ARS-2030A/2035A/2037P Copy Controller User’s Manual Ver: 1.3 Attention: Wait over 5 seconds to power on after shutdown to prevent the abnormal operation of the system. Copyright ©2007 ACARD Technology Corp.
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Table of Contents Chapter 1 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Overview ...................................................................... 6 Features ....................................................................... 6 Specifications .............................................................. 6 System Requirement ................................................... 7 Chapter 2 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Introduction ................................................ 6 Hardware Installation...............................
5.9.1 5.9.2 5.9.3 5.9.4 5.9.5 5.9.6 5.9.7 5.9.8 Load ............................................................................................ 36 Delete Image ............................................................................... 37 Image Info .................................................................................. 38 Compare Image .......................................................................... 38 Select Image ................................................................
.12 Adv Setup ................................................................ 69 5.12.1 UnderRun Protect .................................................................... 70 5.12.2 Overburn .................................................................................. 70 5.12.3 Read Error Skip ....................................................................... 71 5.12.4 Format HDD ............................................................................. 71 5.12.5 Verify HDD ................
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1.1 Overview ARS-2030A, 2035A, and 2037P are all copy controllers supporting high-speed CD/ DVD writers. ARS-2030A is a 1-to-3 model, ARS-2035A 1-to-5 model, and ARS2037P 1-to-7 model. ARS-2030A/2035A/2037P doesn’t need connecting to a computer. Through the LCD and the 4 buttons on the panel, you can copy text, audio or video CD/DVD easily and quickly. It is fit for companies to do a small amount of production.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual l 2030A/2035A : 32 MB SDRAM memory 2037P : 64 MB SDRAM memory l l l l l l l l 4 (1-to-3) / 6 (1-to-5) / 8 (1-to-7) independent IDE channels 2 × 16 LCD (2 × 18 for Chinese and Japanese) 4 membraned buttons on the panel 512 KB flash memory for boot loader 2 MB flash memory for copy code Firmware update by DVD-ROM Power Voltage: 5V±5%, Current: 1.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before installing ARS-2030A/2035A/2037P, notice that there are three kinds of packages: the copy controller only, a whole copying system and a system without DVD drives. 2.1 Copy Controller Only l l l l l Unpack the package, and examine if there is any defect or malfunction. Prepare a DVD-ROM. Prepare 3 or 5 or 7 DVD writers. Prepare a 3.5” hard drive (optional).
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 2.4 How to Install 2.4.1 Install 2030A The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2030A Copy Controller with a DVD-ROM and 3 DVD writers. In this case the DVD-ROM should be set as Slave.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2030A Copy Controller with a SATA hard drive, a DVD-ROM and 3 DVD writers. In this case the DVD-ROM should be set as Slave.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2030A Copy Controller with Hybrid Source. The controller could use either IDE or SATA HDD as copy source.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 2.4.2 Install 2035A The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2035A Copy Controller with a DVD-ROM and 5 DVD writers. In this case the DVD-ROM should be set as Slave.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2035A Copy Controller with a SATA hard drive, a DVD-ROM and 5 DVD writers. In this case the DVD-ROM should be set as Slave.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2035A Copy Controller with Hybrid Source. The controller could use either IDE or SATA HDD as copy source.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 2.4.3 Install 2037P The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2037P Copy Controller with a DVD-ROM and 7 DVD writers. In this case the DVD-ROM should be set as Slave.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2037P Copy Controller with a SATA hard drive, a DVD-ROM and 7 DVD writers. In this case the DVD-ROM should be set as Slave.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS-2037P Copy Controller with Hybrid Source. The controller could use either IDE or SATA HDD as copy source.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Chapter 3 Basic Instructions 3.1 Buttons and LCD There are 4 membraned buttons and an LCD on the panel of ARS-2030A/2035A/ 2037P. 1 2 4 ENT ACARD TECHNOLOGY ESC 3 5 1. It shows all functions and messages. 2. It is used to scroll up through functions or menus. 3. It is used to scroll down through functions or menus. 4. It is used to execute a selected function. 5. It is used to cancel a selected function. Here we take ARS-2037P to demonstrate. 1. 2.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 3. 1. Copy Figure 3 shows the first function Copy. There are 12 functions. You can press ▼ to see other functions. 3.2 About HDD Installation HDD installation is not necessary, but with a hard disk you can use the function of Image. In other words, you have one more choice to reproduce a DVD from an image file stored in the hard drive. The following two subsections are about installing a 3.5” SATA hard drive and not installing respectively.
30A/2035A/2037P Manual l Once your copy controller detects the hard disk, it will ask if you want to format. A 30GB of hard drive can be divided into 6 partitions. In DVD a partition occupies 5GB, in CD 1GB and in DL 10GB. l l l Use function 8 Select Source to set the hard drive as the source. In function 9 Image, select a partition to store the data.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Chapter 4 Board Layout The board layout of ARS-2030A is shown as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The board layout of ARS-2035A is shown as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The board layout of ARS-2037P is shown as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Chapter 5 Functions There are 12 major functions in the copy controller, and there are subfunctions in Function 9, 10, 11, and 12 as the following figures show. 1. Copy 2. Test 3. Test & Copy 4. Verify 5. Compare Copy Controller 6. Prescan 7. Disc Info 8. Select Source 9. Image 10. Edit Track 11. Setup 12.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual In Function 9 there are 8 subfunctions. 9.1 Load 9.2 Delete Image 9.3 Image Info 9.4 Compare Image 9. Image 9.5 Select Image 9.6 Image Src Drive 9.7 Image Format Info 9.8 Edit In Function 10 there are 4 subfunctions. 10.1 CD to CD Edit 10.2 CD to HDD Edit 10. Edit Track 10.3 Play Audio Track 10.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual In Function 11 there are 21 subfunctions. 11.1 Language 11.2 CD Burn Speed 11.3 DVD Burn Speed 11.4 Read Speed 11.5 Auto Start Drive 11.6 Startup menu 11.7 Auto Verify 11.8 Auto Compare 11.9 Auto Prescan 11.10 Eject Disc 11. Setup 11.11 Burn On the Fly 11.12 Burn Mode 11.13 Display Time 11.14 Button Sound 11.15 Device Info 11.16 System Info 11.17 Quick Erase 11.18 Full Erase 11.19 Auto Close Tray 11.20 Quick Compare 11.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual In Function 12 there are 18 subfunctions. 12.1 UnderRun Protect 12.2 Overburn 12.3 Read Error Skip 12.4 Format HDD 12.5 Verify HDD 12.6 Burn-in 12.7 Update Firmware 12.8 Compare Firmware 12. Advanced Setup 12.9 H/W Diagnostic 12.10 Load Default 12.11 CD+G 12.12 ISRC & MCN 12.13 USB Option * 12.14 CD-TEXT 12.15 Password 12.16 Disc Counter 12.17 Auto Save Image 12.18 Update Drive F/W * This is a special function. See P.76 and 105 for details.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Among the 12 functions, Function 10 Edit Track is designed exclusively for editing a collection of favorite songs from CDs. During operation if you don’t understand an LCD message, see Appendix A . Now let’s take ARS-2037P to demonstrate. 5.1 Copy Function 1 Copy is to copy data from a source DVD directly into blank DVDs. Before copying be sure that the source DVD is placed into DVD-ROM, or there are data in a certain HDD partition if you have installed a hard drive.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual When copying is in progress, MB and time will decrease while the percentage of completion will increase. “MB” means the size of data that you want to copy. When copying comes to an end, LCD will show the results as follows. The passed DVDs will eject automatically. 1.Copy OK: 07 5.2 Test Function 2 Test is to simulate the copying progress. When simulation finishes, there will be no data really written into DVDs. Select function 2.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual LCD will show the testing information as follows. Testing- DVD 0% 4213.4MB 7:30 When the test comes to an end, LCD will show the results as follows. 2.Test OK: 07 Stopping the test halfway does not affect the DVDs, but if the DVD-rewriteable discs contain important data, they may be destroyed. 5.3 Test & Copy Function 3 Test & Copy is to test first and then copy actually. Select function 3. Put a source DVD into DVD-ROM and blank DVDs into the DVD writers. 3.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual When the test finishes, actual copying will begin as shown below. Copying- DVD 0% 4213.4MB 7:30 When the whole process finishes, LCD will show the results as follows. 3.Test & Copy OK: 07 Note that those discs that have passed the test will be copied right away while those that haven’t won’t be. 5.4 Verify Function 4 Verify is to examine if the target DVDs can be read correctly after copying. Select function 4. 4.Verify Press ENT to verify.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual When verification comes to an end, LCD will show the results as follows. 4.Verify OK: 07 5.5 Compare Function 5 Compare is to make a comparison between the source DVD and the target DVDs after copying. Select function 5. Put the source DVD into DVD-ROM and the target DVDs into DVD writers. 5.Compare Press ENT to compare. LCD will show the comparison information as follows. Compare- DVD 0% 4213.4MB 7:30 When comparison comes to an end, LCD will show the results as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to see the details of source 1 as shown below. Src: 01 DVD-ROM Total: 4213.4MB Press ENT to see the details of source 2. If the comparison is identical, LCD will show the message as follows. Src: 02 DVD-RW Identical If comparison fails, LCD will show the failure. By pressing ENT twice, LCD will show that the contents of source 1 and those of source 2 do not match as follows. Src: 02 DVD-RW TOC not match 5.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to prescan. LCD will show the scanning information as follows. Scaning- DVD 0% 4213.4MB 7:30 When scanning finishes, and the source DVD can be read correctly, LCD will show the results as follows. PreScan OK! 5.7 Disc Info Function 7 Disc Info is to show the basic information of source DVD. Select function 7. Put the source DVD into DVD-ROM. 7.Disc Info Press ENT, and LCD will show the DVD information as follows. Disc Type: DVD-ROM Capacity: 4213.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.8 Select Source Function 8 Select Source is to let you select the data on DVD-ROM, DVD writers or HDD as the source from which copying will be done. Select function 8. 8.Select Source Press ENT, and then press ▲ ▼ to select the source as shown below. Src: DVD-ROM 01 IDE1 Master After selecting the source such as DVD-ROM, you can press ENT, and LCD will show the message as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.9 Image Function 9 Image is valid only when you have installed a hard disk. This function includes 7 subfunctions: Load, Delete Image, Image Info, Compare Image, Select Image, Select Src Drive, and Image Format Info. The loaded data is called an image file. Refer to page 24 for the menu. Select function 9. 9.Image 5.9.1 Load Now press ENT, and you will enter the following figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual After the image file is successfully loaded, LCD will show the results as follows. Image load OK If there is an image file existing in the current partition, the system will ask you whether to overwrite it or not. Please use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. Image Exists Overwrite?Yes 5.9.2 Delete Image If you want to delete an image file stored in a particular partition, you can use the function Delete Image to do so. First, select the function by pressing ▼. 9-02.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual After the image file is deleted, LCD will show the results as follows. Partition A: Image is deleted 5.9.3 Image Info This function is to show the basic information of an image file stored in a particular partition. First, select the function by pressing ▼. 9-03. Image Image Info P: A Press ENT, and LCD will show the information of the image file as follows. Disc Type: DVD-ROM Capacity: 4213.4MB 5.9.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT, and LCD will show the comparison information as follows. Compare- DVD 0% 4213.4MB 7:30 When comparison comes to an end, LCD will show the results as follows. Compare Fail: 0 OK: 1 Diff: 0 Press ENT to see the details of source as shown below. Src: 01 DVD-ROM Total: 4213.4MB Press ENT to see the details of target. If the comparison is identical, LCD will show the message as follows. Tgt: 00 HDD Identical P: A If comparison fails, LCD will show the failure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.9.5 Select Image This function is to select a partition in the hard disk. First, select the function by pressing ▼. 9-05. Image P: A Select Image After installing a hard disk, your copy controller will format it automatically. Each partition occupies 5GB. The number of partitions is dependent on the hard disk’s capacity. The partitions are alphabetically arranged. Select a partition by pressing ▲ ▼ , and LCD will show the message as follows. Select Partition A: DVD 4213.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual First, select the function by pressing ▼. 9-06. Image P: A Image Src Drive Then, use ▲ ▼ to select DVD-ROM or any of the DVD writers as the source. Select Img Src: 01 IDE1 DVD-ROM After selecting the source such as DVD-ROM, you can press ENT, and LCD will show the message as follows. Load image from Drive ID-01 5.9.7 Image Format Info This function is to see how you have formatted your hard disk. It is related to function 12.4 Format HDD.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to see the following figure. This figure shows that the hard disk has been formatted as DVD. Image Format Info DVD If your hard disk is a new one and not formatted yet, LCD will show the message as follows after powering on. HD00 not Format! Format HDD? Yes Press ENT to confirm Yes, and you will see the following figure. HD Partition Format Select? DVD You can press ▼ to select CD or DL. 5.9.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT. A title should be composed of 1 to 13 characters. The character can be A, B, C, etc. or 1, 2, 3, etc. or the combination of both. Use ▲ ▼ to select the number or alphabet. After selecting a desired one, press ENT. Edit Title ? After keying in the title, press ENT to see the following figure. Edit Sub1 Title ? Sub1 Title lets you key in a subtitle 1. You can press ENT again to key in a subtitle 2. When title editing is completed, you will see the next figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Select function 10. 10.Edit Track 5.10.1 CD to CD Edit Now press ENT, and you will enter the following figure.Here the function CD to CD Edit lets you select a track or more from CD-ROM, and then copy into blank CD-R/RWs. 10-01. Edit Track CD to CD Edit Now press ENT, and you will enter the following figure. Here 1/10 means the number one of the 10 tracks, and 03:25 means the length of track. Select Track: 1/10 03:25 You can press ▼ to see the second track and so on.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual After selecting, please use ▲ to move to the “End” menu as shown below. Select Track: End 1Trk03:25 Press ENT to finish the CD editing, and use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. End edit disc and burn?Yes LCD will show the copying information as follows. Copying- 24X Edit 1/10 - > 1/1 “1/1” means the first track of all tracks we have selected, and here we have just selected one track. When copying comes to an end, LCD will show the message as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The system will ask if you want to keep editing. Please use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No as shown below. Continue edit next Disc?Yes If you want to keep editing, the current source CD will eject auctomatically, and the system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below. Insert next disc After inserting the new CD, press ENT to edit as before. Suppose we decide to select the second track, then press ENT. A “+” will appear beside 2/10 as shown below.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to finish the CD editing, and use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. End edit disc and burn?Yes LCD will show the copying information as follows. Copying- 24X Edit 2/10 - > 2/2 “2/2” means the second track of all tracks we have selected, and so far we have selected two tracks from two different CDs. When copying comes to an end, LCD will show the message as follows. Burn Complete! OK: 07 The system will ask if you want to keep editing.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Now press ENT. The system will ask if you want to close all CDs’ sessions. Please use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No as shown below. Close all disc’s session? Yes After deciding to close, LCD will show the message as follows. Note that you cannot listen to the music before closing sessions. Closing Session Please wait--- 5.10.2 CD to HDD Edit After closing sessions, press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Suppose we decide to select the first track, then press ENT. A “+” will appear beside 1/10 as shown below. But pressing ENT again may cancel the selection. Select Track: +1/10 03:25 After selecting, please use ▲ to move to the “End” menu as shown below. Select Track: End 1Trk03:25 Press ENT to finish the CD editing, and use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. End edit disc and burn?Yes Then, the track as an image file will be loaded into HDD.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual The system will ask if you want to keep editing. Please use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No as shown below. Continue edit next Disc?Yes If you want to keep editing, the current source CD will eject auctomatically, and the system will ask you to insert another new CD as shown below. Insert next disc After inserting the new CD, press ENT to edit as before. Suppose we select the second track, then press ENT. A “+” will appear beside 2/10 as shown below.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Then, the track as an image file will be loaded into HDD. LCD will show the loading information as follows. Load- P0 -24X Edit 2/10 - > 2/2 When loading comes to an end, LCD will show the message as follows. Image load OK The system will ask if you want to keep editing. This time please use ▼ to confirm No as shown below. Continue edit next Disc?No Then, the system will ask if you want to burn from HDD into CD-R/RW or move into a partition.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual When burning finishes, LCD will show the results as follows. Burn Complete ! OK: 07 Now press ESC to enter the following figure. And press ▼ to move the data from HDD template into a certain partition. Burn or Move to partition? Move After pressing ▼, you need to select a partition into which the data will be moved. Suppose we select A as shown below. Select Partition A After pressing ENT, LCD will show the moving information as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual If the chosen partition has contained image data, the system will ask to overwrite or keep the data. Press ▲ to overwrite. Image Exists Overwrite?Yes After pressing ▲ , LCD will show the moving information as follows. Moving to P: A 0% When moving finishes, LCD will show the results as follows. Moving to P: A OK! 5.10.3 Play Audio Track This function is to make the copy controller act as a music player.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Use ▲ ▼ to select the track you want to play. Select Track: 1/10 03:25 After selecting and pressing ENT, LCD will show the playing information below. Playing Track-1 00:00 / 03:25 5.10.4 Close Session This function is to close CDs and let no data written into. After closing, you can put the CDs on any normal player and listen. Now press ESC and ▼ to select the function. 10-04. Edit Track Close Session After pressing ENT, the system will ask if you are sure to close.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual After pressing ENT, LCD will show the message as follows. Closing Session Please wait--- When closing finishes, LCD will show the results as follows. Closing OK :7 Complete Fail :0 5.11 Setup Function 11 Setup lets you change the default settings. Once you change a setting, remember to press ENT to save it. However, it is suggested to use the defaults for the optimal operation.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.1 Language Now press ENT, and you will enter the following figure. The function Language lets you select a language in which messages can be shown on LCD. 11-01. Setup Language Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is English. Spanish, Japanese, Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are made to order. Language English 5.11.2 CD Burn Speed Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. This function lets you control the burning speed of CD writers.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.3 DVD Burn Speed Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. The function DVD Burn Speed lets you control the burning speed of DVD writers. 11-03. Setup DVD Burn Speed Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is maximum. DVD Burn Speed Maximum The following table is for reference. Model Speed 2030A 20X 2035A 18X 2037P 16X 5.11.4 Read Speed Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is maximum, but there are still other choices: 32X, 16X and 8X. Read Speed Maximum 5.11.5 Auto Start Drive Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Auto Start Drive is to copy or test automatically once you put blank DVDs into the writers. 11-05. Setup Auto Start Drive Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press ▼ to select 1 (one blank DVD). Auto Start Drive Off 5.11.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 11-06. Setup Startup Menu Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Copy. You can certainly select any other function as the first item, but remember to press ENT to confirm. Startup Menu 1.Copy 5.11.7 Auto Verify Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Auto Verify is to verify automatically if the target DVDs can be read after copying. 11-07. Setup Auto Verify Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press ▼ to select On.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.8 Auto Compare Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Auto Compare is to compare automatically the source DVD and the target DVDs after copying. 11-08. Setup Auto Compare Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press ▼ to select On. Auto Compare Off 5.11.9 Auto Prescan Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Auto Prescan is to scan automatically if the source DVD can be read correctly, and by the way to test the reading speed.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.10 Eject Disc Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Eject Disc provides three choices. They are Eject Good Only, Eject All Disc, and Do Not Eject. Eject Good Only means that the DVDs will eject automatically only when they are copied successfully. Eject All Disc means that the DVDs will eject automatically whether they are copied successfully or not. Do Not Eject means that you need to eject the DVDs manually when copying finishes. 11-10.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is On. Press ▼ to select Off. Burn On The Fly On If your copy smart plus doesn’t connect with a hard disk, LCD will show the message as follows. No Valid HDD ! 5.11.12 Burn Mode Now press ESC to return to Function 11, and then select part 12 Burn Mode as the following figure shows. Burn Mode lets you control the burning modes. There are two modes: DAO (Disc At Once) and TAO (Track At Once). They only supports CD.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.13 Display Time Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Display Time is to show the copying time. 11-13. Setup Display Time Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is On. Press ▼ to select Off. Display Time On 5.11.14 Button Sound Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Button Sound lets you control the sound of a button when you press it. 11-14. Setup Button Sound Press ENT to enter the next figure. The default is On.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.15 Device Info Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Device Info shows the information of the DVD-ROM and any of the DVD writers you have installed. 11-15. Setup Device Info Press ENT to enter the next figure. 01 IDE1 Master DVD-ROM : PIONEER Press ENT to enter the next figure. DVD-ROM 1.07 DVD-121 Press ▼ twice to enter the next figure. 02 IDE2 Master DVD-RW : PIONEER Press ENT to enter the next figure. DVD-RW DVR-107D 1.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.16 System Info Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. System Info shows the information of the system. 11-16. Setup System Info Press ENT to enter the next figure. DVD Duplicator 1-7 ver: 1.10A Press ENT to enter the next figure. Fujitsu 29LV320B 2004/02/13 ACARD 5.11.17 Quick Erase Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Quick Erase is to erase the data on the DVD rewriteable discs quickly. 11-17.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. Use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. All data will be lost, erase?Yes After confirming Yes and pressing ENT, LCD will show the message as follows. Erasing disc 00:25 (Quick) When erasing finishes, LCD will show the results as follows. Quick Erase OK:07 Fail:00 5.11.18 Full Erase Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Full Erase is to erase the data on the DVD rewriteable discs completely.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to enter the next figure. Use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. All data will be lost, erase?Yes After confirming Yes and pressing ENT, LCD will show the message as follows. Erasing disc 45:00 (Full) When erasing finishes, LCD will show the results as follows. Full Erase OK:07 Fail:00 5.11.19 Auto Close Tray Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Auto Close Tray is to close the writer’s tray automatically. It is related to function 11.5 Auto Start Drive.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT to see the following figure. Auto Close Tray 5 Here 5 means that it takes 5 seconds to close the writer’s tray automatically after copying finishes and the tray is ejected. Besides 5 seconds, there are 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, and 50 seconds for choice. If you have set one or all seven writers in function 11.5, and choose 10 seconds here, then one writer’s tray or all seven writers’ trays will be closed in 10 seconds after copying finishes. 5.11.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.11.21 Audio Burn Speed Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Audio Burn Speed lets you control the burning speed of audio CDs. 11-21. Setup Audio Burn Speed Press ENT to see the following figure. The default is auto, but there are maximum, 40X, 32X, 24X, 20X, etc. for choice. Audio Burn Speed Auto 5.12 Adv Setup Function 12 Adv Setup lets you change the system configuration.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.1 UnderRun Protect Now if you press ESC, you can enter Function 12 as the following figure shows. 12.Adv Setup UnderRun Protect lets you control On and Off of Buffer Under Run Protection. Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is On. Press ▼ to select Off. UnderRun Protect On 5.12.2 Overburn Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Overburn lets you decide whether to copy beyond the limit of the CD or not. 12-02.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.3 Read Error Skip Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Read Error Skip is to ignore any error that occurs during copying. Under normal circumstances, when an error occurs during copying, a message will appear on LCD. Yet, you can use Read Error Skip to copy some defective DVDs. 12-03. Adv Setup Read Error Skip Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press ▼ to select On. Read Error Skip Off 5.12.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual If your copy controller doesn’t connect with a hard disk, LCD will show the message as follows. There is no HDD! 5.12.5 Verify HDD Now press ESC to return to Function 12, and then select part 5 Verify HDD as the following figure shows. Verify HDD is to verify if the hard disk or any of its partitions can work well. 12-05. Adv Setup Verify HDD Press ENT to enter the next figure. Use ▲ ▼ to confirm Disk or Parti. Verify Disk or Partition? Disk Press ENT to verify.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.6 Burn-in Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Burn-in is to simulate the copying progress many times. The time can be from 1 to 1000. After each cycle of simulation, the DVDs on the DVD writers will eject automatically and recede for the next bout of simulation. 12-06. Adv Setup Burn-in Press ENT to enter the next figure. Test is simply a simulation. Burn-in Test Press ENT and use ▲ ▼ to select the time of simulation such as 1, 2, 3...1000 or Run Continuous.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ENT and use ▲ ▼ to select the time of simulation such as 1, 2, 3...1000 or Run Continuous. The figure below shows Run Continuous. Sel burn-in num: Run Continuous 5.12.7 Update Firmware Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Update Firmware is to update firmware to the latest version. But you should get the version first. 12-07.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.8 Compare Firmware Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Compare Firmware is to compare the current firmware version and the newly downloaded version. It can prove if the downloaded version is the newest one. 12-08. Adv Setup Compare Firmware 5.12.9 H/W Diagnostic Press ESC and ▼ to enter the next figure. H/W Diagnostic is to test the system. 12-09. Adv Setup H/W Diagnostic Press ENT to enter the next figure, and begin the LCD test.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual When all tests finishes, LCD will show the message as follows. Test finished 5.12.10 Load Default Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the next figure. Load Default is to make all changed settings return to defaults. 12-10. Adv Setup Load Default Press ENT to enter the next figure. Use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. Load Default Config? Yes When default loading finishes, LCD will show the results as follows.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.11 CD+G Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. CD+G is a kind of special copying format. This function supports this special format. 12-11. Adv Setup CD+G Press ENT to enter the next figure. The default is Off. Press ▼ to select On. CD+G Off 5.12.12 ISRC & MCN Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. ISRC and MCN are special copying formats. This function supports them. 12-12. Adv Setup ISRC & MCN Press ENT to enter the next figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.13 USB Option Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the next figure. USB Option lets you switch to the USB mode if your copy controller has connected with a PC. 12-13. Adv Setup USB Option Press ENT to enter the following figure. The default is Off. Press ▼ to select On. USB Option Off When USB option is On, the original “12. Adv Setup” will change to “13. Adv Setup”, and the hidden “12. USB Mode” will appear in the first layer of function menu. See P.105 for details. 5.12.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.15 Password Now press ESC and ▼ to see the following figure. Password is set to protect your copy controller. 12-15. Adv Setup Password Press ENT to see the following figure. The default is Off. Password Off Press ▼ to see the following figure. Change means to change a preset or an old password into a new one. Password Change Press ▼ to see the following figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Use ▲ ▼ to key in the default, 85122290. A password should be composed of 1 to 13 characters. The character can be A, B, C, etc. or 1, 2, 3, etc. or the combination of both. After selecting a desired number or alphabet, remember to press ENT. Old Password 8? After keying in the old password, remember to press ENT to confirm. Then the following figure will appear. New Password ? Follow the rule mentioned above to key in a new password.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.16 Disc Counter Press ESC and ▼ to see the following figure. Disc Counter records how many discs you have copied. 12-16. Adv Setup Disc Counter Press ENT to see the following figure. View means to see the records. Disc Counter View Press ENT. JC in the following figure means Job Counter; that is, every copying task. It records the number of discs you have copied, and can be deleted. JC OK: 000000001 Fail : 000000000 Attention There is another record of LC (Life Counter).
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ▼. The following figure shows the record in DVD writer 2. You can press▼ to see the records in other writers. This kind of record can be deleted, too. 02 OK: 000000001 Fail : 000000000 Press ▲ to return to the record of job. Then press ENT to return to the next figure. Disc Counter View Press ▼ to see the following figure. It is to delete the record in job. Use ▲ ▼ to confirm Yes or No. Disc Counter Del Job Counter Press ▼ again to enter the following figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.17 Auto Save Image Press ESC and ▼ to see the following figure. Auto Save Image can save an image file automatically into your designated partition of HDD. 12-17. Adv Setup Auto Save Image Press ENT to see the following figure. Auto Save Image On Press ENT to see the following figure. Use ▲ ▼ to select a partition in which there is no image file such as C. Select Partition No Image in C Press ENT to see the following figure.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5.12.18 Update Drive F/W Now press ESC and ▼ to enter the following figure. Only when you have installed some types of CD\DVD drives produced by ASUS or Plextor can this figure appear. This function lets you udpate the firmware of some ASUS or Plextor CD\DVD drives. For the detailed types, visit the Web site:www.acard.com. 12-18. Adv Setup Update Drive F/W Press ENT to enter the next figure. No F/W File means that there is no file of firmware on the source CD.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Chapter 6 Troubleshooting 6.1 About LCD After you power up, if there is no display on the LCD, check if the connection of power cord is firm and the environment of power outlet is normal. 6.2 About Error Messages During Copy, Test, Compare and Verify, etc. if you press ESC to abort, an error message will appear on LCD. Abortion may cause the copy controller to hang up, therefore you have to power on again. If reading fails, an error message will appear on LCD.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 6.4 About Buttons If you press any one of the four buttons on the panel, but there is no response, it is perhaps that the button cannot function well. Inspect the jumper setting. 6.5 About DVD Writer Not Readable After copying if the DVD writer is not readable, use Compare to examine, or get another DVD-ROM to test. 6.6 About High Failure Rate If the failure rate of copying is high, do the following things to improve. l l l l Lower the speed of DVD writer.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 6.8 About Function 12 and Cancellation If you want to execute function 12 Advanced Setup, you can press ESC for 2 seconds. And during operation if you want to cancel a function like Copy, Test, Verify and so on, you can press ESC for 2 seconds, too.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Appendix A LCD Messages 1. Normal Conditions: All data will be lost, erase?.........All data on the disc will be lost. Confirm the erasing of data. Analyzing............................................................................Analyze the source disc. Audio Disc!!! Can’t compare!............... The system cannot compare the audio discs. Cannot read TOC................................. The system cannot read the contents of disc. Check Target Please Wait ....................
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Src&Tgt can’t in the same channel......During comparison the source and target discs cannot be in the same channel. Target Disc Not Empty!!!............................................. The target disc still has data. Target Disc Not Ready............................. Target disc is not ready to be written into. Target Drive Not Ready.........................................Target drive is not ready to write. Target overflow...............
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Verify Hard Disk OK!................................... The hard disk is verified successfully. Verify Partition Header!.................................................. Verify the partition header. 3. Audio Editing: Burn or Move to partition?................ Do you want to directly copy the data into disc or move them to the partition. Can’t edit HDD..................... The hard disk cannot be edited as a source audio disc. Close all disc’s session?..............................
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Update F/W xxx to yyy?...... Do you want to update the firmware version from xxx to yyy? Updating F/W................................................The system is updating the firmware.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Appendix B USB Link Host B.1 The Connection Connect one end of the USB 2.0 cable to the USB port of the computer, and the other end of the cable to ARS-2037P. Then you can enjoy the fast transfer rate of 480Mbps. USB Cable 2037P Figure 1 The following figures show the situation before and after connection. 1. Before connecting ARS-2037P to PC, there are one HDD and a DVD-ROM.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 2. After connecting ARS-2037P to PC via USB, OS found new devices. Figure 3 3. The hard drive and the writer connected to ARS-2037P are found.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual There are two ways to enter “USB L. H Mode”: auto and manual. Auto: ARS-2037P has the function of auto link. It will enter “USB L.H Mode” simply by connection the USB cable to the USB port of the PC. Manual: In “12. USB Mode” press ENT to go to the next figure. Switc USB Mode? Yes Press ▼ to select Yes, and enter the following figure. USB L.H Mode D1: HDD D2:D-RW Press ▼ to see the following figure. Here you can decide to return to SA (standalone) mode or not by using ▲ ▼.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual Press ▼ again to see the following figure. You can choose the writer or disable by using ▲ ▼. When you choose the writer, you can copy some files stored in the computer directly to the disc in the writer via ACARD Ha! DVD Burner or any other recording software. D2 Drive Select B.2 Using Image Manager Through Image Manager you can transmit those image files stored in the computer to the hard drive connected with ARS-2037P. Follow the steps below to do. 1.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 4. In Figure 5 click “Image Manager” to enter the next figure. That means the connection of ARS-2037P and PC. Figure 6 The combination of ARS-2037P with Image Manager has three functions: (1) transmit image files from PC to the hard drive of ARS-2037P, (2) transmit image files from the hard drive of ARS-2037P to PC, (3) edit the titles of image files on the hard drive of ARS-2037P. (1) Transmit image files from PC to ARS-2037P a.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual c. The following figure shows the transmission of an image file. Figure 8 d. If the transmission is successful, there will be a message showing so. Figure 9 e. Now in partition B you can see the exported file.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual (2) Transmit image files from the hard drive of ARS-2037P to PC a. Choose an image file as the following figure shows. Figure 11 b. Specify a folder and give the file a name. Figure 12 c. The following figure shows the transmission of a file to PC.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual (3) Edit the titles of image files on the hard drive of ARS-2037P a. In Figure 10 click “Edit title” to edit the titel of the file. You can edit three titles at most, and decide whether to give a comment or not. Figure 14 b. After editing, click “OK” to enter the following figure. Figure 15 The recording of image files can increase stability and data correctness.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual B.3 Using Ha! DVD Burner The recording software, Ha! DVD Burner contains three main parts: CD, DVD and Tool. It supports a CD\DVD writer with IDE or SCSI or USB2.0 interface, and those disc formats of CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD+R DL, etc. Its intelligent interface makes data recording quick and accurate.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 1. Click the icon of Ha! DVD Burner on the desktop. Choose “DVD Copier”. Figure 17 2. Click “Next”.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 3. In the main window of DVD Copier, choose “Disk file (.dvm)” as Destination, and click “Browse”. Figure 19 4. Speficy a folder and give the file a name. Then click “Save”.
2030A/2035A/2037P Manual 5. Return to the main windown, and click “Next”. Figure 21 6. Click “Start” to record.
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