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Aleratec 17 DVDCD Copy Tower Duplicator User Guide
Aleratec 17 DVDCD Copy Tower Duplicator User Guide
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www.aleratec.com5 Precautions Before installing your DVD/CD Copy Tower, please read the following. Installation Avoid placing the DVD/CD Copy Tower in a location subject to: • High humidity • High temperature • Excessive dust • Mechanical vibration • Direct sunlight • Electromagnetic radiation Power This product has a manually switchable power supply. Make sure that the power supply is set to the proper voltage for your region. Input Voltage Selection There is a voltage selection switch on the back of the unit that can be set for input power of 115 VAC (the default setting) or 230 VAC. Be sure it is set correctly for the input voltage you will be using. Operation Do not move the DVD/CD Copy Tower during operation. This may cause it to malfunction during operations. Avoid exposing the duplicator to sudden changes in temperature as condensation may form on the lens inside the duplicator. Operating the duplicator immediately after a sudden increase in temperature may result in a malfunction during playback or writing operations. Note: The DVD/CD Copy Tower must never be cleaned with a lens cleaning kit! Transportation Keep the original packing materials for future moving or shipping of the DVD/CD Copy Tower.
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www.aleratec.com 6 Overview Main Menu This section provides a listing of the functions on the DVD/CD Copy Tower. 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. There are 8 main menu items that will display in the DVD/CD Duplicator Display Panel. These are: 1. Copy5. Set Burn Speed 2. Test6. Select Source 3. Compare7. Utility 4. Copy + Compare8. Setup
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www.aleratec.com7 Overview Subfunctions The main menu “Utility” function has 7 subfunctions. These are: 7.1 Information 7.2 Erase Disc 7.3 Prescan Source 7.4 Track Edit 7.5 Eject All Disc 7.6 Copy Counter 7.7 Update BIOS 7. Utility 7.1.1 Disc Info 7.1.2 Drive Info 7.1.3 System Info 7.2.1 Quick Erase 7.2.2 Full Erase 7.4.1 Copy Track 7.4.2 Close Disc 7.4.3 Disc Info 7.6.1 Show Count 7.6.2 Enable Counter 7.6.3 Clear Counter
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www.aleratec.com 8 Overview Subfunctions The main menu “Setup” function has 9 subfunctions. These are: 8.1 Auto Start Time 8.2 Display Mode 8.3 Button Beep 8.4 Eject On Start 8.5 Reader Speed 8.8 Clear Setup 8. Setup 8.2.1 Show Speed 8.2.2 Basic 8.2.3 Show Timer 8.4.1 Eject All Discs 8.4.2 Do Not Eject 8.4.3 Eject Target Only 8.4.4 Eject Source Only 8.6 Compare Speed 8.7 Language 8.4.5 Eject All Trays 8.9 Advanced Setup *See Advanced Setup functions on next page. 8.5.1 CD 1 to Max 8.5.2 DVD 1 to Max 8.6.1 CD 1 to Max 8.6.2 DVD 1 to Max
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www.aleratec.com9 Overview Subfunctions - continued The “Advanced Setup” function has 10 subfunctions. These are: 8.9.1 Power On Time 8.9.2 Start-up Menu 8.9.3 Skip Read Error 8.9.4 Change Bad Master Disc 8.9 Advanced Setup 8.9.5 CD Overburn 8.9.6 Keep Buffer 8.9.7 Boot Password 8.9.8 Setup Password 8.9.9 Count Password 8.9.10 Eject Tray If no Disc
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www.aleratec.com 10 Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower Inserting Discs 1. Press the Eject button on each drive for which you’ll be inserting a disc. 2. Place the disc in the tray. The printed (non-shiny) surface of the disc should be up. 3. To close the tray, press the Eject button or lightly push the front center of the tray. Note: • Never place two discs in the tray at the same time. • Do not touch the surface of the disc where it has been recorded. Ejecting Discs Disc copies will Auto Eject upon completion of a successful copy. Discs can also be manually ejected from the drives. 1. Press the drive’s Eject button. 2. Carefully lift the disc from the tray. 3. To close the tray, press the Eject button or lightly push the front center of the tray. Note: • After the tray has been ejected and the disc has been removed or placed onto the tray, make sure to close the tray to its original position to avoid the accumulation of dust or miscellaneous items inside the tray. • In case of emergency, insert the straightened end of a large paper clip or similar rigid object into the Emergency Eject Pinhole to open the tray. Then gently pull the tray out.
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www.aleratec.com11 Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower Main Menu Functions are selected with the arrow buttons ( or). The numbers correspond to the Function listing in the previous section. Copy During the duplication process, data will be simultaneously written to all blank discs loaded in the DVD/CD Copy Tower. Please make sure the source disc is placed in the Source Drive. 1. Place blank discs into the DVD/CD Recorders as needed; when the DVD/CD Recorders detect the discs are present, press the OK button, and the duplicator will start copying. 2. The LCD will display the status of the copying process. 3. When Copy is finished, discs which have passed will be ejected automatically and failed discs will remain in the DVD Recorders. Press the OK button to eject any failed discs. Note: DVD-RW discs which already contain data can also be used as blanks in the DVD/CD Copy Tower. Any data stored on DVD-RW discs will be automatically erased before copying new data. Be sure you do not want data on DVD±RW discs inserted as blanks as any DVD±RW discs inserted in the DVD-Recorders to be used as blank media will automatically be erased, and then the content from the source DVD will be recorded on them. 1. Copy Copy x3 105M 16.0x 1M Copy Result: 3:45 PASS 7 FAIL 0
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www.aleratec.com 12 Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower Main Menu Test This function is a test process that simulates data being written to the blank disc, without actually burning a DVD or CD. When the test process is complete, the discs will remain blank. For ±RW discs that contain data, “Test” will quick erase all old data before simulation. Therefore, never perform “Test” on ±RW discs that contain important data. 1. Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Test”. Press the OK button to start the disc simulation, or press ESC to exit. Pressing ESC before the simulation is complete will not affect the disc and they will still remain blank. 2. For -RW discs that contain data, Test will perform a Quick Erase before the actual testing. Thus, never run Test on -RW discs that contain important data. 3. The LCD will display the status of the erasing and testing of the DVD. 4. When the process is completed, the LCD will display the status. 2. Test Erasing Disc Test x1 105M 5.1x 1M Test Result 1:42 PASS 1 FAIL 0
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www.aleratec.com13 Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower Main Menu Compare This function will compare the data on the source disc to the tar get discs after disc copy. 1. Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Compare”. Press the OK button to perform the disc compare, or press ESC to exit. Press the OK button again to show detailed “Compare” information. The LCD display shows information for the source. 2. When the comparison is completed, the LCD will display the result. 3. Compare Compare Resu 1:42 PASS 1 FAIL 0 Compare x7 105M 0x 0%
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www.aleratec.com 14 Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower Main Menu Compare - continued 5. If the comparison fails, the LCD will display the number of discs that failed and passed. 6. Press the OK button again for the status of each copy. If the comparison fails, the LCD will display the reason for the failure. Compare OK: 2 Fail: 1 Diff: 0 Src: 02 DVD-RW TOC not match