LiteOn LH-18A1P, Manual

Page 1: ...fore cleaning Do not use liquid or sprayed detergent for cleaning use a moist cloth 10 Never pour any liquid into computer equipment openings internal contact with liquid could cause fire or electrical shock 11 Keep the area around your computer equipment clean from dust smoke and other contaminants 12 Never open this drive s enclosure For safety reasons the drive should be opened only by qualifie...

Page 2: ... the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help FCC Caution To assure continued com...

Page 3: ...VDs clean Using a soft dust free cloth to clean the disc surface before recording will improve data integrity The copyright laws of each country govern the reproduction of copyrighted works The person using this drive may be liable if it is used to make unauthorized copies of copyrighted works It will increase the success rate for copying the data from HDD instead of copying the data by copy on th...

Page 4: ...ardware Installation of Serial ATA Drives 16 OPERATION Installing Device Driver and Software 17 To Use the DVD Writer 17 To Install Software 17 Loading and Unloading the Tray 18 Recording Playing Recording CDs DVDs 19 P l a y i n g D V D s 1 9 Playing Regionally Encoded DVDs 19 About Software Manuals 19 Recommended Recordable ReWritable Media 20 LightScribe User Guide How to Use LightScribe 21 Cre...

Page 5: ... onto DVD R DVD RW DVD R and DVD RW discs Archive images and video to DVDs or CDs Play DVD R DVD RW DVD R and DVD RW discs Play music CDs Play VCD DVD movies Access interactive reference materials stored on DVDs Master new software programs on DVDs or CDs Creating and burning LightScribe labeled discs Regarding LightScribe disc labeling technology you may also check the chapter LightScribe User Gu...

Page 6: ...es Supported Track at Once Data can be recorded to disc one track at a time New tracks can be added later This mode requires the disc to be closed through the software application before music CDs can be played back in a CD player or CD ROM drive Disc at Once Data can be recorded to an entire disc in one pass In this mode new data can not be added later Session at Once Data can be recorded to a di...

Page 7: ... for creating a DVD image file to a double layer DVD R9 or dual layer DVD R9 disc Interface Available IDE interface connector For Serial ATA Drives CPU Pentium 4 1 3GHz or higher Operating System Microsoft Windows 2000 XP Vista Memory Must meet recommended RAM requirements for your operating system minimum 256 MB recommended Hard Drive Minimum 650 MB available capacity for creating a CD image file...

Page 8: ...to open or close the tray B On Busy LED Indication of drive s operation status When lit steadily the drive is reading when blinking the drive is writing or rewriting C Pin Hole Eject If the Eject button fails to work properly insert a paper clip into this hole to open the tray CAUTION Turn off power to the drive before performing manual ejection ...

Page 9: ...able select Analog Audio Output Connector Four pin connector for analog audio output Use to connect to a sound board or audio amplifier Digital Audio Output Connector Two pin connector for digital audio data For connecting to a sound board that support Sony Philips digital interface SPDIF or Digital In For Serial ATA Drives Figure Rear view of Serial ATA drive Serial ATA Power Connector 15 pin con...

Page 10: ...re as follows 1 Turn off your computer system and unplug it from the power outlet 2 Remove the computer cover 3 Set the Master Slave jumper on the rear panel of the DVD writer following the instructions below NOTE To get the best results from your hard disk drive and your DVD writer we recommend that you connect the DVD writer to the secondary IDE port as the Master device as described below ...

Page 11: ...cally according to your hardware configuration This setting requires a Cable Select cable If in doubt about which setting to use use one of the configurations recommended below IDE Drive Configurations The following instructions show how to set the Master Slave jumper according to your computer and hard disk drive s current configuration Configuration A Current configuration Hard disk connected as...

Page 12: ...iter s jumper to Master and connect the DVD writer to the Secondary IDE port Recommended setting instructions B 2 for performance reasons we do not recommend having an optical drive on the same IDE channel as a hard disk drive Disconnect the CD ROM or DVD ROM from the primary IDE port keep the jumper as Slave and re connect it to the secondary IDE port Set the DVD writer s jumper to Master and con...

Page 13: ...rimary IDE port CD ROM or DVD ROM connected as Master device on the secondary IDE port Setting instructions Disconnect the CD ROM or DVD ROM from the secondary IDE port change the jumper to Slave and re connect it to the secondary IDE port Set the DVD writer s jumper to Master and connect it to the secondary IDE port ...

Page 14: ...wn above In most computers you will find free power connectors that are ready for use If there is no available power connector purchase a power cable splitter for an internal drive C Audio Cables Optional To use a sound card in your system connect an analog audio cable to the four pin analog audio output connector on the rear panel of your drive and to your sound card If your sound board is equipp...

Page 15: ...LISH 5 Carefully slide the DVD writer horizontally into the empty bay and secure it to the PC chassis then replace the computer cover 6 Plug your computer back into the power outlet and then turn the power on ...

Page 16: ...or should be the same as that in the following figure 6 Optional It may be necessary for you to use a 4 pin to Serial ATA power adapter It depends on the power connectors of your PC power supply If one is required attach this 4 pin to Serial ATA power adapter to the 4 pin power connector from your PC power supply 7 Connect the Serial ATA power connector to the power connector on the rear panel of ...

Page 17: ...t s installed If you re using one of these operating systems you do not need to install additional software to read or play CDs As a DVD ROM drive Most operating systems also let the DVD writer function as a DVD ROM drive as soon as it s installed If you re using one of these operating systems you do not need to install additional software to read or play DVDs As a CD or DVD writer To write to CD ...

Page 18: ...up push the Eject button on the front panel to eject the tray 2 Place a disc in the tray s depression To write to the data side place the disc with the label side up The disc should lie flat in the tray Figure Loading the Tray 3 Press the Eject button again to retract the tray ...

Page 19: ... play these discs No region code is preset when the DVD writer is shipped Instead the first time a DVD with a region setting is inserted into the DVD writer the act of inserting the DVD sets the drive to that region code If you later insert a DVD with a different region code you are prompted to accept a region code change If you do not accept the change the DVD will not play If you do accept the c...

Page 20: ...c Ricoh Ritek High Speed CD RW Media CMC Daxon Fornet Gigastorage Infodisc LeadData MCC NanYa Princo Prodisc Ricoh Ritek Ultra Speed CD RW Media CMC Daxon Infodisc Mitsubishi Prodisc Ritek DVD R Media Maxell Mitsubishi TDK Sony 16X DVD R9 Media MKM DVD RW Media CMC JVC MKM Ritek TDK DVD RAM Media Maxell Panasonic DVD R Media CMC MBI Mitsubishi Taiyo Yuden TDK Sony 16X DVD R9 Media Mitsubishi Ricoh...

Page 21: ...htScribe you need three components Your LightScribe enabled drive LightScribe labeling software included with your drive other LightScribe enabled applications are also available LightScribe media available where computers are sold You can label your LightScribe disc before or after you burn the data side and you can even label a number of discs in succession whether or not you ve already recorded...

Page 22: ...view or print your design the labeling application checks to see whether there s a LightScribe disc inserted correctly in the drive if there is no disc or if your disc is not inserted with the LightScribe labeling side down the software will send an error message 5 Select the Preview option to see how your design will look as a LightScribe label Previewing your design lets you determine whether th...

Page 23: ...te a CD RW or DVD RW disc A No The current LightScribe technology is not erasable Once the image is burned it s permanent Q Will the LightScribe image cause imbalance when the CD or DVD is spinning in the drive the way a paper label can A No A LightScribe disc is as evenly balanced as any high quality CD or DVD and it spins evenly within the drive Burning an image onto the disc does not change its...

Page 24: ...ive noise when reading a disc Sticker or label attached to the surface Detach the sticker label carefully ensuring that you don t scratch the disc Drive locked by software Wait until the software activity is finished or Stop the software activity and then press eject Cannot open the tray Eject Disc set incorrectly in tray Turn off power to the drive then insert a small stick or paper clip into the...

Page 25: ...ting errors occur Insufficient hard disk capacity Ensure that 1 2 to 2 times the capacity of the write data is available on hard disk Required capacity may vary according to write method IDE cable not properly connected Ensure that the IDE cable and connectors are not damaged check the pins carefully and both sides are connected Drive not recognized Authoring software used does not support your DV...