Ricoh MP7040A 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.

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.

aPay careful attention not to let the invisible laser beam emitted from the optical pickup enter into your eyes.

bWhen you find a troubled state of the component in the optical pickup containing the laser diode, change to the specified new optical pickup. Do not open the optical pickup housings.

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Akustischer Geräuschpegel

Dieser Drucker überschreitet 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.”

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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.

PC DOS is a trademark of IBM Inc.

Adaptec, and the Adaptec logo are trademarks of the Adaptec Corporation.

MS-DOS, Windows, and Windows 95 are trademarks registered in the United States and other countries by the Microsoft Corporation.

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

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Handling Procedures

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, much dust, or poor ventilation.

•Avoid locations in direct sunlight, with severe changes in humidity, or places where there are extremely high or low temperatures.

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

•Dismantling the drive to attempt repairs or for other reasons is dangerous because the laser may radiate outside the unit. Do not disassemble the drive.

Cautions During Use

•Don't suddenly move the drive from a cold place to a warm one, 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 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 IDE cable should be no more 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 disc by pressing the eject button.

•Use compressed air to clear dust from the drive. (Spray the compressed air for about 5 seconds). (See Fig. 1)

•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. 2)

•After cleaning the disc with compressed air, place it on the disc tray and load in the drive.

We suggest using Perfect Duster II (80z.) as compressed air for cleaning.

Disc tray

Check

Recording surface

Fig. 1

Fig. 2

Fig. 3

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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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing the Multimedia Printer Series (Compact Disc Recorder/ReWriter) MP 7040A series (abbreviated CD-R/RW drive).

Be sure to read this manual carefully before using this product.

This manual explains everything you need to know to operate this product. Keep it in a safe place and refer to it whenever necessary.

Writing software must be installed in the host computer in order to write on the CD-R/RW discs. Refer to the software manual for details.

Mulitimedia Printer series

The Multimedia Printer Series Drive (the CD-R/RW Drive) can do much more than read and write the usual CD-R discs. When loaded with a rewritable CDRW disc, you can record, read and edit any kind of data. This is because the CD-RW discs allow you to rewrite information that has already been recorded.

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Features:

zRicoh’s original completely sealed door construction provides high reliability.

zRunning OPC*1 gives a flatter writing signal that improves reliability.

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

zEasy-to-use tray model.

zEnhanced-IDE (ATAPI) model

zCan read not only CD-R and CD-RW discs, but also video CDs, music CDs, and photo CDs.

zCan read data at 20x speed (3MB/sec data transfer rate) and write data at 4x speed (600KB/sec data transfer rate).

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

zSupports random UDF for easy writing to CD-RW discs.

*1 Continuously monitors the signal level during recording and adjusts the laser power to compensate when the disc is dirty, insuring a flat signal.

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The MP 7040A Series

MP 7040A Series

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1. System environment

This unit can be operated in the system environment explained here.

	System	CPU	100 MHz (or faster) Pentium (for 4x speed,
	requirements		166MHz or faster recommended)
MP		Memory	Windows 98/95: 32MB or greator.
			Windows NT Workstation Ver. 4.0: 32MB or
7040A	Harddisk
			Hard disk with average access time of
			greator (64MB or over recommended)
Series			19msec or less, and data transfer speed of
			1,200KB/sec or greater. 75MB or more free
			space.(The free space needed for writing de-
			pends on the quantity of data.)
	Interface		Enhanced-IDE interface (as Primary Slave,
			Secondary Master, or Slave)
	Drive bay		5.25-inch half height bay required
	Power		+5V/+12V power socket required
	Sofyware Required OS		Windows 98/95, Windows NT Workstation Ver.
			4.0 (Service Pack 3) or later*1
	CD-R, CD-RW discs		Ricoh, Kao, Mitsubishi Chamical, Taiyo Yuden,
			Mitsui Toatsu, TDK or Kodak discs are rec-
			ommend.

Occasionally the CD-R and CD-RW discs written by the CD-R/RW drive cannot be read by other CD drives*2. These unreadable discs should be read using the CD-R/RW drive.

*1 With Windows NT Workstation Ver. 4.0, only usable with Adaptec EASY

CD CREATOR .

*2 The disc written using the CD-R/RW drive might not be readable by CDROMs other than Multi-read compatible (Random UDF compatible) CDROMs.

Multiread compatible (Random UDF compatible) CD-ROMs are:CD-ROMs that can read low reflectance

CD-ROMs that support Packet Write.

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2.Drive functions and settings

2.1 Front Panel	Disc tray

Volume control		Eject button
Headphone jack	Power/busy indicator
Name		Function
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 CD
	will be loaded.
	Don't use force to pull out or push in
	the disc tray. This might cause damage to
	the loading section of the drive.
Eject button	This is the button used to eject or bring in the
	disc tray.
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.
	Turn the volume down before turning
	on the power. Sudden loud noises can
	damage your hearing. This indicator is not
	illuminated unless the disk is currently
	being accessed.
Headphone jack	This jack is for connecting headphones or
	mini-speakers.
Power/Busy indicator	This indicator light shines green when power
	is on. When the disc tray or disc is being ac-
	cessed, the light shines or flashes orange.
	Even when a disc is loaded and a disc is not
	being accessed, the light shines grean. When
	a illegal disc is loaded or some hardware
	trouble occurs, the indicator blinks.

MP 7040A Series

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