Lenovo DB50 User manual

Brand: Lenovo

Model: DB50

Category: Optical disc drives

Type: User manual

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Lenovo DB50: This portable DVD burner easily attaches to the USB 2.0 connectors on your computer through a USB data cable and a USB power cable. The drive conforms with industry standard specifications for DVD-RAM, DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R (dual layer), DVD+R (double layer), CD-RW, CD-R, and CD-ROM media. It also incorporates the buffer underrun prevention function, which helps to prevent buffer underrun errors that cause a write failure onto the CD and DVD media.

Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner

DB50/DB55

User Guide

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Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner DB50/DB55 User Guide

Contents

Chapter 1. About the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner ....1

Product description ................................................................................................... 1

Locating the controls ................................................................................................. 2

Hardware and soware requirements .................................................................... 3

Main features .............................................................................................................. 4

Chapter 2. Installing and Using the Lenovo USB Portable

DVD Burner ..............................................................................5

Installing the drive ..................................................................................................... 5

Connecting the drive ................................................................................................. 5

Loading the media ..................................................................................................... 7

Ejecting the media ...................................................................................................... 7

Manually ejecting the media .................................................................................... 8

Removing the drive ................................................................................................... 9

Maintaining the drive .............................................................................................. 10

Caring for the drive ........................................................................................... 10

Cleaning the drive ............................................................................................. 10

Statement ............................................................................... iii

Chapter 3. Working with the Lenovo USB Portable DVD

Burner .....................................................................................11

Before you begin .......................................................................................................11

Using the media .......................................................................................................12

Handling and caring for the media .................................................................12

Using the DVD-RAM media ............................................................................13

Using the CDs and DVDs media .....................................................................13

Using the CD-Rs and CD-RWs media ............................................................14

Using the DVD-Rs, DVD+Rs, DVD+RWs, and DVD-RWs media ..............14

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting ..................................................15

Appendix A. Product Specifications ....................................19

Appendix B. Electronic emission notices ...........................21

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity ..... 21

Appendix C. Restriction of Hazardous Substances

Directive (RoHS) ....................................................................27

China RoHS ...............................................................................................................27

Turkish statement of compliance ...........................................................................27

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Chapter 1. About the Lenovo USB

Portable DVD Burner

This chapter contains product description, installation requirements

and main features of the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner (hereaer

referred to as the drive).

Product description

The Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner is a portable DVD and CD

recordable drive that easily aaches to the USB 2.0 connectors on

your computer through a USB data cable and a USB power cable. The

drive conforms with industry standard speciﬁcations for DVD-RAM,

DVD-RW, DVD-R, DVD+RW, DVD+R, DVD-R (dual layer), DVD+R

(double layer), CD-RW, CD-R, and CD-ROM media.

Notice: The drive can be powered up directly by USB data cable,

you may enhance its power supply with the USB power

cable in case of power insuﬃciency.

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Locating the controls

The following ﬁgure shows the locations of the controls on the drive.

Disc tray

AĴention: Push the CD/DVD medium down until

it clicks and is secured in the center.

LED indicator The LED indicates the status of the drive.

• LED blinks once: indicates that the drive is

connect the USB data cable or USB power

cable to your computer; or indicates that you

have pressed the Eject buon and the disc tray

will be ejected.

• LED blinks and stops: indicates that the drive

detects no data.

• LED gliĴers: indicates that the drive is writing

or reading the data on the medium.

Eject buon Press this buon to open the disc tray.

Used to ﬁrmly seat the medium with the label

facing up on the disc tray.

Chapter 1. About the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 3

AĴention: An electrical locking mechanism is

used in this drive so that an erroneous operation

does not open the to disc tray during write. Make

sure that the power is on and the drive is not in

operation before pressing the Eject buon to open

the disc tray.

If the disc tray cannot be opened when you press

the Eject buon, or if the disc tray needs to be

opened when the power is not supplied from the

USB power cable, use the emergency eject hole

in the front panel of the drive.

Check that nothing is placed in front of the disc

tray when ejecting.

Emergency eject

medium in an emergency when the drive is

powered oﬀ. Insert a paper clip into the

emergency eject hole to open the disc tray.

USB data cable

USB cable pusher

Hardware and software requirements

To use the drive, your computer must meet the following

requirements:

• Two USB 2.0 connectors available

• Microso Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7 operating

system

The emergency eject is used for ejecting the

Used to connect the USB port of computer.

Used to push the USB data cable out.

Used to enhance the power supply with the

USB power cable

USB power connector

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Main features

The main features of the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner include:

•

Easy connection

The drive incorporates the interface conforming to the USB 2.0 High

Speed standard. Thus, it can easily be connected to or disconnected

from your computer when the computer is powered on.

• Conformance to media manufactured by major media

manufacturers

The drive can play almost all the CD and DVD media

manufactured by major media manufacturers. Also, the media

wrien by the drive guarantee a high write quality.

Note: For more information on write and read speeds, see

Appendix A, “Product speciﬁcations” .

•

Incorporation of the buﬀer underrun prevention function

The drive incorporates the buﬀer underrun prevention function,

which helps to prevent buﬀer underrun errors that cause a write

failure onto the CD and DVD media.

•

Tray loading

The drive has a tray-loading mechanism that allows easy loading

and ejection of a medium. The tray can be opened manually or by

using soware that works with the computer.

•

Power conﬁguration

The drive can be operated with one USB data cable in most cases

and please use the USB power cable when power is insuﬃcient.

Chapter 2. Installing and Using the

Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner

This chapter provides information on how to install, use, remove and

maintain the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner.

Installing the drive

Before installing the drive, check the locations of the controls on the

drive. See “Locating the controls” on page 2.

Connecting the drive

This section provides instructions to connect the drive to your

computer with the provided USB data cable and USB power cable.

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To connect the drive to your computer, do the following:

1. Turn on your computer.

2 1

Insert the USB A plug 1 of the USB data cable into the USB

connector on your computer.

Insert the DC connector 3 of the USB power cable into the USB

power-up connector on the drive.

Insert the USB A plug 2 of the USB power cable into the USB

Chapter 2. Installing and Using the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 7

Loading the media

To load the media into the disc tray of the drive, do the following:

1. Press the Eject buon of the drive to open the disc tray.

2. Place the medium on the tray with the label facing upward. Align

the center hole of the medium with the clamp at the center of the

tray and securely ﬁt the medium in by pressing the outer vicinity

of the center hole.

3. Gently close the disc tray and push the disc tray in until it is

completely locked.

Note:

Do not use force or insert foreign objects to open the disc tray.

If the disc tray does not open when you press the Eject buon,

see “Manually ejecting the media” for more information.

4. The LED indicator gliers if the medium is correctly loaded and

recognized by the drive.

Ejecting the media

To eject the media from the disc tray of the drive, do the following:

1. Press the Eject buon of the drive to automatically open the disc

tray.

2. Carefully li the edge of the medium from the disc tray while

pressing the center section of the clamp.

3. Gently close the disc tray until it is completely locked.

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Manually ejecting the media

If you press the Eject buon and the disc tray does not slide out, you

can use the emergency eject function to eject the media.

To manually eject the medium from the disc tray of the drive, do the

following:

1. Turn oﬀ the computer

2. Straighten a large paper clip to form a tool, as shown in the ﬁgure

below.

Note: The straightened end must extend at least 45 mm

(1.8 inches).

3. Insert the extended end into the emergency eject hole on the front

panel of the drive.

4. Push the paper clip until the disc tray opens.

5. Gently pull out the disc tray until you can remove the medium.

CAUTION:

Be sure the drive is powered oﬀ when using the emergency eject.

Use the Eject buon instead of the emergency eject except in an

emergency.

Chapter 2. Installing and Using the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 9

Removing the drive

Windows XP Windows Vista and Windows 7 operating systems have

the native drivers for USB DVD burner. When the drive is connected,

Windows will automatically install the appropriate driver and the drive

will be ready for use. You do not have to perform any special installation

or removal procedures. However, to avoid any data error, it is

recommended that you remove the drive from your system by performing

the following procedure.

1. Exit the program that uses the drive.

2. Make sure that the LED indicator of the drive is oﬀ.

3. Click the Safely Remove Hardware icon on the system tray.

4. Select the drive name to remove. The Safe to Remove Hardware

conﬁrmation window opens.

Note: The conﬁrmation window message indicated above may

diﬀer depending on the versions of your operating system.

Refer to the instruction manual of your computer or

operating system for details.

5. Click OK. The drive is safely removed from the system.

Remove the USB data cable from the USB connector of the

computer.

Push the USB data cable into the collecting cabin slowly.

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Maintaining the drive

This section provides maintenance information for the drive.

Caring for the drive

To protect your drive during operation, observe these precautions:

•

Remove the medium from the drive before moving the drive.

•

Do not insert foreign objects into the drive.

•

Do not stack objects on the drive.

•

Do not remove the drive cover or aempt to service the drive.

•

Do not push hard on the top of the drive.

•

Do not operate the drive under any of these conditions:

– High temperature, high humidity, or direct

sunlight

– Excessive vibration, sudden shock, or inclined surface

– Excessive dust

Cleaning the drive

Wipe oﬀ the dust on the drive using a so cloth. If the dust is

persistent, use a cloth dampened with a diluted neutral detergent

aer squeezing all the water out. If liquid is allowed into the drive, it

may

cause

a serious malfunction, an electric shock or a ﬁre. When

cleaning with liquid, be sure to remove the USB power cable and the

USB data cable from the drive aer disconnecting the drive from

your computer.

Do not apply solvents such as benzene or thinner. Chemical cleaners

for home or industrial use may damage the coating of the drive.

Chapter 3. Working with the Lenovo USB

Portable DVD Burner

This chapter provides information on how to use media when

working with the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner.

Before you begin

For best results, review these guidelines before using the drive:

•

Do not move your host computer or drive while formaing or

writing to a medium as this might cause data errors. Also,

minimize typing while formaing or writing to a medium, as this

might also cause data errors.

•

Keep the host computer and USB drive on a ﬂat surface when

writing to a medium.

• Turn the screen saver oﬀ. Using a screen saver might interrupt the

formaing and writing process.

• Do not put your host computer into hibernation or suspend mode

while writing to a medium.

Note: The read and write results of the drive depend upon the

quality and features of the DVD or CD medium

used.

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Using the media

This section contains important information and instructions on how

to use the media in the drive.

Handling and caring for the media

Carefully handle and clean media, especially writable media types

such as CD-R and CD-RW media, so that they remain readable. You

can prolong the life of your media by using these precautions:

•

Always store media in their original packaging.

•

Always store media out of direct sunlight.

•

Always store media away from direct heat sources.

•

Remove media from the computer when not in use.

•

Check media for cracks before each use.

IMPORTANT: Do not use media that are

cracked.

•

Do not force media into the computer or packaging.

•

Do not bend or ﬂex media.

•

Do not use commercial cleaners to clean media.

•

Do not write on the surface of media.

•

Handle media by the edges or the center hole.

•

Do not touch the surface of media.

•

To remove dust or ﬁngerprints, wipe media from the center to the

edge with a soĞ, lint-free cloth.

AĴention: Wiping a medium using a circular motion can cause data loss.

Chapter 3. Working with the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 13

Using the DVD-RAM media

DVD-RAM media are available in single-sided and double-sided

versions.

The 2.6 GB and 4.7 GB versions are single-sided. The 9.4 GB version is

double-sided. To access the data on both sides of a medium, you

must remove the medium from the drive, turn it over, and re-insert it

into the drive. DVD-RAM media must be removed from the cartridge

before using this drive.

Using the CDs and DVDs media

To use CDs and DVDs, do the following:

1. Turn on the computer.

2. Press the Eject buon on the front panel of the drive.

3. Insert a medium in the disc tray with the label facing up.

4. Close the drive by gently closing the disc tray.

5. Wait for the drive LED indicator to glier.

Double-click the CD-ROM or DVD-RAM/DVD-R/DVD-RW icon.

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