EC Series Operator’s Guide
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Copyright Notice Copyright ©1996-2003 by MF DIGITAL. All rights reserved.
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SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Table of Contents ABOUT MF DIGITAL ...............................................................................................................................................6 WHAT TO EXPECT FROM YOUR MF DIGITAL CD DUPLICATION SYSTEM...............................................................6 ABOUT THIS MANUAL ........................................................................................................................................
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 STARTING THE SCRIBE EC FOR THE FIRST TIME .....................................................................................24 POWER CONNECTION AND SETTINGS .......................................................................................................................24 STARTING UP ...........................................................................................................................................................
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 CHANGING ISRC CODES AND COPY PROHIBIT FLAGS .............................................................................................60 INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SILENCE ........................................................................................................61 INSERTING, EDITING AND REMOVING SUBINDEXES .................................................................................................
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 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.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 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.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 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.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 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.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Location Of SCRIBE EC Components Front View Rear View Page 10 Document Revision: 11/4/04
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 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.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 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 2) 3) 4) 5) 6) 7) 8) tray when the power to the Scribe is switched on. Headphone Jack – Connect headphones here. Volume Control Knob – This controls the volume level of the headphones. Disc Indicator – Light indicates presence of disc in drive.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 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.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Mounting the Firewire Adapter Card Note: You should never attempt to service a unit without ensuring proper antistatic 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. One and two drive ScribeECs require one IEEE-1394 card. Four drive systems require two IEEE-1394 cards. 1. 2. 3. 4. Shut down the PC.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Making the Connection Making the Connection (1 & 2 drive SCRIBE EC / Spectrum2) (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Making the Connection (1 & 2 drive SCRIBE EC / Inkjet) Page 16 Document Revision: 11/4/04
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Making the Connection (4 drive SCRIBE EC / Inkjet) Page 17 Document Revision: 11/4/04
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Making the Connection (4 drive SCRIBE EC / Spectrum2) Page 18 Document Revision: 11/4/04
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Making the Connection (4 drive SCRIBE EC / Prism Plus) Page 19 Document Revision: 11/4/04
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Making the Connection (PC) (THERMAL PRINTER ONLY) Page 20
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Installing the SCRIBE EC Software 1. Insert the SCRIBE EC software CD. 2. From the CD ROM drive of the computer, click Install SCRIBE Software. 3. Click Next (fig. 1). (fig. 1) (fig. 2) 4. Accept the license agreement and click Next (fig. 2).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide (fig. 3) 5. Click Install (fig. 3). (fig. 4) 6. Click Finish (fig. 4).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Installing the SCRIBE EC Alignment Utility 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Insert the SCRIBE CD into the CDROM drive of your PC. Click on setup.exe of the alignment utility (fig. 1). Click OK (fig. 1). Click the button indicated in (fig. 2). Enter a name for the group where the Alignment Utility will be located. Click Continue (fig. 3). When you want to open the Utility, click Start / Programs / ”group name” this is a shortcut. Click OK (fig. 5). (fig. 1) (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Starting The SCRIBE EC For The First Time Before CD creation can begin it is necessary to review a few details. Power Connection And Settings • Make sure the SCRIBE EC power switch is set to the off position. • Plug one end of the supplied power cord into the receptacle at the rear of the unit, and the other end into the wall or UPS power outlet. CAUTION 0 Always use properly grounded receptacles, or severe damage to your system may result.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Installing the Drive Bay 1. Place the drive bay onto the base unit as seen in (fig. 1). (fig.1) 2. Position the drive bay so that the front right corner sits over the dotted line (fig. 2). Proper position is shown in (fig. 3). (fig. 3) (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Aligning the Drive Bay Alert: Before starting the alignment utility, position the front of the drive bay in line with the dotted line on the SCRIBE EC base unit. 1. From your Start Menu Open the SCRIBE EC Alignment Utility (fig. 1). It will be located in the folder designated when you installed the alignment utility. Click Perform Test. (fig. 1) (fig. 2) 2. Follow the instructions and Click Yes (fig. 2).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 3. Click Yes when you are satisfied with your adjustment (fig. 4). (fig. 4) 4. The picker arm will then place the disc onto the disc tray. Follow the on screen instructions and click OK (fig. 5). (fig. 5) 5. Once you are satisfied with the drive bay alignment, tighten the thumb-screws indicated in (fig. 6). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Setting Up the Printers Preparing the Spectrum2 Printer What’s In The Box (Spectrum2 Thermal Transfer) • • • • • • • Spectrum2 printer Power cord Parallel printer cable Printer user guide Spectrum2 Designer software and printer driver CD Printer ribbon MF DIGITAL Product & Warranty Registration card (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide 1. Document Revision: 11/4/04 With a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the printer (fig. 1). 2. You will also want to remove the small plate from the bottom of the printer (fig. 1). (fig. 1) (fig. 1a) 3. Using the flat head screws provided, attach the printer plate to the bottom of the printer as seen in (fig. 1a). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide 3. Document Revision: 11/4/04 Place the printer / plate onto the drive bay (fig. 3). (fig. 3) 4. Use the dotted line at the rear of the drive bay to get the printer into position prior to alignment (fig. 11). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Preparing the Prism Plus Printer What’s In The Box (Prism Plus) • • • • • • • Prism Plus printer Power cord Parallel printer cable Printer user guide CD Designer software and printer driver CD Printer ribbon Prism Plus Product & Warranty Registration card (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide 1. Document Revision: 11/4/04 With a Phillips head screwdriver, remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the printer (fig. 1). (fig. 1) 2. Using the flat head screws provided, attach the printer plate to the bottom of the printer as seen in (fig. 2). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Aligning the Thermal Printer Alert: Before starting the Alignment Utility, position the back end of the printer in line with the dotted line on the top of the drive bay. 1. From your Start Menu Open the SCRIBE EC Alignment Utility (fig. 1). It will be located in the folder designated when you installed the alignment utility. Click Perform Test. (fig. 1) (fig. 2) 2. Follow the instructions and Click Yes (fig. 2).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 3. Click Yes when you are satisfied with your adjustment (fig. 4). (fig. 4) 4. The picker arm will then place the disc onto the printer tray. Follow the on screen instructions and click OK (fig. 5). (fig. 5) 5. Once you are satisfied with the printer alignment, tighten the thumb- screws located on both side of the printer (fig. 6). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Preparing The Inkjet Printer (Color printer IV, PRO Inkjet) What’s In The Box (Signature IV, PRO Inkjet) • • • • • • • • Signature IV, PRO printer Power adapter Printer software CD Color ink cartridge Spare ink cartridge holder 5 cardboard CD templates Warranty statement and registration card Operator’s manual Page 35 Document Revision: 11/4/04
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 1. Using needle nose pliers, remove the rubber feet from the bottom of the printer (fig. 1). (fig. 1) 2. Screw the printer plate to the bottom of the inkjet printer as seen in (fig. 2). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 6. Remove the spindles from input area #3 to allow space for the inkjet printer (fig. 3). (fig. 3) 7. Place the printer / plate onto the drive bay (fig. 4). 8. Use the dotted line at the rear of the drive bay to get the printer into position prior to alignment. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Aligning the Inkjet Printer Alert: Before starting the Alignment Utility, position the back end of the inkjet printer in line with the dotted line on the top of the drive bay. 1. From your Start Menu Open the SCRIBE EC Alignment Utility (fig. 1). It will be located in the folder designated when you installed the alignment utility. Click Perform Test. (fig. 1) (fig. 2) 2. Follow the instructions and Click Yes (fig. 2).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 3. Click Yes when you are satisfied with your adjustment (fig. 4). (fig. 4) 4. The picker arm will then place the disc onto the printer tray. Follow the on screen instructions and click OK (fig. 5). (fig. 5) 5. Once you are satisfied with the inkjet printer alignment, tighten the thumb-screws located on both side of the printer (fig. 6). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Turning Off Print Spooling Print spooling will first store the document on the hard disk before being sent to the printer. Turning off print spooling will specify that the document be sent directly to the printer. Please follow the appropriate instructions below depending on your operating system.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Creating .prn Files (Thermal Printer) Create a .prn by printing the document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. You will be prompted to specify the filename and location. This puts the document in a format that the SCRIBE EC can use for printing. Follow the instructions below to create a .prn. • When a label file is saved in (fig. A) Spectrum2 Designer it is given a .S2D extension.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Creating .prn Files (Inkjet Printer) Create a .prn by printing the document to a file instead of routing it directly to a printer. You will be prompted to specify the filename and location. This puts the document in a format that the SCRIBE EC can use for printing. Follow the instructions below to create a .prn. • When a label file is saved in Sure (fig. A) Thing it is given a .std extension. This format is not usable by the SCRIBE EC program.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Application Startup The SCRIBE EC is a state-of-the-art CD duplicating system. It is designed to create, duplicate and verify most standard compact disc formats. This startup section will guide you through starting and configuring the SCRIBE EC application. Starting the SCRIBE EC Application To start the SCRIBE EC application the steps are as follows: • From the desktop of the computer, click the SCRIBE EC icon.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 SCRIBE EC Application Layout The SCRIBE EC application is organized into a sequence of four cards accessible by tabs at the top of the screen (Job Manager, Data Image Editor, Audio Image Editor, and Settings). By completing the information on these cards you control the actions of the SCRIBE EC to create, duplicate and verify CDs as well as print disc labels. Tabs: Job Manager Brings together the components of a CD to be produced.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 SCRIBE EC Startup • When the SCRIBE EC software first opens, the Job Manager tab is displayed. • Click the Settings tab The Settings tab is divided into four areas (Version Information, Default folders, Printer, and Communication Serial Ports). The field closest to the top of the tab is the SCRIBE EC’s version information. This lets you know what version of SCRIBE EC you are currently running.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Settings Editor • From the Settings tab, click the Change Settings button and the following screen will be displayed. Application Temp Folder • To choose an application temp folder, click the Browse button to the right of the Application TEMP folder field. This folder is a temporary location for your CD image to reside before and during duplication. After job completion, the image is removed.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 CD Labels Default Folder • To choose a default folder for your CD labels, click the Browse button to the right of the CD labels default folder field. When creating a new job, this will be the default folder that the SCRIBE EC opens to browse for a label file path. Printer Driver The PRINTER DRIVER pull-down is used to indicate to the SCRIBE EC the type of printer that is installed.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Data image editor The first step in constructing a CD is to specify its contents (disc image). The SCRIBE EC creates industry standard data (Mode 1 ISO 9660 level 2 with Joliet extensions) and audio (Red Book) CDs from scratch as well as duplicates of existing CDs authored in most formats. Creating a data disc image To create a data disc image: • Click the Data Image Editor tab.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Image Toolbar Horizontally along the top of the screen is an area which contains ten buttons, from left to right the buttons are: New CD layout, Load CD layout [*.ISC], Save CD layout [*.ISC], CD Image properties, Create CD image [*.ISO], Record CD, Enable inserting entire contents of folder [*.*], Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details. Image Toolbar: New CD layout Load CD layout Save CD layout CD Image properties Create CD image [*.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Adding Files and Folders • Click the desired file or folder in the top left or right pane (source) and hold down the mouse button. • Drag the file or folder over the CD icon in the lower left pane (fig. 1) and release the mouse button. (fig. 2) (fig. 1) • The files in the lower right pane represent the contents of the CD being created (fig. 2).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Static and Dynamic Content The SCRIBE EC allows CDs to be created from both static and dynamic content. A finished CD created from static content will contain the exact files and folders that are specified when the disc image is created. A finished CD created from dynamic content will contain the files and folders that exist in specified locations at the time the job is submitted for recording (rather than when the disc image is created).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Removing Files And Folders • Click the desired file or folder in the bottom left or right pane (disc image) • Drag the item to the recycle bin in the lower right hand corner, or right click the item and select delete. Saving The Current Disc Image File Once a data disc image has been created it must be saved so that it can be used by the SCRIBE EC as a data source for recording.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 To save a data disc image script file: • Click the CD Image Properties button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: The CD IMAGE PROPERTIES dialog box contains a series of radio buttons as well as a number of information boxes. • Click the radio button corresponding to the logical file system to be used on the CD (ISO 9660, Joliet, or UDF 1.02 for DVD).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 • Click the OK button. • Click the Save CD layout [*.ISC] button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the script file. • Enter the name for the script file and click the Save button. To save a disc physical image file: • Click the Create CD Image [*.ISO] button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the physical image file.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Loading An Existing Script File Once a data disc image script file has been saved it can be modified at a later date. To load an existing script file: • Click the Load CD layout [*.ISC] button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: • Select the appropriate file and click the Open button.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Audio Image Editor The SCRIBE EC creates industry standard audio (Red Book) CDs from scratch that can be played on any home, car or portable compact disc audio player or computer CD or DVD-ROM drive. Audio tracks are created using any combination of 44.1 kHz, 16 bit stereo WAV or MP3 files. To create an audio disc image: • Click the Audio Image Editor tab. The screen will now read: The Audio Image Editor tab is divided into four panes.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Image Toolbar Horizontally along the top of the screen is an area which contains ten buttons, from left to right the buttons are: New CD layout, Load CD layout [*.ISC], Save CD layout [*.ISC], CD Image properties, Create CD image [*.ISO], Record CD, Enable inserting entire contents of folder [*.*], Large Icons, Small Icons, List, Details. Image Toolbar: New CD layout Load CD layout Save CD layout CD Image properties Create CD image [*.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Adding Tracks • As depicted below, drag one or more WAV / MP3 files onto the text "The end" as it appears in the top left corner of the bottom pane. Multiple files may be selected by pressing and holding down the SHIFT or CTRL key while clicking on the tracks. SHIFT allows you to select a range of contiguous tracks, while CTRL allows you to selectively pick multiple tracks.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Changing A UPC Code The UNIFORM PRODUCT CODE (UPC) is an optional 13-digit descriptor that can be written into an audio CD. To change the UPC code: • Click the CD Image Properties button on the Image toolbar. The screen will now read: • Enter the code and click the OK button.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Changing ISRC Codes And Copy Prohibit Flags The INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RECORDING CODE (ISRC) is an optional 12-character descriptor that identifies a specific track on an audio CD. Each track can have its own unique ISRC consisting of 2 alphanumeric characters (country), 3 alphanumeric characters (owner), 2 digits (year of recording) and 5 digits (serial number).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Inserting, Editing And Removing Silence When assembling an audio CD disc image the SCRIBE EC application does not insert silences (gaps) between tracks. To insert silence between tracks: • Right click on an audio track. • Select “Insert silence.” To edit the amount of silence between tracks: • Right click the silence indicator you wish to edit in the lower left pane, and select Edit.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 To remove silence between tracks: • Click the silence indicator you wish to remove in the lower left pane and hold down the mouse button. • Drag the silence indicator over the trashcan in the bottom right of the Audio tab and release the mouse button. • Click the Yes button. or • Right click the silence indicator, and select Delete.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 • Click the up and down indicators to specify the new location of the subindex (minutes, seconds, frames). • Click the OK button. To remove subindexes: • Right click the subindex you wish to remove in the lower right pane. • Select Delete or • Drag the subindex over the trashcan in the bottom right of the Audio tab and release the mouse button. • Click the Yes button.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Loading An Existing Audio Disc Image Once an audio disc image script file has been saved it can be modified at a later date. To load an existing audio disc image script file: • Click the Load button on the toolbar. The screen will now read: • Select the appropriate file and click the Open button.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Job Manager Tab • Click the Job Manager tab. The Job Manager tab consists of three areas, Queued jobs, Jobs in progress, and Finished jobs. The Queued jobs area lists all of the jobs waiting to be processed by displaying the job name, the type of job running (i.e. print, copy, test…), image path, quantity, and priority. The Queued jobs area contains three radio buttons, New, Edit, and Delete.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 • Check the option box to enable the production option needed for your job and click “Next”: Operations and Options: Copy When checked the CDs in the submitted job will be recorded using the disc image file selected in the IMAGE field. Verify When checked the CDs in the submitted job will automatically be compared against the source files after recording is completed.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Archive only 1. Select the “Archive only” button as seen in (fig. 1). (fig. 1) 2. Click browse and select the “Image file path” for the file that you would like to archive. This lets the SCRIBE EC know where to place your file and what name to give your file. (fig. 2) 3. The file path that you choose will show in the window as seen in (fig. 3). Click “Next”. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 4. The “Job parameters” will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority. 5. Click “Finish” and the SCRIBE EC will run the job. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Copy and/or Verify 1. Select the “Copy and/or Verify” button as seen in (fig. 1). 2. Click “Next”. (fig. 1) 3. Select the Image source for your job. You have the option of selecting a master disc that you can load into the SCRIBE EC’s disc drive. The SCRIBE EC will archive the contents of the master and copy the contents to as many discs as are indicated in the quantity box.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 8. The Job parameters will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority. 9. Click Finish and the SCRIBE EC will run the job. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Relay-mode job 1. Select the Relay-mode job button as seen in (fig. 1). 2. Click Next. (fig. 1) 3. Select the Operations and options for the relay mode job. 4. Click Next. (fig. 2) 5. The Job parameters will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority. 6. Click Finish and the SCRIBE EC will run the job. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide 7. The Job parameters will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority. 8. Click Finish and the SCRIBE EC will run the job.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Print only 1. Select the Print only button as seen in (fig. 1). 2. Click Next. (fig. 1) 3. Click Browse and locate the label file that you would like to use. 4. Enter a quantity of discs for the job. 5. Click Next. (fig. 2) 6. The file that you choose will show in the Label file path window. 7. Click Next. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 8. The Job parameters will then be displayed. Give your job a name and select a priority (fig. 4). 9. Click Finish and the SCRIBE EC will run the job. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Image file path (optional) The Image file path field is used to specify the data or audio disc image (ISC or ISO file) that was previously created, to be used as the data or audio source for recording. The SCRIBE EC also accepts standard Mode 1 data physical image files (such as ISO 9660, MacOS HFS, Unix UFS and Rock Ridge, etc.) created with other premastering software (such as Roxio Easy CD Creator and Toast, GEAR Software GEAR Pro, etc.).
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 • Select the appropriate file and click the Open button. Leave the field blank if no label is to be printed. Making Copies (Relay Mode) The quickest and simplest way of duplicating one or more discs is to use the SCRIBE EC’s Relay Mode copying feature. Relay Mode functions by placing the number of blank discs to be written to, into the input bin; followed by the original CD to be copied (master disc), placed on top.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Archive When checked an existing CD is saved to the hard drive as a physical image file for later recording. This option is used for duplicating existing CDs.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Media type (required) Check the type of media that corresponds to the media being used, CD-R or DVD-R. Jobs in progress The Jobs in progress area displays the job currently running on the SCRIBE EC. This area displays the: job name, type of operation, quantity, number done, number rejected, status, and progress. The three buttons along the right side of the Jobs in progress area are abort, pause, and status.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Submitting Jobs After defining or creating a job the final step in constructing a CD is to submit the job for production. During the production process the SCRIBE EC uses the job as a guide or map for bringing together the various elements of the CD (label, disc image, etc.) to print and record as needed. The SCRIBE EC processes up to three different jobs simultaneously and queues up to ten jobs awaiting production.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 The middle pane is the ACTIVE JOBS window that lists all the jobs currently being recorded or printed by the SCRIBE EC. Information displayed for each job includes its assigned Job name, type of job, total number of requested CDs, the number of successful CDs produced, the number of failed CDs produced, the immediate status of the job (copying images, loading discs, copying discs, unloading discs, etc.) and the progress.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Duplicating Existing CDs In addition to creating industry standard data and audio CDs from scratch, the SCRIBE EC also duplicates existing CDs authored in most formats. Creating An Image File The first step in duplicating an existing CD is to create an image file of it on the hard disk drive to be used as the master source for recording. Image files are saved with an “IMG” extension.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 • Check the Archive box in the Operations and options window. Ensure that no other boxes are checked. • Proceed through the wizard (page 59) • Select the volume and directory where you want to save the image file. Please note that depending upon the amount of data to be recorded the image file can occupy as much as 800 MB of hard disk space (5G for DVD). • Enter the name for the image file and click the Save button.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 The screen is now switched to the Job manager tab to display the progress of the submitted job. During production the master disc will be loaded from the input spindle into the recorder and saved as an image file with the specified name on the hard disk drive. Upon successful completion, the disc will be unloaded onto the output spindle. Recording An Image File Once created, the image file of the master disc is used as the source for recording.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Changing Printers (switching between Spectrum2, SigIV, or SigPRO) Changing Jumper Settings If you decide to switch printers, you will need to change the jumper setting inside of the Scribe EC. • Remove the 5 screws indicated in (fig. 1) using a 5/64 allen wrench. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Jumper Settings for Spectrum2 • The illustration to the right shows the front left corner of the Scribe EC. The illustration at the bottom of the page shows an expanded view of the same area.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Jumper Settings for Signature IV • The illustration to the right shows the front left corner of the Scribe EC. The illustration at the bottom of the page shows an expanded view of the same area.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Jumper Setting for Signature Pro • The illustration to the right shows the front left corner of the Scribe EC. The illustration at the bottom of the page shows an expanded view of the same area.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Spindle Change (switching from Signature IV / Pro to Spectrum2) When changing from a Signature IV or Pro printer to a Spectrum2 printer, screw in the spindles indicated in (fig. 1). This will enable the 3rd input/output bin. You will also want to change the jumper setting inside of the Scribe EC (see previous section). (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 Utilizing the Business Card Adapter Preparing the Inkjet Printer for Business Cards 1. 2. Open the printer tray. Remove the tape backing from the inkjet template (fig. 7). (Fig. 7) 5. Place the bottom half of the inkjet template onto the printer tray as seen in (fig. 8). The template has a round stabilizer that fits into the printer tray, and adhesive tape that sticks to the tray. (fig.
SCRIBE EC Operator’s Guide Document Revision: 11/4/04 6. Place the top half of the inkjet template onto the printer tray as seen in (fig. 9). The template has a round stabilizer that fits into the printer tray inset. (fig. 9) The template should sit on the printer tray as seen in (fig. 10). You will then insert the business card input adapter (page 86) and align the inkjet printer (page 32). (fig.
