PORT ST24XCDR User manual

Port, Inc.
Portable 24X CD-ROM
ST24XCDR
User Manual

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Table of Contents
Introduction ............... E-4
System Requirements E-4
Contents List E-4
Part Names and Functions ............... E-5
Installation and Setup ............... E-8
Playing Audio CD's ............... E-9
CD-ROM Power Options ............... E-11
Connecting the AC Adapter E-11
Installing Batteries E-12
Micro Power Management System E-12
Troubleshooting ............... E-14
Warranty ............... E-16

Introduction
Congratulations on your purchase of the Portable 24X CD-ROM drive. We hope you
enjoy our product for its great features, performance and value. This user guide is
designed to help you get your new CD-ROM drive installed and running in the shortest
amount of time. It should also help you to become familiar with all the various features
and controls of the unit.
Port CANNOT be held liable if you damage your computer due to misuse or mishandling
of equipment.
Please take the time to read the installation guide and inspect the contents.
If anything is missing or damaged call your supplier or local distributor.
System Requirements
- PC or AT compatible system
- 386, 486, Pentium, or higher processor
- DOS, Windows 3.1x, Windows 95, Windows 98, or Windows NT
- Type II PC Card slot
Contents List
Make sure you have the following items in your Portable 24X CD-ROM package:
- Portable 24X CD-ROM Unit
- PC Card cable
- Driver diskette
- User's Manual
- Warranty Card

Part Names and Functions
A) LOADING TRAY -- Opens and closes to allow loading of CD discs.
B) POWER LED -- This LED light will glow RED when the drive is powered on and when
the charge of the internal batteries is sufficient.
C) BUSY LED -- This LED light will glow GREEN when the CD-ROM drive is being
accessed.
D) MANUAL EJECT BUTTON -- In case of no power or other condition where the user is
unable to open the loading tray, a paper clip may be inserted into the hole which will
open the tray slightly. The tray may then be pulled out fully to remove the CD disc.
E) EJECT BUTTON -- Opens and closes the loading tray.
Note : The front panel controls and indicators may vary slightly from model to model.
B) POWER LED
A) LOADING TRAY C) BUSY LED
E) EJECT BUTTON
D) MANUAL
EJECT BUTTON

NOTE: Audio CD controls are only functional when the AUDIO switch is set to “ON” and
the CD-ROM is NOT inserted into a PC Card slot.
A) PREVIOUS TRACK/RR BUTTON - Pushed once, this control will jump to the begin-
ning of the current song, each subsequent push will cause the unit to jump the begin-
ning of the previous song. If pushed and held down, the CD Player will quickly move
scan through the current track.
B) PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON - Push this button to start playing an audio CD. Once play is
in progress, pushing this button will cause the CD to pause. Push the button once
more to resume play. A long push resets the CD to the 1st track.
C) NEXT TRACK/FF BUTTON - Pushed once, this control will jump to the beginning of
the next song, each subsequent push will cause the unit to jump the beginning of the
following song. If pushed and held down, the CD player will quickly move forward
through the current track.
D) VOLUME DOWN CONTROL - This control allows the user to lower the volume when
playing an audio CD while listening privately with a pair of mini style headphones con-
nected to the 1/8" headphone jack.
E) VOLUME UP CONTROL - This control allows the user to increase the volume when
playing an audio CD while listening privately with a pair of mini style headphones con-
nected to the 1/8" headphone jack.
A) PREVIOUS
TRACK/RR
BUTTON
B) PLAY/
PAUSE BUTTON
C) NEXT TRACK/
FF BUTTON
D) VOLUME
DOWN CONTROL
E) VOLUME
UP CONTROL

NOTE: Ministyle headphones or amplified speakers are recommended for use with the
Portable 24X CD-ROM
A) MINI HEADPHONE JACK - This standard mini headphone jack provides amplified CD
audio output for connection to a pair of headphones, a pair of amplified speakers, or a
stereo amplifier. You can also connect a stereo to stereo cable from the mini head-
phone jack on the CD-ROM to a LINE-IN jack on your sound card (if applicable) for
playing CD audio directly from your sound card speakers.
B) POWER CONNECTOR - The power connector may be connected to a 5 Volt power
adapter provided by the manufacturer.
CAUTION - Do not use an adapter other than that supplied by the manufacturer, or refer
to your vendor.
C) I/O CONNECTOR - Interfaces the Portable 24X CD-ROM to the PC Card unit.
D) AUDIO CD ON/ OFF SWITCH - This switch is used to change the function of the drive
from a portable CD-ROM drive to a personal audio CD player. Switch to ON when lis-
tening to music and OFF when the CD-ROM is connected to the computer.
D) AUDIO ON/OFF SWITCH
A) MINI HEADPHONE JACK
B) POWER CONNECTOR
C) I/O CONNECTOR

Installation and Setup
* Make sure AUDIO CD ON/OFF Switch is in the OFF position.
< DOS/Windows 3.1x >
The INSTALL program on your master diskette will install the software for you automati-
cally. Use the following procedure to run INSTALL:
1) Insert the Portable 24X CD-ROM into an available PC Card slot.
2) Boot your computer to DOS.
3) Place the DOS, Windows 3.1x installation diskette into a floppy disk drive.
4) Change the DOS prompt to that of the floppy drive you are using.
5) Type "INSTALL" and hit enter.
6) Follow the instructions on the screen.
After the installation is completed the software should be installed on your DOS system
disk. You need to restart your system in order to make the installation effective. Remove
your master diskette and press CTRL+ALT+DEL to restart your computer.
< Windows 95/98 >
1) Insert the Portable 24X CD-ROM into an available PC Card slot.
2) Boot to Windows
3) Upon bootup, Windows should automatically detect the CD-ROM and start up the
Hardware Wizard. (If this does not happen, refer to the Troubleshooting section)
4) Accept ALL default choices. The driver that should load up is the “STANDARD
IDE/ESDI HARD DISK CONTROLLER”.
NOTE: A driver diskette is NOT necessary since all drivers are located within Windows
itself.
5) Upon completion of the Hardware Wizard, your CD-ROM should be accessable
through My Computer and through normal CD applications.
< Windows NT >
The computer must be turned off before inserting or removing the Portable 24X CD-ROM
under WIndows NT.
1) Boot to Windows NT
2) Go to Start/Settings/Control Panel
3) Open SCSI Adapters
4) Click on the Drivers tab
5) Click on Add. On the next screen, click on Have Disk
6) Insert the Portable 24X CD-ROM Driver Diskette and direct the prompt to the
“A:\WINNT” directory and click OK
7) The system will prompt you again for the directory. Enter the same directory,
“A:\WINNT” and click OK.
8) The system will prompt you to reboot once the driver installation is complete.

Playing Audio CD's
The CD-ROM drive can play audio CDs two different ways;
1) Connected to a computer as a CD-ROM drive, you can run an Audio CD software pro-
gram to play music CDs.
2) Independent from your computer (although is may be left connected) you can use the
audio CD controls on the unit to play music CDs.
The basic difference in the two methods are; in #1 the CD-ROM MUST be connected
to a computer and MUST use a software program to control the player; in # 2 the unit
is completely portable and is controlled using the audio CD buttons.
Note: CD discs are very sensitive to scratches and fingerprints. Use caution when
handling them. Always grasp a CD disc by it's edges and use a soft cloth to clean
dust and lint from the rainbow colored surface. Never use any type of chemical
cleaner to clean the CD as some chemical may melt the plastic and permanently dam-
age it.
As A CD-ROM Drive:
< Windows 3.1x >
Before audio CD's can be played, the Windows 3.1x CD audio driver must be installed.
To load the audio driver, follow the steps below. (note: The CD audio driver is not loaded
when Windows is installed. To load the audio driver you will need the Windows 3.1x
diskettes).
1) From the program manager open the MAIN group icon.
2) Open the CONTROL PANEL icon and open the DRIVERS icon.
3) Click on the ADD button and from the list of drivers click on the (MCI) CD AUDIO dri-
ver. Click on the OK button.
4) Insert the Windows diskette required into the A: or B: floppy drive and in the dialog box
type in the drive letter and click OK.
5) After the driver is loaded reboot the system to activate the new driver. (note: The audio
driver only needs to be loaded one time for proper operation of the CD Player. It is not
necessary to load the driver each time to play an audio CD).
6) To play an audio CD open the ACCESSORIES group and click on the MEDIA PLAYER
icon.
7) Load an audio CD in to the CD-ROM drive. Make sure the CD-ROM/AudioCD switch is
in the CD-ROM position. Connect a pair of mini style headphones to the headphones
jack.
8) Click on DEVICE and choose CD AUDIO. The MEDIA PLAYER and the number of
tracks on the audio CD will appear. Click the PLAY button to start the MEDIA PLAYER.

< Windows 95/98/NT >
1) Before starting the Windows 95/98/NT CD Player connect a pair of mini style head-
phones to the headphones jack and make sure the CD-ROM/AudioCD switch is in the
CD-ROM position.
2) Start the Windows 95/NT CD Player from the Desktop by clicking on START and
choosing PROGRAMS/ACCESSORIES/MULTIMEDIA. Click on the CD PLAYER icon.
3) The CD PLAYER will appear and automatically start playing the first track of the Audio
CD. (note: For specific instructions on how to use the CD Player, consult the Windows
Help Menus).
As A Personal Music CD Player:
1) Connect a pair of mini style headphones to the headphones jack and make sure the
AUDIO CD switch on the rear panel is in the ON position and that your Portable 24X
CD-ROM drive is not connected to the computer. Remove the PC Card cable from the
computer's PC Card slot.
2) Load an audio CD in the player.
3) Use the Music Control Buttons on the top of the Portable 24X CD-ROM to listen to
your favorite music CDs.
<< PREVIOUS TRACK/RR BUTTON
Pushed once, this control will jump to the beginning of the current song, each sub-
sequent push will cause the unit to jump the beginning of the previous song. If
pushed and held down, the CD player will quickly scan backward through the cur-
rent track.
>| PLAY/PAUSE BUTTON
Push this button to start playing an audio CD. Once play is in progress, pushing
this button will cause the CD to pause. Push the button once more to resume play.
Along push resets the drive back to the first track
>> NEXT TRACK/FF BUTTON
Pushed once, this control will jump to the beginning of the next song, each subse-
quent push will cause the unit to jump the beginning of the following song. If
pushed and held down, the CD player will quickly scan through the current track.
+ - VOLUME CONTROLS
These controls raise and lower the volume.