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ARS-2021D/2021DS Manual

Chapter 4   Board Layout

The board layout of ARS-2021D/2021DS is shown as follows.

Ultra SCSI Link Host

IDE Port for DVD Writer (connect to CN5)

IDE Port for DVD-ROM (connect to CN4)

IDE Port for 2.5” HDD (connect to CN3)

Power  Cable

Power  Cable
(connect  from 44-Pin IDE Cable)

Connect to IDE Port CN3

Connect to 2.5” HDD IDE Port

A 44-Pin IDE Cable with Power Connector

Summary of Contents for ARS-2021D

Page 1: ...ARS 2021D 2021DS Copy Smart Plus Copyright 2002 ACARD Technology Corp User s Manual Ver 1 0 Release July 2002 DVD Standalone DVD Link Host...

Page 2: ...tains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or tran scribed without the expressed written permission of the ma...

Page 3: ...lling a DVD Writer 11 2 5 Installing a DVD ROM 13 2 6 Installing a 2 5 HDD 16 2 7 After Installation 18 Chapter 3 Basic Instructions 20 3 1 Buttons and LCD 20 3 2 About HDD Installation 21 3 2 1 With...

Page 4: ...on 50 6 11 Setup 51 6 11 1 Language 52 6 11 2 Burn Speed 52 6 11 3 Read Speed 53 6 11 4 Auto Start Drive 53 6 11 5 Startup Menu 54 6 11 6 Auto Verify 54 6 1 Copy 26 6 2 Test 27 6 3 Test Copy 28 6 4 Ve...

Page 5: ...se 61 6 12 Adv Setup 62 6 12 1 UnderRun Protect 62 6 12 2 Overburn 63 6 12 3 Read Error Skip 63 6 12 4 Format HDD 64 6 12 5 Verify HDD 64 6 12 6 Burn in 65 6 12 7 Update Firmware 66 6 12 8 Compare Fir...

Page 6: ...Buttons 72 7 5 About DVD Writer Not Readable 72 7 6 About High Failure Rate 72 7 7 About Firmware Update 72 7 8 About Function 12 and Cancellation 73 Appendix 1 List of Functions 74 Appendix 2 LCD Me...

Page 7: ...ctional LCD and 4 simple buttons on the panel all make ARS 2021D 2021DS easy to operate and select a copying mode For any end user they are really cost effective products 1 1 Features 1 2 Specificatio...

Page 8: ...DS ML DVD 18 DS SL DVD 1 SS SL DVD 2 SS DL DVD 3 DS SL DVD 4 DS DL DVD R 2 0 SS SL DVD RW 2 0 SS SL DVD RAM 2 0 12cm DS L DVD RAM 2 0 8cm DS SL DVD ROM 12cm SS SL DVD ROM 8cm SS SL SS DS means single...

Page 9: ...l Check if there is any defect or malfunction l Be sure that voltage is set correctly l HDD is optional 2 2 A System without DVD Writer l Unpack the package l Check if there is any defect or malfuncti...

Page 10: ...10 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual Step 1 Remove the rear cover of ARS 2021D 2021DS Step 2 Remove the outer shell of ARS 2021D 2021DS...

Page 11: ...11 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual 2 4 Installing a DVD Writer Step 1 Adjust your DVD writer as master Step 2 Place the DVD writer onto the lower bay of ARS 2021D 2021DS...

Page 12: ...1D 2021DS Manual Step 3 Connect CN5 on the cable of ARS 2021D 2021DS to the 40 pin connector of DVD writer Step 4 Connect the connector on the power cord of ARS 2021D 2021DS to the 4 pin connector of...

Page 13: ...13 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual Step 5 Screw ARS 2021D 2021DS alongside 2 5 Installing a DVD ROM Step 1 Adjust your DVD DOM as master...

Page 14: ...14 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual Step 2 Place the DVD ROM onto the upper bay of ARS 2021D 2021DS Step 3 Connect CN4 on the cable of ARS 2021D 2021DS to the 40 pin connector of DVD ROM...

Page 15: ...15 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual Step 4 Connect the connector on the power cord of ARS 2021D 2021DS to the 4 pin connector of DVD ROM Step 5 Connect the audio cable to the audio port of DVD ROM...

Page 16: ...16 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual Step 6 Screw ARS 2021D 2021DS alongside 2 6 Installing a 2 5 HDD Step 1 Screw the 2 5 hard disk onto two pieces of iron...

Page 17: ...17 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual Step 2 Screw the 2 5 hard disk with two pieces of iron onto the rack Step 3 Connect CN3 on the 44 pin cable to the connector of the hard disk...

Page 18: ...18 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual 2 7 After Installation Step 1 Place the outer shell back Step 2 Screw it from back...

Page 19: ...19 ARS 2021D 2021DS Manual Step 3 Place the rear cover back and screw it Step 4 It is done...

Page 20: ...ed to scroll up through functions or menus 3 It is used to scroll down through functions or menus 4 It is used to execute a selected function 5 It is used to cancel a selected function After powering...

Page 21: ...ll a 2 5 hard disk to your ARS 2021D 2021DS the operation procedures will be as follows l Once ARS 2021D 2021DS detects the hard disk it will ask if you want to format or not A 10GB hard disk can be d...

Page 22: ...y button on ARS 2021D 2021DS because interruption will harm the device and DVD will be damaged 3 2 2 Without a HDD If you don t install a 2 5 hard disk to your ARS 2021D 2021DS the operation procedure...

Page 23: ...own as follows Ultra SCSI Link Host IDE Port for DVD Writer connect to CN5 IDE Port for DVD ROM connect to CN4 IDE Port for 2 5 HDD connect to CN3 Power Cable Power Cable connect from 44 Pin IDE Cable...

Page 24: ...ith a SCSI cable 5 2 Configuration There are two steps to configure ARS 2021DS l Choose a unique SCSI ID for ARS 2021DS Don t use the same ID which has been assigned to another SCSI device on the same...

Page 25: ...ts include OS and Utilities 1 OS Windows 95 98 ME XP or Winsows NT 2000 2 Utilities Ha CD Burner DVD Hardware requirements include CPU HDD and Interface 1 CPU Pentium 100 RAM 32MB 2 HDD 75MB or above...

Page 26: ...to copy data from a source DVD directly into a blank DVD disk Before copying be sure that the source DVD is placed onto DVD ROM or there are data in a certain HDD partition if you have installed a har...

Page 27: ...atically 1 Copy OK 01 6 2 Test Function 2 Test is to simulate the copying progress When simulation finishes there will be no data really written into the DVD disk Select function 2 Put a source DVD on...

Page 28: ...t halfway does not affect the DVD disk but if the DVD rewriteable disk contains important data they may be destroyed 6 3 Test Copy Select function 3 Put a source DVD onto DVD ROM and a blank DVD disk...

Page 29: ...15 When the whole process finishes LCD will show the results as follows 3 Test Copy OK 01 6 4 Verify Function 4 Verify is to examine if the target DVD can be read correctly after copying Select funct...

Page 30: ...mparison between the source DVD and the target DVD after copying Select function 5 Put the source DVD onto DVD ROM and the target DVD onto DVD writer 5 Compare Press ENT to compare LCD will show the c...

Page 31: ...age as follows Src 02 DVD RW Identical If comparison fails LCD will show the failure By pressing ENT twice LCD will show that the contents of source 1 and those of source 2 do not match as follows Src...

Page 32: ...g finishes and the source DVD can be read correctly LCD will show the results as follows PreScan OK 6 7 Disc Info Function 7 Disc Info is to show the basic information of source DVD Select function 7...

Page 33: ...as shown below Src DVD ROM 01 IDE1 Master After selecting the source such as DVD ROM you can press ENT and LCD will show the message as follows DVD ROM selected Suppose you select HDD as the source an...

Page 34: ...Src Drive The loaded data is called an image file Select function 9 9 Image 6 9 1 Load On the above figure press ENT and you will enter the following figure Here the function Load is to let you load...

Page 35: ...sk you whether to overwrite it or not Please use to confirm Yes or No Image Exists Overwrite Yes 6 9 2 Delete Image If you want to empty an image file stored in a particular partition you can use the...

Page 36: ...file stored in a particular partition First select the function by pressing 9 03 Image P A Image Info Press ENT and LCD will show the information of the image file as follows Disc Type DVD ROM Capacit...

Page 37: ...Diff 0 Press ENT to see the details of source 1 as shown below Src 01 DVD ROM Total 4213 4MB Press ENT to see the details of source 2 If the comparison is identical LCD will show the message as follow...

Page 38: ...upy 5GB The number of partitions is dependent on the hard disk s capacity The partitions is alphabetically arranged Now select a working partition by pressing and LCD will show the message as follows...

Page 39: ...VD ROM you can press ENT and LCD will show the message as follows Load image from Drive ID 01 6 10 Edit Track for CD only Function 10 Edit Track is exclusively designed for editing a collection of fav...

Page 40: ...a blank CD R RW 10 01 Edit Track CD to CD Edit On the above figure press ENT and you will enter the following figure Here 1 10 means the number one of the 10 tracks and 03 25 means the playing time Se...

Page 41: ...D editing and use to confirm Yes or No End edit disc and burn Yes LCD will show the copying information as follows Copying 24X Edit 1 10 1 1 On the above figure 1 1 means the first track of all tracks...

Page 42: ...urce CD will eject auctomatically and the system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below Insert next disc After inserting the new CD press ENT to edit as before Suppose we decide to selec...

Page 43: ...4X Edit 2 10 2 2 On the above figure 2 2 means the second track of all tracks we have selected and so far we have selected two tracks from two different CDs When copying comes to an end LCD will show...

Page 44: ...lows Closing Session Please wait 6 10 2 CD to HDD After closing sessions press ESC and to enter the following figure Here the function CD to HDD is to let you select a track or more from CD ROM and th...

Page 45: ...5 After selecting please use to move to the End menu as shown below Select Track End 1Trk03 25 End edit disc and burn Yes Then the track as an image file will be loaded into HDD LCD will show the load...

Page 46: ...e system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below Insert next disc After inserting the new CD press ENT to edit as before Suppose we select the second track then press ENT A will appear be...

Page 47: ...age as follows Image load OK The system will ask if you want to keep editing This time please use to confirm No as shown below Continue edit next Disc No Then the system will ask if you want to burn f...

Page 48: ...move the data from HDD template into a certain partition Burn or Move to partition Move After pressing you need to select a partition into which the data will be moved Suppose we select A as shown bel...

Page 49: ...ll show the moving information as follows Moving to P A 0 When moving finishes LCD will show the results as follows Moving to P A OK 6 10 3 Play Audio Track This function is to make ARS 2021D 2021DS a...

Page 50: ...below Playing Track 1 00 00 03 25 6 10 4 Close Session This function is to close a CD and let no data written into After closing you can put the CD on any normal player and listen On the above figure...

Page 51: ...s you change the default settings Once you change a setting remember to press ENT to save it However it is suggested to use the defaults for the optimal operation This function includes 16 parts They...

Page 52: ...up Language Press ENT to enter the following figure Here LCD only supports English Language English 6 11 2 Burn Speed On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure The function Burn...

Page 53: ...following figure The default is maximum but there are still other choices 32X 16X and 8X ReadSpeed Maximum 6 11 4 Auto Start Drive On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Auto...

Page 54: ...tup Startup Menu Press ENT to enter the following figure The default is Copy Of course you can select any other function as the first item but remember to press ENT Startup Menu 1 Copy 6 11 6 Auto Ver...

Page 55: ...are Press ENT to enter the following figure The default is Off Press to select On Auto Compare Off 6 11 8 Auto Prescan On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Auto Prescan is t...

Page 56: ...means that you need to eject the DVD manually when copying finishes 11 09 Setup Eject Disc Press ENT to enter the following figure The default is Eject Good Only Press to select Eject All Disc or Do...

Page 57: ...igure press ESC to return to Function 11 and thenselect part 11 Burn Mode as the following figure shows Burn Mode lets you control the burning modes There are two modes DAO Disc At Once and TAO Track...

Page 58: ...it 11 12 Setup Button Sound Press ENT to enter the next figure The default is On Press to select Off Button Sound On 6 11 13 Device Info On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure...

Page 59: ...figure 02 IDE2 Master DVD RW PIONEER Press ENT to enter the next figure DVD RW DVR 103 1 80 6 11 14 System Info On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure System Info shows the i...

Page 60: ...ure Quick Erase is to erase the data on the DVD rewriteable disk quickly 11 15 Setup Quick Erase Press ENT to enter the next figure Use to confirm Yes or No All data will be lost erase Yes After confi...

Page 61: ...letely Compared with Quick Erase Full Erase takes longer time to do the job 11 16 Setup Full Erase Press ENT to enter the next figure Use to confirm Yes or No All data will be lost erase Yes After con...

Page 62: ...Read Error Skip Format HDD Verify HDD Burn in Update Firmware Compare Firmware H W Diagnostic Load Default CD G ISRC and Switch Link Host 12 Adv Setup 6 12 1 UnderRun Protect On the above figure press...

Page 63: ...ress to select On Overburn Off 6 12 3 Read Error Skip On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Read Error Skip is to neglect any error that occurs during copying Under normal ci...

Page 64: ...Press ENT to enter the next figure Use to confirm Yes or No All data will be lost format Yes If ARS 2021D 2021DS doesn t connect with a hard disk LCD will show the message as follows There is no HDD 6...

Page 65: ...Hard Disk OK 6 12 6 Burn in On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Burn in is to simulate the copying progress many times The time can be from 1 to 1000 After each cycle of s...

Page 66: ...is to erase and write repeatedly It is only for DVD rewriteable disk Burn in Erase Copy Press ENT and use to select the time of simulation such as 1 2 3 1000 or Run Continuous The figure below shows R...

Page 67: ...the message on LCD as follows after it finds the new firmware Then press ENT to update Searching F W XXX XXXXX 6 12 8 Compare Firmware On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure...

Page 68: ...hown on LCD It is the easiest way to know if the system can work well When the whole process finishes LCD will show the message as follows Test finished 6 12 10 Load Default On the above figure press...

Page 69: ...ng figure CD G is a kind of special copying format This function supports the special format 12 11 Adv Setup CD G Press ENT to enter the next figure The default is Off Press to select On CD G Off 6 12...

Page 70: ...elect On ISRC Off 6 12 13 Switch Link Host On the above figure pressESC and to enter the next figure Switch Link Host lets you switch to the link host mode if your 2021DS has connected with a PC 12 13...

Page 71: ...up therefore you have to power on again If reading fails an error message will appear on LCD Please get a new source DVD to try again If ARS 2021D 2021DS hasn t detected any device after powering on a...

Page 72: ...e following things to improve l Lower the speed of DVD writer l Inspect if the blank disk s quality is bad l Update the firmware l Inspect the DVD writer s maximum writing speed If the speed is over 2...

Page 73: ...t Function 12 and Cancellation If you want to execute function 12 Advanced Setup you can press ESC for 2 seconds And during operation if you want to cancel a function like Copy Test Verify and so on y...

Page 74: ...rive 10 Edit Track for CD only 10 1 CD to CD 10 2 CD to HDD It works only when a hard disk is connected 10 3 Play Audio Track 10 4 Close Session 11 Setup 11 1 Language English 11 2 Burn Speed Default...

Page 75: ...Info 11 15 Quick Erase 11 16 Quick Erase 12 Adv Setup 12 1 UnderRun Protect Default is On 12 2 Overburn Default is Off 12 3 Read Error Skip Default is Off 12 4 Format HDD 12 5 Verify HDD 12 6 Burn in...

Page 76: ...ation of source disc cannot be obtained Save new config Fail The new setting of configuration cannot be saved Load Default Config Do you want to load the default settings Src Tgt can t in the same cha...

Page 77: ...a will be lost format All data on the hard disk will be lost Confirm the formatting of hard disk Format HDD OK The Formatting of hard disk has been completed Image load OK The image is successfully lo...

Page 78: ...c sessions Can t edit HDD The hard disk cannot be edited as a source audio disc NO AUDIO track in this disc The source disc has no audio track Insert next disc Insert the next audio disc Sessions were...

Page 79: ...re has errors Source can t be Hard Disk During comparison the source cannot be hard disk Last update F W OK The firmware is updated successfully Last update F W Fail The firmware is not updated succes...

Page 80: ...ical Support Form Email support acard com http www acard com Model ARS 2021D 2021DS F W Version Channel DVD ROM DVD Writer Hard Disk Model type Capacity Firmware version Others Problem Description Mod...

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