Quick Start Guide
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2-586-681-11(1) 7819901055 DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Quick Start Guide Dual Interface 2004 Sony Corporation Printed in China Continued on next page
2-586-681-11(1) 7819901055 DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Quick Start Guide Dual Interface 2004 Sony Corporation Printed in China Continued on next page
Operating Instructions
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IT 2-672-467-11 (1) 4J.B8A01.011 DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS DRX-820U © 2006 Sony Corporation
IT 2-672-467-11 (1) 4J.B8A01.011 DVD/CD Rewritable Drive Operating Instructions JP FR DE ES IT CS DRX-820U © 2006 Sony Corporation
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...registered trademarks or trademarks of product improvement. Most software companies allow you are not violating copyright laws. • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Pentium is valid only when the supplied accessories (including software) are used in the specified or recommended system environment,...of the supplied software may be sure that might occur when using this product. ❑ The guarantee and user support for this DVD/CD rewritable drive. Our customer service and user support apply only under these product warranty conditions. ❑ Please note that we ...
...registered trademarks or trademarks of product improvement. Most software companies allow you are not violating copyright laws. • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Pentium is valid only when the supplied accessories (including software) are used in the specified or recommended system environment,...of the supplied software may be sure that might occur when using this product. ❑ The guarantee and user support for this DVD/CD rewritable drive. Our customer service and user support apply only under these product warranty conditions. ❑ Please note that we ...
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... package contains the following features. ❑ An external DVD/CD rewritable drive with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0compliant) interfaces for computers. ❑ Can be used horizontally or vertically. ❑ The drive can write to DVD+R Double Layer and DVD-R Dual Layer discs. ❑ You can write at... a maximum of 16x when using high speed DVD+R, DVDR discs. ❑ The drive can write to DVD-RAM discs. ❑ Features the technology to prevent buffer ...
... package contains the following features. ❑ An external DVD/CD rewritable drive with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0compliant) interfaces for computers. ❑ Can be used horizontally or vertically. ❑ The drive can write to DVD+R Double Layer and DVD-R Dual Layer discs. ❑ You can write at... a maximum of 16x when using high speed DVD+R, DVDR discs. ❑ The drive can write to DVD-RAM discs. ❑ Features the technology to prevent buffer ...
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... drive to be damaged. When your computer may operate erratically or data may be disconnected on the computer. 4 Insert the supplied software disc into the DVD/CD rewritable drive and install the software. When you want to disconnect the drive, you disconnect the USB cable without performing the procedure above before...
... drive to be damaged. When your computer may operate erratically or data may be disconnected on the computer. 4 Insert the supplied software disc into the DVD/CD rewritable drive and install the software. When you want to disconnect the drive, you disconnect the USB cable without performing the procedure above before...
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...allows you to back up the data on your hard disk to modify and such audio files as the command center to create CDs and DVDs. Nero BackItUp Nero BackItUp is software for details about their operation. It supports writing to the documentation of the Nero Burning ROM software.... InCD InCD is the CD and DVD writing software. Refer to DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, and CD-RW. Nero Cover Designer CD and DVD cover and label creation software. 13 Nero Burning ROM SE Nero Burning ROM is a packet writing ...
...allows you to back up the data on your hard disk to modify and such audio files as the command center to create CDs and DVDs. Nero BackItUp Nero BackItUp is software for details about their operation. It supports writing to the documentation of the Nero Burning ROM software.... InCD InCD is the CD and DVD writing software. Refer to DVD+RW, DVD-RW, DVD-RAM, and CD-RW. Nero Cover Designer CD and DVD cover and label creation software. 13 Nero Burning ROM SE Nero Burning ROM is a packet writing ...
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Nero PhotoSnap This software can be used to avoid this drive is not under warranty and Sony offers no customer service if problems arise from any of the connected computers. Nero DriveSpeed adjusts the write speed to share video and audio files ... the software and/or computer. Using Generic Software with the Drive Using software other than the supplied software (such as BHA's DVD-RAM Driver and Panasonic's DVDForm 14 Nero CD-DVD Speed tests the speed of Nero Toolkit provide information about the system and more. Make sure that the supplied writing software...
Nero PhotoSnap This software can be used to avoid this drive is not under warranty and Sony offers no customer service if problems arise from any of the connected computers. Nero DriveSpeed adjusts the write speed to share video and audio files ... the software and/or computer. Using Generic Software with the Drive Using software other than the supplied software (such as BHA's DVD-RAM Driver and Panasonic's DVDForm 14 Nero CD-DVD Speed tests the speed of Nero Toolkit provide information about the system and more. Make sure that the supplied writing software...
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... Speed supported by the disc (max. 8×) DVD+RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 4×) DVD+RW (High Speed) Speed supported by the disc (max. 8×) DVD-R Speed supported by the disc (max. 16×) DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) R DL DVD-RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 6×...) Speed supported by the drive. Operation Compatible Discs The following discs are compatible with the drive. DVD-Video - - 1) Writing speed supported by the disc (max. 5×) DVD-ROM - - Depending on writing speed by disc type, access the user support Web site (see page 28). 2) Use a non-...
... Speed supported by the disc (max. 8×) DVD+RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 4×) DVD+RW (High Speed) Speed supported by the disc (max. 8×) DVD-R Speed supported by the disc (max. 16×) DVD-R DL (Dual Layer) R DL DVD-RW Speed supported by the disc (max. 6×...) Speed supported by the drive. Operation Compatible Discs The following discs are compatible with the drive. DVD-Video - - 1) Writing speed supported by the disc (max. 5×) DVD-ROM - - Depending on writing speed by disc type, access the user support Web site (see page 28). 2) Use a non-...
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... place the drive horizontally. • When using a double-sided disc, orient the drive horizontally. 16 For more details on your software and media, this drive. DVD CD Disc diameters 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Read Write - Attempting to read odd-shaped discs (stars, hearts, card shape, etc.) may vary. Depending...
... place the drive horizontally. • When using a double-sided disc, orient the drive horizontally. 16 For more details on your software and media, this drive. DVD CD Disc diameters 12 cm 8 cm 12 cm 8 cm Read Write - Attempting to read odd-shaped discs (stars, hearts, card shape, etc.) may vary. Depending...
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... as you would video tapes (allowing multiple rewrites) Want to share 700 MB of discs with most drives and/or players Want to create DVDs that support their quality and/or characteristics) may make access/playback impossible. For details, refer to your hard disk Want to store data without... deleting it Want to use DVDs as floppy disks Note You can add to do. DVD+R DVD+R DL DVD+RW DVD-R DVD-R DL DVD-RW DVDRAM CD-R CD-RW Want to create DVDVideo that matches what you can access/play back the ...
... as you would video tapes (allowing multiple rewrites) Want to share 700 MB of discs with most drives and/or players Want to create DVDs that support their quality and/or characteristics) may make access/playback impossible. For details, refer to your hard disk Want to store data without... deleting it Want to use DVDs as floppy disks Note You can add to do. DVD+R DVD+R DL DVD+RW DVD-R DVD-R DL DVD-RW DVDRAM CD-R CD-RW Want to create DVDVideo that matches what you can access/play back the ...
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... of the DVD-ROM drives or the DVD players and on ) a DVD-RAM disc, a DVD-ROM drive or DVD player that do not support multi-session (DVD+R DL/DVD+R/ DVD+RW) or multi-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW). Typically, a new DVD-RAM disc can be rewritten about 100,000 times. However, depending on almost all DVD-ROM drives. DVD+R DL/DVD+R/DVD-R DL/DVD-R Discs Data...
... of the DVD-ROM drives or the DVD players and on ) a DVD-RAM disc, a DVD-ROM drive or DVD player that do not support multi-session (DVD+R DL/DVD+R/ DVD+RW) or multi-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW). Typically, a new DVD-RAM disc can be rewritten about 100,000 times. However, depending on almost all DVD-ROM drives. DVD+R DL/DVD+R/DVD-R DL/DVD-R Discs Data...
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...DVD+R DL/DVD+R/ DVD+RW) or single-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW). Operation you can be supported. Also, DVD-Video discs created with the drive can only play back the disc in quality and characteristics between various DVD-ROM drive, DVD player, DVD+R DL disc, DVD+R disc, DVD+RW disc, DVD-R DL disc, DVD-R disc, DVD...-RW disc and DVDRAM disc manufacturers, playback may not be possible depending on the type of your player, playback of DVD-RAM discs is not ...
...DVD+R DL/DVD+R/ DVD+RW) or single-border (DVD-R DL/DVD-R/DVD-RW). Operation you can be supported. Also, DVD-Video discs created with the drive can only play back the disc in quality and characteristics between various DVD-ROM drive, DVD player, DVD+R DL disc, DVD+R disc, DVD+RW disc, DVD-R DL disc, DVD-R disc, DVD...-RW disc and DVDRAM disc manufacturers, playback may not be possible depending on the type of your player, playback of DVD-RAM discs is not ...
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...speed through your writing software documentation. • When writing data to disc, the drive may also be changed. Precautions when playing back DVD-Video DVD-Video disc playback conditions are protected against unauthorized copy. Attempting to the documentation accompanying each disc. Depending on the transfer rate, there may...of the disc in the drive. For the drive to the region code. Do not attempt to make unauthorized changes to play back DVD-Video whose region code matches the one set up to disc at high speeds, you are not covered by software manufacturers. For ...
...speed through your writing software documentation. • When writing data to disc, the drive may also be changed. Precautions when playing back DVD-Video DVD-Video disc playback conditions are protected against unauthorized copy. Attempting to the documentation accompanying each disc. Depending on the transfer rate, there may...of the disc in the drive. For the drive to the region code. Do not attempt to make unauthorized changes to play back DVD-Video whose region code matches the one set up to disc at high speeds, you are not covered by software manufacturers. For ...
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... not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on the other side. Attention Regarding DualDisc Software A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with the drive.
... not conform to the Compact Disc (CD) standard, playback on the other side. Attention Regarding DualDisc Software A DualDisc is a two sided disc product which mates DVD recorded material on one side with the drive.
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... (High Speed) 12×-CAV DVD-R (4×) 16×-CAV DVD-R (8×) 16×-CAV DVD-R (16×) 16×-CAV DVD-R Dual Layer 12×-CAV DVD-RW (2×) 12×-CAV DVD-RW (4×) 12×-CAV DVD-RW (6×) 12×-CAV DVD-ROM 16×-CAV DVD-Video 4×-CAV DVD-RAM1) 5× CD-R 48×...
... (High Speed) 12×-CAV DVD-R (4×) 16×-CAV DVD-R (8×) 16×-CAV DVD-R (16×) 16×-CAV DVD-R Dual Layer 12×-CAV DVD-RW (2×) 12×-CAV DVD-RW (4×) 12×-CAV DVD-RW (6×) 12×-CAV DVD-ROM 16×-CAV DVD-Video 4×-CAV DVD-RAM1) 5× CD-R 48×...
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Miscellaneous Laser CD Wavelength: 784 +3/-4 nm Output power (max.): 120 mW (CW) 240 mW (Pulse) DVD Wavelength: 658 ±4 nm Output power (max.): 100 mW (CW) 250 mW (Pulse) Interface Drive interface USB 2.0-compliant (Hi-Speed USB) ×1 Buffer capacity 2 MB Drive product number (Inquiry) SONY DVD RW DRU-820A Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 27
Miscellaneous Laser CD Wavelength: 784 +3/-4 nm Output power (max.): 120 mW (CW) 240 mW (Pulse) DVD Wavelength: 658 ±4 nm Output power (max.): 100 mW (CW) 250 mW (Pulse) Interface Drive interface USB 2.0-compliant (Hi-Speed USB) ×1 Buffer capacity 2 MB Drive product number (Inquiry) SONY DVD RW DRU-820A Design and specifications are subject to change without notice. 27