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LaCinema Black RECORD 

Foreword

User Manual 

page 3

Copyrights

Copyright  ©  2009  LaCie.  All  rights  re-
served.  No  part  of  this  publication  may 
be reproduced, stored in a retrieval sys-
tem, or transmitted in any form or by any 
means,  electronic,  mechanical,  photo-
copying,  recording  or  otherwise,  without 
the prior written consent of LaCie.

Trademarks

Apple,  Mac,  and  Macintosh  are  regis-
tered trademarks of Apple Inc. Microsoft, 
Windows 98, Windows 98 SE, Windows 
2000,  Windows  Millennium  Edition, 
Windows XP and Windows Vista are reg-
istered trademarks of Microsoft Corpora-
tion. Other trademarks mentioned in this 
manual are the property of their respec-
tive owners.

Changes

The  material  in  this  document  is  for  in-
formation  only  and  subject  to  change 
without  notice.  While  reasonable  efforts 
have been made in the preparation of this 
document  to  assure  its  accuracy,  LaCie 
assumes no liability resulting from errors 
or omissions in this document, or from the 
use of the information contained herein. 
LaCie reserves the right to make changes 
or revisions in the product design or the 
product  manual  without  reservation  and 
without obligation to notify any person of 
such revisions and changes.

Canada Compliance Statement

This  Class  B  digital  apparatus  meets  all 
requirements  of  the  Canadian  Interfer-
ence-Causing Equipment Regulations.

FCC Statement

This device complies with Part 15 of the 
FCC  Rules.  Operation  is  subject  to  the 
following conditions: 

1.  The  devices  may  not  cause  harmful 

interference

2.  The devices must accept any interfer-

ence received, including interference 
that may cause undesired operation.

NOTE: 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 pro-
vide  reasonable  protection  against  harmful 
interference in a residential installation. This 
equipment generates, uses and can radiate 
radio frequency energy and, if not installed 
and  used  in  accordance  with  the  instruc-
tions,  may  cause  harmful  interference  to 
radio communications. However, there is no 
guarantee that interference will not occur in a 
particular installation. If this equipment does 
cause harmful interference to radio or televi-
sion reception, which can be determined by 
turning the equipment off and on, the user 
is encouraged to try and correct the interfer-
ence by one or more of the following mea-
sures:

 

Reorient  or  relocate  the  receiving 
antenna.

 

Increase  the  separation  between 
the equipment and receiver.

 

Connect the equipment into an out-
let on a circuit different from that to 
which the receiver is connected.

 

Consult  the  dealer  or  an  experi-
enced radio/TV technician for help.

Modifications  to  this  product  not  autho-
rized by LaCie could void the FCC & In-
dustry  Canada  regulations  and  negate 
your authority to operate the product.

Manufacturer’s Declaration 
for CE Certification

We,  LaCie,  solemnly  declare  that  this 
product  conforms  to  the  following  Eu-
ropean  standards:  Class  B  EN60950, 
EN55022,  EN55024,  EN61000-3-2: 
2000, EN61000-3-3: 2001 

With  reference  to  the  following  condi-
tions: 73/23/EEC Low Voltage Directive; 
89/336/EEC EMC Directive

Others

For Switzerland, Annex 2.15 of SR 814.81 
applies for batteries

NOTE:

 The main cable must be in con-

formity  with  CEI  60227  or  CEI  60245 
and the type of plug must match the stan-
dards in the country of use.

CAUTION:

 Modifications not authorized 

by the manufacturer may void the user’s 
authority to operate this device.

CAUTION:

  The  LaCinema  Black  RE-

CORD’s warranty may be void as a result 
of  the  failure  to  respect  the  precautions 
listed above.

Tested  to  comply  with  FCC 

standards  for  home  or  office 

use

LaCinema Black RECORD

Document created on 26-03-2009

Summary of Contents for 301450U - LaCinema RECORD - Digital AV...

Page 1: ...n Connection 17 3 1 4 Optical Audio S PDIF Connection 18 3 2 STEP 2 Connect to Set Top Box or Digital Camcorder Optional 19 3 3 STEP 3 Connect the Power Supply 20 3 4 STEP 4 Turning on the TV 21 3 5 S...

Page 2: ...a the Network Using Windows Media Player Windows Only 42 5 3 2 4 Copying Files via the Network Using Windows Media Player Windows Only 42 6 Capturing Video from a TV or Camcorder 43 6 1 Connect the Ex...

Page 3: ...imits are designed to pro vide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installe...

Page 4: ...o its openings Doing so increas es the risk of electrical shock short circuiting fire or personal injury Make sure that the computer and LaCinema Black RECORD are electrically grounded If the devic es...

Page 5: ...on of data while using a LaCie drive is the sole responsibility of the user and under no circumstances will LaCie be held liable for the recov ery or restoration of this data To help prevent the loss...

Page 6: ...ding Audio Video encoding and a UPnP network media player together in an el egant glossy black design To get started simply connect the LaCinema Black RECORD to your TV and use the included remote to...

Page 7: ...I Component YUV Composite CVBS Audio Optical Audio Audio Stereo Input Video Analog composite video or S Video Audio Analog stereo audio Network Ethernet 10 100 Mbps WiFi 802 11n TV Systems PAL NTSC TV...

Page 8: ...le cable 7 SCART to S Video Composite adapter 8 HDMI cable 9 USB cable 10 External power supply 11 Quick Install Guide 12 Utilities CD ROM IMPORTANT INFO Please save your packaging In the event that t...

Page 9: ...tting 3 Infrared receiver Receives the infrared signal from the remote control Make sure the receiver is not obstructed 4 Status light See chart below 1 5 2 Status Light Behavior LaCinema Black RECORD...

Page 10: ...ctor for external disk connection Connect USB external storage devices such as hard disks or flash keys or memory card readers to browse play and manage content directly from your TV 7 USB 2 0 connect...

Page 11: ...ot pre installed so you will need to install them before you can use the remote control To install the batteries 1 Remove the battery compartment cover 2 Load the batteries onto the battery compartmen...

Page 12: ...3 Volume down Adjust volume down 4 Volume up Adjust volume up 5 Mark Mark items for various actions create playlist 6 Options Settings Action menu Setup 7 Stop Cancel Stop the current file playback 8...

Page 13: ...utton and selecting Show Marked Item List from the contex tual menu The item s list should then be cleared by selecting Unmark Mark er List from the contextual menu Play Pause OK button This button ha...

Page 14: ...onent section 3 1 2 Composite section 3 1 3 In each of the above connection methods it is possible to con nect the LaCinema Black RECORD to home theater systems by plugging an S PDIF cable not include...

Page 15: ...DMI cable to your television s HDMI port Fig 04 2 Connect the other end to the HDMI port on the back of the LaCinema Black RECORD Move on to the next step 3 2 TECHNICAL NOTE If your TV s HDMI port is...

Page 16: ...uld use are usually located close to the TV s component ports 2 Connect the other end of the component connectors to the three corresponding ports red green and blue for video and white and red for au...

Page 17: ...llow connector on one end of a analogue composite stereo cable to the CVBS port on your TV Fig 08 2 Connect the yellow connector on the other end of the com posite stereo cable to the LaCinema Black R...

Page 18: ...e LaCinema Black RECORD to home theater systems by plug ging the S PDIF cable not included into your digital amplifier via the LaCinema Black RECORD s digital optical audio connector 1 Connect one end...

Page 19: ...inema Black and to the set top box or camcorder 2 Connect either the yellow end of the composite cable or the S Video cable show in Fig 11 and Fig 12 to the LaCinema Black and to the set top box or ca...

Page 20: ...LaCinema Black RECORD User Manual page 20 3 3 STEP 3 Connect the Power Supply Plug one end of the power adapter cord into the back of LaCin ema Black RECORD and the other end into a power outlet Fig 1...

Page 21: ...The first time you turn on the LaCinema Black RECORD a wizard appears to help you configure your settings The wizard appears only the first time you turn on the LaCinema Black RECORD un less you have...

Page 22: ...unctions of the remote con trol Fig 17 For details on the remote control see 2 Using the Remote Control Fig 17 Fig 18 Fig 19 2 Setup Wizard Select your language Use the Up and Down keys to select and...

Page 23: ...atic updates for daylight savings time Use the Up and Down keys to select and Play Pause OK to confirm Fig 20 5 Setup Wizard Date and Time Use the Up and Down keys to select and Play Pause OK to confi...

Page 24: ...confirm Fig 23 For more information on controlling ac cess to files refer to section 4 6 Controlling Access to Files 8 Setup Wizard Parental Rating Use the Up and Down keys and Play Pause OK to confi...

Page 25: ...u that appears when the wiz ard has completed press the Options Settings button to ac cess the Settings menu to finish product installation and to define advanced parameters Fig 24 Move on to the next...

Page 26: ...gure Network 3 Select Wireless Connection Mode 4 Select your wireless network from the list 5 Enter the password if required 6 Select the connection method Automatic or Manual In automatic network par...

Page 27: ...and se lect Configure Network 3 Select Ethernet Connection Mode 4 Select the connection method Automatic or Manual In automatic network parameters will be defined auto matically If you choose manual...

Page 28: ...Files from External Sources 4 1 Movie Space Scroll through the menu using the navigation buttons To confirm your choice and enter the Movie Space press the Play Pause OK button Fig 28 This menu will...

Page 29: ...ser Manual page 29 4 1 1 Display format Select from these choices Fig 31 Original Full Screen Cinema Fig 31 Fig 32 Fig 33 4 1 2 Subtitle List of available subtitles Fig 32 Off 4 1 3 Audio Languages Se...

Page 30: ...Files User Manual page 30 4 1 4 Play mode One Play selected file Fig 34 List play all files from the directory 4 1 5 Repeat Off play once the select file or list of files Fig 35 On play selected file...

Page 31: ...s select the Browser Space You can scroll through the list of photos and folders using the Up and Down buttons Right button to open a folder and Left to move to a higher folder level Fig 37 To confirm...

Page 32: ...level Fig 41 To confirm your choice press the Play Pause OK button When the music player is started you can pause or stop the cur rent song You can also change the track by scrolling through the list...

Page 33: ...button You can select files from different folders Fig 43 2 Press the Options Settings button and select Create Play list with the Marked Items 3 Give the playlist a name and press the Play Pause OK b...

Page 34: ...n buttons Fig 44 To confirm your choice and enter a menu press the Play Pause OK button If you have connected your LaCinema Black to a set top box when you enter the Record Space you will see live tel...

Page 35: ...ld Mode and confirm this setting 5 Next click Parental rating and define an age threshold out side of which a file can only be played if the correct password is given For example if your Child Mode le...

Page 36: ...to browse through the list of files NOTE Only files supported in the current media space will be displayed i e music files in the Music Space 5 1 2 Compatibility In addition to hard disks you can also...

Page 37: ...on the external hard drive will be listed along side the locally stored files in the various Spaces Select the file or folder to be copied and press the Mark button Fig 48 3 Then navigate to the dire...

Page 38: ...the LaCinema Black to your computer via the USB cable IMPORTANT INFO Connecting your LaCinema Black RE CORD directly to a host computer via USB is not supported for Mac OS X users 3 In My Computer or...

Page 39: ...ted to the network see Fig 52 Once connected files located on the NAS will appear in the vari ous Spaces on the LaCinema Black RECORD 5 3 1 2 Copying Files 1 Make sure that both the NAS and the LaCine...

Page 40: ...on the LaCinema Black RECORD see Fig 54 1 From the Utilities CD ROM install the Packet Video TwonkyVi sion software 2 Once installed launch the server from the Start Menu Win dows users or the Applic...

Page 41: ...ibed in section 5 3 2 1 2 Files located on the host computer will be listed alongside the locally stored files in the various Spaces on the LaCinema Black Select the file or folder to be copied and pr...

Page 42: ...elect Share My Media to You must then tell WMP to share content with the LaCin ema Black Below the Share My Media check box select the LaCinema Black RECORD and click Allow Fig 58 5 Multimedia content...

Page 43: ...and navigate to the channel on which the show you wish to record is playing 2 Using the LaCinema Black RECORD remote control press the Record on your remote control to start capturing the video Fig 60...

Page 44: ...ngs button and selecting Manual Recording and defining the following parameters Fig 61 Channel list containing the available sources Recording date Start and finish times Frequency Number of repetitio...

Page 45: ...allows you to rewind up to three hours If you rewind while watching live television you can then fast forward until you reach the live television time This icon in the information banner shows you tha...

Page 46: ...the Home menu select the Movie Space or Browser Space and open the My Recordings folder Fig 63 This folder contains all recordings made with from Video IN capture see section 6 2 Recording Videofor d...

Page 47: ...k connection TV connection and resolution A description of the settings categories follows 7 1 1 Settings General Allows you to specify general parameters Fig 65 Country Select your country for time a...

Page 48: ...t code and new code Modify answer question Change the question that helps to remember the secret code Parental rating Defines age restriction for broad casted shows Help banner Enable or Disable Help...

Page 49: ...me rate S PDIF sound Aspect ratio Fig 67 Fig 68 Fig 69 7 1 4 Settings Network For basic network setup refer to 3 6 STEP 6 Connect to Your Network 7 1 5 Settings Advanced LaCinema Black reset Pressing...

Page 50: ...ing or copying files 6 The system will detect the new firmware file and offer to con duct an update Fig 70 7 Accept the offer and the update will begin Fig 71 Do not disconnect the USB external hard d...

Page 51: ...ite for the most current version of the user manual www lacie com Problem Question Answer Checking the firm ware version How do you know which firmware version your LaCinema Black is using To check wh...

Page 52: ...he list of compatible files see section 1 2 Supported Formats My file won t play Is the file compatible with the LaCinema Black Check the file s audio codec against the list of compatible files see se...

Page 53: ...nformation on hand Information Where to Find Information 1 LaCie hard drive serial number Located on a sticker at the back of drive or on the original packaging 3 Macintosh PC model Mac users Click on...

Page 54: ...acie com fr contact LaCie Germany Contact us at http 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 Neth...

Page 55: ...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 spe cial or consequential damages such as...

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