Yamaha CDR400At User Manual

CDR400At

SERIES

User Guide

Guide de I’utilisateur

Bedienungsanleitung

COMPLIANCE INFORMATION STATEMENT

(DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY PROCEDURE)

Responsible Party: Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc.

Address: 100 Century Center Court

San Jose, California 95112

Telephone: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

Type of Equipment: CD Recorder

Model Name: CDR400At

CDR400At-NB

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules.
Operation is subject to the following conditions:

1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and

2) this device must accept any interf erence received including interference that may
cause undesired operation.

See user manual instructions if interference to radio reception is suspected.

FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.)

1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT!
This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not
expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product.

2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessories and/or another product use only high quality shielded cables. Cable/s
supplied with this product MUST be used. Follow all installation instructions. Failure to follow instructions could void your FCC
authorization to use this product in the USA.

3. NOTE: This product has been tested and found to comply with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations, Part 15 for Class “B”
digital devices. Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a
residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices. This equipment generates/uses radio
frequencies and, if not installed and used according to the instructions found in the users manual, may cause interference harmful to
the operation of other electronic devices. Compliance with FCC regulations does not guarantee that interference will not occur in
all installations. If this product is found to be the source of interference, which can be determined by turning the product “OFF”
and “ON”, please try to eliminate the problem by using one of the following measures:
Relocate either this product or the device that is being affected by the interference.
Utilize power outlets that are on different branch (circuit breaker or fuse) circuits or install AC line filter/s.
In the case of radio or TV interference, relocate/reorient the antenna. If the antenna lead-in is 300 ohm ribbon lead, change the
lead-in to coaxial type cable.
If these corrective measures do not produce satisfactory results, please contact the local retailer authorized to distribute this type of
product. If you can not locate the appropriate retailer, please contact Yamaha Systems Technology, Inc. 100 Century Center Court,
San Jose, CA95112, U.S.A.

• This manual applies to the CDR400At and CDR400At-NB.
The CDR400At front panel displays the YAMAHA brand name.
The CDR400At-NB front panel does not display a brand name.

Laser Diode Properties

Material : GaAlAs
Wavelength : 782-789 nm
Emission Duration : Continuous
Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 µW*

*

This output is value measured at a

distance 200mm from the objective lens
surface on the optical pick-up block.
ANSI Class : Class 1

This compact disc player is
classified as a CLASS 1

CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT

LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT

LASER product.
The CLASS 1 LASER
PRODUCT label must be
located on the exterior.

VORSICHT : UNSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG
GEOFFNET. NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETZEN.

VARNING : OSYNLIG LASERSTRÅLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD OCH
SPÄRREN ÄR URKOPPLAD. BETRAKTA EJ STRÅLEN ÄR FARLIG.

VARO! : AVATAESSA JA SUOJALUKITUS OHITETTAESSA OLET
ALTTINA NÄKYMÄTTÖMÄLLE LASERS TEILYLLE. ÄLÄ KATSO SÄTESSEN.

ADVARSEL : USYNLIG LASERSTRALNING VED ÅBNING NÄR SIKKERHETSAF­ BYDERE ER UDE AF FUNKTION. UNDGÅ UDSETTELS FOR STRÅLING.

CAUTION

Use of controls or adjustments or performance of
procedures other than those specified herein may
result in hazardous radiation exposure.

Varningsanvisning för
laserstrålning.

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WARNING

WARNING

• The temperature where CDR400At is located
should be between 5ºC and 40ºC (41ºF – 104ºF),
when used in a fan-cooled system.

• Do not disassemble the CDR400At cover to
reduce the risk of electric shock.

• Always remove the disc before transporting
CDR400At.

W ARNING ❢

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Important Precautions

• Please read the following precautions before
attempting to operate the CDR400At.

• Before recording a disc, be sure to clean the disc
and tray using an air aerosol-type dust remover.
A dust particle on the disc may cause recording
to fail, producing an unusable disc.

• Always record in a dust-free environment. If the
disc must be removed from the CDR400At before
recording is finished, store the disc in a clean,
dust-free environment.

• The CDR400At contains no user serviceable parts.
Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.

• If any of the following should occur, the
CDR400At should be serviced by qualified per­sonnel:

Important Precautions

Metal objects or liquids get inside the CDR400At.
The CDR400At does not operate normally or a

marked change in performance is noticed.

• Do not place heavy objects on the CD-R discs.

• Do not subject the CDR400At and computer to
impact or shock when in use, as this may impair
recording or playback.

• Yamaha is not responsible for any data or infor­mation losses resulting from the operation of the
CDR400At.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

CDR400At Features ..................................................... 1

Orange Book Compatible Recording ........................... 2

Chapter 1 - System Configuration .................................... 3

Computer ...................................................................... 3

Software ........................................................................ 3

Tools ............................................................................. 4

Discs ............................................................................. 4

Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive ..... 5

CDR400At drive settings .............................................. 5

Installing the CDR400At drive ..................................... 8

Chapter 3 - Operation ......................................................... 13

Front Panel .................................................................. 13

Loading a Disc ............................................................ 14

Ejecting the Disc ......................................................... 15

Manual Eject (emergency use) ................................... 16

Troubleshooting .................................................................. 17

Appendix ............................................................................... 18

Specifications .............................................................. 18

Front Panel Indicator Key ........................................... 19

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ts Reserved.

Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a Yamaha CDR400At drive. Please read
this manual before using the drive in order to make the best use of the
superior CDR400At functions.
After reading, please retain this manual for future reference.

CDR400At Features

4xS Recording - 6xS Reading

The CDR400At is a CD-ROM recorder capable of recording at quad
speed (4xS), double speed (2xS), or normal speed (1xS).
It can read discs at up to 6xS.

Compatible with Seven Different Formats

The CDR400At can both record and read seven different formats:
CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-DA, CD-Bridge (multisession),
CD-Extra, and Video CD. The CDR400At is also equipped with an
analog audio output terminal (headphones) for CD-DA.

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Introduction

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SCSI 2 Interface for Data Transfer

The CDR400At features SCSI 2, the second generation SCSI interface
for connecting computers and peripheral devices.

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Compatible with Windows 95 Plug and Play

SCSI IDs are set automatically by the SCAM protocol (level 1).

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Orange Book Part 2 Compatible 5-Mode Recording

The CDR400At conforms to the five recording modes outlined in the
Orange Book Part 2: Track at Once, Multisession, Disc at Once, Ses­sion at Once, and Packet Writing.

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Introduction

Orange Book Compatible Recording

Track at Once

In this mode, data can be recorded to disc one track at a time. Discs
recorded in this mode cannot be played in CD players or CD-ROM
drives other than a CD-R drive until the session is closed.

Multisession

In this mode, data can be recorded to disc in stages (one session at a
time). Additional data can be written later.

Disc at Once

In this mode, data can be recorded to an entire disc in one pass. It is
not possible to write additional data later.

Session at Once

In this mode, data can be recorded to disc one session at a time. To
use this mode, your software must support Session at Once recording.
New sessions can be written later.

Packet Writing

This is useful for data back-up. Smaller units of data can be added to
tracks. To use this mode, your software must support Packet Writing.
The CDR400At supports sequential packet writing.

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