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1. Getting Started
Congratulations! Thank you for purchasing the PlexWriter 24/10/40U, a reliable,
high-performance external CD rewriter, recorder and reader that connects to your
computer with a USB cable. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us.
Our goal is to put you—and keep you—on the leading edge of CD technology.
About this Manual
This manual explains how to connect and use your external PlexWriter 24/10/40U
drive. With USB, the installation process is simple. And if you have problems, fear
not. We have successfully walked through installation with millions of customers
who previously had lived in mortal terror of their computer.
Please read this manual carefully and keep it handy for easy reference. Use the
manual for installation, operation and troubleshooting. See your dealer or call
Plextor's Technical Support Department if your drive needs service. And if you run
into a problem that doesn't seem to be covered, please contact us. (See "Appendix B:
Technical Support" for the different ways you can contact us.) You will be
connected to our friendly, helpful band of tech support engineers, people who know
their stuff. What might seem like an uncooperative drive to you could very well be a
30-second fix to them. But we will never know unless you contact us.
Meet Your PlexWriter 24/10/40U
The PlexWriter 24/10/40U is a CD-ReWritable drive that provides professional
quality CD performance for writing, rewriting and reading.
What the PlexWriter 24/10/40U Does
The PlexWriter 24/10/40U writes to CD-R (recordable CD) media at up to 24X
speed, and it writes to high-speed CD-RW (rewritable CD) media at up to 10X
speed. (Naturally, the drive can also write to normal speed CD-RW media at 4X
speeds.) It reads all CD-ROM and CD-R media at a maximum of 40X speed with an
average access time of less than 140 milliseconds. Maximum read speed of CD-RW
media is 32X.
Reliable writing is virtually guaranteed, thanks to the unique PoweRec-II circuitry
that automatically detects the type of media being recorded and adjusts the
PlexWriter 24/10/40U to provide the optimum laser power and length of burn. The
PlexWriter 24/10/40U has a high-speed Universal Serial Bus (USB) 2.0 interface.
You can also use it with USB version 1.1 (although with USB 1.1 the drive's top
performance is 4X for CD-R, 4X for CD-RW, and 6X for reading a CD-ROM). The
PlexWriter 24/10/40U supports the ATAPI-5 command set.
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