Teac CD-W28PU User manual

Portable USB CD-RW Drive
CD-W28PU
User's manual
®
To ensure the smooth handling of your warranty please write the serial number of
your drive into the box.In the case of warranty you are expected to send it together
with a copy of your invoice to your nearest TEAC sales representative.

•Copyright ©2001,TEACCorporationLtd.Allrightsreserved.
First edition: October 2001
•Company and product names provided herein are trade-
marks of their respective companies.
•Windows 98 Second Edition, Windows Me, and Windows
2000 are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in
the U.S.
•Just Link is a trademark of Ricoh Co., Ltd.
•Changes in specifications and features may be made with-
out notice or obligation.

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Contents
CONTENTS
TO THE USER ................................................................................ 53
PRECAUTIONS .............................................................................. 53
SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT AND LIMITED
WARRANTY ................................................................................... 54
1. BEFORE USING ......................................................................... 56
1.1 Computers to connect.......................................................... 56
1.2 Conforming OSes (as of October in 2001) .......................... 57
1.3 Checking the USB controller................................................ 57
1.4 Writing media and writing speed.......................................... 59
2. PRODUCT OUTLINE .................................................................. 61
2.1 Procedure before using the CD-W28PU.............................. 62
2.2 Precautions when unpacking the package .......................... 62
2.3 Package List......................................................................... 63
3.PRECAUTIONS FOR SETTING AND HANDLING ..................... 64
4. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS......................................................... 66
5.SETTING UP THE CD-W28PU................................................... 69
5.1 Cable connection ................................................................. 69
5.2 Driver installation under Windows 98SE .............................. 70
5.3 Driver un-installation in Windows 98SE ............................... 73
5.4 Driver installation under Windows Me.................................. 75
5.5 Driver installation Windows 2000 ......................................... 76
6.SYSTEM RECOVERY PROCEDURE......................................... 77
6.1 System recovery ofWindows 98SE ..................................... 77
6.2 System recovery of Windows ME ........................................ 79
6.3 System recovery of Windows 2000 and Windows XP.......... 82

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7.OPERATION................................................................................ 83
7.1 Precautions in handling the media....................................... 83
7.2 Connection........................................................................... 85
7.3 Disconnection ...................................................................... 85
7.4 Setting the media ................................................................. 87
7.5 Ejecting the media ............................................................... 87
7.6 Playing back the audio CD................................................... 88
7.7 Suspend/resume.................................................................. 90
8.DAILY MAINTENANCE ............................................................... 90
Cleaning the drive ...................................................................... 90
9.SUPPORT AND SERVICE.......................................................... 91
9.1 Warranty period.................................................................... 91
9.2 Requests for repair............................................................... 91
9.3 Technical Service Depots (Europe)...................................... 92
10.SPECIFICATION ....................................................................... 93
10.1 General specification ......................................................... 93
10.2 Functional specification...................................................... 94
WARRANTY ................................................................................... 95
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To the User
TOTHE USER
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for
a Class B digital device, pursuant toVCCI Rules.Although this device
is designed to be used in a home environment, it may cause interfer-
ence if used near a radio orTV receiver. Be sure to handle the device
properly in accordance with this instruction manual.
PRECAUTIONS
•While reasonable efforts have been made in the preparation of this
product and this document to assure accuracy, contact TEAC Cor-
poration if there is any doubt or error in this document. Note how-
ever that TEAC Corporation may not assume responsibility for the
support or results of the above.
•TEAC Corporation assumes no responsibility for data loss caused
by the operation that is not in accordance to this document, or data
loss caused by natural disaster, fire, power outage, or spontaneous
defect of this product.
•Theproductandthe materialinthisdocument are subject tochange
toward improvement without notice.
•No part of this document may be reproduced without the prior writ-
ten consent of TEAC Corporation.
•The contents in this document are written based on information as
of October 2001.

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Software Licence Agreement and LimitesWarranty
SOFTWARE LICENCE AGREEMENT AND
LIMITED WARRANTY
DEVICE DRIVER FORTEAC CD-R/RW UNIT LICENSE
AGREEMENT AND LIMITEDWARRANTY
IMPORTANT:
PLEASECAREFULLYREADTHE LICENSE AGREEMENT
HEREIN BEFORE USING THE ENCLOSED DEVICE
DRIVERSOFTWARE (INCLUDINGPROGRAMSAND ALL
RELATED MATERIALS, ”SOFTWARE”) FOR THE TEAC
CD-R/RWUNIT(”EQUIPMENT”).THERIGHTTOUSETHE
SOFTWARE IS GRANTED ONLY ON THE CONDITION
THATYOU AGREETOTHE LICENSE AGREEMENT.YOUR
USEOFTHE SOFTWARE SHALL BE DEEMEDTHATYOU
AGREETOTHE LICENSE AGREEMENT.
ThisLicenseAgreementwithlimitedwarranty is a legal agreement you
(either an individual or a single entity) andTEAC Corporation (“TEAC”)
for the SOFTWARE, which include computer software and electronic
documentation.
1. GRANT OF LICENSE.
TEACgrantstoyoutheright tousetheSOFTWAREonly fortheEQUIP-
MENT you have (“YOUR EQUIPMENT”).
2. COPYRIGHT.
Alltitleand copyrightsinandtothe SOFTWAREand anycopiesthereof
are owned by TEAC or a supplier to TEAC.The SOFTWARE is pro-
tected byJapanese copyright laws, international treaty provisions, and
all other applicable national laws.
3. RESTRICTIONS.
You may not distribute copies of the SOFTWARE to third parties.
You may not reverse engineer, decompile, or disassemble the SOFT-
WARE, except and only to the extent that applicable law notwithstand-
ing this limitation expressly permits such activity.
You may not rent or lease the SOFTWARE.
You may not reproduce the SOFTWARE except for archival purpose.
You must prominently mark the same copyright notice on your archival

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Software Licence Agreement and LimitesWarranty
file that TEAC marks on the media of the SOFTWARE.
Provided, however, that you may permanently transfer all of your rights
under this Agreement only in conjunction with a permanent transfer of
YOUR EQUIPMENT, SOFTWARE and any copies thereof.
4.TERMINATION.
Your rights under this Agreement terminate upon the disposal of all
copies of the SOFTWARE, or without prejudice to any other rights,
TEACmayterminatethis Agreement if youfailto comply with the terms
and conditions of this Agreement. In such event, you must destroy all
copies of the SOFTWARE.
5. LIMITEDWARRANTY.
TEAC warrants that the SOFTWARE will be usable for the purpose
expressed on TEAC’s document when properly installed on a compu-
ter under allowable circumstances, including OS, CPU, I/F, cable, etc.
Your remedy andTEAC’s obligationunder this limited warrantyshall be
limited to replacement or rectification of the defective SOFTWARE.
TEAC does not warrant that the operation of the SOFTWARE will be
uninterrupted or error free. Any and all implied warranties or condi-
tions with respect to the SOFTWARE, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIM-
ITED TO IMPLIED WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF
MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE,
HEREBY ARE EXCLUDED.
6. NO LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES.
TOTHE MAXIMUM EXTENT PERMITTED BY APPLICABLE LAW, IN
NO EVENT SHALLTEAC BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL INCIDEN-
TAL, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES WHATSOEVER
(INCLUDING, WITHOUT LIMITATION, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF
BUSINESS PROFITS, BUSINESS INTERRUPTION, LOSS OF BUSI-
NESS INFORMATION, OR ANY OTHER PECUNIARY LOSS) ARIS-
ING OUT OFTHE USE OF OR INABILITYTO USETHE SOFTWARE,
EVENIFTEACHAS BEEN ADVISEDOFTHE POSSIBILITY OFSUCH
DAMAGES. IN ANY EVENT,TEAC’S LIABILITYTOYOU SHALL NOT
EXCEED YOUR PURCHASE PRICE FOR YOUR EQUIPMENT. BE-
CAUSE SOME STATES AND JURISDICTIONS DO NOT ALLOWTHE
EXCLUSION OR LIMITATION OF LIABILITY FOR CONSEQUENTIAL
OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES, THE ABOVE LIMITATION MAY NOT
APPLYTOYOU.
7. MISCELLANEOUS.
This Agreement is governed by the laws of Japan.

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1.Before Using
1. BEFORE USING
Thank you for purchasing TEAC USB Portable CD-R/RW unit CD-
W28PU.This is a CD-R/RW drive that is used by connecting it to the
USB terminal of a personal computer.The drive functions as a device
conforming to the USB1.1 when connected to the USB1.1 terminal
and as a device conforming to the USB2.0 when connected to the
USB2.0 terminal.
A floppy disk drive may be required for installing software when using
this drive.
This user’s manual describes how to set the CD-W28PU, how to con-
nect it to a personal computer, and how to operate it.Read the instruc-
tion manual of your computer as well.
Read the user’s manual provided with each software to understand
how to use it.
Read this instruction manual carefully before use for proper handling
and operations of the CD-W28PU.
1.1 Computers to connect
•A PC/AT compatible machine with a USB1.1 or USB2.0 interface
(two or more USB connectors are required when using the USB
floppy disk drive for system recovery)
•CPU of Intel Pentium II 266MHz or more
•Main memory of 64MB or more
•Free hard drive space of approx.800MB or more when writing to
the CD-R or CD-RW disc.
–The USB control conforms to one of the following:UHCI (Universal
Host Controller Interface), OHCI (Open Host Controller Interface)
or EHCI(Enhanced Host Controller Interface) of the USB 2.0.The
drive may not operate with some USB interfaces that conform to
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1.Before Using
–Your PC must conform to a boot from the USB CD-ROM in order to
start from a bootable CD-ROM including a recovery CD using the
drive.
–It is recommended that you create a boot disk in advance taking
into consideration the re-installation (described in System Recov-
ery Procedure) of your OS.
–Refer to the TEAC homepage for the latest information on the op-
erational conformity.
1.2 Conforming OSes (as of October in 2001)
Any one of the following operating systems is required.
•Microsoft®Windows 98 Second Edition
•Microsoft®Windows Me
•Microsoft®Windows 2000 Professional
•Microsoft®Windows XP
•The drive does not conform toWindows 95,Windows 98 and MS-
DOS.
1.3 Checking the USB controller
To use the CD-W28PU in your computer, the USB controller incorpo-
rated in the computer must be operating normally.Execute the follow-
ing steps to check the operation state of the USB controller.
InWindows 98SE orWindows Me
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
In Windows Me, System may not appear in the Control Panel. In
that case, left-click Display all the Control Panel options to display
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InWindows 2000
1. Click Start, Settings, Control Panel.
2. Double-click System.
3. Click the Hardware tab.
4. Click the Device Manger (D)...button.
5. Confirm that USB (Universal Serial Bus) Controller exists in the
device list.
1.Before Using
3. Click the Device Manager tab.
Confirm that USB (Universal Serial Bus) Controller exists in the
device list. The name of the USB controller depends on the PC
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1.4Writing media and writing speed
TWriting speed to the media
The conforming writing speed is indicated on the package of the CD-
R/RW media.When writing, write within the scope of the specified writ-
ing speed of the media used.
TCD-R media and writing speed
Data can be appended to the CD-R disc once or up to a maximum of
approx.100 times.The data written cannot be erased, however, it has
a wide range of compatibility that allows read by most CD-ROM drives
or CD players.
Writing speed: 2x, 4x, 8x
There is no problem in using a media that conforms to 8x speed or
more. However, only a maximum of 8x speed can be obtained when
using it in this drive.
TCD-RW media and writing speed
The CD-RW disc can be erased and rewritten.A multi-read CD-ROM
drive or a CD player that conforms to CD-RW media is required to read
written data.
•1x, 2x, 4x conforming media: 2x, 4x
•4x - 10x (High Speed) conforming media:4x, 8x
Different logos are indicated as shown below on the CD-RW media
depending on the conforming speed.When writing to the CD-RW me-
dia in 8x speed, use the media indicated as“High Speed”or “4x - 10x”.
1.Before Using
Logo mark Conforming
1x, 2x, 4x conforming
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TCertifieded media
The write operation of the drive has been checked using the following
CD-R and CD-RW media.(as of October in 2001)
1.Before Using
Media
Manufacturer
Type of Media
CD-R CD-RW (74min)
74min 80min 10xtype 4xtype
Kodak OO ––
Sony OO ––
Taiyo-yuden OO ––
T D K OO ––
Hitachi (Maxel) OO ––
Fuji-Film OO ––
Mitsui-chemical OO ––
Mitsubishi-chemical OOOO
Ricoh OOOO
Certified media
–Not-certifiedmedia or media of which sale has not been con-
firmed
Note
The 80-minute media in the above table includes products
whosewrite timeisindicatedas79 minutes.The actualwrite
time of some products does not reach 80 minutes.
•Media of which write operation has not been confirmed
This product is designed to operate also with CD-R or CD-RW media
that are not shown in the above table, however, note in advance that
sufficient write quality may not be assured depending on the combina-
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2. Product Outline
Even when using media of which write operation has
been confirmed, normal write operation may not be
performed due to variations of the product lot etc., or a
read using other CD-ROM drives or CD players cannot
be performed due to the deterioration of the write qual-
ity of the CD-R/RW media.It is recommended that you
check the contents of data after writing to a CD-R/RW
media.
2. PRODUCT OUTLINE
Features of the CD-W28PU
•Easy connection
Since this product incorporates the interface conforming to the
USB2.0 High Speed, it can be connected or disconnected to or
from your computer easily even when the power of the computer is
on.Furthermore, since this product conforms to the USB1.1, it can
be used with most computers that incorporate the USB interface.
* The operation when connected via a USB hub is not supported.
•High-speed write
This product enables stable write onto the CD-R/RW media in 8x
speed at the maximum when connected to a computer conforming
to the USB2.0 by incorporating the interface conforming to the
USB2.0 High Speed.
* When connected to the USB1.1 host controller, a speed of 4x to
6x speed is obtained depending on other specifics.
•Conformance to media manufactured by major media manufactur-
ers
This product is best tuned to almost all the CD-R and CD-RW me-
dia manufactured by major media manufacturers and the media
written by this product realizes a very high write quality.Therefore,
this drive can be used with little concern for compatibility issues.
•Incorporation of the Just Link function
Thisproduct incorporatestheJustLinkfunctionwhichpreventsbuffer
underrun errors that cause a write failure onto the CD-R/RW me-
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2. Product Outline
dia.Withthis function, write to the CD-R/RWmedia is assured when
connected to the USB1.1 as well as the USB2.0.
•Top loading
Thisproductsports a top loading mechanism that allowseasy load-
ing and ejection of a disc.The top cover can be opened manually or
by using software that works with the computer.
•Ready-to-use software is provided
2.1 Procedure before using the CD-W28PU
The procedure outline that must be followed before using the drive is
described below. Refer to each section of this document for details of
each procedure.
•Open the package and check the accessories.
•Check the names and functions of each section of the drive.
•Connect the drive and the provided AC adapter.
•Start your computer system and connect the USB terminal of the
computer to the drive.
•Install the provided device driver and CD-R/CD-RW writing soft-
ware as required.
•Check that the drive operates normally and keep the enclosed war-
ranty in a safe place after filling it in.
2.2 Precautions when unpacking the package
Open the product packing box and check to make sure that the follow-
ing components are included. The CD-W28PU is a precision device.
Remove it from the box very carefully.Avoid jarring it.
•Check the appearance of the drive to see if there is any damage to
the switches or connectors or any other defects.
•It is recommended that you keep the packing box and cushioning
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2. Product Outline
2.3 Package List
CD-W28PU drive unit
USB interface cable
AC adapter
Recoverydriverdisk CD-R/RW writing
software
User’s Manual
(this document) Warranty (see last page)/
User Registration card

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3.Precautions for Setting and Handling
•Place thedriveina stableplace
without any vibrations or tilt.
•Avoid placing the drive in a
place subject to considerable
temperaturechange such as in
directsunlightornearaheater.
•Avoid placing the drive in a
dusty or damp place
•Do not place the drive very
close to an AV device or a dis-
play monitor.
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3.Precautions for Setting and Handling
•Do not place a container with
liquid such as a vase or cup on
or near the drive. If liquid gets
inside the drive, it may cause
fire or electric shock.
•Do not apply a strong shock to
the drive during moving or
transportation.
•Do not operate the drive while
moving or in a tilted state.This
maydamagewrittendataorthe
disc.
•Do nottouchthe pickupmecha-
nism (internal lens). This will
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4. Names and Functions
4. NAMES AND FUNCTIONS
➀
➁
➂
➃
➄
➅
➆
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4. Names and Functions
➀Top Cover
➁Disk tray Set the media with the label face upward on
this disc tray.
➂USB connector InserttheplugoftheprovideddedicatedUSB
cable.
➃DC-IN connector Connecttheprovideddedicated ACadapter.
Be sure to connect the provided dedicated
AC adapter to this connector. NEVER con-
nect other AC adapters.
This drive cannot operate with only the bus
power of the USB cable.Be sure to provide
power by connecting the provided AC
adapter.
➄Power/Busy indicator The green LED indicates the Power status
and the operation states of the drive.
➅ Write indicator The amber LED indicates the write state of
the drive.
When the drive is
connected to AC power
and the USB port of
your PC
Indicator lights
During data write Indicator lights
During data read Indicator blinks
When the drive is not
connected to the USB
port
Indicator goes off
During data write Indicator blinks
Modes other than the
above Indicator goes off
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4. Names and Functions
➆ Eject button Press this button to open the top cover.
An electrical locking mechanism is used in
this drive so that an erroneous operation
does not open the top cover during write.
Make sure that the power is on and the drive
is not in operation before pressing the eject
button to open the top cover.
Ifthetopcovercannotbeopenedevenwhen
the eject button is pressed or if the top cover
needs to be opened when power is not sup-
plied from the AC adapter, use the emer-
gency eject lever at the bottom of the drive.
Checkthat nothingisplacedonthetop cover
when ejecting.When normal ejection is im-
possible, an error message may appear on
your computer.
When ejection is not performed normally,
open the top cover manually and close it se-
curely after removing anything that may be
on the cover.
XLine output jack Connect this jack to the line input signal of
your computer using a ø3.5mm stereo mini
plug when outputting the analog audio sig-
nal from this drive.
Thiscan beusedas aninputsignal forspeak-
ers with a built-in amplifier.
YEmergency eject lever When ejecting the media with the power off,
insert a thin metal rod into the emergency
eject lever and slide it in the direction of the
arrow shown in the figure to open the top
cover.
TUse the eject button instead of the above
method except in an emergency.
TPerform this operation with the power off.
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