Lenovo GP20N manual

Lenovo USB Portable DVD B ur n e r GP20N User Guide book.book Page i T uesday, June 9, 2009 11:29 AM[...]

Note Before using this information and the pr oduct it supports, read “Leno vo Limited Warranty and Notice“ fi rst. First Edition (May 2009) Note book.book Page ii Tuesday, June 9, 2009 11:29 AM[...]

© Copyright Leno vo 2009 iii Statement Thank you for choosing Lenovo products. Please read th e informatio n included in the product package thoroughly and carefully before us e. Lenovo (Beijing) Ltd. WILL NOT BE LIABLE for any damages caused by your failure to follow the instructions herein or by any misope ration of this product due to your misu[...]

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© Copyright Leno vo 2009 v Contents Safety information ................................................... ..............vii General safety guidelines ....................................... ...............ix Service ..... ........... ........... ........... .............. ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... ........... . .[...]

vi Lenovo USB Portable DVD Bu rner GP20N User Guide Chapter 3. Working with the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner .................................................. ...................................11 Before you begin . ........... ........... ............ ........... ............. ........... ........... ........... ........... 11 Using the media .[...]

© Copyright Leno vo 2009 vii Safety information Before installing this product, read the Safety Information. Antes de instalar este produto, leia as Informações de Segurança. Antes de instalar este produto, le ia as Informações sobre Segurança. Antes de instalar este producto lea la informaci ón de seguridad. Avant d’installer ce produit,[...]

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© Copyright Leno vo 2009 ix General safety guidelines Always observe the following precauti on s to reduce the risk of injury and property damage. Service Do not attempt to service a product yourself unle ss instructed to do so by the Customer Support Center. Use only a service provider who is approved to repair your particular product. Note: Some[...]

x Lenovo USB P ortable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Power cords and power adapters Use only the power cords and power adapte rs supplied by the product manufacturer. Never wrap a power cord around the power adapter or other object. Doing so can stress the cord in ways that can cause the cord to fray, crack or crimp. This can present a safety hazard.[...]

General safety guideli nes xi Extension cords and related devices Ensure that extension cords, surg e protectors, uninterruptible power supplies, and power strips that you use are rated to handle the electrical requirements of the prod uct. Never overload these devices. If power strips are used, the load should not exceed the power strip input rati[...]

xii Lenovo USB Por table DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Be sure that the power outlet you are using is properl y wired, easily accessible, and located close to th e equipment. Do not fully extend power cords in a way that will stress the cords. Connect and disconnect the equipmen t from the electrical outlet carefully. Batteries All personal computers[...]

General safety gui delines xiii increase the risk of a battery short circuit, wh ich could shorten the life of the battery and can also pose a safety hazard. Do not let rechargeable Lithiu m-Ion batterie s completely discharge or store these batteries in a discharged state. Heat and product ventilation Computers, AC power adapters, and many accesso[...]

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© Copyright Leno vo 2009 1 Chapter 1. About the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner This chapter contains product desc ription, installation requirements and main features of the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner (hereafter referred to as the drive). Product description The Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner is a portable DVD and CD recordable drive that easi[...]

2 Lenovo USB P ortable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Locating the controls The following figure shows the locations of the controls on the drive. 1 Disc tray Used to firmly seat the medium with the label facing up on the disc tray. Attention: Push the CD/DVD medium down until it clicks and is se cured in the center. 2 LED indicator The LED indicates [...]

Chapter 1. About the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 3 Attention: An electrical lock ing mechanism is used in this drive so t hat an erroneous operation does not open the to disc tray during write. Make sure that the power is on and the drive is not in operation before pressing the Eject button to open the disc tray. If the disc tray cannot be opene[...]

4 Lenovo USB P ortable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Main features The main features of the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner include : • Easy connection The drive incorporates the interface conforming to the USB 2.0 High Speed standard. Thus, it can easily be connected to or disconnected from your computer when the computer is powered on. • Conform[...]

© Copyright Leno vo 2009 5 Chapter 2. Installing and Using the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner This chapter provides information on how to install, use, remove and maintain the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner. Installing the drive Before installing the drive, check the locations of the controls on the drive. See “Locating the controls” on page 2[...]

6 Lenovo USB P ortable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide To connect the drive to your computer , do the following: 1 . Turn on your computer. 2 . Insert the DC connector 4 of the USB power cable into the DC IN connector on the drive. 3 . Insert the USB A plug 2 of the USB power cable into the USB connector on your computer. 4 . Insert the USB Mini-B plug[...]

Chapter 2. Installing an d Using the Leno vo USB Portable DVD Burner 7 Loading the media To load the media into the disc tr ay of the drive, do t he following: 1. Press the Eject button of the drive to open th e disc tray. 2. Place the medium on the tray with the label facing upward. Align the center hole of the medium with the clamp at the center [...]

8 Lenovo USB P ortable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Manually ejecting the media If you press the Eject button and the disc tray does not slide out, you can use the emergency eject function to eject the media. To manually eject the medium from the disc tray of the drive, do the following: 1. Turn off the c omputer 2. Straighten a large paper clip to [...]

Chapter 2. Installing an d Using the Leno vo USB Portable DVD Burner 9 Removing the drive Windows XP and Windows Vista oper ating system s have the native drivers for USB DVD burner. When the drive is connected, Windows will automatically install the approp riate driver and the drive will be ready for use. You do not have to perform any special ins[...]

10 Lenovo USB Po rtable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Maintaining the drive This section provides maintenance information for the drive. Caring for the drive To protect your drive during oper ation, observe these precautions: • Remove the medium from the drive before moving the drive. • Do not insert foreign objects int o the drive. • Do not st[...]

© Copyright Leno vo 2009 11 Chapter 3. W orking with the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner This chapter provides information on how to use media when working with th e Lenovo USB Portabl e DVD Burner. Before you begin For best results, revi ew these gu i delines before us ing the drive: • Do not move your host computer or drive while formatting or [...]

12 Lenovo USB Po rtable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Using the media This section contains important in formation and instructions on how to use the media in the dr ive. Handling and caring for the media Carefully handle and clean media, especially w ritable media types such as CD-R and CD-RW media, so that they remain readable. You can prolong the [...]

Chapter 3. Working with the Len ovo USB Portable DVD Burner 13 Using the DVD-RAM medi a DVD-RAM media are available in single-sided and double-sided versions. The 2.6 GB and 4.7 GB versions are single-sided. The 9.4 GB version is double-sided. To access the data on both sides of a medium, you must remove the medium from the drive, turn it over, and[...]

14 Lenovo USB Po rtable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Using the CD-Rs and CD-RWs media The drive can write to both CD-R and CD-RW media. CD-R media can not be erased, but can be used with standard CD-ROM drives and CD players. You can use CD-R media to record audio tracks, store data, archive files, and copy files from another CD. CD-RW media can be [...]

© Copyright Leno vo 2009 15 Chapter 4. T roubleshooting Computer problems can be caused by hardware, software, or user errors. The information in this section will help you solve pr oblems or gather helpful information you can pass on to a service technician. You might also need to refer to your computer or operating-system publications. Review th[...]

16 Lenovo USB Po rtable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide You cannot successfu lly write to a CD-R, CD-RW , DVD-R, DVD-RAM, or DVD-RW medium. To solve the problem, do the following: 1. Make sure both the USB data cable and the USB power cable are connected. 2. Verify that the process is not being interrupted by a screen saver, an antivirus program, an In[...]

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 17 You cannot read from the CD or DVD medium af ter successfully writing to it . To solve the problem, do the following: 1. If you can view the CD or DVD medium in another CD or DVD player or you can see previous sessions, the directory information might be damaged on the volume, making it unreadable . 2. You might have a[...]

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© Copyright Leno vo 2009 19 Appendix A. Product specifications This appendix includes the following information for the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner: • Physical specifica tions • Power requirements • Environmental requirements • Read speeds • Write speeds Physical specifications The physical specific ations 1 of the drive are listed in[...]

20 Lenovo USB P ortable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Environmental requ irements Read Speeds Write Spee ds Note: 1x CD = 150 KB/s 1x DVD = 1.385 MB/s 1 KB = 10 3 bytes, 1 KB/s = 10 3 bytes per second 1 MB = 10 6 bytes, 1 MB/s = 10 6 bytes per second 1. Product-description data repr esents Lenovo ’s de sign objectives and is provided for comparativ[...]

© Copyright Leno vo 2009 21 Appendix B. Electronic emission notices The following information refers to the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Pa[...]

22 Lenovo USB Po rtable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Lenovo is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than reco mmended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modi fications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’s authority to operate the equipment. This de[...]

Appendix B. Electronic em ission notices 23 Hinweis für Geräte der Kl asse B EU-R ichtlinie zur ElektromagnetischenVert räglichkeit Dieses Produkt entspricht den Schutzanforderungen der EU-R icht linie 2004/108/EG (früher 89/ 336/EWG) zur Angleichung der Rechtsvorschriften über die elektromagnetische Verträglichkeit in den EU-Mitglied sstaate[...]

24 Lenovo USB Po rtable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt, in Übereinstimmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG-Konformitätszeichen - CE - zu führen. Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung nach Paragraf 5 des EMVG ist die Lenovo (Deutschland) GmbH, Gropiusplatz 10, D-70563 Stu ttgart. Informationen in Hinsicht EM VG P[...]

Appendix B. Electronic em ission notices 25 compatibilité électromagnétique. Lenovo décline toute responsabilité en cas de non-respect de cette dire ctive résultant d’une modification non recommandée du produit, y compris l’ajout de cartes en option non Lenovo. Ce produit respecte les limites des caractéristiques d’immunité des appar[...]

26 Lenovo USB P ortable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Questo prodotto è conforme alle normative di protezione ai se nsi della Direttiva del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea 2004/108/EC sull’armonizzazione legislativa degli stati membri in materia di compatibilità elettromagnetica. Lenovo non accetta responsabilità al cuna per la mancata conformit[...]

© Copyright Leno vo 2009 27 Appendix C. Restriction of Hazardous Substances Directive (RoHS) China RoHS The information in the following table is applicable for products manufactured on or after March 1, 2007 for sale in the People’s Republic of China. T urkish statement of compliance The Lenovo product meets the requirements of the Republic of [...]

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