MF DIGITAL SCRIBE EC Manual

Series Operator’s Guide
EC

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Copyright Notice
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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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CD-5916, CD 3701, CD-3703, CD-3706, Axiom, cdDIRECTOR, AP-1301,
Easi-DAT and Easi-AUDIO 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
CD-R/RW Recorders 1 year
DVD-R/WR 1 year
Signature III Inkjet CD Printer 1 year
Spectrum Thermal Transfer CD Printer 6 months 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.
CD-R/RW Recorder And Printer Warranty Policy
Individual CD-R/RW recorder and printer manufacturers are responsible for the products they provide. 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 or printer has been purchased from MF
DIGITAL either directly or indirectly. MF DIGITAL assumes 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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MF DIGITAL
121 Carolyn Blvd.
Farmingdale, NY 11735
Tel.: [phone]
Fax.: [phone]
Email: [email protected]
www: http://www.MFDIGITAL.com

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Table of Contents
ABOUT MF DIGITAL ...............................................................................................................................................6
WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR MF DIGITAL CD DUPLICATION SYSTEM...............................................................6
ABOUT THIS MANUAL ...........................................................................................................................................6
MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS................................................................................................................7
PRINT STATION & 1-DRIVE MODELS – MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:.............................................................7
2-DRIVE & 4-DRIVE MODELS – MINIMUM SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS:........................................................................7
INSTALLING THE SCRIBE EC ..............................................................................................................................8
WHAT’S IN THE BOX..................................................................................................................................................8
OPTIONS .....................................................................................................................................................................8
PACKING MATERIALS.................................................................................................................................................9
THE BEST PLACE TO PUT THE SCRIBE EC ...............................................................................................................9
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS................................................................................................................................................9
LOCATION OF SCRIBE EC COMPONENTS.....................................................................................................10
FRONT VIEW.............................................................................................................................................................10
REAR VIEW ..............................................................................................................................................................10
LOCATION OF CD-R/RW RECORDER PARTS AND CONTROLS ...............................................................11
PRO DRIVE 52X........................................................................................................................................................11
LOCATION OF DVD±R/±RW RECORDER PARTS AND CONTROLS .........................................................12
PIONEER DVD±R/±RW A-06 DRIVE.......................................................................................................................12
REMOVING PACKING RESTRAINTS................................................................................................................13
INPUT AND OUTPUT SPINDLES.........................................................................................................................13
MOUNTING THE FIREWIRE ADAPTER CARD ..............................................................................................14
MAKING THE CONNECTION..............................................................................................................................14
MAKING THE CONNECTION..............................................................................................................................15
MAKING THE CONNECTION (1 & 2 DRIVE SCRIBE EC / SPECTRUM2) ....................................................................15
MAKING THE CONNECTION (1 & 2 DRIVE SCRIBE EC / INKJET)............................................................................16
MAKING THE CONNECTION (4 DRIVE SCRIBE EC / INKJET)...................................................................................17
MAKING THE CONNECTION (4 DRIVE SCRIBE EC / SPECTRUM2) ...........................................................................18
MAKING THE CONNECTION (4 DRIVE SCRIBE EC / PRISM PLUS)............................................................................19
MAKING THE CONNECTION (PC) ..............................................................................................................................20
INSTALLING THE SCRIBE EC SOFTWARE ....................................................................................................20
INSTALLING THE SCRIBE EC SOFTWARE ....................................................................................................21
INSTALLING THE SCRIBE EC ALIGNMENT UTILITY ................................................................................23

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STARTING THE SCRIBE EC FOR THE FIRST TIME .....................................................................................24
POWER CONNECTION AND SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................24
STARTING UP...........................................................................................................................................................24
INSTALLING THE DRIVE BAY ...........................................................................................................................25
ALIGNING THE DRIVE BAY .......................................................................................................................................26
SETTING UP THE PRINTERS ..............................................................................................................................27
SETTING UP THE PRINTERS ..............................................................................................................................28
PREPARING THE SPECTRUM2 PRINTER .....................................................................................................................28
What’s In The Box (Spectrum2 Thermal Transfer) .............................................................................................28
PREPARING THE PRISM PLUS PRINTER......................................................................................................................31
What’s In The Box (Prism Plus) ..........................................................................................................................31
ALIGNING THE THERMAL PRINTER ...........................................................................................................................33
PREPARING THE INKJET PRINTER (COLOR PRINTER IV, PRO INKJET)......................................................................35
What’s In The Box (Signature IV, PRO Inkjet)....................................................................................................35
ALIGNING THE INKJET PRINTER................................................................................................................................38
TURNING OFF PRINT SPOOLING................................................................................................................................39
TURNING OFF PRINT SPOOLING................................................................................................................................40
CREATING .PRN FILES (THERMAL PRINTER).............................................................................................................41
CREATING .PRN FILES (INKJET PRINTER)..................................................................................................................42
APPLICATION STARTUP......................................................................................................................................43
STARTING THE SCRIBE EC APPLICATION...............................................................................................................43
SCRIBE EC APPLICATION LAYOUT ........................................................................................................................44
SCRIBE EC STARTUP ............................................................................................................................................45
SETTINGS EDITOR ................................................................................................................................................46
APPLICATION TEMP FOLDER ....................................................................................................................................46
CD IMAGES DEFAULT FOLDER.................................................................................................................................46
CD LABELS DEFAULT FOLDER.................................................................................................................................47
PRINTER DRIVER ......................................................................................................................................................47
COMMUNICATION SERIAL PORTS .............................................................................................................................47
DATA IMAGE EDITOR ..........................................................................................................................................48
CREATING A DATA DISC IMAGE.................................................................................................................................48
IMAGE TOOLBAR ......................................................................................................................................................49
SELECTING CD CAPACITY........................................................................................................................................49
ADDING FILES AND FOLDERS ...................................................................................................................................50
STATIC AND DYNAMIC CONTENT .............................................................................................................................51
REMOVING FILES AND FOLDERS ..............................................................................................................................51
REMOVING FILES AND FOLDERS ..............................................................................................................................52
SAVING THE CURRENT DISC IMAGE FILE .................................................................................................................52
LOADING AN EXISTING SCRIPT FILE ........................................................................................................................55
AUDIO IMAGE EDITOR ........................................................................................................................................56
IMAGE TOOLBAR ......................................................................................................................................................57
ADDING TRACKS ......................................................................................................................................................58
REMOVING TRACKS..................................................................................................................................................58
CHANGING A UPC CODE .........................................................................................................................................59

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CHANGING ISRC CODES AND COPY PROHIBIT FLAGS .............................................................................................60
INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SILENCE........................................................................................................61
INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SUBINDEXES .................................................................................................62
SAVING THE CURRENT AUDIO DISC IMAGE .............................................................................................................63
LOADING AN EXISTING AUDIO DISC IMAGE.............................................................................................................64
JOB MANAGER TAB ..............................................................................................................................................65
QUEUED JOBS ...........................................................................................................................................................65
ARCHIVE ONLY.........................................................................................................................................................67
COPY AND/OR VERIFY ..............................................................................................................................................69
RELAY-MODE JOB.....................................................................................................................................................71
PRINT ONLY..............................................................................................................................................................73
IMAGE FILE PATH (OPTIONAL)...................................................................................................................................75
LABEL FILE PATH (OPTIONAL)...................................................................................................................................75
MAKING COPIES (RELAY MODE)..............................................................................................................................76
QUANTITY (REQUIRED).............................................................................................................................................76
PRIORITY (REQUIRED)..............................................................................................................................................76
ARCHIVE ..................................................................................................................................................................77
MEDIA TYPE (REQUIRED)..........................................................................................................................................78
JOBS IN PROGRESS ....................................................................................................................................................78
FINISHED JOBS ..........................................................................................................................................................78
RECORDING SPEED (REQUIRED)...............................................................................................................................78
SUBMITTING JOBS ................................................................................................................................................79
SUBMITTING A JOB ..................................................................................................................................................79
THE PRODUCTION PROCESS......................................................................................................................................80
DUPLICATING EXISTING CDS ...........................................................................................................................81
CREATING AN IMAGE FILE .......................................................................................................................................81
RECORDING AN IMAGE FILE.....................................................................................................................................83
CHANGING PRINTERS (SWITCHING BETWEEN SPECTRUM2, SIGIV, OR SIGPRO) ..........................84
CHANGING JUMPER SETTINGS ..................................................................................................................................84
Jumper Settings for Spectrum2............................................................................................................................85
Jumper Settings for Signature IV.........................................................................................................................86
Jumper Setting for Signature Pro........................................................................................................................87
SPINDLE CHANGE (SWITCHING FROM SIGNATURE IV / PRO TO SPECTRUM2) ...........................................................88
UTILIZING THE BUSINESS CARD ADAPTER .................................................................................................89
PREPARING THE INKJET PRINTER FOR BUSINESS CARDS...........................................................................................89

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About MF DIGITAL
Thank you for purchasing MF DIGITAL’s SCRIBE EC 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 SCRIBE EC 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 SCRIBE EC duplication
system.

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Minimum System Requirements
Print Station & 1-Drive Models – Minimum System Requirements:
•Minimum Pentium® III or compatible personal computer @ 800 MHz or faster
•Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1.0a or higher
•512 MB RAM
•7200 RPM ATA-100 hard drive with 850 MB for CD-R or 5GB (NTFS) for DVD-R of free
hard disk space - fully defragmented
•Monitor: 800 x 600 display, 16-bit color recommended
•Two button mouse
•High quality recordable CD-Rs / DVD-Rs
•One free PCI slot for 1 Drive System, Not required for Print Station Only.
•One external COM Port (COM1 or COM2) *Two external COM ports are needed if using
MF DIGITAL Spectrum2 or Prism Plus (COM1 and COM2).
•WinASPI driver layer (Included)
•IEEE-1394 B Adapter (Included)
•Appropriate IEEE-1284 printer cable if attached
•* A USB to Serial Converter can be used if no COM port is available.
2-Drive & 4-Drive Models – Minimum System Requirements:
•Minimum Pentium® 4 or compatible personal computer @ 2 GHz or faster
•Windows 2000 Professional or Windows XP Professional Service Pack 1.0a or higher
•1 GB RAM (Asynchronous Operation)
•7200 RPM ATA-100 hard drive with 850 MB for CD-R or 5GB (NTFS) for DVD-R of free
hard disk space - fully defragmented
•Monitor: 800 x 600 display, 16-bit color recommended
•Two button mouse
•High quality recordable CD-Rs / DVD-Rs
•One free PCI slot
•One external COM Port (COM1 or COM2) *Two external COM ports are needed if using
MF DIGITAL Spectrum2 or Prism Plus (COM1 and COM2).
•WinASPI driver layer (Included)
•IEEE-1394 B Adapters (Included)
•Appropriate IEEE 1284 printer cable if attached
•* A USB to Serial Converter can be used if no COM port is available.

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Installing The SCRIBE EC
Carefully remove the SCRIBE EC 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 SCRIBE EC is
available as a print only system, a copy only system, or both a copy and
print system.
What’s In The Box
Your SCRIBE EC is a complete CD duplication system containing all
necessary components. The package includes:
•SCRIBE EC duplication system
•Power cord
•SCRIBE EC Software / Manual CD
•MF DIGITAL Product & Warranty Registration card
Options
•CD label printers: Supported models include the Spectrum2 thermal
transfer, Prism, Prism Plus, Signature IV, and Sig Pro inkjet printers.

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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 SCRIBE EC
The best operating location for the SCRIBE EC 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 SCRIBE EC 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.
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 SCRIBE EC 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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Location Of SCRIBE EC Components
Front View
Rear View

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Location Of CD-R/RW Recorder Parts And Controls
Pro Drive 52x
Legend
1. Disc tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button
will open the tray when the power is switched on to the SCRIBE EC.
2. Emergency eject pinhole - In the event that the disc tray will not open by pressing
the eject button, insert the tip of a large paper clip into this hole and push.
3. Earphone jack
4. Volume Control
5. Read and write status LEDs - These indicators light up when the recorder is reading
or writing.
6. Eject button - This button is used to open or close the disc tray.

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Location Of DVD±R/±RW Recorder Parts And Controls
Pioneer DVD±R/±RW A-06 Drive
Legend
1) Disc Tray - Discs are loaded and removed from this tray. Pressing the eject button will open the
tray when the power to the Scribe is switched on.
2) Headphone Jack – Connect headphones here.
3) Volume Control Knob – This controls the volume level of the headphones.
4) Disc Indicator – Light indicates presence of disc in drive.
5) Ventilation Hole – Do not block.
6) Ventilation Hole – Do not block.
7) Eject Button – This button is used to manually open the disc tray.
8) Emergency Eject Pinhole – In the event that the disc tray will not open by pressing the eject
button, insert the tip of a large paper clip into this hole.

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Removing Packing Restraints
The SCRIBE EC 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, each area holds a maximum of 110 discs.

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Mounting the Firewire Adapter Card
One and two drive ScribeECs require
one IEEE-1394 card. Four drive systems
require two IEEE-1394 cards.
1. Shut down the PC.
2. Turn the PC’s power off.
3. Unplug the PC.
4. Remove the PC’s cover as
indicated in the PC’s manual.
5. Locate an empty PCI slot, as seen
in (fig.1).
6. Install the firewire adapter card
(fig. 2).
(fig. 1)
(fig. 2)
You should never attempt to service a unit without ensuring proper anti-
static protection. The use of a grounding strap, or other such grounding
device, is advised. In addition, the internal configuration of your
computer may be different from the computer pictured below.
Note:

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Making the Connection
Making the Connection (1 & 2 drive SCRIBE EC / Spectrum2)
(fig. 1)

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Making the Connection (1 & 2 drive SCRIBE EC / Inkjet)

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Making the Connection (4 drive SCRIBE EC / Inkjet)

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Making the Connection (4 drive SCRIBE EC / Spectrum2)

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Making the Connection (4 drive SCRIBE EC / Prism Plus)