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Operating Instructions

DRU-810A

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© 2005 Sony Corporation

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DVD/CD
Rewritable Drive

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DRU-810A

Содержание DRU-810A

Страница 1: ...nstructions DRU 810A 2 651 062 11 1 masterpage Cover 2005 Sony Corporation 2 651 062 11 1 4E B5U02 021 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS DVD CD Rewritable Drive E DRU810A DTP 2651062111 2651062111_DRU 810A GB00COV FM DRU 810A ...

Страница 2: ... do not open the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only CAUTION As the laser beam in the DRU 810A is harmful to the eyes do not attempt to disassemble the cabinet Refer servicing to qualified personnel only The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard The use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may resu...

Страница 3: ...ctronic 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 disposed of correctl...

Страница 4: ... rewritable drive as a second drive 16 Installing the DVD CD rewritable drive as a third drive 17 Installing the DVD CD rewritable drive as a fourth drive 18 Operation Using the Drive 19 Supplied Software 19 Using Generic Software with the Drive 20 Compatible Discs 21 Recommended Writable Discs 23 Writable Disc Features 24 Precautions on Writing Playing Discs 28 Maximizing Performance 30 User Supp...

Страница 5: ...ibility with special hardware operating problems 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 sof...

Страница 6: ...nt kit Software disc Warranty 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 internal DVD CD rewritable drive with ATAPI EIDE interface for computers Can be used horizontally or vertically The drive can write to DVD R Double Layer and DVD R Dual Layer d...

Страница 7: ...red to as Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional referred to as Windows XP 1 The above requirements are the minimum necessary requirements to write to disc normally Under actual operating conditions the requirements imposed by your software must also be met For details refer to your software documentation 2 The drive does not support connection to an ATAPI interface card C...

Страница 8: ...8 DRU 810A 2 651 062 11 1 masterpage Left masterpage Left E DRU810A DTP 2651062111 2651062111_DRU 810A GB04STA fm Part Names and Functions Front Panel Rear Panel ...

Страница 9: ... with the lit indicator D Emergency eject hole If you cannot open the disc tray with the eject button turn off your computer and then insert a thin elongated object into this hole to eject the disc tray manually E Do not use F Analog audio connector Analog stereo audio output Using an audio cable connect to the audio connector of a computer with a sound card Note Connecting a cable other than an a...

Страница 10: ...our computer Before installing the drive Referring to Unpacking the Package Contents on page 6 verify that the contents of the drive package are complete Note Avoid touching any exposed electronic conductors or contacts on the circuit boards of the drive or your computer as they can be damaged by electrostatic discharges from your body Make sure that you discharge any static electricity from your ...

Страница 11: ... the jumper on the pins as illustrated below If you are unsure of the appropriate jumper setting see Appropriate Jumper Settings on page 15 Notes If installing the drive to replace one using the CSEL jumper setting place the jumper on the CSEL pins of the drive before installing it Only place the jumper vertically as illustrated Placing the jumper horizontally may damage the drive and or cause mal...

Страница 12: ...k you do not need to connect the audio cable to the analog audio connector Most computers support digital playback at this time Notes The side of the IDE flat cable with the red line indicates the pin 1 conductor Verify that the pin 1 side is connected to pin 1 on the motherboard The power connector must be inserted with the inclined side upwards If there is no spare power connector you must use a...

Страница 13: ...ET fm 4 Install the drive into a 5 inch drive bay with the supplied screws 5 Replace the computer cover and then reconnect the power cable to the outlet 6 Start your computer and make sure that the drive is detected On the Windows desktop open My Computer and verify that a new drive icon is displayed ...

Страница 14: ...are on the disc Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation For details about the software on the supplied software disc see Supplied Software on page 19 Hint You do not need serial numbers when you install the software on the supplied software disc However in some instances you may have to purchase serial numbers or upgrade keys to upgrade the software ...

Страница 15: ...ne slave device per cable hard disk CD or DVD drives etc The hard disk of your computer is normally connected on the primary IDE cable as the master device Before connecting the drive refer to the items below to determine your situation and then place the jumper in the MASTER or SLAVE position Connect the drive as follows Replacing your current optical drive with the DVD CD rewritable drive 1st dr...

Страница 16: ...cond drive Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector 2nd drive Place the jumper in the MASTER position DVD CD rewritable drive 1st drive Hard disk drive usually MASTER The following configuration is also possible Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position DVD CD rewritable drive 1st drive Hard disk drive usually MASTER 2nd drive ...

Страница 17: ...nector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position DVD CD rewritable drive 1st drive Hard disk drive usually MASTER 3rd drive 2nd drive Hard disk drive or DVD CD drive etc MASTER Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector The following configuration is also possible Place the jumper in the MASTER position DVD CD rewritable drive 1st drive Hard disk drive usually MASTER 3rd drive 2nd drive Hard disk ...

Страница 18: ...ows Installing the DVD CD rewritable drive as a fourth drive Secondary IDE connector Primary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position DVD CD rewritable drive 1st drive Hard disk drive usually MASTER 4th drive 2nd drive Hard disk drive or DVD CD drive etc SLAVE 3nd drive Hard disk drive or DVD CD drive etc MASTER ...

Страница 19: ...software of the Nero suite Nero Express A light version of the Nero Burning ROM software Makes it even easier job to create CDs and DVDs InCD InCD is a packet writing software It supports writing to DVD RW DVD RW and CD RW Nero Cover Designer CD and DVD cover and label creation software Nero Toolkit The utilities of Nero Toolkit provide information about the system and more Nero CD DVD Speed tests...

Страница 20: ...re that the supplied writing software and generic writing software do not coexist on your computer Taking appropriate steps to avoid this situation especially in the case of packet writing software1 will help prevent erratic operation of the software and or computer If the generic software you are using does not detect the drive correctly visit the Web site of the software manufacturer and update ...

Страница 21: ... more details on writing speed by disc type access the user support web site see page 34 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 t...

Страница 22: ...d discs stars hearts card shape etc may damage the drive Operation is not guaranteed when writing to or playing back 99 minute discs With 8 cm discs you must place 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 ...

Страница 23: ... drive and in the Menu Selection screen click User Support Web Page You can also directly type the user support Web site address see page 34 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 ...

Страница 24: ...drive player documentation Writable Disc Features DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW CD R CD RW Want to create DVD Video that can be played back by many 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 multip...

Страница 25: ...e that the drive has the High Speed CD RW logo Also always 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 ...

Страница 26: ...orded written DVD R 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...

Страница 27: ...S fm 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 and DVD RW disc manufacturers playback may not be possible depending on the combination Playback compatibility is not under warranty ...

Страница 28: ...an be set up to five times including the initial 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 n...

Страница 29: ...k with the drive When using the drive as 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 This product has been engineered to provide the highest ente...

Страница 30: ...ad write speed of this drive is 40 speed With a single touch you can activate 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 ...

Страница 31: ...e the drive immediately after moving it from a cold to a 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 ...

Страница 32: ...DAE 48 CAV1 Disc diameters DVD 12 cm 8 cm2 CD 12 cm 8 cm2 1 The default setting is 40 You must use the turbo boost function to achieve 48 speed 2 With 8 cm discs you must place the drive horizontally 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 speed1 CD 7 2 MB s 48 speed1 Access time Averag...

Страница 33: ...scellaneous E DRU810A DTP 2651062111 2651062111_DRU 810A GB07ADD fm Interface Drive interface ATAPI EIDE compliant Buffer capacity 2 MB Drive product number Inquiry SONY DVD RW DRU 810A Design and specifications are subject to change without notice ...

Страница 34: ...dating the drive firmware Firmware updates 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 April 2005 Product purchased in the USA http sony storagesupport com Product purchased in Canada http www sony ca Product purc...

Страница 35: ...mation available Model number DRU 810A Serial number Date 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...

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