LaCie CD-RW USB 2.0, User Manual

Page 1: ...Register your product online for free technical support www lacie com register htm go directly to manual ...

Page 2: ...Cable to the Drive and to Your Computer 10 3 Using Your LaCie Drive 11 3 1 Supported CD Formats 11 3 2 Inserting Discs 12 3 3 Ejecting Discs 12 3 4 Emergency Ejection of Discs 13 3 5 Accessing Discs 13 3 6 Writing Discs 14 4 Helpful Information 15 4 1 Advice for Optimizing USB 2 0 Connections 15 4 1 1 What Is USB 2 0 15 4 1 2 Disconnecting USB Devices 16 4 1 3 Data Transfers 17 5 Troubleshooting 1...

Page 3: ...n tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference when the equipment is operated in a commercial environment This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cau...

Page 4: ...uropean Community Compliance with these directives implies conformity to the following European Norms Class B EN60950 EN55022 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 Chapter I subchapter J in effect as of date of manufacture This equipment is ...

Page 5: ... not in operation If you expose your eyes or skin to the laser inside you drive you risk damage or loss of your vision or other personal injury Do not open your drive or attempt to disassemble 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 appears to ...

Page 6: ...ays place your drive in a horizontal position before using it Otherwise 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 the drive s internal components may be damaged Never use excessive force on the disc loading system discs should be inserted effortlessly...

Page 7: ...e CD R media 1 1 1 Minimum System Requirements 1 1 1 Hardware requirements PC or Mac with USB 2 0 or 1 1 interface Intel Pentium 233MHz compatible processor or greater 32MB RAM minimum Minimum 100MB hard disk space for installing LaCie CD Utilities Minimum 800MB hard disk space for copying a CD onto the hard disk Tech Note To achieve USB 2 0 speeds your drive must be connected to a USB 2 0 host po...

Page 8: ...g Software 2 2 Connect the Power Supply and Switch On the Drive 2 3 Connect the USB 2 0 Cable to Your LaCie Drive and to Your Computer Once you ve gotten the drive powered on and connected to your computer move on to section 3 Using Your LaCie Drive for important information on how to utilize your drive Getting Connected page 7 LaCie CD RW Drive User s Manual USB 2 0 ...

Page 9: ...sections of the specific software program Windows 98 SE and Windows Me Users Before continuing first install this important software to help you configure and manage your LaCie drive From the LaCie CD Utilities CD ROM A Double click the USB 2 0 Drivers folder B Double click on the LaCie_USB_Driver_Install exe icon The LaCie USB2 Storage Driver screen will appear Click on Next C Installation will f...

Page 10: ...r cable or power supply may cause damage to the device and void your warranty Always remove the AC adapter before transporting your LaCie drive Failure to remove the adapter may result in damage to your drive and will void your warranty Important Note You may use your LaCie drive when in a foreign country thanks to its autoswitching 100 240 Volt power supply To be able to use this feature you may ...

Page 11: ...your computer then insert the cable firmly into the USB port for a stable connnection Tech Note Please refer to section 4 1 Advice for Optimizing USB 2 0 Connections for important information on disconnecting USB 2 0 devices and ensuring optimum performance Tech Note To achieve USB 2 0 speeds your drive must be connected to a USB 2 0 host port If it is connected to a USB 1 1 port your drive will o...

Page 12: ...round an office or among students 3 1 Supported CD Formats Your LaCie drive is compatible with most popular CD formats Format Type of Disc Record Read CD CD R X X CD RW supports AM2 X X CD ROM X CD Extra X Your new LaCie drive opens up a whole world of possibilities for copying data and audio onto disc Please be responsible in your use of this technology Before copying anything onto CD media make ...

Page 13: ...sc tray or remove the CD while the unit is in use and being accessed by the computer You may injure yourself and damage the drive and or your computer system Do not transport the drive with the tray open or with a CD inside it Doing so may damage the drive and or data stored on the disc and will void your warranty Windows Users After you have finished using the CD RW drive and the computer is no l...

Page 14: ...clip into the Emergency Eject Hole until the poker presses against the manual eject mechanism You will feel the mechanism eject the disc tray Only use this method when the Open Close button is not working 3 5 Accessing Discs Windows Users The CD volume will appear in My Computer Click on My Computer to view the contents of the CD and to have access to the folders and files on it You can also gain ...

Page 15: ...ause the data is written in packets of a few KBs Session at Once SAO A CD writing process which is similar to DAO where all of the information is written in one session but SAO allows for the ability to begin another session and record at a later time This mode allows for greater control of the recording process than MiS PW or TAO and more disc space can be utilized because there is no need for ga...

Page 16: ...1 port but drive performance will be limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates There are also different types of USB connections such as the mini cable and device end Make sure that you have the correct type of connection on computer USB 2 0 Host Bus Adapters and Performance To utilize the newly enhanced USB 2 0 performances your computer must be equipped with a USB 2 0 host bus adapter card sold separate...

Page 17: ... drive when it is not active No unmounting is required 1 From the System Tray located in the lower right hand side of your screen click on the Eject icon a small green arrow over a hardware image 2 A message will appear detailing the devices that the Eject icon controls i e Safely remove Click on this prompt 3 You will then be given the following message Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is no...

Page 18: ...rive is USB 2 0 certified Warning Do not connect USB cables so that they form a ring of devices There is no need for terminators on USB devices so the unused FireWire connectors should be left empty 2 Check that the power supply and ground connection are seated properly 3 Disconnect your computer s USB cable Wait 30 seconds Reconnect Tech Note Controller This is a component or an electronic card r...

Page 19: ...lect the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our Web site for the most current version available Troubleshooting page 18 LaCie CD RW Drive User s Manual USB 2 0 The Issue The drive is not recognized Questions to Ask Is the drive s power on Does an icon for the drive appear on the computer On a Mac a CD ROM must be inserted in the drive Are all of the cables connected secu...

Page 20: ...m Hardware tab Device Manager button USB Controller click on the plus sign next to the controller icon and you should see your device listed If you cannot see the device recheck the cables and try the other troubleshooting solutions listed here For Windows Users and Mac OS 10 x Users consult LaCie Technical Support See section 6 Contacting Customer Support for more details Mac OS 9 x Users should ...

Page 21: ...o eject your media Verify the contents of the CD by using your recording software or viewing its contents in My Computer for Windows users or File Get Info for Mac users If you ve checked and it still won t record try recording on a new blank disc Check section 3 1 Supported CD Formats for the CD formats supported by your drive Carefully inspect the disc Look to see if there are highly visible scr...

Page 22: ...g yet another hub to a connector on the existing hub you can then plug in a new set of peripher als and so on up to a maximum of 127 You can use your USB 2 0 devices with USB 1 1 hubs but the peripherals will be limited to USB 1 1 performance levels As USB 2 0 is backwards compatible you will be able to connect USB 1 1 devices to USB 2 0 hubs however the USB 1 1 devices will still maintain their n...

Page 23: ...ing 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 you are in front of your computer and that you have the following information on hand Your LaCie drive s serial number Operating system Mac OS or Windows and version Computer brand and model Names of CD or DVD drives installed on your computer Amount of m...

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Page 25: ...ution it is recommended that the CD R and CD RW media be tested after they have been written to Under no circumstances do LaCie or its suppliers guarantee the reliability of the CD media used in this drive LaCie will not under any circumstances be liable for direct special or consequential damages such as but not limited to damage or loss of property or equipment loss of profits or revenues cost o...