TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION IRVINE, CALIFORNIA SD-R6472 DVD REWRITEABLE MOBILE DRIVE USER MANUAL
CONTENTS Introduction..............................................................................1 Setup ........................................................................................4 Using the DVD Rewriteable Drive ...........................................5 Troubleshooting.......................................................................7 Specifications ..........................................................................8 Drive Connectors...........................................
INTRODUCTION – SD-R6472 General Features Reads and records digital data on DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW and CD-R/-RW discs..
Types of Disc Formats Supported - Write Applicable Write Format DVD-R Disc at once, incremental write DVD-RW Disc at once, incremental write, restricted overwrite DVD+R Sequential Recording DVD+RW Sequential Recording, Random Write CD-R/-RW Disc at once, Track at once, Session at once, Packet write Applicable Write disc DVD-R DVD-R (Ver 2.0 & Ver 2.1 for General), DVD-RW DVD-RW (Ver 1.1 & Ver 1.2) DVD+R DVD+R (4.7GB basic Format spec Ver. 1.3) DVD+RW DVD+RW (4.7GB basic Format spec Ver. 1.
Front Panel Figure 1.SD-R6472 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.) 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-R6472 Toshiba recommends that only trained professionals install this DVD Rewriteable drive into your laptop/notebook. Installation Notes • • • • • The SD-R6472 DVD Rewriteable 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.
USING THE DVD REWRITEABLE DRIVE – SD-R6472 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.
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 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.
TROUBLESHOOTING – SD-R6472 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-R6472 General Interface: ATAPI Applicable Write Format DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD-R/-RW Disc at once, Incremental write Disc at once, Incremental write, Restricted overwrite Sequential Write Sequential Write, Random Write Disc at once, Track at once, Session at once, Packet write Applicable Write disc DVD-R DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW CD-R/-RW, HS CD-RW, US CD-RW DVD-R (Ver 2.0 & 2.1 for General) DVD-RW (Ver1.1 & Ver 1.2) DVD+R (4.7GB Basic Format Spec, Ver 1.3) DVD+RW (4.
Data Disc Capacities DVD-ROM DVD-R (Ver 1) DVD-R (Ver 2.0) DVD-RW DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM (Ver 2.1) CD 4.377GB (DVD-5) 7.959GB (DVD-9) 8.754GB (DVD-10) 15.917GB (DVD-18) 3.679GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 4.377GB 656.5MB (mode 1) 748.8MB (mode 2) Performance Rotational Speed DVD-ROM (single layer) DVD-ROM (dual layer) DVD-R (Ver. 1.0) DVD-R (Ver. 2.X) DVD-RW (Ver 1.X) DVD+R DVD+RW DVD-RAM (Ver 2.1) DVD-R (Ver 2.1) (Write) DVD-RW (Ver 1.
Transfer Rate DVD (Single) DVD (Dual) DVDR DVDRW DVD-RAM (Ver 2.
Relative Humidity Operating Storage/Shipping 8% to 80% 5% to 95% (wet bulb 40 C max) Vibration Operating (5 to 500 Hz) (read) Operating (5 to 500Hz) (write) Non-operating (10 to 500Hz) Transporting (with packing) (10 to 25 Hz) 2.45 m/s2 (0.25G) (O-P) 2.45 m/s2 (0.25G) (O-P) 9.8 m/s2 (1.0G) (O-P) 9.8 m/s2 (1.0G) (O-P) Shock (Non-operating) 490 m/s2 [50G] Acoustical Noise 40dB Power DC Voltage and Current Requirements +5V ±5% (Operating) Physical Height Width Depth Weight 0.5" (12.7mm) 5.
Drive Connectors –SD-R6472 Figure 1.SD-R6472 DVD Writeable Drive Rear Panel – Connector A 50-pin ATAPI interface connector is found at the rear of the SD-R6472 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.
