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Plextor PX-712UF Installation And User Manual
Summary of PX-712UF
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Dvd±r/rw, cd-r/rw drive installation and users manual june 2004 model px-712uf external usb/firewire drive.
Page 2: Record Your Serial Number
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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Px-712uf installation and users manual iii federal communications commission statement this device complies with part 15 of the fcc rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) this device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference receiv...
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Iv px-712uf installation and users manual bottom view of external drive, showing caution label location detail of px-712uf laser caution labels.
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Px-712uf installation and users manual v table of contents 1. Getting started ..............................................................................1 about this manual...........................................................................1 meet your px-712uf.................................
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Table of contents vi px-712uf installation and users manual mounting position......................................................................... 29 playing dvds ............................................................................... 29 writing to dvd media ................................
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Table of contents px-712uf installation and users manual vii 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting ............................................65 cleaning the px-712uf drive ......................................................65 upgrading firmware ........................................................
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Page 9: 1. Getting Started
Px-712uf installation and users manual 1 1. Getting started congratulations! Thank you for purchasing the plextor ® px-712uf, a reliable, high-performance recordable dvd and cd writer, rewriter, and player. We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us. Our goal is to put you—and keep you—on the...
Page 10: Meet Your Px-712Uf
Section 1. Getting started 2 px-712uf installation and users manual meet your px-712uf the px-712uf is a dvd rewritable/cd rewritable drive that provides professional quality dvd and cd performance for writing, rewriting and reading. What the px-712uf does for dvds, the px-712uf: • writes dvd+r (rec...
Page 11: Features of The Px-712Uf
Section 1. Getting started px-712uf installation and users manual 3 features of the px-712uf • usb 2.0 and firewire interface: features both usb 2.0 and firewire® (ieee 1394), to connect to a pc or macintosh computer with either of these high-speed interfaces. Supports both hi-speed usb 2.0 (480 meg...
Page 12: Dvd Features
Section 1. Getting started 4 px-712uf installation and users manual • q-check tests: the plextor px-712uf achieves high-quality recording on virtually any dvd or cd media. To see for yourself, use the q-check features to check laser operation, or measure and display characteristics of the media you’...
Page 13: Cd-R And Cd-Rw Features
Section 1. Getting started px-712uf installation and users manual 5 cd-r and cd-rw features • variety of recording modes: supports track-at-once, disc-at-once, session-at-once, multi-session, variable and fixed packet writing, and cd-mrw (mount rainier). • buffer underrun proof technology: eliminate...
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Section 1. Getting started 6 px-712uf installation and users manual minimum configuration to use the px-712uf here’s what you’ll need in order to install and use the px-712uf drive. • computer: pentium iii, 800-mhz cpu or faster. (pentium 4, 1.6-ghz or faster recommended.) • minimum ram: 128 mb. (25...
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Section 1. Getting started px-712uf installation and users manual 7 what you can do with the px-712uf just look at some of the things you can do with your px-712uf: • record slide shows or digital video onto dvd+r, -r, +rw or -rw discs. • play dvd+r, dvd+rw, dvd-r, and dvd-rw discs. • record data or...
Page 16: About Software
Section 1. Getting started 8 px-712uf installation and users manual about software in order to record on dvd±r/rw and cd-r/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 this ...
Page 17: Precautions
Section 1. Getting started px-712uf installation and users manual 9 precautions like the rest of your computer system, your px-712uf requires reasonable care in its installation and use. • keep the area around your drive clean from dust, smoke, and other contaminants. Also, do not allow moisture or ...
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Px-712uf installation and users manual 11 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive this chapter explains how to physically connect your px-712uf external drive to your computer. Px-712uf drive features and controls before proceeding, you should become familiar with the controls and fea...
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Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive 12 px-712uf installation and users manual • disc/busy indicator: illuminated yellow for disc initializing, reading, and ejecting. Illuminated amber for writing. (blink rate indicates writing speed.) illuminated green during standby and w...
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Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive px-712uf installation and users manual 13 rear panel—px-712uf external drive figure 2: rear panel of the px-712uf external drive • self test switch: set switch to the right (off) for normal operation, or set it to the left (on) to execut...
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Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive 14 px-712uf installation and users manual • ieee 1394 6-pin connector: connect an ieee 1394 (firewire) cable with a 6-pin connector here. Note: the px-712uf does not get its power from the ieee 1394 bus or the usb bus. It must be connect...
Page 23: Save Your Box!
Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive px-712uf installation and users manual 15 what else is in the px-712uf 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 cu...
Page 24: Mount The Px-712Uf Drive
Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive 16 px-712uf installation and users manual mount the px-712uf drive this section explains how to physically connect the px-712uf external drive to your computer. In general, this is what you’ll do: 1. Determine what operating system your ...
Page 25: System
Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive px-712uf installation and users manual 17 determine your computer’s operating system to determine which operating system your personal computer uses: 1. In windows, select the start menu, then select settings, then control panel, and cho...
Page 26: Connect The Px-712Uf Drive
Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive 18 px-712uf installation and users manual connect the px-712uf drive this section explains how to install your drive (that is, how to connect it to your computer). Record the serial number and tla code before proceeding to connect the pl...
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Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive px-712uf installation and users manual 19 figure 3: connecting the ac adapter and usb or firewire cable the drive should be automatically recognized by the computer. In some cases, you may have to reboot (turn the computer off, then on a...
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Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive 20 px-712uf installation and users manual identifying cables and ports this illustration will help you identify the cables and computer ports and make the necessary connections. Figure 4: identifying cables and ports on your computer.
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Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive px-712uf installation and users manual 21 if you have windows 98se and firewire if you have a computer with windows 98se, to ensure stable operation when using the firewire (ieee 1394) interface, you’ll need to update windows with a patc...
Page 30: Interfaces
Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive 22 px-712uf installation and users manual switching between usb and ieee 1394 interfaces you can connect any or all of the interface cables (usb, ieee 1394 4-pin, and ieee 1394 6-pin) and switch between them. You can even have different ...
Page 31: If You Have A Macintosh
Section 2. Installing the px-712uf external usb/firewire drive px-712uf installation and users manual 23 if you have a macintosh if you have a macintosh, use the following procedure to install your px-712uf drive: 1. Turn on the macintosh. 2. Ensure you are running macintosh os 9.1 or higher (for fi...
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Page 33: 3. Using Your Px-712Uf
Px-712uf installation and users manual 25 3. Using your px-712uf this chapter explains how to use your px-712uf drive and how to load, handle and care for your dvds and cds. What media to use use the right media! Your px-712uf drive's capabilities change depending on which type of compact disc you u...
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Section 3. Using your px-712uf 26 px-712uf installation and users manual to achieve a certain writing speed, you must use the appropriate media. To achieve 48x cd-r writing speed you must use certified 48x media; and to achieve 24x cd-rw writing speed you must use ultra speed cd-rw media. Remember: ...
Page 35: Tray Loading and Operation
Section 3. Using your px-712uf px-712uf installation and users manual 27 tray loading and operation to load and unload the tray: 1. While the drive is powered up, push the eject button on the front panel. The tray drawer slides out in 3–4 seconds. Figure 6: loading the tray 2. Lay a cd or dvd disc i...
Page 36: Cleaning Discs
Section 3. Using your px-712uf 28 px-712uf installation and users manual note: we do not recommend placing self-sticking cd-r labels on the disc. The weight of the label may unbalance the disc and cause write errors during recording or read errors during reading. Also, attempting to remove the label...
Page 37: Mounting Position
Section 3. Using your px-712uf px-712uf installation and users manual 29 mounting position you can operate your px-712uf drive in either a horizontal or a vertical position. If you are operating it in a vertical position, use the cradle to stabilize the drive. Figure 8: you can operate the px-712uf ...
Page 38: Writing to Dvd Media
Section 3. Using your px-712uf 30 px-712uf installation and users manual if you later insert a dvd with a different region code, you are prompted to either accept changing the new region code or not. If you don’t accept the change, then that dvd will not play. If you do accept the change, then the r...
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Section 3. Using your px-712uf px-712uf installation and users manual 31 using the disc/busy indicator the color and blink rate of the front-panel disc/busy indicator give you information about the drive’s operation. When you are writing to a cd or dvd disc, the color and blink rate of the front-pan...
Page 40: Playback
Section 3. Using your px-712uf 32 px-712uf installation and users manual switching to speedread for video playback when you are playing a dvd-video disc that has css (copy protection via the content scrambling system), the px-712uf normally plays at a slow speed with a maximum of 2x clv speed to red...
Page 41: 4. Advanced Features and
Px-712uf installation and users manual 33 4. Advanced features and plextools professional the plextor px-712uf has a number of advanced features that set it apart from other drives. For instance, you can operate in silent mode, display and analyze disc errors, password protect an entire disc, increa...
Page 42: Using Silent Mode
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 34 px-712uf installation and users manual using silent mode although the plextor px-712uf drive is quiet in normal operation, its silent mode is ideal for use in environments where “silence is golden.” silent mode reduces sound from the drive i...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 35 figure 9: silent mode options in plextools professional 6. To slow disc access by the drive, making spinup and spindown slower and quieter, select the access time drop-down menu and make a new selection...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 36 px-712uf installation and users manual important facts about silent mode • when first started, the plextor px-712uf drive is set with silent mode off. • when silent mode is active, the drive’s maximum speed is always restricted. Any speed se...
Page 45: Using Securec
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 37 using securec the plextor px-712uf’s securec function lets you write on a cd-r disc and protect the data with a password. To view the contents of password-protected disc—or even to see a catalog of file...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 38 px-712uf installation and users manual figure 10: password-protecting a disc with securec 4. Enter the desired password in the password field. 5. Retype your password in the verify password field. 6. Click the activate protection button. The...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 39 reading a password-protected disc to read a disc that has been password-protected with securec: 1. Make sure you have plextools professional or secuviewer on your computer. 2. Insert the password-protec...
Page 48: Using Varirec
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 40 px-712uf installation and users manual • remember your password! Plextor has no way to retrieve data from discs for which the password has been lost or forgotten. For this reason plextor assumes no responsibility for lost passwords or data. ...
Page 49: Changing The Varirec Setting
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 41 3. When you insert a recordable disc into your drive, plextor’s powerec technology automatically identifies the manufacturer, model, and special features of the media, then adjusts the laser power and w...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 42 px-712uf installation and users manual 6. Click the recording speed drop-down menu to choose the recording speed: for example, 8x or 4x for a cd-r. 7. Click the recording drop-down menu to choose the recording strategy: for example, default,...
Page 51: Using Gigarec
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 43 important facts about varirec • use varirec with dvd±r or cd-r discs. • varirec writes in either track-at-once (tao) or disc-at-once (dao) mode. • varirec writes data or cd-da (digital audio) on recorda...
Page 52: Burning A Disc With Gigarec
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 44 px-712uf installation and users manual burning a disc with gigarec to use plextools professional to burn a gigarec disc: 1. Insert a blank cd-r disc in the plextor px-712uf drive. (you can’t use dvd±r/rw or cd-rw discs with gigarec.) 2. In t...
Page 53: How Gigarec Works
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 45 note: msf stands for minutes, seconds, frames. This is the structure of the cd: 2048 bytes per frame, 75 frames per second, 60 seconds per minute. 6. Using a disc-at-once (dao) recording application suc...
Page 54: Testing Your Cds and Dvds
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 46 px-712uf installation and users manual • the px-712uf also supports “overburn,” which is different from gigarec. When you overburn a disc, the drive reads the disc’s information, then writes to the disc vendor’s stated maximum capacity and a...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 47 figure 13: read transfer rate test window 3. Select the speed pulldown menu and choose the desired transfer speed. 4. Click the preferences button to view or change the preferences. You can change the r...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 48 px-712uf installation and users manual figure 14: transfer rate test preferences window 5. Click ok to exit the preferences window and return to the read transfer rate test window. 6. To begin measurement, in the test window, click the start...
Page 57: What The Measurement Means
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 49 what the measurement means this function reports the read response of the plextor px-712uf drive. The graph should display a smooth linear curve up to the limit of the recorded data. If the curve is not...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 50 px-712uf installation and users manual figure 15: write transfer rate test window 4. Click the preferences button to view or change the preferences. You see the transfer rate preferences window. 5. In the preferences window, you can change t...
Page 59: What The Measurement Means
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 51 8. To end the measurement, click the stop button, or wait for the measurement to stop by itself. You see a graph representing the drive write response. 9. To see the results, select view log. You see th...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 52 px-712uf installation and users manual figure 16: q-check c1/c2 test window 3. Click the preferences button to view or change the preferences. You can change the scale limit and the time length indication, and you can choose to include all t...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 53 figure 17: changing preferences for graphing c1/c2 errors 4. Click ok to exit the preferences window and return to the q-check c1/c2 test window. 5. To begin measurement, in the c1/c2 test window, click...
Page 62: What The Measurements Mean
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 54 px-712uf installation and users manual what the measurements mean cds are written via a non-contact optical technology, resulting in errors on the written disc. Error correction is therefore an important component of drive quality. Audio wri...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 55 the quantity of these errors are a measure of media and drive quality. High quality media, combined with a high quality drive, will have recorded data with some c1 errors and no c2 errors. Poor quality ...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 56 px-712uf installation and users manual measuring tracking and focus error supported in plextools professional software, this function reports on the mechanical characteristics of the dvd or cd you’re using in the plextor px-712uf drive. It a...
Page 65: Tracking Error
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 57 3. Click the preferences button to view or change the preferences. You can change the scale, the start position, and the end position. Figure 19: changing preferences for graphing focus error and tracki...
Page 66: What The Measurements Mean
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 58 px-712uf installation and users manual what the measurements mean recordable and rewritable discs can be manufactured with widely varying quality, and a failure to write a disc without errors can be caused by either the drive or by the media...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 59 note: the te/fe measurements are accurate only for a blank recordable or rewritable dvd or cd. If you attempt to measure a recorded or pre-recorded, commercially pressed dvd or cd, the measurements have...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 60 px-712uf installation and users manual 3. Click the preferences button to view or change the preferences. You can change the sample length (the length of one sample), the time length indication of the graph, and the limit of the beta measure...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 61 what the jitter measurement means the data on the surface of a cd or dvd disc is expressed by “pits” burned into the recording dye, and by unburned areas, or “lands,” which represent the “0” and “1” bin...
Page 70: To Measure Pi/po Error:
Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional 62 px-712uf installation and users manual measuring q-check pi/po errors this function reports on the pi (parity inner) and pof (parity outer fails) on the current dvd disc in the plextor px-712uf drive. This test is for use on a dvd that conta...
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Section 4. Advanced features and plextools professional px-712uf installation and users manual 63 4. To begin measurement, in the pi/po test window, click the start button. You see the error counts representing the result of pi error measurement and pof error measurement. 5. To end measurement, clic...
Page 73: Cleaning The Px-712Uf Drive
Px-712uf installation and users manual 65 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting this chapter explains maintenance and troubleshooting procedures for your px-712uf drive. With proper maintenance, you can prevent problems. If trouble arises, you can often solve many simple problems on your own, rather th...
Page 74: Upgrading Firmware
Section 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting 66 px-712uf installation and users manual upgrading firmware plextor creates firmware revisions to meet the particular needs of large computer manufacturers. It is rare that these will impact the performance or operation of your drive. However, we advise th...
Page 75: Emergency Eject
Section 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting px-712uf installation and users manual 67 emergency eject if the computer power is turned off or the automatic eject button at the front of the drive does not work, use this procedure to open the drive. To use the emergency eject hole to open the drive: 4. ...
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Section 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting 68 px-712uf installation and users manual 3. In windows 98se, or me, once the computer starts click the start button, then settings, then control panel, then double-click on system icon, then click on the device manager tab. Click the + sign next to the cd-...
Page 77: What You’Ll Need
Section 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting px-712uf installation and users manual 69 using the px-712uf self-test diagnostics the px-712uf contains a set of self-test diagnostics that can help isolate trouble and determine if a problem is in the drive or elsewhere. What you’ll need to perform the te...
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Section 5. Maintenance and troubleshooting 70 px-712uf installation and users manual 5. Insert a blank plextor-certified dvd+r, dvd-r, or cd-r disc. Be sure to use only media of the type recommended by plextor. Then close the disc tray. If the disc/busy indicator blinks amber three times, the loaded...
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Px-712uf installation and users manual 71 6. Frequently asked questions q: which is better, dvd+r and dvd+rw? Or dvd-r and dvd-rw? A: neither is “better” or “worse.” they’re just different standards, like english versus metric measurement. Different manufacturers support different standards. The dvd...
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Section 6. Frequently asked questions 72 px-712uf installation and users manual q: what are the transfer rates for the different interfaces? A: different interfaces have different maximum transfer rates. The following table compares the transfer rates for the different interfaces. Interface maximum ...
Page 81: Minimum System Requirements
Px-712uf installation and users manual 73 appendix a: px-712uf specifications minimum system requirements computer pentium iii, 800-mhz cpu or equivalent (minimum) (pentium 4, 1.6-ghz or equivalent suggested) minimum ram 128 mb (256 mb suggested) hard disk size 1 gb of free space to write to a cd in...
Page 82: Usable Formats
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications 74 px-712uf installation and users manual usable formats logical dvd read/write dvd-rom, dvd-video, multi-border, multi-session, dvd+vr, dvd-vr logical cd read/write cd-da, cd-extra, cd-rom mode-1, cd-rom mode- 2, cd-rom xa, photo cd, video cd, multi-session, cd-t...
Page 83: Recommended Media
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications px-712uf installation and users manual 75 recommended media dvd+r: 12x taiyo yuden, ricoh, maxell note: this media is rated at 8x. Powerec determines if 12x speed is possible, and sets the optimal write speed. (12x writing may not be possible on media other than t...
Page 84: Performance Specifications
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications 76 px-712uf installation and users manual performance specifications read speed dvd speed stamped dvd dvd+r, dvd-r disc dvd+rw, dvd-rw disc 6-16x cav yes (single- layer disc) – – 5-12x cav yes (single or dual-layer disc) yes yes 3-8x cav yes (single or dual-layer ...
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Appendix a: px-712uf specifications px-712uf installation and users manual 77 performance specifications (continued) read speed, cd speed mode-1 discs mode-2 discs cd-da discs 20-48x cav stamp,r (cd-rom mode 1) (48x with speedread; default is 40x) – – 17-40x cav stamp,r, rw stamp,r, rw stamp,r 14-32...
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Appendix a: px-712uf specifications 78 px-712uf installation and users manual performance specifications (continued) write speed, cd-r/rw speed cd-r ultra speed cd-rw media high speed cd-rw media normal speed cd-rw media 48x cav yes – – – 32x pcav yes – – – 24x pcav – yes – – 16x clv yes – – – 10x c...
Page 87: Front Panel
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications px-712uf installation and users manual 79 performance specifications (continued) cd transfer rate speed write (kbps) read (kbps) 48x 3180–7200 (cav) 3180–7200 (cav) 40x — 2710–6000 (cav) 32x 3180–4800 (pcav) 2170–4800 (cav) 24x 3000–3600 (pcav) 1600–3600 (cav) 16x...
Page 88: Rear Panel
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications 80 px-712uf installation and users manual rear panel dc 12v connector (power supply) ac 100~240v, 50/60 hz power consumption (typical) 21w current usb interface ieee 1394 interface typical standby current 450 ma 450 ma typical dvd read current (dvd 16x) 1.6a 1.6a ...
Page 89: Dvd Regional Setting
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications px-712uf installation and users manual 81 dvd regional setting compatibility rpc phase-2-compatible changing regional setting max. 5 times other features data buffer 8 mb dimensions and weight dimensions (w/h/d) (excluding front panel) 7.24" x 2.05" x 10.43" 184 m...
Page 90: Environmental Conditions
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications 82 px-712uf installation and users manual environmental conditions mounting position horizontal or vertical orientation: horizontal: ±15 degrees vertical: front side up or down, ±15 degrees operating temperature 5 to 35 degrees celsius operating humidity 20 to 80%...
Page 91: Reliability
Appendix a: px-712uf specifications px-712uf installation and users manual 83 environmental conditions (continued) shock, non- operating permissible velocity: minimum 62g permissible velocity change: minimum 220cm/sec (power off, without disc) electrostatic discharge ±8kv aerial discharge ±4kv conta...
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Px-712uf installation and users manual 85 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 operating your dr...
Page 94: Support
Appendix b: technical support 86 px-712uf installation and users manual how to contact plextor technical support there are several ways for you to contact plextor’s technical support department: • visit our web site (www.Plextor.Com) for answers to frequently asked questions. • send us e-mail at sup...
Page 95: Returns
Appendix b: technical support px-712uf installation and users manual 87 returns in the unlikely event that you need to return a drive to plextor, you need an rma (returned materials authorization) number. You need this number before any plextor drive can be returned for repair or replacement. Here’s...
Page 96: Packing Your Drive
Appendix b: technical support 88 px-712uf installation and users manual packing your drive check the drive to make sure there is no disc inside, and if possible, pack your drive in the original box. Some of our customers have not held on to their boxes and have had to resort to less-than-secure meth...
Page 97: Appendix C: Warranty
Px-712uf installation and users manual 89 appendix c: warranty plextor corp. (“plextor”) warrants your px-712uf drive 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 defective within t...
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Appendix c: warranty 90 px-712uf installation and users manual all drives returned to plextor must be securely packaged and shipped postage prepaid. The drive will be returned to the customer at plextor’s expense when originating within the united states. For a drive originating outside of the unite...
Page 99: Index
Px-712uf installation and users manual 91 index a ac adapter connecting · 14 using with px-712uf · 14 access time · 79 silent mode and · 34 b beta measurement · 46, 59, 61 black tray · 3 bler · see block error rate blink rate, disc/busy indicator · 12, 31 block error rate · 54 box contents, px-712uf...
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Index 92 px-712uf installation and users manual connector ieee 1394 · 13, 14 power · 14, 80 usb · 14, 80 connectors and jumpers, rear-panel · 13, 80 content scrambling system · 4, 12, 32, 76 contents of box · 15 controls · 11 front-panel · 11, 79 cradle, px-712uf · 15, 29 css · see content scramblin...
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Index px-712uf installation and users manual 93 zero link · 4 dvd-video · 4 reading speed · 2, 4, 32, 76 e easy cd creator · 8 editing dvd+rw · 4 eject emergency · 67 methods for · 79 eject button · 12 closing tray · 27 speedread and · 32, 36 electrostatic discharge specification · 83 emc standards ...
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Index 94 px-712uf installation and users manual initialization time · 79 inquiry string · 81 installation plextools professional · 33 px-712uf · 11 interface · 6 host · 81 px-712uf · 73 switch · 14 transfer rates · 72 j jitter measurement · 46, 59, 61 l label, disc · 28 laser adjusting power with va...
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Index px-712uf installation and users manual 95 c1/c2/cu error measurement · 46, 51 focus error measurement · 46, 56 gigarec · 43 installing · 33 jitter measurement · 46, 59 pi/po error measurement · 46, 62 read transfer rate test · 46 securec · 37 silent mode · 34 tracking error measurement · 46, 5...
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Index 96 px-712uf installation and users manual silent mode · 3, 34 speedread and · 36 silent operation · 12 sleep mode · 79 software · 8 cd-r/rw · 8 dvd+r · 8 dvd+rw · 8 easy cd creator · 8 plextools professional · 8 specifications · 73 speed monitoring · 31 reading cd-r · 2 reading cd-rom · 77 rea...
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Index px-712uf installation and users manual 97 v varirec · 3, 40 changing setting · 41 default setting · 40 write speed and · 43 vibration specification · 82 video playback speed · 4, 32, 76 w wake mode · 79 warranty · 89 web site, plextor · 85 weight, px-712uf · 81 windows 98se · 6, 16, 17, 18 fir...
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