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  • Page 1 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide...
  • Page 2 Other trademarks referred to are the property of their respective trademark or registered trademark holders. Warranty MediaFORM Inc. warrants to the original purchaser that the equipment that you have purchased is free from defects in materials and workmanship, for a period of time as follows: Duplicator Electronics & Mechanical Parts...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Table of Contents ABOUT MEDIAFORM INC............................. 5 FORM D ..............5 XPECT EDIA UPLICATION YSTEM ABOUT THIS MANUAL ............................5 INSTALLING THE VANTAGE..........................6 ’ ..............................6 ..................................6 PTIONS ..............................7...
  • Page 4 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 ALIGNING THE PRINTER............................ 23 APPLICATION STARTUP ............................. 25 ........................25 TARTING THE ANTAGE PPLICATION ..........................26 ANTAGE PPLICATION AYOUT VANTAGE STARTUP ............................. 27 SETTINGS EDITOR ..............................28 ............................ 28 PPLICATION OLDER CD I ..........................
  • Page 5 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 )..........................61 ECORDING PEED EQUIRED CREATING .PRN FILES (SPECTRUM2 PRINTER) ..................62 CREATING .PRN FILES (INKJET PRINTER) ....................63 PRINTING IN RELAY MODE ..........................64 ..............................64 UBMITTING SUBMITTING JOBS..............................65 The Production Process ..........................66 DUPLICATING EXISTING CDS ...........................

  • Page 6: About Mediaform Inc

    About MediaFORM Inc. Thank you for purchasing MediaFORM’s Vantage autoloading CD duplication system. MediaFORM manufactures a wide variety of software and audio duplication and production equipment, including manual and fully automatic CD and DVD duplicators and printers. We hope you will consider us for all of your production needs.

  • Page 7: Installing The Vantage

    • Power cord • Three threaded metal aligner spikes • One threaded metal spindle spike • Operator’s Guide • MediaFORM Product & Warranty Registration card Options • CD label printers: Supported models include the Spectrum2, Spectrum, and Signature IV Page 6...

  • Page 8: Packing Materials

    Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), or a surge protector is highly recommended. The minimum required size is 400VA. 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 7...

  • Page 9: Location Of Vantage Components (24X Cd-2000-8)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of Vantage Components (24X CD-2000-8) Front View PRINTER (optional) ALIGNER Rear View (shown with Spectrum2 printer) COM2 of PC COM1 of PC Page 8...

  • Page 10: Location Of Vantage Components (24X Cd-2000-8)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of Vantage Components (24X CD-2000-8) Front View (optional) Rear View (shown with old style printer doc) (shown with horizontal SCSI configuration) Page 9...

  • Page 11: Location Of Vantage Components (24X Cd-2000-4 Spectrum2)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of Vantage Components (24X CD-2000-4 Spectrum2) Front View Output Spindle Input Spindle 1 Input Spindle 2 Rear View To COM2 of PC To COM1 of PC Page 10...

  • Page 12: Location O F Vantage Components (2000-4)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of Vantage Components (2000-4) Front View OUTPUT SPINDLE INPUT SPINDLE 1 INPUT SPINDLE 2 Rear View SCSI 1 Page 11...

  • Page 13: Location Of Vantage Components (2000-4 Inkjet)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of Vantage Components (2000-4 inkjet) Rear View 24X CD-R To COM2 of PC DVD-R Inkjet To COM2 of PC Page 12...

  • Page 14: Location Of Vantage Components (Dvd 2000-8)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of Vantage Components (DVD 2000-8) Front View PRINTER (optional) ALIGNER SPINDLE Rear View To COM2 of PC To COM1 of PC Page 13...

  • Page 15: Location Of Vantage Components (Dvd 2000-4)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of Vantage Components (DVD 2000-4) Front View OUTPUT SPINDLE INPUT SPINDLE 1 INPUT SPINDLE 2 Rear View To COM2 of PC To COM1 of PC Page 14...

  • Page 16: Location O Fcd-R/Rw Recorder Parts And Controls

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of CD-R/RW Recorder Parts And Controls MediaFORM SmartDRIVE 24X Legend Disc tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power to the Vantage is switched on.

  • Page 17: Location O Fdvd-R/Rw Recorder Parts And Controls

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Location Of DVD-R/RW Recorder Parts And Controls Pioneer A04 DVD R/RW Legend Disc Tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power to the Vantage is switched on.

  • Page 18: Installing The Printer Support

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Installing The Printer Support The printer support bracket must be installed before the printer is installed. The bracket attaches with six fasteners and extends from the back of the unit as depicted below.

  • Page 19: Installing The Printer

    • Parallel printer cable • Printer user guide • Spectrum2 Designer software and printer driver CD • Printer ribbon • MediaFORM Product & Warranty Registration card • Serial Cable • Mounting Brackets Mounting The Printer • Install the ribbon as shown in the Spectrum2’s documentation.

  • Page 20: Making The Connection

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Making The Connection • Make sure the printer power switch is set to the off position. • Connect the supplied parallel printer cable to the printer port on the back of the Spectrum2 and to the parallel port on the back of the host computer.

  • Page 21: Installing Fire Wire Cables

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Installing Fire Wire Cables Please connect the fire wire cables as illustrated below. Systems with 4 drives will not have the bottom 4 connectors, and will have only 1 cable going to the PC.
  • Page 22 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 24X 2000-8 Page 21...

  • Page 23: Starting The Vantage For The First Time

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Starting The Vantage For The First Time Before disc creation can begin it is necessary to review a few details. Power Connection And Settings • Make sure the Vantage power switch is set to the off position.

  • Page 24: Aligning The Printer

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Aligning The Printer The printer must now be manually positioned relative to the Vantage’s disc picking mechanism. • From the Vantage Settings tab depicted below: • Click the “Test unloading and loading discs to printer” button.
  • Page 25 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 • When you are satisfied with the alignment of the disc, click “Put the disc back to the input spindle” and then click “End of test.” • Be sure to remove the disc from the printer tray.

  • Page 26: Application Startup

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Application Startup The Vantage is a state-of-the-art CD or DVD duplicating system. It is designed to create, duplicate and verify most standard compact disc formats. This startup section will guide you through starting and configuring the Vantage application.

  • Page 27: Vantage Application Layout

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Vantage Application Layout The Vantage application is organized into a sequence of four pages accessible by tabs at the top of the screen (Job Manager, Data Image Editor, Audio Image Editor, and Settings). By completing the information on these pages you control the actions of the Vantage to create, duplicate and verify discs as well as print disc labels.

  • Page 28: Vantage Startup

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Vantage Startup • When the Vantage software first opens, the Job Manager tab is displayed. • Click the Settings tab The Settings tab is divided into four areas (Version Information, Default folders, Printer, and Communication Serial Ports). The field closest to the top of the tab is the Vantage’s version information.

  • Page 29: Settings Editor

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Settings Editor • From the Settings tab, click the Change Settings button and the following screen will be displayed. Application Temp Folder • To choose an application temp folder, click the Browse button to the right of the Application TEMP folder field.

  • Page 30: Cd Labels Default Folder

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 CD Labels Default Folder • To choose a default folder for your CD labels, click the Browse button to the right of the CD labels default folder field. When creating a new job, this will be the default folder that the Vantage opens to browse for a label file path.

  • Page 31: Data Image Editor

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Data image editor After creating a label, the next step in constructing a CD is to specify its contents (disc image). The Vantage creates industry standard data (Mode 1 ISO 9660 level 2 with Joliet extensions) and audio (Red Book) CDs from scratch as well as duplicates existing CDs authored in most formats.

  • Page 32: Image Toolbar

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Image Toolbar Horizontally along the top of the screen is an area which contains ten buttons, from left to right the buttons are: New CD layout, Load CD layout [*.ISC], Save CD layout [*.ISC], CD Image properties, Create CD image [*.ISO], Record CD, Enable inserting entire contents of folder [*.*],...

  • Page 33: Adding Files And Folders

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Adding Files and Folders • Click the desired file or folder in the top left or right pane (source) and hold down the mouse button. • Drag the file or folder over the CD icon in the lower left pane (fig. 1) and release the mouse button.

  • Page 34: Static And Dynamic Content

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Static and Dynamic Content The Vantage allows discs to be created from both static and dynamic content. A finished disc created from static content will contain the exact files and folders that are specified when the disc image is created. A...

  • Page 35: Removing Files And Folders

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Removing Files And Folders • Click the desired file or folder in the bottom left or right pane (disc image) • Drag the item to the recycle bin in the lower right hand corner, or right click the item and select delete.
  • Page 36 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 To save a data disc image script file: • Click the CD Image properties button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: The CD IMAGE PROPERTIES dialog box contains a series of radio buttons as well as a number of information boxes.
  • Page 37 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 • Click the OK button. • Click the Save CD layout [*.ISC] button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the script file.

  • Page 38: Loading An Existing Script File

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Loading An Existing Script File Once a data disc image script file has been saved it can be modified at a later date. To load an existing script file: • Click the Load CD layout [*.ISC] button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: •...

  • Page 39: Audio Image Editor

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Audio Image Editor The Vantage creates industry standard audio (Red Book) discs from scratch that can be played on any home, car or portable compact disc audio player or computer CD or DVD-R drive. Audio tracks are created using any combination of 44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo WAV or MP3 files.

  • Page 40: Image Toolbar

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Image Toolbar Horizontally along the top of the screen is an area which contains ten buttons, from left to right the buttons are: New CD layout, Load CD layout [*.ISC], Save CD layout [*.ISC], CD Image properties, Create CD image [*.ISO], Record CD, Enable inserting entire contents of folder [*.*],...

  • Page 41: Adding Tracks

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Adding Tracks • As depicted below, drag one or more WAV / MP3 files onto the text "The end" as it appears in the top left corner of the bottom pane. Multiple files may be selected by pressing and holding down the SHIFT or CTRL key while clicking on the tracks.

  • Page 42: Changing A Upc Code

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Changing A UPC Code The UNIVERSAL PRODUCT CODE (UPC) is an optional 13-digit descriptor that can be written into an audio CD. To change the UPC code: • Click the CD image Properties button on the Image toolbar. The screen will now read: •...

  • Page 43: Changing Isrc Codes And Copy Prohibit Flags

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Changing ISRC Codes And Copy Prohibit Flags The INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RECORDING CODE (ISRC) is an optional 12-character descriptor that identifies a specific track on an audio disc. Each track can have its own unique ISRC consisting of 2 alphanumeric characters (country), 3 alphanumeric characters (owner), 2 digits (year of recording) and 5 digits (serial number).

  • Page 44: Inserting, Editing And Removing Silence

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Inserting, Editing And Removing Silence When assembling an audio CD disc image the Vantage application does not insert silences (gaps) between tracks. To insert silence between tracks: • Right click on an audio track.

  • Page 45: Inserting, Editing And Removing Subindexes

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 To remove silence between tracks: • Click the silence indicator you wish to remove in the lower left pane and hold down the mouse button. • Drag the silence indicator over the trashcan in the bottom right of the Audio tab and release the mouse button.

  • Page 46: Saving The Current Audio Disc Image

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 • Click the up and down indicators to specify the new location of the subindex (minutes, seconds, frames). • Click the OK button. To remove subindexes: • Right click the subindex you wish to remove in the lower right pane.

  • Page 47: Loading An Existing Audio Disc Image

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Loading An Existing Audio Disc Image Once an audio disc image script file has been saved it can be modified at a later date. To load an existing audio disc image script file: •...

  • Page 48: Job Manager Tab

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Job Manager Tab • Click the Job Manager tab. The Job Manager tab consists of three areas, Queued jobs, Jobs in progress, and Finished jobs. The Queued jobs area lists all of the jobs waiting to be processed by displaying the job name, the type of job running (i.e.
  • Page 49 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 • Check the option box to enable the production option needed for your job and click “Next”: Operations and Options: Copy When checked the discs in the submitted job will be recorded using the disc image file selected in the IMAGE field.

  • Page 50: Archive Only

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Archive only 1. Select the “Archive only” button as seen in (fig. 1). (fig. 1) 2. Click browse and select the “Image file path” for the file that you would like to archive. This lets the Vantage know where to place your file and what name to give your file.
  • Page 51 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 4. The “Job parameters” will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority. 5. Click “Finish” and the Vantage will run the job. (fig. 4) Page 50...

  • Page 52: Copy And/Or Verify

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Copy and/or Verify Vantage 2000 systems equipped with Note: Pioneer DVD-R drives do not support MediaFORM SmartDRIVE features. 1. Select the “Copy and/or Verify” button as seen in (fig. 1). 2. Click “Next”.
  • Page 53 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 8. The “Job parameters” will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority. 9. Click “Finish” and the Vantage will run the job. (fig. 4) Page 52...

  • Page 54: Relay-Mode Job

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Relay-mode job 1. Select the “Relay-mode job” button as seen in (fig. 1). (fig. 1) 2. Click “Next”. 3. Select the “Operations and options” for the relay mode job. 4. Click “Next”. (fig. 2) 5.
  • Page 55 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 6. If you pressed the Add button you will be prompted to select label files. Highlight the label files you would like to use and press open. (fig. 4) 7. Once the label files are added you can...

  • Page 56: Print Only

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Print only 1. Select the “Print only” button as seen in (fig. 2. Click “Next”. (fig. 1) 3. Click “Browse” and locate the label file that you would like to use. 4. Enter a quantity of discs for the job.
  • Page 57 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 8. The “Job parameters” will then displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority (fig. 4). 9. Click “Finish” and the Vantage will run the job. (fig. 4) Page 56...

  • Page 58: Image File Path (Optional If Only Printing Is Desired)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Image file path (optional if only printing is desired) The Image file path field is used to specify the data or audio disc image (ISC or ISO file) that was previously created, to be used as the data or audio source for recording.

  • Page 59: Making Copies (Relay Mode)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 • Select the appropriate file and click the Open button. Leave the field blank if no label is to be printed. Making Copies (Relay Mode) The quickest and simplest way of duplicating one or more discs is to use the Vantage’s Relay Mode copying feature.

  • Page 60: Copy Protection (Optional)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Copy protection (optional) Vantage 2000 systems equipped with Pioneer DVD-R drives do not Note: support MediaFORM SmartDRIVE features. Copy protection will cause the file that you specify to be damaged and unreadable, therefore protecting the CD from being duplicated. During the copy protection process, select a file that has no involvement with the readable contents of the CD.

  • Page 61: Quantity (Required)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Quantity (required) The Quantity field is used to specify the number of discs to be recorded or printed as part of the current job. • Click the Quantity field and enter the number of discs to be recorded or printed.

  • Page 62: Media Type (Required)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Media type (required) Check the type of media that corresponds to the media being used, CD-R or DVD-R. Jobs in progress The Jobs in progress area displays the job currently running on the Vantage.

  • Page 63: Creating .Prn Files (Spectrum2 Printer)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Creating .prn Files (Spectrum2 Printer) Create a .prn by printing the document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. You will be prompted to specify the filename and location. This puts the document in a format that the Vantage can use for printing.

  • Page 64: Creating .Prn Files (Inkjet Printer)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Creating .prn Files (Inkjet Printer) Create a .prn by printing the document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. You will be prompted to specify the filename and location. This puts the document in a format that the Vantage can use for printing.

  • Page 65: Printing In Relay Mode

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Printing in Relay Mode After defining or creating a job the final step in constructing a CD is to submit the job for production. During the production process the Vantage uses the job as a guide or map for bringing together the various elements of the CD (label, disc image, etc.) to print and record as needed.

  • Page 66: Submitting Jobs

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Submitting Jobs After defining or creating a job the final step in constructing a disc is to submit the job for production. During the production process the Vantage uses the job as a guide or map for bringing together the various elements of the disc (label, disc image, etc.) to print and record as needed.

  • Page 67: The Production Process

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 requested discs, the number of successful discs produced, the number of failed discs produced, the immediate status of the job (copying images, loading discs, copying discs, unloading discs, etc.) and the progress. The lower pane is the Finished jobs window that lists all the jobs completed by the Vantage.

  • Page 68: Duplicating Existing Cds

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Duplicating Existing CDs In addition to creating industry standard data and audio discs from scratch, the Vantage also duplicates existing discs authored in most formats. Creating An Image File The first step in duplicating an existing disc is to create an image file of it on the hard disk drive to be used as the master source for recording.
  • Page 69 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 • Check the Archive box in the Operations and options window. Ensure that no other boxes are checked. • Proceed through the wizard (page 44) • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the image file.

  • Page 70: Recording An Image File

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 The screen is now switched to the Job manager tab to display the progress of the submitted job. During production the master disc will be loaded from the input spindle into the recorder and saved as an image file with the specified name on the hard disk drive.

  • Page 71: Appendix A: Creating Disc Labels With Other Software

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Appendix A: Creating Disc Labels With Other Software Included with the Spectrum2 and Signature IV printers are printer drivers and CD labeling software, which can be used for creating disc label artwork. The drivers and software are installed on a separate PC to create a file that the Vantage uses as a source label for printing.
  • Page 72 Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Installed Ribbon pull-down is set to “Color” and so on. When finished left-click the Apply and then OK buttons to accept the modifications. • Restart Windows 95/98. Page 71...

  • Page 73: For Windows Nt 4.0 Workstation

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 For Windows NT 4.0 Workstation • Install the printer driver and CD Designer software on the separate PC that will be used to create the artwork as described in the printer user guide.

  • Page 74: Installing The Software (Signature Printers)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Installing The Software (Signature Printers) For Windows 98 • Install the printer driver and SureThing Labeler software on the separate PC that will be used to create the artwork as described in the printer user guide.

  • Page 75: Creating And Using Disc Labels

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Creating And Using Disc Labels Familiarize yourself with the CD Designer or SureThing CD Labeler software and user guides included with the Spectrum or Signature III printers. Disc label artwork will be created as would be normal for a standalone printer but the output will be redirected to a file for saving onto a CD-R/RW disc or network hard disk volume shared with the Vantage.

  • Page 76: Producing The Printer Image File (Signature Printers)

    Vantage Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 110102 Producing The Printer Image File (Signature Printers) • If you did not restart Windows after modifying the printer driver settings, do so now. • Create the disc label artwork using the SureThing CD Labeler software.

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