LaCie DVD RW Drive USB 2.0, User Manual

Page 1: ...ats 13 3 1 1 CD and DVD Media Definitions 14 3 1 2 DVD Video Zone 15 3 2 Inserting Discs 16 3 3 Ejecting Discs 17 3 4 Emergency Ejection of Discs 17 3 5 Accessing Discs 18 3 6 Writing Discs 18 4 Helpf...

Page 2: ...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 wh...

Page 3: ...opean 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 L...

Page 4: ...ot 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...

Page 5: ...the drive or use excessive force on its buttons connectors and tray Doing so increases the risk of damage to the device Always place your drive in a horizontal position before using it Otherwise it m...

Page 6: ...ives 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 5GB of storag...

Page 7: ...ord directly from a hard drive that supports sustained data transfer rates for the following speeds 8x 11 08MB s 4x 5 54MB s 2x 2 77MB s 1x 1 385MB s Tech Note Mac Users USB Connectivity For optimal p...

Page 8: ...rements for DVD Playback and Pre Mastering SVGA video card supporting DirectDraw Standard Sound Blaster compatible sound card Microsoft DirectShow 6 4 or greater Monitor resolution of 1024 x 768 24 bi...

Page 9: ...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 comp...

Page 10: ...lications folder on your hard drive Mac OS 9 1 and later Double click the the LaCie DVD Utilities CD ROM icon and then open the Roxio Toast Lite folder Click on the Roxio Toast Lite 5 2 2L icon on fol...

Page 11: ...ower 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...

Page 12: ...formation 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...

Page 13: ...2 X X CD ROM X CD ROM 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 m...

Page 14: ...e functionally similiar to CD RW and DVD RW discs but utilizes the same recording techniques as DVD R Incorporates the Direct Overwrite DOW system allowing data to be written directly over existing da...

Page 15: ...a 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 your drive is the same as on the DVD Video If not a message...

Page 16: ...e door open 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 DVD RW Drive press the Open Close button...

Page 17: ...will open then you can access your media Mac Users Drag the DVD CD icon on the desktop to the Trash The DVD RW drive s tray will then open Remove the DVD or CD Gently push in the disc tray or push th...

Page 18: ...A DVD writing process in which the entire DVD is recorded in one session and data cannot be added after the recording is finished Differs from the CD R DAO method because the lead in data area and le...

Page 19: ...acks can be set and the maximum capacity of the CD can be utilized Packet Writing PW A CD writing process that is very useful for data backup but cannot be used to write audio CDs Buffer underrun is i...

Page 20: ...ed 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 Consult LaCie Cu...

Page 21: ...ve 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 mess...

Page 22: ...ve is USB 2 0 certified Warning Do not connect USB 2 0 cables so that they form a ring of devices There is no need for terminators on USB 2 0 devices so the unused USB 2 0 connectors should be left em...

Page 23: ...formance during playback with your LaCie drive 4 3 File Sysetm Formats Definitions When writing DVD R RW and CD R RW discs you will have the option to assign the disc a particular file format the way...

Page 24: ...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 single layer disc When media companies reference the amou...

Page 25: ...lect the configurations of the product that you purchased please check our Web site for the most current version available Troubleshooting page 25 LaCie DVD RW Drive User s Manual USB 2 0 The Issue Th...

Page 26: ...o Start Control Panel Performance and Maintenance System 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 y...

Page 27: ...art button to restart your computer 4 Launch the recording software again and check to see if it recognizes the drive now If you plan on using both the recording software and iTunes or Disc Burner you...

Page 28: ...to eject your media Verify the contents of the disc 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 st...

Page 29: ...correctly See the help section of the software program for more information Check your processor Start Settings Control Panel System General tab If your processor does not meet the minimum requirement...

Page 30: ...ub 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 lim...

Page 31: ...g 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 f...

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Page 33: ...ecommended 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 suppliers guarantee the reliability of the DVD or CD media used...