Ricoh MP5163A User Manual

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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 communication. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installlation. 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.

Warning as to USE

This CD-R/RW & DVD+RW drive together with software is a product for utilizing CDR/RW & DVD+RW recording media with rewriting, erasing and readout capabilities, as an external computer memory device. Except in the case where copying of CD-ROMs or the like is especially recognized under the copyrights laws as being for the purpose of individual use by the customer or the like, or in the case where the customer has obtained permission to make copies from the rightholder, reproduction of CD-ROMs and copyright laws. Take notice that unauthorized copying may be subject to claims for damages and to penalties.

CAUTION

Rating voltage for peripherals.

1. Headphone Jack

Rating Voltage output Audio Signal Max. 2V

FCC WARNING

Changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's 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.

Akustischer Geräuschpegel

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Dieser Druckerüberschreitet einen Geräuschpegel von 70 dB (A) während dem Betrieb nicht.

Declaration of Conformity

"The Product complies with the requirements of the EMC Directive 89/366/EEC and the Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC."

● Please take notice that the manufacturer of this equipment does not offer any

warranty against data loss due to inappropriate installation or handling, or direct or indirect damages.

● Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no responsibility for direct or

indirect damages caused by the use of this product or its malfunction.

● Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no responsibility for damage to

data caused by this product.

● Please backup (copy) all important data as protection against data loss.

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Multimedia Printer series

Thank you for purchasing the Multimedia Printer series drive MP5163A (hereafter referred to as "the drive"). The drive allows you to play DVD-ROM discs, write to, play, and edit DVD+RW discs, play CD-ROM discs, write to and play CD-R discs, write to, play, and edit CD-RW discs. In order to operate the drive connected with your computer, you need some writing software. For information about necessary items for connecting with a computer and about the software you use, refer to the documentation of the software.

The following marks indicate media that can be used with the drive.

A new technology called Just Link, that overcomes buffer underrun problems

Buffer underrun errors which occur when data transfer falls behind the writing operation has been inevitable for CD-R/RW drives. Just Link, which we at Ricoh developed on our own, is a new technology that predicts possible occurrences of buffer underrun errors in advance and automatically avoids them. The MP5163A is the industry's first-ever drive that features Just Link. With this technology, the MP5163A ensures stable writing operation even under circumstances where buffer underrun errors tend to occur with conventional drives.

Obey the following cautions when handling the drive or discs.

Cautions During Installation

● Install the drive in accordance with the specifications. Be careful to avoid locations likely to cause vibration or shock.

● Avoid locations where there is high humidity, excessive dust, or poor ventilation.

● Avoid locations in direct sunlight, with severe changes in humidity, or places where there are extremely high or low temperature

variations.

● Don't use the drive near radio or television receivers. It may interfere with their reception.

● Do not disassemble the drive. Dismantling the drive to attempt repairs or for other reasons is dangerous because the laser may

radiate outside the unit.

Cautions During Use

● DVD-R, DVD-RW (DVD minus R and RW) and DVD-RAM media cannot be used.

● Don't suddenly move the drive from a cold place to a warm place, or suddenly raise the room temperature. Condensation may

occur, causing abnormal operation.

● Make sure to remove the disc before moving the drive. The disc may be damaged, causing data loss.

● Be careful to prevent foreign objects such as liquids or metal from entering the drive. Should by chance a foreign object enter

the drive, please consult the dealer where the drive was purchased.

● Don't use benzene or thinner to clean dirt from the drive. Don't allow chemicals such as insecticides to contact the drive. Use a

soft cloth to wipe the drive, or moisten a cloth with neutral detergent diluted with water and use it to clean particularly dirty areas.

● Don't cutoff the electric power while the drive is operating.

● When connecting two E-IDE devices to the Primary or Secondary connectors, make sure that the two devices are not both

configured as Master, or both as Slave. If they are both set the same, Windows may fail to run or recognize the drives.

● The total length of the E-IDE cable should be less than 18 inches (about 45 cm).

● Make sure the power to the host computer is turned OFF before connecting.

● Never insert a damaged disc into the drive.

● In wintertime, don't use a disc soon after bringing in from outdoors. Use it only after it has reached room temperature.

Cautions Concerning Disc Cleaning

● Remove the disc by pressing the eject button.

● Use compressed air to clear dust from the disc. (Spray the compressed air for about 5 seconds).

● Check to see if there is dirt on the surface of the disc. Be careful not to touch the disc with the fingers when doing this. (See Fig.

● After cleaning the disc with compressed air, place it on the disc tray and mount it.(See Fig. 2)

● We suggest using dry air cleaner as compressed air for cleaning.

Other Cautions

● When moving the equipment, make sure that the disc has been removed from the drive.

● When connecting connectors, make sure that the power is OFF. If the power is ON, there is a possibility of short circuit.

● When not using the drive for a long period, dust may adhere to the disc tray. Before using the drive again, use dry air cleaner to

remove the dust from the tray.

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1. Check

2. Recording surface

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1. 50 to 100mm

Back

● The drive is a super-combination drive that integrates DVD+RW/+R and

CD-RW capabilities.

● DVD writing has been made possible by tuning a two-LD (laser diode)

one-lens pick-up that has one laser diode for CD and another for DVD.

● As DVD+R/+RW drive, it provides 4x speed DVD+R writing and 2.4x-

speed DVD+RW writing.

● As a CD-RW drive, it provides the performance of 16x CD-R write, 10x

CD-RW rewrite, and 40x CD-ROM/R/RW read speeds.

● As a DVD-ROM drive, it provides a performance of 12x read speed.

● Just Link, which we at Ricoh developed on our own, is a new technology

that predicts possible occurrences of buffer underrun errors in advance and automatically avoids them

● An improved anti-heat design means that no cooling fan is needed.

● Easy-to-use tray model.

● Enhanced-IDE (ATAPI) model

● Compliant with industry standard Orange Book Part II (CD-R) and Part

III (CD-RW).

● Can read not only CD-R and CD-RW discs, but also video CDs, music

CDs, photo CDs

● The recorded CD-RW media can be played in a DVD player or a multi-

, and CD-Text

read CD-ROM Player, maintaining future compatibility.

● Supports random UDF for easy writing to CD-RW discs.

● UDMA compatible.

Bundled software does not support this writing format.

Explains the system environment required for using the drive as a CD-R/CD-RW drive.

IBM PC/AT compatible

Operating System Windows Me/98/95(ORS2 or later)

Windows NT Workstation Ver.4.0 (Service Pack 5) or later Windows 2000 (Professional) Windows XP

CPU

● When writing to CD-R/RW: Pentium 166 MHz or faster (when JustLink is used).

● When playing DVD: Pentium II 350 MHz or faster (or, if a graphic chip with DVD playback enhancement

capability is used, Pentium II 300 MHz or higher processor is required).

● When writing to DVD+RW/+R: Pentium III 800 MHz processor or higher recommended

Memory Writing to CD-R/RW: 64 MB or more

DVD playback: 64 MB or more Writing to DVD+RW/+R: 128 MB or more (256 MB recommended)

Hard disk When writing to CD-R/RW: 100 MB or more free space

When writing to DVD+RW/+R: 750 MB or more free space (5 GB or more recommended Interface Must be Enhanced-IDE compatible. Drive bay The system unit must have a free 5.25-inch bay. Power The computer system unit must have a free +5V/+12V power terminal. Recommended discs

Recommended Tested to be compatible

CD-R Ricoh Taiyo Yuden, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi Chemical, Maxell

CD-RW Ricoh

Mitsubishi Chemical

High Speed CD-RW Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical

DVD+RW

Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical

DVD+R Ricoh

*1 The disc written using the CD-R/RW drive may not be readable by CD-ROM drives. Multi-read compatible (Random

UDF compatible) drives are necessary.

Some discs (even recommended media) may fail at the highest writing speed due to a problem on the disc.

In this case, please try to write with a lower writing speed, or please use another disc.

*3 Ricoh's original phase-change recording material which is field-proven for CD-RW is being used for DVD use.

Rewritable DVD+RW/+R have the capacity of 4.7 GB, the same as DVD-ROM.

*4 Recommended when Direct-to-DVD capability is being used. *5 Real-time recording (Pentium 4 1.4 GHz processor is recommended when Direct-to-DVD capability is used). In

addition, a video-capture board for image-capturing must be obtained separately.

Multi-read compatible (Random UDF compatible) drives are:

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● Drives that can read low reflectivity discs.

● Drives that support Packet Write.

Front Panel Rear panel

Front Panel

1. Disc tray

This is the tray for the disc. Place the disc on the ejected disc tray, then lightly push the tray (or push the eject button) and the disc will be mounted.

Caution

Don't use force to pull out or push in the disc tray. This might cause damage to the loading section of the drive.

Headphone jack

This jack is for connecting headphones or mini-speakers.

Volume control

This is used to adjust the output volume of the headphone jack. It can't be used to adjust the output volume for the audio output connectors on the rear panel.

Caution

Turn the volume down before turning on the power. Sudden loud noises can damage your hearing.

Busy indicator

This indicator lights orange when a disc is mounted into the drive. When the disc is being accessed, it flashes or lights orange. If a disc is not mounted, the indicator does not light even when the power is turned on. When a illegal disc is loaded or some hardware trouble occurs, the indicator blinks.

Eject button

This is the button used to eject or insert in the disc tray.

Emergency eject hole

This drive has a function that allows the disc to be ejected manually if this becomes necessary in an emergency such as failure of the drive or a power outage.

Caution

This feature is a last measure to be used only in an emergency. Using it excessively will cause malfunction.

Rear panel

1. Digital Audio Output Connector

Provides output to a sound card (Digital signal).

Analog Audio Output Connector

Provides output to a sound card (Analog signal).

Jumper Connector

This jumper determines whether the drive is configured as a master or slave. Changing the master-slave configuration takes effect after power-on reset.

4. IDE Interface Connector

Connect to the IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) interface using a 40-pin flat IDE cable.

Caution

Do not connect or disconnect the cable while the power is on, as this could cause a short circuit and damage the system. Always turn the power OFF when connecting or disconnecting the cable.

Power Connector

Connects to the power supply (5 and 12V DC) of the host computer.

Caution

Be careful to connect it the proper way. Connecting the wrong way may damage the system (and is not covered under the warranty).

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