LaCie 301076 - DVD+/-RW Drive Slim Design, User Manual

Page 1: ...1 Supported DVD and CD Formats 11 3 1 1 CD and DVD Media Definitions 12 3 1 2 DVD Video Zone 14 3 2 Inserting Discs 15 3 3 Ejecting Discs 16 3 4 Emergency Ejection of Discs 16 3 5 Accessing Discs 17 3...

Page 2: ...visions and changes Federal Communications Commission Radio Frequency Interfer ence Statement FCC WARNING Changes or modifications to this unit not expressly approved by the party responsible for comp...

Page 3: ...22 EN50082 1 EN61000 3 2 With reference to the following conditions 73 23 EEC Low Voltage Directive 89 336 EEC EMC Directive Laser Products This equipment is certified to comply with DHHS Rule 21 CFR...

Page 4: ...or modify it Never insert any metallic object into the drive to avoid any risk of electrical shock fire short circuiting or dangerous emissions Your drive contains no user serviceable parts If it ap...

Page 5: ...herwise it may fall causing damage to the device and or corruption or loss of data Always remove the disc from the disc tray before transporting your drive Otherwise written data may be destroyed or t...

Page 6: ...ter DVD ROM drives On one DVD R9 DL disc you ll be able to store up to four hours of MPEG 2 video sixteen hours of VHS quality video or increase the video bit rate for higher quality movies And with 8...

Page 7: ...recommended 300 MB disk space QuickTime 6 or later QuickTime 7 0 or later Additional Requirements for DVD playback and Pre Mas tering Additional Requirements for DV Capturing and DVD Authoring Monitor...

Page 8: ...ith a built in DVD ROM drive If your system does not have a built in DVD ROM drive in order to enable DVD playback you will need to utilize a third party utility Apple Disc Recording Updater In order...

Page 9: ...oxio Toast 6 Lite folder Drag and drop the Roxio Toast 6 Lite application icon into the Applications folder on your hard drive 2 1 2 Installing the LightScribe Labeler Software Double click the LaCie...

Page 10: ...or back of your computer then insert the cable firmly into the FireWire port for a stable connection Getting Connected page 10 Important Info Please refer section 4 1 Advice for Optimizing FireWire Co...

Page 11: ...M XA Mode2 form 1 form 2 X CD Extra X Ideal recording techniques Close all other open programs and disconnect from the internet Copy data to your hard drive first Use the correct media with the approp...

Page 12: ...capacity versus 700MB for CD R discs DVD R supports lossless linking and the combination of Constant Angular Velocity CAV and Constant Linear Velocity CLV recording techniques DVD RW Discs Best suited...

Page 13: ...es can not be deleted from CD R discs and you cannot write over existing files on a CD R disc CD RW Discs Best suited for passing medium sized files around an office or among students Discs can be ref...

Page 14: ...uth America Zone 5 Northwest Asia North Africa Zone 6 China When you insert a DVD Video disc into your drive for the first time the hardware or software MPEG II decoder will detect if the setting of y...

Page 15: ...n you will damage the drive The power must be on in order to open the drive The drive must be on a flat surface to work correctly To close your LaCie Slim DVD RW Drive press the Open Close button on t...

Page 16: ...in section 3 2 Inserting discs Insert a small metal poker such as an unbent paper clip into the Emergency Eject Hole until the poker presses against the manual eject mechanism You will feel the mecha...

Page 17: ...re data exchange Mac users can choose to create Mac only ISO 9660 or Hybrid CD DVD ROMs Mac PC ISO 9660 is the standard for cross platform use but does not support custom features of the Mac file syst...

Page 18: ...ad by a player that supports this recording method Restricted Overwriting RO A DVD writing process that only applies to Slim DVD RW discs With this method if a disc has already been written to new dat...

Page 19: ...ime The CD being written to though can only be read in the CD rewritable drive that is recording it until the disc is finalized meaning that no more data can be added There is also a gap of 2 seconds...

Page 20: ...ufacturers What can the FireWire interface be used for With its high data transfer rates FireWire is a great interface for con sumer electronics like CD and DVD recorders external hard drives and vide...

Page 21: ...ld separately If your computer does not have a FireWire port or only has a 4 pin port consult your LaCie reseller or LaCie Customer Support for information about adding a LaCie FireWire PCI or PCMCIA...

Page 22: ...certified The cable that is provided with your LaCie drive is FireWire IEEE 1394 certified Check that the power supply and ground connection are seated properly Disconnect your computer s FireWire cab...

Page 23: ...tion to assign the disc a particular file format the way in which a computer names and organizes files for storage and retrieval There are essentially three file system formats to be concerned with wh...

Page 24: ...or example a single layer DVD R disc typically will store just over two hours of MPEG II video but it is possible to put up to eight hours of VHS quality video or one hundred sixty hours of audio on a...

Page 25: ...e you with a friendly easy to use format that will help you quickly install and utilize the many functions of your new device If your manual does not reflect the configurations of the product that you...

Page 26: ...e device recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting solutions listed here Is there a conflict with other device drivers or exten sions Consult LaCie Technical Support See section 6 Contactin...

Page 27: ...ejects a disc when you try to record on it or the drive is not writing to CD DVD correctly Is the disc already full Verify the contents of the disc by using your recording software or viewing its con...

Page 28: ...Drive cannot cur rently be used for DVD Video playback on a Mac DVD Video playback will not work under Win dows Have you installed the ap propriate MPEG II decoder software Ensure that the MPEG II so...

Page 29: ...elf all of the pertinent questions in the troubleshooting checklist and you still can t get your LaCie drive to work properly contact us via the provided Web link Before contacting us make sure that y...

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Page 31: ...y of the problems caused as a result As a precaution it is recommended that the CD R RW DVD R RW and DVD R RW media be tested after they have been written to Under no circumstances do LaCie or its sup...