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Toshiba SD-R5002 DVD-R/-RW Combo Drive
 Using the DVD-R/-RW Combo Drive

Drive Operation | Software |  Usage Guidelines | Emergency Ejection | Media Recommendations | Handling Media | Cleaning Media


Drive Operation

Inserting a Disc - Horizontally

To insert a disc into a drive that is mounted horizontally, perform the following steps:

Figure 1.Inserting Disc

Inserting Disc

  1. Open the drive's Loading tray by pressing the Eject Button.
  2. Place disc or  into drive's Loading tray
  3. Press Eject button again or gently push on the open disc tray. Tray will automatically close.

Inserting a Disc - Vertically

To insert a disc in a drive that is mounted vertically, perform the following steps:

  1. Locate sliding disc holders (4 locations) on drive's Loading Tray.
  2. The vertical position of the drive (eject button up or down) determines which of these four sliding disc holders are used (see photo below). Position the disc behind 3 of the disc holders, two on bottom, and one on upper rear, closest to drive). Using all four holders may cause the disc to not set properly in tray.
  3. Slide the disc holders towards the center of tray using your finger, opened paper clip or the end of the emergency eject tool. The holder in the upper front side should be pulled away from the center of tray.
  4. Position the disc behind disc holders on upper and rear side of tray. Then put disc behind bottom front holder
  5. Check to see that all three disc holders are holding disc securely.
  6. Close the drive by gently pushing in the tray or pressing the eject button.

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Figure 2.Inserting Disc Vertically

Inserting Disc Vertically

Removing a Disc

To remove a disc from the DVD-R/-RW Combo drive, perform the following steps:

  1. Open the Loading Tray by pressing the Eject Button.
  2. Slide disc holders away from disc.
  3. Grasp disc by edges, and lift out of loading tray.
  4. Press Eject Button again to close Loading Tray.

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Software

When you purchase the SD-R5002 as a Kit, it will include VOB InstantCD/DVD, CyberLink PowerDirector and CyberLink PowerDVD software:

VOB InstantCD/DVD disc contains the following software:
InstantDisc This easy to use software enables you to create your own CDs and DVDs.
InstantBackup Easy to use backup solution with support for CD-R(W), DVD-RAM, and DVD-R(W) drives. Includes compression, encryption, spanning and scheduled backups.
InstantCopy Professional CD and DVD Duplication program including DAO-RAW support, easy to use profiles and On-the-Fly Data Processing.
InstantWrite The only complete UDF packet writing software. Supports CD-R(W), DVD-RAM and DVD-R(W) and all UDF levels up to 2.01. With easy to use format wizard and Defragmentation utility.
InstantMusic Easy to use 16 track hard disc recording studio. Song composing made easy. Includes real-time mixer, about 1000 high quality samples and various effect filters
InstantVideo Creates VideoCDs- and SuperVideoCDs that can be played back in almost any DVD-Player. AVIs are automatically encoded to the correct MPEG-1 format.

CyberLink PowerDVD is a high-quality, pure-software DVD player that brings high-quality movies and karaoke into your multimedia PC. You can playback high resolution DVD titles or MPEG-2 files with superb MPEG-2 video and Dolby AC-3 audio quality.

CyberLink PowerDirector is a video editing, authoring and burning software program that enables you to create stunning video productions with Motion Video special effects, Title effects, Slow/Fast Motion Video effects, Audio effects, Transition effects and Picture-in-Picture (PIP).

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Media Recommendations

Toshiba recommends that major brand media be used for recording.
Below is recommended blank media speeds.

CD-R: all speeds DVD-R: 2X minimum
CD-RW: 1X - 4X DVD-RW: 1X minimum
High Speed CD-RW: 4X - 10X

Usage Guidelines

  • Keep the disc tray closed when not using the DVD-R/-RW Combo 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 Open/Close 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: 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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Emergency Ejection

caution! CAUTION: The following procedure is intended only as a last resort when pressing the eject button fails to open the Loading 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 until loading tray opens. Pull tray out.

Figure 3.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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