Samsung SM-352NRNS User Manual

Index

Main Page

Safety Precautions

Notational
Installation
While Operating
Other

Introduction

Front
Rear

Setup

Installing the COMBO Drive
Connecting the Cables
Installing the CD Record Utility
Installing the Device Driver
Setting Up the Device Driver

Using the Drive

Using the COMBO Drive
Storing and Cleaning Your Discs
Upgrading the Firmware Flash Memory
System Requirements

Troubleshooting

Solving Recording Problems
Caution with errors
Solving Technical Problems

Specifications

Safety Precautions

Notational

Warning / Caution

Warning : This symbol indicates explanations about extremely dangerous matters.

Caution : This symbol indicates explanations about dangerous matters.

If users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way, serious injury or death could
result.

If users ignore this symbol and handle the device the wrong way, damage to home or property
could result.

Notational

Failure to follow directions noted by this symbol could result in bodily harm or damage to
equipment.

Prohibited

Important to read and understand at all times

Do not disassemble

Any change or modification not expressly approved by designated qualified personnel could avoid
your authority to operate this device.

Always make sure that the disc does not have a crack before use. If the disc has a crack (especially
around the center hole), it is recommended to make a copy immediately and use the copy instead.
When a cracked disc is used continuously, the size of the crack is likely to grow and this will eventually
result in irreparable damage to the disc.

Important to read and understand at all times.

Safety Precautions

Avoid low

Avoid high

Safety Precautions

Installation

Installation

Place the drive on a level surface.

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Failure to do so may cause the device to fall onto a hard surface,
resulting in damage or malfunction.

Do not place the drive in direct sunlight.

- or high-temperature environments.

-humidity environments.

Safety Precautions

While Operating

Handle with caution to prevent damage from external shock.

Do not drop the drive, and protect it from severe shocks.

- It can damage the drive or cause it to malfunction.

Do not move the drive while in operation and do not attempt to open
the disc tray byforce.
Make sure to close all working programs before attempting to open the
tray and always use the open/close button.

- Do not insert a pin into the emergency opening while in operation.

Do not use cracked, distorted or damaged discs.

- In particular, a disc with a crack on the inner tracks may break while in
use.

Safety Precautions

Never allow food particles or foreign substances to enter the drive

Other

casing.

To protect against the risk of fire, do not spill such liquids as
alcohol and benzene on the drive.

Do not disassemble, attempt to repair or modify the device
without express approval as directed in the manual.

- To reduce the risk of damage, electric shock, and fire,

Introduction

Front

1. Emergency eject hole. (If the compartment does not open when you press the Eject button, power off the
computer, insert a pin or unfolded paper clip in the hole and push firmly)

2. Indicator Light.

3. Eject button.

4. Disc compartment. (The compartment opens and closes automatically when you press the Eject button)

Design and specifications are subject to change without prior notice.

IntroductionIntroduction

Rear

1. Two-pin digital audio output terminal for use with a sound a MPEG card supporting digital audio features.

2. Four-pin sound output terminal for use with a sound card. (refer to the sound card documentation for

3. Master/slave select terminal.

4. 40pin host E-IDE interface connector.

5. 4pin power terminal.

further details)

(A : +5V DC)
(B : +12V DC)

Setup

Installing the COMBO Drive

Installing the COMBO Drive

Make sure that the PC is powered off and disconnected from any power source.
If necessary, attach a horizontal bracket to both sides of the drive.
Remove the cover from a free expansion slot and install the COMBO drive, as shown in the illustration.

Setup

Connecting the Cables

Connecting the Cables

Connecting the power cable

The 4-pin power cable from the internal power unit of your computer must be connected to the power
terminal on the rear of the Optical drive.

1 +5V DC

A - Cut Side

Note: An improperly connected power cable may cause trouble. Check the direction of the power connector

and the incline side of the Optical drive before connecting.

Connecting the E-IDE cable

Insert the IDE cable (40-pin), which is connected to the hard disk to the interface terminal.

(Place the red line of the cable close to the Pin 1.)

When using one E-IDE cable

Connect the cable to the SL (Slave) of the Master/Slave Select Terminal at the rear of the Optical drive.

a : Slave Drive (Choose the SL Jumper)
b : Hard Drive
c : MainBoard

When using two E-IDE cable

If there is only one Optical drive, select MA (Master).

2 Ground
3 Ground
4 +12V DC

Setup

Connecting the Cables

a : Master Drive (Choose the MA Jumper) b : Hard Drive
c : MainBoard : Primary 1
e : Secondly 1

If there is two Optical drive, select MA (Master) / SL (Slave).

a : Master Drive (Choose the MA Jumper) b : Slave Drive (Choose the SL Jumper)
c : Hard Drive d : MainBoard
e : Primary 1 f : Secondly 1

Installing a jumper on the master/slave select terminal

Connect a jumper to the rear side of the COMBO.
If the jumper is connected to MA (Master), it will work in the Master mode.

If the jumper is connected to SL (Slave), it will work in the Slave mode.

If the jumper is connected to CS (CSEL), you can control the device by using the host interface signal

CSEL. (In general, connection to MA is recommended.)

Connecting the audio cable from a sound card

Connect the 4-pin audio cable between the sound output terminal on the Optical drive and the audio
input terminal on the sound card.

For clearer sound, use a digital output terminal.(Available only for the CAID that supports digital output)
This may not be available for general sound cards.

Setup

Installing the CD Record Utility

Installing the CD Record Utility

To record data on a CD-R or CD-RW disc in the COMBO drive, you must first install the CD record utility. For
compatibility reasons, you are recommended to uninstall any existing software of the same type before
installing this utility.

Insert the disc supplied with the COMBO drive in the drive.
Follow the instructions displayed on the screen to install the utility.

Refer to the separate utility documentation for further details.
Store the utility disc in a safe place.

Setup

Installing the Device Driver

Installing the Device Driver

No additional device driver is needed for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/NT4.0, as the default Windows device
driver is used. You can check that the COMBO drive has been correctly detected by Windows. To do so,
proceed as follows.

Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop.
Double-click on the Control Panel folder.
Double-click on the System icon.
Click on the Device Manager tab.
Expand the CD-ROM branch.

The SAMSUNG COMBO SM - *** device name is displayed.

The SAMSUNG device driver enables discs in the COMBO drive to be read but not recorded in an MS-DOS
environment; the driver is located in the D driver folder on the CD record utility disc.

Setup

Setting Up the Device Driver

Setting Up the Device Driver

Automatic Setup

The device driver is located in the Ddriver folder of the CD Record Utility disc which is provided in the
package.

Insert the CD Record Utility disc into the CD-ROM drive and open the Ddriver folder.
Run the CDSETUP.EXE file in the Ddriver folder.
When Setup is successfully completed, click OK button or press the Enter key.
Reboot the computer.

Manual Setup

Make the C:\SAMSUNG directory.
Copy the files from the diskette to the C:\SAMSUNG directory.

To do so, type COPY D:\Ddriver * . * C:\SAMSUNG after the C:\prompt and press [Enter].
Edit the CONFIG.SYS file.

Add the DEVICE=C:\SAMSUNG\SSCDROM.SYS \D:SSCD000/V entry.

Edit the AUTOEXEC.BAT file.
Add the C:\SAMSUNG\MSCDEX/D:SSCD000 entry.

Reboot the computer.

Using the Drive

Using the COMBO Drive

Using the COMBO Drive

To play audio or video CDs and / or DVDs in your COMBO drive, proceed as follows.

Push the power button and boot the computer.
After booting the computer, open the disc compartment by pressing the Eject button.
Insert the disc (CD/DVD) with the label on the disc facing upwards and close the disc compartment by

pressing the Eject button. The indicator light comes on.
Play the disc (CD/DVD).

Accessories

The type of accessories varies depending on product model.

z

Audio cable. User Manual & Setup Guide. Software. Screws.
Playing DVDs or Video CDs
Set up and run the SOFT MPEG program supplied as an accessory.

Using the Drive

Storing and Cleaning Your Discs

Storing and Cleaning Your Discs

To ensure a long service life for your discs and drive, follow the pre-cautions below when storing and cleaning
your discs.

Do not place a disc in direct sunlight.
Store a disc vertically in a well-ventilated and stable location.
Do not write or attach a label on a disc.
Do not drop a disc or place heavy objects on it.
Do not touch the surface of a disc; hold it by the edges.
To clean a disc, polish lightly from the inside of the disc to the outside with a soft cotton cloth.
Do not leave the disc compartment open when you are not using it.

Using the Drive

Upgrading the Firmware Flash Memory

Upgrading the Firmware Flash Memory

The product firmware can be upgraded by downloading the updated file from the following Web site:

Http://samsung.com
Http://samsung-ODD.com

Using the Drive

DVD Region Protection Coding (RPC):

video discs (such as movies). Currently,

System Requirements

System Requirements

Before you install the COMBO drive, we strongly recommend that you check that your setup meets the system
requirements listed below.

Item Description

Computer
Free expansion unit 5.25 inch

Disk space 700 MB minimum
Windows version

MS-DOS

DVD Video playback

Intel Pentium II 400MHz/Celeron 466A(or higher), 128 MB of RAM (or higher) with
an 80pin IDE interface for Ultra DMA.

Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/NT4.0 (or higher)
(For Windows NT, we recommend Service Pack2, and Version is over 4.00.1381)

5.0 or higher (For MS-DOS, The CD-R/CD-RW driver can only read a disc without
premaster Software.)

PC with Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/NT4.0 DVD-Video playback software and
appropriate hardware (the Power DVD MPEG software is included in the COMBO
drive package)

The RPC feature is supported on DVD players and is used with DVD­the motionpicture industry has divided the worldinto different regions or zones thatcorrespond to the regional
markets intowhich the motion picture industry releasesmovies. Simply put, RPC codes are placedon movies
marketed throughout the world,based on the region of the world inwhich they are being sold. These
RPCcodes help control and prevent piratingof new movies into other motion pictureregions prior to their true
releasedates within those markets.
The SM-352N COMBO drive supports RPCphase II. In the RPC-2 mode, the localcode can be changed by
users. RPC-2is selected by default for the SM-352N COMBO drive.
You can change the region code up tofive times via an MPEG application.

Please contact your dealer or local SAMSUNG representative if you wish tochange the local code more than
fivetimes.

Troubleshooting

Solving Recording Problems

Hard Drive

Network Drive

CD-ROM Drive

If you have any problems in recording via your COMBO drive,
follow the appropriate instructions below for the source that you are using.

Hard Drive

Check whether the source file is corrupted.
Optimize the hard disk by using the Windows defragmenter feature:

START / PROGRAMS / ACCESSORIES / SYSTEM TOOLS / DISC DEFRAGMENTER
Decompress the hard disk if it is compressed.
Make sure that the space available on the hard disk is at least twice the size of the largest file to be

recorded on the disc.
If you wish to record more than 1000 small files:

z First create an image file and copy the image file to the disc
z Choose the low record speed
z Compress small files and then record them

Network Drive

Copy the network drive contents to the hard disk and then from the hard disk to the COMBO drive.

CD-ROM Drive

Clean the source CD, if necessary.
Create an image file and then copy the image file to the COMBO drive.
Check the CD-ROM drive record speed.

There are two recording methods :

Note
The COMBO Drive provide a High Speed rewriting Disc recording function (CD-RW 24X, 32X). To rewrite at a
High speed, use the disc which High Speed is printed on.

Ultra Speed : 16X, 24X, 32X
High Speed-RW : supporting 10X
General-RW : supporting 4X

Low-speed (file by file)

z

High-speed (transfer of an image file from the hard disk)

z

If the transfer speed of the CD-ROM drive is slower than the record speed, reduce the record speed.

Troubleshooting

If the CD is damaged or recording data is not possible to you need to remove the following causes of the error

Caution with errors

Caution with errors

Term Description

Recommended Disc Types

Caution with errors

Every CD-RW or COMBO drive records data by applying recording laser onto a CD.

It is recommended to set a CD-RW or COMBO drive as follows.

Do not work on a multi-tasking environment and remove screen savers.

If you work on a multi-tasking environment while the COMBO drive is recording/deleting data, Buffer
Under-Run may occur.

Do not allow any external access to the Host PC while recording data.

If another user accesses your printer through a network while you are recording data, errors may occur.

Remove the Auto-Run function of the CD.

If you insert a CD that has the Auto-Run function to a drive connected to a PC while recording/deleting
data, this may cause errors.

How to cancel (select) the Auto-Run function

Cancel (Select) the Auto-Run function in
[Start > Setting > Control Panel System > Device Manager > CD-ROM Setting]

Use image files when you record many small files.

If you use a lot of small size files for recording, this may reduce the transaction rate of the PC. Although
Super link function is often run, the recording quality may become low.

If you copy a CD from another, you do not require making available space in the hard disk. However,
when you use image files, you need to copy them on the hard disk first and then copy to a CD. In this
case, you need to ensure maximum 700MB of available space in the hard disk for reliable recording
process.

Use an E-IDE cable, which has the specified length (46cm).

Using E-IDE cables longer than 46cm may cause errors during data transaction.

Use only one recording software program.

To install a software program for recording, uninstall any other types or versions of recording software
programs first and then reboot the computer.

Make sure you use the recording software CD (Nero Burning Rom / Roxio Easy CD Creator) provided by
us. Using our software program with others may cause errors in recording.

Term Description

What is Buffer Under-Run?

Every CD-RW or COMBO drive records the data that the Host PC wants to record until the data flow
ends.
However, if the buffer becomes empty temporarily, this may cause errors in recording data.

What is Auto-Run?

If inserting a CD into a drive, the operating system executes the Autorun.inf file of the CD automatically.

What is Super link?

This function is to check the buffer to see if there are data while recording.
If the buffer is empty, it waits at the address and then restarts recording after the buffer is full. You can
avoid Buffer Under-Run problems by applying the above-mentioned principle.

Troubleshooting

Before you install your COMBO drive, we recommend to set DMA to enabled on your PC system. See the

Caution with errors

Recommended Disc Types

CD-R MCC, PRO, TDK, FUJI, SKC, MAXELL, MPO, BEALL
CD-RW RICOH, SONY, MITSUBISHI, NANYA

Important!

Please read the entire DMA installation guide before installing your COMBO drive.
About DMA Installation

For stable writing performance at high speeds, Installation of DMA transfer mode for E-IDE/ATAPI
interface is strongly recommended. We recommend DMA mode for fast writing.
DMA Setting

following procedure to set DMA transfer mode in windows oprerating system.
(Windows 98/ME)

+

Click on START

+

Click on Settings

+

Select Control Panel

+

Select the System Icon

+

Select the Device Manager panel
in System Properties

+

Expand the CD-ROM icon

Windows 2000/XP
Select the DMA mode by selecting
[Start > Setting > Control Panel > System > Device Manager > IDEATA/ATAPI Controller >
Default/Assistant IDE Channel Advanced Information]

General DMA Installation Guide Windows 98/Me

+ Select your COMBO drive
+ Click on the Properties button
+ Click on the Settings tab
+ Check the DMA checkbox to enables DMA.
+ Click OK
+ Restart your PC

Troubleshooting

Solving Technical Problems

The COMBO drive is not
detected by the computer.

After installing the COMBO drive,
the PC gets slower.

The COMBO drive is not
recognized by MS-DOS.

The COMBO drive is not
detected by Windows.

No sound is heard from an
audio CD.

A CD is not read or is read
too slowly.

The disc compartment will
not open.

When the MPEG software
plays a Video CD, the pictures
are not regular and the running
speed is too slow.

The Disc is not in message is
displayed even though a disc
has been inserted.

The COMBO drive is not
detected after it is connected to
a sound card.

Problem Meaning / Solution

Check that the power, audio and IDE cables are correctly connected
to the computer.

Change the IDE cable and reconnect it to the computer.
Preferably, connect a second IDE cable to the COMBO drive in
master mode.

Check the position of the jumper in the master/slave select terminal.
Reinstall the device driver or update it with the latest version by

downloading it from the Samsung Web site.

- Http://samsung.com

- Http://samsung-ODD.com
This case may occur when there is a Windows installation problem;

reinstall Windows.
Check whether the audio cable is correctly connected to the sound

output terminal on the COMBO drive and the sound card CD-IN
terminal.

Check that the sound card is operational.
Adjust the volume control in Windows.
Run the CD player supplied with Windows or your sound card.
Check whether the CD is of good quality and clean it, if necessary.

Check that the power cable is correctly connected.
Power off and disconnect the PC.

Insert a pin or unfolded paper clip in the emergency hole and push
firmly until the disc compartment opens.

Adjust the size of the replay screen.

After checking the display resolution, adjust it, if necessary.

The computer may not recognize the disc if you start playback too
quickly after inserting the disc. Open and close the disc
compartment and try again.

Clean the disc and try again.
The interface mode of the sound card is AT-BUS.

You must therefore connect the COMBO drive to the IDE port on the
PC mother board, rather than to the sound card, or install an E-IDE
compatible sound card.

Specifications

CAV 52

CAV 40

Specifications

Technical Specifications

DISC Disc types

DRIVE
PERFORMANCE

SAMSUNG continually strives to improve its products. Both the design specifications and these user

instructions are thus subject to change without notice.

ITEM CD-RW DVD/CD

supported
in read mode

Erasing disc types CD-RW

Disc diameter 120 mm or 80 mm

Data transfer rate Recording CD-R: 7800 KB/sec. (52X)

DVD-ROM, DVD-RAM, DVD-VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD - RW, CD-DA
(Audio), CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Plus, CD-Extra,
Photo-CD (Single, Multi-session), Video CD ready, Enhanced CD,
CD-I/FMV, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-TEXT

7200 KB/sec. (48X),

4800 KB/sec. (32X),

2400 KB/sec. (16X),

1200 KB/sec. (8X),

CD-RW :

Reading

Ultra Speed Writing DISC:
4800 KB/sec. (32X),
3600 KB/sec. (24X),
2400 KB/sec. (16X),

High Speed Writing DISC:
1500 KB/sec. (10X),

Low Speed Writing DISC:
600 KB/sec. (4X),

CD:
CD-R, CD-RW:
DVD: CAV 16
PIO mode 4 : 16.6MB/sec,
Multiword DMA mode 2:16.6MB/sec,

Ultra DMA mode 2:33.3MB/sec

6000 KB/sec. (40X),

3600 KB/sec. (24X),

1800 KB/sec. (12X),

Access time 130ms

Data Buffer 2MB

Laser Semiconductor laser

Slide mechanism Stepping motor

Spindle motor Brushless motor

Load mechanism Tray. DC motor (Soft Eject). Horizontal/Vertical.

ERROR RATE

FRONT PANEL Eject button Auto eject or Auto inject

Indicator

REAR PANEL Required power +5 V : 1.2 A (rms), +12 VDC: 1.5 A (rms)

Interface connector ATAPI (E-IDE)

Audio output Line out 0.7V ± 20% : 47Ω

Jumper block Molex 70203 or other compatible models

OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT

GENERAL

RELIABILITY MTBF 125,000 POH(Duty 20%)

Operations Temperature: 5~45°C Humidity: 10~80%

Storage Temperature: -25~60°C Humidity: 10~90%

Dimensions 148.2 (W) x 42 (H) x 184 (D) mm (including bezel)

Net weight 750 g

Mode 1: 1 block/10

If the Power is ON/BUSY, this means the disc is loaded.
Green: Reading/Recording Status

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, Mode 2: 1 block/10

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