MF DIGITAL Scribe PC Manual

Series Operator’s Guide
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Copyright Notice
Copyright ©2003-2006 by MF DIGITAL. All rights reserved.
This manual and the accompanying illustrations may not be copied, reproduced,
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without the written consent of MF DIGITAL
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are trademarks of MF DIGITAL
Other trademarks referred to are the property of their respective trademark or
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Warranty
MF DIGITAL warrants to the original purchaser that the equipment that you have purchased is free from defects
in materials and workmanship, for a period of time as follows:
Duplicator Electronics & Mechanical Parts 1 year
Recorders (warranty by drive manufacturer) 1 year
Prism Plus Thermal Printer 6 Months
PicoJet Inkjet CD/DVD Printer 1 year limited warranty
This warranty is applicable when the warranty registration has been completed and returned to MF DIGITAL
within a reasonable period of time following the purchase and the warranty is NOT transferable. This warranty
does not apply to malfunctions caused by misuse, negligence, accident, or alteration, nor is MF DIGITAL
responsible for consequential damages related to the use of this equipment. This warranty is made in lieu of any
other warranty expressed or implied.
Recorder Warranty Policy
Individual recorders manufacturers are responsible for the products they produce. As a convenience, MF
DIGITAL will honor any service issue related to a defective recorder or printer while under its respective
manufacturer’s warranty providing that the recorder has been purchased from MF DIGITAL either directly or
indirectly. MF DIGITAL has no responsibility for products NOT purchased through MF DIGITAL
Piracy
The copying of audio, video, or software without the permission of the copyright holder is illegal. MF DIGITAL
accepts no responsibility for the copyright use or misuse of this equipment. It is the sole responsibility of the
user to ensure that the legal rights of copyright in duplicating and printing are respected.
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Table of Contents
ABOUT MF DIGITAL .............................................................................................................................................. 5
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR MF DIGITAL CD DUPLICATION SYSTEM.............................................................. 5
ABOUT THIS MANUAL .......................................................................................................................................... 5
FEATURES OF THE SCRIBE PC........................................................................................................................... 5
INSTALLING THE SCRIBEPC .............................................................................................................................. 6
WHAT’S IN THE BOX................................................................................................................................................. 6
WHAT YOU WILL ALSO NEED: .................................................................................................................................... 6
OPTIONS .................................................................................................................................................................... 6
PACKING MATERIALS................................................................................................................................................ 7
THE BEST PLACE TO PUT THE SCRIBEPC.................................................................................................................. 7
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS............................................................................................................................................... 7
REMOVING PACKING RESTRAINTS............................................................................................................................. 8
INPUT AND OUTPUT SPINDLES .................................................................................................................................. 8
MAKING THE CONNECTION ........................................................................................................................................ 8
STARTING UP............................................................................................................................................................ 9
INSTALLING THE SCRIBEPC SOFTWARE..................................................................................................... 10
QUICK START, MAKING COPIES ..................................................................................................................... 14
STARTING THE SCRIBEPC APPLICATION ................................................................................................................. 14
A note about “Ignore Low Ink Level” ................................................................................................................ 16
THE SCRIBEPC APPLICATION.......................................................................................................................... 17
STARTING THE SCRIBEPC APPLICATION ................................................................................................................. 17
Selecting STANDARD or ADVANCED mode..................................................................................................... 17
SCRIBEPC APPLICATION LAYOUT ........................................................................................................................... 19
Reviewing and changing the settings.................................................................................................................. 19
Settings Editor .................................................................................................................................................... 20
Application Temp Folder.................................................................................................................................... 21
CD / DVD IMAGES DEFAULT FOLDER .................................................................................................................... 21
CD LABELS DEFAULT FOLDER................................................................................................................................21
PRINTER DRIVER ..................................................................................................................................................... 21
SPINDLE SELECT...................................................................................................................................................... 21
SHAKE DISC ............................................................................................................................................................ 22
DATA IMAGE EDITOR ......................................................................................................................................... 23
CREATING A DATA DISC IMAGE................................................................................................................................23
IMAGE TOOLBAR ..................................................................................................................................................... 24
SELECTING CD CAPACITY....................................................................................................................................... 25
ADDING FILES AND FOLDERS .................................................................................................................................. 25
CREATING, RENAMING, AND REMOVING FOLDERS .................................................................................................. 25
STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONTENT ............................................................................................................................ 26
SAVING THE CURRENT DISC IMAGE FILE ................................................................................................................ 27
Editing Image properties.................................................................................................................................... 27
To create a physical disc image file: .................................................................................................................. 29

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LOADING AN EXISTING SCRIPT FILE ....................................................................................................................... 29
AUDIO IMAGE EDITOR ....................................................................................................................................... 31
AUDIO IMAGE EDITOR TOOLBAR............................................................................................................................. 32
ADDING TRACKS ..................................................................................................................................................... 33
REMOVING TRACKS................................................................................................................................................. 33
CHANGING A UPC CODE ........................................................................................................................................ 34
CHANGING ISRC CODES AND COPY PROHIBIT FLAGS ............................................................................................ 34
INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SILENCE....................................................................................................... 36
INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SUBINDEXES ................................................................................................ 37
SAVING THE CURRENT AUDIO DISC IMAGE ............................................................................................................ 38
To create a physical audio disc image file (.IMG):............................................................................................ 38
LOADING AN EXISTING SCRIPT FILE ....................................................................................................................... 39
JOB MANAGER TAB ............................................................................................................................................. 40
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS..................................................................................................................................... 41
CREATING A JOB ...................................................................................................................................................... 41
ARCHIVE ONLY – READING IN A MASTER DISC ......................................................................................................... 44
COPY AND / OR VERIFY ........................................................................................................................................... 46
RELAY MODE JOB .................................................................................................................................................... 48
PRINT ONLY JOB ...................................................................................................................................................... 50
MULTI-DISC ARCHIVE – READING IN SEVERAL MASTERS AT A TIME ........................................................................ 51
DATA IMPORT – RIPPING DATA CDS OR DVDS....................................................................................................... 53
LOG FILES............................................................................................................................................................... 55
JOB.LOG................................................................................................................................................................ 55
JOB.LOG.CSV ....................................................................................................................................................... 55
NETWORK CLIENT SOFTWARE....................................................................................................................... 56
CLIENT PC MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS: .................................................................................................................... 56
INSTALLING THE CLIENT SOFTWARE ........................................................................................................................ 56
USING THE CLIENT SOFTWARE ................................................................................................................................. 57
APPENDIX A: CREATING .PRN FILES (PRISM PLUS) ................................................................................. 59
PRINTER DRIVER SETUP........................................................................................................................................... 59
MAKING A .PRN LABEL FILE ................................................................................................................................... 59
APPENDIX B: CREATING .PRN FILES (PICOJET) ........................................................................................ 61
PRINTER DRIVER SETUP........................................................................................................................................... 61
MAKING A .PRN LABEL FILE ................................................................................................................................... 62
APPENDIX C: CREATING & USING ADOBE ACROBAT PDF FILES ........................................................ 65
APPENDIX D ........................................................................................................................................................... 67
HOW TO SETUP SURETHING CD LABELER TO MERGE WITH A CSV DOCUMENT...................................................... 67
Creating your data merge file (CSV).................................................................................................................. 68
Using Headers in your CSV Document .............................................................................................................. 72
Scribe Client and STD Files with Merge............................................................................................................ 74
APPENDIX E: PREMIUM UTILITIES ................................................................................................................ 75
RIPTASTIC FOR MF DIGITAL.................................................................................................................................... 75
BACK-UP PLATINUM FOR MF DIGITAL.................................................................................................................... 76
ORDERING PREMIUM UTILITIES............................................................................................................................... 76

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INSTALLING ADD-ON APPLICATIONS ........................................................................................................................ 76
BECOMING AN ADD-ON DEVELOPER. ....................................................................................................................... 76
APPENDIX F: SCRIBEPC ALIGNMENT UTILITY..........................................................................................77

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About MF DIGITAL
Thank you for purchasing MF Digital’s ScribePC autoloading duplication
and printing system. MF DIGITAL manufactures a wide variety of
software and audio duplication and production equipment, including
manual and fully automatic CD and DVD duplicators and printers. We
hope you will consider us for all of your production needs.
What To Expect From Your MF DIGITAL CD Duplication System
Your MF DIGITAL ScribePC duplication system is professionally
designed and manufactured to give you years of trouble free operation. To
avoid accidental damage to your new duplication system, please read and
understand this manual thoroughly before operating the unit.
About This Manual
This manual is written for both novice and experienced users. Please read
through this Operator’s Guide from beginning to end before using the unit.
Once having read the manual, follow along chapter by chapter. This will
provide the necessary understanding of your new ScribePC duplication
system.
Features of the Scribe PC
The Scribe PC Series of copiers is the most advanced series of copiers
available today. Features Include:
• Networkable: Ethernet onboard, comes
complete with unlimited seat Windows
Network Client.
• Heavy-duty robotics, as well as the fastest
robotics, makes for the ideal copier for those
mission critical applications.
• Copies virtually any CD or DVD.
• PC Built-in: No need to buy an additional PC,
or the need to open up your existing PC to
install cards and tackle compatibility issues.
• Unlimited queue: Queue up as many jobs as
you like; copy, copy & print, print only, or
even data-import jobs.
• Pre-master from files or batch read: Read in
one master or many at a time to image files.
Use these image files for later copying.
• Spindle select: load with both CDs and DVDs
and the unit will pick the appropriate disc.
• Data-import: In addition to image file
creation, you can copy the contents of
multiple Windows readable CDs or DVDs as
files and folders to a user defined local or
network location.
• Flexible printing: Support for both thermal,
and ink jet printing. No need to make
hardware dedicated PRNs like competitive
copiers. Use Adobe PDF, SureThing STD, or
PRN files for your print source.
• Print unique content: Use merge field in your
SureThing (included) STD file to print serial
numbers, unique text like customers names
on each disc.
• Relay mode: Make multiple copies of
multiple masters including print.

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Installing The ScribePC
Carefully remove the ScribePC duplication system from the shipping
container. Inspect the contents and verify them against the packing slip.
Report any errors in shipping as soon as possible. The ScribePC is available
as a copy only system, or both a copy and print system.
What’s In The Box
Your ScribePC CD / DVD duplication system has a PC onboard, so there is
no need to buy or dedicate a PC to operate it. The package includes:
• ScribePC duplication system
• Power cord
• ScribePC Software / Manual CD
What you will also need:
• PC compatible VGA Monitor (if LCD, use an analog one)
• PC Mouse (P/S2 Style recommended)
• PC Keyboard (P/S2 Style recommended)
Options
• Disc label printers: Supported models include the MF Digital PicoJet
thermal inkjet printer, and the Prism Plus Thermal Printer.
• MP3 / WMA audio CD batch ripping software
• Hard disk back-up software
• 80mm and BizCDs autoloader and printer adapters.

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Packing Materials
Please retain the original box and packaging in the event that the unit
requires future servicing. This will help to reduce the possibility of damage
occurring in transit. In the event that the system is shipped back to MF
DIGITAL without the original box and packaging, customers will be
charged for new box and packaging.
The Best Place To Put The ScribePC
The best operating location for the ScribePC duplication system is in a
climate controlled area, free of dirt, dust, humidity, excessive heat, and
electronic or electromagnetic interference. Room temperature should be
between 65 and 75 degrees Fahrenheit, or between 18 and 23 degrees
Celsius. Place the ScribePC on a solid, steady work surface and allow
sufficient room for all incidental work materials. Provide at least six inches
of clearance on all sides of the unit for ventilation.
Like all automated copiers, the Scribe uses photo sensors that can be
adversely affected by direct light sources. Avoid placing the system in
direct sunlight, under halogen or mercury vapor lights, or other close and
very bright light sources. If your Scribe is behaving erratically, and it is in
close proximity to bright light, or focused lighting such as spot lights, try
moving it to an area with more subdued lighting. If the unit operates
normally, then you may need to remove or adjust the light source, or
relocate the Scribe to a different spot.
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 ScribePC is no exception. The use of a power conditioner such as
an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS), or a surge protector is highly
recommended. The minimum required size is 400VA.
Repairs or alterations should only be attempted by authorized factory
trained technicians. MF DIGITAL reserves the right to void the warranty if
unauthorized service is performed.

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Removing Packing Restraints
The ScribePC ships with a picker arm restraint to reduce the possibility of
damage in transit. This restraint must be removed before operation or
power-on. Remove the foam block above the transfer arm. Save the foam
block, as you will need to return it to its place when transporting the unit in
the future.
Input And Output Spindles
The input areas and output spindle serve as the containers to store the blank
and recorded discs. Spindle capacity ranges from 250 discs to 600 discs
depending on model and setup.
Making the connection
The ScribePC requires a Monitor, Keyboard, and mouse to use it properly.
While these items are not included, they are readily available and standard
PC components.
• Make sure the ScribePC power switch is set to the off position.
• Please connect you monitor, keyboard, and mouse now, then connect
the AC power cord in to the receptacle at the rear of the unit, and the
other end into the wall or UPS power outlet.
CAUTION
Always use properly grounded receptacles, or severe damage
to your system may result. The use of a surge protector or
Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) is highly recommended.

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Starting Up
• If equipped, switch on the power to the printer – With PicoJet let print
cartridges park.
• Switch the Scribe PC power switch to on position.
Note: The ScribePC uses Microsoft’s Windows XP operating
system. To get the most out of the ScribePC it is
recommended that users supplement this manual with
an operating system guide.

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Installing the ScribePC Software
YOU LIKELY CAN SKIP THIS STEP
Your ScribePC 910x came pre-loaded with the Scribe software already installed. If for
any reason you wish to re-install, it is recommended you remove the old version first.
To install the ScribePC software:
• Insert the ScribePC software CD into one of the drives on the ScribePC
drive tower.
• Click on Start/Run.
• In the “Open” text box, type “D:\Scribe_EC_setup.exe” (D=Disc Drive)
where “D” represents the letter of the drive you have placed the disc in.
• Then, click on OK and the installer screen will appear:

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• Click NEXT to continue
• If you accept the terms of the license agreement, select “I accept…” then
click NEXT to continue.

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• Click NEXT to continue, or CHANGE to install to a location other than the
default.
• Click INSTALL to continue.

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• Please wait while the ScribePC software is copied to your hard drive.
• Installation is complete. Click FINISH.

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Quick Start, Making Copies
Starting the ScribePC Application
To start the ScribePC application the steps are as follows:
• From the desktop of the computer, click the MF Digital Scribe PC Icon
• The ScribePC application screen will now be displayed:
• Place some blank CDs or DVDs into the input hopper followed by the
master CD or DVD you wish to copy. If the master is a DVD you must
use DVD blanks. If the master is a CD, you must use CD blanks. The
ScribePC will not convert between types.
• Click the NEW button to start a
new job. The following dialog
box to the right will be displayed:

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• Select “Copy and/or verify” and then click NEXT. You will now be
prompted:
Enter the desired number of copies in the “Quantity” box. If you system
is equipped with a printer, you may also check “Print”. If you do so, be
sure you have prepared a PRN file as detailed in the section entitled
“Creating .PRN Files”. Optionally, you may use a SureThing .STD file
(See appendix on SureThing Files and merge fields), or an Adobe
Acrobat PDF files. Adobe PDF files should be made as described in
“Creating & Using Adobe Acrobat PDF Files”. Also, be sure your
printer is attached as described in the manual that accompanied your
printer, and is selected on the Settings TAB. When you satisfied with
your selections, click NEXT.
• If you selected PRINT, the following dialog will appear:

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Click on browse and locate the PRN, STD, or PDF file to be used. Enter
the desire number of copies and optionally select “Print before copying /
verifying” (for use when using BizCDs and BizCD adapter) and / or
“Ignore low ink level”.
A note about “Ignore Low Ink Level”
Competitive systems continue to attempt to print even when cartridges
have run out, resulting in ruined discs. PicoJet equipped Scribe PC
systems will stop at 4% remaining ensuring you will not waste discs.
Optionally you can choose to ignore this safeguard to glean the last few
discs out of a cartridge.
When you re satisfied with your choices, click on “Next” to continue:
• Use the default “Job Name” or enter your own such as a work order
number. Click FINISH when you are ready.
The “Jobs in Progress” section of the Job Manager TAB will now show
the status of the job you just started. The Scribe will now load the
master disc into the drive. Once read-in successfully, it will accept the
master disc to the output hopper and then load the first blank disc to
begin duplication.

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The ScribePC Application
The ScribePC is a state-of-the-art CD / DVD duplicating system. It is designed to create,
duplicate and verify most standard disc formats. This startup section will guide you
through starting and configuring the ScribePC application.
Starting the ScribePC Application
To start the ScribePC application the steps are as follows:
• From the desktop of the computer, click the MF Digital Scribe PC Icon
• The ScribePC application screen will now be displayed:
Selecting STANDARD or ADVANCED mode
When first started, you are in “standard”. “Standard” mode is best suited
for those who do duplication only and are not pre-mastering from files.
The ScribePC can pre-master audio CDs from WAV, or MP3, data
DVDs and CDs from local files and network files, as well as DVD
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to pre-master any of these types of discs, you will need to Scribe PC’s
“Advanced Authoring Tools”. To do so:
• Click on the “Settings” TAB now:
• Click on
and three new TABs will be revealed:

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• You may toggle between these modes, simply by enabling and disabling
the Advanced Authoring Tools.
ScribePC Application Layout
The ScribePC application is organized into either two or five cards, depending on
if Advance Authoring Tools enabled. These cards, referred to as TABs, are
accessible by clicking on the desired TAB on the top of the screen. Tabs include
Job Manager, Data Image Editor, Audio Image Editor, Settings, and Premium
Utilities. By completing the information on these cards, you control the actions of
the ScribePC to create, duplicate and verify CDs as well as print disc labels.
Tabs:
Job Manager This is where jobs are started. The status of all jobs
pending, in progress, and completed are displayed
here.
Data Image
Editor*
On this TAB you can pre-master a data CD or DVD as
well as a DVD Video disc from a pre-existing
VIDEO_TS folder.
Audio Image
Editor*
This TAB allows you to pre-master an audio CD from
WAV or MP3 files.
Settings Defines settings and default file locations.
Premium Utilities* Scribe add-in plug-ins can be found here. They include
batch audio CD ripping to MP3, WMA, FLAC, AIF,
or WAV, and hard disk back-up software.
*Accessible only when Advanced Authoring Tools are enabled on the “Settings” TAB.
Reviewing and changing the settings
Before we get started, it is best to visit the “Settings” TAB to ensure your
system is setup correctly. If you purchased your unit and printer at the same
time, then you should already be set-up correctly as we pre-configure units at
the factory. If the printer was bought later, or separately for some reason, then
you will need to select the installed printer. The “Settings” TAB allows you to
do this.
•Click the Settings tab