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CD-5916

 

Operator’s Guide 

 

Document Revision: 060102 

 

 

Page 31

 

Note: 

If discs failed to copy properly, the recorder tray drawers stay 

closed upon completion. These discs should not be used. To 
help you determine the nature of the problem, error messages 
can be displayed by pressing the “9” key on the keypad. 

Summary of Contents for CD-5916

Page 1: ...CD 5916 Operator s Guide ...

Page 2: ...se and the warranty is NOT transferable This warranty does not apply to malfunctions caused by misuse negligence accident or alteration nor is MediaFORM Inc responsible for consequential damages related to the use of this equipment This warranty is made in lieu of any other warranty expressed or implied CD R RW Recorder Warranty Policy Individual CD R RW recorder manufacturers are responsible for ...

Page 3: ...QUICK START 12 MAKING COPIES CD TO CD 12 COMPARING DISCS CD TO CD 14 GENERAL OPERATION 16 FUNCTION KEYS 16 STOPPING THE COPY OR COMPARE PROCESS 23 CREATING A HARD DISK IMAGE 24 Creating A Single Hard Disk Image 24 Creating Multiple Hard Disk Images 27 COPYING FROM A HARD DISK IMAGE 32 Multiple Images Disabled 32 Multiple Images Enabled 33 COMPARING FROM A HARD DISK IMAGE 35 Multiple Images Disable...

Page 4: ...TRACK AT ONCE TO DISC AT ONCE 51 SETTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK 53 PASSWORD PROTECTION 54 SETTING A PASSWORD 54 STARTING UP USING A PASSWORD 54 CHANGING OR REMOVING A PASSWORD 55 SETTING THE MACHINE ID 56 FIRMWARE UPDATES 57 CONNECTING THE CD 5916 TO A PC 59 MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 59 SCSI DEVICE SETUP 59 SYSTEM STARTUP 60 APPENDIX A SUPPORTED FORMATS 61 APPENDIX B ERROR CODES DISPLAYED ON SCREEN ...

Page 5: ...aFORM CD Duplicator Your MediaFORM CD 5916 CD duplicator is professionally designed and manufactured to give you years of trouble free operation To avoid accidental damage to your new CD duplicator please read and understand this manual thoroughly before operating the unit About This Manual This manual is written for both novice and experienced users Please read through this Operator s Guide from ...

Page 6: ...ip Report any errors in shipping as soon as possible What s In The Box Your new CD 5916 CD duplicator includes CD 5916 CD duplicator Power cord Firmware CD Operator s Guide MediaFORM Product Warranty Registration card Packing Materials Please retain the original box and packaging in the event that the unit requires future servicing This will help to reduce the possibility of damage occurring in tr...

Page 7: ...rials Provide at least six inches of clearance on all sides of the unit for ventilation Safety Precautions The system is shipped with a three prong power connector and must be used with a properly grounded AC receptacle DO NOT try to defeat the third ground prong All computer peripherals must be properly grounded and the CD 5916 is no exception The use of a power conditioner such as an Uninterrupt...

Page 8: ...CD 5916 Operator s Guide Document Revision 060102 Page 7 Location Of CD 5916 Components Front View Rear View ...

Page 9: ... tray Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power is switched on to the CD 5916 2 Read and write status LEDs These indicators light up when the recorder is reading or writing 3 Eject button This button is used to open or close the disc tray 4 Emergency eject pinhole In the event that the disc tray will not open by pressing the eject button insert the tip of a large paper clip into ...

Page 10: ...xt verify that the voltage selector switch is set correctly It is located between the two power receptacles The CD 5916 supports both 115 VAC and 230 VAC at 50 60 Hz Please confirm that the appropriate voltage 115 VAC for North America has been selected M CAUTION Always use properly grounded receptacles or severe damage to your system may result The use of a surge protector or Uninterruptible Powe...

Page 11: ...unit above the AC power input Wait a minute or two while the system starts up The screen will now read MF I N C C D 2 C D P R O A D V A N C E D After the startup routine is complete a series of self diagnostics will be performed The screen will now read in sequence S C A N N I N G H A R D D R I V E C H E C K I N G S Y S T E M S Y S T E M O K P L E A S E WA I T S E E K I N G S L A V E U N I T Once ...

Page 12: ...nto the recessed area of the disc tray so that the disc lays flat Press the eject button on the front of the recorder to close the disc tray Removing A Disc While the CD 5916 s power is still switched on press the eject button on the front of the recorder to open the disc tray After the disc tray has completely opened lift the disc by its edges and carefully remove it Press the eject button on the...

Page 13: ... 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load your original CD to be copied master disc into the top right hand side CD R RW recorder Load as many blank discs as you may require into the remaining recorders Wait for the LED lights on the front of all the recorders to stop flickering this may take up to 30 seconds Press the COPY key on the keypad The screen will now read F R O M H D S T A R T S T O P Press th...

Page 14: ...on the screen during the operation C O P Y n n n n n n n n oooooooo 5 0 R E MA I N I N G T I ME 0 3 3 3 Upon successful completion the copied disc s will be ejected The screen will now read C O P Y O K P R E S S S T A R T Press the START YES key and you will be returned to the main operating screen 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Note If discs failed to copy properly the recorder tray drawers stay ...

Page 15: ...picted below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load the original CD to be compared against master disc into the top right hand side CD R RW recorder Load the discs to be compared into as many of the remaining recorders as required Wait for the LED lights on the front of all the recorders to stop flickering this can take up to 30 seconds Press the COMPARE key on the keypad The screen will now read C D...

Page 16: ...of the comparison all the discs will be ejected The screen will now read C O MP O K P R E S S S T A R T Press the START YES key and you will be returned to the main operating screen 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Note If discs failed to copy properly the recorder tray drawers stay closed upon completion These discs should not be used To help you determine the nature of the problem error messages c...

Page 17: ... E 2 The factory setting for this function is copy When the Recording Mode of the CD 5916 is set to copy any blank discs loaded into the recorders will be written to The simulate mode is a diagnostic tool useful for testing the readability of a master disc without actually writing to blank discs loaded into the recorders It is also helpful for training purposes and for experimenting with various s...

Page 18: ...s is the CD 5916 s internal counter which keeps track of the number of good and failed copies made by the unit since it was first activated R E C O R D I N G S P E E D 1 6 X R I D O P T I O N O F F This display is the CD 5916 s current recording speed setting 8x 12x or 16x as well as the status on off of the SmartRID and SmartSTAMP feature Press the 2 key on the keypad The screen will now read F U...

Page 19: ...ve feature allows copies of master discs to be stored on the CD 5916 s internal hard disk for later recording or comparing see page 25 This setting will remain in effect until disabled even after restarting the CD 5916 Press the START YES key to enable or the STOP NO key to disable the Archive feature After pressing either key the screen will now read MU L T I P L E I MA G E S P R E S S Y E S N O ...

Page 20: ... After pressing either key you will be returned to the main operating screen Press the 3 key on the keypad The screen will now read I MP O R T F R O M A U D I O I MP O R T C O P Y R E C O R D C O MP A R E This display is the control submenu for the Easi DAT and Easi AUDIO pro audio import options Not used Press the 5 key on the keypad The screen will now read I MP O R T T R A C K 0 1 By using the ...

Page 21: ... d I d 1 h o s t 2 c r d b p 4 r e v MB 2 8 r I d 4 7 0 2 1 I d 2 h o s t 2 c r d b p 4 r e v MB 2 8 r I d 4 7 1 6 f I d 3 h o s t 2 c r d b p 4 r e v MB 2 8 r I d 4 6 f f 4 I d 4 h o s t 2 c r d b p 4 r e v MB 2 8 r I d 4 7 0 1 2 I d 1 h o s t 3 c r d b p 4 r e v MB 2 8 r I d 4 7 6 f e I d 2 h o s t 3 c r d b p 4 r e v MB 2 8 r I d 4 7 7 0 5 I d 3 h o s t 3 c r d b p 4 r e v MB 2 8 r I d 4 7 2 0 ...

Page 22: ...Read RID Info function To advance to the next screen press the STOP NO key The screen will now read C O P Y D I S C A T O N C E 1 Y E S When selected the Copy Disc at Once function converts an open Track at Once disc to a finalized Disc at Once disc see page 52 Press the 1 key to select the Copy Disc at Once function Press the STOP NO key and you will be returned to the main operating screen Press...

Page 23: ...r discs Press the 0 key to select maximum or the 4 key to select 4x archiving speed After pressing either key you will be returned to the main operating screen From the 16x Copy or Compare screen press the 9 key on the keypad 1 O K 2 O K 3 O K 4 O K 5 O K 6 O K 7 O K 8 O K This displays the status of the last disc copied or compared in each of the CD 5916 s recorders If the last operation performe...

Page 24: ...ast two seconds is required in order to prevent accidental stoppage Press and hold the STOP NO key until the screen reads C O P Y S T O P P E D OR C O MP A R E S T O P P E D Press the START YES key and you will be returned to the main operating screen 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E M CAUTION Stopping the copying process after the CD 5916 has begun recording will result in partially written CD R di...

Page 25: ...ng sixteen copies are made from the hard disk image at one time instead of fifteen as would be the case using the CD to CD method 2 a convenient way of copying standard master discs For example create hard disk images for five or six master discs which are needed on a regular basis and access them to make copies as required 3 a more reliable way of copying a poorer quality master disc For example ...

Page 26: ...16 The screen will now read MU L T I P L E I MA G E S P R E S S Y E S N O Press the STOP NO key to disable the Multiple Images feature This setting will remain in effect even after restarting the CD 5916 The screen will now read R E C O R D R I D O P T I O N P R E S S Y E S N O Set Record RID as desired by pressing the START YES or STOP NO key see page 20 The screen will now read C O P Y P R O T E...

Page 27: ...G F O R MA T Once the format is determined hard disk image creation will begin Depending on the format type something similar to the following will be displayed on the screen MA S T E R S I Z E 2 5 5 MB S I N G L E T R A C K MO D E 1 When working with audio CD DA mixed mode or CD Extra discs additional screens indicating the presence of sub indexes and ISRC codes may also be displayed Progress wil...

Page 28: ...E Note When the Multiple Images feature is disabled only one image can be saved on the hard disk If a new image is created the old one is overwritten However the CD to CD copying method can still be used to make copies of other discs while leaving the single hard disk image intact Creating Multiple Hard Disk Images The Multiple Images feature allows the CD 5916 s internal hard disk to store up to ...

Page 29: ... setting will remain in effect until disabled even after restarting the CD 5916 The screen will now read R E C O R D R I D O P T I O N P R E S S Y E S N O Set Record RID as desired by pressing the START YES or STOP NO key see page 20 The screen will now read C O P Y P R O T E C T O P T I O N P R E S S Y E S N O Set Copy Protect as desired by pressing the START YES or STOP NO key see page 20 You wi...

Page 30: ...screen will now read I MA G E N A ME N O N E C H A R P L A C E E N D C H A R Enter a name for the image file to a maximum of twelve characters consisting of A to Z 0 to 9 and This is done by pressing the COMPARE STOP NO START YES and COPY keys which correspond to the CHAR PLACE END and CHAR functions respectively Begin by pressing the COPY CHAR key to scroll the first alphanumeric character forwar...

Page 31: ... with audio CD DA mixed mode or CD Extra discs additional screens indicating the presence of sub indexes and ISRC codes may also be displayed Progress will be displayed during hard disk image creation R E A D n n n n n n oooooooooo 3 7 If discs are also being copied at the same time the display will instead read C O P Y n n n n n n oooooooooo 3 7 R E MA I N I N G T I ME 0 3 05 Upon successful comp...

Page 32: ...02 Page 31 Note If discs failed to copy properly the recorder tray drawers stay closed upon completion These discs should not be used To help you determine the nature of the problem error messages can be displayed by pressing the 9 key on the keypad ...

Page 33: ...s as are required into the CD R RW recorders Wait for the LED lights on the of all the recorders to stop flickering this may take up to 30 seconds Press the COPY key on the keypad The screen will now read F R O M H D S T A R T S T O P Press the START YES key to begin copying from the hard disk image to the blank discs in the recorders Depending on the format type of the image something similar to ...

Page 34: ...teps are as follows From the main operating screen depicted below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load as many blank discs as are required into the recorders Wait for the LED lights on the of all the recorders to stop flickering this may take up to 30 seconds Press the COPY key on the keypad The screen will now read F R O M H D S T A R T S T O P Press the START YES key The screen will now read T E ...

Page 35: ...I V E S R E A D Y MA S T E R S I Z E 2 5 5 MB S I N G L E T R A C K MO D E 1 Progress will be displayed on the screen during the operation C O P Y n n n n n n n n n n oooooo 6 2 R E MA I N I N G T I ME 0 3 0 5 Upon successful completion the copied disc s will be ejected The screen will now read C O P Y O K P R E S S S T A R T Press the START YES key and you will be returned to the main operating s...

Page 36: ... Images Disabled To compare copied discs to a hard disk image that was previously created with the Multiple Images feature disabled ie from a single hard disk image the steps are as follows From the main operating screen depicted below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load the copied discs to be compared into the CD R RW recorders Wait for the LED lights on the of all the recorders to stop flickerin...

Page 37: ... problem error messages can be displayed by pressing the 9 key on the keypad Multiple Images Enabled To compare copied discs to a hard disk image that was previously created with the Multiple Images feature enabled the steps are as follows From the main operating screen depicted below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load the discs to be compared into the CD R RW recorders Wait for the LED lights on...

Page 38: ...E S If you made a mistake and wish to select a different image press the STOP NO key If the selected image is correct press the START YES key The screen will now read WA I T I N G F O R D R I V E S R E A D Y Progress will be displayed on the screen during the operation C O MP n n n n n n n n n n oooooo 6 2 Upon successful completion the compared disc s will be ejected The screen will now read C O ...

Page 39: ...a master disc using the CD to CD TOC method the steps are as follows From the main operating screen depicted below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load the original CD to be compared against master disc into the top right hand side CD R RW recorder Load the discs to be compared against the master disc into as many of the remaining recorders as are required Wait for the LED lights on the of all the ...

Page 40: ...R MA T WA I T I N G F O R D R I V E S R E A D Y Upon successful completion the compared disc s will be ejected The screen will now read T O C C O MP O K P R E S S S T A R T Press the START YES key and you will be returned to the main operating screen 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E ...

Page 41: ...al However SmartRID codes written into audio discs may be mistakenly detected by industrial mastering systems as errors and therefore should not be used when creating master discs for mass replication purposes Writing SmartRID And SmartSTAMP Codes To write a SmartRID or SmartSTAMP code into discs copied with the CD 5916 the steps are as follows From the main operating screen depicted below 1 6 X C...

Page 42: ...re The screen will now read C O P Y P R O T E C T O P T I O N P R E S S Y E S N O Set Copy Protect as desired by pressing the START YES or STOP NO key see page 20 You will be returned to the main operating screen 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Copy the discs in the usual way and the SmartRID or SmartSTAMP code will now be written into them Reading SmartRID And SmartSTAMP Codes To read a SmartRID o...

Page 43: ...splayed on screen This includes the SmartRID code of the recorder and the machine ID of the CD 5916 that copied the disc It will also show the date and time of its copying on a screen similar to this r I d 4 7 1 1 f ma c h I n e 0 0 0 0 0 1 d a t e 0 9 1 4 0 0 t I me 1 5 1 7 On the next screen will be displayed the SCSI channel SCSI ID number firmware version of the recorder and firmware version o...

Page 44: ...ting screen depicted below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Place the disc that you wish to read the ATIP information from into the top drive of the CD 5916 Press the 7 key The screen will now read E N T E R A U T H O R I N G MO D E Press the STOP NO key The screen will now read R E A D R I D I N F O Press the STOP NO key The screen will now read R E A D A T I P Press the START YES key The screen wi...

Page 45: ...O MP A R E Press the 6 key Something similar to the following will be displayed on the screen S C A N N I N G S C S I D E V I C E S I d 1 h o s t 0 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 1 1 f I d 2 h o s t 0 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 3 8 c I d 3 h o s t 0 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 2 e 7 I d 4 h o s t 0 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 1 a 3 I d 1 h o s t 1 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8...

Page 46: ...r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 0 1 2 I d 1 h o s t 3 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 6 f e I d 2 h o s t 3 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 7 0 5 I d 3 h o s t 3 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 2 0 9 I d 4 h o s t 3 c r d b p 4 r e v mb 2 8 r I d 4 7 1 1 d The SCSI device information is displayed for each of the CD R RW recorders installed in the CD 5916 This includes their SCSI channel and host n...

Page 47: ...m being re authored one file at a time using a CD R RW recorder and a premastering program such as Adaptec Easy CD Creator and Toast CeQuadrat WinOnCD Ahead Nero NTI CD Maker and others Copy protected discs cannot be duplicated by the CD 5916 and therefore cannot be used as masters It is also important to remember that copy protected discs may also be mistakenly identified by industrial mastering ...

Page 48: ... G E S P R E S S Y E S N O Set Multiple Images as desired by pressing the START YES key or STOP NO key see page 18 This setting will remain in effect until disabled even after restarting the CD 5916 The screen will now read R E C O R D R I D O P T I O N P R E S S Y E S N O Set Record RID as desired by pressing the START YES key or STOP NO key see page 20 The screen will now read C O P Y P R O T E ...

Page 49: ...he recorders to stop flickering this may take up to 30 seconds Note Only one audio compilation disc can be created at one time If several copies are required first create the original compilation disc You will then copy it in the usual way Press the 5 key The screen will now read I MP O R T T R A C K 0 1 Select the track from the master disc you wish to copy first by pressing the corresponding num...

Page 50: ...is display sequence will continue until all of the audio tracks from the one master are copied Upon successful completion the screen will now read MO R E 1 F I N A L I Z E 9 If you wish to copy additional tracks from another master CD eject the former master disc and load the new master disc Press the 1 key and proceed as before If you have finished press the 9 key to complete the disc The screen ...

Page 51: ... the Universal Disk Format UDF CD RW discs using UDF are produced by packet writing software such as Adaptec DirectCD CeQuadrat PacketCD Prassi abCD etc Because UDF discs cannot be read by all CD ROM drives they are not a good choice for distributing data CD RW Copying Speed CD RW copying speed is determined by two factors the CD RW writing speed of the recorders installed in the CD 5916 10x with ...

Page 52: ...below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load your original CD to be copied and converted master disc into the top right hand side CD R RW recorder Load as many blank discs as you may require into the remaining recorders Wait for the LED lights on the of all the recorders to stop flickering this may take up to 30 seconds Press the 7 key The screen will now read E N T E R A U T H O R I N G MO D E Press...

Page 53: ...layed on the screen during the operation C O P Y n n n n n n n n oooooooo 5 0 R E MA I N I N G T I ME 0 3 3 3 Upon successful completion the copied disc will be ejected The screen will now read C O P Y O K P R E S S S T A R T Press the START YES key and you will be returned to the main operating screen 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Note If any of the recorder tray drawers stay closed upon complet...

Page 54: ...YES key to accept the current date To change the date press the STOP NO key then enter the new date Month Day Year using the number keys on the keypad the STOP NO key can be used as a backspace key Press the START YES key when you are satisfied with your entry The time will now be displayed on the screen T I ME I S 1 4 2 0 0 0 E N T O K Press the START YES key to accept the current time To change ...

Page 55: ...password entry screen is displayed N E W P A S S WO R D Using the number keys on the keypad enter a six digit numeric password Press the START YES key when satisfied with your password selection the STOP NO key can be used as a backspace key After the START YES key is pressed a prompt will appear for you to confirm the password by your entering it a second time Starting Up Using A Password Once a ...

Page 56: ...916 and wait for the screen C H E C K I N G S Y S T E M While this is displayed press and hold the 3 key until the password entry screen is displayed O L D P A S S WO R D Enter the old password using the number keys and press the START YES key the STOP NO key can be used as a backspace key The screen will now read N E W P A S S WO R D Enter a new password and press the START YES key To disable pas...

Page 57: ...ows Turn on the power to the CD 5916 and wait for the screen depicted below C H E C K I N G S Y S T E M While this is displayed press and hold the 4 key for five seconds and release The screen will now read E N T E R I D Using the number keys on the keypad enter a six digit numeric Machine ID Press the START YES key when satisfied with your selection the STOP NO key can be used as a backspace key ...

Page 58: ...at WinOnCD Ahead Nero NTI CD Maker and others Refer to your premastering software documentation for details on how to record a disc from an image file After having created a Firmware Update CD perform the following steps to update the CD 5916 s firmware From the main operating screen depicted below 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Load the Firmware Update CD into the top right hand side CD R RW reco...

Page 59: ... s Guide Document Revision 060102 Page 58 After the CD 5916 restarts and the main operating screen is displayed 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Eject the Firmware Update CD from the top right hand side CD R RW recorder ...

Page 60: ...daptec AHA 2940 PCI SCSI adapter with EZ SCSI software 1GB of free hard disk drive space Short SCSI cable no longer than 3 feet with a 50 pin female Centronics connector on one end SCSI Device Setup Refer to the documentation that accompanied your SCSI card for information on how to configure SCSI devices DO NOT use any of the following SCSI ID settings when configuring the SCSI peripherals on the...

Page 61: ...WA I T S E E K I N G S L A V E U N I T Once complete the main operating screen is displayed on the screen 1 6 X C O P Y O R C O MP A R E Turn on the power to the PC and the computer will recognize the CD 5916 s top right hand side four CD R RW recorders as valid SCSI devices the remaining twelve recorders will not be recognized Refer to the documentation that accompanied your premastering software...

Page 62: ... for this format Dealing with custom formats however may be subject to a development charge Keeping track of how the various formats relate to each other can be confusing For example the CD 5916 can copy all CD ROM Mode 1 discs this includes ISO 9660 HFS Hybrid Rock Ridge and many other types of file systems As a result the CD 5916 will most likely copy CD formats not listed in the table below If ...

Page 63: ...master discs are not scratched or dirty Make sure that all of the recorders are loaded with the same brand of blank discs Could also indicate inferior quality blank discs Compare Error Make sure that the copies are being compared to the correct master disc Only CD ROM Mode 1 CD ROM Mode 2 CD ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1 and audio CD DA discs can be compared The CD to CD TOC compare feature can be used for...

Page 64: ... recorders are loaded with the same brand of blank discs Could also indicate inferior quality blank discs Medium Not Blank Try loading new blank discs Could also indicate inferior quality blank discs Not a Firmware Disc Make sure that the firmware disc was created properly Make sure the firmware disc is placed in the top recorder when trying to install OPC Error Make sure the blank discs are not s...

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