Hamilton/Buhl HB121, User Manual

Page 1: ...DVD CD Duplicator User s Guide www HamiltonBuhl com ...

Page 2: ...duction 4 Chapter 3 Safety Information Set Up 6 Chapter 4 System Overview 7 Chapter 5 Menu Overview 8 Chapter 6 Operation Guide 11 Copy 11 Test 12 Compare 12 Copy Compare 13 Set Burn Speed 13 Select Source 13 Utility 14 Audio Track Edit 16 Set up 19 Chapter 7 Troubleshooting Guide and FAQ 22 ...

Page 3: ...ng duplicates from a Master Disc Photos of 3 target duplicator are used in the manual Step 1 Plug in power cord to back of the unit Step 2 Turn on power button and wait for LCD to read 1 Copy Step 3 Eject reader tray top drive and insert source disc Close reader tray Step 4 Eject Recorder tray s and insert the blank disc s Close Recorder tray s Duplication will start automatically in 5 seconds ...

Page 4: ...act Technical Support for assistance We strongly suggest you locate your Hamilton Buhl Duplicator in a dust free environment Dirty discs may cause duplication rejects or even total failure Do not place unnecessary items on the unit For Best Performance For best results always use high quality media Hamilton Buhl duplicators have been thoroughly tested with most major optical media makers for maxim...

Page 5: ... ANY OTHER DAMAGES OR LOSS INCLUDING INCIDENTIAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES AND LOSS OF PROFITS OR REVENUES FROM WHATEVER CAUSE INCLUDING BREACH OF WARRANTY OR NEGLIGENCE HAMILTON BUHL RESERVES THE RIGHT TO MODIFY OR UPDATE ITS PRODUCT OBLIGATION TO REPLACE ANY EQUIPMENT DELIVERED PRIOR TO ANY SUCH CHANGE Technical Support For detailed technical support or questions regarding the DVD Duplicator cont...

Page 6: ...bracket or table specified by the manufacturer or sold with the system When a cart is used use caution when moving the cart system combination to avoid injury from tip over 13 Unplug this system during lightning storms or when unused for long periods of time 14 Refer all servicing to qualified service personnel Servicing is required when the system has been damaged in any way such as power supply ...

Page 7: ...ESC UP Backward Use this button to navigate backward in the menu Down Forward Use this button to navigate forward in the menu ENT Enter Execute or Select the function ESC Escape Go back to previous function LCD panel Control Buttons Reader Source Tray Writer Target Trays Power Button On and Off ...

Page 8: ... Info To check the model No and firmware version 2 Erase Disc 1 Quick Erase To quick erase data from rewriteable disc 2 Full Erase To full erase data from rewriteable disc 3 PreScan Source To check source disc s readability 4 Track Edit 1 Copy Track To select and combine audio tracks from various CDs into a single customized audio CD 2 Close Disc To close the disc after track copying to make the C...

Page 9: ...mpare Speed To adjust the speed of drives while comparing 7 Language 8 Clear Setup To reset all the function back to manufacturer s default setting 9 Advanced Setup 1 Power On Time To set a warm up time from 5 seconds to 255 seconds 2 Startup Menu To select which function you would like to show up in the beginning 3 Skip Reader Error To set skip the read error and keep copying 4 Change Bad Master ...

Page 10: ... of the image file 5 Rename Image To change the name of image file 6 Delete Image To delete image file from the built in HDD 7 Show HDD Info To check the information of the built in HDD Displays how many discs are stored and the free space available 8 Format HDD To format the built in HDD 9 Load Copy 1 Off To disable Load Copy Function 1 Synchronism To load the source to HDD and make copy at the s...

Page 11: ... 3 Once the copy task is finished the copied discs will be ejected and the result of copy task will show on the LCD Note Due to default setting of auto start time the duplicator will start to copy automatically within a few seconds You can set OFF to close the auto start function or set a longer waiting time The default setting is 5 seconds For more info about this setting please refer to 8 1 Auto...

Page 12: ...sc 2 If you use CD DVD rewritable discs as your blank media in the simulation all the content inside the discs will be erased permanently during test simulation 3 Compare This function will do bit by bit comparison between source disc and copied discs to ensure the copied discs are identical to source disc 1 Place source disc and blank discs into Reader and Writer separately 2 Using to select 2 Co...

Page 13: ... CD DVD DVD DL Blu ray by this setting The default setting of CD is 40X Audio CD 24X DVD 8X DVD DL 2X and Blu ray 2X 1 Using to select 5 Set Burn Speed and press 2 Pressing to adjust the burning speed of CD and press ENT to confirm it or press OK to select Audio CD DVD DVD DL or Blu ray to adjust the burning speed 6 Select Source You can set any drive in the duplicator to be your source reader 1 U...

Page 14: ...o select 1 Disc Info or 2 Drive Info or 3 System Info and press ENT to see the related information 3 The information will show on the LCD as below Disc Info You can check the format of disc burning speed supported and total capacity If the disc has data inside you also can check the size of data Burning Speed Disc Format Capacity Data Size Drive Info The version model No and brand name can be chec...

Page 15: ...Erase and press ENT 3 Using to select 1 Quick Erase or 2 Full Erase or 4 Pressing ENT to execute the erasing task When the system is detecting the discs you will see the colon flashing 5 When the erase job is in process you should see the O and o are blinking by turns 6 Once the erase task has finished the O stop blinking the disc will be ejected automatically Note 1 If you place a whole new DVD R...

Page 16: ...own on the LCD 7 4 Track Edit This function enables you to combine audio tracks from various CDs into a single customized audio CD 1 Copy Track You can select and combine audio tracks from different CDs in this section 2 Close Disc You have to perform this function after track copying to make the CD playable on CD player 3 Disc Info You can check the audio CD s status of usage Step by Step Guide S...

Page 17: ...your selection Once you have entered your selections you will see Copying Audio Tracks on your LCD screen When copying was finished the LCD will show CD R s usage and free space You can repeat above step 1 6 to select Audio track from other source discs and copy to the same blank disc Note Once you have finished copy Audio Tracks you NEED to execute function 2 Close Disc on this CD This function w...

Page 18: ...heck the calculation of successful and failed duplication for CD and DVD 7 7 Update BIOS You can upgrade the system s firmware in this function 1 Place manufacturer certified update file CD into any drive 2 Pressing to select 7 Utility and sub menu 7 Update BIOS and then press ENT to start the process 3 The system will detect the update file and execute update task automatically 4 Once the update ...

Page 19: ...om 1 to 99 seconds or set OFF to disable this function and execute copy task by manual 1 Pressing to select 8 Setup and sub menu 1 Auto Start Time 2 Pressing to set the time 8 2 Display Mode You can select the preferred display mode in Copy Test Compare Copy Compare Basic It will only show the copy process on LCD Show Timer It will show the time for copy Show Speed It will show the speed of burnin...

Page 20: ...sh Portuguese and Japanese are available 8 8 Clear Setup This setting will reset all the function back to manufacturer s default setting 8 9 Advanced Setup Power On Time You can set a warm up time from 5 seconds to 99 seconds for warming up the duplicator when it is turned on The default setting is 10 seconds Start up Menu You can select which function you would like to show up in the beginning Sk...

Page 21: ...opy Test Compare or Copy Compare and do it again without the source disc Or you can set No to keep buffer not be used Note The source will be only temporary saved in buffer there will be nothing saved when you exit the task Copy Test Compare and Copy Compare or reboot the system Boot Password This setting allows you to enable or disable the user administrative password Users have to login when the...

Page 22: ...LCD Reboot the duplicator Change master disc and try again Reader Drive doesn t read disc and shows error message Check the format of master disc Use other Master disc or other duplicator to test master Buttons do not function Task busy Please wait Restart unit Faulty controller board Copy completed but disc is not readable executable Test with another CD ROM DVD ROM Failure rate is high Lower wri...

Page 23: ...the master disc in good condition Disc is not scratched Make sure the disc is placed in the drive properly Data side down Make sure the master disc has been finalized Can I copy Hollywood DVD movies with a Hamilton Buhl duplicator No commercial movies are copy protected and cannot be copied with this or any duplicator You can copy your own video creations Can I copy CDs in a Hamilton Buhl DVD dupl...