LaCie Dupli 125, User Manual

Page 1: ...LaCie Dupli 125 User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...o Copy mode 15 4 1 1 Various copy and verification functions 15 4 1 2 Write speeds 16 4 1 3 Session mode parameter 16 4 2 Various duplication verification scenarios 16 4 2 1 Copying a master CD to target CDs 16 4 2 2 Copying a master CD to target CDs with Verify and Read Check 18 4 2 3 Verify and Read Check functions 21 4 2 4 Copying a master CD to target CDs and changing the write speed 24 4 2 5 ...

Page 3: ...ng customer support 39 10 Warranty 39 11 LCD navigation map 40 11 1 General menu and Copy Start menu 40 11 2 Simulation menu 41 11 3 Disc erase menu 42 11 4 Setup menu 43 11 5 Mode select menu 44 11 6 Write speed menu 45 11 7 Session mode menu 46 12 Glossary and web links 47 12 1 Glossary 47 12 2 Web links 49 Notes 50 ...

Page 4: ...y with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to ...

Page 5: ...oduct symbolizes LaCie s declaration of conformity with the following applicable directives of the European Union 73 23 EEC Low Voltage directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Class I Laser product This equipment is certified to comply with DHHS Rule 21 CFR Chapter I subchapter J in effect as of the date of manufacture This equipment is classified as a Class I Laser product and no hazardous laser radia...

Page 6: ...r water or in damp or wet conditions Never place containers on it containing liquids that may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury General use precautions Do not expose the device to temperatures outside the 5 C to 45 C 41 F to 104 F range Doing so may damage the device or disfigure its casing Avoid placing your drive near...

Page 7: ...ur new LaCie duplicator opens up a whole world of possibilities for copying data and audio onto disc Please be responsible in your use of this wonderful technology Before copying anything onto a CD R or CD RW disc make sure you are not violating any copyright laws LaCie duplicators have been designed for desktop CD duplication only and should not be considered either as a system suited to large sc...

Page 8: ...ally recording to the CD We recommend using this feature if you feel your master or target CD media may be scratched or damaged This will help you to use your blank CD R media more efficiently With its Read Check and Verification functions you can check that your burned audio CDs will be read properly and that your burned data CDs have been duplicated correctly Thanks to its five CD RW drives you ...

Page 9: ...aCie CD duplicator 2 1 Dupli 125 front view Do not lock the front door during use Doing so may cause damage to the unit DVD ROM drive Control Panel CD RW drives DVD ROM Esc No Yes CD RW CD RW CD RW CD RW CD RW LACIE DUPLI 125 ...

Page 10: ...25 Escape button To exit certain LCD screens or menus without making changes to the parameters No button To choose the Dupli 125 s different menus or functions Yes button To validate the choice of a menu or a function LaCie Dupli 125 Esc No Yes LCD Screen Escape button No button Yes button ...

Page 11: ...briefly when a CD is inserted in the disc tray and accessed by the drive _ Emergency eject For performing an emergency eject procedure hole See section 8 3 of this manual for details _ Volume control Use this wheel to adjust the headphone volume This function is not used on the Dupli 125 _ Phone jack For connecting 3 5mm mini jack stereo headphones This function is not used on the Dupli 125 DVD RO...

Page 12: ...Off switch To turn your Dupli 125 On and Off AC power plug connector This is where you connect the power cable supplied with your LaCie peripheral Fans Keeps your Dupli 125 cool during operation O I Fans Power On Off switch AC plug connector ...

Page 13: ...starts with S N We suggest you note down the serial number and keep it in a safe place where you can find it later if needed You will need to provide the serial number if you call your LaCie reseller for any reason As well this may come in handy in case your drive is lost or stolen LaCie part number xxxxxx S N 568286553 ...

Page 14: ...nitialized The following section briefly describes this process 1 With the Dupli 125 placed in a proper location turn the unit on via the on off switch on the back panel The following screens will be displayed in succession 2 When you arrive at the Copy Start screen the drives controller and memory have been initialized Your Dupli 125 is ready for use 3 2 Turning the Dupli off To turn the Dupli 12...

Page 15: ...n Copy COPY Duplication from a master disc to blank discs Verify VERIFY Compares copied data with master data bit per bit The CD DA CD ROM XA Form 2 and CD EXTRA formats cannot be verified Copy and verify COPY V A two phase operation In the first phase a master CD is duplicated onto blank CDs The second phase compares the copied data bit by bit with the master data The CD DA CD ROM XA Form 2 and C...

Page 16: ...d on the Dupli using the open session option on such players or drives Refer to your drive s or player s documentation for more information 4 2 Various duplication verification scenarios This section will take you step by step through the following scenarios for using the Dupli 125 Copying a master CD to target CDs Copying a master CD to target CDs with Verify and Read Check options Verifying read...

Page 17: ... stopped blinking Press the Yes button to start the duplication The following messages will display in succession 5 When a screen similar to the one below is displayed the duplication procedure has begun Do not lock the Dupli 125 s door until the duplication process has begun and a screen similar to the one shown above is displayed on the LCD Before the duplication process has begun drive trays ma...

Page 18: ...upli 125 turned on go to the Copy Start screen 2 Push the DVD ROM drive s load eject button to open the disc tray and insert the master disc Push the load eject button again to close the tray 3 Push the CD RW drives load eject buttons to open the disc trays and insert the target discs Push the load eject buttons again to close the trays Wait until both the master and target discs have been initial...

Page 19: ... the Copy V or Copy R LCD screens presented below By pressing the Esc button from the Copy Copy V or Copy R screens you will return to the Mode Select screen 8 From the LCD screen for the function you wish to perform Copy Copy V or Copy R press the Yes button to validate your choice You will be returned to the Setup screen 9 Press the Esc button to return to the Copy Start page which will now disp...

Page 20: ...CD or the size in MB for a data master CD 11 Wait until the duplication procedure has been completed If you have selected either the Copy and Verify or Copy and Read Check operations which are two phase operations the following screens will be displayed to show which phase is underway Checking ANALYZING MASTER CATALOG CODE COPY 71 40 CD DA _ _ _ _ _ 3 COPY V C 450MB CD ROM _ _ _ _ _ 24 Copy and Ve...

Page 21: ...actly the same The Write Speed and Session Mode parameters are not used in the Verify and Read Check functions 1 With your Dupli 125 turned on go to the Copy Start screen 2 Push the DVD ROM drive s load eject button to open the disc tray and insert the appropriate master disc Push the load eject button again to close the tray 3 Push the CD RW drives load eject buttons to open the disc trays and in...

Page 22: ... of other possible choices until you find either the Verify or Read Check LCD screens shown below By pressing the Esc button from either the Verify or Read Check screens you will return to the Mode Select screen 8 From the LCD screen for the function you wish to perform Verify or Read Check press the Yes button to validate your choice You will be returned to the Setup screen SETUP MODE CHANGE MODE...

Page 23: ... duplication progress the duplication progress in percent and the length of the CD for an audio master CD or the size in MB for a data master CD Do not close or lock the Dupli 125 s door until the verify read check process has begun and a screen similar to the one shown above is displayed on the LCD Before the verification read check process has begun drive trays may automatically open If this hap...

Page 24: ...R You should be at the Copy Start screen for the duplication function you have selected 2 Press the Yes button 3 times to access the Setup screen 3 Press the Yes button once to access the Mode Select screen 4 Press the No button once to access the Write Speed screen 5 Press the Yes button once The following screen will be displayed This is the Fast screen of the Write Speed menu This is one of fou...

Page 25: ...ect the target discs 4 2 5 Copying a master CD to target CDs changing the session mode 1 Follow steps 1 through 9 in section 4 2 2 Copying a master CD to target CDs with Verify and Read Check options above to select the type of duplication you wish to carry out either Copy Copy V or Copy R You should be at the Copy Start screen for the duplication function you have selected 2 Press the Yes button ...

Page 26: ...h duplication Copying will begin as normal and any changes you made to the session mode parameter in step 6 will be taken into account A screen will indicate that duplication is underway 9 When duplication has finished the Dupli 125 will beep repeatedly to show the process has been successful and the following screen will display 10 Open the front door if necessary and press the Yes button The CD ...

Page 27: ...g screen will be displayed This is the Fast screen of the Write Speed menu This is one of four choices of the Write Speed menu To view the other options press the No button They will be displayed in the following order FAST MEDIUM SLOW By pressing the Esc button from the Fast Medium Slow or Exit screens you will return to the Write Speed screen 6 From the LCD screen for the speed you wish to choos...

Page 28: ...ve made to the write mode parameter in step 10 will be taken into account A screen will indicate that duplication is underway 13 When duplication has finished the Dupli 125 will beep repeatedly to show the process has been successful and the Eject screen will display 14 Open the front door if necessary and press the Yes button The CD RW drives will eject the target discs The recorded CDs will have...

Page 29: ...necessary then press the DVD ROM and CD RW drives load eject buttons to stop the beeping and eject the media If you cancel a duplication using CD R media you will not be able to reuse the media You can erase CD RW media and reuse them however USER STOP ERROR MASTER USER STOP ERROR TARGET XX USER STOP ...

Page 30: ... write speeds 10x 12x 16x etc in the target drives Doing so will cause the simulation or write to fail Use CD R RW media supporting the same maximum write speed in all of the target drives To run a burn simulation 1 Make sure you are at the Copy Start screen 2 Push the load eject button of the DVD ROM drive When the tray opens insert the master disc and press the load eject button to close the tra...

Page 31: ...happens when the door is closed the unit may be damaged To prevent this wait until the simulation duplication process has started before closing the door 7 When the burn simulation has finished the Dupli 125 will beep repeatedly to show the burn test has been successful and the following screen will display 8 Open the front door if necessary and press the Yes button The CD RW drives will eject the...

Page 32: ...buttons to close the drive trays 3 Wait until all of the discs have been initialized when the drives LEDs stop blinking From the Copy Start screen press the No button twice to access the Disc Erase screen 4 Press the Yes button to confirm your choice The following screen will be displayed 5 Push the Yes button to confirm After a few moments the following screen will display to indicate that erasin...

Page 33: ...the door is closed the unit may be damaged To prevent this wait until the erasing process has started before closing the door 6 When disc erasing has finished the Dupli 125 will beep repeatedly and the following screen will display 7 Open the front door if necessary and press the Yes button The CD RW drives will eject the erased discs You have successfully erased the contents of your CD RW discs P...

Page 34: ... the DVD drive and of the individual CD RW drives Proceed as follows to view drive information 1 From the Copy Start screen press the No button 3 times to access the Setup screen 2 Press the Yes button once to access the Mode Select screen 3 Press the No button three times to access the Drive Inquiry screen 4 Press the Yes button to view information for the Dupli 125 s DVD ROM drive The following ...

Page 35: ... RW drive n 00 information in a loop 6 Press the No button to see the information for CD RW n 01 Press the No button again to view the information for CD RW drive n 02 n 03 and n 04 the lowermost CD RW drive If you wish to stop viewing drive information at any time during the drive inquiry process press the Yes button and you will automatically return to the Setup screen Alternatively press the No...

Page 36: ...when using CD R media press the No button once A screen similar to the one shown below will be displayed 7 Press the Esc button to return to the F W Version screen or press the Yes button to return to the Setup screen To view the counter press the No button once A screen similar to the one shown below will be displayed 8 Press the Esc button to return to the F W Version screen or press the Yes but...

Page 37: ...for CD RW drive 4 The target disc may be incompatible or damaged Check that the target disc is compatible and is not damaged Try duplicating again with a new CD R RW media CODE XXXX Indicates internal ATAPI code error Call your LaCie reseller MASTER ANALYZE An error has occurred while the master disc is being analyzed The master CD may not be compatible with the Dupli 125 may be defective or may b...

Page 38: ... LED s are blinking If the LEDs are not blinking while the drive is powered on perform the emergency eject procedure described in the Using your LaCie Duplicator chapter If you are unable to troubleshoot and find a solution to the error using the diagrams and explanations above please contact your LaCie reseller s technical assistance hotline 8 3 Emergency ejection of CDs In the event that a CD ca...

Page 39: ... or altered unless such repair modification or alteration is expressly authorized in writing by LaCie The drive was subjected to abuse neglect lightning strike electrical fault improper packaging or accident The drive was installed improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The warranty label is removed The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc LaCie will...

Page 40: ...Start screen COPY START CDtoCD YES NO Checking INSERT MASTER DISC Checking INSERT TARGET DISCS ANALYSING MASTER CATALOG CODE COPY 648MB CD ROM _ _ _ _ _ 15 PROCESS COMPLETE EJECT PRESS YES SIMULATION CDtoCD DISC ERASE CD R W NO SETUP MODE CHANGE NO NO ...

Page 41: ...nu SIMULATION CDtoCD YES NO Checking INSERT MASTER DISC Checking INSERT TARGET DISCS ANALYSING MASTER CATALOG CODE SIMULATION 648MB CD ROM _ _ _ _ _ 15 PROCESS COMPLETE EJECT PRESS YES COPY START CDtoCD DISC ERASE CD R W ...

Page 42: ...11 3 Disc erase menu SIMULATION CDtoCD YES NO SURE Checking INSERT TARGET DISCS DISC ERASE Please wait PROCESS COMPLETE EJECT PRESS YES COPY START CDtoCD DISC ERASE CD R W SETUP MODE CHANGE ...

Page 43: ...11 4 Setup menu SETUP MODE CHANGE YES NO MODE SELECT COPY MODE WRITE SPEED FAST NO NO COPY START CDtoCD SESSION MODE AUTO NO DRIVE INQUIRY NO F W VERSION NO EXIT ...

Page 44: ...11 5 Mode select menu MODE SELECT COPY MODE YES NO COPY START CDtoCD COPY CDtoCD NO VERIFY CDtoCD NO COPY V CDtoCD NO RD CHECK CDtoCD NO COPY R CDtoCD NO EXIT ...

Page 45: ...11 6 Write speed menu WRITE SPEED FAST YES NO COPY START CDtoCD FAST NO MEDIUM NO SLOW NO EXIT ...

Page 46: ...11 7 Session mode menu SESSION MODE AUTO YES NO COPY START CDtoCD AUTO NO CLOSE NO OPEN NO EXIT ...

Page 47: ...al disk that has 65OMB or 700MB of storage capacity and which theoretically can be rewritten 1000 times CD XA CD Extended Architecture A format developed by Philips and Sony that is intended to store computer data video and audio tracks on the same CD ROM Closed Session When a session is closed information about its contents is written into the CD s Table of Contents and a lead in and lead out are...

Page 48: ...e Table of Contents The lead out may include a special code to stop the CD player CD Audio tracks songs use lead in and lead out to help song selection MB Megabyte Basically means one million bytes but is actually 1024 kilobytes or 1024 x 1024 bytes which equals 1 048 576 bytes MB s Megabytes per second A means of measuring throughput Medium Physical material such as paper disk or tape used to sto...

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