Aleratec 280106 Quick start guide

QUICK START GUIDE

Aleratec

1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS™

Part No. 280106

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Welcome!

Congratulations on your purchase of an Aleratec 1:3 DVD/CD

Auto Publisher LS, considered by industry experts to be one of

the ﬁnest DVD/CD Duplicators available.

The entire Aleratec team is committed to providing you with

courteous service. Our knowledgeable staff will strive to make

owning and operating your new Aleratec 1:3 DVD/CD Auto

Publisher LS a pleasant experience.

This Quick Start Guide will lead you step-by step through

the basic operation procedures of your 1:3 DVD/CD Auto

Publisher LS.

For more detailed information on conﬁguring the 1:3 DVD/CD

Auto Publisher LS and applying it’s various capabilities, please

refer to the User Guide on the CD included.

We at Aleratec appreciate your selection of our product, and

wish you great success and enjoyment of your new 1:3 DVD/

CD Auto Publisher LS.

Included Items

1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS •

USB 2.0 Cable •

Power Cord •

Software and User Guide CD •

Quick Start Guide (this document) •

Aleratec Registration Card •

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Product Features

The 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS is a versatile robotic

desktop DVD/CD copying and LightScribe printing solution

Fast recording speed for high-volume copying. •

Copies three DVDs or CDs simultaneously. •

Simple operation. •

Included software for a smooth duplication process and •

trouble-free operation.

Burns LightScribe labels directly on LightScribe discs; no •

messy ink-jet cartridges to replace or paper labels to stick to

your discs.

Key Items on the

1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS

Robotic

Assembly

DVD/CD

Recorders

(3)

Disc Bins

(3)

Note: Choose a Good Location

Allow adequate clearance for moving parts.1.

Do not place near heat sources such as radiators or air ducts, or in a 2.

place subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust, mechanical vibration

or shock.

Good care will help assure maximum product life. Improper operating 3.

environment and misuse may void the warranty.

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Hardware Installation

Procedure Overview

Verify PC is off1.

Connect Cables2.

Turn on PC3.

Insert Install CD4.

Turn on Duplicator5.

Install Drivers6.

Install Ink Cartridges7.

Install Software8.

Connect the Cables and Apply Power

Plug the USB 2.0 Cable into the USB connector located on the center

rear of the 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS unit. Connect the other

end of the USB cable into an available USB 2.0 port on your PC.

Plug the power cord into the power supply of the 1:3 DVD/CD Auto

Publisher LS, also located on the rear side (make sure the red switch

is set at 115 VAC). Plug into a standard 115 VAC outlet. Use of a

common plug strip with AC ltering, as is common with most high-

end computers, is recommended for the 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher

LS.

Note: Use only with a USB 2.0 port. This system cannot be used with USB

1.1, as this will greatly affect system performance. If Windows displays a

message that a fast USB device is detected on a slow USB port, then you

will need to upgrade your computer by adding a USB 2.0 port.

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Software Installation

Please make sure you are logged in as a user with 1.

Administrative rights before installing any of the included

software/drivers on the CD or connecting the 1:3 DVD/CD

Auto Publisher LS to the host PC.

Note: By default, restricted access users in Windows XP-based

operating systems do not have access to low-level functions such as

CD burning. See the relevant topic in the Aleratec online Knowledge

Base for further details.

Insert the installation CD into your computer’s 2.

DVD/CD-ROM drive. Click on the appropriate

icon to launch the USB-Serial device driver

installation, and follow through the installer

wizard prompts to complete the setup process.

Select the appropriate icon in the installation 3.

CD window to start setting up the Droppix XE

software suite. Follow the prompts to install

the software onto your computer, including the

registration codes. The registration codes are on

the back of the CD sleeve.

Note: The registration codes must be entered exactly as they appear

on the installation disc’s sleeve. The registration code entry ﬁelds are

case-sensitive.

At the end of the software installation, choose not to launch the 4.

Droppix software. Proceed to the attaching hardware section.

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Attaching the Hardware

Connect the appropriate end of the included USB cable to a 1.

spare USB port on your computer, and the opposite end to your

1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS.

Note: It is recommended that the 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS

is connected directly to one of the computer’s USB ports, and not

through an external USB hub.

Turn on the 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS. Windows will 2.

display information about the new hardware that it detects, and

may take a few moments to nish setting up support for the

new hardware.

Note: You may be prompted to locate the driver installation ﬁles for

the USB-Serial device (PL-2303). If so, click the “Browse...” button

and navigate to the folder where these ﬁles were copied.

The Comm Port setting must be on COM 3. To check this, 3.

click on Start, then right-click on My Computer. From

the context menu, choose Manage to open the Computer

Management window. From the left-hand pane, choose Device

Manager.

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Expand the Ports category (COM & LPT) by clicking on the 4.

plus (+) sign on the left side, and look for the Prolic USB-to-

Serial COMM Port (COM X), where X is the port number. If

this number is greater than three (3), it should be reset. Right-

click on the Prolic USB-to-Serial COMM Port item, and

select Properties.

Choose the Port Settings tab, and then click on the Advanced... 5.

button.

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At the bottom of the next screen, use the drop-down list to 6.

select COM 3.

You may get a message saying that the port is in use; select Yes 7.

to continue. Press the OK button to accept, and OK again to

return to the Device Manager.

Open “My Computer” to verify that each recorder in the 1:3 8.

DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS is displayed. Each drive should be

labeled “DVD-RAM Drive,” “DVD-RW Drive,” or a similar

description.

If any recorders are missing, rst make sure the recorder

trays are all empty, and then power off the 1:3 DVD/CD

Auto Publisher LS. Repeat steps 6-7 as necessary until the

appropriate number of recorders are listed in “My Computer.”

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With the “My Computer” window still open, right-click each 9.

of the recording drives in turn, and select “Eject.” This allows

you to verify the order of the drives as listed matches the order

from top to bottom on the 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS. If

they do not match, see “Drive Association” below.

Your 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS is now installed and

supported by Windows. Next, proceed to the drive association

section.

Drive Association

Launch the Droppix Recorder software from the Desktop icon 1.

or via the Start menu’s “(All) Programs” section.

For new installations, 2.

the “Robot

Conguration Wizard”

screen will appear

automatically.

Click “Next” and

Droppix will attempt

to initialize the

autoloader.

When initialization is complete, the robotic arm will move to

its “home” position.

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Note: To change the order of drives on a previously installed

autoloader, click on the “Recorder” menu and select “Robotics.” On

the “Drives” tab of this dialog box, make the changes you desire using

the “Up” and “Down” arrow icons.

The next wizard screen allows you to match the order of the 3.

recording drives in the 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS with

the drives as identied by Windows.

In the lower portion of the

window, click to highlight the

drive letter that represents the

topmost recorder in the 1:3

DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS,

and then click the “Up” arrow

icon to associate the drive with

the autoloader.

Repeat this step for the

remaining drives in the

autoloader, from top to bottom.

When done, click “Next” to proceed to the bin conguration.

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Bin Conﬁguration

You will be prompted 1.

next to choose a bin

conguration. This

changes the behavior of

the autoloader, in relation

to which bins are used for

input/output.

It is suggested that the default conguration option should be

used, unless you specically desire a different bin order for

picking up and dropping discs. By default, the autoloader will

pick up discs from bin 1, and place completed discs into bin 3.

When bin 1 is empty, the autoloader will (if desired) pick up

discs from bin 2, and place completed discs into bin 1.

Vertical View:

Click “Next” to continue to the last screen of the “Robot 2.

Conguration Wizard.” Proceed to the autoloader alignment

section.

Disc Bin No. 1

Spindle No. 4

Disc Bin No. 2

Disc Bin No. 3

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Autoloader Alignment

Click on the “Calibration...” 1.

button to access the various

alignment parameters on your

1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher

LS. There should be no disc in

any of the recorders to start.

Note: To realign a previously installed autoloader, click on the

“Recorder” menu and select “Robotics.” On the “Tests” tab of this

dialog box, click the “Calibration...” button and proceed to the next

step.

Each of the alignment 2.

parameters can be selected from

the “Alignment Procedure”

drop-down box. Remember to

click “Accept” when you are

satised with each position,

before selecting the next

alignment parameter or clicking

“OK.”

First, select the “Angle of 3.

Robotic Arm” from the

“Alignment Procedure” drop-

down box. The top tray will be

ejected and the robotic arm will

move to the default position for

this alignment procedure.

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Use the “Right” and “Left” arrow icons to move the robotic 4.

arm clockwise and counterclockwise, respectively. Adjust this

position as close as possible to the center of the disc and click

“Accept”, then “OK.”

You will be prompted to save the alignment parameters to a 5.

conguration le. Type a name for this le in the “File name”

box and then click “Save.”

When Droppix asks if you would like to apply the settings as 6.

default, click “Yes.” The current alignment parameters will

then be stored in the autoloader.

Place a disc in the top recorder’s tray, then close the tray. 7.

Click on the “Calibration...” button to continue adjusting the

alignment parameters.

Use the “Angle of Robotic Arm” option once again to make 8.

any further necessary renements.

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Select the “Height of Robotic Arm” parameter and adjust with 9.

the “Up” and “Down” arrow buttons as necessary. The picker

head should be ush with the surface of the disc on the tray,

but should not press down so hard as to put undue pressure on

the tray. Click “Accept” when nished with this parameter, and

remove the disc from the recorder.

The alignment 10.

parameters for Number

1, 2, and 3 Spindles are

all performed with a

stack of 90 discs in each

bin, with the guide peg

resting in the center hole

of the stack of discs.

Use the “Right” and “Left” arrow

icons to move the robotic arm

clockwise and counterclockwise,

respectively, to reach the closest

position possible. Press “Accept”

when nished aligning each bin

position.

Number 4 Spindle is for rejected discs, and it is aligned in the 11.

same way as the previous step, albeit without any discs on the

spindle.

Disc Retaining

Surface of the

Picker

Disc Retaining

Surface of the Tray

Center Guide

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For the alignment parameter “Down Limit of Spindle,” there should 12.

not be any bin present in the “Number 3 Spindle” position. Press the

“Down” arrow button ten (10) times, during which time the arm will

move in major increments.

After the large increments, the distance moved down with each click

will be very minor, and the goal here is to have the bottom edge

of the vertically-moving picker head carrier even with or no more

than 1/16 inch (2 mm) above the bottom of the guide track that this

moves along (just above the pulley). Press “Accept” when done.

Select the “Short Tray” parameter and make sure it is set to “Yes” 13.

and “Automatic Turn Height” is set to “high”. Click on “Accept” to

accept your selection.

When satised with the alignment parameters, press “OK,” then 14.

repeat steps 5-6 to save and store the new alignment conguration.

Click “Finish” on the “Robot Conguration Wizard” screen, or

“OK” on the “Robotics” dialog.

Proceed to the “Testing the Autoloader” section to try out the new

alignment parameters.

Testing the Autoloader

To test the autoloader, place at least one disc into the primary input

bin. Then click the “Test the Robot” button and the autoloader will

determine the presence of a disc in the top drive and place it in the

reject spindle, if one is found.

The robotic arm will then proceed to pick up a disc in the input bin,

and place it on the top recorder’s tray. It will then pick up this disc

from the recorder tray, and drop it into the primary output bin.

Your 1:3 DVD/CD Auto Publisher LS is now installed, aligned, and

ready to use.

Speciﬁcations subject to change without notice.

Aleratec, Inc.

9851 Owensmouth Avenue

Chatsworth, CA 91311 U.S.A.

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Technical Support Addresses and

Phone Numbers

By e-mail: ► [email protected]

By Telephone: ► 1-818-678-0484

Technical Support Group can be reached 8:00 AM to 5:00

PM, Paciﬁc Time, Monday through Friday, excluding U.S.

holidays.

Please try to call from a phone near your computer system.

Access is available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, via: ►

The World Wide Web at: www.aleratec.com

FAX at: 1-818-678-0483

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