Aleratec DVD CD RoboRacer LS Fully Automatic LightScribe Publisher User Guide

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6. The installation will run and take a minute or so to complete.
7. When the installer is finished this screen will be displayed.  Click the 
“Finish” button to exit the installer.  
						

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Creating an Image wi\oth \bero
1. Start the Nero Express Essentials program.
2. The screen below will be displayed. 
For this example choose “Data” and “Data CD”.  
						

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3. Add any data file by using the “Add” option or by dragging and 
dropping a file or files into the large white area. When finished adding, 
click the “Next” button.
4. The next display you will see is a label printing screen.  Un-check 
the “Print label” box at the bottom center of the display and click the 
“Next” button.  
						

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Creating an Image wi\oth \bero - continued
5. In the final display before creating an image, make sure that “Image 
Recorder” in the dropdown menu to the right of “Current Recorder” is 
selected.  Fill out the disc name if you would like, and when you are 
ready, press the “Burn” button at the lower right.
6. After the burn button is pressed the “Save Image File” screen will 
appear.  In the lowest dropdown menu called “Save as type:” select 
“ISO Image Files (.iso)”.  Type in the name you would like the image 
file to be and then click the “Save” button.  
						

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7. After clicking the save button the write progress screen will appear.
8. The image process is successful when Nero displays this screen.  
						

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Creating an Image fr\oom a Source Disc
1. From the main menu of Nero Express, select the “Image, Project, 
Copy” option.  From the right menu choose either “Copy Entire CD” or 
“Copy Entire DVD”.
2. The next screen displayed will contain the source drive and destination 
drive of the copy that will be performed.  For the “Source drive” 
dropdown menu, ensure that the drive selected is the drive that contains 
the source disc that you will be creating an image of.  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.  Leave the number of copies at “1”.  When your settings are 
correct, click the “Copy” button.  
						

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3. The next step requires you to tell Nero where to save the image file.  
Name the file and notice that it will save the file as a Nero image file 
(.nrg).  When you are ready click the “Save” button and Nero will begin 
copying the source disc.
4. The Nero progress bar will be displayed and when you are finished you 
will see a final screen displaying your file was successful.  
						

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Getting Acquainted with the\o Ro\foRacer LS Softwa\ore
1. Connect the USB cable from the DVD/CD RoboRacer LS to the PC 
and power on the DVD/CD RoboRacer LS.  Check to see that Windows 
has recognized the new device. To do this, go to “My Computer” and 
check to see that the Aleratec drive has appeared.  If the drive is not 
displayed in “My Computer” the RoboRacer LS software will not 
work. 
\bote:	In	 some	 cases	 the	PC	will	not	 boot	 if	the	 RoboRacer	 LS	is	connected	
to	the	PC	and	powered	on	before	the	PC.
2. Open the RoboRacer LS software by double-clicking the RoboRacer LS 
icon.
The screen shown below will be displayed. The “RoboRacer LS 
Automation” tab contains the following:
a. The operation that RoboRacer LS is running will be displayed in 
the box area. (shown blank here)  
b. The upper left corner displays the current COM port and drive 
letter location.  
						

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c. “Go!” starts the automatic operation of the DVD/CD RoboRacer 
LS for “LightScribe Labeling” and begins the “Disc Recording” 
procedure for automatically burning pre-existing disc images.  
The “Go!” button can be activated after “Disc Recording” or 
“LightScribe Labeling” is selected.
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the	“B\fy	Media”	b\ftton	to	go	to	 Aleratec’s	media	webpage	for	an	
excellent	selection	of	d\fplicator	grade	LightScribe	recording	media.
d. Click “Cancel” to stop current auto loading actions.
e. To start a new job, select the “Disc Recording” or “LightScribe 
Labeling” and click the “Go!” to restart.
3. The “Utilities” tab manually operates the RoboRacer LS.
a. The “Remove Disc” button ejects the drive tray and rotates the 
drive tray arm to the side allowing the hinged part of the tray to 
drop to the reject disc position.
b. The “Eject” button will open the drive tray.
c. The “Load Disc” button will eject the drive tray and activate the 
disc loading mechanism causing a disc to drop into the drive tray .  
The drive tray will then close.
d. The “Close Tray” button will close the drive tray.
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Getting Acquainted with the\o Ro\foRacer LS Softwa\ore 
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4. To Test, click the “Load Disc” button and see if the RoboRacer LS will 
load one disc. After loading the disc, click the “Eject” button and the 
disc should be delivered to the output bin.  The DVD/CD RoboRacer 
LS is ready to use.