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Emprex 8X DDS manual

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive Dual Digital Storage 7 in 1 card reader compatibility User’s Manual[...]

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    DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM VORSICHT INSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETSEN A TTENTION RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYO NS. Copyright Statement It is a criminal offence, under applicabl e copyright law s, [...]

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    FCC Compliance Statement 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 interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been teste[...]

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    Table of Contents INTRODUCTION 1 S YSTEM R EQUIREMENTS 2 P ACKAGE C ONTENTS 2 INSTALLATION 3 H OST I NTERFACE C ONNECTIONS 3 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION 4 S OFTWARE I NSTALLATION 6 DVD R EGION C ODE 7 OPERATION & CONNECTION 9 F RONT P ANEL 9 R EAR V IEW 11 TECHNICAL DATA 13 APPENDIX 16[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 1 INTRODUCTION Accompanying the new DVD stor age technology, we are honored to present you a compact and mult iformat drive, 8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive, with more to get: memory card capability! This drive serves as an IDE CD/DVD writer (DVD-Dual Drive) and a USB- connected card reader. Besides the basic backup of CD-R/RW rec[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 2 ♦ Supports writing modes of TAO, DAO, SAO and packet writing ♦ Smooth DVD playback of high resolution ♦ Compatible with most existi ng DVD-ROM drives and DVD video players ♦ Four-slot integration of the card reader works with CompactFlash, MicroDrive, Memory Stick, Memo ry Stick Pro, MultiMediaCard, Secure Digital[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 3 INSTALLATION Host Interface Connections Most current motherboard models have two IDE ports (primary and secondary), which can connect two IDE c ables. Two IDE cables allow you to connect up to four devices, but it is recommended that you separate IDE ports for your hard disk and your Dual Digital Storage Drive. This will [...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 4 Maste r Cable Select Slave Jumper The system might not detect the drive if there is conf lict or mistake with the jumper setting. Hardware Installation 1. Turn off the power to your computer system. 2. Disconnect the power cord and all cables from the back of your computer, and then remove the cover of the computer. 3. In[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 5 5. If you have a sound card that c an be connected to the drive, you can also connect the drive (as Audio-Out) and the sound card (as Audio- in) with a 4-pin audio cable. If your motherboard is integrated wi th built-in sound system, plug the 4-pin audio cable into the CD-IN connector on the motherboard as Audio-in. 6. Co[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 6 Software Installation Burning Software The bundled recording software gives you the complete solution for making audio/data CD/DVDs. With the user-friendly interface, it guides you through the creation and backup of files/photos/v ideo/music from your computer to a recordable disc. Combining with the card reader capabilit[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 7 DVD Region Code Region Playback Control Management All DVD Video Playback systems have “Region Playback Control” management (RPC), which is requir ed by Hollywood movie industry and defined by DVD Forum. This includes DVD-Video players and PC systems with DVD-Video capability. You can only play DVD-Video discs with th[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 8 About This Dual Digital Storage Drive This drive is also a RPC2 DVD-RO M drive and according to DVD-Forum, PC chip must be designed into DVD-ROM drives to record how many times a user has changed the region code. The first region code will depend on the DVD title you play and you are a llowed to modify the region code 5 t[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 9 OPERATION & CONNECTION Front Panel 1 6 7 2 3 89 11 10 5 4 1. A-Type USB Extension Port This USB port is Plug-and-Play R eady. Just plug your USB device and the computer will detect automatically. 2. Close/Eject Button This button opens and closes the disc tray. If the tray is closed, pressing the button will eject it.[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 10 5. Emergency Eject Hole When the Close/Eject button doesn’t work properly and the disc tray can’t be opened, you can insert a paper clip or a small rod into this hole for manual ejection. Please make sure to power off the system before you do that. 6. Slot for Memory Stick (MS)/Memory Stick Pro (MS Pro) 7. Slot for S[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 11 Rear View 23 4 5 6 1. Digital Audio Output Connector If your sound card has a digital audio IEC958 format connector, you can connect it to this digital audio output connector with a 2-pin audio cable. 2. Analog Audio Output Connector This connector allows you to connec t the drive to your sound card with a 4-pin audio ca[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 12 5. Pow er Supply Connector By plugging the computer’s power supply cable here, you can connect the drive and your computer system. 6. USB Cable Connect the USB cable to the USB header on the motherboard. The red wire of the cable needs to be plugged into Pin 1 on the board.[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 13 TECHNICAL DATA Interface DVD-Dual Drive: EIDE Card Reader: USB 2.0 Form factor 5.25" Half Height Data Transfer rate DVD-Dual Drive CD -- Read CD-ROM/CD-R: 6000KB/sec (up to 40X) CD-RW: 4800KB/sec (up to 32X) CD -- Writ e CD-R: 6000KB/sec (up to 40X) CD-RW: 3600KB/sec (up to 24X) DVD -- Read DVD-ROM: 16224KB/sec (up [...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 14 Writing speed DVD+R: 1X, 2X, 4X, 6X, 8X DVD-R: 1X, 2X, 4X DVD+RW: 1X, 2X, 4X DVD-RW: 1X, 2X CD-R: 16X, 24X, 32X, 40X CD-RW: 4X, 10X, 16X, 24X Writing Formats DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW: DVD-ROM, DVD- Video CD: CD-DA, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD- Extra, CD-I, Mixed-Mode CD, Video CD, Photo CD, CD-Text, Bootable CD, Multi- Session Readin[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 15 Power 5 VDC & 12VDC Card Reader power directly from computer power supply through USB connection Dimensions Height 41.8 ± 0.2 mm Width 148.6 ± 0.2 mm Depth 193.3 ± 0.3mm Weight 1 kg Environment Temperature Operating 5°C to 45°C Non-operating -20°C to 60°C Humidity Operating 8% ~ 80%RH Non-operating 5% ~ 95%RH[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 16 APPENDIX DVD Forum The DVD Forum is an international organization made up of companies using or manufacturing digital vers atile disc (DVD)-related products. The Forum was created in 1995 when ten companies (Hitachi, Matsushita, Mitsubishi, Philips, Pioneer, Sony, Thomson Multimedia, Time Warner, Toshiba Corporation, and[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 17 DVD Formats DVD Video Popular format for viewing movies and other visual entertainment with high quality MPEG2 video & digital surround sound. Enables multi-language, multi-subtitling and other advanced user features. DVD Audio This audio-only storage format doubles the fidelity of sound effect comparing with a stand[...]

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    8X DDS DVD ± R/RW Drive 18 Reference For more related information about the organizations and formats definition of DVD, please refer to the following web sites: http://www.dvdrw.com http://www.dvdforum.org http://www.licensing.philips.com http://www.disctronics.co.uk http://www.dvdfllc.co.jp[...]

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    3100552070 Version 1.2 April 2004[...]