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)

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4 Controls and Functions

➂ ON/BUSY indicator

The indicator LEDs light in Seek, Play, Read, and Write operation.
In the following table you will find a list including a description of
the different drive states and their associated indicator states.

➃ Volume control

Adjusts headphone’s volume.

➄ Emergency hole

When the power is switched OFF and the eject button does NOT
function, insert a metal rod (diameter of 1.2mm or less) into this
hole at a right angle to the front panel, then push the rod to eject
the disk. Do this only when the device is switched off and the ON/
BUSY indicator is NOT lit.

➅ Eject button

Press this button to open or close the disk tra y.

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4. Controls and Functions

4.2 Rear panel

➀ Analog Audio output connector

For stereo audio signal output.
When driving external speakers, connect this connector to the audio
input connector on the Sound Card or Interface Card.

Note:

Mating connectors: Molex 53103-0450 or equivalent.

Connector No. Audio signal

1 L ch Signal
2 L ch Ground
3 R ch Ground
4 R ch Signal

➁ Interface connector

Connect to the IDE interface card using the 40-pin flat cab le.
Cable-side mating connectors: 5320-40AGS1 Molex, or equiv alent.

➃Digital

Audio
output

➂Power

connector

➁ Interface

Connector

➄ Strap switch

➀ Analog audio output connector

Frame ground
tapped hole
M3

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4. Controls and Functions

➂ P ow er connector

Connect to the +5 VDC and +12 VDC power source.

Cable-side mating housing: 8981-4P Molex
Cable-side mating terminal: 8980-3L Molex

Current consumption

P o wer interface connector pin number

➃ Digital Audio output

The digital audio output may be used to supply the digital audio
signal to the inputs of other digital devices.

➄ CSEL bypass (S1), Slave (S2), Master (S3) straps switch

The strap (jumper) is factory-preset as shown belo w :

Pin No. Power

1+12VDC
20V
30V
4+5VDC

12V 5V

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Start 1.7A 1.2A
Seek 2.3 A 1.4A
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4. Controls and Functions

With S1 open (jumper not set) the TEAC CD-W54E ist set to sin­gle or slave mode b y setting the jumpers S2 and S3. The set mode
is irrespective of the CSEL signal. Master/slave mode is determined
by CSEL if S1 is shorted (jumper set). In this case S2 and S3 are
irrespective for setting the mode.

Note:

When setting modes using these straps, be sure to switch off the
CD-RW drive before doing so.

Remark: X: Strap shorted

–: S t rap open

S1 S2 S3 Remarks

X––

CSEL. Master or Sl ave drive is set by usi n g
CSEL ter minal. (DASP signal is used to
recognize sl ave dr i ve. If slave is absent , t he
shadow registe r is used.)

–X–Slave

––X

Master ( DASP signal is used to r eco gnize
slave drive. If slave is absent, the shadow
register is used.).

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5. Connection to a Personal Computer

5. CONNECTION TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER

5.1 Drive Installation Directions

There are three possible positions f or installation: Horizontal installation
with the eject button to the right, and vertical installation in both possible
directions. The installation position is not allowed to be tilted more than
10 degrees out of the vertical or horizontal position.

Note:

Please use for the installation the fixing holes in the sides or on the

bottom of the CD-RW drive.

5.2 Installation/Connection to Your Personal Computer

(1) Switch OFF the personal computer and remove the blank panel

fitted to the front of the 5.25-inch slot, then secure the CD-W54E
using the provided screws .

CD-W54E

Mounting screws

provided (M3x5)

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6. Connection to Audio Equipment

If the mounting rails are necessary for installation in a personal
computer, contact the personal computer maker or dealer.

Note:

Be sure to use mounting screws provided. If longer than specified
screw is used, the CD-W54E may be damaged. Please ensure to
set the master or slave jumpers correctly.

(2) Connect the power cable, the interface cable of the IDE interface

card and the audio cable to the CD-W54E, respectively.

Note:

The interface connector and the audio connector are polarized.
Be sure Pin 1 on all cable connectors match with drive connectors.

6. CONNECTION TO AUDIO EQUIPMENT

The CD-W54E can output the LINE OUT audio signal through the
headphone jack via the Sound Card.

Audio cab le

Pin 1

CD-W54E

P ow er cab le

Interface cable

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7. Installing Drivers and the Writer Software

7. INSTALLING DRIVERS AND THE WRITER
SOFTWARE

As a general precaution the installation of the hardware has to be carried
out as desribed before. The software installation star ts with activating
the reading functionality of the drive as this is well known with any
conventional CD-R OM drive. If the reading functionality is availab le the
next installation step is to achieve the writing functionality provided of
the writer software. More details according the installation of your writer
software you will find in its man ual.

7.1 Installing Drivers with Windows 95/98

According to the Plug-and-Play conventions the CD-RW drive is
recognized as a standard CD-ROM drive first. To make this possible
the drives hardware installation must have been carried out correctly.
After switching on your computer, Windows 95/98 will install the
necessary driver automatically. This part of the installation is aided by
some menus. Please follow the instructions on the screen. More details
concerning the installation you will find in your Windo ws manual.

Caution:

Do not install any additional drivers with Windows 95/98.

7.2 Installing Drivers with Windows NT 4.0 and OS/2

After installing the hardware, the reading functionality of the CD-RW
drive is activated with installing the drivers shipped with the
corresponding operating system. The drivers may be configured and
activated aided by the system control. Please refer to the manual of
your operating system for any details.

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7.3 Compatibility or Interoperability to Other IDE
Devices

If there are any problems if other drives are connected to the same IDE
port (especially IDE-Changer, Phase Change Drive, IOMEGA, and
others), the CD-W54E has to be connected as master as a single drive.

7. Installing Drivers and the Writer Software

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8. Specifications

8. SPECIFICATIONS

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9. T echnical support

9. TECHNICAL SUPPORT

In case the CD-W54E does not operate normally in the environment
specified in this manual, contact the representative from whom you
purchased the drive or our nearest sales office to you.

9.1 Product Warranty

One year following the purchase of this unit is the guarantee period.
Any failures arising from the design or production of this unit are to be
repaired free of charge within one year follo wing purchase. F or details,
refer to the warranty card provided with the unit.

9.2 T echnical Service Depots

Europe: TEAC Deutschland GmbH, ICP Division (Germany)
Technical Support Tel: [phone]
Technical Support Fax: [phone]
Internet: http://www.teac.de/support
Contact us by email: www.teac.de/dspd-www/eng/contact-e.htm
E-Mail-Kontakt: www.teac.de/dspd-www/ger/contact-d.htm

TEAC UK LIMITED (UK)
DATA STORAGE PRODUCTS DIVISION
5 Marlin House, The Croxely Centre,
Watford, Herts, WD1 8YA, U. K.
Technical Support Tel: [phone]
Technical Support Fax: [phone]
Internet: http://www.teac.co.uk

TEAC FRANCE S.A. (France)
17 rue Alexis de Tocqueville, CE 005
92182 ANTONY CEDEX
Tel: [phone]
Fax: [phone]

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Warranty

WARRANTY

Model Serial No.

CD-W54EK

Owner’s name
Address
Dealer’s name Date of purchase
Dealer’s address

Warranty Period

TEAC Corporation, hereinafter called TEAC, warrants this product
against any defect in material and workmanship for one (1) year from
the date of purchase by the original retail purchaser . According to the
following terms this TEAC product will be repaired without charge of
labor and materials by the authorized TEAC ser vice stations, by the
authorized TEA C dealers and/or their authorized service stations. TEAC ,
the authorized TEAC ser vice stations, the authorized TEAC dealers
and/or their authorized service stations may decide w ether the defective
product will be repaired or replaced as a whole or partially. The TEAC
dependancies, the authorized TEAC service stations, the authorized
TEAC dealers and/or their authorized service stations will also honour
this warranty in the other EC and EFTA member states based on the
terms in this warranty conditions.

What is Covered and What is Not Covered.

Except as specified below , this warranty cov ers any defects in materials
and workmanship of this product. The f ollo wing are not cov ered by the
warranty:

1. Damage to or deterioration of the external cabinet.

2. Any unit that has been altered or on which the serial number has
been defaced, modified, or removed.

3. Damage, deterioration or malfunction resulting from:
(a) accident, misuse, abuse or neglect;
(b) failure to follow instructions supplied with the product;

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(c) any shipment of the product. Any damage arising of transportation

is the liability of the freigth company. Any damage arising of
transportation and any implicit and explicit risks are the liability
of the freigth company .This is e xpressivly not a liability of TEAC;

(d) repair or attempted repair by any one not authorized by TEA C to

repair this product;

(e) causes other than product defects, including lack of technical

skill, competence or experience of the user . Especially damages
which may arise of incidential use respectively by improper
ventilation,

(g) damages caused by improper or incorrect installation of

software,
(h) periodic check-ups ,
(i) maintenance respectively repair of par ts due to normal wear

and tear,
(j) adoptions or adjustments to the product in order to conform to

different national technical or safety standards of any countr y

other than the one for which the product was originally designed

and manufactured.

Who May Enforce the Warranty

This warranty ma y be enforced only by the original retail purchaser.

What We Will Pay For

We will pay all labor and mater ial expenses for items covered by the
warranty. Payment of shipping and insurance charge is discussed in
the next section of this warranty.

How You Can Get Warranty Service

1. If your unit needs service during the warranty period, please contact
the local authorized distributor for this product. If you are unable to
locate such a distributor, please contact your TEAC facility at the
address indicated below.

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2. After identifying the nearest authorized service station for this product
the product or any parts believed to be defective must be shipped
freight and insurance prepaid to such service station, together with
a copy of this warranty certificate and a copy of your sales receipt,
showing the date of purchase. Please ensure to fill out the warranty
certificate correctly (do not forget the serial number of the product).
TEAC reserves the right to refuse the guarantee service if the
documents are missing or incomplete in the understanding of this
terms.
If the necessary repairs are covered by the warranty, and if you
have sent the product or parts of it to the nearest authorized service
station, the return freight and insurance charges will be prepaid.

Please do not return your unit to the TEAC factory without out
prior authorization (see also RMA form)!

Limitations of Liability and Exclusion of Implied Warranties

Unless considered unenforceable or unla wfull under the applicable na­tional law:

1. TEAC’s liability for any defective product is limited to repair or
replacement of the product, at TEAC's option and the option of
authorized service stations, authorized dealers and their authorized
service stations. No one is authorized to assume an y greater liability
on TEACs behalf. TEAC shall not be liable for any damage to any
other properties independant of their virtual or real nature especially
there is no liability for any damage to any kind of software and/or
any kind of databases caused by TEAC products.Furthermore TEAC
is not liable for damages arising out of loss of use, loss of revenue
or profits, or any other damages, wether incidential, consequential,
or otherwise.

2. All implied warranties or conditions, including but not limited to
warranties or conditions of merchantability and fitness for a particular
purpose, hereby are excluded.

These warranty terms do not affect any statutory rights of consumers
which were granted by the respective national laws.

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TEAC Deutschland GmbH , DSPD:

Bahnstraße 12, 65205 Wiesbaden-Erbenheim, Germany
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.teac.de
Contact us by email: www.teac.de/dspd-www/eng/contact-e.htm
E-Mail-Kontakt: www.teac.de/dspd-www/ger/contact-d.htm

TEAC UK LIMITED DATA STORAGE PRODUCTS DIVISION:
5 Marlin House, The Croxely Centre,
Watf ord, Herts, WD1 8YA, U.K.
Tel: [phone] Fax: [phone]
Internet: www.teac.co.uk

TEAC FRANCE S.A.

17 rue Alexis de Tocqueville, CE 005,
92182 ANTONY CEDEX, France
Tel:[phone] Fax: [phone]

Warranty

GARANTIE

Name des Eigentümers

Adresse

Name des Händlers Kaufdatum

Adresse des Händlers

Modell Seriennummer

Dauer der Gewährleistung

TEAC Corporation, nachfolgend TEAC genannt, ge währt dem Erstkäufer für dieses Produkt ab dem Datum des Kaufs ein (1)
Jahr Garantie bezüglich jedes etwaigen Defekts an Material und Herstellung. Gemäß der nachstehenden Bedingungen wird
das betreffende TEAC Produkt von den autorisierten TEAC Servicestellen, den autorisierten Facheinzelhändlern oder den
autorisierten Servicestellen der Facheinzelhändler ohne Berechnung von Material- und Arbeitskosten repariert. Die Servicestelle
entscheidet, ob das Gerät als ganzes oder nur die defekten Teile ausgetauscht werden. Die TEAC T ochtergesellschaften, die
autorisierten TEAC Servicestellen und die autorisierten Servicestellen der Facheinzelhändler übernehmen die Garantieleistung
in den anderen EG- und EFT A-Mitgliedsstaaten im Rahmen der in dieser Garantie definierten Bestimmungen.

Gewährleistungsumfang

Soweit dies nachfolgend nicht ausgeschlossen wird, umfaßt die Gewährleistung alle etwaigen Defekte an Material und
Herstellung. Folgendes ist aus dem Gewährleistungsumf ang ausdrücklich ausgeschlossen:

1. Schäden am Gehäuse.

2. Geräte, die verändert wurden oder deren Seriennummern verfälscht, verändert oder entfernt wurden.

3. Schäden oder Fehlfunktionen, die auf folgendes zurückzuführen sind:
(a) Höhere Gewalt, fehlerhafter und/oder nicht bestimmungsgemäßer Gebrauch,
(b) Gebrauch, der nicht den im Handbuch angegebenen Verfahrensweisen entspricht,
(c) Transportschäden jedweder Art. Für Transportschäden haftet das Frachtunternehmen. (Alle mit dem Transport

verbundenen expliziten und impliziten Risiken sind nicht Bestandteil der Haftung von TEAC.)

(d) unsachgemäß ausgeführte Reparaturen oder Reparaturversuche durch nicht von TEAC autorisierte Personen

und/oder Unternehmen,

(e) alle Schäden, die nicht unmittelbar als Produktdefekt anzusehen sind, insbesondere Schäden, die durch

unsachgemäßen Gebrauch seitens des Anwenders wie beispielsweise unzureichende Kühlluftzufuhr entstanden sind,
(f) Schäden durch unsachgemäßes Anwenden der Software,
(g) regelmäßige Inspektionen,
(h) Wartung bzw. Reparatur von Teilen infolge normalen, betriebsbedingtem Verschleiß,
(i) Anpassung an national unterschiedliche technische oder sicherheitsrelevante Anforderungen, wenn das Produkt

nicht in dem Land eingesetzt wird, für das es ursprünglich konzipiert und hergestellt worden ist.

Wer kann die Gewährleistung in Anspruch nehmen

Gewährleistungsansprüche können ausschließlich vom Ersterwerber des Produkts in Anspruch genommen werden.

Welche Kosten werden übernommen

TEAC übernimmt die Kosten für die im Rahmen einer Garantiereparatur anfallende Arbeitszeit und die Materialien, die
im Rahmen dieser Gewährleistungsbestimmungen definiert sind. Frachtkosten und Versandversicherung werden im
folgenden Abschnitt diskutiert.

Gewährleistungsabwicklung

1. Falls Ihr Gerät innerhalb der Garantiezeit Service benötigt, wenden Sie sich bitte an Ihren für dieses Produkt
autorisierten Fachhändler. Falls Sie in Ihrer Nähe keinen Fachhändler finden, nehmen Sie bitte mit der T EAC
Niederlassung Kontakt auf.

2. Ihr Fachhändler teilt Ihnen Namen und Adresse der nächstgelegenen autorisierten Servicestation mit.
Schicken Sie das Produkt oder die als defekt vermuteten Teile spesenfrei (Fracht- und Versicherungskosten müssen
von Ihnen bezahlt werden) an die Servicestation. Fügen Sie bitte eine Kopie des Kaufbelegs bei und füllen Sie die
Garantiekarte vollständig aus (mit Angabe der Seriennummer des Geräts). TEA C behält sich vor , Garantieleistungen
abzulehnen, falls Garantiekarte und Kaufnachweis nicht im Sinne der vorliegenden Bestimmungen vorgelegt werden.
Falls die erforderlichen Reparaturen von den Gewährleistungsbestimmungen abgedeckt sind und das Produkt zur
nächstgelegenen Servicestation geschickt wurde, werden die Kosten für Rückfracht und Versicherung freigemacht.

Bitte schicken Sie das Gerät nicht ohne unsere ausdrückliche Zustimmung direkt an TEAC (siehe auch
Rücksendeformular).

Einschränkungen der Gewährleistung und Ausschluß implizierter Ansprüche

Soweit dies nicht dem jeweils gültigen national anwendbaren Recht widerspricht, sind folgende Ansprüche ausgeschlossen:

1.

TEAC begrenzt seine Leistungspflicht aus der Gewährleistung ausschließlich auf Reparatur oder Ersatz nach freier Wahl
von TEAC sowie der autorisierten Servicestellen, der autorisierten Facheinzelhändler und deren autorisierten Servicestellen.
Weitergehende Ansprüche sind in vollem Umfang ausgeschlossen. TEAC übernimmt keine Haftung für Schäden an anderen
Gegenständen realer oder virtueller Natur, insbesondere an Software und/oder Datenbeständen, die durch Defekte in
TEAC Produkten verursacht wurden. Weiterhin sind alle Ansprüche aus Mangel an Ben utzbarkeit, entgangenem Umsatz
und/oder Gewinn sowie alle anderen impliziten und expliziten Haftungen ausdrücklich ausgeschlossen.

2.

Alle impliziten Gewährleistungsansprüche und V orbehalte, einschließlich solcher , aber nicht beschränkt auf diese, wie die
Vermarktbarkeit und/oder die Gebrauchsfähigk eit für einen bestimmten Zweck, werden hiermit explizit ausgeschlossen.

Diese Garantiebestimmungen berühren das national festgelegte Verbraucherrecht nicht.

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