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Introduction

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Unpacking the Changer

Make sure that you have the following items:

•   Changer
•   Power cord
•   2-meter IEEE 1394 cable
•   Documentation pack containing:
•   QuickStart Guide
•   Software Install and Documentation CD
•   PowerFile Cumulus Software CD
•   PowerFile Cumulus Software Install instructions card
•   Registration card

Note: Keep all packaging materials in case you need to move or ship the Changer at
a later time.

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Summary of Contents for C200 Studio

Page 1: ...PowerFile TM F o r M o d e l s C 2 0 0 S C 2 0 0 S t u d i o R 2 0 0 CD DVD Changer User Guide...

Page 2: ...werFile Changer front panel 19 PowerFile MediaFinder Software 21 PowerFile Monitor 21 PowerFile Changer files and directory structure 22 Accessing Changers from PC desktops 23 Loading discs into the C...

Page 3: ...playing discs from the host Macintosh 42 Accessing playing discs from Client Macintosh systems 43 Writing to DVD RAM Discs R200 only 43 Handling DVD RAM media 43 Initializing Formatting media 44 Writ...

Page 4: ...Requirements Microsoft Windows Host Intel Pentium or equivalent 166MHz or faster Built in OHCI IEEE 1394 port or an OHCI IEEE 1394 compliant card installed CD ROM drive Operating System C200 and C200...

Page 5: ...2 meter IEEE 1394 cable Documentation pack containing QuickStart Guide Software Install and Documentation CD PowerFile Cumulus Software CD PowerFile Cumulus Software Install instructions card Registra...

Page 6: ...proceeding with the installation outlined in this document To properly install and set up your PowerFile Changer follow the steps below in the order presented Disable System Standby Prior to installin...

Page 7: ...Instructions for Windows Page 6...

Page 8: ...Instructions for Windows Page 7 Disabling System Standby feature Windows 2000 Go to Control Panel and select Power Options You will see the following window Set system standby to never...

Page 9: ...iver be installed on the host system While this is often accomplished during normal device software installation as outlined above we have found that Windows 98SE Me and Windows 2000 will require that...

Page 10: ...werFile Changer will go through a quick self diagnostic the carousel will spin and the display window will display the PowerFile Changer model Go to Control Panel on the host PC and select System When...

Page 11: ...tructions for Windows Page 10 Highlight the STARMATIX or PowerFile item in the Other Devices folder and click on the Properties button near the bottom of this window The following dialog box will appe...

Page 12: ...e Reinstall Driver button which will bring up the following Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box The default selection in this box should be the CD ROM drive be sure this is checked and click Next t...

Page 13: ...12 This screen shows that the driver has been located on the PowerFile software CD Click Next to have the driver installed You will see the last Update Device Driver Wizard Dialog box Click Finish to...

Page 14: ...y the PowerFile Changer model Go to Control Panel on the host PC and select System Choose the Hardware tab and select Device Manager to bring up the following window When this window appears look for...

Page 15: ...Instructions for Windows Page 14 Right click on the STARMATIX INC or PowerFile and select Properties to bring up the following window...

Page 16: ...Instructions for Windows Page 15 In this window click on the Reinstall Driver button The Device Driver Wizard will start and you will see the following window...

Page 17: ...Instructions for Windows Page 16 click next to have the Device Driver Wizard search for the driver You will see the following window...

Page 18: ...ost PC drive is searched The Device Driver Wizard will find the appropriate drivers on the PowerFile install disc and will display the following window Click Next to have the driver installed When the...

Page 19: ...ftware from the Software Install CD on the client PC Place the PowerFile Software Install disc in the CD drive of the client PC On the client PC desktop go to My Computer and access the CD drive Run S...

Page 20: ...ne LCD readout displays unit status and messages Power button This is the button that powers on and turns off the Changer Control function buttons Many of the PowerFile Changer functions can be access...

Page 21: ...ton to eject the selected disc Library listed by carousel slot number This window lists the discs currently in the Changer listed by carousel slot number Use the scroll buttons to scroll through the l...

Page 22: ...and directory structure Note The recommended default is to have PowerFile Monitor launch at startup If this option is not chosen Changers connected to that host system will not be detected until the...

Page 23: ...ost PC an icon for the Changer appears on the host PC desktop and a master folder for that Changer is created within the PowerFile directory The first of these master folders will be named Changer 1 a...

Page 24: ...button once for single disc insertion if you have only one disc that you want to load at this time or twice for bulk load sequential multi disc insertion this option allows you to load several discs o...

Page 25: ...ne at a time into the Changer without having to select Changer Load before each insertion When you select Changer Load or Changer Bulk Load the internal gate in the Changer load unload slot automatica...

Page 26: ...isc in turn into a drive read the Volume Tag and replace UnknownDisc with that name Each disc is returned to the carousel once it has been identified Manually renaming discs You can manually rename an...

Page 27: ...ou will see Drive 1 and Drive 2 If a disc is already in a drive the name of the mounted disc is listed next to the drive and the listing is grayed out indicating that the drive is not available to ide...

Page 28: ...re are two levels of formatting that are available when formatting DVD RAM media Quick and Certified Quick formatting Quick formatting is a rapid format usually about 1 minute per disc This prepares t...

Page 29: ...the media a name It is suggested that you name each disc with a unique name Note naming each disc with a unique name is only possible when formatting individual discs If you selected multiple discs th...

Page 30: ...anger drive see Accessing playing discs host or client above When a disc has been mounted in a Changer drive a drive letter is assigned to that disc Such as Drive E Once the disc has been assigned a d...

Page 31: ...ger Folder from the pop up menu Note Do not move or copy master Changer folders The master Changer folders must stay in the PowerFile directory You may if you wish create shortcuts to master Changer f...

Page 32: ...t to a new location within the Changer folder Deleting a subfolder A subfolder within the Changer folder cannot be deleted unless it is empty If you wish to remove a subfolder that has discs in it all...

Page 33: ...d 3 Press the Eject button again The carousel then rotates to place the disc at the load unload slot and the disc is lifted up and out for removal If the disc is not removed from the slot within appro...

Page 34: ...connect of the Changer Stopping the Device To stop the device click on the Plug Play Manager in the system tray lower right corner of screen This will bring up the Unplug or Eject Hardware dialog box...

Page 35: ...e hotplug icon in the status bar Windows 98SE and Windows Me or the Hardware Wizard in the Control Panel Windows NT there is no need to follow this direction There is no harm in disconnecting or power...

Page 36: ...icon on the desktop to view the contents of the CD 3 Locate and double click on the Installer icon You will see a dialog box asking you to select Host or Client Install Choose Host Installation You w...

Page 37: ...vileges which are granted only to the user of the host system You must restart your system after loading the MediaFinder software Connecting PowerFile Changers to the host Macintosh computer It is rec...

Page 38: ...ine LCD readout displays unit status and messages Power button This is the button that powers on and turns off the Changer Control function buttons Many of the PowerFile Changer functions can be acces...

Page 39: ...fies which carousel slot the disc is in and the name of the disc Press the Eject button to eject the selected disc Library listed by carousel slot number This window lists the discs currently in the C...

Page 40: ...are also seen as menu items in the software interface On the Changer front panel the button labeled Eject performs the Unload function of ejecting a disc from the Changer Launching PowerFile MediaFind...

Page 41: ...a time into the Changer without having to press the Load button before each insertion When the Load button is pressed once the display reads Please Load Disc If you press the Load button twice the dis...

Page 42: ...ne Disc or Load Many Discs menu items are selected the internal gate in the Changer load unload slot automatically opens allowing the first disc to be inserted With the data side of the disc on the le...

Page 43: ...MediaFinder window and typing in a new name Accessing playing discs from the host Macintosh To access or play a disc the disc must be placed in a Changer drive To mount a disc into the drive you must...

Page 44: ...der window for the Changer that is connected to the host system will appear on the client system desktop All discs can then be access just as if the Changer were connected to the client system Once a...

Page 45: ...disc to be read by both Macintosh and Windows systems Formatting Recommendations PowerFile recommends that discs that will be used in a mixed Macintosh PC environment should be formatted with the Uni...

Page 46: ...f the disc Note Formatting a disc will use approximately 8 3MB of space on the disc reducing the total disc capacity for additional data by that amount Writing to a DVD RAM Disc To write to a DVD RAM...

Page 47: ...the discs Create move rename and delete new folders and subfolders within the MediaFinder window Renaming the Media Finder window To rename a MediaFinder window launch the window then go to the Brows...

Page 48: ...name and hit Return Folders and subfolders Folders and subfolders can be created within the MediaFinder window to help organize your discs Creating new folders With the MediaFinder window active go to...

Page 49: ...m Changer drives To unmount a disc direct the Changer to move a disc from one of the drives back into the carousel you can use either of these options Drag the CD icon of the desired disc from the des...

Page 50: ...lect Unload Disc 3 The carousel rotates to place the disc at the load unload slot and the disc is lifted up and out for removal If the disc is not removed from the slot within approximately 10 seconds...

Page 51: ...guide 3 If you wish you can select and rename any of the volumes that are placed in a Favorites folder 4 Name the Favorites folder by selecting Save As from the File menu 5 The Favorites folder will n...

Page 52: ...em and gives that client system permission to access that host To access the Changers connected to that host the client user now simply selects the host system through the Chooser The MediaFinder inte...

Page 53: ...er part of the window Changer Admin administrator privileges and processes The host computer user is designated as Administrator Administrator only privileges are described below The administrator mus...

Page 54: ...tem directs the Changer to synchronize data between MediaFinder and the Changer If the administrator feels there is a discrepancy with the data this command will ensure the synchronicity of the data U...

Page 55: ...nds no more than 10 Changers be connected to any one host system and that all Changers should be configured in a tree configuration to minimize the number of hops from a Changer to the host system The...

Page 56: ...Networking PowerFile 718 University Ave Suite 100 Los Gatos CA 95032 Phone 1 877 8 DVD NOW 1 877 838 3669 techinfo powerfile com www powerfile com...

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