Sony BW-F101 User Manual

4-677-891-13(1)

Professional Disc
for DATA Drive

User’s Guide

BW-F101

Printed in Japan

Safety Regulations

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the top of the
drive. Record the serial number in the space provided below.
Refer to them whenever you call upon your dealer
regarding this product.
Model No. BW-F101
Serial No._________________________

Information

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not
expressly approved in this manual could void your
authority to operate this equipment.

WARNING

To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not
expose this apparatus to rain or moisture.
To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.

CAUTION

As the laser beam used in the BW-F101 is harmful to the eyes,
do not attempt to disassemble the unit.
Refer servicing to qualified personnel only.
The use of optical instruments with this product will increase
eye hazard.
The use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein may result in
hazardous radiation.

The “Professional Disc for DATA” Drive is classified as a
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.

Bei diesem „Professional Disc for DATA“-Laufwerk handelt
es sich um ein LASER-PRODUKT DER KLASSE 1.

CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT

LASER KLASSE 1
PRODUKT

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

CAUTION

CLASS 2M LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO THE BEAM OR VIEW
DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.

ATTENTION

RADIATIONS LASER DE CLASSE 2M EN CAS D’OUVERTURE.
NE PAS REGARDER LE FAISCEAU OU LE REGARDER DIRECTEMENT AVEC DES
INSTRUMENTS OPTIQUES.

VORSICHT

KLASSE 2M LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN GEÖFFNET.
NICHT IN DEN STRAHL BLICKEN, NICHT DIREKT MIT OPTISCHEN INSTRUMENTEN IN DEN
STRAHL BLICKEN.

ADVARSEL

LASERSTRÅLING AF KLASSE 2M VED ÅBNING. SE IKKE IND I STRÅLEN OG KIG IKKE DIREKTE
PÅ DEN MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER.

ADVARSEL

LASERSTRÅLING I KLASSE 2M NÅR ÅPEN. STIRR IKKE INN I STRÅLEN ELLER SE DIREKTE
MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER.

VARNING

KLASS 2M LASERSTRÅLING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. STIRRA EJ IN I STRÅLEN OCH
BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN MED OPTISKA INSTRUMENT.

VARO!

AVATTUNA LUOKAN 2M LASERSÄTEILYÄ. ÄLÄ TUIJOTA SÄTEESEEN ÄLÄKÄ. KATSO SITÄ
SUORAAN OPTISEN LAITTEEN LÄPI.

These labels are located on the top of the drive unit
enclosure.
Dieses Etikett befindet sich auf der Oberseite des
Laufwerksgehäuses.

■ Laser

Type Semiconductor laser (GaN)
Wavelength 403 nm to 410 nm
Maximum output 35 mW CW
power 65 mW Pulse

■ Laser

Typ Halbleiter-Laser (GaN)
Wellenlange 403 nm bis 410 nm
Maximale 35 mW CW
Ausgangsleistung 65 mW Puls

Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Europäischen EMC­Bestimmungen für die Verwendung in folgender /
folgenden Umgebung(en):

• Wohngegenden

• Gewerbegebiete

•Leichtindustriegebiete
(Diese Austüstung erfüllt die Bestimmungen der Norm
EN55022, Klasse B.)

is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Precautions

Damage prevention

■ Do not subject the drive to shock or vibrations

■ Location requirements

Careful consideration should be given to the following in
selecting a site to install or store your drive.
Avoid the following conditions:

• High humidity

• High temperatures

• Direct sunlight

• Dust

• Strong vibrations

•Wide temperature fluctuations

■ Moving the drive

Be sure to remove the disc cartridge when the drive is not
being used. Also never move or transport the drive with the
disc cartridge still inserted.

■ If problems occur

If any problems occur, turn off and unplug the drive, and
then contact your dealer.

■ Cleaning

Cleaning the drive unit

DO NOT USE LENS CLEANING DEVICES.
The internal lens cleaning feature enhances dust protection.
Preventive measures were taken into account in the drive
design to guard against dust, therefore there is no need to
clean the optical lens of the drive. Using a lens cleaning
device may damage the lens.

Cleaning discs

Refer to the discription of the media.

■ Cartridge storage

Keep cartridges away from heat sources such as radiators,
or locations subject to direct sunlight, excessive dust,
and/or moisture.

Cooling requirements

Forced-air cooling is required throughout the drive to
prevent overheating of the drive mechanism and electrical
components. Forced-air cooling must be provided as a part
of system integration.

This maximum temperature applies to all operating
conditions specified in this manual.

Measuring point Maximum temperature

Disc cartridge 55 °C (131 °F)

The temperature conditions specified in this manual must
always be met for the BW-F101 to function properly.

Using a Disc Cartridge

■ Inserting a cartridge

Insert the cartridge from the front of the drive, as
illustrated.

Notes

• To avoid damaging the drive, take care not insert the
cartridge in the wrong direction.

• To avoid locking the cartridge, do not insert it into the
drive when the drive is off. If the cartridge is locked, turn
on the drive, confirm that the cartridge is completely
loaded into the drive, and then push the eject button.

■ Protecting data

Data cartridges are equipped with a write-protect switch to
prevent the accidental deletion of data on the disc or the
inadvertent writing of unwanted data.
Slide the switch in the direction of the arrow as illustrated
below. A red surface appears in place of the switch to
indicate that the cartridge is write-protected. To release the
protection, return the switch to its original position.

Write-protect switch

■ Ejecting a cartridge

If a cartridge cannot be ejected with the eject button or
SCSI EJECT command, turn off the drive, remove the
emergency eject hole cover, insert a Philips screwdriver
(diameter 5 mm/0.2 in. or less) into the hole, and then turn
it counterclockwise while pushing it forward until the
cartridge comes out from the drive. To avoid damaging the
drive and/or the cartridge, do not force the screwdriver to
turn if you feel resistance.

Note

If the cartridge still cannot be ejected after performing the
above, contact your dealer.

Printed on 100% recycled paper using VOC (Volatile Organic
Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink.

Specifications

Configuration and Location of Parts

Switch Settings and Assignments

■ Operating environment

Installation ±10°
Temperature

Operating 5 °C to 45 °C

(gradient 10 °C/h or 18 °F/h)

Relative humidity

Operating 10 % to 90 % (non-condensing)

■ Power/Miscellaneous

Power supply +5 V 2.0 A (max.)

+12 V 2.0 A (max.)

Dimensions 146.0 × 41.4 × 203.0 mm (W ×H×D)

(5.7 × 1.6 × 8.0 in.)
(without bezel)

Mass 1.2 kg (2.6 lb.) (drive only)

Design and specifications are subject to change without
notice.

■ Host interface

Ultra 160 LVD/SE SCSI
SCSI Parallel Interface – 3 (SPI-3) [ANSI NCITS.336:2000]

Notes

• SCSI Terminator
The BW-F101 only supports shielded connectors. The
drive has no internal SCSI bus terminator, therefore when
the drive is connected at the end of a SCSI configuration,
it is necessary to connect an active terminator that
complies to the SPI3: ANSI NCITS.336:2000
specification to either end of the cable.

• SCSI Cable
You can use a 68-signal conductor flat cable, or a 34­signal twisted cable as the LVD/SE cable.
To achieve a high transfer rate, the total length of SCSI
cables should not exceed 6 m in an SE (single-ended)
configuration. In an LVD configuration, the total length
should be less than 12 m (39.4 ft.).

■ Media lineup

Product Type Capacity

PDDRW23 Rewritable 23.3 GB
PDDWO23 Write-once 23.3 GB

■ System configuration

The BW-F101 is connected to a host computer through its
SCSI interface. A maximum of fifteen peripheral devices
can be connected as a daisy chain on the SCSI bus.

Host computer

ID=0 ID=1 ID=2 ID=3 ID=4

BW-F101

System configuration example

SCSI cable 12 m

ID=5

ID=14 ID=15

■ Location of parts

This section provides a general description of the
“Professional Disc for DATA” Drive BW-F101.

Front

Disk insertion slot

BUSY indicator
Emergency eject hole cover

Front view

Eject button

Rear

DC power connector

SCSI connector

Function pin connector

Rear view

■ SCSI and DC power connectors

The SCSI and DC power connectors are located at the rear
of the drive.
The drive uses a Fujitsu (FCN 235J068G/0-53) 68-pin
SCSI connector and a Kyocera Elco (00-9091-04-1305)
4-pin DC power male header.

Recommended female connectors

SCSI connector
Honda Tsushin Kogyo (PSC-D68MA1 or PCS-D68RMA1)
Tyco Electronics AMP (786090-7)
DC power connector
AMP receptacle 1-480424-0 MATE-N-LOCK

DC power connectorFunction pin connectorSCSI connector

34
68

SCSI and DC power connector

135A12

B12

A1
B1

1

4

■ DC power connector pin assignments

Pin number Description

1 DC +12 V
2 +12 V Return
3 +5 V Return
4 DC +5 V

■ Function pin connector assignments

A1 SCSI ID0 B1 GND
A2 SCSI ID1 B2 GND

A3 SCSI ID2 B3 GND

A4 SCSI ID3 B4 GND
A5 Disable SCSI Parity B5 GND

A6 Direct Access Inquiry Response B6* Reserved

A7 Disable Write Cache B7* Reserved
A8

Inhibit Verify for Write Command

A9 Reserved B9* Reserved

A10 Enable Background Format B10* Reserved
A11 Force CAV B11* Reserved

A12 Terminator Power B12 Terminator Power Source

* This pin is NOT directly connected to GND. Do not use this pin as GND.

The BW-F101 drive signal to GND level depending on the function pin
settings. Otherwise, the signal is not driven to GND level.

WARNING

B8* Reserved

Default settings enable write caching. The integrity of the
contents of the buffer memory is not guaranteed through
power cycling.

■ SCSI ID settings

SCSI Connector pin

ID A1/B1 A2/B2 A3/B3 A4/B4

0 OFF OFF OFF OFF
1ON OFF OFF OFF

2 OFF ON OFF OFF

3ON ON OFF OFF
4 OFF OFF ON OFF

5ON OFF ON OFF

6 OFF ON ON OFF
7ON ON ON OFF

8 OFF OFF OFF ON

9ON OFF OFF ON
10 OFF ON OFF ON

11 ON ON OFF ON

12 OFF OFF ON ON
13 ON OFF ON ON

14 OFF ON ON ON

15 ON ON ON ON

■ SCSI connector pin assignments

Signal name Pin number Signal name

+DB(12) 1 35 -DB(12)
+DB(13) 2 36 -DB(13)
+DB(14) 3 37 -DB(14)
+DB(15) 4 38 -DB(15)
+DB(P1) 5 39 -DB(P1)

+DB(0) 6 40 -DB(0)
+DB(1) 7 41 -DB(1)
+DB(2) 8 42 -DB(2)
+DB(3) 9 43 -DB(3)
+DB(4) 10 44 -DB(4)
+DB(5) 11 45 -DB(5)
+DB(6) 12 46 -DB(6)

+DB(7) 13 47 -DB(7)
+P_CRCA 14 48 -P_CRCA
GROUND 15 49 GROUND

DIFFSENS 16 50 DIFFSENS
TERMPWR 17 51 TERMPWR
TERMPWR 18 52 TERMPWR

RESERVED 19 53 RESERVED

GROUND 20 54 GROUND

+ATN 21 55 -ATN

GROUND 22 56 GROUND

+BSY 23 57 -BSY
+ACK 24 58 -ACK

+RST 25 59 -RST

+MSG 26 60 -MSG

+SEL 27 61 -SEL

+C/D 28 62 -C/D

+REQ 29 63 -REQ

+I/O 30 64 -I/O
+DB(8) 31 65 -DB(8)
+DB(9) 32 66 -DB(9)

+DB(10) 33 67 -DB(10)
+DB(11) 34 68 -DB(11)

The conductor number refers to the conductor position when using planar
cable media.

■ Optional DIP switch settings

The BW-F101 features optional switches S202 and S205.
These optional DIP switches allow the user to set the drive
configuration.

Bottom panel view

■ Optional DIP switch assignments

Optional switch Switch number

1 Reserved
2 Reserved
3 Disable Auto Spin-up

S202 4 Reserved

5 Reserved
6 Reserved
7 Sequential Device Mode
8 Reserved
1 Reserved
2 Reserved
3

S205 4 Reserved

5 Report Blank Error
6 Reserved
7 Reserved
8 Reserved

Description

Disable Read Modify Write