User manual PLEXTOR PX-712A

[. . . ] Model PX-712A Internal ATAPI Drive Model PX-712SA Internal SATA Drive DVD±R/RW, CD-R/RW DRIVE INSTALLATION AND USERS MANUAL APRIL 2004 Plextor reserves the right to make improvements in the products described in this manual at any time without prior notice. Plextor makes no representation or warranties with respect to the contents hereof and specifically disclaims any implied warranties of merchantability or fitness for any particular purpose. reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes in its content without obligation to notify any person or organization of such revision or change. It may not be copied, photocopied, translated, or reduced to any electronic medium or machine-readable form without Plextor's prior permission. Manual copyright ©2004 Plextor Corp. [. . . ] You can actually control the tray speed directly. Turning On Silent Mode You can turn on Silent Mode with software applications that have been written to make use of this technology. Smaller numbers mean quieter operation, but take longer to write a disc. Smaller numbers mean quieter operation, but slow disc reading. 52 PX-712 Installation and Users Manual Section 5. Advanced Features and PlexTools Professional Figure 27: Silent Mode options in PlexTools Professional 6. To slow disc access by the drive, making spinup and spindown slower and quieter, select the Access Time drop-down menu and make a new selection. Choose Fast for a rapid access time (60 milliseconds), Middle for a medium access time (80 milliseconds), and Slow for a low access time (120 milliseconds). Use the Tray Speed Loading and Eject sliders to adjust the loading and eject speed. Set a slider to the left to reduce the speed, making the drive quieter. Select Save Changes to Drive to save any Silent Mode changes to the drive. To return Silent Mode to the factory defaults (maximum speed), click the Reset Values button. This also turns Silent Mode off. PX-712 Installation and Users Manual 53 Section 5. Advanced Features and PlexTools Professional Important Facts about Silent Mode · When first started, the Plextor PX-712 drive is set with Silent Mode off. · When Silent Mode is active, the drive's maximum speed is always restricted. Any speed settings specified by other applications will be overridden. · When saved into the drive's flash memory, Silent Mode remains active even if you power down the computer or the drive. · If SpeedRead is enabled with Silent Mode on, default read speed is 40X speed maximum. · If you are playing a digital audio (CD-DA) disc using an application such as Windows Media Player, playback is at 4X CLV, no matter the Silent Mode setting. · During DVD-video playback of CSS discs, playback is automatically slowed down for quieter video playback. (This is different from the control you have with Silent Mode. ) To enable SpeedRead for DVDVideo discs with CSS, press the eject button for 3 seconds. (For more details, see page 49. ) 54 PX-712 Installation and Users Manual Section 5. Advanced Features and PlexTools Professional Using SecuRec The Plextor PX-712's SecuRec function lets you write on a CD-R disc and protect the data with a password. To view the contents of password-protected disc--or even to see a catalog of files--the user must enter the correct password. [. . . ] After completing the form, click the Submit button. IMPORTANT NOTE: The RMA form will NOT be processed without the Tech Support Ticket Number. 3. Plextor will then return the RMA form to you via e-mail, with the RMA number and shipping information included. When you receive the RMA number, pack the Plextor drive securely in a box, and include the RMA form as a packing slip. Write the RMA number in large letters on the outside of the box, and ship the box and the drive to Plextor. Contacting Plextor's RMA Department You can contact our RMA Department and request RMA forms at: · rmasupport@plextor. com · Or by fax at 510-651-9765 · Or by calling us at 800-886-3935 PX-712 Installation and Users Manual 111 Appendix B: Technical Support Packing Your Drive Check the drive to make sure there is no disc inside, and if possible, pack your drive in the original box. [. . . ]