User manual AOPEN DVD520S

[. . . ] Operating Precautions Handling When operating the DVD-RAM drive · · · · · Do not touch the DVD-RAM drive or its cable connector area. (Doing so may cause it to malfunction. ) Do not bring magnets or magnetic objects near the DVD-RAM drive. (Operation may become unstable due to the effects of the magnetism. ) Do not use the DVD-RAM drive when condensation has formed in or on it. (When the DVD-RAM drive is suddenly taken from a cold place to a warm location, droplets of water (condensation) will form, causing the drive to malfunction. [. . . ] In addition, by using SoftPEGTM, you can also play back recorded video. · With a single 2. 6 GB DVD-RAM disc, you could record for approximately 2 hours of MPEG 1 video (with a video data rate of 2. 0 Mbps and an image size of 320x240). Due to operating system constraints, continuous recordings are limited to 2 GB in size. Note: A sample MPEG 1 file is stored in the "Sample" folder in the root directory of supplied CD-ROM disc. This sample data can be used with MPEG 1 Coder. FileSafe (backup software) This program can automatically back up data in specified folders, or back up only updated folders, enabling you to protect important files efficiently. Copying in the same file format as the actual file When a job is run, a folder with the same name as the job name is created in the root directory of the DVD-RAM disc or PD cartridge inserted into the DVD-RAM 27 drive, and the contents of the selected source folder are copied in the actual file format. As a result, copied folders and files can be used in Explorer and other applications. Copying and restoring The following modes are supported. Normal Copying Same as Explorer's Copy in that the selected source folder is simply copied to the DVD-RAM drive. Clone Copying Duplicates the contents of the selected source folders onto the DVD- RAM or PD media. (Deletes all data in the copy destination and copies the data from the original. ) 3. Synchronized Copying Files which are not the same on the original and this DVD-RAM drive are copied to corresponding folders, and the folder contents are updated to match each other. (When both folders contain a fi)e with the same name, the most recent version of the file is copied. ) 4. Restore Copy files on the DVD-RAM drive back onto the source drive to restore data. Copying only Changed files (Default setting) In this mode, only files that have been changed are copied from the source folders to the DVD-RAM drive. In the first execution, all files in the specified source folders are copied, but from the second execution on, only those files and folders that have been newly created or changed from the previous execution are copied. Scheduled Execution function Three Scheduled Execution modes are supported: "Keyboard Not Used Mode", "Clock Mode" and "Interval Mode". This allows you to define a schedule to automatically execute pre-configured jobs at a time best suited for the data and usage of the system. 28 Management of copy Jobs using Job files It is possible to configure settings for each copy mode (Normal Copy, Clone Copy and Synchronized Copy) which are saved in a Job file. This allows you to execute the copy, with all the corresponding setting, simply by selecting the Job. DVD Agent (utility) This software enhances the standard Windows 95 GUI by replacing the default icons for removable drives and CD-ROM drives with customized DVD-RAM icons. Additionally, DVD Agent provides functionality to automatically launch applications upon insertion of a DVD-RAM disc or PD cartridge. Before installing the supplied application software Operating requirements for MPEG 1 Coder (MPEG 1 compression software) Personal computer: OS: CPU: Memory: Hard disk space: Others: IBM PC/AT compatible computer Windows 95 Intel Pentium 166 MHz or higher (MMX capabilities recommended) 32 MB or higher (64 MB recommended) 15 MB (minimum) An environment with a video capture card and sound card Video capture card A video capture card (not included) is required to capture video with MPEG 1 Coder. Below are the two compatibility requirements for video capture cards. Compatible with Video for Windows Ver1. 1 or higher 2. Support of the RGB capture data format Verified compatible video capture cards 1. Panasonic EggCamTM Camera Kit GP-KR0011 Sound cards A Sound Blaster-compatible sound card (not included) is required to record sound. Verified compatible sound cards 29 1. 3. Sound Blaster 16 PNP Sound Blaster AWE 32 Sound Blaster AWE 64 Note: Because MPEG 1 Coder uses software to compress image data, some personal computers may not have sufficient performance for data compression (e. g. , software processing may take a long time). Example performance Capture card: Panasonic EggCamTM Camera Kit GP-KR0011 CPU: Pentium II 266 MHz (Memory: 64 MB) Capture settings: size 320 x 240, capture format RGB15, video rate 3 Mbps, audio rate 96 kbps, audio 11 kHz, mono With the above conditions, a capture rate of roughly 30 frames per second is possible. Operating requirements for FileSafe (backup software) Personal computer: Os: Hard disk space: IBM PC/AT compatible computer Windows95 1 MB or higher Operating requirements for DVD Agent (utility) Personal computer: OS: Hard disk space: IBM PC/AT compatible computer Windows 95 1 MB or higher Installing the supplied application software Note: The supplied application software is for use with this DVD-RAM drive only, and will not run on other devices. 1. Insert the supplied CD-ROM into the DVD-RAM drive. The installation program starts automatically. 30 · lf the installation program does not start automatically, start it manually by following the procedure below. (This assumes that the drive letter assigned to the DVD-RAM drive for CDROM media is E:. ) (1). In the "Open" box, enter "e:\autorun\autorun. exe" and click [OK]. [. . . ] Do not drop, bend or place heavy objects on the DVD-RAM discs. Do not adhere a label which has been peeled off. Dispose of the cartridge correctly. Keeping the cartridges in their cases (when they are not being used) Remove the cartridge from the DVD-RAM drive and store it in its case. 40 · Making backups Just as with a hard disk or floppy disk, we recommends that you make backups (copy the data) at regular intervals. To remove the disc out of the TYPE2 cartridge 1. Push out the pin for disc removing using an object with a pointed end such as the emergency ejection pin (included). 3. Taking care not to soil or damage the disc surface, remove the disc out in the horizontal direction. 2. Pressing the hole located on the left side using an object with a pointed end, open the open/close cover. Notes: The disc which has been removed out of the TYPE2 cartridge can be used as read-only media. [. . . ]