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  • Page 1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide...
  • Page 2 MediaFORM assumes no responsibility for products NOT purchased through MediaFORM. Piracy The copying of audio, video, or software without the permission of the copyright holder is illegal. MediaFORM, Inc. accepts no responsibility for the copyright use or misuse of this equipment. It is the sole responsibility of the user to ensure that the legal rights of copyright in duplicating are respected.
  • Page 3 End User License Agreement • You have acquired a device (“3000 Series CD-R/RW duplicator”) that includes software licensed by MediaFORM from Microsoft Licensing Inc. or its affiliates (“MS”). Those installed software products of MS origin, as well as associated media, printed materials, and “online” or electronic documentation (“SOFTWARE”) are protected by international intellectual property laws and treaties.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Table of Contents ABOUT MEDIAFORM, INC............................ 4 FORM CD D ................4 XPECT EDIA UPLICATOR ABOUT THIS MANUAL ............................4 GETTING STARTED ..............................5 ’ ..............................5 ..............................

  • Page 5: About Mediaform, Inc

    About MediaFORM, Inc. Thank you for purchasing MediaFORM’s CD-3000 standalone autoloading CD duplicator. MediaFORM manufactures a wide variety of CD duplication equipment. This includes manual and fully automatic CD and DVD duplicators, and printers. We hope you will consider us for all of your duplication needs.

  • Page 6: Getting Started

    • Power cord • Firmware CD • Manual CD • MediaFORM Product & Warranty Registration card Packing Materials Please retain the original box and packaging in the event that the unit requires future servicing. This will help to reduce the possibility of damage occurring in transit.

  • Page 7: The Best Place To Put The Cd-3000

    Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) or a surge protector, is highly recommended. The minimum required size is 500VA. Repairs or alterations should only be attempted by authorized, factory- trained technicians. MediaFORM reserves the right to void the warranty if unauthorized service is performed. Page 6...

  • Page 8: Location O Fcd-3701 Components

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Location Of CD-3701 Components Front View Rear View Page 7...

  • Page 9: Location O Fcd-3702 Components

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Location Of CD-3702 Components Front View Rear View Page 8...

  • Page 10: Location O Fcd-3703 Components

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Location Of CD-3703 Components Front View Rear View Page 9...

  • Page 11: Lcd Display Screen And Keypad

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Location Of CD-R/RW Recorder Parts And Controls LCD Display Screen And Keypad SmartDRIVE 40X Legend 1. Disc tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power is switched on to the 3000 Series.

  • Page 12: Removing Packing Restraints

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Removing Packing Restraints The CD-3000 ships with a picker arm restraint to reduce the possibility of damage in transit. This restraint must be removed before operation or power-on.

  • Page 13: System Startup

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 System Startup Before duplicating can begin it is necessary to review a few details. • Plug one end of the supplied power cord into the upper receptacle at the rear of the unit.
  • Page 14 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 • Make sure you power on the unit using the switch seen below, which is located on the back of the CD-3000. • Once the proper voltage setting has been confirmed, it is time to turn on the unit.

  • Page 15: Loadinga Disc

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Loading A Disc • After the CD-3000’s power has been switched on, press the eject button on the front of the recorder to open its disc tray.

  • Page 16: General Operation

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 General Operation In addition to Relay Mode copying, the 3000 Series is extremely versatile and offers many useful and powerful features. Function Keys Various uses for the 3000 Series will be explained throughout this Operator’s Guide.
  • Page 17 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 The size, creation date and time of all the hard disk images stored in the 3000 Series are displayed in sequence. If the Multiple Images feature is “disabled”, the size of the current hard disk image is displayed.
  • Page 18 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 1 = M U L T I P L E I M A G E S S E L E C T O P T I O N The factory setting for this function is disabled.
  • Page 19 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 • Press the “STOP/NO” key to exit • Press the “5” key on the keypad. The screen will now read: S T A R T I M P O R T I N G...
  • Page 20 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 R E A D WA T E R M A R K ? The watermark is a unique electronic fingerprint. These fingerprints allow discs to be traced back to the specific unit and even to the recorder that wrote them.
  • Page 21 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 • Press the “8” key on the keypad. The screen will now read: S E L E C T R E C O R D I N G...

  • Page 22: Creatinga Hard Disk Image

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Creating A Hard Disk Image The CD-3000 comes equipped with an internal hard disk drive, which can be used to store copies of master discs for later recording or comparing.
  • Page 23 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 WA I T I N G F O R D R I V E S R E A D Y G O O D : 0 B A D : 0...

  • Page 24: Creating Multiple Hard Disk Images

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Creating Multiple Hard Disk Images The Multiple Images feature allows the CD-3000’s internal hard disk to store up to four master disc images. The factory setting for this function is “disabled”.
  • Page 25 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 • Press the “START/YES” key. The screen will now read: I M A G E A = [ 1 ] B = [ 2 ] C = [ 3 ]...

  • Page 26: Enabling Verify After

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Enabling Verify After • From the main operating screen depicted below: S E L E C T C O P Y C O M P A R E •...

  • Page 27: Copying Froma Hard Disk Image

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Copying From A Hard Disk Image After a hard disk image has been created, it can be used as the copying master source. If you have not already created a hard disk image, do so now, as described in the previous section.

  • Page 28: Multiple Images Enabled

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Note: If discs failed to copy properly they will be dropped in the reject area in front of the drive bay. These discs should not be used. To help you determine the nature of the problem, error messages can be displayed by pressing the “9”...
  • Page 29 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 • Press the “START/YES” key, and you will be returned to the main operating screen: S E L E C T C O P Y C O M P A R E...

  • Page 30: Comparing Froma Hard Disk Image

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Comparing From A Hard Disk Image For quality control purposes, the CD-3000 is equipped with powerful verification capabilities. Copied discs can also be compared against hard disk images. This feature ensures copying integrity.

  • Page 31: Multiple Images Enabled

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 S E L E C T C O P Y C O M P A R E Note: If discs failed to copy properly they will be dropped in the reject area in front of the drive bay.
  • Page 32 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 C O M P A R E O K , P R E S S S T A R T G O O D : 0 B A D : 0 O F : 0 •...

  • Page 33: Viewing Scsi Device Information

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Viewing SCSI Device Information To view the CD-3000 SCSI device information, the steps are as follows: • From the main operating screen depicted below: S E L E C T...

  • Page 34: Working With Cd-Rewritable (Cd-Rw) Discs

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Working With CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) Discs In addition to working with CD-Recordable (CD-R) discs, the CD-3000 can also copy both to and from CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs. CD-R discs are write-once and can be read on any CD audio player, CD-ROM, and MultiRead CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 35: Setting The Internal Clock

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 Setting The Internal Clock The CD-3000’s internal clock is set at the factory for Eastern Standard Time (observing daylight savings when applicable). To set the internal clock, the steps are as follows: •...

  • Page 36: Firmware Updates

    “Firmware Update CD” into the system. The latest version of firmware will be available for downloading to your computer from the MediaFORM web site: www.mediaform.com Once a firmware image file is downloaded, a “Firmware Update CD” can then be written...
  • Page 37 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 F I R M WA R E U P G R A D E • You will then be returned to the main operating screen: S E L E C T...

  • Page 38: System Startup

    CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 System Startup • Turn on the power to the CD-3000. Wait a minute or two while the system starts up. The screen will now read: I N C .

  • Page 39: Appendix A: Supported Formats

    Should you encounter a disc (which does not employ a copy protection scheme) that you cannot copy on your CD-3000, MediaFORM will do its best to promptly add support for this format. Dealing with custom formats, however, may be subject to a development charge.
  • Page 40 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 CD-3000 Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 100102 CD-3000 Supported Formats CD-ROM Mode 1 CD-ROM XA Mode 2 (form 1, form 2) Photo CD (single and multi session) CD-DA CD-Extra (CD PLUS) CD-R CD-RW *High-Speed CD-RW is not supported to write...

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