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MacElite Setup Guide 

 

 

 

Service and Contact Information 
 

 

Free lifetime technical support. 

 
Disc Makers' Technical Support Department is here to help you every step of the way with your
duplication system. Our goal is to minimize your downtime and maximize the return on your
investment. We offer FREE technical support to you for as long as you own your duplicator. If you
run into any problems or have any questions, call us at 1-888-800-4041. 
 
 
 

Our tech support hours are 9am to 5pm EST Monday through Friday.  

 
 

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Support & Download Website 

www.dmelite.com

  

 

For Supplies and Accessories, visit 

www.discmakers.com

 

 

Please register your Elite unit by visiting 

http://www.dmelite.com/register

 

This will allow you to be notified of future software upgrades 

 

Whenever you contact Discmakers please have the serial number listed in the front of this manual
or on the rear of the EliteMicro, so a customer service representative can log onto your account.
Discmakers utilizes one of the most advanced trouble-ticket monitoring solutions. We track any and 
every exception or trouble ticket to verify that you are completely satisfied with your purchase. 

 
 

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7905 N. Route 130 

Pennsauken, NJ 08110-1402 

 

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Summary of Contents for MacElite 2

Page 1: ...ww dmelite com For Supplies and Accessories visit www discmakers com Please register your Elite unit by visiting http www dmelite com register This will allow you to be notified of future software upg...

Page 2: ...AMTREN and the AMTREN logo AMTREN Plextor is a registered trademark of Plextor Corporation Pioneer is a registered trademark of Pioneer Electronics Sanyo is a registered trademark of Sanyo Corporatio...

Page 3: ...erial Adapter Step 4 10 11 Installation of Discribe CD Printer USB Serial Adaptor Drivers Step 5 12 Resetting the Ink Monitor Aligning Printer Cartridges Step 6 13 14 Setting Paper Type Print Quality...

Page 4: ...ustrial design technology that will provide years of trouble free operation The MacElite is equipped with all the hardware and software necessary for easy installation with the customer s computer har...

Page 5: ...cElite Setup Guide Hardware Overview Before starting the installation please review the MacElite Hardware and Functions Note that the front CD ROM and Hard Drive light are only available on SA models...

Page 6: ...ant Due to the high speed of the writers sufficient memory and FAST hard drives are required Minimum PC Requirements MacElite1 MacElite2 MacElite3 MacElite4 800 MHz PowerPC G4 Processor or better 800...

Page 7: ...and your Macintosh Next by lifting straight up carefully remove the foam container and foam protection over the MacElite unit You will see the MacElite in a plastic bag The MacElite has lifting hand h...

Page 8: ...ector NOTE MAKE SURE THE CONNECTOR RETAINER HAS SNAPPED INTO PLACE BY PULLING GENTLY ON THE CABLE Then secure the arm into place by pressing a retainer into each side of the pick arm These steps can b...

Page 9: ...The printer will perform a basic internal test and then wait for additional commands from the operator or the software The top button turns the printer on and off Use the lower button to open and clo...

Page 10: ...e end of your serial cable into the port on the back of the MacElite that is labeled Serial to PC The other end of this serial cable is already plugged into the USB to serial adapter DO NOT plug the U...

Page 11: ...that if you have multiple recorders additional FireWire cables are used to chain the drives together 4 AC power cable from the power supply on the rear of the MacElite to a standard wall outlet Three...

Page 12: ...l be installed to a folder called Discribe Robot within your Applications directory Follow the on screen directions to install the Discribe duplication software CD printer and USB to serial adaptor dr...

Page 13: ...e icon for the Print Center and double click on it The window shown below will open Highlight the Lexmark Z55 printer and click on the Configure button The window to the right will open Click on the I...

Page 14: ...finished You may then close the Print Center program as well This product is based on the Lexmark 55SE Inkjet Printer Amtren Corporation in integrating the Lexmark Printer into this platform assumes a...

Page 15: ...such as TextEdit or Apple Works B Click on File and Print C Select Quality and Media in the third drop down menu D Select Coated as the paper type and Better as the print quality E In the Presets drop...

Page 16: ...CD to your new Discus folder You may wish to make an alias for the Discus application not the art file and place the alias on your Desktop or program Dock for easy access Remove the Discus CD from yo...

Page 17: ...ep If you wish to print a label on your CDs then you will need to prepare it before you begin duplicating your CDs The easy to use Discus software can be used to design great labels for your CDs Doubl...

Page 18: ...and effects to choose from The Print tab allows you to adjust the size of the inner and outer boundaries of your label as well as nudge the position of the label Note that it is necessary to save the...

Page 19: ...that you can edit later and a bitmap file for use in automated printing Now you are ready to begin automated CD DVD duplication and printing Note that if you have designed your CD labels using other s...

Page 20: ...ree silver rods located around the outside edge of the media Please be sure that the media lays flat and does not stick together B Place your master on top of your blank media If you have several mast...

Page 21: ...check mark by the box labeled Print Image on Discs 2 Click the button labeled Choose image s The window shown below will open 3 Select your bitmap labels You may use the Add button pictured above to b...

Page 22: ...will be removed from the drive and placed on the output spindle Then the MacElite will place a blank CD from the input spindle into your CD recorder Next the data will be recorded onto the media Afte...

Page 23: ...utton will allow you to create a mixed mode CD containing audio as well as data The window shown below will appear E Select the correct CD format from the drop down menu if Build a Mac HFS is not appr...

Page 24: ...ate Number of disks to write J Unchecking the Clear robot before writing will stop the duplicator from physically checking each drive for disks before the start of each job K Ensure that you have enou...

Page 25: ...file and the bitmap label that you wish to print as shown in Step 11 Using Discribe to Author New CD DVDs It does not matter what data file is selected since it will not actually be burned to the med...

Page 26: ...and closes when you click these buttons To test the robotics launch Discribe Click on Utilities Robotics and Test Robot Select the number of disks you would like to cycle through the duplicator and wh...

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