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ULTRAPLEX 40X OPERATION MANUAL
How to Play Audio CDs
on Your Drive
YOUR TASK:
Learn how to use your CD-ROM drive so that it can
also play audio CDs.
YOUR OBJECTIVE:
Increase functionality of your drive. Provide musical
accompaniment for presentations. Goof off at work.
YOUR METHOD:
You may choose from a variety of methods. You can
use anything from front panel controls or very basic,
bare bones audio CD software utilities up to software
utilities that surpass the capabilities of the CD player
attached to your stereo system. With Plextor Manager
and USB speakers, you can even bypass the soundcard
in your PC.
1) The most basic method is to use the UltraPleX front panel audio
controls. No special drivers are needed to operate this feature.
Once an audio CD is inserted into the drive, simply push the button
to begin audio play. Once the audio is playing, push the play button
once for track advance, or hold down the button for more than 1 second
to begin a fast forward search (FFWD). To eject, press the Stop/Eject
button once to stop audio play and a second time to eject the CD.
While in audio CD play mode, you can read a CD-ROM data disc by
simply removing the audio CD and inserting a data CD into your
CD-ROM drive.
2) For PC users, unique and powerful audio utilities are provided with
Plextor Manager software. Version 1.7 and later of Plextor Manager
even allows you to access CD-Audio tracks as though they were
.WAV files. These can be played without analogue audio connections
to your soundcard. This is particularly useful for a second CD-ROM
or external drive attached to your system — only the SCSI cable is
needed! For installation and operating instructions, refer to the sepa-
rate Plextor Manager software manual and README files.
3) Other alternatives include audio utilities designed into your operating
system (Media Player in Windows, for instance) or various other
utilities that can be purchased commercially.
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