In a collaborative effort between Vinpower Digital and LightScribe, the new SharkCopier LS model is the Industry's First Complete LightScribe Standalone DVD and CD Publishing System. LightScribe was invented by Hewlett Packard (HP) as a laser labeling technology to burn images onto compatible optical discs through licensed drives. The new SharkCopier LS models offer an array of improved features, most notably the ability to inscribe text or full graphic labels directly onto CDs and DVDs without being connected to a computer. The SharkCopier LS is the most productive, reliable, and cost effective LightScribe publishing system on the market.

Enhanced Load and Copy Supported: (With Hard Drive Option) For better efficiency and the best duplication quality. Enhanced Load & Copy is a way to load the master disc on to the Hard Drive while simultaneously copying on to the blank media in the writer drives at the same time for the first run. All other copies will be created from the hard drive for the highest quality. This will greatly speed up the duplication process. It works as shown in the below diagram: More Synchronous Loading...

Added Shipping Protection: All duplicators are double packed as shown below with twice as much thick packing foam and cardboard. A) Strong cardboard outer box to protect the interior box with the duplicator. B) Interior box for the duplicator which is stored inside protective foam and boxed in sturdy cardboard. C) Two separate interior supports for the inside box which are made of thick sturdy cardboard and 5 large dense foam supports. More packing information..

• Complete Standalone Operation:

  No PC required to operate the duplicator.

• Able to label discs with full graphics and text using LightScribe Technology:

  Using LightScribe capable discs, the duplicator can burn the labels onto all the discs in the drives at the same time

• Improved Load and Copy Supported: (With Hard Drive Option)

  Improved "Load and Copy" to make duplication from Hard Drive faster than ever by simultaneously copy into the blank media while Loading to the hard drive

• New Continuous Hard Drive Partitioning: (With Hard Drive Option)

  The HDD partitions are created without limitations using the same amount of space as the actual content size on the disc. No longer do you have to worry about loosing valuable HDD capacity because your duplicator allocates the exact space required without wasting space like standard partitions on other controllers.

• New Supports all common CD Formats with Additional Special format including CD-TEXT, ISRC, Over-Burned CD.

  Keeps the duplicator functioning optimally.

• Improved Drive firmware upgradeability:

  Capable of upgrading the drives for selected brands through the Duplicator.

• Improved Multi-Language capability:

  The text on the LCD screen can be displayed in English, Spanish, French, Japanese & more. Chinese can be added upon request.

• AutoCopy feature:

  Fast duplication without pressing any buttons.

• Account management (password protection):

  This function will authorize only specific user(s) to operate the duplicator with their preferred settings. Able to assign numerous passwords for multiple users.

• Auto-Counter Technology:

  Displays the total number of discs successfully copied compared to desired output for each project.

• Hard Drive Partition/Image Name Editing: (With Hard Drive Option)

  Simply stated you can name the images stored on the hard drive partitions.

• User friendly interface with 'easy-to-read' LCD display:

  Offers easy to recognize and use terms and operations on the LCD display for simple usage.

• Aluminum Case used to provide a highly functional and attractive exterior:

  Duplicator casing available in metallic silver or midnight black aluminum casing.

• Fast Key feature:

  4 fast keys for faster operations.

• Power on Self diagnostics:

  Keeps the duplicator functioning optimally.

• Disc Info feature:

  Provides the format of the disc & the disc manufacturer's information.

• Selectable CD and DVD burning speeds:

  Ability to increase or decrease duplication speed for supported formats.

• Creates mix compilation audio CD:

  Able to compile multiple tracks onto a single disc from multiple sources.

• Supports all currently available DVD media including Double/Dual layer DVD9:

  Can duplicate Single Layer DVD&R/RW and Double/Dual Layer DVD±R Formats.

• Auto DVD Format Conversion:

  Can convert media between DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW automatically.

• Supports both Disk-at-Once and Track-at-Once modes
• Automatic format recognition:

  Duplicator recognizes automatically if the discs are CD or DVD as well as the correct format to copy.

• Upgradeable for future drive technology:

  Able to upgrade duplicator for installation of future drives.

• Future functions upgradeable through firmware:

  Duplicator able to upgrade future software updates via Firmware.

• Continuous copying without waiting for cool down:

  No need to stop the duplicator for fear of overheating.

Model: SharkCopier™ LightScribe SATA DVD/CD Tower Duplicator - 20x MPN: Shark-S1T-LS Operating Type: Stand-alone Targets: 1 Account Management: 32 users (Standard License) or 64 users (Premium License) Partition Naming: Up to 14 Characters Per Partition Internal Interface: SATA Auto Counter: Yes LightScribe Capable: Yes Language Support: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, and more (Chinese and Arabic can be ordered on request) Display: 20 x 2 Green LCD Featuring Recorder: 20x LightScribe SATA DVD/CD Writer(s) Maximum Write Speed: DVD-R: 20x DVD-RW: 6x DVD+R: 20x DVD+RW: 8x DVD-R DL: 12x DVD+R DL: 8x CD-R: 48x CD-RW: 32x Formats Supported DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-Audio DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW DVD+R Double Layer, DVD-R Dual Layer , CD-ROM (Mode1 & Mode2) CD-ROM/XA (Mode2 form1 & form2) CD-DA, Mixed-Mode Video CD, CD-I, Karaoke CD(VCD) Photo CD (Single & Multi-session) CD-Extra, HFS, CD-Brid ISO9660, CD-R, CD-RW Business Card CD-R, 3" Mini CD-R Firmware Upgradable: Yes Burn Proof Support: Yes Physical Size: Width 7" x Depth 12 " x Height 8.5" Weight 12 lbs Power Supply: Input : 90 ~ 240 V Operating Humidity: 20% ~ 80% Temperature Extremes: 40oC (104oF) / 5oC (41oF) Regulation: FCC, CE, RoHS, UL Manufacture: Vinpower Digital Throughput Capacity Per Hour: Target 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 350 MB CD *at 48x duplication speed 24 48 72 96 120 144 168 192 216 240 264 288 312 336 360 2.5 GB DVD *at 16x duplication speed 12 24 36 48 60 72 84 96 108 120 132 144 156 168 180 Important Notice The LightScribe software is only compatible with a PC and not recognized on an Apple computer. Optional USB or USB and Firewire combo device is available. The duplicator will not copy any copy protected discs. The actual maximum writing speed may vary. Blank media writing speed is determined by the drives, regardless of what the media manufacturer certifies the blank media writing speed at.

What LightScribe is LightScribe is an innovative technology that uses a special disc drive, special media, and label-making software to burn labels directly onto CDs and DVDs. Because the labels are laser-etched-not printed-there's no ink, no smudging, and no peeling. Your labels can be whatever you want them to be. Create one-of-a-kind designs with your own photos, text, and artwork or choose from the many free backgrounds provided using the special edition Template Labeler software included with every LightScribe capable duplicator. You may also visit LightScribe's Template Label Gallery, or the Label Gallery for free downloadable designs. How Lightscribe Works: STEP 1: CREATE LIGHTSCRIBE LABEL DISC STEP 2: PRINT LIGHTSCRIBE LABEL 1. Burn the image label you created from the saved file on your computer onto a CD. (Please note that the LightScribe software is only compatible with a PC and not recognized on an Apple computer) 2. Place that CD into the reader drive of the SharkCopier LS duplicator. 3. Load LightScribe capable discs with the label side down in all of the writer drives. 4. Using the menu on the duplicator's LCD, choose and execute the "Print" function. 5. Burn your LightScribe label directly onto the discs in all the writer drives at the same time. 6. Remember, the same drive that burns your label burns your data, too. Benefits Of Lightscribe Duplicator: The SharkCopier LS allows the user to both copy data, audio or video files onto the data side of recordable CD's or DVD's, but also can print directly onto the label side of LightScribe capable CD's and DVD's. This is all done in a single standalone manual tower duplicator where all the drives will print or duplicate simultaneously for a faster superior end product. All of this is done without the need to connect to a PC, refill ink cartridges/thermal ribbon, or a masters degree in mechanical engineering. The SharkCopier LS is so easy to use and offers such exceptional print and duplication quality, that anyone can use one! Lightscribe Labeling Speed: Labels per hour Labeling Setting: Draft # of Recorders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Title Only 30 60 90 120 150 180 210 240 270 300 330 360 390 420 450 Graphics 5 10 15 20 25 30 35 40 45 50 55 60 65 70 75 Labeling Setting: Normal # of Recorders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Title Only 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 260 280 300 Graphics 3 6 9 12 15 18 21 24 27 30 33 36 39 42 45 Labeling Setting: Best # of Recorders 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Title Only 15 30 45 60 75 90 105 120 135 150 165 180 195 210 225 Graphics 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 30 LightScribe sample gallery: Title Only Printing Setting: Draft + Enlarge Printing Setting: Normal + Enlarge Printing Setting: Best + Enlarge LightScribe sample gallery: Graphics Printing Setting: Draft + Enlarge Printing Setting: Normal + Enlarge Printing Setting: Best + Enlarge

About Copy Protection Vinpower Digital has developed the first true standalone duplicator which can offer embedded copy protection. The unique Copy Protection Software (CPS) can embed a proprietary copy protection encryption into any DVD video master through a PC which can then be transferred onto the Vinpower Digital duplicator to produce as many copy protected reproductions as the user needs. Since CPS is software based as apposed to hardware based, there are no issues with compatibility with players like similar models on the market. In addition, CPS protects against both duplication and ripping for a double dose of protection whereas similar applications from competitors cannot block ripping. In today’s savvy hi-tech world, consumers are often purchasing a single video and making copies for their friends which limit the overall sales. If you worked hard and put in a lot of effort and expense into creating your video project, you shouldn’t be restricted in the number of units you can sell because you can’t afford the high price of replicated copy protection. Instead by using Vinpower Digital’s CPS, you can feel secure at a fraction of the expense and time with no minimum or maximum quantities required. How Copy Protection Works: 1. Load the supplied CPS software onto a suitable PC. 2. Plug in the CPS USB dongle with activated licenses into your PC’s USB socket. 3. Take your DVD video master disc or file and by utilizing the special CPS application, follow the steps to embed the copy protection onto the master content. 4. Transfer the new copy protected master content from the PC onto an enabled duplicator via USB/Copy Connect or LAN/Network connectivity. 5. Load blank DVD recordable discs into the duplicator’s writer drive(s) then locate the transferred file through the duplicator’s menu keys from the internal hard drive 6. Initiate the copy process and when the finished discs all successfully copy, these discs will have the copy protection already embedded.

Review Summary Overall Rating:     phil from Chicago, IL 4/6/2010 12:05:00 PM     Great Duplicator Ownership: more than 1 year Tech Level: 3 - Average understanding Pros: run very well/fast shipping Cons: none JJ986 from burlington, NC 12/16/2009 7:01:00 PM     Great duplicator - easy for travel Ownership: more than 1 year Tech Level: 2 - Somewhat low understanding Pros: Used this duplicator for a year and still works great. No problem. It is light weight and compact. Great for travel. Cons: none