MF DIGITAL DIRECTOR PRO series, Operator'S Manual

Page 1: ...Director Series Director PRO Series Duplication Publishing System Operator s Guide ...

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Page 3: ... THE MONITOR KEYBOARD AND MOUSE 9 CONNECTING THE MONITOR 9 CONNECTING THE MOUSE AND KEYBOARD 9 INSTALLING THE NETWORK CABLE 10 CONNECTING THE NETWORK CABLE 10 INSTALLING FIREWIRE CABLES 11 STARTING THE DIRECTOR EC FOR THE FIRST TIME 12 POWER CONNECTION AND SETTINGS 12 STARTING UP 13 APPLICATION STARTUP 14 STARTING THE DIRECTOR APPLICATION 14 DIRECTOR APPLICATION LAYOUT 14 DIRECTOR APPLICATION CONF...

Page 4: ...T AND GRAPHICS 33 DELETING TEXT GRAPHICS AND DATES 34 SAVING THE CURRENT DISC LABEL 34 OPENING EXISTING DISC LABELS 35 CREATING DISC IMAGES 36 DATA DISC IMAGES 36 DATA IMAGE EDITOR TOOLBAR 37 STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONTENT 38 ADDING FILES AND FOLDERS 39 REMOVING FILES AND FOLDERS 39 CREATING NEW FOLDERS 39 NAMING A FOLDER 39 SAVING THE CURRENT DISC IMAGE FILE 40 LOADING AN EXISTING SCRIPT FILE 44 AUDI...

Page 5: ...NG THE COMPLETED JOBS LIST 63 STARTING A NEW JOB 63 ABORTING A JOB 63 VIEWING LOGS 64 UPDATING JOB RECORDS 64 NAVIGATING JOB RECORDS 64 DELETING INDIVIDUAL JOB RECORDS 65 DELETING ALL JOB RECORDS 65 RESUBMITTING JOBS 65 DUPLICATING EXISTING CDS 66 CREATING AN IMAGE FILE 66 RECORDING AN IMAGE FILE 68 VIEWING RESOURCES 69 UPGRADING DIRECTOR SOFTWARE 70 OVERVIEW OF THE PROCESS 70 DOWNLOAD ZIPPED FILE...

Page 6: ...der manufacturers are responsible for the products they provide As a convenience MF DIGITAL will honor any service issue related to a defective recorder while under its respective manufacturer s warranty providing that the recorder has been purchased from MF DIGITAL either directly or indirectly MF DIGITAL assumes no responsibility for products NOT purchased through MF DIGITAL Piracy The copying o...

Page 7: ...ication Publishing System Your MF Digital DIRECTOR duplication publishing system is professionally designed and manufactured to give you years of trouble free operation To avoid accidental damage to your new DIRECTOR duplication publishing system please read and understand this manual thoroughly before operating the unit About This Manual This manual is written for both novice and experienced user...

Page 8: ...ing system containing all necessary components The package includes Autoloader mechanism PRO Model External Computer including Keyboard Video Monitor and Mouse keyboard Director Model Internal KVM PC you add Keyboard Video Monitor and Mouse All connection cords Operator s Guide on CD Windows XP Pro license pack MF Digital Product Warranty Registration card Packing Materials Please retain the origi...

Page 9: ... of clearance 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 the third ground prong All computer peripherals must be properly grounded and the DIRECTOR EC is no exception The use of a power conditioner such as an Uninterruptible Power Supply UPS or a su...

Page 10: ...tor keyboard and mouse must be attached Connecting The Monitor Place the monitor on either side of the DIRECTOR unit 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 male connector of the video cable to the High Density DB15 female Video In port on the b...

Page 11: ...actory 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 better cable should be used for 10Base T and Category 5 for 100Base T network connection While networks are commonplace their connection and interconnection require specific expertise far beyond the ...

Page 12: ...ision 06 15 05 Page 11 Installing Firewire Cables Director PRO ONLY The following illustrations show firewire installation on the Director Please connect the firewire cables as illustrated below Director PRO ONLY Firewire Connection on back of PC ...

Page 13: ... and 230 VAC at 50 60 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 wall or UPS power outlet CAUTION Always use properly grounded receptacles or severe damage to your system may result The use of a surge protector or Uninterruptible Power Supply UP...

Page 14: ...ion Switch on the power to the printer Wait a minute or two 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 Enter MF Digital in lowercase letters for the password Please note that the password is case sensitive Press the ENTER key The screen will now display the DIRECTOR desktop screen ...

Page 15: ...e steps are as follows From the DIRECTOR desktop double click the DIRECTOR icon on the Windows desktop The DIRECTOR application screen will now be displayed Place as many blank discs as required onto the input spindle DIRECTOR Application Layout The DIRECTOR application is organized into a sequence of eight pages accessible by tabs at the top of the screen System Status Create Job Data Image Edito...

Page 16: ...ardware elements connected to the DIRECTOR System Setup Defines operating settings and user privileges System Log Displays the database of information maintained on all jobs DIRECTOR Application Configuration Before creating or duplicating a disc the DIRECTOR application must first be configured The System Setup tab is used to establish a number of important settings including basic operation para...

Page 17: ...tal Spectrum Operator s Email Address Optional The OPERATOR S EMAIL ADDRESS field is a user defined email address 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 network and that an email client account be created for use by the DIRECTOR EC DIRECTOR s...

Page 18: ...ronous Asynchronous When jobs are Synchronous they are completed in the order in which they were submitted Take for example two jobs submitted for one 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 until the second job has been completed When jobs a...

Page 19: ...s in use for each job will function in tandem 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 FIFO basis such that they will be kept together when placed on the output spindle For example let us say two jobs of two pieces each are submitted Job 1 is a ...

Page 20: ...er Required The DEFAULT IMAGE FILE FOLDER field is used to specify the default location where disc image script ISC will be saved The factory setting C CDDIRECTOR Images should be sufficient for most uses To change the default setting Click the Browse button below the DEFAULT IMAGE FILE FOLDER field Select the volume and Director where you wish to save disc image files Click the OK button Default ...

Page 21: ...se and their privileges or permissions assigned The first step in entering new users into the database is to create profiles which define types or classes 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 for other users in order to restrict the numbe...

Page 22: ... of user is allowed to submit per day Max requests per month Required Enter the maximum number of jobs this type of user is allowed to submit per month Max requests per quarter Required Enter the maximum number of jobs this type of user is allowed to submit per quarter Max priority Required Enter the maximum priority 1 lowest 99 highest this type of user is allowed to assign a job Jobs are queued ...

Page 23: ...Username Required Enter a name for the user 15 characters maximum A to Z 0 to 9 First Name Required Enter the user s first name 16 characters maximum A to Z 0 to 9 Last Name Required Enter the user s last name 31 characters maximum A to Z 0 to 9 Password Required Enter the user s password 15 characters maximum A to Z 0 to 9 Confirm Password Required Enter the user s password a second time Privileg...

Page 24: ... to Z 0 to 9 State Province Optional Enter the user s state or province 15 characters maximum A to Z 0 to 9 Zip Postal Code Optional Enter the user s Zip or postal code 15 characters maximum A to Z 0 to 9 Country 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 us...

Page 25: ...ow 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 regular pattern To change the job option defaults Select or de select the check box next to the appropriate option Default Job Options Copy When checked the Copy option on the Job tab will be enabl...

Page 26: ...exclusively The factory settings should be sufficient for most uses Director PRO 4 drive Be sure that D E F and G are selected DO NOT SELECT C Director 2 drive Be sure that D and E are selected DO NOT SELECT C Example of Director with 4 drives To change the SYSTEM DRIVES Select or de select the check box next to the appropriate drive Click Apply after making the changes ...

Page 27: ... s operating 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 the appropriate drive Unless you have added a raid solution or other additional fast storage you should never change the default settings EIDE drives should not be used for this purpose Please c...

Page 28: ...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 Program Interface SmartAPI after initial configuration using the System Setup tab For additional information see the DIRECTOR s SmartAPI Programmer s Guide ...

Page 29: ...ted labels can be created by using the provided software included with the your printer To use the DIRECTOR s built in label design software Click the Label Editor tab The screen will now display The Label Editor s main editing window consists of two concentric circles that graphically represent the surface appearance of a CD Label Editor Menu Bar Horizontally along the top of the Label Editor win...

Page 30: ...sc label Cut Cuts the selected item Select Font Used to select the font style size and color before creating test on the disc label Point Mode Used to select a piece of text date field or graphic image so it can be moved modified or deleted Text Mode Used to create text on the disc label Import Picture Used to place a graphic image file created using other software on the disc label ...

Page 31: ...other attributes changed To create text Click the Text Mode 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 attributes of a piece of text once it has been entered Click the Point Mode button on the toolbar Double click the piece of text you wish to change The screen will now display To change the text that you pre...

Page 32: ...lick the OK button Click the OK button Importing Graphics Using the Import Picture tool you can place graphics created using other software anywhere on your disc label To import a graphics file Click the Import Picture button on the toolbar The screen will now display Select the graphics file you wish to import supported formats include BMP JPG PCX PNG TGA TIF and WMF Click the Open button ...

Page 33: ...size a graphic image after it has been imported Click the Point button on the toolbar Click the graphic image you wish to resize A bounding box will appear around the image with eight solid squares handles Click and drag the appropriate handle until the image is the correct size and release the mouse button ...

Page 34: ...o move 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 Point button on the toolbar Right click on the text or graphic image A pop up menu as depicted below will appear You may center text horizontally only You may choose to center graphics horizontally...

Page 35: ...LETE 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 label has been created it must be saved in order for the DIRECTOR to use it as a source label for printing Disc labels are saved as files with an LBL extension To save a disc label Click the Sav...

Page 36: ...ision 06 15 05 Page 35 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 the appropriate file and click the Open button ...

Page 37: ...ou 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 Data Image Editor tab The screen will now display The Data Image Editor tab is divided into four panes The top left pane lists all of the names and icons of the files and folders on the currently selected disk drive source The top right pane ...

Page 38: ...n Opens an existing folder on the disc image Save Saves files or folders Properties Displays properties about the image volume title Publisher Data Preparer Copyright File Abstract File and Bibliographic File Disc Capacity Allows selection of capacity of discs loaded into Director EC i e 74 minute 650MB 80 minute 700MB DVD 3 95GB and DVD 4 7GB CD Lets Director know CD media is in use DVD Lets Dire...

Page 39: ...ocations at the time the job is submitted for recording rather than when the disc image is created For example specifying dynamic content when creating a disc layout would allow a job to be run every week that records the contents of a specific folder onto a disc without having to create a new disc image every time In this case the contents of the folder not the folder itself can change To specify...

Page 40: ... button A box appears choose the image and click he Open button the image will be added Removing Files And Folders Click the desired file or folder in the bottom left or right pane disc image Right click the file or folder and choose Delete from the toolbar which appears Creating New Folders Click the desired root or folder area in the left or right pane disc image Click the New Folder button on t...

Page 41: ...D Since 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 software a static image would be best to ensure content A physical image file ISO is an exact replica of the final CD and contains all of the source data It is therefore best used when producing s...

Page 42: ...s Operator s Guide Document Revision 06 15 05 Page 41 To save a data disc image script file Click the Save button on the toolbar The screen will now display The file will automatically be saved with the isc extension ...

Page 43: ...ript file Enter the name for the script file and click the Save button To save a disc physical image file Click the Save button on the toolbar The screen will now display Select the volume and directory where you want to save the image file Enter the name for the image file Change you the Save as type to ISO This will make a standard ISO 9660 image file to the desired location ...

Page 44: ... Copyright 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 provides bibliographic information about the CD Click the OK button The screen will now display Select the volume and directory where you want to save the physical image file Enter the name for the p...

Page 45: ...lbar 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 any home car or portable compact disc audio player or computer CD or DVD ROM drive Audio tracks are created using any combination of 44 1 kHz 16 bit stereo WAV or MP3 files To create an audio disc image...

Page 46: ...c image as well as their type WAV or MP3 start position and end position silence option inserts silence into the audio disc image and ISRC code Audio Image Toolbar Horizontally along the top above the panes is a toolbar that contains five buttons New Open Save and Disc Capacity Image Toolbar New Creates a new audio disc image Open Opens an existing audio disc image script folder to allow selection...

Page 47: ...ows you to select 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 On the horizontal toolbar is a button to select the capacity of the CD R or CD RW discs that are loaded into the DIRECTOR 74 minute 650MB or 80 minute 700MB DVD 3 95GB and DVD 4 7GB are not us...

Page 48: ...oose Delete Track from the drop down menu Editing A Track Right click the track to be edited The screen will now display The right hand buttons have the following options Play Selection Set IN Point Set OUT Point Remove Subindex These options allow custom changes to the tracks Choosing OK sets the changes and Cancel cancels the changes ...

Page 49: ...ts 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 code Double click the desired audio track in the lower pane The screen will now display Enter the code in the ISRC line and click the OK button To change a Copy Prohibit flag Double click the desi...

Page 50: ...tion does not insert silences gaps between tracks To insert silence between tracks Right click the track that is to be edited Choose Edit on the drop down menu A pop up screen appears The Silence option appears in the middle of the screen with a slide control Slide the control to the preferred length of silence In the example 48 seconds To edit the amount of silence between tracks Double click the...

Page 51: ...es 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 beginning of a track s audio material Other sub indexes can also be assigned to allow some audio players to locate specified material within a track itself To insert sub indexes in a track Click the audi...

Page 52: ...he 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 wish to edit in the lower left pane and its existing sub indexes will be displayed in the bottom right pane Click on the sub index you want in the bottom right pane and hold down the mouse button Drag the...

Page 53: ... image 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 and click the Save button Loading An Existing Audio Disc Image Once an audio disc image script file has been saved it can be modified at a later date To load an existing audio disc image script file ...

Page 54: ...ating New Jobs To create a new job Click the Create Job tab The screen will now display The Create Job tab is divided into a number of check boxes and information fields that must be completed Job Menu Bar Horizontally along the top of the Job tab is a menu bar that contains five buttons New Open Save About Help Job Menu Buttons New Creates a new job Open Loads an existing job file JOB Save Saves ...

Page 55: ...ld Verify When checked the CDs in the submitted job will automatically be compared against the source 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 CDs in the submitted job before recording will be printed with the disc label selected in the LABEL F...

Page 56: ...D field is a user defined descriptor that assists in identifying and tracking CDs produced on the DIRECTOR Jobs can be given meaningful names such as date codes In addition jobs may receive product invoice or work order numbers Click the JOB ID field and enter a name for the job to a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters User ID Required The USER ID field is a descriptor that assists in identifyin...

Page 57: ...FS 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 IMAGE field The screen will now display Select the appropriate file and click the Open button Leave the field blank if no image is to be recorded Label File Optional The LABEL FILE field is used to specify the disc label LBL or ...

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Page 59: ...red into the database of all jobs completed by the 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 be logged into the database Quantity Required The QUANITY field is used to specify the number of discs to be recorded or printed as part of the curren...

Page 60: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 06 15 05 Page 59 Click the PRIORITY field and enter the priority number ...

Page 61: ...e a 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 button Loading An Existing Job Once a job file has been saved it can be modified at a later date To load an existing job file Click the Open button on the menu bar The screen will now display Select the...

Page 62: ...b 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 divided into three panes The top pane is the JOB QUEUE window which lists all of the jobs waiting to be processed by displaying their assigned JobID their assigned priority the total number of requested CDs as well as the names...

Page 63: ...put 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 its priority However if the 1st input spindle empties before the job is complete the DIRECTOR will then go to the 2nd input spindle If the 2nd input spindle is empty the DIRECTOR will go to the third spindle If the third spindle is empty the screen w...

Page 64: ...pleted 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 New button The screen will now display The screen is now switched to the Create Job tab where new jobs can be created or existing job files can be loaded and submitted for production Aborting A Job To abort a job once its production has begun Click the job you wish to ab...

Page 65: ... the DIRECTOR To display the DIRECTOR s history log Click the System Log tab The screen will now display The System Log tab consists of one central JOBLOG windowpane containing all job related information Updating Job Records To update job records in the history log Click the Refresh button at the bottom of the JOBLOG window Navigating Job Records To navigate among job records in the history log U...

Page 66: ...ish 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 JOBLOG window Resubmitting Jobs To resubmit a job for production Click the job name you wish to resubmit and click the Resubmit button at the bottom of the JOBLOG window ...

Page 67: ... master source for recording Image files are saved with an IMG extension To create an image file of an existing disc Click the Create Job tab The screen will now display Check the ARCHIVE box in the general options window Ensure that no other boxes are checked Click the QUANTITY field and enter 0 Click the JOB ID field and enter a name for the job to a maximum of 20 alphanumeric characters Click t...

Page 68: ...isc 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 switched to the Status tab to display the progress of the submitted job During production the master disc will be loaded from the input spindle into the top recorder and saved as an image file with the specified name on the hard disk drive Upon successful completion...

Page 69: ... used as the source for recording To use the image file of the master disc as the recording source Click the Create Job tab The screen will now display Adjust the general options and complete the information on the Create Job tab as required When completing the IMAGE field specify the image file created from the master disc to be duplicated ...

Page 70: ...e disc autoloader recorders and the printer To display the hardware elements connected to the DIRECTOR EC Click the Resources Info tab The screen will now display The Resource Info tab on a properly configured and correctly functioning DIRECTOR EC system will display one autoloader eight four or two CD R RW or DVD R recorders including ID string SCSI channel and ID and firmware version as well as ...

Page 71: ...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 wish to but make a note of the location of the folder You require this to locate the file for unzipping Saving Location message box will appear with progress bar Once it is saved the Saving Location message box will disap...

Page 72: ...ed file was saved Double Click on the cddirXXX zip folder to open WinZip window Click on I agree to open WinZip cddirXXX window Click on Extract icon Extract Window will appear In the Folders drives box select c cdDirector EC folder You will see c cdDIRECTOR in the Extract to pull down box Append cdDIRECTOR XXX to this box to create a new folder and click the extract Close WinZip cddirXXX zip wind...

Page 73: ...vice 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 desktop Click start settings control panel at this point the screen will appear as below Double click the administrative tools the following window will appear ...

Page 74: ...the 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 required and upon reboot ISM will automatically connect Now you are able to change the Computer name as follows ...

Page 75: ...e Document Revision 06 15 05 Page 74 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 Identification changes window ...

Page 76: ...DIRECTOR Series Operator s Guide Document Revision 06 15 05 Page 75 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 77: ...ision 06 15 05 Page 76 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 Directory Securities tab to reveal the following ...

Page 78: ...authentication control window Click browse to select the user select the user in window that you would like to change The Look In window should default to the new computer name select the user and click OK Manually key in the user password Leave the check box Let IIS control the password blank Click OK to effect the change ...

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