Vinpower Daisy Chain, User Manual

Page 1: ...User Manual For Daisy Chain Duplicator V 3 5 5...

Page 2: ...ITING OR ANY PART THEREOF OF A COPYRIGHT DISC IS STRICTLY PROHIBITED WE DISCOURAGE THE USE OF ANY SUCH ACTION THAT GIVES RISE TO CRIMINAL INTENT AND PROSECUTION VINPOWER DIGITAL IS NOT RESOPONSIBLE FO...

Page 3: ...Drive 10 o Section 2 Making Copies from the Source Drive 11 Make Hard Drive to Disc Copies 14 o Section 1 Loading Master Disc content into the Hard Drive as a partition image 14 o Section 2 Selecting...

Page 4: ...s means that you cannot copy a DVD master onto a recordable CD or vice versa In addition you cannot copy the same formats if the discs have different maximum capacity limitations This means that you c...

Page 5: ...properly To shutdown the system you need to press the Up or Down Arrow button to 16 Shutdown then press ENT Enter and follow instructions on the screen to shutdown the system properly Turning off your...

Page 6: ...ions Guide This chapter describes how to perform basic operations like Making Copies Changing Speed etc Chapter 5 Menu Overview This chapter describes what every function setting does Appendix A Insta...

Page 7: ...e 1 System Power On Off Button 2 Optical Disc Reader Referred to as Reader throughout this manual 3 Optical Disc Writers Referred to as Writer throughout this manual 4 Eject Button 5 Keypad 6 LCD Scre...

Page 8: ...r Up Menu Option Scroll Up Down Menu Option Scroll Down Forward Enter OK Execute the function Backward Escape go back to the previous function Shortcut to make a copy Shortcut to make simulation of co...

Page 9: ...mage on page 14 For example if you want to enter a partition name of FUN1 do the following a Press the down button repeatedly until F is displayed b Press the ENT Enter button once to move the cursor...

Page 10: ...UPLICATOR 3 1 Copy The 3 indicates there are a total of 3 Towers in this chain The 1 Copy indicates the current menu DC Link Mode 002 14 Drive Ready DC Link Mode indicates this particular tower has be...

Page 11: ...towers should be arranged according to its label Note If your system has ONLY 2 towers the MIDDLE tower will not exist and all mention of it can be ignored throughout this guide b The system labeled a...

Page 12: ...he tower b For the First Tower connect the Blue Cable Connector to the Blue Port on the back of the tower leaving the Black Port empty Connect the Black Cable Connector from the same cable to the Blac...

Page 13: ...round of the copy process then starting from the 2nd round all copies will be made from the hard drive for enhanced performance and reliability Section 1 Selecting the Source Drive When you turn on y...

Page 14: ...hoose not to input your desired number of copies if you prefer to copy continuously with no interruption It will still count the number of copies you ve made for this job but it will not notify you wh...

Page 15: ...master disc in the Source Drive you will see following screen Step 5 After you ve placed all the blank discs throughout the chain please press the ENT Enter button to start the job All trays will be c...

Page 16: ...menu If you ve specified a counter value for your project and your project is completed you shall see the following screen You can then press ENT Enter to go back to main menu If you happen to have a...

Page 17: ...e as the size of your master disc rounded up to the next Gigabyte The number of partitions the hard drive can hold is determined by the capacity of your hard drive and the size of every partition you...

Page 18: ...your desired partition naming method Option 1 Manually create a new partition image Option 2 Overwrite one of the existing partitions images if any exists including the reserved partition image Option...

Page 19: ...r if there s no Reader installed in your system Once the system recognizes your master disc the loading progress screen will be displayed as show below Step 6 Once the loading process is completed you...

Page 20: ...lect it Once the source has been selected you will be guided to the Main menu You should see the following screen Section 3 Making Copies from an existing partition image of the Hard Drive Step 1 Use...

Page 21: ...made for this job but it will not notify you when to stop To do so simply press the ENT Enter button when you see the No Counter on the 2nd line of the screen below Or you can choose to enter the des...

Page 22: ...and you will see following screen All rewritable media is requires to be erased prior copying All non erased rewritable media will be failed Only exceptions are formatted DVD RW media Step 6 After 10...

Page 23: ...main menu If you ve specified a counter value for your project and your project is completed you shall see the following screen You can then press ENT Enter to go back to main menu If you have any fai...

Page 24: ...2 Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Select Burn Speed menu and you shall see a screen similar to below Step 3 Select the Correct Speed Type There are different types of recording speed based on...

Page 25: ...e selection If the speed value you ve selected is the same as the current speed value the system will NOT respond to the ENT Enter button Please press the ESC Escape button to go back to the main menu...

Page 26: ...u shall see a screen similar to below Step 3 Use the up or down arrow button to navigate to the Buzzer setting Step 4 Press the ENT Enter button to enter the Buzzer setting and you shall see a screen...

Page 27: ...to the master disc 4 TEST COPY This menu will guide you to perform the simulation of copying process and if everything passes during the simulation the real copying process will be performed If there...

Page 28: ...image loading creating related operations 9 7 Format Hard Drive This function will guide you to re format the entire hard drive of the system During the formatting process all of your hard drive conte...

Page 29: ...allow you to choose which menu you would like to see first when you turn on the system 10 8 Screen Saver This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to enable the Screen Saver feature or no...

Page 30: ...in etc 11 2 Chain Re Scan This function will re scan all the towers in the Chain in case any tower in the Chain is accidentally disconnected 11 3 Chain Abort This function temporary converts all the t...

Page 31: ...cture s default You can perform this function if your system is acting abnormal You ll need to perform Shutdown and restart the system in order for this to take affect 12 6 Update Firmware 12 6 1 Upda...

Page 32: ...4 Delete User This menu allows you to delete the existing user account During this process you will be asked to select the existing account to be removed User Admin is the administrative account you...

Page 33: ...re configured Step 1 Power Off all towers in the existing Daisy Chain System Step 2 Connect the new tower s which will become the Middle towers between the First and End towers The order of these towe...

Page 34: ...tower s go to option 11 DC Link Setup press enter c Press the down arrows to scroll down to find MIDDLE press enter d Restart system when asked to do so Step 4 Power On all towers in the existing Dais...

Page 35: ...y source back to the Reader and try again 3 Buttons do not function Maybe it is still busy on a task Give it sometime and press it again If it still doesn t work turn off the machine and then restart...

Page 36: ...h support 11 How do I reset my system back to default a Go to menu 12 Utilities b Press the ENT Enter button c Press down button until you see Load Default on the 2nd line d Press ENT Enter button e W...

Page 37: ...y loaded on to that units hard drive in standalone mode 15 When I perform the hard drive format function on the master tower will the remaining tower s hard drives content to be formatted No only the...

Page 38: ...ank disc s are missing when the job has already started Possible Solution Please make sure blank discs are placed in writer trays 203 Burner Mixed or Firmware version Mixed Description The model or fi...

Page 39: ...sible Solution Please go to Disc Info in Utilities to make sure every blank disc has the same media ID M Code Replace the one s that are different if necessary 208 Targets are not RW discs Description...

Page 40: ...e master disc Possible Solution Please free up hard drive space by deleting unnecessary partitions images 231 Redundant Name Description The name entered has already been used in the system Possible S...

Page 41: ...blem persists call Tech Support 250 Source Cannot Be HDD Description The source is configured in the hard drive when trying to perform the Mix Audio Tracks function Possible Solution Change the Copy s...

Page 42: ...there are no other discs in the system and try to insert the update disc into another tray to perform the operation 261 Wrong update File Description The Firmware Update File is not compatible with yo...

Page 43: ...t has been tested and found to comply 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 inter...

Page 44: ...locate the machine on a solid support surface not on plush carpet that has adequate strength to support the weight of the machine Always unplug this equipment from the electrical outlet before cleanin...

Page 45: ...ects into slots or openings on the machine Electrical shock or fire may result 9 Do not obstruct ventilation openings These openings are used to provide proper cooling to the machine Electrical Supply...

Page 46: ...tion supplied with the product 2 Do not carry out any maintenance on this product which is not described in the customer documentation 3 Use supplies and cleaning materials only as directed in the Ope...

Page 47: ...ember states related to low voltage equipment 2004 108 EC December 15 2004 Council Directive 2004 108 EC as amended Approximation of the laws of the member states related to electromagnetic compatibil...