Acard ARS-2020 Copy Smart User manual

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CONTENTS
Chapter1. IntroductionofCopySmart ............................................................. 2
1.1 Overview...................................................................................................... 2
1.2 Feature and specifications ........................................................................... 4
Chapter2.CopySmarthardwareinstallation ................................................... 6
2.1 Verify your package contents ...................................................................... 6
2.2 Preparing for installation.............................................................................. 7
2.3 Installtion of CD-R/RW dirve....................................................................... 8
2.4 Installation of CD-ROM dirve .....................................................................11
2.5 Installation of Copy Smart Cabinet .............................................................14
Chapter3.CopySmartasastand-aloneCDDuper ..........................................17
3.1 Copy Smart control panel ...........................................................................17
3.2 Operation of control panel ..........................................................................18
Chapter4.CopySmartashostedCDdrives .....................................................21
4.1 Connect Copy Smart to host computer.......................................................21
4.2 Cofigruing Copy smart................................................................................21
4.3 Hardware requirement .................................................................................21
4.4 Software requirement ..................................................................................21
4.5 Copy Smart DIP switch adjustment ............................................................22
Chapter5. CopySmartMonitor .......................................................................23
5.1 Copy Smart Monitor utility .........................................................................23
Appendix A. CD drives fully supported by CopySmart ....................................................25
Appendix B. How to avoid failure on duplication ..............................................................26
Appendix C. SCSIDE in brief ....................................................................................................27
Appendix D. SCSIDE utility ......................................................................................................28
Appendix E. Technical supports ...............................................................................................31
Appendix F. How to enable LUN function on ACARD SCSI adapter ..........................32
Appendix G. Benchmark of Copy Smart...............................................................................33

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1.1Overview
PC users who want to backup their CD normally have go through
many steps by turning on their computer, launching the software,
setting up various parameters, and tiding up their computer some-
times up to one hour to get a CD backup. Obviously, a standalone
CD-ROM duplicator will easily resolve the little inconvenience and
drawback mentioned above.
There are some standalone SCSI type CD copier on the market, but
for those PC user who already have an IDE CD-ROM drive and an
IDE CD-R/RW drive, the only solution of having the standalone CD
duplicator is buy a new set of SCSI CD-ROM drive and the CD-R/
RW drive to assemble one.
ACARD Technology wants to help the PC users to protect their IDE
investment(s) by introducing the first standalone IDE CD duplicator
ARS-2020 Copy Smart, which allow the PC users putting their IDE
CD-ROM drive and CD-R/RW drive into a smart standalone
machine.
The ARS-2020 Copy Smart have its own switching power supply
(AC 110V~230V) which are special designed to provide the steady
power which required by the laser burning operation of the CD-R/
RW drive. Four simple pushbuttons panel is designed to provide copy
modes selection and one button easy copy operation.
And ARS-2020 Copy Smart have special designed, a very powerful
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fan installed which can keep it cool to protect your CD drives.
ACARD technology further add more values to PC users by making
the ARS-2020 Copy Smart connectable to a PC host computer, this
allow the PC users copy their valuable data from their PC to ARS-
2020 Copy Smart. A bonus Ultra SCSI add-on adapter, an ARS-
2020 SCSI interface extension and two duplication software are
provided by ACARD technology without additional cost. With the
optional True-50 50X (or 56X) CD-ROM drive, the ARS-2020 Copy
Smart users now have a 50X-plus Ultra SCSI CD-ROM, this will
make the ARS-2020 Copy Smart users a world class 50X Ultra
SCSI CD-ROM club member with just a minimum cost.
All this can be only possible by the ACARD continuous development
of both IDE and SCSI RISC chip and the patented SCSIDE
technology. The SCSIDE technology is a highly integrated System
On Chip (SOC) design based on a RISC IDE, a RISC SCSI and high
speed RISC CPU for two way SCSI-IDE command and data
translation. The RISC CPU command set is further implemented by
a flash ROM which provide the plug-and-play ATAPI drive function.
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1.2 Feature & Specificaions
1. Dedicated power supply and powerful fan for high precision steady CD
burning requirement.
2. Dimension:180mm(W)x165mm(H)x290mm(D)
3. Pushbutton for copy mode selection which including:
-Test
-Test & copy
-Copy
-1X Copy
-Quick erase of CD-RW
4. Pushbutton for Write Speed selection which including:
-Auto
-16X/14X
-12X/10X
-8X/6X
-4X/2X
5. One pushbutton start
6. One pushbutton stop
7. Self diagnostics when power on
8. Progress light indication
9. Plug and Play ATAPI IDE CD-ROM support
10. Standalone IDE to IDE CD COPYcontroller
11. Standalone SCSI to Dual IDE command/data conversion controller
12. Build-in ACARD SCSIDESOC(system on chip)
13. Standard Ultra-SCSI (20MB/sec) interface to host computer
14. Single SCSI ID selection with two SCSI LUN support
15. One PCI Ultra SCSI adapter for PC
16. Flash ROM for future drive support upgrade
17. CD format supported: All format
-DATACD
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-Audio CD
-VCD, and other CD format
18. OS support:
-Win95/98/ME
-WinNT/2000
-Linux
19. Software Bundle:
-Ha! CD Burner Copy Software
-Copy Smart Monitor
-SCSIDEutility
20. Optional: True-5050XSCSI CD-ROM-Auto
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2.1 Verify your package content
When you open the ARS-2020 box, you should find the following items:
1. MALARS2020X010-0 Operation manual (x1)
2. AEC6710S2P22C00 Ultra-SCSI PCI adapter (x1)
3. CBL50HPM50HPMR-0 50 pins Ultra-SCSI external cable (x1)
4. CBL40X3X40C00F-0 IDE internal cable (x2)
5. CASARS20200000-0 ARS-2020 main system (x1)
6. CDD5X74X6801X2 CD Software (x1)
7. STDCDRX50XI00I-0 True-50 50X CD-ROM drive(optional)
8. STDCDRWXXXI00I-0 CD-R/RW drive (optional)
9. POWCODXUS00000-0 Powercord
If your system come with the optional CD-ROM drive and CD-R/RW drive,
all you have to do is connect the power cord to the ARS-2020 and turn on
the power on the back plane. And after the about 45 second self
diagnostics, you are ready to go.
If your system come with the optional CD-ROM drive, you may have to
install your own CD-R or CD-RW drive. Please follow the following proce-
dure of installation.
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ARS-2020 main system ( x 1 )
Ultra-SCSI PCI adapter ( x 1 )
Operation manual ( x 2 )
CD software ( x 1 )
50-pin Ultra-SCSI
external cable ( x 1 )
IDE internal cable ( x 2 )
Power cord ( x 1 )
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2.2 Preparing for installation
Step 1: Remove the back cover of Copy Smart.
Step 2: Remove the metal sleeve of Copy Smart.
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2.3 Installation of CD-R/RW dirve
Step 1: Adjust your CD-R/RW drive to master drive. (Please refer to your
CD-R/RW drive user’s manual)
Step 2: Place your CD-R/RW drive into lower drive bay of Copy Smart.
(Please Note!! CD-R/RW drive must be installed to lower drive bay only!!)
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Step 3: Connect IDE cable from Copy Smart controller board to 40-pin IDE
interface connector of CD-R/RW drive.
Step 4: Connect one of 4-pin DC power cords to the DC input connector of
CD-R/RWdrive.
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Step 5: Screw up the device from sliding.
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2.4 Installation of CD-ROM dirve
Step 1: Adjust your CD-ROM drive to master drive. (Please refer to your
CD-ROM drive user’s manual)
Step 2: Place your CD-ROM drive into upper device bay of Copy Smart.
(Please note: CD-ROM drive must be installed to upper drive bay only!!)
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Step 3: Connect IDE cable from Copy Smart controller board to 40-pin IDE
interface connector of CD-R/RW drive.
Step 4: Connect the other DC power cord to the CD-ROM drive DC input
connector.
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Step 5: Connect audio cable to CD-R/RW drive audio port.
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2.5. Installation of Copy Smart Cabinet
Step 1: Slide Copy Smart into sleeve.
Step 2: Screw up to fix sleeve.
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Step 3: Place back cover onto backside of Copy Smart, and fix it.
Step 4: Done!
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Step 5: Plug power cord into power connector of backside. (Copy Smart is
designed for AC 110V~230V of Power Supply)
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3.1 Copy Smart control panel
While Copy Smart works a stand-alone CD-Duper, its control panel is
especially user-friendly for CD duplication. With this control panel, you can
make your works more easily and increase productivites.
Function selection button
Writespeed selectionbutton
Writes CD button
Stop process button
Power on LED
OK/Busy LED
Failed LED
Hosted LED
Functionmode LED
WriteSpeedLED
(Writing progress in percentage
LED while CD duplication)
Control panel, and its descriptions of LEDs, and buttons.
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3.2 Operation of control panel
FUNCTION selection:
Press Function selection button to choose function
mode, and LED lighted up to indicate which has
selected. Here are all of function mode description
below:
TEST - Emulates CD duplication only.
TEST & COPY - Emulates CD duplication first. when
it done, copy CD automatically.
COPY - Duplicate CD disc.
1X COPY - Write CD disc with less speed.
QUICK ERASE - Erase CD-RW disk contents. This
function is only for CD-RW dis-
kettes and for CD-RW drives.
WRITE SPEED selection:
Press Write speed selection button to choose one of
writing speeds, and LED lighted up to indicate which
has selected. (It just depends on the ability of CD-R/
RW drive which has mounted in Copy Smart and CD-
R/RW disk which you use, if writing speed that user
selected is over mounted drive or disc ability, Copy
Smart may indicate lower speed in accordance with
the speed limit of CD-R/RW drive.) Normally, the LED
lighted up to indicate which the left sign speed has
selected (16X, 12X, 8X, or 4X). However, press write
speed selection button with 0.5 second then release it,
the LED lighted up with flash in 2 times/sec to indicate
which the right sign speed has selected (14X, 10X, 6X,
or2X).
While AUTO mode has choosen, Copy Smart will se-
lect optimized speed for writing.
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WRITING PROGRESS INDICATION:
The same row with writing speed LED lights, those also
indicated writing job progress while Copy Smart duplicat-
ingCD.
During the writing CD progress, press write speed selec-
tion button will change the LED lights indication of
meaning. This row of LED lights are as indicators for CD
duplication progress in percentage. User could know how
much progress has done.
GO button
Press “GO” button to start the process you selected. To
avoid the mis-touch, user should press this button for at
least 0.5 sec to work.
STOP button
Press “STOP” button to cancel processing job. To avoid
mis-touch, user should press this button for at least one
sec. to work. (Please note, this button becomes invalid
while Copy Smart works on “QUICK ERASE” mode.)
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Other LED lights indication:
POWER - Power is on when LED lighted up.
OK/BUSY - Process is completed when LED
lighted up. While LED blink light
indicates that Copy Smart is on
working.
FAIL - LED lighted up indicates that duplica-
tion process is failed.
HOST - LED lighted up indicates that Copy
Smart is controlled by host computer.
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