Sony DRX-700UL manuel d'utilisation

Operating I nstructions © 2004 Sony C orporation 2-178-481- 11 (1) 7819900764 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS DVD/CD Rewritable Drive DRX-700UL[...]

2 Safety Regul ations WARNING You ar e ca utione d tha t an y ch ange s or modificati ons not ex pressly appro ved in this manua l cou ld voi d yo ur auth ority t o op erate this equipme nt. To prev ent f ire or shoc k haza rd, do not e xpose the unit to rain or mo isture. To avoid elec tri cal sh ock, do no t ope n th e cabinet. Refe r servicing t[...]

3 CE Sicherheitsbestimmungen Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Eu ropäischen EMC-Bestimmung en für die Ve rwendung in folgen der / f olgend en Umgebu ng( en) : • Woh ngege nden • Gewerbege biete • Leichtin dustriegebie te (Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Be stimmungen der Norm EN55022, Klasse B.) CAUTION The ma ins plu g on th is eq uipment m u[...]

4 Table of Contents Safety Regulations ....................... ... 2 Introduction Unpacking the Pack age Contents ... 6 Features ...... ................. ............ ........ 6 System Requirements ............. ........ 7 Part Names and Functions ...... ........ 8 Setup Placing the Drive .................... ...... 10 Using the Drive Vertically ..[...]

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6 B Intro ducti on Unpacking the Package Conten ts Please veri fy t hat the packa ge contain s the following when unp acking. If any of these item s app ear t o be missing and/o r d amaged , pl e ase cont act your de aler. •D r i v e • i.LINK cable (6-pin to 4-pin) × 1 • Hi-Spee d USB cable × 1 •Q u i c k s t a r t g u i d e • Operatin [...]

7 Introducti on System Requiremen ts The d rive sh ould b e used with a syste m that meets the fo llowing req ui r em ents 1) . ❑ PC/AT-co mpatibl e computer ❑ CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher (with Nero Vision Express: Pentium 4, 1.6 GHz rec omm ended) ❑ RAM: 12 8 MB (Win dows XP: 256 MB) or higher ❑ 1 GB (with Nero Vision Express: 10 G[...]

8 Part Names and Functions Front Pa nel Rear Panel 123 4 5 6 7 8[...]

9 Introducti on A Busy indicator Indicat es the driv e status. Lit (green) : The power is on. Lit (orange): The drive i s read ing dat a, playin g a music CD, or writing data (pa cket writing). Blinking (orang e): The driv e is writing d ata (disc-at-on ce or t rack-at- once) . Off: The power is of f. B Eject button Press to ope n and close th e di[...]

10 B Setup Placing the Drive Attach the supplied stand as illustrated below to use the drive vertically. Position the drive so that the stand straddles the two anti-vibration pads on the drive bottom and then press it into place. Place the drive as illustrated below to use the drive horizontally. Using the Driv e Ver ti call y Using the Dri ve Hori[...]

11 Setu p Connection th roug h i.LINK Note This produc t includ ing bundle d soft w a re fun ctions prop er ly unde r Wind ows XP, Win dow s 2000. It may not fulf il l al l fu nc tional and pe rforma nc e specificat ion under ot her OS (ope rating system) envi ronm ent. • Refer to the list of contents to verify that th e package contents are comp[...]

12 1 Start your compu ter. 2 Connect the necess ary cab les, then turn on th e drive . • Connect the i. LINK c a bl e to the 6-pin i .LIN K conn ector on the dr ive. − For a comput er's 4-pin i.LINK connec to r : co nn ect to the 6-p i n i.LINK conn ector on the drive . − For a comput er's 6-pin i.LINK connec to r : co nn ect to the[...]

13 Setu p 3 Connect th e other end o f the i.L INK cabl e to yo ur co mputer. Note We rec ommend that you c onnec t the driv e dire ctly to you r com puter's i.LIN K conn ector. 4 When the compu ter is ready, confi rm tha t the dri ve is de tected. On yo ur des ktop, d oubl e-cli ck [My Comput er] an d confir m tha t a dr ive icon has been add[...]

14 Windows X P With Windows XP, first confirm that there are no programs running and that the drive's busy indicator is not lit, and then disconnect the i.LINK cable. Note If you di sco nnec t th e i. L IN K ca ble wi tho ut perf ormin g th e proce dur e outl ine d abov e w it h Windo ws 2000 , the operati on of your co mputer m ay become e rr[...]

15 Setu p Connection U sing i.LIN K i.LINK devices are connected in series u sing i.LINK cables. This is sometimes referred to as “daisy chain” connection. Branching also possib le • With devices that have 3 or more i.LINK connectors, it is possible to create bran ches mi d-way t hroug h the i .LINK device chai n. • Up to 6 3 i.LINK devices[...]

16 Care must b e taken to ensure that no path loop s back on it self. The digital signal passes through all the connected i.LINK cables. Circular cable connections must be avoid ed to prevent signals from r eturning to the device from which they originated. Such circular connections are referre d to as “loo ps. ” Example of correct connect ion [...]

17 Setu p Connection th rough USB Note • This produc t inc lud in g bun dled softw a re fu ncti ons pro perly un de r Wi nd ows XP and Windows 20 00. It may not f ulfill all fu nctiona l and perfo rmance specifi cation unde r othe r OS (operat ing system) en vi ronm ent. • Refer to the list of contents to verify that th e package contents are c[...]

18 * If your d rive equip ped with an AC IN connec tor in stead of a DC IN conn ecto r, conne ct the provide d A C po wer cord dire ct ly. 3 Connect the other end of t he USB ca ble to your comput er. Note Conne ct the driv e to a U S B c onn ecto r on the co mp uter . 4 When the c ompute r is r eady, con firm that the drive is detecte d. On y our [...]

19 Setu p 2 Click [ OK] to c lose the m essa ge. Now you are re ady to disco nnect the dri ve. 3 Disconn ect the US B cab le. Window s XP With W indow s XP, fi rst co nfirm t hat the re ar e no pr ograms runnin g and th at the drive’s busy indicator is not lit, an d then disconnect the USB cable. Note If you disconn ec t t he USB cable w it hou t[...]

20 B Operation Using the Drive Use the supplied software to create discs and play back DVDs. Refer to the documentation of each softwa re for details about their operation. The supplied software disc contains the following software. Ner o Sta rtSm art Nero StartSm art serves as the command center to quickly start all the software of the Nero 6 suit[...]

21 Oper ati on Usin g soft ware o ther th an th e suppli ed so ftware (such as gen eric s oftwa re, shareware, or freeware) to write data to disc with this drive is not under warranty and Sony offers no customer serv ice if pr oblems arise fr om using such software. Make sure that the supplied writing softwar e and generic wr iting software d o not[...]

22 Compatible Discs The following discs are compatible with the drive. DVD 1) Writing speed supp orted by the drive. D ependin g on your software and m edia, this speed may vary. Disc t y pes Logo Read Writ e Write sp eed 1) DV D +R 1 × to 8 × D VD+R DL (Dou bl e l ayer) 1 × to 2.4 × DV D +RW 1 × to 4 × DV D -R 1 × to 8 × DV D - RW 1 × to [...]

23 Oper ati on CD Notes • Only round di scs should be use d wit h th is dri ve . At temp ti ng t o rea d od d-shaped di scs (star s, hear ts, ca rd sha pe, et c.) may d amage t he dr ive. • Operati on i s no t gu ara nt eed when w ri ti ng t o or pl ayi ng back 99 m inute di scs. • With 8 cm di scs, you m ust place the dri ve hori zon tally. [...]

24 We rec omme nd th at yo u only use di scs for whi ch op erat i on h a s been guaranteed. You can obtain the latest list of writable discs for which operation with this drive has been guaranteed at the user support Web site address (see page 33 fo r de t ai l s) . User suppo rt Web site Insert the supplied software disc into the drive, and in the[...]

25 Oper ati on You can use a variety of discs with the drive to write data. Refer to the table below to find the type of disc that matches what you want to do. Note You can acce ss/pl ay back the da ta writ t en t o the di scs ab ove with mo st drives/pla yers tha t support their formats. How ever, so m e co m bin ations of dri ve s/playe rs and di[...]

26 CD-R and CD-RW Discs The DVD/CD RW drive can write to CD-R and CD-RW d iscs, when used with writing software. The ability of another mod el of CD-ROM drive to play (or read data) written by the DVD/CD RW drive depends on having the appropriate software settings when writing to the disc. CD-R Discs Data can be wr itten to this type of disc only o[...]

27 Oper ati on Also, d ependi ng on th e parti cular dr ive-dis c combi nation, some CD- R and CD-RW discs may not be readable in som e drives due to variations in disc quality and d rive characteristics from o ne manufa cturer to another. Writable DVD D iscs The DVD/CD RW drive can write to DVD+R DL, DV D+R and DVD-R d iscs, as well as to DVD+RW a[...]

28 Precautions when Wr iting Data to Disc Write speed and compatible discs • When writing data to disc at high speeds, you must use the appropriate type of dis c. • Configure the writing speed throu gh your writing software. For d etails about the setting procedures, refer to your writing software documen tation. • When writing data to disc, [...]

29 Oper ati on Copy controlled CDs This product is designed to play back dis cs conforming to the compact disc (C D) st andar d. A udio CD s en code d wi th c opyr igh t pr otect ion tec hno logy a re now marketed by vario us record companies. Be aware that some o f these discs do not co nform t o the CD st andard and you may not b e able to play t[...]

30 Maximi zing Pe rforma nce Make sure t hat y ou use H i gh Spe e d dis cs fo r whi c h t his o pera tion ha s bee n certified by Sony. For the latest information about these discs, visit the user supp ort Web si t e. W hen us ing di scs ot her t h an th ose me nti o ned above, the drive may limit writing speed to preserve a good reading quality. [...]

31 Miscel laneou s B Miscella neous Precautions for Use Operation and storage co nditions Avoi d usin g or storin g the dr iv e in a ho t or humi d locati on, or w here i t migh t be sub ject to se ve re vi br ation or dir e c t sunl i ght. On transportat ion • Please re pack the dri ve in it s original carto n whe n ship pin g by itself. • If [...]

32 Specification s Compatible discs Read Write (max.) (max.) DVD+R 8 × -CAV 2.4 × DVD+R (4 × )8 × -CAV 4 × DVD+R (8 × )8 × -CAV 8 × ZCLV DVD+R Double Layer 6 × -CAV 2.4 × DVD+R W 8 × -CAV 2.4 × DVD+R W (4 × )8 × -CAV 4 × DVD-R 8 × -CAV 1 × DVD-R (4 × )8 × -CAV 4 × DVD-R (8 × )8 × -CAV 8 × ZCLV DVD-R W 8 × -CAV 1 × DVD-R W ([...]

33 Miscel laneou s Support Overview If y ou h ave pr oble ms with th e dri v e, or a r e uns ure of a p rocedure or some o ther detail s, please con tact y our S ony custom er s upport cen ter. You can find the f oll owing i nfor matio n on this Web sit e. The inf ormation i s perio dically update d, so we re commend that you vi si t regul ar ly. ?[...]

34 Technical Suppor t Please consu lt the above so urces before calling with question s about usin g this prod uc t, or wi th tech ni cal ques ti ons about the drive o r the suppli ed software. If us ing telephon e or e-mail suppo rt, please have the following informatio n available : • Model number : DRX- 700UL • Serial numb er • Date a nd p[...]

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