BTC DRW1108UB User Manual

8X DVD±R/RW Writer

USB 2.0 External Drive

7 in 1 card reader compatibility

User’s Manual

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1

LASER KLASSE 1

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE

PRODUIT LASER

CATEGORIE 1

DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE

TO BEAM

VORSICHT INSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET

NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETSEN

ATTENTION RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE.

EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS.

Copyright Statement

It is a criminal offence, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorised copies of
copyright-protected material, including computer programs, films, broadcasts and sound
recordings. This equipment should not be used for such purposes.

FCC Compliance Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following
two conditions:

1. This device may not cause harmful interference, and

2. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

FCC Warning Statement

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital
device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide
reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This
equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and
used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio
communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a
particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user
is encouraged to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

• Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver

• Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

• Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

CAUTION

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for
compliance could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment.

FOR EUROPE

“The drive is in conformity with the EMC directive and low-voltage directive.”

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 1

ABOUT USB 2
SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS 3
PACKAGE CONTENTS 3

INSTALLATION 4

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 4
DRIVER INSTALLATION 5
SOFTWARE PACKAGE 6
DVD REGION CODING 6

OPERATION & CONNECTION 8

FRONT PANEL 8
REAR VIEW 10

TECHNICAL DATA 11

APPENDIX 14

INTRODUCTION

Accompanying the new DVD storage technology, we are honored to present you a
compact and multiformat external drive of USB 2.0 interface: 8X DVD±R/RW
Writer.

This 8X DVD±R/RW Writer frees up precious bay space and offers more backup
choices other than acting as a CD-R/RW drive and as a DVD-ROM reader. It
supports dual formats of DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW enabling excellent
compatibility, simple, quick recording of both CD/DVD formats, huge capacity
storage, and theater-quality playback.

The bundled package of mastering software offers the creation fun of video, photos,
and music editing. You can either record up to 4.7GB, 3 hours of TV shows or
movies into high-quality DVD video, or author your own DVD movies – from
capture to editing and burning, which both are playable in most DVD players and
DVD-ROM drives.

And that isn’t all, the built-in 7 in 1 card reader which offers read-write ability of 7
memory card types simplifies the process of exchanging data between Digital
cameras, camcorders, voice recorders, PDAs, MP3s… and your computer. You can
view, archive, or write the files/photos/video/music of the memory card directly from
the drive and enjoy the fascinating digital/DVD entertainment on your desktop.

Here are some important features of this drive:

 USB 2.0 interface, easy to connect to USB 2.0 port in PC

 Four-slot integration of the card reader works with CompactFlash,

MicroDrive, Memory Stick, Memory Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard, Secure
Digital, and SmartMedia

 Convenient connection with A-Type USB Extension Port on the front panel

 8X DVD±R Write, 4X DVD±RW Rewrite speed, 12X DVD-ROM Read

speed

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 40X CD-R, 24X CD-RW Write/Rewrite speed, 40X CD-ROM Read speed

 Adopts “MTKSuperLink” to prevent Buffer Underrun errors of CD & DVD

writing

 Supports writing modes of TAO, DAO, SAO and packet writing

 Supports MultiRead function

 Serves as RPC-2 DVD-ROM Drive

 Smooth DVD playback

 Compatible with most existing DVD-ROM drives and DVD video players

 Bundled with an extensive software package

About USB

USB (Universal Serial Bus), a means of attaching devices to your computer, is
basically a standardized intelligent serial connection which provides an
expandable, hot-pluggable*
simple items like mice and keyboards to more complicated devices like printers,
MP3 players, and storage devices. One other benefit of USB is plug and play.
That is, when you plug the USB device in, it is automatically detected, drivers
installed and then ready for operation.

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interface. Devices suitable for USB range from

USB 2.0 supports data transfer at up to 480Mbps for high-speed devices. It is

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backward compatible with USB1.1*

software and peripherals. If your computer
doesn’t have a built-in USB 2.0 port, you need to install a USB 2.0 PCI host card
in your pc for the drive to run at USB 2.O speed. Otherwise, this drive will run at
standard USB speed.

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You can connect and disconnect devices while the computer is running.

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USB 1.1 can transfer data at rates up to 12Mb/s.

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