Lenovo GP20N- Manuals

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 ix General safety guidelines Always observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury and property damage. Service Do not attempt to service a product yourself unless instructed to do so by the Customer Support Center. Use only a service provider who is approved ...

x Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Power cords and power adapters Use only the power cords and power adapters supplied by the product manufacturer. Never wrap a power cord around the power adapter or other object. Doing so can stress the cord in ways that can cause the cord to fray, c...

General safety guidelines xi Extension cords and related devices Ensure that extension cords, surge protectors, uninterruptible power supplies, and power strips that you use are rated to handle the electrical requirements of the product. Never overload these devices. If power strips are used, the lo...

xii Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Be sure that the power outlet you are using is properly wired, easily accessible, and located close to the equipment. Do not fully extend power cords in a way that will stress the cords. Connect and disconnect the equipment from the electrical outl...

General safety guidelines xiii increase the risk of a battery short circuit, which could shorten the life of the battery and can also pose a safety hazard. Do not let rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries completely discharge or store these batteries in a discharged state. Heat and product ventilation ...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 1 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 (hereafter referred to as the drive). Product description The Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner is a...

2 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Locating the controls The following figure shows the locations of the controls on the drive. 1 Disc tray Used to firmly seat the medium with the label facing up on the disc tray. Attention: Push the CD/DVD medium down until it clicks and is secured i...

Chapter 1. About the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 3 Attention: 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 button to open...

4 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide 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...

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 button of the drive to open the disc tray. 2. Place the medium on the tray with the label facing upward. Alignthe center hole...

8 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Manually ejecting the media If you press the Eject button 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 t...

Chapter 2. Installing and Using the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 9 Removing the drive Windows XP and Windows Vista 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 us...

10 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide 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 for...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 11 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 ...

12 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide 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 t...

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 rem...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 15 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Computer problems can be caused by hardware, software, or usererrors. The information in this section will help you solve problemsor gather helpful information you can pass on to a service technician.You might also need to refer to your computer ...

16 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide You cannot successfully write to a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, or DVD-RW medium. To solve the problem, do the following: 1. Make sure both the USB data cable and the USB power cable are connected. 2. Verify that the process is not being interrupted...

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 17 You cannot read from the CD or DVD medium after successfully writing to it . To solve the problem, do the following: 1. If you can view the CD or DVD medium in another CD or DVD player or you can see previous sessions, the directory information might be damaged on the v...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 19 Appendix A. Product specifications This appendix includes the following information for the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner: • Physical specifications • Power requirements • Environmental requirements • Read speeds • Write speeds Physical specifications The physical specifi...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 21 Appendix B. Electronic emission notices The following information refers to the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi...

22 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Lenovo is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’...

24 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt, in Übereinstimmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG-Konformitätszeichen - CE - zu führen. Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung nach Paragraf 5 des EMVG ist die Lenovo (Deutschland) GmbH, Gropiusplatz 10, D-70563 Stu...

Appendix B. Electronic emission notices 25 compatibilité électromagnétique. Lenovo décline toute responsabilité en cas de non-respect de cette directive résultant d’une modification non recommandée du produit, y compris l’ajout de cartes en option non Lenovo. Ce produit respecte les limites des cara...

26 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Questo prodotto è conforme alle normative di protezione ai sensi della Direttiva del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea 2004/108/EC sull’armonizzazione legislativa degli stati membri in materia di compatibilità elettromagnetica. Lenovo non accetta respon...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 ix General safety guidelines Always observe the following precautions to reduce the risk of injury and property damage. Service Do not attempt to service a product yourself unless instructed to do so by the Customer Support Center. Use only a service provider who is approved ...

x Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Power cords and power adapters Use only the power cords and power adapters supplied by the product manufacturer. Never wrap a power cord around the power adapter or other object. Doing so can stress the cord in ways that can cause the cord to fray, c...

General safety guidelines xi Extension cords and related devices Ensure that extension cords, surge protectors, uninterruptible power supplies, and power strips that you use are rated to handle the electrical requirements of the product. Never overload these devices. If power strips are used, the lo...

xii Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Be sure that the power outlet you are using is properly wired, easily accessible, and located close to the equipment. Do not fully extend power cords in a way that will stress the cords. Connect and disconnect the equipment from the electrical outl...

General safety guidelines xiii increase the risk of a battery short circuit, which could shorten the life of the battery and can also pose a safety hazard. Do not let rechargeable Lithium-Ion batteries completely discharge or store these batteries in a discharged state. Heat and product ventilation ...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 1 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 (hereafter referred to as the drive). Product description The Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner is a...

2 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Locating the controls The following figure shows the locations of the controls on the drive. 1 Disc tray Used to firmly seat the medium with the label facing up on the disc tray. Attention: Push the CD/DVD medium down until it clicks and is secured i...

Chapter 1. About the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 3 Attention: 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 button to open...

4 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide 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...

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 button of the drive to open the disc tray. 2. Place the medium on the tray with the label facing upward. Alignthe center hole...

8 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Manually ejecting the media If you press the Eject button 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 t...

Chapter 2. Installing and Using the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner 9 Removing the drive Windows XP and Windows Vista 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 us...

10 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide 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 for...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 11 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 ...

12 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide 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 t...

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 rem...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 15 Chapter 4. Troubleshooting Computer problems can be caused by hardware, software, or usererrors. The information in this section will help you solve problemsor gather helpful information you can pass on to a service technician.You might also need to refer to your computer ...

16 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide You cannot successfully write to a CD-R, CD-RW, DVD-R, DVD-RAM, or DVD-RW medium. To solve the problem, do the following: 1. Make sure both the USB data cable and the USB power cable are connected. 2. Verify that the process is not being interrupted...

Chapter 4. Troubleshooting 17 You cannot read from the CD or DVD medium after successfully writing to it . To solve the problem, do the following: 1. If you can view the CD or DVD medium in another CD or DVD player or you can see previous sessions, the directory information might be damaged on the v...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 19 Appendix A. Product specifications This appendix includes the following information for the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner: • Physical specifications • Power requirements • Environmental requirements • Read speeds • Write speeds Physical specifications The physical specifi...

© Copyright Lenovo 2009 21 Appendix B. Electronic emission notices The following information refers to the Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Declaration of Conformity Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limi...

22 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Lenovo is not responsible for any radio or television interference caused by using other than recommended cables and connectors or by unauthorized changes or modifications to this equipment. Unauthorized changes or modifications could void the user’...

24 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Dieses Gerät ist berechtigt, in Übereinstimmung mit dem Deutschen EMVG das EG-Konformitätszeichen - CE - zu führen. Verantwortlich für die Konformitätserklärung nach Paragraf 5 des EMVG ist die Lenovo (Deutschland) GmbH, Gropiusplatz 10, D-70563 Stu...

Appendix B. Electronic emission notices 25 compatibilité électromagnétique. Lenovo décline toute responsabilité en cas de non-respect de cette directive résultant d’une modification non recommandée du produit, y compris l’ajout de cartes en option non Lenovo. Ce produit respecte les limites des cara...

26 Lenovo USB Portable DVD Burner GP20N User Guide Questo prodotto è conforme alle normative di protezione ai sensi della Direttiva del Consiglio dell’Unione Europea 2004/108/EC sull’armonizzazione legislativa degli stati membri in materia di compatibilità elettromagnetica. Lenovo non accetta respon...