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    TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-R5112 D VD REWRITEABLE DRIVE USER MANU AL[...]

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    CONTENTS Introductio n .............................................................................. 1 Setup ........................................................................................ 3 Using the D VD Rewr iteable Dr ive ........................................... 7 T roub leshoo ting .................................................[...]

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    1 INTR ODUCTION – SD-R5112 General Features Reads and record s digital data on DVD-R/-RW and CD-R/-RW discs CD-R/-RW disc write/rewrite at 16X/10X DVD-R/-RW disc write/rewrite at 4X/2X 3-way Disc Eject (ej ect button, software, emergency eject hole ) Average Random Access Time CD 110ms DVD-RAM 200ms DVD-ROM 130ms Horizontal or Vertical Mount 2MBy[...]

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    Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R5112 DVD Write able Drive Front Panel Loading Tray Load disc using tray. Busy Light LED The LED lights green or amber whe n the drive is operating (LED is amber whe n drive is writing.) Eject Button The Eject button is used to open the disc tra y so you can install or remove a disc. Emergency Eject Hole The emergency eject [...]

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    3 SETUP – SD-R5112 The following steps must be performe d to properly install your drive: • Set Drive Jumper Settings • Connect Audio Cable • Attach IDE BUS Cable • Attach Power Cable • Mount Drive Jumper Settings The mode select jumpers are 6 straight angle pin s located on the rear of the DVD Rewriteable drive. By placing a jumper on [...]

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    4 Placing DVD Rewriteable Drive inside your Computer Now that you have set the jumpers, you are read y to install your DVD Rewriteable drive insid e your computer. 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[...]

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    5 Power Cable - Connect an internal computer p ower supply cable to the power so cket at the back of the DV D Rewriteable drive. One si de of the plug has chamfered edges, so the power connector fits onl y one way. Push plug completely into the socket making sure the plug fits correctly. Figure 4.Installing Power Cable Audio Cable (optional) - If y[...]

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    6 Software Driver - Toshiba' s optical drives do not requi re any unique devi ce drivers for Windows '95/'98/2000/Me/XP/NT. After installing your drive and re-booting, your system should recognize your drive. Windows '95/'98/20 00/Me/XP/NT Operating Systems support all To shib a optical drives natively If you prefer using D[...]

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    7 USING THE D VD Rewriteable Drive – SD-R5112 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 or into driv e's Loading tra y 3. Press Eject b u[...]

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    8 Figure 2.Inserting Disc Vertically Removing a Disc To remove a disc from the DVD Rewrite able d rive, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Loading T r ay by pressing the Eject Button. 2. Slide disc holders a wa y from disc. 3. Grasp disc by edges , and lift out of loading tra y . 4. Press Eject Button again to close Loading T ray . Software W[...]

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    9 Usage Guidelines • K eep the disc tra y closed when not using the D VD Rewriteable Drive . • Do not press do wn on the disc tra y when opening o r closing it. • Do not place objects on the disc tra y . • Ne ve r use a damaged, broken, or d efo r med disc. • Do not press the Open/Close b utt on while the driv e is pla ying a D VD movie o[...]

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    10 TR OUBLESHOO TING – SD-R5112 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-R5112 General Interf ace: A T API Applicable Formats - Write: Write Formats CD-R/RW DVD-R/RW Disc at once, Track at once, session at once, Packet Write, in cremental write, restricted overwrite Write Disc - CD-R/-RW DVD-R/-RW CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD -ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, MIXED MODE CD , CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD)[...]

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    12 Performance Rotational Speed DVD-ROM (single layer) DVD-ROM (dual layer) DVD-R (Ver. 1.0) DVD-R (Ver. 2.0) DVD-RW (Ver 1.1) DVD-video (CSS-Disc) DVD-R (Ver 2.0) (Write) DVD-RW (Ver 1.1) (Write) DVD-RAM (Ver 2.1) CD-ROM, CD-R CD-RW CD-DA Transfer CD-DA, Video-CD CD-R (Write) High Speed CD-RW (Write) CD-RW (Write) 7,580rpm (5.0 - 12X CAV) 5,053rpm[...]

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    13 Reliability MTBF 100,000 hours P ower ON Hours 5,436 hours/y ear ON/OFF Cycles 313 cycles/y ear Number of Access 600,000 accesses/y ear Operating Duty Cycle 20% of P ower ON time (Reading/Seeki ng) 2% of P ower ON time (Writing/Seeking) MTTR 0.5 hours Environmental Ambient T emperature Operating 5° to 50° C (41° to 122° F) Storage -10° to 6[...]

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    14 Connectors DC input 4-pin P ower Suppl y Connector A T API Interf ace Connector 40 Pin I/F A T API Standard A udio Connectors 4-pin and 2-pin connector (use matching housing, P ar t No . 70066, made by Mole x Cor p , or equiv alent) Regulatory The SD-R5112 D VD Wr iteable drive has been ce r tified by the f ollowing regulatory agencies: • UL 1[...]

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    15 DRIVE CONNECT ORS –SD-R5112 Figure 1.SD-R5112 DVD Rew riteable Drive Rear Panel - Conne ctors Power Connector Power is supplied to your DVD d rive by the connection with your computer's +5V/+12V power cable to the power socket at the back of drive. One si de of the plug has chamfered edges, so the powe r connector fits only one wa y. CAUT[...]

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    16 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[...]