Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Mobile DVDR/RW Addonics Technologies
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Addonics TECHNOLOGIES Mobile DVD ± R/RW USB FIREWIRE Serial ATA CardBus/PCMCIA Users Guide Revision 1.0.
FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to compl y with the lim its for a class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC rules. These l imit s are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful int erference in a residential installation.
Contents FCC Warning ....................................................................................... 1 Contents ................................................................................................ 2 Chapter 1 Preface ..............
Chapter 1 Preface This is a Prelim inary version of the m anual intended to provi de advance information on t he Addonics Technologies’ external M obile DVD±R/RW drive. The information is as complete and as accurate as possible as of the publication date, but will be superseded and update d periodically by re vised ma nuals.
Chapter 2 Getting Started This chapter will walk you through the in stallation of your external Mobile DVD±R/RW. Make sure that you have the following items: For DVD±R/RW with Firewire Cable ! Mobil.
Chapter 3 Hardware Installation Fire wire Cable Installation Attach the FIREWIRE-IDE cable’s “ MC 36 Connector ” (Picture 1) to your Addonics Mobile Drive fi rm and securely – you should not be able to disconnect the cable without pressing the release notch.
Firewire DVD±R/RW Installation For Win98SE, Me, Win2000 and XP (Note for Win98SE only : After plugging i n the cable some sy stem m ight prompt you for Win98SE CD, i n case you don’t have The Win98SE CD and the wizard prompt y ou for a. NTMAP.SYS please type C:WINDOWSSYSTEM32DRIVERS b.
CardBus / PCMCIA setting The Addonics CardBus PCMC IA card has an option switch can all ow you to choose using either PCMCIA m ode or CardBus m ode. The switch position is as follows: PCMCIA CardBus Side View Front view Cardbus and PCMCIA selection switch.
CardBus/PCMCIA driver Installation For Windows 95, 98, 98SE and Me (Do not run the SETUP program from the driver disk, SETUP Is for DOS or WIN 3.1 using PCMCIA mode only) 1. Power on your system and wait for the Desktop screen. 2. Connect the CardBus/PCMCIA cable and external AC/DC adapter in to the back of your Mobile DVD/CDRW.
PCMCIA Installation for Windows NT 1. Go to StartSettingsCon tro l Pan el 2. Double Click SCSI adapt er icon 3. Click on the Driver Tab 4. Click Add to add new driver 5. Follow wizard and br o w se to A:NT folder for the Driver. 6. Windows will prompt you for driv er location again, to continue Type in A:NT then click con tin ue.
CardBus/PCMCIA Driver Installation (Windows XP PCMCIA Installation Guide) 1. Make sure that all cables are pr operly connected and the drive has power. 2. If you are using the Mo b ile drives, make sure that the power brick has a steady green light. 3.
For Sony and Sharp Notebook users Al ternative installation procedures If you encountered system locked up using our standard instal lation procedures (Most comm on with Window 98 SE, Sharp and Sony Not ebook computers and computers wit h Ricoh Cardbus/PCM CIA Controller) pl ease try to reinstal l using the procedur es outlined below: 1.
USB 2.0 Cable Installation Attach the USB-IDE cable’s “ MC 36 Connector ” to your Addonics Mobi le Drive firm and securely – you should not be able t o disconnect the cable wit hout pressing the release notch. For Power Installation please refer to Diagram 2 from page5 USB drivers Installation For Win98 and Win98SE 1.
Serial ATA Cable Installation Attach the USB-IDE cable’s “ MC 36 Connector ” to your Addonics Mobi le Drive firm and securely – you should not be able t o disconnect the cable wit hout pressing the release notch.
Chapter 4 Playing Audio CDs You can use the Addonics Mobile DVD±R/RW drive to play regular music CDs. • To listen or Play audio CD’s through the computer, you ma y download the newer version of windows m edia player. Chapter 5 Software Installation DVD and CD Mastering Software installation: 1.
Technical Support If you need assistance to get your uni t functioning properly , please call Addonics Technical Support. Our technical staff will be happy to assist you, but they will need your help to do so. Calling the technical support staff without all the proper inform ation can be both tim e consum ing and frustrating.
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If you have not bought Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Addonics Technologies Mobile DVDR/RW along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
