Ricoh MP5120A User manual

NOTICE
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 communication. However, there is no
guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installlation. 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 experienced radio / TV technician
for help.
Warning as to USE
This CD-RW & DVD+RW drive together with its bundled
software is a product for using rewritable, erasable, and
readable CD-R/RW&DVD+RW disc media. Copying or
reproducing commercial CD-ROM or any other copyrighted
materials is against the copyright laws and prohibited unless
specifically permitted by the copyright laws (including the case
of personal use), or unless you have obtained permission to do
so from the rightholder.
Take notice that unauthorized reproduction may be subject to
claims for the loss and to penalties.

CAUTION
Rating voltage for peripherals.
1. Headphone Jack
Rating Voltage output Audio Signal Max. 2V
FCC WARNING
Changes or modification not expressly approved by the party
responsible for compliance could void the user's authority to
operate the equipment.
CAUTION
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures
other than those specified herein may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.
Lower a volume
Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures
other than those specified herein may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.
The volume that exceeds 70dB occurs and the obstacle
sometimes breaks out.
Declaration of Conformity
"The Product complies with the requirements of the EMC
Directive 89/366/EEC and the Low Voltage Directive
73/23/EEC."
Please take notice that the manufacturer of this
equipment does not offer any warranty against data loss
due to inappropriate installation or handling, or direct or
indirect damages.
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Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no
responsibility for direct or indirect damages caused by
the use of this product or its malfunction.
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Please take notice that the manufacturer will bear no
responsibility for damage to data caused by this product.
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Please backup (copy) all important data as protection
against data loss.
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PC DOS is a trademark of IBM Inc.● MS-DOS, Windows, Windows ® 95, Windows ® 98, Windows ® Me, Windows NT®,
Windows® 2000 and Windows® XP*1 are trademarks registered in the United States and other
countries by the Microsoft Corporation.
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The company names and product names written in this manual are trademarks or registered
trademarks.
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*1 For information on Windows® XP supports, visit Ricoh's Web site.

This manual uses the following symbols to indicate important information relating to the drive.
Failing to comply with the information in this manual and/or incorrect handling of the drive
may result in serious personal injury or damage to the product.
Indicates restriction or precaution that should be observed.
Provides useful additional information.

This manual contains important notes and product handling information. Be sure to read the
manual before using the product. For easy reference in the future, please keep the manual
at a handy location.
Multimedia Printer series
Thank you for purchasing the Multimedia Printer series drive MP5120A (hereafter referred to as "the
drive"). The drive allows you to play DVD-ROM discs, write to, play, and edit DVD+RW discs, play
CD-ROM discs, write to and play CD-R discs, write to, play, and edit CD-RW discs that are rewritable.
In order to operate the drive connected with your computer, you need some writing software. For
information about necessary items for connecting with a computer and about the software you use,
refer to the documentation of the software.
The following marks indicate media that can be used with the drive.
A new technology called Just Link incorporated
that overcomes buffer underrun problems
Buffer underrun errors that would occur when data transfer falls behind writing operation has been
inevitable for CD-R/RW drives. Just Link, which we at Ricoh developed on our own, is a new
technology that predicts possible occurrences of buffer underrun errors in advance and automatically
avoids them. The MP5120A is the industry's first-ever drive that features Just Link. With this
technology, the MP5120A ensures stable writing operation even under circumstances where buffer
underrun errors tend to occur with conventional drives.
The characteristic of MP5120
The drive is a super-combination drive that integrates DVD+RW and CD-RW capabilities.
Capitalizing on Ricoh's expertise accumulated with existing CD-RW and DVD-ROM combination
drives, we have developed some new mechanisms to achieve incorporation of DVD+RW rewrite
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capabilities.
DVD writing has been made possible by tuning up a two-LD (laser diode) one-lens pick-up that
has one laser diode for CD and another for DVD.
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With our analog front-end processor LSI for controlling pick-up, seek, and servo mechanisms, as
well as our digital controller LSI for controlling encoding/decoding, both of which are newly
developed, 2.4x-speed DVD writing which requires even more precise control has been
achieved.
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The "radial-tilt correction mechanism" incorporated in the drive senses the disc warpage and
inclination and thereby corrects the laser angle so that the laser is always directed toward the
disc surface at the right angle. (It functions only when writing to or playing DVD.)
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A high-precision stepping motor is incorporated. This enables precise seeking even on DVD+RW
with a narrow track pitch, and achieved reduction of operating noise
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As a CD-RW drive, it provide the performance of 12x CD-R write, 10x CD-RW rewrite, and 32x
CD-ROM/R/RW read speeds.
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As a DVD-ROM drive, it provides a performance of 8x read speed.●

Obey the following cautions when handling the drive or discs.
Cautions During Installation
Install the drive in accordance with the specifications. Be careful to avoid locations
likely to cause vibration or shock.
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Avoid locations where there is high humidity, excessive dust, or poor ventilation.●
Avoid locations in direct sunlight, with severe changes in humidity, or places where
there are extremely high or low temperature variations.
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Don't use the drive near radio or television receivers. It may interfere with their
reception.
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Do not disassemble the drive. Dismantling the drive to attempt repairs or for other
reasons is dangerous because the laser may radiate outside the unit.
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Cautions During Use
DVD-R/RW (DVD minus R/RW) disc media cannot be used.●
Don't suddenly move the drive from a cold place to a warm place, or suddenly raise the
room temperature. Condensation may occur, causing abnormal operation.
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Make sure to remove the disc before moving the drive. The disc may be damaged,
causing data loss.
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Be careful to prevent foreign objects such as liquids or metal from entering the drive.
Should by chance a foreign object enter the drive, please consult the dealer where the
drive was purchased.
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Don't use benzene or thinner to clean dirt from the drive. Don't allow chemicals such
as insecticides to contact the drive. Use a soft cloth to wipe the drive, or moisten a
cloth with neutral detergent diluted with water and use it to clean particularly dirty
areas.
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Don't cutoff the electric power while the drive is operating.●
When connecting two E-IDE devices to the Primary or Secondary connectors, make
sure that the two devices are not both configured as Master, or both as Slave. If they
are both set the same, Windows may fail to run or recognize the drives.
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The total length of the E-IDE cable should be less than 18 inches (about 45 cm).●
Make sure the power to the host computer is turned OFF before connecting.●
Never insert a damaged disc into the drive.●

In wintertime, don't use a disc soon after bringing in from outdoors. Use it only after it
has reached room temperature.
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Cautions Concerning Disc Cleaning
Remove the disc by pressing the eject button.●
Use compressed air to clear dust from the disc. (Spray the compressed air for about 5
seconds).
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Check to see if there is dirt on the surface of the disc. Be careful not to touch the disc
with the fingers when doing this. (See Fig. 1)
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After cleaning the disc with compressed air, place it on the disc tray and mount it.(See
Fig. 2)
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We suggest using dry air cleaner as compressed air for cleaning.●
Other Cautions
When moving the equipment, make sure that the disc has been removed from the
drive.
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When connecting connectors, make sure that the power is OFF. If the power is ON,
there is a possibility of short circuit.
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When not using the drive for a long period, dust may adhere to the disc tray. Before
using the drive again, use dry air cleaner to remove the dust from the tray.
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Do not use any commercially available cleaning kit, because such a kit may damage
the drive.
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Check1. Recording surface2.
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50 to 100mm1.
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The drive is a super-combination drive that integrates DVD+RW and CD-RW
capabilities. Capitalizing on Ricoh's expertise accumulated with existing CD-RW and
DVD-ROM combination drives, we have developed some new mechanisms to achieve
incorporation of DVD+RW rewrite capabilities.
●
DVD writing has been made possible by tuning up a two-LD (laser diode) one-lens
pick-up that has one laser diode for CD and another for DVD.
●
With our analog front-end processor LSI for controlling pick-up, seek, and servo
mechanisms, as well as our digital controller LSI for controlling encoding/decoding,
both of which are newly developed, 2.4x-speed DVD writing which requires even more
precise control has been achieved.
●
The "radial-tilt correction mechanism" incorporated in the drive senses the disc
warpage and inclination and thereby corrects the laser angle so that the laser is always
directed toward the disc surface at the right angle. (It functions only when writing to or
playing DVD.)
●
A high-precision stepping motor is incorporated. This enables precise seeking even on
DVD+RW with a narrow track pitch, and achieved reduction of operating noise
●
As a CD-RW drive, it provide the performance of 12x CD-R write, 10x CD-RW rewrite,
and 32x CD-ROM/R/RW read speeds.
●
As a DVD-ROM drive, it provides a performance of 8x read speed.●
JustLink has made auto-avoidance against buffer underrun
errors possible.
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An improved anti-heat design means that no cooling fan is needed.● Easy-to-use tray model.● Enhanced-IDE (ATAPI) model● Compliant with industry standard Orange Book Part II (CD-R) and Part III (CD-RW).● Can read not only CD-R and CD-RW discs, but also video CDs, music CDs, photo
CDs*1, and CD-Text
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The recorded CD-RW media can be played in a DVD player or a multi-read CD-ROM
Player, maintaining future compatibility.
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Supports random UDF for easy writing to CD-RW discs.● UDMA-capable
*1 Bundled software does not support this writing format.
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Explains the system environment required for using the drive as a CD-R/CD-RW drive.
PC IBM PC/AT compatible
Operating System Windows Me/98/95(ORS2 or later)*4
Windows NT Workstation Ver.4.0 (Service Pack 5) or later*4
Windows 2000 (Professional)
Windows XP*5
CPU When writing to CD-R/RW: Pentium 166 MHz or higher processors (when
JustLink is used).
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When playing DVD: Pentium II 350 MHz or higher processor is required (or, if a
graphic chip with DVD playback enhancement capability is used, Pentium II 300
MHz or higher processor is required).
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When writing to DVD+RW: Pentium II 400 MHz or higher processor (Pentium III
800 MHz processor or higher recommended)*6
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Memory Writing to CD-R/RW: 64 MB or more
DVD playback: 64 MB or more
Writing to DVD+RW: 128 MB or more (256 MB recommended)
Hard disk When writing to CD-R/RW: 100 MB or more free space
When writing to DVD+RW: 750 MB or more free space (5 GB or more recommended*7)
Interface Must be Enhanced-IDE compatible. In addition, its Primary Slave, Secondary Master,
or Secondary Slave must be blank.
Drive bay The system unit must have a blank 5.25-inch bay.
Power The computer system unit must have a blank +5V/+12V power terminal.
Recommendation discs*2 Recommendation Tested to be compatible
CD-R Ricoh Taiyo Yuden, Mitsui Chemicals, Mitsubishi
Chemical, Maxell
CD-RW Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical*1
High Speed CD-RW Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical
DVD+RW*3 Ricoh Mitsubishi Chemical
*1 The disc written using the CD-R/RW drive may not be readable by CD-ROM drives.
Multi-read compatible (Random UDF compatible) drives are necessary.
*2 Even if it is the recommendation disc, some of discs may have possibility to fail
writing with highest writing speed with the problem on the disc. In this case, please
try to write with lower writing speed, or please try to use another disc.
*3 Ricoh's original phase-change recording material which is field-proven for CD-RW is being
used after being customized for DVD use. Rewritable DVD+RW having the capacity of 4.7
GB, the same as DVD-ROM.
*4 MyDVD cannot be used in Windows 95/NT 4.0 (for Windows 98, in can be used in the
Second Edition only).
*5 For information on Windows XP supports, visit Ricoh's Web site
*6 Recommended when Direct-to-DVD capability is being used.
*7 Real-time recording (Pentium 4 1.4 GHz processor is recommended when Direct-to-DVD
capability is used). In addition, a video-capture board for image-capturing and the like must
be obtained separately.
Multi-read compatible (Random UDF compatible) drives are:
Drives that can read low reflectivity discs.● Drives that support Packet Write.●

Front Panel
Rear panel
Front Panel
Disc tray
This is the tray for the disc. Place the disc on the ejected disc tray, then lightly push the tray (or push
the eject button) and the disc will be mounted.
Caution
Don't use force to pull out or push in the disc tray. This might cause damage to the
loading section of the drive.
1.
Headphone jack
This jack is for connecting headphones or mini-speakers.
2.
Volume control
This is used to adjust the output volume of the headphone jack. It can't be used to adjust the output
volume for the audio output connectors on the rear panel.
Caution
Turn the volume down before turning on the power. Sudden loud noises can damage
your hearing.
3.
Busy indicator
This indicator lights orange when a disc is mounted into the drive. When the disc is being accessed, it
flashes or lights orange. If a disc is not mounted, the indicator does not light even when the power is
turned on. When a illegal disc is loaded or some hardware trouble occurs, the indicator blinks.
4.
Eject button
This is the button used to eject or insert in the disc tray.
5.

Emergency eject hole
This drive has a function that allows the disc to be ejected manually for an emergency case such as
failure of the drive or a power outage.
Caution
This feature is a last measure to be used only in an emergency. Using it excessively
will cause malfunction.
6.
Rear panel
Digital Audio (SPDIF) Output Connector
Provides output to a sound card (Digital signal).
* No digital audio cable is included with the MP9120A.
1.
Analog Audio Output Connector
Provides output to a sound card (Analog signal).
2.
Jumper Connector
This jumper determines whether the drive is configured as a master or slave. Changing the
master-slave configuration takes effect after power-on reset.
3.
IDE Interface Connector
Connect to the IDE (Integrated Device Electronics) interface using a 40-pin flat IDE cable.
Caution
Do not connect or disconnect the cable when the power is on, as this could cause a
short circuit and damage the system. Always turn the power OFF when connecting or
disconnecting the cable.
4.
Power Connector
Connects to the power supply (5 and 12V DC) of the host computer.
Caution
Be careful to connect with the proper way.
Connecting the wrong way may damage the system (and is not guaranteed).
5.

Emergency Eject
This drive has a function that allows the CD to be ejected manually, if this becomes necessary in an
emergency such as failure of the drive or a power outage.
Follow the following procedures in such a case.
Caution
This feature is a last measure to be used only in an emergency. Using it excessively will
cause malfunction.
Turn the power to OFF.1.
Insert a fine tipped object into the emergency eject hole.
For more information on how to do this, see figure.
2.
Pull the front door to open it all the way,
then grip the disc tray between thumb and forefinger and gently pull it
straight out.
If you cannot get a good grip on the disc tray with your fingers, use a steel binder clip
or spring clamp to pull it out.
3.
Emergency Eject Hole

The structure inside the emergency eject hole
is as shown below. When you push a thin, stiff
wire into the hole, it presses one of the vanes
around the gear, thus rotating the gear for
ejecting the tray. Repeating this action three
times or so ejects the tray out.
If you cannot successfully eject the tray by
pushing a thin, rigid object in, the situation may
be as follows. The four vanes may be oriented
just at the angles as shown below.
In such a case, push the tip of the thin wire in
the following direction with the wire angled at
about 15 degrees so that the tray can easily be
ejected.
Back Next
Load the disc Disc ejection
Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position

Disc ejection
Press the eject button1.
Slowly take the disc out of the disc tray2.
Press the eject button or push the disc tray and the tray will be inserted back
into the drive.
3.

Caution
After ejecting the disc, return the disc tray inside the unit quickly. When the disc tray is in
the ejected position, dust and other debris will enter, possibly causing read errors, write
errors, or drive failure.
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Load the disc Disc ejection
Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position

Load the disc
Press the eject button.1.
Place the disc on the disc tray.
Be careful not to touch the recording surface of the disc.
Cautions
DVD-R/RW (DVD minus R/RW) disc media cannot be used.❍ When using a 120-mm CD, place the disc in the larger circular depression with its
label side facing upside.
❍
When using an 80-mm CD, place the disc in the smaller circular depression with its
label side facing upside.
(Writing to 80-mm CD-R and CD-RW media is not supported. Such media can be
read only.)
❍
Be careful not to touch the recording surface of a disc.❍ Discs of irregular shapes (business card-sized, heart-shaped, etc.) cannot be used
(written to nor played).
(The drive cannot use such media even with the use of an adapter.)
❍
2.

Load the disc by pressing the eject button or by lightly pushing in the disc tray.3.
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Load the disc Disc ejection
Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position

Using the Drive in a Vertical Position
The drive can be installed in a vertical position.
Locate the four tabs on the disc tray.
Turn each of them inwards untill they click into place.
1.
When loading a disc, insert it into the inner side of the tabs.
Caution
Cannot be used with 80mm CDs.
Cannot be used with business card CDs.
2.
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Load the disc Disc ejection
Emergency Eject Using the Drive in a Vertical Position