EXP Computer CD Traveler, User Manual

Page 1: ...CD TRAVELER USER S MANUAL W CD ROM CARD...

Page 2: ...a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number by calling EXP Computer Inc At 516 496 7629 The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the returned package and on the accompanying packing list...

Page 3: ...ence will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user...

Page 4: ...OWER SOURCE 6 CONNECTING THE AC ADAPTER 7 INSTALLING THE BATTERIES 7 POWER SWITCH 8 NOTICE 9 HARDWARE INSTALLATION 10 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR MODEL I INTERFACE CARD 11 SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR DOS...

Page 5: ...om a cold temperature setting and placed in a much warmer environment This may result in the lens inability to properly read the disc If this occurs remove the disc and leave the power on After one ho...

Page 6: ...D will blink when the drive is accessing the disc This LED will blink every 2 seconds when the disc cover is opened External Power led This LED will light when AC adapter or batteries are used This LE...

Page 7: ...jack Audio outputs signal to an amplifier REAR PANEL OF THE CD ROM DRIVE PCMCIA Interface connector This connector connects to the PCMCIA interface card Power Source switch Set the switch to PC to sel...

Page 8: ...BOTTOM OF THE CD ROM DRIVE PCMCIA Interface Card Holder Store the PCMCIA interface card when not used Battery Lid Slide and lift up the lid to install or remove the batteries Figure 3...

Page 9: ...low Fig 4 a POWER SOURCE SWITCH is set to DC BATT Figure 4 b The external power source is selected In this condition you must apply AC adapter or batteries to CD ROM drive Please note that the AC adap...

Page 10: ...st longer than other batteries You may also use Ni Cad rechargeable batteries which have a shorter service life Neither the rechargeable batteries nor the charger are provided with this package Follow...

Page 11: ...D will light dimly 2 Ready State The LED will light brightly 3 Accessing The LED will blink when the drive is accessing the disc 4 Cover Open The LED will blink every 2 seconds EXT POWER LED as shown...

Page 12: ...of time disconnect it from the AC power outlet Do not mix old and new batteries or different type of batteries Ni Cad and alkaline etc Always remove old weak or worn out batteries promptly and dispos...

Page 13: ...A interface card with the arrow sign pointing towards the computer s slot Please note that the card is keyed to guide for proper insertion 6 Slowly insert the PCMCIA interface card into the slot and p...

Page 14: ...t A or B type INSTALL followed by the ENTER key 4 Press ENTER or click on the OK button to continue When the opening screen appears a dialog box will be displayed for you to specify the 1 directory to...

Page 15: ...DO NOT use it under Windows 95 unless you want to use this device under pure MS DOS Please see APPENDIX B for detail 2 If the device is not working properly please refer to APPENDIX D to see if your...

Page 16: ...e valid numbers are 320 340 and 360 Each number represents the I O port address 320 32F 340 34F and 360 36F respectively The default setting is P 320 G Add this to the end of the line if you want to e...

Page 17: ...or the PCMCIA driver is not activated please refer to the section titled Enabling 32 Bit Card Support or Removing and Reinstalling the Driver Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer...

Page 18: ...t REMOVING OR RE INSTALLING THE DEVICE DRIVER You can always change your configuration by removing the driver and reinstalling again To remove the driver A If previously installed as CD ROM Only With...

Page 19: ...he CD ROM drive connected go to the Control Panel Click on System Then choose Device Manager under Multifunction adapters click at the sign to expand this list and then highlight EXP PORTABLE MULTIMED...

Page 20: ...f there is no disc inside go to next step Otherwise wait until the drive stops spinning You may check if the disc stop by looking through the disc cover window 3 Lift the disc cover by the edges as sh...

Page 21: ...CIA CD ROM in stand alone mode Press the POWER button again will turn off the drive The PCMCIA CD ROM will spin in a lower speed single speed in stand alone mode As another power saving feature the PC...

Page 22: ...connect disconnect the PCMCIA interface cable to from the CD ROM drive while the card is inserted and the system is in power on state Once the PCMCIA card is initialized the computer will control the...

Page 23: ...o connect the LINE OUT jack of your CD ROM to the LINE IN jack of the sound card with a 3 5 mm audio cable This will result in a better audio output from the speakers of the sound card The PLAY PAUSE...

Page 24: ...m Control Panel click on Add Remove Programs icon click on Install button then follow the on screen instruction Hot Insert Remove the PCMCIA CD ROM The PCMCIA interface specification define that you m...

Page 25: ...ll be displayed To display the PC card indicator on the task bar perform the following steps 1 Double click the PC Card PCMCIA icon in the Control Panel 2 Make sure that the box Show the control on ta...

Page 26: ...s on the cable connector 4 Place your CD ROM drive in the horizontal position Your CD ROM drive is designed to operate only in the horizontal position Operating the CD ROM drive in any abnormal positi...

Page 27: ...the CD ROM kit Dell Latitude LM Gateway 2000 Solo 2100 IBM Thinkpad 760 Thinkpad 365CS Micron Millennia NEC Versa 2450 TI TravelMate 4000M If your notebook already has a built in game port due to the...

Page 28: ...when the icon is used The requirements are that your system s PCMCIA controller has to be INTEL PCIC and compatible or the DOS PCMCIA socket drivers contact your notebook manufacturer are loaded befor...

Page 29: ...Click on Finish Click on the right mouse button on the new MS DOS Prompt icon Go to Properties Go to Program...

Page 30: ...Click on the Advanced Click the MS DOS mode Click on Specify a new MS DOS configuration Click on OK Then click OK again This is the end of the DOS mode icon setup...

Page 31: ...st means that certain devices may not function without first loading the DOS drivers for this DOS mode session Double click on the new MS DOS prompt icon Click on YES Once the computer is started in t...

Page 32: ...IA Socket supported first double click on the System icon from the Control Panel folder you can select the Control Panel under Settings from the Start menu to open the Control Panel folder Click on th...

Page 33: ...n ask you to reboot your computer You should now refer to the first section in the manual entitled Software Installation For Windows 95 to configure the CD ROM and Game Port If the PCMCIA Socket is no...

Page 34: ...he host controller chips such as the Intel 82365SL PCIC Vadem 468 etc Socket Services includes functions such as configuring a socket for an I O or memory interface and controlling socket power voltag...

Page 35: ...n Utility CSALLOC EXE PCMRMAN SYS PCRM EXE DICRMU02 SYS IDE ATA Driver ATADRV EXE PCMATA SYS SRAM Card Driver MTSRAM EXE Flash Card Support MTAA EXE MTAB EXE MTI1 EXE MTI2P EXE Memory Card Driver MEMD...

Page 36: ...H C CARDSOFT MTDDRV EXE DEVICEHIGH C CARDSOFT CARDID EXE REM CDROM GAME I O 320 32F GAME ENABLE DEVICE C CDROM EXPCDG EXE P 320 G PHOENIX PCMCIA SOFTWARE SAMPLE CONFIG SYS FILE LASTDRIVE Z DEVICE C DO...

Page 37: ...G SYS FILE LASTDRIVE Z DEVICEHIGH C DOS HIMEN SYS TESTMEM OFF MACHINE 2 DEVICEHIGH C DOS EMM386 EXE NOEMS X D000 DFFF BUFFERS 40 FILES 40 STACKS 9 256 DOS HIGH DEVICEHIGH C THINKPAD IBMDSS02 SYS S0 2...