TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-R6012 DVD REWRITEABLE MOBILE DRIVE USER MANUAL
CONTENTS Introduction..............................................................................1 Setup ........................................................................................3 Using the DVD Rewriteable Drive ...........................................4 Troubleshooting.......................................................................6 Specifications ..........................................................................7 Drive Connectors...........................................
INTRODUCTION – SD-R6012 General Features Reads and records digital data on DVD-R/-RW and CD-R/-RW discs CD-R/-RW disc write/rewrite at 16X/10X DVD-R/-RW disc write/rewrite at 1X/1X 3-way Disc Eject (eject button, software, emergency eject hole) Average Random Access Time CD DVD-ROM DVD-RAM 95ms 105ms 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
Types of Disc Formats Supported - Read DVD: DVD-ROM (DVD-5, DVD-9, DVD-10, DVD-18) DVD-R (Ver 1.0 & Ver. 2.0) DVD-RW (Ver 1.1, 1.2) CD: CD-DA, CD+(E)G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I, CD-I Bridge (Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-R, CD-RW, Portfolio), CD-R, CD-RW Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R6012 DVD Writeable Drive Front Panel Loading Tray Load disc using tray. Busy Indicator The LED lights green or amber when the drive is operating (LED is amber when drive is writing.
SETUP – SD-R6012 Toshiba recommends that only trained professionals install this DVD Rewriteable drive into your laptop/notebook. Installation Notes • • • • • The SD-R6012 DVD Rewriteable drive has no jumpers that need to be set Mounting orientation: 15º (horizontally), 15º 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.
USING THE DVD Rewriteable Drive – SD-R6012 Drive Operation Inserting Media To insert media perform the following steps: 1. 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.
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 as shown in the picture below. 3. Loading tray will open/eject. Figure 2.Using Emergency Eject Handling Media CD/DVD media is sensitive to dust and fingerprints. Carefully handle media by its edges only. Cleaning Media Try to avoid touching the read area (underside) of the disc as dirt and smears will degrade the disc accessing speed.
TROUBLESHOOTING – SD-R6012 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-R6012 General Interface: ATAPI Applicable Write Format DVD-R DVD-RW CD-R/-RW Disc at once, Incremental write Disc at once, Incremental write, Restricted overwrite Disc at once, Track at once, Session at once, Packet write Applicable Write disc DVD-R DVD-RW CD-R/-RW, DVD-R (Ver 2.0 for General) DVD-RW (Ver1.
Performance Rotational Speed DVD-ROM (single layer) DVD-ROM (dual layer) DVD-R (Ver. 1.0) DVD-R (Ver. 2.1) DVD-RW (Ver 1.1) DVD-video (CSS-Disc) DVD-RAM (Ver 2.1) DVD-RAM (Ver 1.0) DVD-R (Ver 2.0) (Write) DVD-RW (Ver 1.1) (Write) CD-ROM, CD-R CD-RW CD-DA Transfer CD-DA, Video-CD CD-R (Write) High Speed CD-RW (Write) CD-RW (Write) 4,670rpm (3.3 – 8X CAV) 3,792rpm (2.5 – 6X CAV) 2,560rpm (1.7 – 4X CAV) 2,224rpm (1.7 – 4X CAV) 2,224rpm (1.7 – 4X CAV) 1,111rpm (1.
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.
Regulatory The SD-R6012 DVD Writeable drive has been certified by the following regulatory agencies: • UL 1950 • CSA C22.2 No.
Drive Connectors –SD-R6012 Figure 1.SD-R6012 DVD Writeable Drive Rear Panel – Connector A 50-pin ATAPI interface connector is found at the rear of the SD-R6012 DVD rewriteable ATAPI Connector drive. Connecting cable should use Japan Aviation Electronics Industry Limited KX1450Series L or equivalent connector. Table 1.Interface Pin Assignments PIN NO.
