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I/O Magic DVD+RW/+R External USB 2.0 DVD ReWritable Drive User Manual

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  • Page 1 DVD+RW/+R External USB 2.0 DVD ReWritable Drive USER’S GUIDE...
  • Page 2 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide Dear Customer: Congratulations on the purchase of your DVD+RW/+R ReWritable drive. We all want to express our sincere gratitude for your decision to purchase our product. We would like to reaffirm our commitment to you by providing a product that is easy to install and use.
  • Page 3 APPAREIL A LASER DE CLASSE 1 DANGER INVISIBLE LASER RADIATION WHEN OPEN AVOID DIRECT EXPOSURE TO BEAM VORSICHT INSICHTBARE LASERSTRAHLUNG WENN ABDECKUNG GEÖFFNET NICHT DEM STRAHL AUSSETSEN ATTENTION RADIATION DU FAISCEAU LASER INVISIBLE EN CAS D’OUVERTURE. EVITER TOUTE EXPOSITION AUX RAYONS. Copyright Statement It is a criminal offense, under applicable copyright laws, to make unauthorized copies of copyright-protected material, including computer...
  • Page 4 FCC Compliance Statement This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: This device may not cause harmful interference. This device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation. FCC Warning Statement This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Table Of Contents Introduction... 6 ...7 ACKAGE ONTENTS ...7 YSTEM EQUIREMENTS ...8 PECIFICATIONS ...9 EATURES About DVD+RW/+R...10 Installation ...12 1. D ...12 RIVER NSTALLATION Windows XP/2000/Me ...12 Windows 98 SE...12 2. E XTERNAL RIVE NSTALLATION Nero Express ...16 ...16 XPRESS NSTALLATION ...18 OFTWARE...

  • Page 6: Introduction

    Introduction Take a giant leap ahead of the competition with the new DVD+RW/+R ReWritable drive. With today’s increased demand for processing large amounts of information, your new DVD+RW/+R drive provides the perfect balance between compatibility and increased storage solutions. This exciting product combines traditional CD burning with the ability to burn and playback DVD formats on DVD+RW/+R media.

  • Page 7: Package Contents

    Package Contents DVD+RW/+R External USB 2.0 ReWritable Drive One Piece DVD Media DVD Authoring Software CD Mastering Software DVD Playback Software User’s Manual Easy Start Guide Warranty Card USB Interface Cable Power Cable System Requirements Hardware: IBM PC/AT Compatible 64MB RAM (128MB recommended) 32MB free disc space For DVD Writing: Pentium II 400MHz processor or faster (Pentium III 800MHz processor...

  • Page 8: Specifications

    Specifications Interface Supported write media Write speed Reading speed Average access time Data transfer speed (at I / F) Power Requirement Power Consumption Buffer memory Writing mode Writing format Installation Weight DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive USB 2.0 DVD+RW/+R, CD-R, CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW (DVD+RW/+R) 2.4x (CD-R) 2x, 4x, 8x, 12x...

  • Page 9: Features

    Features DVD+RW/+R Features: Large capacity of 4.7GB. Excellent compatibility; data can be read on existing DVD-players and DVD-ROM drives. Fast write speed of 2.4x, equivalent to 22x on CD drives. High-speed formatting using the Background Formatting function. Write speeds of 12x for CD-R write, 10x for CD-RW rewrite, and 32x read.

  • Page 10: About Dvd+Rw/+R

    Alliance, you’re assured that your DVD format will be virtually compatible everywhere in the world. What this means is that your DVD+RW/+R disc that you wrote, will be playable on your friend’s DVD player. Sharing home movies and files couldn’t be easier. Some distinct advantages that DVD+RW/+R format provides include: are creating a DVD-Video disc.
  • Page 11 Furthermore, DVD+RW/+R allows address information (stored in land pre- pits) to be read during the recording process, which allows it to locate at what position of the disc the writing process is taking place. When the writing process is interrupted due to a shock of the drive, it returns to the previous writing location so that the writing can be continued.

  • Page 12: Installation

    Installation Installing the DVD+RW/+R External USb 2.0 drive is a 2-step process, which involves installing the USB 2.0 drivers (Windows 98 users only) and connecting the external drive. Step 1. Driver Installation Windows XP/2000/Me Windows XP/2000/Me users DO NOT need to install USB storage drivers.
  • Page 13 The install program will appear. Click “Next” to continue. Select “Complete” and click “Next” to continue. After the install program finishes, proceed to Step 2 to connect your USB 2.0 device. DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide - 13 -...

  • Page 14: Step 2. External Drive Installation

    Step 2. External Drive Installation The next step is to hook up the DVD+RW/+R External USB 2.0 drive to your computer. Windows 98 users must run the “External DVD+RW/+R Driver Installation” from the previous section before proceeding below. Power ON your PC. Plug the power cable into your power outlet, and then into the back of your DVD+RW/+R External USB 2.0 drive.
  • Page 15 Connect the USB cable to the back of your DVD+RW/+R External USB 2.0 drive. Power ON the drive using the power switch located on the back. Windows should detect a new USB device. Your new DVD+RW/+R External USB 2.0 drive will be listed as a “Compact Disc”...

  • Page 16: Nero Express

    Nero Express can even burn to DVD+RW/+R media for extended storage capacity: Burn Data CD, Audio CD, or DVD discs. Archive data. Back up a hard drive. Make CD boot discs. Create DOS/MAC hybrid discs (great for cross platform software developers) Create UDF or UDF/ISO file system discs.
  • Page 17 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide 2. Scroll down and read the “License Agreement”. Select “I Accept All Terms..” and click “Next” after you have read the agreement to continue with the installation. 3. Enter your “Name, and Company” information into the appropriate boxes.

  • Page 18: Software Description

    Software Description Nero Express is a professional package that gives you many features not found in other recording software packages. In the following paragraphs, you’ll be introduced to the Nero Express interface as well as step by step instructions on how to record CD-R / CD-RW and even DVD+RW/+R media. The software has extensive on-line help on all of its features and other general information.

  • Page 19: Create A Data Cd

    Create a Data CD Follow the steps below to burn a Data CD. We will leave all the options with their default settings. For detailed information, refer to the Reference Chapter in the ma nual. The manual is on the Nero CD in the form of an Acrobat document.
  • Page 20 Now click on the “Add” button at the right to add the files you wish you to burn. Select the files or folders you wish to burn by browsing to their location. Click “Add” to add those files to your list. You can add additional files or folders by repeating the process until you are satisfied with your selection.
  • Page 21 Check your “Final Burn Settings” and make sure you have the correct drive selected. Also check your burn speeds and the number of copies you wish to burn. Click “Burn” to begin burning. Nero Express should begin burning your selected files. If you wish to abort the burn process, click the “Stop”...
  • Page 22 Nero should now begin caching files and burning your CD. When successful, will see the message "burn process completed successfully at…". Click the “OK” button to continue. *NOTE: Successful burn rates are determined by your writer’s burn speed as well as your media’s certified burn rating. If you wish to save or print a log file of your burn process, click the “Print”...

  • Page 23: Create An Audio Cd

    Create an Audio CD Follow the steps below to burn an Audio CD. We will leave all the options with their default settings. For detailed information, refer to the Reference Chapter in the ma nual. The manual is on the Nero CD in the form of an Acrobat document.
  • Page 24 Now click on the “Add” button at the right to add the audio tracks you wish to burn. Select the audio tracks you wish to burn by browsing to their location. Click “Add” to add those files to your list. You can add additional files or folders by repeating the process until you are satisfied with your selection.
  • Page 25 Check your “Final Burn Settings” and make sure you have the correct drive selected. Also check your burn speeds and the number of copies you wish to burn. Click “Burn” to begin burning. Nero Express should begin burning your selected files. If you wish to abort the burn process, click the “Stop”...
  • Page 26 Nero should now begin caching files and burning your CD. When successful, will see the message "burn process completed successfully at…". Click the “OK” button to continue. *NOTE: Successful burn rates are determined by your writer’s burn speed as well as your media’s certified burn rating. If you wish to save or print a log file of your burn process, click the “Print”...

  • Page 27: Copying Acd

    Copying a CD Follow the steps below to copy a CD. We will leave all the options with their default settings. For detailed information, please refer to the Reference Chapter in the ma nual. The manual is on the Nero CD in the form of an Acrobat document.
  • Page 28 Insert your source CD into your source drive and click “Burn” to begin copying. If you have more then one CD-ROM drive, make sure you set your source drive accordingly. If you are using a single drive for as both a source and writer, Nero will ask to replace your source media with a blank media after it is done caching.
  • Page 29 Nero Express should begin burning your selected files. If you wish to abort the burn process, click the “Stop” button. Nero should now begin caching files and burn your CD. When successful, will see the message "burn process completed successfully at…". Click the “OK” button to continue. *NOTE: Successful burn rates are determined by your writer’s burn speed as well as your media’s certified burn rating.

  • Page 30: Burn Dvd+Rw/+R Media

    If you wish to save or print a log file of your burn process, click the “Print” or “Save” button, otherwise, click “Next” to continue. Congratulations! You have successfully copied a CD. You will now have the option of burning the same project again, burning a new project, creating a cover for your project or exiting Nero Express.

  • Page 31: Nero Express Extras

    DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide Nero Express Extras Nero Express also comes with additional features built in such as a Cover Designer, Sound Editor, MP3 Ripper as well as Nero’s classic interface. These features can be accessed from the “More” button found on the Nero Express interface.

  • Page 32: Nero Sound Editor

    DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide Nero Sound Editor While in “Burn Audio CD” mode, you can edit audio files by selecting an audio track and clicking on the “Properties” button. From here you can add audio filters, insert breaks, manipulate audio as well as many other features. Nero Cover Designer Nero Cover Designer lets you create custom CD covers for your Data and Audio CDs.

  • Page 33: Nero Classic Interface

    DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide Nero Classic Interface Nero Express can quickly revert to the classic Nero Burning-ROM look at the touch of a button. For those who prefer the original look of Nero Burning- ROM, simply click on the “Nero” button on the bottom of the Nero Express interface.

  • Page 34: Powerdvd

    PowerDVD control. With PowerDVD and it’s high-quality audio/video performance on Pentium II processor-based PCs, no more hardware DVD decoder boards are required, saving users significant hardware costs. With these great advantages, PowerDVD is acknowledged as most suitable for home entertainment. From now on, you can easily enjoy DVD titles in high- resolution display directly from their multimedia PC.

  • Page 35: Features

    Features High Definition Video Playback Supports full resolution video playback at 720x480 for NTSC and 720x576 for PAL Correct aspect ratio and deinterlaced video frame capturing Displays a vast array of viewing screens (Refer to "Pan&Scan, Letterbox, and Widescreen" for more information): Supports DVD (MPEG-2), DVD VR, VCD (MPEG-1), SVCD, cDVD, cdDVD, miniDVD formats and DVD files on hard disc drive (HDD) playback...

  • Page 36: Before You Begin

    Before You Begin Some users may find the video/audio playback quality not as smooth as expected. Please go through the following steps to enable the DMA mode of your IDE DVD-ROM drive. First refer to your system manual to determine whether there is an Intel chipset in your computer.

  • Page 37: Powerdvd Interface

    PowerDVD Interface PowerDVD presents you with a User Interface design as simple and friendly as your home VCR. Along with it’s detailed yet clear design of the status display panel, it is very easy for users to comprehend and use each button. Button/Icon Current Media Type Displays the current media type...
  • Page 38 Button/Icon Karaoke Switches among karaoke modes Angle Switches among available angles if any Repeat Repeats titles, chapters, songs, etc. Bookmarks Adds bookmarks for specific DVD scenes Go to Bookmarks Directly goes to bookmarked scenes Button/Icon Shuttles reverse at incremental speeds indicated by green Shuttle Reverse point Pause...

  • Page 39: Region Code Settings

    Region Code Settings Most of the DVD titles in today's markets are governed by a regional code that divides the world into six separate regions. This ensures maximization of revenues for motion picture studios' theatrical and home releases, which times and dates vary from region to region. 1.

  • Page 40: Navigating During Playback

    Navigating During Playback If you would like to skip over certain chapters or return to more exciting scenes, PowerDVD provides quick methods of navigation. Shuttling Forward and Reverse Instead of navigating by jumping from title to title or chapter to chapter, you may navigate the old fashion way by shuttling forward and rewinding.

  • Page 41: Disc Wizard

    DVD. The Disc Wizard is an easy to use solution for making CD or DVD movie titles that you can easily share with your friends and family. You can even embed a software DVD player into your movies. Disc Wizard Installation Follow the installation instructions carefully step by step.
  • Page 42 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide 2. Scroll down and read the “License Agreement”. Click “Yes” when you have read the agreement to continue with the installation. 3. Enter your “Name, Company, and CD Key” information into the appropriate boxes and click “Next” to continue.
  • Page 43 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide 5. The installation guide will verify your available hard disc size, and your selected installation path. Click “Next” to continue. 6. The installation guide will ask to create a “Program Folder” for your start menu. Click “Next” to continue.

  • Page 44: Burning Your Movie To Dvd

    Burning Your Movie to DVD After you have completed your movie and have produced it into a file, you are ready to author and burn it on a disc for mass distribution. Cyberlink’s Disc Wizard makes authoring and burning an effortless and fun process, which can also be saved for later use.
  • Page 45 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide 4. Browse to your media source files on the left side of the screen and add to the right menu by using the arrow buttons. You can add or delete files accordingly. Click “Next” when you are done selecting files.
  • Page 46 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide 8. Move the slide bar to the point you wish to insert a chapter index, and click the “Add Chapter” button on the far left. Continue adding chapters until you are finished and click “Next” to continue. 9.
  • Page 47 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide 12. Before you begin burning your DVD movie, you can preview all the options you have set in the previous screens. This will give you an indication of how your movie will look. When you are done previewing, click “Next”...
  • Page 48 DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive 16. Congratulations! You have successfully burned a DVD movie. Click “Finish” to continue. 17. Click “Yes” if you wish to save your project. Additional information can be found at: http://www.cyberlink-usa.com - 48 - User’s Guide...

  • Page 49: Frequently Asked Questions

    What is the DVD+RW Alliance? The DVD+RW Alliance is a group of companies that co-developed and promotes the DVD+RW standard: Philips, Hewlett-Packard, Sony, Yamaha, Ricoh and Mitsubishi/Verbatim. It has been joined by Thomson/RCA in late DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide...
  • Page 50 2000, and Dell in 2001. In addition to these, a couple of dozen other companies work together in the DVD+RW Alliance to share knowledge on the creation of DVD+RW/+R products. Their official website can be reached at http://www.dvdrw.com. How many times can a DVD+RW disc be overwritten? A DVD+RW disc is very similar to a CD-RW disc in terms of the number of times that it can be re-written to.
  • Page 51 Nero Express The following is a list of error messages you may encounter, along with descriptions and suggestions for resolving them. See also the online help for a listing of additional error messages. Buffer underrun at sector... CD writing is a real-time process, which must run constantly at the selected recording speed, without interruptions.
  • Page 52 The current CD already contains tracks and/or sessions that are incompatible with the requested operation. This error appears if you are trying to add data in a different format to a CD that contains data, such as trying to add a CD-ROM XA session to a CD that contains a CD-ROM session.
  • Page 53 The selected disc image file was not prepared for the current CD. Write anyway? (This is not likely to produce a readable CD!)? These errors occur if you prepared the disc image file for a blank CD and are now trying to record it to a CD containing data, or vice-versa. In either case, you would write a CD that cannot be read at all because the CD addresses calculated for the disc image are wrong for this CD.

  • Page 54: Nero Express Power Dvd

    If this option is turned off, our DVD player application is not notified that you inserted a DVD disc. To turn this option on, use the following procedure: Select “Control Panel”...
  • Page 55 Locate the checkbox labeled “Auto Insert Notification” and click on the checkbox to select it. Click “Ok” to save the change. At this point, you may need to restart Windows 95/98 for the change to become active. How to install the pure-software version or the hardware- accelerated version of PowerDVD? PowerDVD will automatically detect the type of video graphic card, and will install either its pure-software version or hardware-accelerated version...

  • Page 56: Disc Wizard

    Disc Wizard What is a movie file (disc image)? A movie file is a single large file that is a representation of the whole set of data and programs as it will appear on a CD/DVD and refers to both content and logical formats.

  • Page 57: Limited Warranty

    DVD+RW/+R ReWritable Drive User’s Guide Limited Warranty Hardware Limited Warranty This product is warranted to be free from failures due to defects in material and workmanship for one year from the date of original purchase as evidenced by a copy of the purchase receipt. During the warranty period, I/OMagic at its sole discretion will repair or replace at no charge, the product that, in its opinion, is defective.
  • Page 58 R-DVDRWEU-02 Ver 1...

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