background image

 

 

Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator’s Guide

 

Document Revision: 03/24/06

 

 

 

Page 1

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 
 
 

 

 

 

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator’s Guide 

(With SA Client Application) 

Summary of Contents for Scribe SA Standalone Series

Page 1: ...Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 1 Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator s Guide With SA Client Application...

Page 2: ...ND CONTROLS 9 LCD DISPLAY SCREEN AND KEYPAD 9 MF DIGITAL DRIVE 9 REMOVING PACKING RESTRAINTS 10 INPUT BIN AND OUTPUT SPINDLE 10 SYSTEM STARTUP 10 GENERAL OPERATION 13 FUNCTION KEYS 13 THE COPY AND COM...

Page 3: ...NT ONLY 523 UTILIZING THE PRINTER OPTION 55 COPY AND PRINT 55 PRINT ONLY 56 VIEWING DEVICE INFORMATION 60 SETTING THE INTERNAL CLOCK 61 FIRMWARE UPDATES 63 QUICK SETUP GUIDE FOR THE SCRIBE SA STANDALO...

Page 4: ...ufacturers are responsible for the products they provide As a convenience MF DIGITAL will honor any service issue related to a defective recorder while under its respective manufacturer s warranty pro...

Page 5: ...ON MS Note on Java Support The SOFTWARE may contain support for programs written in Java Java technology is not fault tolerant and is not designed manufactured or intended for use or resale as online...

Page 6: ...Your MF DIGITAL CD DVD Duplicator Your MF DIGITAL Scribe SA Standalone duplicator is professionally designed and manufactured to give you years of trouble free operation To avoid accidental damage to...

Page 7: ...purchased from MF Digital The Best Place To Put The Scribe SA Standalone The best operating location for the Scribe SA duplication system is in a climate controlled area free of dirt dust humidity exc...

Page 8: ...r 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 Scribe SA Standalone is no exception Th...

Page 9: ...ained in this manual are identical MF Digital Drive Legend 1 Disc tray Discs are loaded and removed from this tray Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power is switched on to the Scr...

Page 10: ...rom 250 discs up to 600 discs depending on printer option The input bins become output bins once the output spindle is full System Startup Before duplicating can begin it is necessary to review a few...

Page 11: ...primary power switch located on the back of the Scribe SA Standalone You must also power on the drive bay That switch is located at the front of the drive bay itself Once the proper voltage setting h...

Page 12: ...ator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 12 After the startup routine is complete a series of self diagnostics will be performed The screen will now read in sequence Once complete the unit will di...

Page 13: ...on the keypad have special functions When the main operating screen is displayed Press the 0 key on the keypad The screen will now read The factory setting for this function is Copy The Simulate mode...

Page 14: ...quence As indicated by the red square this is the version information of the firmware currently installed on the Scribe SA Standalone This displays the image size on the internal hard disk time and da...

Page 15: ...and bad copies that were produced to date on the system Press the 2 key on the keypad You will see several functions scroll across the screen Select a function by pressing the corresponding number on...

Page 16: ...ed even after restarting the Scribe SA Standalone 5 Pressing the 5 key will give you the option to choose a printer or disable the printer option See the Utilizing the Printer Option section of this m...

Page 17: ...anually control the robotic functions of the system this features aids you in troubleshooting the robotic functions The commands are explained below C calibrates the picking arm I loads a disc into th...

Page 18: ...io compilation discs can be created one track at a time from one or more masters Manually place an audio master disc into drive number 1 Press the Start Yes key Press the number of the track you wish...

Page 19: ...ion Press the 7 key on the keypad The screen will now read Press the Start Yes key to clear the hard drive If the Stop No key is pressed you will be prompted to set the System Time Press the Start Yes...

Page 20: ...want to reset the drive order Press the Start Yes key and you will then see the following screen All of the drives will open at this time Close the drive tray of the drive you would like to be drive...

Page 21: ...ess the 8 key on the keypad The screen will now read The factory setting for this function is MAX for CD and DVD When selected the Select Recording Speed feature allows you to set the copying speed as...

Page 22: ...returned to the main operating screen that reads Select Copy or Compare Note There is no option to skip past the CD R recording speed if you are merely selecting this option to slow down the recordin...

Page 23: ...ill aid you in the correct method how to use your system effectively When you push the COPY button the first option displayed is FROM HD The FROM HD option lets you copy from a master that has been al...

Page 24: ...be labeled accordingly 1 PRN 2 PRN and so on If you push the Start No button the screen will now read The ERASE ONLY option let you erase your CD RW or DVD RW discs using the loader This is useful if...

Page 25: ...you want to compare all your duplicates to the master on the hard drive the Scribe SA Standalone will has this feature Simply reload all the duplicates back into the input hoppers and push the COMPARE...

Page 26: ...cribe SA Standalone Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 26 The screen with look something like this when the comparison has begun When the comparison is done the screen will displa...

Page 27: ...ons below to align the drives on the Scribe SA Standalone From the main operating screen depicted below Press the 4 key You will then be prompted to Import PRN files first Push the Stop No Key Now you...

Page 28: ...nts if necessary After inserting a CD press A for accept and the arm will pick the CD out of the drive and place on the output spindle Repeat process as necessary until you are satisfied with the alig...

Page 29: ...py or Compare press the 2 key From the scrolling options screen press the 5 to select the printer Select the appropriate printer that you have installed on the system Choose the number that correspond...

Page 30: ...the 4 key You will be prompted to Import PRN files Press Stop No to advance to the next option Next you will be prompted to Start Loader Test Press the Stop No button to advance to the Printer Alignm...

Page 31: ...ust the printer accordingly After the disc has been placed you will see the following screen Press the Start Yes key The disc will be unloaded from the printer tray and put onto the output spindle You...

Page 32: ...create hard disk images for three or four master discs which are needed on a regular basis and access them to make copies as required Creating A Single Hard Disk Image Although the Scribe SA Standalon...

Page 33: ...Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 33 Press the Stop No key The screen will now read Press the Start Yes key The screen will now read in sequence...

Page 34: ...o copy to the hard drive properly the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives These discs should not be used Press the Start Yes key and you will be returned to the main o...

Page 35: ...d disk to store up to six master disc images The factory setting for this function is disabled To enable it and create multiple image files proceed as follows From the main operating screen depicted b...

Page 36: ...s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 36 You will then be returned to the main operating screen Press the COPY key The screen will now read Press the Stop No key The screen will now read Press the S...

Page 37: ...Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 37 Select the number that will designate the location of your master The screen will then read in sequence...

Page 38: ...Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 38 Note When using the multiple images option it is a good idea to write an inventory of what the images are and what number corresponds to it So when you need to recal...

Page 39: ...ies from a hard disk image that was previously created with the Multiple Images feature disabled i e from a single hard disk image the steps are as follows From the main operating screen depicted belo...

Page 40: ...h to copy Progress will be displayed on the screen during the operation Press the Start Yes key and you will be returned to the main operating screen Note If the master failed to copy to the hard driv...

Page 41: ...steps are as follows From the main operating screen depicted below Load as many blank discs as are required into the recorders Press the COPY key on the keypad The screen will now read Press the Star...

Page 42: ...Standalone to ask use the Existing PRN file if preloaded if no PRN file was preloaded you will need to have your PRN disc as the first disc in the first input been Scribe SA Standalone will load your...

Page 43: ...03 24 06 Page 43 Note If the master failed to copy to the hard drive properly the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives This disc should not be used Tip Having your inv...

Page 44: ...various formats only CD ROM Mode 1 CD ROM Mode 2 CD ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1 and most DVD formats can be compared including CD Audio Multiple Images Disabled To compare copied discs to a hard disk image t...

Page 45: ...ation Upon successful completion the compared disc s will be ejected The screen will now read Press the Start Yes key and you will be returned to the main operating screen Note If the master failed to...

Page 46: ...he steps are as follows Tip If you have compiled a list of your stored images have them handy as you perform this function From the main operating screen depicted below Load the copied discs to be com...

Page 47: ...alone Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 47 Progress will be displayed on the screen during the operation Upon successful completion the compared disc s will be ejected The screen...

Page 48: ...g screen Note If the master failed to copy to the hard drive properly the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives This disc should not be used Enabling Verify After Copy F...

Page 49: ...t Revision 03 24 06 Page 49 Press the Start Yes key to enable or the Stop No key to disable the Verify After option If you press the Start Yes key the screen will read You will then be returned to the...

Page 50: ...Press the COPY key on the keypad You will then press the Stop No key until you reach the following screen Load the CD RW or DVD RW discs you would like to erase into the input bin and wait for the gre...

Page 51: ...ndalone You will however want to save your label as a BTW for future editing fig A To create a prn you must use the Print feature after you have created your label Make sure that the Perfect Image Pri...

Page 52: ...o create a prn you must use the Print feature after you have created your label Select the Inkjet printer fig B Click Advanced fig B lick Print to file fig C Cick OK Type in the full path to the Label...

Page 53: ...nu choose Open Browse to find the PDF template that you downloaded and choose that file click the open button You will be alerted with an IMPORT PDF dialog window Fig A Click the OK button The templat...

Page 54: ...Fig E You will now need to convert your design into a PDF file to do this make sure you have Adobe Acrobat installed From the File Menu choose Print Under the Printer section of the Print Dialog chan...

Page 55: ...cted the appropriate printer and have archived an image to the Hard Disk Drive Please refer to the previous sections outlining those procedures Copy and Print From the main operating screen depicted b...

Page 56: ...Input Bin so the Scribe SA Standalone may load your PRN file to it s Internal Hard Disk Drive Once the PRN file loaded Scribe SA Standalone will now start the copy and print operation TIP When copyin...

Page 57: ...es Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 57 You will be prompted to Press the Stop No key Press the Stop No key Press the Stop No key Press the Stop No key and you will be prompted to enabl...

Page 58: ...ntity of discs to be printed Enter a quantity and press the Start Yes key If a PRN file was previously loaded the display will read If you push the Start Yes Key the screen will now read If you push t...

Page 59: ...ve been imported the display will read Scribe SA Standalone will unload the PRN disc and place it in the reject area The print job will now continue the display will now read When the Print Job is com...

Page 60: ...elow Press the 6 key Something similar to the following will be displayed on the screen The device information is displayed for each of the DVD or CD recorders installed in the Scribe SA Standalone Th...

Page 61: ...or Eastern Standard Time observing daylight savings when applicable To set the internal clock the steps are as follows Press the 7 key on the keypad The screen will now read Press the Stop No and you...

Page 62: ...Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 62 You will then be returned to the main operating screen...

Page 63: ...aptec Easy CD Creator and Toast CeQuadrat WinOnCD Ahead Nero NTI CD Maker and others Refer to your pre mastering software documentation for details on how to record a disc from an image file To correc...

Page 64: ...ll appear After the Scribe Standalone SA reboots the screen will prompt you again to Upgrade Firmware Press the Stop No button You will then be returned to the main operating screen The loader may unl...

Page 65: ...Scribe SA Standalone Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 03 24 06 Page 65 Quick Setup Guide for the Scribe SA Standalone Series Client Application...

Page 66: ...ser Configuring the Scribe SA Standalone Series Connect the Scribe SA Standalone Series to your network using the RJ 45 connector on the back of the system Turn on the Scribe SA Standalone Series Wait...

Page 67: ...ess the START YES key you will be prompted to Restart the system if you press the Stop No key you will see Enter the 4 sets of numbers of the IP address one set at a time After each octet press the ST...

Page 68: ...Restart the system by turning it Off and back On again Installing the SA Client Application Place the firmware CD into the CD ROM drive of your PC Double click on Embedded folder Copy the SaClient EXE...

Page 69: ...e SA Standalone Series on the network Press OK For this example a new tab will appear at the top of the screen called MF998 Click the MF998 tab and you will see Utilizing the SA Client Application Cli...

Page 70: ...k Send Print File to send a PRN or PDF file to the Scribe SA Standalone Note When submitting PDF files for printing via SaClient The drivers for the printer in which you are submitting to must be load...

Page 71: ...art New Job Button on the right This dialog is used when the remote user wants to submit a job to multiple machines at once Individuals who are running a production floor will find this option useful...

Page 72: ...n your Remote PC remembering which units you are connected to When you are ready to reconnect to all of your units simply press the LOAD CONNECTIONS button and all your units will be automatically and...

Reviews: