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Primera CD/DVD Duplication System DUP-07 User Manual

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061605-510800-(01)
TM
AUTOPRINTER
CD/DVD
Automated Optical Disc
Duplication System
Duplication & Printing System
© 2005 All rights reserved

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  • Page 1 061605-510800-(01) AUTOPRINTER CD/DVD Automated Optical Disc Duplication System Duplication & Printing System © 2005 All rights reserved...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Welcome!... Before you start…………………………………………... LCD Front Panel…………………………………………. Words and Terms………………………………………… Tutorial Guide I. Make Disc-To-Disc Copies……………………... II. Make copies from the Hard Drive(For Duplicator w/ HDD installed)…………………………………….. III. Select the Duplication Speed……………………….. IV. Select the Master Reading Source…………………. V. Load Master Disc onto the Hard Drive……………... VI.
  • Page 3 Menu Overview 11. EDIT AUDIO TRACK …….….………………… 12. SETUP Language ………………….…….….…………….. Auto Start ………………………….….………….. Read Error Skip…………..……….….…………… CD Write Mode ……….……………….….……… Max Audio & VCD Speed.………….….…..……. Buzzer ……………………………….….…..……. Startup Menu ……………………….….………... Screen Saver………………….……….….……….. Duplication Mode…………………….….……….. Counter ……………………………….….…….…. Auto Tray Close…………………………….….…. 13.

  • Page 4: Welcome

    Welcome! Our duplicator is a reliable, high performance, high speed, standalone CD and/or DVD duplicator. With its professional industrial design and simple beginner user interface, it will make your duplicating experience easier than ever. ****************************************************** Before you start: Before you start using this duplicator, please read the following to ensure proper operation: 1.
  • Page 5 4. External Connection Warning: If you have an external connection installed in your duplicator, you will see the USB/Firewire switch(s) on the back of your duplicator, and/or USB/Firewire sticker(s) on your writer front drive panel(s). In order to operate the duplicator solely as a standalone unit (no connection to the computer), you have to make sure all of the USB/Firewire connection light(s) on the back of your duplicator are off.
  • Page 6 7. Double Layer Partition Issue Attention: If you have a 16x speed or higher duplicator with double layer/dual layer DVD9 capability, the hard drive partitions are set at the default size of 9GB each to accommodate for the expanded size of the DVD9 format. If you require more partitions and do not plan on utilizing double layer/dual layer DVD9 media, Please refer to “Tutorial VIII: Changing Hard Drive Partition Size.”...

  • Page 7: Lcd Front Panel

    LCD Front Panel : Up : Down : Forward; Enter; OK; Execute the function : Backward; Escape; go back to the previous function : Shortcut to make a copy : Shortcut to make simulation of copying process : Shortcut to change the duplication speed : Shortcut to Load and Copy.

  • Page 8: Tutorial Guide

    I. Make Disc-to-Disc Copies This process will copy your master disc into several blank discs simultaneously. However, due to its simultaneous nature, a good conditioned master disc and lower recording speed is necessary for high success rate and good quality duplications. When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready.
  • Page 9 Make sure it is located at the “Reader Port”. If not, then you need to press UP or DOWN navigation button to search for it. If your duplicator does not equip any Reader port, then please choose the device with the Writer Port number as your Master Reading Source.
  • Page 10 b. Then. you will see the Counter Selection Menu like the following: c. The Counter Selection Menu will let you choose how many copies you want to make for your project. This Counter Selection feature will allow the duplicator to count the number of copies you’ve made and prompt you when the desired number of copies has been made.
  • Page 11 To enter the number, you need to use UP or DOWN button to select the number for each digit and use “>>” or “<<” button to move the cursor position right or left, once you’ve finished, move the cursor to “OK” and press “>>”. For example, if I want to specify a counter value of 21 (twenty one).
  • Page 12 Now you shall see the following screen: Preparing... Waiting for Master Preparing... Waiting for Blanks If either one of the ABOVE 2 screens are displayed for more than 2 minutes, please check your Master Disc or Blank Discs for quality. d.
  • Page 13 Once the number of blank discs you inserted matches the number of discs detected on the screen. Then press “>>” (if you are not using Auto Start or wish to speed up the process) to confirm and the following Processing screen will appear.
  • Page 14 Once the duplication run is completed, the successful copies will be ejected and you shall see the following screen: PASS 7 FAIL 0( Waiting for Blanks “PASS 7” indicates that you’ve just made 7 successful copies. “FAIL 0” indicates that you have no failure in this run.

  • Page 15: Hdd Installed)

    Tutorial Guide: II. Make Hard Drive(HDD)-to-Disc Copies (For Duplicator w/ HDD installed) Copying from the Hard Drive is the best way to make copies. Overall, there are 4 benefits to copying from the Hard Drive: Performance – Duplicating from the Hard Drive will be able to boost the DVD duplication speed to 8x or above.
  • Page 16 For example, if you have a 40GB Hard Drive, then you can calculate the number of DVD-5 format partitions by: 40 / 5 = 8. Since there is 1 partition reserved for the system use, you will have 7 partitions to use. Or you can calculate the number of DVD-9 format partitions by: 40 / 9 = 4.17.
  • Page 17 a. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. DUPLICATOR b. Press “>>” to enter Select Source Menu and you shall see the following: Make sure it is located at “Hard Drive”. If not, then you need to press UP or DOWN navigation button to search for it.
  • Page 18 b. Press “>>” to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you shall see the following: Hard Drive Setup c. Now, load your master disc on to the Hard Drive. To do so, use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen.
  • Page 19 f. Now, you can name the partition you are about to load into the Hard Drive. To enter the name, you need to use the UP or DOWN buttons to select the character and use “>>” or “<<” button to move the cursor position and once you’ve finished, move the cursor to “OK”...
  • Page 20 g. Now you shall see the following confirmation screen: h. Press “>>” button to confirm. Once your master disc has been recognized. The loading progress indicator will be displayed and you shall see the following *The “123MB” indicates the amount of data has been loaded to the Hard Drive.

  • Page 21: Use Up Or Down Arrow Button To Navigate To The Following Screen

    b. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. DUPLICATOR Start the Copy Process. a. Now, please insert your blank discs into the writer trays (make sure the Reader Tray is empty) and press “>>” button to enter COPY menu. You will be asked to choose which hard drive partition to copy from: b.
  • Page 22 Or, you can select “Specify Counter” between 1 to 9999 by pressing the UP or DOWN navigation button to the below screen: Then please press “>>” button to submit. You shall see the screen below: To specify the number of copies for your project, you need to enter/input a 4-digit number.
  • Page 23 iii. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “0” is displayed. iv. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next position. v. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “2” is displayed. vi. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next position.
  • Page 24 d. Please allow 5-10 seconds for the duplicator to detect your Hard Drive partition and Blank Discs as well. After your Hard Drive partition and Blank Discs have been recognized, then you shall see the following screen: Preparing... 7 Disc Detected, Go? *The “7”...
  • Page 25 e. After 2 or 3 seconds of processing time, the following Copy Progress Screen will appear. Counter Specified Copying ... H4012MB 0/21 “4012MB” indicates the capacity of the master disc. “12%” indicates the current progress of the duplication. “0/21” indicates you have a project size of 21 copies and you have made 0 copies so far.
  • Page 26 Next, refill more blank media to continue making more copies, or you can press “<<” to terminate your project and go back to the main menu. If you’ve specified a counter value for your project and your project is completed, you shall see the following screen: 21 Disc Copied Press OK to Finish...

  • Page 27: Select The Duplication Speed

    Tutorial Guide: III. Select the Duplication Speed This process will allow you to adjust the duplication speed subject to your various needs. By default, the duplication speed will be set to the optimal speed. However, under some circumstances, you might want to lower down the duplication speed.
  • Page 28 Enter Speed Selection Menu. Then, you can press “>>” button to enter into Speed Selection Menu. You shall see the following: Select Burn Speed: DVD to DVD Select Duplication Speed Type. There are four types of recording speed: • CD to CD: Copy CD Disc to CD-R Discs directly. (On- The-Fly) •...
  • Page 29 Select Desired Duplication Speed. Once you have submitted the duplication speed type, you shall see the following: DVD to DVD Speed: You can press UP or DOWN button to select the desired speed and then press “>>” to submit your speed selection. Once your selection has been changed successfully, you shall see the following screen for 2 seconds.

  • Page 30: Select The Master Reading Source

    Tutorial Guide: Select the Master Reading Source When you try to make a copy, you need to specify where the master disc is. Is it in the Reader tray? Or is it an Image inside the Hard Drive? This tutorial will show you how to change the Master Reading Source to satisfy your needs.
  • Page 31 Convenience – With your master discs stored inside the Hard Drive, you can have access to each one easily. There is no need to carry your master discs; they are all stored inside the duplicator. • Disc-to-Disc copy (read for WRITER tray) – This is the case when your master disc is full of scratches.
  • Page 32 Select Desired Master Reading Device. You can press UP or DOWN button to select the desired Master Reading Source. Then, you can press “>>” to submit your Source Selection. Once your selection has been changed successfully, you shall see the following screen for 2 seconds: Reader Port 2.0 Then you will be directed back to the main menu: DUPLICATOR...

  • Page 33: Load Master Disc Onto The Hard Drive

    Tutorial Guide: Load Master Disc onto the Hard Drive In order to copy from the Hard Drive, you are required to load your master disc onto a hard drive partition. The number of partitions is determined by dividing your Hard Drive’s total capacity by 1GB for CD format, 5GB for DVD-5 format or 9 GB for DVD-9 format (Double Layer) and subtracting one partition for system use.

  • Page 34: Duplicator

    b. Press “>>” to enter Select Source Menu and you shall see the following: Hard Drive Port 0 WDC WD400EB-75CPF0 Make sure it is located at “Hard Drive”. If not, then you need to press UP or DOWN navigation button to search for it. c.
  • Page 35 Hard Drive Setup 2.Load Partition d. Press “>>” to. enter Load Partition Menu and you shall see the following: Load Partition [ Load->New Partition *The “1” indicates the number of partitions you’ve already loaded into the Hard Drive . (Includes the Reserved Partition) *The “8”...
  • Page 36 f. Now, you can name the partition you are about to load into the Hard Drive. To enter the name, you need to use UP or DOWN button to select the character and use “>>” or “<<” button to move the cursor position and once you’ve finished, move the cursor to “OK”...
  • Page 37 g. Now you shall see the following confirmation screen: Load Partition? [FUN h. Press “>>” button to confirm. Once your master disc has been recognized. The loading progress indicator will be displayed and you shall see the following Loading ... *The “123MB”...

  • Page 38: Specify The Active Slot/Partition Of The Hard Drive

    Tutorial Guide: Rename Existing Hard Drive Partition Name When you load your master disc to a hard drive partition, you are asked to give it a name. However, if you don’t like the name you entered before, you can rename it at anytime afterwards.
  • Page 39 5. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired partition and then press “>>” to submit your selection and you shall see the following confirmation screen: Rename Partition [FUN 6. Press “>>” once again to confirm it and you shall see the following: Rename Partition [FUN...
  • Page 40 Once you’ve done above, you shall see the following: Partition FUN2 Renamed! Then, you will be directed back to HDD Image Setup Menu. Hard Drive Setup 3.Rename Partition NOTES - 37 -...

  • Page 41: Rename Existing Hard Drive Image Name

    Tutorial Guide: VII. Delete Existing Hard Drive Partition Permanently If for some reason you would like to delete your existing hard drive partition permanently, you can do the following: Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. DUPLICATOR 10.Hard Drive Setup Press “>>”...
  • Page 42 5. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired partition and then press “>>” to submit your selection and you shall see the following: Delete Partition [FUN 6. Press “>>” to confirm and you shall see the following for 2 seconds. Partition [FUN Deleted! 7.

  • Page 43: Delete Existing Image Permanently

    Tutorial Guide: VIII. Changing the Hard Drive Partition Size If you have a 16x speed or higher duplicator with double layer/dual layer DVD9 capability, the hard drive partitions are set at the default size of 9GB each to accommodate for the expanded size of the DVD9 format.
  • Page 44 4. Press “>>” to enter Partition Size Menu and you shall see the following: Partition Size Auto 5. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired partition size and then press “>>” to submit your selection. Then you will be directed back to Hard Drive Setup Menu.

  • Page 45: Change The Setup Settings

    Tutorial Guide Change the SETUP settings Most of the internal settings and information is stored inside the SETUP menu. To explore and modify them is simple. Below is an example to modify the “Auto Start” setting. Please note that the default setup is set for optimal performance of the duplicator, it is unnecessary to change if you are satisfied with the outcome.
  • Page 46 Use UP or DOWN arrow button to modify the setting to “Full” and then press “>>” to submit your selection and you shall see the following: Setup 2.Auto Start If you would like to modify more settings, then please go back to step 3. Otherwise, press “<<” button to bring you back to main menu.

  • Page 47: Audio Cd Editing

    Tutorial Guide: Audio CD Editing This process will guide you to perform the Audio Track Selection feature. This process will help you combine audio tracks from various CDs into a single customized audio CD. In order for the duplicator to do all those things, you need a temporary storage location to hold your songs before the duplicator can make it an audio CD.
  • Page 48 Going to the “Edit Audio Track” menu Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. DUPLICATOR 11.Edit Audio Tracks If your duplicator does not have a Hard Drive installed, please skip to Step 5. However, if your duplicator does have a Hard Drive installed, you will see the following: Edit Track To: Blank CD...
  • Page 49 Once you made your selection, you shall see the following: When you see above, please insert an audio CD that contains your favorite track(s) in the Master Reading Tray and a blank CD-R media into one of Writer Trays. If either one of the ABOVE 2 screens is shown for more than 2 minutes, please check your Master Disc or Blank Discs for quality.
  • Page 50 Total 6 Trk 26m:17s Are you done? You can press “>>” button to submit your selection. You will see the following: Audio Editing “1” indicates that it is working on track #1. “4m:37s” indicates that the track’s playback time. “40MB” indicates the capacity of the track in MB. If the capacity of total audio tracks you have selected is more than your blank CD-R disc’s capacity, you shall see the following two screens flashing:...
  • Page 51 If you choose to insert another audio CD for more songs, you need to press DOWN arrow button until you see the following screen: Total 6 Trk 26m:17s Insert Next Master?> Then, press “>>” button to continue. After that, your old master disc will be ejected and you can insert another audio CD into the Reading Tray.
  • Page 52 When the whole process completes, your mixed copy will be ejected and you shall see the following: Job Completed! Press OK to Finish Then, you will be directed back to the main menu: DUPLICATOR 11.Edit Audio Tracks 5.00 NOTES - 49 -...
  • Page 53 Example of Editing Audio Tracks to Hard Drive (For Duplicators with Hard Drive Installed): We need to create a new Audio CD from 2 different Discs. CD1: song 2, and song 4 CD2: song 3, song 4 and song 5 1.
  • Page 54 Total: 2 Trk *Track 4: 8. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see following: Total: 2 Trk Are you done? 9. Press “>>” Once you submit your selection, you shall see the following: Audio Editing... 10. Once the loading process is complete, you shall see the following screen: Total: 2 Trk Finish Editing?
  • Page 55 appear on the left of “Track 3” like following: 14. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “Track 4” on the 2 line, and then press “>>” to confirm. A “*” symbol will appear on the left of “Track 4” like following: 15.
  • Page 56 19. Since we have finished selecting all of our tracks. Press “>>” button to continue to finalize. You shall see the following screen: 20. Press “>>” button again to confirm the finalization and you shall see the following screen: 21. When the whole process completes, your mixed copy will be ejected and you shall see the following: Job Completed! Press OK to Finish...

  • Page 57: Introduction To Account Management Feature

    Tutorial Guide Introduction to Account Management Feature This feature allows you, the administrator, to have the power to: 1. Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of this duplicator. 2. Edit existing user account information, including name and password. 3.
  • Page 58 3. Enable the Account Management feature by turning ON the “Password on Boot UP” setting. Please refer to Feature Overview “5. Password on Bootup” below for more information. This duplicator comes with standard license which allows you to create up to 32 users. However, if you desire to create more than 32 users, please contact us regarding our special 64 user license pack.
  • Page 59 Once your password is validated, you will be guided to the main Manage Accounts screen like below: Manage Accounts 1. View User There are five menus in the Manage Accounts: 1. View User Manage Accounts 1. View User This menu allows you to view current existing user accounts.
  • Page 60 Press “>>” button to enter into this menu and press “<<” button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection. 3. Edit User Info Manage Accounts 3. Edit User Info This menu allows you to change the existing user account’s name and password.
  • Page 61 - User “Admin” is the administrative account; you can NOT delete this account. Press “>>” button to enter into this menu and press “<<” button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection. 5. Password on Bootup Manage Accounts 5.

  • Page 62: Introduction To Duplication Mode

    Tutorial Guide XII. Introduction to Duplication Mode In order to achieve 8x or higher duplication performance; there are 3 factors that need to be certified as 8x or higher speed: 1. Master Disc Reading Speed 2. Computer Controlling Speed 3. Recorder Writing Speed* *The recordable media must be certified 8x or higher in order to have 8x or higher recorder writing speed.
  • Page 63 To simplify this process for anyone, we introduced a new feature called “Load and Copy” under the new category “Duplication Mode”. This feature reduces the “Duplication from Hard Drive” process to a single step! There are two features under “Duplication modes”: On the Fly: This mode instructs the duplicator to copy directly from the master disc.
  • Page 64 Advantage: Faster duplication in a long run. (Un-Restricted DVD Duplication speed supported by the duplication blank media) Stable duplication. Reliable duplication Disadvantage: The loading time may have an impact on overall duplication time for small duplication jobs. The master disc will be loaded to the reserve partition in the Hard Drive temporarily until a new master is loaded and overrides the previous image.
  • Page 65 Press UP or DOWN following: DUPLICATOR 12. Setup Press “>>” button once. You shall see following: Setup 1.Language Press UP or DOWN following: Setup 9.Duplication Mode Press “>>” button once. You shall see following: Duplication Mode: Auto Press UP or DOWN desired mode.

  • Page 66: Setup Ieee 1394 Firewire / Usb 2.0 Device(S)

    I. Setup IEEE 1394 Firewire / USB 2.0 device(s) For first time use 1. Turn your duplicator off if it is running. 2. Turn your computer off if it is running. 3. Set the IEEE 1394 Firewire/USB2.0 switch to “ON” at the back of your duplicator.

  • Page 67: Menu Overview

    COPY This menu will guide you to make CD/DVD copies. Before you enter this menu to copy, please make sure you have selected the correct Master Reading Source. For more information, please refer to “Tutorial Guide I – Make Disc- to-Disc Copies”...

  • Page 68: Test + Copy

    TEST + COPY This menu will guide you to perform the simulation of copying process and if everything has passed during the simulation, a real copying process will be performed. If there’s an error encountered during the simulation, an error message will be displayed and the copying process will not be initiated.

  • Page 69: Quick Erase

    ERASE This menu will guide you to erase your rewriteable discs in the WRITER Tray. There are two options to erase your rewriteable discs: Full Erase: It will erase the entire disc which will Quick Erase: It will erase the index of the rewritable 10.

  • Page 70: Read Error Skip

    When it is Off, the copy process requires you to press “>>” button to confirm the duplication. When it is Auto, if your duplicator has detected 3 blank discs on a 4 target or higher duplicator for example and didn’t detect any additional blank discs for 30 seconds, then the duplication will be started automatically.

  • Page 71: Buzzer

    12.6 Buzzer This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to hear a beep when you press a button or when a task has been completed. 12.7 Startup Menu This setting will allow you to choose which menu you would like to see first when you turn on the duplicator.

  • Page 72: Utility

    13. Utility 13.1 Disc Info If you are uncertain about the type of blank recordable media you are using, the duplicator is equipped with the disc info function to help identify and notify you of the disc information encoded within. This function (Disc Info) can be found in the “Utility”...

  • Page 73: Device Info

    13.4 Device Info By entering this menu, you will be able to see the information for devices built inside your duplicator. That information includes but limited to manufacture, model number, etc. 13.5 Load Default This function will reset all of the options back to manufacture’s default.
  • Page 74 Turning off your duplicator without perform this function will increase the risk of damaging your duplicator. NOTES - 71 -...

  • Page 75: Trouble Shooting

    No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on. Check the connection of power cable and the environment of power outlet is normal. Make sure the power voltage matches the voltage of your power outlet. If the duplicator was stored in a location where the temperature dropped below 32°F (0°C) within the past 24 hours, leave the duplicator in a warm room with temperatures...
  • Page 76 The failure rate is high. Lower the “write speed” and try again. Please refer to “Tutorial III – Select the Duplication Speed.” Quality of blank disc may be poor. Quality of your master disc may be poor. Do I need to upgrade my duplicator’s firmware? Unless your system is getting unstable, we strongly suggest not upgrading your duplicator’s firmware.

  • Page 77: Duplicator

    11. How do I reset my duplicator back to default? I) Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. II) Press “>>” to enter Setup Menu and you shall see the following: III) Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen.

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