When the drive’s right side is down

To facilitate disc handling, set the disc locks B, C and D into the locked position, and leave the disc lock A in the unlocked position.

Top side

Right side

When the drive’s left side is down

To facilitate disc handling, set the disc locks A, C and D into the locked position, and leave the disc lock B in the unlocked position.

Top side

Left side

Specifications

■ General

 

Host interface

SCSI 2 (50 Pin)

Read Function

This drive conforms to the “Multiread”

 

specification.

Acceptable discs:

CD-ROM data (mode-1)

 

CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 & 2)

 

CD-Digital Audio

 

Audio-combined CD-ROM

 

CD-I(mode 2, form 1 & 2)

 

CD-I Ready

 

Photo CD (Single and Multi session)

 

Video CD

 

CD-EXTRA

 

CD-TEXT

 

CD-R(Conforming to

 

“Orange Book Part II version 3.1”)

 

CD-RW discs (Conforming to

 

“Orange Book Part III version 2.0”)

Write Function

 

Applied Format:

CD-ROM(Mode-1)

 

CD-ROM XA (mode 2, form 1 & 2)

 

CD-Digital Audio

 

Audio-combined CD-ROM

 

CD-I(mode 2, form 1 & 2)

 

Video CD

 

CD-EXTRA

 

CD-TEXT

Writing Method:

Disc at once

 

Session at once

 

Track at once

 

Variable packet

 

Fixed packet writing

 

Multi-session

Cache memory

4 Mbytes

Read and Write speed

 

Read (CD-Rom/CD-R):

4X, 8X, 13 - 32X (CAV)

Read (CD-RW):

2X, 4X, 8X, 8X - 20X (CAV)

Read (DAO written CD-RW): 4X, 8X, 8X - 20X (CAV)

Read (unfinalized CD-R):

1x, 2X, 4X, 8X, 10X, 8X - 20X

 

(CAV)

Write (CD-R):

1X, 2X, 4X, 8X, 12X.

Write (CD-RW):

1X, 2X, 4X, 8X.

22 Operating the Drive

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