Samsung SW-248F manual

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    1. Sa fety Preca utio ns Notat ional Installat ion While Operating Other 2. Introduction Front Rear 3. Setup I ns t a ll i ng t he CD-R/RW Dr i ve 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 Us i ng t he CD-R/RW D r i v e S t oring and Cleaning Y our Discs[...]

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    War n i n g / C a u t i o n Warning : This symb ol indicat es explanat ions about e xtremely dan gerous matte rs. If users ignore this s ymbol and han dle the devic e the wrong w ay, serious injury or d eath could result. Caution : This symb ol indicat es explanat ions about d angerous mat ters. If users ignore this s ymbol and han dle the devic e [...]

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    Place the dri ve on a level sur face. - Failure to do so may cause t he device to fall onto a hard surface, resultin g in damage or ma lfunction. Do not pla ce the driv e in direct su nlight. A void low- or high-te mperatur e environmen ts. A void high-h umidity environments . Safety Precautions Installation Safety Precautions Installation English [...]

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    Handle with cau tion to prev ent damage fr om external sh ock. Do not drop the drive, and pr otect it fromseve re shocks. - It can dama ge the dri ve or cause i t to malfunct ion. Do not move the drive wh ile in ope ration and do not attem pt to open the disc tr ay byforce . Make sure to c lose all work ing programs be fore attemp ting to open th e[...]

  • Page 5

    Never allow foo d particles or fo reign substanc es to enter the drive casing. To protect aga inst the risk o f fire, do ot spill suc h liquids as alcohol an d benzene on th e drive. Do not disasse mble, attempt to repair or mod ify the device without ex press approv al as directed in the manual . - To reduce th e risk of da mage, electr ic shock, [...]

  • Page 6

    1. Connecto r for ster eo headphone s with a 3.6 mm stereo mini -jack. 2. Headphone volume control. 3. Emergency eject hole. (i f the compart ment does not op en when you pr ess the Eject b utton, power off the computer , insert a pin or unfolded paper clip in the hole and pu sh firmly) 4. Indicator Ligh t. (GREEN: Read RED: Record) 5. Eject button[...]

  • Page 7

    1. Two-pin d igital audio output termin al for use with a sound or MPEG car d supporting digital audi o features. 2. Four-p in sound ou tput termi nal for us e with a soun d card. (r efer to the so und card docu mentation for further d etails) 3. Master/slave s elect terminal. 4. 40pin host E-I DE interface c onnector. 5. 4pin power te rminal. (A :[...]

  • Page 8

    To install your CD -R/RW Drive in t he PC, proceed as follows. Installing the CD-R/RW Drive Make sure th at the PC is po wered off and disconnected from any powe r source. If neces sary, atta ch a horizo ntal bracke t to both sid es of the dr ive. Remove the c over from a fre e expansion slo t and install the CD -R/RW drive, as show n in the illust[...]

  • Page 9

    When using one E-IDE ca ble Connect the cable to the SL (Slave) of the Master/Slav e Select Termin al at the rear of the CD-R/RW drive. a : Slave Dri ve (Choos e the SL Ju mper) b : Hard Drive c : MainBoa rd When using two E-ID E cable If there is only one CD-R/R W drive, select MA (Master). a : Master Dri ve (Choose the MA Jump er) b : Hard Drive [...]

  • Page 10

    Co nnect a jumper to the rear side of the CD-R/RW. If the jumper is connected to MA (Master) , it will work in the Master mode. If the ju mper is connec ted to SL (Slav e), it wil l work in the Sl ave mode. If the jumper i s connected t o CS (CSEL), you can control t he device by us ing the host interface s ignal CSEL. (In gen eral, conn ection to [...]

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    When Setup is succ essfully completed, click OK button or press the Enter key. Reboot th e computer . Manual Setup Make the C:S AMSUNG directory. Copy the f iles from the diskett e to the C:SAMSUNG directory. To do so, typ e COPY D:Ddriver * . * C:SAMSUNG after the C: prompt and press [ Enter ]. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Add the DEVICE=C:SAMS[...]

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    To play aud io or video CDs in your CD- R/RW drive, proceed as fol lows. Playing Audio CDs Run the CD play er supplied with Windows or your sound card . You can list en to the CD by con necting headp hones to the appropriate c onnector. If you hav e installed t he appropria te player, suc h as Microsoft Windows Media Play er, you can adjust the vol[...]

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    Before you i nstall the CD-R/R W drive, we str ongly reco mmend that you check t hat your set up meets the system requirem ents listed below . Item Description Computer In tel Pentiu m II 400MHz(or h igher), 64 MB of R AM (or higher) with an 80pin IDE interfac e for Ultra DMA. Disk space 700 MB minimum Windows version Windows 98/2 000/ME/XP/NT 4.0 [...]

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    If you have any problems reco rding via your CD -R/RW drive, follow the approp riate instructions b elow for the source th at you are u sing. Hard Drive Check whet her the sourc e file is co rrupted. Optimize the hard disk by us ing the Window s defragmen ter feature : START / PROGRAMS / ACCESSORIES / SYSTEM TOOLS / DISC DEFRAGMENTER Decompre ss th[...]

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    Every CD-R or CD-RW driv e records dat a by applyin g recording laser onto a CD. If the CD is damaged or rec ording dat a is not poss ible, you ne ed to remove th e followi ng causes of t he error before using the CD. Caution with errors It is rec ommended to s et a CD-R or CD- RW driv e as follows . Do not work on a multi -tasking env ironment and[...]

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    General DMA Ins tallation Gui de Windows 98/Me Important! Please read the entire DMA installa tion guide befor e installing your CD- R/RW drive. About DMA Installation For stable w riting perf ormance at hig h speeds, Insta llation of DMA t ransfer mode f or E-IDE/ATAPI interfac e is strongl y recommended. We recommend DMA mode for fast writ ing. D[...]

  • Page 17

    Problem Meaning / Solution The CD-R/RW dri ve is not detected b y the comp uter. After inst alling the CD-R /RW drive, the PC gets slower. Check th at the po wer, au dio and ID E cables are corr ectly con nected to the computer. Change the IDE cable and re connect it to the comput er. Preferably, conn ect a second IDE cable to the CD -R/RW drive in[...]

  • Page 18

    SAMSUNG continually stri ves to impro ve its produc ts. Both the des ign specifi cations and these user instruc tions are thus subje ct to change without no tice. "Design an d specificatio ns are subject to change witho ut prior notic e." Technical Sp ecifications ITEM SW-248F CD-RW DISC Disc types supporte d in read mode CD-DA(Audio), CD[...]