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ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C
Card Reader to SATA DVD
Duplicator Controller
User's Manual
Version: 1.0
Attention:
Wait over 5 seconds to
power on after shutdown
to prevent the abnormal
operation of the system.
Copyright©2011 ACARD Technology Corp.
Release: May 2011

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  • Page 1 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Card Reader to SATA DVD Duplicator Controller User's Manual Version: 1.0 Attention: Wait over 5 seconds to power on after shutdown to prevent the abnormal operation of the system. Copyright©2011 ACARD Technology Corp. Release: May 2011...
  • Page 3 ACARD’s ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Duplicator Controller is used for copying and editing personal audio and video data. Violating Copy Right is a criminal act. ACARD's Duplicator Controller only supports legal backup operation.

  • Page 4: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 2 Installation ............... 2.1 Stand-alone Duplicator Controller ........2.2 Complete Duplication System ..........2.3 Duplication System with no DVD Writer ......2.4 Installing the ARS-2051PC ..........2.5 Installing the ARS-2074C ........... 2.6 Installing the ARS-2078C ........... Chapter 3 Basic Operations ............
  • Page 5 5.1.9.3 Eject Disc ............... 5.1.9.4 Multi-Session ............5.1.9.5 Button Sound ............5.1.9.6 Device Info ............. 5.1.9.7 System Info ............5.1.9.8 Update Firmware ........... 5.1.9.9 Compare Firmware ..........5.2 DVD Copier ............... 5.2.1 Copy ................5.2.2 Test ................5.2.3 Test & Copy ..............5.2.4 Verify ................
  • Page 6 5.2.12.1 Language ............. 5.2.12.2 Burn Speed ............5.2.12.3 Auto Start Drive ............ 5.2.12.4 Auto Verify ............5.2.12.5 Auto Compare ............5.2.12.6 Auto Prescan ............5.2.12.7 Eject Disc ............. 5.2.12.8 Burn On The Fly ..........5.2.12.9 Burn Mode ............5.2.12.10 Display Time ............5.2.12.11 Button Sound .............
  • Page 7 5.2.13.11 CD+G ..............5.2.13.12 ISRC & MCN ............5.2.13.13 USB Option ............5.2.13.14 CD-TEXT ............5.2.13.15 Password ............5.2.13.16 Disc Counter ............5.2.13.17 Auto Save Image ..........5.2.13.18 Update Drive F/W ..........5.2.13.19 F1 Hotkey Setup ..........5.2.13.20 F2 Hotkey Setup ..........5.2.13.21 Index ..............
  • Page 8 Member nations already established their free of charge recycle systems of WEEE before August 13, 2005. Accordingly, ACARD has to be responsible for recycling all products exported to Germany. You can return your ACARD product that needs recycling to a local collector.
  • Page 9 électrique usagé. Depuis le 13 août 2005, les pays membres ont mis en place un système de recyclage gratuit selon le WEEE,. De ce fait, Acard est responsable du recyclage de tous les produits exportés vers l’Allemagne. Vous pouvez mettre au rebut votre équipement ACARD usagé dans votre centre local de recyclage.

  • Page 10: Chapter 1 Introduction

    A 300W power supply SATA cable   DVD-ROM (DVD Copier)  DVD writer x 1~2 (ARS-2051PC) / x 2~4 (ARS-2074C) / x 6~8 (ARS-2078C)  A hard drive (optional)  A removable hard drive rack (optional)  AEC-4420S (optional)

  • Page 11: Chapter 2 Installation

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before installing the ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C, please note that this product comes in three kinds of packages: “Storage Controller Only”, “Complete Backup System” and “Backup System Without DVD/CD Burners”. 2.1 Stand-alone Duplicator Controller  Open package to check for any problems.

  • Page 12: Installing The Ars-2051Pc

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 2.4 Installing the ARS-2051PC The following block diagram and pictures show the connection of the ARS-2051PC to a DVD- ROM, a SATA hard drive, and 1~2 DVD burners. ARS-2051PC DVD Copier Flash Copier SATA HDD or CN13 DVD-Writer...

  • Page 13: Installing The Ars-2074C

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 2.5 Installing the ARS-2074C The following block diagram and pictures show the connection of the ARS-2074C to a DVD-ROM, a SATA hard drive, and 2~4 DVD burners. ARS-2074C DVD Copier Flash Copier SATA HDD DVD-Writer CN13 (upper level)

  • Page 14: Installing The Ars-2078C

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 2.6 Installing the ARS-2078C The following block diagram and pictures show the connection of the ARS-2078C to a DVD-ROM, a SATA hard drive, and 6~8 DVD burners. ARS-2078C DVD Copier Flash Copier SATA HDD DVD-Writer CN15 (upper level)

  • Page 15: Chapter 3 Basic Operations

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Chapter 3 Basic Operations 3.1 The Keypad and LCD There are 6 keys and one LCD on the panel of the ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C duplicator controller. Status LED 1. It shows a function or a message. 6. It's a quick launch to copy.

  • Page 16: Without An Internal Hard Drive

    Before installing any hardware, please check the SATA cable first. Please check that the SATA cable is properly connected before installing the hardware. The SATA HDD can be connected directly to the SATA port on the ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C board via the SATA cable.

  • Page 17: Chapter 4 Pcb Layout

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Chapter 4 PCB Layout The layout of the ARS-2051PC is shown below: CN24 CN13 CN24: SATA power port CN13: The target DVD-Writer (Flash Copier) CN13 (upper leverl): The source SATA HDD or source DVD-ROM (DVD Copier) CN13 (bottom leverl): The target DVD-Writer (DVD Copier)
  • Page 18 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual The layout of the ARS-2074C is shown below: CN24 CN14 CN13 CN24: SATA power port CN13 & CN14: The target DVD-Writer (Flash Copier) CN13 (upper leverl): The source SATA HDD (DVD Copier) CN13 (bottom leverl): The source DVD-ROM (DVD Copier)
  • Page 19 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual The layout of the ARS-2078C is shown below: CN24 CN14 CN13 CN16 CN15 CN24: SATA power port CN13 & CN14 & CN15 & CN16: The target DVD-Writer (Flash Copier) CN15 (upper leverl): The source SATA HDD (DVD Copier) CN15 (bottom leverl): The source DVD-ROM (DVD Copier) CN13 &...

  • Page 20: Chapter 5 Operational Functions

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Chapter 5 Operational Functions The ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C has two operational modes: Flash Copier and DVD Copier (The default setting is Flash Copier.). Users can select the operational mode through the “Model Select” function. 5.1 Flash Copier There are 9 major functions in the duplicator controller as the following figure shows, and there are subfunctions in Function 9 as the following figures show.

  • Page 21: Mem. Card Copy

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.1.1 Mem. Card Copy The “Mem. Card Copy” function copies the data of the source flash media directly to a blank disc. Before copying, please make certain that the source flash media is inserted into the correct slot on the card reader.

  • Page 22: Compare

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Verifying 62.00MB 00:10 Upon completion of data verification, the following message will be displayed on the LCD. Verify DVD OK: 8 5.1.3 Compare The “Compare” function compares the data in the source flash media with that in the target disc after the copying operation.

  • Page 23: Restore Card

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Press ENT and the following menu will be shown on the LCD. CH 01 533.9MB Dir:1 ► You can browse the disc information of the different target discs with the buttons ▲ and ▼. 5.1.6 Restore Card The “Restore Card” function restored the data on the target disc to the flash media. Those restored data will be appended to the flash media as long as it has free space.

  • Page 24: Model Select

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Upon completion of data erasing, the following message will be displayed on the LCD. Quick Erase OK:01 5.1.8 Model Select The function “Model Select” sets the operational mode of the copy controller. The ARS- 2051PC/2074C/2078C has two operational modes: Flash Copier and DVD Copier (The default mode is Flash Copier.).

  • Page 25: Eject Disc

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Press ENT. The DVD Burn Speed will be shown and the default is 16X. Press▼ for change the selection. The next one is BD Burn Speed and the default setting is 4X then Press ▼ to change the selection to CD Burn speed and the default setting is Maximum. Press▼ for change to Audio Burn Speed the selection and the default is Maximum.

  • Page 26: System Info

    Now, press ESC and ▼ to enter the following menu. There are 5 kind of media to update firmware: CD/DVD, USB, CF, SD or MS. Burn the firmware onto the media, insert the media into the properly device. You can download the firmware at www.acard.com. 9-08.Setup Update firmware Press ENT and follow the prompts to update the firmware.

  • Page 27: Dvd Copier

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2 DVD Copier This mode uses the hard drive as the default source for data copying. Here, as an introductory example, we use one of the burners as the copying source. (Note: To use the hard drive as the source, you have to load the data on the disc to some partition of the hard drive first.
  • Page 28 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual In Function 9 there are 10 subfunctions. 9.1 Load 9.2 Delete Image 9.3 Image Info 9.4 Compare Image 9.5 Select Image 9. Image 9.6 Image Src Drvie 9.7 ImageFormat Info 9.8 Edit 9.9 Format HDD 9.10 LoadImage Method In Function 10 there are 3 subfunctions.
  • Page 29 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual In Function 12 there are 22 subfunctions. 12.1 Language 12.2 Burn Speed 12.3 Auto Start Drive 12.4 Auto Verify 12.5 Auto Compare 12.6 Auto Prescan 12.7 Eject Disc 12.8 Burn On The Fly 12.9 Burn Mode 12.10 Display Time 12.11 Button Sound...
  • Page 30 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual In Function 13 there are 22 subfunctions. 13.1 UnderRun Protect 13.2 Overburn 13.3 Read Error Skip 13.4 Format HDD 13.5 Venify HDD 13.6 Burn-in 13.7 Update Firmware 13.8 Compare Firmware 13.9 H/W Diagnostic 13.10 Load Default 13.11 CD+G 13.

  • Page 31: Copy

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Among the 13 functions, Function 10 Edit Track is designed exclusively for editing a collection of favorite songs from CDs. During operation if you don’t understand an LCD message, see Appendix A . 5.2.1 Copy Function 1 Copy is copy functions allows instant copy of source (original disc/image) to the target drives (burners).

  • Page 32: Test & Copy

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Stopping the test halfway does not affect the DVDs, but if the DVD-rewriteable discs contain important data, they may be destroyed. 5.2.3 Test & Copy Function 3 Test & Copy is to test first and then copy actually.

  • Page 33: Prescan

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Press ENT to compare. LCD will show the comparison information as follows. Compare-DVD 4213.4MB 7:30 When comparison comes to an end, LCD will show the results as follows. Compare OK: 08 Fail: 0 Diff: 0 Press ENT to see the details of source 1 as shown below.

  • Page 34: Select Source

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.8 Select Source Function 8 Select Source is to identify and assign source drives. Select function 8. 8. Select Source Press ENT, and then press ▲ ▼ to select the source as shown below. Src:SUPER MULTI 00 CH01 After selecting the source such as DVD-ROM, you can press ENT, and LCD will show the message as follows.

  • Page 35: Delete Image

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual If there is an image file existing in the current partition, the system will ask you whether to overwrite it or not. Please use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. Image Exists Overwrite ? Yes 5.2.9.2 Delete Image If you want to delete an image file stored in a particular partition, you can use the function Delete Image to do so.

  • Page 36: Select Image

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Press ENT to see the details of target. If the comparison is identical, LCD will show the message as follows. Tgt: 00 HDD P:A Identical If comparison fails, LCD will show the failure. By pressing ENT twice, LCD will show that the contents of source and those of target do not match as follows.

  • Page 37: Edit

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 9-07. Image Image Format Info Press ENT to see the following figure. This figure shows that the hard disk has been formatted as DVD. Image Format Info Auto 5.2.9.8 Edit This function is to name a certain partition, but only when the partition contains an image file can title editing be valid.

  • Page 38: Edit Track

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.10 Edit Track (for Audio CD only) Function#10 Edit Track is exclusively designed for editing a collection of favorite songs from CDs. In other words, you can collect songs on a number of CDs and merge them into a single CD.

  • Page 39: Close Session

    Close Session 5.2.11 Mode Select Now select Model Select and enter the following figure. This is for choice Duplicator's copy mode. ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C provided DVD-Copier mode and Flash Copier (default is Flash Copier). 11. Mode Select Press ENT to enter the next figure. The default is Flash Copier. Press ▼ to select Flash Copier.

  • Page 40: Language

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.12.1 Lanuage Now press ENT, and you will enter the following figure. The function Language lets you select a language in which messages can be shown on LCD. 12-01. Setup Language Press ENT. The default is English. Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are made to order.

  • Page 41: Eject Disc

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.12.7 Eject Disc There are 3 kinds of tray behavior when copy process is completed. Eject Good Only: Only good disc will be ejected after burning. Eject All Disc : All discs will be ejected after burning. Do Not Eject : All discs stay in after burning.

  • Page 42: System Info

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.12.13 System Info To show system Information. 12-13. Setup System Info 5.2.12.14 Quick Erase To erase data on the rewritable discs quickly. 12-14. Setup Quick Erase 5.2.12.15 Full Erase To erase data on the rewritable discs completely. Compared with Quick Erase, Full Erase takes longer time to do the job.

  • Page 43: Start Tray Eject

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.12.20 Start Tray Eject To set if do eject all tray after system boot up. 12-20. Setup Start Tray Eject The default is On. Press ▼ to select Off. 5.2.12.21 Disc Redetect The function is designed specially for bad quality disc, the system will detect the disc one more time if disc recognition error occurred.

  • Page 44: Overburn

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.13.2 Overburn Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Overburn lets you decide whether to copy beyond the limit of the media or not. 13-02. Adv Setup Overburn Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press ▼ to select On. Overburn may cause a DVD writer to be damaged and data incomplete.

  • Page 45: Verify Hdd

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual 5.2.13.5 Verify HDD Now press ESC to return to Function#13, and then select part 5 Verify HDD as the following figure shows. Verify HDD is to verify if the hard disk or any of its partitions can work well.

  • Page 46: Update Firmware

    You can get the latest firmware version from ACARD by e-mail, or download it directly from the web site: http://www.acard.com Then, unzip the file of .zip and copy it into a media. If the file is .bin, you don’t need to unzip.

  • Page 47: Cd+G

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. Use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. Load Default Config?Yes When default loading finishes, LCD will show the results as follows. Load Default 5.2.13.11 CD+G Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. CD+G is a kind of special copying format.

  • Page 48: Cd-Text

    After keying in the old password, remember to press ENT to confirm. Then the following figure will appear. New Password When it is correct, you will see the following figure. You have 3 chances to enter your password. If you forget your password, return the copy controller to ACARD for help.

  • Page 49: Disc Counter

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Change 5.2.13.16 Disc Counter Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Disc Counter records how many discs you have copied. 13-16. Adv Setup Disc Counter Press ENT to see the following figure. View means to see the records.

  • Page 50: Auto Save Image

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Del 02 Counter Ent: Del Esc: Exit 5.2.13.17 Auto Save Image Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Auto Save Image can save an image file automatically into your designated partition of HDD. 13-17. Adv Setup Auto Save Image Press ENT to enter the next figure.

  • Page 51: Index

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual F2 Hot Key Setting 11. Mode Select Press ▼ could select as 11. Mode Select, 12. Setup, 13. Adv Setup, 1. Copy, 2. Test, 3. Test&Copy, 4. Verify, 5. Compare, 6. Prescan, 7. Disc Info, 8. Select Source, 9. Image and 10. Edit Track.

  • Page 52: Chapter 6 Troubleshooting

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.1 About LCD After you power up, if there is no display on the LCD, check if the connection of power cord is firm and the environment of power outlet is normal. 6.2 About Error Messages During Copy, Test, Compare and Verify, etc.

  • Page 53: Appendix A Lcd Messages

    ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Appendix A LCD Messages 1. Normal Conditions: All data will be lost, erase?....All data on the disc will be lost. Confirm the erasing of data. Analyzing.....................Analyze the source disc. Audio Disc!!! Can’t compare!........The system cannot compare the audio discs.
  • Page 54 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual No Image in Partition xx............There is no data image in partition xx. No Valid HDD!................The system cannot find a hard disk. Partition Damage..................The partition is damaged. Select HD First!............... Select a formatted hard disk at first. Verify Disk or Partition?......Do you want to verify the hard disk or just a partition? Verify Hard Disk Fail!............
  • Page 55 ARS-2051PC/2074C/2078C Manual Technical Support Form Email address: support@acard.com Website: http://www.acard.com Model Name* (ex. ARS-2051PC) Firmware version* System Configuration Card Reader model* Motherboard/System model* SCSI host adapter/chip brand & model* SCSI host BIOS version Other I/O card* Operating System* SATA HDD brand & model*...

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