Aleratec DVD CD Flash Copy Tower USB Flash DriveMemory Card Copier and 13 DVD CD Duplicator User Guide

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Using the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower
USB to Disc
1. Insert a USB flash drive and place a blank DVD or CD disc into the burner.
2. Select 1.	Copy, → Select 2.	USB	to	Disc → Press OK → The DVD/CD Flash Copy 
Tower will begin copying.
The DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower will detect the USB flash drive and decide whether 
Multisession or Disc Spanning copying will be used. 
Disc	Spanning	Copying
Example: A total of 4 CD-R discs are required to complete this project
When a disc is finished copying, it will be ejected. If the Disc Spanning process is 
not complete, the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower will prompt you for a new blank disc 
to continue the copying.
Multisession	Copying
When finished copying, the disc will be ejected, and you can continue to copy 
another Memory Card, or USB flash drive.
Total = 2034 Waiting disc...Number of files on USB flash drive
Write D1/4 601 MTotal 5401MB  80M
First Disc
Current disc size
Copying progressTotal size to be copied
Total = 64 Waiting disc...Number of files on USB flash drive
Write Disc 137 M16%    20M
Total size to be copied
Copying progress  
						

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Disc to Disc
This function allows you to copy DVD to DVD(s) and CD to CD(s).
Note: CD will copy only to CD. DVD will only copy to DVD. 
1. Place your source disc into a Reader, and blank discs into Writers.
2. Select 1.	Copy, → Select 3.	Disc	to	Disc	copy → Press OK → The DVD/CD Flash 
Copy Tower will begin copying.
3. When copying is completed, the copied disc will be ejected. 
Copy 0:15 73: 56 3% 16X 07:21
Elapsed Time
% Progress
Copy speed
Total information on disc
Copy Result PASS 1 FAIL 0
Results  
						

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Function Overview: 2. Compare
When “Copy” is completed, the “Compare” function allows you to preform a bit-by-
bit comparison of the source media to the completed disc copy. 
Memory Card to Disc Compare
1. Insert a Memory Card (e.g. SD, MS) and place a completed written DVD or 
CD disc into the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower. 
2. Select 2.	Compare, → Select 1.	M-Card	to	Disc → Press OK → The DVD/CD 
Flash Copy Tower will begin comparison.
(or)
3. When the Memory Card to Disc comparison is complete the following 
information will be displayed:
Compare 51Complete !
Compare Waiting disc...Compare process begins
Compare 51Disc 1/4 46
Total files on disc to compare
Compare progressDisc Spanning Disc
Compare 71Session 2 12
Total files on disc to compare
The session in compare  
						

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USB to Disc Compare
1. Insert a USB flash drive  and place a finish burner DVD or CD disc into the 
DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower. 
2. Select 2.	Compare, → Select 2.	USB	to	Disc → Press OK → The DVD/CD Flash 
Copy Tower will begin comparison.
(or)
3. When the USB to Disc comparison is complete the following information will 
be displayed:
Compare 51Complete !
Compare Waiting disc...Begins the Compare process
Compare 51Disc 1/4 46
Total files on disc to compare
Compare progressDisc Spanning Disc
Compare 71Session 2 12
Total files on disc to compare
Multi-Session  
						

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Disc to Disc Compare
1. Place the source disc and copied disc into the Reader and Writers.
2. Select 2.	Compare, → Select 3.	Disc	to	Disc → Press OK → The DVD/CD Flash 
Copy Tower will begin comparison.
3. When the Disc to Disc comparison is complete the following information will 
be displayed:
Note: The DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower “Compare” function is to do 
file by file comparison. Therefore, Copy and Compare speeds will be 
affected by some factors such as the number of files, and the disc 
reading speed. 
Compare ResultPass  1 Fail  0
Compare  0:40 73:5619%  0.0X 17:22
Actual comparison time
% “Compare” completed
Total time required to complete comparison  
						

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Function Overview: 3. Information 
Memory Card Information
1. Insert a Memory Card into the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower.
2. Select 3.	Information, → Select 1.	M-Card	info → Press OK → The DVD/CD 
Flash Copy Tower will show the information of this Memory Card.
USB Information
1. Insert a USB flash drive into the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower.
2. Select 3.	Information, → Select 2.	USB	info → Press OK → The DVD/CD Flash 
Copy Tower will show the information of this USB flash drive.
Total file Qty:82Total file number on the Memory Card 
MS   30.8MBUsed   28.4MBTotal size of Memory Card
Used content in Memory Card
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Total file Qty:890Total file number on the USB drive
USB Disc    820MBUsed    702MB
Total size of USB drive
Used content of USB drive
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Using the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower
Disc Information
1. Insert a disc into the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower.
2. Select 3.	Information, → Select 3.	Disc	info → Press OK → The DVD/CD Flash 
Copy Tower will show the information of this Disc.
Disc	spanning	disc
Drive Information 
1. Select 3.	Information, → Select 4.	Drive	info → Press OK → This will show the 
information of the DVD burner.
System Information 
1. Select 3.	Information, → Select 5.	System	info → Press OK → This will show the 
information of this DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower version.
Recognizing Disc
[1] Free SpaceDisc   420M
Disc free space
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[2] Disc 2/4Disc   512M
Disc content size
[1] 1 SessionDisc    87M
Space used
[#1] Port 1.0 1.23Pioneer DVDRW.. VR-112D
Connecting port #
DVD Drive brand, Model  and Firmware version
Copy Tower  V1.20Version number  
						

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Function Overview: 4. Utility
System Update
The DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower can use a USB flash drive drive to update the 
system firmware. 
1. Download / Copy the updated System Firmware to a USB flash drive.
2. Select 4.	Utility → 1.	System	Update → Press OK → The system will start 
updating the firmware. When finished, the LCD screen will prompt you to turn off 
and turn on the system again.
Note: Save the System Firmware update to a USB flash drive. Do not 
put the System Firmware update in a folder; the system will not be 
able to find the file in a folder. 
Demo I/O
This function simulates operation by mechanically ejecting and retracting drive 
doors.
1. Select 4.	Utility → 2.	Demo	I/O → Press OK
USBSearch File....Search for updated System Firm-ware on USB
[Update Processing]Writing....System Firmware update progress
TURN OFF, 5 Sec,TURN ON AGAINSystem Firmware update complete
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Function Overview: 5. Setup 
Copy+Compare
1. You can change the COPY function in the main menu to COPY+COMPARE by 
enabling this function. 
2. Select 5.	Setup → Select 41.	Copy+Compare → Select Enable	→ Press OK	→ 
Copy mode will now be changed to Copy+Compare.
Note: When Copy+Compare is enabled the finished disc will be ejected. 
Do not remove the disc from the tray. The tray will automatically close 
again in 2-3 seconds and begin the compare function. 
Multi-Session
This function is to enable or disable Multi-Session function.
Disc Spanning
This function is to enable or disable Disc Spanning function.
Burn Multidisc
This function will copy USB flash drive contents or Memory Card contents to 
multiple discs loaded in the recorders (as long as the content on the source is the 
same capacity or less than the capacity of the blank target discs). 
Burn Speed
You can use this function to set up the burner speed of your DVD/CD Flash Copy 
Tower. There are 9 options to choose from. These include: DVD/CD to DVD/CD, 
Memory Card to DVD/CD and USB to DVD/CD. 
Beep Sound
This function enables or disables the sound associated with pushing any of the DVD/
CD Flash Copy Tower buttons. The default setting is “On”.   
						

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Advanced Setup
DVD/CD Spare Size (Blu-ray not supported)
Because the outside area of each DVD, CD is more difficult to write data to, you can 
use this function to set a spare area size on each DVD, CD. This spare area size will 
not be written to. 
Backlight Time
This function is used to set the time the LCD screen will enter a screen saving mode.
Language
This function is used to set the language of the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower. 
Factory Default
This function returns the DVD/CD Flash Copy Tower back to its original default 
settings.