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Toshiba SD-R6372 manual

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  • Page 1

    TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-R6372 D VD REWRITEABLE MOBILE DRIVE USER MANU AL[...]

  • Page 2

    CONTENTS Introductio n .............................................................................. 1 Setup ........................................................................................ 4 Using the D VD Rewr iteable Dr ive ........................................... 5 T roub leshoo ting .................................................[...]

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    1 INTR ODUCTION – SD-R6372 General Features Reads and record s digital data on DVD-R/ - RW, DVD+R/+R W and CD-R/-RW di scs. Read Write DVD-R/+R 4X 4X DVD-RW/+RW 4X 2X/2.4X DVD-ROM 8X n/a DVD-RAM 2X n/a CD-ROM 24X n/a CD-R 12X 16X CD-RW 12X 4X HS CD-RW - 10X US CD-RW - 16X 3-way Disc Eject (ej ect button, software, emergency eject hole ) Average R[...]

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    Types of Disc Formats Supported - Write Applicable Write Format D VD-R Disc at once, increme ntal wr ite D VD-R W Disc at once, increme ntal wr ite, rest r icted o verwrite D VD+R Sequential Recording D VD+R W Sequential Recording, Random Write CD-R/-R W Disc at once, T r ack at once , Session at once, P ac ket write Applicable Write disc D VD-R D [...]

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    Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R6372 DVD Write able Drive Front Panel Loading Tr a y Load disc using tra y . Busy Indicator The LED lights g reen or amber wh en the drive is oper ating (LED is amber when d rive is writing.) Eject Button The Eject button is used to open the disc tra y so y ou can install or remo ve a di sc. Emergency Eject Hole The emergen[...]

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    4 SETUP – SD-R6372 Toshiba recommends that only trained profe ssionals install this DV D Rewriteable drive into your laptop/notebook. Installation Notes • The SD-R6372 D VD Rewriteable drive has no ju mpers that need to be set • Mounting orientation: 15° (horizontally), 15° v e r tically (v olume control in do wn position), 30 (drive with v[...]

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    5 USING THE D VD Rewriteable Drive – SD-R6372 Drive Operation Inserting Media To insert media perform the following steps: 1. Figure 1.Inserting Disc 1. Open the drive's lo ading tra y by pre ssing the Eject Button and pulling out the tra y . 2. Place media disc into driv e's loading tra y , and lightly press do wn on the inner por tion[...]

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    6 1. Turn comput er power OFF by properly shutting d own system. 2. Insert a solid bar (i.e. large paper clip) into Emergency Eject hole a nd push in as shown in the picture below. 3. Loading tray will open/eje ct. Figure 2.Using Emergency Eject Handling Media CD/DVD media is se nsitive to dust and fingerprint s. Carefull y handle media by its edge[...]

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    7 TR OUBLESHOO TING – SD-R6372 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). • Is the so[...]

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    8 SPECIFICA TIONS –SD-R6372 General Interf ace: A T API Applicable Write Format D VD-R Disc at once , Incremental write 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 CD-R/-R W Disc at once, T rack at once , Session at once , P ack et write Applicable Write disc [...]

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    9 Data Disc Capacit ies DV D - R O M 4.377GB (D VD-5) 7.959GB (D VD-9) 8.754GB (D VD-10) 15.917GB (D VD-18) D VD-R (V er 1) D VD-R (V er 2.1) D VD-R W (V er .1.1) DV D + R DV D + R W D VD-RAM (V er 2.1) CD 3.679GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 656.5MB (mode 1) 748.8MB (mode 2) Performance Rotational Speed DVD-ROM (single layer) 4,670rpm ([...]

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    10 T ransf er Rate DVD (Single) DVD (Dual) DVD-R, DVD-R W DVD+R, DVD+RW DVD-RAM (Ver 1.0) CD 4,416 - 10,816KB/second 3,380 - 8,112KB/second 2,163 - 5,408KB/second 2,160 - 5,400KB/second 2,740KB/second 1,545 - 3,600KB/second (mode 1) 600 - 900KB/second (mod e 1) 1,761 - 4,104KB/second (mode 2) Random Access Time D VD 120ms CD 105ms D VD-RAM 250ms Da[...]

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    11 Relativ e Humidity Operating 8% to 80% Storage/Shipping 5% to 95% (wet bulb 4 0 C max) Vibration Operating (5 to 500 Hz) (re ad) 2.45 m/s 2 (0.25G) (O-P) Operating (5 to 500 Hz) (wr ite) 2.45 m/s 2 (0.25G) (O-P) Non-operatin g (10 to 500Hz) 9.8 m/s 2 (1.0G) (O-P) T rans por ting (with packing) (10 to 25 Hz) 9.8 m/s 2 (1.0G) (O-P) Shock (Non-o pe[...]

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    12 Drive Connectors –SD-R6372 Figure 1.SD-R6372 DVD Writeable Drive Rear Panel – Connector ATA P I Connector A 50-pin A T API interf ace connector is found at t he rear of the SD-R6372 D VD rewriteable dr iv e. Connecting cable should use Japan A viation Electronics Industr y Limited KX1 4-50Series L o r equivalent connector . Table 1.Interfac[...]