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    Operating I nstructions DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Cover © 2005 Sony Co rporation 2-651-062- 11 (1) 4E.B5U02.021 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS DVD/CD Rewritable Drive E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB00COV.FM DRU-810A[...]

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    2 masterpage:Left DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB01REG.fm Safety Regulations WARNING You are caut ioned that any chang es or modifi cations not expressly approved i n this manua l could vo id your authorit y to operat e this equi pment. To preve nt fire or sho ck hazard , do not e xpose the unit to ra[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 3 E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB01REG.fm The DRU-810A is classified as a CLASS 1 LASE R PRODUCT. The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located at the bo ttom of the enclosure. Bei diesem DRU-8 10A handelt es si ch um ein Laser-Prod ukt der Kla sse 1. Das Etikett mit der Aufschrift LAS[...]

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    4 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB02COV1TOC.fm Table of Contents Safety Regulations .................. ........ 2 Compliance Statements ............... ... 3 Introduction Unpacking the Pack age Contents ... 6 Features ...... ................. ............ ........ 6 System Requirements [...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 5 E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB03REG.fm • is a tradem ark of Sony Cor porat ion. • Pentium is a registr ated trademark of Intel Corporatio n. • Micr osof t, MS, MS-DO S and Window s are r egis tered tra demar ks of Mi cros oft C orpora tion . • Other system and prod uct na[...]

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    6 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm B Intro ducti on Unpacking the Package Conten ts Please veri fy that the packa ge contain s the following when unp acking. If any of these item s appear to be missing and/o r damaged , please co ntact your dealer. •D r i v e ?[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 7 Introduct ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm System Requiremen ts The d rive sh ould be u sed wit h a sys tem th at meets the fo llowing requi rements 1) . ❑ PC/AT-co mpatible computer ❑ CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher (with Nero Vision Express: P entium 4, 1.6 GH[...]

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    8 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm Part Names and Functions Front Pa nel Rear Panel[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 9 Introduct ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB04STA.fm A Disc tray Insert discs here, label side up. Hint When you in ser t a dis c into the d rive, make sure tha t it is under the f our pi ns. Wh en us ing the d rive vert ically , make sure that y ou set the disc inside the two lo[...]

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    10 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm B Setup Setting up the Drive The installation and setup procedures outlined below assume that y ou are using a standard computer. For details about how to install peripheral devices into your computer, refer to the instructions supplied with y[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 11 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 2 Determin e whic h co nnection method yo u want to use , and then adjust th e jump er. Depen ding on w hethe r you wa nt to conne ct the dr ive as M ASTER or SLA VE, place the jumper o n the pin s, as illustra ted belo w. If yo u are[...]

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    12 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 3 Connect the cabl es. • Connect an unused power conn ector from the co mputer’s powe r supply to the DC in put (p ower inp ut) conne ctor of the dr ive. • Connect the supp lied IDE flat cable to the IDE connector of the drive. Hint If y[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 13 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 4 Install the dr ive in to a 5 -inch drive b ay with the su pplied s crews. 5 Replace the com puter co ver, and then r econnec t the power cable to the outlet. 6 Start y our comp uter, and make sur e that the drive i s detecte d. On t[...]

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    14 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm 7 Insert the suppli ed softwar e disc i nto the dr ive, and then in stall the softwar e on the di sc. Follow t he instruction s on the sc reen to comp lete the i nstallation. For detai ls about the software on the suppli ed software d isc, see[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 15 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Appropriate Jumper Settings Depending on the settings of your computer, use one of the following configurations. Hint Your compu ter has two IDE connectors: a primary and a secondary c onnecto r. You can connec t up to two device s to[...]

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    16 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Connect the drive as follows. Instal ling t he D VD/CD r ewritab le dr ive as a s econd drive Secondary IDE connector Prima ry IDE connector 2 nd dri ve Place th e jumper in the MASTER position. DVD/CD rewrit able d rive 1 st drive Hard dis k [...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 17 Setup E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Connect the drive as follows. Install ing the DVD/CD rew ritab le drive a s a th ird driv e Secondary IDE conne ctor Prim ary IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position. DVD/CD rewr itab le driv e 1 st d riv e Hard di sk dri[...]

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    18 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB05SET.fm Connect the drive as follows. Instal ling the D VD/CD r ewritab le d rive as a fo urth drive Secondary IDE conn ector Prima ry IDE connector Place the jumper in the SLAVE position. DVD/CD rewrit able d rive 1 st drive Hard disk drive (usually)[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 19 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm B Operati on Using th e Dri ve Use the supplied software to create discs and play back DVDs. Refer to the documentation of each software for details about th eir operation. The supplied software disc contains the following softwa[...]

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    20 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Using sof tware other than the supplied softw are (such as generic software , shareware, or freeware) to write data to disc with this drive is not under warrant y and Sony off ers n o custom er serv ice if proble ms arise from using such softw[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 21 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Comp atibl e Disc s The following discs are compatible with the drive. DVD 1) Writing sp eed suppor ted b y the dr ive. Depe nding on your soft ware an d media , this speed may vary. For more details on w riting spee d by disc ty[...]

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    22 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm CD 1) Writing speed supp orted by the dri ve. Dep ending on yo ur soft ware and media, thi s speed may vary. For more det ails on writing spee d by disc type, access the use r support web site (se e page 34). Notes • O nly r ound disc s shou[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 23 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm We rec ommen d that yo u on ly use dis cs for which operati on has b een guaranteed. You can o btain the latest list of writable discs for wh ich operation with this drive has been g uaranteed at the user support Web site address[...]

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    24 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm You can use a variety of discs with the drive to write data. Refer to the table below to find t he type of dis c that m atche s what yo u want to do. Note You can a ccess /pl ay ba ck the data writ ten to the discs abov e with most driv es/p l[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 25 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Writable CDs and compat ibility The drive can write to CD-R and CD-RW discs, when used with writing software. To play back (rea d) these CD-R and CD-RW discs on other CD-ROM drives, make settings on the writing software according[...]

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    26 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm About playback/readin g compatibility in CDs CD-R and CD-RW discs created with the drive can be read on most CD-ROM drives. However, some older CD-ROM drives cannot read CD-RW discs. In addition, CD-R music discs created and finalized with the[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 27 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Further, because of the differences in quality and characteristics betwee n various DVD-ROM drive, DVD player, DVD+R DL disc, DVD+R disc, DVD+RW disc, DVD-R DL disc, DVD-R disc, and DVD-RW disc manuf acture rs, pla yback may not [...]

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    28 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Precautions on Wr iting/Playing Discs Write speed and compatible discs • When writing data to disc at high speeds, you m ust use the appropriate type of dis c. • Configure the w riting speed through your wr iting software. For details abou[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 29 Operat ion E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Copy contr olled CDs This pr oduct i s desig ned to play bac k discs conform ing to th e compa ct disc (CD) standard. Audio CDs encoded with copyright p rotection technology are now marketed by various record compan ies. Be aware[...]

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    30 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP2651062 1112651062111_DRU-810AGB06BAS.fm Maximi zing Pe rforma nce Make sure t hat you use Hi gh Spee d dis cs for w hich t his o perat ion has been certified by Sony. For the latest information about these discs, visit the user supp ort Web sit e. Whe n usi ng dis cs oth er th an th[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 31 Misce llaneous E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm B Miscella neous Precautions for Use Operation and storage co nditions Avoi d using or sto ring the driv e in a hot or humi d locat ion, or w here i t migh t be s ubject to se vere vi bration or dire ct sunl ight. On transpor[...]

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    32 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Specification s Compatible discs Read Write (max.) (max.) DVD+R 1 6 × -CAV 2.4 × DVD+R (4 × )1 6 × -CAV 4 × DVD+R (8 × )1 6 × -CAV 8 × -PCAV DVD+R (16 × )1 6 × -CAV 16 × -CAV DVD+R Double Layer 12 × -CAV 2.4 × DVD+R Double Lay er([...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 33 Misce llaneous E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Interface Drive int erface ATAPI (EIDE) compliant Buffer capacity 2 MB Drive product number (Inq uiry) SONY DVD RW DRU-810A Design and specificatio ns are subject t o change without noti ce.[...]

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    34 DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Support Overview If you hav e probl ems with the drive, or are unsure of a proc edure or some other deta ils, please co ntact yo ur Sony cus tomer su pport center. You can find the following information on this Web site . The infor mation is p[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) master page:Rig ht 35 Misce llaneous E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB07ADD.fm Technical Suppor t Pleas e consult th e above sou rces before calling with questions a bout us ing this product, o r with technic al questio ns about the drive or the su pplied softwa re. If using tele phone or e- mail s uppo[...]

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    DRU- 810A 2-65 1-06 2- 11 (1) masterpage:Left E:DRU810ADTP265106211126 51062111_DRU-810AGB08BCO.fm Sony Corporation Printed in China[...]