INSTALLATION

SWITCH SETTING TABLE

The display is on the top panel.

Switch 4 - Reserved

MUST BE SET TO OFF (OPEN)

2048/512

TERMINATION (SHORT – OFF)

DISABLE EJECT

RESERVED

RESERVED

SCSI

ID

 

 

 

 

2

1

0

Switch 5: SCSI Terminator

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The built-in switch which enables or disables SCSI

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

termination.

Switch # 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

Short = SCSI Termination OFF : SCSI termination disabled

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(factory default setting).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open = SCSI Termination ON: SCSI termination enabled.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Note: This information is described in detail earlier

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

in this chapter under SCSI Termination on

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

page 13.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch 6: Default Sector Size

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Set the default sector size for the Drive when the drive is

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

ON.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short = 512-byte sector size (required for some UNIX

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

systems)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open = 2048-byte (2K) sector size (factory default setting)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For PC systems, the recommended setting is OFF (open).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

To confirm which sector size should be used in your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

system, refer to your system documentation.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch 7 - Disable Eject Button

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Specifies if the power is ON to the front panel eject button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Short = Disables the eject button.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Open = Enables the eject button (factory default setting).

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Switch 8 - Reserved

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

MUST BE SET TO OFF (OPEN)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

WARNING

The short-circuit switches always must be inserted vertically, never horizontally.

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Pioneer DR-U16S user service Switch Setting Table

DR-U16S specifications

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