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1. Side rails with 4 chrome and 4 black screws PS d 5 X X Caddy PX 12CSi only en amp Wan Plextor Manager floppy disk SCSI interface board amp installation guide X Audio cable X 2 X 2 SCSI cable Plextor operation manual W arranty registration card Extra jumpers for setting drive switches 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 2 Box Contents 12PleX External Drives DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE ONLY w SCSI w Interface Mac Kit CD ROM drive Caddy X X X emm 227 0 Tray Caddy PX 12CSe only IDA 9 E Oe X X X Plextor Manager floppy disk SCSI interface board amp installation guide Audio cable X X X SCSI cable Cw Y 1 Idi Plextor operation manual VV arranty registration card gt lt gt lt Mac device drivers manual amp disk 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 5 CHAPTER 2 Box Contents ekg T c A Gentle Reminder YOUR TASK Save your box if you received one YOUR OBJECTIVE Have a secure container in which to ship your drive back to Plextor if necessary YOUR METHOD Find an empty space in your home office and fill it with the Plextor box If you received your 12PleX CD ROM drive in a Plextor box you should save the box after you have installed your
2. 13 6 Drive Switch Jumper Dial Settings PX 12XSi Internal Drive 15 SCSI ID Number 16 PX 12XSe External Drive 17 SCSI ID Number 17 Other Switch 5 18 7 Termination PX 12XSi Internal Termination 20 PX 12XSe External Termination 20 8 Hardware Installation 21 Board 22 Drive Positoning 25 Mounting an Internal Drive 26 External Drive Installation 30 Soundboard Installation 33 Audio Cables 34 9 Software Installation 36 FWB Toolkit for Macintosh 37 oc pM ete ades 38 Windows NT 3 51 Below 39 10 Using CD ROM Discs Caddies and Trays 41 Caddy Loading 41 Inserting the Disc into a Caddy 41 Loading the Caddy into the Drive 43 Removing the Caddy from the Drive 43 Tray Loading Operation 43 Cleaning the Disc 44 11 How to Play Audio CDs Your Drive 45 12 Troubleshooting
3. 48 13 Contacting Plextor s Technical Support Department 63 How to Contact 64 Before You Call FAX LogOn 64 RETAS a eo Ar sige Rech Rem Y e El 65 Helpful Contact Phone FAX BBS Numbers 65 14 Specifications 66 About Plextor 68 Warranty Information inside back cover CHAPTER 1 Introduction Thank you for purchasing a Plextor 12PleX the firsttwelve speed CD ROM drive with professional quality specifications The 12PleX is also the first twelve speed CD ROM drive ableto self configure SCSI IDs when purchased in kitform with a SCSI interface board or otherwise connected to a SCAM compliant SCSI interface board We will discuss this capability in more detail in Chapter 6 The 12PleX is the first Plextor CD ROM drive released as both a tray version and caddy loading version Throughout the rest of this manual we will use the following model numbers when necessary to distinguish between internal and external drives as well astray and caddy loading mechanisms PX 12CSi Internal caddy drive PX 12CSe External caddy drive PX 12TSi Internal tray drive PX 12TSe External tray drive uim If we drop the i and e from the model number it means the topic applies to both internal and external drives If we replace the C or T with an X it means the topic applies to both the caddy and
4. If you are working in a UNIX environment and want to boot from your CD ROM drive see page 18 Eject Lock If you work in an environment where you need to prevent others from removing a CD ROM disc from your drive see page 18 SCSI ID Use this dial to designate SCSI ID number Rotate the dial to change the number If you are using more than one SCSI peripheral you may need to change your SCSI ID number see pages 16 and 17 Power Switch To turn power ON OFF AC Power Input Use the power cord supplied with your drive Audio Output O utputs stereo analog signal via RCA jacks Use to connect to audio amplifier or other audio equipment Q SCSI Interface Connector and Out One connector should be used to link your CD ROM drive to your SCSI host adapter the other to link yourCD ROM drive to another SCSI peripheral with a daisy chain cable see page 32 You may use either connector for either purpose 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 13 CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper Dial Settings YOUR TASK Find the location of jumpers internal drive or switches and rotary dial external drive Check their settings Change them if necessary YOUR OBJECTIVE ensure that your new CD ROM drive can coexist peacefully with other equipment you might have installed in your computer To ensure that your drive will work properly after it is installed YOUR METHOD Find locations of jumpers switches rotary dial on dia
5. TEST Changing the SCSI ID Using the blade of a screwdriver rotate the dial s arrow to a different SCSI ID number Changing DIP Switch Settings U se a screwdriver pen or paper clip to push the DIP switches to an FF or ON setting 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 17 CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D ial Settings Other Switch Jumper Settings 12PleX The remaining switches external drives and jumpers internal drives are Parity Term Test Block Eject 18 Leave this ON The parity check provided by the ON setting enhances the reliability of the SCSI bus Set to OFF only if your computer system or SCSI controller specifically requests that parity be disabled This enables or disables turns ON or OFF SCSI termination Factory setting is Enabled See page 19 for an explanation of SCSI termination and to determine if you need to change this setting Leave this OFF It is for factory use only Leave this O FF unless you are working in a UNIX environment and want to boot from your CD ROM drive If so set this switch jumper ON In most situations you will wantto leave this switch jumper OFF However if you are in an environment where you wantto prevent others from borrowing or stealing the disc inserted in your drive e g the drive is located in a public place where multiple users have unlimited access you can activate the Eject Lock feature To do so setthis switch jumper ON When this switch
6. DISC Indicator Front Door O pen to insert caday Headphone Caddy Slot Insert caddy after opening door Audio CD Play Button Push to put drive in Audio CD play mode Push button once during CD play mode to skip Push and hold down play button more than one second to fast forward Stop Eject Button Push to eject caddy During Audio CD play mode however push once to stop audio play and twice to eject caddy Emergency Eject H ole Insert paper clip or other thin rigid object to eject caddy if automatic eject button does not work Turn off power before using this feature 10 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 5 Drive Features Q ON BUSY Indicator Yellow when power is on Flashing when disc is inserted and being accessed O ff when disc is inserted and not being accessed DISC Indicator Green when power is and disc is inserted Off if no disc is inserted Volume Control Controls volume of headphone jack This control has no effect on the rear panel audio outputs Headphone Jack Stereo mini jack for headphones and powered speakers PX 12TS Tray Drive FRO NT PANEL Internal and External Door Closed FrontDoor Tray Drawer Emergency Eject Hole Q Stop Eject Button Audio CD Play Button Q ON BUSY Indicator O Headphone Jack O volume Control DISC Indicator Front Door Press eject button to open and insert disc Tray Drawer Insert disc after open
7. your computer be sure to turn off your computer power before removing or reinstalling the jumpers We recommend that you retain the jumpers so you can reinsert them onto the termination pins if you later need to turn the drive s termination ON PX 12XSe External Termination The PX 12XSe is shipped from the factory with its termination turned ON To turn the termination OFF first turn off the drive s power then change the second DIP switch on the rear panel of the drive to the OFF position Refer to the pictures on pages 13 and 17 for the location of the termination switch labeled Term It is the second of the five switches 20 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL
8. CD ROM drive you can use the SCSI ribbon cable we provided If you have more than one other internal SCSI peripheral you will need to purchase a different SCSI ribbon cable from your local computer supply store The cable must have at least as many connectors as you have internal SCSI peripherals including one for your Plextor CD ROM drive plus one additional connector to attach to the interface board If you have an external Plextor CD ROM drive you will be able to include it in your daisy chain of other external SCSI peripherals with the cable we have provided if at least one of your other peripherals has the same kind of 50 pin high density SCSI connectors as your Plextor drive Be sure to read the section on Termination in Chapter 7 of this manual 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 7 CHAPTER 3 What Else Do Need If you purchased your SCSI interface board several months or years before you purchased your 12PleX drive you may need to update your device drivers See the discussion about device drivers in Chapter 9 of this manual 3 You own a soundboard that has a SCSI interface built into it e g Sound Blaster SCSI You may need to use the SCSI cable and most important the audio cable we have included with your 12PleX see page 34 for a discussion on audio cables If you have an external drive you will also need a special bracket connector and an internal SCSI cable These should have been provided by the soundboard
9. DriveOnly 2 Drive with SCSI Interface Kit 3 Drive with Mac Kit The configuration you received is indicated by stickers applied to your box Your drive may also have been integrated into a computer system or subsystem sold by a third party PLEASE A security sticker wasapplied to the top of your box The contents of your NOTE box were carefully checked before this sticker was applied If it was cut before you purchased the box you should carefully check the contents D to ensure nothing has been removed If something is missing you should contact the party from whom you purchased the box for an explanation There may be a perfectly good reason why the security sticker on the box was cut before you received it For example a dealer may have purchased a Drive Only configuration from Plextor then added a SCSI interface board and or software he had purchased separately before selling the box to you NOTE If your drive came pre installed in a computer the rails cables interface boards and other parts shown on the following pages may have been installed and may not be separately available 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 3 CHAPTER 2 Box Contents Use the following tables to check the contents of your box 12PleX Internal Drives DRIVE DRIVE ONLY w SCSI Interface CD ROM drive 4 12PEX Sac ae Caddy Cs X X 28 Tray mmm 777 am EE
10. Models PX 12CSi PX 12TSi Internal Models PX 12CSe PX 12TSe External 12 PLEX 5 5 A PLEXTOR This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class 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 notinstalled and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment causes harmful interfer ence 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 e Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna e Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver e Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected e Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help For external Model Users Please use the external shielded SCSI cables supplied with this CD ROM drive Using other signal cables may exceed the limits of the Class B Part 15 of the FCC Rules Any changes or modifications should be approved by the party responsible fo
11. NIX environment and want to boot from your CD ROM drive 3 you want to utilize the Eject Lock feature If you plan to use additional SCSI peripherals you may need to change the jumper switch dial settings of the 12PleX This section will further describe how to make these changes For more information on 2 and 3 see page 18 14 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL a CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D ial Settings Ifthe CD ROM driveistheonly SCSI peripheral you will use with your computer you do not need to boot from the CD ROM drive in a UNIX environment and if you do not plan to use the Eject Lock feature skip now to Chapter 8 Hardware Installation Take our word for it most of you can now skip to Chapter 8 PX 12XSi Internal D rive Factory Setting of Jumper Block The functions shown are ON if the jumpers are installed and OFF if jumpers are removed The jumpers are set by the factory as follows Pin 3 Pin 2 Pin 1 ON Jumper installed O FF Jumper removed SCSI ID PRTY TERM EJECT BLOCK TEST Installing and Removing Jumpers Ensure power to the drive is OFF before installing or removing jumpers To remove a jumper pull itoff with your fingers or a pair of needle nose pliers To add a jumper push itonto the jumper pins Three extra jumpers are supplied with the PX 12XSi in addition to the four jumpers already installed atthe factory Caution Install jumpersacross each pin asshown Do notconnectone pin s
12. drive There are many sets of hands some of them potentially unfriendly that a drive might go through on its way from usto you O ur box and its packaging material were designed and drop tested to ensure that your 12PleX drive can endure rough treatment and still arrive in working order We advise you to hold on to your box in case you should ever need to return your drive to Plextor for any reason U nfortunately some of our customers have not held on to their boxes and have had to resortto some less than secure methodsto get drives back to us We have received drives in a shoebox in an unpadded express mail envelope and in a box filled with buttered popcorn We cannot assume liability for any damage your drive sustains during shipment Therefore please ship your drive in the safest manner possible W e believe your drive will be most secure if it is shipped in a Plextor box We hope you will never have to ship your drive back to us If you do however we hope you will send it packaged in a Plextor box If you did not receive a Plextor box if for example your drive came pre installed in a computer we recommend that you pay a packaging store e 9 Mail Boxes Etc in your area to ship your drive The drives that we have received from most packaging stores have arrived in good shape If you don t have a packaging store in your area call our Technical Support D epartment for packaging pointers before you ship your drive In fact you sho
13. ements in the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice Plextor makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose Further Plextor Corp reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes in its content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or change This manual is copyrighted all rights reserved It may not be copied photocopied translated or reduced to any electronic medium or machine readable form without Plextor s prior permission Manual copyright 1997 Plextor Corp Third edition February 1997 Licenses and Trademarks All licenses and trademarks are property of their respective owners Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 Contents Internal Drives 4 External Drives 5 AGentleReminder 6 3 What Else Do I Need 4 Precautions o Gr we Bie 5 Drive Features 15 oue OA PX 12CS Caddy Drive Internal and External FrontPanel 10 PX 12TS Tray Drive Internal and External FrontPanel PX 12CSi and PX 12TSi Internal D rive Rear Panel 12 PX 12CSe and PX 12TSe External Drive Rear Panel
14. gram in Chapter 5 Read below to determine if your drive s settings need to be changed If so follow the directions on making the necessary changes Your 12PleX CD ROM drive needs to be flexible enough to work with the variety of computer systems PC Mac Sun Silicon Graphics DEC etc that can use SCSI peripherals To provide this flexibility Plextor gives its customers options on how a drive can be set before it is installed an internal drive settings are determined by the position of jumpers on the jumper block at the rear of the drive On an external drive settings are determined by the position of DIP switches and the rotary dial on the rear panel of the drive NOTE Silicon Graphics computers are somewhat proprietary and historically you needed to buy a Silicon Graphics CD ROM drive Now you can purchase kits from Plextor that are specially configured for SGI Fortunately we have a pretty good idea of the environment in which most of our drives will be used a single SCSI device connected to a PC or Mac Your drive ships from our factory with its jumpers switches dial set to work in this environment You should leave the jumpers found on the rear panel ofthe PX 12XSi and the switches and rotary dial found on the rear panel of the PX 12XSe at their factory settings unless 1 you plan to use another SCSI peripheral e g hard disk scanner attached to the same SCSI adapter in addition to your CD ROM drive 2 you work in a U
15. ing tray drawer Press eject button to close Emergency Eject Hole Insert paper clip or other thin rigid object to eject caddy if automatic eject button does not work Turn off power before using this feature Stop Eject Button Push to eject caddy During Audio CD play mode however push once to stop audio play and twice to eject caddy Audio CD Play Button Push to put drive in Audio CD play mode Push button once during CD play mode to skip Push and hold down play button more than one second to fast forward Q ON BUSY Indicator Yellow when power is turned on Flashing when disc is inserted and being accessed Off when disc is inserted and not being accessed 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 11 KE CHAPTER 5 Drive Features DISC Indicator Green when power is on and disc is inserted Off if no disc is inserted Volume Control Controls volume of headphone jack This control has no effect on the rear panel audio outputs O Headphone Jack Stereo mini jack for headphones and powered speakers PX 12CSi Internal Caddy D rive REAR PANEL PX 12TSi Internal Tray D rive REAR PANEL TERM TEST HI que DC INPUT V GND QV rh m Power Connector SCSI Interface Connector Jumpers Audio O utput Connector Audio O utput Connector utputs stereo analog signal U se to connect to sound board or audio amplifier SCSI Interface Connector Connects to SCSI interface board
16. ir dryer etc Keep the area around your drive clean from dust smoke and other contaminants V Usea soft dust free cloth for cleaning your drive Do not allow moisture or liquids such as water cleaning fluids or solventsto touch the drive Thinner benzene or alcohol based solvents can mar your drive s surface To help ensure that your CD ROM discs remain free of dirt or other contaminants they should be stored in either a caddy or jewel case Use only an industry standard disc or caddy Do not insert a warped or cracked disc or caddy into the drive Keep your CD ROM disc clean See Chapter 10 for tips on handling and cleaning CD ROM discs X Do notdrop or jolt the drive X Do notattemptto open the drive and service it yourself Removing the cover may expose you to harmful electrical voltages or the laser beam For your safety entrust service to Plextor authorized service personnel only 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 9 CHAPTER 5 Drive Features Getto know your drive YOUR OBJECTIVE Learn how to operate different features of the drive Learn what goes where Learn some terms that will be used elsewhere in the manual YOURMETHOD Match the parts of your drive to the diagrams below PX 12CS Caddy Drive FRO NT PANEL Internal and External Door Closed Front Door Caddy Slot Audio CD Play Button Q Stop Eject Button Volume Emergency Eject Hole Control ON BUSY Indicator
17. jumper is ON it is impossible to eject a disc inserted in the drive by pressing the Eject button A software eject command must be issued for the disc to eject from the drive Check your device driver manual for instructions on how to issue a software eject command 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL KE CHAPTER 7 Termination YOUR TASK Find the location of the SCSI termination jumper or switch YOUR OBJECTIVE Determine if you must disable the SCSI termination YOUR METHOD Your drive was shipped with termination enabled If necessary remove termination jumper or turn off SCSI termination DIP switch by following instructions below You mustenable SCSI termination if the 12PleX is the only SCSI peripheral used with your computer In addition you must enable termination if you are using multiple SCSI peripherals with your computer and the 12PleX is positioned as the last peripheral in a daisy chain If you have internal SCSI peripherals only or external SCSI peripherals only but not both then you should be using an internal ribbon cable or daisy chained external cables respectively but not both In this case all devices between the host adapter and the last peripheral on the opposite end of the ribbon cable or the last peripheral at the end of your daisy chain should have their termination removed disabled or turned off If you have both internal and external SCSI peripherals both the internal and external connec
18. manufacturer They allow the internal SCSI connector on your soundboard to be linked or connected to your external drive If they were not provided by your soundboard manufacturer you will need to purchase them from a local computer supply store You may also need to update your device drivers See the discussion about device drivers in Chapter 9 of this manual O nce you have assembled everything you need you re ready to install your drive But first a few words of caution are in order 8 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 4 Precautions YOUR TASK Read the lis of precautions below YOUR OBJECTIVE Avoid any undo harm coming to you or your drive YOUR METHOD Review the list and use common sense Your new CD ROM drive is a precision electromechanical device Like the rest of your computer system it requires reasonable care in its installation and use Please read this manual carefully and keep it handy for easy reference Use this manual for installation operation and troubleshooting See your dealer or call Plextor s Technical Support Department should your drive require repair or service X Do not put your computer monitor or any other device weighing more than 30 Ibs on top of the 12PleX external drive X Donotplace your drive in direct sunlight on heating units or near electrical appliances that draw large amounts of current such asa high powered audio amplifier microwave oven toaster ha
19. on pins 1 2 and 3 To find the location of pin 1 pin 2 and pin 3 refer to the diagram ofthe Jumper Block on the previous page To change the SCSI ID number follow the chart below Jumper Installed Across SCSI ID Number Pin 1 Pin 2 Pin 3 0 No No No 1 YES No No 2 No YES No d 3 YES YES No 4 No No YES 5 YES No YES 6 No YES YES 7 YES YES YES SCAM stands for SCSI Configured Auto M agically 16 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL Jun CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D ial Settings For example the factory setting of the SCSI ID at3 is made by installing a jumper on pin 1 and pin 2 of the jumper block leaving pin 3 uncovered To set the SCSI ID at 7 you would install a jumper across pin 1 another jumper across pin 2 and a third jumper across pin 3 To setthe SCSI ID at 5 you would install a jumper across pin 1 and a jumper across pin 3 leaving pin 2 uncovered PX 12XSe External D rive SCSI ID Number Please see explanation at the top of page 16 Itis also applicable to the external drive Factory Setting of D ial and DIP Switches Caution Turn the drive s power OFF before changing the setting of the dial or DIP switches The SCSI ID number of the PX 12XSe is determined by the position of the pointer on the SCSI ID rotary dial The drive should arrive with its SCSI ID set to 3 The rotary dial and DIP switches are set by the factory as shown below ON OFF O PRTY EJECT TERM BLOCK
20. r compliance of FCC Rules otherwise the user loses authority to operate the equipment CAUTION Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure The laser beam emitted from the optical pickup is invisible Accordingly Do not open the optical pickup housing Obtain service only from Plextor authorized personnel To disconnect the CD RO M drive from an electrical current pull out the power plug VORSICHT DIE TRENNUNG VOM NETZ ERFOLGT DURCH ZIEHEN DES NETZSECKES Zur Einhaltung der Funt Entst rung von nicht selbst ndig betreib LN baren H ochfrequenzgeraten periphere Anlagenkomponenten Dieses G er t entspricht als Einzelger t den Funk Entst ranforderun c gen der Postverfugung Nr 243 1991 Wird das Gerat innerhalb einer Anlage zusammen mit anderen Ger ten betrieben So mu bei 5 Inanspruchnahme der Allgemeinen Betriebs genehmigung nach UG Vfg 243 der BM PT AmtsblVfg Nr 243 1991 die gesamte Anlage folgenden Richtlinien entsprechen Grenzwertklases B der EN 55022 Auflagen nach 2 der BM PT AmtsbIVfg 243 1991 Dies ist bei der Zusammensetzung einer Anlage z B Computersystem aus nur einzein gepr ften Geraten nicht immer erf llt CD ROM DRIVE 12 PLEX Caddy PX 12CSi Internal PX 12CSe External Tray PX 12TSi Internal PX 12TSe External PLEXTOR Plextor reserves the right to make improv
21. s of customers through the installation process including those who previously had lived in mortal terror of the innards of their computers Plus our Technical Support D epartmentis just a phone call or e mail message away In this manual you should find all the information you need to successfully install and operate your drive If you run into a problem however please contact us see Chapter 13 for the different ways you can contact us The call is toll free at our 800 number or through e mail or our W eb site You will be connected to our friendly helpful band of tech support reps who know their stuff about CD ROM drives What might seem like a lost cause to you could very well be a 30 second fix to them But we will never know unless you CALL US If you are having trouble please don t give up and don t take your drive back to where you bought it until you have spoken with one of our tech support reps 2 2 OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 2 Box Contents YOURTASK Check the contents of the box YOUR OBJECTIVE Make sure you got everything you paid for YOUR METHOD Compare what you find in the box with the tables on the following pages What you should find in your Plextor box depends on two factors 1 what configu ration you purchased and 2 what the company that sold you the box putin or took out while it was in their possession Plextor currently sells its 12PleX drives in three configurations 1
22. tors of your host adapter are used then the termination of your SCSI host adapter should be removed or disabled The last peripheral on your internal cable and the last peripheral on your external daisy chain should retain their termination All other SCSI peripherals connected to the host adapter should have theirtermination removed disabled or turned off NOTE Some host adapters and peripherals have the ability to disable and enable termination power This should not be confused with termination itself Termination power can and should be provided by at least one device attached to your SCSI host adapter Your Plextor CD ROM drive auto matically supplies termination power Any additional devices supplying termination power will NOT cause any problems Remember O nly the last SCSI peripheral in a daisy chain should have termination enabled If you have any SCSI devices chained after your 12PleX you must disable or turn OFF the 12PleX s termination using the following instructions 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 19 CHAPTER 7 Termination PX 12XSi Internal Termination The PX 12XSi is shipped from the factory with its termination enabled ON To disable termination remove the jumper from the termination pins on the back panel of your drive Refer to the diagrams on pages 12 and 15 for the location of the termination pins labeled They the fifth set of pins from the left If your drive already is installed in
23. tray versions of the drive Finally if we use PX 12XS as the model number or simply say 12PleX it means the topic applies to all versions of the 12PleX We appreciate the confidence you have shown in us Our goal is to put you and keep you on the leading edge of CD ROM drive performance To get you there we first have to help you install your 12PleX drive properly and operate it correctly After that the responsibility is yours to discover the applications that make a CD ROM drive such a powerful and exciting addition to your system This manual is designed to be followed in sequence Itis aimed primarily at those who will connect their 12PleX drive to a PC Mac users should look for this symbol Users of UNIX based systems should look for this symbol as an indicator of sections of the manual that pertain to them Many of you reading this manual are experienced computer users who have successfully installed peripherals in the past There probably are a number of sections in this manual that you can skip over However we ask everyone from novice computer users to experienced computer professionals to read the sections marked with this symbol C 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction For those of you with PCs the installation process may seem a bit complicated indows95 has improved things alittle bit ac people have iteasy Butno one should worry Our manuals have successfully walked many thousand
24. uld call our Technical Support Department to get an RMA number before returning any drive see Chapter 13 p 65 6 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL EI CHAPTER 3 W hat Else Do Need YOUR TASK Review the software and hardware installed in your Current computer system YOUR OBJECTIVE Determine what else you may need to operate your CD ROM drive YOUR METHOD Inventory your current computer system check list below If you are a PC owner and you purchased a Plextor box labeled Drive with SCSI Interface Kit your needs are simple none The same holds true if you are a Mac owner and purchased a Plextor box labeled Drive with Mac Kit Everything you need to successfully install and operate your 12PleX CD ROM drive is included in the box you purchased The only thing you need to add isa CD ROM disc to play in your new drive If you are a PC owner who has purchased a 12PleX Drive Only box life gets a bit more complicated You fall into one of three groups 1 You do not own a SCSI interface board In this case you have to get one Your local computer store and numerous mail order vendors carry them Call us if you need suggestions on which model to buy W e have provided an internal SCSI ribbon cable or an external SCSI cable to connect the board to your new 12PleX CD ROM drive 2 You own a SCSI interface board If you have only one other internal SCSI peripheral device and a Plextor internal
25. using 50 pin to 50 pin flat ribbon SCSI cable Jumpers Use to select SCSI ID number parity termination test block size and eject lock options Leave these jumpers at their factory settings unless one or more of the following situations pertain to you SCSI ID number If you are using more than one SCSI peripheral you may have to change your SCSI ID number see page 16 Termination Review Chapter 7 to determine if you need to turn your terminator switch off Block size If you are working a UNIX environmentand want to boot from your CD ROM drive see page 18 Eject lock If you work in an environment where you need to prevent others from easily removing a CD ROM disc from your drive see page 18 Power Connector Connects to your computer s power supply DC 45V and 12V 12 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 5 Drive Features PX 12CSe External Caddy Drive REAR PANEL PX 12TSe External Tray Drive REAR PANEL scsi ip Power Switch DIP Switches scsi out 90 1 DIO OU Audio O utput SCSI Interface Connector RCA jacks AC Power Input In and Out DIP Switches Use to set parity term test block size and eject lock options Leave these switches at their factory settings unless either or both of the following situations pertain to you Termination Review Chapter 7 to determine if you need to turn your terminator switch off Block size
26. witch to another by installing the jumpers lengthwise Doing so could result in damage to the drive Install Jumpers This Way Do NOT Install Jumpers This W ay 12PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 15 CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D ial Settings SCSI ID Number It is possible to chain using a daisy chain cable up to seven SCSI peripherals to a single SCSI interface board or to the SCSI port of an Apple computer W hen using multiple SCSI peripherals however itis necessary to set each peripheral to a unique SCSI ID number Your Plextor CD RO M drive can be setto use one of eight SCSI ID numbers The drive should arrive with its SCSI ID set to 3 Accordingly if you already use another SCSI peripheral and its SCSI ID also is set to 3 you must change the SCSI ID number of either this peripheral or that of the CD ROM drive In the pastthis always had to be done manually If you connect your 12PleX to an existing SCSI controller you will still need to go through this exercise of checking and possibly changing SCSI ID s If instead you bought a Plextor kit with a SCSI interface board both the drive and the board are SCAM compliant Each time you turn on your computer the drive will internally resetits SCSI ID to avoid any conflict If you separately purchased or already owned a SCSI interface board itis probably not SCAM compliant Changing the SCSI ID PX 12XSi The SCSI ID number of the PX 12XSi is determined by the placement of jumpers

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