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Teac DW-224PUK User Manual

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Portable USB CD-RW/DVD-ROM
Drive DW-224PUK
Portable USB CD-RW Drive
CD-W224PUK
User's manual
To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of
your drive into the box. In the case of warranty you are expected to send it together
with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative.

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  • Page 1 To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of your drive into the box. In the case of warranty you are expected to send it together with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative.
  • Page 2 • Changes in specifications and features may be made with- out notice or obligation. • Copyright © 2003, TEAC Corporation Ltd. All rights reserved. First edition: January 2003 • Company and product names provided herein are trade- marks of their respective companies.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    1.3 Checking the USB controller ..........80 2. PRODUCT OUTLINE ..............84 2.1 The Specification of TEAC CD-W224PUK ......84 2.2 The Specification of TEAC DW-224PUK ......85 2.3 Procedure Outline for Installation and Operation ....85 3. COMPONENTS ................86 3.1 Precautions when unpacking the package ......
  • Page 4 9.2 Before using the write function of Windows XP ....129 9.3 Suspend/Resume .............. 131 9.4 Using USB 2.0 ..............131 9.5 RPC and Setting of region code (DW-224PUK only) ..132 10. MEDIA ..................134 10.1 Readable media ............... 134 10.2 CD-R/RW writing speed ...........

  • Page 5: To The User

    While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this product and this document to assure accuracy, contact TEAC if there is any doubt or error in this document. Note however that TEAC may not assume responsibility for the support or results of the above.

  • Page 6: License Agreement/Warranty For Provided Device Driver Software

    1. Grant of License. This Agreement permits you to have the following rights. Use and copy: TEAC approves you to use the Software for the drive unit purchased from TEAC and owned by you (hereinafter called “Your Drive Unit”). You may make a copy of the Software for use with all of Your Drive Units, or for backup purposes.
  • Page 7 6. No Liability for Consequential Damages. In no event shall TEAC or its suppliers be liable for any other damages whatsoever (including, without limitation, damages for loss of business, business interruption, loss of business information, or other pecuniary loss) arising out of the use of or inability to use this Software, even if TEAC has been advised of the possibility of such damages.

  • Page 8: Before Using

    Thank you for purchasing the TEAC USB Portable CD-R/RW unit CD- W224PU respectively the DVD-ROM/CD-R/RW unit DW-224PUK. This manual shows how to install and to operate TEAC DW-224PUK (DVD-ROM/CD-RW/CD-R) and TEAC CD-W224PUK (CD-RW/CD-R). Descriptions which are common to both drives are given with the ex- pressions "drive", "unit", or "device"...

  • Page 9: Conforming Operating Systems

    OHCI. Depending on the operating system the drive may not support all modes supported by the USB interface. – for DW-224PUK only: Frame dropouts or sound dropouts may be caused while playing the DVD-Video depending on your environ- ment or DVD titles.

  • Page 10: Checking The Usb Controller

    1.3 Checking the USB controller To use the DW-224PUK/CD-W224PUK in your computer, the USB con- troller incorporated in the computer must be operating normally. Ex- ecute the following steps to check the operation state of the USB con- troller. In Windows 98SE or Windows Me 1.
  • Page 11 3. Click the Device Manager tab. Confirm that USB (Universal Serial Bus) controller exists in the de- vice list. The name of the USB controller depends on the PC used (the figure below represents a USB controller provided by Intel). 1.
  • Page 12 In Windows 2000 1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel. 2. Double-click System. 3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Click the Device Manger button. 5. Confirm that USB (Universal Serial Bus) controller exists in the de- vice list. 1. Before Using...
  • Page 13 In Windows XP 1. Click Start, Control Panel. 2. Click "Performance and Maintenance" and then System. 3. Click the Hardware tab. 4. Click the Device Manger button. 5. Confirm that USB (Universal Serial Bus) controller exists in the de- vice list. 1.

  • Page 14: Product Outline

    • Buffer under-run proof function incorporated This drive incorporates the TEAC CD-W224E unit. The CD-W224E incorporates a technology to prevent buffer under-run errors that cause a write failure on the CD-R/RW media. With this function, the write to the CD-R/RW media is assured both with the USB1.1 and the USB2.0.

  • Page 15: The Specification Of Teac Dw-224Puk

    Ready-to-use software is provided. 2.2 The Specification of TEAC DW-224PUK The DW-224PUK is a CD-RW/DVD drive used by connecting to the USB terminal of the computer. As this product uses the TEAC DW- 224E as an internal drive unit, the operating system or application soft- ware may indicate the drive as ”TEAC DW-224E”...

  • Page 16: Components

    Please use this drive properly by checking the conditions of the copyrighted materials before creating a copy, and so on. TEAC will not hold any responsibility for such violation by users. 3. COMPONENTS 3.1 Precautions when unpacking the package...

  • Page 17: Package List

    3.2 Package List DW-224PUK drive CD-W224PUK drive USB interface cable AC adapter User’s Manual Warranty booklet/ Driver disk (this document) User Registration card CD-R/RW writing DVD-Playback software software (DW-224PUK only) 3. Components...

  • Page 18: Precautions For Setting And Handling

    4. PRECAUTIONS FOR SETTING AND HANDLING • Place the drive in a stable place without any vibrations or tilt. • Avoid placing the drive in a place subject to considerable temperature change such as in direct sunlight or near a heater. •...

  • Page 19: Daily Maintenance

    • Do not place a container with liquid such as a vase or cup on or near the drive. If liquid gets inside the drive, it may cause fire or electric shock. • Do not apply a strong shock to the drive during moving or transportation.

  • Page 20: Names And Functions

    5. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS 5.1 Front panel/top Power indicator This indicator lights when the power is on. Tray Set the CD or DVD media on the tray for read- ing, writing and playing. Press the eject but- ton to open it. Set the media with the label face (side on which the title and so on is printed) upward and press the tray front into the drive unit to close it.
  • Page 21 Busy indicator This indicator lights or blinks during play and read. Operation State During seek/ data The indicator lights transfer During start/ The indicator blinks at an media set interval of about 0.5 second. During write/ The indicator blinks at an audio play interval of about 1.5 seconds.

  • Page 22: Rear Panel

    5.2 Rear panel USB connector Insert the plug of the provided dedicated USB cable. Power switch This switches the power on/off. Set this switch to AUTO in ordinary cases. Do not operate the power switch during the operation of the drive. Operate the power switch when the USB cable connecting the drive and the computer is removed or when the power of the computer is off.
  • Page 23 DC input connector Insert the plug of the provided AC adapter. Be sure to connect the provided dedicated AC adapter to this connector. NEVER con- nect other AC adapters. This drive cannot operate with only the bus power of the USB cable. Be sure to provide power by connecting the provided AC adapter to the drive.

  • Page 24: Ac Adapter

    5.3 AC Adapter AC adapter unit This is a dedicated adapter for the drive. Do not use it for other purposes. AC input plug Connect this plug to a 220V AC power source. DC output plug Connect this plug to the DC input connector at the back of the drive unit.

  • Page 25: Setting Up The Drive

    6.1 Connecting the Cables Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems provide the native drivers for USB controller and the drive. As far as the TEAC CD- W224PUK is concerned this is also true for Windows Me. Therefore, when this drive is connected, Windows will automatically install the appropriate driver and the drive will be ready to be used.
  • Page 26 1. Turn on the power of the computer and wait for the desktop screen to appear. 2. Connect the DC output plug of the provided AC adapter to the DC input connector of the drive. 3. Connect the other DC plug of the provided AC adapter to an outlet. Set the power switch of your USB drive to on.
  • Page 27 5. Locate the USB terminal of your computer. Refer to the instruction manual of your computer for its location. The following logo is usu- ally indicated near the USB terminal: Insert the A plug of the USB connector to the USB terminal of the computer.
  • Page 28 The drive is recognized by the Device manager either as TEAC CD-W224EA (CD-R/RW drive) or as DW-224E (DVD/CD-RW drive). Connection of the line output...

  • Page 29: Disconnecting The Drive

    6.2 Disconnecting the Drive When disconnecting the drive from the computer when the power of the computer is on, the disconnecting procedure is required to prevent corruption or loss of data files. Do not pull out the USB cable or turn off the power of the drive without this disconnecting procedure.
  • Page 30 A list of removable devices appears as a menu. Left-click on the applicable drive. Windows 98SE with TEAC CD-W224PUK Windows 98SE with TEAC DW-224PUK Windows 2000 4. The message that the USB storage device can be safely discon- nected appears in a few seconds to allow you to remove the USB cable connecting the drive and the computer.
  • Page 31 Windows 98SE with TEAC DW-224PUK Windows 2000 When a message appears that the USB storage de- vice cannot be disconnected, one or more applications are still using the drive. Perform the disconnecting pro- cedure after terminating the applications. 5. Click the OK button to pull out the USB cable.
  • Page 32 6.3 Driver installation under Windows 98SE/Windows Me When the drive is used for the computer in Windows 98 Second Edi- tion or Windows Me (Windows Me for DW-224PUK only), it is required to install the device driver before connecting it to the computer for the first time.
  • Page 33 After that, Add New Hardware Wizard is started and the USB CD-R/RW UNIT driver resp. USB CD-RW/DVD UNIT driver search window appears. Depending on the connected drive the shown messages are different (see the following pictures). Click the Next button. CD-W224PUK DW-224PUK 6. Setting up the Drive...
  • Page 34 3. Select “Search for the best driver for your device (Recommended)” and click Next. 4. Insert the dedicated driver disk (a floppy disk) to the FDD of your computer, select Floppy disk drives, then choose Next. 6. Setting up the Drive...
  • Page 35 5. When the content of the driver disk is stored in advance or it is downloaded from the Internet, select "Specify a location:" and input the location of the folder where the driver disk contents are stored. The window below is an example when a folder called CDW224PU is created and stored in the C drive.
  • Page 36 When the following window with ”Windows driver file search for the device” – ”TEAC USB CD-RW/ DVD Unit” respectively "TEAC USB CD-RW/DVD Unit" and Location of driver: ”A:\TPP300.INF” appears, click Next. (”A:\” in the drive location ”A:\TPP300.INF” may differ when the file is stored in the incorporated hard disk drive in ad- vance).
  • Page 37 6. When the following window appears after displaying several mes- sages for reading the driver, click Finish to complete the installa- tion. CD-W224PUK DW-224PUK 6. Setting up the Drive...
  • Page 38 “TEAC USB 2.0 CD-RW/DVD Unit” at “Universal Serial Bus controllers” CD-W224PUK If you cannot find the TEAC entry under "Universal Se- rial Bus controllers" and the entry "USB Mass Storage Device" can be found you have to carry out the steps described in section 6.5 to install the TEAC device driver.
  • Page 39 DW-224PUK 8. Once the device driver is installed, you can use the drive just by connecting the drive to the USB terminal thereafter. The provided driver and the driver available from the Internet are for Windows 98SE only. With the DW- 224PUK the driver is also available for Windows Me.

  • Page 40: Manual" Driver Installation Under Windows 98Se

    2. Open Control Panel, System, Device Manager. Check the "Univer- sal Serial Bus controllers" category. 3. Select "TEAC USB CD-R/RW Unit" resp. "TEAC USB CD-RW/DVD Unit" and click the Properties button. When it is not found in the Universal Serial Bus controllers cat- egory, check Other Devices.
  • Page 41 4. Select the Driver tab and click the Update Driver button. 6. Setting up the Drive...
  • Page 42 5. The TEAC UNIT driver search window appears. Click Next. 6. The next steps for the installation procedure are similar to that in section 6.3 steps 3 to 8. 6. Setting up the Drive...

  • Page 43: Driver Installation Under Windows 98Se/Windows Me

    6.5 "Manual" Driver Installation under Windows 98 Me (DW-224PUK only) 1. Connect the drive to the USB terminal of the computer again. See 6.1 Connection for the connecting procedure. 2. Open Control Panel, System, Device Manager. Check the "Univer- sal Serial Bus controllers" category.
  • Page 44 5. Insert the dedicated driver disk (a floppy disk) to the FDD of your computer, select "Automatic search for a better driver (Recom- mended)", then choose Next. The TEAC device driver is now installed. Ensure that the drive was recognized correctly (see section 6.3, step 7). 6. Setting up the Drive...
  • Page 45 7. Select "Specify a location:" and input the location of the folder where the driver disk contents are stored. Click the Next button. The TEAC device driver is now installed. Ensure that the drive was recognized correctly (see section 6.3, step 7).

  • Page 46: Uninstalling In Windows 98Se

    6.6 Uninstalling in Windows 98SE You do not have to uninstall (removing the device driver from your com- puter) the device driver in Windows 98SE under normal conditions. If you want to uninstall the device driver manually, perform the following steps: 1.

  • Page 47: Cd-W224Puk Driver Installation Under Windows 98Se

    Windows device driver that conforms to the drive is being used, and this is normal. You should see the following entries: "TEAC CD-W224EA" at "CDROM" USB Mass-Storage Device” at “Universal Serial Bus controllers” “USB CD-ROM” at “Storage device” 6. Setting up the Drive...

  • Page 48: Driver Installation Under Windows 2000

    “USB Mass-Storage Device” at “Universal Serial Bus controllers” "TEAC CD-W224EA USB Device" at "DVD/CD-ROM drives" for the TEAC CD-W224PUK unit resp. "TEAC DW-224E USB Device" at "DVD/CD-ROM drives" for the TEAC DW-224PUK unit. Example for the TEAC DW-224PUK drive 6. Setting up the Drive...

  • Page 49: Driver Installation Under Windows Xp

    “USB Mass-Storage Device” at “Universal Serial Bus controllers” "TEAC CD-W224EA USB Device" at "DVD/CD-ROM drives" for the TEAC CD-W224PUK unit resp. "TEAC DW-224E USB Device" at "DVD/CD-ROM drives" for the TEAC DW-224PUK unit. Example for the TEAC CD-W224PUK drive 6. Setting up the Drive...

  • Page 50: Precautions In Handling The Media

    7. PRECAUTIONS IN HANDLING THE MEDIA Take the following precautions in order to maintain the reliability of data when handing the media. Hold the disc between the center hole and the outer edge of the disc. Do not touch the surface of the me- dia.
  • Page 51 Store the disc in a protective case when not in use even for a short period of time in order to protect it from being scratched or damaged. Do not keep the media in places that contain dusts, hu- midity, high temperature, or are in direct sun light.

  • Page 52: Setting And Removing The Media

    8. SETTING AND REMOVING THE MEDIA 8.1 Setting the Media 1. Press the eject button at the front of the drive to automatically open the tray. 2. Pull out the tray sufficiently and place the media on the tray with the label face upward.

  • Page 53: Removing The Media

    3. Press the tray front gently until the tray is inserted in the drive unit completely. 4. When the tray is closed normally, the busy indicator blinks for sev- eral seconds. After that the media is recognized to provide access to the media..

  • Page 54: Operation

    9. OPERATION 9.1 Playing Music CDs In some computers, ”analog play” or ”digital play” can be selected when playing a music CD using the provided application (”CD Player”, ”Me- dia Player” and so on) in an operating system. (Digital play may not be selected in some computers).
  • Page 55 9.1.2 Using the CD Player (Windows 2000) In Windows 2000 you will find the same setting item with Device man- ager, DVD/CD-ROM drives, TEAC CD-W224EA resp. DW-224E USB device, Properties (the picture below is an example for the TEAC DW- 224PUK). 9. Operation...
  • Page 56 9.1.3 Using the Windows Media Player 7 Select Option in the Tool menu of Windows Media Player 7 and the following window appears. Select CD Audio tab to perform the Digital playback settings. 9. Operation...
  • Page 57 Select Option in the Tool menu of Windows Media Player 8 and the following window appears. Select the Devices tab and select CD-RW Drive (or DVD/CD-RW Drive whichever is indicated) in the drive list. If multiple CD drives are shown, select this drive using the drive letter. CD-W224PUK DW-224PUK 9. Operation...
  • Page 58 When the Properties button is pressed with the drive selected, you can switch between Digital and Analog as shown in the window below. CD-W224PUK DW-224PUK 9. Operation...

  • Page 59: Before Using The Write Function Of Windows Xp

    9.2 Before using the write function of Windows XP CD-R/RW write can be performed using Windows XP Explorer or Me- dia Player. Refer to the online help or the instruction manual of Win- dows XP for detailed operation method. The settings required for using this function are described below: 1.
  • Page 60 Do not enable the write function in Windows XP when using B’s CLiP5. Detailed settings cannot be set in the writing function in Windows XP . It is recommended to use B’s Recorder GOLD5 to make the most of the performance of the drive. Installing the Writer Software As a general precaution the installation of the hardware has to be car- ried out as described before.

  • Page 61: Suspend/Resume

    9.3 Suspend/Resume This drive conforms to the OS-based suspend/resume, however, it may not operate properly depending on your PC environment. In such a case, do not use the suspend function with the drive con- nected to your computer. Avoid using the suspend function while the drive is in operation. Do not connect or disconnect the drive while the computer is in the suspend mode.

  • Page 62: Rpc And Setting Of Region Code (Dw-224Puk Only)

    9.5 RPC and Setting of region code (DW-224PUK only) The RPC (Region Playback Control) specification is for restricting the DVD title play to specific area. In the RPC, areas to play the DVD title are divided into six areas using a number called a region code. This drive uses the RPC2 (Region Playback Control 2) specification.
  • Page 63 The DVD title package has one of the following logos that indicate an area where its play is allowed. Can be played in the region code 2 area. Can be played in areas (2, 3, 4, 5, 6) excluding region code 1.

  • Page 64: Media

    When using a nonconforming media, a defect may be caused such as a failure to play normally. CD-R/RW The drive can read a recorded CD-R or CD-RW media. DVD-Video/DVD-ROM (DW-224PUK only) Commercially-available DVD-Video with recorded image or sound, or DVD-ROM media with recorded data such as maps or diction- ary.

  • Page 65: Cd-R/Rw Writing Speed

    DVD-RAM Format UDF 1.5 UDF 2.0 FAT32 Operating System Windows 98 Second Edition cannot Windows Me read read read cannot cannot Windows 2000 Professional read read read Windows XP Home Edition Windows XP Professional read read read To use the DVD-RAM media created in other formats, a device driver, reading software and so on are required.
  • Page 66 Writing speeds for the CD-R media – 24X speed at the maximum (Zone CLV) – 16X speed at the maximum (Zone CLV) – 10X speed (CLV) – 4X speed (CLV) Writing speeds for the CD-RW media – Multi Speed (1 to 4X speed) media: 4X speed (CLV) –...

  • Page 67: Supported Media

    10.3 Supported media An actual list of media recommended by TEAC can be found at TEACs web site under www.teac.de/support. Please select the menu "CD- Medias". The drive does not support CD-R media for more than 80 minutes. When a Zone CLV write is performed, concentric patterns may appear on the recorded surface due to the change of writing speed depending on the media used.

  • Page 68: Support And Service

    11. SUPPORT AND SERVICE This product has been produced under strict quality control and you can use it worry-free under normal conditions. If you need any repair, contact the representative from whom you pur- chased the drive or our technical service depots. 11.1 Warranty period The free warranty period of this drive is described in the warranty docu- ment.

  • Page 69: Technical Service Depots (Europe)

    11.3 Technical Service Depots (Europe) TEAC Deutschland GmbH, DSPD (Germany) Technical Support Tel: 0180 5 999 588 (DM 0.24/min (Germany)) Mo-Fr from 8:30 – 20:00 CET from 10:00 – 16:00 CET Technical Support Fax: +49 (0) 611 7158 666 Online RMA: http://www.teac.de/RMA...

  • Page 70: Specification

    1.96m/s (0.2G) or less Non-operating 19.6m/s (2G) or less Shock Operating CD-W224PUK: 68.0m/s (7G) or less DW-224PUK: 49m/s (5G) or less During Audio playback 19.6m/s (2G) or less Non-operating 588m/s (60G) or less (half-sine wave 11ms or less in either...

  • Page 71: Functional Specification

    CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1 ___Read CD-ROM XA Mode-2 (Form-1, Form-2) Mixed Mode CD, Photo CD multi-session, CD-TEXT, CD-I, Video CD, CD Extra (CD Plus) DW-224PUK only:__ DVD-ROM, DVD-Video, DVD-R (General, Authoring), DVD-RW (ver. 1.1), DVD-RAM* Applicable disc format CD-DA, CD-ROM Mode-1...
  • Page 72 (Memory capacity used for writing software becomes less than specified) Line output CD-W224PUK 0.75Vrms±3dB (at a load of 10kOhm) ø3.5mm stereo mini jack Line output DW-224PUK 0.8Vrms±3dB (at a load of 47kOhm) ø3.5mm stereo mini jack Others Buffer under run proof function...

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