Kanguru DVD Autoloader 200, User Manual

Page 1: ...d if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the Distance between the eq...

Page 2: ...90 days from the purchase date This warranty does not apply if in the judgment of Kanguru Solutions the product fails due to damage from handling accident abuse misuse or if it has been used in a manner not conforming to the product s instructions has been modified in anyway or the warranty labels have been removed If the product proves defective during this warranty period call Kanguru Solutions ...

Page 3: ...Kanguru Solutions Tech Support department at 508 376 4245 and replacement parts will be shipped to you ASAP Compatible Media The DVD R RW drives read and write several CD and DVD Recordable formats including CD R CD RW DVD RW and DVD R which offers up to 4 7GB of storage capacity on a single sided DVD disc The drives write to DVD R RW and DVD R RW GENERAL PURPOSE media It will not write to DVD R A...

Page 4: ...ty Auto detect Automatically adjusts to the max burn speeds of the media Specifications Simultaneous Duplication Duplicate 3 DVDs at the same time 200 discs total capacity Write Speeds 8X DVD R 4X DVD RW 48X CD R Media Types DVD R DVD RW CD R RW Operation Mode Copy Copy and Compare Compare Verify Load Test Erase Support Formats CD DA Red Book Compressed Audio Video CD ROM XA CD ROM mode 1 2 Yellow...

Page 5: ...Getting Started Front View Top View ...

Page 6: ...es or you can press down the SET button continuously for 3 seconds to enter Setup Mode Pressing the RUN button will perform a specified operation When you are ready to return from Setup Mode to Operation Mode press the SET button continuously for 3 seconds to return back to Operation Mode There are two buttons on the KanguruDVD Duplicator console the SET and RUN button The SET button is normally u...

Page 7: ...al hard drive it must be loaded from one of the DVD RW drives To do so simply insert your master disc into any of the 3 drives and go to the LOAD function Press the RUN button and the data will be loaded onto the hard drive This will be discussed in greater detail later on in this manual in the Internal Hard Drive Management section Loading blank DVDs or CDs There are three Disc Tubs included with...

Page 8: ...g your blank discs into Disc Tub 2 If you are copying more than 100 discs loading the remaining blank discs into Disc Tub 2 Never place blank discs into Disc Tub 3 as that is only used to unload copied discs 2 If you only plan to copy a certain number of discs then only put that number of discs in Disc Bin 2 as the duplicator will continue to copy the discs until there are no blank discs left in B...

Page 9: ...VD RW drives are loaded the duplication process will automatically begin You should see the following screen 4 The Autoloader will finish the duplication end the robotic arm will pick the disc from tray 1 and drop it in Disc Din 3 5 The robotic arm will then pick a new blank disc from Disc Bin 2 to load into the first drive Then it will pick the finished disc from tray 2 drop it in Disc Bin 3 and ...

Page 10: ...u can manual load blank discs and copy from the hard drive This is useful if you need to make a quick copy of a small amount of discs or if they robotic arm ever malfunctions Refer to the Standalone Mode of this manual for further instructions 6 You can load multiple images of your source DVDs or CDs onto the internal 80GB hard drive This allows you to load up to 80GB worth of data to be copied at...

Page 11: ...nation disc Note that audio and other media files such as VCD discs have the tendency to be slightly dissimilar during copying The disc comparison feature may signal the difference constantly Therefore it is advisable for you to compare files that are not media in nature COPY COMP This function combines COPY and COMPARE into one task copy first and then compare If you restart your Duplicator in th...

Page 12: ...uruDVD Duplicator will start to copy when all of the drives are loaded with blank media 3 1 8 indicates KanguruDVD Duplicator will start to copy when the 1 8 of blank DVDs or CDs have been inserted and detected For example If you set this setting to 3 once you have placed 3 blank CD in the drives the duplication process will automatically start The default status is M SKIP READ ERROR If you enable...

Page 13: ... writer your writer will operate at its maximum speed MD the reader uses the source disc media speed default speed of disc to read the source disc The default value is MX CD WRITING SPEED Set the writing speed of your writers Usable speed can be MX MD 01 02 03 04 06 08 10 12 16 20 24 32 40 46 48 and 52 MX indicates the maximum speed If you set this value to a value higher than the maximum speed of...

Page 14: ... follow these instructions to load multiple DVDs or CDs onto the hard drive Image 1 1 Begin by entering the Setup Mode and checking the partition name It should be 00000 by default 2 Exit the Setup Mode and scroll to the Load function 3 Insert your source DVD or CD and wait for the system to recognize it 4 Press RUN to load the data onto partition 00000 Image 2 1 Enter the Setup Mode and scroll to...

Page 15: ... begin if there is a blank disc and a source detected This is used in Standalone Mode only DISABLE SEND OPC DO NOT enable this function unless instructed by a Kanguru Solutions tech support rep AUTOMATIC This function is used to adjust the robotic arm in the event that it s no longer aligned correctly This function is explained in depth in it s own section called Adjusting the Robotic Arm ...

Page 16: ...rm in the following ways RESET This function will reset the robotic arm to the factory defaults ADJ HEIGHT OF H DRIVE This allows you to adjust pickup position up or down for the first DVD RW drive You only need to calibrate one drive for this function Press SET to move the arm up or RUN to move the arm down Press and HOLD SET to exit ADJ ANGLE OF H DRIVE This allows you to move the pickup positio...

Page 17: ... OF 5 SPDL Same as ADJ ANGLE OF 1 SPDL ADJ DOWN LMT OF SPDL This allows you to adjust pickup position up or down for the Disc Bins You only need to calibrate one bin for this function Press SET to move the arm up or RUN to move the arm down Press and HOLD SET to exit The best way to calibrate this setting is to place one disc at the bottom of the bin and move the arm down until it rests snug again...

Page 18: ...to follow DVD R This stands for DVD Recordable This is a once recording format which means you cannot erase the information that has been previously written and write new information DVD RW The RW stands for Re Writeable Unlike DVD R this format allows you to erase info on the disc and write new info in its place DVD RW The only difference between this format and DVD RW is the RW format is accepte...

Page 19: ... speed a complete 4 7 Gbyte disc is written in approximately 30 minutes At 4X recording speed a complete 4 7 Gbyte disc is written in approximately 15 minutes At 8X recording speed a complete 4 7 Gbyte disc is written in approximately 8 minutes Error Messages definitions SET_SPEED_ERROR S Speed setting error READ_ERROR r Reading error WRITE_ERROR w Writing error READ_DMA_ERROR W Writing error WRIT...

Page 20: ...the RMA Procedure section of this manual if your duplicator needs servicing 90 day warranty on labor After 90 days a 20 00 service charge will be applied to all RMAs Shipping back to the customer is covered during the first 90 days of purchase After 90 days the customer is responsible for shipping both ways RMA Procedure All Duplicators being serviced must be packed in the ORIGINAL PACKAGING If yo...

Page 21: ...CD or DVD Duplicator or have any technical questions regarding any of our products please call our tech support department Our tech support is free and available Monday thru Friday 9am to 5pm EST Call 1 508 376 4245 or Visit our website at www KanguruSolutions com ...