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Summary of Contents for 12-20A

Page 1: ...Model PX 20TSi Internal Model PX 20TSe External February 1997 12 20PleX CD ROM Drive Operation Manual...

Page 2: ...l cables may exceed the limits of the Class B Part 15 of the FCC Rules Any changes or modifications should be approved by the party responsible for compliance of FCC Rules otherwise the user loses aut...

Page 3: ...CD ROM DRIVE PX 20TSi Internal PX 20TSe External...

Page 4: ...e Further Plextor Corp reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes in its content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or change This manual is cop...

Page 5: ...PX 12 20PleX Drive Internal and External Front Panel 11 PX 20TSi Internal Drive Rear Panel 12 PX 20TSe External Drive Rear Panel 13 6 Drive Switch Jumper Dial Settings 14 PX 20TSi Internal Drive 15 SC...

Page 6: ...Below 39 10 Using CD ROM Discs and Trays 41 Tray Loading and Operation 41 Cleaning the Disc 41 11 How to Play Audio CDs on Your Drive 43 12 Troubleshooting 45 13 Contacting Plextor s Technical Support...

Page 7: ...of CD ROM drive performance To get you there we first have to help you install your 12 20PleX drive properly and operate it correctly After that the responsibility is yours to discover the application...

Page 8: ...us The call is toll free at our 800 number or through e mail or our Web site You will be connected to our friendly helpful band of tech support reps who know their stuff about CD ROM drives What migh...

Page 9: ...party PLEASE NOTE A security sticker was applied to the top of your box The contents of your box were carefully checked before this sticker was applied If it was cut before you purchased the box you...

Page 10: ...drive X X Side rails with 4 chrome and 4 black screws X X Plextor Manager floppy disk X X SCSI interface board installation guide X Audio cable X 2 X 2 SCSI cable X X Plextor operation manual X X War...

Page 11: ...CD ROM drive Plextor Manager floppy disk X X SCSI interface board installation guide X Audio cable X X X SCSI cable X X X Plextor operation manual X X X Warranty registration card X X X Mac device dri...

Page 12: ...methods to get drives back to us We have received drives in a shoebox in an unpadded express mail envelope and in a box filled with buttered popcorn We cannot assume liability for any damage your dri...

Page 13: ...il order vendors carry them Call us if you need suggestions on which modeltobuy WehaveprovidedaninternalSCSIribboncableoranexternal SCSI cable to connect the board to your new 12 20PleX CD ROM drive 2...

Page 14: ...ernal drive you will also need a special bracket connector and an internal SCSI cable These should have been provided by the soundboard manufacturer They allow the internal SCSI connector on your soun...

Page 15: ...arge amounts of current such as a high powered audio amplifier microwave oven toaster hair dryer etc Keep the area around your drive clean from dust smoke and other contaminants Use a soft dust free c...

Page 16: ...rt disc Tray Drawer Insert disc after opening tray drawer Press eject button to close Emergency Eject Hole Insert paper clip or other thin rigid object to eject caddy if automatic eject button does no...

Page 17: ...on Flashing when disc is inserted and being accessed Off when disc is inserted and not being accessed DISC Indicator Green when power is on and disc is inserted Off if no disc is inserted Volume Cont...

Page 18: ...SCSI ID Number If you are using more than one SCSI peripheral you may have to change your SCSI ID number see page 16 Termination Review Chapter 7 to determine if you need to turn your terminator switc...

Page 19: ...e the dial to change the number If you are using more than one SCSI peripheral you may need to change your SCSI ID number see pages 16 and 17 Power Switch To turn power ON OFF AC Power Input Use the p...

Page 20: ...e determined by the position of DIP switches and the rotary dial on the rear panel of the drive NOTE Silicon Graphics computers are somewhat proprietary and historically you needed to buy a Silicon Gr...

Page 21: ...pers Ensure power to the drive is OFF before installing or removing jumpers To remove a jumper pull it off with your fingers or a pair of needle nose pliers To add a jumper push it onto the jumper pin...

Page 22: ...f checking and possibly changing SCSI IDs If instead you bought a Plextor kit with a SCSI interface board both the drive and the board are SCAM compliant Each time you turn on your computer the drive...

Page 23: ...rive Factory Setting of Dial and DIP Switches Caution Turn the drive s power OFF before changing the setting of the dial or DIP switches The SCSI ID number of the PX 20TSe is determined by the positio...

Page 24: ...n a UNIX environment and want to boot from your CD ROM drive If so set this switch jumper ON Eject In most situations you will want to leave this switch jumper OFF However if you are in an environment...

Page 25: ...ave their termination removed disabled or turned off If you have both internal and external SCSI peripherals both the internal and external connectors of your host adapter are used then the terminatio...

Page 26: ...ower before removing or reinstalling the jumpers We recommend that you retain the jumpers so you can reinsert them onto the termination pins if you later need to turn the drive s termination ON PX 20T...

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