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TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
SD-R2412
CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBINATION MOBILE DRIVE
USER MANUAL
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CONTENTS Introduction..............................................................................1 Setup ........................................................................................3 Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive............................4 Troubleshooting.......................................................................6 Specifications ..........................................................................7 Drive Connectors..................................
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INTRODUCTION – SD-R2412 General Features CD-RW disc write/rewrite at 4X and 10X CD-R disc write at 8X – 24X Lead (Pb) Free Printed Circuit Board 3-way Disc Eject (eject button, software, emergency eject hole) Average Access Time CD 90ms DVD-ROM 100ms DVD-RAM 170ms Horizontal or Vertical Mount 2MByte Buffer Playback interchangeability for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs Regionalization (RPC2 compliance) (DVD) BUS Interface ATAPI Types of Disc Formats Supported - Write CD-R
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Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R2412 CD-RW/DVD Combo Drive Front Panel Loading Load disc using tray. Tray Busy The LED lights green or amber when the drive is operating (LED is amber when drive is Indicator writing.) Eject The Eject button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc. Button Emergency The emergency eject hole is to be used only when the Loading Tray will not open when Eject button is pressed. Eject Hole
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SETUP – SD-R2412 Toshiba recommends that only trained professionals install this CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive into your laptop/notebook. Installation Notes • The SD-R2412 CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive has no jumpers that need to be set • Mounting orientation: 15° (horizontally), 15° vertically (volume control in down position), 30° (drive with volume control in up position). • When mounting drive use 4 M2-PO.4 tapping holes located on the left and right sides of drive. • When mounting d
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USING THE CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo Drive – SD-R2412 Drive Operation Inserting Media To insert media perform the following steps: Figure 1.Inserting Disc 1. Open the drive's loading tray by pressing the Eject Button and pulling out the tray. 2. Place media disc into drive's loading tray, and lightly press down on the inner portion of the disc. 3. Gently close the disc tray. Removing Media To remove media disc from the drive, perform the following steps: 1. Open the loading tray by
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Regional Coding Region Protection Coding (RPC) of DVD Discs: this feature is supported on DVD Players and is used with DVD-Video Discs (i.e. movies). Currently, the motion picture industry has divided the world into different regional "zones." These regions or "zones" correlate to the regional markets into which the motion picture industry releases movies. Simply put, RPC Codes are placed on Movie Discs marketed throughout the world based on the region of the world where they are being so
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TROUBLESHOOTING – SD-R2412 Problem Solution Disc tray cannot be opened • Check that there is power to drive. • Use Emergency Eject instructions to open tray. Drive is not recognized by • Is the drive connected properly? Are all cables plugged in system properly (e.g. Power Cable, Interface Cable and Audio Cables). • Is the software driver loaded? On a step-by-step (F8) Boot of the system is the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Combo drive recognized? (BIOS / DOS reports "device driver not found
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SPECIFICATIONS –SD-R2412 General Interface: ATAPI Compatible CD-RW/DVD-ROM Standard - Write: Write Formats: Disc at once, Track at once, session at once, Packet Write CD-R, CD-RW: Write Disc: CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-R, CD-RW: MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I BRIDGE (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi- session CD (Photo-CD, CD-Extra, Portfolio) Compatible DVD-ROM Standard - Read: DVD: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18) DVD-R (ver 1.0 & 2.0, read) DVD-
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Performance Rotational Speed DVD (Single) 4,670rpm (3.3 - 8X) DVD (Dual) 3,792rpm (2.5 - 6X) DVD-R, DVD-RW 2,240rpm (1.7 - 4X) DVD-RAM (ver 2.1) 1,400 - 3,300rpm (1X) CD-ROM, CD-R 5,100rpm (10.3 - 24X) Video-CD, CD-DA 1,200 - 2,000rpm (4 - 6X) CD-DA 2,350 - 4,300rpm (8.6 - 12X) CD-RW (read) - normal 1,200 - 2,000rpm (4 - 6X) CD-RW (read) - high speed 2,560 - 4,000rpm (8 - 12X) CD-RW (read) - ultra speed 5,100rpm (10.3 - 24X) CD-R (write) 3,200 - 5,000rpm (8 - 24X) CD-RW (writ
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Environmental Ambient Temperature Operating 5° to 50° C (41° to 122° F) Storage -10° to 60° C (14° to 140° F) Shipping -40° to 65° C (-40° to 149° F) Temperature Gradient Operating 11° C /hour (max) Storage/Shipping 20° C /hour (max) Relative Humidity Operating 8% to 80% Storage/Shipping 5% to 95% (wet bulb 40° C max) Vibration 2 Operating (5 to 500 Hz) (read) 2.45 m/s (0.25G) (O-P) 2 Operating (5 to 500Hz) (write) 2.45 m/s (0.25G) (O-P) 2 Non-operating (10 to 500Hz)
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Drive Connectors –SD-R2412 Figure 1.SD-R2412 DVD Writeable Drive Rear Panel – Connector ATAPI A 50-pin ATAPI interface connector is found at the rear of the SD-R2412 CD-RW/DVD- ROM Combo drive. Connecting cable should use Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Connector Limited KX14-50Series L or equivalent connector. Table 1.Interface Pin Assignments PIN I/O SIGNAL NAME PIN I/O SIGNAL NAME NO. NO. 1 O Audio L-CH 2 O Audio R-CH 3 Audio Ground 4 Digital Ground 5 I /RESET 6 I
