Forte Duplicator, Reflex User Manual

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User Manual

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Table of Contents

Title

Page

Chapter 1: Introduction ... 1

Overview .

The Robotic Platform .

The LCD Control Panel

Menu Overview ..

Single Master and Multi Master Modes .

Setting Counters and Assigning Names

6.1.

Setting Counters

6.2.

Editing Names

Chapter 2:

Operation ..

Copy .

1.1.

Making Copies in Single Master Mode ...

1.2.

Making Copies in Multi Master Mode .

Test ..

Compare .

Test+Copy ..

Copy+Compare .

Select Burn Speed

Select Source .

Master Mode ..

Erase ..........

10. Hard Drive Setup ...

10.1.

Select Partition ..

10.2.

Load Partition .

10.3.

Rename Partition ..

10.4.

Delete Partition ..

10.5.

Partition Info ...

10.6.

Select Loading Drive. .

10.7.

Format Hard Drive .

11. Setup ...

11.1.

Language

11.2.

Read Error Skip .

11.3.

CD Writing Mode ...

11.4.

Max Audio, VCD & CDG Speed .. .

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Title

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11.5.

Buzzer .

11.6.

Startup Menu ............

11.7.

Screen Saver .

11.8.

Counter ...

11.9.

DVD+R High Compatibility Mode ...

11.10.

ISRC

11.11.

CD Overburn ...

12. System Utilities ..

12.1.

Disc Info ..

12.2.

System Info

12.3.

Device Info .

12.4.

Load Default ...

12.5.

Update Firmware ...

13. Loader Utilities ...

13.1.

Update Robot Firmware .

14.

Manage A

ccounts .

14.1.

View User ...

14.2.

Create User

14.3.

Edit User Info .

14.4.

Delete User

14.5.

Password on Bootup .

15. AUTOCOPY

16. Shutdown ..

Chapter 3: Trouble Shooting .. ...

Chapter 4: List of Error Codes ..

Chapter 5: Menu Tree . ..

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Chapter 1: Introduction

1. Overview

Welcome

The

FORTE autoloader is a reliable, high performance, high speed, standalone, robotic CD,

DVD

and/or

Blu-Ray (Optional)

autoloader

. With its profes

sional industrial design and simple user

interface, it makes your duplic

ating experience easier than ever.

With the

FORTE autoloader, you have a capacity of 25 discs that can duplicate continuously for 24 hours, even with multiple masters. You get the highest quality duplication all at an extremely affordable price. The

FORTE is the most reliable and affordable autoloader on the market.

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 Prote

ction en

coded in the content.

Typically, most

Blu-Ray movies or DVD movies you purchase or

rent contain Copy Protection.

In addition to the copy protection limitation, the

autoloader will only copy a

single layer

Blu-Ray/DVD disc

to another

single layer Blu-Ray/DVD recordable

media. If your

autoloader has

double layer Blu-Ray/DVD capability, you can copy a

double layer Blu-Ray/DVD disc to another

double layer Blu-Ray/DVD recordable media

, but you cannot duplicate a

single layer

Blu-Ray/DVD disc to

double layer Blu-Ray/DVD recordable

media or vice versa.

Temperature Warning

If the

autoloader was stored in a location where the temperature dropped be

low 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 en

vironment 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 prop

erly. To shut down

the

autoloader

, scroll to menu 16. Shutdown and follow the instructions on the screen. Not

performing this function increases the risk of damaging the

autoloader.

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Disc Static and Sticky Media Issue

he most common

problems when using an autoloader

are the disc stat

ic and sticky media issues.

These

static charge

problems cause multiple discs to stick to

gether, resulting in improper

operation and more severely, can shock the robotic arm while loadin

g 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 expe

rienced this kind of problem, please do the

following to remove the adhesive stat

ic between the discs:

Separate the blank discs before you place them into the autoloader's spindle(s). Separating them will greatly reduce the static between discs.

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

If you are still having problems, put your media into the refrigerator (NOT in the freezer) for three hours. Afterwards, store

at room temper

ature for one hour prior to use. Studies

show that cold temperature (with no condensation) will also reduce th

e static charges

between objects dramatically.

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Spindles vs. Bins

The

FORTE autoloader

has

one area for holding CDs

, DVDs and/or

Blu-Ray Discs

. Although the

manual refers to them as spindles, many of the messages shown on the LCD display

will

refer to

them as bins in order to create a more concise mes

sage. Don t panic. Spindles and bins are the

same.

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2. The Robotic Platform

The

FORTE autoloader, with

Disc Capacity, has

two bins (see Figure 1-3). Each

bay

hold

approximately 25

discs (Actual quan

tity varies depend

ing on the media thickness).

Place the

media you wish to copy

into the Input Bin. The robotic arm will pick discs from

Input Bin then place

the successfully copied discs onto

the

Output Bin

If any discs were rejected due to failure,

the

disc will be ejected and the job will be automatically aborted.

Figure 1- 3

Forte Robotic Duplicator (25 Capacity)

Top View

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3. The LCD Control Panel

*The below image is for reference only. Your key assignment and appearance may differ. Figure 1-5

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.

Figure 1

-5

LCD Control Panel Layout

Table 1-1: Front Panel Controls

Control

Name

Function

Scroll up through the menu or list.

Down

Scroll down through the menu or list.

Enter

Execute the function. Also referred to as OK in the Menus.

Escape

Go back to the previous function.**

Master

Quick key to

choose Master Mode **

Load

Quick key to

load the master to the hard drive**

Info

Quick key to

see information about discs in the drives**

Shutdown Quick key

: to shutdown duplicator**

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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

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Use the

Copy menu to make CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Disc (Optional) copies. Before you start a

copy proc

ess

, 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 t

o 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

Single Master Mode on page 16 or Making Copies in Multi Master Mode on

page 18.

2. Test

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Use the

Test

menu or

Test quick key to simulate the copy process. With sim

ulation, 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 limitati

ons of the BD-R/

DVD+R recordable for

mat, if you try to

simulate BD-R/

DVD+R copying, you will encounter failure messages.

Warning: If you are using CD/DVD

/BD Rewritable discs as your blank media during the

simulation, the

content on those discs will be permanently erased.

3. Compare

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Use the Compare function to perform a bit-by-bit comparison between the content of your m

aster

disc(s)

in the Hard Drive

and the

contents of all

disc

s it copied

. This en

sures that all

of your copies ar

e identical to original master disc(s).

Note: The

bit-by-bit

comparison will only apply on all

Blu-Ray Discs,

DVDs and Data CDs.

readability check will be applied for othe

r formats like

Audio CDs, CD+G,

and

Video CDs

discs due to their lack of error correction mechanisms.

4. Test + Copy

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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.

5. Copy + Compare

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Use the

Copy + Compare menu option to make

100% reliable

copies. After the copy

process is done, the

autoloader

auto

matically compares the copies

from the content of

your original master disc. If any part of this process fails,

the job will be aborted.

6. Select Burn Speed

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Use the

Select Burn Speed menu option or the

Speed quick key to adjust the duplication

peed for the various

blank disc formats

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7. Select Source

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Use the

Select Source

menu or the

Source quick key to

tell the system where the content

of the master disc resides during duplication. At this point, Hard Drive is the only

option in

this

setting since it is the only

place where the content of the master disc resides during

duplication.

8. Master Mode

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Use the Master Mode menu to select either Single Master

Mode(SM) or Multi Master

Mode (MM). For more information on these modes, s

ee Single Master and Multi Master

Modes on

page 13.

9. Erase

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Use the Erase menu to erase your

Rewritable discs. There are two options:

Full Erase: This option erases the entire disc, destroying all previously written data in

the process.

ick 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.

10. Hard Drive Setup

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Use the Hard Drive Setup menu to perform various hard drive-related opera

tions. These

options include loading, renaming, or deleting your images.

11. Setup

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Use the Setup menu options to control how

the

autoloader operates. You can scroll

between the various options using the

Up or

Down

button.

Language

Use this setting to choose the language used to na

vigate the

autoloader

. The

autoloader officially supports English and Span

ish 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 tha

t 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 tha

t it encounters. It is Off with Retry

default.

Important:

When this function is ON , it

does

not fix the error; it only skips it to

continue

copying the rest of the readable data. This is recommended for Video and

Audio duplication purpose

CD Writing Mode

Use this setting to select the mode you would like use to duplicate a CD. There are tw

o different modes: Disc at Once and Track at Once. Unless you understand

completely what they mean, we strongly sug

gest you to set it as Disc at Once .

4. Max Audio,

VCD & CDG Speed

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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. Buz

zer

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 en

abled, 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 stop

ping the job once the

desired

number 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 com

patibility of DVD+R media

with a broader range of DVD Video play

ers.

10. ISRC

This option will allow you to enable/di

sable 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 th

is feature, the duplication

performance will be lowered.

. CD Overburn

Most CD-

R media is either

650MB or

700MB

. T

he burning starts from the center of the CD and works its way out but stops before the physical edge of the CD. Overburning is

burning method to bypass the limitations

of burning further out

onto the edge of the CD

. T

his can result in s

lightly higher

storage

capacity,

however, it

has also been known to have compatibility playback issues. Please use

it with caution.

12. System Utilities

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1. Disc Info

Use the Disc Info utility to identify the type

and other information about your

blank

recordable media.

2. System Info

The System Info menu provides

important hardware information such as firmware

versions, Duplication/Robot Control

Boards types, etc

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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 manufactur

er's default

values. You can us

e this function if your

autoloader is acting abnormally.

5. Update Firmware

Use this utility to update the software in your

autoloader

. To update, in

sert the

manufacturer s Certified Update CD into

the

tray and

make sure no other di

scs

are in rest

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

so by Tech Support.

13. Loader Utilities

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Use the Load

er 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.

Update Robot Firmware

Use this utility to update the software in your autoloaders robot cont

roller. To

update, in

sert 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 updat

e your autoloader's robot firm

ware unless your

system is becoming unstable or you are advised to do so by Tech Support.

14. Manage Accounts

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Use this menu option to:

Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of the

autoloader. Edit existing user account information, including name and password. Delete existing user account(s). Enable/Disable this feature.

. AUTOCOPY

page

The Autocopy function is the simplest way to make CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Disc copies. It simplifies the copy process by automatically c

opying 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 co

py process for a master disc that does not need to be stored on the

HDD permanently.

. Shutdown

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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 increas

es the risk of damaging it and all

settings changed since

the

last boot up will not be saved.

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. 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 Mod

e):

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 few

er 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:

The (SM) indicates Single Master

Mode

, and the (MM)

indicates Multi Master Mode.

For example, if you need to make:

copies of job A

copies of job B

copies of job C

Under Multi Master

Mode

, you would need to follow

the below

steps:

1. Make sure

the

Input Spindle is empty.

2. Place 7 blank discs for job C

first

on the input spindle.

3. Place the master disc for job C on top of the

stacked

blank discs for job C.

4. Place 6 blank discs for job B on top of the master disc for j

ob C.

5. Place the master disc for job B on top of the stacked

blank discs for job B.

6. Place 5 blank discs for job A on top of the master disc for job B.

7. Place the master disc for job A on top of

the stacked blank discs for Job A.

Discmakers

X.xx

1. Copy

(SM)

Discmakers X.xx

1. Copy

(MM)

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After you have completed these steps, the Input Spindle should be loaded in the order shown in Figure 1-6: When you star

t the copy operation, the robotic arm will pick up discs from the Input Spindle and place them into the drives. If any of the discs in the drives contains data, (in this case, that would be the first disc, Master A)

the autoloader will

copy

the

entire con

tent of this disc (Master A) onto the

internal hard drive while simultaneously copying to all of the

blank discs in

the

remaining

writer

drives.

Once the

copy process is completed, Master disc A

and the

successfully

copied discs will be

removed from

the drives and dropped

to the Output

Spindle

. At the same time, the system will pick up the next discs from the

input bin and place t

hem in the

corresponding writer drive

(s)

. Then the

copying process will start over again from the hard drive

If a new mast

er 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 tray

(s)

wit

h blank discs for the next job.

The robotic arm will continue to load media into the drive

(s)

the duplicated discs are

placed in the

Output

Spindle

. Once a drive (any drive) detects an

other Master disc, the

same process is repeated for the new Master disc.

Master A

Blank discs

for

Master A Master B

Blank discs for

Master B

Master C

Blank discs for

Master C

Figure 1

-6

The Order of Discs

in MM mode

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Counter: Specify Counter

Specify Counter: [0 ] OK?

Counter: No Counter

. Setting

Counters and Assigning Names

Two frequently used tasks are setting counters a

nd assigning names to parti

tions. Directions for

these tasks are given here.

.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. Fol

low these steps when y

ou see

the Counter Selection

Menu:

The Counter Selection Menu lets you set how many copies you want to make for your project. The Counter Selection feature tells the

autoloader to count the number of successful copies you have

made and

stop the job

when

the desired number of successfully

pie

d discs has been

reached.

You can select No Counter if you prefer to copy continuously with no in

terruption. (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 w

ill see the

Specify Counter menu.

To specify the number of copies for your project, you need to enter/input a 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 de

sired qu

antity, 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 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 th

e next position.

Press the Down

button repeatedly until 1 is displayed.

pecify Counter:

[0 ] OK?

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Now, 0021 is displayed, press

ENT/

Enter

button once and the cursor moves to OK .

Then, press the

ENT/

Enter button once to submit your counter value.

The loader will now start

loading disc from the input Spindle and place them into

all drive trays.

.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 proces

s for naming or renaming

the

user name

is identi

cal.

During the process of creating a new partition

, you will see the Edit Partition Name menu:

To enter the name, use the

Up or

Down button to select the character and u

se the

ENT/

Enter or

ESC

/Escape button to move the cursor position. Once you've finish

ed, 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 n

umeric (0...9) value. For ex

ample, if you want to name the partition for your master disc

as FUN . Then follow this example:

Press the Down

button repeatedly until F is displayed. (You can also hold the

Down button

down, and the

autoloader will scr

oll through the alphabet.)

Press the

ENT/

Enter button once to move the cursor to the next posi

tion.

Press

the Down

button repeatedly until U is displayed.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button once to move the cursor to the next posi

tion.

Press the Down but

ton repeatedly until N is displayed.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button once to move the cursor to the next posi

tion.

Once yo

u have the name FUN displayed

, press

the

ENT/

Enter button repeatedly until

the

cursor is moved to OK .

Then press the

ENT/

Enter bu

tton once to submit your name selection.

You will now see the following confirmation screen:

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.

Loading Partition? [FUN.VEF], OK?

Edit Partition Name [ ] OK?

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Discmakers X.xx

1. Copy (SM)

Discmakers X.xx

8. Master Mode

Master Mode: Multi Master

Master Mode: Single Master

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:

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 m

ode 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 f

or each master disc.

These modes are described in detai

l in Single Master and Multi Master Modes on

page 13. If you

are making copies in Single Master Mode, contin

ue on to the next section. If y

ou 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 simulta

neously. This mode

requires that your master disc is loaded into a partition on the Hard Driv

e. See Load Partition on

page 26 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 pro

cedures. You shoul

d 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 m

ode (SM).

If it is

already in Single Master Mode (SM), please skip to

step 1.1.2 that

starts the copy process.

If it

is not, use the

Up or

Down button

to navi

gate to the

8. Master Mode screen.

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 se

lect Single

Master Mode.

Press

the

ENT/

Enter button to submit your selection.

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Choose Partition [FUN.VEF] 4012MB

Counter: No Counter

Preparing... Please Wait

OK: 0 NG: 0 NB: 0 Input Bin > Drive01

Processing... Please Wait

1.1.2 Start the Copying Process

Go back to the

1. Copy Menu.

Use the

Up or

Down

button to navigate to the following

screen:

Start the Copy Process. Insert your blank discs on to the

Input

indle and press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter the 1.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 wi

see the Counter Selection menu:

Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on

page 14

continue. Once the counters have been set, press

the

ENT/

Enter

button to confirm. You will see the Pr

eparing screen:

After a short interval, the rob

otic 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 continue to remove discs from the input spindle and place

those into drives until

either all of the drives are full, or the count that you loaded into the counter is reached.

It take

s a few seconds for the

autoloader to recognize all the discs.

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OK: 3 NG: 0 NB: 0 Input Bin > Drive01

Input Bin Empty Reset Hopper?

After two or three seconds of processing time, one of the following

Copy Progress screens will

appear.

Counter Specified

No Counter Specified

Copying...

H4012MB

0/21 12%

481MB

or:

Copying... H4012MB 0

12%

481MB

H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive

4012MB indicates the ca

pacity of the master

disc.

12% / 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication.

0/21 indicates you have

a project size of 21 copies and you have made 0 copies so far.

H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive.

4012MB indicates the ca

pacity of the master

disc.

12% / 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication.

0 indi

cates 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 fi

nalizing stages.

Once the duplication run is completed, the loader will remove the fi

nished disc from a drive and place the successful copy on the

Output Spindle or if

it is a bad

/NG copy,

the job will be aborted.

After the loader has placed the copied disc into the Output Spindle, t

he loader will then pick up

another blank disc and load it into the drive.

The copying process will continue until you either run out of blank discs or until the count that you loaded into the counter is reached.

If y

ou 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

rom 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.

OK: 3 NG: 0 NB: 0 Drive01

> Output Bin

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Drive 1 OK: 1 NG: 0 NB: 0

Access Drive Log?

Upon project termination, you shall see the

Access

Drive Log menu.

You can press the

ENT/Enter butto

n 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 indicates

the below

results

are for the

drive.

OK: 1 indicates there is 1 success

ful

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.

se 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

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 ma

ster 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 de

tected, the reserve

partition's content (of

the

previous master disc) wil

l 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

autolo

ader to go through its self adaptive test and auto-calibration pro

cedures. You should see

the following signifying your

autoloader is ready:

1.2.1 Select Multi Master Mode

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 navi

gate 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:

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Master Mode: Multi Master

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(MM)

Preparing... Please Wait

OK: 0 NG: 0 NB: 0 Input Bin > Drive01

Processing... Please Wait

Copying... H4012MB 0

12%

481MB

Use the

Up or

Down

button to se

lect

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 mas

ter 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:

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 etc.

Duplication Jobs with different formats among CD/DVD/BD can be

intermixed. The

autoloader will

tomatically detect a job s master and blank disc format and copy them when they match.

You should still be at the

1. Copy Menu:

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.

The loader will con

tinue to

take discs from the

Input Spindle and place them into drives until e

ither

all of the drives are full or

the

Input Spindle is empty.

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

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Input Bin Empty Press OK to Finish

Master 01 OK: 1 NG: 0 NB: 0

Access Job Log?

Access Drive Log?

Drive 1 OK: 1 NG: 0 NB: 0

blank discs. When the duplication process is through, the loader will place the master d

isc and successful copies onto the Output

Spindle

In Multi Master Mode, the robotic arm continues to load more media into the drives from Input Spindle 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

the Input

Spindle is empty, it

presents you with the Input Bin Empty message:

ress 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

indicates the below results are for the 1

master disc.

OK: 1 indicates there is 1 success

ful copy made

for this master

disc

NG: 0 indicates there are 0 bad copies c

reated

from this master

disc

NB: 0 indicates there are 0 discs that w

ere 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 bu

tton to go to the

main menu

. If

you choose to see the

drive

log file, you will see a screen similar to below:

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

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Choose Partition [FUN.VEF] 4012MB

Counter: No Counter

Preparing... Please Wait

Loader Processing Input Bin > Drive 1

2. Test

Use the

Test

menu or

Test quick key to simulate the copy process. With sim

ulation, 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 lim

itations 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 perm

anently erased.

Operation in Test mode is identical to operation in Copy mode. See Copy on

page 16 for

instructions.

3. Compare

Use the Compare function to perform a bit-by-bit comparison between the content of your master disc(s) in the Hard Drive

and the contents of all discs it copied. This en

sures 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.

readability check will be applied for othe

r 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

Use the

Up or

Down button to find the

3. Compare menu.

Press the

ENT/

Enter

button

3. Compare menu

to enter the

Choose Partition Menu and you will see a screen similar to the

following: 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

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 sp

indle and is placing it into

Drive 1.

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Processing... Please Wait

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.

It takes a few seconds

for the

autoloader to recognize all the discs.

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 Job Completed!

Press OK to Finish

or:

Input Bin Empty Reset Hoppers?

PASS 16 indi

cates 16 discs

have

been

compared successfully

FAIL 0

indicates

none of the discs

have failed

Press the

ENT/

Enter

button to finish

Input Bin Empty

indicates that the system has run out of discs to compare.

If you have more discs to compare, yo

can empty the Output

Spindle; place the discs to be compared in the Input Spindle and Press the

ENT/

Enter

button to continue. If you have no more discs to compare,

press

the

ESC

/Escape button to

terminate the operation.

4. Test+Copy

With the Test

+ Copy menu option, the autoloader simulates the copying process, and then

makes copies if everything works correctly. If a failure is encountered

on a disc

during the

simulation,

it will not be copied during the copying process

. T

he discs that passed the

simulation

will move on to the copying process. If any part of this process fails, the job will be aborted. Operation in

Test+Copy menu is identical to operation in

Copy menu

. See Copy on p

age 16 for

instructions.

5. 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 resid

ing in the h

ard

drive

to ensure that they are identical. When the operation is complete, the

autoloa

der automatically

places good disc

s on to the O

utput

Spindle. If any part of this process fails, the job will be aborted.

Operation in

Copy+Compare menu is identical to operation in

Copy

menu. See Copy on

page 1

for instructions.

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HDD to CD Speed 32x

Select Burn Speed HDD to CD Speed

6. Select Burn Speed

The

Select Burn Speed menu option or the

Speed quick

key is used to adjust the duplicatio

speed for the various

disc formats. By default, the duplication speed will be set to the optimal speed. However, under some circumstances you might want to lower down the duplication speed. Those circumstances are:

Poor Blank Media Quality - When your media quality is

sub-par

, lowering the duplication speed is necessary to make good copies. Duplication Quality - Overall, the lower the speed, the higher the qual

ity 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

Use the

Up or

Down button to find the

6. Select

Burn

Speed

menu.

Press the ENT/

Enter button at

6. Select Burn Speed menu

and you

will see the

Select Burn Speed menu similar to below:

There are

three recording speed types that can be set:

HDD to CD: Copy Hard Drive CD Content to CD-R/RW Discs speed. HDD to DVD: Copy Hard Dri

ve DVD Content to DVD±R/RW Discs.

HDD to BD: Copy Hard Drive Blu-Ray Content to BD-R/RE Discs.

Depending upon the type of duplication and your

autoloader restrictions, you need to select the

correct

format in order to take effect. To select the recording speed

options

, use the

Up or

Down button to find the desired speed for the appropriate format and p

ress the

ENT/

Enter

button to enter the menu

. Y

ou will see a menu sim

ilar to this:

Use the

Up or

Down button to find the desired speed. Press

the

ENT/

Enter button to

set the desired recording speed.

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Master Mode: Single Master

Master Mode: Multi Master

The options that are available are shown in Table 2-1.

Duplication Type Speeds Available HDD to CD Speed

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

Speed

1x, 2x, 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x,

20x

Table 2-1 Duplication Speeds

These options migh

t change depending on the CD, DVD

or Blu-Ray Disc W

riters

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:

You will automatically be returned to the Main Menu.

7. Select So

urce

The

Select Source menu or the

Source quick

key is used to set the Master Reading Source. In the

autoloader, the Master Reading Source is always

the

Hard

Drive.

8. Master Mode

The

Master Mode menu is used to select between Single Master mode or Mu

lti Master mode. For

more information on the modes,

see Single Mas

ter and Multi

Master Modes on

page 13.

If you are at the

1. Copy Menu,

do the following

Use the

Up or

Down button to find

the

8. Master Mode

menu.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button

8. Master Mode to enter the menu

and you will see one of the following screens:

Use the

Up or

Down button to choose between Multi Master

mode and Single Master mode. Press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter

your selection. The system will return you ba

ck to the main menu.

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9. Erase

Counter: No Counter

Loader Processing Input Bin > Drive0

Processing ... Please Wait

Quick Erasing... 0/25

Erase Full Erase

Erase Quick Erase

9. Erase

Use the

Erase

menu to erase your Rewritable discs.

Use the

Up or

Down button to find the

Erase

menu.

Press the ENT/

Enter

button on

Erase to enter the menu and you

will see the following screens:

There are

two options:

Full Erase: This option erases the entire disc, destroying all

previously written data in the process.

Quick Erase: This option erases the index (TOC) of the

Rewritable disc, not the data section. It is much faster than Full Erase. However, t

he data section is still recoverable. In order to ensure all old content on the RW disc is completely ereased and unable to be recovered for security purposes, you must utilize the FULL ERASE function.

Use the

Up or

Down buttons to se

lect between the two options and press the

ENT/

Enter

button to continue.

Follow the instructions shown in Setting Counters on

page

continue. Once the counters have been set, press

the

ENT/

Enter

button to confirm.

The Robotic Arm will

initiate and pick the dis

cs to be erased from the

Input

Spindle and place them into the drives. As soon

the drives are all full, or the number programmed into the counter is reached, you will see the following:

The system will check all discs in the drive and prepare them to

erased. As soon as the checking process completes, the Erase RW

process starts.

The 0 indicates that zero discs have been erased so far. The 25 indicates the number programmed into the counter. Once

all

the

discs have been erased, you

will

see one

of these PASS/FAIL

screens

(next page):

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Hard Drive Setup

1. Select Partition

Counter Specified

No Counter Specified

PASS 25 FAIL 0 Job Completed! Press OK to Finish

or:

Input Bin Empty Reset Hoppers?

PASS 25 indicates 25

discs have

been

erased successfully.

FAIL 0 indicates no

disc

s have

failed the

erase process

Press the

ENT/

Enter

button to finish

Input Bin Empty

indicates that the

system has run out of discs to

erase

If you have more discs to

erase

, you can empty the Output Spindle; place the discs to be

erased in the Inpu

Spindle and Press the

ENT/

Enter

button to continue. If you have no more discs to

erase

press the

ESC

/Escape button to

terminate the operation.

10. Hard Drive Setup

The Hard Drive Setup menu consists of

following sub-menus:

Select Partition

Load

Partition

Rename Partition

Delete Partition

Partition Info

Select Loading Drive

Format Hard Drive

Each of these menus is discussed in its ow

n subsection.

If you are at the

1. Copy Menu,

do the following

Use the

Up or

Down button to find

10. Ha

rd Drive Setup.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button on

10.

Hard Drive Setup to enter the

menu. Use the

Up or

Down button to select between th

options.

10.1 Select Partition

The

Select Partition submenu is used to select the partition on the Hard Drive tha

t will be used as

the

default partition

choice for various Hard Drive related tasks.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter the

Select Partition menu.

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Choose Partition [FUN.VEF] 4012MB

Hard Drive Setup

2. Load Partition

Load Partition [148GB] Load -> New Partition

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect the desired partition. The

RESERVED partition is reserved for

use by the

System under

Multi-Master mode.

Note:

The RESERVED partition can also be renamed to a

customized name in order to keep

the content permanently if

desired.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to select the desired partition (named

FUN in this ex

amp

le).

10.2 Load Partition

The Load Partition menu is used to load a master disc

s content

into

the

desired partition on the

Hard Drive.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter the 2. Load Partition menu.

You now have a choice to load your master disc into a new (empty) parti

tion or overwrite one of the existing partitions (if any exists, including re

served partitions) by inputting and modifying the name you desire or you can simply choose Auto Generate to have the system automatically gen

erate a partition name for you. Afterwards, simply pre

ss the

Down button to find your desired selection and press

ENT/Enter to submit your selection. You should see the following

screen (next page)

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Load Partition OK! Press OK to Finish

Hard Drive Setup

4. Delete Partition

Choose Partition [FUN.VEF] 4012MB

Delete Partition [FUN.VEF], OK?

Load -> New Partition

Overwrite

[Existing Partition]

Load -> Auto

Generate

Edit Partition Name [ ] OK?

or:

This will Overwrite [FUN.VEF ],OK?

or:

System will automatically create a

Enter a new partition name as described in

Editing Names on page

. For this exampl

e, we

will name it HAPPY .

Press the

ENT/Enter

button to overwrite the partition named FUN . Before continuing, the autoloader will ask you again to confirm it.

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.

10.3 Rename Partition

When you load your master disc onto a hard drive partition, you are asked to give it a name. However, you can rename it at anytime afterwards. Instructions for this are shown in Editing Names on

page 15.

10.4 Delete Partition

The

Delete Partition option deletes an existing partition.

Use the

Up or

Down button

navigate to the 4.Delete Partition menu.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter the Delete Partition menu. The

autoloader will first ask you to choose the partition to be deleted:

Use the

Up or

Down button

to find the partition that you want to

delete. Press the

ENT/

Enter button to select the partition.

The

autoloader displays

the

Delete Par

tition confirmation message.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button

to continue.

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Hard Drive Setup

5. Partition Info

Hard Drive Setup

6. Select Loading Drive

Drive 1 Port 0 PIONEER DVD-RW DVR-115D

Hard Drive Setup

7. Format Hard Drive

The

autoloader displays the

Deleted message for two s

econds and

then returns you to the

Delete Partition menu.

10.5 Partition Info

The

Partition Info option provid

es information about an existing partition. Use the

Up or

Down

button to

navigate to

the

5. Partition Info menu.

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter the

Partition Info menu, and use

the

Up or

Down button to find the partition that you want

informati

on about.

The (002) field indicates that it is the second partition on the drive. The [

FUN

.VEF

] field shows the name of the partition.

The

DVD

field indicates that the master stored in this

partition is a

DVD. The 4021MB field indicates the capacity of the master s content stored in this partition.

(002) DVD 4012MB FUN.VEF

10.6

Select Loading Drive

Select Loading Drive gives you the co

ntrol of choosing which drive the master should be loaded

from when you perform the

Load Partition feature under Hard Drive Setup .

Please note that this setting does NOT apply

any feature other than settings within Hard Drive

Setup .

If your system has ONLY one writer, there will only be one option available for you to

choose. To change the loading drive

, use the

Up or

Down button to navigate to the

Select Loading

Drive menu:

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter the

Select Loading Drive

menu.

Press the

Up or

Down button to select the desired

Drive

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to se

lect the

Loading Drive.

The selected drive will now be used to load a partition to the Hard Drive.

10.7 Format Hard Drive

This function formats the Hard

Drive. It deletes all

partitions and re-initiates the

Hard D

rive. To

format the Hard Drive, use the Up or

Down button to navigate to the

7. Format Hard Drive

menu:

Press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter the

Format Hard Drive menu.

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All Stored Data will be erased

Press OK to Continue

Setup

1. Language

Language: English

Language: Espanol

Press the

ENT/

Enter

button to

format

the

Hard D

rive.

After the

Hard Drive

has been format

ted, the

system

will return you to the

Format Hard Drive menu.

11. Setup

The 11.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 3 CD Writing Mode 4

Max Audio,

VCD

& CDG Speed

Buzzer 6

Startup Menu 7

Screen Saver 8

Counter 9

DVD+R Compatibility Mode 10

ISRC 11

Disable Drives** 12

CD Overburn** 13

Max Failures per Job** 14

Max Failures per Drive**

Each of these options is discussed in its own subsection.

**these options not available for all

models

11.1 Language

This setting allows you to choose the language that you prefer to use when navigating the autoloader

. The

autoloader sup

ports

multiple languages.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect the Language menu and

press the

ENT/

Enter but

ton to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect between the languages

and press the

ENT/

Enter button to select that option.

11.2 Read Error Skip

Normally, when the

autoloader encounters a read error while reading your master disc,

the duplication is aborted and all the recordable media in the writers are ruined. However, if you believe that your master disc has a small, insignificant error due to physical damage, you can enable this setting to al

low 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.

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Setup

2. Read Error Skip

Setup

3. CD Writing Mode

CD Writing Mode Disc at Once

CD Writing Mode Track at Once

Setup

4. Max Audio, VCD & CDG Speed

Max Audio, VCD & CDG Speed 16x

Read Error Skip On

Read Error Skip Off

Read Error Skip Off with Retry

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect the

Read Error Skip menu

and press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect whether

Read Error Skip

is On, Off or Off with Retry and press the

ENT/

Enter button to se

lect

that option.

On:

By select this setting, you instruct the system to skip any Read Errors during the duplication process.

Off:

By s

elect this setting, you instruct the system

fail the entire duplication process when a Read Error occur

Off with Retry: By select this setting, you instruct the system

perform additional retrie

s when a Read Error

occurs

, however, upon retry attempt failed, the

entire duplication process will be failed.

11.

3 CD Writing Mode

This setting allows you to select which mode to use to duplicate a CD; Disc at Once or Track at Once. Unless you understand completely what these modes are, we strongly sugge

st you set it

to Disc at Once.

Use the

Up or

Down button to select the

CD Writing Mode

menu and press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect either

Disc at Once

Track at Once

, and press the

ENT/

Enter button to select that option.

11.4 Max Audio, VCD

& 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 setti

ng 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 & CDG

Speed menu and press the

ENT/

Enter button

to enter that menu. Use the

Up or

Down button to select the

desired

maximum writing speed for Audio,

VCD and CDG

, and

press the

ENT/

Enter button to select that option.

Note: The ac

tual spee

d that is

selected may be determined by the drives or by the

blank

media.

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Setup

5. Buzzer

Buzzer: On

Buzzer: Off

Setup

6. Startup Menu

Startup Menu Copy

Setup

7. Screen Saver

Screen Saver: On

Screen Saver: Off

11.5 Buzzer

This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to hear a beep when you press a button or when a task has been completed.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect the

Buzzer menu and

press the

ENT/Enter button to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect whether

Buzzer is on or off,

and press the

ENT/

Enter button to select that option.

11.6 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

Use the

Up or

Down button to select the

Startup Menu option

and press the

ENT/

Enter button to e

nter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect the desired startup menu,

and press the ENT/

Enter button to select that option.

11.7 Screen Saver

This menu allows you to choose whether you want to enable the Screen Saver feature. By enablin

g this feature, a screen saver will be displayed when your

autoloader has been idle for a

specific period of time.

Use the

Up or

Down buttons to se

lect the

Screen Saver menu

and press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect whether the

Screen Saver

is on or off, and press the

ENT/

Enter button to se

lect that option.

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Setup

8. Counter

Counter: On

Counter: Off

Setup

9.DVD+R High Compatibility Mode

DVD+R High Compatibility Mode: On

DVD+R High Compatibility Mode: Off

Setup

10.ISRC

ISRC On

ISRC Off

11.8. Counter

This menu allows you to choose whether you want to enable the

Counter

fea

ture. 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.

Use the

Up or

Down button to select the

Counter menu and

press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down

butto

n to se

lect whether the

Counter is on

or off, and press the

ENT/

Enter button to select that option.

For infor

mation on entering

the counters, see Setting Counters and Assigning Names on page

14.

11.9

DVD+R High Compatibility Mode

This feature al

lows 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).

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect the

DVD+R

High Compatibility Mode

menu and press the

ENT/

Enter but

ton to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect whether the

DVD+R High Compatibility Mode is on or off, and

press the

ENT/

Enter but

ton to select that option.

11.10 ISRC

This option will allow you to enable/disable copying ISRC code of the Audio CD. ISRC is the serial number of the audio tracks that uniquely identifies the song in that audio track. This ISRC co

de 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.

Use the

Up or

Down button to select the

ISRC

menu and press the

ENT/

Enter

but

ton to enter

that

menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect whether the

ISRC

is ON or OFF, and press the

ENT/

Enter

but

ton

to select that option.

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System Utilities

1. Disc Info

Disc Info Please Insert Disc

Disc Info 3 Disc Detected, GO?

Setup

12. CD Overburn

CD Overburn ON

CD Overburn OFF

11.11 CD Overburn

Most CD-R media

has a capacity of 650MB or 700MB. The burning starts from the center of the

D 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

. T

his can

provide

slightly higher

capacity storage, however, it has also been known to create compat

ibility issues. Please use it

with caution.

Use the

Up or

Down button to select the

12.

CD Overburn

menu and press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter that menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect whether the

CD Overburn

feature is ON or OFF, and pr

ess the

ENT/

Enter but

ton to select that

option.

12. System Utilities

System Utilities is

used to provide information pertaining to the

autoloader as well as modification

to maintain proper functioning. The System Utilities are:

Disc Info

System Info

Device Info

Load Default

Update Firmware

12.1 Disc Info

Use the Disc Info utility to identify the type and other information about your blank recordable media. .

Note: The Disc Info function does not use the robotic capabilities of the

system

. Y

ou must

manually insert the discs into the drives.

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

pro

ceed to the

Please Insert Disc menu.

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.

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System Utilities

2. System Info

System Utilities

3. Device Info

System Utilities

4. Load Default

Load Default Press OK to Continue

12.2 System Info

The System Info menu

provides

a lot of

hardwar

e information about the autoloader such as

firmware versions, Duplic

ation/Robot Control Boards type

, etc

. You can scroll through the various

specifications by pressing the

Up or

Down button.

Use

the

Up or

Down button

to se

lect the System Info menu a

press the

ENT/

Enter button

to enter that menu.

12.3 Device Info

This menu allows you to see information about the

recording

devices built inside your

autoloader

This

information includes, but is not limited to, manufacturer, model number, etc.

Use the

Up or

Down button to select the Device Info menu and

press the

ENT/

Enter button to enter that menu.

12.4 Load Default

This function will reset all of the options back to the manufacturer's default set

tings. You should

only perform this fun

ction if your

autoloader is acting ab

normally.

Use the

Up or

Down button to select the

Load Default menu

and press

the

ENT/

Enter button to

enter that m

enu.

Press

the

ENT/

Enter button to load the de

fault parameters or the

ESC

/Escape button to re

turn to the

System

Utilities menu.

12.5 Update Firmware

This function will update the software of your

autoloader

. To update, you need to insert the

manufacture

r s Certified Update CD into

the

tray and select this function by pressing the

ENT/

Enter button. We strongly suggest that you

not upgrade your

autoloader

's firmware

unless your

autoloader has become un

stable or you are instru

cted to do so by Tech Support.

Warning: When you update the firmware on your

system, there

may be a chance that you

will lose all of the data (

contents of

master discs) stored in the user HDD partitions. Make

sure that you

back up

all of

the data on the HDD before

attempting this procedure.

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14.Manage Accounts

Enter PWD [ ] OK?

13. Loader Utilities

The Loader

Utilities menu consists of following subme

nu(s):

Update Robot Firmware

13.1 Update Robot Firmware

Use this utility to update the software in your autoloader

s robot controller. To update, in

sert 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.

14. Manage Accounts

This feature allows the adm

inistrator to:

Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of this

autoloader. Edit existing user account information, including name and password. Delete existing user account(s). Enable or disable

Manage Accounts

is disabled by default. Prior to activating the Manage Accounts feature, the

autoloader recognizes all users as the Administra

tor. 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:

Change the Administrator password. Refer to Edit User Info on page 41

for additional information. Create a User Name and Password for each authorized person on this autoloader. R

efer

to Create User on

page 41 for additional infor

mation. Enable the Manage Accounts feature by turning on the Password on Bootup setting. Refer to Password on Bootup on page 42

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 follo

wing 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.

The

system will ask you for the Administrator's Pass

word.

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Manage Accounts

1. View User

Manage Accounts

1. View User

View User

1. [ADMIN ]

Manage Accounts

2. Create User

Edit User s Name [RALPH ] OK?

Enter PWD [0 ] OK?

User Ralph Added!

The default Admi

nistrator'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 se

lected 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 Ac

counts screen:

The submenu

s of Manage Accounts are discussed in the sec

tions that follow.

14.1 View User

This menu allows you to view current existing user accounts.

Note:

User Admin is the administrative a

ccount. It will always be there.

Press the

ENT/Enter button to enter

this menu

Use

the

Up or

Down button to scroll through the list of users.

Press the

ESC

/Escape button

to go back to the

Manage Accounts

menu.

14.2 Create User

This menu allows you to create additional user accounts. Each user has their own settings and hard drive partitions. During this process, you will be prompted to enter a new username and user password for a new account.

Note: The User name consists of a maximum of eight

alphanumeric letters or numbers.

Note: The User password consists of fo

ur numbers.

Press the

ENT/Enter button to enter this menu.

Enter the user

s name using the instruc

tions shown in Setting

Counters and Assigning Names on page 14

. Press

the

ENT/Enter

button to move on to the Enter Password stage.

Enter the users password using the in

structions shown in

Setting Counters and Assigning Names on page 14. Press

the

ENT/Enter to complete.

The

autoloader will display a confirma

tion message and

automatically return you to the Manage Accounts menu.

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Manage Accounts

3. Edit User Info

Edit User Info

1. [ADMIN ]

Edit User s Name [RALPH ] OK?

Enter PWD [0 ] OK?

User Ralph Changed!

Manage Accounts

4. Delete User

Delete User

3. [RALPH ]

Delete User [RALPH ] OK?

14.3 E

dit User Info

The Edit User Info menu allows you to change the existing users account name and password. During this process, you will be asked to select the ex

isting 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.

Note: The User name consists of a maximum of eight alphanumeric letters or numbers. Note:

The User password consists of four numbers.

Press the

ENT/Enter button to enter this menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to scroll through the list of users.

Press

the

ENT/Enter button to select user.

Edit the user

s name using the instruc

tio

ns shown in Setting

Counters 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

. Pres

s the

ENT/Enter button to complete.

The

autoloader will display a confirma

tion message, and

automatically return you to the Manage Accounts menu.

14.4 Delete User

This menu allows you to delete an

existing users account. During this process, you w

ill be asked

to select the existing account to be removed.

Note:

The user Admin is the administrative account; you can t

delete this account.

Press the ENT/Enter button to enter into this menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to scroll through th

e list of users.

Press the

ENT/Enter button to select the user to delete

The

autoloader will ask you to confirm the deletion

. Press the

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Manage Accounts

5. Password on Bootup

Password on Bootup: Yes

User Ralph Deleted!

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. AUTOCOPY

Counter: No Counter

Preparing... Please Wait

OK: 0 NG: 0 NB: 0 Input Bin > Drive01

ENT/Enter button to delete the user.

The

autoloader will display a confirma

tion message, and

automatically retu

rn you to the Manage Accounts menu.

14.5 Password on Bootup

This menu allows you to enable or disable the Password on Boot-up feature. During this process, you will be asked to select Yes or No (enable or dis

able).

Press the ENT/Enter button

to enter into this menu.

Use the

Up or

Down button to se

lect either Yes or No. Press

the ENT/Enter button to enter the selection.

15. AUTOCOPY

The Autocopy function is the simplest way to make CD/DVD

/Blu-Ray Disc copies. It simplifies the

copy pro

cess 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.

he data is transferred automatically to all of the blank dis

cs which follow it. To make copies in

Autocopy mode, you simply:

Fill the input spindle(s) with the required number of blank discs Place the Master disc on top of the stack in the first input spindle Press the

15. AUTOCOPY button

Fill the input spin

dle(s) with blank discs. Place the Master disc on top

of the stack

of blank discs o

n the first input spin

dle, 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 th

e 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 load

ing process which will transfer the content of your master disc into

the reserved partition of the hard drive. Upon

the

successful loading process, the system will drop the Master Disc onto the output

spindle.

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Processing... Please Wait

OK: 3 NG: 0 NB: 0 Input Bin > Drive01

OK: 0 NG: 0 NB: 0 Input Bin > Drive0

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 proc

essing time, one of the following

Copy Progress screens will

appear.

Counter Specified

No Counter Specified

Copying... H4012MB 0/21 12% 481MB

or:

Copying... H4012MB 0 12% 481MB

H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive.

4012MB indicates the ca

pacity of the master

disc.

12% / 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication.

0/21 indicates you have a project size of 21 copies and you have made 0 copies so far.

H indicates the source

of the job r

esides in the

Hard Drive.

4012MB indicates the

pacity of the master

disc.

12% / 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication.

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.

Once the duplication run is completed, the loader will remove the finished disc fro

m a drive and place the successful copy on the

Output Spindle

After the loader has placed the copied disc into the Output Spindle, t

he loader will then pick up

another blank disc and load it into the drive.

The copying process will continue until y

ou either run out of blank

discs or until the count that you loaded into the counter is reached.

OK: 3 NG: 0 NB: 0 Drive01 -> Output Bin

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Duplicator 2.

16.Shutdown

Shutdown Press OK to Shutdown

Shutdown Ready to Power Off

Input Bin Empty Reset Hopper?

Drive 1 OK: 1 NG: 0 NB: 0

Access Drive Log?

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

load more discs on to the input spindle

and press the

ENT/Enter button to continue, or press the

ESC/Escape button to terminate your project.

Upon project termination, you shall see the

Access Drive Log menu.

You can press the

ENT/Enter button one more time to see the drive

log that indicates the number of passes and fails for every drive/tray, or simply press the

ESC/Escape button to go ba

ck to the main menu. If you choose to see the drive log file, you will see a screen similar to below:

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.

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

. 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 switc

Turning off your

autoloader without performing this function will increase the risk of damaging your

autoloader.

Press the

ENT/Enter button to enter into this menu.

Press the

ENT/Enter button to shut down the

autoloader

. The

autoloader will d

o all of its internal housekeeping and then display

a confirmation message:

Ready to Power Off

Press the power button to power off the system.

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Chapter 3: Trouble Shooting

No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on.

Check t

he connections for the power cable and ensure that the power outlet is working correctly. Make sure that the rear-panel power voltage setting matches the voltage of your power outlet. If the

autoloader was stored in a location where the temperature

dropp

ed below 32°F (0°C)

within

the past 24 hours, leave the

autoloader in a warm room with a temp

erature of at

least 65°F (19°C)

for four hours prior to powering the

autoloader on.

Drives cannot read disc and shows error message.

Check the format of the mas

ter CD/DVD

/BD

Check the master CD/DVD

/BD itself for damage.

Your master disc may be copy protected. Normally, most of the

Blu-Ray or DVD movies

and some of the CDs you purchase from stores have copy protect

ion encoded on them.

Buttons do not function.

The

autoloader may still be busy performing a task. Give it some t

ime and press the button

again.

To interrupt the current running pro

cess, press the

ESC/Escape button a

nd hold it

for several seconds.

If it still doesn't work, turn the machine off, and t

hen restart the

machine after a minute.

Copy completed, but the

copies are not readable

execut

able.

Use the compare feature to check the copied disc (data discs only). 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. Use another

BD/

DVD/CD player/ROM to test the copied media. Some

times, your

BD/

DVD/CD Player/ROM may not be compatible with record

able

BD/

DVD/CD disc.

The failure rate is high.

Lower the write speed and try again. See Select Burn Speed on

page 23. The quality of your blank discs may be poor. The quality of your master disc may be poor.

Do I need to upgrade my autoloader

's firmware?

Unless your system is getting unstable, we strongly sugg

est n

ot upgrad

ing your

autoloader

firmware. Please contact Tech Support if your system is getting unstable.

Cannot boot-up or fails to upgrade firmware.

Contact Tech Support.

Can I load data directly from my computer to my

autoloader

's Hard Drive?

No, your

autoloader

's Hard Drive has a unique file system that comput

ers will not recognize. Thus, you can't perform any read/write operations to the Hard Drive from your computer.

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Why won't some

drives copy?

Reset the system settings back to defaul

t. (See Load Default on page 35)

Drives are consumable parts and every drive

has a

finite

lifespan. After a period of time,

they do tend to wear out. Please contact

Tech Support Service for assistance.

F.Y.I

Replacing any component

(s) of the autoload

er without Tech Support Service s

consent will void the autoloader s warranty

instantly

Contact Tech Support.

Why does my

autoloader

stay at System Bootup ?

The reason the

autoloader may remain frozen at system bootup is caused by improper shut down. To solve the problem, contact the Tech Support department. Even though this problem can be solved, all the hard drive information will be lost due to this failure.

How do I reset my

autoloader back to default?

See Load Default on page 35.

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Chapter 4

: List of

Robot

Error Code

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. Th

e 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

Arm did not detect specified location in the allotted time

If error co

de 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.

R12

Unable to move to the n

ext input/output

bin

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 pic

king arm from rotating

to the assigned input/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 ar

m 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 th

e 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).

R15

Unable to perform the horizontal Z Maneuver from the starting point to the original position

If er

ror code 15 is shown, it represents that the picking arm did not reach the drive position within 4 seconds from the Z position starting point. This takes place when the picking arm has descended to the appropriate drive location and should move horizontall

y to center the disc over the opened drive tray but fails to do so in the specified allotted time. (This error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled).

R16

Unable to perform vertical Z Maneuver while placing disc in drive tray

If error code 16 is sh

own, 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).

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Code

Short Description

Full Description

R17

Unable to perform the horizontal Z Maneuver from the original position to the starting point

If error code 17 is shown, it represents that the picking arm

did not return to starting horizontal position for the re

verse Z Maneuver within 4 seconds to return the disc to the output bin. (This error is only shown when the Z Maneuver is enabled).

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 mec

hanical failure has prevented the picking

arm from detecting the input bin to perform the assigned task.

R30

Unable to locate drive tray for output of the disc

If error code 30 is shown, it represents that the picking arm

did

not detect an opened tray bef

ore reaching its lowest 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 an

d start

over

with

a new job.

R50

Drawer not fully opened

If error code 50 is shown, it represents that the disc drawer is 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 drive tray for input of the disc

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 input procedure

If error code 70 is shown, it represents that a disc was picked from an input bin and the picking arm dropped the disc on the way to one of the drive trays.

R71

Failure to pick up a disc from input bin

If error code 71 is shown, it represents that the picking arm failed to pick up a disc from an input bin after 3 continuous attempts.

R80

Disc Remaining On Robotic Arm Not Loaded On To The Drive Tray

If error code 80 is shown, it represents that a disc attempting to b

e placed on a drive tray remained attached to the

robot pick up

arm and was not properly dropped into the drive tray.

R90

Disc dropped during output procedure

If error code 90 is shown, it represents that a disc was picked from a drive tray and the pickin

g arm dropped the disc on the

way to the appropriate output bin.

R160 Output bin full

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 deposi

ted to the output bins increasing the total disc capacity beyond the maximum output capacity.

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R176 Cannot detect disc in

drive tray

error code 176 is shown, it represents that the picking arm is

attempting to remove a disc from a drive tray and canno

t 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 ~19

Disc miss-loaded in output bin #

If error code

192 ~

197 is shown, it represents that a disc being

returned t

o the output/NG

was not properly dropped from the picking arm onto the output bin 0 ~ 5, respectively, where bin 0 indicates the position right in front of the drive housing.

R255 High static shock

error

oo much static electricity built up from the disc(s)

. This error occurs when the static electricity on the disc is too high. Either the facility produces too much static electricity or the current climate is conducive to high concentration of static electricity. This error is caused by the buildup of an electric static charge which shocks the robotic arm while loading a disc. If this error should occur, the user must completely reboot the system by turning the unit off at the power button. When the unit is turned on again, it should operate normally, b

ut you will need to

reprogram the job it was running.

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Chapter 5: Menu Tree

Copy

2. Test

3. Compare

4. Test+Copy

5. Copy+Compare

6. Select

Burn Speed <HDD to CD | HDD to DVD>

7. Select Source

8. Master Mode

9. Erase

10. Hard Drive Setup

10.1 Select Partition

10.2 Load Partition

10.3 Rename Partition

10.4 Delete Partition

10.5 Partition Info

10.6 Select Loading Drive

10.7 Format Hard Drive

11. Setup

11.1 Language

11.2 Read Error Skip

<On | Off | Off with Retry

11.3 CD Writing Modes

11.4 Max Audio, VCD, and CDG Speed

<1x, 2x, 4x, 8x,

10x,

12x, 16x, 24x, 32x,

40x & 52x>

11.5 Buzzer

<On | Off

11.6 Startup Menu

11.7 Screen Saver

11.8 Counter

11.9 DVD+R Compatibility Mode <On | Off>

11.10 ISRC <On | Off>

11.11 CD Overburn <On | Off>

12. System Utilities

12.1 Disc Info

12.2 System Info

12.3 Device Info

12.4 Load De

fault

12.5 Update Firmware

13. Loader Utilities

13.1 Update Robot Firmware

14. Manage Accounts

14.1 View User

14.2 Create User

14.3 Edit User Info

14.4 Delete User

14.5 Password on Bootup

15. AUTOCOPY

16. SHUTDOWN

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Technical Support Information

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ite

Please visit our website at

http://www.discmakers.com/techsupport/techsupport.asp

For videos manuals and quick start guides for your duplicator

If you require further assistance wi

th this unit, our technical support staff will be happy to assist

you. There may be a cost associated with any repairs if your warranty has expired.

Please contact us by email at

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Telephone

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