LG Electronics GGW-H20L manual

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    English Deutsch Français Italiano Español Português GGW -H20N GGW -H20L Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive Owner ’ s Manual To fully enjoy all the features and functions of your product, please read this owner ’s manual carefully and completely .[...]

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    i CAUTION : The laser used in the Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive can damage your eyes. Do not attempt to open the cover . To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove the cover (or back). There are no user-serviceable parts inside. Refer servicing to qualified service personnel. Use of controls or performance of procedures othe[...]

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    ii This product is manufactured to comply with the radio interference requirements of EEC DIRECTIVE 89/336/EEC, 93/68/EEC and 2006/95/EC. CAUTION : CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIA TION WHEN OPEN. A VOID EXPOSURE TO THE BEAM. ADV ARSEL : KLASSE 3B SYNLIG OG USYNLIG LASERSTRÅLING VED ÅBNING. UNDGÅ UDSÆTTELSE FOR STRÅLING. ADV ARSEL : [...]

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    1 Contents Features Features . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 Important Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2 System Environment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [...]

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    2 Follow these precautions when handling the drive or discs. • Please take notice that the manufacturer of this equipment does not of fer any warranty against data loss due to inappropriate installation or handling, or direct or indirect damages. • Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no responsibility for direct or indirect damag[...]

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    3 Operating Environment This unit can be operated in the system environment explained here. System Environment * Compatibility problem in write/read function may occur with media depending on the media manufacturing quality . * There may be some cases when motion picture playback is not smooth depending on bit rate. • Playing Blu-ray and HD DVD M[...]

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    4 Location and Function of Controls Front Panel 1. SA T A Power Connector (15 pin) 2. SA T A Data Connector (7 pin) Rear Panel 1. Disc T ray 2. Drive activity indicators The LED used to indicate the operation of Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive. 3. Emergency Eject Hole 4. Eject Button 1 24 3 1 2 ❏ Occasionally CD-R and CD-RW discs wri[...]

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    5 Before installing the drive, please note the following points. ■ Y ou will need the following: • A screw driver of a suitable size to fit the securing screws for the drive unit. • The manual for the computer , so you can find the mounting positions for the SA T A cable. ■ T urn off all peripheral appliances of the computer and the compute[...]

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    6 PC Connection The Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive connects to the motherboard of the host computer using a SA T A interface cable. Connecting the SA T A Power Cable Connect the power cable so the projection of the cable connector side to come to the left side. Be careful not to connect upside down. NOTE : Improper connection may dama[...]

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    7 Device Drivers When using Windows XP SP2 Home Edition/Professional/Media Center Edition/Vista, no special device driver is required. Y our system, upon Power On and bootup after installing and connecting the new Blu-ray Disc Rewriter & HD DVD-ROM Drive, will recognize and load native software drivers automatically . For W indows XP Users ■ [...]

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    8 How to Use the Discs Don’t attach any stickers or labels to discs, It could cause read/write errorsand data loss. DO NOT use non-standard discs. NON-standard discs may not play or store data properly . The Discs in this unit operate at a very high speed! DO NOT use damaged, cracked or warped discs. The drive’ s optical unit may be damaged if [...]

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    9 Before Requesting Service Before calling for service, check this list. • The drive doesn’t have power . • Is the power supply cable from the host computer plugged in? • Is the Power Connector to the drive securely attached? • The system doesn’t start. • Are the power and SA T A cables to the PC correctly connected? • Is the total [...]

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    10 Specifications *1 The disc of the cartridge type is not supported. *2 BD-RE: The disc of version 1.0 is not supported. *3 DVD-RAM 12X media: Not supported to write. *4 There might be some cases when this drive can not satisfy the best performance depending on the conditions of the disc, the drive, and the recording format. * The drive’s appear[...]

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    Caution! The disc rotates at high speed in the drive unit. Use of worn, damaged, or non-standard discs can adversely affect the drive and cause the disc to shatter or crush while in use. Disc crush can only occur when you use a damaged disc in the drive. It is an extremely rare occurrence, but there are steps which can be taken to prevent it. Alway[...]