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USER MANUAL
External Slimline CD/DVD Writer
External Slimline Blu-ray Writer
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Dear user
Welcome to the installation of your Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer / External Slimline
Blu-ray Writer. Before installing the drive, please read through the following points regarding its
compatibility with your system.
Please note: this manual is a general manual which is used for several Verbatim products. Product
pictures shown in this manual may differ from the device you bought.
Contents of the box
Please check the contents of the box. All articles included in this box are listed on the back of the
packaging.
Need assistance? Have questions?
In case power provided by the USB port is not sufficient, you have a question about the use of this
product, need information about other Verbatim products or need technical assistance, please
contact the Verbatim Service Center for your country.
See www.verbatim.com/support/ for details.
WARNING:
This device is equipment complying with EN55032 class A. This equipment can cause radio disturbances in a
residential area. If this is the case, the user has to take appropriate measures and assume all responsibility and costs. It
may not be used near or with any life-sustaining systems.
Verbatim cannot be made liable for any damages, loss of data or damage following thereof - whatsoever (including,
without limitation, damages for loss of business profits, business interruption, loss of business information, or other
monetary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this Verbatim product, even if Verbatim has been advised of
the possibility of such damages.
We reserve the right to upgrade our products in keeping with technological advances.
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Table of Contents
General information .....................................................................page 4
Precautionary measures ..............................................................page 6
Hardware installation ...................................................................page 7
Driver installation .........................................................................page 8
Installation of the application software .....................................page 9
Using the drive ........................................................................... page 10
Trouble shooting - general problems .....................................page 13
Warranty ......................................................................................page 14
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT:
This product and the software contained within it are designed to assist you in reproducing only material in which you
own the copyright or for which you have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the
copyright or hold permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to
payment of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, you should contact your legal advisor.
You assume full responsibility for the legal and responsible use of the product and the software.
© 2016 Verbatim Ltd. All rights reserved. The products named in this manual are only used for identification purposes
and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. This device was designed for home or
office use.
Table of Contents
General information .....................................................................page 4
Precautionary measures ..............................................................page 6
Hardware installation ...................................................................page 7
Driver installation .........................................................................page 8
Installation of the application software .....................................page 9
Using the drive ........................................................................... page 10
Trouble shooting - general problems .....................................page 13
Warranty ......................................................................................page 14
COPYRIGHT STATEMENT:
This product and the software contained within it are designed to assist you in reproducing only material in which you
own the copyright or for which you have obtained permission to copy from the copyright owner. Unless you own the
copyright or hold permission to copy from the copyright owner, you may be violating copyright law and be subject to
payment of damages and other remedies. If you are uncertain about your rights, you should contact your legal advisor.
You assume full responsibility for the legal and responsible use of the product and the software.
© 2016 Verbatim GmbH. All rights reserved. The products named in this manual are only used for identification
purposes and may be trademarks or registered trademarks of the respective companies. This device was designed for
home or office use.
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General information
Reliable performance of the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer / External Slimline Blu-ray
Writer cannot be guaranteed for configurations that do not meet the following requirements:
Hardware Requirements
To use the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer / External Slimline Blu-ray Writer, you must
have a computer with the following minimum requirements:
PC:
• Intel / AMD CPU 1.6 GHz or faster
• USB 3.0- or USB 2.0-Interface*
• At least 2 GB of free hard disk space (10 GB recommended)
• Internet connection for online warranty registration, software updates and downloads
• Operating systems: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10
Mac:
• PowerPC G5 or Intel Mac
• USB 2.0- or USB 3.0-Interface*
• Internet connection for online warranty registration, software updates and downloads
• At least 2 GB of free hard disk space (10 GB recommended)
• Operating system: Mac OS X 10.4.8 or higher
Media standards (External Slimline CD/DVD Writer)
• MDISC DVD R, DVD single/double layer, DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, CD-DA, CD-ROM,
CD-ROM XA, CD Extra, CD-I, Mixed-ModeCD, VideoCD, PhotoCD, CD TEXT, Bootable CD, Disc
At Once, Session At Once, Track At Once, Multi-Session.
* USB 3.0 is backwards compatible with USB 2.0. To achieve optimal performance from the Verbatim External Slimline
CD/DVD Writer / External Slimline Blu-ray Writer your computer should be equipped with an USB 3.0 port.
For maximum performance of the Verbatim External Slimline CD/DVD Writer / External Slimline Blu-ray Writer, both
computer system and software must support USB 3.0.
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ATTENTION:
Blu-ray playback is not possible on Mac systems.
Windows: For playback of Blu-ray movies it is required to install playback software (not included).
Minimum system requirements for Blu-ray playback
• Blu-ray compliant video card and drivers with HDCP support
• Nvidia 8600 series and up
• ATI 2600 series and up
• CPU 3.2 GHz Intel Pentium 4 processor or equivalent
Media standards (External Slimline Blu-ray Writer)
• MDISC BD-R XL, MDISC BD-R, BD-R XL, BD-R DL, BD-R Low to High (LTH), BD-ROM, BD-RE, BD-R,
DVD-ROM, DVD±R, DVD±RW, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, Photo-CD, Video CD, CD-Extra,
CD-Text, CD-R, CD-RW
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