LG DRD-8120B User manual

To enjoy fully all the features and functions of your DVD-ROM
drive, please read this owner’s manual carefully and completely.
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DVD-ROM DRIVE
MODEL : DRD-8120B
OWNER’S MANUAL
BEDIENUNGSHANDBUCH
MODE D’EMPLOI
MANUALE D’USO
MANUAL DE USUARIO

DECLARATION OF CONFORMITY
This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation
is subject to the following two conditions : (1) this device may
not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept
any interfer ence r eceived, including interference that may cause
undesired operation.
Equipment Classification : FCC Class B Peripheral Device(JBP)
Type of Product (EUT) : CD-R/RW Drive
Manufacturer: LG Electronics Inc.
Address: 19-1, Cheongho-Ri, Jinwuy-Myon
Pyungtaek-Shi, kyunggi-Do, 451-713 Kore a
Attention : M r.T.K.Lee - General Manager
Multimedia Standards Te a m
W e hereby declare that the equipment bearing the trade and model
number specified above was tested conforming to the applicable FCC
Rules under the most accurate measurement standards possible, and
that all the necessary steps have been taken and are in force to assure
that production units of the same equipment will continue to comply
with the Commission s requirements.
Trade Name/Model : LG or GoldStar/CED-8042B
Responsible Party : LG Electronics U.S.A. Inc.
Address: 6133 N. River Road, Suite 1100
(Riverway Plaza) Rosemont, IL 60018
Contact Person : M r. K.S.Kim, Manager
Tel. No. [phone]
LG or GoldStar/ DRD-8120B
Mr. P. H. Byun, General Manager
Tel. No. [phone]
DVD-ROM Drive
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CAUTION : The laser used in the DVD-ROM drive can damage your eyes.
Do not attempt to open the cover.
To reduce the risk of electric shock, do not remove cover (or back).
No user-serviceable parts inside.
Refer servicing to qualified service personnel.
This unit uses CD-ROM discs
marked with this symbol:
Use of controls or performance of procedures other than those specified here in may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.
PRODUCT COMPLIES WITH DHHS
RULES 21 C.F.R. SUB-CHAPTER J,
IN EFFECT AT THE DATE OF MANUFACTURE.
WARNING : To reduce the risk of fire or electric shock,
do not expose this appliance to rain or moisture
FCC COMPLIANCE STATEMENT
Note : 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 installa-
tion. 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 determined 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:
- Reorient 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 Authorized Service Center for help.
• FCC WARNING
Changes or modifications not expressly approved by the party responsible for compliance could void the user’s
authority to operate the equipment.
• This DVD-ROM Drive is for use only with UL listed personal computers that have installation instructions detailing
user installation of card cage accessory.
COMPACT
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Industry Canada requirement
This class B digital apparatus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference-Causing Equipment
Regulations.
Cet appareil numérique de la classe B respecte toutes les exigences du Règlement sur le matériel
brouilleur du Canada.
This product is manufactured to comply with the radio interference requirements of EEC DIRECTIVE
89/336/EEC, 93/68/EEC and 73/23/EEC.
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT
KLASSE 1 LASER PRODUKT
LUOKAN 1 LASER LAITE
KLASS 1 LASER APPARAT
CLASS 1 LASER PRODUKT
VARNING-NÄR APPARATEN ÖPPNAS KAN MAN UTSÄTTAS FÖR BÅDE SYNLIG OCH OSYNLIG
LASER STRÅLNING. UNDVIKATT SE DIREKT MOT LASERSTRÅLEN OCH UNDVIKATT BETRAKTA
STRÅLEN MED OPTISKA INSTRUMENT.
Laser - sträldata :
Väglängd → 780nm/650nm
Uteffekt → 4.3mW/5mW
Pulstle → Continuous

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Features
Features
■E-IDE interface
■Data transfer rate (DVD-ROM max-12X-speed:16,200KB/sec, CD-ROM
max-40X-speed : 6,000KB/sec)
■Random access time (DVD-ROM: 120ms Typical, CD-ROM:100ms Typical)
■Intelligent 512KB data buffering system
■Small CPU bandwidth (MPC spec.)
■Motorized tray loading system
■Horizontal/Vertical mounting support
■Designed for internal mounting
■Emergency eject support
■Supports Windows 95, 98 & 2000 Plug-and-Play ATAPI protocol
■Multimedia PC MPC III compliant
■Photo CD multisession support
■Supports Region playback control Phase II
System Requirements*
■IBM PC AT or compatible, Pentium-266MHz processor or higher
(higher recommended).
■A minimum of 16MB memory (higher recommended).
■A suitable free standard 51/4“internal drive bay.
■MS-DOS version 3.1 or higher. (Windows 95 and above recommended).
■31/2”1.44 Mb Floppy Drive.
■An existing IDE controller with an available cable connector or a new IDE controller (rec-
ommended with IDE PIO Mode 4 capability) that you will need to install.
* Please note: Certain software (i.e. particularly those including Video playback) may require
a considerably increased specification PC to give acceptable results.
While this DVD-ROM drive can read DVD-video discs, decoding them to display on your
pc’s monitor requires separate MPEG decoding that is done by separate hardware (either
an MPEG decoder card or MPEG decoding done by your video card), or
separate software that you install to do MPEG decoding. For further details, refer to
the documentation that comes with MPEG software.

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Location and Function of Controls
Front View
Back View
COMPACT
COMPACT
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Supplied Accessories
zOwner’s Manual zDevice Driver zAudio Cable zMPEG-2 software
(Power DVD)
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Front View
1. Headphone Jack
Standard 1/8”(3.5mm) stereo jack for listening to the audio signal from audio CDs.
2. Headphone Volume Control
Adjusts the headphone sound level.
3. Disc Drawer
Accepts a CD-ROM/DVD-ROM disc on its tray.
4. Busy Indicator
The Busy Indicator lights during initialization and data-read operations.
5. Emergency Eject Hole
Insert a paper clip here to eject the drawer manually or when there is no power.
6. Open/Close/Stop Button
This button is pressed to open or close the CD tray.
If an audio CD is playing, pressing this button will stop it, and pressing it again will open
the tray.
Back View
1. Digital Audio Output Connector
This is a digital audio output or Video CD output connector.
You can connect this to a digital audio system or a Video CD Board.
2. Analog Audio Output Connector
The Audio Output Connector connects to a sound card.
3. Master/Slave/CSEL Jumper
These three jumpers are used to set the DVD-ROM Drive to either a Master, Slave, or
CSEL device.
4. Interface Connector
This 40-pin connector is used to transfer data and control signals between the DVD-ROM
Drive and your PC.
5. Power-in Connector
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Installing the Drive
Before installing the drive, turn off the system power. Follow the steps below to install the
DVD-ROM drive:
1. Remove the cover from your computer system. Refer to manual for the computer for
details about removing the cover.
2. Adjust the Master/Slave jumpers on the back of the DVD-ROM drive as necessary.
Connect the DVD-ROM drive to the IDE port of your motherboard. In general, the hard
drive will be in Primary IDE port and Master device for booting the operating system.
There are two possible alternate connection for DVD-ROM drive installation.
A) When using a Primary IDE port
If you need to connect your DVD-ROM drive to the same Primary IDE port, the DVD-ROM
drive should be set to Slave position.
B) When using a Secondary IDE port
You can also connect DVD-ROM drive to the Secondary IDE port and set to Master posi-
tion.
DIGITALANALOG
INTERFACE POWER
DRCSM
SLA
GL
G39
1
+5+12
GND
40
2
AUDIOAUDIO
DIGITALANALOG
INTERFACE POWER
DRCSM
SLA
GL
G3
9
1
+5+12
GND
40
2
AUDIOAUDIO
DIGITALANALOG
INTERFACE POWER
DRCSM
SLA
GL
G39
1
+5+12
GND
40
2
AUDIOAUDIO
Master drive
(Booting hard disk)
Master drive
(Booting hard disk) Master drive
(DVD-ROM drive)
Slave drive
(Other IDE drive)
Motherboard
Primary connector
Primary connector Secondary connector
Slave drive
(DVD-ROM drive)

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Device Drivers
3. Insert the DVD-ROM drive unit into a free 5.25-inch drive bay. Secure the DVD-ROM
drive to the drive bay rails with the mounting screws (supplied).
4. Connect the 4-pin power cable and 40-pin IDE interface cable to the back of the DVD-
ROM drive.
Notes: If there is no spare power cable available in the computer, you will have to
purchase a splitter cable of a suitable type.
The red edge of the IDE cable corresponds to pin 1 of the IDE interface on the DVD-ROM
drive.
Please Note: an IDE cable is not supplied and may need to be purchased separately.
If the computer is using a sound card, the drive is connected to the sound card with an audio
cable. This DVD-ROM drive is supplied with a Creative Labs SoundBlaster©
compatible audio lead, if this is not suitable for your sound card, it maybe necessary for you to
purchase a suitable lead from your retailer. Refer to the manual for the sound card for detailed
information regarding connection.
5. When the installation of the drive unit is complete, replace the computer cover.
6. Reconnect the computer power cord and turn on the computer.
Audio Cable
Red Strip
Power Cable
IDE cable

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Device Drivers
When using Windows 98/95 or Window NT Workstation Ver. 4.0, the installation of soft-
ware driver or special device is not required.
This DVD-ROM drive is supplied with MS-DOS drivers on a 31/2-inch floppy disk. These drivers
are required to use the DVD-ROM drive in DOS and Windows 3.1.
Drivers for other Operating Systems are not normally required or available as they usually
have an generic IDE, E-IDE/ATAPI DVD-ROM driver built in; Windows 95, 98, NT 3.51 and
higher and OS/2 Warp 3.0 are such examples.
If it is necessary to edit any file manually, first make a backup copy on a floppy disk, then edit
the original file, save it to your hard drive, exit, and re-boot the PC to ensure the change will
be implemented.
Running the Install Program (MS-DOS Installation)
1.Boot to the DOS prompt.
2.Insert the driver diskette into the appropriate drive.
3.Go to the floppy drive by typing A: or B: at the DOS prompt., as appropriate.
4.Type the word INSTALL and press [Enter]
5.The Install program will begin loading and you will be prompted to accept the default
directory of C:\DVDROM press [Enter] to accept (suggested) or edit the path then
press [Enter]
6.When installation is complete, remove the diskette and reboot your PC.
(Note: You must have a Config.sys and an Autoexec.bat file on your hard drive for the install
program to add the necessary command lines.)
For Windows 98/95 Users
■In order to ensure normal drive operation, please check the following:
•The drive is displayed in
[control panels]-[system]-[device manager]-[CD-ROM]
•32-bit is displayed in
[control panels]-[system]-[performance]
■If the drive is not recognized by your computer, please check the following items.
•If a indicator is displayed on the IDE controller in [control panels]-[system]-[device
manager]-[harddisk controller], you will need to contact your PC’s
manufacturer or the motherboard’s manufacturer and get the appropriate IDE
controller driver.
■Run ADD NEW HARDWARE in Control Panel to let PC search again for new device.