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    CDR400At SERIES User Guide Guide de I’utilisateur Bedienungsanleitung[...]

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    FCC INFORMA TION (U .S.A.) 1. IMPOR T ANT NO TICE: DO NO T MODIFY THIS UNIT! This product, when installed as indicated in the instructions contained in this manual, meets FCC requirements. Modifications not expressly approv ed by Y amaha may void your authority , granted by the FCC, to use the product. 2. IMPOR T ANT : When connecting this product [...]

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    T his output is value measured at a distance 200mm from the objective lens surface on the optical pick-up block. ANSI Class : Class 1 Material : GaAlAs Wavelength : 782-789 nm Emission Duration : Continuous Laser Output Power : Less than 44.6 µ W* * Laser Diode Properties CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other th[...]

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    WARNING i W ARNING ❢ W ARNING ❢ • The temperature where CDR400At is located should be between 5ºC and 40ºC (41ºF – 104ºF), when used in a fan-cooled system. • Do not disassemble the CDR400At cov er to reduce the risk of electric shock. • Alw ays remov e the disc before transporting CDR400At.[...]

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    Important Precautions ii Impor tant Precautions • Please read the follo wing precautions before attempting to operate the CDR400At. • Before recording a disc, be sure to clean the disc and tray using an air aerosol-type dust remov er . A dust particle on the disc may cause recording to fail, producing an unusable disc. • Always record in a du[...]

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    Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Introduction ............................................................................ 1 CDR400At Features ..................................................... 1 Orange Book Compatible Recording ........................... 2 Chapter 1 - System Configuration .................................... 3 Computer [...]

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    Introduction 1 Intr oduction Thank you for purchasing a Y amaha CDR400At driv e. Please read this manual before using the driv e in order to mak e the best use of the superior CDR400At functions. After reading, please retain this manual for future reference. CDR400At Features ■ 4xS Recording - 6xS Reading The CDR400At is a CD-R OM recorder capabl[...]

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    Introduction 2 Orange Book Compatible Recording T rack at Once In this mode, data can be recorded to disc one track at a time. Discs recorded in this mode cannot be played in CD players or CD-R OM driv es other than a CD-R drive until the session is closed. Multisession In this mode, data can be recorded to disc in stages (one session at a time). A[...]

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    Chapter 1 - System Configuration 3 Chapter 1 - System Configuration Before using the CDR400At, make sure that you ha ve all of the items on the list of included items. In order to use the CDR400At, you will require the following. Computer The following operating en vironment is required: • An IBM/A T compatible computer with a 100 MHz or faster [...]

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    Chapter 1 - System Configuration 4 T ools Discs CD-R Discs On the CDR400At, you can use con v entional CD-R discs that conform to the Recordable Compact Disc Systems Part 2 (Orange Book). Y amaha recommends the follo wing Y amaha CD-R discs: > CDM12Y63 ( φ 120mm, 63 minutes) > CDM12Y74 ( φ 120mm, 74 minutes) > CDM12Y74M ( φ 120mm, 74 mi[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 5 Chapter 2 - Installing the Y amaha CDR400At Drive CDR400At drive settings Before installing the CDR400At in your computer , you will need to set the following jumpers. Y ou set these jumpers by inserting jumper connectors into the jumper switch located on the rear panel of the CDR driv e. ♦ SCSI [...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 6 Note: When you ar e using W indows 95, and if the SCSI ID setting on the rear panel is the same as the number assigned to another SCSI device, the Plug and Play component of W indows 95 will automatically assign an unused number to the CDR400At (SCAM pr otocol level 1). ♦ P arity setting Parity O[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 7 ♦ T erminator setting The terminator setting indicates whether or not this device is the last connected SCSI device. T erminator ON (with a jumper) — Use this setting if the CDR400At is the last device in the internal SCSI daisy-chain. T erminator OFF (without a jumper) — Use this setting if [...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 8 Installing the CDR400At drive The following steps will dif fer slightly depending on the type of computer you are using. For details on remo ving the co v er from your computer, and installing or removing internal de vices, refer to the manual for your computer . 1. Switch off y our computer , and [...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 9 4. Remo ve the front cover of a v acant half-height drive bay . For details refer to the manual of your computer . 5. Remove the SCSI car d, and set the terminator setting of the SCSI internal circuit to the position f or internal connected devices. For details refer to the manual of y our SCSI car[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 10 8. Connect the A UDIO cable . Connect the single 4-pin connector (Sound Blaster compatible) to the sound card. Connect the 4-pin connector at the other end of the cable (the larger connector) to the A UDIO OUT connector on the CDR400At drive. The polarizing lug should be at the top. A UDIO cable R[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 11 9. Connect the po wer supply cable. Connect the +12V and +5V 4-pin power cable to the po wer supply interface located on the rear panel of the CDR400At dri ve. The shape of the connector makes it impossible to re verse the connections. If you hav e dif ficulty when inserting the connector , try w[...]

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    Chapter 2 - Installing the Yamaha CDR400At Drive 12 11. Attach the co ver of your computer . 12 . Connect the power cab le to an A C outlet, and s witc h on y our computer . Make sure that the LED located on the panel of the CDR400At dri ve is lit. 13. Start up your operating system. For the procedure, refer to the manual for your operation system.[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 13 Chapter 3 - Operation Front P anel 1 Disc tray The disc is inserted and ejected here. Pressing the eject button will open the tray . 2 Headphone jack This stereo mini jack allows you to connect headphones and listen to audio. 3 Headphone v olume control This control adjusts the volume le vel of the headphone output. Rotatin[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 14 Loading a Disc 1. Press the eject b utton to open the tray . 2. Carefull y place the disc, label-side up, on the disc tray . 3. Press the disc tra y softl y or press the eject b utton again to close the disc tra y .[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 15 Ejecting the Disc If the CDR400At is powered on: Press the eject button to eject the disc. Note: Y ou cannot eject the disc if the SCSI command pr ohibits the eject opera- tion while the CDR400At is reading data. Caution: Be sur e to r emove the disc after it is completely ejected. (T rying to r emove the disc befor e it is[...]

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    Chapter 3 - Operation 16 Manual Eject (emer gency use) Here we explain ho w to eject the disc when it cannot be ejected in the normal way; for example, the po wer is shut off inadvertently or the loading mechanism fails. This technique should be used only as a last resort. Frequent use may lead to malfunction. Y ou’ll need a pin-lik e object of 2[...]

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    Troubleshooting 17 T roubleshooting If CDR400At is not performing as expected, look up the symptoms in the follo wing table, and take the appropriate correcti ve action. Symptoms Corrective action The power to the CDR400At is of f • Check the DC power cable connection. The power to the computer is of f • Check to see if the SCSI card is correct[...]

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    Appendix 18 Specifications Specifications are subject to change without prior notice. Interface SCSI 2 Data Capacity 650MB (74 minutes) 550MB (63 minutes) Record/Read Speed Writing: Normal speed, 2X speed, 4Xspeed Reading: Normal speed, 2X speed, 4X speed, 6X speed Data T ransfer Rate 6xS: 900KB/sec 2xS: 300KB/sec 4xS: 600KB/sec 1xS: 150KB/sec Bu[...]

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    Appendix 19 Fr ont P anel Indicator Key ● on: green ✦ f lashing: green — off ❍ on: orange ✧ f lashing: orange Status ON/DISC Read/Write Reset ❍ ➠ — ❍ ➠ — Ready (no disc) ❍ — Inserting disc ✧ ➠ ✦ — Ejecting disc ✧ — Ready (disc inserted) ● — Seeking ●✦ Preparing to write ●✧ Writing ●❍ Writing (te[...]

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    English: If you hav e any questions, please contact your dealer or one of the following companies. French: Pour plus de détails sur les produits, veuillez v ous adresser à Y amaha ou au distributeur le plus proche figurant dans la liste suiv ante : German: Bei weiteren Fragen wenden Sie sich Sitte an Ihren Händler oder eine der folgenden Firmen[...]