INSTALLATION GUIDE FOR MS-DOS DRIVER FOR CD-55A CD-ROM DRIVE This installation guide is divided into the following sections: SECTION 1: IMPORTANT DRIVER NOTE. (PLEASE READ!!) SECTION 2: Pre-installation checklist SECTION 3: Running the CD55A in the DOS mode SECTION 4: CD55A Frequently Asked Questions SECTION 5: Contacting TEAC's TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES **************************** SECTION 1 ******************************* This CD55A MS-DOS and WINDOWS 3.1 driver WILL work with the following cards: 1) TEAC CD-55A 8-BIT I/F card 2) TEAC CD-55A 16-BIT I/F card 3) Any TRUE SoundBlaster cards with Panasonic CD-ROM interface SoundBlaster compatible card with a Panasonic interface NOTE: As of May 1997, the TEAC 16-BIT I/O card will no longer be available for purchase. This CD55A MS-DOS driver WILL support some third party interface cards such as: SMS, TOPTEK, MWI, Golden Sound Cards, etc. NOTE: TEAC's original kit NEVER included any of these third party cards. This CD55A MS-DOS driver WILL support some SoundBlaster compatible cards with a Panasonic interface such as: Diamond, Vibra16, Turtle Beach, Media Vision, Reveal, etc. **************************** SECTION 2 ******************************* To ensure the MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 driver installation is as smooth as possible, please go through the following steps: 1. SETTING THE CD55A DRIVE'S ID Under MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 the CD55A drive's ID can be any number from 0 to 3 this jumper setting only comes into play if you're going to be daisy-chaining more than one CD55A on one cable. The jumper is right next to the audio cable connector. Reference the CD55A's hardware manual, if not available, you can contact our FAX ON DEMAND and request document #6010. MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 are the only environments in which you can daisy-chain the CD55A. Under any other environments such as Windows 95, OS/2 WARP, and Windows NT, you CANNOT daisy-chain the CD55A and the jumper on the back must be set to 0. 2. IDENTIFY YOUR INTERFACE CARD. The TEAC interface cards (there are only two of them) have "TEAC" printed on the cards. -The TEAC 8-bit interface card has a red plastic box with eight white dip-switches. -The TEAC 16-bit interface card has a set of three jumpers labeled JP1 which is located at the upper-left hand corner. Each jumper is labeled accordingly from 1 through 3 (left to right). Again, the TEAC interface cards have "TEAC" printed on them in white. You may reference TEAC's Hardware Installation Guide for jumper and/or switch settings information, if not available, contact our FAX ON DEMAND system and request document 6010 -Creative Labs SoundBlaster cards generally have SoundBlaster printed on the card, and start off with the letters CT for their model numbers. - The TEAC CD55A can be connected to a SoundBlaster compatible card as long as the card has a Panasonic interface (supporting Panasonic drives -562 and -563). Please before installing the CD55A into any of these cards, read the documentation provided by the sound card manufacturer, if not available, contact the soundcard manufacturer immediately. Ask the manufacturer of any known requirements when connecting the CD55A to their soundcard Please ascertain what the default CD-ROM address is on the card, as well as what the entire I/O port address range is just in case you need to use another address than the default. Also ascertain from the soundcard's manufacturer if the Panasonic port onboard the card has to be enabled through either software or hardware; otherwise, the CD55A WILL NOT work with this card!! -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Please verify what interface card you have before you start with the installation of the MS-DOS -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and Windows 3.1 driver. A successful installation of the TEAC MS-DOS driver greatly depends upon identifying the type interface or soundcard being used! 3. IDENTIFYING THE I/O PORT ADDRESS The MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 driver supports a wide range of I/O port addresses. You may make a selection for a TEAC or SoundBlaster card as follows: -The TEAC 8-bit card (It's default address is 0230H) The recommended I/O port addresses and card switch-settings are as follow: *ADDRESS* *SWITCH-SETTINGS* 230 (Default) Set Switches 1, 5, & 6 to the ON (UP) position 250 Set Switches 1, 4, & 6 " " " 270 Set Switches 1, 4, 5, & 6 " " " 290 Set Switches 1, 3, & 6 " " " 310 Set Switches 1, 2, & 6 " " " 330 Set Switches 1, 2, 5, & 6 " " " 340 Set Switches 1, 2, & 4 " " " 360 Set Switches 1, 2, 4, & 5 " " " -The TEAC 16-bit card (It's default address is 02C0H) The recommended addresses and card jumper-settings are as follow: *ADDRESS* *SWITCH-SETTINGS* 2C0 Set all 3 jumpers to the OFF position 2E0 Set only jumper 3 to the ON Position 300 Set only jumper 2 " " 320 Set jumpers 2 & 3 " " 340 Set only jumper 1 " " 360 Set jumpers 1 & 3 " " NOTE: The jumpers are the little black caps used as a short between two pins. The 16-bit card has three sets of two vertical pins. They're labeled 1 through 3 from left to right. As it's default, all jumpers are in OFF position just hanging from the bottom pin. To set anyone of the jumpers ON, take the jumper and move it up so that it covers both pins vertically (NOT HORIZONTALLY). - Creative Labs SoundBlaster Cards Please note that current Creative Labs SoundBlaster cards have and IDE interface on-board. The CD55A will not work if connected to and IDE interface port. Early SoundBlaster cards have an 8-bit Panasonic port. When using a SoundBlaster card, you will be selecting the same address as that of your card; therefore if the card has and address of 220H, you will be selecting that same address when you load the software provided with the TEAC CD55A CD-ROM drive. - SoundBlaster Compatible Cards Please ascertain what the default CD-ROM address is on the card, as well as what the entire I/O port address range is just in case you need to use another address than the default. Note that you'll be using the CD-ROM I/O port address and not the SoundBlaster compatibility address of 220H. Please reference the documentation provided by the soundcard's manufacturer as TEAC doesn't keep SoundBlaster compatible cross-reference documentation. **************************************************************************** ***************************** SECTION 3 *********************************** INSTALLING THE MS-DOS DRIVER Prior to installing the MS-DOS and Windows 3.1 software driver, please make sure that the drive is properly installed in your system. Please reference SECTION #2 above or the documentation received with your kit, if not available, contact our Fax on Demand system and request document 6010. The driver needed is TEAC_CDA.SYS. Please use the While and Blue installation disk you receive with the CD55A. If not available, download the file CD55A.EXE from our BBS at (213) 727-7660 or from TEAC's Website. IF YOU HAVE BOTH MS-DOS AND WINDOWS 3.1 INSTALLED IN YOUR SYSTEM You originally received with your TEAC kit a white-and-Blue labeled installation diskette (P/N T000022-00C). Please run the SETUP.EXE from that disk. For a full description on the installation procedure, please reference the software installation guide you also received with your drive. If not available, contact or Fax on Demand system at (213) 727-7629 and request document 6011. You will be selecting three things: A) The directory name where you want the TEAC software to be installed. (TEAC is the default name) B) Select the card the CD55A interface cable is directly connected to. If you have a SoundBlaster card, but the interface cable is connected to a TEAC interface card, select TEAC interface card. If you have a SoundBlaster card, but the interface cable is connected to third party interface card, select, SoundBlaster compatible card. C) The third option is for matching the address the card is using. Please reference SECTION #2 above. If your SoundBlaster compatible card is using an address which doesn't appear on the screen as you load the TEAC software, select any address selection displayed on the screen, let the software load, then, go to the Config.sys and manually change from the address you selected on the screen to the actual address your card has. The Config.sys and Autoexec.bat will be edited automatically. The installation procedure is complete. Reboot your system. The device driver called "MCI CD AUDIO" is required to use the Windows 3.1\3.11 version to the TEAC AUDIO-CD PLAYER. - Go to Control Panel in the Main group - Click on Drivers - Under the Installed driver's window, Click on the button labeled ADD - Under the Drivers to be Installed window, Double-click on the "MCI AUDIO CD" driver. - Insert the Windows 3.x diskette you're being prompt to and the driver will be installed. - Reboot the system to ensure the driver's loaded properly. - You should now have full operation of the TEAC AUDIO-CD PLAYER. IF YOU HAVE ONLY MS-DOS INSTALLED IN YOUR SYSTEM You originally received with your TEAC kit a white-and-Blue labeled installation diskette (P/N T000022-00C). Please run the INSTDOS.EXE from that disk. For a full description on the installation procedure, please reference the software installation guide you also received with your drive. If not available, contact or Fax on Demand system at (213) 727-7629 and request document 6011. You will be selecting three things: A) The directory name where you want the TEAC software to be installed. (TEAC is the default name) B) Select the card the CD55A interface cable is directly connected to. If you have a SoundBlaster card, but the interface cable is connected to a TEAC interface card, select TEAC interface card. If you have a SoundBlaster card, but the interface cable is connected to third party interface card, select, SoundBlaster compatible card. C) The third option is for matching the address the card is using. Please reference SECTION #2 above. If your SoundBlaster compatible card is using an address which doesn't appear on the screen as you load the TEAC software, select any address selection displayed on the screen, let the software load, then, go to the Config.sys and manually change from the address you selected on the screen to the actual address your card has. The Config.sys and Autoexec.bat will be edited automatically. The installation procedure is complete. Reboot your system. IF YOU'VE DOWNLOADED THE MS-DOS DRIVER If you have downloaded the file CD55A.EXE from our BBS or Website, at the C:\> prompt create a directory named TEAC. Copy into the TEAC directory the file TEAC_CDA.SYS from the CD55A.EXE file you downloaded and have decompressed. A) At the C:\> prompt, edit the Config.sys file as follows: - If you have the CD55A connected to a TEAC 8 BIT I/F card, edit this statement: DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:TEAC-CDA /P:230 /T:1 - If you have the CD-55A connected to a TEAC 16 BIT I/F card, edit this statement: DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:TEAC-CDA /P:2C0 /T:1 - If you have the CD55A connected to a SoundBlaster card, edit this statement: DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:TEAC-CDA /P:220 /T:0 - If you have the CD55A connected to a SoundBlaster Compatible card, edit this statement: DEVICE=C:\TEAC\TEAC_CDA.SYS /D:TEAC-CDA /P:340 /T:2 NOTE: Please note that the I/O port address parameter (/P:XXX) in the statements above suggest that the cards are set to their default settings. If you know the settings on your card are different, change the I/O port address parameter on the statement as per your card's settings. Please reference SECTION 2 above. DEVICE= TEAC_CDA.SYS/D:/P:/T: /P: :Specifies the port address of the interface card. is hex. For example SoundBlaster's /P:220 /T: :Specifies type of the interface card.=0, 1, or 2 0 for SoundBlaster, 1 for a TEAC 8 or 16-bit card, 2 for SoundBlaster Compatible cards /D::Specifies the driver name. This name must be the SAME in the Config.sys statement as the one in the AUTOEXEC.BAT statement. B) At the c:\> prompt, edit the Autoexec.bat file as follows: C:\DOS\MSCDEX.EXE /D:TEAC-CDA /M:15 3. Reboot your system. You should now have access to the CD55A CD-ROM drive in the MS-DOS mode. **************************************************************************** ******************************* SECTION 4 ********************************* CD55A FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS The CD55A is hardware compatible with the Panasonic type AT interface. This drive can be connected to the TEAC interface card, any Creative Labs SoundBlaster with the Creative or Panasonic interface connector or any SoundBlaster compatible sound card that supports the Panasonic interface. QUESTION/Problem ANSWER/Solution 1 CD55A - MSCD001 not found, no CD-ROM found. Check drive connection - cables need to be secure. Try a different I/O port address on the I/F card. Verify the I/O port address on the I/F card is the same as that referenced in the CONFIG.SYS file. Try a different slot for the I/F card. If the TEAC CD55A I/F card is used, make sure TEAC is selected during the installation of the TEAC software. 2 I can play Music (Red Book) titles but no sound comes out. Make sure the audio cable is properly connected between the CD-ROM drive and your sound card. Also make sure the audio cable is connected to the Panasonic audio connector. 3 The device driver loads successfully from the CONFIG.SYS but I can't access the CD-ROM drive from within MS Windows. You may be loading Windows from your Autoexec.bat file. Make sure the MSCDEX or CORELCDX line statement is at the TOP of the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 4 The interface card I received is only an interface card and not a sound card. During the software installation I selected "TEAC" as the interface type but the device driver fails to load successfully. The TEAC interface card provide only one connector for CD-ROM control. It also has 8 micro switches on a red colored switch bank. If this is the card you have then you should have selected TEAC as the I/F type. If your card looks different then select SoundBlaster Compatible as the I/F type. 5 I want to add another hard drive to my system. How do I make the CD55A the E: or F: drive. Simply add your second hard drive to your system and configure the drive using the CMOS setup. Because the HDD is BIOS configured the 2nd HDD will be the D: drive. When the MSCDEX or CORELCDX loads from the AUTOEXEC.BAT file the system will automatically assign the next available drive letter to your CD-ROM drive. 6 What are those jumpers on the back of CD55A drive for? These jumper are used for drive selection. You can daisy chain up to 4 CD55As on one TEAC I/F card, SoundBlaster or Sound Blaster Compatible. 7 The eject button sometimes works (tray ejects), but not all the time. This may be a mechanical failure within the drives mechanism. Take the drive back to the place of purchase for a replacement. 8 Can the drives buffer be increased? No - the 64K byte buffers is fixed and can not be increased. 9 Is the CD55A an IDE or ATAPI interface drive? No - the CD55A uses TEAC own proprietary AT interface. This interface is hardware compatible with the Panasonic (563) interface, but requires TEAC's TEAC_CDA.SYS device driver. 10 Can I install the CD55A into a 386 based system? Yes - the CD55A will work in any AT system. However, the performance of the AT bus will effect the performance of the drive. 11 I can play data titles but I can't play music titles. The door of the CD Player screen is open even when a music CD is loaded in the drive. Make sure the MCI-Audio driver is loaded. To load open the CONTROL PANEL from the main group. Double click on the drivers ICON and ADD the MCI-CD Audio driver. Follow the instructions given by Windows. 12 Which book standards does the CD55A support? Red Book (Audio), Yellow Book (Data) and Green Book (CD Interactive). 13 Can you have two CD55A in one system? Yes, the TEAC_CDA.SYS device driver must be loaded twice in the CONFIS.SYS file and the "/D:" switch must appear twice in the MSCDEX or CORELCDX line statement AUTOEXEC.BAT file. 14 I have 16MB of RAM in my system. After installing the CD55A software, my system shows only 12MB. How can I correct this? In the Autoexect.bat file, find the Corelcdx.com statement. Change the parameter XMSSIZE=-1 to XMSSIZE=512 ****************************** SECTION 5 ********************************** TEAC's TECHNICAL SUPPORT SERVICES 1. TEAC America's Corporate number: (213) 726-0303 Dial this number if you would like to have sales and marketing information on TEAC products. Please ask the operator to be transferred to the DATA STORAGE SALES DEPT. 2. TECHNICAL SUPPORT GROUP: (213) 727-4860 VOICE The Data Storage Product's Technical Support Group can be reached Monday through Friday, except for holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time. For after-hours support, the 24-hr. automated services available include the following: 3. TECHNICAL SUPPORT GROUP: (213) 727-7674 FAX You can also reach us during regular and non-business hours via fax. Please fax us your DETAILED technical questions/comments. 4. TEAC'S WORLD WIDE WEB SITE: HTTP://WWW.TEAC.COM Please visit our Web site DATA STORAGE PRODUCTS DIVISION (DSPD) for technical documentation and software drivers. 5. FAX ON DEMAND: (213) 727-7629 The Fax on Demand (24-hr.-a-day, 7-days-a-week) system provides technical documents for all of our products. The technical documentation available include installation guides, product spec. sheets, jumper setting information, as well as troubleshooting guides. From a touch-tone phone, call into the Fax on Demand system to have a catalog of available documents faxed to you (Document 1002), then select a specific document from the catalog. All the required information, document number and your fax machine number, is input through your touch-tone phone's keypad. 6. BBS: (213) 727-7660 CD-ROM software drivers may be downloaded (24-hr.-a-day, 7 days-a-week) from our Bulletin Board System. The protocols used are standard: 8 data bits, no parity, and 1 stop-bit. 14.4bps. We use ANSI terminal emulation. 7. TEAC's SERVICE DEPARTMENT: (213) 726-0303 Ext. 616 The Data Storage Product's Service department can be reached Monday through Friday, except for holidays, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Pacific time. Please dial this number if you need product warranty and service information which include of RMAs.