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1. The firmware is not updated successfully Last update F W OKY The firmware is updated successfully Searching F W sss The system is searching for a valid firmware Source can t be Hard Disk During comparison the source cannot be hard disk 57 ARS 2039A Manual Update F W xxx to yyy Do you want to update the firmware version from xxx to yyy Updating F W esses The system is updating the firmware 58 ARS 2039A Manual Technical Support Form Email support acard com http www acard com Wois wsess FWWer EW Version DVD ROM DVD Writer Hard Disk Model type Capacity Firmware version Others Problem Description 292. DVD ROM X1 DVD writer x 9 Hard drive optional HDD tray optional ARS 2039A Manual Chapter 2 Hardware Installation Before installing 2039A 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 Unpack the package and examine if there is any defect or malfunction Prepare a DVD ROM Prepare 9 DVD writers Prepare a 3 5 hard drive optional All IDE devices are in Master mode Be sure that the wattage of power supply is sufficient 2 2 A Whole System e Unpack the package and examine if there is any defect or malfunction e Prepare a 3 5 hard drive optional e Be sure that the wattage of power supply is sufficient 2 3 A System without DVD Drives Unpack the package and examine if there is any defect or malfunction Prepare aDVD ROM Prepare 9 DVD writers Prepare a 3 5 hard drive optional Be sure that the wattage of power supply is sufficient 2 4 Install ARS 2039A ARS 2039A Manual The installation of ARS 2039A with an IDE DVD ROM and 9 IDE DVD writers DVD ROM Slave DVD Writer DVD Writer DVD Writer Copy Controller ARS 2039A LCD DVD Writer DVD writers IDE connectors DVD ROM s IDE connector ARS 2039A Manual The installation ARS 2039A with a SATA hard drive an IDE DVD ROM and 9 IDE DVD writers Don t connect wr
3. Press ENT to see the following figure This figure shows that the hard drive has been formatted as DVD Image Format Info DVD If your hard drive is a new one and not formatted yet LCD will show the message as follows after powering on HDOO 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 W to select CD or DL 4 6 8 Edit This function is to name a certain partition but only when the partition contains an image file can title editing be valid First select the function by pressing V 6 08 Image P A Edit 29 ARS 2039A 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 A V 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 Subl 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 Edit Title OK 4 7 Setup Function 7 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 This function includes 19 subfunctions Language CD Burn Speed DVD Burn Speed Rea
4. 32X 16X and 8X Read Speed Maximum 32 ARS 2039A Manual 4 7 5 Auto Start Drive Now press ESC and to see the following figure Auto Start Drive is to copy or test automatically once you put blank DVDs into the writers 7 05 Setup Auto Start Drive Press ENT to see the following figure The default is Off Press W to select I one blank DVD Auto Start Drive Off 4 7 6 Startup Menu Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Startup Menu lets you select any one of the functions except Adv Setup as the first item appearing on the menu whenever you turn on the copy controller 7 06 Setup Startup Menu 33 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT to see 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 4 7 7 Auto Verify Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Auto Verify is to verify automatically if the target DVDs can be read after copying 7 07 Setup Auto Verify Press ENT to see the following figure The default is Off Auto Verify Off You can press V to select On Auto Verify On 34 ARS 2039A Manual 4 7 8 Auto Compare Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Auto Compare is to compare automatically the source DVD and the target DVDs after copying 7 08 Setup Auto Compare Press ENT to see the following figure
5. Overburn 43 ARS 2039A Manual 48 1 Overburn Overburn lets you decide whether to copy beyond the limit of a disc or not Press ENT to see the following figure The default is Off Press W to select On Overburn may make a DVD writer damaged and data incomplete Overburn Off 4 8 2 Read Error Skip Now press ESC and V to see 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 8 02 Adv Setup Read Error Skip Press ENT to see the following figure The default is Off Press W to select On Read Error Skip Off ARS 2039A Manual 4 8 3 Format HDD Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Format HDD is to partition the hard drive But before formatting all data on the hard drive will be deleted 8 03 Adv Setup Format HDD Press ENT to see the next figure In DVD a partition occupies SGB in CD 1GB and in DL 10GB If you format once more the old data will be lost HD Partition FormatSelect DVD Use A V to select A T A T means that the system searches consecutive and enough space automatically for you to load an image file according to the hard drive s capacity HD Partition Format Select A T 4 8 4 Verify HDD Now press ESC to return to Function 8 and then select part 4 Verify HDD Ve
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7. Manual 4 6 5 Select Image This function is to select a partition in the hard drive First select the function by pressing V 6 05 Image P A Select Image After installing a hard drive your copy controller will format it automatically Each partition occupies 5GB The number of partitions is dependent on the hard drive s capacity The partitions are alphabetically arranged Select a partition by pressing A V and LCD will show the message as follows Select Partition A DVD 4384MB After the partition is selected LCD will show the results as follows Set Partition to A 4 6 6 Image Src Drive This function is to select DVD ROM or any of the DVD writers as the source from which you can load data into a particular partition as an image file 27 ARS 2039A Manual First select the function by pressing W 6 06 Image P A Image Src Drive Then use A V 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 4 6 7 Image Format Info This function is to see how you have formatted your hard drive It is related to function 13 4 Format HDD There are 3 formats for choice CD DVD and DL Double Layer Now press ESC and to see the following figure 6 07 Image P A Image Format Info 28 ARS 2039A Manual
8. The default is Off Press W to select On Auto Compare Off 4 7 9 Burn On The Fly Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Burn On The Fly lets you control the copying methods When the setting is On the data will be copied directly from the source DVD to the target DVDs When the setting is Off the data will be loaded into a partition of HDD first and hence copying will be done 7 9 Setup Burn On The Fly 35 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT to see the following figure The default is On Press W to select Off Burn On The Fly On If your copy controller doesn t connect a hard drive LCD will show the message as follows No Valid HDD 4 7 10 Burn Mode Now press ESC to return to Function 9 and then select part 10 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 support CD If the DVD writer doesn t support the mode you have selected the copy controller will automatically switch to another mode 7 10 Setup Burn Mode Press ENT to see the next figure The default is DAO Press W to select TAO Burn Mode DAO 36 ARS 2039A Manual 4 7 11 Display Time Now press ESC and to see the following figure Display Time is to show the copying time 7 11 Setup Display Time Press ENT to see the following figure The default is On Press W to select Off Display
9. Time On 4 7 12 Button Sound Now press ESC and to see the following figure Button Sound lets you control the sound of a button when you press it 7 12 Setup Button Sound Press ENT to see the next figure The default is On Press W to select Off Button Sound On 37 ARS 2039A Manual 4 7 13 Device Info Now press ESC and to see the following figure Device Info shows the information of the DVD ROM and any of the DVD writers you have installed 7 13 Setup Device Info Press ENT to see the next figure 01 IDE1 Master DVD ROM PIONEER Press ENT to see the next figure DVD ROM DVD 121 1 07 Press W twice to see the next figure 02 IDE2 Master DVD RW PIONEER Press ENT to see the next figure DVD RW DVR 107D 1 05 38 ARS 2039A Manual 4 7 14 System Info Now press ESC and to see the following figure System Info shows the information of the system 7 14 Setup System Info Press ENT to see the next figure DVD Duplicator 2039A ver 1 11D Press ENT to see the next figure Fujitsu 29LV320B 2007 03 30 ACARD 4 7 15 Quick Erase Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Quick Erase is to erase the data on the DVD rewriteable discs quickly 7 15 Setup Quick Erase 39 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT to see the next figure Use V to confirm Yes or No All data will be lost erase Yes After confirming Yes
10. 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 05 Fail 00 4 7 16 Full Erase Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Full Erase is to erase the data on the DVD rewriteable discs completely Compared with Quick Erase Full Erase takes much more time 7 16 Setup Full Erase 40 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT to see the next figure Use V 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 05 Fail 00 4 7 17 Auto Close Tray Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Auto Close Tray is to close the writer s tray automatically It is related to function 11 5 Auto Start Drive If you haven t set any writer to copy in function 11 5 this function will be invalid 7 17 Setup Auto Close Tray 41 ARS 2039A 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 he
11. partition contains no data an error message will appear on LCD At this moment 22 ARS 2039A Manual you can switch to another partition that contains data or use function 6 Image to load the data into the chosen partition first 4 6 Image Function 6 Image is valid only when you have installed a hard drive This function includes 8 subfunctions Load Delete Image Image Info Compare Image Select Image Image Src Drive Image Format Info and Edit The loaded data is called an image file Select function 6 6 Image 4 6 1 Load Now press ENT and you will see the following figure Here the function Load is to let you load data from DVD ROM or any one of the DVD writers into the current partition of the hard drive P A means partition A 6 01 Image P A Load Press ENT to load LCD will show the loading information as follows Load A DVD 0 4384MB 7 30 23 ARS 2039A 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 V to confirm Yes or No Image Exists Overwrite Yes 4 6 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 W 6 02 Image P A Delete Image The system will ask
12. ARS 2039A 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 ACAR Copyright 2007 ACARD Technology Corp Release November 2007 CE FE Copyright and Trademark The information in this manual is subject to change without prior notice and does not represent a commitment on the part of vendor who assumes no liability or re sponsibility for any errors that may appear in this manual ACARD is the trademark of ACARD Technology Corp This manual contains materials protected under International Copyright Laws All rights reserved No part of this manual may be reproduced transmitted or transcribed without the expressed written permission of the manufacturer and author of this manual ACARD s ARS 2039A Copy Controller is used for copying and editing personal audio and video data Violating Copy Right is a criminal act ACARD s Copy Con troller only supports legal backup operation ACARD Technology Corp is not responsible for illegal recording Table of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction eese 6 1 1 QV OR VICW fet 6 1 2 Wc E 6 1 3 Specifications 5 e eerie er ee Yo vo nh ote e or eec ex vbt aov eene devva ees 7 1 4 System Requirement eee eee ee eee ee eee eee ne 7 Chapter 2 Hardware Installation 8 2 1 Cop
13. B 7 30 When the whole process finishes LCD will show the results as follows 2 Test amp Copy OK 09 Note that those discs that have passed the test will be copied right away while those that haven t won t be 20 ARS 2039A Manual 4 3 Prescan Function 3 Prescan is to scan if the source DVD can be read correctly and by the way to test the reading speed Select function 3 Put the source DVD into DVD ROM Press ENT to prescan LCD will show the scanning information as follows Scaning DVD 0 4384MB 7 30 When scanning finishes and the source DVD can be read correctly LCD will show the results as follows PreScan OK 4 4 Disc Info Function 4 Disc Info is to show the basic information of source DVD Select function 4 Put the source DVD into DVD ROM ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT and LCD will show the DVD information as follows Disc Type DVD ROM Capacity 4384MB 4 5 Select Source Function 5 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 5 5 Select Source Press ENT and then press V 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 DVD ROM selected Suppose you select HDD as the source and try to copy from one of its partitions but the
14. ad Default Press ENT to see the next figure Use V to confirm Yes or No Load Default Config Yes When default loading finishes LCD will show the results as follows Load Default OK 49 ARS 2039A Manual 4 8 10 USB Option Now press ESC and V to see the next figure USB Option lets you switch to the USB mode if your copy controller has connected a PC 8 10 Adv Setup USB Option Press ENT to see the following figure The default is Off Press W to select On USB Option Off When USB option is On the original 8 Adv Setup will change to 9 Adv Setup and the hidden 8 USB Mode will appear in the first layer of function menu USB L H Mode The above figure means the connection with a PC Now press V Back to SA Mode Yes Press ENT to return to standalone mode and the following figure will appear Reboot Copier ARS 2039A Manual 4 8 11 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 8 11 Adv Setup Auto Save Image Press ENT to see the following figure Auto Save Image On Press ENT to see the following figure Use V 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 Set Partition to C 51 ARS 2039A Manual 4 8 12 Update Drive F W Now pr
15. d Speed Auto Start Drive Startup Menu Auto Verify Auto Compare Burn On The Fly Burn Mode Display Time Button Sound Device Info System Info Quick Erase Full Erase Auto Close Tray Quick Compare and Audio Burn Speed ARS 2039A Manual Select function 7 4 7 1 Language Now press ENT and you will see the following figure The function Language lets you select a language in which messages can be shown on LCD 7 01 Setup Language Press ENT to see the following figure The default is English Spanish Japanese Traditional Chinese and Simplified Chinese are made to order Language English 4 7 2 CD Burn Speed Now press ESC and V to see the following figure This function lets you control the burning speed of CD writers 7 02 Setup CD Burn Speed Press ENT to see the following figure The default is auto CD Burn Speed Auto 31 ARS 2039A Manual 4 7 3 DVD Burn Speed Now press ESC and to see the following figure The function DVD Burn Speed lets you control the burning speed of DVD writers 7 03 Setup DVD Burn Speed Press ENT to see the following figure The default is maximum DVD Burn Speed Maximum 4 7 4 Read Speed Now press ESC and V to see the following figure The function Read Speed lets you control the reading speed of target CDs 7 04 Setup Read Speed Press ENT to see the following figure The default is maximum but there are other choices
16. e ico RU Db e PE CIH MEER MO batoe ER 44 48 2 Read Error Skip sa yscestssecsscnvecscoscsverssssenesessavevsnaszesnavesvvussdesacoveneses 44 45 53 Format HDD soss cis iacadsacsuccasiscscsccdsssatessedesssvesssoscssscssteacessesetadss 45 4 8 4 Verify HDD fL 45 4 8 5 Br RN E 46 486 Update lw cie 47 48 7 Compare Firmware sssesssvsesssvsesssvsesssvnesnsvnessssessnasesssesessnesesesesee 48 4 8 8 H W Diagnostic aoro eee e RUE IEEE ER ed eae deve nete Ux 48 4 8 9 Load Default Lassen 49 LED EOD MC M 50 4 8 11 Auto Save Image irren reperit haere ERE r eger krhE e YR PR RV eo eEN REESE T piae 51 48 12 Update Drive E W scscccssssccsssnstesontssvtncsossavsossentesnesesveensssnnesseoesis 52 Chapter 5 Troubleshooting II 5 1 About LCD Luse ende 53 5 2 About Error Messages sscssscccssssssssscsccceseeseees 53 5 3 About DVD ROM DVD Writers cccscscsssscceeeee 53 5 4 About Buttons sesesoeooseeooeeesseooseecosocoeeoosceoseooseeosseeoe 53 5 5 About DVD Writer Not Readable 54 5 6 About High Failure Rate e 54 5 7 About Firmware Update eee 54 5 8 About Function 13 and Cancellation 54 Appendix LCD Messages e eeeeee eren eee eene 55 ARS 2039A Manual Chapter 1 Introduction 1 1 O
17. ed dans RE RD IRE erede ken 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 The system is checking the target device Detect Drives Detect what drives are connected with the system DVD RW does not Support the Func DVD RW doesn t support this function Erase Finished The erasing of data comes to an end Erasing disc ier ees The system is erasing the data on the disc Fail to get Drive Info The drive information cannot be obtained Fail to get Sre Disc Info The information of source disc cannot be obtained Hold ESC to exit Press ESC for a second to terminate the test Identical i rete The comparison results are the same Initialize SDRAM Initialize the memory of the system Load Default Config Do you want to load the default settings No Erasable Disc in DVD RW The disc on the DVD RW device is not rewritable Preparing ero oepmo re es The system is preparing to record Press a Key to Eject Fail Disc Press any key to eject the failed disc after copying Press a Key to Eject Good Disc Press any
18. ess ESC and V 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 8 12 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 So in the beginning you have to download the firmware of a certain type of CD DVD drive from the Web site of ASUS or Plextor Then record the firmware into a CD RW No F W File 52 ARS 2039A Manual Chapter 5 Troubleshooting 5 1 About LCD After you power on 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 5 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 Get a new source DVD to try If the copy controller hasn t detected any device after powering on an error message will appear on LCD 5 3 About DVD ROM DVD Writers Ifa DVD ROM oraDVD writer cannot read confirm the format of the source DVD and check if it is damaged Use any DVD writer to read the source DVD If it works the DVD ROM is probably defective o
19. if you are sure to delete Use A V to confirm Yes or No Delete Image in Partition A Yes 24 ARS 2039A Manual After the image file is deleted LCD will show the results as follows Partition A Image is deleted 4 6 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 W 6 03 Image P A Image Info Press ENT and LCD will show the information of the image file as follows Disc Type DVD ROM Capacity 4384MB 4 6 4 Compare Image This function is to compare the contents of the source DVD and those of the image file in the partition First select the function by pressing V 6 04 Image P A Compare Image 25 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT and LCD will show the comparison information as follows Compare DVD 0 4384MB 7 30 When comparison comes to an end LCD will show the results as follows Compare OK 1 Fail 0 Diff 0 Press ENT to see the details of the source as shown below Src 01 DVD ROM Total 4384MB Press ENT to see the details of the target If the comparison is identical LCD will show the message as follows Tgt 00 HDD P A Identical If comparison fails LCD will show the failure By pressing ENT twice LCD will show that the contents of the source and those of the target don t match as follows Tgt 00 HDD P A TOC not match 26 ARS 2039A
20. ions Switch to function I Copy by pressing A Place blank DVDs into DVD writers and press ENT to start copying When copying comes to an end the passed DVDs will eject automatically The default is ejecting automatically but you can change it The failed DVDs will remain in the writers The default is keeping failed DVDs in the writers but you can change it To take the failed DVDs you need to press the eject buttons on the writers During operation do not press any button on your copy controller because interruption will harm the device and DVDs will be damaged too 3 2 2 Without a HDD If you haven t installed a 3 5 SATA hard drive to your copy controller you need to operate according to the following procedures Place asource DVD into DVD ROM Switch to function 1 Copy by pressing A Place blank DVDs into DVD writers and press ENT to start copying When copying comes to an end the passed DVDs will eject automatically The default is ejecting automatically but you can change it The failed DVDs will remain in the writers The default is keeping failed DVDs in the writers but you can change it To take the failed DVDs you need to press the eject buttons on the writers 15 ARS 2039A Manual Chapter 4 Functions There are 8 major functions in the copy controller and there are subfunctions in Function 6 7 and 8 as the following figures show ARS 2039A Manual In Function 7 there are 19 subfuncti
21. iters to IDE bus 4 and 5 when 2039A is used as 1 to 7 model SATA HDD DVD ROM Slave DVD Writer DVD Writer DVD Writer Copy Controller ARS 2039A DVD writers IDE connectors DVD ROM s IDE connector SATA HDD s connector 10 ARS 2039A Manual The following diagram and pictures indicate the installation of ARS 2039A Copy Controller with Hybrid Source The controller could use either IDE or SATA HDD as Copy source DVD ROM Slave i C Copy Controller ARS 2039A LCD Copy Controller ARS 2039A LCD 11 ARS 2039A Manual 2 5 The Board Layout Control panel Ya Wn TT In Manna Writers SATAHDD DVD ROM Power ARS 2039A 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 ACARD TECHNOLOGY 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 DVD Duplicator OS booting 2037P ver 1 11S 1 Figure 1 shows the firmware version of ARS 2037P Figure 2 shows that OS booting takes 20 seconds or so It depends on how many writers you have installed 13 ARS 2039A Manual 3 1 Copy Figure 3 show
22. ket to eject the good disc after copying Read disc error During comparison the disc cannot be read Save new config Fail The new setting of configuration cannot be saved Source Disc Empty The source disc doesn t contain any data Source Disc Not Ready Source disc is not ready to be read Source Drive Not Ready Source drive is not ready to read ARS 2039A Manual Src amp T gt can t in the same channel During comparison the source and target discs cannot be in the same channel Target Disc Not Empty sees 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 The target disc hasn t enough capacity to store new data TOC not match The comparison results are not the same User Abort ete Cancel the job during operation 2 Connecting with a HDD All data will be lost format All data on the hard disk will be lost Confirm the formatting of hard disk Delete Image in Partition xx Confirm the deleting of data image in partition xx Format HDD sese Ask if you want to format the ha
23. ons 17 ARS 2039A Manual In Function 8 there are 12 subfunctions This is a special function See P 50 18 ARS 2039A Manual 4 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 Select function 1 Put a source DVD into DVD ROM and blank DVDs into the DVD writers A rewriteable DVD containing old data is also usable but the old data will be automatically erased 1 Copy After the DVD ROM and DVD writers detect DVDs press ENT to start copying LCD will show the copying information as follows Copying DVD 0 4384MB 7 30 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 09 19 ARS 2039A Manual 4 2 Test amp Copy Function 2 Test amp Copy is to test first and then copy actually Select function 2 Put a source DVD into DVD ROM and blank DVDs into the DVD writers 2 Test amp Copy Press ENT to start simulation LCD will show the testing information as follows Testing DVD 0 4384MB 7 30 When the test finishes actual copying will begin as shown below Copying DVD 0 4384M
24. r not compatible with the source DVD 5 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 53 ARS 2039A Manual 5 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 5 6 About High Failure Rate If the failure rate of copying is high do the following things to improve e Lower the speed of DVD writer e Inspect if the blank disc s quality is good e Update the firmware e Inspect the DVD writer s maximum writing speed If the speed is over 8X copy the data to a hard drive first and then transmit to the disc 5 7 About Firmware Update If you cannot update the firmware inspect the firmware Perhaps you have downloaded a wrong file Failure in firmware update may cause the copy controller to fail in booting Under the circumstances return the control board to distributor for repair 5 8 About Function 13 and Cancellation Press ESC for 2 seconds to execute function 13 Advanced Setup During operation if you want to cancel a function like Copy Test Verify etc press ESC for 2 seconds too 54 ARS 2039A Manual Appendix 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 i ssessxciedesxcauensacoa
25. rd disk Format HDD OK The Formatting of hard disk has been completed HDD not Format The hard disk hasn t been formatted yet HDD too small The capacity of hard disk is too small HDD too small to handle image The hard disk hasn t enough capacity to store the data image at least 5Gbytes Image Exists Overwrite There is a data image in the current partition Confirm the overwriting of data Image load Fail The image isn t successfully loaded from DVD to the hard disk Image load OK The image is successfully loaded from DVD to the hard disk No Image in Partition xx There is no data image in partition xx No Valid HDD eee The system cannot find a hard disk Partition Damage eese The partition is damaged Select HD First esses Select a formatted hard disk at first Verify Disk or Partition Do you want to verify the hard disk or just a partition Verify Hard Disk Fail The hard disk is not verified successfully 56 ARS 2039A Manual Verify Hard Disk OK The hard disk is verified successfully Verify Partition Header sss Verify the partition header 3 Audio Editing Burn or Move to parti
26. re then one writer s tray or all seven writers trays will be closed in 10 seconds after copying finishes 4 7 18 Quick Compare Now press ESC and to see the following figure Quick Compare is related to function 5 Compare It lets you set a certain byte When the error of a target DVD is beyond the set byte the comparison between the source DVD and the target DVD will stop Yet the comparison of the other 6 target DVDs will continue 7 18 Setup Quick Compare Press ENT to see the following figure The default is Off but you can press W to choose a certain byte like 1 Byte 1 KB 10 KB 1 MB 10 MB etc Quick Compare Off 42 ARS 2039A Manual 4 7 19 Audio Burn Speed Now press ESC and to see the following figure Audio Burn Speed lets you control the burning speed of audio CDs 7 19 Setup Audio Burn Speed Press ENT to see the following figure The default is auto but there are maximum 52X 48X 40X 32X 24X 20X etc for choice Audio Burn Speed Auto 4 8 Adv Setup Function 8 Adv Setup lets you change the system configuration This function includes 12 subfunctions Overburn Read Error Skip Format HDD Verify HDD Burn in Update Firmware Compare Firmware H W Diagnostic Load Default USB Option Auto Save Image and Update Drive F W Now press ESC to return to Function 7 Then press ESC for 2 seconds to enter Function 8 01 as the following figure shows 8 01 Adv Setup
27. rify HDD is to verify if the hard drive or any of its partitions can work well 8 04 Adv Setup Verify HDD 45 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT to see the next figure Use A V to confirm Disk or Partition Verify Disk or Partition Disk Press ENT to verify After verification LCD will show the results as follows Verify Hard Disk OK 4 8 5 Burn in Now press ESC and V to see 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 8 05 Adv Setup Burn in Press ENT to see the next figure Test is simply a simulation Burn in Test 46 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT and use A V 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 Press ESC ENT V to select Erase amp Copy as the following figure shows Erase amp Copy is to erase and write repeatedly It is only for DVD rewriteable discs Burn in Erase amp Copy Press ENT and use A V 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 4 8 6 Update Firmware Now press ESC and V to see the following figure Update Firmware is to update the firmware to the la
28. s the first function Copy There are 12 functions You can press W to see other functions 3 0 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 Identify two different kinds of cables before hardware installation 1 Two connectors for DVD ROM or optional HDD Connect to ARS 2030A Connect to SATA 2035A 2037P SATA port hard drive 2 Two connectors for DVD writers M 7 l Connect to ARS 2030A 2035A 2037P IDE port Connect to IDE Writer 3 2 1 With a HDD If you have installed a 3 5 SATA hard drive to your copy controller you need to operate according to the following procedures 14 ARS 2039A Manual 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 Use function 8 Select Source to set the hard drive as the source In function 9 Image select a partition to store the data If there is no data in a selected partition place a source DVD into DVD ROM and use function 9 01 Load to transmit data from DVD into the selected partition by pressing ENT Different data can be stored in different partit
29. test version But you should get the version first 8 06 Adv Setup Update Firmware 47 ARS 2039A Manual You can get the newest version from ACARD by e mail or download it directly from the Web site http www acard com Then unzip the file of zip and copy it into a CD RW If the file is bin you don t need to unzip After placing the DVD into the DVD ROM press ENT The system will begin searching the new firmware and show the message on LCD as follows after it finds the new firmware Then press ENT to update Searching F W XXX XXXXX 48 7 Compare Firmware Now press ESC and to see 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 8 07 Adv Setup Compare Firmware 4 8 5 H W Diagnostic Press ESC and to see the next figure H W Diagnostic is to test the system 8 08 Adv Setup H W Diagnostic 48 ARS 2039A Manual Press ENT to see the next figure The system will do the button test self test of SDRAM the hardware connection test and flash test All test results will be shown on LCD It is the easiest way to know if the system is normal LCD Test Start When all tests finish LCD will show the message as follows Test finished 4 8 9 Load Default Press ESC and V Load Default is to make all changed settings return to defaults 8 09 Adv Setup Lo
30. tion 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 dise s session Confirm the closing of disc sessions Continue edit next Disc Ask if you want to continue the music disc editing End edit disc and burn Finish the music disc editing and start to copy Erase selected Tracks Abort the selected tracks and delete them Ins empty disc Continue Do you want to insert a blank disc and continue copying Insert next disc eet ete torte et Insert the next audio disc NO AUDIO track in this disc The source disc has no audio track Sessions were closed already The disc sessions have already been closed Target Overflow Re Select The disc capacity is not enough to store the selected tracks Please select again Tet overflow del last trk The disc capacity is not enough to store the selected tracks So do you want to delete the last track 4 Firmware Update Check Sum Error oec Rees The udpated firmware has errors Flash ROM fail Data cannot be written into Flash ROM Invalid firmware The disc doesn t contain a valid firmware Last update F W Fail
31. verview ARS 2039A is a 1 to 9 copy controller supporting 16X DVD writers Through the LCD and the 4 buttons on the panels you can copy text audio or video CD DVD easily and quickly It is fit for companies small amount of reproduction Usually if you want to back up a lot of CD DVDs you have to boot the computer and do the job via a recording program It takes time to learn how to use the software and more time to execute the recording In view of this ACARD has launched ARS 2039A for you to copy discs without efforts ARS 2039A is a valuable product of technology You can use it as a standalone copy controller 1 2 Features Standalone IDE to IDE DVD copy controller Totally independent without installing hardware or software Supports a 3 5 SATA hard drive Supports high speed 1 to 9 DVD copying A user friendly interface with LCD showing message Optional functions for applications ARS 2039A Manual 1 3 Specifications ACARD ARC810 CPU ACARD 866 IDE processor 64MB DDR memory 10 independent IDE channels One SATA channel 2x 16 LCD Four membraned buttons on the panel 512 KB flash memory for copy code Firmware update via DVD ROM Power Voltage 5V 5 Current 1 5A Max Environment Operation 0 C to 60 C Nonoperation 20 C to 85 C Humidity 15 to 90 Dimension D 225 x W 150 x H 42 mm 1 4 System Requirement Upright external case 11 12 x 5 25 Power supply 300 watt or above ATA133 cable 35 cm
32. y Controller Only e eere eee eee eu enun 8 2 2 A Whole System vii esee eerie tenor o eoo eee eee no en vie RE dena eva VE 8 2 3 A System without DVD Drives eere eene 8 2 4 Install ARS 20394 Luggsargunumnisabguistemsmniiiden 9 2 5 The Board Layolit eeecseee tenete etie e Ye sa ner c hei e voe aga 12 Chapter 3 Basic Instructions eese 13 3 1 Buttons and LCD iore eerte eter eel operta oa epo cone 14 3 2 About HDD Installation e eere eere 14 321 Witha HDD ec 14 322 Without a HDD scisisedeicsssisevesissacaienil sscasinslavsasasdavssiasbindtualeivacnaccis 15 Chapter 4 Functions cisisisscccsesscavecscssassstenessccessctsessacees 16 21 ACID Ys din ive erai ER Re d E EE 19 4 2 Test amp CODY sad 20 4 3 PEGSCHIL aie veros eed OE ERN dOE Exe Ero Dveo XEM ee 21 4 4 Disc Info oor teer eer oleo IRAN SEE ana e eei e eer Y aue 21 4 5 Select Source veo te o e Oe hYE EVE eee Ve eE PA ener Faso ea e edv adde 22 AG TMM AGE RSEN 23 AG Edv 23 4 6 2 Delete Image eM c 25 463 Image Enf z oie dietro intor eb ee p teisse ro oses totis Pr Edo ot 25 4 6 4 Compare Image vi icscsssissvscsscnssvcnesesvnesseseevecesnssucessveenncsdusvevenszesnaeese 25 4 6 5 Select Image dct tr tera ine E oa EE RFeREUERE LES PEE EERS ER PERF RI Da 27 4 6 6 Image Sre Drive iiss ccssccsscsvssssngenssesnceevecsyceveecsucecsscrscsevncsesenesssberens 27 4 6 7 Image Format
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