Teac CDW54E, CD-W54EK User Manual

CD-W54EK CD-RW Drive

User's manual

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To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of
your drive into the bo x. In the case of w arranty you are e xpected to send it together
with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative.

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Contents

• Copyright © 1999, TEAC Corporation Ltd. All rights reserved.

First Edition: September 1999.

• Company and product names provided herein are trade-

marks of their respective companies.

• Changes in specifications and features ma y be made without

notice or obligation.

CONTENTS

TO THE USER ................................................................................ 26

1. COMPONENTS .......................................................................... 27

2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ....................................................... 28

3. PRECAUTIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND OPERATION.......... 29

4. CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS.................................................. 31

4.1 Front Panel........................................................................... 31

4.2 Rear panel............................................................................ 33

5. CONNECTION TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER......................... 36

5.1 Drive Installation Directions.................................................. 36

5.2 Installation/Connection to Your Personal Computer............. 36

6. CONNECTION TO AUDIO EQUIPMENT.................................... 37

7. INSTALLING DRIVERS AND THE WRITER SOFTWARE.......... 38

7.1 Installing Drivers with Windo ws 95/98.................................. 38

7.2 Installing Drivers with Windows NT 4.0 and OS/2................ 38

7.3 Compatibility or Interoperability to Other IDE Devices......... 39

8. SPECIFICATIONS....................................................................... 40

9. TECHNICAL SUPPORT.............................................................. 41

9.1 Product Warranty ................................................................. 41

9.2 Technical Service Depots..................................................... 41

WARRANTY.................................................................................... 42

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To the User

TO THE USER

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f or
a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These
limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against interf erence
in a residential area. This device generates and uses radio frequency
energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions,
it may cause interference to radio or TV reception. If this unit does
cause interference with TV or radio reception, you can try to correct the
interference by one or more of the following measures:

(a) Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
(b) Increase the separation between the equipment and the receiver.
(c) Plug the equipment into a different outlet so that it is not on the

same circuit as the receiver.

If necessary , consult the dealer or an e xperienced radio/TV technician
for additional suggestions.

CAUTION

Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approv ed by
TEAC CORPORATION for compliance could void the user’s authority
to operate this equipment.

T o ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interf erence,
it is necessary to use shielded I/O cables.

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1. Components

1. COMPONENTS

With a reading speed factor of approx. 32 the CD-W54E is a modern
high performance CD-RW drive system. It is able to write to CD-R and
CD-RW media with a writing speed of 4. The drive is shipped with the
follo wing components. Open the packing bo x and confirm that none of
the parts are missing.

➀ CD-W54E CD-RW Drive ➆ Mounting screws (M3x5)

➂ Interface cable ➃ Audio cab le

➄ CD-W54E User’s man ual ➅ CD-W54E Warranty card

(printed on last page)

For any other accessories please refer to the printed notes on the
packaging.

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2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS

Your TEAC CD-RW drive supports all major operating systems (with
the exception of MS-DOS and Windows 3.1x) and all major hardware
platforms. T o get the full perf ormance it is recommended to use a system
environment whichs computing power is equiv alent to an IBM compatible
PC with a Pentium CPU with 90 MHz clock frequency or more, 16
Mbyte RAM or more and a fixed disk with an access time of 12 ms or
less.

Important:

1. To use the TEAC CD-RW drive, a IDE (ATAPI) controller is
required. The necessary drivers are shipped with the
corresponding controller card or they are available from the
manufacturer of the controller..

2. Please do not install your TEAC CD-RW drive near sources of
radiating heat like hard disks .

Selecting the CD-R/CD-RW media for your TEAC CD-RW drive

The best results and the highest performance are ensured by using
TEAC CD-R/CD-RW media. Your dealer will tell you the sources of
those CD-Rs and CD-RWs.

2. System requirements

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3. PRECAUTIONS FOR INSTALLATION AND
OPERATION

Installation

Av oid installation in places with

• high rates of moisture

• temperatures above the specified maximum

• large temperature differences

• large amounts of dust and dirt

• vibrations and

• direct exposure to sun light.

Operation

Do not operate your TEAC CD-RW drive under operating conditions
other than listed in 8. Specifications . If you believe your TEA C CD-RW
drive to be defective please contact your dealer or any of the TEAC
facilities.

Important Hints for Using the CD-RW Drive

What is stated in the specification must be observed for the user to get
the most out of the drive. Especially, the following precautions must be
observed for quality of recording.

(a) Be careful about the use of the disk. What is stated by the disk

manufacturer must be observed for the usage.

(b) Don't let the disk and the tray become dirty.

– Check to see that the disk is bereft of scratch, dust, fingerprint

or any other dirt.

– Check to seethat the disk tray is clean. if the disk tray becomes

dirty , clean it.

– If the disk becomes dirty, clean it as recommended by the disk

manufacturer . The disk surface is apt to be damaged, so it must
be cleaned only as per instruction.

3. Precautions for Installation and Operation

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(c) Av oid vibr ation or impact.

During recording or playing, son't subject the drive to vibration or
impact. Vibration or impact especially during recording can result
in poor recording. The following problems also can occasionally
result:
– The disk becomes defective because of faulty recording, and

cannot be played back.

– Additional recording cannot be made because of faulty previous

recording.

(d) Data protection

Recording may not be completed normally in some cases due to a
malfunction of the drive, a defective medium, etc. Therefore, use
the follo wing precautions.
– Be sure to confirm the recording status by playing back the

newly recorded data after completing the recording operation.

– Be sure to store the source file from which the data is recorded

until the recording is confirmed.

– Do not repair the drive or replace a part of the drive under

circumstances other than designated assurance conditions.

Cleaning and maintenance of your TEAC CD-RW drive

TEAC CD-RW drive will not need maintenance if used as specified in
this manual. Usually there are only problems with dirty or defective
CDs.

Important:

Do not use cleaning CDs which will remove dirt of the
lense of the laser aided by a little brush. Do not clean
the inner parts of your TEAC CD-RW drive with
compressed air. Any of these methods may cause
damage to your TEAC CD-RW drive.

3. Precautions for Installation and Operation

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4. Controls and Functions

4. CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS

4.1 Front Panel

➀ Disk tray

Insert the disk with its label facing up.

Note:

Please ensure the CD is inserted in a way where the
plugs at the rear of the disk tray and the spring loaded
plug on the front prevent the disk from f alling out of the
tray. This is of major impor tance if the drive is used in
one of the vertical positions.
When using an 8cm-CD disk in horizontal position, place
it on the specified position at the center of the tray . Ne ver
use it in the vertival position.

➁ Headphone jack (ø 3.5mm)

Audio output jac k f or stereo headphone or external speakers.
Use a 3.5mm-diameter stereo mini-plug.

➁ Headphone jack

➀ Disk tray ➄ Emergency hole

➅ Eject button

➃ V olume control ➂ ON/BUSY indicator (LED)