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Model PX-R412CSi Internal and PX-R412CSe External
PlexWriter CD Recorder/Reader
4/12max
December 1997
Outside front cover
Plextor manual, Carla Williams
1/2/98
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FCC NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the 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 guarantee interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment causes 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 to 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.
For external Model Users: Please use the external shielded SCSI cables supplied with this CD-ROM Drive. Using other signal cables may exceed the limits of the Class B Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Any changes or modifications should be approved by the party responsible for compliance with FCC Rules; otherwise, the user loses authority to operate the equipment.
LASER INFORMATION
These products have been designed and manufactured according to IEC 825-1 on the Safety of Laser products. This product comes under ‘‘Class 1 Laser Products.’’ A Laser Caution Marking is attached on the top of the internal drive model: ‘‘Caution: Invisible laser radiation when open. Avoid direct exposure to beam.’’
CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. The laser beam emitted from the optical pickup is invisible. Accordingly: Do not open the optical pickup housing, and obtain service only from Plextor-authorized personnel.
CAUTION
To disconnect the CD-ROM drive from an electrical current, pull out the power plug.
VORSICHT
DIE TRENNUNG VOM NETZ ERFOLGT DURCH ZIEHEN DES NETZSECKES.
Zur Einhaltung der Funk-Entstörung von nicht selbständig betreib­baren Hochfrequenzgeräten (periphere Anlagenkomponenten).
Dieses Gerät entspricht als Einzelgerät den Funk-Entstöranforderun­gen der Postverfügung Nr. 243/1991. Wird das Gerät innerhalb einer Anlage zusammen mit anderen Geräten betrieben. So muβ bei Inanspruchnahme der ‘‘Allgemeinen (Betriebs-) genehmigung’’ nach der BMPT-AmtsblVfg Nr. 243/1991 die gesamte Anlage folgenden Richtlinien entsprechen:
ÜG-Vfg.243
• Grenzwertklases B der EN55022
• Auflagen nach § 2 der BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991
Dies ist bei der Zusammensetzung einer Anlage (z.B. Computersystem) aus nur einzein geprüften Geräten nicht immer erfüllt.
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CD-Recorder/Reader
4/12max
PX-R412CSi Internal
PX-R412CSe External
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Plextor reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice.
Plextor makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Further, Plextor Corp. reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes in its content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or change.
This manual is copyrighted, all rights reserved. It may not be copied, photocopied, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without Plextor’s prior written permission.
Manual copyright © 1997 Plextor Corp. First edition December, 1997.
Licenses and Trademarks
All licenses and trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
2. Box Contents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Internal Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
External Drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
A Gentle Reminder. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
3. What Else Do I Need? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
4. Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
5. Drive Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
PX-R412CSi Internal Drive
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PX-R412CSe External Drive
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Drive Switch/Jumper/Dial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PX-R412CSi Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
PX-R412CSe External Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Other Switch/Jumper Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7. Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PX-R412CSi Internal Termination . . . . . . . . . . . 20
PX-R412CSe External Termination . . . . . . . . . . 20
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8. Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Mounting an Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
External Drive Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Audio Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
9. Software Device Driver Installation . . . . . . . . . . 34
10. Using Discs, Caddies, and Tray/Caddy Adapter . . . . 36
Inserting the Disc into a Standard Caddy . . . . . . . 36
Inserting the Disc into a Tray/Caddy . . . . . . . . . 37
How to Change/Remove Disc from PlexWriter 4/12 without Removing Tray/Caddy Unit
from the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Loading the Caddy into the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Removing the Caddy from the Drive . . . . . . . . . 39
Cleaning the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
11. How To Play Audio CDs on Your Drive . . . . . . . . 40
12. Contacting Plextor’s Technical
Support Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Before You Contact Us. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
How to Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Helpful Contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
13. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
About Plextor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . Inside Back Cover
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---- CHAPTER 1 ----
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Plextor PlexWriter 4/12max, a CD Reader/Recorder with the performance and support you expect from Plextor. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us. Our goal is to put you ---- and keep you ---- on the leading edge of CD technology. Throughout the rest of this manual we will occasionally refer to the PlexWriter by the general model number PX-R412CS, as well as the model numbers with a lowercase ‘‘i’’ or ‘‘e’’ added to it to indicate internal and external, respectively. For your purposes, these references all apply to the PlexWriter 4/12 CD-R drive. (CD-R is a common abbreviation for CD Recordable drives and recordable CD media.)
To get you there, we first have to help you install your PlexWriter 4/12 drive properly and operate it correctly. After that, the responsibility is yours to seek the applications that make a CD-R such a powerful and exciting addition to your system.
For those of you with PCs, the installation process may seem a bit complicated (Mac people have it easy). Fear not. We have successfully walked through the installation process with many customers who previously had lived in mortal terror of the innards of their computer.
In this manual you should find all the information you need to successfully install and operate your drive. If you run into a problem, however, please 12 for the different ways you can contact us). You will be connected to our friendly, helpful band of tech support reps cooperative CD-R drive to you could very well be a 30-second fix to them. But we will never know unless you CONTACT US. If you are having trouble, please don’t give up and don’t take your drive back to where you bought it, until you have spoken with one of our tech support reps.
who know their stuff. What might seem like a non-
contact us (see Chapter
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This manual is designed to be followed in sequence. It is aimed primarily at those who will connect their PlexWriter 4/12 drive to a PC. Mac users should look for this symbol:
Users of UNIX-based systems should look for this symbol: as an indicator of sections of the manual that pertain to them.
Many of you reading this manual are experienced computer users who have successfully installed peripherals in the past. There probably are a number of sections in this manual that you can skip over. However, we ask everyone ---- from novice computer users to experienced computer professionals ---- to read the sections marked with this symbol:
PX-R412CS OPERATION MANUAL 1
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---- CHAPTER 2 ----
Box Contents
YOUR TASK: Check the contents of the box.
YOUR OBJECTIVE: Make sure you got everything you paid for.
YOUR METHOD: Compare what you find in the box with the tables
on the following pages.
What you should find in your Plextor box depends on two factors: 1) what configu­ration you purchased; and 2) what the company that sold you the box put in ---- or took out ---- while it was in their possession.
Plextor currently sells its PlexWriter 4/12 drives in three configurations:
1) Drive only (includes caddy and Plextor Manager software).
2) Drive with bundled software, including CD-mastering software for PC
2) and Mac, packet writing software and Plextor’s own CD Res-Q software
for HDD disaster recovery. (We may add more utilities as we uncover them.)
2)
3) Drive kit with SCSI interface board, the software listed above, cables,
2) media, Plextor Manager, and caddy.
The drive kits come with either ISA or PCI bus mastering SCSI controllers, or PCMCIA controller for laptops. The configuration you received is indicated by stickers applied to your box. Your drive may also have been integrated into a computer system or subsystem sold by a third party.
PLEASE NOTE:
There may be a perfectly good reason why the security sticker on the box was cut before you received it. For example, a dealer may have purchased a ‘‘Drive Only’’ configuration from Plextor, then added a SCSI interface board and/or software purchased separately before selling the box to you.
NOTE: If your drive came pre-installed in a computer, the rails, cables, interface
A security sticker was applied to the top of your box. The contents of your box were carefully checked before this sticker was applied. If it was cut before you purchased the box, you should carefully check the contents to ensure nothing has been removed. If something is missing, you should contact the party from whom you purchased the box for an explanation.
boards and other parts shown on the following pages may have been installed and may not be separately available. Other accessories, espe­cially software, may not have been purchased from Plextor and thus may be different from those sold in Plextor retail packages.
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Use the following tables to check the contents of your box:
PX-R412CSi Internal Drives
CHAPTER 2 ---- Box Contents
DRIVE
ONLY
CD-R drive
X X X 4 chrome and 4 black screws X X X CD-R media X (2) X (2) Caddy
X X Tray/Caddy Adapter X X X Plextor CD disc with bundled
software and Plextor Manager X X Plextor CD disc with
Plextor Manager X SCSI interface board and
manual* Audio cable X (2) SCSI cable
Plextor operation manual* X X X Warranty registration card X X X Extra jumpers for setting drive
switches
DRIVE
SOFTWARE KIT
SCSI KIT
X
X
X X X
* Manuals can be found on enclosed Plextor CD.
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CHAPTER 2 ---- Box Contents
PX-R412CSe External Drives
DRIVE ONLY
CD-R drive
X X X CD-R media X (2) X (2) Caddy
X X X Tray/Caddy Adapter X X X Plextor CD disc with bundled
software and Plextor Manager X X Plextor CD disc with
Plextor Manager X SCSI interface board and
installation guide* X Audio cable X SCSI cable
Plextor operation manual* X X X Warranty registration card X X X
DRIVE
SOFTWARE KIT
DRIVE KIT
X
* Manuals can be found on enclosed Plextor CD.
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CHAPTER 2 ---- Box Contents
A Gentle Reminder. . .
YOUR TASK: Save your box (if you received one).
YOUR OBJECTIVE: Have a secure container in which to ship your drive
back to Plextor, if necessary.
YOUR METHOD:
Find an empty space in your home/office and fill it with the Plextor box.
If you received your PlexWriter 4/12 CD-R drive in a Plextor box, you should save the box after you have installed your drive. There are many sets of hands ---- some of them potentially unfriendly ---- that a PlexWriter 4/12 might go through on its way from us to you. Our box and its packaging material were designed and drop tested to ensure that your PlexWriter 4/12 can endure rough treatment and still arrive in working order.
We advise you to hold on to your box in case you should ever need to return your drive to Plextor for any reason. Unfortunately, some of our customers have not held on to their boxes and have had to resort to some less-than-secure methods to get drives back to us. We have received drives in a shoebox, in an unpadded express mail envelope, and in a box filled with buttered popcorn.
We cannot assume liability for any damage your drive sustains during shipment. Therefore, please ship your drive in the safest manner possible. We believe your drive will be most secure if it is shipped in a Plextor box. We hope you will never have to ship your drive back to us. If you do, however, we hope you will send it packaged in a Plextor box.
If you did not receive a Plextor box (if, for example, your drive came pre-installed in a computer), we recommend that you pay a packaging store (e.g., Mail Boxes Etc.) in your area to ship your drive. The drives that we have received from most packaging stores have arrived in good shape. If you don’t have a packaging store in your area, call our Technical Support Department for packaging pointers before you ship your drive. In fact, you must call our Technical Support Department to get an RMA number before returning any drive (see Chapter 12, p. 44).
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---- CHAPTER 3 ----
What Else Do I Need?
YOUR TASK: Review the software and hardware installed in your
current computer system.
YOUR OBJECTIVE: Determine what else you may need to operate your
CD-R drive.
YOUR METHOD:
Inventory your current computer system; check list below.
If you purchased a Plextor box labeled ‘‘Drive Kit with PCI SCSI Interface’’ or ‘‘Drive Kit with ISA SCSI Interface,’’ or ‘‘Drive Kit with PCMCIA Interface’’ your needs are simple: none. Everything you need to successfully install and operate your PlexWriter 4/12 is included in the box you purchased.
If you are a PC owner who has purchased a PlexWriter 4/12 ‘‘Drive Only’’ box, life gets a bit more complicated. These drives are intended for purchase by computer resellers or computer enthusiasts. They do not have software, cables, or a SCSI controller. Drive only packages are for those who need a Plextor CD-R drive but prefer to use their own sources for all the accessories. So, if you purchased a drive only, you will need to select CD-mastering or packet writing software that supports the Plex­Writer 4/12. You will also need some cables, CD-R media, and a SCSI controller. For SCSI controller purposes, you fall into one of two groups:
1) You do not own a bus-mastering SCSI interface board. In this case, you have to get one. Your local computer store and numerous
mail order vendors carry them. Due to the technical demands of producing your own CDs, it is suggested that you buy a high-performance bus-mastering interface board. Older PIO SCSI interface boards may not properly support the recording of CDs. Call us if you need suggestions on which model to buy.
2) You own a bus-mastering SCSI interface board. If you purchased your SCSI interface board several months or years before you
purchased your PlexWriter 4/12, you may need to update your device drivers. See the discussion about device drivers in Chapter 9 of this manual.
NOTE: Do not use SCSI interface built into a soundboard.
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CHAPTER 3 ---- What Else Do I Need?
If you need to purchase a SCSI cable, note the following:
Internal Cables
You may already have a SCSI ribbon cable. If you are removing an existing internal SCSI device and installing the PlexWriter 4/12, you can use the same cable. If you are not removing an existing internal SCSI device, you may need to purchase a different SCSI ribbon cable from your local computer supply store. The cable must have at least as many connectors as you have SCSI peripherals (including one for your PlexWriter 4/12), plus one additional connector to attach to the interface board. Be sure to read the section on ‘‘Termination’’ in Chapter 7 of this manual.
External Cables
If you have an external PlexWriter 4/12, you will need to purchase an external SCSI cable. Make sure at least one end of the cable has the same kind of SCSI connector as your PlexWriter. The other end of the cable must have the proper connector to fit your SCSI controller
or another daisy-chained external SCSI device. Be sure to read
the section on ‘‘Termination’’ in Chapter 7 of this manual.
Once you have assembled everything you need, you’re ready to install your drive. But first, a few words of caution are in order.
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