Aleratec DVD CD RoboRacer LS Duplex WinMac User Guide

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Software Installati\oon
For Windows users, use the Aleratec Disc Publishing Software Suite CD to 
install the necessary software as described below. 
For Mac Users
Mac users please see the Discribe	Robotic	Software	Quick	Start	Guide.
For Windows Users
1. Insert the Aleratec DVD/CD Disc Publishing Software CD into your 
CD-ROM drive. 
2. The installation application should automatically start when you’ve 
loaded the CD. If it does not, locate the “Autorun” application on the 
CD...

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4. Install the RoboRacer LS Duplex Utility.
a. Load the Aleratec disc publishing software installation CD into 
the DVD/CD ROM drive in your PC. Double-click on RoboRacer 
LS Duplex Utility from the menu and follow the menu prompts to 
install the utility.
b. When the installation is complete the setup utility will display the 
final installer menu; click “Finish” to close the installer.  

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c. After installing the Aleratec software package, turn on the 
RoboRacer LS Duplex Win/Mac by flipping the power switch on 
the back of the unit.  Windows should be able to recognize the 
device and the two drives should appear in “My Computer”.
It is important that you leave the RoboRacer LS Duplex Win/
Mac on and connected to the PC during the rest of the software 
installation because the installers will detect the drives in the 
duplicator and install the required...

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6. Install LightScribe System Software Update.
a. To install the LightScribe Utility needed to use the LightScribe 
feature of the 280111 click on the LS installer.  
b. Choose the “Run” option on the Windows security warning to 
allow the installer to begin.
c. Follow the prompts in the wizard to install the software.  

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d. When the installer is finished this screen will be displayed. Click 
the “Finish” button to exit the installer. 
7. Exit the Aleratec DVD/CD Disc Publishing Software Suite Installation.
8. Insert the Nero Essentials CD.
The installation application should automatically start when you’ve 
loaded the CD. If it does not, locate the “Autorun.exe” application in 
the “Autorun” directory on the CD and double-click it to execute.
a. Click on “Install Nero Essentials”.
b. Choose the...

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c. When the Custom Setup screen comes up, select only the program 
features Nero Express Essentials and Nero CoverDesigner 
Essentials to be installed.
d. To prevent the installation of program features other than 
Nero Express Essentials and Nero CoverDesigner, unselect by 
clicking on a program feature and select “This feature will not be 
available.” from the drop down menu. 
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Using the Ro\foRacer \oLS Duple\b Win/Mac
To ensure successful operation, the following steps should be taken at the 
start of every job:
1. Every mode, except for “LightScribe Labeling”, burns data to discs by 
way of a disc “image” file.  For the two “Copy Disc” modes, this image 
file is created automatically from an original source disc.
2. Unless you already have an .ISO or .NRG image file or will use a 
“Copy Disc” mode, you will need to use Nero Express to...

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Creating Image Fil\oes
Image files contain the data that you wish to copy onto your disc(s) and are 
necessary for the RoboRacer LS Duplex Win/Mac to create copies. Image 
files that are acceptable to the RoboRacer LS Duplex Utility application 
have file extensions of .ISO or .NRG.
You can use Nero Express Essentials to create image files for the 
RoboRacer LS Duplex Win/Mac.
\breating an Image Fi\ule from a Source Di\usc
This is one of two...

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3. The next screen displayed will contain the source drive and destination 
drive. For the “Source drive” dropdown menu, be sure that the drive 
selected is the drive that contains the source disc. The “Destination 
drive” dropdown menu will need to be selected as the “Image 
Recorder”. This will allow you to save the image to your computer’s 
hard drive (see step 3). Leave the number of copies at “1”. When 
finished with the settings, click...

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Creating Image Fil\oes
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5. The Nero progress bar will be displayed and when it is finished you 
will see a final screen displaying that your file creation was successful.