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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com CAUTION : The laser used in the CD-R/RW drive can damage your eyes. Do not attempt to open the cover. To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back). No user-serviceable parts inside.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com This product is manufactured to comply with the radio interference requirements of EEC DIRECTIVE 89/336/EEC, 93/68/EEC and 73/23/EEC. CAUTION - INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VARNING-OSYNLIG LASERSTRÄLNING NÄR DENNA DEL ÄR ÖPPNAD STRÄLEN ÄR FARLIG.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Introduction Thank you for Features purchasing this • Enhanced-IDE (ATAPI) interface. CD-R/RW Drive. • Power tray loading and ejection of disc. (The disc can also be ejected manually.) • The recorded CD-RW media can be played in a DVD player or a multiread CD-ROM Player, maintaining future compatibility •...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Important Precautions Follow these precautions when handling the drive or discs. Precautions • Please take notice that the manufacturer of this equipment does not offer any warranty against data loss due to inappropriate installation or handling or direct or indirect damages.
Software Required OS Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP, Windows NT Workstation Ver.4.0 or later CD-R, CD-RW discs CD-R : LG, Ricoh, Mitsubishi Chemical, Taiyo Yuden, Fuji Film, CMC, or Fusion discs are recommended. CD-RW : Ricoh, Mitsubishi chemical, TDK, Fuji Film, Sony discs are recommended.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Location and Function of Controls Front Panel 1. Headphone Jack 6. Drive activity indicators Two colored LEDs are used to indicate 2. Volume Control the operation of CD-R/RW Drive. 3. Emergency Eject Hole (1) Read 4.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Installation Installing the Drive Before Before installing the drive, please note the following points. I You will need the following: Installation • A screw driver of a suitable size to fit the securing screws for the drive unit.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Connecting Connect the power cable from the computer’s power supply to the socket on the drive unit, fitting the connector firmly into the power in connector. the Power If there is no spare power cable available in the computer, you will have Connector to purchase a splitter cable of a suitable type.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Jumper Before installation, set the jumper on the jumper connector on the rear panel. Setup The drive can be connected as the Master or Slave on an EIDE (ATAPI) interface. When several (up to four) EIDE devices are connected, each must be set in a unique way.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) The CD-R/RW drive connects to the motherboard of the host com- puter using an IDE interface cable. You may connect the CD-R/RW Connection Drive as a Slave or Master device, depending on your computer. To Install as To install the drive as a Master, the jumper can be left as supplied from the factory.
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All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) To Install as To install the drive as a Slave, change the jumper setting on the rear panel to SL. a Slave Drive Master drive (Booting hard disk) Slave drive (CD-R/RW drive) (Jumper set to SLave) - OR -...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Device Drivers When using Windows 95/98/2000/ME/XP or Window NT Workstation Ver. 4.0, no special device driver is required. Your system, upon Power On and bootup after installing and connecting the new CD-RW drive, will recognize and load native software drivers automatically.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Operation How to Use the Discs When using CD-ROM discs, CD-R discs or CD-RW discs, don’t attach any stickers or labels to the discs. Using discs with them attached not only causes read and write errors, but data on the disc may be lost due to damage to the disc itself.
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Appendix Troubleshooting Before Before calling for service, check this list. Requesting • The drive doesn’t have power. • Is the power supply cable from the host computer plugged in? Service • Is the Power Connector to the drive securely attached? •...
All manuals and user guides at all-guides.com DirectCD v2.5b(s) Specifications Host Interface E-IDE/ATAPI Disc diameters 12cm/8cm, standard size CD’s Supported discs CD-Digital Audio & CD-Extra , CD-Plus, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA Ready, CD-I FMV, CD -TEXT, CD Bridge, CD-R, CD-RW, Video CD, Photo-CD (Single & Multi-Session). Mounting direction Horizontal/Vertical Read/Write Speed...
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D-47877 Willich, Germany warped or poor quality CD-ROMs, as this may cause damage to your drive. LG Electronics U. K. Ltd. 2. Check the clear plastic on the center of the disc, LG House, 264 Bath Road, cracks here are the main cause of disc crush.