MicroBoards Technology HCL Series manual

HCL Series Users Manual Microboards Technology LLC Version 1. 1[...]

• Introduction 2[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUC TION .................................................................................................................. 5 T HE R OBOTIC P LATFORM ................................................................................................... 7 T HE LCD C ONTROL P ANEL ........[...]

• Introduction 4[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 5 Introduction The Microboards HCL Se ries autoloader is a reliable, high performance, high speed, stand alone, robotic DVD and/or CD autoloader. With its professional ind ustrial design and si mple user interface, it makes y our duplicating experience easi er than ever. With the Microboards HCL Series, you c[...]

• Introduction 6 Disc Placement Another common probl em when using an autoload er is t he placement of media onto the spi ndles. Placing the media onto the spindles properly can avoid possible pi cking errors when o perating the autoloader. Even though the autoloader is designed with certain tole rance adjustments to prevent mishandling by the pi[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 7 The Robotic Platform The Microboards HCL Se ries autoloader has five spindles (see Figure 1-2) that hold approximately 250 discs each; variations in media thickness between brands will cha nge the number of discs you ca n load at any one time. Initially, Spindle 1 will be left empty. The robotic arm picks b[...]

• Menu Overvie w 8 Menu Overview This section provides an overview of the menu options. The se menu options are explained in detail on the referenced pages. Copy page 14 Use the Copy menu or Copy quick key to make CD/DVD copies. Before you start a copy, make sure you have selected the correct Master Mode. If you plan to use Single Master Mo de, p[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 9 ¾ Quick Erase: This option erases the in dex (TOC) of the Rewritable disc, not the data sectio n. It is much faster than Full Eras e. However, the data section is still recove rable. If you prefer the old content not to be recovered for se cu rity purpose, please perform Full Erase. Hard Drive Setup page 2[...]

• Menu Overvie w 10 2. System Info Use this menu option to see d ata about the aut oloader and its resources (firmware versio n, RAM and CPU). 3. Device Info Use this menu option to see data about the dr ives that are installed in the autoloa der. 4. Load Default Use this menu option to reset all of the options back to the manufacturer's def[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 11 Single Master & Multi Master Quick Buttons Introduction to Manage Accounts This feature allows the administrator to: ¾ Create user accounts and passwords to pr event unauthorized u se of the autoloader. ¾ Edit existing user account information, including nam e and pa ssword. ¾ Delete existing us er [...]

• Setting Counters and A ssigning Names 12 Counter: Specify Counter Specify Counter: [0 ] OK? Counter: No Counter Under Multi Master Mode, you would n eed to follow the steps below: 1. Make sure all of the spindl es are empty. 2. Place 30 blank discs for job C on to the first input spin dle. 3. Place the master disc for job C on top of those blan[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 13 To input the desired quantity, do the following: ¾ Make sure the cursor is located at the first po sition (First blinking position): ¾ Press the Dow n button repeatedly until “0” is di splayed. ¾ Press OK button once to move the cu rsor to the next position. ¾ Press the Dow n button repeatedly unti[...]

• Operation 14 Microboards B.30 1. Copy (SM) Microboards B.30 8. Master Mode Microboards B.30 1. Copy (SM) Choose Partition 3->[DVD1 ]CD Counter: No Counter Preparing... Please Wait Loader Processing Drive 1 <- Input Bin Operation This chapter show s ea ch of the menu options and how they are u sed. 1. Copy The Copy menu option or the front[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 15 Processing... Please Wait Loader Processing Drive 2 <- Input Bin Input Bin Empty(20) Continue? PASS 100 FAIL 0 Job Completed! Press OK to Finish The loader will conti nue to remove discs from the input spindle a nd pl ace those into drives until either all of the drives are full, or the count that you l[...]

• Operation 16 Microboards B.30 1. Copy (MM) Microboards B.30 8. Master Mode Master Mode: Single Master Master Mode: Multi Master Microboards B.30 1. Copy (MM) Microboards B.30 1. Copy (MM) Preparing... Please Wait Loader Processing Drive 1 <- Input Bin 1.2 Making Copies in Multi Master Mode This mode does not requi re you to manually load you[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 17 Processing... Please Wait Loader Processing Drive 1 <- Input Bin Input Bin Empty (20) Press OK to Continue Loading... RESERVED 36% 121MB Loaded Loader Processing Drive 1 -> Output Bin Master #1, Total 20 Pass 20, Fail 0 Master #2, Total 40 Pass 40, Fail 0 Master #3, Total 30 Pass 30, Fail 0 Access Lo[...]

• Operation 18 Microboards B.30 1. Copy (MM) Microboards B.30 3. Compare Choose Partition 3-> [DVD1 ]DVD Counter: No Counter Preparing... Please Wait Loader Processing Drive 1 <- Input Bin Processing... Please Wait 3. Compare Use the Compare function to perform a bit-by-bit comparison between the con tent of your master disc(s) in the Hard [...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 19 Microboards B.30 1. Copy (MM) Microboards B.30 6. Select Burn Speed HDD to CD Speed 32x Select Burn Speed HDD to CD Speed 4. Test+Copy With the Test + Copy menu option, the autoloa der simulates the copying process, and then makes copies if everything works co rrectly. If a failure is encountered on a disc[...]

• Operation 20 HDD to CD Speed Adjusted to: 8x Microboards B.30 8. Master Mode Microboards B.30 1. Copy (SM) Microboards B.30 9. Erase RW Counter: No Counter Loader Processing Drive 1 <- Input Bin Processing ... Please Wait Single Master & Multi Master Quick Buttons Once your selection has been changed su ccessfully, you will see the displ[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 21 Quick Erasing... 0/25 Microboards B.30 1. Copy (SM) Microboards B.30 10. Hard Drive Setup Hard Drive Setup 1. Select Partition Choose Partition 1->[RESERVED] CD Choose Partition 2->[DVD1 ] DVD The “0” indicates that zero discs have been erased so far. The “25” indicates the number programmed [...]

• Operation 22 Hard Drive Setup 2. Load Partition Load Partition[2/16] Load -> New Partition Load Partition [SAMPLE ], OK? Load Partition OK! Press OK to Finish Hard Drive Setup 4. Delete Partition Choose Partition 2->[DVD1 ] DVD Delete Partition [DVD1 ]DVD, OK? 10.2 Load Partition The Load Partition menu is used to load a master disc’ s [...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 23 Partition DVD1 Deleted Hard Drive Setup 5. Partition Info Hard Drive Setup 6. Partition Size The autoloader displays the Deleted message fo r two seconds and th en returns you to the Delete Partition menu. 10.5 Partition Info The Partition Info option provides information about an existing p artition. Use [...]

• Operation 24 Hard Drive Setup 7. Format Hard Drive Format Hard Drive Press OK to Continue Setup 1. Language Language: English Language: Espanol Setup 2. Read Error Skip 10.7 Format Hard Drive This function formats the Hard Drive. It deletes all disc im a ges and re-initiates the Ha rd Drive. To format the Hard Drive, use the Up or Down button t[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 25 Setup 3. CD Writing Mode CD Writing Mode Disc at Once CD Writing Mode Track at Once Setup 4. Max Audio, VCD & CDG Max Audio, VCD & CDG Speed 16x Setup 5. Buzzer Setup 6. Startup Menu Startup Menu Copy 11.3 CD Writing Mode This setting allows you to select which mode to use to duplicate a CD; “Dis[...]

• Operation 26 Setup 7. Screen Saver Screen Saver: On Screen Saver: Off Setup 8. Counter Counter: On Counter: Off Setup 9. AUTOCOPY Enabled Microboards B.30 16. AUTOCOPY 11.7 Screen Saver This menu allows you to choose whether you want to enable the Screen Saver feature. By enabling this feature, a screen saver will be displayed when your autoloa[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 27 Loader Processing... Please Wait Loader Processing Drive 1<-Input Bin Loading... RESERVED 60% 4012MB Loader Processing Drive 2<-Input Bin Processing... Please Wait Loader Processing... Drive 2<-Input Bin Input Bin Empty(20) Reset Hoppers? Setup 10.DVD+R High Compatibility Copying... H4012MB 0 12% [...]

• Operation 28 Setup 10. Disable Drives Save Changes? Drive 1 Port 1 [*]Enable [ ]Disable Drive 1 Port 1 [ ]Enable [*]Disable Setting Saved! Please Restart System Utilities 1. Disc Info Disc Info Please Insert Disc Disc Info 3 Disc Detected, GO? Use the Up or Down button to select the Disable Drive s menu and press the OK button to enter that men[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 29 System Utilities 2. System Info Firmware Version B.30-08/22/05R06.06 CPU 1.6 GHz CPU RAM 128 MB SDRAM System Utilities 3. Device Info 00 Port 0 [TM100-30] SAMSUNG SP1604N 01 Port 2 [1.08] PLEXTOR DVDR PX716 2. CD-RW 702M Blank INFODISC 97m25s31f A blank 24x CD-RW media was pla ced in the second tray. ¾ Th[...]

• Operation 30 System Utilities 4. Load Default Load Default Press OK to Continue System Utilities 5. Update Firmware Waiting for Update Please Insert Disc Firmware verified! Ready to Update Autoloader Updating... 33% Update Complete! Please restart Loader Utilities 1. Drive Alignment Please Select Drive Drive 1 Go? 12.4 Load Default This functio[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 31 Drive Alignment Alignment Finished? Loader Utilities 2. Spindle Alignment Please Select Spindle Spindle 1 Go? Loader Utilities 3. Disc Separator Spindle Alignment Alignment Next? Drive Alignment Alignment Next? The autoloader will pick a disc from the fi rst input spindle, move it to ¼ inch above the driv[...]

• Operation 32 Loader Utilities 4. Z form Maneuver Loader Utilities 5.Alignment Protection Microboards B.30 14.Manage Accounts Enter PWD [ ] OK? Manage Accounts 1. View User View User 1. [ADMIN ] 13.4 Z form Maneuver Some drives have bezels that extend out from the fro nt of the drive face. This can cause the disc to catch on the edge of the beze[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 33 Manage Accounts 2. Create User Edit User’s Name [RALPH ] OK? Enter PWD [0 ] OK? User Ralph Added! Manage Accounts 3. Edit User Info Edit User Info 1. [ADMIN ] Edit User’s Name [RALPH ] OK? Enter PWD [0 ] OK? User Ralph Changed! Manage Accounts 4. Delete User Delete User 3. [RALPH ] Delete User [RALPH ][...]

• Operation 34 Manage Accounts 5. Password on Bootup Microboards B.30 15.Shutdown Shutdown Press OK to Shutdown Shutdown Ready to Power Off 14.5 Password on Bootup This menu allows you to enable or disable the Password on Bootup feature. During th i s process, you will be asked to select “Yes” or “No” (enable or disable). Press the OK but[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 35 Troubleshooting No display on LCD or the unit does not oper ate when the power is on. ¾ Check the connections for the power ca ble and e nsure that the power outlet is working correctly. ¾ Make sure that the rear-panel po wer vol tage setting matches the voltage of your power outl et. ¾ If the autoloade[...]

• Troubleshooting 36 Error Codes Code Short Description Full Description 10 Arm did not return to top position The vacuum picking arm d id not return to the top position withi n 10 seconds after a command was sent out. The vacuum pick ing arm must return to the top position after each action. This indi cates an obstruction or mechanical f ailure [...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 37 30 Unable to locate drive tray for output of the disc The vacuum picking arm did not detect an opened tray before reaching its lowest descending limit when attempti ng to pick up a finished disc from a specified drive tray. 40 Clear previous error A new command was rece ived while an error flag i s still r[...]

• Menu Tree 38 Menu Tree 1. Copy <Partition> <Counter> 2. Test <Partition> <Counter> 3. Compare <Partition> <Counter> 4. Test+Copy <Partition> <Counter> 5. Copy+Compare <P artition > <Counter> 6. Select Burn Speed <HDD to CD | HDD to DVD> 7. Select Source <Hard Drive> 8. Mast[...]

MICROBOARDS TECHNOLOGY, LLC HCL Serie s 39 Specifications DVD Recorder Drive: DVD-+R/RW/DL CD-R/RW Rec order Power Source: 90V/240V 50- 60Hz switchable power supply Power supply: 400W Environment: Temperature: 40 ° C (104 ° F) / 5 ° C (41 ° F) Humidity: 20% - 80% Actual Size (8-drive) Packaged Size (8-drive) W 20"xD 26"xH 29" W 2[...]