User manual AOPEN ESV-188IESH

[. . . ] No part of this publication may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language or computer language, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, magnetic, optical, chemical, manual or otherwise, without the prior written permission of AOpen Inc. All brand and product names are trademarks and/or registered trademarks of their respective holders. Disclaimer AOpen Inc. makes no representations or warranties, either expressed or implied, with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any warranties, merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. Any software described in this manual is sold or licensed "as is". [. . . ] If you have a HDD set up only for CD recording purpose, the recording process shall be smooth. However, if an extra HDD is not available, you might prefer carrying out the following steps to optimize your Windows 98 / 98SE CD recording arrangement: Close all resident programs that include Anti-Virus, Screen Saver, System Agent, Power Management, etc. Further, maximizing and minimizing windows are not recommended either. If not, any operation of these applications will intrude the CD recording process and damage your disk. Defragment of HDD reallocates all the files so that these relevant files are placed in the nearby clusters. This saves time and risks when CD Burning Software is trying to search for the files you want to record on CD. 4. 2. Installing CD-R / RW Burning Software For information on installing procedures and how to use the authoring software, please refer to the manual that came with it. If you want to use another type of authoring software not bundled with AOpen Combo drive, please refer to each manual on how to install and operate. Please note that some authoring software or version of authoring software does not support AOpen Combo drive. -- E-12 -- Specification English 5. Technical Support For additional information or help during installation or normal operation of this drive not available in this manual or from our Web site, please contact our dealer where you have purchased this product for support, or you may contact us directly: AOpen Inc. http://www. aopen. nl Please provide product information, including the model name and serial number, computer system information, and/or a detail description of your problem or question by E-Mail. The AOpen technical support staff will respond as quickly as possible. -- E-13 -- Specification 5. 1. Troubleshooting Write problems Symptom No drive recognition Possible Causes Solutions Bad connection between Ensure that IEEE1394 cable is not damaged. Using other writing software Use the writing software provided with this which not supports your Combo drive. ensure your Combo drive is supported by contacting the software supplier. Using other writing software Use the writing software provided with this which not supports your Combo drive. ensure your Combo drive is supported by contacting the software supplier. IEEE1394 cable isn't Ensure the cable of connectors are not connected properly damaged. Wrote with another writing If different writing software is used comparing to software the previous writing, errors may occur. Short of CD-RW capacity Capacity of CD-R/RW media is limited to 650MB (74 min-type) including lead-in, lead-out and TOC data. Use a new CD-R/RW media if the capacity is insufficient for the additional data. CD-R/RW media not Use the highest speed compatible discs or writ compatible with the highest with lower speed. [. . . ] Check the connection to see if the IEEE1394 connector well inserted. Q: The Combo drive has problem in reading CD disc, or Error message when double-clicking on the Combo drive icon. There are several ways to solve this problem as follows: The CD disc in the tray may be loaded upside-down, or a little off-center. After loading a CD disc, it will take a moment to let the CD-RW read the disc information. When the indicator on the front panel stops flashing and stays green, it is ready for access. If the disc you just loaded is a blank CD disc, try it later after copying some information to the CD. -- E-21 -- Specification Q: Unable to see a second session reading from a CD-ROM drive. Eject the CD and re-load it. [. . . ]