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Toshiba XM-1902B CD-ROM User's Guide
Using the CD-ROM Drive

Drive Operation  |  Usage Guidelines  |  Emergency Ejection |  Cleaning CD  |  Cleaning Drive

Drive Operation

Inserting a CD - Horizontally or Vertically

To insert a CD in a CD-ROM drive that is mounted horizontally, perform the following steps:

Figure 1.Inserting CD

1. Open the CD Loading tray by pressing the Eject Button and pulling out the tray.
2. Place CD disc into CD Loading tray, and lightly press down on the inner portion of the CD disc.
3. Gently close the disc tray.

Removing a CD

To remove a CD disc from the CD-ROM drive, perform the following steps:

1. Open the CD Loading tray by pressing the Eject Button, and pulling tray out.
2. Grasp CD disc by outer edge, and lift out of loading tray.
3. Gently close the disc tray.

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Usage Guidelines

• Keep the disc tray closed when not using the CD-ROM drive.

• Do not press down on the disc tray when opening or closing it.

• Do not place objects on the disc tray.

• Never use a damaged, broken, or deformed disc.

• Do not press the Eject button while the computer is accessing the disc.

NOTE: High-speed drives spin the disc at a high rotational speed. If a CD has printing on only half of the disc, or if there is a slight imbalance in the CD, the imbalance is greatly magnified by the high speed, causing the drive to vibrate or produce a fan-like noise. These effects are inherent in the high-speed technology and do not indicate a problem with the drive.

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Emergency Ejection

CAUTION: The following procedure is intended only as a last resort when pressing the eject button fails to open the CD tray.

1. Turn computer power OFF by properly shutting down system.
2. Insert a solid bar (i.e. large paper clip) into Emergency Eject hole and push in as shown in the picture below.
3. CD tray will open/eject.

Figure 2.Using Emergency Eject

This procedure cannot be repeated without cycling the CD-ROM’s (computer's) power.
After the media is removed and the loading tray is closed, the tray will not reopen without first turning the power ON/OFF.

NOTE: Use a bar that is less than 1.0 mm in diameter. Do not insert more than 15mm in depth. Inserting more than 15mm may damage the CD-ROM drive.

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Cleaning the CD

Try to avoid touching the read area (underside) of the disc as dirt and smears will degrade the disc accessing speed.
If the disc becomes dirty wipe it with a damp soft cloth. Avoid cleaning in a circular motion, but rather from the inner side outward.

Cleaning the Drive

Toshiba does not recommend cleaning the drive.

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