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Storing and Cleaning Your Discs
1
Do not place a disc in direct sunlight.
2
Store a disc vertically in a well-ventilated and
stable location.
3
Do not write or attach a label on a disc.
4
Do not drop a disc or place heavy objects on it.
5
Do not touch the surface of a disc; hold it by
the edges.
6
To clean a disc, polish lightly from the inside
of the disc to the outside with a soft cotton cloth.
7
Do not leave the disc compartment open
when you are not using it.
To ensure a long service life for your discs and drive, follow the precautions
below when storing and cleaning your discs.
Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
The procedure described below can be used to remove a disc from the
CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive if the Eject button is disabeled by software or a power
failure occurs.
1
Turn off the power to the computer installed the
CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive.
2
Insert a steel rod (about 1.3mm in diameter)
into the emergency eject hole and push hard.
3
The disc tray is ejected by about 10mm.
Pull it all the way open by hand.
A stiff paper clip may be used as a steel rod.
Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
To play audio or video CDs in your CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, proceed as follows.
1
Press the Eject button, and you will hear
sound like tick .
Then you should pull the tray open completely.
2
Place the disc on the center of the tray with the
label side facing upwards.
3
Push the tray until it is closed completely.
4
Play the disc (CD/DVD).
Playing Audio CDs
Run the CD player supplied with Windows or your sound card. You can listen to
the CD by connecting headphones to the appropriate connector. If you have
installed the appropriate player, such as Microsoft Windows Media Player, you can
adjust the volume using the headphone volume control on the drive front panel.
Playing Video CD/DVDs
Set up and run the SOFT MPEG program.
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 product a fan-like noise. These effects are inherent in the high-speed
technology and do not indicate a problem with drive.
WARNING
The Disc in this unit operate at a very high speed!
Do not press down on the disc tray when opening or closing it.
Do not place objects on the disc tray.
Never use a damsged, broken, or deformed disc.
Do not press the Eject button while the computer is accessing the disc.
Keep the disc tray closed when not using the CD-RW/DVD ROM drive.
Do not press the Eject button while the drive is playing a CD movie.
To stop a CD movie, click Stop button in the CD player application
program.
Usage Guidelines
