LaCie DVD Dual Drive, User Manual

Page 1: ...ly jump to more information about that topic Printing While optimized for onscreen viewing the pages of this manual are formatted for printing on 8 1 2 x 11 and A4 sized paper giving you the option to...

Page 2: ...ce could void the user s authority to operate the equipment NOTE This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class A digital device pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules Th...

Page 3: ...ratus meets all requirements of the Canadian Interference Causing Equipment Regulations Manufacturer s Declaration for CE Certification We the LaCie Group SA solemnly declare that this product conform...

Page 4: ...Your drive contains no user serviceable parts If it appears to be malfunctioning have it inspected by qualified LaCie service staff Never expose your device to rain or use it near water or in damp or...

Page 5: ...y be damaged Never use excessive force on the disc loading system discs should be inserted effortlessly into your drive If you detect a problem consult the Troubleshooting section Protect your drive f...

Page 6: ...2 Rear View 13 2 4 3 Side View 13 2 5 USB 2 0 Cables and Connectors 14 2 6 FireWire Cables and Connectors 14 3 Setting Up Your LaCie DVD Dual Drive 15 3 1 Connecting the Power Supply 15 3 2 Installin...

Page 7: ...2 Windows Users 21 4 5 Write Mode 21 5 Technical Information 22 5 1 Power Autoswitching 22 5 2 Power Save 22 5 3 User Advice When Using USB 2 0 FireWire 22 5 3 1 USB 2 0 Host Bus Adapters and Performa...

Page 8: ...ng the type of information being given Precautions Always follow the basic precautions to use your LaCie DVD Dual Drive safely and correctly Respecting these guidelines will help to avoid the possibil...

Page 9: ...ch as external hard drives high speed scanners and CD RW drives USB 2 0 delivers transfer rates up to 480Mb s while conveniently maintaining backward compatibility with USB 1 1 devices USB 2 0 can sti...

Page 10: ...DVD media for backup storage or audio and video applications Users need to install this software on their computer before using their LaCie drive to record to DVD R RW DVD R RW and CD R RW media Pleas...

Page 11: ...d 10 1 2 or later Windows 98 SE Second Edition Windows Me Millennium Edition Windows 2000 or Windows XP Mac G3 processor 64MB RAM minimum Intel Pentium II 350MHz compatible processor or greater 64MB R...

Page 12: ...Code RPC In order to watch DVD Video discs the RPC needs to match the setting on the DVD player By default all LaCie DVD Video compatible drives are set to the RPC zone of the country in which it was...

Page 13: ...without the possibility to reset the drive later on in order to view DVD Video discs from Zone 1 2 4 LaCie DVD Dual Drive Views 1 On Off Button Power LED Use this button to turn your drive on and off...

Page 14: ...heft system for maximum protection such as the LaCie Security Lock Refer to your anti theft system documentation for details on how to connect the lock 5 Rackmount Grooves For mounting your drive with...

Page 15: ...limited to USB 1 1 transfer rates 2 6 FireWire Cables and Connectors There are three types of FireWire cables on the market 6 to 4 pin 6 to 6 pin and 4 to 4 pin LaCie FireWire peripherals are supplied...

Page 16: ...e AC Adapter to the Drive 1 Insert the round four pin metallic plug of the AC cable into the power input located at the rear of the drive 2 Connect the wall side plug to a power socket Your drive shou...

Page 17: ...2 USB 2 0 Installation Important Note Apple is constantly providing update support for drive mechanisms within OS 10 x In order to ensure that you have the latest support be sure to upgrade to the lat...

Page 18: ...the USB cable from your LaCie DVD Dual Drive to a USB 2 0 port on your computer 4 Windows will detect the new device and load Microsoft s native driver for the LaCie drive If this driver was not insta...

Page 19: ...peripheral drives The hub regenerates the signals generally providing between 4 to 7 connections To add even more drives connect a new hub to a connector of the original hub creating a new series of...

Page 20: ...given the following message Safe to Remove Hardware or similar It is now safe to disconnect the device 3 6 Switching Between USB2 0 and FireWire Connections Both USB 2 0 and FireWire are hot pluggabl...

Page 21: ...Drag the DVD CD icon on the desktop to the Trash The LaCie DVD Dual Drive s tray will then open Remove the DVD CD Gently push in the disc tray or push the load eject button to close it 4 2 2 Windows U...

Page 22: ...r to playback DVD Video discs your DVD drive must be connected to your computer via either the FireWire or USB 2 0 ports The transfer rate of USB 1 1 does not allow for proper DVD Video playback 4 4 2...

Page 23: ...dapter cards which include one or more USB ports are shipped with special USB 2 0 drivers that enable the computer to control the card These drivers must be installed in order for USB 2 0 devices conn...

Page 24: ...SB or FireWire controller available in your computer You can access it from the Task Bar of Windows Proceed as follows 1 Double click on Start a Double click on Settings b Double click on Control Pane...

Page 25: ...r in terms of performance and speed The main reason for choosing one over the other should be hinged on the existing devices you are already using For instance if you are already using both of your US...

Page 26: ...aterial on just one disc In order to play DVD Video discs using your LaCie DVD Dual Drive you need to have an appropriate MPEG II decoder You have two options 1 Install the MPEG II decoder software if...

Page 27: ...zed Questions to Ask Does an icon for the drive appear on the computer On a Mac a CD DVD ROM must be inserted in the drive Is the drive powered up Are both ends of the USB FireWire cable connected and...

Page 28: ...art Settings Control Panel System Hardware tab Device Manager button USB Controller or IEEE 1394 Controller click on the plus sign next to the controller icon and you should see your device listed Win...

Page 29: ...RW media bad or scratched Are you using the right type of DVD R DVD RW media Possible Solutions Check to see if the drive s read write activity LED is blinking Make sure the Power LED is on Drag the...

Page 30: ...CD record ing session Disconnect the network if you are using one On a Mac deactivate File Sharing Check to see that your hard drive is fast enough If recording from CD or DVD ROM to CD make sure that...

Page 31: ...ible Solutions See the LaCie DVD Dual Drive Software Guide as well as the WinDVD online help Check to see if other programs are running If so close them Depending on your computer s configuration play...

Page 32: ...r devices installed on your computer LaCie Technical Support LaCie Australia Contact Us At http www lacie com au contact LaCie Denmark Contact Us At http www lacie com dk contact LaCie Germany Contact...

Page 33: ...nstalled improperly The serial number of the drive is defaced or missing The broken part is a replacement part such as a pickup tray etc The tamper seal on the drive casing is broken LaCie will not un...

Page 34: ...connections such as keyboards mice joysticks and scanners With its 12Mb s speed it can also be used for more advanced applications such as games and audio software as well as storage on hard disks CD...

Page 35: ...still maintain their normal performance levels i e 12 Mb s In practice users who desire enhanced USB 2 0 throughput will need to connect their USB 2 0 hardware on both ends of a 2 0 hub to achieve the...

Page 36: ...o another to make a copy without having to resort to a computer a FireWire peripheral can in fact transmit data to another peripheral without going through a computer host control This lets several co...

Page 37: ...nous transfer is quite appropriate and suitable FireWire also handles isochronous data transfer Isochronous transfer guarantees data transfer at a predetermined speed which is crucial for multimedia a...

Page 38: ...drive s buffer runs out of data while the CD R or CD RW media is still being written The recording of a CD is a system intensive process and the recorder needs a constant stream of data A buffer unde...

Page 39: ...flow of data that accomplishes a task usually related to moving data from storage to computer RAM or between storage devices Digital Discrete information that can be broken down to zero or one bits Di...

Page 40: ...cable or connector while the computer and peripheral are powered on without danger of system errors Both FireWire and USB interfaces are hot pluggable while SCSI is not Hub A device which links severa...

Page 41: ...operating system is the basis on which software applications run Windows Mac OS and UNIX are among the most common Overwrite To write data on top of existing data thus erasing the original data Packe...

Page 42: ...space can be utilized because there is no need for gaps between tracks Software In a nutshell software is a set of instructions for the computer A set of instructions to perform a particular task is c...

Page 43: ...be able to handle files from all other common file systems computers Volume A desktop mountable storage area may be a partition of a hard drive a removable disk or a cartridge Typically measured in Me...