Pioneer DVD-103S manual

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    DVD-103S DVD-ROM D rive O PERATING I NSTRUCTI ONS Version 1.00 June 19, 2000 Pioneer Corporation Pioneer New Media Te chnologies, In c.[...]

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    This m anual is copyrigh ted wit h all r ights reser ved. No part of this doc um ent ma y be reprinted, produced, translated or utilized in any form or by any means no w known or hereafter invente d includi ng, but not lim ited to, any electron ic, m echanical, pho tocop ying and recordin g or inform ation storage and retr ieval s y stem m eans, wi[...]

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    IMPORT ANT This equipment has been tes ted and f ound to com ply with t he lim its for a Class B digit al device, purs uant to Part 15 of the FCC R ules. T hese l imits are desig ned to pr ovide reasona ble protect ion against harm f ul interfer ence in a r eside ntial ins tal lation. T his equipm ent generates, uses, and can r adiate radio f reque[...]

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    - i - Table of Contents 1.0 Genera l Info r mat io n......................................................................................................... 2 2.0 Safety Instruc tion s ......................................................................................................... .3 2.1 Driv e Precauti ons ...............................[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 2 - 1.0 GENERAL INFORMA TION Thank you f or buying this Pioneer DVD-ROM drive. Please read throu gh these operating instructions to unde r stand your unit properly. After you hav e f inished reading the instructions, put them away in a sa fe place for future reference. WARNING : To prevent fire or shock hazard, d[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 3 - AS I AN Pioneer Electronics Asiacentre PTE Ltd. Service Department 253 Alexandra Road, #04-01 Singapore 159936 JAPAN & OTHERS Pioneer Cor poration (Head Off ice) Customer Support Center 4-1, Meguro 1-Chrome, Meguro- KU, Tokyo 153-8654 Japan 2.0 S A FETY INSTRUCTIONS To ensure your personal safety and to m[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 4 - Serv icing – Opening or removing the cov er exposes you to possible electrical shock or other danger. Contact a Pioneer authorized service representative for repairing this drive (refer to the enclosed Service & Support Card). 2.2 Disc Precaut ions Cracked or wa rped discs may da mage the drive. If a di[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 5 - • Correspondence wi th Kodak Photo CD multi-sessions • Conforming to MP C-3 specifications • Half-height size • Slot loading • Microso f t ® W indows ® 95 and W indows ® 98 (Plug & Play) supported 3.2 Preca utions With CD-RW/DVD-RW Dis cs This drive is able to read out CD- RW/DVD-RW disc data[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 6 - 4.1 Front View DVD-103S Front View 1) Disc Loading Slot insert a disc with the label facing 2) Phones – Headphone jack stereo mini-jack for using headphones 3) Volume Control – Headphone Level used to adjust the volume for the headphones 4) Busy indicator flashes during data acces s 5) Eject butt on press[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 7 - 7) Device Configuration Jumper set this jumper switch to select the d rive use mode supporting the co mputer ( jumpered = ON ; no jumper = O FF) Pin Name Function 1M A * 1 on Drive set to Master mode 2 SL on Driv e set to Slave mode 3 CS on Drive set to Cable Select mode 4 Reserved on Stays in RPC Phase I mod[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 8 - 1. Turn OFF the com puter and remove the cover or f ront panel. 2. Remove the blank drive-cov er fr om the front panel. 3. Attach the slide rail s to th e dri ve. s lide rails may be purchased from a compu ter retailer 4. Insert the drive in to the o pen bay/slot. 5. Place the screws in the ap pr opriate hole[...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 9 - 6.0 SPECIFICA TIONS 6.1 General Functions Disc D iameter 12 cm (4 .72”) 8 cm (3 .15”) * * use an a ppropriate adapter when playing 8 cm discs Transfer Rate DVD-ROM Maximum 8,100 kBytes/sec * (sustaine d) CD-ROM Maximum 4,800 kBytes/sec * * data trans fer rate may not be output if disc is damaged or dirty [...]

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    DVD-114 Oper ating I nstr uctions - 10 - DVD-103S Industrial DVD-ROM Dr i v e Pioneer Electronic Corpo r ation 4-1, Meguro 1-chome Meguro-ku, Tok yo 153 JAPAN http://www.pioneer.co.jp Pioneer New Media T echnologies, Inc. 2265 East 220 th Street Long Beach, California 90810 United States of America (310) 952-2 111 http://www.pioneerusa.com[...]