Teac DV-W50DK User Manual
Teac DV-W50DK User Manual

Teac DV-W50DK User Manual

Dvd±r/dvd±rw drive

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DV-W50DK DVD±R/DVD±RW Drive
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 Deutschland GmbH. All rights re- served. First edition: June 2003 • Company and product names provided herein are trade- marks of their respective companies.
  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS TO THE USER ................26 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS RELATING TO THE FCC RULE PART 15 ..................27 DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY ..........27 SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO LASER PRODUCTS 28 INDRODUCTION ................30 1. COMPONENTS ................30 2. SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS ............31 3.
  • Page 4: To The User

    (d) Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. CAUTION Changes or modifications to this equipment not expressly approved by TEAC for compliance could void the user’s authority to operate this equipment. To ensure that the use of this product does not contribute to interfer- ence, it is necessary to use shielded I/O cables.
  • Page 5: Safety Considerations Relating To The Fcc Rule

    (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, (2) this device must accept any interference received, including inter- ference that may cause undesired operation. DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY We declare that the product drive TEAC DV-W50D is in conformity with the following standards: EMC: EN 55022:1998; EN 55024:1998...
  • Page 6: Safety Considerations Related To Laser Products

    SAFETY CONSIDERATIONS RELATED TO LASER PRODUCTS This product has been designed and manufactured according to FDA regulations „title 21, CFR, chapter 1, subchapter J. based on the radia- tion Control for Health and Safety Act of 1968", and is classified as a class 1 laser product.
  • Page 7 Label with safety remarks on your device Safety Considerations Related to Laser Products...
  • Page 8: Indroduction

    INDRODUCTION The TEAC DV-W50D is a modern high performance DVD±R/DVD±RW drive. It offers reading speeds of 12x for DVD-ROM media and 32x for CD-ROM media. The maximum writing speed is rated to 4x for DVD- Rs/DVD+Rs, to 2.4x for DVD+RWs, to 2x for DVD-RWs, to 16x for CD- Rs and to 10x for CD-RWs.
  • Page 9: System Requirements

    Selecting the DVD-R/DVD-RW/DVD+R/DVD+RW and CD-R/CD-RW media for your TEAC drive 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". 2. System requirements...
  • Page 10: Precautions For Installation And Operation

    Do not operate your TEAC drive under operating conditions exceeding the conditions discussed in this manual. If you believe your TEAC drive to be defective please contact your dealer or any of the TEAC facilities. Important Hints for Using the drive What is stated in the specification must be observed for the user to get the most out of the drive.
  • Page 11 – Do not repair the drive or replace a part of the drive under cir- cumstances other than designated assurance conditions. Cleaning and maintenance of your TEAC drive TEAC drive will not need maintenance if used as specified in this manual. Usually there are only problems with dirty or defective DVDs/CDs. Important: Do not use cleaning CDs which will remove dirt of the lense of the laser aided by a little brush.
  • Page 12: Controls And Functions

    4. CONTROLS AND FUNCTIONS 4.1 Front Panel Disk tray Eject emergency hole Ventilation hole ON/BUSY indicator (LED) Eject button Disk tray Insert the disk (DVD, CD) with its label facing up. Note: Please ensure the DVD/CD is inserted in a way where the plugs at the rear of the disk tray and the spring loaded plug on the front prevent the disk from falling out of the tray.
  • Page 13 ON/BUSY indicator The indicator LED lights in Seek, Play, Read, and Write operation. In the following table you will find a list including a description of the different drive states and their associated indicator states. Operation mode Indicator During reading/data transfer LED lit During writing LED lit...
  • Page 14: Rear Panel

    4.2 Rear panel Ventilation outlet Analog Interface Connector audio output connector Strap switch Power connector Analog Audio output connector For stereo audio signal output. When driving external speakers, connect this connector to the audio input connector on the Sound Card or Interface Card. Note: Mating connectors: Molex 70553 or equivalent.
  • Page 15 Power connector Connect to the +5 VDC and +12 VDC power source. Cable-side mating housing: 8981-4P Molex Cable-side mating terminal: 8980-3L Molex Current consumption TEAC DV-W50D Power consumption Idle (typ.) 0.48A 0.15A 4.2W Stand-by (typ.) 0.20A 0.04A 1.48W Read (typ. CD-ROM) 0.69A...
  • Page 16 During setting the mode be sure to switch off respectively dis- connect any voltages connected to the drive (see section “5.2 Installation and Connection”). The TEAC DV-W50D can be operated in the modes Cable Select (CS), Master (MA) or Slave (SL). Jumper...
  • Page 17 configure for each of the cables one of the drives as master and the other one as slave drive. System Board Primary Cable Master Slave Secundary Cable Master Slave Please take into consideration that the IDE controller adapts itself to the slower one of the both drives. This may affect the perform- ance of your system.
  • Page 18: Connection To A Personal Computer

    5. CONNECTION TO A PERSONAL COMPUTER 5.1 Drive Installation Directions There are three possible positions for installation: Horizontal installa- tion with the eject button to the right, and vertical installation in both possible directions. The installation position is not allowed to be tilted more than ±5 degrees out of the vertical or horizontal position.
  • Page 19 (4) Connect the power cable and the 40-pin data cable (assure the correct orientation, pin 1 is often marked with a color stripe) to the drive. Connecting in the wrong orientation may damage the drive and the PC! DV-W50D Audio cable Pin 1 Interface cable Power cable...
  • Page 20: Connection To Audio Equipment

    6. CONNECTION TO AUDIO EQUIPMENT It is possible to connect audio devices to the audio connector on the rear. 7. INSTALLING DRIVERS AND THE WRITER SOFTWARE As a general precaution the installation of the hardware has to be car- ried out as described before. The software installation starts with acti- vating the reading functionality of the drive as this is well known with any conventional CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 21: Compatibility Or Interoperability To Other Ide Devices

    For de- tails, refer to the warranty card provided with the unit. 8.2 Technical Service Depots (Europe) TEAC Deutschland GmbH, DSPD (Germany) Technical Support Tel: 0180 5 999 588 (EUR 0.12/min (Germany)) Mo-Fr from 8:30 –...
  • Page 22 TEAC UK LIMITED, DSPD (U.K.) Technical Support Freecall: 0800 08 53 704 (U.K. only) 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 Internet: http://www.teac.de/support TEAC FRANCE S.A. (France)
  • Page 23: Specifications

    Writable CDs* 12 cm CD-R /CD-RW * Specific application programs are required for writing. 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". Disk diameter 12 cm, 8 cm...
  • Page 24: Specifications (Continued)

    16.6MB/s max. (Default: MW DMA Mode-2) Burst UDMA: 33.3MB/s max. (Default ULTRA DMA Mode-2) Access time DVD: 140msec typical (Random stroke) CD: 130msec typical (Random stroke) by TEAC standard Data buffer capacity 2MByte Data read error rate Block/10 bits (Mode-1 and Mode-2, Form-1)

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