Aleratec 131 USB HDD Copy Tower SA User Guide

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Overview
Main Menu
This section provides a listing of the functions of the USB HDD Duplicator . 
Detailed descriptions of each function are given in the next section.  The 
functions are numbered for easy reference; these numbers are also used in 
the next section.
USB Duplicator
1. Copy
USB Duplicator
2. Compare 
USB Duplicator
3. Copy+Compare
USB Duplicator
4. Overwrite
USB Duplicator
5. Information
USB Duplicator
6. Utility
USB Duplicator
7. Setup  
						

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Overview
Subfunctions of Main Menu Items 5, 6, and 7
The main menu “Information” function has 2 subfunctions. These are:
 
 
The main menu “Utility” function has 2 subfunctions. These are:
5.1 USB Info
5.2 System Info
6.1.1 Auto Format
6.1.2 FAT16 Format
6.1.3 FAT32 Format
6.1.4 Set FAT16 Cluster Size
6.1.5 Set FAT32 Cluster Size
USB Duplicator
5. Information
USB Duplicator
6. Utility
[ Utility ]
6.1 Do Format
[ Utility ]
6.2 System Update  
						

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Subfunctions of Main Menu Items 5, 6, and 7 - continued 
The main menu “Setup” function has 8 subfunctions. These are:
7.1 Startup Menu
7.2 Copy Area
7.3 Button Sound
7.4 Target Tolerance
7.5 Asynchronous
7.7 Language
7.8 Set to Default
7.6 Power Off Time  
between copy and compare
USB Duplicator
7. Setup  
						

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Using the USB Duplicator
Synchronous and Asynchronous
The USB HDD Duplicator supports two copying methods: 
•  Synchronous
•  Asynchronous
Synchronous Copying
Synchronous Copying means that all flash drives begin copying together. 
Synchronous Copying is used when the source data is larger than the system 
buffer (256MB). 
You can check the size of the data source drive by inserting the source drive 
into the USB Duplicator and using the arrow keys to first select “Information”, 
then select “USB Info”.
Plug in one source and up to 31 target USB flash drives (330122 model). The 
display will read out the number of USB flash drives that are ready for copying 
and the content size. When you have finished loading the target drives use the 
arrow keys to select “Copy” and then select OK. 
Asynchronous Copying
Asynchronous Copying is used when the data files are the same as or less than 
the systems buffer memory (256MB). If the source data content is less than 
the systems buffer memory you can copy flash drives continuously by taking 
out the drive which has finished copying, and replacing it with another blank. 
Asynchronous Copying will start immediately after loading the first target 
drive. 
When this process is used the source data is read into systems buffer first. You 
can check the size of the data source USB flash drive by inserting it into the 
USB Duplicator and using the arrow keys to first select “Information”, then 
select “USB Info”.  
						

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Main Menu
Functions are selected with the arrow keys. The numbers correspond to the 
Function listing in the previous section.
Copy 
Synchronous	Copying
In Synchronous Copying all USB flash drives are copied simultaneously . 
Synchronous Copying is used when the source data is larger than the system 
buffer (256MB).  
1.  Load the source flash drive into the USB Duplicator. Use the UP or 
DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until Copy is displayed on 
the LCD screen. 
2.  Press the OK button on the display panel. The LCD will display the 
following status :
Note: The number beside “USB” is the capacity of the USB flash 
drive in megabytes. The number to the right is the size occupied by 
files or images. 
3. Load the blank target flash drives into the USB Duplicator. The LCD 
will display the number of blank media loaded and ready for copying.
USB Duplicator
1. Copy (Data) or (Whole)
USB(963M)  450M
  0 to start...
USB(963M)  450M
  3 to start...  
						

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Copy    450M
15%                 (3)  68M
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Synchronous	Copying	 - continued 
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.
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. 
Asynchronous	Copying
Asynchronous Copy is used only when the source content is the same as or less 
than the system buffer (256MB). With the source content read into the systems 
buffer you can copy flash drives continuously by taking out the drive which has 
finished copying, and replacing it with another blank. This process is repeated 
until the copying 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 is displayed on the LCD screen.  
Total MBytes   
on source
MBytes copied
Percent Complete
Total OK: 5    OK: 5     NG: 0
01:03              OK: 5     NG: 0
USB Duplicator
1. Copy (Data) or (Whole)
Port number of slowest target drive  
						

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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. 
4. As finished drives are removed, and new blanks inserted, the display 
will show the number of copies completed and the number of USB 
flash drives still in the copying process. 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 copying is complete the display will show the total, and the 
number that pass and fail.
USB(58M) 450M
Reading...
Pass: 0       Copy
Fail: 0    3
Pass: 5      Copy
Fail: 0    2
Pass: 5      Copy
Fail: 0    0  
						

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Using the USB Duplicator
Main Menu
Compare
This function will compare the finished target USB flash drives to the source 
USB flash drive after copying is complete. The USB Duplicator supports 
Compare in both Synchronous, and Asynchronous modes.
Synchronous	Compare
In Synchronous Compare all USB flash drives are compared simultaneously. 
1.  When copying is complete and with the data source drive and the target 
USB flash drives still loaded in the USB Duplicator, use the UP or 
DOWN arrow to scroll through the menu until Compare is displayed on 
the LCD screen.
2.  Press the OK button on the display panel to select Compare. The LCD 
will display the following status:
3.  Press OK again and the Compare will start as shown in the display below.
Note: When Compare is in process the Green LED on the front panel 
is blinking. Do not take out the drive while it is running a comparison. 
When Compare is finished the Green LED stays on (no blinking). If an 
error occurs during the copy process a Red LED will display. 
USB Duplicator
2. Compare
USB (953M)  925M
  3 to start...
Compare    925M
15%    226M  
						

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4. When Compare is complete the display will show the total, and the 
number that pass and fail. 
Asynchronous	Compare
Asynchronous Compare is used only when the source content is the same as 
or less than the system buffer (256MB). With the source content read into 
the systems buffer you can compare flash drives continuously by taking out 
the drive which has finished comparing, and replacing it with another flash 
drive. This process is repeated until the comparison 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 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 comparing any loaded target USB flash drives.
3.  Load the target flash drives to be compared into the USB Duplicator. 
The LCD will display the number of flash drives loaded and comparing.
Note: When compare is in process the Green LED on the front panel 
is blinking. Do not take out the drive while it is comparing. When 
comparing is finished the Green LED stays on (no blinking). If an error 
occurs during the process a Red LED will display. 
Total OK: 5     OK: 5     NG: 0
01:03                OK: 5     NG: 0
USB Duplicator
2. Compare
USB(58M) 450M
Compare...
Pass: 0  Compare
Fail: 0             5  
						

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Asynchronous	Compare - continued 
4.  As finished drives are removed, and new flash drives inserted, the 
display will show the number of comparisons completed and the 
number of USB flash drives still in the comparison process. If the 
Compare fails, the LCD will display the number of flash drives that 
failed and passed.
Note: During Asynchronous Compare you can use the  UP and DOWN 
arrow keys to check each flash drives comparison status.  
5.  When Compare is complete the display will show the total, and the 
number that pass and fail.
Pass: 3  Compare
Fail: 0             2
Pass: 5  Compare
Fail: 0             0