CRX - 160E CD-R/RW Drive Unit CRX - 160E CD-R/RW Drive Unit User’s Guide ©2000 by Sony Australia. User’s Guide Revision 1.
Owner’s Record The model and serial numbers are located on the top of the drive. Record these numbers in the spaces provided below. Refer to them whenever you call upon your sales representative regarding this product. This unit uses CD-RW discs with the following mark. Model No. This unit uses CD-R discs with the following mark. Serial No. Safety Regulations This unit uses CD-ROM discs with the following mark. WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
Contents Introduction 6 Location and Function of Parts and Controls 7 Front Panel .........................................................................................7 Rear Panel..........................................................................................8 Precautions 9 System Setup 10 Installing the Drive in Your Computer 10 Preparation .......................................................................................10 Setting the Jumpers..................................
Introduction Features The CRX160E is an internal CD-R/RW (Compact Disc Recordable/ ReWritable) drive unit designed for use with personal computers. It conforms to the “MultiRead” specification. General • 5 1/4 inch half-height drive form factor. • Power loading and eject of a disc. • Housed in a casing with an airtight frame. • 4 Mbyte buffer memory. • Supports Power saving mode and Sleep mode.
Precautions Rear Panel Pin 1 ■ Installation • Avoid placing the drive in a location subject to: –high humidity –high temperature –excessive dust –mechanical vibration –direct sunlight. We recommend to use the drive in a horizontal or vertical position. Do not use it in a tilted position. 1 2 3 4 1 Unused 2 ANALOG AUDIO connector Outputs analog audio signals. 3 Configuration Jumpers See page 11 for details. 4 INTERFACE CONNECTOR (IDE bus) Connect to ATA host adapter.
System Setup To use this CD-R/RW device, the following components are required: • Personal Computer with an IDE bus (ATA compliant) • IDE Interface cable (40 to 40 pin flat cable) • Software Device driver (for reading discs only) This is included with most modern operating systems. DOS device drivers can be downloaded from: http://www.sony.com.au/support/itp Authoring Software (for writing discs) Check with the software manufacurers web site to ensure the version of your software supports the CRX-160E.
Opening the Computer Refer to your computers user manual for instructions on how to open the computer. Connecting the Drive The drive should be connected to the computer with the following connectors: • DC INPUT connector. • AUDIO OUT connector (if you plan to connect audio equipment). • IDE INTERFACE connector.
■ IDE INTERFACE connector 1 Firmly insert one end of the interface cable into the INTER- ■ Frame ground FACE CONNECTOR. When installed the CD writer unit should have its metal chasis in contact with a grounded metal area of the computers frame. This normally occurs naturally when the drive is mounted into one of the computers spare drive bays. Pin 1 INTERFACE CONNECTOR INTERFACE cable 2 Attach the other end of the cable to the PRIMARY or SECONDARY IDE interface connectors on the computers mainboard.
Installing the Software To use the drive as a CD-Rom Reader. Windows 95, 98, NT 4.0, 2000 or Macintosh systems should detected the drive at start up and the appropriate ATAPI drivers be installed automatically. If you wish to use the drive with MS-DOS you will require the MSCDEX extension (available from Microsoft) and Sony’s ATAPI device driver (available from http://www.sony.com.au/support/itp). To use the drive as a CD Writer. CD Authouring software will be required.
Operating the Drive This section describes how to start the drive and eject a disc. Note: When the drive is set up in vertical position, use the disc locks to prevent your disc from falling. See “How to Use the Disc Locks” on page 21 for details. Starting the Drive Disc locks 1 Turn on the power of your computer. 2 Press the eject button. The tray comes out automatically. 4 Gently push the tray or press the eject button to close the tray. 3 Place a disc in the tray with its label side up.
Ejecting the Disc How to Use the Disc Locks To eject the disc, press the eject button on the front panel. The tray comes out automatically. The disc tray has four disc locks that prevent the disc from falling when the drive is set up in vertical position. Disc locks Note: The eject button does not work if it is disabled by the software you are using. ■ Opening the tray manually in an emergency You can open the tray manually when it fails to come out by means of the eject button or software commands.
Specifications When the drive’s right side is down To facilitate disc handling, set the disc locks B, C and D into the locked position, and leave the disc lock A in the unlocked position. ■ General Host interface ATAPI compliant Read Function This drive conforms to the “Multiread” specification.
■ Drive performance Data transfer rate Sustained rate: ■ Dimensions and weight 150 Kbytes/s mode 1 (1X) 300 Kbytes/s mode 1 (2X) 600 Kbytes/s mode 1 (4X) 1200 Kbytes/s mode 1 (8X) 1800 kbytes/s mode 1 (12X) 2000 to 4800 Kbytes/s mode 1 (13 to 32X CAV) 171.1 Kbytes/s mode 2 (1X) 342.2 Kbytes/s mode 2 (2X) 684.4 Kbytes/s mode 2 (4X) 1368.8 Kbytes/s mode 2 (8X) 2053.9 Kbytes/s mode 2 (12X) 2281.3 to 5475.2 Kbytes/s mode 2 (13 to 32X CAV) Dimensions Mass 146.0 x 41.
