Olympus Series / Automated Standalone Asynchronous CD/DVD Duplication System / User Manual
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Disc Placement Issue
Another common problem when using an autoloader is the placement of media into the
bins. Placing the media into the bins properly can avoid possible picking errors when
operating the autoloader. Even though the autoloader is designed with certain tolerance
adjustments to prevent mishandling by the picking arm, failures may still arise if the bins
are not loaded correctly. All media loaded into the bins should be flat and not slanted at an
angle to ensure the picking arm can securely grab the disc. Be sure not to load too many
discs into the bins as well as this may cause errors in placement and loading. The figure
below shows the proper and incorrect disc placements when loading media into the bins
The Robotic Platform
The robotic arm picks blank discs from Input Bin # 1 first, and places the successful
copies into the Output Bin. Once Input Bin # 1 is empty, it picks blank discs from Input
Bin # 2, and places the successful copies into Input Bin # 1 which becomes Output Bin #
