Yamaha CDR200t manual

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    CDR200t SERIES READ/ WRITE ON/ DISC Recordable VOL 6 2 READ WRITE User Guide Guide de I’utilisateur Bedienungsanleitung[...]

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    FCC INFORMATION (U.S.A.) 1. IMPORTANT NOTICE: DO NOT MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approved by Yamaha may void your authority, granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPORTANT: When connecting this product to accessori[...]

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    T his output is value measured at a distance 200mm from the objective lens surface on the optical pick-up block. ANSI Class : Class 1 Material : GaAlAs Wavelength : 780-790 nm Emission Duration : Continuous Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 µ W* * Laser Diode Properties CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other th[...]

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    WARNING i ❢ W ARNING ❢ • The temperature where CDR200t is located should be between 5ºC and 40ºC (41ºF – 104ºF), when used in a fan-cooled system. • Do not disassemble the CDR200t cov er to reduce the risk of electric shock. • Alw ays remov e the disc before transporting CDR200t.[...]

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    Important Precautions ii Impor tant Precautions Please read the follo wing precautions before attempting to operate CDR200t. • Before recording a disc, be sure to clean the disc and CDR tray using an air aerosol-type dust remov er . A dust particle on the disc may cause recording to fail, producing an unuseable disc. • Always record in a dust-f[...]

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    Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................. 1 CDR200t Features ......................................................... 1 Orange Book Compatible Recording ............................ 2 Chapter 1 - System Configuration ..................................... 3 For[...]

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    Introduction 1 Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing a Y amaha CDR200t dri ve. Please read this manual before using the driv e in order to make the best use of the superior CDR200t functions. After reading, please retain this manual for future reference. CDR200t Features ■ 2xS Recording - 6xS Reading The CDR200t is a CD-R OM recorder capable of [...]

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    Introduction 2 Orange Book Compatible Recording T rac k at Once In this mode, data can be recorded to disc one track at a time. Discs recorded in this mode cannot be played in CD players or CD-R OM driv es other than the CD-R dri ve until the session is closed. Multisession In this mode, data can be recorded to disc in stages (one session at a time[...]

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    Chapter 1 - System Configuration 3 Chapter 1 - System Configuration In order to use the CDR200t, you will require the following. For an IBM-PC computer with DOS or Windows The following operating en vironment is required: • An IBM/A T or compatible PC with a 486/33MHz or better CPU • A vacant slot in which to install a SCSI card or a pre-insta[...]

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    Chapter 1 - System Configuration 4 About Discs CD-R Discs On the CDR200t, you can use con ventional CD-R discs that conform to the Recordable Compact Disc Systems Part II (Orange Book). Y amaha recommends the following Y amaha CD-R discs: > CDM12Y63 ( φ 120mm, 63 minutes) > CDM12Y74 ( φ 120mm, 74 minutes) > CDM12Y74M ( φ 120mm, 74 minut[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR200t Drive 5 Chapter 2 - Installing the Y amaha CDR200t Drive CDR200t drive settings Before installing the CDR driv e into your computer , you will need to set the following jumpers. Y ou set these jumpers by inserting jumper connectors into the jumper switch located on the rear panel of the CDR driv e switch. ?[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR200t Drive 6 ♦ SCSI ID settings The SCSI ID number is used so that the computer will recognize a connected SCSI device. Y ou can assign 0 through 7 as the SCSI ID number . Usually , “7” is reserved for the SCSI card ID number , and “0” is reserved for the first SCSI de vice in the chain. Use a number [...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR200t Drive 7 ♦ P arity setting Parity ON (with a jumper) — Parity Check will be performed. Normally , use this setting. Parity OFF (without a jumper) — Parity Check will not be performed. ♦ T erminator setting The terminator setting indicates whether or not this device is the last connected SCSI device. [...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR200t Drive 8 ♦ Block size setting Block size ON (with a jumper) — Block Size is set to 512Byte/sector . This function is v alid only for workstations, such as those that run UNIX. Block size OFF (without a jumper) — Normally , use this setting. Cable Connection SCSI cable Connect a SCSI cable to the SCSI I[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR200t Drive 9 A udio output cable Connect an audio output cable to the A UDIO OUT connector in the lower left corner of the rear panel. Make sur e that the projection of the connector is facing upward. DC power cable Connect a DC power cable to the DC INPUT connector on the lo wer right corner of the rear panel. [...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 10 Chapter 3 - Operation Front P anel 1 Disc tray The disc is inserted and ejected here. Pressing the eject button will open the tray . 2 Headphone jack This stereo mini jack allows you to connect headphones and listen to audio. 3 Headphone v olume control This control adjusts the volume le vel of the headphone output. Rotat- [...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 11 Loading a Disc 1. Press the eject button to open the tra y . 2. Carefully place the disc, label-side up, on the disc tra y . 3. Press the disc tray softl y or press the eject b utton again to close the disc tra y . ON/ DISC VOL READ/ WRITE Recordable 6 2 READ WRITE[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 12 Ejecting the Disc If the CDR200t is powered on: Press the eject button to eject the disc. Note: Y ou cannot eject the disc if the SCSI command prohibits the eject operation while the CDR200t is r eading data. Caution: Be sur e to r emove the disc after it is completely ejected. (T rying to r emove the disc befor e it is com[...]

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    Troubleshooting 13 T r oubleshooting If CDR200t is not performing as expected, look up the symptoms in the follo wing table, then see what to do. Symptoms What to Do The power to the CDR200t is of f • Check the DC po wer cable connection. The power to the computer is of f • Check to see if the SCSI card is correctly installed. The CDR200t is no[...]

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    Appendix 14 Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Interface SCSI 2 Data Capacity 1.2m/sec: 666MB 1.4m/sec: 540MB Record/Read Speed 1xS (real-time), 2xS, 4xS (read), 6xS (read) Data T ransfer Rate 6xS: 900KB/sec 4xS: 600KB/sec 2xS: 300KB/sec 1xS: 150KB/sec Burst T ransfer Rate 4.2MB/sec (record asynchronous) 3.4[...]

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    Appendix 15 Fr ont P anel Indicator Key ● on: green ✦ f lashing: green — off ❍ on: orange ✧ f lashing: orange Status ON/DISC Read/Write Reset —— Ready (no disc) ❍ — Inserting disc ✧ — Ejecting disc ✦ — Ready (disc inserted) ● — Seeking ●✦ Preparing to write ●✧ Writing ●❍ Writing (test mode) ●✧ Playback [...]

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    Y AMAHA CORPORA TION Electronic Systems Division VY75970-1[...]