StarTech.com USBDUPE17 User manual

Manual Revision: 08/25/2017
For the latest information, technical specications, and support for
this product, please visit www.StarTech.com/USBDUPE17.
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USBDUPE17
1:7 Standalone USB Duplicator
and Eraser
*actual product may vary from photos

Instruction manual
FCC Compliance Statement
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable
protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment
generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If
this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can
be determined by turning the equipment o and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct
the interference by one or more of the following measures:
• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit dierent from that to which the
receiver is connected.
• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help
This device complies with part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must
accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.
Changes or modications not expressly approved by StarTech.com could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
Industry Canada Statement
This Class B digital apparatus complies with Canadian ICES-003.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe [B] est conforme à la norme NMB-003 du Canada.
CAN ICES-3 (B)/NMB-3(B)
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Table of Contents
Product diagram ....................................................................................1
Top view ....................................................................................................................................................... 1
Back view...................................................................................................................................................... 1
Package contents ...................................................................................2
Requirements .........................................................................................2
About the LED indicators......................................................................2
Set up the duplicator and eraser .........................................................3
Changing the device settings ..............................................................3
Change the startup function ................................................................................................................ 3
Turn o the audio feedback feature................................................................................................... 3
Change the LCD display language...................................................................................................... 4
Restore the default factory settings................................................................................................... 4
Copying USB ash drive data ...............................................................4
Change the copy area.............................................................................................................................. 4
Check the ash drive capacity.............................................................................................................. 5
Set the target tolerance.......................................................................................................................... 5
Change the copying speed ................................................................................................................... 6
Change the time between copy and compare............................................................................... 6
Set the device to automatically check the USB ash drive ........................................................ 7
Complete a synchronous copy............................................................................................................. 7
Complete an asynchronous copy........................................................................................................ 8
Interrupt the copying process.............................................................................................................. 8
Disable the asynchronous feature ...................................................................................................... 9
Copy to an HDD or SSD........................................................................................................................... 9

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Compare USB ash drives ...................................................................................................................... 9
Copy and compare USB ash drives................................................................................................... 9
Formatting a USB ash drive................................................................10
Auto format a USB ash drive............................................................................................................... 10
Format a USB ash drive to FAT16....................................................................................................... 10
Format a USB ash drive to FAT32....................................................................................................... 11
Set the FAT16 cluster size ....................................................................................................................... 11
Set the FAT32 cluster size ....................................................................................................................... 12
Erasing USB ash drives........................................................................12
Perform a quick erase .............................................................................................................................. 12
Perform a full erase................................................................................................................................... 13
Perform a DoD erase................................................................................................................................ 13
Update the system rmware ................................................................14
Calculate the checksum number .........................................................14
Measure read and write speeds...........................................................14
Analyzing the quality of a USB ash drive .........................................15
Perform a media check ........................................................................................................................... 15
Change the range limit percentage ................................................................................................... 15
Change the MB range limit.................................................................................................................... 16
Change the error limit............................................................................................................................. 16
View information about a USB ash drive .........................................16
View system information ......................................................................17
Technical support...................................................................................18
Warranty information............................................................................18

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Product diagram
Top view
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3
4
5
6
7
8
9
1LCD display
2UP button
3DOWN button
4OK button
6Source USB ash drive port
7Source USB ash drive LED indicators
8Destination USB ash drive port
9Destination USB ash drive LED indicators
5ESC button
Back view
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11
10 Power switch
11 Power adapter port

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Package contents
• 1 x duplicator and eraser
• 1 x universal power adapter (NA/JP, UK, EU, ANZ)
• 1 x quick-start guide
Requirements
• 1 source USB ash drive
• 1 to 7 destination USB ash drives
To connect an SD, an SDHC, a microSD, a miniSD, an MMC, or a CF card, you require a
USB multimedia card reader for each of the USB ash drive ports.
Requirements are subject to change. For the latest requirements, please visit
www.StarTech.com/USBDUPE17.
About the LED indicators
Each of the eight USB ash drive ports feature a detection/activity LED and an
error LED.
LED behavior Signicance
Green LED is blinking Command is being executed
Warning! Do not remove the USB ash drive
when the green LED is blinking.
Green LED is illuminated USB ash drive is detected
OR
Process is complete
Red LED is illuminated An error occurred
For more information, see the LCD display.

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Changing the device settings
In the Setup menu, you can change the settings of the duplicator and eraser, including
the button sound, display language, and so on.
Change the startup function
You can select the function that is displayed when you turn on the duplicator and
eraser. By default, the copy function is displayed when you turn on the device.
1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Start-up Menu and press the OK button.
3. Highlight the function that you want displayed when you turn on the duplicator
and eraser, and press the OK button.
Turn o the audio feedback feature
By default, the audio feedback feature is enabled.
1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Button Sound and press the OK button.
3. Highlight OFF and press the OK button.
Set up the duplicator and eraser
1. Connect the universal power adapter to the Power adapter port on the duplicator
and eraser and to a power source.
2. Use the Power switch to turn on the duplicator and eraser.
3. Press the UP and DOWN buttons to navigate the menu and highlight selections.
4. Press the OK button to make selections.
5. To exit a menu selection, press the ESC button.
For more information about the features and functions of the duplicator and eraser,
see the applicable sections of the manual.

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Copying USB ash drive data
Each USB ash drive port on the duplicator and eraser has an independent control
processing unit and supports asynchronous and synchronous copying.
Change the copy area
You can set the duplicator and eraser to copy the system and les or all of the data on
the USB ash drives.
System and Files
If you select System and Files as the copy area, the system analyzes the le format of
the source USB ash drive and if the format is recognizable (for example, FAT16,
FAT32, NTFS, Linux ext. 2, and so on), the system will only copy the data and not the
entire USB ash drive. If the system doesn’t recognize the le format, it will copy the
entire storage capacity of the source USB ash drive, including any empty space. This
type of copy is also known as “quick copy.”
Whole Media
If you select Whole Media as the copy area, the system copies the entire source USB
ash drive, including les and empty space. This option is useful if you’re copying the
entire source USB ash drive or if you don’t know the format of the USB ash drive.
Copying the whole media area of a source USB ash drive takes longer to complete
than copying the system and les area.
By default, System and Files is set as the copy area.
Change the LCD display language
1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Language and press the OK button.
3. Highlight English or Japanese and press the OK button.
Restore the default factory settings
1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Set to Default and press the OK button.
3. When the conrmation message appears, press the OK button.

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1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Copy Area and press the OK button.
3. Do one of the following:
• Highlight System and Files and press the OK button.
• Highlight Whole Media and press the OK button.
Check the ash drive capacity
If a USB ash drive passes the capacity check, the green LED indicator next to the USB
ash drive port illuminates. If a USB ash drive fails the capacity check, the red LED
indicator next to the USB ash drive port illuminates.
1. Use the Power switch to turn on the duplicator and eraser.
2. Insert up to eight USB ash drives in any of the USB ash drive ports.
3. Highlight Capacity Check and press the OK button.
4. To view the capacity of the USB ash drives, use the UP and DOWN arrows to
navigate through the list of USB ash drive ports.
Tip! This feature supports asynchronous operation, which means that the system
checks each USB ash drive separately. You can remove a USB ash drive after it has
been checked and insert a dierent USB ash drive and the check will continue.
Set the target tolerance
You can set the capacity tolerance range between the source USB ash drive and
the target USB ash drive, and if the capacity of the USB ash drive is outside of the
tolerance range, the data won’t be copied. For example, if you set the target tolerance
to ±1% and the source USB flash drive is 2GB and the destination USB flash drive is
2.02GB, the data won’t be copied to the destination USB flash drive.
By default, the target tolerance is set to No Limit.
1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Target Tolerance and press the OK button.
3. Do one of the following:
• To disable the capacity tolerance range, highlight No Limit and press the OK
button.
Caution! If the amount of data on the source USB ash drive is larger than the

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data capacity of the destination USB ash drive and there is no limit to the
capacity tolerance range, the copying process will fail or be incomplete.
• To set the data capacity of the destination USB ash drive to be the exact same
as the source USB ash drive, highlight 100% Same and press the OK button.
Caution! If the data capacities of the source USB ash drive and destination
USB ash drive aren’t equal, the copying process won’t begin.
• To set the high and low range of the capacity tolerance range between the
source USB ash drive and the destination USB ash drive, highlight Allow
Tolerance and press the OK button. To set the maximum capacity dierence,
highlight No Limit or a numeric value between 0 and 50%, and press the
OK button. To set the minimum capacity dierence, highlight No Limit or a
numeric value between 0 and 50%, and press the OK button.
Change the copying speed
For most types of USB ash drives, you should set the copy speed to Normal.
1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Working Mode and press the OK button.
3. Highlight one of the following and press the OK button:
• Fastest Mode
• Faster Mode
• Normal Mode
• Slower Mode
• Slowest Mode
Tip! If you’re experiencing a high failure rate when you’re copying USB ash drives, try
using a slower copying speed.
Change the time between copy and compare
By default, the duplicator and eraser is set to wait 3 seconds after a copy process
completes before beginning the compare process.
1. Highlight Setup and press the OK button.
2. Highlight Power O Time Between Copy&Compare and press the OK button.
3. Highlight a numeric value between 0 and 15 and press the OK button.