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Installation – Pioneer CD-ROM DRIVE UNIT DR-U16S User Manual

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INSTALLATION

SCSI TERMINATION

SCSI termination is a technique used to absorb line reflections at the beginning and end of a SCSI daisy
chain that would otherwise interfere with legitimate SCSI signals and cause errors. To minimize interference
with data transfer, SCSI termination is absolutely required for proper operation of your Drive.

WHEN TERMINATION IS REQUIRED

If you are installing the Drive as the

only

SCSI device or as the

last

SCSI device in the chain, termination

must be enabled.

A built-in terminator switch is located on the rear panel. Function Switch #5 is used to enable or disable
termination as described on page 14.

8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

DISABLE EJECT

2048/512

TERMINATION (SHORT – OFF)

RESERVED

SCSI ID

2 1 0

Switch #

RESERVED

As you can see in the above illustrations, whether you have an ON/OFF Terminator Switch or a Termination
Function Switch, your Drive has an ON/OFF termination option.

ON:

The

Terminator Switch

must be open when the drive is:

the

only

SCSI device connected to an interface card; and/or

the

last

physical device in a daisy-chain.

OFF:

The Terminator Switch must be short-circuited when the drive is:

connected in the

middle

of a SCSI chain.

SETTING FUNCTION SWITCHES

Function Switches, also known as Jumper Switches, control the operational functions of the CD-ROM
Drive.

The jumper is ON when a short-circuit socket is inserted to short-circuit the upper and lower pin, and it is
OFF in open condition.