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Laser
CD

Wavelength: 784 +3/-4 nm
Output power (max.): 120 mW (CW)

240 mW (Pulse)

DVD

Wavelength: 658 ±4 nm
Output power (max.): 100 mW (CW)

250 mW (Pulse)

Interface

Drive interface

IEEE1394-compliant (6-pin connector)

×

1

IEEE1394-compliant (4-pin connector)

×

1

USB 2.0-compliant (Hi-Speed USB)

×

1

Buffer capacity

2 MB

Drive product number (Inquiry)

SONY DVD RW DRU-820A

Design and specifications are subject to
change without notice.

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Summary of Contents for DRX-820UL

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions 2005 Sony Corporation 2 664 186 12 1 4J B8A01 001 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS DVD CD Rewritable Drive DRX 820UL ...

Page 2: ...cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or rel...

Page 3: ... Electrical Electronic Equipment Applicable in the European Union and other European countries with separate collection systems This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall not be treated as household waste Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment By ensuring this product is dispo...

Page 4: ...gh USB 14 Before Connection 14 Installation 14 Disconnection 15 Operation Using the Drive 16 Supplied Software 16 Using Generic Software with the Drive 17 Compatible Discs 18 Recommended Writable Discs 20 Writable Disc Features 21 Precautions on Writing Playing Discs 25 Maximizing Performance 27 Reaching the Highest Possible Data Transfer Rate 27 Updating the Firmware 27 Turbo Boost Function 27 Mi...

Page 5: ... caused by improper installation of software loss of data discs or other accidental or incidental damage that might occur when using this product The guarantee and user support for this product are valid only within the countries or sales regions specified on the warranty card Copyright laws prohibit the copying in part or in full of the supplied software and documentation or loaning the software ...

Page 6: ...arranty card Note Make sure that you back up the supplied software disc on another disc because the software disc is not distributed independently Features This product offers the following features An external DVD CD rewritable drive with i LINK IEEE1394 and Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant interfaces for computers Can be used horizontally or vertically The drive can write to DVD R Double Layer and...

Page 7: ...te speed you have selected Writing speed may automatically be adjusted depending on the disc specified disc speed or disc conditions such as weight imbalance and eccentricity System should meet following requirements in order to use USB 2 0 operation with this device Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant interface cable included System equipped with a Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant connector or PCI adapt...

Page 8: ...8 Part Names and Functions Front Panel Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 ...

Page 9: ...ngated object into this hole to eject the disc tray manually D Disc tray Insert discs here label side up Hint When you insert a disc into the drive make sure that it is under the four pins When using the drive vertically make sure that you set the disc inside the two lower pins E Power Switch Press to turn the drive on or off F USB Connector Used with a USB cable to connect the drive to a computer...

Page 10: ...w to use the drive vertically Position the drive so that the stand straddles the two anti vibration pads on the drive bottom and then press it into place Place the drive as illustrated below to use the drive horizontally Using the Drive Vertically Using the Drive Horizontally ...

Page 11: ...r computer is not equipped with an i LINK connector install an i LINK interface card Check the type of i LINK connector provided with your computer s i LINK interface and obtain a compatible i LINK cable Have the manual for your computer handy These instructions apply to most commonly used computers CAUTION Using the wrong type of cable with this product can cause it to malfunction Follow the inst...

Page 12: ...ve For a computer s 6 pin i LINK connector connect to the 4 pin i LINK connector on the drive Connect the supplied AC power cord to the supplied AC adapter Then connect the AC adapter to the drive s DC IN jack and connect the power cord to the power outlet Hint The i LINK cable may be connected to either of the two i LINK connectors on the back of the drive Power Switch i LINK Cable AC adapter AC ...

Page 13: ...omputer detects the drive successfully appears on the Windows task bar When you want to disconnect the drive you must first stop it using this icon 1 Click on the task bar and click the drive to be disconnected on the shortcut menu 2 Operate following the message displayed if any 3 Disconnect the i LINK cable Note If you disconnect the i LINK cable without performing the procedure above your compu...

Page 14: ... interface card Have the manual for your computer handy These instructions apply to most commonly used computers For connection cautions refer to the Installation section in Connection through i LINK on page 11 1 Start your computer 2 Connect the necessary cables then turn on the drive Connect the USB cable to the drive s USB connector Connect the supplied AC power cord to the supplied AC adapter ...

Page 15: ...ur computer detects the drive successfully appears on the Windows task bar When you want to disconnect the drive you must first stop it using this icon 1 Click on the task bar and click the drive to be disconnected on the shortcut menu 2 Operate following the message displayed if any 3 Disconnect the USB cable Note If you disconnect the USB cable without performing the procedure above your compute...

Page 16: ...kItUp Nero BackItUp is software that allows you to back up the data on your hard disk to the hard disk DVD R RW DVD R RW DVD RAM or CD R RW discs InCD InCD is a packet writing software It supports writing to DVD RW DVD RW DVD RAM and CD RW NeroVision Express DVD Video and video CD authoring software Nero ShowTime DVD Video and video CD playback software Nero Record Nero Recode is software for comp...

Page 17: ...e discs they contain and the installed software Using software other than the supplied software such as generic software shareware or freeware to write data to disc with this drive is not under warranty and Sony offers no customer service if problems arise from using such software Make sure that the supplied writing software and generic writing software do not coexist on your computer Taking appro...

Page 18: ...disc or a cartridge from which the disc can be ejected Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed1 DVD R Speed supported by the disc max 16 DVD R DL Double layer Speed supported by the disc max 8 DVD RW Speed supported by the disc max 4 DVD RW High Speed Speed supported by the disc max 8 DVD R Speed supported by the disc max 16 DVD R DL Dual Layer Speed supported by the disc max 6 DVD RW Speed support...

Page 19: ...guaranteed when writing to or playing back 99 minute discs With 8 cm discs you must place the drive horizontally When using a double sided disc orient the drive horizontally Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed1 CD R Speed supported by the disc max 48 CD RW Speed supported by the disc max 4 CD RW High Speed Speed supported by the disc max 10 CD RW Ultra Speed Speed supported by the disc max 24 C...

Page 20: ...port Web Page You can also directly type the user support Web site address see page 31 for details in the address box of your Web browser Note You can safely use most disc formats that comply to the appropriate standards with this drive However bear in mind that some generic discs do not comply to quality or performance standards necessary for safe use with this drive If you use such discs the dri...

Page 21: ...es DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD RAM CD R CD RW Want to create DVD Video that can be played back by most drives and or players Want to create DVDs that you can modify Want to create DVDs to which you can add to later Want to create video CDs that can be played back with most computers Want to use DVDs as you would video tapes allowing multiple rewrites Want to share 700 MB of dat...

Page 22: ...ways set the writing speed to that specified for the particular High Speed CD RW disc media being used Ultra Speed CD RW Discs The drive can write to Ultra Speed CD RW disc media Data written on Ultra Speed CD RW discs can be read by standard CD ROM drives Note Drives that do not have the Ultra Speed CD RW logo cannot be used to write to Ultra Speed CD RW discs When writing or adding to such discs...

Page 23: ... DL DVD R DVD R DL DVD R Discs Data can be written to this type of disc only once Once it has been written it cannot be erased Playback read compatibility of DVD R and DVD R discs depends on the capability of the DVD ROM drive and the DVD player and on the logical format selected when it is recorded written DVD RW and DVD RW Discs Data can be repeatedly written to or erased from this type of disc ...

Page 24: ...ck of DVD RW and DVD RW discs may not be supported Playback of DVD RAM discs is only supported for DVD RAM compatible DVD drives and DVD players Further because of the differences in quality and characteristics between various DVD ROM drive DVD player DVD R DL disc DVD R disc DVD RW disc DVD R DL disc DVD R disc DVD RW disc and DVD RAM disc manufacturers playback may not be possible depending on t...

Page 25: ...itial assignment RPC phase 21 standard After setting the region code five times the setting becomes permanent and can no longer be changed From this point on you are only able to play back DVD Video whose region code matches the one set the fifth time Do not attempt to make unauthorized changes to the region code Any problems resulting from doing so are not covered by the warranty Hint You can cha...

Page 26: ... an audio CD player only use audio CDs with the following mark Some of these discs are encoded in such a way as to prevent sampling and or copy while others can only be played back under certain conditions For details refer to the documentation of your audio CD Attention Regarding DualDisc Software A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with digital au...

Page 27: ...ivate the Turbo Boost function to raise the read write speed to 48 speed Notes On rare occasions some discs may not be able to tolerate 48 speed causing them to break We recommend that you do not use deeply scratched brittle or other discs that may break at 48 speed The Turbo Boost function does not guarantee a 48 write speed Depending on the condition of the disc you are using the speed may be au...

Page 28: ... warm location or raising the room temperature suddenly as condensation may form within the drive If the temperature changes suddenly while using the drive stop using it but keep the power on for at least an hour Handling discs Handle discs only by the edges Never touch the recording surface Do not affix labels on discs Do not store discs in dusty dirty or humid locations in direct sunlight or nea...

Page 29: ...h the disc can be ejected 2 The default setting is 40 You must use the turbo boost function to achieve 48 speed 3 With 8 cm discs you must place the drive horizontally Depending on your system there may be limitation on maximum writing speed Writing systems DVD Random write Sequential write CD Track at once Disc at once Session at once Packet writing Drive Data transfer rate DVD 22 1 MB s 16 speed...

Page 30: ...put power max 100 mW CW 250 mW Pulse Interface Drive interface IEEE1394 compliant 6 pin connector 1 IEEE1394 compliant 4 pin connector 1 USB 2 0 compliant Hi Speed USB 1 Buffer capacity 2 MB Drive product number Inquiry SONY DVD RW DRU 820A Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Page 31: ...tes are available on the user support Web site Access the site make sure that there is an update for your firmware and follow the instructions on the screen to proceed with download and installation Sony Global Sites Information As of November 2005 Product purchased in the USA http sony storagesupport com Product purchased in Canada http www sony ca Product purchased in Australia or New Zealand ht...

Page 32: ...te and place of purchase Computer maker and model number Computer specifications CPU speed memory size OS version etc Writing software used version etc Local technical support is only available in the specified sales regions The customers in these regions should be provided with a warranty card for this product For contact information refer to the warranty card Note that technical support conditio...

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