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Plextor PlexWriter 48/24/48A Installation And User Manual

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    Installation and users manual august 2002 model px-w4824ta (internal).

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    Plextor reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice. Plextor makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particu...

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    Fcc notice this equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a subpart b digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the fcc rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, a...

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    Üg-vfg.243 vorsicht: die trennung vom netz erfolgt durch ziehen des netzsteckers. Zur einhaltung der funk-entstörung von nicht selbständig betreibbaren hochfrequenzgeräten (periphere anlagenkomponenten). Dieses gerät entspricht als einzelgerät den funk-entstöranforderungen der postverfügung nr. 243/...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual v table of contents 1. Getting started ................................................................................................. 1 about this manual................................................................................................

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    Table of contents vi plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual changing the varirec setting ........................................................................ 27 when you write with varirec ...................................................................... 28 advantages of overbur...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 1 1. Getting started congratulations! Thank you for purchasing the plextor ® plexwriter ™ 48/24/48a, a reliable, high-performance cd writer, cd rewriter and cd player. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us. Our goal is to put you—and kee...

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    Section 1. Getting started 2 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual the plexwriter 48/24/48a is fully mmc-compliant, and supports the following recording modes: disc-at-once, track-at-once, session-at-once, and multi-session, as well as variable and fixed packet writing. It also supports...

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    Section 1. Getting started plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 3 what’s in the box what you find in your plextor box depends on what the company that sold you the box put in—or took out—while the plextor drive was in their possession. Plextor currently sells its plexwriter 48/24/48a d...

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    Section 1. Getting started 4 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual plexwriter drive features and controls before proceeding, become familiar with the controls and features of your plexwriter drive. Match the parts of your drive to the illustrations below. Front panel figure 1: front pan...

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    Section 1. Getting started plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 5 • emergency eject hole: if the automatic eject button does not work, insert the emergency eject tool, paper clip, or other thin, rigid object in this hole to eject tray. Turn off power before using this feature. Rear pan...

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    Section 1. Getting started 6 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual about software in order to create cd-r and cd-rw discs you will need to have mastering, packet writing, or duplication software installed on your computer system. If you purchased a retail kit from plextor, you’ll get so...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 7 2. Installing your plexwriter this chapter explains how to physically install your plexwriter in your computer. The steps you'll need to do are as follows: 1. Turn off your computer system. 2. Set the jumper for your new plexwriter drive, if neces...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 8 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual figure 3: removing a typical computer's cover determine your existing ide configuration with your computer open, determine the existing ide configuration. You can do this by looking at the 40-pin ide ribbon ca...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 9 set the drive’s mode jumper you specify your drive's master or slave setting before installing it. You do this by changing the position of a jumper on the mode jumper block at the rear of the drive. Your drive...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 10 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual note that if any device is jumpered as cable select, then both devices connected to that cable must be jumpered as cable select. In addition, the cable you use must be a special cable select cable. Changing j...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 11 before plexwriter installation how to install the plexwriter a hard disks connected as master and slave devices on primary ide port; cd-rom connected as master device on secondary ide port. Remove the cd-rom ...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 12 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual before plexwriter installation how to install the plexwriter b hard disk connected as master device, and cd-rom or dvd-rom drive connected as slave on the primary ide port; nothing connected to secondary ide ...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 13 before plexwriter installation how to install the plexwriter d system uses special cable select cables; all devices are jumpered for cable select. Set the plexwriter’s mode jumper to csel, and connect it to t...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 14 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual to use csel, you must have: • a computer that supports csel. • a special csel cable for ide. Note: the ide cable supplied by plextor does not support csel. To use csel and cable select, you’ll have to purchas...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 15 install the plexwriter drive before proceeding to install the plexwriter drive in your personal computer, double- check your jumper setting. Record the serial number record the serial number and tla code of y...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 16 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual you may need to install another ide ribbon cable in your computer. You can use the extra ide cable supplied with your plexwriter. (just remember, if you want to use csel and cable select settings, this plexto...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 17 figure 13: removing the cover panel from a bay 4. Determine if you must install mounting rails on the sides of your drive. To do so, insert the drive into the open bay. If the drive fits tightly with little o...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 18 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual figure 14: installing mounting rails (if needed) 6. Plug one connector of the ide cable into the ide connector on the rear panel of the drive before you insert the drive into your computer. Then thread the ca...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 19 8. Double-check your work. You must ensure the side of the ide cable with the red stripe is matched to pin 1 on the interface board and on the drive. Caution: in the case of only one ide device, you must make...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter 20 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 11. Connect a digital audio cable if your sound board is equipped with the sony/philips digital interface (spdif) or digital-in, and you wish to use the digital audio output from your plexwriter. This cable r...

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    Section 2. Installing your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 21 make sure the drive is recognized after installation, make sure the plexwriter drive and other ide peripherals are recognized by your computer. To check whether they are recognized: to see if the drive is rec...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 23 3. Using your plexwriter this chapter explains how to use your plexwriter drive and how to load, handle and care for your cds. Caution: ensure your plexwriter is in a horizontal position. Plextor does not guarantee the drive’s performance in a ve...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter 24 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 2. Lay a blank cd in the depression in the tray, label side up. The disc should lie flat in the tray. 3. Press the eject button again and the tray will slide shut within seconds. Note: always use the eject button ...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 25 hint: keep your frequently used discs in jewel cases at all times to prevent them from becoming dirty or damaged. Using the writing speed indicator when you are writing to a cd or cd-rw disc, the color and blink r...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter 26 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual manually enabling speedread you can manually enable speedread before inserting a disc into the plexwriter. To manually enable speedread: 1. Press and hold the eject button for three seconds or longer. The led indi...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 27 advantages of varirec technology this drive is equipped with varirec (variable recording) technology, a feature offered by plextor that allows you to manually adjust the drive's laser power during the audio record...

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    Section 3. Using your plexwriter 28 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual when you write with varirec varirec writes in either track-at-once (tao) or disc-at-once (dao) mode. It writes cd-da (digital audio) on cd-r media at 4x speed, rather than at the full speed of the drive. For this ...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 29 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting this chapter explains maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for your plexwriter drive. With proper maintenance, you can prevent problems. If trouble arises, you can often solve many simple problems on your ...

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    Section 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting 30 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual using the self-test diagnostics the plexwriter contains a set of self-test diagnostics that can help isolate trouble and determine if a problem is in the drive or elsewhere. Note: using the self-test dia...

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    Section 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 31 4. Note the position of the mode jumper at the rear of the plexwriter. A jumper will be installed on either the cable select, slave, or master position. Write down this jumper position. (you’ll need to r...

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    Section 4. Maintenance and troubleshooting 32 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 10. The drive begins the diagnostic routine. Upon completion of the diagnostic, you see the results: if there was no problem, the disc is ejected automatically. If there was a problem, the disc is not ej...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 33 appendix a: plexwriter specifications minimum system requirements computer pentium ii 300 mhz cpu or faster. Minimum ram 64 mb hard disk size 1 gb of free space to write to a cd in image mode operating system windows xp, me, 2000, 98, 98se, 95 re...

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    Appendix a: plexwriter specifications 34 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual supported media supported media, stamped cd red, yellow book-compliant discs supported media, cd-r orange book pt ii-compliant discs (type 74, type 80) (94-minute, 99-minute discs are supported by the overbur...

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    Appendix a: plexwriter specifications plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 35 performance specifications (continued) transfer rate speed write (kbps) read (kbps) 48x 3000~7200 (cav) 3120~7200 (cav) 40x 3000~6000 (pcav) 2710~6000 (cav) 32x 3000~4800 (pcav) 2170~4800 (cav) 24x 3000~3600 ...

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    Appendix a: plexwriter specifications 36 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual rear panel power supply dc +5v: typically 800 ma during writing (48x), 600 ma during reading. Peak (opc and spinup): 1.5 a. Dc +12v: typically 1.0 a during writing (48x), 800 ma during reading. Peak (opc and ...

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    Appendix a: plexwriter specifications plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 37 environmental conditions operating temperature 0 to 40 degrees celsius performance guarantee temperature 5 to 40 degrees celsius operating humidity 20% to 80% (non-condensing) storage temperature –40 to 60 de...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 39 appendix b: technical support store plextor’s e-mail, web site, phone, and fax numbers in a convenient location. Keep your drive’s serial number and a copy of your sales receipt handy as well. If you experience a problem while installing or opera...

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    Appendix b: technical support 40 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual before you e-mail/log on/fax/call please gather as much of the following information as possible before contacting us. • the serial number and tla number of your plexwriter. Your serial number can be found both on th...

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    Appendix b: technical support plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 41 shipping your drive to plextor be sure to write the rma number on the outside of the shipping box. Any drive sent to plextor without an rma number will not be accepted. Note: the rma number must be clearly visible on...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 43 appendix c: warranty plextor corp. (“plextor”) warrants your plexwriter 48/24/48a against any defect in material and workmanship, under normal use, for a period of one year following its date of purchase. In the event this product is found to be ...

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 45 index a access time · 35 analog audio output · 36 connector · 5, 19 atapi command set · 1, 36 atapi settings · 2 audio analog · 36 digital · 36 audio cable · 20 b bay cover panel · 17 box contents of · 3 shipping · 3, 40 buffer · 36 burn-proof · ...

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    Index 46 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual e eject button · 4, 35 closing tray · 24 speedread and · 4, 35 emc standards · 37 emergency eject hole · 5 environmental conditions · 37 error rate specification · 36 f firmware · 27 obtaining · 29 upgrading · 29 formats · 34 front-panel co...

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    Index plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 47 p power cable · 16 connecting · 19 power connector · 5, 19 power supply · 36 powerec · 27 powerecii · 1 precautions · 6 primary ide port · 8 q quickstart installation · 7 r rails · 17, 18 ram, minimum · 2, 33 read specification · 34 reading...

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    Index 48 plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual w wake mode · 35 warranty · 43 weight · 37 write specification cd-r · 34 cd-rw · 34 writing a cd image · 2 limitations on speed · 11 writing speed cd-r · 1, 34 cd-rw · 1, 34 monitoring · 25, 35.

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    Plexwriter 48/24/48a installation and users manual 49 notes.

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    P lextor c orp . 48383 fremont blvd. Suite 120 fremont ca 94538-6509 phone: fax: 510-440-2000 800-886-3935 510-651-9755 e-mail: info@plextor.Com www.Plextor.Com.