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ASUS SCB-1608-D User’s Manual

Package Contents

Upon opening your ASUS External Slim CD-RW/DVD-ROM (SCB-1608-D)
drive package, check if all the following items are present and in good
condition. If any of the items is damaged or missing, contact your retailer
immediately.

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ASUS External Slim CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive (SCB-1608-D)

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Cable set (USB 2.0 cable and IEEE 1394 cable)

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Power adapter and plug

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ASUS CD-R blank disc

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ASUS CD-RW blank disc

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User’s Manual (English and Traditional Chinese)

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Multi-language quick installation poster

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Bundled software CD
- CD-writing software
- DVD Playback software
- Win98SE and MacOS USB 2.0 driver

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Special drive jacket

          

            

The above items are available in retail boxes only.

Summary of Contents for Dual-Interface External Slim Combo Drive SCB-1608-D

Page 1: ...1 16x 10x 24x CD RW Drive 8x DVD ROM Drive SCB 1608 D Dual Interface External Slim Combo Drive User s Manual ...

Page 2: ...nty or service will not be extended if 1 the product is repaired modified or altered unless such repair modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS 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 ...

Page 3: ...14 Installation 15 System Requirements 15 Connecting the Drive Cables 16 Installing SCB 1608 D driver for Windows 98SE 17 Installing SCB 1608 D driver for Mac 19 Checking the drive in the System 20 Properly unplugging SCB 1608 D device 22 CD RW Drive Basics 23 Placing a Disc into the Drive 23 Ejecting a Disc from the Drive 24 Using the Emergency Manual Eject Bar 25 Using Compact Discs 26 Cleaning ...

Page 4: ...pment does cause 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 ...

Page 5: ...PUTER INTERNATIONAL America Address 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA General Fax 1 510 608 4555 General Email tmd1 asus com Technical Support Support Fax 1 502 933 8713 General Support 1 502 995 0883 Web Site www asus com Support Email tsd asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Germany and Austria Address Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany General Email sales asuscom de for marketing requests onl...

Page 6: ...isassemble or repair the drive Opening 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 ...

Page 7: ...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 or warped discs inside the device A warped disc may break while in use and damage the device Do not place discs into the device immediately if they came from a cold environment specially during cold seasons Wait until the discs have re...

Page 8: ...t your retailer immediately ASUS External Slim CD RW DVD ROM drive SCB 1608 D Cable set USB 2 0 cable and IEEE 1394 cable Power adapter and plug ASUS CD R blank disc ASUS CD RW blank disc User s Manual English and Traditional Chinese Multi language quick installation poster Bundled software CD CD writing software DVD Playback software Win98SE and MacOS USB 2 0 driver Special drive jacket The above...

Page 9: ...AE Speed 24x max CAV 3600 KB Sec Random Access Time DVD 120 ms and CD 100 ms Interface USB 2 0 and IEEE1394 Technology support FlextraSpeedTM Technology FlextraLinkTM Technology P CAV Recording Technology Buffer Memory Size 2 MB Application discs 12cm or 8 cm diameter 1 2mm thick DVD DVD ROM DVD R DVD RW DVD Video DVD RW DVD R CD CD Audio CD ROM CD ROM XA CD I Mixed Mode CD ROM Photo CD CD Extra V...

Page 10: ...d adjustment based on the recording media In addition to the fact that there are low and high quality recording media various other factors such as dye layer temperature humidity dust fingerprints etc affect the recording characteristics of CD R and CD RW discs Due to these factors some discs may not be able to stand the high speed capabilities of the latest CD RW drives The FlextraSpeed technolog...

Page 11: ...o link the new data with the data already written FlextraLink uses minimal system resources so 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 FlextraLink Technology Solution Data transfer slows down Buffer Memory Write process continues Write Data Data Data tran...

Page 12: ... speed which will result in a variable transfer rate while in CLV recording technology the data transfer rate is kept at a fixed level by changing the rotation speed P CAV recording technology switches from CAV to CLV once the maximum transfer rate is reached Unlike Zone Constant Linear Velocity Z CLV recording no links are produced in the P CAV recording process resulting in a higher average tran...

Page 13: ...ode pressing this button stops playing the disc loaded in the drive 2 PLAY SKIP Button This button has two functions If the drive is idle pressing this button will start playing a loaded audio disc from the first track While in the PLAY mode pressing this button skips to the next track on the disc Left Side Panel 3 3 5V Power Jack This jack is for the AC adaptor power cable ...

Page 14: ...ial bus interface for computers 9 USB connector A standard Universal Serial Bus USB 2 0 plug and play interface 4 Power switch Turns the power supply ON or OFF Switching to the right turns the machine OFF and switching to the left turns it ON 5 Power Read Write Indicator This LED flashes green when drive power is turned ON when reading data from a disc or when the USB connection is established It ...

Page 15: ...ts For Notebook or PC IBM compatible Pentium II 333 MHz or higher PC Windows 98SE ME 2000 XP operating system At least 64MB RAM 128MB recommended For Macintosh PowerPC Processor G3 G4 or G4 Dual Mac OS version 9 1 9 2 or Mac OS X version 10 1 128MB of RAM Do not use damaged or warped disc in the CD RW drive The disc may break apart during use and cause potential body injury or damage to your drive...

Page 16: ...onnect the IEEE 1394 plug to the drive IEEE 1394 connector 2 Connect the USB cord A series plug to the USB 2 0 connector or connect the IEEE 1394 plug to the drive IEEE 1394 connector of your notebook PC or Mac 3 Connect the adapter cable to DC IN power connector on your drive 4 If necessary use plug adapter to fit power outlets in your area See the instruction sheet of plug adapter for detailed i...

Page 17: ...the SCB 1608 D driver 1 Make sure all cable connections to the drive and the notebook or PC are properly connected 2 Boot notebook or PC 3 Insert the bundled software CD in the CD drive of your notebook or PC 4 Turn on the External SCB 1608 D drive 5 After boot up the OS will detect a new hardware was found Follow the wizard to copy the driver files to your system Click Next 7 Specify the location...

Page 18: ...D RW DVD ROM list box Click Next 10 After searching the location of the driver and driver INF file name is displayed Click Next 11 A message box with the installation progress bar is displayed If cancelled the installation process has to be repeated from the start 12 The SCB 1608 D driver is successfully installed Click Finish to start using your external drive ...

Page 19: ... the SCB 1608 D driver 1 Start up Mac 2 Insert the bundled software CD in the CD drive of your Mac 3 Open the folder ASUS MSC Driver Installer 4 Double click on the icon Install ASUS MSC Driver 5 A window displaying progress of installation process appears If you want to abort installation press Stop button 6 After all files or items are copied to the system a confirmation dialog box appears Click...

Page 20: ...hese steps to check the computer For Windows OS 1 Right click My Computer icon on your desktop 2 On the pop up menu click Properties 3 Click the Device Manager tab on the system properties dialogue box 4 Click on CD ROM from the list Screen display may vary depending on the operating system OS version ASUS SCB 1608 D drive name should appear here ...

Page 21: ...rofiler from the Apple Control Panels 4 Click on the Devices and Volumes tab All types of devices attached to the Mac system are displayed on this tab 5 Look for an additional disc icon with the USB device symbol The icon is displayed with the volume label of the disc placed in the drive It is usually added at the bottom of the list additional disc icon ...

Page 22: ...Close 1 Locate the Unplug or Eject Hardware icon found in the taskbar Double click on the icon For Mac users make sure the drive is idle before disconnecting the device Close all files and applications using the SCB 1608 D drive if you don t do this you may damage the data files and or the drive 1 Drag the device icon to the Trash 2 Unplug the connector from the USB or Firewire port 2 Select the n...

Page 23: ... 23 External Slim CD RW DVD ROM Drive Basics Placing a Disc into the Drive 1 Press the stop open button on the top cover panel of the drive to open the top cover 2 When the top cover opens carefully lift the top cover fully upward ...

Page 24: ...r locks in place Ejecting a Disc from the Drive 1 Press the open stop button on the top cover panel of the drive to open the top cover 2 Carefully remove the disc from the drive 3 Close the top cover by gently pressing it downwards 3 Place the disc into the tray and make sure the disc is securely clipped in place ...

Page 25: ... the drive malfunctions 2 Open the top cover and carefully remove the disc Follow these steps to manually open the top cover of the drive using the emergency manual eject bar 1 Lift the slim CD RW DVD ROM drive and place upside down to expose the bottom of the drive Press the manual eject bar located as labeled Use the manual method only as a last resort when the open stop button does not work Mak...

Page 26: ...ction when using compact discs These instructions will help you avoid damaging the discs and your CD RW DVD ROM 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 27: ...ces Acoustic Access mode 41 5 dB TYP Read mode 44 5 dB TYP Microphone located 50cm in front of the drive 120 cm above the drive at 30o angle Reliability MTBF 60 000 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 Input Linear Voltage 110 240 V AC Input Linear Frequency 50 60 Hz Input Linea...

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Page 29: ...1 SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D ...

Page 30: ...2 SCB 1608 D 2003 SCB 1608 D 4 00 T1314 2003 05 ...

Page 31: ...s com tw ASUS COMPUTER INTERNATIONAL 44370 Nobel Drive Fremont CA 94538 USA 1 510 608 4555 tmd1 asus com 1 502 933 8713 1 502 995 0883 1 877 918 ASUS 2787 tsd asus com www asus com ASUS COMPUTER GmbH Harkortstr 25 40880 Ratingen BRD Germany 49 2102 9599 31 Email sales asuscom de 49 2102 9599 0 49 2102 9599 10 49 2102 9599 11 www asuscom de kontakt www asuscom de ...

Page 32: ...4 SCB 1608 D 6 6 7 8 9 9 9 10 13 13 14 14 14 15 15 16 17 SCB 1608 D 21 22 22 23 24 25 25 25 26 26 26 SCB 1608 D ...

Page 33: ...5 SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D ...

Page 34: ...6 SCB 1608 D ICON ...

Page 35: ...7 SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D USB 2 0 IEEE1394 CD R CD RW DVD Playback Win98SE MacOS USB2 0 ...

Page 36: ...ec DVD 120 ms CD 100 ms USB 2 0 IEEE1394 FlextraSpeedTM FlextraLinkTM P CAV 2 MB 12 cm 8 cm 1 2 mm DVD DVD ROM DVD R DVD RW DVD Video DVD RW CD 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 Bootable CD Track at Once Disc at Once Session at Once Multi Session Packet Write DAO RAW Mode 129 0 x 142 0 x 16 0 mm 250 g 28 ...

Page 37: ...9 SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D 16 10 24 8 DVD ROM USB 2 0 IEEE1394 CD FlextraSpeedTM FlextraLinkTM P CAV FlextraSpeedTM 5 0 OPC FlextraSpeedTM Flexible and Strategic Writing Speed Technology FlextraSpeedTM ...

Page 38: ...raLinkTM FlextraLinkTM Flexible and Strategic Writing Technology Buffer Underrun 1 FlextraLinkTM FlextraLinkTM FlextraLinkTM Write Data Data Data Data Write Data Write Data Data Data Write Data FlextraLinkTM FlextraLinkTM ...

Page 39: ...11 SCB 1608 D P CAV P CAV Partial Constant Angular Velocity CAV CLV Constant Linear Velocity CAV CLV P CAV CAV CLV Zone CLV P CAV P CAV P CAV Speed 32x 24x 16x 12x 8x 4x 0x Time 10x ...

Page 40: ...12 SCB 1608 D 1 2 1 2 3 5V 3 ...

Page 41: ...13 SCB 1608 D 4 5 USB IEEE1394 6 7 8 IEEE 1394 1394 9 USB USB2 0 6 7 8 9 4 5 ...

Page 42: ...14 SCB 1608 D IBM Pentium II 333MHz Windows 98SE ME XP 2000 64MB 128MB PowerPC G3 G4 G4 Dual Mac OS 9 1 9 2 Mac OS X 10 1 128MB ...

Page 43: ...15 SCB 1608 D 1 USB B USB USB 1394 1394 2 USB A USB USB 1394 1394 3 4 USB 2 0 SCB 1608 D IEEE1394 ...

Page 44: ...16 SCB 1608 D Windows 98SE Windows 98SE SCB 1608 D 1 2 3 4 6 Windows 98SETM 7 INF 5 ...

Page 45: ...17 SCB 1608 D 9 10 INF 8 ASUS_RW_USB 11 ...

Page 46: ...18 SCB 1608 D Mac OS 9 X Mac OS 9 x SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D 1 2 3 ASUS MSC Driver Installer 4 Install ASUS MSC Driver 5 Stop 6 OK SCB 1608 D ...

Page 47: ...19 SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D Windows 1 2 3 4 CD ROM ASUS SCB 1608 D ...

Page 48: ...20 SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D Mac 1 2 3 4 Mac 5 USB ...

Page 49: ...21 SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D SCB 1608 D Windows 1 2 U S B 3 ASUS SCB 1608 D 4 1 2 USB Firewire ...

Page 50: ...22 SCB 1608 D 1 2 ...

Page 51: ...23 SCB 1608 D 4 1 2 3 3 ...

Page 52: ...24 SCB 1608 D 2 1 ...

Page 53: ...25 SCB 1608 D ...

Page 54: ...each side 91 1 3 6 41 5 dB TYP 44 5 dB TYP 50 120 30 MTBF 60 000 Power On Hours Mean Time Between Failure ODC 20 of Power On Time ODC 1 of Power On Time MTTR Mean 30 Time To Repair ODC Operating Duty Cycle 110 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 1 0A I O USB USB B IEEE1394 IEEE1394 2 44 1 kHz 16 bits 0 2 at 1kHz S N ratio 70 db 0 7V rms typical ...

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