Panasonic CF-VDD372 User Manual [en, de, fr]

Panasonic

^ DVD-ROM Drive Pack

CF-VDD372

OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG

Mode d'emploi

CAUTION!
Tl IIS PRODUCT l.TII.IZrS A I ASP.R.
USK Ol-COM'ROLS. ADIUS TMIÍNTS OR PFR­KORMANCt OK I’ROC.'KliLRHS Oi l ll-R Tl IAN

IHOSb SPhClKlbL) HbKhIN MAY RliSl.lT IN

HAZARDOUS R.ADIATION bXI>OSURK:.
DO NOT OPEN COX'TRS AND DO NO I RK)*A1R
YOURSni r.
RRITR Sr.RVlCING TO OUAUFIED PERSON
NEl.

WARNUNG!

DIESES PROUKT ERZEUGT LASERS IAHLIJNC i.
DURCHFÜHRUNG ANDERER VORGÄNGE ALS

DER HIFR ANGRGFRFNEN KANN ZU
CI-KÄI IRUnil-R STRAMI.UNG FÜHREN.
RbPARAIT.'RHN DÜRI IA NUR VON
OUAUI'l/II.R I I.V1 l•A<•|IPl;RSONAU
DURCHGEFCHRT WERDEN.

AVERTISSEMENT!

CbT APPAREIL un JDSb UN LASbR.
LUIILJSATION DE COMMANDES OU Di:
RÉGLAGES OU L’EXÉCUJION I))-:
PROCÉDURES AUTRES QUE CELLES
SPÉCIFIÉES ICI PEUVENT PROVOQUER UNE
EXPOSITION' A DES RADIATIONS
DAK<ii;Ri;i.si:s.
NE PAS OU VRIR El S COUVERCI FS N'I

e:ssayhi< de réparer soi-mému.

CONEIbK rou i I R-AV^ML D'EVI Rimp.N A l .'N
PERSONNEL OUALIFJÉ.

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

LASER KLASSE1

lAser safety intonnation is aj^ipriuic

only whem ilrive wiih 1ачт is insiallcxl.
I mesures tie '¿curitóivlaiivesau liibcrnos'apiMiqucm

que lors de l'installation d’une unité avec 1а«йг.

For U.S.A.

Federal Communications Commission Radio
Frequency Interference Statement

Note: riiis equipment ha.«, been tolled and found to
comply with the limit? for a Clavj R digiial device,
pursuott to Part l5oftlieEC(*Rules. Пк;ч‘limib arc
designed to provide rea.saiuhle protection against
haniilii! imcrlcrcncc in a residential installation, niis
eqtiiptiieni generates, uses and can radiate radio
frequency eneigy and. if not installed and used in
accordance with the insimelions may cause hamifiil
intcrfci'aKCtoradiocoimnuiiieiiiii.mii. Howx^'cr.tlwrc
isi no guamnice that interference will not occur in a
paniailar installatic^n. If tins equipment <loes еаия'
hanniiil imcrlcrcncc to radio Of television ieee|)1ioii,
which can be deuiminal by turning the equipment
off and on. ihe user Is eneounigod to try to correct dte
iincrtcrciKe by in>tf oniKxe id'ihc Ibllowing measures;

• Reorient or relinraie ilte receiving iinienira.
# Increase die scpaiatimi beiween die equiimient iind

avduT

# Connect (he equipment inti> an outlet on a cireiiii

dilVervni from that to which the receiver ic con
nected.

• (atnsuli the Panasonic Service Center or an ex|>e­rieiKcd mdia-TV-' technician tor help.

Warning

lb assure continued compliance, use only shielded
iniciface cables when connecting to a computer or
peripheral. Also, any clumgcs ormtKlificatitms not
cxprcissly approved by die [хчпу rcspiiiisiblc for com
pliance could void die user’s ¡mihorily to tipoulc this

otiuipmcnt.
This device complies vvith Pan 1.5 of ihe FCC Rules.
0[4.Taiitin is siibiea to tlw following two c<»uiiiioiisr
i I > Tliis device may not caiu4' hannful inter Icrence.

:ifui

(2) Ihi-S itev icenmsi accept any imcrlcrcncc received

including inieriereiicc that may cause tuidesired
ojieratimi.

Rcspoiksiblc Pany.

Matsushita bIcctiicCoqwratioii оГАтспси
One Panasonic Way
Sccaucus. NJ 07094

Tel No: l-$DO-I.APTOP-5 (1-800-527-867.5)

For Canada

TbLsClass B digital aji}KiraiiLsc«implicswiihCanadian
ICES-OOÜ.
Ccl appareil numenque de la classe B est conlóeme à
la nonne NMB-СЮ.^ du Canada.

ENGLISH

Thank you for purchasing the DVD-ROM Drive Pack for the Panasonic CF-37 notebook
computer series.

When mounted in the multimedia pocket of the computer in place of a CD-ROM drive, this
product functions as an internal DVD-ROM drive. Store this manual in a safe place after
reading it.

/Tnote>

• When using a ZV card, a SMI VPM driver is required to play DVD-Video or MPEG2 files.
Installing the SMI VPM driver "Reference Manual"

# The region code has been set to the following:

<CF-VDD372M>

Region code is set to “1”.

<CF-VDD372Z>

Region code is set to “2”.
Use of another region code or alteration of the region code invalidates the warranty.

For more information, contact Panasonic Technical Support.

# If commercially available DVD playback software asks you the region code, set to the follow

ing:

<CF-VDD372M>

Set to "1".

<CF-VDD372Z>

Set to "2".

• When using CF-37VB***** or CF-37LB***** model, the setting of [CD-ROM/DVD-ROM

Drive Speed] in [Power] menu of the Setup Utility is not available.

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Refer to the Operating Instructions and Reference Manual accompanying the computer about
precautions, mounting, unmounting, software preparation and troubleshooting.

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Supplementary instructions for the Reference Manual

This section explains the case where the operation of computer differs from "CD-ROM/
DVD-ROM drive" in the Reference Manual.

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• In "Software Preparation (first time only)", the name of <DVD-ROM Drive> has been
changed as following.

[MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-8173] ^ [MATSHITA DVD-ROM SR-****]

• Replace "Power-saving mode" for the following.

Power-saving mode

If the CD-ROM/DVD-ROM drive has not been accessed within 30 seconds (in the case
of CD-ROM drive) or 90 seconds (in the case of DVD-ROM drive), the drive motor will
automatically shut down to reduce the power consumption. When the CD-ROM drive is
accessed once again, the power of the drive motor is turned on. However, approximately

30 seconds arc required until data is actually read from the disc.

The following procedure is needed, (first time only)

1 Select [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] - [System] - [Hardware] - [Device Manager].

2 Select [Primary IDE Channel] in [IDE ATA/ATAPI controllers],

3 Select [Advanced Settings], and set [Transfer Mode] in [Device 1] to [DMA if available].

é«Hg|:!=iindicates Microsoft® Windows® 98 Operating System.

2 indicates Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Operatine Svstem.

Item Description

Operating voltage range DC 5 V ± 0.25 V
Drive 8x DVD-ROM Drive/24x/20x*‘ CD-ROM Drive

max. speed

DVD

-ROM

Data Capacity
Data transferíate*^
Access Time
Supports

4.7 GB(DVD-5), 8.5 GB(DVD-9), 9.4 GB(DVD-IO)

88.64 Mbit/s(10816 KB/s) 8x speed (Max.)
220 ms (8x Speed, DVD-9, 1/3 Stroke*^)
DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-R*‘*(3.95 GB),
DVD-RAM*-* (2.6 GB, 4.7 GB)

CD

-ROM

Data Capacity
Data transfer rate* ^

656 MB
3600 KB/s 24x speed (Max.)
3000 KB/s 20x speed (Max,)**

Access Time

135 ms (24x Speed, 1/3 Stroke*^)
138 ms (20x Speed, 1/3 Stroke*^)*'

Supports

CD-Audio, CD-ROM, CD-R*\ Photo CD, Video CD,

Enhanced Music CD, CD-RW*', CD-TEXT
Cache memory
Interface

Dimensions (width x depth x height)

512 KB

Conforms to enhanced IDE (ATARI) standard

129.5 mm x 148 mm x 15 mm

{5.1 "x5.8"x0.6 "1
Weight

Operating temperature /

Humidity range

Approx. 350 g {0.77 lb.}
5 "C to 35 “C {41 T to 95 } /30 % RH to 80 % RH
(no condensation)

When using CF-37VB***** or CF37LB***** model.
If an unbalanced disc (i.e., a disc with which the balance has been displaced from the center) is inserted, the
speed may become slower if there are large vibrations while the disc is rotating.
Stroke: Indicates the amount of movement the lens (pickup) of the DVD-ROM Drive Pack must make in

order to read data.

Read only.