MF Digital Cougar 6600 User Manual

Asynchronous Duplicator

Operator’s Guide

Formats Unlimited, Inc.

155 Sherwood Avenue Farmingdale, NY 11735 Tel: 001 631 249 9393 Email: support@mfdigital.com

http://www.mfdigital.com

©2003 - 2011 by Formats Unlimited, Inc

Cougar 6600

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Table of Contents

WELCOME TO THE COUGAR 6600 ASYNCHRONOUS DUPLICATOR ......................................................... 3

END USER LICENSE AGREEMENT ....................................................................................................................................... 3

ABOUT THIS MANUAL ..................................................................................................................................................... 3

GETTING STARTED ................................................................................................................................................... 3

WHAT’S IN THE BOX - YOUR NEW COUGAR 6600 ASYNCHRONOUS DUPLICATOR INCLUDES: ..................................................... 3

PACKING MATERIALS ....................................................................................................................................................... 3

REMOVING PACKING RESTRAINTS .................................................................................................................... 3

GENERAL OPERATION ............................................................................................................................................ 4

INPUT OUTPUT SPINDLE OPERATION ................................................................................................................................... 4

FUNCTION KEYS .............................................................................................................................................................. 4

THE COPY AND COMPARE BUTTONS ............................................................................................................... 11

CREATING A HARD DISK IMAGE ....................................................................................................................... 15

CREATING A SINGLE HARD DISK IMAGE ........................................................................................................................... 15

CREATING MULTIPLE HARD DISK IMAGES ......................................................................................................................... 18

COPYING FROM A HARD DISK IMAGE ............................................................................................................. 21

MULTIPLE IMAGES DISABLED .......................................................................................................................................... 21

MULTIPLE IMAGES ENABLED ........................................................................................................................................... 22

COMPARING FROM A HARD DISK IMAGE ...................................................................................................... 25

MULTIPLE IMAGES DISABLED .......................................................................................................................................... 25

MULTIPLE IMAGES ENABLED ........................................................................................................................................... 26

ENABLING VERIFY AFTER COPY ...................................................................................................................................... 28

ERASING CD-RW/DVD-RW DISCS ....................................................................................................................... 30

VIEWING DEVICE INFORMATION ..................................................................................................................... 31

SETTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK ...................................................................................................................... 32

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Welcome to the Cougar 6600 Asynchronous Duplicator

End User License Agreement

You have acquired a device (“Cougar 6600 Asynchronous Duplicator”) that includes software licensed by Formats Unlimited, Inc. from Microsoft Licensing Inc. or its affiliates (“MS”). Those installed software products of MS origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation (“SOFTWARE”) are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties. The SOFTWARE is licensed, not sold. All rights reserved.

About This Manual

This manual is written for both novice and experienced users. Please read through this Operator’s Guide from beginning to end before using the unit. Once having read the manual, follow along chapter by chapter. This will

provide the necessary understanding of your new Cougar 6600 Asynchronous Duplicator .

Getting Started

Carefully remove the Cougar 6600 from the shipping container. Inspect the contents, and verify them against the packing slip. Report any errors in shipping as soon as possible.

What’s In the Box - Your new Cougar 6600 Asynchronous Duplicator includes:

• Cougar 6600 Duplicator

• Power cord

• Manuals CD

• Hard Copy Cougar Manual

• Cougar Quick Copy Reference Card

Packing Materials

Please retain the original box and packaging in the event that the unit requires future servicing. This will help to reduce the possibility of damage occurring in transit. Should you lose or misplace your carton, a new one will need to be purchased from MF Digital.

Removing Packing Restraints

The Cougar 6600 ships with a picker arm restraint to reduce the possibility of damage in transit. This restraint must be removed before operation or power-on. Gently remove the zip tie and foam from around the transfer arm. Save the foam tube, as you will need to return it to its place when transporting the unit in the future

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General Operation

The Cougar 6600 is extremely versatile and offers many useful and powerful features.

• It is time to turn start Cougar. A series of self-diagnostics will be

• Once complete, the unit will display the main operating screen:

performed. The screen will now read in sequence:

• Power Off only when the "SELECT COPY AND COMPARE"

screen is active.

Input Output Spindle Operation

Input Bin and Output Spindle: The input bins and the output spindle serve as the containers for up to 600 discs. The input bins become output bins once the spindle is full.

Function Keys

Various uses for the Cougar 6600 will be explained throughout this Operator’s Guide. The following section explains the purpose of the function keys. When the main operating screen is displayed, the numeric keys on the keypad have special

functions (Function keys & are not used).

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• Press the “0” key on the keypad. The screen will now read:

• The factory setting for this function is “Copy”. The “Simulate”

mode is useful as a diagnostic tool and is used mainly for support issues. It is also helpful for training purposes to experiment with various system functions.

• Press the “1” key to select “Copy” or the “2” key to select

“Simulate”. After pressing either key, you will be returned to the main operating screen.

• Press the “1” key on the keypad. Something similar to the

following will be displayed on the screen in sequence:

• As indicated by the red square, this is the version information of

the firmware currently installed on the Cougar 6600.

• This displays the image size on the internal hard disk, time and

date.

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• This displays the Verify after status of the Cougar 6600. The

Verify After function will verify a copied disc against the master

disc immediately after it has been copied.

• This displays the Multiple Images status of the Cougar 6600. The

Multiple Images feature allows the user to store up to seven separate active master images on the internal Hard Drive.

• This displays the Installed Memory of the Cougar 6600.

• This displays the number of good and bad copies that were

produced to date on the system

• Press the “2” key on the keypad. You will see several functions

scroll across the screen. Select a function by pressing the

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corresponding number on the keypad. Enable or disable the function by pressing the “Start/Yes” or “Stop/No” key.

• 0 Key - The factory setting for this function is disabled. When

enabled, the Verify After feature automatically compares discs to the master disc or hard disk image after copying is completed. Due to the nature of the various compact disc formats, only CDROM Mode 1, CD-ROM Mode 2, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1, and audio (CD-DA) discs can be compared.

• 1 Key - The factory setting for this function is disabled. When

enabled, the Multiple Images feature allows up to seven active images to be stored on the hard disk drive at one time. This setting will remain in effect until disabled, even after restarting the Cougar 6600.

• 5 Key – Displays print options. This feature is not available or

active on Cougar 6600.

• 7 Key - Gives you the option to separate the bins for DVDs and

CDs. This is called Spindle Selection. When this selection is enabled, the bins are separated as follows. Input Bin #1 is for CDs, Input Bin #2 is for DVDs. Input #3 and Input #4 are disabled. The main Output Spindle will be used for both CDs and DVDs.

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When enabled, SHAKE DISC will perform a slight shaking motion with

each pick of disc from an input hopper. If the discs are somewhat sticky, this can help in separating them. Only enable this in the event you have sticky media.

• Press the “6” key on the keypad. Something similar to the

following will be displayed in sequence:

• This display is the device information for each of the recorders

installed in the Cougar 6600. This includes their host number, model name, and firmware version.

• Press the “7” key on the keypad. The screen will now read:

• Press the “Start/Yes” key to clear the hard drive. If the “Stop/No”

key is pressed you will be prompted to set the “System Time.”

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• Press the “Start/Yes” key to set the system time. If you press the

“Stop/No” key you will see “Set the Drive Order”

• Press the “Stop/No” key if you do not want to reset the drive

order. Press the “Start/Yes” key and you will then see the following screen:

• All of the drives will open at this time:

• Close the drive tray of the drive you would like to be drive

number “1”. It can be any one of the drives. You will then see:

• Close the remaining drives in the order that you would like them

to read and the Cougar 6600 will reboot.

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• If you pressed “Stop/No” to “Set Drive Order”, you will be

prompted to “Change Network Settings”. Pressing “Start/Yes” will allow you to set-up the network client feature. Pressing “Stop/No” will bring you back to the “Select Copy or Compare” screen.

• Press the “8” key on the keypad. The screen will now read:

• The factory setting for this function is “MAX” for CD and DVD.

When selected, the Select Recording Speed feature allows you to set the copying speed as determined by the capabilities of the recorders installed in the Cougar 6600. You will be prompted to select the CD-R Recording Speed first, then DVD-R Speed. The “Stop/No” button will not function for this option. BD Speeds do not need to be set.

• CD Speed = Press the “0” key, the “1” key or “2” key depending

on your choice. After your selection the screen will now read:

• DVD Speed = Press the “0” key, the “1” key or “2” key

depending on your choice. After your selection the screen will now read:

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