Sony CRX1600L manual

4-654-827- 11(1)  2001 Sony Corporation User’s Guide CRX1600L CD-R/R W Drive Unit[...]

ii Safety Regulations WARNING – For U.S.A. customers Any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet. Refer servicing to qualified personnel[...]

iii Bei diesem CD-R/RW-Laufwerk handelt es sich um ein Laser-Produkt der Klasse 1. Das Etikett mit der Aufschrift LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT befindet sich auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses. CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT FCC Compliance: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant[...]

iv CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user’s warranty and authority to operate the equipment. THE PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR PRODUCT COMPLIANCE: Sony Electronics Inc. Value Added Products Division 3300 Zanker Road San Jose, CA 95134 USA (408) 432-1600 PLEASE RECORD RES[...]

v English English T ab le of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................... 1 The i.LINK Interface ...................................................... 1 CD-R and CD-RW .......................................................... 3 How CD-R and CD-RW work ........................................ 4 Performance ..[...]

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1 Continued Chapter 1 Intr oduction The Sony 1600L i.LINK ® (also referred to as the CRX1600L) is a high performance external CD-RW Recorder/Player with the IEEE 1394 (also called i.LINK or FireWire ® ) Interface. The 1600L i.LINK drive is capable of recording and playing rewritable CD-RW and write once CD-R media as well as being able to read ma[...]

2 Sony, along with other industry leaders, helped develop the IEEE 1394 standard. IEEE 1394 is an industry standard serial communications common interface protocol as published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE). Designed to provide a high level of connectivity and ease of use between audio-video components and personal[...]

3 Continued On the computer side, i.LINK technology allows up to 63 devices to be linked together without many of the rules and limitations of competing technologies such as SCSI. There are no addresses to set on the devices, no terminator needed at the end of the bus. The SCSI maximum is 15 devices with only a single host. IEEE 1394 allows more th[...]

4 CD-RW drives are very versatile for transporting information to both older and newer CD and DVD ROM drives. CD-RW media can be read by newer CD-ROM and DVD drives. These newer drives are known as Multi Read TM (MR) drives. And even though CD-RW media cannot be read by older CD-ROM drives, the 1600L i.LINK drive can write to CD-R media which can b[...]

5 Continued The speed at which a CD-ROM is written does not affect the speed at which that CD-ROM can be read. For example, a CD-ROM which was written at 2 × can be read at 1 × , 2 × , 4 × , 8 × , 12 × , 24 × , 32 × and so on. Buffer The 1600L i.LINK drive has a 4 megabyte data buffer, which protects against buffer underruns when writing to[...]

6 Recording Methods The 1600L i.LINK drive has the capability to use several different recording methods. The descriptions of these methods in this manual are overviews of the subject. The methods are covered in greater detail in the software documentation. • Disc at Once : this is a recording method in which the entire disc is written in a singl[...]

7 Media Compatibility Due to the different makeup of CD-R and CD-RW discs, these discs have different reflective qualities, and can be used with the following units. CD-R All CD-ROM drives and CD players CD-RW Multi-Read and CD-RW compatible CD-ROM drives Most newer drives are Multi-Read drives which have the capability to read stamped CD, CD-R and[...]

8 Chapter 2 Contr ols and Indicator s This chapter shows the connectors, controls, and indicator lights of the 1600L i.LINK drive. For instructions on connecting and installing the drive to the computer, please consult “ Chapter 3, Connecting to a Macintosh ” located on page 16, or “ Chapter 4, Connecting to a PC ” located on page 20. Front[...]

9 Continued CD Tray The tray slides out of the unit. Place the media label side up with the reading and writing side down. CAUTION Putting anything other than CD, CD-R or CD-RW media may damage the unit and void your warranty. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.LIN K R e W r ita b le H ig h S p e e d R e W r ita b le H ig h S p e e d Emergency Eject Hole In[...]

10 Headphone Jack/Volume Control To listen to an audio CD from the CD-ROM unit you may insert a standard headphone cable into the headphone jack on the front of the unit. Most CD-ROM playing software packages have a utility that will allow you to listen to audio CDs directly from the 1600L i.LINK drive. The software functions like a stereo CD playe[...]

11 Continued AC Power Inlet The 1600L i.LINK drive uses a 100 to 240V, 50-60 Hz, 1.2 amp maximum power supply. This will allow the unit to be attached to either 110 volt or 220 volt circuits. IEEE 1394 Cable and Connectors IEEE 1394 is commonly called either i.LINK or FireWire. Each uses a different symbol, though FireWire and i.LINK are compatible[...]

12 Chaining Multiple i.LINK devices Most devices have two connectors so you can chain devices link to link up to 17 devices serially. However, some devices have three ports so you can also branch devices. 3 G R e W ri t a b l e R e W rit a b le i . L I N K i.L I NK If a device has three i.LINK connectors branching may also be done. While 63 devices[...]

13 Continued Restrictions of IEEE 1394 You cannot violate the 63 device limitation. If an additional device is added beyond the 63 device limit none of the devices will be able to determine their position in the i.LINK chain, and so all devices will be unable to communicate. You cannot violate the sixteen hop limitation between any two devices. A d[...]

14 i.LINK Signal Types Even though different devices may be connected together, two devices may not be able to share signals. The printer and the keyboard will not be able to exchange signals, however for the G3 from the example to communicate with the printer, both the video camera and the keyboard will pass the signals through to the printer. 3 G[...]

15 Inserting CD Discs Put the writable/readable side of the CD media facing down in the tray, the label side up. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.L IN K ReW ritable High Speed ReW ritable High Speed Press the Insert/Eject button to retract the tray. CAUTION Insert only CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW media into the 1600L i.LINK CD tray to avoid damaging the unit an[...]

16 Chapter 3 Connecting to a Macintosh This chapter describes the installation procedure for connecting the 1600L i.LINK drive to a Macintosh G4, Blue and White G3, iBook and iMac DV computer with FireWire built-in. For connecting the 1600L i.LINK drive to a PC, please consult “ Connecting to a PC ” on page 20. System Requirements • Apple G4,[...]

17 Continued Installation Instructions 1 Unpack all essential materials and verify that all items are present. 2 Locate the port with the FireWire symbol. G4 and Blue & White G3 1 1 5 1 2 A p p le C o m p u te r, In c . C u p e rtin o , C A 9 5 0 1 4 F a m ily N u m b e r: 0 0 0 1 2 iMac DV 1 2 2 1[...]

18 3 Insert the connector of the i.LINK cable to the FireWire port of the Macintosh. G4 and Blue & White G3 iMac DV 1 2 2 1[...]

19 4 Attach the power cord to the CRX1600L. S400 S400 5 Attach the i.LINK cable to the drive ’ s interface connector. S 400 S 400 6 Power on the CRX1600L. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.L IN K R eW ritable High Speed R eW ritable High Speed 7 Power on the Macintosh if it was shut down. 8 Install the software and load the drivers as instructed by the s[...]

20 Chapter 4 Connecting to a PC This chapter describes the installation procedure to connect the 1600L i.LINK drive to a PC equipped with an i.LINK (IEEE 1394/FireWire) expansion card. For instructions on connecting the 1600L i.LINK drive to a Macintosh, please see “ Connecting to a Macintosh ” on page 16. System Requirements • PC with Pentiu[...]

21 Continued Installation Instructions 1 Unpack all essential materials and verify that all items are present. 2 Install the i.LINK (IEEE 1394/FireWire) expansion card per the manufacturer ’ s installation instructions. 3 Insert the connector of the i.LINK cable to the i.LINK port of the expansion card.[...]

22 4 Attach the power cord to the CRX1600L. S 4 0 0 S 4 0 0 5 Attach the i.LINK cable to the drive ’ s interface connector. S400 S400 6 Power on the CRX1600L. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.L IN K R eW ritable High Speed R eW ritable High Speed 7 Power on the PC if it was shut down. 8 Install the software and load the drivers as instructed by the soft[...]

23 Continued Chapter 5 T r oubleshooting This Chapter discusses the basics of troubleshooting the 1600L i.LINK drive. A few words about CD-ROMs The laser in a CD-ROM player reads the difference in reflectivity from one spot to the next. This difference in reflectivity is simply created from a difference in the depth of pits stamped into the CD-ROM [...]

24 Symptom You cannot access the device through software Unable to Create Multisession disc Failed writing a CD using CD-R or CD-RW media Good Questions • Are both ends of the i.LINK cable connected? • Are i.LINK devices connected and turned off that cannot pass the signal through when powered off? • Are there too many devices (63 maximum dev[...]

25 Symptom Unable to eject CD Unable to Read a session after completing a successful write Good Questions • Is software locking the Tray? • Can you read the CD in another CD-ROM Player? • Can you “see” previous sessions? • Did you close the session? • Bad CD-R or CD-RW disc? Actions • Unmount or eject through software first. • Use[...]

26 Appendix Contacting T echnical Suppor t Whenever you have any difficulty with your 1600L i.LINK drive, please follow the troubleshooting suggestions in this manual and in the software manuals. Please keep track of the steps you have taken with as much information about your computer system as you can. If you have any trouble resolving the proble[...]

27 Continued Specifications HOST INTERFACE IEEE 1394 (i.LINK or FireWire) READ FUNCTION, Acceptable Discs CD-ROM mode-1 data discs, CD-ROM XA discs, CD Audio discs, Mixed Mode, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I discs, D-I Ready Discs, Photo CD (Single and Multisession), Video CD, CD-R and CD-RW discs WRITE FUNCTION, Applicable Formats CD-ROM (Mode 1), CD-ROM[...]

28 ROTATIONAL SPEED INNERMOST TRACK: 1200 rpm (2 × ) 2400 rpm (4 × ) 4800 rpm (8 × ) 7200 rpm (1 2 × ) 7000 rpm (13~32 × , CAV) ROTATIONAL SPEED OUTERMOST TRACK: 460 rpm (2 × ) 920 rpm (4 × ) 1840 rpm (8 × ) 2760 rpm (1 2 × ) 7000 rpm (13~32 × , CAV) ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS Temperature and humidity Operating: 5 º C to 40 º C Maximum (4[...]

29 Continued Glossary Access times The average amount of time to access an item of data. Amorphous Lacking shape, or in mineral terms, not crystalline. Amorphous could be taken to mean a liquid or gel like state. In terms of CD-RW the important aspect is that the material will remain stable in this state (not change out of this state unless acted u[...]

30 DC Power (Direct Current) Power Electronic components require direct current which is a current maintained at a constant level, not alternating in a sine wave like alternating current. Because of this property direct current can be used by the computer, not just to power components, but at different voltage levels to send electrical signals by m[...]

31 Continued Land or Pits Mass produced CD-ROM are a stamped media with indentations physically stamped into the recording layer of the media which is then covered by a hard clear plastic. A laser beam focused at these indentations reflects differently than the parts of the media that are not indented. The indentations are called “ Pits. ” “ [...]

32 System Intensive An operation that requires the greatest speed from the computer system. If other programs are running at the same time or in the background they may slow the overall speed of the computer, so that the system intensive operation will fail. WORM Write Once Read Many. Sometimes drives using CD-ROM and CD-R media are called WORM dri[...]

33 Index AC power 10, 11 Access times 27, 29 Amorphous 4, 29 Analog 29 Archiving 3, 6, 29 ATAPI 29 Bi-directional Cable 3, 29 Buffer 5 Buffer size 5, 24 Buffer underrun 5 Busy Indicator LED 8 CAV 27, 28, 29 CD Extra 5 CD speeds 4, 24 CD TEXT 5 CD-Bridge 5 CD-Digital Audio 5 CD-I 5 CD-R 3, 4 CD-ROM (Mode 1) 5 CD-ROM XA 5 CD-RW 3, 4 CLV 29 Compatibil[...]

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