Plasmon MOD 910, User Manual

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Page 2: ...l Plasmon Data Limited assumes no liability resulting from any errors or omissions or from the use of material contained herein Cautions CAUTION Warnings related to directions which could put the operator and the drive at risk of damage VORSICHT Warnungen welche sich auf die Sicherheit des Benutzers sowie die des Laufwerks beziehen ATTENTION Le non suivi des remarques attentions et indications de ...

Page 3: ...erference by one or more 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 The compliance of this unit to the FCC rules is not subject to any special a...

Page 4: ... integriert werden Die folgenden Vorsichtsmassnahmen müssen bei dem Einbau des MOD910I beachtet werden Die Ventilationsöffnung auf dem Laufwerk darf nicht abgedeckt werden Das Gerät muss von hinten belüftet werden Das Gerät darf keine Luft von vorne ansaugen Ein minimaler Luftfluss von 3CFM 28dm3 min ist erforderlich Wenn möglich sollten keine Geräte direkt über dem MOD910I installiert werden Préc...

Page 5: ...nd there is no hazardous laser radiation with the safety protection Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure Never open the enclosure or touch the parts internal to the product When the power switch is on do NOT place your eyes close to the front panel opening to look into the unit Laser Specification C...

Page 6: ...s Schutz keine schädliche Strahlungen ab Anwendung der Kontrollen oder Gebrauch dieses Gerätes anders wie hier vorgeschrieben können zu schädlicher Strahlenausetzung führen Das Gehäuse des Gerätes darf nicht geöffnet werden auch dürfen die Innenteile unter keinen Umständen angefasst werden Wenn das Gerät eingeschaltet ist darf man nicht versuchen durch das Öffnen der forderen Klappe in das Laufwer...

Page 7: ...ment nocif grâce à son dispositif de sécurité Toutes vérifications réglages ou procédures autres que ceux mentionnés dans ce guide d utilisation peuvent vous exposer à un rayonnement nocif Ne jamais ouvrir le boîtier du lecteur et évitez tout contact avec les composants internes du produit Lorsque l appareil est sous tension n essayez jamais de regarder à l intérieur de l unité par l ouverture du ...

Page 8: ...by the frame and do not touch any electrical components 2 Unpacking Internal Unit When moving the unit to an environment where there is a significant difference in temperature let the unit remain in its packaging for at least two hours Find a flat soft surface for unpacking keeping the box upright Do not apply excessive force to the unit when removing the shock absorbing material or to the surface...

Page 9: ...ble damage and use an anti static bag 5 Transportation Transport the unit in a well packaged condition with the upside facing up Transport the unit as little as possible after unpacking always using the shock absorbing material to avoid impact and vibration When carrying the unit after unpacking keep it in the horizontal plane 6 Storage Use the moisture proof packing material for storage The stora...

Page 10: ...ons 8 External Drive 8 Internal Drive 9 Prechecks before Service Call 10 Placing a service call 10 Service on the unit 11 Microsoft Optical Systems and Optical Support 11 Disk Cartridge Notes 12 Appendix A 13 Component Location 13 Appendix B 15 Function Connector Pin Description 15 Appendix C 16 SCSI Device Address 16 Appendix D 17 Drive Option Switches 17 Appendix E 18 Main Specifications 18 Appe...

Page 11: ...r Kontrollen oder Einstellungen dieses Gerätes anders wie hier vorgeschrieben konnen zu schädlicher Strahlenausetzung fuhren Das Gehäuse darf nur von einer qualifizierten Reparaturwerkstatt entfernt werden Important Toutes procédures de vérification d alignement ou de tests autres que celles spécifiées dans ce manuel peuvent entraîner une exposition dangereuse au rayon laser Dans tous les cas ce p...

Page 12: ...nce increases The MOD910 has been designed to give fast solid and reliable disk exchanges Please take the time to study this manual to become familiar with operating the unit as well as prescribed service The main features of the MOD910 drive are 9 1GB 4 55GB per side of storage on rewritable and CCW WORM disks Half height unit Reads 594MB and 650MB disks as well as 1 2GB 1 3GB 2 3GB 2 6GB 4 1GB 4...

Page 13: ...external drive only Refer to the documentation supplied with your SCSI card or computer system should you need to check the computer termination In normal circumstances this will usually be enabled The two ways of connecting SCSI devices are shown below Fig 1 External Drive Connection Fig 2 Internal Drive Connection Fig 1 External Drive Connection 1 Switch block SCSI ID setting 2 SCSI connector fo...

Page 14: ...or SCSI ID settings 3 50 way SCSI cable note pin 1 orientation If internal devices are also to be connected to the SCSI card then the SCSI adapter on board termination must be disabled Refer to the documentation that accompanies the SCSI adapter 5 97705183 A User Manual ...

Page 15: ...computer or any devices attached Do not use the unit under the following operating environments Places with high humidity Exposed to direct sunlight Locations subject to excessive shock or vibration Do not cover ventilation slots as these are provided for cooling Do not place the drive near a printer Never attempt to disassemble the unit Never touch the surface of a recordable disk Do not allow an...

Page 16: ...n Installation Instructions External Drive Do not apply power yet Set the SCSI ID of the unit via the DIP switch on the rear of the unit see Appendix B and C Connect the SCSI interface cable between the computer and the drive unit If the drive is the last unit on the SCSI interface install the supplied terminator in the unused SCSI connector Apply power to the unit Insert a disk cartridge into the...

Page 17: ... wirft das Gerät die Disk nach ein paar Sekunden wieder aus Lecteur Externe Ne connectez pas encore votre matériel Configurez l adressage SCSI au moyen du dip switch en panneau arrière de l équipement voir appendice B et C Connectez le câble SCSI entre l ordinateur et l unité Si l unité est la dernière de la chaîne SCSI veillez à installer le terminateur sur le connecteur SCSI libre Alimentez l un...

Page 18: ... out by a qualified service engineer Internal Drive The internal drive can be used in both the vertical and horizontal plane The external drive must only be used in the horizontal plane Attaching screws are supplied with the unit The screws are M3 x 8 mm and the fixing plate should be within the range of 1 5 to 2 5 mm which includes the washer Included with internal drives is a 50 way flat IDC cab...

Page 19: ... device driver installed correctly Placing a service call Contact your supplier or service company They will probably require the following information Where purchased Date of Purchase Serial Number Description of failure System information which may include Computer type and SCSI adapter type Software configuration in DOS this will be the CONFIG SYS and AUTOEXEC BAT file Type of device driver bei...

Page 20: ... media act as a Magnetic Hard Drive Type 0 Device Windows NT will support both WORM and Rewritable Optical media when used with another File System such as Plasmon Drive Manager for NT FAT and NTFS with full Optical support are being looked into for a future release of NT from Microsoft Microsoft have committed that Windows 95 will read and write Rewritable Optical media only when it has been form...

Page 21: ...tter is provided for protection against dust dirt and other contaminants 2 Avoid subjecting the cartridge to sudden shock or impact 3 When the write protect window is open the disk is in a read only mode of operating Read write enable Write protect 12 97705183 A User Manual ...

Page 22: ...Location MOD910E A Busy indicator B Power light C Cartridge eject D Emergency eject A SCSI connectors B SCSI ID selector C Fan optional filter D Power connector E AC on off switch 13 97705183 A User Manual A D B C E D C B A ...

Page 23: ...Appendix A continued Component Location MOD910I 14 97705183 A User Manual Appendix B C ...

Page 24: ...drive NOT to perform the automatic spin up 4 A7 B7 Force Verify Shorting the pair of pins forces the drive to for Write perform a Write and Verify operation whenever the host issues a WRITE command default Opening the pins by removing the jumper will force the drive not to Verify after Write unless specified under software A8 B8 Disable Manual Shorting the pins disables the eject button Eject oper...

Page 25: ...FF ON OFF 3 OFF ON ON 4 ON OFF OFF 5 ON OFF ON 6 ON ON OFF 7 ON ON ON Drives are set up to ID1 as default Default Jumpers on external and internal units Jumper Switch internal external JP1 SW3 N C OFF JP2 SW2 N C OFF JP3 SW1 Fitted ON JP4 N C N C JP5 N C N C JP6 N C N C JP7 SW4 Fitted ON JP8 N C N C JP9 SW5 Fitted ON JP10 SW6 N C OFF JP11 N C N C JP12 Fitted Fitted ...

Page 26: ...up 1 Reserved 2 Reserved 3 Reserved S502 4 Reserved 5 Disable SCAM Selection 6 Reserved 7 Enable Fast SCSI 8 Enable Write Cache for Write and Verify Command Option Switch Function NOTE The MOD910I is shipped with the forced verify on write operation enabled NOTE The drive is shipped with write caching enabled by default In data critical applications it may be necessary to disable write caching Thi...

Page 27: ...5 seconds 2 2 seconds 3000 3300 3600 RPM 3 07 to 6 14 MB second 3 MB second 10 MB second Fast SCSI enabled 8 MB 100 000 5 to 40 C 30 to 60 C 10 to 90 5 to 90 non condensing 0 00015 G2 Hz or 0 014 m2 s3 30G or 294 m s2 3ms half sine 89G or 873 m s2 3ms half sine 100 to 240V AC 50 60Hz 0 5A 228 x 66 x 276 3 9 Kg horizontal one year parts and labour return to base 25 ms 2 5 seconds 2 2 seconds 3000 3...

Page 28: ...SI HOST CONTROLLER DB4 30 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER DB5 31 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER DB6 32 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER DB7 33 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER DBP 34 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER GROUND 35 GROUND 36 GROUND 37 TERMPWR 38 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER GROUND 39 GROUND 40 ATTN 41 SCSI HOST GROUND 42 BSY 43 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER ACK 44 SCSI HOST RST 45 SCSI HOST MSG 46 CONTROLLER SEL 47 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER C D 48 CONTROLLER REQ 4...

Page 29: ... HOST CONTROLLER DB5 12 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER DB6 14 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER DB7 16 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER DBP 18 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER GROUND 20 GROUND 22 GROUND 24 TERMWR 26 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER GROUND 28 GROUND 30 ATTN 32 SCSI HOST GROUND 34 BSY 36 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER ACK 38 SCSI HOST RST 40 SCSI HOST MSG 42 CONTROLLER SEL 44 SCSI HOST CONTROLLER C D 46 CONTROLLER REQ 48 CONTROLLER I O 50 CONTROLLER ...

Page 30: ...sector P9100E 9 1GB Rewritable MO media 4096 bytes sector P8600W 8 6GB WORM MO media 2048 bytes sector P8600E 8 6GB Rewritable MO media 2048 bytes sector Filter Pack kit Part No RS 184 5113 Contains 5 x Replacement Filters external drive only 21 97705183 A User Manual ...

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