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Summary of Contents for CD REWRITABLE DRIVE CRW8824S

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Page 2: ...e of Equipment CD Recordable Rewritable Drive Model Name CRW8824S CRW8824S NB This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules Operation is subject to the following conditions 1 this device may not cause harmful interference and 2 this device must accept any interference received including interference that may cause undesired operation See user manual instructions if interference to radio recep...

Page 3: ...Diese Leistung wurde in einem Abstand von 200 mm ab der Linsenoberfläche des optischen Sensorblocks gemessen ANSI Klasse Klasse 1 Caractéristiques de la diode laser Matériau GaAIAs Longueur d onde 780 787 nm Durée d émission Continue Puissance de sortie du laser Moins de 44 6 µW Cette valeur de sortie a été mesurée à une distance de 200 mm depuis la lentille sur le bloc capteur optique Classe ANSI...

Page 4: ...English i OWNER S MANUAL ...

Page 5: ...se there is an increased risk of personal injury electrical shock damage to the device or fire Please take particular care if small children are present Do not expose the device to rain use it near water or in damp or wet conditions or place containers on it that contain liquids which might spill into any openings Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock fire or personal injury Fol...

Page 6: ...sc from the tray before transporting the device Otherwise written data may be destroyed When cleaning the device never use benzene paint thinners detergents or chemical impregnated wiping cloths Also do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the device Otherwise the device may be damaged or its front panel may become discolored Use a soft dry cloth to wipe the device Do not rest your weight ...

Page 7: ...duction of this manual either in part or in full is ex pressly forbidden Precautions forTransportation Before transporting the device always put it back in its original box If the device is transported without adequate packing the internal components may be damaged and cause the device to malfunction Distributing Discs When writing important data or preparing data for distribution to others make s...

Page 8: ...rks are the property of their respective companies Table of Contents Setup Flowchart 1 Introduction 2 Features of the CRW8824E Drive 2 System Configuration 3 Computer 3 Software 3 Discs 4 Tools 5 Front and Rear of Unit 6 Front Panel 6 Rear Panel 7 Installation 8 First Steps 8 Installing the CRW8824E Drive 9 Operation 24 Loading a Disc 24 Ejecting the Disc 24 Ejecting a Disc in an Emergency 25 Trou...

Page 9: ...nsert the SCSI card into the appropriate PCI slot on the computer Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab Double click on SCSI controllers to check that the adapter card is recognized correctly by the computer s OS Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab Double click on CDROM to check that the drive is recognized correctly by the computer s OS For details about how to install the softw...

Page 10: ... speed This data can be saved in WAVE format in a Windows environment or in AIFF format in a Macintosh environment Digital sound can be recorded with com plete fidelity even when writing at 8X speed Reliable writing Yamaha s proprietary Pure Phase Laser System 1 improves jitter values 2 to allow the signal to be recorded accurately In addition the 4 MB buffer memory and Running OPC 3 technology fu...

Page 11: ...c s AHA 2940 series cards PCI slot Software The software requirements for using the CRW8824S drive are as follows CD writing software This software must support the CRW8824S drive for writing to CD R or CD RW For details about how to install and use the software refer to the documenta tion that came with it When temporarily storing data on a hard disk prior to writing to CD R RW you will need an e...

Page 12: ...8X and 4X speeds These discs can be read played by a CD RW drive that bears the High Speed CD RW logo or by a device e g CD ROM drive that supports CD RW Compatible with Orange Book Part 3 Vol 2 The Orange Book standard defines how all recordable discs including CD R and CD RW are written Part 2 of the Orange Book standard relates to CD R discs and Part 3 to CD RW discs The standard was named afte...

Page 13: ...old movies in which the video and audio data has been com pressed using MPEG 1 technology Tools You will need the following tools at hand when installing the CRW8824S drive Phillips Screwdriver You will need to use this when removing the cover of your computer and when mounting the drive You may also need to temporarily remove the sound card to gain access to the CD audio connectors In which case ...

Page 14: ...one volume control Adjust this control to set a suitable volume level when listening to an audio CD using the headphone jack Slide the knob to the left to decrease the volume and to the right to increase it ON DISC LED This LED is orange when the drive is powered on and green when the drive contains a disc READ WRITE LED This LED is green when data is being read off a disc and orange when data is ...

Page 15: ... drive 2 PARITY jumper switch Set this switch using a black plastic shunt in order to enable parity checking 3 TERMINATOR jumper switch Set this switch using a black plastic shunt in order to enable the drive s built in SCSI termination 4 BLOCK SIZE jumper switch Set this switch using a black plastic shunt in order to set the block size to 512 bytes per sector AUDIO OUT R L G ID SELECT PARITY TERM...

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Page 17: ... INTERFACE CONNECTOR ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE 1 2 4 Rear Panel Jumper switches Shunt The plastic shunts actually contain metal for bridging the two pins of a jumper switch creating an electrical connection between them when attached When removed the jumper switch is set to OFF Store unused shunts in a safe place where they will not be lost Use a pair of long nosed pliers to attach or...

Page 18: ...T PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE 1 2 4 ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE 1 2 4 1 2 4 1 2 4 ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE 1 2 4 ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE 1 2 4 SCSI ID 0 SCSI ID 1 SCSI ID 2 SCSI ID 3 Default SCSI ID 4 SCSI ID 5 SCSI ID 6 SCSI ID 7 The SCSI ID number for each device on the chain mu...

Page 19: ... the Parity switch is set to ON and should normally be left in this state 3 Termination Terminators prevent SCSI signals from being reflected off the last device in the chain The SCSI terminator switch should be set to ON if the CRW8824S is the last device on the internal SCSI chain If the CRW8824S is not the last device on the internal SCSI chain the shunt on the Terminator jumper switch should b...

Page 20: ...ector by setting the Block Size jumper switch to ON This is necessary when installing the CRW8824S on a UNIX based workstation It is not necessary for Windows 95 98 98SE NT4 0 2000 computers ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE 1 2 4 Block size OFF Default ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE 1 2 4 Block size ON Set to ON when installing CRW8824S drive on UNIX workstation By factory default th...

Page 21: ...CRW8824S drive in addition to the computer s existing CD ROM drive CRW8824S As a replacement drive If the casing of your computer does not have a spare 5 25 inch drive bay available such as with many desktop type designs you can replace the computer s existing CD ROM drive with the CRW8824S drive CRW8824S CD ROM drive When replacing an IDE type CD ROM drive with the CRW8824S drive you will also ne...

Page 22: ...c shock and or short circuiting and damaging components including the CRW8824S drive 2 Remove the outer casing of the computer If you need to remove screws in the process make sure you don t lose them The method for removing the casing and fitting the drive in the drive bay can vary depending on the manufacturer Refer to the documentation that came with your computer for further details 14 ...

Page 23: ...ide your body Drain any static charge You can permanently damage equipment if you touch it while there is any static charge in your body 4 Remove the front cover of a vacant 5 25 inch drive bay slot in the computer and slide the drive backwards into the slot Do not apply excessive force when sliding the drive back into the drive bay slot ...

Page 24: ...y hand to hold the drive in place About SCSI adapter card termination To connect internally mounted SCSI devices the SCSI adapter card s on board internal SCSI termination must be switched ON With most cards this is done automatically If your SCSI adapter card requires that you manually disable internal termination refer to the documentation that came with it 16 ...

Page 25: ...e back of the CRW8824S drive such that the red line on the cable is aligned with pin 1 marked SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR 1 SCSI adapter card 50 pin SCSI flat cable Align red line with Pin 1 of SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR 1 To Pin 1 Pin 1 AUDIO OUT ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE DC INPUT 1 5V G 12V R L 1 2 4 G SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR 1 Pin 1 Mark Align red line with Pin...

Page 26: ...p Lug AUDIO OUT ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE DC INPUT 1 5V G 12V R L 1 2 4 G SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR Sound card Vertically mounted type PH Horizontally mounted type MPC Audio cable You do not need to connect the audio cable to write audio CDs since the audio is passed over the SCSI bus It is required for playing back audio CDs on the CRW8824S drive via the computer s sound card However ...

Page 27: ... 2 4 G SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR Top Top Bottom 4 pin power cable There may be more than one 4 pin power cable available Any may be used These connectors are D shaped so it is only possible to connect the power cables the correct way round Do not apply excessive force when making this connection 9 Tighten the four fastening screws on the side of the unit securely using a screwdriver ...

Page 28: ...ter casing of the computer and any screws that were removed Reconnect the computer to the AC outlet and power it up When you power up the computer make sure both LEDs on the panel of the CRW8824S light up together for brief moment ...

Page 29: ...Adapter and clicking the Devices tab For Windows 2000 double click System in the Control Panel select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button in System Properties Double click YAMAHA CRW8824S listed under CDROM in Windows 95 98 98SE and click the Settings tab Check the Sync data transfer checkbox With Sync data transfer enabled the data transfer between your CRW8824S drive and your co...

Page 30: ...is you run the risk of receiving an electric shock and or short circuiting and damaging components including the CRW8824S drive 2Remove the outer casing of the computer If you need to remove screws in the process make sure you don t lose them The method for removing the casing and fitting the drive in the drive bay can vary depending on the manufacturer Refer to the documentation that came with yo...

Page 31: ...manently damage equipment if you touch it while there is any static charge in your body 4Disconnect all the cables connected to the rear of the existing CD ROM drive and also disconnect the audio cable from the sound card or motherboard s audio connector ANALOG AUDIO CABLE SELECT SLAVE MASTER POWER HOST INTERFACE 1 2 39 40 5V G G 12V R L G G Audio cable IDE cable 4 pin power connector ...

Page 32: ...rom the drive bay Slide the CRW8824S drive backwards into the now vacant bay without applying excessive force CRW8824S CD ROM drive 6Leave enough room behind the drive for connecting the power SCSI and audio cables Then tighten the four fastening screws on the sides of the unit by hand to hold the drive in place ...

Page 33: ... computer s SCSI adapter card Align the red line of the cable with Pin 1 of the card s SCSI connector Next connect a free 50 pin connector on the SCSI flat cable to the back of the CRW8824S drive such that the red line on the cable is aligned with pin 1 marked SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR 1 50 pin SCSI flat cable Align red line with Pin 1 of SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR 1 To Pin 1 SCSI adapter card AUDIO ...

Page 34: ...DIO OUT ID SELECT PARITY TERMINATOR BLOCK SIZE DC INPUT 1 5V G 12V R L 1 2 4 G SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR Vertically mounted type PH Sound card Horizontally mounted type MPC Audio cable Lug You do not need to connect the audio cable to write audio CDs since the audio is passed over the SCSI bus It is required for playing back audio CDs on the CRW8824S drive via the computer s sound card However if a...

Page 35: ...1 2 4 G SCSI INTERFACE CONNECTOR Top Top Bottom 4 pin power cable There may be more than one 4 pin power cable available Any may be used These connectors are D shaped so it is only possible to connect the power cables the correct way round Do not apply excessive force when making this connection Tighten the four fastening screws on the side of the unit securely using a screwdriver ...

Page 36: ...ter casing of the computer and any screws that were removed Reconnect the computer to the AC outlet and power it up When you power up the computer make sure both LEDs on the panel of the CRW8824S light up together for brief moment ...

Page 37: ...pter and clicking the Devices tab For Windows 2000 double click System in the Control Panel select the Hardware tab and click the Device Manager button in System Properties Double click YAMAHA CRW8824S listed under CDROM in Windows 95 98 98SE and click the Settings tab Check the Sync data transfer checkbox With Sync data transfer enabled the data transfer between your CRW8824S drive and your compu...

Page 38: ...rd 3 Press the Eject button to close the tray When a disc is loaded the ON DISC LED is lit up in orange first then changes to green For more details refer to page 38 Do not push or pull the tray using excessive force Doing so can damage the drive or the disc Instead always use the Eject button to open or close the tray Ejecting the Disc 1 2 1 Press the Eject button on the CRW8824S drive s front pa...

Page 39: ...or some reason such as a power outage it can be opened manually Manual Eject hole Paper Clip You should only attempt to eject a disc manually as a last resort Malfunctions may occur if you do this too frequently 1 Power down the computer 2 Find a pin like tool with a diameter of 2mm or less to fit through the Manual Eject hole on the drive s front panel A straightened paper clip is ideal for this ...

Page 40: ...ou can access the machine s hardware SCSI BIOS settings before Windows is loaded You can set your computer to recognize the SCSI card and CRW8824S drive in the BIOS Generally the BIOS Basic Input Output System is a small program that resides on a ROM chip on the computer s motherboard as well as on some expansion cards It checks the system and its devices such as serial ports and hard disk control...

Page 41: ...ing applications will lock the disc tray once loaded In which case use the eject command from within the application Alterna tively read the manual that came with the application The disc keeps being ejected Has the disc been placed on the disc tray correctly The drive does not operate correctly Is the disc compatible with the CRW8824S drive Even if the disc is of a type compatible with the CRW882...

Page 42: ...eed CD ROM drive However for various possible reasons you may still encounter errors even if you are using a 32X or 42X speed CD ROM drive Therefore before writing directly at 6X or faster speed you should check that it is possible to do so by choosing to test before writing The Buffer Underrun error message is displayed Try the following Lower the writing speed setting Create an image file of the...

Page 43: ...signify the beginning and end points of a session They are not part of the data but contain information about the session itself Basically a session consists of a lead in data and a lead out Track at Once TAO This mode is used when writing data to a disc one track at a time More tracks can be added later if there is enough space left on the disc This is why Track at Once mode is sometimes referred...

Page 44: ...ck 4 Session 1 Session 2 Example CD EXTRA Packet Writing This mode is used when writing to a track of a disc using small blocks of data called packets in a manner similar to a floppy disk This mode is useful when making small incremental backups of data You will need to use software which specifically supports packet writing such as Adaptec s DirectCD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Packet Same as writing to flop...

Page 45: ... check this information regularly The firmware is completely unrelated to the CD writing application software Determining the firmware version of the CRW8824S drive in Windows 95 98 98SE Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab double click on CDROM then double click on YAMAHA CRW8824S SCSI ID number When updating the CRW8824S drive s firmware you will need to enter its SCSI ID number You can...

Page 46: ...es Status ON DISC LED READ WRITE LED Power on reset Ready no disc Loading disc Ejecting disc Ready disc loaded Seeking Preparing to write Writing Writing test mode Reading Lit Orange Blinking Orange Off Lit Green Blinking Green 38 ...

Page 47: ... Drive can play CD DA at 1X speed only Video CD 6 9X max Disc session closed 24X max 12X max for packet writing Disc session not closed 8X max CD R 1X 4X 6X 8X Writing Orange Book Part II Ver 3 1 specified WO disc Note When writing at 6X or 8X speed use discs made for high speed recording CD RW 2X 4X Writing ReWriting Orange Book Part III Vol 1 Version 2 0 specified RW discs 4X 8X Writing ReWritin...

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Page 49: ...d CD RW discs 4 I ID Select 7 10 IDE cable 23 J jumper switches 9 L lead in 35 lead out 35 loading a disc 30 Long Nosed Pliers 5 lug 18 26 M manual eject hole 6 31 Multisession 35 O ON DISC LED 6 P Packet Writing 36 packet 36 paper clip 31 parity 7 11 Phillips Screwdriver 5 power connector 23 R READ WRITE LED 6 rear panel 7 replacement drive 13 S SCSI adapter card 17 25 SCSI connector 7 SCSI drive...

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