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  • Page 1 User Manual For Optical Disc Duplicator V 3.6.0 Copyright © 2013 All Rights Reserved...
  • Page 2 VINPOWER DIGITAL’S CD/DVD/BLU-RAY DUPLICATOR IS MEANT FOR BACK UP AND DISTRIBUTION OF ORIGINAL DATA AUTHORED OR OWNED BY THE USER. ANY DUPLICATED DISCS MADE FROM A VINPOWER DIGITAL’S CD/DVD/BLU-RAY DUPLICATOR IS THE COPYRIGHT OWNERSHIP OF THE AUTHOR OR COMPANY WHICH OWNS THE SOURCE DISC. ANY UNAUTHORIZED COPYING, EDITING, OR ANY PART THEREOF OF A COPYRIGHT DISC IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Chapter 1: Introduction & Manual Overview ................. 1   Before you start ........................... 1   Package Contents ........................3   Chapter Overview ........................3   Chapter 2: Getting to know your system ..................4   System Overview ........................4  ...
  • Page 4: Chapter 1: Introduction & Manual Overview

    Chapter 1: Introduction & Manual Overview This system is a reliable, high performance, high speed, standalone manual tower system. 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 system, please read the following to ensure proper operation: 1.
  • Page 5 5. Maintenance: It is very important to operate and keep the system in a dust free, clean environment since dust is the number 1 killer for optical recording devices. Failure to do so may severely damage your system. We strongly suggest you place an Air Cleaner next to the system and constantly use the Air Duster (Can Air) to clear off any dust on the surface of the system.
  • Page 6: Package Contents

    Package Contents Quick Start Guide Standard Operation User Manual Booklet or CD Power Cord Cable Chapter Overview Chapter 2: Getting to know your system This chapter describes the physical features and instructions on how to operate your system Chapter 3: Basic Operations Guide This chapter describes how to perform basic operations like Making Copies, Changing Speed, etc.
  • Page 7: Chapter 2: Getting To Know Your System

    Chapter 2: Getting to know your system System Overview The below image is one representation of the duplicator casing. Your case’s outlook may vary but will have similar principles. Figure 1-1 System Controls and Display The components shown in Figure 1-1 are: 1.
  • Page 8: Lcd Front Panel

    LCD Front Panel *The below image is for reference only. Your key assignment and appearance may differ. : Up (Menu/Option Scroll Up) : Down (Menu/Option Scroll 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...
  • Page 9: Input Characters/Numbers

    Input Characters/Numbers When you operate this system, there are cases when a number or a name is required to be entered by you. Such cases could be entering the Counter quantity or a Hard Drive Partition/Image name. To enter an alpha numeric character, you need to use the Up or Down button to scroll through varies numbers or letters then use the ENT/Enter or ESC/Escape button to move the...
  • Page 10: Chapter 3: Basic Operations

    Chapter 3: Basic Operations Make Disc-to-Disc Copies This process will copy your master disc onto one or multiple blank discs simultaneously. However, due to its simultaneous nature, a good conditioned master disc and a lower recording speed is recommended for higher success rates and better quality duplications. For a disc-to-disc copy, the copy source can be either of these devices: ...
  • Page 11: Section 2: Making Copies From The Reader

    If you would like to use one of the Writers as the source, use the up or down button to locate Drive 1 or up and press ENT/Enter button to select it. Drive 1 Port x.x Pioneer DVD-RW DVR-1 If the drive you’ve selected is same as the original source, the system will NOT respond to the ENT/Enter button.
  • Page 12 Or, you can choose to enter the desired number of copies for this job by following the simple procedure below: a) Simply press the Up or Down button to the following screen: Counter: Specify Counter b) Then press the ENT/Enter button to submit. You should see the following Specify Counter screen: Specify Counter: ] OK?
  • Page 13 Once the number of blank discs you inserted matches the number of discs detected on the screen, press ENT/Enter (if you are not using Auto Start or wish to speed up the process) to confirm and the following Processing screen will appear. Processing...
  • Page 14 Step 7: Remove the successful copies and refill the trays with additional blank media to continue making more copies. You can also press the ESC/Escape button 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: Pass 21 Fail 0 Job Completed! Press OK to Finish...
  • Page 15: Making Hard Drive-To-Disc Copies

    Making Hard Drive-to-Disc Copies (This function is not available if the duplicator does not have a hard drive installed.) Copying from the hard drive is the best way to make copies. Overall, there are four benefits of copying from the hard drive. ...
  • Page 16: Select Partition

    Step 2: Press ENT/Enter button to enter the Hard Drive Setup menu. If the current source is not Hard Drive, you will see the screen below. Please press the ENT/Enter button once to proceed. Select HDD as source Once you’ve entered the Hard Drive Setup menu, you will see following screen: Hard Drive Setup 1.Select Partition Step 3: Use the...
  • Page 17 From 1 of the 3 choices above, press the ENT/Enter button to submit your selection.  If you have chosen to create a new partition/image, you should see the following screen after you submit your selection. Edit Partition Name ]OK? Please refer to the “Input Name and Number”...
  • Page 18: Section 2: Selecting The Copy Source To The Hard Drive

    You can then press the ENT/Enter button to go back to the Hard Drive Setup menu. And then press the ESC/Escape button to return to the Main menu. You should see the following screen: DUPLICATOR 3.37 10.Hard Drive Setup Section 2: Selecting the Copy Source to the Hard Drive. Ignore this section and proceed to Section 3 if you have just completed Section 1: Loading Master Disc content into the Hard Drive as an image as this process will automatically switch the source to the hard drive.
  • Page 19: Section 3: Making Copies From An Existing Partition/Image Of The Hard Drive

    Section 3: Making Copies from an existing partition/image of the Hard Drive. Step 1: Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the Copy menu: DUPLICATOR 3.37 1.COPY Step 2: Press the ENT/Enter button to enter the Copy menu. You should then see the Choose Partition menu.
  • Page 20 c) Please refer to the “Input Name and Number” section of “Chapter 2: Getting to know your System” to enter the desired amount. Then press the ENT/Enter to continue on to the next step. Step 4: Once the Counter selection is submitted, you shall see the following Preparation screen and the corresponding trays that do not contain disc(s) in them will automatically be ejected: Preparing...
  • Page 21 “Specify Counter” “No Counter” Copying... H4012MB Copying ... H4012MB 0/21 401MB 401MB  H indicates you are copying from a hard drive   H indicates you are copying from a hard drive  partition/image.  partition/image.   4012MB indicates the total capacity of your master   4012MB indicates the total capacity of your master  disc image.  disc image.   0/21 indicates you have a project size of twenty‐one   0 indicates you have made zero copies thus far.   10% indicates the current percentage of the copying  copies and you have made zero copies thus far.   10% indicates the current percentage of the copying  progress.   401MB indicates the current amount data that has  progress.   401MB indicates the current amount data that has  been copied from the master disc image.  been copied from the master disc image. ...
  • Page 22: Select The Duplication Speed

    Select the Duplication Speed This process will allow you to adjust the duplication speed subject to your needs. By default, the duplication speed will be set to the optimal speed for each format and setting. However, under some circumstances, you may want to reduce the duplication speed. Those circumstances typically are as follows: ...
  • Page 23: Select Burn Speed

    Depending on the type of duplication job(s) and your system restrictions, you need to select the correct speed type in order for this setting to take effect. To select various speed types, you need to press the Up or Down button to adjust and press the ENT/Enter button to submit your selection.
  • Page 24: Mix Audio Tracks

    Mix Audio Tracks This process will guide you to mix an Audio CD from various tracks among different Audio CDs. The following are the ways you can mix an Audio CD:  Mix directly to Blank CD-R media (This option is not available if you have a CD+G Duplication System.) By mixing an audio CD directly to blank CD-R media, all the tracks you selected will be transferred to the blank CD-R media directly track by track.
  • Page 25 Step 3: Once the Mix Mode selection is submitted, you shall see following Preparation screen and the corresponding trays that do not contain disc(s) in them will automatically be ejected: Preparing Waiting for Master Preparing Waiting for a Blank If either one of the above screens is displayed for more than 2 minutes after you have placed your master disc or blank disc into the drives, please check the disc quality.
  • Page 26 Given the limited space of the screen, the message above will scroll across the screen in order to show the full message. You need to press the ENT/Enter button to return to the track selection menu. The track selected that caused this error message will be de-selected automatically. Then, you can select a different track with smaller playtime.
  • Page 27 c) Press the ENT/Enter button once to confirm your selection, and you should see the following Finalizing screen (if you choose to mix directly to a blank CD) or Copying screen (if you choose to mix through the hard drive). Finalizing...
  • Page 28 Example of Mixing Audio Tracks directly to Blank CD For the example below, we will mix a new Audio CD from 2 different Audio CD’s. From CD1: song 2, and song 4 From CD2: song 3, song 4 and song 5 1.
  • Page 29 15. Press Down button until you Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s see “Track 3” on the 2 line. Track 3: 4m:47s Total: 3 Trk 14m:34s 16. Press ENT/Enter button once. *Track 3: 4m:47s 17. Press Down button until you Total: 3 Trk 14m:34s see “Track 4”...
  • Page 30: Change The Setup Settings

    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 how to modify the “Auto Start” setting. Please note that the default setup is set for optimal performance of the system, it is unnecessary to change if you are satisfied with the outcome.
  • Page 31 Step 7: Press ESC/Escape button to go back to the main menu. DUPLICATOR 3.37 12.Setup This change will only be effective for the current usage until you power off the system unless you perform the Save function under the Utilities menu, or perform the Shutdown function under the main menu.
  • Page 32: Chapter 4: Menu Overview

    Chapter 4: Menu Overview 1. COPY This menu will guide you to make CD/DVD/BD copies. For more information, please refer to “Make Disc-to-Disc Copies” on page 7 or “Make Hard Drive-to-Disc Copies (ONLY for systems that have a hard drive installed) on page 12. 2.
  • Page 33 7. SELECT BURN SPEED This menu will guide you to adjust the duplication speed on various duplication job types. For more information, please refer to “Select the Duplication Speed” on page 19. 8. SELECT SOURCE This menu will guide you to select a Reader/Writer drive as the source drive (where your master disc will be placed into) for Copy related operations.
  • Page 34 10.8 Display Order This function will allow you to change the display order of the existing partitions/images in the hard drive. The default setting is in a chronological order. 11. MIX AUDIO TRACKS This process will guide you to mix an Audio CD from various tracks among different Audio CDs.
  • Page 35 12.7 Startup Menu This setting will allow you to choose which menu you would like to see first when you turn on the system. 12.8 Screen Saver This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to enable the Screen Saver feature or not.
  • Page 36 *Please note that supported DVD drives need to be installed to perform overburning DVD discs. 12.16 BD Safe Copy Menu Use this setting to choose whether you want to show “BD Safe Copy” on the main menu, or not. *This menu only shows in Blu-ray models. 13.
  • Page 37 13.7 Save This function will save all the settings you’ve modified since the last time the system was booted. 14. Account Management This menu will allow the Administrator to perform the following user administrative tasks. This feature is disabled by default. Prior to activating this feature, the duplicator recognizes all users as the only activated user defined as the administrator.
  • Page 38 safely turn off the machine via the Power Switch. Turning off your system without performing this function will increase the risk of damaging your system. - 35 -...
  • Page 39: Appendix A: External Device (Usb/Esata/Network) Setup Guide (Optional)

    Appendix A: External Device (USB/eSATA/Network) Setup Guide (Optional) *This only applies if you have external connections installed If there’s a switch next to the USB/eSATA/Network Port: 1. Power off your system 2. Set the switch to “ON” position at the back of your system. 3.
  • Page 40: Appendix B: Troubleshooting

    Appendix B: Troubleshooting Frequently Asked Questions No display on the LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on.  Check the power cable connection and that the environment for the power outlet is normal.  Make sure the power voltage on the duplicator matches the voltage of your power outlet. ...
  • Page 41: Disc Info

    Why some writers won’t copy?  If those writers are associated with USB/eSATA/Network connections (normally a USB logo sticker will be placed in front of such writer’s tray), please make sure the external connections is off and restart your system. For more information, please refer to “Appendix A: External Device (USB/eSATA/Network) Setup Guide”.
  • Page 42: Error Code

    Error Code Typically the system will show an error message and error code if a problem occurs. Please reference the below diagram for a description of the error codes and the recommend solution: Error Error Message Description & Recommended Solutions Code Description: The intended master disc is detected and identified successfully, but...
  • Page 43 Error Error Message Description & Recommended Solutions Code Description: When the error code occurs during the Compare process, the size of the master disc and the successfully copied disc(s) is different. When the error code occurs during a Copy related process, the capacity of the blank disc(s) is less than the data size of the master disc.
  • Page 44 Error Error Message Description & Recommended Solutions Code Description: Your system does not support the DVD format. DVD is not supported! Possible Solution: Please purchase a system that supports DVD. Description: Your system does not support the DVD-RAM format. DVD-RAM is not supported! Possible Solution: Please purchase a system that supports DVD-RAM.
  • Page 45 Error Error Message Description & Recommended Solutions Code Description: The password entered is not correct Wrong Password! Possible Solution: Please confirm you typed in the correct password or try a different password. Description: An incorrect password was entered 3 times consecutively Login Failed Possible Solution: Wait for 5 minutes, then try to use the correct password for next the...
  • Page 46 Error Error Message Description & Recommended Solutions Code Description: The Firmware Update File is not compatible with your system or the Wrong update Firmware Update File is corrupted. File Possible Solution: 1. Try to re-download the Firmware Update File. Description: The Firmware Update File is not meant for your system.
  • Page 47: Appendix C: Safety & Regulatory Information

    Appendix C: Safety & Regulatory information Safety Introduction Notices and Safety Please read the following instructions carefully before operating the machine and refer to them as needed to ensure the continued safe operation of your machine. This product and supplies have been designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements.
  • Page 48: Safety Information

    Safety Information Operational Safety Information This equipment and supplies have been designed and tested to meet strict safety requirements. These include safety agency examination, approval, and compliance with established environmental standards. To ensure the continued safe operation of your equipment, follow these safety guidelines at all times: Do These ...
  • Page 49 Electrical Safety Information 1. The power receptacle for the machine must meet the requirements stated on the data plate on the rear of the machine. If you are not sure that your electrical supply meets the requirements, please consult your local power company or an electrician for advice.
  • Page 50 Emergency Power Off If any of the following conditions occur, turn off the machine immediately and disconnect the power cable(s) from the electrical outlet(s). Contact an authorized Service Representative to correct the problem:  The equipment emits unusual odors or makes unusual noises. ...
  • Page 51 Regulatory Information Certifications in Europe: CE Mark (European Union) The CE mark applied to this equipment symbolizes the manufacture’s declaration of conformity with the following applicable Directives of the European Union as of the dates indicated: 2006/95/EC December 12, 2006 Council Directive 2006/95/EC as amended. Approximation of the laws of the member states related to low voltage equipment.

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