TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-R1512 CD-RW/DVD-ROM COMBO DRIVE USER MANUAL
CONTENTS Introduction..............................................................................1 Setup ........................................................................................3 Using the Combo Drive ...........................................................6 Troubleshooting.......................................................................9 Specifications ........................................................................10 Drive Connectors......................................
INTRODUCTION – SD-R1512 General Features Reads and records digital data on CD-R/-RW discs 3-way Disc Eject (eject button, software, emergency eject hole) Average Random Access Time CD 100ms DVD-ROM 120ms DVD-RAM 180ms 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 • Applicable Write Format CD-R, CD-RW: Disc at once, Track at one, Session at once, Packet
Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R1512 DVD Writeable Drive Front Panel Loading Tray Busy Light LED Load disc using tray. The LED lights green or amber when the drive is operating (LED is amber when drive is writing.) Eject Button The Eject button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc. Emergency Eject Hole The emergency eject hole is to be used only when the Loading Tray will not open when Eject button is pressed.
SETUP – SD-R1512 The following steps must be performed to properly install your drive: • • • • • Set Drive Jumper Settings Connect Audio Cable Attach IDE BUS Cable Attach Power Cable Mount Drive Jumper Settings The mode select jumpers are 6 straight angle pins located on the rear of the Combo drive.
Placing Combo Drive inside your Computer Now that you have set the jumpers, you are ready to install your Combo drive inside your computer. Important Note: Disconnect power from your computer system before beginning installation. Remove computer cover and faceplate if required. Refer to your computer systems manual for removal information. If the Combo drive is replacing a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM, remove drive presently installed in your system.
Audio Cable (optional) - If you have a sound card and speakers, and would like to play audio CDs on your computer, you will need to install a CD/DVD audio cable. Toshiba's Combo drives use a standard 4-pin audio cable that can be purchased from most local computer suppliers. The sound cable connects to your sound card at one end and the other end connects to the digital audio connector at the left rear of the Combo drive (see Combo drive Back Panel photo for location).
USING THE DVD Combo Drive – SD-R1512 Drive Operation Inserting a Disc - Horizontally To insert a disc into a drive that is mounted horizontally, perform the following steps: Figure 1.Inserting Disc 1. Open the drive's Loading tray by pressing the Eject Button. 2. Place disc or into drive's Loading tray 3. Press Eject button again or gently push on the open disc tray. Tray will automatically close.
Figure 2.Inserting Disc Vertically Removing a Disc To remove a disc from the Combo drive, perform the following steps: 1. 2. 3. 4. Open the Loading Tray by pressing the Eject Button. Slide disc holders away from disc. Grasp disc by edges, and lift out of loading tray. Press Eject Button again to close Loading Tray. Software When you purchase the SD-R1512 as a Kit, it will include Nero6 OEM Suite Software, which is used to create CDs and view DVDs.
Emergency Ejection CAUTION: The following procedure is intended only as a last resort when pressing the eject button fails to open the Loading Tray 1. Turn computer power OFF by properly shutting down system. 2. Insert a solid bar (i.e. large paper clip) into Emergency Eject hole and push in until loading tray opens. Pull tray out. Figure 3.Using Emergency Eject Handling Media DVD media is sensitive to dust and fingerprints. Carefully handle media by its edges only.
TROUBLESHOOTING – SD-R1512 Solution Problem Disc tray cannot be opened • • Check that there is power to drive. Use Emergency Eject instructions to open tray. Drive is not recognized by system • Is the drive connected properly? Are all cables plugged in properly (e.g. Power Cable, Interface Cable and Audio Cables).
SPECIFICATIONS –SD-R1512 General Interface: ATAPI Applicable Formats - Write: Formats for Writing Disc at once, Track at once, session at once, Packet Write, incremental write, restricted overwrite Applicable Write Disc – CD-R/-RW CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session CD (Photo-CD, CD-Extra, Portfolio) Applicable Formats - Read: DVD DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18) DVD-R (Ver. 2.0, Ver 2.0), DVD-RW (Ver. 1.
Performance Rotational Speed DVD-ROM (single layer) DVD-ROM (dual layer) DVD-R (Ver. 2.0) DVD-R (Ver. 1.0) DVD-RW (Ver 1.1) DVD-RAM (Ver. 2.1) DVD-video (CSS-Disc) CD-ROM, CD-R CD-RW CD-DA Transfer CD-DA, Video-CD CD-R (Write) High Speed CD-RW (Write) CD-RW (Write) 7,580rpm (5.0 - 12X CAV) 5,053rpm (3.3 - 8X CAV) 2,780rpm (2 - 4.8X CAV) 3,200rpm (2 - 4.8X CAV) 2,780rpm (2 - 4.8X CAV) 1,400 – 3,300rpm (2X ZCLV) 2,780rpm (2 - 4.8X CAV) 9,500rpm (20.7 - 48X CAV) 5,140rpm (10.3 - 24X CAV) 3,200rpm (12.
Reliability MTBF Power ON Hours ON/OFF Cycles Number of Access Operating Duty Cycle MTTR 100,000 hours 5,436 hours/year 313 cycles/year 600,000 accesses/year 20% of Power ON time (Reading/Seeking) 2% of Power ON time (Writing/Seeking) 0.
Connectors DC input 4-pin Power Supply Connector ATAPI Interface Connector 40 Pin I/F ATAPI Standard Audio Connectors 4-pin and 2-pin connector (use matching housing, Part No. 70066, made by Molex Corp, or equivalent) Regulatory The SD-R1512 Combo drive has been certified by the following regulatory agencies: • • • • • • 13 UL 1950 CSA C22.2 No.
DRIVE CONNECTORS –SD-R1512 Figure 1.SD-R1512 Combo Drive Rear Panel - Connectors Power Connector Power is supplied to your DVD drive by the connection with your computer's +5V/+12V power cable to the power socket at the back of drive. One side of the plug has chamfered edges, so the power connector fits only one way CAUTION: Severe damage to the Drive circuits may occur if power cable is plugged in upside-down with power ON Audio Connectors Supplies Analog and Digital sound to your system.
Table 1.Interface Pin Assignments INTERFACE PIN ASSIGNMENT PIN NO. 1 2 3 4 5 I/O I I/O I/O I/O SIGNAL NAME Reset GND HD7 HD8 HD6 6 7 I/O I/O 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 15 HOST SIGNAL NAME I/O Host Data Bus BIT 7 Host Data Bus BIT 8 Host Data Bus BIT 6 PIN NO.
