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  • Page 1

    T echnical Support can be reached 8:00am to 8:00pm, Central T ime, Monday through Satur day . Please have your model number , serial number , date of purchase and receipt handy befor e calling T echnical Support. Free telephone support is of fered for 90 days fr om your first call. Phone (800) 588-3847 Sony W eb Site http://www .sony .com/storagesu[...]

  • Page 2

    Copyright © 2000 Sony Electronics Inc. All rights reserved. This manual or the softwar e described herein, in whole or in part, may not be repr oduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written appr oval from Sony Electronics Inc. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY ELECTRONICS INCORPORA TED, NOR ANYONE INVOL VED IN THE DEVELOPME[...]

  • Page 3

    CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly appr oved by the manufacturer r esponsible for compliance could void the user ’s authority to operate the equipment. THE P AR TY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT COMPLIANCE: Sony Electronics Inc. 1 Sony Drive Park Ridge, NJ 07656 (201) 930-6972 Please Record Responsib ly . Before copying anything onto a CD-R[...]

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    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide vi Chapter 1 Introduction 1 CD-R and CD-R W . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 How CD-R and CD-R W W ork . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Performance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Buffer . . . . . .[...]

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    Please read this manual befor e using the drive in order to take you step-by-step through the pr ocess of setting up and installing the CD-R W drive. Precautions * Do not attempt to open the drive and service it. Removing the cover may cause exposure to harmful laser beam and electrical voltage. User is recommended to get service by returning the d[...]

  • Page 6

    How CD-R and CD-R W work CD-ROM drives (CD-R and CD-R W drives as well) read the one and zero bits by dif ference in r eflectivity . Mass produced Compact Discs ar e created by stamping “pits” in the CD. These “pits” reflect dif ferently than the “land” which is the area between “pits.” CD-R drives work by using a laser beam to heat[...]

  • Page 7

    • CD-ROM XA (Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2); CD-ROM Extended Architectur e. This standard was created for smoother playback of multimedia content. • CD-I* (Mode 2 Form 1 and Mode 2 Form 2), CD-I Ready ; CD-Interactive is used for home entertainment systems. •C D - G • Karaoke CD •† CD-Bridge ; a format for a mixture of Kodak Photo CD [...]

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    Recommended Media CD-R: Sony 74/80 min. CD-Recordable disc. CD-R W: Sony 74/80 min. CD-ReW ritable disc. T o achieve trouble free 8X recording speeds, be sure the CD-R media is certified for 8X recording. T o achieve trouble free 4X CD-RW recordings, be sure the CD-R W media is certified for 4X recording. Reliability The CD-R W Recorder has a mean [...]

  • Page 9

    This chapter shows the connectors, controls, and indicator lights of the drive. For instructions on connecting and installing the drive to the computer , please consult “Chapter 3, Installing Y our CD-RW Recor der Drive” located on page 15. Using the CD-R W Drive 1. Earphone Jack Stereo mini-jack for headphones and powered speakers. 2. V olume [...]

  • Page 10

    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 11 6. Open/Close This is a toggle button. When pressed, the DVD-ROM drive will either open the door and tray out of the disc, or tray in the disc and close the door . Busy Indicator LED The Busy Indicator LED shows the condition of the driver . • When the Busy Indicator light is on full amber , it means the drive i[...]

  • Page 11

    Drive Configuration Jumper The drive configuration jumpers set your drive to be a master or slave drive on the EIDE port. The default position is with the jumper in the Master position. T o set the drive as a slave drive, place the jumper on the Slave position. The third jumper is for Cable Select. A udio Out Connector This connector provides two c[...]

  • Page 12

    This chapter describes the installation procedur es for installing the drive in a PC. Requirements • Pentium ® 233Mhz or faster PC Computer • At least 32 MB RAM. • W indows ® 98/SE/Me™/2000 or W indows NT ® 4.0. • Bus mastering EIDE connection. • Hard disk drive with less than 12ms access time and sustained throughput gr eater than 2[...]

  • Page 13

    Follow Electrostatic Dischar ge procedur es any time you open the computer . These procedures include: ❏ Make sure the computer is OFF when performing any removal or installation. ❏ Remove the power cord. ❏ W ait ten minutes before any r emoval or installation if the computer has recently been power ed on. ❏ For best protection use a gr oun[...]

  • Page 14

    6. Set the drive configuration jumpers. Each IDE port can support two devices. The position of the devices does not determine whether the device is Master or Slave. Master/Slave is determined by the configuration jumpers on IDE drives. Please check the Master/Slave jumper position of each device and consult the manufacturer ’s user ’s guide to [...]

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    7. Install the drive. T o install the drive, position the drive in the drive bay so that the screw holes of the drive ar e aligned with the screw holes in the drive bay . Then tighten the screws until they are firm. Do not over tighten the scr ews. CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 21 The drive comes pre-configur ed as an IDE Master device as shown b[...]

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    8. Attach the IDE cable Attach the EIDE cable so that the red line that signifies Pin 1 of the cable is aligned with Pin 1 on the drive. Although the cables that Sony includes with the unit are keyed so that they may only be installed pr operly , other cables may not be keyed the same. If you use your existing cable, please be sure to align it pr o[...]

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    This Chapter discusses the basics of troubleshooting the CD-R W Recorder Drive. A few w ords about CD-ROMs The laser in a CD reads the dif ference in r eflectivity from one spot to the next. This differ ence in reflectivity is simply created fr om a differ ence in the depth of pits either burned or stamped into the CD-ROM Media. Large pr oduction r[...]

  • Page 18

    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 27 26 CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide • IDE cable and the CD-R W drive are not connected properly . • Conflicts with other IDE devices. • Power is not switched on. • Ensure that both connectors of IDE cable is properly connected to the IDE ports on the main board and CD-R W . • Ensure the Master/Slave devic[...]

  • Page 19

    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 29 28 CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide • Bad photo CD disc. • T ry to play another photo CD disc and see if it reads fine. If it works, you should replace the defective disc. Cannot view photo CD discs. Can read only first session of a multi- session disc. Receive error messages while reading photo CD images. Symp[...]

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    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 31 30 CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide Symptom P ossible Causes Solutions • Eject locked by software. • CD set incorrectly into tray . • When you’re working under W indows 95/98/NT 4.0, check if locked on the CD-R W properly . • Insert emergency eject stick into the emergency eject hole and eject the tray . [...]

  • Page 21

    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 33 32 CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide • Using other authoring software which not supports your CD-R W drive. • Disc inserted upside down. • Short of Hard Disc capacity . • No power . • IDE cable isn’t connected properly . • Use the authoring software pr ovided with the CD-R W drive. When using other sof[...]

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    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 35 34 CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide Symptom P ossible Causes Solutions • Short of PC memory . • “Auto thermal re-calibration” triggered. • Defective CD- R/R W media. • Short of Hard Disk capacity . • Due to short of main memory in PC, swapping of hard disc space may have occurred. If swapped data from[...]

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    36 CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide Symptom P ossible Causes Solutions • W rote with other authoring software. • Short of CD-R/R W capacity . • If differ ent authoring software is used comparing to the previous writing, errors may occur . Use always the same authoring software. • Capacity of CD- R/R W media is limited to 650MB (74 min-type) [...]

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    Whenever you have any difficulty with your drive, please follow the troubleshooting suggestions in this manual and in the software manuals. Please keep track of the steps you have taken with as much information about your computer system as you can. If you have any trouble r esolving the problem, please call the Sony T echnical Support Center and c[...]

  • Page 25

    BUFFER MEMOR Y (Read/W rite) 4 Megabytes DISC DIAMETER 12 cm (8 cm Read Only) ROT A TIONAL SPEED INNERMOST TRACK: 600 rpm (1X) 1200 rpm (2X) 2400 rpm (4X) 4800 rpm (8X) 7000 rpm (13 ˜ 32X, CA V ) ROT A TIONAL SPEED OUTERMOST TRACK: 230 rpm (1X) 460 rpm (2X) 920 rpm (4X) 1840 rpm (8) 7000 rpm (13 ˜ 32X) ENVIRONMENT AL CONDITIONS T emperature and h[...]

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    BURST DA T A TRANSFER RA TE 16.6 Megabytes per second (A T A PIO Mode 4) 16.6 Megabytes per second (A T A Multi W ord DMA Mode 2) A VERAGE ACCESS TIME (including Latency) 1 10 ms [13 ˜ 32X, C A V] BUFFER MEMOR Y (Read/W rite) 2 Megabytes DISC DIAMETER 12 cm (8 cm Read Only) ROT A TIONAL SPEED INNERMOST TRACK: 1200 rpm (2X) 2400 rpm (4X) 4800 rpm ([...]

  • Page 27

    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 45 MOUNTING Horizontal or vertical POWER REQUIREMENTS +5V ± 5% and less than 100m Vp-p ripple voltage. +12V ± 10% and less than 200m Vp-p ripple voltage CURRENT REQUIREMENTS Spinning Up (Peak) +5V 1.0 Amp +12V 1.2 Amp Seeking (Peak) +5V 1.0 Amp +12V 0.8 Amp Reading (A verage) +5V 0.9 Amp +12V 0.8 Amp Sleeping (A ve[...]

  • Page 28

    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 47 46 CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide Mb. Megabyte. Basically means one million bytes, but is actually 1024 kilobytes or 1024 X 1024 bytes which is 1,048,576 bytes. Mb/s. Megabytes per second. Means of measuring throughput. Megabyte. see Mb Record a CD. Burn a CD, W riting a CD. Uses special CD-Recordable discs which[...]

  • Page 29

    CD-R W Recorder User’ s Guide 48 Index Access/Power light, 7 Buffer size, 4, 41, 43 Buffer underr un, 3 Buffer , 3 Busy Indicator LED, 10 CD Extra, 4-5 CD speeds, 3-4, 40-43 CD TEXT , 4 CD-Bridge, 5 CD-Digital Audio, 4 CD-I, 5 CD-ROM (Mode 1), 4 CD-ROM XA, 5 DC power , 13 Disc at Once, 5 Eject button, 9, 1 1 Emergency eject hole, 9, 1 1 FCC compl[...]