User Manual For Reflex Forte Duplicator V 3.0.
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Table of Contents Title Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Overview 2. The Robotic Platform . 3. The LCD Control Panel 4. Menu Overview 5. Single Master and Multi Master Modes 6. Setting Counters and Assigning Names 6.1. Setting Counters 6.2. Editing Names Chapter 2: Operation 1. Copy 1.1. Making Copies in Single Master Mode 1.2. Making Copies in Multi Master Mode 2. Test 3. Compare 4. Test+Copy 5. Copy+Compare 6. Select Burn Speed 7. Select Source 8. Master Mode 9. Erase 10. Hard Drive Setup 10.1.
Title 11.5. Buzzer 11.6. Startup Menu 11.7. Screen Saver 11.8. Counter 11.9. DVD+R High Compatibility Mode 11.10. ISRC 11.11. CD Overburn 12. System Utilities 12.1. Disc Info 12.2. System Info 12.3. Device Info 12.4. Load Default 12.5. Update Firmware 13. Loader Utilities 13.1. Update Robot Firmware 14. Manage Accounts 14.1. View User 14.2. Create User 14.3. Edit User Info 14.4. Delete User 14.5. Password on Bootup 15. AUTOCOPY 16.
Chapter 1: Introduction 1. Overview Welcome The FORTE autoloader is a reliable, high performance, high speed, standalone, robotic CD, DVD and/or Blu-Ray (Optional) autoloader. With its professional industrial design and simple user interface, it makes your duplicating experience easier than ever. With the FORTE autoloader, you have a capacity of 25 discs that can duplicate continuously for 24 hours, even with multiple masters. You get the highest quality duplication all at an extremely affordable price.
Disc Static and Sticky Media Issues The most common problems when using an autoloader are the disc static and sticky media issues. These static charge problems cause multiple discs to stick together, resulting in improper operation and more severely, can shock the robotic arm while loading a disc causing the system to freeze.
Spindles vs. Bins The FORTE autoloader has one area for holding CDs, DVDs and/or Blu-Ray Discs. Although the manual refers to them as spindles, many of the messages shown on the LCD display will refer to them as bins in order to create a more concise message. Don t panic. Spindles and bins are the same.
2. The Robotic Platform The FORTE autoloader, with 25 Disc Capacity, has two bins (see Figure 1-3). Each bay holds approximately 25 discs (Actual quantity varies depending on the media thickness). Place the media you wish to copy into the Input Bin. The robotic arm will pick discs from Input Bin then place the successfully copied discs onto the Output Bin. If any discs were rejected due to failure, the disc will be ejected and the job will be automatically aborted.
3. The LCD Control Panel *The below image is for reference only. Your key assignment and appearance may differ. Figure 1-5 below shows the LCD Control Panel. This panel has a two-line by 20 character LCD display to provide user feedback and eight push buttons to control the operation of this system. The functions for these buttons are shown in Table 1-1. Figure 1-5 LCD Control Panel Layout Table 1-1: Front Panel Controls Control Name Function Up Scroll up through the menu or list.
4. Menu Overview This section provides an overview of the menu options. These menu options are explained in detail on the referenced pages. 1. Copy page 16 Use the Copy menu to make CD/DVD/Blu-Ray Disc (Optional) copies. Before you start a copy process, make sure you have selected the correct Master Mode. Please refer to Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 13 for additional information.
7. Select Source page 24 Use the Select Source menu or the Source quick key to tell the system where the content of the master disc resides during duplication. At this point, Hard Drive is the only option in this setting since it is the only place where the content of the master disc resides during duplication. 8. Master Mode page 24 Use the Master Mode menu to select either Single Master Mode(SM) or Multi Master Mode (MM).
Due to the lack of error checking mechanism for Audio CD, Video CD and CD+G format, duplicating them at too high a speed can cause frequent errors like glitches and skips. Use this setting to adjust the maximum duplication speed for Audio, Video CD and CD+G format to ensure reliable duplication for such formats. 5. Buzzer Use this setting to choose whether you want to hear a beep when you press a button and when a task has been completed or have it turned off for silent operation. 6.
3. Device Info This menu allows you to see information about the recording devices built inside your autoloader. 4. Load Default Use this menu option to reset all of the options back to the manufacturer's default values. You can use this function if your autoloader is acting abnormally. 5. Update Firmware Use this utility to update the software in your autoloader. To update, insert the manufacturer s Certified Update CD into the 1st tray and make sure no other discs are in rest of the trays.
5. Single Master and Multi Master Modes There are two ways to make copies using the autoloader: Single Master Mode: This mode requires that a single master disc is loaded onto the hard drive prior to initiating the duplication process. This mode is ideal if your job involves one or very few master disc(s). Multi Master Mode (Batch Mode): This mode does not require you to manually pre-load your master onto the HDD.
After you have completed these steps, the Input Spindle should be loaded in the order shown in Figure 1-6: When you start the copy operation, the robotic arm will pick up discs from the Input Spindle and place them into the drives.
6. Setting Counters and Assigning Names Two frequently used tasks are setting counters and assigning names to partitions. Directions for these tasks are given here. 6.1 Setting Counters The autoloader frequently gives you the option to set a counter so that the machine can keep track of the number of copies made. Follow these steps when you see the Counter Selection Menu: Counter: No Counter The Counter Selection Menu lets you set how many copies you want to make for your project.
Now, 0021 is displayed, press ENT/Enter button once and the cursor moves to OK . Then, press the ENT/Enter button once to submit your counter value. The loader will now start loading disc from the input Spindle and place them into all drive trays. 6.2 Editing Names When you create either a new user or a partition, you need to assign a name to it. The example shown here shows how to name or rename a partition, but the process for naming or renaming the user name is identical.
Chapter 2: Operation This chapter shows each of the menu options and how they are used. 1. Copy The Copy menu option or the front panel Copy quick key have two different modes of operation: Single Master Mode: This mode requires that a single master disc is loaded onto the hard drive prior to initiating the duplication process. This mode is ideal if your job involves one or very few master disc(s). Multi Master Mode (Batch Mode): This mode does not require you to manually pre-load your master onto the HDD.
1.1.2 Start the Copying Process Go back to the 1. Copy Menu. Use the screen: Discmakers 1. Copy X.xx (SM) Up or Down button to navigate to the following Start the Copy Process. Insert your blank discs on to the Input Spindle and press the ENT/Enter button to enter the 1.Copy menu. You will see the Choose Partition menu: Choose Partition [FUN.VEF] 4012MB Use the Up or Down button to find the partition where your master disc is stored. Press the ENT/Enter button to select that Partition.
After two or three seconds of processing time, one of the following Copy Progress screens will appear. Counter Specified Copying... H4012MB 0/21 12% 481MB H indicates the source of the job resides in the Hard Drive. 4012MB indicates the capacity of the master disc. 12% / 481MB indicates the current progress of the duplication. 0/21 indicates you have a project size of 21 copies and you have made 0 copies so far. No Counter Specified or: Copying...
Access Drive Log? Upon project termination, you shall see the Access Drive Log menu. You can press the ENT/Enter button one more time to see the drive log that indicates the number of passes and fails for every drive/tray, or simply press the ESC/Escape button to go back to the main menu. If you choose to see the drive log file, you will see a screen similar to below: Drive 1 OK: 1 NG: 0 NB: 0 Drive 1 indicates the below results are for the 1st drive.
Master Mode: Single Master Use the Up or Down button to select Multi Master Mode. Press the ENT/Enter button to submit your selection. Master Mode: Multi Master Discmakers 1. Copy 1.2.2 X.xx (MM) Use the Menu. Up or Down button to navigate back to the 1. Copy Start the Copying Process Place your master discs and blank discs onto the Input Spindle as described in Single Master and Multi Master Modes on page 13.
blank discs. When the duplication process is through, the loader will place the master disc and successful copies onto the Output Spindle. In Multi Master Mode, the robotic arm continues to load more media into the drives from Input Spindle while the duplicated discs are placed in the Output Spindle. Once a new Master disc has been detected by any of the drives, this process will repeat for the new Master disc.
2. Test Use the Test menu or Test quick key to simulate the copy process. With simulation, write once recordable discs such as DVD-R, or CDR will be reusable. The purpose of simulation is to ensure error free duplication. Note: Due to physical limitations of the BD-R/DVD+R recordable format, if you try to simulate BD-R/DVD+R copying, you will encounter failure messages.
The loader will continue to remove discs from the input spindle and place them into drives until either all of the drives are full, or the count that you loaded into the counter is reached. Processing... Please Wait It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all the discs. The system will then compare the discs in the trays to the content of the master disc residing in the Hard Drive partition you specified.
6. Select Burn Speed The Select Burn Speed menu option or the Speed quick key is used to adjust the duplication speed for the various disc formats. By default, the duplication speed will be set to the optimal speed. However, under some circumstances you might want to lower down the duplication speed. Those circumstances are: Poor Blank Media Quality - When your media quality is sub-par, lowering the duplication speed is necessary to make good copies.
The options that are available are shown in Table 2-1. Duplication Type Speeds Available 1x, 2x, 4x, 8x, 10x, 12x, 16x, 24x, 32x, 40x, 48x, 52x HDD to DVD 1x, 2x, 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x, Speed 20x 1x, 2x, 2.4x, 4x, 6x, 8x, 12x, 16x, 18x, HDD to BD Speed 20x HDD to CD Speed Table 2-1 Duplication Speeds These options might change depending on the CD, DVD or Blu-Ray Disc Writers pre-installed in your system.
9. Erase Use the Erase menu to erase your Rewritable discs. Discmakers 1. Copy X.xx (SM) Use the Discmakers 9. Erase X.xx Press the ENT/Enter button on 9. Erase to enter the menu and you will see the following screens: Erase Full Erase Erase Quick Erase Up or Down button to find the 9. Erase menu. There are two options: Full Erase: This option erases the entire disc, destroying all previously written data in the process.
Counter Specified No Counter Specified PASS 25 FAIL 0 Job Completed! Press OK to Finish or: Input Bin Empty Reset Hoppers? Input Bin Empty indicates that the system has run out of discs to erase. PASS 25 indicates 25 discs have been erased successfully. If you have more discs to erase, you can empty the Output Spindle; place the discs to be erased in the Input Spindle and Press the ENT/Enter button to continue. FAIL 0 indicates no discs have failed the erase process.
Choose Partition [Reserved.VEF] 82MB Use the Up or Down button to select the desired partition. The RESERVED partition is reserved for use by the System under Multi-Master mode. Note: The RESERVED partition can also be renamed to a customized name in order to keep the content permanently if desired. Choose Partition [FUN.VEF] 4012MB Press the ENT/Enter button to select the desired partition (named FUN in this example). 10.
Overwrite [Existing Partition] Load -> New Partition Edit Partition Name [ ] OK? or: Enter a new partition name as described in Editing Names on page 15. For this example, we will name it HAPPY . This will Overwrite [FUN.VEF ],OK? Load -> Auto Generate System will or: automatically create a partition name Press the ENT/Enter button to overwrite the partition named FUN . Before continuing, the autoloader will ask you again to confirm it.
[FUN.VEF] Deleted! The autoloader displays the Deleted message for two seconds and then returns you to the Delete Partition menu. 10.5 Partition Info The Partition Info option provides information about an existing partition. Use the Down button to navigate to the 5. Partition Info menu. Hard Drive Setup 5. Partition Info Up or Press the ENT/Enter button to enter the Partition Info menu, and use the Up or Down button to find the partition that you want information about.
All Stored Data will be erased. Press OK to Continue Press the ENT/Enter button to format the Hard Drive. After the Hard Drive has been formatted, the system will return you to the Format Hard Drive menu. 11. Setup The 11.Setup menu options are used to configure various options on the autoloader.
Setup 2. Read Error Skip Read Error Skip On Read Error Skip Off Read Error Skip Off with Retry Use the Up or Down button to select the Read Error Skip menu and press the ENT/Enter button to enter that menu. Use the Up or Down button to select whether Read Error Skip is On, Off or Off with Retry and press the ENT/Enter button to select that option. On: By select this setting, you instruct the system to skip any Read Errors during the duplication process.
11.5 Buzzer This setting will allow you to choose whether you want to hear a beep when you press a button or when a task has been completed. Setup 5. Buzzer Buzzer: On Use the Up or Down button to select the Buzzer menu and press the ENT/Enter button to enter that menu. Use the Up or Down button to select whether Buzzer is on or off, and press the ENT/Enter button to select that option. Buzzer: Off 11.
11.8. Counter This menu allows you to choose whether you want to enable the Counter feature. By enabling this feature, the autoloader will prompt you to enter a counter amount and continuously burn discs until it reaches the value set into the counter. Setup 8. Counter Counter: On Counter: Off Use the Up or Down button to select the Counter menu and press the ENT/Enter button to enter that menu.
11.11 CD Overburn Most CD-R media has a capacity of 650MB or 700MB. The burning starts from the center of the CD and works its way out but stops before the physical edge of the CD. Overburning is a burning method to bypass the disc limitations for the edge of the CD. This can provide slightly higher capacity storage, however, it has also been known to create compatibility issues. Please use it with caution. Setup 12. CD Overburn Use the Up or Down button to select the 12.
12.2 System Info The System Info menu provides a lot of hardware information about the autoloader such as firmware versions, Duplication/Robot Control Boards type, etc. You can scroll through the various specifications by pressing the Up or Down button. System Utilities 2. System Info Use the Up or Down button to select the System Info menu and press the ENT/Enter button to enter that menu. 12.3 Device Info This menu allows you to see information about the recording devices built inside your autoloader.
13. Loader Utilities The Loader Utilities menu consists of following submenu(s): 1 Update Robot Firmware 13.1 Update Robot Firmware Use this utility to update the software in your autoloader s robot controller. To update, insert the manufacturer s Certified Update CD into the 1st tray and make sure no other discs are in the other trays. Then you can press the ENT/Enter button to update.
The default Administrator's Password is 0000. To enter, press the Up or Down button to select the first digit of your password and press the ENT/Enter button to submit the current digit. You will automatically move to the next digit. Repeat these steps until you've selected all four digits for your password. After you have entered the password, press the ENT/Enter button to OK the submission of your password.
14.3 Edit User Info The Edit User Info menu allows you to change the existing user s account name and password. During this process, you will be asked to select the existing account and then you will be prompted to enter the new user name and new user password for this account. Note: User Admin is the administrative account, you cannot change the user name for this account, but can change the password for this account. Note: The User name consists of a maximum of eight alphanumeric letters or numbers.
ENT/Enter button to delete the user. The autoloader will display a confirmation message, and automatically return you to the Manage Accounts menu. User Ralph Deleted! 14.5 Password on Bootup This menu allows you to enable or disable the Password on Boot-up feature. During this process, you will be asked to select Yes or No (enable or disable). Manage Accounts 5. Password on Bootup Press the ENT/Enter button to enter into this menu.
OK: 0 NG: 0 NB: 0 Input Bin > Drive01 It will then pick up the blank discs from the input spindle and place those into drives until either all of the drives are full, or the count that you loaded into the counter is reached. Processing... Please Wait It takes a few seconds for the autoloader to recognize all the discs. After two or three seconds of processing time, one of the following Copy Progress screens will appear. Counter Specified Copying...
If you run out of blank discs and the job is not complete, the autoloader will give you an opportunity to fill the spindle: Important: When you add discs to the input spindle, be sure to remove your finished discs from the Output Spindle. At this point you can either load more discs on to the input spindle and press the ENT/Enter button to continue, or press the ESC/Escape button to terminate your project.
Chapter 3: Trouble Shooting No display on LCD or the unit does not operate when the power is on. Check the connections for the power cable and ensure that the power outlet is working correctly. Make sure that the rear-panel power voltage setting matches the voltage of your power outlet.
Why won't some drives copy? Reset the system settings back to default. (See Load Default on page 35) Drives are consumable parts and every drive has a finite lifespan. After a period of time, they do tend to wear out. Please contact Tech Support Service for assistance. F.Y.I - Replacing any component(s) of the autoloader without Tech Support Service s consent will void the autoloader s warranty instantly. Contact Tech Support.
Chapter 4: List of Robot Error Codes Code R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15 R16 Short Description Arm did not return to top position Full Description If error code 10 is shown, it represents that the picking arm did not return to the top position within 10 seconds after a command was sent out. The picking arm must return to the top position after each action. This indicates an obstruction or mechanical failure prevented the picking arm from completing the requested action.
Code R17 R20 Short Description Unable to perform the horizontal Z Maneuver from the original position to the starting point Input bin empty R21 Input bin missing R30 Unable to locate drive tray for output of the disc R40 Clear previous error R50 Drawer not fully opened R60 Unable to locate drive tray for input of the disc R70 Disc dropped during input procedure R71 Failure to pick up a disc from input bin R80 Disc Remaining On Robotic Arm Not Loaded On To The Drive Tray Disc dropped during
R176 R192 ~197 R255 Cannot detect disc in If error code 176 is shown, it represents that the picking arm is drive tray attempting to remove a disc from a drive tray and cannot detect the disc. This commonly occurs when the disc was removed from the tray before the picking arm had an opportunity to pick it up.
Chapter 5: Menu Tree 1. Copy 2. Test 3. Compare 4. Test+Copy 5. Copy+Compare 6. Select Burn Speed 7. Select Source 8. Master Mode 9. Erase 10. Hard Drive Setup 10.1 Select Partition 10.2 Load Partition 10.3 Rename Partition 10.4 Delete Partition 10.5 Partition Info 10.6 Select Loading Drive 10.7 Format Hard Drive 11. Setup 11.
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