Acard ARS-2030D, User Manual

Page 1: ...030D 2030DS ARS 2032D 2034D Copy Smart Plus Copyright 2002 ACARD Technology Corp User s Manual Ver 1 0 Release July 2002 DVD Standalone DVD Link Host ARS 2030D DS ARS 2032D 1 to 3 1 to 7 ARS 2034D 1 t...

Page 2: ...materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or tran scribed without the expressed written permission of the manufac...

Page 3: ...pter 3 Basic Instructions 12 3 1 Buttons and LCD 12 3 2 About HDD Installation 13 3 2 1 With a HDD 13 3 2 2 Without a HDD 14 Chapter 4 Board Layout 16 Chapter 5 Functions 19 5 1 Copy 19 5 2 Test 20 5...

Page 4: ...1 3 Read Speed 46 5 11 4 Auto Start Drive 46 5 11 5 Startup Menu 47 5 11 6 Auto Verify 47 5 11 7 Auto Compare 48 5 11 8 Auto Prescan 48 5 11 9 Eject Disc 49 5 11 10 Burn On The Fly 49 5 11 11 Burn Mod...

Page 5: ...2 ISRC 62 5 12 13 Switch Link Host 63 Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 64 6 1 About LCD 64 6 2 About Error Messages 64 6 3 About DVD ROM DVD Writer 64 6 4 About Buttons 65 6 5 About DVD Writers Not Readable...

Page 6: ...e easy and efficient Professional mechanism design multifunctional LCD and 4 simple buttons on the panel all make the four models easy to operate For any end user they are really cost effective produc...

Page 7: ...D 14 DS ML DVD 18 DS SL DVD 1 SS SL DVD 2 SS DL DVD 3 DS SL DVD 4 DS DL DVD R 2 0 SS SL DVD RW 2 0 SS SL DVD RAM 2 0 12cm DS L DVD RAM 2 0 8cm DS SL DVD ROM 12cm SS SL DVD ROM 8cm SS SL SS DS means si...

Page 8: ...stem l Unpack the package l Check if there is any defect or malfunction l Prepare a suitable DVD writer according to the list given in subsection 1 2 l Assemble the copy smart plus according to your n...

Page 9: ...030DS Manual Hardware Connection of ARS 2030D 2030DS with a HDD The hard disk must be connected to IDE 0 port and in Master mode DVD ROM must be in Slave mode Hardware Connection of ARS 2030D 2030DS w...

Page 10: ...10 ARS 2030D 2030DS Manual Hardware Connection of ARS 2032D 1 Hardware Connection of ARS 2032D 2 The hard disk must be connected to IDE 0 port and in Master mode DVD ROM must be in Slave mode...

Page 11: ...11 ARS 2030D 2030DS Manual Hardware Connection of ARS 2034D...

Page 12: ...to execute a selected function 5 It is used to cancel a selected function After you power on and the copy smart plus detects installed hardware like DVD ROM DVD writers it will execute a self test for...

Page 13: ...ur copy smart plus detects the hard disk it will ask if you want to format or not A 10GB hard disk can be divided into 2 partitions Each partition has 5GB capacity l Use function 8 Select Source to se...

Page 14: ...be damaged 3 2 2 Without a HDD If you don t install a 3 5 hard disk to your copy smart plus the operation procedures will be as follows l Place a source DVD into DVD ROM l Switch to function 1 Copy by...

Page 15: ...dware installation 1 Three connectors for DVD ROM or optional HDD 2 Two connectors for DVD writers Connect to ARS 2030D 2032D 2034D IDE ports Connect to IDE DVD ROM drive Slave Connect to IDE hard dri...

Page 16: ...ter 4 Board Layout The board layout of ARS 2030D 2030DS is shown as follows 5 Remark In the picture IDE devices are CD R RWs but you certainly can substitute them with DVD writers The same rule can be...

Page 17: ...17 ARS 2030D 2030DS Manual The board layout of ARS 2032D is shown as follows 5 Host Made Target Made...

Page 18: ...18 ARS 2030D 2030DS Manual The board layout of ARS 2034D is shown as follows 5 Host Made Target Made 5 Target Made Target Made...

Page 19: ...to copy data from a source DVD directly into blank DVD disks Before copying be sure that the source DVD is placed onto DVD ROM or there are data in a certain HDD partition if you have installed a hard...

Page 20: ...tomatically 1 Copy OK 03 5 2 Test Function 2 Test is to simulate the copying progress When simulation finishes there will be no data really written into DVD disks Select function 2 Put a source DVD on...

Page 21: ...t halfway does not affect the DVD disks but if the DVD rewriteable disks contain important data they may be destroyed 5 3 Test Copy Select function 3 Put a source DVD onto DVD ROM and blank DVD disks...

Page 22: ...15 When the whole process finishes LCD will show the results as follows 3 Test Copy OK 03 5 4 Verify Function 4 Verify is to examine if the target DVDs can be read correctly after copying Select funct...

Page 23: ...arison between the source DVD and the target DVDs after copying Select function 5 Put the source DVD onto DVD ROM and the target DVDs onto DVD writers 5 Compare Press ENT to compare LCD will show the...

Page 24: ...age as follows Src 02 DVD RW Identical If comparison fails LCD will show the failure By pressing ENT twice LCD will show that the contents of source 1 and those of source 2 do not match as follows Src...

Page 25: ...g finishes and the source DVD can be read correctly LCD will show the results as follows PreScan OK 5 7 Disc Info Function 7 Disc Info is to show the basic information of source DVD Select function 7...

Page 26: ...as shown below Src DVD ROM 01 IDE1 Master After selecting the source such as DVD ROM you can press ENT and LCD will show the message as follows DVD ROM selected Suppose you select HDD as the source a...

Page 27: ...ve The loaded data is called an image file Select function 9 9 Image 5 9 1 Load On the above figure press ENT and you will enter the following figure Here the function Load is to let you load data fro...

Page 28: ...sk you whether to overwrite it or not Please use to confirm Yes or No Image Exists Overwrite Yes 5 9 2 Delete Image If you want to empty an image file stored in a particular partition you can use the...

Page 29: ...file stored in a particular partition First select the function by pressing 9 03 Image P A Image Info Press ENT and LCD will show the information of the image file as follows Disc Type DVD ROM Capacit...

Page 30: ...Diff 0 Press ENT to see the details of source 1 as shown below Src 01 DVD ROM Total 4213 4MB Press ENT to see the details of source 2 If the comparison is identical LCD will show the message as follow...

Page 31: ...5GB The number of partitions is dependent on the hard disk s capacity The partitions is alphabetically arranged Now select a working partition by pressing and LCD will show the message as follows Sele...

Page 32: ...h as DVD ROM you can press ENT and LCD will show the message as follows Load image from Drive ID 01 5 10 Edit Track for CD only Function 10 Edit Track is exclusively designed for editing a collection...

Page 33: ...blank CD R RWs 10 01 Edit Track CD to CD Edit On the above figure press ENT and you will enter the following figure Here 1 10 means the number one of the 10 tracks and 03 25 means the playing time Sel...

Page 34: ...D editing and use to confirm Yes or No End edit disc and burn Yes LCD will show the copying information as follows Copying 24X Edit 1 10 1 1 On the above figure 1 1 means the first track of all tracks...

Page 35: ...urce CD will eject auctomatically and the system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below Insert next disc After inserting the new CD press ENT to edit as before Suppose we decide to selec...

Page 36: ...4X Edit 2 10 2 2 On the above figure 2 2 means the second track of all tracks we have selected and so far we have selected two tracks from two different CDs When copying comes to an end LCD will show...

Page 37: ...lows Closing Session Please wait 5 10 2 CD to HDD After closing sessions press ESC and to enter the following figure Here the function CD to HDD is to let you select a track or more from CD ROM and th...

Page 38: ...5 After selecting please use to move to the End menu as shown below Select Track End 1Trk03 25 End edit disc and burn Yes Then the track as an image file will be loaded into HDD LCD will show the load...

Page 39: ...e system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below Insert next disc After inserting the new CD press ENT to edit as before Suppose we select the second track then press ENT A will appear be...

Page 40: ...age as follows Image load OK The system will ask if you want to keep editing This time please use to confirm No as shown below Continue edit next Disc No Then the system will ask if you want to burn f...

Page 41: ...move the data from HDD template into a certain partition Burn or Move to partition Move After pressing you need to select a partition into which the data will be moved Suppose we select A as shown bel...

Page 42: ...show the moving information as follows Moving to P A 0 When moving finishes LCD will show the results as follows Moving to P A OK 5 10 3 Play Audio Track This function is to make the copy smart plus...

Page 43: ...below Playing Track 1 00 00 03 25 5 10 4 Close Session This function is to close CDs and let no data written into After closing you can put the CDs on any normal player and listen On the above figure...

Page 44: ...s you change the default settings Once you change a setting remember to press ENT to save it However it is suggested to use the defaults for the optimal operation This function includes 16 parts They...

Page 45: ...p Language Press ENT to enter the following figure Here LCD only supports English Language English 5 11 2 Burn Speed On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure The function Burn S...

Page 46: ...following figure The default is maximum but there are still other choices 32X 16X and 8X ReadSpeed Maximum 5 11 4 Auto Start Drive On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Auto...

Page 47: ...etup Startup Menu Press ENT to enter the following figure The default is Copy Of course you can select any other function as the first item but remember to press ENT Startup Menu 1 Copy 5 11 6 Auto Ve...

Page 48: ...are Press ENT to enter the following figure The default is Off Press to select On Auto Compare Off 5 11 8 Auto Prescan On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Auto Prescan is t...

Page 49: ...ect means that you need to eject the DVDs manually when copying finishes 11 09 Setup Eject Disc Press ENT to enter the following figure The default is Eject Good Only Press to select Eject All Disc or...

Page 50: ...igure press ESC to return to Function 11 and thenselect part 11 Burn Mode as the following figure shows Burn Mode lets you control the burning modes There are two modes DAO Disc At Once and TAO Track...

Page 51: ...11 12 Setup Button Sound Press ENT to enter the next figure The default is On Press to select Off Button Sound On 5 11 13 Device Info On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure De...

Page 52: ...DVD RW PIONEER Press ENT to enter the next figure DVD RW DVR 103 1 80 5 11 14 System Info On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure System Info shows the information of the syst...

Page 53: ...ure Quick Erase is to erase the data on the DVD rewriteable disks quickly 11 15 Setup Quick Erase Press ENT to enter the next figure Use to confirm Yes or No All data will be lost erase Yes After conf...

Page 54: ...pletely Compared with Quick Erase Full Erase takes longer time to do the job 11 16 Setup Full Erase Press ENT to enter the next figure Use to confirm Yes or No All data will be lost erase Yes After co...

Page 55: ...Read Error Skip Format HDD Verify HDD Burn in Update Firmware Compare Firmware H W Diagnostic Load Default CD G ISRC and Switch Link Host 12 Adv Setup 5 12 1 UnderRun Protect On the above figure press...

Page 56: ...ress to select On Overburn Off 5 12 3 Read Error Skip On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Read Error Skip is to neglect any error that occurs during copying Under normal ci...

Page 57: ...ess ENT to enter the next figure Use to confirm Yes or No All data will be lost format Yes If your copy smart plus doesn t connect with a hard disk LCD will show the message as follows There is no HDD...

Page 58: ...Hard Disk OK 5 12 6 Burn in On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure Burn in is to simulate the copying progress many times The time can be from 1 to 1000 After each cycle of si...

Page 59: ...is to erase and write repeatedly It is only for DVD rewriteable disks Burn in Erase Copy Press ENT and use to select the time of simulation such as 1 2 3 1000 or Run Continuous The figure below shows...

Page 60: ...the message on LCD as follows after it finds the new firmware Then press ENT to update Searching F W XXX XXXXX 5 12 8 Compare Firmware On the above figure press ESC and to enter the following figure...

Page 61: ...hown on LCD It is the easiest way to know if the system can work well When the whole process finishes LCD will show the message as follows Test finished 5 12 10 Load Default On the above figure press...

Page 62: ...ng figure CD G is a kind of special copying format This function supports the special format 12 11 Adv Setup CD G Press ENT to enter the next figure The default is Off Press to select On CD G Off 5 12...

Page 63: ...elect On ISRC Off 5 12 13 Switch Link Host On the above figure pressESC and to enter the next figure Switch Link Host lets you switch to the link host mode if your 2030DS has connected with a PC 12 13...

Page 64: ...p therefore you have to power on again If reading fails an error message will appear on LCD Please get a new source DVD to try again If the copy smart plus hasn t detected any device after powering on...

Page 65: ...following things to improve l Lower the speed of DVD writer l Inspect if the blank disk s quality is bad l Update the firmware l Inspect the DVD writer s maximum writing speed If the speed is over 24...

Page 66: ...t Function 12 and Cancellation If you want to execute function 12 Advanced Setup you can press ESC for 2 seconds And during operation if you want to cancel a function like Copy Test Verify and so on y...

Page 67: ...on is 5GB 9 6 Select Src Drive 10 Edit Track for CD only 10 1 CD to CD 10 2 CD to HDD It works only when a hard disk is connected 10 3 Play Audio Track 10 4 Close Session 11 Setup 11 1 Language Englis...

Page 68: ...Info 11 15 Quick Erase 11 16 Quick Erase 12 Adv Setup 12 1 UnderRun Protect Default is On 12 2 Overburn Default is Off 12 3 Read Error Skip Default is Off 12 4 Format HDD 12 5 Verify HDD 12 6 Burn in...

Page 69: ...ation of source disc cannot be obtained Save new config Fail The new setting of configuration cannot be saved Load Default Config Do you want to load the default settings Src Tgt can t in the same cha...

Page 70: ...a will be lost format All data on the hard disk will be lost Confirm the formatting of hard disk Format HDD OK The Formatting of hard disk has been completed Image load OK The image is successfully lo...

Page 71: ...c sessions Can t edit HDD The hard disk cannot be edited as a source audio disc NO AUDIO track in this disc The source disc has no audio track Insert next disc Insert the next audio disc Sessions were...

Page 72: ...re has errors Source can t be Hard Disk During comparison the source cannot be hard disk Last update F W OK The firmware is updated successfully Last update F W Fail The firmware is not updated succes...

Page 73: ...ual Technical Support Form Email support acard com http www acard com Model F W Version Channel DVD ROM DVD Writer Hard Disk Model type Capacity Firmware version Others Problem Description Model F W V...