CD-ROM drive

• single speed – 153 kB/sec (Mode 1), 171 kB/sec (Mode 2)
• custom Matsushita interface, neither SCSI nor IDE
• uses DMA transfers
• 0.5 sec average access time
• caddy mechanism
• supported CD formats are Audio CD, CD+G, ISO-9660 CD-ROM, CD+MIDI
• stereo input (two RCA sockets) for Amiga Sound
• stereo output (two RCA sockets) for mixed sound output (Amiga + CD audio)
• stereo headphone jack with volume knob
• drive activity LED
• CDTV compatibility – special ROM which is merged into the A500 ROM
• 40 pin expansion header for optional memory expansions
  • AmiTrix CD-RAM/570
  • HK-Computer Vector 2MB A570i
  • Nicolas Welte 2MB for A570
• rear expansion slot for optional plug-in cartridges
  • AmiTrix SCSI-TV/570
  • HK-Computer Vector Falcon 570
• connects to the side expansion port, no passthrough connector
• external power supply
• compatibility switch
• compatibility problems with many A500 expansions – does not let boot other devices on the expansion bus