TDK veloCD ReWRITER, Velocd Installation And User Manual
REWRITER
Installation and Users Manual
INTERNAL
ATAPI/E-IDE
CD-REWRITABLE
DRIVE
V10
INTERNAL
ATAPI/E-IDE
CD-REWRITABLE
DRIVE
REWRITER
Installation and Users Manual
FCC 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 communications. However, there is no guarantee interference
will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment causes 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.
Any changes or modifications should be approved by the party responsible for compliance of
FCC Rules, otherwise, the user loses authority to operate the equipment.
The laser beam emitted from the optical pickup is invisible. Accordingly:
• Do not open the optical pickup housing.
• Obtain service only from TDK-authorized personnel.
LASER INFORMATION
These products have been designed and manufactured according to IEC 825-1 on the Safety of Laser
products. This product comes under "Class 1 Laser Products." A Laser Caution Marking is attached
on the top of the internal drive model: "Caution: Invisible laser radiation when open. Avoid direct
exposure to beam."
CAUTION: Use of controls or adjustments or performance
of procedures other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure.
CAUTION: To disconnect the CD-R drive from anelectrical
current, pull out the AC power cord.
CONGRATULATIONS!
Thank you for purchasing your veloCD ReWriter, a reliable, high performance CD
rewriter, recorder, and reader. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us.
The key to the superior performance of the veloCD burner is the inclusion of
buffer underrun write assurance technology, which eliminates buffer underrun
errors. These errors – which are fatal to the writing process – result from
momentary interruptions in the data flowing to the write laser. They typically
occur when the user tries to perform another task during the writing process
or when the source cannot supply data fast enough to the writer.
To prevent buffer underrun errors, the veloCD continuously monitors the status of
its built-in buffer memory. When a buffer underrun error is about to occur, the
veloCD suspends recording until the buffer is refilled. To continue recording at the
appropriate place, the veloCD drive compares the recorded data with the data in its
buffer memory and synchronises adjacent frames. With this technique, the drive
restarts recording at the precise position where writing was originally suspended.
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SECTION 1 : YOUR veloCD ReWRITER 1
About this Manual . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What your veloCD ReWriter Does. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1
What You Can Do with the veloCD ReWriter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
What's in the Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Save Your Box!. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
veloCD ReWriter Features and Controls. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Front Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
Rear Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
SECTION 2 : INSTALLING YOUR veloCD ReWRITER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Open the Computer and Prepare for Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Determine Your Existing IDE Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Quickstart Installation—For Experienced PC Users Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Select an IDE Configuration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
About Cable Select. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Set the Drive’s Jumpers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Install the veloCD ReWriter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Mount the veloCD ReWriter in the Computer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Using Soundcards and Audio Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Choosing and Connecting Audio Cables. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Make Sure the Drive Is Recognized . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Enable DMA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
SECTION 3 : INSTALLING AND USING SOFTWARE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Install Device Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
TDK CD Blender Recording Software . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 4 : USING YOUR veloCD ReWRITER. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
What Media to Use. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Tray Loading and Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Handling CD Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Cleaning Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing Audio CDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Playing a CD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Writing to CD-R and CD-RW Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
SECTION 5 : MAINTENANCE AND TROUBLESHOOTING. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Upgrading Firmware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting: General . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Troubleshooting: Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Troubleshooting: Audio. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Troubleshooting: Writing Discs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
SECTION 6 : FAQs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
APPENDIX A : veloCD ReWRITER SPECIFICATIONS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
APPENDIX B : TECHNICAL SUPPORT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
How to Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
Before You Contact Us . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
Returns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32
INDEX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
SECTION
1
ABOUT THIS MANUAL
Carefully read this manual and keep it handy for easy reference. Use the manual for installation,
operation, and troubleshooting. All the information you need to successfully install, operate and
troubleshoot your drive is included. If you can’t solve a problem, however, please contact us. (See
Appendix B: Technical Support for the different ways you can contact us.) You will be connected to
our technical support engineers.
PRECAUTIONS
Like the rest of your computer system, your veloCD ReWriter requires care in its installation and use.
• Keep the area around your drive clean from dust, smoke, and other contaminants.
• Do not allow moisture or liquids, including water or cleaning fluids, to touch the drive.
Thinner, benzene, or alcohol-based solvents can mar your drive’s surface.
• Do not drop or jolt the drive.
• Do not attempt to open the drive and service it yourself. Dismantling the drive may expose you
to harmful electrical voltages or the laser beam and will invalidate your warranty. For your safety,
entrust service to TDK-authorized service personnel only.
• Do not insert dirty, warped, poorly balanced, or cracked discs into the drive. Use industry-
standard discs.
WHAT YOUR VELOCD REWRITER DOES
The veloCD ReWriter is a CD-ReWritable drive that provides professional quality for CD writing,
rewriting, and reading.
The veloCD ReWriter is fully MMC-compliant, supporting writing features such as Disc-at-Once,
Track-at-Once, and Session-at-Once, as well as variable and fixed packet writing. And it supports
the UDF writable file system implemented through packet writing.
The veloCD ReWriter supports running OPC, and is compatible with Windows Plug and Play.
Flash memory allows upgrading the veloCD ReWriter to the latest firmware revision
(available from www.velocd.tdk.com) without opening the drive.
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YOUR veloCD ReWRITER
WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH THE veloCD ReWRITER:
• Record audio onto CD-R or CD-RW media.
• Play music CDs.
• Periodically back up your computer's hard drive data files.
• Save photos, video, and other images on CD-R or CD-RW media.
• Publish your own databases, catalogs and promotional material on inexpensive CD-R discs,
then distribute to customers and colleagues.
• Master new software programs on CD.
WHAT'S IN THE BOX
Included with your veloCD ReWriter drive:
• CD-RW drive
• 4 mounting screws
• Emergency Eject Tool
• 1 piece of TDK CD-RW media
• 2 pieces of TDK CD-R media
• TDK CD-ROM with bundled software, including TDK CD Blender Recording Software
• veloCD ReWriter operation manuals
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NOTE: Most new CD-ROM drives can read CD-RW discs.
Many older drives may not be able to read CD-RW discs.
SAVE YOUR BOX!
Be sure to save the box after
you have installed your TDK veloCD ReWRITER.
The box and its packaging material were
designed and drop tested to ensure that your
veloCD ReWRITER can endure rough treatment
and still arrive in working order.
If you ever need to ship your drive back to us,
it's best to send it packaged in the original box.
We cannot assume liability for any damage your
drive sustains during shipment. Therefore, please
ship your drive in the safest manner possible.
SAVE
veloCD ReWRITER FEATURES AND CONTROLS
Figure 1: Front Panel of the veloCD ReWRITER Drive. (Find your drive above)
Things you should know: (see Figure 1)
1. Tray front door: Attached to tray drawer.
2. Headphone jack: Stereo mini-jack for headphones and powered speakers.
3. Volume control: Controls volume of headphone jack.
4. Disc indicator: Illuminated when disc is in the drive and power is ON. Blinks when reading or writing data.
5. Stop/eject button: Push to eject tray.
6. Emergency eject hole: Insert emergency eject stick, paper clip, or other thin, rigid object to eject
tray if automatic eject button does not work. Turn OFF power before using this feature.
7. Busy Indicator: Blinks when reading data.
8. Write Indicator: Blinks when writing data.
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Figure 2: Rear Panel of the veloCD ReWRITER Internal Drive
• Audio output connector: Outputs stereo analog signal. Use to connect to soundcard or audio amplifier.
Use standard MPC-3 type, 4-pin connector.
• Jumpers: Use to select operation as an IDE master or slave, or for cable select. In general, leave
these jumpers at their factory settings.
• IDE cable connector: Connects to IDE interface using 40-pin IDE flat ribbon cable.
• Power connector: Connects to your computer’s power supply to provide
DC +5V and +12V to the veloCD ReWRITER.
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Power
connector
IDE cable
connector
Jumper(not used)
Audio output
connector
AUDIO OUT
R G L
CABLE SELECT
SLAVE
MASTER
Jumpers
40
IDE
DC INPUT
1
+5V GND +12V
Audio CSEL
Digital
Analog
D G R G G L 5V G G 12V
Slave
Master
39
40
E-IDE Interface Power
1
2
This chapter explains how to physically install your veloCD ReWRITER in your computer.
The steps are as follows:
1. Turn OFF your computer system and unplug the power cord.
2. Set the jumpers for your new veloCD ReWRITER.
3. Mount the veloCD ReWRITER into an available drive bay inside the computer system.
4. Make all necessary cabling connections: IDE cable, power cable, and audio cable.
5. Turn your computer system ON.
The following pages give more details for this procedure.
TO OPEN THE COMPUTER:
1. Before proceeding, make sure the power to your computer and any external peripherals are OFF
and your computer is UNPLUGGED from its power source.
2. Remove your computer’s cover, following the directions provided by your computer’s manufacturer.
Typically, this involves loosening or removing several screws on the back panel of your computer
and sliding off the cover. See Figure 3 for details.
Figure 3: Removing a Typical Computer's Cover
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SECTION
2
INSTALLING YOUR veloCD ReWRITER
DETERMINE YOUR EXISTING IDE CONFIGURATION
With your computer open, determine the existing IDE configuration. You can do this by looking at
the 40-pin IDE ribbon cable (or cables—there may be two) and seeing what is connected to them.
One end of the IDE cable is connected to a port on the computer’s motherboard; and the other end
is connected to one or two peripheral devices (such as a hard drive or CD-ROM drive). If there are
two devices, one is considered the master and one is the slave. If there are two IDE ports, one is for
the primary IDE bus and one is for the secondary bus.
A typical drive’s IDE configuration is usually one of the following:
• Hard drive connected as master and slave devices on primary IDE port; CD-ROM drive connected
as master device on secondary IDE port.
• Hard drive connected as master device and CD-ROM drive connected as slave on the primary IDE
port; nothing connected to secondary IDE port.
• Hard drive connected as master device on primary IDE port; nothing connected to secondary IDE port.
SELECT AN IDE CONFIGURATION
Set the jumper according to the desired configuration, as shown in this table and illustrations.
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QUICKSTART INSTALLATION-Experienced PC Users Only
If you’ve installed computer peripherals before, use
this quickstart installation designed to get you up
and running quickly. Always turn off and unplug
your PC before you start.
Typical Scenario 1: You have a PC with an IDE
interface installed, you have Windows 95B/95C/
98/ME/2000 or NT 4.0, and you have nothing
installed on the secondary IDE port.
What to do: Set the veloCD ReWRITER’s jumper to
Master, attach it to the secondary IDE port, and go.
Windows will recognize the drive automatically.
Typical Scenario 2: You have a PC with an IDE
interface installed, you have Windows 95B/95C/
98/ME/2000 or NT 4.0, and you have a CD-ROM
installed on the secondary IDE port.
What to do: Change the CD-ROM to Slave, set the
veloCD ReWRITER’s jumper to Master, attach the
veloCD ReWRITER to the secondary IDE port, and go.
Windows recognizes the new drive automatically.
IF NEITHER OF THESE SITUATIONS APPLIES TO YOU,
OR YOU’RE NOT COMFORTABLE WITH IDE INSTALLATION,
READ THE REST OF THIS CHAPTER FOR MORE
DETAILED INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.
Before veloCD ReWriter Installation How to Install the veloCD ReWriter
A
Hard drive connected as master and slave devices on
primary IDE port; CD-ROM connected as master
device on secondary IDE port.
B
Hard drive connected as master device and CD-ROM
drive connected as slave on the primary IDE port;
nothing connected to secondary IDE port.
C
Hard drive connected as master device on primary IDE
port; nothing connected to secondary IDE port.
Connect the veloCD ReWriter as master device to the
secondary IDE port. Remove the CD-ROM drive, change it
to slave, and connect it to the secondary IDE port.
NOTE: With this configuration, it is very difficult to write
from the CD-ROM to the veloCD ReWriter using "on-the-fly"
copying. Use the image writing method for best results.
Connect the veloCD ReWriter as master to secondary IDE port.
Connect the veloCD ReWriter as master to secondary IDE port.
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Connected as master Connected as slave
Connect as slave
Primary
IDE port
Secondary
IDE port
Connect veloCD drive
as master
Connected as master
Primary
IDE port
Secondary
IDE port
Connect veloCD drive
as master
Connected as slave
Connected as master
Primary
IDE port
Secondary
IDE port
Connect veloCD drive
as master
Set veloCD’s
jumper to:
CS S M
Set veloCD’s
jumper to:
CS S M
Set veloCD’s
jumper to:
CS S M
NOTE: For best performance, connect the veloCD
to the IDE port that is not connected to the hard
drive or to a CD-ROM drive. In most cases, connect
the veloCD to the secondary IDE port as a master.
NOTE: For best results, set the veloCD to be the
master, if possible. Enable DMA settings on
yo ur system to achieve maximum writing speed.
ABOUT CABLE SELECT
The CABLE SELECT jumper position sets the veloCD ReWRITER to use the CSEL signal from the IDE
interface for configuration. This signal automatically selects the correct Master/Slave setting for
the veloCD. To use CSEL, you must have a computer that supports CSEL and a special CSEL IDE cable.
Figure 4: Using the CSEL Signal to Configure the veloCD ReWRITER
SET THE DRIVE’S JUMPERS
Specify your drive's master or slave setting before installing it. You do this by changing the position
of a jumper on the jumper block at the rear of the drive.
Your drive ships from our factory with its jumper set to operate the veloCD ReWRITER as a master.
Changing the Jumper on Your Internal veloCD ReWRITER
As shown in Figure 5, the veloCD ReWRITER arrives from the factory with its jumper set to MASTER.
(If jumper is installed then function is ON. If jumper is removed then function is OFF.)
Figure 5: Factory Settings for Jumpers at the Rear of the Drive
Changing to a Master, Slave, or Cable Select
The Master/Slave setting for the drive is determined by the jumper. To change the drive from being
a Master to a Slave or to Cable Select, remove the jumper with your fingers or needle nose pliers.
Then push on to your respective setting. For example, to change the veloCD ReWRITER to be a Slave,
move the jumper to the right set of pins, leaving the other pins uncovered. To change the drive for
Cable Select, move the jumper to the left set of pins.
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Cable Select
For Factory Use
Only
If Applicable
Master
Slave
To use the host interface CSEL signal
for configuration, set the veloCD
ReWRITER’s jumper to CABLESELECT.
Cable Select
For Factory Use
Only
If Applicable
Master
Slave
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