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USER GUIDE
Aleratec 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD
Tower Duplicator SA
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Part No. 260205

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  • Page 1 ® USER GUIDE Aleratec 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Tower Duplicator SA ™ Part No. 260205...
  • Page 2 Aleratec, Inc. 9851 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 U.S.A. Aleratec is a registered trademark, and 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Tower Duplicator ® SA™ is a trademark of Aleratec, Inc Check out Aleratec Online! • Blog.Aleratec.com • Facebook.com/Aleratec • Twitter.com/Aleratec • YouTube.com/Aleratec Please record the following information to help expedite any warranty claim: Model No.
  • Page 3 TV reception. The user is cautioned that changes and/or modifications made to this equipment, without the approval of manufacturer, could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 4 The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. This BD/DVD/CD Duplicator is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located on top of the internal drive enclosure. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Audio CD Editing ....................36 Introduction to Manage Accounts ..............44 Manage Accounts: Overview ................46 Introduction to Duplication Mode ..............48 Using AUTOCOPY ....................51 Menu Overview ...................53 Troubleshooting ..................60 Recommended Media ................64 Technical Support ..................65 Service and Support ...................66 Technical Support FAX Back Form ............69 www.aleratec.com...
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  • Page 7: Introduction

    User Guide thoroughly before using this product. Product Features The Aleratec 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Tower Duplicator SA is a stand alone disc duplication system with the capability of simultaneously producing up to 8 BD/ DVD/CD copies, and no computer is required.

  • Page 8: Key Items - 1:8 Blu-Ray/Dvd/Cd Tower Duplicator Sa

    Introduction Key Items – 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Tower Duplicator SA LCD Control Panel BD/DVD/CD Source and RW Drive Removable Hard Disk Drive (see page 4) BD/DVD/CD RW Drives* www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 9: 1:8 Blu-Ray/Dvd/Cd Tower Duplicator Sa: Lcd Front Panel

    Master Discs. The default for this option is the BD/DVD/CD source drive. (See page 33 for more information) UP arrow is used to scroll up through functions or menus DOWN arrow is used to scroll down through functions or menus www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 10: 1:8 Blu-Ray/Dvd/Cd Tower Duplicator Sa: Removable Hard Disk Drive

    Note: The HDD will not work unless it is secured in position with the carriage lever and locked with the key. Do not unlock the HDD during operation, as you will destroy any copies you are making. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 11: Precautions

    DVD disc onto a double/dual layer DVD disc or vice versa. The recordable blanks must be the same format and maximum capacity as the Master Disc you intend to duplicate. In addition, the duplicator does not support DVD-R to DVD+R duplication. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 12 Transportation Please keep the original packing materials for future moving or shipping of the 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Tower Duplicator SA. Shipping the 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Tower Duplicator SA without proper packaging will void the warranty. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 13: Overview

    USB 1.1, as this will greatly affect system performance. If windows displays a message that a fast USB device is detected on a slow USB port, then you will need to upgrade your computer by adding a USB 3.0 or 2.0 port. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 14: Control Functions

    10. Mix Audio Tracks 11. Setup Language Auto Start Read Error Skip CD Writing Mode Max Audio Buzzer Start Up Menu Screen Saver Duplication Mode 10. Counter 11. DVD+R High Compatibility 12. IRSC 13. Disable Drivers 14. USB Connection 15. Overburn www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 15: Tower Duplicator Sa: Tutorials

    Master Disc and lower recording speeds maybe necessary to ensure high success and quality duplications rates. Turn on the duplicator. After the duplicator has booted up, you will see the following display: Aleratec 1.00 1. COPY  COPY...
  • Page 16 To specify a number less than 4 digits, fill the leading spaces with “0”s (any leading “0” will be skipped). For example, “0234” will give you two hundred and thirty four copies, and “0010” will give you ten copies. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 17 Now, “0021” is displayed, press ENT once and the cursor moved to OK. ix. Then, press ENT once to submit your counter value. Now you will see the following screen: Preparing... Waiting for Master  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Preparing... Waiting for Blanks  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 18 ENT to confirm. You will see the following display: Processing... Please Wait  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Note: Give the duplicator 10-15 seconds to recognize all the blank discs. If the number of blank discs you inserted doesn’t match the number of discs detected... www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 19 ( 3) Waiting for Blanks  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE “PASS 3” indicates that you’ve just made 3 successful copies. “FAIL 0” indicates that you have no failure in this run. “3” indicates that you’ve successfully copied 3 copies so far. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 20: Load Source Files Onto The Hard Drive

    Billion Bytes), the Duplication System capacity is actually 74.5 Billion Bytes (74.5GB). ▪ In addition, we round off all fractions of a GB to the lower whole number. That means for a hard drive that has a 74.5GB system capacity, we only recognize and utilize 74GB. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 21 “root” directory for burning onto a disc. You will not be able to navigate into the folder when selecting a partition to create discs. * Duplicating from folders on the Duplicator HDD only supports file sizes 4GB and smaller. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 22: Load Master Disc Onto The Hard Drive

    It is very important to make sure the Source is set for the Hard Drive in order to avoid unnecessary error messages. To check what the Source is set to, please do the following: Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 7. Select Source ...
  • Page 23 Press ENT to enter “Load Partition” menu and you will see the following display: Load Partition [ 228GB] Load-> New Partition  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE The “228GB” indicates the available capacity of your hard drive in term of GB. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 24 With the partition name “FUN” displayed press ENT consecutively until the cursor is moved to OK. viii. Press ENT once to submit your name selection. You will see the following confirmation screen: Load Partition? [FUN ] OK?  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 25 Disc that has been loaded. Once your Master Disc has been loaded completely, you will see the following display: Load Partition OK! Press OK to Continue  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Press the ENT button to go back to the “Hard Drive Setup” menu. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 26: Rename Existing Hard Drive Partition Name

    You can rename it at anytime afterwards (including the Reserved Partition). To rename your existing hard drive partition name, do the following: Use the UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 9. Hard Drive Setup ...
  • Page 27 Press ENT once to submit your name selection. When you are done you will see the following display: Partition FUN2 Renamed!  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE You will be directed back to “Hard Drive Setup” menu. Hard Drive Setup 3. Rename Partition  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 28: Delete Existing Hard Drive Partition Permanently

    Delete Existing Hard Drive Partition Permanently If for some reason you need to delete your existing hard drive partition permanently, do the following: Use the UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 9. Hard Drive Setup ...
  • Page 29 Tower Duplicator SA: Tutorials Delete Existing Hard Drive Partition Permanently - continued You will be directed back to the “Hard Drive Setup” menu. You will see the following display: Hard Drive Setup 4. Delete Partition  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 30: Choose Hard Drive Partition Display Order

    Choose Hard Drive Partition Display Order You can choose the order in which the controller shows your hard drive partitions: Use the UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 9. Hard Drive Setup ...
  • Page 31 Chose Order: Default, OK?  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE You will be directed back to the “Hard Drive Setup” menu. You will see the following display: Hard Drive Setup 8. Display Order  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 32: How To Make Copies From The Hard Drive

    Load a master disc to the HDD if it is not already loaded and make sure Source is set to the Hard Drive. Go back to “COPY” Menu. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 1.0 COPY ...
  • Page 33 Press DOWN button consecutively until “0” is displayed. iv. Press ENT button once to move the cursor to the next position. Press DOWN button consecutively until “2” is displayed. vi. Press ENT button once to move the cursor to the next position. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 34 Then press ENT (if you are not using Auto Start or wish to speed up the process) to confirm and the following Processing screen will appear. Processing... Please Wait  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 35 ( 3) Waiting for Blanks  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE “PASS 3” indicates that you’ve just made 3 successful copies. “FAIL 0” indicates that you have no failure in this run. “3” indicates that you’ve successfully copied 3 copies so far. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 36 You can continue to copy or you can eject the extras. Note: Failed discs will not be ejected automatically. You will need to manually eject these. Throw away any failed write-once discs. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 37: Select Burn Speed

    If you have time, it is a good choice to lower down the speed to produce the best quality duplicates. Turn on your duplicator. After it has finished booting up, you will see the following display. Aleratec 1.00 1. COPY ...
  • Page 38 Once your selection has been changed successfully, you will see the following screen for 2 seconds. DVD to DVD Speed: Adjusted to  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Then you will be directed back to the main menu: Aleratec 1.00 6. Select Burn Speed  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 39: Select The Source Drive

    When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready. 1.00 1. COPY  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Navigate to Source Selection Menu. Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. 1.00 7. Select Source  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 40 Once your selection has been changed successfully, you will see the following screen for 2 seconds: Drive 1 Port 0.0 Selected!  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Then you will be directed back to the main menu: Aleratec 1.00 7. Select Source  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 41: Change The Setup Settings

    Note: The default “Setup” is set for optimal performance. It is unnecessary to change this setting if you are satisfied with your duplicator performance. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 11. Setup ...

  • Page 42: Audio Cd Editing

    CD-R you’ve inserted. After you are finished, you will be instructed to finalize the CD-R disc. Turn on the duplicator. After the bootup is complete, you will see the following display: Aleratec 1.00 1. COPY ...
  • Page 43 Once you have finished selecting the tracks to be copy, press the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “ARE YOU DONE?”. You will see the following display: Total 6 Trk 26m : 17s Are you done?  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 44 CD with additional music files. If you choose to insert another audio CD with additional music files, press the DOWN arrow button until you see the following display: Total 6 Trk 26m : 17s Insert Next Master?  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 45 When the whole process completes, your mixed copy will be ejected and you will see the following display: Job Completed! Press OK to Finish  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE You will then be directed back to the main menu: Aleratec 1.00 10. Mix Audio Tracks  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 46 In this example we will be creating a new Audio CD from 2 different discs: ▪ CD1: song 2, and song 4 ▪ CD2: song 3, song 4 and song 5 Go to function 10 “Mix Audio Tracks”. Aleratec 1.00 10. Mix Audio Tracks ...
  • Page 47 Press ENT to confirm. A “*” symbol will appear on the left of “Track 3”. You will see the following display: Total: 3 Trk 14m : 35s *Track 3: 4m : 47s  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 48  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE 19. When you have finished selecting all of our tracks, press the ENT button to finalize. You will see the following display: Total: 5 Trk 24m : 29s Confirm to Finalize?  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 49 21. When the process is complete, your mixed copy will be ejected. You will see the following display: Job Completed! Press OK to Finish  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE You will then be directed back to the main menu: Aleratec 1.00 10. Mix Audio Tracks  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 50: Introduction To Manage Accounts

    Enable the “Manage Accounts” feature by turning on the “Password on Boot UP” setting. Please refer to “Password on Bootup” on page 55 of this User Guide for more information. Note: This duplicator comes with standard license which allows you to create up to 72 users. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 51 Tower Duplicator SA: Tutorials Manage Accounts: Overview To access the “Manage Accounts” feature, perform the following steps: Turn on the duplicator. After the bootup is complete, you will see the following display: Aleratec 1.00 1. COPY  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE...

  • Page 52: Manage Accounts: Overview

    Manage Accounts 3. Edit User Info  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Press the ENT button to enter into this menu. Press the ESC button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 53 During this process, you will be asked to select ON or OFF (enable/disable). Manage Accounts 5. Password on Bootup  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Press ENT button to enter into this menu. Press the ESC button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current selection. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 54: Introduction To Duplication Mode

    “Load and Copy” or “on the Fly”. If you set Duplication Mode to “Load and Copy” or “On the Fly”, you will not be prompted when you go to 1. Copy. The duplicator will do what you have selected in Duplication Mode. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 55 However, if you prefer not to be prompted each time, you can always go to “14. Setup” and select sub-menu 9 and manually reset it. To do so, preform the following steps: Turn on the duplicator. After the bootup is complete, you will see the following display: Aleratec 1.00 1. COPY  COPY...
  • Page 56 Prompt  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Press the ENT button once to submit your selection. You will see the following display: Setup 9. Duplication Mode  COPY PRESCAN SOURCE Press ESC button once to go back to the main menu. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 57: Using Autocopy

    It is the simplest way to make BD/CD/DVD copies. The following tutorial will show you how to use this feature. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 14. AutoCopy ...
  • Page 58 Master Disc, remove the old master and load the new Master Disc prior to loading any new blank discs into the Writer Trays. Note: Failed discs will not be ejected automatically. You will need to manually eject these. Throw away any failed write-once discs. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 59: Menu Overview

    This menu will guide you to perform a simulation of the copying process. If everything passes the simulation, the 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. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 60 This menu will guide you to perform various Hard Drive related operations such as Loading, Renaming, or Deleting your images. 10. Mix Audio Tracks This menu will guide you through the “Mix Audio Tracks” feature. This feature helps you combine audio tracks from various CDs into a single customize audio www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 61 *This function will not fix the error; it will only skip it to make the rest of the data readable. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 62 11.10 Counter This option allows you to enable/disable the Counter feature by turning this feature ON or OFF. This feature will notify you how many discs have been copied and how many discs are left to complete your project. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 63 This feature will identify your blank recordable Media’s format, capacity, manufacture ID as well as the Media’s certified writing speed. This function (Disc Info) can be found in the “Utility” menu. Note: This feature only applies to media in the recording trays. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 64 ENT button. We strongly suggest you to not upgrade your duplicator’s firmware unless your duplicator is getting unstable. 12.7 Save This function will save all the settings you’ve modified since last time the system is booted. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 65 This function will make sure it is safe to turn off your duplicator. Once you see “Ready to Power OFF” message, then you can safely turn off the machine via Power Switch. Turning off your duplicator without perform this function will increase the risk of damaging your duplicator. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 66: Troubleshooting

    ▪ Quality of blank disc may be poor. ▪ Quality of your Master Disc may be poor. 6. Do I need to upgrade my duplicator’s firmware? ▪ Unless your system is getting unstable, we strongly suggest not upgrading your duplicator’s firmware. Please contact our Tech Support if your system is getting unstable. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 67 ▪ No, your duplicator’s Hard Drive has a unique file system that computers will not recognize. Thus, you can’t perform any read/write operations to the Hard Drive from your computer. 9. How do I reset my duplicator back to default? Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following screen. Aleratec 1.00 12. Utilities  COPY...
  • Page 68 This format can not The blank media you’ve inserted does not support be tested! TEST function You need to use either CD-R or DVD-R/RW media to perform TEST function. DVD is not The system does NOT support DVD format. supported! www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 69 The update file you are trying to update is not compatible for your system. Unknown flash model This is a system error during the System Firmware Update. Please contact Tech Support for assistance. User Abort The system has acknowledged the Abort command. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 70: Recommended Media

    HydroGuard 16x DVD-R Inkjet Printable Duplicator Grade Media 90-pack™ Part No. 230116 HydroGuard 52x CD-R Inkjet Printable Duplicator Grade Media 90-Pack™ Part No. 110119 Please visit www.aleratec.com for the most current listing of available Aleratec Duplicator Grade Blu-ray Media. www.aleratec.com...

  • Page 71: Technical Support

    After reading this User Guide, if you need additional assistance with this product, please contact Aleratec Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they may need your help to better assist you. Calling Aleratec Technical Support without all the necessary information can be both time consuming and frustrating.

  • Page 72: Service And Support

    If the product fails during normal and proper use within the warranty period, Aleratec, Inc. will, at its option, repair or replace the product at no cost (except shipping and insurance). This limited warranty does not include service to...
  • Page 73 (even if Aleratec, Inc. has been advised of the possibility of such damages).
  • Page 74 Any service outside the scope of this limited warranty will be at Aleratec, Inc.’s or its Authorized Service Provider’s rates and terms then in effect. This warranty gives you specific legal rights; you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.

  • Page 75: Technical Support Fax Back Form

    I am experiencing the following problems with my 1:8 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Tower Duplicator SA : ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________________________ By answering these questions, your problem will be solved more rapidly. Make copies as necessary. You can reach us electronically at: www.aleratec.com on the internet. www.aleratec.com...
  • Page 76 ® Document Number: 260205_UG_ENG_Rev. A Copyright © 2012 Specifications subject to change without notice. Aleratec, Inc. 9851 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth, CA 91311 U.S.A. www.aleratec.com...

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