Hitachi gd-7000 8x User Manual
1. Disc Tray – The disc tray holds the media. The power must be turned on before
opening/closing the disc tray. Insert the disc into the disc tray.
2. Manual Emergency Eject Hole – The emergency eject procedure should only be used to
retrieve a disc if the drive fails to eject.
3. OPEN/CLOSE button – Press this button to open/close the disc tray.
4. Headphone Jack – The headphone jack is an optional feature in the GD-7000 model
4. Headphone Jack – The headphone jack is an optional feature in the GD-7000 model
DVDROM. If this applies to your drive, this is for connecting headphones to the DVD-ROM
drive.
drive.
5. Headphone Volume Control – Use this to adjust the volume of your headphone.
6. Power/Loading/Unloading/Busy Indicator – Indicator blinks green when the disc tray
is being opened or closed, or when the drive is accessing data.
• During disc unloading, indicator will blink green for a few seconds.
• During spin down, indicator will be solid green for a few seconds.
• During disc loading, indicator will be blink green for a few seconds.
• During spin up, indicator will be solid green for a few seconds.
• During spin up, indicator will be solid green for a few seconds.
Using the DVD-ROM Drive: Hitachi GD-7000 8X DVDROM
User’s Guide
User’s Guide
Operating the Drive
Drive operation
Drive operation
1. Turn on your system, including the DVD-ROM drive.
2. To open the DVD-ROM disc tray, press the OPEN / CLOSE button.
3. Place the disc in the center of the disc tray with the label side facing up.
4. To close the disc tray, press the OPEN / CLOSE button on the DVD-ROM drive or
2. To open the DVD-ROM disc tray, press the OPEN / CLOSE button.
3. Place the disc in the center of the disc tray with the label side facing up.
4. To close the disc tray, press the OPEN / CLOSE button on the DVD-ROM drive or
push lightly on the center of the disc tray. The disc tray will automatically close.
Usage guidelines
• Keep the disc tray closed when not using the DVD-ROM drive.
• Do not press down on the disc tray when opening or closing it.
• Do not place objects on the disc tray.
• Never use a damaged, broken, or deformed disc.
• Do not press the Open/Close button while the drive is playing a DVD movie. To stop
a DVD movie, click the Stop button in the DVD player application program.
• This drive is designed to respond to the region code that is recorded on a DVD disc.
If the region number described on the DVD disc does not match the drive region,
playback will not be possible. Refer to your software manual for help. If you are
using the drive as a data only device, you will not be able to play DVD Video
(movies).
a DVD movie, click the Stop button in the DVD player application program.
• This drive is designed to respond to the region code that is recorded on a DVD disc.
If the region number described on the DVD disc does not match the drive region,
playback will not be possible. Refer to your software manual for help. If you are
using the drive as a data only device, you will not be able to play DVD Video
(movies).
Copy Protection and Regional Coding
The Motion Picture Industry requires that DVD Drives conform to the Contents Scramble
System (CSS) to prevent copying DVD movies from DVD discs. To obtain a CSS license,
the drive must conform to two copy protection elements known as Copy Protection and
Regional Coding.
System (CSS) to prevent copying DVD movies from DVD discs. To obtain a CSS license,
the drive must conform to two copy protection elements known as Copy Protection and
Regional Coding.