User manual TEAC DW-CD224PU

[. . . ] ® Portable USB CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive DW-224PUK Portable USB CD-RW Drive CD-W224PUK User's manual To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of your drive into the box. In the case of warranty you are expected to send it together with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative. · Changes in specifications and features may be made without notice or obligation. · · · Copyright © 2003, TEAC Corporation Ltd. First edition: January 2003 Company and product names provided herein are trademarks of their respective companies. Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, Windows 2000 and Windows XP are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the U. S. CONTENTS TO THE USER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] When the power switch at the back of the drive is set to AUTO, the power indicator lights up. 6. There appear some messages on the screen followed by the appearance of an CD-ROM icon in the window My Computer. Setting up the Drive 97 ENGLISH ENGLISH W a r n in g When you are using Windows 98SE or with the DW224PUK drive Windows Me and the drive is connected for the first time, it is required to load and install the device driver file from the provided driver disk. C a u tio n The drive is recognized by the Device manager either as TEAC CD-W224EA (CD-R/RW drive) or as DW-224E (DVD/CD-RW drive). Connection of the line output When listening to an audio CD by using the speakers of your computer, connect the line output jack of the drive and the line input jack of the computer using an audio cable. Use a ø3. 5mm stereo mini plug audio cable (commercially available). 98 6. Setting up the Drive 6. 2 Disconnecting the Drive ENGLISH When disconnecting the drive from the computer when the power of the computer is on, the disconnecting procedure is required to prevent corruption or loss of data files. Do not pull out the USB cable or turn off the power of the drive without this disconnecting procedure. The disconnecting procedure is described below. W a r n in g Note that the USB cable can be removed without this procedure if the power of the computer is off. Do not disconnect the drive if the computer is in the sleep or suspend mode. The screen displays as shown below are one example with Windows 98SE and the other one with Windows 2000. Terminate any applications (CD-R/RW writing software, etc. ) that are using the drive or a file on the media in the drive. Press the eject button at the front of the drive to take out the media. When the media is used with CD-R/RW packet writing software, etc. , take out the media with the procedure using the software. 6. Left-click on the Hardware disconnecting icon on the Taskbar at the lower right of the screen. ENGLISH Windows 98SE Windows 2000 A list of removable devices appears as a menu. Left-click on the applicable drive. Windows 98SE with TEAC CD-W224PUK Windows 98SE with TEAC DW-224PUK Windows 2000 4. The message that the USB storage device can be safely disconnected appears in a few seconds to allow you to remove the USB cable connecting the drive and the computer. Windows 98SE with TEAC CD-W224PUK 100 6. Setting up the Drive Windows 98SE with TEAC DW-224PUK Windows 2000 When a message appears that the USB storage device cannot be disconnected, one or more applications are still using the drive. Perform the disconnecting procedure after terminating the applications. C a u tio n 5. Click the OK button to pull out the USB cable. W a r n in g Do not remove and reconnect the drive from or to the computer in rapid succession. Setting up the Drive 101 ENGLISH 6. 3 Driver installation under Windows 98SE/Windows Me ENGLISH When the drive is used for the computer in Windows 98 Second Edition or Windows Me (Windows Me for DW-224PUK only), it is required to install the device driver before connecting it to the computer for the first time. The device driver is on the provided driver disk for Windows 98SE and Windows Me. When no floppy disk drive is installed in your computer, connect it in advance before connecting the drive to the computer for the first time. When your computer has only one USB terminal and the floppy disk drive is using that connector, create a new folder on your hard disk drive and save the contents of the driver disk for Windows 98SE or Windows Me before connecting this drive. The equivalent of the contents of the driver disk for Windows 98SE and Windows Me can be downloaded from our web site. [. . . ] When the drive is set to a speed faster than 4X, it may take more time because of write error prevention processing. 136 10. Media 10. 3 Supported media ENGLISH An actual list of media recommended by TEAC can be found at TEACs web site under www. teac. de/support. When a Zone CLV write is performed, concentric patterns may appear on the recorded surface due to the change of writing speed depending on the media used. Even when using media of which write operation has been confirmed, normal write operation may not be performed due to variations of the product lot etc. , or a read using other CD-ROM drives or CD players cannot be performed due to the deterioration of the write quality of the CD-R/RW media. [. . . ]