Addonics T E C H N O L O G I E S Mobile CDRW USB FIREWIRE CardBus/PCMCIA Users Guide Revision 4.
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 Mobile CDRW 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 The information is as complete and as accurate as possible as of the publication date, but will be superseded and updated periodically by revised manuals.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 Mobile CDRW.
Mobile CDRW Power and Cable Connections Diagram 1 Power Switch MC-36 Connector AC/DC Adapter Input Jack Addonics Technologies – Mobile CDRW Users Guide v4.
Chapter 3 Interface Cable Installation USB interface Cable # We ship our unit with High Speed USB2.0 cable, which is capable of burning or copying CD faster than 4X speed. # Since USB 2.0 Hi-Speed is an evolution of the existing USB 1.1 specification, it is fully forward and backward compatible with current USB systems. # If your computer’s USB controller is only USB1.1 you can only achieve a 4X maximum writing speed. # If you do not have a USB2.0 port, you may install an optional USB2.
USB Cable Installation Attach the USB-IDE cable’s “MC 36 Connector” to your Addonics Mobile Drive firm and securely – you should not be able to disconnect the cable without pressing the release notch. USB driver Installation For Win98 and Win98SE Note: $ Plug and Play under Windows Me, 2000 and XP $ Uses Mass Storage Driver under Windows Me, Windows 2000 and XP 1. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Make sure your computer is up and running Verify that all cables are connected and there is power to the drive.
* Note – Before you start ♦ ♦ Some notebook computers comes only with Four Pin Firewire port on the computer, they can use the BUILT-IN Daisy chain port on Addonics Firewire cable to connect their Four to Six pin Male firewire cable. You may also get a 6 pin to 4 pin Firewire Adapter. Firewire Cable Installation Attach the FIREWIRE-IDE cable’s “MC 36 Connector” (Diagram 3) to your CDRW Converter box firm and securely – you should not be able to disconnect the cable without pressing the release notch.
Firewire CDRW Installation For Win98SE, Me, 2000 and XP (Note for Win98SE 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: b. NTMAP.SYS please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\DRIVERS c. NTMAPHLP.PDR please type C:\WINDOWS\SYSTEM\IOSUBSYS IF the system did not prompt you for anything just follow the steps below) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. Make sure the Firewire cable is securely attach from the back of the drive.
CardBus / PCMCIA Interface Cable The Addonics CardBus/PCMCIA card has an option switch can allow you to choose using either PCMCIA mode or CardBus mode. The switch position is as follows: CardBus Front view Factory default setting is CardBus mode PCMCIA Side View Cardbus and PCMCIA selection switch. CardBus mode – move the switch to the side with the DOT indicator CardBus mode currently supports WIN 95/98/ME/2000/XP. For DOS, WIN 3.1x and WIN NT, the switch must be set in PCMCIA mode.
CardBus/PCMCIA driver Installation For Windows 95, 98, SE and ME (Do not run the SETUP program from the driver disk, SETUP Is for DOS or WIN 3.1 only) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Power on your system and wait for the Desktop screen. Connect the CardBus/PCMCIA cable and external AC/DC adapter into the back of your CDRW Drive. Plug the CardBus/PCMCIA card end of the cable into the PCMCIA slot on the side of your computer. The system will automatically identify the new card and ask to load the driver.
PCMCIA Installation for Windows NT 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 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. Click YES to restart your computer. Note: You must insert the PCMCIA cable when system is off.
For Sony and Sharp Notebook users Alternative installation procedures If you encountered system locked up using our standard installation procedures (Most common with Window 98 SE, Sharp and Sony Notebook computers and computers with Ricoh Cardbus/PCMCIA Controller) please try to reinstall using the procedures outlined below: 1. Before installing the CardBus driver, make sure the CardBus is not Inserted into the PC Card slot. 2.
Chapter 4 Software Installation CD Mastering Software installation: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Load the CD Mastering S/W into the bottom tray of CDRW drive. Click on the Install Button to start installation process. Follow the On screen Wizard for installation. Wait for a few seconds to finish the installation. Restart the system when prompted. You may now burn CD. Note: Serial Number or CD key can be found on the CD sleeve if ask. Addonics Technologies – Mobile CDRW Users Guide v4.
Chapter 5 Playing Audio CDs You can use the Addonics CDRW drive to play regular music CDs. • • To listen or Play audio CD’s through the computer, you may download the newer version of windows media player. You may plug in a headphone at the front of the drive. Addonics Technologies – Mobile CDRW Users Guide v4.
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.
