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1. Chapter 7 is enabled The options in the Alerts panel are used to enable additional optical alerts for various events yy altec J 16mb_testdaten img HHMCCopySta le Run View Settings 7 a ES options read after write w burst mode CoppStation pY card count IO adress reinitialization best Options Special Modes If Image lt Cardsize possible W Priorityewitch enable Storerequest in Inep blode Alerts E W Defect Cards in box lO Show active Box Automode Boxchange W LED flashing enable IY Windowflasher enable Cancel User Manual SD Card CopyStation f altec f altec read after write causes the program to verify that the data in the Memory Cards in the CardBox matches the contents of the selected image as soon as the copying operation has finished auto box change in conjunction with automode initiates copying one after the other if several CopyStations are installed see Chapter 5 burst mode in conjunction with automode initiates copying in parallel simultaneous where several CopyStations are installed see Chapter 5 card count opens a dialogue in which the number of cards in a batch lot and the number of cards per Cards in lot i Enter count of cards in lot CardBox can be defined If you have chosen auto enter 0 to work with n unbounded count mode the copy operation will be automatically o o stopped when2. image matches the contents of the selected Memory Card You can use this command any time you want to check that the data has been written correctly If an image file is not currently selected you will be prompted to choose one Then select the Memory Card you want to verify by clicking on the respec tive slot in the Box Views window or by specifying the slot number A status window shows the progress of the verify operation You will then be shown a window containing the results of the operation gt image gt box copies the selected image to all Memory Cards in the CardBox If an image file is not currently selected you will be prompted to choose one The copy operation then starts automatically gt image box is used to manually verify that the contents of the selected image matches the contents of all of the cards in the CardBox You can use this command any time you want to check that the data has been written correctly If an image file is not currently selected you will be prompted to choose one A status window shows the progress of the verify operation You will then be shown a window containing the results of the operation User Manual SD Card CopyStation 10 f altec A altec 4 3 automode is used for automatic copying to several CardBoxes First of all the selected image is copied to all Memory Cards in the CardBox which is inserted You will then be prompted to exchange the CardBox with a new
3. 2 i q whenever you remove or insert card image Memory Cards without removing image gt box the CardBox from the drive remov image box ing and replacing the CardBox exe cutes the initialize box command automode automatically cTOP The initialize box command refreshes the Box Views window and closes all status windows if any are open Accordingly you can use this command to tidy up your desktop gt card image creates an image of the selected Memory Card in the same way as the new image command in the File menu If an image is already selected it is overwritten Otherwise you will need to specify a file name and directory for the image file Select the Memory Card whose data you want to save to the image file by clicking on the respective slot in the Box Views window or by specifying the slot number 9 User Manual SD Card CopyStation f altec f altec Box Views CopyStation 1 CopyStation 2 CopyStation 3 Copy Station 4 1 2 3 4 5 E 7 J 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 16 19 20 cloze gt image card copies an image to a single selected Memory Card If an image file is not currently selected you will be prompted to choose one If necessary select the Memory Card you want to write to by clicking on the respective slot in the Box Views window or by specifying the slot number gt card image 2 is used to manually verify that the contents of the selected
4. Card during copying e g according to the card ID number Various program environments can be implemented which you activate by using different user names at login Development of CopyStation versions for other operating systems 8 Support and further information Support hotline from Monday to Friday 11 am to 3 pm German time CET Phone 49 511 98381 70 or eMail support altec computersysteme com Please ask for our product overview or visit our website for information on further storage products drives and solid state disks from altec http www altec computersysteme com User Manual SD Card CopyStation 18
5. CardBox con taining fresh Memory Cards The next copy operation starts automatically as soon as the CardBox has been exchanged Choose the automode command again to cancel automode In this case the current copy operation will be com pleted but you will not be prompted for a new CardBox See also Chapter 5 Multiple device mode STOP immediately cancels a copy or verify operation This command does not corrupt the card or cards and they can be reused for another copy operation However please note that if you stop a copy operation the data on the cards may be incomplete The STOP command also cancels automode View menu Thi h hi 2 z z is menu is used to show or hide sev b img MMCCopyStation eral of the program windows View Settings 7 box select see Chapter 5 select window view box shows or hides the Box v view box Views window which uses differ AEA EE w bos ent colors to indicate the status of v toolbar bos 3 the CardBox slots and or the v statebar hos 4 Memory Cards which are inserted U Gl gi amp Memory Card is not correctly inserted is shown gray An inactive card is shown green A yellow slot indicates that the corresponding card is being accessed A red slot indicates an error e g in a copy or verify operation An empty slot or a slot where the Click a slot in the Box Views window to display a status window for the corre sponding Memory Card The informati
6. PC is installed with the automode command see Page 11 When using automode in multiple copying mode already written CardBoxes recognisable by the tick in the progress display see diagram at right can be replaced at any time by ppp CardBoxes with unwritten cards There are two alternative multicopying modes under auto mode 1 Activate the auto box change menu item in the Settings menu then start copying operations with automode In this mode copying operations are performed on the CardBoxes one after the other When the first copying operation on a CardBox is finished the program looks for the next CardBox with unwritten cards If it finds such a CardBox the copying operation is continued with this CardBox If the program does not find a CardBox with unwritten cards it asks you to change the CardBoxes KJ 16mb_testdaten img MMCCopyStation OF x File Fun View Settings wa E A sells lel ler EP lr Bl lela lee 2 CopyStation 1 CopyStation 2 CopyStation 3 CopyStation 4 RNMAAEHERE ot WAITE IMAGE TO ALL CARD IN BOX idle NUM Thursday 26 June 2003 07 06 PM 15 User Manual SD Card CopyStation f altec f altec 2 Activate burst mode in the Settings menu then Anne cect start the copying operations with automode a_i In this mode copying operations are performed in CopyStation 1 parallel on the CardBoxes Where there are several
7. should then confirm Password with OK After that insert the master Memory Cancel Card containing the data you want to duplicate into the CardBox and insert the CardBox into the drive After initializing the CardBox slots the software should display the Box Views window automatically and the slot containing the card is shown in green empty slots are shown in gray see View Box command in Chapter 4 3 for more details EJ count4mb img MH CCopyStation File Aun View Settings 7 Ee pe ce a A EE fal al S r EE CopyStation 1 Copy Station 2 CopyStation 3 Copy Station 4 M eS Ge eee Se eee eS E a le 20 close a E E 0 0 WRITE TAGE TOALL CARD INBOX idle NUM TH User Manual SD Card CopyStation 6 yy altec Choose new image from the File menu to create an image from the master Memory Card Specify a name and directory for the image file and use the file name extension img If there is more than one card in the CardBox select the Memory Card whose data you want to save to the image file by clicking on the appropriate slot in the Box Views window or by specifying the slot number The card of which an image is being created is displayed yellow to indicate that the program is accessing the card A status window shows the progress of the operation This image is now the current image even after restarting the program The file name of the current image is shown in the title bar of th
8. the specified batch size Cards in lot Cards in box Enter fix count of cards in a box enter 0 to work with batch contains more cards than necessary to com unbounded count plete the batch they will also be programmed A warning is output when the CardBox is initialized or has been reached However if the last CardBox in the inserted in the drive if the number of cards in the CardBox is incorrect IO adress is used to configure the I O address of the IDE controller to which the SD Card CopyStation is connected We do not recommend you to use this com mand reinitialisation resets all settings for the MultiCopyStation software in the Windows registry to the default values We do not recommend you to use this command The changes only take effect after the MultiCopyStation software is restarted When you restart the MultiCopyStation software after carrying out this com mand it is necessary to indicate the correct assignment of each physical Copy Station drive to the software You will be prompted to remove all of the CardBoxes from the drives You then need to insert and remove the CardBoxes one at a time to reassign the drives to the correct CardBox tabs in the software CardBox 1 to 4 In addition all options in the Settings menu are reset to default values User Manual SD Card CopyStation 14 f altec f altec 5 Multiple device mode You start multiple copying mode where more than one CopyStation per
9. versions such as custom software extensions or systems for automatic insertion of memory cards card feeder can be developed on request A software add on is being developed to encode the data individually for each SD Card during copying e g according to the card ID number Demo version with limited number of card copies available Scope of delivery Complete system consisting of a PC with one pre installed 5 CopyStation drive pre installed Windows 2000 and altec MultiCopyStation software mouse and keyboard one exchangeable CardBox with slots for up to 20 SD Cards or MultiMedia Cards CD ROM with drivers software and this manual as an Acrobat PDF file Microsoft Windows 2000 OEM version on CD ROM Using the CardBox Please refer to the warning label on the top of the CardBox before inserting the CardBox in the SD Card CopyStation for the first time Do not use excessive force Please note the following when inserting SD Cards or MultiMediaCards in the Card Box Cards must be inserted with the diagonal corner upwards and towards the front see sketch When copying make sure that the write protect switch on the card if fitted is not set to the Lock position User Manual SD Card CopyStation 4 p altec 3 User software 3 1 Overview of functions in the user software With the exception of typing in file names the user software can be operated solely with the mouse and has a graphical user interface which is t
10. Card CopyStation into their own systems need modifications to the user software For example if you need mass duplication systems with additional automation for very large production runs we can develop special products to meet your requirements see Chapter 7 1 2 Features Complete system consisting of a PC with one pre installed 514 CopyStation drive IDE interface one exchangeable CardBox pre installed Windows 2000 and altec MultiCopyStation software mouse and keyboard Each CardBox has slots for up to 20 SD Cards or MultiMedia Cards CardBoxes are also being developed for CompactFlash Cards and other Flash Memory media Separate controller for each card slot allows parallel processing of copy com mands for very high performance High speed image copies e g 20 SD Cards or MultiMedia Cards with 64 MB in less than 3 minutes The pre installed Windows based altec MultiCopyStation software is very easy to use Systems available with up to four CopyStation drives High speed parallel copying to currently max 4 installed CopyStation drives 3 User Manual SD Card CopyStation altec 1 3 2 The software writes a log file of copy operations in MS Access format Optional inspection mode software extension that allows you to inspect log and in some cases edit freely definable memory card parameters such as CID Card Identificaton Data MID Manufacurer ID or CSD Card Specific Data Special
11. CoppStation 2 CardBoxes inserted copying to all CardBoxes takes place in parallel i e virtually simultaneously see pro OO CopyStation 3 gress display in adjacent picture After inserting a CardBox with unwritten cards the program starts copying straight away irrespective of other copying operations in progress E CopyStation 4 To change the modes auto box change and burst mode you first have to deactivate the active mode by clicking on the menu item again You can then select the other mode Unless you activate either the auto box change or the burst mode feature operation of the currently selected CopyStation is identical to that of a single installed Copy EPren Station see previous sections In addition no progress CopyStation 2 display is visible in the Box Select window see adjacent picture CopyStation 3 You can only select a different CopyStation when the Copystetons currently selected CopyStation is inactive i e not copying e N or verifying Select the CopyStation you want to use by clicking one of the tabs in the Box Views window or one of the buttons in the Box Select window or choose box select in the View menu see Chapter 4 3 The box select submenu also lets you show and hide the Box Select window User Manual SD Card CopyStation 16 altec altec 6 Technical specifications Hardware Interface Supported storage media
12. Slots Performance Data transfer rate example Software Supported operating systems Mechanical Case Environment Temperature Humidity Electrical Current consumption Power supply voltage Accessories 31AL122 IDE SD Cards or MultiMediaCards 20 per CardBox 20 SD Cards or MultiMediaCards a 64 MByte in less than 3 min Windows 2000 or XP Standard 514 drive for internal installation Exchangeable CardBox Operation o C to 70 C Storage 40 C to 85 C Operation 10 to 90 no condensation Storage 10 to 90 no condensation max 1 5 A 5 V 5 Additional CardBox 17 User Manual SD Card CopyStation altec 7 Extensions to the software The following hardware and or software extensions are either already available or are planned for the near future Please contact altec for information on pricing and availa bility of special versions of the CopyStation Inspection mode software extension that allows you to inspect log and in some cases edit freely definable memory card parameters such as CID Card Identificaton Data MID Manufacurer ID oder CSD Card Specific Data Systems for automatic insertion feeding of memory media CardBoxes for other Flash memory media such as RS reduced size MultiMediaCards CompactFlash Cards Memory Sticks or Smart Media Cards A software add on is being developed to encode the data individually for each SD
13. Ti altec SD Card CopyStation THE ULTIMATE HIGH SPEED SOLUTION Thank you for deciding to buy an altec product In order to ensure correct functioning and to avoid problems when installing this high quality German made product please read the entire manual and carefully observe the following points e Observe the general guidelines when handling components or modules which can be damaged by electrostatic charge or discharge this applies to the products described in this manual e If you should encounter any problems during the installation or use of this prod uct please contact our service department and ask for advice If you do not do this your guarantee rights may be impaired Support hotline Monday to Friday 11 am to 3 pm German time CET Phone 49 511 9 83 81 70 or eMail support altec computersysteme com All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced duplicated transcribed distributed or translated into another language without express written permission from altec ComputerSysteme GmbH The right is reserved to change specifications without prior notice All trademarks mentioned are the property of the respective owners altec ComputerSysteme GmbH HB _SD_Copy_e332 qxd4 Version 10 2003 altec altec ComputerSysteme GmbH disclaims all liability for errors in this manual Liability for direct or consequential damages which arise in connection with the use of this doc umentation is specifical
14. age file If there are several cards in the CardBox select the Memory Card whose image you want to save by clicking on the appropriate slot in the Box Views window or by specifying the slot number see figure below Slot Select E 2 count4mb img HM CCopyStatio Fie Run View Settings 7 new image Strg h ae open image Strg 0 close image Strg 5 ton Cy print setup exit imagefile Ds Technik sEntwickKMMOCCOPYSAEMDE BUG count4mb im g Select card in box view or enter slot number Cancel slot number l open image opens an already saved image to allow you to use it for copying to Memory Cards User Manual SD Card CopyStation f altec A altec gt close image closes an already open image gt exit quits the HMultiCopyStation software If pro gram operations How should program be finished 7 At Once Cancel At Once and Safe In the latter case a currently running operation is finished are still active you can you choose between before the software is quit 4 2 Run menu This menu is used to start copying opera n na MMCcapes este tions create images and verify Memory File p y Catt 5 Fle Aun view Settings 7 Cards Initialize bos gt initialize box checks the status of af inpectionmode Oo oo et the slots in the CardBox and checks l for the presence of Memory Cards card 2 Mee You should use this command Image card ation
15. e main window of the program Remove the CardBox from the drive when the copying process has finished Remove the master card from the CardBox and insert the cards you want to copy to Insert the CardBox into the drive again Now choose image gt Box from the Run menu to copy the previously created and still selected image to all of the cards in the CardBox A status window will appear to indicate the progress of the copying operation see figure on page 6 You can then repeat this operation with a re filled CardBox or use the Auto Mode command to copy cards continuously see Chapter 4 2 Auto Mode The program will indicate any MultiCopyStation x errors that occur during copy E h Defect or incompatible card s found ip edie Tab experienced AN Check messagewindows for related slot Shack will be rebuild errors during copying are displayed in red in the Box Views window see also 4 3 Box View Please refer to the following chapter for more details of the functions in the user software 7 User Manual SD Card CopyStation altec 4 User software menus and functions 4 1 File menu This menu is used for creating and open ing images and also includes the exit command Printing and working with log files is not yet implemented in this version of the software new image creates an image of the selected Memory Card You must specify a file name and direc tory for the im
16. ly excluded insofar as this does not contradict the law Table of contents i Introduction 3 11 Product description 3 1 2 Features 3 1 3 Scope of delivery 4 2 Using the CardBox 4 3 User software 5 3 1 Overview of functions in the user software 5 3 2 Quick start guide to saving and writing images 6 4 User software menus and functions 8 4 1 File menu 8 4 2 Run menu 9 4 3 View menu 11 4 4 Settings menu 13 5 Multiple device mode 15 6 Technical specifications 17 7 Extensions to the software 18 8 Support and further information 18 User Manual SD Card CopyStation 2 py altec 1 Introduction 1 1 Product description The SD Card CopyStation makes it easy and fast to duplicate the contents of Memory Cards The fully pre installed hardware and software and the user friendly Windows software makes it very easy to use even by untrained personnel The basic version of the SD Card CopyStation consists of a PC with one pre installed 514 CopyStation drive one CardBox pre installed altec MultiCopyStation software mouse and keyboard Additional CardBoxes are available on request You only need to connect up a monitor The software version 3 31 supports multiple device mode which lets you use up to four CopyStations in the same PC see Chapter 5 Pre installed systems are available with one two or four CopyStation drives We can also provide custom versions for companies that want to integrate the altec SD
17. mand j Stack is shown after a short delay tool Actual State on Stac Enorstate ti Capacity 14745600 Byte OCR OOFF8000 ip P Speed 25 000 Mbit sec mands from the menus as buttons If the mouse cursor is moved over one of the buttons in the toolbar a statebar shows or hides a status Te i Blocklength line at the bottom of the main pro Blocklength 512 ia nii i 512 gram window It is used to display Blocklength more detailed information on all of the commands in the program User Manual SD Card CopyStation 12 altec 4 4 Settings menu This menu is used to configure program preferences gt options opens a window which lets you set several options for spe cial operating modes and for enabling optical and acoustic alerts The three special modes which are inactive grey in the figure can only be chosen if you are using older hardware e g MultiMedia Card CopyStation We do not recommend you to activate these options if you are using modern memory media The first checkbox allows you to use image files which are smaller than the memory capacity of the Memory Card this speeds up the copying process considerably if the image file is small The second checkbox gives the software a higher priority i e speed than the other processes or programs running on the same PC The third mode is only effective which the optional inspection mode see with software for
18. on shown includes the serial number the capacity the block length and the current status of the selected card including errors if any see the figures on the next page view state shows or hides the general status window This window displays the progress of copy or verify operations and gives an estimate of the remain ing time of the operation 11 User Manual SD Card CopyStation Tig altec Thy altec KJ count4mb img MMCCopyStation Of x File Run View Settings Bal a rola ael Gir EE Sena lar Sele Fe 2 Card Status Box Nr 2 Slot Nr 10 RCA DEBDh CopyStation 1 CopyStation 2 CopyStation 3 CopyStation 4 CIB Manufacturer 3 DEM iD SD Product Name 5D032 Serial Number 1902909476 Revision 31 Date 11 2002 Actual State Eror Errorstate OO6E Capacity 3060831 2Byte OCR OOFFS000 Speed 25 000 Mbit sec Max Read 512 ey eh WO Ua ae ee TES key Sin Ue Tks a close x CardinBox 2 Slot 10 isnotok Write Error Blocklength DO wem Blocklength 512 saat please remove Card from box all 512 anc aan Deo idle NUM Thursday 26 June 2003 07 01 PM toolbar shows or hides a toolbar below the menu bar The toolbar BorN 1 Sion 11 RCA D21Dh includes nearly all of the com CiD Manufacturer EJ DEM ID EN Product Name SD6 Serial Number fi90062439 Revision E Date 12002 short explanation of the com
19. ypical for standard Windows programs The software allows you to save images of Memory Cards on the hard disk they con tain all of the data which is stored on the card and lets you copy the images to up to 20 Memory Cards per CardBox simultaneously Your can create and store several different images to be used for copying operations The software also allows you to verify that an image exactly matches the data which was previously copied to a Memory Card You can also display a range of information on the Memory Cards which are inserted in the drive However the software does not allow cards to be formatted or deleted but you can overwrite the contents of the cards with an empty image Furthermore the software cannot display the data stored on the cards Name of the current image Menu bar Title bar 16mb_testdaten img MMCCopyStation x File Run View Settings Talc j 8 Wola fae aele Bar 3a e ar Blea 2 CopyStation 1 CopyStation 2 CopyStation 3 CopyStation 4 Toolbar Box Views 1 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 f window Status window Status bar idle NUM Thursday 26 June 2003 07 01 PM 5 User Manual SD Card CopyStation altec 3 2 Quick start guide to saving and writing images After starting the program MultiCopy Station exe a login window appears You can then log into the program as fa m ea Operator the operator admin without entering a password You
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