region. A notification box will respond, explaining the disc belongs to another region and
cannot be played. The notification explains the region setting can be reset. Follow the
instructions to reset the Drive.
NOTE: High-speed drives spin the disc at a high rotational speed. If a CD has printing on only
half of the disc, or if there is a slight imbalance in the CD, the imbalance is greatly magnified
by the high speed, causing the drive to vibrate or produce a fan-like noise. These effects are
inherent in the high-speed technology and do not indicate a problem with the drive.
Emergency Ejection
(use only in the case of an emergency)
If the disc tray does not open when the OPEN / CLOSE button is pressed:
1. Make sure that the power of the DVD-ROM is turned on.
2. Make sure the lock function has not been activated.
3. Try shutting down your system and turning off all power.
4. Turn power on again and try pressing the OPEN/CLOSE button again.
5. If the disc tray still will not open, the DVD-ROM drive’s manual emergency mechanism
may be activated.
6. Turn off the DVD-ROM drive and wait at least 15 seconds until the disc stops rotating.
7. Insert a straightened paper clip into the manual emergency eject hole about 25mm (1
inch) to eject the tray.
8. Pull the disc tray open gently.
NOTE: If it is necessary to use the emergency eject procedure to open the drive, the tray should
be closed by turning on the power and pressing the OPEN / CLOSE button. Transporting the
drive before it has been properly closed may cause damage to the mechanism.
Handling media
DVD media is more sensitive to dust and fingerprints than CD media. Carefully handle media by
its edges only. If a DVD movie skips or hangs during playback, clean the media. Most DVD
video playback issues are media-related and can be solved by proper handling and care of
media.
Cleaning Media
A commercially available “Laser Lens Cleaning” may be used to clean the pick-up lens of the
DVD-ROM drive. Use the Compact Disc Laser Lens Cleaner LLC-1 (by AUDIO SOURCE in
U.S.A., by Akustik Sisteme Vertriebs GMBH in Germany and by SAEC COMMERCE CO., LTD.
in Japan.
1. Turn on the DVD-ROM drive.
2. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the tray.
3. Using the small brush supplied with the cleaning disc case, straighten up the disc
cleaning brushes on the back of the cleaning disc.
4. Place the cleaning disc in the disc tray with its arrow marked on the discs at front.
5. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button or push the center of the disc tray lightly and close the
disc tray.
6. After about 20 seconds, the pick-up lens is cleaned by the cleaning disc.
7. Press the OPEN/CLOSE button and remove the cleaning disc.
8. Set the cleaning disc in its case with the disc cleaning brushes in the pad hole.
9. Restart the system.
