Aleratec 115 DVDCD Tower Publisher SLS User Guide

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Overview
Other Label Printing Related Options
There are other label printing related operations available as described below:
Menu 3: Copy+Print
This function allows you to perform the disc duplication then the disc labeling 
operation as part of one process.  Just flip the disc from the data side to the label   
side after each duplication pass.
To use this function, the data file required for duplication and the label file required 
for labeling will need to be preloaded onto the...

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Control Functions
For detailed descriptions of each control function and feature see the Menu Overview 
section beginning on page 61 of this User Guide. 
Control Functions
1. Copy2. Print3. Copy + Print4. Test5. Compare6. Test + Copy7. Copy + Compare8. Select Burn Speed9. Select Source10. Erase11. Hard Drive Setup1. Select Partition2. Load Partition3. Rename Partition4. Delete Partition5. Partition Info6. Select Loading Drive7. Format Hard Drive12. Print Setup1. Load Label 2....

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Making Disc-to-Disc Copies
This process copies a Master Disc to several blank discs simultaneously. Due to 
the nature of simultaneous disc duplication, a good quality Master Disc and lower 
recording speeds maybe necessary to ensure high success and quality duplications 
rates.
1. Turn on the duplicator. After the duplicator has booted up, you will see the 
following display:
2. Make sure the Source Drive is set to the DVD-ROM drive.
It is...

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4. Start the Copy Process.
a. Insert your Master Disc and blank discs into their corresponding tray(s) and 
press the ENT button. You will see the following display:
b. “Duplication Mode” offers three choices:
 ▪Load and Copy
 ▪On the Fly
 ▪Prompt
Press UP or DOWN arrow button to display your desired mode. Press the 
ENT button to confirm.
c. “No Counter” can be used when you prefer to copy continuously with no 
interruption. (It will still...

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Making Disc-to-Disc Copies - continued 
Example:
To enter a value of 21 copies, do the following
Make sure the cursor is located at the first position:
i. Press DOWN button consecutively until “0” is displayed.
ii. Press ENT button once to move the cursor to the next position.
iii. Press DOWN button consecutively until “0” is displayed.
iv. Press ENT button once to move the cursor to the next position.
v. Press DOWN button consecutively until...

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Note: If either one of the PREVIOUS 2 screens are displayed for 
more than 2 minutes, please check your Master Disc or blank 
discs for quality.
d. Allow 5-10 seconds for the duplicator to detect both your Master Disc and 
blank discs. After your Master Disc and blank discs have been recognized, 
you will see the following display:
Note: “7” indicates there are 7 discs recognized by the Writer 
Tray. For this example, number of discs could be...

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Making Disc-to-Disc Copies - continued
e. 2 or 3 seconds after copying begins the following “Copy Progress” screen 
will appear:
Note: It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 
0-10% and at 100% for approximately 30 seconds during 
CD duplication. Additionally it is normal to see the progress 
indicator stay at 0-10% and at 100% for up to 1 minute during 
DVD duplication. This delay is caused by the initializing and 
finalizing stage...

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To continue making additional copies, remove the successfully completed copies 
from the ejected trays and replace with blank discs. To terminate your project and 
return to the main menu, press ESC. 
If you’ve specified a counter value you will see the following display when your 
project is completed:
If you see above message, you can press ENT to go back to main menu.
Note: If you enabled the counter and the number of blank discs you 
have...

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Make Hard Drive (HDD)-to-Disc Copies 
Copying from the Hard Drive is the best way to make copies. Overall, there are 3 
benefits to copying from the Hard Drive:
1. Performance – Duplicating from the Hard Drive will be able to boost the DVD 
duplication speed to 8x or above.
2. Stability – Duplicating from Hard Drive will stabilize the duplication process 
compared to the Disc to Disc duplicating.
3. Convenience – With your Master Discs stored...

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How to Make Copies from the Hard Drive
When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you should see the 
following signifying your duplicator is ready.
1. Make sure the Source is set to the Hard Drive.
It is very important to make sure the Source is set to the Hard Drive in order to 
avoid unnecessary error messages. To check what the Source is set to, please do 
the following:
a. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the...