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Included Items

 

1:7 DVD/CD Tower Publisher SLS

 

Power Cord 

 

USB 2.0 Cable 

 

Quick Start Guide (this document)

 

Installation CD

 

Nero Software

 

2 Hard Drive Tray Keys

 

Aleratec Registration Card

Product Features

The Aleratec 1:7 DVD/CD Tower Publisher SLS is a stand alone 

LightScribe disc publishing system with the capability of simultaneously 

producing up to 7 DVD/CD copies or clearly labeled discs, and no 

computer is required.

 

Removable Hard Disk Drive to store disc images and label files.

 

Aleratec only USB fast key instantly connects Hard Drive to a PC.

 

DVD-ROM drive for fast on the fly copies.

 

Laser burns disc labels. 

 

Powerful Aleratec Disc Publishing Suite, DVD/CD Disc Creation and 

LightScribe Labeling Software included.

Summary of Contents for 1:7 DVD/CD Tower Publisher SL

Page 1: ... QUICK START GUIDE Aleratec 1 7 DVD CD Tower Publisher SLS Part No 260173 ...

Page 2: ... make owning and operating your new Aleratec 1 7 DVD CD Tower Publisher SLS a pleasant experience This Quick Start Guide will lead you step by step through the basic operation procedures of your 1 7 DVD CD Tower Publisher SLS For more detailed information on configuring and applying your 1 7 DVD CD Tower Publisher SLS please refer to the Help tab in the software included on the Installation CD We ...

Page 3: ...a stand alone LightScribe disc publishing system with the capability of simultaneously producing up to 7 DVD CD copies or clearly labeled discs and no computer is required Removable Hard Disk Drive to store disc images and label files Aleratec only USB fast key instantly connects Hard Drive to a PC DVD ROM drive for fast on the fly copies Laser burns disc labels Powerful Aleratec Disc Publishing S...

Page 4: ...ce subject to direct sunlight excessive dust mechanical vibration or shock 3 Good care will help assure maximum product life Improper operating environment and misuse may void the warranty Control Panel Removable Hard Disc Drive see page 4 DVD ROM Drive DVD RW LightScribe Drives Warning This product has a manually switchable power supply Make sure that the power supply is set to the proper voltage...

Page 5: ... button will take you directly to the USB On Off mode option 6 PRINT button will take you directly to the print functions 7 SOURCE button will allow you to change the source drive that the duplicator uses for loading master discs The default for this option is DVD ROM drive 8 UP arrow is used to scroll up through functions or menus 9 DOWN arrow is used to scroll down through functions or menus ESC...

Page 6: ...es extra security in that you can remove the drive containing the disc images and put it in a safe place where no un authorized users can copy or view the data The removable HDD includes a keyed lock to protect the data on the drive from being misused or stolen The HDD is used in the copy process as described in the user guide Note The HDD will not work unless it is secured in position with the ca...

Page 7: ...ng container Shipping the 1 7 DVD CD Tower Publisher SLS without proper packaging will void your warranty Connect the Cables and Apply Power Plug the power cord into the power supplys of the 1 7 DVD CD Tower Publisher SLS also located on the rear side make sure the red switch is set at 115 VAC Plug into a standard 115 VAC outlet Plug the USB 2 0 Cable into the USB connector located on the center r...

Page 8: ...dy have the Hard Disc Drive HDD properly formatted If it is not while the duplicator is not in USB mode go to the Hard Drive Setup menu option 11 and press ENT and in the sub menu choose 7 Format Hard Drive and press ENT Do not use Windows to format the hard drive This will result in the 1 7 DVD CD Tower Publisher SLS being unable to recognize the HDD 2 Install the LightScribe Software Follow the ...

Page 9: ...ion menu Below this title you will see an On or Off listed This is the current status of the USB connection To change the current status use either the Up or Down arrow keys to select the mode you want Then press the ENT key to confirm the selection The LCD screen will automatically go back to the main menu Make sure that the USB mode is enabled Note While in USB mode the duplicator cannot access ...

Page 10: ...ook to see if the HDD is there It will be labeled as Duplicator 7 If you open the drive location you will see three or four folders a The dup folder is where iso files can be put in for disc burning b The label folder is where lsi files created by the LightScribe Template Labeler program will be placed ...

Page 11: ...used by the Stand Alone Tower Publisher SLS 1 Launch the LightScribe Template Labeler Click the shortcut on your desktop or go to Start All Programs LightScribe Direct Disc Labeling LightScribe Template Labeler Note Ignore the LightScribe Disc Insertion shown below by pressing the OK button 2 Select a Template You must choose a template before moving to the next step ...

Page 12: ...sert text click on the text field and type the text you d like use Note Depending on the template chosen you may enter multiple lines of text 4 When you are satisfied with your disc design click Preview and Print Select the Best contrast mode for the darkest print Select the label surface color you wish to label onto Note The LightScribe Duplicator Label Writer must be selected in the drive menu W...

Page 13: ...s folder Note The 1 7 Tower Publisher SLS will only recognize label files located in the main LABEL folder Any file that is placed outside of the main LABEL folder or in a subfolder will not be recognized as a label Create a name for the file and click the Save button 5 The image writing process will begin When the image process has completed the file should now be located on the Duplicator drive ...

Page 14: ...elect Specify Counter to specify the number of copies 1 to 9999 When you are satisfied with the number press the ENT key one more time This will eject all of the drives 9 Load the drives with LightScribe discs label side facing down Close the drive trays by pressing the drive tray button or lightly pushing the tray to close itself The printing process will begin automatically after all of the driv...

Page 15: ...ive is the DVD ROM in order to avoid unnecessary error messages To check the Source Drive do the following a Use UP or DOWN arrow buttons to navigate to the following screen b Press ENT to enter Select Source menu and you shall see the following Make sure it is located at Drive 2 Port 2 1 If not press the UP or DOWN navigation button to search for it c Press ENT to submit your selection 3 Go back ...

Page 16: ...tep d on page 19 of this User Guide Specify Counter lets you to select the number of copies you want to make The duplicator will count the number of copies you ve made and prompt you when the desired number of copies has been completed Press ENT button to select Enter between 1 to 9999 copies Enter a 4 digit number to specify the number of copies you want to make To specify a number less than 4 di...

Page 17: ...ton once to move the cursor to the next position v Press DOWN button consecutively until 2 is displayed vi Press ENT 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 ENT once and the cursor moved to OK ix Then press ENT once to submit your counter value Now you shall see the following screen OR Specify Cou...

Page 18: ...cs could be up to 15 Note 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 the duplication will start automatically When the number of blank discs inserted matches the number of discs detected press ENT to confirm You will see the following display Note Give the duplicator 10 15...

Page 19: ...cates the capacity of the Master Disc 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication in terms of MB 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 4012MB indicates the capacity of the Master Disc 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication in terms of MB 12 indicates the current progres...

Page 20: ...t is completed If you see above message you can press ENT to go back to main menu Note If you enabled the counter and the number of blank discs you have inserted is greater than the number you requested you will receive a message indicating you have inserted more discs than what you need You can continue to copy or you can eject the extras discs Note Failed discs will not be ejected automatically ...

Page 21: ...100 Pack Part No 110117 DVD R LightScribe V1 2 Duplicator Grade Media 100 Pack Part No 230114 DVD R LightScribe V1 2 Duplicator Grade Media 600 Pack Part No 230117 DVD R LightScribe V1 2 Duplicator Grade Rainbow 600 Pack Part No 230115 DVD R LightScribe V1 2 Duplicator Grade Media 100 Pack Part No 300114 DVD R LightScribe V1 2 Duplicator Grade Media 600 Pack Part No 300115 DVD R LightScribe V1 2 D...

Page 22: ...one 1 818 678 0484 Technical Support Group can be reached 8 00 AM to 5 00 PM Pacific Time Monday through Friday excluding U S holidays Please try to call from a phone near your computer system Access is available 24 hours a day 365 days a year via The World Wide Web at www aleratec com FAX at 1 818 678 0483 ...

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Page 24: ...Document Number 9299053_ENG_Rev J Copyright 2013 Specifications subject to change without notice Aleratec Inc 9851 Owensmouth Avenue Chatsworth CA 91311 U S A www aleratec com ...

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