User guide

6 Introduction

Introduction

Features

The CDU711 is an internal CD-R OM (Compact Disc Read-Onl y

Memor y) drive unit designed f or use with an IBM PC, HP Vectra, or

compatib le computer . It can read as m uc h as 540 Mb ytes of digital

data stored in a single CD-ROM disc.

The CDU711 has the f ollo wing f eatures:

General

•5

inch half-height drive form factor.

• 256-kbyte buffer memory ATA-PI compliant (SFF-8020)

• Audio CD like drawer loading of a disc without using a caddy.

• Power loading and power eject of a disc. The disc can also be

ejected manually.

• Housed in an airtight frame casing.

Supported disc formats

• Reads data from CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I and CD-I Ready

format discs, and from CD-EXTRA and CD TEXT discs.

• Reads data from CD-BRIDGE format discs including PHOTO-

CD.

• Reads standard CD-Digital Audio encoded discs.

• Reads Video CD discs.

Performance

• Supports quadruple, 8 times and Max. 32 times speed operations

with real time error correction.

• Fast access time ensuring reliable high-speed data access.

Audio

• Outputs 16-bit digital audio data over the ATA interface.

• Equipped with audio line output and headphones jack for audio

CD playback.

Note:

The CDU711 is not equipped with an ADPCM audio cir cuitr y

required to support CD-ROM XA and CD-I compatible audio

modes. In addition, the unit does not support the CD-I graphic

decoding function; it has to be provided by the system.