Epson CMD-2260 manual

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    EPSON ® ATA/IDE CD-ROM DRIVE USER’S MANUAL CMD-2260 6X CD-ROM Drive[...]

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    FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (FCC) RADIO FREQUENCY INTERFERENCE STATEMENT Class B Computing Device Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a class B digital device, pursuant to part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential [...]

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    USER’S MANUAL FOR CMD-2260 6X ATA/IDE CD-ROM DRIVE UNIT Laser Safety Information Handling Precautions Drive Parts and Functions Hardware Installation Software Installation Device Driver Installation MSCDEX.EXE Installation Additional Installation Instructions Product Features Technical Support Windows ® ‘95 Installation Notes Technical Support[...]

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    LASER SAFETY INFORMATION Class 1 LASER Product This equipment is certified to comply with DHHS Rule 21 CFR Chapter 1, Subchapter J in effect as of date of manufacture. Caution: (1) Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure. (2) The drive is designed to be[...]

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    HANDLING PRECAUTIONS DISC HANDLING l Hold the disc by the edges. Do not touch the surface of the disc, especially the bottom of the disc. l To remove dust or finger prints, use a clean soft dry cloth. Do not use thinners or cleaners on the disc. l Do not write with a hard tip pen on the surface. l Do not store the disc in a high temperature area or[...]

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    DRIVE PARTS AND FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL 1. HEAD PHONE JACK Connects headphone, use 3.5mm stereo mini plug. 2. VOLUME Adjust audio output level. 3. BUSY INDICATOR Power on and drive ready/busy indicator. 4. DISC TRAY Accepts a CD-ROM disc. 5. REVERSE SELECT - Audio CD Function Only Manually steps backwards for track selection 6. PLAY/PAUSE 7. FORWARD [...]

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    REAR PANEL 1. AUDIO OUT CONNECTOR Standard card connector pins 2. INTERFACE MODE SELECTOR A. CSEL (Cable Select) B. SLAVE (Factory Default) C. MASTER 3. 40 PIN IDE INTERFACE CONNECTOR Interface to connect to host computer 4. DC (IN) CONNECTOR ATA/IDE Owner’s Manual 7[...]

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    HARDWARE INSTALLATION SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS You need the following equipment to install your CD-ROM Drive: l IDE compatible sound card or IDE interface card l IBM PC/AT or compatible l 3.5” or 5.25” floppy drive l MS-DOS 6.0 or higher HARDWARE INSTALLATION Before installing the drive, be sure that you have turned off the computer, and the power c[...]

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    5. Connect the 40-pin drive interface and sound cable at the rear of the CD-ROM drive. To prevent an incorrect connection and possible system damage, place Pin 1 of the cable connector (red colored edge of the cable) to Pin 1 on the ATAPI drive connector. Do not force the cable and the connector. 6. The four pin audio cable must be connected from y[...]

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    SOFTWARE INSTALLATION 1. Insert the installation disk into Drive A or Drive B. (Not required for Windows ‘95 installations - see page 20). 2. At the DOS prompt, type the drive letter where the disk is inserted, followed by a colon. Press ENTER 3. Type install and press ENTER. The following menu appears: 4. The next menu allows you to specify wher[...]

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    6. The defaults provided by the program are: Primary/Secondary: Primary Master/Slave: Slave Assigned Drive Letter: Next Available Drive ** Memory Buffer Size 12 ** Verbose Mode: On ** ** These settings are utilized by the MSCDEX.EXE program. Complete documentation is available in your MS-DOS manual. It is suggested that you accept the default setti[...]

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    8. Your computer MUST now be rebooted for all changes to become effective. ATA/IDE Owner’s Manual 12[...]

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    DEVICE DRIVER INSTALLATION The Device Driver, EPSON. SYS, is described below. DEVICE=[drive:][path]EPSON.SYS /D:device-name /M: /P: /I: /V For example: DEVICE=C:EPCDROM/EPSON.SYS /D:EPSON00l /M:S /P: 1F0s /I:14 /V . [drive:][path] specifies the drive and the path name in use. . /D: Specifies the device name that will be used in conjunction wit[...]

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    MSCDEX.EXE INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS MSCDEX.EXE must be included in the AUTOEXEC.BAT tile. The MSCDEX.EXE will be invoked each time the system boots up. The syntax is as follows: C: <path> MSCDEX.EXE / D:<device name. /L:<drive letter>/M:<buffersize> Example: C:DOSMSCDEX.EXE /D:EPSON00l /M: 12 Path-filename The path where t[...]

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    Additional Installation Instructions Installing CD Audio Player For Windows If “CD Audio” is not available in your Windows Accessories Group “Media Player”, you must complete the following steps to install it: 1) Go to “Control Panel” and then to “Drivers”; 2) If [MCI] CD Audio is not listed go to add; 3) Chose [MCI] CD Audio and in[...]

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    PRODUCT FEATURES SPECIFICATIONS Disc Applicable Disc Disc Diameter Performance Data Rate - Sustained Data Rate - Burst Access Time 1. Tested with MPCII Wizard 2. Tested with Philips PARSCOM direct measure- ment program 0 to 20 mins (l/3 stroke) 20 to 40 mins (l/3 stroke) 40 to 54 mins (l/3 stroke) Average Random Seek Data Buffer Optical Pickup Lase[...]

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    Technical Support TROUBLESHOOTING Check the table below for common problems and solutions. PROBLEM CORRECTIVE ACTION l When you play a CD there is no image on the screen. There are several probable causes for this problem. The disc might be an audio CD with no screen images. You could have inserted the disc upside down (with the label facing down i[...]

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    Technical Support Options The following Technical Support options are available if you have questions or concerns: Call Epson Technical Support at 800-922-8911 On CompuServe, GO EPSON or contact us directly at 76004,1432 Using Test Directory Contained On Installation Disk The test directory contained on your installation disk is for use as directed[...]