
TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
SD-C2712
DVD-ROM MOBILE DRIVE
USER MANUAL

CONTENTS
Introduction..............................................................................1
Setup ........................................................................................3
Using the DVD-ROM ................................................................4
Troubleshooting.......................................................................6
Specifications ..........................................................................7
Drive Connectors................................................................... 10

INTRODUCTION – SD-C2712
General Features
100ms Average Access Time (DVD)
RPC2 Compliant
Drawer Type Manual Load/ Electrical Release
DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW Compatible
Drive Speed
DVD 8X
DVD-R/RW 4X
CD-ROM 24X
DVD-RAM 2X
BUS Interface ATAPI
Types of Disc Formats Supported –
DVD-ROM
DVD-5 (single-sided, single layered)
DVD-9 (singled-sided, double layered)
DVD-10 (double-sided, single layered)
DVD-18 (double-sided, double layered
DVD-R (Ver 1.0 & 2.1)
DVD-RW (Ver. 1.0 & 1.1)
DVD+R/RW
DVD-RAM (Ver 2.1)
CD CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I,
CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session (Photo-CD Disc, CD-Extra, Portfolio, CD-R,
CD-RW), CD-R (read), CD-RW (read)
Front Panel
Figure 1.SD-C2712 DVD-ROM Drive Front Panel
Figure 1.SD-C2712 DVD-ROM Front Panel
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Eject Button The EJECT button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc
Busy Indicator When you install a disc into the DVD-ROM drive, the BUSY light flashes slowly as it
attempts to locate the disc. One of the following will occur:
• BUSY light goes out. The DVD-ROM drive is ready to read data from the disc.
• BUSY light flashes slowly. The disc may be dirty.
• BUSY light remains ON. The DVD-ROM is accessing data.
• BUSY light remains ON indefinitely. The DVD-ROM is experiencing an error.
Emergency The emergency eject hole is to be used only when the DVD tray will not open when
Eject Hole EJECT button is pressed.
DVD Tray Insert DVD Disc in tray