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Orbit II Stand Alone CD Disc-to-Disc Office Copier Reference Manual Revision I.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 2 Orbit II Stand Alone 48X CD-to-CD Office Copier with Burn Proof Table of Contents Section 1 Introduction: 3 Section 2 Setting Up your CD.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 3 Section 1 Introduction: Thank you for purchasing this Micr oboards Technology Orbit II Stand Alone CD-to-CD Office Copier. Your new Orbit II System provides state of the art 48x duplication speed for both CD-Audio and CD-ROM discs.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 4 Section 2 Setting Up your CD-R Copy ing Area: A clean and orderly work place is r equired to consistently produce hi gh quality copies. We suggest you locate your Orbit II Stand Alone CD-to-CD Office Copier in an office like environment free of dust and debris.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 5 Section 3 CD-R & CD-RW Media Recommendations: By selecting a Microboards Technology Orbit II CD-to -CD Office Copier, you have purchased the finest CD-R Copying hardware and operating syst em available.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 6 Section 3 — CD-R Media Recommendations: (cont.) Although you cannot select CD-R media based upon color alone, there is a correlation between “reflectivity” and media performance.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 7 Section 4 CD, CD-R, and CD-RW Master Considerations: A “master” is the CD, CD-R, or CD-RW disc you are ma king a duplicate of. There are ethical as well as functional considerations in the selection and use of masters.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 8 5. Test the duplicate on a target system: • Listen to an Audio Disc • Watch a Video CD • Test a CD-ROM on an appropriate PC • Verify the master disc’s content and version number Steps 4.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 9 Section 5 Installation & Setup: The installation and Setup of a Microboards Technology Orbit II Stand Alone Copying System is so simple you may be tempted to proceed without referring to this manual.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 10 5.3 Installing the Orbit II: Prepare a properly sized workspace. Make sure you have cleared the area where your Orbit II CD-R / CD-RW copy system will be located. We recommend a desktop height surface, in an office-like environment, at least 36 inches wide and 18 inches deep.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 11 5.3 Installing the Orbit II - cont: Place the Orbit II CD-to-CD Office Copier on the wo rk space with its back panel accessible to .
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 12 5.3 Installing the Orbit II - cont: Slide out the Accept basket until it snaps into place.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 13 5.4 Initial Orbit II Copying Sy stem Checks: Turn Power On by operating the switch on the ex ternal Power Supply. The system’s power on sequence will take a few seconds, but it should c onclude with the display shown in the photograph below.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 14 5.5 Navigating the Orbit II Menu Tree - cont: The tw o Orbit II control keys: The two keys on the control panel provi de access to all Orbit II functions. Key #1 the Yes key : This key answers yes to the question displayed on Orbit II’s one line display.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 15 Orbit II’s menu structure: Yes Copy Operation Starts No Y e s C o p y & C o m p a r e starts No Yes Compare operation starts No Y.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 16 5.5 Navigating the Orbit II Menu Tree - cont: The best way to become familiar with the Orbit II’s menu driven operating system is to work with it.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 17 5.6 Loading & Unloading CD-Rs: Loading CD-Rs The Input Hopper is located on top of the Orbit II uni t. Locate the parts identified in the photograph below on your Orbit II CD-to-CD Office Copier.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 18 Loading CD-Rs (cont) There are two ways to control how many copies Orbit II makes . If Ask Quantity? is turned off, you control the number of discs produced during each job by placing t he appropriate number of blank CD-Rs or CD-RWs in the Input Hopper.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 19 singulation cycle, but there should always be at least two discs in the horizontal group. The horizontal group should never become empty while there are discs leaning against the Stepped Guide Rod.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 20 Unloading Accepted CD-Rs: Orbit II accumulates accepted CD-Rs in the Accept Basket located on the left side of the Unit. We recommend the use of lint free gloves whenever you handle CD-Rs, because fingerprints can affect recording, playback, and printability.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 21 Unloading Masters: When the Input Hopper is empty, Orbit II will alert you by sounding the Buzzer, and scrolling an Input Hopper Empty message on the Display.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 22 5.7 CD-R Handling Tests: These tests will verify that your new Orbit II has not suffered any shipping damage that affects CD-R handling. Accepted Disc Test: • Load approximately 10 blank CD-R discs in the Input Hopper.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 23 5.8 Writer and Reader Test: This final trial run will verify that your new Orbit II has not suffered any shipping damage that affects either the Writer or the Reader. You will make a back up copy of the Orbit II distribution CD-R, and you will compare the copy to the master CD-R.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 24 Verify the distribution disc was copied properly: • Take the distribution disc copy from the Accept Basket and place it in the Input Hopper. • Press the No key at the and or prompts.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 25 6.0 Basic Orbit II Operations : Orbit II was designed to be as easy to use as an office copier for paper documents.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 26 6.2 Copy and Compare?: This Orbit II operating mode compares the content of the master disc to each disc you copy, before the disc is placed in the Accept Basket.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 27 6.3 Compare CD?: This Orbit II operating mode compares the content of the master disc to each recorded disc in the Input Hopper. The Compare operation works with both data and audio masters.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 28 7.0 Advanced Orbit II Operation: There are three advanced Orbit II operation options, Burn CD?, Use Buzzer?, and Write Speed?. You put your Orbit II in its “simulate” mode by switching Burn CD? to No when you followed the installation procedure in Section 5 of this manual.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 29 Section 8 Maintenance 8.1 Routine Maintenance: The Orbit II Stand Alone CD-to-CD Office Copier is designed to provide years of trouble free service without routine maintenance.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 30 Section 9 Troubleshooting: If you encounter operational problems with your Orbit II System please try to isolate the problem, for example: • Singulating and feeding CD-Rs Reading in a particular master.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 31 Section 10 Prior to Calling for Assistance The Microboards Technology Technical Service Team w ant to get your Orbit II unit back in operation as quickly as possible.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 32 Section 11 References 11.1 Warranty Your Microboards Technology Orbit II Stand Alone CD-to- CD Office Copier has a one year parts and labor warranty. All repairs will be made at Microboards Tec hnology’s.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 33 11.4 Specifications: Capacity: 50 CD-Rs Media: CD-Rs or CD-RWs can be used as masters, or blanks. “Packet format”, which is used on many CD-RW discs, is not supported by the Orbit II Controller.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 34 Environment: Temp. – Operating 65 – 85 degrees F (18 – 29 degrees C) Temp. – non Op. -44–176 degrees F (-40– 80 degrees C) RH Operating 20 – 80 % non-condensing RH Storage 05 – 95 % Vibration: Operating > 0.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I 35 Attachment A Orbit II’s menu structure: Yes Copy Operation Starts No Y e s C o p y & C o m p a r e starts No Yes Compare operatio.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I Attachment B Orbit II Functional Schematic Copy TraxCopier by Microboards Technology Display Keypa Master External Power Supply RS 232 Ser.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I Attachment C Orbit II Error Messages Error Message: Problem Description: !! Bad Copy!! The copy CD is bad and will be rejected. This message may briefly appear during any of Orbit II’s operating modes.
Orbit II Disc-to-Disc Copier Reference Manual – Rev ision I Attachment D What is BurnProof? One of the most common problems encountered in creating CD-R or CD-RW discs is a condition called “buffer under run”. All CD-R /CD-RW Writers contain a small amount of RAM memory, called a “buffer”.
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