Aleratec 127 USB Copy Tower SA USB Flash Drive Duplicator User Guide

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4. Finish loading the blank target flash drives, then press the OK button 
on the display panel.
5. The LCD will display the status of the copying process.
6. When Copy is complete LCD will display the following status:
If the Copy fails, the LCD will display the number of flash drives that 
failed and passed.
7. When Copy is complete the Compare portion will automatically begin. 
The LCD will display the status of the copying process.
8. When Compare is complete the display will show the total, and the 
number that pass and fail.
Note: When Copy+Compare is in process the Green LED on the front 
panel is blinking. Do not take out the drive while it is working. When 
Copy+Compare is finished the Green LED stays on (no blinking). If an 
error occurs during the process a Red LED will display. 
ESC
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Copy   450M
15% 0:32 68M
ESC
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Compare    925M
15% 0:18 226M
ESC
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Total: 27/0
Pass 27    Fail 0
ESC
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Total: 3/0
Pass 3   Fail 0          
						

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Main Menu
Asynchronous	Copy+Compare
Asynchronous Copy+Compare is used only when the source content 
is the same as or less than the system buffer (120MB). With the source 
content read into the systems buffer you can copy and compare flash drives 
continuously by taking out the drive which has finished its Copy+Repair 
cycle, and replacing it with another blank. This process is repeated until the 
Copy+Compare job is complete.    
1. Load the source flash drive into the USB Duplicator. Use the UP or 
DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until Copy+Compare is 
displayed on the LCD screen.  
2. Press the OK button on the display panel. The USB Duplicator will 
start to read the source content into the system’s buffer and immediately 
start copying any loaded target USB flash drives.
3. Load the blank target flash drives into the USB Duplicator. The LCD 
will display the number of blank media loaded and copying.
Note: When copying is in process the Green LED on the front panel is 
blinking. Do not take out the drive while it is copying. When copying 
is finished the Green LED stays on (no blinking). If an error occurs 
during the copy process a Red LED will display. 
USB(953M) 93M
Reading...ESC
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ESC
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3. Copy+Compare
Pass: 0   Working
Fail: 0    3ESC
OK
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4. If the Copy fails, the LCD will display the number of flash drives that 
failed and passed.
Note: During Asynchronous Copying you can use the UP and DOWN 
arrow keys to check each flash drives copying status. 
5. When Copy is complete the Compare portion will automatically begin. 
The LCD will display the status of the copying process.
6. When Compare is complete the display will show the total, and the 
number that pass and fail.
When Copy+Compare is finished with any of the target drives you 
can take out the finished drive and put another blank flash drive for 
Copy+Compare.  
Note: When Copy+Compare is in process the Green LED on the front 
panel is blinking. Do not take out the drive while it is working. When 
Copy+Compare is finished the Green LED stays on (no blinking). If an 
error occurs during the process a Red LED will display. 
Pass: 5   Working
Fail: 0    2ESC
OK
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ESC
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Compare    93M
15% 0:18 22M
ESC
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Total:    3/0
Pass 3   Fail 0        
						

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Main Menu
4. Capacity Check
This function will check the capacity of each flash drive inserted. When 
finished the following screen will appear. 
Using the UP and DOWN arrows, you can scroll thru each drive 
loaded to display capacity. 
5. Information
This function includes 2 subfunctions. These are: 
5.1 USB Info
5.2 System Info
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5. Information
OK
ESC
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ESC
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4. Capacity Check
Fail: 0   0
ESC
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[#01] SIZE: 953M
 Capacity OK        
						

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5.1	USB	Info.
USB Info is a function that displays the USB flash drives basic information 
such as flash type, content size, and available space.
1. Use UP or DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until Information 
is displayed on the LCD screen. 
Press the OK button to select or press ESC to go to the next setting.
2. Press OK to get USB Info. You can scroll through each drive with 
the arrow keys. Press ESC when finished. The LCD will display the 
following status:
5.2	System	Info.
1. Use UP or DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until System 
Information is displayed on the LCD screen. 
2. Press the DOWN arrow to get to System Info. and press OK.
Press ESC twice to return to the Main Menu. 
ESC
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5. Information
 1. USB Info
ESC
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01  USB 953M
FAT 16  925M
ESC
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5. Information
 2. System Info        
						

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Main Menu
6. Utility
The main menu Utility function has 6 subfunctions. These are:
6.1 Format FAT 16/32
6.2 Measure Speed
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6. Utility
OK
ESC
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6.3 Media Check
6.4 Quick Erase USB
6.5 Full Erase USB
6.6 System Update    
						

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Main Menu
6.1	Format	FAT	16/32
This function is used to format flash drives with the duplicator. If the 
original format is FAT 16/32, then the format operation will not change the 
format, but will write over any data on the flash drive. 
If the format is not FAT 16/32 (e.g. NTFS, Linux, or FAT multi-partition) 
the controller will check the capacity of the flash drive. If the capacity is 
greater than 2GB, it will automatically use FAT 32 format. If the capacity is 
less than 2GB, it will use FAT 16.
1. Load the flash drives into the USB Duplicator. Use the UP or DOWN 
arrow to scroll through the menu until Utility is displayed on the LCD 
screen.
2. Use the UP and DOWN arrow keys to check the status of any of the 
flash drives loaded in the machine. Drives inserted in the first port 
(source) will not be formatted. 
ESC
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USB Duplicator
6. Utility
ESC
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Do FORMAT
Confirm?
ESC
OK
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[Utility]
1. Format FAT        
						

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6.2	Measure	Speed
This function will measure the read and write speeds of drives loaded in the 
ports. 
1. Load drives. Use UP or DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until 
Utility is displayed on the LCD screen. Press the OK button to select or 
press ESC to go to the next setting.
2. Press OK and scroll to Measure Speed. The LCD will display the 
following status:
3. Use the UP and Down arrow keys to check each drive. 
6.3	Media	Check
This function is used to check flash drives with the controller. There are 
2 types of checks that can be performed. Safe and Normal. The area to be 
examined can be set for each check.
1. Load drives. Use UP or DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until 
Utility is displayed on the LCD screen. Press the OK button to select or 
press ESC to go to the next setting.
ESC
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6. Utility
ESC
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[Utility]
2. Measure Speed
ESC
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[#2] Read: 21.7MB
 Write: 10.7 MB
Port posi-
ESC
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USB Duplicator
6. Utility          
						

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2. Press OK and scroll to Media Check. The LCD will display the 
following status:
3. Use UP or DOWN arrow to scroll through the available options:
6.3.1	Safe	Check
This function will read all the data on the flash drive with no writing so 
as to preserve all of the data and format on the drive. Use the UP and 
Down arrow keys to check the results on all of the drives loaded. 
6.3.2	Normal	Check
The controller will read and write in each area of the drive. If one of the 
areas cannot be written to or read, the display will show an error. Use the 
UP and Down arrow keys to check the results on all of the drives loaded.
Note: All data and formats will be destroyed with the Normal Check.
6.3.3	Setup	Range
This function will adjust the percentage of the drive tested in the Safe 
and Normal Checks. Use the Up and Down arrow keys to change the 
percentage tested. 
ESC
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[Utility]
3. Media Check
ESC
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[Media Check]
1. Safe   100%
(percentage of drive tested)
ESC
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[Media Check]
2. Normal   100%
(percentage of drive tested)
ESC
OK
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[Media Check]
3. Setup Range          
						

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6.4	Quick	Erase	USB
Quick Erase USB is a function that can quickly erase the target USB flash 
drive. 
Note: The Quick Erase USB function will only erase the FAT table 
index of each target flash drives. 
 
1. Use UP or DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until Utility is 
displayed on the LCD screen. Press the OK button to select or press 
ESC to go to the next setting.
2. Press OK and scroll to Quick Erase USB. The LCD will display the 
following status:
3. Press OK to select. The LCD will display the following status:
Press OK for Yes or ESC for No. 
4. LCD display will show the following screen when finished.
Note: This function will erase the flash drive’s data content. It will not 
erase the flash drive’s FAT 16/32 format. If the format of the target 
drive is not FAT 16/32, the Quick Erase won’t execute. 
ESC
OK
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USB Duplicator
6. Utility
ESC
OK
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6. Utility
1. Quick Erase USB
ESC
OK
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Do Erase All
Confirm?
ESC
OK
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Pass: 2 Working
Fail: 0  0