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  • Page 1 DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO Series Publishing System Operator’s Guide...

  • Page 2: Welcome To The Director/Director Pro System

    Individual DVD-R/RW recorder manufacturers are responsible for the products they provide. As a convenience, MF DIGITAL will honor any service issue related to a defective recorder while under its respective manufacturer’s warranty providing that the recorder has been purchased from MF DIGITAL either directly or indirectly.

  • Page 3: About Mf Digital

    About MF Digital Thank you for purchasing MF Digital’s DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO publishing system. MF Digital manufactures a wide variety of software and audio duplication and production equipment, including manual and fully automatic CD/DVD duplicators and printers. We hope you will consider us for all of your production needs.

  • Page 4: Installing The Director/Director Pro

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Installing the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO Carefully remove the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO publishing system from the shipping container. Inspect the contents and verify them against the packing slip. Report any errors in shipping as soon as possible.
  • Page 5 PC portion of the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO to a UPS. The minimum required size is 500VA. Repairs or alterations should only be attempted by authorized factory trained technicians. MF Digital reserves the right to void the warranty if unauthorized service is performed. Page 5...

  • Page 6: Location Of Director/Director Pro Components

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Location Of DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO Components Front View Rear View Page 6...

  • Page 7: Location Of Dvd ±R/±Rw Recorder Parts And Controls

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Location Of DVD ±R/±RW Recorder Parts And Controls Pioneer DVD-R±/±RW Legend 1) Disc Tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power to the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO is switched on.

  • Page 8: Removing Packing Restraints

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Removing Packing Restraints The DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO ships with a picker arm restraint to reduce the possibility of damage in transit. This restraint must be removed before operation or power-on. Remove the foam block above the transfer arm.

  • Page 9: Installing The Monitor, Keyboard And Mouse

    Note: purposes here, we will assume you either have expertise with networking computers, or had your unit professionally installed by MF Digital. Connecting The Network Cable • Connect a suitable patch cord to the RJ45 network port on the back of the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO unit.

  • Page 10: Installing Firewire Cables

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Installing Firewire Cables The following illustrations show firewire installation on the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO. Please connect the firewire cables.DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO-4 Firewire Connection on back of PC Page 10...

  • Page 11: Starting The Director/Director Pro For The First Time

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Starting the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO For The First Time Before CD/DVD creation or duplication can begin it is necessary to review a few details. Power Connection And Settings • Make sure the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO power switch is set to the off position.
  • Page 12 Begin Logon dialog box. • Enter “MF Digital” in lowercase letters for the password. Please note that the password is case sensitive. • Press the ENTER key. The screen will now display the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO desktop screen.

  • Page 13: Application Startup

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Application Startup The DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO is a state-of-the-art CD/DVD publishing system and duplicator. It is designed to create, duplicate and verify most standard compact disc formats. This startup section will guide you through starting and configuring the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO application.
  • Page 14 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Page 14...
  • Page 15 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Tabs: System Status Displays the status of jobs after they have been submitted for production. Create Job Brings together the data or audio contents and label components of a CD/DVD so it can be produced.
  • Page 16 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 To begin or modify an existing setup of the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO: • Click the System Setup tab. The screen will now display: The System Setup tab is divided into a number of information fields that must be completed.
  • Page 17 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Asynchronous Mode (Required) Asynchronous Mode pull-down used instruct DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO how to process jobs. This affects both how jobs are handled and how the drives operate. Jobs and drives can run either synchronously or asynchronously.
  • Page 18 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 done. In processing the respective jobs, the two drives in use for each job will function in tandem such that they will not begin to write until both drives have become ready.
  • Page 19 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Click the ASYNCHRONOUS MODE pull down and select the desired “disabled” or “level O” setting (level 1 and level 2 not used). Default Job File Folder (Required) The DEFAULT JOB FILE FOLDER field is used to specify the default location where job files (*.JOB) will be saved.
  • Page 20 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Creating New Privileges Profile Control access to the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO by restricting use to only authorized users. The main intent of this is for jobs submitted remotely through the included Java Client, or through other client side applications.
  • Page 21 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 discs this type of user is allowed to record/print per day. Max quantity per month Required. Enter the maximum number of discs this type of user is allowed to record/print per month.
  • Page 22 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Click the privilege profile you wish to delete and click the Delete button below the PRIVILEGES window. • Click the Yes button to confirm. You may NOT delete a Profile while users are assigned to it. You must...
  • Page 23 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 State/Province Optional. Enter the user’s state or province. (15 characters maximum, A to Z, 0 to 9) Zip/Postal Code Optional. Enter the user’s Zip or postal code. (15 characters maximum, A to Z, 0 to 9) Country Optional.
  • Page 24 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Editing Existing Users To edit an existing user: • Click the username you wish to edit and click the Edit button below the USERS window and the user information boxes will be displayed.
  • Page 25 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 System Drives The SYSTEM DRIVES window allows you to specify which hard disk drives the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO uses exclusively. The factory settings should be sufficient for most uses. DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO-4: Be sure that: D:, E:, F:, and G: are selected.
  • Page 26 Unless you have added a raid solution, or other additional fast storage, you should never change the default settings. EIDE drives should not be used Note: for this purpose. Please consult your MF Digital reseller if you wish to add additional storage. Page 26...
  • Page 27 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Controlling the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO From Custom Applications In addition to operating the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO from its console, you have the option to remotely control the system from anywhere on the network using your own custom applications or scripts. This is accomplished using the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO’s Application...

  • Page 28: Creating Disc Labels

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Creating Disc Labels The first step in creating a CD/DVD is to create a label that will be printed on the surface of the disc. The DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO’s built-in label design software provides a quick and easy way to create simple disc labels that contain text and graphics.
  • Page 29 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Label Menu Buttons: Creates a new disc label. Open Opens an existing disc label file (*.LBL). Save Saves the current disc label. Cuts the selected item Select Used to select the font, style, size and color before creating test Font on the disc label.
  • Page 30 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Creating Text Using the Text Mode tool, you can create horizontal text anywhere on your disc label. In addition, once the text has been entered it can be repositioned and its font and other attributes changed. To create text: •...
  • Page 31 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • To change the text that you previously typed in, edit the contents of the text box. • To change the font, style, size or color, click the Select Font button. The screen will now display: •...
  • Page 32 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Resizing Graphics To proportionally resize a graphic image after it has been imported: • Click the Point button on the toolbar. • Click the graphic image you wish to resize. A bounding box will appear around the image with eight solid squares (handles).
  • Page 33 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • You may center text horizontally only. You may choose to center graphics horizontally, vertically, or both. Clicking on the “Center” pop- up menu option centers the graphic horizontally and vertically.
  • Page 34 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Deleting Text, Graphics And Dates To delete a piece of text, a graphic image or a date field after it has been created or imported: • Click the Point Mode button on the tool bar.
  • Page 35 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Opening Existing Disc Labels Once a disc label has been saved it can be modified at a later date. To open an existing disc label file: • Click the Open button on the menu bar.
  • Page 36 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Utilizing .PDF Files for Printing (Command Module Client Only) MF Digital Duplication Systems now allows you to create your Disc labels using the popular Adobe Acrobat File, PDF for printing. To make this process simple, MF Digital has created PDF templates for you to design your artwork on.
  • Page 37 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Utilizing .PDF Files for Printing – Con’t (Command Module Client Only) • After you lay out your design, the template layer needs to be “turned off”. This simply done by using the layers palette.

  • Page 38: Creating Disc Images

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Creating Disc Images After creating a label, the next step in constructing a CD/DVD is to specify its contents (disc image). The DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO creates industry standard data (Mode 1 ISO 9660 level 2 with Joliet extensions) and audio (Red Book) CD/DVDs from scratch as well as duplicates existing CD/DVDs authored in most formats.
  • Page 39 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Data Image Editor Toolbar Horizontally at the top of the panes, which contains eight buttons: New Open, Save, Properties, Disc Capacity, CD/DVD, DVD, Wildcard. Data Image Editor Toolbar: New Folder Creates a new volume.
  • Page 40 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Static And Dynamic Content The DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO allows CD/DVDs to be created from both static and dynamic content. A finished CD/DVD created from static content will contain the exact files and folders that are specified when the disc image is created.
  • Page 41 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 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/DVD icon in the lower right then release the mouse button •...
  • Page 42 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Saving The Current Disc Image File Once a data disc image has been created, it must be saved for the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO to use it as a data source for recording. Disc images can either be saved as script files (with an “ISC”...
  • Page 43 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 To save a data disc image script file: • Click the Save button on the toolbar. The screen will now display: The file will automatically be saved with the .isc extension.
  • Page 44 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Click the OK button. The screen will now display: • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the script file. • Enter the name for the script file and click the Save button.
  • Page 45 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Publisher Enter the name of the publisher. Data Preparer Enter the name of the person who prepared the CD/DVD. Copyright File Enter the file name that provides copyright information about the CD/DVD.
  • Page 46 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 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 Script button on the toolbar. The screen will now display: •...
  • Page 47 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 The Audio Image Editor tab is divided into three panes. The top left pane lists all the names and icons of the disk drives available to the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO, as well as files and folders on the currently selected disk drive (source).
  • Page 48 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Adding Tracks • As depicted below, drag one or more WAV / MP3 files onto the text. Multiple files may be selected by pressing and holding down the SHIFT or CTRL key while clicking on the tracks. SHIFT allows you to select a range of contiguous tracks, while CTRL allows you to randomly pick multiple tracks.
  • Page 49 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Editing A Track • Right click the track to be edited. The screen will now display: The right hand buttons have the following options: • Play Selection • Set IN Point •...
  • Page 50 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Changing ISRC Codes And Copy Prohibit Flags DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO systems equipped with Pioneer DVD-R Note: drives do not support MF Digital SmartDRIVE features. The INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RECORDING CODE (ISRC) is an optional 12-character descriptor that identifies a specific track on an audio CD/DVD.
  • Page 51 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Inserting, Editing And Removing Silence When assembling audio CD/DVD disc image DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO application does not insert silences (gaps) between tracks. To insert silence between tracks: • Right click the track that is to be edited. Choose “Edit” on the drop down menu •...
  • Page 52 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • 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 •...
  • Page 53 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Click the up and down indicators to specify the new location of the sub- index (minutes, seconds, frames). • Click the OK button. To remove sub-indexes: • Click the audio track you wish to edit in the lower left pane and its existing sub-indexes will be displayed in the bottom right pane.
  • Page 54 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Saving The Current Audio Disc Image Once an audio disc image has been created it must be saved so that it can be used by the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO as an audio source for recording.

  • Page 55: Creating Jobs

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Creating Jobs After creating a data or audio disc image, the next step in constructing a CD/DVD is to create or define a job. A job brings together the various elements of the CD/DVD (label, disc image, etc.) so they can be recorded...
  • Page 56 DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO systems equipped with Pioneer Note: DVD-R drives do not support MF Digital SmartDRIVE features. Vertically along the left side of the Job tab is a series of nine check boxes: Copy, Verify, Print, Print First, Simulate, Archive, Align, SmartGuard Media.
  • Page 57 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 existing CD/DVDs. Align When checked, CD/DVDs will be placed on the optical aligner so that the disc may be oriented relative to the alignment mark. This is used for over-printing silk-screened discs.
  • Page 58 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Password (Required) PASSWORD field assists controlling access DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO. Passwords are assigned to specific User IDs using the System Setup tab. • Click the PASSWORD field and enter your assigned password.
  • Page 59 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Select the appropriate file and click the Open button. Leave the field blank if no label is to be printed. Page 59...
  • Page 60 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 SmartGuard Media ID DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO systems equipped with drives other Note: than the 48 ProDRIVE such as Pioneer DVD-R drives or the 52x ProDRIVE do not support this feature. This option allows you to create SmartGUARD Media for use with MF Digital stand-alone duplicators (CD/DVD-5000 or Scribe EC Standalone).
  • Page 61 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Saving The Current Job Once a job has been created it can be saved and used by the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO for future recording. Job files are saved as job files with a “JOB” extension.

  • Page 62: Submitting Jobs

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Submitting Jobs After defining or creating a job, the final step in constructing a CD/DVD is to submit the job for production. During the production process the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO uses the job as a guide or map for bringing together the various elements of the CD/DVD (label, disc image, etc.) to...
  • Page 63 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 The lower pane is the COMPLETED JOBS window that lists all the jobs completed by the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO. Information displayed for each job includes: its assigned JobID, the total number of requested CD/DVDs, the number of successful CD/DVDs produced, the number of failed CD/DVDs produced and the time each of the jobs was completed.
  • Page 64 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Removing A Job To remove a pending job from the queue so that it will not be produced: • Click the job you wish to remove in the JOB QUEUE window.

  • Page 65: Viewing Logs

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Viewing Logs The DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO maintains a comprehensive database of all jobs completed by the unit. The collected information is useful for a variety of reasons such as, tracking disc usage, helping to diagnose problems, or even for billing clients.

  • Page 66: Viewing The Errors Reported By Director In The Event Viewer

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Viewing the Errors reported by Director in the Event Viewer. When Director reports errors, they are also reported to the Event Viewer. The Event Viewer is apart of the Windows Operating System. To view the events in the Event Viewer, follow the steps below.
  • Page 67 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 6. To view the error being reported, double click the error event in the list. The Event properties dialog will now appear. In the Description field as shown to the right, the exact error is reported in this case a COPY error.
  • Page 68 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Updating Job Records To update job records in the history log: • Click the Refresh button at the bottom of the JOBLOG window. Navigating Job Records To navigate among job records in the history log.
  • Page 69 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Deleting Individual Job Records To delete a job record from the history log: • Click the job name you wish to delete and click the Delete Record button at the bottom of the JOBLOG window.
  • Page 70 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Check the ARCHIVE box in the general options window. Ensure that no other boxes are checked. • Click the QUANTITY field and enter 0. • Click the JOB ID field and enter a name for the job to a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters.
  • Page 71 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the image file. Please note that depending upon the amount of data to be recorded the image file can occupy as much as 700 MB of hard disk space.
  • Page 72 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Recording An Image File Once created, the image file of the master disc is used as the source for recording. To use the image file of the master disc as the recording source: •...

  • Page 73: Viewing Resources

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Viewing Resources The Resource tab is a simple diagnostic tool that displays the hardware elements connected to the DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO. These include the disc autoloader, CD/DVD-R/RW recorders and the printer.

  • Page 74: Upgrading Director/Director Pro Software

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Upgrading DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO Software Overview of the process Do not remove the previous version of DIRECTOR/DIRECTOR PRO Note: software from the add/remove program applet. • Download the zipped files • Unzip the downloaded files and save it as c:\CD/DVDDIRECTOR\CD/DVDDIRECTOR XXX •...
  • Page 75 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Extract the Zipped files • Unzip the downloaded files and save it as c:\CD/DVDDIRECTOR\CD/DVDDIRECTOR XXX • Browse to the location where the zipped file was saved. • Double Click on the CD/DVDdirXXX.zip folder to open WinZip window.

  • Page 76: Changing Computer Name

    MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Changing Computer Name 1. Disconnect computer in the Internet Service Manager (ISM) 2. Change the Computer name 3. Change Anonymous user account and password 4. Reboot the computer Disconnecting computer in the Internet Service Manager (ISM) •...
  • Page 77 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Right Click on the computer icon with the name results in the following window • Right Click on the computer name to reveal the following window Although “Connect” is highlighted, select disconnect. When computer name is changed, a reboot is required and upon reboot ISM will automatically connect.
  • Page 78 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Changing the Computer Name • From desktop, right click on the computer icon and click on Properties to open System Properties window. • Click [Properties] button to open the Identification changes window...
  • Page 79 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Key in the new computer name in the computer name box, and click [OK]. Need to reboot the system for the new name to be effective. Page 79...
  • Page 80 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 Change the Anonymous Account • Open ISM window as instructed previously • Right clicking on the default website will open the following window • Right Click on the properties, select Directory Securities tab to reveal...
  • Page 81 MF Digital Director/Director Pro Series Publishing Operator’s Guide Revised 71906 • Click the [Edit] button to edit anonymous access in the authentication control window • Click browse to select the user, select the user in window that you would like to change The “Look In”...

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