User manual AOPEN GENERIC DVD COVER

[. . . ] Further, this company reserves the right to revise this publication and to make changes from time to time in the contents hereof without obligation to notify any person of such revision or changes. More help for latest information: AOpen Inc. http://www. aopen. com. tw http://www. aopenusa. com http://www. aopen. nl All brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Overview The Multimedia Printer Series Drive (the CD-R/RW Drive) can do much more than read and write the usual CD-R discs. When you load it with a rewritable CD-RW disc, you can record, read, and edit any kind of data, because these discs allow you to rewrite information that has already been recorded. ! [. . . ] Caution: Connecting or disconnecting connectors while power is on may result in a short circuit, causing damage to the equipment. When connecting or disconnecting connectors, make sure to turn off the power beforehand. 2. 9 Audio Output Connector Used to connect to the sound card. (Analog signal. ) 10 2. 10 Digital Audio Output (Not used) Used to connect to the sound card. (Digital signal. ) It is not used with this drive. 2. 11 Device Configuration Jumper Used when selecting the Device Configuration of E-IDE. Don't use jumpers to change anything besides the Device Configuration, but keep the drive as initially set ("Master" position). Configuration changes become valid after power is turned off, then on again. Caution: Installing jumper pins besides the ones for Device Configuration settings may be the cause of damage or abnormal drive operation. Fig. 4 Device Configuration Jumper The Device Configuration Jumper will be set to Master as factory setting. 3. Installation The Connectors are located as shown below. Make sure the system is powered off before connecting IDE cable. Never insert a damaged disc into the drive. In wintertime, don' t use a disc soon after bringing in from outdoors. Use it only after it has reached room temperature. 6. ! Remove the disc by pressing the eject button. Use compressed air to clear dust from the drive. (Spray the compressed air for about 5 seconds). Check to see if there is dirt on the surface of the disc. Be careful not to touch the disc with the fingers when doing this. 7. ! ! When moving the equipment, make sure that the disc has been removed from the drive. When not using the drive for a long period, dust may adhere to the disc tray. [. . . ] Push a pin * straight into the emergency eject hole located to the right of the eject button to eject the Disc Tray. * Diameter: 1. 5 to 1. 9 mm Length: 80 to 100 mm 16 SPECIFICATIONS 1. Functionality 1. 1 Recording Data should be recorded on the optical disc in response to host computer command. Drive receives necessary information such as logical block address, number of block and data to be recorded from the host computer. [. . . ]