Plextor PLEXTOOL Manuel utilisateur
PlexTools®
Installation and Operation Manual
15/04/2003
PlexTools® Installation and Operation Manual i
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 System Requirements. 1
2 Installation. 2
3 How to … 3
3.1 ... launch the software. 3
3.2 ... select an adapter and a drive. 4
4 PlexTools® functions. 5
4.1 General information. 5
4.2 Changing drive settings. 8
4.3 Drive Information. 11
4.4 Retrieving CD/DVD Information. 16
4.5 Using Multimedia Player. 18
4.6 Audio CD Player: 21
4.7 Extracting audio tracks. 22
4.8 Changing advanced settings for Digital Audio Extraction. 25
4.9 AudioCD Maker. 30
4.10 CD-ROM Maker 35
4.11 Copying a disk. 41
4.12 Changing advanced options for CD Copy. 43
4.13 Erasing a CD-RW / DVD RW disc. 46
4.14 Customising general settings. 47
4.15 Customising freedb settings. 49
5 Test Functions. 52
5.1 CD Test. 52
5.2 Read Transfer Rate Test: 53
5.3 Write Transfer Rate Test. 55
6 Extra Features. 57
6.1 Options. 57
6.2 Help. 58
7 Glossary. 59
8 Error Messages. 61
9 Tips & Tricks. 64
10 Contacting Plextor Technical Support. 66
PlexTools® Installation and Operation Manual ii
PlexTools® software allows you to control the most important functions of your Plex-
tor CD-ROM drive(s) or CD-Recorder(s) with an easy-to-use interface.
This software provides powerful functions for your Plextor drive(s), running under the
Microsoft Windows 95/98/ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT or Windows XP Operat-
ing System.
It permits drive identification and control, the display of Compact Disc information,
Digital Audio Extraction, CD copying, and more…
Additional features include the retrieval of the SCSI / ATAPI system information and
logging of Digital Audio Extraction or CD writing activities.
This manual will guide you through the setup and operation of the software, and will
give a brief description of its functions.
Updates and translations are available on Plextor’s website (http://www.plextor.com).
Disclaimer:
Plextor S.A./N.V. reserves the right to revise this manual and to make changes in its
contents without the obligation to notify any person or organisation of such revision or
change.
This utility is freely available for all Plextor customers to be used under the conditions
of the End-User License Agreement.
The PlexTools user is encouraged to respect applicable copyright laws and not to use
this software for any illegal actions or purposes.
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Credits:
Microsoft Windows is a trademark of Microsoft Corporation.
Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems Incorporated.
MPEG Layer-3 audio coding technology licensed from
Fraunhofer IIS and Thomson Multimedia.
Monkey’s Audio is Copyrighted by Matthew T. Ashland.
(http://www.monkeysaudio.com)
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1 System Requirements.
PlexTools® software runs independently and requires that your system is properly
setup and fully functioning.
System requirements:
IBM compatible Personal Computer, preferably Pentium II or higher.
Microsoft Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows 2000, Windows NT or
Windows XP Operating System installed.
Operational SCSI controller (installed with all necessary drivers) when Plextor SCSI
devices are installed, or operational IDE interface when a Plextor ATAPI device is
used.
Installed ASPI layer (with updated 32-bit device drivers for Windows) when Plextor
devices are installed.
Correctly installed and configured Plextor CD-ROM drive or CD-Recorder.
For more information on the SCSI Controller device driver or the ASPI layer, please
refer to the manufacturer of the SCSI controller.
For more information on the IDE drivers, please refer to the manufacturer of the IDE
chipset or mainboard.
For information on the installation and configuration of the Plextor drives, please refer
to the Operation Manual for your drive.
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2 Installation.
The latest version of PlexTools® is shipped on CD-ROM.
Updates will be made available on the Plextor Website ( http://www.plextor.com )
To install PlexTools®, insert the CD-ROM in your drive.
If the AutoRun feature ofyour system is enabled, the installation procedure will launch
automatically. Please follow the instructions shown on the startup menu.
In the other cases, start the installation by executing the setup program on the disc.
Select 'Start/Run' and type 'D:\setup.exe' where <D> stands for your CD-ROM drive
letter or start the 'Windows Explorer', select your CD-ROM and double-click on the file
'setup.exe'.
In order to be able to read the PlexTools® manual you need to install the Adobe Acro-
bat Reader. Select one of thelanguages and both Acrobat Reader and the PlexTools®
manual will be installed accordingly.
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3 How to …
This section shows you how to execute the most frequently used functions.
3.1 ... launch the software.
PlexTools® can be started by selecting it in the 'Start/Programs/Plextor' menu, or by
double clicking the System Tray icon (to change startup settings, see 4.14 Customis-
ing general settings.)
The application will start and will scan all your SCSI and ATAPI devices to retrieve
information about connected devices from them.
After a short time, the retrieved information will be displayed.
The program will show three windows: the upper left window will show the SCSI and
ATAPI hardware, the lower left window will show the available functions, and the right
hand window will show function-dependant information.
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3.2 ... select an adapter and a drive.
Selecting an adapter and a drive is done in the same way as in the Windows Explorer
program. Just click on the desired adapter in the hardware window, and you will see
General Information about this adapter appear in the right hand window (as shown on
the previous page).
When you click on a device (using the left mouse button), you will see the general
information about that drive in the right window and the other options in the lower left
window.
Different icons will indicate hard disk drives, empty CD-ROM drives and any CD-ROM
drives with discs inserted. The currently selected device will be highlighted.
Right clicking (right mouse button) on a device will allow options such as: refresh,
refresh all, eject, load, retrieve CD from freedb and status.
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4 PlexTools® functions.
4.1 General information.
To find more information about a Plextor drive, select the drive and choose the Gen-
eral Information option.
Some of the information found in the General Information window:
For SCSI drives only:
• Jumper Settings: gives a visual indication of the settings on the selected drive
• SCSI ID, Termination & Parity: shows the SCSI ID, the status of termination and
the parity for the selected drive.
• Serial Number: shows the drive’s serial number.
• Buffer Capacity: indicates the drive’s buffer memory capacity.
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For ATAPI drives only:
• Jumper Settings: gives a visual indication of the settings on the selected drive
• IDE Setup:shows if the drive is connected as master or slave on the IDE bus
• Serial Number: shows the drive’s serial number.
• Buffer Capacity: indicates the drive’s buffer memory capacity.
Note: CD-ROM drives and peripherals from other manufacturers will also be shown in
the hardware list if they are supported and functional, but only for Plextor drives all
information will be shown.
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