Blu-ray/DVD/CD Duplicator Controller Manual

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1 Blu-ray/DVD/CD Duplicator Controller Manual User s Manual Version 1.0 0

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 1. Introduction 2 o HDD Partition Size 13 o CopyComp Eject 19 LCD Front Panel Overview 2 o HDD Partition Group 14 o Read CDDA index Controller Connection 3 o Start Writers Menu Overview 3-4 o Write Method Operation 4-5 o CD Write Speed 15 o Skip Read Error o Mode 2 Compare o Power On Wait Functions 5 o Audio CD Write Speed 16 o Go Load Trays Copy 5 o HD to CD Write Speed 16 o Transfer Mode Copy & Compare 7 o DVD Write Speed 16 o Turbo CopyComp Emulate Emu+Copy 8 o DVD DL Write Speed o Blu-ray Write speed 16 o Language o System Info Load 9 o HD to DVD Write Speed 17 o Startup Command 5.6 Compare 9 o CDROM Drive Clear Quick Erase 10 o Auto loader Disc Info Verify External 12 o Load Non Blank Disc o CDDA Load Speed Show Drive Burn In Sub-Menu Functions 12 o Eject Disc Update Setup 12 o Buzzer Basic Troubleshooting 24 o CD to CD 13 o CD+G Controller Specification 25 1

3 1. Introduction: Thank you for purchasing a SATA CD/DVD/Blu-ray duplicator controller. This controller is specifically engineered to run a stand-alone CD/DVD/Blu-ray duplicator without additional computer or software. With a simple, three-button interface and a LCD screen to display menu commands and real-time status, the CD/DVD/Blu-ray Duplicator Controller provides a fast and reliable solution for CD, DVD and Blu-ray duplication up to 11 targets from one single master disc. Operating Environment: Temperature Working Temperature 0 C ~ 75 C Storage Temperature -20 C ~ 85 C Humidity Working Humidity 20%~80% Storage Humidity 5%~95% LCD Front Panel Overview: BACK Button MODE Button LCD Screen Control Buttons: There are 3 control buttons: GO Button MODE BACK MODE: To navigate forward in the menu. Hold this button down for 5 seconds to switch between menu and sub-menu. BACK: To navigate backward in the menu. GO GO: To execute the function. Save settings and exit under setup. 2

4 2. Controller Connection: Below is a quick reference chart for the SATA CD/DVD/Blu-ray Duplicator Controller Connections. 3. Menu Overview: Below is a quick reference chart of the functions available on SATA CD/DVD/Blu-ray duplicator controller. After the drives are successfully installed, you may access the menu functions by powering on the system. 1 COPY Copies the master disc. Contents of the master disc will be duplicated on to all target disc(s) simultaneously. 2 COPY & COMPARE Copies the master disc, and then immediately follows the copy process with a bit-by-bit comparison between the master disc and copied disc(s) to ensure exact duplication. Note: The Compare function cannot be used with audio CDs. 3

5 3 EMULATE Simulates the copy process, but no data is recorded onto the blank disc(s). Note: Emulate mode can only be done with BD-R, DVD-R and CD- R media only. 4 EMU+COPY Simulates the copy process, but no data is recorded onto the blank disc(s). After Emulate, Copies the master disc. Contents of the master disc will be duplicated on to all target disc(s) simultaneously. 5 LOAD Loads content onto the HDD from a master disc if HD is installed. 6 COMPARE Performs a bit-by-bit comparison between the master disc and copied disc(s). 7 QUICK ERASE Erases content on the media (CD-RW, DVD+/-RW, DVD+/-RW DL and BD-RE). 8 VERIFY Verifies the presence of data on the copied disc(s) to ensure that the copied disc(s) can be read back. 9 EXTERNAL The duplicator will release the control of devices installed on duplicator and then the drive internally connected to USB 2.0 interface card will be available for external usage. 4. Operation: 4.1 Power on the system and a self-test will automatically begin. The following display messages will appear: AF456M24:35 Length of the Master contained in the hard drive. It varies from master or may not exist if there is no data stored. No messages will be displayed on top-right corner if a hard drive is not installed. AF Partition F in A group of hard drive 456M Capacity at AF partition in MB 24:35 Capacity at AF partition in minute 4

6 Explanation of messages shown during operation: (If CD writer is installed) Copy: Current function AF456M24:32: AF partition with 456MB data, 24:35 minutes in total C : Copy to 36MB and 25MB data in memory buffer 32X24: Set 32X write speed and 24X current write speed 00:38: Total elapsed time (If DVD writer is installed) Copy: Current function AA234M DVD: AA partition with 234MB data for DVD C : Copy to 1248MB, 31MB data in memory buffer 8X4: Set 8X write speed and 4X current write speed 01:06: Total elapsed time 4.2 The message is displayed after function is finished: OK x: The passed target number for current operation NG x: The failed target number for current operation TOK xxxxx: The counter for total passed target number for operation in current function Note: The TOK (Total in OK) counter will be reset when the master is reloaded (from CD/DVD-ROM) or partition changed (from hard drive) or operation of function changed. 4.2 To select a function in the Main menu, Sub menu or settings within Setup, press the MODE button to navigate forward and press the BACK button to navigate backward. 5. Functions: 5.1 Copy This command will copy the master disc placed in the designated Source Drive to all target discs in the Writer Drives. This process burns all information contained on the master disc to the target discs so the copies are exact duplicates of the master disc. To Start the Disc to Disc Copy Process: 5

7 a) Power on the machine (if it is not already on). b) Eject the Source Drive disc tray and place the master disc in the designated Source Drive (usually the top). The master disc is the original of which copies will be made. Close the drive tray. c) Eject the Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) inside the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). d) Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Copy command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the copying process. e) Once the copy process is completed, the disc trays will eject and the display will read Copy Result: OK X NG Y TOK Z with X being the number of successful copies, and Y being the number of failed copies, Z will be the Total number of successful copies. To reduce copy failure, please refer to the troubleshooting section of this manual. Insert Master Insert Target Press Go to Start Copy or wait until all writers load media to automatically start copying Finish and Eject Copied Disc, display copy result To start the HDD to Disc Copy Process (If HDD is installed): a) Power on the machine (if it is not already on). Refer to section (Page 13) Select No for CD to CD, to enable HDD as master source b) Eject Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) in the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). c) Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Copy command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the copying process. d) Once the copy process is completed, the disc trays will eject and the display will read Copy Result: OK X NG Y TOK Z with X being the number of successful copies, and Y being the number of failed copies, Z will be the Total number of successful copies. To reduce copy failure, please refer to the troubleshooting section of this manual. Insert Target Press Go to Start Copy or wait until all writer load media to automatically start copying 6

8 Finish and Eject Copied Disc, display copy result 5.2 Copy & Compare This command will perform the copy process, and immediately follows with a comparison between the master disc and the copied disc(s) to ensure the copies are exact duplicates of the master disc. This command is especially useful for Blu-ray discs, DVDs, data CDs and video CDs Note: The Compare process is a bit-by-bit comparison between the master disc and the copied discs. This operation ensures that all of the copies are completely identical to the Master disc. This command is not applicable to audio CDs. To start the Copy & Compare process: a) Power on the machine (if it is not already on). b) Eject the Source Drive disc tray and place the master disc in the designated Source Drive (usually the top). The master disc is the original of which copies will be made. Close the drive tray. c) Eject the Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) inside the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). d) Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Copy+Comp command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the copying process. e) Once the copy process is complete, the tray(s) will open briefly, and then automatically close again to begin the compare process. f) Once the compare process is completed, the trays will automatically eject discs that have passed the Copy & Compare process. Insert Master Insert Target Press Go to Start Copy or wait until all writer load media to automatically start copying Tray will open and close automatically to start compare process Finish and Eject Copied Disc, display copy result 7

9 5.4 Emulate This command will simulate the copy process and make sure all target discs are usable. The test process does NOT burn anything to the blank disc(s). A built-in diagnostic algorithm is used to verify the chance of successful copy for each target disc. To start the Emulate Process: a) Power on the machine (if it is not already on). b) Eject the Source Drive disc tray and place the master disc in the designated Source Drive (usually the top). The master disc is the original of which copies will be made. Close the drive tray. c) Eject the Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) inside the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). d) Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Emulate command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the emulate process. e) Once the emulate process is completed, the disc trays will eject and the display will read Emulate Result: OK X NG Y TOK Z with X being the number of disc passed, and Y being the number of Disc failed, Z will be the Total number of Disc passed. Insert Master Insert Target Press Go to Start Emulate or wait until all writer load media to automatically start emulating Finish and Eject Disc, display Emulate result 5.4. Emu+Copy This command will simulate the copy process and make sure all target discs are usable. Then, copy the master disc placed in the designated Source Drive to all target discs in the Writer Drives. To start the Test Process: a) Power on the machine (if it is not already on). b) Eject the Source Drive disc tray and place the master disc in the designated Source Drive (usually the top). The master disc is the original of which copies will be made. Close the drive tray. c) Eject the Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) inside the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). d) Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Emu+Copy command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the emulate process. e) Once the emulate process is completed, the tray(s) will open and close automatically to start the copy process 8

10 f) Once the copy process is completed, the disc trays will eject and the display will read Emu+copy Result: OK X NG Y TOK Z with X being the number of disc passed, and Y being the number of Disc failed, Z will be the Total number of Disc passed. Insert Master Insert Target Press Go to Start Emulate or wait until all writer load media to automatically start copying Finish and Eject Disc, display Emu+ Copy result 5.5 Load (if HDD installed) Function only exists when there is a hard drive installed. Please use Load function to load master data before doing duplication or other function. If the master is preloaded, please switch to correct partition to copy or do others. Place the master disc into the CD/DVD-ROM drive, the duplicator will automatically detect and analyze the master and load it into the current partition of hard drive. Hard drive installed on duplicator will be automatically partitioned by 850MB (CD writer installed) or 4.8GB (SL DVD writer installed) or 9.6GB (DL DVD writer installed) or 25GB (BD writer installed) in each partition (Please refer to HDD Partition Size for more detail). Number of partitions available depends on the hard drive s capacity. No preformatting or software setup is required to install the hard drive with controller card. Each partition in hard drive will be labeled in alphabetical order starting from AA, AB, and AC etc. Current partition number can be selected under HDD partition group in the Setup menu. The controller will display an error message when you try to copy from a partition that contains no data. Switch to proper partition to copy or use Load function to load the master data to current partition. Insert Master Finished load Disc to HDD and pass Tray will automatically eject 5.6 Compare This command compares copied disc(s) to the master disc and ensures that the copies 9

11 are exact duplicates of the master disc. This command is especially useful for Blu-ray discs, DVDs, data CDs and video CDs. Note: The Compare process is a bit-by-bit comparison between the master disc and the copied discs. This operation ensures that all of the copies are completely identical to the Master disc. This command is not applicable to audio CDs. To start the Compare process, please follow the instructions below. Power on the machine (if it is not already on). Eject the Source Drive disc tray and place the master disc in the designated Source Drive (usually the top). The master disc is the original of which copies will be made. Close the drive tray(s). Eject the Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) inside the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Compare command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the compare process. Once the compare process is completed, the disc trays will eject and the display will read Result: OK X NG Y TOK Z with X being the number of disc passed, and Y being the number of Disc failed, Z will be the Total number of Disc passed. Insert Master Insert Target Press Go to Start Compare or wait until all writer load media to automatically start comparing Finish and Eject Disc, display Compare result 5.7 Quick Erase Performs a quick erase of rewritable (RW) media for next use. Note: Do NOT perform this function on recordable (R) media. To start the Quick Erase process, please follow the instructions below. a) Power on the machine (if it is not already on). b) Eject the Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) inside the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). c) Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Quick Erase command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the Quick Erase process. d) Once the Quick Erase process is completed, the disc trays will eject and the display will read Result: OK X NG Y TOK Z with X being the number of disc passed, and Y being the number of Disc failed, Z will be the Total number of Disc passed. 10

12 Insert Master Press Go to Start Quick Erase or wait until all writer load media to automatically start erasing Finish and Eject Disc, display Quick Erase result, 5.8 Verify This command verified readability on the master disc and/or all target discs. This command is especially useful for audio CD duplication. To start the verify process, please follow the instructions below: a) Power on the machine (if it is not already on). b) Eject the Source Drive disc tray and place the master disc in the designated Source Drive (usually the top). The master disc is the original of which copies will be made. Close the drive tray(s). c) Eject the Writer Drive disc tray(s) and place blank disc(s) inside the tray(s). The number of drives used depends on the number of copies desired. It is not necessary to always use all drives. Close the tray(s). d) Use the MODE and BACK buttons to select the Verify command and press the GO button. The drives will begin the Verify process. e) Once the verify process is completed, the disc trays will eject and the display will read Result: OK X NG Y TOK Z with X being the number of disc passed, and Y being the number of Disc failed, Z will be the Total number of Disc passed. Note: The verification process uses a Disc Readability Check to individually check the presence of data on each copy. This process does not compare the contents of duplicated discs against that of the master. It only verifies that the duplicated discs are readable. Insert Master Insert Target Press Go to Start Verify or wait until all writer load media to automatically start verifying 11

13 Finish and Eject Disc, display Verify result 5.9 External Available when USB 2.0 interface card is installed (optional device). The duplicator can release the control of devices installed on duplicator and then the drive internally connected to USB 2.0 interface card will be available for external usage. Select external function and Press Go button to activate, the duplicator will release the control of devices and will act like USB external drive. You can link an external USB cable to duplicator and one drive. Duplicator will not be useable again after external function activated except rebooting. Please remove the external USB cable from duplicator first and reboot duplicator when the standalone operation on duplicator is required. 6. Sub-Menu Functions In Main menu, press and hold down the MODE button for more than five seconds then release the MODE button, the menu will switch to sub menu and vice versa. Hold down the MODE button for more than five seconds. The function in sub menu can be switched by either pressing the MODE or BACK button once at a time. By pressing the MODE button, the function will be switched forward and by pressing the BACK button, the function will be switched backward. 6.1 Setup As there are many different settings in the Setup function to control the duplicator s operation, we suggest using the original factory default settings for optimal operation. Changes should be made only when you are fully familiar with those functions. Also please be noted that the function settings listed below are summary for all possibility of devices installed and might not exist in your duplicator. The way of changing value for specific setting in Setup: When the Setup function is shown on the LCD display, please press GO button to enter and thus you are at setting menu (At setting menu, there is a greater (>) sign at lower right corner on the LCD display). Press GO to enter setting Menu 12

14 Settings in setting menu can be switched by either pressing the MODE or BACK button once. By MODE button, the setting will be switched forwardly and by BACK button, it will be switched backwardly. When value of specific setting needs to be altered, please press MODE or BACK button to bring the specific setting shown on the LCD display and then press GO button to enter. You will see at lower left corner the asterisk (*) sign which mean you are at value-changing mode for this specific setting. Press either the MODE or BACK button to change the value and after changing, press the GO button to exit. When the lower right corner is showing you the greater (>) sign, it means you are back to the setting menu. Press MODE or BACK to change setting When all changing are done, please switch the setting to Save setup in setting menu and press GO button to save the changing and leave the Setup function. Be noted, exit without saving the change via Save setup (such as power off), the value changing will not be saved CD to CD (if HDD installed) Press GO to save the change and go to the next setting This setting controls the source location of master data. Select Yes to bypass the existing hard drive and you can copy directly from CD/DVD to CD/DVD or select No to copy CD/DVD from data stored in current partition of hard drive. Setting of CD to CD will be saved and if you cannot use the LOAD function when the hard drive is actually installed, please change the option of CD to CD to No manually HDD Partition Size (if HDD installed) Press MODE or BACK to change setting This setting defines the partition size that is created on a pre-installed hard drive by the controller card itself. Any hard drive connected to the controller card will be partitioned by the controller card and there is no need to pre-arrange any additional process on the hard drive. Simply connect the hard drive to the controller card, then the controller card will handle the partition job automatically. All the data stored in hard drive before connecting to the controller card will be erased and overwritten after connection of the controller card. Please avoid using hard drives with important files. There are a total of five option settings under this function which are Auto (default setting), 850M, 4.8G, 9.6G and 25 G. The default setting of this function is Auto which will handle the partition size by controller card itself during drive detection when booting. If controller card finds no DVD writers in the connected drives, the 850M of partition size would be chose. If there are DVD writers detected by controller card and the first of them supports the DL (Double Layer), the 9.6G of partition size would be auto-selected. But if this first detected DVD writer only supports the single layer DVD, the 4.8G partition size would be used, instead of 9.6G. When Auto is set in this function, there is a potential 13

15 danger, please be aware of this. When the CD writers are originally connected on DVD controller cards, with hard drive installed, the 850M partition size would be used. If user installs a DVD writer suddenly for testing purpose, the hard drive would be re-partitioned automatically by 4.8G or 9.6G, depending on the DL or SL supported on this DVD writer. Under this situation, the original data stored in the hard drive (by default 850M partition size) would be vanished due to re-partitioning. If there are important data stored in the original partitioned hard drive, end-user must switch the setting of this function manually to 850M or other setting to fix the partition size in order to avoid of changing for the partition size by controller card due to different writers installed in system. HDD Partition Size: Auto, 850M, 4.8G, 9.6G, 25G After selection, if partition size is changed physically, the changing will be effective immediately when quitting of this function and the end user needs not to reboot the system. When leaving this function, the controller card will show you the message of Partition Size is xxxxx, Total yyyy parts. The xxxxx is the current selected partition size of this system and there will be total yyyy partition number in the hard drive HDD Partition Group (if HDD installed) This setting assigns the current working partition group on hard drive, if HDD installed. Press MODE switch to change the setting and press GO to exit. After selecting the partition group, press exit button will bring you to the next sub function as HDD Partition of X for more selection of the partition number in that group (X represents the partition group you selected previously). After choosing the partition number, press the exit button will bring you back to Copy function located in the main menu. Press MODE or BACK to change setting in Group from A to B Press GO to save and exit to Next setting Press MODE or BACK to change setting in partition from A to C in Group B The modern hard drives normally contain large capacity. In order to organize and utilize the capacity well, controller card will manage the capacity in an idea for two-level management: partition group and partition number. The partition group is somewhat like the category and the partition number is the sub-item in that category. By using this idea, controller can have up to 26 categories; each category has up to 26 partition numbers, total 676 (26x26) partition numbers. To be a CD duplicator, each partition normally holds 850MB and for DVD duplicator, it holds 4.8GB or 9.6GB. Under this management, the capacity on hard drive would not be wasted and under the control of our duplicating controller card. 14

16 After selection, each partition will have two letters to represent such as AC, BD, etc. The AC means A group C partition and BD means B group D partition. If you get a 40GB hard drive installed with the controller card, you might have 42 partitions from AA to AZ and BA to BP. There will be two groups in your hard drive: A group contains 26 partitions and B group contains 16. The entire configuration will be done automatically and you don t have to run special software utility to make these partitioning. Be noted that this setting will disappear if there is no hard drive installed Start Writers This setting controls the number of writers that will work in duplicator and normally it should be equal to the number of writers installed in duplicator. Number of writers set is less than that actual installed will limit the working writers. If 12 sets of writer are installed, for example, number setting of 2 will allow using only two writers at one time. Duplicator will start the operation instantly when any 2 of the 12 installed writers are ready (disc detected). The rest 10 writers will be idle Write Method Press MODE or BACK to change the setting and press GO to save and exit This setting controls the writing methods of CD/DVD disc including Disc at once or Track at once. Disc at once will be the default setting. Some writers may support different writing methods. If the method selected is not supported, duplicator will automatically switch to the other one. Write Method: Disc at Once, Track at Once CD Write Speed This setting controls the maximum CD writing speed of writers. Default setting is 32 which will use 32X write speed to write the CD disc. The reason why it isn t set to max is that the CD-ROM readers in the market cannot access the master disc as fast as the write speed if the write speed reaches 40X or above. Sometimes maximum write speed will cause high failure rate that may be due to poor CD quality or unstable CD writing in high speed. If installed CD-ROM s reading speed can reach higher or even lower, please increase or lower the CD writing speed manually to get higher successful rate in writing. CD Write Speed: 1, 2,4,6,8,10,12,16,20,24,32,40,48,52,56,MAX 15

17 6.1.7 Audio CD Write speed This setting controls the maximum audio CD writing speed of writers. Default setting is 24 which will use 24X write speed to write the audio CD disc. Audio CD Write Speed: 1, 2,4,6,8,10,12,16,20,24,32,40,48,52,56,MAX HD to CD Write Speed This setting controls the maximum HDD to CD writing speed. Default setting is MAX which will use MAX write speed to write the audio CD disc. HDD to CD Write Speed: 1, 2,4,6,8,10,12,16,20,24,32,40,48,52,56,MAX DVD Write Speed This setting controls the maximum writing speed of DVD writers. Default setting is 4 which will use the 4X writing speed of writers. Sometimes maximum writing speed may have higher failure rate that may be attributable to poor quality of DVD disc or unstable writing under high speed. Under this circumstance, please lower the write speed under this setting. Please note that this is not the problem of the controller itself. DVD Write Speed: 1, 2, 2.4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, MAX There is also situation that un-authorized blank DVD disc will be locked and restricted in some DVD writers to write at higher speed DVD DL Write Speed This setting controls the maximum writing speed of DVD DL writers. Default setting is 2 which will use 2X writing speed of writers. DVD DL Write Speed: 1, 2, 2.4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, MAX 16

18 Blu-ray Write Speed The default setting is 2 which will use 2X write speed to write Blu-ray disc. Blu-ray Write Speed: 1, 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, MAX HD to DVD Write Speed This setting controls the maximum HDD to DVD writing speed. Default setting is MAX which will use MAX write speed to write the DVD disc. HDD to DVD Write Speed: 1, 2, 2.4, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 16, 18, 20, MAX CDROM Drive CD-ROM drive can be selected manually. Default setting is auto and the duplicator will select the CD/DVD-ROM drive automatically. The option will be in series like ATA1.0, ATA2.0, ATA3.0, ATA4.1, etc., Number shown depends on the devices being detected by duplicator itself when booting. The ATA1.0 means ATA device connected at ATA#1. The ATA4.0 means ATA device connected at ATA#4. CDROM Drive: ATA1.0, ATA2.0, ATA3.0, ATA4.0, ATA5.0, auto Autoloader (if autoloader installed) This duplicator can be used as an independent controller for external auto-loading mechanism. If autoloader is installed, this setting must be set to correspondent type such as CDF4800, classic, class2, extended, extend2, etc. Default setting is No. The external auto-loading mechanism must be qualified and approved. Any non-approved equipment may damage the controller card and affect operations. To connect the autoloader, you will also need an extra COM port module to communicate between controller card and autoloader. If no autoloader is connected actually but set this option by mistake to one of the types for autoloader, during new power booting, the controller card will hang in check loader message which is intending to search and communicate with the autoloader. Please change back the setting of this function to No option when it finishes checking (might take quite a long time) or simply reset the machine once to bring back the factory s default setting on controller itself. Auto Loader: CDF4800, classic, class2, extended, extend2, No 17

19 Load Non Blank Disc Under Load function (HDD installed) Disc will automatically load to HDD when Yes is selected Disc will need to manually press GO to load Disc to HDD when No is selected. Default: No CDDA Load Speed The setting controls the loading speed of CDDA disc. CDDA Load Speed: X1, X2, X4, X8, Auto Eject Disc This setting controls the ejection of discs by writer. Three options are available: Always means the writers will always eject the discs no matter whether operation is successful or failed. No means all discs will remain in writers when job is done and you will have to eject discs from the writers manually. Pass setting will only eject the passed discs automatically and leave the failed ones in the writers. Press MODE button will eject those failed discs. Eject Disc: Pass, No, Always Buzzer This setting controls ON and OFF of buzzer. Default setting is On. Buzzer: ON, OFF CD+G This setting activates the copy capability of CD+G format. It cannot be copied if the writers don t support this format. Default setting is No. 18

20 CD+G: Yes, No CopyComp Eject This setting controls the ejection of writer trays under copy + compare function. If the setting is Yes, the trays will eject the passed discs after copying and it will re-insert the same discs again for subsequent comparison. If setting is No, the trays will not be ejected between copy and compare. The default setting is Auto which means ejection of trays will depend on the writers. If it supports auto-ejection, the tray will be ejected after copying. If not, the tray will not be ejected even when setting is Yes. CopyComp Eject: Yes, No, Auto Read CDDA index 0 The setting controls the copying of data existed in index0. Set to Yes will copy the data and set to No will make it empty. Read CDDA index0: No, Yes Skip Read Error This setting controls error skipping during source reading. The default setting is No. When an error is detected during loading, the duplicator will stop to load and display read error message. If the setting is Yes, there will be no message shown even there is an error in reading. You can use this function to copy some discs with errors. Skip Read Error: Yes, No Mode 2 Compare This setting can be activated to compare some data format stored in MODE 2 disc. Default setting is No. 19

21 Mode 2 Compare: Yes, No Power On Wait The setting controls the detecting time (in second) for devices that connected to the duplicating controller card. Default is 15. Power On Wait: 0, 1sec, 2sec, 5sec, 10sec, 15sec, 20sec, 30sec, 40sec, 50sec, 1min Go Load Trays Normally when loading the disc onto each drive, customer has to push the eject button to insert the tray or push slightly the tray into the drive. To save labor, with Yes setting of this function, customer can load first the discs onto all trays on drives and force those trays to insert with pressing the Go button once on controller card. Default setting is No. Go Load Trays: Yes, No Transfer Mode This function controls the data transfer mode between connected devices with controller and there are several options built-in, DMA 16, UDMA33, and UDMA66. Transfer mode: DMA 16M, UDMA33M, and UDMA66M. Some advanced writers in the market are featured with UDMA66 transfer mode. With such writers installed, set to UDMA66 option will improve the performance, also the stability. But be noted that if set to UDMA66 option, all devices connected on controller card must feature with same UDMA66 spec., including ROM reader and hard drive. If one of the connected devices does not support that UDMA66 feature, the system might become unstable or even hang. 20

22 Most of the writers in the market support only UDMA33 and the default setting on controller card will be UDMA33. If option is changed, after quitting the setting, make sure to reboot the system to make the changing activate. Without rebooting the system, the transfer mode will not be switched correctly Turbo CopyComp This function is built for ultimate burning speed through removing unnecessary interrupting detection in BIOS programming, compared to traditional programming on products. Several conditions must be complied to make this option work: (a) For DVD only (b) Master hard drive or master DVD-ROM to be connected at IDE#1 or both connected at IDE#1 by setting hard drive in master and DVD-ROM in slave (c) Abort during operation is canceled. Turbo Copycomp: Yes, No Language Set the language selection of the display. Available languages are: English (default), Spanish, and Portuguese System Info The model number and BIOS version, built date of BIOS will be shown on the display directly when switching to this position Startup Command This setting specifies the first function appeared when duplicator is turned on so as to avoid repeated selection all the time. 21

23 6.2 Clear This function clears the master data stored in the current partition of hard drive. Perform this function by pressing GO switch at Clear function and LCD will show: Master cleared. Press GO then display will show Master Disc Cleared! 6.3 Disc Info By using this function, users can get information from the media discs that loaded in the writers, such as max. Write speed, capacity, etc. Insert Master the tray Press Go to start Analysis Finished and show Disc info 6.4 Show Drive This setting shows the devices connected to the duplicator such as CD/ DVD-ROM, CD/DVD writers and hard drive, etc. It also displays the devices firmware version that sometimes provides a useful hint for trouble shooting or for future upgrade. It is suggested to use writers with SAME firmware version to avoid inconsistency. The display is as below: Press MODE to see the next drive info Press GO to start Drive Analysis The display shows the first slot on controller board is connected with an ASUS DVD-ROM and its firmware version is 1.0 It means the second slot on the controller is connected with DVD-RW writer and its firmware version is The first digit after ATA is slot number. 22

24 6.5 Burn In This function is a burn-in test function. It will run the emulate write function continuously. Between each cycle of emulate write, the blank discs in writers will be ejected automatically and re-insert again for continuous testing. There is no real writing on the blank discs and the discs will remain blank as original after test. 6.6 Update Functions on duplicator will be improved for better performance or for other reasons. This function will update your firmware to the latest one or desired version. Switch to Update function first and then load the master disc containing the latest firmware xxxxxxx.bin into CD/DVD-ROM drive and the duplicator will find the data and update its firmware automatically. During updating, don t turn off the power of machine since the update will not be finished till machine tells you to restart the machine such as Please restart. (Turning off machine during updating might cause severe result such as no booting, etc. Also, it is suggested to wait for 10 seconds even the LCD display is showing you to restart the power.) Procedures to make the BIOS disc by yourself: 1. Get the BIOS firmware from ILY website ( or through (tech@ily.com). Be careful not to use the wrong firmware as it will cause errors and not to function correctly. 2. Unzip the BIOS firmware and write the file dvdxxxx.bin into the root directory on a blank disc. Session of the disc has to be closed. If the same disc still has capacity to add data, it can be used to store a newer version of the BIOS program. When updating the BIOS program from a data disc, only last session will be used. Other versions in previous sessions will be ignored. 3. Please note that different writers might need different version on controller card to work properly. Users should be aware that using the proper version according to the writers installed on duplicator is more important than using the latest version. 23

25 7. Basic Troubleshooting: Follow these simple steps for quick and proper troubleshooting. 1. Power does not turn on or unit receives no power. a. Check power cord and outlet to make sure power connections are secured. b. Check voltage switch on the back of the duplicator to make sure power supply is set for correct outlet rating. c. Test with another power cord (same as a PC power cord) to eliminate cable failure. 2. Master disc cannot be read a. Change the master disc. The master disc may be of poor quality or with error(s) that can make duplication difficult or impossible. b. Remake the master disc on another disc. Master disc may be of poor quality or with error(s) that make duplication difficult or impossible. c. Change the source drive to one of the other drives to test. d. Make sure the master disc is finalized in standard ISO format. 3. High failure rate a. Change the media type. Certain types of media may not be compatible with the drives. Poor-quality media can also cause high failure rate. b. Lower the burn speed and attempt another copy process. Lowering the speed increases the stability of the duplication process. c. Check for available firmware updates for the unit. A firmware update may resolve any unspecified issues. 4. Machine locks up during the copy process a. Hold down the ESC button to abort the copy process. The copy process will cancel and menu goes back to the last function executed. b. If the button cancel does not work, power cycle the unit (power the unit off, leave off for five seconds and power the unit back on). c. Change the master disc. A master disc with error(s) or a poor quality master disc can cause duplication to lock up at particular points during the copy process. 5. Button(s) do not function on the unit. a. The duplicator may be busy. Buttons pressed while the duplicator is processing will not perform functions unless otherwise specified. b. Possible faulty button. Contact your technical support department for further information. 6. One of the drives does not open and/or LED does not light up a. Check USB and/or Firewire port switch and make sure the switch is in the OFF position before machine power is turned on. b. If a disc is stuck inside a drive, insert a paper clip or safety pin in the pinhole underneath the drive door and push gently. Make sure the power is OFF during this step. Then press the drive s EJECT button a few times to test the disc tray. 7. The blank CD or DVD or Blu-ray is not recognized in the writer drive(s) a. Test the blank disc in another writer drive. A faulty writer drive will not recognize blank discs. b. Change the blank disc to another disc. A defective blank disc will not be recognized by the writer drive. c. Change the brand of media or media type. Certain types of media may not be compatible with the drives. Poor-quality media can also cause high failure rate. 24

26 8. Controller Specifications: Interface SATA SATA SATA SATA Target Buffer (DDR2) 64MB 64MB 128MB 128MB DVD Writing Speed Blu ray Writing Speed Writing Method 24X 24X 24X 24X 12X 12X 12X 12X DAO, TAO, RAW Disc Format Support BD ROM, BD R, BD RE, DVD ROM, DVD Video, DVD Audio, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD R, DVD RW, Dual Layer ± R, CD ROM, CD I, Audio CD, Video CD, CD+G, CD TEXT, Bootable CD, Mixed Mode CD, Multi Session CD, CD Extra, Business Card CD, 3" Mini CD R Display Input Language Support 2x20 Backlit Monochrome LCD 3 Push button English, Spanish, Portuguese Temperature 20% ~ 80% Humidity Safety 40 C (104 F) / 5 C (41 F) CE, ROHOS Dimensions 5.75" x 6.93" x 1.65" (L x W X H) Weight 2 lbs. Copyright All rights reserved. 25