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Summary of Contents for 301231 - Firewire Slim DVD±RW Drive

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Page 2: ...CD and DVD Media Definitions 12 3 1 2 DVD Video Zone 13 3 2 Inserting Discs 14 3 3 Ejecting Discs 15 3 4 Emergency Ejection of Discs 15 3 5 Accessing Discs 16 3 6 Writing Discs 16 4 Helpful Informati...

Page 3: ...pment This equipment has been 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 ag...

Page 4: ...an 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...

Page 5: ...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...

Page 6: ...e 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 may...

Page 7: ...a projects view DVDs and backup critical volumes and folders Within minutes you ll be connected and creating There s no worries about compatibility either because the LaCie DVD RW Drive supports all t...

Page 8: ...ware install Mac OS 9 1 Apple FireWire support 2 2 and greater and 10 1 2 or later Mac G3 processor 64MB RAM minimum Recommended Windows 2000 or Windows XP 1 2GHz processor or greater 256MB RAM Mac OS...

Page 9: ...1 Install the Recording Software 2 2 Connect the FireWire 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 Usi...

Page 10: ...e various programs and follow the on screen instructions to install the programs For more information about the various programs please refer to your LaCie DVD Software Guide located on the LaCie DVD...

Page 11: ...or a stable connnection Tech Note Please refer section 4 1 Advice for Optimizing FireWire Connections for important information on disconnecting FireWire devices and ensuring optimum performance Impor...

Page 12: ...AM2 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...

Page 13: ...are intended for home applications and DVD R Authoring which are intended for professional DVD Video development applications DVD RW Discs Best sutied for backing up and archiving larger digital conte...

Page 14: ...hen 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 wi...

Page 15: ...e the 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 bu...

Page 16: ...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 the...

Page 17: ...nd data cannot be added after the recording is finished Differs from the CD R DAO method because the lead in data area and lead out areas are all written sequentially Incremental Recording IR A DVD wr...

Page 18: ...zed 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 impossible in this mode because the data is written in packets o...

Page 19: ...wo types of data transfer anyschronus and isochronous which help to guarantee the transfer of time critical data FireWire is also a point to point interface meaning that a FireWire device can transmit...

Page 20: ...e 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 messa...

Page 21: ...is FireWire IEEE 1394 certified Warning Do not connect FireWire cables so that they form a ring of devices There is no need for terminators on FireWire devices so the unused FireWire connectors should...

Page 22: ...mance during playback with your LaCie drive 4 3 File System 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 in...

Page 23: ...u purchased please check our Web site for the most current version available Troubleshooting page 22 LaCie Slim DVD RW Drive User s Manual FireWire The Issue The drive is not recognized Questions to A...

Page 24: ...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...

Page 25: ...estart 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...

Page 26: ...ow 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...

Page 27: ...ed 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 requirem...

Page 28: ...hecklist 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 foll...

Page 29: ...ium Contact Us At http www lacie com be contact LaCie Finland Contact Us At http www lacie com fi contact LaCie Italy Contact Us At http www lacie com it contact LaCie Norway Contact Us At http www la...

Page 30: ...mmended 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 in...

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