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CRX - 160S
CD-R/RW Drive Unit
CRX - 160S
CD-R/RW Drive Unit
User’s Guide
Revision 1.1
© 2000 by Sony Australia Limited.
User’s Guide
This manual is subject to change without notice.
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Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the top of the drive. Record these numbers This unit uses CD-RW discs with the following mark. in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your sales repre- sentative regarding this product. Model No. Serial No. This unit uses CD-R discs with the following mark. Safety Regulations WARNING This unit uses CD-ROM discs with the following mark. To prevent fire or s
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Contents Introduction 6 Location and Function of Parts and Controls 7 Front Panel .........................................................................................7 Rear Panel..........................................................................................8 Precautions 9 System Setup 10 Installing the Drive in Your Computer 10 Preparation .......................................................................................10 Setting the Jumpers.................................
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Introduction Location and Function of Parts and Controls Features Front Panel The CRX-160S is an internal CD-R/RW (Compact Disc Recordable/ ReWritable) drive unit designed for use with personal computers 1 equipped with a SCSI controller. General 1 • 5 / inch half-height drive form factor. 4 • Power loading and eject of a disc. • Housed in a casing with an airtight frame. • 4 Mbyte buffer memory. • Supports Power saving mode and Sleep mode. Supported disc formats • The CRX-160S conforms to the “
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Rear Panel Precautions Pin 1 n Installation • Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to: –high humidity –high temperature –excessive dust –mechanical vibration –direct sunlight. We recommend to use the drive in a horizontal or vertical position. Do not use it in a tilted position. 1 2 3 4 5 n Operation • Do not move the drive during operation. This may cause it to malfunction during reading or writing. 1 F.GND (Frame ground) tab • Avoid exposing the drive to sudden changes in
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Setting the Jumpers System Setup Set the jumpers on the rear of the drive in accordance with the configuration of your computer system. To use this CD-R/RW device, the following components are required: The illustration below shows the jumpers set to “ID 6” and • Personal Computer with a SCSI controller (50 pin SCSI) termination “ON”, this is the default set by the factory. • SCSI Interface cable (50 pin flat cable) • Software - Device Driver (for reading discs only): No device drivers are requi
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Opening the Computer Connecting the Drive The drive should be connected to the computer with the following Refer to your computers user manual for instructions on how to connectors: open the computer. • DC INPUT connector. • AUDIO OUT connector (if you plan to connect audio equipment). • SCSI INTERFACE connector. 50 Pin SCSI INTERFACE Connector DC INPUT connector AUDIO OUT connector n DC INPUT connector The pin assignment for the DC connector is as follows. Mounting the Drive GND Do not mount th
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n Frame ground n SCSI INTERFACE connector When installed the CD writer unit should have its metal chasis in 1 Firmly insert one end of the interface cable into the INTER- contact with a grounded metal area of the computers frame. FACE CONNECTOR. Pin 1 is generally identified by a red stripe on the ribbon cable. This normally occurs naturally when the drive is mounted into one of the computers spare drive bays. Pin 1 INTERFACE CONNECTOR INTERFACE cable 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the S
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Installing the Software Using Discs Device Driver: No device drivers are required from Sony to enable Storing Discs use of the CRX-160S. Instead your SCSI controller and its device • Do not store the disc in a location subject to: driver must support CD writer devices. This should be checked at –high humidity the SCSI controller manufacturers web site. –high temperature –excessive dust Authoring Software: To write to a CD authouring software will be –direct sunlight required. There are many vari
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Operating the Drive Note: This section describes how to start the drive and eject a disc. When the drive is set up in vertical position, use the disc locks to prevent your disc from falling. See “How to Use the Disc Locks” on page 21 for details. Starting the Drive Disc locks 1 Turn on the power of your computer. 2 Press the eject button. The tray comes out automatically. 4 Gently push the tray or press the eject button to close the tray. The drive will begin reading the Table of Contents (TOC)
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Ejecting the Disc How to Use the Disc Locks To eject the disc, press the eject button on the front panel. The tray The disc tray has four disc locks that prevent the disc from falling comes out automatically. when the drive is set up in vertical position. Disc locks Note: The eject button does not work if it is disabled by the software you Note: are using. When the drive is used in horizontal position, you do not need to lock the disc. n Opening the tray manually in an emergency You can open the
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Specifications When the drive’s right side is down n General To facilitate disc handling, set the disc locks B, C and D into the Host interface SCSI 2 (50 Pin) locked position, and leave the disc lock A in the unlocked position. Read Function This drive conforms to the “Multiread” specification. Acceptable discs: CD-ROM data (mode-1) CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 & 2) CD-Digital Audio Audio-combined CD-ROM Top side CD-I (mode 2, form 1 & 2) CD-I Ready Photo CD (Single and Multi session) Video CD Ri
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(no condensation) Transportation –40 °C to +60 °C n Drive performance (10 % to 90 % humidity) Data transfer rate n Dimensions and weight Sustained rate: 150 Kbytes/s mode 1 (1X) Dimensions 146.0 x 41.4 x 203 mm ( w / h / d ) 300 Kbytes/s mode 1 (2X) Mass 920 g 600 Kbytes/s mode 1 (4X) 1200 Kbytes/s mode 1 (8X) n Power requirement 1800 Kbytes/s mode 1 (12X) Voltage +5 V ± 5 % DC and +12V DC ± 10 % 2000 to 4800 Kbytes/s mode 1 (13 to 32X CAV) Sleep +5 Vdc 150 mA (Typical) < 200 mA (Max)
