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Model PX-83CS Internal and PX-85CS External
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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 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.
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 of
FCC Rules; otherwise, the user loses authority to operate the equipment.
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.
• 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-ROM DRIVE
PX-83CS Internal
PX-85CS 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
permission.
Manual copyright © 1996 Plextor Corp. Second edition July, 1996.
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-83CS Internal Drive
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
PX-85CS External Drive
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
6. Drive Switch/Jumper/Dial Settings . . . . . . . . . . . 13
PX-83CS Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SCSI ID Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
PX-85CS External Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
SCSI ID Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Other Switch Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
7. Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
PX-83CS Internal Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
PX-85CS External Termination . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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8. Hardware Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Board Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Drive Positioning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Mounting an Internal Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
External Drive Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Soundboard Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Audio Cables . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
9. Software Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
FWB Toolkit for Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
OS/2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Windows NT 3.51 (and Below) . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
10. Using CD-ROM Discs and Caddies . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Inserting the Disc into a Caddy . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Loading the Caddy into the Drive . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Removing the Caddy from the Drive . . . . . . . . . 42
Cleaning the Disc . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
11. How To Play Audio CDs on Your Drive . . . . . . . . 43
12. Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
13. Contacting Plextor’s Technical
Support Department . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
How to Contact. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Before You Call/FAX/Log On . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Helpful Contact Phone/FAX/BBS Numbers . . . . . . 63
14. Specifications . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
About Plextor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
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---- CHAPTER 1 ----
Introduction
Thank you for purchasing a Plextor 8PleX, the first eight speed CD-ROM drive with
professional quality specifications. The 8PleX is also the first eight speed CD-ROM
drive able to self-configure SCSI IDs (when purchased in kit form with a SCSI interface
board or otherwise connected to a SCAM compliant SCSI interface board). We will
discuss this capability in more detail in Chapter 6. Throughout the rest of this manual
we will occasionally refer to the 8PleX as well as the internal and external model
numbers. For your purposes, these references all apply to the 8PleX CD-ROM drive.
We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us. Our goal is to put you----and
keep you----on the leading edge of CD-ROM drive performance. To get you there, we
first have to help you install your 8PleX drive properly, and operate it correctly. After
that, the responsibility is yours to seek the applications that make a CD-ROM drive
such a powerful and exciting addition to your system.
For those of you with PCs, the installation process may seem a bit complicated.
Windows 95 has improved things a little bit. Mac people have it easy. But no one should
worry. Our manuals have successfully walked many customers through the installation
process, including those who previously had lived in mortal terror of the innards of their
computer. Plus, our Technical Support Department is just a phone call away.
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, CALL US (see Chapter 13 for
the different ways you can contact us). The call is toll-free. You will be connected to
our friendly, helpful band of tech support reps
drives. What might seem like a lost cause to you could very well be a 30-second fix
to them. But we will never know unless you CALL 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 about CD-ROM
This manual is designed to be followed in sequence. It is aimed primarily at those
who will connect their 8PleX 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:
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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 8PleX drives in three configurations:
1) Drive Only
2) Drive with SCSI Interface Kit
3) Drive with Mac Kit
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 he had
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.
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Use the following tables to check the contents of your box:
PX-83CS Internal Drives
CHAPTER 2 ---- Box Contents
DRIVE
ONLY
CD-ROM drive
X X
Side rails with 4 chrome and 4
black screws
X X
Caddy
X X
Plextor Manager floppy disk X X
SCSI interface board &
installation guide X
Audio cable X (2) X (2)
SCSI cable
X X
Plextor operation manual X X
Warranty registration card X X
Extra jumpers for setting drive
switches
DRIVE
w/ SCSI Interface
X X
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CHAPTER 2 ---- Box Contents
PX-85CS External Drives
DRIVE
ONLY
CD-ROM drive
X X X
Caddy
X X X
Plextor Manager floppy disk X X
SCSI interface board &
installation guide X
Audio Cable X X X
SCSI Cable
X X X
Plextor operation manual X X X
Warranty registration card X X X
Mac device drivers manual & disk X
DRIVE
w/ SCSI
Interface
DRIVE
Mac Kit
w/
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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 8PleX CD-ROM 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 drive 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
8PleX drive can endure rough treatment and still arrive in working order.
We advise you to hold onto 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
onto 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 should call our Technical Support Department to get an RMA
number before returning any drive (see Chapter 13, p. 63).
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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-ROM drive.
YOUR METHOD:
Inventory your current computer system; check list
below.
If you are a PC owner and you purchased a Plextor box labeled ‘‘Drive with SCSI
Interface Kit’’ your needs are simple: none. The same holds true if you are a Mac owner
and purchased a Plextor box labeled ‘‘Drive with Mac Kit.’’ Everything you need to
successfully install and operate your 8PleX CD-ROM drive is included in the box you
purchased. The only thing you need to add is a CD-ROM disc to play in your new
drive.
If you are a PC owner who has purchased an 8PleX ‘‘Drive Only’’ box, life gets a bit
more complicated. You fall into one of three groups:
1) You do not own a SCSI interface board.
In this case, you have to get one. Your local computer store and numerous
mail-order vendors carry them. Call us if you need suggestions on which
model to buy. We have provided an internal SCSI ribbon cable or an external
SCSI cable to connect the board to your new 8PleX CD-ROM drive.
2) You own a SCSI interface board.
If you have only one other internal SCSI peripheral device and a Plextor
internal CD-ROM drive, you can use the SCSI ribbon cable we provided. If
you have more than one other internal SCSI peripheral, you will 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 internal
SCSI peripherals (including one for your Plextor CD-ROM drive), plus one
additional connector to attach to the interface board.
If you have an external Plextor CD-ROM drive, you will be able to include
it in your daisy chain of other external SCSI peripherals with the cable we
have provided (if at least one of your other peripherals has the same kind of
50-pin, high-density SCSI connectors as your Plextor drive). Be sure to read
the section on ‘‘Termination’’ in Chapter 7 of this manual.
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CHAPTER 3 ---- What Else Do I Need?
If you purchased your SCSI interface board several months or years before
you purchased your 8PleX drive, you may need to update your device
drivers. See the discussion about device drivers in Chapter 9 of this manual.
3) You own a soundboard that has a SCSI interface built into it (e.g., Sound
Blaster SCSI II).
You may need to use the SCSI cable and, most important, the audio cable
we have included with your 8PleX (see page 33 for a discussion on audio
cables). If you have an external drive, you will also need a special bracket
connector and an internal SCSI cable. These should have been provided by
the soundboard manufacturer. They allow the internal SCSI connector on
your soundboard to be linked or connected to your external drive. If they
were not provided by your soundboard manufacturer, you will need to
purchase them from a local computer supply store.
You also may need to update your device drivers. See the discussion about
device drivers in Chapter 9 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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---- CHAPTER 4 ----
Precautions
YOUR TASK: Read the list of precautions below.
YOUR OBJECTIVE: Avoid any undo harm coming to you or your drive.
YOUR METHOD:
Your new CD-ROM drive is a precision electromechanical device. Like the rest of
your computer system, it requires reasonable care in its installation and use.
Please read this manual carefully and keep it handy for easy reference. Use this
manual for installation, operation, and troubleshooting. See your dealer, or call
Plextor’s Technical Support Department, should your drive require repair or service.
✗ Do not put your computer monitor (or any other device weighing more than
30 lbs.) on top of the 8PleX external drive.
✗ Do not place your drive in direct sunlight, on heating units, or near electrical
appliances that draw large amounts of current, such as a high-powered audio
amplifier, microwave oven, toaster, hair dryer, etc.
✓ Keep the area around your drive clean from dust, smoke, and other
contaminants.
✓ Use a soft, dust-free cloth for cleaning your drive. Do not allow moisture or
liquids such as water, cleaning fluids, or solvents to touch the drive. Thinner,
benzene, or alcohol-based solvents can mar your drive’s surface.
✓ To help ensure that your CD-ROM discs remain free of dirt or other
contaminants, your drive requires a disc caddy. Use only an industry
standard disc caddy. Do not insert a warped or cracked disc caddy into the
drive.
✓ Keep your CD-ROM disc clean. See Chapter 10 for tips on handling and
cleaning CD-ROM discs.
✗ Do not drop or jolt the drive.
✗ Do not attempt to open the drive and service it yourself. Removing the cover
may expose you to harmful electrical voltages or the laser beam. For your
safety, entrust service to Plextor-authorized service personnel only.
Review the list and use common sense.
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Drive Features
YOUR TASK: Get to know your drive.
YOUR OBJECTIVE: Learn how to operate different features of the drive.
Learn what goes where. Learn some terms that will
be used elsewhere in the manual.
YOUR METHOD:
Match the parts of your drive to the diagrams below.
PX-83CS Internal Drive----FRONT PANEL
Door Closed
➊ Front Door
➋ Caddy Slot
❽ Volume
9
Headphone Jack
Control
➏ ON/BUSY Indicator
❼ DISC Indicator
➊ Front Door: Open to insert caddy.
➋ Caddy Slot: Insert caddy after opening door.
➌ Audio CD Play Button: Push to put drive in Audio CD play mode. Push button
once during CD play mode to skip. Push and hold down play button more than one
second to fast forward.
➌ Audio CD Play Button
➍ Stop/Eject Button
➎ Emergency Eject Hole
➍ Stop/Eject Button: Push to eject caddy. During Audio CD play mode, however,
push once to stop audio play and twice to eject caddy.
➎ Emergency Eject Hole: Insert paper clip, or other thin, rigid object to eject caddy
if automatic eject button
➍ does not work. Turn off power before using this feature.
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CHAPTER 5 ---- Drive Features
➏ ON/BUSY Indicator: Yellow when power is on. Flashing when disc is inserted
and being accessed. Off when disc is inserted and not being accessed.
❼ DISC Indicator: Green when power is on and disc is inserted. Off if no disc is
inserted.
❽ Volume Control: Controls volume of headphone jack. This control has no effect
on the rear panel audio outputs.
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❽ Headphone Jack: Stereo mini-jack for headphones and powered speakers.
PX-83CS Internal Drive----REAR PANEL
➊ Audio Output Connector
➋ SCSI Interface Connector
➌ Jumpers
➍ Power Connector
➊ Audio Output Connector: Outputs stereo analog signal. Use to connect to sound-
board or audio amplifier.
➋ SCSI Interface Connector: Connects to SCSI interface board using 50-pin to
50-pin flat ribbon SCSI cable.
➌ Jumpers: Use to select SCSI ID number, parity, term, test, block size, and eject
lock options. Leave these jumpers at their factory settings unless one or more of the
following situations pertain to you:
SCSI ID number: If you are using more than one SCSI peripheral, you may have
to change your SCSI ID number, see page 15.
Block size: If you are working in a UNIX environment and want to boot from your
CD-ROM drive, see page 17.
Eject lock: If you work in an environment where you need to prevent others from
easily removing a CD-ROM disc from your drive, see page 17.
➍ Power Connector: Connects to your computer’s power supply (DC +5V and +12V).
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PX-85CS External Drive----FRONT PANEL
Door Closed
CHAPTER 5 ---- Drive Features
➊ Front Door
❽ Volume
Control
Headphone Jack
9
➋ Caddy Slot
➎ Audio CD Play Button
➏ ON/BUSY Indicator
➌ Emergency Eject Hole
➍ Stop/Eject Button
❼ DISC Indicator
➊ Front Door: Open to insert caddy.
➋ Caddy Slot: Insert caddy after opening door.
➌ Emergency Eject Hole: Insert paper clip, or other thin, rigid object to eject caddy
if automatic eject button
➍ does not work. Turn off power before using this feature.
➍ Stop/Eject Button: Push to eject caddy. During Audio CD play mode, however,
push once to stop audio play and twice to eject caddy.
➎ Audio CD Play Button: Push to put drive in Audio CD play mode. Push button
once during CD play mode to skip. Push and hold down play button more than one
second to fast forward.
➏ ON/BUSY Indicator: Yellow when power is turned on. Flashing when disc is
inserted and being accessed. Off when disc is inserted and not being accessed.
❼ DISC Indicator: Green when power is on and disc is inserted. Off if no disc is
inserted.
❽ Volume Control: Controls volume of headphone jack. This control has no effect
on the rear-panel audio outputs.
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❽ Headphone Jack: Stereo mini-jack for headphones and powered speakers.
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CHAPTER 5 ---- Drive Features
PX-85CS External Drive----REAR PANEL
➊ DIP Switches
➌ Power Switch
➋ SCSI ID
➏ SCSI Interface Connector
In and Out
➎ Audio Output
(RCA jacks)
➍ AC Power Input
➊ DIP Switches: Use to set parity, term, test, block size, and eject lock options.
Leave these switches at their factory settings unless either, or both, of the following
situations pertain to you:
Term: Review Chapter 7 to determine if you need to turn your terminator switch
off.
Block size: If you are working in a UNIX environment and want to boot from your
CD-ROM drive, see page 17.
Eject Lock: If you work in an environment where you need to prevent others from
removing a CD-ROM disc from your drive, see page 17.
➋ SCSI ID: Use this dial to designate SCSI ID number. Rotate the dial to change the
number. If you are using more than one SCSI peripheral, you may need to change
your SCSI ID number (see pages 15 and 16).
➌ Power Switch: To turn power ON/OFF.
➍ AC Power Input: Use the power cord supplied with your drive.
➎ Audio Output: Outputs stereo analog signal via RCA jacks. Use to connect to
audio amplifier or other audio equipment.
➏ SCSI Interface Connector In and Out: One connector should be used to link
your CD-ROM drive to your SCSI host adapter; the other, to link your CD-ROM drive
to another SCSI peripheral with a daisy chain cable (see page 31). You may use either
connector for either purpose.
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Drive Switch/
Jumper/Dial Settings
YOUR TASK: Find the location of jumpers (internal drive) or
switches and rotary dial (external drive). Check
their settings. Change them if necessary.
YOUR OBJECTIVE: To ensure that your new CD-ROM drive can
coexist peacefully with other equipment you might
have installed in your computer. To ensure that
your drive will work properly after it is installed.
YOUR METHOD:
Find locations of jumpers/switches/rotary dial on
diagram in Chapter 5. Read below to determine if
your drive’s settings need to be changed. If so, follow
the directions on making the necessary changes.
Your 8PleX CD-ROM drive needs to be flexible enough to work with the variety of
computer systems (PC, Mac, Sun, Silicon Graphics, DEC, etc.) that can use SCSI
peripherals. To provide this flexibility, Plextor gives its customers options on how a
drive can be set before it is installed. On an internal drive, settings are determined by
the position of jumpers on the jumper block at the rear of the drive. On an external
drive, settings are determined by the position of DIP switches and the rotary dial on
the rear panel of the drive.
NOTE: Silicon Graphics computers are somewhat proprietory and historically you
needed to buy a Silicon Graphics C-ROM drive. Now you can purchase
special kits from Plextor that are specially configured for SGI.
Fortunately, we have a pretty good idea of the environment in which most of our
drives will be used (a single SCSI device connected to a PC or Mac). Your drive ships
from our factory with its jumpers/switches/dial set to work in this environment.
You should leave the jumpers found on the rear panel of the PX-83CS and the switches
and rotary dial found on the rear panel of the PX-85CS at their factory settings unless:
1) you plan to use another SCSI peripheral (e.g., hard disk, scanner) with your
computer system, in addition to your CD-ROM drive; 2) you work in a UNIX
environment and want to boot from your CD-ROM drive; 3) you want to utilize the
Eject Lock feature. If you plan to use additional SCSI peripherals, you may need to
change the jumper/switch/dial settings of the PX-83CS/85CS. This section will further
describe how to make these changes. For more information on #2 and #3, see page 17.
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CHAPTER 6 ---- Drive Switch/Jumper/Dial Settings
If the CD-ROM drive is the only SCSI peripheral you will use with your computer,
you do not need to boot from the CD-ROM drive in a UNIX environment, and if you
do not plan to use the Eject Lock feature, skip now to Chapter 8, Hardware Installation.
(Take our word for it, most of you can now skip to Chapter 8.)
PX-83CS Internal Drive
Factory Setting of Jumper Block
The functions shown are ON if the jumpers are installed and OFF if jumpers are
removed. The jumpers are set by the factory as follows:
Pin 3
Pin 2
Pin 1
SCSI-ID
PRTY
TERM
ON (Jumper installed)
OFF (Jumper removed)
EJECT
BLOCK
TEST
Installing and Removing Jumpers
Ensure power to the drive is OFF before installing or removing jumpers.
To remove a jumper, pull it off with your fingers or a pair of needle-nose pliers.
To add a jumper, push it onto the jumper pins. Three extra jumpers are supplied with the
PX-83CS in addition to the four jumpers already installed at the factory.
Caution:
Install jumpers
to another by installing the jumpers lengthwise. Doing so could result in
damage to the drive.
across each pin as shown. Do not connect one pin switch
Jumper
Install Jumpers This Way Do
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SCSI ID Number
It is possible to chain (using a daisy chain cable) up to seven SCSI peripherals to a
single SCSI interface board, or to the SCSI port of an Apple computer. When using
multiple SCSI peripherals, however, it is necessary to set each peripheral to a unique
SCSI ID number.
Your Plextor CD-ROM drive can be set to use one of eight SCSI ID numbers. The drive
should arrive with its SCSI ID set to 3. Accordingly, if you already use another SCSI
peripheral, and its SCSI ID also is set to 3, you must change the SCSI ID number of
either this peripheral or that of the CD-ROM drive. In the past this had to be done
manually, and if you connect your 8PleX to an existing SCSI controller, you will still
need to go through this exercise of checking and possibly changing SCSI IDs. If you
bought a Plextor kit with a SCSI interface board, however, both the drive and the board
are SCAM* compliant. Each time you turn on your computer, the drive will internally
reset its SCSI ID to avoid any conflict. If you separately purchased or already owned
a SCSI interface board, it is probably
not SCAM compliant.
Changing the SCSI ID: PX-83CS
The SCSI ID number of the PX-83CS is determined by the placement of jumpers on
pins 1, 2, and 3. To find the location of pin 1, pin 2, and pin 3, refer to the diagram
of the Jumper Block on the previous page. To change the SCSI ID number, follow the
chart below.
Jumper Installed Across
SCSI ID Number Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3
0 No No No
1 YES No No
2 No YES No
Factory
Settings
3 YES YES No
4 No No YES
5 YES No YES
6 No YES YES
7 YES YES YES
* SCAM stands for SCSI Configured Auto Magically
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For example, the factory setting of the SCSI ID at 3 is made by installing a jumper on
pin 1 and pin 2 of the jumper block, leaving pin 3 uncovered. To set the SCSI ID at
7, you would install a jumper across pin 1, another jumper across pin 2, and a third
jumper across pin 3. To set the SCSI ID at 5, you would install a jumper across pin 1
and a jumper across pin 3, leaving pin 2 uncovered.
PX-85CS External Drive
SCSI ID Number
Please see explanation at the top of page 15. It is also applicable to the external drive.
Factory Setting of Dial and DIP Switches
Caution: Turn the drive’s power OFF before changing the setting of the dial or DIP
switches.
The SCSI ID number of the PX-85CS is determined by the position of the
pointer on the SCSI ID rotary dial. The drive should arrive with its SCSI
ID set to 3. The rotary dial and DIP switches are set by the factory as
shown below:
(ON) l
(OFF) O
SCSI ID
PRTY
TERM
TEST
EJECT
BLOCK
Changing the SCSI ID
Using the blade of a screwdriver, rotate the dial’s arrow to a different SCSI ID number.
Changing DIP Switch Settings
Use a screwdriver, pen, or paper clip to push the DIP switches to an OFF or ON
setting.
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CHAPTER 6 ---- Drive Switch/Jumper/Dial Settings
Other Switch/Jumper Settings----PX-83CS/PX-85CS
The remaining switches (external drives) and jumpers (internal drives) are:
Parity Leave this ON. The parity check provided by the ON setting enhances the
reliability of the SCSI bus. Set to OFF only if your computer system or SCSI
controller specifically requests that parity be disabled.
Term This enables or disables (turns ON or OFF) SCSI termination. Factory setting
is Enabled (ON). See page 18 for an explanation of SCSI termination and to
determine if you need to change this setting.
Test Leave this OFF. It is for factory use only.
Block Leave this OFF, unless you are working in a UNIX environment and want
to boot from your CD-ROM drive. If so, set this switch/jumper ON.
Eject In most situations, you will want to leave this switch/jumper OFF.
However, if you are in an environment where you want to prevent others
from borrowing or stealing the disc inserted in your drive (e.g., the drive is
located in a public place where multiple people have unlimited access), you
can activate the Eject Lock feature. To do so, set this switch/jumper ON.
When this switch/jumper is ON, it is impossible to eject a disc inserted in
the drive by pressing the Eject button. A software eject command must be
issued for the disc to eject from the drive. Check your device driver manual
for instructions on how to issue a software eject command.
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---- CHAPTER 7 ----
Termination
YOUR TASK: Find the location of the SCSI termination jumper or
switch.
YOUR OBJECTIVE: Determine if you must disable the SCSI termination.
YOUR METHOD:
Your drive was shipped with termination enabled.
If necessary, remove termination jumper or turn off
SCSI termination DIP switch by following instructions
below.
You must enable SCSI termination if the PX-83CS or PX-85CS is the only SCSI
peripheral used with your computer. In addition, you must enable termination if you
are using multiple SCSI peripherals with your computer, and the PX-83CS or PX-85CS
is positioned as the
If you have internal SCSI peripherals only, or external SCSI peripherals only (but not
both), then you should be using an internal ribbon cable or daisy chained external
cables, respectively (but not both). In this case, all devices between the host adapter
and the last peripheral on the opposite end of the ribbon cable, or the last peripheral
at the end of your daisy chain, should have their termination removed, disabled, or
turned off.
If you have both internal and external SCSI peripherals (both the internal and external
connectors of your host adapter are used), then the termination of your SCSI host
adapter should be removed or disabled. The last peripheral on your internal cable
and the last peripheral on your external daisy chain should retain their termination.
All other SCSI peripherals connected to the host adapter should have their termination
removed, disabled, or turned off.
NOTE: Some host adapters and peripherals have the ability to disable and enable
Remember:
last peripheral in a daisy chain.
termination
Termination
attached to your SCSI host adapter. Your Plextor CD-ROM drive automatically supplies termination power. Any additional devices supplying
termination power will NOT cause any problems.
Only the
enabled. If you have any SCSI devices chained
PX-85CS, you must disable or turn OFF the PX-83CS’s or PX-85CS’s
termination using the following instructions:
power. This should not be confused with termination itself.
power can and should be provided by at least one device
last SCSI peripheral in a daisy chain should have termination
after your PX-83CS or
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CHAPTER 7 ---- Termination
PX-83CS Internal Termination
The PX-83CS is shipped from the factory with its termination enabled (ON).
To disable termination, remove the jumper from the termination pins on the back
panel of your drive. Refer to the pictures on pages 10 and 14 for the location of the
termination pins (labeled ‘‘Term’’). They are the fifth set of pins from the left.
If your drive already is installed in your computer, be sure to turn off your computer
power before removing (or reinstalling) the jumpers. We recommend that you retain
the jumpers so you can reinsert them onto the termination pins if you later need to
turn the drive’s termination ON.
PX-85CS External Termination
The PX-85CS is shipped from the factory with its termination turned ON.
To turn the termination OFF, first turn off the drive’s power, then change the second
DIP switch on the rear panel of the drive to the OFF position. Refer to the pictures on
pages 12 and 16 for the location of the termination switch (labeled ‘‘Term’’). It is the
second of the five switches.
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