Samsung CD Player manual

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    Index English - 2 1. Sa fety Preca utio ns Notat ional Installat ion While Operating Other 2. Introduction Front Rear 3. Setup Inst alling the COMBO Drive Connecting th e Cables Inst alling the CD Record Util ity Inst alling the Device Driver Setting Up the Device Dri ver 4. Using the Dri ve Using the COMBO Drive S t oring and Cleaning Y our Discs [...]

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    Warning / Ca ution Warning : This symbo l indicates e xplanations about extremely d angerous matter s. If use rs ignore thi s symbol and han dle the devi ce the wrong wa y, serious inj ury or deat h could result. Caution : This symbo l indicates e xplanations about dangerous matte rs. If users igno re this sy mbol an d handle t he device the wron g[...]

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    Place the dr ive on a lev el surfac e. - Failure to do so may ca use the device to fall o nto a hard sur face, resulting in damage or malfu nction. Do not plac e the drive in direct sunlight. Avoid low - or hig h-temperat ure env ironme nts. Avoid hig h-hum idity envi ronmen ts. Safety Precautions Installation English - 4[...]

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    Handle wi th caution t o prevent damage fr om external sh ock. Do not d rop the driv e, and protect it fromsevere shocks. - It can damage the dri ve or cause it to malfuncti on. Do not mo ve the dr ive while in o peratio n and do not attemp t to open the di sc tray byforc e. Make sure to close all working progr ams before att empting to o pen the t[...]

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    Never allow food particles or foreign substances to enter the drive cas ing . To prot ect against the risk of f ire, do ot spill such liquids as alc ohol an d benz ene on t he dri ve. Do not d isassemble, atte mpt to repair or modify t he device wit hout expr ess appro val as di rect ed i n th e manu al. - To re duce the risk of damage, el ectric s[...]

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    1. Con nect or for stere o head phone s wit h a 3.6 mm ster eo min i-j ack. 2. Headph one volu me cont rol. 3. Emerge ncy ejec t hole. (if the c ompar tment do es not open when you press the E ject bu tton, powe r off the comput er, insert a pin or unfo lded pape r clip in th e hole and pu sh firmly) 4. Indi ca tor Li ght . 5. Ejec t b utton . 6. D[...]

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    1. Two-pin digital aud io outpu t termina l for use with a sound or MPEG c ard supp orting di gital aud io features . 2. Four-pin sound o utput termi nal for use wi th a sound card. (ref er to the so und card documentat ion for further d etails ) 3. Master/sl ave select ter minal. 4. 40pin host E-IDE interface connecto r. 5. 4pin pow er termina l. [...]

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    T o in st all y o ur C O M BO D ri v e in t h e P C , pr o c e e d as f oll o w s . Installi ng the CO MBO Drive Make sure th at the PC is powered off and disconnecte d from any power s ource. If nec essary, attach a horizontal bracket to b oth sides of the drive. Remove the cove r from a free expansio n slot an d install th e COMBO drive, as sho w[...]

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    A - Cut Si de 2 Grou nd 3 Grou nd 4 +12V DC Note: An improperly connected powe r cable may cau se trouble. Ch eck the directio n of the power connector and the in cline side of the COM BO drive before con necting. Connecting t he E-IDE cable Inse rt the IDE ca ble (40-pin), which is co nnected to the hard disk to the inte rface terminal . (Place th[...]

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    a : Master Dri ve (Choose the MA Jumper) b : Slave Drive (Choos e the SL Jumper) c : Hard Drive d : Main Board e : Pri mary 1 f : Secondly 1 Inst all ing a jump er on th e mast er/ slav e se lect ter minal Con nect a jumper to the rear sid e of the COMBO. If the jumper is connect ed to MA (Mas ter), it will w ork in the M aster mode . If the jumpe [...]

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    No a ddit iona l de vice dri ver is ne ede d for Wind ows 98 /200 0/M E/XP/ NT4. 0, as the def ault Wind ows de vic e driver is us ed. You ca n check t hat the CO MBO dr ive has been correctl y detected by Wind ows. To do s o, proceed as follow s. The SAMSUNG device driver enabl es discs i n the COMBO drive to be read but not record ed in an MS-DOS[...]

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    T o p l ay a u d i o o r v i d e o C D s a n d / o r D V D s i n y o u r C O M BO d r i v e , p r o c e e d a s f o ll o w s . P l a y i ng Audio CDs R un t he C D p la y e r s u p p li e d w i t h W i n d o w s o r y o ur s o u n d c ar d . You c an li st e n t o t h e CD by c on n e ct i n g an e a r ph o ne t o t h e e a rp h o n e c o n n e c t[...]

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    The prod uct firm ware can be upgrade d by dow nloading the upda ted file fro m the follo wing Web site: http://ww w.sam sung -ODD.com http:// www.samsungelectronics .com/odd Before yo u install th e COMBO drive, we str ongly rec ommend that you ch eck that your se tup meets t he system requ ir ements lis ted bel ow. System R equiremen ts Item D es[...]

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    I f y o u h a ve a n y p r o b l e ms r e c o r d i n g v i a y o u r C O M B O d r i v e , follo w the appropri ate instructi ons below for the source t hat you are us ing. Note The COM BO Drive p rovide a H igh Spee d rewriting Disc record ing funct ion (CD -RW 24X ). To rewrite at a High speed, us e the disc which Hig h Speed is printed on. Hard[...]

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    E v e r y C D - R o r C D - R W d r i ve r e c o r d s d a t a b y a p p l y i n g r e c o r d i n g l a s e r o n to a CD. I f t h e CD i s da m ag e d o r r e c o r d i n g d a ta i s n o t p o s s i b l e , y o u n e e d to r e m o ve t h e f o ll o w i n g c a u s e s o f t h e e rr o r be f o re u s i n g t he CD . Ca u t i o n w i th er r o r[...]

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    CD-R RICOH, DAIYO-YUDEN, MITSUI, FUJI, SKC, ACER, BEALL CD-RW RICOH, SONY, MITSUI, ACER, NANYA Genera l DMA In stalla tion Gu ide Windows 98/M e Important ! Please re ad the en tire DMA ins tallation guide bef ore installi ng your CO MBO driv e. About DMA Installation For stab le writing pe rformance at hi gh speeds, Installation o f DMA transf er [...]

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    Problem Mean ing / Solution The COMBO drive i s not detecte d by t he co mputer . After insta lling th e COMB O drive, the PC ge ts slower . Check that the power, audio and IDE ca bles are cor rectly connecte d to the comp uter. Change the IDE cab le and re connect it to the com puter. Preferabl y, connect a second IDE cable to the COMBO dr ive in [...]

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    SAMSUNG continu ally strives to improv e its produ cts. Bo th the des ign specific ations an d these user instru ctions are thu s subject to change withou t notice. Techni cal Specifica tions ITE M CD-RW DVD/CD DISC Disc typ es supporte d in read mo de DVD-ROM, DVD-VIDEO, DVD-R, DVD - RW, CD-DA ( Audio), CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Pl us, CD-Extra, Photo[...]