Emprex DVD Writer 20X User Manual

20X DVD Writer

Supports DVD+/-RW, and DVD-RAM

writing

(SATA Interface)

User’s Manual

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1

LASER KLASSE 1

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE

PRODUIT LASER

CATEGORIE 1

CAUTION

CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

VORSICHT

KLASSE 3B SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN
GEOFFNET. NICHT IN DEN STRAHL SEHEN.

ATTENTION

RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B
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 emit radio frequency energy
and, if not installed or used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
interference to radio communications. However, television reception interference
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 different from that to which the receiver

is connected

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

CAUTION

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.”

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WEEE LOGO

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable
in the European Union and other European countries with
separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not
be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable
collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By
ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential
negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could
otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The recycling
of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed information
about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your
household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Table of Contents

INTRODUCTION 6

YSTEM REQUIREMENTS

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INSTALLATION 8

HARDWARE INSTALLATION 8
DRIVER INSTALLATION 9

Windows Environment 9

SOFTWARE PACKAGE (OPTIONAL) 9

Installation Under Windows Environment 9

CONNECTION & OPERATION 10

FRONT PANEL 10
REAR VIEW 11

DVD REGIONAL CODE 12

EGION PLAYBACK CONTROL MANAGEMENT

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EGIONAL CODES

R

About This Drive 13

TECHNICAL DATA 14

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5

INTRODUCTION

Welcome to a multimedia world of ReWritable technology with DVD
burning capabilities. This multiformat recordable drive presents you more
backup choices other than acting as a CD-R/RW drive and as a DVD-ROM
reader. The drive supports DVD Forum’s DVD-R/RW/RAM standard as
well as that of DVD+RW Alliance’s DVD+R/RW enabling excellent
compatibility, simple, quick recording of both CD/DVD formats, huge
capacity storage, and theater-quality playback.

The bundled application software offers the creation fun of video, photos,
and music editing in addition to basic data backup. You can record up to

8.5 GB, 4 hours of TV shows or movies with high-quality MPEG2 video/AC­3 sound effect, and even more appealing, author your own DVD movies –
from capture to editing and burning.

Handy, easy to use with rich function, this DVD Writer is an ideal model to
enjoy the fascinating digital entertainment on your desktop and here are
some more important features:

♦

20X DVD+R, 20X DVD-R, 8X DVD+R Double Layer, and 8X DVD­R Dual Layer writing, 8X DVD+RW, 6X DVD-RW, and 12X DVD­RAM rewriting, and 16X DVD-ROM reading

♦

48X CD-R writing, 32X CD-RW rewriting, and 48X CD-ROM
reading

♦

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

♦

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

♦

Bundled with an extensive application software package

System Requirements

For IBM compatible PCs, the system requirements recommended are as
follows:

♦

Pentium III, 800MHz or above with at least 256MB of memory

♦

Minimum 5GB free Hard Disk space

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Operating system: Microsoft Windows 98/ NT4.0/ 2000/ ME/ XP/
2003/ Vista/ Linux

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SATA host interface supporting ATAPI MMC command

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One SATA port

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INSTALLATION

Hardware Installation

To connect this drive to your PC, you will need one SATA port for the
SATA drive.

1. With the power to your PC disconnected, remove the PC’s top cover.

2. Insert the drive into one of the free 5¼" bays available for disk drives
and secure it with screws to your PC.

3. Connect the 7-pin Signal & 15-pin Power Segment Key cable from
your hard disk to the back of the DVD Writer drive.

4. Reinstall the casing on your PC, and reconnect the power supply.

Driver Installation

Windows Environment

This DVD writer is a Plug & Play device and there is no need to install
driver. Windows can
appropriate driver.

automatically detect

the drive and load the

Software Package (Optional)

The bundled package combines software for 1) DVD/CD recording 2)
DVDs/VCDs authoring 3) Packet Writing
gives you the complete solution for making audio/data CDs/DVDs of
different formats, editing video and authoring DVD movies. The user­friendly interface simplifies the recording process and guides you through
the creation in an easy and innovative way. No matter you are a novice or
an experienced user; this is your best recording tools with the writer.

(VCD or DVD) playback, which

4)

Installation Under Windows Environment

1. Insert the application CD and the installation program will run
automatically. Then follow the on-screen procedures.

Or

2. Run

9

:\setup.exe

on the application CD.

CONNECTION & OPERATION

Front Panel

1. Disc Tray

Place the disc in the tray here, and then press the Close/Eject button
or lightly push the tray to close it.

2. LED Indicator (Green color)

Flashes “

3. Emergency Eject Hole

If the Close/Eject button doesn’t work properly and the disc tray can’t
be opened, you can insert a paper clip or a small rod into this hole for
manual ejection.
Please make sure to power off the system before you do that.

4. Close/Eject button

This button is used to open and close the disc tray. If the tray is
closed, pressing the button will eject it.

NOTE: The front panel is subject to change without notice.

green

” while verifying, reading or writing discs.

Rear View

The rear panel from left to right contains the following:

♦

DC Power Connector, 15-pin

By plugging the computer’s power supply cable here, you can connect the
drive and your computer system.

♦

Plug one end of the 7-pin SATA cable here to connect the 7-pin SATA
connector on the motherboard.

Figure: SATA Interface Connector

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Interface Connector, 7-pin

DVD REGIONAL CODE

Region Playback Control Management

All DVD Video Playback systems have “Region Playback Control” (RPC)
which is required by Hollywood movie industry and defined by DVD Forum.
You can only play DVD-Video discs with the same regional code as your
DVD-Video Playback system.

As for DVD-ROM drives, one kind of the DVD-Video Playback system,
there are 2 types:

RPC Phase 1

support for region management. DVD-ROM drives of this kind do not play a
part in controlling the playback region. It solely depends on the decoder.

RPC Phase 2

count information in hardware, and in general, the regional code of such
drives can be changed up to 5 times by end users under some software
decoder. (e.g. PowerDVD)

(as

(as

RPC2

RPC1

): RPC1 drives do not have built-in hardware

): RPC2 drives maintain the regional code change

Regional Codes

Region 1

Region 2

Region 3

Region 4

: Canada, U.S.

: Japan, Europe, South Africa, and Middle East, Egypt

: Southeast Asia and East Asia

: Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,

Mexico, South America, and the Caribbean

Region 5

Region 6

: Eastern Europe, Indian subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,

and Mongolia

: China

About This Drive

This DVD Writer is also a RPC2 DVD-ROM drive and the first regional
code will depend on the DVD title you play. You are allowed to modify the
regional code 5 times (including the initial one). After the fifth alteration, the
regional code will be locked and only those DVD titles of the same regional
code could be played afterwards, so set the code carefully.

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TECHNICAL DATA

Interface SATA/ATAPI

Disc Capacity DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW: Single layer 4.7GB

Double layer 8.5GB

Media supported for Writing DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL,

Applicable Formats
Border, Multi-session, DVD-Audio,

Writing method

Writing Speed

DVD-RAM:

CD-R/RW: 74min/650MB, 80min/700MB

DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R,
CD-RW

(DVD) DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, Multi-

(CD) CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, Photo CD,
CD-I Ready, CD-DA, Enhance CD, UDF,
Video CD, CD Extra, CD-TEXT

(DVD) Disc at once, Random write,
Sequential write, Incremental,
Restricted overwrite,
Layer Jump recording

(CD) Disc at once, Track at once, Session
at once, Packet Writing

DVD+R:
DVD-R:
DVD-RAM:
DVD+R DL:
DVD-R DL:
DVD+RW:
DVD-RW:
CD-R:
CD-RW:

4.7GB

max. 20X

max. 20X

max. 12X

max. 8X

max. 8X

max. 8X

max. 6X

max. 48X

max. 32X

Reading Speed

DVD+/- R: max. 16X

DVD-RAM

DVD+/-RW: max. 12X
DVD+R/-R DL: max. 12X

CD-R:
CD-RW:

max. 48X

max. 40X

CD-ROM:
DVD-ROM:

Data Transfer Rate

CD -- Read

CD-ROM/CD-R: 7200KB/sec (up to 48X)
CD-RW: 6000KB/sec (up to 40X)

--

CD

Writ

CD-R: 7200KB/sec (up to 48X)
CD-RW: 4800KB/sec (up to 32X)

DVD -- Read

DVD-ROM: 21632KB/sec (up to 16X)

max. 12X

:

max. 48X

max. 16X

e

DVD -- Writ

e

DVD+R: 27040KB/sec (up to 20X)
DVD-R: 27040KB/sec (up to 20X)
DVD-RAM: 16224KB/sec (up to 12X)
DVD+R DL: 10816KB/sec (up to 8X)
DVD-R DL: 10816KB/sec (up to 8X)
DVD+RW: 10816KB/sec (up to 8X)
DVD-RW: 8112KB/sec (up to 6X)

Access time

DVD: 160ms (16X)

DVD-RAM: 160ms (12X)
CD: 140ms (48X)

Data buffer 2MB

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Disc loading Tray

Dimensions (WxHxD) 148.4 x 42.2 x 170 mm

Weight ＜ 0.6 kg

Mounting Method Horizontal & Vertical

Temperature

Operating 5°C to 50°C

Non-operating -40°C to 65°C

Humidity

Operating 15% ~ 80%RH

Non-operating

5% ~ 95%RH

3100554220
Version 1.0
Oct. 2007