Creative CD-R, CDR4210 User Manual

Creative CD-R Drive

User Guide

On-line Version

User’s Guide

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Copyright 1996 by Creat iv e Technology Ltd. All rig hts reserved.

Version 1.0
March 1996

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Regulatory Information

The following sections contain regulatory notice s for the USA and Canada.

Notice fo r the USA

FCC Part 15: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B
digital device, pur s ua nt to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limi ts ar e de s igned to provide
reasonable protect io n against harmful interfe rence in a residential instal l at ion. This equipment
generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause har mful interference to rad io communic ations.
However, this notice is not a 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 b y tu rn ing the equ ip ment off and on, th e u ser i s enc our ag ed t o tr y o ne o r mo re of th e
following measures:

❑ Reorientate or relocate the receiving antenna
❑ Increase the distance between the e quipment and receiver
❑ Connect the equi p m en t in to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

❑ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician

Caution

To comply with the limits for the Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules,
this device must be inst alled in computer equipment certified to comply with th e Class B limits.

All cables used to conne ct the computer and perip herals must be shielded and grounded.
Operation with non-certified computers or non-shielded cables may result in interference to radio
or television reception.

Modifications

Any changes or modifications not expressly approved by the grantee of this device could void
the user’s authority to operate the device.

Notice for C ana da

This apparatus complies with the Class “B” limits for radio interference as specified in the
Canadian Department of Communications Radio Interference Regulations.

Cet appareil est conforme aux normes de CLASSE “B” d’interference radio tel que spe’cifie’ par
le Ministère Canadien des Communications dans les règlements d’i nterfe ’rence radio.

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Safety Information

CAUTION: This CD-ROM is intended to be installed by the user in a CSA/TUV/UL
certified/listed IBM AT or compatible personal computers in the manufacturer’s defined operator
access area. Check the equipment operating/installatio n man ual and/or with the equipment
manufacturer to verify/confirm if your equipment is suitable for user-installed application cards.

ATTENTION: Ce CD-ROM est destiné à être installé par l’utilisateur, dans un ordinateur
compatible certifié CSA/TUV/UL ou listé IBM AT, à l’intérieur de la zone définie par le
fabricant. Consulter le mode d’emploi ou le fabricant de l’appareil pour vérifier ou confirmer si
l’utilisateur peut y installer lui-m ême des cartes périphéri q ues.

Compliance

This product conforms to th e following Council Directiv e:

❑ Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EE C (E MC)

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Contents

Introduction..................................................................................................... vii

Before Y ou Begin ............................................................................................ vii

Recording Model and Serial Numbers.............................................. vii

Checking System Requirements.......................................................viii

Using this Guide............................................................................................. viii

Document Conventions....................................................................... ix

T ext Conventions...................................................................... x

Key Combinations.................................................................... x

Icons......................................................................................... xi

1 Knowing Your CD-R Drive

The Drive’s Front Panel.................................................................................1-1

The Stereo Phone Jack ......................................................................1-1

Volume Control.................................................................................. 1-2

Busy Indicator....................................................................................1-2

Writing Indicator................................................................................ 1-2

Eject Hole...........................................................................................1-2

Eject Button .......................................................................................1-2

Disc Tray............................................................................................1-2

The Drive’s Rear Panel.................................................................................. 1-4

CD Audio Connector.........................................................................1-4

Jumpers ..............................................................................................1-5

SCSI Connector.................................................................................1-5

Power In Connector...........................................................................1-5

2 Setting Up Your CD-R Drive

Installing Y our Drive .....................................................................................2-2

Inserting Y our Drive into Your System............................................2-3

Connecting Cables to Y our Drive’s Rear Panel...............................2-5

Connecting Cables to Y our SCSI Adapter Card..............................2-8

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3 Connecting With Other Devices

SCSI - An Overview......................................................................................3-2

SCSI Bus ........................................................................................................3-2

Setting Up Y our Drive...................................................................................3-4

Enabling and Disabling Jumpers ......................................................3-4

Setting an ID Number........................................................................3-5

Setting a Terminator ..........................................................................3-6

Connecting Cables to An External Device...................................................3-7

Connecting to An External Hard Disk..............................................3-8

4 Using Your CD-R Drive

Maintaining The CD-R drive ........................................................................4-1

Maintaining Yo ur Recordable CDs...............................................................4-2

Appendices
A Technical Specifications

Physical Dimensions.....................................................................................A-1

Performance Characteristics.........................................................................A-1

Compact Disc Formats .................................................................................A-2

Typical Audio Performance..........................................................................A-3

Environmental Operating Limits..................................................................A-3

B Glossary
C Technical Support

Inside U.S.A., Canada, and South America.................................................C-2

Inside Europe................................................................................................. C-3

Inside Asia..................................................................................................... C-4

Through Internet............................................................................................ C-5

Through CompuServe...................................................................................C-5

If you are already a member of CompuServe .................................C-5

If you are not a member of CompuServe

(valid only in U.S.A.)..................................................................... C-6

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Introduction

This User’ s Guide provides y ou with information on how to install and
operate your CDR4210 recordable drive.

The CDR4210 recordable drive has:

❑ Double-speed data recording and quad-speed data reading

❑ a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) — the newest data

❑ Orange Book (Part 2) format compliance. Thus, your drive

❑ Write, read, and pla y functions for variou s CD formats such as

❑ The assurance of compatibility with Creative’s earlier CD-R

capability.

transfer format and standard. SCSI allows you to daisy chain
your drive to seven other SCSI devices through a single
connection.

supports both track at once and multisession modes.

CD-Audio, CD-I, CD-Plus, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, and
Photo CD.

drive and other drives that comply and supports the same CD
formats.

Before You Begin

Before you set up your SCSI CD-R drive, please read the following
sections carefully:

❑ Recording Model and Serial Numbers
❑ Checking System Requirements

Recording Model and Serial Numbers

Your CD-R drive has been assigned a model number and a serial
number. After you have removed the drive from its packaging, write
down its model number and serial number in Table C-1 on page C-1
of this manual.

The model number and serial numbers are printed on a sticker on the
drive.

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Checking System Re quir eme nts

The following are the minimum system requirements for your drive:

❑ A 486DX2 66Mhz with at least 8Mb of RAM

(Pentium recommended for optimum performance)

❑ Windows 95 or Windows 3.X with Win32s version 1.30

If you are using a 16-bit operating system such as
Windows 3.x, we recommend th at you inst all Win32s
into your system so that you can run 32-bit applications
without any problems.

❑ SCSI or Fast IDE hard disk with transfer rate better than 1 MB

per second and with a seek time of less than 14msec
(Hard disk with no thermal recalibration recommended)

❑ Adaptec SCSI host adapter card or any other ASPI-compatible

SCSI host adapter card

Using this G uide

This guide is arranged as follows:
Chapter 1, Knowing Your CD-R Drive

Before you install your d rive, you sh ould read thi s chapter to be m ore
familiar with your CD-R drive. This chapter acquaints you with the
various components and features of your drive.

Chapter 2, Setting Up Your CD-R Drive
After you have acquired a g eneral un ders ta nd ing of your SCSI CD-R
drive, you will be able to set up your drive easily and quickly. This
chapter shows you how to install your SCSI drive and a SCSI adapter
card into your system.

Chapter 3, Connecting With Other Devices
This chapter shows you how you can set your drive’s ID when
connecting to another SCSI device such as an external SCSI hard disk.
If you are unfamilar with SCSI, this chapter also contains general
information regarding SCSI and how you can set up a SCSI bus in
your system.

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Chapter 4, Maintaining Your CD-R Driv e
This chapter describes how you can maintain your CD-R drive and
discs.

Appendix A, Technical Specifications
If you want to know more abou t the physical dimensions, perfo rmance
characteristics, and other specifications of your CD-R drive, you can
refer to this appendix.

Appendix B, Glossary
This appendix explains the technical terms used in this guide.

Appendix C, Technical Support
You can call our Technical Support for service if you encounter
problems when installing or using your CD-R drive. This appendix
provides information on where you can get help.

Document Conventions

This guide follows certain conventions to help you locate and identify
the information that you need. These conventio ns are described in the
following sections:

❑ Text Conventions
❑ Key Combinations
❑ Icons

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Text Conventions

The following text elements are used to help you distinguish among
different types of information presented in this guide:

Table i: Text conventions used in this guide.

Text Element Use

bold

italics

UPPERCASE Directory name, file name, or acronym.
<> Symbols, letters, and key names on the k eyboard.

Key Combinations

In this guide, the following conventions are used to help you identify
different key stroke combinations:

Table ii: Key conventions used in this guide.

Combination Use

<Key1+Key2> A plus sign (+) between key names means you

Command names, switches, and any text that
must be entered exactly as it appears.

Title of a book. Otherwise, when presented at the
DOS command line, it is a placeholder that
represents information you must provide. This
information usually appears in the parameter
listing after the command is presented.

must press the keys at the same time. For
example, “Press <Ctrl+Z>” means “press the
<Ctrl> key and hold it down while you press the
<Z> key”.

<Key1,Key2> A comma sign (,) b etween key names means yo u

must press the keys in sequence. For example,
“Press <Alt,F>” means “press the <Alt> key and
release it, and then press the <F> key and release
it”.

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Icons

In this guide, icons are used to highlight areas of text that require your
special attention.

Table iii:Icons used in this guide.

Icon Use

A tip or some useful information.

A warning.

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Setting Up Your CD-R Drive

This chapter provides you with instructions to set up your CD-R drive.
Please get the following items ready before setting up your drive (see

Figure 2-1):

Figure 2-1: Items required for setting up your CD-R drive.

W e recommend you to use a Philip Number One screwdriver as
it can be used in most systems. To avoid any damage to your
drive, fasten the drive to your system using the M3x5mm
screws provided.

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Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-1

If you have purchased yo ur CD-R driv e with Sm all Comput er System
Interface (SCSI) adapter card, get the adapter card ready
(see Figure 2-2).

Figure 2-2: SCSI adapter card.

If you have an audio card installed in your system, get a CD Audio
cable ready (see Figure 2-3).

Installing Y our Drive

To install your CD-R drive, you need to do the following:

❑

Inserting You r Drive in to Your System

❑

Connecting Cables to Your Drive’s Rear Panel

❑

Connecting Cables to Your SCSI Adapter Card

Figure 2-3: CD Audio cable.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-2

Inserting Your Drive into Your System

To insert your drive into your system:

1. Switch off your system and all peripheral devices.

2. Touch a metal plate on your system to ground yourself and
discharge any static electricity.

3. Remove the cover from your system as illustrated in
Figure 2-4.
If your computer differs from the one shown below, refer to
your computer’s manual for more details.

Figure 2-4: Removing the computer cover of your system.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-3

4. Locate and vacate a 5¼" drive bay for your CD-R drive.
If a disk drive is positioned above your vacant drive bay, loosen
the screws of your disk drive and slide it out by two to three
inches. See Figure 2-5.

Figure 2-5: Vacating a drive bay.

For more information on how to vacate a drive bay, refer to
your computer system’s manual for assistance. If you
require further help, please consult a technician.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-4

5. Insert your CD-R drive into the vacant drive bay as shown in

Figure 2-6.

Do not slide the drive completely into the vacant drive
bay . Leave some space at the rear so that it is easier for
you to connect cables to your drive.

Figure 2-6: Inserting your CD-R drive.

You may need to use some force to insert your CD-R
drive into your drive bay. However, please refrain from
excessive force as this may damage your drive or other
devices on your system.

Connecting Cables to Your Drive’s Rear Panel

To connect all the necessary cables to the rear panel of your CD-R
drive:

1. Locate an unused power cable from your system.

A power cable can be located from your system’ s power supply
unit. The power supply unit is located at the right hand corner
of most systems .

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-5

2. Connect the power cable to the CD-R drive as shown in
Figure 2-7.

Figure 2-7: Connecting power cable to your CD-R drive.

3. Connect the SCSI cable to the CD-R drive as shown in
Figure 2-8. Make sure you align t he colored wi re on the cable
to Pin 1 of the SCSI connector.

Figure 2-8: Connecting SCSI cable to your CD-R drive.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-6

4. If you have an audio card installed in your system, you can

connect the CD Audio cable to your drive as shown in
Figure 2-9. This will al low y ou t o chann el audi o si gn als from
your CD-R drive to your audio card.

Figure 2-9: Connecting CD Audio cable to your CD-R drive.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-7

Connecting Cables to Your SCSI Adapter Card

After connecting the cables to the CD-R drive’s rear panel, you need
to connect these cables to your SCSI adapter card.

If your drive comes with a SCSI adapter card, you need to install the
adapter card and connect it to your drive.

For more information pertaining to your adapter card, refer to
the documentation that comes with it.

To install the adapter card:

1. Locate a vacant 16-bit slot in your system (see Figure 2-10).

Figure 2-10: Locating a vacant slot.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-8

2. Remove the metal plate from the s lot you have ch osen an d put

the screw aside (see Figure 2-11).

Figure 2-11: Removing the metal plate from the slot.

3. Align the adapter card’s gold-stripped connector with the

expansion slot and firmly lower it into the slot (see Figure
2-12).

Figure 2-12: Inserting the SCSI adapter card.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-9

4. Secure the adapter card to the expansion slot with the screw
you removed from the metal plate (see Figure 2-13).

Figure 2-13: Fastening the SCSI adapter ca rd to your system.

To connect the drive to the SCSI adapter card:

1. Connect the SCSI cable to your ad apter card as shown in Figure
2-14. Make sure you align the colored wire on the cable to Pin
1 of the SCSI connector.

Figure 2-14: Connecting the SCSI cable to the adapter card.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-10

2. If you have an audio card installed in your system, connect the

CD Audio cable to the CD Audio connector on the audio card
as shown in Figure 2-15.

Figure 2-15: Connecting the CD Audi o cable to the audio card.

3. If you do not have an audio card installed in your system,

connect a headphone or powered speakers to the Stereo Phon e
jack on your drive’s front panel. Set the volume controls of
your drive and powered speakers to minimum before poweri ng
on (or resetting) the system. This is to prevent possible damage
to the headphone or speaker.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-11

4. Slide the drives back into place and fasten them to your system
as shown in Figure 2-16.

Figure 2-16: Fastening the drives to your system.

5. Switch on your system.

6. Proceed to install EZ-SCSI 4.0, your SCSI driver software.
Refer to the documentation that comes with EZ-SCSI.

If you wish to connect your dri ve to other d evices, re fer
to the next chapter.

Setting Up Your CD-R Drive 2-12

Connecting With Other Devices

Y ou can set your SCSI CD-R drive so that it can be connected to a h ost
of SCSI devices.

If you need more general information regarding SCSI, refer to
the section “SCSI - An Overview” on page 3-2.
If not, proceed to the section “Setting Up Your Drive” on page
3-4.

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Connecting With Other Devices 3-1

SCSI - An Overview

SCSI is a standard for connecting computer systems to other
peripheral devices, such as hard disks, scanner s, and CD-ROM drives
and to other computer systems.

Some of the main advantages of SCSI are as follows:

❑

SCSI supports up to seven devices per adapter card.
This translates to savings in terms of slots, Interrupt Request
(IRQ) lines, and Direct Memory Access (DMA) channels for
your computer system.

❑

SCSI devices will work in other systems and platforms such as
Macintosh and UNIX. Thus, there is the assurance of
cross-platform compatibility.

❑

SCSI device drivers are written for the adapter card not for the
specific device. Thus, you can connect any device to your
system without considering brand or software compatibility.

SCSI Bus

When connecting SCSI devices you will have to take note of the
following:

❑

SCSI devices are connected sequentially . A SCSI bus must run
continously from one device to another (see Figure 3-1).

Figure 3-1: A SCSI bus.

The maximum length of the SCSI bus is limited to 6 meters
according to the SCSI standard. When the length is over the
standard, errors may occur during operation.

Connecting With Other Devices 3-2

❑

Each device on the SCSI bus should have at least 4 to 6 inches
of cable between them (see Figure 3-1).

❑

The SCSI bus must have only two terminating devices. One at
the begining, the other at the end of the SCSI bus (see Figure
3-2).

Figure 3-2: Acceptable SCSI bus conne ctions.

Termination must occur wthin 4 inches of the ends of
the SCSI bus.

❑

It does not make any difference where each ID is placed along
the SCSI bus — that is, the ID numbers do not have to be in a
sequential order. As long as no two devices (including the
adapter card) along the bus have the same ID.

Connecting With Other Devices 3-3

Setting Up Y our Drive

To connect additional devices to your system, yo u will need to assign
an individual SCSI ID number to all devices and terminate the end
devices on the SCSI bus.

This section shows you how to:

❑

Enable and Disable Jumpers

❑

Set an ID

❑

Set a Terminator

Enabling and Disabling Jumpers

A jumper exists in two states: enabled or disabled. A jumper is
enabled when a plastic hood called a jumper block is placed over the
jumper’s two pins as shown in Figure 3-3.

Figure 3-3: An enabled jumper.

In contrast, a disabled jumper is one in which the jumper block is not
placed over the jumper’s two pins as shown in Figure 3-4.

Figure 3-4: Disabled jumpers.

Connecting With Other Devices 3-4

Setting an ID Number

You can set an ID number for your drive by using the jumpers at the
back of the drive. The figure below shows the default jumper setting.

The jumpers have the following pin assignments shown in Table 3-1:

Table 3 -1:Jumper Pin Assignments.

Pin Description

1,8 ID Setting: 1

2,9 ID Setting: 2
3,10 ID Setting: 4
4,11 Parity

Figure 3-5: Default jumper setting.

5,12 Not Used
6,13 Terminator
7,14 Term Ground

The first three pair of pins, p in 1,8, pi n 2,9 and p in 3,10, allows you to
set your device ID. Table 3-2 shows you the possible ID numbers you
can set for your CD-R drive.

Table 3- 2:Possible SCSI ID Numbers.

SCSI ID
Number

Pin

1,8

Pin

2,9

Pin

3,10
0 DDD
1 EDD

Connecting With Other Devices 3-5

Table 3-2:Possible SCSI ID Numbers.

SCSI ID
Number

2 DED
3 EED
4 DDE
5 EDE
6 DEE
7 EEE

D represents a disabled jumper and
E represents an enabled jumper.

For example, to set your drive’s SCSI ID number at 1, enable pin 1,8
and disable pin2,9 and pin 3,10.

Ensure that no two devices along the SCSI bus have the same
ID number . For more inf ormation regarding SCSI bu s, refer to
the section “SCSI Bus” on page 3-2.

Setting a Terminator

Pin

1,8

Pin

2,9

Pin

3,10

If your drive is an end device along the SCSI bus, you will have to
terminate your drive by enabling pin 6,13 (see Figure 3-6).

Figure 3-6: Terminator jumper enabled.

Connecting With Other Devices 3-6

Connecting Cables to An External Device

If you wish to connect an external device to your SCSI drive, get ready
an external SCSI cable (see Figure 3-7).

Figure 3-7: An external SCSI cable.

Ensure that your SCSI cable has a pair o f matching conn ectors
to fit the external SCSI connector of your adapter card and y our
external device.

Connecting With Other Devices 3-7

Connecting to An External Hard Disk

If you have not backed up your hard disk, please do so before
you proceed.

To connect your CD-R drive with an external SCSI hard disk:

1. Connect the your CD-R drive to your adapter card as shown in
Figure 3-8.

Figure 3-8: Connecting your drive to th e adapter card.

Connecting With Other Devices 3-8

2. Connect your external SCSI cable to your hard disk as shown

in Figure 3-9.
Make sure that you connect the SCSI cable to the hard disk an d
adapter card correctly.

Figure 3-9: Connecting SCSI cable to the hard disk.

Ensure the all your SCSI devices have a different SCSI
ID. For more information pertaining to the hard disk
and adapter card, refer to their individual
documentation.

3. Slide your CD-R drive back into place and fasten it to your

system.

4. Switch on your system and your external hard disk.

5. Proceed to install EZ-SCSI 4.0, your SCSI driver software.

Refer to the documentation that comes with EZ-SCSI.

Connecting With Other Devices 3-9

Using Your CD-R Drive

Once you have installed your CD-R drive and the device driver, you
can proceed to use the drive.

To use the CD-R drive:

1. Switch on your computer.

2. If you wish to record a CD-R disc or playback an audio CD,

load the CD on the disc tray.

You must first in stall y our CD recording software
before you can proceed to use your drive to record on
CD-R discs.

3. After using the disc, press the Eject button to eject the disc from

the disc tray.

Do not turn off the power while the CD-R drive is
loading or ejecting the disc or while the orange Busy
and Writing indicators are blinking.

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Maintaining The CD-R drive

The following are some ways of maintaining the CD-R drive in
working condition:

❑

Remember to remove any discs fr om the CD-R drive i f you do
not intend to use the drive.

❑

Do not spill liquids on the CD-R drive, and do not insert metal
objects inside the CD-R drive. If any foreign object or matter
should get inside of the CD-R drive, contact your dealer.

Using Your CD-R Drive 4-1

❑

Do not use benzene or thinner to clean the housing.
In addition, prevent chemicals such as insecticide from coming
into contact with the housing. Either wipe the housing with a
dry soft cloth or dampen the cloth with a mild detergent diluted
with water.

Maintaining Y our Recordable CDs

Recorable CDs are good storage mediums with a possible a shelf life
of more than five years without any degradation in data. However, this
durability and longevity depends on how careful you handle your
discs.

Here are some general guidelines you should follow in handling your
recordable CDs.

❑

Do not expose your discs to direct sun or other strong light
sources for a long period.

❑

Do not store your discs in places with high humidity and
temperature. Always keep your discs in a dry and cool place.

❑

Do not use alcohol-based writing instruments to write on your
discs as the ink may eat through the disc’s laquer surface and
damage your data.

❑

Do not use sharp-tipped writing instruments to write on your
discs as they may scratch through the laquer surface and
damage your data.

❑

Do not put labels on your discs unless they are specifically
made for recordable CDs. This is because the label’ s adhesives
may eat through the laquer s urface. Labels may also unbalance
the disc and cause problems during reading and recording.

❑

If you have to label your discs, try not to remove them as you
might tear off some of the laquer and reflecting surface.

❑

Do not stack your discs one on top of the other as this might
cause scratchs on your disc surface. If you are not using the
discs, always remember to store them in their plastic casing.

Using Your CD-R Drive 4-2

❑

Avoid getting dust particles and fingerprint on your discs as
they will damage the discs and cause reading and writing errors
(see Figure 1-2 on page 1-3 for correct way of holding a disc).
To remove the dust particles and fingerprints, use cleaning
products that are nonflammable and nonabrasive.

Using Your CD-R Drive 4-3

Technical Specifications

This appendix provides you with the technical specifications of your
CD-R drive.

Physical Dimensions

Height 41.3 mm
Width 146 mm
Depth 203 mm
Color PC white

Performance Characteristics

Power Supply 1.0 Amp (Max.) on +5 Volts

1.5 Amp (Max.) on +12 Volts

Storage Capacity

74-minute Disc 656 MB (Mode 1)

748 MB (Mode 2)

A

Buffer Memory 256 KB

Technical Specifications A-1

Data Transfer Rate

Normal Speed 75 blocks/sec
(for reading 150 KB/sec (Mode 1)
and wrting) 171 KB/sec (Mode 2)

Double Speed 150 blocks/sec
(for reading 300 KB/sec (Mode 1)
and wrting) 342 KB/sec (Mode 2)

Quad Speed 300 blocks/sec
(for reading) 600 KB/sec(Mode 1)

684 KB/sec (Mode 2)

Access Time (1/3 Stroke)

Normal Speed 450 msec (Typ ical)
Quad Speed 300 msec (Typical)

MTBF 70,000 POH (Power On Hours)
Error Rate

Mode 1 < 1 per 10
Mode 2 < 1 per 10
Mode 2 Form 1 < 1 per 10
Mode 2 Form 2 < 1 per 10
CD-Audio < 1 per 10

Compact Disc Formats

Formats Supported CD-Audio

Refer to Appendix B, for a detailed explanation of the various CD
formats.

12
9
12
9
9

CD-I
CD-Plus
CD-R
CD-ROM
CD-ROM/XA
Photo CD

Technical Specifications A-2

T ypical Audio Performance

Number of Channels 2
Frequency Response

Line-out 20 Hz to 20 kHz ± 3 dB
Headphone 100 Hz to 20 kHz ± 3 dB

Signal to Noise Ratio

Line-out > 83 dB
Headphone > 80 dB

Total Harmonic Distortion (at 1 kHz)

Line-out < 0.1%
Headphone < 0.2 %

Channel Separation (Typical)

Line-out >65 dB
Headphone >50 dB

Output (Typical)

Line-out 0.8 V
Headphone 0.6 V

Environmental Operating Limits

rms
rms

Ambient Temperature

Operating 5 to 40
Storage -30 to 60

Relative Humidity (No Condensation)

Operating 5 to 90%
Storage 5 to 95%

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Glossary

Base I/O Address The address from which the interface card’s I/O

CD Compact Disc.

CD-Audio Compact Disc - Audio.

CD-Bridge The CD-Bridge disc defines a way to add

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addresses begin. See I/O Addresses.

An optical storage medium, 12cm in diameter,
which has a much higher capacity (up to
650MB) but slower access speed than hard disks.

Another name for Compact Disc - Digita l Audio
(CD-DA). The forerunner of all CD formats,
this specification was established in 1980 by
Sony and Philips.

additional information in a CD-ROM/XA track
in order to allow the track to be played on a CD-I
player. The res ult is a disc that can be played on
a CD-I player connected to a TV set and as well
as on a CD-ROM/XA player connected to a
computer . Ex amples o f C D-Bridge d iscs are the
Photo CD and Video CD.

CD-I Compact Disc - Interactive.

Released in 1986 to extend the CD-ROM’s
Mode 2 definition, the CD-I format was
introduced to improve the synchronization of
retrieving data, graphics and audio information.

CD-Plus CD-Plus is a 2-session disc format defined by

Philips and Sony . The fi rst session contains yo ur
CD-Audio tracks — up to 98 tracks can be
recorded. The second session contains your
CD-ROM data track.

Glossary B-1

CD-R Compact Disc - Recordable.

Information on this type of media is written
using a laser-based desktop CD recorder. By
contrast, information on commercially
replicated compact discs is stamped using nickel
masters. CD-R discs are gold in color, unlike
silver-colored CD-Audio or CD-ROM discs.

CD-ROM Compact Disc - Read Only Memory.

The CD-ROM standard was published in 1983
by Sony and Philips. It defines more error
correction than the CD-Audio format as
inaccuracy is more serious in data retrieval than
in music playback.

CD-ROM/XA CD-ROM(Extended Architecture).

An extended CD-ROM format developed in
1988 by Philips, Sony, and Microsoft that
provides synchronized data and audio, as well as
additional hardware for the compression and
decompression of audio information. This
vastly improves the discs’ capability to store and
playback multimedia.

DAT Digital Audio Tape.

A magnetic tape storage medium for the digital
recording and playback of encoded audio
information.

Double-speed A drive that reads information twice as fast as

original music compact disc players.

I/O Addresses The input/output addresses used by your

computer’s microprocessor to distinguish your
CD-ROM drive from other peripherals in your
system when sending or receiving data. See
Base I/O Address.

Multimedia Applications that have been enhanced by the

addition of sound, animat i on , o r vi deo . It co ul d
also be a combination of all these.

Glossary B-2

Multi-session A multi-session disc has more than one set of

information recorded onto it at different times.
Space on the disc that is not used during a
recording can be used to record more
information at another time.

Photo CD Released in 1990 by the Eastman Kodak

company to provide a standard for storing high
quality photographic images. This standard is
based on the CD-ROM/XA format.

SCSI Small Computer System Interface.

Pronounced “Scuzzy”.
SCSI is a standard for connecting computer
systems to other peripheral devices, such as hard
disks, scanners, and CD-ROM drives and to
other computer systems. Up to seven devices,
not including your system, can be attached
through a single SCSI connectio n in a sequential
order known as daisy-chain.

Track A logical region of a disc. Each track can

contain sound, animation, video or other
computer data. A compact disc may co ntain 1 to
99 tracks.

Vid eo CD Video C D is a CD-Bridge disc. That is, it can be

played on a number of devices but must always
contain a CD-I application so that it can be
played on any CD-I player. The Video CD is
multi-platform compatible due to its Bridge
format and is also independent of broadcast
standards such as NTSC and PAL.

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Technical Support

We are committed to giving you the best product as well as the best
technical support. When you contact us, please have the following
information:

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The model and serial numbers of your CD-R drive and other
devices.

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Error message on the screen and how it came about.

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Information on the adapter card that conflicts with your drive.

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Hardware configuration information such as the base I/O
address, IRQ line, or DMA channel used.

For quick and easy reference, please write down the following
numbers related to your CD-R drive and other hardware devices, if
installed in your system in Table C-1 and Table C-2.

Table C-1:Model and Serial Numb ers of yo ur hard ware.

Hardware Model Number Serial Number

CD-R Drive
CD-ROM Drive

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SCSI Card
Audio Card
Video Card
Fax/Modem
MIDI Device
Others:

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Table C-2:Hardware Configuration Information.

Hardware Base I/O Addres s IRQ DMA

CD-R Drive
CD-ROM Dr ive
SCSI Card
Audio Card
Vide o Card
Fax/Modem
MIDI Device
Others:

This section shows where you can contact us:

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Inside U.S.A., Canada, and South America

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Inside Europe

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Inside Asia

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Through Internet

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Through CompuServe

Inside U.S.A., Canada, and South America

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24-hour automated technical support.

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FaxBack is a facility that allows you to obtain product and
technical information through facsimile services. In Europe, use
the following number: [phone].

Where not specified differently, please use the Irish Fax
Number.

Inside Asia

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