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LaCie LaCinema Premier

User Manual

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1. Introduction

Congratulations on the purchase of your new LaCie 

LaCinema Premier! The high-capacity, portable LaCie 

LaCinema Premier plugs directly into a wide array of 

audio/visual  equipment  for  instant  playback  of  stored 

home movies, music or photos. And with high-quality 

video and DTS quality audio, there’s no compromise on 

performance. 

To get started, use your Mac or PC to transfer your 

movies, music and photos to the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier. Then, simply connect the LaCie LaCinema Pre-

mier to your TV and use the included remote to eas-

ily navigate through the menus to listen to music, view 

photos or watch movies. 

The LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose 

from  MPEG-1,  MPEG-2  (AVI,  VOB,  IFO,  ISO) 

and MPEG-4 (AVI, DivX®, XviD) video formats for 

easy playback. And the LaCie LaCinema Premier of-

fers several different connectivity options: NTSC/PAL 

composite and S-Video, SCART and component video 

(yPbPr).

Your LaCie LaCinema Premier Capabilities

 

Connect directly to your TV for instant playback of 

 

movies, music or photos

Connect directly to your computer to store, archive or 

 

backup your multi-media files and data

Ideal for delivering rough cuts to clients for review

 

Entertainment center for exhibitions and promotions

 

Summary of Contents for 301814U - LaCinema Premier - Digital AV...

Page 1: ...er to Your Computer 15 3 2 Transferring Files to the LaCinema Premier 16 3 2 1 Uploading Multimedia Files 16 3 2 2 Data File Storage 16 3 3 Disconnecting Your LaCie LaCinema Premier 17 4 Connecting th...

Page 2: ...7 1 Formatting for Windows Users 34 7 2 Formatting for Mac Users 36 8 Technical Information 37 8 1 ISO Compatibility 37 8 2 XviD Compatibility 37 8 3 Subtitle Compatibility 37 8 4 Optimizing Data Tran...

Page 3: ...1 interference The devices must accept any inter 2 ference received including inter ference that may cause undesired operation NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits f...

Page 4: ...ce objects con taining liquids on the LaCie LaCin ema Premier as they may spill into its openings Doing so increases the risk of electrical shock short cir cuiting fire or personal injury Make sure th...

Page 5: ...d is required in order to meet FCC emission limits and also to prevent interference to the nearby radio and television recep tion It is essential that only the supplied power cord be used Do not expos...

Page 6: ...s that you keep TWO copies of your data one copy on your external hard drive for instance and a second copy either on your internal hard drive another external hard drive or some other form of removab...

Page 7: ...e mier to your TV and use the included remote to eas ily navigate through the menus to listen to music view photos or watch movies The LaCie LaCinema Premier allows you to choose from MPEG 1 MPEG 2 AV...

Page 8: ...vX 3 11 4 x and 5 x XviD Supported subtitle format SUB SRT SMI Supported Photo File Formats JPEG up to 8MP BMP PNG Supported Audio File Formats WMA MP3 MPEG 4 AAC AC3 OGG Supported Video Outputs Compo...

Page 9: ...red or serviced it must be returned in its original packaging 3 1 2 1 LaCie LaCinema Premier 2 Remote control 3 Composite video stereo cable 4 Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable 5 External power supply and power...

Page 10: ...es Important Info These languages require an additional font If you intend to use these lan guages please contact your LaCie reseller or con tact LaCie Customer Support Supported Languages English Fre...

Page 11: ...luminates when the LaCinema Premier is powered on 4 Hard Drive LED Illuminates when the hard drive is accessing data 5 Power Button Push to turn the LaCinema Premier on or off 6 Control Buttons MENU P...

Page 12: ...video quality connection cable sold separately Allows up scaling up to 1080i Y green Pb blue Pr red 5 External Infrared Connect cable sold sepa rately to move infrared reciever to another loca tion 6...

Page 13: ...Pre mier to TVs sold separately with an S video connection 3 Component video This is the video connec tion method for connecting the LaCinema Pre mier to HDTVs and higher end TVs sold sepa rately 4 C...

Page 14: ...drives and digital cameras USB 2 0 Cables Your LaCie drive is shipped with a Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable to ensure maximum data transfer performance when connected to a Hi Speed USB 2 0 port The cable will...

Page 15: ...n the front of the drive Fig 3 1 B Connect the Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable into the 3 Hi Speed USB 2 0 port on the back of the LaCie LaCinema Premier Connect the other end of the Hi Speed USB 2 0 cable int...

Page 16: ...their folders simply drag them to the Trash or the Recycle Bin Important Info If you want to remove files from the LaCie LaCinema Premier you must empty the Trash or Recycle Bin after placing the fil...

Page 17: ...ice icon Your drive may be represented by an icon that looks like the drive itself When the icon disappears from the desktop 2 the drive can be disconnected Windows Users From the 1 System Tray locate...

Page 18: ...ected to your television only or to your television and to your stereo Connect the external power supply to the LaCinema 1 Premier and to a grounded electrical outlet Fig 4 1 A Turn on the LaCinema Pr...

Page 19: ...connec tor or the yellow Composite RCA jack Do not use both You will not receive a signal if both the S Video connector and the yellow Composite RCA jack are plugged in at the same time To connect the...

Page 20: ...n the LaCinema Premier as de scribed in section 4 1 and follow the diagram below COMPONENT Y Pr Pb Component Cable USB 2 0 DC 12V L Y Pb Pr R COAXIAL VIDEO S VIDEO OPTICAL EXT IR Figure 4 2 2 4 2 2 Co...

Page 21: ...remier as described in section 4 1 connect video cables and follow the diagram below Important Info Make sure that you have enabled Digital Audio in the setup menu instead of the default analog audio...

Page 22: ...control uses two AAA batteries The batteries are not pre installed so you will need to install them before you can use the remote control To install the batteries Remove the battery compartment cover...

Page 23: ...aCinema Premier on off 2 Setup Enter setup menu 3 Mute Turn off sound 4 Movie Press during movie playback to play all movies in same folder sequentially 5 Music Press during music playback to play all...

Page 24: ...32 16 8 4 2 2 4 8 16 32x 20 Sync Controls subtitle synchronization 100S 100S 21 Zoom Changes screen size during movie playback 3 levels To control screen size Zoom On OK Pan Scan model Pan Scan OK To...

Page 25: ...t forward 32 16 8 4 2 2 4 8 16 32x 20 Sync Controls subtitle synchronization 100S 100S 21 Zoom Changes screen size during DVD playback 3 levels To control screen size Zoom On OK Pan Scan model Pan Sca...

Page 26: ...Background Music mode 6 Photo Sets the current playing photo as the background 13 Stop Stops playback 15 Direction buttons Menu screen Move up down left right In Zoom mode Enlarges or reduces screen...

Page 27: ...croll through the menus using the naviga tion buttons To confirm your choice and enter a menu press the OK button Fig 6 1 This menu will display all of the movie files that you have uploaded to your L...

Page 28: ...hrough the list of pictures by using the and buttons To confirm your choice press the OK button Only files recognized as photo files will be displayed Music and movie files will not be displayed To vi...

Page 29: ...up category press the button To confirm your choice press the OK button To save your settings press the Return but ton Fig 6 5 1 Analog Select Analog if your LaCie LaCinema Premier is connected to a s...

Page 30: ...This is for HD TV that supports this connection HDTV 1080i This is for HDTV that supports this connection 6 5 2 TV Mode 4 3 Letterbox Select this option when using a standard 4 3 TV When you play a w...

Page 31: ...ion Change the system language to English French Italian German or Spanish Select Eastern Europe to show system language in English and with subtitles in East European languages Auto Run File Plays th...

Page 32: ...Update folder and press the 4 OK button to open it Select lacieLaCinema Premierfw bin file and press 5 the OK button The firmware update will begin When the firmware update is completed at 100 6 and...

Page 33: ...d higher Maximum single file size is not limited Use FAT 32 MS DOS if you will be using your drive with both Win dows and Mac OS 9 x or 10 x or sharing the drive between Windows 2000 XP or Vista and 9...

Page 34: ...select 3 Disk Management located below the Storage group If the Initialize and Convert Disk Wizard window 4 appears click Cancel Windows will list the hard drives that are installed 5 on the system Lo...

Page 35: ...t check the drive for errors LaCie recom mends that you DO NOT select Quick Format Click Next Important Info Please refer to section 7 Reformatting the LaCinema Premier for a more detailed comparison...

Page 36: ...lized the volume format and 7 name click Erase Mac OS 10 x will automatically setup the disk with the partitions and volume format you selected Fig 7 2 Important Info Please refer to section 7 Reormat...

Page 37: ...other IP Intel lectual Property rights Each LaCie LaCinema Premier user may only use their LaCie LaCin ema Premier in conjunction with materials legally owned or licensed by such user and only to the...

Page 38: ...cards which include one or more USB ports are shipped with special Hi Speed USB 2 0 drivers that enable the com puter to control the card These drivers must be installed in order for USB 2 0 devices c...

Page 39: ...ersion of the user manual www lacie com 9 1 Troubleshooting Mac Users Problem Question Answer The drive is not recog nized by the computer Does an icon for the drive appear on the desktop There should...

Page 40: ...re you operating in Mac OS 9 x Apple does not support the Hi Speed USB 2 0 standard under Mac OS 9 x You will be limited to the slower transfer rates of the original USB standard For more information...

Page 41: ...ter Are both ends of the USB cables firmly attached Check both ends of the USB cable to make sure they are fully seated in their respective ports Try disconnecting the cables wait ing 10 seconds and t...

Page 42: ...and subtitle text file and store both of them in the same folder location on your LaCie LaCinema Premier For example if the file name of the video file is Movie avi then you will need to re name the...

Page 43: ...hotos Does it take several seconds to load a picture Depending on file size photos may take several seconds to load properly Reducing the photo s resolution will reduce the file size as well and allow...

Page 44: ...Cinema Premier serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging 2 LaCie LaCinema Premier file format Windows users Right click the LaCinema Premier icon and select...

Page 45: ...p www lacie com de contact LaCie Italy Contact us at http www lacie com it contact LaCie Japan Contact us at http www lacie com jp contact LaCie Netherlands Contact us at http www lacie com nl contact...

Page 46: ...no liability for any loss of data during the use of this device or for any of the problems caused as a result LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damag...

Page 47: ...irectly into the circuitry of a programmable read only memory or an electroni cally erasable programmable read only memory chip Used for controlling the operation of the computer or tape drive Distinc...

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