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Samsung SW252F manual

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  • Page 1

    Main Pa g e Safet y Precaution s Notati onal Installation While Operat ing Other Usin g the Driv e Using the CD-R/RW Drive Storing and Clea ning Your Discs Upgrading t he Firmware Flash Memory System Requir ements Introducti on Front Rear Troubleshootin g Solving Recording Problems Caution with errors Solving Technical Proble ms Setu p Installing t[...]

  • Page 2

    War n i n g / C a u t i o n Warning : T his symbol indicates explanati ons about ext remely danger ous matters . If users ignore this s ymbol and handl e the devic e the wrong w ay, serious injury or d eath could result. Caution : This symbol indicates explanat ions about dang erous matte rs. If users ignore this s ymbol and handl e the devic e the[...]

  • Page 3

    Place the driv e on a level sur face. - Failure to do so may caus e the device to fall onto a ha rd surface, resultin g in damage or ma lfunction. Do not pla ce the driv e in direct su nlight. A void low- or high-te mperature environmen ts. A void high-h umidity env ironments . Safety Precautions Installation Safety Precautions Installation[...]

  • Page 4

    Handle with cau tion to prev ent damage from external shock. Do not drop the drive, and pr otect it froms evere shocks. - It can dama ge the dri ve or cause it to malfunct ion. Do not move the drive wh ile in ope ration and do not attempt to open the disc tr ay byforce . Make sure to c lose all work ing programs be fore attemp ting to open th e tra[...]

  • Page 5

    Never allow food particles or fo reign substanc es to enter t he drive casing. To protect aga inst the risk o f fire, do ot spill such liquids as alcohol an d benzene on th e drive. Safety Precautions Other Do not disassemb le, attempt to repair or mod ify the device without expr ess approv al as directed in the manual. - A rbitrar y removal of the[...]

  • Page 6

    Introduction Front 1. Emergency ejec t hole if the compa rtment does not open when y ou press the Eject button, power off th e computer, insert a pin or unfolded paper clip i n the hole and p ush firmly 2. LED Indicator Light. (GREEN: Read / W rite) 3. Eject bu tton 4. Disc compartment the compar tment opens and closes autom atically wh en you pres[...]

  • Page 7

    Introduction Introduction Rear 1. Digital out put terminal You can conne ct a sound card or MPEG card whi ch support D igital out put terminal to your dri ve using thi s two-pin t erminal. 2. Sound output terminal You can conne ct a sound card to your driv e using this four-pin ter minal. This funct ion is not covered in det ail in this gu ide. Ref[...]

  • Page 8

    To install your CD -R/RW Drive in t he PC, proceed as follows. Installing the CD-R/RW Drive Connecting the Cables Setup Make sure th at the PC is po wered off an d disconnecte d from any po wer source. If neces sary, attac h a horizont al bracket to both sides of the drive. Remove the c over from a fre e expansion slo t and install the CD-R/RW driv[...]

  • Page 9

    When using one E-IDE cabl e Connect the cable to the SL (Sl ave) of the Master/Slav e Select Termin al at the rear of the CD-R/RW drive. a : Slave Dri ve (Choos e the SL J umper) b : Hard Drive c : MainBoa rd When using two E-ID E cable If there is only one CD-R/RW dri ve, select MA (Master). a : Master Drive ( Choose the MA Jumper) b : Hard Drive [...]

  • Page 10

    Connect a jumper to the rear side of the CD-R/RW. If the jump er is connected to MA (Master) , it will work in the Master mode. If the ju mper is connec ted to SL (Slav e), it wil l work in the Slav e mode. If the jumper i s connected t o CS (CSEL), you can control t he device by us ing the host interface s ignal CSEL. (In gen eral, conn ection to [...]

  • Page 11

    When Setup is succ essfully completed, click OK button or press th e Enter key. Reboot th e computer . Manual Setup Make the C:S AMSUNG directory. Copy the f iles from th e diskett e to the C:SAMSUNG directory. To do so, typ e COPY D:Ddriver * . * C:SAMSUNG after the C: prompt and press [ Enter ]. Edit the CONFIG.SYS file. Add the DEVICE=C:SA[...]

  • Page 12

    To play aud io or video CDs in your CD-R /RW drive, pr oceed as fol lows. To ensure a long servic e life for yo ur discs an d drive, fol low the pre-ca utions bel ow when sto ring and clea ning your discs. Using the CD-R/RW Driv e Storing and Cleaning Your Discs Do not place a disc in direct sunlight. Store a disc ve rtically in a well -ventilated [...]

  • Page 13

    Before you i nstall the CD-R/RW drive, we str ongly reco mmend that you check that your setup meets the system requirem ents listed below . Item Description Computer In tel Pentium II 400MHz(or h igher), 64 MB of RA M (or higher) with an 80pin IDE interfac e for Ultra DMA. Disk space 700 MB minimum Windows version Windows 98/2 000/ME/XP/NT 4.0 (or [...]

  • Page 14

    If you have any problems reco rding via your CD -R/RW drive , follow the appr opriate instruct ions below for th e source th at you are u sing. Hard Drive Check whet her the sourc e file is corr upted. Optimize th e hard disk by us ing the Window s defragmente r feature: START / PROGRAMS / ACCESSORIES / SYSTEM TOOLS / DISC DEFRAGMENTER Decompre ss [...]

  • Page 15

    Every CD-R or CD-RW drive re cords data b y applying re cording la ser onto a CD. If the CD is damaged or rec ording dat a is not possi ble, you ne ed to remove th e followin g causes of t he error before using the CD. Caution with errors It is reco mmended to s et a CD-R or CD- RW drive as follows. Do not work on a multi -tasking env ironment and [...]

  • Page 16

    Troubleshooting Recommended Disc Types CD-R MCC, RITEK, CMC, SKC, BEALL, PRODI SK, M AXELL, ACER, MPO, FUJI, TAIYO YUDEN, TDK, GIGA, PLASMON CD-RW CD-RW : RICOH , RITEK , MCC , PRODISK , SKC , CMC, ACER (1 X - 4X) H/S-RW : RICOH , CMC , RITEK , ACER , PRODISK , SKC (1 0X) U/S RW : MC C , RITEK (2 4X, 32X) General DMA Ins tallation Gui de Windows 98[...]

  • Page 17

    Troubleshooting Problem Meaning / Solution The CD-R/RW drive is not detected by the co mputer. After inst alling the CD-R /RW drive, the PC gets slower. Check th at the po wer, audi o and ID E cables a re correc tly con nected to the computer. Change the IDE cable and re connect it to the comput er. Preferably, conn ect a second IDE cable to the CD[...]

  • Page 18

    SAMSUNG continually striv es to impro ve its product s. Both the desi gn specific ations and the se user instruc tions are thus subje ct to change without noti ce. Specifications "Design and spe cificatio ns are subject to change witho ut prior notic e." Technical Speci fications ITEM SW-252F CD-RW DISC Disc types supporte d in read mode [...]