User manual TEAC CD-W0040A

[. . . ] The CD-RW drive utilizes a laser beam that can be harmful to the eyes. Do not attempt to look through the front panel or into the unit while the power is turned on. A user who changes or modifies the unit or operating procedures specified herein without express written approval by the manufacturer will void user authority to operate the equipment. Specifications and features subject to change without notice or obligation. FCC Radio Frequency Interference Regulations Warning: This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions contained in this manual, may cause harmful interference to radio and television communications. [. . . ] The plug is shaped so that it can be easily inserted in only one orientation; do not force the plug into the connector. The +5v terminal is on the left as you face the rear of the panel; the +12v terminal is on the right. Start your system. High Speed Recording Guidelines To optimize your drive performance and avoid system lockup conflicts, especially when recording to CD-R disc at 24X speed, you need to exercise the following options to enable DMA on your system: Windows XP 1. Click Hardware and select Device Manager. TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual High Speed Recording Guidelines 3. Click IDE/ATA/ATAPI Controllers, double-click Secondary IDE Channel and select Advanced Settings. Windows 2000 Transfer Mode setting Windows 98SE and Windows ME 1. Double-click on your original CD-ROM drive reference and click the Settings tab. 11 TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual High Speed Recording Guidelines The system displays the following screen (Figure 10): Figure 10. Close the System Properties windows and restart your system. Windows NT 4. 0 Workstation Windows NT 4. 0 requires you to edit the Registry in order to enable the DMA setting. It is recommended that you follow the instructions from the Microsoft KnowledgeBase. You can access article number Q158873: How to Enable IDE DMA Bus-Mastering Using SP2 Atapi. sys at www. microsoft. com. Caution: Using the Registry Editor incorrectly will cause serious problems that will require you to reinstall Windows NT. To record data or audio onto CD-R or CD-RW discs using your TEAC CD-RW drive, you need to use pre-mastering software, such as Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic. Your kit includes a CD-ROM that contains Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic software applications for Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows NT 4. 0 Workstation, Windows XP, and Windows 2000-Professional systems. Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic is a premastering software application that enables you to: create audio/music CDs create data CDs to archive data files drag-and-drop files onto a CD-R or CD-RW disc using directCD create duplicate copies of discs, assuming you have a second CD-ROM drive, using CD Copier software Uninstalling Old Versions of Easy CD Creator If you have an old version of Easy CD Creator (and/or other recording software) on your system, you must uninstall it before you install Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic. To uninstall the old version of Easy CD Creator, select: Start > Programs > Adaptec Easy CD Creator 4 (or your version) > Uninstall The system displays the Control Panels window. Alternatively, you can uninstall the program using the Add/Remove Program tool in the Control Panel. TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual 15 Installing Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic Software Installing Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic Software Before you install Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic, disable any applications that may be running in the background, including anti-virus software, screen savers, schedulers, etc. The Close Program panel will display a list of all current programs in memory (Figure 12). With the exception of "Explorer" and "Systray, " select each program, then click the End Task button. (You may need to repeat this process since you can only disable one application at a time. ) Then proceed with the installation below. Figure 12. Close Program Panel Follow these steps to install Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic software on your computer's hard disk. Insert the Easy CD Creator 5. 1 CD-ROM into your computer's CDROM drive or into the TEAC CD-RW drive. If the Autoplay function is enabled, the system displays the auto detect screen (Figure 13). Auto Detect Panel If the auto detect panel is not displayed, double-click the My Computer icon, then double-click the icon for the CD-ROM drive, and double-click on setup. exe. The system displays the following Choose Setup Language panel (Figure 14 on page 17). 16 TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual Installing Easy CD Creator 5. 1 Basic Software Figure 14. Choose Setup Language Panel 2. Select a language and click the OK button. [. . . ] The system displays the Welcome panel (Figure 31), which warns against copyright infringement. Figure 31. CD Copier Welcome Panel 3. Please read the panel, then click the OK button. For more information, click the Help menu on the toolbar and select Help topics. Figure 32. CD Copier Panel 28 TEAC CD-RW Drive User's Manual Upgrading the Software (upgrade button) Upgrading the Software (upgrade button) If your computer has an access to the Internet, you can upgrade Easy CD Creator 5 Basic to Easy CD Creator Platinum by clicking the upgrade button on the Select a Project panel and following the instructions. [. . . ]