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1. Control Name Function Q Up Up Menu Option Scroll Up O Down Down Menu Option Scroll Down ENT Enter Forward Enter OK Execute the function ESC Escape Backward Escape go back to the previous function y Copy Shortcut to perform AutoCopy see page 49 for detail COPY vw Test Shortcut to make simulation of copying process see page 23 for detail TEST v Speed Shortcut to change the duplication speed see page 25 for detail SPEED vw Source Shortcut to change your master reading source see page 26 for detail SOURCE 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 16 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 13 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 the 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 16 or Making Copies in Multi Master Mode on page 18 2
2. 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 Up or 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 Up or Down button to select Multi Master Mode Press the ENT Enter button to submit your selection Use the Up or Down button to navigate back to the 1 Copy Menu 1 2 2 Start the Copying Process Place your master discs and blank discs onto the Input Spindle as described in Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 13 In general the order of the discs on the spindle will be from top to bottom VVVVVVV 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 If 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 1 Copy Menu Duplicator 2 20 1 Copy MM Preparing Please Wait OK 0 NG 0
3. 11 8 Counter lt On Off gt 11 9 DVD R Compatibility Mode lt On Off gt 11 10 11 11 11 12 11 13 11 14 14 System Utilities 12 1 12 2 12 3 12 4 12 5 15 Loader Utilities 13 1 13 2 13 3 13 4 13 5 13 6 13 7 13 8 13 9 16 Manage Accounts 14 1 14 2 14 3 14 4 14 5 17 AUTOCOPY 18 SHUTDOWN ISRC lt On Off gt Disable Drives CD Overburn lt On Off gt Max Failure per Job Max Failure per Drive Disc Info System Info Device Info Load Default Update Firmware Drive Alignment Spindle Alignment Disc Separator lt Separator Off Single Vibration double triple gt Z form Maneuver lt On Off gt Robot Speed Mode Optional lt Safe Mode Turbo Mode gt Fast Boot Up lt On Off gt Sticky Media Detection lt On Off gt Robot Capacity Optional Update Robot Firmware View User Create User Edit User Info Delete User Password on Bootup 63 TF POWER DIGITA The Future of Optical Storage gt 817 SOUTH PALM AVE ALHAMBRA CA 91803 USA Website www vinpowerdigital com Tel 1 626 282 3300 For Sales Department Email sales vinpowerdigital com For Technical Support Email tech vinpowerdigital com Technical Support Technical support can be found online at http www vinpowerdigital com TechnicalSupport FAQ FAQ asp If you cannot solve your problem our technical support staff will assist you if your unit is still covered under warranty In order to efficiently handle all requ
4. AR POWER sa The Future of Optical Storage tn WEA i Se j a le gt a Pd g DE Titan Supreme Titan Pro Titan Lite fgahitSceribe DIRECT DISC LABELING ROBOTIC AU TOLOADER User s Manual V3 0 WARNING VINPOWER DIGITAL S CD DVD BLU RAY LIGHTSCRIBE DUPLICATOR IS MEANT FOR BACK UP AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL DATA AUTHORED OR OWNED BY THE USER ANY DUPLICATED DISCS MADE FROM A VINPOWER DIGITAL S CD DVD BLU RAY LIGHTSCRIBE DUPLICATOR IS THE COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP OF THE AUTHOR OR COMPANY WHICH OWNS THE SOURCE DISC ANY UNAUTHORIZED COPYING EDITING OR ANY PART THEREOF OF A COPYRIGHT DISC IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED WE DISCOURAGE THE USE OF ANY SUCH ACTION THAT GIVES RISE TO CRIMINAL INTENT AND PROSECUTION VINPOWER DIGITAL IS NOT RESOPONSIBLE FOR ANY POTENTIAL ILLEGAL ACTIONS OF THE USER DUE TO ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE PRODUCTS INTENDED USE Copyrights and Trademarks ALL RIGHTS RESERVED NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MEDIUM PRINTED OR ELECTRONIC WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM VINPOWER INC COPYRIGHTO2000 2008 BY VINPOWER INC ALL RIGHTS RESERVED Table of Contents Title Page Chapter TANTOUCHON ri A aie een eres 1 TOBA Wi ta dos 1 2 The Robotic Platform seriinin ae Ae Diada ias 4 3 MeLCOCONTONR A e e ad toa 7 de M n OVGIMIOW ninie ha eA E E E AAA Ai 8 5 Single Master and Multi Master Modes ooooooccccccnccocococoncncocononcncncnnincncnina
5. gt Quick Erase This option erases the index TOC of the Rewritable disc not the data section 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 11 Hard Drive Setup page 28 Use the Hard Drive Setup menu to perform various hard drive related operations These operations include loading renaming or deleting your images 12 Print Setup page 32 Use the Print Setup menu to perform various printing related operations These operations include loading renaming or deleting your print labels 13 Setup page 34 Use the Setup menu options to control how the autoloader operates You can scroll between the various options using the Up or 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
6. Print page 21 Use the Print menu to print label s directly onto the label side of your LightScribe printable media Before you start a printing process please make sure you have successfully loaded your LightScirbe label file s into the Hard Drive via the Load Label function under Print Setup See page 32 for details For additional information on creating designing your labels please refer to Appendix C Design and Create a Label File on page 54 3 Test page 23 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 4 Compare page 23 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 thei
7. is the administrative account It will always be there Manage Accounts Press the ENT Enter button to enter this menu 1 View User Vi USES Use the Up or Down button to scroll through the list of users Press the 1 ADMIN ESC Escape button to go back to the Manage Accounts menu 46 account 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 and Assigning Names on page 14 Press the ENT Enter button to move Edit User s Name BADEN pike on to the Enter Password stage Enter PWD Enter the user s password using the instructions shown in Setting 0 OK Counters and Assigning Names on page 14 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 16 3 Edit User Info The Edit User Info menu allows you to change the existing user s account name and password During this process you will be asked to select the existing account and then you will be prompted to enter the new user name and new user password for this account Note User Admin is the administrative account you cannot change the user name for this account but can change the password for this account N
8. 8 Master Mode see a screen similar to one of the following Master Mode Multi Master Use the Up or Down button to select Single Master Mode Press the ENT Enter button to submit your selection Master Mode Single Master 16 1 1 2 Start the Copying Process Q o o D O A ra gt 0 9 O x 9 5 Z Duplicator 28 Te COPY Choose Partition FUN VEF 4012MB Counter No Counter Preparing Please Wait OK ONG O NB 0 Input Bin gt Drive01 Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the following screen Start the Copy Process Insert your blank discs on to the Input Spindle s and press the ENT Enter button to enter the 7 Copy menu You will see the Choose Partition menu Use the Up or Down button to find the partition where your master 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 14 to continue Once the counters have been set press the ENT Enter button to confirm You will see the Preparing screen 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 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 conti
9. Escape button to return to the 1 Copy menu 20 2 Print Use the Print menu to print label s directly onto the label side of your LightScribe printable media Before you start a printing process please make sure you have successfully loaded your LightScirbe label file s into the Hard Drive via the Load Label function located under Print Setup See page 32 for details For additional information on creating designing your labels please refer to Appendix C Design and Create a Label File on page 54 To begin the printing process perform the following Turn on your autoloader and wait until it has booted up You should see the following signifying your autoloader is ready Duplicator 2 20 1 Copy SM To start the printing process place your LightScribe printable discs in to the Input Spindle with the label side facing down toward the bottom of the bin Use the Up or Down button to navigate to 2 Print and press the ENT Enter button You will see the Please Select Label screen Use the Up or Down bution to find the desired LightScribe label file on the Please Select Label hard drive Press the ENT Enter button to select that LightScribe label file FUN 1si 25MB Next you will see the Counter Selection menu Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on page 14 to continue G E SRAT E Once the counters have been set press the ENT Enter button to confirm No Counter After a short inte
10. Master Mode and the MM indicates Multi Master Mode For example if you need to make gt 20 copies 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 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 OOT Ar N 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 Master A Spindle and place them into the drives If any of the discs in the drives contains Master B 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
11. ModE arrendera e ed do LL 35 13 4 Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed cios re 35 1D BUZZ A A A A A te iat at 36 Title Page 13 6 Startup Me aa 36 13 7 Screen Savel ts A A A A A E 36 13 8 Counter 13 9 DVD R High Compatibility MOd6 12 2042 cceieccseitincceseeeteiceest dois O oe ete ee ree ee nee eee N 13914 Disable DAVE a A a a 13 12 CD Overburn 1913 Wax Failure por JOD ouvir 13 14 Max Failure per DAVE da rs 14 System Utilities 14 1 Disc Info 14 2 System Info 14 3 Device Info 14 4 Load Default 14 5 Update Rirriware aii A sli 15 Loader Utilities 15 1 DIA e ds O da 15 2 Spinde Alignment cesses ck ares a hatte ee betas yee eet Mice ae ae aie 153 5 DISC SCMALAION case a Be e ee dd 154 ZII MENGUVEM ia 15 5 Robot Speed 15 6 Fast Boot up Mode Not available on all MOdelS oooooooccccccncncococccncos 15 7 Sticky Media Detecta A ad 15 8 Robot Capacity For 100 200 Discs Capacity Mode ONLY 08 15 9 Update Robot FIlTWalBusosiciio asi 16 Manage Accounts 16 1 View User 16 2 Create USer ooooocccccccconncccn nono rs 16 3 Edit User Info 16 4 Delete User 16 5 Password on BOI dls 17 AUTOCOPY 18 Shutdown Appendix A Installing 3 Spindle on Your 100 Discs Capacity Model Appendix B LightScribe Software Setup Instruction ccceeeeeeee
12. NB 0 Input Bin gt Drive01 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 19 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 Copying 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 t
13. 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 Up or Down button to navigate to the Select Loading Drive menu Hard Drive Setup 6 Select Loading Drive Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Select Loading Drive menu Drive 1 Port 0 Press the Up or Down button to select the desired Drive Press the PIONEER DVD RW DVR 115D ENT Enter button to select the Loading Drive The selected drive will now be used to load a partition to the Hard Drive 11 7 Format Hard Drive This function formats the Hard Drive lt deletes all partitions and re initiates the Hard Drive To format the Hard Drive use the Up or Down button to navigate to the 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 31 12 Print Setup The Print Setup menu consists of the following sub menus 1 Load Label 2 Rename Label 3 Delete Label 4 Print Surface Info 5 Label Info Each of these menus is discussed in its own subsection If you are starting from the 1 Copy Menu do the following Duplicator 2 20 Use the Up or D
14. Shutdown page 50 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 12 5 Single Master and Multi Master Modes There are two ways to make copies using 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 20 Duplicator 2 20 1 Copy SM 1 Copy MM The SM indicates Single
15. Speed 1x 2x 2 4x 4x 6x 8x 12x 16x 18x 20x HDD to CD Speed Table 2 1 Duplication Speeds These options might change depending on the CD DVD 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 25 8 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 9 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 13 If you are at the 1 Copy Menu do the following Duplicator 2 20 Use the Up or Down button to find the Master Mode menu 1 Copy SM Duplicator 2 20 Press the ENT Enter button on Master Mode to enter the menu and you will 9 Master Mode see one of the following screens Master Mode Use the Up or Down button to choose between Multi Master mode and Single Master 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 26 10 Erase Use the Er
16. Z Maneuver is enabled R16 Unable to perform If error code 16 is shown it represents that the picking arm did not descend and place the disc into the opened drive tray within 4 seconds after the picking arm has centered the disc above the opened drive tray this error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled 60 Code Short Description Full Description R17 Unable to perform If error code 17 is shown it represents that the picking arm did the horizontal Z not return to starting horizontal position for the reverse Z Maneuver from the Maneuver within 4 seconds to return the disc to the output bin original position to This error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled the starting point R20 Input bin empty 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 R21 Input bin missing 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 picking arm from detecting the input bin to perform the a
17. disc or 200 disc and press the ENT Enter button to Robot Capacity select that option 200 Disc 15 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 45 16 Manage Accounts This feature allows the administrator to gt Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of this autoloader gt Edit existing user account information including name and password gt Delete existing user account s gt 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 is 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 47 for additional information gt Create a User Name and Password for each authorized person on this autoloader Refer to Create User on page 47 for additional information gt En
18. 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 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 8 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 numbe
19. failure How do reset my autoloader back to default gt See Load Default on page 41 39 Appendix E List of Robot Error Codes Code Short Description Full Description R10 Arm did not return to top position If error code 10 is shown it represents that the picking arm did not return to the top position within 10 seconds after a command was sent out The picking arm must return to the top position after each action This indicates an obstruction or mechanical failure prevented the picking arm from completing the requested action R11 R12 Arm did not detect specified location in the allotted time Unable to move to the next input output bin If error code 11 is shown it represents that when the 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 picking arm from detecting a disc drive etc to perform the assigned task If error code 12 is shown it represents that the 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 picking arm from rotating to the assigned in
20. is also referred to as the Reject Area 1000 Disc Capacity Model 4 6 or 8 Writers This system has five spindles see Figure 1 5 that hold approximately 250 discs each actual quantity varies depending on the media thickness for a total of 1000 Disc duplication capacity Prior to starting a job make sure Spindle 1 is empty Stack the blank discs you wish to copy on Spindle 2 3 4 and 5 see Figure 1 2 on page 3 for proper media stacking The robotic arm picks blank discs from Spindle 2 first and places the successfull copied discs onto Spindle 1 Once Spindle 2 is empty it picks blank discs from Spindle 3 and places the successfully copied discs 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 0 Input Bin 4 Robotic e Arm e la Output Bin 1 Figure 1 5 Five Spindle Robotic Duplicator Top View 3 The LCD Control Panel Figure 1 6 below 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 Oe iy Copy Test Speed Source Figure 1 6 LCD Control Panel Layout Table 1 1 Front Panel Controls
21. move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until 0 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until 2 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until 1 is displayed Now 0021 is displayed press ENT Enter button once and the cursor moves to Ok VVVVVVVV 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 14 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 Up or 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 g
22. 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 20 Use the Up or Down button to find the 3 Compare menu 1 Copy MM Duplicator 2 20 Press the ENT Enter button on Compare menu to enter the Choose 4 Compare Partition Menu and you will see a screen similar to the following Chosse partition Use the Up or Down button to find the partition where your master disc is FUN VEF 4012MB 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 14 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 below This information screen shows what is happening In this case the loader O INg has taken a disc from the input spindle and i
23. see the screen on the left FUN 1si 12 3MB gt FUN Isi indicates name of the label file you are loading gt 12 3MB indicates the current progress of loading gt 25MB indicates the size of the label file you are loading 32 Upon completion of the loading process the autoloader will pick up the Unloading Master tea label disc and place it into the output spindle Load Label Success The system will then show a result screen at which point you can press Press OK to Continue the ENT Enter button to return to the Print Setup menu 12 2 Rename Label When you load your LightScribe Label file into the hard drive the filename of the label file is used as a reference However you can also rename it at anytime afterwards Instructions on how to perform this operation is very similar to the partition name change example which is shown in Editing Names on page 15 12 3 Delete Label The Delete Label function deletes an existing LightScribe Label file in the hard drive Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the 3 Delete Partition menu Print Setup Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Delete Label menu The 3 Delete abel autoloader will first ask you to choose the label to be deleted Please Select Label Use the Up or Down button to find the label that you want to delete Press FUN 1si 25M the ENT Enter button to select the label Delete Label At the autoloader Delete Label confirmatio
24. switch Turning off your autoloader without performing this function will increase the risk of damaging your autoloader Duplicator 2 20 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 50 Appendix A Installing 3rd Spindle on 100 Discs Capacity Model Due to shipping precautions Spindle 3 is not pre attached to the autoloader Spindle 3 easily attaches to the right of Spindle 2 see Figure 1 4 and for your convenience we have pre drilled the necessary screw holes The only tool you will need is a Philips screw driver Please make sure the contents of the carton match Contact your vendor if there are any damaged missing or incorrect parts Parts Included Short Philips Screw x 4pcs Long Philips Screw x 4pcs Supporting Base Bracket 1pc Disc Spindle 1pc Tools Required Not Included Philips Screw Driver Step 1 Align the pre drilled screw holes with the screw holes on the Supporting Base Bracket Use the 4 Short Philips Screws to fasten the bracket into place 2 on the side and 2 on top Note there are 3 pre drilled holes on Top of the base the 2 small screws will go into the outer holes leaving the center one free St
25. the Output Spindle At the same time the system will pick up the next discs from the input bin and place them Master C in the corresponding writer drives Then the copying process will start over again i from the hard drive 30 Blank discs for re 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 for the next job The Order of Discs in MM mode The robotic arm will continue to load media into the drives as the duplicated discs 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 13 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 No 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
26. 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 Up or 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 38 Make sure the cursor is located at the first position First blinking position Press the Down button repeatedly until 0 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until 2 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until 1 is displayed Now 021 is displayed press ENT Enter button once and the cursor moves to OK VVVVVV Then press the ENT Enter button once to submit your maximum failures per job 13 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 Up or Down button
27. the system to perform additional retries when a Read Error occurs however upon retry attempt failed the entire duplication process will be failed Read Error Skip Off with Retry 13 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 Up or Down button to select the CD Writing Mode menu and press 3 CD Writing Mode the ENT Enter button to enter that menu CD Writing Mode Disc at Once Use the Up or 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 13 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 The options are 1x 2x 4x 8x 10x 12x 16x 24x 32x 40x 48x and 52x Use the Up or 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 Up or Down button to select the desired maximum Max Audio VCD amp CDG Speed writing spee
28. 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 causing the system to freeze Even though the autoloader has a sticky media separator function to help prevent media from sticking 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 between the discs gt 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 as shown in Figure 1 1 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 Ifyou are
29. to select the 14 Max Failure per Drive 14 Max Failure per Drive menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu You can select numbers between 1 to 999 by pressing the Up or Down button To specify the number of maximum failures per job you need to Max Failure per Job ae E R E 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 Up or 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 Down button repeatedly until 0 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until 2 is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until 1 is displayed Now 021 is displayed press ENT Enter button once and the cur
30. 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 42 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 15 2 Spindle Alignment The Spindle Alignment menu option is used to check 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 Loader Utilities Use the Up or Down button to select the Spindle Alignment menu and 2 Spindle Alignment Press the ENT Enter
31. 1 is empty Stack the blank discs you wish to copy on Spindle 2 and 3 see Figure 1 2 on page 3 for proper media stacking The robotic arm picks blank discs from Spindle 2 first and places the successfully copied discs onto Spindle 1 Once Spindle 2 is empty it picks blank discs from Spindle 3 and places the successfully copied discs onto Spindle 2 Reject discs are placed on the deck below the drive trays Throughout this manual this area is also referred to as the Reject Area Drive Robotic Compartment Control Tower Robotic Arm O O Figure 1 4 Robotic Duplicator 200 Capacity Top View 500 Disc Capacity Model 4 6 or 8 Writers This system has five spindles see Figure 1 5 that hold approximately 250 discs each actual quantity varies depending on the media thickness for a total of 500 Disc duplication capacity Spindle 1 and spindle 2 are the input spindles Spindle 3 and Spindle 4 are the output spindles where spindle 5 is the output spindle for failed NG discs Stack the blank media you wish to copy on Spindle 1 and 2 see Figure 1 2 on page 3 for proper media stacking The robotic arm will pick blank discs from Spindle 1 first then place the successfully copied discs onto Spindle 3 Once Spindle 1 is empty it picks blank discs from Spindle 2 and places the successfully copied discs onto Spindle 4 Rejected discs also referred to as Failed NG discs and are placed onto spindle 5 Throughout this manual this area
32. 2MB indicates the capacity of the master disc gt 12 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication gt 0 21 indicates you have a project size of 21 copies and you have made 0 copies so far or No Counter Specified H4012MB 481MB Copying 0 12 gt H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive gt 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master disc gt 12 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication gt 0 indicates you have made 0 copies so far Note It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 0 10 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 49 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 OK 3 NG 0 NB 0 Drive01 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 autolo
33. 4 IDE 169 LiteON LH20A1 SATA 135 ones LG GSA H55L IDE 144 LG GGW 20HL SATA 167 Pioneer 113KS IDE 159 Pioneer 213LS SATA 159 Samsung SH S202N TS H65 v 7 During the installation process the following applications will be installed LightScribe System Software Template Labeler ie LightScribe System Software 1 14 17 1 InstallShield Wizard Xx ie LightScribeTemplateLabeler InstallShield Wizard Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for LightScribe System Software 1 14 17 1 LightScribeTemplateLabeler The InstallShield R Wizard will install LightScribe System The InstallShield R Wizard will allow you to modify repair or Software 1 14 17 10n your computer To continue click remove LightScribeTemplateLabeler To continue dick Next WARNING This program is protected by copyright law and international treaties 8 Upon successful installation of the above software click the Finish button to complete the installation Show details 53 Appendix C Design and Create a Label File The instructions covered in this section will help you design and create a label for your LightScribe autoloader proceed with the instructions below If you have any difficulties installing the software Please note that you must install the supplied LightScribe software in order to please contact Tech Support for assistance Note Section 1 Design your labels with LightScribe Templat
34. G 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 VVVV Use the Up or 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 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 13 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 18 1 2 1 Select Multi Master Mode Duplicator 2220 1 Copy MM Duplicator 2 20 8 Master Mode Master Mode Single Master Master Mode Multi Master
35. NT 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 Up or Down button to find the partition that you want to delete FUN VEF 4012MB 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 11 5 Partition Info The Partition Info option provides information about an existing partition Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the Partition Info menu Hard Drive Setup Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Partition Info menu and use the 5 partition Into Up or Down button to find the partition that you want information about gt The 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 4021MB field indicates the capacity of the master s content stored in this partition 30 11 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
36. Saver On Use the Up or Down button to select whether the Screen Saveris on or off and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Screen Saver Off 36 13 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 Up or Down button to select the Counter menu and press the 8 Counter ENT Enter button to enter that menu Counter On Use the Up or 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 14 13 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 This process will increase the amount of time required to duplicate your disc s Setup Use the Up or 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 DVD R High Compatibility Mode On Use the Up or Down button to select whether the DVD R VD4 n SE i High Compatibility Mode is on or off and press the DVPIR Migi Co
37. able the Manage Accounts feature by turning on the Password on Bootup setting Refer to Password on Bootup on page 48 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 Up or 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 VinpowerDigital 2 20 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 Up or 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 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 16 1 View User This menu allows you to view current existing user accounts Note User Admin
38. ader 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 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 0 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 VVVV Use the Up or 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 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 turn off the machine using the power
39. ar 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 gt 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 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 a
40. ase menu to erase your Rewritable discs Duplicator 2 20 Use the Up or Down button to find the Erase menu 1 Copy SM Duplicator 2 20 Press the ENT Enter button on Erase to enter the menu and you will see 10 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 eae gt 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 ensure all Quick Erase old content on the RW disc is completely ereased and unable to be recovered for security purposes you must utilize the FULL ERASE function Use the Up or 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 14 to continue No Counter Once the counters have been set press the ENT Enter button to confirm 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 or Input Bin gt Drive 1 the number programmed into the counter is reached you will see the following Processing tee The system will check all discs in the drive and prepare them to be erased Please Wait As soon as the checking process completes
41. at you back up all of the data on the HDD before attempting this procedure 41 15 Loader Utilities The Loader Utilities menu consists of these submenus 4 Drive Alignment Spindle Alignment Disc Separator Z form maneuver Robot Speed Mode For Titan Lite Pro System ONLY Fast Boot Up Sticky Media Detection Robot Capacity For Titan Lite System ONLY Update Robot Firmware Each submenu is described below 15 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 Up or Down button to select the Drive Alignment menu and press 1 Drive Alignment the ENT Enter button to enter that menu The system will proceed to the Please Select Drive menu Please Select Drive Use the Up or Down button to select the drive that you want to align and Drive 1 Go 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
42. button to enter that menu The autoloader will proceed to the Please Select Spindle menu Please Select Spindle Use the Up or Down button to select the spindle that you want to check Spindle 1 Go and press the ENT Enter button to select it 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 Up or Down button will move the spindle up or down Alignment Finished approximately 1 2 per press You should always align the spindle at its mid point Press the 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 you 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 Utilit
43. d 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 14 System Utilities page 40 1 Disc Info Use the Disc Info utility to identify the type and other information about your blank recordable media 10 2 System Info The System Info menu provides important hardware information such as 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 manufacturers 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 15 Loader Utilities page 42 Use the Loader Utilities menu options to access the various utilities built into the autoloader You can scroll between the various options using the Up or Down button 1 Drive Alignment The Drive Alignment menu is used to check the mecha
44. d for Audio VCD and CDG and press the 16x ENT Enter button to select that option Note The actual speed that is selected may be determined by the drives or by the blank media 35 13 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 Up or Down button to select the Buzzer menu and press the 5 Buzzer ENT Enter button to enter that menu Buzzer On Use the Up or Down button to select whether Buzzeris on or off and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Buzzer Off 13 6 Startup Menu 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 DONODAO0N Setup Use the Up or Down button to selectthe Startup Menu option and press the 6 Startup Menu ENT Enter button to enter that menu Startup Menu Copy Use the Up or Down button to select the desired startup menu and press the ENT Enter button to select that option 13 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 Up or Down buttons to select the Screen Saver menu and press 7 Screen Saver the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Screen
45. e 2 System Info ENT Enter button to enter that menu 40 14 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 System Utilities Use the Up or Down button to select the Device Info menu and press the 3 Device Info ENT Enter button to enter that menu 14 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 Up or Down button to select the Load Default menu and press the 4 Load Default ENT Enter button to enter that menu Load Default press Oo Coplas Press the ENT Enter button to load the default parameters or the ESC Escape button to return to the System Utilities menu 14 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 tray 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 th
46. e Labeler and create a LightScribe Label CD Step 1 Launch the LightScribe Template Labeler gt gt By clicking the shortcut icon 4248 on your desktop gt Or you can find the program launch shortcut in Start gt All Programs gt LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling gt LightScribe Template Labeler Since we use this software for design and layout purposes only please ignore the LightScribe Disc Insertion prompt below by pressing the OK button Note gt LightScribe Template Labeler S LightScribe D Template Labeler Please insert a LightScribe disc into your drive label side down C Do not show this message again 54 Step 2 Select Template gt Choose one of the preinstalled templates or click on Get More Templates to download additional templates 1 gt Select the Category filter function to better view and choose a template Note that each template may appear in multiple categories 2 gt Click on your Template choice to activate 3 If you prefer more advanced design capabilities instead of the pre designed Note templates you can do following a Design your own CD label artwork using a more advance design software like Adobe PhotoShop b Export your completed CD artwork as a picture format like bmp jpeg png etc c Choose an empty template from the Template Labeler and add the exported CD artwork pictures into the empty template Templates lay Get More Templat
47. e ee ee ee eeeee teen eens Appendix C Design and Create a Label File ooooococoncccccccococcncccoconincncninnnnnnnns Appendix D Trouble SNOOUNG 2 ctscw ere eis oct tae es da Appendix E List of Robot Error Codes is doi Appendix F Menu Tree 37 37 37 38 38 38 39 40 40 40 41 41 41 42 42 43 44 44 44 45 45 45 45 46 46 47 47 48 48 49 50 51 52 54 58 60 63 Chapter 1 Introduction 1 Overview Welcome This system is a reliable high performance high speed standalone robotic CD DVD and or Blu Ray Optional autoloader with LightScribe printing capabilities With its professional industrial design and simple user interface it will make your disc publishing experience easier than ever With this system you can duplicate and or print using LightScribe continuously for 24 hours even with multiple masters batch mode In addition you get the highest quality disc duplication LightScribe printing capability available all at an extremely affordable price The multiple master feature applies to Duplication ONLY LightScribe Printing ONLY supports the single master function 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 addit
48. e 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 16 for instructions 6 Copy 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 16 for instructions 24 7 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 gt Poor Blank Media Quality When your media quality is sub par lowering the duplication speed is necessary to make good copies gt Duplication Quality Ov
49. e review the license agreement before installing f you accept all terms of the agreement select the first option below Click Next to continue INSTALLATION UTILITY End User License Agreement BE SURE TO READ THIS INSTALLATION UTILITY END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT AGREEMENT BEFORE TRYING TO USE THIS INSTALLATION UTILITY Vinpower INC Vinpower GRANTS YOU THE RIGHT TO USE THIS INSTALLATION UTILITY ONLY IF YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT THE INSTALLATION UTILITY IS LICENSED AND NOT SOLD TO YOU BY Vinpower AND MAY BE USED ONLY FOR THE LIMITED PURPOSES ALLOWED UNDER THE w 1 Dont Accept Cancel 5 During the installation process you will be prompted for a Product Key The product key can be found on the Installation Disc iis LightScribe Template Labeler 2 0 Setup User Info E x Please enter your information Name a jel Product Key IMPORTANT You can find your product key on your installation disc 52 6 You will then be asked to choose the LightScribe writer model that was installed in your duplication system The default writer that comes with your system should be pre selected You can then click Install to continue the installation process ie LightScribe Template Labeler 2 0 Setup Select Yo a x Your Selected Drives Asus 1814 IDE 139 NEC 7201 IDE 170 Asus 1612 IDE 139 T Asus 2014 IDE 159 Asus 2014 SATA 159 HP DVD1040 IDE 136 LiteON DH20A
50. ed you shall see the Please Restart screen and Please Restart restart the system to have the new setting take effect 13 12 CD Overburn Most CD R media has a capacity of 650MB or 700MB The burning starts from the center of the CD and works its way out but stops before the physical edge of the CD Overburning is a burning method to bypass the disc limitations for the edge of the CD 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 Up or Down button to select the CD Overburn menu and press the 12 CD Overburn ENT Enter button to enter that menu CD Overburn ON Use the Up or Down bution to select whether the CD Overburn feature is ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option CD Overburn OFF 13 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 Up or Down button to select the Max Failure per Job menu 13 Max Failure per Job and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu You can select numbers between 1 to 999 by pressing the Up or Down button Max Failure per Job To specify the number of maximum failures per job you need to 030 OK enter input a three digit number If you need to specify a number that is less than three digits fill
51. ep 2 Align the base of the Spindle with the 4 holes on the top of the Supporting Base Bracket Mount it by screwing in the 4 Long Philips Screws into the corresponding 4 holes in the base Step 3 Boot up the system and change the Robot Capacity setting to 200 by performing the below operation Press Up or Down button to 15 Loader Utilities Press ENT Enter button once to enter the menu Press Up or Down button to 9 Robot Capacity Press ENT Enter button once to enter the setting Press Up or Down button to set it to 200 Press ENT Enter button once to enter the setting Systems will automatically restart to apply the change If not then you may need to recycle the power manually for the update to take effect Vv VVVVV 51 Appendix B LightScribe Software Setup Instruction Minimum Hardware Requirements Minimum Software Requirements 1 Pentium 3 Class microprocessor or better 1 Windows 2000 XP 2003 or Vista CD RW Recorder 32Mbytes of RAM 2 N 10Mbytes of free disc space on your hard drive Software Installation Insert the LightScribe Installation Disc into the CD drive of your computer Using the My Computer icon or Windows Explorer click on the CD drive From the CD Drive double click the setup exe to run the setup program Follow the Installation Wizard to start the installation process see screen below iis LightScribe Template Labeler 2 0 Setup License a ES i Pleas
52. erall 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 1 Copy Menu do the following Duplicator Use the Up or Down button to find the Select Burn Speed menu 20 1 Copy MM Press the ENT Enter button at Select Burn Speed menu and you will see Duplicator 2 201 the Select Burn Speed menu similar to below 7 Select Burn Speed There are three recording speed types that can be set Select Burn Speed r i HDD to CD Speed gt HDD to CD Copy Hard Drive CD Content to CD R RW Discs speed gt HDD to DVD Copy Hard Drive DVD Content to DVD R RW Discs gt 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 Up or 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 Up or Down button to find the desired speed Press the ENT Enter 32x button to set the desired recording speed The options that are available are shown in Table 2 1 Duplication Type Speeds Available 1x 2x 4x 8x 10x 12x 16x 24x 32x 40x 48x 52x HDD to DVD Speed 1x 2x 2 4x 4x 6x 8x 12x 16x 18x 20x HDD to BD
53. es Select a Template Category All Step 3 Insert Text and or Pictures gt Depending on the template chosen you may have the option to modify the text box s or picture s gt For inserting pictures just click on the dedicated area to select the picture you d like to use 4 gt Use the Zoom button or the scroll wheel of your mouse to size the picture and then drag it to position where you want it within the selection window 5 gt For text just click on the text field and then type the text you d like to appear within the text field Note you can enter multiple lines of text depending on the template chosen 6 Step 4 Preview and Print Label Get More Template Select Image image Here Clear oom a a LS os Position and Orientation Ta F 207 POr AN Tm 1 mn Fl m Center Rotate left Rotate Aight 56 Step 5 Click on Preview and Print to bring up the print window gt Select the LightScribe Duplicator Label Writer as the LightScribe Drive 7 gt Select the Best contrast mode for the darkest print 8 gt Select the label surface color of the disc you wish to label onto 9 gt If you are satisfied with the preview click Print to begin generating the Duplicator Label file Isi files 10 You will be asked for the location amp the name of the label file s you wish to generate In addition due to the system display limitation make sure the file name do
54. es not contain any foreign characters other than those in the 26 Greek alphabets numerical digits and or some basic symbols like _ etc Note gt LightScribe Print Options Select Print Options Contrast Level Bes lightScribe E DIRECT DISC LABELING En Step 6 Create a Label CD gt Locate the label file s Isi files on your PC gt Create a Data CD with the label file s via a CD DVD Creating Software like Nero Burning ROM or Roxio Classic CD Creator y Do NOT place the label file s under any directory folder of the Label CD Failure to Note do so will result in the label file s not being recognized by your system 57 Appendix D Trouble Shooting Why do get Label Not Found error message Please verify that the label file does not contain any symbols or foreign characters Please verify that the label file has a Isi extension like abc Isi Please verify that the label file is located under the root of your data CD Please verify that the Label CD wasn t created under Roxio s Drag to Disc Nero s InCD or Windows XP or Vista s built in burning software gt Please verify that the correct writer was selected during the software installation VVVV 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 gt Make sure that the re
55. ests we require our customers to start by filling in the Support Form found here http www vinpowerdigital com TechnicalSupport T echnicalSupportForm TechnicalSupportForm asp Or call 1 626 282 3300 You will be contacted within one business day
56. he Input Bin Empty message Input Bin Empty Press OK to Finish Access Job Log Access Drive Log E V V V V 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 0 NB 0 Master 01 indicates the below results are for the 1 master disc OK 1 indicates there is 1 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 Up or 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 Up or Down buttons to look at the drive log file for the various drives Press the ESC
57. ion 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 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
58. ive tray remained attached to the robot pick up Loaded On To The arm and was not properly dropped into the drive tray Drive Tray R90 Disc dropped during If error code 90 is shown it represents that a disc was picked output procedure from a drive tray and the picking arm dropped the disc on the way to the appropriate output bin R160 Output bin full 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 61 R176 Cannot detect disc in If error code 176 is shown it represents that the picking arm is drive tray 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 before the picking arm had an opportunity to pick it up R192 Disc miss loaded in If error code 192 197 is shown it represents that a disc being 197 output bin returned to the output NG was not properly dropped from the picking arm onto the output bin O 5 respectively where bin O indicates the position right in front of the drive housing R255 High static shock Too much static electricity built up from the disc s This error error occurs when the static electricity on the disc is too high Either the facility produces too much static electricity or the current c
59. ive01 gt Output Bin 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 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 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 0 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 N
60. l minutes due to the initializing and finalizing process 21 Once the printing run is completed the loader will remove the printed disc s OK 3 NG 0 NB 0 from the drive and place the successfully printed disc s onto the Output Drive01 gt Output Bin Spindle If the printing process failed the loader will place the failed disc onto the Reject Area After the loader has placed the printed disc into the Output Spindle the loader will then pick up another LightScribe printable disc and load it into the drive This is then repeated for each drive OK 3 NG 0 NB 0 The printing process will continue until you either run out of LightScribe Input Bin gt Drive01 printable discs or until the count that you loaded into the counter is reached If you run out of LightScribe printable discs and the job is not complete the autoloader will give you an opportunity to re 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 put more LightScribe printable discs into the input spindle s or 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 time to see the drive log that indicates the number of passes and fails for every dri
61. limate 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 62 Appendix F Menu Tree 1 Copy lt Partition gt lt Counter gt 2 Print lt Label gt lt Counter gt 3 Test lt Partition gt lt Counter gt 4 Compare lt Partition gt lt Counter gt 5 Test Copy lt Partition gt lt Counter gt 6 Copy Compare lt Partition gt lt Counter gt 7 Select Burn Speed lt HDD to CD HDD to DVD gt 8 Select Source lt Hard Drive gt 9 Master Mode lt SM MM gt 10 Erase lt Quick Full gt 11 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 7 Format Hard Drive 12 Print Setup 12 1 Load Label 12 2 Rename Label 12 3 Delete Label 12 4 Print Surface Info 12 5 Label Info 13 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 amp 52x gt 11 5 Buzzer lt On Off gt 11 6 Startup Menu 11 7 Screen Saver lt On Off gt
62. mpa CIDI ITEY Mode ENT Enter button to select that option Off 13 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 Up or Down button to select the ISRC menu and 10 ISRC press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Use the Up or Down button to select whether the ISRC is ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option 37 13 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 Up or Down button to select the Disable Drives menu and press 11 Disable Drives the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Drive 1 Port 1 0 Enable Disable Use the Up or Down button to select the desired drive trays you would like to enable disable Then press ENT Enter or ESC Escape button to move Drive 1 Pore 1 0 the asterisk in front of Enable or Disable Enable Disable Save Changes Use the Up or Down button until you see the Save Changes screen and press the ENT Enter button to save the changes you made Setting Saved Once the changes are sav
63. n Use the Up or 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 Off 15 5 Robot Speed Mode Not available on all systems 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 Up or Down button to select the Robot Speed Mode menu and 5 Robot Speed Mode press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Robot Speed Mode Use the Up or Down button to select whether Robot Speed Mode is set to Safe Mode or Turbo Mode and press the ENT Enter button to select that Robot Speed Mode option Turbo Mode 44 15 6 Fast Boot up 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 Boot Up function Loader Utilities Use the Up or Down button to select the 6 Fast Boot Up menu and press 6 Fast Boot Up the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Fast Boot Up ON Use the Up or Down button to select whether Fa
64. n message display press the FUN 1si OK ENT Enter button to continue FUN 1lsi The autoloader displays the Deleted message for two seconds and then Deleted returns you to the Delete Label menu 12 4 Print Surface Info The Print Surface Info function provides information about the LightScribe printing device and the LightScribe printable media used in this LightScribe printing device for troubleshooting purposes Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the Print Surface Info menu In order to display this information a LightScribe printable disc printing side face down must be manually placed into the LightScribe printing device before performing this function 12 5 Label Info The Label Info function provides in depth information as to what type of LightScribe media is supported by this label file This function is only needed for troubleshooting purposes 33 13 Setup The Setup menu options are used to configure various options 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 Compatibility Mode ISRC Disable Drives 12 CD Overburn 13 Max Failures per Job OO MON DA AO DH ec oa X O 14 Max Failures per Drive Each of these options is discussed in its own subsection 13 1 Language This setting allows you to choose the language that you prefer to use when na
65. nd try again See Select Burn Speed on page 25 gt The quality of your blank discs may be poor gt The quality of your master disc may be poor Do I need to upgrade my autoloader s firmware gt 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 gt Contact Tech Support 58 Can load data directly from my computer to my autoloader s Hard Drive gt 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 some drives copy gt Reset the system settings back to default See Load Default on page 41 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 Replacing any component s of the autoloader without Tech Support Service s 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
66. nical alignment between the drives and the robotic arm 2 Spindle Alignment The Spindle Alignment menu is used to check the mechanical alignment between the spindles and the robotic arm 3 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 on page 2 for information about disc sticking issue 4 Z form Maneuver Use this utility to enable or disable the Z form maneuver 5 Robot Speed Mode Not available on all systems 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 6 Fast Boot up 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 7 Sticky Media Detection 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 ma
67. nnos 13 6 Setting Counters and Assigning Names ooooocococccncoconcnnncononononcncncaninenininanannnns 14 Gels Senna COUNICES o ad e dl 14 6 2 Editing Names ta dls 15 Ghapter 2 Operas da dde e oo A el 16 Te COPY no e rene ae a EE teatime ee we nag eo e ER EE AE EOE 16 1 1 Making Copies in Single Master Mode oooocococcccccccncncocononcncncnancncononcncnnonns 16 1 2 Making Copies in Multi Master Mode ococcccccoccnccncncncncocononcnancnconccncncnnnnos 18 2o IM a A A iene 21 Bi OSD Sacre be cero ecie cotk a ek wapatnere A tate aunied abe aes dela ne nev a eddatd E EAEE A 23 de COMPAS tt e ot ahaa hat a dd ache o lo des 23 5n TESEO AS A A A Sade debe anges nee 24 6 Cop rGompare a lado dl 24 Tx GIECO Burm POr a 25 Sa AAA O O 26 O Master MO A A id ds 26 TOBERASG A A A iii 27 TE Plate DIS SOD ii E E EEE AOE E da eer eae 28 Tta Select RAMO A TA AD A ret ARS 28 11 2 A sta rewtadex ede ean E a Rohe eela adalat E anne 29 11 3 Rename Partit ui A A it cecal 29 11 4 Delete Partiton tacita inside 30 1D Partition INTO it AAA A AAA edad 30 TG Select Loading DIV tt A AAA 31 117s Format Hard Drive via ii naaa 31 A SetU AA S 32 12 Lo dida AA aia 32 12 2 Rename Label A sada e a Ea cased evcadevwed EEE 33 12 3 Delete A evened aed AA eo is 33 12 4 PIBE SUMA Ori a o 33 2 55 Label Mia AA AA tl 33 A A Pee a ee re Oe ee 34 13 1 o A a a ett ital Ahold cater tala he a is 34 13 27 Read SP A E 35 13 3 CD Writmg
68. nter RALPH OK button to delete the user User Ralph The autoloader will display a confirmation message and automatically Deleted return you to the Manage Accounts menu 16 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 Accounts 5 Password on Bootup Press the ENT Enter button to enter into this menu Password on Bootup Use the Up or Down button to select either Yes or No Press the Yes ENT Enter button to enter the selection 48 17 AUTOCOPY The Autocopy function is the simplest way to make CD DVD Blu Ray Disc copies lt simplifies the copy process by not requiring that the project be pre loaded on the hard drive Simply place the master disc on 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 gt Place the Master disc on top of the stack in the first input spindle gt Press the AUTOCOPY button Duplicator 2220 17 AUTOCOPY Counter No Counter Preparing Please Wait OK 0 NG 0 NB 0 Input Bin gt Drive01 Fill the input spindle s with blank discs Place the Master disc on top of the stack of blank discs on the first input s
69. nue 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 Please Wait 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 No Counter Specified 0 21 Copying H4012MB 481MB H4012MB 9 or Copying 481MB 0 12 disc gt H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive gt 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master gt 12 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication gt 0 21 indicates you have a project size of 21 copies and you have made 0 copies so far gt H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive gt 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master disc gt 12 481 MB indicates the current progress of the duplication gt 0 indicates you have made 0 copies so far Note It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 0 10 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 17 OK 3 NG 0 NB 0 Once the duplication run is completed the loader will remove the finished Dr
70. ote 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 Edit User Info Use the Up or Down button to scroll through the list of users Press the 1 ADMIN ENT Enter button to select user Paik Users Name Edit the user s name using the instructions shown in Setting Counters RALPH OK and Assigning Names on page 14 Press the ENT Enter button to move on to the Enter Password stage Enter the new password for this user via the instructions shown in Setting Counters and Assigning Names on page 14 Press the ENT Enter button to complete Enter PWD 0 OK User Ralph aa a The autoloader will display a confirmation message and automatically anged return you to the Manage Accounts menu 47 16 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 Manage Accounts Press the ENT Enter button to enter into this menu 4 Delete User Delete User Use the Up or Down button to scroll through the list of users Press the 3 RALPH ENT Enter button to select the user to delete Delete User The autoloader will ask you to confirm the deletion Press the ENT E
71. own button to find Print Setup 1 Copy SM Press the ENT Enter button at Print Setup to enter the menu Use the Up or Down button to select between the following options Duplicator 2 20 12 Print Setup 12 1 Load Label This function allows you to load your LightScribe Label file Isi file from the Label Disc onto the system s internal hard drive For instructions on how to generate the LightScribe Label please refer to Appendix B Design and Create a Label File on page 54 Print Setup 1 Load Label Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Load Label menu Loading Master The autoloader will pick up a disc that contains your LightScribe label file and place it into a drive for analyzing Please Select Label Upon successfully analyzing your label disc you have the following 1 Load All Labels options gt Load all labels found in the disc The system can load all LightScribe Label file s Isi file detected in the disc into the hard drive If you choose to do so please use the Up or Down button to select Load All Labels and press the ENT Enter button to continue gt Select any single label The system can also load any single LightScribe Label file Isi file detected in the disc into the hard drive If you choose to do so please use the Up or Down button to select the LightScribe label file you wish to load and press the ENT Enter button to continue Loading 25MB During the loading process you shall
72. pindle and press the ENT Enter button You will then see the Counter Selection menu Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on page 14 to 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 0 NG 0 NB 0 Input Bin gt Drive02 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 H4012MB 481MB Copying 0 21 12 gt H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive gt 401
73. put output bin R13 Unable to move into the drop disc position If error code 13 is shown it represents that the 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 picking arm and the spindle where the disc can be placed securely onto the spindle This error indicates that an obstruction missing component or mechanical failure has prevented the picking arm from performing the assigned task R14 Unable to perform the horizontal Z Maneuver from bin 1 to the starting point If error code 14 is shown it represents that the 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 vertical Z Maneuver while placing disc in drive tray R15 Unable to perform If error code 15 is shown it represents that the picking arm did the horizontal Z not reach the drive position within 4 seconds from the Z position Maneuver from the starting point This takes place when the picking arm has starting point to the descended to the appropriate drive location and should move original position 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
74. r lack of error correction mechanisms 5 Test Copy page 24 Use the Test Copy menu option to simulate the copying process initially Then the autoloader performs the actual copy process on the blank disc s if they passed the simulation If any part of this process fails the job will be aborted 6 Copy Compare page 24 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 If any part of this process fails the job will be aborted 7 Select Burn Speed page 25 Use the Select Burn Speed menu option or the Speed quick key to adjust the duplication speed for the various blank disc formats 8 Select Source page 26 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 9 Master Mode page 26 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 10 10 Erase page 27 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
75. r of copies has been made 9 DVD R 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 option 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 CD Overburn Most CD R media is either 650MB or 700MB The burning starts from the center of the CD and works its way out but stops before the physical edge of the CD Overburning is a burning method to bypass the limitations of burning further out onto the edge of the CD 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 allowe
76. rval the robotic loader will pick the top disc from the input OK ONG 0 NB 0 spindle and place it into one of the drives This information screen shows Input Bin gt Drive01 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 continue to pick 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 the disc s Please Wait After two or three seconds of processing time one of the following Copy Progress screens will appear Counter Specified No Counter Specified Printing H Printing H FUN 1si 0 21 12 o FUN 1si 0 12 gt H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard gt H indicates the source of Drive the job resides in the Hard gt FUN Isi indicates name of Drive the label file you are printing gt FUN Isi indicates name of gt 12 indicates the current the label file you are printing progress of the printing gt 12 indicates the current gt 0 21 indicates you have a progress of the printing project size of 21 prints and gt 0 indicates you have you have made printed 0 printed O discs so far discs so far Note It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 0 and 100 for severa
77. s placing it into Drive 1 Input Bin gt Drive 1 23 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 16 FAIL 0 Input Bin Empty Job Completed Press OK to Finish 9c Reset Hoppers gt PASS 16 indicates 16 discs have been gt Input Bin Empty indicates that the compared successfully system has run out of discs to compare gt 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 5 Test Copy With the Test Copy menu option the autoloader simulates the copying process and then makes copies if everything works correctly If a failur
78. selection You should see the following screen Load Partition 148GB Load gt New Partition Load gt New Partition overwrite Load gt Auto Generate Existing Partition Edit Partition Name she This will Overwrite ai See aise 2 i E OK FUN VEF OK NEW 0001 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 15 For this example we will name it HAPPY Load Partition HAPPY OK The system will display a verification message before continuing Pres the ENT Enter button to start loading the partition named HAPPY 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 Pres the ENT Enter button to finish Press OK to Finish 11 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 shown in Editing Names on page 15 29 11 4 Delete Partition The Delete Partition option deletes an existing partition Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the Delete Partition menu Hard Drive Setup Press the E
79. sor moves to OK VVVVVV Then press the ENT Enter button once to submit your maximum failures per job 39 14 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 14 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 System Utilities 1 Disc Info Use the Up or 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 Disc Info Please Insert Disc Disc Info 3 Disc Detected GO 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 button to continue 14 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 Up or Down button System Utilities Use the Up or Down button to select the System Info menu and press th
80. ssages Don t panic Spindles and bins are the same 2 The Robotic Platform 100 Disc Capacity Model 3 Writers This autoloader model has two spindles see Figure 1 3 Each spindle holds approximately 100 discs actual quantity varies depending on the media s thickness Spindle 2 is the input spindle Spindle 1 is the output spindle Stack the blank discs you wish to copy and or print on Spindle 2 see figure 1 2 on page 3 for proper media stacking The robotic arm will pick blank discs from Spindle 2 then place the successfully copied printed discs onto spindle 1 Reject discs will be placed on the deck below the drive trays default location or in the storage bin on top of the Robotic Control Tower Throughout this manual this area is also referred to as the Reject Area Drive Robotic Compartment Control Tower Robotic Arm N Figure 1 3 Robotic Duplicator 100 Capacity Top View 200 Disc Capacity Model 3 Writers The autoloader model is based on the 100 Disc Capacity Model and it is achieved by adding an additional spindle to increase the capacity to 200 Discs See Appendix A Installing the 3 Spindle on 100 Disc Capacity Model on page 51 for detailed instruction information on the upgrade The 200 discs capacity version has three spindles see Figure 1 4 Each spindle holds approximately 100 discs actual quantity varies depending on the media thickness Prior to starting a job make sure Spindle
81. ssigned task drive tray for input of the disc R30 Unable to locate If error code 30 is shown it represents that the picking arm did drive tray for output not detect an opened tray before reaching its lowest of the disc descending limit when attempting to pick up a finished disc from a specified drive tray R40 Clear previous error If error code 40 is shown it represents that a system command sequence is corrupted Please abort the current job and start over with a new job R50 Drawer not fully If error code 50 is shown it represents that the disc drawer is opened not fully opened If you believe the drawer is opened please close it and try open it once more until you hear a clicking sound R60 Unable to locate If error code 60 is shown it represents that the 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 R70 Disc dropped during If error code 70 is shown it represents that a disc was picked input procedure from an input bin and the picking arm dropped the disc on the way to one of the drive trays R71 Failure to pickupa If error code 71 is shown it represents that the picking arm disc from input bin failed to pick up a disc from an input bin after 3 continuous attempts R80 Disc Remaining On If error code 80 is shown it represents that a disc attempting to Robotic Arm Not be placed on a dr
82. st Boot Up is ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Fast Boot Up OFF 15 7 Sticky Media Detection 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 Detection function Loader Utilities Use the A Up or Y Down button to select the Sticky Media Detection 8 Sticky Media Detection menu and press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Sticky Media Detection Use the A Up or Y Down button to select whether Sticky Media ON Detectionis ON or OFF and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Sticky Media Detection OFF 15 8 Robot Capacity For 100 200 Discs Capacity Model ONLY When a third spindle is installed the total disc capacity is increased by 100 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 Up or Down button to select the Robot Capacity menu and press 9 Robot Capacity the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Robot Capacity Detuait Use the Up or Down button to select the appropriate Robot Capacity of either Default 100
83. still 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 The Figure 1 2 below demonstrates the proper and incorrect disc placements when loading media onto the spindles Iy el Y Correct Wrong Wrong Uneven Disc Overstacked Figure 1 2 Disc Placement Illustration Spindles vs Bins This system has multiple spindles to hold CDs DVDs 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 me
84. t Press the Down button repeatedly until F is displayed You can also hold the 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 Down button repeatedly until U is displayed Press the ENT Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position Press the Down button repeatedly until N is displayed Press the ENT 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 V VVVVVV You will now see the following confirmation screen Loading Partition FUN VEF 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 15 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 req
85. 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 Quick Erasing 0 25 erased you will see one of these PASS FAIL screens Counter Specified No Counter Specified PASS 25 FAIL 0 or 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 Press the erase process the ENT Enter button to continue Press the ENT Enter button to finish If you have no more discs to erase press the ESC Escape button to terminate the operation 2T 11 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 NO GM A O Na Format Hard Drive Each of these menus is discussed in its own subsection If you are at the 1 Copy Menu do the following Duplicator 2 20 Use the Up or Down button to find Hard Drive Setup Li Copy SM Duplicator 2 20 Press the ENT Enter button on Hard Drive Setup to enter the menu Use 11 Hard Drive Se
86. 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 Up or Down button to go to the Specify Counter menu Press the ENT Enter button to select this option You will see the next Counter 5 Specify Counter menu 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 Up or 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 0 OK Press the Down button repeatedly until O is displayed Press ENT Enter button once to
87. tup the Up or Down button to select between the options 11 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 Up or Down button to select the desired partition The RESERVED Choose Partition partition is reserved for use by the System under Multi Master mode Reserved VEF 82MB 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 28 11 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 a gt head Partition Press the ENT Enter button to enter the 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 or you can simply choose Auto Generate to have the system automatically gen erate a partition name for you Afterwards simply press the Up or Down button to find your desired selection and press ENT Enter to submit your
88. uire 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 13 If you are making copies in Single Master Mode continue on to the next section If you are making copies in Multi Master Mode jump ahead to Making Copies in Multi Master Mode on page 18 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 29 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 20 already in Single Master Mode SM please skip to step 1 1 2 that starts the 1 Copy SM copy process If it is not use the Up or Down button to navigate to the 8 20 Master Mode screen Duplicator 2 Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Master Mode Menu and you will
89. ve 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 was 1 successful print made by this drive NG 0 indicates there were 0 bad prints created by this drive NB 0 indicates there were 0 discs in this drive that were not printable due to a non printing error such as invalid media type etc VVVV If your unit has more than one drive use the Up or Down buttons to look at the drive log file for the additional drive s Press the ESC Escape button to return to the 1 Copy menu 22 3 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 Copy on page 16 for instructions 4 Compare Use the Compare function to perform a bit by bit comparison between the content
90. vigating the autoloader The autoloader supports multiple languages Setup Use the Up or Down button to select the Language menu and press the 1 Language ENT Enter button to enter that menu Language English Use the Up or Down button to select between the languages and press the ENT Enter button to select that option Language Espanol 34 13 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 Up or Down button to select the Read Error Skip menu and press 2 Read Error Skip the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Use the Up or Down button to select whether Read Error Skip is On Off or Read Error Skip 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 gt Off By select this setting you instruct the system to fail the oft entire duplication process when a Read Error occurs gt Off with Retry By select this setting you instruct
91. y slow down the performance of the system 11 8 Robot Capacity For 100 200 Disc Capacity Models ONLY 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 9 Update Robot Firmware Use this utility to update the software in your autoloaders robot controller To update insert the manufacturer s Certified Robot 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 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 16 Manage Accounts page 46 Use this menu option to gt Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of the autoloader gt Edit existing user account information including name and password gt Delete existing user account s gt Enable Disable this feature 17 AUTOCOPY page 49 The Autocopy function is the simplest way to make CD DVD Blu Ray Disc copies lt 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 18
92. y Menu When the spindle alignment checking process is complete the robotic arm will drop the disc in the Reject Area 43 15 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 Up or Down button to select the 3 Disc Separator menu and 3 Disc Separator press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Disc Separator Separator Off Disc Separator Single Vibration Use the Up or Down button to select the separator option that you want and press the ENT Enter button to select it Disc Separator Double Vibration 15 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 robotic 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 To enable the Z form Maneuver function Loader Utilities Use the Up or Down button to select the Z form Maneuver menu and 4 Z form Maneuver press the ENT Enter button to enter that menu Z form Maneuver A O

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