AMICOOL BT686 External DVD Drive User Manual
- June 5, 2024
- AMICOOL
Table of Contents
User Manual
External Drive USB 3.0/Type-C
Product Features
- No need to install the driver, plug & play.
- Standard Type-C port, support hotplug.
- Embedded design of the data cable.
- Could read the data information of CD/DVD.
- The external CD drive is suitable to connect desktop computers or laptops with a USB3.0/Type-C interface.
- Compatible with Windows XP/2003/Vista/7/8.1/10, Linux, Mac OS systems.
- Adopt pure copper mesh technology, low impedance, and strong protection, which provide more stable data
- Support CD format: DVD-ROM/-R/+R/-RW/-R DLCDA, CD-ROM/-R/-RW, VCD.
Instructions
Step 1: Please connect to the USB port of the computer via a standard USB
data cable. The computer display lower right corner should appear device icon.
Step 2: Click on the desktop, open the “My Computer”, in “the mobile
storage device” should display the drive icon.
Step 3: Click on this icon button, right-click the drive icon, please
choose ” pop-up “, then it will read the disk.
Possible Problems & Solutions
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For the desktop computer, please plug the USB cable into the USB interface behind the computer host (Pic 2), rather than the front one (Pic 1).
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When the input ports are not enough for your computer, you should connect the CD to the computer input port directly, don’t use another device to connect, such as USB HUB (Pic 1 & Pic 2).
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Note that CD Drive can not be used through the adapter in order to make sure of a sufficient power supply.
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If you are using an Apple laptop, you must choose such cable-free transfer (Pic 1), not the ones with cable(Pic 2).
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This product is equipped with USB 3.0 & Type-C Both of them can be plugged in and played.
Precautions
The external drive depends on whether the operating system of your computer
has the function of detecting another device, otherwise, you need to download
the driver.
Generally speaking, almost all of the older operating systems could recognize
the DVD – RW through direct installation or external connection.
So if the operating system of your computer has the drivers or has the ability
to download drivers, the external CD/DVD drive will work.
Methods to Resolve Exceptions
Please make sure your computer has downloaded the CD/DVD driver before using
the CD drive. If your computer doesn’t have the driver, we could send you the
link to download the driver.
Please make sure the laptop possesses sufficient capacity, or it may cause the
device can’t be recognized.
The newly released Windows system has interrupted the use of external DVD
media player software. If you are using Windows 10 or above system, please
install the VLC Media Player to play DVD and CD.
Please connect the item to the direct USB port of your computer. If you
connect it to a USB hub or extended card, it may not recognize the item, or
can’t read the CD/DVD.
Note
- Don’t support the blue-ray format.
- Don’t put it on an unstable surface.
- Don’t put the item by the strong magnetic objects.
- Keep the product steady on the desktop.
- The maximum readable capacity of the item is 8.5G.
- For the Apple MacBook Type-C interface, please eject the disk from your computer.
- For desktops, please connect the back USB port of the mainboard instead of the front USB interface.
- Inside loser light source may be harmful to the eyes, please don’t look it directly.
- Don’t put the item in a vulnerable squeeze place to ensure successfully normal use.