Plextor PX-20TS-SKC CD
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1. 17 SCSI ID Number 17 Other Switch 56 105 18 Termination SE a PX 20TSi Internal Termination 20 PX 20TSe External Termination 20 8 Hardware Installation 21 Board Installation a 22 DrivePositioning o 25 Mounting an Internal Drive 26 External Drive Installation 30 Soundboard Installation 33 Audio Cables ee 34 9 Software Installation 36 FWB Toolkitfor Macintosh 37 1512 Rela Pe chet 38 Windows NT 3 51 and Below 39 10 Using CD ROM Discs Trays 41 Tray Loading and Operation 41 CleaningtheDiSC o o 41 11 How to Play Audio CDs on Your Drive 43 12 Troubleshooting rens 45 13 Contacting Plextor s Technical Support Department 59 How to Contact a 60 Before You E mail Log On FAX Call 60 eos a aa RB ect toe WANT CN CS 61 Helpful Contact Phone FAX BBS Numbers 61 14 Specifications 62 Appendix Windows 95 Drivers and Installation Guidelines 64 About Plextor 78 Warranty Information inside back cover CHAPTER 1 Introduction Thank you for2. 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL
3. 8 PX 20TSi Internal Drive 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 OFF 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 it off with your fingers or a pair of needle nose pliers To add a jumper push it onto the jumper pins Three extra jumpers are supplied with the PX 20TSi in addition to the four jumpers already installed at the factory Caution Install jumpers across each pin asshown Do notconnectone pin switch 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 15 CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D ial Settings SCSI ID Number Itis 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 it is necessary to set each peripheral to a unique SCSI ID number Your Plextor CD RO M drive can be set to 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
4. 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 e 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 ZIEH EN DES N ETZSECKES Zur Einhaltung der Funk Entst rung von nicht selbst ndig betreib Y baren H ochfrequenzgeraten periphere Anlagenkomponenten Dieses erat entspricht als Einzelger t den Funk Entst ranforderun c gen der Postverf gung 243 1991 Wird das Ger tinnerhalb 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 e Grenzwertklases der EN 55022 e Auflagen nach 2 der BM PT AmtsblVfg 243 1991 Dies ist bei der Zusammensetzung einer Anlage z B Computersystem aus nur einzein gepr ften Ger ten nicht immer erf llt Inside front cover CD ROM DRIVE 12 20PLEM PX 20TSi Internal PX 20TSe External O PLEXTOR Plextor reserves the right to make improvements in the products desc
5. 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 past this always had to be done manually If you connect your 12 20PleX to an existing SCSI controller you will still need to go through this exercise of checking and possibly changing SCSI IDs 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 20TSi The SCSI ID number of the PX 20TSi is determined by the placement of jumpers on pins 1 2 and 3 To find the location of pin 1 pin 2 and pin 3 refer to the diagram of the Jumper Block on the previous page To change the SCSI ID number follow the chart below Jumper Installed Across SCSI ID Number Pin 1 2 0 1 YES No No 2 No YES No 24155 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL JL CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D Settings For example the factory setting of the SCSI ID at 3 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 instal
6. be disabled This enables disables turns ON or OFF SCSI termination Factory setting is Enabled ON See page 19 for an explanation of SCSI termination and to determine if you need to change this setting Leave this OFF Itis for factory use only Leave this OFF 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 want to leave this switch jumper O FF However if you are in an environment where you want to 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 set this switch jumper ON When this switch 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL e 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 must enable SCS
7. purchasing a Plextor 12 20PleX a 12 20 speed CAV CD ROM drive meant for the professional and power user The 12 20PleX the most reliable and highest performance CAV CD ROM drive available in its class The 12 20Plex is also the first CAV CD ROM drive manufactured by Plextor The throughput of CAV CD ROM drives varies throughout the disc With the 12 20PleX you are guaranteed a minimum of twelve speed performance and will experience twenty speed perform ance with certain CD ROM discs and applications For customers that reguire a constant 1 8 MB sec transfer speed across the entire disc Plextor offers the 12PleX twelve speed CLV CD ROM drives PX 12CS caddy loading model and the PX 12TS tray loading model Throughout the rest of this manual we will use the model numbers when necessary to distinguish between internal PX 20TSi and external PX 20TSe drives We may also simply use 12 20PleX to refer to all drives We appreciate the confidence you have shown 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 12 20PleX 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 For those of you with PCs the installation process may seem a bit complicated Windows 95 hasimproved things alittle bit Mac people have i
8. supplies termination power Any additional devices supplying termination power will NOT cause any problems Remember nly the last SCSI peripheral in a daisy chain should have termination enabled If you have any SCSI devices chained after your 12 20Plex you must disable or turn OFF the 12 20PleX s termination using the following instructions 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 19 CHAPTER 7 Termination 20 51 Internal Termination The PX 20TSi 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 Term They are the fifth set of pins from the left If your drive already is installed in 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 20TSe External Termination The PX 20TSe 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 12
9. I termination if the 12 20 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 12 20PleX 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 cable or 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 connectors 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 their termination 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
10. Model PX 20TSi Internal Model PX 20TSe External 12 20PLEX E 5 PLEXTOR FCC NOTICE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuantto Part 15 ofthe 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 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 for compliance of FCC
11. a CD ROM disc from your drive see page 18 O Power Connector Connects to your computer s power supply DC 5V and 12V 12 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 5 Drive Features PX 20TSe External D rive REAR PAN EL scsi ip Power Switch O DIP Switches scsi out DI a onus scsi iD Audio Ox Output scsi O AC Power Input nan DIP Switches Use to set parity term test block size and eject lock options Leave these switches at their factory settings unless one of the following pertain to you Termination Review Chapter 7 to determine if you need to turn your terminator switch off Block Size If you are working in a UNIX environmentand wantto boot from your CD ROM drive see page 18 Eject Lock If you work 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 SCSI Interface Connector In and Out One connector should be use
12. 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 12 20PleX external drive X Donotplace your drive in direct sunlight on heating units or near electrical appliances that draw large amounts of current such high powered audio amplifier microwave oven toaster hair dryer etc Keep the area around your drive clean from dust smoke and other contaminants V Use a soft dust free cloth for cleaning your drive Do not allow moisture or liquids such as water cleaning fluids or solvents to 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 a jewel case Use only an industry standard disc Do notinserta 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 not drop 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 Plex
13. d 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 13 CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D ial 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 eguipment 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 the diagram 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 12 20PleX CD ROM drive needs to be flexible enough to work with the variety of computer systems PC M ac 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 On 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
14. ff when disc is inserted and not being accessed 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 11 a CHAPTER 5 Drive Features PX 20TSi Internal Drive REAR PAN EL TERM TEST EHI DC INPUT V GND QV rh O Power Connector SCSI Interface Connector Jumpers O Audio O utput Connector O Audio O utput Connector O utputs stereo analog signal U se to connect to sound board or audio amplifier SCSI Interface Connector Connects to SCSI interface board 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 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 easily removing
15. l a jumper across pin 1 another jumper across pin 2 and a third jumper across pin 3 To set the SCSI ID at 5 you would install a jumper across pin 1 and a jumper across pin 3 leaving pin 2 uncovered PX 20TSe External Drive SCSI ID Number Please see explanation at the top of page 16 Itis also applicable to the external drive Factory Setting of Dial and DIP Switches Caution Turn the drive s power O FF before changing the setting of the dial or DIP switches The SCSI ID number of the PX 20TSe 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 TEST Changing the SCSI ID U sing 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 O FF or ON setting 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 17 CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D al Settings Other Switch Jumper Settings 12 20PleX 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 Setto OFF only if your computer system or SCSI controller specifically requests that parity
16. n a Plextor box We hope you will never have to ship your drive back to us If you do however please 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 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 should call our Technical Support Department to get an RMA number before returning any drive see Chapter 13 p 61 6 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 1 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 12 20PleX 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
17. on manual W arranty registration card gt lt Mac device drivers manual amp disk 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 5 CHAPTER 2 Box Contents ekg 5 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 12 20PleX CD ROM drive in a Plextor box you should save the box after you have installed your 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 12 20PleX 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 i
18. rface board several months or years before you purchased your 12 20PleX 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 11 You may need to use the SCSI cable and most important the audio cable we have included with your 12 20PleX 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 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 Once you have assembled everything you need you re ready to install your drive But first a few words of caution are in order 8 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 4 Precautions Eb YOURTASK Read the lis of precautions below aag 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
19. ribed in this manual at any time without prior notice Plextor makes no representation or warranties with respectto 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 February 1997 Licenses and Trademarks All licenses and trademarks are property of their respective owners Table of Contents Introduction Box Internal Drives 4 External Drives 5 Gentle Reminder 6 WhatElseDolNeed Precautions wu uw iaa Drive Features PX 12 20PleX Drive Internal and External Front Panelis Saa as 11 PX 20TSi Internal Drive Rear s GR E da 12 PX 20TSe External Drive Rear Panel 13 Drive Switch Jumper Dial Settings PX 20TSi Internal Drive 15 SCSIID Number 16 PX 20TSe External Drive
20. rity 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 3 CHAPTER 2 Box Contents Use the following tables to check the contents of your box 12 20PleX Internal Drives DRIVE DRIVE ONLY w SCSI Interface CD ROM drive 2ROPEK oC m 5787 SS Side rails with 4 chrome and 4 black screws 2 28 4 Plextor floppy disk SCSI interface board installation guide Audio cable X 2 X 2 SCSI cable Plextor operation manual Warranty registration card Extra jumpers for setting drive switches x x 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 2 Box Contents 12 20PleX External Drives DRIVE DRIVE DRIVE ONLY w SCSI w Interface Mac Kit CD ROM drive X X X omm 577 am ED Plextor M anager floppy disk X X SCSI interface board amp installation guide Audio cable X X X SCSI cabl a P4 cable f cdi Plextor operati
21. 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 of the PX 20TSi and the switches and rotary dial found on the rear panel of the PX 20TSe 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 UNIX 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 12 20PleX This section will further describe how to make these changes For more information on 2 and 3 see page 18 14 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 6 Drive Switch Jumper D Settings Ifthe CD ROM drive isthe only 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
22. teasy Butno one should worry Our manuals have successfully walked many thousands of customers through the installation process including those who previously had lived in mortal terror of This manual is designed to be followed in sequence It is aimed primarily at those who will connect their 12 20PleX drive to a PC Mac users should look for this symbol 5 Users of UNIX based systems should look for this symbol asan 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 1 CHAPTER 1 Introduction the innards of their computers Plus our Technical Support Department is 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
23. tor authorized service personnel only 12 20PLEX 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 12 20PleX D rive FRO PANEL Internal and External Door Closed FrontDoor Tray Drawer Emergency Eject Hole Eas ee DDI O Headphone Jack O Stop Eject Button Volume Control Audio CD Play Button O DISC Indicator ON BU SY Indicator Front Door Press eject button to open and insert disc O Tray Drawer Insert disc after opening 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 During Audio CD play mode however push once to stop audio play and twice to eject 10 12 20 OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 5 Drive Features 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 ON BUSY Indicator Yellow when power turned on Flashing when disc 15 inserted and being accessed O
24. 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL CHAPTER 2 Box Contents YOURTASK Check the contents of the box YOUR OBJECTIVE Make sure you ve got everything you paid for YOUR METHOD Compare what you find in the box with the tables on the following pages W hat 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 put in or took out while it was their possession Plextor currently sells its 12 20PleX drives in three configurations 1 Drive Only 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 was applied 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 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 secu
25. you are a PC owner who has purchased 12 20PleX 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 oran external SCSI cable to connect the board to your new 12 20PleX CD ROM drive 2 You own a SCSI interface board If you have only one other internal SCSI peripheral device and a Plextor internal 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 12 20PLEX OPERATION MANUAL 7 CHAPTER 3 What Else Do I Need Ifyou purchased your SCSI inte
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