Aleratec DVD CD RoboRacer SA Stand Alone 100 Disc Capacity Duplicator User Guide

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11.11	Burn	On	The	Fly
If a disc that contains data is placed in the source drive it will autom\
atically 
become the source and burn directly to the target drive with this setting  ON. 
This setting should always be  ON. Data will copy directly from the source drive 
to the target drives.
Default setting is 
1.  ON; press the ENT button to change, or  ESC to exit.
11.12	Burn	Mode
This setting controls the writing modes of the disc, including “Disc \
At Once” 
(DAO) or “Track At Once” (TAO). Default setting is “DAO”. Press the 
1.  ENT button to change, or ESC to exit.
Burn On The Fly
On
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11-11. Setup
Burn On The Fly
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ESCENT
Burn Mode
DAO
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ESCENT
11-12. Setup
Burn Mode
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Main Menu
Setup - continued 
11.13	Display	 Time
This setting controls the time display.  Default setting is 
1.  ON; press the ENT button to change, or  ESC to exit.
11.14	Button	Sound
This setting controls the button sound.  Default setting is 
1.  ON; press the ENT button to change, or  ESC to exit.
Display Time
On
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ESCENT
11-13. Setup
Display Time
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ESCENT
Button Sound
On
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ESCENT
11-14. Setup
Button Sound
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ESCENT 
						

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11.15	Device	Info	(Not	supported)
11.16	System	Info
This function will show the system information on the display.
Press the 
1.  ENT button to see the system information, or  ESC to exit.
System Info
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ESCENT
11-16. Setup
System Info
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ESCENT 
						

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Main Menu
Setup - continued 
11.17	Quick	Erase	Disc
This function is used for quickly erasing DVD/CD-RW discs. 
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).
Press the 
1.  ENT button to enter Quick Erase Disc, or  ESC to exit. Use 
the arrow keys to select  YES or NO, and then press the  ENT button to 
execute,  ESC to go back.
When the process is finished the display will show the status.
2. 
All data will be
lost, erase? Yes
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ESCENT
11-17. Setup
Quick Erase Disc
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ESCENT
Quick Erase
OK:01  Fail:00
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ESCENT
Erasing disc
00:24  (Quick)
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ESCENT 
						

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11.18	Full	Erase	Disc
This function is similar to the Quick Erase Disc, except it removes all \
the 
data from the DVD/CD-RW disc. The more data on the DVD/CD-RW disc, 
the longer time it takes to erase the disc.
Press the 
1.  ENT button to enter Full Erase Disc, or  ESC to exit. Use 
the arrow keys to select  YES or NO and then press the  ENT button to 
execute,  ESC to go back.
When the process is finished the display will show the status.
2. 
All data will be
lost, erase? Yes
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ESCENT
11-18. Setup
Full Erase
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ESCENT
Full Erase
OK:01  Fail:00
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ESCENT
Erasing Disc
00:24  (Full)
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ESCENT 
						

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Main Menu
Advanced Setup
Some advanced setup functions allows users to change the system 
configuration. Modification should only be made when you are fully 
familiar with all the functions. To enter this function, press and hold the 
ESC button for about 2 seconds.
The main menu “Adv Setup” (Advanced Setup) function has 16 
subfunctions. These are:
12.01 UnderRun Protect*
12.02 Overburn*
12.03 Read Error Skip*
12.04 (Not supported)
12.05 (Not supported)
12.06 Burn-in
12.07 Update Firmware
12.08 Compare Firmware
12.09 Hardware Diagnostic
12.10 Load Default
12.1 1 CD+G Format (Not supported)
12.12 ISRC
12.13 CD-T ext (Not supported)
12.14 USB Option
12. Adv SetupENT
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12.15 USB  Auto-Link
12.16 Use Big Block 
						

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12.01	UnderRun	Protect
This setting turns Buffer Under Run Protection (also known as “Burn Proof”, 
“SafeBurn”, “JustLink”, “Seamless Link”, etc.) ON or OFF.
Default setting is 
1.  ON; press the ENT button to change, or ESC to exit.
12.02	Overburn
This function will allow you to burn a few MB more than the standard 
capacity of the target Audio CD (e.g. 75 minutes of recording time vs. 74 
minutes).
You can activate the overburn function of the DVD/CD-Recorder through 
this setting. Default setting is 
1.  OFF; press the ENT button to change, or ESC to exit.
UnderRun Protect
On
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ESCENT
12-01. Adv Setup
UnderRun Protect
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ESCENT
Overburn
Off
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ESCENT
12-02. Adv Setup
Overburn
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Main Menu
Advanced Setup - continued 
12.03	Read	Error 	Skip
You can set error skipping function while reading discs with errors. The 
default setting is  OFF. If an error is detected during source loading, the 
duplicator will stop loading and display the error message. If the setti\
ng is 
ON, there will be no message shown even if there is an error in reading. 
You can use this function to copy some DVD/CDs with errors.
P
1.  ress the ENT button to change, or  ESC to exit.
12.04	(Not	supported)
12.05	(Not	supported)
Read Error Skip
Off
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ESCENT
12-03. Adv Setup
Read Error Skip
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12.06	Burn-in
Burn-in is a test function. You can set up to test continuously or for a 
specified number of cycles. 
Load Blank DVD/CD media in the DVD/CD-Recorder and a source 
1. 
disc in the DVD/CD-ROM drive. The copy process will be simulated, 
but data will not be written to the target discs. 
Note: Burn In is not supported by DVD+R/RW discs.
Go to Burn-in and press the 
2.  ENT button to enter. You can select Test 
to simulate duplication of DVDs/CDs or Erase and Copy to test DVD/
CD-RW erase and write. Use the arrow key to select Continuous or the 
number of test cycles you want to run. Press the  ENT button to start the 
test, or ESC to go back to manual operation.
Select “Erase&Copy” to test erasing and rewriting to DVD/CD-RW 
3. 
discs only.
Burn-in
Test
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ESCENT
12-06. Adv Setup
Burn-in
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ESCENT
Set Burn-in num:
Run Continuous
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ESCENT
Burn-in
Erase&Copy
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Main Menu
Advanced Setup - continued 
12.07	Update	Firmware
This function is to update your firmware. 
Make sure there are no discs in the system. Place the disc that contains\
 
1. 
the latest firmware data into the DVD/CD-ROM. During updating, do 
not turn off the power to the machine, since the updating will not be 
finished until the machine resets itself.
Press 
2.  ENT to update. Display will ask if you want to update. Select 
YES, then press the  ENT button. Do not turn the power off until the 
update finishes and the machine resets to COPY.
Procedure to make the Firmware disc: Get the latest firmware download from the Aleratec website at   
a. 
www.aleratec.com.
Note: Be careful to download the correct firmware; if incorrect 
firmware is used the duplicator will not function
Unzip the firmware and write the file “cdxxx.bin” to a blank DVD/
b. 
CD-R or DVD/CD-RW disc. The Session of the disc has to be 
closed.
Searching F/W---
XXX/XXXXX
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ESCENT
12-07. Adv Setup
Update Firmware
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ESCENT