MediaFORM 24X CD-2000-4 thermal, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...DIRECTOR Series Publishing System Operator s Guide...

Page 2: ...iod of time following the purchase and the warranty is NOT transferable This warranty does not apply to malfunctions caused by misuse negligence accident or alteration nor is MediaFORM Inc responsible...

Page 3: ...T 12 Rear View 12 Rear View 12 LOCATION OF DIRECTOR COMPONENTS DVD 2000 4 2 13 Front View 13 Rear View 13 LOCATION OF CD R RW RECORDER PARTS AND CONTROLS 14 MediaFORM SmartDRIVE 24x 14 Pioneer A04 DVD...

Page 4: ...NCHRONOUS 35 Duplicator ID Optional 36 Default Job File Folder Required 36 Default Image File Folder Required 36 Default Label File Folder Required 37 Creating New Privileges Profile 38 Editing Existi...

Page 5: ...e Current Audio Disc Image 70 Loading An Existing Audio Disc Image 70 CREATING JOBS 71 CREATING NEW JOBS 71 Job Menu Bar 71 General Options 72 Job ID Required 73 User ID Required 73 Password Required...

Page 6: ...NT 4 0 INSTRUCTION FOR STOPPING WORLD WIDE WEB PUBLISHING SERVICE 93 NT 4 0 INSTRUCTION FOR STARTING WORLD WIDE WEB PUBLISHING SERVICE 93 CHANGING COMPUTER NAME IN WINDOWS 2000 94 DISCONNECTING COMPU...

Page 7: ...RM DIRECTOR Publishing System Your MediaFORM DIRECTOR publishing system is professionally designed and manufactured to give you years of trouble free operation To avoid accidental damage to your new D...

Page 8: ...necessary components The package includes DIRECTOR publishing system Computer including SVGA Monitor Mouse and keyboard MediaFORM Spectrum2 Color CD Printer Power cords Three composite spindle bases...

Page 9: ...arance on all sides of the unit for ventilation Safety Precautions The system is shipped with a three prong power connector and must be used with a properly grounded AC receptacle DO NOT try to defeat...

Page 10: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 0802 Page 9 Location Of DIRECTOR Components 24X CD 2000 8 Front View Rear View shown with Spectrum2 printer optional...

Page 11: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 0802 Page 10 Location Of DIRECTOR Components DVD 2000 8 Front View Rear View optional...

Page 12: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 0802 Page 11 Location Of DIRECTOR Components 24X CD 2000 4 thermal Front View Rear View Input Spindle 2 Input Spindle 1 Output Spindle...

Page 13: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 0802 Page 12 Location Of DIRECTOR Components CD 2000 4 2 inkjet Rear View Rear View...

Page 14: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 0802 Page 13 Location Of DIRECTOR Components DVD 2000 4 2 Front View Rear View Shown with 2 drives...

Page 15: ...e eject button will open the tray when the power to the DIRECTOR is switched on 2 Read and write status LEDs These indicators light up when the recorder is reading or writing 3 Eject button This butto...

Page 16: ...phone Jack Connect headphones here 3 Volume Control Knob This controls the volume level of the headphones 4 Disc Indicator Light indicates presence of disc in drive 5 Ventilation Hole Do not block 6 V...

Page 17: ...eturn it to its place if you need to transport the unit in the future Input And Output Spindles The input and output spindles serve as the containers to store the blank and recorded discs and must be...

Page 18: ...u Locate the three metal spindle guide pins found on the top deck of the unit to the left center and right of the picker arm column In the bottom center of each spindle base is a hole Align the hole w...

Page 19: ...three fasteners and extends from the back of the unit as depicted below Attaching The PDS printer docking station To The DIRECTOR Loosen the screws from the back of the unit about half way if already...

Page 20: ...es Spectrum2 printer Power cord Parallel printer cable Printer user guide Spectrum2 Designer software and printer driver CD Printer ribbon MediaFORM Product Warranty Registration card Serial Cable PTR...

Page 21: ...set to the off position Connect the supplied parallel printer cable to the printer port on the back of the Spectrum2 and to the parallel port on the back of the host computer Connect one end of the po...

Page 22: ...nit Make sure the monitor power switch is set to the off position Connect one end of the power cord to the VAC Out on the monitor and the other to the wall power outlet Connect the High Density DB15 m...

Page 23: ...ry with a 3COM 10 100BaseT Ethernet card for network attachment Connecting The Network Cable Connect a suitable patch cord to the RJ45 network port on the back of the DIRECTOR unit A Category 3 or bet...

Page 24: ...re Wire Cables 24X 2000 The following illustrations show fire wire installation on a 24X CD 2000 8 Please connect the fire wire cables as illustrated below 2000 4 and 2000 2 systems will have only one...

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Page 26: ...ument Revision 0802 Page 25 Installing Fire Wire Cables DVD 2000 Please connect the fire wire cables as illustrated below Systems with 4 drives will not have the bottom 4 connectors and will have only...

Page 27: ...Hz Please confirm that the correct voltage 115 VAC for North America has been selected Plug one end of the supplied power cord into the receptacle at the rear of the unit and the other end into the w...

Page 28: ...while the system starts up A series of diagnostic information will be displayed and once complete the unit will display the Begin Logon dialog box The screen will now display Press the CTRL ALT and D...

Page 29: ...anually positioned relative to the DIRECTOR s disc picking mechanism Once the correct position has been determined the printer retaining guides are screwed down tight to hold the printer in place From...

Page 30: ...ssing the button on the front panel of the printer Click the Yes button The disc will be loaded onto the printer tray Observe the disc s position on the tray The CD fits into the inset on the printer...

Page 31: ...utton The screen will now display Click the OK button and you will be returned to the DIRECTOR desktop Click the Start button to display the Start menu Click the Shut Down button Click the Restart The...

Page 32: ...ompact disc formats This startup section will guide you through starting and configuring the DIRECTOR application Starting the DIRECTOR Application To start the DIRECTOR application the steps are as f...

Page 33: ...recorded WaveMan Specifies the contents of an audio CD to be recorded Label Designer Creates labels to be printed on the surface of CDs Resources Displays the hardware elements connected to the DIRECT...

Page 34: ...ess to which a network attached DIRECTOR will send a message when the unit requires attention such as an empty input spindle etc The email feature requires the presence of a POP3 or IMAP server on the...

Page 35: ...copy each The first job is of a 650MB master while the second job is only 10MB While the second job submitted will be completed prior to the first job it will not be outputted to the accept spindle u...

Page 36: ...ndem such that they will not begin to write until both drives have become ready Level 1 Jobs Synchronous FIFO Drives Asynchronous When the setting is Level 1 jobs are processed on a first in first out...

Page 37: ...sed to specify the default location where job files JOB will be saved The factory setting C DIRECTOR Jobs should be sufficient for most uses To change the default setting Click the Browse button below...

Page 38: ...used to specify the default location where disc label files LBL will be saved The factory setting C DIRECTOR Labels should be sufficient for most uses To change the default setting Click the Browse bu...

Page 39: ...of users and their work privileges on the DIRECTOR For example a Team Leader profile might be established for users who need to produce an unlimited number of discs and a Team Member profile created f...

Page 40: ...ter the maximum priority 1 lowest 99 highest this type of user is allowed to assign a job Jobs are queued based on order of submission and priority Jobs of higher priority will be queued before jobs o...

Page 41: ...ired Enter the user s password a second time Privileges Required Select a defined privileges profile Max Quantity Determined by privileges profile Max Requests Determined by privileges profile Max Pri...

Page 42: ...ountry Optional Enter the user s country 15 characters maximum A to Z 0 to 9 Phone Optional Enter the user s telephone number Fax Optional Enter the user s fax number Email Optional Enter the user s e...

Page 43: ...allows you to specify which production options will be enabled on the Job tab when the DIRECTOR application is started Setting these defaults can save time if the type of jobs you produce fall into a...

Page 44: ...tory settings should be sufficient for most uses 2000 8 Be sure that D E F G H I J K and L are selected DO NOT SELECT C 2000 4 Be sure that D E F and G are selected DO NOT SELECT C 2000 2 Be sure that...

Page 45: ...erating system and application should never be used as a recording source The factory settings should be sufficient for most uses To change the TRUSTED DRIVES Select or de select the check box next to...

Page 46: ...OR from its console you have the option to remotely control the system from anywhere on the network using your own custom applications or scripts This is accomplished using the DIRECTOR s Application...

Page 47: ...isticated labels can be created using the CD labeling software included with the Spectrum2 printer To use the DIRECTOR s built in label design software Click the Label Designer tab The screen will now...

Page 48: ...is the toolbar as depicted to the right The toolbar contains five buttons Point Type Text Import Bitmap Select Font and Add Date Toolbar Buttons Point Used to select a piece of text date field or gra...

Page 49: ...other attributes changed To create text Click the Type Text button on the toolbar Click where you want the type to begin Enter the text you want Changing Text And Text Attributes To change the attribu...

Page 50: ...screen will now display After making the changes click the OK button Click the OK button Adding Dates Using the Add Date tool you can create a dynamic field on the label that will reflect the current...

Page 51: ...now display Select the graphics file you wish to import supported formats include BMP JPG PCX PNG TGA TIF and WMF Click the OK button Resizing Graphics To proportionally resize a graphic image after i...

Page 52: ...ove Drag the text or graphic image to the desired location and release the mouse button Centering Text and Graphics To center text or graphic images after they have been created or imported Click the...

Page 53: ...key on the keyboard Optionally you may right click on the object as described in Centering Text and Graphics and then select delete in the pop up that appears Saving the Current Disc Label Once a disc...

Page 54: ...vision 0802 Page 53 Opening Existing Disc Labels Once a disc label has been saved it can be modified at a later date To open an existing disc label file Click the Open button on the menu bar Select th...

Page 55: ...work If you already have a CD and simply wish to copy it refer to the section entitled Duplicating Existing CDs Data Disc Images To create a data disc image Click the Image tab The screen will now dis...

Page 56: ...ve Files Removes files or folders on the disc image New Script Creates a new disc image Load Script Loads an existing disc image script file ISC Save Script Saves the disc image contents to a disc ima...

Page 57: ...d folders that are specified when the disc image is created A finished CD created from dynamic content will contain the files and folders that exist in specified locations at the time the job is submi...

Page 58: ...ght pane source and then click the Add Files button on the toolbar Removing Files And Folders Click the desired file or folder in the bottom left or right pane disc image Click the Remove Files or Rem...

Page 59: ...ce a script file does not include the source data it is best used when producing unique projects with dynamic content or when the source data will always be available to the DIRECTOR Or if producing s...

Page 60: ...stem to be used on the CD ISO 9660 or Joliet for DVD UDF 1 02 Optionally complete the volume properties information boxes Volume Properties Volume Label Enter the name you want to call the CD Publishe...

Page 61: ...Save button To save a disc physical image file Click the Create Image button at the top right of the Image tab The screen will now display SCREENSHOT The CD IMAGE PROPERTIES dialog box contains a seri...

Page 62: ...pyright File Enter the file name that provides copyright information about the CD Abstract File Enter the file name that describes the contents of the CD Bibliographic File Enter the file name that pr...

Page 63: ...olbar The screen will now display Select the appropriate file and click the Open button Audio Disc Images The DIRECTOR creates industry standard audio Red Book CDs from scratch that can be played on a...

Page 64: ...reated disc image as well as their type WAV or MP3 start position and length copy prohibit status and ISRC code The bottom right pane displays the sub indexes of any file you click on in the bottom le...

Page 65: ...t a range of contiguous tracks while CTRL allows you to randomly pick multiple tracks As additional tracks are added drag and drop them in at the desired insertion point Selecting CD Capacity At the b...

Page 66: ...track over the trashcan in the bottom right of the WaveMan tab and release the mouse button Click the Yes button Changing A UPC Code The Uniform Product Code UPC is an optional 13 digit descriptor th...

Page 67: ...year of recording and 5 digits serial number The COPY PROHIBIT flag is a setting in each track on an audio CD indicating whether or not that track can be copied by a digital recorder To change an ISRC...

Page 68: ...ion does not insert silences gaps between tracks To insert silence between tracks Click the Silence tool on the toolbar and hold down the mouse button Drag the Silence tool into the lower left pane af...

Page 69: ...are markers used by CD audio players to locate specific points inside an audio track Sub index 0 indicates the start of any silence before the beginning of a track and sub index 1 indicates the beginn...

Page 70: ...The screen will now display Click the up and down indicators to specify the new location of the sub index minutes seconds frames Click the OK button To remove sub indexes Click the audio track you wi...

Page 71: ...age script file Click the Save button on the toolbar The screen will now display Select the volume and directory where you want to save the script file Enter the name for the audio disc script file an...

Page 72: ...Jobs To create a new job Click the Job tab The screen will now display The Job tab is divided into a number of check boxes and information fields that must be completed Job Menu Bar Horizontally alon...

Page 73: ...ce files after recording is completed Print When checked the CDs in the submitted job after recording will be printed with the disc label selected in the LABEL FILE field Print First When checked the...

Page 74: ...er setting the general options complete the required information in the related information fields Job ID Required The JOB ID field is a user defined descriptor that assists in identifying and trackin...

Page 75: ...ISO 9660 MacOS HFS Unix UFS and Rock Ridge etc created with other pre mastering software such as Roxio Easy CD Creator and Toast GEAR Software GEAR Pro etc Click the Browse Images button below the IM...

Page 76: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 0802 Page 75 Select the appropriate file and click the Open button Leave the field blank if no label is to be printed...

Page 77: ...ct file DEF file that was previously created to designate how and where the required invalid blocks will be written on the disc Click the Browse Defect Files button below the Copy Protection File fiel...

Page 78: ...and WATERMARK USER STRING of the DIRECTOR that recorded the disc the date and time of its creation the SCSI channel SCSI ID number and software version of the DIRECTOR that created the disc A WATERMA...

Page 79: ...e Document Revision 0802 Page 78 From the drop down menu at the top of the watermark reader screen choose the top drive which ends in 0 1 Click the Read Watermark button The watermark information will...

Page 80: ...e DIRECTOR The COMMENTS field can contain meaningful information such as documenting operator observations Click the COMMENTS field and enter your remarks Leave the field blank if no information is to...

Page 81: ...job file Click the Save button on the menu bar The screen will now display Select the volume and directory where you want to save the job file Enter the name for the job file and click the Save butto...

Page 82: ...on at the bottom of the Job tab The screen will now display The screen is now switched to the Status tab where the progress of jobs submitted for production can be easily monitored The Status tab is d...

Page 83: ...mpletion the discs will be unloaded onto the output spindle This process will continue until the job is complete and the DIRECTOR will then advance to produce the next job in the queue according to it...

Page 84: ...ed Jobs List To clear the list of completed jobs Click the Clear List button Starting A New Job To start a new job Click the Start New Job button The screen will now display The screen is now switched...

Page 85: ...d by the DIRECTOR To display the DIRECTOR s history log Click the Log tab The screen will now display The Log tab consists of one central JOBLOG windowpane containing all job related information Updat...

Page 86: ...to delete and click the Delete Record button at the bottom of the JOBLOG window Deleting All Job Records To delete all job records from the history log Click the Purge button at the bottom of the JOB...

Page 87: ...aster source for recording Image files are saved with an IMG extension To create an image file of an existing CD Click the Job tab The screen will now display Check the ARCHIVE box in the general opti...

Page 88: ...Save button Place your original CD to be duplicated master disc on top of the stack of blank discs on the input spindle Click the Submit Job button The screen will now display The screen is now switch...

Page 89: ...c is used as the source for recording To use the image file of the master disc as the recording source Click the Job tab The screen will now display Adjust the general options and complete the informa...

Page 90: ...he disc autoloader CD R RW recorders and the printer To display the hardware elements connected to the DIRECTOR Click the Resource tab The screen will now display The Resource tab on a properly config...

Page 91: ...ail This will take you directly to the appropriate web site to start the download Unknown file type message box will popup with 4 option buttons Click on save to file You could save it anywhere you wi...

Page 92: ...R software you might find it difficult to stop World Wide Web Publishing service If you did not run our software after rebooting you could skip to the next step if not restart your PC Stop World Wide...

Page 93: ...to make the window active Click on the WWW Publishing service any where on the row to select it Right click on this row and click on start to start the service The Services Control message box will a...

Page 94: ...it On the right click on Stop Click yes for confirmation grayed out stop is an indication that the service is stopped successfully NT 4 0 Instruction for Starting World Wide Web Publishing Service Fro...

Page 95: ...Service Manager ISM 2 Change the Computer name 3 Change Anonymous user account and password 4 Reboot the computer Disconnecting computer in the Internet Service Manager ISM From desk top Click start...

Page 96: ...name results in the following window Right Click on the computer name to reveal the following window Although Connect is highlighted select disconnect When computer name is changed a reboot is requir...

Page 97: ...de Document Revision 0802 Page 96 Changing the Computer Name From desktop right click on the computer icon and click on Properties to open System Properties window Click Properties button to open the...

Page 98: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 0802 Page 97 Key in the new computer name in the computer name box and click OK Need to reboot the system for the new name to be effective...

Page 99: ...vision 0802 Page 98 Change the Anonymous Account Open ISM window as instructed previously Right clicking on the default website will open the following window Right Click on the properties select Dire...

Page 100: ...n control window to open the following window Click browse to select the user select the user in window that appears as below Look in window should default to the new computer name select the user and...

Page 101: ...in most logical formats ISO 9660 audio etc but not those created using the Universal Disk Format UDF CD RW discs using UDF are produced by packet writing software such as Roxio DirectCD CeQuadrat Pack...

Page 102: ...e level of protection can be increased by writing your application to check the CD for the presence of specific corrupted files before it will function Note Copy protected discs cannot be duplicated b...

Page 103: ...locks long You must use a minimum length of two blocks Type 2 Copy Protection Scheme Type 2 defect files are the simplest to implement and work by defining the specific file target to be corrupted The...

Page 104: ...2048 byte increment offset 0 and length 5000 would corrupt starting from byte 1 to 6144 of the dummy bin file File length must be greater than the defect length Notes dummy bin would be in the The pat...

Page 105: ...add support for this format Dealing with custom formats however may be subject to a development charge Keeping track of how the various formats relate to each other can be confusing For example the D...