User manual SAMSUNG SW-248F

[. . . ] Always make sure that the disc does not have a crack before use. If the disc has a crack (especially around the center hole), it is recommended to make a copy immediately and use the copy instead. When a cracked disc is used continuously, the size of the crack is likely to grow and this will eventually result in irreparable damage to the disc. Important to read and understand at all times. English - 3 Safety Precautions Installation Place the drive on a level surface. [. . . ] Add the DEVICE=C:\SAMSUNG\SSCDROM. SYS \D:SSCD000/V entry. Edit the AUTOEXEC. BAT file. Add the C:\SAMSUNG\MSCDEX/D:SSCD000 entry. Reboot the computer. English - 12 Using the Drive Using the CD-R/RW Drive To play audio or video CDs in your CD-R/RW drive, proceed as follows. Push the power button and boot the computer. After booting the computer, open the disc compartment by pressing the Eject button. Insert the disc (CD) with the label on the disc facing upwards and close the disc compartment by pressing the Eject button. 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. If you select digital playback in all versions of Windows Media Player, sounds cannot be output to the headphone jack of the product. Storing and Cleaning Your Discs To ensure a long service life for your discs and drive, follow the pre-cautions below when storing and cleaning your discs. Do not place a disc in direct sunlight. Store a disc vertically in a well-ventilated and stable location. Do not write or attach a label on a disc. Do not drop a disc or place heavy objects on it. Do not touch the surface of a disc; hold it by the edges. To clean a disc, polish lightly from the inside of the disc to the outside with a soft cotton cloth. Do not leave the disc compartment open when you are not using it. English - 13 Using the Drive Upgrading the Firmware Flash Memory The product firmware can be upgraded by downloading the updated file from the following Web site: http://www. samsung-ODD. com http://www. samsungelectronics. com/odd System Requirements Before you install the CD-R/RW drive, we strongly recommend that you check that your setup meets the system requirements listed below. Item Computer Disk space Windows version Description Intel Pentium II 400MHz(or higher), 64 MB of RAM (or higher) with an 80pin IDE interface for Ultra DMA. 700 MB minimum Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/NT4. 0 (or higher) English - 14 Troubleshooting If you have any problems recording via your CD-R/RW drive, follow the appropriate instructions below for the source that you are using. Hard Drive Check whether the source file is corrupted. Optimize the hard disk by using the Windows defragmenter feature: START / PROGRAMS / ACCESSORIES / SYSTEM TOOLS / DISC DEFRAGMENTER Decompress the hard disk if it is compressed. Make sure that the space available on the hard disk is at least twice the size of the largest file to be recorded on the disc. If you wish to record more than 1000 small files: First create an image file and copy the image file to the disc Choose the low record speed Compress small files and then record them Network Drive Copy the network drive contents to the hard disk and then from the hard disk to the CD-R/RW drive. CD-ROM Drive Clean the source CD, if necessary. Create an image file and then copy the image file to the CD-R/RW drive. There are two recording methods : Low-speed (file by file) High-speed (transfer of an image file from the hard disk If the transfer speed of the CD-ROM drive is slower than the record speed, reduce the record speed. English - 15 Troubleshooting Caution with errors Caution with errors Every CD-R or CD-RW drive records data by applying recording laser onto a CD. If the CD is damaged or recording data is not possible, you need to remove the following causes of the error before using the CD. It is recommended to set a CD-R or CD-RW drive as follows. [. . . ] In this case, select a recorder from the menu items at the upper part of NERO or Easy CD Creator and then select SW-248 from the Recorder Selection window. When installing the recording software, try not to install the software before the ROM drive as this makes the Image Recorder selected. The Recorder cannot recognize the disc. Use the firmware automatic upgrade function available at the ODD service website to download the newest firmware and then reinstall the recording software which is included in the bundle. - www. samsung-ODD. com - www. samsungelectronics. com/odd English - 18 Specifications SAMSUNG continually strives to improve its products. Both the design specifications and these user instructions are thus subject to change without notice. Technical Specifications ITEM DISC Disc types supported in read mode Erasing disc types Disc diameter Data transfer rate DRIVE PERFORMANCE SW-248F CD-RW CD-DA(Audio), CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-Plus, CD-Extra, Photo-CD(Single, Multi-session), Video CD ready, Enhanced CD, CD-I/FMV, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-TEXT CD-RW 120 mm or 80 mm Recording CD-R: 600 KB/sec. [. . . ]