User manual TEAC QUICK DV-W50PUK

[. . . ] DVD-Rs and DVD-RW media allow to store up to 4. 7GB. Very important: TEAC assumes no responsibility for data loss caused by the operation that is not in accordance to this document, or data loss caused by natural disaster, fire, power outage, or spontaneous defect of this product. However, it is required that the device driver be installed from the CD provided with this product when you use Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98SE). Set the provided CD in one CDROM drive (not in the USB drive) of your computer. [. . . ] If installation of the driver fails you will see in the device manager an exclamation mark (!) or a question mark (?). Remove the driver and start the installation process again. (6) There appear some messages on the screen followed by the appearance of an CD-ROM icon in the window My Computer. Very important: When you are using Windows 98SE and the drive is connected for the first time, it is required to read and install the device driver file from the provided CD. Disconnecting the drive The drive can be disconnected from the PC if it is not used any longer during the actual session. It is of major importance to logoff the drive at the PC before disconnecting it. (1) Close the program that uses the drive. (2) Confirm that the busy indicator of the drive is off. (3) Click the Remove icon on the Taskbar. Driver installation under Windows98SE (1) Connect as described before the dedicated AC adapter to the drive, then connect the USB interface cable between the drive and your computer. (2) Add New Hardware Wizard starts automatically. (3) Ensure your driver CD is inserted correctly into a CD-ROM drive and select "Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)". (4) When specifying the location to search the driver, select "CD-ROM drive" or check "Specify a location" and input the location of the driver folder if you have saved them in advance on your computer (The window below is an example if the folder DVW50PU in drive C: is specified). Click Next. (4) Select the removing drive with the name assigned to the drive. (5) The Remove Hardware confirmation message , , Save to remove storage device" appears. (6) Remove the plug of the USB cable from the USB terminal of the computer. page 2 Important: Do not disconnect the power cord or the USB cable which connects the PC and the drive without carrying out the logoff procedure. Otherwise this may lead to loss of data and erroneous operation of the PC. Cleaning and maintenance of your TEAC USB DVD-R/RW drive TEAC drives will not need maintenance if used as specified in this manual. Usually there are only problems with dirty or defective CDs. Important: If liquid is allowed to poor into the drive, it may cause a serious malfunction, an electric shock or a fire. When cleaning with liquid, be sure to remove the provided AC adapter from the wall outlet after disconnecting the drive from your computer. Important: Do not use cleaning CDs which will remove dirt of the lense of the laser aided by a little brush. Do not clean the inner parts of your TEAC DVD-R/RW drive with compressed air. Any of these methods may cause damage to your TEAC drive. Names and Functions Front panel Eject emergency hole Disk tray Headphone jack Ventilation hole ON/BUSY indicator (LED) Eject button Volume control Handling Rear panel Ventilator Power switch Check the CD before inserting it into the drive. [. . . ] Please select the menu "CD-Medias". Disk diameter 12 cm, 8 cm Write methods __for DVD-R Disk at once, Incremental recording, multi-border recording __for DVD-RW Restricted overwriting __for CD-R and CD-RW Disk at once, Track at once, Session at once, Packet write Disk rotational speed Rotational speed (read mode) ca. (32 X CAV) 12X (CAV): DVD-ROM (single layer); 8X (CAV): DVD-ROM (dual layer); 6X (CAV): DVD-R (4X media), DVD-RW (2X media); 2X (CLV): DVD-R (2X media), DVD-RW (1X media); 32X (CAV): CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW, CD-DA (DAE), Video CD (not Mode-2, Form-2); 10X (CAV): CD-Audio Play; 4X (CLV): Video CD Mode-2 (Form-2) Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. Rotational speed (write mode) DVD-R: 1X/2X/4X (CLV); DVD-RW: 1X/2X (CLV); CD-R: 4X/8X/12X/16X (CLV); CD-RW: 4X/8X (CLV) Under some circumstances the maximum write speed may not be achieved due to external factors (e. g. supported DVD-R/CD-R media speed or data transfer rate of the computer). [. . . ]