Using Your Cd-Rom Drive; Ejecting A Cd When The Open/Close Pushbutton Is Disabled - HP Kayak XA Installation Manual

1 Installing Your Multimedia Sound Kit

Using Your CD-ROM Drive

Using Your CD-ROM Drive
Your CD-ROM drive reads information or programs on a CD. It cannot
record to a CD. For instruction about accessing specific information
stored on a CD, refer to the documentation supplied with the CD.
(The CD-ROM drive
layout may vary slightly
from that shown here.)
Door. Protects the CD-ROM drive from dust
contamination and accidental damage.
Emergency Eject. Used to open the CD-ROM drive
mechanically when the power supply is off.
Headphones Socket.If you use this socket, you can listen to
music CDs by connecting headphones directly to the CD-ROM
drive using a stereo mini-jack. This does not cut out your
external computer speakers. Adjust the volume using the
Volume Control next to the socket (the audio software does
not affect the volume).
WARNING To avoid electrical shock and harm to your eyes by laser light, do not
open the CD-ROM drive enclosure. Do not attempt to make any
adjustment to the CD-ROM drive. Refer servicing to qualified personnel
only. The CD-ROM drive is a Class 1 laser product.

Ejecting a CD When the Open/Close Pushbutton is Disabled

If the Open/Close pushbutton is disabled by software or a power
failure, use this procedure to remove a CD:
1 Turn off the PC.
2 Insert a straight rod (for example, a straightened paper clip) into the
3 Slowly pull out the drawer by hand until the CD can be easily
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Open/Close Pushbutton. Opens or closes the CD-ROM drawer. Place
the CD, label side facing up, in the recess in the drawer. Make sure
the CD sits snugly in the drawer, lying underneath the two back tabs.
emergency eject hole. The drawer should eject by about 15mm.
removed. Push the drawer gently back into the drive to close it.
Volume Control. Adjusts
the volume of music
played through
headphones connected
to the CD-ROM drive.
Busy Indicator.
Glows bright when
the drive is active.