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Explains the system environment required for using the drive as a CD-R/CD-RW drive.

PC

IBM PC/AT compatible

Operating System

Windows Me/98/95(ORS2 or later)
Windows NT Workstation Ver.4.0 (Service Pack 5) or later

*1

Windows 2000 (Professional)

*1

CPU

Pentium 166 MHz or higher (When using JustLink)

Memory

64MB or more

Harddisk

Hard disk with average access time of 19msec or less, and data transfer speed of
1,200KB/sec or greater. 1GB or more free space.

Interface

Enhanced-IDE interface (as Primary Slave, Secondary Master, or Slave)

Drive bay

5.25-inch half height bay required

Power

+5V/+12V power socket required

Recommendation discs

*3

 

Recommendation Tested to be compatible

CD-R

Ricoh

Taiyo Yuden, TDK, Mitsui Chemicals,
Mitsubishi Chemical, Maxell

CD-RW

Ricoh

Mitsubishi Chemical

*2

High Speed CD-RW Ricoh

Mitsubishi Chemical

*1  abCD does not support these Operating System.
*2  The disc written using the CD-R/RW drive may not be readable by CD-ROM drives.

Multi-read compatible (Random UDF compatible) drives are necessary.

*3 

Even if it is the recommendation disc, some of discs may have possibility to fail
writting with highest writting speed with the problem on the disc. In this case, please
try to write with lower writting speed, or please try to use another disc.

Multi-read compatible (Random UDF compatible) drives are:

Drives that can read low reflectivity discs.

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Drives that support Packet Write.

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Summary of Contents for MP7200A

Page 1: ...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 into an outlet on a ci...

Page 2: ...r of this equipment does not offer any warranty against data loss due to inappropriate installation or handling or direct or indirect damages Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no resp...

Page 3: ...lating to the drive Failing to comply with the information in this manual and or incorrect handling of the drive may result in serious personal injury or damage to the product Indicates restriction or...

Page 4: ...uffer underrun errors that would occur when data transfer falls behind writing operation has been inevitable for CD RW drives Just Link which we at Ricoh developed on our own is a new technology that...

Page 5: ...he speed of 12X in the lead in area at 16X from the 0 minute position up to around the 5 minute position and then accelerating up to 20X approximately from the 5 minute position to the 15 minute posit...

Page 6: ...g the drive The disc may be damaged causing data loss Be careful to prevent foreign objects such as liquids or metal from entering the drive Should by chance a foreign object enter the drive please co...

Page 7: ...place it on the disc tray and mount it See Fig 2 We suggest using dry air cleaner as compressed air for cleaning Other Cautions When moving the equipment make sure that the disc has been removed from...

Page 8: ...fig1 Check 1 Recording surface 2 fig2 50 to 100mm 1 Back...

Page 9: ...peed 6 0MB sec data transfer rate write data at 20x speed CD R 3 0MB sec data transfer rate and write data at 10x speed 2 High Speed CD RW 1 5MB sec data transfer rate The recorded CD RW media can be...

Page 10: ...ket required Recommendation discs 3 Recommendation Tested to be compatible CD R Ricoh Taiyo Yuden TDK Mitsui Chemicals Mitsubishi Chemical Maxell CD RW Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical 2 High Speed CD RW Ric...

Page 11: ...t the output volume of the headphone jack It can t be used to adjust the output volume for the audio output connectors on the rear panel Caution Turn the volume down before turning on the power Sudden...

Page 12: ...und card Analog signal 2 Jumper Connector This jumper determines whether the drive is configured as a master or slave Changing the master slave configuration takes effect after power on reset 3 IDE In...

Page 13: ...only in an emergency Using it excessively will cause malfunction Turn the power to OFF 1 Insert a fine tipped object into the emergency eject hole For more information on how to do this see figure 2 P...

Page 14: ...so ejects the tray out If you cannot successfully eject the tray by pushing a thin rigid object in the situation may be as follows The four vanes may be oriented just at the angles as shown below In s...

Page 15: ...Disc ejection Press the eject button 1 Slowly take the disc out of the disc tray 2 Press the eject button or push the disc tray and the tray will be inserted back into the drive 3...

Page 16: ...nside the unit quickly When the disc tray is in the ejected position dust and other debris will enter possibly causing read errors write errors or drive failure Back Next Load the disc Disc ejection E...

Page 17: ...all round depression with its label side facing up Writing to an 80mm CD R CD RW disc is not supported Only reading is possible The face with the label on it should be up Never place both discs in the...

Page 18: ...Load the disc by pressing the eject button or by lightly pushing in the disc tray 3 Next Load the disc Disc ejection Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position...

Page 19: ...rt it into the inner side of the tabs Caution Cannot be used with 80mm CDs Cannot be used for writing or playing with irregularly shaped discs business card sized heart shaped etc you can not use the...

Page 20: ...al for the computer to know the location of the IDE connector Turn off all peripheral appliances of the computer and the computer itself and disconnect their power cords from the wall sockets Discharg...

Page 21: ...ue way A hard disk is normally installed as the Primary Master on the E IDE ATAPI interface Other E IDE peripheral devices such as hard drives and CD ROMs are then set accordingly 3 Caution If two per...

Page 22: ...re than one jumper is installed the drive may malfunction or be damaged Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Soun...

Page 23: ...r to the manual for the computer for details about removing the cover Caution There may be sharp edges inside the computer take care to avoid injury Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer C...

Page 24: ...manual for the computer for details 1 Insert the drive unit into the bay Do not apply excessive pressure to the cables inside the computer 2 Secure the drive with the screws provided If there is not e...

Page 25: ...Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Connection 7 Replacing the Computer Cover 8 Device Drivers...

Page 26: ...properly into the socket If there is no spare power cable available in the computer you will have to purchase a splitter cable of a suitable type Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cove...

Page 27: ...as follows Master 1 Slave 2 Motherboard 3 Primary 4 Secondary 5 less than 6 inches 6 less than 18 inches 7 To Install as a Master Drive To Install as a Slave Drive To Install as a Master Drive To inst...

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Page 29: ...Slave Drive To install the drive as a Slave change the jumper setting on the rear panel Master drive Booting hard disk 1 Slave drive MP7200A 2 Secondary connector 3 Primary connector 4 Master drive Ot...

Page 30: ...Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Connection 7 Replacing the Computer Cover 8 Device Drivers...

Page 31: ...nection MP7200A 1 When L R 2 Sound Card 3 Motherboard 4 Primary or Secondary 5 Digital audio connecter No digital audio cable is included with the MP7200A 6 When you are using the audio cable that com...

Page 32: ...f the drive unit is complete replace the computer cover Back Next 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Conn...

Page 33: ...Professional Users The drive is displayed in control panels system hardware device manager If the drive is not recognized by your computer For Windows Me 98 95 Users If a indicator is displayed on th...

Page 34: ...Back 1 Jumper Set Up 2 Removing the Computer Cover 3 Mounting the Drive 4 Connecting the Power Connector 5 PC Connections 6 Sound Card Connection 7 Replacing the Computer Cover 8 Device Drivers...

Page 35: ...attach any stickers or labels to the discs Using discs with labels attached not only causes read and write errors but data on the disc may be lost due to damage to the disc itself Load the disc Disc...

Page 36: ...sec 4X 600KB sec 10X 1 5MB sec Caution When the 20X write speed is specified data is written at 16X from the innermost track to about the 70 MB position and at 20X from positions exceeding 70 MB up to...

Page 37: ...ity 5 to 90 R H No condensation 5 to 95 R H No condensation Vibration 0 035mmpp 10 45Hz 0 025mmpp 45 65Hz 0 2 X 9 8 m s2 65 150Hz 1 X 9 8 m s2 5 to 300Hz Shock 2 X 9 8 m s2 3msec half sine 50 X 9 8 m...

Page 38: ...All references to the product in this document are to specifications in effect when the product was released Copyright RICOH Co Ltd All rights reserved...

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