About The Drm-5004X - Pioneer DRM-5004X User Manual

Overview
1. Overview of the DRM-5004X
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This chapter provides an overview of the Pioneer DRM-5004X CD-ROM
Jukebox and its components.
CAUTION: Before using this unit, please refer to page ix for basic Safety
Precautions and familiarize yourself with this entire DRM-5004X CD-ROM
Jukebox User's Guide. See Chapter 3 for instructions on Setting Up the
DRM-5004X.

1.1 About the DRM-5004X

The DRM-5004X is a 500 disc CD-ROM jukebox. It has the capacity
to hold 500 CD-ROM, CD-DA, CD-R or CD-ROM XA discs and to select
any one of them for playback at speeds up to 4X. With a Pioneer CD-R
Writer installed, the unit can also write to CD-R discs.
The DRM-5004X contains four drive bays accessible through the front
lower side of the unit. It typically ships with two 4x speed Pioneer
CD-ROM Readers installed in two upper drive bays. The two additional
lower drive bays can accommodate optional Pioneer CD-ROM Readers
(DR-D504X) or Pioneer CD-ROM Writers (DR-R504X).
NOTE: Any combination of Pioneer CD-ROM Readers and or Writers can
be installed in the four drive bays. Install the drives in consecutve drive
bays, starting with drive bay one.
In the default configuration, the drive units and the changer mecha-
nism are daisy chained on one SCSI bus within the unit. Drives may
be addressed on individual SCSI buses, but they then are not linked
to the changer mechanism. When a drive is connected on its own sep-
arate SCSI bus, it functions essentially as a stand-alone reader or
writer, accessing only a single disc.
The DRM-5004X is dependent on computer control. Numerous third
party developers have written software to control the DRM-5004X from
many different computer platforms. Refer to Pioneer Product
Information Bulletin #25, produced by Pioneer New Media
Technologies, Inc. Engineering Support, or order LaserFacts
Document #34 026. See Appendix E, Pioneer Technical Resource
Numbers.
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