Sony CRX-1611 User Manual

CRX - 1611

CD-R/RW Drive Unit

User’s Guide

CRX - 1611

CD-R/RW Drive Unit

Printed in Australia
© 2001 - Sony Australia Limitied.

This manual is subject to change without notice.

User’s Guide PN: CRX1611-1AUS

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the top of the drive. Record these
numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your sales
representative regarding this product.

This unit uses CD-RW discs with the following mark.

Model No. Serial No.

Safety Regulations

WARNING

To prevent re or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualied personnel
only.

CAUTION

As the laser beam in this CD writer is harmful to the eyes, do not attempt to disassemble
the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualied 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
specied herein may result in hazardous radiation.

DANGER

INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN.
AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM.

VORSICHT

UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG
GEOFFNET
NICHT DEMSTRAHL AUSSETZEN

CAUTION INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. DO NOT STARE INTO

VORSICHT UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG, WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET.

ADVARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING SE IKKE IND I STRÅLEN-

ADVARSEL USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING NÅR DEKSEL ÅPNES. STIRR IKKE INN I

VARNING OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD. STIRRA

VARO! AVATTAESSA OLET ALTTIINA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERSÄTEILYLLE.

BEAM OR VIEW DIRECTLY WITH OPTICAL INSTRUMENTS.

NICHT IN DEN STRAHL BLICKEN, AUCH NICHT MIT OPTISCHEN
INSTRUMENTEN.

HELLER IKKE MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER.

STRÅLEN ELLER SE DIREKTE MED OPTISKE INSTRUMENTER.

EJ IN I STRÅLEN OCH BETRAKTA EJ STRALEN MED OPTISKA
INSTRUMENT.

ÄLÄ TUIJOTA SÄTEESEEN ÄLÄKÄ KATSO SITÄ OPTISEN LAITTEEN
LÄPI.

This label is located on the drive unit’s internal
chassis.

This unit uses CD-R discs with the following mark.

This unit uses CD-ROM discs with the following mark.

When you use this unit as a CD player, use compact
discs with the following mark.

WARNING —

You are cautioned that any changes or modications not expressly approved in this
manual will void your warranty.

Note:
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 communica­tions. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular instal­lation. 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

- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.

This label is located on the top of the drive unit enclosure.

This CD-R/RW drive unit is classied as a CLASS 1
LASER PRODUCT.

CLASS 1

The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located at the

LASER PRODUCT

top of the enclosure.

LASER KLASSE 1
PRODUKT

Trademarks

• MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation.

• IBM PC, PC/XT, and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business
Machines Corporation.

• HP Vectra is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company.

• Molex is a registered trademark of Molex, Inc.

• AMP is a registered trademark of AMP, Inc.

• Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer.

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Contents

Introduction 6

Location and Function of Parts and Controls 7

Front Panel...........................................................................................7

Rear Panel ...........................................................................................8

Precautions 9

System Setup 10

Installing the Drive in Your Computer 10

Preparation.........................................................................................10

Setting the Jumpers ...........................................................................11

Opening the Computer.......................................................................12

Mounting the Drive.............................................................................12

Installing the Software 17

Using Discs 17

Storing Discs......................................................................................17

Care of Discs......................................................................................17

Operating the Drive 18

Starting the Drive ...............................................................................18

Ejecting the Disc ................................................................................20

How to Use the Disc Locks ................................................................21

Specications 23

Technical Support 24

Recommended Sony Media 24

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Introduction

Parts and Controls

Features The CRX1611 is an internal CD-R/RW (Compact Disc Recordable/

ReWritable) drive unit designed for use with personal computers.
General

• Buffer UnderRun Protection.

• 2 Mbyte buffer memory

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• DSS Vibration Reduction System.

 Software requirements

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/4 inch half-height drive form factor.

Supported disc formats

• Reads and writes data in each: CD-DA, CD Extra,
CD-Rom (mode 1), CD-Rom XA (mode 2 form 1 & 2),
CD-I (mode 2 form 1 & 2),Video CD (MPEG 1), UDF & CD-text.

• Reads data in Photo CD (Single and Multi session), Karaoke CD,
Enhanced CD & I-Track CD.

• The CRX-1611 conforms to the specications set out in the
“Orange Book Part II and Part III”.

Supported write methods

• Disc At Once, Session At Once, Track At Once, Variable Packet,
Fixed Packet (Max packet size 1200KB) and Track Reservation.

Performance

• Supports CD-R write speeds of 4X 8X and 16X.

• Supports CD-RW write speeds of 4X.

• Supports HighSpeed CD-RW write speeds of 8X, 10X.

• Fast access times ensuring reliable high-speed data access.

Audio

• Outputs 16-bit digital data over the ATA interface.

• Audio line output and headphones jack for audio CD playback.

To use this CD drive you will require two types of software, one
to enable the drive as a CD reader the other to enable the drive as
a CD writer.
Reader: This drive uses a standard ATAPI interface. Most modern
operating systems have driver software built in to enable the use of
this drive as a CD reader. This includes Windows 95, 98, Me, NT 4.0,
2000 and Macintosh computers with an IDE interface.

DOS drivers can be downloaded from:
http://www.sony.com.au/support/itp

Writer: Authoring software will be required. There are many vari-
ties. Please be sure that the version of software you are using is com­patible with the CRX-1611. You should check this on the software
manufacturers web site or at:

http://www.sony.com.au/support/itp

Front Panel

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1 Disc tray

Accepts a CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW disc on its tray.

2 Emergency eject hole

Insert a ne rod into this hole to eject the tray manually in emergen­cies.

3 Eject button

Opens and closes the disc tray.

4 Busy indicator

This indicator shows the unit’s status in various phases of operation.
* Green - seek, read and write.
* Flashing Green - Writing CD

5 Volume control

Controls the volume of the analog audio output provided via a
headphones jack.

6 Headphones jack

Provides two channel analog audio output.

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