Alesis CD Twin LE manual

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    Refer ence Manual[...]

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    1 WARNING Use of the CD Twin LE is for the legal backup of licensed materials and editing of personal data. Any copy of licensed materials is the property of the author of t he copyright holde r. Any unauthorized cop ying, editing, or resale of cop yrighted materials is pr ohibited by US and Intern ational laws. We discourage owners of the CD Twin [...]

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    2 1. INTRODU CTIO N .............................................. 4 1.1 PRODUCT OVERVIEW ............................. 4 1.1.1 Front View .................................................. 4 1.1.2 Side View .................................................... 5 1.1.3 Rear View ................................................... 5 2. OPERATING GUID[...]

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    3 Unpacking • CD Backup System • Accessories 9 AC Power Supply 9 User Manual Features • CD to CD cop y in one easy step • Takes only 4 minutes to backup an en tire 74 minute CD • LCD panel allows you to see all functions an d copying status • Stand alone operation, no need to connect to your PC to perform a CD backup • Special track e[...]

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    4 1. INTRODUCTION The CD Twin LE is a stylish, new concep t for CD backup. With it’s light-weight design, the CD Tw in LE provides not only CD backup, but also doubles as an audio CD track editing console for making a p ersonal CD. The stylis h design makes the el egant CD Twin L E no longer a boring copy tower. I ts portability make s it a great[...]

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    5 1.2.2 Side View 1.2.3 Rear View[...]

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    6 2. OPERATING GUIDE 2.1 CD to CD BACKUP I. Power up the CD Twin LE and wait for the system to ini tialize II. Inse rt the sour ce disc int o the reader CD-ROM [labeled as Reader], and insert a blank disc into the writer CD-RW [labeled Writer] III. Press the START button to begin the CD backup process. IV. The LCD will display the total disc length[...]

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    7 2.2 COPY TRACK (Make a Compilation CD) This function al lows you to make a compilatio n audio CD from a single CD, or multiple source CDs. I. Insert the so urce audio CD into the Reader CD-ROM drive an d insert a blank disc into the Writer CD-RW drive. II. From the main menu, pres s the << or >> buttons until [2. Copy Track] is displa[...]

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    8 V. After cop ying all of the tracks from the first CD, the Reader C D- ROM drive will automatically eject. Insert the next audio CD, repeating steps 1 through 4, if you would like to add additional tracks to your compilation. NOTE: After you h ave finished all of the track editing, you must use the [3. Close Disc] function to make your new CD pla[...]

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    9 3. SYSTEM FUNCTIONS 3.1 ERASE DISC (CD-RW ONLY) The [Erase Disc] fun ction may only be used to er ase a CD-RW disc tha t is installed in the Writer drive location. I. Select [4. System] from th e main menu and press START. II. Insert the CD-RW disc that you would like to erase in to the Writer CD-RW drive. III. Select [4.1 Erase Disc] an d press [...]

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    10 3.3 UPGRADE BIOS From time to ti me, Alesis will up grade the CD Twin LE’s BIOS. You can obtain the latest version from the Alesis w ebsite at www.alesis.com . I. Select [4. Syst em] and press START. II. Select the function [4.3 Upgrade BIOS] and press START. III. Select the drive that you would like to upgrade the BIO S for and press S TART. [...]

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    11 3.4 SYSTEM INFORMATION This function will provide you with all of the related info rmation about your CD Twin LE. [Product serial nu mber, Model name, Firmware version, CD-R and CD-RW drive manufacturer s and their re spective firmwa re versions. Select function [4.4 Machin e Info] and press START. You can scroll through the pages with the <&[...]

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    12 4. SPECIFICATIONS Supported Disc Formats All au dio CDs, Data CD, V CD, CD-1, Photo-CD Blank Disc Type CD-R, CD-RW CD Twin Burnin g Speed (CD-R/CD-RW) Copy Disc 24x (fixed) Copy Track 16x (fixed) Rawcopy Disc 4x (fixed) Copy Function CD to CD, Personal audio CD editing Power Supply 100V~240V, 50/60Hz, AC input Front Control Panel 2x16 LCD disp l[...]

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    13 5. Troubleshooting and FAQ Q : How long does it take to copy a CD? A : it takes around 4 minutes to copy a 74 minute source disc Q : Why do es the LCD show a n error message when you put a CD-R disc into the CD-RW an d execute [Eras e Disc] function? A : CD-R disc i s not erasable. Please chang e it to a CD-RW disc. Q : When executing [Copy trac[...]

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    14 Alesis Contact Information Alesis , LLC E-mail: support@alesis .com We b s i t e : http://www .alesis .com Alesis CD T win LE R eference Manual Copyright 2006, Alesis , LLC. All rights reser ved R eproduction in whole or in part is prohibite d. CD T win LE is a trad emark of Alesis , LLC. Specifications subject to change witho ut notice . 8/4/20[...]