8X CD-Recordable
8X CD-ReWritable
24X max CD-ROM
Operations Manual
Model:
PX-S88T (Internal)
Record Your Serial Number
For future reference, record the serial number and the TLA code found
on the back or top of your drive in the space provided below.
TLA/Firmware Revision Number
If your drive came to you pre-installed, you can use Plextor Manager
to display the drive’s serial number and firmware revision (TLA#).
Refer to the Plextor Manager User’s Manual for details.
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 ©2000 Plextor Corp. Second edition, July 2001.
Licenses and Trademarks
All licenses and trademarks are property of their respective owners.
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FCC NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to co mply with the limits for a Class B digital device, purs uant
to Part 15 of the FC C 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 instruc t ions, may cause harmful interference
to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee interference will not occ ur 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 in terference
by one or more of the following measures:
Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
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Increase the separation b etween the equipment and receiver.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is
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connected.
Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
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Any changes or modifications to the base unit will require the responsible party to test for compliance
with FCC Rules ; otherwise, the user loses au thority to operate the equipment.
CAUTION
specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.
The laser beam emitted from the optical pickup is invisible. Accordingly:
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: Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those
Do not open the optical pickup housing.
Obtain service only from Plextor-a uthorized personnel.
LASER INFORMATION
These produ cts have been d esigned and manufactured according to IEC 825-1 on the Safety of Laser
products. This p roduct 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.”
VORSICHT
Zur Einhaltung der Funk-Entstörung von nicht selbständig betreibbaren
Hochfrequenzgeräten (periphere Anlagenkomponenten).
Dieses Gerät entspricht als E inzelgerät den Funk-Entstöranforderungen der
Postverfügung Nr. 243/1991.
Wird das Gerät innerhalb einer Anlage zusammen mit anderen Geräten
betrieben, so muss bei Inanspruchnahme der “Allgemeinen (Betriebs-)
genehmigung” nach der BMPT-AmtsblVfg Nr. 2 43/1991 die gesamte
Anlage folgenden Richtlinien entsprechen:
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Dies ist bei der Zusammensetzung einer Anlage (z.B. Computersystem) aus nur einzeln geprüften Geräten
nicht immer erfüllt.
: DIE TRENNUNG VOM NETZ ERFOLGT DURCH ZIEHEN DES NETZSTECK ERS.
G-Vfg.243
Grenzwertklas se B der EN55022
Auflagen nach § 2 der BMPT-AmtsblVfg 243/1991
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Table of Contents
1. Getting Started................................................................................................. 1
Meet the PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline Drive.....................................................1
What the PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline Does................................................. 1
Minimum Configuration to Use the PlexWriter 8/8/24A Slimline ................2
PlexWriter Drive Features and Controls............................................................2
Front Panel..................................................................................................... 2
Rear Panel...................................................................................................... 3
Precautions......................................................................................................... 3
2. Installation and Maintenance Hints............................................................... 5
Record the Serial Number.................................................................................. 5
Enable DMA...................................................................................................... 5
Upgrading Firmware.......................................................................................... 7
If You Need to Disable DMA........................................................................7
3. Using Your PlexWriter.................................................................................... 9
What Media to Use ............................................................................................9
Tray Loading and Operation.............................................................................. 9
Handling CD Media....................................................................................... 10
Cleaning Discs ............................................................................................... 10
Writing to CD-R and CD-RW Media ................................................................ 11
Advantages of BURN-Proof Technology.......................................................... 11
Appendix A: PlexWriter Specifications .............................................................13
Index...................................................................................................................... 21
Warranty ..............................................................................................................25
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