Lenovo ThinkPad UltraSlim User manual

ThinkPadUltraSlimUSBDVDBurner
UserGuide

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Note:Beforeinstallintheproduct,besuretoreadthewarrantyinformationinAppendixC“LenovoLimited
Warranty”onpae9.
FirstEdition(March2014)
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“GSA”contract,use,reproduction,ordisclosureissubjecttorestrictionssetforthinContractNo.GS-35F-05925.

Contents
Chapter1.Aoutthedrive.......1
Productdescription..............1
Componentlocations.............1
Systemrequirements.............2
Softwaredescription.............2
Chapter2.Usingthedrive.......3
Connectinthedrive.............3
Installinthesoftware.............3
Nativeoperatinsystemsupport........4
AppendixA.Productspecifications...5
AppendixB.ServiceandSupport....7
Onlinetechnicalsupport............7
Telephonetechnicalsupport..........7
AppendixC.LenovoLimited
Warranty.................9
Part1-GeneralTerms............9
Part2-Country-specificTerms........11
Part3-WarrantyServiceInformation......14
SuplementodeGarantíaparaMéxico......15
AppendixD.Electronicemission
notices................17
FederalCommunicationsCommissionDeclaration
ofConformity...............17
AppendixE.Notices..........21
Recyclininformation............21
RecyclininformationforBrazil........21
ExportClassificationNotice.........22
Trademarks................22
AppendixF .RestrictionofHazardous
SustancesDirective(RoHS).....23
EuropeanUnionRoHS...........23
ChinaRoHS................23
TurkishRoHS...............23
UkraineRoHS...............23
IndiaRoHS................23
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Chapter1.Aoutthedrive
ThischapterprovidesproductdescriptionandinstructionsfortheThinkPad®UltraSlimUSBDVDBurner
(hereaftercalledthedrive).
Productdescription
TheThinkPadUltraSlimUSBDVDBurnerisaportableDVDandCDrecordabledrive.Thedriveconforms
withindustrystandardspecificationsforthefollowintypesofmedia:CD-R,CD-ROM,CD-RW,DVD-R,
DVD-R(dual-layerrecordin),DVD-RAM,DVD-ROM,DVD-RW,DVD+R,DVD+R(dual-layerrecordin),and
DVD+RW.
Theoptionpackaeincludes:
•ThinkPadUltraSlimUSBDVDBurner
•USB(UniversalSerialBus)Ycable
•SoftwareandUserGuideDisc
•Setupposter
Contactyourplaceofpurchaseifanyitemismissinordamaed.Besuretoretainyourproofofpurchase
andpackinmaterial.Theymihtberequiredtoreceivewarrantyservice.
Componentlocations
Thefollowinillustrationhelpsyoulocatethedrivecomponents.
Figure1.Componentlocations
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ComponentFunction
1DisctrayUsedtofirmlyseatthediscwiththelabelfacinupinthedisctray.
Note:Pressthediscdownuntilitclicksintoplaceandissecuredinthecenter.
2StatusindicatorWhenthedriveissuccessfullyconnectedwiththecomputer,thestatusindicatoris
solidon.
3EjectbuttonPressthisbuttontoopenthedisctray.
Attention:Toavoidpossibledamae,ensurethatthepowerisonandthedriveisnotin
operationbeforepressintheejectbuttontoopenthedisctray.Ensurethatnothinis
placedinfrontofthedisctraywhenejectin.
Ifthedisctraycannotbeopenedwhenyoupresstheejectbutton,orifthedisctray
needstobeopenedwhenthepowerisnotsupplied,usetheemerency-ejecthole
4inthefrontpanelofthedrive.
4Emerency-ejectholeTheemerency-ejectholeisusedforejectinthediscinanemerencywhenthedriveis
poweredoff.Insertapaperclipintotheemerencyejectholetoopenthedisctray.
5USBcablewithUSBA
connector
UsedtoconnecttothecomputerorUSBYcable.
Systemrequirements
Beforeinstallinthedrive,ensurethatyourcomputermeetsthefollowinrequirements:
•YourcomputerhastwoUSB2.0connectorsoroneUSB3.0connectoravailable.
•Yourcomputerhasoneofthefollowinoperatinsystemsinstalled:
–Microsoft®Windows®XP
–MicrosoftWindows7
–MicrosoftWindows8
–MicrosoftWindows8.1
Softwaredescription
TheSoftwareandUserGuideDisccontainsthefollowinsoftware:
•PowerDVDCreate
Thissoftwareenablesyoutocreatemediathatcanbeplayedinmostplayers.Youcanaddyourown
videosandcreatecustommenusforvideosthatyoucreate.Youcanusethissoftwaretoeditandmodify
yourownvideoassetspriortorecordin.Youalsocanusethissoftwaretoimportandeditunprotected
discs.Ifyourcomputerhasananalo,aUSB,oranIEEE1394capturedevice(interatedorexternal),you
canusethissoftwaretorecordvideosfromacamera.
•PowerDVD
ThissoftwareenablesyoutoplaybackDVDvideosonyourcomputerortoplayvideofilesfromthedrive.
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Chapter2.Usingthedrive
Thischapterprovidesinformationonsettinupthedriveforuse.
Connectingthedrive
ThistopicprovidesinstructionsonconnectinthedrivetoyourcomputerwiththeprovidedUSBYcable.
Toconnectthedrivetoyourcomputer,dothefollowin:
1.Turnonyourcomputer.
2.DependinontheUSBconnectoronyourcomputer,dooneofthefollowin:
•ForUSB3.0connector
Connect4totheUSB3.0connectoronyourcomputer.Ifthecableisnotlonenouh,youcanuse
theUSBYcablebyconnectin1toyourcomputerandthenconnectin3to4.
•ForUSB2.0connector
Connectboth1and2toyourcomputerinordertoetsufficientelectricity.Thenconnect3to4.
Figure2.Connectingthedrive
CAUTION:
•Itisrecommendedthatyoucompletealltasksorsavecurrenttasksrelatedtothedrive,suchas
readingorwritingthedisc,eforethesystemrestartsorenterssleeporhiernationmode.
•Ifthecomputerneedstoootfromthedrive,itisrecommendedtoconnectthedrivetothe
noteookdirectlyinsteadofconnectingittotheultraase,dock,orportreplicator.
Installingthesoftware
Afteryouhaveconnectedthedrivetoyourcomputer,youcaninstallthesoftwareontheSoftwareandUser
GuideDisc.Forthedetailedsoftwaredescription,see“Softwaredescription”onpae2.
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ToinstallthesoftwareontheWindowsXP,Windows7,Windows8,orWindows8.1operatinsystem,
dothefollowin:
1.Saveanyopendocumentsandexitallapplications.
2.InserttheSoftwareandUserGuideDiscintotheopticaldrive.Thediscstartsautomatically.Ifthedisc
doesnotstartautomatically,dooneofthefollowin:
•Iftheautoplaywindowopens,clickRunViewHtml.exe.
•Iftheautoplaywindowdoesnotopen,dooneofthefollowin:
–FortheWindowsXPorWindows7operatinsystem,ointoMyComputerorComputer,then
double-clicktheCD/DVDdriveicon.
–FortheWindows8orWindows8.1operatinsystem,openFileExplorerandclickComputeror
ThisPC,thendouble-clicktheCD/DVDdriveicon.
3.Selectyourlanuae.
4.ClickSoftwareintheleftpaneofthewindow.
5.Followtheinstructionsonthescreentoinstallthesoftware.
Nativeoperatingsystemsupport
ThedriveiscompatiblewiththenativeCD/DVDburninandCD/DVDplaybackfunctionsoftheWindows
XP,Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1operatinsystems.Withoutinstallinthesoftwareonthe
SoftwareandUserGuideDisc,youcanperformthefollowintasks:
•WindowsXPuserscanrecorddataonCD/CD-RWdiscs.
•Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1userscanrecorddataorISOCDimaeonCD/DVDrecordable
discs.
•Windows7,Windows8,andWindows8.1userscanuseWindowsMedia®PlayertoviewDVDs.
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AppendixA.Productspecifications
Thisappendixincludesthefollowininformationforthedrive:
•Physicalspecifications
•Environmentalrequirements
•Readspeeds
•Writespeeds
Physicalspecifications
Thephysicalspecifications1ofthedrivearelistedinthistable:
Physicalspecifications
Heiht13.2mm(0.52inch)
Width136mm(5.35inches)
Lenth154mm(6.06inches)
Weiht0.25k(0.55lb)
Environmentalrequirements
SpecificationsOperationalNon-operational
Temperature0℃to+35℃
(30℃perhourmaximum)
-40℃to+65℃
(30℃perhourmaximum)
Relativehumidity10%to80%
(20%perhourmaximum)
10%to90%
(20%perhourmaximum)
Readspeeds
DiscMaximumspeed
CD-R24XCAV
CD-RW24XCAV
DVD-R8XCAV
DVD-RW8XCAV
DVD-RDL8XCAV
DVD+R8XCAV
DVD+RW8XCAV
DVD+RDL8XCAV
DVD-RAM5XCAV
DVD-ROMSL8XCAV
DVD-ROMDL8XCAV
1.ProductdescriptiondatarepresentsLenovo'sdesinobjectivesandisprovidedforcomparativepurposes;actual
resultsmihtvarybasedonavarietyoffactors.Thisproductdatadoesnotconstituteawarranty.Dataissubjectto
chanewithoutnotice.
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Writespeeds
MediaMaximumspeed
CD-R24XPCAV
CD-RW24XZCLV
DVD-R8XPCAV
DVD-RW6XZCLV
DVD+R8XZCLV
DVD+RW8XZCLV
DVD+RDL6XZCLV
DVD-RDL6XZCLV
DVD-RAM5XPCAV
Note:1XDVD=1.385MB/s;1MB/s=106bytespersecond;1XCD=150KB/s;1KB/s=210bytes
persecond;1MB=220bytes;1KB=210bytes.
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