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  • Page 1 Copy Master II User’s Guide...
  • Page 2 The Copy Master is to be used in a lawful manner. Violation of the Interna- tional Copyright Laws is a criminal charge. Octave Systems Inc. is not responsible for the illegal actions of users, nor consequential damage in connection with the furnishing, performance, or use of the equipment described herein.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CD Writing Mode ........50 Octave Systems Inc.
  • Page 4 Copy Master II User’s Guide Max Audio & VCD Speed ......51 Buzzer .

  • Page 5: Overview

    Welcome Chapter 1: Overview 1. Welcome The Copy Master II duplicator is a reliable, high performance, high speed, standalone CD and/or DVD duplicator. With its professional industrial design and simple user interface, it makes your duplicating experience easier than ever.
  • Page 6 Copy Master II User’s Guide have to ensure that all of the USB/Firewire connection light(s) on the back of your duplicator are off. If the USB/Firewire connection light(s) are on, you need to follow the following steps: Turn-off your duplicator.

  • Page 7: The Lcd Control Panel

    Figure 1-1 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 the Copy Master II. The functions for these buttons are shown in Table 1-1.

  • Page 8: Menu Overview

    5. Copy + Compare page 31 Use the Copy + Compare menu option to make verified copies. After the copy process is done, the Copy Master II automatically compares the copies to the Master Reading Source to ensure data correctness. Octave Systems Inc...
  • Page 9 CD. For additional information, refer to the “Edit Audio Tracks” on page 45. 12. Setup page 48 Use the Setup menu options to control how the Copy Master II operates. You can scroll between the various options using the Up and Down buttons.
  • Page 10 Copy Master II User’s Guide 2. Auto Start ■ Use this setting to set Auto Start to Full, Auto, or Off. Full sets the duplicator to automatically copy once your master disc and all of the writer trays of the duplicator are filled with recordable media.
  • Page 11 13. Utilities page 57 Use the Utilities menu options to access the various utilities built into the Copy Master II. You can scroll between the various options using the Down buttons. 1. Disc Info ■ Use the Disc Info utility to identify the type of blank recordable media.
  • Page 12 Copy Master II User’s Guide 3. System Info ■ Use this utility to see information about your duplicator. This informa- tion includes the firmware version, CPU type, and RAM capacity. You can check the specifications by pressing the Up and Down but- tons.

  • Page 13: Introduction To Account Management

    Note: This duplicator comes with a standard license that allows you to create up to 32 users. However, if you desire to create more than 32 users, please contact Octave Systems regarding our spe- cial 64 user license pack. For instructions on managing accounts, see “Manage Accounts” on page 63.

  • Page 14: Introduction To Duplication Modes

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 5. Introduction to Duplication Modes In order to achieve 8x or higher duplication performance, the factors that need to be considered are: Master Disc Reading Speed ■ Recorder Writing Speed ■ Media Writing Speed ■...
  • Page 15 However, if you prefer not to be prompted each time, you can always go to menu 12. Setup and select option 14. Menu and manually reset it. For information on setting up the duplication modes, see “Duplication Mode” on page 53. Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 16: Ieee 1394 Firewire / Usb 2.0 Device Setup Guide

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 6. IEEE 1394 Firewire / USB 2.0 Device Setup Guide For first-time use: Turn-off your duplicator if it is running. Turn-off your computer if it is running. Set the IEEE 1394 Firewire/USB2.0 switch on the back of your du- plicator to “ON.”...

  • Page 17: Setting Counters And Assigning Names

    Directions for these tasks are given here. 7.1 Setting Counters The Copy Master II frequently gives you the option to set a counter so that the machine can keep track of the number of copies made. Follow these steps...
  • Page 18 Copy Master II User’s Guide value of 21 (twenty one). The 4-digit value would be “0021.” To input the de- sired quantity, do the following: Make sure the cursor is located at the first position: Specify Counter: ] OK? Press the Down button repeatedly until “0”...

  • Page 19: Editing Names

    Enter button repeatedly until the cursor is moved to “OK”. Then press the Enter button once to submit your name selection. ■ You will now see the following confirmation screen: Loading Partition? Press the Enter button to confirm. [FUN ] OK? Octave Systems Inc.
  • Page 20 Copy Master II User’s Guide Octave Systems Inc...

  • Page 21: Operation

    Turn on your duplicator and wait until it has booted up. You should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready: Copy Master II 5.42 Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to READER. Make sure that your 1.
  • Page 22 Copy Master II User’s Guide Copy Master II 5.42 Press the Enter button to enter the Select Source Menu and you will see a 8. Select Source screen similar to one of the following: Reader Port 1 The Reader Port can be indexed as ei- ther Port 1 or 2.
  • Page 23 Please Wait discs detected on the screen, wait 10-15 seconds for the duplicator to recognize all of your blank discs. After two or three seconds of processing time, one of the following Copy Progress screens will appear. Octave Systems Inc.
  • Page 24 Copy Master II User’s Guide Counter Specified No Counter Specified Copying . . .4012MB Copying . . .4012MB 0/21 “4012MB” indicates the ca- “4012MB” indicates the ca- ■ ■ pacity of the master disc. pacity of the master disc. “12%” indicates the current “12%”...

  • Page 25: Making Hard Drive (Hdd)-To-Disc Copies

    Size” on page 43. Turn on your duplicator and wait until it has booted up. You should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready: Copy Master II 5.42 Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to Hard Disk Drive. To check the 1.
  • Page 26 Copy Master II User’s Guide Copy Master II 5.42 Press the Enter button to enter the Select Source Menu and you will see a 8. Select Source screen similar to the following: Hard Drive Port 0 The Hard Drive Port is always indexed as Port 0.
  • Page 27 Note: It is normal to see the progress indicator stay at 10% and 100% for approximately 30 seconds for CD duplication and up to one minute for DVD duplication. That is caused by the initializ- ing and finalizing stages. Octave Systems Inc.
  • Page 28 Copy Master II User’s Guide Once the duplication run is completed, the successful copies will be ejected and you will see the following screen: PASS 7 FAIL 0( “PASS 7" indicates that you've just ■ made 7 successful copies. Waiting for Blanks “FAIL 0"...

  • Page 29: Test

    Up or Down buttons to find the 8. Select Source menu. Press the Enter button to enter the menu. Copy Master II 5.42 Press the Enter button to enter the Select Source Menu and you will see a 8.
  • Page 30 Copy Master II User’s Guide Counter: Follow the instructions shown in “Set- ting Counters” on page 17 to continue. No Counter Once the counters have been set, press Enter button to confirm. You will see the Waiting for Master screen.

  • Page 31: Test+Copy

    Test+Copy 4. Test+Copy With the Test + Copy menu option, the Copy Master II simulates the copying process, and then makes copies if everything works correctly. If an error is en- countered during the simulation, the Copy Master II displays an error mes- sage, and the copy process is not initiated.
  • Page 32 At this point, the next screen that you will see depends on the Master Reading Source that you have selected. If you selected either the Reader port or the Writer port, the Copy Master II will ask to see the master disc for verification: Preparing...

  • Page 33: Select Burn Speed

    If you have time, it is a good choice to lower the speed to produce the best quality duplicates. Press the UP or DOWN arrow buttons to navigate to the 7. Select Burn Speed screen: Copy Master II 5.42 Press the Enter button set the Burn Speed.
  • Page 34 Copy Master II User’s Guide Once you have submitted the duplication speed type, you will see a menu similar to this: HDD to CD Speed Use the Up or Down buttons to find the desired speed. Press the ter button to enter the menu.

  • Page 35: Select Source

    There is no need to carry your mas- ter discs; they are all stored inside the duplicator. When you turn-on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready: Copy Master II 5.42 Use the Up or Down buttons to navigate to the 8.
  • Page 36 ■ ically the drive immediately below the CD/DVD reader. Some Copy Master II duplicators are not equipped with a Hard Disk Drive. If your duplicator is not equipped with a HDD, then choose the device with the Reader Port number or the Writer Port number as your Master Reading Source.

  • Page 37: Erase

    The “7” indicates that the duplicator recognized seven discs in the writer 7 Disc Detected, Go? tray. The actual quantity may be differ- ent on your machine. Once the discs are detected, the Copy Master II starts the erase process. Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 38: Hard Drive Setup

    Copy Master II User’s Guide Full Erasing The “0” indicates that zero discs have been erased so far. Once the discs have been erased, you see the PASS/FAIL screen: PASS 7 FAIL 0 ( The “PASS 7” indicates that the dupli-...

  • Page 39: Select Partition

    Choose Partition Press the Enter button to select the partition named FUN. 2->[FUN Depending on whether you are loading the master into a new partition, or into an existing partition, you will see one of these two screens: Octave Systems Inc.
  • Page 40 Press the Enter button to described in “Editing Names” overwrite the partition named on page 19. FUN. Before continuing. the Copy Master II will give you the option of changing the par- tition name: Edit Partition Name [FUN ] OK? Enter a new partition name as described in “Editing Names”...

  • Page 41: Rename Partition

    The duplicator displays the Delete Par- tition confirmation message. Press the [FUN ] CD, OK? Enter button to continue. Partition FUN The duplicator displays the Deleted message for two seconds and then re- Deleted turns you to the main menu. Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 42: Partition Info

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 10.5 Partition Info The Partition Info option provides information about an existing partition. Use the Up or Down buttons to find the 5. Partition Info menu. Press Enter button to enter the menu. Hard Drive Setup...

  • Page 43: Partition Size

    160 / 9 = 17.77. Since you cannot use an incomplete partition, there will be a total of 17 partitions available for a 160 GB Hard Drive. Since one par- tition is reserved for system use; there will be 16 partitions available for use. Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 44: Select Loading Drive

    Copy Master II User’s Guide The Auto option sets the partition to the largest size that the installed CD/ DVD readers and writers can accommodate. If you have a 16x speed or higher duplicator with double layer/dual layer DVD9 capabilities, the hard drive partitions are set at a default size of 9 GB each to accommodate the expanded size of the DVD9 format.

  • Page 45: Edit Audio Tracks

    CD-R disc. Use the Up or Down buttons to navigate to the 11. Edit Audio Tracks menu: Copy Master II 5.42 Press the Enter button to enter the Edit Audio Tracks menu.
  • Page 46 Copy Master II User’s Guide Total: 0 Trk 0m:00s The information shown on the Total screen is: Track 1: 4m:49s “Total: 0” The number of music ■ tracks selected so far. “Trk: 0m:00s:” The total time of ■ the tracks selected so far.
  • Page 47 100% display the Job Completed screen: Job Completed! Press the Enter button to proceed. The Duplicator will eject the master and Press OK to Finish compilation discs and return you to the main menu Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 48: Setup

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 12. Setup The Setup menu consists of 12 sub-menus: Language Auto Start Read Error Skip CD Writing Mode Max Audio & VCD Speed Buzzer Startup Menu Screen Saver Duplication mode Counter AUTOCOPY DVD Compatibility Mode Each of these options is discussed in its own subsection.

  • Page 49: Auto Start

    2. Auto Start Enter button to enter that menu. Auto Start: Use the Up or Down buttons to se- lect the autostart option and press the Auto Enter button to select that option. Auto Start: Full Auto Start: Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 50: Read Error Skip

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 12.3 Read Error Skip Normally, when the duplicator encounters a read error while reading your master disc, the duplication is aborted and all the recordable media are ruined. However, if you believe that your master disc has a small, insignificant error due to physical damage, you can enable this setting to allow the duplicator to skip any read errors it encounter.

  • Page 51: Max Audio & Vcd Speed

    Buzzer menu and press the 6. Buzzer Enter button to enter that menu. Buzzer: Use the Up or Down buttons to se- lect whether Buzzer is on or off, and press the Enter button to select that Buzzer: option. Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 52: Startup Menu

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 12.7 Startup Menu This setting will allow you to choose the menu option that you will see first when you turn on the duplicator. The options are: Copy ■ Test ■ Compare ■ Test+Copy ■...

  • Page 53: Duplication Mode

    Setup 12.9 Duplication Mode The Copy Master II has two different copy modes: Load and Copy: This mode loads your master disc on to the Reserve ■ partition on the Hard Disk Drive. It then makes the requested quantity of copies directly from the hard drive.

  • Page 54: Counter

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 12.10 Counter This feature allows you to turn the Counter feature on or off. The Counter no- tifies you how many discs have been copied and how many discs are left to go. For information on setting the counter, see “Setting Counters” on page 17.
  • Page 55 Note: If you have a failed disc (bad copy), the failed disc will not be ejected automatically. You need to manually eject the disc and discard it if it's a write once recordable disc. Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 56: Dvd+R High Compatibility Mode

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 12.12 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 57: Utility

    Disc Info Place your disc(s) into the drives. Please Insert Disc Disc Info After a few seconds, the Copy Master II will detect the discs and ask you if 3 Disc detected, Go? (when) you want to proceed. Wait until...
  • Page 58 Copy Master II User’s Guide The information that you see will depend on whether the disc that you insert- ed has data written on it or if it is blank. In this example, three discs have been loaded: Tray 1 has a CD-ROM with data encoded onto it.

  • Page 59: Prescan

    Down buttons to se- lect the Prescan menu and press the 2.Prescan Enter button to enter that menu. The Copy Master II will proceed to the Wait- ing for Master menu. Preparing... Place your master disc into the Reader drive.

  • Page 60: System Info

    Copy Master II User’s Guide Prescanning 21 MB The Prescan procedure shows its status as it is operating. PASS 1 The Prescan procedure shows whether the disc passed or failed. Press the Press OK to Finish Enter button to return to the Utility menu.

  • Page 61: Device Info

    The first information that is shown is the Hard Dish Drive information (if a HDD SAMSUNG SP1604N is installed). The Copy Master II uses several different kinds of Hard Disk Drives, so the information that you see might be different. Press the Down button to go to the next display.

  • Page 62: Update Firmware

    Waiting for Update Insert the disc containing the firmware into the Reader Drive. After a few mo- Please Insert Disc ments, the Copy Master II will detect the disc. Firmware Verified! The Duplicator will verify the integrity of the firmware disc before continuing.

  • Page 63: Manage Accounts

    Enter button to enter that menu. You will be shown the Enter Password menu. Enter PWD The Copy Master II will ask you for the Administrator's Password. ] OK? The default Administrator's Password is “0000.” To enter, press the...

  • Page 64: View User

    Copy Master II User’s Guide 14.1 View User This menu allows you to view current existing user accounts. Note: User “Admin” is the administrative account. It will always be there. Manage Accounts Press the Enter button to enter into this menu.

  • Page 65: Edit User Info

    Enter button to select the user. Edit User's Name Edit the users name using the instruc- tions shown in “Setting Counters and [RALPH ] OK? Assigning Names” on page 17. Press Enter button to move on to the Enter Password stage. Octave Systems Inc.

  • Page 66: Delete User

    Copy Master II User’s Guide Enter PWD Enter the users new password using the instructions shown in “Setting Counters ] OK? and Assigning Names” on page 17. Press the Enter button to complete. User Ralph The duplicator will display a confirma-...

  • Page 67: Password On Bootup

    “Ready to Power Off” message, then you can safely turn off the machine using the power switch. Turning off your duplicator without performing this function will increase the risk of damaging your duplicator. Copy Master II 5.42 Press the Enter button to enter into this menu.
  • Page 68 Copy Master II User’s Guide Octave Systems Inc...

  • Page 69: Trouble Shooting

    Then set the Master Reading Source back to the READER and try again. Buttons do not function. The Copy Master II may still be busy performing a task. Give it some ■ time and press the button again. To interrupt the currently running pro- cess, press the ESC button and hold it for several seconds.
  • Page 70 Contact our Tech Support. ■ Why does my duplicator stay at “System Bootup”? The reason the Copy Master II stays at system bootup forever is caused ■ by improper shutdown. To solve the problem, contact our Tech Support department. Even though this problem can be solved, all the hard drive information will be lost due to this failure.

  • Page 71: Specifications

    Chapter 4: Specifications Table 4-1 DVD Copy Master II Specifications Parameter Specification Targets Copy Master II 1 to 9: 9 ■ Supported Copy Master II 1 to 7: 7 ■ Copy Master II 1 to 5: 5 ■ Copy Master II 1 to 3: 3 ■...
  • Page 72 Copy Master II User’s Guide Table 4-1 DVD Copy Master II Specifications Parameter Specification Supported CD CD-R: 8x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x Copy Speed CD-RW: 4x, 10x, 16x, 24x, 32x Max Writing 4x Double layer DVD+R Speed 4x Dual layer DVD-R...
  • Page 73 Table 4-2 CD Copy Master II Specifications Parameter Specification Targets CD Copy Master II 1 to 7: 7 ■ Supported CD Copy Master II 1 to 5: 5 ■ CD Copy Master II 1 to 3: 3 ■ CD Recorder...
  • Page 74 Copy Master II User’s Guide Table 4-3 CD Copy Master II Pro Specifications Parameter Specification Targets CD Copy Master II 1 to 7: 7 ■ Supported CD Copy Master II 1 to 5: 5 ■ CD Copy Master II 1 to 3: 3 ■...
  • Page 75 Table 4-3 CD Copy Master II Pro Specifications Parameter Specification Dimensions 7 Drive: 21" (53.3 cm) x 18" (45.7 cm) x 8" (20.32 cm) ■ 5 Drive: 21" (53.3 cm) x 15" (38.1 cm) x 8" (20.3 cm) ■ 3 Drive: 20" (50.8 cm) x 11" (27.9 cm) x 8" (20.3 cm) ■...
  • Page 76 Copy Master II User’s Guide Table 4-4 Karaoke Copy Master II Pro Specifications Parameter Specification Model Karaoke Copy Master II HDD to 1 CD+G Duplicator CD Recorder Plextor Premium: 52 x 32 x 52 Buffer Memory 2 MB Hard Drive...

  • Page 78: Menu Tree

    Menu Tree Copy Test Compare Test+Copy Copy+Compare Verify Select Burn Speed Select Source Erase 10. Hard Drive Setup (Works only when a hard disk is con- nected. 10.1 Select Partition 10.2 Load Partition 10.3 Rename Partition 10.4 Delete Partition 10.5 Partition Info 10.6 Partition Size...
  • Page 79 13. Utilities 13.1 Disc Info 13.2 Prescan 13.3 System Info 13.4 Device Info 13.5 Load Default 13.6 Update Firmware 14. Manage Accounts 14.1 View User 14.2 Create User 14.3 Edit User Info 14.4 Delete User 14.5 Password on Bootup 15. Shutdown...

  • Page 80: Technical Support

    Octave Systems Inc. 504A Vandell Way Campbell, CA 95008 - USA Technical Support 1-866-531-8325 www.octave.com info@octave.com Technical Support Technical support can be found online at: http://www.octave.com/cgi-bin/shop/shop.cgi/choice/html_copymastersupport If you cannot solve your problem our technical support staff will assist you if your unit is still covered under warranty. In order to efficiently handle...

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