Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product CRX1600L Sony
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4-654-827- 11(1) 2001 Sony Corporation User’s Guide CRX1600L CD-R/R W Drive Unit.
ii Safety Regulations WARNING – For U.S.A. customers Any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
iii Bei diesem CD-R/RW-Laufwerk handelt es sich um ein Laser-Produkt der Klasse 1. Das Etikett mit der Aufschrift LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT befindet sich auf der Oberseite des Gehäuses.
iv CAUTION: Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the manufacturer responsible for compliance could void the user’s warranty and authority to operate the equipment.
v English English T ab le of Contents Chapter 1 Introduction ................................................... 1 The i.LINK Interface ...................................................... 1 CD-R and CD-RW ...........................................
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1 Continued Chapter 1 Intr oduction The Sony 1600L i.LINK ® (also referred to as the CRX1600L) is a high performance external CD-RW Recorder/Player with the IEEE 1394 (also called i.
2 Sony, along with other industry leaders, helped develop the IEEE 1394 standard. IEEE 1394 is an industry standard serial communications common interface protocol as published by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE).
3 Continued On the computer side, i.LINK technology allows up to 63 devices to be linked together without many of the rules and limitations of competing technologies such as SCSI. There are no addresses to set on the devices, no terminator needed at the end of the bus.
4 CD-RW drives are very versatile for transporting information to both older and newer CD and DVD ROM drives. CD-RW media can be read by newer CD-ROM and DVD drives. These newer drives are known as Multi Read TM (MR) drives. And even though CD-RW media cannot be read by older CD-ROM drives, the 1600L i.
5 Continued The speed at which a CD-ROM is written does not affect the speed at which that CD-ROM can be read. For example, a CD-ROM which was written at 2 × can be read at 1 × , 2 × , 4 × , 8 × , 12 × , 24 × , 32 × and so on. Buffer The 1600L i.
6 Recording Methods The 1600L i.LINK drive has the capability to use several different recording methods. The descriptions of these methods in this manual are overviews of the subject. The methods are covered in greater detail in the software documentation.
7 Media Compatibility Due to the different makeup of CD-R and CD-RW discs, these discs have different reflective qualities, and can be used with the following units.
8 Chapter 2 Contr ols and Indicator s This chapter shows the connectors, controls, and indicator lights of the 1600L i.LINK drive. For instructions on connecting and installing the drive to the computer, please consult “ Chapter 3, Connecting to a Macintosh ” located on page 16, or “ Chapter 4, Connecting to a PC ” located on page 20.
9 Continued CD Tray The tray slides out of the unit. Place the media label side up with the reading and writing side down. CAUTION Putting anything other than CD, CD-R or CD-RW media may damage the unit and void your warranty. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.
10 Headphone Jack/Volume Control To listen to an audio CD from the CD-ROM unit you may insert a standard headphone cable into the headphone jack on the front of the unit. Most CD-ROM playing software packages have a utility that will allow you to listen to audio CDs directly from the 1600L i.
11 Continued AC Power Inlet The 1600L i.LINK drive uses a 100 to 240V, 50-60 Hz, 1.2 amp maximum power supply. This will allow the unit to be attached to either 110 volt or 220 volt circuits. IEEE 1394 Cable and Connectors IEEE 1394 is commonly called either i.
12 Chaining Multiple i.LINK devices Most devices have two connectors so you can chain devices link to link up to 17 devices serially. However, some devices have three ports so you can also branch devices. 3 G R e W ri t a b l e R e W rit a b le i . L I N K i.
13 Continued Restrictions of IEEE 1394 You cannot violate the 63 device limitation. If an additional device is added beyond the 63 device limit none of the devices will be able to determine their position in the i.LINK chain, and so all devices will be unable to communicate.
14 i.LINK Signal Types Even though different devices may be connected together, two devices may not be able to share signals. The printer and the keyboard will not be able to exchange signals, however for the G3 from the example to communicate with the printer, both the video camera and the keyboard will pass the signals through to the printer.
15 Inserting CD Discs Put the writable/readable side of the CD media facing down in the tray, the label side up. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.L IN K ReW ritable High Speed ReW ritable High Speed Press the Insert/Eject button to retract the tray. CAUTION Insert only CD-ROM, CD-R or CD-RW media into the 1600L i.
16 Chapter 3 Connecting to a Macintosh This chapter describes the installation procedure for connecting the 1600L i.LINK drive to a Macintosh G4, Blue and White G3, iBook and iMac DV computer with FireWire built-in. For connecting the 1600L i.LINK drive to a PC, please consult “ Connecting to a PC ” on page 20.
17 Continued Installation Instructions 1 Unpack all essential materials and verify that all items are present. 2 Locate the port with the FireWire symbol.
18 3 Insert the connector of the i.LINK cable to the FireWire port of the Macintosh. G4 and Blue & White G3 iMac DV 1 2 2 1.
19 4 Attach the power cord to the CRX1600L. S400 S400 5 Attach the i.LINK cable to the drive ’ s interface connector. S 400 S 400 6 Power on the CRX1600L. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.L IN K R eW ritable High Speed R eW ritable High Speed 7 Power on the Macintosh if it was shut down.
20 Chapter 4 Connecting to a PC This chapter describes the installation procedure to connect the 1600L i.LINK drive to a PC equipped with an i.LINK (IEEE 1394/FireWire) expansion card. For instructions on connecting the 1600L i.LINK drive to a Macintosh, please see “ Connecting to a Macintosh ” on page 16.
21 Continued Installation Instructions 1 Unpack all essential materials and verify that all items are present. 2 Install the i.LINK (IEEE 1394/FireWire) expansion card per the manufacturer ’ s installation instructions. 3 Insert the connector of the i.
22 4 Attach the power cord to the CRX1600L. S 4 0 0 S 4 0 0 5 Attach the i.LINK cable to the drive ’ s interface connector. S400 S400 6 Power on the CRX1600L. P O W E R 12 X 8 X 32 X i.L IN K R eW ritable High Speed R eW ritable High Speed 7 Power on the PC if it was shut down.
23 Continued Chapter 5 T r oubleshooting This Chapter discusses the basics of troubleshooting the 1600L i.LINK drive. A few words about CD-ROMs The laser in a CD-ROM player reads the difference in reflectivity from one spot to the next.
24 Symptom You cannot access the device through software Unable to Create Multisession disc Failed writing a CD using CD-R or CD-RW media Good Questions • Are both ends of the i.
25 Symptom Unable to eject CD Unable to Read a session after completing a successful write Good Questions • Is software locking the Tray? • Can you read the CD in another CD-ROM Player? • Can you “see” previous sessions? • Did you close the session? • Bad CD-R or CD-RW disc? Actions • Unmount or eject through software first.
26 Appendix Contacting T echnical Suppor t Whenever you have any difficulty with your 1600L i.LINK drive, please follow the troubleshooting suggestions in this manual and in the software manuals. Please keep track of the steps you have taken with as much information about your computer system as you can.
27 Continued Specifications HOST INTERFACE IEEE 1394 (i.LINK or FireWire) READ FUNCTION, Acceptable Discs CD-ROM mode-1 data discs, CD-ROM XA discs, CD Audio discs, Mixed Mode, CD Extra, CD Text, CD-I.
28 ROTATIONAL SPEED INNERMOST TRACK: 1200 rpm (2 × ) 2400 rpm (4 × ) 4800 rpm (8 × ) 7200 rpm (1 2 × ) 7000 rpm (13~32 × , CAV) ROTATIONAL SPEED OUTERMOST TRACK: 460 rpm (2 × ) 920 rpm (4 × ) 1.
29 Continued Glossary Access times The average amount of time to access an item of data. Amorphous Lacking shape, or in mineral terms, not crystalline.
30 DC Power (Direct Current) Power Electronic components require direct current which is a current maintained at a constant level, not alternating in a sine wave like alternating current.
31 Continued Land or Pits Mass produced CD-ROM are a stamped media with indentations physically stamped into the recording layer of the media which is then covered by a hard clear plastic. A laser beam focused at these indentations reflects differently than the parts of the media that are not indented.
32 System Intensive An operation that requires the greatest speed from the computer system. If other programs are running at the same time or in the background they may slow the overall speed of the computer, so that the system intensive operation will fail.
33 Index AC power 10, 11 Access times 27, 29 Amorphous 4, 29 Analog 29 Archiving 3, 6, 29 ATAPI 29 Bi-directional Cable 3, 29 Buffer 5 Buffer size 5, 24 Buffer underrun 5 Busy Indicator LED 8 CAV 27, .
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