User manual ALCOHOL SOFTWARE 120% 52%

Alcohol 120% / 52% Manual USER Manual System Requirements This Software is not designed for the illegal and unauthorized duplication of copyrighted materials. The Author reminds you that unauthorized duplication of copyrighted material is liable to criminal prosecution. If you are not sure of your rights, please contact your local legal advisor. Download/Order You can download the trial version of Alcohol 120% and Alcohol 52% (30 day trial) or place an order through www.alcohol-software.com. Here you can also find further information on Alcohol 120% and Alcohol 52%. System Requirements Please ensure your computer system meets the following requirements, otherwise Alcohol 120%/Alcohol 52% may not work properly: · · · · · · · Intel/AMD based PC with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/2000/XP/Server 2003 operating system. Windows 95 or Windows NT users, please pay attention as follow: 1. Must install Internet Explorer 5.0 or later version 2. Window NT 4.0 must update to Service Pack 5 or later version 3. Windows 95 must be OSR2 or later version 32MB (or more) of RAM 10GB (or more) hard disk (a 74 minute CD image requires 650-700MB) One or more bus-mastering SCSI and/or ATAPI buses One or more CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drives. You can use a CD/DVD recorder as a reader with sufficient hard disk space One or more CD recorders (if you install more than 2 CD recorders, 700MHz CPU and 128MB RAM is recommended). Only required for Alcohol 120%. One or more DVD recorders (if you want to burn DVD format). Only required for Alcohol 120%. Registering Alcohol 120%/Alcohol 52% Following successful installation this screen will appear. Click on the "Register" button. The following screen will appear. Now you need to copy and paste your serial number that came with your conformation of purchase e-mail into this box. Highlight your serial on your conformation email making sure that you do not have a gap at either end. Set your cursor in the top left hand corner of the registration box and paste your number. Then click "OK" If you have carried out the procedure correctly you will see the following screen. Congratulations! You have now installed and registered Alcohol Software. Click "OK" and you are finished. Main Window This window opens when you start Alcohol 120% This window opens when you start Alcohol 52% There are twelve (12) main icons in the main window of Alcohol 120%, eight (8) in Alcohol 52%: Image Maker Image Burner Copy Wizard Image Finder Wizard Device manager CD/DVD Erase Wizard Options General Options Recording Options Virtual Drives Options Emulation User Manual About Creates an image file from a source CD/DVD disc Burns an image file to a recordable CD/DVD disc (only available in Alcohol 120%) Copies a source CD/DVD to a recordable CD/DVD disc (only available in Alcohol 120%) Searches for image files on the hard disk drive Shows information about CD/DVD devices and discs Erases CD-RW/DVD-RW/DVD+RW/DVD-RAM (only available in Alcohol 120%) Changes the General Options of Alcohol Changes the Recording Options of Alcohol 120% (only available in Alcohol 120%) Changes the Settings for Alcohol's Virtual Drives Changes the Emulation settings in Alcohol User Manual Shows software installation details Additionally, the Main Window contains four (4) dropdown menus: File, Device, View and Help, which allow users to change settings and reach the User Manual. Image Maker Creates an image file (*.mds is set as default) from a source CD/DVD disc. The image file can be burned onto a recordable CD/DVD disc. Insert the source CD/DVD into a CD/DVD drive. Click on the icon dropdown menu and the following window will appear. or select New from the "File" CD/DVD Device: Select the CD/DVD drive from the CD/DVD device list. Read Speed: Once the CD/DVD drive is selected, choose the reading speed from the down-arrow point (maximum reading speed is set as default). Media information: This window shows details of the inserted CD/DVD. Skip reading errors (default): The source CD/DVD may have scratches or dust on the reading surface. If so, errors may occur during the reading process. It is suggested to select the "Skip reading error" feature, whenever you wish to create an image file (*.mds) onto your hard disk drive. Fast skip error blocks (not every device supports this function) (optional): This option is mainly for special CD formats to speed up the image making process. Advanced Sector Scanning: Skips large blocks of errors, boosting overall reading speed. Read Sub-Channel Data from current disc (optional): This option is for special CD formats, as some data is stored in the sub-channel of the disc. Before selecting this function, you have to make sure what kind of datatype the source CD is (refer to datatype dropdown menu below). Data Position Measurement: New protections like SecuROM 4.8x work by positioning the data irregularly on the spiral track of the CD. This irregular positioning is measured, and emulated while the image is mounted. Please Note: Data Position Measurement can only be used with the Securom *NEW (V4.x), StarForce 1.x/2.x and VOB ProtectCD V5 profiles. The best results are obtained when the DPM reading speed is kept as low as possible. Datatype: You have to make sure what kind of datatype the source CD is, and select the correct datatype. If you are not sure which datatype your source CD is, you can find detection software on the Internet. Another powerful source of information is our Support Forum at http://forum.alcoholsoftware.com. Confirm all selections and press Next. Notice: Here you can define where the image file (*.mds by default) is going to be saved on the hard disk drive. Click on New Folder to create a new folder on the hard disk drive. Alcohol 120% will remember the folder for the next time you create another image file. Hint: If this is the first time you use Alcohol 120%/Alcohol 52%, create a new folder on your local drive for Alcohol 120%/Alcohol 52% image files, for example "Alcohol 120%/Alcohol 52% Images". Assign useful names to your image files, so that you will be able to know which you are looking for in the future and it will be easier to find the image files created by Alcohol 120%/Alcohol 52%. If your local drive's free space is somehow limited, don't create too many images as you may suffer from insufficient disk space. Image format: You can select which image format you would like to save onto your hard disk drive. Media Descriptor Image File (*.mds) is set as default. Disk cleanup: This selection will calculate how much space you will be able to free on your hard drive by removing temporary Internet files, installed Windows components and software that you no longer use, and emptying the Recycle Bin, giving you more space on your hard drive for your images. Image name: Name of the image file that is going to be created. After selecting the location of the image file, confirm all settings with the Start button and the image file will be created. Please note that "Disc read errors" are normal for some protections and can be ignored. Image Burner This option is only available in Alcohol 120%. Burns an image file to a recordable CD/DVD disc. Click on the Image Burner icon or click on the "File" dropdown menu and select Image Burner. Click on Browse to choose an Image File from the hard disk drive. Once an Image File is selected, all details of the Image File will be shown in the window. If the checkbox "Delete image file after recording" is enabled, the image file will be deleted after a successful recording. Without a successful recording, the image file will remain in the hard disk drive. Confirm all selections with Next. You can choose a CD/DVD recorder and write speed by clicking the down-arrow. A slower writing speed is recommended, as the defective rate will be lower than with high writing speed. Notice: You can specify the Write Speed which is going to operate, but before setting a high speed, you may try a simulated copy to check if your computer is fast enough to supply the CD/DVD recorder with the required data. Simply click on Information to see detailed information of your CD/DVD device. Write Method: Includes DAO/SAO (default), RAW SAO, RAW SAO+ SUB, and RAW DAO. Most CD/DVD recorders support DAO/SAO writing mode, but not every CD/DVD recorder supports RAW writing mode. You can check which writing modes your CD/DVD recorder supports in "System Info" in the above window. DAO/SAO writing mode is used to backup normal CD/DVD discs. In contrast, RAW writing mode is used to backup raw data of CD/DVD discs (mainly for special CD/DVD formats). Enable Buffer Underrun Technology (Default): This function will avoid Buffer Underrun, due to the lower transfer rate of data from hard disk drive or CD/DVD reader to CD/DVD recorder. Most CD/DVD recorders (mostly manufactured after the year 2000) support this function to decrease the defective rate of copying CD/DVD. Don't close the last session of current disc (optional): Users can decide whether to close the last session of the copied disc or not. To close the last session of the disc means you cannot write any more data to this disc after the recording process is finished. To enable this selection, users can record data next time, if the copied disc still has sufficient capacity. However, we do not suggest enabling this function, as some CD/DVD reader cannot read multi-session discs properly. Bypass EFM Error (optional): If users select this function certain image files may successfully be copied to a CD/DVD disc. If you have any questions concerning this option, please contact the Alcohol Soft Support Team at support_team@alcohol-soft.com to get more information. Rectify Sub-Channel Data: SubChannel Data is used to store extra CD information. There are some protections that use this to store a digital ID in. If a game with this protection is started and the ID is not present, the back-up will not work Burn "RMPS" to Recordable Media: Alcohol will reproduce an image to disc, based on the physical information on the source disc, that otherwise cannot be burned onto a usual CD-R/RW. This disc, when placed in the CD drive, will be "Emulated". However you still need either Alcohol or another emulation program installed on the PC where the disc is to be used. Data type: Refer to Image Maker section. Confirm all selections, click on Start. The recording process will be started. Image Finder The "Image Finder Wizard" enables users to search for particular types of image files in specific locations or devices on the computer. Copy Wizard This option is only available in Alcohol 120%. Copies discs from a CD/DVD drive to a CD/DVD recorder (Copies CDs/DVDs on the fly). Copy Wizard combines the reading and writing process. You can copy directly from the source CD/DVD to a recordable CD/DVD disc. (Or choose whether to save the source CD/DVD in the local harddrive or not). Insert the source disc into the CD/DVD source drive and a recordable disc into the CD/DVD recorder. Click on the Copy Wizard icon or click on Copy Wizard from the "File" dropdown menu. Select the CD/DVD source drive from CD/DVD device list and choose the reading speed. The details of the source disc will be shown on the window. Skip reading errors (Default): Refer to Image Maker section. Fast skip error blocks (not every device supports this function) (optional): Refer to Image Maker section. Advanced Sector Scanning: Skips large blocks of errors, boosting overall reading speed. Read Sub-Channel Data from current disc (optional): Refer to Image Maker section. Data Position Measurement: New protections like SecuROM 4.8x work by positioning the data unregularly on the spiral track of the CD. This irregular positioning is measured, and emulated while the image is mounted. Copy current disc on-the-fly (optional): This option allows you to copy a source CD/DVD to a recordable CD/DVD disc in real time. We do not encourage copying CD/DVD on the fly, as a buffer under-run may occur during the recording process, altough most CD/DVD recorders use technologies to prevent buffer under-run in most cases. This also means the quality of the copied CD/DVD will be reduced. Datatype: Refer to Image Maker section. Confirm all selections and click on Next. If the "Copy current disc on-the-fly" checkbox is enabled the copy process will be started after you complete all settings. The settings are same as in the Image Burner section. If the "Copy current disc on-the-fly" checkbox is disabled, the copy process will first create an image file (*.mds by default) onto the hard drive and then follow by copying the image file to a recordable CD/DVD disc. It combines the Image Maker and the Copy Wizard working process. CD/DVD Device Manager The System information provides the current configurations of the computer and information of the CD/DVD devices installed. In addition, users can also review the working process (CD/DVD emulation or recording) by clicking Report to Technical Support button if errors occur during the emulation and recording process. The information will be helpful for users and the Alcohol Soft Support Team to find out what the errors are and solve the problems in the shortest time. Users may save or print out this report for future reference. (The "Advanced" option is not available in Alcohol 52%). CD/DVD Erase Wizard This option is only available in Alcohol 120%. CD/DVD Erase Wizard deletes the data from a re-writable CD/DVD disc (CD-RW/DVDRW/DVD+RW/DVD-RAM). Insert the CD/DVD re-writable disc into the CD/DVD recorder, then click on CD/DVD Erase Wizard icon or click on CD/DVD Erase Wizard from the "File" dropdown menu. Choose the CD/DVD recorder and the erase method. Quick Mode (TOC only) (Default): This option will do a fast erase of the re-writable CD/DVD disc. It may take some minutes depending of the erase speed and media, and only erases the disc's TOC (Table of Contents). Full Mode (Erase/Format full disc): Compared to the Quick mode, this option will erase the whole disk, including all data which is stored on the disc and will therefore take longer. Notice: The "Quick Mode (TOC only)" erase method is suggested, if users want to use the rewriteable disc again with Alcohol 120% software. However, if users will use other Packet Writing Software, the Full Mode is strongly recommended. Dropdown menus Underlined options are only available in Alcohol 120%. File New: Same as the icon. Image Making Wizard: Same as the icon Image Burner Wizard: Same as the icon. Only available in Alcohol 120%. Copy Wizard: Same as the icon. Only available in Alcohol 120%. CD/DVD Erase Wizard: Same as the icon. Only available in Alcohol 120%. Options: Same as the icon. Image File List: contains the following Sub-Menus