Commodore Amiga 570 User manual

AMIGA

~

User's

Guide

570

CD-ROM Drive

WARNING

Installation

information

in

this

document

is

for

reference

only.

All

installation of

internal

optional

devices

or

equipment,

including

third-party

optional

devices

or

equipment,

should

be

performed

by

an

authorized

Commodore

dealer/service

center.

Also,

all

servicing

or

upgrading

of

original

or

optional

devices

or

equipment,

including

third-party

optional

devices

or

equipment,

should

be

performed

by

an

authorized

Commodore

dealer/service

center.

UNAUTHORIZED

INSTALLATION

OR

SERVICING

MAY

VOID

YOUR

WARRANTIES.

This

manual

provides

a

general

description

of

various

product

configurations

andfeatures

current

ly

planned

for

inclusion

in

Commodore

's

product

line.

The

configurations

and

features

described

may

not

be

available

or

othelwise

apply

to

your

particular

system.

Pl

ease

consult

your

Commodore

dealer

with

any

questions.

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1992

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,

or

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to

any

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ectron

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or

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readab

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lorm

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or

consent

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writing

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om

Commodore

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lectron

i

cs

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With

this

document

,

Commodore

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or

re

p

resentations

.

either

express

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or

im

p

lie

d,

with

respect

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escribed.

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pre

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ted

herein

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pp

lied

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essly

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without

notice.

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en

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ire

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as

to

the

use

of

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in

f

ormat

i

on

is

assumed

by

the

us

er.

IN

NO

EVENT

W

IL

L

COMMODOR

E

BE

LIABLE

FOR

DIRE

CT, IN

DIRE

CT

.

INCID

E

NTAL

,

OR

CONS

E

QUENTIAL

DAMAGES

RESULTING

FROM

ANY

CLAIM

AR

I

SING

OU

T

OF

THE

IN

FORMATI

ON

PR

ESENTED

HERE

IN, EV

EN

IF

IT

HA

S

BEEN

ADVISED

OF

THE

POSSIBILITIES

OF

SUCH

DAMAGE

S.

SOM

E STA

TE

S

DO

NOT

AL

LOW

THE

LIMITATION

OF

SUCH

IMPLIED

WARRANTIE

S

OR

DAMAGES

,

SO

THE

ABOVE

LI

MI

TAT

IONS

MAY

NOT

APPLY

.

Co

mm

odore

Dynami

c

Tot

al

Vision

is

a

trademark

,

and

Commo

d

ore

, C

DTV

,

an

d

the

Commodore

logo

are

registered

tra

demark

s,

of

Commodore

Electronics

lim

i

ted

.

AmigaDOS

,

Amiga

50

0,

an

d

Workbench

are

tradema

r

ks

,

an

d

Amiga

is

a

reg

i

stered

trademark

.

of

Commodore

-

Am

iga

,

Inc

.

MS-DOS

is

a

registered

trademark

of

M

icrosoft

,

Inc

.

NO

T

IC

E:

Th

is

dev

ice

complies

with

P

art

15

of

the

F

CC

Ru

les

and

Standard

Cl08.8-MI983

of

the

Canad

i

an

St

andards

Asso

ciat

i

on

Regu

la

t

ions

.

Operation

is

sub

j

ect

to

the

two

conditions

:

(1

) This

dev

i

ce

may

not

cause

ha

rmf

ul

i

nterference

,

and

(2)

th

is

device

mu

st

accept

any

interference

received

i

ncluding

i

nterfere

nc

e

that

may

c

au

se

undes

i

red

operat

i

on

. If

you

suspect

this

de

vice

is

causin

g

interference

,

you

c

an

test

th

is

dev

i

ce

by

turning

it

off

and

on

.

If

this

de

vic

e

does

cause

in

t

erference

,

the

user

is

encouraged

to

correct

the

i

nterference

by

one

of

the

follow

i

ng

means

:

• R

eor

i

ent

the

receiving

antenna

or

AC

plug

.

•

Change

the

re

la

ti

ve

p

os

i

tions

of

the

computer

wi

th

respect

to

the

receiver.

•

Plug

the

computer

into

a d

iffe

r

ent

outiet

so

the

computer

and

receiver

are

on

di

fferent

b

ran

ch

ci

rcui

ts

.

CAUT

I

ON

:

Only

peripheral

s

with

shiel

ded

-

ground

cables

(com

puter

input

-

output

de

vices

.

terminals

,

pr

in

ter

s.

etc

.)

certified

to

comply

with

Class

B

limit

s

ca

n

be

attached

to

thi

s

device.

Operation

with

non

-

certi

fied

peripherals

m

ay

re

sul

t

in

co

mmun

ica

tion

s

interference.

Changes

or

modifications

to

th

is

devic

e

not

ex

pressly

a

pproved

by

the

party

responsible

for

c

omplia

nce

c

ould

void

the

user's

authority

to

operate

this

equipment

Your

house

AC

wall

receptacle

must

be a

three

-

pronged

type

(

AC

ground)

.

If

it

is

not

.

con

t

act

an

el

ec

tri

ci

an

to

i

nstall

the

prope

r

rec

eptacle

. If a

multi-connector

box

is

.

used

to

connect

th

e

comp

uter

and

peripherals

to

AC

,

the

ground

must

be

common

to

all

units

.

If

necessary

,

the

u

se

r s

hou

ld

co

n

sult

the

dealer

or

an

exper

i

enced

radio-television

technic

i

an

for

additio

nal

suggestions

.

Th

e

use

r

may

fin

d

the

following

book

let

prepa

re

d by

the

Federa

l

Communications

Commission

helpf

ul

: "H

ow

to

Ident

ify

and

Reso

lve

R

ad

io-

TV

Interference

Problem

s:

Th

is

booklet

is

available

from

the

U.S.

Government

Pri

nting

Office

,

Washington

, D.C.

20402

.

Sto

ck

No

.

004

-

000-00345

-4.

If

th

is

prod

uct

is

be

ing

acquired

for

or

on

b

ehalf

of

the

Un

i

ted

States

of

America

,

its

agenc

i

es

and

/

or

i

nstrumentalit

i

es

,

it

is

pro

vi

ded

with

RESTR

IC

TED

RIGHTS

,

and

all

use

.

dupl

i

cation

,

or

disclosure

with

respect

to

the

in

cl

uded

software

and

documentation

is

su

b

ject

10

the

restrictions

set

forth

in

subd

iv

is

ion

(b) (3)

(i

i)

of

the

Right

s in

Te

c

hnical

Data

an

d

Computer

Software

clause

at

252

.

227

-

7013

of

the

DOD

FAR

.

Unless

otherwise

indicated

.

the

manufacturer

/i

ntegrator

is

Commodore

Bu

si

nes

s

Machine

s,

In

c.,

1200

Wilson

Dr

i

ve

,

West

Chester

, PA

19380

.

Contents

QUICK

CO

NNECT

GUIDE ...................................................

Q-

1

1.

INTR

O

DUCTI

ON ...................................................................

1-

1

S

ys

tem Requi

re

ments .....................................................

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......

1-2

Wh

at's in the B

ox

..................................................................................

1-

2

2.

INSTALLATION

....................................................

...

.

...

.........

2-1

Attaching the

CD-ROM

Drive .......................................

..

................... 2-1

Audio Conne

cti

ons

..

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2-3

Power Conn

ec

ti

on·

...

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2-6

3.

B

ASICS

..

............................................................................... 3-1

Th

e

Di

sc Caddy ....................................................................................

.3-1

Am

iga/

CDT

V

~o

d

es

......

. :

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.....

3-2

Sc

r

ee

n Saver

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.3

-4

Compatibility

Sw

itch .........................

...........

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.3

-5

4.

CDTV

M

OD

E ........................................................................ 4-1

Loa

ding a Compa

ct

Di

sc

..................................................................... 4

-2

Emulating the Remote

Co

nt

ro

ll

er .......................

....

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..........

4-3

P

re

fere

nc

es

Cont

ro

l Scr

ee

n ................

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4-6

CD

Aud

io

Control S

cr

ee

n ........................................ : ........................... 4-9

5.

AMIGA

MO

DE

..

.............................

...

.................................... 5-1

CD-ROM

Ac

cess

..

.....

.

..

..................................................

..

.

.....

............. 5

-1

Wor

kb

ench

Access

....

.

..

........................................................................

.5

-2

Sh

e

ll

Acce

ss

..

.

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...

.

..

.5

-3

Fi

le Con

ve

rsion .............

....

.

..

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.........................

.5-4

·

6.

EXPANSI

ON OPTIONS ......

..

.................................................

6-1

QUICK

CONNECT

GUIDE

Experienced users can use these instructions and the diagram below to connect

the CD-ROM drive to an Amiga

500

computer.

For more detailed instructions, read Chapter 2,

In

s

tallation.

a Turn off the power

to

the Amiga, and disconnect the power supply.

9

~

II

Remove the cover from the Amiga's expansion slot. Slide the CD-ROM drive against the Amiga, so its connector

enters, and seats fully in, the Amiga's expansion slot. The two wuts should fit snugly together.

II

Use the audio cable that came with the CD-ROM drive to connect the Amiga to the CD-ROM drive. Plug one end into

the Amiga's audio out jacks, and the other end into the CD-ROM drive's audio in jacks.

II

Plug the cable from your audio system (stereo system, self-powered speakers, monitor, etc.) into the CD-ROM drive's

audio out jacks.

II

Re-attach the power supply

to

the Amiga. Attach the CD-ROM drive's power supply. Turn on the CD-ROM drive first,

then your Amiga.

..

•

II

r.

Q-2

Chapter

1

Introduction

1-1

Wi

th the

570

CD-ROM drive attached to your Amiga, your system will

have essentially the same capabilities as Commodore's

CDIV

®

Interactive Multimedia Player, while retaining the flexibility and power

your Amiga has always offered you. Like the

CDIV

Player,

your

Amiga/CD

-ROM drive system will play

CDIV

titles, as well as

CD+G, CD+MIDI, and standard audio CDs.

In addition to its

CDIV

capabilities, the CD-ROM drive can

ac

t as a

powerful peripheral

fC?r

your Amiga.

Wi

th the CD-ROM drive you

will be able

to

read many of the CD-ROM reference discs currently

available, even

if

the disc was produced with another computer

platform in mind (as long

as

the disc is in the industry-standard

ISO

9660

format). Considering that each CD-ROM contains up to

600

megabytes of information on topics such as demographics, history,

finance and geography, the CD-ROM drive

certainl

~

is a valuable and

powerful addition to your system. \ .

Ihe

CD-ROM drive installs easily. No software installation

is

required;

the built-in software takes care of both

CDIV

and CD-ROM use. No

ex

tra hardware is needed either; when playing

CDIV

titles, you can

continue to use your Amiga's keyboard, mouse and monitor for input

and display.

If

you

want

to increase the capabilities of your system even furth

er,

the

CD-ROM drive has an internal slot for memory expansion, and a rear

slot for cartridge-based peripherals such as hard drives.

1

-2

Introdu

c

tion

System

Requirements

For

CDTV

emulation, you need

to

be using version

1.3

or

2.0

of the

Amiga operating system. In addition, your Amiga should have one

megabyte

(1

MB)

of chip RAM.

If

you

don't

know whether your Amiga has 1

MB

of chip RAM, do the

fo

ll

owing:

• Type

AVAIL

in the Shell.

If

the total for chip RAM is less than

1047520,

you may not have enough chip

RAM

to

run some CDTV

applications. Contact your Commodore dealer about adding more

RAM or reallocating the memory you have.

What's

in

the

Box

In addition to this manual, the following items should be in the CD-

ROM drive box:

• the CD-ROM drive

• a power supply unit with attached power cables

• a stereo audio cable

• warranty information.

You

may also have received an application CD in the disc caddy.

If

so, refer

to

its accompanying documentation for directions on using

the disc.

Introduction 1-3

The

CD

-

ROM

d

riv

e

.....

cd

caddy

\-:=:-;::===========;;::4

::

~

· ·

slot

hea

d

phone

jack

head

p

hone

vol

u

me

/

compati

b

ility

switch

power

light

eject

bu

tton

"

busy

"

ligh

t

Chapter

2

Installation

In

sta

llation

2

-1

The CD-ROM drive attaches directly

to

the expansion connector on the

left side of your Amiga

500

® unit.

CAUTI

O

N:

Before attaching the CD-ROM drive

to

the expansion

connector, switch the power to the Amiga

OFF

and disconnect the cable

that goes from the power

supp

ly

to

the rear of the Amiga. Attaching the

CD-ROM drive with the power on or with the power cable connected

could damage the CD-ROM drive or the Amiga. Commodore will not

be responsible for damage caused by improper installation . .

Never connect or

di

sc~nnec

t

anything from the Amiga's expansion

connector, or from any other ports, while the power is on.

Attaching

the

CD-ROM

Drive

Once you have disconnected the power from the Amiga, place the

Amiga on a flat, level surface, with the area to the left of the computer

unobstructed. Remove the plastic access plate that covers the Amiga's

expansion slot. Place the CD-ROM drive

in the area to the left of the

Amiga, with the front of both units facing forward.

Align the connector that projects from the right side of the CD-ROM

drive with the expansion slot on the left

si

de of the Amiga. Slide the

CD-ROM drive toward the Amiga so that its connector enters the

expansion slot.

2-2

Installation

Connecting the CD-ROM drive to the Amiga

While holding the Amiga so that it does not slide, apply firm pressure

so that the CD-ROM drive connector seats fully in the Amiga expansion

slot. When fully seated, the right side of the CD-ROM drive should fit

snugly against the left side of the Amiga.

In

sta

ll

at

ion

2-3

Audio

Connections

On the rear of the CD-

ROM

drive are two sets of stereo

RCA

audio

jacks. One set of jacks is for

output

from the CD-ROM drive to your

audio system - typically your monitor, stereo system or self-powered

speakers. The other set of jacks is for audio

input

from the Amiga.

You

will be installing the CD-

ROM

drive between the Amiga and the

sound system that the Amiga

is

currently hooked up t

o.

When the CD-

ROM

drive and your Amiga are connected this way, the

Amiga's audio and the CD audio are mixed within the CD-ROM drive.

The mixed audio is then fed through the CD-ROM drive's

output

jacks

to your audio system. This allows you

to

use a single set of speakers

to

hear all the sound generated by your Amiga/ CO-ROM drive system.

Rear View of the CD-ROM drive

ex

pa

nsion

slot

cov

er

au

d

io

in

p

ut

jacks

au

dio outp

ut

jacks

2-4

Install

a

tion

Audio I

nt

erco

nn

ec

ti

on

Di

agra

m

cable

to

au

d

io

system

t

au

dio

out

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aud

io

in

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r - - (

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r-

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me

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,

out

to

headphone

s

CD-ROM

drive

Input

from

th

e

Am

iga

aud

ioeable

I

Am

iga

aud

io

out

Amiga

The left-hand set of RCA jacks on the b

ac

k of the CD-ROM drive (when

viewed from the re

ar

) is for Amiga audio input.

So

und

s generated by

the Amiga come into the CD-ROM unit through these jacks.

Use the cable included with the CD-ROM

dri

ve

to co

nn

ect the two

units. Plug one e

nd

of the

ca

ble into the audio o

utput

jacks on the rear

of the Amiga (you will proba

bl

y have to remove plugs you c

urr

ently

have in those jack

s)

. Plug the other e

nd

of the

ca

bl

e into the audio input

jacks on the rear of the CD-

RO

M

dri

ve

(the lef

t-

hand

set of jacks when

viewed from the rear).

NOTE:

Do not co

nn

ec

t other audio devi

ces

to the CD-ROM

dr

ive's

Installation

2-5

audio

input

jacks. These jacks are designed to handle audio signals from

an Amiga only. Distorted sound or damage to the CD-ROM drive may

result from non-Amiga audio input to these jacks.

Output

from

the

CD-ROM

Drive

The right-hand set (when viewed from the rear) of RCA jacks on the

back of the CD-ROM drive is for audio output. Sound generated by

compact discs is sent out through these jacks to your audio system. [In

this manual, "compact disc" refers to the following: CDTV titles, CD+G,

CD+MIDI, standard audio CDs, and

ISO

9660

CD-ROM discs.]

Take the cables that you removed from the Amiga

a1,ldio

output

jacks

(these should connect on the other end to a monitor, stereo system or

something else that contains speakers)

and

plug

them

into the CD-

ROM

drive's

audio output jacks (right-hand set of jacks on the rear of

the CD-ROM drive). This completes the audio installation.

Other

Audio

Options

If

you wish to keep the CD audio separate from Amiga audio, simply

connect the CD-ROM drive's audio outputs to your stereo system or

other audio device, and leave the Amiga audio outputs the way they

were before you installed the CD-ROM drive.

Headphones

Headphones can be connected

to

the jack on the front of the CD-ROM

drive (see page

1-3).

The same audio that comes through the audio

output

jacks will come through your headphones.

2·6

Installation

The volume knob next to the headphone jack controls only the volume

of the headphones - that is,

it

doesn't control the volume of the

audio coming out of your other speakers. Also, plugging headphones

into the headphone jack does not cut off the sound coming out of your

other speakers.

Note:

Do not turn the headphone volume control knob counter-

clockwise until it clicks. That will disable the CD-ROM unit and

probably cause the entire system to reboot.

See

the section in the next

chapter entitled "Compatibility Switch"

for

more information about

this function.

Power

Connection

Now that the CD-ROM drive has been attached to the Amiga and

the desired audio connections made, the power supplies can be

connected. With the power switch turned

OFF,

reconnect the Amiga

power supply to the back of the computer, and insert the plug into a

three-prong

AC

outlet.

Connect the proper end of the CD-ROM drive's power cable to the

receptacle on the rear of the unit (see the illustration on page

2-3)

and

then insert the

plug

into a three-prong

AC

outlet.

Power up the system by first switching the CD-ROM drive power

supply ON, then switching the Amiga power supply ON. (The CD-

ROM

drive will not power up until the Amiga

is

also switched on.)

Your

Amiga/ CD-ROM system

is

now ready for use.

Chapter

3

Basics

Basic

s

3-1

The CD-ROM drive uses a disc caddy to assure data integrity and

reliabilit

y,

and to protect the CD from

du

st

and

accidental damage to

its surface.

The Disc Caddy

squeeze

these

corners

to

open

" .

....

.

....

.....

.'

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