Automated CD copiers provide hands-free operation and are available as PC-connected or stand-alone models. They are equipped with a robot arm that can load and unload CDs. These CD copiers are actually a combination of many CD copiers - as many as 16. This allows a large number of CDs, from 100 to 1000, to be copied at a time. CDs that cannot be copied or have some problem are automatically rejected at the end of the process.
Traditional CD copiers are operated manually. The CD copier uses a burning software application that is installed on the computer. CD copiers can usually burn only one copy at a time. After one CD is copied, the user has to manually open the drive shutter (or press a button provided for that purpose) and replace it with another blank CD for copying. This makes copying CDs with a manual PC copier a slow process.
Automated CD copiers make the burning process much quicker. These have an input spindle and an output spindle. Blank CDs are placed in a stack on the input spindle. A robotic arm picks up blank CDs from the input spindle, one at a time, and sends them into the drive for copying. When the burning process is over, the CD is automatically placed onto the output spindle. This is a hands-free process, but it takes a long time to complete the process.
These automated CD copiers are ideal because the CD copier can be left running overnight or a weekend. A large number of CD or DVD discs can be stacked on the spindle, and the machine can be left to run until the job is complete. Some machines can also be networked, allowing multiple users to have access to the CD copiers.
These Automated CD copiers thus make the task of copying several CDs easier. It also brings precision and efficiency to the entire process.