User manual RICOH MP7200A

[. . . ] Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no responsibility for direct or indirect damages caused by the use of this product or its malfunction. Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no responsibility for damage to data caused by this product. Please backup (copy) all important data as protection against data loss. q q q q q PC DOS is a trademark of IBM Inc. MS-DOS, Windows, Windows ® 95, Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, Windows NT® and Windows® 2000 are trademarks registered in the United States and other countries by the Microsoft Corporation. [. . . ] The disc written using the CD-R/RW drive may not be readable by CD-ROM drives. Even if it is the recommendation disc, some of discs may have possibility to fail writting with highest writting speed with the problem on the disc. In this case, please try to write with lower writting speed, or please try to use another disc. Multi-read compatible (Random UDF compatible) drives are: q q Drives that can read low reflectivity discs. Drives that support Packet Write. Front Panel Rear panel Front Panel 1. Disc tray This is the tray for the disc. Place the disc on the ejected disc tray, then lightly push the tray (or push the eject button) and the disc will be mounted. This might cause damage to the loading section of the drive. 2. Headphone jack This jack is for connecting headphones or mini-speakers. 3. Volume control This is used to adjust the output volume of the headphone jack. It can't be used to adjust the output volume for the audio output connectors on the rear panel. Sudden loud noises can damage your hearing. 4. Busy indicator This indicator lights orange when a disc is mounted into the drive. If a disc is not mounted, the indicator does not light even when the power is turned on. When a illegal disc is loaded or some hardware trouble occurs, the indicator blinks. 5. Eject button This is the button used to eject or insert in the disc tray. 6. Emergency eject hole This drive has a function that allows the disc to be ejected manually if this becomes necessary in an emergency such as failure of the drive or a power outage. Caution This feature is a last measure to be used only in an emergency. Using it excessively will cause malfunction. Rear panel 1. Digital Audio Output Connector Provides output to a sound card (Digital signal). Press the eject button or push the disc tray and the tray will be inserted back into the drive. Caution After ejecting the disc, return the disc tray inside the unit quickly. When the disc tray is in the ejected position, dust and other debris will enter, possibly causing read errors, write errors, or drive failure. Back Load the disc Emergency Eject Next Disc ejection Using the Drive in a Vertical Position Load the disc 1. Press the eject button. 2. Place the disc on the disc tray. Caution r When using a 120mm CD, place it in the large round depression. r When using an 80mm CD, place it in the small round depression with its label side facing up. Only reading is possible. ) r The face with the label on it should be up. r Discs of irregular shapes (business card-sized, heart-shaped, etc. ) cannot be used (written nor played). 3. Load the disc by pressing the eject button or by lightly pushing in the disc tray. Next Load the disc Emergency Eject Disc ejection Using the Drive in a Vertical Position Using the Drive in a Vertical Position The drive can be installed in a vertical position. 1. Cannot be used (for writing or playing) with irregularly shaped discs (business card-sized, heart-shaped, etc. ) (* you can not use the drive with a CD adapter. ) Back Load the disc Emergency Eject Disc ejection Using the Drive in a Vertical Position Specific knowledge of hardware and software is necessary to install the drive. We cannot guarantee against direct or indirect damage resulting from improper connections. [. . . ] Device Drivers Caution When using CD-ROM discs, CD-R discs or CD-RW discs, do not attach any stickers or labels to the discs. Using discs with labels attached not only causes read and write errors, but data on the disc may be lost due to damage to the disc itself. q q q q Load the disc Disc ejection Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position Drive : MP7200A Type Interface Data buffer memory Data transfer speed CD-RW/High Speed CD-RW Write/Read speed (Ave. ) Internal type Enhanced-IDE (ATAPI) 2MB 33MB/sec. (Max. ) (Ultra DMA mode2) Read Speed 4X: 8X: 20X: 32X: 40X: Write Speed CD-R: 4X: 8X: 12X: 16X: 20X: CD-RW: 2X: 4X: 10X: 600KB/sec. 1. 5MB/sec. Caution When the 20X write speed is specified, data is written at 16X from the innermost track to about the 70 MB position, and at 20X from positions exceeding 70 MB up to the outermost track. [. . . ]