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NOTICE
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the
limits for a Class 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 and can radiate
radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in
accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful
interference to radio communication. However, there is no
guarantee that interferen
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CAUTION Rating voltage for peripherals. 1. Headphone Jack Rating Voltage output Audio Signal Max. 2V FCC WARNING Changes or modification not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to operate the equipment. 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 received, including interfer
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● The company names and product names written in this manual are trademarks or registered trademarks. *1 For information on Windows® XP supports, visit Ricoh's Web site.
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This manual uses the following symbols to indicate important information relating to the drive. Failing to comply with the information in this manual and/or incorrect handling of the drive may result in serious personal injury or damage to the product. Indicates restriction or precaution that should be observed. Provides useful additional information.
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This user's manual (hereafter referred to as "the manual") contains important notes and product handling information. Be sure to read the manual before using the product. For easy reference in the future, please keep the manual at a handy location. Multimedia Printer series Thank you for purchasing the Multimedia Printer series drive MP5125A (hereafter referred to as "the drive"). The drive allows you to play DVD-ROM/CD-ROM media, write to and play DVD+R/CD-R media, write to, play, and edit DVD+
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Obey the following cautions when handling the drive or discs. Cautions During Installation ● Install the drive in accordance with the specifications. Be careful to avoid locations likely to cause vibration or shock. ● Avoid locations where there is high humidity, excessive dust, or poor ventilation. ● Avoid locations in direct sunlight, with severe changes in humidity, or places where there are extremely high or low temperature variations. ● Don't use the drive near radio or television
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● In wintertime, don't use a disc soon after bringing in from outdoors. Use it only after it has reached room temperature. Cautions Concerning Disc Cleaning ● Remove the media by pressing the eject button. ● Use compressed air to clear dust from the media. (Spray the compressed air for about 5 seconds). ● Check to see if there is dirt on the surface of the media. Be careful not to touch the media with the fingers when doing this. (See Fig. 1) ● After cleaning the media with compressed
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fig1 1. Check 2. Recording surface fig2 1. 50 to 100mm Back
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● The drive is a super-combination drive that integrates DVD+RW/+R and CD-RW capabilities. Capitalizing on Ricoh's expertise accumulated with existing CD-RW and DVD-ROM combination drives, we have developed some new mechanisms to achieve incorporation of DVD+RW rewrite capabilities. ● DVD writing has been made possible by tuning up a two-LD (laser diode) one-lens pick-up that has one laser diode for CD and another for DVD. ● With our analog front-end processor LSI for controlling pick-up,
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Explains the system environment required for using the drive as a CD-R/CD-RW drive. PC IBM PC/AT compatible Operating System Windows Me/98/95(ORS2 or later) Windows NT Workstation Ver.4.0 (Service Pack 5) or later Windows 2000 (Professional) *4 Windows XP CPU ● When writing to CD-R/RW: Pentium 166 MHz or higher processors (when JustLink is used). ● When playing DVD: Pentium II 350 MHz or higher processor is required (or, if a graphic chip with DVD playback enhancement capability is used, Pen
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Front Panel Rear panel Front Panel 1. Disc tray This is the tray for the disc. Place the disc on the ejected disc tray, then lightly push the tray (or push the eject button) and the disc will be mounted. Caution Don't use force to pull out or push in the disc tray. This might cause damage to the loading section of the drive. 2. Headphone jack This jack is for connecting headphones or mini-speakers. 3. Volume control This is used to adjust the output volume of the headphone jack. It can't be
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6. Emergency eject hole This drive has a function that allows the disc to be ejected manually for an emergency case such as failure of the drive or a power outage. Caution This feature is a last measure to be used only in an emergency. Using it excessively will cause malfunction. Rear panel 1. Digital Audio (SPDIF) Output Connector Provides output to a sound card (Digital signal). * No digital audio cable is included with the MP5125A. 2. Analog Audio Output Connector Provides output to a soun
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Emergency Eject This drive has a function that allows the CD to be ejected manually, if this becomes necessary in an emergency such as failure of the drive or a power outage. Follow the following procedures in such a case. Caution This feature is a last measure to be used only in an emergency. Using it excessively will cause malfunction. 1. Turn the power to OFF. 2. Push a thin, stiff wire into the emergency eject hole. The disc tray slides out a little. 3. Holding the disc tray with your fin
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Disc ejection 1. Press the eject button 2. Slowly take the disc out of the disc tray 3. Press the eject button or push the disc tray and the tray will be inserted back into the drive.
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Caution After ejecting the disc, return the disc tray inside the unit quickly. When the disc tray is in the ejected position, dust and other debris will enter, possibly causing read errors, write errors, or drive failure. Back Next Load the media Disc ejection Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position
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Load the media 1. Press the eject button. 2. Place the media on the disc tray. Be careful not to touch the recording surface of the media. Cautions ❍ DVD-R/RW (DVD hyphen R/RW)/DVD-RAM media cannot be used. ❍ When using a 120-mm CD, place the disc in the larger circular depression with its label side facing upside. ❍ When using an 80-mm CD, place the disc in the smaller circular depression with its label side facing upside. (Writing to 80-mm CD-R and CD-RW media is not supported. Such me
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3. Load the disc by pressing the eject button or by lightly pushing in the disc tray. Next
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Disc ejection Load the media Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position
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Using the Drive in a Vertical Position The drive can be installed in a vertical position. 1. Locate the four tabs on the disc tray. Turn each of them inwards untill they click into place. 2. When loading a disc, insert it into the inner side of the tabs. Caution Cannot be used with 80mm CDs. Cannot be used with business card CDs. Back Load the media Disc ejection Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position
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Specific knowledge of hardware and software is necessary to install the drive. We cannot guarantee against direct or indirect damage resulting from improper connections. Ask your supplier for details of the installation procedure. Before Installation Before installing the drive, please note the following points. ● You will need the following: ❍ A Phillips head screw driver of a suitable size to fit the securing screws for the drive unit. ❍ The manual for the computer, to know the location
