Toshiba SD-R2612 manual

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    TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-R2612 CD-R W/D VD-R OM COMBINA TION MOBILE DRIVE USER MANU AL[...]

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    CONTENTS Introductio n .............................................................................. 1 Setup ........................................................................................ 3 Using the CD-R W/D VD-R OM Combo Drive ............................ 4 T roub leshoo ting ............................................................[...]

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    1 INTR ODUCTION – SD-R2612 General Features CD-RW disc write/rewrite at 4X – 24X CD-R disc write at 4X - 24X 3-way Disc Eject (ej ect button, software, emergency eject hole ) Average Access Time CD 130ms DVD-ROM (single) 130ms DVD-ROM (dual) 150ms DVD-RAM 250ms Horizontal or Vertical Mount 2MByte Buffer Playback interchangeability for CD-RO M a[...]

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    Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R2612 CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Fro nt Panel Loading Tr a y Load disc using tra y . Busy Indicator The LED lights g reen or amber wh en the drive is oper ating (LED is ambe r when drive is writing.) Eject Button The Eject button is used to open the disc tra y so y ou can install or remo ve a di sc. Emergency Eject Hole The emerg[...]

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    3 SETUP – SD-R2612 Toshiba recommends that only trained profe ssionals install this CD-RW/DV D-ROM Combo drive into your laptop/notebook. Installation Notes • The SD-R2612 CD-R W/D VD-R OM Combo driv e ha s no jumpers that need to be set • Mounting orientation: 15° (horizontally), 15° v er t ically (v olume control in do wn position), 30° [...]

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    4 USING THE CD-R W/D VD-R OM Combo Drive – SD-R2612 Drive Operation Inserting Media To insert media perform the following steps: Figure 1.Inserting Disc 1. Open the drive's lo ading tra y by pre ssing the Eject Button and pulling out the tra y . 2. Place media disc into driv e's loading tra y , and lightly press do wn on the inner por t[...]

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    5 NOTE: High-speed drives spin the di sc at a high rotational speed. If a disc has printing on only half o f the disc, or if there is a slight imbalance in the disc, the imbalance is greatly magnified by the high speed, causing the dri ve to vibrate or produce a f an-like noise. Th ese effects are inherent in the high - speed technology and do not [...]

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    6 Handling Media DVD media is sensitive to dust and fingerprints. Carefully han dle media by its edges only. If a DVD movie skips or hangs d uring playback, clean the me dia. Most DVD vide o playback issues are media- related and can be remedied by pro per handling and care of media. Cleaning Media T r y to a v oid touching the read area (underside[...]

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    7 TR OUBLESHOO TING – SD-R2612 Problem Solution Disc tra y cannot be opene d • Chec k that there is powe r to drive. • Use Emergency Eject instructions to open tra y . Drive is not r ecognized by system • Is the drive connected pro perly? Are all cables plugged in properly (e.g. P ow er Cable , Interf ace Cable and A udio Cables). • Is th[...]

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    8 SPECIFICA TIONS –SD-R2612 General Interf ace: A T API Format Compatibility CD: • CD-D A (Red Book) - Standard A udio CD & CD-TEXT • CD-ROM (Y ellow Book Mode1 & 2) - Standard Data • CD-ROM XA (Mode2 F or m1 & 2) - Photo CD , Multi-Session • CD-I /FMV (Green Book, Mode2 F or m1 & 2, Ready , Br idge) • CD-Extra/ CD-Plus[...]

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    9 Performance T ransf er Rate DVD (Single) DVD (Dual) DVD+/-R DVD+/-RW DVD-RAM (Ver 2.1) CD-ROM/R (Read, Mode 1) CD-RW Read (Mode 1) 10,800KB/second max (8X max) 8,100KB/second max (6X max) 8,100KB/second max (6X max) 8,100KB/second max (6X max) 5,400KB/second max (4X max) 3,600KB/second (24X max) 3,600KB/second (24X max) Random Access Time CD-ROM [...]

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    10 Environmental Ambient T emperature Operating 5° to 50° C (41° to 122° F) Storage -40° to 65° C (-40° to 149° F) Relativ e Humidity Operating 10% to 90% Storage/Shipping 5% to 95% (wet b ulb 40° C max) Vibration Operating (5 to 500 Hz) (re ad) 2.45 m/s 2 (0.25G) (O-P) Operating (5 to 500 Hz) (wr ite) 2.45 m/s 2 (0.25G) (O-P ) Non-operati[...]

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    11 Drive Connectors –SD-R2612 Figure 1.SD-R2612 DVD Writeable Dr ive Rear Panel – Connector ATA P I Connector A 50-pin A T API interf ace connector is f ound at the rear of the SD-R2612 CD-R W/D VD- ROM Combo dr iv e. Connecting cab le should use J apan A viation Electronics Industry Limited KX14-50Series L or equival ent connector . Table 1.In[...]