User manual ASUS CRW0804F

[. . . ] E615 ® CD-R/CD-RW Drive ATAPI / Enhanced IDE Interface No part of this manual, including the products and software described in it, may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form or by any means, except documentation kept by the purchaser for backup purposes, without the express written permission of ASUSTeK COMPUTER INC. ASUS PROVIDES THIS MANUAL "AS IS" WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EITHER EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. IN NO EVENT SHALL ASUS, ITS DIRECTORS, OFFICERS, EMPLOYEES OR AGENTS BE LIABLE FOR ANY INDIRECT, SPECIAL, INCIDENTAL, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES (INCLUDING DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF PROFITS, LOSS OF BUSINESS, LOSS OF USE OR DATA, INTERRUPTION OF BUSINESS AND THE LIKE), EVEN IF ASUS HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES ARISING FROM ANY DEFECT OR ERROR IN THIS MANUAL OR PRODUCT. Product warranty or service will not be extended if: (1) the product is repaired, modified or altered, unless such repair, modification of alteration is authorized in writing by ASUS; or (2) the serial number of the product is defaced or missing. [. . . ] After taking the disc, gently push it back to its original position. CAUTION: This is only in case of emergency, not meant for normal operations. 4 Disc Tray 5 Write Indicator Lights ORANGE when writing of a disc occurs. Flashes ORANGE during write emulation. 6 Disc In/Active/Error Indicator (Dual Color LED) Lights GREEN when a disc is present. Flashes GREEN asymmetrically when data is being read from disc or written to the disc. Flashes GREEN symmetrically when starting up a disc. Lights RED upon error (e. g. , after failed selftest). 7 Open/Close Button Press the OPEN/CLOSE button to open the disc loading tray. To close the disc loading tray, gently push the front of the tray or press the OPEN/CLOSE button. Using the open/close button to close the tray will calibrate the movement of the tray in case this deviates from the original setting due, for instance, to ageing. ASUS CD-R/RW Drive User's Manual III. CONTROLS Rear View MASTER SLAVE CABLE SELECT AUDIO OUT C S M R GND L SLA IDE PIN 1 DC INPUT GND +12 +5 8 9 10 11 12 8 Digital Audio Out Pin number 1 2 Definition Digital Audio signal Ground 9 Audio Line Out Connector 1: Left 2: GND 3: GND 4: Right 10 Jumper Block These jumpers are used to select Master/Slave mode and Cable Select (see Appendix for more information). 11 IDE Connector 40-pin IDE ribbon cable connector (see Appendix for more information). 12 Host DC Power Conector (Type AMP 00641737-1) 1: +12V 2: GND 3: GND 4: +5V ASUS CD-R/RW Drive User's Manual 17 III. OPERATION/TESTING Operating/Testing Your ASUS CD-R/RW Drive Loading and Unloading a Disc 1. To open the tray: Press the OPEN/CLOSE button. Load a disc, with the label facing upwards. The tray accommodates discs with 8 cm diameter (CD-Single) or the more usual 12 cm discs (the 8 cm disc can only be used in drives mounted horizontally). 12CM (5")DISC 8CM (3")DISC OPEN/CLOSE BUTTON IV. Operation/Testing Loading/Unloading 18 3. To close the tray, either push gently at the front of the tray or press the OPEN/ CLOSE button. NOTES: 1. For optimal results, use reliable CD-R or CD-RW media. Don't use general purpose commercial head cleaning discs. 8-cm R- and RW-discs cannot be recorded in this drive. Do not switch off the computer and/or the drive during the recording process because this might result in an unreadable disc. Make sure that the computer has finished the recording process and that the write indicator on the front of the drive is off before switching off your computer or drive. ASUS CD-R/RW Drive User's Manual IV. OPERATION/TESTING Operating the ASUS CD-R/RW Drive Specific application software running on the computer platform in use, designed to work with the ASUS CD-R/RW Drive, must be used to be able to operate the ASUS CD-R/RW Drive correctly. Software Installation The installation and operation of the necessary software is dependent of the computer configuration in which the ASUS CD-R/RW Drive is to be used, e. g. , PCs, Windows 95/98/2000, Windows NT, UNIX or other Operating Systems. Contact your supplier for the full list of supported host configurations and available software packages. All trademarks acknowledged. ASUS CD-R/RW Drive User's Manual 19 IV. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION Additional Information Care of Discs · · · · · · When loading a disc, allow time for the door to open and then gently insert the disc. [. . . ] Therefore, a "1X" recorder writes 150 Kb per second to the CD-R media. Likewise, a "4X" recorder records at 600 Kb per second. · NOTES: 1. There are some variations in measuring speed, because there are recording modes that provide more than 2, 048 data bytes per block (audio is recorded at 2, 352 bytes per block). Some CD-Recordable/Rewritables have a different reading speed than their rated recording speed. [. . . ]