Using Silent Mode; Turning On Silent Mode - Plextor PX-712UF Installation And User Manual

Section 4. Advanced Features and PlexTools Professional

Using Silent Mode

Although the Plextor PX-712UF drive is quiet in normal operation, its
Silent Mode is ideal for use in environments where "silence is golden."
Silent Mode reduces sound from the drive in several ways:
• Slows writing speed
• Slows reading speed
• Slows access (spinup and spindown) speeds
• Reduces tray speed (that is, the opening and closing of the disc tray).
You can actually control the tray speed directly.

Turning On Silent Mode

You can turn on Silent Mode with software applications that have been
written to make use of this technology. One of these applications is the
PlexTools Professional software.
To use PlexTools Professional to control Silent Mode:
1. In the PlexTools Professional menu bar, select Drive Settings. You
see the tabs for drive settings.
2. Select the Silent Mode tab. You see the Silent Mode window.
3. To enable Silent Mode, check the Enable Silent Mode box.
4. To slow writing speed, making this process quieter, select the Max.
Write Speed drop-down menu and make a new selection. Smaller
numbers mean quieter operation, but take longer to write a disc.
5. To slow reading speed, making this process quieter, select the Max.
Read Speed drop-down menu and make a new selection. Smaller
numbers mean quieter operation, but slow disc reading.
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