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CRX - 1611
CD-R/RW Drive Unit
CRX - 1611
CD-R/RW Drive Unit
User’s Guide
Printed in Australia
© 2001 - Sony Australia Limitied.
This manual is subject to change without notice.
User’s Guide PN: CRX1611-1AUS
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Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the top of the drive. Record these This unit uses CD-RW discs with the following mark. 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-R discs with the following mark. Safety Regulations WARNING This unit uses CD-ROM discs with
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Trademarks • MS-DOS is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corporation. • IBM PC, PC/XT, and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation. • HP Vectra is a registered trademark of the Hewlett-Packard Company. • Molex is a registered trademark of Molex, Inc. • AMP is a registered trademark of AMP, Inc. • Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer. 1
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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
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Introduction Parts and Controls Features The CRX1611 is an internal CD-R/RW (Compact Disc Recordable/ Front Panel 2 1 ReWritable) drive unit designed for use with personal computers. General • Buffer UnderRun Protection. • 2 Mbyte buffer memory 1 • 5 / inch half-height drive form factor. 4 • DSS Vibration Reduction System. Supported disc formats • Reads and writes data in each: CD-DA, CD Extra, CD-Rom (mode 1), CD-Rom XA (m
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Rear Panel Precautions Installation • Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to: – high humidity – high temperature – excessive dust Pin 1 – mechanical vibration – direct sunlight. We recommend to use the drive in a horizontal or vertical position. Do not use it in a tilted position. Operation 1 2 3 4 5 • Do not move the drive during operation. This may cause it to malfunc- tion during re
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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 the “MASTER” position, this is the default set by the factory. • Personal Computer with an IDE bus (ATA compliant) • IDE Interface cable (40 to 40 pin flat cable) CSEL • Software - SLAVE MASTER Device driver (for reading discs o
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Opening the Computer Connecting the Drive The drive should be connected to the computer with the following connectors: Refer to your computers user manual for instructions on how to • DC INPUT connector. open the computer. • AUDIO OUT connector (if you plan to connect audio equipment). • IDE INTERFACE connector. IDE INTERFACE Connector DC INPUT connector AUDIO OUT connector Mounting the Drive DC INPUT connector Do not mount the drive at an angle, it is only designed to be operated horiz
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Analogue AUDIO OUT connector Closing the Computer The pin assignment for the audio out connector is as follows: Refer to your computers user manual for instructions on how to close the computer. pin Audio Signal 1 R signal 2 ground 3 ground 4 L signal IDE INTERFACE connector 1 Firmly insert one end of the interface cable into the INTERFACE CONNECTOR. Using Discs Pin 1 Storing Discs INTERFACE • Do not store the disc in a location subject to: CONNECTOR –
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Installing the Software To use the drive as a CD-Rom Reader. Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, Me, 2000 systems or a Macintosh (with a IDE interface) should detected the drive at start up and the appropri- ate ATAPI drivers be installed automatically to read discs. If you wish to use the drive with MS-DOS you will require the MSCDEX extension (available from Microsoft) and Sony’s ATAPI device driver available from Sony Australia’s Web Site: http://www.sony.com.au/support/itp To use the drive as a C
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Operating the Drive Disc locks This section describes how to start the drive and eject a disc. Starting the Drive 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) data when it accepts the disc. The busy indicator lights up in amber while the drive is reading the TOC. When the busy indicator lights out, the d
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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 when comes out automatically. the drive is set up in vertical position. Disc locks Note: Note: The eject button does not work if it is disabled by the software you When the drive is used in horizontal position, you do not need to lock are using. the disc. Opening the tray manually in an emergency Locking and
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Specifications General Host interface ATAPI compliant E-IDE (MMC2 compliant Top side Read Function This drive conforms to the “Multiread” specification. Acceptable discs: CD-ROM data (mode-1) Right side CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 & 2) CD-Digital Audio
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Drive performance Dimension diagram Data transfer rate Sustained rate: 2700 to 6200 Kbytes/s (16 to 40X CAV) Max Data Transfer mode: 16.6 MB/s (ATA PIO Mode 4) 16.6 MB/s (ATA DMA Mode 2) Access time Random stroke: 105 ms Reliability Read error rate (includes retry, normal disc) 12 ECC On (mode 1): 1 Bl
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Technical Support If you experience any difficulty with your CRX1600LEK i.LINK drive, please follow the troubleshooting suggestions in this manual and the software manuals. If you continue to experience problems, please visit the approporiate support web site as listed below: CD Writer issues www.sony.com.au/support/itp Software issues Your software manufacturers web site or alternatively call the Sony Technical Support Centre on: 1300 13 SONY (7669) Please have your model number, s
