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Using CD-ROM Discs
and Caddies
YOUR TASK:
Learn how to use a caddy and how to handle and
care for your discs.
YOUR OBJECTIVE:
Protect your discs. Insert and eject caddies properly
so your drive operates without interuption.
YOUR METHOD:
Practice loading discs into caddies, and caddies
into drives.
Plextor's CD-ROM drives use an industry-standard disc caddy to protect the disc from
scratches and contamination. A standard caddy is made of plastic and has a metal
shutter on its bottom which slides open and shut. Use of a non-standard caddy (e.g.,
one which lacks a metal shutter on its bottom) is not recommended. For their protection,
CD-ROM discs should be stored in their original packaging or in a caddy.
Inserting the Disc into a Caddy
1) To open the lid of the caddy,
press the tabs at the side
as shown.
2) Place the disc into the caddy
with the label facing UP.
Be sure to place the disc
beneath the edge of the
caddy under the arrow mark.
Handle the disc by the sides.
Don't touch its surface.
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PX-43CH/PX-45CH OPERATION MANUAL
---- CHAPTER 11 ----
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- Page 1 Practice loading discs into caddies, and caddies into drives. Plextor’s CD-ROM drives use an industry-standard disc caddy to protect the disc from scratches and contamination. A standard caddy is made of plastic and has a metal shutter on its bottom which slides open and shut. Use of a non-standard caddy (e.g., one which lacks a metal shutter on its bottom) is not recommended.
- Page 2 CHAPTER 11 ---- Using CD-ROM Discs and Caddies 3) Close the lid firmly. But not too hard. Caution: If the caddy appears defective (e.g., warped, cracked, or bent) do not insert it into the drive. A defective caddy can become stuck inside the drive, requiring the drive’s return to your dealer for service.
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Page 3: Cleaning The Disc
Eject button. Turn off power to the drive. Insert a paper clip into the Emergency Eject hole. The caddy should now eject from the drive. Please contact Plextor’s Technical Support Department before attempting to rein- sert the caddy into the drive. - Page 4 ---- CHAPTER 12 ---- How to Play Music CDs on your Drive YOUR TASK: Learn how to use your CD-ROM drive so that it can also play music CDs. YOUR OBJECTIVE: Increase functionality of your drive. Provide musical accompaniment for presentations. Goof off at work.
- Page 5 CHAPTER 12 ---- How to Play Music CDs on your Drive A dd. . . ’’ f) Select ‘‘ g) Move the highlight bar down to ‘‘[MCI] CD Audio.’’ h) Select ‘‘OK.’’ You then will be instructed to insert one of your Windows disks into your floppy drive.
- Page 6 CHAPTER 12 ---- How to Play Music CDs on your Drive PLEASE The volume control wheel on the front panel of your drive adjusts only NOTE: the sound level of the headphone jack. It has no impact on the volume level of the rear panel audio outputs.
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Page 7: Troubleshooting
Attempt to prevent problems before they occur. Quickly fix, on your own, many simple problems rather than wait for assistance from a Plextor representative. YOUR METHOD: Read this entire section. Many of the problems discussed happen only rarely. Many may seem as if they do not pertain to you. -
Page 8: Technical Support
If you still cannot solve your problem after reviewing the relevant sections of this chapter, please contact Plextor’s Technical Support Department. See Chapter 14 for information on how to prepare for, and then make contact with, Plextor’s Technical Support staff. - Page 9 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting 13.1 IBM Compatibles: Initial Installation Symptoms Additional Symptom No sound when running a No sound when playing a music CD CD-ROM program Possible Causes and Solutions Application does not use CD-Audio There are two types of audio you may encounter when using CD-ROMs: 1) Sound Card Audio: This comes from data (e.g., .WAV or .MID files) which is transferred from your CD-ROM disc, into your computer, and is translated by your sound-...
- Page 10 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting cable. If you have a soundboard and CD-ROM drive, but lack an audio cable, contact one of the companies listed on page 65, or Plextor’s Technical Support Department, for information on where a cable can be purchased.
- Page 11 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting Possible Causes and Solutions Device drivers need to be updated Contact your SCSI interface board/soundboard manufacturer and verify that the device drivers you have support your 4PleX drive. If they do not, you may be able to utilize ‘‘universal’’...
- Page 12 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting HIMEM.SYS, 386MAX.SYS or QEMM.SYS), in most cases the memory manager is loaded first and the CD-ROM driver loaded directly thereafter. If other device drivers are loading before the CD-ROM driver, place them after the CD-ROM driver. If the memory manager tries to load the CD-ROM driver into high memory (e.g., DEVICEHIGH or LOADHIGH), disable the function so that the driver is loaded into conventional memory.
- Page 13 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting Symptom Incorrect DOS Version Possible Causes and Solutions Conflict between MS-DOS 5.0 and Microsoft’s CD-ROM Extensions Version 2.2 or lower MS-DOS 5.0 users should use Microsoft’s CD-ROM Extensions (file name MSCDEX.EXE) Version 2.21 or 2.22. If you do not have either of these versions, and plan to use DOS 5.0 with MSCDEX.EXE Ver 2.2 (or lower), you can resolve this conflict by doing the following: 1) Type the following line into your CONFIG.SYS file:...
- Page 14 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting Symptoms Additional Symptom No Device Found Driver Fails to Recognize the SCSI No SCSI Interface Board Found or Interface Board No Response from SCSI Interface Board Possible Cause and Solution Drive In Check Condition In some cases, even if you restart the computer by pressing its reset button or the Control, Alt and Del keys simultaneously, the drive does not respond to an inquiry.
- Page 15 1 on both the drive and the interface board. Audio CD Disc In the Drive Plextor CD-ROM drives are capable of playing high-quality audio when used with appropriate audio playback software, or when the drive is set to Music CD Player Mode (see Chapter 12).
- Page 16 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting Symptom Additional Symptom CDR 101 -- Not Ready CD-ROM Drive Responds to Directory Reading Drive [X] (DIR) Command But Cannot Run a Program Possible Causes and Solutions Bad Connection Between the CD-ROM Drive and the SCSI Interface Board Inspect the cable, drive, and interface board for recessed, broken or bent pins.
- Page 17 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting Caddy Has Not Dropped Into Place Eject the caddy and re-insert, ensuring it drops into the drive. If the caddy is defective, replace it. Symptom Additional Symptom CDR 101 -- Not Ready Errors Occur Intermittently Reading Drive [X] Possible Causes and Solutions Defective CD-ROM Disc A fingerprint or other contaminants or deep scratches on the disc’s surface may prevent...
- Page 18 1 on both the drive and the interface board. Audio CD Disc In the Drive Plextor CD-ROM drives are capable of playing high-quality audio when used with appropriate audio playback software or when the drive is set to Music CD Player Mode (see Chapter 12).
- Page 19 CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting Symptom Additional Symptom CDR103 -- Not High Sierra Format Occurs Regardless of the Discs Used Possible Causes and Solutions Hardware Conflict If the SCSI interface board uses DMA channels, try changing the selected DMA channel. Valid settings are normally Channel 1 or Channel 3. See the instruction manual for your SCSI interface board.
- Page 20 Possible Cause and Solution Drive Automatically Set to Standard Throughput (150KB/sec) Plextor’s drives are designed to automatically switch from quad speed throughput (600KB/sec) to double (300KB/sec) and then single (150KB/sec) speed when they encounter a defective, damaged or poorly manufactured disc. The drive then will continue to read data from the disk at double or single speed until a new read command is transmitted to the drive.
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Page 21: Apple Macintosh
CHAPTER 13 ---- Troubleshooting 13.3 Apple Macintosh Symptoms Invalid Drive Specification No Device Found Drive Not Responding Possible Cause and Solution SCSI Address Conflicts with the Hard Disk Drive This usually can be corrected by selecting another SCSI address (normally addresses 1 to 6) for your CD-ROM drive.