Operating Instructions

6
GB
Table of Contents
Overview ................................................ 7
Compatible notebooks ..................... 8
Compatible discs ............................. 9
Supplied Accessories ............................ 12
Locating the Controls and Connectors... 13
Setting up the Drive .............................. 14
Vertical installation ....................... 14
Connecting the Drive............................ 15
Connecting the drive to your
notebook with the supplied
peripheral cable ........................... 17
Connecting the drive to your
notebook with the supplied i.LINK
cable ............................................ 19
Connecting a Digital Video Camera
Recorder ...................................... 21
Limitations (wrong connection
example)...................................... 26
Disconnecting the drive from the
notebook...................................... 26
Basic Operation .................................... 27
Power management information ... 27
Inserting a disc .............................. 27
Removing a disc ............................ 29
Transporting the unit (using the
cable clip) ................................... 30
Installing the software .......................... 32
About the supplied software .......... 32
Installing ........................................ 33
Precautions before use .......................... 36
Precautions when writing data ...... 36
Playing an Audio CD............................ 40
Playing a DVD video............................ 40
Notes about playing a DVD
video............................................ 40
Notes about DVD video discs ....... 41
Performing a System Recovery on a
Notebook ........................................... 42
Precautions ........................................... 43
Maintenance ......................................... 44
Getting Help ......................................... 45
Specifications ....................................... 46
Troubleshooting.................................... 48
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Corporation.
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• i.LINK™ is a designation referring to IEEE
1394-1995 and IEEE 1394a-2000. i.LINK and
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Corporation.
• Click to DVD is a trademark of Sony
Corporation.
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XP Home
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®
Windows
®
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Professional are referred to as Windows XP.