Freecom Classic CD-ROM/CD-RW User Manual

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FREECOM CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW

Dear user!

welcome to the installation of your
Before installing the drive, please read through the following points regarding
its compatibility with your system.

Freecom CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW

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companies. This device was designed for home or office use.

Warning! This device is equipment complying with EN55022 class A. This equipment
can cause radio disturbances in a residential area. If this is the case, the user has to
take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs for. It may not
be used near or with any life-sustaing systems.

Freecom Technologies is not liable for any damages that may occur from the use of
a Freecom system. All rights reserved. We reserve the right to upgrade our products
in keeping with technological advances.

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Table of Contents

USER’S MANUAL

General information ........................................................................... Page 4

CHAPTER 1:

Start Up - Hardware installation ........................................................ Page 7

CHAPTER 2:

Driver Installation ............................................................................... Page 8

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CHAPTER 3:

Installing the Writing Software (only CD-RW) .................................. Page 12

Freecom Internet-Service & Support-Hotline .................................... Page 15

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FREECOM CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW

General information

Reliable performance of the
guaranteed for configurations that do not meet the following requirements:

Hardware Requirements

To use the Freecom CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW, you must have a computer with
the following minimum requirements:

• Pentium 166 or greater

• at least 32 MB RAM

• USB interface (version 1.1 or 2.0)

• a disk drive and a hard drive

• at least 40 MB of free hard disk space (750 MB recommended)

• CD-ROM drive for software installation

Software Requirements

The Freecom CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW is setup for use with the following
operating systems:

Freecom CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW

cannot be

• Windows 98SE

• Windows ME

• Windows 2000

• Windows XP

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General information

Shipping list

Every Freecom CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW is shipped complete and ready to
install. The shipping list of the PC includes:

• an external CD-ROM / CD-RW drive

• a USB port connecting cable

• a power adapter

• driver disk

• a manual CD in six languages

In addition, for CD-RW Recorder:

• writing software for CD-R and CD-RW blanks

• 1 CD-R medium

For "DRIVE IN":

• a drive is

not included in the shipment

Media Formats

The CLASSIC CD-ROM / CD-RW reads CDs in the following formats:

• MS-DOS data CDs (High Sierra, Mode 1 and Mode 2 according to ISO9660)

• CD-ROM XA

• Kodak Photo CDs (single and multi-session)

• Audio CDs

• Data CDs (ISO 9660 and Joliet)

• Audio CDs

• Mixed mode CDs, photo CDs

• CD-ROM XA

• UDF (Universal Disc Format)

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Special features of the Freecom CD-RW Recorder:

In addition to saving information on CD-R media, the drive can also write and
rewrite on CD-RW disks. CD-RW media have a capacity of 650 or 700 MB.

CD-RW disks are only read-compatible with multiread-capable CD-ROMs and
DVD-ROM drives.

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