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1. Standalone fully automated CD DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Au P 5542 Brisa Street Suite F e Livermore CA 94550 Tel 925 447 8484 e Fax 925 447 8811 e www all pro sol com COPYRIGHT Copyright 2000 2008 All Pro Solutions Inc All Rights Reserved This manual and the software described in it are copyrighted with all rights reserved No part of this publication may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the written permission of All Pro Solutions Inc PRIVACY ILLEGAL COPYING The ZEUS Series copiers are designed to help you easily reproduce material for which you own the copyright or have obtained permission from the copyright owner to make copies Unless you own the copyright or have permission from the copyright owner to make copies you may be violating copyright law and be subject to payment of fines damages and or other remedies All Pro Solutions Inc accepts no responsibility for the use or misuse of this equipment for illegal purposes If you are uncertain about your rights contact your legal advisor WARRANTY All Pro Solutions Inc hereinafter All Pro Solutions warrants its products to be free from defects in materials and workmanship under normal and proper usage for the period stated in your Warranty Card All Pro Solutions shall not be liable for direct indirect special incidental or consequential d2. 15 Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Quick Start Getting started The removal of this product should be undertaken by at least 2 people because of its size and weight Please ensure safe manual handling procedures are followed Carefully remove your system from it s shipping box and verify that all parts are present If there are missing or damaged parts contact All Pro Solutions APS or an authorized distributor immediately to correct any miss packed or missing parts You should find the following packaged with your system Autoloader AU4 up to 330 disc capacity AU7 up to 630 disc capacity or AU9 up to 900 disc capacity depends on your model configuration Rimage Teac SpeedJet or Pro II printer Two Power cords 1 for autoloader and 1 for printer Printer Parallel Cable Printer Control Cable not included with the Rimage Prism Plus printer USB Cable PublisherNET Software to be installed on the Server PC only Pro Net Client Software to be installed either on the Server PC or on to many client PCs to allow multiple users to access the Autoloader across your network User Manual 5 64 hex head key Allen wrench and a bottle with oil to maintain shafts functionality Warranty card YYY VVVVVVNV WV NOTE If your system is damaged during shipment please contact the freight carrier first and then contact your distributor or All Pro Solutions You have to save your shipping materials so
3. functions setup options used by the printer Model Status connect or disconnect Ink level for SpeedJet printer only if a percentage is chosen system will stop once the printer ink level reaches the chosen You will be prompted to Continue or Abort If you continue printing will be performed at your own risk low quality Show ink level for SpeedJet printer only shows ink level reached by your black and color cartridge Autoloader Setup These functions setup options used by the autoloader Model do not change Status connect or disconnect Tray Check do not change Reject limit system stops when the of rejects chosen 1s reached Optical Drive Setup These functions setup options are not available for your configuration Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Operation Setup These functions setup options are not available for your configuration Printer License Key Licanse Operation Operation Autoloader Opucal Drive Optical Drive Utilities These utilities menu provides several useful functions required to maintain and set up your ZEUS system Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Free Space Hard Disk Uiilties ADtmatbon Format m Son FS AL Ores Laader Took Utilities E Dow Hard Disk Utilities These utilities are used to set up and maintain the hard drive in your system 3 Show HD Free Spa
4. you turn on the autoloader if not please turn it on When the APS system 1s turned on it performs a series of self tests and displays several status messages and finally the Home Menu Once the Home Menu 1s displayed your APS system is ready for use 15 Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Copy Mode This menu option is not available for your configuration Print Only Mode Load your media into each Input Bin Use the up A or down V arrow keys to put the gt cursor on the Left of the LCD display next to the Print Only Mode menu line Press the ENTER key to select that menu function Press Enter and the display will show Read New PRN File Answer is NO and the display will show Select Print Image On the LCD will show up all label files print images stored onto your Hard Drive Choose accordingly and next prompt will be for the quantity Enter your desired quantity by pressing the down V arrow key to enter numbers When the display shows the required count press the START key to accept the value Print job will start The printer tray will open the autoloader will pick media from Input Bin 1 and place it into the printer tray which will close When the printing 1s complete the printer tray will open and the autoloader will remove the printed disc and place it into the Output Bin This process will continue until all bins are empty or the number to be printed has been reache
5. amages arising from the use or inability to use this product or documentation In particular All Pro Solutions shall not have liability for any hardware used with this product including the costs of repairing replacing or recovering such hardware DAMAGE This shipment was packaged and delivered to the carrier with the utmost care to ensure safe delivery of goods If your ZEUS system is damaged during shipment please contact the freight carrier first then contact your distributor or All Pro Solutions INCOMPLETE ORDERS Check the shipment against the shipping papers thoroughly and immediately to ensure receivership of a full shipment Do not discard packing materials or cases Check out all possibilities before reporting a shortage or incomplete order SAVE PACKAGING You have to save your packaging materials so that if the need arises you can return your system for service Sending a system to All Pro Solutions without the original packaging will void the warranty This packaging was designed specifically for shipping your system Other packaging may not be as suitable IF YOUR SYSTEM REQUIRES SUPPORT lf your system requires servicing you should first contact the place of purchase and request support or contact All Pro Solutions as follows Phone 925 447 8484 Email techsupport all pro sol com Before shipping any item to All Pro Solutions first obtain a RMA Return Material Authorization Number from All Pro Solutions support Th
6. below 32 F 0 C within the past 24 hours leave the autoloader in a warm room with temperatures at least 65 F 19 C for four hours prior to powering it on for the first time Failure to do so may cause irreparable harm and prevent the autoloader from Disc Static and Sticky Media Issues The most common problems when using an autoloader are the disc static and sticky media issues These static charge problems cause multiple discs to stick together resulting in improper operation and more severely can shock the robotic arm while loading a disc that causes the system freeze Even though the autoloader has a sticky media separator function to prevent the sticky media but you should still follow these steps to prevent sticky media from disrupting your operation and protect your system from disc static charge This issue 1s most commonly seen when you buy a 100 pack of blank discs and insert them into the autoloader without any treatment If you have experienced this kind of problem please do the following to remove the adhesive static between the discs Separate the blank discs before you place them into the autoloader s bins and align them using the Output Bin rod Separating them will greatly reduce the static between discs See pictures below Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual If this doesn t achieve the desired outcome use an air duster canned air to blow air around the circular edge of the blank dis
7. ce Display the currently available hard drive space for Disc or Print Images 4 Show HD Information Display model name and capacity of the installed hard drive 5 Format HD This function can be used to quick erase all images in the hard drive Firmware Utilities Load System F W This function is not available for your configuration Loader Utilities These utilities menu provides several useful functions required to maintain and set up your autoloader 6 Alignment Tools These functions are used to align the printer in your system to the autoloader picker Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual 7 Loader Checkout These functions are used for testing purposes only About Hardware Displays information on various components installed in your ZEUS system About Firmware Displays information on the firmware installed in the various hardware components in your ZEUS system
8. cs This process reduces the static between the discs up to 90 The amount of air to use depends on factors specific to your environment Disc Placement Issue Another common problem when using an autoloader is the placement of media into the bins Placing the media into the bins properly can avoid possible picking errors when operating the autoloader Even though the autoloader is designed with certain tolerance adjustments to prevent mishandling by the picking arm failures may still arise if the bins are not loaded correctly All media loaded into the bins should be flat and not slanted at an angle to ensure the picking arm can securely grab the disc Be sure not to load too many discs into the bins as well as this may cause errors in placement and loading The figure below shows the proper and incorrect disc placements when loading media into the bins Wrong Uneven Discs Correct The Robotic Platform The robotic arm picks blank discs from Input Bin 1 first and places the successful copies into the Output Bin Once Input Bin 1 is empty it picks blank discs from Input Bin 2 and places the successful copies into Input Bin 1 which becomes Output Bin 2 It then picks from Input Bin 3 and places into Input Bin 2 which becomes Output Bin 3 and so on Reject discs are placed on to the deck below the drive trays Throughout this manual this area is also referred as Reject Area Zeus Series Standalone DVD Print
9. d Batch Mode This menu option is not available for your configuration Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Image Manager This menu option is used to maintain image files kept on the hard drive Disc Manager for Disc Images not available for your configuration Print Manager for Print Images DISC MANAGER Em PRINT MANAGER Print Images Load Fa name Disc Images Shiva Dee Rename L Load New Image This option is not available for your configuration To load a new print image to your Autoloader Hard drive please see Operating Pro Net Transfer Files chapter in your Printer Pro Net Software User Guide Show Images Use this option to see all Print Images stored on the hard drive Delete Images Use this option to delete a Print Image stored on the hard drive Rename Image Use this option to rename a Print Image stored on the hard drive Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Use the up A arrow key to enter letters and the down V arrow key to enter numbers Erase Discs This menu option is not available for your configuration Compare Discs This menu option is not available for your configuration Reset To Input Bin 1 Do not use this menu option Setup These menus are used to select various options available on the ZEUS system Printer Autoloader Optical Drive License Key Operation Printer Setup These
10. er Autoloader User Manual The LCD Control Panel This panel has a 4 line 40 character LCD display to provide user feedback and 6 push buttons to control the operation of the system The functions for these buttons are shown below Ttv Scroll up through the menu or list E om Scroll down through the menu or list ener Execute the function Also called YES in the Menus me co Go back to the previous function STOP Stops the operation Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Operation Installing Software Please follow the instructions in your Printer Pro Net Software User Guide to install all your software to create and save a label file and print it A label file can be printed in 2 ways 1 Sending the job through your Server PC For more details please see Operating Pro Net chapter in your Printer Pro Net Software User Guide 2 Printing a label file already saved in the Autoloader Hard Drive For more details on saving a label file to the Autoloader Hard Drive please see Operating Pro Net Transfer Files chapter in your Printer Pro Net Software User Guide The instructions below outline the procedure of printing a file stored into your Autoloader Hard Drive Before powering on your system please ensure the picker see figl page 2 1s in the top position Please power on your APS system in the following order 1 autoloader 2 printer it usually turns on automatically when
11. is number must be placed on the outside of the product packaging where it can be easily found otherwise the item will be refused and returned at the sender s expense Table Of Contents OUICK STATE okt ks niceties aes 1 Getin SCARCE sais kaa ee ee te e ii ens resa ate ate a a nae a ap kaka ke ene ek a LE konet e e l e ko enp e fa te e ese e apresie da 1 Manufacturer Recommendations VA do E en De A AE ke e Hanan vo ak aa ae e e ak sion ones 2 Mounting the Printe siara a A 2 Operating Envir Onmie nt oenina ei cance etecencousnaevcvadeavvanvuaeaveneteaveecs 3 Connecting Power d A ois ety sie gie a Sip a viele Sin ss ei a Sees oie erasing w ois kk e eae vs wen e T 3 Printer Alignment P D e a A Ga E ae EE novela e DO e ae a unig no a at DO cares 10 OQVCTVIOW ake eat se ai aa va e ko aye A ko osi 11 Temperature W arin cc as eee ooo de ai k vw lase kayen vev EEE E nee saaa k Vo dak 11 Disc Static and Sticky Media AA Sote eae ease Die eee pe bene De ee e Aa e AS 11 Disc Placement EAR e Ar e L EE ee E RA EE no E gin ere a EP EE on Gg ee a ee a a a rate e Di ET 12 The Robotic Platform lele Sis Gis Us Sate P NA T Oa aan en wee 12 The LCD Control Panel ws gede advese eee dese EEEO 13 OP CV UNION ena pikwa tan Koad oak ina ti e e oo bo ola A e a den 14 Installing Software K ES a a ON Ps D DA ot kap re Go ka e e E ok e e kt bas ki nes 14 Print Only Mode ED BA cia tar Gre va YE FE YA E E a a vena PATAT EA YE BA Oa PYE O AR SM Et Eee
12. m configured with SpeedJet printer page 7 Fig 5d for system configured with Teac P55 printer page 8 Before powering on your system please ensure the picker see fig 1 page 2 is in the top position Please power on your APS system in the following order 1 autoloader 2 printer it usually turns on automatically when you turn on the autoloader if not please turn it on When the APS system is turned on it performs a series of self tests and displays several status messages and finally the Home Menu Once the Home Menu is displayed your APS system 1s ready for use Proceed with Drive and Printer Alignment on page 14 Fig 2a System configured with Rimage Prism Plus printer ore a ize e 1 a AU4 autoloader 330 disc capacity b AU7 autoloader 630 disc capacity Doo n Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual c AUS autoloader 900 disc capacity d Back view Cables Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Rimage Prism Plus Printer Printer Power Cable Autoloader Power Cable Printer Parallel Cable USB Cable Fig 2 System configured with Pro III printer a AU4 autoloader 330 disc capacity b AU7 autoloader 630 disc capacity Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual c AU9 autoloader 900 disc capacity d Back view Cables Pro Ill Printer Printe
13. ntil Loader Utilities appears Press Enter Once more scroll down until Loader Utilities appears Press Enter Open kse Dar Alignment kaka tee Choose Alignment Tools and press Enter again Select Open Door press ENTER select Printer and press ENTER again The printer tray will open select Insert press ENTER the autoloader will pick 1 disc from Input Bin 1 and load it into printer tray and stops The operator must now look at the position of the disc in the printer to determine if any alignment is needed If this operation looks okay press Accept Autoloader will take the disc from drive and place it in the Output Bin If the system needs alignment press Get The arm will grab the disc from printer goes up and waits for printer adjustment Move the printer left and right or back and forth until position of disc over the tray looks OK and press Insert again for the arm to come down and place the disc in the printer tray If it s OK press Accept Autoloader will take the disc from drive and place it in the Output Bin Tight gently thumbscrews 3 on both sides until they touch the adapter and then tight thumbscrews 2 they consolidate the printer on the adapter Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Overview Before you start using this system please read the following to ensure proper operation Temperature Warning If the system was stored in a location where the temperature dropped
14. r Parallel Cable e J e Autoloader Power Cable Printer USB Cable Power Cable PT Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Fig 3 System configured with SpeedJet printer KEK LE ELEEEED ARE DEL METTET a AU4 autoloader 220 disc capacity b AU7 autoloader 420 disc capacity c AUS autoloader 900 disc capacity Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual d Back view Cables speedet Printer Printer Parallel Cable Printer Control Cable Autoloader Power Cable Printer Power Cable USB Cable Fig 4 System configured with Teac P 55 printer a AU4 autoloader 220 disc capacity b AU7 autoloader 420 disc capacity Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual c AUS autoloader 600 disc capacity d Back view Cables Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual LI Teac P55 Printer Printer Parallel Cable ta EPIS a zo Printer Na Power i Cable Autoloader Power Cable A Print rinter Control Cable USB Cable Printer alignment After the power is turned on the system goes through a series of self tests and the Home Menu will appear on the LCD Place a disc into Input Bin 1 Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Scroll down the Home Menu using the down arrow until Utilities appears Press Enter Scroll down u
15. s the same mounting system for either one of them Place your printer with its own plate mounted on the bottom on top of your tower Do not tighten the screws until the printer alignment is made Proceed with Connecting Power and Printer Alignment see page 21 When alignment is OK please tighten in the same time front left and front right thumbscrews 3 Repeat this operation for rear left and rear right thumbscrews 3 Fig 1 System unassembled AU4 autoloader and printer Printer Printer Autoloader gt Plate Picker Input Output ci Bin 9 Thumbscrews aed Thumbscrews 3 LCD Control Panel Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Operating Environment Your APS System should be used in a climate controlled environment free of dirt dust excess humidity excessive heat or electro magnetic interference Your APS System should be placed on a sturdy level surface away from sources of vibration and excessive lighting Allow at least four 4 inches of clearance around the sides and back of the system for ventilation Connecting power Plug one power cable into the autoloader and another one into the printer Plug each power cable into the proper power source and connect all the other cables as shown in Fig 2d for system configured with Rimage Prism Plus printer page 4 Fig 3d for system configured with Pro Ill printer page 6 Fig 4d for syste
16. that if the need arises you can return your system for service Sending a system to All Pro Solutions without the original packaging will void the warranty This packaging was designed specifically for shipping your system Other packaging may not be as suitable If you have already disposed of your packaging materials you can receive a new set from All Pro Solutions for a fee Zeus Series Standalone DVD Printer Autoloader User Manual Manufacturer Recommendations Before starting to operate your system please read the User s Manual entirely Place your system on a flat steady surface in a climate controlled environment with regular office light no bright light to reflect into the system s sensor free of dirt dust excess humidity excessive heat or electro magnetic interference Please fan the media before placing it into the Input Hopper and align it Media has to slide easy on top of each other Do not use un expensive media because it can generate problems media sticks together and 2 or more discs can be loaded even if the picker it s designed to grab just one From time to time the drives have to be cleaned using a CD Lens cleaning Kit or blowing air using a compressed gas duster The 2 shafts used by the Picker to travel up and down should be oiled from time to time use the multipurpose oil provided Mounting the Printer This autoloader can be used with Rimage SpeedJet Teac or Pro II printer and use
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