Sony DRX-510UL User Manual 2

DRX-

510

High Performance External Dual RW DVD/CD Recorder for Microsoft

Windows®Operating Systems

• Industry’s first 4X multi-format DVD Burner

• Burns DVD-R/-RW and DVD+RW/+R Formats

• Burns CD-R and CD-RW Discs

• USB 2.0 and i.LINK

®*

dual interfaces

• Includes software for creating Home Video, Data, Original Music, Photo, and Backup Discs

*i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that the product contains an IEEE1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other.

DRX-510UL

DRX-510

FEATURES AND BENEFITS

• All popular DVD formats are supported – Eliminates the worry in choosing a DVD recordable drive

• Maximum compatibility – Choose the DVD recordable media with the optimal compatibility with your playback hardware

• High performance CD-R/RW burning – Drive functions as a high performance CD burner, too

• Powerful software bundle – Industry standard applications for creating and editing DVD video discs from camcorder/VCR tapes, backing up your valuable data, storing and sharing large files, watching DVD movies on your PC, and so much more

• Dual Interface external drive supports both USB 2.0 and i.LINK®* connections (IEEE1394/FireWire® Compatible)

*i.LINK is a trademark of Sony used only to designate that the product contains an IEEE1394 connector. All products with an i.LINK connector may not communicate with each other.

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©2003 Sony Electronics Inc. Reproduction in part or in whole without prior written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved. Sony, i.LINK and Storage by Sony are trademarks of Sony. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. All other trademarks are property of their respective owners. Non-metric weights and measurements are approximate. Features and specifications subject to change without notice. Printed USA 4/03 DRX510UL-DS-4/03 AWB031972

SPECIFICATIONS

PART NUMBER DRX-510UL DRIVE TYPE External Combination DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD-R/RW Drive MEDIA & MODES SUPPORTED DVD±R, DVD±RW: DVD-ROM, DVD-Video

CD: CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM (XA), CD Extra, Video CD, Photo CD*, CD Text, multi-session

READ/WRITE SPEED Write (DVD-R) 1X, 2X, 4X** max.

Write (DVD-RW) 1X, 2X** max. Write (DVD+R) 2.4X, 4X** max. Write (DVD+RW) 2.4X, 4X max**. Write (CD-R) 4X, 12X, 16X, 24X Z-CLV max. Write (CD-RW) 4X, 10X**, 16X*** max. Read (DVD-ROM) 12X max.

Read (CD-ROM) 32X max. SUSTAINED DATA TRASFER RATE 11.4 MB/s (8X DVD-ROM) AVERAGE ACCESS TIME 200 ms (DVD 8X)

160 ms (CD 32X) INTERFACE USB 2.0/1.1 and i.LINK

(IEEE1394/FireWire®compatible)

(USB 1.1 supported at significantly slower speeds) BURST TRANSFER RATE 400 Mbit/s (i.LINK interface), 480 Mbit/s (USB 2.0 Interface) BUFFER MEMORY 8 MB DRIVE MOUNTING Horizontal or Vertical DIMENSIONS (WxHxD) 6.50 x 2.10 x 9.72 inches WEIGHT 4.19 lbs. PACKAGE CONTENTS External DRX-510UL Dual RW drive

Veritas RecordNow™ DX CD/DVD mastering software

Veritas DLA™ drive letter recording software

Veritas Simple Backup™ backup software

Sonic Solutions MyDVD

DVD video authoring software

ArcSoft ShowBiz

video editing software

Cyberlink PowerDVD

soft DVD player software

MusicMatch

Jukebox software 6-pin to 6-pin i.LINK cable, USB cable, AC Power Adapter User’s Manual

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS Pentium

II 400 Mhz or faster (or equivalent) CPU minimum. Pentium III 800 Mhz or faster (or equivalent) CPU is recommended for real time video authoring/editing, 64 MB of RAM (128 MB or more is recommended), 1 GB**** of hard disc space. Installed USB 2.0 or i.LINK

interface, Windows

98SE/2000, Windows®Millennium Edition, Windows®XP Home or Professional operating systems

WARRANTY One Year Limited

*Not supported with the bundled software, additional software required. **High-speed DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-RW discs required. ***Requires Ultra speed CD-RW media. ****GB means 1,000 megabytes.

DVD±R AND DVD±RW DISCS RECORDED ON THIS DRIVE WILL PLAY BACK IN MOST CONSUMER DVD PLAYERS AND COMPUTER DVD-ROM DRIVES. PLEASE RECORD RESPONSIBLY. BEFORE COPYING ANYTHING ONTO A CD OR DVD DISC, PLEASE BE SURE YOU ARE NOT VIOLATING COPYRIGHT LAWS. MOST SOFTWARE COMPANIES ALLOW YOU TO MAKE A BACK-UP OR ARCHIVE COPY OF SOFTWARE. CHECK THE TERMS OF YOUR SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT FOR SPECIFIC DETAILS.

MEDIA COMPATIBILITY