Thank You for Purchasing A Panasonic Big 5 CD-ROM Changer !! Computer CD-ROM Changers are a relatively new device category. Both Operating Systems & Applications are only now beginning to become "CD-ROM Changer aware". With this in mind, Panasonic has taken innovative steps to provide both simple and advanced operational User Interfaces (UI) for your BIG 5 CD-ROM changer. There are several different modes of operating the changer. Please take some time to review the most recent information included here. This file includes the latest information about the software included with your CD-ROM changer. Since we are continually improving the usability of the CD-Changer please either visit our Website at http://www.Panasonic.com or our BBS at 201-863-7845 to obtain the latest drivers and utilities. You will also find other useful information here that will help you get exceptional performance from the BIG 5 CD-ROM Changer. We appreciate you selecting Panasonic , and anticipate you will enjoy the BIG 5 CD-ROM changer for many years. If you have any technical problems or questions please call our 24 hour Technical Support Hotline at 1-800-726-2797. Panasonic welcomes any comments or requests you may have. Please send them to our WebMaster@Panasonic.com or FAX them to the Multimedia Systems Division Marketing Department at 201-392-4504. We appreciate your comments & suggestions and will utilize them to continually keep the Panasonic CD-Changer User Interface just slightly ahead of our time. Remember that you can access only one CD disc at a time, and some operational modes, like the Smart CD Audio Player for Windows 95 will automatically switch CD-DA Audio discs for you. Panasonic encourages you to test drive both Single Drive letter Mode and 5 Drive letter mode to determine which is best for you in Windows 3.1. If you are using Windows 95, the difference between 5 drive letter mode and single drive letter mode are greatly diminished. Windows 3.1 Description of Operating Modes Please remember you can access only one CD disc at a time, and some applications modes will automatically switch discs, while others may not. As more applications become "Changer Aware" using the CD-Changer will be completely transparent. Operating systems, Like Windows 95, in the coming months begin to tightly integrate the functionality of the changer. The Utility software for Windows 95 is currently the simplest & most robust UI included with the Big 5. Single Drive Letter Mode: The Big 5 Changer will be installed on the system as the first available drive letter after your Hard Disk Drive (HDD is assumed to be C:\ ). The Big 5 drive letter would be D:\ in this case. The Panasonic DD1 utility is the preffered utility for use when operating your CD-Changer in this mode. The DD1 utility basically replaces the need for you to reach to change discs. Pressing on one of the numbered slot ICONS pulls that CD disc into the changer drive . Most multiple disc games work best in this mode. Please refer to the online help of DD1 for more specific operational information. You cannot use the DD1 utility in the Five Drive Letter Mode The Big 5 Changer will be installed on the system as the first five available drive letters after your Hard Disk Drive (HDD) drive letter (Example D:,E:,F:G: ,H:). The Panasonic DD5 utility is the preffered utility for when operating your CD-Changer in this mode. The DD5 utility is a more advanced than the DD1 utility . Pressing on one of the ICONS pulls that disk into the changer drive. Pleas see the operationg instructions for more detailed operation instruction for DD5. Manual installation for device driver and utility. ( DOS and Windows 3.1 ) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Preparation: Make a directory and extract the device driver and utility programs into that directory. 1. Make a directory named "DD5" on the hard disk. ( Assuming the HDD is C:\ ) 2. Insert setup disk into drive a:\.. 3. If Windows3.1 is running, EXIT Windows before proceeding . 4. Change to drive A:\.WIN31\ 5. Type the following.. "LHA E CHGDRV C:\DD5\ ", then press . 6. Change to drive C:\. ============================================================ Modification of the " CONFIG.SYS" and " AUTOEXEC.BAT" system files. 1, Please backup the current system " CONFIG.SYS" and " AUTOEXEC.BAT ", Copy these files. Copy CONFIG.SYS *.PAN Copy AUTOEXEC.BAT *.PAN Important Troubleshooting Notes: Two CD-ROM Drives on the System: A. It is possible (and sometimes very desirable) to have the BIG 5 CD-ROM Changer and another Single Disk CD-ROM drive installed on the computer system. B. Please examine the configuration of the Single Disk CD-ROM drive, and be sure its Device Driver settings do not conflict with the BIG 5 CD-ROM Changer device Driver settings. C. On systems with another Single Disk CD-ROM drive installed, it may be necessary to modify the current device driver swithch settings in the CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT for the Single Disk CD-ROM drive and the BIG5 to coexist on the system . Please consult the manual of the Single Disk CD-ROM drive installed on the system. D. Carefully compare the device driver settings of the Single Disk CD-ROM drive and the BIG 5 if you desire to , E. If you continue to have trouble getting both the drives working on the system at the same time please call our technical support line . Have copies of your CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT printed or handy and Panasonic Technical support will guide you through the process. 2, Add the following lines in the CONFIG.SYS as follows. LASTDRIVE=Z DEVICE=C:\DD5\ATAPICD2.SYS /D:PANIDE01 /N:5 /Q:15 /P:1 /M:1 This is an example for the default installation of ATAPICD2.SYS. It is possible to change the value of several device driver switches. Refer to the section below "DOS Device Drive Option switch options" and modify the CONFIG.SYS as desired to match your system operational requirements. . 3, Add the following lines in the AUTOEXC.BAT as follows. ( IF "WIN" appears in order to start Windows3.1 automatically, insert the following lines immediately before "WIN"in the AUTOEXEC.BAT.) C:\DD5\MSCDEX/D:PANIDE01 SET PATH=C:\DD5/;%PATH% 4, Remove the SETUP disk and restart the computer, then the computer setups CD-ROM DRIVE. After successful installation of the DOS device driver, add the utilities for Windows 3.1 manually. 1) Create a Program Group in Windows 3.1 called "Panasonic Disc Director 2) Add the Icons for the three Utility Programs which are included with the Windows 3.1 Software. DD1.EXE, DD5.EXE and SOS.EXE Note: If you are not sure how to add Program Groups or Program Icons, please consult the Windows 3.1 Operating Manual or Windows Help File. ================================================================== DOS Device Drive Option switch options. We have provided this section for reference of the advanced computer users . Running the SOS Utility Program in Windows 3.1 can modify these settings for the novice computer user. ATAPICD.SYS /D:PANIDE01 /N:X /Q:XX /P:X /M:X ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- N:X Setting the numbers of CD-ROM drives. N:5 CD-ROM drives are defined as 5 Drives (Example D:,E:,F:G:,H:) N:1 CD-ROM drive is defined as 1 drive.(Example D) Note: In case of "N:1", only loading tray is available using the DD1.EXE slot selector in Windows 3.1 In case of "N:5", Drive access available using the command line interface in DOS, or in Windows 3.1 using DD5.EXE Disc Director. Clicking on the drive letter in Windows File Manager will also load the corresponding disc into the CD-Changer. Don't set "N:2, N:3, N:4". Because operating is unstable. Q:XX Setting for IRQ number. Set IRQ number to match the hardware jumper configuration of the included interface board. IRQ:15 IDE secondary interface. (Default Setting from Factory) IRQ:14 IDE primary interface. (Optional Setting when connecting BIG 5 to the system HDD controller) (Also IRQ:10,11,12 are selectable, but be careful, it may conflict with other devices on the system . ) P:X Select the Primary or Secondary for IDE interface. Set this to match the hardware connection of your system. P:0 Connect with Primary. P:1 Connect with Secondary. M:X Select Master or Slave. Set this to match the hardware setting of your BIG 5 CD-ROM Changer M:1 Master (Default Setting from Factory) M:2 Slave Readme Version 04/21/96