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CRX100E CD-R/R W Drive Unit User’ s Guide 3-865-162- 11 (3)[...]
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2 Owner’s Record The model and ser ial n umbers ar e loca ted on the top of the driv e. Record thes e n umbers in the spaces pr o vided below . Refer to them whene ver you call upon your sales repre- sentative regarding this product. Model No. Serial No. Safety Regulations WARNING T o prevent f ire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain [...]
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3 This unit uses CD-R W discs with the follo wing mar k. This unit uses CD-R discs with the follo wing mar k. This unit uses CD-R OM discs with the following mark. When y ou use this unit as a CD pla yer, use compact discs with the f ollo wing mark. WARNING — For the customers in U.S.A. Y ou ar e cautioned tha t an y changes or modifications not [...]
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4 Declaration of Conformity T rade Name: SONY Model No.: CRX100E Responsible P arty: Sony Electr onics Inc . Address: 1 Sony Driv e, P ark Ridg e, NJ. 07656 USA T elephone No.: 201-930-6970 This device complies with P art 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the follo wing tw o conditions: (1) This de vice may not cause harmful interference[...]
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5 Contents Introduction 6 Location and Function of P ar ts and Contr ols 7 F ront Panel ......................................................................................... 7 Rear P anel .......................................................................................... 8 Precautions 9 Example of System Setup 10 Installing the Drive in [...]
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6 Introduction Features The CRX100E is an internal CD-R/R W (Compact Disc Recordable/ ReWritable) dr i ve unit designed for use with an IBM PC, HP V ectra, or compa tible computer . It can write as much as 650 Mbytes of digital data into CD-R disc, and can read as much as 650 Mbytes of digital data stored in a CD- ROM (Compact Disc Read-Only Memor [...]
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7 Location and Function of P ar ts and Contr ols Front Panel 3 4 6 1 2 5 1 1 1 1 1 Disc tray Accepts a CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW disc on its tray. 2 2 2 2 2 Emergency eject hole Insert a fine rod into this hole to eject the tray manually in emergencies. 3 3 3 3 3 Eject button Opens and closes the disc tray. 4 4 4 4 4 Busy indicator This indicator show[...]
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8 Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 1 1 1 1 F .GND (Frame g r ound) ta b Connect with one of the host computer’s ground cables when the drive’s frame is not in direct contact with the computer. 2 2 2 2 2 Unused 3 3 3 3 3 ANALOG A UDIO connector Outputs analog audio signals. 4 4 4 4 4 Configuration Jumpers See page 11 for details. 5 5 5 5 5 INTERF A CE C[...]
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9 Precautions ■ Installation • Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to: – high humidity – high temperature – excessi ve dust – mechanical vibration – direct sunlight. W e recommend to use the driv e in a horizontal or v ertical position. Do not use it in a tilted position. ■ Operation • Do not move the drive during operat[...]
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10 Example of System Setup T o use the CD-R/R W de vice, the follo wing components are required: • Computer (IBM-PC/AT, HP Vectra, or equivalent) • IDE Host adapter (ATA compliant) • Floppy disc drive • IDE Interface cable (40 to 40 pin flat cable) • Software (Device driver, utilities) Installing the Drive in Y our Computer This section p[...]
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11 Setting the Jumpers Set the jumpers on the rear of the drive in accordance with the configuration of your computer system. The jumpers are preset at the “MASTER” position as illustrated at the factory. CSEL SLAVE MASTER Notes for configuration jumpers: • Designation of the Drive Number is generally set by inserting a jumper pin on either t[...]
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12 Slide the drive into the lower bay . Installing the Driv e Unit into the Computer Opening the Computer 1 If your computer has its rear side covered by a plastic panel attached with plastic hook pad, pull it off. 2 Remove the cover mounting screws. 3 Remove the cover of the computer. Mounting the Drive If mounting rails are necessary, attach them[...]
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13 Connecting the Drive Connect the drive to the computer with the following connectors: • DC INPUT connector • AUDIO OUT connector (if you plan to connect audio equipment) • INTERFACE CONNECTOR. ■ DC INPUT connector The pin assignment is as follows. After matching the beveled edges, insert the plug of the power supply cable to the DC INPUT[...]
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14 F r ame ground tab F rame ground cable Installing the Driv e Unit into the Computer ■ Frame ground When nor mally installed , the dri ve unit is not in contact with the host computer directly and should be grounded. Connect the frame ground ta b to one of the host computer’ s ground cables. The fr ame ground cable recommended has a AMP 1-480[...]
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15 ■ AUDIO OUT connector The pin assignment is as follows: ■ INTERFACE CONNECTOR 1 Firmly insert one end of the interface cable into the INTER- FACE CONNECTOR. 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the host adapter. Installing the Driv e Unit into the Computer pin Audio Signal 1 R signal 2 ground 3 ground 4 L signal INTERF ACE CONNECTOR Pin 1 [...]
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16 Install the host adapter in one of the e xpansion slots. Installing the Driv e Unit into the Computer Mounting the Host Adapter Install the host adapter in one of the available system expansion slots of your computer. Refer to the operating instructions included with the host adapter for complete instructions on installation and settings. Closin[...]
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17 Installing the Software Driver MSCDEX and the device dri ver for an ordinary CD-R OM drive can be used when using the CRX100E as a CD-R OM dr i ve. Use the device driv er for a CD-R/R W drive w hen using the CRX100E as a r ecorda ble or rewritable drive. Be sur e to install the de vice dr i ver before operating the dri ve. Refer to the manual su[...]
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18 Operating the Drive This section describes ho w to start the drive and eject a disc . Starting the Drive 1 Turn on the power of your computer. 2 Press the eject button. The tray comes out automatically. 3 Place a disc in the tray with its label side up. Oper ating the Dr ive[...]
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19 Oper ating the Dr iv e Note: When the driv e is set up in v er tical position, use the disc locks to prev ent y our disc from f alling. See “Ho w to Use the Disc Loc ks” on page 21 for details. 4 Gently push the tray or press the eject button to close the tray. The drive may begin reading the Table of Contents (TOC) data when it accepts the [...]
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20 Oper ating the Dr ive Ejecting the Disc T o eject the disc, press the eject b utton on the fr ont panel. The tr ay comes out automatically . Note: The eject button does not w ork if it is disabled b y the software y ou are using. ■ Opening the tray manually in an emergency Y ou can open the tray man ually w hen it fails to come out by means of[...]
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21 Oper ating the Driv e How to Use the Disc Locks The disc tray has four disc locks tha t pr e vent the disc fr om f alling when the driv e is set up in vertical position. Note: When the driv e is used in horizontal position, y ou do not need to lock the disc. ■ Locking and unlocking All of the f our loc ks are set in the unlocked position (faci[...]
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22 Oper ating the Dr ive When the drive’s right side is down T o facilitate disc handling, set the disc locks B, C and D into the locked position, and leav e the disc loc k A in the unlocked position. BC D A When the drive’s left side is down T o facilitate disc handling, set the disc locks A, C and D into the locked position, and leav e the di[...]
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23 Specifications Specifications ■ General Host interf ace A T API compliant Read Function Acceptable discs: CD-R OM mode-1 data discs CD-R OM XA discs CD-Audio discs Audio-combined CD-ROM discs CD-I discs CD-I Ready Discs Photo CD (Single and Multi session)discs V ideo CD discs CD-EXTRA discs CD-TEXT discs CD-R discs (Conforming to “Orange Boo[...]
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24 Specifications Outermost track: 200 min -1 (200 rpm) a t CL V = 1.2 m/s (1 × ) 400 min -1 (400 rpm) (2 × ) 800 min -1 (800 rpm) (4 × ) 1600 min -1 (1600 rpm) (8 × ) 5000 min -1 (5000 rpm) a t CA V 24 × ■ Drive performance Data transfer rate Sustained rate: 150 kbytes/s (1 × ) 300 kbytes/s (2 × ) 600 kbytes/s (4 × ) 1200 kbytes/s (8 × [...]
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25 Specifications V ibration Operating Read: 1.96 m /s 2 (0.2 G o-p) at 5 Hz to 300 Hz (sweep) Write: 0.98 m /s 2 (0.1G o-p) at 5Hz to 300 Hz(sweep) Non-operating 19.6 m /s 2 (2 G o-p) at 7 Hz to 300 Hz T ransportation 1.44 m 2 /s 3 -Hz (0.015 G 2 /Hz) at 5 Hz to 50 Hz Shock Operating Read: 49 m /s 2 (5 G o-p) at 11 ms half sine w ave (includes 5 r[...]
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26 Specifications ■ Connectors Power -in/Interface/ID J umper Switch/Audio connector IRISO IMSA-9012B-55Z01-GT Recommended Mating (Female) Connectors for PO WER connector AMP 1-480424-0 or equivalent (Pin Header: AMP 170147-1 or 4 A WG24-18 / AMP 170120-1 or 4 A WG20-14) for INTERF ACE connector and 2 pin out connector AMP 746285-9 or equi valent[...]
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27 Specifications Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Eur opäischen EMC-Bestimmungen für die V erwendung in folgender / folgenden Umgebung(en): • W ohngegenden • Ge werbegebiete • Leichtindustriegebiete (Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Bestimm ungen der Norm EN55022, Klasse B.) ■ Dimension diagram 148 ± 0.5 5 ± 0.5 (0.5) 0.5 4-M3 MOUNTING HOL[...]
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CRX100E CD-R/R W Drive Unit User’ s Guide ©1998 by Son y Cor poration Pr inted in J apan[...]