Vinpower Daisy Chain, Daisy Chain Duplicator 3.5.5 User Manual

User Manual

For Daisy Chain Duplicator

V 3.5.5

WARNING!

VINPOWER DIGITAL’S CD/DVD/BLU-RAY/LIGHTSCRIBE DUPLICATOR IS MEANT FOR BACK UP AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL DATA AUTHORED OR OWNED BY THE USER. ANY DUPLICATED DISCS MADE FROM A VINPOWER DIGITAL’S CD/DVD/BLU-RAY/LIGHTSCRIBE DUPLICATOR IS THE COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP OF THE AUTHOR OR COMPANY WHICH OWNS THE SOURCE DISC. ANY UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, EDITING, OR ANY PART THEREOF OF A COPYRIGHT DISC IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED. WE DISCOURAGE THE USE OF ANY SUCH ACTION THAT GIVES RISE TO CRIMINAL INTENT AND PROSECUTION.

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Table of Contents

Title

Page

Chapter 1: Introduction & Manual Overview……………………………….………

 Before you start………………………………………………………….…….

 Package Content………………………………………………………………

 Chapter Overview……………………………………………………….…….

Chapter 2: Getting to know your system……………………………………………

 System Overview………………………………………………….…………..

 LCD Front Panel……………………………………………………………….

 Input Characters/Numbers………………………………………………….

 Understanding the Boot up Screen Display……………………………….

Chapter 3: Setup your Daisy Chain Systems………………………………………

Chapter 4: Basic Operations………………………………………………………..

 Make Disc-to-Disc Copies…………………………………………………….

o Section 1: Selecting the Source Drive …………………………….……

o Section 2: Making Copies from the Source Drive..................………

 Make Hard Drive-to-Disc Copies…………………………………………..

o Section 1: Loading Master Disc content into the Hard Drive as a

partition/image…………....................................….…………………….

o Section 2: Selecting the Source Drive for the Hard Drive……………..

o Section 3: Making Copies from an existing partition/image of the

Hard Drive……………………..………….………………………………..

 Select the Duplication Speed.…..……………………………………………

 Change the Setup settings………..………………………………………….

Chapter 5: Menu Overview………………….………………………………………..

Appendix A: Installing additional tower(s) to existing Daisy Chain configuration…………………………………………………………………………..

Appendix B: Troubleshooting……………………………………………...…………

 Frequently Asked Questions…..…………………………………..…………

 Error Code………………………….…..…………….………………………..

Appendix C: Safety & Regulatory information……………………………………...

Chapter 1: Introduction & Manual Overview

Your Daisy Chain Duplication System is a reliable, scaleable, ultra-high performance standalone multi-tower system. It consists of 2 or more Daisy Chain capable duplication towers

Before you start:

Before you start using this system, please read the following to ensure proper operation:

1. Important Notice:

The type of system you purchase will determine the type of discs you are able to copy. For example, if you purchased a CD only system, then you will only be able to copy onto recordable CD formats. If you purchased a DVD system, then you can copy on to recordable DVD and CD formats. If you purchased a Blu-ray system, then you can copy onto recordable Blu-ray, DVD, and CD formats. If you have a Blu-ray capable system, the terms CD or DVD can be substituted for Blu-ray within the text of this user manual.

2. System Limitations:

The system will not copy any CD, DVD, or Blu-ray discs that have Copy Protection encoded inside. Typically, the movies you purchase or rent from the store will contain copy protection.

In addition to the copy protection limitation, the system cannot copy across formats. This means that you cannot copy a DVD master onto a recordable CD or vice versa. In addition, you cannot copy the same formats if the discs have different maximum capacity limitations. This means that you cannot copy a single layer DVD or Blu-ray Disc onto a double/dual layer DVD or Blu-ray Disc or vice versa. The recordable blanks must be the same format and maximum capacity as the master disc you intend to duplicate.

3. Temperature Warning:

If the system was stored in a location where the temperature dropped below 32oF (0oC) within the past 24 hours, please leave the system in a warm room with temperatures at least 65oF (19oC) for 4 hours prior to powering it on for the first time. Failure to do so may cause irreparable harm and prevent the system from functioning.

4. Maintenance:

It is very important to operate and keep the system in a dust free, clean environment since dust is the number 1 killer for optical recording devices. Failure to do so may severely damage your system. We strongly suggest you place an Air Cleaner next to the system and constantly use the Air Duster (Can Air) to clear off any dust on the surface of the system.

Do not try to use the Air Duster to clean the system while the reader/writer trays are open. In doing so, you may inadvertently blow dust into the recording device and damage the recording device.

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5. Proper Shutdown:

To avoid possible system failures, you need to shutdown the system properly. To shutdown the system, you need to press the Up or Down Arrow button to “16. Shutdown”, then press “ENT”/Enter and follow instructions on the screen to shutdown the system properly. Turning off your system without performing this function will increase the risk of damaging your system.

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Package Contents:

Quick Start Guide

Daisy Chain Connection

Power Cord Cable

Standard Operation User Manual Booklet or CD

Chapter Overview:

Chapter 2: Getting to know your system

This chapter describes the physical features and instructions on how to operate your system

Chapter 3: Setup your Daisy Chain Systems.

This chapter describes how to setup and connect 2 or more DaisyChain Towers together.

Chapter 4: Basic Operations Guide

Chapter 5: Menu Overview

Appendix A: Installing additional tower(s) to existing Daisy Chain configurations (Optional)

Appendix B: Troubleshooting

Appendix C: Safety & Regulatory information

This chapter describes how to perform basic operations like Making Copies, Changing Speed, etc.

This chapter describes what every function/setting does.

This section describes how to add an additional DaisyChain tower into an existing chain.

This section provides many solutions on frequently asked questions and provides insights on system error codes.

This section provides environment, health, safety and other regulatory information.

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Chapter 2: Getting to know your system

System Overview

The below image is one representation of the duplicator casing. Your case’s outlook may vary but will have similar principles.

Figure 1-1 CD/DVD System Controls and Display

The components shown in Figure 1-1 are:

1. System Power On/Off Button

2. Optical Disc Reader

(Referred to as “Reader” throughout this manual)

3. Optical Disc Writers (Referred to as “Writer” throughout this manual)

4. Eject Button

5. Keypad

6. LCD Screen

7. System Ventilation Vents

8. Power Supply Fan

9. Ventilation Fans

10. Power Voltage Switch (110v/220v) (not available on all models)

11. Power Supply On/Off Switch (not available on all models)

12. DaisyChain Connection Ports

13. Stability Feet (not available on all models)

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LCD Front Panel

: Up (Menu/Option Scroll Up)

: Down (Menu/Option Scroll Down)

: Forward; Enter; OK; Execute the function

: Backward; Escape; go back to the previous function

: Shortcut to make a copy

: Shortcut to make simulation of copying process

: Shortcut to change the duplication speed

: Shortcut to change your master reading source

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

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Input Characters/Numbers

Edit Partition Name: [ ],OK?

When you operate this system, there are cases when a number or a name is required to be entered by you. Such cases could be entering the Counter quantity or a Hard Drive Partition/Image name.

To enter an alpha numeric character, you need to use the up or down button to scroll through varies numbers or letters then use the “ENT”/Enter or “ESC”/Escape button to move the cursor position right or left. Once you’ve finished, move the cursor to OK and press the “ENT”/Escape button.

The below example is meant to illustrate how to enter a partition/image name. For detail procedures on how to create a new partition/image or rename an existing partition/image, please refer to; Section 1: Loading Master Disc content into the Hard Drive as a partition/image on page 14.

For example, if you want to enter a partition name of “FUN1”, do the following:

a) Press the down button repeatedly until “F” is displayed. b) Press the “ENT”/Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position. c) Press the down button repeatedly until “U” is displayed. d) Press the “ENT”/Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position. e) Press the down button repeatedly until “N” is displayed. f) Press the “ENT”/Enter button once to move the cursor to the next position. g) Press the down button repeatedly until “1” is displayed. h) Press the “ENT”/Enter button repeatedly to move the cursor to OK. Then, press the

“ENT”/Enter button once to submit your selection and proceed to next step.

When you enter a number, normally it asks for a 4 digit number. If your number is less than 4 digits, you need to fill the leading spaces with 0s (any leading zeros will be skipped). An example of that would be 0234 (Two hundred and thirty four) or 0010(ten).

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Understanding the Boot up Screen Display:

DUPLICATOR ( 3)

1.Copy

 The “( 3) ” indicates there are a total of 3 Towers in this chain.

 The “1.Copy” indicates the current menu.

DC Link Mode #002 14 Drive Ready

 “DC Link Mode” indicates this particular tower has been

linked by a mater tower in this chain.

 “#002” indicates this is the 2nd tower in this chain. (The #001

Tower is the Master Tower).

 “14 Drive” indicates there are 14 writers detected in this

particular tower.

 “Ready” indicates current tower’s status.

Upon successful boot up of your Daisy Chain system(s), you shall see following screen:

Master Tower:

Slave Tower(s):

Through out this User Manual, all screen shots examples are for Master Tower ONLY.

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Chapter 3: Setup your Daisy Chain Systems.

1. Unpack all the towers and place them on a secure elevated surface.

2. Arrange all of the towers in order based on the preset Daisy Chain configuration located on the back of every tower:

a. Locate the configuration label on each box that identifies that tower as the FIRST,

MIDDLE (Optional), or END unit. When setting up, the duplication towers should be arranged according to its label.

Note: If your system has ONLY 2 towers, the MIDDLE tower will not exist and all mention of it can be ignored throughout this guide.

b. The system labeled as FIRST should be the first and primary tower in the Daisy

Chain configuration. The system labeled END should be the last tower positioned in the Daisy Chain configuration.

c. If any system(s) are labeled MIDDLE, they should be arranged between the

FIRST and END towers (there is no particular order for the MIDDLE towers as long as they are placed between the FIRST and END towers).

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3. Connect all towers together using the included Daisy Chain Cables per the instruction label on the back of each tower. The instructions are listed below as well:

a. All Daisy Chain Ports & Daisy Chain Cable Connecters are color-coded as Blue

or Black. The Blue cable connector should be plugged into the Blue port on the back of the tower while the Black cable connector should be plugged into the Black port on the back of the tower.

b. For the First Tower, connect the Blue Cable Connector to the Blue Port on the

back of the tower, leaving the Black Port empty. Connect the Black Cable Connector from the same cable to the Black Port on the next tower (MIDDLE or END) in the Daisy Chain.

c. If there are more than 2 Daisy Chain towers which need to be connected, then

continue the same connection method throughout all towers except for the END tower. On the END tower, connect the Black Cable Connector from the previous tower to the Black Port on the back of the tower leaving the Blue Port empty.

4. Attach the Power Cord provided to the back of each tower.

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Chapter 4: Basic Operations

DUPLICATOR ( 3)

1.Copy

DUPLICATOR ( 3)

7.Select Source

Drive 0 Port x.x Pioneer DVDRW DVR-

 The “( 3)” indicates there are a total of 3 Towers in this chain.

 Typically, drive 0 is an indicator representing the 1st drive on the master tower.  The listing of "Pioneer" above is used solely as an example only. The actual writer drives

installed in this system could vary.

Make Disc-to-Disc Copies

This process will copy your master disc onto one or multiple blank discs simultaneously. However, due to its simultaneous nature, a good conditioned master disc and a lower recording speed is recommended for higher success rates and better quality duplications.

For a disc-to-disc copy, the copy source can be any drive connected to the master tower. By default, the source is preset to the 1st drive from the top of the master tower. If the 1st drive is not functioning properly or cannot read the master disc, you can choose a different drive as the master reader "source".

During the copying process, it will simultaneously load the master disc image into the hard drive while copying from the source drive to the writer drives during the first round of the copy process; then starting from the 2nd round, all copies will be made from the hard drive for enhanced performance and reliability.

Section 1: Selecting the Source Drive.

When you turn on your system, after it has booted up, you should see the following signifying your system is ready.

Use the up or down arrow button to navigate to the Select Source menu.

Step 1: Press “ENT”/Enter button to enter the Select Source menu and you shall see a

screen similar to below:

Step 2: Press the UP or DOWN button to select your desired source drive base on “Drive #”

and press “ENT”/Enter button to make your selection.

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Once the source has been selected, you will be guided to the main menu. You

DUPLICATOR ( 3)

1.Copy

Counter: No Counter

Counter: Specify Counter

Specify Counter: [ ] OK?

DUPLICATOR ( 3)

7.Select Source

should see the following screen:

Section 2: Making Copies from the Source Drive

Step 1: Use the up or down arrow button to navigate to the Copy menu:

Step 2: Press the “ENT”/Enter button to enter the Copy menu. You should then see the

Counter feature screen.

The Counter feature will let you choose how many copies you want to make for your project. It allows the system to count the number of copies you’ve made for this job and prompt you when the desired number has been achieved.

The Counter feature is for your convenience only, and will allow you to make more copies than the amount desired, if so required.

You can choose not to input your desired number of copies if you prefer to copy

continuously with no interruption. (It will still count the number of copies you’ve made for this job, but it will not notify you when to stop.) To do so, simply press “ENT”/Enter button when you see the “No Counter” on the 2nd line of the screen below:

Or, you can choose to enter the desired number of copies for this job by follow ing the simple procedure below:

a) Simply press the up or down button to the following screen:

b) Then press the “ENT”/Enter button to submit. You should see the following Specify

Counter screen:

c) Please refer to the “Input Name and Number” section of “Chapter 2: Getting to know

your System” on how to enter the desired amount. Then press “ENT”/Enter to continue to the next step.

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 4012M indicates the total capacity of your

master disc.

 0/21 indicates you have a project size of

twenty-one copies and you have made zero copies thus far.

 10% indicates the current percentage of the

copying progress.

 401M indicates the current amount of data

that has been copied from the master disc.

 4012M indicates the total capacity of your

master disc.

 0 indicates you have made zero copies thus far.  10% indicates the current percentage of the

copying progress.

 401M indicates the current amount of data

that has been copied from the master disc.

Step 3: Once the Counter selection is submitted, you shall see the following “Waiting for

Preparing Waiting for Master

Please insert disc Press ENT to Start

Copying... 4012M 0/21 10% 401M

Copying ... 4012M 0 10% 401M

Preparing Please Wait

Master” screen and EVERY tray that does not contain any disc(s) in them will automatically be ejected:

Step 4: After you’ve placed your master disc in the Source Drive, you will see following screen:

Step 5: After you’ve placed all the blank discs throughout the chain, please press the ENT/Enter button to start the job. All trays will be closed at the same time and you will see the following screen:

All rewritable media is requires to be erased prior copying. All non-erased rewritable media will be failed. (Only exceptions are formatted DVD+RW media)

Step 6: After 10 or 15 seconds of processing time, one of the following Copy progress screens will appear. The left-hand screen is shown when “Specify Counter” is selected and the right-hand screen is shown when “No Counter” is selected.

When “Specify Counter” is selected: When “No Counter” is selected:

It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 0% up to 1 minute. That is caused by the initializing and finalizing stages.

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