Aleratec 17 DVDCD Copy Tower Duplicator User Guide

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Using the DVD/CD Copy Tower
Main Menu
Copy + Compare
During the duplication process, data will be simultaneously written to all 
blank discs loaded in the DVD/CD Copy Tower. The process will then 
compare the data on the source disc to the target discs after disc copy. 
Please make sure the source disc is placed in the Source Drive.
1. Place blank discs into the DVD/CD Recorders as needed. After the 
DVD/CD Recorders detect the discs are present, use the arrow buttons 
(or) to select “Copy + Compare”. 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.
4. Copy + Compare
Copy x3             105M
0%  0.0x                 1M
PASS  3/3
FAIL    0/0  
						

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Copy + Compare - continued
4.  The Compare function will now begin.
 
Compare  x7  1356M
0.0x           5%  12M  
						

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Main Menu
Set Burn Speed 
This setting controls the writing speed of the DVD Recorders when 
burning DVDs. The default setting is “Auto”, which will use the highest 
writing speed of the recorders for the blank media being used. Sometimes 
“Maximum” writing speed causes a high failure rate due to poor DVD 
quality or unstable DVD writing due to high speed. Lowering the writing 
speed will increase the probability of making successful copies.
1. Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Set Burn Speed” then press 
the OK button to change the setting, or  ESC to exit.
 
2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select the desired speed for burning 
CDs, ie 40x, then press the  OK button to save your setting.
 
 
 
 
3.  Next, you will be promted to set the speeds for Audio CDs, DVDs, and 
DVD DL. Use the arrow keys (or) to set the desired speeds, then 
press the OK button to save your setting.
5. Set Burn Speed
[Burn Speed]
                CD = 40
[Burn Speed]
          Audio CD = 24  
						

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Main Menu
Select Source
Select Source will change the drive position for the master/source disc or disk. 
1.  Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Select Source” then press the 
OK to select the source, or press  ESC to exit.
 
2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to select the drive you want to use as 
your source drive.  
Note: The default setting is the top drive (drive #01).
 
3. When the source is selected, press the  OK button again to save your 
setting.
6. Select Source
Source:    [D#01]
    === >    [D#01]
 
Source:    [D#01]  
						

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Main Menu
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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Main Menu
Utility – Information
The “Information” function will provide disc, drive and system information. 
1.  Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Information”,  Press OK to 
select  or press ESC to exit.
2.  Use the arrow buttons (or) to scroll between the Information 
subfuctions: Disc Info, Drive Info or System Info.    
 
A.			Disc	Info
A1.  This function will allow you to check the format of the disc, burning  
speed supported and total capacity. If the disc had data inside, you 
can check the size of the data. Press  OK to view the Disc Info. 
 
A2.  Use the arrow buttons (or) to scroll between the different 
drives.  The following data for each drive will be displayed. When 
finished, press ESC to exit.
[Utility]
1. Information
[Information]
1. Disc Info
[5] 18, 16, 12, 8, 4
DVD-R       4489M  
						

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Main Menu
Utility – Information
B.			Drive	Info
B1. Use the arrow buttons (or) to scroll down to Drive Info. Press 
OK To view the version, model No. and brand name of the DVD/
CD drives in the DVD/CD Copy Tower, select “Disc Info”
. 
B2.  Use the arrow buttons (or) to scroll between the different 
drives.  The following data for each drive will be displayed. When 
finished, press ESC to exit.   
 
 
C.			System	Info
C1.  Use the arrow buttons (or) to scroll down to System Info. 
Press OK  To view the model No. and firmware version of the DVD/
CD Copy Tower. 
C2.  The following data will be displayed. When finished, press  ESC to exit.
 
[Information]
2. Drive Info
[#] Port  2.0  1.03
               DVD RW
[Information]
3. System Info
BD 1809
V2.25.2  
						

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Main Menu
Utility – Erase Disc
The “Erase Disc” function will erase data from the rewritable discs in the 
DVD/CD Copy Tower. 
1.  Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Erase Disc”,  Press OK to 
select  or press ESC to exit.
 
  
2. Use the arrow buttons (or) to scroll between the Erase Disc 
subfuctions: Quick Erase or Full Erase.    
 A.			Quick	Erase
This function is used to erase the INDEX of the rewriteable disc. 
Note: The Quick Erase Disc simply deletes the directory track, rather than 
deleting all the data from the disc (contrast this with Full Erase Disc).
 A1. With Quick Erase selected,  press OK. The following screen will be 
displayed as the system detects the discs. The colon will be flashing.
[Utility]
2. Erase Disc
[Erase Disc]
1. Quick Erase
Quick Erase Disc
_ : _ _ _ _ _ _   
						

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Utility – Erase Disc
 A.			Quick	Erase	-	Continued
 A2. When the erasing is in progress you will see the colon turn to an 
“o”. The “o” will also blink during the process.
  A3. Once the erasing task is finished, the “o” will stop blinking and the 
disc will be ejected automatically.
B.			Full	Erase
The Full Erase goes through a similar process as the Quick Erase, but the Full 
Erase will erase ALL DATA from the rewritable disc. This process will take 
longer than the Quick Erase process.
Quick Erase Disc
_ o _ _ _ _ _ _ 
Quick Erase Disc
_ _ _ _ _ _ _   
						

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Main Menu
Utility – Prescan Source
The function will scan the source disc and determine if it can be read 
correctly and test the reading speed. The reading speed of source disc 
should be higher than the writing speed for the target disc(s).
1.  Using the arrow buttons (or) select “Prescan Source”. The 
following screen will be displayed. Press the  OK button to prescan the 
disc, or press ESC to exit.
2.  The LCD will display the status of the prescan.
3.  If a disc can be read correctly when finished, the LCD will display OK.
4.  If it cannot read the source disc correctly, the LCD will display FAIL. A 
FAIL disc cannot be copied.
[Utility]
3. Prescan Source
Prescan    4463M
   0:50      30%  1300M
Prescan    4463M
              PASS!
Prescan    4463M
               FAIL!