PowerFile C200 Studio, R200 Accessing Changers from PC desktops, Loading discs into the Changer

Instructions for Windows

Accessing Changers from PC desktops

PowerFile Changers can be accessed from the host and from client PCs that have PowerFile software installed. The process for accessing PowerFile Changers through the PC desktop is the same for either host or clients; however, access to Changers and discs from a client is subject to these conditions:

•The master Changer folders on the host PC must be shared (using standard Windows sharing function).

•The drives within each Changer must be shared (using standard Windows sharing function).

Clients access PowerFile Changers via the Network Neighborhood. Some of the functions, such as loading discs into the Changer, are available only to the user of the host system. These functions will be grayed out (not available) in the menu items when viewed on client PCs.

Loading discs into the Changer

There are two ways to load discs into the Changer: from the Changer front panel or from the host PC desktop.

Option A—Loading discs from the Changer front panel

Step 1. Press the Load button on the front panel

Press the Load button once for single-disc insertion (if you have only one disc that you want to load at this time), or twice for bulk load (sequential multi-disc insertion; this option allows you to load several discs, one at a time, into the Changer, without having to press the Load button before each insertion). When the Load button is pressed once, the display reads Please Load Disc; if you press the Load button twice, the display reads Please Load Discs.

Step 2. Load disc(s)

When the Load button is pressed, the internal gate in the Changer load/unload slot automatically opens, allowing the first disc to be inserted. With the data side of the disc on the left and the label side on the right, gently place one disc into the slot. Do not push or force the disc into the Changer. The disc is automatically lowered into the Changer carousel, and the gate closes (to prevent any other discs from being inserted before the Changer is ready).

If you pressed the Load button twice (for sequential multi-disc loading), once the first disc-loading operation is complete, the carousel rotates and the gate reopens, allowing the next disc to be inserted. The Changer will wait approximately 10 seconds for another disc; if no discs are inserted within that time, the gate closes and the disc-loading session is ended.

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