Yamaha CRW4260t-NB manual

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    CRW4260t SERIES 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 : 782-789 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 CR W4260t is located should be between 5ºC and 40ºC (41ºF – 104ºF), when used in a fan-cooled system. • Do not disassemble the CR W4260t co ver to reduce the risk of electric shock. • Alw ays remov e the disc before transporting CR W4260t.[...]

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    Important Precautions ii Impor tant Precautions Please read the follo wing precautions before attempt- ing to operate the CR W4260t. • Before recording a disc, be sure to clean the disc and tray using an air aerosol-type dust remov er . A dust particle on the disc may cause recording to fail, producing an unusable disc. • Always record in a dus[...]

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    Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................. 1 CRW4260t Features ...................................................... 1 Orange Book Compatible Recording ............................ 2 Chapter 1 - System Configuration ..................................... 3 Compu[...]

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    Introduction 1 Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing a Y amaha CR W4260t driv e. Please read this manual before using the driv e in order to mak e the best use of the supe- rior CR W4260t functions. After reading, please retain this manual for future reference. CR W4260t Features ■ 2xS Recording (Re writable) - 4xS Recor ding (Recordab le) - 6xS[...]

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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 i n this mode cannot be played in CD players or CD-R OM driv es other than a CD-R W or CD-R driv e until the session is closed. Multisession In this mode, data can be recorded to disc in stages (one session [...]

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    Chapter 1 - System Configuration 3 Chapter 1 - System Configuration Before using the CR W4260t, make sure that you hav e all of the items on the list of included items. In order to use the CR W4260t, you will require the following. Computer The following operating en vironment is required: • An IBM/A T compatible computer with a 100 MHz or faste[...]

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    Chapter 1 - System Configuration 4 T ools Discs On the CR W4260t, you can use con v entional CD-R W and CD-R discs that conform to the Recordable Compact Disc Systems Part 2 and P art 3 (Orange Book). Y amaha recommends the following Y amaha CD-R W and CD-R discs: CD-R W Discs > CR WM74R ( φ 120mm, 74 minutes) CD-R Discs > CDM12Y63 ( φ 120m[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 5 Chapter 2 - Installing the Y amaha CR W4260t Drive CR W4260t drive settings Before installing the CR W4260t in 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 CD-R W driv e. ♦[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 6 Note: When you ar e using W indows 95, and if the SCSI ID setting on the rear panel is the same as the number assigned to another SCSI device, the Plug and Play component of W indows 95 will automatically assign an unused number to the CRW4260t (SCAM pr otocol level 1). ♦ P arity setting Parity O[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 7 ♦ T erminator setting The terminator setting indicates whether or not this device is the last connected SCSI device. T erminator ON (with a jumper) — Use this setting if the CR W4260t is the last device in the internal SCSI daisy-chain. T erminator OFF (without a jumper) — Use this setting if[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 8 Installing the CR W4260t drive The following steps will dif fer slightly depending on the type of computer you are using. For details on remo ving the co v er from your computer, and installing or removing internal de vices, refer to the manual for your computer . 1. Switch off y our computer , and[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 9 4. Remo ve the front cover of a v acant half-height drive bay . For details refer to the manual of your computer . 5. Remove the SCSI car d, and set the terminator setting of the SCSI internal circuit to the position f or internal connected devices. For details refer to the manual of y our SCSI car[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 10 8. Connect the A UDIO cable . Connect the single 4-pin connector (Sound Blaster compatible) to the sound card. Connect the 4-pin connector at the other end of the cable (the larger connector) to the A UDIO OUT connector on the CR W4260t dri ve. The polarizing lug should be at the top. A UDIO cable[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 11 9. Connect the po wer supply cable. Connect the +12V and +5V 4-pin power cable to the po wer supply interface located on the rear panel of the CR W4260t drive. The shape of the connector makes it impossible to re verse the connections. 10. Tighten the four fastening screws securely . 11. Attach th[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CRW4260t Drive 12 12 . Connect the power cable to an A C outlet, and switch on y our computer . Make sure that the LED located on the panel of the CR W4260t drive is lit. 13. Star t up your operating system. For the procedure, refer to the manual for your operation system. 14. Install the writing software . For the[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 13 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. Rotatin[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 14 Loading a Disc 1. Press the eject b utton to open the tray . 2. Carefull y place the disc, label-side up, on the disc tra y . 3. Press the disc tra y softl y or press the eject b utton again to close the disc tra y .[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 15 Ejecting the Disc If the CR W4260t is powered on: Press the eject button to eject the disc. Note: Y ou cannot eject the disc if the SCSI command pr ohibits the eject opera- tion while the CRW4260t is r eading data. Caution: Be sur e to remove the disc after it is completely ejected. (T rying to r emove the disc before it is[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 16 Manual Eject (emer gency use) Here we explain ho w to eject the disc when it cannot be ejected in the normal way; for example, the po wer is shut off inadvertently or the loading mechanism fails. This technique should be used only as a last resort. Frequent use may lead to malfunction. Y ou’ll need a pin-like object of 2 [...]

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    Troubleshooting 17 T r oubleshooting If CR W4260t is not performing as e xpected, look up the symptoms in the following table, and take the appropriate correcti ve action. Symptoms Corrective action The power to the CR W4260t is off • Check the DC power cable connection. The power to the computer is of f • Check to see if the SCSI card is corre[...]

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    Appendix 18 Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Interface SCSI 2 Data Capacity 650MB (74 minutes) 550MB (63 minutes) Record/Read Speed Writing (CD-R W): 2X speed Writing (CD-R): Normal speed, 2X speed, 4Xspeed Reading: Normal speed, 2X speed, 4X speed, 6X speed Data T ransfer Rate 6xS: 900KB/sec 2xS: 300KB/se[...]

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    Appendix 19 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 (te[...]

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    Y AMAHA CORPORA TION Electronic Systems Di vision Printed in Japan VZ54190-2 English: If you have any questions, please contact your dealer or one of the following companies. French: Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez vous adresser à Y amaha ou au distr ibuteur le plus proche figurant dans la liste suivante : German: Bei weiteren Fra[...]