When you copy DVD’s or Blu-ray discs, it’s always advisable to copy form the hard drive rather than disc to disc for multiple runs. The reason is that when you copy disc to disc from a reader to the writer drives, the reader drive will need to read the master disc for every run. This constant use will wear out the laser head used to read the disc and reduce the lifespan of the reader drive. In addition, the more often a reader has to read the master disc, the more likely an error can occur in later runs. As the laser begins to deteriorate, the reading quality and capability also suffers. So if you had to copy 50 runs, the first few runs could be fine then future runs could begin to suffer because the master disc is being misread. Whereas the hard drive is much sturdier and has a far longer lifespan and can hold up to r eading data longer and more accurately over a long span of time. If you’re making only 1 set of copies, it would not be a problem. If you’re copying multiple sets of discs, especially at the higher speeds, this could become a significant problem.

Many people do not like to use the hard drive because the process to load the data onto the hard drive takes too long or is too complicated. That’s why we created the load and copy feature. This allows the user to make copies from the hard drive by simply pressing one button. Using the load and copy function, the master disc data will be read to a reserved partition on the hard drive and the copies will be made from the hard drive. This will improve the duplicated discs playback capability and simplify the process of using the hard drive. Consult the user manual to learn more about the Load and Copy feature.