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1. Then press the ENT Enter button once to submit your counter value The loader will now start loading disc from the input spindles and place them into all drive trays 12 6 2 Editing Names When you create either a new user or a partition you need to assign a name to it The example shown here shows how to name or rename a partition but the process for naming or renaming the user name is identical During the process of creating a new partition you will see the Edit Partition Name menu Edit Partition Name OK To enter the name use the A Up or Y Down button to select the character and use the ENT Enter or ESC Escape button to move the cursor position Once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press the ENT Enter button The name for a partition can be up to eight characters long and the characters can be any alpha A Z or numeric 0 9 value For example if you want to name the partition for your master disc as FUN Then follow this example VVVVV WV gt Press the Y Down button repeatedly until F is displayed You can also hold the Y Down button down and the autoloader will scroll through the alphabet Press the ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Y Down button repeatedly until U is displayed Press the ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Y Down button repeatedly until N is displayed Press the E
2. Specify Counter Specify Counter To specify the number of copies for your project you need to enter input a 0 OK four digit number If you need to specify a number that is less than four digits fill the leading spaces with zeros any leading zeros will be skipped Examples of four digit numbers are 0234 two hundred and thirty four or 0010 ten To enter the number you need to use the AUp or Y Down button to select the number for each digit and use the ENT Enter button or the ESC Escape button to move the cursor position right or left Once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press the ENT Enter button For example if you want to specify a counter value of 21 twenty one The 4 digit value would be 0021 To input the desired quantity do the following Make sure the cursor is located at the first position First blinking position Specify Counter O OK Press the V Down button repeatedly until 0 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the V Down button repeatedly until 0 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the V Down button repeatedly until 2 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Y Down button repeatedly until 1 is displayed Now 0021 is displayed press ENT Enter button once and the cursor moves to OK VVVVVVV N
3. The Figure 1 2 below demonstrates the proper and incorrect disc placements when loading media onto the spindles Y a F vw 3 G E Fe Y Correct Wrong Wrong Uneven Disc Overstacked Figure 1 2 Disc Placement Illustration Spindles vs Bins The DUP 08 1000 has five spindles for holding CDs DVD s and or Blu Ray Discs Although the manual refers to them as spindles many of the messages shown on the LCD display refer to them as bins in order to create more concise messages Don t panic Spindles and bins are the same 2 he Robotic Platform The DUP 08 1000 autoloader has five spindles see Figure 1 3 that hold approximately 250 discs each Actual quantity varies depends on the media thickness and a total of 1000 Disc duplication capacity Initially Spindle 1 is empty The robotic arm picks blank discs from Spindle 2 first and places the success ful copies onto Spindle 1 Once Spindle 2 is empty it picks blank discs from Spindle 3 and places the successful copies onto Spindle 2 It then picks from Spindle 4 and places onto Spindle 3 and then picks from Spindle 5 and places onto Spindle 4 Reject discs are placed on to the deck below the drive trays Throughout this manual this area is also referred as Reject Area Drive Compartment O N Arm p y A Output Bin 1 Quin Em Se pe Figure 1 3 Five Spindle Robotic Duplicator Top View 3 The LCD Control Panel Figure 1 5 b
4. Use this setting to enable disable the robot s calibration performed during the boot up procedure for each drive By enabling this feature the robotic arm s picking and placement performance could be affected To enable the Fast bootup function Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the 6 Fast bootup menu and 6 Fast bootup press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Fast bootup ON Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether Fast bootup is ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Fast bootup OFF 36 13 7 Sticky Media Mode This feature protects your system by double checking that every tray is empty before loading a disc into a drive tray The purpose is to protect against placing media in a tray if the previous loading accidentally placed multiple discs in the tray due to sticky media By enabling this feature it may slow down the speed of the system To enable the Sticky Media Mode function Sticky Media Mode Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether Sticky Media ON Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Sticky Media Mode 8 Sticky Media Mode menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Mode is ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Sticky Media Mode OFF 13 8 Robot Capacity might not apply for all autoloader models When a third spindle is installed the total disc capacity is increased by 100
5. and Track at Once Unless you understand completely what they mean we strongly suggest you to set it as Disc at Once 4 Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed Due to the lack of error checking mechanism for Audio CD Video CD and CD G format duplicating them at too high a speed can cause frequent errors like glitches and skips Use this setting to adjust the maximum duplication speed for Audio Video CD and CD G format to ensure reliable duplication for such formats 5 Buzzer Use this setting to choose whether you want to hear a beep when you press a button and when a task has been completed or have it turned off for silent operation 6 Startup Menu Use this setting to choose which menu you would like to see first when you turn on the autoloader 7 Screen Saver Use this setting to enable or disable the Screen Saver feature When this is enabled a screen saver is displayed whenever your autoloader has been idle for a set period of time 8 Counter Use the Counter menu to enable or disable the Counter feature The counter tells you how many discs have copied and how many discs are left to go during the duplication process stopping the job once the desired number of copies has been made 9 DVD R High Compatibility Mode This feature allows you to turn the DVD R High Compatibility Mode 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 10 ISRC This o
6. successful copy made for this master disc NG 0 indicates there are 0 bad copies created from this master disc NB 0 indicates there are 0 discs that were not recorded from this master disc due to non recording errors such as invalid media type etc Use the A Up or Y Down buttons to look at the log file for the various jobs Press the ESC Escape button to go to the Access Drive Log screen You can press the ENT Enter button one more time to see the drive log that indicates the number of passes and fails for every drive tray or simply press the ESC Escape button to go to the main menu If you choose to see the drive log file you will see a screen similar to below Drive 1 OK 1 NG O NB 0 Use the A Up or Y Down buttons to look at the drive log file for the various drives Press the ESC Escape button to return to the 1 Copy menu 18 2 Test Use the Test menu or Test quick key to simulate the copy process With simulation write once recordable discs such as DVD R or CDR will be reusable The purpose of simulation is to ensure error free duplication Note Due to physical limitations of the BD R DVD R recordable format if you try to simulate BD R DVD R copying you will encounter failure messages Warning If you are using CD DVD BD Rewritable discs as your media during the simulation the content on those discs will be permanently erased Operation in Test mode is identical to operation in Copy mode See
7. 7 Format Hard Drive 11 Setup 11 1 Language 11 2 Read Error Skip lt On Off Off with Retry gt 11 3 CD Writing Modes 11 4 Max Audio VCD and CDG Speed lt 1x 2x 4x 8x 10x 12x 16x 24x 32x 40x 4 52x gt 11 5 Buzzer lt On Off gt 11 6 Startup Menu 11 7 Screen Saver lt On Off gt 11 8 Counter lt On Off gt 11 9 DVD R High Compatibility Mode lt On Off gt 11 10 ISRC On Off gt 11 11 Disable Drives 11 12 Overburn On Off 11 13 Max Failure per Job 11 14 Max Failure per Drive 12 System Utilities 12 1 Disc Info 12 2 System Info 12 3 Device Info 12 4 Load Default 12 5 Update Firmware 13 Loader Utilities 13 1 Drive Alignment 13 2 Spindle Alignment 13 3 Disc Separator Separator Off Single Vibration double triple 13 4 Z form Maneuver On Off 13 5 Robot Speed Mode Optional Safe Mode Turbo Mode 13 6 Fast bootup Optional On Off 13 7 NG Bin Position Optional 13 8 Sticky Media Detection On Off 13 9 Robot Capacity Optional 13 10 Update Robot Firmware 14 Manage Accounts 14 1 View User 14 2 Create User 14 3 Edit User Info 14 4 Delete User 14 5 Password on Bootup 15 AUTOCOPY 16 SHUTDOWN 46
8. After you have entered the password press the ENT Enter button to OK the submission of your password Once your password is validated you will be guided to the main Manage Accounts screen Manage Accounts 1 View User The submenus of Manage Accounts are discussed in the sections that follow 14 1 View User This menu allows you to view current existing user accounts Note User Admin is the administrative account It will always be there Manage Accounts Press the ENT Enter button to enter this menu 1 View User 38 Use the A Up or Y Down button to scroll through the list of users Press us riw the ESC Escape button to go back to the Manage Accounts menu 1 ADMIN 14 2 Create User This menu allows you to create additional user accounts Each user has their own settings and hard drive artitions During this process you will be prompted to enter a new username and user password for a new account O Note The User name consists of a maximum of eight alphanumeric letters or numbers Note The User password consists of four numbers Manage Accounts Press the ENT Enter button to enter this menu 2 Create User Enter the user s name using the instructions shown in Setting Counters Edit User s Name and Assigning Names on page 12 Press the ENT Enter button to move da aid on to the Enter Password stage Eiter PWD Enter the user s password using the instructions shown in Setting O OK Counters and Assign
9. Copy on page 14 for instructions 3 Compare Use the Compare function to perform a bit by bit comparison between the content of your master disc s in the Hard Drive and the contents of all discs it copied This ensures that all of your copies are identical to original master disc s Note The bit by bit comparison will only apply on all Blu Ray Discs DVDs and Data CDs A readability check will be applied for other formats like Audio CDs CD G and Video CD discs due to their lack of error correction mechanisms If you are at the 1 Copy Menu do the following Duplicator 2 00 Use the A Up or V Down button to find the 3 Compare menu b Copy MM Duplicator 2 00 Press the ENT Enter button on 3 Compare menu to enter the Choose 3 Compare Partition Menu and you will see a screen similar to the following Choose Partition Use the A Up or Y Down button to find the partition where your master FUN VEF 4012MB disc is stored Press the ENT Enter button to select that Partition Next you will see the Counter Selection menu Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on page 12 to continue Once the counters have been set press the ENT Enter button to confirm You will see the Preparing screen Counter No Counter Preparing After a short interval the robotic loader will pick the top disc from the input Please Wait spindle and place it into one of the drives As this is happening you will see a screen similar to bel
10. Disable Drives menu and 11 Disable Drives press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Drive 1 Port 1 0 Enable Disable Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the desired drive trays you would like to enable disable Then press ENT Enter or ESC Escape Drive 1 Port 1 0 button to move the asterisk in front of Enable or Disable JEnable Disable Use the A Up or Y Down button until you see the Save Changes screen Save Changes and press the ENT Enter button to save the changes you made Setting Saved Once the changes are saved you shall see the Please Restart screen Please Restart and restart the system to have the new setting take effect 11 12 Overburn Overburning is a burning method to bypass the disc limitations for the edge of the media This can provide slightly higher capacity storage however it has also been known to create compatibility issues Please use it with caution Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the 12 Overburn menu and 12 Overburn press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Overburn Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether the Overburn feature is ON ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Overburn OFF 30 11 13 Max Failure per Job Use this setting to set the maximum failures the autoloader is allowed per job Once the maximum is reached the job will be stopped The default value for this setting is 30 Setup Use the A Up
11. If error code 10 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not return to the top position within 10 seconds after a command was sent out The vacuum picking arm must return to the top position after each action This indicates an obstruction or mechanical failure prevented the vacuum picking arm from completing the requested action If error code 11 is shown it represents that when the vacuum picking arm is instructed to pick up a disc it has failed to detect anything including the bottom of the bin within 10 seconds This would apply to inserting a disc in a drive and not detecting anything within 10 seconds if the Z Maneuver feature is disabled This error indicates that an obstruction missing component or mechanical failure has prevented the vacuum picking arm from detecting a disc drive etc to perform the assigned task If error code 12 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not travel to its destination input output bin from any other bin within 10 seconds This error indicates that an obstruction or mechanical failure has prevented the vacuum picking arm from rotating to the assigned input output bin If error code 13 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not reach the drop position within 4 seconds when placing a disc to the output bin The drop position represents the safe distance between the vacuum picking arm and the spindle where the disc can be placed securely onto the spindle
12. This error indicates that an obstruction missing component or mechanical failure has prevented the vacuum picking arm from performing the assigned task If error code 14 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not reach the horizontal starting position for placing a disc into the appropriate drive starting from spindle bin 1 within 4 seconds during the insert process This error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled If error code 15 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not reach the drive position within 4 seconds from the Z position starting point This takes place when the vacuum picking arm has descended to the appropriate drive location and should move horizontally to center the disc over the opened drive tray but fails to do so in the specified allotted time This error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled If error code 16 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not descend and place the disc into the opened drive tray within 4 seconds after the vacuum picking arm has centered the disc above the opened drive tray this error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled If error code 17 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not return to starting horizontal position for the reverse Z Maneuver within 4 seconds to return the disc to the output bin This error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled 44 R20 R21 R30 R4 0
13. between Multi Master mode single Master and Single Master mode Press the ENT Enter button to enter your selection The system will return you back to the main menu Master Mode Multi Master 9 Erase Use the Erase menu to erase your Rewritable discs Duplicator 2 00 Use the A Up or V Down button to find the 9 Erase menu ls CODY SM Duplicator 2 00 Press the ENT Enter button on 9 Erase to enter the menu and you will see 2 Erase the following screens There are two options gt Full Erase This option erases the entire disc destroying all previously written data in the process Quick Erase This option erases the index TOC of the Rewritable disc not the data section It is much faster than Full Erase Erase However the data section is still recoverable In order to Quick Erase ensure all old content on the RW disc is completely ereased and unable to be recovered for security purposes you must utilize the FULL ERASE function Erase Full Erase Use the A Up or V Down buttons to select between the two options and press the ENT Enter button to continue Counter Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on page 12 to continue No Counter Once the counters have been set press the ENT Enter button to confirm 22 The Robotic Arm will initiate and pick the discs to be erased from the Input Loader Processing Spindles and place them into the drives As soon as the drives are all full Input Bin
14. blank discs for job B on top of the master disc for job C Place the master disc for job B on top of the stacked blank discs for job B Place 20 blank discs for job A on top of the master disc for job B Place the master disc for job A on top of the stacked blank discs for Job A D Qr d es dI After you have completed these steps the Input Spindle should be loaded in the Master A order shown in Figure 1 6 20 Blank discs for When you start the copy operation the robotic arm will pick up discs from the Input Spindle and place them into the drives If any of the discs in the drives contains data in this case that would be the first disc Master A the autoloader will copy the entire content of this disc Master A onto the internal hard drive while simultaneously copying to all of the blank discs in the remaining writer drives 40 Blank discs for Master B Once the copy process is completed Master disc A and the successfully copied discs will be removed from the drives and dropped on to the Output Spindle At the same time the system will pick up the next discs from the input bin and place them in the corresponding writer drives Then the copying process will start over again from the hard drive 30 Blank discs for NM l Master C If a new master is detected in this case it would be the Master B the autoloader will complete the previous job unload the copied discs and fill the drive trays with Figure 1 6 blank discs fo
15. button to continue Disc Info 3 Disc Detected GO 12 2 System Info The System Info menu provides a lot of hardware information about the autoloader such as firmware versions Duplication Robot Control Boards type etc You can scroll through the various specifications by pressing the A Up or Y Down button System Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the System Info menu and press 2 System Info the ENT Enter button to enter that menu 32 12 3 Device Info This menu allows you to see information about the recording devices built inside your autoloader This information includes but is not limited to manufacturer model number etc d Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Device Info menu and press 3 Device Info the ENT Enter button to enter that menu 12 4 Load Default This function will reset all of the options back to the manufacturer s default settings You should only perform this function if your autoloader is acting abnormally System Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Load Default menu and 4 Load Default press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Load Default Diese Or te Conte Press the ENT Enter button to load the default parameters or the ESC Escape button to return to the System Utilities menu 12 5 Update Firmware This function will update the software of your autoloader To update you need to insert the manufacturer s Certified Update CD into the 1 tr
16. in Multi Master Mode jump ahead to Making Copies in Multi Master Mode on page 16 1 1 Making Copies in Single Master Mode This process will copy your master disc on to several blank discs simultaneously This mode requires that your master disc is loaded into a partition on the Hard Drive See Load Partition on page 24 for instructions on how to do this Turn on your autoloader and wait until it has booted up It may take several minutes for the autoloader to go through its self adaptive test and auto calibration procedures You should see the following signifying your autoloader is ready 1 1 1 Select Single Master Mode Make sure the Master Mode is set to Single Master mode SM If it is Duplicator 2 00 already in Single Master Mode SM please skip to step 1 1 2 that starts 1 Copy 5M the copy process If it is not use the A Up or V Down button to navigate to the 8 Master Mode screen Duplicator 2 00 Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Master Mode Menu and you will 8 Master Mode see a screen similar to one of the following Master Mode Multi Master Use the A Up or Y Down button to select Single Master Mode Press the Master Mode ENT Enter button to submit your selection Single Master 14 1 1 2 Start the Copying Process Go back to the 1 Copy Menu Use the A Up or Y Down button to navigate to the following screen Start the Copy Process Insert your blank discs on to the Input Spindle s bups Sator
17. it represents that a system command sequence is corrupted Please abort the current job and start over with a new job If error code 60 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not detect an opened tray before reaching its lowest descending limit when attempting to place a blank disc into a specified drive tray If error code 70 is shown it represents that a disc was picked from an input bin and the vacuum picking arm dropped the disc on the way to one of the drive trays If error code 71 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm failed to pick up a disc from an input bin after 3 continuous attempts If error code 80 is shown it represents that a disc attempting to be placed on a drive tray remained attached to the robot pick up arm and was not properly dropped into the drive tray If error code 90 is shown it represents that a disc was picked from a drive tray and the vacuum picking arm dropped the disc on the way to the appropriate output bin If error code 160 is shown it represents that the output bin is full This commonly occurs if the input bin was filled with more discs while completed discs were deposited to the output bins increasing the total disc capacity beyond the maximum output capacity If error code 176 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm is attempting to remove a disc from a drive tray and cannot detect the disc This commonly occurs when the disc was removed from the tray b
18. on page 2 for information about disc sticking issue Z form Maneuver Use this utility to enable or disable the Z form maneuver Robot Speed Mode might not apply for all autoloader models Use the Robot Speed Mode menu option to adjust the robots movement speed for the disc loading and unloading process Safe Mode will provide better reliability and is recommended for overnight production Turbo Mode will provide faster performance but not recommended for overnight production Choose between Safe Mode and Turbo Mode to suite your production needs Fast Bootup Use this setting to enable disable the robots calibration performed during boot up to each drive By enabling this feature longer time will be taken during the boot up process Sticky Media Mode This feature protects your system by double checking that every tray is empty before loading a new disc into that tray This is used in case any double media were accidentally placed in the tray on a previous load due to sticky media By enabling this feature it may slow down the performance of the system Robot Capacity might not apply for all autoloader models When an optional third spindle is installed you would need to set the Disc Capacity to 200 for the system to utilize the additional spindle Update Robot Firmware Use this utility to update the software in your autoloaders robot controller To update in sert the manufacturer s Certified Robot Update CD int
19. the autoloader Single Master Mode This mode requires that a single master disc is loaded onto the hard drive prior to initiating the duplication process This mode is ideal if your job involves one or very few master disc s Multi Master Mode Batch Mode This mode does not require you to manually pre load your master onto the HDD Simply place the master disc s on top of the corresponding stack of blank discs needed for that particular job This mode is ideal if you have numerous master discs and fewer copies for each master disc The Multi Master mode uses the Reserve partition to temporarily store the content of the current master disc for duplication purpose Once the task is complete and a new master disc has been detected the reserve partition s content of previous master disc will be replaced with the content of the new master disc You can tell immediately which mode you are in by looking at any of the Copy or Test menus Duplicator 2 90 Duplicator 200 la CODY SM Te COPY MM The SM indicates Single Master Mode and the MM indicates Multi Master Mode For example if you need to make 20copies of job A gt 40 copies of job B gt 30 copies of job C Under Multi Master Mode you would need to follow the below steps Make sure all of the spindles are empty Place 30 blank discs for job C on to the first input spindle Place the master disc for job C on top of the stacked blank discs for job C Place 40
20. the following Duplicator 2 00 Use the A Up or V Down button to find 10 Hard Drive Setup le COPY SM Duplicator 2 00 Press the ENT Enter button on 10 Hard Drive Setup to enter the menu 10 Hard Drive Setup Use the A Up or V Down button to select between the options 23 10 1 Select Partition The Select Partition submenu is used to select the partition on the Hard Drive that will be used as the default partition choice for various Hard Drive related tasks Hard Drive Setup Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Select Partition menu 1 Select Partition Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the desired partition The Choose Partition RESERVED partition is reserved for use by the System under Multi Master Reserved VEF 92MB mode Note The RESERVED partition can also be renamed to a customized name in order to keep the content permanently if desired choose Partition Press the ENT Enter button to select the desired partition named FUN in FUN VEF 4012MB this example 10 2 Load Partition The Load Partition menu is used to load a master disc s content into the desired partition on the Hard Drive Hard Drive Setup D cct Pare M SE Press the ENT Enter button to enter the 2 Load Partition menu You now have a choice to load your master disc into a new empty parti tion or overwrite one of the existing partitions if any exists including re served partitions by inputting and modifying the name you desire
21. 1MB field indicates the capacity of the master s content stored in this partition 25 10 6 Select Loading Drive Select Loading Drive gives you the control of choosing which drive the master should be loaded from when you perform the Load Partition feature under Hard Drive Setup Please note that this setting does NOT apply to any feature other than settings within Hard Drive Setup To change the loading drive use the A Up or Y Down button to navigate to the 6 Select Loading Drive menu Hard Drive Setup o Select Loading Drive Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Se ect Loading Drive menu Drive 1 Port 0 Press the A Up or Y Down button to select the desired Drive Press PIONEER DVD RW DVR 115D the ENT Enter button to select the Loading Drive The selected drive will now be used to load a partition to the Hard Drive 10 7 Format Hard Drive This function formats the Hard Drive It deletes all partitions and re initiates the Hard Drive To format the Hard Drive use the A Up or V Down button to navigate to the 7 Format Hard Drive menu Hard Drive Setup Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Format Hard Drive menu 7 Format Hard Drive Press the ENT Enter button to format the Hard Drive After the Hard Drive has been formatted the system will return you to the Format Hard Drive menu All Stored Data will be erased Press OK to Continue 11 Setup The 11 Setup menu options are used to configure various opti
22. 2 00 and press the ENT Enter button to enter the 1 Copy menu You will see the Ee COPY SM Choose Partition menu bons Partition Use the A Up or Y Down button to find the partition where your master FUN VEF 4012MB disc is stored Press the ENT Enter button to select that Partition Next you will see the Counter Selection menu Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on page 12 to continue Once the counters have been set press the ENT Enter button to confirm You will see the Preparing screen Counter No Counter After a short interval the robotic loader will pick the top disc from the input spindle and place it into one of the drives As this is happening you will see a screen similar to below Preparing Please Wait This information screen shows what is happening In this case the loader Se ee ee has taken a disc from the input spindle and is placing it into Drive 1 Input Bin gt Drive0l The loader will continue to remove discs from the input spindle and place those into drives until either all of the drives are full or the count that you loaded into the counter is reached Processing It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all the discs Please Wait After two or three seconds of processing time one of the following Copy Progress screens will appear Counter Specified No Counter Specified CODY LIII s a s H4012MB CODY LHgss s H4012MB 07 2l 12 481MB l 481MB gt H ind
23. 8 N 0 R71 R80 R160 R176 R192 197 R255 Input bin empty Input bin missing Unable to locate drive tray for output of the disc Unable to locate drive tray for input of the disc Disc dropped during input procedure Failure to pick up a disc from input bin Disc Remaining On Robotic Arm Not Loaded On To The Drive Tray Disc dropped during output procedure Output bin full Cannot detect disc in drive tray Disc miss loaded in output bin High static shock error If error code 20 is shown it represents that all of the input bins are empty This error commonly comes up every time the autoloader does not detect anymore blank media to load into the drives If this error arises and you are finished press the left arrow to end the copy process If you are not finished restack the blank media from the first input bin to the remaining bins as needed and push ENT Enter button to continue the duplicating procedure If error code 21 is shown it represents that the input bin is missing This error indicates that an obstruction missing component or mechanical failure has prevented the vacuum picking arm from detecting the input bin to perform the assigned task If error code 30 is shown it represents that the vacuum picking arm did not detect an opened tray before reaching its lowest descending limit when attempting to pick up a finished disc from a specified drive tray If error code 40 is shown
24. ANG 4 ura H4012MB 0 12 481MB It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all of the discs in the trays Once all of the discs are detected the autoloader will detect the master disc and the duplication process will start for the remaining blank discs When the duplication process is through the loader will place the master disc and successful copies onto the Output Spindles place failed copies onto the Reject Area In Multi Master Mode the robotic arm continues to load more media into the drives from Input Spindles while the duplicated discs are placed in the Output Spindle Once a new Master disc has been detected by any of the drives this process will repeat for the new Master disc When all of the jobs are complete and the autoloader detects all Input Spindles are empty it presents you with the Input Bin Empty message Input Bin Empty Press OK to Finish Access Job Log Access Drive Log E YYYY l i Press the ENT Enter button to continue and you will see the Access Job Log screen You can press the ENT Enter button one more time to see the job log that indicates the number of passes and fails for every job Master Disc or simply press the ESC Escape button to go to the Access Drive Log screen If you choose to see the job log file you will see a screen similar to below Master 01 OK 1 NG O NB 0 Master 01 indicates the below results are for the 1 master disc OK 1 indicates there is 1
25. CD DVD Blu Ray recording devices Failure to do so can severely damage your autoloader We strongly suggest that you constantly use an Air Duster Canned Air to clear off any dust on the surface of the autoloader Note Do not try to use an Air Duster to clean the autoloader while the writer trays are open In doing so you may inadvertently blow dust into the recording device and damage it Proper Shutdown To avoid possible system failures you need to shut down the autoloader properly To shut down the autoloader scroll to menu 16 Shutdown and follow the instructions on the screen Not performing this function increases the risk of damaging the autoloader 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 is 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 be
26. Copy menu option the autoloader simulates the copying process and then makes copies if everything works correctly If a failure is encountered on a disc during the simulation it will not be copied during the copying process The discs that passed the simulation will move on to the copying process After the copying process the autoloader will place the failed disc s into the reject area while the successfully copied disc s will be placed into the corresponding Output Spindle Operation in Test Copy menu is identical to operation in Copy menu See Copy on page 14 for instructions 5 Copyt Compare The Copy Compare menu option is used to make verified copies After the copy process is done the autoloader automatically compares the copies to the master content residing in the hard drive to ensure that they are identical When the operation is complete the autoloader automatically places good discs on to the Output Spindle and bad discs in the Reject Area Operation in Copy Compare menu is identical to operation in Copy menu See Copy on page 14 for instructions 20 6 Select Burn Speed The Select Burn Speed menu option or the Speed quick key is used to adjust the duplication speed for the various disc formats 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 Poor Blank Media Quality Wh
27. DUP Oo 1000 1000 Disc Capacity User s Manual V3 1 Copyright and Trademark Information The product and material in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of the vendor who assumes no liability or responsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual All brand names and trademarks are properties of their respective owners This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of Primera Technology Europe The DUP 08 1000 is to be used in a lawful manner Violation of the International Copyright Laws is a criminal charge Primera Technology Europe is not responsible for the illegal actions of users nor consequential damage in connection with the furnishing performance or use of the equipment described herein Revision 3 1 27 03 09 Table of Contents Title chapter Te IntFOdU coluere ab A A e A The Robotic PlatformM oococcccccccccccccccnnccncccnnccnncnnnnonnn nano The LCD Controlan lavar MENU OVEVIS Weiss Single Master and Multi Master Modes ss Setting Counters and Assigning Names cccceee eee e ee eeeeeees O 1 Seng GOunlelS sssenionse iion oppi hme Aes plamea disp DARE LS 02 EUA NAMES ide ace Chapter 2 ODO rato tintadas oh a I
28. Drive 1 or the number programmed into the counter is reached you will see the following Processing The system will check all discs in the drive and prepare them to be erased Please Wait As soon as the checking process completes the Erase RW process starts The 0 indicates that zero discs have been erased so far The 25 indicates the number programmed into the counter Once all the discs have been erased you will see one of these PASS FAIL screens Quick Erasing 0 25 Counter Specified No Counter Specified PASS 25 FAIL U Input Bin Empty Job Completed Press OK to Finish Reset Hoppers gt Input Bin Empty indicates that the system has run out of discs to erase gt PASS 25 indicates 25 discs have been erased successfully If you have more discs to erase you can empty the Output Spindle place the discs gt FAIL 0 indicates no discs have failed to be erased in the Input Spindle and the erase process Press the ENT Enter button to continue Press the ENT Enter button to finish lf you have no more discs to erase press the ESC Escape button to terminate the operation 10 Hard Drive Setup The Hard Drive Setup menu consists of following sub menus Select Partition Load Partition Rename Partition Delete Partition Partition Info Select Loading Drive N Oo OG AR C LMHS Format Hard Drive Each of these menus is discussed in its own subsection If you are at the 7 Copy Menu do
29. NT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Once you have the name FUN displayed press the ENT Enter button repeatedly until the cursor is moved to OK Then press the ENT Enter button once to submit your name selection You will now see the following confirmation screen Loading Partition EUN VEF p OK Note After you submitted the Partition name the system will automatically append a suffix of VEF However this does NOT apply for User Name input Press the ENT Enter button to confirm 13 Chapter 2 Operation This chapter shows each of the menu options and how they are used 1 Copy The Copy menu option or the front panel Copy quick key have two different modes of operation gt Single Master Mode This mode requires that a single master disc is loaded onto the hard drive prior to initiating the duplication process This mode is ideal if your job involves one or very few master disc s gt Multi Master Mode Batch Mode This mode does not require you to manually pre load your master onto the HDD Simply place the master disc s on top of the corresponding stack of blank discs needed for that particular job This mode is ideal if you have numerous master discs and fewer copies for each master disc These modes are described in detail in Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 11 If you are making copies in Single Master Mode continue on to the next section If you are making copies
30. NT Enter button to enter that menu Startup Menu Copy Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the desired startup menu and press the ENT Enter button to select that option 28 11 7 Screen Saver This menu allows you to choose whether you want to enable the Screen Saver feature By enabling this feature a screen saver will be displayed when your autoloader has been idle for a specific period of time setup Use the A Up or Y Down buttons to select the Screen Saver menu and 7 Screen Saver press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Screen Saver On Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether the Screen Saver is on or off and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Screen Saver Off 11 8 Counter This menu allows you to choose whether you want to enable the Counter feature By enabling this feature the autoloader will prompt you to enter a counter amount and continuously burn discs until it reaches the value set into the counter setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Counter menu and press the 8 Counter ENT Enter button to enter that menu Counter On Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether the Counter is on or off and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Counter Off For information on entering the counters see Setting Counters and Assigning Names on page 12 11 9 DVD R High Compatibility Mode This feature allows you to turn the DVD R High Compat
31. PV ee lid IG en dpt 13 Loader Utilities 13 1 Drive Alignm AO A A eeedet ee ES 13 2 spindle AUGE a 130 DISC SEPA AO Nai 13 4 Z form Mane Bid RCM 13 5 Robot Speed Mode Optional ooccccccccccccncccccnnnncnnnos 13 6 Fast Boot up 13 7 Sticky Media Detection stand 19 9 RODOt Capacity Optional acesso io te cn dd 13 9 Update Robot FirmMWare ooocccccccccccccccccccccccncncononnnnnnnnnnnnns 14 Manage Accounts E A o EAE ENSAR 14 2 Create User t4 A A 14 4 Delete User 149 PassWord om BOOD ect bebat e vix Mia a ti 15 AUTOCOPY 16 Shutdown Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting cc ccc ce ccee cece eee ee eeee eee eeeaeeeeeenaaeness Chapter 4 List of Error Chapter 5 Menu Tree COGS papackiadssacarasscakesaaatasannicaecarereeqeeesaraiesncce 28 28 29 29 29 30 30 30 31 31 32 32 32 33 33 33 33 34 34 35 35 36 36 37 37 37 38 38 39 39 40 40 40 42 43 44 46 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Overview Welcome The DUP 08 1000 autoloader is a reliable high performance high speed standalone robotic Blu Ray Optional DVD and or CD autoloader With its professional industrial design and simple user interface it makes your duplicating experience easier than ever With the DUP 08 1000 you can have a capacity of either 500 or 1000 discs that can duplicate continuously for 24 hours even with multiple masters
32. S 1 1 Making Copies in Single Master Mode 1 2 Making Copies in Multi Master Mode COMP al 6 S TT UU T T UTEM TOS COD NR T I T ede TU TT COD YF COMPAS casan Ar aros Select BUM SPECO amics Selec ou ia o did SA A DA OE SI Fara FING SETUD cono TO SIS elect arduo ri TON ero dI ete DuYxET EI 102 Load PAIN si n 10 3 Rename Partition sssssssssseeeeRR 10 4 Delete Partition uuuuueeeeeeeeernI 10 57 Panton IO secs ia spa PEL RAE da RE Pe ruALA E SEE WE E Pu M LAINE 10 6 Select Loading DIV ci ii 10 7 qToninat nata DIVO anssen a E oa a li SIS UND ARO EEE A T PA E A A AA EE T Ke tes Tht Language serca anr 11 25 RECAE MO O Ds ia Mia FEO At MO desacato ed toda dia 11 4 Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed sees 11 5 Buzzer 11 6 Startup Menu 0 ccc cece cece eee e eee sese Vets SCENE was EET ISTITUTI se COOMA cata E E eee 11 9 DVD R High Compatibility Mode ccc ccc cece eee ee eee eens 11 10 ISRC Wal aDISADIC DIVES sesionar 11 12 GD OVOE DU iaa Pr euer Dew Pace SE PEE UE eT En ERR MaS Ma Falle Der oD cu ue M Eu a UMS Un MISI HUI 11 14 Max Failure per DIivelr 00 cece cece cece ee eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeues 12 System Utilities Pee ncm TUE 12 2 System Info 12 3 Device Info 12 4 Load Default 20 UPBIale FIIniINMEe te Pee Ed I Re
33. You get the highest quality duplication all at an extremely affordable price The DUP 08 1000 is the most reliable and affordable autoloader on the market even compared to units with half the drives and capacity Before you start using this autoloader please read the following to ensure proper operation BD DVD Duplication Limitations The autoloader will not copy any BD DVDs that have Copy Protection encoded in the content Typically most Blu Ray movies or DVD movies you purchase or rent contain Copy Protection In addition to the copy protection limitation the autoloader will only copy a single layer Blu Ray DVD disc to another single layer Blu Ray DVD recordable media If your autoloader has double layer Blu Ray DVD capability you can copy a double layer Blu Ray DVD disc to another double layer Blu Ray DVD recordable media but you cannot duplicate a single layer Blu Ray DVD disc to double layer Blu Ray DVD recordable media or vice versa Temperature Warning If the autoloader was stored in a location where the temperature dropped 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 functioning Maintenance It is very important to operate and keep the autoloader in a dust free clean environment since dust is the number one killer of
34. ay and select this function by pressing the ENT Enter button We strongly suggest that you do not upgrade your autoloader s firmware unless your autoloader has become unstable or you are instructed to do so by Tech Support Warning When you update the firmware on your system there may be a chance that you will lose all of the data contents of master discs stored in the user HDD partitions Make sure that you back up all of the data on the HDD before attempting this procedure 13 Loader Utilities The Loader Utilities menu consists of these submenus 1 Drive Alignment 2 Spindle Alignment 3 Disc Separator 4 Z form maneuver 5 Robot Speed Mode might not apply for all autoloader models 6 Fast Bootup 7 Sticky Media Mode 8 Robot Capacity might not apply for all autoloader models 9 Update Robot Firmware Each submenu is described below 33 13 1 Drive Alignment The Drive Alignment menu option is used to check the alignment of the drive trays in connection with the robotic arm When the Drive Alignment function is selected the system picks a disc from the first input spindle and moves it to just above approx 1 4 inch the drive tray and holds it there To start the alignment place a disc on to the first input spindle Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Drive Alignment menu and 1 Drive Alignment press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu The system will proceed to the Please Select Drive menu P
35. c arm to lower the disc off center from the front of the drives to clear any protruding obstacles like the bezels and then center the disc directly above the extended writer tray just before the disc is loaded 35 To enable the Z form Maneuver function Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Z form Maneuver menu 4 Z form Maneuver and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Z form Maneuver On Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether the Z form Maneuver is on or off and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Z form Maneuver OTT 13 5 Robot Speed Mode might not apply for all autoloader models Use the Robot Speed Mode menu option to adjust the robots movement speed for the disc loading and unloading process Safe Mode will provide better reliability and is recommended for overnight production Turbo Mode will provide faster performance but not recommended for overnight production Choose between Safe Mode and Turbo Mode to suite your production needs To change the Robots Speed Mode function Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the 5 Robot Speed Mode 5 Robot Speed Mode menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Robot Speed Mode sa a Mode Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether Robot Speed Mode is set to Safe Mode or Turbo Mode and press the ENT Enter button to Robot Speed Mode select that option Turbo Mode 13 6 Fast bootup
36. der performs the actual copy process on the blank disc s that passed the simulation For the blank disc s that didn t pass the simulation the autoloader will place it them to the Reject Area 5 Copy Compare page 20 Use the Copy Compare menu option to make 100 reliable copies After the copy process is done the autoloader automatically compares the copies from the content of your original master disc Any copied discs that fail the compare process will be placed in the Reject Area 6 Select Burn Speed page 21 Use the Select Burn Speed menu option or the Speed quick key to adjust the duplication speed for the various blank disc formats 7 Select Source page 22 Use the Select Source menu or the Source quick key to tell the system where the content of the master disc resides during duplication At this point Hard Drive is the only option in this setting since it is the only place where the content of the master disc resides during duplication 8 Master Mode page 22 Use the Master Mode menu to select either Single Master Mode SM or Multi Master Mode MM For more information on these modes see Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 11 9 Erase page 22 Use the Erase menu to erase your Rewritable discs There are two options gt Full Erase This option erases the entire disc destroying all previously written data in the process Quick Erase This option erases the index TOC of the Rewritable disc not the data secti
37. discs creating a 200 disc capacity system To use the full 200 disc capacity the Robot Capacity needs to be set accordingly To change the Robot s Capacity setting Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the 9 Robot Capacity menu 9 Robot Capacity and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Robot Capacity Datus Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the appropriate Robot Capacity of either Default 100 disc or 200 disc and press the Robot Capacity ENT Enter button to select that option 200 Disc 13 9 Update Robot Firmware Use this utility to update the software in your autoloader s robot controller To update insert the manufacturer s Certified Update CD into the 1 tray and make sure no other discs are in the other trays Then you can press the ENT Enter button to update You should not upgrade your autoloader s robot firmware unless your system is becoming unstable or you are advised to do so by Tech Support 37 14 Manage Accounts This feature allows the administrator to Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of this autoloader Edit existing user account information including name and password gt Delete existing user account s Enable or disable Manage Accounts Manage Accounts is disabled by default Prior to activating the Manage Accounts feature the autoloader recognizes all users as the Administrator The pre defined password for this function i
38. e Accounts 4 Delete User Press the ENT Enter button to enter into this menu Delete User Use the Up or Y Down button to scroll through the list of users 3 RALPH Press the ENT Enter button to select the user to delete Delete User The autoloader will ask you to confirm the deletion Press the RALPH OR ENT Enter button to delete the user User Ralph The autoloader will display a confirmation message and automatically Deleted return you to the Manage Accounts menu 14 5 Password on Bootup This menu allows you to enable or disable the Password on Boot up feature During this process you will be asked to select Yes or No enable or disable Manage ACCcounts 5 Password on Bootup Press the ENT Enter button to enter into this menu Password on Bootup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select either Yes or No Press the Yes ENT Enter button to enter the selection top of the first Input Spindle and it will be loaded onto a reserve partition in the HDD The data is transferred automatically to all of the blank discs which follow it To make copies in Autocopy mode you simply gt Fill the input spindle s with the required number of blank discs Place the Master disc on top of the stack in the first input spindle Press the 15 AUTOCOPY button Duplicator E 00 Fill the input spindle s with blank discs Place the Master disc on top of the 15 AUTOCOPY stack of blank discs on the first input spindle and press th
39. e ENT Enter button You will then see the Counter Selection menu 40 Counter No Counter Proppar ines Please Wait OK O NG O NB 0 Input Bin gt Drive0l Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on page 12to continue Once the counter has been set press the ENT Enter button to confirm You will then see the Preparing screen After a short interval the robotic loader will pick the top disc the Maser Disc from the input spindle and place it into one of the drives As this is happening you will see a screen similar to below This information screen shows what is happening In this case the loader has taken a disc from the input spindle and is placing it into Drive 1 The loader will perform the loading process which will transfer the content of your master disc into the reserved partition of the hard drive OK O NG NBS 0 Input Bun gt Driven Processing Please Wait Upon the successful loading process the system will drop the Master Disc onto the output spindle It will then pick up the blank discs from the input spindle and place those into drives until either all of the drives are full or the count that you loaded into the counter is reached It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all the discs After two or three seconds of processing time one of the following Copy Progress screens will appear Counter Specified COPY TINO 12 O21 481MB No Counter Specif
40. e are shown in Table 2 1 Duplication Type Speeds Available 1x 2x 4x 8x 10x 12x 16x 24x 32x 40x HDD to CD Speed 48x 52x HDD to DVD Speed 1x 2x 2 4x 4x 6x 8x 12x 16x 18x 20x HDD to DVD DL Speed 1x 2x 2 4x 4x 6x 8x 12x 16x 18x 20x HDD to BD Speed 1x 2x 4x 6x 8x Table 2 1 Duplication Speeds These options might change depending on the CD DVD DVD DL or Blu Ray Disc Writers pre installed in your system Note The speed that you choose may be adjusted by the drives and or the media for optimized duplication Once your selection has been changed successfully you will see the following screen for 2 seconds HDD to CD Speed Adjusted to 8x You will automatically be returned to the Main Menu 21 7 Select Source The Select Source menu or the Source quick key is used to set the Master Reading Source In the autoloader the Master Reading Source is always the Hard Drive 8 Master Mode The Master Mode menu is used to select between Single Master mode or Multi Master mode For more information on the modes see Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 11 If you are at the 7 Copy Menu do the following Duplicator 2 00 Use the A Up or Y Down button to find the 8 Master Mode menu La CODY SM Duplicator 2 00 Press the ENT Enter button on 8 Master Mode to enter the menu and you 8 Master Mode will see one of the following screens HASTOT Mode Use the A Up or Y Down button to choose
41. efore the vacuum picking arm had an opportunity to pick it up If error code 192 197 is shown it represents that a disc being returned to the output NG was not properly dropped from the vacuum picking arm onto the output bin O 5 respectively where bin O indicates the position right in front of the drive housing Too much static electricity built up from the disc s This error occurs when the static electricity on the disc is too high Either the facility produces too much static electricity or the current climate is conducive to high concentration of static electricity This error is caused by the buildup of an electric static charge which shocks the robotic arm while loading a disc If this error should occur the user must completely reboot the system by turning the unit off at the power button When the unit is turned on again it should operate normally but you will need to reprogram the job it was running 45 Chapter 5 Menu Tree 1 Copy Partition Counter 2 Test Partition Counter 3 Compare Partition Counter 4 Test Copy Partition Counter 5 Copy Compare lt Partition gt lt Counter gt 6 Select Burn Speed lt HDD to CD HDD to DVD gt 7 Select Source lt Hard Drive gt 8 Master Mode lt SM MM gt 9 Erase lt Quick Full gt 10 Hard Drive Setup 10 1 Select Partition 10 2 Load Partition 10 3 Rename Partition 10 4 Delete Partition 10 5 Partition Info 10 6 Select Loading Drive 10
42. elow shows the LCD Control Panel This panel has a two line by 20 character LCD display to provide user feedback and eight push buttons to control the operation of this system The functions for these buttons are shown in Table 1 1 000 O Copy Test Speed Source Figure 1 5 LCD Control Panel Layout Table 1 1 Front Panel Controls Gowe ame Function OOOO O LA je eem mm me NN S key to make a copy Pressing this key automatically performs the Copy Quick key to make a simulation of the copy process Pressing this key Test Test l automatically performs the Test job Speed Spend Quick key to change the duplication speed Pressing this key automatically P P guides you to the functions that allow you to change various duplication speeds Source Quick key to change the master reading source However since HDD is the only valid source no other options are offered at the time of this publication 4 Menu Overview This section provides an overview of the menu options These menu options are explained in detail on the referenced pages 1 Copy page 14 Use the Copy menu or Copy quick key to make CD DVD Blu Ray Disc Optional copies Before you start a copy process make sure you have selected the correct Master Mode Please refer to Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 11 for additional information If you plan to use Single Master Mode please make sure you have successfully loaded your master disc to a partition on t
43. en your media quality is sub par lowering the duplication speed is necessary to make good copies Duplication Quality Overall the lower the speed the higher the quality of your duplicates If you have time it is a good choice to lower the speed to produce the best quality duplicates If you are at the 7 Copy Menu do the following Duplicator 2 00 Use the A Up or Y Down button to find the 6 Select Burn Speed menu Lv Copy MM Press the ENT Enter button at 6 Select Burn Speed menu and you will Duplicator 2 00 see the Select Burn Speed menu similar to below 6 Select Burn Speed Select Burn Speed There are three recording speed types that can be set HDD to CD Speed VN NN HDD to CD Copy Hard Drive CD Content to CD R RW Discs speed HDD to DVD Copy Hard Drive DVD Content to DVD R RW Discs HDD to DVD DL Copy Hard Drive DVD DL content to DVD DL discs HDD to BD Copy Hard Drive Blu Ray Content to BD R RE Discs Depending upon the type of duplication and your autoloader restrictions you need to select the correct format in order to take effect To select the recording speed options use the A Up or Y Down button to find the desired speed for the appropriate format and press the ENT Enter button to enter the menu You will see a menu similar to this HDD to CD Speed Use the A Up or Y Down button to find the desired speed Press the 32x ENT Enter button to set the desired recording speed The options that are availabl
44. firmware versions Duplication Robot Control Boards types etc 3 Device Info This menu allows you to see information about the recording devices built inside your autoloader 4 Load Default Use this menu option to reset all of the options back to the manufacturer s default values You can use this function if your autoloader is acting abnormally 5 Update Firmware Use this utility to update the software in your autoloader To update insert the manufacturer s Certified Update CD into the 1 tray and make sure no other discs are in rest of the trays Then you can press the ENT Enter button to update Important You should not upgrade your autoloader s firmware unless your system is becoming unstable or you are advised to do so by Tech Support 13 Loader Utilities page 33 Use the Loader Utilities menu options to access the various utilities built into the autoloader You can scroll between the various options using the AUp or Y Down button 1 Drive Alignment The Drive Alignment menu is used to check the mechanical alignment between the drives and the robotic arm Spindle Alignment The Spindle Alignment menu is used to check the mechanical alignment between the spindles and the robotic arm Disc Separator Use this utility to tell the system the number of times for the robotic arm to shake the disc it picked up from the input spindle This is used to reduce the disc sticking issue See Disc Static and Sticky Media Issues
45. he Hard Drive If you plan to use Multi Master Mode please make sure you have placed every master disc on top of the corresponding number of blank discs For additional information on copying on either Master Mode see Making Copies in Single Master Mode on page 14 or Making Copies in Multi Master Mode on page 16 2 Test page 19 Use the Test menu or Test quick key to simulate the copy process With simulation write once recordable discs such as DVD R or CDR will be reusable The purpose of simulation is to ensure error free duplication Note Due to physical limitations of the BD R DVD R recordable format if you try to simulate BD R DVD R copying you will encounter failure messages Warning If you are using CD DVD BD Rewritable discs as your blank media during the simulation the content on those discs will be permanently erased 3 Compare page 19 Use the Compare function to perform a bit by bit comparison between the content of your master disc s in the Hard Drive and the contents of all discs it copied This ensures that all of your copies are identical to original master disc s Note The bit by bit comparison will only apply on all Blu Ray Discs DVDs and Data CDs A readability check will be applied for other formats like Audio CDs CD G and Video CDs discs due to their lack of error correction mechanisms 4 Test Copy page 20 Use the Test Copy menu option to simulate the copying process initially Then the autoloa
46. heck the alignment of the spindles to the robotic arm When the Spindle Alignment function is selected the system picks a disc from the first input spindle and holds it approximately one inch above the target spindle To start the alignment place a disc on the first input spindle essa de Bale Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Spindle Alignment menu 2 Spindle Alignment and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu The autoloader will proceed to the Please Select Spindle menu Please Select Spindle Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the spindle that you want to Spindle 4 Go check and press the ENT Enter button to select it 34 The autoloader will pick a disc from the input spindle move it to one inch above the spindle being aligned and hold it there You will see the Spindle Alignment screen Spindle Alignment Pressing the A Up or Y Down button will move the spindle up or Alignment Finished down approximately 1 2 per press You should always align the spindle at its mid point Press the Y Down button repeatedly to lower the robotic arm to the mid point and check the alignment Note If the spindles are not properly aligned and there is a need to re align them please contact Tech Support Service for information regarding setting alignments Warning This function is ONLY for checking the alignment NOT for setting the alignment Please do not move the robotic arm with your hands during this process Once y
47. ibility Mode 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 Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the DVD R High 9 DVD R High Compatibility Mode Compatibility Mode menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether the DVD R High Compatibility Mode is on or off and press the ENT Enter button to select that option DVD R High Compatibility Mode On DVD R High Compatibility Mode Off 29 11 10 ISRC This option will allow you to enable disable copying ISRC code of the Audio CD ISRC is the serial number of the audio tracks that uniquely identifies the song in that audio track This ISRC code is commonly found in commercial Audio CDs and rarely seen on the home made Audio CDs By enabling this feature the duplication performance will be lowered Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the SRC menu 1 Tone and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether the ISRC is ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option 11 11 Disable Drives This feature allows you to disable certain drives trays when those drives trays are producing high failure rates or not functioning properly Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the
48. icates the source of the job resides in the gt H indicates the source Hard Drive of the job resides in the gt 4012MB indicates the Hard Drive capacity of the master gt 4012MB indicates the disc capacity of the master 1296 l AB1MB indicates disc the current progress of gt 12 1 481MB indicates the duplication the current progress of 0 21 indicates you have the duplication a project size of 21 gt 0 indicates you have copies and you have made 0 copies so far made 0 copies so far Note It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 096 1096 and 10026 for approximately 30 seconds for CD duplication and up to one minute for DVD Blu Ray Disc duplication That is caused by the initializing and finalizing stages 15 Once the duplication run is completed the loader will remove the finished disc from a drive and place the successful copy on the Output Spindle or if itis a bad NG copy place it on the reject area This will repeat for each drive OK 3 NG O NB DriveOl gt Output Bin The loader will then pick up another blank disc and load it into the drive This is then repeated for each drive OK 3 NG 0 NB 0 The copying process will continue until you either run out of blank discs or Input Bin gt Drive02 until the count that you loaded into the counter is reached If you run out of blank discs and the job is not complete the autoloader will give you an opportunity to fill the
49. ied H4012MB 481MB H4012MB COPW Tiens 4 gt H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive gt 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master disc gt 12 1 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication 0 21 indicates you have a project size of 21 copies and you have gt H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive gt 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master disc gt 1299 l A81MB indicates the current progress of the duplication gt 0 indicates you have made 0 copies so far made 0 copies so far Note It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 096 1096 and 100 for approximately 30 seconds for CD duplication and up to one minute for DVD Blu Ray Disc duplication That is caused by the initializing and finalizing stages OKs o NGS OUNBs CO DriveOl gt Output Bin Once the duplication run is completed the loader will remove the finished disc from a drive and place the successful copy on the Output Spindle or if it is a bad NG copy place it on the reject area This will repeat for each drive The loader will then pick up another blank disc and load it into the drive This is then repeated for each drive OK NG D NB Q Input Bane DeiveD2 The copying process will continue until you either run out of blank discs or until the count that you loaded into the counter is reached 41 If you run o
50. if you have numerous master discs and fewer copies for each master disc The Multi Master mode uses the Reserve partition to temporarily store the content of the current master disc Once the task is complete and a new master disc has been detected the reserve partition s content of the previous master disc will be replaced with the content of the new master disc For more information on Multi Master Mode see Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 11 Turn on your autoloader and wait until it has booted up It may take several minutes for the autoloader to go through its self adaptive test and auto calibration procedures You should see the following signifying your autoloader is ready 16 1 2 1 Select Multi Master Mode Duplicator 2200 li Copy MM Duplicator 2x00 8 Master Mode Duplicator 1 Copy MM Make sure the autoloader is set to Multi Master mode MM If it is already in Multi Master mode MM please skip to step 1 2 2 that starts the copy process If it is not use the A Up or V Down button to navigate to the screen 8 Master Mode Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Master Mode Menu and you will see a screen similar to one of the following Use the A Up or Y Down button to select Multi Master Mode Press the ENT Enter button to submit your selection Use the A Up or Y Down button to navigate back to the 7 Copy Menu 1 2 2 Start the Copying Process Place your master discs and blank discs o
51. ing Names on page 12 Press the ENT Enter to complete User Ralph The autoloader will display a confirmation message and automatically Added return you to the Manage Accounts menu Note User Admin is the administrative account you cannot change the user name for this account but can change the password for this account Note The User name consists of a maximum of eight alohanumeric letters or numbers Note The User password consists of four numbers Manage Accounts Press the ENT Enter button to enter this menu 3 Edit User Info POLE USEE HO Use the A Up or V Down button to scroll through the list of users Press ue RR the ENT Enter button to select user Edit User s Name Edit the user s name using the instructions shown in Setting Counters RALPH OK and Assigning Names on page 12 Press the ENT Enter button to move on to the Enter Password stage Entes PWD Enter the new password for this user via the instructions shown in 10 1 OK Setting Counters and Assigning Names on page 12 Press the ENT Enter button to complete 39 The autoloader will display a confirmation message and automatically User Ralph return you to the Manage Accounts menu Changed 14 4 Delete User This menu allows you to delete an existing user s account During this process you will be asked to select the existing account to be removed Note The user Admin is the administrative account you can t delete this account Manag
52. lease Select Drive Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the drive that you want to align Drive I Go and press the ENT Enter button to select it The autoloader will pick a disc from the first input spindle move it to approx inch above the drive tray and hold it there You will see the Drive Alignment screen Drive Alignment Check the alignment of the drive trays and press the ENT Enter button Alignment Finished when you are finished Note If the drive trays are not properly aligned and there is a need to re align them please contact Tech Support Service for information regarding setting alignments Warning This function is ONLY for checking the alignment NOT for setting the alignment Please do not move the robotic arm with your hands during this process When you have finished checking the alignment of the drive s the robotic arm will move the disc to the arms top position and hold it there You will see the Alignment Next menu Drive Alignment Press the ENT Enter button to return back to the Please Select Alignment Next Drive menu This allows you to complete the alignment checking procedure for each of the installed drives If you are through checking the alignment of drives press the ESC Escape button to go back to the Loader Utility Menu When the drive alignment checking process is complete the robotic arm will drop the disc in the Reject Area 13 2 Spindle Alignment The Spindle Alignment menu option is used to c
53. nt errors like glitches and skips Use this setting to adjust the maximum duplication speed for Audio Video CD and CD G format to ensure reliable duplication for such formats The options are 1x 2x 4x 8x 10x 12x 16x 24x 32x 40x 48x and 52x Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Setup 4 Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the desired maximum writing speed for Audio VCD and CDG and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed l6x Note The actual speed that is selected may be determined by the drives or by the blank media 11 5 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 Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Buzzer menu and press the 5 Buzzer ENT Enter button to enter that menu Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether Buzzer is on or off and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Buzzer OTT 11 6 Startup Menu Buzzer On This setting will allow you to choose the menu option that you will see first when you turn on the autoloader The options are Copy Test Compare Test Copy Copy Compare AutoCopy MS OAR O Na Setup Use the A Up or V Down button to select the Startup Menu option and 6 Startup Menu press the E
54. nto the Input Spindle as described in Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 11 In general the order of the discs on the spindle will be from top to bottom VVVVVV WV etc The master disc for the first job The blank discs for the first job The master disc for the second job The blank discs for the second job The master disc for the third job The blank discs for the third job lf your autoloader has more than one Input Spindle then the job sequence can be spread across the spindles in sequence Duplication Jobs with different formats among CD DVD BD can be intermixed The autoloader will automatically detect a job s master and blank disc format and copy them when they match You should still be at the 7 Copy Menu Duplicator 200 1 Copy MM Preparing Please Wait OK O NG O NB 0 Input Bin gt Drive0l Press the ENT Enter button to start the duplication job After a short interval the robotic loader will pick the top disc master disc from the Input Spindle and place it into one of the drives As this is happening you will see a screen similar to below This information screen shows what is happening In this case the loader has taken a disc from the Input Spindle and is placing it into Drive 1 17 The loader will continue to take discs from the Input Spindle and place them into drives until either all of the drives are full or all Input Spindles are empty Processing Please Wait CODY
55. o the 1 tray and make sure no other discs are in the other trays Then you can press the ENT Enter button to update Important You should not update your autoloader s robot firmware unless your system is becoming unstable or you are advised to do so by Tech Support 14 Manage Accounts page 38 Use this menu option to Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of the autoloader Edit existing user account information including name and password Delete existing user account s Enable Disable this feature 15 AUTOCOPY page 40 The Autocopy function is the simplest way to make CD DVD Blu Ray Disc copies It simplifies the copy process by automatically copying from a Master Disc which should be placed on top of the first Input Spindle instead of a preloaded master image on the HDD to all of the blank discs which follow it The benefit of this operation is to decrease the time needed to initiate the copy process for a master disc that does not need to be stored on the HDD permanently 16 Shutdown page 42 Use this menu option to turn off your system Once you see the Ready to Power Off message you can safely turn off the machine using the power switch Turning off your autoloader without performing this function increases the risk of damaging it and all settings changed since the last boot up will not be saved 10 5 Single Master and Multi Master Modes There are two ways to make copies using
56. ome drives copy gt Reset the system settings back to default See Load Default on page 33 gt Drives are consumable parts and every drive has a finite lifespan After a period of time they do tend to wear out Please contact Tech Support Service for assistance F Y I Replacing any component s of the autoloader without Tech Support Services consent will void the autoloader s warranty instantly gt Contact Tech Support Why does my autoloader stay at System Bootup gt The reason the autoloader may remain frozen at system bootup is caused by improper shut down To solve the problem contact the Tech Support department Even though this problem can be solved all the hard drive information will be lost due to this failure How do I reset my autoloader back to default gt See Load Default on page 33 43 Chapter 4 List of Robot Error Codes R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 17 Arm did not return to top position Arm did not detect specified location in the allotted time Unable to move to the next input output bin Unable to move into the drop disc position Unable to perform the horizontal Z Maneuver from bin 1 to the starting point Unable to perform the horizontal Z Maneuver from the starting point to the original position Unable to perform vertical Z Maneuver while placing disc in drive tray Unable to perform the horizontal Z Maneuver from the original position to the starting point
57. on It is much faster than Full Erase However the data section is still recoverable If you prefer the old content not be recovered for security purposes please perform Full Erase 10 Hard Drive Setup page 23 Use the Hard Drive Setup menu to perform various hard drive related operations These options include loading renaming or deleting your images 11 Setup page 26 Use the Setup menu options to control how the autoloader operates You can scroll between the various options using the AUp or Y Down button 1 Language Use this setting to choose the language used to navigate the autoloader The autoloader officially supports English and Spanish menus More languages could be added 2 Read Error Skip Normally when the autoloader encounters a read error while reading the master disc all the duplication will be aborted and all the recordable media in the writers will be ruined However if you believe that your master disc has a small insignificant error due to physical damage you can utilize this setting to allow the autoloader to skip any read errors that it encounters It is Off with Retry by default Important When this function is ON it does not fix the error it only skips it to continue copying the rest of the readable data This is recommended for Video and Audio duplication purposes 3 CD Writing Mode Use this setting to select the mode you would like use to duplicate a CD There are two different modes Disc at Once
58. ons on the autoloader The Setup menu consists of the following sub menus Language Read Error Skip CD Writing Mode Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed Buzzer Startup Menu Screen Saver Counter DVD R High Compatibility Mode ISRC Disable Drives O 00 O Oi A O N Sa a A Aa N a Overburn Co Max Failures per Job 14 Max Failures per Drive Each of these options is discussed in its own subsection 26 11 1 Language This setting allows you to choose the language that you prefer to use when navigating the autoloader The autoloader supports multiple languages setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Language menu and press l Language the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Language English Use the A Up or Y Down button to select between the languages and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Language Espanol 11 2 Read Error Skip Normally when the autoloader encounters a read error while reading your master disc the duplication is aborted and all the recordable media in the writers are ruined However if you believe that your master disc has a small insignificant error due to physical damage you can enable this setting to allow the autoloader to skip any read errors it encounters Note This function does not fix the error it only skips it to make the rest of the data readable Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Read Error Skip menu and 24 Read Error Skip pres
59. or Y Down button to select the 13 Max Failure per 13 Max Failure per Job Job menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu You can select numbers between 1 to 999 by pressing the AUp or Y Down button To specify the number of maximum failures per job you need to Max Failure per Job MD P enter input a three digit number 030 OK If you need to specify a number that is less than three digits fill the leading spaces with zeros any leading zeros will be skipped Examples of three digit numbers are 034 thirty four or 010 ten To enter the number you need to use the AUp or Y Down button to select the number for each digit and use the ENT Enter button or the ESC Escape button to move the cursor position right or left Once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press the ENT Enter button For example if you want to specify a counter value of 21 twenty one The three digit value would be 021 To input the desired quantity do the following Make sure the cursor is located at the first position First blinking position Press the V Down button repeatedly until 0 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the V Down button repeatedly until 2 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Y Down button repeatedly until 1 is displayed Now 021 is displayed press ENT Enter button once and the curs
60. or moves to OK VVVVV WV Then press the ENT Enter button once to submit your maximum failures per job 11 14 Max Failure per Drive Use this setting to set the maximum failures each drive is allowed per job Once the maximum is reached for any particular drive that drive will be disabled for the remainder of the job The default value for this setting is 5 Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the 14 Max Failure per 14 Max Failure per Drive Drive menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu You can select numbers between 1 to 999 by pressing the AUp or Y Down button To specify the number of maximum failures per job you need to Max Failure per Job na enter input a three digit number 030 OK If you need to specify a number that is less than three digits fill the leading spaces with zeros any leading zeros will be skipped Examples of three digit numbers are 034 thirty four or 010 ten To enter the number you need to use the AUp or Y Down button to select the number for each digit and use the ENT Enter button or the ESC Escape button to move the cursor position right or left Once you ve finished move the cursor to OK and press the ENT Enter button For example if you want to specify a counter value of 21 twenty one The three digit value would be 021 To input the desired quantity do the following 3l Make sure the cursor is located at the first position First blinking
61. or you can simply choose Auto Generate to have the system automatically gen erate a partition name for you Afterwards simply press the A Up or Y Down button to find your desired selection and press ENT Enter to submit your selection You should see the following screen Load Partition 148GB Load gt New Partition Load gt New Partition ird qas Load Auto Generate Existing Partition System will automatically create a partition name NEW 0001 Edit Partition Name This will Overwrite OK FUN VEF 0K Press the ENT Enter button to overwrite the partition named FUN Before continuing the autoloader will ask you again to confirm it Enter a new partition name as described in Editing Names on page 13 For this example we will name it HAPPY Load Partition HAPPY OR The system will display a verification message before continuing Pres the ENT Enter button to start loading the partition named HAPPY 24 The master should be placed on the first input spindle The robotic arm will pick it up and place it into one of the drives and the contents of the master disc will be loaded into the desired partition Load Partition OK Pres the ENT Enter button to finish Press OK to Finish 10 3 Rename Partition When you load your master disc onto a hard drive partition you are asked to give it a name However you can rename it at anytime afterwards Instructions for this are sh
62. ou are done press the ENT Enter button This will send you to the Alignment Next menu Spindle Alignment Press the ENT Enter button to return back to the Please Select Alignment Next Spindle menu This allows you to complete the alignment checking procedure for each of the installed spindles If you are through checking the alignment of spindles press the ESC Escape button to go back to the Loader Utility Menu When the spindle alignment checking process is complete the robotic arm will drop the disc in the Reject Area 13 3 Disc Separator Use this utility to tell the system the number of times the robotic arm should shake the disc it picked up from the input spindle in order to reduce the disc sticking issue To enable the disc separator function Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the 3 Disc Separator menu o DESC SeDdtgtor and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Disc Separator Separator Off Disc Separator Single Vibration Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the separator option that you want and press the ENT Enter button to select it Disc Separator Double Vibration Disc Separator Triple Vibration 13 4 Z form Maneuver Some drives have bezels that extend out from the front of the drive face This can cause the disc to catch on the edge of the bezel of a higher drive as it is being lowered into one of the below drives Enabling the Z form Maneuver will allow the roboti
63. ow This information screen shows what is happening In this case the loader da lc cimi has taken a disc from the input spindle and is placing it into Drive 1 Input Bin gt Drive 1 19 The loader will continue to remove discs from the input spindle and place them into drives until either all of the drives are full or the count that you loaded into the counter is reached Processing It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all the discs Please Wait The system will then compare the discs in the trays to the content of the master disc residing in the Hard Drive partition you specified When the comparison job is complete the autoloader will place the good discs and failed discs into corresponding areas and you will see a PASS FAIL result screen similar to this Counter Specified No Counter Specified PASS Lo PALE Input Bin Empty Job Completed Press OK to Finish Reset Hoppers PASS 16 indicates 16 discs have gt Input Bin Empty indicates that the been compared successfully system has run out of discs to compare FAIL 0 indicates none of the discs If you have more discs to compare you have failed can empty the Output Spindle place the discs to be compared in the Input Spindle Press the ENT Enter button to finish and Press the ENT Enter button to continue If you have no more discs to compare press the ESC Escape button to terminate the operation 4 Test Copy With the Test
64. own in Editing Names on page 13 10 4 Delete Partition The Delete Partition option deletes an existing partition Use the A Up or Y Down button to navigate to rm 2 D A O 2 D CN D UD Q O 5 3 D 2 cC Hard Drive Setup Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Delete Partition menu The 4 Delete Partition autoloader will first ask you to choose the partition to be deleted Choose Partition Use the A Up or Y Down button to find the partition that you want to FUN VEF 4012MB delete Press the ENT Enter button to select the partition Delete Partition The autoloader displays the Delete Partition confirmation message Press FUN VEF OK the ENT Enter button to continue FUN VEF The autoloader displays the Deleted message for two seconds and then Deleted returns you to the Delete Partition menu 10 5 Partition Info The Partition Info option provides information about an existing partition Use the A Up or Y Down button to navigate to the 5 Partition Info menu Hard Drive Setup Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Partition Info menu and use the E partition Info A Up or Y Down button to find the partition that you want information about gt he 002 field indicates that it is the second partition on the drive gt The FUN VEF field shows the name of the partition 002 DVD 4012MB gt The DVD field indicates that the master stored in this partition is a FUN VEF DVD gt The 402
65. performing a task Give it some time and press the button again To interrupt the current running process press the ESC Escape button and hold it for several seconds If it still doesn t work turn the machine off and then restart the machine after a minute Copy completed but the copies are not readable executable gt Use the compare feature to check the copied disc data discs only gt 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 gt Use another BD DVD CD player ROM to test the copied media Sometimes your BD DVD CD Player ROM may not be compatible with recordable BD DVD CD disc The failure rate is high gt Lower the write speed and try again See Select Burn Speed on page 21 gt The quality of your blank discs may be poor gt The quality of your master disc may be poor Do need to upgrade my autoloader s firmware Unless your system is getting unstable we strongly suggest not upgrading your autoloader s firmware Please contact Tech Support if your system is getting unstable Cannot boot up or fails to upgrade firmware Contact Tech Support Can I load data directly from my computer to my autoloader s Hard Drive No your autoloader 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 Why won t s
66. position Press the V Down button repeatedly until 0 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the V Down button repeatedly until 2 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Y Down button repeatedly until 1 is displayed Now 021 is displayed press ENT Enter button once and the cursor moves to OK VVVVV WV Then press the ENT Enter button once to submit your maximum failures per job 12 System Utilities System Utilities is used to provide information pertaining to the autoloader as well as modification to maintain proper functioning The System Utilities are 1 Disc Info 2 System Info 3 Device Info 4 Load Default 5 Update Firmware 12 1 Disc Info Use the Disc Info utility to identify the type and other information about your blank recordable media Note The Disc Info function does not use the robotic capabilities of the system You must manually insert the discs into the drives Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Disc Info menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu The system will proceed to the Please Insert Disc menu System Utilities Le Disc Into Disc Info plesso Inert pues Place your disc s into the drives After a few seconds the system will detect the discs and ask you if you want to proceed Wait until all of the discs have been detected and press the ENT Enter
67. ption will allow you to enable disable copying the ISRC code of an Audio CD ISRC is the serial number of the audio track that uniquely identifies the song in that audio track This ISRC code is commonly found in commercial Audio CDs and rarely seen on home made Audio CDs By enabling this feature the duplication performance will be lowered 11 Disable Drives Use this utility to allow the system to disable certain drives trays when certain drives trays are producing high failure rates 12 Overburn Overburning is a burning method to bypass the limitations of burning further out onto the edge of the media This can result in slightly higher storage capacity however it has also been known to have compatibility playback issues Please use it with caution 13 Max Failure per Job Use this setting to set the maximum number of failures the autoloader is allowed per job Once the maximum is reached the job will be stopped 14 Max Failure per Drive Use this setting to set the maximum number of failures each drive is allowed during the job Once the maximum is reached for any particular drive said drive will be disabled for the remainder of the job The autoloader will continue to function using the remaining drives 12 System Utilities page 32 1 Disc Info Use the Disc Info utility to identify the type and other information about your blank recordable media 2 System Info The System Info menu provides important hardware information such as
68. r the next job The Order of Discs The robotic arm will continue to load media into the drives as the duplicated discs in MM mode are placed in the Output Spindles Once a drive any drive detects another Master disc the same process is repeated for the new Master disc 11 6 Setting Counters and Assigning Names Two frequently used tasks are setting counters and assigning names to partitions Directions for these tasks are given here 6 1 Setting Counters The autoloader frequently gives you the option to set a counter so that the machine can keep track of the number of copies made Follow these steps when you see the Counter Selection Menu The Counter Selection Menu lets you set how many copies you want to Counter make for your project The Counter Selection feature tells the autoloader Ne Counter to count the number of successful copies you have made and stop the job when the desired number of successfully copied discs has been reached 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 No Counter simply press the ENT Enter button when you see the screen above Or you can select Specify Counter between 1 to 9999 by pressing the AUp or Y Down button to go to the Specify Counter menu Press the ENT Enter button to select this option You will see the next Counter Specify Counter menu
69. s 0000 By adding additional users each individual user has his or her own settings To take advantage of this feature follow these instructions gt Change the Administrator password Refer to Edit User Info on page 39 for additional information Create a User Name and Password for each authorized person on this autoloader Refer to Create User on page 39 for additional information gt Enable the Manage Accounts feature by turning on the Password on Bootup setting Refer to Password on Bootup on page 40 for additional information Note This system comes with a standard license that allows you to create up to 32 users However if you desire to create more than 32 users please contact Tech Support Service regarding our special 64 user license pack To access the Manage Accounts feature you need to perform the following tasks Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Manage Accounts menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu You will be shown the Enter Password menu Duplicator 200 14 Manage Accounts Enter PWD OK The system will ask you for the Administrator s Password The default Administrator s Password is 0000 To enter press the A Up or Y Down button to select the first digit of your password and press the ENT Enter button to submit the current digit You will automatically move to the next digit Repeat these steps until you ve selected all four digits for your password
70. s the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether Read Error Skip is On Read Error Skip Off or Off with Retry and press the ENT Enter button to select that option On gt On By select this setting you instruct the system to skip any Read Errors during the duplication process Read Error Skip Off By select this setting you instruct the system to fail the Off entire duplication process when a Read Error occurs read Error Bier gt Off with Retry By select this setting you instruct the system to perform additional retries when a Read Error occurs Y however upon retry attempt failed the entire duplication process will be failed 11 3 CD Writing Mode This setting allows you to select which mode to use to duplicate a CD Disc at Once or Track at Once Unless you understand completely what these modes are we strongly suggest you set it to Disc at Once Setup Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the CD Writing Mode menu and 3 CD Writing Mode press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu CD Writing Mode Dise at Once Use the A Up or Y Down button to select either Disc at Once or Track at Once and press the ENT Enter button to select that option CD Writing Mode Track at Once 2 11 4 Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed Due to the lack of error checking mechanism for Audio CD Video CD and CD G format duplicating them at too high a speed can cause freque
71. spindle Important When you add discs to the input spindle be sure to remove your finished discs from the Output Spindle At this point you can either put more discs on to the input spindle and press the ENT Enter button to continue or press the ESC Escape button to terminate your project Input Bin Empty Reset Hopper Upon project termination you shall see the Access Drive Log menu You Access Drive Log can press the ENT Enter button one more time to see the drive log that indicates the number of passes and fails for every drive tray or simply press the ESC Escape button to go back to the main menu If you choose to see the drive log file you will see a screen similar to below Drive 1 OK 1 NG O NB 0 Drive 1 indicates the below results are for the 1 drive OK 1 indicates there is 1 successful copy made by this drive NG 0 indicates there are 0 bad copies created by this drive NB 0 indicates there are 0 discs in this drive that were not recorded due to non recording error such as invalid media type etc VN NN Use the A Up or Y Down buttons to look at the drive log file for the various drives Press the ESC Escape button to return to the 1 Copy menu 1 2 Making Copies in Multi Master Mode This mode does not require you to manually load your master on to the HDD Simply place the master disc s on top of the stack of blank discs needed for that particular job This mode is ideal
72. turn off the machine using the power switch Turning off your autoloader without performing this function will increase the risk of damaging your autoloader Duplicator 2 00 Press the ENT Enter button to enter into this menu 16 Shutdown Press the ENT Enter button to shut down the autoloader The autoloader will do all of its internal housekeeping and then display a confirmation message Ready to Power Off Shutdown Press OK to Shutdown Shutdown Press the power button to power off the system Ready to Power Off 42 Chapter 3 Trouble Shooting No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on gt Check the connections for the power cable and ensure that the power outlet is working correctly Make sure that the rear panel power voltage setting matches the voltage of your power outlet gt Ifthe autoloader was stored in a location where the temperature dropped below 32 F 0 C within the past 24 hours leave the autoloader in a warm room with a temperature of at least 65 F 19 C for four hours prior to powering the autoloader on Drives cannot read disc and shows error message gt Check the format of the master CD DVD BD gt Check the master CD DVD BD itself for damage Your master disc may be copy protected Normally most of the Blu Ray or DVD movies and some of the CDs you purchase from stores have copy protection encoded on them Buttons do not function gt The autoloader may still be busy
73. tween the discs Separate the blank discs before you place them into the autoloader s spindle s Separating them will greatly reduce the static between discs gt If this doesn t achieve the desired outcome use an air duster canned air to blow air around the circular edge of the blank discs This process reduces the static between the discs up to 90 The amount of air to use depends on factors specific to your environment Figure 1 1 Using Canned Air to Reduce Static gt If you are stil having problems put your media into the refrigerator NOT in the freezer for three hours Afterwards store it at room temperature for one hour prior to use Studies show that cold temperature with no condensation will also reduce the static charges between objects dramatically Disc Placement Issue Another common problem when using an autoloader is the placement of media onto the spindles Placing the media onto the spindles 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 spindles are not loaded correctly All media loaded onto the spindles should be flat and not slanted at an angle to ensure the picking arm can securely grab the disc with all 3 vacuum suction heads Be sure to not load too many discs onto the spindle as well as this may cause errors in placement and loading
74. ut of blank discs and the job is not complete the autoloader will give you an opportunity to fill the spindle Important When you add discs to the input spindle be sure to remove your finished discs from the Output Spindle At this point you can either load more discs on to the input spindle and press the ENT Enter button to continue or press the ESC Escape button to terminate your project Upon project termination you shall see the Access Drive Log menu You can press the ENT Enter button one more time to see the drive log that indicates the number of passes and fails for every drive tray or simply press the ESC Escape button to go back to the main menu If you choose to see the drive log file you will see a screen similar to below Input Bin Empty Reset Hopper Drive 1 OK 1 NG O NB 0 Drive 1 indicates the below results are for the 1 drive OK 1 indicates there is 1 successful copy made by this drive NG 0 indicates there are 0 bad copies created by this drive NB 0 indicates there are 0 discs in this drive that were not recorded due to non recording error such as invalid media type etc VN NN Use the A Up or Y Down buttons to look at the drive log file for the various drives Press the ESC Escape button to return to the 1 Copy menu 16 Shutdown This function will make sure it is safe to turn off your autoloader Once you see the Ready to Power Off message you can safely

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