Panasonic KXL-D721 User Manual

Panasonic

Multimedia Portable CD-ROM

with Sound

Model No.

KXL-D721

Operating Instructions

Please read before using and store in a safe place.

Thank you for purchasing the Panasonic Multimedia Portable CD-ROM with Sound

KXL-D721

End-User License Agreement

THIS IS A LEGAL AGREEMENT BETWEEN YOU AND PANASONIC CAREFULLY READ ALL THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT PRIOR TO OPEN ING THE PACKET OF SOFTWARE PROGRAM OPENING THE PACKET INDICATES YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THESE TERMS AND CONDITIONS If you do not agree to

these terms and conditions, return the unopened packet and the other components of the

Panasonic product to the place of purchase and your money will be refunded No refunds

will be given for the product that have an opened packet or missing components

1 COPYRIGHT

Panasonic has the right to license or has been granted to license the enclosed software program (“SOFTWARE”), developed and copyrighted by Kyushu Matsushita Electric Co , Ltd or Its licensor (“Licensor”) You acknowledge that you are receiving only a LIMITED LICENSE TO USE the SOFTWARE and related documentation, and that you shall obtain no title, ownership nor any other rights in or to the SOFTWARE and related documentation, all of which title and rights shall remain with Licensor and Panasonic

2 LICENSE

(1) You have the non-exclusive right to use the one copy of the SOFTWARE on a single computer used by single user Installation of the SOFTWARE on a network server for the purpose of distribution to one or more other computers shall not be granted in this Agreement (2) You may not copy, reproduce, or permit to be copied or reproduced, the SOFTWARE or related documentation for any purpose, except that you may either (a) make a reasonable quantity of copies of the SOFTWARE solely for backup or archival purposes, or (b) transfer the SOFTWARE to a single hard disk, provided that you keep the original solely for backup or archival purposes All other copies of the SOFTWARE are in violation of this Agreement (3) You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE, but you may transfer your right under this License Agreement on a permanent basis, provided that you transfer this Agreement, all copies of the SOFTWARE, all related documentation and your Panasonic product, and the recipient thereof agrees the terms of this Agreement (4) You may not reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE, except that in European Union and European Free Trade Association, you may have the limited right to reverse engineer, decompile or disassemble the SOFTWARE solely to the extent specifically permitted by the terms and conditions of Article 6 of the European Community's Directive for the Legal Protection of Computer Programs, OJL 122/42 (17 May 1991) (5) You may not use, copy, modify, alter, or transfer the SOFTWARE, or any copy thereof, in whole or in part, except as expressly provided in this Agreement

3 TERM

This license is effective until terminated You may terminate this Agreement at any time by destroying the SOFTWARE and related documentation and all copies thereof This license will also terminate if you fail to comply with any term or condition of this Agreement Upon such termination, you agree to destroy all copies of the SOFTWARE and related documentation

4. LIMITED WARRANTY:

Within ninety (90) days of your receipt of the SOFTWARE, Panasonic warrants that the storage media on which the SOFTWARE are furnished is free from defect in materials and workmanship under normal use, and that it will repair or at its option replace any defective media at no charge to you, provided that such defective media is returned to Panasonic within such ninety (90) days period.

5. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY:

EXCEPT AS STATED ABOVE, NEITHER PANASONIC NOR PANASONIC’S SUP PLIER MAKES OR PASSES ON TO YOU OR OTHER THIRD PARTY, ANY WAR RANTY OR REPRESENTATION INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE IMPLIED WARRANTY OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PUR POSE. WITHOUT LIMITING THE GENERALITY OF THE FOREGOING, NEITHER PANASO NIC NOR PANASONIC’S SUPPLIER WARRANTS THAT THE SOFTWARE WILL BE ERROR-FREE OR THAT IT WILL MEET YOUR REQUIREMENTS. NEITHER PANASONIC NOR PANASONIC’S SUPPLIER SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DAM AGE SUFFERED BY YOU INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, CONSEQUENTIAL, INCIDENTAL SPECIAL OR PUNITIVE DAMAGES. THE ABOVE LIMITATIONS SHALL APPLY REGARDLESS OF THE FORM OF ACTION WHETHER IN CON TRACT, TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE), STRICT PRODUCT LIABILITY OR OTHERWISE, EVEN IF SUCH PARTY HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES.

WARNING

• The power source voltage of this AC adaptor is listed on the nameplate. Plug the AC adaptor only into an outlet with the proper voltage.

• To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose this product to rain or any type of moisture.

CAUTION

• When you operate this equipment, the outlet should be near the equipment and

should be easily accessible.

• To prevent the SCSI interface connector from static electricity damage, before you

touch it, discharge any static electricity from your hands by touching a grounded metal

. surface, such as the screw on the plate cover of an electrical outlet.

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IBM and PC DOS are trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation, MS-DOS ® and Windows ® are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. Photo CD is a trademark of Eastman Kodak Company. Sound Blaster is a trademark of Creative Technology Ltd. YAMAHA is a trademark of Yamaha Co., Ltd. Ad-Lib is a trademark of Ad Lib Inc.

All other brand and product names are trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective companies. Any details given in these Operating Instructions are subject to change without notice. All Rights Reserved, © COPYRIGHT 1995 KYUSHU MATSUSHITA ELECTRIC CO., LTD.

CAUTION FOR LASER

This product utilizes a laser Use ol control, adjustment or peiiormanoe of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure

Do not open covers and do not repair yourself Refer servicing to qualified personnel

Laser diode properttes

Material

Laser output Less than 44 6 pW Wave length Emission duration

surface )

GaAIAs

7B0 nm Continuous

FOR USERS IN UNITED STATES ONLY

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference

to radio communications

However, there is no guaranteethat interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, Which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try

to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures

“ Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna

• Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver

■ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the

receiver is connected

■ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help

The user may find the booklet "Something About Interference" available from FCC local regional offices helpful

FCC Warning To assure continued FCC emission limit compliance, the user must use

only the recommended shield interfacing cable when connecting to a host computer Also, any unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment would void the users authority to operate this device

Table of Contents

End-User License Agreement

Features

Accessories

Precautions............................

Part Names and Functions Power Supply

Connection ...............................................

Power On..................................................

Software Installation..................................

Inserting/Removing a CD . .

CD-ROM/Audio CD Operation

Audio CD Operation.....................

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Using supplied AC adaptor. . Using batteries (not supplied)

Connecting player to computer Connecting the speakers Connecting the microphone

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Connecting an audio connecting cable (not supplied)

Before installing software ...........................

installing under Windows 3.1,3.11 . . . .

Installing under Windows 95 installing Windows 95 using the player . .

CD-ROM Operation

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13 14 14

15 16

16 17

25 26

26 27

Before using

Setup

Operation re

Error Messages on Computer . . README File

Troubleshooting...............................

SCSI ID Number and Terminator

Maintenance....................................

Specifications Index

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31 33 34 35 38

General Information

Features

Portable CD-ROM player with Sound for Notebook Computer Double Speed External Drive

Transfer Rate 300 KB/s

128 KB Memory Buffer Access Time 295 ms with AC Adaptor Operates on six (6) “AA" Batteries or AC Adaptor for Player Plays Audio CD, Photo CD Multisession Compatible

Compatible with Window 95, Plug and Play PCMCIA Interface Card (Type 11}

Sound Blaster FM Sound Source for Windows and DOS Ad-Lib Compatible

16 bit Quality Sound

YAMAHA 0PL3 Compatible FM Music Synthesizer Recording & Playback up to 44 1 kHz CD Quality Stereo Sound Microphone Included for Recording Voice Annotation Includes a Wide Array of Sound System Utilities & Audio Clip Library Includes 2 Compact Stereo Speakers by Battery Operation

Accessories

Make sure that the following accessories are included with the player

Precautions

• Do not disassemble the player/speaker.

• Do not spill liquid.

Do not place heavy objects

on the player/speaker.

Do not shake or subject

to intense vibration.

Do not leave the product in a closed vehicle during hot weather, direct sunlight or near a heater.

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• Do not play CD-ROM/audio CD while transporting,

• Do not use near any appliance that may cause vibration.

• Do not place speaker near the appliance which has cathode-ray tube (CRT) display tor a long period since the magnetism may affect the CRT.

• Do not crush Sound/CD-ROM Interface Card.

Important:

Please use CD-ROMs

with the marking below.

COMPACT

Please use audio CDs

with the marking below.

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DIGITAL AUDIO

Part Names and Functions

Player

(Top view)

Disc caver (1^ P 25) —

OPEN button (ns= P 25)

Opens the disc cover

Display ( P 9)

VOLUME control

P 2B)

Adjusts the vdIuitib of headphones (0-10)

►II (PLAY/PAUSE button) (P 2B)

Starts/pauses playing audio CD

POWER switch ( P 15)

Turns the power on/off

B (STOP button) (1^ P 2B)

Stops playing audio CD

^ (Forward skip button)

(i^ P 2B)

Skips to the next Irack(s)

“ PHONES jack (i^ P 14,27)

144 (Reverse skip button)

( P 2B)

Skips to the previous track(s) □r returns to the beginning of the track being played

Display messages

Part Names and Functions

Message/Indtcation

-AUDIO DISC ONLY-

BUSY

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01 0000

OPEll

Description

With a CD-ROM inserted in the player, if you press

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“AUDIO DISC ONLY" will appear When the battery is low, this blinking indication will

appear

When data from CD-ROM is sent to your computer, a blinking message “BUSY” will appear

CD IS not inserted, or the inserted CD is not recognized because either the CD is placed with the label side facing down, or it IS damaged, dirty, wet, etc

When CD-ROM is inserted, a message “on” is displayed While CD-ROM or audio CD is recognizing, a blinking message “on" will appear

Audio CD IS recognized

The disc cover is open

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Part Names and Functions

l/F Box

PHONES jack (c^ P 13)

Connects the supplied R-speaker or headphones (not supplied]

LINE IN jack ( c^P 14)

Connects to the player's PHONES jack or to the output jack of an audio device by using a commercially available audio connecting cable

MIC jack ( P 14)

Connects the supplied microphone for voice or music recording

Speakers

< L-speaker > < R-speaker >

VnlurriB control ( 0^ P 13) Adjusts the volume of the speaker or headphones (not supplied) connected to the PHONES jack (0-10)

< Bollom of R-speaker >

Battery cover ( P 13)

Power Supply

This player can be used by using either supplied AC adaptor or batteries (not supplied).

Using supplied AC adaptor

Connect one end of the AC adaptor to DC IN jack and the other end to household AC outlet.

Caution:

• Use only the supplied AC adaptor (KX-WZ304), since other adaptors may damage the piayer.

Using batteries (not supplied)

Alkaline batteries are recommended.

Battery Precautions:

If improperly used, the batteries may leak and cause corrosion. Therefore, observe the following:

• Install batteries according to the diagram.

• Do not mix old and new batteries, or carbon and alkaline battery types.

• Remove all batteries when not using the player for extended periods.

• Do not charge, short-circuit, disassemble, heat, or dispose of in fire.

O Open the battery cover by

sliding and lifting it up.

O Install six “AA” size batteries

(not supplied).

Make sure the polarities (+, -) match

the diagram.

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Replacing the Batteries:

Replace the batteries when blink ing mark “d'X I ” appears on the display.

Connection

Connecting player to computer

Make sure thaï your notebook computer and Ihe player are off and the player’s terminator is set to ON ( P 33)

Connect the cable (“ ^ I I mark

racing up) to the Sound/CD-ROM

slot until it stops

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■ On some computers you might have to insert the card with the "Panasonic" side facing down The card is keyed so it can only be installed in the correcl direction

Disconnecting Sound/CD-ROM interface Card:

Pull Ihe cable while pressing the

side tabs of the cable

Caution

" Do not pull the cable by force, since

this can damage the card

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