Aleratec 280118 manual

® USER GUIDE Aleratec 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA™ Part No. 280118, 280118EU[...]

www .aleratec.com Copyright/Model Identication The content of this manual is for informational purposes only and is subject to change without notice. This manual is copyright with all rights reserved. Under copyright laws, this manual and the software described within may not be copied, except in the normal use of the product(s) described within[...]

www .aleratec.com Radio/TV Interference Statement The equipment described in this guide emits radio frequency energy . If it is not installed in accordance with the manufacturer ’ s instructions, it may cause interference with radio or television reception. This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital d[...]

www .aleratec.com Safety Regulations WARNING T o prevent re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. T o avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to authorized personnel only . CAUTION As the laser beam in these DVD/CD Duplicators is harmful to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet. Refer[...]

www .aleratec.com Table of Contents Introduction .......................................................................................... 1 Included Items ............................................................................................ 1 Key Items – 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA .............................. 2 1:3 DVD/CD RoboR[...]

www .aleratec.com ®[...]

www .aleratec.com 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing this 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA. Please read this User Guide thoroughly before using this product. • Page 2 shows the Key Features of the 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA • Page 3 shows the Duplicator LCD Display Panel. Included Items • 1 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA ?[...]

www .aleratec.com 2 Introduction Key Items – 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA 1 5 8 A B 1. ClearPlasticDiscGuideRods 2. LCDDisplayPanel 3. ControlPanel 4. DiscBurningDrives 5. DiscInputBin 6. ProtectiveCover 7. DiscBinHolder 8. DiscOutputBin A. PowerPlug B. High[...]

www .aleratec.com 3 Introduction 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA Display Panel 1 Display shows all functions and messages 2 Power Indicator - this LED also doubles as an activity LED and changes colors when a disc is being burned etc. 3 LEFT Scroll Button 4 RIGHT Scroll Button 5 ENTER Button The left and right scroll buttons are used to navigate[...]

www .aleratec.com 4 Precautions Before installing your 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA, please read the following. Installation A void placing the 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA in a location subject to: • High humidity • High temperature • Excessive dust • Mechanical vibration • Direct sunlight • Electromagnetic radiation Operat[...]

www .aleratec.com 5 Overview Main Menu This section provides a listing of the functions on the 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA. Detailed descriptions of each function are given in the next section. There are 5 main menu items that will display in the 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA Display Panel. These are: Disc Duplicate Compare Image USB Mo[...]

www .aleratec.com 6 Image Load Image Delete Image Burn Image Compare Image Overview Subfunctions The main menu “Image” function has 4 subfunctions. These are:[...]

www .aleratec.com 7 Overview Subfunctions The main menu “Setup” function has 16 subfunctions. These are: Setup Copy Mode Demo Run Load Firmware Max Disc Errors CD Burn Speed DVD Burn Speed Default Reload Format Hard Disk Test Mode Set System Sound Erase Disc Software ID Reset Robot Input Bin Pointer 1 Pointer 2 Disc At Once Track At Once Full Q[...]

www .aleratec.com 8 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Disc Duplicate This is the default mode of the 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA controller . This function will activate the duplication process. 1. Load a source disc in the input bin and load blank discs for the number of copies needed. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ), then select the quantity o[...]

www .aleratec.com 9 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Compare Compare will perform a bit by bit comparison of the disc copies loaded on the input bin to the source disc. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Compare” function. 2. Load the disc to be checked. 3. Press ENTER ( ENT ) to begin compare. 4. Use the E[...]

www .aleratec.com 10 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Image - continued ImageLoad “Image Load” will copy an image of a source disc loaded in the input bin to a chosen hard drive partition. 1. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) and use the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to select the partiti[...]

www .aleratec.com 11 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator 4. Press ENTER ( ENT ) and select the partition to be compared. 5. Press ENTER ( ENT ) to start. 6. Use the ESCAPE ( ESC ) key to return to the Main Menu. ImageBurn This function will select the source image from the hard drive and burn the desired number of copies. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow k[...]

www .aleratec.com 12 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Image - continued ImageDelete Using this function you can select a partition to be deleted from the hard drive. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Image” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 3. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow[...]

www .aleratec.com 13 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: USB Mode The “USB mode” activates the connection from the 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA built in hard disk drive to a PC. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “USB Mode” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) and the system will ask you if you want to en[...]

www .aleratec.com 14 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: USB Mode - continued First install the Image Manager software included on the Software/User Guide CD. UsingImageManager 1. Once the Image Manager software is installed, put the RoboRacer MultiDrive SA into USB Mode and connect the device to your PC. 2. After W indows has nished re[...]

www .aleratec.com 15 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator 6. Click on the table row to choose which partition you will load the image onto. The row selected will be highlighted in blue. The letter you see in the Index column is the same as the letter used to locate the image when you return the duplicator back to stand alone mode (USB Mode off). W ARNING - [...]

www .aleratec.com 16 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: USB Mode UsingImageManager - continued 8. Once you click Open you will see the Information screen appear . Click the OK button to begin loading the disc image. 9. The Manage Images screen will appear and display the status of the image load. The screen will then disappear when the tr[...]

www .aleratec.com 17 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator 1 1. If you would like to edit the image information so that you can easily nd the image, select the “Edit T itle” button at the top of the Manage Images screen to add a description to the selected image le. 12. If you would like to export the image les on the duplicator ’ s HDD onto t[...]

www .aleratec.com 18 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator T roubleshootingImageManager 1. If the Image manager is not starting and the screen displays this Error message, please make sure that the duplicator is in USB Mode. The duplicator ’ s screen will display as “Leave USB Mode, Press ESC Key” while it is in USB Mode. 2. T o make sure the dup[...]

www .aleratec.com 19 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. The Setup function has 16 subfunctions. These are: Setup Copy Mode Demo Run Load Firmware Max Disc Errors CD Burn Speed DVD Burn Speed Default Reload Format Hard Disk Test Mode Set System Sound Er[...]

www .aleratec.com 20 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued CopyMode 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu “Copy Mode”. 3. Press the ENTER ( ENT ) key to navigate to the rst option “DAO” (Disc at Once). 4. Press[...]

www .aleratec.com 21 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued DemoRun This function activates a demo mode in which the 1:3 DVD/CD RoboRacer MultiDrive SA automatically cycles discs without simulating or burning any data on them. The mode can be run with or without discs being loaded in the device. When the Demo Run mode is runnin[...]

www .aleratec.com 22 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued MaxDiscErrors This function species the number of disc failures allowed before the duplicator will cancel the job. For example, if max disc errors is set to three, then a copy job will cancel once three target discs fail due to error . ResetRobot This menu man[...]

www .aleratec.com 23 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued EraseDisc This function erases DVD-R W and CD-R W discs. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 3. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the [...]

www .aleratec.com 24 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued SystemSound This function turns the button sounds ON or OFF . 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 3. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to[...]

www .aleratec.com 25 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued T estModeSet In test mode the duplicator will simulate burning but will not actually write data to the disc. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 3. Press th[...]

www .aleratec.com 26 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued FormatHardDisk 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 3. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Format hard disc”. 4. Press the EN[...]

www .aleratec.com 27 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued DefaultReload Selecting “Y es” will return all settings to the factory default. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 3. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys ( ?[...]

www .aleratec.com 28 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued DVDBurnSpeed The “DVD burn speed” function allows adjustment of burn speed to increase yield and quality of copies. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. [...]

www .aleratec.com 29 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued CDBurnSpeed The “CD burn speed” function allows adjustment of burn speed to increase yield and quality of copies. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” function. 2. Press ENTER ( ENT ) key to enter the subfunction menu. 3.[...]

www .aleratec.com 30 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued AutoV erify The “Auto V erify” function will test a disc for its readability in a ROM drive. This is not the same as “Compare”. Enabling “Auto V erify” will perform “V erify” on all disc copies loaded in the input bin. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys[...]

www .aleratec.com 31 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued ReadErrorSkip If the source disc is damaged or of poor quality , enabling this function may allow making a useable copy . W ith Read error skip disable, burning will continue even if errors are detected. When enabled, the duplicator will stop if errors are detected.[...]

www .aleratec.com 32 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Main Menu: Setup - continued OverBurnMode When enabled, this function will burn data to a normally unused area along the outer diameter of the disc. This feature can increase the disc capacity by a small amount. 1. Press the LEFT/RIGHT arrow keys (   ) to navigate to the “Setup” funct[...]

www .aleratec.com 33 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Nero Essentials Installation 1. Insert the Nero 7 Essentials CD into your PC. If Autoplay is enabled on your computer , you will automatically be taken to the Nero Essentials installer menu. If Autoplay is not enabled, navigate to your PC’ s optical disc drive in My Computer , and either double-cli[...]

www .aleratec.com 34 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Creating an Image with Nero 1. Start the Nero Express Essentials program. 2. The screen below will be displayed. For this example choose “Data” and “Data CD”. [...]

www .aleratec.com 35 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Creating an Image with Nero - continued 1. Add any data le by using the “Add” option or by dragging and dropping a le or les into the large white area. When nished adding les, click the “Next” button. 2. In the nal display before creating an image, make sure that “Image Re[...]

www .aleratec.com 36 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator 1. 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)”. Nero NRG les are not supported. T ype in the name you would like the image le to be called. T ake note or choose where [...]

www .aleratec.com 37 Using the DVD/CD Duplicator Creating an Image with Nero - continued 1. The image process is successful when Nero displays this screen.[...]

www .aleratec.com 38 Specications Supported Media T ypes • DVD-R/R W • DVD+R/R W (Single Layer) • DVD+R DL/DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) • CD-R • CD-R W Supported Formats • Most Industry Standard DVD and CD Formats Recording Modes • Disk At Once • T rack At Once Copy Speeds • Selectable Power Requirements • 100-240 V AC (Universal Po[...]

www .aleratec.com 39 Technical Support After reading this User Guide, if you need additional assistance with this product, please contact Aleratec T echnical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they may need your help to better assist you. Calling Aleratec T echnical Support without all the necessary information can be bot[...]

www .aleratec.com 40 Service and Support Aleratec, Inc., Limited Warranty This Limited W arranty covers defects encountered in the course of normal use of this product and does not apply to damage from improper use, abuse, accidents, unauthorized service, or inadequate packaging when shipping the product to Aleratec, Inc. Aleratec, Inc. provides th[...]

www .aleratec.com 41 Service and Support Please Note: This W arranty is valid only within the United States and Puerto Rico, and applies only to products that are new and unopened on the date of purchase. For areas outside the United States and Puerto Rico, contact the authorized dealer from whom you purchased this product to determine what dealer [...]

www .aleratec.com 42 Service and Support To Obtain Warranty Service: Y ou must ship your product to the authorized dealer where your product was purchased within the one year warranty period and no later than thirty days after discovery of claimed defect, whichever occurs rst. In either case, you must provide proof of original purchase before an[...]

www .aleratec.com 43 Technical Support FAX Back Form Aleratec, Inc. Technical Support Fax Back Form Please record the following information to help expedite any warranty claim: Model No.: _____________ Serial No.: ____________________________ Date Purchased ________________________________________________ Place of Purchase: ________________________[...]

Document Number: 280118_280118EU _ENG_Rev . A Copyright © 2013 Specifications subject to change without notice . Aleratec , Inc . 9851 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 U.S .A. www .aleratec.com[...]