Toshiba SD-R1512 User Manual

TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA

SD-R1512

CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO DRIVE

USER MANUAL

CONTENTS

Introduction..............................................................................1

Setup ........................................................................................3

Using the Combo Drive...........................................................6

Troubleshooting.......................................................................9

Specifications ........................................................................10

Drive Connectors................................................................... 14

INTRODUCTION – SD-R1512

General Features

Reads and records digital data on CD-R/-RW discs

3-way Disc Eject (eject button, software, emergency eject hole)

Average Random Access Time

CD 100ms

DVD-ROM 120ms

DVD-RAM 180ms

Horizontal or Vertical Mount

2MByte Buffer

Playback interchangeability for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs

Regionalization (RPC2 compliance) (DVD)

BUS Interface - ATAPI

Types of Disc Formats Supported - Write

• Applicable Write Format CD-R, CD-RW: Disc at once, Track at one, Session at once,

Packet write

• Applicable Write disc CD-R/-RW: 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 CD
(Photo-CD, CD EXTRA, Portfolio, CD-R/RW), CD-R/RW

Types of Disc Formats Supported - Read

DVD:

DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18), DVD-R (Ver 1.0, Ver 2.0 – Read, Single border),
DVD-R (Ver 1.1/2.0), DVD-RW (Ver 1.1), DVD-RAM (Ver 2.1)

CD:

CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD,
Video-CD), Multi-session (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-R, CD-RW, Portfolio), CD-R, CD-RW

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Front Panel

Figure 1.SD-R1512 DVD Writeable Drive Front Panel

Loading
Tray
Busy Light
LED

Eject
Button

Emergency
Eject Hole

Load disc using tray.

The LED lights green or amber when the drive is operating (LED is amber when drive is
writing.)

The Eject button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc.

The emergency eject hole is to be used only when the Loading Tray will not open when
Eject button is pressed.

SETUP – SD-R1512

The following steps must be performed to properly install your drive:

• Set Drive Jumper Settings

• Connect Audio Cable

• Attach IDE BUS Cable

• Attach Power Cable

• Mount Drive

Jumper Settings

The mode select jumpers are 6 straight angle pins located on the rear of the Combo drive.
By placing a jumper on the pins, you can select the following functions:

CS
SL Configures drive as Slave
MA Configures drive as Master (default mode)

In most installations, jumper should remain in the MA position (factory default). It is recommended that
you install your Combo drive only on the secondary IDE BUS. If you are installing on primary IDE BUS,
your hard drive would then be the Master, and you should set your Combo drive to the Slave position
(SL)

Drive is configured using host interface signal CSEL

Figure 1.Mode Select Jumper

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Figure 2.Jumper Locations

Placing Combo Drive inside your Computer

Now that you have set the jumpers, you are ready to install your Combo drive inside your computer.

Important Note: Disconnect power from your computer system before beginning installation.

Remove computer cover and faceplate if required. Refer to your computer systems manual for removal
information. If the Combo drive is replacing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, remove drive presently installed in
your system.

Your Toshiba Combo drive can be placed in any free half-height drive slot at the front of your computer.
(It can be mounted horizontally or vertically.)

Carefully start sliding the Combo drive into the opening with the disc tray facing the front of the computer.
Before you push the drive all the way in you will need to connect the IDE BUS cable, Audio cable and
the Power cable on the back of the drive.

Connecting Cables

IDE BUS Cable (not supplied with drive) - Your computer system should have a primary and secondary
IDE BUS, cable with your Hard Drive most likely being the Master on the primary BUS. Connect BUS
cable as follows, assuring that pin 1 of cable (side with red stripe) is connected to pin 1 of the Combo
drive's interface connector:

If you are replacing your CD-ROM or DVD:
connect Combo drive to the BUS Cable connector that
the CD-ROM or DVD was connected to.

If Combo drive is not replacing a CD-ROM/DVD or is an
addition to a CD-ROM/DVD:

connect Combo drive to an open connector on the
secondary IDE BUS cable (not supplied with drive).

If Combo drive is to be slave on Primary BUS:
connect Combo drive to open connector on the primary
IDE BUS cable (not supplied with drive).

Figure 3.Installing BUS Cable

Power Cable - Connect an internal computer power

supply cable to the power socket at the back of the
Combo drive. One side of the plug has chamfered
edges, so the power connector fits only one way. Push
plug completely into the socket making sure the plug fits
correctly.

Figure 4.Installing Power Cable

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