Altec Lansing FLASH CARD COPY STATION III CF User Manual

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HB_FC_Copy_III-CF_e10.pdf · Version 1.0 English · 11/2008 · For software versions 1.x.x

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User Guide FlashCard CopyStation III CF 1.0

License Agreement

This is a legal agreement between you, the user, and altec ComputerSysteme GmbH. This agreement covers the altec FlashCard CopyStation III CF Software. All rights not expressly granted under this agreement are reserved by the manufacturer of the Software. By installing or using the Software you agree to be bound by the terms of this agreement. If you do not agree to these terms,promptly return all Software items (disks, written materials, and packaging) and delete any installed Software.

You may use one copy of the Software on only one product at a time. If you have multiple licenses for the Software, you may use as many copies at any time as you have licenses. You may make one copy of the Software solely for backup or archival purposes. You may not rent or lease the Software.You may not reverse engineer,decompile, or disassemble the Software.

altec ComputerSysteme GmbH does not warrant that the functions of the Software will meet your requirements or that operation of the Software will be uninterrupted or error free. altec ComputerSysteme GmbH disclaims all other warranties, express or implied. In no event shall altec ComputerSysteme GmbH be liable for any damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss).

altec ComputerSysteme GmbH disclaims all liability for errors in this manual. Liability for direct or consequential damages which arise in connection with the use of this documentation is specifically excluded insofar as this does not contradict the law.

Table of contents

1. Introduction 4

1.1 Product description 4

1.2 Features 4

1.3 Scope of delivery 5

2. Inserting and removing of memory media 5

3. Starting the software and logging in 6

3.1 Starting the software 6

3.2 User log in 6

4. Copying from card images 7

4.1 Creating an image 7

4.2 Optional: Creating a short image 9

4.3 Creating a job 11

4.4 Starting a copy job 13

5. User software menus and functions 15

5.1 "File" menu 15

5.2 "Run" menu 15

5.3 "Settings" menu 16

5.4 "Info" menu 17

5.5 Card information 18

6. Software option "Short Image Files" 18

7. Technical specifications of the FlashCard CopyStation III CF 19

8. Support and further information 20

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1. Introduction

1.1 Product description

The FlashCard CopyStation III CF makes it easy to copy data images to up to eight memory cards at the same time. The fully pre-installed hardware and software and the user-friendly Windows software makes it very easy to use, even by untrained personnel.

The FlashCard CopyStation III CF consists of a PC with four pre-installed 3.5" CF Card drives for a total of eight CF Card slots, either English (Item no. B31AL311E) or German (B31AL311) Windows Vista Business SP1 operating system and keyboard, preinstalled altec copying software, mouse and external DVD±RW-, ±R DL-, DVD-RAMdrive with USB interface.You only need to connect up a monitor.

CF Card adapter for different memory cards formats are available on request

The following software option is currently available:

1.) Software option for creating and copying smaller image files.This allows pro-

gramming to take place much faster if the master (source) memory media is only partly filled with data. Software Short Image Files – 31AL3102

In addition, the CopyStation software can be modified to meet custom requirements. Please contact us for further information.

1.2 Features

u Memory card copy machine with eight CF Card slots for CF Cards and all

memory media which can be used with a CF Card adapter, such as SD & SDHC Cards, miniSD & miniSDHC Cards, MultiMediaCards, all Memory Sticks, xD-Cards.

u In-house developed copy software with the same «look & feel» as all other

altec CopyStations.

u English or German user interface can be selected.

u Job Wizard to specify parameters for the copy job such as the image file name,

number of copies and whether to verify after writing or not.

u Separate controller for each card slot or contact pad allows parallel processing

of copy commands for very high performance.

u Image copies – copying of e.g. eight CF Cards with 512 MB in approx. 1.5 min.

(speed depends on card type).

u SDHC, miniSDHC and microSDHC ready with suitable adapter.

1.3 Scope of delivery

u CD-ROM with software and this manual as an Acrobat PDF file.

u PC with four pre-installed 3.5" USB drives, pre-installed Windows Vista Business

SP1 (in English or German), pre-installed altec copying software, mouse, keyboard (with English or German keyboard layout) and external DVD±RW-, ±R DL-, DVD-RAM-drive with USB interface.

u CF Card adapter as per customer order.

2. Inserting and removing of memory media

Please do not apply any force when you insert the CF Cards or CF Card adapters in the slots of FlashCard CopyStation III CF.

Insert the cards with the connector in front and the labelled top facing upwards into the CF Card slots. The black eject buttons of the CF Card Drives will pop out when the cards are properly seated.

To remove the memory media,please press the eject button of the respective slot and pull out the memory media completely.

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4. Copying from card images

4.1 Creating an image

The storage capacity of the master (source) memory card must be identical to the storage capacity of the destination cards (the cards onto which you want to copy). We strongly recommend that the master card and the destination cards are from the same manufacturer and preferably from the same manufacturing batch.

After logging in as admin, insert the master card in the CopyStation.

After a short delay, the color of the slot changes to blue to indicate that a card is inserted:

Empty slots are shown in grey. Slots are also shown in grey if the memory card they contain cannot be recognized or does not respond.

Choose "Create Image" in the "Run" menu to create an image of the master memory card.

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3. Starting the software and logging in

3.1 Starting the software

To start the software, double click the button "FlashCardCopy" which is on the Windows Desktop.This button is a shortcut to "FlashCardCopy.exe", which is normally installed in C:\Program Files\altec\

You then need to accept the licensing agreement by clicking "OK".

3.2 User log in

After accepting the licensing agreement you will be shown the login dialog box (see figure). The default user name and password to log in as the administrator is admin and admin.

The default user name and password to log in as a normal user is user and user

. In this case you

are only given limited rights to the program functions. You can only open and run existing copy jobs.

After successful user login the following program window appears (see figure below).

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