Toshiba SD-R5272 User manual

TOSHIBA AMERICA INFORMATION SYSTEMS
STORAGE DEVICE DIVISION
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA
SD-R5272
DVD REWRITEABLE DRIVE
USER MANUAL

CONTENTS
Introduction..............................................................................1
Setup ........................................................................................3
Using the DVD Rewriteable Drive...........................................8
Troubleshooting.....................................................................11
Specifications ........................................................................12
Drive Connectors...................................................................16

1
INTRODUCTION – SD-R5272
General Features
Reads and records digital data on DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW and CD-R/-RW discs.
Read Write
DVD-R/+R 8X 8X
DVD-RW/+RW 6X 4X
DVD-ROM 12X n/a
DVD-RAM 2X n/a
CD-R 40X 32X
CD-RW 24X 4X
HS CD-RW - 10X
US CD-RW - 16X
3-way Disc Eject (eject button, software, emergency eject hole)
Average Random Access Time
CD 110ms
DVD-RAM 200ms
DVD-ROM 130ms
Horizontal or Vertical Mount
2MByte Buffer
Playback interchangeability for CD-ROM and DVD-ROM discs
Regionalization (RPC2 compliance) (DVD)
BUS Interface - ATAPI
Types of Disc Formats Supported - Write
DVD:
DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R, DVD-R DL, DVD+RW
CD:
CD-R, CD-RW, High Speed CD-RW, Ultra Speed CD-RW

Types of Disc Formats Supported - Read
DVD:
DVD-ROM, DVD-R/RW, DVD+R, DVD+R DL, DVD+RW, DVD-RAM
CD:
CD-DA, CD+G, CD-MIDI, CD-TEXT, CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, MIXED MODE CD, CD-I, CD-I Bridge
(Photo-CD, Video-CD), Multi-session (Photo-CD, CD-EXTRA, CD-R, CD-RW, Portfolio)
Front Panel
Figure 1.SD-R5272 DVD Writeable Drive Front Panel
Loading
Tray
Load disc using tray.
Busy Light
LED
The LED lights green or amber when the drive is operating (LED is amber when drive is
writing.)
Eject
Button
The Eject button is used to open the disc tray so you can install or remove a disc.
Emergency
Eject Hole
The emergency eject hole is to be used only when the Loading Tray will not open when
Eject button is pressed.

System Requirements
The DVD Writeable kit requires the following (If kit uses Nero6 software):
•Microsoft Windows 98SE, XP, 2000 or ME
•CPU Requirements:
300MHz minimum
800MHz for capturing to hard disc
1.6GHz for capturing to DVD video
•64MB RAM, 128MB RAM (for video editing)
•Hard Drive Space:
500MB minimum
4.8GB for DVD Images
•Screen solution 800 x 600 pixel minimum, 16 bit color depth or higher
•Windows Internet Explorer 4.0 or higher
•PCI sound card, USB audio box or motherboard built-in audio device
•TV tuner or video capture board for analog recording