Ricoh MP5240A User Manual

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-RW & DVD+RW/+R drive together with its bundled
software is a product for using rewritable, erasable, and
readable CD-R/RW&DVD+RW/+R media. Copying or
reproducing commercial CD-ROM or any other copyrighted
materials is against the copyright laws and prohibited unless
specifically permitted by the copyright laws (including the case
of personal use), or unless you have obtained permission to do
so from the rightholder.
Take notice that unauthorized reproduction may be subject to
claims for the loss and to penalties.

FCC WARNING

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

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions:(1)This device may not
cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any
interference received, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.

CAUTION

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

Lower a volume

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

The volume that exceeds 70dB occurs and the obstacle
sometimes breaks out.

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.

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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.

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Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no
responsibility for damage to data caused by this product.

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

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PC DOS is a trademark of IBM Inc.●
MS-DOS, Windows, Windows ® 95, Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, Windows NT®,

Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP

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are trademarks registered in the United States and other

countries by the Microsoft Corporation.

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The company names and product names written in this manual are trademarks or registered
trademarks.

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For information on Windows® XP supports, visit Ricoh's Web site.

This manual uses the following symbols to indicate important information relating to the drive.

Failing to comply with the information in this manual and/or incorrect handling
of the drive may result in serious personal injury or damage to the product.

Indicates restriction or precaution that should be observed.

Provides useful additional information.

This user's manual (hereafter referred to as "the manual") contains important notes and
product handling information. Be sure to read the manual before using the product. For
easy reference in the future, please keep the manual at a handy location.

Multimedia Printer series

Thank you for purchasing the Multimedia Printer series drive MP5240A (hereafter referred to as "the
drive"). The drive allows you to play DVD-ROM/CD-ROM media, write to and play DVD+R/CD-R
media, write to, play, and edit DVD+RW/CD-RW media that are rewritable.
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.

This media is read (play)-only.

For DVD-R/DVD-RW media, read/playback is only supported. DVD-RAM media cannot be used.

A technology called JustLink® incorporated that
overcomes buffer underrun problems

Buffer underrun errors that would occur when data transfer falls behind writing operation has been
inevitable for CD-R/RW drives. JustLink

®

, which we at Ricoh developed on our own, is a technology

that predicts possible occurrences of buffer underrun errors in advance and automatically avoids them.
The MP5240A is the industry's first-ever drive that features JustLink

®

. With this technology, the
MP5240A ensures stable writing operation even under circumstances where buffer underrun errors
tend to occur with conventional drives.

JustSpeed® (Optimum Write Speed Control
function)

This is a function to automatically set an appropriate media write speed to match the capability of the
media used.

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.

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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.

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

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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.

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Cautions During Use

For DVD-R/DVD-RW media, read/playback is only supported. DVD-RAM media cannot
be used.

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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.

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Cautions Concerning Disc Cleaning

Remove the media by pressing the eject button.●
Use compressed air to clear dust from the media. (Spray the compressed air for about

5 seconds).

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Check to see if there is dirt on the surface of the media. Be careful not to touch the
media with the fingers when doing this. (See Fig. 1)

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

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

Other Cautions

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

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

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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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Do not use any commercially available cleaning kit, because such a kit may damage
the drive.

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Check1.
Recording surface2.

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50 to 100mm1.

Back

JustLink® has made auto-avoidance against buffer underrun
errors possible.

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JustSpeed® Optimum Write Speed Control function.●

The drive is a super-combination drive that integrates DVD+RW/+R and CD-RW
capabilities. Capitalizing on Ricoh's expertise accumulated with existing CD-RW and
DVD-ROM combination drives, we have developed some new mechanisms to achieve
incorporation of DVD+RW rewrite capabilities.

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DVD writing has been made possible by tuning up a two-LD (laser diode) one-lens
pick-up that has one laser diode for CD and another for DVD.

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With our analog front-end processor LSI for controlling pick-up, seek, and servo
mechanisms, as well as our digital controller LSI for controlling encoding/decoding,
both of which are newly developed, 4x-speed DVD writing which requires even more
precise control has been achieved.

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The "radial-tilt correction mechanism" incorporated in the drive senses the disc
warpage and inclination and thereby corrects the laser angle so that the laser is always
directed toward the disc surface at the right angle. (It functions only when writing to or
playing DVD.)

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A high-precision stepping motor is incorporated. This enables precise seeking even on
DVD+RW/+R with a narrow track pitch, and achieved reduction of operating noise

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As a CD-RW drive, it provide the performance of 24x CD-R write, 10x CD-RW rewrite,
and 40x CD-ROM/R/RW read speeds.

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As a DVD-ROM drive, it provides a performance of 8x read speed.●
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*1, and CD-Text

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The recorded CD-RW media can be played in a DVD player or a multi-read CD-ROM
Player, maintaining future compatibility.

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

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Bundled software does not support this writing format.

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

PC IBM PC/AT compatible
Operating System Windows 98/98SE/Me

Windows 2000
Windows XP

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CPU When writing to CD-R/RW: Pentium II 300 MHz or higher processors (when

JustLink is used).

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When playing DVD: Pentium II 350 MHz or higher processor is required (or, if a
graphic chip with DVD playback enhancement capability is used, Pentium II 300
MHz or higher processor is required).

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When writing to DVD+RW/+R: Pentium III or Celeron 700 MHz or higher
processor (Pentium III or Celeron 1GHz processor or higher recommended)

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Memory Writing to CD-R/RW: 128 MB or more

DVD playback: 128 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: 400 MB or more free space (5 GB or more
recommended*6)

Interface Must be Enhanced-IDE compatible. In addition, its Primary Slave, Secondary Master,

or Secondary Slave must be blank.

Drive bay The system unit must have a blank 5.25-inch bay.
Power The computer system unit must have a blank +5V/+12V power terminal.

Recommendation discs

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Recommendation Tested to be compatible
CD-R Ricoh Taiyo Yuden, Mitsubishi Chemical, Maxell
CD-RW Ricoh

Mitsubishi Chemical

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High Speed CD-RW Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical
DVD+RW

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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.

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Even if it is the recommendation disc, some of discs may have possibility to fail
writing with highest writing speed with the problem on the disc. In this case, please
try to write with lower writing speed, or please try to use another disc.

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

used after being customized for DVD use. Rewritable DVD+RW having the capacity of 4.7
GB, the same as DVD-ROM.

*4 For information on Windows XP supports, visit Ricoh's Web site
*5 Recommended when Direct-to-DVD capability is being used.

*6 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 and the like must
be obtained separately.

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

Drives that can read low reflectivity discs.●
Drives that support Packet Write.●

Front Panel
Rear panel

Front Panel

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.

1.

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.

2.

Eject button

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

3.

Emergency eject hole

This drive has a function that allows the disc to be ejected manually for an emergency case 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.

4.

Rear panel

Digital Audio (SPDIF) Output Connector

Provides output to a sound card (Digital signal).
* No digital-audio-cable is included with the MP5240A.

1.

Analog Audio Output Connector

Provides output to a sound card (Analog signal).
* No analog-audio-cable is included with the MP5240A.

2.

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.

3.

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 when 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.

4.

Power Connector

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

Caution
Be careful to connect with the proper way.
Connecting the wrong way may damage the system (and is not guaranteed).

5.