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Toshiba SD-M1401 manual

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    TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-M1401 D VD-R OM SCSI DRIVE USER MANU AL[...]

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    CONTENTS Introductio n .............................................................................. 1 Setup ........................................................................................ 3 Using the D VD- ROM Drive ...................................................... 7 T roub leshoo ting ...............................................[...]

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    1 INTR ODUCTION – SD-M1401 D VD-ROM Drive General Features Tray Loading Mechanism 3-way Disc Eject (ej ect button, software, emergency eject hole ) Average Random Access Time CD-ROM 85ms DVD 105ms DAE (Digital Audio Extraction) Audio Capability MPC3 Compatibility Headphone Output Volume Cont rol Multi-Read Capability Regionalization (RPC2 co mpli[...]

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    CD • CD-D A • CD+(E)G • CD-MIDI • CD-TEXT • CD-R OM • CD-ROM-XA • CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD , Video CD) • CD-I • Multi-session (Photo-CD , CD Extra, CD-RW , CD-R) • CD-R (Read) • CD-RW (Read) Front Panel Figure 1.SD-M1401 DVD-ROM Drive Front Panel Loading Tray Load disc using tray. Busy Indicator When you in stall a disc into the [...]

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    3 SETUP – SD-M1401 D VD-ROM The following steps must be performe d to properly install your drive: • Set D VD-ROM Drive J umper Settings: SCSI ID , P arity , T ermination, 512/2K, P ower • Connect A udio Cab le • Attach SCSI Interface Cab le • Attach P ow er Cable • Daisy-Chaining SCSI Driv es (if applicable ) • Mount Drive Jumper Set[...]

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    4 Terminator ON/OFF - This jumper turns termination power ON or OFF. If you are connecting more than one SCSI device to your system, and the DVD-ROM is not at the end of the chain, then terminator jumper is not required. 512/2K (Block Size Selectability) - This jumper is used to select default block size. Wh en the jumper is present, the default bl[...]

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    5 Audio Cable (optional) - If you ha v e a sound card and speak ers, an d would lik e to pla y audio CDs on yo ur computer , you will need to install a CD/D VD audio ca ble . T oshiba's D VD-ROM drives use a stand ard 4-pin audio cab le that can be purchased from most local comp uter suppliers. The soun d cable connects to your sound card at o[...]

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    6 Completing Installation After you ha v e connected all the necessary cables, push the D VD-R OM drive completely into the computers drive slot. Mount drive per y our computers instructions. T he screw len gth should not e xceed 30.5mm (measured from outside surf ace of side or bottom of drive to tip of scre w). Replace computer cov er and all out[...]

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    7 USING THE D VD D VD-R OM Drive – SD-M1401 Drive Operation Inserting a Disc - Horizontally T o inser t a disc into a driv e that is mounted horizontally , perf or m the follo wing steps: Figure 1.Inserting Disc 1. Open the drive's L oading tra y b y pressing the Eject Button. 2. Place disc into drive's L oading tra y 3. Press Eject b u[...]

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    8 Removing a Disc T o remove a disc from the D VD-ROM d r iv e, perf or m the follo wing steps: 1. Open the Loading T r a y by pressing the Eject Button. 2. Grasp disc by edges , and lift out of loading tra y . 3. Press Eject Button again to close Loading T ray . Usage Guidelines • K eep the disc tra y closed when not using the D VD-ROM Drive. ?[...]

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    9 Handling Media D VD media is sen sitive to dust an d fingerpr ints. Care fu lly handle media b y its edges only . If a D VD movie skips or hangs du ring playbac k , clean the media. Mo st D VD video pla ybac k issues are media-related and can be remedied b y proper handling and ca re of media. Cleaning Media T r y to av oid touching the read area[...]

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    10 TR OUBLESHOO TING – SD-M1401 Problem Solution Disc tra y cannot be opened • Check that there is pow er to drive. • Use Emergency Eject instructi ons to open tray . Drive is not recognized by system • Is the drive connected proper ly? Are all cables plugged in proper ly (e.g. P ower Cable , Interface Cab le and Audio Cables). • Are the [...]

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    11 SPECIFICA TIONS –SD-M1401 General Interf ace SCSI Compatible DVD-ROM Standards DVD DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DV D-9, DVD-10, DV D-18) DVD-R (Read, Ver 1, 3.9GB media only) CD CD-DA CD-ROM CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video CD) Multi-session (Photo-CD, CD Extra, CD-RW, CD-R) CD-MINI CD-TEXT CD+(E)G CD-ROM-XA CD-I CD-R (Read) CD-RW (Read) Storage Capacities DVD[...]

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    12 Burst (SCSI Interf ace) Sync 20 MByte/s Async 5 MBytes/s Random Access Time CD 85ms DVD 105ms Data Error Rate DVD 10 -15 Max CD 10 -15 Max (Mo de 1) 10 -12 Max (Mode 2) Spin-up Time DVD 1.5s Typ CD 1.4s Typ Data Buff er 128Kbyte s Reliability MTBF 100,000 hours P ower ON Hours 5,436 hours/y ear ON/OFF Cycles 313 cycles/ye a Number of Access 600,[...]

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    13 Vibration Operating no hard error: 10 to 500 Hz 2.45 m/s 2 [0.25G] (O-P) (excludes re sonance point) Non-operating no damage: 5 - 10Hz 5mm (P-P) 10 - 500Hz 9.8m/s 2 [1G] (O-P) Shock (Non-o perating) 490 m/s 2 [50G] (Half sine wa v e 11ms) Acoustical Noise <45dB Po w e r DC V oltage and Current Requi reme nts 5V 5%, 12V 5% +5V +5V Idle (Laser [...]

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    14 DRIVE CONNECT ORS –SD-M1401 Figure 1.SD-M1401 DVD-ROM Dri ve Rear Panel - Connectors Power Connector Power is supplied to your DVD-ROM drive b y the connection with your computer's +5V/+12V power cable to the powe r socket at the back of drive. One side of the plug ha s chamfered edges, so the p ower connector fits only on e way CAUTION: [...]

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    15 Table 1.Interface Pin Assignments PIN NO. SIGNAL NAME PIN NO SIGNAL NAME 1 GND 2 -DB0 3 GND 4 -DB1 5 GND 6 -DB2 7 GND 8 -DB3 9 GND 10 -DB4 11 GND 12 -DB5 13 GND 14 -DB6 15 GND 16 -DB7 17 GND 18 -DBP 19 GND 20 GND 21 GND 22 GND 23 GND 24 GND 25 NO CONNECTION 26 TERM POWER (+5v) 27 GND 28 GND 29 GND 30 GND 31 GND 32 -ATN 33 GND 34 GND 35 GND 36 -B[...]