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1
. Introduction
Dear Customer,
Congratulations on the purchase of your new ARCHOS DEx DVD-RW 2 writer. This rewritable DVD-RW
drive will allow you to read and write a number of standard DVD and CD formats, including the formats that
are playable on most home entertainment system’s DVD or CD Player. With your DEx DVD-RW 2 drive, we
have bundled the latest audio and video creation software from the leading CD burning software company
Roxio. This software will allow you to be creative in ways that you never thought of before. We are sure you
will enjoy creating CDs and DVDs with this winning combination of Roxio software and ARCHOS DVD
hardware.
-The ARCHOS Team
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SPECIFICATIONS
Drive Type
Super multi writer drive, writes data on CD-R/RW and DVD-RAM/R/RW discs
Writing speed up to
CD-R: 12x, CD-DRW: 8x, DVD-RAM: 2x (4.7GB), DVD-R: 2x (4.7GB), DVD-
RW:1x (4.7GB).
Reading speed up to
CD-ROM:32x, DVD-ROM: 10x, DVD-RAM: 2x, DVD-R: 8x.
Writing Form
CD-R/RW: Disc at Once, Track at Once, Session at Once, Packet Write.
DVD-R: Disc at Once, Incremental Recording.
DVD-RW: Disc at Once, Incremental Recording, Restricted Overwrite.
Average Access times (read) CD 95 ms, DVD-ROM 100 ms, DVD-RAM 140 ms
Interface
USB 2.0 up to 480 Mbits/sec
Power source
Power Adapter 12V included
Dimensions
240 x 150 x 50 mm (9.4” x 5.9” x 2”)
Weight
1250 g (44.1 oz)
Package contents
DEx DVD-RW 2, USB 2.0 cable, power adapter 12V 2.6 amps, Mastering
software for CD and DVD editing software on CD, drivers on floppy disk,
manual in 5 languages.
This is a USB 2.0 external device
which features PLUG AND PLAY capability. This means that your drive
can be connected and disconnected while the computer is running. Computers equipped with USB 2.0 ports
automatically recognize and install USB 2.0 peripherals that are physically connected to them.
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2. Connecting and Disconnecting the Hardware
Audio line out
USB 2.0 connection
Power Source
12 volts DC
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Connecting the DEx DVD-RW 2
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Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB connector on back of the DEx DVD-RW 2.
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Plug AC/DC power adapter into an electrical outlet.
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Plug the other end of the cable into the Power Socket on back of your DEx DVD-RW 2.
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Before you connect the other end of the USB cable into your computer, make sure it is on and running.
You should have a USB 2.0 port to connect to. If you do not have a USB 2.0 port, you can purchase a
four port USB 2.0 card from ARCHOS or at your local computer retailer. A USB 1.1 port may work but it
will be extremely slow. DVD type data are very large and thus the throughput of USB 2.0 is required to
operate satisfactorily.
2.2 Disconnecting the DEx DVD-RW 2
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Before unplugging the USB cable from the computer, you must tell the computer that you need to
remove it. In the bottom right corner of the screen in the tray, you will see a hard disk icon with a green
arrow. Right click on this icon and then select, “Safely Remove”.
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Within a few seconds, a message will appear on the screen indicating that you can remove the drive.
Failure to do this before disconnecting the DVD drive may cause Windows to crash.
