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Recordex TechDisc Pro, User Manual

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©2007 Recordex USA, Inc.  All rights reserved.

Version: 1.2

User’s Guide

Recordex  TechDisc Pro     CD

®

TM

11. Setup

Figure 5.21

Disc Info Function

11-17.Setup
Full Erase

11-18.Setup

Auto Close Tray

11-180 AUTO CLOSE TRAY

This setting is only relevant if you have enabled the Auto Start

feature (11-05).  When Auto Start is enabled and Auto Close

Tray is turned on the duplicator will automatically close drive

trays after they have ejected once the copy process is finished.

You can set the delay from 5 seconds to 50 seconds.

11-17  FULL ERASE

The duplicator is able to clear all of the data from a rewritable

disc.  This function takes much longer than the Quick Erase func-
tion.

NOTE: Press

ESC

 to move back through the menu. This

is an easy way to get back to the main menu.  Keep
pressing ESC until you are back to 11.Setup.

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Summary of Contents for TechDisc Pro

Page 1: ...TechDisc Pro TM User s Guide ENGLISH Commercial Grade CD Duplicator ...

Page 2: ...THIS MATERIAL Legal Limitation on the Usage of Your Product This optical duplication device is to be used exclusively for the purpose of copying non copyright material only This de vice is sold and intended strictly for the purposes of making legal copies of data onto CD and DVD discs any other use may be a violation of International Copyright Laws and may result in criminal and or civil liability...

Page 3: ...n either repair or replace the duplicator at no charge provided that the duplicator is returned during the warranty period If the duplicator develops a covered defect in year two Recordex will at its option repair or replace any defective component at no charge for the parts used Labor charges will apply in year two and will be estimated before warranty work is performed and Recordex will not perf...

Page 4: ...on the duplicator s control panel This symbol is used to indicate when the enter button should be pressed while operating the duplicator ESCAPE This represents the escape control button on the duplicator s control panel This symbol is used to indicate when the escape button should be pressed while operating the duplicator Terms SYSTEM MACHINE or UNIT These terms all refer to your duplicator CONTRO...

Page 5: ...Type Conventions Terms and Symbols 4 Chapter 1 Introduction 6 Chapter 2 Setting Up Your Duplicator 10 Chapter 3 Source Target Discs 11 Chapter 4 Quick Reference 12 Chapter 5 Advanced Features 14 Chapter 6 Advanced Setup 28 Chapter 7 Trouble Shooting 31 Appendix A Alerts Error Messages 34 Appendix B Technical Support 38 ...

Page 6: ... prevent electronic shock do not attempt to disassemble or modify the duplicator or any of its internal compo nents Refer all servicing to authorized service centers The internal drives utilize a laser beam that can be harmful to eyes Do not disassemble the unit Do not attempt to look through the front panel of the drives while the unit is powered on Do not attempt to look into the unit while the ...

Page 7: ...ure that voltage setting matches the power requirements for the region of the world where the duplicator is operated Use small flat head screwdriver to change voltage switch from 115V to 230V Your Duplicator Study the image below to familiarize yourself with your duplicator Controller Side Air Vent Stabilizing Feet Master Drive Target Drives i Cooling Fans Side Air Vent Power Switche Power Plug Fi...

Page 8: ... 5 Compare P A 6 Prescan P A 7 Disc Info P A 8 Select Source 9 Image 10 Edit Track 11 Setup Each of these menu options is called a function Some of the functions have sub menus which hold a number of additional sub functions For example function 9 Image has eight sub functions To access these sub functions you simply press ENT when the LCD Panel is at function 9 To return to the main menu just pre...

Page 9: ...9 2007 Recordex USA Inc All rights reserved Version 1 2 User s Guide Recordex TechDisc Pro CD TM DVD CD Drive Drive Tray Eject Button ...

Page 10: ...et Consider using an uninterruptible power supply with surge protection UPS to protect your duplicator ü Manual ü Quick Start Guide ü Duplicator ü Power cable Making Connections 1 Connect the power cable to the back of the unit and to the power source I e Surge protector UPS or grounded wall outlet 2 Turn the unit on using the power switch located on the back of the unit Powering On The control pa...

Page 11: ... is important to not fill the disc too full or you may experience something called a target over flow error This happens when the system determines that the source disc contains more data than will fit on the target discs A good rule of thumb is to keep discs below these size guidelines DVDs should be 4 38GB or smaller CDs should be 685MB or smaller Disc Surface Both the master and target discs ne...

Page 12: ...artition A follow these steps 1 Insert the disc into the top drive of the Host tower and close the drive tray 2 Scroll down the controller menu using the down arrow button until you see option 9 Image and press the button This will open the Image option menu where you will be able to easily load the data from your master CD or DVD to the hard drive in your duplicator The controller display should ...

Page 13: ... be ejected This makes it easier to identify which discs passed and which discs failed the copy process This is a user selectable feature and can be changed through the Setup menu by changing the setting under the Eject Disc sub menu Making Copies Without An Internal Hard Drive To make a copy without using the hard drive simply place a master disc in the top drive and then place blank discs into t...

Page 14: ... scroll through the controller menu until you find the test function The LCD panel should look like this After you have set the controller to test mode you are ready to load blank media into the target drives Once you have loaded all of the blank media press ENT to start the test process The LCD panel will display the status of the test and indi cate the estimated time left for the test The contro...

Page 15: ...to load blank media into the target drives Once you have loaded all of the blank media press ENT to start the test process The LCD panel will display the status of the test and indicate the estimated time left for the test The controller will display the following After the test process is complete the successfully tested discs will be ejected This makes it easier to identify which discs passed an...

Page 16: ... process The LCD panel will display the status of the verify test and indicate the estimated time left for the test The controller will display the following After the test process is complete the successfully verified discs will be ejected This makes it easier to identify which discs passed and which discs failed This is a user selectable feature and can be changed through the Setup menu by chang...

Page 17: ... estimated time left for the test The controller will display the following After the test process is complete the successfully compared will be ejected This makes it easier to identify which discs passed and which discs failed This is a user selectable feature and can be changed through the Setup menu by changing the setting under the Eject Disc sub menu 5 Compare P A 4380MB Verify Function The s...

Page 18: ...l want to first make sure that you have selected the source you wish to pre scan For information on selecting a source see section Select Source later in this chapter Once you have loaded and selected a source disc press ENT to start the Prescan process The LCD panel will display the status of the Prescan test and indicate the estimated time left for the test The controller will display the follow...

Page 19: ...Pressing ENT will start the Disc Info function and you will be prompted to select either the source or the target drives for viewing disc information See Figure 5 13 Depending on the type of disc and the disc contents there may be more or less information displayed Continue to press ENT to cycle through all of the disc information Press the DOWN arrow button to cycle through the other target discs...

Page 20: ...duplicator ships from the factor with the hard drives set as the source drive on models including a hard drive To change the source simply select the Select Source function from the controller Pressing ENT will start enter the Select Source sub menu Scroll through the submenu using the arrow buttons to select the device you wish to use as the source drive See Figure 5 14 8 Select Source Figure 5 1...

Page 21: ... buttons to scroll through the information available 9 04 Image COMPARE IMAGE Press ENT to compare the contents of the source disc in the top drive to the contents of the selected image partition After the compare process is finished you may scroll through the reported results using the UP and DOWN ar row buttons Not available for Audio Disc 9 05 Image SELECT IMAGE The hard drive is divided into m...

Page 22: ... EDIT Select and burn tracks from one or more CDs to a blank CD Indicates Selected Partition 10 02 CD to HDD EDIT Select and burn tracks from one or more CDs to a temporary hard drive partition and then burn the compilation to a blank disc or move it to a hard drive partition 10 03 PLAY AUDIO TRACK This feature is not available on most units as it requires the source drive to be configured with a ...

Page 23: ...from the first disc scroll down to then end of the track list until you see End and then press ENT If you wish to continue editing this disc scroll down to No and press ENT to go back to the track selection screen Otherwise select YES and press ENT to begin burning the selected tracks to a blank disc The LCD will report the burn progress by show ing which tracks are being copied The LCD will repor...

Page 24: ...track you wish to include from the first disc scroll down to then end of the track list until you see End and then press ENT If you wish to continue editing this disc scroll down to No and press ENT to go back to the track selection screen Otherwise select YES and press ENT to begin burning the selected tracks to temporary partition The LCD will report the burn progress by show ing which tracks ar...

Page 25: ...bled the system will automatically start the copy or test process after blank me dia is inserted The options 1 through 7 refer to how many blank discs must be inserted before the system will auto start 11 05 Setup Startup Menu 11 05 STARTUP MENU This function allows you to pick a function and make it the first function listed on the menu Scroll through the menu options and select one by pressing E...

Page 26: ...ng this setting will cause the elapsed time to be dis played after a copy or test process is complete 11 13 Setup Button Sound 11 13 STARTUP MENU If desired the button sound can be turned off by changing this setting 11 14 Setup Device Info 11 14 DEVICE INFO The controller is able to report on the model number and firm ware version of each device inside the duplicator To access this information se...

Page 27: ...art is enabled and Auto Close Tray is turned on the duplicator will automatically close drive trays after they have ejected once the copy process is finished You can set the delay from 5 seconds to 50 seconds 11 17 FULL ERASE The duplicator is able to clear all of the data from a rewritable disc This function takes much longer than the Quick Erase func tion NOTE Press ESC to move back through the ...

Page 28: ... It is possible in some cases to over burn a disc but this leads to less reliable playback 12 03 READ ERROR SKIP By default the copy process will hault when errors are detected This feature can be turned off to force copying of defective discs however this is not recommend as the copied discs will not provide reliable playback 12 04 FORMAT HDD This function will format the hard drive and erase all...

Page 29: ...To copy a karaoke disc you will need to first enable CD G Mode using function 12 11 12 10 Adv Setup Load Default 12 11 Adv Setup CD G 12 12 Adv Setup ISRC MCN 12 12 ISRC MCN Some discs are created using ISRC codes which essentially place a digital fingerprint on the disc ISRC data can be cop ied along with the disc s data by setting ISRC MCN to on 12 13 Adv Setup USB option 12 13 USB OPTION If you...

Page 30: ...ter I e MAC or a PC to make the master disc A No If you are creating your master by using software on your computer you can use an Apple or a PC The impor tant thing to remember is to make sure that the master disc was finalized by the software before you attempt to make copies Q Why is a duplicator better than an computer for making copies A If you need to make multiple copies of a disc a duplica...

Page 31: ...ality master discs as any flaws in the master will be passed along to the target discs Q Can I make copies of copy protected master discs A It is important to follow copyright laws and never make a copy of any protected data unless you have received legal permission to do so Most commercially produced DVDs and video games are copy protected and the duplica tor will not copy a copy protected disc Q...

Page 32: ...ty media or caused by mixing good and bad media Generally a drive will either work or not work it is very seldom that it will switch back and forth from working and not working The most common mistakes are a Mixing CDs and DVDs b Mixing already copied discs in with blank discs c Loading discs into the drives upside down d Using very inexpensive discs that are more prone to failures The best way to...

Page 33: ...for installed drives This includes hard drives and disc drives DVD RW does not Support the Func Some functions can not be utilized with using DVD RW media Erase Finished The re writable discs have been erased Erasing disc The system is erasing the data on the re writable disc Fail to get Drive Info The duplicator was unable to read the device information from the installed drive I e model firmware...

Page 34: ... Target Disc Not Ready The target disc is not ready to be written to Target Drive Not Ready The target drive is not ready to write Target overflow The target disc s blank capacity is smaller than the source image TOC not match The TOC did not match when the images were compared User Abort The operation was canceled by the user 2 Operating with a Hard Drive All data will be lost format All data on ...

Page 35: ...t errors Verify Hard Disk OK The hard disk was verified successfully I e It is able to be read Verify Partition Header Verify the partition header I e Check that it is able to be read 3 Audio Editing Burn or Move to partition Do you want to move the track compilation to a hard disk partition or burn it to a disc Can t edit HDD Tracks can only be extracted and edited from Audio Discs You can not us...

Page 36: ...elected tracks Do you want to delete the last track 4 Firmware Update Check Sum Error The udpated firmware contains errors Flash ROM fail Data cannot be written into Flash ROM Invalid firmware The disc does not contain valid firmware Last update F W Fail The firmware did not update successfully Last update F W OK The firmware was updated successfully Searching F W The system is searching for valid...

Page 37: ...y This will help our technical support staff to quickly identify which model you purchased The seri al number and model number are located on the bottom of your duplicator Contact Technical Support Recordex Technical Support PO BOX 848 Swainsboro GA 30401 1 478 237 5501 1 478 237 5504 service recordexusa com CHECKLIST 1 Check the Frequently Asked Questions List 2 Read the Common Problems list 3 Wr...

Page 38: ... the robot to pick up and move the disc no more worries Our simple feed system delivers a single disc perfectly every time and does it faster than just about any autoprinter on the market Where is the Robot Incredible Warranty Protection Nobody understands service like Recordex and we ll prove it with our Standard 12 Month No Hassle Warranty Say goodbye to expensive ink We chose to design an open ...

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