Addonics T E C H N O L O G I E S Pocket CD-ROM PCMCIA USB FIREWIRE Users Guide Revision 2.
FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy. If not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, it may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
Contents FCC Warning ...................................................................................1 Contents ............................................................................................2 Chapter 1 Preface ..............................................................................3 General Information Features ........................................................................... 3 Physical Characteristics ....................................................
Chapter 1 Preface This is a Preliminary version of the manual intended to provide advance information on the Addonics Technologies’ external Slim CD-ROM drive. The information is as complete and as accurate as possible as of the publication date, but will be superseded and updated periodically by revised manuals. The contents are subject to change without notice.
Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter will walk you through the installation of your External Pocket CD-ROM.
* Note – Before you start ♦ ♦ Since some notebook computers comes only with Four Pin Firewire port on the computer, they can use the BUILT-IN hub on Addonics Firewire cable to connect their Four to Six pin Male firewire cable.
For Win98SE, ME and Win2000 Note: (for Windows 98 SE only) After plugging in the cable some system might prompt you for Win98SE CD, in case you don’t have The Win98SE CD and the wizard prompt you for a. b. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. NTMAP.SYS please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS NTMAPHLP.PDR please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS Make sure the Firewire cable is securely attach from the back of the drive.
PCMCIA Cable Installation Attach the PCMCIA cable “MC 36 Connector” to your Addonics Pocket Drive firm and securely – you should not be able to disconnect the cable without pressing the release notch. MC-36 Pin Connector Power Source Installation Ø Please refer to Diagram 1 on page 5 PCMCIA driver Installation For Windows 9X and ME Addonics Technologies – Pocket CD-ROM Users Guide v 2.
1. Plug the PCMCIA cable into your computer’s PCMCIA socket. You should see a “New hardware found” message box as shown. Click next to continue. 2. Click Next to continue. 3. You can uncheck all the check boxes and click next to continue Or just leave the default selections then click next to continue. 4. Click next to continue. Addonics Technologies – Pocket CD-ROM Users Guide v 2.
5. Click finish to complete the Installation. 6. Double Click My Computer Icon and you should see a CDROM icon. 6. You may now access your CD-ROM drive Addonics Technologies – Pocket CD-ROM Users Guide v 2.
PCMCIA Installation for Windows NT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Go to Start\Settings\Control Panel Double Click SCSI adapter icon Click on the Driver Tab Click Add to add new driver Follow wizard and browse to A:\NT folder for the Driver. Select “Addonics PCMCIA…” then click ok. Windows will prompt you for driver location again, to continue Type in A:\NT then click continue. 8. Click YES to restart your computer. PCMCIA Installation for Windows 2000 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
USB Cable Installation Attach the USB-IDE cable’s “MC 36 Connector” to your Addonics Pocket Drive firm and securely – you should not be able to disconnect the cable without pressing the release notch. For Power Installation please refer to Diagram 1 from page5 USB driver Installation For Win98 and Win98SE Note: No driver required for WinME or Win2000 a. b. c. d. e. f. g. h. Make sure your computer is up and running Verify that all cables are connected and there is power to the drive.
Chapter 4 Playing Audio CDs You can use the Addonics Pocket CD or Pocket CD-ROM drive to play regular music CDs. • • • To listen to the music from regular music CDs, you will need to attach a headset or an amplifying speaker to the Audio Line Out at the back of the drive. To play the audio music through the computer, you will need to attach an audio cable (commonly available from any electronic store) between the Audio Line Out of the drive and the Audio Line In on the computer.
Technical Support If you need assistance to get your unit functioning properly, please call Addonics Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper information can be both time consuming and frustrating. Here are some tips to help you out: (1) (2) (3) (4) MODEL NUMBER – Please have this number on hand. SYSTEM INFORMATION – Type of computer, peripherals, etc.
