LG Electronics GE20LU OWNER’S MANUAL

• Please pay attention to handling Electrostatic
Sensitive Devices, you may use anti-static
products such as wrist straps, heel straps, mats
to protect your body from electrostatic.

• Make sure you have a personal computer with
an open USB port before connecting the drive
to your computer.

• Power for all device should be turn off before
attaching the cables.

Connect the drive to the computer as shown in
figure.

Connect the USB converter cable to the
External Super Multi DVD Rewriter.

Connect the other end of the USB
converter cable to your computer.

Connect the AC adapter plug to the
power connector at the rear of the drive.
Attach the AC adapter to the AC wall
outlet.

When the computer is ready, confirm that
the drive is detected. And then, insert the
supplied software CD into the External
Super Multi DVD Rewriter and install the
software.

• Please do not connect the AC adapter and
USB 2.0 converter cable by any means other
than specified above.

• The machine does not have an ON/OFF
switch. As soon as it is connected to the AC
power, the power up sequence begins.
The power supply cord is intended to serve
as the main disconnect device. The power
outlet shall be near the equipment and shall
be easily accessible.

• The appliance is not intended for use by
young children or infirm persons without
supervision.

• Young Children should be supervised to
ensure that they do not play with appliance.

• If the appliance is supplied from a cord
extension set or an electrical portable outlet
device, the cord extension set on electrical
portable outlet device must be positioned so
that it is not subject to splashing or ingress of
moisture.

Installation

To AC wall outlet.

USB converter cable

NOTES

Connecting to computer

Hardware Installation

NOTES

1. Disc Tray

2. Drive activity indicators

The LED used to indicate the operation of
External Super Multi DVD Rewriter.

3. Emergency Eject Hole

4. Stop/Eject Button

1. USB Connector

This connector is used to connect to the USB
converter cable.

2. Power Connector

This connector is used to connect to the AC
Power adapter cord.

Location and function of controls

Removing the USB converter cable

The drive supports the plug and play(not swap) function of Windows, and can be removed and inserted by
performing the following operation.

1. Stop the application software being currently used.

2. Click the icon “ ” of the taskbar located on your screen’s bottom right side.

3. Click “Safely Remove USB Mass Storage Device-Drive[x:]”.

4. Click “Ok” and then remove the USB converter cable.

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This following is the general figure of the design of the drive.
The drive’s appearance and specifications may change without prior notice.

Front

Rear

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NOTE

Don’t remove the USB converter cable when the busy indicator on the drive blinks, or during computer startup.

Features

• Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 interface for high-speed data transfer.

• Buffer Under Run error protection technology

• Emergency eject support

• Combination of CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R
DL and DVD-RAM drive functions into one drive.

• Supports region playback control Phase II.

• Support SecurDisc

TM

Technology.

• Supports LightScribe Direct Label Printing Technology - *Optional.

* You can use a variety of Drive

System meeting the following requirements is needed in order to use USB

2.0 operation with this drive.

•

Computer that is equipped with a USB 2.0 – compliant USB connector or PCI
adapter card, and on which the USB 2.0 EHCI (Enhanced Host Controller
Interface) driver software

1)

has been installed.

1)

The USB 2.0 EHCI driver software is supplied with currently available PCI

adapter cards that conform to USB 2.0. Further, Microsoft has released the USB

2.0 EHCI driver software for Windows XP, therefore it is also possible to use this
driver software with Windows XP.
If you want to know in detail, please contact your USB 2.0 adapter dealer or
consult your PC manufacturer, or consult the Microsoft Corporation Web site.

System Environment

Computer

This unit can be operated in the system environment explained here.

* For Optimal 20x writing, below CPU and Software are recommended.

CPU : Intel Pentium 4 3.4GHz, Intel Pentium D 3.4GHz, Intel Pentium Core2Duo 2.0GHz or higher,

AMD Athlon 64 4200+ or higher.

Software : USB Booster (“Please install USB Booster Program with LG external Drive for DVD±R

20x writing.”)

* Compatibility problem in write/read function may occur with some media depending on the media

manufacturing quality.

* To achieve maximum Record & Write speed your system may require data to be copied first to the

computer’s hard drive rather than directly from another source disc or drive.

Specifications

Pentium III 1.0GHz or Higher(with USB 2.0) for basic
performance (Recommended for optmal performance:
Pentium IV 3.2GHz or Higher).

256MB or larger (Recommended: 512MB).
20GB or more free space. (The free space needed for writing

depends on the quantity of data.)
USB 2.0 port
For Software installation
Windows Vista (X86)/Windows 2000 Professional (SP4)/
Windows XP Home Edition/Professional (SP1,SP2) Direct X 9.0
or Higher is required

CD-R : LG, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim, That’s, TDK,

Ritek or HP discs are recommended.

CD-RW : LG, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are

recommended.

DVD-R : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Maxell, That’s are

recommended.

DVD-RW : Victor. JVC, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, TDK are

recommended.

DVD+R : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, That’s, Maxell are

recommended.

DVD+RW : TDK, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Ricoh are

recommended.

DVD-RAM :

Maxell, Mitsubishi Kagaku Media are recommended.

DVD+R DL : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim, Ritek are rec-

ommended.

DVD-R DL : Mitsubishi Kagaku Media, Verbatim are

recommended.

DVD-RW DL : JVC is recommended.

System
requirements

Hard disk

Interface
CD-ROM drive
Software Required OS

CD-R, CD-RW,
DVD-R, DVD-RW,
DVD+R, DVD+RW,
DVD-RAM,
DVD+R DL,
DVD-R DL,
DVD-RW DL discs.

CPU

Memory

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The drive’s appearance and specifications may change without prior notice

.

- The maximum data transfer rate varies according to the performance
capabilities of the PC.

- For the sake of periodic improvements, specifications and appearance are
subject to change without notice.

- We have taken all possible measures to assure the quality of our products,
but we cannot be responsible for the consequences if defect occurs.

Software

Install the appropriate CD Recording Authoring Software before using this unit.
* Please uninstall any previous CD burning software you may have loaded on
your PC in order to prevent possible compatibility issues.
Once you have installed the application software, you may (if you wish) begin to
reinstall previous software, taking note for errors. We recommend using the drive
with the latest software as some problems encountered when using the drive can
be solved by updating the software.

* For more

SecurDisc information, visit http://www.securdisc.net

Please visit www.lgservice.com and install the program,
“LG ODD Online F/W update.” By using the program,
you can automatically check the latest information about FirmWares and
update the FirmWare.

Worldwide support ; http://www.LGservice.com
Worldwide corporate site : http://www.LGE.com

Supported Discs

DVD-ROM(Single/Dual), DVD-RW, DVD-R,
DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD+R Double layer, DVD-R
Dual layer, DVD- RAM, CD-Digital Audio &
CD-Extra, CD-Plus, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA-Ready,
CD-I FMV, CD-TEXT, CD-Bridge, CD-R, CD-RW,
Photo-CD (Single & Multi-Session), Video CD,
DVD-VIDEO

Dimensions (WxHxD) 160 x 50 x 230mm
Weight About 1.5Kg
Interface USB 2.0
Read/Write Speed

Write : (CD-R) : 16X, 24X, 40X, 48X

(CD-RW) : 4X, 10X, 16X, 24X, 32X
(DVD-R) : 2X, 4X, 8X, 12X, 16X, 18X, 20X
(DVD-RW) : 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X
(DVD+R) : 2.4X, 4X, 8X, 12X, 16X, 18X, 20X
(DVD+RW) : 2.4X, 4X, 6X, 8X
(DVD-RAM): 2X, 3X, 5X, 6X, 8X, 12X

(Ver. 2.0 & higher)

(DVD+R DL): 2.4X, 4X, 6X, 8X, 10X, 12X, 16X
(DVD-R DL): 4X, 6X, 8X, 10X, 12X
(DVD-RW DL) : 2X

Read : (CD-ROM/R) : 48X max

(CD-RW) : 40X max
(DVD-ROM)

(Single/Dual) :16X/12X max

(DVD+/-RW) : 13X max
(DVD+/-R) : 16X max
(DVD+R DL): 12X max
(DVD-R DL): 12X max
(DVD-RAM): 12X max

(DVD-RW DL): 4.8X max

Data transfer rate

Sustained CD-ROM : 7200 Kbytes/s (48X max)

DVD-ROM : 22160 Kbytes/s (16X max)
Average Access CD-ROM : 125msec (Typical)
Time (

Random)DVD-ROM : 145msec (Typical)

DVD-RAM : 270msec (Typical)
Buffer capacity 2 Mbytes
MTBF 125,000 Power On Hours (Duty Cycle 10%)

Supported CD-R, CD-RW, DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R,
SecureDiscs DVD-RW, DVD+R DL, DVD-R DL, DVD-RAM

Writing Methods CD:Disc-at-once, Track-at once, Session at once,

Packet Write

DVD:Random write, Sequential write

Power Requirement AC Adapter

Input 100-240Vac, 0.6A 47-63 Hz
Output 12Vdc 2A (max 2.5A)

Operating Environment

Temperature 5 to 40 °C
Humidity 15 to 85 %

Storage Environment

Temperature -30 to 60 °C
Humidity 10% to 90% RH

Item Quantity

- External Super Multi DVD Rewriter 1

- USB 2.0 converter cable 1

- AC Power Adapter (with Power supply cable) 1

- Software CD 1

- Quick Guide for Drive 1

Quick Set-up Guide

External

Super Multi DVD Rewriter

GE20

To install of your product, please read this guide manual carefully and completely. For the detailed owner’s manual of the drive,
please refer to the CD manual.

P/NO. 3828HN1012V Ver. A

Package Items

GE20LU10 GE20NU10

Light Scribe X
I/F USB 2.0 only USB 2.0 only

Cautions