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Table of Contents

1. Introduction .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  1

2. Box Contents  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  2

Internal Drives  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  3
External Drives  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  4
A Gentle Reminder. . .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  5

3. What Else Do I Need?  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  6

4. Precautions  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  8

5. Drive Features .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  9

Internal Drive

Front Panel .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  9
Rear Panel  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  10

External Drive

Front Panel .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  11
Rear Panel  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  12

6. Drive Switch/Jumper/Dial Settings  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 13

Internal Drive  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  14

SCSI ID Number  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  15

External Drive .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  16

SCSI ID Number  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  15

Other Switch/Jumper/Settings  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  16

7. Termination  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  . 18

Internal Drive  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  19
External Drive .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  19

Summary of Contents for PL-MAN1

Page 1: ...CD ROM Drive Operation Manual PX 43CH Internal CD ROM Drive PX 45CH External CD ROM Drive...

Page 2: ...modifications should be approved by the party responsible for compliance of FCC Rules otherwise the user loses authority to operate the equipment CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance...

Page 3: ...CD ROM DRIVE PX 43CH Internal PX 45CH External...

Page 4: ...her 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 copyright...

Page 5: ...Need 6 4 Precautions 8 5 Drive Features 9 Internal Drive Front Panel 9 Rear Panel 10 External Drive Front Panel 11 Rear Panel 12 6 Drive Switch Jumper Dial Settings 13 Internal Drive 14 SCSI ID Number...

Page 6: ...al Operating System Notes 38 OS 2 38 Windows NT 40 11 Using CD ROM Discs and Caddies 42 Inserting the Disc into a Caddy 42 Loading the Caddy into the Drive 43 Removing the Caddy from the Drive 44 Clea...

Page 7: ...you can contact us The call is toll free You will be connected to our friendly helpful band of tech support reps who know their stuff about CD ROM drives What might seem like a lost cause to you coul...

Page 8: ...nfiguration you received is indicated by stickers applied to your box PLEASE NOTE A security sticker was applied to the top of your box The contents of your box were carefully checked before this stic...

Page 9: ...ome and 4 black screws X X X Caddy X X X 16 bit SCSI interface board with device drivers on floppy disk board manual X Audio cable X SCSI cable X X Soundboard with device drivers on floppy disk soundb...

Page 10: ...racket Connector X 16 bit SCSI interface board with device drivers on floppy disk board manual X Audio Cable X SCSI cable X X 2 X Sound board with device drivers on floppy disk soundboard manual X Ple...

Page 11: ...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 drive sustai...

Page 12: ...and numerous mail order vendors carry them Call us if you need suggestions on which model to buy You also will need to buy a SCSI ribbon cable to connect the board to an internal drive or an external...

Page 13: ...computer connect to cables outside your computer and onto your CD ROM drive You also may need to update your device drivers See the discussion about device drivers in Chapter 9 of this manual Once you...

Page 14: ...uch as a high powered audio amplifier microwave oven toaster hair dryer etc Keep the area around your drive clean from dust smoke and other contami nants Use a soft dust free cloth for cleaning your d...

Page 15: ...ve Front Panel Front Door Open to insert caddy Eject Button Push to eject caddy ON BUSY Indicator Yellow when power is on Flashing when disc is inserted and being accessed Off when disc is inserted an...

Page 16: ...to 50 pin flat ribbon SCSI cable Jumpers Use to select SCSI ID number parity auto test block size and eject lock options Leave these jumpers at their factory settings unless one or more of the follow...

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

Page 18: ...ive see page 17 Eject Lock If you work in an environment where you need to prevent others from removing a CD ROM disc from your drive see page 17 Audio Output Outputs stereo analog signal via RCA jack...

Page 19: ...d the rotary dial on the rear panel of the drive Fortunately we have a pretty good idea of the environment in which most of our drives will be used a single SCSI device connected to a PC or Mac Your d...

Page 20: ...ectively 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 pins Three extra jumpers are supplied with the PX 43CH in addition to...

Page 21: ...PX 43CH The SCSI ID number of the PX 43CH is determined by the placement of jumpers on pins 1 2 and 3 To change the SCSI ID number follow the chart below Jumper Installed Across SCSI ID Number Pin 1 P...

Page 22: ...DIP switches are set by the factory as shown below Changing the SCSI ID Using the blade of a screwdriver rotate the dial s arrow to a different SCSI ID number Changing DIP Switch Settings Use a screw...

Page 23: ...t single speed you will receive an error message You may override this feature and set your drive to operate only at single speed 150KB sec by setting the AUTO switch jumper OFF At this setting the dr...

Page 24: ...tiple SCSI peripherals with your computer and the PX 43CH or PX 45CH is positioned as the last peripheral in a daisy chain Any SCSI peripherals which are positioned between your SCSI host adapter and...

Page 25: ...later need to turn the drive s termination ON If you reinsert the resistor blocks make sure that the side of the resistor block with a small white dot is facing UP PX 45CH Termination The PX 45CH is s...

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