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Sony CDU 5211 manual

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  • Page 1

    CDU 5211 Series NOTE: This manual is subject to c hange without notice. CDU 5211 Series CD-R OM Dri v e User’ s Manual Revision 1 Copyright 2001 - Sony A ustralia Printed in A ustralia[...]

  • Page 2

    Owner’ s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the topside of the dri ve. Record these numbers in the space pro vided belo w . Refer to them whene v er you call upon your sales representati ve re garding this product. Model No._________________ Serial No. _______________ W ARNING T o prevent re or shoc k hazard, do not expose the [...]

  • Page 3

    INFORMA TION Y ou are cautioned that an y changes or modications not expressly approved in this manual could void your w arranty cov ering this equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital de vice, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr[...]

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    W arnings and Pr ecautions 7 Introduction 8 Features ............................................................................................................8 Software Requirements .................................................................................... 9 Using the Drive 10 Front Panel ...............................................[...]

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    6 © 2001 - Sony Australia 7 © 2001 - Sony Australia W ARNING - Possible v oiding of W arranty Please be aw are that cracked, deeply scratched or other poor quality discs used in this dri ve may cause damage to the dri ve and / or the data on the disc. Such discs may break at high speed rotation. If full care is not ex ercised in relation to this [...]

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    8 © 2001 - Sony Australia 9 © 2001 - Sony Australia F eatures The CDU 5211 is an internal CD-Rom (Compact Disc - Read Only Memory) driv e unit designed for use with personal computers. It comes with the following features: General • Speed: 52X max / 40X def ault. • “Maximum Speed Choice” function. • 40 Pin A T API - IDE interface. • 5[...]

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    1 2 4 3 5 6 7 10 © 2001 - Sony Australia 11 © 2001 - Sony Australia 1 - Earphone Jack Stereo mini-jack for headphones and/or po wered speakers. 2 - V olume Control Control volume of earphone jack. This control has no effect on rear panel audio output. 3 - Emergenc y Eject In case the Eject button isn’ t working, insert a small paper clip into t[...]

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    12 © 2001 - Sony Australia 13 © 2001 - Sony Australia INST ALLING THE DRIVE System Requirements T o ensure stable performance, the following system specications are recommended. OS DOS 6.xx or higher, W indo ws 3.1x, 95/98/ME/2000/ NT 4.0, OS/2 W arp 3.0 or higher . Interface V acant IDE interf ace connector NO TE: T o operate the driv e using[...]

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    14 © 2001 - Sony Australia 15 © 2001 - Sony Australia INST ALLING THE DRIVE Connecting the IDE cable Most PC systems can connect up to 4 de vices on the IDE ports. Y our PC should consist of a “Primary IDE Bus” and a “Secondary IDE Bus” each of which can hav e two de vices connected to it - a “Master device” and a “Sla ve device” [...]

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    SONY CDU5211 Product Specifications Version 1.1 16 5. M ECHANICAL D RAWINGS 16 © 2001 - Sony Australia 17 © 2001 - Sony Australia SPECIFICA TIONS General Host Interface A T A-PI compliant. Acceptable Formats CD-D A, CD-Rom mode 1, CD-Rom/XA mode 2 form 1 & form 2, CD-I Ready , V ideo CD (MPEG-1), Karaoke CD, Photo CD, Enhanced CD, CD extra, I[...]