Sony DVD Player DRU 810A User Manual

2-651-062-11 (1)

4E.B5U02.021

DVD/CD

Rewritable Drive

Operating Instructions

DRU-810A

The DRU-810A is classified as a CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT.

The CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT label is located at the bottom of the enclosure.

Bei diesem DRU-810A handelt es sich um ein Laser-Produkt der Klasse 1.

Das Etikett mit der Aufschrift LASER KLASSE 1 PRODUKT befindet sich auf der Unterseite

des Gehäses.

LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE

CLASS 1

LASER PRODUCT

LASER KLASSE 1

PRODUKT

KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT

CE Sicherheitsbestimmungen

Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Europäischen EMC-Bestimmungen für die Verwendung in

folgender / folgenden Umgebung(en):

• Wohngegenden

• Gewerbegebiete

• Leichtindustriegebiete

(Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Bestimmungen der Norm EN55022, Klasse B.)

Compliance Statements

Disposal of Old Electrical & Electronic Equipment (Applicable in the European

Union and other European countries with separate collection systems)

This symbol on the product or on its packaging indicates that this product shall

not be treated as household waste. Instead it shall be handed over to the applicable

collection point for the recycling of electrical and electronic equipment. By

ensuring this product is disposed of correctly, you will help prevent potential

negative consequences for the environment and human health, which could

otherwise be caused by inappropriate waste handling of this product. The

recycling of materials will help to conserve natural resources. For more detailed

information about recycling of this product, please contact your local city office, your

household waste disposal service or the shop where you purchased the product.

Table of Contents

Safety Regulations ..........................2

Compliance Statements ..................3

Maximizing Performance ..............30

User Support Web Site ...............30

Updating the Firmware ...............30

Turbo Boost Function .................30

Introduction

Unpacking the Package Contents ...6

Features ...........................................6

System Requirements .....................7

Part Names and Functions ..............8

Miscellaneous

Precautions for Use .......................31

Specifications ................................32

Support Overview .........................34

User Support Web Site ...............34

Update the Drive Firmware ........34

Setup

Product and Support

Information .................................34

Setting up the Drive ...................... 10

Appropriate Jumper Settings ........ 15

Replacing your current optical

drive with the DVD/CD rewritable

drive ............................................ 15

Installing the DVD/CD rewritable

drive as a second drive ............... 16

Installing the DVD/CD rewritable

drive as a third drive ................... 17

Installing the DVD/CD rewritable

drive as a fourth drive ................ 18

Operation

Using the Drive .............................1 9

Supplied Software ...................... 19

Using Generic Software with the

Drive ........................................... 20

Compatible Discs .......................... 21

Recommended Writable Discs ... 23

Writable Disc Features ............... 24

Precautions on Writing/Playing

Discs ............................................. 28

•

is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

• Pentium is a registrated trademark of Intel Corporation.

• Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.

• Other system and product names used herein are registered trademarks or trademarks of their

respective manufacturers, although the ™ and ® marks are not used in the text.

❑ Our product warranty is valid only when the supplied accessories (including software) are

used in the specified or recommended system environment, in accordance with the

documentation, and applies only to this DVD/CD rewritable drive. Our customer service

and user support apply only under these product warranty conditions.

❑ Please note that we cannot accept responsibility for failure of the computer or other

devices, incompatibility with special hardware, operating problems caused by improper

installation of software, loss of data, discs or other accidental or incidental damage that

might occur when using this product.

❑ The guarantee and user support for this product are valid only within the countries or sales

regions specified on the warranty card.

❑ Copyright laws prohibit the copying in part or in full of the supplied software and

documentation, or loaning the software, without obtaining permission of the copyright

holder.

❑ We cannot accept responsibility for any direct or indirect financial damage or loss of profit

that might occur when using the supplied software.

❑ The supplied software can only be used with this product.

❑ Specifications of the supplied software may be changed without notice in the interest of

product improvement.

Please Record Responsibly

Before copying anything onto a disc, please be sure that you are not violating copyright

laws. Most software companies allow you to make a backup or archive copy of software.

Check your software’s license agreement for details.

B Introduction

Unpacking the

Package Contents

Features

This product offers the following features.

Please verify that the package contains the

following when unpacking.

If any of these items appear to be missing

and/or damaged, please contact your dealer.

❑

An internal DVD/CD rewritable drive

with ATAPI (EIDE) interface for

computers.

Can be used horizontally or vertically.

The drive can write to DVD+R Double

Layer and DVD-R Dual Layer discs.

❑

• Drive

❑

You can write at a maximum of 16×

when using high speed DVD+R,

DVD-R discs.

❑

The drive can write to eight types of

disc.

Features the

technology to prevent buffer underrun

errors.

❑

You can replace the front panel of the

drive with the supplied replacement

front panel.

• 40-pin ATAPI (IDE) flat cable

• Screws (×4)

• Quick start guide

• Operating instructions

(this document)

• Front panel replacement guide

• Front panel replacement kit

• Software disc

• Warranty card

Note

Make sure that you back up the supplied software

disc on another disc because the software disc is

not distributed independently.

The above requirements are the minimum

necessary requirements to write to disc

normally. Under actual operating conditions,

the requirements imposed by your software

must also be met. For details, refer to your

software documentation.

System

Requirements

The drive should be used with a system that

meets the following requirements¹⁾.

The drive does not support connection to an

ATAPI interface card. Connect the drive to the

IDE (ATAPI) interface connector of your

computer’s motherboard.

❑

PC/AT-compatible computer

CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher

(with Nero Vision Express: Pentium 4,

1.6 GHz recommended)

The drive consumes a lot of power when

operating at high speeds. You should therefore

make sure that the rated power output of the

power outlet where you connect all your drives

is sufficient to power all the drives, including

this one. For details about each drive’s power

consumption rating, refer to their

❑

256 MB RAM or more

1 GB (with Nero Vision Express:

10 GB) free hard disk space

❑

One available EIDE (ATAPI) interface

connection with DMA capability²⁾

documentation.

❑

One empty 5-inch half-height drive bay

One available internal +12 V/+5 V

power connector³⁾

❑

Operating system:

Windows 2000 Professional

(referred to as Windows 2000),

Windows XP Home Edition or

Windows XP Professional

(referred to as Windows XP)

Part Names and Functions

Front Panel

Rear Panel

A Disc tray

Insert discs here, label side up.

E Do not use.

F Analog audio connector

Hint

Analog stereo audio output. Using an

audio cable, connect to the audio

connector of a computer with a sound

card.

When you insert a disc into the drive, make

sure that it is under the four pins. When using

the drive vertically, make sure that you set the

disc inside the two lower pins.

Note

B Eject button

Connecting a cable other than an audio

cable or otherwise misusing the audio

connector may cause damage to the

product.

Press to open and close the disc tray.

C Busy indicator

Indicates the drive status.

Lit :

The drive is reading data,

playing back an audio CD, or

writing packets.

G Jumper

A jumper is set on the appropriate pins

before connecting the drive.

Blinking: The drive is writing data

(disc-at-once, track-at-once),

formatting a disc, or

CS EL

SLAVE

MASTER

SLAVE

MASTER

deleting¹⁾data from a disc.

The drive is in a state other

Off :

than those outlined above.

Some drives indicate this state with the lit

indicator.

Jumper pins

D Emergency eject hole

If you cannot open the disc tray with the

eject button, turn off your computer, and

then insert a thin, elongated object into

this hole to eject the disc tray manually.

H IDE connector

Connect to the computer with the

supplied IDE flat cable.

I Pin 1

The location of this pin determines the

proper orientation of the connection

cable.

J Power connector

Connect the connector of the computer’s

internal power supply.

DC INPUT

5V GND 12V

About 40 mm (1.6 in)

B Setup

Setting up the Drive

The installation and setup procedures outlined below assume that you are using

a standard computer. For details about how to install peripheral devices into

your computer, refer to the instructions supplied with your computer.

Before installing the drive

Referring to “Unpacking the Package Contents” on page 6, verify that the

contents of the drive package are complete.

Note

Avoid touching any exposed electronic conductors or contacts on the circuit boards of the

drive or your computer, as they can be damaged by electrostatic discharges from your body.

Make sure that you discharge any static electricity from your body before performing this

operation.

1 Turn off your computer, disconnect the power cable from the

outlet, and then remove the computer cover.

2 Determine which connection method you want to use, and then

adjust the jumper.

Depending on whether you want to connect the drive as MASTER or SLAVE,

place the jumper on the pins, as illustrated below.

If you are unsure of the appropriate jumper setting, see “Appropriate Jumper

Settings” on page 15.

CS EL

SLAVE

MASTER

SLAVE

MASTER

Jumper

Notes

• If installing the drive to replace one using the CSEL jumper setting, place the jumper on

the CSEL pins of the drive before installing it.

• Only place the jumper vertically, as illustrated. Placing the jumper horizontally may

damage the drive and/or cause malfunctions.

3 Connect the cables.

• Connect an unused power connector from the computer’s power supply to

the DC input (power input) connector of the drive.

• Connect the supplied IDE flat cable to the IDE connector of the drive.

Hint

If your computer supports digital playback, you do not need to connect the audio cable

to the analog audio connector. Most computers support digital playback at this time.

Pin1

DC input connector

Analog audio

connector

DC INPUT

5V GND12V

IDE connector

Power connector

Red (pin 1)

IDE flat cable

To computer

motherboard

Notes

• The side of the IDE flat cable with the red line indicates the pin 1 conductor. Verify that

the pin 1 side is connected to pin 1 on the motherboard.

• The power connector must be inserted with the inclined side upwards.

• If there is no spare power connector, you must use a “Y” adapter.

4 Install the drive into a 5-inch drive bay with the supplied screws.

5 Replace the computer cover, and then reconnect the power

cable to the outlet.

6 Start your computer, and make sure that the drive is detected.

On the Windows desktop, open [My Computer], and verify that a new drive

icon is displayed.

7 Insert the supplied software disc into the drive, and then install

the software on the disc.

Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation.

For details about the software on the supplied software disc, see “Supplied

Software” on page 19.

Hint

You do not need serial numbers when you install the software on the supplied software

disc. However, in some instances you may have to purchase serial numbers or upgrade

keys to upgrade the software.

Appropriate Jumper Settings

Depending on the settings of your computer, use one of the following

configurations.

Hint

Your computer has two IDE connectors: a primary and a secondary connector. You can

connect up to two devices to each connector using cables (one master device and one slave

device per cable; hard disk, CD, or DVD drives, etc.). The hard disk of your computer is

normally connected on the primary IDE cable as the master device. Before connecting the

drive, refer to the items below to determine your situation, and then place the jumper in the

MASTER or SLAVE position.

Replacing your current optical drive with the DVD/CD rewritable

drive

Connect the drive as follows.

DVD/CD

rewritable drive

1st drive

Hard disk drive (usually)

MASTER

Use the same

setting as the

current drive’s

jumper setting.

Current optical

drive

Primary

Secondary

IDE connector