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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.