Introduction

Features

The CRX-160S is an internal CD-R/RW (Compact Disc Recordable/ ReWritable) drive unit designed for use with personal computers equipped with a SCSI controller.

General

•5 1/4 inch half-height drive form factor.

•Power loading and eject of a disc.

•Housed in a casing with an airtight frame.

•4 Mbyte buffer memory.

•Supports Power saving mode and Sleep mode.

Supported disc formats

•The CRX-160S conforms to the “Multiread” specifications.

•Reads and writes data in each: CD-DA, CD Extra, CD-Rom (mode 1), CD-Rom XA (mode 2 form 1 & 2), CD-I (mode 2 form 1 & 2),Video CD and CD-text.

•Reads data in Photo CD (Single and Multi session).

•The CRX-160S conforms to the specifications set out in “Orange Book Part II version 3.1” and “Orange Book Part III version 2.0”.

Supported write methods

•Disc At Once, Session At Once, Track At Once, Variable Packet, Fixed Packet and Track Reservation.

Performance

•Supports CD-R write speeds of 1X, 2X, 4X, 8X and 12X.

•Supports CD-RW write speeds of 2X, 4X and 8X.

•Supports read-only speeds up to 32X.

•Real time error correction and real time layered error correction.

•Fast access times ensuring reliable high-speed data access.

Audio

•Outputs 16-bit digital data over the SCSI interface.

•Audio line output and headphones jack for audio CD playback.

■Software requirements

Device Driver: No device drivers are required from Sony to enable use of the CRX-160S. Instead your SCSI controller and its device driver must support CD writer devices. This should be checked at the SCSI controller manufacturers web site.

Authoring Software: To write to a CD authoring software will be required. There are many varities. Please be sure that the version of software you are using is compatible with the CRX-160S. You should check this on the software manufacturers web site or at:

http://www.sony.com.au/support/itp

Location and Function of Parts and Controls

Front Panel

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1Disc tray

Accepts a CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW disc on its tray.

2Emergency eject hole

Insert a fine rod into this hole to eject the tray manually in emergencies.

3Eject button

Opens and closes the disc tray.

4Busy indicator

This indicator shows the unit’s status in various phases of operation.

*Seek, read and write: Flashes amber

* Error:

Lights up amber and stays lit

5Volume control

Controls the volume of the analog audio output provided via a headphones jack.

6Headphones jack

Provides two channel analog audio output.

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Introduction

Location and Function of Parts and Controls

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