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  • Page 1 User’s Manual v3.5...
  • Page 2 ILLEGAL ACTIONS OF THE USER DUE TO ACTIVITIES BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE PRODUCTS INTENDED USE. Copyrights and Trademarks ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. NO PART OF THIS PUBLICATION MAY BE REPRODUCED IN ANY MEDIUM PRINTED OR ELECTRONIC WITHOUT THE PRIOR WRITTEN PERMISSION FROM VINPOWER. COPYRIGHT©2000-2010. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Table of Contents Title Page Chapter 1: Introduction………………………………………………………... 1. Overview ………………………………………………………………………. 2. The Robotic Platform…………………….…………………………………… 3. The LCD Control Panel ……………………………………………………… 4. Menu Overview ……………………………………………………………….. 5. Single Master and Multi Master Modes ………………….………………… 6. Setting Counters and Assigning Names …………………………………… Chapter 2: Operation …………………………………………………………..

  • Page 4: Title Page

    Title Page 11.5. Buzzer …………………………………………………………………. 11.6. Startup Menu ………………………………………………….... 11.7. Screen Saver …………………………………………………………. 11.8. Counter ………………………………………………………………... 11.9. DVD+R High Compatibility Mode …………………………………... 11.10. ISRC …………………………………………………………………… 11.11. Disable Drives ………………………………………………………… 11.12. Overburn…………………………………………………………... 11.13. Max Failure per Job............... 11.14. Max Failure per Driver………………………………………………... 12.

  • Page 5: Chapter 1: Introduction

    Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Overview Welcome This system is a reliable, high performance, high speed, standalone, robotic Blu-Ray (Optional), DVD and/or CD autoloader. With its professional industrial design and simple user interface, it makes your duplicating experience easier than ever. With this system, you can duplicate continuously for 24 hours, even with multiple masters.
  • Page 6 Disc Static and Sticky Media Issues The most common problems when using an autoloader are the disc static and sticky media issues. These static charge problems cause multiple discs to stick together, resulting in improper operation and more severely, can shock the robotic arm while loading a disc causing the system to freeze. Even though the autoloader has a sticky media separator function to help prevent media from sticking, you should still follow these steps to prevent sticky media from disrupting your operation and protect your system from disc static charge.
  • Page 7 Disc Placement Issue Another common problem when using an autoloader is the placement of media onto the spindles. Placing the media onto the spindles properly can avoid possible picking errors when operating the autoloader. Even though the autoloader is designed with certain tolerance adjustments to prevent mishandling by the picking arm, failures may still arise if the spindles are not loaded correctly.

  • Page 8: The Robotic Platform

    2. The Robotic Platform 100 Disc Capacity Model – 3 Writers This autoloader model has two spindles (see Figure 1-3). Each spindle holds approximately 100 discs (actual quantity varies depending on the media’s thickness). Spindle 2 is the input spindle. Spindle 1 is the output spindle.
  • Page 9 200 Disc Capacity Model – 3 Writers The autoloader model is based on the 100 Disc Capacity Model and it is achieved by adding an additional spindle to increase the capacity to 200 Discs. See “Appendix - Installing the 3 Spindle on 100 Disc Capacity Model”...
  • Page 10 00 Disc Capacity Model – 4, 6 or 8 Writers This system has five spindles (see Figure 1-5) that hold approximately 250 discs each (actual quantity varies depending on the media thickness) for a total of 500 Disc duplication capacity. Spindle 1 and spindle 2 are the input spindles.
  • Page 11 00 Disc Capacity Model – 4, 6 or 8 Writers This system has five spindles (see Figure 1-6) that hold approximately 250 discs each (actual quantity varies depending on the media thickness) for a total of 1000 Disc duplication capacity. Prior to starting a job, make sure Spindle 1 is empty.

  • Page 12: The Lcd Control Panel

    3. The LCD Control Panel Figure 1-7 below shows the LCD Control Panel. This panel has a two-line by 20 character LCD display to provide user feedback and eight push buttons to control the operation of this system. The functions for these buttons are shown in Table 1-1.

  • Page 13: Menu Overview

    4. Menu Overview This section provides an overview of the menu options. These menu options are explained in detail on the referenced pages. 1. Copy page 17 Use the Copy menu or Copy quick key to make CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Disc (Optional) copies. Before you start a copy process, make sure you have selected the correct Master Mode.
  • Page 14 8. Master Mode page 25 Use the Master Mode menu to select either Single Master Mode(SM) or Multi Master Mode (MM). For more information on these modes, see “Single Master and Multi Master Modes” on page 14. 9. Erase page 25 Use the Erase menu to erase your Rewritable discs.
  • Page 15 7. Screen Saver Use this setting to enable or disable the Screen Saver feature. When this is enabled, a screen saver is displayed whenever your autoloader has been idle for a set period of time. 8. Counter Use the Counter menu to enable or disable the Counter feature. The counter tells you how many discs have copied and how many discs are left to go during the duplication process stopping the job once the desired number of copies has been made.
  • Page 16 5. Update Firmware Use this utility to update the software in your autoloader. To update, insert the manufacturer’s Certified Update CD into the 1 tray and make sure no other discs are in rest of the trays. Then you can press the ENT/Enter button to update. Important: You should not upgrade your autoloader's firmware unless your system is becoming unstable or you are advised to do so by Tech Support.
  • Page 17 14. Manage Accounts page 40 Use this menu option to:  Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of the autoloader.  Edit existing user account information, including name and password.  Delete existing user account(s).  Enable/Disable this feature. 15.

  • Page 18: Single Master And Multi Master Modes

    5. Single Master and Multi Master Modes There are two ways to make copies using the autoloader: Single Master Mode: This mode requires that a single master disc is loaded onto the hard drive prior to initiating the duplication process. This mode is ideal if your job involves one or very few master disc(s). Multi Master Mode (Batch Mode): This mode does not require you to manually pre-load your master onto the HDD.

  • Page 19: Setting Counters And Assigning Names

    6. Setting Counters and Assigning Names Two frequently used tasks are setting counters and assigning names to partitions. Directions for these tasks are given here. 6.1 Setting Counters The autoloader frequently gives you the option to set a counter so that the machine can keep track of the number of copies made.
  • Page 20 6.2 Editing Names When you create either a new user or a partition, you need to assign a name to it. The example shown here shows how to name or rename a partition, but the process for naming or renaming the user name is identical.

  • Page 21: Chapter 2: Operation

    Chapter 2: Operation This chapter shows each of the menu options and how they are used. 1. Copy The Copy menu option or the front panel Copy quick key have two different modes of operation:  Single Master Mode: This mode requires that a single master disc is loaded onto the hard drive prior to initiating the duplication process.
  • Page 22 1.1.2 Start the Copying Process Go back to the 1. Copy Menu. Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the following screen: Start the Copy Process. Insert your blank discs on to the Input Spindle(s) Duplicator 2.00 and press the ENT/Enter button to enter the 1.Copy menu. You will see the 1.

  • Page 23: Making Copies In Multi Master Mode

    Once the duplication run is completed, the loader will remove the finished disc from a drive and place the successful copy on the Output Spindle or if it 3 NG: 0 NB: is a bad/NG copy, place it on the reject area. This will repeat for each drive. Drive01 ->...
  • Page 24 1.2.1 Select Multi Master Mode Make sure the autoloader is set to Multi Master mode (MM). If it is already in Duplicator 2.00 Multi Master mode (MM), please skip to step 1.2.2 that starts the copy 1. Copy (MM) process. If it is not, use the Up or Down button to navigate to the screen 8.
  • Page 25 The loader will continue to take discs from the Input Spindle and place them into drives until either all of the drives are full or all Input Spindles are empty. Processing... It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all of the discs in the Please Wait trays.

  • Page 26: Test

    2. Test Use the Test menu or Test quick key to simulate the copy process. With simulation, write once recordable discs such as DVD-R, or CDR will be reusable. The purpose of simulation is to ensure error free duplication. Note: Due to physical limitations of the BD-R/DVD+R recordable format, if you try to simulate BD-R/DVD+R copying, you will encounter failure messages.

  • Page 27: Test+Copy

    The loader will continue to remove discs from the input spindle and place those into drives until either all of the drives are full, or the count that you loaded into the counter is reached. Processing... It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all the discs. Please Wait The system will then compare the discs in the trays to the content of the master disc residing in the Hard Drive partition you specified.

  • Page 28: Select Burn Speed

    6. Select Burn Speed The Select Burn Speed menu option or the Speed quick key is used to adjust the duplication speed for the various disc formats. By default, the duplication speed will be set to the optimal speed. However, under some circumstances you might want to lower down the duplication speed.

  • Page 29: Select Source

    7. Select Source The Select Source menu or the Source quick key is used to set the Master Reading Source. In the autoloader, the Master Reading Source is always the Hard Drive. 8. Master Mode The Master Mode menu is used to select between Single Master mode or Multi Master mode. For more information on the modes, see “Single Master and Multi Master Modes”...

  • Page 30: Hard Drive Setup

    Processing ... The system will check all discs in the drive and prepare them to be erased. Please Wait As soon as the checking process completes, the Erase RW process starts. The “0” indicates that zero discs have been erased so far. The “25” indicates Quick Erasing...

  • Page 31: Load Partition

    10.2 Load Partition The Load Partition menu is used to load a master disc’s content into the desired partition on the Hard Drive. Hard Drive Setup Press the ENT/Enter button to enter the 2. Load Partition menu. 2. Load Partition You now have a choice to load your master disc into a new (empty) parti- Load Partition [148GB] tion or overwrite one of the existing partitions (if any exists, including re-...

  • Page 32: Delete Partition

    10.4 Delete Partition The Delete Partition option deletes an existing partition. Use the Up or Down button to navigate to the 4.Delete Partition menu. Press the ENT/Enter button to enter the Delete Partition menu. The Hard Drive Setup autoloader will first ask you to choose the partition to be deleted: 4.

  • Page 33: Format Hard Drive

    10.7 Format Hard Drive This function formats the Hard Drive. It deletes all partitions and re-initiates the Hard Drive. To format the Hard Drive, use the Up or Down button to navigate to the 7. Format Hard Drive menu: Hard Drive Setup Press the ENT/Enter button to enter the Format Hard Drive menu.

  • Page 34: Cd Writing Mode

    11.3 CD Writing Mode This setting allows you to select which mode to use to duplicate a CD; “Disc at Once” or “Track at Once.” Unless you understand completely what these modes are, we strongly suggest you set it to “Disc at Once.” Use the Up or Down button to select the CD Writing Mode menu and...

  • Page 35: Startup Menu

    11.6 Startup Menu This setting will allow you to choose the menu option that you will see first when you turn on the autoloader. The options are: Copy Test Compare Test+Copy Copy+Compare AutoCopy Use the Up or Down button to select the Startup Menu option and Setup press the ENT/Enter button to enter that menu.

  • Page 36: Dvd+R High Compatibility Mode

    11.9 DVD+R High Compatibility Mode This feature allows you to turn the DVD+R High Compatibility Mode feature ON or OFF. The purpose of this feature is to increase the compatibility of DVD+R media with a broader range of DVD Video players. This process will increase the amount of time required to duplicate your disc(s).

  • Page 37: Overburn

    11.12 Overburn Overburn is a burning method to bypass the capacity limitations of the media to burn further out onto the edge of the media. This can result in slightly higher storage capacity; however, it has also been known to have compatibility playback issues.

  • Page 38: Max Failure Per Driver

    11.14 Max Failure per Drive Use this setting to set the maximum failures each drive is allowed per job. Once the maximum is reached for any particular drive, such drive will be disabled for the remainder of the job. The default value for this setting is 5.

  • Page 39: System Info

    12.2 System Info The System Info menu provides a lot of hardware information about the autoloader such as firmware versions, Duplication/Robot Control Boards type, etc. You can scroll through the various specifications by pressing the Up or Down button. Use the Up or Down button to select the System Info menu and press System Utilities...

  • Page 40: Loader Utilities

    13. Loader Utilities The Loader Utilities is used to provide useful tools for the robotic aspect of the system. Each of these options is discussed in its own subsection. 13.1 Drive Alignment The Drive Alignment menu option is used to check the alignment of the drive trays in connection with the robotic arm.

  • Page 41: Spindle Alignment

    13.2 Spindle Alignment The Spindle Alignment menu option is used to check the alignment of the spindles to the robotic arm. When the Spindle Alignment function is selected, the system picks a disc from the first input spindle and holds it approximately one inch above the target spindle.

  • Page 42: Z Form Maneuver

    13.4 Z form Maneuver Some drives have bezels that extend out from the front of the drive face. This can cause the disc to catch on the edge of the bezel of a higher drive as it is being lowered into one of the below drives. Enabling the Z form Maneuver will allow the robotic arm to lower the disc off center from the front of the drives to clear any protruding obstacles like the bezels, and then center the disc directly above the extended writer tray just before the disc is loaded.

  • Page 43: Sticky Media Detection

    13.7 Sticky Media Detection This feature protects your system by double checking that every tray is empty before loading a disc into a drive tray. The purpose is to protect against placing media in a tray if the previous loading accidentally placed multiple discs in the tray due to sticky media.

  • Page 44: Manage Accounts

    14. Manage Accounts This feature allows the administrator to:  Create user accounts and passwords to prevent unauthorized use of this autoloader.  Edit existing user account information, including name and password.  Delete existing user account(s).  Enable or disable “Manage Accounts” Manage Accounts is disabled by default.

  • Page 45: Create User

    14.2 Create User This menu allows you to create additional user accounts. Each user has their own settings and hard drive partitions. During this process, you will be prompted to enter a new username and user password for a new account.

  • Page 46: Delete User

    14.4 Delete User This menu allows you to delete an existing user’s account. During this process, you will be asked to select the existing account to be removed. Note: The user “Admin” is the administrative account; you can’t delete this account. Manage Accounts Press the ENT/Enter button to enter into this menu.

  • Page 47: Autocopy

    15. AUTOCOPY The AUTOCOPY function is the simplest way to make CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Disc copies. It simplifies the copy process by not requiring that the project be pre-loaded on the hard drive. Simply place the master disc on top of the first Input Spindle and it will be loaded onto a reserve partition in the HDD. The data is transferred automatically to all of the blank discs which follow it.

  • Page 48: Shutdown

    Once the duplication run is completed, the loader will remove the finished 3 NG: 0 NB: disc from a drive and place the successful copy on the Output Spindle or if it Drive01 -> Output Bin is a bad/NG copy, place it on the reject area. This will repeat for each drive. The loader will then pick up another blank disc and load it into the drive.

  • Page 49: Chapter 3: Trouble Shooting

    Chapter 3: Trouble Shooting No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on.  Check the connections for the power cable and ensure that the power outlet is working correctly.  Make sure that the rear-panel power voltage setting matches the voltage of your power outlet. ...

  • Page 50: Chapter 4: List Of Error Codes

    Chapter 4: List of Robot Error Codes Code Short Description Full Description Arm did not return to top If error code 10 is shown, it represents that the vacuum picking arm position did not return to the top position within 10 seconds after a command was sent out.
  • Page 51 Input bin empty If error code 20 is shown, it represents that all of the input bins are empty. This error commonly comes up every time the autoloader does not detect anymore blank media to load into the drives. If this error arises and you are finished, press the left arrow to end the copy process.

  • Page 52: Appendix - Installing 3 Rd Spindle On 100 Disc Capacity Model

    Appendix - Installing 3rd Spindle on Your Titan Lite Autoloader Due to shipping precautions Spindle 3 is not pre-attached to the autoloader. Spindle 3 easily attaches to the right of Spindle 2 (see Figure 1-4) and for your convenience we have pre-drilled the necessary screw holes. The only tool you will need is a Philips screw driver.
  • Page 53 817 SOUTH PALM AVE ALHAMBRA, CA 91803 USA Website: www.vinpowerdigital.com Tel: 1-626-282-3300 For Sales Department Email: sales@vinpowerdigital.com For Technical Support Email: tech@vinpowerdigital.com Technical Support Technical support can be found online at: http://www.vinpowerdigital.com/TechnicalSupport/FAQ/FAQ.asp If you cannot solve your problem our technical support staff will assist you if your unit is still covered under warranty.

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