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CRW-1610A User’s  Manual

3. Secure the drive with screws that came with the drive package. Use

two screws on each side of the drive.

IMPORTANT: Depending on the space on your chassis, you may
need to connect the drive cables before securing the drive into the
chassis. For cable connections, proceed to the following section,
“Connecting the Drive Cables.”

Summary of Contents for CRW-1610A

Page 1: ...16x 10x 40x CD RW Drive CRW 1610A User s Manual ...

Page 2: ... not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by the manufacturer or 2 the serial number of the product is defaced or missing The product name and revision number are both printed on the product itself Manual revisions are released for each product design represented by the digit before and after the period ...

Page 3: ...allation 13 System Requirements 13 Setting the Jumper Terminals 14 Installing the CD RW Drive 15 Connecting the Drive Cables 17 Installing the Device Driver 18 Installing the CD RW Software 18 CD RW Drive Basics 19 Placing a Disc into the Drive 19 Ejecting a Disc from the Drive 20 Using the Emergency Eject Pinhole 21 Using Compact Discs 22 Cleaning a Disc 22 Handling a Disc 22 Technical Informatio...

Page 4: ...e harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment to an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the re...

Page 5: ...pening the drive may result to exposure to laser radiation Do not use or place this device near magnetic fields televisions or radios where there is interference that may affect the performance of the drive Do not place this device in areas where there is direct sunlight high humidity or damp condition Do not place this device in an unstable position or in one that vibrates ...

Page 6: ...evaporating solvents to clean the device If you accidentally sprayed any solvent on the device use a clean cloth to wipe it You may also use a neutral cleaner to dilute the solvent to easily wipe it from the device Try not to interrupt the supply of power while the device is in reading or writing mode Do not place damaged discs inside the device Do not place discs into the device immediately if th...

Page 7: ...f all the following items are present and in good condition If any of the items is damaged or missing contact your retailer immediately Cable set With an Audio Cable and 4 Screws CD Recording Software This User s Manual Quick Installation Guide in 11 Different Languages ...

Page 8: ... Double Dynamic Suspension System II DDSS II Data buffer size 2MB Application discs 12cm or 8cm diameter 1 2mm thick CD Audio CD ROM CD ROM XA CD I Mixed Mode CD ROM Photo CD CD Extra Video CD CD Text DVCD CD G Karaoke CD I trax Recording form Orange Book Part 2 3 Disc at once Track at once Session at once Packet write OS compatibility MS Windows 98 98SE ME 2000 Windows NT SCO Unix Linux OS 2 Warp...

Page 9: ... the host it is loaded to the data buffer and the laser is repositioned to link the new data with the data already written This technology also ensures that your PC remains fully operational throughout the writing process and available for other applications The diagram below shows the advantage of the FlextraLink recording technology Data transfer slows down Buffer Memory Write process continues ...

Page 10: ...up to over 10 000 rpm of the new 50X drives In addition the DDSS II stabilizes the pick up head of the drive in both horizontal and vertical directions making tracking and focusing even more precise Like the DDSS the DDSS II vibration absoption structure contains a dynamic mass that can absorb the vibration caused by high revolution of spindle motor However the DDSS II moves the dynamic mass to be...

Page 11: ...m the disc 6 Emergency eject pinhole In cases when you cannot eject a disc from the drive using the eject button due to power failure or software problems insert a pin or a paper clip into this hole to manually eject the tray and the disc 7 PLAY SKIP button This button has two functions If the drive is idle pressing this button will start playing an audio disc if one is currenly loaded in the driv...

Page 12: ...llow you to select either Master Slave or Cable Select mode for the CD ROM device 4 IDE connector This connector is for a 40 pin IDE cable to connect the drive to the IDE interface on the motherboard 5 Power connector This DC connector is for a 4 pin power cable from the system power supply NOTE The jumper pins on the leftmost part of the rear panel are factory test pins DO NOT cover these pins wi...

Page 13: ...perating system At least 64MB system memory 128MB is recommended An empty 5 25 inch external drive bay HDD empty storage capacity of 100MB or more Average seek time 20ms or less Transmission rate 2 MB s or more NOTE Do not use a hard disk that calibrates thermally during operation Recommended media CD R x2 x16 TAIYOYUDEN MITSUMI CHEMICAL MITSUBISHI CHEMICAL RICOH RITEK PRINCO KODAK CD RW x2 x10 RI...

Page 14: ...rive as a secondary master drive This is possible only if your computer supports four IDE devices The hard disk in the computer is set as Primary Master Slave Mode Cover the two pins labeled SLAVE to set the CD RW drive as a slave device if your computer supports only two IDE devices If your computer supports four IDE devices this setting sets your CD RW drive either as a Primary Slave or a Second...

Page 15: ...computer manual for specific instructions on opening the chassis and installing drives 1 Remove the cover of an empty 5 25 inch external drive bay 2 Carefully insert the CD RW drive into the bay and push it inward until it is flushed to the chassis front panel The holes on the sides of the drive should align with the holes on the drive bay ...

Page 16: ...the drive package Use two screws on each side of the drive IMPORTANT Depending on the space on your chassis you may need to connect the drive cables before securing the drive into the chassis For cable connections proceed to the following section Connecting the Drive Cables ...

Page 17: ...re connect an audio interface cable to the 4 pin analog audio connector on the rear of the drive Connect the other end of the audio cable to the connector on the sound card or on the 4 pin CD connector on the motherboard CAUTION All the cable plugs are slotted so that they fit in only one orientation If a plug does not fit in completely try reversing it DO NOT use too much force when fitting the c...

Page 18: ...rating system OS detects the new hardware CD RW drive that you installed and automatically looks for the appropriate driver 3 Follow the screen instructions to install the driver Installing the CD RW Software The CRW 1610A drive supports the following software applications By AHEAD software GmbH Nero Burning ROM In CD Wave Editor Cover Designer By Microsoft Corporation Media Player CD Player Activ...

Page 19: ... 19 CD RW Drive Basics Placing a Disc into the Drive 1 Press the eject button on the front of the drive to eject the tray 2 When the drive tray ejects out of the drive place the disc on the tray with the label printed side up ...

Page 20: ... to eject the tray 2 Carefully remove the disc from the tray 3 Press the drive eject button or lightly push the center of the drive tray to load the tray back into the drive 12 cm Disc 8 cm Disc NOTE If you are using a 12 cm disc place it on the tray making sure that it fits the outer circular border This border helps hold the disc in place If you are using an 8 cm disc place it on the inner circu...

Page 21: ... due to electrical power outage the drive malfunctions 2 Carefully pull the tray out and remove the CD CAUTION Use the manual method only as a last resort when the eject button does not work Make sure that you have turned off your computer before attempting to eject the drive tray Follow these steps to eject the drive tray using the emergency pinhole 1 Insert a pointed rod such as a pin a needle o...

Page 22: ...ection when using compact discs These instructions will help you avoid damaging the discs and your CD RW drive Cleaning a Disc Spray the disc with compressed air for about five seconds to get rid of the dust on a disc Handling a Disc Hold a disc by the edges Do not touch the disc surface ...

Page 23: ...P Read mode 45 0 dB TYP Microphone located 50cm in front of the drive 120cm above the drive at 30 angle Reliability MTBF 100 000 power on hours ODC Read 20 of power on time ODC Write 1 of power on time Mean Time To Repair MTTR 30 minutes Electrical and Audio Specifications Power Source Voltage 5V DC 12V DC Tolerance 5 10 Ripple 150m Vpp 300m Vpp Rating 900mA 1500mA I O Terminal Power connector 4 p...

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