Yamaha CRW8424SX Series, Owner'S Manual

Page 1: ...ER S MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D EMPLOI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES CD R RW Drive CRW8824SX SERIES CRW8824SX SERIES OWNER S MANUAL BEDIENUNGSANLEITUNG MODE D EMPLOI MANUAL DE INSTRUCCIONES CD R RW Drive ...

Page 2: ... with the requirements listed in FCC Regulations Part 15 for Class B digital devices Compliance with these requirements provides a reasonable level of assurance that your use of this product in a residential environment will not result in harmful interference with other electronic devices This equipment generates uses radio frequencies and if not installed and used according to the instructions fo...

Page 3: ...e sich beim Bedienen und Einstellen der Bedienungselemente sowie bei der Bedienungsabfolge an die Anleitung da sonst gefährliche Strahlen austreten können ATTENTION L emploi de commandes de réglages ou un choix de procédures différents des spécifications de cette brochure peut entraîner une exposition à d éventuelles radiations pouvant être dangereuses PRECAUCION El usar los controles o ajustar o ...

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Page 5: ...i English OWNER S MANUAL CD R RW Drive CRW8824SX SERIES CRW8824SX SERIES CD R RW Drive ...

Page 6: ...here is an increased risk of personal injury electrical shock damage to the device or fire Please take particular care if small children are present Do not expose the device to rain use it near water or in damp or wet conditions or place containers on it containing liquids which might spill into any openings Otherwise there is an increased risk of electrical shock fire or personal injury Follow th...

Page 7: ...from the tray before transporting the device Otherwise written data may be destroyed When cleaning the device never use benzene paint thinners detergents or chemical impregnated wiping cloths Also do not place vinyl plastic or rubber objects on the device Otherwise the device may be damaged or its front panel may become discolored Use a soft dry cloth to wipe the device Do not rest your weight on ...

Page 8: ...duction of this manual either in part or in full is expressly forbidden Precautions for Transportation Before transporting the device always put it in its original box If the device is transported without adequate packing the internal components can become damaged and cause the device to malfunction Distributing Discs When writing important data or preparing data for distribution to others make su...

Page 9: ...jecting the Disc 22 Manually Ejecting a Disc in an Emergency 23 Troubleshooting 24 Appendix 27 Writing Modes 27 About the Firmware 29 LED Indicator Messages 30 CRW8824SX Specifications 31 Index 33 2000 Yamaha Corporation All Rights Reserved This document may not in whole or in part be copied photocopied reproduced translated transmitted or reduced to any electronic medium of machine readable form ...

Page 10: ...AHA 2940 series PCI Read this manual and insert the SCSI card into the appropriate PCI slot on the computer Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab Double click on SCSI controllers to check that the adapter card is recognized correctly by the computer s OS Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab Double click on CDROM to check that the drive is recognized correctly by the computer s OS ...

Page 11: ... computer Start using the CRW8824SX drive Use the drive to create audio CDs to back up data on your hard disk or for whatever purpose suits your needs 1 Set the switches at the rear of the drive P 10 11 2 Connect the SCSI and power cables then switch the drive on P 16 18 Use the Apple System Profiler and check that the drive is recognized correctly Does your Macintosh have a built in SCSI connecto...

Page 12: ...in WAVE format in a Windows environment or in AIFF format in a Macintosh environment Digital sound can be recorded with complete fidelity even when writing at 8X speed Reliable writing Yamaha s proprietary Pure Phase Laser System 1 improves jitter values 2 to allow the signal to be recorded accurately In addition the 4 MB buffer memory and Running OPC 3 technology further enhance reliability 1 Pur...

Page 13: ...00 or better RAM 32MB 64MB recommended CD ROM drive A spare PCI expansion slot for a SCSI card if one hasn t been installed yet A SCSI card to connect SCSI devices including the CRW8824SX to your computer Make sure it has a D sub half pitch 50 pin pin type external connector Yamaha recommends any of Adaptec s AHA 2940 series cards PCI slot n Many Apple Macintosh computers have built in SCSI connec...

Page 14: ... hard disk prior to writing to CD R RW you will need an extra area of 50 100MB free hard disk space When creating an image file of the data on hard disk before writing to CD R RW you will need as much hard disk space as the original data plus an extra 50 100MB However this extra area is not needed when backing up directly from CD ROM n Data is written to disc much more reliably when writing from a...

Page 15: ...s the High Speed CD RW logo or by a device e g CD ROM drive that supports CD RW In order to write erase or read these discs using a CD R RW drive a drive bearing the High Speed CD RW logo must be used When using a CD ROM drive to read these discs the drive must be capable of reading CD RW discs If these discs are used in a CD R RW drive not bearing the High Speed CD RW logo the discs may not be re...

Page 16: ...f stereo audio is written in 16 bit resolution at a sampling rate of 44 1kHz for a 74 minutes disc Data CD Up to 650 megabytes of computer data is stored in standard ISO9660 format Video CD These hold movies in which the video and audio data has been compressed using MPEG 1 technology Tool Phillips Screwdriver You will need to use this when removing the cover of your computer and installing a SCSI...

Page 17: ...djust this control to set a suitable volume level when listening to an audio CD using the headphone jack Slide the knob to the left to decrease the volume and to the right to increase it ON DISC LED This LED is orange when the drive is powered on and green when the drive contains a disc P 30 READ WRITE LED This LED is green when data is being read off a disc and orange when data is being written I...

Page 18: ... when daisy chaining more SCSI devices to it It can be left vacant if your drive is the last device on the SCSI chain and is terminated P 18 LINE OUT connectors To listen to audio CDs with your drive connect these to the line level input LINE IN of your stereo equipment using a standard stereo phono cable sold separately CDR ID selector switch The drive s SCSI ID number is shown in the switch s wi...

Page 19: ...pter card itself Therefore your CRW8824SX drive can actually be assigned an ID number from 0 to 6 Press the top or bottom button of the SCSI ID selector switch to decrement or increment the SCSI ID number as shown below Press to decrement SCSI ID number SCSI ID number Press to increment SCSI ID number n The SCSI ID number for each device on the chain must be unique Make sure the CRW8824SX drive s ...

Page 20: ... terminator switch should be set to ON if your CRW8824SX drive is the last device on the SCSI chain If it is not the last device on the chain the TERMINATOR switch should be set to OFF Computer Hard disk drive unterminated CRW8824SX Terminator ON SCSI adapter card n By factory default the Terminator switch is set to ON 11 ...

Page 21: ...hillips screwdriver to open the casing of the computer and to secure the SCSI adapter card in its slot Connecting the drive You will need to connect your CRW8824SX drive to your computer s SCSI adapter card using a SCSI cable You will also need to connect the included power cable between the drive and an electrical outlet Verifying the Hardware Installation Before you can begin using your CRW8824S...

Page 22: ... of receiving an electric shock and or short circuiting and damaging components including the CRW8824SX drive 2 Remove the outer casing of the computer If you need to remove screws in the process make sure you don t lose them n The method for removing the casing can vary depending on the manufacturer Refer to the documentation that came with your computer for further details ...

Page 23: ...y have built up inside your body Drain any static charge You can permanently damage equipment if you touch it while there is any static charge in your body 4 Locate a free slot for the SCSI adapter card and use a Phillips screwdriver to remove the screw holding the slot s blanking plate Remove screw Remove blanking plate Free slot 14 ...

Page 24: ...re it is seated firmly in the slot Then secure the card by replacing the screw used for the blanking plate Replace screw Insert SCSI adapter card 6 Attach the outer casing of the computer and any screws that were removed Then reconnect the computer to the electrical outlet but do not power it up yet 15 ...

Page 25: ...Setting Up The CRW8824SX Drive Connecting the Drive 1 Connect one end of the SCSI cable to your SCSI adapter card SCSI adapter card connector Connect SCSI cable 16 ...

Page 26: ...r The connector of your SCSI adapter card may vary You will need to obtain a SCSI cable with connectors suitable for both your drive and your SCSI adapter card The following are the most common types of SCSI connector D sub half pitch 50 pin pin type as found on CRW8824SX Half pitch 50 pin Centronics 17 ...

Page 27: ...tor may be used SCSI connector Connect SCSI cable 3 Connect the D shaped end of the included power cable to the power connector at the rear of your CRW8824SX drive Connect the other end of the cable to an electrical outlet Electrical plugs sockets vary according to country region Power cable Power connector Electrical outlet 18 ...

Page 28: ...irst then your computer Power ON Always power up the devices in your SCSI chain before powering up your computer This will ensure that they are recognized by the computer s operating system Do not disconnect any devices in your SCSI chain while the computer is on 19 ...

Page 29: ...click on the System icon Select the Device Manager tab and double click on CDROM If the drive has been correctly installed it should be listed as shown below Similarly double click on SCSI controllers and the SCSI adapter card should be listed as shown below if it has been properly installed n For more information about how to use the operating system refer to the documentation that came with it n...

Page 30: ...ture You will not need to change this setting This screen shot is from Windows 98 4 Install the CD writing software n Refer to the documentation that came with the CD writing software for further details Macintosh Users To check that the CRW8824SX drive is recognized correctly you will need to use the Apple System Profiler 1 When your CRW8824SX drive and computer have powered up install the CD wri...

Page 31: ...r more details refer to page 30 n Do not push or pull the tray using excessive force Doing so can damage the drive or the disc Instead always use the Eject button to open or close the tray Ejecting the Disc 1 2 1 Press the Eject button on the CRW8824SX drive s front panel 2 Remove the disc from the tray 3 Press the Eject button to close the tray n It may not be possible to eject the disc tray whil...

Page 32: ...sc manually as a last resort Malfunctions may occur if you do this too frequently 1 Power down the computer and the CRW8824SX drive 2 Find a pin like tool with a diameter of 2mm or less to fit through the Manual Eject hole on the drive s front panel n A straightened paper clip is ideal for this purpose 3 Push the tool gently into the Manual Eject hole until the spring loaded mechanism ejects the t...

Page 33: ...an set your computer to recognize the SCSI card and CRW8824SX drive in the BIOS n Generally the BIOS Basic Input Output System is a small program that resides on a ROM chip on the computer s motherboard as well as on some expansion cards It checks the system and its devices such as serial ports and hard disk controllers before loading the operating system OS Are you using the correct SCSI driver I...

Page 34: ...correctly Is the disc compatible with the CRW8824SX drive Is there dust on the disc tray or on the disc itself Is the terminator of the last device in the SCSI chain set to ON Or if it has no built in termination has a terminator been attached Does your computer have several different CD writing applications installed If you use more than one CD writing application simultaneously the behavior of t...

Page 35: ...iting speed setting Create an image file of the CD on the computer s hard disk Defragment the hard disk Turn hard disk power management off Deactivate the Active Desktop if you are using Internet Explorer 4 or 5 Disable network access Close other applications including screen savers task schedulers etc n Errors can occur if you knock the CRW8824SX drive while it is writing to disc n When using pac...

Page 36: ...as signify the beginning and end points of a session They are not part of the data but contain information about the session itself Basically a session consists of a lead in data and a lead out Track at Once TAO This mode is used when writing data to a disc one track at a time More tracks can be added later if there is enough space left on the disc This is why Track at Once mode is sometimes refer...

Page 37: ...Session 1 Session 2 Example CD EXTRA Packet Writing This mode is used when writing to a track of a disc using small blocks of data called packets in a manner similar to a floppy disk This mode is useful when making small incremental backups of data You will need to use software which specifically supports packet writing such as Adaptec s DirectCD 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Packet Same as writing to floppy or...

Page 38: ...te Please check this information regularly n The firmware is completely unrelated to the CD writing application software Determining the firmware version of the CRW8824SX drive in Windows 95 98 98SE Go to Control Panel System Device Manager tab double click on CDROM then double click on YAMAHA CRW8824S SCSI ID number When updating the CRW8824SX drive s firmware you will need to enter its SCSI ID n...

Page 39: ...r CRW8824SX drive For details on how to use the software see the documentation that came with it LED Indicator Messages Status ON DISC LED READ WRITE LED Power on reset Ready no disc Loading disc Ejecting disc Ready disc loaded Seeking Preparing to write Writing Writing test mode Reading 30 ...

Page 40: ...e can play CD DA at 1X speed only Video CD 6 9X max Disc session closed 24X max 12 max for packet writing Disc session not closed 8X max CD R 1X 4X 6X 8X Writing Orange Book Part II Ver 3 1 specified WO disc Note When writing at 6X or 8X speed use discs made for high speed recording CD RW 2X 4X Writing ReWriting Orange Book Part III Vol 1 Version 2 0 specified RW discs 4X 8X Writing ReWriting Oran...

Page 41: ... Electrical Laser Immunity Emission Emission Electrical Emission Standards UL1950 21CFR1040 10 FDA Chapter 1 Subchapter J 47CFR15 FCC Part 15 Subpart B CSA C22 2 No 950 ICES 003 EN60950 EN60825 EN55024 EN61000 3 2 EN61000 3 3 EN55022 AS NZ 3548 Japan s Legal Requirements for Electrical Appliances and Materials VCCI Details Information Technology Equipment Class 1 Laser Product Class B Computing De...

Page 42: ...7 LED Indicator 30 LINE OUT connector 9 Loading a Disc 22 M Manual Eject hole 8 23 Manually Ejecting a Disc in an Emergency 23 Multisession 27 O ON DISC LED 8 P packet 28 Packet Writing 28 paper clip 23 Phillips Screwdriver 7 Power connector 9 Power switch 8 R READ WRITE LED 8 Rear Panel 9 S SCSI adapter card 15 SCSI driver 24 SCSI ID number 10 SCSI connectors 9 Session at Once SAO 28 Setup Flowch...

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