Pioneer DVD-114 manual

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    DVD-114 Industrial DVD-ROM O PERATING I NSTRUCTI ONS Version 1.00 June 8, 2000 Pioneer Corporation Pioneer New Media Technologies, Inc.[...]

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    This manual is copyright ed with al l rights r eser ved. No par t of th is docum ent m ay be reprint ed, produced, tra nslated or utili zed in any form or by any means now k nown or hereafter invented i ncludin g, but n ot lim ited to, any electro nic, mechanic al, phot ocopying and recordin g or inform ation stor age and retrie val s ystem means, [...]

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    IMPORT ANT This equipment has been tes ted a nd found to comply with t he lim its for a Class B d i gital device, purs uant to Part 15 of the F CC Rules . Thes e lim its are desig ned to pro vide reasonab le protect ion agains t harm ful int erf erence in a resi dential insta llation . This equipm ent generates, uses, and can ra diate radio frequen[...]

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

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 2 - 1.0 GENERAL INFORMA TION Thank you f or buying this Pioneer DVD-ROM drive. Please read through these operating instructions to unde r stand your uni t properly. After you have f inished reading the instructions, put them away in a safe place for fu ture reference. WARNING : To prevent fire or shock hazard, do[...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 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, Tok yo 153-8654 Japan 2.0 S A FETY INSTRUCTIONS To ensure y our personal safety and to [...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 4 - Serv icing – Opening or remov ing the cover exposes y ou 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 Prec autions Cracked or warped discs may dama g e the driv e. If a [...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 5 - • Correspondence with Kodak Photo CD multi-sessions • Conforming to MPC-3 specifications • Half-heig ht size • Power tray 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- R W /DVD-RW di[...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 6 - 4.1 Front View and Vertical in stallation DVD-114 Front View * Vertical Installation 1) Disc Tray - Auto-loading using the Eject button place a disc on the tray with the label facing up A W hen inst alling the drive vertically, slide the tray’s lower claw in before mounting a disc. 2) Phones – Headphone j[...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 7 - 7) Audio Out put connector for analog audio output, uses a M odex 70553 connector Sele ct the appro pri ate ca ble from the follow ing chart: Pin Name Function 1 L Left channel audio output 2 G Ground 3 G Ground 4 R Right channel audio output 8) Device Configuration Jumper set this jum per switch to select t [...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 8 - 5.0 INSTALLA TION The following informat ion provides step-by-step instructions to install the DVD-114. 5.1 Positioning the Drive Before beginning the installation, decide if the drive needs to be positioned horizontally (standard) or vertically. Review all instructions prior to install the DVD-114 drive. 1. [...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 9 - 6.0 SPECIFICA TIONS 6.1 General Functions Disc D iameter 12 cm (4 .72”) 8 cm (3 .15”) * * 8 cm di scs are un available when mounti ng the dr ive vertic ally Transfer Rate DVD-ROM Maximum 13,500 kBytes/sec * (sustaine d) CD-ROM Maximum 6,000 kBytes/sec * * data trans fer rate may not be outpu t if disc is [...]

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    DVD-114 O peratin g Instruc tions - 10 - DVD-114 Industrial DVD-ROM Dr ive Pioneer Electroni c Co rporation 4-1, Meguro 1-chom e Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153 JAPAN http://www.pioneer.co.jp Pioneer New Medi a Technologies, Inc. 2265 East 220 th Street Long Beach, California 90810 United States of America (310) 952-21 11 http://www.pioneerusa.com[...]