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    TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMA TION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SR-M8102 CD-R/CD-R W DRIVE USER MANU AL[...]

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    CONTENTS Introductio n .............................................................................. 1 Setup ........................................................................................ 3 Using the CD-R/CD- R W Drive ................................................. 6 T r oubleshoo ting..................................................[...]

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    1 INTR ODUCTION – SR-M8102 General Features CD-R/CD-R W disc writ e/rewrite at 52X/32X 3-way Disc Eject (ej ect button, software, emergency eject hole ) Average Random Access Time CD 110ms CD-RW 120ms Horizontal or Vertical Mount 2MByte Buffer Playback interchangeab ility for CD-ROM discs BUS Interface - ATAPI Formats Compatibility CD-DA (Red Boo[...]

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    Front Panel Figure 1.SR-M8102 CD-R/RW Drive Front Panel Loading Tray Load disc using tray. LED The LED lights when the drive is ope rating Load/Unload Button The Load/Unload button is used to open the disc tra y so you can install or remove a disc. Emergency Eject Hole The emergency eject hol e is to be used only when the Loading Tray will n ot ope[...]

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    3 SETUP – SR-M8102 The following steps must be perfo rmed 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 CD-R/CD-RW drive. By placing a jumper on the p[...]

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    4 Placing CD-R/CD-RW Drive inside your Computer Now that you have set the jumpe rs, you are ready to install your CD-R/CD-RW drive inside your computer. Important Note: Disconnect power fr om y our co mputer system befo re beginning installation. Remove computer co ver and faceplate if required. Re fer to your co mputer systems manual for removal i[...]

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    5 Power Cable - Connect an internal com puter power supply cable to the power so cket at the back of the CD- R/CD-RW drive. One side of the plug ha s 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 you ha[...]

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    6 USING THE CD-R/CD-R W Drive – SR-M8102 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 utton [...]

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    7 Figure 2.Inserting Disc Vertically Removing a Disc To remove a disc from the CD-R/CD-RW drive, perform the following steps: 1. Open the Loading T ra y b y 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 ra y . CD-RW Software [...]

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    8 Figure 3.Using Emergency Eject Cleaning Media Try to avoid touching the read area (un derside) of the disc as dirt and smears will degra de the disc accessing speed. If the disc becomes dirty wipe it with a damp soft cloth. Avoid cl eaning in a circular motion, but rather from the inner side outward.[...]

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    9 TR OUBLESHOO TING – SR-M8102 Problem Solution Disc tra y cannot be opened • Check that there is pow er to drive. • Use Emergency Eject instr uctions 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 o wer Cable , Interface Cab le and Audio Cab les). • Are the[...]

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    10 SPECIFICA TIONS –SR-M8102 General Interface ATAPI Format for Writing: Disc at once, Track at on ce, Session at once, Variable & Fixed Packet write Format Compatibility: CD-DA (Red B ook) - Standard Audio CD & CD-TEXT CD-ROM (Yellow Book Mode 1&2) - Standard Data CD-ROM XA (Mode 2 Form 1&2) - Photo CD, Multi Session CD-I/FMV (Gr[...]

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    11 T ransf er Rate CD-ROM Re ad (Mode 1) CD-R/R W Read (Mode 1) 7,800KB/second 6,000KB/second Random Access Time CD-ROM CD-RW 110ms 120ms Data Buff er 2MB Environmental Ambient Temperature Operating 5° to 45 ° C (41° to 113° F) Storage -25° to 60° C (13° to 140° F) Relative Humidity Operating 10% to 80% Storage/Shipping 10% to 95% Vibration[...]

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    12 Connectors DC input 4-pin Power Suppl y Connector ATAPI Interface Connector 40 Pin I/F ATAPI 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 SR-M8102 CD-R/RW has been ce rtified by the following regulat ory agencies • UL 1950 • CSA C22.2 No . 950 ?[...]

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    13 DRIVE CONNECT ORS –SR-M8102 Figure 1.SR-M8102 CD-R/CD-RW Drive Rear Panel - Connector s Power Connector Power is supplied to your CD-R/RW dri ve by 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 powe r connector fits only one wa y. CAUT[...]

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    14 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[...]