Nero NEROROBO QUICKSTART GUIDE

Quickstart

NeroROBO

Ahead Software AG

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Table of contents

1 Desktop duplication system and Nero .......................................... 4

2 Installing and configuring the desktop duplication system ........ 5

2.1 System requirements..................................................................... 5

2.2 Installation ...................................................................................... 6

2.3 Configuration.................................................................................. 7

3 Erasing multiple CD-RW media simultaneously......................... 12

4 Burning multiple media simultaneously...................................... 15

5 Expert settings .............................................................................. 19

5.1 Written and finalized media......................................................... 19

5.2 Non-finalized media ..................................................................... 19

5.3 Custom text fields ........................................................................ 19

5.4 Aborting robot activity................................................................. 22

5.5 Errors in robot movements ......................................................... 22

6 Centering CD labels ...................................................................... 23

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1 Desktop duplication system and Nero

Nero's capabilities can be extended by means of an additional NeroROBO.dll

driver, making it possible to burn and print labels for several CDs simultaneously
using a desktop duplication system (presuming a printer is connected). This
type of system is usually equipped with a robot arm and up to 4 recorders and is
capable of dealing independently with orders to copy up to 100 CDs in one run.
The latest version of NeroROBO currently supports systems with up to 2
recorders. NeroROBO is the optimum solution for many companies whose PCs
are connected to a network, especially when working together with NeroNET, the
server/client version of Nero.

NeroROBO is not a stand-alone program capable of burning or guiding robots. It
can only work in conjunction with Nero or NeroNET and a connected desktop
duplication system.

The following is a step by step description of the settings necessary to configure
a desktop duplication system to burn multiple CDs and, if necessary, to print
labels for them. In the course of this description, the expression robot is
sometimes used as a synonym for desktop duplication system.

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2 Installing and configuring the desktop

duplication system

2.1 System requirements

NeroROBO can only work in conjunction with a functioning version of Nero or

NeroNET, which means that the system requirements for NeroROBO are
identical with those for the other Nero programs.

Operating system

 Windows 95

 Windows 98/SE

 Windows ME

 Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 6)

 Windows 2000 (Service Pack 2 or higher)

 Windows XP

Hardware

 Your PC should be equipped with a processor with a minimum speed of 500

MHz. Information concerning the system configuration can be found in the
handbook delivered with your PC.

 Your system should also be equipped with a minimum of 64 MB RAM and

generally speaking, the more RAM there is available the better.

 The access time to the hard disk should be less than 19 milliseconds.

 A graphic card with 8 MB or more (for video) is necessary.

 For best results we recommend a monitor resolution of 1024x768 or higher.

 A minimum of 700 MB free hard disk space is recommended in order to save

drive images, but generally speaking, the more free hard disk space available
the better.

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2.2 Installation

Installing NeroROBO is very simple and done by means of an executable file
named 'NeroRobo.exe'.

1. Please make sure your Nero program is closed before continuing.

2. Now double click on the 'NeroRobo.exe' file. The NeroROBO drivers will then
be installed and after starting Nero, NeroROBO will now be available. In the
'Recorder' menu you will now find the 'Choose Robot' command.

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2.3 Configuration

1. Select 'Recorder' from the menu bar and then 'Choose Robot' from the drop-
down menu.

The 'Choose CD Robot' window will now open and the configuration can
begin.

2. Now click on 'Please choose robot for recorder' with the drop-down button
and mark the recorder that is installed in your desktop duplication system.

3. Then go to 'Choose Interface' and select the computer interface to which the
robot is connected. The program will then proceed to test the interface and the
respective driver and the connected robot printer will then be selected.

If you wish to change these settings or if the robot has not been recognized,
please proceed as described in points 4 and 6.

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4. If NeroROBO did not recognize the robot or if you wish to select a robot other
than the one found, please click on the drop-down button in the 'Available
robots' section and mark your desired robot driver from the list of those
available to Nero.

5. If the selected robot is configurable, you may then select additional settings.
Click on the 'Configure Robot' button and a dialog window containing three
checkboxes will appear.

Print before
burning:

If this option has been selected, the blank CDs will be
printed prior to burning. Simultaneous burning and
printing is not possible in this case because all of the
blank CDs must be printed first before they can be written
simultaneously. For this reason, the 'Parallelize burning
and printing' box is grayed out and therefore not
available as an option.

If the robot has to serve several recorders simultaneously, the print option (or the
option to allow printing and recording at the same time) must be activated for all
recorders configured in order to realize these options. If this is not the case, i.e. i
this option has not been selected for any one of the configured recorders, this
setting will be used for all other recorders.

Parallelize burning
and printing

If this option has been selected, the blank CDs will be
printed and written simultaneously. This means that
orders can be carried out more quickly.

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