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CD-RW Drive
CD-RW Drive
External USB
External USB
User’s Guide
Mode d’emploi
Bedienungsanleitung
Manual de instrucciones
Manuale d’istruzione
User’s Guide
Mode d’emploi
Bedienungsanleitung
Manual de instrucciones
©1999 by Sony Corporation
Rev. 1.1
BKC: 98 0017 17 Manuale d’istruzione
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This unit uses CD-R discs and CD-RW discs Owner’s Record with the following mark. The model and serial numbers are located on the botton of the drive. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your sales representative regarding this product. Model No. __________________ Serial No. ___________________ This unit uses CD-ROM discs with the following mark. Safety Regulations When you use this unit as a CD player, use compact discs with the fo
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Contents Introduction Introduction 5 Features Features..........................................................................................................5 The external CD-RW has the following features: System requirements......................................................................................5 General l Transportable external drive with Universal Serial Bus (USB) interface Location of controls 6 l Hot Plug-n-Play compatible Front panel........................................
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Location of controls Precautions n Installation Front panel l Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to: The front panel controls are described below. – high humidity – high temperature – excessive dust – mechanical vibration – direct sunlight n Operation l Do not move drive during operation, it may cause an error. l Avoid sudden temperature changes, condensation may form inside the Insert/Eject Button drive. Should ambient temperature suddenly change, wait at least 1 hour before turning
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Hardware installation Step 1: USB (Universal Serial Bus) cable and connectors Step 2: Attaching USB drive to PC Unpack the included materials and locate the USB port on the drive. Connects to drive’s interface connector Connects to open USB port of PC or Macintosh The USB is easy to use and requires no adjustment of computer settings. USB ports and cables are identified by the USB symbol. Attach the USB and power cable to the drive, then plug in the power cable to an electrical outlet and swit
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Insert the port connector of the USB cable into the PC’s USB port. Note: This will only appear the first time a USB device is connected. Note: If no USB connector(s) available (already in use), see Troubleshooting, page 20. Click the Next> button, then the following screen should appear: Then Windows will display the following message: 10 Hardware installation Hardware installation 11
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The following message appears for the driver on floppy option (path may differ). Accept the default and click Next>, the following message appears: Click Next>. Insert the floppy USB driver diskette and click Next> or select The following message appears indicating that the installation almost CD-ROM drive, (see below) and click Next>. complete. Click on Finish to complete the installation. 12 Hardware installation Hardware installation 13
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Now USB adapter driver will begin its installation automatically with: Then click Finish and check System Properties* (Device Manager) screen to assure proper installation. It should appear as illustrated. *System Properties is found by moving the cursor to My Computer icon, then clicking the opposite mouse button and selecting Properties. Click Next>, which will bring up the following screen: The USB drive is now ready to use! PC users skip Step 3, it is for Mac customers. 14 Hardware in
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E Thread USB cable through the opening in the cover. Step 3: Attaching USB drive to Mac The following example will be for an iMac. G3 computers equipped with USB have a visible connector on the back, much like a PC. A Unpack the included materials and locate the USB port symbol on the drive. 1 2 B Attach power cable, then USB cable to drive’s USB interface connector. F Locate the port with a USB symbol. G Insert USB port connector into USB port of the iMac computer. F C Switch the drive on. 1 D
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Software Installation Please refer to the CD-RW formatting software manual (on software CD) Opening the tray manually in an emergency for instruction on software installation. Formatting software must first be The tray may be manually opened if it fails to come out by means of eject properly installed in order to write CD’s with this drive. button or software command. 1 Turn off and unplug the USB drive. 2 Insert a pointed object, like a paper clip, into the emergency eject hole and push (typi
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Service contacts in Europe Troubleshooting Should further support or service be required, please contact the local technical support professionals. Problems installing or operating the CD-RW drive? Please review: For Europe (German or English) contact the hotline at: 1 Has the prescribed installation procedure been followed? Tel.: +49 (0) 2389 - 951047 or SONY-HOTLINE@SUPLIE.COM (Monday – Thursday, 8:00 am – 4:30 pm / Friday, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm) 2 Please verify the power supply cable is attached
