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- Page 1 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus CD Duplicator Standalone/Link Host System User ’s Manual Ver:1.0 © Copyright 2002 ACARD Technology Corp. Ver:1.0.20020109.2021...
- Page 2 ACARD’s Copy Smart Plus is used only for backing up personal data and editing personal audio tracks. Copyright violation is a criminal charge; ACARD’s Copy Smart Plus only supports legal backup purposes.
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Page 3: Table Of Contents
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ..................5 1.1 Overview ......................5 1.2 Features ......................5 1.3 Specifications ....................6 Chapter 2 Installation Procedure ..............7 2.1 Whole duplicator without writer installed ........... 7 2.2 Completed duplication system ..............7 2.3 Preparing for installation ................ - Page 4 6.9.5 Select Partition ..................32 6.9.6 Select Src Drive ..................33 6.10 Edit Track ....................33 6.10.1 CD to CD Edit ..................33 6.10.2 CD to HD ....................35 6.10.3 Play Audio Track .................. 38 6.10.4 Close Session ..................39 6.11 Setup ......................
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Page 5: Chapter 1 Introduction
CD backup if the CD backup are more than one. Obviously, a standalone ARS-2021/2012S Copy Smart Plus will easily resolve the little inconvenience and drawback mentioned above. -
Page 6: Specifications
F/W 3.0A & expand read speed to 17-40X Support CD-RW Drive* - Plextor, TEAC, Sanyo, Nichimen, SONY, RICOH Support Hard Drive* - 2.5” ATA 66/100 Hard Drive Please visit ACARD web site to get the newest list (http://www.acard.com) or E-Mail to support@acard.com... -
Page 7: Chapter 2 Installation Procedure
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Chapter 2 Installation Procedure When you get CD Copy Smart Plus, you could find the package in the following possibilities: whole duplicator without writer installed & completed duplication system. 2.1 Whole duplicator without writer installed Unpack the package of the duplicators. -
Page 8: Preparing For Installation
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 2.3 Preparing for installation Step 1: Remove the back cover of Copy Smart Plus. Step 2: Remove the metal sleeve of Copy Smart Plus. -
Page 9: Installation Of Cd-R/Rw Drive
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 2.4 Installation of CD-R/RW drive Step 1: Adjust your CD-R/RW drive to master drive. (Please refer to your CD-R/RW drive user’s manual) Step 2: Place CD-R/RW drive into lower drive bay of Copy Smart Plus. (Please Note!! CD-R/RW drive must be installd to lower drive bay... - Page 10 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Step 3: Connect IDE cable from Copy Smart Plus controller board to 40- pin IDE interface connector of CD-R/RW drive. Step 4: Connect one of 4-pin DC power cords to the DC input connector of CD-R/RW drive.
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Page 11: Installation Of Cd-Rom Drive
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Step 5: Screw up the device from sliding. 2.5 Installation of CD-ROM drive Step 1: Adjust your CD-ROM drive to master drive. (Please refer to your CD-ROM drive user’s manual) - Page 12 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Step 2: Place CD-ROM drive into upper drive bay of Copy Smart Plus. (Please Note!! CD-ROM drive must be installd to upper drive bay only!!) Step 3: Connect IDE cable from Copy Smart Plus controller board to 40-...
- Page 13 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Step 4: Connect the other 4-pin DC power cords to the DC input connector of CD-ROM drive. Step 5: Connect audio cable to CD-ROM drive audio port.
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Page 14: Installation Of 2.5" Hard Disk
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Step 6: Screw up the device from sliding. 2.6 Installation of 2.5” Hard Disk Step 1: Screw up the 2.5” hard disk with the metal frame. - Page 15 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Step 2: Screw up the hard disk with metal frame on the rack. Step 3: Connect the 44-pin cable to hard disk.
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Page 16: Installation Of Copy Smart Plus Cabinet
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 2.7 Installation of Copy Smart Plus Cabinet Step 1: Slide Copy Smart Plus into sleeve. Step 2: Screw up to fix sleeve. - Page 17 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Step 3: Place back cover onto backside of Copy Smart Plus,and fix it. Step 4: Done!
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Page 18: Chapter 3 Key Functions And Operating Instruction
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Chapter 3 Key Functions and Operating Instruction 1. LCD Display Panel: Display main functions and all messages. : Scroll up through menus or functions. : Scroll down through menus or functions. : Execute the function which you select. - Page 19 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Two different main operation procedure are required to install the duplicatior with: 1. With hard drive installed Duplicator will detect the hard drive and create partitions for it (each partition will have 1G capacity, e.g. 10GB Hard Disk will probably have 10 partitions which it is included 9 working partitions and 1 TEMP partition) Use the Select Source to set the hard drive being the target source.
- Page 20 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 2. Without hard drive installation Place master disc to CD-ROM. Switch to Copy function by pressing arrow button. Place blank CD-R or CD- RW disc into all the CD writers. Press “ENT” button to strat copying when all writers detect the CD discs.
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Page 21: Chapter 4 Board Layout
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Chapter 4 Board Layout Ultra SCSI Link Host Power Cable IDE Port for 2.5” Hard Drive (Connect to CN3) IDE Port for CD-ROM (Connect to CN4) IDE Port for CD-R/RW (Connect to CN5) Power Cable (Connecting from 44-Pin IDE Cable) Connect to on board IDE Port Connect to 2.5”... -
Page 22: Chapter 5 Copy Smart Plus As Hosted Cd Drives
SCSI host adapter should be LUN enable. (Please refer the user manual of SCSI host adapter. If you use ACARD’s SCSI adapter, you could refer to Appendix F.) Step 2: Connect Copy Smart Plus to SCSI host adapter with external SCSI cable. -
Page 23: Copy Smart Plus Dip Switch Adjustment
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 5.5 Copy Smart Plus DIP switch adjustment switch 1: turn on is for SCSI ID 4 switch 2: turn on is for SCSI ID 2 switch 3: turn on is for SCSI ID 1 switch 7:... -
Page 24: Chapter 6 Function
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Chapter 6 Function 6.1 Copy When doing the coping process, the data will really burn into the blank CD-R/RW discs. Before doing the coping process, please make sure the present partition in hard drive if it correct and contains data (with hard drive installed) or the master CD is put in the CD-ROM drive (without hard drive installed) before coping. -
Page 25: Test&Copy
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus For CD-RW discs that contain data, emulate Erasing disc will do quick erase of all old data before emulation. Thus, never do emulate on CD-RW discs that contain important data. Testing-24X LCD will show the process of testing information. -
Page 26: Verify
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus When the process is finished, the LCD will 3.Test & Copy show the message of the “Test&Copy” result. OK: 01 6.4 Verify This will verify the target of discs if can read correctly in the CD-ROM drive after copying of the discs. -
Page 27: Prescan
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus When the process is finished, the LCD will show Compare OK: 1 the message of the “Compare” result. Then the Fail: 0 Diff: 0 CD discs will be ejected by CD writer. Press “ENT” button to see the detail of “Com-... -
Page 28: Disc Info
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus If the master of the disc can read correctly, the PreScan OK! LCD will show “OK!” message. If the master of the disc can not read correctly, PreScan Fail! the LCD will show “Fail!” message. 6.7 Disc Info This function will show the total of data information from the master disc. -
Page 29: Image
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Press “ENT” button to entry the select source 8.Select Source function or press “ESC” to exit.. Then use arrow button to select the CD-ROM, Src: CD-ROM CD-RW or hard drive as the master source. 01 IDE0 Slave When the source is selected, then press “ENT”... -
Page 30: Delete Image
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus When the image is succeeded to load into hard Image load OK drive, the LCD will show as left. If there is an image exit in current partition, Image Exists system will ask to overwrite it. Use arrow button Overwrite?Yes to make “Yes”... -
Page 31: Compare Image
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus The LCD will show the total sessions and tracks Total 01 Sessions in the hard drive of partition. Total 01 Tracks Press “ENT” button again, the LCD will show Total: 74:00 the total time and capacity in the hard drive of Total: 650 MB partition. -
Page 32: Select Partition
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus If the compare result is identical, the LCD will Tgt: 00 show the message as left. Identical When the compare result is failed. The mes- Compare OK: 0 sage will show that the number of discs is failed... -
Page 33: Select Src Drive
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus When the partition is set, the LCD will show as Set Partition to left. 6.9.6 Select Src Drive This setting will select particular drive to be a target source and the data will be coming from. - Page 34 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Follow the LCD to select the track that you want Select Track: to edit. 1/10 03:25 Press “ENT” button to select the track. After the Select Track: track is selected, the “+” will appear. Press “ENT” again will cancel the track that you select...
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Page 35: Edit Track
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Finally, when the track of selection is made. Select Track: Please use arrow button to move to the “End” End 2Trk07:50 manual. Press “ENT” button to finish the disc edition. End edit disc Using arrow button to make “Yes” or “No”... - Page 36 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Follow the LCD to select the track that you want Select Track: to edit. 1/10 03:25 Press “ENT” button to select the track. After the Select Track: track is selected, the “+” will appear. Press +1/10 03:25 “ENT”...
- Page 37 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Finally, when the track of selection is made. Select Track: Please use arrow button to move to the “End” End 2Trk07:50 manual. Press “ENT” button to finish the disc edition. End edit disc Using arrow button to make “Yes” or “No”...
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Page 38: Play Audio Track
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Select the partition that the data will move into. Select Partition LCD will show the process of the data is Moving to P: A moving. When moveing is finished, the LCD will show Moving to P: A the “OK!”... -
Page 39: Close Session
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus LCD will show the information of the track you Playing Track-1 are playing. 00:00 / 03:25 6.10.4 Close Session Select “Close Session” will make the disc close and can not write any data into. This function can make disc to be read on normal player. -
Page 40: Language (Optional)
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 6.11.1 Language (optional) To set which message of language is shown on the LCD. There are English, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese and Japanese languages are supported on LCD. Press “ENT” to change the setting and “ESC” to 11-01. -
Page 41: Auto Start Drive
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 6.11.4 Auto Start Drive This setting controls choose the CD writers will auto start to copy or test when the blank discs insert to CD/RW. Default setting is “Off”. Press “ENT” button to enter “Auto Start Drive”... -
Page 42: Auto Compare
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Using arrow button to change “On” or “Off” Auto Verify setting then press “ENT” or press “ESC” to go back 11-06 manual. 6.11.7 Auto Compare This setting controls On and Off of auto compare the data between master and target discs after discs copy. -
Page 43: Eject Disc
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 6.11.9 Eject Disc This setting controls the ejection of discs by CD writer. Three options are available: “Eject Good Only” setting will only eject the passed discs automatically and leave the failed one in the CD writers. “Eject All Disc”... -
Page 44: Burn Mode
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Using arrow button to change “On” or “Off” Burn On The Fly setting then press “ENT” or press “ESC” to go back 11-10 manual. If the system does not connect with hard drive, There is no HDD ! the LCD will show the message as left. -
Page 45: Device Info
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 6.11.13 Device Info This function will show what devices you connect with. When copy control support the devices’ brand and type of information will be showed on LCD. Press “ENT” button to enter the device informa- 11-13. -
Page 46: System Info
Press “ENT”, the LCD shows the next informa- WINBOND: W49F002U tion as left. 2001 / 11 / 16 ACARD 6.11.15 Quick Erase This function will quick erase the data on the CD-RW disc. It will take a short time to do it. -
Page 47: Full Erase
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 6.11.16 Full Erase This function will full erase the data on the CD-RW disc. As it will complete to erase the data, it will take a minutes to do it. Press “ENT” button to enter the “Full Erase”... -
Page 48: Overburn
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Using arrow button to change “On” or “Off” UnderRun Protect setting then press “ENT” or press “ESC” to go back 12-01 manual. 6.12.2 Overburn This setting controls turns on the CD writer which has overburn function. Default setting is “Off”. -
Page 49: Verify Hdd
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Press “ENT” button to enter “Format HDD” and 12-04. Adv Setup “ESC” to exit. Format HDD Using arrow button to change “Yes” or “No” All data will be setting then press “ENT” or press “ESC” to go lost, format? Yes back 12-04 manual. -
Page 50: Update Firmware
Procedures to make the firmware CD disc by yourself: 1. Get the firmware from ACARD through e-mail or directly download from the web site: http://www.acard.com 2. Unzip the firmware you have got and write the file “cdxxx.bin”... -
Page 51: Compare Firmware
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus to add more data, it can be used to store newer version of firmware. When updating the firmware program from the CD, only the one in last session will be used. Other versions in previous sessions will be ignored. -
Page 52: Load Default
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus After the button function testing, the system will self-test SDRAM, the hardware connecting test, and flash test. Every testing process will be shown on the LCD. It just take a minutes to get the results of hardware diagnotic. -
Page 53: Chapter 7 Troubleshooting
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting 1. No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when power on. Please check the connection of power cable and the environment of power outlet is normal. Turn off the power of machine, open the case of duplicator to check whether the power cable is fixed. - Page 54 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus 6. The failure rate is high. Lower the speed of CD-Writer and try again. Quality of bland disc is poor. Check for latest firmware version. Check the CD-Writer maximum writing speed. Over 24X writing process please copy to hard drive first then to CD.
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Page 55: Appendix 1 Optional Scsi-Ide Bridge Products
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Appendix 1 1. Copy 2. Test 3. Test&Copy 4. Verify 5. Compare 6. Prescan 7. Disc Info 8. Select Source 9. Image 9.01 Load (If there is an image exist in current partition, ask overwrite it or select another partition) 9.02 Delete Image... -
Page 56: Appendix 2 Lcd Message List
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Appendix 2 LCD Message List Normal LCD Message List¡ G ¡ G ¡ G ¡ G Message Description Initialize the memory on the system Initialize SDRAM Detect what drives is connected with the system Detect Drives... - Page 57 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Press any key to eject the good disc after the recording Press a Key to Eject process Good Disc Press any key to eject the fail disc after the recording Press a Key to Eject process...
- Page 58 ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus The Message of Audio Edit¡ G ¡ G ¡ G ¡ G Message Description Abort the tracks selected and delete it Lost selected Tracks? Finishing the music disc edit and start to record the CD End edit disc and...
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Page 59: Appendix 3 Technical Support Form
ARS-2021/2021S Copy Smart Plus Appendix 3 Technical Support Form Email: support@acard.com http://www.acard.com Model: F/W Version: ARS-2021/2021S Model Channel F/W Version IDE0 CD-ROM IDE1 CD-R/RW Hard Disk Configuration Hard Disk Model/type Capacity Firmware version Others Problem Description MAL2021X21SE10-0...