8X DVD Writer Supports DVD+/-RW, and DVD-RAM writing (SATA Interface) User’s Manual
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FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two 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. 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.
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Table of Contents INTRODUCTION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS INSTALLATION HARDWARE INSTALLATION DRIVER INSTALLATION Windows Environment SOFTWARE PACKAGE (OPTIONAL) Installation Under Windows Environment CONNECTION & OPERATION FRONT PANEL REAR VIEW DVD REGIONAL CODE REGION PLAYBACK CONTROL MANAGEMENT REGIONAL CODES About This Drive TECHNICAL DATA 5 6 7 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 10 11 12 12 12 13 14
INTRODUCTION Welcome to a multimedia world of ReWritable technology with DVD burning capabilities. This multiformat recordable drive presents you more backup choices other than acting as a CD-R/RW drive and as a DVD-ROM reader. The drive supports DVD Forum’s DVD-R/RW/RAM standard as well as that of DVD+RW Alliance’s DVD+R/RW enabling excellent compatibility, simple, quick recording of both CD/DVD formats, huge capacity storage, and theater-quality playback.
System Requirements For IBM compatible PCs, the system requirements recommended are as follows: 7 ♦ Pentium III, 800MHz or above with at least 256MB of memory ♦ Minimum 5GB free Hard Disk space ♦ SATA host interface supporting ATAPI MMC command ♦ Operating system: Microsoft Windows XP/Vista ♦ One SATA port
INSTALLATION Hardware Installation To connect this drive to your PC, you will need one SATA port for the SATA drive. 1. With the power to your PC disconnected, remove the PC’s top cover. 2. Insert the drive into one of the free 5¼" bays available for disk drives and secure it with screws to your PC. 3. Connect the 7-pin Signal & 15-pin Power Segment Key cable from your hard disk to the back of the DVD Writer drive. 4. Reinstall the casing on your PC, and reconnect the power supply.
Driver Installation Windows Environment This DVD writer is a Plug & Play device and there is no need to install driver. Windows XP/Vista can automatically detect the drive and load the appropriate driver. Software Package (Optional) The bundled package combines software for 1) DVD/CD recording 2) DVDs/VCDs authoring 3) Packet Writing 4) (VCD or DVD) playback, which gives you the complete solution for making audio/data CDs/DVDs of different formats, editing video and authoring DVD movies.
CONNECTION & OPERATION Front Panel 3 1 2 4 1. Disc Tray Place the disc in the tray here, and then press the Close/Eject button or lightly push the tray to close it. 2. LED Indicator (Green color) Flashes “green” while verifying, reading or writing discs. 3. Emergency Eject Hole If the Close/Eject button doesn’t work properly and the disc tray can’t be opened, you can insert a paper clip or a small rod into this hole for manual ejection. Please make sure to power off the system before you do that. 4.
Rear View The rear panel from left to right contains the following: ♦ DC Power Connector, 15-pin By plugging the computer’s power supply cable here, you can connect the drive and your computer system. ♦ Interface Connector, 7-pin Plug one end of the 7-pin SATA cable here to connect the 7-pin SATA connector on the motherboard.
DVD REGIONAL CODE Region Playback Control Management All DVD Video Playback systems have “Region Playback Control” (RPC) which is required by Hollywood movie industry and defined by DVD Forum. You can only play DVD-Video discs with the same regional code as your DVD-Video Playback system. As for DVD-ROM drives, one kind of the DVD-Video Playback system, there are 2 types: RPC Phase 1 (as RPC1): RPC1 drives do not have built-in hardware support for region management.
About This Drive This DVD Writer is also a RPC2 DVD-ROM drive and the first regional code will depend on the DVD title you play. You are allowed to modify the regional code 5 times (including the initial one). After the fifth alteration, the regional code will be locked and only those DVD titles of the same regional code could be played afterwards, so set the code carefully.
TECHNICAL DATA Interface SATA/ATAPI Disc Capacity DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW: Single layer 4.7GB Double layer 8.5GB DVD-RAM: 4.7GB CD-R/RW: 74min/650MB, 80min/700MB Media supported for Writing DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD-R, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM (Ver.
Reading Speed DVD+/- R: DVD-RAM: (Ver. 2) DVD+/-RW: DVD+R/-R DL: CD-R: CD-RW: CD-ROM: DVD-ROM: Data Transfer Rate max. 16X max. 12X max. 13X max. 12X max. 48X max. 40X max. 48X max.
Mounting Method Horizontal & Vertical Temperature Operating 5°C to 50°C Non-operating -40°C to 65°C Operating 20% ~ 80%RH Non-operating 5% ~ 95%RH Humidity 16
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