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  • Page 1

    TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-R5372 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-R5372 General Features Reads and record s digital data on DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/ +RW, DVD+R DL, CD-R/-RW, HS CD-RW and US CD-RW d iscs. Read Write DVD-R 12X 16X* Capable DVD+R 12X 16X DVD-RW 6X 6X* Capable DVD+RW 6X 8X* Capable DVD+R DL 8X 5X DVD-ROM 16X n/a DVD-RAM 2X n/a CD-ROM 48X n/a CD-R 48X 48X CD-RW 24X 4X CD-DA 40X n/a HS [...]

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    Types of Disc Formats Supported - Read DVD: DVD-ROM, DV D-R/RW, DVD+ R, DVD+R DL, DVD +RW, DVD-RA M CD: CD-DA, CD+G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-RO M XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session (P hoto- CD, CD-EXTRA, CD- R, CD-RW, Portfolio) Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R5372 DVD Write able Drive Front Panel Loading Tray Lo[...]

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    3 SETUP – SD-R5372 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 D VD Rewrite able Drive inside y our Computer Now that y ou ha ve set the jumpers, y ou are ready to install y our D VD Rewriteable drive insi de your computer . Important Note: Disconnect power fr om your co mputer system before b eginning installation. Remov e computer cov er and f aceplate if required. Re fer to y our computer syste ms[...]

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    5 Power Cable - Connect an internal computer power supply cab le to the pow er sock et at the bac k of the D VD Rewriteable d rive. One side of the plug has chamf ered edges, so the power conn ector fits only one wa y . Push plug completely into the soc ket making sure the plug fits correctly . Figure 4.Installing Power Cable Audio Cable (optional)[...]

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    6 Software Driver - T oshiba's optical d rives do not require an y unique de vice driv ers f or Windows '95/'98/2000/Me/XP/NT . After installing your d r iv e and re-booting, y our system should recogniz e your drive. Windows '95/'98/2000/Me/XP/NT Oper ating Systems suppor t all T oshiba optical driv es nativel y If you pre[...]

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    7 USING THE D VD REWRITEABLE DRIVE – SD-R5372 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 or into drive' s Loading tra y 3. Press Ejec[...]

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    8 Figure 2.Inserting Disc Vertically Removing a Disc T o remove a disc from the D VD Rewriteab le drive, pe rf or m the f ollowing step s: 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 . Soft[...]

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    9 NO TE: High-speed drives spin the disc at a high rotational speed. If a disc has printing on only half of the disc, or if there is a slight imbalance in the disc, the imbalance is greatly magnified b y the high speed, causing the drive to vibrate or produce a fan-lik e no ise. These effects are inherent in the high-speed technology and do not ind[...]

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    10 TR OUBLESHOO TING – SD-R5372 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-R5372 General Interf ace: A T API Applicable Write Format CD-R/-R W Disc at once, T ra ck at once , Session at once, P ack et write D VD-R Disc at once, Incremental wr ite D VD-R W Disc at once, Incremental wr ite, Rest r icted o verwrite D VD+R Sequential Write D VD+R W Sequential Write, Random Wr ite Applicable Write disc[...]

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    12 Performance Rotational Speed D VD-ROM (si ngle la yer) D VD-R OM (dual la ye r) D VD-R, D VD+R (read) DV D - R W, DV D + R W ( r e a d ) D VD-RAM (V er 2.1) (read) D VD-R (V er 2.0) (Write) D VD-R W (Wr ite) DV D + R ( W r i t e ) DV D + R W ( W r i t e ) CD-R OM, CD-R CD-D A T ransf er CD-D A, Video- CD CD-RW (read) CD-R (wr ite) CD-R W(write) [...]

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    13 Data Buffer 2MB Reliability MTBF 100,000 hours P ower ON Hours 5,436 hours/y ear ON/OFF Cycles 313 cycles/ye ar 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 º to 50 º C (4 1 º to 122 º [...]

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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 Audio Connectors 4-pin and 2-pin connector (use m atching housing, Part No. 70066, made by Molex Corp, or equi valent) Regulatory The SD-R5372 D VD Wr iteable drive has been ce r tified by the f ollowing regulatory agencies: • UL 1950 ?[...]

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    15 DRIVE CONNECT ORS –SD-R5372 Figure 1.SD-R5372 DVD Rew riteable Drive Rear Panel - Conne ctors Power Connector P ower is supplied to y our D VD dr iv e by the con nection with yo ur computer's +5V/+12V pow er cable to the power soc k et at the back of driv e. One side of the plug has chamf ered edges , so the pow er connector fits only on [...]

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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[...]