MF Digital Director EC Publishing User Manual
DIRECTOR EC Series
Publishing System
Operator’s Guide
DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s Guide
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Table of Contents
WELCOME TO THE DIRECTOR EC SYSTEM...................................................................................................5
COPYRIGHT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................5
CD-R/RW RECORDER WARRANTY POLICY ...............................................................................................................5
PIRACY .......................................................................................................................................................................5
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS:....................................................................................................................................5
ABOUT MF DIGITAL ...............................................................................................................................................6
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR MF DIGITAL DIRECTOR EC PUBLISHING SYSTEM................................................ 6
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ...........................................................................................................................................6
INSTALLING THE DIRECTOR EC........................................................................................................................7
WHAT’S IN THE BOX.................................................................................................................................................. 7
PACKING MATERIALS.................................................................................................................................................7
THE BEST PLACE TO PUT THE DIRECTOR EC ......................................................................................................... 8
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................................................8
LOCATION OF DIRECTOR EC COMPONENTS ................................................................................................9
FRONT VIEW...............................................................................................................................................................9
REAR VIEW ................................................................................................................................................................9
LOCATION OF CD-R/RW AND DVD ±R/±RW RECORDER PARTS AND CONTROLS............................10
PRODRIVE 52X .......................................................................................................................................................10
PIONEER DVD-R±/±RW..........................................................................................................................................10
REMOVING PACKING RESTRAINTS................................................................................................................11
INPUT AND OUTPUT SPINDLES.........................................................................................................................11
INSTALLING THE PRINTER................................................................................................................................12
PREPARING THE PRISM PLUS PRINTER......................................................................................................................12
INSTALLING THE MONITOR, KEYBOARD AND MOUSE ...........................................................................13
INSTALLING THE MONITOR, KEYBOARD AND MOUSE ...........................................................................14
CONNECTING THE MONITOR ....................................................................................................................................14
CONNECTING THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD.............................................................................................................14
INSTALLING THE NETWORK CABLE.............................................................................................................. 14
CONNECTING THE NETWORK CABLE........................................................................................................................14
INSTALLING FIREWIRE CABLES......................................................................................................................15
STARTING THE DIRECTOR EC FOR THE FIRST TIME............................................................................... 16
POWER CONNECTION AND SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................16
STARTING UP ...........................................................................................................................................................17
ALIGNING THE DRIVE TOWER AND PRINTER ............................................................................................................18
APPLICATION STARTUP......................................................................................................................................21
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STARTING THE DIRECTOR EC APPLICATION .........................................................................................................21
DIRECTOR EC APPLICATION LAYOUT ..................................................................................................................21
DIRECTOR EC APPLICATION CONFIGURATION .....................................................................................................22
PRINTER DRIVER (REQUIRED) ..................................................................................................................................23
OPERATOR’S EMAIL ADDRESS (OPTIONAL)..............................................................................................................23
RECORDING SPEED (REQUIRED) ............................................................................................................................... 24
ASYNCHRONOUS MODE (REQUIRED)........................................................................................................................24
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DESCRIPTION .........................................................................................................................................................25
DISABLED................................................................................................................................................................. 25
JOBS=SYNCHRONOUS (FIFO), DRIVES=SYNCHRONOUS ..........................................................................................25
LEVEL 0.................................................................................................................................................................... 25
LEVEL 1*..................................................................................................................................................................25
LEVEL 2*..................................................................................................................................................................25
JOBS=ASYNCHRONOUS (FIFO), DRIVES=ASYNCHRONOUS .....................................................................................25
DEFAULT JOB FILE FOLDER (REQUIRED)..................................................................................................................26
DEFAULT IMAGE FILE FOLDER (REQUIRED) ............................................................................................................. 26
DEFAULT LABEL FILE FOLDER (REQUIRED) ............................................................................................................. 26
CREATING NEW PRIVILEGES PROFILE ......................................................................................................................27
EDITING EXISTING PRIVILEGES PROFILE ..................................................................................................................28
DELETING EXISTING PRIVILEGES PROFILE ............................................................................................................... 29
CREATING NEW USERS.............................................................................................................................................29
EDITING EXISTING USERS.........................................................................................................................................31
DELETING EXISTING USERS......................................................................................................................................31
DEFAULT JOB OPTIONS ............................................................................................................................................ 31
SYSTEM DRIVES .......................................................................................................................................................32
TRUSTED DRIVES .....................................................................................................................................................33
CONTROLLING THE DIRECTOR EC FROM CUSTOM APPLICATIONS .......................................................................34
CREATING DISC LABELS ....................................................................................................................................35
LABEL EDITOR MENU BAR....................................................................................................................................... 35
CREATING TEXT .......................................................................................................................................................37
CHANGING TEXT AND TEXT ATTRIBUTES ................................................................................................................37
IMPORTING GRAPHICS ..............................................................................................................................................38
RESIZING GRAPHICS .................................................................................................................................................39
REPOSITIONING TEXT, GRAPHICS AND DATES..........................................................................................................40
CENTERING TEXT AND GRAPHICS ............................................................................................................................40
DELETING TEXT, GRAPHICS AND DATES .................................................................................................................41
SAVING THE CURRENT DISC LABEL .........................................................................................................................41
OPENING EXISTING DISC LABELS.............................................................................................................................42
CREATING DISC IMAGES....................................................................................................................................43
DATA DISC IMAGES..................................................................................................................................................43
DATA IMAGE EDITOR TOOLBAR ...............................................................................................................................44
STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONTENT.............................................................................................................................45
ADDING FILES AND FOLDERS................................................................................................................................... 46
REMOVING FILES AND FOLDERS ..............................................................................................................................46
CREATING NEW FOLDERS.........................................................................................................................................46
NAMING A FOLDER ..................................................................................................................................................46
SAVING THE CURRENT DISC IMAGE FILE .................................................................................................................47
LOADING AN EXISTING SCRIPT FILE ........................................................................................................................51
AUDIO DISC IMAGES ................................................................................................................................................51
AUDIO IMAGE TOOLBAR...........................................................................................................................................52
ADDING TRACKS ......................................................................................................................................................53
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SELECTING CD CAPACITY........................................................................................................................................53
REMOVING TRACKS..................................................................................................................................................54
EDITING A TRACK....................................................................................................................................................54
CHANGING ISRC CODES AND COPY PROHIBIT FLAGS .............................................................................................55
INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SILENCE........................................................................................................56
INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SUB-INDEXES................................................................................................57
SAVING THE CURRENT AUDIO DISC IMAGE .............................................................................................................59
LOADING AN EXISTING AUDIO DISC IMAGE.............................................................................................................59
CREATING JOBS.....................................................................................................................................................60
CREATING NEW JOBS ...............................................................................................................................................60
JOB MENU BAR ........................................................................................................................................................60
GENERAL OPTIONS ...................................................................................................................................................61
JOB ID (REQUIRED)..................................................................................................................................................62
USER ID (REQUIRED) ............................................................................................................................................... 62
PASSWORD (REQUIRED) ...........................................................................................................................................62
IMAGE (NEEDED IF “COPY” OPTION IS CHECKED) .....................................................................................................63
LABEL FILE (OPTIONAL)...........................................................................................................................................63
SMARTGUARD MEDIA ID.........................................................................................................................................65
COMMENTS (OPTIONAL)...........................................................................................................................................65
QUANTITY (REQUIRED) ............................................................................................................................................ 65
PRIORITY (REQUIRED)..............................................................................................................................................65
SAVING THE CURRENT JOB ......................................................................................................................................66
LOADING AN EXISTING JOB......................................................................................................................................66
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SUBMITTING JOBS ................................................................................................................................................68
SUBMITTING A JOB ..................................................................................................................................................68
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS...................................................................................................................................... 69
REMOVING A JOB..................................................................................................................................................... 70
CLEARING THE COMPLETED JOBS LIST ....................................................................................................................70
STARTING A NEW JOB.............................................................................................................................................. 70
ABORTING A JOB .....................................................................................................................................................70
VIEWING LOGS ......................................................................................................................................................71
UPDATING JOB RECORDS..........................................................................................................................................71
NAVIGATING JOB RECORDS......................................................................................................................................71
DELETING INDIVIDUAL JOB RECORDS ......................................................................................................................72
DELETING ALL JOB RECORDS...................................................................................................................................72
RESUBMITTING JOBS ................................................................................................................................................72
DUPLICATING EXISTING CDS ...........................................................................................................................73
CREATING AN IMAGE FILE .......................................................................................................................................73
RECORDING AN IMAGE FILE..................................................................................................................................... 75
VIEWING RESOURCES ......................................................................................................................................... 76
UPGRADING DIRECTOR EC SOFTWARE........................................................................................................77
OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS .....................................................................................................................................77
DOWNLOAD ZIPPED FILES.........................................................................................................................................77
EXTRACT THE ZIPPED FILES...................................................................................................................................... 78
CHANGING COMPUTER NAME .........................................................................................................................79
DISCONNECTING COMPUTER IN THE INTERNET SERVICE MANAGER (ISM)...............................................................79
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CHANGING THE COMPUTER NAME ...........................................................................................................................81
CHANGE THE ANONYMOUS ACCOUNT...................................................................................................................... 83
APPENDIX A: WORKING WITH CD-REWRITABLE (CD-RW) DISCS .......................................................85
CD-RW SUPPORTED FORMATS ................................................................................................................................85
CD-RW RECORDING SPEED.....................................................................................................................................85
APPENDIX B: SUPPORTED FORMATS FOR DUPLICATING....................................................................... 86
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Welcome to the Director EC System
Copyright Notice
Copyright ©2003, 2004 by MF DIGITAL. All rights reserved.
This manual and the accompanying illustrations may not be copied, reproduced,
electronically transmitted, or translated into another language, in whole, or in part,
without the written consent of MF DIGITAL.
MF DIGITAL, CD/DVD-5906ec, Director EC, Scribe EC, Scribe EC
Standalone, are trademarks of MF DIGITAL.
Other trademarks referred to are the property of their respective trademark or
registered trademark holders.
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CD-R/RW Recorder Warranty Policy
Individual CD-R/RW recorder manufacturers are responsible for the products they provide. As a convenience,
MF DIGITAL will honor any service issue related to a defective recorder while under its respective
manufacturer’s warranty providing that the recorder has been purchased from MF DIGITAL either directly or
indirectly. MF DIGITAL assumes no responsibility for products NOT purchased through MF DIGITAL.
Piracy
The copying of audio, video, or software without the permission of the copyright holder is illegal. MF
DIGITAL. accepts no responsibility for the copyright use or misuse of this equipment. It is the sole
responsibility of the user to ensure that the legal rights of copyright in duplicating are respected.
Corporate Headquarters:
MF Digital
121 Carolyn Blvd
E. Farmingdale, NY 11735
phone: (631)249-9393
fax: (631)249-9273
e-mail: support@MF Digital.com
website: http://www.mfdigital.com/
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About MF Digital
Thank you for purchasing MF Digital’s DIRECTOR EC publishing system.
MF Digital manufactures a wide variety of software and audio duplication
and production equipment, including manual and fully automatic CD and
DVD duplicators and printers. We hope you will consider us for all of your
production needs.
What To Expect From Your MF Digital DIRECTOR EC Publishing
System
Your MF Digital DIRECTOR EC publishing system is professionally
designed and manufactured to give you years of trouble free operation. To
avoid accidental damage to your new DIRECTOR EC publishing system,
please read and understand this manual thoroughly before operating the
unit.
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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 DIRECTOR EC
publishing system.
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Installing the DIRECTOR EC
Carefully remove the DIRECTOR EC publishing system 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 DIRECTOR EC is a complete publishing system containing all
necessary components. The package includes:
• DIRECTOR EC publishing system
• Computer including: SVGA Monitor, Mouse, and keyboard
• Power cords
• Operator’s Guide (on CD)
• Windows 2000 Pro license pack
• MF Digital Product & Warranty Registration card
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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.
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The Best Place To Put The DIRECTOR EC
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The best operating location for the DIRECTOR EC publishing system is in
a climate controlled area, free of dirt, dust, humidity, excessive heat, and
electronic or electromagnetic interference. Room temperature should be
between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or between 18 and 23 degrees
Celsius. Place the DIRECTOR EC on a solid, steady work surface and
allow sufficient room for all incidental work materials. Provide at least six
inches of clearance on all sides of the unit for ventilation.
Safety Precautions
The system is shipped with a three-prong power connector and must be
used with a properly grounded AC receptacle. DO NOT try to defeat the
third “ground” prong. All computer peripherals must be properly grounded
and the DIRECTOR EC is no exception. The use of a power conditioner
such as an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), or a surge protector is
highly recommended. At the very least you should consider connecting the
PC portion of the DIRECTOR EC to a UPS. The minimum required size is
500VA.
Repairs or alterations should only be attempted by authorized factory
trained technicians. MF Digital reserves the right to void the warranty if
unauthorized service is performed.
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Location Of DIRECTOR EC Components
Front View
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Rear View
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Location Of CD-R/RW and DVD ±R/±RW Recorder Parts And Controls
ProDRIVE 52x
Legend
1. Disc tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the
power is switched on to the Director EC.
2. Emergency eject pinhole - In the event that the disc tray will not open by pressing the eject button, insert the
tip of a large paper clip into this hole and push.
3. Earphone jack
4. Volume Control
5. Read and write status LEDs - These indicators light up when the recorder is reading or writing.
6. Eject button - This button is used to open or close the disc tray.
Pioneer DVD-R±/±RW
Legend
1) Disc Tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when
the power to the Director EC is switched on.
2) Headphone Jack – Connect headphones here.
3) Volume Control Knob – This controls the volume level of the headphones.
4) Disc Indicator – Light indicates presence of disc in drive.
5) Ventilation Hole – Do not block.
6) Ventilation Hole – Do not block.
7) Eject Button – This button is used to manually open the disc tray.
8) Emergency Eject Pinhole – In the event that the disc tray will not open by pressing the eject button, insert
the tip of a large paper clip into this hole.
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Removing Packing Restraints
The DIRECTOR EC ships with a picker arm restraint to reduce the
possibility of damage in transit. This restraint must be removed before
operation or power-on. Remove the foam block above the transfer arm.
Save the foam block, as you will need to return it to its place if you need to
transport the unit in the future.
Input And Output Spindles
The input bin and the output spindle and bins serve as the containers to
store up to 200 blank and recorded discs per bin (up to 600 total depending
on printer option).
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Installing The Printer
Before operating the DIRECTOR EC, the printer must be properly mounted
and aligned. In addition, please familiarize yourself with the documentation
included with the Spectrum2 thermal CD printer.
Preparing the Prism Plus Printer
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(fig. 0) Cabling arrangement for Prism Plus Printer
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1. With a Torx head
screwdriver, remove the
rubber feet from the
bottom of the printer (fig.
1).
2. Using the flat head screws
provided, attach the
printer plate to the bottom
of the printer as seen in
(fig. 2).
NOTE: Fig 3 – Fig 5 shows placement o
Spectrum 2 printer. Placement for Prism
Plus is similar.
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3. Place the printer / plate
onto the drive bay (fig. 3)
4. Use the dotted line at the
rear of the drive bay to
guide the positioning o
the printer on the drive
tower (fig. 4)
5. After placing the printer
on the drive tower, use the
“Printer Alignment”
function to align the
printer. Please refer to p.
30 for details.
6. Once you are satisfied
with the printer
alignment, tighten the
thumb-screws located on
both sides of the printer
(fig. 5).
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Installing The Monitor, Keyboard And Mouse
Before operating the DIRECTOR EC, the monitor, keyboard and mouse
must be attached.
Connecting The Monitor
• Place the monitor on either side of the DIRECTOR EC unit.
• Make sure the monitor power switch is set to the off position.
• Connect one end of the power cord to the VAC Out on the monitor and
the other to the wall power outlet.
• Connect the High Density DB15 male connector of the video cable to
the High Density DB15 female Video In port on the back of the host
computer.
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Connecting The Mouse And Keyboard
• Connect the PS/2 male connector of the mouse cord to the PS/2 female
Mouse In port on the back of the DIRECTOR EC.
• Connect the PS/2 male connector of the keyboard cord to the PS/2
female Keyboard In port on the back of the DIRECTOR EC.
Installing The Network Cable
In addition to operating as a standalone duplicator the DIRECTOR EC can
be connected to a network to receive files for pre-mastering or even be
remotely controlled by use of the DIRECTOR EC’s advanced Application
Program Interface (SmartAPI). The unit comes equipped from the factory
with a 3COM 10/100BaseT Ethernet card for network attachment.
While networks are commonplace, their connection and interconnection
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require specific expertise far beyond the scope of this manual. For our
purposes here, we will assume you either have expertise with networking
computers, or had your unit professionally installed by MF Digital.
Connecting The Network Cable
• Connect a suitable patch cord to the RJ45 network port on the back of
the DIRECTOR EC unit. A Category 3 or better cable should be used
for 10Base-T and Category 5 for 100Base-T network connection.
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Installing Firewire Cables
The following illustrations show firewire installation on the Director EC. Please connect
the firewire cables as illustrated below.
Director EC-2 Director EC-4
Firewire Connection on back of PC
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Starting the DIRECTOR EC For The First Time
Before CD creation or duplication can begin it is necessary to review a few
details.
Power Connection And Settings
• Make sure the DIRECTOR EC power switch is set to the off position.
Also, set the PC switch to off or “0”.
• Verify that the voltage selector switch on the back of the unit is set
correctly. The DIRECTOR EC supports both 115 VAC and 230 VAC at
50 ~ 60 Hz. Please confirm that the correct voltage (115 VAC for North
America) has been selected.
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• Plug one end of the supplied power cord into the receptacle at the rear
of the unit and the other end into the wall or UPS power outlet.
CAUTION
Always use properly grounded receptacles, or severe damage
to your system may result. The use of a surge protector or
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is highly recommended.
The DIRECTOR EC use Microsoft’s Windows 2000 Professional for
their operating system. To get the most out of the DIRECTOR EC it is
recommended that users supplement this manual with a Windows 2000
Professional guide.
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Starting Up
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• Flip the DIRECTOR EC power switch to the “on” position.
• Flip the host computer’s power switch to the “on” position.
• Switch on the power to the printer.
• Wait a minute or two while the system starts up. A series of diagnostic
information will be displayed and once complete the unit will display
the Begin Logon dialog box.
• Enter “MF Digital” in lowercase letters for the password. Please note
that the password is case sensitive.
• Press the ENTER key. The screen will now display the DIRECTOR EC
desktop screen.
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Aligning The Drive Tower and Printer
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The printer must now be manually positioned relative to the DIRECTOR
EC’s disc picking mechanism. Once the correct position has been
determined the drive tower and printer retaining guides are screwed down
tight to hold the drive tower and printer in place.
• From the DIRECTOR EC’s desktop screen, double click the “EC
Alignment Utility” icon.
• The screen will now display:
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• Click the Perform Test button. The screen will now display:
• Manually open drive tray
• Place a blank disc on the input spindle.
• Click the Yes button.
• The disc will be loaded from the input spindle and over the open drive
tray, so that you may properly align the drive tower
• Click the Yes button.
• The disc will be loaded onto the drive tray. Observe the disc’s position
on the tray. The CD fits into the inset on the drive tray.
• The screen will now display:
• Click the OK button. The disc will be unloaded onto the output spindle.
If the drive tower alignment is correct, tighten the thumb screws for the
drive tower. If the alignment is not correct, adjust the position of the
drive tower as needed and repeat the procedure. When aligning the
printer is completed click the Exit button. The EC Alignment Utility
will close.
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• After aligning the drive tower, repeat the same procedure to align the
printer.
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Application Startup
The DIRECTOR EC is a state-of-the-art CD publishing system and
duplicator. It is designed to create, duplicate and verify most standard
compact disc formats. This startup section will guide you through starting
and configuring the DIRECTOR EC application.
Starting the DIRECTOR EC Application
To start the DIRECTOR EC application the steps are as follows:
• From the DIRECTOR EC desktop, double click the “DIRECTOR EC”
icon on the Windows desktop. The DIRECTOR EC application screen
will now be displayed:
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• Place as many blank discs as required onto the input spindle.
DIRECTOR EC Application Layout
The DIRECTOR EC application is organized into a sequence of eight pages
accessible by tabs at the top of the screen (System Status, Create Job, Data
Image Editor, Audio Image Editor, Label Editor, Resources Info, System
Setup, System Log). By completing information on these cards you control
the actions of the DIRECTOR EC to create, duplicate and verify CDs as
well as print disc labels.
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Tabs:
System Status Displays the status of jobs after they have been
submitted for production.
Create Job Brings together the data or audio contents and label
components of a CD so it can be produced.
Data Image
Specifies the contents of a data CD to be recorded.
Editor
Audio Image
Specifies the contents of an audio CD to be recorded.
Editor
Label Editor Creates labels to be printed on the surface of CDs.
Resources Info Displays the hardware elements connected to the
DIRECTOR EC.
System Setup Defines operating settings and user privileges.
System Log Displays the database of information maintained on all
jobs.
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DIRECTOR EC Application Configuration
Before creating or duplicating a CD the DIRECTOR EC application must
first be configured. The System Setup tab is used to establish a number of
important settings including basic operation parameters as well as the
authorized users and privileges they have using the DIRECTOR EC.
Apply button must be clicked in order for any changes to take effect. Except
for modification of users and privileges.
To begin or modify an existing setup of the DIRECTOR EC:
• Click the System Setup tab. The screen will now display:
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The System Setup tab is divided into a number of information fields that
must be completed.
Printer Driver (Required)
The Printer Driver pull-down is used to indicate to the DIRECTOR EC the
type of printer that is installed.
• Click the Printer Driver pull down and select your printer Ex: “MF
Digital Spectrum”.
Operator’s Email Address (Optional)
The OPERATOR’S EMAIL ADDRESS field is a user defined email
address to which a network attached DIRECTOR EC will send a message
when the unit requires attention (such as an empty input spindle, etc.). The
email feature requires the presence of a POP3 or IMAP server on the
network and that an email client account be created for use by the
DIRECTOR EC.
DIRECTOR EC sends email via MAPI hence you must first setup a
MAPI email client on the DIRECTOR EC. Make sure you set this client
to be used from MAPI based applications.
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• Click the Operator’s E-mail Address field and enter an email address.
Leave the field blank if the DIRECTOR EC is not attached to a network
or if you do not want to receive unit attention messages.
Recording Speed (Required)
The Recording Speed pull-down allows you to set the recording speed as
determined by the capabilities of the recorders installed in the DIRECTOR
EC.
• Click the Recording Speed pull down and select the desired recording
speed “maximum speed”, or “4x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 20x, 24x, 32x, or 48x
speed”.
• Click on “Apply” to activate the changes.
Asynchronous Mode (Required)
The Asynchronous Mode pull-down is used to instruct the DIRECTOR EC
how to process jobs. This affects both how jobs are handled and how the
drives operate. Jobs and drives can run either synchronously or
asynchronously. In the table below you will find each mode detailed. Let’s
define the basic modes first:
Jobs=Synchronous / Asynchronous
When jobs are Synchronous, they are completed in the order in which
they were submitted. Take for example two jobs submitted for one copy
each. The first job is of a 650MB master while the second job is only
10MB. While the second job submitted will be completed prior to the
first job, it will not be outputted to the accept spindle until the second
job has been completed. When jobs are Asynchronous they will be
outputted to the accept spindle as they are completed.
Drives=Synchronous /Asynchronous
Drives can also run either synchronously or asynchronously. In
synchronous mode, all the drives in use for a given job, run in tandem
or parallel to one another. In asynchronous mode, all the drives in use
for a given job, operate independently of each other. For example if you
submit a job for three copies and the drives are operating
synchronously, the copying process will not begin until all drives
become ready. On the other hand, if the same job were submitted with
the drives operating asynchronously, each drive would begin to write as
soon as it becomes ready, independently of any other drives which may
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also be in use for this particular job. Asynchronous mode is more
demanding of system resources.
The modes of operation are:
Mode Description
Disabled Jobs=Synchronous (FIFO), Drives=Synchronous
When the setting is “disabled”, jobs are processed on a first in/first out
(FIFO) basis such that they will be kept together when placed on the
output spindle. For example, let us say two jobs of one piece each are
submitted. Job 1 is a 650 MB disc and Job 2 is a 10 MB disc. Even
though Job 2 was submitted last, it will completed before Job 1 but it will
NOT be outputted to the accept spindle until Job 1 is done.
Level 0
Level 1*
Level 2*
Jobs=Asynchronous, Drives=Synchronous (Default)
When the setting is “level 0” jobs are still started on a first in / first out
basis, but completed jobs will be outputted when they are done and
therefore discs will be mixed together on the output spindle. For example,
let us say two jobs of two pieces each are submitted. Job 1 is a 650 MB
disc and Job 2 is a 10 MB disc. Even though Job 2 was submitted last, it
will completed before Job 1 but unlike the DIASBLED mode, it will not
be held but rather immediately outputted to the accept spindle when it is
done. In processing the respective jobs, the two drives in use for each job
will function in tandem such that they will not begin to write until both
drives have become ready.
Jobs=Synchronous (FIFO), Drives=Asynchronous
When the setting is “Level 1”, jobs are processed on a first in/first out
(FIFO) basis such that they will be kept together when placed on the
output spindle. For example, let us say two jobs of two pieces each are
submitted. Job 1 is a 650 MB disc and Job 2 is a 10 MB disc. Even
though Job 2 was submitted last, it will completed before Job 1 but it will
NOT be outputted to the accept spindle until Job 1 is done. In processing
the respective jobs, the two drives in use for each job will function
independently of one another and begin to write as soon as they become
ready.
Jobs=Asynchronous (FIFO), Drives=Asynchronous
When the setting is “level 2” jobs are still started on a first in / first out
basis but completed jobs will be outputted when they are done. For
example, let us say two jobs of two pieces each are submitted. Job 1 is a
650 MB disc and Job 2 is a 10 MB disc. Even though Job 2 was
submitted last, it will completed before Job 1 but unlike the DIASBLED
mode, it will not be held but rather immediately outputted to the accept
spindle when it is done. In processing the respective jobs, the two drives
in use for each job will function independently of one another and begin
to write as soon as they become ready. In this mode, disc placement on
output spindle will be scattered.
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• Click the ASYNCHRONOUS MODE pull down and select the desired
“disabled” or “level O” setting (level 1 and level 2 not used).
Default Job File Folder (Required)
The DEFAULT JOB FILE FOLDER field is used to specify the default
location where job files (*.JOB) will be saved. The factory setting
(C:\CDDIRECTOR\Jobs\) should be sufficient for most uses. To change
the default setting:
• Click the Browse button below the DEFAULT JOB FILE FOLDER
field.
• Select the volume and Director EC where you wish to save job files.
• Click the OK button.
Default Image File Folder (Required)
The DEFAULT IMAGE FILE FOLDER field is used to specify the default
location where disc image script (*.ISC) will be saved. The factory setting
(C:\CDDIRECTOR\Images\) should be sufficient for most uses. To change
the default setting:
• Click the Browse button below the DEFAULT IMAGE FILE FOLDER
field.
• Select the volume and Director EC where you wish to save disc image
files.
• Click the OK button.
Default Label File Folder (Required)
The DEFAULT LABEL FILE FOLDER field is used to specify the default
location where disc label files (*.LBL) will be saved. The factory setting
(C:\CDDIRECTOR\Labels\) should be sufficient for most uses. To change
the default setting:
• Click the Browse button below the DEFAULT LABEL FILE FOLDER
field.
• Select the volume and Director EC where you wish to save disc label
files.
• Click the OK button.
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