Optiarc AD-5710, AD-7543, AD-5173, AD-7170, CD-1100 Operating instructions

Operating instructions

HH CD & DVD Writer

AD-7173
AD-7170
AD-5173
AD-5170
CB-1100
NR-9500

SlimLine DVD Writer

AD-7543
AD-7540
AD-5540
AD-7633
AD-7630

label burn

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

LASER KLASSE 1

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE

KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT

English

Laser Safety Information

This drive employs a laser.
Do not remove the cover or attempt
to service this device when connected
due to
the possibility of eye damage.

CAUTION

Adjustment of control or following
procedures other than those specified
herein may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.

Laser Specification:

Semiconductor Laser: 300mW, 783nm;
300mW, 658nm

Disposing of your used NEC product

In the European Union

EU-wide legislation as
implemented in each
Member State requires
that used electrical
and electronic products
carrying the mark
must be disposed
of separately from normal household
waste. This includes Sony NEC Optiarc
DVD drives. When you dispose of such
products, please follow the guidance
of your local authority and/or ask the
shop where you purchased the
product.

The mark on the electrical and
electronic products only applies to
the current European Union Member
States.

Outside the European Union

If you wish to dispose of used
electrical and electronic products
outside the European Union, please

contact your local
authority and ask for
the correct method
of disposal.

Internal ATAPI Drive

Optiarc CD&DVD Writer

Names and Functions

1 Busy Indicator

This indicator lights during
data read and write operation.

2 Tray Panel

This Panel prevents dust from
entering the Optiarc Writer
and opens automatically when
the Load/Eject button is pushed.

Front View

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3 Emergency Eject Hole

Use to remove the disc from
the Optiarc Writer if the
electrical eject is disabled by
software or if power failure
occurs. (see „Emergency Eject“

for details)

4 Load/ Eject Button

This button is pressed to eject
or retract the disc tray when
the power is on.

Instructions

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Rear View

Jumper Block
1 = CSEL
2 = SLAVE
3 = MASTER

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5 DIGITAL OUT Connector

This connector is used to con­nect Digital Audio to an audio
board.

6 LINE OUT Connector

This connector is used to con­nect CD

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Audio to an audio board.

7 JUMPER BLOCK

These blocks of jumper set the
configuration for the Optiarc
Writer (ref. chapter

‘Installation’-’Jumper Setting’
for details).

8 Power Connector

Use this to provide operating
power from the host computer.

9 I/O BUS Connector

This BUS connector is used to
control the Optiarc Writer and
data transmission. Use a flat

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ribbon cable to connect your
computer to the Optiarc
Writer. Connect the coloured
side of the ribbon cable to the
side marked with the arrow.

Installation

Jumper Setting

A jumper consists out of a pair of
pins and a connector, which fits
over the pins. When the connector
is in place it establishes an elec­tronic link between the pins, which
enables the function being con­trolled by the jumper. If the con­nector is removed, the electronic
link is disconnected and the
function is disabled. Jumpers are
used to set the Optiarc Writer
mode on the IDE interface. The
factory default setting is MASTER
for fitting to enhanced IDE con­trollers supporting two ports,

one for the hard disk and one for
a Optiarc Writer. If you prefer
to connect the Optiarc Writer to
the same port as your hard disc,
(as a secondary device) you have
to change jumper setting to
SLAVE mode.

Installing the Optiarc Writer
in a host PC

1. Turn off the computer, other
peripherals and unplug all the
cords and cables. Then remove
the computer cover, face plate,
mounting clips, and keeper
bracket. Refer to the Guide to
operations that came with your
computer for help with this step.

2. If necessary, slide other devices
above the installation outappro­ximately 50 ~70 mm (2 ~ 3 in.),
but do not disconnect the cables.

3. Slide the Optiarc Writer into

the computer until it is out
approximately 50 ~ 70 mm
(2 ~ 3 in.).

4. Locate a spare power cable in

your computer.

5. Connect that power cable to

the power connector on the
back of the Optiarc Writer.

6. Connect the I/O BUS connector

on the Optiarc Writer and the
IDE controller. Connect the
coloured stripe side of the
cable on the side marked with
the arrow (∇).

7. Slide the Optiarc Writer into

the computer and fix it in the
computer cabinet with 4 screws.

To avoid damage to the Optiarc
Writer take care, that the screws
do not reach more than 5 mm
into the Optiarc Writers cabinet.

Instructions

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8. Replace the mounting clips,

keeper bracket, and computer
cover. Refer to the Guide to
Operations that came with the
computer for help with this step.

Vertical use

The Optiarc Writer can be used in
the vertical position. When using

Instructions

the Optiarc Writer, in the vertical
position, load and unload discs as
shown on the diagram below.

Only 12 cm discs can be used
when the Optiarc Writer is installed
vertically. Do not place 8cm discs
in the tray when using the Optiarc
Writer installed in this way.

65 mm

(min. 45 mm)

Emergency Eject

The procedure described below
can be used to open the tray of
the Optiarc Writer if the EJECT
button is disabled by software or a
power failure occurs.

1. Turn off the power to the

Optiarc Writer.

2. If a disc inside still spinning

wait until spin stoped certainly.

3. Insert a steel rod (about 1.3 mm

in diameter) into the emergency
eject hole and push firmly until
the cartridge is ejected. A stiff
paper clip may be used as steel
rod.

Driver Installation

The software installation starts
with activating the reading func­tion of the drive (CD-ROM).
If you are using the Optiarc Writer
with Windows 95/98/ME/NT/
200x/XP/Vista or IBM OS/2 Warp,
all necessary drivers will be
loaded automatically by the
operating system.

Drivers mentioned above are part
of the Operating Systems and not
available from NEC.

To use the IDE/ATAPI Optiarc
Writer

with MS-DOS and MS-

3.x,

Windows
the attached driver software
before you can use the Optiarc
Writer for the first time.

Refer to the README.TXT file on
the driver disk for information
about installing this driver.

This drive* supports RPC according
to SFF8090v4 (RPC-2). The final
setting/definition of the video
region code is determined by the
fifth DVD video region code change.

you have to install

For Windows 3.xx don’t use the
32 bit hard disk access, because
this mode is not supported for
DVD drives.

If the reading function is availa­ble the next is to achieve the
writing function provided by the
writing software. Please insert
Your writing software CD-ROM
into the Optiarc Writer and use
the information provided with
the software (if the installation
does not starting automatically
you have to activate the
installation software manually).

To disable or enable drive’s buffer
under run prevention technology
you need a writer S/W supporting
this function.

Support

For local support like hotline,
service or drivers see the file
„README.TXT“ on the software
CD-ROM or NEC´s Internet site
at http://www.neceurope.com

Instructions

Instructions

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*) not for NR-9500

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