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    CD-WRITER 5232IM CD-ReWritable Drive User’s Manual[...]

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    DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN O PEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM VORSICHT INSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETSEN ATTENTION RADIATIO N DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYO NS. Copyright Statement It is a criminal offence, under applicabl e copyright law s,[...]

  • Page 3

    FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Ru les. Operation is subject to the following two condit ions: 1. this device ma y not cause harmful i nterference, and 2. this device must accept any interferen ce received, including interference that may cause undesired operat ion. FCC Warning Statement This equipm ent has bee[...]

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    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS 2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS 2 INSTALLATION 3 H OST I NTERFACE C ONNECTIONS 3 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION 4 D RIVER I NSTALLATION 6 Windows Environment 6 S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 6 Windows Environment 6 CONNECTION & OPERATION 7 F RONT P ANEL 7 R EAR V IEW 8 TECHNICAL DATA 9 TROUBLESHOOTING 12[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 1 INTRODUCTION CD-WRITER 5232IM is a half-height CD-ReWritable drive of standard IDE interface. It supports maximu m 52X speed writing ability on CD-R discs, 32X speed on CD-RW discs and 52X speed reading performance. The drive backs up all writing modes and different CD formats and it automatically recognizes the media pl aced in [...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 2 System Requirements For IBM compatible PCs, the system requirements recommended are as follows: ♦ PC sufficient to run Windows 98/ME/2000/XP ♦ Pentium II 350MHz above with at least 64MB of memory ♦ Fast and sufficient hard disk space (minimum 200MB for installation, 1GB or more is recommended.) ♦ IDE host interface suppor[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 3 INSTALLATION Host Interface Connections Most current mainboard models have two IDE ports (primary and secondary) which can connect two IDE cables. Two IDE cables allow you to connect up to four dev ices, but it is recommended that you separate IDE ports for your hard drive and your CD-ReWritable drive. This will ensure that y our[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 4 You may consider one of the two ways recommended below to connect your drive. ♦ To get the most stable performance for the CD-RW drive to write: Primary IDE Master: Hard Disk Primary IDE Slave: CD-ROM Drive Secondary IDE Master: CD-RW drive ♦ For best hard disk performance: Primary IDE Master: Hard Disk Secondary IDE Master: [...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 5  The red-edge of the IDE Cable must be connected to Pin 1 on the CD- ReWritable drive. 5. If you have a sound card that can be connected to this CD- ReWritable drive, you can connect the drive (as Audio-out) and the sound card (as Audio-in) with a 4- pin audio cable. (See figure above.) If your mainboad is integrated with buil[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 6 Driver Installation Windows Environment CD-WRITER 5232IM is a PnP device, and Windows 98/ME/2000/XP can automatically detect the drive and load the appropriate driver. If Windows cannot detect the driv e, you can operate manually: 1. Click the Control Panel Icon in My Computer and then click Add New Hardw are . The Add New Hardwa[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 7 CONNECTION & OPERATION Front Panel 12 4 3 1. LED Indicator Flashes “green” while verifying or reading a disc/ writing a CD- R/CD-RW disc. 2. Disc Tray This is the tray for the disc. Pl ace the disc in the tray, then press the Close/Eject button or lightly push the tray to close it. 3. Emergency Eject Hole When the Close/E[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 8 NOTE: The front panel is subject to change wi thout notice. Rear View 1. Digital Audio Output Connector If your sound card has a digital audio IEC958 format connector, you can connect it to this digital audio output connector with a 2-pin audio cable. 2. Analog Audio Output Connector This connector allows you to connec t the driv[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 9 TECHNICAL DATA Performance Transfer rate Read : CD-ROM/CD-R: 7800kb/s (up to 52X) CD-RW: 6000kb/s (up to 40X) Write: CD-R 7800kb/s (up to 52X) CD-RW 4800kb/s (up to 32X) Access time 100ms at ⅓ stroke(52X CD-ROM) 180ms at full stroke(52X CD-ROM) 120ms at ⅓ stroke (52X CD-RW) 200ms at full stroke (32X CD-RW) Data buffer 2MB CD [...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 10 Form factor 5.25" Half Height Disc loading Tray (motorised) Audio output level Line out = 0.6 ± 10%Vrms Headphone out = 0.6± 10%Vrms Power 5 VDC & 12VDC Dimensions Height 41.8 ± 0.2 mm Width 148.6 ± 0.3 mm Depth 177.0 ± 0.3mm Weight 1 kg Disc Specification Capacity 120mm disc: 74min 650MBytes Mode-1 80min 700MBytes[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 11 Environment Temperature Operating 5°C to 45°C Non-operating -20°C to 60°C Humidity Operating 8% ~ 80%RH Non-operating 5% ~ 95%RH[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 12 TROUBLESHOOTING To help you get more familiar with CD-WRITER 5232IM, the following FAQ lists some common problems you might encounter. Please read it for reference before you request RM A support from your dealer. Q1. CD-WRITER 5232IM cannot be recognized. (1) The drive might not be connected properly. Please check whether the I[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 13 (1) Please check if the audio cable is connected to the audio connector properly. (2) Check both rear side of the CD-RW drive and sound card on M/B (If Audio chipset is on board). If they are well connected, check if the sound card is working. Q7. The tray cannot be ejected. There are two possible reasons: (1) Need to be ejected[...]

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    CD-WRITER 5232IM 14 (4) Increase main memory capacity. (5) Select other burning software. (6) De-fragment the hard disk. (7) Keep the source & destination discs clean. (no scratches, fingerprints or contamination.) (8) Copy data as image file to hard drive to avoid buffer underrun. (9) Keep the system clean. Do not install redundant driver or a[...]

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    3100552360 Version 1.0 March 2004[...]