MCE Technologies Xcart Pro User Manual

Xcarét Pro

Expansion Bay CDRW Drive

User’s Guide

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the MCE Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay CDRW
Drive! We are sure that your new drive will enrich your PowerBook
computing experience. If at any time you are unsure about or are having
difficulty with the operation of your new product, you may contact MCE
Technical Support via email at [e-mail] or by telephone at
[phone].

Please be sure to read the manual thoroughly before using your new
device.

MCE offers two types of expansion bay (also know as media bay)
CDRW drives - the Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay CDRW Drive, for use
with the PowerBook G3 Series 98 (Wall Street/Main Street), and the
Xcarét Pro 2000 Expansion Bay CDRW Drive, used with both the
PowerBook G3 Series 99 (Lombard, Bronze) and the PowerBook 2000
(Pismo, FireWire). Please check the part number of the drive to ensure
that it is the appropriate mechanism for your PowerBook.

Xcarét Pro 2000

Media Bay

CDRW Drive

Xcarét Pro
Media Bay

CDRW Drive

Throughout this manual we will refer to the two Xcarét Pro CDRW drive
models as simply Xcarét Pro CDRW, unless there is a major difference
between the two products which requires distinguishing.

This manual describes the basic operations of your Xcarét Pro CDRW
drive. After reading it, please keep the manual handy for future reference.

To take advantage of all of the drive’s full capabilities, one must use it
with CD recording software. A very popular CD-recording program,
Adaptec Toast, is included with the drive. For detailed information about
the software, please refer to its documentation.

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Xcarét Pro Expansion Bay CDRW Drive

Features

In addition to reading data on CD discs, the Xcarét Pro CDRW drive
also reads and records data on CD-R discs, and also allows one to read
and update or rewrite data on CD-RW discs. It also provides the follow­ing features:

• Convenient Expansion Bay design

The expansion bay design allows for true portability. All power is
supplied by the PowerBook. With its light weight, small form
factor, and compact design, the Xcarét Pro CDRW is great for
carrying around as part of a mobile workstation.

• Up to 20x speed for playback
Fast reading and playback of standard CD discs or CD-R and CD­RW discs.

• Up to 4x speed for data recording/writing or data rewriting/

updating

You can choose 4x, 2x, or standard speed (150KB/sec) for data
recording or data rewriting.

• Compliant with Part 2 and Part 3 of the Orange Book specifica-

tion for writable CD discs

The drive offers the versatility of writing data using one of the
following various methods: Track-at-once, Multisession, Disc-at­once, Session-at-once, or Packet writing.

Getting Started

The Xcarét Pro CDRW drive is recognized by Apple's CD/DVD soft­ware driver and so no additional drivers or extensions are needed to use
the drive. If you were previously using an Apple CD-ROM or DVD
expansion bay drive then you may begin to use the Xcarét Pro CDRW
immediately to work with audio or data CD's. It is recommended to use
only Apple CD/DVD drivers with the Xcarét Pro CDRW, as third-party
drivers have not been certified for use with the drive. If you do not have
the Apple CD/DVD driver installed on your PowerBook, please install it
from your original system CD.

To write CD's you will need to install the Adaptec Toast software which
came with the Xcarét Pro CDRW. To avoid conflicts it is

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recommended that you perform a Custom Install of the Toast software,

selecting the “Toast only” option. The Toast CD Reader extension is

automatically installed in your Extensions folder. You may disable it.
When you launch the Toast application, a warning message may appear
indicating that an unknown driver is installed and suggests disabling this
driver if there are any problems. This is normal and simply means that
the Apple driver is controlling the Xcarét Pro CDRW drive. Select OK
and proceed using the Toast software.

Using the Xcarét Pro CDRW Drive

The Xcarét Pro CDRW drive slides into only the right-side media bay of
the PowerBook model for which it was
designed. It does not fit into the left media
bay of any PowerBook. Also, before at­tempting to insert the drive into the Power­Book, ensure that the drive is oriented
correctly by confirming that its front label is
facing outward and right-side up.