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- RELEASE NOTES
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- This document includes last minute product information about
- GEAR 3.3 for OS/2 Warp. The information provided in this
- document isn't available in the printed or online documentation.
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- GEAR for OS/2 Warp version 3.3
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- The following new features have been added to GEAR:
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- Support for the following new recorders:
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- MITSUMI CDR2200
- MATSUSHITA CW-7501 (PANASONIC)
- RICOH 1420
- JVC 2010
- PINNACLE 5020/5040
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- GEAR now has an option to set the reading speed of a recorder.
- This option can be set in the Recording Setup dialog.
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- GEAR now supports a directory nesting level up to 24 levels (was 12 levels).
- This option can be set in the CD-Generator setup dialog.
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- GEAR now supports file name lengths up to 64 characters (was 37 characters)
- in case you decide not to translate file names to ISO compatible names.
- This option can be set in the CD-Generator setup dialog.
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- It is possible to use Disc At Once writing when using the following recorders.
- This option can be set in the Recording Setup dialog.
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- IMS CDD522 (audio only)
- KODAK PCD225 (audio only)
- IMS CDD2000 (audio only)
- GRUNDIG CDR100IPW (audio only)
- PLASMON CDR4220 (audio only)
- HP 4020i (audio only)
- KODAK CDR-240 (audio only)
- YAMAHA CDR100
- YAMAHA CDR102
- MITSUMI CDR2200
- MATSUSHITA CW-7501 (not for XA images)
- SONY 920
- Olympus CDS615
- HIGHTECH CD-R1002
- OPTIMA CD-R 650
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- Jukeboxes
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- WARNING!
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- When using a K&S CDJ-30, exported discs must always be removed.
- GEAR can not detect a disc in the mailbox until a second export
- is executed. No error message is given but the operation is halted.
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- Known Problems
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- The JVC, Pinnacle and Ricoh 1060C recorders do not support the
- Verify-After-Write option for XA images.
- The Matshushita CW-7501 and the Ricoh 1060 do not support the writing
- of mixed form data (mode2 form1 and mode2 form2 data in one track).
- This prevents you from writing most CD-i titles.
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- Installation
-
- The installation utility of GEAR (setup.exe) occasionally hangs on
- OS/2 machines with FixPak 17 installed. If you are experiencing this
- problem you can run the batch installation program called install.cmd
- instead of the setup.exe program.
- This program can be found on the GEAR distribution CD and on our BBS.
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- Temporary files
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- When GEAR is running, temporary files with the name *.CTN are created.
- In case the GEAR software is unexpectedly stopped, this file will remain.
- You can savely remove these files if GEAR is NOT running.
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- Compuserve support
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- Elektroson is of the CDROM Vendors B forum. Once on line users can
- GO GEAR for the latest GEAR news and demo's, or to leave a message
- for our support team.
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- SCSI controllers
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- Not all recorders on the market can work with the faster SCSI controllers
- like the VESA and PCI controllers. The Ricoh RS-9200CD, the Pinnacle CDR200
- and RCD1000, the JVC XR-W1001 and JVC XR-W2001 all have problems with
- faster controllers. This isn't caused by GEAR but a hardware incompatibility
- between recorder and controller. In some case it might help to lower the
- DMA speed and/or to disable disconnection on the SCSI controller
- (refer to your SCSI controller manual).Depending on your firmware
- revision, the Philips CDD2000 also might have problems with faster
- controllers.
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- Audio
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- Audio files on your hard disk must always fulfill the following requirements (the so called Red Book format):
- - sample frequency must have been 44.1 KHz
- - audio must be stereo
- - each sample must consist of 16 bits
- - the byte order should be the same as the byte order used on the
- computer running GEAR. If this is not the case the option
- 'MSBAudio= ' in the [generic] section of the GEAR.INI can be
- used so that GEAR will swap the audio bytes for all tracks.
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- OS/2 Warp: LSB audio default, with MSBAudio=TRUE each track will be
- swapped by GEAR.
-
- You can also use the readtrack option of GEAR to copy a digital audio
- track from CD to a file on hard disk. The readtrack option creates no
- header so the resulting file can be used directly. GEAR will store the
- audio read from the recorder in the same format as the default of the
- system running GEAR (for OS/2 that is LSB).
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- Audio CD's with variable (or zero) pauses can be created with GEAR using
- a so called Tracklist File. This is a simple ASCII text file which can be
- created with any standard editor. Each line in the file contains the full
- path to a RedBook compliant audio file. Each file will be loaded into
- a separate track. Behind the name a number of options must be given.
- First the 'DA' option should be added to identify the track as an audio
- track. The following option will describe the pause added to the track.
- The syntax of this option is [+,-] P:xxx. The + ,- specifies whether
- the pause is included in the audio file. If so the + should be used.
- If not the - should be used and GEAR will generate the pause
- automaticaly. The xxx will specify the length of the pause in frames
- (2 seconds = 150 frames). It is possible to specify a length of 0.
- If the pause option is not included a default pause of 150 frames
- is added.
-
- examples:
- C:\TRACK1.AUD DA Default 150 frames pause is added
- C:\TRACK1.AUD DA +P:150 A pause of 150 frames is included in the file
- C:\TRACK1.AUD DA +P:225 A pause of 225 frames is included in the file
- C:\TRACK1.AUD DA -P:0 No pause
- C:\TRACK1.AUD DA +P:0 No pause
- C:\TRACK1.AUD DA -P:225 A pause of 225 frames is added to the track.
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- Variable pause recording can only be used with disc-at-once recording.
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- GEAR for Backup
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- GEAR can be extremely useful for CD-R backups. Two special options in GEAR
- give you all the functionality to do backup on CD-R. The Generator setup
- contains the items Archives Only and Archives Reset. When the Archives
- Reset check box is enabled GEAR will reset the archive bit for each file
- that is loaded in to the image. When the Archives Only check box is enabled
- GEAR will only load files with the archive bit set and then after loading
- reset the archive bit (Note: The Archive bit of a file is set by the OS when
- a file has been modified).
- These powerful features can be used in the following way
- 1. Enable the Archives Reset feature
- 2. Create a new CD-Image
- 3. Load all files in to this new image. All archive bits will be
- reset.
- 4. Write the CD-Image to CD-R in multi session format. Your files
- are now all saved on CD-R.
- To update your backup on this CD you can do the following
- 1. Enable the Archives only feature
- 2. Put the CD back in the Recorder and choose Append Next Session
- 3. Load all files in to the next session. Only modified files will
- be loaded because only the modified files will have the archive
- bit set by the OS.
- 4. Write the CD-R. The modified files will be saved on CD-R.
- The CD will now contain 2 sessions, together forming the
- complete backup!
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- You can repeat this as long as there is space left on your CD!
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- GEAR for Automated image generation
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- GEAR has new options which allow you to create images completely
- unattended! The GEAR batch programs can now run in unattended mode.
- In this mode all user dialogs will be automatically handled by GEAR.
- The default value for each dialog will be selected. Error dialogs
- will always appear to assure the high data integrity of GEAR.
- The automated option can also be used if GEAR is called from within
- another program by using:
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- GEAROS2 [<batch file>] [/A]
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- When the /A is specified, GEAR will run in automated mode.
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- GEAR for CD-Enhanced
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- GEAR has new options for creating CD-Enhanced discs. CD-Enhanced discs
- allow you to 'hide' the audio from the data and vice versa.
- CD-Enhanced discs are multisession discs with multiple audio tracks
- in the first session and data in the other sessions. CD Audio players
- will only 'see' the first session and thus only play the audio.
- Multi session CD ROM players will automatically present the last
- session on the disc and thus only show the data. CD-Enhanced discs
- can be created as follows:
- 1) Create a new GEAR CD-image with a number of audio tracks.
- 2) Write the image to CD-R and make sure multi session is enabled.
- 3) Choose Append Next Session and use the last track on the CD-R
- as starting point for the next session.
- 4) Enter the name and type of the data part of the CD-R.
- 5) A new session will be created and you can add data as with
- any other image
- 6) Write the session to CD-R and your CD-Enhanced disc is ready!
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- GEAR for Video-CD
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- GEAR has the possibility to write video-CD images to CD-R disc. GEAR
- has no direct video-CD formatting support, but GEAR can write any
- video-CD image to CD-R. Video CD images can be written via the foreign
- image options as follows.
- 1) Select the 'Open' dialog from the file menu.
- 2) Select 'External image files' for the 'Show Files of Type' option.
- 3) Select your video CD image file and click on 'OK'.
- 4) The dialog for 'External image parameters' appears.
- 5) Select the correct image type. Most video CD images are of type
- 'CD-ROM XA sector size 2336'. Refer to the documentation of the
- tools you created the image with, in case you are not sure about
- the image type.
- 6) Select 'OK', the GEAR status bar will show the selected
- image type.
- 7) Write the image like any other image using the 'Write' menu.
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- Prechecks before calling Tech support
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- - Does the power LED of the recorder light up?
- - Is the SCSI bus terminated correctly?
- - Is the SCSI ID set correctly?
- - Are the SCSI cables less than 1 meter in length?
- - Are the other SCSI devices on the bus working correctly?
- - Is the software driver installed correctly?
- - Have you tried to burn with only the recorder active on the SCSI bus?
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- Placing a service call
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- Please contact your supplier. The following information is required:
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- - Registration number
- - Version and date of GEAR (see the about box), and the
- installation type (Mac OS only)
- - Recorder brand
- - SCSI controller brand
- - software driver used for SCSI controller
- - Operating system version
- - general system information (computer mainboard, hard drive, memory)
- - GEAR.INI information (UNIX: .gearrc)
- - Exact error message with the additional sense code if given
- - The way to produce the failure
- - LOG file and WORESULT.TXT file
- - Discinfo dialog
- - Please be in front of your computer with GEAR running when you call!
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- For more information contact your dealer or:
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- Elektroson Europe Elektroson USA
- PO Box 2436 2105 South Bascom Avenue, Suite 160
- 5600CK EINDHOVEN Campbell, CA 95008
- The Netherlands USA
- Tel: +31 40 2515 065 Tel: +1 408 371 4800
- Fax: +31 40 2514 920 Fax: +1 408 371 4895
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- Compuserve
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- GO GEAR
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- World Wide Web
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- www.elektroson.com