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Toshiba SD-M1912 manual

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    TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-M1912 D VD-R OM DRIVE USER MANU AL[...]

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    CONTENTS Introductio n .............................................................................. 1 Setup ........................................................................................ 3 Using the D VD- R OM Drive ...................................................... 6 T roub leshoo ting ..............................................[...]

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    1 INTR ODUCTION – SD-M1912 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 90ms CD-RW 90ms DVD (single) 93ms DVD (dual) 115ms DVD-RAM 200ms DAE (Digital Audio Extraction) Audio Capability MPC3 Compatibility Multi-Read Capability Regionalizat[...]

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    CD • CD-D A (Red Book) – Standar d A udio CD & CD-T e xt • CD-ROM (Y ellow Book) – Standard Data • CD-ROM-XA – Photo CD , Multi-Session • CD-I/FMV (Green Book) • CD-Extra/CD-Plus (Blue B ook) – audio & text/Video • Video-CD (White Book) – MPEG1 Video Front Panel Figure 1.SD-M1912 DVD-ROM Drive Front Panel Eject Button [...]

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    3 SETUP – SD-M1912 D VD-ROM The following steps must be performe d to properly install your drive: • Set Drive J umper Settings • Connect A udio Cab le (optional) • Attach IDE BUS Cable • Attach P ow er Cable • Mount Drive Jumper Settings The mode select jumpers are 6 straight angle pi n s located on the rear of the DVD-ROM drive. By pl[...]

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    4 Placing DVD-ROM Drive inside your Computer Now that you have set the jumpers, you are read y to install your DVD- ROM drive inside your com puter. Important Note: Disconnect power fr om your co mputer system before b eginning installation. Remove computer co ver and faceplate if required. Re fer to your co mputer systems manual for removal inform[...]

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    5 Audio Cable (optional) - If you have a sound card and speakers, and would like t o play audio CDs on your computer, you will need to install a CD/DVD audio ca ble. Toshiba's DVD-ROM dri ves use a standard 4-pin audio cable that can be purchased from mo st local computer suppliers. The sound cabl e connects to your sound card at one end and t[...]

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    6 USING THE D VD D VD-ROM Drive – SD-M1912 Drive Operation Inserting a Disc - Horizontally To insert a disc into a drive that is moun ted horizont ally, perform the following 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 utton a[...]

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    7 Removing a Disc To remove a disc from the DVD-RO M drive, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Loading T r ay 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 r ay . Usage Guidelines • K eep the disc tra y closed when not using the D VD-ROM Drive. • Do no[...]

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    8 NOTE: Use a bar that is less than 1.5 mm in diameter . Do not insert more than 50mm in depth. Inserting more than 50mm may damage the DVD-RO M drive. Handling Media DVD media is sensitive to dust and fingerprints. Carefully han dle media by its edges only. If a DVD movie skips or hangs d uring playback, clean the me dia. Most DVD vide o playback [...]

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    9 TR OUBLESHOO TING – SD-M1912 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 d[...]

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    10 SPECIFICA TIONS –SD-M1912 General Interface ATAPI Format Compatibility DVD DVD-ROM (Book 1.02) DVD-Video (Book 1.1) DVD-R (Book 1.0, 3.9G) DVD-R (Book 2.0, 4.7G) - General & Authorin g DVDRW CD CD-DA (Red Book) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode1&2) - Standard Data CD-ROM XA (Mode2 Form 1&2) - Photo CD, Mult[...]

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    11 Performance Read Speed CD-D A (A udio Pla y) CA V 16X CD-D A (D AE) CA V 32X Mixed Media Audio CAV 32X (DAE, CAV 16X (Audio Play) Data CAV 48X (Max) Video-CD CAV 16X DVD-Video Play CAV 8X DVD-R, DVDRW Rea d CAV 6X DVD-RAM ZCLV 2X Sustained T ransf er Rate D VD (Single) 21,600 KBytes/s D VD (Dual) 10,800 KBytes/s D VD-R, D VD-R W 8,100 KBytes/s D[...]

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    12 A udio F requency Response 20Hz to 20,000 Hz T otal Har monic Distor tion 1KHz, 30KHz LPF ON (0.15%, Max) Output Le vel s Headphone 0dB 1KHz CD Ref erence T rack 0.7V20% (Max) Signal to Noise Ratio 1KHz, IEC179 A-W eighted ON (75dB Min) Channel Separation 1KHz, 30KHz LPF ON (65dB Min) Environmental Ambient Temperature Operating 5° to 45° C (41[...]

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    13 Regulatory The SD-M1912 DVD-ROM drive ha s been certified by the followi ng regulatory agencies: • UL 1950 • CSA C22.2 No . 950 • TUV (EN60950I) • CE standard • CB • DHHS 21 CFR Sub-Chapt er J • BSMI[...]

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    14 DRIVE CONNECT ORS –SD-M1912 Figure 1.SD-M1912 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 INTERFACE PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN NO . I/O SIGNAL NAME HOST SIGNAL NAME PIN NO . I/O SIGNAL NAME HOST SIGNAL NAME 1 I Reset Host Reset 21 O HDRQ DMA Request 2 - GND 22 - GND 3 I/O HD7 Host Data Bus BIT 7 23 I HWR-,STOP Host I/O Write 4 I/O HD8 Host Data Bus BIT 8 24 - GND 5 I/O HD6 Host Data Bus BIT 6 25 I HRD-, HDMA[...]