CD-RW Drive External USB CD-RW Drive External USB User’s Guide Mode d’emploi Bedienungsanleitung Manual de instrucciones Manuale d’istruzione ©1999 by Sony Corporation Rev. 1.
The model and serial numbers are located on the botton of the drive. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your sales representative regarding this product. Model No. __________________ Serial No. ___________________ Safety Regulations This unit uses CD-R discs and CD-RW discs with the following mark. English Owner’s Record This unit uses CD-ROM discs with the following mark.
Contents Introduction Introduction 5 Features..........................................................................................................5 System requirements......................................................................................5 Location of controls 6 Front panel......................................................................................................6 Rear panel ..................................................................................................
Location of controls Precautions Front panel ■ Installation The front panel controls are described below. ● Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to: – high humidity – high temperature – excessive dust – mechanical vibration – direct sunlight ● Do not move drive during operation, it may cause an error. Avoid sudden temperature changes, condensation may form inside the drive. Should ambient temperature suddenly change, wait at least 1 hour before turning off power.
Hardware installation Step 1: USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable and connectors Step 2: Attaching USB drive to PC Unpack the included materials and locate the USB port on the drive. Connects to drive’s interface connector Connects to open USB port of PC or Macintosh The USB is easy to use and requires no adjustment of computer settings. USB ports and cables are identified by the USB symbol.
Insert the port connector of the USB cable into the PC’s USB port. Note: If no USB connector(s) available (already in use), see Troubleshooting, page 20. Note: This will only appear the first time a USB device is connected.
Accept the default and click Next>, the following message appears: Insert the floppy USB driver diskette and click Next> or select CD-ROM drive, (see below) and click Next>. 12 Hardware installation The following message appears for the driver on floppy option (path may differ). Click Next>. The following message appears indicating that the installation almost complete. Click on Finish to complete the installation.
Now USB adapter driver will begin its installation automatically with: Then click Finish and check System Properties* (Device Manager) screen to assure proper installation. It should appear as illustrated. *System Properties is found by moving the cursor to My Computer icon, then clicking the opposite mouse button and selecting Properties. Click Next>, which will bring up the following screen: The USB drive is now ready to use! PC users skip Step 3, it is for Mac customers.
Step 3: Attaching USB drive to Mac Thread USB cable through the opening in the cover. The following example will be for an iMac. G3 computers equipped with USB have a visible connector on the back, much like a PC. Unpack the included materials and locate the USB port symbol on the drive. 1 2 Attach power cable, then USB cable to drive’s USB interface connector. Locate the port with a USB symbol. Insert USB port connector into USB port of the iMac computer. Switch the drive on.
Software Installation Please refer to the CD-RW formatting software manual (on software CD) for instruction on software installation. Formatting software must first be properly installed in order to write CD’s with this drive. Opening the tray manually in an emergency The tray may be manually opened if it fails to come out by means of eject button or software command. Turn off and unplug the USB drive.
Service contacts in Europe Troubleshooting Should further support or service be required, please contact the local technical support professionals. Problems installing or operating the CD-RW drive? Please review: For Europe (German or English) contact the hotline at: Has the prescribed installation procedure been followed? Tel.: +49 (0) 2389 - 951047 or SONY-HOTLINE@SUPLIE.
