PC Card CD ReWritable Installation Manual
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1. a s Power Printers Quick Finder Regional Sounds Adds new hardware to your system 2 When prompted whether to search for your new hardware Select No and click Next gt Add New Hardware Wizard eee IF pour hardware it already installed you should have Windows detect it When Windows detects new hardware it automatically determines the current settings for the device and installs the corect driver Do vou want Windows to search for your new hardware Yes Recommended Back Cancel 3 Open SCSI controllers Click Have Disk Select the type of hardware you want to install ate Hardware types nata Other devices PCMCIA Scanner Adapter te PCMCIA socket ae BEHE 2 Printer SCS controllers li Mani Sound video and game controllers System devices lt Back Cancel 4 Insert Installation Diskette into the drive selected then click OK If you re installing from a directory containing downloaded installation files specify the full path of the directory and click OK 5 Select P H T Parallel Port Trans Series Win95 98 Driver and click Next gt Add New Hardware Wizard Select the manufacturer and model of your hardware lf your hardware is not listed or if you have an installation disk click Have Disk lf your hardware is still not listed click Back and then select a different hardware type r Models PH2. windows defaulbidfiver 2 Place the CD drive in the horizontal position l C Di not install a driver Windows will not prompt you Si 3 Consult your computer s documentation to locate the PCMCIA slot Select from a list of alternate drivers 4 Align the PCMCIA ok cane Hep interface card with the arrow sign pointing to the computer s slot Please note that the card is keyed to guide for proper gt orientation Select Driver from disk provided by hardware manufacturer and click on the OK button Insert the CD ReWriter device driver disk into your floppy drive If the dialog box does not appear please refer to the Trouble Shooting section New Hardware Found x 5 Slowly insert the PCMCIA interface card into the slot and press firmly until the card is seated as Install From Disk i i l l Inzert the manufacturer s installation disk into 6 You are now ready to install the CD ReWriter device driver Select which dri al a C Windows dE Cmca Driver from c CAUTION Copy manufacturer s files from Do not insta Eoo H Browse Select from The CD drive and electronic components installed on the CD ReWriter are very sensitive to damage from static electricity Before handling the unit touch a grounded metal surface DO NOT connect disconnect the CD o Cancel o Hep ReWriter unit to from the parallel cable when the system is in power on state If a
3. Ports COM amp LPT entry have a yellow circle with an exclamation point amp SCSI a A r n ss Tana asino ie Dina Properties Refresh Remove Print cova not working properly FF J E i System Properties General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance View devices by type View devices by connection Double click on EXP entry line and then select Resources You S Comper can make some change to the following entry a z naa i D REGGE GO Basic Configuration rarer RAEE xXxX I O Range and Interrupt request H EXP Portable CD ROM CD R CD RiwW DYD ROM A Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller A Infrared devices F Keyboard ZB Modem al Monitors 3 Mouse General Resources PCMCIA HARDDISK D card H BY Network adapters PCMCIA socket oY Ports COM amp LPT amp SCSI controllers A FT Mh Met Tomo te dite IE Py ie ome Resource settings TD Rh During resources changing observe the Conflicting Device List You Setting based on Basic configuration OOOO Change Setting TT Use automatic settings Properties Refresh Remove Print cons should select the resource s which the Conflicting device list shows No Conflict Your notebook may have been infected with some kind of computer vir
4. boundaries Refer to section 4 21 for information and a possible workaround 19 can t copy a VideoCD If you put a VideoCD White Book into your CD ROM drive you will see a bunch of files and directories like you would on any other CD ROM In fact with the appropriate software installed on some platforms you can double click on a file to play the video In practice however the video files are stored on separate tracks using CD ROM XA MODE 2 FORM 2 This allows more data to be stored on a VideoCD at the price of less error correction If the video is short enough you may be able to copy the disc as a collection of files but some players may be unable to play back selections if the original disc had more than one track You need to use a program like Adaptec s CD Copier to copy the disc track by track preserving the mode of the original If you let your drive to make a track at once recording you may have trouble copying VideoCDs because the starting address gets shifted when the drive writes a gap between tracks 20 The test write succeeds but the actual write fails Most often this is a problem with auto insert notification being enabled when it shouldn t be One person supposedly fixed a similar problem by replacing the power supply in their computer Apparently the 200W supply wasn t enough to handle everything that was connected to it 21 Trouble formatting CD RW discs with DirectCD for Windows When Adaptec DirectCD refuse
5. dialog box come up select the CD ROM then click OK Your dialog box may be different from the one shown depending on your Windows 95 version For user with a newer revision of Windows 95 od Windows 98 Update Device Driver Wizard box will appear Click on Next button let Windows 95 search for driver Make sure to insert the CD device driver diskette into your floppy drive Update Device Driver Wizard This wizard will complete the installation of EXP PnFIDE by searching your local drives network and Internet locations for the most current driver IF you have a disk or CO ROM that came with this device Insert ik now It ig recommended that you let Windows search for an updated driver To do this click Next to continue Cancel If the dialog box does not appear please refer to the Trouble Shooting section Click on the Finish button Update Device Driver Wizard EsP Portable CO ROMCD RACD RYw DVD ROM Windows has finished installing the driver you selected for your hardware device E My Computer iie Fa File Edt View Help VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION From Desk Top click on My Computer icon There should be addition CD ROM drive s icon displayed 1 object s selected e SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4 0 PC CARD Interface Currently there is no Plug and Play support for PC Card PCMCIA on the Windows NT 4 0 User can install the device
6. digital audio extraction from the source media Some CD ROM drives will return slightly different data every time an audio track is read The most fundamental problem is that if the CD is dirty the error correction may not be able to correct all of the errors Some drives will interpolate the missing samples some won t 15 The audio data matches exactly why do they sound different Suppose you extract the audio track from the copy and it s an exact binary match of the track you wrote from your hard drive but the CDs don t sound quite the same What then Most people don t notice any difference between originals and duplicates Some people notice subtle differences some people notice huge differences Some say CD R is better some say worse While it s true that bits are bits there are reasons why CD Rs may sound different even when the data matches exactly The manual for the CDD 2000 reportedly states that the drive uses 4x oversampling when playing back pressed CDs but switches to 1x for CD R This affects the quality of the D A conversion and can make an audible difference It has been suggested that the D A conversion process in the CD player is more susceptible to jitter when reading CD Rs because the clocking of the bits isn t as precise A quality CD player will compensate for this automatically Others have asserted that any two CDs pressed or otherwise will sound slightly different Some people believe
7. driver without the PC Card however after you finishing the installation you should insert the PC Card before restart the computer Follow the instructions to install the device driver Click on My Computer gt Control Panel gt SCSI Adapters Control Panel Fila FS File Edit View Help D 2 Mail Microsoft Mail Modems Mouse Postoffice m Si D Sa z g Network ODBC PC Card Ports Printers PCMCIA Regional Sounds Settings z nee iui n zi Add Remove SCS li Choose Drivers tab and the click on Add From the Install Driver click Have Disk button SCSI Adapters 2fx Devices Drivers Installed SCSI Adapter drivers are listed below IDE CD ROM ATAPI 1 2 Dual channel PCI IDE Co Install Driver x 2 R Click the driver you want to install and then click OK ale Ifyou have an installation disk for a driver that is not in the list click Have ee Disk Manufacturers SCSI Adapter Additional models Standard mass storage co Adaptec Advanced Micro Devices AMI BusLogic 4 b n i Cancel Install from disk dialog box will prompt for device driver diskette Either using Browse button or type in the path A winnt the click OK to finishing the installation Install From Disk Ea Insert the manufacturer s installation disk into the drive DK a selected and then click OK ok Cancel Copy manufacturer s files from Ly wairint Brow
8. is no corresponding registration card on file at EXP INNO EVENT WILL EXP BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT INDIRECT SPECIAL INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGE INCLUDING LOSS OF PROFIT LOSS OF SAVINGS OR ANY OTHER DAMAGES CAUSED BY PRODUCT OR FAILURE OF THE PRODUCT TO PERFORM THIS LIMITATION OF LIABILITY APPLIES EVEN IF EXP HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES SOME SATES DO NOT ALLOW THE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION IN INCIDENTAL OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES SO THE ABOVE EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION MAY NOT APPLY TO YOU EXP WEB SITE www expnet com TECHNICAL SUPPORT 516 496 7629 TECHNICAL SUPPORT E MAIL support expcomputer com TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION e SYSTEM REQUIREMENT e FEATURES e PACKAGE CONTENTS e PART NAME AND FUNCTIONS INTSTALLATION INSTALLATION FOR PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE e SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 AND 98 e SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT INSTALLATION FOR PC CARD INTERFACE e SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 AND 98 e SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT TROUBLE SHOOTING e PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE e PC CARD INTERFACE REMOVE AND RE INSTALL THE DRIVER e PC CARD INTERFACE e PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE APPENDIX e FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS e MEDIA CONSIDERATION e TIPS 17 23 25 26 27 INTRODUCTION The CD ReWriter is a portable CD ROM drive which consists of a low power CD rewritable drive a small 26 pin universal connector a cable for Parallel port printer por
9. runs low Try reconnecting the AC adapter to your computer or recharging the battery Symptom Solution The EXP CD starts to become excessively slow or does not work at all The parallel port on your machine may be able to a number of different modes standard Bi directional EPP or ECP These different setting can effect performance of the EXP CD In some cases the standard setting will even shut off signals the EXP CD needs while if the same port is set to Bi directional or EPP produce an excellent performance PCMCIA INTERFACE Symptom No New Hardware Found dialog box display Solution 1 The EXP card is NOT fully inserted PC Card PCMCIA Properties iE Socket Status Global Settings d To remove a PC card selectitfrom the list and then click Stop Empty Socket 1 Empty Socket 2 Biot T Show control on taskbar Ie Disslay warning i cata Gremavedfetare ine stopped A The card status will show empty if Windows PCMCIA driver did not detect any card Some time there is other dialog box displayed and the PC Card Properties still show empty You may need to disable such a program i e CardWork CardWiz consult your notebook User Manual 2 The 32 bit card support is NOT enabled 12 FER Add Remove Date Time ardware Programs LiveUpdate Mail and Fax Modems Mouse Multimedia HR FB M a oY Li Network Passwords PC Card Power Printers E A R
10. OM disk card is inserted e Go to My Computer icon Control Panel System Device Manager Click on Hard Disk Controller The EXP CD should be listed System Properties i Ea General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance e Wien devices by type View devices by connection Computer Disk drives ce an Display adapters Fy Floppy disk controllers Hard disk controllers E EXP Portable CD ROM CO AACD AiwDVO ROM i Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller j Infrared devices Keyboard Modem Monitors lig Ports COM amp LPT E SCSI controllers A CIT_M_ ML ha Se Fs Properties T Refresh Remove Print To remove EXP CD ROM e Click on the EXP entry line then click Remove button You may need to restart the computer to complete the task To reinstall EXP CD ROM e Click on Refresh button either the New Hardware Found or Update Device Driver Wizard will be displayed Follow the instruction on Installation for PCMCIA Interface section APPENDIX A FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENTS This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed a
11. PC Card CD ReWritable Installation Manual EXP COMPUTER INC EXP MEMORY PRODUCTS NON TRANSFERABLE LIMITED WARRANTY EXP COMPUTER INC AND EXP MEMORY PRODUCTS EXP warrants that the Disk Traveler products manufactured or distributed by EXP to be free from failures due to defects in materials or workmanship for a full one year from the date of purchase of the products This warranty is void if the product is damaged by abnormal or improper use or by accident abuse or if any attempt to repair or modify the product without authorization from EXP Your sales receipt or invoice showing the date of purchase and the name of the authorized reseller is your proof of the date of purchase During the warranty period EXP will at its option replace or repair at no charge the product that in its opinion is defective Before you return the failed products contact EXP You will need to obtain a Return Merchandise Authorization RMA number by calling EXP s Technical Support Department at 516 496 7629 The RMA number should be displayed on the outside of the returning package and on the accompanying packing list EXP cannot be held responsible for any package returned without the RMA number You are responsible for packaging providing proof of the date of purchase and the shipping cost of the failed product to EXP Computer Inc You are responsible for mailing the warranty registration card The warranty claims may not be honored if there
12. Power Management functions on some PCs If the keyboard and IDE devices are completely idle the system may decide that nothing is going on and switch to a low power mode Ditto for screen savers that kick in after the system has been idle for a certain period 6 Why did my CD R eject between the test and write passes CD rewriter needs to clear their memory between the test pass and the write pass For CD rewriter the only command that does this is eject If the recorder has a tray it just goes out and back in but if it uses a caddy manual intervention is needed 7 Why CD ROM drive doesn t like any CD R discs A very simple test is to take a CD that DOES work copy it and try both this ensures that your problems aren t being caused by for example a drive that doesn t support multi session CDs Sometimes the firmware can be at issue If it fails with different kinds of media the CD ROM drive either doesn t like discs written with your recorder or doesn t like CD R media at all In one case returning the CD ROM for an identical unit resolved the problems 8 keep getting timeout errors Basically check your cabling turn off features you don t need and make sure Auto Insert Notification is off 9 Getting errors reading the first data track on mixed mode CD There s a 150 sector postgap at the end of the data track Some programs deal with this automatically some don t If you re getting errors try sub
13. T Parallel Port PHT Series Wings Driver lt Back Next gt Cancel 6 Click Finish to complete installation 7 Remove Installation diskette 8 Restart system when prompted VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION From desk top click on my computer icon There should be addition CD ROM drive s icon displayed E My Computer Miel Fa File Edit View Help 1 objectis selected SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS NT 4 0 In Windows NT 4 0 you may select Control Panel under Settings from the Start menu to open the Control Panel folder double click the SCSI Adapter icon E Control Panel File Edit View Help D 2 Mail Microsoft Mail Modems Mouse Multimedia Postoffice amp X PC Card Ports PCHMCIA Services Sounds ae eee eee eee Ta Le eb mn Lar Add Remove SCSI adapters and view their properties SCSI Adapters 20x Devices Drivers Installed SCSI Adapter drivers are listed below Install Driver Ed C aad Hence Click the driver you want to install and then click OK Ifyou have an installation disk for a driver that is not in the list click Have ee Disk Manufacturers SCSI Adapter Additional models Standard mass storage co Adaptec Advanced Micro Devices AMI BusLogic v 4 b i si Click Add button and click Have Disk button Windows NT will then prompt you to insert the manuf
14. acturer installation disk Insert the device driver disk into your floppy drive Specify the directory as A or A WINNT if the directory exist and select OK Install Driver x Click the driver you want to install and then click OF Ifyou have an installation disk for a driver that is not in the list click Have Disk Manufacturers Additional models SCSI Adapter PHT Parallel Port PHT Senes NT Driver Cancel On the SCSI Adapter column shows PHT Parallel Port PHT Serial NT Drivers Click OK to select the driver Follow the on screen instruction to continue After finishing Windows NT will prompt you to restart your computer to activate the new device driver for Windows NT INSTALLATION FOR PCMCIA INTERFACE SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 98 The New Hardware Found dialog box will appear when you insert the CD HARDWARE INSTALLATION ReWriter card under Windows 95 for the very first time If install on a NT station make sure you turn OFF all power to your system before connecting the CD ReWriter to your computer However you are Now Hardware Found HE allowed to install the CD with power while using Windows 95 98 because OS support plug and play EXP PnPIDE 1 Connect the PCMCIA interface card to the CD ReWriter drive Push e which driver pou want to install for your new hardware firmly until the CD RW connector is seated and then tighten the two screws on the cable connector
15. egional Sounds Settings a wo lt g oO 3 23 object s 4 To enable the 32 bit support click on Start Settings Control Panel from the Control Panel folder Click on PC Card PCMCIA If you see the screen below it means the PCMCIA device driver is not using 32 Bit Card Support Follow on screen instructions by except all the default setting At the end of the installation you will be asked to restart the computer Welcome to the PC Card PCMCIA Wizard Welcome to the PC Card PCMCIA wizard This wizard will help you remove your existing PC card drivers which could conflict with the 32 bit Windows drivers and install the 32 bit Windows drivers needed to support PC cards When installing support for your PC card driver your PC cards will be temporarily disabled This causes problems it you are using a PC card to copy the files needed to enable this support Are you using a PC card network card CO ROM connected to a SCol card etc to install Windows RE After the computer restart you can insert the EXP CD card at this time the New Hardware Found or Update Device Driver Wizard dialog box will be displayed No PC Card PCMCIA icon in Control Panel If the PCMCIA Socket is not found then you must add a PCMCIA socket to your system Please click on the Add New Hardware icon in the Control Panel folder and select PCMCIA socket Select the appropriate t
16. f your choice INSTALLATION FOR PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE HARDWARE INSTALLATION Before you begin make sure you turn OFF all power to your system before connecting the CD ReWriter to your computer 1 Connect the DC Input adapter cable to the EXP CD drive assembly 2 Connect one end of the Parallel cable to EXP CD 26 pin small connector and connect the other end to computer parallel port standard 25 connector 3 Plug in the AC adapter to a working AC receptacle 4 Press power button You are now ready to install the software CAUTION The CD and electronic components installed on the CD ReWriter are very sensitive to damage from static electricity Before handling the unit touch a grounded metal surface DO NOT connect disconnect the CD ReWriter unit to from the parallel cable when the system is in power on state SOFTWARE INSTALLATION FOR WINDOWS 95 98 Check all the connection as states in the Hardware Installation section From the Desktop Click My Computer icon Control Panel and then Add New Hardware 1 Click Next gt to begin File Edit iew Help O My Comp IE EE Control Panel D File Edit View Help oi Accessibil Phe Add Remove Date Time Desktop Control Options ardware Programs Themes 1 object B Display Fonts Internet Keyboard Modems Mouse Multimedia Network Passwords PE Card PCMCIA il L a da
17. functions however are the same regardless their locations 1 Eject button Press this button to eject the tray 2 Access LED This LED will blink when the drive is accessing the disc 3 Emergency Hole Insert a pin shaped item to manually eject the tray while power off 4 Power LED This LED will light when power is on 5 Head Phone jack The CD Audio sound output Connect a headphone or external speaker here 6 Volume Control CD Audio volume control 2 D o LB Figure 1 REAR PANEL 1 Power Button Press the button to manually power on off the drive 2 DC in Jack This jack connects to the AC adapter 3 Interface Connector Connect the drive to the Parallel port cable or PCMCIA interface card 4 Audio Line Out Jack Send audio signal to an external amplifier LINE QUT Figure 2 POWER SOURCE The CD Rewriter Drive powered by an AC adapter The POWER LED indicates the power status It always light up when the power supply is in the normal condition 1 Connect the AC adapter plugs to the DC IN jack at the rear panel of the drive 2 Attach the AC adapter to the AC power outlet INSTALLATION The installation procedures have two sections for each type of interface 1 Parallel Port interface 2 PC Card PCMCIA interface The procedure includes hardware and software installation Just follow along the interface o
18. late the copyright law if you do not own the copyright data or have the permission TROUBLE SHOOTING PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE Symptom Solution Symptom Solution No additional drive icon in My Computer The EXP CD driver installed without any incident Check your cable connection along with the AC adapter at the wall receptacle make sure there is no lose connection The green LED on the front of EXP CD assembly should lit up Check your computer CMOS or BIOS setup Some computer allows user to set printer type to be Standard EPP Only or Bi directional A setting to EPP Only is preferred for a better performance Check if other hardware devices are connected to the same parallel port Daisy chaining with other hardware devices is NOT recommended Other devices include but not limited to the following security device key lock audio port parallel to SCSI device tape backup device network device A B switch printer sharing device If you connect the equipment in daisy chain fashion always turn on the device farthest away from the computer first in this case the EXP CD then turn on the device next on the chain Turn the computer last The EXP CD starts to become excessively slow or behave differently on a battery powered notebook computer If you are using a notebook or laptop computer without the AC adapter The performance of the parallel port may become sluggish and unreliable if the battery
19. ly 512K or 1MB Data read from the hard drive tape or another CD is stored in the buffer and pulled out as needed by the recorder If the recorder requests data from the write buffer but there s none there it s called a buffer underrun The disc is still spinning but there s no data to write so the recording process aborts 2 How to prevent buffer underrun A brief summary Use a fast hard drive Record at a slow speed it takes longer to empty the buffer when recording at 1x Don t do anything else with the computer while recording Don t record from a file server Defragment your HD especially if you re doing on the fly recording Record from an ISO image file rather than on the fly Depending on your setup putting the recorder and your hard drive on separate SCSI controllers may be necessary e Keep your CD R cool Sometimes the drives fail when they overheat e Keep CD Rewiter read write head cleaning e Also watch out for things like anti virus programs that wake up virtual memory settings that cause swapping screen savers that activate during the CD creation process unusual network activity and background downloads of data or faxes e Stabilize Your System for CD R e Shut Down Other Applications e Test before writing e Another important tip for Win95 is to limit the size of the file cache which by default is unrestricted The procedure is simple 1 Open the file SYSTEM INI with a
20. m is writing a multisession disc in MODE 1 format Some older CD ROM drives incorrectly assume that a MODE 1 disc can t be multi session so they don t look for additional sessions unless it s written in MODE 2 CD ROM format Also if the final session on the CD isn t closed standard CD players may become confused This doesn t mean that the disc must be closed just that the session must be closed 5 Write process keeps failing N minutes in There s a couple of possibilities One is that your data source can t keep up with the CD R try using disc at once writing from an ISO image with the speed set to 1x If it seems to be getting worse over time you may just need to defragment your hard drive If that fails a number of people have discovered that the problem is a faulty CD R unit which have different mechanisms You should try 1x writing from a fast source and with different sets of data Be sure that there aren t environmental factors creating difficulties CD R units are usually built to handle small shocks but having a set of speakers playing loud music on the same table as a CD R may cause it to skip resulting in a failed write Sonic booms heavy construction equipment and nuclear detonations may have similar effects It s also possible that you simply have a bad batch of media Try a different type and brand of disc Some distributors e g dataDisc will exchange media that s provably defective Be careful with Advanced
21. nd used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the Distance between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help CAUTION CHANGE OR MODIFICATIONS NOT EXPRESSLY APPROVED BY PARTY RESPONSIBLE FOR COMPLIANCE COULD VOID THE USER S AUTHORITY TO OPERATE THE EQUIPMENT APPENDIX B Media consideration The media for the CDRW is important CDRW disk that is made for a 2x rewrite will not work in this drive This means that you cannot create a CDRW disk that is made for a 2x rewriter A 2x CDRW can be read but it cannot be written to The CDRW disk must be of a 4x rewrite type in order to be able to write to the CRW disk in this drive APPENDIX C Tips 1 What does buffer underrun mean The CD writing process can t be interrupted in mid session To prevent this from happening the makers of CD recorders put a write buffer in the drive usual
22. ng the most recent version of MSCDEX 12 My multi session disc only has data from the last session A common mistake when burning a multisession CD is to forget to link the files from the previous session into the current one This results in a CD where you can see the new files but none of the old unless you have a program that lets you choose which session you look at If you re using Easy CD Pro for Win31 CD Creator or Adaptec Easy CD Creator 3 you can load the contents of all the previous sessions and burn a new session that has all the files you want This feature isn t available in Easy CD Pro 95 which only allows you to link to one previous session The files themselves aren t lost forever though most packages will allow you to extract a track as an ISO 9660 image and you can use Winlmage to pull individual files out of it If all else fails CD R Diagnostic claims to be able to recover data from lost sessions One caution without something like Adaptec s Session Selector you may not see the last session on the disc anyway Some CD ROM drives stop looking for sessions after a certain point 13 Why doesn t the copy of an audio CD sound the same There are actually two questions here so I ve split them into separate sections The most common problem is that the audio extracted to the hard drive doesn t quite match the original 14 Why doesn t the audio data on the copy match the original Most problems are due to poor
23. s failing to close the disc at the end of writing You can t play an audio CD on a common CD player until the session has been closed You may be able to play it back with the CD recorder though Also don t forget that you have to write all of the audio data into the first session of a multisession CD CD players don t know how to find the later sessions so tracks written there won t get played Sometimes the CD player will have no problem playing the tracks but will have a great deal of difficulty seeking between tracks or moving fast forward Using a different brand of media or a different CD player may produce better results Some media works better at 1x 2x or 4x than it does at other speeds You may find that slowing down or speeding up the recorder helps Finally remember that you have to write the disc in CD DA format If you just write a bunch of WAV files to a CD ROM it s not going to work in your home stereo 18 Having trouble using a CD ROM on somebody else s machine As with audio CDs discussed in the previous section there are several possibilities The media compatibility issues mentioned above apply to CD ROM as well If you re using CD RW media rather than CD R media you have to be sure that the CD ROM drive in question is MultiRead compliant Some older drives are able to read CD RW media but most are not If the disc was written using a packet writing application like DirectCD some CD ROMs will stumble on packet
24. s to format a CD RW for packet writing it s possible that the disc is not completely blank This may happen because you chose the quick option when you last erased it The quick erase option only erases the lead in area to make the hardware and software think the disc is empty This is fine if you re going to use the disc for normal writing as a CD ROM audio disc or whatever The packet writing formatter in DirectCD 2 0a however apparently requires the disc to be totally empty so you really have to do a full erase if the disc contained data previously BUT there s another problem after you do a full erase and shut down the program you erase with it s possible that the DirectCD program won t recognize the disc as valid media and you still won t be able to format it until you restart the computer Unfortunately this means that if you want to start using a previously recorded CD RW for packet writing you ll have to wait a total time of at least an hour and a half for the erase and format to complete 22 can t write CD Rs after installing Windows 98 There are people successfully writing discs with Windows 98 so it can be done With Easy CD Creator 3 try uninstalling ECDC rebooting and reinstalling it This seems to fix the problems for the people reporting them Doing the same for other software may have similar beneficial effects
25. se Make sure to insert the CD PC Card into the PC Card slot before restart the computer VERIFY YOUR INSTALLATION Z My Computer ifm Ea After computer boot up from Desk Top click File Edit View Help on My Computer icon You should have an addition CD ROM icon 1 object s selected 4 INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE From Start go to Setting Control Panel then Add Remove Program Click on Install button The installation program will search for Setup exe program from the CD ROM Usually the application will start automatically If not click Browse button then open the sub folder contain the setup program Add Remove Programs Properties 2 x Instal Uninstall Windows Setup Startup Disk Sa i Ci I roi mr Pak J Run Installation Program Windows was unable to locate the installation program Click Back to start the automatic search again or click Browse to manually search for the installation program Command line for installation program Frist Cancel OF Cancel Daly Follow the program instructions to create your own CD Most of the CD related program would allow you create both CD Audio and data CD If you are using the CD Rewriter or software supply by EXP Computer Inc to reproduce copyright data you must obtain permission from the copyright owner Consult your legal adviser before you proceed You may be vio
26. t It is compatible with either computer s Parallel Port or PC CARD PCMCIA 2 1 Type Il or slot The CD Rewriter can write to CD R write once or CD RW rewritable disk and read other variety of CD formats The drive required an external power supply adapter included CD ReWriter dual connection gives user flexibility to add more storage Space or transfer data between your notebook and or your desktop computer SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS e Notebook or desktop computer with Pentium 133 Mhz or higher e 32 MB RAM e 75 MB free HD space e A Parallel port EPP or bi directional or If using the PC Card interface the computer should have at least one PC Card PCMCIA 2 1 slot e Windows 95 98 Windows NT 4 0 Suitable for the following disk standard CD R RW CD DA CD ROM CD I C ROM XA CD Bridge Photo CD Video CD CD Extra Power source AC Adapter Input 120 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 0 4 A Output 12 VDC 1000 mA CD RW and CD R disc and application software included PACKAGE CONTENTS 1 Parallel Port interface cable Standard 25 pin Parallel port connector and 26 pin small connector 2 CD drive assembly CD drive with the power indicator a DC input jack 3 AC Adapter Input 100 240 VAC 50 60 Hz 0 4A Output 12 VDC 1000mA 4 Blank CD RW and CD R disk 5 PC Card PART NAMES AND FUNCTIONS FRONT PANEL The front panel of your CD Rewriter may look slightly different from the figure shown below The important parts and
27. text editor This file is usually C WINDOWS SYSTEM INI 2 Find the section labeled vcache 3 Add the following lines after the vcache line MinFileCache 512 MaxFileCache 4096 4 Save the changes to the file and reboot 3 Should turn off Auto Insert Notificaton Most Win95 based recording software recommend turning off Auto Insert Notification Having this on can interfere with closing sessions or even just inserting discs into the drive You can disable it by opening the System icon in the Control Panel and selecting Device Manager For each item under CD ROM select the device click on the Settings tab and make sure the Auto Insert Notification checkbox is unchecked Some programs requires that the auto insertion be turned on If you re using WinNT you can turn it off with the TweakUI program available in PowerToys or by modifying a registry key with Regedit32 O disabled 1 enabled HKEY_LOCAL MACHINE SYSTEM CurrentControlSet Services Cdrom Autorun The trouble with Auto Insert Notification is that it periodically attempts to find a valid disc in the CD recorder A blank disc isn t very interesting to Windows so nothing happens When the table of contents is written to the disc it suddenly becomes interesting and enough activity is generated by Windows attempts to read the disc that the write fails 4 can t read the multi session CD just made One possible cause of this proble
28. that audio CDs should be recorded at 1x while others have asserted that for various technical reasons 2x is better Certain kinds of media may work best at specific speeds 16 can t play extracted audio files by double clicking in Win95 The default audio player in Win95 tries to load the entire file into memory When an extracted track is 40 or 50MB and you don t have that much RAM Win95 s virtual memory system starts writing pieces out to disk The disk thrashes and you get nowhere There are several ways around this If you right click on the file and select properties you will see a preview tab This will play it directly from disk Another way is to use a different program One possibility is the Media Player which is optionally installed with Win95 You can make it the default WAV file player by selecting View Options from Win95 explorer clicking on the File Types tab and choosing Wave Sound Double click on Play and change the program name from sndrec32 exe to mplayer exe leaving the play and close flags intact You can also use a program like CoolEdit which will let you preview WAV files from the Open File dialog 17 Having trouble playing an audio CD in a home or car player There are a few possibilities First and foremost is media compatibility Not all players get along with all brands of CD R media You need to find a combination of recorder media and player that get along Another common problem i
29. tracting 150 from the total number of sectors to read for that track How to do that 10 My CD R ejects blank discs immediately There are a few of possibilities some software and some hardware It may be that the system is looking at the disc not finding a TOC table of contents and ejecting it as useless One way to tell the difference between the operating system rejecting the CD and the drive rejecting the CD is to unplug the IDE cable from the back of the CD recorder before inserting the disc If the problem is the operating system you probably need to disable certain features Under Win95 disable auto insertion for all CD ROM devices One user found that reinstalling Win95 helped If that doesn t work make sure the CD R drive is perfectly level Apparently some units are sensitive to being tilted at an angle Some users have had trouble when a CD R has been on for a while and has overheated so if you only have trouble when the machine has been powered on for a while try putting a small fan above the unit to blow air over it 11 can t see all the files on the CD R There s a couple of possibilities either they aren t there or they re there but you can t see them Looking at the disc from different machines should give you some idea Out of date versions of MSCDEX have been known to forget certain files when browsing a disc If you re using DOS or are using the real mode drivers from within Win95 make sure you re usi
30. us The virus disabled Windows 95 32 bit device driver for the hard disk The EXP CD requires the driver for its operation Check the Performance tab to confirm the symptom You need to run an anti virus program first once the 32 bit 2 Device Manager shows resource for the EXP CD is available driver is running the EXP CD will be installed and there is no conflicting device REMOVING OR RE INSTALLING THE DRIVER PARALLEL PORT INTERFACE Go to My Computer icon Control Panel System Device Manager Click on SCSI Controller The EXP CD should be listed System Properties Wi Computer E COROM E H E Disk drives aa Display adapters AS Floppy disk controllers Fy Hard disk controllers ii Infrared devices H Keyboard H Monitors fy Mouse cle Network adapters Fi PCMCIA socket a Ports COM amp LPT I G SCSI controllers PHT Parallel Port PHT Series Wind Driver a a Sound video and game controllers To remove EXP CD ROM e Click on the EXP entry line P H T then click Remove button You may need to restart the computer to complete the task To reinstall EXP CD ROM e Click on Refresh button either the New Hardware Found or Update Device Driver Wizard will be displayed Follow the instruction on Installation for Parallel Port Interface section PCMCIA INTERFACE If you need to remove or reinstalling the driver make sure the EXP CD R
31. ype of PCMCIA Controller that matches yours call your notebook manufacturer for detail and follow the on screen instruction z l aggiorna EE E ia IRE In some computer the I O Range XXX Interrupt Request 15 ymptom No additional drive icon in My Computer ite IDE le Trachana The EXP CD driver installed without any incident MASS SOLI vse teat Conto Penangino the interrupt to 9 10 or 11 You can also try different I O Solution 1 System resources for the EXP CD are not available addresses Click on Start Settings Control Panel from the Control Panel folder Click on System then Device Manager 3 The EXP entry may have a yellow circle with an exclamation point Device Manager shows resource for the EXP CD is available and there is no conflicting device System Properties The EXP entry may General Device Manager Hardware Profiles Performance have a yellow circle Pienaar oo Van ated eran Check all connection to the EXP CD drive assembly such as AC with an exclamation M Compute Adapter Your notebook PC Card sockets may not have enough point E power for the EXP CD If you already connect the AC adapter This is an indication T M CD RICD AW OVD AOM make sure to secure all connectors and the adapter plug into a that the EXP CD did E praa good AC out let 3 Keyboard B Modem Monitors de 4 The EXP CD and the Standard IDE ESDI Hard Disk Controller PCMCIA socket J
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