CD-RW/DVD-ROM DRIVE
SN-324
User’s Guide
FCC Compliance
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.
These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful
interference in a residential installation.
This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and,
if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause
harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee
that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment
does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be
deter-mined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to
try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:
¥ Re-orient or relocate the receiving antenna.
¥ Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
¥ Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
¥ Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
BG68-XXXXA Rev.00
System Requirements
Installing the Device Driver
Before you install the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, we strongly recommend that you check that
your setup meets the system requirements listed below.
No additional device driver is needed for Windows 98/2000/ME/XP/NT, as the
default Windows device driver is used. You can check that the CD-RW/DVD-ROM
drive has been correctly detected by Windows. To do so, proceed as follows.
Item
Description
1Double-click on the My Computer icon on your desktop.
2Double-click on the Control Panel folder.
3Double-click on the System icon.
Computer
Intel Pentium III (or higher), 350MHz or higher,
128MB of RAM(or higher) with an IDE interface
100MB minimum
Disk space
Windows version
Windows 95 OSR2 / 98 / 2000 / ME / XP/
Windows NT 4.0 (or higher)
4Click on the Device Manager tab.
This product has been set at the UDMA mode.
It may cause trouble due to the compatibility of a specific board or system.
In this case, download the latest version of Firmware which supports the DMA Mode.
Using the DMA mode may slightly decrease the efficiency of CD-RW/DVD-ROM.
5Expand the CD-ROM branch.
The SAMSUNG CD-RW/DVD-ROM SN -
device name is displayed.
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The SAMSUNG device driver enables discs in the CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive to be read
but not recorded in an MS-DOS environment; the driver is located in the D driver folder
on the CD record utility disc.
Software Support
Roxio 5.1 or higher
Upgrading the Firmware Flash Memory
The product firmware can be upgraded by downloading the updated file from the
following Web site:
Regional Coding
Region Protection Coding (RPC) of DVD Discs :
This feature is supported on DVD Players and used with DVD-Video Discs (ie. movies).
Currently, the motion picture industry has divided the world into different regional zones
These regions or zones correlate to the regional markets into which the motion picture
industry releases movies. Simply put, RPC Codes are placed on Movie Discs marketed
throughout the world based on the region of the world they are being sold into.
These RPC codes help to control and prevent the pirating of new release movies into
other motion picture market regions prior to their true release dates within those markets.
SN-324 CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive supports RPC phase II.
The local code of RPC-2 mode can be changed by users. It is possible for
users to change the zone code up to five times on MPEG Application.
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Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
To play audio or video CDs in your CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive, proceed as follows.
1Press the Eject button, and you will hear
Using the CD-RW/DVD-ROM Drive
The procedure described below can be used to remove a disc from the
CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive if the Eject button is disabeled by software or a power
failure occurs.
sound like tick .
1Turn off the power to the computer installed the
Then you should pull the tray open completely.
CD-RW/DVD ROM Drive.
2Place the disc on the center of the tray with the
2Insert a steel rod (about 1.3mm in diameter)
label side facing upwards.
into the emergency eject hole and push hard.
3Push the tray until it is closed completely.
3The disc tray is ejected by about 10mm.
Pull it all the way open by hand.
4 Play the disc (CD/DVD).
A stiff paper clip may be used as a steel rod.
Playing Audio CDs
Run the CD player supplied with Windows or your sound card. You can listen to
the CD by connecting headphones to the appropriate connector. If you have
installed the appropriate player, such as Microsoft Windows Media Player, you can
adjust the volume using the headphone volume control on the drive front panel.
Playing Video CD/DVDs
Set up and run the SOFT MPEG program.
Storing and Cleaning Your Discs
Usage Guidelines
To ensure a long service life for your discs and drive, follow the precautions
below when storing and cleaning your discs.
Do not press down on the disc tray when opening or closing it.
Do not place objects on the disc tray.
Never use a damsged, broken, or deformed disc.
1Do not place a disc in direct sunlight.
Do not press the Eject button while the computer is accessing the disc.
Keep the disc tray closed when not using the CD-RW/DVD ROM drive.
Do not press the Eject button while the drive is playing a CD movie.
To stop a CD movie, click Stop button in the CD player application
program.
2Store a disc vertically in a well-ventilated and
stable location.
3Do not write or attach a label on a disc.
4Do not drop a disc or place heavy objects on it.
5Do not touch the surface of a disc; hold it by
Note
the edges.
High-speed drives spin the disc at a high rotational speed.
If a CD has printing on only half of the disc, or if there is a slight imbalance in the
CD, the imbalance is greatly magnified by the high speed, causing the drive to
vibrate or product a fan-like noise. These effects are inherent in the high-speed
technology and do not indicate a problem with drive.
6To clean a disc, polish lightly from the inside
of the disc to the outside with a soft cotton cloth.
7Do not leave the disc compartment open
when you are not using it.
WARNING
The Disc in this unit operate at a very high speed!
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Solving Technical Problems
Technical Specifications
SAMSUNG continually strives to improve its products.
Both the design specifications and these user instructions are thus subject to change
without notice.
Meaning / Solution
Problem
✱ Check that the power, audio and IDE cables are
correctly connected to the computer.
✱ Change the IDE cable and reconnect it to the computer.
Preferably, connect a second IDE cable to the
CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive in master mode
✱ Check the position of the jumper in the master/slave
select terminal.
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive is
not detected by the computer.
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After installing the
CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive,
the PC gets slower.
ITEM
DVD
CD
Disc types supported CD-DA, CD-ROM(Mode 1,2), CD-ROM XA(Mode 2, Form 1,2),
Photo-CD(single, Multi-session), Video-CD ready, CD-I(FMV),
CD-Plus, CD EXtra, CD-RW, CD-R, CD-TEXT, DVD-ROM,
DVD-Video
DISC
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive is not ✱ Reinstall the device driver or update it with the latest
recognized by MS-DOS.
version by downloading it from the Samsung Web site.
Disc diameter
120mm or 80mm
Data transfer rate
DRIVE
PERFORMANCE
CD-R: 7200KB/sec(24X), 1200KB/sec(8X),
The CD-RW/DVD-ROM drive is
not detected by Windows.
✱ This case may occur when there is a Windows
installation problem; reinstall Windows.
600KB/sec(4X),
CD-RW: 1200KB/sec(8X),
300KB/sec(2X)
300KB/sec(2X)
600KB/sec(4X),
✱ Check whether the audio cable is correctly connected
to the sound output terminal on the DVD-ROM drive
and the sound card CD-IN terminal.
✱ Check that the sound card is operational.
✱ Adjust the volume control.
No sound is heard from an audio CD.
Access time
120ms (1/3 stroke)
2MB
120ms (1/3 stroke)
Data buffer capacity
Laser
Semiconductor Laser
DC motor
Slide mechanism
Spindle motor
✱ Install the latest version of the device driver.
A CD is not read or is read
too slowly.
Brushless motor
Loading mechanism
Solenide Eject
10-15
MODE1:10-12, MODE2:10-9
ERROR RATE
The disc compartment will not
open.
✱ Check that the power cable is correctly connected.
FRONT PANEL
Auto eject or Auto inject
BUSY
Eject button
Indicator(LED)
Operation
Storage
✱ Power off and disconnect the PC. Insert a pin or
unfolded paper clip in the emergency hole and push
firmly until the disc compartment opens.
OPERATING
ENVIRONMENT
Temperature : 5 ~ 50¡C,
Humidity : 10 ~ 85%
Humidity : 5 ~ 95%
Temperature : -30 ~ 65¡C,
128(W) x 9.5(H) x 129(D)mm
160g
✱ Adjust the size of the replay screen.
When the MPEG software plays a
Video CD, the pictures are not
regular and the running speed is too
slow.
GENERAL
Dimensions
Net weight
✱ After checking the display resolution, adjust it,
if necessary.
RELIABILITY
125,000 POH(Duty 20%)
MTBF
✱ The computer may not recognize the disc if you start
playback too quickly after inserting the disc.
Open and close the disc compartment and try again.
The Disc is not in message is
displayed even though a disc
has been inserted.
✱ Clean the disc and try again.
✱ The interface mode of the sound card is AT-BUS.
You must therefore connect the DVD-ROM drive to the
IDE port on the PC mother board, rather than to the
sound card, or install an IDE-compatible sound card.
The DVD-ROM drive is not
detected after it is connected
to a sound card.
* In case of the PC without UDMA, it may have a different DVD data transmission rate.
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