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NTRODUCTION
Thank you for purchasing this COMBO drive, a reliable, high-performance external CD
rewriter, CD recorder and CD/DVD reader. Please read this manual carefully and keep it
handy for easy reference. Use the manual for installation, operation and troubleshooting.
What the COMBO Drive Does
The COMBO drive is a CD-ReWritable drive that provides professional quality CD
performance for writing, rewriting and reading. It also reads Digital Versatile Discs (DVDs).
This versatile and remarkable drive can:
Write to CD-R (recordable CD) media at up to 24X speed.
Write to ultra-speed CD-RW (rewritable CD) media at up to 24X speed.
Read all CD-ROM and CD-R media at a maximum of 24X speed.
Read DVD-ROM discs at a maximum of 8X speed.
The COMBO drive supports Running OPC (ROPC) and is compatible with Windows Plug &
Play. Flash memory allows upgrading the COMBO drive to the latest firmware revision
(available from the web site) without opening the drive. Buffer Underrun Proof technology
eliminates buffer underrun errors, therefore you can safely use your computer for other things
while you’re writing to a CD-R or CD-RW disc.
Format Compatibility
This COMBO drive is a versatile optical disk drive. For write function, it is capable to write
data, which conform to Orange Book Part2/ part3 volume2: high speed / part3 volume3: ultra
speed, into CD-R/RW disk in combination with write application software. For read function,
it is a DVD-Multi compatible drive which is capable to read all of the following file formats of
media: DVD single/dual layer (PTP, OPT), DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW, DVD-
RAM (Optional). Besides, it reads all of CD formats and media: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-
ROM/XA, Photo-CD, Multi-session, Karaoke-CD, Video CD, CD-I FMV, CD Extra, CD Plus,
CD-R, and CD-RW.
Recording Modes
Track at Once
Data can be recorded to a disc, one track at a time. New tracks can be added later. Music CDs
can not be played in a CD player or CD-ROM until the disc is closed.
Disc at Once
Data can be recorded to an entire disc in one pass. In this mode, new data added later is not
allowed.
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