Sony DRX-510UL User Manual

Dvd/cd rewritable drive, Drx-510ul, System requirements

English

Please refer to this manual together with the “Dual Interface Drive User’s Guide” in the attached Software disc,
which carries more detailed information.

Français

Reportez-vous au présent manuel ainsi qu’au document intitulé “Lecteur d'interface Dual - Guide de
l’utilisateur” contenu sur le disque du logiciel accompagnant ce produit pour plus de détails.

Deutsch

Einzelheiten entnehmen Sie bitte diesem Handbuch sowie der “Laufwerk mit Dual-Schnittstelle -
Anwenderanleitung” auf der mitgelieferten Software-Disc.

Español

Consulte este manual junto con la “Unidad de interfaz Dual - Guía del usuario” del disco de software
suministrado, que contiene información más detallada.

Italiano

Fare riferimento al presente manuale insieme a “Guida dell’utilizzatore dell’unità disco con interfaccia Dual”
nel disco del software allegato, nel quale sono contenute informazioni più dettagliate.

Português

Consulte este manual juntamente com o “Guia do Utilizador do Drive de Interface Dual” incluído no disco de
software fornecido, para obter informações mais detalhadas.

Nederlands

Raadpleeg deze handleiding alsook de “Dual Station-interface -Gebruikershandleiding” op de bijgevoegde
Software Disc, die meer gedetaileerde informatie bevat.

Svenska

Förutom denna bruksanvisning finns mer information i “Brukanvisning för enhet med Dual gränssnitt” på den
medföljande programskivan.

Dual

4-675-508-01(1)

DRX-510UL

DVD/CD
Rewritable Drive

DRX-510UL

Windows

CPU Pentium II 400 MHz

MyDVD Pentium III 800 MHz

Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE)

Windows 2000 Professional (Windows 2000)

Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)

Windows XP Home Edition (Windows XP)

Windows XP Professional (Windows XP)

RAM

128 M

Windows XP 256 M

1 G

MyDVD 10 G

i.LINK

USB

DVD-ROM

Windows 98SE

•

CD/DVD

• DVD+RW/+R/-R 4

DVD-RW 2

CD-RW

•

Hi-Speed USB USB2.0

— Hi-Speed USB USB2.0

USB

— Hi-Speed USB USB2.0

USB

PCI

USB2.0EHCI

USB2.0

PCI

Microsoft

Windows

USB2.0EHCI

Windows XP

USB2.0

Microsoft

• Hi-Speed USB

12 Mbps USB1.1

• i.LINK

USB

VAIO

Windows

DRX-510UL i.LINK

PCG-F34/BP PCG-Z505JL
PCG-Z505J/BP PCG-Z505JX

PCG-F360 PCG-F350
PCG-F340 PCG-Z505R
PCG-Z505RX

PCG-F304 PCG-F305

The DRX-510UL can be used in systems
with the following capabilities.

Windows

❑ CPU: Pentium II 400 MHz (with MyDVD:

Pentium III 800 MHz) or higher.

❑ OS:

Windows 98 Second Edition (Windows 98 SE)
Windows 2000 Professional (Windows 2000)
Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me)
Windows XP Home Edition (Windows XP)
Windows XP Professional (Windows XP)

❑ At least 128 MB RAM

(with Windows XP: 256 MB RAM)

❑ 1 GB (with MyDVD: 10 GB) free hard

disk space

❑ i.LINK or USB connector
❑ DVD-ROM drive or Internet connection

(used with Windows 98 SE to install the
device driver)

CAUTION

• The above system requirements are given as minimum

requirements for a system on which basic writing
performance to supported CDs/DVDs can be obtained.
In actual use, the requirements for the writing software
and other supplied software also have to be taken into
consideration. (Normally, these requirements are
higher than the above specifications.) Refer to your
software user’s guides for details.

• Appropriate discs are needed when writing at 4

speed to DVD+RW/+R/-R, 10

speed or faster to CD-

RW, and 2

speed to DVD-RW.

System Requirements

• Writing speed may automatically be adjusted

depending on the disc, specified disc speed, or disc
conditions such as weight imbalance and eccentricity.

• System meeting the following requirements is needed

in order to use USB 2.0 operation with this device.
— Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-compliant) interface

cable (included).

— System equipped with a Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-

compliant) connector or PCI adapter card

, and

running the USB 2.0 EHCI device driver

The USB 2.0 EHCI driver software is supplied with
currently available PCI adapter cards that conform to USB
2.0. Further, Microsoft has released the USB 2.0 EHCI
driver software for Windows XP, therefore it is also
possible to use this driver software with Windows XP.

For details, contact your USB 2.0 adapter dealer or
consult the Microsoft Corporation Web site.

• When connected to a product that does not support Hi-

Speed USB, the maximum transfer rate is limited to
12 Mbps (equivalent to a USB 1.1 transfer rate).

• You cannot use the i.LINK and USB interfaces

simultaneously.

Incompatible Sony VAIO
computers

Regardless of the version of Windows they are running,
the following models of VAIO computers are
incompatible with the DRX-510UL when connected
through an i.LINK cable.

Products for USA

: PCG-F360, PCG-F350,

PCG-F340, PCG-Z505R,
PCG-Z505RX

Products for Europe : PCG-F304, PCG-F305
Products for Japan : PCG-F34/BP, PCG-Z505JL,

PCG-Z505J/BP, PCG-Z505JX

DRX-510UL

•

http://www.sony.co.jp/dvd_cd-rw/

•

Dual

•

DRX-510UL

•

CPU

•

TEL 0475-58-0931

10:00

18:00

The DRX-510UL has the following features.

❑ An external DVD/CD RW drive with i.LINK

(IEEE1394) and Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0-
compliant) interfaces for computers.

❑ Supports writing and rewriting to

DVD+R/RW and DVD-R/RW discs.

❑ Supports reading DVD-Video and DVD-

ROM discs.

❑ Supports writing and rewriting to CD-R/

RW discs.

❑ Supports reading of other types of discs

(CD-ROM, CD TEXT, Photo CD, etc.).

❑ Features

(for CD-R/

-RW) and Lossless Linking technology
(for DVD+R/+RW and DVD-R/RW) to
prevent buffer under-run errors.

Introduction

DRX-510UL

i.LINK IEEE1394

Hi-

Speed USB USB 2.0

DVD/CD RW

DVD+R/RW

DVD-R/RW

DVD-Video

DVD-ROM

CD-R/RW

CD TEXT

CD-ROM

CD-R/-RW

DVD+R/+RW DVD-R/-RW

Compatible discs

DVD+R

(High Speed)

DVD+RW

(High Speed)

DVD-R

(High Speed)

DVD-RW

(High Speed)

DVD-ROM
DVD-Video
CD-R
CD-RW
CD-RW

(High Speed)

CD-RW

(Ultra Speed)

CD-ROM
CD-DA

CD-DA

(DAE)

Disc diameter 12 cm

8 cm

Discs written in the DVD-Video format can only be read at
2

speed, like other DVD-Video discs.

This product is designed to playback discs that conform to the
Compact Disc (CD) standard. Recently, various music discs
encoded with copyright protection technologies are marketed
by some record companies. Please be aware that among those
discs, there are some that do not conform to the CD standard
and may not be playable by this product.
When you use this unit as an audio CD player, use compact
discs with the following mark.

DVD-Video

DVD-

Video

Writing Systems

DVD
Random write
Sequential write
CD
Track-at-once
Disc-at-once
Session-at-once
Packet writing

Drive

Data transfer rate

Up to 4800 KB/s (32

speed)

DVD

Up to 16620 KB/s (12

speed)

Access time
Average random stroke

Approx. 200 ms (DVD)
Approx. 160 ms (CD)

Maximum data transfer rate depends on the
capabilities of the host PC

4800 K

/s 32

DVD

16620 K

/s 12

DVD

200 ms

160 ms

Buffer under-run error protection

(for CD-R/-RW)

technology
Lossless Linking (for DVD+R/+RW and
DVD-R/RW)

CD-R/-RW

DVD+R/+RW DVD-R/-RW

Operating temperature

5 to 35 ºC

Interface

Drive interface
IEEE1394-compliant (6-pin connector)

USB 2.0-compliant (Hi-Speed USB)

IEEE1394

USB 2.0

Hi-Speed USB

Buffer capacity

8 MB

8 M

Power

Drive rated input: DC 12 V

(External power jack)

Power consumption: 3.0 A (Max.)
AC adapter rated input: AC 100-240 V

DC 12 V

3.0 A

AC 100-240 V

Miscellaneous

Size
Approx. 164.0

53.2

246.6 mm (W

Weight
Approx. 1.95 kg (drive only)

164.0 53.2 246.6 mm

1.95 kg

Please note that specifications and
appearance may be subject to change
without notice.

Main Specifications

Read (max.)

-CAV

Write (max.)

2.4

—
—

-ZCLV

—
—
—

—

DRX-510UL

• DRX-510UL

• i.LINK

• Hi-Speed USB

USB

• AC

MPA-AC1

•

DVD-ROM

•

Windows 98 SE

USB i.LINK

Web

http://www.sony.co.jp/dvd_cd-rw/

DVD+R

Package Contents

Please verify that the package contains the following.
If any of these items appears to be missing or damaged, please contact your supplier.

• DRX-510UL drive

• i.LINK cable (6-pin to 6-pin)

• Hi-Speed USB cable

(6-pin to 4-pin)

• AC power cord

• AC adaptor (MPA-AC1)

• Product Information

• Quick Start Guide

• Software Quick Start Guide

(this document)

• Software disc (DVD-ROM)

• Warranty card

*You can also download the Windows 98 SE USB/i.LINK device driver found on the software

disc from the locations below.
USA:

http://sony.storagesupport.com/

Europe: http://www.sonydvd-link.com

Note

To guard against possible loss or damage, be sure to make a backup copy of the provided software disc on a DVD+R
disc or other media. The software disc is not sold separately.

Please Record Responsibly

Before copying anything to a disc, please be sure that you are not violating copyright laws.
Most software companies allow you to make a backup or archive copy of software. Check
your software’s license agreement for details.

DVD-Video Playback and Region Codes

The playback of DVD-Video (DVD discs) is
protected and controlled by a region code
setting*.
*Region Playback Control standard (RPC

standard)

In order for the DVD/CD RW drive to play
back DVD-Video disc, the region code on
the DVD disc, the region code of the DVD/
CD RW drive, and the region code of the
DVD-Video software must all match.

DVD-Video Playback and Region Codes with the DRX-510UL

With the DRX-510UL, the region code can
be set up to five times, including the initial
assignment (RPC phase 2 standard). The
DVD-Video playback software sets the
DRX-510UL region code.

Important

After setting the region code five times (including the
initial setting), the setting becomes permanent and can
no longer be changed. From this point on, you are only
able to play back DVD-Video discs whose region code
matches the one set the fifth time.

CAUTION

Do not attempt to make unauthorized changes to the
region code. Any problems resulting from doing so are
not covered by the warranty.

Points to Consider when Playing
DVD-Video Discs

DVD-Video disc playback conditions are
sometimes determined by software
manufacturers. Because the DRX-510UL
plays back discs as determined by software
manufacturers, some drive functions may not
always perform as expected. When playing
back DVD-Video discs, refer to the
instructions accompanying each disc.

DRX-510UL DVD

DRX-510UL

RPC

Phase2

DRX-510UL

DVD

DVD

DVD

* Region Playback Control

(RPC

)

DVD/CD RW

DVD

DVD/CD RW

DVD

DVD

DVD

DRX-510UL

DVD

Product Information

Included Documents

❑ Quick Start Guide

❑ Software Quick Start Guide

❑ Electronic manual on

❑ Warranty card

the software disc

❑ Product Information

(this document)

❑



2003 Sony Corporation

Printed in Malaysia