Emprex DVD Writer 18X manual

18X DVD Writer Supports DVD+/-RW, and DVD-RAM writing (SATA Interface) User’s Manual[...]

CAUTION CLASS 3B VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN. AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM. VORSICHT KLASSE 3B SICHTBARE UND UNSICHTBAR E LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN GEOFFNET. NICHT IN DEN STRAHL SEHEN. ATTENTION RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER VISIBLES ET INVISIBLES DE CLASSE 3B EN CAS D'OUVERTURE. EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS. Copyright State[...]

3 FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Opera tion is subject to the following two conditi ons: 1. this device m ay not c ause harmful i nterference, and 2. this device m ust accept any interferenc e received, including int erference that may c ause undesired operati on. FCC Warning Statement This equipm ent h[...]

WEEE LOGO This symbol on the product or on its packa g ing indicates that this product shall not be treate d as household wast e. Instead it shall be hande d over to the applicabl e collecti on point for the recycling of el ectrical and el ectronic equipm ent. By ensuring this produc t is disposed of corre c tly, you will he lp prevent potential ne[...]

5 Table of Contents INTRODU CTION 6 S YSTEM R EQUIREME NTS 7 INSTA LLATION 8 H ARDWARE I NSTALLATION 8 D RIVER I NSTALLATION 9 Windows Environment 9 S OFTWARE P ACKAGE (O PTIONAL ) 9 Installation Under Windows Environment 9 CONNECTION & OPERATION 10 F RONT P ANEL 10 R EAR V IEW 11 DVD REGIONAL CODE 12 R EGION P LAYBACK C ONTROL M ANAGEMENT 12 R[...]

INTRODUCTION Welcome to a multimed ia world of ReWritable technology with DVD burning capabilities. This mu ltiformat recordable dr ive presents you more backup choices other than acting as a CD-R/RW drive and as a DVD-ROM reader. The drive sup ports DVD Forum’s DVD-R/RW/RAM standard as well as that of DVD+RW Alli ance’s DVD+R/RW enabling excel[...]

7 System Requirements For IBM compatible PCs, the syst em requirements recommended are as follows: ♦ Pentium III, 800MH z or above with at leas t 256MB of memory ♦ Minimum 5GB free Hard Disk space ♦ SATA host interfac e supporting ATAP I MMC command ♦ Operating system: Micr osoft Windows XP/Vista ♦ One SATA port[...]

INSTALLATION Hardware Installation T o connect this drive to your PC, y ou will need one SA T A port for the SA T A drive. 1. With the power to your PC disco nnected, remove the PC’s top cover . 2. Insert the drive into one of th e free 5¼" bays available for disk drives and secure it with screws to your PC. 3. Connect the 7-pin Sig nal &am[...]

9 Driver Installation Windows Environment This DVD writer is a Plug & Pl ay de vice and there is no need to install driver. Windows XP /Vista can automatically detect the drive a nd load the appropriate driver. Software Pack age (Optional) The bundled package combines software for 1) DVD/CD recording 2) DVDs/VCDs authoring 3) Packet Writing 4) [...]

10 CONNECTION & OPERATION Front Panel 1 2 34 1. Disc Tray Place the disc in the tray here, and then press the Cl ose/Eject button or lightly push the tray to close it. 2. LED Indicator (Green color) Flashes “ green ” while verifying, r eading or writ ing discs. 3. Emergency Eject Hole If the Close/Eject butto n doesn’t work properly and t[...]

11 Rear View The rear p anel from le f t to right cont ains the follow ing: ♦ DC Pow er Connector , 15-pin By plugging the computer’s power supply cable here, you can connect the drive and your co mputer system. ♦ Interface Connector , 7-pin Plug one end of the 7-pin SATA cable here to connect the 7-pin SATA connector on t he motherboard. Fig[...]

12 DVD REGIONAL CODE Region Playback Contr ol Management All DVD Video Play back systems have “Region Playback Control” (RP C) which is required by Ho llywo od movie industry and defined by D VD Forum. You can only play DV D-Vi deo discs with the same r egional code as your DVD-Video Playback system. As for DVD-ROM drives, one kind of the DVD- [...]

13 About This Drive This DVD Writer is also a RPC2 DV D-ROM drive and the first regional code will depend on the DV D title you play. You are allowed to modify the regional code 5 times (including the initia l one). After the fi fth alteration, the regional code will be lock ed and only those DVD titles of the same regional code could be played a f[...]

14 TECHNICAL DATA Interface SATA/ATAPI Disc Capacity DVD+/-R, DVD+/-RW: S ingle layer 4.7GB Double layer 8.5GB DVD-RAM: 4.7GB CD-R/RW: 74min/650MB, 80min/700MB Media supported for Wr iting DVD+R, DVD+R DL , DVD-R, DV D-R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM (Ver. 2), CD-R, CD-RW Applicable Formats (DVD) DVD-Video, DVD-ROM, Multi- Border, Multi-session (CD) [...]

15 Reading Speed DVD+/- R: max. 16X DVD-RAM : (Ver. 2) max. 12X DVD+/-RW: max. 13X DVD+R/-R DL: max. 12X CD-R: max. 48X CD-RW: max. 40X CD-ROM: max. 48X DVD-ROM: max. 16X Data Tra nsfer R ate CD -- Read CD-ROM/CD-R: 7200KB/sec (up to 48X) CD-RW: 6000KB/sec (up to 40X) CD -- Writ e CD-R: 7200KB/sec (up to 48X) CD-RW: 4800KB/sec (up to 32X) DVD -- Re[...]

16 Mounting Method Ho rizontal & Vertical Temperature Operating 5°C to 50°C Non-operating -40°C to 65°C Humidity Operating 20% ~ 80%RH Non-operating 5% ~ 95%RH[...]

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