User Manual Rev. 3.3 Flash Card/Drive Duplicator This user manual is applicable to the following products: FCD-CFxx, FCD-SDxx, FCD-USBxx Copyright © 2001-2012, Virtual Console, LLC All Rights Reserved sales@vconsole.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator Table of Contents User Manual 1. Chapter 1: Important Information 5 1.1. General Disclaimer 1.2. Other Restrictions 1.3. Trademark Information 1.4. Patent information 1.5. Warranty 1.6. Limitation of Remedies and Damages 1.7. Important Safeguards 5 5 5 5 5 6 6 2. Chapter 2: Overview 7 2.1. FCD Operation and «FCD Manager» Application 2.2.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator User Manual 4. Chapter 4: Operating Duplicator without FCD Manager 16 4.1. 4.2. Start/Stop Button LED 16 16 5.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator 1. Chapter 1: Important Information User Manual 1.1 General Disclaimer No part of this document can be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic ormechanical, for any purpose without the written express permission from Virtual Console, LLC. Under the law reproducing includes translating into another language or digital format.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator 1.6 Limitation of Remedies and Damages User Manual Virtual Console, LLC, its agents, employees, suppliers, dealers and other authorized representatives shall not be responsible or liable with respect to the product or any other subject matter related thereto under any contract, negligence, strict liability or other theory for any indirect, incidental, or consequential damages, including, but not limited to loss of information, business, or profits .
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator 2. Chapter 2: Overview User Manual Flash Card Duplicator (FCD) is a device designed to accelerate the process of copying digital content such as software, images, music or any other files onto a flash media. Current models of duplicators support CompactFlash CF I/II, MicroDrives, Secure Digital (SD), MultiMedia (MMC) Card and USB Flash Drives. 2.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator User Manual 2.2 FCD Duplication: Binary and File System FCD operates in two main modes: Binary or File System (aka Smart Duplication). Either mode is selected based on settings in the FCD Manager. 2.3 Binary Mode Operation In a binary mode, duplicator is not aware of what file system is being used on flash media and copies information sector-by-sector.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator 2.4 File System Mode Operation User Manual «File System Mode» (aka «Smart Duplication») takes advantage of the knowledge of file system that is being used on the flash media. This significantly accelerates duplication process, when small amount of data being used on large media, because only sectors that contain actual data are being copied as opposed to a binary mode, when all sectors are being copied. Currently only FAT12/16/32 file systems are supported.
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Flash Card/Drive Duplicator 3.1 Monitoring Tab User Manual «Monitor» tab shows status information for the all flash media slots in duplicator. It shows type of flash media inserted, manufacturer information, size, speed, number of cylinders, heads and sectors (C:H:S). It also shows current operation that is being performed with a card or drive such as: Duplicating, Reading, Verifying. This tab also shows all errors that occur during duplication operation. 3.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator User Manual 3.3 Duplication Settings Tab «Duplication Settings» tab is the most important tab which defines all the parameters of actual duplication process.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator 3.3.1. User Manual Duplication Operation Modes «Duplication Operation Mode» is the most important parameter which defines primary action of duplicator. User can choose among four primary operation modes: • Duplicate Only • Duplicate and Verify • Verify Only 3.3.1.1. Duplicate Only In «Duplicate Only» mode, duplicator writes data to the slave cards or drives but, does not compare the results to the original. User must be aware that errors may occur.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator 3.3.1.2. Duplicate and Verify User Manual In «Duplicate and Verify» mode, in addition to duplication, system performs a number of verification passes to ensure the slave cards match the original data source and no errors have occurred during the data transfer. You can specify for up to 5 verification passes. 3.3.1.3. Verify Only In «Verify Only» mode, system performs verification only. The results of verification will be shown on the Monitoring tab.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator User Manual 3.3.3. Additional Duplication Parameters 3.3.3.1. «Perform low-level erase before duplication» «Perform low-level erase before duplication» parameter is applicable in «Duplicate Only» and «Duplicate and Verify» operation modes and performs low-level format prior to duplication. «Format Mode» specifies type of format that will be used if «Format Slave Card Before Duplication» is enabled. 3.3.3.2.
Flash Card/Drive Duplicator User Manual 4. Chapter 4: Operating Duplicator without FCD Manager 4.1 Start/Stop button Though FCD Manager is the only way of duplicator’s configuration, it is not required for operation of duplicator. Duplicator can be operated by single Start/Stop button located at the right front side if the device. Button act as a Start or Stop depending on a current operational state of duplicator. If button is pressed during duplication process, it stops duplication. 4.
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Flash Card/Drive Duplicator User Manual Copyright © 2001-2012, Virtual Console, LLC All Rights Reserved sales@vconsole.
