Yamaha CD-R401T User Manual

CDR401t

SERIES

User Guide

Guide de I’utilisateur

Bedienungsanleitung

VOL

Recordable

ON/
DISC

READ/
WRITE

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: CDR401t

CDR401t-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 interference 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 lead­in 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 CDR401t and CDR401t-NB.
The CDR401t front panel displays the YAMAHA brand name.
The CDR401t-NB front panel does not display a brand name.

Laser Diode Properties

Material : GaAlAs
Wavelength : 780-790 nm
Emission Duration : Continuous
Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 µW*

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his 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

W ARNING ❢

• The temperature where CDR401t is located
should be between 5ºC and 40ºC (41ºF – 104ºF),
when used in a fan-cooled system.

• Do not disassemble the CDR401t cover to
reduce the risk of electric shock.

• Always remove the disc before transporting
CDR401t.

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Important Precautions

Important Precautions

Please read the following precautions before attempt­ing to operate the CDR401t.

• Before recording a disc, be sure to clean the disc
and CDR 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 CDR401t before
recording is finished, store the disc in a clean,
dust-free environment.

• The CDR401t contains no user serviceable parts.
Refer all servicing to qualified personnel.

• If any of the following should occur, the CDR401t
should be serviced by qualified personnel:

Metal objects or liquids get inside the CDR401t.
The CDR401t 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 CDR401t 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
CDR401t.

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Table of Contents

Table of Contents

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

CDR401t Features ........................................................ 1

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

Chapter 1 - System Configuration

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

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

Tools ............................................................................. 3

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

Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR401t Drive

MASTER/SLAVE settings ........................................... 5

Installing the CDR drive ............................................... 7

Chapter 3 - Operation

Front Panel .................................................................. 12

Loading a Disc ............................................................ 13

Ejecting the Disc ......................................................... 14

Troubleshooting

Appendix

............................................................................... 16

Specifications .............................................................. 16

Front Panel Indicator Key ........................................... 17

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a Yamaha CDR401t drive. Please read this
manual before using the drive in order to make the best use of the supe­rior CDR401t functions. After reading, please retain this manual for
future reference.

CDR401t Features

4xS Recording - 6xS Reading

The CDR401t 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 CDR401t can both record and read seven different formats: CD­ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-DA, CD-Bridge (multisession), CD­Extra, and Video CD. The CDR401t is also equipped with an analog
audio output terminal (headphones) for CD-DA.

Introduction

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ATAPI for High-Volume, High-Speed Data Transfer

The CDR401t features ATAPI/IDE interface for connecting computers
and peripheral devices. ATAPI provides high-speed transmission of
large quantities of data, which is especially important when working
with image data.

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Orange Book Part 2 Compatible 5-Mode Recording

The CDR401t conforms to the five recording modes outlined in the
Orange Book Part 2: T rack 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 the 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.

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