masterpage:Cover F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB00COV.FM GB01COV1.book Page 1 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM IT 2-680-628-11 (1) 4J.B8A04.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB01REG.fm GB01COV1.book Page 2 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Safety Regulations WARNING You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment. To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock, do not expose this apparatus to rain or moisture. To avoid electrical shock, do not open the cabinet.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB01REG.fm GB01COV1.book Page 3 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM CE Sicherheitsbestimmungen Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Europäischen EMC-Bestimmungen für die Verwendung in folgender / folgenden Umgebung(en): • Wohngegenden • Gewerbegebiete • Leichtindustriegebiete (Diese Ausrüstung erfüllt die Bestimmungen der Norm EN55022, Klasse B.) CAUTION The mains plug on this equipment must be used to disconnect mains power.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB02COV1TOC.fm GB01COV1.book Page 4 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Table of Contents Safety Regulations .......................... 2 Compliance Statements .................. 3 Operation Using the Drive .............................16 Introduction Unpacking the Package Contents ... 6 Features ........................................... 6 System Requirements ..................... 7 Part Names and Functions ..............
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB03REG.fm GB01COV1.book Page 5 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Pentium is a registrated trademark of Intel Corporation. • Microsoft, MS, MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation. • Macintosh, Mac OS, Power Macintosh, FireWire and iDVD are trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB04STA.fm GB01COV1.book Page 6 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM B Introduction Unpacking the Package Contents Features Please verify that the package contains the following when unpacking. If any of these items appear to be missing and/or damaged, please contact your dealer. ❑ An external DVD/CD rewritable drive with i.LINK (IEEE1394) and Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant) interfaces for computers.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB04STA.fm GB01COV1.book Page 7 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM System Requirements Windows ❑ PC/AT-compatible computer ❑ CPU: Pentium III, 800 MHz or higher (with Nero Vision Express: Pentium 4, 1.
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masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB04STA.fm GB01COV1.book Page 9 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM A Busy indicator 1) Some drives indicate this state with the lit indicator. B Eject button Press to open and close the disc tray. C Emergency eject hole If you cannot open the disc tray with the eject button, turn off the drive, and then insert a thin, elongated object into this hole to eject the disc tray manually.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB05SET.fm GB01COV1.book Page 10 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM B Setup Placing the Drive Using the Drive Vertically Attach the supplied stand as illustrated below to use the drive vertically. Position the drive so that the stand straddles the two anti-vibration pads on the drive bottom and then press it into place. Using the Drive Horizontally Place the drive as illustrated below to use the drive horizontally.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB05SET.fm GB01COV1.book Page 11 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Connection through i.LINK Note This product including bundled software functions properly under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OS X (10.2 or later). It may not fulfill all functional and performance specification under other OS (operating system) environment.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB05SET.fm GB01COV1.book Page 12 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM 1 Start your computer. 2 Connect the necessary cables, then turn on the drive. • Connect the i.LINK cable to the 6-pin i.LINK connector on the drive. − For a computer’s 4-pin i.LINK connector: connect to the 6-pin i.LINK connector on the drive. − For a computer’s 6-pin i.LINK connector: connect to the 4-pin i.LINK connector on the drive.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB05SET.fm GB01COV1.book Page 13 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM 3 Connect the other end of the i.LINK cable to your computer. Note Please connect the drive directly to your computer. Setup 4 Insert the supplied software disc into the DVD/CD rewritable drive and install the software. Refer to the Software Quick Start Guide for details. Disconnection The disconnection procedure varies depending on your OS.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB05SET.fm GB01COV1.book Page 14 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Connection through USB Note This product including bundled software functions properly under Windows XP, Windows 2000, and Mac OS X (10.2 or later). It may not fulfill all functional and performance specification under other OS (operating system) environment. Before Connection • Refer to the list of contents to verify that the package contents are complete.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB05SET.fm GB01COV1.book Page 15 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM 3 Connect the other end of the USB cable to your computer. Note Connect the drive to a USB connector on the computer. Setup 4 Insert the supplied software disc into the DVD/CD rewritable drive and install the software. Refer to the Software Quick Start Guide for details. Disconnection The disconnection procedure varies depending on your OS.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 16 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM B Operation Using the Drive Use the supplied software to create discs and play back DVDs. Refer to the documentation of each software for details about their operation. Supplied Software The supplied software disc contains the following software.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 17 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Nero MediaHome This software allows you to share video and audio files among several computers on a network connection and to play back such files seamlessly from any of the connected computers. Nero PhotoSnap This software can be used to edit image and picture files. Nero PhotoSnapViewer This software can be used to view image and picture files.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 18 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Compatible Discs The following discs are compatible with the drive. DVD Disc types Logo Read Write Write speed1) DVD+R Speed supported by the disc (max. 16×) DVD+R DL (Double layer) Speed supported by the disc (max. 8×) DVD+RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 4×) DVD+RW (High Speed) Speed supported by the disc (max.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 19 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM CD Disc types Logo Read Write speed1) Write Speed supported by the disc (max. 48×) CD-RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 4×) CD-RW (High Speed) Speed supported by the disc (max. 10×) CD-RW (Ultra Speed) Speed supported by the disc (max. 24×) CD-RW (Ultra Speed Plus) Speed supported by the disc (max.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 20 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Recommended Writable Discs We recommend that you only use discs for which operation has been guaranteed. You can obtain the latest list of writable discs for which operation with this drive has been guaranteed at the user support Web site address (see page 31 for details).
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 21 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Writable Disc Features You can use a variety of discs with the drive to write data. Refer to the table below to find the type of disc that matches what you want to do.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 22 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Writable CDs and compatibility The drive can write to CD-R and CD-RW discs, when used with writing software. To play back (read) these CD-R and CD-RW discs on other CD-ROM drives, make settings on the writing software according to the purpose of the data.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 23 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM About playback/reading compatibility in CDs CD-R and CD-RW discs created with the drive can be read on most CD-ROM drives. However, some older CD-ROM drives cannot read CD-RW discs.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 24 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM you can only play back the disc in single-session (DVD+R DL/DVD+R/ DVD+RW) or single-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW). Also, DVD-Video discs created with the drive can be played back on many standard DVD players. However depending on the type of your player, playback of DVD+RW and DVD-RW discs may not be supported.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 25 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Precautions on Writing/Playing Discs Write speed and compatible discs • When writing data to disc at high speeds, you must use the appropriate type of disc. • Configure the writing speed through your writing software. For details about the setting procedures, refer to your writing software documentation.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 26 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Copy controlled CDs This product is designed to play back discs conforming to the compact disc (CD) standard. Audio CDs encoded with copyright protection technology are now marketed by various record companies. Be aware that some of these discs do not conform to the CD standard and you may not be able to play them back with the drive.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB06BAS.fm GB01COV1.book Page 27 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Maximizing Performance Reaching the Highest Possible Data Transfer Rate Make sure that you use High Speed discs for which this operation has been certified by Sony. For the latest information about these discs, visit the user support Web site.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB07ADD.fm GB01COV1.book Page 28 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM B Miscellaneous Precautions for Use Operation and storage conditions Avoid using or storing the drive in a hot or humid location, or where it might be subject to severe vibration or direct sunlight. On transportation • Please repack the drive in its original carton when shipping by itself.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB07ADD.fm GB01COV1.book Page 29 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Writing systems Specifications Compatible discs Read (max.) 4× 8×-PCAV 16×-CAV 2.4× 8×-ZCLV 2.4× 4× 8×-ZCLV 4× 8×-PCAV 16×-CAV 6× 2× 4× 6× — — 5× 48×-CAV2) 4× 10× 24×-CAV 32×-CAV — — — Disc diameters DVD 12 cm 8 cm3) CD 12 cm 8 cm3) 1) 2) 3) CD Track-at-once Disc-at-once Session-at-once Packet writing Drive Data transfer rate DVD: 22.
masterpage:Left F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB07ADD.fm GB01COV1.book Page 30 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Laser CD Wavelength: 784 +3/-4 nm Output power (max.): 120 mW (CW) 240 mW (Pulse) DVD Wavelength: 658 ±4 nm Output power (max.): 100 mW (CW) 250 mW (Pulse) Interface Drive interface IEEE1394-compliant (6-pin connector) ×1 IEEE1394-compliant (4-pin connector) ×1 USB 2.
masterpage:Right F:\SuzukiA\#5120839_DRX-820UL-T\2680628111\2680628111_DRX820UL-T_OI\GB07ADD.fm GB01COV1.book Page 31 Friday, January 13, 2006 3:49 PM Support Overview If you have problems with the drive, or are unsure of a procedure or some other details, please contact your Sony customer support center. User Support Web Site Sony Global Sites Information (As of January, 2006) Product purchased in the USA:* http://sony.storagesupport.com/ Product purchased in Australia or New Zealand: http://www.sony.
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