MF DIGITAL EC Series User Manual

DIRECTOR EC SeriesPublishing SystemOperator’s Guide

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 9Location Of DIRECTOR EC ComponentsFront ViewRear View

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 10Location Of CD-R/RW and DVD ±R/±RW Recorder Parts And ControlsProDRIVE 52xLegend1.

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 11Removing Packing RestraintsThe DIRECTOR EC ships with a picker arm restraint to red

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 12Installing The PrinterBefore operating the DIRECTOR EC, the printer must be properl

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 131. With a Torx headscrewdriver, remove therubber feet from thebottom of the printe

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 14Installing The Monitor, Keyboard And MouseBefore operating the DIRECTOR EC, the mon

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 15Installing Firewire CablesThe following illustrations show firewire installation on

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 16Starting the DIRECTOR EC For The First TimeBefore CD creation or duplication can be

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 17Starting Up• Flip the DIRECTOR EC power switch to the “on” position.• Flip the ho

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 18Aligning The Drive Tower and PrinterThe printer must now be manually positioned rel

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 1Table of ContentsWELCOME TO THE DIRECTOR EC SYSTEM...

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 19• Click the Perform Test button. The screen will now display:• Manually open driv

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 20• After aligning the drive tower, repeat the same procedure to align theprinter.

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 21Application StartupThe DIRECTOR EC is a state-of-the-art CD publishing system anddu

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 22Tabs:System Status Displays the status of jobs after they have beensubmitted for pr

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 23The System Setup tab is divided into a number of information fields thatmust be com

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 24• Click the Operator’s E-mail Address field and enter an email address.Leave the f

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 25also be in use for this particular job. Asynchronous mode is moredemanding of syste

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 26• Click the ASYNCHRONOUS MODE pull down and select the desired“disabled” or “level

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 27Creating New Privileges ProfileControl access to the DIRECTOR EC by restricting use

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 28Editing PrivilegesProfile name Required. Enter the profile name.Max quantity per da

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 2STARTING THE DIRECTOR EC APPLICATION ...

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 29Deleting Existing Privileges ProfileTo delete an existing privileges profile:• Cli

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 30(31 characters maximum, A to Z, 0 to 9)Street Address 1 Optional. Enter the user’s

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 31Editing Existing UsersTo edit an existing user:• Click the username you wish to ed

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 32System DrivesThe SYSTEM DRIVES window allows you to specify which hard diskdrives t

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 33Trusted DrivesThe TRUSTED DRIVES window allows you to specify which hard diskdrives

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 34Controlling the DIRECTOR EC From Custom ApplicationsIn addition to operating the DI

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 35Creating Disc LabelsThe first step in creating a CD is to create a label that will

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 36Label Menu Buttons:New Creates a new disc label.Open Opens an existing disc label f

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 37Creating TextUsing the Text Mode tool, you can create horizontal text anywhere on y

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 38• To change the font, style, size or color, click the Select Font button. Thescreen

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 3SELECTING CD CAPACITY...

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 39Resizing GraphicsTo proportionally resize a graphic image after it has been importe

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 40Repositioning Text, Graphics and DatesTo reposition a piece of text, a graphic imag

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 41Deleting Text, Graphics And DatesTo delete a piece of text, a graphic image or a da

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 42Opening Existing Disc LabelsOnce a disc label has been saved it can be modified at

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 43Creating Disc ImagesAfter creating a label, the next step in constructing a CD is t

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 44Data Image Editor ToolbarHorizontally at the top of the panes, which contains eight

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 45Static And Dynamic ContentThe DIRECTOR EC allows CDs to be created from both static

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 46Adding Files And Folders• Click the desired file or folder in the top left or righ

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 47Saving The Current Disc Image FileOnce a data disc image has been created, it must

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 48To save a data disc image script file:• Click the Save button on the toolbar. The

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 4CHANGING THE COMPUTER NAME ...

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 49• Click the OK button. The screen will now display: • Select the volume and direc

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 50Volume PropertiesVolume Label Enter the name you want to call the CD.Publisher Ente

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 51Loading An Existing Script FileOnce a data disc image script file has been saved it

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 52The Audio Image Editor tab is divided into three panes. The top left panelists all

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 53Adding Tracks• As depicted below, drag one or more WAV / MP3 files onto the text.Mu

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 54Removing Tracks• Right click on the audio track you wish to delete.• Choose Delet

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 55Changing ISRC Codes And Copy Prohibit FlagsThe INTERNATIONAL STANDARD RECORDING COD

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 56• To enable Copy Prohibit select the Copy Prohibit box so that it ischecked, or un

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 57• Click the up and down indicators to increase or decrease the duration ofthe sile

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 58• Click the audio track you wish to edit in the lower left pane, and itsexisting s

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 5Welcome to the Director EC SystemCopyright NoticeCopyright ©2003, 2004 by MF DIGITAL

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 59Saving The Current Audio Disc ImageOnce an audio disc image has been created it mus

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 60Creating JobsAfter creating a data or audio disc image, the next step in constructi

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 61Help Displays on-screen help.General OptionsVertically along the left side of the J

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 62SmartGuard Media *** 48x ProDRIVE only ***This option, when the only item checked,

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 63Image (needed if “Copy” option is checked)The IMAGE field is used to specify the da

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 64• Select the appropriate file and click the Open button. Leave the fieldblank if n

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 65SmartGuard Media IDThis option allows you to create SmartGUARD Media for use with M

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 66Saving The Current JobOnce a job has been created it can be saved and used by the D

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 67• Select the appropriate file and click the Open button.

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 68Submitting JobsAfter defining or creating a job, the final step in constructing a C

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 6About MF DigitalThank you for purchasing MF Digital’s DIRECTOR EC publishing system.

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 69immediate status of the job (copying images, loading discs, copying discs,unloading

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 70Removing A JobTo remove a pending job from the queue so that it will not be produce

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 71 Viewing LogsThe DIRECTOR EC maintains a comprehensive database of all jobscomplete

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 72Deleting Individual Job RecordsTo delete a job record from the history log:• Click

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 73Duplicating Existing CDsIn addition to creating industry standard data and audio CD

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 74• Select the volume and directory where you want to save the image file.Please not

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 75Recording An Image FileOnce created, the image file of the master disc is used as t

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 76Viewing ResourcesThe Resource tab is a simple diagnostic tool that displays the ha

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 77 Upgrading DIRECTOR EC SoftwareOverview of the process• Download the zipped files•

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 78Extract the Zipped files• Unzip the downloaded files and save it as c:\cdDIRECTOR\

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 7Installing the DIRECTOR ECCarefully remove the DIRECTOR EC publishing system from th

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 79Changing Computer Name1. Disconnect computer in the Internet Service Manager (ISM)

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 80• Right Click on the computer icon with the name results in the followingwindow•

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 81Changing the Computer Name• From desktop, right click on the computer icon and cli

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 82• Key in the new computer name in the computer name box, and click[OK]. Need to re

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 83Change the Anonymous Account• Open ISM window as instructed previously• Right cli

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 84• Click the [Edit] button to edit anonymous access in the authenticationcontrol wi

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 85Appendix A: Working With CD-ReWritable (CD-RW) DiscsIn addition to working with CD-

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 86 Appendix B: Supported Formats For DuplicatingOriginally designed for audio use the

DIRECTOR EC Series Operator’s GuideDocument Revision: 080904Page 8The Best Place To Put The DIRECTOR ECThe best operating location for the DIRECTOR EC