load Partition 4 74 Load gt New Partition The 4 indicates the number of GB you ve already used on the Hard Drive The 74 indicates the total capacity of your hard drive in terms of GB e Now you have a choice to load your master disc into a new empty partition or overwrite one of the existing partitions if any exists including Reserved Partition by inputting and modifying the name you desire or you can simply choose Auto Generate to have the system automatically generate a partition name for you Afterwards simply press the UP or DOWN arrow button to find your desired selection and press to submit your selection You will see the following unless you have chosen Auto Generate then please skip to Step h dit Partition Name OK f Now you can name the partition you are about to load into the Hard Drive To enter the name you need to use the UP or DOWN buttons to select the character and use or button to move the cursor position and once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press For example if you want to name the partition for your master disc as FUN Then do the following Make sure the cursor is located at the first position Edit Partition Name X OK i Press DOWN button consecutively until F is displayed ii Press button once to move the curs
58. uccess rate and good quality duplications When you turn on your duplicator after it has booted up you should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready DUPLICATOR 1 00 I COPY 1 Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to the 1st Tray Reading Tray It is very important to make sure that your current Master Reading Source is the top tray in order to avoid unnecessary error messages To check the Master Reading Source please do the following a Use UP or DOWN arrow buttons to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 8 Select Source i b Press Qi to enter Select Source Menu and you shall see the following Drive Port 1 0 Pioneer DVD ROM Make sure it is located at Drive 1 If not then you need to press the UP or DOWN navigation button to search for it c Press to submit your selection 2 Go back to COPY Menu a Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen DUPLICATOR 1 00 I COPY 3 Start the Copy Process a Now please insert your master disc and your blank discs into the corresponding tray s and press button to enter COPY menu You will see the duplicator mode menu like below Duplication Mode Load and Copy Now you have been given two choices Load and Copy On the Fly For detail information please review Tutorial Guide XII Introduction to Duplication Mode Once you have decided which mode you would li
59. wing screen 32 Total O Trk Om Os Track 4m 3lIs When you see above you can press UP or DOWN arrow button to display the information on each track of this audio CD and press to select the track to be copied Once a track is selected you shall see on the left of the track number on the 2nd line You will also be able to see the total tracks and total playtime you have selected Once you have finished selecting the tracks you want to copy you can press UP or DOWN arrow button until you see ARE YOU DONE on the 2nd line like screen following Total 6 Trk 26m 17s Are you done You can press Q button to submit your selection You will see the following Audio diting 4m 37s j 1 indicates that it is working on track 1 4m 37s indicates the track s playback time If the capacity of total audio tracks you have selected is more than your blank CD R disc s capacity you shall see the following two Warning screens flashing OVER BLANK DISC CAPA Press OK to Continue i BLANK DISC CAPACITY Press OK to Continue i If you see messages above please press button to continue Once the Copying process is complete you shall see the following screen Total 6 Trk 26m 17s Finish Editing gt i At this point you have a choice to finalize it mark the completion or insert another audio CD for more songs If you choose to insert another audio CD for

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