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051704-510104-(05)
Optical Disc Duplicator MAX
User's Manual
© 2002 All rights reserved.

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  • Page 1 051704-510104-(05) Optical Disc Duplicator MAX User’s Manual © 2002 All rights reserved.
  • Page 2 Notices: The information in this document is subject to change without notice. NO WARRANTY OF ANY KIND IS MADE WITH REGARD TO THIS MATERIAL, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. No liability is assumed for errors contained herein or for incidental or consequential damages in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of this material.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Section 1: Getting Started...1 A. Choosing a Good Location ...2 B. Unpacking and Inspection...2 C. Identifying the Parts ...3 D. System Requirements ...5 E. Overview of Operation ...6 Section 2: Hardware and Software Set-Up and Testing ...9 A.

  • Page 5: Section 1: Getting Started

    Section 1: Getting Started THANK YOU… ...for purchasing the Optical Disc Duplicator MAX. It is the perfect way for you to perform large copy jobs of up to 400 discs at a time. You can also print directly onto disc surfaces...

  • Page 6: Choosing A Good Location

    PLEASE NOTE: The USB to Parallel cable included in your supplies is highly recomended when connecting a CD Printer to the Duplicator MAX. The USB port is able to handle data more quickly than the standard parallel port. Using this cable will make your system more robust when simultaneously printing and recording discs.

  • Page 7: Identifying The Parts

    IDENTIFYING THE PARTS Front Panel and Top This illustration shows the Duplicator, its Control Panel, Buttons, LED indicator lights, components. An optional unit so that you can see where it is attached: Ink Jet CD Printer Top Cover Robotic Arm Control Panel Pause Button Sequence Button...
  • Page 8 Sequence Button position to the next. It is used mainly during the set-up and testing procedures. Pick Button drop it in a Bin, the CD Recorder or the Reject area. It is also used in combination with Pause to perform a reset in the robotics.

  • Page 9: System Requirements

    430MB. However, it is still possible at the software settings of 40x or “MAX” that you may experience occassional errors in the interface. In some cases, these errors may require a re-boot of your PC.

  • Page 10: Overview Of Operation

    OVERVIEW OF OPERATION Your new CD Duplicator is an automated, precision device intended for continuous-duty copying and printing of CDs. The following is a description of the complete process of copying and printing a CD job on your Duplicator: 1. Up to 400 blank discs may be loaded at one time. Each Input/Output Bin Input/Output Bin is left empty to be the first to collect finished output.
  • Page 11 4. All CD Recorder Trays then automatically shut. Through software control, you can perform a verification test on each CD-R disc before recording. If a disc does not pass (meaning that all or part of that disc is not recordable), the Robotic Arm picks it out of the CD Tray and sends it to the Reject Area, located at the base of the Duplicator in front of the...
  • Page 12 8. Once recording has started, the recorded discs from the previous round will be transported to the temporarily, and will then be transported to the printer for printing. This simultaneous recording and printing of discs greatly increases the throughput of your Duplicator. 9.

  • Page 13: Section 2: Hardware And Software Set-Up And Testing

    Section 2: Hardware and Software Set-Up and Testing A. SELECTING VOLTAGE 1. Locate the Voltage Select Switch on the back of the unit. 2. Set the switch to the appropriate setting. Use the 115 setting for North America or Japan. Use the 230 setting for Europe and Asia.

  • Page 14: Attaching The Top Cover

    B. ATTACHING THE TOP COVER 1. Remove shipping tape surrounding the Support Struts. 2. Compress the struts to move them out from the Duplicator Shell Case, and lay them to the side as shown. Support Strut 3. Set the Top Cover on the Duplicator Shell Assembly, aligning the holes on the Top Cover with the mounting studs of the black plastic hinges.

  • Page 15: Connecting The Cables

    5. Install the Black Plastic Hinge Covers by sliding them in place over the Top Cover Mounting Screws. 6. Once the top cover is secured to the Duplicator Shell Assembly, attach Struts by snapping them in place over the Ball Joints on the inside of the Top Cover and press the Black Plastic Joint Cover in on the strut to lock it in place.
  • Page 16 4. Connect the the DB9 connector on the rear panel of the Duplicator. The other end is connected to your PC's DB9 COM1 port. If COM1 is already used for another device, you can use COM2 or COM3 the set-up procedure for changing the default serial port for the Duplicator.
  • Page 17 6. If you will be printing as well as duplicating discs, set-up the printer according to its instructions and continue on to step 7. If you won't be attaching a printer, you have now completed the Hardware and Cabling Set-Up procedure. Proceed to Section E.
  • Page 18 INDEX Position the printer on the stand so that the printer stand locating pins are inserted into the locating holes of the printer. You may have to rotate the printer slightly to get it past the supporting brackets for the Duplicator's Top Cover.
  • Page 19 10. Connect the printer with an IEEE 1284 compliant cable. One end is connected to the parallel port on the rear panel of the printer. The other end is connected to the parallel port of your PC. Make sure that your PC's parallel port is set to mode.

  • Page 20: Hardware Test And Printer Alignment

    HARDWARE TEST 1. Power-up your PC by re-connecting its main power cord. Turn on the PC with its power button. 2. While waiting for Windows to start, perform a Hardware Test as follows: a. Apply power to the Duplicator b. Place the gray plastic the Duplicator.
  • Page 21 Open the printer tray with the disc in/out button. On Ink-Jet CD Printer, this is the button with the two arrows pointing different directions. On the Printer, this is the button on the lower right side of the front panel. k.

  • Page 22: Software Installation

    m. Press the aligned over the Output Bin. n. Press the Output Bin. o. Press the Pick button again. The CD will be picked up out of the Output Bin. p. Press the Sequence button to rotate the Robotic Arm to the next into the bin and press Pick once again to pick the disc from the Bin.

  • Page 23: Selecting Your Printer And Recording Drives

    7. Assuming that you pressed Yes, the next screen shows the Destination Location. If you wish to install the program in a different location, press Browse. If not, press Next. 8. The Show Program Folder screen is displayed. If you wish to change the name of the folder in which the software will be installed, do so now.

  • Page 24: Software Test

    INDEX Once the drives are selected, the following dialog box should appear: Select your printer from this list. If you are not using a printer, simply select "Not using a disc printer" from the drop-down menu. SOFTWARE TEST The final set-up step before starting your first job is to test the entire hardware/software configuration.
  • Page 25 1. Launch the Primo software from your Windows Desktop or program menu. The main will appear. 2. From the main Application Window, click on Robotics. 3. In the drop-down menu, go to Services. Hardware and Software Set-Up and Testing 21 INDEX Application Window...
  • Page 26 4. Click on Check Communications. You will get a dialog box saying "Communication OK. System Idle." If you don't, check that all cables are connected securely. Or, change the serial cable from COM3 and change the setting in the down menu. Try again until you get the "Communication OK"...
  • Page 27 7. Select Manual Movements. 8. Deselect any components you don't have installed in the check boxes in Multiple System Test. 9. Load at least 4-5 discs into the 10. Click on Start Test. The robotic arm will move through its entire sequence automatically.

  • Page 28: Section 3: Running Your First Job

    Section 3: Running Your First Job Now that you've completed the hardware set-up, connected all cables, loaded the PrimoDVD 2.0 Software and the printer driver and performed all tests, you're ready to copy discs. The example given in this chapter is for a simple audio CD copying job using Prassi PrimoDVD software.

  • Page 29: Overview Of Recording

    Under this window there are several adjustable-size windows that indicate what you've set-up and what's happening: the Drive Status Window, the Job Status Window, and the Job Setup Window. A sub-Window called the available, but it is hidden upon initial boot-up of the software. Here's a short explanation of each Window: •...
  • Page 30 INDEX the Duplicator successfully before with a particular brand of media that is highly reliable, you may choose to record without testing or verifying. This will deliver the highest throughput rate of finished discs. Test recording performs all of the operations of recording with the drive's laser turned on to reading power.

  • Page 31: Copying An Audio Cd

    While jobs are running, they may be paused or stopped by clicking on the appropriate buttons on the Job Setup Panel. Pause Button then suspends operations on that job. Recording is resumed by clicking the Pause Button again. Stop Button cause the Duplicator to transport the disc to the will also terminate that job.
  • Page 32 the Disc-to-Disc option from the main File: New Job drop- down menu. Be sure to click the checkbox that reads Make a Temporary Image on the Hard Disc and Copy From There. The job will build automatically, make the number of copies you've specified, and delete the disc image afterwards.

  • Page 33: Creating Print Files

    11. Press the red Record button to start recording your copies. 12. If everything worked right, the Duplicator should now be recording and printing your discs. CREATING PRINT FILES .PRN files are files created from virtually any Windows graphics application. Instead of printing to a printer, you print to file.

  • Page 34: Section 4: Interpreting The Duplicator's Led Status Lights

    Section 4: Interpreting the Duplicator's LED Status Lights LED Status Lights They can tell you a lot about what is happening at any given moment with the Duplicator, including a number of error conditions. To accurately interpret what is meant when the lights are on, off, or flashing, please refer to the following chart: A.

  • Page 35: Section 5: Maintenance And Troubleshooting

    Section 5: Maintenance Troubleshooting The Duplicator is designed to operate for extended periods of time with very little attention. In fact, no regular maintenance is recommended other than cleaning the outside case. NOTE: Do NOT attempt to oil or grease the Duplicator's Robotic Arm shaft or other components.

  • Page 36: Recording Errors

    INDEX C. RECORDING ERRORS If discs are not being recorded properly or are not passing verification, you will want to consult the error log. This is available in Primo by clicking View and selecting Show Log. This will show a history of tasks performed by Primo. If there are errors, you will see them in this list.
  • Page 37 a. Click Tools, Options and check the box labeled Enable Burn Proof. This option enable the drive to slow down its recording speed to match the data. b. Click Robotics, Options and deselect Record and Print Simultaneously. This will cause your jobs to take longer, but will free more computer resources for recording.

  • Page 38: Technical Support

    Examine the type of recording job you attempting. If you re attempting to record directly from a CD Reader to the Duplicator, the reader or the bus inside your computer may not be able to keep up with recording at 16x speed. Try creating a global image (GI) of the disc as described earlier in this manual and you will most likely have greater success.

  • Page 39: Section 6: Technical Specifications

    Recordable Formats Operating Systems Interface Power Requirement Weight INDEX Optical Disc Duplicator MAX Six versions available: Two 32x or better CD-R drives Four 32x or better CD-R drives Two DVD-R/CD-R drives Four DVD-R/CD-R drives One 32x or better CD-R drive and one...
  • Page 40 Dimensions Certifications Warranty 36 Technical Specifications 20"W x 30.5"H x 17.4"D (508mmW x 775mmH x 94mmD) Emissions: FCC Class B, CE Safety: UL, UL-C, CE One year return-to-depot INDEX...

  • Page 41: Index

    Index Application Window...21, 24, 25 Audio Job, Running...27 Bins Input ...2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 16, 18, 23 Output ...2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 16, 18 Buffer Underrun ...26 Buttons CD Tray ...16 Pause...3, 27, 31 Pick ...4, 16, 17, 18, 31 Sequence ...4, 16, 17, 18 Cables 6-Pin mini-DIN ...13, 14...
  • Page 42 PrimoDVD Software Activity Log ...25 Application Window ...24, 25, 28 Drive Status Window...25 Job Status Window ...25 Job Set-Up Window...25 Show Log ...32 Print Files, Creating...29 Printer Driver Software...18, 23 Printers Ink-Jet...1, 3, 5, 8, 17, 35 Thermal...1, 5, 8, 17, 35 PRN Files ...29 Reject Area ...4, 7, 27 Resetting the Duplicator ...31...
  • Page 44 Printed in the United States of America P/N 510104...

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