Aleratec 17 DVDCD Copy Tower Duplicator User Guide

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Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower
Setup Menu
Advanced Setup – CD Overburn
This function will allow you to burn a few MB more than the standard 
capacity of the target Audio CD (e.g. 75 minutes of recording time vs. 74 
minutes).
You can activate the overburn function of the DVD/CD-Recorder through 
this setting.
1. In the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow buttons ( or) to select 
“CD Overburn”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
 
2.  Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons (...

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Setup Menu
Advanced Setup – Keep Buffer
This function will allow you to enable or disable the load source to the 
buffer.
1.  In the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow buttons ( or) to select 
“Keep Buffer”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
 
2.  Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons ( or) to scroll between 
the YES and NO	options. Press OK again to select the desired option.
 
 
 
 
3.  You will now return to the Advanced Setup menu....

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Setup Menu
Advanced Setup – Boot Password
This function will allow you to enable or disable the system startup user 
administrative password. Users will have to login once DVD/CD Copy 
Tower system is booted up.
1. In the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow buttons ( or) to select 
“Boot Password”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
 
2.  Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons ( or) to scroll between 
the Enable	or Disable	options.
 
 
 
 
3....

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Setup Menu
Advanced Setup – Setup Password
This function will allow you to enable or disable the system setup 
administrative password. Users will have to login to change any setup 
fuctions.
1.  In the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow buttons ( or) to select 
“Boot Password”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
 
2.  Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons ( or) to scroll between 
the Enable	or Disable	options.
 
 
 
 
3.  If you select...

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Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower
Setup Menu
Advanced Setup – Count Password
This function will allow you to enable or disable the count password. Users 
will have to login to view the disc count.
1. In the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow buttons ( or) to select 
“Count Password”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
 
2.  Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons ( or) to scroll between 
the Enable	or Disable	options.
 
 
 
 
3.  If you select  Enable, you will be prompted to...

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Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower
Setup Menu
Advanced Setup – Eject Tray If No Disc
This function will allow disc drives to eject if the system does not detect a 
disc in the tray.
1.  In the Advanced Setup menu, use the arrow buttons ( or) to select 
“Eject Tray If No Disc”. The following screen will be displayed. 
 
 
2.  Press OK to select. Use the arrow buttons ( or) to scroll between 
the No	or Yes	options.
 
 
 
 
3.  Press OK to select the desired function. You will now return to...

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Specifications
Components• Build-in Duplicator Controller
•  Three DVD/CD Recorders (1:3 DVD/CD Copy Tower)
•  Five DVD/CD Recorders (1:5 DVD/CD Copy Tower)
Loading Mechanisms• Tray
Supported Media Types • DVD-R
•  DVD+R
•  DVD-RW
•  DVD+RW
•  DVD-RAM
•  DVD-ROM
•  CD-R
•  CD-RW
•  CD-ROM
Supported Formats • All popular CD and DVD formats
Recording Modes • Disk-at-Once
•  Track-at-Once (CD only)
Copy Speed • Selectable Maximum Speed
Power Requirements
•  90 - 240 VAC, 50/60 Hz,...

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Troubleshooting
If the DVD/CD Copy Tower is not performing as expected, refer to the 
symptoms in the following table, and follow the suggested corrective action.
Symptom Corrective Action
Fail (an issue was 
encountered during the 
operation) • 
Fail messages are usually caused by a problem 
recording onto the blank media.
•  Errors are more likely to occur with poor quality 
media; store brands, generic or bargain brands 
should be avoided.
•  Reduce the speed at which the...

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Troubleshooting 
SymptomCorrective Action
Target Overflow (the 
amount of data on the disc 
you wish to copy exceeds 
the capacity of the blank 
media) • 
Use the Disc	Info option to determine the type of 
disc the source is, and its capacity (listed in MB).
•  To copy CDs that have slightly more information 
than the normal empty capacity, the Overburn 
option must be enabled from Advanced Setup 
menu.
•  A dual- (double-) layer disc would be required to 
copy a DVD containing more...

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Troubleshooting
Symptom Corrective Action
Buttons do not function 
when pressed.  • 
A momentary pause may occur while scrolling 
through menu options, as certain functions 
require a refresh of the source disc’s details.
•  The duplicator still may be busy with the last 
task. Check the display for messages that indicate 
an operation in progress.
•  Button mechanism may be malfunctioning. 
Switch the power off, wait 10 seconds, and then 
power on again to check for any improvement....