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— CHAPTER 11 —
How to Play Audio CDs on Your Drive
YOUR TASK:
Learn how to use your CD-ROM drive so that it can also play audio CDs.
YOUR OBJECTIVE:
Increase functionality of your drive. Provide musical accompaniment for presentations. Goof off at work.
YOUR METHOD:
You may choose from a variety of methods. You can use anything from front panel controls or very basic, bare bones audio CD software utilities up to software utilities that surpass the capabilities of the CD player attached to your stereo system. With Plextor Manager and USB speakers, you can even bypass the soundcard in your PC.
1) The most basic method is to use the UltraPleX front panel audio controls. No special drivers are needed to operate this feature.
Once an audio CD is inserted into the drive, simply push the button to begin audio play. Once the audio is playing, push the play button once for track advance, or hold down the button for more than 1 second to begin a fast forward search (FFWD). To eject, press the Stop/Eject button once to stop audio play and a second time to eject the CD.
While in audio CD play mode, you can read a CD-ROM data disc by simply removing the audio CD and inserting a data CD into your
CD-ROM drive.
2) For PC users, unique and powerful audio utilities are provided with
Plextor Manager software. Version 1.7 and later of Plextor Manager even allows you to access CD-Audio tracks as though they were
.WAV files. These can be played without analogue audio connections to your soundcard. This is particularly useful for a second CD-ROM or external drive attached to your system — only the SCSI cable is needed! For installation and operating instructions, refer to the separate Plextor Manager software manual and README files.
3) Other alternatives include audio utilities designed into your operating system (Media Player in Windows, for instance) or various other utilities that can be purchased commercially.
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4) Mac users can run a program such as CDT Remote (which typically is included with FWB’s CD-ROM device driver).
In order to hear the audio CD your drive is playing, you can plug a pair of stereo headphones or self-powered speakers into the headphone jack on the drive’s front panel. You can also connect your drive to an audio amplifier as shown on the next page. The audio cables shown are available at most computer and audio supply stores.
PLEASE NOTE: The volume control on the front panel of your drive adjusts only the sound level of the headphone jack. It has no impact on the volume level of the rear panel audio outputs. Plextor
Manager software can control volume level of the signal from the rear panel audio outputs. Please refer to the Plextor
Manager manual for information regarding this function.
UltraPleX 40max (Internal or External)
Stereo Mini-Plug
(To Headphone Jack)
RCA-Type Plugs
Audio Amplifier
Audio Input
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PX-40TSe (External)
(To Audio Out)
Audio Amplifier
Audio Input
RCA-Type Plugs
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