Sony DRX-700UL, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...Operating Instructions 2004 Sony Corporation 2 178 481 11 1 7819900764 IT JP FR DE ES IT CS DVD CD Rewritable Drive DRX 700UL ...

Page 2: ...ay cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference 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 is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or ...

Page 3: ... Ausrüstung erfüllt die Bestimmungen der Norm EN55022 Klasse B CAUTION The mains plug on this equipment must be used to disconnect mains power Please ensure that the socket outlet is installed near the equipment and shall be easily Accessible Achtung Zur Trennung vom Netz ist der Netzsecker aus der Steckdose zu ziehen welche sich in der Nähe des Gerätes befinden muß und leicht zugänlich sein soll ...

Page 4: ...allation 17 Disconnection 18 About Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant 19 Operation Using the Drive 20 Supplied Software 20 Displaying the contents of CDs a nd DVDs 21 Using Generic Software with the Drive 21 Compatible Discs 22 Recommended Writable Discs 24 Writable Disc Features 25 Precautions when Writing Data to Disc 28 Maximizing Performance 30 Reaching the Highest Possible Data Transfer Rate 30 U...

Page 5: ... caused by improper installation of software loss of data discs or other accidental or incidental damage that might occur when using this product The guarantee and user support for this product are valid only within the countries or sales regions specified on the warranty card Copyright laws prohibit the copying in part or in full of the supplied software and documentation or loaning the software ...

Page 6: ...ware disc Stand Warranty card Note Make sure that you back up the supplied software disc on another disc because the software disc is not distributed independently Features This product offers the following features An external DVD CD RW drive with i LINK IEEE1394 and Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant interfaces for computers Can be used horizontally or vertically The drive can write to DVD R Double ...

Page 7: ...ystem meeting the following requirements is needed in order to use USB 2 0 operation with this device Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant interface cable included System equipped with a Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant connector or PCI adapter card and running the USB 2 0 EHCI device driver1 1 The USB 2 0 EHCI driver software is supplied with currently available PCI adapter cards that conform to USB 2 0 ...

Page 8: ...8 Part Names and Functions Front Panel Rear Panel 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 ...

Page 9: ...e vertically make sure that you set the disc inside the two lower pins D Power Switch Press to turn the drive on or off With some models the power switch is located on the front panel E USB Connector Used with a USB cable to connect the drive to a computer or another USB device F i LINK S400 Connector 6 pin Used with an i LINK cable to connect the drive to a computer or another i LINK device G i L...

Page 10: ...w to use the drive vertically Position the drive so that the stand straddles the two anti vibration pads on the drive bottom and then press it into place Place the drive as illustrated below to use the drive horizontally Using the Drive Vertically Using the Drive Horizontally ...

Page 11: ...e and obtain a compatible i LINK cable This drive uses a 6 pin i LINK connector Have the manual for your computer handy If you connect the drive to a computer with multiple i LINK connectors see Connection Using i LINK on page 15 These instructions apply to most commonly used computers CAUTION Avoid touching any exposed electronic conductors or contacts on the circuit boards of the drive or within...

Page 12: ... supplied AC adapter Then connect the AC adapter to the drive s DC IN jack and connect the power cord to the power outlet If your drive equipped with an AC IN connector instead of a DC IN connector connect the provided AC power cord directly Hints The i LINK cable may be connected to either of the two i LINK connectors on the back of the drive For more information about the serial daisy chain conn...

Page 13: ...ng software Refer to the Software Quick Start Guide for details The disconnection procedure varies according to your operating system Windows 2000 When your computer successfully detects the drive appears on the Windows taskbar When you want to disconnect the drive you must first stop it using this icon 1 Click on the taskbar and click Stop IEEE 1394 CD ROM drive E on the shortcut menu The IEEE 13...

Page 14: ...he future providing even more options for control and data exchange When multiple i LINK devices are connected in series control and data exchange can be extended to devices that are connected via other i LINK devices as well as to those connected directly This means that devices can be connected in any sequence However whether or not data can be exchanged with a particular device as well as how o...

Page 15: ...al path Up to 16 i LINK cables can be used in the chain making up a path of the maximum possible length The length of a path is indicated in terms of the number of i LINK cables used with each cable counted as one hop For example in the figure below the path between A and C is 6 hops while that between A and D is 3 hops i LINK cable i LINK device i LINK device i LINK device i LINK device i LINK de...

Page 16: ... must be turned on to relay data between other i LINK devices When connecting an i LINK device be sure to refer to the instructions that are provided with that device The maximum data transfer rate that is supported by any given i LINK device is indicated by markings in the vicinity of the i LINK connector The maximum i LINK data transfer rates are defined as approximately 100 200 and 400 Mbps whi...

Page 17: ...USB interface card Have the manual for your computer handy These instructions apply to most commonly used computers For connection cautions refer to the Installation section in Connection through i LINK on page 11 1 Start your computer 2 Connect the necessary cables then turn on the drive Connect the USB cable to the drive s USB connector Connect the supplied AC power cord to the supplied AC adapt...

Page 18: ... Insert the supplied software disc into the DVD CD RW drive and install the writing software Refer to the Software Quick Start Guide for details The disconnection procedure varies according to your operating system Windows 2000 When your computer successfully detects the drive appears on the Windows taskbar When you want to disconnect the drive you must first stop it using this icon 1 Click on the...

Page 19: ...ng performance and enables high speed data transfer 1 2 1 DVD 16 2 MB s 12x speed CD 6 0 MB s 40x speed 2 When connected to a product that does not support Hi Speed USB the maximum transfer rate is limited to 1 5 MB s equivalent to a USB 1 1 transfer rate A system meeting the following requirements is needed in order to use Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant with this device Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compl...

Page 20: ...DVDs InCD 4 InCD 4 is a packet writing software It supports writing to DVD RW DVD RW and CD RW NeroVision Express 2 DVD Video and video CD authoring software Nero ShowTime DVD Video and video CD playback software Nero Wave Editor 2 Audio processing software that allows you to modify and such audio files as WAV MP3 and WMA Nero Cover Designer CD and DVD cover and label creation software Nero Toolki...

Page 21: ...are and or computer If the generic software you are using does not detect the drive correctly visit the Web site of the software manufacturer and update the software as this may solve the problem 1 Such as Roxio s Drag to Disc BHA s B s CLIP and Sonic s DLA Depending on the disc that you insert into the drive playback may start or you may have to double click its icon in the My Computer window to ...

Page 22: ...with the drive DVD 1 Writing speed supported by the drive Depending on your software and media this speed may vary Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed1 DVD R 1 to 8 DVD R DL Double layer 1 to 2 4 DVD RW 1 to 4 DVD R 1 to 8 DVD RW 1 to 4 DVD ROM DVD Video ...

Page 23: ...o or playing back 99 minute discs With 8 cm discs you must place the drive horizontally Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed CD R Speed supported by the disc max 40 CD RW Speed supported by the disc max 4 CD RW High Speed Speed supported by the disc max 10 CD RW Ultra Speed Speed supported by the disc max 24 CD ROM CD DA audio only CD Extra Video CD CD TEXT Disc diameters Read Write 12 cm 8 cm ...

Page 24: ...port Web Page You can also directly type the user support Web site address see page 33 for details in the address box of your Web browser Note You can safely use most disc formats that comply to the appropriate standards with this drive However bear in mind that some generic discs do not comply to quality or performance standards necessary for safe use with this drive If you use such discs the dri...

Page 25: ...sc Features DVD R DVD R DL DVD RW DVD R DVD RW CD R CD RW Want to create DVD Video that can be played back by most drives and or players Want to create DVDs that you can modify Want to create DVDs to which you can add to later Want to create video CDs that can be played back with most computers Want to use DVDs as you would video tapes allowing multiple rewrites Want to share 700 MB of data or mor...

Page 26: ...ng to such discs with a drive other than this one be sure that the drive has the High Speed CD RW logo Also always set the writing speed to that specified for the particular High Speed CD RW disc media being used Ultra Speed CD RW Discs The drive can write to High Speed CD RW and Ultra Speed CD RW disc media Data written to these discs can be read by common CD ROM drives other than the drive Note ...

Page 27: ... or DVD RW disc can be rewritten about 1 000 times Playback read compatibility of DVD RW and DVD RW discs with DVD ROM drives or DVD players depends on the capability of the DVD ROM drive and the DVD player and on the logical format selected when it is recorded written Disc Playback Reading Data DVD R DL DVD R DVD R discs as well as DVD RW and DVD RW discs created and finalized with the DVD CD RW ...

Page 28: ...al assignment RPC phase 21 standard After setting the region code five times the setting becomes permanent and can no longer be changed From this point on you are only able to play back DVD Video whose region code matches the one set the fifth time Do not attempt to make unauthorized changes to the region code Any problems resulting from doing so are not covered by the warranty Hint You can change...

Page 29: ...anies Be aware that some of these discs do not conform to the CD standard and you may not be able to play them back with the drive When using the drive as an audio CD player only use audio CDs with the following mark Some of these discs are encoded in such a way as to prevent sampling and or copy while others can only be played back under certain conditions For details refer to the documentation o...

Page 30: ...he drive may limit writing speed to preserve a good reading quality We recommend using the drive with the latest firmware as some problems encountered when using the drive can be solved simply by updating the drive firmware Firmware updates are available on the user support Web site See page 33 for details Hint The firmware is the built in software that makes the drive work Reaching the Highest Po...

Page 31: ...ld to a warm location or raising the room temperature suddenly as condensation may form within the drive If the temperature changes suddenly while using the drive stop using it but keep the power on for at least an hour Handling discs Handle discs only by the edges Never touch the recording surface Do not affix labels on discs Do not store discs in dusty dirty or humid locations in direct sunlight...

Page 32: ...6 2 MB s 12 speed1 CD 6 0 MB s 40 speed1 Access time Average random stroke Approx 130 ms DVD Approx 135 ms CD 1 Maximum data transfer rate depends on the capabilities of the host computer Buffer underrun error protection Operating environment Operating temperature 5 to 35 ºC Power and miscellaneous Power source DC 12 V supplied from the DC IN jack Consumption Max 3 0 A AC adapter AC 100 240 V use ...

Page 33: ...the user support Web site Access the site make sure that there is an update for your firmware and follow the instructions on the screen to proceed with download and installation Sony Global Sites Information As of April 2004 Product purchased in the USA http sony storagesupport com Product purchased in Canada http www sony ca Product purchased in Australia or New Zealand http www sony com au Produ...

Page 34: ...te and place of purchase Computer maker and model number Computer specifications CPU speed memory size OS version etc Writing software used version etc Local technical support is only available in the specified sales regions The customers in these regions should be provided with a warranty card for this product For contact information refer to the warranty card Note that technical support conditio...

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