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Toshiba SD-R2102 CD-RW/DVD-ROM User's Guide
Using
the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
Drive Operation | Usage Guidelines | Regional
Coding |
Emergency Ejection | Handling Media | Cleaning Media
Drive Operation
Inserting Media
To insert
media (CD, CD-R, CD-RW or DVD disc) perform the following steps:
Figure
1.Inserting Disc
- Open the drive's loading tray by pressing the Eject Button and
pulling out the tray.
- Place media disc into drive's loading tray, and lightly press down
on the inner portion of the disc.
- Gently close the disc tray.
Removing Media
To remove
media disc from
the drive, perform the following steps:
- Open the loading tray by pressing the Eject Button, and pulling tray
out.
- Grasp disc by it's outer edge, and lift out of loading tray.
- Gently close the loading tray.
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Usage Guidelines
Keep the disc tray closed when not using the CD-RW/DVD-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 drive is playing a DVD
movie or accessing a disc. To stop a DVD movie, click Stop button in the DVD player
application program.
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NOTE: High-speed
drives spin the disc at a high rotational speed. If a disc has printing on only half of
the disc, or if there is a slight imbalance in the disc, 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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Regional Coding
Region Protection Coding (RPC) of DVD Discs: this
feature is supported on DVD Players and is used with DVD-Video Discs
(i.e. movies). Currently, the motion picture industry has divided the
world into different regional "zones." These regions or
"zones" correlate to the regional markets into which the
motion picture industry releases movies. Simply put, RPC Codes are
placed on Movie Discs marketed throughout the world based on the
region of the world where they are being sold. These RPC codes help to
control and prevent the pirating of new release movies into other
motion picture market regions prior to their true release dates within
those markets.
The
SD-R2102 DVD-ROM/CD-RW drive supports the current
RPC phase 2 industry specifications. This means that when the DVD-ROM
drive ships from the factory it is set to the region for which the
Operating System was intended. In other words the drive is set to
support the Region 1 (North America) Operating System and will only
play Region 1 (North America) DVD-Video movie discs.
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Emergency Ejection
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CAUTION: The
following procedure is intended only as a last resort when pressing the eject button fails
to open the Loading Tray. |
- Turn computer power OFF by properly shutting down system.
- Insert a solid bar (i.e. large paper clip)
into Emergency Eject hole and push in as shown in the picture
below.
- Loading tray will open/eject.
Figure
2.Using Emergency Eject
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Handling Media
DVD media is sensitive
to dust and fingerprints. Carefully handle media by its edges only. If a DVD movie skips
or hangs during playback, clean the media. Most DVD video playback issues are
media-related and can be remedied by proper handling and care of media.
Cleaning Media
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.
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