Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Table of Contents WELCOME TO THE SCRIBE EC STANDALONE SYSTEM.............................................................................6 COPYRIGHT NOTICE ...................................................................................................................................................6 CD-R/RW RECORDER WARRANTY POLICY .............................................
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 ALIGNING THE PRINTER ....................................................................................................................................50 SELECTING THE PRINTER ..........................................................................................................................................50 ALIGNING THE PRINTER............................................
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Welcome to the Scribe EC Standalone System Copyright Notice Copyright ©2003 by MF DIGITAL. All rights reserved. This manual and the accompanying illustrations may not be copied, reproduced, electronically transmitted, or translated into another language, in whole, or in part, without the written consent of MF DIGITAL.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 End User License Agreement • You have acquired a device (“Scribe EC Standalone Series CD-R/RW duplicator”) that includes software licensed by MF DIGITAL from Microsoft Licensing Inc. or its affiliates (“MS”).
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 About MF DIGITAL Thank you for purchasing MF DIGITAL’s Scribe EC Standalone autoloading CD duplicator. MF DIGITAL manufactures a wide variety of CD/DVD duplication equipment, including manual and fully automated CD and DVD duplicators and printers. We hope you will consider us for all of your duplication needs.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Getting Started Carefully remove the Scribe EC Standalone duplicator from the shipping container. Inspect the contents, and verify them against the packing slip. Report any errors in shipping as soon as possible.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 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 Scribe EC Standalone is no exception.
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Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Location Of CD-R/RW and DVD ±R/±RW Recorder Parts And Controls LCD Display Screen And Keypad MF Digital ProDRIVE 52x Legend 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Disc tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power is switched on to the Scribe EC Standalone.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Pioneer A06 DVD±R/±RW Legend 1) Disc Tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the tray when the power to the Scribe EC Standalone is switched on. 2) Headphone Jack – Connect headphones here. 3) Volume Control Knob – This controls the volume level of the headphones. 4) Disc Indicator – Light indicates presence of disc in drive.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Installing Firewire Cables Please install the firewire cables as illustrated below. Plug one end firewire cable into the rear of the main fire wire controller card (A) and the other end of the firewire cable into the rear of the drive tower (B). Do the same for each firewire cable provided with your system.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Preparing the Spectrum2 Printer What’s In The Box (Spectrum2 Thermal Transfer) • • • • • • • Spectrum2 printer Power cord Parallel printer cable Printer user guide Spectrum2 Designer software and printer driver CD Printer ribbon MF DIGITAL Product & Warranty Registration card (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 1. With a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the printer (fig. 1). 2. You will also want to remove the small plate from the bottom of the printer (fig. 1). (fig. 1) (fig. 1a) 3. Using the flat head screws provided, attach the printer plate to the bottom of the printer as seen in (fig. 1a). Page 14 (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 1. Place the printer / plate onto the drive bay (fig. 3). Note: Picture of main body may vary (fig. 3) 2. Use the dotted line at the rear of the drive bay to guide the positioning of the printer on the drive tower (fig. 4). 3. After placing the printer on the drive tower, use the “Printer Alignment” function to align the printer. Please refer to p 30 for details (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 7. Once you are satisfied with the printer alignment, tighten the thumb-screws located on both sides of the printer (fig. 5). (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Preparing the Prism Plus Printer What’s In The Box (Prism Plus) • • • • • • • Prism Plus printer Power cord Parallel printer cable Printer user guide CD Designer software and printer driver CD Printer ribbon Prism Plus Product & Warranty Registration card (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 1. With a Torx head screwdriver, remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the printer (fig. 1). 2. Using the flat head screws provided, attach the printer plate to the bottom of the printer as seen in (fig. 2). (fig. 1) (fig. 2) NOTE: Fig 3 – Fig 5 shows placement of Spectrum 2 printer. Placement for Prism Plus is similar. 3. Place the printer / plate onto the drive bay (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Preparing The Inkjet Printer (Signature IV or Sig. PRO Inkjet) What’s In The Box (Signature IV or Signature PRO Inkjet) • • • • • • • 1.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 3. Place the printer / plate onto the drive bay (fig. 3). 4. Use the dotted line at the rear of the drive bay to guide the positioning of the printer on the drive tower 5. After placing the printer on the drive tower, use the “Printer Alignment” function to align the printer. Please refer to p. 30 for details. (fig. 3) 6.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 System Startup Before duplicating can begin it is necessary to review a few details. • Verify that the voltage selector switch is set correctly. It is located between the two power receptacles. The Scribe EC Standalone supports both 115 VAC and 230 VAC at 50 ~ 60 Hz. Please confirm that the appropriate voltage (115 VAC for North America) has been selected.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Make sure you power on the unit using the primary power switch located on the back of the Scribe EC Standalone. You must also power on the drive bay. That switch is located at the front of the drive bay itself. • Once the proper voltage setting has been confirmed, it is time to turn on the unit. Wait a minute or two while the system starts up.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 General Operation The Scribe EC Standalone is extremely versatile and offers many useful and powerful features. Function Keys Various uses for the Scribe EC Standalone will be explained throughout this Operator’s Guide. The following section explains the purpose of the function keys. The numeric keys on the keypad have special functions.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • This is the version information of the firmware currently installed on the Scribe EC Standalone. • This displays the image size on the internal hard disk, time and date. • This displays the Verify After status of the Scribe EC Standalone. The Verify After function will verify a copied disc against the master disc immediately after it has been copied.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • 0- The factory setting for this function is disabled. When enabled, the Verify After feature automatically compares discs to the master disc or hard disk image after copying is completed. Due to the nature of the various compact disc formats, only CD-ROM Mode 1, CDROM Mode 2, CD-ROM XA Mode 2 Form 1, and audio (CD-DA) discs can be compared.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • When selected, the Loader Test Mode function allows you to manually control the robotic functions of the system, for troubleshooting and testing purposes. • • • • “C”- calibrates the picking arm “I”- loads a disc into the open drive from the input spindle “A”- unloads the disc and places it on the accept spindle.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Press the “6” key on the keypad. Something similar to the following will be displayed in sequence: This display is the device information for each of the recorders installed in the Scribe EC Standalone. This includes their host number, model name, and firmware version. • Press the “7” key on the keypad.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • All of the drives will open at this time: • Close the drive tray of the drive you would like to be drive number “1”. It can be any one of the drives. You will then see the following screen: • Close the remaining drives in the order that you would like them to read • If you pressed “Stop/No” to “Set Drive Order”, you will be prompted to “Change Network Settings”.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Press the “9” key on the keypad. Something similar to the following will be displayed in sequence: This displays the status of the last disc copied or compared in each of the Scribe EC Standalone’s recorders. If the last operation performed was successful, the screen will report “OK”. If problems were encountered, an error message will be displayed.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Aligning the Drive Bay Please follow the instructions below to align the drive bay on the Scribe EC Standalone. • From the main operating screen depicted below: • Press the “4” key. You will then be prompted to “Start Loader Test Mode?”. Press the “Start/Yes” key to enter “Loader Test Mode” • The following screen will appear. Place a CD in the 1st input area.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Aligning the Printer Selecting the Printer • First, the appropriate printer must be selected. To select the appropriate printer, do the following: • At the “Select Copy or Compare, press the “2” key • From the Options Screen, press the “5” to select the printer • Select the appropriate printer that you have installed on the system.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Press the “Start/Yes” key to enter the “Printer Alignment” feature. • Place a CD in the input area and press the “Start/Yes” key. • At this point the automated arm will pick a disc up from the input area and place the CD so that it stops just above the printer tray. Check the alignment of the printer and adjust the printer accordingly.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Creating A Hard Disk Image The Scribe EC Standalone comes equipped with an internal hard disk drive, which can be used to store copies of master discs for later recording or comparing. Each master is saved as a single image file. Up to six images can be stored on the hard disk at one time. A hard disk image is useful as a convenient way of copying standard master discs.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Press the “Start/Yes” key. The screen will now read in sequence: The master disc is now stored as an image on the hard disk Note: If the master failed to copy to the hard drive properly, the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives. These discs should not be used.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Creating Multiple Hard Disk Images The Multiple Images feature allows the Scribe EC Standalone’s internal hard disk to store up to six master disc images. The factory setting for this function is “disabled”. To enable it, and create multiple image files, proceed as follows: • From the main operating screen depicted below: • Press the “2” key.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Select the number that will designate the location of your master.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Copying From A Hard Disk Image After a hard disk image has been created, it can be used as the copying master source. If you have not already created a hard disk image, do so now, as described in the previous section. Multiple Images Disabled To make copies from a hard disk image that was previously created with the Multiple Images feature “disabled” (i.e.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Note: If the master failed to copy to the hard drive properly, the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives. These discs should not be used.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Note: If the master failed to copy to the hard drive properly, the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives. These discs should not be used.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Comparing From A Hard Disk Image For quality control purposes, the Scribe EC Standalone is equipped with powerful verification capabilities. Copied discs can also be compared against hard disk images. This feature ensures copying integrity.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Press the “Start/Yes” key, and you will be returned to the main operating screen: Note: If the master failed to copy to the hard drive properly, the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives. These discs should not be used.
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Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Press the “Start/Yes” key, and you will be returned to the main operating screen: Note: If the master failed to copy to the hard drive properly, the master disc will be placed in the reject area in front of the drives. These discs should not be used.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Erasing CD-RW/DVD-RW Discs • From the main operating screen depicted below: • Press the “COPY” key on the keypad. You will then press the “Stop/No” key until you reach the following screen: • Load the CD-RW disc you would like to erase into the input bin and wait for the green light on the front of the drive to stop blinking. • Press the “Start/Yes” key on the keypad.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Creating .prn Files (Spectrum2 Printer) Create a .prn by printing the document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. You will be prompted to specify the filename and location. This puts the document in a format that the Scribe EC Standalone can use for printing. Follow the instructions below to create a .prn. • When a label file is saved in • • • • • • (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Creating .prn Files (Prism Plus Printer) • Create a .prn by printing the document to a file instead of directly to a printer. You will be prompted to specify the filename and location. This puts the document in a format that the Scribe EC Standalone uses for printing. Follow the instructions below to create a .prn.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Creating .prn Files (Inkjet Printer) Create a .prn by printing the document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. You will be prompted to specify the filename and location. This puts the document in a format that the Scribe EC Standalone can use for printing. Follow the instructions below to create a .prn. (fig.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Utilizing the Printer Option Copy and Print • From the main operating screen depicted below: • Press the “2” key. The setting options will scroll across the screen. Press the “5” key to • After pressing the “5” key, you will have the option of selecting the type of printer being used with the Scribe EC Standalone system.
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Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Print Only In addition to the Copy and Print feature, the Scribe EC Standalone is capable of processing Print Only jobs. Please follow the instructions below to utilize this capability. • Place the CD containing the .prn file, which you wish to use, on top of the CD stack in the input bin. • From the main operating screen, press the “COPY” key on the keypad.
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Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Viewing Device Information To view the Scribe EC Standalone device information, the steps are as follows: • From the main operating screen depicted below: • Press the “6” key. Something similar to the following will be displayed on the screen: The device information is displayed for each of the CD-R/RW and DVD-+R/-+RW recorders installed in the Scribe EC Standalone.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Working With CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) Discs In addition to working with CD-Recordable (CD-R) discs, the Scribe EC Standalone can also copy both to and from CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) discs. CD-R discs are write-once and can be read on any CD audio player, CDROM, and MultiRead CD-ROM drive.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Setting The Internal Clock The Scribe EC Standalone’s internal clock is set at the factory for Eastern Standard Time (observing daylight savings when applicable). To set the internal clock, the steps are as follows: • Press the “7” key on the keypad. The screen will now read: Press the “Stop/No” and you will be prompted to set the “System Time.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Firmware Updates From time to time the Scribe EC Standalone’s internal “firmware” may need updating to add new features or improve existing functions. Firmware is easily updated by loading a “Firmware Update CD” into the system. The latest version of firmware will be available for downloading to your computer from the MF DIGITAL web site: www.MFDIGITAL.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • It is possible that the firmware on the CD-R/RW drives may be updated during this process. If so, you will notice all the drive lights come on and the screen will read “Firmware Upgrade”. DO NOT TURN SYSTEM OFF. Turning system off during the process will damage the drives.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Utilizing the Scribe EC Standalone Series Client The Scribe EC Standalone series has a client feature which enables a remote user. Configuring the Scribe EC Standalone Series • Connect the Scribe EC Standalone Series to your network using the RJ-45 connector on the back of the system.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Enter the 4 sets of numbers of the subnet. Pressing “START/YES” after each set. You will then see: • Press the “START/YES” key and then Restart the system by turning it Off and back On again. Configuring the Client • • • • Place the firmware CD into the CD-ROM drive of your PC Double click on “Embedded” folder Double click on SaClient.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • • • • Enter the name of the Scribe EC Standalone Series on the network. Press “OK” A new tab will appear at the top of the screen called “MF123” Click the “MF123” tab and you will see: • Click “Get image” to pull an image from the Scribe EC Standalone. Give the image a name and location. The image will be saved with a .img file extension.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • Click “Send image” to send an image to the Scribe EC Standalone. The image may be an .img, .iso, .udf, or .isc.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 • To burn from the client, click “Start job”. Click “Browse” to select an image to burn to the Scribe EC Standalone. Select “Copy”, “Verify”, or “Test. Enter a quantity and click “OK”.
Scribe EC Standalone Series Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 011804 CD-3706/P Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 030501.1 Appendix A: Supported Formats Originally designed for audio use, the Compact Disc (CD) evolved quickly and now employs a wide variety of formats for audio, data, and multimedia applications. The following is a list of the most popular formats currently supported by the Scribe EC Standalone. Periodic firmware updates will be made available to deal with new formats as they appear.
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