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  • Page 1 Portable CD-ROM User’ Manual CD Traveler - PCMCIA CD Traveler Plus - PCMCIA and Parallel...

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    TABLE OF CONTENT PART NAME AND FUNCTION TOP PANEL OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE REAR PANEL OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE BOTTOM OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE PARALLEL PORT ADAPTER CABLE CD-ROM POWER SELECTING THE POWER SOURCE CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER INSTALLING THE BATTERIES POWER SWITCH INSTALLATION INSTALLATION FOR PCMCIA INTERFACE...
  • Page 3 PLAY AN AUDIO CD BY USING SOFTWARE TROUBLE SHOOTING PCMCIA INTERFACE PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE REMOVING OR RE-INSTALLING THE DRIVER PCMCIA INTERFACE PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE INSTALL A CD TITLE DOS/Windows 3.x Window 95/98 and Window NT 4.0 Hot Insert/Remove the PCMCIA interface card APPENDIX A DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR DOS PCMCIA INTERFACE...
  • Page 4 PRECAUTIONS Read this section carefully before starting to use the Portable CD-ROM Plus. CD-ROM DRIVE Do not place heavy objects on the CD-ROM drive. Do not shake or subject to intense vibration. Keeps disc cover closed to protect from dust.

  • Page 5: Top Panel Of The Cd-Rom Drive

    CD-ROM PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS TOP PANEL OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE: • • Open button: Press this button to open the disc cover. ‚ ‚ On/Busy led: This indicator will light dimly with a green LED when the power is on. This LED will light brightly when the drive is ready.

  • Page 6: Rear Panel Of The Cd-Rom Drive

    When the drive is in ‘play’ state, pressing the right edge of the button will skip to the next track. When the drive is in ‘play’ state, pressing the left edge of the button will skip to the previous track. †...

  • Page 7: Bottom Of The Cd-Rom Drive

    BOTTOM OF THE CD-ROM DRIVE: • • PCMCIA Interface Card Holder: Store the PCMCIA interface card when not used. ‚ ‚ Battery Lid: Slide and lift up the lid to install or remove the batteries. Figure 3...

  • Page 8: Parallel Port Adapter Cable

    PARALLEL PORT ADAPTER CABLE: • • Parallel port connector: Connect this connector to a computer (25 pin) parallel port (Printer port). ‚ ‚ CD-ROM drive connector: Connect this connector to the back of CD-ROM drive (26 pin) Figure 4 CD-ROM POWER There are three power source options to choose to power the CD Traveler: 1.
  • Page 9 POWER SOURCE SWITCH is set to “PC” (Figure 4.a) The PCMCIA power direct is selected. Thus, the CD-ROM will obtain power from PCMCIA socket of your computer, there for no external power (AC or batteries) will be required. In the event that your computer can not supply enough power Fig.

  • Page 10: Connecting The Ac Adapter

    CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER 1. Remove the PCMCIA interface card or Parallel Port connector from your computer. 2. Connect the AC adapter plug to the DC-IN jack at the CD-ROM rear panel. 3. Attach the AC adapter to the AC outlet. INSTALLING THE BATTERIES The CD-ROM requires six AA size batteries (not included) for operation.

  • Page 11: Power Switch

    POWER SWITCH Stand-alone CD player „ Pressing the POWER button (as shown in of Figure 2) will switch the CD drive power ‘on’ or ‘off’. The drive also has an inactivity timer, which automatically powered off if it has been idle more than 40 seconds. CD-ROM operation The POWER button will not function because the drive power is controlled by the computer.
  • Page 12 Always remove old, weak or worn-out batteries promptly and dispose of them properly. If you do not use this unit for a long period of time, remove the batteries to avoid the possible battery leakage. Thoroughly clean the battery compartment before inserting new batteries. Always turn on the CD-ROM power before the system if using the AC or batteries...

  • Page 13: Installation

    INSTALLATION The installation procedures have two sections for each type of interface. PCMCIA(PC Card) interface Parallel Port interface (option) The procedure includes hardware and software installation. Just follow along the interface of your choice. INSTALLATION FOR PCMCIA INTERFACE HARDWARE INSTALLATION If install on a Windows NT station, make sure you turn OFF all power to your system before connecting the CD Traveler Plus to your computer.

  • Page 14: Software Installation Software Installation For Windows 95/98

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95/98 The “New Hardware Found” dialog box* will appear when you insert the CD very first time. CD Traveler Plus card under Windows 95 for the Select “Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer” and click on the button.
  • Page 15 For user with a newer revision of Windows 95 or Windows 98, “Update Device Driver Wizard” box * will appear. Click on “Next” button, let Windows 95 search for driver. Make sure to insert the CD device driver diskette into your floppy drive.

  • Page 16: Software Installation For Windows Nt 4.0

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 PC CARD Interface Currently there is no Plug and Play support for PC Card (PCMCIA) on the Windows NT 4.0. User can install the device driver without the PC Card, however after you finishing the installation you should insert the PC Card before restart the computer.
  • Page 17 Disk” button. Install from disk dialog box will prompt for device driver diskette. Either using “Browse” button or type in the path A:\winnt the click OK to finishing the installation. Make sure to insert the CD PC Card into the PC Card slot before restart the computer.

  • Page 18: Installation For Parallel Interface

    INSTALLATION FOR PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE HARDWARE INSTALLATION Before you begin, make sure you turn OFF all power to your system before connecting the CD-ROM to your computer. 1. Connect the DC Input adapter cable to the EXP CD-ROM drive assembly. 2.
  • Page 19 Select "No" and click "Next>". 2. Open "SCSI controllers". Click "Have Disk...". 3. Insert Installation Diskette into the drive selected, then click "OK". 4. If you're installing from a directory containing downloaded installation files, specify the full path of the directory and click "OK". 5.
  • Page 20 7. Restart system, when prompted. VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION From “desk top” click on “my computer” icon. There should be addition CD- ROM drive’s icon displayed.

  • Page 21: Software Installation For Windows Nt 4.0

    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4.0 In Windows NT 4.0, you may select “Control Panel” under “Settings” from the “Start” menu to open the “Control Panel” folder, double click the “SCSI Adapter” icon) Click “Drivers” tab, and a figure illustrated as below will be displayed. Click “Add”...
  • Page 22 Click OK to select the driver. Follow the on-screen instruction to continue. After finishing, Windows NT will prompt you to restart your computer to activate the new device driver for Windows NT.

  • Page 23: Basic Operating Procedures

    BASIC OPERATING PROCEDURES Follow the instructions listed below to open the disc cover and insert/remove a CD. Press the OPEN button. The disc cover will open slightly, and the ON/BUSY LED will blink as a warning signal. Figure 6 If there is no disc inside, go to next step. Otherwise, wait until the drive stops spinning.

  • Page 24: Installing The Application Software

    INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE Windows 95/98 and Windows NT 4.0 From “Start” go to “Setting”, “ Control Panel” then “Add/Remove Program” Click on “Install” button. The installation program will search for ‘Setup.exe’ program from the CD-ROM. Usually the application will start automatically. If not click “Browse”...
  • Page 25 It is not necessary to remove the PCMCIA interface card from the CD-ROM drive when the CD-ROM is in stand-alone mode. You may store the card in the cardholder at the back panel of the drive. The following control buttons will be used in stand-alone mode. Power Button Press the POWER button will turn on the PCMCIA CD-ROM in stand-alone mode.

  • Page 26: Play An Audio Cd By Using Software

    Headphone Jack Connect your headphone to his jack for listening to audio CD. Line-Out Jack Connect this jack to the LINE-IN jack of the sound card in your computer or an amplifier with a 3.5 mm audio cable for better sound quality from the audio CD. Play an Audio CD by Using Software You can use the CD audio software utilities in Windows 95 or Windows NT Windows 3.1 etc.
  • Page 27 If your computer is equipped with a sound card, you can also connect the LINE-OUT jack of your CD-ROM to the LINE-IN jack of the sound card with a 3.5 mm audio cable. This will result in a better audio output from the speakers of the sound card.

  • Page 28: Trouble Shooting Pcmcia Interface

    TROUBLE SHOOTING PCMCIA INTERFACE Symptom: No “New Hardware Found” dialog box display. Solution: 1. The EXP card is NOT fully inserted. The card status will show empty if Windows PCMCIA driver did not detect any card. Some time, there is other dialog box displayed, and the PC Card Properties still show empty.
  • Page 29 If you see the screen below, it means the PCMCIA device driver is not using 32-Bit Card Support. Follow on screen instructions by except all the default setting. At the end of the installation, you will be asked to restart the computer. After the computer restart, you can insert the EXP CD card, at this time the “New Hardware Found”...
  • Page 30 The EXP entry may have a yellow circle with an exclamation point. This is an indication that the EXP CD did not working properly. Double click on EXP entry line and then select “Resources” You can make some change to the following entry: ‘Basic Configuration xxxx’, I/O Range,...
  • Page 31 2. Device Manager shows resource for the EXP CD is available and there is no conflicting device. In some computer, the I/O Range XXX, Interrupt Request 15 may be use by a built-in secondary IDE controller. Try changing the interrupt to 9,10 or 11. You can also try different I/O addresses.

  • Page 32: Parallel Port Interface

    PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE Symptom: No additional drive icon in “My Computer”. The EXP CD driver installed without any incident. Solution: 1. Check your cable connection, along with the AC adapter at the wall receptacle make sure there is no lose connection. The green LED on the front of EXP CD assembly should lit up.
  • Page 33 different setting can effect performance of the EXP CD. In some cases, the standard setting will even shut off signals the EXP CD needs, while if the same port is set to Bi-directional or EPP produce an excellent performance.

  • Page 34: Removing Or Re-Installing The Driver Pcmcia Interface

    REMOVING OR RE-INSTALLING THE DRIVER PCMCIA INTERFACE If you need to remove or reinstalling the driver, make sure the EXP CD- ROM disk card is inserted. Go to “My Computer” icon, “Control Panel”, “System”,“ Device Manager” Click on “Hard Disk Controller”. The EXP CD should be listed To remove EXP CD-ROM.

  • Page 35: Parallel Port Interface

    or “Update Device Driver Wizard” will be displayed. Follow the instruction on “Installation for PCMCIA Interface” section. PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE Go to “My Computer” icon, “Control Panel”, “System”,“ Device Manager” Click on “SCSI Controller ”. The EXP CD should be listed To remove EXP CD-ROM.

  • Page 36: Install A Cd Title

    INSTALL A CD TITLE DOS/Windows 3.x Most of the CD-ROM titles for Windows 3.1/3.11 contain the SETUP.EXE or INSTALL.EXE program in the CD disc. You need to start either one of the programs to add a Program Group and its icons into your computer, and perform the following, 1) In Program Manager click File =>...
  • Page 37 Windows 95 The hot swapping is allowed with more limitation. To avoid system failure, always follow the below steps to hot remove the PCMCIA CD-ROM in Windows 95, 1) Click the PC card indicator on the task bar at the right bottom of screen. 2) Click the command to stop the card you want to remove.

  • Page 38: Device Driver Installation For Dos

    APPENDIX A DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION FOR DOS PCMCIA Interface Automatic Installation The INSTALL program helps you install the device driver into your computer easily. Please follow the instructions below to proceed with automatic installation. 1. Insert the device driver diskette into a floppy disk drive on your computer. 2.
  • Page 39 Manual Installation You may also manually install the Portable CD-ROM device driver if the default setting conflicts with your system. Please follow procedures below to complete this manual installation. 1. Copy the files EXPCDI.EXE from the Portable CD-ROM device driver disk to your hard disk.

  • Page 40: Parallel Port Interface

    The example above shows the default setting. The /D: switch indicates the device name. It MUST be the same name as you specified by the /D: switch of EXPCDI.EXE in your CONFIG.SYS file. The /M: switch indicates how much memory to allocate for caching information on the CD-ROM.
  • Page 41 remove the installation diskette and press Y and ENTER to re-boot the Most CD-ROM programs require a minimum of a 286 processor with MS- DOS 3.1 or MS-WINDOW 3.1, 640K RAM, and an EGA/VGA video card. Refer to the side of the CD-ROM package for program requirements, and enjoy! Access CD-ROM without Software Installation (Dynamic loading of the CD driver)
  • Page 42 use the CD-ROM device. For notebook computer users, removing the card will preserve power and prolong battery life. Note: You are allowed to remove and insert the PCMCIA CD-ROM from the computer at any time. However, DO NOT remove the PCMCIA card from your CD-ROM drive...
  • Page 43 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.

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