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TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
SD-C2512
DVD-ROM MOBILE DRIVE
USER MANUAL
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CONTENTS Introduction..............................................................................1 Setup ........................................................................................3 Using the DVD-ROM ................................................................4 Troubleshooting.......................................................................6 Specifications ..........................................................................7 Drive Connectors...............
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INTRODUCTION – SD-C2512 General Features 100ms Average Access Time (DVD) Multimedia PC-3 Spec Compliant RPC2 Compliant Drawer Type Manual Load/ Electrical Release 8x sampling & digital filter for CD-Audio DVD-RAM, CD-R and CD-RW Compatible Drive Speed DVD 8X CD-ROM 24X DVD-RAM 2X BUS Interface ATAPI Types of Disc Formats Supported – DVD-ROM DVD-5 (single-sided, single layered) DVD-9 (singled-sided, double layered) DVD-10 (double-sided, single layered) DVD-18 (doub
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Eject Button The EJECT button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc Busy Indicator When you install a disc into the DVD-ROM drive, the BUSY light flashes slowly as it attempts to locate the disc. One of the following will occur: • BUSY light goes out. The DVD-ROM drive is ready to read data from the disc. • BUSY light flashes slowly. The disc may be dirty. • BUSY light remains ON. The DVD-ROM is accessing data. • BUSY light remains ON indefinitely. The DVD
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SETUP – SD-C2512 Toshiba recommends that only trained professionals install this DVD-ROM drive into your laptop/notebook. Installation Notes • The SD-C2512 DVD-ROM drive has no jumpers that need to be set • Mounting orientation: 15° (horizontally), 15° vertically (volume control in down position), 30° (drive with volume control in up position). • When mounting drive use 4 M2-PO.4 tapping holes located on the left and right sides of drive. • When mounting drive, the tightening tor
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USING THE DVD-ROM Drive – SD-C2512 Drive Operation Inserting Media – Horizontally or Vertically To insert a DVD in a DVD-ROM drive that is mounted horizontally, perform the following steps: Figure 1.Inserting Disc 1. Open the drive's loading tray by pressing the Eject Button and pulling out the tray. 2. Place media disc into drive's loading tray, and lightly press down on the inner portion of the disc. 3. Gently close the disc tray. Removing Media To remove media disc from
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Regional Coding Region Protection Coding (RPC) of DVD Discs: this feature is supported on DVD Players and is used with DVD-Video Discs (i.e. movies). Currently, the motion picture industry has divided the world into different regional "zones." These regions or "zones" correlate to the regional markets into which the motion picture industry releases movies. Simply put, RPC Codes are placed on Movie Discs marketed throughout the world based on the region of the world where they are being so
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TROUBLESHOOTING – SD-C2512 Problem Solution Disc tray cannot be opened • Check that there is power to drive. • Use Emergency Eject instructions to open tray. Drive is not recognized by • Is the drive connected properly? Are all cables plugged in system properly (e.g. Power Cable, Interface Cable and Audio Cables). • Is the software driver loaded? On a step-by-step (F8) Boot of the system is the DVD-ROM drive recognized? (BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found" or "no val
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SPECIFICATIONS –SD-C2512 General Interface: ATAPI Compatible DVD-ROM Standard - Read: DVD: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18) DVD-R (read, single border) DVD-RAM (read) CD-ROM: CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session (Photo CD Disc, CD-Extra, CD-R, CD-RW), CD-RW (read), CD-R (read) Note: All DVD/CD formats, except CD-Red Book (audio), require additional application specific software and/or ha
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Rotational Speed DVD single layer: 4,670rpm (3.3X - 8X) DVD dual layer: 3,792rpm (2.5X - 6X) DVD-Video: 2,355rpm (1.7X - 2.4X) DVD-R: 1,400 -1,950rpm (1.4X - 2.4X) DVD-RAM (ver 1.0): 2,160 - 4,800rpm (2X) DVD-RAM (ver 2.1): 1,380 - 3,399rpm (1X) CD: 5,100rpm (10.3X - 24X) IDE Interface 16.7 Mbytes/s Transfer Rates 16.7 Multi-word DMA 33.3 Ultra DMA Random Access Time DVD 100ms (3.3X – 8X) CD 95ms (10.3X – 24X) DVD-RAM 170ms (1X/2X) Data Buffer 512Kbytes Reliability MTB
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Power DC Voltage and Current Requirements +5V ±5% (Operating), 8% (start-up) Physical Height 0.5" (12.7mm) Width 5.04" (128mm) Depth 4.96" (126.1mm) Weight 8.64oz (245g) Connectors IDE Interface Connector 50 Pin I/F ATAPI Standard Regulatory The SD-C2512 DVD Writeable drive has been certified by the following regulatory agencies • UL 1950 • CSA C22.2 No. 950 • TUV (EN60950I) • CE standard • DHHS 21 CFR Sub-Chapter J • FDA CFR21, EN60825 9
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Drive Connectors –SD-C2512 Figure 1.SD-C2512 DVD Writeable Drive Rear Panel – Connector A 50-pin ATAPI interface connector is found at the rear of the SD-C2512 DVD-ROM drive. ATAPI Connector Connecting cable should use Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited KX14-50Series L or equivalent connector. Table 1.Interface Pin Assignments PIN I/O SIGNAL NAME PIN I/O SIGNAL NAME NO. NO. 1 O Audio L-CH 2 O Audio R-CH 3 Audio Ground 4 Digital Ground 5 I /RESET 6 I/O DD8 7 I/
