Primera Technology Network Card DUP 07 User Manual

061605-510800-(01)  
CD/DVD
Duplication System  
© 2005 All rights reserved  
 
TITLE  
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Menu Overview  
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12. SETUP  
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Read Error Skip…………..……….….……………  
CD Write Mode ……….……………….….………  
Max Audio & VCD Speed.………….….…..…….  
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Duplication Mode…………………….….………..  
Counter ……………………………….….…….….  
Auto Tray Close…………………………….….….  
13. Utility  
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Update Firmware…………………………….….…  
14. Account Management ……………………………...  
15. Shutdown……..…………………………….….…...  
Trouble Shooting ………………………………………...  
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Welcome!  
Our duplicator is a reliable, high performance, high speed,  
standalone CD and/or DVD duplicator. With its professional  
industrial design and simple beginner user interface, it will make  
your duplicating experience easier than ever.  
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Before you start:  
Before you start using this duplicator, please read the following to  
ensure proper operation:  
1. Important Notice:  
If you have purchased a CD duplicator, your duplicator will  
duplicate CDs ONLY. However, if you have purchased a DVD  
duplicator, you duplicator will duplicate both DVDs and CDs.  
2. DVD Duplication Limitations:  
For a DVD Duplicator, it will not copy any DVD that has Copy  
Protection encoded inside. Typically, most DVDs you purchase  
or rent from a store, does contain Copy Protection.  
In addition to the copy protection limitation, the duplicator will  
only copy a DVD-5 format (4.7GB) disc to DVD-5 format  
(4.7GB) recordable DVD media. If your duplicator has double  
layer capability, you can copy a DVD-9 format (8.5GB) disc to  
DVD-9 format (8.5GB) recordable DVD media. You cannot  
duplicate a DVD5 format disc to a DVD9 format recordable  
media or vice versa.  
3. Temperature Warning:  
If the duplicator was stored in a location where the temperature  
dropped below 32°F (0°C) within the past 24 hours, please  
leave the duplicator in a warm room with temperatures at least  
65°F (19°C) for 4 hours prior to powering it on for the first  
time. Failure to do so may cause irreparable harm and prevent  
the duplicator from functioning.  
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4. External Connection Warning:  
If you have an external connection installed in your duplicator,  
you will see the USB/Firewire switch(s) on the back of your  
duplicator, and/or USB/Firewire sticker(s) on your writer front  
drive panel(s). In order to operate the duplicator solely as a  
standalone unit (no connection to the computer), you have to  
make sure all of the USB/Firewire connection light(s) on the  
back of your duplicator are off. If by any chance, the  
USB/Firewire connection light(s) are on, you need to follow  
the following steps: 1. Turn off your duplicator. 2. Turn off the  
USB/Firewire switch(s), 3. Turn on your duplicator. 4. Make  
sure all the USB/Firewire lights are off.  
5. Maintenance:  
It is very important to operate and keep the duplicator in a dust  
free, clean environment since dust is the number 1 killer for  
CD/DVD recording devices. Failure to do so may severely  
damage your duplicator. We strongly suggest you place an Air  
Cleaner next to the duplicator and constantly use the Air Duster  
(Can Air) to clear off any dust on the surface of the duplicator.  
Do not try to use the Air Duster to clean the  
duplicator while the reader/writer trays are open.  
In doing so, you may inadvertently blow dust into  
the recording device and damage the recording  
device.  
6. Proper Shutdown:  
To avoid possible system failures, you need to shutdown the  
duplicator properly. To shutdown the duplicator, you need to  
press “>>” button to “15. Shutdown” and follow instructions  
on the screen to shutdown the duplicator properly. Turning off  
your duplicator without performing this function will increase  
the risk of damaging your duplicator.  
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7. Double Layer Partition Issue  
Attention: If you have a 16x speed or higher duplicator with  
double layer/dual layer DVD9 capability, the hard drive  
partitions are set at the default size of 9GB each to  
accommodate for the expanded size of the DVD9 format. If  
you require more partitions and do not plan on utilizing double  
layer/dual layer DVD9 media, Please refer to “Tutorial VIII:  
Changing Hard Drive Partition Size.” Please keep in mind that  
if you alter the partition size, all previous data/video stored on  
the hard drive will be lost and you will only be able to load  
media with less than 5GB capacity such as DVD5 (4.7GB), CD  
(700MB), etc.  
NOTES  
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LCD Front Panel  
: Up  
: Down  
: Forward; Enter; OK; Execute the function  
: Backward; Escape; go back to the previous  
function  
: Shortcut to make a copy  
: Shortcut to make simulation of copying process  
: Shortcut to change the duplication speed  
: Shortcut to Load and Copy. Press the “>>” to start  
the load and copy process.  
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Tutorial Guide:  
I. Make Disc-to-Disc Copies  
This process will copy your master disc into several blank discs  
simultaneously. However, due to its simultaneous nature, a  
good conditioned master disc and lower recording speed is  
necessary for high success rate and good quality duplications.  
When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you  
should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1. COPY  
1. Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to the  
READER.  
It is very important to make sure that your current Master  
Reading Source is the top tray in order to avoid  
unnecessary error messages. To check the Master Reading  
Source, please do the following:  
a. Use UP or DOWN arrow buttons to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
8. Select Source  
b. Press “>>” to enter Select Source Menu and you shall  
see the following:  
Reader Port 1.0  
Pioneer DVD-ROM  
*** The Reader Port could be indexed as 2.0.  
Either 1.0 or 2.0 is fine.  
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Make sure it is located at the “Reader Port”. If not, then  
you need to press UP or DOWN navigation button to  
search for it.  
If your duplicator does not equip any Reader port, then  
please choose the device with the Writer Port number as  
your Master Reading Source.  
c. Press “>>” to submit your selection.  
2. Go back to “COPY” Menu.  
a. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1. COPY  
3. Start the Copy Process.  
a. Now, please insert your master disc and your blank discs  
into the corresponding tray(s) and press “>>” button to  
enter COPY menu. You will see the duplicator mode menu  
like below:  
Duplication Mode:  
Load and Copy  
Now, you have been given two choices:  
Load and Copy  
On the Fly  
For detail information, please review Tutorial Guide XII:  
Introduction to Duplication Mode.”  
Once you have decided which mode you would like to run,  
press UP or DOWN arrow button until your desired mode  
is displayed and press “>>” button to confirm.  
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b. Then. you will see the Counter Selection Menu like the  
following:  
Counter:  
No Counter  
c. The Counter Selection Menu will let you choose how many  
copies you want to make for your project. This Counter  
Selection feature will allow the duplicator to count the  
number of copies you’ve made and prompt you when the  
desired number of copies has been made.  
You can select “No Counter” if you prefer to copy continuously  
with no interruption. (It will still count the number of copies, but it  
will not notify you when to stop.) To select the “No Counter”,  
simply press “>>” button when you see the screen above. Then  
skip below and continue on to step “d”.  
Or, you can select “Specify Counter” between 1 to 9999 by  
pressing the UP or DOWN navigation button to the below screen:  
Counter:  
Specify Counter  
Then please press “>>” button to submit. You shall see the screen  
below:  
Specify Counter:  
[0 ] OK?  
To specify the number of copies for your project, you need to  
enter/input a 4-digit number. If you are planning to specify a  
number that is less than 4 digits, please fill the leading spaces with  
“0”s (any leading “0” will be skipped). An example of that 4-digit  
number could be “0234” (Two hundred and thirty four), or “0010”  
(ten). Remember, the beginning “0”s are skipped, therefore “0010”  
means “10”, which is the number 10.  
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To enter the number, you need to use UP or DOWN button to  
select the number for each digit and use “>>” or “<<” button to  
move the cursor position right or left, once you’ve finished, move  
the cursor to “OK” and press “>>”. For example, if I want to  
specify a counter value of 21 (twenty one). The 4-digit value  
would be “0021”. To input the desired quantity, please do the  
following:  
Make sure the cursor is located at the first position:  
Specify Counter:  
[X ] OK?  
i. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “0” is  
displayed.  
ii. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next  
position.  
iii. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “0” is  
displayed.  
iv. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next  
position.  
v. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “2” is  
displayed.  
vi. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next  
position.  
vii. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “1” is  
displayed.  
viii. Now, “0021” is displayed, press “>>” once and the  
cursor moved to “OK”.  
ix. Then, press “>>” once to submit your counter value.  
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Now you shall see the following screen:  
Preparing...  
Waiting for Master  
OR  
Preparing...  
Waiting for Blanks  
If either one of the ABOVE 2 screens are displayed  
for more than 2 minutes, please check your Master  
Disc or Blank Discs for quality.  
d. Please allow 5-10 seconds for the duplicator to detect your  
Master Disc and Blank Discs as well. After your Master  
Disc and Blank Discs have been recognized, then you shall  
see the following screen:  
Preparing...  
7 Disc Detected, Go?  
*The “7” indicates there are 7 discs recognized by  
the writer tray. Actual quantity may be different  
depending on your machine.  
By default, the “Auto Start” setting is set to “Auto”.  
For example, if your duplicator has detected 3  
blank discs and didn’t detect any additional blank  
discs within 30 seconds, then the duplication will  
start automatically.  
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Once the number of blank discs you inserted  
matches the number of discs detected on the  
screen. Then press “>>” (if you are not using  
Auto Start or wish to speed up the process) to  
confirm and the following Processing screen will  
appear.  
Processing...  
Please Wait  
If the number of blank discs you inserted doesn’t  
match the number of discs detected on the screen,  
please give 10-15 seconds for the duplicator to  
recognize all of your blank discs.  
e. After 2 or 3 seconds of processing time, the following  
Copy Progress Screen will appear.  
Counter Specified  
No Counter  
Copying ... 4012MB  
Copying ... 4012MB  
0/21  
12%  
0
12%  
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“4012MB” indicates the  
capacity of the master disc.  
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“4012MB” indicates the  
capacity of the master disc.  
“12%” indicates the current  
progress of the duplication.  
“12%” indicates the current  
progress of the duplication.  
“0/21” indicates you have a  
project size of 21 copies and  
you have made 0 copies so far.  
“0” indicates that you have  
made 0 copies so far.  
It is normal to see the progress indicator stays at 0-  
10% and 100% for approximately 30 seconds for  
CD duplication and up to 1 minute for DVD  
duplication. That is caused by the initializing and  
finalizing stage.  
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Once the duplication run is completed, the successful  
copies will be ejected and you shall see the following  
screen:  
PASS 7 FAIL 0( 7)  
Waiting for Blanks  
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“PASS 7” indicates that you’ve  
just made 7 successful copies.  
“FAIL 0” indicates that you  
have no failure in this run.  
“7” indicates that you’ve  
successfully copied 7 copies so  
far.  
Next, refill more blank media to continue making more  
copies, or you can press “<<” to terminate your project and  
go back to the main menu.  
If you’ve specified a counter value for your project and  
your project is completed, you shall see the following  
screen:  
21 Disc Copied  
Press OK to Finish  
If you see above message, you can press “>>” to go back to  
main menu.  
If you enabled the counter and the number of discs  
you have inserted is more than what you requested,  
you will receive a message regarding you have  
inserted more discs than what you need. You can  
continue to copy or you can eject the extras.  
If you happen to have any failed discs (bad copy),  
the failed disc(s) will not be ejected automatically.  
You need to manually eject them and throw them  
away if they are write once recordable disc(s).  
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Tutorial Guide:  
II. Make Hard Drive(HDD)-to-Disc Copies (For Duplicator w/  
HDD installed)  
Copying from the Hard Drive is the best way to make copies.  
Overall, there are 4 benefits to copying from the Hard Drive:  
i. Performance – Duplicating from the Hard Drive will be  
able to boost the DVD duplication speed to 8x or above.  
ii. Stability – Duplicating from Hard Drive will stabilize  
the duplication process compared to the Disc to Disc  
duplicating.  
iii. Durability – Hard Drive is a much better storage device  
than DVD recordable discs. First of all, DVD recordable  
discs are composed of chemical materials tend to  
degrade over a period of time while Hard Drives are  
made of magnetic disks which will last over 100 years.  
Secondly, DVD recordable discs are often exposed and  
can very easily be scratched on its surface, while Hard  
Drives are covered with metal and mounted inside the  
duplicator.  
iv. Convenience – With your master discs stored inside the  
Hard Drive, you can have access to each one easily.  
There is no need to carry your master discs; they are all  
stored inside the duplicator.  
If your duplicator has a Hard Drive installed, your built-in  
Hard Drive will be divided into a number of partitions, or slots.  
Each partition/slot will hold ONE and ONLY ONE master disc  
regardless of the capacity of your master disc.  
The number of partitions is determined by dividing your Hard  
Drive’s total capacity by 1GB for CD format, 5GB for DVD-5  
format or 9GB for DVD-9 format (Double Layer) and  
subtracting one partition for system use.  
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For example, if you have a 40GB Hard Drive, then you can  
calculate the number of DVD-5 format partitions by: 40 / 5 = 8.  
Since there is 1 partition reserved for the system use, you will  
have 7 partitions to use.  
Or you can calculate the number of DVD-9 format partitions  
by: 40 / 9 = 4.17. Since you cannot use an incomplete partition,  
there will be a total of 4 partitions available for a 40GB Hard  
Drive. Since 1 partition is reserved for system use; there will be  
3 partitions available for use.  
The following steps will show you how to load your master  
disc into the installed Hard Drive as a disc image and copy the  
stored disc image into several blank discs. This process is  
recommended for mass volume productions.  
How to make copies from the Hard Drive?  
When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you  
should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1. COPY  
1. Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to the Hard  
Drive.  
It is very important to make sure the Master Reading Source  
is set to the Hard Drive in order to avoid unnecessary error  
messages. To check the Master Reading Source, please do the  
following:  
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a. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
8. Select Source  
b. Press “>>” to enter Select Source Menu and you shall see  
the following:  
Hard Drive Port 0  
WDC WD400EB-75CPF0  
Make sure it is located at “Hard Drive”. If not, then you  
need to press UP or DOWN navigation button to search  
for it.  
c. Press “>>” to submit your selection. After your selection  
has been submitted, you will see the following:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
8. Select Source  
2. Load your master disc onto the Hard Drive. If you have  
already loaded your master disc onto the Hard Drive,  
then you can skip step 2 and go to step 3.  
a. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
10.Hard Drive Setup  
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b. Press “>>” to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Hard Drive Setup  
1.Select Partition  
c. Now, load your master disc on to the Hard Drive. To do  
so, use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
Hard Drive Setup  
2.Load Partition  
d. Press “>>” to enter Load Partition Menu and you shall  
see the following:  
Load Partition [ 1/ 8]  
Load->New Partition  
*The “1” indicates the number of partitions  
you’ve already loaded into the Hard  
Drive . (Includes the Reserve Partition)  
*The “8” indicates the total number of partitions  
you can load to the Hard Drive.  
e. Now, you have a choice to load your master disc into a new  
(empty) partition or overwrite one of the existing partitions  
if any exists. You can simple press UP or DOWN arrow  
button to select your partition and press “>>” to submit.  
You will see the following:  
Edit Partition Name  
[
] OK?  
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f. Now, you can name the partition you are about to load into  
the Hard Drive. To enter the name, you need to use the UP  
or DOWN buttons to select the character and use “>>” or  
“<<” button to move the cursor position and once you’ve  
finished, move the cursor to “OK” and press “>>”. For  
example, if you want to name the partition for your master  
disc as “FUN”. Then do the following:  
Make sure the cursor is located at the first position:  
Edit Partition Name  
[x  
] OK?  
i. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “F”  
is displayed.  
ii. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to  
the next position.  
iii. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “U”  
is displayed.  
iv. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to  
the next position.  
v.  
Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “N”  
is displayed.  
vi. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to  
the next position.  
vii. Now, we have the name “FUN” displayed and  
then, press “>>” consecutively until the cursor  
is moved to “OK”.  
viii. Then, press “>>” once to submit your name  
selection.  
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g. Now you shall see the following confirmation screen:  
Load Partition?  
[FUN  
], OK?  
h. Press “>>” button to confirm. Once your master disc has  
been recognized. The loading progress indicator will be  
displayed and you shall see the following  
Loading ...  
FUN  
1% 123MB loaded  
*The “123MB” indicates the amount of data has  
been loaded to the Hard Drive.  
i. Once your master disc has been loaded completely, you  
shall see the following:  
Load Partition OK!  
Press OK to Continue  
Then, you can press “>>” button to go back to the Hard  
Drive Setup Menu.  
3. Go back to “COPY” Menu.  
a. Press “<<” button to go back to the main menu. You shall  
see the following:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
10.Hard Drive Setup  
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b. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1. COPY  
4. Start the Copy Process.  
a. Now, please insert your blank discs into the writer trays  
(make sure the Reader Tray is empty) and press “>>”  
button to enter COPY menu. You will be asked to choose  
which hard drive partition to copy from:  
Choose Partition  
2->[FUN  
]DVD  
b. Choose the desired partition to copy from and press “>>”  
button to submit your selection. Then you shall see the  
following Counter Selection Menu:  
Counter:  
No Counter  
c. The Counter Selection Menu will let you to choose how  
many copies you want to make for your project. This  
Counter Selection feature will allow the duplicator to  
count the number of copies you’ve made and prompt you  
when the desired number of copies has been made.  
You can select “No Counter” if you prefer to copy continuously  
with no interruption. (It will still count the number of copies, but it  
will not notify you when to stop.) To select the “No Counter”,  
simply press “>>” button when you see the screen above. Then  
skip below and continue on to step “d”.  
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Or, you can select “Specify Counter” between 1 to 9999 by  
pressing the UP or DOWN navigation button to the below screen:  
Counter:  
Specify Counter  
Then please press “>>” button to submit. You shall see the screen  
below:  
Specify Counter:  
[0 ] OK?  
To specify the number of copies for your project, you need to  
enter/input a 4-digit number. If you are planning to specify a  
number that is less than 4 digits, please fill the leading spaces with  
“0”s (any leading “0” will be skipped). An example of that 4-digit  
number could be “0234” (Two hundred and thirty four), or “0010”  
(ten). Remember, the beginning “0”s are skipped, therefore “0010”  
means “10”, which is the number 10.  
To enter the number, you need to use UP or DOWN button to  
select the number for each digit and use “>>” or “<<” button to  
move the cursor position right or left, once you’ve finished, move  
the cursor to “OK” and press “>>”. For example, if I want to  
specify a counter value of 21 (twenty one). The 4-digit value  
would be “0021”. To input the desired quantity, please do the  
following:  
Make sure the cursor is located at the first position:  
Specify Counter:  
[X ] OK?  
i. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “0” is  
displayed.  
ii. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next  
position.  
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iii. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “0” is  
displayed.  
iv. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next  
position.  
v. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “2” is  
displayed.  
vi. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the next  
position.  
vii. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “1” is  
displayed.  
viii. Now, we have “0021” displayed and then, press “>>”  
once and the cursor is now moved to “OK”.  
ix. Then, press “>>” once to submit your counter value.  
Now you shall see following screen:  
Preparing...  
Waiting for Blanks  
If the ABOVE screen is displayed for more than 2  
minutes, please check your Blank Discs for  
quality.  
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d. Please allow 5-10 seconds for the duplicator to detect your  
Hard Drive partition and Blank Discs as well. After your  
Hard Drive partition and Blank Discs have been recognized,  
then you shall see the following screen:  
Preparing...  
7 Disc Detected, Go?  
*The “7” indicates there are 7 discs that were  
recognized by the recording tray. Actual quantity  
may be different depend on your machine.  
By default, the “Auto Start” setting is set to “Auto”.  
For example, if your duplicator has detected 3 blank  
discs and didn’t detect any additional blank discs for  
30 seconds, then the duplication will be started  
automatically.  
Once the number of blank discs you inserted matches  
the number of discs detected on the screen. Then  
press “>>” (if you are not using Auto Start or wish to  
speed up the process) to confirm and the following  
Processing screen will appear.  
Processing...  
Please Wait  
If the number of blank discs you inserted doesn’t  
match the number of discs detected on the screen,  
please give 10-15 seconds for the duplicator to  
recognize all of your blank discs.  
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e. After 2 or 3 seconds of processing time, the following  
Copy Progress Screen will appear.  
Counter Specified  
No Counter  
Copying ... H4012MB  
Copying ... H4012MB  
0/21  
12%  
0
12%  
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“4012MB” indicates the  
capacity of the master disc.  
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“4012MB” indicates the  
capacity of the master disc.  
“12%” indicates the current  
progress of the duplication.  
“12%” indicates the current  
progress of the duplication.  
“0/21” indicates you have a  
project size of 21 copies and  
you have made 0 copies so far.  
“0” indicates that you have  
made 0 copies so far.  
“H” indicates you are copying  
from a Hard Drive Image.  
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“H” indicates you are copying  
from a Hard Drive Image.  
It is normal to see the progress indicator stays at 0-  
10% and 100% for approximately 30 seconds for  
CD duplication and up to 1 minute for DVD  
duplication. That is caused by the initializing and  
finalizing stages.  
Once the duplication run is completed, the good copies will  
be ejected and you shall see the following screen:  
PASS 7 FAIL 0( 7)  
Waiting for Blanks  
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“PASS 7” indicates that you’ve  
just made 7 successful copies.  
“FAIL 0” indicates that you  
have no failure in this run.  
“7” indicates that you’ve  
successfully copied 7 copies so  
far.  
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Next, refill more blank media to continue making more  
copies, or you can press “<<” to terminate your project and  
go back to the main menu.  
If you’ve specified a counter value for your project and  
your project is completed, you shall see the following  
screen:  
21 Disc Copied  
Press OK to Finish  
If you see above message, you can press “>>” to go back to  
main menu.  
If you enabled the counter and the number of discs  
you have inserted is more than what you requested,  
you will receive a message regarding you have  
inserted more discs than what you need. You can  
continue to copy or you can eject the extras.  
If you happen to have any failed discs (bad copy),  
the failed disc(s) will not be ejected automatically.  
You need to manually eject them and throw them  
away if they are write once recordable disc(s).  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide:  
III. Select the Duplication Speed  
This process will allow you to adjust the duplication speed  
subject to your various needs.  
By default, the duplication speed will be set to the optimal  
speed. However, under some circumstances, you might want  
to lower down the duplication speed. Those circumstances are  
as follows:  
Poor Blank Media Quality – When your media quality  
is not good, lowering down the duplication speed is  
necessary to make good copies.  
Poor Master Disc Quality – If your master disc  
condition is not good, lowering down the duplication  
speed will reduce the failure rates greatly.  
Duplication Quality – Overall, the lower the speed, the  
higher the quality of your duplicates. If you have time,  
it is a good choice to lower down the speed to produce  
the best quality duplicates.  
When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you  
should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready.  
DUPLICATOR  
1. COPY  
5.00  
1. Navigate to Speed Selection Menu.  
Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following  
screen.  
DUPLICATOR  
5.00  
7.Select Burn Speed  
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2. Enter Speed Selection Menu.  
Then, you can press “>>” button to enter into Speed  
Selection Menu.  
You shall see the following:  
Select Burn Speed:  
DVD to DVD  
3. Select Duplication Speed Type.  
There are four types of recording speed:  
CD to CD: Copy CD Disc to CD-R Discs directly. (On-  
The-Fly)  
DVD to DVD:Copy DVD Disc to DVD±R Discs directly.  
(On-The-Fly)***  
HDD to CD: Copy Hard Drive CD Image to CD-R Discs.  
HDD to DVD:Copy Hard Drive DVD Image to DVD±R  
Discs.  
Depending on what type of duplication and your duplicator  
restrictions, you need to select the correct type in order to  
take effect. To select the recording speed types, you need to  
press UP or DOWN button to adjust and press “>>” button to  
submit your selection.  
*** To ensure the duplication quality, for certain models, you are  
not allowed to adjust the duplication speed for DVD to DVD  
to greater than 6x duplication speed. To achieve maximum  
duplication speed, you need to perform duplications from the  
Hard Drive. For detailed instructions, please refer to  
Tutorial Section II – Make Hard Drive-to-Disc Copies.”  
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4. Select Desired Duplication Speed.  
Once you have submitted the duplication speed type, you  
shall see the following:  
DVD to DVD Speed:  
6x  
You can press UP or DOWN button to select the desired  
speed and then press “>>” to submit your speed selection.  
5. Once your selection has been changed successfully, you  
shall see the following screen for 2 seconds.  
DVD to DVD Speed:  
Adjusted to:  
Then you will be directed back to the main menu:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
4x  
7.Select Burn Speed  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide:  
IV. Select the Master Reading Source  
When you try to make a copy, you need to specify where the  
master disc is. Is it in the Reader tray? Or is it an Image inside  
the Hard Drive? This tutorial will show you how to change  
the Master Reading Source to satisfy your needs.  
Basically, there are 3 scenarios that require you to select the  
Master Reading Source.  
Disc-to-Disc copy (read for READER tray) – This is the  
case when you would normally make copies on the fly.  
You need to set the “Reader” as your Master Reading  
Source.  
Hard Drive-to-Disc copy (if Hard Drive installed) – If you  
want to make copies from your Hard Drive Image, you  
need to select the source as “Hard Drive”.  
There are four benefits to copy from Hard Drive:  
i. Performance – Duplicating form the Hard Drive  
will be able to boost the DVD duplication speed to  
8x or above.  
ii. Stability – Duplicating from Hard Drive will  
stabilize the duplication process compared to the  
Disc to Disc duplicating.  
iii. Durability – Hard Drive is a much better storage  
device than DVD recordable discs. First of all,  
DVD recordable discs are composed of chemical  
materials tend to degrade over a period of time  
while Hard Drives are made of magnetic disks  
which will last over 100 years. Secondly, DVD  
recordable discs are often exposed and can very  
easily be scratched on its surface, while Hard  
Drives are covered with metal and mounted inside  
the duplicator.  
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iv. Convenience – With your master discs stored inside  
the Hard Drive, you can have access to each one  
easily. There is no need to carry your master discs;  
they are all stored inside the duplicator.  
Disc-to-Disc copy (read for WRITER tray) – This is the  
case when your master disc is full of scratches. You  
would need to use the Writer Tray as your Master  
Reading Source to make a copy and use the new copy as  
your new master to make more copies.  
When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you  
should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1. COPY  
1. Navigate to Source Selection Menu.  
Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following  
screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
8.Select Source  
2. Enter Source Selection Menu.  
Then, you can press “>>” button to enter into Source  
Selection Menu.  
You shall see the following:  
Reader Port 2.0  
Pioneer DVD-ROM  
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3. Select Desired Master Reading Device.  
You can press UP or DOWN button to select the desired  
Master Reading Source. Then, you can press “>>” to submit  
your Source Selection.  
4. Once your selection has been changed successfully, you  
shall see the following screen for 2 seconds:  
Reader Port 2.0  
Selected!  
Then you will be directed back to the main menu:  
DUPLICATOR  
5.00  
8.Select Source  
After loading your master disc to the Hard Drive,  
please make sure to remove your master disc from  
the Master Reading Tray. Failure to do so might  
cause improper duplication.  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide:  
V.  
Load Master Disc onto the Hard Drive  
In order to copy from the Hard Drive, you are required to load your  
master disc onto a hard drive partition.  
The number of partitions is determined by dividing your Hard  
Drive’s total capacity by 1GB for CD format, 5GB for DVD-5  
format or 9 GB for DVD-9 format (Double Layer) and subtracting  
one partition for system use.  
For example, if you have a 40GB Hard Drive, you can calculate  
the number of DVD-5 format partitions by: 40 / 5 = 8. Since there  
is 1 partition reserved for the system use, you will have 7 partitions  
to use.  
Or you can calculate the number of DVD-9 format partitions by:  
40 / 9 = 4.17. Since you cannot use an incomplete partition, there  
will be a total of 4 partitions available for a 40GB Hard Drive.  
Since 1 partition is reserved for system use; there will be 3  
partitions available for use.  
To load your master disc onto a hard drive partition, please do the  
following:  
1. Make sure the Master Reading Source is set to the Hard  
Drive.  
It is very important to make sure the Master Reading Source  
is set for the Hard Drive in order to avoid unnecessary error  
messages. To check the Master Reading Source, please do the  
following:  
a. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
8. Select Source  
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b. Press “>>” to enter Select Source Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Hard Drive Port 0  
WDC WD400EB-75CPF0  
Make sure it is located at “Hard Drive”. If not,  
then you need to press UP or DOWN navigation  
button to search for it.  
c. Press “>>” to submit your selection. After your  
selection has been submitted, you will see the  
following:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
8. Select Source  
2. Load your master disc onto the Hard Drive.  
a. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
10.Hard Drive Setup  
b. Press “>>” to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Hard Drive Setup  
1.Select Partition  
c. Now, load your master disc on to the Hard Drive.  
To do so, use UP or DOWN arrow button to  
navigate to the following screen.  
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Hard Drive Setup  
2.Load Partition  
d. Press “>>” to. enter Load Partition Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Load Partition [ 1/ 8]  
Load->New Partition  
*The “1” indicates the number of partitions  
you’ve already loaded into the Hard  
Drive .  
(Includes the Reserved Partition)  
*The “8” indicates the total number of partitions  
you can load to the Hard Drive.  
e. Now, you have a choice to load your master disc  
into a new (empty) partition or overwrite one of the  
existing partitions if any exists. You can simple  
press UP or DOWN arrow button to select your  
partition and press “>>” to submit. You will see the  
following:  
Edit Partition Name  
[
] OK?  
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f. Now, you can name the partition you are about to  
load into the Hard Drive. To enter the name, you  
need to use UP or DOWN button to select the  
character and use “>>” or “<<” button to move the  
cursor position and once you’ve finished, move the  
cursor to “OK” and press “>>”. For example, if I  
want to name the partition of your master disc as  
“FUN”. Then do the following:  
Edit Partition Name  
[x  
] OK?  
Make sure the cursor is located at the first position:  
ix. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “F” is  
displayed.  
x.  
Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the  
next position.  
xi. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “U” is  
displayed.  
xii. Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the  
next position.  
xiii. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “N” is  
displayed.  
xiv.  
xv.  
Press “>>” button once to move the cursor to the  
next position.  
Now, we have the name “FUN” displayed and then,  
press “>>” consecutively until the cursor is moved  
to “OK”.  
xvi. Then, press “>>” once to submit your name  
selection.  
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g. Now you shall see the following confirmation screen:  
Load Partition?  
[FUN  
], OK?  
h. Press “>>” button to confirm. Once your master disc has  
been recognized. The loading progress indicator will be  
displayed and you shall see the following  
Loading ...  
FUN  
1% 123MB loaded  
*The “123MB” indicates the amount of data has  
been loaded to the Hard Drive.  
i. Once your master disc has been loaded completely, you  
shall see the following:  
Load Partition OK!  
Press OK to Continue  
Then, you can press “>>” button to go back to the Hard  
drive Setup Menu.  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide:  
VI. Rename Existing Hard Drive Partition Name  
When you load your master disc to a hard drive partition, you  
are asked to give it a name. However, if you don’t like the  
name you entered before, you can rename it at anytime  
afterwards. To rename your existing hard drive partition  
name, please do the following:  
1. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
10.Hard Drive Setup  
2. Press “>>” to enter HDD Image Setup Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Hard Drive Setup  
1.Select Partition  
3. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
Hard Drive Setup  
3.Rename Partition  
4. Press “>>” to enter Rename Partition Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Choose Partition  
1->[FUN  
] DVD  
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5. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired  
partition and then press “>>” to submit your selection  
and you shall see the following confirmation screen:  
Rename Partition  
[FUN  
] DVD, OK?  
6. Press “>>” once again to confirm it and you shall see  
the following:  
Rename Partition  
[FUN  
] OK  
7. Now, you can rename the partition you’ve just  
selected.  
To enter the name, you need to use UP or DOWN button  
to select the character and use “>>” or “<<” button to  
move the cursor position and once you finished, move the  
cursor to “OK” and press “>>”. For example, if I want to  
rename the image “FUN” to “FUN2”. Then do the  
following:  
Move the cursor to the forth position by pressing “>>”  
until you reached desired location:  
Enter HDD Image Name  
[FUNx  
] OK  
i. Press “DOWN” button consecutively until “2” is  
displayed.  
ii. Now, we have renamed the image name “FUN” to  
“FUN2”. So we can press “>>” consecutively until the  
cursor is moved to “OK”.  
iii. Then, press “>>” once to submit your name selection.  
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Once you’ve done above, you shall see the following:  
Partition FUN2  
Renamed!  
Then, you will be directed back to HDD Image  
Setup Menu.  
Hard Drive Setup  
3.Rename Partition  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide:  
VII. Delete Existing Hard Drive Partition Permanently  
If for some reason you would like to delete your existing hard  
drive partition permanently, you can do the following:  
1.  
Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
10.Hard Drive Setup  
2.  
Press “>>” to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Hard Drive Setup  
1.Select Partition  
3. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
Hard Drive Setup  
4.Delete Partition  
4. Press “>>” to enter Delete Partition Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Choose Partition  
1->[FUN  
] DVD  
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5. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired  
partition and then press “>>” to submit your  
selection and you shall see the following:  
Delete Partition  
[FUN  
] DVD, OK?  
6. Press “>>” to confirm and you shall see the  
following for 2 seconds.  
Partition [FUN  
Deleted!  
]
7. Then, you will be directed back to Hard Drive Setup  
Menu.  
Hard Drive Setup  
4.Delete Partition  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide:  
VIII. Changing the Hard Drive Partition Size  
If you have a 16x speed or higher duplicator with double  
layer/dual layer DVD9 capability, the hard drive partitions are  
set at the default size of 9GB each to accommodate for the  
expanded size of the DVD9 format. If you require more  
partitions and do not plan on utilizing double layer/dual layer  
DVD9 media, you will need to change the Hard Drive partition  
size to 5GB. Please keep in mind that if you alter the partition  
size, all previous data/video stored on the hard drive will be  
lost and you will only be able to load media with less than  
specified partition size capacity.  
To change the hard drive partition size, please do following:  
1. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
10.Hard Drive Setup  
2. Press “>>” to enter Hard Drive Setup Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Hard Drive Setup  
1.Select Partition  
3. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen:  
Hard Drive Setup  
6.Partition Size  
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4. Press “>>” to enter Partition Size Menu and you shall  
see the following:  
Partition Size  
Auto  
5. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to find the desired  
partition size and then press “>>” to submit your  
selection. Then you will be directed back to Hard Drive  
Setup Menu.  
Hard Drive Setup  
6.Partition Size  
Please keep in mind that if you alter the partition  
size, all previous data/video stored on the hard  
drive will be lost and you will only be able to load  
media with less than specified partition size  
capacity.  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide  
IX. Change the SETUP settings  
Most of the internal settings and information is stored  
inside the SETUP menu. To explore and modify them is  
simple. Below is an example to modify the “Auto Start”  
setting. Please note that the default setup is set for optimal  
performance of the duplicator, it is unnecessary to change  
if you are satisfied with the outcome.  
1. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
12.Setup  
2. Press “>>” to enter Setup Menu and you shall see the  
following:  
Setup  
1.Language  
3. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
Setup  
2.Auto Start  
4. Press “>>” to enter Auto Start Setting Menu and you  
shall see the following:  
Auto Start  
Auto  
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5. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to modify the setting  
to “Full” and then press “>>” to submit your  
selection and you shall see the following:  
Setup  
2.Auto Start  
6. If you would like to modify more settings, then please  
go back to step 3. Otherwise, press “<<” button to  
bring you back to main menu.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
12.Setup  
NOTES  
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Tutorial Guide:  
X. Audio CD Editing  
This process will guide you to perform the Audio Track  
Selection feature. This process will help you combine audio  
tracks from various CDs into a single customized audio CD.  
In order for the duplicator to do all those things, you need a  
temporary storage location to hold your songs before the  
duplicator can make it an audio CD. The following are the  
choices you will have:  
Hard Drive (if a Hard Drive is Installed):  
By choosing “Hard Drive” as the temporary storage  
location, you will be instructed to load all of your  
favorite songs into the Hard Drive and after you have  
selected all of your favorite songs, you will be  
instructed to copy them onto a blank 80 min CD-R  
media.  
Blank CD-R media:  
By choosing “Blank CD-R” as the temporary storage  
location, you will be instructed to copy all of your  
favorite songs into the blank CD-R you’ve inserted  
and after you have finished, you will be instructed to  
finalize the CD-R disc.  
When you turn on your duplicator, after it has booted up, you  
should see the following signifying your duplicator is ready.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1.COPY  
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1. Going to the “Edit Audio Track” menu  
Press UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the following  
screen.  
DUPLICATOR  
5.00  
11.Edit Audio Tracks  
2. If your duplicator does not have a Hard Drive installed,  
please skip to Step 5. However, if your duplicator does  
have a Hard Drive installed, you will see the following:  
Edit Track To:  
Blank CD  
At this point, you can press UP or DOWN arrow button to  
select how you want to mix your audio tracks  
Below are your options:  
Hard Drive(if a Hard Drive is Installed):  
By choosing “Hard Drive” as the temporary storage  
location, you will be instructed to load all of your  
favorite songs into the Hard Drive and after you have  
selected all of your favorite songs, you will be  
instructed to copy them onto a blank 80 min CD-R  
media.  
Blank CD-R media:  
By choosing “Blank CD-R” as the temporary storage  
location, you will be instructed to copy all of your  
favorite songs into the blank CD-R you’ve inserted  
and after you have finished, you will be instructed to  
finalize the CD-R disc.  
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3. Once you made your selection, you shall see the following:  
Preparing...  
Waiting for Master  
OR  
Preparing...  
Waiting for a Blank  
When you see above, please insert an audio CD that contains  
your favorite track(s) in the Master Reading Tray and a blank  
CD-R media into one of Writer Trays.  
If either one of the ABOVE 2 screens is shown  
for more than 2 minutes, please check your  
Master Disc or Blank Discs for quality.  
Please allow 5-10 seconds for the duplicator to detect your  
Master Disc and Blank Discs as well. After your Master Disc  
and Blank Discs have been recognized, then you shall see the  
following screen:  
Total: 0 Trk 0m: 0s  
Track 1: 4m:31s  
When you see above, you can press UP or DOWN arrow  
button to display the information on each track of this audio  
CD and press “>>” to select the track to be copied. Once a  
track is selected, you shall see “*” on the left of the track  
number on the 2nd line. You will also be able to see the total  
tracks and total playtime you have selected. Once you have  
finished selecting the tracks you want to copy, you can press  
UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “ARE YOU  
DONE?” on the 2nd line like screen following:  
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Total 6 Trk 26m:17s  
Are you done?  
You can press “>>” button to submit your selection. You will  
see the following:  
Audio Editing  
1
4m:37s 40MB  
“1” indicates that it is working on track #1.  
“4m:37s” indicates that the track’s playback time.  
“40MB” indicates the capacity of the track in MB.  
If the capacity of total audio tracks you have selected  
is more than your blank CD-R disc’s capacity, you  
shall see the following two screens flashing:  
OVER BLANK DISC CAPA  
Press OK to Continue  
BLANK DISC CAPACITY  
Press OK to Continue  
If you see messages above, please press “>>” button to  
continue.  
Once the Copying process is complete, you shall see the  
following screen:  
Total 6 Trk 26m:17s  
Finish Editing? >  
At this point, you have a choice to finalize it (mark the completion)  
or insert another audio CD for more songs.  
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If you choose to insert another audio CD for more songs, you need  
to press DOWN arrow button until you see the following screen:  
Total 6 Trk 26m:17s  
Insert Next Master?>  
Then, press “>>” button to continue. After that, your old master  
disc will be ejected and you can insert another audio CD into the  
Reading Tray. Please go back and follow the instruction on Step 3.  
If you choose to finalize it, you need to press the DOWN arrow  
button until you see the following screen:  
Total 6 Trk 26m:17s  
Finish Editing? >  
Then, press “>>” button to continue. You will see following  
confirmation screen:  
Total 6 Trk 26m:17s  
Confirm to Finalize?  
Press “>>” button again to confirm the finalization; it will copy all  
tracks to the blank CD-R media you have inserted and finalize it at  
the end. During the process, you shall see following progress  
indicator:  
Processing to Disc..  
10%  
OR  
Finalizing...  
Please Wait  
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When the whole process completes, your mixed copy will be  
ejected and you shall see the following:  
Job Completed!  
Press OK to Finish  
Then, you will be directed back to the main menu:  
DUPLICATOR  
5.00  
11.Edit Audio Tracks  
NOTES  
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Example of Editing Audio Tracks to Hard Drive  
(For Duplicators with Hard Drive Installed):  
We need to create a new Audio CD from 2 different Discs.  
CD1: song 2, and song 4  
CD2: song 3, song 4 and song 5  
1. Go to function 11. Edit Audio Track  
DUPLICATOR  
5.00  
11.Edit Audio Tracks  
2. Press “>>” button.  
3. Use UP or DOWN arrow button to select “Hard Drive”. Then  
press “>>” button.  
4. Insert CD1 into the Master Reading Tray and a blank to Writer  
Tray 1.  
5. Wait until the following screen appears.  
Total: 0 Trk 0m:00s  
Track 1: 4m:03s  
6. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “Track 2” on  
the 2nd line, and then press “>>” to confirm. A “*” symbol will  
appear on the left of “Track 2” like following:  
Total: 1 Trk 4m:49s  
*Track 2: 4m:49s  
7. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “Track 4” on  
the 2nd line, and then press “>>” to confirm. A “*” symbol will  
appear on the left of “Track 4” like following:  
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Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s  
*Track 4: 4m:58s  
8. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see following:  
Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s  
Are you done?  
9. Press “>>” Once you submit your selection, you shall see the  
following:  
Audio Editing... 3  
4m:58s 43MB  
10. Once the loading process is complete, you shall see the  
following screen:  
Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s  
Finish Editing? >  
11. Since you have not done with your selections yet, you need to  
press DOWN button once and you shall see following:  
Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s  
Insert Next Master?  
12. Press “>>” button to continue and insert CD2 into the reader  
tray. When CD2 is inserted, wait until the following screen  
appears.  
Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s  
Track 1: 4m:03s  
13. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “Track 3” on  
the 2nd line, and then press “>>” to confirm. A “*” symbol will  
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appear on the left of “Track 3” like following:  
Total: 3 Trk 14m:35s  
*Track 3: 4m:47s  
14. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “Track 4” on  
the 2nd line, and then press “>>” to confirm. A “*” symbol will  
appear on the left of “Track 4” like following:  
Total: 4 Trk 20m:01s  
*Track 4: 5m:26s  
15. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see “Track 5” on  
the 2nd line, and then press “>>” to confirm. A “*” symbol will  
appear on the left of “Track 5” like following:  
Total: 5 Trk 24m:29s  
*Track 5: 4m:27s  
16. Use the UP or DOWN arrow button until you see following:  
Total: 5 Trk 24m:29s  
Are you done?  
17. Press “>>” Once you submit your selection, you shall see the  
following:  
Audio Editing... 3  
4m:47s 40MB  
18. Once the loading process to the hard drive is complete, you  
shall see following screen:  
Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s  
Finish Editing? >  
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19. Since we have finished selecting all of our tracks. Press “>>”  
button to continue to finalize. You shall see the following  
screen:  
Total: 2 Trk 9m:47s  
Confirm to Finalize?  
20. Press “>>” button again to confirm the finalization and you  
shall see the following screen:  
Processing to Disc..  
10%  
21. When the whole process completes, your mixed copy will be  
ejected and you shall see the following:  
Job Completed!  
Press OK to Finish  
Then, you will be directed back to the main menu:  
DUPLICATOR  
5.00  
11.Edit Audio Tracks  
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Tutorial Guide  
XI.  
Introduction to Account Management Feature  
This feature allows you, the administrator, to have the power to:  
1. Create user accounts and passwords to prevent  
unauthorized use of this duplicator.  
2. Edit existing user account information, including  
name and password.  
3. Delete existing user account(s).  
4. Enable/Disable this feature.  
This feature is disabled by default. Prior to activating the “account  
management” feature, the duplicator recognizes all users as the  
only activated user defined as the administrator. The pre-defined  
password for this function is “0000”.  
By adding additional users, each individual user will have his/her  
own settings and have access to hard drive partitions he/she loaded  
to the hard drive. No one else will have the permission other than  
the Administrator.  
For example, if USER1 logged-in and loaded a master disc to the  
hard drive partition (Partition A); if USER2 logs-in, USER2 will  
not have access to any partition loaded by USER1, which includes  
partition A.  
To take advantage of this feature, follow the below instructions:  
1. Change the Administrator password. Please refer to  
Feature Overview “3. Edit User Info” below for  
more information.  
2. Create a User Name and Password for every  
authorized person on this duplicator. Please refer to  
Feature Overview “2. Create User” below for more  
information  
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3. Enable the Account Management feature by turning  
ON the “Password on Boot UP” setting. Please refer  
to Feature Overview “5. Password on Bootup”  
below for more information.  
This duplicator comes with standard license which  
allows you to create up to 32 users. However, if you  
desire to create more than 32 users, please contact us  
regarding our special 64 user license pack.  
Account Management Feature Overview:  
To access the account management feature, you need to perform  
the following tasks:  
When you turn on the duplicator, you shall see following:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1. Copy  
Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively until you see  
following:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
14. Manage Accounts  
Press “>>” button once. You will be asked for the  
Administrator’s Password.  
Enter Admin’s PWD  
[XXXX] OK  
By default, the Administrator’s Password is “0000”. To  
enter that, press UP or DOWN button to select the first  
digit of your password and press “>>” button to submit the  
current digit and you will be guided to select the next digit.  
Repeat above steps until you’ve selected all digits of your  
password. After you have entered the password, you need  
to press “>>” button on “OK” to submit your password.  
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Once your password is validated, you will be guided to the  
main Manage Accounts screen like below:  
Manage Accounts  
1. View User  
There are five menus in the Manage Accounts:  
1. View User  
Manage Accounts  
1. View User  
This menu allows you to view current existing user  
accounts.  
- User “Admin” is the administrative account.  
It will always be there.  
Press “>>” button to enter into this menu and press “<<”  
button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current  
selection.  
2. Create User  
Manage Accounts  
2. Create User  
This menu allows you to create additional user accounts.  
Each user has their own settings and hard drive partitions.  
During this process, you will be prompted to enter a new  
user name and user password for a new account.  
- User name can consists of maximum 8  
alphanumeric letters or numbers.  
- User password will consist of 4 numbers.  
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Press “>>” button to enter into this menu and press “<<”  
button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current  
selection.  
3. Edit User Info  
Manage Accounts  
3. Edit User Info  
This menu allows you to change the existing user account’s  
name and password. During this process, you will be asked  
to select the existing account and then you will be  
prompted to enter the new user name and new user  
password for this account.  
- User “Admin” is the administrative account,  
you can NOT change the user name for this  
account, but you will be able to change the  
password for this account.  
- User name consists of maximum 8  
alphanumeric letters or numbers.  
-User password will consist of 4 numbers.  
Press “>>” button to enter into this menu and press “<<”  
button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current  
selection.  
4. Delete User  
Manage Accounts  
4. Delete User  
This menu allows you to delete the existing user account.  
During this process, you will be asked to select the existing  
account to be removed.  
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- User “Admin” is the administrative account;  
you can NOT delete this account.  
Press “>>” button to enter into this menu and press “<<”  
button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current  
selection.  
5. Password on Bootup  
Manage Accounts  
5. Password on Bootup  
This menu allows you to enable/disable account  
management upon boot up. During this process, you will be  
asked to select “ON” or “OFF” (enable/disable).  
Press “>>” button to enter into this menu and press “<<”  
button to go back to the main menu or cancel the current  
selection.  
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Tutorial Guide  
XII. Introduction to Duplication Mode  
In order to achieve 8x or higher duplication performance;  
there are 3 factors that need to be certified as 8x or higher  
speed:  
1. Master Disc Reading Speed  
2. Computer Controlling Speed  
3. Recorder Writing Speed*  
*The recordable media must be certified 8x or higher  
in order to have 8x or higher recorder writing speed.  
If any or all of the above 3 factors fail to meet the 8x or up  
higher certification, under any circumstances, you will  
encounter bottleneck symptoms which will delay your  
duplication time and reduce your duplication quality.  
When making duplications directly from the master disc to  
the blank disc; you often cannot maintain true 8x speed  
throughout the duplication process. Unfortunately, due to  
physical recordable DVD limitations, most DVD master  
discs can not be read at 8x or higher speeds continuously.  
Often the reader will fall behind the burners and the whole  
process will have to slow down.  
In order to avoid this issue, first load the master disc into  
the hard drive and make all duplications through the hard  
drive. To duplicate form the Hard Drive, you need to load  
your DVD master disc into a Hard Drive partition. Once  
loaded, make copies from the Hard Drive partition as you  
would from the master disc. This process can be a little  
complicated and requires certain knowledge of the  
duplicator in order to operate.  
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To simplify this process for anyone, we introduced a new  
feature called “Load and Copy” under the new category  
“Duplication Mode”. This feature reduces the “Duplication  
from Hard Drive” process to a single step!  
There are two features under “Duplication modes”:  
On the Fly:  
This mode instructs the duplicator to copy directly  
from the master disc. The duplicator performs  
simultaneous read and write operations without any  
delays.  
Advantage:  
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Ideal for small quantity quick duplication.  
Disadvantage:  
Requires a master disc for each and every run.  
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(Could be harmful for the master disc)  
Maximum DVD duplication speed is typically  
limited to 4x or 6x.  
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Requires the master disc to be in excellent condition  
for error free duplication.  
Load and Copy:  
This mode instructs the duplicator to load your  
master disc into the built-in hard drive reserve  
partition and make the requested quantity of copies  
directly from the hard drive. The image will remain  
stored in the reserve partition, available for future  
duplications of the same project until you perform  
this feature again with a new master. Once a new  
master is used for Load and Copy, the new image  
will override the previous image and all  
duplications from the reserve partition will be with  
the new image.  
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Advantage:  
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Faster duplication in a long run.  
(Un-Restricted DVD Duplication speed supported  
by the duplication blank media)  
Stable duplication.  
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Reliable duplication  
Disadvantage:  
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The loading time may have an impact on overall  
duplication time for small duplication jobs.  
The master disc will be loaded to the reserve  
partition in the Hard Drive temporarily until a new  
master is loaded and overrides the previous image.  
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In comparing this duplication mode with the traditional  
“Duplication from Hard Drive” process, it offers the user more  
simplicity. By selecting the “Load and Copy” mode via one simple  
touch, all the necessary tasks will be automated for you. However,  
in bypassing the standard “Duplication from Hard Drive” process,  
you cannot use the Partition naming feature and the image will  
only remain until it’s overridden by using load and copy from  
another master disc.  
By default, the duplication mode is set to “Auto”. This will  
prompt you to choose between one of the duplication  
modes when you enter any of the following functions:  
“Copy”, “Test”, “Test + Copy”, and “Copy + Compare”.  
However, if you prefer not to be prompted each time, you  
can always go to “12. Setup” and select menu 14 and  
manually reset it. To do so, please follow the below steps:  
When you turn on the duplicator, you shall see following:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
1. Copy  
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Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively until you see  
following:  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
12. Setup  
Press “>>” button once. You shall see following:  
Setup  
1.Language  
Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively until you see  
following:  
Setup  
9.Duplication Mode  
Press “>>” button once. You shall see following:  
Duplication Mode:  
Auto  
Press UP or DOWN Button Consecutively to select your  
desired mode.  
Duplication Mode:  
Load and Copy  
Press “>>” button once to submit your selection. You shall  
see following:  
Setup  
9. Duplication Mode  
Press “<<” Button once to go back to the main menu.  
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Setup Guide  
I. Setup IEEE 1394 Firewire / USB 2.0 device(s)  
For first time use  
1. Turn your duplicator off if it is running.  
2. Turn your computer off if it is running.  
3. Set the IEEE 1394 Firewire/USB2.0 switch to “ON” at the  
back of your duplicator.  
4. Using the standard IEEE 1394 Firewire/USB 2.0 cable to  
connect your computer and your duplicator.  
5. Turn on your duplicator.  
6. Turn on your computer.  
7. After that, your computer will recognize a number of  
external devices depend on the machine you purchased.  
You need to reboot your duplicator every time when  
you want to turn on/off the USB 2.0/Firewire  
Device(s).  
Every single PC related products have the compatibility  
issue. Even though we have thoroughly tested your  
Firewire/USB connection(s) before we shipped it out,  
there’s still a slight chance that your PC/Mac computer is  
not compatible with our Firewire/USB connection. If that  
happens, please contact your PC/Mac manufacture for  
possible configuration changes to make it work or try it  
on other PC/Mac computers.  
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Menu Overview:  
1. COPY  
This menu will guide you to make CD/DVD copies. Before  
you enter this menu to copy, please make sure you have  
selected the correct Master Reading Source. For more  
information, please refer to “Tutorial Guide I – Make Disc-  
to-Disc Copies” or Tutorial Guide II – Make Hard  
Drive(HDD)-to-Disc Copies”  
2. TEST  
This menu will guide you to make simulation of copying  
process. During this simulation process, all write once  
recordable discs such as (DVD-R, CD-R) will be reusable.  
The purpose of performing such simulation is to ensure error  
free duplication.  
Due to the physical limitation of DVD+R recordable  
format, you can not perform this procedure if your  
recordable discs are DVD+R. If you do so, you will  
encounter failure messages.  
If you are using CD/DVD ReWritable discs as your  
blanks media during the simulation, all of the content  
inside those discs will be ereased permanently.  
3. COMPARE  
This menu will guide you to perform a bit-by-bit comparison  
between the Master Reading Source and all the copied discs  
inside the writer tray. The purpose to perform this compare  
operation is to ensure all of your copies have the exactly same  
information as your Master Reading Source.  
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4. TEST + COPY  
This menu will guide you to perform the simulation of  
copying process and if everything has passed during the  
simulation, a real copying process will be performed. If  
there’s an error encountered during the simulation, an error  
message will be displayed and the copying process will not be  
initiated.  
5. COPY + COMPARE  
This menu will guide you to make copies for you and after the  
copy process has been finished, it will perform an additional  
comparison process automatically to ensure data correctness.  
6. VERIFY  
This menu will guide you to perform Disc Readalibility  
Check. This operation will check the readiblity of your mater  
discs and the copied discs. The purpose to perform this verify  
operation is to ensure all of your copies are readable.  
7. SELECT BURN SPEED  
This menu will guide you to adjust the duplication speed on  
various duplication modes. For more information, please refer  
to “Tutorial Guide III –Select the Duplication Speed”  
8. SELECT SOURCE  
This menu will guide you to set the Master Reading Source.  
For more information, please refer to “Tutorial IV – Select  
the Master Reading Source”  
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9. ERASE  
This menu will guide you to erase your rewriteable discs in  
the WRITER Tray. There are two options to erase your  
rewriteable discs:  
Full Erase: It will erase the entire disc which will  
make it impossible to be recovered.  
Quick Erase: It will erase the index of the rewritable  
disc, not the data section.  
10. HDD IMAGE SETUP  
This menu will guide you to perform various Hard Drive  
related operations such as Load, Rename, or Delete your  
images. For more information, please refer to “Tutorial  
Guide V, VI, VII, and VIII”  
11. EDIT AUDIO TRACK  
This menu will guide you to perform Audio Tracking  
Selection feature. This feature will help you combine audio  
tracks from various CDs into a single customize audio CD.  
For more information, please refer to “Tutorial Guide X –  
Audio CD Editing.”  
12. SETUP  
12.1 Language  
This setting will allow you to choose which language you  
prefer to navigate this duplicator. Currently, both Spanish  
and English languages are supported.  
12.2 Auto Start  
This setting will allow you to choose Auto, Full or Off.  
When it is Full, This feature will allow the duplicator to  
copy automatically once your master disc and all of the  
writer trays of the duplicator are fulfilled with recordable  
media.  
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When it is Off, the copy process requires you to press  
“>>” button to confirm the duplication.  
When it is Auto, if your duplicator has detected 3 blank  
discs on a 4 target or higher duplicator for example and  
didn’t detect any additional blank discs for 30 seconds,  
then the duplication will be started automatically.  
However, in order for this feature to take effect, you need  
to be inside the operation menu such as COPY, TEST,  
TEST+COPY, and COPY+COMPARE.  
12.3 Read Error Skip  
Normally, when the duplicator encountered a reading  
error while reading your master disc, all the duplication  
will be aborted and all the recordable media will be  
ruined. However, if you believe that your master disc has  
a small, insignificant error due to physical damages, you  
can enable the setting to allow the duplicator to skip any  
read error* it has encountered.  
*This function will not fix the error; it will only skip it to  
make the rest of the data readable.  
12.4 CD Writing Mode  
This setting will allow you to select which mode you  
would like to duplicate a CD. There are two different  
modes, “Disc at Once” and “Track at Once”. Unless you  
understand completely what they mean, we strongly  
suggest you to set it as “Disc at Once”.  
12.5 Max Audio & VCD Speed  
Audio CD’s and Video CD’s do not have internal error  
checking capability, so duplicating at too high a speed  
may cause frequent errors. This setting will allow you to  
adjust the maximum duplication speed for Audio and  
Video CD.  
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12.6 Buzzer  
This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to  
hear a beep when you press a button or when a task has  
been completed.  
12.7 Startup Menu  
This setting will allow you to choose which menu you  
would like to see first when you turn on the duplicator.  
12.8 Screen Saver  
This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to  
enable the Screen Saver feature or not. By enabling this  
feature, a screen saver will be displayed when your  
duplicator has been idle for a long period of time.  
12.9 Duplication Mode  
To simplify Hard Drive loading and copying process for  
anyone, we introduced a new feature called “Load and  
Copy” in addition to “On the Fly” under the new category  
“Duplication Mode”.  
This feature reduces the “Duplication from Hard Drive”  
process to a single step!  
For more information, please refer to Tutorial Guide  
XII – Introduction to Duplication Mode.”  
12.10 Counter  
This feature will allow you to enable/disable the Counter  
feature by setting this feature ON or OFF. This feature  
will notify you how many discs have been copied and  
how many discs are left to go.  
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13. Utility  
13.1 Disc Info  
If you are uncertain about the type of blank recordable  
media you are using, the duplicator is equipped with the  
disc info function to help identify and notify you of the  
disc information encoded within.  
This function (Disc Info) can be found in the “Utility”  
menu. This feature will identify your blank recordable  
Media’s format, capacity, manufacture ID as well as the  
Media’s certified writing speed.  
- This feature only applies to media in the  
recording trays.  
13.2 Prescan  
Approximately 50% of failures reported by our duplicator  
are caused by errors in the master disc which our Reader  
couldn’t overcome. When this kind of failure occurs, it  
tends to waste all of your blank recordable medias.  
To help detect flaws in the master disc prior to  
performing the duplicating process, we introduce the  
“Prescan” feature. This feature will scan and detect any  
bad sectors existing in the master disc. It is  
recommended to perform this feature before starting the  
duplication task for all master discs. By doing so you can  
prevent wasting the blank media if there is an error in the  
master disc.  
13.3 System Info  
By entering this menu, you will be able to see the many  
specification of your duplicator such as the firmware  
version, CPU type, RAM capacity. You can check the  
specifications by pressing UP or DOWN button.  
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13.4 Device Info  
By entering this menu, you will be able to see the  
information for devices built inside your duplicator. That  
information includes but limited to manufacture, model  
number, etc.  
13.5 Load Default  
This function will reset all of the options back to  
manufacture’s default. You can perform this function if  
your duplicator is acting abnormal.  
13.6 Update Firmware  
This function will update the software of your duplicator.  
To update, you need to insert manufacture Certified  
Update CD into the Reader and select this function by  
pressing “>>” button. We strongly suggest you to not  
upgrade your duplicator’s firmware unless your  
duplicator is getting unstable.  
14. Account Management  
This feature allows you, the administrator, to have the power to:  
1. Create user accounts and passwords to prevent  
unauthorized use of this duplicator.  
2. Edit existing user account information, including name and  
password.  
3. Delete existing user account(s).  
4. Enable/Disable this feature.  
For more information, please refer to Tutorial Guide XI –  
Introduction to Account Management Feature.”  
15. Shutdown  
This function will make sure it is safe to turn off your  
duplicator. Once you see “Ready to Power OFF” message,  
then you can safely turn off the machine via Power Switch.  
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Turning off your duplicator without perform this function will  
increase the risk of damaging your duplicator.  
NOTES  
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Trouble Shooting  
1. No display on LCD or the unit does not operate  
when the power is on.  
Check the connection of power cable and the environment of  
power outlet is normal.  
Make sure the power voltage matches the voltage of your  
power outlet.  
If the duplicator was stored in a location where the  
temperature dropped below 32°F (0°C) within the past 24  
hours, leave the duplicator in a warm room with temperatures  
at least 65°F (19°C) for 4 hours prior to powering it on.  
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9
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2. READER cannot read disc and shows error message.  
9
Check the format of the master CD/DVD or the master  
CD/DVD itself for damage.  
9
Your master disc may be copy protected. Normally, most of  
the DVD and some of the CD you have purchase from stores  
have been copy protected.  
9
Use the Writers to read your master disc by selecting one of  
writers as the Master Reading Source (Please refer to  
Tutorial IV – Select the Master Reading Source”); if it  
works, make a copy of your master disc and treat the copy as  
the new master. Then set the Master Reading Source back to  
the READER and try again.  
3. Buttons do not function.  
9
Maybe it is still busy on a task. Give it sometime and press it  
again. If it still doesn’t work, turn off the machine, and then  
restart the machine after a minute.  
4. Copy completed but the copies are not readable /  
executable?  
9
9
Use “compare” feature to check the copied disc.  
Based on our experience, the quality of your media plays a  
big role on this part. Try to use high quality media to prevent  
such problems.  
9
Please use another DVD/CD player/ROM to test the copied  
media. Sometimes, your DVD/CD Player/ROM may not be  
compatible with recordable DVD/CD disc.  
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5. The failure rate is high.  
9
Lower the “write speed” and try again. Please refer to  
Tutorial III – Select the Duplication Speed.”  
Quality of blank disc may be poor.  
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Quality of your master disc may be poor.  
6. Do I need to upgrade my duplicator’s firmware?  
9
Unless your system is getting unstable, we strongly suggest  
not upgrading your duplicator’s firmware. Please contact our  
Tech Support if your system is getting unstable.  
7. Cannot boot-up or fails to upgrade firmware.  
9
Contact our Tech Support.  
8. Can I load data directly from my computer to my  
duplicator’s Hard Drive?  
9
No, your duplicator’s Hard Drive has a unique file system that  
computers will not recognize. Thus, you can’t perform any  
read/write operations to the Hard Drive from your computer.  
9. Why some writers won’t copy?  
9
If those writers are connected with USB 2.0/Firewire  
IEEE 1394 connections, please make sure the switch on  
the back of the duplicator is off and restart your  
duplicator.  
9
9
Reset back to default. ( Troubleshoot #11 )  
Contact our tech support.  
10. Why does my duplicator stay at “System Bootup”?  
9
The reason you saw system bootup forever is caused by  
improper shutdown. To solve the problem, please  
contact our tech support for more information. Even  
though this problem can be solved, all the hard drive  
information will be lost due to this failure.  
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11. How do I reset my duplicator back to default?  
I) Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
DUPLICATOR 5.00  
13. Utility  
II) Press “>>” to enter Setup Menu and you shall see the  
following:  
Utility  
1. Disc Info  
III) Use UP or DOWN arrow button to navigate to the  
following screen.  
Utility  
5. Load Default  
IV)Press “>>” to enter Load Default Menu and you shall see  
the following:  
Load Default  
Press OK to continue  
V) Press “>>” to confirm and you system will be loaded back  
to default. Once the operation is complete, you will see  
the following:  
Utility  
5. Load Default  
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