ENGLISH SAFETY INSTRUCTIONS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. Please read these safety instructions carefully. Please keep this User's Manual for your reference. Please disconnect the equipment from your AC outlet before cleaning. Do not use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning. Use moist sheet or cloth for cleaning. For pluggable equipment, the socket-outlet shall be installed near the equipment and shall be easily accessible. Please keep this equipment away from humid areas. Install this equipment on a reliable surface. If the equipment is not on a reliable surface, it may drop and cause injury. The openings on the enclosure are for air convection. Please protect the equipment from overheating . DO NOT COVER THE OPENINGS. Make sure the voltage of the power source is appropriate when connecting the equipment to the power outlet. Place the power cord where people will not step or trip on it. Do not place objects over the power cord. All Cautions and Warnings on the equipment should be noted. If the equipment is not in use for several days, disconnect the equipment from the power outlets to avoid damage by transient power surges. Never pour any liquids into the openings, this could cause fire or electrical shock. Never open the equipment. For safety reasons, the equipment should only be opened by qualified service personnel. If one of the following situations arises, get the equipment checked by a qualified service personnel: (a) The power cord or plug is damaged. (b) Liquid has penetrated into the equipment. (c) The equipment has been exposed to moisture. (d) The equipment has not worked well or you can not get it to work according to the user's manual. (e) The equipment was dropped and damaged. (f) If the equipment has obvious signs of damage. DO NOT LEAVE THIS EQUIPMENT IN AN ENVIRONMENT UNCONDITIONED; STORAGE TEMPERATURE ABOVE 60(140), IT MAY DAMAGE THE EQUIPMENT. The sound pressure level at the operators position according to IEC7041:1982 is equal or less than 70dB(A) DANGER: Invisible laser radiation when opened. Avoid direct exposure to beam. Complies with FDA radiation performance standards,21 CFR, subchapter J. Laser power: Wave Length: 783±3nm (CD); 658±3nm (DVD) Emission power:0.7mW Laser diode: class 3b 15. 16. 1 ENGLISH PRECAUTIONS !! Do not attempt to open the drive and service it. Removing the cover may cause exposure to harmful laser beams and electrical voltage. User is recommended to get service by returning the defective drive back to the original vendor where the drive was purchased. · · · · · · · Use the original package for transporting the drive or sending back for service. The original packing was designed and tested to protect your drive under rough conditions. Do not put this drive in direct sunlight, on heating units, or near electrical appliances which draw large amounts of current. Use a soft, dust-free cloth for cleaning your drive. Keep your drive away from moisture or liquids including water, cleaning-fluids, or solvents. Keep your disc clean. Using a soft, dust-free cloth to clean the surface of the disc before recording will improve the burning data integrity. Do not drop or jolt the drive. Keep the area around the drive clean from dust, smoke, and other contaminants. The copyright law of each country governs the reproduction of copyrighted works. The person using the drives may be liable for its use to make unauthorized copies of copyrighted works. It will increase the success rate for copying the data from HDD, instead of copying the data by "copy on the fly mode". Therefore we recommend the user reserving sufficient buffer space for creating an image file (at least 650MB for CD; 5GB for DVD; and if your drive support Double Layer DVD+R writing, then at least 9GB space is needed). · 2 ENGLISH TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION What the DVD Writer Does................................................4 Format Compatibility.........................................................4 Recording Modes...............................................................5 What You Can Do with the DVD Writer.................................5 System Configuration System Requirements.........................................................6 Features and Controls Front View.....................................................................7 Rear View.....................................................................8 INSTALLATION USB 2.0 Users Installing USB Driver for Windows 98SE....................................9 Connection...............................................................................10 Installing the Drive................................................................11 OPERATION Installing Necessary Device Drivers.................................12 Loading and Unloading the Tray....................................12 Recording CDs & DVDs About Software & Manuals................................................13 Recommended Recordable & ReWritable Media..................13 Playing CDs & DVDs Playback Software............................................................14 Playing Audio CDs.........................................................14 Playing DVDs for the First Time.......................................15 TROUBLESHOOTING Read Problems..................................................................16 Write Problems...................................................................17 3 ENGLISH INTRODUCTION Thank you for purchasing this DVD Writer, a reliable, high-performance recordable DVD and CD writer, rewriter and player. Please read this manual carefully and keep it handy for easy reference. Use the manual for installation, operation and troubleshooting for this drive. What the DVD Writer Does The DVD Writer is a recordable DVD/CD-ReWritable drive that provides professional quality DVD and CD performance for writing, rewriting and reading. It also reads Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs) formatted for movies and data. This versatile and remarkable drive can: For DVDs Write DVD+R (recordable DVD) media. * Write Double Layer DVD+R (recordable DVD+R9) media. Write DVD+RW (re-writable DVD) media. Write DVD-R (recordable DVD) media. Write DVD-RW (re-writable DVD) media. Read DVD (DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+R9) discs. For CDs Write to CD-R (recordable CD) media. Write to ultra-speed CD-RW (rewritable CD) media. Read all CD-ROM and CD-R data media. Read CD-RW and CD-DA (audio) media. (NOTE: The drive's maximum Writing, ReWriting, & Reading speeds are printed on the original box. *Only when your drive supports Double Layer DVD+R writing, it can write DVD+R9 media.) The drive supports Running OPC (ROPC) and is compatible with Windows Plug & Play. Flash memory allows upgrading the drive to the latest firmware revision (available from the web site) without opening the drive. Buffer Underrun Proof technology eliminates buffer underrun errors, therefore you can safely use your computer for other things while you're writing to a recordable DVD and CD media. Format Compatibility This DVD Writer is a versatile optical disk drive. For CD write function, it is capable to write data, which conforms to Orange Book: Part 2 CD-R Volume 1 / Part 2 CD-R Volume 2 Multi Speed / Part 3 CD-RW Volume 1 (known as Low Speed) / Part 3 CD-RW Volume2: High Speed / Part3 CD-RW Volume 3: Ultra Speed, into CD-R/RW disk in combination with write application software. For DVD write function, this drive confirms to DVD+R Version 1.2 / DVD+R9 Version 1.0 (only for a Double Layer DVD+R writing support drive) / DVD+RW Version 1.11 / DVD-R Recordable Disc Part1 Ver2.0 / and DVD-RW Re-recordable Disc Part1 Ver.1.0. For read function, it is capable to read all of the following media: DVD single/dual layer (PTP, OPT), DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW. Besides, it reads all of CD formats and media: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus, CD-R, and CD-RW. 4 ENGLISH Recording Modes Track at Once Data can be recorded to a disc, one track at a time. New tracks can be added later. Music CDs can not be played in a CD player or CD-ROM until the disc is closed. Disc at Once Data can be recorded to an entire disc in one pass. In this mode, new data added later is not allowed. Session at Once Data can be recorded to disc one session at a time. New sessions can be written later in this mode. More disc space can be used because there is no gap between tracks. Multi session Data can be recorded to disc in one session. New sessions can be written later in this mode. Less disc space can be used because a gap is created between sessions. Packet Writing This is useful for data back up. Data can be added directly to tracks on media or can be deleted directly from tracks only on media. To use this mode, your software must support Packet writing function. What You Can Do with the DVD Writer Record digital video or slide shows onto DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVDRW discs. *A Double Layer DVD+R writing support drive will be able to write DVD+R9 disc. Play DVD+R, DVD+RW, DVD-R, and DVD-RW discs. Record data or audio onto recordable or rewritable CD media. Play music CDs. Play VCD & DVD movies. Access interactive reference materials stored on DVD. Save photos and other images on recordable or rewritable CDs. Archive images and video to DVD or CD. Master new software programs on DVD or CD. 5 ENGLISH SYSTEM CONFIGURATION System Requirements for USB 1.1 This drive has a high-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 interface. You can also use it with USB version 1.1. To ensure stable read/write/rewrite performance, an IBM compatible PC system with the following features is recommended. CPU Pentium III 450 MHz or higher with built-in USB 1.1 controller (some USB controllers or motherboards may not support all types of USB devices.) Microsoft Windows 98SE/ME/2000/XP Must meet recommended RAM requirements for your operating system. (minimum 256MB is recommended) For software installation Minimum 650MB available capacity for creating a CD image file; 5GB free HDD space for creating a DVD image file to a Single Layer DVD disc (4.7GB); *and 9GB or above free HDD space for creating a DVD image file to a Double Layer DVD+R disc (8.5GB). (Do not enable HDD thermal calibration during operation) USB interface connector OS Memory CD-ROM Drive Hard Drive Interface NOTE: (1) Connecting USB 1.1 interface the drive's top performance is 4X for CD-R, 4X for CD-RW and 6X for reading a CD-ROM. In addition, DVD speed is limited to 0.7X. Therefore, we strongly suggest you NOT to apply any DVD function when connected with USB 1.1 interface. (2) Some high-speed hard drives are equipped with an "Auto Thermal Re-calibration" function. Please disable it in the BIOS setup to avoid writing errors (Buffer Under-run). Additional Requirements for USB 2.0 Interface High Speed USB 2.0 interface required to achieve maximum speeds NOTE: (1) High Speed USB 2.0 adapter card is sold separately and will not be bundled in this package. (2) To achieve maximum record/write speed your system may require data to be copied first to the computer's hard drive rather than directly from another source disc or drive. *Check the original box to see if your drive supports writing to a Double Layer DVD+R disc. 6 ENGLISH FEATURES AND CONTROLS Front View Figure: Front view of DVD Writer A Eject/Close Button B Busy / Write LED C Volume Knob D Earphone Jack E Emergency Eject Hole Push button to eject/close the tray. Indication of drive's operation status. The light lit stands for Busy; the light blinking stands for Write/Rewrite. Control volume of earphone jack. This control has no effect on rear panel audio output. Stereo mini-jack for headphones and powered speakers. In case the Eject button isn't working, insert a small stick or paper clip into this hole to eject the tray. Note: Turn off the power before doing this manual ejection. 7 ENGLISH Rear View Figure: Rear view of DVD Writer A Power Connector B USB Connector Five-pin connector for DC power input. Standard USB B type jack. 8 ENGLISH USB 2.0 USERS USB 2.0 is a very new technology. Therefore, most computers do not have native support for USB 2.0. You must install a USB 2.0 adapter card for your External drive to run at USB 2.0 speeds. If you do not have a USB 2.0 card installed, this drive will still work connected to a standard USB 1.1 connection, but the speed will be limited to USB 1.1 speed. After installing a USB 2.0 adapter card, follow the steps below for your operating system to verify the USB 2.0 card is installed properly. Windows® 98SE/ME users: Right click My Computer and select Properties. Select the Device Manager tab. If there is a yellow exclamation point next to Universal Serial Bus Controllers, contact the card's manufacturer for help. Windows® 2000/XP users: Right click My Computer and select Properties. Select ...