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CDG-821
USER'S MANUAL
EXP COMPUTER, INC.

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  • Page 1 CDG-821 USER’S MANUAL EXP COMPUTER, INC.
  • Page 2 RMA number. You are responsible for packaging, providing proof of the date of purchase and the shipping cost of the failed product to EXP Computer, Inc. You are responsible for mailing the warranty registration card. The warranty claims may not be honored if there is no corresponding registration card on file at EXP.
  • Page 3 FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
  • Page 4 TRADEMARKS SystemSoft is a registered trademark of SystemSoft Corporation. CardSoft is a trademark of SystemSoft Corporation. Phoenix is a registered trademark of Phoenix Technologies, Ltd. Databook is a registered trademark of Databook Inc. Cardtalk is a trademark of Databook Inc. PCMCIA is a trademark of Personal Computer Memory Card International Association.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ................SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............1 FEATURES ................1 PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS ............. 2 FRONT PANEL OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE ........2 REAR PANEL OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE........3 GAME ADAPTER................ 4 POWER SOURCE ................5 CONNECT THE AC ADAPTER ........... 5 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES...........

  • Page 6: Introduction

    INTRODUCTION The CD TRAVELER brings the latest in mobile computing technology to notebook computer users with portability and convenience. The CD TRAVELER is a CD-ROM drive compliant with the PCMCIA 2.1(PC Card) standard. Featuring flexible power options, the CD TRAVELER may operate on either AC power or batteries.

  • Page 7: Part Names And Functions

    PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE • • Disc Tray: This disc tray is used to insert the compact disc. ‚ ‚ Load/Stop button: • Press this button to load the disc tray. • When playing an Audio CD, pressing this button will put it into the stop state.

  • Page 8: Rear Panel Of The Cd-Rom Drive

    REAR PANEL OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE • • Interface Connector: This interface connector connects to the PCMCIA interface card. ‚ ‚ DC in Jack: This jack connects to the AC adapter. ƒ ƒ Line out Jack: This jack outputs audio signal to an amplifier. „...

  • Page 9: Game Adapter

    GAME ADAPTER • • CD-ROM Connector: This connector connects to the CD-ROM drive. ‚ ‚ Game Port: This port connects to joystick or game-pad. ƒ ƒ PC Card Connector: Connector to PCMCIA(PC Card) interface card CD TRAVELER WITH GAME-PAD AND PCMCIA CARD...

  • Page 10: Power Source

    POWER SOURCE The CD TRAVELER can be either powered by the AC adapter or by the batteries as a flexible option. However, the AC adapter has a priority over the battery in powering the CD-ROM. That means if you connect the AC adapter, the CD TRAVELER will operate on it regardless if the batteries are installed.

  • Page 11: Installing The Batteries

    INSTALLING THE BATTERIES The CD TRAVELER requires eight AA size batteries (not included) for operation. When using alkaline batteries, the battery life may last for more than 3 hours if the CD TRAVELER is used in CD-ROM mode, it can be even longer when the CD TRAVELER is used in CD-Audio mode.

  • Page 12: Removing The Batteries

    Figure 4 REMOVING THE BATTERIES 1. Remove the battery lid by sliding the cover in the direction of the arrow as shown in Figure 3. 2. Lift up the battery ribbon to eject the batteries from the battery compartment. NOTICE •...

  • Page 13: Hardware Installation

    HARDWARE INSTALLATION INSTALL THE CD-ROM WITHOUT THE GAME ADAPTER 1. Connect the PCMCIA interface card to the CD-ROM drive. Press firmly until the CD-ROM connector is seated, and tighten the two screws on the cable connector. 2. Place the CD-ROM drive in the horizontal position. The CD-ROM is designed to operate only in the horizontal position.

  • Page 14: Install The Cd-Rom With The Game Adapter

    INSTALL CD-ROM WITH THE GAME ADAPTER 1. Connect the game adapter to CD-ROM drive, and tighten the two screws on the game adapter. 2. Connect the joystick or game-pad to game port 3. Connect the PCMCIA interface card to the Game Adapter, and tighten the two screws on the cable connector.

  • Page 15: Software Installation

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS/WINDOWS 3.1 The INSTALL program helps you install the device driver into the computer easily. Please follow the instructions below to proceed with automatic installation. Insert the device driver diskette into a floppy disk drive on your computer.

  • Page 16: Software Installation For Windows 95

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 If your computer does not have Windows 95 installed yet, please refer to the section titled “Using CD TRAVELER to Install Windows 95”. USING CD TRAVELER UNDER WINDOWS 95 The following dialog box will appear when you are using the CD TRAVELER under Windows 95 for the very first time.

  • Page 17: Joystick Calibration

    Follow the on-screen instruction to continue. After finishing, remember to shutdown Windows and restart your computer if you are using the CD TRAVELER to install Windows 95. JOYSTICK CALIBRATION After the installation procedure has been completed, please check to see if the Game Port is functioning correctly by performing the following steps.
  • Page 18 GAME-PAD CONTROLLER DESCRIPTION NOTICE The I/O address 200-207 of your computer must be available, or the Game port will not work properly. It is not necessary to connect the CD TRAVELER every time you reboot your computer; plug it just when you need to use it. Even you install the CD-ROM + GAME driver, you are allowed to use the CD-ROM without the Game Adapter attached.

  • Page 19: Using Cd Traveler To Install Windows 95

    USING CD TRAVELER TO INSTALL WINDOWS 95 If you are about to upgrade your operating system from DOS/Windows to Windows 95 using the CD TRAVELER, the CD TRAVELER DOS device driver described “Software Installation DOS/Windows” section should be properly installed first before proceeding further.

  • Page 20: Enabling 32-Bit Card Support Of Windows 95

    ENABLING 32-BIT CARD SUPPORT OF WINDOWS 95 Your system should be ready for PCMCIA socket support prior to operating the CD TRAVELER. To check whether your computer is PCMCIA Socket supported, first, double-click on the “System” icon from “Control Panel” folder (you can select the “Control Panel” under “Settings”...
  • Page 21 Figure 10 After the PCMCIA 32-Bit Card support is installed, Windows will ask you to reboot your computer. Then you should refer to the first section titled “Using CD-ROM Under Windows 95” to configure the CD TRAVELER. If the PCMCIA Socket is not found, then you must add a PCMCIA socket to your system.

  • Page 22: Using The Pcmcia Cd-Rom With A Computer

    USING THE PCMCIA CD-ROM WITH A COMPUTER Make sure the AC adapter is properly connected or the batteries are installed. CAUTION Connect the PCMCIA interface cable to the CD-ROM drive before inserting the PCMCIA interface card into your computer. DO NOT connect/disconnect the PCMCIA interface cable to/from the CD- ROM drive while the card is inserted and the system is in power-on state.
  • Page 23 The CD-ROM for the Windows 95 titles include the AUTO RUN feature. This means when you close the disc cover with this type of CD disc inside, Windows 95 will start the opening screen automatically. You can add the program, browse content of the CD, etc. from this screen. The other procedure is from ‘Control Panel.’...
  • Page 24 Be sure you are removing the card by the procedures described above, otherwise, the following dialog will be displayed: (Figure 15) Figure 15 To display the PC Card indicator on the task bar, perform the following steps, 1. Double-click the PC Card (PCMCIA) icon in the Control Panel. 2.

  • Page 25: How To Play The Audio Cd

    HOW TO PLAY THE AUDIO CD Windows 3.1 The CD-Audio CDs can be played on your PCMCIA CD-ROM by using CD Audio software utilities, such as the Media Player in Windows 3.1. To use Media Player, you must have the [MCI] CD Audio driver installed. Make sure the CD-Audio disc is installed in the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 26: Trouble Shooting

    TROUBLE SHOOTING Windows 95 The Windows 95 32-bit mode plug-n-play drivers will automatically allocate the hardware resources for CD Traveler, therefore, you do not need to choose the I/Os during the installation. However, if the system is not working properly you still can select the I/Os by proper procedures. Be sure you have the card inserted before doing the configuration change.
  • Page 27 9. Click “OK” when finishing, system may ask you to reboot the computer to enable the new settings Remove or re-install the driver If you want to remove, re-install or upgrade the driver you have installed, you need to remove the old driver first which can be done by highlighting the EXP device driver under “Device Manager”, then click at “Remove”...
  • Page 28 DOS/Windows3.X After rebooting your computer, the following messages will be displayed on your screen, which are generated by EXPCDG.EXE and MSCDEX.EXE. Configure card to: I/O Port:320-32F, 200-207 Device Name: MSCD001 PCMCIA card is present in socket 1 Drive D: = Driver MSCD001 unit 0 If any error occurs or the CD TRAVELER does not work, you should reboot your computer again.
  • Page 29 EMM386 line of CONFIG.SYS to exclude at least 4K memory for mapping. For example, DEVICE=C:\DOS\EMM386.EXE X=D000-D3FF Error: The INTEL 82365SL PCMCIA controller is not detected in your system. You should contact your dealer to get PCMCIA support software. The above message means the PCMCIA controller for your system is not INTEL 82365SL compatible.

  • Page 30: Pcmcia(Pc Card) Software Information

    PCMCIA(PC CARD) SOFTWARE INFORMATION If you have installed the PCMCIA software, such as SystemSoft’s CardSoft or Databook’s Cardtalk, then EXPCDG.EXE will call this PCMCIA software to enable the card. If you don’t have one, the EXPCDG still can directly access your hardware to enable the card. In this case, your computer should have an Intel 82365SL Personal Computer Interface Controller (PCIC) or another compatible controller.
  • Page 31 The device driver names of the major PCMCIA software are listed below: Software/Device SystemSoft Phoenix Award Driver CardSoft Cardware ThinkPad Socket Services SS365SL.EXE, PCMSS.EXE SSPCIC.EXE IBMDSS02.SYS SS365LP.EXE, SSCIRRUS.EXE, SSDBOOK.EXE, SVADEM.EXE, SSVLSI.EXE Card Services CS.EXE PCMCS.EXE PCCS.EXE IBMDOSCS.SYS Resource CSALLOC.EXE PCMRMAN.SYS PCRM.EXE DICRMU02.SYS Initialization Utility...

  • Page 32: Power Saving

    POWER SAVING The CD TRAVELER may operate with an AC adapter or batteries. Use of the supplied AC Adapter will provide the power for use as a portable CD player, or to extend the computer’s battery life. The CD TRAVELER drive will automatically enter the sleep mode (spindle off) when it has not been accessed for about 5 minutes.

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