Sony CDU711 - Manual (Page 6)

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Introduction
Introduction
Features
The CDU711 is an internal CD-R OM (Compact Disc Read-Onl y
Memor y) drive unit designed f or use with an IBM PC, HP Vectra, or
compatib le computer . It can read as m uc h as 540 Mb ytes of digital
data stored in a single CD-ROM disc.
The CDU711 has the f
ollo wing f eatures:
General
• 5 1 /
4
inch half-height drive form factor.
• 256-kbyte buffer memory ATA-PI compliant (SFF-8020)
• Audio CD like drawer loading of a disc without using a caddy.
• Power loading and power eject of a disc. The disc can also be
ejected manually.
• Housed in an airtight frame casing.
Supported disc formats
• Reads data from CD-ROM, CD-ROM XA, CD-I and CD-I Ready
format discs, and from CD-EXTRA and CD TEXT discs.
• Reads data from CD-BRIDGE format discs including PHOTO-
CD.
• Reads standard CD-Digital Audio encoded discs.
• Reads Video CD discs.
Performance
• Supports quadruple, 8 times and Max. 32 times speed operations
with real time error correction.
• Fast access time ensuring reliable high-speed data access.
Audio
• Outputs 16-bit digital audio data over the ATA interface.
• Equipped with audio line output and headphones jack for audio
CD playback.
Note:
The CDU711 is not equipped with an ADPCM audio cir cuitr y
required to support CD-ROM XA and CD-I compatible audio
modes. In addition, the unit does not support the CD-I graphic
decoding function; it has to be provided by the system.