® DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive Pack DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW CF-VDR282 FJ0403-0 DFQX5393ZA Printed in Japan ENGLISH OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS Introduction ............4 Usage Precautions ..........5 Using the Drive ............. 6 Troubleshooting ..........11 Specifications ............. 12 DEUTSCH BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG Einführung ............13 Vorsichtsmaßnahmen zum Gebrauch ....
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CAUTION! THIS PRODUCT UTILIZES A LASER. USE OF CONTROLS, ADJUSTMENTS OR PERFORMANCE OF PROCEDURES OTHER THAN THOSE SPECIFIED HEREIN MAY RESULT IN HAZARDOUS RA- DIATION EXPOSURE. DO NOT OPEN COVERS AND DO NOT REPAIR YOURSELF. REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED PERSONNEL WARNUNG! DIESES PROUKT ERZEUGT LASERSTAHLUNG.
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Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected. Consult the Panasonic Service Center or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. Warning To assure continued compliance, use only shielded interface cables when connecting to a computer or peripheral.
Introduction Thank you for purchasing the DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive Pack for the Panasonic CF- 28 notebook computer series. This drive connects to the computer through the Multimedia Pocket. Store this manual in a safe place after reading it. DVD-ROM & CD-R/RW Drive Pack*.. 1 Operating Instructions .... 1 Addendum ........
Usage Precautions Do not place items other than discs on the tray. Do not leave the tray in the open position or touch the lens area. Should the lens become soiled by dust or dirt, the unit may not read discs properly. Under some conditions, dust may build up on the optical lens or disc, possibly resulting in malfunction.
Using the Drive Installing/Removing a Device Refer to the Reference Manual included with your computer on how to install/remove the drive. CAUTION Be sure to turn the computer off before installing/removing the drive. Preparations Windows 98 Confirm the following contents in [Start] - [Settings] - [Control Panel] - [System] - [Device Manager] - [CDROM] - [MATSHITA UJDA***] - [Properties] - [Settings].
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Setting a Disc Power on your computer Open the disc tray Label side up Press the eject button and slowly pull out the tray. NOTE Before using the drive for the first time, re- move the protective sheet from the lens area. The protective sheet inside the drive delays the opening of the drive by about ten seconds.
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Using the Drive Using the Drive in the MS-DOS Mode Windows 98 To use the drive in the MS-DOS mode*, configure the drive following the steps below after performing the preparations ( page 6). If the steps listed below are performed with- out completing the preparations first, the drive will not operate properly.
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Information To play DVD-Video or MPEG2 files, install the DVD playback software (included). For information on how to install the software, refer to the instructions of the software WinDVD booklet). <Using PC Cards> If the PC Card does not work, there may be no interrupt request (IRQ) line available. Deactivate unnecessary equipment using in the Setup Utility.
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Using the Drive When writing to CD-R/RW discs Using the CD-ROM of the CD-R/RW writer software (included), install the applica- tion software on your computer. For information on how to install the software, refer to the included manual of the CD-R/RW writer software. Be sure to use discs conforming to the proper write speeds.
Troubleshooting The computer does not recognize the Check the settings by following the instruc- drive tions in “Preparations” ( page 6). Is the drive properly mounted in the multi- media pocket? If there is a disc in the drive, remove it, then install/remove the drive while the computer is powered on.
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MS-DOS Windows 98 MS-DOS * MS-DOS - Windows MS-DOS CONFIG.SYS Enter edit config.sys Enter DEVICEHIGH= C: WINDOWS COMMAND OAKCDROM.SYS /D:MSCD000 AUTOEXEC.BAT edit autoexec.bat Enter MSCDEX.EXE LOADHIGH C: WINDOWS COMMAND MSCDEX.EXE /D:MSCD000 /L:L...
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Q&A MPEG MPEG Enter CD-ROM DVD-ROM ROM DVD-ROM...
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DC 5 V ± 0.25 V DVD-ROM 4.7 G DVD-5 8.5 G DVD- 9.4 G DVD-10 180 ms 8 DVD-9 1/3 DVD-5 DVD-9 DVD-10 DVD-18 DVD- 4.7 G DVD- (3.95 G DVD-RAM* (4.7 G (2.6 G 4.7 G CD-ROM 656 M 130 ms 24 CD-Audio CD-ROM CD-R Photo CD Video CD CD Extra CD-RW CD-TEXT...